Calendar

Checked Oct 29, 2026

Every board CCNN covers, in one place: what meets next, when it meets, and whether the date is confirmed or comes from the regular schedule.

Meeting times come from the bodies' regular schedules and official notices. This calendar was checked in CCNN's Oct 29, 2026 sweep of the county CivicWeb portal, the city site, and the ISD 166 district calendar. Meetings can move, so check the body before you go.

November 2026

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December 2026

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November 2026

4Wed

Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

From the regular schedule

From the regular schedule only. The PUC meets on first Wednesdays at City Hall, but it skipped several months in 2026, and no November date is officially posted.

4Wed

Grand Marais City Council

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. · Regular meeting

From the regular schedule

From the regular schedule only. No November date is officially posted. The date follows the council's two week Wednesday cadence, and the Planning Commission record points to Nov 4 for the council's vote on the GEF ordinance.

5Thu

ISD 166 School Board

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. · Work session

Confirmed

The date is on the district's own 2026 board calendar. The calendar prints no time; work sessions run at 5:00 p.m. The October work session slipped a week off the printed calendar, so check the district before you go.

5Thu

Cook County SWCD Board of Supervisors

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

From the regular schedule

From the adopted schedule only: the board meets the first Thursday of the month at 12:00 p.m. at the Cook County Courthouse, per its January 8, 2026 minutes. No November agenda was posted when CCNN checked.

10Tue

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Scheduled on the county CivicWeb portal, Commissioners Board Room. Agenda materials publish the Thursday before, Nov 5.

12Thu

Cook County Board of Adjustment

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Scheduled on the county CivicWeb portal, Commissioners Board Room. Shifted to Thursday off Veterans Day. The Board of Adjustment meets at 4:00 p.m. following the County Planning Commission when variance cases are filed.

17Tue

Cook County PHHS Board

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Scheduled on the county CivicWeb portal, Commissioners Room, Cook County Courthouse. The PHHS Board meets on third Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.

17Tue

Committee of the Whole STREAM

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. · Work session

Confirmed

The Committee of the Whole is the full County Board meeting as a committee to work through items in depth. It runs on discussion and direction to staff rather than final action. Decisions are taken up at regular board meetings.

Scheduled on the county CivicWeb portal, Commissioners Board Room. Budget and levy work is the expected business, ahead of the final levy in December.

17Tue

Cook County / Grand Marais EDA

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

The date is scheduled on CivicWeb, which lists no time for it. The 4:00 p.m. start and the City Hall Council Chambers room are from the EDA's adopted 2026 schedule.

18Wed

Cook County HRA

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Confirmed on CivicWeb and on the HRA's own page: the HRA meets the third Wednesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room.

19Thu

ISD 166 School Board

Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

The date is on the district's own 2026 board calendar. Regular meetings run at 5:00 p.m. in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center, Cook County Schools.

19Thu

North Shore Health Board of Directors

Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 9:30 a.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Named in the October 22, 2026 agenda: open session at 9:30 a.m. in the North Shore Health Board Room.

24Tue

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Tuesday, November 24, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

Scheduled on the county CivicWeb portal, Commissioners Board Room. Agenda materials are expected Thursday, Nov 19.

December 2026

10Thu

ISD 166 School Board

Thursday, December 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. · Special meeting Truth in Taxation hearing

Confirmed

Set by the board on Sep 17, 2026, the same night it certified the 2027 preliminary levy at the maximum. This is the public's one scheduled hearing before the final levy locks.

15Tue

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. · Regular meeting Final levy

Confirmed

The board sets the final 2027 levy at this meeting. The preliminary levy set in September is the ceiling: the final levy can come down but cannot go above it. The start time is the board's regular Tuesday time.

16Wed

Cook County Planning Commission

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. · Regular meeting

Confirmed

There is no County Planning Commission meeting in November: the usual second Wednesday slot lands on Veterans Day, and no November meeting is on the portal. This December meeting is the next one on record.

No date published yet

Grand Marais Planning Commission

No upcoming date published yet. The commission last met Oct 28, 2026, and meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall as needed. Checked Oct 29, 2026.

Grand Marais Park Board

No upcoming date published yet. The board last met Oct 19, 2026, and usually meets monthly. Checked Oct 29, 2026.

Cook County Parks and Trails Commission

No upcoming date published yet. The commission meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room, about six regular meetings a year. Its confirmed 2026 meetings were Jan 27, Mar 24, May 26, Jul 28, and Aug 25. Checked Oct 31, 2026.

Other county meeting streams

This county meeting stream is not one of the boards CCNN covers. It is on the same calendar because its work feeds the County Board's decisions, and it is marked as a county stream wherever it appears.

Committee of the Whole: The Committee of the Whole is the full County Board meeting as a committee to work through items in depth. It runs on discussion and direction to staff rather than final action. Decisions are taken up at regular board meetings.

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