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Originally published on dailyherald.com 07/07/23 | Photo: Daily Herald File Photo
If you've noticed new company headquarters in your town or a new manufacturing facility, you aren't alone.
Site Selection has taken note, too, and ranked Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will among the Top 20 counties in the nation for economic development.
Cook County came in second, followed by DuPage at No. 9, Kane at 14 and Will at 19. Illinois is the only state with four contiguous counties on the list.
Though the magazine has ranked the Chicago metro area as the top region for business growth the last 10 years, this is the first time the magazine has ranked individual counties based on economic development.
Rankings were based on the number of economic development projects in each county from January 2022 to March 2023. According to the rankings, Cook had 231 projects; DuPage, 91; Kane, 52; and Will, 48. The magazine did not list the individual projects in each county, but evidence of growth can be seen across the suburbs.
Originally published on dailyherald.com 07/06/23 | Photo: Courtesy of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's office
Access to urgent care for residents of Arlington Heights and surrounding areas received a boost Thursday when U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi presented $1 million in federal funding to county and municipal leaders.
The Schaumburg Democrat secured the money, which will be used to purchase new medical equipment for Cook County Health's Arlington Heights Health Center, as part of this year's government funding package.
"Having a wife who is an anesthesiologist and a brother who is an internist, I know very well the importance of having a top-notch medical system in place to provide quality care for those who need it, when they need it," Krishnamoorthi said in a statement. "That's why I was glad to secure $1 million in funding for the Cook County Public Health System's new urgent care center in Arlington Heights, which will go a long way towards improving the county's health system and getting residents across the region the care they deserve through a new urgent care center."
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