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 A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. The penny is still with us, but the headache has already arrived. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error