Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Better Boys Foundation in Chicago this morning. (Alex Garcia/ Chicago Tribune)
A Cook County judge today ruled that Rahm Emanuel should stay on the Chicago mayoral ballot.
Despite Judge Mark J. Ballard's ruling, objectors have indicated they plan to appeal the decision to the appellate court and Illinois Supreme Court.
The objectors argue that Emanuel shouldn't be allowed to run for mayor because he doesn't meet the requirement of living in Chicago for one year prior to the election. Emanuel, who was in Washington, D.C. serving in President Barack Obama's administration, argues he never gave up his Chicago residency, continued to vote and pay property taxes here and always intended to move back.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners voted last month to keep Emanuel on the ballot, a decision the objectors are asking the judge to overturn.
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