LISC Chicago

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) works with neighborhood partners in more than 40 percent of Chicago's community areas.

09/02/2026

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, through the Latino Business Colectivo, has launched the Shop & Support Latin@ Businesses campaign! We're using it as a chance to spotlight Latin@-owned businesses across our Business Development Organization (BDO) network. 🛍️🏡

Northwest Side Community Development Corporation supports commercial corridors on Northwest Side and in Belmont Cragin, preserving affordable housing, preventing displacement, and helping small businesses grow.

➡️ Swipe to meet some local businesses, and let us know what Latin@ business you'll be supporting!

08/26/2026

LISC is celebrating 26 years of impactful partnership with State Farm!

Together, we’ve worked to transform communities across the country by connecting people with the opportunities they need to thrive. Over the last nearly three decades, this collaboration has helped:

🏠 Build and preserve over 91K affordable homes
💼 Support 11,800 local businesses
🏗️ Develop 27.8M sq. ft. of community and commercial space (including schools, health centers, and grocery stores)
🌱 Support 285,700 people to improve their incomes, savings and long-term financial outlook

And we aren’t stopping there. We're thrilled to announce that State Farm is continuing its long-time commitment to our mission with a new $1.8M grant.

Read more about how we’re continuing to build stronger communities together: https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/state-farm-announcement-impact-2026/

LISC NY, Arouet Foundation

08/24/2026

Twenty years ago, Hoops in the Hood set out to give youth across Chicago’s South and West Sides a place to compete, grow, and belong. This year’s Citywide Championship at Seward Park showed what that investment looks like two decades later: 10 organizations brought teams across 4 divisions, with families, friends, and coaches cheering courtside.

We were proud to recognize State Farm at this year’s Championship with an award celebrating their partnership and commitment to our communities.

08/18/2026

Community-Centered Economic Inclusion is one of the planning tools in LISC’s toolbox, and Back of the Yards is the first Chicago community to use it.

➡️ Swipe to learn more about the program and its early successes in this South Side neighborhood.

08/14/2026

Edwin and Diego grew up together on the basketball court.

Through Hoops in the Hood, these brothers have spent years competing, learning from coaches and mentors, and building bonds with youth from neighborhoods across Chicago. Playing through New Life Centers, they found discipline, confidence, and a community on and off the court. Today, they're paying it forward by encouraging friends and neighbors to join.

For 20 years, Hoops in the Hood has created positive, safe spaces for over 30,000 young people just like Edwin and Diego to play, connect and grow.

State Farm

08/12/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Richard M. Daley Friend of the Neighborhood Award, Calvin Holmes (Chicago Community Loan Fund) 🏆 and the CIBC Emerging Leader Award, Jennifer Aguilar (Little Village Chamber of Commerce) 🏆

We had the honor of recognizing these incredible leaders at the 32nd CNDA awards. Thank you for your commitment to the city and to your communities!

Watch their winner videos on our channel at youtube.com/NewCommunities.

08/10/2026

Strong communities start with talented people. Meet Lauren Lewis, LISC Program Officer, Illinois ⭐️

08/06/2026

Let's celebrate these community-driven organizations and events that we had the honor of recognizing at the 32nd CNDAs!

The The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Development Collaboration Award:🏆 Here to Stay Community Land Trust

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Healthy Community Award: 🏆 M.A.D.D. Rhythms - The Bronzeville Crew/MADD Rhythms

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Creative Places Award: 🏆Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp - The 79th Street Renaissance Festival. Join them for the 21st Annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival on Saturday, September 12, as they continue celebrating culture, creativity, and community!

Congratulations to these organizations and events who are deeply rooted in their communities, and using culture, collaboration, and place-based initiatives to strengthen neighborhoods.

Watch their winner videos on our channel at youtube.com/NewCommunities.

08/04/2026

Every Chicago neighborhood carries the fingerprints of policy decisions, fights someone had to win, and investments that landed. Or didn’t.

Introducing Built Different Chicago 🎙️ — a new podcast that explores the ways we build our communities, plan the future of our cities, and what it means for all of us. Hosted by our very own Meghan Harte of LISC Chicago and Stacie Young of Community Investment Corporation, each episode brings in the people closest to the work. As an added bonus, you’ll hear plenty of sharp takes and personality from Meghan and Stacie themselves.

The trailer is live now! Check it out on our website and sign up for the newsletter to stay in the loop! builtdifferentchicago.com

07/30/2026

We're celebrating 20 years of Hoops in the Hood by throwing back to some of our favorite moments over the years 🏀

What started in 2006 as a neighborhood basketball initiative for Chicago youth has grown into a long-running citywide program led by trusted community organizations and supported by LISC and State Farm.

Basketball has the power to bring people together while creating safe, positive spaces for Chicago's youth. 🙌

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