Emanuel supporters protest in Chicago (8 images)

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel greets patrons at a bowling alley in Chicago on January 24, 2011. An Illinois appellate court threw the former congressman and White House chief of staff off the ballot ruling that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. UPI/Brian Kersey

Ophelia Murillo (L) and other supporters of Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel gather in front of the Cook County Board of Elections for a rally in Chicago on January 24, 2011. An Illinois appellate court threw the former congressman and White House chief of staff off the ballot ruling that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. UPI/Brian Kersey

Roberto Montano and other supporters of Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel gather in front of the Cook County Board of Elections for a rally in Chicago on January 24, 2011. An Illinois appellate court threw the former congressman and White House chief of staff off the ballot ruling that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. UPI/Brian Kersey

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel talks to reporters at a bowling alley in Chicago on January 24, 2011. An Illinois appellate court threw the former congressman and White House chief of staff off the ballot ruling that he did not meet the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. UPI/Brian Kersey