House Majority Leader Greg Harris will step down at the end of his current term in January 2023, he announced Monday.

House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago) will not run for reelection in 2022, capping his state house tenure at 16 years, he announced on Monday. The news set off a starting gun on what is sure to be a crowded and expensive open race to represent the North Side Chicago district, an area one political consultant called “one of the most politically engaged districts in the state.”