The south Loop includes Printers' Row, Dearborn Park and South Michigan Avenue south to Cermak, and stretches a few blocks west to the River and Canal Street, taking in the unique River City complex on the banks of the Chicago River.

The South Loop offers everything from raw to chic loft spaces, new construction town homes, and high rise apartments. Quite a few artists live and work here: the galleries and production studios along South Michigan and Wabash prove it. It's also the home of Columbia College; the School of the Art Institute is nearby to the north; and a main attraction at the south end is Chicago's Chinatown.