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State Sen. Howard Carroll (D-Chicago) announced Sunday his candidacy for the 9th Congressional District seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates.
Carroll, 54, has been a state senator since 1973, and before that he served a two-year term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He is an assistant minority leader in the Senate.
State Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) previously announced her candidacy for the seat occupied for nearly a half-century by Yates, and others are expected to throw their hats into the ring.
The heavily Democratic 9th District includes portions of Chicago’s North and Northwest Sides, as well as parts of Evanston, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.
