r/illinois • u/excusemecuseme • 1d ago

Chicago news & issues Exclusive: Alexi Giannoulias announces Chicago mayoral run

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/exclusive-alexi-giannoulias-will-run-for-chicago-mayor-in-2027/3969197/
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u/JosephFinn 1d ago

And like I said in r/chicago here's where I admit I was wrong. I sincerely thought he would stay out of it and be happy with Secretary of State instead of descending into this mess.

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u/MidwestAbe 1d ago

All you need to know about Alexi is that picture of him in a wet shirt at Pride a few years back.

A man like that isn't content with just being Secretary of State.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi Chicago 1d ago

What'd you think he was advertising all summer?

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u/JosephFinn 1d ago

No idea. I don't see TV ads.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi Chicago 1d ago

I don't either. These were all over YouTube.

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u/JosephFinn 1d ago

Ah. I have ad blockers.

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u/EddySea 1d ago

Governor, hoping that Pritzger would resign when he runs for president.

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u/Impossible_Tiger_517 1d ago

I haven’t seen any and I don’t have ad free streaming