Latest Mostly False Fact-checks on Lori Lightfoot Lori Lightfoot stated on September 25, 2019 in remarks at a town hall: "Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are paid some of the highest compensation of any school system in the country." Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country." Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."
Lori Lightfoot stated on September 25, 2019 in remarks at a town hall: "Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are paid some of the highest compensation of any school system in the country." Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going." Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country." Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."
Lori Lightfoot stated on September 25, 2019 in remarks at a town hall: "Teachers in Chicago Public Schools are paid some of the highest compensation of any school system in the country."
Lori Lightfoot stated on August 30, 2019 in an interview: "We’ve got 600-plus police and fire pensions Downstate that are on the cusp of insolvency because they don’t have the revenues that they need to be able to keep those pensions going."
Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country."
Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."