▁The ▁city ▁and ▁county ▁govern ments ▁are ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁century - old ▁building . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁street , ▁the ▁Richard ▁J . ▁D ale y ▁Center ▁accommod ates ▁a ▁famous ▁Pic asso ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁law ▁courts . ▁ ▁Given ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁government ▁offices , ▁the ▁Center ' s ▁pla za ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁town ▁square ▁for ▁celebr ations , ▁protest s ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁Loop ▁is ▁in ▁South ▁Township ▁within ▁Cook ▁County . ▁Town ships ▁in ▁Chicago ▁were ▁abol ished ▁for ▁government al ▁purposes ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁but ▁are ▁still ▁used ▁for ▁property ▁assess ment . ▁ ▁The ▁nearby ▁James ▁R . ▁Thompson ▁Center ▁is ▁the ▁city ▁headquarters ▁for ▁state ▁government , ▁with ▁an ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁Governor . ▁ ▁Many ▁state ▁ag encies ▁have ▁offices ▁here , ▁including ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁blocks ▁away ▁is ▁the ▁Ever ett ▁McK in ley ▁Dir ks en ▁United ▁States ▁Cour th ouse ▁housing ▁federal ▁law ▁courts ▁and ▁other ▁federal ▁government ▁offices . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Circ uit . ▁The ▁Kl uc z yn ski ▁Federal ▁Building ▁is ▁across ▁the ▁street . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁Chicago ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁La S alle ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁district . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Loop ▁Station ▁Post ▁Office ▁at