Season of Giving Reaches Small Businesses Through $4.3 Million in Accelerate Grants

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the height of the holiday season, and directly following Small Business Saturday, 172 businesses in Illinois and Wisconsin learned that they would receive a $25,000 grant to support their business. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) awarded $4.3 million in total grants to deserving businesses to provide economic and community development throughout Illinois and Wisconsin – more than quadrupling their investment in Community First Accelerate