Gery Chico
Age: 54
Education: Graduated from with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago; law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Personal: Married; five children, one grandchild
Experience: Attorney in private practice; former Chief of Staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley; former president of the Board of Commissioners at the Chicago Park District; former president of the Board of Trustees of Chicago Public Schools; former chairman, Chicago City Colleges
Campaign
Website: gerychicoformayor.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Gery-Chico/112781968783374
Twitter: twitter.com/@GeryChico
Documents
Statement of Financial Interests: View the Statement of Financial Interests
Campaign Receipts through 12/31/10: $2,366,493.58
Petitions: View Petition Signatures
Tax Returns: 2009 tax return 2008 tax return 2007 tax return
2006 tax return 2005 tax return
In the News:
- ChicagoNow information for Election Day (2/22/11)
- In final push, candidates scour the city for votes (2/21/11)
- Candidates attack Rahm Emanuel in last mayoral debate (2/18/11)
- Chicago Tea Party endorses Chico (2/13/11)
- Braun, Chico get campaign assists (2/13/11)
- Braun, Chico blister Emanuel at mayoral debate (2/11/11)
- Emanuel at 49 percent, Chico at 19 percent in Tribune/WGN poll (2/10/11)
- All six mayoral candidates spar for first time (2/10/11)
- ABC7 poll: Emanuel enjoying majority of support (2/9/11)
- More unions endorse Chico, bash Emanuel (2/8/11)
- Schools will be major test for next mayor (2/7/11)
- The Watchdogs: How the mayoral hopefuls manage their own money (2/7/11)
- The Countdown: Huffington Post update on Chicago mayoral race (2/4/11)
- Chico goes after Emanuel on taxes in new Chicago mayor’s race ad (2/4/11)
- Chico calls Emanuel calls to businesses ‘intimidation’ (2/1/11)
- Chico known as hard worker, solid negotiator (1/31/11)
- Early voting starts today: Election officials expect larger turnout than usual (1/31/11)
- Rough side of Chicago shakes race for city hall (1/30/11)
- Mayoral candidates try to steer the debate (1/27/11)
- Chico says he’ll find money to hire 2,000 Chicago Cops (1/26/11)
- Chico: Chicago has outgrown residency rule for city employees (1/25/11)
- Rahm Emanuel booted off ballot by court (1/24/11)
- Poll: Emanuel closing in on the majority vote (1/20/11)
- Candidates mostly respond ‘yes’ to environmental questionnaire (1/18/11)
- Chico says Emanuel ‘looked the other way’ during financial scandal (1/18/11)
- Mayoral debate: Kids’ questions more revealing than pols’ answers (1/17/11)
- Big Unions Sidestep Mayoral Race–For Now (1/15/11)
- Chicago’s Latinos get an earful on Rahm Emanuel’s immigration record (1/15/11)
- Burke backs Chico (1/13/11)
- Mayoral front-runners respond to a call for green transportation (1/13/11)
- Six candidates for mayor on February ballot (1/11/11)
- Chico has a ’game-changer’ of a plan for Chicago (1/11/11)
- Gery Chico running first TV spots for Chicago mayoral race (1/10/11)
- Rep. Gutierrez endorses Chico for Chicago mayor (1/10/11)
- Class warfare bubbles in Chicago mayor race (1/9/10)
- De Jesus pulls out of Chicago mayoral race (1/7/11)
- Money an issue in Chicago mayoral race (1/6/11)
- Patricia Watkins launches first non-Emanuel TV ad in mayoral race (1/5/11)
- Chico unveils his jobs plan (1/5/11)
- Judge rules Emanuel should stay on the ballot (1/4/11)
- Gery Chico says he’s raised $2.5 million for Chicago mayor’s race (1/3/11)
- Danny Davis drops out, endorses Carol Moseley Braun in mayor’s race (12/31/10)
- Davis drop out of mayor’s race, supports Braun (12/31/10)
- Braun vows to dump Weis (12/29/10)
- Mayoral candidates split on elected Chicago school board idea (12/29/10)
- Chico, Emanuel Both Masters of the Business of Politics (12/22/10)
- Gery Chico made millions from law firm that lobbies City Hall (12/21/10)
- Chico draws crowd at Center on Halsted (12/20/10)
- Chico: Use regional grids, truck and cart ads to pay for recycling (12/17/10)
- Chico cites need to attract manufacturing businesses (12/5/10)
- Gery Chico Lands Key Endorsement: Harold Washington’s Pastor, B. Herbert Martin (12/6/10)
- Gery Chico, Chicago mayoral hopeful, tougher City Hall ethics proposals (12/2/10)
- A Laptop in Every Pot: Gery Chico’s Promises to Chicago Public Schools (11/19/10)
- Time Out Chicago: Candidate Questionnaire: Gery Chico
