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Austin resident Brandon Johnson running for Chicago mayor

By Michelle Meyer | October 30, 2022

Johnson is backed by the Chicago Teachers Union and United Working Families. He is the ninth candidate to join the race to challenge incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the Feb. 28th primary.

Austin

Cook County to invest in violence prevention programs in Austin, Chicago’s West Side

By Francia Garcia Hernandez | September 6, 2022

Through violence prevention and reduction grants, West Side nonprofits will receive millions of dollars over the next three years. Grant recipients include BUILD Chicago, New Moms and Manufacturing Renaissance.

assessment

Property owners can get help appealing their tax bills

By AustinTalks | August 2, 2020

Schedule your 15-minute appointment between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3. Appointments may be made online, by phone or via email, and will be held in Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson’s 1st district office at 6614 W. North Ave.

housing

Cook County Board passes ‘just housing’ amendment

By AustinTalks | April 30, 2019

The measure, which will take effect in November, will ensure that housing providers don’t consider certain aspects of someone’s criminal record — such as arrests, juvenile records, and sealed and expunged records — when making housing determinations. Commissioner Brandon Johnson, an Austin resident who was elected to the board last year, was the chief sponsor of the amendment.

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Commissioner Brandon Johnson sworn in Monday

By AustinTalks | December 3, 2018

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

By AustinTalks | November 26, 2018

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

By Blair Paddock | October 18, 2018

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

By Ian Karbal | May 2, 2018

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

By Analisa Trofimuk | March 26, 2018

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

By Analisa Trofimuk | March 23, 2018

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.

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