Biography toni preckwinkle chicago

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has been a dedicated community leader for over two decades, providing independent and progressive leadership founded on experience, coalition building and a commitment to practical results.

Through collaboration, President Preckwinkle is working with the County Board, our elected officials and county employees to implement major reforms to reshape county government into a world-class institution of which the people of Cook County can be proud.

This spirit of collaboration is rooted in a common commitment to fiscal responsibility, innovative leadership, transparency and accountability and improved services.

As a high school teacher in Chicago, President Preckwinkle ran a non-profit organization aimed at neighborhood improvement.

She stood up to the city’s political machine and prevailed. President Preckwinkle’s tenacious grassroots campaign in delivered her to the City Council as Alderman of the 4th Ward.

In her 19 years as Alderman, Pr