Community Development Department
Current Projects
- Cal-Sag Trail Development
- COD Redevelopment
- NE Mixed-Use Commercial District
- Community Health Monitoring: Sustainable Grassroots Public Health Effort
- Joint effort of BICDD, Cook County Health Dept, Healthy Communities, CMAP, ATSDR & USEPA
- Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update
- Building & Business Inventory
- Full Circle
- LOIS
- Environmental Planning
- Phase I & Phase II Assessments of former landfill at 119th/Vincennes
- Funded by IEPA MBRG grant
- 2009 USEPA CleanUp Grant awarded for former landfill (5/08/2009)
- 2007 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant project
- 2008 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant project [.pdf, 357KB]
- Blue Island Goes Green
- Greenest Region Compact
- E-Recycling
- CFL Bulb Distribution
- Phase I & Phase II Assessments of former landfill at 119th/Vincennes
- Housing
- Housing Policy Planning by Metropolis 2020 & Metro Mayors Caucus
- South Suburban Inter-Jurisdictional Housing Collaborative
- Western Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan Project [.pdf, 413KB]
- GIS/Mapping
Studies & Reports
- Blue Island Plan for Economic Development
- Blue Island Reaches Next Crossroads: Report of the MPC Blue Island Task Force July 2006 [.pdf, 545kb]
- Calumet River Corridor: Economic Development Vision & Strategy [.pdf, 82.4kb]
- Green River Pattern Book: Sustainable Urban Planning and Design Principles by SSMMA and CSEDC [.pdf, 7.98MB]
- Homes for a Changing Region: by Metropolis 2020 & Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
- Project Period: November 2008 – Fall 2009
- Year Three: Blue Island, Plainfield, and Woodstock
- CMAP GOTO2040: Community Design Workshops – Blue Island Spring 2009
- Chicago Regional Energy Snapshot – Sept 2009
- Blue Island Energy & Emissions Profile
Grant Awards
Since its 2006 inception, the Community Development (formerly Planning) Department has applied for and been awarded the following grants.
- $102,250 2008 Preserve America Grant
- $240,000 IEPA MBRG
- $ 37,000 IDCEO Local Planning Grant
- $ 81,000 IDOT Corridor Planning Grant
- $200,000 2007 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
- $400,000 2008 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
- $200,000 2009 USEPA Brownfields CleanUp Grant
- $200,000 2010 SSMMA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund *NEW*
- $ 16,640 2010 IHPA CLG Grant – Blue Island Preservation Program *NEW*