The Loop News

This summer, get an insider's point-of-view on a different Chicago neighborhood each week when Get Up and Go!, a popular series featuring conversations with community experts followed by guided walking tours, returns to the Chicago Cultural Center.

On this date 29 years ago, Harold Lee Washington became the first Black mayor of Chicago , leaving an indelible mark on that city's political landscape.

Police tape blocks the entrance to a Citibank branch at 69 W. Washington St. as Chicago police investigate a robbery on March 12, 2012.

The FBI say they have captured the robber who hit a River North bank on March 2. Charged was Leroy Delphie, 42.

In a statement on the university's website, school officials said, "Because of the traffic congestion and disruptions anticipated in and around the Loop during the G-8/NATO summits, DePaul will close the Loop Campus from Friday, May 18, through Monday, May 21.