The Cook County Board of Commissioners recognized Haymarket Center’s 50th anniversary and highlighted the nonprofit treatment provider’s role in serving people with substance‑use and mental‑health disorders.

Commissioner Kevin Scott introduced the recognition and noted Haymarket serves more than 12,000 people annually and provides around‑the‑clock services with a policy of ‘turning no one away.’ Scott highlighted Haymarket’s workforce development initiatives, including a restaurant staffed by people in recovery and a pharmacy program, and lauded the organization’s partnerships with Cook County Health and the courts.

Haymarket representatives — including Heather Waikits, vice president for development and strategic expansion, and other senior staff — accepted the recognition and described the organization’s continuing work to provide no‑barrier services across the county. “We are proud of our 50 years of history,” a Haymarket representative said, noting ongoing partnerships with county systems.

Discussion type: ceremonial recognition and acknowledgment of community‑based service partners. Direction/assignment: none recorded. Formal action: resolution and public remarks recorded; no funding or policy action recorded in the transcript.

Ending: The board’s recognition underscores the county’s partnership with longtime treatment providers, but the transcript does not show any new funding or program directives tied to the anniversary.