Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bloomington, Brookfield, Carbondale, Carpentersville Centralia, Champaign, Charleston, Clarendon Hills, Collinsville, Crystal Lake, Decatur, Deerfield, DeKalb, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Galesburg, Glencoe, Glenview, Greenville, Highland, Highland Park, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Joliet, Kenilworth, Kewanee, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lombard, Lyons, Maywood, Mount Prospect, Mt. Vernon, Naperville, Niles, Normal, Northbrook, Northfield, Northlake, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Olney, Orland Park, Palatine, Paris, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Peoria, Princeton, Riverside, Rochelle, Rock Island, Rolling Meadows, Salem, Savanna, Skokie, Sterling, Streator, Sycamore, Villa Park, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheaton, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka, Wood Dale, Wood River, Woodstock.
Each are managed by a professional city manager who reports to an elected mayor and/or city council. The mayor and city council set policy, plan for the future, and provide strategic direction for the professional manager. The manager takes care of the day-to-day operations and insures that the strategic directives set by the mayor and/or council are carried out.
Many of the municipalities on this list are among the most vibrant and successful in our state, and some are nationally recognized for their ability to provide their citizens with an exemplary quality of life.
As municipal governance becomes ever more complex and challenging, the need for experienced professional management is evident and necessary.
Isn’t it time for Freeport to explore how it might benefit from a “Council – Manager” form of government?
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