Monday marked the first day candidates could file their petitions to get on the Feb. 28 ballot. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line] 

Six people on Monday filed petitions to challenge Mayor Lori Lightfoot next year for her seat at the helm of the city.  

Monday marked the first day candidates vying to get on the Feb. 28 municipal ballot could file petition signatures. Candidates or their representatives who were in line with their petitions at 191 N. Clark St. by 9 a.m. will be entered into a lottery to determine who will be listed first on next year’s ballot.