After being elected in November, Board President Preckwinkle called on a diverse group of civic and community leaders to come together and help craft a plan to guide the County forward in both the short-term and long-term. The transition team took input from a group of diverse sources, and relied on the help of citizenry who submitted vision statements online, elected officials the transition team met with, and expert pro bono civic partners brought together by Chicago's business community. In the report, you will be able to read about the County's new vision, its core goals and specific initiatives that the public can hold its government accountable to achieving.