ILEAS Governing Board Nominations Close - Elections Start Soon

The nomination process for the regional co-chairs of the ILEAS Governing Board has closed.  The thirty-one candidates who accepted the nominations are vying for 16 co-chair positions.  Twelve of the candidates are incumbents.  Each of the eight regions elect one Chief of Police and One Sheriff.  Those 16 are joined by five others who are appointed to the Board (one each from the IL. State Police, the Chiefs' and Sheriffs' Associations, and two from Chicago PD) to make up the 21-member Board for the next two years.  The actual voting begins on February 11, 2019 and ends at close of business on February 28, 2019.  The voting takes place online behind the members' passwords.  Only one vote per agency.  Click here for a list of the nominees.