George Dunne

George Dunne
official portrait, circa 1961
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In office January 1969 – December 1990
Preceded by	Richard B. Ogilvie
Succeeded by	Richard Phelan
Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party
In office 1987–1990
Preceded by	Edward Vrdolyak
Succeeded by	Thomas G. Lyons
In office 1976–1982
Preceded by	Richard J. Daley
Succeeded by	Edward Vrdolyak
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In office 1963–1990
Constituency	Member from Chicago
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office 1955–1963
Personal details
Born	(1913-02-20)February 20, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 28, 2006(2006-05-28) (aged 93) Hebron, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Claudia Grimaldi
Children	3, including Murphy
Education	Northwestern University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1941–1945 (active) 1951–1953 (reserve)
Unit	126th Fighter-Bomber Wing (active) Illinois Air National Guard (reserve)

George W. Dunne (February 20, 1913 – May 28, 2006) was an American Democratic Party politician from Chicago. He was president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 1969 to 1991.

Dunne died on May 28, 2006 on his farm in Hebron, Illinois at the age of 93.^[1]

The Cook County Administration Building at 69 West Washington Street was renamed in his honor.^[2]