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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
2026 BOARD AGENDA MEETING ANNUAL CALENDAR DATES AND LOCATIONS
WHEREAS, in accordance with Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 4-1(a) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners shall hold regular meetings pursuant to an annual calendar adopted by resolution of the Board; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, every public body shall give public notice of the schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates, times and places of such meetings; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by President Toni Preckwinkle and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”):
1. That the Board shall hold its regular meetings of the Board on the following dates during calendar year 2026, the time for holding the specified meetings is 10:00 a.m., local time:
Tuesday, January 13
Tuesday, February 3
Tuesday, March 10
Tuesday, April 14
Tuesday, May 5
Tuesday, June 9
Tuesday, July 7
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, October 20
Tuesday, November 17
Tuesday, December 15
2. That Board meetings may be conducted remotely by video and/or teleconferencing in accordance with public health authority guidelines and applicable provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances, and executive orders related to a proclamation of disaster by the Governor of the State of Illinois. Otherwise, the place of Board meetings is the Cook County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, except for the following three meeting dates stated below in Sections 3, 4 and 5.
3. That the Board shall hold a regular meeting of the Board on Tuesday, May 5th at the Dan Ryan Woods Pavillion, S Western Ave & W 87th St, Chicago.
4. That the Board shall hold a regular meeting of the Board on Tuesday, July 7th at the Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center, 6100 N Central Ave, Chicago.
5. That the Board shall hold a regular meeting of the Board on Tuesday, September 15th at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe.
6. That the same dates and locations listed here will be used to schedule the following standing committee meetings, set to begin at 9:30 a.m., local time: Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation; Committee on Rules; Committee on Finance; and Committee on Real Estate.