https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7492115&GUID=BE10C43D-74E9-4D35-93F4-654C59BCEAB1Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7492115&GUID=BE10C43D-74E9-4D35-93F4-654C59BCEAB1BE10C43D-74E9-4D35-93F4-654C59BCEAB1-2025-09-23-12-47-51Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE WASTE DIVERSION AT LARGE EVENT FACILITIES WHEREAS, on January 1, 2025, the State of Illinois enacted the Large Event Facilities Act, 415 ILCS 190/1, (the Act), to require recycling and composting at large event facilities throughout the state; and WHEREAS, the Act provides that a State’s Attorney or municipal attorney may prosecute an owner or operator of an event facility who violates the Act; and WHEREAS, Section 30-62 of the Cook County Environmental Control Ordinance provides that it is the duty of the Director of the Department of Environment and Sustainability to supervise the execution of all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to the control of environmental pollution in Cook County, except within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago; and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2024, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the Updated Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan (2024-2029) (SWMP), which presents a progressive vision for managing solid waste in Cook County through the implementation of best practices in solid waste manaTue, 23 Sep 2025 12:47:51 GMT