CHICAGO — Chicago social worker Anjanette Young is endorsing Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to unseat Mayor Lori Lightfoot, she announced Tuesday.
Young made her choice for mayor public on the four-year anniversary of a wrongful police raid on her home that erupted into a scandal after Lightfoot officials attempted to keep disturbing video footage of the raid from the public. The mayor initially gave a false account of what she knew about the incident before apologizing.
In a statement, Young said she supports Johnson because he will do more to support crime victims and change the way city officials think about public safety.
