It's Year 3 for the Chicago Street Race through downtown in the Windy City, which has been the Rainy City the first two years of this race.

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for Sunday's Cup race on the streets of Chicago. The pole is the third of van Gisbergen's Cup career. He earned the No. 1 starting spot with a lap of 88.338 mph Saturday.

These guys have been doing left-handers since they were 10 years old,” van Gisbergen said. “You know, they’re two completely different sports, and although there has been

On Sunday, drivers will hit the Chicago streets for one of the calendar's most unique races. Who will dominate?

Before the street race, there's the race behind the scenes to get the track, grandstands, cars, and other preparations ready for the main event.

For the third consecutive year, NASCAR commemorates July 4th weekend with its annual Chicago Street Race weekend, culminating in the Grant Park 165 in downtown Chicago. Through two years so far, this event has played host to a Coming to America story that saw Shane van Gisbergen go from a visiting New Zealander who won in his NASCAR debut to a full-time Cup driver,

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs play the second game of their 3-game series Saturday at Wrigley Field.

MLB baseball action gets underway with the Chicago Cubs facing the St. Louis Cardinals in a showdown of division rivals.

The Chicago Cubs took a big step in their bid to win a series over a plus-.500 team for the first time since they won both games over the Los Angeles Dodgers in April.