Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States,after Los Angeles County,California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020,the population was 5,275,541. The county seat is Chicago,the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The county is at center of the Chicagoland metropolitan area.
Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago,Cook County,and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27,2015,until December 8,2017. Previous offices held by Claypool include Superintendent of the Chicago Park District from 1993 to 1998,Chief of Staff to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,and President of the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2007–2008,Claypool served as a key member of Barack Obama campaign's media team,in his capacity as a longtime partner of David Axelrod.
John H. Stroger Jr. was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County,Illinois Board of Commissioners. Stroger was a member of the Democratic Party. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and from 1992 to 1993 served as president of the National Association of Counties. Cook County's Stroger Hospital was renamed in his honor.
William M. Beavers is a former Democratic politician from Illinois,US. He is a former Chicago alderman and former County Commissioner for the 4th district of Cook County,Illinois,which encompasses part of Chicago's South Side and southern suburbs. He has been convicted of federal tax evasion.
Peter N. Silvestri is a Canadian-American attorney and politician serving as member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 9th district,which includes the Norwood Park and Dunning areas of the City of Chicago as well as the surrounding suburbs of Des Plaines,Elmwood Park,Harwood Heights,Morton Grove,Mount Prospect,Niles,Norridge,Park Ridge,River Forest,River Grove,Rosemont and Schiller Park. He was also the village president (mayor) of Elmwood Park,Illinois from 1989 to 2013.
Michael Bruce Quigley is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district since the April 7,2009 special election. The district includes most of Chicago's North Side and several of its western suburbs. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,where he represented Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview,Uptown,and Rogers Park. He previously taught environmental policy and Chicago politics as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago.
John Alden Fritchey IV is a former Democratic Cook County Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who represented the 12th district in Chicago from 2010 until 2018 and was a Democratic State Representative in the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 11th District in Chicago from 1997 to 2010. He additionally served as the elected Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 32nd Ward from 2008-2012. According to the Arab-American Institute,Fritchey was one of the longest-serving Arab-American officials in the United States. He is presently President of F4 Consulting,Ltd. In 1998,he created the John Fritchey Youth Foundation,designed to create educational and recreational opportunities for local children through the sponsorship of academic and sports programs. He has additionally supported the Chicago Special Olympics as a repeated participant in the annual Polar Plunge. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago Gateway Green,a non-profit,public-private partnership dedicated to the greening and beautification of Chicago’s expressways,gateways and neighborhoods through landscape enhancement,litter and graffiti removal and the installation of public art.
Joseph Mario Moreno was Commissioner for the 7th district of Cook County,Illinois from 1994 until 2010.
Anthony J. "Tony" Peraica is an American politician from Chicago,Illinois. He was the Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district,and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Cook County treasurer in 1998,for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2006,for Cook County state's attorney in 2008,and for Cook County clerk in 2022.
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman is a Republican member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2002 until her resignation in 2015 to accept a job in the private sector. Gorman served as Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party from 2007 to 2008,and was the Orland Township Republican Committeeman,until she was defeated by Cindy Katsenes in 2022.
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle is an American politician and the current County Board president in Cook County,Illinois,United States. She was elected to her first term as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,the executive branch of Cook County government,in November 2010,becoming the first woman elected to that position.
Joseph "Joe" Berrios is a Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County,Illinois,as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. He was the first Hispanic American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly and the first and only Hispanic American to chair the Cook County Democratic Party. He was also a commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review,a property tax assessment appeal panel.
The government of Cook County,Illinois,is primarily composed of the Board of Commissioners,other elected officials such as the Sheriff,State's Attorney,Treasurer,Board of Review,Clerk,Assessor,Cook County Circuit Court judges and Circuit Court Clerk,as well as numerous other officers and entities. Cook County is the only home rule county in Illinois. The Cook County Code is the codification of Cook County's local ordinances.
Edwin Reyes was the Cook County Commissioner for the County’s 8th district,in northwest Chicago. He held the position as a Democrat from 2009–2014.
Timothy O. Schneider is the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 15th district,which includes all or parts of Arlington Heights,Barrington,Barrington Hills,Bartlett,Elgin,Elk Grove Village,Hanover Park,Hoffman Estates,Inverness,Mount Prospect,Rolling Meadows,Roselle,Schaumburg,South Barrington and Streamwood.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 7,2006.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 8,1994.
Herbert T. Schumann,Jr. is an American politician who formerly served as a Cook County commissioner from 1990 to 2002.
The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 7,2006. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 21,2006. It coincided with other 2006 Cook County,Illinois,elections. It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5,2002. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 19,2002. It coincided with other 2002 Cook County,Illinois,elections. It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
