All in Favor

Since 2000, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has approved each of the 5,879 items on which it has voted. In only 115 instances, or 2 percent of the time, did at least one commissioner vote in opposition.

Items receiving “no” votes:
County Purchases or Payments 72
Contracts 36
Committee Reports 7
Grants 5
Appointments 3
Capital Program Items 3
Others 10

Source: Secretary to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Clerk’s Office; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.