In a speech to supporters on primary night, Rauner claimed that “newspapers” were now likening his political rivals to the mafia. In reality, one newspaper columnist was quoting Rauner.
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Strapped for Cash, Suburban Library Chooses Hiatus over Consolidation
Residents in south suburban Riverdale get locked out of their public library for three months even while continuing to pay taxes to fund it. The secretive library board refuses to open its books and fails to comply with public records and open meetings law.
Judge Issues Order to Garnish Bobby Rush’s Congressional Pay
The veteran U.S. House member turned pastor owes more than $1 million tied to a loan on an Englewood church. His $174,000 annual congressional pay is to be docked $2,100 a month.
Governor Candidates’ Job Claims Built on Shaky Foundation
Pritzker, Kennedy and Rauner all lay claim to superlative records of job creation in the business world. Proving it up? Not so much.
Fact Check: Chris Kennedy Flunks Data Interpretation 101 With Cairo College Readiness Claim
Kennedy falsely claimed that test results show no high school students in an economically distressed Southern Illinois town are prepared for college.
Fact Check: Rauner Didn’t Make Taxpayers Fund Late Abortions
The bill Gov. Bruce Rauner signed changed nothing about the legality of state-funded late abortions: The state has paid for certain cases for decades, while others remain illegal.
Fact Check: Did Chris Kennedy Need to Add Affordable Housing at His Luxury Properties?
Kennedy has made both Chicago affordability and holding candidates to higher standards cornerstones of his campaign. How well does he pass his own test?
Fact Check | Chicago’s Private-sector Employment: Really the Highest in City History?
The mayor’s claim is refuted by a broad array of jobs data which show Chicago was once a much bigger city with many more residents employed and many more jobs within the city limits.
Fact Check: Joe Berrios’ Attack Ad Ignores Key Facts
We took a look to see if private prisons were in the portfolio on the watch of Joseph Berrios’ primary challenger.
Fact Check: Are Rauner’s Democrat Opponents Promising A ‘Massive Income Tax Hike’?
Gov. Bruce Rauner says his top Democratic opponents’ support for a progressive income tax means a “massive” tax hike on the middle class. It doesn’t.

