Latest Fact Checks By Brett Chase

Rauner’s head-spinning claim that arch conservative opponent Jeanne Ives is a Mike Madigan lackey

By Brett Chase

March 5, 2018

"Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning…

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After Parkland, can Illinois communities ban assault weapons?

By Brett Chase

February 27, 2018

"It’s now constitutional to ban [assault weapons] in Illinois. Yet, the Illinois General Assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity."

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Does Gov. Rauner truly have a $1 billion ‘tax relief’ plan?

By Brett Chase

February 16, 2018

Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."

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Rauner’s dubious balanced budget claims … again

By Brett Chase , Kiannah Sepeda-Miller

February 2, 2018

"I have introduced balanced budgets every year that I’ve been governor."

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Illinois Rep. says she shares Obama’s view on gun violence

By Brett Chase

January 26, 2018

Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.

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Rauner says ‘Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois’

By Brett Chase

January 16, 2018

"The Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois."

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