Author: Amee LaTour
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Ja’Mal Green withdraws from Chicago mayoral race, 17 candidates remain
On Monday, activist Ja’Mal Green withdrew from Chicago’s nonpartisan mayoral race, bringing the candidate field to 17. In his withdrawal announcement, Green said his campaign lacked sufficient resources to continue amid a petition challenge launched by candidate Willie Wilson’s campaign lawyer. The challenge stated that Green didn’t have the required number of valid signatures…
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Three candidates disqualified from Chicago mayoral race: Field now at 18
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners announced Thursday that three mayoral candidates had been disqualified from the ballot. Richard Mayers and Conrein Hykes Clark did not have the required number of valid signatures (12,500), and Sandra Mallory filed her paperwork incorrectly, a board spokesperson said. That leaves 18 candidates in the mayoral race.…