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  1. July 22, 2026

    IFF’s 2026-2030 Strategic Framework
    Category: Stories
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  2. April 29, 2026

    IFF’s 2025 Annual Report: Standing Together for Midwest Communities
    Category: Stories
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  3. September 22, 2025

    IFF’s Home First Awarded Tax Credits for a New Housing Development in Illinois’ Metro East Region
    Category: Stories
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  4. May 21, 2025

    IFF’s 2024 Annual Report: Investing in People, Places, and Possibilities
    Category: Stories
  5. October 08, 2024

    Coming Soon: Home First’s Access South Cook
    Category: Stories
  6. June 28, 2024

    IFF’s Home First Celebrates the Completion of 20 Units of Accessible, Scattered-Site Supportive Housing
    Category: Stories
  7. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
    Category: Stories
  8. February 28, 2024

    IFF’s Home First Honored by Cook County Land Bank Authority as Nonprofit Developer of the Year
    Category: Stories
  9. November 23, 2022

    IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  10. October 27, 2022

    Developer To Build 20 More Affordable Apartments In Maywood
    Category: Press
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  11. September 13, 2022

    New accessible, affordable housing development nearly complete in Maywood
    Category: Press
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  12. May 18, 2022

    IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
    Category: Stories
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  13. April 05, 2021

    Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
    Category: Press
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  14. February 03, 2020

    Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
    Category: Press
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  15. February 03, 2020

    Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
    Category: Press
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  16. November 26, 2019

    Forest Park Review: New housing for those with disabilities opens soon
    Category: Press
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  17. August 02, 2019

    IFF’s Home First racks up recognition through local, state, and national awards
    Category: Stories
    Kirby, Dena, and Lisa receive Home First award at US Capitol
  18. May 10, 2019

    RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
    Category: Press
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  19. May 03, 2019

    A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories
  20. March 06, 2019

    Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories