On this date 1969: Cook County Government President Richard Ogilvie resigns to be sworn in as Illinois Governor. On same day, Cook County Board Finance Committee Chair George Dunne is chosen by Board as President. Dunne held the office 21 yrs. Ogilvie was last Republican president.

HAPPY 192nd BIRTHDAY Cook County Government! Illinois Legislature created Cook in 1831, named for Atty General and Congressman Daniel Pope Cook, who fought for free-state statehood. Cook was born in KY and never visited Cook County, having died four years earlier.

County Committee Meetings start Wed 1/25 930a schedule and agendas here cook-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, watch live at cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-… and on Xfinity channel 22 or 900.

County Board Meeting Thu 1/26 10a; agenda here cook-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, watch live at cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-… and on Xfinity channel 22 or 900.

Anton Cermak was @cookcountyboard President from 1922 until his election as Mayor of Chicago in 1931.

As Cook County Government celebrates #blackhistorymonth2023 we honor some of the most consequential African Americans to play leadership roles in Cook County. The first Black elected official in Illinois history was @cookcountyboard Commissioner John Jones.

John Jones was North Carolina son of a free AA woman and a white man. He apprenticed as a tailor in Memphis, came to Cook County in 1845 and made their home a stop on the Underground Railroad to help get slaves to freedom (painting by Alfred Jackson Tyler, 1963, IL State Museum)

By the 1860 Census, John Jones was one of the most prominent businessmen in Chicago, steadily acquiring property while taking an active stand against "Black Laws" denying basic rights to Blacks. His work led to bans on Black Laws in Illinois (Alfred Jackson Tyler, 1963)

The Great Chicago Fire led to creation of the Union Fire Proof ticket and need for prominent members to rebuild. Jones owned $100,000 of real estate in Chicago and was a leading voice for the black community. A month after the fire, Jones was elected to the Cook County Board

John Jones would serve on the Cook County Board for two terms. He would retire in 1873 and passed away in 1879. He died as one of Chicago's richest men and is buried in Graceland Cemetery next to his wife, Mary.

The six @cookcountyboard Commissioners and the Cook County Government President Toni Preckwinkle comprise the largest contingent of African American representation in County history #BlackHistoryMonth

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will be in the runoff for #chicagomayor. The last member of the Cook County Board to be elected Mayor of Chicago was Cook County Government President Anton Cermak in 1931. Brandon Johnson

Good morning to the women Commissioners of the Cook County Board and Cook County Government President Toni Preckwinkle gathering for today’s Board mtg during #WomensHistoryMonth

County Board Meeting Thu 3/16 10a agenda here cook-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, watch live at cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-… and on Xfinity channel 22 or 900.

Happy #StPatricksDay! Throwback to 1955 when Cook County Board resolution honored St. Patrick allowing Cook County Government employees...(to) honor...the patron saint of Ireland; Departments heads were "instructed hereby, to allow such employees to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,"

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attended the first Forest Preserves Board Meeting since the election. The District presented him with a farewell resolution. Happy to greet him for the first time since Election Night Toni Preckwinkle Cook County Board Cook County Government

July 1935. Cook County Board instructs Cook County Government Highway Superintendent George Quinlan to examine bicycle access on County Roads. I’ll look for the report.

Congratulations! Cook County Government

Two years ago today, I retired from Cook County Government. From my favorite day at work in 2017: the @cubs World Series trophy sat next to me for a whole day of Cook County Board meetings. John Fritchey

The day after President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, the Cook County Board assembled for a Special Meeting in memoriam. These were Journal of Proceedings for that meeting. JFK Library Cook County Government Cook County Archives #JFK