A special election to fill the seat of U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel has been set for April 7, the governor's office announced today.
A special primary election for the seat will be held March 3.
Emanuel resigned from his seat Jan. 2 after accepting the post of President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff.
Emanuel was the representative for the Fifth Congressional District in Illinois, which includes much of Cook County.
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By state law, the governor is required to set the date of a special election for a U.S. House seat within five days after the vacancy is created. [Read the governor's writ of election]
