$579,500 in Invest in Cook Funds Brought to the 14th District

The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways announced the list of 36 projects that will receive funding under the 2026 Invest in Cook grant program. A total of $8,290,548 will fund three transit, nine bicycle, 12 pedestrian, and 12 road projects.

Funded projects in the 14th District include:

• Village of Glenview, $200,000 for Planning/Feasibility Study

  • The Village of Glenview has been awarded funding to

    complete a feasibility study evaluating the installation

    of a multi-use path or on-street bike lanes along Glenview Road, a key connector for residents traveling to Downtown Glenview, the Metra Station, parks, schools, Techny Trail, Cook County Forest Preserve, North Branch trail, and the planned Wilmette bike lane project on this corridor. The feasibility study will identify what bicycle accommodations can be built along this corridor and replace existing sidewalks and ADA ramps to address existing trip hazards, slope deficiencies, and non-compliant ADA elements.

• Village of Kenilworth, $305,000 for Design Engineering

  • The Village of Kenilworth has been awarded Phase II design engineering funding for a road diet on Green Bay Road between Kenilworth and Winnetka

    Avenues, improving pedestrian safety accessing businesses. The project includes roadway reconfiguration, reconstruction and resurfacing, adding pedestrian mid-block crossings, corridor lighting, streetscape improvements, and may encompass expanded sidewalks, diagonal parking, and bike lanes.

• City of Prospect Heights, $74,500 for Design Engineering

  • The City of Prospect Heights has been awarded design engineering funds for sidewalk reconstruction on Willow Road between Schoenbeck Road and Elmhurst Road to address gaps in pedestrian infrastructure and improve

    safety. Phase II funding will be used for the preparation of final design plans, specifications, and cost estimates for construction.

This is the tenth year Invest in Cook grant funding has been awarded for transportation-related projects. In total, nearly $81 million in grants have been distributed to 346 projects throughout Cook County, which enabled $223.5 million in project activity.

Invest in Cook grants help municipalities further their transportation projects by covering the cost of planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction associated with transportation improvements sponsored by local governments and private partners. Past projects funded by Invest in Cook have gone on to receive $3.00 of local, state, or federal funding for every $1.00 of Invest in Cook awards. This program is designed to solicit applications for improvements consistent with the five priorities of Connecting Cook County, the County’s first long-range transportation plan in 75 years, which guides how the County invests in transportation to attract and retain businesses, people, capital and talent. Invest in Cook grants advance the Vital Communities, Sustainable Communities and Smart Communities priorities laid out in the Cook County Policy Roadmap.