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Fed Board approves two applications for Chicago holding companies
These approvals allow the banking organization to have a new top-tier holding company, MFB Bancorp, Inc., which would become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring Mutual Federal Bank, of Chicago, Illinois. Got a Question for Our Gurus?. BOL members get to ask our team of banking gurus questions...
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Stop Training People for Jobs That Aren't Coming
Traditional workforce programs train people to find jobs. But what happens when those jobs don't exist? SDA CEO Bo Kemp makes the case for entrepreneurship as workforce development, explaining how communities can create their own employers, expand business ownership and build stronger local economies. Waiting for a major employer to...
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Share of Chicago Property Tax Revenues Claimed by TIF Funds Grew 2.1% in 2025: Report
The share of property taxes collected by Cook County and then claimed by Chicago’s tax increment finance districts increased by just 2.1% in 2025, the smallest increase in five years, according to a report by Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon. In all, $1.62 billion poured into the city’s 108...
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Press Forward completes nearly $600M in journalism investments about 2 years early
Press Forward, the nonprofit launched in 2023 to strengthen local news as outlets struggle with economic and technological changes, announced Tuesday that it has completed investing nearly $600 million in journalism organizations, about two years ahead of schedule. However, Press Forward Executive Director Dale Anglin said the organization’s work is far from complete. Not only will the group continue raising and investing money, it will also expand its range of initiatives to support journalism. “The industry is going through an incredible transformation,” Anglin told The Associated Press in an interview. “It took 20 years to get to this point – if not longer. It’s going to take us a while to get out of it.” According to “ The State of Local News 2026 ” from Northwestern University, the number of news deserts – counties that have no locally based professional sources of news – grew by 12% this year to 238, as advertising and audiences continued to decline. Though there were dozens of newsrooms started this year, more than two newspapers closed for each outlet launched. Anglin said she has had success convincing more funders to support Press Forward, which launched in 2023 through donations from the John S.