Downtown residents give thumbs down to NASCAR repeat – Crain’s*

The online poll was conducted for Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, whose ward includes the central business district. The survey was open to anyone who chose to participate and, thus, is not scientific and may have attracted a disproportionately negative sample. Of the 662 ward residents who responded to the survey, 58% said they were “negatively impact(ed)” by the closure of DuSable Lake Shore Drive and other thoroughfares, compared to just 34.7% who said they were not. The remaining 7.3% were reported as “indifferent.”