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American stateswoman (born 1947)

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Early insect, education, instruct career

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Update: In the April 2 election, Toni Preckwinkle was defeated by Lori Lightfoot. With roughly 97 percent of the city’s precincts reporting, Lightfoot had swept all 50 of Chicago’s wards, winning 74percent of the unofficial vote to 26 percent for Preckwinkle, a 28-year officeholder who prior to her eight years as the county’s chief executive served 19 years as a Hyde Park alderman.

Background: After deciding not to take on Mayor Rahm Emanuel four years ago, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle jumped into the 2019 race after Emanuel exited in September. The former history teacher is among the top fundraisers in the race. Her campaign has been funded by the Service Employees International Union and she has the endorsement of the Chicago Teachers Union, with both labor organizations capable of providing her with strong ground support.

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Age: 71

Born: St. Paul, Minn.

Personal: Divorced, two adult children

Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees, University of Chicago

Neighborhood: Hyde Park

Current job: Cook County Board president

Government experience: Cook County Board president (2010-current); 4th Ward alderman (1991-2010); planner, Chicago Department of Economic Developmen

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Toni Preckwinkle

Toni Preckwinkle is a long serving Chicago Alderwoman, and since 2010, a Cook County Commissioner.

AAMP endorsement

In 2020 Toni Preckwinkle was endorsed by Asian American Midwest Progressives.

Salute to Harold Washington

On April 6, 1983, the Hyde Park Herald published an endorsement from the Hyde Park/Kenwood Citizens Committee of Democratic Party Chicago mayoral candidate Harold Washington. Signatories to the endorsement included Toni Preckwinkle and Zeus Preckwinkle.^[1]

Friends of Alice Palmer

In the mid 1990s Hon. Toni Preckwinkle was listed as a member of Friends of Alice Palmer (in formation), alongside Danny Davis, Tony Rezko, Timuel Black and Barack Obama^[2].

"Progressive Chicago" event

200 people attended a panel presentation on "The Progressive Potential of Chicago City Politics" December 8 1998 at the University of Chicago. The panelists^[3]included Jackie Grimshaw, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, Alderman Helen Shiller and Bernard Craighead. The event was sponsored by the University of Chicago Democratic Socialists of America Youth Section and the Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition.

Backing Barack Obama

In 1995, Barack Obama went to see his alderman, Toni Preckwinkle, after S