Cook County Board of Commissioners

Cook County Board of Commissioners
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Toni Preckwinkle since December 6, 2010
Structure
Seats	17
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (16) Minority   Republican (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
City Hall-County Building 118 N Clark St Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Website
Official website

The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a lesgislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County is the United States' second most populous county, with a population of 5.2 million residents, and the city of Chicago as the county seat. The county board makes policy and laws for the county about property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways.^[1]

It is led by its president and the county's chief executive, currently Toni Preckwinkle.