Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
District
District 16
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Municipalities	list Beford Park Bellwood Berkely Berwyn Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Chicago Cicero Countryside Forest View Franklin Park Hodgkins Hillside Justice La Grange La Grange Park Lyons Maywood McCook Melrose Park North Riverside Stickney Northlake Riverside Stone Park Summit Westchester
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Frank Aguilar (D)

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered part of the western suburbs of Cook County and a small portion of Chicago.[2][3]

The district was bizarely shaped. It stretched from Wheeling Township (about ten miles north of O'Hare International Airport) to the county line with Will County, the two points being 42 miles apart. For much of its length, the district was only one-mile wide. At some points it was narrower. The small portion of Chicago in the district contained O'Hare International Airport.[3]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[4]

In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Proviso, Stickney townships.[5]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes parts of Beford Park, Bellwood, Berkely, Berwyn, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Countryside, Forest View, Franklin Park, Hodgkins, Hillside, Justice, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lyons, Maywood, McCook, Melrose Park, North Riverside, Stickney, Northlake, Riverside, Stone Park, Summit, and Westchester.[6][7]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Proviso, Riverside, Stickney townships.[8]

The district is 46.77 square miles (29,932.44 acres).[9]

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Allan C. Carr	Republican	December 1994–December 2002	Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large; elected in 1994 and 1998; lost reelection in 2002
Tony Peraica	Republican	December 2002–December 2010	Elected in 2002 and 2006; lost reelection in 2010
Jeff Tobolski	Democratic	December 2010–March 31, 2020	Elected in 2010, 2014, 2018; resigned in March 2020[10]
Frank Aguilar	Democratic	April 20, 2020–present	Appointed in April 2020[11][12]

Election results

References

1. "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
2. Cohen, Laurie; Becker, Robert; Pallasch, Abdon M. (October 28, 1998). "AN INVISIBLE CANDIDATE OUT OF RACE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
3. Fremon, David (November 4, 1993). "In the Realm of Herb". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
5. "Commissioner District 16" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
7. "Cook County Commissioner District 16 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
8. "County Commissioner District 16" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 16, Commissioner Jeffrey R. Tobolski (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
10. Hinton, Rachel (March 6, 2020). "Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski resigns from County Board, McCook mayor position amid federal probe". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
11. Hinton, Rachel (April 16, 2020). "Mystery shrouds closed-door vote on Tobolski successor". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
12. Hinton, Rachel (April 20, 2020). "Swearing-in of Tobolski's County Board successor held behind closed doors – like his selection". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
13. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
14. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
15. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
16. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
17. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
18. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
19. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.