Chicago Loop Insights

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.

Comer + Beber

Reimagined and new food and beverage amenities coming to Millennium Park

octubre 12, 2021

2 MIN READ – Eleven North Hospitality with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announce that food and beverage amenities at Chicago’s number one tourist destination will be receiving a major facelift thanks to $2.5 million in investment from a new joint venture created to serve as Millennium Park’s new concessionaire.

Loop News Quédate

As COVID numbers drop, Loop activity begins climbing again

octubre 12, 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 September report, which also includes data for Sundays on State. The report tracks COVID-19 positivity rates, pedestrian activity, parking volumes, hotel occupancy, number of office workers on-site and more. View the full September report.

Loop News

Petterino’s, a Theatre District staple reopens in the Loop

octubre 7, 2021

2 MIN READ – Beloved downtown Chicago icon Petterino’s reopened October 5 under new ownership, with a completely refreshed interior, expanded outdoor dining area and reimagined food menu and beverage program.

Loop News Quédate

Chicago voted best big city in the U.S. for fifth year in a row

octubre 5, 2021

1 MIN READ – Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of its prestigious Readers’ Choice Awards — and Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for an unprecedented fifth year in a row. For their 34th annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, over 800,000 registered voters weighed in on their favorite cities in the United …

Loop News Quédate

Chicago voted Best Big City in the U.S.

octubre 5, 2021

1 MIN READ – Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of its prestigious Readers’ Choice Awards — and Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for an unprecedented fourth year in a row.

Loop News Quédate

The curtain rises on Theatre in the Loop

octubre 2, 2021

8 MIN READ – From dazzling marquees, to performances in the park, to edgy and intimate stages, the Loop is home to a wide variety of world-class theater. Whether you’re looking for musicals, plays, dance, classical music, or even acrobatics, you’ll find it right here in the heart of downtown and everyone’s neighborhood—the Loop.

Loop News Quédate

The Impact of Sundays on State

septiembre 16, 2021

Chicago Loop Alliance wrapped up the popular new Sundays on State event series on September 12 and has compiled quantitative and qualitative data that shows the program accomplished its three primary goals: accelerating the economic recovery from COVID-19, uniting the community, and creating joy. Sundays on State was an open streets celebration of arts, culture, active recreation, food, drinks, shopping and more that was free and open to the public, running for eight select Sundays from July 11 through September 12.