Local IL Appellate Court Rules Rahm Emanuel Not Qualified to Run for Mayor of Chicago by Gary Kopycinski on January 24, 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 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2011. The Illinois Appellate Court reversed a lower court’s decision today and ruled that Rahm Emanuel is not a resident of Chicago. As a result, Emanuel is not qualified to run for mayor.