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Illinois Building Blocks program to fight foreclosures and vacancies in targeted communities

• Feb 3, 2012

Collaborative approach will more effectively address foreclosure and vacant home crises, while saving taxpayer money and strengthening communities (Chicago) … The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) commends Gov. Patrick Quinn and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), in…

Metropolitan Planning Council sets 2012 policy agenda

• Jan 18, 2012

On the docket: Bus Rapid Transit, greater incentives for green infrastructure to fight flooding, rewards for communities that collaborate (Chicago) … With the U.S. recession officially over, cities and regions, including metropolitan Chicago, are confronting a new economic reality. The…

W. Cook County Housing Collaborative to benefit from more than $7M in state, federal funding for foreclosure recovery, housing redevelopment near transit

• Dec 3, 2011

U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development announces $2.9 million Challenge Grant; Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announces $4.2 million grant About the West Cook County Housing Collaborative The West Cook County Housing Collaborative (the Collaborative), which…

Gov. Quinn, HUD Regional Administrator Riley, Illinois elected officials, and DCEO Director Ribley join mayors, village presidents from West Cook County Housing Collaborative to make major funding announcement

• Dec 1, 2011

CHICAGO – Gov. Patrick Quinn, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Midwest Regional Administrator Antonio R. Riley, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Rep Danny K. Davis (D-Chicago), and Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Director Warren Ribley will…

Web app to engage Little Village residents in creating park wins MPC’s Placemaking award in Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois contest

• Oct 17, 2011

Mi Parque developers gift prize of $2,500, sponsored by IBM, to Little Village Environmental Justice Organization; Runner-up app Got Game helps Chicago residents join pick-up games taking place at nearby parks (Chicago) … Residents of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on the…

Lake Zurich residents, business owners invited to community discussion on future of water management in the village

• Oct 10, 2011

Regional planners, village leaders will share results of community survey on local water habits, concerns, as well as preliminary recommendations for village’s integrated water resources management plan (Lake Zurich, Ill.) … Residents and business owners in the Village of Lake Zurich…

To gauge drinking water supply, Chicago suburbs will take part in Well Monitoring Weeks Oct. 9 to 23

• Oct 6, 2011

Participating communities, including many members of the Northwest Water Planning Alliance, will measure water levels in deep wells to provide accurate data to Illinois State Water Survey, local and regional planners To help ensure local, regional and state planners have accurate data on how…

Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois Round 2 Channeling the Community Spirit

• Sep 28, 2011

Smart Cities Collaborative Executive Director Dan O’Neil will represent A4MC’s Esteemed Round 2 Judging Panel and Announce A4MC Community Round Finalists live at Public Voting Kickoff & Apps Showcase October 7th at Columbia College (Chicago) The A4MC Community Round Finalists will…

Owners, managers of apartment buildings invited to Oct. 14 breakfast to learn about new public resources available to maintain property

• Sep 27, 2011

South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, partners will explain new resources as well as local efforts to preserve rental homes The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) invites owners and managers of multifamily rental properties to attend a free breakfast, underwritten by…

Metropolitan Planning Council challenging web developers to create ‘Placemaking’ mobile application for Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois contest

• Aug 30, 2011

App must help people find, create, sustain and/or share vibrant public places in metropolitan Chicago; special prize of $2,500 sponsored by IBM (Chicago) … What if you could pull up a Google map on your mobile phone that pinpoints your location and tells you about family-friendly…

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