president s state of the union address. chris matthews kicks off our coverage with hardball al 7:00, followed by the last word with lawrence o donnell at 8:00 eastern, following the address at 9:00 eastern. a special live edition of the last word with lawrence o donnell at 11:00 eastern. finally at midnight, a special live edition of the rachel maddow show. it starts at 7:00 eastern here on more than, the place for politics. an illinois appeals court has kicked former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel off the ballot for the mayor s race in chicago. reversing local and county-level decisions, the court ruled monday emanuel did not meet a state requirement that candidates must live in the city they hope to lead for at least a year before an election. emanuel s lawyers are asking the illinois supreme court to stay the ruling and hear an expedited appeal. meanwhile, chicago s board of elections chairman has ordered printing to begin on the ballots without emanuel s name in o