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Lori Lightfoot
stated on May 30, 2019 a TV interview

Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’"

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 9, 2019

Mike Murphy
stated on May 22, 2019 remarks during a press conference

Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 30, 2019

Dale Righter
stated on April 29, 2019 a TV interview

"The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 5, 2019

Ideas Illinois
stated on March 21, 2019 an ad

"Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 31, 2019

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 19, 2019 a debate

"Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2019

Susana Mendoza
stated on February 13, 2019 a campaign ad

Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 17, 2019

Sean Casten
stated on October 22, 2018 a debate

Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 31, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on September 6, 2018 a TV ad

Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 23, 2018

Kwame Raoul
stated on September 4, 2018 a TV ad

Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 17, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on August 22, 2018 a radio interview

"Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 9, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on July 31, 2018 a video on Twitter

"We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 5, 2018

Juliana Stratton
stated on June 28, 2018 a radio interview

Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 16, 2018

Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 28, 2018 a television interview

"Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 9, 2018

Evelyn Sanguinetti
stated on June 26, 2018 a radio interview

Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 2, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on June 12, 2018 a speech

Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 18, 2018

Garry McCarthy
stated on March 30, 2018 a campaign post

Studies show "the 2016 shooting and murder rate in Chicago cost us about $9.6 BILLION DOLLARS" and "the entire City budget for 2018 is $8.6 billion dollars. This math does not work, it is financially killing our city."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 17, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on March 20, 2018 his victory speech

"Newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2018

Chris Kennedy
stated on February 9, 2018 an interview with the Southern Illinoisan editorial board

"Zero percent of kids in Cairo are college-ready."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 1, 2018

Jeanne Ives
stated on February 7, 2018 a campaign ad

"Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 12, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on January 29, 2018 a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board

"No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute."

By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 30, 2018

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