Legislation Details

File #: 26-0705    Version: 1 Name: Grant Award Acceptance for 119th Street Modernization
Type: Grant Award Status: Approved
File created: 1/22/2026 In control: Transportation Committee
On agenda: 3/12/2026 Final action: 4/16/2026
Title: PROPOSED GRANT AWARD Department: Department of Transportation and Highways Grantee: Cook County Grantor: Illinois Department of Transportation Request: Authorization to accept grant Purpose: Cook County received $1,100,000.00 in IDOT Local Project Funding (LPF) grant funds for the improvement of 119th Street between Kedzie Avenue and Western Avenue, a Cook County route in the Village of Merrionette Park and Cities of Chicago and Blue Island. Work will consist of pavement rehabilitation. Grant Amount: $1,100,000.00 Grant Period: 7 years from date of execution of the funding agreement Fiscal Impact: NONE Accounts: N/A Concurrences: The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any. Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed grant award acceptance. This $1,100,000 grant award from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be...
Sponsors: FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BILL LOWRY, DR. KISHA E. McCASKILL, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR, JESSICA VÁSQUEZ
Indexes: JENNIFER (SIS) KILLEN, Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD

 

Department:  Department of Transportation and Highways

 

Grantee:  Cook County 

 

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Transportation

 

Request: Authorization to accept grant 

 

Purpose:  Cook County received $1,100,000.00 in IDOT Local Project Funding (LPF) grant funds for the improvement of 119th Street between Kedzie Avenue and Western Avenue, a Cook County route in the Village of Merrionette Park and Cities of Chicago and Blue Island. Work will consist of pavement rehabilitation.

 

Grant Amount:  $1,100,000.00 

 

Grant Period:  7 years from date of execution of the funding agreement

 

Fiscal Impact:  NONE 

 

Accounts: N/A

 

Concurrences:

The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.

 

Summary:  The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed grant award acceptance. This $1,100,000 grant award from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be used by DOTH to improve 119th Street.

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