Joliet Says Chicagoland Speedway Won't Turn Into Warehouses
JOLIET, IL — Interim city of Joliet manager Steve Jones issued a news release Monday afternoon announcing "there may have been some public confusion and misinformation" about the Chicagoland Speedway being sold.
Jones said that Joliet's NASCAR track is not being taken down for a future industrial warehouse project.
"Some of the maps and other supporting documents in the Plan Commission packet show that a portion of the proposed subdivision would include a portion of the racetrack," Jones acknowledged.
According to the city, the Joliet Plan Commission considered a request by Hillwood Investment Properties at its April 16 meeting to subdivide a portion of Chicagoland Speedway property, approximately 82.3 acres, for purchase from Chicagoland Speedway, LLC.
The Joliet development project has been delayed until the July 16 meeting, Jones said.
Under the proposal, the 82.3 acres, which is presently used as overflow parking, would be developed with future industrial warehouses, the city said.
Chicagoland Speedway, LLC would continue to own the remaining balance of racetrack property, and no portion of the racing oval would be impacted, Monday's city news release stated.
"Only the proposed final plat and recording plats, which include the 82.3 acres to be sold, is the land area that would be developed with industrial warehouses," Jones stressed.
Last Friday, NASCAR announced that it would not be holding its NASCAR weekend series in Joliet in June because of concerns about the new coronavirus in Illinois.
Instead, Joliet's races are being divided up among other tracks across the country.
This article originally appeared on the Joliet Patch
