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Updated at 1:23 p.m.The deadline has now passed for candidates for city offices to file for the February ballot. By 5 p.m. on Monday, 20 candidates filed for mayor, seven for city clerk, two for city treasurer and about 350 for alderman.

Monday is the final day for candidates for city offices in Chicago to turn in their election paperwork, and a couple mayor hopefuls still haven't filed their petitions.When the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners closed for the weekend, nine candidates had filed to run for mayor.

Rahm Emanuel's campaign this week defended the candidate against allegations he is ineligible to run for Chicago mayor because he's been living in Washington, DC, for the past two years.

This week on our Illinois political podcast Best Game in Town:Mayoral campaigns tout their own diversity, and what's in a petition signature? More than you might think. We find out all the tricks of the trade when it comes to bouncing candidates off the ballot.

For weeks, Chicago aldermen have been mulling over Mayor Richard M. Daley’s final budget. The $6.2 billion plan doesn’t include additional taxes or fees.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley called on the Illinois General Assembly to change the pension system for new police and firefighters.

More than a half-dozen candidates for Chicago mayor have filed their paperwork with the board of elections, and some are already looking for ways to kick each other off the ballot.U.S Rep.