https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8024204&GUID=AA145466-CE96-4122-9685-702C6FF965DCLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8024204&GUID=AA145466-CE96-4122-9685-702C6FF965DCAA145466-CE96-4122-9685-702C6FF965DC-2026-05-11-21-54-42Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 2026 AS MONARCH BUTTERFLY MONTH IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, the monarch butterfly was selected as the Illinois’ State Insect in 1975, originally suggested by third grade classes in Decatur; and WHEREAS, in 2015 Illinois declared the monarch the Species of Greatest Conservation Need, with the Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) beginning a 20-year plan for monarch conservation in Illinois; and WHEREAS, since the 1990s, migratory monarch populations have declined by more than 80%, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Center for Biological Diversity; and WHEREAS,?Cook County and Illinois play a vital role in the migration pattern of monarch butterflies; and WHEREAS, over the past 20 years, the eastern monarch population has faced a significant decline in migratory habitat; and WHEREAS, this loss of breeding, migratory and overwintering habitats as well as exposure to insecticides and the effects of climate change have left both eastern and western monarch populations decimated; and WHEREAS, ?in the MiMon, 11 May 2026 21:54:42 GMT