Toni Brooks
Toni Brooks
General Election
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Live Odds — Chicago Mayor winner?
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1%chance to win
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleNonprofit founder
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationIllinois
BackgroundNonprofit founder
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EducationSouthern Illinois University Carbondale — B.S., Business Management (specializations: Management Information Systems; Entrepreneurship)
Notable personal detailsLaTonia "Toni" Brooks is a Chicago-born community leader and nonprofit founder running for Mayor of Chicago. She is a U.S. Army National Guard veteran with an honorable discharge and has worked in business development. Brooks founded the Toni Brooks Foundation and serves on the board of the public-safety nonprofit Rescue 8. She earned two B.S. degrees (Business Management and Marketing) and an MBA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Brooks emphasizes economic stability, wealth building, and a people-first budgeting approach. Her platform says fixing Chicago should focus on reallocation and modern management rather than raising taxes, and it includes a property tax credit for caregivers funded by shifting dormant city funds.
Public Safety & Guns
Toni Brooks emphasizes public safety through prevention, neighborhood investment, and community trust. Her platform calls for hiring more police officers and training a large citizen responder group for violence intervention, but no direct gun-policy position is clearly documented in the sources reviewed.
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