ABOUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HONOR ROLL

Local government touches the lives of every American every day.

The water we drink, the sidewalk we walk on, the street we drive on, the garbage that gets picked up weekly, the parks that we enjoy, the fire truck and ambulance that arrive in an emergency, the police we turn to for safety and protection, the library we visit to borrow books or other media…the list goes on and on and on.

Every year thousands of women and men provide a wide variety of public services that we all use every day. Truly, we could not do without these many public services and the people who provide them.

Some who provide these public services are elected officials.
Some are career professionals who are paid to provide those services.
Many serve as volunteers on a wide variety of local government boards and commissions.

The Local Government Honor Roll is an opportunity to remember and honor many of the people who have contributed to local government public service. You can participate in the Local Government Honor Roll in two ways. We invite you to:

• Nominate a public servant to be included on the “Local Government Honor Roll.”

• Add your comments and thoughts in support of someone who has already been accepted on to the "Local Government Honor Roll."

To qualify, the person you nominate needs to meet only two criteria:

1. The person has honorably served in local government (local government means city, village, town, county, or special district such as a Park District, Sanitary District, Library Board, etc.).

2. The person no longer actively serves in local government because they have retired, are pursuing other career and/or volunteer paths, or are deceased.

There are two ways to submit nominations for the Local Government Honor Roll:

• Fill out and submit a Nomination Form online.

• Download a printable PDF version of the Nomination Form and submit it by fax (847-234-8309), or by mail (PAR Public Service Foundation, 100 N. Waukegan Road, Ste.211, Lake Bluff, IL 60044-1694).

Both options can be accessed by CLICKING HERE or on the Nominate link above.

To visit the current Local Government Honor Roll, CLICK HERE or on the Visit link above.