Saturday, February 24, 2007

Two ex-cons off ballot, two stay on in next week's Chicago aldermanic elections

On Tuesday the first round of balloting takes place in Chicago's municipal elections. In addition to the contest for mayor--incumbent Richard M. Daley is heavily favored to win outright and avoid a runoff--the city's fifty aldermanic seats are up for grabs.

Among the many candidates are four former alderman who are trying to get their jobs back. But they have gaps on their résumé--time spent in prison.

Two of those candidates, Virgil Jones and Ambrosio Medrano, will be removed from Tuesday's ballot on the order of the Illinois Supreme Court. However, because no one challenged the presence of Percy Giles and Wallace Davis, these two ex-con ex-aldermen will face the voters next week.

Only in Chicago.

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