Lawsuit: Progress Illinois smeared health care exec to boost Giannoulias campaign; Suit is ‘simply harassment,’ says Progress IL – Cook County Record

A progressive social media publication which supported Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias in the race for Illinois Secretary of State has been hit with a defamation lawsuit for promoting allegedly false claims that a prominent and politically connected Chicago health care executive had steered a $15 million contract to the husband of Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, who was Giannoulias’ rival in the contest to be the Democratic nominee.
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Susan
1 year ago

See McHenry County Clerk’s successful defamation case against erstwhile anonymous “Illinois Integrity Fund”, which was funded by Jack Franks, democrat then-County-Board-Chairman.

These tactics break down when the honest, smeared victims stand up to them.

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