The race for an obscure but influential West Side political post will pit several powerful Chicago Democrats against each other, but it won’t include a head-to-head matchup between the Illinois General Assembly’s top legislative leaders.

After collecting petition signatures over the summer for the 7th Congressional District state central committeeperson seat, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon didn’t file by Monday’s deadline for a spot on the ballot against his Capitol counterpart, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

“The Senate is combating grave dangers in our nation,” Harmon said through a spokesman. “I’m comfortable that the slate of central committee candidates across the state can handle the politics, and confident that [Illinois Democratic Party Chair] Lisa Hernandez will cont

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