Illinois Tollway committee hears draft strategic plan; final draft due for approval July 28

The Strategic Planning Committee of the Illinois Tollway heard a presentation on a draft strategic plan that agency staff say will guide decisions on the budget and the capital plan and will be returned to the committee and the full board with a recommendation to approve on July 28.

Committee leadership opened the meeting by approving the minutes of the committee’s Dec. 19, 2024, meeting, then described the day’s presentation as “more than an update” and “a defining moment for this agency.” The presentation and discussion that followed summarized the plan’s mission, vision, goals and the set of initiatives staff said will turn the plan into action.

John Donato, chief of staff, who led the presentation, said the agency engaged an internal process beginning in spring 2024 and worked with every department to prepare the update. “So it is my privilege to be here presenting an overview of the agency’s strategic plan,” Donato said. He said staff held three charrettes, executive team briefings and a board…