Chicago
About This Chapter
Join a fun community of liberty-minded young professionals in the Windy City!
AF-Chicago is a professional development network for individuals who believe in the power of personal liberty, entrepreneurship, and innovation–channeled through free markets–to promote positive social change.
AF-Chicago events bring the “doers” of Chicago together to network, learn from each other, discuss key issues, and ultimately collaborate to improve themselves and the city as a whole. AF-Chicago hosts variety of events; previous events have included a happy hour with David Boaz of the CATO Institute and a panel on school choice and education reform in Illinois.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
AF-Chicago: Mayoral Forum on the Chicago Dream
AF-Chicago is hosting a Mayoral Forum on their Chicago Dream initiative in partnership with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Please join America's Future and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City...
AF-Chicago: Aldermanic Forum on the Chicago Dream
Please join us at Elephant and Castle with candidates running for alderman. We will have a roundtable discussion with candiates and incumbents regarding this year's initiative on the "Chicago Dream"...
AF-Chicago: Holiday Party and Toy Drive
Holiday Party and Toy Drive event in Wicker Park. Food, drinks, amazing speaker, and a great time. AF-Chicago is hosting a Holiday Party this year. Tickets are free for those...
Chapter Leader

Johnathon Bush
Johnathon Bush is the owner and founder of Not Just Cookies Wholesale Bakery. Not Just Cookies is an online bakery using the power of technology, ghost delivery, and mobile apps to bring fresh cookies coast to coast. Not Just Cookies is here to give you amazing desserts, the right way. We offer traditional desserts and allergen-free desserts to our customers. Johnathon started his first business 14 years ago when he was 13, in his mom's kitchen as a result of his passion for business and love for desserts. Johnathon is an alum of the ASCEND program through Northwestern University, 10,000 Small Business alum by Goldman Sachs, Founder First alum, ICIC alum, and has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, CBS Chicago, and other media outlets. Johnathon has a passion for encouraging and fostering youth entrepreneurship, free enterprise and is currently building his NJC brand globally.