South Loop park gets award

Printers Row Park honored by landscape architects

07/27/2011

Next protected bike lane: Jackson in West Loop

Bikes now nearly half of traffic at Kinzie

07/25/2011 6:19 PM

Jackson Boulevard in the West Loop will be the next street in Chicago to get blocked-off bike lanes, the Chicago Department of Transportation announced Monday morning.
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Post office plans: hotel, shops and skyscrapers

Developer hopes to build 120-story tower

07/21/2011

After two years of speculation about what would become of the old post office site overhanging the Congress Expressway, the British developer who owns the site has unveiled a massive and ambitious plan for the site.
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Trader Joe's to open 'this fall'

Construction moving along

07/20/2011 3:53 PM

After Chicago Journal blogger Bonnie McGrath spotted a bundle of shopping carts through the window of the South Loop’s Trader Joe’s, we decided to give the company a ring to check on the store’s progress.
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The Scout aiming to open early August

Sports bar wants to welcome Lollapalooza fans

07/20/2011 3:53 PM

The blog Sloopin’ reported last week that the upscale South Loop sports bar The Scout was slated to open in a few days, so we rang owner Chris Bravos to look into it.
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Chicago cops bust South Loop muggers

Three arrested, charged in string of robberies

07/18/2011

Chicago police have arrested three people for a string of muggings that happened in the South Loop earlier this month.
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South Loop's Tribute restaurant to open Thursday

New restaurant lost two chefs before its debut

07/06/2011 3:00 PM

After a tumultuous beginning, upscale South Loop restaurant Tribute is scheduled to open Thursday, July 7, on the first floor of the Essex Inn at 800 S. Michigan Ave.
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Rumor mill: UIC could host G8 summit

City hoping to avoid conflict with restaurant show

06/23/2011 1:36 PM

The G8 conference, an annual meeting between the leaders of the biggest countries in the world, is headed to Chicago next spring — and according to one report, it could wind up on the Near West Side. Read more...

Taste taking over

Still free to get in, despite early rumors

06/22/2011 4:01 PM

Get ready for another week of ribs, packed el cars and more tourists than you can shake a turkey leg at: Taste of Chicago hits this Friday.
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Oprah store closes

Flagship West Loop location shuttered Friday

06/20/2011 6:57 PM

Oprah Winfrey's mass economic exodus from the West Loop continued last week, as the flagship Oprah Store closed its doors on Friday. Read more...