"Your good work has saved local tax payers more than one billion dollars. And as Everett Dirkson once said, 'A billion here, a billion there, before long you're talking about real money.'"
-- Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago
CCA's current work focuses in five areas:
- 21st Century Government
Since its inception, CCA has worked to make Chicago's local government - the City of Chicago and Sister Agencies - more effective by improving the services provided and more efficient in its operations by reducing the cost of providing those services.
Click here for more - Economic Development
CCA has worked with the City of Chicago and its business community to spur economic development so residents, neighborhoods and communities across Chicago can prosper. Click here for more - Education and Workforce Development
CCA's initiatives in education and workforce development focus primarily on helping residents gain the skills they need to compete in a global economy and creating the workforce Chicago needs to be globally competitive in the 21st Century.
Click here for more - Environment
CCA shares the City's vision of making Chicago the "Greenest City in the Nation." Our work on environmental and transit projects is helping make Chicago a greener, more livable city.
Click here for more - Transit
Chicago is thriving, one of the few American cities where most people take transit to work. Much of this progress will fade away if we become mired in congestion. Expanding public transit is essential for Chicago to meet its environmental goals as a region, to retain and attract businesses, and to improve the quality of life for all.
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