Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County). Geography. 1994 boundaries. When the district was first established, the district represented parts of the South Side and Southwest Side of Chicago, as well as parts  of the southern suburbs of Cook County. 2001 redistricting. New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships. 2012 redistricting. The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, strongly resembles the geography it took in its previous, 2001, redistricting. The district includes parts of Alsip, Blue Island, Calumet Park, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dixmoor, Dolton , East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lynwood, Marhkam, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, Robbins, and Sauk Village. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships. The district is 76.68 square miles (49,076.30 acres). Politics. The district has been represented from its inception by Democratic commissioner Deborah Sims. Election results. !Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district