Commissioner Scott Britton  

 

​Commissioner Scott Britton believes residents, businesses, organizations, and local government are most helped when we make the office, county recourses, and county investments accessible. By building genuine connections and trust, we can expand equity. 

 

Flagship legislative efforts address the rise in hate crimes, police reform, the democratic process, public health, housing rights, and civic engagement. Accomplishments include: 

• Cook County United Against Hate: Initiatives that inspire everyone to publicly denounce hate, create welcoming spaces, support community learning, and act to disrupt hate. 

• Ten Shared Principles: Codified Forest Preserves District of Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office support the Illinois NAACP State Conference and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police initiative for trust-building and addressing the disparities of police conduct in communities of color. 

• Voting Opportunity and Translation Equity (VOTE) Ordinance: Expanded voting language access; this year the ballot, signage, and instructions will be translated into 12 languages. 

• Tobacco 21: Raised the age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 prior to state action. 

• Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance (RTLO): First-time protections and rights for tenants and landlords in the more than 245,000 renter homes in suburban Cook County. 

• A New Flag for Cook County: A high-school design competition culminating in the creation of “I Will” flag, which shows through color, shape, and symbolism the importance of the County’s waterways, the beauty of its natural lands, the innovation and commerce of its residents, and its core belief in social justice.   

 

Commissioner Britton has long served his community, including on the boards of a number of charitable organizations, such as the North Suburban United Way, Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook, the Glenview Fourth of July committee, and as chairman of the Glenview Emergency 911 board.  

 

In 2002, he was appointed to the Glenview District 34 Board of Education, after which he was elected to a full term in 2003. In 2007, he was elected to the Glenview Village Board and continued to serve for three terms till being elected a Cook County Commissioner in 2018. Now, Commissioner Britton serves on 15 committees, including as Chair of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations and the Litigation committees. He also serves on 10 committees for the Cook County Forest Preserves Board, including as Chair of the Botanic Garden, the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations, and the Litigation committees. 

 

Commissioner Scott Britton grew up in a small farming community in Central Illinois.  He received his BA from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and his law degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He began practicing with a large Chicago law firm in 1985. He moved to Glenview in 1999, where he raised his two children, both products of Glenview public schools. In 2012 opened his own law office in the Chicago loop with a practice concentrated in insurance litigation. He is an active parishioner at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church and is the head of their Archdiocesan Domestic Violence Outreach Program.