https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7862547&GUID=0814C67F-B7EE-4F67-98B8-BC39925401B2Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7862547&GUID=0814C67F-B7EE-4F67-98B8-BC39925401B20814C67F-B7EE-4F67-98B8-BC39925401B2-2026-03-23-17-54-51Title: PROPOSED GRANT AWARD Department: Department of Transportation and Highways Grantee: Cook County Grantor: Illinois Department of Transportation Request: Authorization to accept grant Purpose: The Department of Transportation and Highways is the recipient of $800,000.00 in Transportation Alternatives Program - Local (TAP-L) for the preliminary and environmental (Phase I) study to extend the Des Plaines River Trail between the CTA Forest Park Blue Line station and the Salt Creek Trail near 26th Street in the Village of North Riverside. The scope of the project includes identifying connections to the Illinois Prairie Path and the Salt Creek Trail, and the improvements will extend through the Villages of Forest Park, Maywood, North Riverside, as well as unincorporated Proviso Township. Grant Amount: $800,000.00 Grant Period: 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2028 Fiscal Impact: FY26 $0.00; FY27 $400,000.00; FY28 $400,000.00 Accounts: No cash match required. 11900.1500.54870.521536 (Grant Fund). Concurrences: The Budget Department has received all requisiMon, 23 Mar 2026 17:54:51 GMT