Rahm Emanuel Campaigns Day After State Supreme Court Rules He's Eligible
CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 28: Mayoral candidate and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel greets gay community leaders after receiving their during a campaign stop January 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Thursday the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously voted to overturn an Appellate Court decision that ruled Emanuel did not meet Chicago residency requirements to run for mayor because he had not been a resident of the city for one year having left to serve as President Obama’s chief of staff. Emanuel is considered the front-runner in the race to replace Richard Daley as mayor of Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)