Emanuel exaggerates what studies say about CPS
Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system."
Pritzker’s flimsy claim that Rauner delayed school funding
"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."
Rauner veers off course in claiming Pritzker proposed a mileage tax
Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device."
AG candidate Raoul makes false claim about opponent’s stance on gay adoption
Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."
Republican AG candidate misleads in attacking opponent over property taxes
Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."
Rauner falsely claims graduated income taxes always hurt the middle class
"Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."
Pritzker claims Rauner misquoted newspapers to lie about him. That’s a stretch.
Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."
Duckworth’s background check claim checks out
"If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire…
Roskam ad makes absurd claims about Democratic challenger’s health care stance
Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans."
Giuliani says there were 63 murders in Chicago over the weekend. That’s five times the actual count.
There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."
Pritzker called Illinois’ workforce the nation’s most educated. He’s wrong.
"We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."
No, Chicago’s pre-K program is not in decline
"Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office."