Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorses state Sen. Robert Peters for Congress

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorses state Sen. Robert Peters for Congress

Cook County Democrats last week declined to pick official favorites in the crowded primary fields ahead of next year’s congressional primaries, but the party’s chair is backing a protégé in the race to replace U.S. Rep Robin Kelly in the district that stretches from the South Side to central Illinois. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday announced her support for state Sen. Robert Peters, a South Side progressive, in the March …