3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁D anny ▁K . ▁Davis , ▁Democratic ▁( J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁present ) ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁Loop ▁area ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁transport ation ▁networks ▁present ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Public ▁transport ation ▁Pass enger ▁lines ▁reached ▁seven ▁Loop - area ▁stations ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁with ▁trans fers ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁business ▁for ▁tax i ▁drivers ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁Am tra k ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁trains ▁being ▁concentr ated ▁at ▁Chicago ▁Union ▁Station ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁Near ▁West ▁Side . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁street car ▁loop ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁the ▁elev ated ▁railway ▁loop ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁gave ▁the ▁area ▁its ▁name ▁and ▁c ement ed ▁its ▁domin ance ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁Met ra ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Station , ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chicago ▁terminal ▁of ▁the ▁Met ra ▁Electric ▁District ▁line ▁that ▁goes ▁to ▁University ▁Park , ▁and ▁La S alle ▁Street ▁Station , ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chicago ▁terminal ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁Island ▁District ▁line ▁bound ▁for ▁J ol iet , ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Loop . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁terminal s , ▁the ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁Street ▁station ▁and ▁Museum ▁Camp us / 1 1 th ▁Street ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Electric