The
Neighborhood
The
famous Chicago planner, Daniel Burnham, considered this community
the Gate Way from the West to the Loop. He thus named us the West
Loop Gate.
Bounded
by the River on the east, Ashland Avenue on the west, the Eisenhower
Expressway on the south and Grand Avenue on the north, the West
Loop Gate has since become recognized for unique living quarters,
including over 6,000 loft and townhomes. It’s most recognized
however, as Chicago’s fine dining destination. Since 1983,
the most accomplished restaurateurs and chefs have planted their
talents in the West Loop Gate community.
Little
Italy Neighborhood
The
111 Morgan community is within walking distance of the World Famous
Taylor Street in the heart of Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood.
This area, which centers on Taylor and Racine Streets, is surrounded
by Greek Town and Chicago’s Loop to the East, the University
of Illinois to the South, and the West Loop Gate Neighborhood
to the North and West. On Taylor Street, you will find a concentration
of some of the best Italian and American restaurants in Chicago,
if not the country.
The
Hospitals
The
West Loop Gate Community is immediately adjacent to the Illinois
Medical District with some of the finest hospitals in the Midwest.
University
of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center/Hosptial
1740 West Taylor Street
Rush-Presbyterian
St. Luke’s Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway
Cook
County Hospital
1835 West Harrison
The
Dining
What
was once a culinary desert is today a dynamic concentration of
dining rooms, some of which are the equal of any restaurant in
Chicago. From contemporary American to bistro French, from seafood
to sushi to down-home Southern, the West Loop Gate area has much
to offer the serious diner.
-Phil
Vettel, Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic
The
Parks
Skinner
Park
1330 West Adams
Union
Park
1501 West Randolph
Chicago
Park District – Whitney Young
210 South Loomis
The
Culture
Also
coined the "Soho" of Chicago, the West Loop Gate is
home to a newly formed, independent gallery and art district where
you will view the finest contemporary visual and performing art.
The
Schools
Skinner
Elementary – Monroe/Adams @ Throop
- Classical
School – 230 students
- Special
Ed – 100 students
- Parent
Infant Education – 150 students
- 15%
enrollment from the community; may expand to 30%
- Ranked
4th in the State of Illinois for Reading and Math
Whitney
Young – Adams/Jackson @ Laflin
- Magnet
School – 2,220 students
- Average
ACT 23.7
Francis
Xavier Ward (Old St. Pats) – Adams & DesPlaines
- Pre
3rd Grade – 260 students
- Chicago
& State – 300 students
- 200
students on waiting list
- Preferential
acceptance for community residents
Laurance
Armour Day Care – Ashland & Harrison
- 4
month to Kindergarten
- After
school program
- Preferential
treatment for Rush employees
