Chris Getty becomes first Independent Congressional Candidate to file for IL-4th Congressional District race with nearly 20,000 signatures
Lyons mayor’s historic petition drive signals grassroots demand for real representation after Democratic machine bypassed voters
Declaring that “democracy only works when voters are given a real choice,” Mayor Chris Getty officially filed petitions Monday morning May 18, 2026, with the Illinois State Board of Elections to run as an Independent candidate for Congress in Illinois’s 4th Congressional District…