The Loop

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The Loop

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This area takes its name from the elevated train, the "el," that "loops" around the city's central core. While the downtown area stretches beyond these boundaries, much of the lifeblood that invigorates the rest of the city also pumps through the Loop. The Sears Tower, North America's tallest building, is here, as is the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the biggest options and futures trading floors in the world. City government offices are based here, as well as the home offices of several major corporations. When it's time for the city that works to relax, the Loop does not disappoint.

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