Editing Chicago Loop (section)

==Government==
The Loop is the seat of Chicago's city government. It is also the government seat of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] and houses an office for the [[governor of Illinois]].  The city and county governments are situated in the same [[Chicago City Hall|century-old building]]. Across the street, the [[Richard J. Daley Center]] accommodates a [[Chicago Picasso|sculpture by Pablo Picasso]] and the state law courts. Given its proximity to government offices, the center's plaza serves as a kind of town square for celebrations, protests, and other events.

The Loop is in [[South Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois|South Chicago Township]] within Cook County.<ref name="Kensington"/> Townships in Chicago were abolished for governmental purposes in 1902<ref name="Civic Federation">{{cite web |title=Cook County Township Government FAQ Part 1 |url=https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-township-government-faq-part-1 |date=April 14, 2010 |website=The Civic Federation |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020025410/https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-township-government-faq-part-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> but are still used for property assessment.<ref name="Kensington">{{cite web |title=What Cook County Township Am I In? |url=https://www.kensington-research.com/cook-county-chicago-property-tax-appeal-service/determine-cook-county-township/ |website=Kensington Research |publisher=Kensington Research and Recovery |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020025358/https://www.kensington-research.com/cook-county-chicago-property-tax-appeal-service/determine-cook-county-township/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The nearby [[James R. Thompson Center]] is the city headquarters for state government, with an office for the Governor. Many state agencies have offices here, including the [[Illinois State Board of Education]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.isbe.state.il.us/|title= Home page|publisher= [[Illinois State Board of Education]]|access-date= March 23, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140209093725/http://www.isbe.state.il.us/|archive-date= February 9, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

A few blocks away is the [[Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse]], housing federal law courts and other federal government offices. It is the seat of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]. The [[Kluczynski Federal Building]] is across the street. The [[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago]] is located on [[LaSalle Street]] in the heart of the financial district. The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Loop Station Post Office at 211 South Clark Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/727?p=1&s=IL&service_name=post_office&z=Chicago|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718022827/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/727?p=1&s=IL&service_name=post_office&z=Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=Post Office Location – LOOP|website=[[United States Postal Service]] |access-date=April 11, 2009}}</ref>

===Fire Department===
The [[Chicago Fire Department]] operates three fire stations in the Loop District:
*Engine Company 1, Aerial Tower Company 1, Ambulance 41 – 419 S. Wells St. – South Loop
*Engine Company 5, Truck Company 2, Special Operations Battalion Chief 5-1-5, Collapse Unit 5-2-1 – 324 S. Des Plaines St. – West Loop/Near West Side
*Engine Company 13, Truck Company 6, Ambulance 74, Battalion Chief 1, Marine and Dive Operations: Training Officer 6-8-5, District Chief: Marine and Dive Operations 6-8-6, SCUBA Team 6-8-7 – 259 N. Columbus Dr. – East Loop/Near East Side

===Diplomatic missions===
Several countries maintain consulates in the Loop. They include [[Diplomatic missions of Argentina|Argentina]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congenargentinany.com/New%20Folder/argentine%20consulate%20usa.html |title=Argentine Consulates in the United States |publisher=[[Diplomatic missions of Argentina|Consulate-General of Argentina in New York]]|access-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723194241/http://www.congenargentinany.com/New%20Folder/argentine%20consulate%20usa.html |archive-date=July 23, 2008 }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Australia|Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/usch.html|title= Australian Consulate-General in Chicago, United States of America|publisher= [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090101025756/http://www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/usch.html|archive-date= January 1, 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Canada|Canada]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/chicago/contact-contactez.aspx?lang=eng|title= Contact Us|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Canada|Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090404115719/http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/chicago/contact-contactez.aspx?lang=eng|archive-date= April 4, 2009|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica|Costa Rica]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/ |title=Consulates in the United States |publisher=[[Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica|Embassy of Costa Rica Washington, DC]]|access-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123065708/http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/ |archive-date=January 23, 2009 }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic|the Czech Republic]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mzv.eu/wwwo/default.asp?ido=17318&idj=2&amb=155&ParentIDO=|title= Czech criminal history record|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic|Consulate-General of the Czech Republic in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Ecuador|Ecuador]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ecuador.org/consulates.htm|title= Other Consulates in the USA|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Ecuador|Consulate-General of Ecuador in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090205172912/http://www.ecuador.org/consulates.htm|archive-date= February 5, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of El Salvador|El Salvador]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica|title= Norte América|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of El Salvador|Consulate-General of El Salvador in Miami]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090125234902/http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica|archive-date= January 25, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of France|France]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article353|title= Address and Hours of operation|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of France|Consulate-General of France in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-date= April 19, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150419042757/http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article353|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Guatemala|Guatemala]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.consulguatechicago.org/|title= Home page|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Guatemala|Consulate-General of Guatemala in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090204205430/http://www.consulguatechicago.org/|archive-date= February 4, 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Haiti|Haiti]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.haitianconsulate.org/|title= Welcome to the Consulate General of the Republic of Haiti in Chicago|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Haiti|Consulate-General of Haiti in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090125135218/http://haitianconsulate.org/|archive-date= January 25, 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Hungary|Hungary]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.mfa.gov.hu/eng|title=Consulate General of Hungary Chicago|website=Consulate General of Hungary Chicago|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093740/https://chicago.mfa.gov.hu/eng|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Indonesia|Indonesia]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indonesiachicago.org/|title= Home page|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Indonesia|Consulate-General of Indonesia in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-date= January 25, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045649/http://indonesiachicago.org/|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Israel|Israel]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://chicago.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/document.asp?SubjectID=1040&MissionID=71&LanguageID=0&StatusID=0&DocumentID=-1|title= General info: Mission Location|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Israel|Consulate-General of Israel in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Macedonia|the Republic of Macedonia]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=315|title= Diplomatic missions|language= mk|publisher= [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Macedonia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia]]|access-date= May 2, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110930043006/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=315|archive-date= September 30, 2011|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands|the Netherlands]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgchicago.org/homepage.asp |title=Home page |publisher=[[Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands|Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Chicago]] |access-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129172708/http://www.cgchicago.org/homepage.asp |archive-date=January 29, 2009 }}</ref> [[Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.|Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cgpkchicago.org/ |title=Consulate General of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Chicago USA |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093752/https://cgpkchicago.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Peru|Peru]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consuladoperu.com/archivos/jurisdicciones.htm |title=Jurisdicciones Consulares en USA |publisher=[[Diplomatic missions of Peru|Consulate-General of Peru in Chicago]]|access-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222012804/http://www.consuladoperu.com/archivos/jurisdicciones.htm |archive-date=December 22, 2008 }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of the Philippines|the Philippines]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chicagopcg.com/contact.html|title= Contact Us|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of the Philippines|Consulate-General of the Philippines in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-date= February 9, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090209004952/http://www.chicagopcg.com/contact.html|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of South Africa|South Africa]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/othermissions.htm|title= Other Missions|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of South Africa|Consulate-General of South Africa in New York]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090420041435/http://www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/othermissions.htm|archive-date= April 20, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Turkey|Turkey]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/ContactInfo.aspx|title= Contact|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Turkey|Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C.]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-date= February 7, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090207163504/http://www.washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr/ContactInfo.aspx|url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Diplomatic missions of Venezuela|Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://embavenez-us.org/_chicago/|title= Home page|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Venezuela|Consulate-General of Venezuela in Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122213207/http://embavenez-us.org/_chicago/|archive-date= January 22, 2009|url-status= usurped}}</ref> In addition, the [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office|Taipei Economic and Cultural Office]] [[Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China|of the Republic of China]] is in the Loop.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/CHI/mp.asp?mp=27|title= Home|publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China|Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Chicago]]|access-date= January 31, 2009|archive-date= January 2, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100102175453/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/CHI/mp.asp?mp=27|url-status= live}}</ref>