From the city's incorporation and division into wards in 1837 to 1992, the Loop as currently defined was at least partially contained within the 1st ward. Most of this district has been developed on land that was originally water and once used by the Illinois Central Railroad rail yards. Through north–south traffic uses Middle Columbus and the bridge over the Chicago River. The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, stands in the western Loop in the heart of the city's financial district, along with other buildings, such as 311 South Wacker Drive and the AT&T Corporate Center.
National-Louis University is located in the historic Peoples Gas Building on Michigan Avenue across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago. Hello South Loop! [92] It has a short wall with quotes from famous writers and philosophers. Also housed in the Spertus building is Meadville Lombard Theological School which is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association, a liberal, progressive seminary offering graduate level theological and ministerial training.
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[93] Named for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, it was constructed beginning in 1980 as an adjunct to the Dearborn Park homes. Afterwards, suburbanization caused a decrease in the area's importance. This is the seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jones College Prep High School, a public selective enrollment school, is also located here. Administration was the fifth largest sector for both groups, at respectively 6.6 and 7.3 percent.[17]. The Loop Retail Historic District is a shopping district within the Chicago Loop community area in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Illinois Center neighborhood has three-level streets. Millennium Park, which is a section of Grant Park, opened in the summer of 2004 and features Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Jaume Plensa's Crown Fountain, and Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture along Lake Michigan. [1] Between 2010 and 2014, the number of jobs in The Loop increased by nearly 63,000 jobs, or an increase of over 13%. [59] (Prior to 1923, each ward elected two aldermen in staggered two-year terms). [71] Prior to that time, Chicago's street system was a hodgepodge of various systems which had resulted from the different municipalities that Chicago annexed in the late 19th century. Check out all our options including beef and meat alternatives!
[65], In the Illinois Senate most of the community area is in District 3, represented by Democrat Mattie Hunter, while a large part in the east is part of District 13, represented by Democrat Kwame Raoul, and a very small part in the west is part of District 5, represented by Democrat Patricia Van Pelt. The chase ended with the suspects’ vehicle crashing into three other vehicles on the Roosevelt Road bridge over the Dan Ryan Expressway. [13], McDonald's was headquartered in the Loop until 1971, when it moved to suburban Oak Brook. 543, this park is located in the Printer's Row neighborhood. At that time some of the world's earliest skyscrapers were constructed in the area, starting a legacy of architecture in the area that continues to this day. [17], The professional sector is the largest source of employment of both Loop residents and Loop employees, at respectively 22 and 23.9 percent. Harrison between Michigan and Wabash blocked off right now. Printer's Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a neighborhood located in the southern portion of the Loop community area of Chicago. [29], A few blocks away is the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse housing federal law courts and other federal government offices. Millennium Park is located northwest of Grant Park. In it at the intersection of State Street and Madison Street is the origin of Chicago's street grid addresses, established in 1909. The South Loop was historically home to vice districts, including the brothels, bars, burlesque theaters, and arcades. [92], Theodore Roosevelt Park is located in the South Loop. In 1885 the Home Insurance Building, generally considered the world's first skyscraper, was constructed, followed by the development of the Chicago school best exemplified by such buildings as the Rookery Building in 1888, the Monadnock Building in 1891, and the Sullivan Center in 1899. Buckingham Fountain was constructed in 1927 in Grant Park. Perceptions of the southern boundary of the neighborhood have changed as development spread south, and the name is now used as far south as 26th Street. In what is now the Loop, on the south bank of the Chicago River near today's Michigan Avenue Bridge, the United States Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803, the first settlement in the area sponsored by the United States.
[82] The annual Printers Row Lit Fest is held in early June along Dearborn Street.[83].