Exploratory committee chairman vows to coax McCarthy into mayoral race

The chairman of Garry McCarthy's exploratory committee said Tuesday he hopes to meet conditions established by the fired police superintendent by "late October at the latest" and coax McCarthy into a race against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Northwest Side businessman Brian McCormack said McCarthy has cracked the door open to challenging the boss who fired him, but won't make a final decision until the committee formed to gauge his mayoral prospects proves that McCarthy could run and win.

McCarthy refused to comment on the recruitment effort.

"He'd like to see two things: that we have the financial wherewithal … that can help fund an effective campaign to get his message out to the people of Chicago. And that the citizens would want him to be mayor," McCormack said Tuesday.

McCormack said he plans to start polling in the next two weeks.

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