Opinion: We need to give people a reason to linger in the Loop – Crain’s*

Michael Edwards, president and CEO of Chicago Loop Alliance: "Major events, theater and cultural institutions currently drive the Loop economy. However, imagine the vitality of the district if we had a more innovative retail mix, dynamic on-street experiences and a vibrant neighborhood of goods and services. Your turn: How will you bet big on the Loop?"
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Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
1 month ago

The only people who should be in the loop are police and they are not.
Let the criminals run the streets, they learned the skills in the CPS.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
1 month ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

Censorship in any form is not right. Let the readers decide what they want to read.
But then again it is you ball and bat, so you have all the say.

debtsor
1 month ago

People have a reason to linger in the Loop. They linger around to commit crime.

mqyl
1 month ago
Reply to  debtsor

Yep. For the rest of us, we can linger until we’re mugged. Then, we’re still lingering, except horizontally. It’s part of the revitalization of downtown Chicago.

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