Cook County Board of Commissioners
Commissioner Brandon Johnson sworn in Monday
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The newly elected commissioner and the rest of the Cook County Board is being sworn in Dec. 3 for four-year terms.
Opinion
Commissioner Boykin bids farewell
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Brandon Johnson will begin representing the 1st District on the Cook County Board of Commissioners Dec. 3.
voting
Early voting has started, here’s your guide
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Austin residents can still register to vote in next month’s election. Dozens of races are on the ballot, including governor, attorney general, the Illinois General Assembly, Congress and judges.
Small Business
Democrat nominee Brandon Johnson meets with Austin small business owners
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Johnson spoke to members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association at their monthly meeting. The former teacher and union organizer defeated the incumbent, Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, in the March 20 Democratic primary
Brandon Johnson
Commissioner Richard Boykin concedes to fellow Democrat Brandon Johnson
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Nearly a week after the March 20th primary, the first-term incumbent called his opponent Monday to say he “will do what I can to ensure he has a smooth transition.”
Election 2018
Race to be next Cook County commissioner still in flux
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With votes from all but a few precincts counted, challenger Brandon Johnson is declaring victory over first-term incumbent Richard Boykin. But Boykin is not conceding defeat.
Cook County Board
Union organizer Brandon Johnson ahead of Cook County Commissioner Boykin
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With all but 13 precincts reporting votes, the Oak Park incumbent was losing to Johnson, a union organizer and first-time candidate. The winning Democrat is expected to win this fall’s general election, as no Republican sought that party’s nomination in the predominantly Democrat district.
Brandon Johnson
Voting Tuesday? Here’s what you need to know about Cook County’s 1st District race
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The board candidates – incumbent Richard Boykin and challenger Brandon Johnson – and their supporters have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the primary contest.
News
Few Austin residents have participated in early voting
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Less than 100 residents of the 29th and 37th Wards have cast their ballots in the March 20 primary. Early voting can be done at a Downtown site through March 4, then at a few Austin locations starting March 5.
News
1st District candidates spar over jobs, gun violence at Austin debate
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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and challenger Brandon Johnson squared off at a raucous candidates forum Saturday. Both men appear on the Democrat primary ballot; early voting begins later this month for the March 20 election.