Ives falsely claims primary foe did not publicly oppose Illinois abortion bill
Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public…
Has Trump encouraged an unprecedented number of migrants to seek asylum at the border?
Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than…
Chicago police union president’s attack on consent decrees falls short
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…
Fact-checking Brady’s muddled attack on Pritzker’s tax plan
Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families."
Durkin off-base in claim about Illinois infrastructure woes
"There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge."
Lightfoot spreads rumor that Chicago police union told cops not to police
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…
No, graduated tax rates did not drive wealthy from New York
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…
Pritzker’s latest sweeping tax claim falls flat
Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois.
Cassidy puffs up what stats say about teen marijuana use
"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."
Righter’s wrong about Illinois wage hike costing 50,000 jobs
"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…
Congress hopeful’s paycheck claim bounces
"We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
Pritzker-backed group strays from facts in income-tax claim
"In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."