Chief of Staff 

Joseph M. Fratto

Departments Administered by the President

• Bureau of Administration
• County Auditor
• Capital Planning & Policy
• Communications & Public Affairs
• Facilities Management
• Bureau of Finance
• Bureau of Technology
• Human Resources
• Human Rights, Ethics & Women's Issues
• Secretary to the Board of Commissioners

 

 

Biography

Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger was sworn in as the 33rd President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on December 4, 2006.

 

President Stroger’s career in public service began as an employee for the Office of the Chief Judge of Cook County, where he served as Jury Supervisor to the Cook County Jury Commissioners. Later, he served as an administrative assistant for the Chicago Park District.

 

In 1992, Stroger successfully ran for State Representative of the 31st Legislative District. In the legislature, he worked intimately on issues affecting the daily lives of Cook County residents. Throughout his career in Springfield, Stroger consistently led Democratic efforts to reform state government, improve the quality of life in Illinois, and bring social justice to all citizens. He worked to control taxes and reduce spending, to increase access to affordable health care and to eliminate wage discrimination against women.

 

On September 5, 2001, Stroger was appointed by Mayor Richard Daley to fill the office of the late Alderman Lorraine Dixon and, in February 2003, won re-election to that office. As Alderman, Stroger was instrumental in bringing affordable housing to people of all income levels. Additionally, he brought much-needed commercial development to the community; assisted neighborhoods in their beautification efforts; aided in street, sidewalk, and curb repairs; organized one of the largest community back-to-school events in the city; and sponsored numerous free summer sports programs for children in the community.

 

President Todd Stroger's Administration is committed to reinventing Cook County government, by effecting real change in the government’s operations and finding creative solutions to its myriad challenges.

 

President Stroger is a product of a long tradition of public service. His father, John H. Stroger, Jr., is a former three-term President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and long-time Eighth Ward Democratic Committeeman who spent more than three decades in public service, helping bring much-needed social services to the poor, uninsured and underserved residents of Cook County.

 

President Stroger is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and of Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he matriculated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. His professional experience also includes work as an investment banker at SBK-Brooks Investment Corporation.

 

President Stroger was born and raised on the south side of Chicago in the Chatham-Avalon community, where he continues to reside today with his devoted wife, Jeanine, and their son, Hans Eric, and daughter, Claire. The Stroger family attends St. Felicitas Catholic Church.