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Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
stated on May 28, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
"I’m in prison for practicing politics."
Pants on Fire!
By Bob Secter, John Chase • May 29, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on January 29, 2018 in a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board:
"No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute."
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By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 30, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on August 28, 2017 in a bill signing event:
"My grandparents were proud immigrants to the United States of America, here to Illinois in the late 1800s. My grandparents did not speak English when they were young."
Pants on Fire!
By Bob Secter, Matt Dietrich • September 5, 2017