Zoning Board of Appeals
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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
- Frank Aguilar, Ex-officio Member
- Deputy Bureau Chief-Economic Development, Ex-officio Member
Learn more about the Unincorporated Cook County Zoning Requirements application, which assists users in discovering if a property is in unincorporated Cook County.
Public Hearings
Regular meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals will occur at 69 W. Washington St., 22nd Floor Conference Room, Chicago, IL, 60602 at 10:00 a.m. on the following dates:
Hearing dates and agendas for 2024:
- Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Wednesday, January 3, 2024
- Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024, executive session
Hearing dates and agendas for 2023:
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Wednesday, June 7, 2023
- Wednesday, July 5, 2023
- Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Hearing dates and agendas for 2022:
- Wednesday, January 5, 2022
- Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- Wednesday, March 2, 2022
- Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - Hearing Canceled
- Wednesday, May 4, 2022
- Wednesday, June 1, 2022
- Wednesday, July 6, 2022
- Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Wednesday, September 7, 2022
- Wednesday, October 5, 2022
- Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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 - Agenda
- Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - Agenda
- Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Hearing dates and agendas for 2020:
- Wednesday, January 8, 2020
- Wednesday, February 5, 2020
- Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - Hearing Canceled
- Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - Hearing Canceled - 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 canceling 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 Canceled - 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 canceling 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 Canceled - 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 canceling 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
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