Dear John,

We thought you may be interested to hear the latest in our ongoing reporting on the Chicago GOP and embattled Chair Stephen Boulton. Continue to follow Illinois Review for more updates.

By Illinois Review

On Monday, disgraced Chicago Republican Party Chairman Steve Boulton announced in an email to ward committee members that he was not seeking re-election as chairman, and blaming the “far right” for his downfall after this publication published a series of damaging stories including one that revealed that in 2016, he posted a comment on social media where he compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.

In making his announcement, Boulton wrote,

“I announce to you all that I will not be a candidate to run for a second term as your Chair. I fully back Chuck Hernandez of the 38th Ward for Chair!”

Boulton also took aim at this publication, writing that he’s “a bit burned out after what seemed like fighting the whole world for years to create change, including inertia in the Party and maniacal enemies on the far Right.”

The embattled chairman lost his election to save his 27th Ward Committeeman seat this past March after he was originally knocked off the primary ballot for submitting an “insufficient number of valid signatures.” Boulton then tried to run as a write-in candidate, but only received 24 votes – falling far short of the 111 required to remain a committeeman.