▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁specific ▁area ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁circular ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁" L ", ▁which ▁goes ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁Street ▁or ▁Congress ▁Avenue ▁( and ▁this ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁Pr inter ' s ▁Row ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Loop ). ▁Some ▁primary ▁sources ▁c ite ▁Pr inter ' s ▁Row ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Loop ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁community ▁area . ▁This ▁trans it - related ▁area ▁is ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁area . ▁Say ing ▁it ▁is ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁places ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side , ▁while ▁saying ▁it ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁places ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Loop . ▁The ▁Official ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Loop ▁Map ▁supports ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Res idents ▁are ▁z oned ▁to ▁schools ▁in ▁Chicago ▁Public ▁School s . ▁K - 8 ▁schools ▁serving ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁include ▁Dra ke ▁School , ▁National ▁Te acher ▁Academy , ▁and ▁South ▁Loop ▁School . ▁Phill ips ▁Academy ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁the ▁z oned ▁high ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Ed s . ▁G ross man , ▁James ▁R ., ▁Ke ating , ▁Ann ▁Dur kin , ▁and ▁Re iff , ▁Jan ice ▁L ., ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁The ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press , ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁Community ▁Map ▁Pra irie ▁District ▁Ne