Evanston Mayor Elizabeth B. Tisdahl today announced that Brian Miller will be the City’s new Ninth Ward Alderman. The mayor first announced the news via her Twitter handle, @EvanstonMayor.

Miller’s appointment will fill the vacancy created by the departure of former Ninth Ward Alderman Coleen Burrus, who left Evanston for a position at Princeton University in New Jersey.

Miller will be sworn in as Ninth Ward Alderman at a Special Evanston City Council meeting on Monday, May 4, at 6 p.m., in the Morton Civic Center’s Council Chambers, 2100 Ridge Ave. The Rules Committee meeting will follow immediately. 

“I am pleased to announce Brian Miller as Evanston's Ninth Ward Alderman,” said Mayor Tisdahl. “Brian is a dedicated member of the Evanston community, and will be an enthusiastic and responsive alderman for Ninth Ward residents.”

Miller was born and raised in Evanston. He attended Lincolnwood Elementary and Haven Middle Schools, and is a proud graduate of Evanston Township High School. Miller graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law and the George Washington University, and is an alumnus of Leadership Evanston and the New Leaders Council. He lives in Evanston with his wife, Anna, and his infant son, Carter.

Currently, Miller is chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin. He also serves as president of the Democratic Party of Evanston. Miller has legal experience serving as the executive director of a legal aid agency, practicing in a large law firm, and working for a federal judge, the Illinois Attorney General and with the City of Chicago Department of Law.

Before attending law school, Miller was a community organizer in Evansville, Indiana. He also has extensive volunteer experience with nonprofit organizations, including serving as co-chair of the McGaw YMCA Camp Echo Committee and on the Advisory Board of Chicago Votes.