Chicago police officers will once again have their days off canceled as part of the city’s violence prevention strategy during the Fourth of July weekend, complicated this year by the NASCAR street race.
Jose Tirado, the interim executive dorector of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management Communications, said city officials expect smoke from Canadian wildfires to clear by the time the race starts. If Chicago remains under an alert because of poor air quality, additional measures will be implemented, Tirado said.
Additional Chicago Fire Department ambulances will be stationed around the NASCAR race, and teams will monitor fire panels in buildings next to the event footprint along Michigan Avenue and will be able to stop racing to access the area as needed, officials said. NASCAR’s Julie Giese said the race, set to take place July 1 and July 2, will be staffed by nearly 900 private security guards. It is expected to attract more than 50,000 ticketed spectators each day to downtown Chicago, while those without tickets can get a glimpse of the spectacle by heading to Butler Field, where they will be able to see into race teams’ garages and enjoy music, games and other attractions, Giese said.
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