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WEBOne of two men charged in an armed robbery in a River North parking garage last year has already served seven months in prison but his alleged accomplice, though in custody, is still awaiting trial. Loop North is a news and information website serving the Loop and Near North neighborhoods of downtown Chicago.
Loop recovery continued through 3Q, says Chicago Loop Alliance
WEB(Above) Visitors to Cloud Gate along Michigan Avenue. Photo by Chicago Loop Alliance. By Steven Dahlman. 6-Nov-23 – Economic activity in the Loop, July through September, continued its return to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report by Chicago Loop Alliance.. Pedestrian activity on State Street and Michigan Avenue was up in the past year to 75 percent of its pre-pandemic level ...
Downtown Chicago rental and condo markets rebounding
WEBBy Don DeBat. 13-Sep-21 – Experts say both the apartment rental and condominium sales markets in downtown Chicago have gone from a bust in 2020 to a boom in 2021.. The downtown apartment vacancy rate has rebounded to 94.5 percent in 2021 from 86.5 percent in 2020 when COVID-19 caused an exodus from high-rises because residents feared being infected in close-contact elevators.
Census data shows Loop is fastest-growing Chicago neighborhood
WEBBy Steven Dahlman. 26-Oct-21 – The population of the Loop is “booming and diversifying,” according to a new report by the organization tasked with attracting people to the Loop and accelerating its economic recovery.. Chicago Loop Alliance says 42,298 people now live in the Loop, a 44.5 percent increase from 2010. If you count the Near North Side, Near South Side, and Near West Side ...
Toe-tapping 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' returns to Chicago
WEBBy Mira Temkin. 16-Nov-21 – Pump Boys and Dinettes ran for 245 weeks at The Apollo Theater in Chicago – from 1984 to 1989 – closing on July 9, 1989, after 1,976 performances. When it opened on October 30, 2021, at Porchlight Music Theatre, it had a new song in its repertoire of toe-tapping, high-octane, high-spirited musical numbers.
Chicago's tailspin housing market showing signs of revival
WEBAug 22, 2023 · “While July of 2023 was the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year home sales declines in Lincoln Park, the Gold Coast, the Near North Side, Lakeview, and North Center, we are beginning to see some signs of an improving market,” observed Realtor John Irwin (left), co-author of the Baird & Warner …
NASCAR will shift Chicago's lakefront into a parking lot
WEBBy Don DeBat. 21-Jun-23 – Despite all the hoopla about NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race boosting tourism, enriching hotels, and filling downtown restaurants, the truth is former Mayor Lori Lightfoot has left Chicagoans with a monumental urban mess and traffic gridlock at Grant Park and the lakefront.. Less than three weeks before the July 1-2 event, Chicago transportation officials revealed ...
Top Loop North stories of 2021 were about real estate and crime
WEBJan 7, 2022 · (Above) As seen from an apartment balcony above, Chicago police officers and an ambulance in River North on May 2, 2021. By Steven Dahlman. 7-Jan-22 – Loop North offered a variety of topics to its readers in 2021, but it was stories about real estate and crime and safety that were read the most.. The top ten most-read stories of 2021 included three about a shortage of single-family homes and ...
Imaginations soar at Loop's Museum of Illusions
WEBAug 22, 2021 · The Museum of Illusions Chicago, now open in the Loop, is a fun and fascinating adventure with mind-bending optical illusions that range from tried-and-true to never-ever-before-seen. The illusions are based on science, engineering, and creativity. When you enter the wonderful world of optical illusion, you …
100-year-old Belden-Stratford reopens as luxury rental property
WEBJun 11, 2023 · Designed by architect Meyer Fridstein and built in 1923 in the Beaux Arts architecture style, the 16-story building started as a hotel, prominent guests of which included Louis Armstrong and Gloria Swanson.It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Left) Hedrich-Blessing image of the Belden-Stratford in 1939. Photo obtained from Chicago History Museum.
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