Cook County Board of Commissioners

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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, which includes the city of Chicago, is the nation's second largest county with a population above 5,000,000. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways[1]. It is presided over by the County Board President, currently Todd Stroger.

[edit] Composition

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 12
  Republican Party 5
 Total
 17

[edit] List of County Commissioners

This is a list of the Cook County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of January 2007.

  1. Earlean Collins
  2. Robert Steele
  3. Jerry "Iceman" Butler
  4. William Beavers
  5. Deborah Sims
  6. Joan Patricia Murphy
  7. Joseph Mario Moreno
  8. Roberto Maldonado
  9. Peter N. Silvestri
  10. Mike Quigley
  11. John P. Daley
  12. Forrest Claypool
  13. Larry Suffredin
  14. Gregg Goslin
  15. Timothy Schneider
  16. Anthony J. Peraica
  17. Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman

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