CHICAGO — The Democratic primary race for governor is still nearly a year away, but candidates for the nomination are already scouring the state for support, including at least a half-dozen planned appearances on the city's Northwest Side between now and June.
So far, the declared Democratic candidates for governor include:
• Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th)
• Entrepreneur and former Merchandise Mart president Chris Kennedy
• State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston)
• Venture capitalist and billionaire philanthropist J.B. Pritzker
• Downstate school superintendent Bob Daiber
City treasurer Kurt Summers, who had been widely speculated to run, endorsed Pritzker on Wednesday.
The candidates are scheduled to make the following appearances on the Northwest Side this spring:
• Biss will be hosted by 39th Ward Democrats at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., in Mayfair.
• Kennedy will be hosted by 41st Ward Democratic Committeeman Tim Heneghan at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Olympia Park, 6656 N. Avondale Ave., in Edison Park.
• Biss will be hosted by 45th Ward and 39th Ward Democrats at 7 p.m. May 5 at Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Portage Park.
• Biss will be hosted by Heneghan at 1 p.m. May 7 at Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave., in the Norwood Park neighborhood.
• Pawar will attend a meet-and-greet event at 2 p.m. May 7 at Elastic Arts, 3428 W. Diversey Ave., in Logan Square.
• Pawar will be hosted by Heneghan at 10 a.m. June 10 at Edgebrook Public Library, 5331 W. Devon Ave.
