The wealthy governor candidate campaigns on his philanthropy, but records show most of his donated proceeds have first been filtered through offshore tax havens and a tax-exempt foundation.
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Cook County Board Commissioner Proposes Hearing On Police Oversight
Following a BGA/WBEZ investigation, the hearing would explore ways for the county to provide assistance to the suburbs for training and investigations of police shootings.
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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?
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Illinois Attorney General Candidates Detail Plans For Police Oversight
In other states, attorneys general have taken active roles in increasing police accountability. Could Illinois be next?
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Fact Check: Rauner’s Dubious Balanced Budget Claims … Again
Rauner remains persistent in arguing that his past budgets were all balanced, despite broad and convincing evidence to the contrary.
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Fact Check: How Hands Off Has Rauner Been With His Investments?
Details contained in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Bruce Rauner by a former business associate have called into further question the governor’s insistence that he no longer plays a role in his business investments.
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Fact Check: Rauner GOP Foe Says She Shares Obama’s View On Gun Violence
In his 2008 speech, Obama drew a link between children from fatherless homes and those who stray into crime. But Ives took it a lot further than Obama ever did.
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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.
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Sheriff Offers Help in Probing Suburban Police Shootings
Prompted by BGA/WBEZ series, Tom Dart tells suburban chiefs that his office is available to conduct investigations into whether officers act properly in shooting incidents.
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Fact Check: Rauner Says Legionella Is In Most Of Illinois. But To What Extent?
Bruce Rauner says news reports fail to explain that the source of Legionnaires’ disease, which broke out at a state-run veterans’ home in 2015, is basically everywhere. But to what extent?