2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

The 2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms. The election coincided with other 2022 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including an election for the president of the Board of Commissioners) with the primary elections held on June 28, 2022[1] and the general election held on November 8, 2022.[2]

2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
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All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 15 2
Seats won 16 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,013,467 299,095
Percentage 74.88% 22.10%
Swing Decrease 6.91% Increase 3.88%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%

As this was the first elections held following the 2020 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.[3] A new map was unanimously adopted by the Cook County Board of Commissioners in September 2021.[4]

Democrats won an increased majority with 16 seats, while Republicans won only a single seat (a net gain of one seat for Democrats and net loss of one seat for Republicans). Thirteen incumbent members won reelection (12 Democrats and 1 Republican). Three incumbent members did not seek reelection (2 Democrats and 1 Republican). One member (a Democrat) was unseated in their primary. A single seat, held by a retiring Republican, changed parties. The Democratic Party ran nominees for all seventeen seats. The Republican Party ran nominees for eleven seats, an increase from the eight seats they ran nominees for in 2018. The Libertarian Party, which had run no nominees in the 2018 election, ran nominees for four seats in 2022.

1st district

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Incumbent 1st district commissioner Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Johnson (incumbent) 30,702 100
Total votes 30,702 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Libertarian primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian James Humay 108 100
Total votes 108 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Johnson (incumbent) 71,077 92.87
Libertarian James Humay 5,457 7.13
Total votes 76,534 100

2nd district

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The incumbent 2nd district commissioner is Dennis Deer, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2017, was reelected to a second full term and third overall term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Deer (incumbent) 11,852 55.01
Democratic Andre Smith 9,678 44.99
Total votes 21,510 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Evan Kasal.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Deer (incumbent) 53,053 87.92
Republican Evan Kasal 7,292 12.08
Total votes 60,345 100

3rd district

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Incumbent 3rd district commissioner Bill Lowry, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Lowry (incumbent) 34,896 100
Total votes 34,896 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Lowry (incumbent) 75,868 100
Total votes 75,868 100

4th district

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The incumbent 4th District commissioner is Stanley Moore, a Democrat, was reelected to a third full (fourth overall) term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley Moore (incumbent) 34,408 100
Total votes 34,408 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1] Republicans ultimately nominated Lynn Franco.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley Moore (incumbent) 67,481 90.56
Republican Lynn Franco 7,036 9.44
Total votes 74,517 100

5th district

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Democrat Monica Gordon was elected to the 5th district seat. The incumbent 5th district commissioner was Deborah Sims, a seventh-term Democrat who did not seek reelection.

Democratic primary

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Monica Gordon, a trustee of Prairie State College, won the primary. She was endorsed by retiring incumbent Debora Sims.[5]

2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monica M. Gordon 10,465 35.54
Democratic Kierra Williams 7,533 25.58
Democratic Jaylin D. McClinton 5,739 19.49
Democratic Vernard L. Alsberry Jr. 5,712 19.40
Total votes 26,449 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Libertarian nomination

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The Libertarian Party nominated Jason Decker.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monica M. Gordon 63,385 91.35
Libertarian Jason Decker 6,005 8.65
Total votes 69,390 100

6th district

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Incumbent 6th district commissioner Donna Miller, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Miller (incumbent) 22,628 100
Total votes 22,628 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Libertarian nomination

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The Libertarian Party nominated Anna Biedrzycki.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Miller (incumbent) 55,250 62.28
Libertarian Anna Biedrzycki 25,664 31.72
Total votes 80,914 100

7th district

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Incumbent 7th district commissioner is Alma Anaya, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term. She was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma E. Anaya (incumbent) 10,439 100
Total votes 10,439 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma E. Anaya (incumbent) 29,480 100
Total votes 29,480 100

8th district

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Anthony Joel Quezada was elected to the 8th district seat, being unopposed in the general election. Incumbent 8th district commissioner is Luis Arroyo Jr., a second-term Democrat, was defeated for renomination in the Democratic primary by Quezada.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Joel Quezada 8,882 35.00
Democratic Luis Arroyo Jr. (incumbent) 4,902 19.31
Democratic Natalie Toro 4,130 16.27
Democratic Rory McHale 3,890 15.33
Democratic Edwin Reyes 3,576 14.09
Total votes 25,380 100

Republican primary

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[1]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Joel Quezada 53,400 100
Total votes 53,400 100

9th district

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Democratic nominee Maggie Trevor won the 9th district seat, flipping the longtime Republican seat to the Democratic Party. Incumbent 9th district commissioner is Peter N. Silvestri, a seventh-term Republican, did not seek reelection.[6]

Democratic primary

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Maggie Trevor won the Democratic nomination. Trevor had previously been the unsuccessful Democratic 2018 and 2020 Democratic nominee for the 54th district seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.[7]

2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maggie Trevor 9,053 38.56
Democratic Sam Kukadia 7,184 30.60
Democratic Heather Anne Boyle 5,111 21.77
Democratic Frank L. McPartlin 2,131 9.08
Total votes 23,479 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Podgorski 12,804 73.32
Republican Mark Hosty 2,403 13.76
Republican Frank L. Cocante 2,255 12.91
Total votes 17,462 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maggie Trevor 53,531 50.32
Republican Matt Podgorski 52,851 49.68
Total votes 106,382 100

10th district

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Incumbent 10th district commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat, was reelected to a third full (fourth overall) term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Gainer (incumbent) 41,891 100
Total votes 41,891 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Laura Mary Kotelman.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Gainer (incumbent) 90,627 80.76
Republican Laura Mary Kotelman 21,587 19.24
Total votes 112,214 100

11th district

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Incumbent 11th district commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat, was reelected to a seventh full (eighth overall) term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 22,207 100
Total votes 22,207 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Declan J. Smith 6,997 100
Total votes 6,997 100

Libertarian primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Brandon Sizelove 114 100
Total votes 114 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 48,435 62.68
Republican Declan J. Smith 26,029 33.68
Libertarian Brandon Sizelove 2,815 3.64
Total votes 77,279 100

12th district

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Incumbent 12th district commissioner Bridget Degnen, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Dengen (incumbent) 32,879 100
Total votes 32,879 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1] Republicans ultimately nominated Alice Hu.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Dengen (incumbent) 80,278 81.21
Republican Xiaoli "Alice" Hu 18,571 18.79
Total votes 98,849 100

13th district

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Democratic nominee Josina Morita was elected to the 13th district seat. Incumbent 13th district commissioner Larry Suffredin, a fifth-term Democrat, did not seek reelection.[8]

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josina Morita 30,379 100
Total votes 30,379 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1] Republicans ultimately nominated Andrew Border.[2]

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josina Morita 70,431 80.16
Republican Andrew Border 17,435 19.84
Total votes 87,867 100

14th district

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Incumbent 14th district commissioner is Scott R. Britton, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott R. Britton (incumbent) 24,976 100
Total votes 24,976 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benton Howser 11,869 100
Total votes 11,869 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott R. Britton (incumbent) 67,575 61.28
Republican Benton Howser 42,703 38.72
Total votes 110,278 100

15th district

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Incumbent 15th district commissioner is Kevin B. Morrison, was reelected to a second term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin B. Morrison (incumbent) 16,286 100
Total votes 16,286 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Cerniglia 7,367 70.53
Republican Kevin A. Ake 3,078 29.47
Total votes 10,445 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin B. Morrison (incumbent) 43,858 57.80
Republican Chuck Cerniglia 32,027 42.20
Total votes 75,885 100

16th district

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Incumbent 16th district commissioner is Frank Aguilar, a Democrat who was appointed in 2020,[9] was elected to a full term.

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Aguilar (incumbent) 9,715 54.27
Democratic Leticia "Letty" Garcia 8,185 45.73
Total votes 17,900 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly Jagielski 4,852 100
Total votes 4,852 100

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Aguilar (incumbent) 38,100 67.75
Republican Kimberly Jagielski 18,138 32.25
Total votes 56,238 100

17th district

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Incumbent 17th district commissioner Sean M. Morrison, a Republican, was reelected to a second full (third overall) term. He was the only Republican nominee to win any Cook County partisan elections in 2022.[2]

Democratic primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel T. Calandriello 11,501 53.90
Democratic Lou Gale 9,836 46.10
Total votes 21,337 100

Republican primary

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean M. Morrison (incumbent) 11,615 57.05
Republican Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman 8,745 42.95
Total votes 20,360 100.0

General election

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2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean M. Morrison (incumbent) 55,426 51.29
Democratic Daniel T. Calandriello 52,638 48.71
Total votes 108,064 100

Summarizing statistics

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Contest summary
Party Seats held before Seats contested
Democratic 15 17
Republican 2 11
Libertarian 0 4
Vote summary
Party Popular vote Seats won
Democratic 1,013,467 (74.88%) 17
Republican 299,095 (22.10%) 1
Libertarian 39,491 (2.88%) 0
Total 1,352,053
Fate of incumbents
Party Total incumbents Incumbents that sought reelection/retired Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries Incumbents that won general election
Democratic 15 13 sought reelection
2 retired
12 won re-nomination
1 lost renomination
12 won
0 lost
Republican 2 1 sought reelection
1 retired
1 won re-nomination
0 lost renomination
1 won
0 lost
Libertarian There were no Libertarian incumbents
Composition of elected board (returning/newly-elected members)
Party Returning members Newly-elected members
Democratic 12 4
Republican 1 0
Libertarian 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Cook County & City of Chicago Primary Election June 28, 2022 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kapos, Shia (23 April 2021). "POLICE CHIEF EMERGES — COOK COUNTY's REMAP — PROBING DEADLY FIRES — A NOD TO TERM LIMITS". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ Quig, A.D. (23 September 2021). "Here's the new Cook County Board map". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ Yin, Alice (June 24, 2022). "In primary races for Cook County Board, a new map and 3 retiring commissioners boost competition". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ Yin, Alice (January 12, 2022). "Only 2 Republicans sit on the Cook County Board. One of them just announced he's retiring". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Maggie Trevor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ Nelson, Delaney (18 May 2021). "Cook County Board Commissioner Larry Suffredin will not seek reelection". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. ^ Hinton, Rachel (20 April 2020). "Swearing-in of Tobolski's County Board successor held behind closed doors – like his selection". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.