Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Giannoulias, Pappas, Quigley From Running for Mayor, Other Offices At Same Time
CHICAGO — A Chicago mayoral candidate is asking a Cook County judge to decide whether three Democratic officeholders can simultaneously run for mayor and seek reelection to their current jobs. William Quinlan, who announced his candidacy for mayor last week, is arguing that a recent change to Illinois’ election calendar has created a legal conflict […]
READ NEXT
More on the wire
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Sky guard Rachel Banham is starting to get ready for the next chapter of her life. Not right at this very moment — she thinks she’s got another year, maybe two, of playing in her — but her body and mind are telling her a transition is coming.“Every year you can feel it get a little closer,” she told the Sun-Times before the Sky’s last home game of the season.Though imagining life without playing basketball feels weird, she already has an inkling of what it may look like. For starters: She wants…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Watching Alex Bregman get hit with a foul ball Sunday — and seeing the photos he posted of the damage done to his face — it seemed like the Cubs might be in for a nightmare scenario:Being without their second best hitter as they attempt a deep playoff run.But by Tuesday, the news on Bregman was relatively good.The Cubs aren’t going to put their star third baseman, who suffered multiple facial fractures and is dealing with significant swelling in his face, on the injured list. It’s possible he…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Thousands of Chicago hotel workers could go on strike at any moment.Members of Unite Here Local 1 voted Monday night to authorize a strike; its current contract expired Aug. 31.“Tourism in Chicago is booming, all while inflation is increasing, and it’s affecting our hotel workers across the industry," Karen Kent, president of Unite Here Local 1, said in a statement issued by the union."They feel the weight anytime they go to the supermarket to buy food, or when they come home from work and are…