Month: August 2018

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Local political leaders react to Sen. John McCain’s death – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-political-leaders-react-to-sen-john-mccains-death/4054170/
— John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Trump – ALI ROGIN
https://abc7chicago.com/john-mccains-complicated-relationship-with-president-trump/4053486/

 

NBC5
— John McCain, Veteran, Senator, GOP Maverick, Dies at 81 Sen. McCain had a reputation for sticking to his convictions even if it meant disagreeing with his fellow Republicans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/Longtime-Senator-John-McCain-Dies-462885243.html
— Peoria Issues Temporary Lay-Off Notices to More Than 2 Dozen Employees
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/city-of-peoria-layoff-notices-27-employees-491734331.html

 

CBS2
— The Political World Reacts To Sen. John McCain’s Death – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/25/political-world-reacts-to-sen-john-mccains-death/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senator John McCain dead at 81 – KSAZ
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/senator-john-mccain-dead-at-81

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: If you’re marching, someone’s watching – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: My policy has been to deliver Republican literature to all the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. Needless-to-say, if you are a Republican who delivers Republican literature door-to-door, you should assume that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, and other anti-Trumps are watching you very closely, if not recording every move that you make and recording every word that you say. In my precinct, the anti-Trumps (of whom I estimate about 30 are registered Republican voters) watch me very closely when I deliver Republican literature door-to-door and they do everything that they can to discourage me from delivering that literature. Their tactics include closing their garage doors as I approach their homes. One registered Republican voter in my precinct angrily phoned me and demanded that I immediately come back to her home and take back the Republican literature that I had just left on her door. That literature was addressed to both her and to her registered Republican husband.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ent-legal-observers-20180820-story.html
— John McCain, ‘maverick’ of the Senate, presidential candidate and war hero, dies at 81 – Karen Tumulty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-senator-john-mccain-dies-20180825-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— John McCain, senator, war hero and presidential candidate, dies at 81 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/breaking-john-mccain-senator-war-hero-presidential-candidate-has-died/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally commit less crime than citizens of America. But to be in a country illegally is a crime in and of itself.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hated against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/small-but-mighty-crowd-at-no-place-for-hate-rally-in-elk-grove-village
— How to plan a debt-free vacation – SEAN PYLES (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180826/how-to-plan-a-debt-free-vacation
— Keep an old car running and you’ll save a fortune – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: My not driving my 1972 Corvette has cost me a fortune. D&M Corvette in Downers Grove has appraised my 1972 Corvette at $41,500. But that was after I recently invested $6,702 in the car – $5,228 to D&M ($3,466 labor and $1,762 parts) and $1,474 to Coker Tire for 5 Firestone Wide Oval radial tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing major damage that ethanol had done to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carburetor was rebuilt and fuel pump replaced, minor electrical and mechanical problems were fixed, five new tires were installed, new battery was installed, etc. I could have avoided much if not all of the fuel system and brake problems if I had driven the car more – at least once each summer. But my excuse for not starting the car since 2009 is that since 2004, I have spent 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648 (page 26)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Maybe the suburbs should secede from the state – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180825/statehouse-insider-maybe-suburbs-should-secede-from-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Cook County, home of Chicago, where downstaters believe all of their tax money ends up, residents paid about $2 billion more in taxes than they got back from the state, the paper found. In the suburbs, people paid more than $4.2 billion more in taxes than they got back. And downstate? They paid about $8 billion in taxes and got $12 billion worth of spending. The paper further separated areas of downstate and determined the central part of the region got back nearly twice as much as it paid in.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— US’ first duty is to its citizens – Ben Boychuk (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, America’s first duty is to foreign countries and to their citizens, and especially to their citizens who are in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/ben-boychuk-us-first-duty-is-to-its-citizens/article_b8f7d442-71f8-5ed8-98dd-aa7771f4c2ab.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Patriot,’ ‘Hero,’ ‘American Original’: Politicians Remember John McCain – EMMA BOWMAN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/patriot-hero-american-original-politicians-remember-john-mccain#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State’s unpaid debt falls just below $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542050-state-s-unpaid-debt-falls-just-below-8-billion

 

ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups “Denounce Rauner Vetoes of Immigration Bills:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2163/immigrant-communities-legislators-denounce-rauner-vetoes-of-immigration-bills

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rand Paul Fires At Republicans For Blocking His Amendment To Defund Planned Parenthood – Kassy Dillon
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/watch-rand-paul-fires-at-republicans-for-blocking-his-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

FOX NEWS
— Schock, former rising GOP star, calls corruption trial against him a ‘fishing expedition’ – Edmund DeMarche (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/24/schock-former-rising-gop-star-calls-corruption-trial-against-him-fishing-expedition.html

 

BREITBART
— ‘Mollie Tibbetts Ought to Be Trump’s Kate Steinle … Why Hasn’t He Deported Illegals?’ – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/ann-coulter-mollie-tibbetts-ought-to-be-trumps-kate-steinle-why-hasnt-he-deported-illegals/
— Mollie Tibbetts Is America’s Call to Action on Open Borders – Dale Wilcox
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/26/dale-wilcox-mollie-tibbetts-is-americas-call-to-action-on-open-borders/
— Celebs Trash Trump in Response to John McCain’s Death: ‘F*ck You’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/celebs-trash-trump-john-mccains-death/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
– Trump blames Dem immigration policies for murder of Mollie Tibbetts – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/trump_blames_dem_immigration_policies_for_murder_of_mollie_tibbetts.html

 

TOWNHALL
— How Many Dead Americans Will Make Liberals Care? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/08/26/how-many-dead-americans-will-make-liberals-care-n2513128
— Uncontrolled Immigration Seemingly Baked into System – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/26/uncontrolled-immigration-seemingly-baked-into-system-n2512233

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRANSGENDER FIGHT CONFIRMS ALITO’S ‘BIGOT’ WARNING IN MARRIAGE CASE Justice cautioned America on path to trash traditional-marriage supporters – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: Those who trash traditional marriage, their operatives, and their dupes, have always worked against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/transgender-fight-confirms-alitos-bigot-warning-in-marriage-case/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— U. Michigan researcher position requires commitment to ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ (DIERSEN: Democrats use ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/48270/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day The abuse already common in many women’s everyday lives can be amplified in political campaigns, especially if the candidate is also a member of a minority group.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/us/politics/women-harassment-elections.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s War on the Justice System Threatens to Erode Trust in the Law.” – Michael D. Shear and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: On what do you base your opinion of law? I base my opinion on the lawsuits that I have filed and a class action lawsuit that I was an active member in. I should write a book about those lawsuits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/us/politics/trump-justice-legal-system.html
— Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling. – Anand Giridharadas (DIERSEN: What do “rich people” see you as being? From what I see, many, if not most, if not virtually all “rich people” see me as being an unmitigated failure and loser. They see that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They see that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They see that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They see that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They see all those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/wealth-philanthropy-fake-change.html
— America’s Never-Ending Culture War The issues that drove protesters to Chicago in 1968 are still motivating our partisan divide, 50 years later. – Michael Kazi (DIERSEN: From what I see, things are getting much worse. Because of my demographics, I was young today, a) I doubt that the Post Office, Firestone, Oldsmobile, IRS, or GAO would offer me a job and b) I doubt that UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, or IIT would accept me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/chicago-protests-1968-culture-war.html
— How Many Work Friends Do You Really Need? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my coworkers were my friends because many, if not most of them a) disapproved of my demographics, b) knew that my superiors wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics, and/or c) wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/business/work-friends.html
— Distracted? Work Harder! – Chris Bailey (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were a distraction, b) were not job-related, c) did not help me carry out my job duties, and d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/distracted-work-focus-productivity.html
— The Student Debt Problem Is Worse Than We Imagined – Ben Miller (DIERSEN: Because I worked my way through college and graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I was able to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate courses at Loyola and DePaul, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, d) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, e) get married in 1978, f) buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, g) pay for tuition and books to pass the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 and to become a licensed CPA in 1981, h) etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/student-debt-loan-default-college.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— McCain’s death marks a new era for congressional checks on Trump – Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccains-death-marks-a-new-era-for-congressional-checks-on-trump/2018/08/25/c754a2a8-a4a5-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html
— Bad blood between McCain and Trump – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at McCain that I got four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They would shout at McCain that I was able to get those deferments because my parents and I were undeservedly filthy rich. But worse than that, they would shout at McCain that I was a political hypocrite and a coward.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bad-blood-between-mccain-and-trump-lingers-even-as-the-arizona-republican-nears-the-end/2018/08/24/923bc0e2-a7b6-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Their increasingly combative relationship has served as a metaphor of sorts for the Republican Party: the former Vietnam POW and “proud conservative” who fell short to Barack Obama in his run for president in 2008 versus the loud draft avoider who rapidly seized control of the GOP and White House eight years later. . .Not long afterward, McCain appeared to take a shot at Trump for avoiding the draft during the Vietnam War. “One aspect of the [Vietnam] conflict by the way that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur,” McCain said during an interview with CSPAN. McCain did not mention Trump by name, but his meaning appeared clear. Trump received five wartime deferments, including one in which a doctor diagnosed him with bone spurs.)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making religious people their operatives and their dupes.
https://www.ajc.com/news/thousands-vow-end-racism-and-hatred-promote-unity-with-faith/sDkeuGgo6N6gaD6v8u0ZSI/

 

NORTH JERSEY
— ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and the gap between wealthy and poor – Esther Cepeda
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/08/26/crazy-rich-asians-and-gap-between-wealthy-and-poor/1086313002/

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 15 Traits That Set Influential People Apart – Deep Patel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dominate you. According to them, all you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less. That is why they work so hard a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. Some of my critics/opponents are so extreme that they do not want me to include links to their articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318731

 

PINK NEWS
— John McCain: the senator who went from LGBT opponent to ally dies age 81 – Lydia Smith
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/26/john-mccain-the-senator-who-went-from-lgbt-opponent-to-ally-dies-age-81/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/tips-making-modern-classroom-inclusive-lgbtq-kids-fall/
— John McCain’s sad legacy is that he helped build the type of GOP he once opposed – John Gallagher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican viciously destroy you. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are viciously anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/john-mccains-sad-legacy-helped-build-type-gop-opposed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What made McCain unique among Republicans was his willingness to change with time. Nowhere was that clearer than his stand on LGBTQ issues.)

August 25 Evening Edition

THE HILL
— John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81 – ALEXANDER BOLTON

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/365351-mccain-war-hero-and-senate-giant-dies

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Present-day DNC protestors say they’re fighting the same issues 50 years later – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-protestors-say-theyre-fighting-the-same-issues-50-years-later/4052293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the 50th anniversary of the protests, organizers of the August 25 event say the issues of injustice still remain. “Today, when we have America’s longest war in Afghanistan and Iraq, those lessons are urgently needed as well,” said Andy Thayer, part of the Chicago Committee Against War and Racism. Present-day attendees drew comparisons between the current political climate and that of 1968, hoping to re-capture the energy of the past to bring about change. “If you don’t have a screaming opposition to scream at that, it will take over,” said Katy Nielsen, a present-day protestor. “Here we are 50 years later and not only is it continuing, it’s worse now in a lot of ways.”)

 

NBC5
— Elected Officials, Advocates Make ‘Big Jump’ Into Chicago River “It’s good to promote what government does but it’s good to have partners in the volunteer community who help us,” said Preckwinkle – Daniela Prizont-Cado
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/elected-officials-advocates-make-big-jump-into-chicago-river-491716861.html

 

WLS AM
— Cullerton slams Rauner’s veto of (illegal) immigrant protection
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/25/cullerton-slams-rauners-veto-of-immigrant-protection/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman sitting in Lyft among 3 shot dead, 11 hurt in Chicago over 24 hours
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-killed-11-wounded-friday-in-city-shootings

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs bill legalizing industrial hemp – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/rauner-hemp-bill-legalize-signs-bruce-governor-cannabis-farming-agriculture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-cannabis-weed-edibles-medical-marijuana/

— Fourth teenager charged in brutal West Chicago murder – Thomas Czaja
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/fourth-teenager-charged-murder-west-chicago-homicide/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kasich to sit out GOP dinner where Trump is featured guest – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-kasich-20180822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites want to abolish the First Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-blue-island-rally-st-0826-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-trump-south-africa-white-supremacy-20180825-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-fox-carlson-20180824-story.html
— Bad blood between McCain, Trump lingers, even as Arizona Republican nears end of life – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mccain-trump-bad-blood-20180825-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s wall of secrecy erodes amid betrayals, legal challenges.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-betrayals-secrecy-analysis-20180825-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Filmmaker Steve James tackles thorny issue of race in Oak Park and River Forest High School – Dann Gire
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180825/filmmaker-steve-james-tackles-thorny-issue-of-race-in-suburban-school
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demand that everyone glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180815/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics
— The goal to keep bias out of our reporting – Editorial (DIERSEN: If news can be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media promotes it. If news cannot be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media downplays it or censures it.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180825/editorial-the-goal-to-keep-bias-out-of-our-reporting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump’s wife’s parents against him.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/cokie-and-steven-roberts-the-stench-of-hypocrisy-on-donald-trump-immigration-policy
— False memes follow plea, conviction of Trump associates – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/false-memes-follow-plea-conviction-of-trump-associates

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois residents recall the violent 1968 Democratic National Convention – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180825/illinois-residents-recall-violent-1968-democratic-national-convention
— Rauner OKs ban on Muslim registry – AP (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A dominate, if not run Illinois and would love to have registries of those who are members of Group B. Those who are members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180824/rauner-oks-ban-on-muslim-registry-vetoes-immigrant-protections

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner set for lengthy battle with Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-rauner-set-for-lengthy-battle-with-pritzker/article_6d53a41e-b24e-535f-a1e5-b5fcf756221d.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago ‘anti-bait truck’ event to offer free shoes – AP
https://www.bnd.com/entertainment/article217223160.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— It’s November or never for Rockford casino – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180825/chuck-sweeny-its-november-or-never-for-rockford-casino

 

KFVS 12
— Governor Rauner signs agriculture bills at Du Quoin State Fair – Kaylie Ross
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38960373/governor-rauner-signs-agriculture-bills-at-du-quoin-state-fair

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdog training turns up common themes – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/watchdog-training-turns-up-common-themes/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Harvard Shuts Down the Last Sorority in the Name of ‘Progress’ In a push for ‘equality,’ what’s now gone for these women are opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and community service – Elizabeth M. Economou
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/harvard-shuts-down-last-sorority-in-name-of-progress/

 

BREITBART
— Illegal Alien Left Another Iowa Girl ‘Fearing for Her Life’ Before Mollie Tibbetts Went Missing – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/24/report-illegal-alien-left-another-iowa-girl-fearing-for-her-life-before-mollie-tibbetts-went-missing/

 

THE HILL
— Court strikes down Trump measures on firing federal workers – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/403593-court-strikes-down-trump-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Medical marijuana companies expanding Illinois facilities (DIERSEN: Pot pushers push pot.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article217331830.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of Trump’s Orders Easing the Firing of Federal Workers – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/business/trump-federal-workers-unions.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-victory-for-unions-judge-overturns-key-parts-of-trump-executive-orders/2018/08/25/5458e2bc-a880-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Trump’s Midwest is a gubernatorial battleground in 2018 – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-midwest-is-a-gubernatorial-battleground-in-2018/2018/08/25/98fd5764-a86b-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The most vulnerable GOP-held seat is in Illinois, where wealthy Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is the clear underdog against wealthy Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Measures That Made Firing Federal Workers Easier Are Gutted – Alexa Corse (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-measures-that-made-firing-federal-workers-easier-are-gutted-1535232316

 

DAILY BEAST
— Judge Overturns Trump’s Executive Orders on Firing Federal Workers (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-overturns-trumps-executive-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Reason acts like it is a paid agent of countries that want to destroy America.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/25/conservatives-would-use-mollie-tibbetts

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1290 Wood Street, Crete – $72,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1290-Wood-St-Crete-IL-60417/5461314_zpid/

August 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes bills on immigration – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/24/rauner-vetoes-bills-on-immigration.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-immigration-college-st-0826-story.html
— ‘You may not have time to wait for an ambulance’ in an allergy crisis. But many schools report no EpiPens on hand. – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-extra-epipens-schools-0812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vallas wants to dismantle Emanuel’s City Colleges makeover – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material.” I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/vallas-city-colleges-careers-job-training-dismantle/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin contingent traveling to UK to study police tactics – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/elgin-contingent-traveling-to-uk-to-study-police-tactics
— Booze and bets: Liquor service returning to Arlington’s OTB after brief hiatus – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180824/booze-and-bets-liquor-service-returning-to-arlingtons-otb-after-brief-hiatus

 

WLS AM
— “I wouldn’t count Bruce Rauner out” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/24/bill-cameron-i-wouldnt-count-bruce-rauner-out/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Comptroller says nearly all state worker back pay has gone out – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: What pay increases have you received? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my pay increased every year because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. They are especially furious that I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180824/comptroller-says-nearly-all-state-worker-back-pay-has-gone-out
— Group says Davis should return drug company contributions – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180822/bernard-schoenburg-group-says-davis-should-return-drug-company-contributions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Payment to wrong ex-wife earns Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Grayson “Kash” Jackson more time – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-08-24/payment-wrong-ex-wife-earns-candidate-more-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A child-support check sent to the wrong ex-wife has given the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor 30 more days to rectify the late payment. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Grayson “Kash” Jackson of Antioch told a judge Wednesday that a third-party online child-support disbursement firm erroneously sent the $3,067 payment to his first ex-wife in North Carolina. Jackson was found in contempt of court in May for refusing to pay his second ex-wife $6,067 in back child support and other education and health care needs. He was ordered to pay the lesser purge fee to stay out of jail. Parental rights have been a key issue in Jackson’s campaign for governor. He says he is unemployed and living on disability payments from a 20-year Navy career.)

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Logan County adds “firearm sanctuary” referendum to November ballot
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20180824/logan-county-adds-firearm-sanctuary-referendum-to-november-ballot

 

LCBC RADIO
— Pritzker says open to taxing drivers by the mile, Rauner blasts idea – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What have you done to reduce the miles that you drive? My wife and I had a home built in 1984 and bought a home in 1978 in walking distance to commuter train stations. I bought a studio condo in 1974 and a one bedroom condo in 1976 in walking distance of where I worked and took night classes.)
http://www.lcbcradio.com/news/state/pritzker-says-open-to-taxing-drivers-by-the-mile-rauner/article_c12e3645-c555-5156-92c1-bf450989c346.html

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities give preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/illinois-state-university-welcomes-growing-number-of-international-students/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Roskam v. Casten: Illinois Congressman behind tax reform squares up against Democrat pledging to repeal it – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)

https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressman-behind-tax-reform-squares-up-against-democrat-pledging/article_27e2c1dc-a6f3-11e8-a68a-bbfd9f20c15c.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP SLAMS SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT FOR ‘SILENCING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE’ – Kyle Perisic (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying individuals like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They played major roles in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition. They promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/trump-facebook-twitter-silence-conservatives/

 

BREITBART
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Illegal Alien Convicted of Raping Three Women After Failing to Be Deported – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/24/sanctuary-state-illinois-illegal-alien-convicted-of-raping-three-women-after-failing-to-be-deported/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump nominates lesbian judge tied to LGBT groups for federal bench – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-nominates-lesbian-judge-tied-to-lgbt-groups-for-federal-bench

 

POLITICO
— SALT regs have arrived – BERNIE BECKER (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tax/2018/08/24/salt-regs-have-arrived-327328
— Treasury blocks blue state efforts to get around cap on state, local tax deductions – BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/state-local-tax-deductions-treasury-cap-794869

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump props up false claim that big tech is out to silence conservatives.” I should write a book about those a) who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who focus on stopping me from promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, c) who focus on stopping my opposition to promoting booze, gambling, pot, other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and d) who focus on stopping my promoting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/24/media/trump-big-tech-bias/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Chicago man Alexander Micah Cohen arrested for threatening conference where Sessions said ‘Lock her up’ – MIKE LEVINE
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chicago-man-arrested-threatening-conference-sessions-lock/story

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s distorted view of justice: Reward friends, punish enemies.” Democrats have always used “justice” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-distorted-view-justice-reward-friends-punish-enemies-n903506

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Retirement Planning in High School? It’s Never Too Early, Experts Say – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/your-money/roth-ira-retirement-teenagers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump alleges that “Immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans,” but being in America illegally is a crime in and of itself.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/immigration-trump-mollie-tibbetts.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Thousands of Amazon workers get food stamps. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay for them – ABHA BHATTARAI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am lazy and stupid, they have to hint/imply/argue/shout that anyone could do what I did.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bernie-sanders-food-stamps-20180824-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s New Idea to Fix Its Pension Deficit: Take On More Debt Proposed $10 billion bond would be biggest pension obligation bond ever issued by a U.S. city – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-new-idea-to-fix-its-pension-deficit-take-on-more-debt-1535036421
— Papa John’s Mandates Diversity Training as Founder Continues Push for Control Pizza company tries again to distance itself from founder – Julie Jargon (DIERSEN: Will Papa John’s bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/papa-johns-mandates-diversity-training-as-founder-continues-push-for-control-1535112000
— The Liberty of Nations Nationalism is widely denounced today, but its critics overlook its long history as the foundation of limited government and individual liberty and its role in allowing human diversity to flourish – Yoram Hazony (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837
— America Has Fallen Out of Love With the Sedan The relationship between people and their cars is changing, and sport-utility vehicles are winning – Mike Colias
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-has-fallen-out-of-love-with-the-sedan-1535169698
— As Veterinary Bills Add Up, More Pet Owners Opt for Insurance Annual premiums last year totaled $1 billion, with 1.83 million pets insured – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: Every dollar that you spend on pets is a dollar that you a) do not save for retirement, b) do not spend on your education, c) do not give to charity, d) etc. Instead of spending money on pets, I saved money for retirement and I spent money on tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-veterinary-bills-add-up-more-pet-owners-opt-for-insurance-1535108400

 

THRIVENT
— GET IN THE HABIT A few key steps can help you on the journey to making your financial dreams a reality. – Sarah Watts (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would you have spent less money on? I would have spent less money on new cars and on collector cars. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used the money that I spend on new cars and on collector cars to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being undeservedly filthy rich. They especially used against me the money that I spent to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.thrivent.com/magazine/2018/september/get-in-the-habit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s how the tool works: Money for fixed expenses (mortgage payments, car payments, insurance, etc.) is deposited to your Needs account. Money for variable expenses (clothes and entertainment, for example) goes to your Wants account. Your remaining monthly income goes directly into your Savings Account. Setting aside funds for church or charity becomes not only possible but easy when you build generosity into your budget through the Giving account.)

 

FCW
— GAO: The IRS can do more with its fraud detection system – Derek B. Johnson (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2018/08/24/irs-fraud-detection-return.aspx

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-24/the-latest-cullerton-slams-veto-of-immigrant-protection

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that “Trump Changed Washington D.C.” and “People Now Stab Each Other in The Front.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-changed-washington-dc-people-now-stab-each-other-in-the-front
— Trump Nominates His First Out-LGBT Judge. Will He Match Obama’s 11? Judge Mary Rowland’s judicial nomination has thrilled LGBT rights groups, but has also caused a bit of head-scratching given how anti-LGBT Trump’s judicial picks have tended to be. – Samantha Allen (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-nominates-his-first-out-lgbt-judge-will-he

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Calls for Trump’s Policies to be Replicated in Illinois
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-calls-for-trumps-policies-to-be-replicated-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/feature-story-archive/6693-senate-latino-caucus-denounces-rauner-comments-on-pro-immigrant-legislation

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Not just Flint: Schools across America find lead in their water – MARK GRUENBERG
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/not-just-flint-schools-across-america-find-lead-in-their-water/

 

GAY STAR NEWS
— Trump’s first LGBTI  judge pick breezes through her confirmation hearing Openly lesbian judge Mary Rowland enjoys bipartisan support in her confirmation hearing as district judge for Illinois – Calum Stuart (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trumps-first-lgbti-judge-pick-breezes-through-her-confirmation-hearing/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What discourages conservatives from attending CPAC and from attending other such “conservative” conferences? ANSWER: Ever-increasingly, such conferences are really Libertarian conferences. Ever-increasingly, such conferences downplay the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, such conferences promote LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

August 24 Evening Edition

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Vetoes Bills on Immigration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Vetoes-Bills-on-Immigration-491686621.html
— Madigan to Meet With All Six Illinois Archdioceses Amid Priest Abuse Allegations Attorney General Lisa Madigan plans to meet with all the dioceses in Illinois and expects the bishops to fully cooperate or she’ll investigate them. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-to-Meet-With-All-Six-Illinois-Archdioceses-Amid-Priest-Abuse-Allegations-491679231.html

 

ABC7
— Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser
https://abc7chicago.com/tibbetts-murder-suspect-lived-on-land-owned-by-gop-fundraiser/4044323/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois AG to meet Chicago priests amid sex abuse report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-ag-to-meet-chicago-priests-amid-sex-abuse-report-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes immigration rights bills in Illinois’ Trump country – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-immigration-20180824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used the opening of the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday to veto “bad bills” to expand rights for immigrants living in Illinois illegally as the governor tries to solidify core rural conservatives Downstate who back President Donald Trump behind his re-election. Rauner told WJPF-AM 1020 in Marion that Illinois’ high number of immigrants who lack documentation “pushes up our unemployment rate and that holds down wages in Illinois and takes jobs away from Americans. We’ve got to stand against that.” The Republican governor also said he has pushed the federal government to require electronic verification of worker residency status in the country. “We increase the penalties for employers who hire illegals rather than Americans, we can really clamp down on illegal immigration and we can lead to more jobs for Americans and higher wages,” he said. Rauner, facing a challenge from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker, has worked since the primary to try to unify conservatives unhappy with his past approval of measures that expanded abortion, immigration and gay rights. . .Rauner signed two other immigration-related measures — one prohibiting any registry programs involving people due to race or religion and another allowing skilled immigrants to more easily seek licenses for professional activities. The Republican governor called the two new laws “really minor, pretty nothing.”)
— Trump complains to Ohio Republicans that Democrats are ‘negative, nasty’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ohio-visit-20180824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Lauren Underwood.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il14-tribune-20180822-story.html
— For group members, reasons unclear why sheriff axed longtime DuPage jail ministry – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-just-discontinued-st-0824-story.html
— Candidate Willie Wilson, who gave away thousands, cleared then calls Mayor Rahm Emanuel a vulgarity – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-willie-wilson-cleared-20180824-story.html
— 3 weeks after 75 people were shot in Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2018, only one alleged shooter has been charged – Jeremy Gorner and Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-20180820-story.html
— AG Lisa Madigan to examine Illinois ties of priests named in Pennsylvania sex abuse report – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lisa-madigan-catholic-church-abuse-20180824-story.html
— Will voters in Illinois and other high-tax states rebel? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-deduction-irs-ruling-illinois-20180824-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes three ‘bad’ immigration bills, raps ‘sanctuary concept’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-veto-three-bad-immigration-bills-sanctuary-illegal-immigration/
— Gov. Rauner, trailing badly in poll, keeps trying to drag down Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/governor-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-2018-general-election-rich-miller/
— Chicago cop promoted to lieutenant amid sexual misconduct investigation, lawsuit – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: To stop me from getting promotions, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866); and c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-department-cop-promoted-lieutenant-amid-sexual-misconduct-investigation-lawsuit-watchdogs/
— Loyalty to your country? Nope. It’s all about being loyal to Trump – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-paul-manafort-michael-cohen-loyalty-mona-charen/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says that Trump is “the strongman the GOP always wanted.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-republican-gop-paul-manafort-dennis-hastert-gene-lyons/
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Gov. Rauner snuffs out bill to raise smoking age to 21 – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-veto-illinois-tobacco-smoking-age-21-raise-vape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigrants-rights-safe-spaces-bruce-rauner-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study shows – Joel Achenbach (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/safest-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-none-worldwide-study-shows
— Longtime Lisle District 202 member Pamela Ahlmann charged with DUI – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/longtime-lisle-district-202-member-charged-with-dui
— Film society to show ‘Hitler’s Hollywood’ documentary Aug. 27 at the Tivoli
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180823/film-society-to-show-hitlers-hollywood-documentary-aug-27-at-the-tivoli

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crooked pols here would love ‘flipping’ ban, former top prosecutor Gary Shapiro says Ex-Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich—and lots of other white-collar criminals—might never have been convicted of their misdeeds had the president’s suggestion to do away with “flipping” in criminal cases been in effect. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crooked-pols-here-would-love-flipping-ban-former-top-prosecutor-says
— CHICAGO’S NOTABLE LGBTQ EXECUTIVES (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) schools will not admit you or graduate you, b) employers will not hire you, retain you, or promote you, c) organizations will not admit you or let you hold a leadership position, and d) voters will not vote for you or help elect you.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/lgbtq-executives

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: Cullerton slams veto of immigrant protection – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article217317215.html–

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— OUTRAGEOUS: 2018 Will County Property Tax Report: Tinley Park, Crete, Monee, New Lenox have top prop tax bills
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511539943-2018-will-county-property-tax-report-tinley-park-crete-monee-new-lenox-have-top-prop-tax-bills

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers pledge to refuse legislative pension – Gabriel Neves
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542103-coalition-of-conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner wants 12 debates, Pritzker says 3
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-wants-12-debates-pritzker-says-3/
— Rauner says he will veto three immigration bills, talks about Mollie Tibbetts case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-says-he-will-veto-three-immigration-bills-talks-about-mollie-tibbetts-case/
— Pritzker campaign celebrates National Waffle Day with P&R poke at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/pritzker-campaign-celebrates-national-waffle-day-with-pr-poke-at-rauner/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Millionaires harvesting lavish farm subsidies – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/08/millionaires-harvesting-lavish-farm-subsidies/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patrick Kenneally Lays Down Challenge for Local Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/patrick-kenneally-lays-challenge-local-republicans/
— State Pays 1.7 Times Higher Interest Rate on Borrowing Than AAA Rated Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/state-pays-1-7-times-higher-interest-rate-borrowing-aaa-rated-governments/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN SAYS DISCUSSION OF “I-WORD” TOO SOON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/durbins-comments.html
— TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS REVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/time-to-subscribe-to-illinois-review.html
— SCHOCK: LOCAL US ATTORNEY OFFICE SAW ME AS “RISING STAR,” WAY TO CLIMB JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LADDER (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/schock-local-us-attorney-office-saw-me-as-rising-star-way-to-climb-justice-department-ladder.html
— JOLIET AREA ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS FOR RAPING THREE WOMEN JOGGERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/joliet-area-illegal-alien-sentenced-to-80-years-for-raping-three-women-joggers.html
— SEN. WARREN: “SEPARATING A MOMMA FROM A BABY DOES NOT MAKE THIS COUNTRY SAFER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/sen-warren-separating-a-momma-from-a-baby-does-not-make-this-country-safer.html
— THORNER: CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOWS MORAL CULPABILITY WITH PREDATOR PRIEST CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-catholic-church-shows-moral-culpability-with-predator-priest-crisis.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MOLLIE TIBBETTS’ ACCUSED MURDERER SEEKING GAG ORDER TO PREVENT FROM BEING REFERRED TO AS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Officially or unofficially, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise illegal aliens and b) paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, American nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/mollie-tibbetts-accused-murderer-seeking-gag-order-to-prevent-from-being-referred-to-as-an-illegal-alien/
— ANN COULTER DIAGNOSES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/ann-coulter-diagnoses-media-podcast/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLASHBACK: JEREMIAH WRIGHT CLAIMED OBAMA PAL OFFERED $150K HUSH MONEY Candidate asked anti-American pastor to stop preaching – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/flashback-jeremiah-wright-claimed-obama-pal-offered-150k-hush-money/

 

BREITBART
— Midterm Meddling: Tech Giants Gather to Discuss ‘Election Protection’ Strategy – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with misinformation. According to my critics/opponents, the only information that you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/24/midterm-meddling-tech-giants-gather-to-discuss-election-protection-strategy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” wrote Gleicher. The meeting will be broken up into three parts according to Gleicher. Each company will present the efforts they have made so far in combating misinformation on their platform, then it will discuss the issues that its platform faces in fighting misinformation, and finally, the group will decide whether a meeting of each Silicon Valley tech firm should take place on a regular basis.)
— French Police Seize Dozens of Sheep Hidden in Garage Ahead of Islamic Ritual Slaughter Festival – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/24/french-police-seize-dozens-of-sheep-hidden-in-garage-ahead-of-islamic-ritual-slaughter-festival/

 

GOPUSA
— Green groups ask Supreme Court to stop Trump border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53229

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want You To Forget Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28613

 

THE HILL
— Mother of son killed by undocumented immigrant: We’re begging for laws to be enforced – Julia Manchester
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/403239-mother-of-son-killed-by-undocumented-immigrant-were-begging-for-immigration

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality – Joseph E. Stiglitz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have painted themselves as being change agents who fight inequality. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would stress that the adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/books/review/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas.html

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Employers must follow U.S. immigration laws – Lisa Fisher, Northampton
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-rea-fisher-illegal-immigrants-employment-verification-20180823-story.html

 

PENN LIVE
— Corvettes form an American Flag at Corvettes at Carlisle 2018 patriotic display – Dan Gleiter (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/08/patriotic_display_corvettes_at.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 165 Corvettes were involved in the forming of an American flag today, including red, white, blue, silver, and Carlisle Blue Corvettes at the Corvettes at Carlisle show at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. During the grand unveiling of the Corvette flag, at the grandstand, a special salute to service of a reading/recording of “What is an American,” written by Michael Brown, was played. After the playing of Brown’s writing, on-site veterans joined together for a reaffirmation of oath. After the oath, trumpeter Willard Jackson played the service anthems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Wesley Wong then led a parade and tribute of first responders past the grandstand stage. Wong was one of the first on-scene during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Corvettes at Carlisle brings together thousands of Corvette enthusiasts and Corvettes.)

 

ABC 27
— Corvettes in Carlisle creating American flag out of Corvettes – Taylor Tosheff (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/corvettes-in-carlisle-creating-american-flag-out-of-corvettes/1393380874
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dozens of corvettes in red, white, and blue, are parking in line to make a giant American flag. It’s an a fun tradition of the Corvettes at Carlisle show. The last time fans were able to see this was back in 2015. Over 200 Corvettes will be forming the flag this year. Organizers of the show say this is an important time to show support for the country, and the nation’s symbol. “We feel like this year it means even more,” said Mike Garland, Carlisle Events. “Over the past three years we’ve watched professional athletes take a knee, for whatever reason they want to claim as their cause, but they’re doing so during the national anthem.” “We want everyone to know that Carlisle events of central Pennsylvania company that is certainly in the military history we have here with Gettysburg and with the Army War College, and everything we stand at Carlisle, nobody is going to be taking a knee for this flag.”)

 

PRESS CORP
— AHEAD OF AUGUST 28 PRIMARY, GOOGLE CENSORS CONTENT FOR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE DR. KELLI WARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Google to censure GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://presscorp.org/news/ahead-of-august-28-primary-google-censors-content-for-u-s-senate-candidate-dr-kelli-ward
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After two weeks of unsuccessful petitioning and support consultations, CFO Chris Weir and President Larry Ward of Political Media, Inc. believe their agency’s efforts to promote U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward are being deliberately blocked by Google’s advertising department. For more than two weeks, Weir and Ward have been doing everything “by the book” to promote newly launched Kelli Ward microsite — www.MarthaMcFake.com — on the silicon giant’s advertising platform to no avail. “We’ve been placing digital ads on Google for decades and we have never seen anything like this,” says Ward. “We have been going back and forth with Google ad services for weeks seeking approval to promote MarthaMcFake.com, a single-page microsite exposing candidate Martha McSally’s fake conservatism, and they are playing games with us. With just days left until the August 28 primary for an incredibly hot and closely watched GOP Senate race, this reeks of censorship.” Political Media Chief Financial Officer Chris Weir, who has been in direct communication with Google support, says his conversations with the tech giant have been circular in nature. “They were telling me that our information didn’t match their information: our company name, our address and our EIN,” says Weir. “I was on the phone with four different people, two of which were supervisors and our campaign is still without approval despite weeks of effort and literally hours on the phone.” “The folks at Google said our accounts were reviewed manually then they said they were reviewed by a team. After that they said they were reviewed by an automated system. None of their claims were adding up,” Weir states. “We sent Google their verification form on August 7th and received neither a letter of approval nor a letter of rejection. “Political Media, Inc. is calling on Google to lift the ban on MarthaMcFake.com promotional advertising, an action that directly inhibits free speech rights and the democratic process in advance of the upcoming primary election in Arizona.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS SAFE TO DRINK?: THERE IS NO HEALTHY AMOUNT, STUDY WARNS – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.newsweek.com/how-much-alcohol-safe-drink-there-no-healthy-amount-study-warns-1088272

 

COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Central Ohioans Tell Trump He’s Unwelcome.” How many Trump-haters are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to make Trump supporters feel unwelcome?)
https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/central-ohioans-tell-trump-hes-unwelcome-state-gop-to-clean-house

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump immigration policy prompts migrants to seek refuge in Mexico – Michael K. Lavers (DIERSEN: But of course, sooner or later, Mexico will dump them in America.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/24/trump-immigration-policy-prompts-migrants-to-seek-refuge-in-mexico/

August 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner shifts into debate overdrive now that he’s the underdog – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-debate-overdrive-underdog-pritzker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/
— Wilmette neighbor calls the cops on an 8-year-old girl walking a 6-pound Maltese – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see Republicans bringing Republican campaign literature door-to-door? Or will they just follow behind those Republicans and pull the literature off the doors and destroy it? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump spouses call 911 to stop Republicans from communicating with their Republican spouses?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-wilmette-neighbor-calls-police-8-year-old-walking-6-pound-maltese-dog/
— Gun control activists marching 50 miles to Smith & Wesson HQ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/smith-wesson-parkland-gun-control-activists-march/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Chicago’s mayoral candidates stomach powerful inspectors general? – David Greising (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government; they do not want a strong GAO. What if during the 1990s, instead of gutting GAO, Gingrich had strengthened GAO? What if Gingrich had focused on ending the political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation that has always been rampant in GAO?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-chicago-inspector-general-reform-ethics-mayor-rahm-emanuel-lori-lightfoot-0824-story.html
— Microsoft’s anti-hacking efforts make it an internet cop – AP (DIERSEN: What percent of Microsoft employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–microsoft-internet-cop-20180821-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-president-cohen-mueller20180823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites side with anti-Whites.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180824/281659665898549

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway self-examination of potential patronage finds no major flaws – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/tollway-self-examination-of-potential-patronage-finds-no-major-flaws
— Better explanation needed for canceling DuPage jail volunteers’ contract – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/editorial-better-explanation-needed-for-canceling-dupage-jail-volunteers-contract
— Thousands of Amazon workers receive food stamps. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay up. – Abha Bhattarai
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180824/thousands-of-amazon-workers-receive-food-stamps-now-sen-bernie-sanders-wants-amazon-to-pay-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While Mr. Bezos is the most egregious example, the Walton family of Walmart and many other billionaire-owned profitable corporations also enrich themselves off taxpayer assistance while paying their workers poverty-level wages,” Sanders said. Representatives for Walmart did not respond to requests for comment. Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, has seen his net worth steadily climb in recent months as the stock market hits record highs. He is currently worth $157 billion, up from $99 billion a year ago, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The median Amazon worker, meanwhile, was paid $28,446 last year, according to company filings. (The federal poverty level for a family of four is currently $24,600.) Etches, of Amazon, said the company had created more than 130,000 new jobs “with highly competitive pay and full benefits” in the last year. She added that the average hourly wage for full-time workers in U.S. warehouses is more than $15 an hour, when stock and incentive bonuses are factored in. “We encourage anyone to compare our median pay and benefits to other retailers,” Etches said. The company did not say how many of its workers are part-time, but said that it hires thousands of temporary workers during peak holiday times. Amazon reported profit of $3.03 billion last year, as sales climbed 31 percent to $178 billion.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Amazon’s HQ2 is Chicago’s to lose—and it just might – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: Amazon will pick Chicago if it wants lots of employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/amazons-hq2-chicagos-lose-and-it-just-might

 

WLS AM
— Mike Flannery: “Bruce Rauner’s just not very good at this governor thing.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/23/mike-flannery-bruce-rauners-just-not-very-good-at-this-governor-thing/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis, in Urbana, says local incident involving former aide is news to him – Debra Pressey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-23/davis-urbana-says-local-incident-involving-former-aide-news-him.html

 

SPRINGFIELD DAILY
— Newspaper closures increase size, cost of local government (DIERSEN: But what about newspapers that want the size and cost of local government to increase? I should write a book about newspapers that want the size and cost of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County governments to increase. They want governments to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://springfielddaily.com/news/report-newspaper-closures-increase-size-cost-of-local-government/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis talks Trump, campaign staffer at Connect Transit – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/davis-talks-trump-campaign-staffer-at-connect-transit/article_e291c192-d7a5-5584-9e66-72a57b331be9.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote gambling.
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/mayor-testifies-at-expanded-gambling-hearing/article_18fda60b-2970-5a92-9ad6-b24d404bea1c.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why There’s Still a Racial Achievement Gap at Oak Park and River Forest High School Steve James discusses his new docuseries America to Me, which examines why black students tend to lag behind even in the otherwise well-off, liberal suburb – MARK BAZER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2018/Steve-James-America-to-Me-Racial-Achievement-Gap-at-Oak-Park-and-River-Forest-High-School/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Pension Obligation Bonds Are Like Big, Fat, Dangerous Margin Loans For Stock
http://www.wirepoints.com/pension-obligation-bonds-are-like-big-fat-dangerous-margin-loans-for-stock/
— To all legislative candidates: Show leadership by refusing a legislative pension
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-all-legislative-candidates-show-leadership-by-refusing-a-legislative-pension/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Moves Forward Toward Learning Which Jack Franks Allies, aka, Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund, Sent Out Post Cards Calling Him a Crook with a Secret Slush Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/joe-tirio-moves-forward-toward-learning-jack-franks-allies-aka-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-sent-post-cards-calling-crook-secret-slush-fund/
— Local 150 Goals in Algonquin Township Road District Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/local-150-goals-algonquin-township-road-district-case/
— McHenry County GOP Starts July with $1,531.37
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/mchenry-county-gop-starts-july-1531-37/
— Nunda Township Christmas Parties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/nunda-township-highway-department-christmas-dinners/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen wants to ‘fight the culture of self-interest and corruption’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540662-breen-wants-to-fight-the-culture-of-self-interest-and-corruption-in-springfield

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge questions lawmakers’ judgment after tax break scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511537691-dodge-questions-lawmakers-judgment-after-tax-break-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TOP 10 RECIPIENTS OF MADIGAN MONEY – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/top-10-recipients-of-madigan-money/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Chicago’s predatory funeral homes target homicide victims, cash in on taxpayer-funded expenses – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/23/chicagos-predatory-funeral-homes-target-homicide-victims-cash-in-on-taxpayer-funded-expenses.html

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Activists Increase Pressure on Leaders to Impeach Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53200
— Jeff Sessions Should Resign Before He Is Fired (DIERSEN: Should I have taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” before they succeeded in forcing me to take it?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53186
— Facebook Censors, Restores Comments By Conservative Group
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53188

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE SYSTEM FAILED MOLLIE TIBBETTS, IT’S TIME TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/the-system-failed-mollie-tibbetts-its-time-to-enforce-immigration-laws/

 

BREITBART
— Manufacturing Boom Secures Massive Wage Increases for American Workers in Peoria County – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/manufacturing-boom-secures-massive-wage-increases-for-american-workers-in-illinois-county/
— David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will cut you off.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/23/david-horowitz-visa-mastercard-cut-off-payments-to-my-think-tank-based-on-splc-hate-group-label/
— Donald Trump Tackles Murder, Expropriation of White Farmers in South Africa – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/donald-trump-tackles-murder-expropriation-of-white-farmers-in-south-africa/
— David Hogg’s Fans Scold Him for ‘Ageism’ Against Nancy Pelosi – Awr Hawkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/david-hoggs-fans-scold-him-ageism-nancy-pelosi/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The left has reinstated the blacklist. Free speech, beware. – Ed Brodow (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who blacklist me and b) about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-left-has-reinstated-the-blacklist.-free-speech-beware
— Karl Marx hated marriage, and Marxism is marriage’s enemy – David Solway
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/karl-marx-hated-marriage-and-marxism-is-marriages-enemy
— 10 reasons America is in more danger than ever – Frank Hawkins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-10-conditions-in-the-perfect-storm-approaching-america

 

POLITICO
— Trump accuses social media giants of ‘silencing millions of people’ – STEPHANIE MURRAY and CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to silence me? They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants officers, directors, employees, and members. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or the equal opportunity (no race or gender preference giving) planks.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/24/donald-trump-social-media-censorship-795381

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump learns the taste of betrayal.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/donald-trump-michael-cohen-white-house-loyalty/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Leading the Charge Against Political Disinformation Online – Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) they will tell you everything that you need to know and b) everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is “political disinformation.” I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/technology/fireeye-facebook-disinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE” Ever-increasingly employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/trump-immigration-business-leaders-economy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans Urge Embattled Incumbents to Speak Out on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/trump-cohen-impeachment.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Tweet, Trump Seems to Endorse Racist Narrative of South African Dispute.” Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Whites will demand that government seize all land owned by Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/trump-south-africa-land.html
— Treasury Issues Crackdown on State and Local Tax Workarounds – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/economy/treasury-income-tax-deductions.html
— Should These Tests Get a Failing Grade? – James Stewart (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/nyc-admissions-tests-shsat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Politics Took Over the Killing of Mollie Tibbetts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/mollie-tibbetts-republicans-immigration-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Critics fear Trump’s attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/critics-fear-trumps-attacks-are-doing-lasting-damage-to-the-justice-system/2018/08/23/67410ad4-a6fb-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Tech companies want to protect U.S. political candidates from Russian hackers ahead of the midterm elections, but could that free help count as an illegal campaign contribution? – AP (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that by my letting candidates read my emails, I am making illegal in-kind campaign contributions to them? But wait, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are WORTHLESS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/microsoft-hopes-to-protect-candidates-without-skirting-laws/2018/08/23/0c03b542-a6db-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— David Pecker, CEO of National Enquirer Publisher, Granted Immunity in Michael Cohen Case Publishing executive met with prosecutors to describe involvement of Cohen, Trump in hush-money deals to women ahead of 2016 election – Nicole Hong and Lukas I. Alpert (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have viciously punished me because I have included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid. They talk/act like they can slander me and otherwise harm me because I do not send out the emails to “make money.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pecker-granted-immunity-in-cohen-case-1535041976
— Lyft’s Co-Founder Wants to End Car Ownership – Greg Bensinger (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operative, and dupes are anti-car, if not filled with hatred of cars. They were especially furious when I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyfts-co-founder-wants-to-end-car-ownership-1535036100
— Dearth of a Salesman: Auto Dealers Struggle to Recruit, Retain Younger Workers Turnover is rising in showrooms as more millennials enter the workforce uninterested in selling cars – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-dealers-struggle-to-recruit-retain-younger-workers-1535016600
— A Half Century of ‘Liberal Media Bias’ The chaos at the 1968 Democratic convention changed American politics—and spurred a conservative backlash against the press that is still with us today – David Greenberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-half-century-of-liberal-media-bias-1535034293

 

BLOOMBERG
— E-Verify Laws Across Southern Red States Are Barely Enforced Even the most anti-immigration states don’t like cracking down on business. – Margaret Newkirk (DIERSEN: Where you live, how much money do activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican take from businesses that hire illegals? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-23/e-verify-laws-across-southern-red-states-are-barely-enforced

 

ECONOMIST
— Chicago is the second-biggest Lithuanian city Many of the first wave of immigrants slaved away in the stockyards (DIERSEN: My ancestors on my father’s side lived and worked in Chicago 1844-1854, but then they homesteaded a farm in Crete.)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/25/chicago-is-the-second-biggest-lithuanian-city

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lack of political power can actually make you sick – DANIEL ZINGALE (DIERSEN: How much political power do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that I have no political power because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They shout that if I had any political power, those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican would have come to my defense and I would still hold the aforesaid positions. They especially stress a) those Republican elected officials who represent/represented my precinct, b) past and present MTRCC officers, b) past and present DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, c) past and present Illinois Republican Party (IRP) 6th Congressional District State Central Committee members, and d) past and present IRP officers, National Committeemen, and National Committeewomen.)
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article217224825.html

 

FRESNO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-Americans glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/op-ed/article217176495.html

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— WOMEN PAY MORE THAN MEN FOR MORTGAGES A new study shows that unfair pricing by gender exists across different markets. – FRANCIE DIEP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had an unfair advantage in life, not only because I am a man, but a) because I am a draft avoider, b) because I am White, c) because I am Protestant, d) because I am German American, and e) because my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, they have always demanded that I pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes.)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/women-pay-more-than-men-for-deodorant-and-mortgages

 

ROLLING STONE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS WANT EVERYONE TO BE A STONER: Pot for the People: New Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Weed As federal agencies actively recruit veterans, a new bill would allow government employees to legally get the treatment that is proving helpful for PTSD and pain management: marijuana – MATT LASLO
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/new-bill-allow-federal-employees-access-weed-pot-714193/

 

GOVERNING
— California’s Unprecedented Plan to Tackle Fake Election News The state is launching an ambitious effort, along with tech companies, to monitor and remove disinformation on social media that could keep people from voting. – GRAHAM VYSE (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois who want this in Illinois want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they want they themselves to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. At a minimum, they would prohibit links to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-california-facebook-twitter-fake-news-russia-election.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $484,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/

August 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states like Illinois from skirting $10K cap – AP (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-acts-to-stop-high-tax-states-from-skirting-$10k-cap/4041456/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Pritzker Face Off in Southern Illinois Forum – Michelle Relerford
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Prtizker-Face-Off-in-Southern-Illinois-Forum-491512961.html
— VERY SAD: Ex-Governor, Once Against Casinos, Now Favors One in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ex-governor-once-against-casinos-now-favors-one-in-chicago-491530661.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man shot, killed while stopped at red light near University of Chicago campus
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-while-stopped-at-red-light-near-university-of-chicago-campus

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Alderman ‘lukewarm’ as they are briefed that pension borrowing could top $10B – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/10-billion-pension-borrowing-plan-chicago-aldermen-lukewarm-rahm-emanuel/
— Trump and Sessions trade slaps over Justice Department, politics, loyalty – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/trump-sessions-trade-slaps-justice-politics-loyalty/
— Former Ford Heights mayor Charles Griffin charged with stealing from the village
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charles-griffin-tom-dart-ford-heights-mayor-corruption/
— DNC now say hacking attempt was test from within – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-democratic-national-committee-hacking-bob-lord/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago aldermen briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan: “We said ‘What?'” – Gregory Pratt and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-pension-bonds-aldermen-20180823-story.html
— Medical GoFundMe campaigns are a symptom of a sick health insurance system – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal employees and their spouses have subsidized health insurance for life helped me endure tremendous efforts from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-gofundme-medical-health-shame-0824-20180823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff sends jail volunteers packing, has new plan to rehabilitate inmates – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/dupage-sheriff-sends-jail-volunteers-packing-has-new-plan-to-rehabilitate-inmates
— Antioch governor candidate given another 30 days to pay back child support – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/antioch-governor-candidate-given-another-30-days-to-pay-back-child-support
— Undocumented immigrant charged in Iowa woman’s slaying was a hardworking farmhand – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/undocumented-immigrant-charged-in-iowa-womans-slaying-was-a-hardworking-farmhand
— Democrats seek to keep focus on corruption, not impeachment – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want to focus on Trump and not on anything else.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180823/news/308239986/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. Chamber sees $4.3 billion Illinois hit from Trump’s tariffs The big business group argues that what America is losing is far greater than what it’s getting as a new wave of China tariffs sets in. – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-chamber-sees-43-billion-illinois-hit-trumps-tariffs

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Chicago-based federal judge to handle the Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180823/chicago-based-federal-judge-to-handle-aaron-schock-case

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Interest builds in possible replacement for State’s Attorney Milhiser – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180823/interest-builds-in-possible-replacement-for-states-attorney-milhiser

 

WSPY NEWS
— VERY SAD: Sandwich Tattoo Parlor Wants to Expand, Serve Alcohol and Offer Video Gambling – James Wyman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/sandwich-tattoo-parlor-wants-to-expand-serve-alcohol-and-offer/article_f89f4dd4-a4e8-11e8-bf22-67d8adc471cf.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Illinois Horse Racing Looks To Past Races To Secure Future – MARY HANSEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-horse-racing-looks-past-races-secure-future#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Smolenksi says 1-percent property tax cap an answer to exodus – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511542154-smolenksi-says-1-percent-property-tax-cap-an-answer-to-exodus

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Warrenville District 200 halts construction on school replacement, will let voters decide – Randy Tucker
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540586-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-halts-construction-on-school-replacement-will-let-voters-decide

 

CAPITOL FAX
— I don’t think this Rauner claim is true
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/i-dont-think-this-rauner-claim-is-true/

 

GOPUSA
— Farm that hired illegal alien accused in death of Tibbetts did not use E-Verify
http://www.gopusa.com/farm-that-hired-illegal-alien-accused-in-death-of-tibbetts-did-not-use-e-verify/
— Oprah Winfrey’s despicable ‘ShoutYourAbortion’ advocacy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53110
— Cuomo pardons 34th illegal alien to prevent deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats put those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time ahead of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/cuomo-pardons-34th-illegal-alien-to-prevent-deportation/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Warren On Mollie Tibbetts: Yeah, It Sucks She’s Dead, But Illegals At The Border Are More Important – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/23/sen-warren-on-mollie-tibbetts-yeah-it-sucks-shes-dead-but-illegals-at-the-b-n2512193

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA SHOCKED AFTER TRUMP DINGS COUNTRY FOR SEIZING WHITE FARMERS’ LAND – Chris White (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Whites in America what want government to seize everything that Whites own and turn it over to minorities. Anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have. Anti-Whites, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites. They promote hatred against those who are White, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/south-africa-donald-trump-zimbabwe-farmers/

 

THE HILL
— Sessions fires back at Trump Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Federal employment should not be improperly influenced by political considerations, but of course, it is. If I had been a Democrat, the federal government a) would not have taken any  adverse actions against me and b) would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403285-sessions-fires-back-at-trump-justice-will-not-be-improperly

 

ATLANTIC
— America’s Invisible Pot Addicts More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead. – ANNIE LOWREY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/americas-invisible-pot-addicts/567886/

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives says she’s ‘not surprised’ Gov. Bruce Rauner trails in poll – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-jeanne-ives-rauner-poll-20180822-story,amp.html
— You want to talk about separating families? Let’s talk about Mollie Tibbetts. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-mollie-tibbetts-john-kass-20180822-story.html
— AG candidates trade barbs over ties to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-20180822-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker clash at agriculture forum over Trump policies – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-governors-20180822-story.html
— Think you’re not judgmental? Think again. – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most judgmental people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-everyone-is-judgmental-about-something-st-0819-story.html
— E-filing should make Cook County courts more accessible. It doesn’t. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-efiling-cook-county-dorothy-brown-20180821-story.html
— Perks help retain theme park workers – Hugo Martin (DIERSEN: While the minimum wage was $1.25/hour while I washed dishes part-time in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, I was paid only $1.15/hour because meals were a perk.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180823/281990378378101

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog (DIERSEN: What if the RNC and the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee live blogged their meetings?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Illinois part of coalition blasting Trump’s coal plan, mulls lawsuits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/lisa-madigan-donald-trump-illinois-coal-lawsuits/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Everybody would be very poor’: Trump predicts stock market would crash if he were impeached – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/everybody-would-be-very-poor-trump-predicts-stock-market-would-crash-if-he-were-impeached
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose anything that discourages people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/elgin-letter-census-may-discriminate-against-immigrants
— Media coverage of Trump flaps gets overblown again – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/michael-reagan-media-coverage-of-trump-flaps-gets-overblown-again/1

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— That City Hall pension borrowing idea wins a noteworthy fan Citibank says “cheap seats” critics of Emanuel’s idea to borrow up to $10 billion to refinance city pension debt are wrong—and the idea could work. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-hall-pension-borrowing-idea-wins-noteworthy-fan
— O’Hare expansion gets financial boost under Duckworth plan The pending bipartisan amendment to an aviation bill would begin limited use of interest-rate subsidies for airport gate and runway projects. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ohare-expansion-gets-financial-boost-under-duckworth-plan

 

WTTW
— Why Chicago’s Hedging on a City-Owned Casino – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/22/why-chicago-s-hedging-city-owned-casino

 

TIMES
— Neighboring state rejects Illinois’ children – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/21/state-affairs-neighboring-state-rejects-illinois-children/awa4f52/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Killing spurs calls for stronger E-Verify system – JAMES Q. LYNCH
https://qctimes.com/news/killing-spurs-calls-for-stronger-e-verify-system/article_be1338d4-50df-5a05-b5c9-1bf128e0979a.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Pritzker talk taxes, ag in Normal – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-pritzker-talk-taxes-ag-in-normal/article_0c00c5ba-4136-55da-8569-96e145e80c24.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Corrigan Denounces NRA Link On Democratic Party Mailers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/corrigan-denounces-nra-link-on-democratic-party-mailers/

 

WSIL TV
— Down ballot races heating up as election day nears – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943468/down-ballot-races-heating-up-as-election-day-nears
— Truth Test: Pritzker attacks Rauner’s fiscal record – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943395/truth-test-pritzker-attacks-rauners-fiscal-record

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— AXELROD weighs in on gov race – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who are the nastiest politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the nastiest past and present politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/23/axelrod-weighs-in-on-govs-race-illinois-aclu-pokes-at-trump-wilsons-cash-give-away-called-legal-and-tension-in-35th-ward-race-300154
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Any consultant would say you’ve got to take the other guy down. It may be too late for him to project any sense of why the next four years would be any different than the last four years. That’s the question,” Axelrod said. “If he were to come back under these conditions, it would be one of the greatest political rehabilitation stories in Illinois history,” said Axelrod, who expects Rauner “to run brutal negative ads and hope he can knock Pritzker down to the point to pass him.” Axelrod said Rauner’s favorability numbers also need to rise in order for him to get out of his funk. The poll shows voters have a negative opinion of him by a 2-to-1 margin. Those numbers seem “almost impossible to surmount,” said Axelrod. “But impossible things happen in politics.” Told of Axelrod’s comments, Rauner spokesman Alex Browning responded, “Pundits and public polling were wrong about Bruce Rauner in 2014 and they’ll be wrong again in 2018. With Illinois’ future on the line, voters care about lowering taxes and fighting corruption, not polling and prop bets.”)

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Technology Coordinator – Part-Time
https://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/58350/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Nation enjoys longest-ever bull market, Illinoisans stuck with pension bear – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/nation-enjoys-longest-ever-bull-market-illinoisans-stuck-with-pension-bear/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Meet Illinois’ “It could be worse” bipartisan campaign donor class (DIERSEN: What does the “donor class” think of you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and operatives shout at the donor class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Should I write a book about members of the “donor class” who treat me like they believe my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511539293-meet-illinois-it-could-be-worse-bipartisan-campaign-donor-class

 

JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: Wirepoints.com and a coalition of conservative reform legislators and candidates joint press conference on pension reform.
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/videos/243989769654431/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers Pledge to Refuse Legislative Pension “It is a system that incentivizes career politicians”
https://mailchi.mp/794b50712144/conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension?e=985ad8c00b
–VIDEO: Wirepoints Pension Press Conference 8.22.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lqwuYJl0k&feature=youtu.be

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives and Axelrod on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/ives-and-axelrod-on-rauner/
— Rauner explains his biker pins in new campaign video
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/rauner-defends-his-biker-pins-in-new-campaign-video/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP HATERS AND THEIR DOUBLE STANDARDS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Trump haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-haters-and-their-double-standards/

 

BREITBART
— Lou Barletta: ‘How Many More Kate Steinles and Mollie Tibbetts’ Do Politicians Need Before They Stand Up to Protect Americans from Illegal Aliens? – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/lou-barletta-how-many-more-kate-steinles-mollie-tibbetts-politicians-need-before-stand-up-protect-americans-illegal-aliens/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN ILLINOIS FOR RAPING WOMEN AFTER ICE DETAINER NOT ENFORCED – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/illegal-alien-rape-ice/
— HERE’S HOW AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COULD SLIP THROUGH E-VERIFY SCREENING – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/how-an-illegal-immigrant-could-slip-through-e-verify-screening/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Was Accused of Offering Hush Money to Jeremiah Wright… and No One Cared – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/obama-was-accused-of-offering-hush-money-and-no-one-cared/

 

NUMBERS USA
— E-Verify Still the Most Effective Way to Deter Illegal Immigration – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/e-verify-still-most-effective-way-deter-illegal-immigration

 

FOX NEWS
— Arrest of illegal immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts murder fuels GOP calls to strengthen laws – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals give lots of money to politicians to pass laws that promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/arrest-illegal-immigrant-in-mollie-tibbetts-murder-fuels-gop-calls-to-strengthen-laws.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you have no future in Canada, and for that matter, you have no future in America.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/justin-trudeau-homosexuality-is-no-longer-about-tolerance-but-acceptance

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Meet the New Swamp, Same as the Old Swamp – CHRIS DEATON
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/manafort-cohen-trump-drained-the-swamp-only-so-he-could-refill-it

 

THE HILL
— Impeachment debate moves to center of midterm fight – MAX GREENWOOD AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 Republican primary election, in my precinct, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/403158-impeachment-debate-moves-to-center-of-midterm-fight?userid=3526

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— Loyal Democratic donors: We’re done with the DNC ‘until they get their act together’ – BEN WIEDER AND ADAM WOLLNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article217118220.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service – Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? Trump and I did. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for my avoiding the draft by getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/kevin-kwan-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-military.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” the best-selling novel on which the new hit film is based, never fulfilled his national service obligations in Singapore and could face a fine or potential prison term, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. The status of the author, Kevin Kwan, was revealed by the authorities one day after the film, which was largely set and filmed in Singapore, made its premiere there. Mr. Kwan did not attend the opening there, although the director, Jon M. Chu, and several of the film’s stars did. Mr. Kwan, 44, left Singapore when he was 11 and moved to Houston. Singapore requires all male citizens to perform two years of service in the military, the police or the civil defense force, generally starting at age 18. Singaporeans are not allowed to renounce their citizenship until they turn 21, and can face legal problems if they try to do so without fulfilling their national service. Some profiles of Mr. Kwan said he became an American citizen at age 18. But Singapore appears to have not given up its claims to him. The Ministry of Defense said Mr. Kwan’s application to renounce his citizenship in 1994 was rejected, as was a subsequent appeal. “Mr. Kwan has committed offenses under the Enlistment Act,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that he could face a fine of up to $7,300 and/or imprisonment of up to three years if convicted.)
— China’s Consumption Downgrade: Skip Avocados, Cocktails and Kids – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/business/china-consumer-downgrade.html
— Trump Knows Digital Ads Work. Why Don’t Democrats? The party’s campaigns are ignoring obvious opportunities to engage with voters. – Kendall Collins
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans-digital-ads.html
— Judge Orders Release of Long-Secret Report on Leaks From Starr Inquiry – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-ken-starr-report.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In fallout from Trump controversies, Republicans warn Democrats will seek his impeachment. Democratic candidates are avoiding the word. – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fallout-from-trump-controversies-republicans-warn-democrats-will-seek-his-impeachment-democratic-candidates-are-avoiding-the-word/2018/08/22/53917c44-a58e-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

— Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment. – Aaron C. Davis (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? I someone asked your critics/opponents why you were fired, what would they say? My critics/opponents would deny that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to retire when I was 49 years old because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason was that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-calls-this-white-house-defender-wonderful-he-was-fired-from-his-previous-job-for-sexual-harassment/2018/08/22/1d15ba48-a59a-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a photo of Mollie Tibbetts unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps count on illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbitts-murder-reignites-debate-over-immigrant-crime/1060792002/
— German firms weigh giving employees option of a 28-hour work week – Austin Davis (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had a 40-hour work week. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-employer, anti-employee, and anti-union.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/23/german-firms-consider-shorter-work-week-employees/1047483002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Promotion That Comes Without the Pay Raise More employers are handing out new job titles with extra responsibility but no bump in salary; here’s how to respond to that kind of offer – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What promotions have you gotten and when? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and that GAO promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-promotion-that-comes-without-the-pay-raise-1534944636
— Treasury Readies Its Punch Back at Blue States’ Workarounds on Tax Deduction Cap Rules are expected to block strategies used in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but similar credits in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina predate GOP tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-readies-its-punch-back-at-blue-states-workarounds-on-tax-deduction-cap-1534939200
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Cope When Undermined at Work – Joann Lublin (DIERSEN: Democrats always undermine Republicans. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who focused on undermining my work. I should write a book about them. Further, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs undermined my work while I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I should write a book about them too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/undermined-at-the-office-how-women-can-cope-with-mistreatment-from-female-colleagues-1534956915

 

BLOOMBERG
— What’s Holding Back Wages in America? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-22/what-s-holding-back-wages-in-america

 

NASDAQ
— Investors demand fat yields for Illinois’ $968 mln bonds – Reuters
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/investors-demand-fat-yields-for-illinois-968-mln-bonds-20180822-00882

 

KCUR
— Past Housing Discrimination Contributed To Wealth Gap Between Blacks And Whites In Kansas City – MICHELLE TYRENE JOHNSON (DIERSEN: If someone interested in buying a home in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois asked their realtor what the political trend was, what would that realtor say? Of course, Republicans would be discouraged from buying a home in an area that is trending Democrat. But would Democrats be encouraged to buy a home in an area that is trending Democrat? Almost always, homes in areas trending Democrat lose value.)
http://www.kcur.org/post/past-housing-discrimination-contributed-wealth-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-kansas-city#stream/0

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society honors first African-American female CPA – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, few of whom had taken the CPA examination, let alone passed it, were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. Only about 20% pass all four parts of the examination on their first attempt. My passing the examination frustrated their efforts to paint me as being lazy and stupid. It frustrated their promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females over me who had not taken the examination, let alone passed all four of its parts on their first attempt.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-honors-first-african-american-female-cpa-mary-washington-wylie

 

SENTINEL
— Corvette show rolls into Carlisle this weekend – Tammie Gitt
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/corvette-show-rolls-into-carlisle-this-weekend/article_b18849fb-f7a8-5379-9632-2d9fbcd5e5bb.html
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/multimedia/photo_galleries/photos-setup-begins-for-corvettes-at-carlisle/collection_d02553f4-198d-5c2a-87e1-6e062e4b58cb.html#1

 

DESERET NEWS
— Know what the Harp Twins are good at? Everything, but especially Iron Maiden covers – Lottie Peterson Johnson
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028951/know-what-the-harp-twins-are-good-at-everything-but-especially-iron-maiden-covers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the similarities don’t end there. Both graduated with honors from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois in harp performance, have competed multiple times at Junior Olympic swimming events, are trained horseback riders and skilled in rifle marksmanship. But when it comes to their differences, the twins don’t have many answers.)

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump: Michael Cohen Flipping Against Me Should Almost Be Made Illegal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have flipped against me. They talk and/or act like my critics/opponents had promised them a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-michael-cohen-flipping-against-me-should-almost-be-made-illegal

 

FED WEEK
— GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated the following as being misconduct: a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, d) failing/refusing to help them get rid of employees because they were draft avoiders, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, and e) being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-stresses-prevention-along-with-punishment-on-misconduct/
— Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use “merit pay” a) to retain and promote their employees who are Democrat and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/record-spotty-on-merit-pay-mspb-says-but-failure-not-inevitable/
— Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO (DIERSEN: Disciplinary actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me included forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat IRS superiors tool against me included not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me included forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/orders-will-impact-disciplinary-choices-says-gao/

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity call you anti-LGBTQ if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. While I worked for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff 1976-1980, my desk mate was openly gay.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/anti-lgbtq-congressman-wife-indicted-numerous-campaign-finance-violations

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump’s lesbian pick for judiciary enjoys bipartisan support, breezy hearing – Chris Johnson (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/22/trumps-lesbian-pick-for-judiciary-enjoys-bipartisan-support-breezy-hearing/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago ordinance recognizes ‘chosen family’ – Kim L. Hunt and Melissa Josephs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work to destroy the traditional family.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-ordinance-recognizes-chosen-family/63860.html

August 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Candidates in Illinois 6th District meet with Tribune editorial board – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidates-in-illinois-6th-district-meet-with-tribune-editorial-board/4032838/
— DNC says it thwarted hacking attempt on its voter database
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-says-it-thwarted-hacking-attempt-on-its-voter-database/4030993/

 

WBBM 780
— Rep. Roskam, Challenger Casten Debate Trump, Taxes
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rep-roskam-challenger-casten-debate-trump-taxes

 

WLS AM
— Roskam, Casten spar over immigration, President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/22/roskam-casten-spar-over-immigration-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Edgar wants Rauner to sign bills a) that encourage people to come to America illegally, b) that encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) that encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/rauner-immigration-bills-jim-edgar/
— Days from mandatory retirement age, fire commissioner loses bid to stay on job – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mandatory-retirement-age-fire-commissioner-jose-santiago-shown-the-door-rahm-emanuel/
— Amid skepticism, aldermen to be briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chief-financial-officer-brief-aldermen-10-billion-pension-bond-borrowing-plan-taxes/
— CPS reviewing Bronzeville principal’s barring kids from dressing ‘provocatively’ – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-investigating-king-high-school-dress-code-barring-dressing-provocatively-sexual-abuse/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Mollie Tibbetts’ murder.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/cristhian-bahena-rivera-mollie-tibbetts-kidnapping-murder-immigration-donald-trump-iowa/
— #MeToo movement must condemn sexual abuse, no matter who’s involved – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/metoo-movement-asia-argento-sexual-assault-actor-se-cupp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump puts the coal industry ahead of your health.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-environmental-regulations-coal-industry-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Deal him in: Decades later, ‘Gov. No-No’ now says ‘yes, yes’ to Chicago casino – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-gov-jim-edgar-supports-chicago-casino-racetracks/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says Trump isn’t Abe Lincoln, Sean Casten calls president a ‘walking disaster’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-il6-tribune-20180821-story.html
— Mexican man charged in slaying of Mollie Tibbetts slaying worked under fake name – AP (DIERSEN: One should expect that all illegals use fake names.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mollie-tibbetts-murder-20180822-story.html
— Mayoral hopeful did not break state law by giving out thousands in cash, checks: hearing officer – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-willie-wilson-cash-giveaway-election-law-ruling-20180822-story.html
— Protest organizers announce route for planned Kennedy Expressway shutdown – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-protest-kennedy-airport-shutdown-20180822-story.html
— CPS board votes to bar communication between students, teachers on personal devices – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-teacher-student-social-media-vote-20180822-story.html
— Wilmette mom investigated for letting 8-year-old walk dog around the block. ‘For something like this to happen to me, there’s something really wrong.’ – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: How soon will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see someone delivering Republican campaign literature door-to-door? In your municipality, if the aforesaid happened, who would your mayor side with?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-leaving-kids-alone-moms-shamed-20180820-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Iowa case.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/politicians-target-immigration-law-after-arrest-in-iowa-case
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Cohen’s plea and Manafort’s verdict mean for Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/qampa-what-cohens-plea-and-manaforts-verdict-mean-for-trump
— Cook GOP chairman Sean Morrison to speak in Schaumburg Aug. 25
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/cook-gop-chairman-to-speak-in-schaumburg-aug-25

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Lock him up! Illinois GOP in trouble as Trump woes multiply. A president who promised to drain the Washington swamp seems to have filled it with his own alligators as Mueller zeroes in. That means trouble for local Republicans.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lock-him-illinois-gop-trouble-trump-woes-multiply

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis should address questions about former aide – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-22/editorial-davis-should-address-questions-about-former-aide.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— BGA’s Fact-Check Corrupts The Terms ‘Fact-Check’ And ‘Corrupt’ – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/bgas-fact-check-corrupts-the-terms-fact-check-and-corrupt/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Williamson County commissioner expects political retaliation after gun referendum fails to get on ballot – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511535675-williamson-county-commissioner-expects-political-retaliation-after-gun-referendum-fails-to-get-on-ballot

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Loses Suit to Void Local 150 Contract Signed by Predecessor Bob Miller after GOP Primary Election Loss
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/22/algonquin-township-road-commissioner-andrew-gasser-loses-suit-void-local-150-contract-signed-predecessor-bob-miller/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No More Tax Dollars for the Planned Parenthood Chop Shop – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/no-more-tax-dollars-for-the-planned-parenthood-chop-shop/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TIBBETTS’ FAMILY GRIEF PREVENTABLE, IMMIGRATION GROUP SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/tibbetts-family-grief-preventable-immigration-group-says.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: DISASTROUS PITFALLS OF A POROUS SOUTHERN BORDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorneroneil-disastrous-pitfalls-of-a-porous-southern-border.html
— MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS ENDORSE RAUNER, SCOLD CRITICS FOR MOCKING GUV’S RIDING GEAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-abate-endorses-rauner.html
— NFIB RANKS ILLINOIS WITH HIGH GRADES ON LATEST SCORECARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/nfib-scores-illinois-legislature.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE president takes offense at Pritzker ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/22/abate-president-takes-offense-at-pritzker-ad/

 

FOX NEWS
— Farm that hired Cristhian Rivera, Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer, did not use E-Verify system, official says – Lucia Suarez Sang (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbetts-murder-suspect-illegal-immigrant-cristhian-rivera-allegedly-passed-e-verify-system.html

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Represents What Liberals ‘Hate About America, Which Is Americans’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Trump? Trump and I are both Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and draft avoiders. He is a federal employee now and I was one for almost 30 years.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/22/exclusive-ann-coulter-trump-represents-what-liberals-hate-about-america-which-is-americans/

 

GOPUSA
— America is Venezuela with Democrats in charge
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53011
— Crash: Mexican national uses knife to commandeer Greyhound bus
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52975
— San Francisco: Straws Banned, Needles Free!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52893
— Donald Trump rips ESPN for not televising national anthem at NFL games
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53054

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK TIMES DELETES IMMIGRATION STATUS OF MOLLIE TIBBETTS’S KILLER FROM HEADLINE – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/new-york-times-mollie-tibbetts-headline/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Politicians Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28595

 

CBS NEWS
— Man charged in Mollie Tibbetts death didn’t go through E-Verify – IRINA IVANOVA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/farm-worker-charged-in-mollie-tibbetts-death-didnt-go-through-e-verify/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Food Stamp Farce State evasions show the need for new work requirements. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-food-stamp-farce-1534979697

 

NASDAQ
— McDonald’s Sets Global Goal to Reduce Barriers to Employment for Two Million Youth; Invests $2 Million in Chicago’s Workforce (DIERSEN: What did you do to overcome barriers to employment? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/mcdonalds-sets-global-goal-to-reduce-barriers-to-employment-for-two-million-youth-invests-2-millio-20180822-00568

August 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 120+ attended Bob Berlin’s outstanding fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton Tuesday evening, August 21, 2018. Attendees included Birkett, Boltz, Bucholz, Cronin, Dieden, Eckhoff, Grasso, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinsella, Krajewski, C. & A. LeVan, Marquardt, McCluskey, Mendrick, Olsen, Rosenblum, Jim Ryan Jr., Skuarka, Thomas, Valle, Wagner, Walsh, Wilson, and Zay. Event sponsors included Elsner, McMahon, and Jim Ryan Jr. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Mollie Tibbetts case: Man in country illegally charged with murder, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/man-in-country-illegally-charged-with-mollie-tibbetts-murder/4018080/
— Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty, implicates Trump in hush-money scheme – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ex-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-implicates-trump-in-hush-money-scheme/4020074/
— Chicago foreign policy advisor to Trump George Papadopoulos plans guilty plea in lying case – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-foreign-policy-advisor-to-trump-plans-guilty-plea-in-lying-case/4022448/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Leads Rauner in New NBC News Poll The results suggest Pritzker is ahead by 16 points, getting support from 46 percent of registered voters in the state to Rauner’s 30 percent. – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Leads-Rauner-in-New-NBC-News-Poll-491399221.html

 

CBS2
— Terra Costa Howard Attacks Rep. Peter Breen’s Pro-Life Views – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/21/terra-costa-howard-attacks-rep-peter-breens-pro-life-views/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/president-trump-s-former-lawyer-michael-cohen-in-talks-to-strike-plea-deal-sources-say
— Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found guilty of 8 charges – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/jury-in-paul-manafort-trial-enters-4th-day-of-deliberations

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— NBC/Marist poll: Pritzker up by 16, Rauner 2-to-1 unfavorable rating – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-rauner-new-poll-20180821-story.html
— Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme, campaign finance violations – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-michael-cohen-plea-deal-fraud-case-20180821-story.html
— Jury finds Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, guilty on 8 of 18 counts – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-paul-manafort-trial-20180821-story.html
— Man in U.S. illegally charged with murder in missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts’ death – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-missing-iowa-student-found-20180821-story.html
— Better answers, please! Our candidates for governor are ducking questions and falling short – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-pritzker-budget-taxes-governor-0822-20180821-story.html
— Trump throws coal plants a lifeline, but Illinois among states showing no signs of turning back – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-coal-plant-regulations-illinois-20180821-story.html
— While we focus on Trump, the left devours itself with emotion – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-john-brennan-john-kass-20180821-story.html
— The problem? Our politicians have no idea how the internet works – Catherine Rampell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who proudly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they do not read emails, b) that they do not use Google, c) that they do not visit websites, and/or d) that they do not use the internet. The aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that the Democrats in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois learn everything that they know about what Republicans were doing by reading my emails. My critics/opponents want everyone to know only what they tell them, no more and no less.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-internet-politicians-luddite-twitter-cyberpolicy-0822-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— TV news poll shows Pritzker leading Rauner by 16 points – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nbc-news-poll-pritzker-leading-rauner-16-points-governors-race/
— Trump: Manafort a ‘good man’ caught up in ‘witch hunt, and it’s a disgrace’ – Matthew Barakat, Chad Day and Eric Tucker
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/paul-manafort-fraud-trial-robert-mueller-russian-election-interference-jury-note/
— Ex-Trump ‘fixer’ Cohen pleads guilty to paying hush money to Stormy Daniels – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/michael-cohen-donald-trump-raid-fraud-case-plea-deal/
— Chicago is a tale of two cities, no matter what Rahm might say – David Cherry and Ira Acree
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chicago-tale-cities-rahm-emanuel-ira-acree-david-cherry/
— DNC members arrive in Chicago to talk midterms, 2020 convention
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Convicted judge Jessica Arong O’Brien faces bid to knock her off ballot – Jon Seidel
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180822/


DAILY HERALD
— State police investigating Lake County Board chairman Aaron Lawlor’s finances – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/state-police-investigating-lake-county-board-chairmans-finances
— Get rid of procurement cards for elected officials – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180821/get-rid-of-procurement-cards-for-elected-officials
— After Cohen’s guilty plea, Trump attacks Manafort conviction – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/after-cohens-guilty-plea-trump-attacks-manafort-conviction
— Glen Ellyn District 41 seeking nearly $400 average property tax increase – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/glen-ellyn-district-41-seeking-nearly-400-average-property-tax-increase-

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Aaron Schock seeks to move his corruption trial to Peoria – Andy Kravetz
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/aaron-schock-seeks-to-move-his-corruption-trial-to-peoria/article_4ec65e21-6492-59e7-8a9e-3d786749a4b7.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood visits CVS to check out medicine disposal unit used to fight opioid epidemic – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180822/lahood-visits-cvs-to-check-out-medicine-disposal-unit-used-to-fight-opioid-epidemic#//

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Rauner shares views, Illinois residents express concerns Rauner’s ‘Fight for What’s Right’ tour stops in Shelbyville – Kennedy Nolen
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/gov-rauner-shares-views-illinois-residents-express-concerns/article_5f238c4b-e369-5f37-921a-77fa961eb20e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New legislation to help keep Illinois students in state – Senait Gebregiorgis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, because Democrats run all the colleges in Illinois, if you earn a degree from a college in Illinois, you are presumed to be a Democrat. Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If I had attended or earned degrees from conservative colleges, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-legislation-to-help-keep-illinois-students-in-state

 

WJBC
— State leaders aim to curb Illinois’ college brain drain
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/08/21/state-leaders-aim-to-curb-illinois-college-brain-drain/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner is less popular than President Donald Trump. Thirty percent of Illinoisans have a favorable view of Trump, according to the NBC News/Marist poll, compared with Rauner’s 26 percent. Pritzker is at 38 percent in the poll. How Trump supporters lean. The poll notes that 58% of Trump voters in Cook County support Pritzker, vs. 21 percent for Rauner. More interesting, 43 percent of central/downstate Trump voters say they’ll vote for Pritzker, vs. 33 percent supporting Rauner. The fallout: A top of the ticket blowout could have serious down-ballot implications, especially for central and downstate congressional and state legislative races. Good example: Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost in the 12th or U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in the 13th District.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/22/stunning-poll-shows-pritzker-clobbering-rauner-emanuel-ad-links-mccarthy-to-trump-and-impeachment-talk-sets-in-299868

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Taxpayer-Financed Giveaways Resolution Sent Back to Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/22/jack-franks-taxpayer-financed-giveaways-resolution-sent-back-committee/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State House candidate Khouri hopes to repeat budget-trimming feat statewide – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511539737-state-house-candidate-khouri-hopes-to-repeat-budget-trimming-feat-statewide

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS (DIERSEN: People who come to America illegally, people who stay in America illegally, and/or people who bring other people to America illegally are not immigrants, they are criminals. Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, encourage people to stay in America illegally, and encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/a-nation-of-immigrants.html
— BRITAIN’S INABILITY TO HANDLE LAST YEAR’S FLU SEASON SHOWS PERILS OF SOCIALIZED MEDICINE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/britains-inability-to-handle-last-years-flu-season-shows-perils-of-socialized-medicine.html
— VENEZUELA ON THE VERGE OF HUMANITARIAN COLLAPSE. THE CULPRIT? SOCIALISM.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/venezuela-on-the-verge-of-humanitarian-collapse-the-culprit-socialism.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— NBC Poll: Pritzker leads Rauner by 16 points
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/nbc-poll-pritzker-leads-rauner-by-16-points/
— Should Illinois political reporters now refer to the state Democratic Party as JB Pritzker’s party?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/question-of-the-day-2728/

 

FOX NEWS
— Tibbetts slaying becomes immigration debate lightning rod
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/fox-news-first-tibbetts-slaying-becomes-immigration-debate-lightning-rod-trump-in-legal-peril-after-cohen-deal.html
— Border Patrol stops caravan of 128 illegal immigrants from entering US – Lukas Mikelionis
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/border-patrol-stops-caravan-128-illegal-immigrants-from-entering-us.html
— MS-13 gang member, in US illegally, pleads guilty in brutal quadruple killing – Lukas Mikelionis
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/ms-13-gang-member-in-us-illegally-pleads-guilty-in-brutal-quadruple-killing.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Iowa Murder Shows Our Immigration Laws Are ‘Disgrace’- Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mollie-tibbetts-illegals-criminal-alien-border-security/2018/08/21/id/878103/

 

GOPUSA
— South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms
http://www.gopusa.com/south-africa-begins-seizing-white-owned-farms/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PRESIDENT TRUMP: ‘I’D RATHER HAVE FAKE NEWS LIKE CNN’ THAN HAVE UNPOPULAR OPINIONS CENSORED – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they publish or bless. They belittle/dismiss/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and they glorify and praise articles that I do not include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, my critics/opponents are frustrated/mad/furious when I include links to their articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/21/president-trump-cnn-censorship/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trudeau sides with illegals. Who you side with says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. Who you oppose says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. Those who oppose me promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/21/trudeau-criticizes-heckler-concerned-about-illegal-immigration-says-some-people-are-on-a-dangerous-path/
— TRUMP: MOST FEMINIST PRESIDENT EVER? THE TRUMP WOMEN SOUND OFF – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/20/trump-most-feminist-president-ever-the-trump-women-sound-off/

 

BLAZE
— Drag Queen Story Time for toddlers is coming to one of the most conservative cities in Louisiana – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats succeed in bringing “Drag Queen Story Time” to your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/21/drag-queen-story-time-for-toddlers-is-coming-to-one-of-the-most-conservative-cities-in-louisiana

 

TOWNHALL
— We Must Call Them Regressives, Not Progressives – Joy Overbeck
https://townhall.com/columnists/joyoverbeck/2018/08/22/we-must-call-them-regressives-not-progressives-n2511890

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Progressive Delusions – Thomas O’Malley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/progressive_delusions.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Instructor tries to quarantine gun owners in back of class – Frances Floresca (DIERSEN: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11241

 

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Can America ever come together again? – PAT BUCHANAN (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want America to come together again. Democrats want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/13997180-74/pat-buchanan-can-america-ever-come-together-again

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigration leads to 2,200 deaths, 118,000 rapes, 138,000 assaults – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/report-illegal-immigration-leads-to-2-200-deaths-118-000-rapes-138-000-assaults

 

THE HILL
— Russian hackers turn on anti-Kremlin conservatives – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/402938-russian-hackers-turn-on-anti-kremlin-conservatives?rnd=1534892613/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) side with illegals against Americans and b) side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/us/mollie-tibbetts-missing-iowa-student-murder-suspect/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Poll: Democrat leads expensive race for Illinois governor Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker leads incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner by 16 points, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. – Mark Murray
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-democrat-leads-expensive-race-illinois-governor-n902616

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook Identifies New Political Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections – Sheera Frenkel and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/technology/facebook-political-influence-midterms.html
— Why Prosperity Has Increased but Happiness Has Not Our well-being is local and relative — if you live in a struggling area and your status is slipping, even if you are relatively comfortable, you are probably at least a bit miserable. – Jonathan Rauch (DIERSEN: Every year that goes by, the negative impact of my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old grows greater.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/opinion/happiness-inequality-prosperity-.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illegal Immigrant Charged With Murder of Missing Iowa Student Authorities say suspect led them to a body believed to be that of Mollie Tibbetts – Joe Barrett and Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murder-in-case-of-missing-iowa-student-1534894935
— Facebook Pulls Accounts Tied to Political Misinformation Campaign Facebook said purged accounts originated in Iran and Russia – Deepa Seetharaman and Dustin Volz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-pulls-652-fake-accounts-engaged-in-coordinated-influence-campaign-1534896500
— Welcome Students, Let’s Talk About Confederate Statues In the South, colleges grapple with historical markers; Silent Sam falls at UNC – Cameron McWhirter and Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: What more will colleges do to attract students who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-students-lets-talk-about-confederate-statues-1534930202
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Affluent Americans continue to show confidence in the economy, boosting spending on homes, designer clothing and other luxury products – Laura Kusisto and Harriet Torry (DIERSEN: To be “affluent,” how high does your income and net worth need to be? While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being undeservedly filthy rich. They stressed the money that I spent on new cars, tuition, real estate, collector cars, etc. They stressed the money that I saved for retirement. They always used the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was overpaid, b) that I should not have been promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, or 1986, and c) that I should be forced to take early retirement. They hinted/implied/agued/shouted that they had less money a) because they did not avoid the draft, b) because they did not marry someone who had income, and/or c) because they had children. However, overwhelmingly, they spent far more money on “immediate pleasures” than I did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/toll-brothers-profit-jumps-as-buyers-continue-spending-on-luxury-homes-1534858353
— FRONT PAGE: No Cats, No Sleepovers: Boomers Become Housemates Living with housemates is challenging—and it doesn’t get easier with age; ‘not in my house.’ ‘People of Similar Sensibilities Sharing Living Quarters’ – Christina Rexrode and Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-cats-no-sleepovers-boomers-become-housemates-1534868115
— Today, Truth Itself Can’t Be Taken for Granted Polarization has put the reliability of facts in doubt. But nations rest on shared beliefs. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news and commentary that is true is the news and commentary that they publish or bless. They belittle/dismiss/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and they glorify and praise articles that I do not include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, my critics/opponents are frustrated/mad/furious when I include links to their articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/today-truth-itself-cant-be-taken-for-granted-1534892638
— Let Taxpayers Pay the Minimum Wage Employers shouldn’t bear the brunt of redistributive policy. – David Neumark
https://www.wsj.com/articles/let-taxpayers-pay-the-minimum-wage-1534892582
— The Media Fesses Up To its credit, the New York Times mentions the press’s role in fanning racial angst. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-fesses-up-1534892606

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s War Against Blue States His administration’s erratic policies are part of a clear pattern. – Paula Dwyer
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/trump-s-war-against-blue-states

 

FORBES
— Are Employers Ready For Old Employees? – Elizabeth Bauer (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that the federal government will waste their careers and get rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2018/08/21/are-employers-ready-for-old-employees/#27e286b2de23

 

USA TODAY
— If Democrats embrace socialism to get away from Donald Trump, they can kiss the midterms goodbye – Jon Gabriel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2018/08/21/democrats-moving-left-trump-socialism-lose-midterm-elections-column/1049990002/

 

CATO
— Results from the 2018 Libertarianism vs. Conservatism Post-Debate Survey – EMILY EKINS (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between Libertarianism and Conservatism.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/results-2018-libertarianism-vs-conservatism-post-debate-survey

 

NEWSWEEK
— MOST RUSSIANS THINK LGBT ‘PROPAGANDA’ AIMS TO DESTROY TRADITIONAL VALUES: STATE POLL – DAMIEN SHARKOV (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.newsweek.com/most-russians-think-lgbt-propaganda-will-destroy-traditional-values-state-1082616

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— The First Official Russian Pride Parade Was Banned Before it Occurred – Victor M Rocha (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity oppose Russia.)
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/first-official-russian-pride-parade-was-banned-it-occured

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Quigley urges voter participation in ‘Trans Talk’ – Bronson Pettitt
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Quigley-urges-voter-participation-in-Trans-Talk/63852.html
— Rally on 50th Anniversary of Chicago ’68 Democratic Convention Aug. 25
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Rally-on-50th-Anniversary-of-Chicago-68-Democratic-Convention-Aug-25/63837.html
— Attorney General Lisa Madigan urges HUD to retain rules on fair housing
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Attorney-General-Lisa-Madigan-urges-HUD-to-retain-rules-on-fair-housing/63834.html

August 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says immigration issue will help GOP in midterms – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-immigration-midterms-adrian-anzaldua-ice-perfect-english-border/
— Support for school choice growing among Republicans: poll – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/school-choice-vouchers-betsy-devos-republicans-democrats/
— States move quickly to tap into money for election security – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/midterm-elections-security-russian-hacking-interference-voter-registration-cybersecurity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses Hispanic immigrants to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-confronting-the-heart-of-republican-fear-over-ice-cream-in-highwood/
— New Emanuel ad tries — again — to tie McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani/
— Kavanaugh tells senator Roe v. Wade is settled law – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-susan-collins-roe-wade-settled-establised-law-supreme-court/
— Trump moves to dramatically cut regulation of coal power – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-barack-obama-coal-power-cut-regulation-rolls-back-epa/
— Microsoft discovers more Russian hacking ahead of midterms – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/microsoft-discovers-more-russian-hacking-ahead-of-midterms/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump throws coal plants a lifeline, but Illinois among states showing no signs of turning back – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-coal-plant-regulations-illinois-20180821-story.html
— New Rahm Emanuel attack ad ties Garry McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani, but takes liberties – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-attack-ad-20180821-story.html
— Sen. Collins said Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh sees Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’ – Elise Viebeck, Gabriel Pogrund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-collins-kavanaugh-roe-wade-20180821-story.html
— Researchers identify the most sexist places in America – Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-america-most-sexist-places-20180821-story.html
— DuPage Forest Preserve Board member Linda Painter has concerns about warehouse proposed near Waterfall Glen – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-darien-truck-warehouse-tl-0823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes identify as being false a) articles that they disagree with and b) articles written by people who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180821/facebook-is-rating-the-trustworthiness-of-its-users
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook developed its reputation assessments as part of its effort against fake news, Tessa Lyons, the product manager who is in charge of fighting misinformation, said in an interview. The company, like others in tech, has long relied on its users to report problematic content — but as Facebook has given people more options, some users began falsely reporting items as untrue, a new twist on information warfare that it had to account for. It’s “not uncommon for people to tell us something is false simply because they disagree with the premise of a story or they’re intentionally trying to target a particular publisher,” said Lyons. Users’ trustworthiness score between zero and one isn’t meant to be an absolute indicator of a person’s credibility, Lyons said, nor is there is a single unified reputation score that users are assigned. Rather, the score is one measurement among thousands of new behavioral clues that Facebook now takes into account as it seeks to understand risk. Facebook is also monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. It is unclear what other criteria Facebook measures to determine a user’s score, whether all users have a score, and in what ways they’re used.)
— Poll shows support for charter schools, vouchers is growing – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180821/business/308219997/
— Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at Hilton Head resort – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/alligator-kills-woman-trying-to-protect-her-dog-at-hilton-head-resort

 

ABC7
— Microsoft alleges more Russian attacks ahead of midterm elections – KARMA ALLEN
https://abc7chicago.com/microsoft-alleges-more-russian-attacks-ahead-of-midterm-elections/4017536/

 

NBC5
— Hillary Clinton Stepping Back Into the Fray to Fundraise for Democrats This Fall Republican officials welcome her involvement, hoping to tie her to Democrats running in places that lean Republican
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Hillary-Clinton-Fundraising-Democrats-Fall-2018-491348261.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poe’s firm provides big rig to Rauner campaign – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180821/bernard-schoenburg-poes-firm-provides-big-rig-to-rauner-campaign

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Nominees selected to fill out three vacancies on Champaign County Board – Tim Mitchell
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-21/nominees-selected-fill-out-three-vacancies-champaign-county-board.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Ways and Means Committee, including Roskam, releases report on Medicare
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/16/ways-and-means-committee-including-roskam-releases-report-on-medicare/aoobezd/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner rallies Republican supporters with BBQ, barbs in Decatur stop – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-rallies-republican-supporters-with-bbq-barbs-in-decatur-stop/article_85591b48-5794-5615-ab1a-482e5dfdbb0a.html
— Decatur council doubles video gambling license fee to $500 per machine – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-council-doubles-video-gambling-license-fee-to-per-machine/article_ccab565c-5fd5-5e4d-a8c5-3b930d0132f4.html

 

WGLT
— Harold: Attorney General Can’t ‘Choose Winners and Losers’ In Business – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/harold-attorney-general-cant-choose-winners-and-losers-business#stream/0

 

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— The long struggle to get a vote on video gambling – Brian Kuhr
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/8-21-2018/The-long-struggle-to-get-a-vote-on-video-gambling/

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Jan Shaw to CUSD 200 taxpayers
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/08/jan-shaw-to-cusd-200-taxpayers/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage voters to weigh in on proposal to raise property taxes 50 percent to pay off pension debt – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511539804-dupage-voters-to-weigh-in-on-proposal-to-raise-property-taxes-50-percent-to-pay-off-pension-debt

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP PENSIONERS HAVE COLLECTED NEARLY $300M OVER PAST 20 YEARS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-township-pensioners-have-collected-nearly-300m-over-past-20-years/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Carlinville’s Atty Dan Schuering claims Edgar County Watchdogs are Political Terrorists – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/carlinvilles-atty-dan-schuering-claims-edgar-county-watchdogs-are-political-terrorists/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ attorney general candidates trade jabs about public corruption, debates – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-trade-jabs-about-public-corruption-debates/article_87a9f53c-a4ae-11e8-864f-db93b6f59757.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Miller-Walsh slammed for “scrubbed” Facebook page
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rep-miller-walsh-slammed-for-scrubbed-facebook-page/
— Rauner: On the (same) road again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/on-the-same-road-again/
— Barickman: “We don’t get to earn the right to govern simply by saying Madigan is the boogeyman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/barickman-we-dont-get-to-earn-the-right-to-govern-simply-by-saying-madigan-is-the-boogeyman/
— Rauner on Quincy veterans home: “Occasionally some things stumble here or there”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home-occasionally-some-things-stumble-here-or-there/

 

GOPUSA
— David Hogg turns on ‘older’ Dems; they ‘won’t move the f– off the plate and let us take control’ (DIERSEN: Would Hogg support “up-or-out” rules, for example, you are out if you are not elected to a) local office by age 25, b) county office by age 30, c) state office by age 35, d) federal office by age 40, and e) U.S. President by age 45?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52902
— 58 shot, 7 dead: Chicago top cop says, ‘We can only do so much’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52911

 

THE HILL
— Jury convicts Manafort on eight felony counts – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402125-manafort-guilty
— Republicans blast party’s strategy for keeping House majority – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402897-republicans-blast-partys-strategy-for-keeping-house-majority