The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district for four year terms. Cook County

Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...

, which includes the City of Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, is the nation's second largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by the County Board President, currently Toni Preckwinkle

Toni Preckwinkle

Toni Reed Preckwinkle is the current Cook County Board President and a former alderman in the Chicago City Council representing Chicago's 4th ward in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected on November 2, 2010, as president of the Cook County Board...

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Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	4
Total		17

List of County Commissioners

This is a list of the Cook County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of December 2010.

District	Commissioner	In office since	Party
President	Toni Preckwinkle Toni Preckwinkle Toni Reed Preckwinkle is the current Cook County Board President and a former alderman in the Chicago City Council representing Chicago's 4th ward in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected on November 2, 2010, as president of the Cook County Board...	2010	Democrat
1st	Earlean Collins Earlean Collins Earlean Collins is Commissioner for the 1st district of Cook County, Illinois, on the west side of Chicago.- Early life :Collins is a graduate of the University of Illinois.- Public service :...	1998	Democrat
2nd	Robert Steele Robert Steele (politician) Robert Steele is Commissioner for the 2nd district of Cook County, Illinois, covering the west side of Chicago.As Cook County Board Commissioner, Steele voted to uphold a 1.5% 2008 Cook County sales tax increase, remaining the highest in the nation. As a result the Chicago Tribune has encouraged...	2006	Democrat
3rd	Jerry "Iceman" Butler Jerry Butler (singer) Jerry Butler is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is also noted as being the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group, The Impressions, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.Butler is also an American politician...	1986	Democrat
4th	William Beavers William Beavers William M. Beavers is a County Commissioner for District 4 of Cook County, Illinois, which encompasses part of Chicago's South Side and southern suburbs. He previously was an alderman of the 7th Ward in Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Chicago City Council from 1983 to...	2006	Democrat
5th	Deborah Sims Deborah Sims Deborah Sims is Commissioner for the 5th district of Cook County, Illinois, which covers most of the southwest side of Chicago.- Public service :...	1996	Democrat
6th	Joan Patricia Murphy Joan Patricia Murphy Joan Patricia Murphy is Commissioner for the 6th district of Cook County, Illinois.- Early life :Joan P. Murphy was born Joan Patricia O'Malley in South Boston, Massachusetts.Murphy graduated from State Teachers College in Boston, Massachusetts....	2002	Democrat
7th	Jesus Garcia Jesús García Jesús García Corona was a Mexican railroad engineer who was killed trying to keep a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari de García, Sonora, in 1907. As el héroe de Nacozari he is revered as a national hero and many streets, plazas, and schools across Mexico are named for...	2010	Democrat
8th	Edwin Reyes	2009	Democrat
9th	Peter N. Silvestri Peter N. Silvestri Peter N. Silvestri has presided as the village president of Elmwood Park, Illinois since May 1, 1989. Within the state of Illinois, he is also the Cook County Commissioner of its 9th district....	1990	Republican
10th	Bridget Gainer Bridget Gainer Bridget Gainer is the Cook County Commissioner for the 10th District of Cook County, Illinois. Cook County is the home county of the City of Chicago as well as 129 other municipalities, and has a larger population than the seven smallest American states put together...	2009	Democratic
11th	John P. Daley John P. Daley John P. Daley is the 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman in Chicago, Illinois, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , and the Chair of the Cook County Board Audit and Finance Committee. He has previously served in both the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of...	1992	Democratic
12th	John Fritchey John Fritchey John Alden Fritchey, IV is an American attorney and politician. He is a Democratic member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing the 12th District since 2010.-Early life:...	2010	Democrat
13th	Larry Suffredin Larry Suffredin Larry Suffredin is Commissioner for the 13th district of Cook County, Illinois, which he has served since 2003.- Early life :Suffredin's father, Lawrence J. Suffredin Sr., entered the Army in 1942 and served until 1945, with combat service in Africa and Europe. Lawrence J. Suffredin Sr...	2002	Democrat
14th	Gregg Goslin Gregg Goslin Gregg Goslin is Commissioner for the 14th district of Cook County, Illinois, which is located in the northwest suburban section of the county. He has served since 1998.- Early life :...	1998	Republican
15th	Timothy Schneider	2006	Republican
16th	Jeffrey R. Tobolski	2010	Democrat
17th	Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman	2002	Republican

External links

• Cook County official government website
  • Commissioners & Elected Officials
  • Secretary to the Board: Past Cook County Board Presidents
• Collection of news and information about the Cook County Board from The Chicago Tribune.