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General Info

Locations

The IELRB has offices in Chicago and Springfield, which are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The IELRB is closed on Saturday and Sunday, as well as all state holidays.

Charges, petitions and other documents may be filed in either office by email (to ELRB.Mail@illinois.gov), mail, in-person, or telefax (see Rules, Section 1100.20).

Springfield

4500 S 6th Street Frontage Rd E
Springfield, Illinois 62703
217-782-9068
217-782-9331 (Fax)
1-800-526-0844 (TDD Relay)

Chicago

160 North LaSalle Street
Suite N-400
Chicago, IL 60601-3103
312-793-3170
312-793-3369 (Fax)
1-800-526-0844 (TDD Relay)

FOIA Requests

Individuals seeking to request access to public documents may direct correspondence to the Board's FOIA Officer, John F. Brosnan, John.Brosnan@Illinois.gov or ELRB.Mail@illinois.gov.

The appropriate forms may be obtained by calling one of the Board's offices, or they may be downloaded from the link provided on this website. You may file your charge, petition or objection in person at either of the Board's offices, by mail or by telefax. Please refer to the Board's Rules for further information about filing and service of documents.

Please note that visitors to the IELRB's Chicago office are required to sign in and show identification in the building lobby.

Send Comments

Email comments to ELRB.Mail@illinois.gov

Executive Staff

Springfield Staff

  • Meredith Dean
  • Shanon Wagner

Chicago Staff

  • Omosuwa Aburime
  • Cathy Banks
  • Eileen Brennan
  • John Brosnan
  • Joseph "Nick" Gutierrez
  • Jerry W. Leverson III
  • Ryan Sinclair
  • Steven Shonder, Jr.
  • Renee Strickland

Executive Staff Bios

Jeffrey W. Crabtree

Jeffrey W. Crabtree serves as the Executive Director of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB), assuming the role on April 16, 2026. Before joining IELRB, Crabtree served as Deputy Executive Director at the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). He previously held the position of Labor Relations Manager at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and spent over ten years with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, where he held multiple positions including Government Affairs Director and Business Agent. Crabtree earned a Bachelor of Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Illinois, and he holds a Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University School of Law.

Ellen M. Strizak

Ellen Maureen Strizak is the General Counsel of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. She began working for the Illinois Educational Labor Relations as a Board Writer in 2002. Ms. Strizak was Staff Counsel for the Illinois Labor Relations Board from 2006 until 2010. She returned to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in 2010 as Associate General Counsel and became General Counsel in 2019. Ms. Strizak received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa and her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School. Prior to law school, Ms. Strizak organized tenants as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Austin, Texas.