Coverage dated October 19, 2026

Chicago mayoral hopefuls file petitions to get on February ballot

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

Candidates for Chicago's municipal election began filing nominating petitions Monday, marking the first day they were allowed to submit signatures to qualify for the February ballot.

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Sun Times
Race for Chicago mayor revs up with candidates lugging stacks of nominating petitions to elections board (opens Sun Times)
Published Oct 19, 2026
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Chicago voters are starting to get a glimpse at how the many candidates vying to be their next mayor are measuring up — literally — against one another. Mayoral contenders wheeled in tall stacks of thousands of signatures, submitting them to election workers ready to size them up with wooden rulers …
WGN Chicago
Chicago candidates race to file petitions for February election (opens WGN Chicago)
Published Oct 19, 2026
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Monday morning, the race was on to be among the first to turn in petition signatures for Chicago’s February election. The candidates are vying for mayor and alderperson.
ABC 7 Chicago
Chicago mayoral hopefuls file petitions to get on February ballot (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Oct 19, 2026
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
Candidates for Chicago's municipal election began filing nominating petitions Monday, marking the first day they were allowed to submit signatures to qualify for the February ballot.