Americans with Disabilities Act

Background
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a Federal civil rights statue enacted in 1990.   
The ADA’s purpose was to provide a national mandate for the elimination of discrimination 
against individuals with disabilities.  Title II requires that all local governments or entities with 
50 or more employees perform a self-evaluation of their facilities and prepare a transition plan 
and make said plan available to the public with a notice published for non-discrimination.  The 
City has designated an ADA Coordinator and has established a grievance procedure for 
complaints received.   

ADA Transition Plan
The City of North Chicago has an adopted ADA Transition Plan. 

ADA Coordinator
The person appointed as the City of North Chicago ADA Coordinator is:
Elizabeth Black
Director of Human Resources
1850 Lewis Avenue
North Chicago, IL 60064
T: (847) 596-8642
E: elibla@northchicago.org

Notice to the Public
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
("ADA"), the City will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis 
of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or 
employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. 

Effective Communication: The City will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aid and 
services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can 
participate equally in the City’s programs, services, and activities. 

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The City will make all reasonable modifications to 
policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to 
enjoy all its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are 
welcomed in City offices, even where pets are generally prohibited. 

Anyone who requires auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of 
policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity offered by the City should 
contact the office of the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before 
the scheduled event. 

The ADA does not require the City to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature 
of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. 
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the City is not accessible to people with 
disabilities should be directed, in writing, to the ADA Coordinator. 

The City will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of 
individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable 
modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but 
are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.