Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Little Angels Family Daycare Center II
Young alumnus, local dignitaries, parents, students, teachers and engaged community members joined in August for the groundbreaking ceremony of Little Angels Family Daycare Center II, Inc., a state-of-the-art early learning facility in Englewood. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction for the new 11,568-square-foot facility led by Nashone Greer-Adams, Founder, Owner and Director of the […]
Read MoreNBC-5 Chicago Features MLK Apartments During Black History Month
In 1966, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. turned his attention toward Northern cities to expose the social injustices presumed to only exist in the South. His focus settled on Chicago. Bringing the movement to Chicago, Dr. King and his family relocated into an apartment on Chicago’s […]
Read MoreLandmarks Illinois Honors Two CCLF Borrowers
In September, Landmarks Illinois announced nine recipients of the 2020 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards, which included two CCLF borrowers. The annual awards program honors exceptional historic preservation projects and the people working to save important locations throughout Illinois. Among the winners, the CCLF-funded Aurora Arts Center in Aurora, Illinois, earned the […]
Read MoreCoffee, Cream & Community: Momentum Coffee & Coworking
Business in Chicago was forging along in the first quarter of 2020. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a “stay at home” order for the entire state effective March 21, bringing everything to an abrupt new reality. At that time, when attentions turned toward the preservation of public health and […]
Read MoreCCLF and Chicago TREND Debut $5 Million Investment from Fifth Third Bank
CCLF, in partnership with Chicago TREND, hosted a special event on October 24, 2019, to announce a new investment from Fifth Third Bank designed to finance strategic catalytic commercial development in Chicago. The first borrower supported by this funding is the Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts, a new performing arts center and ancillary […]
Read MoreChicago’s Historic Daley’s Restaurant Relocates to CCLF/Chicago TREND -Financed Retail Space In Woodlawn Station
“Serving Woodlawn for over a century,” Daley’s Restaurant—Chicago’s oldest restaurant—has moved into its new, 21st century home in CCLF/Chicago TREND-financed retail space in Woodlawn Station. A mainstay for 126 years at 809 E. 63rd Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Daley’s moved across the street to its 5,900-square-foot space this summer in Woodlawn Station, located at […]
Read MoreCCLF’s Annual Stakeholders Meeting Showcases Partnership and Support
A total of 82 investors, funders and supporters joined CCLF on June 13, 2019, for its Annual Stakeholders Meeting at The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The audience gathered to learn more about the mission of CCLF and the work done in the past year to bring equity and change to low- to moderate-income communities […]
Read MoreChicago Public Library and Chicago Housing Authority Form a New Partnership
The Independence Library and Apartments, located at 3548 W. Irving Park Road, closed due to damage from a fire at the adjacent building in October 2015. Although transient, moving from place to place since the early 1900s, by 2015 the library served seven neighborhood schools within walking distance and was heavily used by area residents. […]
Read MoreBenefit 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 […]
Read MoreDill Pickle Food Cooperative Breaks Ground on its Expansion
On April 17th, Dill Pickle Food Co-Op members and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of their new location. Off the blue line in Logan Square, the new location will expand Dill Pickle’s retail space from 1,100 square feet to 6,500 square feet. The long awaited location will be able to offer a greater array of […]
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