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Kevin Graham
stated on June 21, 2019 in an interview

Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up."

By Duncan Agnew, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 30, 2019

Jim Durkin
stated on June 3, 2019 a radio interview

"There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 16, 2019

Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 4, 2019 press conference remarks

"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 12, 2019

Think Big Illinois
stated on April 16, 2019 an ad

"In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 21, 2019

Rahm Emanuel
stated on April 7, 2019 a speech

Says Chicago’s reduction in teen smoking over the last eight years is the "largest drop in the United States of America."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 14, 2019

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 12, 2019 a debate

Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 17, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on February 20, 2019 a speech

Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 3, 2019

Gery Chico
stated on January 16, 2019 a campaign ad

"In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 3, 2019

Garry McCarthy
stated on January 15, 2019 a campaign ad

Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 27, 2019

Susana Mendoza
stated on January 6, 2019 a radio interview

"Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 13, 2019

Lori Lightfoot
stated on November 19, 2018 a debate appearance

Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 2, 2018

Susana Mendoza
stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance

"I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 25, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on October 19, 2018 a speech

An agreement between the city of Chicago and the ACLU caused "virtually all of the rise in homicides" in 2016.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 23, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on October 1, 2018 a campaign ad

"For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 7, 2018

Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 25, 2018 remarks at an event

Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 5, 2018

Brendan Kelly
stated on September 14, 2018 a campaign ad

"While southern Illinois families struggled," Mike Bost "voted to raise his own pay."

By Stephen Koff • October 3, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on September 13, 2018 a TV ad

"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 30, 2018

Erika Harold
stated on August 13, 2018 a TV ad

Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 16, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on August 24, 2018 a TV ad

Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 2, 2018

Dorothy Brown
stated on July 15, 2018 a radio interview

"Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 29, 2018

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