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How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin By Amy Sherman • September 5, 2025 Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading By Jeff Cercone • March 7, 2025 A Facebook post told of an Illinois voter’s touch-screen voting snag. Election officials responded. By Madison Czopek • November 6, 2024 Who is responsible for helping migrants in Chicago and New York City? Leaders say Biden can do more By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 15, 2023 What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting By Hana Stepnick • July 12, 2022 Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy By Amy Sherman • July 6, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2022 Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2020 Pritzker’s capital spending claim raises questions though parts track with past practices By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 14, 2019 Fact-checking the resume-driven Chicago mayor's race By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 24, 2019 Rauner blames Democrats for decades of bipartisan can-kicking By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 9, 2018 The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 11, 2018 Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 4, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance By Bob Secter • October 21, 2018 “Boys, boys!”: Repetition doesn’t improve Rauner, Pritzker sniping By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 14, 2018 Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’ By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 19, 2018 Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help By Bob Secter • July 22, 2018 Oh, the Humanity! Rahm Emanuel, a preschool teacher? By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 11, 2018 Vallas, Emanuel point fingers over Chicago teacher pension freefall By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 14, 2018 When it comes to Illinois’ deficit, how bad is bad? By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 3, 2018
