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JUST ANNOUNCED — NASCARChicago Street Race will be back in 2025! 🏁

The third edition of this exhilarating event will take place July 5-6, 2025.

Mark your calendars now, and keep your eyes peeled for more updates, lineup details, and more!

⚽️ Chicago is hosting the Premier League Mornings Live Fan Festival, Sept. 21-22, 2024!

Join us in Lincoln Park for live match broadcasts, club mascots, and family-friendly fun. The weekend is free to attend but you need to register here: https://www.choosechicago.com/premier-league-chicago/

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this amazing Premier League matchday experience!🌟

The 2026 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially coming to Chicago! 🏀🙌🏿

This event will mark the 12th time Chicago has hosted the tournament at the United Center, and the fifth since the creation of the Chicago Sports Commission in 2011.

Are you ready?! 🔥

More info: https://bigten.org/article/bltc02ceb975b9ea992/

Congratulations to our 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Race winner 🏁🥂

We were in Chicago 🎶 Unforgettable set by The Chainsmokers last night!

Victory at the NASCAR Xfinity Cup Series race for !🏁🏁 Headed for the repeat in Chicago?

• 7/7: NASCAR Cup Series Race @ 3:30p

Back on the streets of Chicago 🏙️

Last night we kicked off the NASCAR: Chicago weekend at our Chicago Sports Commission Welcome Party 🎉 Thank you to everyone that attended, and cheers to Grant Park 165!! 🥂

Yesterday. Today.. (this weekend)! NASCAR: Chicago Street Race is wrapping up Family Fest at Navy Pier with Show Car appearances 🚗🚙🎡

🏁 7/3: Independence Day Fireworks Display @ 9:00p at Navy Pier

Tickets for NASCAR: Chicago Street Race are still available for Saturday and Sunday!

Kicking off the NASCAR Street Race with Family Fest at Navy Pier 🏁🎡

• 7/2- 7/3: Car appearances, Free-play simulators, and more family fun 2p-9p
• 7/3: Independence Fireworks Display @ 9:00p

🏙️ City Club of Chicago 🏙️ Chicago on a Global Stage: How NASCAR Chicago Drives Tourism
🕰️ Wednesday, June 5th, doors open at 11:30 a.m., program begins at 12 p.m. at Maggiano’s Banquets.
Join us for a panel discussion featuring:
🚗 Julie Giese - President, Chicago Street Race
🏁 Jeff Behnke - VP of Motorsports, NBC Sports Group
🎤 Marty Snider - Pit Reporter, NBC Sports
🏆 Kara Bachman - Executive Director, Chicago Sports Commission

Register Today to secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/gYA8g2qV

Congratulations NASCAR Chicago Street Race for being named "Sports Event of the Year" by Sports Business Journal!

We can't wait for race weekend in July.

🔗 Get all the race and concert details and tickets at nascarchicago.com

It all comes down to this! 🏓 Experience the Major League Table Tennis Championship 2024 as the league ends its historic first season in Chicago.

Get in on the exhilarating action at Loyola University Chicago's Gentile Arena for two days of fun!

Grab your ticket at bit.ly/MajorLeagueTableTennisChi

* Enter code CSC25 at checkout for 25% off!

📅 April 27-28

Let's talk golf! ⛳ Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Chicago Sports Museum this morning for our Chicago Sports Commission Speaker Series.

Leila Rahimi, Main Sports Anchor NBC 5, facilitated an engaging discussion about the PGA Tour's 2026 Presidents Cup with panelists:

Steve Stricker, 2017 U.S. Team Presidents Cup Captain and 12-time PGA TOUR winner; Laura Neal, PGA TOUR Executive Vice President of Brand Communications; and Joie Chitwood, Executive Director 2026 Presidents Cup.

Thank you to all of our panelists and participants!

Only a few tickets remain! 🏌️ Join the Chicago Sports Commission at "Let's Talk Golf" next Tuesday, April 16th.

The panelist lineup features PGA TOUR pro and former Presidents Cup Captain, Steve Stricker; PGA TOUR executive, Laura Neal; and 2026 Presidents Cup Executive Director, Joie Chitwood. Moderated by Chicago's very own Leila Rahimi of NBC 5, it's sure to be a great conversation.

Don't miss it!

Grab your ticket now at chicagosportscommission.ticketspice.com/lets-talk-golf-pga-tours-2026-presidents-cup

The countdown is on! Grab tickets to the NASCAR Chicago Street Race now at nascarchicago.com

The Windy City Open takes place this week! 🏆

The world-class squash tournament will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the University Club of Chicago from 2/21-28, after a one-year hiatus.

The event offers a rare opportunity to see world-class squash played on a glass court inside the Club’s castle-like Cathedral Hall.

Tip: Squash will be an official Olympic sport for the first time in 2028, so this could be your chance to see future Olympians!

🔗 Grab tickets: https://bit.ly/4afQfpY

NASCAR Chicago will be rolling in style with the Art Institute.

Check out the reveal of the 2024 custom-wrapped NASCAR Chicago Toyota Camry pace car! 🚘🚨

🚨 Just announced! 🚨 Here are the headliners for the 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend music festival lineup!

Who are you most excited to see?

Are you ready?! The 2025 NHL Winter Classic is coming to Chicago! ❄️🏒

The Chicago Blackhawks will host the St. Louis Blues for the beloved outdoor game in the middle of Wrigley Field next season.

Who's excited?!

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for the 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend!

Catch the second event next summer, July 6-7. New for this year: single day tickets and youth pricing.

🔗🎟 Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3NhcnWX

Chicago Sports Commission and Choose Chicago is excited to welcome back NASCAR for their 2024 Chicago Street Race on July 6 & 7!

This inaugural race this year had an economic impact of nearly $109 million, and we look forward to working with NASCAR and the City of Chicago to deliver an even better 2024 race weekend.

Learn more about the impact of the 2023 race: https://bit.ly/3PHZxkU

We are the champions – again! 🏆 Chicago has been voted Best Big City in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler readers for a record-breaking 7 years in a row!

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Not only are we one of the world’s greatest sports cities, Chicago boasts an unmatched food scene, 77 unique neighborhoods, iconic architecture, world-class arts and culture and more.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/31gAJbh

Join the Chicago Parks Foundation from 8am-12pm this Sunday, September 10 and run, walk, or roll for the parks! 🏃‍♀️

The timed 5K takes place at Burnham Park, just south of 31st Street beach and is followed by a family-friendly post-race party, complete with a DJ and…pancakes!

$40 5K entry, $20 post-race party only. Register today at chicagoparksfoundation.org/run

It's BACK! 🏈 We're excited to be a sponsor for the Chicago Football Classic.

We hope to see you at this year's game, September 2nd at Soldier Field, as two HBCUs face off: Mississippi Valley State University and Central State University.

This Labor Day weekend tradition supports programs, initiatives, and events that increase awareness of opportunities for African-American high school and college students achieve educational excellence.

🎟️ Grab tickets: https://bit.ly/3QO5jUl

Summer is more than halfway through, but we're already reminiscing about one of the best moments of the season so far: the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race!

📸 1-5: Adam Alexander
📸 6-8: Abel Arciniega /

Chicago Sports Commissions joins the Chicago community in mourning the loss of Rocky Wirtz. His impact on our city went far beyond hockey and his legacy will live on for generations to come.

This week! ⚽ We cannot wait for an epic matchup between Crystal Palace FC and Millonarios in Chicago.

Grab your tickets now for what will be an incredible game!

England’s Chelsea FC and Germany’s Borussia Dortmund are coming to Chicago! ⚽

On 8/2, these two teams will play in a one-off fixture at Soldier Field.

This tantalising fixture will provide American fans a unique opportunity to see their soccer stars like Team USA’s Giovanni Reyna as well as Raheem Sterling, Marco Reus and Thiago Silva.

TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3XT2IKj

NASCAR Street Race Weekend is almost here! 🏁

Grab tickets to the action here: https://bit.ly/3Nt1rox