https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4836224&GUID=1FC36D79-031A-4FC8-A0DE-B20469170A64Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4836224&GUID=1FC36D79-031A-4FC8-A0DE-B20469170A641FC36D79-031A-4FC8-A0DE-B20469170A64-2021-03-18-18-33-43Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING THE COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR JOB CREATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the municipalities throughout Cook County, including inner-city Chicago and those comprising the Chicago Southland, are facing high unemployment and other economic challenges; and WHEREAS, high levels of economic distress in the aforementioned areas have been reported in the Distressed Community Index from Washington D.C. based, Economic Innovation Group, that shows high levels of inequality; and WHEREAS, people throughout Cook County are urgently seeking knowledge-based, innovation-driven solutions to social problems relating to education, health care, unemployment, and poverty. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 14 Community Development, Article IX, sections 14-89 through 14-97 of the Cook County Code, is hereby enacted as follows: Sec. 14-89. Short title This chapter shall be known and may be cited asThu, 18 Mar 2021 18:33:43 GMT