Allan C. Carr

Allan C. Carr is an American politician who served as Cook County commissioner from 1988 to 2002, serving from suburban Cook County at-large from 1988–1994 and from the 16th district from 1994–2002. Before this, he served as Cicero city clerk, as well as its committeeman.

Allan C. Carr
Cook County Commissioner from the 16th district
In office
December 1994 – December 2002
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTony Peraica
Cook County Commissioner from suburban Cook County
In office
1988 – December 1994
Cicero Town Clerk
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Business career

Carr became a wealthy restaurant operator.[1][2] He started the Steak-N-Egger chain.[3]

Political career

Carr began to engage in Cicero's politics in 1976.[1] In 1976, he backed Christy Berkos for town president (mayor). She won as an independent, defeating the candidate of John Kimbark's Republican organization.[2]

Carr became a Cicero town trustee.[4]

Carr later served as Cicero town clerk.[1][5] He was also the head of the regular Republican organization of Cicero as its committeeman.[1][2][5] He had been the successor of John Kimbark in these positions, and was Kimbark's chosen successor, named two days before Kimbark's death, which surprised many as they had long been strong enemies.[1] Carr also served as Cicero's library director during this time.[2]

In 1988, Carr was appointed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County.[2] He was reelected in 1990. He was elected to the 16th district in 1994 when the board switched to single-member constituencies, and was reelected in 1998. In 2002 he was defeated for reelection in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica. Peraica had been supported by Betty Loren-Maltese and Edward Vrdolyak, each of whom held grudges against Carr. Peraica had previously run against Carr unsuccessfully in 1994 as a Democrat.[6]

In 1994, Betty Loren-Maltese made Carr, who up until then had been considered an ally of hers and to whom she arguably owed her original election as Cicero town president, step down from his position as committeeman so that she could take his place and consolidate her control over the Town of Cicero Republican Organization.[2][7]

In 2010, Carr and his family supported Democrat Jeff Tobolski's successful campaign to unseat Peraica in Carr's former seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[3]

Personal life

Carr's son Terrence M. "Terry" Carr, Sr. served as the longtime mayor of Willow Springs, Illinois, and was, As of 2020, a trustee of Willow Springs and a member of the board of Pace.[3] In April 2020, Terry's own son, Terrance M. "Terry" Carr, Jr., was sworn-in as acting mayor of McCook, Illinois.[3]

Electoral history

Cook County Board of Commissioners
1990
1990 Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County Republican primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 101,223 14.11
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 99,894 13.93
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 95,978 13.38
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 94,638 13.19
Republican Aldo A. DeAngelis 85,395 11.90
Republican Harold L. Tyrell (incumbent) 85,003 11.85
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 84,087 11.72
Republican William L. Russ 71,120 9.91
1990 Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County election[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 326,865 8.78
Republican Aldo A. DeAngelis 314,466 8.44
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 313,917 8.43
Democratic Richard J. Phelan 298,067 8.00
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 294,886 7.92
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 273,368 7.34
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 268,823 7.22
Democratic Patricia Kane McLaughlin 256,494 6.89
Republican Angelo "Skip" Saviano 252,373 6.78
Democratic Sheila H. Schultz 246,986 6.63
Democratic Pat Capuzzi 233,521 6.27
Democratic Thomas M. O'Donnell 225,171 6.05
Democratic Ervin F. Kozicki 210,196 5.64
Democratic Edward C. Reinfranck 209,290 5.62
1994
1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (redistricted incumbent) 15,839 100
Total votes 15,839 100
1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (redistricted incumbent)
Democratic Anthony J. Peraica
Total votes 100
1998
1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 13,934 100
Total votes 13,934 100
1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 53,453 100
Total votes 53,453 100
2002
2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Peraica 11,813 57.46
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 8,746 42.54
Total votes 20,559 100

Cicero Township committeeman
1986 Cicero Township Republican committeeman[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr 5,865 100
Total votes 5,865 100
1990 Cicero Township Republican committeeman[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 7,358 100
Total votes 7,358 100

References
  1. Fegelman, Andrew (11 March 1986). "CICERO MAYOR`S OLD IMAGE RUNS DRY". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "Cicero 'Windows to the World' Betty Loren-Maltese". ipsn.org. Illinois Police and Sheriffs News. 1993. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. Brown, Mark (1 April 2020). "McMeet the new boss: Will new McCook mayor kill the goose that lays the golden eggers?". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "Who We Are". commchestcicero.org. Community Chest of Cicero. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Ziemba, Stanley (23 February 1986). "SULLIED IMAGE MASKS COMEBACK BY CICERO". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. Joravsky, Ben (3 August 2006). "Who Is Tony Peraica?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. "New Mob Hierarchy Takes Over Cicero (IPSN 97-3-26)". ipsn.org. Illinois Police & Sheriff's News. 26 March 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1990" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2008.
  9. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1990" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
  10. "Our Campaigns - Cook County Board - Suburban Cook County Race - Nov 06, 1990". ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994 DEMOCRATIC PARTY" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  12. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998" (PDF). cookcountyclerkil.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  14. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY" (PDF). Cook County, Illinois. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  15. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1986" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk.
  16. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1990" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2008.
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