September 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘Keep Chicago out of your lying mouth’; in presidential debate reaction, Lightfoot calls out Trump for gun violence comment Trump used Chicago as an example of a Democratic-led city full of violence
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-to-trump-keep-chicago-out-of-your-lying-mouth/6671765/
— Changes to be announced after night of bitter on-stage clashes between Trump, Biden – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/debate-changes-coming-after-chaotic-1st-night-commission-says/6673754/

NBC5
— A Lesson From Trump Taxes: an Underfunded IRS Is Outmatched The IRS has tended to pursue taxpayers of modest means more aggressively than they have high-powered businesspeople – Marcy Gordon and Paul Wiseman (DIERSEN: Virtually all, if not all IRS employees are Democrats. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step-1-3 levels, currently $101,176-$107,922/year. Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1977 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” 1974-1977. SEE GAO DECISION: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866 During the 1970s, IRS purposely kept its definition of “commuting area” vague so that it could use it to punish or to reward its employees. When my IRS Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, they used an extremely broad definition of “commuting area” for its downtown Chicago office to disallow my partial day per diem claims. They hinted/implied/argued that my partial day per diem claims were fraudulent. Needless-to-say, that ended my IRS career. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/a-lesson-from-trump-taxes-an-underfunded-irs-is-outmatched/2347076/

CBS2
— Judge Tells Indiana To Count Ballots Mailed By Election Day
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/30/judge-tells-indiana-to-count-ballots-mailed-by-election-day/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Far-right extremist group ‘Proud Boys’ celebrates after Trump callout during debate – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/far-right-extremist-group-proud-boys-celebrates-after-trump-callout-during-debate

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: State finances bleak with or without ‘fair’ tax adoption – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-fair-tax-st-1001-20200930-qydo6z3qrfhazk2fptkun2ikuq-story.html
— How the census delay could hand control of Illinois redistricting to the GOP – CHRISTOPHER Z. MOONEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-census-coronavirus-redistricting-illinois-20200929-kzvquucrwvai7gubina33ul54y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled, Trump-hating, Trump-haters call you a White supremacist: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, overweight/obese, Republican, Protestant, German American, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-proud-boys-white-supremacy-20200930-bg5hrilhfzd3dh6gqpnslump4e-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-white-supremacists-proud-boys-20200930-7ron777sfjgg5bbxszutte2moe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Debate made clear the gravest threat to the election is Trump himself.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-trump-debate-election-analysis-20200930-w5wzlqe6fjhwdg3qvrjhvukw2a-story.html
— Early voting kicks off Thursday in Chicago, suburban Cook County later in October – JOHN BYRNE and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-early-voting-starts-20200930-whsiuc2x2zez7lyr5dhr2nxhxy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Evanston City Council designates street in front of high school as Black Lives Matter Way – GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-black-lives-matter-way-eths-tl-1001-20200930-mqw76f37tvapflkv7tinabgphy-story.html
— ‘Political propaganda’ or ‘essential public health messages’? Government-sponsored food boxes include a letter from Trump, and some Chicago food pantries are removing it. – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ (DIERSEN: What percent of those who run food pantries hate Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-food-boxes-trump-letter-20200930-wu2pzrw2dbbohicrf2u6ppq4cm-story.html
— ‘Look at Chicago, what’s going on in Chicago?’ When Trump talks about Chicago, we track it. – KORI RUMORE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-trump-tweets-quotes-chicago-htmlstory.html
— Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Curran said he didn’t like Trump’s debate tone but is still ‘all in’: “He probably doesn’t need my advice, and what I know about him is he’s not going to take my advice — we’re different people,” the GOP candidate, who’s facing Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, tells The Spin. But he’d probably advise him to tone it down. Curran, who says he’s “all in” for Trump, said he thinks of his late mother and conservative seniors still living who are watching this and “want to see manners, they don’t like the interrupting.” Asked about the president’s decision not to denounce white supremacists and his comments from the podium for the extremist group Proud Boys to “stand down and stand by,” Curran said he didn’t know what that meant. “I think the majority of people that are conservative want nothing to do with that kind of organization. And really, I’m Catholic, so it’s not really a conservative or liberal thing. We (the church and its members) would never approve of people that act that way.” – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chris-christie-trump-debate-proud-boys-comments-spin-20200930-qoggs5qf2jg2vfr2lg4t76et7e-story.html
— Indiana mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted through Nov. 13, judge rules – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-judge-extendes-mail-ballot-deadline-st-1001-20200930-xp64gvvja5c6dixncy42mmrdvq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Itching to vote? More than 57,000 Illinois voters have already weighed in as requests for mail ballots top 2 million Chicago has reported 437,568 voters requesting mail ballots, while Cook County’s election officials recorded 354,032 ballot requests in the suburbs — the most for a county election agency in the state. – By Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/30/21495630/vote-mail-illinois-voters-ballots-2-million-early-voting-election-day
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Joe Biden to blustering Donald Trump at debate: ‘Will you shut up, man’ Trump hijacked this debate, but it doesn’t mean he won it.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/9/29/21494317/joe-biden-blustering-donald-trump-presidential-debate-shut-up-man
— Self-described ‘cautious’ Cook County pol tests positive for COVID-19: ‘I’m not a person who would touch doorknobs’ Commissioner Kevin Morrison and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle appeared together last Wednesday at an event. A spokesman said Preckwinkle tested negative on Tuesday. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/30/21496029/cook-county-commissioner-kevin-morrison-positive-covid-19-coronavirus-preckwinkle
— Presidential debate commission discusses muting candidate microphones after ‘out of control’ first debate One possibility among several being discussed is to give the moderator the ability to cut off the microphone of one of the debate participants while his opponent is talking, a source told the Associated Press.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/30/21495792/trump-biden-debate-commission-president-mute-microphones-off
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Dear Wisconsin, you are so much better than Donald Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/30/21495142/wisconsin-swing-state-2020-presidential-election-trump-biden-milwaukee-green-bay-politics-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Voting lawsuits pile up across US as election approaches – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200930/news/309309895/
— Libertarian candidate to join 6th District congressional debate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200930/libertarian-candidate-to-join-6th-district-congressional-debate
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Here’s the reality behind Trump’s claims about mail voting.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200930/heres-the-reality-behind-trumps-claims-about-mail-voting

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Endorsement: Illinois State Representative, District 70: Jeff Keicher
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/28/endorsement-illinois-state-representative-district-70-jeff-keicher/a54abxz/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Extremism Watchers Raise Concerns Over Trump Failing To Condemn White Supremacists – HANNAH ALLAM (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled, Trump-hating, Trump-haters call you an extremist and White supremacist: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, overweight/obese, Republican, Protestant, German American, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owners, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/extremism-watchers-raise-concerns-over-trump-failing-condemn-white-supremacists#stream/0

WSPY NEWS
— Republican State Senators Stewart and Syverson Critical of Shut Down Order – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/republican-state-senators-critical-of-shut-down-order/article_42bbe9a0-0332-11eb-9097-a7a54f86a1f4.html

ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
— JUDICIAL EVALUATIONS
https://www.isba.org/sites/default/files/judicialevaluations/2020general/18circuit.pdf

DUPAGE JUDICIAL ETHICS
— JUDICIAL REVIEW
https://www.dupagejudicialethics.com/
(FROM THE POSTING: Judicial ethics are the critical norms and standards that bear on judges and affect such matters as independence, impartiality and the avoidance of impropriety. It is important to elect experienced, qualified and impartial judges in DuPage. After an in depth review, we have no choice but to advance the conversation around the lacking qualifications of many DuPage judicial candidates in 2020. Learn more below.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ‘CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY’ IS JUST ANOTHER TERM FOR SOCIALISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/corporate-social-responsibility-is-just-another-term-for-socialism.html
— EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AMY CONEY BARRETT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amy-coney-barrett-1-1.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,273 new cases, 35 additional deaths, 1,632 in hospitals, 3.6 percent positivity rate, IDPH issues Halloween guidance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/2273-new-cases-35-additional-deaths-1632-in-hospitals-36-percent-positivity-rate-idph-issues-halloween-guidance/
— Money becoming a factor in Kilbride retention
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/money-becoming-a-factor-in-kilbride-retention/
— Vote by mail applications top 2 million here
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/vote-by-mail-applications-top-2-million-here/
— Syverson appears to claim state is “adjusting” positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/syverson-appears-to-claim-state-is-adjusting-positivity-rate/

PATRIOT POST
— Suburban ‘White Privilege’ Democrats The Biden/Harris yard signs sprouting up project much more than a political preference. – Mark Alexander
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/73836-suburban-white-privilege-democrats-2020-09-30

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— President Trump’s Coronavirus Remarks Weigh On Minds of Senior Voters – Tamara Lush
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/health/2020/09/25/president-trump-s-coronavirus-remarks-weigh-on-minds-of-senior-voters

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled, Trump-hating, Trump-haters call you a White supremacist: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, overweight/obese, Republican, Protestant, German American, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owners, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/30/us/presidential-debate
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/elections/republicans-trump-white-supremacy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Debate commission says it will change structure to ensure more ‘orderly discussion’ – John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/09/30/trump-biden-live-updates/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump incessantly interrupts and insults Biden as they spar in acrimonious first debate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debate-trump-biden/2020/09/30/722499a8-0274-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Wealth Gap Shrinks The three years before the pandemic saw big gains for lower earners. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wealth-gap-shrinks-11601420393
— The Left’s Unhealthy Interest in Amy Coney Barrett’s Adopted Kids Social science finds no evidence that being raised by white parents is harmful to black children. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lefts-unhealthy-interest-in-amy-coney-barretts-adopted-kids-11601418452

NEWSWEEK
— States Donating the Most to Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden – ANDREW LISA
https://www.newsweek.com/states-donating-most-donald-trump-vs-joe-biden-1533656

(FROM THE ARTICLE: #49. Illinois Total Illinois presidential campaign donations: $14.2 million (#6 highest among states) Presidential campaign donations per capita: $1.12 Donations to Donald Trump: $7 million (49.7% of all donations) Donations to Joe Biden: $7.1 million (50.3% of all donations) State fundraising advantage: Joe Biden (+$73,000) Despite being ahead in donations by only a small margin in Illinois, Biden shouldn’t have too hard a time competing there—the state voted for a Democrat in the past seven presidential contests in a row. With 20 electoral votes, it’s the biggest prize in the Midwest.)

September 30 Morning Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Precinct Committeeperson (DIERSEN: So far, what has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain done to help elect Republican candidates? Since 2000, I have made GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails available to Republican candidates, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their staff members, their volunteers, etc. Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, an Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races (Mark Curran, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Grogan, Richard Jorgensen, Babette Holder Youngberg, Timothy Elliott, Timothy Whelan, Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice), and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. 900 of the aforesaid 2,400 pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The 150 envelopes had a) 358 mailing labels on them provided by the DuPage County Election Division, one for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/48691/
(FROM THE POSTING: Expectations of a precinct committeeperson: . . .Provide candidate and election information to the voters.)

ABC
— First presidential debate: Chaos as Trump, Biden lash, interrupt each other – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chaotic-first-debate-taunts-overpower-trump-biden-visions/6669527/

CBS2
— President Trump Brings Up Gun Violence In Chicago As He Attacks Joe Biden On Issue Of ‘Law And Order’ In First 2020 Presidential Debate
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/30/president-trump-invokes-gun-violence-in-chicago-as-he-attacks-joe-biden-on-issue-of-law-and-order-in-first-2020-presidential-debate/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden releases taxes, paid $287000 last year – AP
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20200930/281685437293023

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Final choices for the U.S. House (DIERSEN: Republican endorsements: Bost, Davis, Miller, Kinzinger, King, and LaHood)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ushouse2-underwood-davis-miller-king-lahood-20200930-ojbprw5ym5dpfdtkzuvdwy4lcm-story.html
— Trump banned ‘divisive’ and ‘anti-American’ racial sensitivity training at companies that do business with the US. Diversity experts are worried. – ABDEL JIMENEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-federal-contractors-president-trump-ban-diversity-training-20200929-5uzblt3o3zgmliy7ddx2tbskgi-story.html
— AUGUST 31, 2020 FLASHBACK: Ex-candidate Brandon Dothager voted out as Highland precinct committeeman – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most critical of what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-dothager-voted-out2-st-0901-20200831-epvylmmqdjaqni4ddgbfztrgce-story.html
— As shifting deadlines create confusion over census count, Chicago officials warn communities of color: ‘Our future is in jeopardy.’ – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-census-deadline-illinois-state-officials-20200929-f5fo6nwalzgw5kgzdi6sbo7cn4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Babette Holder Youngberg for DuPage County recorder of deeds
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-babette-holder-youngberg-for-dupage-county-recorder-of-deeds
— Endorsement: Chris Kachiroubas for DuPage County circuit court clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-chris-kachiroubas-for-dupage-county-circuit-court-clerk
— Endorsement: Bob Grogan for DuPage County auditor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-bob-grogan-for-dupage-county-auditor
— Editorial: Richard Jorgensen for DuPage County coroner.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/editorial-richard-jorgensen-for-dupage-county-coroner
— Endorsement: Sandy Wegman for Kane County recorder of deeds
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-sandy-wegman-for-kane-county-recorder-of-deeds
— Endorsement: Dan Yost for state representative from Illinois House Dist. 61
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-dan-yost-for-state-representative-from-illinois-house-dist-61
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hardcopy includes endorsements of Republican DuPage County Board candidates Puchalski, Krajewski, Elliott, and Larsen.
https://www.dailyherald.com/

BGA
— State Lax in Enforcing Law Meant to Track, Support Minority-owned Businesses Illinois three years ago began requiring firms getting tax breaks through a state jobs program to report how much they spent with minority- and women-owned vendors. But it has turned into little more than a bureaucratic paper shuffle that collects little useful information. – Alex Ruppenthal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were not lax in reporting their progress a) in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/state-lax-in-enforcing-law-meant-to-track-support-minority-owned-businesses/

CAPITOL FAX
— House Special Investigating Committee coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/house-special-investigating-committee-coverage-roundup/
— Vote by mail applications top 2 million here
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/30/vote-by-mail-applications-top-2-million-here/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Partisan divide on full display during House special investigations hearing – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200929/partisan-divide-on-full-display-during-house-special-investigations-hearing

MADISON RECORD
— Lawyers outside Kilbride district go big with $1 million in a week; Nearly all came from trial bar in Cook, Madison, St. Clair counties – Steve Korri
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/555775056-lawyers-outside-kilbride-district-go-big-with-1-million-in-a-week-nearly-all-came-from-trial-bar-in-cook-madison-st-clair-counties

RIVER BENDER
— Metro East Republicans Respond to Pritzker Administration’s Threats to Illinois Residents for Graduated Tax Amendment
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/metro-east-republicans-respond-to-pritzker-administrations-threats-to-illinois-residents-for-graduated-tax-amendment-44778.cfm

MDJ ONLINE
— Dem Chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’ – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/gop-members-grill-comed-exec-on-madigan-s-role-in-bribery-scheme/article_691b1a02-256b-5b4b-94e2-2b1a572e2873.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Complaint Filed Over Lake County Couple’s Alleged Campaign Violations, Which Spent 3 Years Unnoticed – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/complaint-filed-over-lake-county-couple-s-alleged-campaign-violations-which-spent-3-years#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats get rid of you if you do not promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/debate-stage-trump-declines-denounce-white-supremacy#stream/0
— Democrats Say Trump’s Reported Debts Create National Security Risks – GREG MYRE (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more serious that your financial, health, and/or other problems are, the more of a security risk that you are. Candidates should be required to fully disclose all their financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-say-trumps-reported-debts-create-national-security-risks#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Puts His Patients First:’ Wheaton Hero Dr. Scott M. Sporer We all know someone who’s making a difference. Let’s help share these amazing stories! – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Dr. Spore is a registered voter in my precinct.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/puts-his-patients-first-wheaton-hero

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SMILE POLITELY
— Rodney Davis confronted over Trump’s tax avoidance – Cameron Raab (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step-1-3 levels, currently $101,176-$107,922/year.)
http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/rodney_davis_confronted_over_trumps_tax_avoidance/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blitzes Biden in high-stakes showdown – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/29/trump-blitzes-biden-high-stakes-showdown/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden speechless as Trump challenges him to name one police group that supports him – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I enforced federal tax laws. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-speechless-as-trump-challenges-him-to-name-one-police-group-that-supports-him

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Exceeds Expectations, Loses Shouting Match with Dignity Intact – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/satire/biden-trump-debate-fox-news/
— Biden Can’t Name Single Law Enforcement Group That Supports Him ‘Who do you have? Name one group that supports you’ – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I enforced federal tax laws. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/biden-cant-name-single-law-enforcement-group-that-supports-him/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign says president has ‘continuously denounced’ white supremacists, amid criticism The Trump campaign says Trump has repeatedly denounced white supremacists – Brooke Singman (DIERSEN: Are you White? Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you are a White supremacist? I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-says-president-has-continuously-denounced-white-supremacists-amid-criticism
— Kenosha County Sheriff explains why he is endorsing President Trump There was a ‘huge difference’ between Trump and Biden in response to violence in Kenosha, he says – Talia Kaplan (DIERSEN: As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I enforced federal tax laws. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/kenosha-county-sheriff-david-beth-endorses-president-trump

BREITBART
— Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Legislation to Ban ‘Ripe for Fraud’ Ballot Harvesting – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/09/29/tulsi-gabbard-introduces-legislation-to-ban-ripe-for-fraud-ballot-harvesting/

DAILY WIRE
— Chris Wallace Faces Intense Backlash, Including From Colleagues, Over Bias During Debate – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-wallace-faces-intense-backlash-including-from-colleagues-over-bias-during-debate

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Five takeaways from Trump-Biden debate clash.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518893-five-takeaways-from-trump-biden-debate-clash
— Meeting Trump Supreme Court pick a bridge too far for some Democrats – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, which government officials and political leaders would refuse to meet with you? I should write a book about government and political leaders who would refuse to meet with me if I sought a government or a political office. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have taken many anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican actions.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/518852-meeting-trump-supreme-court-pick-a-bridge-too-far-for-some-democrat
— Trump tax revelations shine a spotlight on IRS enforcement – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I enforced federal tax laws. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/518851-trump-tax-revelations-shine-a-spotlight-on-irs-enforcement

POLITICO
— ‘Fraud like you have never seen’: Trump denounces mail-in voting Biden urges Americans to vote by any means necessary. – LARA SELIGMAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/30/trump-mail-in-voting-423432
— Biden campaign faces questions about whether he should skip next debates The campaign insisted he would participate in the final two, but some Democrats said he should demand rule changes. – NATASHA KORECKI and ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/30/will-biden-skip-next-debate-423484

CNBC
— Coronavirus changed the 2020 money race — and helped Biden erase Trump’s massive cash advantage – Christina Wilkie (DIERSEN: So far, what has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain done to help elect Republican candidates? Since 2000, I have made GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails available to Republican candidates, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their staff members, their volunteers, etc. Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, an Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races (Mark Curran, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Grogan, Richard Jorgensen, Babette Holder Youngberg, Timothy Elliott, Timothy Whelan, Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice), and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. 900 of the aforesaid 2,400 pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The 150 envelopes had a) 358 mailing labels on them provided by the DuPage County Election Division, one for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/election-money-coronavirus-impact-biden-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden and the Democrats used the next three months to change nearly everything about the nuts and bolts of the campaign, eschewing many of the ground-level organizing techniques that Obama pioneered in 2008, and instead opting to go almost entirely digital. “Fundamentally, knocking on a door and not reaching anyone doesn’t get you much except leaving a piece of [campaign literature] behind. You might as well send a piece of mail,” Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said at a recent event hosted by Politico. “I know the Republicans want to say, ‘Oh we have, you know, a million door knocks a week.’ Well, that doesn’t really matter. What matters is the conversations you’re having. We have over 2,500 staff across all of our battleground states directly engaging with voters. They’re doing it over the phone, they’re doing it via text, they’re doing it online, they’re meeting people where they are,” said O’Malley Dillon.)
— Biden campaign slams Facebook for ‘regression’ in its efforts to safeguard the election – Lauren Feiner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers a) who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems; b) who have discouraged me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; c) who have discouraged everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; and/or d) who have taken other adverse actions against me. I would focus on those candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 a) who have lost elections and/or b) who fear losing on November 3, 2020.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/biden-campaign-slams-facebook-for-regression-in-protecting-democracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a scathing message to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, the Biden campaign accused the company of backsliding on its work to protect democracy in the U.S. by fighting misinformation about the 2020 presidential election. Biden’s campaign manager accused Facebook of failing to act on its commitments to prohibit messages misrepresenting who can vote and how. The letter comes ahead of the first presidential debate Tuesday night.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s campaign to undercut trust in the election is resonating with his voters. – Jeremy W. Peters and Hank Stephenson (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists. They believe that their end justifies their means. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who reject the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have never worked for, worked with, and/or supervised a Democrat. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates 1964-1997 were Democrats. I would focus on those who have never lived and/or worked outside of DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Flossmoor in 1966, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Harvey 1972-1973, in Joliet 1973-1974, and in Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976, in Chicago part-time 1974-1976, and in Chicago full-time 1976-1978.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/trumps-campaign-to-undercut-trust-in-the-election-is-resonating-with-his-voters.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says Biden is too afraid to support police at first presidential debate – Ebony Bowden (DIERSEN: As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, I enforced federal tax laws. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://nypost.com/2020/09/29/trump-says-biden-afraid-to-support-police-at-presidential-debate/

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois State football coach posted an ‘All Lives Matter’ sign before departing program – Des Bieler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/29/illinois-state-oc-kurt-beathard-posts-all-lives-matter-sign-before-departing-program/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump sets the tone for the worst presidential debate in living memory.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-biden-stage-the-worst-presidential-debate-in-living-memory/2020/09/29/9cdbeb56-027e-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and Biden’s First Presidential Debate: The Moments That Mattered Candidates clash in heated exchanges over health care, Supreme Court, coronavirus and racial protests; ‘Will you shut up, man? – Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-bidens-first-presidential-debate-the-moments-that-mattered-11601434105
— New York City to Resend 100,000 Absentee Ballots Over Printing Error The affected voters are registered in Brooklyn and began receiving absentee ballots this week – Jimmy Vielkind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-to-resend-100-000-absentee-ballots-over-printing-error-11601413993
— Chris Wallace Strains to Control Debate as Trump Flouts Rules Fox anchor pleaded with president to allow Joe Biden the two-minute uninterrupted answers both sides had agreed to – Benjamin Mullin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chris-wallace-strains-to-control-debate-as-trump-flouts-rules-11601446827
— Cities Experiment With Remedy for Poverty: Cash, No Strings Attached Guaranteed income comes without work requirements; some worry about work disincentive, high cost – David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-experiment-with-remedy-for-poverty-cash-no-strings-attached-11601371801
— Congress’s Covid Income Redistribution State income figures show the Cares Act helped blue states far more than red. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congresss-covid-income-redistribution-11601334241

NPR
— Half Of DuPage County Requested Mailed Ballots
https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=917731969:918120152

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/everything-trump-touches-dies-including-presidential-debates/

JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
— U of Illinois student government passes pro-Black Lives Matter resolution with call to divest from Israel
https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/u-of-illinois-student-government-passes-pro-black-lives-matter-resolution-with-call-to-divest-from-israel

September 29 Evening Edition

C-SPAN
— First 2020 Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW1lY5jFNcQ

ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
https://abc7chicago.com/health/gov-pritzker-isolating-after-staffer-tests-positive-for-covid-19/6649039/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,362 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths Illinois high school sports: Student-athletes, parents announce upcoming class-action lawsuit regarding fall athletics
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1362-new-covid-19-cases-23-deaths/6650960/

NBC5
— Trump’s Court Pick Meets Senators Before Confirmation Fight Democrats are confronting the limits of their power as they fight against the nomination and some have said they won’t meet with Barrett – Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/court-pick-barrett-visits-senate-ahead-of-confirmation-fight/2346272/

CBS2
— DuPage County: Suburban Parents Sue IHSA To Let Student Athletes Play
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/29/ihsa-lawsuit-student-athletes/
— Wisconsin Supreme Courts Weighs Removal Of 130,000 From Voter Rolls – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/29/wisconsin-supreme-courts-weighs-removal-of-130000-from-voter-rolls/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump gets third 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination – Evie Fordham
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-gets-third-2020-nobel-peace-prize-nomination

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watch here: First presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with live fact-checking  The 90-minute debate comes five weeks before Election Day and as early voting is already unfolding in some states. – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/9/29/21493518/presidential-debate-watch-live-donald-trump-joe-biden

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker in self-isolation, 4 states join Chicago travel quarantine order; 1,362 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 23 additional deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200929-ha2yjjvrnndqxpfgfr5wygxage-story.html
— 10 questions for the candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives from outside the Chicago-area and downstate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-us-house-candidate-surveys-20200929-jibxxaopwze3xfgazbs46nxl5y-htmlstory.html
— Casten vs. Ives and Redpath: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 6th District of the U.S. House of Representatives – CHICAGO TRIBUNE STAFF
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-us-house-6th-district-candidate-surveys-20200929-jqbqhb5yfncabiuxsrvssbtxoa-htmlstory.html
— Underwood vs. Oberweis: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 14th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-us-house-14th-district-candidate-surveys-20200929-aacv22dusjchxh6eys7qlk2zrq-htmlstory.html
— Newman vs. Fricilone: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 3rd District of the U.S. House of Representatives
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-us-house-3rd-district-candidate-surveys-20200929-c43qoxchdja7rb2q7qnir74shq-htmlstory.html
— Tougher restrictions return to northwest Illinois region that includes Rockford, NIU after surge in COVID-19 cases – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-coronavirus-illinois-tighter-restrictions-rockford-20200929-ipjldfekbna2hlrggfjxqveos4-story.html
— Committee of region’s top executives comes out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax amendment – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-graduated-income-tax-opposition-20200929-wabxqo5wwnbylbr56scwrifkym-story.html
— The Democrats’ book of revelations on Judge Amy Coney Barrett – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-kass-20200929-b74zlpv7izccdmqh3arbjraysm-story.html
— Nov. 3 general election: Tribune endorsements
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-primary-meet-the-candidates-for-congress-20200219-34ioc4aprvalviwxagxmhubz3y-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Mark C. Curran: Candidate profile, U.S. Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/mark-c-curran-candidate-profile-us-senate
— Brian Krajewski: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 3
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/brian-krajewski-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-3
— Tim Elliott: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 4
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/tim-elliott-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-4
— Sean T. Noonan: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 2
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/sean-t-noonan-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-2
— Thomas Hartwell: Candidate profile, Kane County Circuit Clerk
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/thomas-hartwell-candidate-profile-kane-county-circuit-clerk
— David Rickert: Candidate profile, Kane County Board Chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/david-rickert-candidate-profile-kane-county-board-chair
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Naperville mayor backs Biden – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/its-ok-to-cross-party-lines-naperville-mayor-backs-biden-local-gop-candidates

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Watch live: Trump vs. Biden in their first Presidential debate
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/09/29/watch-live-trump-vs-biden-in-their-first-presidential-debate/adc4iz9/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Illinois 14th Congressional District Candidate Forum
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/illinois-14th-congressional-district-candidate-forum/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Concurrent Regulatory Authority of Nursing Homes by County Health Department Might Have Limited Coronavirus Deaths
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/concurrent-regulatory-authority-of-nursing-homes-by-county-health-department-might-have-limited-coronavirus-deaths/
— Why Not an Underground RR Map for Illinois?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/why-not-an-underground-rr-map-for-illinois/
— IL-6: Tribune Endorses Ives for Congress
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/il-6-tribune-endorses-ives-for-congress/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Launches New TV Commercial and Endorsements Exclude Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/underwoodfarmpac1/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Secretary of State Jesse White – The Truth Behind The Letter Voters Received – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/09/secretary-of-state-jesse-white-the-truth-behind-the-letter-voters-received/

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,362 new cases, 23 additional deaths, 1,535 in hospitals, 3.6 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/29/1362-new-cases-23-additional-deaths-1535-in-hospitals-36-percent-positivity-rate/

GOPUSA
— Wisconsin: More Than 10,000 Presidential Election Ballots Collected During ‘Democracy In The Park’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95579
— 4 Months Of Riots In Democrat Controlled Portland Celebrated With Another
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95589

BLAZE
— Biden wants breaks every 30 minutes during debate. Trump wants Biden’s ears checked for radio transmitters. It’s reported that both campaigns made additional requests prior to tonight’s debate – CHRIS PANDOLFO (DIERSEN: Far too often, I sit at my desktop computer putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together 1, 2, 3+ hours straight without getting up.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/debate-biden-breaks-trump-ears

DAILY CALLER
— Tulsi Gabbard Says Bipartisan Bill Banning Ballot Harvesting Will Protect ‘Sacred Right To Vote’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/29/tulsi-gabbard-bipartisan-bill-rodney-davis-banning-ballot-harvesting-right-vote/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Releases 2019 Tax Returns ahead of Debate, Calls on Trump to Release His – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-releases-2019-tax-returns-ahead-of-debate-calls-on-trump-to-release-his/

ABC NEWS
— Presidential debate live updates: Trump vs. Biden and what you need to know ahead of 1st matchup The debate will air live and commercial-free on ABC from Cleveland at 9 p.m. EST – Libby Cathey, Lauren Lantry, and Matt Zarrell
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/first-presidential-debate/?id=73297227
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJ8SDOFrdw&list=PLU12uITxBEPFAvcROsHJwIopn-Q-FMTSp

CNN
— Disney is laying off 28,000 employees as pandemic hammers its theme parks – Frank Pallotta
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/media/disney-parks-layoffs/index.html

USA TODAY
— Live: President Trump and Joe Biden square off in first presidential debate – John Fritze, Courtney Subramanian, David Jackson, Maureen Groppe. Michael Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/live-presidential-debate-updates-trump-and-joe-biden-square-off/3578155001/

NPR
— The 1st Presidential Debate Live Updates And Fact Checks
https://apps.npr.org/liveblogs/20200929-debate/

September 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: For the U.S. House: Ives, Fricilone – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tribune-endorsements-us-house-one-20200929-aqyc7o6q4jealdlhwcgbqmdaxe-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We start with a competitive race in the west and northwest suburbs between first-term Democratic congressman Sean Casten and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives, who came close to defeating Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary. What we see in the Casten-Ives contest is what we long to see elsewhere in the Chicago area: A strong matchup. Competitive elections force candidates to be more accountable and transparent, and provide voters with the choices they deserve. . .6th Congressional District: Chicago? It’s “de facto bankrupt,” says Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. The future of Illinois’ massive pension debt? “I’m happy to let free-market economics play out and bondholders beware. What we did with Puerto Rico is we basically set up a superstructure and a way for them to come to terms and figure out a haircut,” she says. Her bottom line: “People in Illinois can’t afford the taxes.” Ives is a fiscal and social conservative, and a policy wonk, who effectively speaks the hard truths about government spending. As a member of the Illinois House, she fought unbalanced budgets and unaccountable spending, and wasn’t afraid to take on corruption or one-party rule. Ives is seeking to oust freshman Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who took the seat in 2018 from Republican Peter Roskam. Casten says 6th District voters are pragmatic — pro-science and pro-markets — and in step with him. Casten’s top priority is solving global warming, though he doesn’t support the progressive Green New Deal. He wants to expand Obamacare but does not support a single, government provider of health care. Also running is Libertarian Bill Redpath of West Dundee. In this race, we side with Ives because of her sharp focus on government spending and her frank talk. You might not like to hear from the disciplinarian in the room. But Washington could use more hard truth-tellers. Ives is endorsed. . .Fricilone, who has served on the Will County Board for seven years, is a fiscal and social conservative. He says he’ll continue Lipinski’s common-sense approach by joining the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of moderate House members. Fricilone is endorsed.)
— Campaigning in the COVID-19 era: Is the Democrats’ safe approach hurting them? – WILL BUNCH (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, an Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-trump-campaigns-will-bunch-20200928-oed4hrgk7ne6ddxprmorwoco4i-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Additionally, the Trump campaign has carried out a door-knocking campaign of contacting voters, something the Biden team has largely shunned in favor of newfangled digital techniques.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Over 900 CPD officers have tested positive for COVID-19 this year, top cop says “Likely, we will have surpassed 1,000 before the year ends,” said Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown. – Michael Lee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/28/21473746/coronavirus-chicago-police-officers-positive-covid-tests-900-2020-david-brown
— Mr. Trump, why do you pay less in income taxes than a Starbucks barista? And many more questions we’d like to ask on Tuesday night at the first presidential debate . . . – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/28/21459841/trump-income-tax-returns-finances-trump-organization-empire-irs-new-york-times

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville to consider borrowing $16 million for capital projects – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/naperville-to-consider-borrowing-16-million-for-capital-projects

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Barrett to “recuse herself from voting on any post-election case that would influence or determine who won the presidency.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/question-amy-coney-barrett-needs-answer

WGN TV
— Students, parents in Glen Ellyn rally over remote learning concerns ahead of District 87 meeting – Shannon Halligan
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/students-parents-in-glen-ellyn-rally-over-remote-learning-concerns-ahead-of-district-87-meeting/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Black Lives Matter group, counter protesters trade obscenities, insults in Highland – MEGAN VALLEY
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246057940.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds of boats took part in Sunday Fox River Trump parade. Event organizer estimates more than 300 boats participated. – KELLI DUNCANE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/hundreds-of-boats-took-part-in-sunday-fox-river-trump-parade/dtjnbmr/
— ‘Our kids deserve normalcy’ District 87 students, parents call for schools to reopen at rally – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/our-kids-deserve-normalcy-district-87-students-parents-call-for-schools-to-reopen-at-rally/atx56pd/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/photos-glen-ellyn-parents-and-students-rally-to-return-to-school/d72b1wo/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/video-district-87-return-kids-to-in-person-learning-protest/agiqjnu/

WREX
— Illinois receives $6.2 million to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – William Ingalls (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who the Democrats will force the vaccine on?)
https://wrex.com/2020/09/28/illinois-receives-6-2-million-to-prepare-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/

WEEK
— “Citizens for Judicial Fairness” kicks off campaign against Kilbride’s retention – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/09/28/citizens-for-judicial-fairness-kicks-off-campaign-against-kilbrides-retention/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Don’t Deduct That Haircut Just Yet: Tax Court Has Rejected Such Claims – BILL CHAPPELL (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1977 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dont-deduct-haircut-just-yet-tax-court-has-rejected-such-claims#stream/0
— Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election – KELSEY SNELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/pelosi-prepares-democrats-rare-possibility-house-may-decide-election#stream/0

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Cops Shooed Activists Off Pritzker’s Gold Coast Block Is a three-person news conference outside governor’s Gold Coast mansion really an illegal protest? – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-cops-shooed-activists-pritzkers-gold-coast-block

DAILY ILLINI
— Student government resolution draws quick critique from UI admin, public – MONA ALRAZZAQ (DIERSEN: What do the Democrat leaders of your municipality want your municipality to divest from?)
https://dailyillini.com/news/campus-life/illinois-student-government/2020/09/28/student-government-resolution-draws-quick-critique-from-ui-admin-public/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University administrators quickly condemned an Illinois Student Government-backed resolution 04.22, which called for the University to divest from companies that support fossil fuels, the prison-industrial complex, Israel’s military and local police departments.)

NIU TODAY
— NIU to host art for social justice event to paint Black Lives Matter at the university’s entrance (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970. To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.niutoday.info/2020/09/28/niu-to-host-art-for-social-justice-event-to-paint-black-lives-matter-at-the-universitys-entrance/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NAPERVILLE MAYOR BACKS BIDEN – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, a Republican, is endorsing Joe Biden for president, and all hell has broken out on his Facebook page. Chirico made the not-so-subtle announcement by putting up a Biden/Harris sign in his front yard. Then he photographed it and shared it on social media, saying: “Early voting has started. In my view, the state Democratic party has a serious character and ethics problem AND at the national level, the Republican party has a serious character and ethics problem. I will be voting accordingly.” One of the 745 respondents on Facebook asked: “Do you think this was a smart move as a Republican to put up a Biden sign? Your fellow Republicans in Naperville will remember that [the] next time you are up for reelection.” The mayor made it clear he’s splitting his ticket: “Obviously I’m supporting local Republicans and I hope other republicans who are not happy with the president will do the same.” Cherico was elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected last year. His wife is Julie Chirico, who helps organize fundraisers for the House Republican Organization. Neither returned Playbook’s calls for comment. The Chiricos’ lawn sign is another example of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s struggles nationwide to appeal to suburban, moderate voters — the kind of voters who turned on the GOP in the midterms. Naperville, which straddles DuPage and Will counties, has gone from a red town to one that isn’t afraid to vote blue. All three congressional seats that represent portions of the town — the third largest in the state next to Chicago and Aurora — are held by Democrats. Rep. Bill Foster won his 11th District seat in 2012; and Reps. Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood flipped their 6th and 14th seats, respectively in 2018. To be clear, Trump doesn’t really care how Chirico votes, given Illinois isn’t a swing state. But Naperville, a town ranked as “the best city in the country to raise a family,” is the kind of suburb Trump has coveted in this campaign. If we’re reading the tea leaves, we wonder if it’s an indicator of what election night will look like in November.)
— UIHLEIN’s BACK: Dick Uihlein, the Illinois manufacturing CEO and republican donor, has donated $250,000 to the campaign opposing Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride’s retention race. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469

CENTER SQUARE
— Number of New York City workers making more than $100,000 skyrocketed in three year-span – Steve Bittenbender (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1986 when I was 38 years old. By then, a) I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) I had become a licensed CPA.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/report-number-of-new-york-city-workers-making-more-than-100-000-skyrocketed-in-three/article_2536a2a2-0185-11eb-a4b8-e3be4f6e4484.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Gives Woodstock’s Sager $25,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/pritzker-gives-sager-25000/
— Financial Help for Steve Reick Keeps Rolling In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/financial-help-for-steve-reick-keeps-rolling-in/
— Another Trump Law Enforcement Arrest in Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/another-trump-law-enforcement-arrest-in-chicago/
— Finally Found A Biden Flag
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/message-of-the-day-a-flag-8/
— 66th House District: Northwest Herald Endorses Suzanne Ness
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/nwness1/
— Dems: “Vote Our Way Or Else!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/dems-vote-our-way-or-else/
— 65th House District: Shaw Media Endorses Incumbent Dan Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/shawugaste1/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Bests Lauren Underwood at Candidates Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/14lwv1/
— A Trump Marengo Billboard from a Facebook Group
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/message-of-the-day-a-billboard-21/
— Money Keeps Pouring into Suzanne Ness’ Campaign Fund – Almost $300,000 More
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/money-keeps-pouring-into-suzanne-ness-campaign-fund/
— Democratic Party State Rep. Recommends Family Members for Patronage Appointments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/democratic-party-state-rep-recommends-family-members-for-patronage-appointments/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAKING A PHOTO OF YOUR FILLED-IN BALLOT IS A FELONY IN ILLINOIS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taking-a-photo-of-your-filled-in-ballot-is-a-felony-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hey You with the Spooky White Skin, You’re a Racist! – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are employed, will your employer get rid of you? How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are a member of an organization, will that organization get rid of you?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/hey-you-with-the-spooky-white-skin-youre-a-racist/

FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris doesn’t take questions after speech ripping Trump’s Supreme Court push Harris ripped Trump and the GOP for attempting to appoint a Supreme Court justice during an election year. – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-doesnt-take-questions-raleigh-speech-supreme-court

GOPUSA
— What’s Next? Amy Coney Barrett Called ‘White Colonizer’ As Supreme Court Attacks Begin – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95511
— Mom Tased For Not Wearing Mask During Football Game Charged With Criminal Trespassing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95539
— Pelosi Plots And Plans For House Of Representatives To Decide Presidential Election
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95548

BREITBART
— Leftist Group Fueling Democrat Senate Campaigns at Center of Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s Children – MATTHEW BOYLE and HARIS ALIC (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/28/leftist-group-fueling-democrat-senate-campaigns-at-center-of-attacks-on-amy-coney-barretts-children/

BLAZE
— Ohio State University students rage after officials declare black-on-white crime a ‘hate crime’: Report based on ‘false narrative of black-on-white crime’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: What percent of crime is Black-on-Black crime?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ohio-state-university-students-rage-after-officials-declare-black-on-white-crimes-hate-crimes-osu-is-mocking-their-entire-black-student-body-right-now

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor launches ‘Fascism Watch’ to spy on Trump supporters who are ‘planning an insurrection’ – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-launches-fascism-watch-to-spy-on-trump-supporters-who-are-planning-an-insurrection/

POLITICO
— House Republicans work to close gender gap despite Trump headwinds Despite successful recruitment and primary efforts, the GOP worries that a suburban revolt could deliver another disappointment. – MELANIE ZANONA and ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/29/house-republicans-work-to-close-gender-gap-despite-trump-headwinds-422765
— What our experts would ask Biden and Trump – RENUKA RAYASAM and MYAH WARD (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly-coronavirus-special-edition/2020/09/28/what-our-experts-would-ask-biden-and-trump-490460

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate – STEVE PEOPLES (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.startribune.com/5-questions-heading-into-trump-and-biden-s-first-debate/572567202/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt – AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN
https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-donald-trump-business-elizabeth-warren-national-security-042cc007c36cf773558bfd250c9701df
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: BLM products: Solidarity or profit? – Terry Tang
https://apnews.com/article/barack-obama-race-and-ethnicity-archive-racial-injustice-1a3ff2419b6c4f9f2ec9700b5b194e2c
— Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019 – CHRISTOPHER RUGABER,
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Healthy-US-economy-failed-to-narrow-racial-gaps-15603149.php

CNN
— 6 things to look for in the first Biden-Trump presidential debate – Eric Bradnerr and Dan Merica (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/presidential-debate-tonight/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Trump vs. Biden on the issues: Racial justice Comparing where the presidential candidates stand on racial justice. – Justin Gomez (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-biden-issues-racial-justice/story?id=73145335

CNBC
— Trump’s reported massive debt load raises ‘a national security question,’ Pelosi says – Lauren Feiner
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/28/trumps-reported-massive-debt-load-raises-national-security-question-pelosi-says.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “HOW REALITY-TV FAME HANDED TRUMP A $427 MILLION LIFELINE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-apprentice.html
— Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Prepares to Meet Senators The confirmation process cranked into motion on Capitol Hill as the Senate Judiciary Committee began scrubbing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s background. – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: If you sought a government or political office, who would refuse to meet with you? If you sought a government or political office, what in your background would your critics/opponents use against you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/supreme-court-barrett-confirmation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some top Democrats, still steaming over Republicans’ rush to fill the seat so close to an election, turned down offers to meet, laying the first bricks in a wall of opposition to the nomination they plan to erect in the coming weeks. Others pledged to use the meetings to begin pressing Judge Barrett to explain her views on politically divisive issues that could come before the court, like abortion rights, gay rights, the Affordable Care Act and affirmative action.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts-voting-fraud-claims-republicans/2020/09/28/ceff1184-fda2-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-there-still-so-few-black-ceos-11601302601
— Amy Coney Barrett and Joe Biden: Two Catholics, One Double Standard Will Joe Biden be asked to repudiate the ugly attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s faith? – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-and-joe-biden-two-catholics-one-double-standard-11601333535

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump tax returns are not just good for gossip. Here are 3 reasons voters should care Trump didn’t want us to know what was in his returns” and asks “Was he honest with the IRS? Did hiding information make him a security risk? Is he fit to lead?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/29/trump-tax-returns-raise-evasion-security-risk-questions-column/3565896001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: President Trump’s tax returns show he has company: How rich Americans avoid taxes. – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/28/trump-tax-returns-tax-avoidance-strategies/3563685001/

RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL
— My questions for Joe Biden – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/opinion/96583/cal-thomas-my-questions-for-joe-biden

WILLAMETTE WEEK
— We Asked Candidates for City Council How They Would Adjust Portland Tenant Protections – Rachel Monahan (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/09/28/we-asked-candidates-for-city-council-how-they-would-adjust-portland-tenant-protections/

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— Crowded field for Park Township trustee seats – Carolyn Muyskens
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20200927/crowded-field-for-park-township-trustee-seats

TAP INTO RANDOLPH
— Experience & Partnership In Township Council Candidates – DAVID TIMPANAR
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/articles/experience-partnership-in-township-council-candidates

TAP INTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS
— Virtual Candidates Forum for Township Council: League Asks for Questions to be Re-submitted – MARLENE SINCAGLIA (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/elections/articles/virtual-candidates-forum-for-township-council-league-asks-for-questions-to-be-re-submitted

CHRON WOODWARDS
— Woodlands Chamber hosts 2 online township candidate forums this week – Jeff Forward
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Woodlands-Chamber-hosts-2-online-candidate-forums-15604095.php

PLYMOUTH PATCH
— Candidate Profile: Mary Starr For Plymouth Township Supervisor Mary Starr, a Plymouth Township resident is running for Plymouth Township Supervisor. – Joey Olive
https://patch.com/michigan/plymouth-mi/candidate-profile-mary-starr-plymouth-township-supervisor

NARFE
— HOW THEY VOTED: 116TH CONGRESS (DIERSEN: Durbin got a 95% rating, Duckworth got a 93% rating, and Casten got a 100% rating. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 23 years. Given that, you would think that Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and Illinois Republican U.S. Representatives and Republican candidates for those offices would seek my input on issues that impact federal employees and federal retirees, but they have not. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,178-$131,532/year. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve GAO, but they have not. During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve federal financial institution regulators, but they have not. During the last 5 1/2 years that I worked for IRS, I worked at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels currently $101-176-$107,922/year. During almost 6 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of the Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services. While I worked for IRS, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Given all of the aforesaid, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve the federal government, and especially issues that involve federal employees, federal retirees, federal financial institution regulators, GAO, and IRS, but they have not. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I know about the federal government, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.narfe.org/pdf/NARFE_1020_scorecard.pdf

(FROM THE ARTICLE: NARFE publishes this voting scorecard of the 116th Congress (2019-2020) to ensure NARFE members are as informed as possible about the how the Representatives and Senators seeking reelection to Congress have represented the concerns of federal community.)

September 28 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Amy Coney Barrett: ‘Judges are not policymakers’
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Facebook to do even more to censure conservatives.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/dems-tell-facebook-to-get-serious-about-misinformation-and-hate/2345791/
— Trump Went Even Further Than Other Uber-Rich to Shrink Taxes The Times reported that Trump claimed a 200-acre family retreat in Bedford, New York, as an investment – Paul Wiseman and Marcy Gordon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-went-even-further-than-other-uber-rich-to-shrink-taxes/2345949/
— Illinois Again Hits Metric for Inclusion on Chicago’s Travel Order Requiring Quarantine, Data Shows The 7-day rolling average number of new cases in Illinois stood at 15.7 new cases per 100,000 residents Monday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-again-hits-metric-for-inclusion-on-chicagos-travel-order-requiring-quarantine-data-shows/2345891/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan opts not to sit in the hot seat, but will legislative panel make him feel any heat? Advancing a charge to a disciplinary committee would take at least one of the Democrats siding with the three Republicans — and if the past few weeks are any indication, that’s not likely. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/28/21450241/madigan-committee-analysis-commonwealth-edison-comed-durkin-welch

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Illinois Democrats look to pick up more suburban House seats, the fight could boil down to Trump vs. Madigan – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-2020-election-preview-20200928-neht43g7qvfz3ehcojn4xrwkbm-story.html
— University Park mayor: Contaminated water problem would be fixed if it was in ‘an affluent, white suburb’ – BILL JONES (DIERSEN: I lived in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-university-park-water-quality-response-st-0929-20200928-vmntvcqmtnbrxgxurdq5bdcwgu-story.html
— Trump claimed $70,000 in hair care expenses as a deduction on his income taxes, according to an exhaustive analysis of his tax records, conducted by New York Times journalists. – HEIDI STEVENS (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-trump-taxes-70000-hair-care-write-off-0928-20200928-mmvflabnjjdhpip6slbjtt2yue-story.html
— If tax report is true, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says President Trump ‘needs to apologize’ – GREGORY PRATT (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me, b) blame what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-president-trump-taxes-20200928-r54knt3dofgo5dtrxyxo5ixagi-story.html
— How to spot and avoid spreading fake news – ALAN C. MILLER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-fake-news-literacy-20200928-x5cn23oof5gwfmez63fy2gzpra-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of Trump supporters attend rally Sunday at Kane County Fairgrounds – Eric Schelkopf
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/thousands-of-trump-supporters-attend-rally-sunday-at-kane-county-fairgrounds
— Dig deep into candidates, issues with our ballot builder (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/dig-deep-into-candidates-issues-with-our-ballot-builder
— GOP House candidate Rick Laib wants to end Medicare, Medicaid – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/gop-house-candidate-wants-to-end-medicare-medicaid
— Yang v. Wehrli: 41st House District candidates debate graduated income tax plan – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/41st-house-district-candidates-debate-graduated-income-tax-plan
— Underwood, Oberweis spar over gun control, immigration – CASSIE BUCHMAN
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/underwood-oberweis-spar-over-gun-control-immigration

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield spotlight on Madigan tomorrow The embattled speaker denies all and won’t be there as a special House panel starts hearing evidence on whether he should be removed from his job over possible involvement in the ComEd bribery scandal. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfield-spotlight-madigan-tomorrow

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clash in Highland, Illinois – MEGAN VALLEY
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246063165.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of Trump supporters attend rally Sunday at Kane County Fairgrounds – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/27/thousands-of-trump-supporters-attend-rally-sunday-at-kane-county-fairgrounds/af2hkg6/

SIU NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs get rid of you.
https://news.siu.edu/2020/09/092820-SIU-will-recognize-October-as-LGBTQ-History-Month.php

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— WATCH VIDEO: President Donald J. Trump: WARRIOR
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14997

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minnesota Congresswoman Must Vacate Seat While Another Implicated in Voter Fraud Investigation Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/mn1/
— Daily Herald Endorses Michael Rein for Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/daily-herald-endorses-michael-rein-for-coroner/
— Wilke Farm Hosts GOP Gathering
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/wilke-farm-hosts-gop-gathering/
— Daily Herald Endorses Mike Buehler over Jack Franks for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/daily-herald-endorses-mike-buehler-over-jack-franks-for-county-board-chairman/
— More Lower Fox River Trump Boat Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/more-lower-fox-river-trump-boat-parade/
— Rail Service for Huntley, Rockford Back on the Tracks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/rail-service-for-huntley-back-on-the-tracks/
— Trump 2020 Sign on Fox River Grove Park Hill Not Appreciated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/message-of-the-day-a-sign-80/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CULTURAL MARXIST EDUCATION FOR THE KIDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/cultural-marxist-education-for-the-kids.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin to defy Welch *** Welch to Durkin: You can’t make statements or question witnesses, but you may be called to testify about your own ComEd role
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/welch-to-durkin-you-cant-make-statements-or-question-witnesses-but-may-be-called-to-testify-about-his-own-comed-role/
— Douglas, Menard statues removed from Statehouse grounds (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats officially cancel Abraham Lincoln?)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/douglas-menard-statues-removed-from-statehouse-grounds/
— 1,709 new cases, 13 additional deaths, 1,491 in hospitals, 3.7 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/1709-new-cases-13-additional-deaths-1491-in-hospitals-37-percent-positivity-rate/
— Madigan tried (and mostly failed) to help Madigan loyalist get state jobs (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/madigan-tried-and-mostly-failed-to-help-madigan-loyalist-get-state-jobs/
— Nowlan heads dark money group against Kilbride
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/nowlan-heads-dark-money-group-against-kilbride/

BREITBART
— DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Focuses on Search Engine Monopoly – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/28/report-doj-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-focuses-on-search-engine-monopoly/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook Leaks Reveal Zuckerberg’s Struggle with Far-Left Employees – Alexander Hall
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2020/09/28/facebook-leaks-reveal-zuckerbergs-struggle-far-left

CNN
— Employees of Big Four tech companies show lopsided support for Biden campaign – Fredreka Schouten and Sonam Vashi
http://www.wicz.com/story/42691458/employees-of-big-four-tech-companies-show-lopsided-support-for-biden-campaign

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s long-hidden tax returns make him look like a terrible businessman, or a cheat. Probably both.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/trumps-long-hidden-tax-returns-make-him-look-like-terrible-businessman-or-cheat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s taxes show why he is desperate to stay in office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/trumps-taxes-show-why-he-is-desperate-stay-office/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Stunning new revelations about Trump’s taxes also expose a hidden weakness.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/stunning-new-revelations-about-trumps-taxes-also-expose-hidden-weakness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump probably paid less in federal income tax than average middle-class American The president defended his actions in new Twitter post, but report shows Trump used tax strategies that most Americans can’t.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/09/28/trump-tax-middle-class/
— How Trump used the U.S. tax code to his benefit in three ways – David A. Fahrenthold and Joshua Partlow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tax-trump-legal-experts/2020/09/28/4142dd44-01c6-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Accountants favor Trump in election by large margin – Daniel Hood
https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/accountants-favor-trump-in-election-by-large-margin

NEWSWEEK
— Five Experts on the Possibility of an Election Month Instead of an Election Day, and What Both Parties Should Do – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/five-experts-possibility-election-month-instead-election-day-what-both-parties-should-do-1534339

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 79% Think Barrett’s Senate Confirmation Is Likely
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2020/79_think_barrett_s_senate_confirmation_is_likely

September 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 49 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/49-shot-7-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/6619005/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 49 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence. At least two of the homicide victims were teenagers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/27/21458287/chicago-weekend-shooting-gun-violence-homicide-september-25-28

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elections board says mail-in applicants who instead want to vote in person should first wait for their ballots to arrive – KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-voting-early-mail-delays-20200926-2yfkgw56czcs7ofzs3va4gmnrq-story.html
— Illinois Democrats look to win more suburban state legislative seats in November despite corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-2020-election-preview-20200928-neht43g7qvfz3ehcojn4xrwkbm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200928/281771336634958
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says billboards honoring Breonna Taylor are not political – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-lori-lightfoot-breonna-taylor-billboards-20200925-ga3glriajzebpctxo7doj5co4y-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what really happens when states raise taxes on millionaires As Pritzker pushes for higher rates on wealthiest, results of similar moves elsewhere shed light on likely effects. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/heres-what-really-happens-when-states-raise-taxes-millionaires

WGN RADIO
— Should you be worried about the virus when you go to vote? Dr. Most visits with Dean Richards – Ryan Pollock
https://wgnradio.com/health/should-you-be-worried-about-the-virus-when-you-go-to-vote-dr-most-visits-with-dean-richards/

WBEZ
— How Michael Madigan Went To Bat For The Wife And Mother Of The Chairman Investigating The ComEd Scandal  The House speaker tried to get state jobs for Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s relatives and others recommended by Welch, records show. – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-michael-madigan-went-to-bat-for-scandal-inquiry-chairmans-wife-and-mother/bbcd2bc4-6dbd-497b-9527-30ceee7e4fed

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Affordable health care at stake with Barrett’s nomination.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200927/durbin-affordable-health-care-at-stake-with-barrettrsquos-nomination

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of supporters of Pres. Donald Trump gathered Sunday for a rally at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/09/27/photos-trump-supporters-gather-in-st-charles-for-sunday-afternoon-rally/d9ms7g5/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Underwood, Oberweis debate police brutality, gun control, abortion – CASSIE BUCHMAN
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/27/underwood-oberweis-debate-police-brutality-gun-control-abortion/a1kwlc8/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Six months later: The ripple effect of COVID-19 in Central Illinois How the pandemic has changed us — and what we’ve learned – Allison Petty
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/six-months-later-the-ripple-effect-of-covid-19-in-central-illinois/article_33ec8720-c912-5b63-a9c3-d817a49d6027.html

SOUTHERN
— Demonstrators gather in Vienna City Park in response to alleged racist Snapchat group – Brian Munoz
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/demonstrators-gather-in-vienna-city-park-in-response-to-alleged-racist-snapchat-group/article_12c2aa10-e247-5867-b4fc-8faafc002d69.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Racist incident at Vienna high school leads to protest “You don’t know what it’s like to have to be so scared for the lives of your children” – Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, and George Wiebe
https://dailyegyptian.com/102931/news/all-lives-cant-matter-until-black-lives-do-racist-incident-at-vienna-high-school-leads-to-protest/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Celebrate the Red, White and Blue event; Rep. Darin LaHood makes appearance – Austin Schick (DIERSEN: When will the Daily Herald report on the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s outstanding rally in support of law enforcement Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2020, at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield. Those who spoke included Jim Durkin, Bob Berlin, Jim Mendrick, Jeanne Ives, Jim Oberweis, Jim Zay, Tim Whelan, and Richard Jorgensen. Candidates included Jeannette Ward, Grant Wehrli, Amy Grant, Seth Lewis, Deanne Mazzochi, Peter Breen, Laura Curtis, Laura Hois, Babette Holder Youngberg, Chris Kachiroubas, Bob Grogan, Donald Puchalski, Sean Noonan, Brian Krajewski, Tim Elliott, Kevin Coyne, Robert Larsen, Karen Kelly, Mary Lou Wehrli and Judges Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice. The hundreds of attendees included many Republican county and township officials and party leaders and Precinct Committeemen. Event sponsors included Berlin, Jorgensen, Cronin, Durkin, Zay, DiCianni, Puchalski, Larsen, Hart, Mendrick, Kachiroubas, Walsh, Felice, McCluskey, Noonan, Krajewski, Tornatore, Whelan, Dabrowski, Wilkens, Lewis, Boltz, Grinsby, A. Anderson, Monino, Henry, M.L. Wehrli, Musson, Kain, Grant, Hois, Carlson, Bergl, Kordik, and Kammes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/celebrate-the-red-white-and-blue-event-rep-darin-lahood-makes-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE :A rally held Sunday in the twin cities showing support for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMT’s. The Celebrate the Red, White and Blue Rally held by the McLean County Republicans was hosted at the Corn Crib Stadium and featured displays from local businesses, community tributes and appearances from local, state and federal lawmakers. Organizers said the goal of the event was to let first responders and other personnel that they are appreciated, especially in these times and every day. Congressman Darin LaHood showed his support Sunday afternoon said it’s time to end the talks across the nation that call for defunding the police.)

CHICAGO NOW
— Democrats hotly oppose gerrymandering…except in Illinois – Dennis Byrne (DIERSEN: In 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Previously, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/09/democrats-hotly-oppose-gerrymandering-except-in-illinois/

WIREPOINTS
— “Fix the problems instead of throwing more money into the bottomless pit that is unreformed Illinois” – Mark on with Mike Flannery
https://wirepoints.org/fix-the-problems-instead-of-throwing-more-money-into-the-bottomless-pit-that-is-unreformed-illinois-mark-on-with-mike-flannery/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK SENDS WRONG POLLING LOCATION TO VOTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/champaign-county-clerk-sends-wrong-polling-location-to-voters.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on defeating Amy Grant.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/here-we-go-again-different-excerpt-leaked-of-rep-amy-grants-fundraising-call/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Graham: Senate Judiciary Committee to vote by Oct. 22 on Barrett nomination – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/27/graham-senate-judiciary-committee-to-vote-by-oct-2/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois State football coach abruptly quits, puts ‘All Lives Matter to Our Lord’ sign on office door while leaving – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/college-coach-abruptly-quits-puts-all-lives-matter-to-our-lord-sign-on-office-door-while-leaving

GOPUSA
— A Month Before The Election ‘Experts’ Predict ‘Huge Surge’ In Covid Cases
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95498
— America: Hundreds Turn Out For Trump Car Parade In Kansas City
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95489

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— An Answer to Urban Violence: Take Politics Out of Policing – Mark C. Curran Jr.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/25/an_answer_to_urban_violence_take_politics_out_of_policing_144291.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fears grow of chaotic election.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/518350-fears-grow-of-chaotic-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the military to be 100% anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more that Democrats succeed at the aforesaid, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/518328-trump-pentagon-collide-over-anti-diversity-training-push

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn People of Praise.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/27/how-amy-coney-barretts-religious-group-helped-shape-a-city-422329
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women to hate Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/28/trump-women-voters-422346
— Trump readies thousands of attorneys for election fight Dozens of lawyers from three major firms have been hired. Thousands of volunteer attorneys and poll watchers across the country have been recruited. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-legal-network-election-day-fight-422035
— Black Women Reach Record Numbers in Down-Ballot Races. Kamala Harris is on the top ticket, but she has plenty of company in congressional races. – KELLY DITTMAR and GLYNDA C. CARR
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/23/black-women-record-down-ballot-races-420121

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts ‘disgraceful’ criticism of Amy Coney Barrett over Catholic faith – Aaron Feis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/27/trump-blasts-criticism-of-amy-coney-barrett-over-catholic-faith/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Vicious hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Contested elections can unleash violent white supremacy. We have seen it before. Why Trump’s refusal to commit to accepting the election results is so dangerous.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/28/contested-elections-can-unleash-violent-white-supremacy-we-have-seen-it-before/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Biden is slightly healthier, study says, but both presidential candidates may be ‘super-agers’ – JAMES RAINEY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with younger people. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-09-25/biden-trump-super-agers-longevity-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The presidential candidates and their supporters will likely keep belittling the other guy as a doddering old fool, but a group of geriatric experts say in a new paper that both President Trump and challenger Joe Biden appear to have the physical and cognitive tools to make it through four years in the White House. In fact, the two candidates’ relative good health and other advantages — parental longevity, access to top-notch healthcare and abstinence from smoking and drinking — suggest both men are likely to become long-living “super-agers,” who thrive well into their 80s, or beyond, according to a draft report written by three medical doctors and four researchers with expertise in public health, survival analysis and statistics. . .While the candidates are unusually healthy for their age, Biden is projected to live longer because of his routine fitness regimen, compared with Trump’s relatively sedentary lifestyle and obesity, according to the paper. which will be published in October in the Journal on Active Aging. The journal bills itself as “an indispensable tool for professionals who are dedicated to older adults living as fully as possible regardless of age.”)

USA TODAY
— Democrats, not Republicans, are hypocrites on filling SCOTUS seat Democrats accuse Republicans of being hypocrites in the issue of the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, but it is Democrats who are full of hypocrisy. – Rick Scott
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/25/democrats-scotus-hypocrisy-surrounding-empty-seat-column/3505321001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Everybody Expects the Anti-Catholic Inquisition – Dominic Green (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/everybody-expects-the-anti-catholic-inquisition-11601154297
— Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy Prices are rising for things people need in the pandemic, even if the overall inflation number remains subdued – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-already-herefor-the-stuff-you-actually-want-to-buy-11601112630
— Google Will Be Hard Habit to Break Regulators might have legitimate concerns about Google’s dominance in search, but there is little they can do if consumers use it anyway. – Dan Gallagher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google does everything that it can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) elect Democrat Party candidates, and c) to defeat Republican Party candidates.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-will-be-hard-habit-to-break-11601128801

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, BRIBERY: Bloomberg Raises Millions So Floridians Convicted Of Nonviolent Felonies Can Pay Off Fines—And Vote – Jack Brewster
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/09/22/bloomberg-raises-millions-so-floridians-convicted-of-felonies-can-pay-off-fines-and-vote/#501fcac75d62

INC.
— These 5 Habits Will Help You Stay Focused All Day. – MINDA ZETLIN (DIERSEN: What do you do and what motivates you to stay focused on doing it? I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. The continuing failure/refusal of Republican organizations in Illinois to keep Illinois Republicans up-to-date with government and political news and commentary continues to motivate me to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. The continuing massive efforts by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) to discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails also motivates me.)
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/focus-productivity-techniques-habits-traci-stein.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want federal employees and federal contractors to be 100% anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more that Democrats succeed at the aforesaid, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/dod-reporters-notebook-jared-serbu/2020/09/industry-holds-its-breath-on-impact-of-trump-diversity-training-order/

FAST COMPANY
— 6 types of bad bosses and how to deal with them Should you look for a new job, or is there a way to build a productive working relationship? – JUDITH HUMPHREY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who supervised me while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on how they dealt with tremendous pressure from their Democrat superiors to get rid of me and to get rid of those who shared my demographics – Republican, conservative, draft avoider, White, male, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. Further, I should write a book about those who have lead the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should title the book “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90550967/6-types-of-bad-bosses-and-how-to-deal-with-them

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— With Anger at Police High, Officers Face Greater Danger – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-09-27/with-anger-at-police-high-officers-face-greater-danger

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Accuses Bloomberg of ‘Serious Crime’ in Helping Ex-Prisoners Vote – EMILY CZACHOR
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accuses-bloomberg-serious-crime-helping-ex-prisoners-vote-1534505
— Discrimination Against Whites Needs More Attention, Say About Half of White Republicans in 3 Southern States – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs crow that they give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of foreign countries. That is, ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs crow that they discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/discrimination-against-whites-needs-more-attention-say-about-half-white-republicans-3-southern-1534514

September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois student-athletes, parents announce upcoming lawsuit regarding fall sports’ cancellation. Group gathered in front of Pritzker’s Gold Coast home. – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/il-student-athletes-parents-announce-upcoming-lawsuit-regarding-fall-sports/6598733/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,604 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1604-new-covid-19-cases-14-deaths/6601114/
— Donald Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017: NY Times – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance is legal. What did you do to avoid paying higher federal taxes? Instead of renting, I bought the following and deducted mortgage interest and real estate taxes: a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. Instead of spending my time and money on other things, I paid for and deducted tuition, fees, and books a) to earn a job-related MBA from Loyola on 1976, b) to pass the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) to earn a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) to pass the job-related Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) to earn a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-$750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/6605508/

NBC5
— Class-Action Lawsuit to be Filed Against IHSA to Allow Fall Sports to Begin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/class-action-lawsuit-to-be-filed-against-pritzker-administration-to-allow-fall-sports-to-begin/2345397/
— GOP Invests $10M in Boosting Trump With Barrett Confirmation The RNC on Saturday unveiled a website to allow supporters to contact lawmakers to urge them to put Barrett on the court – Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/gop-invests-10m-in-boosting-trump-with-barrett-confirmation/2345363/
— Lockdowns Are Fading, But GOP Outrage Isn’t in Campaigns A majority of Americans — 69% — say they are still at least somewhat worried about themselves or their family members being infected with the virus – Paul J. Weber
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/lockdowns-are-fading-but-gop-outrage-isnt-in-campaigns/2345516/
— Trump Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 10 of Past 15 Years: NY Times Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid $750 in taxes to the federal government the year he was elected, 2016, and $750 again his first year in office. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/2345528/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate – Adam Shaw
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-calls-for-biden-to-take-a-drug-test-before-upcoming-presidential-debate

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump, with his baseless attacks on Joe Biden’s mental status, may have set a trap for himself in the first debate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-joe-biden-donald-trump-first-debate-20200927-uofe6up3lzczxfff4amigv3wzm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take the long view, Chicago, and make sure public transit survives and thrives post-COVID-19 Our roads cannot handle the “carpocalypse” that will result if public transit becomes unreliable just as travel increases to pre-COVID levels. – Amy Rynell, MarySue Barrett and Ron Burke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/25/21456299/public-transit-metra-cta-pace-post-covid-expressway-traffic-jams-chicago
— Fact-check: Durbin’s claim about COVID-19 effect on U.S. economy vs. rest of the world off by a factor of wrong Asked repeatedly to provide records, studies or any other support to back up the claim, Sen. Dick Durbin’s staff did not respond. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/27/21456365/durbin-fact-check-politifact-covid-19-economy-unemployment-gdp

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lower Fox River Trump Boat Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/lower-fox-river-boat-parade/
— DeWitte Praised by Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/dewitt-praised-by-illinois-state-chamber-of-commerce/
— “All Politics Is Local”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/all-politics-is-local/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14: Democrats Target 1099 Workers Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/flsa1/
— 57,000 McHenry County Ballots in the Mail, 484 Vote in Person Friday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/57000-mchenry-county-ballots-in-the-mail-484-vote-in-person-friday/
— Franks Sends Press Release Saying He Favors Tax Flat Levy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/franks-sends-press-release-saying-he-favors-tax-flat-levy/
— McHenry Township Appointment History
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/mchenry-township-appointment-history/
— State GOP Mails for Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/state-gop-mails-for-oberweis/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Durbin: Democrats ‘can’t stop the outcome’ on SCOTUS fight – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/27/durbin-democrats-cant-stop-the-outcome-on-scotus-f/

CENTER SQUARE
— Two former Illinois governors, now out of prison, have advice for House Speaker Michael Madigan – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/two-former-illinois-governors-now-out-of-prison-have-advice-for-house-speaker-michael-madigan/article_47a96262-ff77-11ea-bbfc-d3201d12b585.html

TOWNHALL
— Dick Durbin: We Can’t Prevent Barrett From Being Confirmed But… – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/09/27/watch-dick-durbin-admits-dems-cant-prevent-amy-coney-barrett-from-being-confirm-n2577016
— Democrats Take Aim At Amy Coney Barrett – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/09/26/democrats-take-aim-at-amy-coney-barrett-n2576989

PJ MEDIA
— Military Ballots Found in the Trash in Pennsylvania—All Were Trump Votes – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/09/24/military-ballots-found-in-the-trash-in-pennsylvania-all-were-trump-votes-n964614

CNN
— New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of past 15 years beginning in 2000 – Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/27/politics/trump-income-taxes-new-york-times-report/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump lashes out at New York Times report alleging years of tax avoidance According to The New York Times, Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and again during his first year in office. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lashes-out-new-york-times-report-alleging-years-tax-n1241220

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump, accompanied by his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, held a news conference at the White House minutes after The Times published a major new investigation into his tax returns.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/27/us/trump-vs-biden-elections#trump-insists-he-paid-a-lot-in-taxes-after-an-investigation-reveals-new-details-about-his-personal-finances
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “THE PRESIDENT’S TAXES LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP’S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
— Trump Calls Years of Tax Avoidance ‘Fake News,’ Attacks I.R.S. – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007364069/trump-taxes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Barrett Could Be Most Conservative Justice Since Clarence Thomas – Bloomberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/barrett-could-be-most-conservative-justice-since-clarence-thomas/2020/09/26/7ebd759a-003f-11eb-b0e4-350e4e60cc91_story.html
— Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money than it made, report says – David A. Fahrenthold and Yeganeh Torbati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-taxes/2020/09/27/8a58c618-010f-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Nevada legislator uses horses to get out his message in Las Vegas (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, literature from the 14 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who provided campaign literature, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/nevada-legislator-uses-horses-to-get-out-his-message-in-las-vegas-2131003/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nevada Assemblyman Edgar Flores canvassed in his east Las Vegas neighborhood on Saturday. Flores, who is running for re-election in Assembly District 28, kicked off a campaign literature drop Saturday morning with many supporters on horseback. The event, which included distribution of literature for his campaign and for the Biden-Harris campaign, was designed to promote the vote within Latino community, Flores noted in an email to the Review-Journal on Friday.)

WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT
— Woodland City Council candidates answer questions (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates the following question: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2020/09/26/2020-election-woodland-city-council-candidates-answer-questions/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Nomination of Barrett Heightens Partisan Conflict as Election Nears Republicans look to move quickly through confirmation process; Democrats warn of threat to Obamacare – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nomination-of-barrett-heightens-partisan-conflict-as-election-nears-11601208052
— Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy Prices are rising for things people need in the pandemic, even if the overall inflation number remains subdued – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-already-herefor-the-stuff-you-actually-want-to-buy-11601112630

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/27/all-the-republicans-who-have-endorsed-joe-biden-for-president/#359d19367340

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners (DIERSEN: Meeting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets is a “zero sum game.” For every employee who is hired or promoted who is Democrat, minority, female, or younger, an employee who is Republican, White, male, or older is not hired or promoted. All my coworkers who IRS and GAO promoted over me were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/achieving-diversity-and-inclusion-within-securities-and-financial-management
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accountability and measurement are necessary to achieve results. Marcham encouraged us to avoid barriers that we often throw up, and not to see diversity and inclusion results as a “zero sum game.” Instead tangible D&I results are a chance to grow both inclusively and financially – the well-known win‑win. Lewis wryly observed the financial services industry measures everything so there is no excuse not to measure our results on D&I.)

BUSINESS LEDGER
— Best Places to work in Illinois (DIERSEN: One would expect that employers that give lots of preference to their employees who are members of certain groups would be ranked higher by their employees who are members of those groups. Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or non-veteran, one would expect that those employees would rank the federal government very highly.)
https://www.dhbusinessledger.com/special-events/

VARIETY
— Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal Struggling Businesses but Big Windfall From ‘The Apprentice’ New York Times exposé sheds light on Trump’s tax returns. – Jordan Moreau
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/trump-tax-returns-debt-the-apprentice-1234785033/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ, LGBTQ-promoters will call those groups hate groups.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/mike-pompeo-speaking-christian-hate-group-linked-fundraiser-right-election/

September 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Hundreds rally at Daley Plaza demanding justice for Breonna Taylor – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/hundreds-rally-in-chicago-demanding-justice-for-breonna-taylor-/6585352/
— Amy Coney Barrett becomes 1st Notre Dame grad, faculty member to be nominated for Supreme Court President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/barrett-becomes-1st-notre-dame-grad-faculty-member-to-be-nominated-for-supreme-court/6589097/
— Chicago representative leads West Side bike ride, bringing 2020 census awareness Ride began in Columbus Park – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-rep-leads-west-side-bike-ride-bringing-census-awareness/6598055/

WBBM RADIO
— Hundreds gather downtown for ‘Say Her Name’ rally to demand better justice for Breonna Taylor, more support for Black women – Rachel Pierson
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/news/hundreds-gather-downtown-to-say-her-name-for-breonna-taylor

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Spike in burglaries in 2020 linked to downtown Naperville looting in June, police chief says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-fbi-crime-stats-st-0927-20200925-734wqnikb5cbbmwtsveu3klqdq-story.html
— Donald Trump’s involvement in sports might be the most divisive, but he isn’t the only president who has meddled in our games – SHANNON RYAN (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting sports to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-donald-trump-presidents-sports-history-20200926-myjhxareajbjlc6cp4spfxgtua-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-election-ballots-page-20200925-6j6ofi67nrhjfgshocj34v2s6u-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-coup-transition-power-biden-election-supreme-court-gop-huppke-20200925-j2nso6hufrfvzhn5oyb4mddyta-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Doubt about police in Chicago manifests itself on racial lines in monitor’s survey, legal challenges over street stops – ANNIE SWEENEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-racial-divide-chicago-policing-20200925-vjkgodoznrc7hipqqae225zi2a-story.html
— Huge letters spelling out ‘Naperville Together’ to be first artwork done by Art of Inclusion group – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Democrats want the following groups to be “together:” anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-art-of-inclusion-st-0925-20200924-6d53vd2ljbglhfp76fujnizpwu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Seth Lewis for House Dist. 45
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200923/endorsement-seth-lewis-for-house-dist-45
— ‘Naperville Together’ street mural painted in city’s downtown (DIERSEN: Democrats want the following groups to be “together:” anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200926/naperville-together-street-mural-painted-in-citys-downtown

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— If it’s about state finances, it must be bad news – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20200927/statehouse-insider-if-itrsquos-about-state-finances-it-must-be-bad-news

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois officials begin mailing 1.8M mail-in ballots to voters – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Officials-begin-mailing-1-8M-mail-in-ballots-to-15599637.php

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Southwest Wisconsin Republicans gather in support of Trump, local candidates – KAYLI REESE
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_ba2aecfd-9a51-57c5-801d-6c2624e191ef.html

HERALD REVIEW
— Illinois-based Judge Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir – AP
https://herald-review.com/ap/washington/watch-now-illinois-based-judge-amy-coney-barrett-high-court-pick-is-scalias-heir/article_ae55e640-190b-5f7c-b84f-e97700271aca.html

HERALD & NEWS
— Illinois Supreme Court names diversity officer (DIERSEN: Diversity officers are under tremendous pressure to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/illinois-supreme-court-names-diversity-officer/article_a6c7d9b3-88d8-56a3-8829-9abe84b3a8e7.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Breonna Taylor to promote hatred against Trump.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-breonna-taylors-name-devastation-and-a-search-for-hope
— If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote religious discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or government clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Missouri Synod Lutherans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/if-barrett-joins-supreme-court-would-have-six-catholics

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Given all the “Fake Nurse” labelling stemming from her infamous 2018 TV commercial, Underwood dons scrubs for first time in 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/scrubs1/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ABC Town Hall Masquerades Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Uncommitted’ Voters – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who falsely masquerade themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/abc-town-hall-masquerades-anti-trump-activists-as-uncommitted-voters/

BREITBART
— Voters in 4 Battleground States File Lawsuits Claiming Election Meddling Funded by Mark Zuckerberg – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters in Illinois want you a) to stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) to stop visiting www.gopillinois.com , and c) to spend all your time on Facebook.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/26/voters-in-4-battleground-states-file-lawsuits-claiming-election-meddling-funded-by-mark-zuckerberg/

BLAZE
— The backlash is intense after left-wing author suggests Amy Coney Barrett adopted Haitian children to shield herself from accusations of racism ‘This person is a disgusting racist. Period’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would suggest that I did the following to shield me from accusations of racism: a) I asked Firestone Stores to assign me to its Chicago Heights Store in 1970, b) I asked IRS to assign me to its Harvey office in 1971, and c) I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ibram-kendi-attacks-amy-coney-barrett-children

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Moral Compass Isn’t Broken – Dennis Prager
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/17/the-lefts-moral-compass-isnt-broken/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of my life, I have said that the left’s moral compass is broken. And all of my life, I was wrong. Why I was wrong explains both the left and the moral crisis we are in better than almost any other explanation. I was wrong because in order to have a broken moral compass, you need to have a moral compass to begin with. But the left doesn’t have one. This is not meant as an attack. It is a description of reality. The left regularly acknowledges that it doesn’t think in terms of good and evil. Most of us are so used to thinking in those terms—what we call “Judeo-Christian”—that it is very difficult for us to divide the world in any other way.)

TOWNHALL:
— Time to Stand Up Against Big Tech – Loyd Pettegrew
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2020/09/27/time-to-stand-up-against-big-tech-n2577003

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality – AP (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more that the pandemic has harmed you, the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.)
https://www.sbsun.com/2020/09/21/us-household-wealth-hits-record-even-as-economy-struggles/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Tyler Smith to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-continues-plead-answers-2018-death-son-tyler-smith-illinois-n1241174

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use Belushi to push pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-belushi-cannabis-farmer/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “To Beat Trump, Mock Him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/opinion/sunday/trump-politics-humor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/politics/poll-supreme-court-trump-biden.html
— Trump jokes about needing ‘a couple more terms.’ ‘12 more years,’ the crowd chants.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/25/us/trump-vs-biden-election#trump-jokes-about-needing-a-couple-more-terms-12-more-years-the-crowd-chants
— How Trump’s Race-Baiting Lets Liberals Off the Hook – Matthew Desmond (DIERSEN: Everyone want to live where they are the majority. Democrats used to push integration, but now they push segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/magazine/donald-trump-suburban-lifestyle-dream.html
— Amy Coney Barrett and the New, Old Anti-Catholicism Critics of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee argue that pious Catholics are a problem for liberalism. They have a point. – Elizabeth Bruenig (DIERSEN: To harm me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that my parents had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), b) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the MSL, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/opinion/sunday/amy-coney-barrett-catholic-supreme-court.html
— Democrats Focus Objections to Barrett in Terms of Policy, Not Character – Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my character, motives, and judgement. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my character, motives, and judgement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/coney-barrett-biden-democrats-supreme-court.html
— Trump Attacked Rochester Protesters. Not All Local Republicans Agree. In Western New York, the president’s vilification of Black Lives Matter protests has forced candidates to decide whether to line up behind him. – Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley (DIERSEN: If you promote BLM, you shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/nyregion/rochester-trump-protests-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “In Critical Swing State, Trump Again Stokes Doubt on Election Process. The president has spent months falsely insisting — against evidence offered by his own government officials — that mail-in ballots are subject to widespread fraud.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/trump-rally-middletown-pa.html
— How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed When a majority of City Council members promised to “end policing as we know it” after George Floyd’s killing, they became a case study in how idealistic calls for structural change can falter. – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/minneapolis-defund-police.html
— Minneapolis officials said they would defund the police. Some now regret that pledge. – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/minneapolis-officials-said-they-would-defund-the-police-some-now-regret-that-pledge.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden maintains lead over Trump nationally in stable presidential race.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-biden-post-abc/2020/09/26/940ef678-ff7f-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html
— Some see irony in virus’ impact on Mayflower commemoration – AP (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the longer ago that your ancestors immigrated to America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/some-see-irony-in-virus-impact-on-mayflower-commemoration/2020/09/22/2e267a88-fcd8-11ea-b0e4-350e4e60cc91_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— An examination of The Times’ failures on race, our apology and a path forward – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me, b) blame what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-27/los-angeles-times-apology-racism

USA TODAY
— Amy Coney Barrett: Talented judge, popular professor brings solid conservative credentials – Richard Wolf and Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: How would Barrett have ruled in Diersen v. GAO? In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that employers can discriminate against their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/26/who-amy-coney-barrett-talented-judge-conservative-credentials/3494471001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During her three years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which includes Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, Barrett has ruled in cases involving abortion, sexual assault, guns, race and immigration. Among them: . . Race: Barrett helped to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s effort to stop an employer from transferring Chicago-area employees based on their race or ethnicity. The agency had accused AutoZone of making the transfers to reflect area demographics. Three dissenting judges said the policy “deprived people … of employment opportunities at their preferred geographic location.” Age discrimination: Barrett ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act does not apply when policies impact plaintiffs unintentionally. The ruling went against a 58-year-old job applicant who lost out to someone half his age when the company sought to hire a person with less than seven years’ experience.)

OMAHA
— No dinner and drinks? Candidates get creative as the coronavirus changes political fundraising – Joseph Morton
https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/no-dinner-and-drinks-candidates-get-creative-as-the-coronavirus-changes-political-fundraising/article_77d6e190-b8a5-52bd-9d27-342ddc065bfa.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrat slime time for Trump’s Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholicism – HOWIE CARR (DIERSEN: Democrats slime all Christians.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/26/howie-carr-democrat-slime-time-for-trumps-supreme-court-pick-amy-coney-barretts-catholicism/

DELAWARE STATE NEWS
— What question would you ask candidates? (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates the following question: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://delawarestatenews.net/qotd/qotd-what-would-you-ask-delaware-candidates/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Christian-hating Christian-hater says “Here’s What To Know About People Of Praise, The Christian Group Amy Coney Barrett Belongs To.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenrobinsonjacobs/2020/09/26/heres-what-to-know-about-people-of-praise-the-christian-group-amy-coney-barrett-belongs-to/

MARKET WATCH
— Some wealthy Americans are already prepping their finances for a Joe Biden presidency — here’s how – Andrew Keshne
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-wealthy-americans-are-prepping-their-finances-for-a-possible-joe-biden-presidency-this-is-all-going-up-and-you-may-never-see-it-as-good-as-it-is-now-2020-09-16

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Amy Coney Barrett Picked by Trump to Push Court Further to Right.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-26/amy-coney-barrett-picked-by-trump-to-push-court-further-to-right
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Choice of Barrett May Not Sway Female Voters He Lacks.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/trump-s-choice-of-barrett-may-not-sway-female-voters-he-lacks

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
— Different Types of Adverse Actions Use Different Rules (DIERSEN: According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, they never took any adverse actions against me. However, 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 a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. 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. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mspb.gov/studies/adverse_action_report/5_DifferentTypes.htm

NATION
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination.” I should write a book about those who have used against me fact a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) that I am 100% German American, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/amy-coney-barrett-religious/

September 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court – AP (DIERSEN: For Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, “conservative” is a pejorative term.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-picks-conservative-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court/6575998/
— A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s opinions, votes, quotes – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/a-look-at-judge-amy-coney-barretts-opinions-votes-quotes/6584060/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,441 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths 17 Illinois counties reach warning level
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2441-new-covid-19-cases-25-deaths/6579556/
— University Park mayor condemns water company for allegedly delaying lead abatement. Aqua Illinois says situation is improving. (DIERSEN: I lived in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/university-park-mayor-calls-for-swift-lead-abatement-in-water/6576887/

NBC5
— Trump Taps Conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court She would be the sixth justice on the nine-member court to be appointed by a Republican president, and the third of Trump’s first term in office – Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick (DIERSEN: For Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, “conservative” is a pejorative term.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/president-trump-expected-to-announce-amy-coney-barrett-as-supreme-court-pick-saturday/2345209/
— Illinois Democratic Senators React to President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Barrett would be the sixth justice on the nine-member court to be appointed by a Republican president, and the third of Trump’s first term in office
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-democratic-senators-react-to-president-trumps-supreme-court-nominee/2345287/

CBS2
— President Trump Names Chicago Federal Appeals Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett As Supreme Court Nominee
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/26/president-trump-names-chicago-federal-appeals-court-judge-amy-coney-barrett-as-supreme-court-nominee/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court – Kelly Taylor Hayes
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-nominates-amy-coney-barrett-to-supreme-court
— Voters’ poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/voters-poorly-marked-ovals-could-lead-to-contested-ballots

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-army-coney-barrett-supreme-court-20200926-p62p4tverngpddvkrmcjlj72ve-story.html
— President Trump officially nominates Chicago federal judge and ex-Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, setting up a bitter confirmation confrontation in Senate – RICK PEARSON and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-nomination-ginsburg-20200925-sro7jixc55gk7e5idsqokxuxg4-story.html
— From Notre Dame to Chicago’s 7th Circuit to Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett poised to become Trump’s pick to succeed Ginsburg – JASON MEISNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-nomination-ginsburg-20200925-sro7jixc55gk7e5idsqokxuxg4-story.html
— Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he doesn’t know if Amy Coney Barrett is qualified for Supreme Court – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-amy-coney-barrett-dick-durbin-trump-20200926-nlhjpp7z2nf4zdubs4jiykwhs4-story.html
— Duckworth to vote ‘no’ on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination while Durbin says he doesn’t know if she’s qualified – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-amy-coney-barrett-dick-durbin-trump-20200926-nlhjpp7z2nf4zdubs4jiykwhs4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds gather to ‘say her name’ at Daley Center rally for Breonna Taylor About 300 people Saturday participated in a moment of silence in Daley Plaza. – Pat Nabong
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2020/9/26/21457677/breonna-taylor-rally-daley-center-my-block-my-hood-my-city-jahmal-cole-niama-malachi

DAILY HERALD
— Breonna Taylor protests continue as Louisville under curfew – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200926/news/309269895/

HERALD NEWS
— In Amy Coney Barrett, an Illinois judge, conservatives see the Supreme Court champion they’ve longed for – David G. Savage
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/in-amy-coney-barrett-an-illinois-judge-conservatives-see-the-supreme-court-champion-theyve-longed/article_4da83c50-ae5f-5754-ad01-5e8b4ada7158.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too – John O’Connor
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Douglas-statue-comes-down-but-Lincoln-had-racist-15599636.php

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— When politics try to enter the judicial branch – Dennis Marek (DIERSEN: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, you will conclude that the judges in that lawsuit concluded that Congress wants employers give preference to their employees who are Democrat, minority, younger, and/or veteran, that is, that Congress wants employers to discriminate against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/dennis-marek-when-politics-try-to-enter-the-judicial-branch/article_854c569e-fe21-11ea-a913-e7c85a585760.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/if-barrett-joins-supreme-court-would-have-six-catholics

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Keep America Great Parade and Rally in St. Charles Tomorrow
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/trumprally1/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Scrubs Alert 2020!
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/scrubs1/
Dems Move to Fear to Pass Tax Hike Constitutional Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/dems-move-to-fear-to-pass-tax-hike-constitutional-amendment/
— Text Arrives Supporting Judge David Gervais’ Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/text-arrives-supporting-judge-david-gervais-campaign/
— Sign Supporting Trump That Can Only Be Seen from the Sky
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/message-of-the-day-a-sign-79/
— Republican State Senates Present Ethics Proposal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/25/republican-state-senates-present-ethics-proposal/
— IL-06/IL-14/IL-17: Digital Ad We’d Like to See for Illinois Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/25/savelandoflincoln1/

GOPUSA
— Video Emerges Of Joe Biden Calling U.S. Troops ‘Stupid Bastards’ During Speech
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95457

BREITBART
— Springfield, Illinois Bishop Argues Against Morality of State-Imposed Lockdowns – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/09/25/springfield-bishop-argues-against-morality-state-imposed-lockdowns/

THE HILL
— Study finds fewer than 1 in 10 Americans have had COVID-19 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/518420-study-finds-fewer-than-1-in-10-americans-have-had-covid-19

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say “Amy Coney Barrett, a disciple of Justice Scalia, is poised to push the Supreme Court further right.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/barrett-supreme-court-trump/2020/09/26/20863794-feac-11ea-830c-a160b331ca62_story.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Amy Coney Barrett, Likely High Court Pick, Is Scalia’s Heir – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-09-26/amy-coney-barrett-likely-high-court-pick-is-scalias-heir

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Trump intends to pick conservative Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court nominee – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-intends-to-tap-barrett-for-supreme-court-sources/6575998/
— As Fair Tax Amendment vote approaches, some Republicans accuse governor of intimidation Illinois is 1 of only 8 states with a flat tax – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/some-republicans-accuse-governor-of-intimidation-over-fair-tax-amendment/6566931/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Team Pritzker’s new threat to raise everyone’s taxes – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-graduated-illinois-20200925-7xdknnlvcnhk5a4bacf6t2ip6e-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot, labor leaders call for congressional help on Chicago’s coronavirus revenue hole – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicagolori-lightfoot-labor-letter-congress-aid-package-20200925-z77eijtvwfa6tc2bydyhxx5qp4-story.html
— Demonstrators call for justice outside Lake County Courthouse during Kyle Rittenhouse extradition hearing – KARIE ANGELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-rittenhouse-vigil-st-0926-20200925-ipbtzclhgfgj3pyb3sivtmqx7i-story.html
— A look in the mirror: We vote for candidates who reflect us – JEFF SCRIMA (DIERSEN: Those who are the following vote for candidates who are the following: anti-law enforcement officers, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How many of the aforesaid are voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? How many of the aforesaid are candidates on ballots in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? What percent of the yard signs being displayed in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county are a) for Democrat candidates and b) for Republican candidates?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-commentary-politics-mirrors-20200925-lgi7vfqk35dnffx6g23mzphjsy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s income tax battle heats up with warnings of tax hikes, verbal exchange of ‘scare tactics’ vs. ‘a number of lies’ The flurry of rhetoric came after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s warning of a potential 20% tax increase if voters reject Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal. – David Roeder and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/25/21456006/illinois-income-tax-juliana-stratton-big-increase-ahead-amendment-fails
— Madigan tells House panel to start the probe without him: ‘I have provided all of the answers I can give’ Madigan’s letter to the committee appears to be his most substantive response yet to the bombshell bribery case against ComEd. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/25/21456958/speaker-mike-madigan-investigative-panel-commonwealth-edison-comed-durkin-house
— Lightfoot defends using electronic billboards to display #SayHerName message honoring Breonna Taylor Some aldermen criticized the mayor, saying the billboards are for public service announcement and safety alerts. “It’s a political statement,” said Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st). – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/9/25/21456133/mayor-lightfoot-criticized-over-breonna-taylor-billboard-message

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Republicans blast Stratton for tax hike comments – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200925/republicans-blast-stratton-for-tax-hike-comments

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Six University of Illinois administrators and a campus Jewish organization quickly criticized a newly-adopted Illinois Student Government resolution calling on the UI to divest from its own police department and those of Champaign and Urbana, as well as corporations it said are contributing to human-rights violations. – Debra Pressey
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/sharp-criticism-follows-ui-student-government-action/article_1fe71d31-1fa6-5ab2-99eb-61414d08e85d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— ‘We must address the effects of climate change’ Students rally in Hinsdale against environmental racism – JOSHUA WELGE (DIERSEN: If I ran of a government or for a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that my father worked for a chemical plant in Chicago Heights for 28 years that dumped pollution on Blacks.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/26/we-must-address-the-effects-of-climate-change-students-rally-in-hinsdale-against-environmental-racism/an22ty3/
— Photos: Hinsdale for Black Lives Matter strike against environmental racism – ERICA BENSON
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2020/09/26/ab2e677985a74fe294dc34eaf6c77ea3/index.xml
— James Doe v. Dennis Hastert jury trial set for February 2021 – KATIE FINLONE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/25/james-doe-v-dennis-hastert-jury-trial-set-for-february-2021/awy3mfo/

WSIL TV
— Locals protest over Breonna Taylor case – Denise Turner
https://wsiltv.com/2020/09/25/locals-protest-over-breonna-taylor-case/

CHICAGO PATCH
— Gov. Pritzker Pledges Racial Equity, Activists Hear ‘Lip Service’ Pritzker’s public pledge to deliver equity in Black community is “hypocritical lip service” without action, activist says. – Mark Konkol (DIERSEN: How soon will Pritzker issue an executive order a) to officially take income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans in Illinois and b) to give that income, that wealth, and those opportunities to Blacks in Illinois?)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/gov-pritzker-pledges-racial-equity-activists-hear-lip-service

CENTER SQUARE
— Nearly half of all Illinois statehouse seats uncontested – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/nearly-half-of-all-illinois-statehouse-seats-uncontested/article_02a02cc0-ff70-11ea-a38b-2f785c785f92.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett Over Howls of Rage from RBG Worshippers – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/trump-nominates-amy-coney-barrett-over-howls-of-rage-from-rbg-worshippers/

FOX NEWS
— Pro-Trump crowd in Illinois (Northbrook) opposes Trump-bashing ‘Coronavirus Death Scoreboard’ “You don’t see the Republicans attacking other people,” a student organizer says – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pro-trump-crowd-in-illinois-opposes-trump-bashing-coronavirus-death-scoreboard

BREITBART
— Facebook Censors Tucker Carlson for ‘False News’ – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and their many efforts to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/25/facebook-censors-tucker-carlson-for-false-news/
— Poll Shows Majority Turn Against Rioters, Media – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/09/23/nolte-poll-shows-majority-turn-against-rioters-media/

THE HILL
— Ending the Hyde Amendment is no longer on the backburner – DESTINY LOPEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/518332-ending-the-hyde-amendment-is-no-longer-on-the-backburner
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump furor stokes fears of unrest.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/518363-the-memo-trump-furor-stokes-fears-of-unrest?rnd=1601075935

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Why the right-wing has a massive advantage on Facebook.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/26/facebook-conservatives-2020-421146

CNBC
— Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett ensures abortion fight for election’s final day – Tucker Higgins
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/25/trump-supreme-court-pick-barrett-ensures-election-fight-over-abortion.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Will Amy Coney Barrett Cost Republicans the Senate?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/opinion/amy-coney-barrett-scotus.html?searchResultPosition=7
— How to Predict Merit Aid in a Strange College Application Season Students may have no test scores, altered grades and compromised extracurricular activities. So how will colleges dole out the discounts? – Ron Lieber
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/your-money/merit-aid-SAT-optional.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— On Being Black and Conservative The Heritage Foundation’s president on the racial progress she’s experienced, the problems that remain, and becoming a target of Fox host Tucker Carlson. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-being-black-and-conservative-11601061892
— If the nominee is Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats should resist the urge to target her for her faith. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-people-of-praise-11600990129

DETROIT NEWS
— Google’s search business targeted in US antitrust case – David McLaughlin and Gerrit De Vynck (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/09/25/googles-search-business-targeted-us-antitrust-case/3529515001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Barr has been a key ally in Donald Trump’s crackdown on technology giants. The U.S. president has railed against internet companies for allegedly censoring conservative viewpoints online.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The US can afford to pay reparations to Black Americans — as long as it sells some federal lands – Rashawn Ray (DIERSEN: How strongly do Democrats blame you for the problems that Blacks have? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats blame you for the problems that Blacks have: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/why-use-federal-lands-pay-reparations-slavery-2020-9

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Is Facebook growing too close to Trump?”
https://theweek.com/articles/939431/facebook-growing-close-trump

MANAGEMENT CONSULTED
— Accenture Careers (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use up-or-out to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://managementconsulted.com/accenture-careers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The competitive environment, the up-or-out promotion schedule, and the sheer size of the company ensure a high rate of turnover. This means that Accenture jobs are frequently available, in a variety of roles as well as office locations. These jobs are posted at multiple forums, but you can be sure to find some at Glassdoor and Indeed.)

VANCOUVER SUN
— NDP, Liberal and Green parties have subtly different plans to keep people safe while campaigning – Lori Culbert (DIERSEN: Of course, ever-increasing, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because of the pandemic and because of my terrible demographics (old, overweight, White, male, type-2 diabetic, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and owner of six American nameplate cars and one SUV), I should NOT do anything to help elect candidates and b) I should resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Nevertheless, yesterday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, literature from the 14 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who provided campaign literature, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/bc-election/dont-pet-voters-dogs-or-sneeze-on-campaign-literature-a-few-of-the-b-c-party-covid-tips-for-staff

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The three main parties supplied their safety plans to Postmedia, and there are obvious similarities around mask-wearing, social distancing, handwashing and staying home when sick. But there are also differences. At the NDP camp, workers from different parts of the campaign are “bubbled” and not allowed to interact with their fellow party workers. That is not only a drag for the Smith brothers, but for senior bus staffer Marie Della Mattia and her daughter, Emily, who works at NDP headquarters. The NDP says its rules are based on guidelines from WorkSafeBC and Henry’s office: At headquarters, staff work in small cohort teams that arrive and eat at different times while those on the bus sit in spread-out seats and hand sanitize after every stop. On Thursday, the party issued new protocols for journalists, which includes an online form that asks for symptoms and collects contact-tracing information. The Liberals’ safety plan includes many of those same elements, but also details minimizing the number of workers in campaign offices, prohibiting the public from entering the offices or requiring appointments, and using plastic or shower curtains barriers when physical distance cannot be maintained. The Liberals also have rules for canvassing, which includes limiting physical contact with doorbells and railings, hand-sanitizing between each house, never going into voters’ houses, and never petting their dogs and cats. Campaign material should be carried in a plastic bag, workers must “take every possible precaution to avoid sneezing” on it, and it should never be handed directly to a voter. Liberal events should have no more than 50 people, ideally be held outside, provide masks and sanitizer and, when possible, have assigned seating, the party says. In its safety material, the Green party acknowledges that “COVID-19 has created a situation where campaigning is going to look very different.” For starters, canvassers should wear gloves and, this year more than ever, respect a voter who isn’t interested. “Canvassers must understand that the public may not be comfortable with this type of activity at their place of residence. Team members will need to be polite, respectful and sensitive to people’s comfort levels,” the Green material says. Only team members in the same household bubble should travel in a car together. If additional people must be in the car, roll the windows down. In campaign offices, door handles, printers and sink taps must be cleaned several times a day, and Green party volunteers should avoid using common coffee pots, kettles or microwaves — which could make for some tired and hungry volunteers. Even when it comes to donations, the rules have changed. The Green party would prefer “contactless” transactions, presumably e-transfers, or old-fashioned cash can be dropped into a container with a slot on top.)