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EXHIBIT 99.1
November 14, 2017

VIA EMAIL

TO:    Member Institutions in Illinois and Wisconsin

RE:    Results of 2017 Election of Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Member and Independent Directors


The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is pleased to announce the results of the 2017 election of Federal Home Loan Bank member and independent directors for member institutions in Illinois and Wisconsin. Please note that the Board of Directors had designated two public interest directors and one of the current public interest directors’ terms of service will expire on December 31, 2017 and was up for re-election. The directors’ terms will begin on January 1, 2018.


MEMBER DIRECTORS



Illinois - One Member Director



Number of Members Eligible to Vote
473
Number of Members Casting Votes
270
Total Eligible Votes for Each Directorship
2,869,167

    

 
 
Votes Received
Watts, Daniel G.
President
Term Expires: December 31, 2021
(Four year term)
Forest Park National Bank
  & Trust Company
Forest Park, Illinois
552,835

















Wisconsin - One Member Director


Number of Members Eligible to Vote
255
Number of Members Casting Votes
181
Total Eligible Votes for Each Directorship
1,109,856

    

 
 
Votes Received
Hegenbarth, James H.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Term Expires: December 31, 2021
(Four year term)
The Park Bank
Madison, Wisconsin
276,819

*        *        *        *

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS


Number of Members Eligible to Vote
728
Number of Members Casting Votes
391
Total Eligible Votes for Each Directorship
3,979,023

    

OTHER INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR                    
 
 
Votes Received
Eppli, Mark J.
Professor of Finance and Robert B.
  Bell Sr., Chair in Real Estate
Term Expires: December 31, 2021
(Four year term)
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2,281,737



PUBLIC INTEREST INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR                            
    
 
 
Votes Received
White, Gregory A.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Term Expires: December 31, 2021
(Four year term)
LEARN Charter Schools
Chicago, Illinois
2,075,522

    




Enclosed for your information is a complete list of the voting results for the Seventh District. Thank you for participating in this year’s election process. Your contribution ensures sound representation on our board of directors for the mutual benefit of the Bank and its member-stockholders.

Sincerely,



/s/ Laura Turnquest
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary
Enclosure








FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO
RESULTS OF THE 2017 ELECTION OF MEMBER & INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

ILLINOIS - MEMBER DIRECTOR RESULTS

NAME
VOTES
DOCKET #
INSTITUTION
CITY
Clements, Alice
97,047
55179
Consumers
  Cooperative Credit
  Union
Waukegan
Grayson, Todd E.
328,450
09744
South Central Bank,
  N.A.
Chicago
Hemmer, Gary D.
458,458
12492
First National Bank of
  Waterloo
Waterloo
Karibian, Michael P.
172,046
15512
Midland States Bank
Effingham
Oksas, Stephen M.
239,846
01330
Mutual Federal Bank
Chicago
Watts, Daniel G.*
552,835
55373
Forest Park National
  Bank & Trust
  Company
Forest Park
Total Number of Votes Cast
1,848,682
 
 
 


WISCONSIN - MEMBER DIRECTOR RESULTS

NAME
VOTES
DOCKET #
INSTITUTION
CITY
Barthel, Timothy
73,041
54880
Southern Lakes Credit Union
Kenosha
Erdman, Cynthia K.
218,407
12896
Partnership Bank
Tomah
Hegenbarth, James H.*
276,819
10183
The Park Bank
Madison
Taylor, Ty R.
249,519
17663
Waukesha State Bank
Waukesha
Total Number of Votes Cast
817,786
 
 
 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR RESULTS

NAME
  VOTES
 
COMPANY
LOCATION
Eppli, Mark J.*
2,281,737
 
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
White, Gregory A.*
2,075,522
 
LEARN Charter Schools
Chicago, IL


* Elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.




FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO
2017 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR ELECTION
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
                                                    
PUBLIC INTEREST INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
                                                    
    

White, Gregory A.

President & CEO
LEARN Charter Schools

Gregory A. White has been the President and Chief Executive Officer for LEARN Charter Schools located in Chicago, Illinois, from 2008 to present.  Mr. White was Vice President, Strategy and Operations, of The Chicago Community Trust, from 2006 to 2008.  He was Co-Founder and Partner, Chicago Venture Partners, LP, from 1998 to 2006, and President, Corporate Advisory Services, from 1995 to 2006. He worked at Continental Bank as a real estate lender from 1990 to 1993 and at Solomon Brothers as a bond salesman from 1993 to 1995.

Mr. White was also a Board Chairman of Learn Charter Schools for four years, a board Member for over ten years and Board Chairman of Lakefront Supportive Housing for three years, which merged into Mercy Housing, Inc., a giant in the affordable housing industry. He also served as Board Chairman, Citizens Advisory Board, Chicago Transit Authority, for three years. 

Mr. White worked as a consultant to the Denali Initiative for Social Enterprise over a 5 year period. In this capacity, he coached 34 Executive Directors on how to write business plans, raise capital and launch a social enterprise, primarily in low-income communities.

Mr. White has served as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago since January, 2009, where he serves on the Public Policy and Human Resources and Compensation Committees. Mr. White previously served as a director of Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School, National Louis University and Lakefront Supportive Housing.

Mr. White earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Brown University, concentrating in Economics and Development Studies and his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.