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2023 CDBG Capital Improvement Grant Application
CDBG Capital Improvement – Demolition and Economic Development Grant Application How to Apply – Applications closes on March 17, 2023: Ple…
Bureau of Economic Development
2023 CDBG Public Service/Planning Grant Application
How to Apply – Applications closes on March 17, 2023: Please review the 2023 CDBG grant page and
Bureau of Economic Development
2023 ESG Grant Applications
How to Apply – Applications closes on March 17, 2023: Please review the 2023 ESG grants 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 Occupancy A building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or occu…
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
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 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 Co…
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Census 2020
Census by the NumbersCook County has launched an online dashboard, Census by the Numbers, in English and Sp
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 Small Business Source
WHAT'S NEW? The Cook County Small Business Assistance Program is now the Cook County Small Business Source!
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…
Bureau of Economic Development
COVID-19 Recovery: Food Security Program
What is the COVID-19 Recovery: Food Security Program? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has doubled overall, and tr…
Planning and Development
Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR
Disaster Recovery
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
2023 Recipients Announced The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways announced the lis
Bureau of Economic Development
Manufacturing Reinvented
About Manufacturing Reinvented On August 11, 2022, Cook County launched
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,…
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…
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…
Bureau of Economic Development
Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot Outreach and In-Person Application Assistance Application
This is an application for an Outreach and In-Person Application Assistance Partner for the Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot. Par…
Bureau of Economic Development
Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot Payment Administration Application
This is an application for a Payment Administration Partner for the Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Program. This partner will help to…
Planning and Development
Public Notices for Planning and Development
2023Public NoticesDraft 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
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 Compile Statute 605 ILCS 5/9-113, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) established a…
Building and Zoning
Zoning Ordinance Administration
Zoning Ordinance Administration Administration of the zoning ordinance shall be exercised through a person in the Department of Building an…