2016 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 | LOOP ALLIANCE LETTER 4

ENHANCED SERVICES 6

PLANNING & ADVOCACY 8

PLACEMAKING & MANAGEMENT 10

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 12

MARKETING 14

MEMBERSHIP 16

SOURCES OF SUPPORT 20

ILLUMINATION GALA 22

LEADERSHIP 24

STAFF 27

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David Broz Chairman Dear Loop Stakeholders — Dear Loop in 2016. continued to accelerate and energy Loop investment in new the Loop saw a surge units, to residential restaurants From has once was strictly a nine-to-five workspace development. What of new urban hot spot. 2016 marked the opening transformed into an hotels and possibly most impressive bars, urban food halls, rooftop of the Chicago Riverwalk with its award-winning of all, the completion The Loop even played host to some of access. design and waterfront the NFL Draft, celebrations including largest the region’s celebration. Series World and the Chicago Cubs Loop Alliance continued its core Chicago Amid all of this energy, to downtown with its projects vitality even more mission and brought focused on enhancing the Our 2016 initiatives and programs. ideals and advancing our forward-thinking experience and street-level value in enhanced landscaping, Our stakeholders saw real programs. With the and well maintained infrastructure. safe and clean streets to able pedestrian counters, we were help of our new Springboard owners with weekly to property communicate the value of these efforts these counts we learned that block-by-block pedestrian counts. From each week, making our efforts over two million people visit State Street well worth the investment. we launched the Downtown ahead, With our eyes focused on what’s Over 400 attendees joined panels of urban Series. Futures technology and innovation thought leaders as they discussed new of downtowns. and its potential impact on the future huge strides in our efforts to transform public spaces. made We and the newly program, had its own outdoor seating Avenue Wabash Advisory Committee began implementing initiatives formed Wabash our median The Gateway, Report. Wabash outlined in our Transforming a received and Lake, between Wacker activation on State Street And our us to always be moving forward. that reminds new sculpture with crowds record-breaking popular alley activation series brought October. May through over 17,600 attendees from year for the , but we have even more It has been a great is committed In 2017, Chicago Loop Alliance planned for next year. visitors and the Loop experience for tourists, regional to improving enhanced planning and advocacy, aggressive workers. Through level, exciting placemaking initiatives and service delivery at the street membership value, we hope to continue to make the Loop increased place to live, work and play. a great thank you for the support you have of Directors, On behalf of our Board to working with you in look forward shown Chicago Loop Alliance. We the year ahead. Michael Edwards & CEO President

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CLEAN TEAM AMBASSADORS: STREET A WORLD-CLASS DESTINATION MAKING STATE for a welcoming environment Ambassadors created The Clean Team each day in 2016. Supplied the thousands of visitors to State Street trash cans, graffiti wipes and snow shovels, each of these with brooms, sidewalks and that State Street’s individuals made sure hard-working reputation. its world-class reflect infrastructure Now in its fourth year, the Street Team Ambassador program has Ambassador program Team the Street Now in its fourth year, and into the off the streets helped dozens of individuals transition of Acting as the “eyes and ears” service providers. of social care ambassadors monitored the Loop, the team of six highly-skilled seven days a week. While no day is 16 hours a day, State Street could be found doing ever the same, these social service experts and trust with those developing relationships everything from visitors find their way to experiencing homelessness to helping top attractions. the city’s BUILDING A STRONGER CITY TOGETHER to be a key part of the Building strategic partnerships continued relationships Ambassadors’ work in 2016. Leveraging Team Street businesses and the Chicago Police Department, with State Street panhandling and was able to curb aggressive Team the Street laws and regulations. keep key stakeholders up-to-date on current Ambassadors Team weekly business check-ins, the Street Through and acted as a with local merchants relationships strengthened for issues concerning State Street. resource STREET TEAM AMBASSADORS: CREATING A CITY FOR ALL A CITY FOR CREATING STREET TEAM AMBASSADORS:

ENHANCED SERVICES 6 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE Chicago Loop Alliance provides constant and continued to improvements the cleanliness, beautification, safety and maintenance of the Loop’s sidewalks streets, and common areas. CLA “THE ENERGY SHIFTS WHEN YOU ARRIVE ON STATE STREET AND THAT’S NOT BY ACCIDENT. FACTS CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE IS VERY PURPOSEFUL IN ITS EFFORTS. EACH SIGN, PLANTER AND 8,377 directions PROGRAM PLAYS A ROLE IN ENHANCING THE given to visitors STATE STREET EXPERIENCE AND MAKING THE 6,383 LOOP A THRIVING NEIGHBORHOOD.” interactions with those who — EILEEN LACARIO | Broadway In Chicago were panhandling 185 referrals connected the homeless with WORKING TOGETHER: CHICAGO LOOP AMBASSADORS needed services In October 2016, the Street Team and Clean Team Ambassador $95,000 approx. programs merged to bring even more value to Loop stakeholders. amount invested Utilizing new mobile technology, both teams expanded their reach by in State Street working together to monitor the cleanliness, safety and quality of life Repairs by issues on State Street. While each team will continue to focus on their SSA1-2015 unique responsibilities, they can now alert each other of situations Over 30,000 happening in real-time with GPS coordinates of their location and pounds of trash track blocks monitored. Wearing bright yellow and black shirts and were removed from jackets, the Chicago Loop Ambassadors’ new uniforms reflect their State Street in 2016 commitment to being an authoritative and professional resource for State Street.

BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS ON STATE STREET Nearly two million people visited State Street each week in 2016, making it one of the busiest streets in Chicago. With that many eyes and feet on the street, Chicago Loop Alliance made sure that each visitor had a clean, safe and beautiful experience. Utilizing funding from SSA1-2015, over 65,000 flowers were planted, 5,825 miles of sidewalks were cleaned and repaired and 144 festive wreaths adorned 72 lampposts for the holiday season.

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 PLANNING & ADVOCACY 8 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE Chicago Loop Alliance provides planning and review project and advocates for important Loop issues, the improving ability district’s to compete for investment, and for stakeholders to achieve their and property investment goals. “AS A PROPERTY OWNER ON STATE STREET FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WHAT I HAVE COME TO FIND MOST VALUABLE ABOUT THE CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE IS ITS ABILITY TO BE THE VOICE OF ITS STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE LEADERSHIP IS AT EVERY MEETING EXPRESSING OUR OBJECTIVES AND POSITIONS. CLA STAYS CURRENT ON MATTERS THAT AFFECT LOOP OWNERS AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.” — STAN NITZBERG | Mid-America Real Estate Corp.

IMPLEMENTING THE SSA1-2015 RECONSTITUTION In 2016, Chicago Loop Alliance implemented the reconstitution CLA of SSA1-2015 with the strong support of property owners and Alderman Brendan Reilly and Alderman Sophia King. The FACTS reconstitution reflects the changes that occurred over the last 20 years, such as the redevelopment of Block Thirty Seven, and the need for services to expand through properties that front both SSA1-2015 will State Street and Wabash Avenue. operate through 2030 THE VOICE OF THE LOOP 5 presentations Acting as the voice of the Loop, Chicago Loop Alliance has advocated by Chicago Loop for hundreds of projects in its 87-year history. As we learned this year Alliance at national from the Lucas Museum, not all projects will come to fruition. However, and international each new venture is explored in-depth by Chicago Loop Alliance’s conferences Planning and Advocacy Committee. In 2016, this team of 18 business 40 properties leaders wrote letters of support for several Loop projects including in SSA1-2015 stricter enforcement of food truck ordinances and the redevelopment of Pritzker Park.

CREATING A LOOP AESTHETIC Chicago Loop Alliance, in cooperation with the City of Chicago, has worked to put guidelines and ordinances in place to preserve the aesthetic appeal of the Loop for the benefit of all who live, work and play downtown. Each month, the Planning and Advocacy Committee welcomed local businesses to present signage and construction plans. Twelve new signage packages were presented and reviewed by the committee in 2016.

LOOP GAINS NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION The work of Chicago Loop Alliance continued to gain national and international attention. Michael Edwards, Chicago Loop Alliance President & CEO, presented at the International Downtown Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia and traveled to Corfu, Greece and , France to discuss Re-thinking the Public Space. Chicago Loop Alliance was awarded a Downtown Achievement Award Certificate of Merit by the International Downtown Association and an award for Best Ephemera by the Friends of Downtown for its successful ACTIVATE program.

20162016 ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT | 9 | 9 o TO STATE STREET — THE SOUNDTRACK TO STATE LIGHTSCAPE thanks to Lightscape, is ever-changing The soundtrack to State Street along State Street. a one-of-a-kind light and sound installation diversity and playlists celebrated Chicago’s In 2016, choreographed local musicians and community rich musical landscape with the help of The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky’s advocates. During the holiday season, Ballet’s with holiday cheer and celebrated The Joffrey filled the streets The Nutcracker. of Christopher Wheeldon’s world premiere THE GATEWAY median activation on State Chicago Loop Alliance’s The Gateway, continued to be a Drive and Lake Street, between Wacker Street Approximately popular gathering place for lunchtime crowds. restaurants, 50% of all Gateway users bought lunch at surrounding with estimated spending totaling $43,310 for the summer of 2016. visitors to the Loop, “Races” an abstract 500-pound steel Welcoming was installed on the northern Bobby Scribner, by created sculpture the need to represents The sculpture entrance of The Gateway. an important part of Chicago Loop be constantly moving forward, and the Loop. work for State Street Alliance’s LINGER LONGER IN THE LOOP attendee leaves the stop after the last ACTIVATE The night doesn’t cultural institutions bars and local restaurants, Twenty-six alley. the or after special discounts for attendees to use before provided discounts on cocktails to buy-one-get-one event. Deals ranged from to 3,000 With close newest restaurants. at the Loop’s entrées free spending an average of attendees at each event, and attendees boost in sales on $48.82, Loop businesses saw a significant nights. ACTIVATE CHICAGO’S IMMERSIVE ART EVENT IMMERSIVE ART CHICAGO’S participation audience Alliance took ACTIVATE In 2016, Chicago Loop int Each of the five senses was incorporated to a whole new level. new perspective to This not only brought a one-of-a-kind event. showcase sponsors the unique opportunity to attendees, but allowed Attendees also had the installation. their brand in an arts-related fashion. Strutting into each event through opportunity to be immersed encouraged to were feathers to furs, ACTIVATE-goers everything from codes for each event. be a part of the artwork with themed dress ACTIVATE EXPLORES PEOPLE AND PLACE EXPLORES PEOPLE ACTIVATE hottest event of the is the Loop’s ACTIVATE is out — The secret May through from attended six events 17,600 people summer! Over Witnessing everything unexpected places. most the Loop’s October in people from the events brought to an adult ball pit, a silent disco from and place to the Loop to experience art every Chicago neighborhood in a whole new way.

PLACEMAKING 10 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE & MANAGEMENT Chicago Loop Alliance improves the quality of the public realm by bringing a distinctive sense of place and sense strong of arrival into the Loop while enhancing economic development. 2016 “I’VE BEEN ACTIVATE INCREDIBLY DATES IMPRESSED BY

THE DYNAMIC 5.13.16 // TOUCH NATURE OF 8th Street Alley

ACTIVATE. THE 6.9.16 // HEAR MUSIC, FOOD Alley AND PEOPLE 7.14.16 // SMELL ARE A TRUE Hard Rock Alley MIXTURE 8.5.16 // SEE OF ALL THINGS Couch Place Alley THAT MAKE 9.15.16 // TASTE CHICAGO GREAT.” Cow Path Alley — CHARLES SMITH 10.13.16 // CELEBRATE CannonDesign Sullivan Center Alley

CLA FACTS

96% of ACTIVATE attendees indicated they would return in 2017 17,631 ACTIVATE RSVPS in 2016

8,662 visitors to The Gateway in the summer of 2016

ACTIVATE attendees contributed an estimated $860,745 in economic impact to Loop businesses this year, twice the amount compared to last year

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN FUTURES SERIES In 2016, thought leaders in big data, transportation, technology and urban planning came together to discuss the ever-evolving downtown experience at the Downtown Futures Series. Discussing topics ranging from driverless cars to urban art projects, the series brought new perspective to over 400 attendees — challenging them to start thinking about the future of Chicago.

TRANSFORMING WABASH AVENUE The Wabash Advisory Council was formed in 2016 and met monthly to discuss and implement projects concerning the revitalization of Wabash Avenue. Utilizing Chicago Loop Alliance’s Transforming Wabash Report, the team of 32 business leaders discussed projects to increase the street’s economic viability.

WABASH AVENUE OUTDOOR DINING The Wabash Advisory Council investigated ways to accelerate outdoor dining on Wabash. Utilizing CLA’s City Seats program, the council experimented with pop-up tables and chairs to prove market demand. Thoughtful design, decreased cost of equipment and an easier permitting process identified as key strategies.

Chicago Loop Alliance facilitates the development of a vibrant Loop by supporting increased public and private investment in retail, office, tourism and residential development.

12 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE SPRINGBOARD PEDESTRIAN COUNTERS Springboard, Chicago Loop Alliance’s pedestrian and vehicular CLA counting technology, continued to provide important data on State Street traffic. In 2016, there was an average of 1.8 million pedestrians FACTS on State Street each week. To help State Street businesses and SSA1-2015 property owners better understand their investment, weekly reports outlining pedestrian and vehicular traffic were 2.6 billion distributed. Data includes total number of pedestrians and in new public and vehicles on State Street per week, week-over-week comparisons private investment and individual store-front counts important to retailers and in the Loop since property owners. June 2013

11 projects LOOP INVESTMENT MAP proposed by Chicago Loop Alliance produced its first Investment Map in 2016. the Wabash Advisory Council An economic development tool designed to track public and private investment in the Loop, the Investment Map provides a reliable total 460 attendees investment number to demonstrate the growing economic development to the 2016 momentum in the Loop since June 2013. Downtown Futures Series 93,600,000 visitors to State “THE TRANSFORMING WABASH INITIATIVE IS A Street counted by Springboard PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW AN ORGANIZATION in 2016 CAN LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF A COMMUNITY AND SPEARHEAD AN EFFORT THAT HAS A HUGE IMPACT.” — MARTIN STERN | CBRE

DOWNTOWN FUTURES SERIES

BIG DATA. BIG CITY. | 4.14.16 | COLUMBIA COLLEGE

CHICAGO'S AUTONOMOUS FUTURE | 6.15.16 | 1871

EXPERIENTIAL CITY | 9.15.16 | 1871

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Block Thirty Seven | Co-Chair of Chicago Loop Alliance Marketing Committee Co-Chair of Chicago Loop Alliance Marketing AARON GADIEL THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE CHICAGO THE CHICAGO TIME FOR AN EXCITING THIS IS THE NEXT LOOP ALLIANCE AS THEY TAKE STEP —  IN EXPANDING THEIR MARKETING EFFORTS. MARKETING EFFORTS. THEIR IN EXPANDING THE TO MARKETING WE LOOK FORWARD CHICAGO LOOP AS A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION THE LOOP AND HIGHLIGHTING EVERYTHING HAS TO OFFER.” “

MARKETING 14 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE REIMAGINING MARKETING Chicago Loop Alliance reimagined its marketing efforts with the CLA support of consulting firm KPV Group. Through three months of extensive research, the firm presented a consumer-facing strategy FACTS that redefined the organization’s target markets and created a “place-based” approach to keep tourists, regional visitors and workers in the Loop to experience all it has to offer. This process included Over 165 million an in-depth look at the Chicago Loop Alliance brand and narrative, print, broadcast implemented a refreshed logo and made recommendations to improve and online media the usability of LoopChicago.com. impressions were secured for KPV Group assisted the Membership Department with the creation CLA initiatives and of a 2017 Membership Development Plan. Using data collected in programing 2016, the Development Plan offers recommendations for recruitment, 335,321 total retention and management. KPV also identified potential growth areas social media for 2017 including a stronger focus on corporate partnerships. reach generated from the #UnwrapTheLoop SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING holiday campaign Acting as the voice of the Loop, Chicago Loop Alliance continued to grow its presence on social media. Utilizing video and photography, 32% increase the Chicago Loop’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts kept in Facebook followers followers informed and introduced new audiences to the organization’s 23% increase brand. Targeted social media campaigns were developed to strengthen in Twitter followers and amplify traditional public relations initiatives throughout the year. During the holiday season, Chicago Loop Alliance launched the 76% increase Unwrap The Loop Video Series, which provided a behind-the-scenes in Instagram followers look at the Loop’s iconic holiday destinations. The series received more than 30,000 views over the 2016 holiday season!

PUBLIC RELATIONS Earned media placements emphasized the value Chicago Loop Alliance drives to Loop constituents, with features across major print and broadcast outlets on initiatives including the Springboard counting system, Downtown Futures Series and Chicago Loop Ambassadors. The Silverman Group continued to position Chicago Loop Alliance as a leader in downtown management, and a feature in School Construction News cited the organization’s inventive placemaking, Loop Ambassadors and partnerships with other organizations as key factors positively impacting urban campus safety in the Loop.

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Cushing | JOSETTE O’NEIL THANKS TO CLA FOR A GREAT CLIENT CLIENT A GREAT TO CLA FOR THANKS WITH WHIMSICAL CANDY! RELATIONSHIP A LOOPEDIN NETWORKING AT AND I MET CHRIS WE’VE PROVIDED GRAPHICS SINCE 2012, EVENT. ON FLOORS, AND OUT, INSIDE AND SIGNAGE, TO AND MORE — NOT CEILINGS WALLS, MENTION, I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE BEST TASTED!” CARAMELS I’VE EVER Chicago Loop Alliance is a member-based business organization that that organization business Chicago Loop Alliance is a member-based the Loop. most dynamic mixed-use district, Chicago’s represents authentic downtown and act as a catalyst for Chicago’s represent We not only for the Loop, but for the businesses and individuals — growth is a community of stakeholders united who call it home. The result a vibrant global business center under a common vision of the Loop as world-class destination. and recognized in the Membership Chicago Loop Alliance saw several successes than 53 new members equating to more secured Department. We Networking hosted five LoopedIn We over $28,000 in new revenue. than in 2015), attracting nearly 600 members and Events (one more Loop. the throughout showcasing unique venues and restaurants opportunity for members, as a networking ACTIVATE utilized We and complimentary cocktails. setting up a Member Lounge with seating —  “

MEMBERSHIP 16 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE CLA 2016 MEMBERSHIP EVENTS FACTS LoopedIn Networking Event 1.14.16 The Berghoff Restaurant Annual Meeting 3.10.16 Palmer House Hilton 53 new LoopedIn Networking Event 3.30.16 Club members Downtown Futures Series — in 2016, which is 4.14.16 Columbia College Chicago Big Data. Big City. up 66% from 2015

LoopedIn Networking Event 6.7.16 AIRE at Hyatt Centric 92 members were featured in Downtown Futures Series — 6.15.16 1871 Member Spotlight, Chicago’s Autonomous Future a bi-monthly email distributed to LoopedIn Networking Event 8.10.16 Marquee at Block 37 CLA members Downtown Futures Series — 9.14.16 1871 270 total Experiential City members Illumination 2016: Renaissance Chicago 10.21.16 12th Annual Gala Downtown Hotel 570 members attended LoopedIn LoopedIn Networking Event 12.7.16 Macy’s on State Street Networking Events

2.6% MEMBER DEMOGRAPHICS 3%

Cultural Attractions

Retail 12.4%

Hotels

Restaurants & Bars 26.4% 6.7%

Real Estate & Development

Media & Marketing 9.8%

Banking & Financial

Individual Members 6.7% 14.3% Education 10.9% Services

Strategic Partners 4.9% 1.8%

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Chicago Design Museum Chicago Design Association Chicago Festival Chicago International Film Festival Dentistry Chicago Loop Chicago Loop Synagogue Chicago Magazine Chicago Police Department, 1st District Central Chicago Public Library Chicago School of The Psychology, Professional Chicago Sun Times Media The Chicago Theatre, Chicago Title Insurance Services Commercial & Double Chicago Trolley Decker Co. Symphony Chicago Youth Orchestras Chicago Zoological Society — Zoo Brookfield Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Chick-fil-A State and Lake Choose Chicago Christkindlmarket Chicago — German American Services, Inc. & Company Christy Webber CIRCLE Foundation — Innovations High School City Winery CNA Coalition: Energy Columbia College Chicago ComEd Preferred Concierge Construction Service Associates Corner Bakery Café Corrigan, Kim Bannerville USA Bannerville LLC Group, Baum Realty Beef’n Brandy Restaurant Below and the Bar Benjamin Marshall The Society, Catering and Berghoff Restaurant Group Herman Berghoff, — Chicago Big Bus Tours Blick Art Materials Block Thirty Seven Bottle & Bottega Bottom Line Yoga Landscape BrightView Services British International School of Chicago South Loop In Chicago Broadway Buckingham Athletic Club and Hotel, The BURG Translations CA Ventures Campbell, Keith Cannon Design CAS Music Group/ Mode Events Inc. CBRE Group, Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Athletic Association Hotel Chicago Community The Trust, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Chicago Department of Planning and Development Chicago Department of and Sanitation Streets Chicago Department of Transportation 5 N. Wabash 5 N. Wabash Association Condominium LLC 12 North Venture, 25 East Washington Associates 200 S. Michigan, LLC Apartments 215 West Inc. ABC7/WLS Television, Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours AceBounce Adler University Alderman Brandan Reilly, 42nd Ward Alderman Danny Solis, 25th Ward Alderman Sophia King, 4th Ward A Kimpton Hotel Allegro, Allied Live American Heart Association Anvan Midwest Realty Management Co., Inc. Lab Apprentice ARCpoint Labs of Chicago Loop Americas Arena University Argosy Arnold, Ron , The ASI Signage Solutions Atrium Mall Chicago Audience Architects of Auditorium Theatre Audrain, Cal LLC Young, Avison Balance Spa and Fitness at the Palmer House Inc. Balanced Environments, Balani Custom Clothiers Ballet Chicago

2016 MEMBERS 18 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE Crain’s Chicago Business Hostelling International — MediaScience Rush Hour Concerts Cushing Chicago Merz Apothecary Safer Foundation Cushman & Wakefield Hotel Burnham Chicago Metropolis Condominium Satler, Gail Daily Herald Media Group Hubbard Street Dance Association School of the Art Institute Chicago of Chicago DePaul University Metropolitan Planning Council Hyatt Centric — Metropolitan Properties of Shoreline Sightseeing DesignLab Chicago The Loop Chicago Chicago, LLC Silverman Group, Inc., The Doakes, Andrea IIT Institute of Design Mid-America Real Siren Betty Design Downtown Apartment Hotel & Lodging Estate Corp. Company Skydeck Chicago Association Living, Inc. Earles Architects and Solomon Cordwell Buenz Illinois Restaurant Association Minor, Brent Associates, Inc. SourceOne Credit Union Illinois State Representative, Monroe Building, The Elkin, Norman 5th District SP Plus Corporation Moody Nolan, Inc. Ensemble Español Spanish Impact Networking Special Olympics Chicago Dance Theater Music of the Baroque Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea Springboard Research Ltd Enwave Chicago Nando’s Peri-Peri Interior Investments, LLC Staver Law Group, P.C. Equinox Near South Planning Board InterPark Stone Real Estate Corp. Event Creative Neathery, Derek Intersection Target Exchequer Restaurant Newcastle Limited LLC Italian Village Restaurants Tesori Trattoria & Bar and Pub Noonan, William J.C. Anderson, Inc. theWit Hotel EXPO Chicago Oak Street Design Joffrey Ballet, The Tolpin & Partners, PC Fast Sandwich LLC — Okrent Kisiel Associates, Inc. Jimmy John’s John Buck Company, The Toni Patisserie and Café Olio City Fine Arts Building Studios John D. and Catherine T. Torrid MacArthur Foundation, The O’Meara Law LLC First United Methodist Church Transwestern John Hancock Real Estate Palmer House Fisher, Christine Turner Construction John Marshall Law School Peach & Green Fogo de Chao Twenty North State Perkins + Will Fox’s Designer Off-Price Jordan’s Food of Distinction Condominium Association Perrella, April Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Joseph Freed & Union League Club Associates LLC Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria of Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center JW Marriott Chicago Hotel Pianoforte Foundation University Club of Chicago Gensler Design Kamden Strategy Group Planet Interactive University of Phoenix Goethe-Institut Chicago Katten Muchin PNC Bank — Monroe Urban Real Estate GlenStar Asset Management Rosenman LLP and Dearborn VCP Printing, Mailing, Goddess and the Baker Kehoe Designs Waterton Signage Good Stuff Eatery KEY — This Week In Chicago Residential Community Vennequity LLC Goodcity Chicago NFP Kimpton Gray Hotel Pressure Washing Systems Verifone Media Goodman Theatre, The Ladies & Gentlemen Pritzker Military Museum VERO Design & Build Salon Spa Grady, Darren P. & Library Village Green Companies League of Chicago Theatres Music Festival PrivateBank, The in Millennium Park Levy Restaurants at Lincoln Protein Bar/Thrive360 Eatery Volante Systems Gravy Train Video Productions Park Zoo RAM Racing Walgreens Hable, Joseph LondonHouse Chicago Reach Mail Inc. Where Magazine/Morris Halal Guys, The Lowitz and Sons Red Bull Visitors Publications Hampton Inn — Chicago Luke’s Lobster Related Midwest Whimsical Candy Kitchen Downtown/N. Loop/ Lyft Michigan Ave. Renaissance Chicago & Store Lyric Opera of Chicago Downtown Hotel Hampton Inn Majestic Wigle, K.C. Macy’s Residences at The Joffrey Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Willow Chicago Association Tower Condominium Harold Washington College Association, The Windy City Limousine MakeOffices & Bus Worldwide Healy, Lori Riot Creative Imaging Marc Realty Wintrust Bank Chicago Heritage at Millennium Park RKF Condominium Association, The Marquee at Workspring Block Thirty Seven Ronald McDonald House Heritage Shops at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Max’s Take Out Rosebud Prime Millennium Park Young Professionals Rosebud Theatre District Hilton Chicago McGuire Engineers of Chicago Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers Hines Interests, L.P. McMains, Michael Zipcar

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 19 2016 SOURCES OF SUPPORT 20 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE LOOPEDIN 2016 DOWNTOWN FUTURES SERIES IN KIND $1,500 LEVEL IN KIND AIRE at Hyatt Centric Hyatt Centric the Loop WSP Parsons Columbia College Chicago Brinckerhoff Atwood Chicago Blue Plate Catering Wintrust Bank The Berghoff Macy’s Corner Bakery

The Buckingham Club Marquee at Block Protein Bar Thirty Seven

2016 CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING IN KIND $1,000 LEVEL $500 LEVEL TABLE PURCHASER | $500 PSAV ABC7/WLS Television, Inc. J.C. Anderson, Inc. Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University $2,000 LEVEL Broadway In Chicago Mode Events DePaul University Cannon Design ComEd J&J Arnaco— Gensler Design The Monroe Building Chicago Zoological John Hancock Real Estate Society — Brookfield Zoo Related Midwest Mid-America Real Estate InterPark Corporation The Joffrey Ballet The PrivateBank Robert Morris University School of the Art Institute Vennequity

Walgreens

CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE FOUNDATION’S 12TH ANNUAL ILLUMINATION GALA PRESENTING SPONSOR VIP TABLE PURCHASERS Chicago Trolley & Macy’s $30,000 $5,500 Double Decker Co. Pressure Washing InterPark LLC Michael Edwards Family Systems Chicago Zoological DePaul University Society — Brookfield Zoo Mid-America Real COCKTAIL RECEPTION Estate Group SPONSOR | $10,000 McGuire Engineers Choose Chicago BrightView Landscaping Renaissance Chicago Metropolitan Properties ComEd DESSERT RECEPTION Downtown Hotel SPONSOR | $7,500 theWit Goodman Theatre The PrivateBank Gensler Design TABLE PURCHASERS Hard Surface VIP AFTER PARTY $3,750 Finishers, Inc. Related Midwest SPONSOR | $7,500 ABC7/WLS Television, Inc. Hilton Chicago/Palmer School of The Art Institute Streetplus Adler University House Hilton Walgreens PROGRAM SPONSOR Hotel Burnham $3,500 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Where Magazine Downtown Apartment Interior Investments ADDITIONAL SUPPORT Company Broadway In Chicago J&J Arnaco— Columbia College | $2,500 Big Bus Tours Chicago The Monroe Building The Van Dam Charitable | Cannon Design Katten Muchin Foundation $3,900 Rosenman LLP

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 21 ILLUMINATION GALA 22 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE Presented by Pressure Washing Systems, the Twelfth than 400 supporters for a celebration that honored Annual Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation Gala took Melvin L. Katten with the Illumination Award for his place on October 21, 2016 at the Renaissance Chicago commitment to the Loop. Downtown Hotel. The Illumination Gala gathered more

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES FOR SPONSORING ILLUMINATION GALA

PRESENTING COCKTAIL RECEPTION DESSERT SPONSOR VIP AFTER PARTY PROGRAM SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR

VIP TABLE PATRONS

TABLE PATRONS ABC7/WLS Television, Inc. Chicago Zoological Interior Investments Related Midwest Society — Brookfield Zoo Adler University J&J Arnaco — Renaissance Chicago Choose Chicago The Monroe Building Downtown Hotel Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University ComEd Katten Muchin School of the Art Institute Rosenman LLP of Chicago (SAIC) Big Bus Tours Chicago Goodman Theatre Macy’s Walgreens Broadway In Chicago Hard Surface Finishers, Inc. Michael Edwards Family Cannon Design Hilton Chicago/ Palmer House Mid-America Real Estate Chicago Trolley & Double Group Decker Co. Hotel Burnham The PrivateBank

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 23 MARKETING Gadiel Aaron Regional Director Marketing & Strategic Alliances Block Thirty Seven Colleen Flanigan Chief Marketing Officer of Auditorium Theatre Roosevelt University MEMBERSHIP Paul J. Rades J&J Arnaco LLC Manager Property Building The Monroe Rebekah Scheinfeld Commissioner Chicago Department of Transportation Charles Williams Commissioner Chicago Department of Sanitation & Streets Jennifer R. Williams President Vice Macy’s Mark Davids General Manager Hines Paul Fitzpatrick Principal 11 East Partners Scott David Greenberg President ECD Company David Reifman Commissioner Chicago Department of Planning & Development PLACEMAKING AND MANAGEMENT Fourcher Teresa Associate Buenz Solomon Cordwell Charles Smith Principal Cannon Design CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRS CHICAGO FINANCE James Turner Managing Director The PrivateBank PLANNING & ADVOCACY John Vance President Vice Stone Real Estate Corp. Anne Voshel Principal Consultants/ AVA Realty Marc Chair |

Secretary Chairman | Treasurer |

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Gensler Design Green Judie Moore Vice Chairman of Auditorium Theatre Roosevelt University James Turner Treasurer The PrivateBank Fran Casey President & General President Manager ABC7 Chicago Cameron Greg Secretary Executive Director Ballet The Joffrey Dean Lane Depaul University General Manager Palmer House Hilton Principal Consultants/ AVA Realty Marc John Idler CHICAGO LOOP CHICAGO ALLIANCE OFFICERS David Broz STATE STREET COMMISSION STREET STATE Anne Voshel

LEADERSHIP 24 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Adams Jean de St. Aubin* Ryan Kingston Chad Richman John Hancock Real Estate Gene Siskel Film Center theWit Hotel McDonald Hopkins LLC

Ron Arnold James Doria* Eileen LaCario* Roche Schulfer Honorary Board InterPark Broadway In Chicago The Goodman Theatre

Cal Audrain Norman Elkin Edward Lumpkin Andrea Schwartz* Honorary Board Honorary Board Walgreens Macyʼs

Herman Berghoff Andrew Finn George Miller Tonya Scott* Honorary Board Palmer House Hilton 5 N. Wabash Hotel Burnham Chicago Chicago Condominium Association David Brooks Mark Shouger* McGuire Engineers Thomas Fraerman Brent Minor Ronald McDonald House 11 East Partners LLC Honorary Board David Broz* Charles Smith* Gensler Design Rich Gamble* Charles Nash Cannon Design Chicago Zoological Concord Real Estate William Burfeind Society — Martin Stern* J.C. Anderson, Inc. Brookfield Zoo Stanley Nitzberg* CBRE Group, Inc. Mid-America Real Pamella Capitanini Matthew Gowan Estate Corp. Elissa Tenny Italian Village Restaurants PNC Bank — School of the Monroe & Dearborn William Noonan Art Institute of Chicago Vincent Carroll Peach and Green Laura Graves Michelle Stromberg Ann Thompson ABC7/WLS Ohlhaber Related Midwest Fran Casey* Television, Inc. Fight to Feed DePaul University James Turner Judie Moore Green* Lynn Osmond The PrivateBank Richard Cooke Auditorium Theatre Chicago Architecture Block Thirty Seven of Roosevelt University Foundation John Vance Stone Real Estate Corp. Kim Corrigan Lori Healey Janette Outlaw Renaissance Blackstone Honorary Board Interior Investments, LLC Gary Warfel* Chicago Vennequity LLC Mel Katten Angel Perez Raymond Crossman Katten Muchin ComEd John Wells Adler University Rosenman LLP Hilton Chicago Paul Rades* Louis D'Angelo* Mark Kelly The Monroe Building Metropolitan Properties Columbia College Chicago of Chicago, LLC *Executive Committee

2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 25 STAFF 26 | CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE ADMINISTRATION Michael M. Edwards Tristan Hummel President & CEO Creative Director Laura Jones Brittany Tepper Associate Director Marketing Manager

Abel Rodriguez Sarah Morse Finance & Operations Membership Relations Director & Event Manager

STREET TEAM AMBASSADORS Edmund Garcia Jonathan Boyden Manager Octavion Thomas Terence Shelton Team Leader Marvin Hines Joshua Feliciano Relief Team Leader

CLEAN TEAM AMBASSADORS Alphonso Furlan Lorena Hawkins

Alfonso Redditt Jonathan Nance

Maxine Jolly Joseph Figgs

2016 INTERNS Meredith Allesee Meaghan O’Connor

Lydia Collins Meghan Randolph

Daniel Loomans Lauren Travers

Kaitlin Obermeyer Margaret Urso Chicago Loop Alliance & Special Service Area 1-2015 2016 Financials Revenue Budget Actual SSA Funding $ 2,390,959 $ 2,399,859 Membership Dues $ 187,000 $ 163,975 Sponsorships (unrestricted) $ 120,000 $ 150,710 Administrative/Management Fees $ 75,000 $ 56,323 Community Networking Events $ 48,000 $ 9,943 Interest Income $ - $ 31 Total Revenue $ 2,820,959 $ 2,780,840

Expenses General & Administration $ 988,232 $ 891,830 Customer Attractions $ 426,000 $ 386,697 Public Way Aesthetics $ 944,227 $ 857,820 Economic / Business Development $ 114,500 $ 65,009 Public Safety Programs $ 348,000 $ 334,069 Total Expenses $ 2,820,959 $ 2,535,425

Total CLA Net Gain for 2016 $ - $ 70,104 Total SSA 1-2015 Carry Over $ - $ 175,311

Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation 2016 Financials Revenue Budget Actual Gala $ 240,000 $ 213,200 Placemaking Sponsorship (Unrestricted) $ 145,000 $ 143,127 Other Fundraising Events $ - $ 64,360 Annual Meeting $ 21,000 $ 28,190 Other Income $ - $ 1,506 Total Revenue $ 406,000 $ 450,383

Expenses Placemaking Expenses $ 155,000 $ 143,653 Gala Expenses $ 130,000 $ 161,111 General & Administration $ 93,000 $ 71,161 Annual Meeting Expenses $ 21,000 $ 38,350 Other Event Expenses $ - $ 34,662 Studies $ 7,000 $ - Total Expenses $ 406,000 $ 448,938 Total Net Gain for 2016 $ - $ 1,445

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