Mendoza could skip all-important Cook County meeting amid rumors of mayoral bid

CHICAGO (WGN) — In the 2026/2027 game of chess, another piece has moved.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is signaling she might be eyeing a different office. Mendoza, first elected in 2016, may skip the all-important Cook County Democratic Party slating meeting later this week.

“That, to me, is kind of like a trigger point. I know her folks are saying, ‘Well, it’s kind of a pro forma thing and they could still slate her if she didn’t show up,’ But I think not showing up is an indication of how, as her people have pledged, she’s only going to run for one office, she’s not going to run for two offices,” said Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson…

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