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Experts we spoke with summed up the claim as a “myth,” “clearly not true,” and “total nonsense.”

Pritzker is calling for a switch to a graduated-rate income tax — not a ‘jobs tax’ — and has proposed a rate structure that would hold the line for all but the wealthiest earners.

The mayoral candidate isn’t wrong to suggest a link between academic achievement and crime — but student scores aren’t used to predict prison needs.

There’s some truth to the mayoral finalist’s broader argument, but her claim itself misses the mark.

The law hasn’t changed. Only U.S. citizens can vote for city, state and federal offices in Chicago.

The mayoral finalist’s percentages check out, but they don’t tell the full story.

Like his Republican predecessor, Illinois’ new Democratic governor makes sweeping assertions about tax policy that don’t hold up under closer scrutiny.

The crowded contest has featured a variety of boasts and attacks about the candidates’ records.

Mendoza’s ad links rival Bill Daley to the protracted budget crisis that occurred under former Gov. Bruce Rauner in a claim that boils down to guilt by association.

Preckwinkle’s ad implies one of her rivals, Susana Mendoza, opposed ending the death penalty as a state lawmaker. But in 2011 Mendoza voted to abolish — not continue — the practice.