Legislative Participation

The Village Board and staff are involved with a variety of professional organizations and intergovernmental cooperatives. These groups sometimes take positions on specific legislative issues that have a direct impact on their membership and/or the stated goals of the organization, and actively lobby on behalf of the Village and other members. 

These groups include:

• Illinois Municipal League (IML)
• Northwest Municipal Conference (NWMC)
• DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference (DMMC)
• Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
• U.S. Conference of Mayors, Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus
• International City Management Association (ICMA)
• Illinois City Management Association (ILCMA)
• Illinois Municipal Law Association (IMLA)
• Government Finance Officers’ Association (GFOA)
• Illinois Government Finance Officers’ Association (IGFOA)
• Illinois Municipal Clerks’ Association (IMCA)
• Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
• American Planning Association (APA)
• American Public Works Association (APWA)
• Illinois Public Works Association (IPWA)
• Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)
• National Public Labor Employer Association (NPELRA)
• Illinois Public Labor Employer Association (IPELRA)
• Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

Legislative Consultants: 

The Village occasionally retains the services of legislative consultants to promote its legislative priorities. Below is a list of recent legislative consultants:

Metra Strategies (2020)

Dan Shomon (2020/2021)