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Economic Development
Bureau of Economic Development
2024 CDBG Capital Improvement Grant Application
How to Apply – Applications close on March 22, 2024:Please review the 2024 CDBG grant page and
Bureau of Economic Development
2024 CDBG Public Service/Planning Grant Application
How to Apply – Application closes on March 22, 2024:Please review the 2024 CDBG grant page and
Bureau of Economic Development
2024 ESG Grant Application
How to Apply – Applications close on March 22, 2024:Please review the 2024 ESG grant page and
Transportation and Highways
ADA Title II Transition Plan
In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) h…
Office of the President
American Rescue Plan Act
Roadmap to Recovery: Cook County's American Rescue Plan Below is an overview of the recently developed Roadmap to Recovery: Cook County’s A…
Environment and Sustainability
Brownfield Redevelopment
What is a brownfield? Brownfields are abandoned or under-used industrial and commercial properties with actual or perceived contamination. R…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning Business Occupancy
Business OccupancyA building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or occupi…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning E-Permits
Electronic Permits-Apply Online! The Department of Building and Zoning is launching a new service for the residents and businesses located…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning Payments
Online Payment Service The Department of Building and Zoning is now accepting payments for many of its services. Please make sure you have…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning Vacant Building Ordinance
Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance - Online If I own a vacant building in unincorporated Cook County, what do I need to do?
Environment and Sustainability
Businesses Reducing Impact on the Environment (BRITE) Program
The Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability’s (DES) free Businesses Reducing Impact on the Environment (BRITE) program help…
Bureau of Economic Development
Cannabis Development Grant
Program update: The application window has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 21!
Bureau of Economic Development
Clean Energy (CPACE) Program
What is the Cook County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy
Environment and Sustainability
Community Solar
The Cook County Community Solar Project was launched in early 2015 with a grant from the Department of Energy’s Solar Market Pa…
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Arts
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Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Career Connector: Hiring & Career Resource Events
Looking for a new job or career?Career Connector consists of a series of in-person programs and events throughout suburban Cook…
Office of the President
Cook County COVID-19 Response Plan
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Preckwinkle and all of Cook County Government have worked tirelessly to protect the healt…
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Small Business Source
The Cook County Small Business Source strives to support, grow and elevate small businesses by providing no-cos
Bureau of Economic Development
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle formed the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), a group of more than 20 distinguished business a…
Bureau of Economic Development
COVID-19 Community Recovery Initiative
Cook County remains dedicated to supporting residents and small businesses during these challenging times. If you or your business has been…
Planning and Development
Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR
Disaster Recovery
Bureau of Economic Development
Down Payment Assistance Pilot Program
Beginning in early June 2024, Cook County will offer a $3 million down payment assistance pilot program to help home buy
Bureau of Economic Development
Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
OverviewThe Cook County Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) is an advisory committee appointed by Cook County Board President Ton…
Bureau of Economic Development
Financial Education Series
In collaboration with Working Credit, a nonprofit organization based out of Chicago, Cook Co
Bureau of Economic Development
Grant Applicants (2024 CDBG & ESG)
SummaryEach year, the Bureau of Economic Development (BED) partners with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to solicit grant a…
Bureau of Economic Development
Illinois Enterprise Zones
The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act was signed into law in 1982.
Strategic Planning and Policy Bureau
Invest In Cook
The 2024 APPLICATION PERIOD HAS NOW ENDED The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has announced an 8th round…
Bureau of Economic Development
M3 Chicago: Metro, Manufacturing, Momentum
Bureau of Economic Development
Manufacturing Apprenticeship Accelerator
The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development created the Manufacturing Appre
Bureau of Economic Development
Manufacturing Reinvented
About Manufacturing ReinventedManufacturing Reinvented is a $5 million grant program that suppo
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Maps and Geospatial Data
Cook Central: Centralizing Maps, Apps, and Data From property and boundary data, to transportation, social service, and environmental data,…
Bureau of Economic Development
Modular Homes Pilot Program
In 2024, Cook County will offer a $12 million modular homes pilot program that leads construction of single-family homes in thr…
Transportation and Highways
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a federally mandated p…
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Community Development
Street rehabilitation project in Blue Island, Illinois.
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Economic Development Division
The Economic Development Division of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) manages programs designed to help businesses grow, exp…
Planning and Development
Public Notices for Planning and Development
2024Public NoticesCook County Draft 2024 Annual Action Plan HUD Entitlement Grant Funds Public Comment Opportunity and Hybrid Public Hearing…
Transportation and Highways
Transportation Projects
Transportation ProjectsThe Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways oversees the planning, design and construction of various t…
Transportation and Highways
Utility Coordination Council
In accordance with Illinois Compiled Statute 605 ILCS 5/9-113, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) established…
Building and Zoning
Zoning Ordinance Administration
Zoning Ordinance AdministrationAdministration of the zoning ordinance shall be exercised through a person in the Department of Building and…
