Latest Fact-Checks In Illinois

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Jeanne Ives
Jeanne Ives
stated on January 15, 2018 a campaign statement
Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.
False
By Brett Chase • January 26, 2018
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on January 9, 2018 a talk radio appearance
"Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 22, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Illinois Family Institute
Illinois Family Institute
stated on August 19, 2017 a blog post
Public schools, colleges and state-funded day care centers "will be made into sanctuaries by Bruce Rauner signing SB 31."
False
By Matt Dietrich • August 28, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on August 7, 2017 a press release
Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
False
By Matt Dietrich • August 16, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on July 22, 2017 a press release
As written, the (Illinois school funding) bill includes a bailout of Chicago’s broken teacher pension system.
False
By Matt Dietrich • August 1, 2017
Jason Keller
Jason Keller
stated on November 28, 2016 during an Illinois House committee hearing on a workers’ compensation reform bill
"Businesses are leaving Illinois. I think, statistically, that can be proven to be false through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No net businesses left Illinois."     
False
By Marc Filippino • January 19, 2017
Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding
Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding
stated on September 28, 2016 a TV ad
"We can fix our roads without raising taxes."
False
By Madeleine Doubek • November 5, 2016
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
stated on August 25, 2016 a YouTube video
"In an interview with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, Comptroller Leslie Munger says that in order to balance a budget, the state would have to 'cut social services completely.'"
False
By Kevin Hoffman • September 8, 2016
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on June 15, 2016 a website press release
Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS."
False
By Madeleine Doubek • July 21, 2016
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet
Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
False
By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016
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