William J. Quinlan

Running for this seat

• Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026

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Background

Attorney; chairman, Lawrence Hall

Attorney and chairman of the youth social service agency Lawrence Hall. Served as general counsel to Gov. Rod Blagojevich from 2005 to 2008 and formerly chaired the Lincoln Park High School local school council.

In their own words

• Public safety
• Mental health
• Education
• Infrastructure
• Leadership

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers William J. Quinlan yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Links

• Campaign site
• facebook.com
• instagram.com
• x.com

Sources

• quinlanforchicago.com
• cbsnews.com/chicago/news/who-is-running-chicago-mayor-2027-municipal-e
• cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-election-candidates-2027-petiti