Helen J. Kim

General Counsel

Illinois Labor Relations Board

Helen Kim has been the General Counsel for the Illinois Labor Relations Board since November 1, 2016.
Prior to her position at the ILRB, she was General Counsel at the Illinois Department of Labor, the state
agency charged with administering and enforcing various labor laws, including the Illinois Minimum
Wage Law, the Wage Payment and Collection Act, and the Prevailing Wage Act. Helen began her state
service as labor relations counsel with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services,
representing state agencies in arbitrations as well as cases before the ILRB. She was also an Assistant
State’s Attorney in the Civil Actions Bureau of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office where she
represented Cook County and its elected officials in labor and employment matters. Helen received her
undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her law
degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.