July 2022 Newsletter
Upcoming
SLN Events
Photo Contest: Seasons of the
South Loop
Aug 13 - 14
10 am to 5 pm
Dearborn and Polk
Photo Contest:
Seasons of the South Loop
Aug. 13-14
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dearborn and Polk

Photos will be exhibited at the Printer's Row Art Fest. This year's theme is "Seasons of South Loop."

Entry Fee: 
$5 members 
$10 non-members 
$15 professionals 
+ $10 if you want us to print/ frame for you 

Prizes: 
1st Prize $150
Viewer's Choice: Prize package 
Honorable mention (3): 1 year household memberhsip to South Loop Neighbors ($55 value)

Juding criteria will include how well the submission fits within the theme of "Seasons of South Loop."

Entry form can be found here.

Entry rules: 
  • Contest is open to all South Loop residents.
  • Up to 5 entries per person.
  • Photo must be taken in the South Loop within the last three years.
  • Entry must be at least 8 by 10 inches, framed in black and ready to hang with a wire across the back.
  • Exhibition information must be attached to back of framed photograph if submitting framed photo.
  • All photographers are responsible for obtaining any necessary model releases. A release may not be necessary for photographs taken in public.
  • Due to space constraints, only the top 50 entries will be exhibited for the opening.

All photographs to be printed/ framed by South Loop Neighbors must be submitted by Friday August 5, 2022. Photographs framed by the participant must be dropped of by 8 am August 13, 2022 at an agreed upon location.  
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Planning & Development
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Cannabis Dispensary Public Meeting
The 4th Ward Service Office and the South Loop Advisory Council will be hosting a public meeting on Monday, August 8, 2022, at 5 PM to discuss a potential cannabis dispensary at 1147 South Wabash. The meeting is an opportunity to hear directly from Family Roots, LLC, a dispensary licensee, regarding their efforts to open a dispensary in the community. They will be there to answer questions and to take feedback from the residents. Download the flyer here. Click here to register. MEETING ID: 884 9386 2029, PASSCODE: 766203.
Opposition to demolition of four GSA owned buildings on S. State St.

The South Loop Neighbors has joined with the Chicago Loop Alliance, Chicago Central Area Committee and the Loop Neighbors in strongly opposing the demolition of the four buildings owned by the U.S. General Service Administration on S. State St. To see the letter of opposition with the reasoning, click here.
Development update
presentation
A roundup of what's proposed and underway for the South Loop was the program at our annual meeting in January. You can watch it on YouTube.

The latest information on planning and development in our area can always be found at our website SouthLoopUpdate.org
Briefly noted . . .
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  • Lollapalooza Street closures: July 28-31
  • Bike the Drive Street Closure: Sept. 4th
  • Proposed NASCAR Race course: July 1-2, 2023
  • Farmer's Markets:
  • Printer's Row Saturdays 9am- 1pm May 28-October 15
  • Grant Park/ NEMA Parking lot Thursday 4pm-8pm June 2- October 13
  • Night out in the parks:
  • Fred Anderson Park:
  • 2nd Sunday Concerts Aug. 14 at 6pm
  • Chicago Women's Park:
  • The Bollywood Dances of South Asia July 29 at 6pm
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Aug. 12, 13 at 6pm, Aug. 14 at 3pm
  • Northerly Island:
  • Singing Insects Soundwalk Sept. 6 at 6:30 pm
  • Shedd:
  • The Bollywood Dances of South Asia on Aug. 6 at 3pm
  • Story Time with Yes Ma'am Circus Aug. 18 at 1pm
  • Ping Tom:
  • Movies in the Parks Aug. 3 at 8:15 pm
  • Rhythms of China Aug. 20 at 3pm
  • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Gala Sept. 3 at 1pm
  • National Night Out: Aug. 2
  • Ward redistricting. A new map was approved by city council.
  • Street sweeping. Click here for the schedule.
  • Chicago Police 1st District and Community Beat Meetings schedule
  • Camera Registration Program: If you have a private security camera and are interested in aiding the Chicago Police Department in criminal investigations, register the location of your camera here.
  • Home & Business Protection Program. You can get reimbursed for camera, subscription costs, lights, and more. Click here for more information.
  • Join the South Loop Advisory Council
  • Chicago Loop Alliance news!
  • Info on free days at Chicago museums here!
  • Parking restrictions are in place for the South Loop from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Rd. from Lake Shore Drive to Clark St. during all Chicago Bears football games and many other Soldier Field events. Wintrust Arena events have been removed from the parking restrictions. Vehicles parked in the South Loop without a valid South Loop Event Parking Pass, South Loop Event Guest Pass or Residential Permit Parking pass (for Residential Permit Parking Streets ONLY) are subject to ticketing or towing. Complete list of Soldier Field events.
  • Chicago's current COVID risk level
  • Dearborn Express: Current edition
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