Available boards and commissions
| Board/Commission | Description |
|---|---|
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ARAB AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ASIAN AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON GAY AND LESBIAN ISSUES | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WOMEN | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| BOARD OF ETHICS | Created: 1986 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 4 years |
| BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MASON CONTRACTORS | Created: 1961 -- Total no. of Board Members: 3 members -- Term: 5 years |
| BOARD OF HEALTH | Created: circa 1912-1939 -- Total no. of Board Members: 9 members -- Term: Serve at the Mayor's discretion |
| BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS | Created: 1876 -- Total no. of Board Members: 5 -- Term: no specific term, serve at the discretion of the Mayor |
| BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS** | Created: 1982 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 2 or 1 year |
| CABLE COMMISSION | Created: 1985 -- Total no. of Board Members: 4 and 1 chairperson -- Term: 5 years |
| CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION | Created: 1901 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 4 years |
| CHICAGO EMPOWERMENT ZONE* | Created: 1995 -- Total no. of Board Members: 37 members in 1995; 17 members since 1997 -- Term: 2 years |
| CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY | Created: 1937 -- Total no. of Board Members: 10 members -- Term: 5 years |
| CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT BOARD | Created: 1934 -- Total no. of Board Members: 5 prior to December 1988; 7 starting with 1988 -- Term: 5 |
| CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION | Created: 1909 -- Total no. of Board Members: 18 members -- Term: 5 years |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD | Created: 1872 -- Total no. of Board Members: 9 -- Term: 3 years |
| CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD | Created: 1947 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 7 years |
| CHICAGO-GARY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | Created: 1995 -- Total no. of Board Members: 12 -- Terms are not uniformly determined (see hardcopy for details) |
| CITY COLLEGES BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Created: 1965 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 -- Term: 3 years |
| COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 23 (15 at-large and 8 ex-officio advisory council chairmen) -- Term: 3 years |
| COMMITTEE ON CHICAGO LANDMARKS | Created: 1957 -- Total no. of Board Members: 9 members -- Term: 4 years |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION | Created: 1992 -- Total no. of Board Members: max.15, currently 13 -- Term: 5 years |
| COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE BOARD | Created: 1984 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 4 years |
| CULTURAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD | Created: 1984 -- Total no. of Board Members: up to 21 -- Term: 3 years |
| ELECTRICAL COMMISSION | Created: 1980 -- Total no. of Board Members: 6 -- Term: no term is specified, serve at the discretion of the Mayor |
| EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD | Created: 1989 -- Total no. of Board Members: 5 -- Term: 5 years |
| ILLINOIS INTERNATIONAL PORT DISTRICT BOARD | Created: 1955 -- Total no. of Board Members: 9 members -- Term: 5 years |
| ILLINOIS SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY | Created: 1987 -- Total no. of Board Members: 7 members -- Term: 3 years |
| LICENSE APPEAL COMMISSION | Created: 1934 -- Total no. of Board Members: 3 members -- Term: 4 years |
| LOW-INCOME HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD | Created: 1990 -- Total no. of Board Members: 15 members -- Term: 2 years |
| METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY | (Formerly Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority created in 1955; renamed in 1989) -- Total no. of Board Members: 13 -- Term: 5 |
| NORTHWEST HOME EQUITY COMMISSION | Created: 1989 -- Total no. of Board Members: 9 -- Term: 3 years |
| PERSONNEL BOARD | Created: 1979 -- Total no. of Board Members: 3 -- Term: 5 years chairman, 4 years board members |
| POLICE BOARD | Created: 1960 -- Total no. of Board Members: between 1975 and 1979 consisted of 5 members, since 1979 has 7 members -- Term: 5 years |
| PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION | Created: 1955 -- Total no. of Board Members: 11 -- Term: Not specified |
| REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Created: 1973 -- Total no. of Board Members: 13 members -- Term: 5 years |
| ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS | Created: 1961 -- Total no. of Board Members: 5 -- Term: 5 years |
