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Mission
The Zoning Board of Appeals is a governmental agency with a Board made up of seven Members: five voting members who shall be appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners w/ advice and consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and two Ex-Officio non-voting Members. Their primary duty is to aid the public in considering all rezoning appeals pertaining to land uses in the unincorporated areas.
The Zoning Board of Appeals is conscientious of cultural conditions in all communities. The Board’s first concern is the interest of the public when determining zoning requests, whether it be the applicants views or that of the objectors.
Zoning Board Members
- Judith E. Hamill
- Anthony A. Iosco
- Paul J. Montes
- Henry Oszakiewski
- Barrett F. Pedersen
- Peter N. Silvestri, Ex-officio Member
- Deputy Bureau Chief-Economic Development, Ex-officio Member
Public Hearings
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, all ZBA public hearings will be held virtually until further notice. Meetings are held every first Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Those persons required to attend will be notified. Required notices and agendas will be posted on the website with the date and time.
Hearing dates and agendas for 2021:
- Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, June 2, 2021
- Wednesday, July 7, 2021
- Wednesday, August 4, 2021
- Wednesday, September 1, 2021
- Wednesday, October 6, 2021
- Wednesday, November 3, 2021
- Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Hearing dates and agendas for 2020:
- Wednesday, January 8, 2020
- Wednesday, February 5, 2020
- Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - Hearing Cancelled
- Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - Hearing Cancelled - President Preckwinkle issued an Executive Order (EO-2020-1) suspending all meetings of the various boards, commissions and advisory boards created by Cook County, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, the ZBA is cancelling our April 1, 2020 public hearing. We will apprise you of further ZBA meeting cancellations or postponements as we have more information.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - Hearing Cancelled - President Preckwinkle issued an Executive Order (EO-2020-1) suspending all meetings of the various boards, commissions and advisory boards created by Cook County, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, the ZBA is cancelling our May 6, 2020 public hearing. We will apprise you of further ZBA meeting cancellations or postponements as we have more information.
- Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - Hearing Cancelled - President Preckwinkle issued an Executive Order (EO-2020-1) suspending all meetings of the various boards, commissions and advisory boards created by Cook County, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, the ZBA is cancelling our June 3, 2020 public hearing. We will apprise you of further ZBA meeting cancellations or postponements as we have more information.
- Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
- Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - Virtual Hearing
Hearing dates and agendas for 2019:
- Wednesday, January 9, 2019
- Wednesday, February 6, 2019
- Wednesday, March 6, 2019
- Wednesday, April 3, 2019
- Wednesday, May 1, 2019
- Wednesday, June 5, 2019
- Wednesday, July 10, 2019
- Wednesday, August 7, 2019
- Wednesday, September 4, 2019
- Wednesday, October 2, 2019
- Wednesday, November 6, 2019
- Wednesday, December 4, 2019