With Mayor Daley announcing he will not run for reelection for mayor next year, there's a mad scramble across the city's political landscape. Things are about to get all Lord Of The Flies up in here with candidates coming forward and nominating petitions galore. Speculation is already beginning about what serious candidates will come forward and we'll have our own round-up in the morning. But we got to thinking, who would we actually like to see run just for the sheer insanity of it? Because, let's face it, if there's one phrase that can be used to describe the local political landscape, it's "sheer insanity." So here they are, in no particular order, the top five crazy candidates for mayor we'd like to see come February 2011. more ›

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