Garry McCarthy for Mayor files paperwork for exploratory committee
Over the summer buttons reading “GMFM”—Garry McCarthy for mayor—began circulating. Now the former Chicago Police Department superintendent Garry McCarthy has an exploratory committee for a 2019 mayoral run. Paperwork for the committee, which plans “to explore the prospect of the candidacy of Garry McCarthy for Mayor of Chicago,” has been filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, according to the Tribune. The domain garryformayor.com has also been registered, but so far no one’s taking responsibility for either. McCarthy, who was fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the height of the Laquan McDonald dashcam video controversy, previously told the Tribune that a run for mayor was “probably unlikely.” Emanuel hasn’t officially decided whether he’ll run in 2019 either, but he’s been actively fund-raising for a third campaign. [Tribune]
Organizers cancel Common’s Aahh! Fest for this year
Rapper Common’s Aahh! Fest has been canceled by the event’s organizers just days before the scheduled date of September 23, DNAinfo Chicago reports. The fest, which launched in 2014, also went on hiatus before returning last year. Despite the cancellations, organizers promise that the event will return on September 15, 2018, offering an experience “that goes far beyond an outdoor music event.” [DNAinfo Chicago]
