President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

Experience

• Cook County Board president for 16 years, seeking a fifth term WTTW ↗
• Beat Ald. Brendan Reilly 68% to 32% in the March primary WTTW ↗
• Says:Former 4th Ward alderman (1991-2010) and high school history teacher WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗

Record and stated positions

• Says:Touts balancing the county budget, raising pension payments and erasing nearly $800 million in medical debt WTTW ↗
• Says:Made a guaranteed income pilot permanent WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗
• Says:Says protecting health care access amid federal cuts is the most urgent issue WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗
• Says:Plans to rely on partnerships with the University of Illinois, Rush and UChicago for county patient care WTTW ↗

Legal and controversies (last 5 years)

• No election complaints, federal cases or lawyer discipline found in the sources checked, Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2026 Illinois State Board of Elections ↗

Checked: Illinois State Board of Elections complaint search by respondent and committee name, all years reviewed for 2021-2026 (elections.il.gov), Illinois ARDC lawyer search: no Illinois lawyer record found, Federal dockets via CourtListener: Illinois district and bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit, filed since 2021-10-29 (PACER itself not searched; suits naming the person only in an official capacity excluded), News archive search: Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, Capitol News Illinois, WTTW, Chalkbeat, Inspector general findings: web search of Cook County OIIG, MWRD OIG and Illinois OEIG reports

Money

No verified information yet.

Sources

1. WTTW, retrieved Oct 29, 2026
2. WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers), retrieved Oct 29, 2026
3. Illinois State Board of Elections, retrieved Oct 29, 2026

Experience

• Says:IT systems engineer, 32, who calls himself a concerned taxpayer and community advocate since 2021 WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗

Record and stated positions

• Says:Campaigning on accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗
• Says:Wants property taxed on purchase price, with yearly increases capped at 2% or inflation WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗
• Says:Would review major contracts, technology spending and department budgets for waste WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗
• Says:Would use the office to alert residents when taxing bodies propose large levy increases WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers) ↗

Legal and controversies (last 5 years)

• No election complaints, federal cases or lawyer discipline found in the sources checked, Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2026 Illinois State Board of Elections ↗

Checked: Illinois State Board of Elections complaint search by respondent and committee name, all years reviewed for 2021-2026 (elections.il.gov), Illinois ARDC lawyer search: no Illinois lawyer record found, Federal dockets via CourtListener: Illinois district and bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit, filed since 2021-10-29 (PACER itself not searched; suits naming the person only in an official capacity excluded), News archive search: Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, Capitol News Illinois, WTTW, Chalkbeat, Inspector general findings: web search of Cook County OIIG, MWRD OIG and Illinois OEIG reports

Money

No verified information yet.

Sources

1. WTTW voter guide (candidate's answers), retrieved Oct 29, 2026
2. Illinois State Board of Elections, retrieved Oct 29, 2026