Free Gas / NASCAR Gets Green Light / Anderson, Contreras All-Stars

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave NASCAR the green light to turn the city streets into a racetrack three years in a row, Jordan Bianchi reports.

The Athletic: "Chicago Endorses NASCAR Street Race For 3-year Stretch Beginning in 2023"

Cooler By The Lake. High: 76 Low: 64.

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• Watch White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's reaction to the news that he was named an All-Star game starter for the American League. (YouTube)
• On the North Side, Cubs catcher Wilson Contreras was named an All-Star Game starter for the third time. (Bleacher Nation)
• A man riding a southbound CTA Red Line train during rush hour was shot and wounded near 69th and State. The 21-year-old was shot in the shoulder. (NBC5)
• Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson is giving away gasoline again on Saturday. (FOX32)

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