The repeated stalling of the Fair Maps Amendment contradicts the textbook narrative about elected representatives who carry out the will of voters. Civics teachers are going to have some explaining to do.
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Fact-Check: Durkin Off-base in Claim about Illinois Infrastructure Woes
While defending new tax and fee hikes for state capital projects, the House Republican leader said a bridge in Joliet is in such bad shape that school buses are prohibited from crossing it.
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Fact-Check: Lightfoot Spreads Rumor That Police Union Told Cops Not to Police
Following a bloody Memorial Day weekend, Chicago’s new mayor shared an unverified rumor that the union representing thousands of rank-and-file officers may have told cops not to perform their sworn duties.
Posted inPerspectives, Policy
Dillon: Clear City Ethics Rules and Bigger Penalties for Scofflaws? Yes, Please.
Ethical violations by Chicago aldermen and city officials ought to carry meaningful consequences. Proposed reforms would do that.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: No, Pritzker-like Tax Rates Did Not Drive Wealthy From New York
The number of New York filers with income over $200,000 has increased every year since that state raised rates on top earnings to levels similar to those Illinois lawmakers are considering.
Posted inEvents
Event Recap | 2019 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards For Investigative Reporting
Thanks to the generosity of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation we are able to celebrate and reward, with $26,000 in prize money, the work of other investigative journalists in the watchdog fight.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Small Town Government, Chicago-style Politics
Lyons’ mayor, son of the former town boss who went to prison, is building clout in the western suburbs amid claims of cozy deals, including the purchase of his own house.
Posted inPerspectives, Policy
Dillon: Lawmakers Should Seek Reasonable Registration Bump for Electric Vehicles
Any conversation about funding road improvements ought to include discussion of how to make the electrics chip in, too.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Pritzker’s Latest Sweeping Tax Claim Falls Flat
Many graduated-tax states have outpaced Illinois’ economic growth in recent years. So has nearly every other flat-tax state.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
In Illinois, Cars And Trucks Top Coal As Biggest Global Warming Contributor
Drivers, Amazon deliveries and Uber rides are now the biggest source of greenhouse gases, presenting a new challenge for policy.