Economic Development News

The Cook County Department of Environmental Control will receive a federal cooperative award of $1.2 million to help bring “community shared” solar power in the region. The “Solar Market Pathways” project was one of 15 awarded nationally as part of

Appointment Announced at the Third Meeting of the Economic Development and Political Leadership of the Seven Counties of Northeast Illinois and the City of Chicago

Planning for Progress will guide Cook County’s use of an estimated $280 million in resources over the next five years. The Cook County Board of Commissioners today approved Planning for Progress, the County’s comprehensive strategic plan designed to
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle outlined her second term agenda during a speech today at the City Club of Chicago. “In the last four years, we have become a model of effectiveness: setting goals and working hard and working together to

Ambitious second term agenda includes robust economic development efforts

and continued reform of the county’s criminal justice and public health systems