Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district is a single-member

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for the

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. Since its inception in 1994, the district has been represented by John P. Daley, a Democrat.

History

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.

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it represented parts of the Southwest Side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs of Cook County.

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with

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taking place following the

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. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Stickney and Worth townships.

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the

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, included Bedford Park,

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, Chicago, Evergreen Park,

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, and Oak Lawn. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Stickney and Worth townships. The district was 42.59 square

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s (27,259.26

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s).

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the

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, includes portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Stickney and Worth townships.

Politics

The district has only ever been represented by Democrat John P. Daley. He was won all of his elections by large margins.

List of commissioners representing the district

Election results

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 70,457 (76.49%) , , William Walsh , , Republican , , 21,654 (23.51%) , , , , - ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 69,422 (75.85%) , , William Walsh , , Republican , , 22,099 (24.15%) , , , , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 65,846 (79.49%) , , Carl Segvich , , Republican , , 16,986 (20.51%) , , , , - ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 56,711 (69.97%) , , Carl Segvich , , Republican , , 24,340 (30.03%) , , , , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 54,093 (68.61%) , , Carl Segvich , , Republican , , 24,744 (31.39%) , , , , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 71,997 (73.56%) , , Steven S. Graves , , Republican , , 25,872 (26.44%) , , , , - ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, , John P. Daley , , Democratic , , 48,435 (62.68%) , , Declan J. Smith , , Republican , , 26,029 (33.68%) , , Brandon Sizelove , ,

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, , 2,815 (3.64%)

References

Cook County Board of Commissioners districts Constituencies established in 1994 1994 establishments in Illinois {{Cook County, Illinois government