Community Engagement
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Community Engagement & Membership

In 2022, Chicago Loop Alliance’s community engagement sector, which consists of the membership department, positioned CLA as a resource for members and partners. The community engagement department served as a guidepost for social, civic, and economic themes affecting the Loop community to effectively develop programs suited to CLA membership. This included beginning a centralized financial integration to streamline dues billing and other communications in 2023. Through customized opportunities, partnerships, and flexibility for member businesses, CLA demonstrated strength as a seasoned relationship builder for 50 new members, while retaining longtime members.

Membership in Chicago Loop Alliance means invaluable networking opportunities, marketing benefits, professional development, and connection to the community—both in the Loop and throughout the city of Chicago. In order to connect members from across Chicago, events returned exclusively in-person, including four LoopedIn networking events, two Marketing Labs, and Chicago Loop Alliance’s Annual Meeting and Autumn City Lights Annual Gala.

Presented by Pressure Washing Systems, Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation’s 18th Annual Gala took place on October 7 at Convene Willis Tower, one of the newest venues in the Loop. The Autumn City Lights event dazzled over 400 guests and raised over $215,000 to support public art projects and events like Sundays on State, ACTIVATE, The Gateway, the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, and more.

Community Engagement
In order to connect members from across Chicago, events returned exclusively in-person, including four LoopedIn networking events, two Marketing Labs, and Chicago Loop Alliance’s Annual Meeting and Autumn City Lights Annual Gala.
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Chicago Loop Alliance Annual Gala
Chicago Loop Alliance Annual Gala
LoopedIn Networking Holiday Party
298
total Chicago Loop Alliance member businesses and partners in 2022
50
new members joined Chicago Loop Alliance in 2022
66
members featured in Member Spotlight, a weekly email distributed to Chicago Loop Alliance members
804
of member/partner mentions in In The Loop content
395
LoopedIn attendees
$174,700
in Membership revenue collected

Member Demographics

  • Arts, Cultural Attractions & Entertainment: 17%
  • Restaurants, Bars & Cafes: 17%
  • Hotels & Hospitality: 10%
  • Real Estate & Development: 8%
  • Business & Professional Services: 5%
  • Education: 5%
  • Marketing & Media: 5%
  • Advocacy & Social Services: 5%
  • Government: 4%
  • Venues and Workspaces: 4%
  • Individual Member: 3%
  • Residential Buildings: 3%
  • Retail: 3%
  • Financial, Insurance & Legal: 2%
  • Architecture, Engineering & Construction: 2%
  • Parking & Transportation: 2%
  • Landscaping & Maintenance: 2%
  • Energy: < 1%
  • Personal Services, Wellness & Care: < 1%
  • Religious Institutions: < 1%

2022 Members and Partners

  • 131 South Dearborn, LLC
  • 21 C Museum Hotel Chicago
  • 212 W. Washington Condominium Association
  • 34th Ward Alderman
  • 360 Chicago
  • 42nd Ward Alderman
  • 4th Ward Service Office
  • 90th Meridian
  • A&A Ballet Center For Dance
  • ABC-7/WLS Television, Inc.
  • About Last Knife
  • Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours
  • Acadia Realty Trust
  • AceBounce
  • Action Advertising, Inc.
  • Adler University
  • Aire rooftop bar
  • Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop, The
  • Allied Touring
  • Aloha Print Group
  • AMC Dine-In Block 37
  • American Writers Museum
  • Aries Charter Transporation, Inc.
  • Art Expositions | EXPO CHICAGO
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Art on theMart
  • Aspire Properties
  • AT&T Retail Store
  • Ateema Media & Marketing
  • Atwood
  • Auditorium Theatre
  • Baird & Warner
  • Balanced Environments, Inc.
  • Ballet 5:8
  • Bannerville USA
  • Baum Realty Group, LLC
  • Beacon Capital Partners
  • Beatnik on the River
  • Beatrix
  • Beatrix Market
  • Berghoff Restaurant & Adams Street Brewery, The
  • Big Bus Tours - Chicago
  • Blackstone Hotel-Autograph Collection, The
  • Blick Art Materials
  • Block Thirty Seven
  • Bobby's Bike Hike - Chicago Tours
  • Boleo
  • BOMA Chicago
  • Bond Collective - The Loop
  • Bright Horizons at South Wabash
  • BrightView Landscape Services
  • Broadway In Chicago
  • BWYB Products / Wallock International
  • Cabaret ZaZou
  • Cadillac Palace Theatre
  • Cambria Chicago Loop - Theatre District
  • CannonDesign
  • Canopy by Hilton Chicago Central Loop
  • CBRE Group, Inc.
  • CBRE Investment Management
  • CEDARst Companies
  • CenTrio Energy
  • Cerise
  • Chicago Architecture Center
  • Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
  • Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
  • Chicago Cultural Center
  • Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
  • Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
  • Chicago Department of Planning and Development
  • Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation
  • Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Chicago Event Management, Inc.
  • Chicago Fashion Incubator
  • Chicago Jobs Council
  • Chicago Loop Neighbors Association
  • Chicago Loop Synagogue
  • Chicago Mayor's Office
  • Chicago Police Department
  • Chicago School of Professional Psychology, The
  • Chicago Sinfonietta
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Chicago Theatre, The
  • Chicago Timeshares
  • Chicago Work Places LLC
  • Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
  • Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
  • Chicago's First Lady
  • Chick-fil-A State & Lake
  • Choose Chicago
  • Christkindlmarket Chicago (German American Events, LLC)
  • CIBC
  • CIBC Theatre
  • Cindy's Rooftop
  • CIRCLE Foundation
  • City Centre Condominium Association
  • Cityescape Garden & Design
  • Clayco
  • Club Quarters Hotel, Central Loop Chicago
  • Color Factory
  • Columbia College Chicago
  • Comcast/NBC Universal
  • ComEd
  • Community Builders, Inc., The
  • Comparion Insurance Agency, A Liberty Mutual Company
  • Concorde Print & Media
  • Convene at 16 W Adams
  • Convene at 131 S Dearborn
  • Convene Willis Tower
  • Dearborn Tavern, The
  • DePaul University
  • Design Museum of Chicago
  • Digital Latinos, Inc.
  • DL3 Realty L.P.
  • Do312
  • Downtown Apartment Company
  • Dr. Seuss Experience, The
  • EDUCO
  • Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant - Adams Street
  • Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant - Wabash Avenue
  • Embarc
  • Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
  • EQ Office
  • Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
  • Expo, Inc
  • Fairfield Properties
  • Family Credit Management
  • Fine Arts Building Studios
  • Firefly
  • Firmspace Chicago
  • First United Methodist Church
  • FirstService Residential
  • Fisk & Co.
  • Flight Club
  • FLIRT Communications
  • Florentine, The
  • Formento's
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
  • G3 Construction Group, Inc.
  • Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese
  • GEMS World Academy Chicago
  • Gene Siskel Film Center
  • Gensler Design
  • Gino's East - South Loop
  • Glenstar
  • Global Citizenship Experience Lab School
  • Goddess and the Baker
  • Godfrey Hotel Chicago, The
  • Goethe-Institut Chicago
  • GOGO Charters Chicago
  • Goodman Theatre
  • Goodman Williams Group
  • Gotham Bagels - South Loop
  • Grady, Graham C.
  • Grant Park Bistro
  • Grant Park Music Festival
  • Gray Line Chicago
  • Hampton Majestic Chicago Theatre District
  • Harold Washington Library
  • Harris Theatre for Music & Dance
  • Heritage at Millennium Park
  • Hilton Chicago
  • Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Central Loop
  • HLSA, Inc.
  • Hostelling International - Chicago
  • Hotel Julian Chicago
  • HUB312
  • Hyatt Centric - The Loop Chicago
  • Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
  • Illinois Network of Charter Schools
  • Illinois Restaurant Association
  • Imee's Mediterranean Kitchen
  • Impact Networking
  • INDIRAP
  • Industrious Central Loop
  • Industrious Millennium Park
  • Industrious Willis Tower
  • Interior Investments, LLC
  • International Museum of Surgical Science
  • InterPark, LLC
  • Italian Village Restaurants
  • Jacobs, AJ
  • James M. Nederlander Theatre
  • Joffrey Ballet, The
  • JW Marriott Chicago
  • Kimpton Gray Hotel
  • Kimpton Hotel Monaco Chicago
  • L3 Capital LLC
  • Land & Lake Kitchen
  • LaSalle Chicago, Autograph Collection, The
  • Le Meridien Essex Chicago
  • League of Chicago Theatres
  • Lighthouse ArtSpace Chicago
  • LM Studio Chicago
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Macy's
  • Maggie Daley Park
  • Magnificent Mile Association
  • Magnolia Bakery
  • Marc Realty
  • Marq, The
  • Medieval Torture Museum
  • Metropolis Condominium Association
  • Metropolitan Planning Council
  • Metropolitan Properties of Chicago, LLC
  • Mid-America Club, The
  • Mid-America Real Estate Corp.
  • MILA Chicago Luxury Apartments
  • Millennium Hall
  • Millennium Park Plaza
  • Millennium Parking Garages
  • Mindworks/University of Chicago
  • Morton's The Steakhouse - Wacker Place
  • Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • Museum of Illusions
  • NARE Investments
  • Nash, Charles
  • National Charter Bus Chicago
  • Neathery, Derek
  • New City Moving
  • Newcastle Limited
  • Northman Beer & Cider Garden, The
  • Ocean Prime
  • OEMC
  • One North Kitchen
  • Organic Headshots
  • Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel
  • Petterino's
  • Pitch at The Loop, The
  • Plant Junkie
  • PNC Bank
  • Porchlight Music Theatre
  • Pressure Washing Systems
  • Pritzker Military Museum & Library
  • Protein Bar & Kitchen
  • Proven IT
  • Purpose Workforce Solutions
  • Raised | An Urban Rooftop Bar
  • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
  • Remington's
  • Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
  • Riverside Graphics
  • ROOF on theWit
  • Russian Tea Time
  • RVC
  • SATC Law
  • Satler, Dr. Gail
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • See Chicago Dance
  • Shoreline Sightseeing
  • Site Design Group, Ltd.
  • Skydeck Chicago
  • South Branch Tavern & Grille
  • SP PLUS Corporation
  • Spa at Palmer House, The
  • Spa at theWit
  • Springboard Research Ltd
  • Starbucks Coffee Company
  • StarEvents, Inc.
  • Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop
  • Stewart, Thanin
  • Stone Real Estate Corp.
  • Streetplus
  • Sugar Bliss
  • Sweetwater Tavern & Grille
  • Target
  • Tawani Property Management
  • theWit Hotel Chicago
  • Thompson Hine LLP
  • TimeZoneOne
  • TM CREATIVE CONSULTANTS
  • Tolpin & Partners P.C.
  • Torque Real Estate Marketing
  • Tours With Mike
  • Twenty North State Condominium
  • Union League Club of Chicago
  • University Center
  • University Club of Chicago
  • University of Illinois Chicago
  • UPS Store #6064, The
  • Urban Real Estate
  • Urbanspace Chicago
  • Velvetstyle Event Marketing
  • Venteux
  • VERO Design + Build, LLC
  • Virgin Hotels Chicago
  • W Chicago - City Center
  • W Chicago - Lake Shore
  • Wabash Lights, The
  • Walgreens Co.
  • Walnut Room, The
  • Wendella
  • Whitehurst, Hansel
  • Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation
  • Wintrust Bank - Chicago
  • Wojcik, Michael
  • World Business Chicago
  • Wow Bao