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 (15) Minority   Republican (1) Vacant   Vacant (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 legislative 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, which includes the City of Chicago, is the United States' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways.^[1] It is presided over by its president and the county's chief executive, currently Toni Preckwinkle.

The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk of the board), hold the same offices ex officio on the separate governmental taxing body, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners.