Who is the Cook County Assessor?

Fritz Kaegi is the Assessor of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cook County County Clerk?

Monica Gordon is the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

Mariyana T. Spyropoulos is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Who is the Cook County Sheriff?

Thomas J. Dart is the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cook County State's Attorney?

Eileen O'Neill Burke is the State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois.

Who is the Cook County Treasurer?

Maria Pappas is the Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Cook County commissioners?

Toni H. Preckwinkle (Board President); Tara Stamps (District 1); Michael Scott, Jr. (District 2); Bill Lowry (District 3); Stanley Moore (District 4); Dr. Kisha McCaskill (District 5); Donna Miller (District 6); Alma E. Anaya (District 7); Jessica Vasquez (District 8); Maggie Trevor (District 9); Bridget Gainer (District 10); John P. Daley (District 11); Bridget Degnen (District 12); Josina Morita (District 13); Scott R. Britton (District 14); Kevin B. Morrison (District 15); Frank J. Aguilar (District 16); Sean M. Morrison (District 17).

What is the population of Cook County?

About 5,182,090 people, with a median age of 38; the median household income is $83,498 and 13.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cook County?

4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 127,564 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,707,866, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cook County?

535 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 121 municipal, 28 township, 152 school district and 233 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Cook County?

1: Chicago. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Cook County, IL elected officials: county board members, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cook County: 87 seats on 10 elected bodies. 26 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board President	Toni H. Preckwinkle source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 1	Tara Stamps source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Michael Scott, Jr. source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Bill Lowry source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Stanley Moore source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Dr. Kisha McCaskill source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 6	Donna Miller source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 7	Alma E. Anaya source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 8	Jessica Vasquez source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 9	Maggie Trevor source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 10	Bridget Gainer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 11	John P. Daley source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 12	Bridget Degnen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 13	Josina Morita source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 14	Scott R. Britton source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 15	Kevin B. Morrison source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 16	Frank J. Aguilar source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 17	Sean M. Morrison source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Fritz Kaegi source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Monica Gordon source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Mariyana T. Spyropoulos source
Sheriff	Thomas J. Dart source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Eileen O'Neill Burke source
Treasurer	Maria Pappas source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Chicago · Mayor Brandon Johnson · 53 seats

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Cook County Board of Review · 3 seats

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Review Commissioner, District 1	George A. Cardenas source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Review Commissioner, District 2	Samantha Steele source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Review Commissioner, District 3	Larry R. Rogers source

Official website

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago · 7 seats

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commissioner (President)	Kari K. Steele source
Commissioner (Vice President)	Patricia Theresa Flynn source
Commissioner (Finance Chair)	Marcelino Garcia source
Commissioner	Yumeka Brown source
Commissioner	Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Commissioner	Cameron Davis source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Commissioner	Sharon Waller source

Official website

How many local governments Cook County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 535 local governments in Cook County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (121 municipal, 28 township)	149	1
School districts (school boards)	152	0
Special districts (elected boards)	233	2

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Cook County

5,182,090people

38median ageU.S.: 38.9

$83,498 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

42.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$324,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

21.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

3.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.9%U.S.: 8.4%

48.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 26.8% · White 40.1% · Black 21.8% · Asian 7.9% · Other or more than one race 3.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Cook County

4.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.3%. Illinois: 4.2%.

127,564people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,580,302people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,707,866in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.7%	127,564	2,580,302	2,707,866
August 2026	5.9%	158,848	2,548,603	2,707,451
July 2026	5.4%	147,515	2,577,115	2,724,630
June 2026	5.8%	159,535	2,585,364	2,744,899
May 2026	5.3%	144,292	2,589,622	2,733,914
April 2026	5.3%	143,137	2,577,087	2,720,224
March 2026	5.1%	141,872	2,613,478	2,755,350
February 2026	5.5%	153,616	2,626,145	2,779,761
January 2026	5.3%	146,175	2,594,779	2,740,954
December 2025	4.6%	126,171	2,632,686	2,758,857
November 2025	4.9%	136,114	2,639,718	2,775,832
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.3%	120,520	2,652,270	2,772,790
August 2025	4.7%	131,348	2,647,544	2,778,892
July 2025	5.0%	138,752	2,660,745	2,799,497
June 2025	5.0%	140,791	2,668,019	2,808,810
May 2025	4.6%	127,638	2,646,564	2,774,202
April 2025	4.7%	132,099	2,651,249	2,783,348
March 2025	5.0%	140,670	2,663,248	2,803,918
February 2025	5.3%	147,280	2,643,411	2,790,691
January 2025	5.1%	143,041	2,643,345	2,786,386
December 2024	4.5%	126,428	2,652,476	2,778,904
November 2024	5.1%	142,428	2,666,762	2,809,190
October 2024	5.4%	151,782	2,656,582	2,808,364

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.8%	134,948	2,649,891	2,784,839
2024	5.3%	148,828	2,635,012	2,783,840
2023	4.4%	120,262	2,591,733	2,711,995
2022	5.0%	133,838	2,569,335	2,703,173
2021	6.9%	183,423	2,458,083	2,641,506
2020	10.7%	280,995	2,344,460	2,625,455
2019	3.9%	104,102	2,588,278	2,692,380
2018	4.1%	110,490	2,578,044	2,688,534
2017	5.1%	139,015	2,567,822	2,706,837
2016	6.2%	168,934	2,563,710	2,732,644

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Illinois's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Quick answers

Who is the Cook County Assessor?: Fritz Kaegi is the Assessor of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cook County County Clerk?: Monica Gordon is the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: Mariyana T. Spyropoulos is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
Who is the Cook County Sheriff?: Thomas J. Dart is the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cook County State's Attorney?: Eileen O'Neill Burke is the State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois.
Who is the Cook County Treasurer?: Maria Pappas is the Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Cook County commissioners?: Toni H. Preckwinkle (Board President); Tara Stamps (District 1); Michael Scott, Jr. (District 2); Bill Lowry (District 3); Stanley Moore (District 4); Dr. Kisha McCaskill (District 5); Donna Miller (District 6); Alma E. Anaya (District 7); Jessica Vasquez (District 8); Maggie Trevor (District 9); Bridget Gainer (District 10); John P. Daley (District 11); Bridget Degnen (District 12); Josina Morita (District 13); Scott R. Britton (District 14); Kevin B. Morrison (District 15); Frank J. Aguilar (District 16); Sean M. Morrison (District 17).
What is the population of Cook County?: About 5,182,090 people, with a median age of 38; the median household income is $83,498 and 13.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cook County?: 4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 127,564 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,707,866, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cook County?: 535 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 121 municipal, 28 township, 152 school district and 233 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Cook County?: 1: Chicago. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the State Board of Elections' list of election authorities (county clerks), the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts' directory of circuit clerks, the State Board of Education's directory of regional offices of education, the Cook County Clerk's 2025 Directory of Elected Officials, and the large counties' own websites; officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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