Chicago Republicans yes, Cook County Republicans not so much

Cook County Republicans have fielded no candidates for the November election, but

. . . a city Republican organization, Chicago GOP, trumpeted the fact that they slated five candidates for U.S. Congress, state senator and state representative, according to a release from the group.

Signature requirements are different for each office and district. But those candidates — who are all running in districts that lay largely inside Chicago’s boundaries  — each managed to clear their signature requirements by significant margins, the release said.

The group is led by Chris Cleveland, who challenged Del Mar’s party chairmanship and lost in March.

Candidates wanting to run as an independents have still have until June 23 to file their nominating petitions . . . the clerk’s office said.

Chicago GOP:

CHICAGO — The Chicago Republican Party has wrapped up its recruiting season, filing five more candidates for seats in the City of Chicago…