Matt Podgorski. Journal-area Cook County Commissioner results as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 9th District: Candidates in the 9th Dist. Cook County Commissioner race to replace Peter Silvestri (R) are Maggie Trevor (D) and Matt Podgorski (R). As of 11:06 p.m. Tuesday, 100% of Cook County and Chicago precincts report an unofficial victory for Republican Podgorski