Tara Stamps, 'mentor' to Mayor Brandon Johnson, chosen to replace him on the Cook County Board
The seat on the Cook County Board that Brandon Johnson vacated to take over the mayor’s office in Chicago was filled late Tuesday by a union mentor who once helped the mayor put together his lesson plans. Local Democrats met Wednesday night in Oak Park to serve as the commissioner of the county’s 1st District, unanimously selecting Johnson ally and Chicago Teachers Union leader Tara Stamps for ...