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What The Gov: Your O’Hare Questions, Answered
Reporter Alejandra Cancino follows up on readers questions received about the BGA’s investigation into O’Hare International Airport.
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Fact-Check: Ivanka Trump Conflates Chicago Gun Violence Statistics
In a Tuesday tweet, the president’s daughter and advisor misstated the context and location of shootings in Chicago over the weekend.
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Reaction: Read and Listen to Discussions Spurred by BGA’s O’Hare Investigation
Follow the impact our “O’Hare’s Billions In Broken Promises” investigation has had.
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Fact-Check: Ives Falsely Claims Primary Foe Did Not Publicly Oppose Illinois Abortion Bill
Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti did not denounce a controversial bill signed by former Gov. Bruce Rauner that expanded public funding of abortions.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Cabrini-Green Residents Were Promised 2,500 Construction Jobs. They Got 40
To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.
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Fact-Check: Has Trump Encouraged an Unprecedented Number of Migrants to Seek Asylum at the Border?
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin says the president’s hardline immigration stance has driven more migrants to seek asylum protections at the border than ever before. There has been a surge, but the Trump connection is far from clear.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Spiral of Decline Heavy Burden for Homeowners
In Cook County suburbs, home values are collapsing while property taxes are up.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
O’Hare’s Billions In Broken Promises
For more than 50 years, the airport has been plagued by corruption and costly delays. The politically connected cash in. Meanwhile, passengers trudge through a transit hub that persistently underperforms.
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Fact-Check: Mendoza’s Comparison of Indiana and Illinois Gasoline Taxes Veers Off Course
While defending Illinois’ recent gas tax hike, the state comptroller claimed Indiana still charges drivers more. Her office now acknowledges that was wrong.
