Lake County is situated in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois,along the shores of Lake Michigan. As of the 2020 census,it has a population of 714,342,making it the third-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Waukegan,the tenth-largest city in Illinois. The county is primarily suburban,with some urban areas and some rural areas. Due to its location,immediately north of Cook County,Lake County is one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. Its northern boundary is the Wisconsin state line.
Libertyville is a village in Lake County,Illinois,United States,and a northern suburb of Chicago. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Lake Michigan along the Des Plaines River. The 2020 census population was 20,579. It is part of Libertyville Township,which includes the village,neighboring Green Oaks,and portions of Vernon Hills,Mundelein,unincorporated Waukegan and Lake Forest,and part of Knollwood CDP. Libertyville neighbors these communities as well as Gurnee to the north and Grayslake to the northwest. Libertyville is about 40 miles north of the Chicago Loop and is part of the United States Census Bureau's Chicago combined statistical area (CSA).
Charles Samuel Deneen was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois,from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908,which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois,from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney,he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.
Canute R. Matson became Cook County Sheriff in the aftermath of the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago.
The Cook County Sheriff is the sheriff of Cook County,Illinois,heading the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections and the Illinois Fair Tax. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin,who had been Senate Minority Whip since 2015,won reelection to a fifth term in office,defeating Republican nominee Mark Curran.
The 1929 Chicago aldermanic election was held on February 26,1929,with a runoff on April 2,to elect the 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The elections were non-partisan. Held in the middle of mayor William Hale Thompson's term,it would be the penultimate midterm election;four-year terms for aldermen were adopted in 1935,coinciding with the mayoral election that year.
Elections were held in Cook County,Illinois,on November 5,1946. Republicans took control of most county offices and occupied both seats of the Board of Appeals,although Democrats retained their majority in the Board of Commissioners. The Republican landslide reflected similar trends in state and federal elections at the time but was nevertheless unexpected. It resulted in the resignation of Democratic leader Edward Joseph Kelly and ultimately the end of his tenure as Mayor of Chicago. Republicans failed to capitalize on this victory in the following year's Chicago mayoral election,which was won by Democrat Martin Kennelly.
John Dill Robertson was a medical professional and politician. He served as Chicago city health commissioner,president of the Chicago Board of Education,and president of the Chicago West Parks Board. In 1927,Robertson ran a third-party campaign for Chicago mayor. As a politician,Thompson was affiliated with the Republican Party. He was an ally of Republican boss Frederick Lundin,and prior to his 1927 mayoral campaign against him,had also long been an ally of William Hale Thompson.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 4,1986.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 8,1994.
Robert Shaw was an American politician. He served as a City of Chicago Alderman in the 9th ward for two terms,first in 1979 through 1983 and again from 1987 until 1998. Shaw also served as commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review from 1998 until 2004.
Herbert T. Schumann,Jr. is an American politician who formerly served as a Cook County commissioner from 1990 to 2002.
Herman Niels Bundesen was a German-American medical professional,politician,and author. He served two tenures as the chief health official of the city of Chicago,holding this role for more than 34 years in total. He also was elected Cook County coroner. In 1936,he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Illinois.
The Cook County Medical Examiner is the coroner of Cook County,Illinois. Occupants are credential medical examiners,appointed by president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,subject to confirmation by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The office was created in 1976,replacing the previous office of Cook County Coroner.
The 2022 Illinois Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next Illinois Secretary of State. Incumbent Democrat Jesse White did not seek re-election to a seventh term. Alexi Giannoulias,a former state treasurer,won the open seat.
Peter A. Reinberg was an American businessman and politician who was a very successful florist,and who served in the offices of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,president of the Chicago Board of Education,and Chicago alderman.
Daniel Ryan Sr. (1861/1862–1923) was an Irish-American politician who served as a member and president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Peter M. Hoffman was an American politician who served as Cook County Sheriff,Cook County Coroner,and as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. His political career ended after a corruption scandal arose during his term as Cook County Sherriff. He was a member of the Republican Party.
John Edward Traeger was an American politician who served as Cook County Sheriff,Cook County Coroner,and Chicago City Treasurer. He also served as Chicago city comptroller,Chicago city collector,Lake,Illinois city collector,and as a member of the Cook County Jury Commission.
