Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined the County’s Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) to announce the list of 35 projects that will receive funding under the 2024 ‘Invest in Cook’ grant program. A total of $7,995,113 will be distributed across 26 municipalities, four township road districts, two transit agencies, two special purpose governments, and a nonprofit conservation organization to fund four transit, 12 pedestrian, six bicycle, one freight and 12 road projects. This is the eighth year Invest in Cook grant funding has been awarded for transportation-related projects. Invest in Cook has awarded $64.2 million in grants for a total of 277 projects throughout Cook County since its inception in 2017. Invest in Cook is an initiative that’s part of Connecting Cook County, the County’s long-range transportation plan, which guides how the County invests in transportation to attract and retain businesses, people, capital and talent. Invest in Cook grants support the ‘Vital Communities,’ ‘Sustainable Communities’ and ‘Connected Communities’ priorities laid out in the Cook County Policy Roadmap. To view the complete list of 2024 Invest in Cook grant recipients and projects, visit: www.cookcountyil.gov/investincook