The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides strong, sustainable communities including decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Cook County uses its CDBG funding primarily to support capital improvement projects (e.g., roads, sewers, facilities) and social services, including homeless prevention/intervention, development of public-private partnerships and planning in suburban Cook County. Under their latest budget proposal, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wants to eliminate CDBG in 2018. (They also want to end the HOME Investment Partnerships Program) and other programs that have a clear impact on the quality of life for thousands of our residents). We are asking you to join #Fight4CDBG. Use this social media platform to tell YOUR GOOD STORY about CDBG. Get the word out in your community, to your family, neighbors and friends. Be sure that your federally elected officials, and the White House, know you support funding for CDBG and HOME.

Learn more about Cook County's CDBG and HOME Programs.

On May 16, thousands of Chicago-area residents gathered at various locations to discuss the future of our communities, as part of On the Table. Cook County participated in two events. One gathering took place in the south suburbs focused on the South Suburban Initiative. The other event was related to manufacturing jobs and took place at the Chicago Center for the Arts and Technology (CHICAT). 

Find out more about our two On the Table events::

South Suburban Initiative with Commissioner Sims

Careers in Manufacturing at CHICAT