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JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on June 7, 2018 a campaign ad:
"$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 25, 2018
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on May 20, 2018 a radio interview:
"We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population." 
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 1, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on May 8, 2018 remarks to a conference:
A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone."
Mostly False
By Casey Toner • May 15, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on March 30, 2018 a tweet:
A recent stomach virus outbreak at the beleaguered Quincy Veterans’ Home shows Gov. Bruce Rauner "is letting persistent health issues jeopardize the wellbeing of our nation’s heroes."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 10, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on February 15, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."
Mostly False
By Brett Chase • February 16, 2018
Joe Berrios
Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad:
"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on December 4, 2017 a press conference:
"The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 14, 2017
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on October 31, 2017 a committee hearing:
"The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • November 9, 2017
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on October 18, 2017 a speech:
"And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • October 20, 2017
Brendan Reilly
Brendan Reilly
stated on February 24, 2017 on Twitter :
Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation."     
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • March 23, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate:
In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city.
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • November 3, 2016
Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization
Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization
stated on September 14, 2016 a video attack advertisement :
Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • October 5, 2016
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 31, 2016 an email fundraising letter:
"Republican Mark Kirk is outsourcing his campaign to a Super PAC funded almost exclusively by a bunch of hedge fund billionaires. ... I don’t have a Super PAC."
Mostly False
By Madeleine Doubek • September 28, 2016
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on August 17, 2016 a speech at the Illinois State Fair:
Democrats "are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • September 1, 2016
Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
stated on August 9, 2016 an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth:
"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)." 
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • August 23, 2016
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on August 8, 2016 a press release :
"Gonzales’ losing campaign against me last spring was funded with more than $1 million from supporters and allies of Governor Bruce Rauner."
Mostly False
By Kevin Hoffman • August 18, 2016
Kelly Cassidy
Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 31, 2016 a Facebook post:
"Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • August 4, 2016
John Shimkus
John Shimkus
stated on June 7, 2016 a tweet:
"When LBJ started #WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. There's a #BetterWay."
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • July 28, 2016
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