David Duvall Orr is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly served as acting Mayor of Chicago from November 25 to December 2,1987,following the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Orr retired from the office of Cook County Clerk in 2018,opting not to run for an eighth term.
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.
Robert William Fioretti is an American attorney and politician who served as an alderman in the Chicago City Council for the 2nd Ward,which included portions of Bronzeville,East Garfield Park,Illinois Medical District,Little Italy,Loop,Near West Side,Prairie District,South Loop,University Village,Westhaven,and West Loop. Bob first ran for office because of inequities and disinvestments he saw throughout the City of Chicago and communities of the 2nd Ward. He first won election as alderman in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. He also served as 2nd Ward Democratic Committeeman for two terms,which is a position in the Cook County Democratic Party.
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.
An election took place on February 24,2015,to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers on April 7,2015,and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel. The elections were concurrent with the 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections.
The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26,2019,to determine the next Mayor of the City of Chicago,Illinois. Since no candidate received a majority of votes,a runoff election was held on April 2,2019,between the two candidates with the most votes,Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become mayor,and was sworn in as mayor on May 20,2019.
Robert J. Peters is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 13th district. The Chicago-based district includes all or parts of East Side,Hyde Park,Kenwood,South Chicago,South Shore,and Woodlawn. Peters took office on January 6,2019 to succeed Kwame Raoul. He is the chair of the Illinois Senate Black Caucus.
Brandon Johnson is an American educator and politician serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party,Johnson was elected mayor in April 2023. He previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023,representing the 1st district.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 3,2020. Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court,State's Attorney,Cook County Board of Review district 1,three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board,and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 6,2018.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 4,2014.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 2,2010.
The Cook County,Illinois,general elections were held on November 8,2022. Primaries were held on June 28,2022.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners currently represented by Tara Stamps,a Democrat.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Sean M. Morrison,a Republican. It is the only seat on the Board of Commissioners that is currently represented by a Republican.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Scott R. Britton,a Democrat.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Monica Gordon,a Democrat.
Donna Miller is a politician currently serving as a Cook County commissioner,representing the board's 6th district.
Michael M. Cabonargi is an American politician and lawyer who formerly served as a commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district from 2011 until 2022. Since 2019,he has also served as a vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Since 2023,he has served as a regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 6,2018,and was preceded by primary elections held on March 20,2018. It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms and coincided with other 2018 Cook County,Illinois,elections.
