Cook County Board of Commissioners

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county board governing body legislative body public authority

The Cook County Board of Commissioners is the elected legislative and governing body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget and operations of Cook County, Illinois.

Aliases (7)

Cook County Board President ×3
Government of Cook County, Illinois ×2
Cook County Board districts ×1
Cook County Board of Commissioners election ×1
Cook County commissioners ×1
Cook County government ×1
Government of Cook County ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county board → governing body → legislative body → public authority →
appliesToAdministrativeTerritory	Cook County, Illinois →
appliesToJurisdiction	Cook County, Illinois →
appliesToPoliticalEntity	Cook County, Illinois →
country	United States of America →
electoralSystem	single-member districts →
elects	Cook County Board President →
follows	Illinois state law →
governmentType	representative democracy →
governs	unincorporated areas of Cook County →
hasAuthorityOver	Cook County Forest Preserve District budget → Cook County Health and Hospitals System → Cook County agencies → Cook County budget → Cook County ordinances → Cook County policies →
hasLegislativeProcess	ordinance passage → resolution adoption →
hasNumberOfMembers	17 →
hasPart	Cook County Board President → Cook County commissioners →
hasPosition	Cook County Board President → Cook County commissioner →
hasWebsite	https://www.cookcountyil.gov/board-of-commissioners →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
inception	19th century →
isElectedBy	voters of Cook County, Illinois →
isPartOf	Government of Cook County, Illinois →
jurisdiction	Cook County, Illinois →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBodyFor	Cook County, Illinois →
legislativeTerm	4 years →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cook County, Illinois → Illinois → United States of America →
meetsAt	118 North Clark Street, Chicago → Cook County Building →
numberOfSeats	17 →
officeContestedIn	Cook County Board of Commissioners election →
oversees	Cook County criminal justice system budget → Cook County infrastructure funding → Cook County public health services budget →
subdivision	Cook County Board districts →
typeOfJurisdiction	county-level government →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County Board President") → Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County commissioners") →	hasPart
Cook County Building ("Government of Cook County") → Cook County Building →	occupant
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County Board President") →	elects
Cook County Health and Hospitals System →	governedBy
Cook County, Illinois →	hasGovernmentBody
Cook County, Illinois →	hasLegislativeBody
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County Board President") →	hasPosition
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Government of Cook County, Illinois") →	isPartOf
Cook County, Illinois ("Cook County government") →	isSeatOf
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County Board of Commissioners election") →	officeContestedIn
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County ("Government of Cook County, Illinois") →	partOf
Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Cook County Board districts") →	subdivision