Bureau of Economic Development
2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) applications
NOTE: The application portal for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grants programs closed on March 21, 2025…
Bureau of Economic Development
211 Metro Chicago
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 contaminati…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning Business Occupancy
Business OccupancyA building shall not be constructed or occupied, an existing building shall not be expanded or otherwise altered or o…
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 ServiceThe Department of Building and Zoning is now accepting payments for many of its services.Please make sure you have you…
Building and Zoning
Building and Zoning Vacant Building Ordinance
Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance - OnlineIf 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
Cannabis Development Grant
Bureau of Economic Development
Clean Energy (CPACE) Program
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Arts
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Career Connector: Hiring & Career Resource Events
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Community Financial Institution Capacity Building Grant
The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development is launching a historic $1.4 million grant program to support community financial institution…
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 Down Payment Assistance Program
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Leak Repair
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD)
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Small Business Source
Bureau of Economic Development
Cook County Solar Synergy
Bureau of Economic Development
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle formed the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), a group of more than 20 distinguished business a…
Planning and Development
Disaster Recovery and Resilience - CDBG-DR
The U.S.
Bureau of Economic Development
Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
The Cook County Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), which is appointed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, advises…
Bureau of Economic Development
Financial Education Series
Bureau of Economic Development
Illinois Enterprise Zones
The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act was signed into law in 1982. The legislation established a statewide program that encourages economic growt…
Strategic Planning and Policy Bureau
Invest In Cook
Bureau of Economic Development
M3 Chicago: Metro, Manufacturing, Momentum
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,…
Bureau of Economic Development
Modular Homes Pilot Program
Transportation and Highways
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a federally mandated program established under Section 402 of the Clean Water…
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Pathways to Cook County Summit
Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Community Development
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Planning and Development
Planning and Development: Economic Development Division
Visit Cook County Bureau of Economic Development homepageThe Economic Development Division of the Cook County Department of Planning and Dev…
Bureau of Economic Development
Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers (PCIC) Challenge
The Families and Workers Fund's Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers (PCIC) Challenge selected the Cook County Bureau of Economic Dev…
Bureau of Economic Development
Property tax incentives
The Cook County Department of Planning and Development, which is within the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, coordinates an array…
Planning and Development
Public Notices for Planning and Development
2025Public Notice - PY 2025 Annual Action PlanThe Cook County Department of Planning and Development, which is within the Cook County B…
Bureau of Economic Development
Tourism Alive
Bureau of Economic Development
Transforming Places
Transportation and Highways
Transportation Projects
Transportation ProjectsThe Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways oversees the planning, design and construction of vari…
Transportation and Highways
Utility Coordination Council
In accordance with Illinois Compiled Statute 605 ILCS 5/9-113, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) established…
Bureau of Economic Development
Water Affordability Program
Building and Zoning
Zoning Ordinance Administration
Zoning Ordinance AdministrationAdministration of the zoning ordinance shall be exercised through a person in the Department of Building and…