Rehab Begins on Rebuild Property
July 12 brought the Kick-Off/Demo Day for a property under the Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild program. Located at 7222 S. Vernon in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood, the site is the first rehab of a CCLF-acquired property then sold to a developer participating in the Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Program. Originally built in 1914, the 1,914 square foot, […]
RPT Development Continues to (Re)Build
Takeisha Washington, President of RPT Development Group, Inc. (RPT), has a strong relationship with CCLF and together the work of rebuilding Chicago’s neighborhoods continues. RPT is a 14-year-old corporation engaged in acquiring, rehabbing, and sales or lease of often-neglected properties in low- to moderate-income communities. The corporation focuses on residential single-family homes and multi-unit properties, […]
Cara’s Role In The Chicago Rebuild Program
At exactly 8:30 a.m. on an early Tuesday morning in Chicago’s West Loop, positive energy and inspiration broke loose from a group of people and set the tone for a day—and for lives—of impact. It was Motivations, a morning ritual that takes place every Monday through Thursday at Cara—a nonprofit organization specializing in job training […]
New Investments Help Grow CCLF Assets to $88 Million in the Third Quarter
Wintrust Financial Corporation increased its $5 million investment by $1 million this quarter to help CCLF reach its goal of securing capital for the Chicago Neighborhood Retail Training Pilot Program (Rebuild). Rebuild is a new collaborative with the City of Chicago, Community Investment Corporation, the Cook County Land Bank Authority, CARA, and the Safer […]
CCLF Hosts Press Conference with Deputy Mayor Andrea Zopp, Rush University Medical Center and MB Financial
On September 13th the CCLF office was at capacity with community stakeholders working to reduce crime and blight in Chicago – joining The City of Chicago and CCLF were Rush University Medical Center, MB Financial Bank, Cook County Land Bank, CARA, Safer Foundation, Community Investment Corporation, 20th Ward Alderman Willie Cochran, 27th Ward Alderman Walter […]
