Democratic businessman Chris Kennedy said Wednesday he will run for Illinois governor in 2018, bringing the instant name recognition of his family's political legacy to what will likely be a sharply contested race to unseat Republican Gov. Today, I am announcing my run for Governor because I love Illinois, but we have never been in worse shape," he said. Kennedy is the son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, who also served as attorney general, and Ethel Kennedy. "Mike Madigan endorsing a run for governor by Chris Kennedy tells you everything you need to know about Chris Kennedy," Illinois Republican Party spokesman Steven Yaffe said. "Chris Kennedy secretly kissed Mike Madigan's ring months ago because he knows Madigan is the real boss."

Source: Fox News February 08, 2017 16:07 UTC