The city of Chicago, Illinois, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff election for races in which no candidate received a majority of the votes took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014. All 50 city council seats were up for election.^[1]

On February 24, 184 candidates vied for the 50 city council seats up for election. Forty-three of the 50 city council incumbents ran for re-election. Seven of those incumbents ran completely unopposed. In the seven seats where incumbents did not run, there was an average of six candidates that ran in each of those races.

17 council races and the mayoral race advanced to the runoff election on April 7, 2015.

Incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel stood behind a red light camera system called into question by the Chicago Tribune while his primary challengers called for its removal. Education was another point of disagreement; clashing on issues such as charter schools and an elected school board. Challengers also argued for the hiring of more police, while Emanuel said it should not come as an additional cost to taxpayers. Following the general election in February, the city's debt-rating and questions about the future of a Barack Obama Presidential Library entered into the mix. You can see more information on issues surrounding the 2015 Chicago election here.

To go directly to the list of city council candidates, click here.

Mayor[edit]

For an overview of the major issues that shaped this election click here.

Candidate list[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Rahm Emanuel a - Incumbent Emanuel was first elected in 2011.
Willie Wilson
Robert W. "Bob" Fioretti
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia a
William "Dock" Walls, III

Note: Amara Enyia, Frederick Collins and Gerald Sconyers withdrew from the race.^[2] Fenton C. Patterson and Robert Shaw (Illinois) were removed from the ballot.^[3]^[4]

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Election results[edit]

Mayor of Chicago, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rahm Emanuel Incumbent	56.2%	332,171
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	43.8%	258,562
Total Votes		590,733
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Mayor of Chicago, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rahm Emanuel Incumbent	45.6%	218,217
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	33.5%	160,414
Willie Wilson	10.7%	50,960
Robert W. "Bob" Fioretti	7.4%	35,363
William "Dock" Walls, III	2.8%	13,250
Total Votes		478,204
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

The map below shows results for the 2015 general and runoff elections by precinct as well as vote total differences between the two elections. As of 2013, Chicago had 2,069 precincts. The number of precincts within each of the city's 50 wards ranged from 23 precincts in the 12th Ward to 57 in the 19th Ward.^[5]

Polling[edit]

Runoff polling[edit]

2015 Chicago Mayoral Election
Poll	Rahm Emanuel*	Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Ogden & Fry (March 28, 2015)	47.6%	34.2%	18.3%	+/-3.3	904
Ogden & Fry (March 21, 2015)	48.5%	32.1%	18.4%	+/-3.2	951
We Ask America (March 18, 2015)	51%	36%	12%	+/-3	1,374
Ogden & Fry (March 14, 2015)	47.1%	36.7%	16.2%	+/-3.23	957
Chicago Tribune (March 6-11, 2015)	51%	37%	11%	+/-3.7	712
Ogden & Fry (February 28, 2015)	42.7%	38.7%	18.6%	+/-3.1	979
Global Strategy Group (February 25, 2015)	50.4%	39.8%	9.8%	+/-1.9	2,659
Ogden & Fry (February 25, 2015)	42.9%	38.5%	18.6%	+/-3.2	1,058
AVERAGES	47.65%	36.63%	15.36%	+/-3.08	1,199.25
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbency.

General election polling[edit]

Click [show] to view the statistics from polls prior to the general election.

2015 Chicago Mayoral Election
Poll	Rahm Emanuel*	Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	Bob Fioretti	Other	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Chicago Tribune (February 11-15, 2015)	45%	20%	7%	9%	18%	+/-3.7	709
Chicago Tribune (January 22-27, 2015)	42%	18%	10%	9%	20%	+/-3.7	708
Ogden & Fry (January 24, 2015)	39.5%	18%	7.5%	12.9%	22.2%	+/-3.24	950
Lake Research Partners (January 15-19, 2015)	38%	16%	8%	6%	30%	+/-4	600
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (January 3-6, 2015)	50%	22%	10%	9%	9%	+/-4	600
David Binder Research (November 23-25, 2014)	44%	16%	15%	7%	18%	+/-3.5	800
AVERAGES	43.08%	18.33%	9.58%	8.82%	19.53%	+/-3.69	727.83
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbency.

Prospective polling[edit]

Click [show] to view the statistics from polls with prospective candidates.

2015 Chicago Mayoral Election
Poll	Rahm Emanuel*	Karen Lewis	Bob Fioretti	Qualified Republican	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size

Ogden & Fry (August 9, 2014)	33.9%	20.6%	0%	14.3%	31.3%	+/-2.9	1,152
Chicago Tribune (August 6-19, 2014)	43%	0%	26%	0%	0%	+/-3.5	800
Chicago Tribune (August 6-19, 2014)	39%	43%	0%	0%	0%	+/-3.5	800
AVERAGES	38.63%	21.2%	8.67%	4.77%	10.43%	+/-3.3	917.33
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Note: An asterisk (*) is used to denote incumbency. Due to the nature of the comparison, a placeholder figure of 0% is assigned to candidates not included in any given match-up round

City council[edit]

If you are unsure of the ward in which you live, use the Chicago Tribune's ward map here.

Candidate list[edit]

Ward 1[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Proco "Joe" Moreno - Incumbent Moreno was appointed to the council in 2010.
Anne Shaw
Andrew Hamilton
Ronda Locke

Note: Mia Lena Lopez was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 2[edit]

Note: Incumbent Robert Fioretti did not run for re-election. He instead ran for mayor.

February 24 General election candidates:

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 3[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Patricia Horton
Pat Dowell - Incumbent Dowell was elected in 2007.

Note: Clarence Desmond Clemons was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 4[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Tracey Y. Bey
William D. "Will" Burns - Incumbent Burns was elected in 2011.
Norman H. Bolden

Note: Jeffrey Booker was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 5[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Leslie A. Hairston - Incumbent Hairston was elected in 1999.
Tiffany N. Brooks
Jocelyn Hare
Robin Boyd Clark
Anne Marie Miles
Jedidiah L. Brown

Note: Loretta Lomax was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 6[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Roderick T. Sawyer - Incumbent Sawyer was elected in 2011.
Richard A. Wooten
Brian T. Garner

Note: Dumars Ervin Franklin withdrew from the race in December 2014. Delton Jerry Pierce was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

Ward 7[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Gregory I. Mitchell a
Flora "Flo" Digby
Lashonda "Shonnie" Curry
Joseph J. Moseley, Ii
Keiana Barrett
Natashia L. Holmes a - Incumbent Holmes was appointed to the council in 2013.
Bernie Riley
Margie Reid

Note: Jesse L. Harley, Stephanie Roddy, Vincent Rose, Queen Whitlock, Chevette Valentine and L. Elizabeth "Jacquie" Lewis were removed from the ballot. Sidney H. Brooks Iii and Frances Pratt withdrew from the race.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 8[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Michelle A. Harris - Incumbent Harris was elected in 2006.
Faheem Shabazz
Tara F. Baldridge

Note: Rebecca A. Sankey and Lynn Renee Franco were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 9[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Michael E. Lafargue
Anthony A. Beale - Incumbent Beale was elected in 1999.
Harold "Noonie" Ward
Theodore "Ted" Williams

Note: Curtiss Llong Bey, Marcia Brown and Agin Muhammad II were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 10[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Susan Sadlowski Garza a
Richard L. Martinez, Jr.
John A. Pope a - Incumbent Pope was elected in 1999.
Frank J. Corona
Samantha M. Webb
Olga Bautista
Juan B. Huizar

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 11[edit]

Note: Incumbent James A. Balcer did not run for re-election.

February 24 General election candidates:

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 12[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

George Cardenas - Incumbent Cardenas was elected in 2003.

Note: Peter John Demay was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

Ward 13[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Marty Quinn - Incumbent Quinn was elected in 2011.

Ward 14[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Edward M. Burke - Incumbent Burke was elected in 1969.

Ward 15[edit]

Note: Incumbent Toni Foulkes did not run for re-election in Ward 15 due to redistricting; she won election to the Ward 16 seat.

February 24 General election candidates:

Note: Raul Ventura and Sandra L. Mallory were removed from the ballot in December 2014. Alberto Bocanegra was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 16[edit]

Note: Incumbent JoAnn Thompson passed away on February 9, 2015.^[6] The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners removed her name from the ballot the following week.^[7]

February 24 General election candidates:

Cynthia Lomax
Toni Foulkes a- Ward 15 incumbent Foulkes was first elected in 2007.
Jose A. Garcia
Stephanie Coleman a

Note: Guadalupe Rivera (Illinois) and Jeffrey L. Lewis were removed from the ballot in January 2015.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 17[edit]

Note: Incumbent Latasha R. Thomas did not run for re-election.

February 24 General election candidates:

Ward 18[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Lona Lane a- Incumbent Lane was appointed to the council in 2006.
Michael A. Davis
Derrick G. Curtis a
Chuks Onyezia
Consandra Harris
Brandon Loggins

Note: Howard Lindsey and Shaakira Ali were removed from the ballot in January 2015.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 19[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Anne Schaible
Matthew J. O'Shea - Incumbent O'Shea was elected in 2011.

Ward 20[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Willie Ray, Jr.
Andre Smith
Willie B. Cochran a- Incumbent Cochran was elected in 2007.
Kevin Bailey a
Ernest Radcliffe, Jr.

Note: Jerome A. Davis and Ronnie D. Nelson were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 21[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr.
Jeffrey Baker
Howard B. Brookins, Jr. a - Incumbent Brookins was elected in 2003.
Marvin Mcneil a
Doris Lewis Brooks
Patricia A. Foster
Ken Lewis

Note: C.M. Winters was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 22[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Raul Montes, Jr.
Ricardo Muñoz - Incumbent Muñoz was appointed to the council in 1993.
Neftalie Gonzalez
Robert Martinez

Note: Alex Velazquez was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 23[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Martin Arteaga
Michael R. Zalewski - Incumbent Zalewski was elected in 1995.
Anna Goral

Note: Paulino R. Villarreal, Jr. was removed from the ballot in December 2014. Charles M. Hughes was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

Ward 24[edit]

Note: Incumbent Michael Chandler did not run for re-election.

February 24 General election candidates:

Note: Denarvis Mendenhall was removed from the ballot in December 2014. Marcus D. Thorne and Vernell L. Hollis-Swanigan withdrew from the race.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 25[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Daniel "Danny" Solis - Incumbent Solis was appointed to the council in 1996.
Ed Hershey
Jorge Mujica
Roberto "Beto" Montano
Byron Sigcho

Note: Troy Hernandez withdrew from the race in December 2014.

Ward 26[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Adam Corona
Juanita Irizarry
Roberto Maldonado - Incumbent Maldonado was appointed to the council in 2009.

Ward 27[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Walter Burnett, Jr. - Incumbent Burnett was elected in 1995.
Gabe Beukinga

Ward 28[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Jason C. Ervin - Incumbent Ervin was appointed to the council in 2011.

Note: Elliot Thomas, Alex M. Lyons, Willie Mcgill and William Siegmund were removed from the ballot in December 2014. Jasmine Jackson and Tammie Vinson were removed from the ballot in January 2015. Marseil Jackson withdrew from the race.

Ward 29[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

LaCoulton J. Walls
Deborah L. Graham a - Incumbent Graham was appointed to the council in 2010.
Bob Galhotra
Lawrence Andolino
Chris Taliaferro a
Zerlina A. Smith
Oddis "O.J" Johnson
Stephen Robinson (Illinois)

Note: Deborah D. Williams, Brenda Smith (Illinois) and Maurice J. Robinson withdrew from the race in December 2014. Lisa Jackson was removed from the ballot in January 2015.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 30[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Ariel E. Reboyras - Incumbent Reboyras was elected in 2003.

Note: Edgar Esparza and Walter Zarnecki were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 31[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Regner "Ray" Suarez a - Incumbent Suarez was elected in 1991.
Sean C. Starr
Milagros "Milly" Santiago a
Irma Cornier

Note: Renne "Tex" Chavez was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 32[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Scott Waguespack - Incumbent Waguespack was elected in 2007.
Elise Doody-Jones

Ward 33[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Annisa Wanat
Deborah L. Mell - Incumbent Mell was appointed to the council in 2013.
Tim Meegan

Note: Tyler Solorio was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 34[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Carrie M. Austin - Incumbent Austin was appointed to the council in 1994.
Henry Moses
Shirley J. White
Charles R. Thomas Sr.

Ward 35[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Rey Colón - Incumbent Colón was elected in 2003.
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa

Note: Walter Zarnecki was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 36[edit]

Note: Incumbent Nicholas Sposato did not run for re-election.

February 24 General election candidates:

Note: Joaquin Vazguez was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 37[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Emma M. Mitts a - Incumbent Mitts was appointed to the council in 2000.
Leroy Duncan
Maretta Brown-Miller
Tara Stamps a

Note: Otis Percy was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 38[edit]

Note: Incumbent Timothy M. Cullerton did not run for re-election.

February 24 General election candidates:

Note: John J. Cianci and Mike Keeney were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 39[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Margaret Laurino - Incumbent Laurino was elected in 1995.
Robert Murphy
Joseph "Joe" Laiacona

Note: Mary K. Hunter was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 40[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Patrick J. O'Connor - Incumbent O'Connor was elected in 1983.
Dianne Daleiden

Ward 41[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Anthony V. Napolitano a
Mary O’Connor a - Incumbent O'Connor was elected in 2011.
Joe Lomanto

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 42[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Brendan Reilly - Incumbent Reilly was elected in 2007.

Ward 43[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Jennifer "Jen" Kramer
Michele Smith a - Incumbent Smith was elected in 2011.
Caroline Vickrey a
Jerry Quandt

Note: Steven McClellan was removed from the ballot in December 2014. Andrew "Andy" Challenger withdrew from the race.

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 44[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Tom Tunney - Incumbent Tunney was elected in 2003.
Mark Thomas
Scott Davis

Note: Robin Cook withdrew from the race.

Ward 45[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

John Garrido a
John S. Arena a- Incumbent Arena was elected in 2011.
Michelle R. Baert
Michael S. Diaz

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 46[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

James Cappleman a- Incumbent Cappleman was elected in 2011.
Amy Crawford a
Denice L. Davis

April 7 Runoff election candidates:

Ward 47[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Ameya Pawar - Incumbent Pawar was elected in 2011.
Rory A. Fiedler

Ward 48[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Harry Osterman - Incumbent Osterman was elected in 2011.

Ward 49[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Joe Moore - Incumbent Moore was elected in 1991.
Don Gordon

Note: Connie Gates-Brown, John Beacham, Grady A. Humphrey and Nathan Benjamin Myers were removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Ward 50[edit]

February 24 General election candidates:

Debra L. Silverstein - Incumbent Silverstein was elected in 2011.
Shajan M. Kuriakose
Zehra Quadri

Note: Hilaire Fuji Shioura and Peter George Sifnotis were removed from the ballot.

Election results[edit]

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Chicago City Council, Ward 1 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Moreno Incumbent	51.1%	4,205
Anne Shaw	24.7%	2,037
Ronda Locke	20.4%	1,680
Andrew Hamilton	3.8%	310
Total Votes		8,232
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 2 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Hopkins	29%	2,889
Alyx S. Pattison	24.1%	2,404
Bita Buenrostro	14.2%	1,411
Stephen Niketopoulos	12.4%	1,232
Stacey Pfingsten	11.7%	1,170
Cornell Wilson	8.7%	863
Total Votes		9,106
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 3 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pat Dowell Incumbent	72.9%	7,441
Patricia Horton	27.1%	2,768
Total Votes		10,209
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 4 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
William D. Burns Incumbent	55.6%	6,353
Tracey Y. Bey	25%	2,862
Norman H. Bolden	19.4%	2,214
Total Votes		11,429
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 5 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leslie A. Hairston Incumbent	52.5%	5,851
Anne Marie Miles	19.6%	2,181
Tiffany N. Brooks	8%	891
Jocelyn Hare	7.4%	821
Jedidiah L. Brown	7.1%	792
Robin Boyd Clark	5.4%	599
Total Votes		10,536
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 6 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roderick Sawyer Incumbent	56.2%	5,990
Richard A. Wooten	26.3%	2,800
Brian T. Garner	17.5%	1,869
Total Votes		10,659
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 7 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Natashia L. Holmes Incumbent	25.5%	2,642
Gregory I. Mitchell	20.1%	2,085
Keiana Barrett	18.5%	1,923
Lashonda "Shonnie" Curry	12.8%	1,333
Flora "Flo" Digby	11%	1,143
Joseph J. Moseley, Ii	7.3%	761
Margie Reid	3.5%	362
Bernie Riley	1.2%	125
Total Votes		9,126
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 8 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michelle A. Harris Incumbent	68.5%	9,167
Faheem Shabazz	15.8%	2,113
Tara F. Baldridge	15.7%	2,096
Total Votes		13,376
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 9 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anthony Beale Incumbent	62.4%	7,307
Michael E. Lafargue	15.6%	1,822
Theodore "Ted" Williams	11.5%	1,352
Harold "Noonie" Ward	10.5%	1,225
Total Votes		11,706
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 10 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John A. Pope Incumbent	44%	4,181
Susan Sadlowski Garza	24.1%	2,287
Richard L. Martinez, Jr.	12.5%	1,191
Juan B. Huizar	8.5%	809
Samantha M. Webb	5.4%	510
Frank J. Corona	3.2%	307
Olga Bautista	2.2%	208
Total Votes		8,978
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 11 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Daley Thompson	48.4%	4,644
John K. Kozlar	35.4%	3,399
Maureen F. Sullivan	16.2%	1,558
Total Votes		9,601
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 15 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Raymond A. Lopez	47.6%	2,168
Rafael Yañez	22.1%	1,007
Otis Davis, Jr.	10.2%	462
Raul O. Reyes	7.1%	324
Eddie L. Daniels	6.8%	309
Adolfo Mondragon	6.2%	280
Total Votes		4,270
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 16 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Toni Foulkes Incumbent	43.9%	2,571
Stephanie Coleman	35.8%	2,096
Jose A. Garcia	14.2%	830
Cynthia Lomax	6.1%	357
Total Votes		5,854
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 17 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Moore	52.9%	4,467
Glenda Franklin	36.3%	3,064
James E. Dukes	10.8%	909
Total Votes		8,440
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 18 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Derrick G. Curtis	30.3%	3,663
Lona Lane Incumbent	29.9%	3,625
Chuks Onyezia	17.7%	2,139
Michael A. Davis	16.7%	2,021
Consandra Harris	2.9%	351
Brandon Loggins	2.6%	310
Total Votes		11,799
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 19 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matthew O'Shea Incumbent	72.6%	13,088
Anne Schaible	27.4%	4,944
Total Votes		18,032
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 20 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Willie B. Cochran Incumbent	47.6%	3,149
Kevin Bailey	20.6%	1,365
Andre Smith	15.7%	1,038
Willie Ray, Jr.	10.2%	672
Ernest Radcliffe, Jr.	5.9%	390
Total Votes		6,614
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 21 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Howard B. Brookins Incumbent	41.6%	5,454
Marvin Mcneil	14%	1,838
Doris Lewis Brooks	11.7%	1,529
Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr.	10.5%	1,376
Patricia A. Foster	10.4%	1,365
Ken Lewis	6.6%	862
Jeffrey Baker	5.3%	695
Total Votes		11,562
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 22 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ricardo Muñoz Incumbent	57.6%	2,928
Raul Montes, Jr.	17.5%	887
Neftalie Gonzalez	13.2%	669
Robert Martinez	11.7%	595
Total Votes		5,079
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 23 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael R. Zalewski Incumbent	67%	6,434
Martin Arteaga	18.7%	1,796
Anna Goral	14.3%	1,376
Total Votes		9,606
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 24 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Scott, Jr.	31.2%	2,200
Vetress Boyce	16.3%	1,151
Darren Tillis	14.4%	1,016
Frank M. Bass	11%	772
Regina D. Lewis	8.2%	575
Wallace E. "Mickey" Johnson	6.9%	483
Sherita Ann Harris	5.4%	382
Ladarius R. Curtis	2.8%	199
Roger L. Washington	2%	140
Larry G. Nelson	1.8%	129
Total Votes		5,714
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 25 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Solis Incumbent	51.1%	3,811
Byron Sigcho	18.5%	1,383
Jorge Mujica	12.2%	907
Roberto "Beto" Montano	10%	748
Ed Hershey	8.2%	614
Total Votes		7,463
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

General Election Wards 26-50[edit]

Chicago City Council, Ward 26 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roberto Maldonado Incumbent	52.3%	3,466
Juanita Irizarry	33.9%	2,248
Adam Corona	13.9%	919
Total Votes		6,633
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 27 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Walter Burnett, Jr. Incumbent	74.1%	6,284
Gabe Beukinga	25.9%	2,201
Total Votes		8,485
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 29 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Deborah L. Graham Incumbent	40.6%	4,395
Chris Taliaferro	22.5%	2,435
Lawrence Andolino	14.3%	1,549
Bob Galhotra	6.7%	722
Zerlina A. Smith	4.7%	505
LaCoulton J. Walls	4.5%	486
Oddis "O.J" Johnson	3.6%	389
Stephen Robinson	3.2%	346
Total Votes		9,606
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 31 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ray Suarez Incumbent	48%	2,778
Milagros "Milly" Santiago	37.1%	2,146
Sean C. Starr	9.8%	568
Irma Cornier	5.1%	293
Total Votes		5,785
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 32 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Waguespack Incumbent	79%	6,425
Elise Doody-Jones	21%	1,713
Total Votes		8,138
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 33 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Deb Mell Incumbent	50.2%	4,103
Tim Meegan	34%	2,779
Annisa Wanat	15.8%	1,289
Total Votes		8,171
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 34 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carrie Austin Incumbent	61.2%	7,610
Shirley J. White	21.3%	2,651
Henry Moses	11.3%	1,400
Charles R. Thomas Sr.	6.2%	769
Total Votes		12,430
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 35 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa	67.3%	4,082
Rey Colon Incumbent	32.7%	1,987
Total Votes		6,069
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 36 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Omar Aquino	35.6%	2,124
Gilbert Villegas	32.6%	1,945
Christopher M. Vittorio	24.1%	1,437
Alonso Zaragoza	7.7%	458
Total Votes		5,964
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 37 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Emma Mitts Incumbent	49.1%	4,033
Tara Stamps	32.1%	2,640
Maretta Brown-Miller	13%	1,071
Leroy Duncan	5.7%	472
Total Votes		8,216
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 38 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nicholas Sposato	53.6%	5,992
Heather Sattler	16.2%	1,809
Jerry Paszek	10.8%	1,205
Michael C. Duda	6.8%	763
Tom Caravette	5.9%	662
Carmen Hernandez	4.1%	462
Belinda Cadiz	2.6%	290
Total Votes		10,431
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 39 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Margaret Laurino Incumbent	53.2%	5,981
Robert Murphy	42.8%	4,815
Joseph "Joe" Laiacona	4%	446
Total Votes		11,242
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 40 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick J. O'Connor Incumbent	58.4%	5,601
Dianne Daleiden	41.6%	3,989
Total Votes		9,590
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 41 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary O’Connor Incumbent	47.7%	7,132
Anthony V. Napolitano	42.5%	6,353
Joe Lomanto	9.8%	1,459
Total Votes		14,944
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 43 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michele Smith Incumbent	41.8%	4,309
Caroline Vickrey	35.7%	3,682
Jennifer "Jen" Kramer	16.6%	1,707
Jerry Quandt	5.9%	608
Total Votes		10,306
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 44 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas M. Tunney Incumbent	67.1%	6,126
Mark Thomas	23.6%	2,153
Scott Davis	9.4%	854
Total Votes		9,133
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 45 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Arena Incumbent	45.5%	5,914
John Garrido	39.7%	5,164
Michelle R. Baert	13.3%	1,726
Michael S. Diaz	1.6%	204
Total Votes		13,008
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 46 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James Cappleman Incumbent	46.9%	4,800
Amy Crawford	37.6%	3,853
Denice L. Davis	15.5%	1,589
Total Votes		10,242
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 47 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ameya Pawar Incumbent	82.8%	9,974
Rory A. Fiedler	17.2%	2,075
Total Votes		12,049
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 49 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph A. Moore Incumbent	66.8%	5,778
Don Gordon	33.2%	2,867
Total Votes		8,645
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 50 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Debra Silverstein Incumbent	64.4%	5,024
Shajan M. Kuriakose	18%	1,406
Zehra Quadri	17.6%	1,375
Total Votes		7,805
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Runoff Election[edit]

Chicago City Council, Ward 2 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Hopkins	56.6%	7,597
Alyx S. Pattison	43.4%	5,819
Total Votes		13,416
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 7 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gregory I. Mitchell	56.5%	6,798
Natashia L. Holmes Incumbent	43.5%	5,237
Total Votes		12,035
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 10 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Sadlowski Garza	50.1%	5,825
John A. Pope Incumbent	49.9%	5,805
Total Votes		11,630
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 11 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Daley Thompson	58.1%	7,229
John K. Kozlar	41.9%	5,216
Total Votes		12,445
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 15 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Raymond A. Lopez	58%	3,596
Rafael Yañez	42%	2,606
Total Votes		6,202
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 16 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Toni Foulkes Incumbent	50.9%	3,879
Stephanie Coleman	49.1%	3,736
Total Votes		7,615
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 18 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Derrick G. Curtis	67.7%	9,843
Lona Lane	32.3%	4,688
Total Votes		14,531
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 20 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Willie B. Cochran Incumbent	55.4%	4,338
Kevin Bailey	44.6%	3,489
Total Votes		7,827
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 21 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Howard B. Brookins Incumbent	51.1%	7,574
Marvin Mcneil	48.9%	7,261
Total Votes		14,835
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 24 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Scott, Jr.	67.6%	5,378
Vetress Boyce	32.4%	2,579
Total Votes		7,957
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 29 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris Taliaferro	51.7%	6,702
Deborah L. Graham Incumbent	48.3%	6,262
Total Votes		12,964
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 31 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Milagros "Milly" Santiago	50.5%	4,218
Ray Suarez Incumbent	49.5%	4,139
Total Votes		8,357
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 36 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gilbert Villegas	55.7%	4,594
Omar Aquino	44.3%	3,656
Total Votes		8,250
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 37 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Emma Mitts Incumbent	53%	5,340
Tara Stamps	47%	4,734
Total Votes		10,074
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 41 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Anthony V. Napolitano	51.6%	9,702
Mary O’Connor Incumbent	48.4%	9,087
Total Votes		18,789
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 43 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michele Smith Incumbent	50.3%	7,232
Caroline Vickrey	49.7%	7,153
Total Votes		14,385
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 45 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Arena Incumbent	53.9%	8,488
John Garrido	46.1%	7,263
Total Votes		15,751
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 46 Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James Cappleman Incumbent	53.7%	7,035
Amy Crawford	46.3%	6,065
Total Votes		13,100
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Issues[edit]

Red light cameras[edit]

Among the issues in the 2015 elections was the use of red light cameras. A study by the Chicago Tribune in December 2014 suggested that the cameras, initially installed under the assumption that they would make traffic safer, actually had the reverse effect. This led to criticisms of Emanuel for allowing the red light camera program to continue. Challengers Fioretti and Garcia both took up positions against the program.^[8]

Map of red light cameras in Chicago.

Garcia implied that the administration is blind to the problems the cameras cause because of the income they generate - an estimated $500 million since 2002. "After nearly four years in office, this administration has done nothing to stop this runaway program," Garcia said.^[9] The Chicago Sun-Times, however, revealed that Garcia accepted a donation from the company behind the cameras in March 2014. The $1,500 donation came a day before the Cook County Commissioner cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of installing the cameras in River Forest.^[10]

Fioretti made a similar statement about the income the cameras generate: "This is a revenue source, not for safety. They don’t want to cut the revenue. This is nothing new. We’ve been fighting this battle for a while." He said that he has never been given a clear answer on the safety effects of the red light cameras, dating back to when then-Mayor Richard Daley first implemented the program. Fioretti implied that the city council had been misled on the safety improvements of the cameras.^[10]

Education[edit]

Education was another hot-button issue in the 2015 elections, due in part to Chicago's 2012 teacher strike, the first in more than 25 years. Emanuel also indicated that education would be a major part of his second term agenda should he win re-election in 2015. Part of this proposed overhaul included creating more diversity in high schools to give middle-class families choices within the city rather than leaving for the suburbs. Another called for the creation of an "Independent School Status" that would have allowed certain well-performing schools to have control over their own curriculum, instruction and resources.^[11]

Emanuel's first term was not without controversies, either. The aforementioned teacher strike, caused by disagreements over the length of the school day, tying performance to evaluations and potential job cuts, was one such example.^[12] Fifty schools were closed during Emanuel's first term, while new public schools, charter schools and school additions were concentrated predominately in Chicago's North Side, which has a considerable middle- and upper-class residency. Emanuel also stood against a push by the Chicago Teachers Union to make the school board an elected body.^[13]

These issues drew criticism from Emanuel's challengers. Garcia called an elected school board a "constitutional right." Garcia also argued that, although 30 charter schools had opened in the last few years, most of them had not proven better than public schools in the same neighborhoods. Fioretti attacked Emanuel for ignoring the opinions of students, teachers and parents in favor of "a few hand-picked representatives that parrot his platform."^[11]

More police[edit]

The incumbent and his challengers were divided on a $125 million plan to put 1,000 more cops on the street. Emanuel said that it's unfair to make taxpayers foot the bill when they were already likely looking at a tax increase to cover unfunded pensions. Garcia proposed that much of that expense come from other expenditures in the budget, such as the estimated $100 million spent annually on police overtime. Fioretti appealed to the monetary cost of each shooting in the city, noting that the cost has risen greatly over time. The University of Chicago Crime Lab estimated that violence in Chicago costs an estimated $2.5 billion annually.^[14]

Debt rating[edit]

In late February 2015, the bond-rating service Moody’s downgraded Chicago’s debt rating from Baa1 to Baa2 on a scale that peaks at Aaa and bottoms out at C. Baa2 is a mid-to-low level rating that sits two positions up from what financial analysts call “junk,” a status that indicates high risks for bondholders.^[15]^[16] The chart below shows how Chicago compares with other U.S. cities with populations over one million as of February 2015.

Debt Ratings for Top 10 Cities
City	Rating
New York City	Aa2
Los Angeles	Aa2
Chicago	Baa2
Houston	Aa2
Philadelphia	A2
Phoenix	Aa1
San Antonio	Aaa
San Diego	Aa2
Dallas	Aa1

Moody’s cited Chicago’s $20 billion in unfunded pension obligations as the primary factor their decision, which followed the financial institution’s downgrading of the city’s credit-rating in March 2014.

Two other major bond-rating services, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s, released statements on Chicago’s debt situation that were less consequential. Like Moody’s, Fitch noted the problem of underfunded pensions but also pointed to job growth and what it called improved “financial and budgetary management.” Standard and Poor’s also expressed concern over pension obligations and noted that they hoped to see a sustainable plan to address these concerns by the end of 2015. Neither institution, however, downgraded Chicago’s debt rating.^[17]

Debt-rating downgrades can potentially have serious consequences. Chicago could, for example, be forced to pay millions in penalty fees on contracts associated with its bonds. In this specific case, the city might also have to begin making larger payments on its pension obligations, which - without support from the state - could come at the cost of other city services or force the city to find new sources of revenue.^[15]

The Garcia campaign used the news to hammer the financial policies of incumbent Rahm Emanuel and his allies. Garcia’s campaign manager Andrew Sharp said:^[17]

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The city of Chicago cannot afford to continue to reward Emanuel's campaign contributors. Big corporations are benefiting at the expense of the Chicago taxpayers ... The Moody's downgrade is yet another sign that Emanuel's financial priorities are simply wrong. It's time for a change.^[18]

”

Emanuel, on the other hand, argued that the downgrade was a major reason to keep him in office. “The action by Moody's underscores the need to have a mayor who is willing to take on our challenges and level with Chicagoans, not try to distract them with empty rhetoric. Chuy Garcia has spent decades in public office and has never once raised a finger to take on the tough fiscal challenges facing our city. In four short years, Rahm has reached three major pension deals with more than two dozen unions, passed those deals through the state legislature, balanced every city budget without raising property taxes,” said his campaign spokesperson.^[17]^[15]

Emanuel’s administration fired back at Moody’s, too. The mayor accused the institution of “ignoring the progress that has been achieved” and emphasized the decisions of Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s not to downgrade the city’s debt rating.^[17]

For more information on Moody's credit ratings, read here.

Obama library[edit]

As soon as talk of the location of Barack Obama’s Presidential Library began, Chicago became a heavily-favored frontrunner. As of February 2015, in fact, three sites in Chicago were under consideration: one site on the city’s West Side and two on the South Side. The latter two sites include land located on city parks (see map above).^[19]

Mayor Emanuel strongly supported handing the land over to the Barack Obama Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of planning for the library, and took steps to make the land available for development.^[20]

In January 2015, however, Chuy Garcia pushed back against using city park land for the library, saying, “Our leaders should be stewards of our public parks, not agents for their dismantlement — and Mayor Emanuel is breaking the public trust by supporting this unnecessary land grab. As I’ve argued before, that’s the mark of a mayor who neither understands nor cares about people and their public assets.”^[20]

On March 1, 2015, Garcia clarified his comments from January and noted that he would support a library on the South Side: “I have never wavered in my full support of bringing the Obama Presidential Library to Chicago. I served with the President in the Illinois Senate. I have always supported President Obama. His legacy -- and his library -- belongs right here, in Chicago. While it is my view that the library does not have to come at the expense of public parkland that has enormous historical significance for everyone in Chicago, I will support the South or West side site.”^[21]

On March 9, 2015, The Associated Press reported that the Barack Obama Foundation would delay announcing its final candidate until after the Chicago runoff election.^[22]

Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Chicago Illinois Election. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Municipal elections in Chicago, Illinois (2015) - Google News

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Footnotes[edit]

[1] Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014

[2] Chicago Sun Times, "Enyia dropping out of mayoral race, endorsing Fioretti," December 10, 2014

[3] NBC Chicago, "Patterson Bumped From Mayoral Ballot," December 18, 2014

[4] Chicago Business, "Dozens quit or knocked off ballot in City Hall races," December 30, 2014

[5] Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "District Precinct Schedules," accessed December 13, 2018

[6] CBS Chicago, "Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson Dies," February 10, 2015

[7] Chicago Sun-Times, "Board of Elections to remove Ald. JoAnn Thompson's name from ballots," February 10, 2015

[8] Reboot Illinois, "Red light camera program raising red flags in Chicago mayor’s race; Rutherford gives raises," December 22, 2014

[9] CBS Chicago, "Mayoral Candidate Chuy Garcia Calls For Moratorium On Red Light Camera Tickets," December 21, 2014

[suntimes-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Chicago Sun-Times, "2 Emanuel mayoral challengers blast red-light camera program," December 21, 2014

[education-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Chicago Sun-Times, "Emanuel unveils second-term education agenda, confronts school closings," January 8, 2015

[12] CNN, "Q&A: What's behind the Chicago teachers' strike?" September 19, 2012

[edution-13] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named edution

[14] MyFoxChicago.com, "Combating crime big issue in 2016 mayoral race," December 23, 2014

[tribune-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Chicago Tribune, "Moody's downgrades Chicago's debt rating," February 27, 2015

[16] Investopedia, "Junk Bonds: Everything You Need To Know," accessed March 9, 2015

[business-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 ^17.3 Chicago Business, "Chicago's debt sinks to two notches above junk: Moody's," February 27, 2015

[quotedisclaimer-18] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[19] Barack Obama Foundation, "Library and Foundation," accessed March 9, 2015

[library-20] 20.0 ^20.1 Chicago Tribune, "Garcia reverses stance on Obama library parkland after Emanuel criticism," March 2, 2015

[21] ChicagoForChuy.com, "Mayoral Candidate Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia statement on the Obama Presidential Library," March 1, 2015

[22] Chicago Tribune, "Obama library site may not be revealed until after runoff, source says," March 9, 2015

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