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.
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BGA Urges Full City Council to Support Ethics Ordinance
The BGA policy team urged the full City Council to approve ethics reforms that cover lobbying, outside employment for aldermen and full oversight by the inspector general.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
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.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Pritzker’s Capital Spending Claim Raises Questions Though Parts Track With Past Practices
The Chicago governor contended the bulk of his $45 billion capital plan will flow to Downstate districts. Not all the evidence is in yet to evaluate that.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Censo genera miedo sobre pregunta de ciudadanía
Aún cuando el gobierno de Trump ha enfrentado obstáculos por preguntar en el conteo del 2020, si todos los que viven en el país son ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, expertos y personas con familiares indocumentados, temen que los inmigrantes ya tengan menos probabilidades de participar — con enormes desafíos financieros para Chicago e Illinois.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Census Stirs Fears Regardless of Citizenship Question
Even as the Trump administration has confronted setbacks about asking if everyone is a U.S. citizen in the 2020 headcount, experts and families with undocumented members fear immigrants already are less likely to participate — with enormous financial stakes for Chicago and Illinois.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Brady’s Muddled Attack on Pritzker’s Tax Plan
While critiquing a Democratic plan to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with graduated rates, the Senate Republican leader claimed the state lost more middle-class families than any other income group after the last tax hike.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
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.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
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 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.