No, migrant ‘caravan’ from Tapachula, Mexico is not the population of Minneapolis
The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.”
No proof for lawmaker’s claim that 75% of Illinois Republicans are vaccinated against COVID
“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.
Fact-checking Casten’s overheated claim about extreme Chicago summers
Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures…
No, Pelosi was not calling all the shots for Capitol security officials on Jan. 6
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “office was calling the shots on all of their (Capitol security officials’) actions on Jan. 6.”
States can use ARPA money to replenish unemployment funds, contrary to Pritzker’s claim
“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.
Downstate senator wrong on Medicaid eligibility for Illinois undocumented immigrants
“You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55…
No, Cook County criminal courts haven’t been ‘shut down’ for 15 months
Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”
No, southern Illinois’ Prairie State is not the nation’s ‘cleanest’ coal plant
“Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.”
Did GOP lawmakers push for independent map commission?
Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”
Yes, large majorities support elected Chicago school board
Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”
Are nearly a quarter of America’s lead pipes in Chicagoland?
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Does the American Rescue Plan limit how states can spend funds?
The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.