Join the OTMRA on Thursday, February 24th for a virtual update from local elected officials: Alderman Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) and Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. (27th Ward). Please feel free to submit questions for the Aldermen ahead of the event: either in your Zoom registration, or by emailing OTMRA@OldTownChicago.org.

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More About Alderman Hopkins:

2nd ward Alderman Brian Hopkins was first elected to Chicago’s City Council in May 2015 and was re-elected in February 2019.

Prior to being elected into office, Hopkins worked in the Cook County Commissioners office, where he served as Chief of Staff to the Finance Committee Chairman John P. Daley, under the tenure of President Toni Preckwinkle.

Along with his job at the County, Hopkins was twice voted President of the respected community group, the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR). At the helm of SOAR, Hopkins represented the community and solved complex issues to improve the quality of life for local residents.

A champion of environmental, sustainability and resiliency initiatives, Hopkins served on Lakeshore Planning Committee, a group of civic leaders advocating a bold plan to add more green space and public parkland to Chicago’s Lakefront. 

Today, Alderman Hopkins continues his work to deliver open, green and recreational space for Chicagoans, and fights to protect constituents from health risks associated with environmental contamination at former industrial sites.

More about Alderman Burnett:

Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. has served the people in Chicago’s 27th ward since his first election in 1995. The 27th ward includes the West Loop, Greektown, East Garfield Park, Near North Side, Old Town, West Humboldt Park, West Town, Goose Island and the Illinois Medical District.