Cook County Board of Commissioners
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the United States' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways.[1] It is presided over by its president and the county's chief executive, currently Toni Preckwinkle.
The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk of the board), hold the same offices ex officio on the separate governmental taxing body, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners.
History
Until 1870, Cook County had been governed under the "township supervisor" system, under which each Chicago ward elected a supervisor, and each township elected one or more as well depending on population, creating a board of 50 members, less than half from Chicago. In the wake of a scandal involving then board chairman J. J. Kearney (who was eventually unseated and expelled from the board), the new commission was created pursuant to an amendment to the state constitution, initially with ten Chicago commissioners elected from groups of wards within the city, and five members elected from groups of townships outside the city, presided over by a chairman elected by the board from among their own number. The commissioners were elected for three-year terms, on a staggered basis. The first meeting of the new board took place December 4, 1871; they elected businessman and Civil War general Julius White of Evanston as their chairman.[2]
Elections
The board's seventeen commissioners are elected from individual constituencies for four year terms, with elections for all constituencies held during United States midterm elections.[3] Its president is elected at-large to a four-year term in elections held during United States midterm elections.
Up through 1990, commissioners were elected through two sets of elections, one held in Chicago to elect ten commissioners and another held in suburban Cook County to elect the remaining seven commissioners. In 1994, the board switched to having commissioners elected from individual constituencies.[4]
Commissioners
Current
This is a list of the Cook County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of December 2022.
| District | Commissioner | Residence | Start | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President (at large) |
Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2010 | Democratic |
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2023 | Democratic |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2024 | |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2013 | Democratic |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Heights | 2022 | Democratic |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lynwood | 2018 | Democratic |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2025 | Democratic |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rolling Meadows | 2022 | Democratic |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2009 | Democratic |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 1992 | Democratic |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Skokie | 2022 | Democratic |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Glenview | 2018 | Democratic |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mount Prospect | 2018 | Democratic |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cicero | 2020 | Democratic |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Palos Park | 2015 | Republican |
Past
Before 1994
Individuals who, before 1994, served as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners included J. Frank Aldrich, Edward J. Brundage, Anton Cermak, George Dunne, Richard B. Ogilvie, Richard Phelan, Dan Ryan Jr. Charles C. P. Holden, and Seymour Simon. The first county board chairman (a role which preceded the creation of the president position) was Julius White.[5]
Individuals who served as commissioners before the move to individual constituencies in 1994 included Charles Bernardini, George Marquis Bogue, Charles S. Bonk, Jerry Butler, Allan C. Carr, Carl R. Chindblom, John P. Daley, Danny K. Davis, Oscar Stanton De Priest, Marco Domico, Carl R. Hansen, Martin Emerich, Carter Harrison III, John Humphrey, John Jones, Walter J. LaBuy, Ted Lechowicz, Maria Pappas, Lillian Piotrowski, Herb Schumann, Harry H. Semrow, Francis Cornwall Sherman, Seymour Simon, Horace M. Singer, Bobbie L. Steele, Alanson Sweet, William Hale Thompson, and Jill Zwick.
Since 1994
| Term | Members |
|---|---|
| 1994–1998 |
President: John Stroger (D) |
| 1998–2002 |
President: John Stroger (D) |
| 2002–2006 |
President: John Stroger (D) through Aug. 2006; Bobbie L. Steele (D) beginning in Aug. 2006 |
| 2006–2010 |
President: Todd Stroger |
| 2010–2014 |
President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) |
| 2014–2018 |
President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) |
| 2018–2022 |
President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) |
| 2022–present |
President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Davis | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Jan. 1997 | ½ term |
| Darlena Williams-Burnett | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | 1997–Dec. 1998 | ½ term |
| Earlean Collins | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2014 | 4 terms |
| Richard Boykin | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2018 | 1 term |
| Brandon Johnson | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–May 2023 | 1⅓ terms |
| Tara Stamps | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | June 2023–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie L. Steele | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Robert Steele | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2006–June 2017 | |
| Dennis Deer | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | July 2017–July 2024 | |
| Michael Scott Jr. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | July 2024–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Butler | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2018 | 6 terms |
| Bill Lowry | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stroger | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2006 | 3 terms | Also coincidingly served as board president |
| William Beavers | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Nov. 2006–March 2013 | ||
| Stanley Moore | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Apr. 2013–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Sims | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2022 | 7 terms |
| Monica Gordon | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclav "Bud" Fleming | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 1998 | 1 term |
| William Moran | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Joan Patricia Murphy | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2002–Sep. 2016 | 3½ terms |
| Edward Moody | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Oct. 2016–Dec. 2018 | ½ term |
| Donna Miller | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mario Moreno | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2010 | 4 terms |
| Chuy García | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Alma E. Anya | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Maldonado | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2009 | |
| Edwin Reyes | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Aug. 2009–Dec. 2014 | |
| Luis Arroyo Jr. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2022 | 3 terms |
| Anthony Quezada | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter N. Silvestri | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter N. Silvestri | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–2022 | 7 terms |
| Maggie Trevor | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Daley | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lechowicz | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Forrest Claypool | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| John Fritchey | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Bridget Degnen | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Sutker | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Larry Suffredin | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2022 | 5 terms |
| Josina Morita | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Seibel | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Gregg Goslin | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2018 | 5 terms |
| Scott R. Britton | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl R. Hansen | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Tim Schneider | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 2006–Dec. 2018 | 3 terms |
| Kevin B. Morrison | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan C. Carr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Tony Peraica | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| Jeff Tobolski | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Dec. 2010–Mar. 2020 | |
| Frank Aguilar | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Democratic | Aug. 2020–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Schumann | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | Dec. 2002–July 20, 2015 | |
| Sean M. Morrison | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Republican | July 2015–present |
See also
References
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- ↑ About the Cook County Board of Commissioners Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Johnson, Charles B. Growth of Cook County Vol. 1: A History of the Large Lake-Shore County That Includes Chicago Chicago: Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Ill., 1960; pp. 91-101
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External links
- Cook County official government website
- Collection of news and information about the Cook County Board from the Chicago Tribune.
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