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Northwest suburbs: An offer of $600,000 in federal transportation funds for municipal bicycle projects has gotten such a tepid response that some of the money may end up being returned.
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The Northwest Council of Mayors in northwest suburban Cook County, for example, was allocated $83,000. As of Thursday, the council had received $31,750 in grant applications from nine communities. The application deadline is Monday.
“We may have to extend the deadline for applications,” possibly by two or three weeks, said Janet Pilewski, chief council administrator at the Chicago Area Transportation Study, a regional transportation planning agency.