South Loop Restaurants With Outdoor Seating

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What’s a summer in Chicago without a trendy new rooftop lounge or al fresco dining? After months of quarantine and winter, this Chicago summer has made outdoor dining even more of a staple than it already was. Here are some of the restaurants in the South Loop offering outdoor dining. The Bar at Moody Tongue […]

South Loop Restaurant Week Spots

Chicago Restaurant Week 2020 menu for The Bureau Bar & Restaurant features a prix fixe dinner with three courses including nachos, rib-eye steak, and cheesecake for $48.

A record breaking 430 restaurants, 16 of which are in South Loop, will offer special prix fixe menus during Chicago’s annual Restaurant Week, from January 24th to February 6th. Here’s where to dine during Restaurant Week in the South Loop. CheSa’s at the Bureau Bar & Restaurant 724 W. Maxwell St CheSa’s at the Bureau, […]

South Loop Museums: 2020 Free Days!

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Museum Campus is a 57 acre park in South Loop along Lake Michigan and encompasses some of Chicago’s most notable museums as well as Soldier Field and Northerly Island. If you’re in the South Loop and looking for things to do near you, here are the days these museums offer free admission to Illinois residents […]

South Loop 2 Bedroom Apartments

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The South Loop is dense with new inventory and continuing to develop at a fast pace. Between all the new mega developments, namely Lendlease’s Southbank development, CMK’s Riverline development, and Related Midwest’s 78 development, the South Loop is in for new residences, community amenities, retail and entertainment, and green space on a massive scale. In response […]

South Loop Development: 78Chicago

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The South Loop is one of the most rapidly growing Chicago neighborhoods. In fact, it’s growth includes the development of a new 62 acre neighborhood on a currently vacant site. The 78, by Related Midwest, is one of the largest South Loop projects currently in development with a social, community, environmental, and economic components all Chicagoans […]

South Loop Riverline Development

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From the few thousand new rental units that have been or are about to be delivered, and the new restaurants and retail that seem to open by the handful, to the multiple mega developments currently underway, the South Loop has been growing rapidly the past two years and is only continuing to boom. Community amenities […]

South Loop: A Hub For Live Music

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The South Loop is a cultural hub in Chicago’s art scene between the high density of museums on Museum Campus, the city’s top art and film schools, and the history of creativity established by Printer’s Row. The South Loop is also home to some of the most long standing live music venues, like Buddy Guy’s […]

Schools Near South Loop

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The South Loop is a hub of universities, colleges, and graduate schools, with an emphasis on arts and medicine. With the South Loop as your college campus, you’ll get to experience the lively city while still having a community feeling. Here is an overview of some of the major schools near South Loop. Columbia College- 600 […]

The South Loop: Top Dog Friendly Neighborhood

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The South Loop is one of the most dog friendly neighborhoods in Chicago. Here are some top dog friendly parks. Coliseum Dog Friendly Area- 1466 S Wabash Ave At .65 acres with plenty of shaded benches, this fenced in dog park is the perfect place to let your pup run off the leash. Coliseum offers water […]

South Loop Southbank Development

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In keeping with the mega development trend of the last two years, Southbank is bringing luxury rental apartments, restaurants, retail, green space, and culture to the south branch stretch of river front in the South Loop. Southbank is being developed by Lendlease. The Cooper at Southbank is the first residential rental high rise to be […]

Why South Loop is Ideal For Commuters

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The South Loop is conveniently situated near public transit and access points, making it an easily accessible neighborhood whether you’re commuting to or from the suburbs, other Chicago neighborhoods, or even from out of town. CTA Orange Line The orange line runs through the South Loop and takes riders around the Loop and out to […]

Living In Printer’s Row

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Printer’s Row is a highly sought-after sub-neighborhood in Chicago’s South Loop. Living in Printer’s Row, Chicago, residents love the historic character reflected in the architecture and facades of old buildings, (like the Pontiac Building, 1891, and the Duplicator Building, 1886), the creative energy from the abundance of music venues, art schools, and independent coffee shops, […]