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Chris Kennedy
* Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy  will meet with voters at a Brown Line stop  then later have a announcement with Chicago principals association President Troy LaRaviere.
* Kennedy  tosses out the term "immoral" regarding Pritzker  Biss:  Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy  ramped up  his  rhetoric against rivals J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Daniel Biss on Tuesday  questioning their morals and ethics while billing  himself  as the one who has the âmoral frameworkâ to govern.
The campaigns of Pritzker and Biss fired back  accusing  Kennedy  of having acted in ways  he  is criticizing.
Surrounded by supportive African-American clergy at a Bronzeville campaign stop   Kennedy  labeled as âimmoralâ assessment reductions Pritzker sought for  his  property and asked  âDo you want someone who says  âWhat I did do was legal  therefore itâs right?â That is not the ethical  the moral framework that we want as the leader of our state.â
 Kennedy  went on to criticize Biss  an Evanston lawmaker  for  his  sponsorship of legislation later deemed unconstitutional that would have reduced pension benefits to public employee retirees. Biss âepitomizes the brutality of government (with) the idea that he would go and take away the retirement security from hundreds of thousands of people living in our state and do it illegally â  Kennedy  said.
Asked later by a reporter if  he  was claiming  he  was the only moral candidate in the contest   Kennedy  said  âI claim no morality myself.â But in earlier remarks   he  said of  himself   âDo you want someone to lead this state whoâs prepared to lead  who has a moral framework and ethical background who understands the difference between right and wrong?â (Rick Pearson)
*Pritzker hits back: Pritzker campaign manager Anne Caprara accused  Kennedy  of resorting âto the Donald Trump playbook of calling names.â
âWe understand  Chris Kennedy  really wants to win  but for  him  to question the morality of  his  opponents is frankly disturbing â Caprara said in a statement.
*So does Biss: Biss campaign spokesman Tom Elliott noted  Kennedy âs use of the property tax assessment appeal system  including getting a reduction for the familyâs Wolf Point development.
 âChris Kennedy  has no moral authority here â Elliott said in a statement.
âBoth  Kennedy  and Pritzker have taken advantage of a broken system they now want to fix â Elliot said. âAnd while hiring well-connected lawyers or ripping toilets out of their homes to reduce their property taxes arenât technically illegal  they do raise serious moral and ethical questions and puts into perspective where their priorities were before they decided to bankroll their campaigns for governor."
*  [TGT] will meet with voters at a Brown Line stop  then later have a announcement with Chicago principals association President Troy LaRaviere.
*  [TGT] tosses out the term "immoral" regarding Pritzker  Biss:  Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy  ramped up   [TGT]   rhetoric against rivals J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Daniel Biss on Tuesday  questioning their morals and ethics while billing   [TGT]   as the one who has the âmoral frameworkâ to govern.
The campaigns of Pritzker and Biss fired back  accusing  Kennedy  of having acted in ways   [TGT]   is criticizing.
Surrounded by supportive African-American clergy at a Bronzeville campaign stop    [TGT] labeled as âimmoralâ assessment reductions Pritzker sought for   [TGT]   property and asked  âDo you want someone who says  âWhat I did do was legal  therefore itâs right?â That is not the ethical  the moral framework that we want as the leader of our state.â
  [TGT] went on to criticize Biss  an Evanston lawmaker  for   [TGT]   sponsorship of legislation later deemed unconstitutional that would have reduced pension benefits to public employee retirees. Biss âepitomizes the brutality of government (with) the idea that  [TGT]  would go and take away the retirement security from hundreds of thousands of people living in our state and do it illegally â   [TGT] said.
Asked later by a reporter if   [TGT]   was claiming   [TGT]   was the only moral candidate in the contest   Kennedy  said  âI claim no morality myself.â But in earlier remarks   he  said of  himself   âDo you want someone to lead this state whoâs prepared to lead  who has a moral framework and ethical background who understands the difference between right and wrong?â (Rick Pearson)
*Pritzker hits back: Pritzker campaign manager Anne Caprara accused  Kennedy  of resorting âto the Donald Trump playbook of calling names.â
âWe understand   [TGT]   really wants to win  but for   [TGT]   to question the morality of   [TGT]   opponents is frankly disturbing â Caprara said in a statement.
*So does Biss: Biss campaign spokesman Tom Elliott noted   [TGT]  âs use of the property tax assessment appeal system  including getting a reduction for the familyâs Wolf Point development.
 âChris  [TGT] has no moral authority here â Elliott said in a statement.
âBoth  Kennedy  and Pritzker have taken advantage of a broken system they now want to fix â Elliot said. âAnd while hiring well-connected lawyers or ripping toilets out of their homes to reduce their property taxes arenât technically illegal  they do raise serious moral and ethical questions and puts into perspective where their priorities were before they decided to bankroll their campaigns for governor."