Longtime incumbent Preckwinkle faces stiff challenge from Ald. Reilly in Cook County board president primary

Longtime incumbent Preckwinkle faces stiff challenge from Ald. Reilly in Cook County board president primary

Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly, one of the most conservative members of the City Council, who bills himself as an independent voice, wants a new gig: to run Cook County government.He’s looking to unseat longtime County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as the powerful leader of the Cook County Democratic Party, in the general primary on March 17, Preckwinkle’s 79th birthday.She oversees one of the biggest counties in the U.S., including…