Santiago-Romero's team says it's reached out to the city many times to sort out the issue, but has not received a response ...

The councilwoman was disqualified from the Aug. 5 primary ballot Monday and filed a lawsuit against city officials Thursday.

There will be two open seats with Council President Mary Sheffield and Councilman Fred Durhal III running for mayor.

Candidates for Detroit races, including the mayoral race, had until Tuesday to submit their petitions to make the August primary ballot.

The deadline to file paperwork to run for office in Detroit was Tuesday at 4 p.m. Positions for mayor and city council are ...