Local Illinois Supreme Court Rules Emanuel May Run for Chicago Mayor by Gary Kopycinski on January 27, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. The Illinois Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Rahm Emanuel is indeed a resident of Chicago and can run for mayor.