The Cook County Board of Commissioners convened on July 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The meeting began with a land acknowledgement, a roll call (Commissioners Britton, Gaynor, Moore, and Sean Morrison were absent; several others were excused), and a statement of quorum. Public testimony was heard from two speakers before the board moved through a consent calendar of celebratory resolutions and ceremonial recognitions. No legislative or policy votes were taken.
Commissioners presented resolutions under the consent calendar, limited to two per commissioner. Summaries and photo opportunities followed each presentation.
Here we go. Yes. The meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners will come to order. The clerk will call the room. Commissioner Aguilar. Commissioner Naya. Commissioner Britton, absent. Commissioner Daly. Here. Commissioner Dugnan. Commissioner Gaynor, excused absence. Commissioner Lowry. Present. Commissioner McCaskill. Commissioner Miller. Miller here. Commissioner Moore, excuse absence. Commissioner Marita. Commissioner Kevin Morrison. Commissioner Sean Morrison, excused absence. Commissioner Scott. Commissioner Scott absent. Commissioner Stamps. Commissioner Stamps excused absence. Commissioner Trevor. Commissioner Vasquez. Chairman, you have a quorum. Commissioner Lowe. There's no request for remote. Commissioner Marita. Cook County resides on lands that have been home to indigenous people for thousands of years. The Pottawatomie, Ojibwa, Ottawa, and dozens of nations were the custodians and caretakers of this land for centuries before European colonization. Truth and acknowledgement are critical to building understanding and mutual respect across all cultures, traditions, and heritages. By reading the statement, Cook County recognizes the past wrongdoings as well as present harm upon people, tribal lands, and governments. We honor the indigenous people, past and present, and pause to remember the acts of violence, displacement, colonization, and removal of the original inhabitants of this land. With this land acknowledgement, Cook County commits to learning more about and doing better to support the county's native and indigenous residents as we work towards equity for all of Cook County. We'll begin with public speakers, and the Secretary will outline the uh quorum. Thank you, Chairman. Members of the public who wish to testify have up until 24 hours before the scheduled start of the meeting. Speakers will have three minutes to address the body and will be alerted when they have one minute remaining, 30 seconds remain, and when time has expired. Translation services are available for this meeting. If you need assistance, please put forth a request in the teams chat or see a staff member in the boardroom. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, discriminatory, profane, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the body. Failure to act appropriately or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and or disqualifying the person from providing future testimony. Written only comments provided to the start of the meeting will be made part of the meeting record. We have one in-person speaker and one uh connected virtually, Judge Blake Moore. You have three minutes to address the body. We have two branches for government here. We have the city and we have the county. Where are you, Mr.