Race for mayor: Who benefits most if candidates are bounced?

Dec. 14, 2010
The biggest fight yet in the 2011 Chicago Mayoral Ballot Battle begins today.  That's when the Chicago Board of Elections will hold a hearing regarding the residency status of candidate Rahm Emanuel.  At issue is whether Emanuel should be allowed a spot on the ballot in the 2011 mayoral ra

How to kick your opponent off the ballot

Nov. 26, 2010
Now that the filing deadline for the 2011 Chicago municipal elections has come and gone, its time to turn our collective attention to one of the oldest and grandest traditions in our great representative democracy:  knocking rival candidates off the ballot.Didn't see that section in The Federal