Herb Brooks Jr. takes the oath of office with other Will County board members during a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Board member Herb Brooks Jr. signs an oath of office document after a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Board member Herb Brooks Jr. receives a certificate after signing an oath of office document at the end of a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
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Will County Board member Herb Brooks Jr. arrives for a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Board member Herb Brooks Jr. takes his seat in the board room before a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Board member Herb Brooks Jr. takes his seat in the board room before a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Will County Board members stand as Cantigny VFW Post 367 present the colors during a swearing in ceremony at the Will County Office Building in Joliet Monday, December 3, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
The Will County Board made history on Monday when it unanimously elected the Rev. Herb Brooks Jr. as its first black leader. “It makes me proud not only to represent my party, but all the ethnic groups across Will County,” the Joliet Democrat said after …
