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PROPOSED LICENSE AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Real Estate Management
Request: Request to Renew License Agreement
Licensor: County of Cook
Licensee: Chicago Horticultural Society
Location: Southeast Corner of 26th Street and Washtenaw Avenue (1.5 acres)
Term/Extension Period: 09/24/2026 - 12/31/2032
Space Occupied: 1.5 Acres
Monthly Rent: None
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Option to Renew: N/A
Termination: N/A
Utilities Included: Yes
Summary/Notes: Requesting direct approval to renew a License Agreement between the County of Cook, as “Licensor”, and The Chicago Horticultural Society (“CHS” as “Licensee”), to permit the Licensee to continue utilizing the site located on the Southeast Corner of 26th Street and Washtenaw Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of its Windy City Harvest program.
The License Agreement allows the Licensee continued use of approximately one and a half (1.5) acres of unimproved land to support the Chicago Horticultural Society’s Windy City Harvest Program, a nine-month sustainable horticulture and agriculture certificate program that is offered in partnership with the Arturo Velasquez Institute, a satellite campus of Richard J. Daley College. The program provides workforce training and educational opportunities for justice-involved individuals, apprentices, and other at-risk participants.
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