Chicago mayoral hopeful Rahm Emanuel's candidacy will be decided by the Illinois Supreme Court after the court granted his appeal of an appelate court's ruling that he is ineligible to run for mayor due to his residency status.

The series of court decisions come one week before the initial round of ballots are sent out. The supreme court ordered that Emmanuel's name remain on the ballot for now.

Since leaving Chicago to work as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff, Emanuel has been staying in Washington D.C. After the news of current Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daly’s retirement, Emanuel left as President Obama’s Chief of Staff, and started his campaign to become Chicago’s next mayor.

After an initial district court hearing, Emanuel was deemed eligible to run, but Monday’s appellate court ruling reversed that decision, making Emanuel ineligible.

According to Chicago’s Mayoral Requirements, all candidates must be residents of Illinois for one full year prior to election day. He returned back to the home on October 1st, 2010, which would only be a four month difference from the election date.

Emanuel has been renting out his home after leaving for Washington D.C., with full intention on returning to that location upon the end of the lease. Furthermore, many personal belongings were left in the house, and property taxes were paid to the State of Illinois on that house.

The next steps for Rahm Emanuel are certainly tricky. He has already issued a statement to his supporters stating,  “I have no doubt at the end we’ll prevail in this effort.” Furthermore, he is expected to start legal proceedings to take the case to the State Supreme Court in an effort to reverse the decision again.