Those seeking to become delegates must have filed nominating petitions, with the signatures of 500 party members, two months earlier.
Mr. Monserrate filed nominating petitions on Tuesday to be placed on the ballot in the Democratic primary in September for the 39th Assembly District seat, Board of Elections officials said on Wednesday.
This week, two other former aldermen convicted in the same federal corruption investigation as Mr. Medrano and with their prison time now served, filed nominating petitions in hopes of reclaiming their ward seats.
"He has not made an official announcement, nor has he yet filed nominating petitions with the Secretary of State".
Some candidates who filed nominating petitions won't make it to the March 15 ballot if their petitions are challenged and found to fail Illinois State Board of Elections requirements.
Berrios was one of three candidates who filed nominating petitions to run in the Democratic primary, but Berrios ran unopposed when the petitions of the other two candidates were successfully challenged.
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, candidates have until 5 p.m. to file their nominating paperwork at 69 W. Washington St.
More than 100 Arab Americans are expected to file their nominating petitions later this year in the February 24 and April 7, 2009 for local elective offices across the country.
Cover image: Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward speaks to the media as she prepares to file her nominating petitions at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday, May 2 , 2018
