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Cook County judge tosses lawsuit aimed at keeping candidates from running for two offices

The suit sought to prevent Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Rep. Mike Quigley and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas from simultaneously running for reelection to their current offices and for mayor of Chicago.

By Brenden Moore
Cook County judge tosses lawsuit aimed at keeping candidates from running for two offices
The Chicago City Council pictured in an AP file photo. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool)
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MOORE'S SUMMARY: A Cook County judge on Tuesday tossed a lawsuit filed last month that sought to prevent Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Rep. Mike Quigley and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas from simultaneously running for reelection to their current offices and for mayor of Chicago.