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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Ald. Ray Lopez running for Congress against Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia

Ald. Ray Lopez is running for Congress. He’s shown here at the Chicago Board of Elections Super Site in the Loop last November, on the first day to file petitions to get on the ballot. That’s also the day Lopez dropped his bid for mayor. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Ald. Ray Lopez (15th), one of the police union’s staunchest City Council supporters, on Tuesday declared his candidacy for Congress against progressive leader U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

That sets the stage for a showdown in the March primary election between opposite sides of the political spectrum within the Democratic Party.

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