Chicago Loop Insights

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

Plan a romantic date night in the Loop

febrero 4, 2022

2 MIN READ – Love is always in the air downtown in the Loop, whether it’s Valentine’s Day or any other time of year. If you’re looking to plan a romantic date, there’s no better place. Whether you want to keep things casual or treat your partner to a special night they won’t forget, we’ve got just the romantic date idea for you.

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Loop activity rounded out 2021 with record recovery in pedestrians, hotels and offices

enero 19, 2022

2 MIN READ — Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) recently released its December report on downtown activity. The report tracks COVID-19 positivity rates, pedestrian activity, parking volumes, hotel occupancy, number of office workers on-site and more. Pedestrians, hotels and office occupancy all recently hit their highest-measured rates since the impact of the pandemic when compared to the same period in 2019.

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Sundays on State nominated for major national award

enero 19, 2022

6 MIN READ – The popular event series, Sundays on State, has been nominated by PRWeek Awards for “Best in Crisis,” and Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) now joins major national and international powerhouse brands recognized by the communications industry’s highest accolade. Final winner(s) to be announced in March 2022.

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Loop recovery rates hit highest levels since pandemic’s impact

diciembre 15, 2021

2 MIN READ – Since July 2020, Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) has released monthly reports on downtown activity using a variety of data sources to track operations during COVID-19, and today released its November report. The report tracks COVID-19 positivity rates, pedestrian activity, parking volumes, hotel occupancy, number of office workers on-site and more. Office occupancy, pedestrians, and CTA ridership all recently hit their highest-measured rates since the impact of the pandemic when compared to the same period in 2019.

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Sundays on State named Best New Event by Time Out Chicago

diciembre 9, 2021

2 MIN READ – On December 7, Time Out Chicago released their Best of the City Awards for 2021, and Chicago Loop Alliance’s Sundays on State was named the Best New Event of the Year! Sundays on State saw Chicago’s most iconic street, State Street, closed to traffic from Lake to Madison on select Sundays during the summer and transformed into an open street full of surprises.

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Which Chicago neighborhood is growing the fastest?

octubre 19, 2021

3 MIN READ – Chicago Loop Alliance today released a new report, The Chicago Loop’s New Demography: Reviewing Change from 2010-2020, based on U.S. Census data. The report shows the Loop is the fastest growing Chicago neighborhood, and Chicago’s downtown is the fastest growing in the United States. View the report here.

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