Toni Preckwinkle
| Toni Preckwinkle | |
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| President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
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Assumed office December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Stroger |
| City of Chicago Alderman | |
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In office 1991–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Timothy C. Evans |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Newsome |
| Constituency | 4th Ward, Chicago |
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Toni Reed March 17, 1947 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Zeus Preckwinkle (m. 1969, div. 2013) |
| Children | Kyle Preckwinkle one adopted daughter |
| Residence |
Chicago, Illinois United States
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| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Toni Preckwinkle (née Reed; March 17, 1947) is the current Cook County Board President and a former alderman in the Chicago City Council representing Chicago's 4th ward in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected on November 2, 2010, as President of the Cook County Board, the Executive Branch of Cook County government. Preckwinkle first sought office in 1983 and was defeated twice before securing election in 1991 and subsequently being re-elected as alderman four times.
Preckwinkle had been an occasional critic of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. In her first four terms in office she emerged as the council's prominent defender of affordable housing. Among other issues, she is known for her sponsorship of living wage ordinances, her expressed concerns regarding the costs and benefits of the city's Olympic bid, and her strong stance against police brutality and excessive force.
Preckwinkle was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, moving to Chicago to study at the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park community area, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. From 1969 to 2013, she was married to Zeus Preckwinkle, a retired seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Ancona Montessori School. They have two children. Her former husband is Caucasian, which at times was a campaign issue.
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