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Cook County Buildings Go Dark for Earth Hour

This global event raises awareness for climate change

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Building and Construction

Cook County Closes $2.47 Million in C-PACE Financing for Calumet City’s Wilder Fields Project

(Calumet City, IL) — The Cook County C-PACE Program, administered by the Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (“IECA”), an Illinois tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced today that it closed Calumet City’s first project…

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Economic Development, Environmental

Cook County Closes $7.4 Million in PACE Financing for Chicago’s Historic Ramova Theatre

(COOK COUNTY, IL) - The Cook County PACE Program, administered by the Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (“IECA”), an Illinois tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced today that it closed its first proj

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Economic Development, Environmental

Cook County Releases 2020 Annual Sustainability Report

Highlights include the launch of the County’s Clean Energy Plan, reducing emissions from County-owned buildings and implementing Fair Transit South Cook
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Environmental

President Preckwinkle Endorses Clean Energy Jobs Act for Advancing Equity and Mitigating Climate Change

Joins Illinois Assistant Majority Leader Delia Ramirez in Urging Lawmakers to Support Passage of Bill

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined officials, advocates, and an impacted business owner to endorse the Clean En

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Economic Development, Environmental, Transportation