April 7, 2023
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SSMMA would like to congratulate the recently re-elected mayors who will continue to serve their communities for another term.
Congratulations to the following re-elected Mayors and their municipalities:

  • David Gonzalez, Chicago Heights
  • James Ford, City of Country Club Hills
  • Kenneth Klein, Village of Crestwood
  • Christopher Clark, City of Harvey
  • Joseph Roudez III, University Park
(As of today, results are unofficial until certified.)

Outgoing Mayor

We want to offer our sincere thank you and best wishes to Park Forest Village President Jonathan Vanderbilt. President Vanderbilt has served as Village President since April 2019 and he has also been a member of SSMMA's Executive Committee and served as our Chair of SSMMA's Chicago Southland Housing and Community Development Collaborative.

We thank you for your public service to your community and for working to make our region stronger!
Upcoming Meetings and Events

Visit our website for SSMMA's meeting schedule, Zoom log-in information and meeting materials.

SSMMA Transportation Meeting - April 11 at 2:00pm

SPC Spring Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction - April 18 at 11:00am

Little Calumet WPC Meeting - April 20 at 4:30pm

Business Meeting - April 20 at 6:00pm

Save the Date:
Celebrate the Southland Gala - Friday, June 16 at 6:00pm, Idlewild Country Club
Public Health Information
• Check out vaccination events hosted by Cook County Department of Public Health throughout the south suburbs during the month of April.

• View SSMMA's COVID dashboard for data throughout the south suburban region.
• Illinois public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023. Learn more.

• Find the latest news from Illinois Department of Public Health here.


Business & Residential Resources
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• Gov. Pritzker Announces $175 Million Available in B2B Grants for Restaurants, Hotels and Creative Arts Businesses. Learn more.

• Pritzker Administration Relaunches "Opening Doors" Homebuyer Assistance Program With Additional $8 Million. Learn more.

• Illinois Small Business Grants are now open for 2023-2024. Learn more.

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources offers a list of grants. Learn more.

• Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) offers a list of FY23-24 grant opportunities for eligible organizations. Learn more.

• Check out the latest list of Federal and DCEO grant opportunities here.

• Check out Will County's small business assistance resource page.
News from Community Partners
IDHS Open Grant Opportunities for Youth Violence Prevention
• Under the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP) has a number of open grant opportunities available under the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA).

• RPSA Chicago Youth Development & Intervention Services
• RPSA Greater Illinois Trauma Informed Behavioral Health Services
• RPSA Greater Illinois Reimagine Violence Prevention Services
• RPSA Greater Illinois Youth Intervention Services
• RPSA Greater Illinois Violence Prevention Council Coordinator

All applications are due on April 19, 2023 by 12:00pm. Learn more.
ComEd Offering Internship Opportunities for College Students
• ComEd Workforce Development and Energy Efficiency teams have partnered with CLEAResult’s to develop the Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Retail Pilot program. The program aims to increase awareness of energy efficiency and teach students about monitoring energy consumption patterns in commercial (retail) facilities.

• This is a paid part-time internship at $18/hour. Online applications must be submitted by April 17. Apply here.

• Join the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Diane M. Shelley and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi for a forum on inequities in-home assessments and appraisals — and what stakeholders can do to address these barriers. 

• The forum will take place on Thursday, April 13 at 8:30am-12:00pm

• Register here.
• Rep William Davis, along with co-host SSMMA, invites you to Earth Day Electronics Recycling event on April 22 from 9am-12pm.

• For more info contact Rep. Davis District office at 708-799-7300. This event is free to the public and small businesses.
South Suburban College to Open the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials 
• Cook County has partnered with South Suburban College to create the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM Center). This is a permanent recycling drop-off facility available to Cook County residents that helps divert millions of pounds of waste and other hard-to-recycle items from regional landfills and water systems

• The CHaRM Center will officially open on April 22. SSC will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event from 8am-3pm at SSC.
Register here.

Job Postings & Requests for Proposals
• SSMMA offers a list of local job opportunities and RFPs throughout the south suburban region directly on our website.

• Municipalities and organizations can send job openings and proposals here to be publicly posted.

SPC News

Still Time to Register for the April 18 SPC Spring Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction 

• The first SPC Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, April 18, at America’s Auto Auction (America’s AA) in Crestwood. Please note that vehicles and equipment can be listed for disposal at the NWMC auction right up to the morning of the auction day. Sell them now to get a fresh start and please keep in mind that a portion of the proceeds help support the operations of the organization. Learn more.

For questions or additional information, please contact Berry Ellis, 312-371-5993 or berry.ellis@americasautoauction.com.

Click here for more information about the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative and to view the current SPC Catalog.
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