FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | JULY 10, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) launches its second ACTIVATE event of the year with Wasteland: Dispose and Discover on Wednesday, July 26 from 5-10 p.m. at the Chicago Theatre alley (enter on Benton Place at State St). Guests who RSVP in advance at loopchicago.com/activate will receive a complimentary drink …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 11, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) will hold its first ACTIVATE event of the year on Thursday, June 15 from 5-10 p.m. at Sullivan Center alley (enter on Monroe between State and Wabash). ACTIVATE transforms downtown alleys into creative exhibition spaces that bring artists and the public together for an …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 9, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), the sole service provider for Special Service Area (SSA) 1-2015, hosts its second Downtown Futures Series event of the year with Get Outside! Urban Revitalization and the Active Outdoor Lifestyle on Wednesday, June 7 from 7:30-9 a.m. at 1871 (222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Feb. 21, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), the sole service provider for Special Service Area (SSA) 1-2015, is proud to announce Mary Elizabeth Rankin as its new director of marketing, effective immediately. Rankin brings international experience to the role, having relocated to Chicago after years of destination marketing and communications strategy …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Jan. 18, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), the sole service provider for Special Service Area (SSA) 1-2015, is proud to announce Kate Keleman as its new Placemaking & Creative Manager, effective immediately. Keleman brings to CLA over a decade of curatorial and public programming experience, most notably her pivotal role in …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Jan. 5, 2017 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), the sole service provider for Special Service Area (SSA) 1-2015, announced today that Peter Kageyama, author of For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places, will be the keynote speaker at the CLA Foundation’s 2017 Annual Meeting on Thursday, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Dec. 15, 2016 CHICAGO—Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) announced today that its ACTIVATE event series generated an estimated $860,745 in economic impact to Loop businesses this year, twice the amount compared to last year’s $393,120. More than 17,000 people attended six ACTIVATE events from May 2016 to October 2016, each of which …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Nov. 14, 2016 CHICAGO—This morning Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), the sole service provider for Special Service Area (SSA) 1-2015, proudly unveiled its latest public art installation, “Races.” The 500 pound artwork by Illinois artist Bobby Scribner is made of steel and depicts several abstract figures “racing” into the Loop from The …
