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Southland Reactivation Act introduced in Illinois Senate
The Act is model legislation that provides an immediate solution to high property tax burdens and the staggering number of blighted or...
Feb 27, 2020


Employment opportunity: Country Club Hills Director of Finance
For application information, please contact: Mary Bruhn, Human Resource & Benefits Administrator Direct: 708-798-3399, Fax: 708-798-4229...
Feb 26, 2020


Employment opportunity: Metropolitan Planning Council Water Resources and Municipal Outreach Consult
Please send the following materials by email to: Skyler Larrimore, manager@metroplanning.org 1) A letter detailing how your experience...
Feb 26, 2020


SSMMA welcomes Census 2020 Community Outreach Specialist Victoria Nicholson
Please join SSMMA in welcoming Victoria Nicholson, who is serving as our Census 2020 Community Outreach Specialist, a position funded by...
Feb 26, 2020


News Flash! Metra extends comment deadline to Mar. 8 on proposed ME schedule changes
Southland municipal leaders and officials met with Metra on Feb. 24 at the Hazel Crest Municipal Center to discuss proposed Metra...
Feb 25, 2020


Visit SSMMA’s new 2020 Census website SouthlandCounts.org
Census data informs funding for things important to everyone, like neighborhood health clinics, after-school programs, college grant...
Feb 14, 2020


SSMMA presents legislative priorities to lawmakers at annual breakfast
“We’ve developed this year’s policy agenda on the priorities of the Southland, following input and listening to the needs of our...
Feb 13, 2020


Grant opportunities: Violence Prevention, Recidivism Reduction, and Restorative Practice/Restorative
Ten (10) 24-Month Violence Prevention Demonstration Grants in the amount of $300,000 each over the grant period ($150,000 per year); Six...
Feb 12, 2020


SPC News
The SPC will work with GraybaR to fully rollout the program in detail to all SPC members and other eligible purchasers. In the meantime,...
Feb 11, 2020


Funding opportunity: Southland Economic Transformation Grant Fund
The deadline to submit LOIs no more than three (3) pages in length will close on March 9, 2020, and the proposed project must further...
Feb 11, 2020


We need near-term solutions while also tackling tax reform
This makes the call to action for property tax reform in Springfield this spring even more pressing. The South Suburban Mayors & Managers...
Feb 7, 2020


Grant opportunity: IDOT Statewide Planning and Research Program
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) provided a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on February 3, 2020. The Funding...
Feb 6, 2020


Preckwinkle and south suburban mayors band together to revive Chicago’s Southland Region
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle addresses county, municipal and business officials at the launch of the Southland...
Feb 6, 2020


Funding opportunity: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. No. 116-6) includes $350 million for the Assistance to Firefighter...
Feb 5, 2020


Homeowners expect property tax relief as state gives $26.5 million in grants to 20 south suburban sc
Local property owners are poised to save a collective $26.5 million this year, nearly half the $53.6 million awarded to area schools in...
Feb 5, 2020


Employment Opportunities: Park Forest Accountant & Housing Authority Program Manager
Housing Authority Program Manager The Village of Park Forest also seeks to hire a full-time Housing Authority Program Manager to oversee...
Feb 3, 2020
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