On October 29, Starbucks Coffee Company announced its plans to invest $10 million in Accion Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) and IFF.

Originally built in the 1900s, the Covent Hotel features single resident occupancy (SRO) housing as well as retail storefronts on the ground level.

This week, design concepts for a placemaking effort in Philadelphia were unveiled, with the support of Philadelphia LISC and local city partners; a former hotel will become an affordable housing residence in Chicago; New Jersey Community Capital is the winning bidder on Fannie Mae’s third Communi

Renowned artist Theaster Gates has made it his mission to turn empty Chicago spaces into incubators for culture.