Chicago Loop Insights

Your insider's guide to the best things to do, see, and experience in Chicago.

Chicago Loop Alliance and Black Lives Matter

June 10, 2020

1 MIN READ – The past three months have presented unimaginable challenges for the Loop community, but we know your resilience and ingenuity will create a stronger Loop than ever. We know that rebuilding after the damage done in the Loop at the end of May doesn’t begin to compare to rebuilding from hundreds of …

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Chicago Loop Alliance focuses on clean-up, moving forward after vandalism

June 1, 2020

2 MIN READ – Protests turned violent and millions of dollars in damage was done to at least 45 properties in the Loop over Friday and Saturday, resulting in restricted access to the Central Business District as imposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Days ago, the Loop was preparing for cautiously reopening in phase three of Mayor Lightfoot’s Protecting Chicago framework. Now, Chicago Loop Alliance is focused on clean-up and supporting businesses.

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June Loop Employee of the Month: Michael Lowe

June 1, 2020

3 MIN READ – While nearly all employees at HeplerBloom LLC in the Loop—a law firm that offers trial lawyers, estate planning services, business counsel, and more—have worked from home amid COVID-19, it would likely be impossible to maintain operations without one person willing and able to continue going into the office. That person is litigation support clerk Michael Lowe.

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Chicago Loop designated 10th most attractive business district in the world

May 21, 2020

The 2020 Attractiveness of Global Business Districts Report, a ULI and EY partnership, ranked the Chicago Loop the 10th most attractive business district in the world. This report is the only international study that assesses and compares the world’s leading business districts. The study was commissioned by the Global Business Districts Innovation Club, of which Chicago Loop Alliance is a founding member.

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Artist’s Corner: The Chicago Picasso

May 21, 2020

The Chicago Picasso in Daley Plaza may be the strangest of the Loop’s many artistic landmarks. Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding its purpose and intent, the Picasso remains iconic of the City of Chicago and the Loop to all who visit, work, or live here.

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