Rich Township Supervisor Calvin Jordan was sworn in Thursday at a ceremony in Oak Brook to become the first African American to serve as president of the Township Officials of Cook County organization, according to a news release.
Jordan was vice president and was selected by other township officials in the county to take the role of president, according to the release.
Jordan was elected Rich Township supervisor in April 2021, and reelected this spring.
The township takes in all or part of the south and southwest suburbs of Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Matteson, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Tinley Park and University Park.
Jordan was named Township Supervisor of the Year in 2023 by the Township of Illinois Organization.
