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- February 03, 2026
Crain’s Chicago Business: These Institutions Already Deliver What Public Banks Only Promise
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- February 02, 2026
Block Club Chicago: Historic Roseland Church, Once on Verge of Demolition, to Become Black-Women-Led Medical Center
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- January 16, 2026
Press Release: IFF Receives $85 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund
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- January 01, 2026
December 2025 Loan Round-up
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- December 15, 2025
Reflecting on a Career Spent Strengthening Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve: Q&A with IFF CEO Joe Neri
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- December 01, 2025
November 2025 Loan Round-up
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- November 22, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times: Green Era’s Food Waste Processor Creates Compost and Renewable Energy in Auburn Gresham
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- November 19, 2025
Three IFF-Sponsored Projects Awarded Grant Funding Through FHLBank Chicago’s Affordable Housing Program
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- November 01, 2025
October 2025 Loan Round-up
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- October 30, 2025
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago: FHLBank Chicago Awards $5.9 Million for Developer Program to Empower Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing
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- October 27, 2025
Crain’s Chicago Business: Development in Chicago Still Looks Lopsided. Can the City Even It Out?
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- October 23, 2025
IFF CEO Joe Neri Honored with Opportunity Finance Network’s 2025 Executive Leadership Award
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- October 14, 2025
Crain’s Chicago Business: 95th Street’s Long-Awaited Revival May Finally Be Underway
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- October 01, 2025
September 2025 Loan Round-up
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- September 05, 2025
Party in the Garden: Celebrating the Close-out of the Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Initiative
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- September 01, 2025
August 2025 Loan Round-up
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- August 27, 2025
From Vacant to Vibrant: A Revitalized Community Asset Sets the Stage for Austin’s Next Chapter
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- August 27, 2025
With Real Estate Support from IFF, Chicago Makes a Transformational Investment in the City’s Shelter System
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- August 27, 2025
Chicago Defender: Meet the Standout Nonprofit Leaders Changing Chicago and the Chicagoland Area
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- August 01, 2025
July 2025 Loan Round-up
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- July 29, 2025
Chicago Business Journal: IFF CEO Joe Neri to Retire
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- July 29, 2025
Press Release: IFF Announces Upcoming CEO Transition
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- July 24, 2025
Chicago Defender: Chicago’s Shelter System to Get Historic Upgrade – What It Means for the Community
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- July 09, 2025
Block Club Chicago: Amid Trump Cuts, Local Lender Gifts $3 Million to Chicago Arts and Culture Nonprofits
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- June 25, 2025
IFF’s Flex Loan Program Expands to Increase Nonprofits’ Access to Capital Across the Midwest
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- June 21, 2025
WGN Radio: Supporting Chicago’s Arts Nonprofits, Guiding Chicago’s Youth Toward Entertainment Careers
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- June 12, 2025
Crain’s Chicago Business: JPMorgan Chase Commits $18 Million to Chicago Nonprofit Lender
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- June 12, 2025
Chicago Business Journal: JPMorgan Chase Injects $18 Million into IFF to Boost Nonprofit Real Estate Projects in Midwest
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- June 12, 2025
Block Club Chicago: Meet the Finalists for the $10 Million Chicago Prize to Revitalize South, West Sides
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- June 12, 2025
548 Development Breaks Ground on Chicago’s Largest Building Incorporating Passive House Design Standards
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- June 05, 2025
The Herald-News: Public Housing in Joliet Transformed Again with New Senior Apartments
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- June 01, 2025
May 2025 Loan Round-up
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- May 27, 2025
TCA Health Develops the Recipe for a Healthier Community with New Nutrition, Innovation, and Wellness Center
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- May 15, 2025
Achieving Greater Impact with an Ecosystem Approach to Community Development Technical Assistance
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- May 01, 2025
April 2025 Loan Round-up
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- April 28, 2025
Planning Future Places: Across the Midwest, Nonprofits Level Up with Facility Feasibility Analyses
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- April 28, 2025
Austin Weekly News: A New Arts Hub for Austin
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- April 28, 2025
Press Release: 77 Chicagoland Arts and Culture Organizations Receive Gift through Culture Forward Chicago
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- April 21, 2025
Aurora Beacon-News: VNA Clinic Officially Opens in Bloomhaven on Near East Side of Aurora
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- April 03, 2025
Press Release: IFF Announces New Board Chair, Sakura Takano, CEO of Rotary Charities of Traverse City
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- April 01, 2025
March 2025 Loan Round-up
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- March 24, 2025
Home Sweet Homan Initiative Gains Momentum as First Five Modular “Smart” Homes Are Sold
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- March 12, 2025
MacArthur Foundation: Investing in Arts and Culture Organizations’ Financial Resiliency
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- March 01, 2025
February 2025 Loan Round-up
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- February 27, 2025
Block Club Chicago: Chicago BIPOC Arts Nonprofits Can Get Up To $60,000 In Funding With New Grant
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- January 01, 2025
December 2024 Loan Round-up
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- December 06, 2024
Austin Weekly News: From Grassroots to Corporate Support – Highlighting the Partnerships Making the Aspire Center Possible
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- December 06, 2024
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Concludes Latest Chicago Cohort
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- December 01, 2024
November 2024 Loan Round-up
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- November 19, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business Recognizes IFF’s José Cerda III as 2024 Notable Latino Leader
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- November 01, 2024
October 2024 Loan Round-up
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- October 29, 2024
Negocios Now: JPMorganChase Invests Nearly $11M in Chicago’s South and West Sides for Economic Growth
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- October 25, 2024
It Takes a Village Family of Schools Celebrates Expansion to New Campus on Chicago’s South Side
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- October 08, 2024
Coming Soon: Home First’s Access South Cook
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- October 01, 2024
September 2024 Loan Round-up
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- September 30, 2024
News is Out: Ambitious Arts Initiative Uncovers ‘Treasures’ Created by LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Chicagoans
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- September 18, 2024
Black Entrepreneur Experience Podcast: Grantmaking to Preserve Cultural Heritage with Victoria Lakes-Battle and Dr. Jeffreen Hayes
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- September 18, 2024
Windy City Times: Ambitious Arts Initiative Uncovers ‘Treasures’ Created by BIPOC Chicagoans
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- September 04, 2024
Chicago Defender: It Takes a Village Leadership Academy’s Bronzeville Campus Celebrates Successful First Day of School
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- August 01, 2024
July 2024 Loan Round-up
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- July 16, 2024
Foundation for Homan Square Celebrates Past, Present, and Future Housing Opportunities
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- July 12, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panel Discussion: Child Care Innovations from the 7th District
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- July 09, 2024
City of Chicago: Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Major Accomplishments Since Launch of Cut the Tape Initiative
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- July 01, 2024
June 2024 Loan Round-up
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- June 28, 2024
IFF’s Home First Celebrates the Completion of 20 Units of Accessible, Scattered-Site Supportive Housing
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- June 26, 2024
Home Sweet Homan: Affordable, Single-Family Smart Homes Offer Wealth-Building Opportunities on Chicago’s West Side
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- June 06, 2024
The Ark Celebrates the Reopening of a Human Services Hub for Chicago’s Jewish Community
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- May 15, 2024
Creating an Inclusive Space for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community in Northwest Indiana
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- May 10, 2024
Chicago Defender: Pullman and Roseland Communities Celebrate Latest Milestone in their Revitalization
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- April 24, 2024
How Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is Championing Chicago’s Neighborhoods by Shining a Light on Underappreciated History
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- April 11, 2024
Chicago Tribune: Former NFL Player Opens Englewood Small Business Incubator to Encourage South and West Side Youths
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- April 10, 2024
Male Mogul Initiative Celebrates Grand Opening of Small Business Incubator on Chicago’s South Side
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- April 10, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business: Small Business Incubator Backed by Former NFL Player Set to Open in Englewood
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- April 08, 2024
WTTW-TV’s Whitney Reynolds Show: Forgotten City
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- April 01, 2024
March 2024 Loan Round-up
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- March 27, 2024
“This is where you start a straight A student”: Quality Facilities for All Supports Early Childhood Education in Illinois
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- March 24, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times: Affordable Housing Developments in Edgewater, West Pullman Among Those Awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
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