Progress Illinois

Former U.S. Senator Roland Burris is back at his home in Chicago, and with supporters having filed petition signatures to get him on the ballot, he is still considering a run for Mayor. In an interview with ABC-7, Burris claimed, "I've always said there's no one better qualified than me to be mayor."

State Sen. James Meeks and supporters of outgoing U.S. Sen. Roland Burris both filed nomination petitions to run for mayor of Chicago before Monday's deadline.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from appointed U.S. Senator Roland Burris to block the special Senate election to replace him in November.

U.S. Senator Roland Burris is mounting a legal challenge to a U.S. District Court decision mandating that the special election for Illinois' junior Senate seat will only feature candidates who won each party's February primaries.