Mayoral allies move to put 3 advisory referendums on Feb. 28 ballot

Three of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s allies on the Chicago City Council, shown at Monday’s meeting, have introduced referendums that, if placed on the Feb. 28 ballot, would crowd off two questions proposed by former Gov. Pat Quinn. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

Three of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s closest City Council allies have introduced advisory referendums — on the Commonwealth Edison bribery scandal, a proposed assault weapons ban and homelessness — that would crowd off the Feb. 28 ballot two questions proposed by former Gov. Pat Quinn.

Chicago mayors and their City Council allies have a long history of using the three-referendums-per-election limit to their advantage.