Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Rahm Emanuel
stated on April 7, 2019 in 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

Brad Halbrook
stated on February 7, 2019 in a resolution:

"The City of Chicago is often bailed out by taxpayers in the rest of the State, such as the $221 million bailout for the CPS (Chicago Public Schools) pension system that was signed into law."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 7, 2019

Ideas Illinois
stated on March 21, 2019 in 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 in a debate:

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

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2019

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 12, 2019 in 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

Lori Lightfoot
stated on March 5, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 10, 2019

JB Pritzker
stated on February 20, 2019 in 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

Susana Mendoza
stated on February 13, 2019 in 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

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on January 29, 2019 in a campaign ad:

Says Susana Mendoza is a supporter of the death penalty who could administer it herself and "‘...sleep like a baby at night…’"

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 10, 2019

Gery Chico
stated on January 16, 2019 in 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 in 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

Gery Chico
stated on January 2, 2019 in a campaign ad:

"As chairman of the City Colleges, I cut millions in waste and we cut property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 20, 2019

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV ad:

Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 15, 2019

Susana Mendoza
stated on January 6, 2019 in 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

Paul Vallas
stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview:

"I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 6, 2019

Garry McCarthy
stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech:

"There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 23, 2018

Bill Daley
stated on December 6, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says he "will put a moratorium on tax hikes to keep families in their homes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 16, 2018

Lori Lightfoot
stated on November 19, 2018 in 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 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

Paul Vallas
stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release:

Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 18, 2018

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