The Byron Forest Preserve Board of Commissioners have two upcoming board commissioner openings; the openings are 4-year terms. Persons interested in seeking a position as a member of the Byron Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners should go online to www.oglecounty.org, click on Departments, County Clerk, Elections (on left side of page), Consolidated Election – April 1, 2025, Petition Packets and Forest Preserve to get the necessary forms or pick them up at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 North River Road, Byron. The board consists of five members.
Petitions must be filed between November 12-18, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, in the office of Kitra Ross, Local Election Official, located at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 North River Road, Byron. The office will be open until 5 pm on the last day of filing.