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sloopin.com/2019/01/river-… River City Gets a Controversial Paint Job– River City gets a paint job (via Curbed):A month after closing a massive deal to deconvert River City’s 449 condos into rental apartments, a team of devel...

sloopin.com/2019/01/shotsa… #ShotsAroundTheSloop: Nowhere to Sit– Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: #ShotsAroundTheSloop: Nowhere to Sit

sloopin.com/2019/01/two-ro… Two Robberies Target Canada Goose Wearing Victims in Chinatown– It's cold. You're bundled up.  But beware because you could be a target (via Chicago Tribune):It’s freezing in Chicago, and it’s ope...

sloopin.com/2019/01/discov… Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) Signs on Prestigious International University to Coalition– More news on DPI (via Crains):The budding Discovery Partners Institute in the South Loop got an important...

sloopin.com/2019/01/29-sto… 29-Story Highrise Proposed for 717 S. Clark Street– In case you missed it last week, looks like another big residential project is headed for the Printers Row neighborhood (via Curbed):The redevelopment...

sloopin.com/2019/01/shotsa… #ShotsAroundTheSloop: Snowed In– (Hat tip: SR!)

sloopin.com/2019/01/elite-… Elite Eye Car Moving into Former Poke Roll Space at 555 S. Dearborn– Looks like the former Poke Roll restaurant space is becomingAs a reminder Poke Roll closed up shop in the summer of 2018.(Hat tip:  VC!)

sloopin.com/2019/01/essex-… Essex on the Park Preps for Spring Completion– Essex on the Park is almost ready for occupancy (via Curbed):After nearly two-years of construction, Chicago’s Essex on the Park tower is starting to sign leas...

sloopin.com/2019/01/newly-… Newly Sworn in Governor Pritzker Weighs in on "The 78's" Discovery Partner Institute– Yesterday we spoke about the proposed change to the CTA station planned for the 78 development.  Today, we r...

sloopin.com/2019/01/relate… Related Midwest Opts to Move Proposed CTA Station within Boundaries of "The 78"– And now the new CTA Red Line stop will be moved to the 78's land (via Curbed):Instead of placing the estimated $300 mill...

sloopin.com/2019/01/lips-d… Lips - A Drag Queen Dinner-Theater Concept - Building Out Space in Motor Row– A reader sent us the following picture from Motor Row:We weren't aware of this but dig some digging and found the followin...

sloopin.com/2019/01/alderm… Alderman Dowell Stakes "No" Position for CTA Red Line Station at 15th and Clark– A couple weeks back we posted about Related Midwest's idea to add a Red Line CTA stop at the intersection of 15th and C...

sloopin.com/2019/01/chicag… Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is Third Tenant Committed to the Old Post Office– Maybe not the most high-profile company, but another tenant is heading to the Old Post Office (via Chicago Tr...

sloopin.com/2019/01/taco-b… Taco Bell Catina's License Suspended at 407 S. Dearborn– A reader writes:I was disappointed to see this last night when trying to get dinner.Taco Bell Cantina at 407 S. Dearborn.We assume they will re...

sloopin.com/2019/01/kids-s… Kids Store - Kido - Open at Roosevelt Collection– We just noticed that Roosevelt Collection has a new kids clothing store called Kido:The store has apparently been open since November according to their Fa...

sloopin.com/2019/01/the-so… The South Loop and West Loop and How They've Grown In Different Ways– The South Loop and West Loop are often compared to each other for a variety of reasons - the main likely because both neighborhoods ...

sloopin.com/2019/01/set-yo… Set Yourself Up for Success in 2019– Sponsored PostIt’s a lot easier to make a New Year’s resolution than it is to follow through on it. So how can you finally avoid the regret and achieve your posit...

sloopin.com/2019/01/shotsa… #ShotsAroundTheSloop: Fish Eating– Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: #ShotsAroundTheSloop: Fish Eating

sloopin.com/2019/01/chick-… Chick-Fil-A, 7-11 Gas Station and Aspen Dental Apparently Coming to South Loop West of River– In case you missed it, the Sloop is apparently getting a drive-thru Chick-fila-a (via therealdeal.com):Chica...

sloopin.com/2019/01/9-net-… +9 Net New Businesses for the Sloop in 2018?– It's New Year's Eve, so we're taking the opportunity to revisit our 2018 Sloopin Business Counter.  Judging by our count, the neighborhood had a +10 ...