Divided Appeals Court Nixes Ex-Obama Aide’s Bid to Run for Chicago Mayor; He’s Not a City Resident

After two lower-level wins, a former top aide to President Barack Obama was booted from the ballot for the upcoming Chicago mayor’s race, as a divided Illinois appellate court panel today held that Rahm Emanuel did not meet a required one-year residency requirement. This is not expected to be the final answer, however, since Emanuel will likely appeal to the state supreme court, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. In its 42-page opinion (PDF), a three-judge panel of the Illinois Court of Appeals’ First District held that the “reside in” requirement of the city’s municipal code, as it applies to candidates for…