Planning and Development: Economic Development Division

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The Economic Development Division of the Cook County Department of Planning and Development (DPD) manages programs designed to help businesses grow, expand and create jobs.

Programs include:

• Cook County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program
• No Cash Bid Program
• Property tax incentives (Class 6b, Class 7, Class 8)

Eligible applicants vary by program and include public, private and nonprofit organizations; businesses and business owners; and municipalities. 

NOTE: Some Cook County economic development funding for programs and projects is restricted to suburban Cook County. Additional requirements and restrictions also apply.

Questions?

For more information, please contact Susan Campbell, director, Cook County Department of Planning and Development, at (312) 603-1000 or Susan.Campbell@cookcountyil.gov, or Mohammed Elahi, deputy director, Cook County Department of Planning and Development, at (312) 603-0310 or Mohammed.Elahi@cookcountyil.gov.