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    Suburban Chicago man running for Congress was convicted 27 years ago of sexually assaulting a woman

    by John Byrne, Chicago Tribune Jun 21, 2022 2 minutes
    Bobby Rush's seat in Congress at Freedom Temple Church on May 10, 2022, in Chicago.

    A Lemont, Illinois, man running to be the Republican nominee in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District spent nearly six years in prison after being convicted 27 years ago of sexually assaulting a woman following the South Side Irish Parade, records show.

    Eric Carlson,Carlson is one of four candidates in the June 28 primary seeking the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush.

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