Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review districts 2 and 3, five seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
2018 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.
Voter turnout[]
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 30.84%, with 938,639 ballots cast. Among these, 795,427 Democratic, 137,286 Republican, 206 Green, and 5,720 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. Turnout in the city of Chicago was 32.69%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 29.05%.[3][4]
The general election saw 58.09% turnout, with 1,795,518 ballots cast. Turnout in Chicago was 60.67%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 55.65%.[5][6] Turnout in Cook County exceeded the national average, which was 50.3%.[7] Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.[8]
In the 2018 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent second-term assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, lost his bid for reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Fritz Kaegi, who went on to win the general election.
In the 2018 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent seventh-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Karen Yarbrough won the election to replace him.
By winning the election, Yarbrough became the first woman to ever hold the office of Cook County Clerk.[9]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Jan Kowalski McDonald was disqualified, and votes cast for her were not counted. However, due to ballot printing deadlines, her name was included on the ballot.[10]
In the 2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term president Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
444,943
60.82
Democratic
Bob Fioretti
286,675
39.18
Total votes
731,618
100
Republican[]
Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Write-in
Richard P. Munnich
101
1.14
Write-in
Others
8,801
98.87
Total votes
8,902
100
General election[]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
1,355,407
96.11
Write-in
Others
54,917
3.89
Total votes
1,410,324
100
Cook County Board of Commissioners[]
2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 2014
November 6, 2018
2022 →
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
13
4
Seats won
15
2
Seat change
2
2
The 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Seven new members were elected,[11] and ten incumbents were reelected. Three incumbents did not seek reelection. Four incumbents lost reelection, with two being defeated in primaries and the other two losing their general elections.
Nine races saw a Democrat unchallenged in the general election.
Two elections saw seats change party, in both instances seeing an incumbent Republican losing to a Democratic challenger, creating a net gain of two seats for Democrats and a net loss of two seats for Republicans.
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Richard Boykin, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Brandon Johnson by a margin of 0.88%. Johnson went on to win the general election unopposed.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brandon Johnson
24,863
50.44
Democratic
Richard Boykin (incumbent)
24,426
49.56
Total votes
49,289
100
Republican[]
Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Write-in
Others
74
100
Total votes
74
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brandon Johnson
88,590
100
Total votes
88,590
100
2nd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
Incumbent Commissioner Dennis Deer, who was appointed in 2017 to fill the vacancy left by the death in office of Robert Steele, won election to his first full term.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dennis Deer (incumbent)
11,522
32.59
Democratic
Eddie Johnson III
7,482
21.16
Democratic
Darryl D. Smith
6,824
19.30
Democratic
Lupe Aguirre
5,353
15.14
Democratic
Paul J. Montes II
3,976
11.25
Write-in
Others
196
0.55
Total votes
35,353
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dennis Deer (incumbent)
78,380
100
Total votes
78,380
100
3rd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, did not seek reelection. Democrat Bill Lowry was elected to succeed him.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bill Lowry
17,814
33.29
Democratic
Patricia Horton
11,518
21.52
Democratic
Charise A. Williams
9,373
17.51
Democratic
Joshua Gray
5,145
9.61
Democratic
Horace "Washington" Howard
4,774
8.92
Democratic
Steven R. Wolfe
4,124
7.71
Democratic
Erick M. Nickerson
769
1.44
Total votes
53,517
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] Republicans ultimately nominated George Blakemore.
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bill Lowry
101,576
89.57
Republican
George Blakemore
11,834
10.43
Total votes
113,410
100
4th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district
Incumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013 and was elected outright to a full term in 2014, won reelection to a second full term.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stanley S. Moore (incumbent)
24,117
48.11
Democratic
Maria M. Barlow
17,951
35.81
Democratic
Marcel Bright
4,730
9.44
Democratic
Gaylon Alcaraz
3,326
6.64
Total votes
50,124
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stanley S. Moore (incumbent)
88,736
100
Total votes
88,736
100
5th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
Incumbent sixth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
33,790
76.69
Democratic
Timothy "Tim" Parker
6,732
15.28
Democratic
Audrey Lynn Tanksley
3,427
7.78
Write-in
Others
113
0.26
Total votes
44,062
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
81,711
100
Total votes
81,711
100
6th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
Incumbent Commissioner Edward Moody, a Democrat who was appointed to the seat in 2016 following the death in office of Joan Patricia Murphy,[12] did not seek reelection. Democrat Donna Miller was elected to succeed him.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Donna Miller defeated Patricia Joan Murphy, the daughter of deceased former 6th district commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy and Crestwood mayor .[13]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Donna Miller
17,907
43.38
Democratic
Patricia Joan Murphy
16,762
40.61
Democratic
Louis Presta
6,611
16.02
Total votes
41,280
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Donna Miller
82,556
100
Total votes
82,556
100
7th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alma E. Anaya
14,159
56.85
Democratic
Angeles Sandoval
10,664
42.81
Write-in
Others
85
0.34
Total votes
24,908
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Alma E. Anaya
41,759
100
Total votes
41,759
100
8th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr., a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Luis Arroyo Jr. (incumbent)
30,512
99.11
Write-in
Others
273
0.89
Total votes
30,785
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Walter Zarnecki
1,253
67.80
Republican
Renne "Tex" Chavez
595
32.20
Total votes
1,848
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Luis Arroyo Jr. (incumbent)
73,296
89.29
Republican
Walter Zarnecki
8,792
10.71
Total votes
82,088
100
9th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district
Incumbent sixth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank L. McPartlin
28,673
100
Total votes
28,673
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
13,988
100
Total votes
13,988
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
55,612
52.24
Democratic
Frank L. McPartlin
50,839
47.76
Total votes
106,451
100
10th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to two full-terms, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
37,529
74.22
Democratic
Mary Ann Kosiak
13,034
25.78
Total votes
50,563
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
113,803
100
Total votes
113,803
100
11th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
44,236
100
Total votes
44,236
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steven S. Graves
3,381
51.70
Republican
Carl Segvich
3,159
48.30
Total votes
6,540
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
71,997
73.56
Republican
Steven S. Graves
25,872
26.44
Total votes
97,869
100
12th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Bridget Degnen, who went on to win the general election unopposed.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Degnen
23,703
55.36
Democratic
John Fritchey (incumbent)
19,113
44.64
Total votes
42,816
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Degnen
93,561
100
Total votes
93,561
100
13th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Scott R. Britton.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Scott R. Britton
26,728
100
Total votes
26,728
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
15,330
100
Total votes
15,330
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Scott R. Britton
62,792
54.19
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
53,079
45.81
Total votes
115,871
100
15th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Kevin B. Morrison.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kevin B. Morrison
11,756
50.02
Democratic
Ravi Raju
11,746
49.98
Total votes
23,502
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy Owen Schneider (incumbent)
13,157
100
Total votes
13,157
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kevin B. Morrison
52,807
54.93
Republican
Timothy Owen Schneider (incumbent)
43,331
45.07
Total votes
96,138
100
16th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski (incumbent)
22,117
100
Total votes
22,117
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski (incumbent)
54,322
100
Total votes
54,322
100
17th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district
Incumbent Commissioner Sean M. Morrison, a Republican appointed in 2015 following the resignation of Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman,[14] was reelected, defeating his Democratic opponent, Abdelnasser Rashid, by a narrow 1.14% margin in the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Abdelnasser Rashid
29,154
100
Total votes
29,154
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
2
1
Seats after
2
1
Seat change
Seats up
2
0
Races won
2
0
In the 2018 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, each Democratic-held, out of its three seats were up for election. Both incumbents won reelection, running unopposed in both their primary and general election races.
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[15]
2nd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 2nd district
Incumbent second-term member Michael Cabonargi, a Democrat last reelected in 2016, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[15]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Michael Cabonargi (incumbent)
228,367
100
Total votes
228,367
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Michael Cabonargi (incumbent)
468,818
100
Total votes
468,818
100
3rd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 3rd district
Incumbent fourth-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2014, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[15]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
228,367
100
Total votes
228,367
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
480,701
100
Total votes
480,701
100
Water Reclamation District Board[]
2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 2016
November 6, 2018
2020 →
5 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Green
Seats before
7
0
0
Seats after
9
0
0
Seat change
2
Seats up
3
0
0
Races won
5
0
0
In the 2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and two were special elections due to a vacancies.[2]
Regularly-scheduled election[]
Three six year term seats were up for a regularly-scheduled election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates,[16] and the top-three finishers would win.
Three of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Kari Steele, Debra Shore, and Martin Durkan, all three Democrats. Steele and Shore won reelection to two of the seats, while Darkan lost renomination in the Democratic primary. Democrat Marcelino Garcia also won election was newly elected to the third seat.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Marcelino Garcia
218,217
45.63
Democratic
Debra Shore (incumbent)
436,325
31.15
Democratic
Kari K. Steele (incumbent)
393,570
28.10
Democratic
Martin J. Durkan (incumbent)
259,701
18.54
Write-in
Others
24,602
1.76
Total votes
1,400,738
100
Republican[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
R. Cary Capparelli
92,637
63.25
Republican
Shundar Lin
53,832
36.75
Total votes
146,469
100
Green[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Green primary[2]
A special election was held to fill the seat vacated by Cynthia Santos following her 2016 appointment to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The seat had been filled by interim appointee David Walsh up until the election.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kimberly Neely Dubuclet
561,695
96.48
Write-in
Others
20,473
3.52
Total votes
582,168
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Rachel Wales
165
100
Total votes
165
100
General election[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kimberly Neely Dubuclet
1,173,498
77.07
Green
Rachel Wales
349,053
22.93
Total votes
1,522,551
100
Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years)[]
Three days before the candidate filing deadline, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board member Timothy Bradford's died, leaving his seat vacant. A special election was scheduled to fill his seat.[17] No candidates filed in time to be included on the primary ballots, but Cam Davis won the Democratic Party nomination and Geoffrey Cubbage won the Green Party nomination, each as write-in candidates.[17] Cam Davis won the general election.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Write-in
M. Cameron “Cam” Davis
28,505
22.83
Write-in
Simon Gordon
1,681
1.35
Write-in
Frank Avila
515
0.41
Write-in
Karen Bond
316
0.25
Write-in
Sharon Waller
214
0.17
Write-in
Joe Cook
198
0.16
Write-in
Sergio Bocanegra
14
0.01
Write-in
Others
93,406
74.82
Total votes
124,849
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Write-in
Geoffrey Cubbage
76
88.37
Write-in
Others
10
11.63
Total votes
86
100
General election[]
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
M. Cameron “Cam” Davis
1,189,922
78.96
Green
Geoffrey Cubbage
317,149
21.04
Total votes
1,507,071
100
Judicial elections[]
See also: 2018 Illinois judicial elections
10 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. In each of these races, Democratic nominees went unchallenged in the general election.[1]Retention elections were also held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the first time in three decades, a Circuit Court of Cook County judge (Matthew Coghlan) lost retention.[18]
29 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships.
Ballot questions[]
Four ballot questions were included on ballots county-wide. One was included on primary ballots in March, while the other three were included on general election ballots in November.
March[]
Legalize Marijuana[]
See also: Cannabis in Illinois
A ballot question was referred by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to the voters of Cook County as to whether or not the County's voters advise the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana.[19] All 17 members of the Board of Commissioners had unanimously approved holding this ballot question.[19]
The question asked,
Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?[19]
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a law that allows workers to earn up to 40 hours a year of sick time.[20]
The ballot measure asked the question,
Shall your municipality match the Cook County earned sick time law which allows for workers to earn up to 40 hours (5 days) of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member’s health?[20]
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether they believed that Illinois should strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State.[21]
The ballot measure asked the question,
Should the State of Illinois strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State?[21]
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.[22]
The ballot measure asked the question,
Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?[22]
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