Cook County Comm. Sean Morrison (R-17), left, and Cook County Economic Development Bureau Chief Xochitl Flores speaking during a committee meeting on Wednesday

Cook County commissioners are set to unlock nearly $70 million in federally backed funding on Thursday to bankroll a range of long-term economic development initiatives including new programs designed to steer tenants away from eviction, draw more tourists to suburban Cook County, launch justice-involved residents into the workforce and more.