Originally Posted by pinks

Hmm, that is strange, do you know where in south loop they are? I would be curious to see if there are any changes in the crime statistics for the area. Printer's Row is so close to downtown (friends are 3 blocks south of the loop), that I just can't see it being significantly worse than downtown proper. They walk everywhere (as did we this passed few days), and haven't had incidents.

Granted, if you go further south or west in South Loop, it does become somewhat gritty.