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Learn more about recent accomplishments and some of our borrowers' projects:

February 16, 2010. Coming Together. By Dee Walsh and Robert Zdene. Shelter Force (A Publication of the National Housing Institute). CCLF Executive Director Calvin Holmes articulates the need for a national trade association for the affordable housing industry.

February 12, 2010. Forsaken community reborn in Riverdale. By Mary Ellen Podmolik. Chicago Tribune. Profiles CCLF borrower Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation's  Whistler Crossing redevelopment.

February 9, 2010. Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. By Blair Kamin. Chicago Tribune. Discuses Susan Kaplan's (CCLF Board of Director's Vice Chair) and Holsten Real Estate's (CCLF Borrower) recent wins at the annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.

November 27, 2009. Culinary oasis slated for 51st Street. By Donald Libenson. Chicago Tribune. Profiles CCLF borrower Urban Juncture's project, Bronzeville Cookin'.

November 16, 2009. Affordable Green Builidng Website Launched. By Steve Dubb. Community Wealth.org. Looks at the recent launch of CCLF's Building for Sustainability website.

November 11, 2009. Global Local Nonprofit Organizations. By Sarah Berke. University of Minnesota Pub Talk. Discusses the impact of CCLF Executive Director Calvin Holmes participation in the Civil Society Summit in Moscow.

Novmber, 12, 2009. Holmes Participates in Civil Society Summit in Moscow. By CCLF. A brief review of CCLF Executive Director Calvin Holmes' experience in Moscow.

November 9, 2009. Keystone Initiatives Update. Preservation Compact Newsletter. By Urban Land Institute. Discusses CCLF's role in the Preservation Compact, an initiative to retain and construct affordable housing units.

November 5, 2009. McKinsey vet seeks TIF to get project cookin'. By Andrew Schroedter. Chicago Real Estate Daily. Profiles the Bronzeville Cookn' project on Chicago's south side.

September 15, 2009. A Tasty New Recipe for an Old Building. By Shannon Downey. A Fresh Squeeze: Chicago Edition. LEED Gold commercial kitchen to open in Logan Square, a project supported by CCLF. 

August 10, 2009. Cutting the 'green' red tape. By Sandra A. Swanson. Crain's Chicago Business. The opening of Logan Square Kitchen, a project supported by CCLF.

August 1, 2009. Double Whammy. By Glen Fest. U.S. Banker. Economy influencing traditional CDFI models; Calvin L. Holmes is quoted.

April 28, 2009. MacArthur annual grants go to 9 nonprofits. By Rupa Shenoy. Associated Press. CCLF receives MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

May 9, 2008. U.S. City of the Year: Chicago. By Alex Kotlowitz. Fast Company. Profiles Calvin L. Holmes and CCLF as part of feature on Chicago.

October 7, 2007. Affordable building classes get green light. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Profiles CCLF's second annual Building for Sustainability workshop. Discusses the importance of sustainability to affordability.

April 6, 2007. Shareholders/Cold cash for co-ops. By Bonnie McGrath. The Chicago Sun-Times. Profiles CCLF housing co-op borrowers and describes the concept of limited-equity cooperatives.

February 18, 2007. Workshops offer help to novice developers. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Six Project Readiness Workshops are planned this year to teach fledgling developers in the city and suburbs.

October 5-11, 2006. Easel into it. By Ruth Lopez. Time Out Chicago. CCLF is cited as a resource for artists interested in starting their own live/work studio space.

September 18, 2006. Community lender seeks spotlight. By Paul Merrion. Crain's Chicago Business. CCLF's growth and strong performance are highlighted in this article.

February 8, 2004. Awards reflect more than bricks and mortar. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report. Calvin Holmes is quoted in this article about the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.

January 27, 2004. Grant Place on track. By Larry Zahorik. Suburban Chicago News. CCLF borrower Five Points Dev. Corp. is the developer of Grant place, which will help revive a blighted commercial corridor in North Chicago, IL.

September 21, 2003. Ex-con women to get new home. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report, p. 7A. CCLF borrower Interfaith Housing Development Corp. of Chicago developed Sanctuary Place

September 5, 2003. Clair Christian field of dreams turns into senior housing. Northern Illinois United Methodist Reporter. Volume 150, number 17.

March 2, 2003. Learning was the path to 2-flats. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, Section 16, City Report, p. 3A.

January 31, 2003. Home, Home In Your Range. by Harold Henderson. Chicago Reader. Inside feature, Section 1.

July 14, 2002. Nobel Neighbors. Block coalition learns development business. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report, p. 5B.

Summer 2002: Thinking Globally: Calvin L. Holmes. Ensemble... Northwestern University. Calvin L. Holmes speaks out about the effect of global economic competition on nonprofits and the communities they serve.

May 12, 2002: Two events to push co-ops as affordable housing. By Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Real Estate, p. 5K.

Jan/Feb 2002: So You Want to Be a Developer? by Bob Brehm. Shelterforce Online. A must-read! Brehm is a former Project Readiness Workshop instructor, and accessibly writes about the risks and rewards of becoming a nonprofit community real estate developer.