CCLF’s Annual Stakeholders Meeting Showcases Vision in Action
Over 60 CCLF funders, investors and community partners negotiated severe storms to join CCLF staff and Board Members for CCLF’s Annual Stakeholders Meeting. Held June 21st at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the meeting highlighted CCLF’s influence in changing Chicagoland through its lending performance, financial performance and portfolio performance in underserved communities. Following a […]
“Wall Raising” Ceremony Held for New Pullman Community Center
New beams were launched May 2, 2018, in Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood when celebrants gathered for a “Wall Raising” – a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pullman Community Center. Representatives from the Roseland Youth Center, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI), and Chicago Community Loan Fund joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale, Chicago […]
Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Pilot Launches Workforce Services Component
Gary Lay, one of the Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Pilot Training Program participants, working on a stool to add to the break room his team is creating for Reconstruction Technology Partners. Inside an old gymnasium on Chicago’s West Side sits a two-story model home built by […]
Ribbon Cutting for XS Tennis and Education Foundation Writes a New Narrative
XS Tennis ribbon cutting ceremony March 3, 2018 where 6,000 youth per year will have access to 24 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, a fitness room, multipurpose rooms for tutoring assistance and more. March 3, 2018, marked a significant day for African American youth in […]
Fresh Food Options and Jobs Coming to Woodlawn
Rendering of the 48,000 sq. ft. Jewel-Osco that will open in early 2019, offering an estimated 200 jobs in the Woodlawn community. Leon Walker, Managing Partner of DL3 Realty, LLC, is once again developing vacant land to bring a full-service grocery store to a food […]
Coming Back to Downtown Aurora
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin at the podium alongside Deputy Mayor Rick Guzman at the March 5, 2018 preview of the John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center that will provide thousands of cultural arts opportunities as a part of the downtown revitalization efforts. […]
Next Street Article Shows CRE Makes Sense in LMI Neighborhoods
A Place Called Woodlawn
Trianon Lofts, named after Woodlawn’s famed ballroom from the 1920s, had its ribbon cutting ceremony on November 7, 2017. In its heyday, thousands of people came to Woodlawn to experience legendary artists like Ray Charles and Muddy Waters on 62nd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at the once dubbed “world’s most beautiful ballroom.” In 1960, […]
Potbelly Opens in Historic Pullman
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) is leading the resurgence of the historic Pullman Neighborhood. CNI has been chosen as the developer of Pullman Park with a mission to bring jobs, retail, affordable housing, and safe recreational spaces to the neighborhood. CNI celebrated another victory on October 23, 2017 with the opening of Potbelly Sandwich Shop on […]
CCLF’s Social Impact in 2017
CCLF experienced a tremendously successful 2017. CCLF’s operational achievements and our social impact outputs have increased significantly compared to last year. The number of housing units created or retained jumped from 424 to 1,275, commercial real estate and community facility space rose from 38,125 sq. ft. to 415,745 sq. ft. and the number of jobs […]
