Edwin Reyes is an American politician who served as Cook County Commissioner for the 8th district, in northwest Chicago.
Reyes attended Northern Illinois University in the early 1980s, after which he enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1983-1986 on active duty and eventually earned his bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Northeastern Illinois University in 1996.
[2] One of Reyes' first official votes as commissioner was to override John Stroger's veto of a sales tax cut in 2009.
[3] During the 2010 election, Reyes listed his top three priorities as healthcare access, violence prevention, and educational resources.
[4] The Chicago Tribune declined to endorse him that year, reporting that "Reyes answers to the men who sent him, Democratic bosses Dick Mell and Joseph Berrios.