Tourism Alive

Cook County Tourism Alive is a $10 million program that supports the tourism and hospitality industry in suburban Cook County.

The program's official website is cookcountytourism.com.

Investments in the program go toward:

• Supporting the five suburban convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) in Cook County
• Developing Outside Chicago, an initiative promoting outdoor activities in suburban Cook County
• Developing a campaign called This is Your Wake Up Call, which provides awareness for career opportunities in tourism and hospitality through hiring events and other efforts
• Participating in a regional tourism initiative called Visit Chicagoland

Meet the CVBs

The five CVBs that are part of Cook County Tourism Alive are:

• Chicago's North Shore CVB
• Meet Chicago Northwest
• Rosemont CVB
• Visit Chicago Southland
• Visit Oak Park

Questions?

For more information, contact Cook County Bureau of Economic Development project director Krista Elam at krista.elam@cookcountyil.gov.