The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that Rahm Emanuel should be on the ballot in the race for mayor of Chicago. We are live blogging developments as they trickle in to explain what this means for the field and what happens next.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm
Emanuel does meet the state's residency requirement and is allowed on
the ballot in the race for mayor.
The Illinois State Supreme Court has granted a stay of an appellate court ruling, allowing Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel's name to be printed on the ballot, and will hear the case.
Hours after an Appellate Court ruled that he is not eligible to be on the election ballot, Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel filed an emergency motion with the Illinois Supreme Court to stay the ruling.
Rahm Emanuel's well-oiled campaign for mayor of Chicago took a big blow today, as a three-judge appellate court panel ruled that Emanuel may not be listed on next month's municipal elections ballot.
There have been many mayoral forums during this campaign season thus far. And whether they have focused on Chicago's public housing system, on education (and education again), or community development and parks, one thing's been consistent about them: Rahm Emanuel hasn't attended. Any of them. Here's the candidate defending his no-shows yesterday before reporters:
The Emanuel camp has committed to future mayoral debates, to be sure. (He also attended a debate this week hosted by WTTW and the Mikva Challenge.) And his answers to questionnaires about various issues are scattered around the web. But voters have lost out in not seeing Emanuel respond to the questions put forth by diverse constituencies. It's not just the lack of answers about specific topics these groups are asking -- it's the lack of engagement with the audience and the other candidates. The mayoral race could use a lot more of both.
The Chico campaign put together this video a while back pricking Emanuel for failing to show at the mayoral forums. Take a look:
The Emanuel camp must feel justified in skipping them, however. The tactic certainly hasn't hurt their candidate in the polls.
