Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
District
District 16
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships	list Berwyn Cicero Leyden Lyons Riverside Stickney
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Frank Aguilar (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Frank Aguilar, a Democrat.

History

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County. ^[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered part of the western suburbs of Cook County and a small portion of Chicago. ^{[2] [3]}

The district was bizarrely shaped. It stretched from Wheeling Township (about ten miles north of O'Hare International Airport) to the county line with Will County, the two points being 42 miles apart. For much of its length, the district was only one-mile wide. At some points it was narrower. The small portion of Chicago in the district contained O'Hare International Airport. ^[3]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. ^[4]

In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Proviso, Stickney townships. ^[5]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, included parts of Beford Park, Bellwood, Berkely, Berwyn, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Countryside, Forest View, Franklin Park, Hodgkins, Hillside, Justice, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lyons, Maywood, McCook, Melrose Park, North Riverside, Stickney, Northlake, Riverside, Stone Park, Summit, and Westchester. ^{[6] [7]}

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Proviso, Riverside, Stickney townships. ^[8]

The district was 46.77 square miles (29,932.44 acres). ^[9]

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, contains portions of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Riverside, and Stickney Townships. ^[10]

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Allan C. Carr	Republican	December 1994–December 2002	Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large; elected in 1994 and 1998; lost reelection in 2002
Tony Peraica	Republican	December 2002–December 2010	Elected in 2002 and 2006; lost reelection in 2010
Jeff Tobolski	Democratic	December 2010–March 31, 2020	Elected in 2010, 2014, 2018; resigned in March 2020 [11]
Frank Aguilar	Democratic	April 20, 2020–present	Appointed in April 2020; [12] [13] elected in 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	Allan C. Carr	Republican		Tony Peraica	Democratic
1998 [14]	Allan C. Carr	Republican	53,453 (100%)
2002 [15] [16]	Tony Peraica	Republican	38,858 (53.14%)	Ronald M. Serpico Sr.	Democratic	34,262 (46.86%)
2006 [17]	Tony Peraica	Republican	35,605 (51.04%)	William Edward Gomolinski	Democratic	34,154 (48.96%)
2010 [18]	Jeff Tobolski	Democratic	34,298 (50.67%)	Tony Peraica	Republican	28,661 (42.34%)	Alejandro Reyes	Green	4,735 (6.99%)
2014 [19]	Jeff Tobolski	Democratic	34,910 (100%)
2018 [20]	Jeff Tobolski	Democratic	54,322 (100%)
2022 [21]	Frank J. Aguilar	Democratic	38,100 (67.75%)	Kimberly Jagielski	Republican	18,138 (32.25%)

References

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4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
5. "Commissioner District 16" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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11. Hinton, Rachel (March 6, 2020). "Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski resigns from County Board, McCook mayor position amid federal probe". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
12. Hinton, Rachel (April 16, 2020). "Mystery shrouds closed-door vote on Tobolski successor". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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18. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
19. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
20. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
21. "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.