. ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Tai pe i ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Loop . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Local ▁The ▁Loop ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th , ▁ 2 5 th , ▁and ▁ 4 2 nd ▁w ards ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council , ▁which ▁are ▁respectively ▁represented ▁by ▁al der men ▁Soph ia ▁King , ▁By ron ▁Sig cho - L ope z , ▁and ▁Br end an ▁Re illy . ▁Sig cho - L ope z ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Social ists ▁of ▁America , ▁while ▁King ▁and ▁Re illy ▁are ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁city ' s ▁incorpor ation ▁and ▁division ▁into ▁w ards ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Loop ▁as ▁currently ▁defined ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁contained ▁within ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁w ard . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁it ▁was ▁entirely ▁within ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁w ard ▁and ▁was ▁cot erm in ous ▁with ▁it ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁while ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁w ard ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Gray ▁Wol ves . ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁a ▁Republican ▁al der man ▁since ▁Francis ▁P . ▁G le ason ▁served ▁alongside ▁C ough lin ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9