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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Chilling Video Captures Moment After Murder on 700 S. Block of South Clark

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Another chilling act of violence comes to the neighborhood (via Chicago Tribune ): Zack Stoner’s YouTube subscribers grew when he pos...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Teens Damage Property at Target During Holiday Weekend Loitering

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This past holiday weekend was a beautiful one in the city.  However, one night we heard what sounded like 30 cop cars with sirens blaring a...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Related Midwest Zoning Application Looks to Build Up to 10,000 Homes on 62-Acre Site

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Looks like Related Midwest wants the ability to build a lot of houses in the Sloop (via Crains ): Chicago developer Related Midwest is s...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Happy Memorial Day from Sloopin!

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

#ShotsAroundTheSloop: Memorial Crane!

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(Hat tip:  MG!)
Friday, May 25, 2018

Former Bears Unveil Plans for Co-Working Space and Other Businesses in Historic Building in Motor Row (2222 S. Michigan)

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A pretty cool concept and vision for one of the most beautiful, historic buildings in the Sloop (via Crains ): Two former Chicago Bears ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Columbia College Chicago: Radical Leftism Institute?

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We're always interested when we see something published about the neighborhood from a news source we don't often read.  That's w...
Monday, May 21, 2018

What's Up With the Huge Crane on Michigan?

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A couple readers were asking us why there is a huge crane at the vacant lot on Michigan: While there is certainly a lot of action at th...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

#ShotsAroundTheSloop: Central Planter

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(Hat Tip:  JH!)
Friday, May 18, 2018

Various South Loop Restaurants Featured on Curbed/Eater Interactive Maps

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One of our favorite things about the Vox media sites Curbed & Eater are their map posts.  It's a fun way to learn about new spots ar...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Some Activity at Small Building on SW Corner of 18th and Wabash; Maybe a Coffee Shop?

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A reader writes: Looks likes finally something is coming to that small business right on the corner of 18th and Wabash when I saw the guys...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

CBS2: Robberies Rattle South Loop Residents

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In case you missed it, a couple scary crimes over the weekend ( via CBS2 ):
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Gioco Closes Their Doors After 19 Year Run on South Wabash

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A neighborhood staple quietly closed their doors this past weekend (via Eater Chicago ): Gioco, the South Loop Italian restaurant that’s...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Talk to Us in 20 Years: How the new "78" development Could Change the Sloop

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It's been a couple days since Related unveiled their plans for "The 78" - the new development planned for the huge 62-acre l...