Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Toni Preckwinkle since December 6, 2010 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 17 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| City Hall-County Building 118 N Clark St Chicago,Illinois, U.S. | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
TheCook 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 is theUnited States' second most populous county, with a population of 5.2 million residents, and the city ofChicago as thecounty seat. 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 byits president and the county'schief executive, currentlyToni Preckwinkle.
The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk of the board), hold the same officesex officio on the separate governmental taxing body, theCook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners.
Until 1870, Cook County had been governed under the "township supervisor" system, under which each Chicago ward elected asupervisor, 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 generalJulius White of Evanston as their chairman.[2]
The board's seventeen commissioners are elected from individual constituencies for four year terms, with elections for all constituencies held duringUnited States midterm elections.[3] Its president is electedat-large to a four-year term in elections held during United States midterm elections.
Up through1990, commissioners were elected through two sets of elections, one held inChicago to elect ten commissioners and another held in suburban Cook County to elect the remaining seven commissioners. In1994, the board switched to having commissioners elected from individual constituencies.[4]
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) | Toni Preckwinkle | Chicago | 2010 | Democratic |
| 1 | Tara Stamps | Chicago | 2023 | Democratic |
| 2 | Michael Scott Jr. | Chicago | 2024 | Democratic |
| 3 | Bill Lowry | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 4 | Stanley Moore | Chicago | 2013 | Democratic |
| 5 | Kisha McCaskill | Harvey | 2025 | Democratic |
| 6 | Donna Miller | Lynwood | 2018 | Democratic |
| 7 | Alma Anaya | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 8 | Jessica Vasquez | Chicago | 2025 | Democratic |
| 9 | Maggie Trevor | Rolling Meadows | 2022 | Democratic |
| 10 | Bridget Gainer | Chicago | 2009 | Democratic |
| 11 | John Daley | Chicago | 1992 | Democratic |
| 12 | Bridget Degnen | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 13 | Josina Morita | Skokie | 2022 | Democratic |
| 14 | Scott Britton | Glenview | 2018 | Democratic |
| 15 | Kevin Morrison | Mount Prospect | 2018 | Democratic |
| 16 | Frank Aguilar | Cicero | 2020 | Democratic |
| 17 | Sean Morrison | Palos Park | 2015 | Republican |
Individuals who, before 1994, served as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners includedJ. Frank Aldrich,Edward J. Brundage,Anton Cermak,George Dunne,Richard B. Ogilvie,Richard Phelan,Dan Ryan Jr.Charles C. P. Holden, andSeymour Simon. The first county board chairman (a role which preceded the creation of the president position) wasJulius White.[5]
Individuals who served as commissioners before the move to individual constituencies in 1994 includedGeorge Marquis Bogue,Jerry Butler,Carl R. Chindblom,Marco Domico,Martin Emerich,Carter Harrison III,John Humphrey,John Jones,Walter J. LaBuy, ,Lillian Piotrowski,Francis Cornwall Sherman,Seymour Simon,Horace M. Singer,Alanson Sweet, andWilliam Hale Thompson. Others included suburban membersAllan C. Carr,Carl R. Hansen,Herb Schumann; and Chicago membersCharles Bernardini,Charles S. Bonk,Jerry Butler,John P. Daley,Danny K. Davis,Ted Lechowicz,Maria Pappas,Oscar Stanton De Priest,Harry H. Semrow, andBobbie L. Steele.
| 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 | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Jan. 1997 | 1⁄2 term |
| Darlena Williams-Burnett | Democratic | 1997–Dec. 1998 | 1⁄2 term |
| Earlean Collins | Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2014 | 4 terms |
| Richard Boykin | Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2018 | 1 term |
| Brandon Johnson | Democratic | Dec. 2018–May 2023 | 1+1⁄3 terms |
| Tara Stamps | Democratic | June 2023–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie L. Steele | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Robert Steele | Democratic | Dec. 2006–June 2017 | |
| Dennis Deer | Democratic | July 2017–July 2024 | |
| Michael Scott Jr. | Democratic | July 2024–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Butler | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2018 | 6 terms |
| Bill Lowry | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stroger | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2006 | 3 terms | Also coincidingly served as board president |
| William Beavers | Democratic | Nov. 2006–March 2013 | ||
| Stanley Moore | Democratic | Apr. 2013–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Sims | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2022 | 7 terms |
| Monica Gordon | Democratic | Dec. 2022–Jan. 2025 | |
| Kisha McCaskill | Democratic | Jan. 2025–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclav "Bud" Fleming | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 1998 | 1 term |
| William Moran | Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Sep. 2016 | 3+1⁄2 terms |
| Edward Moody | Democratic | Oct. 2016–Dec. 2018 | 1⁄2 term |
| Donna Miller | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mario Moreno | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2010 | 4 terms |
| Chuy García | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Alma E. Anya | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2009 | |
| Edwin Reyes | Democratic | Aug. 2009–Dec. 2014 | |
| Luis Arroyo Jr. | Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2022 | 3 terms |
| Anthony Quezada | Democratic | Dec. 2022–May 2025 | |
| Jessica Vasquez | May 2025–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter N. Silvestri | Republican | Dec. 1994–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter N. Silvestri | Republican | Dec. 1994–2022 | 7 terms |
| Maggie Trevor | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Daley | Democratic | Dec. 1994–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lechowicz | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Forrest Claypool | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| John Fritchey | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Bridget Degnen | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Sutker | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Larry Suffredin | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2022 | 5 terms |
| Josina Morita | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Seibel | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Gregg Goslin | Republican | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2018 | 5 terms |
| Scott R. Britton | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl R. Hansen | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Tim Schneider | Republican | Dec. 2006–Dec. 2018 | 3 terms |
| Kevin B. Morrison | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan C. Carr | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Tony Peraica | Republican | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| Jeff Tobolski | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Mar. 2020 | |
| Frank Aguilar | Democratic | Aug. 2020–present |
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Schumann | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | Republican | Dec. 2002–July 20, 2015 | |
| Sean M. Morrison | Republican | July 2015–present |
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