Learn more about recent CCLF doings and some of our borrowers' projects:

October 7, 2007. Affordable building classes get green light. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Profiles CCLF's second annual Building for Sustainability workshop. Discusses the importance of sustainability to affordability.

April 6, 2007. Shareholders/Cold cash for co-ops. By Bonnie McGrath. The Chicago Sun-Times. Profiles CCLF housing co-op borrowers and describes the concept of limited-equity cooperatives.

February 18, 2007. Workshops offer help to novice developers. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Six Project Readiness Workshops are planned this year to teach fledgling developers in the city and suburbs.

October 5-11, 2006. Easel into it. By Ruth Lopez. Time Out Chicago. CCLF is cited as a resource for artists interested in starting their own live/work studio space.

September 18, 2006. Community lender seeks spotlight. By Paul Merrion. Crain's Chicago Business. CCLF's growth and strong performance are highlighted in this article.

February 8, 2004. Awards reflect more than bricks and mortar. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report. Calvin Holmes is quoted in this article about the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.

January 27, 2004. Grant Place on track. By Larry Zahorik. Suburban Chicago News. CCLF borrower Five Points Dev. Corp. is the developer of Grant place, which will help revive a blighted commercial corridor in North Chicago, IL.

September 21, 2003. Ex-con women to get new home. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report, p. 7A. CCLF borrower Interfaith Housing Development Corp. of Chicago developed Sanctuary Place

September 5, 2003. Clair Christian field of dreams turns into senior housing. Northern Illinois United Methodist Reporter. Volume 150, number 17.

March 2, 2003. Learning was the path to 2-flats. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, Section 16, City Report, p. 3A.

January 31, 2003. Home, Home In Your Range. by Harold Henderson. Chicago Reader. Inside feature, Section 1.

July 14, 2002. Nobel Neighbors. Block coalition learns development business. Special to the Tribune by Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune, City Report, p. 5B.

Summer 2002: Thinking Globally: Calvin L. Holmes. Ensemble... Northwestern University. Calvin L. Holmes speaks out about the effect of global economic competition on nonprofits and the communities they serve.

May 12, 2002: Two events to push co-ops as affordable housing. By Jeanette Almada. Chicago Tribune. Real Estate, p. 5K.

Jan/Feb 2002: So You Want to Be a Developer? by Bob Brehm. Shelterforce Online. A must-read! Bob is a former Project Readiness Workshop instructor, who has written cogently about the risks and rewards of becoming a nonprofit community real estate developer.

Watch a video about CCLF and its executive director, Calvin L. Holmes!

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