The Chicago Symposium Series is sponsored by a number of Chicago area institutions. Each year the symposia are planned by representatives from these institutions. The current members of the planning board are:

Chicago State University
Mel Sabella (Physics)
Andrea Van Duzor (Chemistry)
DePaul University
Graham Griffin (Chemistry)
Harold Washington College
Tom Higgins (Chemistry)
Loyola University Chicago
Rachel Shefner (Biology and Science Education)
North Park University
Yoojin Choi (Biology)
Aaron Kaestner (Mathematics)
Northeastern Illinois University
Nabil Kahouadji (Mathematics)
Aaron Schirmer (Biology)
Northern Illinois University
Barbara Gonzalez (Mathematics)
Northwestern University
Shelby Hatch (Chemistry)
Aaron Peterson (Mathematics)
Roosevelt University
Steve Cohen (Mathematics)
Melanie Pivarski (Mathematics)
University of Illinois at Chicago
John Baldwin (Mathematics)
Martina Bode (Mathematics)
Ginevra Clark (Chemistry)
Anita Kursell (Mathematics Education)
Bonnie Saunders (Mathematics)
Donald Wink (Chemistry)