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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Quinn for mayor? Says he’ll decide by end of summer, sounds like he’s already in

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks a news conference outside the City Clerk’s office at City Hall on Tuesday, shortly before filing a proposed ordinance supporting a ballot referendum to prevent any corporate sponsorship deal that would change the name of Soldier Field. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said Tuesday he will decide by the end of summer whether to join the crowded field of candidates seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term. But it sure sounds like he’s in.

“I served as governor for six years at a very difficult time for our state. [Rod] Blagojevich was removed from office. The national economy was really going in the ditch. Our state budget was a mess,” Quinn told the Sun-Times.

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