Crain’s Chicago Business: These Institutions Already Deliver What Public Banks Only Promise February 3, 2026

In a paywalled opinion piece published by Crain’s Chicago Business, IFF CEO Kirby Burkholder and the leaders of seven other leading community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in Illinois argue that public investments in CDFIs are a far more efficient way to advance economic opportunity in Chicago than the creation of a public bank.

Read the Op-Ed