Woodlawn on the Rise
Bob Tucker, CCLF’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Programs, shared observations and explained CCLF’s role in the revitalization and renewal taking place in Chicago’s Woodlawn community with The Chicago Tribune’s Corilyn Shropshire. Click here to read the complete article, “Making A Comeback,” as seen in the Sunday, March 31, 2019, issue of […]
CLTV Segment: CCLF Invests in the Community
CLTV welcomed CCLF’s Maurice Williams, Vice President of Economic Development, to discuss CCLF’s current endeavors in the network’s Business Watch segment March 16, 2019. Produced by Chaundanine Oluwole, the complete segment may be viewed here. Chicago Community Loan Fund is dedicated to doing its part in developing Chicagoland’s communities. For 28 years, CCLF has provided funds for developments like […]
The Hatchery Opens With Ribbon-cutting Ceremony
A new start-up food business incubator opened December 6, 2018, bringing energy and enthusiasm to Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood: The Hatchery Chicago. Well-attended by culinary enthusiasts, community groups, U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, World Business Chicago CEO Andrea Zopp, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, 28th Ward Alderman Jason Ervin, and celebrity […]
Benefit Chicago Commits to Repurpose Initiative
On December 11, 2018, Benefit Chicago, a social investment fund sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust, Calvert Impact Capital, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, announced that it would provide $5 million in financing to CCLF’s Repurpose Initiative. The Repurpose Initiative focuses on revitalizing shuttered Chicago Public School buildings on the city’s […]
LUCHA’s Tierra Linda Housing Project Wins Social Justice Award
LUCHA received the 2018 Opportunity Finance Network’s (OFN) Social Justice Award during its annual conference held at the Marriott Marquis, October 8-11, 2018, in Chicago. Each year, OFN awards the OFN Conference Justice Grant to a nonprofit organization whose mission is consistent with OFN’s core purpose of aligning capital with social, economic, and political justice. […]
U.S. Bank Pullman Community Center Makes Grand Debut
Thanks to the dedication of neighborhood leaders, local developers, and community-focused funders, Chicago’s Pullman Neighborhood has a new destination: U.S. Bank Pullman Community Center. The Center’s lively grand opening took place on November 8, 2018. Constructed on 12 acres of previously long-vacant land, the 135,000-square-foot Pullman Community Center is the largest multi-sport complex in the […]
JPMorgan Chase Commits $10 Million to CCLF
CCLF’s mission of providing flexible financing that benefits low- to moderate-income neighborhoods received a substantial boost December 12, 2018, when JPMorgan Chase announced a $10 million long-term, low-cost investment to CCLF to support commercial real estate development on Chicago’s South and West sides. The announcement was made by Whitney Smith, Head of Midwest Philanthropy for […]
2018: A Very Successful Year for CCLF
CCLF completed another very successful year as the Fund’s operational and social impact milestones continued to grow for the benefit of Chicagoland’s most vulnerable. In all, CCLF closed 32 loans totaling $21.5 million, which leveraged another $52.1 million. By year-end 2018, the number of housing units created or retained reached 267, commercial real estate and […]
Timeline Theatre buys a new home in Uptown
On the day after the Chicago Plan Commission approved renovation plans for the Uptown Theater, the non-profit TimeLine Theatre Company was to announce Friday it has purchased for itself a new home at the Northern end of the rapidly emerging Uptown entertainment district. Chris Jones of The Chicago Tribune featured the complete story.
JPMorgan Chase lends $10 million to nonprofit for development on South, West sides
JPMorgan Chase has provided the capital to help small business thrive on the city’s South and West sides. WGN-TV News’ Gaynor Hall covered the story here.
