Richard Boykin is sworn in as the newly elected Cook County Commissioner for the 1st District at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago on Monday. Boykin was sworn in by Chief Judge Timothy Evans (foreground)before a large crowd of supporters. (CHANDLER WEST/Staff Photographer)
Richard Boykin (2nd left) is sworn in as the newly elected Cook County Commissioner for the 1st District at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, in Chicago, on Monday, December 1, 2014. Boykin was sworn in by Chief Judge Timothy Evans before a large crowd of supporters.
Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) gives remarks on Monday, December 1, 2014.
A large crowd of supports gather in the gymnasium of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church to watch as Richard Boykin is sworn in as the newly elected Cook County Commissioner for the 1st District, in Chicago, on Monday, December 1, 2014.
Oak Park Trustee Adam Salzman (left) applauds following the oath of office.
Richard Boykin was sworn in as 1st District Cook County Commissioner (representing Oak Park) by Chief Judge Timothy Evans of the Cook County Circuit Court, with family and friends looking on at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago Dec. 1.