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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) to announce the list of 32 projects that will receive funding under the 2025 ‘Invest in Cook’ grant program.
A total of $8,270,810 will be distributed across 26 municipalities, three transit agencies, two park districts and one township to fund four transit, eight pedestrian, six bicycle, one freight and 13 road projects.
Several south and southwest suburbs are getting Cook County grant money for transportation projects such as repaving streets and building bike paths.
A national and regional housing shortage presents an opportunity for Chicago entrepreneurs and developers to create low-cost manufactured homes that could be assembled locally, shipped anywhere and erected on site, John Wasik says.
“Our hope is this program will make home ownership more accessible for individuals and families and break down financial barriers that have historically kept many families from owning a home,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said when the program was announced in early July.
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Markham, IL -- The Cook County Bureau of Asset Management (BAM) announced today the completion of 1,346 solar panels on the roof of the Sixth Municipal District - Markham Courthouse, located at 16501 Kedzie Ave in Markham. The installation of the solar panels is part of Cook County’s aggressive action toward making progress on the goals of the Clean Energy Plan.
“At Cook County, we’re committed to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and taking immediate action toward a more sustainable future.” said President Toni Preckwinkle, “The installation of these solar panels allow for cleaner air, less pollution, and provides local job opportunities. We’re proud of the steps we are taking for a more sustainable future.”
Longtime Chicago political activist and author Rebecca Sive’s passion for advocacy and desire for social change led her to organize for the American Jewish Committee and co-found and lead the Midwest Women’s Center.
Sive also worked on the campaign of the late Mayor Harold Washington, who, after winning election in 1983, appointed her to the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners. She was also executive director of the Chicago-based Playboy Foundation.
“To find someone who has a deep passion for social change and civil rights and personal freedoms who is also entrepreneurial in their ability to found and run an entity is not that common,” said former Playboy Enterprises Chairman and CEO Christie Hefner. “Rebecca was equally right-brain and left-brain — she could be highly creative and then also highly organized and attentive to detail.”
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