And then there were four....

Chelsey R. Robinson has dropped out of the race for the Valarie Turner vacancy in the 2nd Subcircuit, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections website.

Robinson, who was facing a ballot challenge, is the second candidate to bow out of this race in the last couple of weeks (Ubi O'Neal dropped out on January 8).

Four candidates remain, though challenges remain pending against three of them, Arthur Wesley Willis, Howard B. Brookins, Jr., and Nyshana Kali Sumner. The fourth candidate is former Judge Devlin Schoop.