
The Loop has a new front door. The Chicago Loop Alliance is opening "The Gateway" today at the median on South State Street between Wacker Drive and Lake Street. The area will be filled with blue and red canopied tables and chairs, flower boxes, trees and "welcome" signs. The "people-plaza" is part of an effort across the city to reclaim parking spaces and allow locals and visitors a chance to stop and take a breath during their busy days.