▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Alliance , ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁neighborhood ▁organization , ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁and ▁representation ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁residents ▁living ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁South ▁Loop ▁and ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁including ▁the ▁Pra irie ▁Avenue ▁District , ▁Central ▁Station ▁and ▁Museum ▁Park , ▁Motor ▁Row ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Michigan ▁Avenue ▁cor rid or , ▁but ▁the ▁organization ▁does ▁not ▁exclude ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bro ader ▁South ▁Loop ▁and ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁Gre ater ▁South ▁Loop ▁Association ▁represents ▁residents ▁living ▁between ▁Congress ▁to ▁the ▁North , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁the ▁Stevens on ▁Express way ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street ) ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁South ▁Loop ▁Ne igh b ors ▁serves ▁residents ▁only ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁" appro xim ately " ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁west ▁as ▁the ▁river . ▁F odor ' s ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁definition ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Loop ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁bounded ▁by ▁C erm ak , ▁Michigan ▁Avenue , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River , ▁and ▁Congress ▁Park way - E isen h ower ▁Express way . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Loop ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁" the ▁Loop ", ▁yet ▁" the ▁Loop " ▁has ▁multiple ▁mean ings . ▁The ▁Loop ▁is ▁a ▁community ▁area ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River , ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Road . ▁However , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁also