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2010
J.P. Morgan Chase puts $9.5M into charity lender IFF
Crain's Chicago Business, 7/7/2010
June 24, 2010: Facility Planning and Financing Workshop for Nonprofits
IFF Event, 6/24/2010
Good schools in Milwaukee are scarce, study finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/27/2010
Township of Lyons senior apartments near completion
MySuburbanLife.com, 5/18/2010
Surprising findings in DPS study
INDenverTimes, 2/24/2010
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2009
Sumner High's future depends on whether it can match its past
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/3/2009
Save-A-Lot will anchor $6 million Beyond Housing development
St. Louis Business Journal, 11/6/2009
A hyper-local approach may be most practical route to lasting school reform
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/25/2009
Study will provide new push for charter schools in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/1/2009
Galapagos' lesson plans ready
Rockford Register Star, 9/1/2009
Western suburbs join forces to fight foreclosures
Chicago Tribune, 8/7/2009
Neighborhood schools need the most help
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/17/2009
The work of nonprofits: Finances are tight when their services are needed the most
Illinois Issues, 4/1/2009
Nonprofit Link: Interview with Lanie Wasserman
The Business Journal (Milwaukee), 2/2/2009
CDFIs and mission-driven lenders: Tailor-made for the current financial crisis
Indiana Minority Business Magazine, 1/1/2009
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2008
IFF to open Milwaukee office for lending to nonprofits
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/19/2008
IFF, formerly the Illinois Facilities Fund, has received the highly competitive 2008 Wachovia NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance.
Des Moines Business Record Daily, 12/17/2008
Illinois nonprofit lender to open Milwaukee office
BizTimes Money Weekly, 12/16/2008
Charter High School to Open in Loop
Crain’s Chicago Business, 12/3/2008
Sunny Money: A Midwest powerhouse offers cheap loans to help local nonprofits grow
Milwaukee Magazine, 12/1/2008
Priorities for a New President
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 11/10/2008
Investing in Low-Income Communities
Chicago Public Radio, 10/22/2008
IFF Achieving Scale Throughout the Region
Profitwise News and Views, 9/22/2008
The Age-Old Problem: Leasing versus Buying
The Nonprofit Quarterly, 9/1/2008
45 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World
Fast Company and fastcompany.com, 1/1/2008
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2007
Investing in the Future: Child Care Plays Important Role in Community Development
Bridges (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), 12/1/2007
Quad-Cities AIDS Group Finds New, Larger Home
QC Online, 10/25/2007
Township Moves on Plan for Affordable Senior Housing
Suburban Life, 10/24/2007
Study Lists Challenges to Nonprofit Organizations to Serve Latinos Better
La Luz (Sun-Times News Group), 9/26/2007
Daycare Center Ready for a New Look
Glendale Heights Press,, 8/22/2007
Charter Schools Getting Relief
Chicago Sun-Times, 7/19/2007
IFF Expands Territory
Crain's Chicago Business, 6/18/2007
Statewide CDFI Launches Midwest Expansion to Meet Nonprofit Capital Needs
Profitwise (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), 5/1/2007
Banking on Academic Results: Hmong Academy to Add High School with Bank's Assistance
The Business Journal (Milwaukee), 4/20/2007
Educators Look into Helping Your Kids Earlier
The Daily Herald, 4/6/2007
Renovations at the Children's Center of Tazewell County Have Transformed the Facility and Energized its Founder
Peoria Journal Star, 3/19/2007
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2006
'Expanding' Fund Would Help Charter Schools Grow
Chicago Sun-Times, 11/19/2006
City's Empowerment Zone Does Have Its Success Stories
Crain's Chicago Business, 11/6/2006
Child Care Facilities are Going Green
Pekin Daily Times, 10/14/2006
Nonprofits Workshop in Marion Thursday
The Southern Illinoisian, 10/4/2006
Federal CDFI Fund Gives $1.4M to Three Local Lenders
Crain's Chicago Business, 8/25/2006
Area Child Care Centers Get Funding for Upgrades to Help Serve Low-Income Families
WCBU Peoria Public Radio, 8/18/2006
University Provides Parents It Employs with New Community Child Care Options
University of Chicago Chronicle, 7/13/2006
Child Care Experts Seek Solutions to Needs of Working Families
Family Time (Lake County), 6/1/2006
Nonprofits Discuss Challenges of Expansion
The Daily Herald, 3/26/2006
State Eyes Free Preschool
Chicago Tribune, 2/12/2006
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