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Gone for 2 years yet the board was unanimous in saying he met the 1 year residency requirement to run for mayor.
See what having friends in high places or being in high places yourself will get you ?
Election board: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101223/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_mayor_emanuel - broken link)
Burt Odelson, the most prominent of the objectors, said he had already prepared his appeal of the commission's ruling and planned to deliver it to the courts Thursday.
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"I knew this was going to happen," Odelson said. "The facts are the facts. The law is the law, but it depends on how you interpret the law. . . . The difference is the candidate."