Community Engagement & Membership

In 2023, Chicago Loop Alliance’s community engagement department positioned CLA as a go-to resource for our members while also creating deeper relationships with our civic and community partners.

The community engagement department continued its goal of becoming a pillar within the Loop community; advancing the work of CLA members; and providing timely resources for issues affecting the Loop. Through customized opportunities, partnerships, and flexibility, CLA demonstrated strength as a seasoned relationship builder for 50 new member businesses, while retaining longtime members, and generating record breaking membership revenue.

Membership in Chicago Loop Alliance means invaluable networking opportunities, marketing benefits, professional development, and connection to others with a vested interest in both the Loop and the city of Chicago. In order to connect members from across Chicago, Chicago Loop Alliance held five LoopedIn networking events, two Marketing Labs, Chicago Loop Alliance’s Annual Meeting, and Let the Good Times Stroll Annual Gala.

Annual Gala

Presented by Pressure Washing Systems, Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation’s 19th Annual Gala took place on October 20 from Couch Place Alley to the Palmer House, a Hilton hotel, in a New Orleans themed second line parade along State Street. The new take on the annual event hosted over 350 guests and raised over $236,000 to support public art projects and events like Sundays on State, The Gateway, the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, and more.