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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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RedShelf books it to new Loop office space

May 21, 2024

1 MIN READ – A Chicago-based tech company specializing in digital educational materials for nearly half of the U.S.’s colleges and universities, recently signed a multi-year lease for a Loop office space.

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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.

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Exploring the artistry of Shonna Pryor at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and beyond

May 10, 2024

When you stand in acclaimed conceptual artist Shonna Pryor’s studio, deconstructed dinner tables hang draped in fabrics screen printed with pages from 19th century census archives. One of her Afrofuturist works is tacked up on the wall displaying a jump rope, sketchbook, and gas-mask shrink wrapped among other objects of pleasure in one of her “Care Packages for an Afro Migration to Mars.”

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Join the celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the Loop

May 10, 2024

3 MIN READ – May marks the celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Commemorate the invaluable contributions of these communities in the Loop through special events and programming.

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Quarter one pedestrian activity exceeds 2019 levels in some cases, indicating a bustling Loop

April 23, 2024

3 MIN READ — Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) released its quarter one 2024 State of the Loop report on downtown activity, using a variety of data sources, which the organization has produced since July 2020. The report tracks pedestrian activity, hotel occupancy, office workers on-site, arts and culture, retail, investment and more. View the quarter one (Jan.-Mar. 2024) State of the Loop report here.

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Chicago River Swim to make history as first open water event in nearly 100 years

April 9, 2024

4 MIN READ – Get ready to witness history in the Loop as the inaugural Chicago River Swim breaks a nearly century-old tradition, marking a revival of open water swimming events in the heart of downtown Chicago. Scheduled for September 22, 2024, this remarkable occasion will not only celebrate the river’s renaissance but will also serve as a fundraiser for ALS research.