Latest Fact-Checks By Brett Chase

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

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…

Nancy Rotering

After Parkland, can Illinois communities ban assault weapons?

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."

Bruce Rauner, 2014 debate

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

February 16, 2018

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

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

January 26, 2018

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

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

January 16, 2018

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

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