Running Tour of Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now with Connie Fairbanks

Join Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced, four-mile running tour through one of Chicago’s most visited—and most changed—neighborhoods: West Loop. Inspired by Connie Fairbank’s Chicago’s West Loop: Then and Now, you’ll run a route highlighting the history and culture of the neighborhood while learning about its rebirth that’s been four decades in the making. You’ll learn all sorts of interesting tidbits, from the important people that call the area home to the many garment and food factories that were established in the West Loop.