Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district is a

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for the

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. The district represents areas of

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. It is currently represented by Maggie Tevor, a

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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

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districts: one for ten members from the city of

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and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.

Geography

The district has, since its inception, covered portions of

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's Far Northwest Side and its northwest suburbs.

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, the district represented parts of the Northwest side of Chicago and the northern suburbs of Cook County, and the western 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

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and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the

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, Norwood Park, Oak Park, and River Forest townships.

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as

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in 2012 following the

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, includes the Norwood Park and Dunning areas of Chicago as well as the suburbs of Arlington Heights,

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, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Glenview, Harwood Heights, Melrose Park,

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, Mount Prospect, Niles,

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, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, River Forest, River Grove, Rosemont and Schiller Park. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of Elk Grove, Leyden, Maine,

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, Norwood Park,

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, River Forest, Wheeling townships. The district is 59.54 square

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s (38,103.37

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s).

2022 redistricting

The district was redistricted following the

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. Its redistricting was seen as having made the district's voter demography more Republican-leaning than it had previously been. The district is entirely located in the city of Chicago. It contains portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of the Leyen, Maine, Norwood Park, and River Forest townships.

Politics

The district has only ever been represented by Republican commissioner

Peter N. Silvestri Peter N. Silvestri (born January 12, 1957) is a Canadian-American attorney and politician serving as member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 9th district, which includes the Norwood Park and Dunning areas of the City of Ch ...

. At its inception, the district was originally projected to be a "swing district", with both major parties having a fair chance of winning the district.

List of commissioners representing the district

Election results

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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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 47,720 (55.76%) , , Joan A. Sullivan , , Democratic , , 37,854 (44.24%) , , , , - ,

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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 50,343 (53.67%) , ,

Robert Martwick Robert F. Martwick Jr. is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 10th District since June 28, 2019. The district, includes Chicago’s northwest side and some of its surrounding suburbs. Prior to his appointment to the I ...

, , Democratic , , 43,452 (46.33%) , , , , - ,

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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 47,881 (56.61%) , , Jodi L. Biancalana , , Democratic , , 36,701 (43.39%) , , , , - ,

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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 47,333 (55.29%) , , Cary Capparelli , , Democratic , , 31,186 (36.43%) , , Brock Merck , ,

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, , 7,084 (8.28%) , - ,

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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 51,290 (63.06%) , , Frank L. McPartlin , , Democratic , , 30,040 (36.94%) , , , , - ,

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 ...

, , Peter N. Silvestri , , Republican , , 55,612 (52.24%) , , Frank L. McPartlin , , Democratic , , 50,839 (47.76%) , , , , - ,

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 ...

, , Maggie Trevor , , Democratic , , 53,531 (50.32%) , , Matt Podgorski , , Republican , , 52,851 (49.68%) , , ,

References

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