Ja'Mal Green Blames Funding, Ballot Access Requirements For Dropping Out Of Race For Chicago Mayor"Any state in this country, you don't need this amount of signatures and this process isn't so gruesome," Green said.
Lightfoot Joins Fray In Race For Mayor, Vowing 'Progressive Course' For Chicago“By almost every measure we are currently headed in the wrong direction,” Lightfoot said in kicking off her campaign for mayor.
Lightfoot To Officially Enter Race For MayorLori Lightfoot resigned as head of the Police Board on Monday, and already has hired a campaign team of consultants, TV producers, and a pollster.
Activist Ja'Mal Green To Run For MayorGreen, 22, has been a frequent critic of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department, often protesting the shootings of young black men by police.
Black Lives Matter Activist Hopes To Open Youth CenterJust barely 21, Ja’Mal Green — one of the most recognizable faces of the Black Lives Matter movement in Chicago — is making a career transition of sorts.
WATCH: After Fatal Police Shooting of Paul O'Neal IPRA Releases VideoCity officials have released nine videos of the moments leading up to and immediately after police shot and killed 18-year-old Paul O’Neal last week.
Activist Ordered Held On $350,000 Bond After Arrest At Taste Of ChicagoJa’Mal Green, 20, was charged with two felony counts each of aggravated battery to a peace officer, and aggravated battery in a public place. He also faces one felony count of attempting to disarm a peace officer, and two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest.