Chicago Loop Insights

Experience the glow-up of the Wabash ‘L’ tracks through The Wabash Lights initiative

August 13, 2024

Join The Wabash Lights on Thursday, Aug 15 at 8:15pm CDT for a celebration and reveal of this one-of-a-kind, interactive light installation.

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New study reveals Chicago Loop tops U.S. downtowns by most value metrics

August 13, 2024

2 MIN READ — Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) recently released an in-depth Value of Downtowns report, created by the International Downtown Association (IDA), detailing that the Chicago Loop surpasses other U.S. downtowns studied by most value metrics and serves as the most significant and vital of Chicago’s neighborhoods. Chicago’s Loop is as an established downtown, showcasing robust employment rates, burgeoning population density, and sustainable growth prospects for the future.

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Play tourist in the Loop

July 26, 2024

4 MIN READ – Fall in love with your city all over again with this guide from the locals. Whether you want to sit back and relax or go on many active adventures, in the Chicago Loop, the possibilities are endless.

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Grainger Plaza Reopens: Experience “The Bean” Anew

June 28, 2024

2 MIN READ – The City of Chicago is happy to share that Grainger Plaza, the area surrounding Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) in Millennium Park, has completed construction and is now open to the public. Visitors can once again have full access to Chicago’s iconic Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor.

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NASCAR Village Returns to Bring Expanded Free, Public Experience to Butler Field for 2024 Chicago Street Race Weekend

June 14, 2024

4 MIN READ – NASCAR Chicago Street Race announced that it will partner with Chicago Loop Alliance and JoRand (founded by local restauranteurs Victor Love and Mark Rand) to expand this year’s NASCAR Village, the free, public experience in Butler Field throughout race weekend.

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Honor Juneteenth in the Loop

June 12, 2024

3 MIN READ — Juneteenth has long been celebrated by Black Americans across the country, including in Chicago. Officially declared a national holiday in 2021, the day marks the date when the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Chicago is built on the innovation and legacy of many Black people including Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable, Ida B. Wells, Gwendolyn Brooks, Harold Washington and many more. Commemorate the longest-running Black holiday in the Loop.

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Big Bus launches sunset tours for summer in Chicago

May 21, 2024

2 MIN READ — Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, is kicking off the summer season with the launch of an enhanced Sunset Live Tour experience in Chicago.

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Tips for biking to the Loop

May 21, 2024

4 MIN READ – There’s no sweeter way to see the Chicago Loop than from a bicycle (or a scooter, or a skateboard, or any of those other crazy little things you see in the bike lane!). Whether you’re getting back to work, coming in for fun, or you’re already here and you need a quick way to get from A to B, here are some tips for biking to the Loop.