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The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in 1933, just months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn in as president, and Chicago was hosting its last world's fair.
Prospective candidates took turns presenting their piles of papers for counting; officials had to confirm at least 1,000 signatures before they could be submitted. Candidates have until 5 p.m. next Monday to file.
Some fans fought back during a weather-related evacuation at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview outside Chicago.
Napoleon Harris III, chairman of the Illinois Senate's Insurance Committee for several years, recently became an "investor" with insurance brokers in Chicago's southwest suburbs. He denies any conflict of interest.