‘Deceptive’ Chicago City Wire hitting mailboxes looks like a newspaper, but it’s really a conservative campaign mailer

Upon first glance, the Chicago City Wire looks like any local newspaper. It’s printed on familiar, low-cost newsprint, and lays out a variety of articles, photographs and infographics, many with named bylines or wire service attributions. It’s folded like a traditional tabloid, and even has a high school sports section on the back.

“Real data. Real news,” its masthead reads.

But a closer look at its content and funders tells a different story.

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