The mark consists of a blue oval with a yellow inner and outer border. Across the top arc of the oval is the wording "THE ILLINOIS CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION" in yellow. Across the bottom arc of the oval appears a dark blue ribbon outlined in yellow with the words "FOUNDED 1953" appearing in yellow across the ribbon. In the center of the oval appears the map of the state of Illinois in blue and outlined in yellow. Overlaid against the map is a shaded green circle with a yellow outer border within which is a shaded blue square that also contains a yellow outer border. The white space in the center of the mark is merely background and is not claimed as a feature of the mark.