Larry Suffredin is the Cook County Commissioner for the 13th District.  He was elected in November 2002 and re-elected in November 2006. 

Suffredin serves as Chairman of the Board’s Legislation & Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations Committee, which is charged with recommending county positions on state and federal legislation, tracking state and federal funds earmarked for the county, reviewing appointments to county boards and commissions and dealing matters related to veterans. He also serves on the Litigation Subcommittee, the Tax and Revenue Subcommittee, the Rules Committee, the Human Relations Committee, the Building Subcommittee, the Department of Corrections Subcommittee and the Botanic Garden Committee of the Forest Preserve District.

Suffredin is a lifelong resident of Chicagoland, and is a highly successful attorney with a legal career spanning nearly three decades.  He has extensive state and federal trial experience, and has argued cases before the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts as well as circuits of the United States Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court.

As an attorney, Suffredin built a reputation as a government relations specialist at the local state, and federal levels, and is known for his broad knowledge of government and politics.  He is a partner at Shefsky & Froelich.

Suffredin has held several public service posts and is currently Chair of Harbor Quest Inc., a not-for-profit job development company, and serves on the board of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. 

Suffredin received his Bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago and his law degree from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserves and received an Honorable Discharge.

Suffredin and his wife, Gloria Callaci, live in Evanston and have two grown children, Tom and Elizabeth.