PI Original Progress Illinois Friday February 20th, 2009, 4:58pm

Live From IL-5: Our Coverage Of The Race To Replace Rahm Emanuel

From the moment Rahm Emanuel announced his resignation from Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat, Progress Illinois tracked every contour of the crowded special primary.  We tallied the candidates' fundraising and wrote over 75 posts on the contest, all of which ...

From the moment Rahm Emanuel announced his resignation from Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat, Progress Illinois tracked every contour of the crowded special primary.  We tallied the candidates' fundraising and wrote over 75 posts on the contest, all of which you can find here.  Curious about the differences between the top tier candidates on the issues, we dug through their policy statements and provided readers with this handy guide.  We then went on to give our take on who was the most progressive of the bunch.

In the end, Cook Co. Commissioner (and Progress Illinois guest columnist) Mike Quigley pulled out a convincing victory on March 3.  Watch our recap of the day's events below:

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