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About This FEB

Chicago Federal Executive Board (CFEB) includes 43 agencies in 178 offices located in the following eleven counties: Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Lake, Will, Grundy, DeKalb, Kendall, and Kane in Illinois, and Lake and Porter in Indiana.   

Chicago is home to some of Mies Van Der Rohe's 's modern designs including the city's Federal Center. The complex consists of the 45-story John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, the 30-story Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse and a wide, single-story post office that sits in between the towers. Most people are familiar with the red sculpture from artist Alexander Calder, Flamingo, which resides on the center's plaza. 

Leadership

  • Chair

    Kelley Brookins, Regional Director

    U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Authority

  • Vice Chair

    Zina Watkins, Regional Director

    U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps

Committees

  • Emergency Preparedness and Advisory Council  
  • Employee Engagement         
  • Strategic Partnership and Intergovernmental Collaboration    
  • Governance and Bylaws Membership and Broadening Participation    
  • Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion