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Speaking about Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to tax income at graduated rates in Illinois, Republican state Rep. Mark Batinick criticized another state with a similar tax system, claiming California is home to a third of those living in poverty nationwide. That’s way off.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the pay increase the city is offering Chicago’s teachers would add to compensation that already exceeds what most other school districts in the country pay.

Speaking about legislation that would require background checks for all gun sales, Illinois’ senior senator said not only does the public overwhelmingly support it — police officers do too.

The presidential candidate told a crowd of Chicago Teachers Union members that the nation’s richest 1% are seeing nearly half of all income growth. That’s an updated version of an even more striking figure he’s used in the past.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth blasted President Donald Trump for a series of policies she said have exacerbated the nation’s homelessness crisis. But none of the plans she cited have been implemented, a point she acknowledged on social media following our inquiry.

In a viral tweet, a Chicago documentary filmmaker used red dots to indicate 34 of the 47 founding fathers depicted in the painting held slaves. That checks out.

Chicago’s mayor said she hopes to raise a “call to arms” on the condition of local pensions across Illinois. To underscore her point about the need for action, she cited a heavily inflated figure.