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In his campaign for mayor, the former Chicago schools CEO portrays himself as a turnaround specialist who fixed a dire financial problem and grew enrollment. He has his figures straight, but the full story is somewhat more complicated.

McCarthy, a Chicago mayoral candidate fired following the Laquan McDonald scandal, says that as police superintendent he oversaw a dramatic reduction in officer-involved shootings. His number is roughly accurate, but he stretches the facts by claiming total credit.

Daley is not promising to freeze property taxes overall, as his recent TV ad suggests. His freeze would apply only to taxes that directly fund city government, one-fourth of a typical Chicago tax bill.

Nearing the end of his term, Gov. Rauner pointed a finger at state Democrats over Illinois’ entrenched fiscal instability.

Low-income Chicagoans face one of the highest tax burdens around. But Lightfoot’s sweeping generalization isn’t supported by the facts.

While defending her criminal justice record, mayoral hopeful and state Comptroller Susana Mendoza claimed she cast the decisive vote as a state representative to abolish the death penalty in Illinois.

Mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas hammered one of his rivals, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, for touting her record on vehicle stickers as Chicago’s one-time city clerk. But his claim gets stuck on one of the facts.

Still months away, the race for the city’s top office is already gaining steam. Here’s a recap of the issues would-be candidates are highlighting and the claims we’ve fact-checked so far.

The race between the ultra-wealthy candidates has been marked by finger-pointing, scandal and transparency issues. We’ve fact-checked dubious claims by both.

The Democratic congress hopeful says west suburban residents face tax sticker shock because of a GOP reform bill pushed by his opponent, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam. Hyperbole and bad math undermine the claim.