Southwest Side Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez launched an independent run for Congress Wednesday against the chief of staff for outgoing U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the November general election. Sigcho-Lopez billed his campaign for Garcia’s 4th Congressional District seat as an effort to unhorse the old guard. Garcia, a Democrat, announced he would not seek re-election just hours before the party primary filing deadline, leaving no time for other hopefuls to get in the race for the suddenly vacant seat as his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, became the only candidate in the Democratic primary. “We are not tied down...
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