Kanaan Deer, the surviving son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and Chicago political family, is opening up after a devastating loss. Kanaan Deer, the surviving son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and Chicago political family, is opening up after a devastating loss. Kanaan Deer, the surviving son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and Chicago political family, is opening up after a devastating loss. Kanaan Deer, the surviving son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and Chicago political family, is opening up after a devastating loss. Barbara Deer was the wife of the late Cook County Commissioner and psychologist Dennis Deer.