Political flexing akin to a boxing weigh-in — think signatures instead of muscles — took place Monday as mayoral and aldermanic candidates turned in nominating petitions of varying heft to get their names not just on the ballot, but with any luck, at the top.
Community activist Ja’Mal Green hoped to make a statement by hauling his signatures — about 30,000, he said — in a wheelbarrow decked out with ribbons and bows.
