Maggie Jarr joined the Village of La Grange Park as Assistant Village Manager in February 2021. Maggie previously served as a Senior Planner for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), where she worked with municipalities across northeastern Illinois to address transportation, economic development, housing, open space, governance, and other quality-of-life issues. She has a Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Maggie is a member of the Illinois City/County Management Association (ILCMA), Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants (IAMMA), Metropolitan Managers Association, and American Planning Association (APA). She grew up in Western Springs and graduated from Lyons Township High School.