Posted by Kristen Mack at 11:30 a.m.

Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun said today supporters are gathering signatures for her while she considers whether to run for mayor of Chicago.

Moseley Braun said she was declaring her "almost candidacy" for mayor because she was recruited by supporters who launched what she called a "fledgling committee," Carol for Chicago, to circulate ballot petitions on her behalf.

While they collect signatures, Moseley Braun said she will "begin a conversation with the people of Chicago about the course our city is going to take."