Politics | Rahm Emanuel Court Kicks Rahm Out of Mayor's Race Appeals court says he doesn't meet residency requirement By Kevin Spak Posted Jan 24, 2011 12:20 PM CST Copied Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) An Illinois appeals court struck Rahm Emanuel's name from Chicago’s mayoral ballot today, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In a 2-1 ruling, the court declared that Emanuel hadn’t met the residency requirements to run. “We order that the candidate’s name be excluded (or if necessary, be removed) from the ballot,” the justices wrote. “It’s a surprise,” Emanuel’s lawyer said. He's expected to use the dissenting judge's opinion to appeal the case to the Illinois Supreme Court. Click here for background on Rahm's residency woes. Read These Next Hundreds of South Koreans were detained at a Georgia factory site. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. Royal who had an actual job dies at 92. An 11-year-old girl gave birth at home. The story gets worse. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error