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Fact-Check: Is the ACLU Really to Blame for Chicago’s Murder Spike?

May 15, 2018 5:25 PM

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently cited an academic study that claims a surge in deadly violence in Chicago was caused by ACLU pressure to end the city’s stop-and-frisk policing policy. Experts say the study is flawed and ignores other critical factors.

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Vallas, Emanuel Point Fingers Over Chicago Teacher Pension Freefall

In just a few decades, the bottom line at the retirement fund for Chicago teachers sunk from healthy to sickly. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a possible re-election rival, former schools CEO Paul Vallas, are now trading shots over which of them is to blame.
May 14, 2018
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Fact-Check: The Chicago Gun Lie Trump Won't Let Die

President Donald Trump headed to Dallas to speak to members of the National Rifle Association, repeating a familiar talking point about Chicago's gun laws.
May 4, 2018

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