Rahm Emanuel

IL Supreme Court: Rahm Can Run For Mayor

Eric Lach | January 27, 2011, 6:15PM

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Emanuel is eligible, overturning an appellate court decision, and ending months of legal back-and-forth.

In the decision, the higher court offered this criticism: "the novel standard adopted by the appellate court majority is without any foundation in Illinois law."

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Chicago

Rahm Files Appeal To Illinois Supreme Court

Eric Lach | January 25, 2011, 11:29AM

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel is fighting an appellate court's decision that booted him from the Chicago mayoral ballot. In a last-ditch appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, Emanuel and his lawyers call yesterday's decision "one of the most far-reaching election law rulings ever to be issued by an Illinois court."

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Chicago Official: We're Printing Ballots Without Rahm's Name

Eric Lach | January 24, 2011, 6:26PM

Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Election Board Chairman Langdon Neal says ballots for the city's mayoral election will start to be printed tonight, and Rahm Emanuel's name won't be on them.

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Rahm Emanuel

Court Boots Rahm Emanuel From Ballot In Chicago

Eric Lach | January 24, 2011, 1:39PM

Rahm Emanuel

An appellate court panel in Illinois ruled 2-1 today that Rahm Emanuel should not appear on the Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot.

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