Whole Foods Market Celebrates Grand Opening in Englewood Square
Traffic was unusually heavy along 63rd Street in Englewood the morning of September 28, 2016. Students were trying to get to school and residents were trying to get to work, but a large number of the community was going to the grand opening of the Whole Foods Market on 63rd Street and Halsted. The light […]
CCLF Completes First New Market Tax Credit Allocation with Trianon Lofts
In late July, an excited crowd gathered in Woodlawn to celebrate the groundbreaking of Trianon Lofts. The project will include 24 two-bedroom apartments and provide 7,000 square feet of commercial space. Over half of the apartments will be reserved for families earning 80-120% of the area median income, the others will be market rate, and […]
XS Tennis Village, The New Multi-Million Dollar Facility, Celebrates Groundbreaking
On August 25, XS Tennis invited community members and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of its new facility. The New XS Tennis Village, located in Washington Park, will include two dozen full-size indoor and outdoor tennis courts, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a 150-meter track and 7 class / multipurpose rooms. The new multi-million dollar […]
Arts and Recreation Center at Ellis Park Opens in Bronzeville
On July 9th, the Bronzeville community gathered with Chicagoans from all over to celebrate the grand opening of The Arts and Recreation Center at Ellis Park. The new state of the art center includes a gym with a shock absorbing floor, a handicap accessible pool, a fitness center, a community room and a rooftop terrace […]
Preservation of Historic Mark Twain Hotel and Affordable Housing
The intersection of Clark and Division and surrounding blocks are packed with construction crews hard at work. The Near North Side neighborhood is just blocks away from downtown and is expanding rapidly with luxury apartments. In the midst of all this change stands the historic Mark Twain Hotel. Built over 80 years ago, the hotel […]
CCLF Annual Stakeholders Meeting Looks to the Future
On June 9th, CCLF welcomed funders, investors, and community partners to its Annual Stakeholders Meeting held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The meeting reviewed CCLF’s portfolio performance in 2015 and first quarter 2016; informed partners about the direction of the upcoming strategic plan; highlighted notable borrowers; and offered investors and partners the opportunity […]
CCLF Borrower, Bubbly Dynamics, Featured on WTTW
Chicago Tribune features CCLF borrower historic Mark Twain Hotel
Former CCLF Borrower Brings Green Energy Innovations to South Side Housing
CCLF staff visit Greenline Development, Inc.’s new net zero energy home in Woodlawn for a mid-construction tour Almost 20 years ago, Benjamin Van Horne started Greenline Development, Inc. While some Chicagoans may hear the company’s name and immediately think of the ‘L’ train, the name actually responds to redlining, the practice of denying services and […]
Sugar Beet Food Co-op Brings Healthy Food and Innovative Business
Founder of Sugar Beet Cheryl Muñoz, Senator Don Harmen, Mayor of Oak Park Anan Abu-Taleb, CCLF’s COO and VP of Programs Robert Tucker and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin at the ribbon cutting for Sugar Beet on August 14th Sugar Beet Food Co-op opened its doors this summer, making it one of the first food […]
