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Community Organizations

Alliance for a Greener South Loop: South Loop Neighbors is a non-profit membership based organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in South Loop’s neighborhoods and preserving the area’s landmark districts.

Cable Access Network Television: Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) gives every Chicagoan a voice on cable television by providing video training, equipment, facilities and channel time for Chicago residents and nonprofit groups. CAN TV’s five local, non-commercial channels reach 1 million viewers in the city of Chicago.

Chicago Loop Alliance: CLA advocates for Chicago’s most appealing historic and contemporary architecture, mainstay retail stores, restaurants, residences, hospitality and entertainment as well as a number of high profile and respected educational and cultural institutions.

Fulton River District Association: The Fulton River District Association (FRDA) is a community organization established to foster a clean, safe and friendly Chicago neighborhood located on the West Bank of the Chicago River at Wolf Point.

Greater South Loop Association: A not-for-profit neighborhood organization. It is comprised of an alliance of residents and businesses between the Congress Parkway on the North, the Stevenson Expressway on the South, the lake including Northerly Island to the East and the Dan Ryan Expressway to the West.

Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago: ICNC’s mission is “to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development.”

Near West Side CDC: The organization has been actively developing affordable housing, organizing and providing supportive services to low and moderate income residents in the West Haven community.

Pilsen Alliance: Pilsen Alliance is a social justice organization committed to developing grassroots leadership in Pilsen and neighboring working class, immigrant communities in Chicago’s Lower West Side. They work for quality public education, affordable housing, government accountability and healthy communities.

Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance: Address issues of the neighborhood, provide the neighborhood with an effective and transparent communication link with the Alderman, developers, government officials, businesses and other influential groups, and empower residents to work together in improving the neighborhood.

Randolph-Fulton Market Association: RFMA is one of Chicago’s premier community-based economic development agencies.

South Loop Dog PAC: The South Loop Dog PAC advocates for and supports responsible dog-ownership in Chicago’s South Loop.  They provide and maintain safe off-leash areas for dogs and humans to socialize in area parks, and work to encourage healthy and mutually beneficial dog-human relationships in the community.

South Loop Historical Society: The South Loop Historical Society is a non-profit virtual history museum on the Internet at SouthLoopHistory.org, focused on the area bounded by Congress Parkway on the north, the South Branch of the Chicago River on the west, the Stevenson Expressway on the south, and Lake Michigan on the east.

South Loop Neighbors: South Loop Neighbors is a non-profit membership based organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in South Loop’s neighborhoods and preserving the area’s landmark districts.

St.Leonard’s Ministries: Believing individuals want to lead productive and whole lives, St. Leonard’s Ministries provides a setting in which men and women recently released from prison can achieve such a life.

The Resurrection Project: Their mission is to build relationships and challenge people to act on their faith and values to create healthy communities through organizing, education and community development.

Tri-Taylor Business Association: The Tri-Taylor Business Association was formed to benefit local businesses and residents in a variety of ways, including providing a forum for interaction and “meet & greets” among neighbors, helping connect the neighborhood police with the community in order to address concerns, facilitate planning activities and events for neighborhood families and businesses, or acting as liaison between the Alderman and the Tri-Taylor Business and Residential Community.

University Village Association: A not-for-profit organization created with both long and short-term goals.  The UVA seeks to improve local stability by assisting in the economic and residential development in the University Village neighborhood.

West Loop Community Organization: The West Loop Community Organization (WLCO) is your one-stop resource for a wealth of information ranging from residential and business planning issues to quality restaurants, galleries and retailers.

Near South Planning Board: Near South Planning Board is a not-for-profit community based organization serving businesses, property owners, developers, and institutions.