Columnist Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times reports here that Forrest Claypool, a Cook County Commissioner, may run for Cook County Assessor this year as an independent. Scroll down to “Scoopsville.” Claypool would need 25,000 signatures by June 21.
Claypool is a former Deputy State Treasurer of Illinois, and a former head of the Chicago Park District. Here is his web page.
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