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Illinois high court mulls Rahm Emanuel's mayoral run
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 2:26 AM by Bea Karnes
Updated: Jan 26, 2011 8:51 AM
CHICAGO (AP) It's now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether Chicago voters will see Rahm Emanuel's name among their choices during next month's election.
The state's highest court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Emanuel can run for mayor. The justices also ordered election officials not to print any ballots without his name until they can rule.
The action bought valuable time for the former White House chief of staff. A day earlier, Emanuel was kicked off the ballot by an appeals court because he didn't live in the city for a year before the Feb. 22 election.
The state Supreme Court said it would expedite the matter but gave no specific time frame.
The first early ballots are to be cast in less than a week.
