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Second Story Foundation tells Will County Board it won $2 million state grant for recovery community farm
Summary
Jim Okconor, executive director of the Second Story Foundation, told the board his organization received a $2 million state grant to create a recovery community farm and workforce program and publicly thanked Will County officials for their support.
During the public-comment period, Jim Okconor, executive director of the Second Story Foundation, announced his organization had been awarded a $2 million grant from the State of Illinois to support a recovery community farm and a long-term workforce development program.
Okconor said the project was championed by state and local supporters and that Will County Land Use officials had been "instrumental" in helping the foundation reach this milestone. "We were awarded a $2 million grant from the state of Illinois," he told the board, and thanked county leaders for their assistance. He said the foundation is still raising funds and is "more than halfway to what we need."
Okconor asked only to publicly thank the board and organizers; no board action was required. The board acknowledged the announcement and the speaker's appreciation.
