As already reported, Christopher Getty filed almost 19,000 signatures to appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House, Illinois 4th district. On May 26, the last day to file general election petitions, Byron Sigcho Lopez and Mayra Macias also filed to run for that seat. This post will be amended when I learn how many signatures each of them filed. Sigcho Lopez is a member of the Chicago city council.

UPDATE: a Chicago Tribune story says Sigcho Lopez and Macias each collected approximately 17,000 signatures.