The NASCAR Chicago Street Race created 750 jobs and generated $8.3 million in local and state taxes, and attracted 47,405 visitors, most of whom traveled from outside the city to attend the race. These attendees spent $684 per day, $200 more than the typical domestic traveler did last year, according to the report.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
City Puts Out Clumsily Inflated Claim Of NASCAR Economic Benefit, And Then Approves 2024 NACAR Race — With No Public Or City Council Input