A woman eats cheesecake during the Taste of Chicago in downtown Chicago, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2023. Some 35 restaurants and 15 food trucks participated in the 2023 event. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images)
The Taste of Chicago is returning to July next summer. Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Clinee Hedspeth says the popular food and music event was moved three years ago beyond Labor Day to make room for the NASCAR race, which will not be returning in 2026. She says the move is expected to bring in 50-percent more revenue for the city. Hedspeth adds that her department is still working to see if the Taste should return to the Fourth of July weekend or some other time that month.