Politics & Government
Evergreen Park Resident Files to Run for U.S. Congress
An Evergreen Park resident joins four other candidates running for Illinois' 1st Congressional District.
On the final day to file a petition to run for Congress in Illinois' newly re-mapped districts, more than 75 people entered the race, including one man from Evergreen Park, the Chicago Tribune said Tuesday.
Resident and U.S. Army veteran Fred Smith filed to run against incumbent 1st District Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush along with three Chicago residents Jordan Sims, Clifford Russell Jr. and Raymond Lodato.
Smith, who currently works as a program director at a youth care agency, also filed in 2010.
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The candidates filed petitions to run for congress in Illinois' 18 districts, one less district since the state was re-mapped. The state lost one seat because Illinois' population grew slower than that of other states in the last decade.
Candidate petitions may be challenged until Jan. 4, then residents will see who appears on the March 20 primary election ballot.
