Deborah Wilber | Better Government Association

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Apostolic Faith Church during the Census Gospel Sunday Concert in September.

Fact-check: Illinois isn’t No. 1 in Census spending, but Pritzker’s ‘nation-leading’ claim still counts

In the past, Pritzker’s statements about Illinois’ supremacy in Census spending have at times been less ambiguous. In a Dec. 4 statement, he left little doubt he thought Illinois ranked No. 1 — a claim that has never been true.

By Deborah Wilber | Better Government Association

Sen. Dick Durbin listens to a speaker during a groundbreaking a ceremony for the Pullman National Monument renovation project earlier this month.

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Fact-check: Durbin’s claim about COVID-19 effect on U.S. economy vs. rest of the world off by a factor of wrong

Asked repeatedly to provide records, studies or any other support to back up the claim, Sen. Dick Durbin’s staff did not respond.

By Deborah Wilber | Better Government Association

Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill.,at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield last year.

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Fact-check: Peoria Republican’s claim about U.S. Postal Service surplus belongs in the Dead Letter Office

“It’s not even breaking even on its annual expenses and its annual income,” said G. William Hoagland, a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former Republican staff director for the Senate Budget Committee. “I don’t know how anybody could say they have a surplus.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller | Better Government Association and Deborah Wilber | Better Government Association