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Affordable Housing

Planning and Development

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Asbestos Abatement Contractor Registration

Environment and Sustainability

UPDATE: Per the Cook County Board President’s...

Asbestos Abatement Permitting

Environment and Sustainability

UPDATE: Per the Cook County Board President’s...

Brownfield Redevelopment

Environment and Sustainability

What is a Brownfield?

Brownfields are abandoned or under-used industrial and commercial properties with actual or perceived...

Building Permit Requirements

Building and Zoning

Building Permit Requirement Guidelines

All permits must now be submitted in digital format....

Building Permits

Building and Zoning

Building Permit Application

All work, other than ordinary repairs subject to provisions of Section 102-105.3 of the Cook County Building...

Business Occupancy

Building and Zoning

Business Occupancy

A building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or...

Buy Land Bank Property

Land Bank Authority

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) is accepts pre-qualification applications from individuals and organization who are interested in...

Community Solar

Environment and Sustainability

The Cook County Community Solar Project was launched in early 2015 with a grant from the Department of Energy’s Solar Market Pathways Program....

Connecting Cook County - Long Range Transportation Plan

Transportation and Highways

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Construction/ Maintenance Permits

Transportation and Highways

Construction/Maintenance Permits

Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Permits Office...

Contractor Registration

Building and Zoning

New Contractor Registration

(For all Electrical and Plumbing Contractor Registrations see Electrical and...

Cook County Conserves - Become a Green Champion!

Bureau of Asset Management

Building improvement projects through guaranteed energy performance contracting

The guaranteed energy performance...

Demolition Permitting

Environment and Sustainability

UPDATE: Per the Cook County Board President’s...

Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR

Planning and Development

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Donate or Convey Land to the Land Bank Authority

Land Bank Authority

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) is accepting pre-qualification applications from individuals and organizations who are interested in...

E-Permits

Building and Zoning

Electronic Permits-Apply Online!

The Department of Building and Zoning is launching a new service for the residents and businesses...

Equipment Registration Permitting

Environment and Sustainability

UPDATE: Per the Cook County Board President’s...

Forms & Affidavits

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer

Below are several Forms and Affidavits related to Doing Business with Procurement.

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Green Buildings Program

Bureau of Asset Management

The Green Buildings Program looks holistically at the design, space utilization, operations and life cycle impact of County owned properties to...

Illinois Enterprise Zones

Bureau of Economic Development

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Lincoln Highway Industrial Corridor

Transportation and Highways

Lincoln Highway Logistics Corridor Strategic Plan

Completed in August 2018, the Lincoln Highway Logistics Corridor Strategic Plan...

Multi Dwelling Units

Building and Zoning

Multi Dwelling Registration

Any building that has more than four residential units including condominiums (...

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Transportation and Highways

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a...

No Cash Bid (NCB) Program

Planning and Development

The Cook County No Cash Bid (NCB) Program is an economic development tool designed to assist municipalities, and other...

Payments

Building and Zoning

Online Payment Service

The Department of Building and Zoning is now accepting payments for many of its services.

Please make sure...

Residential Rental Dwelling Unit

Building and Zoning

Cook County Residential Rental License Ordinance

On June 29th 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Rental Dwelling...

Tax Incentives - Economic Development

Bureau of Economic Development

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Transportation - Projects

Transportation and Highways

Quentin Road Phase 1 Study

Dundee Road to Lake Cook Road...

Vacant Building Ordinance

Building and Zoning

Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance

On-line Registration of Property

If I own a vacant building in...

Violations

Building and Zoning

Violation Processing

Properties within unincorporated Cook County Property, when found to be in violation of the following:

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Workplace Strategy and Design Guidelines (WS+D)

Bureau of Asset Management

ALIGNING THE WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT COOK COUNTY’S MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND GOALS

Successful workplace design...

Zoning Ordinance Administration

Building and Zoning

Zoning Ordinance Administration

Administration of the zoning ordinance shall be exercised through a person in the...