U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s GOP challenger is out with an ad that uses a clip of the congresswoman talking about protests for racial justice to inaccurately suggest she supports violence.
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Fact-Check: Will Large and Small Illinois Businesses Pay More Under the Graduated Tax Plan?
The wealthiest small business owners in Illinois will pay more taxes if voters approve the proposal. But they won’t see any more of an increase than their counterparts in other professions.
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Fact-Check: No, U.S. Economy Not Worst In World By ‘A Factor Of Three’
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin made the dubious claim while criticizing the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response during a radio appearance last month.
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Event Recap: Shaking Our Fist at COVID and Doing Our Best Work Ever
Our 2020 virtual fundraising event highlighted our impact, honored a devoted supporter and explored the challenges of investigating those in power.
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Fact-Check: No Link Between Fake IDs Seized at O’Hare and Voter Fraud
A viral Facebook post claims nearly 20,000 fake state driver’s licenses seized at O’Hare International Airport were all for voters registered as Democrats. But the counterfeit IDs have not been linked to Democrats or voter fraud in any way.
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Fact-Check: No, USPS Isn’t Operating With a Multibillion Dollar Surplus
U.S. Representative Darin LaHood said he voted against legislation to infuse the postal service with $25 billion because the agency is operating with “a $12 billion surplus.” But USPS has operated at a net loss since 2007.
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Fact-Check: No, an Illinois Couple Who Received Five Vote-by-mail Applications Cannot Vote Five Times.
A viral Facebook post incorrectly asserts an Illinois couple who received multiple unsolicited ballot applications can ask for them all and fraudulently vote with them all. They cannot, and neither can anyone else.
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Fact-Check: Pritzker’s Mostly Correct About Illinois’ Historic Unemployment Spike
Speaking to the challenges the state unemployment system faced when COVID-19 struck, Gov. Pritzker said unemployment claims topped numbers seen during the Great Recession many times over. His estimate is in the ballpark.
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BGA Secures Support for New Fund for Illinois Investigative Reporting
The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.
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BGA Hires Noted Journalist David Jackson
The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.
