https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8059377&GUID=4A7F71B9-D084-4222-BBCF-5C6BEA56A9A5Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8059377&GUID=4A7F71B9-D084-4222-BBCF-5C6BEA56A9A54A7F71B9-D084-4222-BBCF-5C6BEA56A9A5-2026-07-10-00-55-12Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION GREATER CHICAGOLAND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP UPDATE WHEREAS, the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership (GCEP) is an economic development initiative for the seven-county region of northeastern Illinois (the "Region") created by the economic development organizations and elected officials of the Region to partner and collaborate on specific projects, share resources, and provide data and analysis to improve and enhance economic development within the Region; and WHEREAS, the GCEP aims to strengthen the seven-county region’s resiliency and competitiveness by fostering opportunities for collaboration on initiatives that benefit the entire Region; and WHEREAS, each of the seven counties and the City of Chicago via its agent, World Business Chicago, committed to the annual costs set forth in the Agreement which vary for each of the participating jurisdictions based on population and economic output; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board approved Resolution 25-3921 on 10/23/2025, authorizing the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development to enter into an agreement and Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:55:12 GMT