Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has no challengers so far in either party.
The first day for candidates in Cook County’s 2022 elections to officially sign up for the ballot saw heavyweights like Board President Toni Preckwinkle — as well as multiple primary challengers to four-term incumbent Sheriff Tom Dart — waiting in line with signatures in hand.
“This has been a petition season unlike any other with our delayed primary, cold weather, and pandemic safety concerns, but I’m so proud of how the Party came together to support our slate and get our candidates on the ballot,” PreckwinkleCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle drops off nominating petitions at Cook County Administration Building on March 7, 2022. The petitions also included signatures for herself and fellow Democratic incumbents Fritz Kaegi, Karen A. Yarbrough, Thomas J.
But so did his opponents Carmen Navarro Gercone, an official with the circuit court clerk’s office and the former first assistant executive director at the sheriff’s office, and Noland Rivera, a veteran sergeant of the Chicago Police Department whose late wife worked as a Cook County correctional officer. Sheila Rivera died of COVID-19 in April 2020.that requires sheriff candidates to hold a law enforcement certification, which is distinct from her own correctional officer qualifications.