2026 Leadership Morton Spring Session
1/22/2026 - 4/16/20268:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
Location: Morton Fire Department - Board room , 300 W Courtland Ave , Morton, IL 61550
There are currently 3 spots remaining out of 15
Event Description
Meets every Thursday from 8:15am-10:00am, January 22nd - April 16th (We will not meet on April 2nd, due to Spring Break conflict)
Location: Morton Fire Department - Board Room, 300 W. Courtland Ave., Morton, IL 61550
Program Mission and Goals
The mission of Leadership Morton is to develop business and community leaders by cultivating skills, awareness, and engagement through intentional learning experiences for the continual betterment of the Village of Morton and our employers.
The program identifies emerging leaders to protect the tradition of strong leadership for our community on a continuing basis by:
Participation in Leadership Morton is open to individuals who reside, work, or spend a majority of volunteer time in Morton. A maximum of 12 individuals are selected annually for the program.
Attendance
Leadership Morton class members are expected to attend all sessions in their entirety and participate in all activities related to the program.
Cost
Early Bird Discount (through December 31st): $375 for Chamber members, $475 for non-members
Rate after December 31: $425 for Chamber members, $525 for non-members
Location: Morton Fire Department - Board Room, 300 W. Courtland Ave., Morton, IL 61550
Program Mission and Goals
The mission of Leadership Morton is to develop business and community leaders by cultivating skills, awareness, and engagement through intentional learning experiences for the continual betterment of the Village of Morton and our employers.
The program identifies emerging leaders to protect the tradition of strong leadership for our community on a continuing basis by:
- Developing informed, skilled and vigorous leadership capable of understanding community, organizational, and corporate issues, interpreting facts related to the issues and influencing decisions based upon these facts.
- Preparing a number of committed individuals to assume responsible positions with non-profit, civic, citizen, and corporate organizations within the community.
- Providing participants with a broad understanding of public issues, workings of state and local government, civic challenges facing all of us, and the role the community and organizations play in problem solving.
Participation in Leadership Morton is open to individuals who reside, work, or spend a majority of volunteer time in Morton. A maximum of 12 individuals are selected annually for the program.
Attendance
Leadership Morton class members are expected to attend all sessions in their entirety and participate in all activities related to the program.
Cost
Early Bird Discount (through December 31st): $375 for Chamber members, $475 for non-members
Rate after December 31: $425 for Chamber members, $525 for non-members