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October 13, 2021
XS Tennis Hosts Venus Williams, WTA for Chicago Tennis Festival – A Historic First
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October 05, 2021
Block Club Chicago: Little Black Pearl Will Open A Coworking Lounge, Launch Workshops For Adult Creatives This Month
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October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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September 21, 2021
Next City: These Street Vendors Needed a Kitchen, So They Bought One
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September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 28, 2021
IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
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April 28, 2021
Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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January 22, 2021
The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
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December 17, 2020
Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
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November 06, 2020
Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
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October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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September 02, 2020
Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
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July 01, 2020
WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods
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June 12, 2020
Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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February 27, 2020
WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
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February 26, 2020
Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
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February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
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February 03, 2020
Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
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February 03, 2020
Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
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November 26, 2019
Forest Park Review: New housing for those with disabilities opens soon
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November 18, 2019
Austin Weekly News: How to preserve the black middle class
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November 11, 2019