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Mendoza’s ad links rival Bill Daley to the protracted budget crisis that occurred under former Gov. Bruce Rauner in a claim that boils down to guilt by association.

Preckwinkle’s ad implies one of her rivals, Susana Mendoza, opposed ending the death penalty as a state lawmaker. But in 2011 Mendoza voted to abolish — not continue — the practice.

As a state lawmaker, Mendoza supported a major capital bill that increased sales taxes on soft drinks and other common convenience store items to help fund the project. But the law didn’t create a designated soda tax as Chico suggests.

Murders hit new lows during some of the years McCarthy ran the Chicago police, but they spiked in others.

City Colleges did make cuts under Chico’s watch, but the property tax reductions were underwhelming and records show the decision to slash them preceded him.

As Cook County Board President, Preckwinkle shared details from McDonald’s autopsy with a journalist. But we could find no record of her pushing for release of the video before a judge ordered it.

Mendoza isn’t wrong to point out so-called commuter taxes carry the risk of discouraging business and employment. But her sweeping generalization makes a much broader assumption that isn’t supported by the facts.

In his campaign for mayor, the former Chicago schools CEO portrays himself as a turnaround specialist who fixed a dire financial problem and grew enrollment. He has his figures straight, but the full story is somewhat more complicated.

McCarthy, a Chicago mayoral candidate fired following the Laquan McDonald scandal, says that as police superintendent he oversaw a dramatic reduction in officer-involved shootings. His number is roughly accurate, but he stretches the facts by claiming total credit.

Daley is not promising to freeze property taxes overall, as his recent TV ad suggests. His freeze would apply only to taxes that directly fund city government, one-fourth of a typical Chicago tax bill.