https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7488905&GUID=F584C325-5720-43F7-853D-7A153EEFA35FLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7488905&GUID=F584C325-5720-43F7-853D-7A153EEFA35FF584C325-5720-43F7-853D-7A153EEFA35F-2025-09-21-19-08-09Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EVALUATION AND REFORM OF COOK COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the four Mosquito Abatement Districts (MADs) in Cook County were created through the Mosquito Abatement District Act (70 ILCS 1005/0.01) promulgated in 1927. The Act states the “…board of trustees of any mosquito abatement district, or its designee, shall conduct routine surveillance of mosquitoes to detect the presence of mosquito-borne diseases of public health significance. The surveillance shall be conducted in accordance with mosquito abatement and control guidelines as set forth by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”; and WHEREAS, organisms such as mosquitoes that are capable of transmitting diseases and parasites from one human or animal to another are known as vectors; and WHEREAS, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Illinois “vulnerable” to vector-borne diseases; and WHEREAS, Illinois Mosquito Abatement Districts are authorized by the Mosquito Abatement District Act to safeguard the health of residSun, 21 Sep 2025 19:08:09 GMT