From left: Ald. Felix Cardona (31), Ald. Howard Brookins (21), Ald. Silvana Tabares (23) and Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) speak during a news conference Wednesday to promote their lobbying restriction ordinance. All four have endorsed Alexi Giannoulias’ campaign. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The intensifying race for Illinois Secretary of State spilled over into the Chicago City Council on Wednesday as an alderman who support candidate Alexi Giannoulias rolled out an ethics proposal they acknowledged had been designed to draw attention to recent lobbying foibles by City Clerk Anna Valencia.