Oh, well. Not too much coverage of this on local media, though, right? It's Back-o'-the-Yards, so it never gets talked about anyway. Those folks always, always, ALWAYS get screwed.
@hollytoo He was born in Chicago and raised in Wilmette, so he's a citizen of Illinois. But by law, Chicago mayoral candidates are supposed to have lived in Chicago for a year prior to election; Emanuel had spent the previous 2 years in Washington as Obama's Chief of Staff. He was cleared to run by the Board of Elections and Cook Cty. Circuit Court., knocked off the ballot by the Court of Appeals and finally cleared (again) by the IL Supreme Court. Name recognition and money did the rest.
Oh, well. Not too much coverage of this on local media, though, right? It's Back-o'-the-Yards, so it never gets talked about anyway. Those folks always, always, ALWAYS get screwed.
MartySchrader 4 months ago
@MartySchrader They certainly do. They really got nailed in the last property tax assessment.
artistmac 4 months ago
@hollytoo He was born in Chicago and raised in Wilmette, so he's a citizen of Illinois. But by law, Chicago mayoral candidates are supposed to have lived in Chicago for a year prior to election; Emanuel had spent the previous 2 years in Washington as Obama's Chief of Staff. He was cleared to run by the Board of Elections and Cook Cty. Circuit Court., knocked off the ballot by the Court of Appeals and finally cleared (again) by the IL Supreme Court. Name recognition and money did the rest.
artistmac 4 months ago