Lakefront’s Urban Artists Invade Garden
Some of Chicago’s Loop lakefront residents are concerned about the amount of graffiti at the Cancer Survivors’ Garden, upset that the vandalism is destroying a “hidden treasure.” Chicago Police Department Tactical Sgt. Charles Battaglia told attendees at a CAPS meeting last month that the graffiti is not gang related. It’s young artists performing, “urban art […]
Lights, Retail, Streetscaping and More Slated for Wabash Avenue
The Chicago Loop Alliance wants to improve Wabash Avenue by creating a stronger business district, making it family friendly and adding more modern architecture. Loop residents have complained about increased homelessness and a lack of upscale businesses on Wabash Avenue. Laura Jones, associate director of the Chicago Loop Alliance, said residents have also complained about […]
Beware of Cell Phone Snatches in South Loop
The 1st District Police have issues an alert about a rash of cellphone snatches in the South Loop area this week, on Thursday. The alert says there has been an increase in robbery related incidents during the month of January. In these incidents, lone female victims have been approached on the street during the daytime hours and had […]
New Jones College Prep in South Loop under construction
Jones College Prep, located at Harrison and State streets in the South Loop, is under construction. The new $150 million school building is scheduled to open this fall and will offer state-of-the-art technology. Jones Prep is a limited-enrollment school. Students have to have high grades and test scores to be considered for enrollment there. Related […]
Independent resale shop works for greener South Loop
As Mari Ann Weiss-Cater sat behind the desk in her resale shop Urban Remix Consignments, she looked through the photographs of her chocolate Labrador Dexter on her phone, his bed sitting behind her, and explained, “He’s like our own Walmart greeter.” Entrepreneur, mother and dog lover, Weiss-Cater owns and manages her South Loop consignment shop with […]
Alliance for a Greener South Loop
When Gail Merritt founded the Alliance for a Greener South Loop five years ago, she said she felt the power a group like hers can generate. “When we started, I had this idea that the South loop has lots of community-based organizations already and we didn’t need another one,” said Merritt on Thursday. “But I […]
UPDATE: Demonstrators Protest Alleged Police Brutality
Anti-NATO protesters held a press conference Sunday to protest alleged police brutality. They claimed that on Saturday night a protester was hit by a police van and that some were hit by police wielding billyclubs. This happened after protesters wound their way around the South Loop for hours until late Saturday evening. Occupy demonstrators allegedly […]
BIG 6TH ANNUAL GREENFESTIVAL May 5-6 Welcomes BIG
The world’s premier event dedicated to sustainability, social justice and ecological balance returns to Navy Pier in downtown Chicago this May 5-6! Known for its rich and inspiring keynote presentations, workshops, demonstrations, extensive green marketplace and interactive fun, Chicago Green Festival is not to be missed. And with easy parking, accessible public transportation and walkability […]
South Loop School Braces for NATO Summit
Jones College Prep held their monthly School Council Meeting Tuesday and discussed the impact of the G8 and NATO Summits. The G8 and NATO Summits coming to Chicago this spring made for some crucial decision making since the school is located in the South Loop, which is where the summits are to be held. After […]
Only One Austin TIF Project Completed in Decade, AustinTalks Finds
By AustinTalks Chicago’s tax-increment financing program is designed to eradicate blight, create jobs and promote economic development in neighborhoods that need it most. But TIF - which diverts property tax dollars to private developers in an effort to spur growth – appears to be doing little to help the residents of Austin. Of the 184 private-sector TIF […]
How History Can Pay Off
The South Loop Historical Society at East-West University announced its first annual multimedia history competition today. Prizes include $250 for a four- to 12-minute audio, visual, video, or combined multimedia history presentation focused on the history of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. According to the Society, South Loop is bounded by Congress Parkway, the Chicago River, […]
Bye bye, Big EYE
Tony Tasset’s 30-foot-tall EYE art installation is going into storage for now. “Despite Chicago Loop Alliance Executive Director Ty Tabing’s speculation that buyers would secure Eye a permanent location downtown, the sculpture’s fate, for now, is to return to the Wisconsin factory where it was born. After a 250-mile ride north, Eye will hibernate at […]
Happening in the 2nd Ward
A special South Loop Community Meeting to discuss important issues specific to the South Loop agenda including the Park Plaza at 16th and Indiana, naming of the new South Loop field house and speed bumps and traffic control near 18th and Calumet will be held on 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the 1st […]
South Loop Residents Score Free Parking
Parking in downtown Chicago is like a fine gem: pricey and hard to find. While finding the perfect place for your vehicle in the general downtown area may be a challenge, for some commuters, finding parking in the South Loop community is even more of a hunt. With significantly fewer garages and prices in the […]
