- Apr 21, 2022
New Funding Directs Grants to Hospitality Industry
Out of all the economic casualties of COVID, the tourism and hospitality industry was undoubtedly among the hardest hit. Help is on the way via American Rescue Plan Act funds, with $10 million over the next three years allocated by Cook County to five suburban convention and tourism bureaus. Additionally, the State of Illinois recently authorized $50M in grants for restaurants and taverns as well as new grants to hotel operators.