President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2010
Preceded by
Todd Stroger
Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office April 18, 2018
Preceded by
Joseph Berrios
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 4th ward
In office April 2, 1991 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by
Timothy C. Evans
Succeeded by
Shirley Newsome
Personal details
Born
Toni Lynn Reed[1]
(1947-03-17) March 17, 1947 (age 77) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Zeus Preckwinkle
(m. 1969; div. 2013)
Children
2
Education
University of Chicago (BA, MA)
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947[2]) 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.
Preckwinkle previously served as a five-term alderman in the Chicago City Council, representing Chicago's 4th ward centered in Hyde Park. During her tenure, she emerged as the council's prominent defender of affordable housing. She was also the runner-up in the 2019 election for mayor of Chicago.
Among other issues, she is known for championing the county's controversial sweetened beverage tax, sponsorship of living wage ordinances, concerns about the costs and benefits of Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and her strong stance against police brutality and excessive force.
^"The Choice for Mayor 2019: Toni Preckwinkle". WTTW. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^"The Honorable Toni Preckwinkle's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the current County Board president in Cook County, Illinois, United...
President ToniPreckwinkle exerted strong influence on the policy pursued by the body. Johnson had generally been allied with Preckwinkle. Johnson was...
candidates with the most votes, Lori Lightfoot and ToniPreckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become mayor, and was sworn...
Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. In 2019, Lightfoot defeated ToniPreckwinkle in a runoff election for Chicago mayor. She ran again in 2023 but failed...
"soda tax". Boykin came into conflict with the County Board President ToniPreckwinkle on this matter. Boykin took the lead against the tax, and succeeded...
candidate ToniPreckwinkle challenged Mendoza's 12,500 petition signatures, which are required for Mendoza to appear on the ballot in February. Preckwinkle claimed...
Decrees issued by the federal court in Chicago. The current Chair is ToniPreckwinkle, who is also the elected Cook County Board president. Article I of...
over by its president and the county's chief executive, currently ToniPreckwinkle. The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk...
politicians, including Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel, Edward M. Burke, ToniPreckwinkle, and John P. Daley, as well as the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic...
Chicago Rahm Emanuel and as 2019 Chicago mayoral campaign co-chair for ToniPreckwinkle. Despite his family's ties to the Democratic Party, Bennett has called...
of the vote. Enyia opted against endorsing either Lori Lightfoot or ToniPreckwinkle in the runoff, arguing that neither of the two candidates were truly...
O'Brien and ToniPreckwinkle (who won the primary), putting him in a lame duck stage for the remainder of his board presidency. Preckwinkle would go on...
Raoul unsuccessfully challenged incumbent 4th ward Chicago alderman ToniPreckwinkle in both the 1995 and 1999 aldermanic elections. Raoul was appointed...
City Alderman Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union ToniPreckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Kwame Raoul, state...
incumbent ToniPreckwinkle for the Democratic nomination for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Fioretti lost to Preckwinkle in the March...
Hairston endorsed ToniPreckwinkle, declaring her support for her in advance of the first round of the election upon Preckwinkle's entrance into the mayoral...
2008. Felsenthal, Carol. "Bill Ayers Talks Obama, Nelson Mandela, and ToniPreckwinkle". Chicago magazine. Chepesiuk, Ron, "Sixties Radicals, Then and Now:...
the runoff of the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, Mitchell endorsed ToniPreckwinkle. "Gregory Mitchell Wins 7th Ward Election Over Incumbent Natashia Holmes"...
Obama and Preckwinkle. In the coinciding 2019 Chicago mayoral election, King endorsed ToniPreckwinkle. She declared her support for Preckwinkle upon Preckwinkle's...
Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General (running for re-election) ToniPreckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Kwame Raoul, state...
Party Wards 1st: Daniel La Spata 2nd: Tim Egan 3rd: Pat Dowell 4th: ToniPreckwinkle 5th: Leslie Hairston 6th: Roderick Sawyer 7th: Greg Mitchell 8th: Michelle...
came from within her own party, including Cook County Board President ToniPreckwinkle. As of December 2, 2015, Alvarez had refused to resign, which prompted...
County Board President ToniPreckwinkle, focusing on criminal justice issues. She was later promoted to chief of staff for Preckwinkle, and served in that...
including Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President ToniPreckwinkle, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, and Illinois Comptroller Suzana Mendoza...
Global Information