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The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County. [1]
[1] [5] [6] Each established party in Cook County, currently Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians, elects its own committeeperson. Elections for Chicago ward committeepeople coincide with the primaries for presidential candidates, [7] while elections for township committeepeople coincide with primaries for gubernatorial candidates.
Since the 1990s redistricting, it has covered most of Chicago's North Side; the 2010 redistricting extended it into DuPage County. It was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff. On April 8, 2009, Mike Quigley won a special election to fill the seat. [3]
Bill Conway, [2] Chicago City Council alderperson since 2023, candidate for Cook County state's attorney in 2020; Rahm Emanuel, [3] former mayor (2011–2019), U.S. ambassador to Japan, 2022–2025, former White House chief of staff (2009–10), former U.S. congressman from IL–5 (2003–09), former senior advisor to the U.S. president (1993–98)
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(The Center Square) – Despite being named in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, Cook County officials are promising to fight back against policies being implemented by the Trump ...
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview, Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Hillside, Oak Park, La Grange Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997.
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez’s bid for reelection is being helped by political contributions from dozens of her government employees, many of whom donated within months of ...