2026 Big Fish Ball Honorary Committee
Big Fish Ball Co-Chairs
Tony Preckwinkle
President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Kwame Raoul
Attorney General, State of Illinois
Kari Steele
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Honorary Committee Members
Abdelnasser Rashid
State Representative, 21st District
Adam Bianchi
General Superintendent, Forest Preserves of Cook County
Anthony Quezada
Alderman, 35th Ward
Bridget Degnen
Commissioner, Cook County 12th District
Cameron Davis
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Dagmara Avelar
State Representative, 85th
Debra Kitska
Assistant Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Cook County
Desmond Yancy
Alderman, 5th Ward
Fred Bilotto
Mayor, City of Blue Island
Grayson Tyler
Alderman, 42nd Ward
Jesal Patel
Mayor, Village of Lincolnwood
Kari Steele
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Ken Klein
Mayor, Village of Crestood
Kevin Morrison
Commissioner, Cook County, 15th District
Kevin Olickal
Representative, Illinois General Assembly, 16th District
Lamont Robinson
Alderman, City of Chicago, 4th Ward
Maggie Trevor
Commissioner, Cook County 9th District
Marcelino Garcia
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Margaret Croke
State Representative, 12th District
Maria Pappas
Treasurer, Cook County
Mariyana Spyropoulos
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Cook County
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Treasurer, City of Chicago
Mike Quigley
US Representative, Illinois 5th District
Nancy Rotering
Mayor, City of Highland Park
Patricia Joan Murphy
Supervisor, Worth Township
Precious Brady-Davis
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Randy Conner
Commissioner, Department of Water Management
Raymond Lopez
Alderman, 15th Ward
Rita Mayfield
Representative, Illinois General Assembly, 60th District
Robin Kelly
Congresswoman, United States House of Representatives, 2nd District of Illinois
Robyn Gabel
Representative, Illinois General Assembly, 18th District
Ruth Cruz
Alderwoman, City of Chicago, 30th Ward
Sergio Rodriguez
Village President, Village of Summit
Theresa Mah
State Representative, 24th District
Tony Preckwinkle
President, Cook County Board of Commissioners