Cook County Planning for Progress

The Cook County Department of Planning and Development (DPD), within the Bureau of Economic Development (BED), has partnered with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to develop Planning for Progress. This strategic plan will guide funding requests, investments, and partnerships for cook County over the next five years around economic development, affordable housing, and community development. Planning for Progress includes two strategic plans combined in one: Consolidated plan and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

Significant data analysis and outreach have been conducted regarding needs as well as potential Planning for Progress goals and priorities. Building on this momentum, a draft plan has now been developed and will be available for your review and further input at http://cmap.is/lta-cook-county.

Your continued feedback is critical to ensuring that Planning for Progress accurately reflects local needs and resources as well as proposes realistic and actionable goals for maximum community impact.

Please join us for a series for interactive open house workshops. Representatives from Cook county DPD and CMAP will be in attendance to hear your feedback, answer questions and provide clarifications regarding the draft plan. While a brief introductory presentation will be given at the beginning, feel free to drop in at any time during the open house.

These workshops are open to the public and are targeted to Cook County residents and workers as well as individuals representing public/private/non-profit stakeholder groups working in the affordable housing, economic development, and/or community development fields. Anyone with a vested interest in the future and economic growth of Cook County should plan to attend.

Contact Hillary Green (hgreen@cmap.illinois.gov or 312.386.8619) or Barbara Maloof (barbara.maloof@cookcountyil.gov or 312.603.1004) with questions.

West Cook
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Village of Elmwood Park Recreation Center, Room 1A
2 Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

North Cook
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Village of Mount Prospect Village Board Room
50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

South Cook
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
1904 174th Street, Hazel Crest
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

City-Wide
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Jones College Prep South Building Cafeteria
700 South State Street, Chicago
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.