Month: February 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago closes 4 migrant shelters amid lull in new arrivals – Michael Loria
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-brandon-johnson-shelters-closed-migrant-crisis/14454797/
— Pritzker delivers State of the State address to discuss budget, asylum seeker funding – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-state-of-the-budget-where-to-watch/14452394/
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Chicago police as being racists.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-traffic-stops-racial-profiling-black-driver/14454575/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14454636/

NBC5
— Pritzker’s full 2024 State of the State address for Illinois. Illinois faces a steep budget shortfall of nearly $900 million for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/read-gov-pritzkers-full-2024-state-of-the-state-address-for-illinois/3362205/

CBS2
— Chicago alderman accuses colleague of assaulting him
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-alderman-accuses-colleague-of-assaulting-him/

WGN9
— Illinois Attorney General tells Dolton mayor’s charity to stop soliciting money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHqbEnszrBk

FOX32
— Trump reveals VP shortlist including DeSantis, Scott, Ramaswamy, Noem, Donalds, Gabbard – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-vp-list-includes-desantis-scott-ramaswamy
— President Biden announces more student loan debt being forgiven. More than 100,000 student loan borrowers are getting some good news. Another $1 billion of student loan debt has been forgiven. (COMMENT: Not that I could have gotten a student loan, but because I worked my way through college, I was able to a) graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, b) buy a new Corvette after my Charger was stolen 14 months after I graduated, c) buy a new town home in University Park 25 months after I graduated, d) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago 48 months I graduated, e) buy a one bedroom condo there 72 months after I graduated, and f) buy a home in Wheaton with my wife 92 months after I graduated. In addition, I was able to pay for graduate evening courses in business at Loyola 1972-1976 and in accounting at DePaul 1976-1980. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary increased from $54,728/year in 1971 to $110,020/year in 1979. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1414764
— Chicago Mayor Johnson abruptly ends meeting with newspaper after refusing to speak on the record. Chicago Sun-Times reports City Hall reporters are ‘openly frustrated’ with Brandon Johnson. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-johnson-abruptly-ends-meeting-newspaper-refusing-speak-on-record

WTTW
— Pritzker’s $52.7B Budget Proposal Funds Migrant Care and Early Childhood Education, Angers Business Community – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/21/pritzker-lays-out-plan-tackle-projected-budget-shortfall-state-state-address

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— FRONT PAGE: State picks up travel tab for migrants who want to leave Chicago – NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/state-picks-up-travel-tab-for-migrants-who-want-to-leave-chicago/
— Who pays when migrants leave Chicago?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/daywatch-who-pays-when-migrants-leave-chicago/
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal includes $800 million in tax increases, largely for corporations, sportsbooks – DAN PETRELLA, JEREMY GORNER, and OLIVIA OLANDER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/21/gov-j-b-pritzkers-budget-proposal-includes-800-million-in-tax-increases-largely-for-corporations-sportsbooks/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes plan to borrow $1.25 billion for housing, development and climate goals – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/21/mayor-brandon-johnson-pushes-plan-to-borrow-1-25-billion-for-housing-development-and-climate-goals/
— Conservatives are targeting IVF. Women deserve a choice. – MICHAEL FRERICHS (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. In the late-1980s, my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. Our doctors told us that because we both had serious fertility problems, success would have been very unlikely. We did not adopt or become foster parents. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me viciously. They falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted not only that I lied about trying to have children, but that we were disgusting selfish DINKs (dual income, no kids) who never wanted to have children. They used that slander to punish me severely in 1989. They did the aforesaid because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in late 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/opinion-ivf-reproductive-health-care-abortion-legislation/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s budget to include plan to erase $1 billion in medical debt. Gov. J.B. Pritzker will include the $10 million ask in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year to erase $1 billion in medical debt for Illinois residents — and the investment would mark the first in a multi-year plan. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2024/02/20/pritzker-budget-elimination-1-billion-medical-debt
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘more austere’ $52.7 billion budget plan turns to big business, sportsbooks for tax increases. There will undoubtedly be sticking points for some of the governor’s priorities, including about $182 million in funding for newly arriving migrants and more than $600 million in health care costs for the undocumented. – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2024/02/21/jb-pritzker-budget-proposal-pension-crisis-general-assembly
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches borrowing $1.25B for housing and development. Johnson’s signature plan would rely on letting dozens of the city’s tax increment financing districts expire, using that money to repay the debt. – Mariah Woelfel and Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/brandonjohnson/2024/02/21/mayor-brandon-johnson-development-plan-borrowing-1-billion-tif-money
— Getting rid of school choice and police in schools is about politics, not what’s best for kids and families. The Chicago Board of Education’s potential vote to dismantle school choice and get rid of police, even in schools that want them, imposes a blanket approach that strips families of a say in their children’s education and safety, eight elected officials write. – Michelle Harris, Marty Quinn, Matt O’Shea, Monique Scott, Felix Cardona, Samantha Nugent, Mike Kelly and Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/02/21/school-choice-police-in-schools-politics-education-safety-kids
— It’s the public who loses the most when Mayor Johnson avoids the press. The former teacher and union organizer considers himself a man of the people, but to reach the people, a big-city mayor has to be ready every day to take tough questions from journalists. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/02/21/mayor-johnson-media-relationship-questions-accountabilty-city-hall-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Bartlett regulates unscheduled bus drop-offs – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240221/news/bartlett-regulates-unscheduled-bus-drop-offs/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Kane County dismisses bipartisan push for statement on migrant busing – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240221/news/kane-county-dismisses-bipartisan-push-for-statement-on-migrant-busing/
— Should Naperville adopt a resolution backing a cease-fire in Gaza? – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240221/article/should-naperville-adopt-a-resolution-backing-a-cease-fire-in-gaza/

CWB CHICAGO
— Cook County dropped charges after Chicago cops saw him stealing a catalytic converter. He wasn’t so lucky in DuPage County. – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/chicago-dupage-county-catalytic-converter-theft-charges-hit-different.html

SOUTHERN
— Trump team insists RNC funds wouldn’t cover his legal bills, as party leadership change looms – Lalee Ibssa , Isabella Murray and Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/22/trump-team-insists-rnc-funds-wouldnt-cover-his-legal-bills-as-party-leadership-change-looms/
— Two Black GM workers share their experiences in the automotive industry – Morgan Korn (COMMENT: My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended when I was 22-year-old Firestone Store Retail Sales Manager in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/21/two-black-gm-workers-share-their-experiences-in-the-automotive-industry/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump set for coronation as conservatives descend on CPAC – Caroline Vakil, Brett Samuels
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-set-for-coronation-as-conservatives-descend-on-cpac/

WSIU
— Principle First summit draws Republicans who don’t support frontrunner Trump
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2024-02-22/principle-first-summit-draws-republicans-who-dont-support-frontrunner-trump

WSIL TV
— Home Depot broke labor law by firing an employee with ‘BLM’ on apron, NLRB rules – Ramishah Maruf
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/home-depot-broke-labor-law-by-firing-an-employee-with-blm-on-apron-nlrb-rules/article_e57117b4-5d3f-5ace-abe3-d217bb09a3f5.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding schools with illegals.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-02-22/dekalb-high-school-sees-an-uptick-in-newcomer-students-that-likely-includes-asylum-seekers
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who are not Biden fans ever-increasingly use Haley to promote more hatred against those who share both Trump’s and Biden’s demographics. Both Trump and Biden are White, male, older, wealthy, draft-avoiders, Christian, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called killing two birds with one stone.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-22/nikki-haley-says-biden-is-more-dangerous-than-trump-but-neither-is-fit-for-the-job

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst conservative activist on Tuesday accused the Elmhurst School District 205 board of backing an ideological agenda on teaching children about gender. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-activist-fights-gender-concepts
— Laughing Men Steal From Oak Brook Stores. The suspects took more than $2,000 worth of merchandise. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/laughing-men-steal-oak-brook-stores-cops

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Five Venezuelan Migrants Charged with Burglary at Oak Brook Stores
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/news_detail_T2_R1141.php

CITY OF WHEATON
— City Council Passes Resolution Regarding Local Impacts of National Immigration Policies
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1053

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-237/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-236/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: What have you done and what will you do to encourage the registered Republican voters in our precinct to cast Republican ballots in the March 19, 2024 Republican primary? Which of your fellow township and county elected Republican Precinct Committeemen are running to serve as officers of our township and county Republican party organizations? Who is running to serve as the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman? When and where is the next IRP State Central Committee meeting? Which IRP State Convention Committees have you asked to be appointed to?
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are the demographics of your county? How have those demographics changed? As more and more and more voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats move into DuPage County, Democrat candidates get more and more and more votes in DuPage County. Those who have the following demographics vote for Democrats: liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How have the leaders of your Republican county and township party organizations responded to demographic changes? I should write a book about how the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and the Milton Township Republican Organization have responded to demographic changes since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(According to Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois#Demographics ), in DuPage County, 63.4% are White, 12.8% are Asian, 4.7% are Black, 0.1% are Native American, 3.2% are two or more races, 0.4% are some other race, and 15.5% are Hispanic of any race. DuPage County has become more diverse. The population of foreign-born residents increased from about 71,300 in 1990 to 171,000 by 2009 estimates. There were 325,601 households, out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.27. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64 and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $98,441 and the median income for a family was $113,086. Males had a median income of $60,909 versus $41,346 for females. The mean or average income for a family in DuPage County is $121,009, according to the 2005 census. The per capita income for the county was $38,458. About 2.40% of families and 3.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over. Religion The First Church of Lombard is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. DuPage County has several hundred Christian churches, and especially around Wheaton is a Bible Belt, with Wheaton College and various other evangelical Christian colleges, and publishing houses including InterVarsity Press, Crossway, Tyndale House, Christianity Today and other smaller ones in the area.)

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— IL Freedom Caucus Statement on Governor’s State of the State Address
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/il-freedom-caucus-statement-on-governors-state-of-the-state-address/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WHERE ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET SHOT IN CHICAGO? – Patrick Andriesen (COMMENT: Where are you most likely to get shot in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? As Democrats move in, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/where-are-you-most-likely-to-get-shot-in-chicago/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker’s Illinois Agenda: State of the State Unveils Big Spending & Taxes – Thomas Mccullagh
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/pritzkers-illinois-agenda-state-of-the-state-unveils-big-spending-taxes.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Less than 1% of illegal immigrants deported in key border ‘parole’ test case – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/22/less-than-1-of-illegal-immigrants-deported-in-key-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Yes, Mayorkas is intentionally choosing not to enforce immigration law – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2867099/yes-mayorkas-intentionally-immigration-law/
— Black Harvard alumnae demand DEI pledge for hiring and admissions – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2866964/black-harvard-alumnae-demand-dei-pledge-hiring-admissions/
— Unions have changed their tune on illegal immigration – Rebecca Friedrichs and Roger Ruvolo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2866129/unions-have-changed-tune-on-illegal-immigration/
— Trump delivers blow to former Illinois ally (Bailey) in competitive House GOP primary – Rachel Schilke (COMMENT: In the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, Bailey won in all but 17 of Illinois’ 102 counties.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2866410/trump-delivers-blow-former-illinois-ally-house-gop-primary/
— The Supreme Court protects racial discrimination in Fairfax County – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2864287/supreme-court-protects-racial-discrimination-fairfax-county/
— NYPD dance team captain says members are not looking to be ‘professional dancers’ amid online pushback – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2866072/nypd-dance-team-captain-says-members-not-looking-professional-dancers-amid-online-pushback/
— Maine government steers children to transgender activist groups – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been in making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2856987/maine-government-steers-children-transgender-activist-groups/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Guess who’s the top pick for Trump’s vice president among the GOP faithful? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/guess_whos_the_top_pick_for_trumps_vice_president_among_the_gop_faithful.html
— New York to hand out $10,000 cards to illegals, no I.D. required, what could go wrong? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/new_york_to_hand_out_10000_cards_to_illegals_no_id_required_what_could_go_wrong.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— More outrage as NYC prepaid card program could give migrants $15K a year as US taxpayers pony up – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/21/more-outrage-as-nyc-prepaid-card-program-could-give-migrants-15k-a-year-as-us-taxpayers-pony-up-1438827/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— An Immigration Crisis Beyond Imagining – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Oped/Immigration-Crisis-Beyond-Imagining
— The UN is paying illegals using US taxpayer cash – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Oped/Dont-believe-lies-UN-paying-illegals-using-US-taxpayer-cash

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Time to Cancel CAIR – the Council on American-Islamic Relations – Laurence F. Sanford
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/time-to-cancel-cair-the-council-on-american-islamic-relations

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We’re Getting Pushed Out’: Chicago Residents Blast City Officials Over Migrant Crisis – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/21/chicago-residents-blast-city-migrant-crisis/
— Biden Admin Is Relaxing Illegal Immigration Enforcement – GABRIEL OGUNJOBI
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/21/new-data-sheds-light-biden-admin-relaxing-illegal-immigration-enforcement/

DAILY WIRE
— Illinois Bill Changes Definition Of ‘Abused Child’ To Include Kids Whose Parents Object To Abortion, Transgender Hormones And Surgeries – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-bill-changes-definition-of-abused-child-to-include-kids-whose-parents-object-to-abortion-transgender-hormones-and-surgeries
— Hochul: New York ‘Absolutely Overwhelmed’ By Illegals, ‘We Need A Break.’ It’s Republicans’ Fault.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hochul-new-york-absolutely-overwhelmed-by-illegals-we-need-a-break-its-republicans-fault

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Reveals Vice President Shortlist – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-confirms-several-vice-president-shortlisters-5591500
— Rise in Mail-in-Voting: A Convenience or Pathway to Fraud? ‘The ballot is cast outside the public eye, and thus the opportunities for coercion and voter impersonation are greater,’ the MIT Election Lab states. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that virtually all mail-in ballots will be counted as being votes for Democrats.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/rise-in-mail-in-voting-a-convenience-or-pathway-to-fraud-5591936

FEDERALIST
— Congress Is Too Busy Bankrolling Ukraine To Stop The VA From Processing Illegals’ Health Care Costs – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/21/congress-is-too-busy-bankrolling-ukraine-to-stop-the-va-from-processing-illegals-health-care-costs/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary City Tactic: The Longer You’re Here the More Likely You Get to Stay
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/02/21/sanctuary-city-tactic-longer-youre-here-more-likely-you-get-stay

FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents speak out against migrants welcomed by city: ‘Junking up our country’ Residents voiced their displeasure with the Chicago City Council over the illegal immigrant crisis. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-residents-speak-out-against-migrants-welcomed-city-junking-up-our-country
— Colorado town unanimously declares non-sanctuary status as nearby Denver grapples with migrants: ‘No room’ Mayor Mitch LaKind said the goal is to ensure Denver knows the town will not accept ‘busloads’ of migrants. – Taylor Penle (COMMENT: What is the likelihood that your county, your township, your municipality, and/or your school district will declare the same thing?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/colorado-town-unanimously-declares-non-sanctuary-status-nearby-denver-grapples-migrants-no-room
— Dem states, cities overrun by migrants funneled millions in federal COVID-19 aid to support illegals. Biden admin ‘directly subsidized “undocumented” immigration under the guise of COVID-19 pandemic relief,’ report states. – Thomas Catenacci
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-states-cities-overrun-migrants-funneled-millions-federal-covid-19-aid-support-illegals
— Thousands of ‘special interest aliens’ illegally entered US via San Diego since October, CBP data shows. Citizens from ‘special interest countries’ are supposed to received additional vetting. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/thousands-special-interest-aliens-illegally-entered-us-via-san-diego-october-cbp-data-shows

HOT AIR
— Biden’s Illegals Would Make the 14th Largest State – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/21/bidens-illegals-would-make-the-14th-largest-state-n3783325

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Far too many join churches to give themselves a license to sin. I should write a book about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and who have stressed the most that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church. I would focus on those who I have sued.
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2024/02/22/how-jesus-dealt-with-sin/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Democrat Wants Parents Who Refuse Abortion, “Gender-Affirming” Care for Kids Charged With Abuse – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/illinois-democrat-wants-parents-who-refuse-abortion-gender-affirming-care-for-kids-charged-with-abuse/

NEWSMAX
— Illinois GOP Slams Gov. Pritzker Over Migrant Funding – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-gop-jb-pritzker/2024/02/21/id/1154496/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker, during his State of the State address on Wednesday, called for a budget proposal of $182 million to be directed toward the healthcare costs of illegal migrants in his state, the Center Square reported. Framing the issue as one of a broken immigration system as opposed to an open-border policy constructed by the Biden administration, the governor said: “I will not join the chorus of people in this country or in this chamber who eagerly look to slam shut an immigration door that was once open to our ancestors.” Pritzker then blamed Republicans in the United States Senate for not agreeing to what was nominally dubbed a border bill that tied more funding to Ukraine than the border and was negotiated in secret apart from Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. “Why did every single Republican run away from something that they claimed they desperately wanted,” Pritzker asked a crowd of Illinois politicians. “Because Donald Trump told them to, and they’re afraid of him.” The Illinois governor also blamed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for transporting migrants to Chicago and other sanctuary cities. But local conservative politicians say Pritzker is to blame for his state’s migrant crisis. “You can’t literally invite people to come here with this insane sanctuary state policy and then complain that we don’t have the resources when they arrive,” state Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, said after the governor’s address. Pritzker also outlined that part of the proposed funding would go to transitioning illegal migrants from temporary shelters to permanent housing. State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, however, said there are better uses for the state’s budget. He said that “$2.8 billion dollars of state of Illinois spending” is going to “undocumented immigrant healthcare or migrant assistance. It is a gigantic sum of money that is crowding out other spending priorities that I think are worthwhile.” Newsmax could not verify the figure but has contacted Spain for comment. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, has called for a statewide moratorium on accepting migrants, citing high expenses.)
— CPAC Enforces New Rule Barring Left-Wing Journalists – Jim Thomas (COMMENT: I have always fully disclosed that I am conservative. I attended many CPACs, although not recently, and reported on them as a journalist for GOPUSA. According to my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, you are not a “real” journalist unless you claim to be nonpartisan. RINOs are anti-conservative. I should write a book about high-profile RINO event organizers in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who have barred me from attending their events and/or have had me thrown out of their events since 2000.)
https://www.newsmax.com/amp/politics/cpac-rule-gop/2024/02/21/id/1154466/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), chaired by Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, has implemented a significant policy change, disallowing credentials for left-wing journalists, reported Mediaite. Schlapp stated, “CPAC has a new rule. If you’re a propagandist, you can buy a ticket, like everyone else, but you’re not in the media, and we’re not going to credential you by saying you’re in the media.” He criticized certain media outlets for their alleged anti-Trump and anti-conservative stance, asserting that such bias undermines the credibility of journalism. Schlapp announced this decision as the conference commenced near Washington, D.C., igniting reactions and discussions about media access and bias. In a conversation with Schlapp, Steve Bannon articulated concerns about what he perceives as biased reporting, accusing some journalists of engaging in “information warfare.” In response, Schlapp highlighted a perceived trend of targeting conservatives with unfavorable coverage, emphasizing a need for increased discernment in media accreditation. Acknowledging the existence of left-wing journalists who provide balanced coverage, Schlapp maintained that CPAC’s decision aims to address what he sees as pervasive bias within the media landscape. He cited instances where journalists selectively target conservatives, contributing to what he described as a hostile environment for those with differing viewpoints. Responding to questions regarding CPAC’s evolving identity and criticism of its increasingly MAGA-centric focus, Schlapp defended the conference’s trajectory. He dismissed concerns over relevance and emphasized a commitment to principles aligned with the conservative movement. Additionally, Schlapp shared an exchange between his wife and a Huffington Post reporter who was denied credentials, expressing satisfaction with what he described as a reaction from “leftist propagandists” who expected preferential treatment as a “real” journalist. “But as we know what’s happened to these corporate media entities is they’re 100%. If you listen to MSNBC, it’s 100% anti-Trump, anti-American, anti-conservative every moment of every day. They never have any kind of honest treatment of anything,” Schlapp said.)
— Illinois Bill Seeks to Change Definition of ‘Abused Child’ – Nicole Wells
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois-child-abuse-transgender/2024/02/21/id/1154450/
— Quality of Life Ebbs as Tide of Migrants Rises – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.newsmax.com/mccaughey/migrants-new-york-eric-adams/2024/02/21/id/1154474/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Residents Fed Up By Illegals Getting Free Stuff – Scott LoBaido
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/residents-fed-up-by-illegals-getting-free-stuff/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Dr. Phil Blasts Woke Mutilation on Children – Rachel M. Emmanuel
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.westernjournal.com/dr-phil-blasts-woke-mutilation-children-time-joe-rogan-just-given-pressure/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— McConnell on GOP migrant transports: ‘well-to-do blue enclaves’ finally facing border reality – JULIA MUELLER
https://www.aol.com/mcconnell-gop-migrant-transports-well-154021773.html

UPI
— To get more votes from younger voters, anticipate/expect Biden to ever-increasingly give younger voters more preference over older voters.
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2024/02/22/Joe-Biden-young-people-election/4491708607018/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Republicans Must Stop Being Democrat-Lite – Judson Phillips (COMMENT: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders are ever-increasingly painting themselves as being Democrat-Lite.)
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-the-gops-problem-in-its-strategies-or-its-policies/republicans-must-stop-being-democrat-lite

NEW YORK TIMES
— Yale to Require Standardized Test Scores for Admissions – Stephanie Saul (COMMENT: UIC admitted me in 1966 because my ACT score was 24 and because I graduated in the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/yale-standardized-testing-sat-act.html

USA TODAY
— Rejections have piled up since disclosing my disability on job applications. ADA fails us. – Samuel Adams (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their Democrat employees who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried. non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, had performance problems, and/o who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/02/05/americans-with-disabilities-act-failing-employees-work/72414700007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/21/trump-nikki-haley-donor-threat/72525819007/

NEW YORK SUN
— Texas Seeks To Clamp Down on Federally Funded Catholic Group Helping Migrants Cross Border and Seek Asylum – JORDAN ESRIG
https://www.nysun.com/article/texas-seeks-to-clamp-down-on-federally-funded-catholic-group-helping-migrants-cross-border-and-seek-asylum

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Ken Paxton moves to shut down Catholic nonprofit that helps migrants
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ken-paxton-border-nonprofit-18679847.php

DESERET NEWS
— A closer look at which states best represent America — and which fall short. Survey says Utah is furthest from the overall representation of the U.S., while Illinois is closest. – Emma Pitts (COMENT: Those who have the following demographics vote for Democrats: liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because voters who have the aforesaid demographics vote for Democrats and because Illinois voters overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Illinois voters must overwhelmingly have the aforesaid demographics. Those who vote for Democrats overwhelmingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, and age discrimination and that is exactly what Democrat Illinois elected official promote. If you backed out Chicago voters, and especially if you backed out Collar County voters too, Illinois would be to the right of Utah. In the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, Republican Bailey won in all but 17 of Illinois’ 102 counties.)
https://www.deseret.com/2024/2/21/24079255/united-states-represent-electoral-presidential-candidates-caucuses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No single state can perfectly represent the United States in all aspects due to the country’s vast diversity, but Illinois had a “94% similarity when all demographics are averaged.” “It’s most similar in terms of gender, age, the share of residents born in the U.S. and the unemployment rate, with more than 99% similarity for each of those metrics,” according to the survey. Regarding representation, Utah ranked last place in the following categories, making it an atypical representation of the country: Religious composition of adults. Wealth gap. Age characteristics. However, every state contributes uniquely to the nation’s fabric, and the concept of being the “worst” or “best” representative is largely subjective and dependent on the measures used for comparison.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Time to Seize Russia’s Reserves, Ukraine needs the money. What is Biden waiting for? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-sovereign-asset-seizure-vladimir-putin-ukraine-biden-administration-7e5fdc70
— DEI Invades Community Colleges Too. A ‘glossary’ disdains merit and misdefines ‘white supremacy.’ – Santi Tafarella
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-invades-community-colleges-too-los-angeles-county-free-inquiry-indoctrination-19058b34

BLOOMBERG
— Republicans Shouldn’t Be Democrats-Lite. – Amity Shlaes and Matthew Denhart (COMMENT: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders are ever-increasingly painting themselves as being Democrat-Lite.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-04/republican-minimum-wage-and-welfare-plans-are-democrat-lite

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— More Than Half of Recent 4-Year College Grads Underemployed. A new report found that many recent graduates don’t land jobs that require a degree. – Sara Weissman (COMMENT: I did not get a job that really required a bachelor’s degree in business until 10 months after I graduated from NIU in 1970 because I was viewed as being draft bait and because of my bad demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844). The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me as a GS-7 (currently $54,728/year) Revenue Officer because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, or someone whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time who would take the job. They would never have hired me if I had not taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2024/02/22/more-half-recent-four-year-college-grads-underemployed

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations for Blacks. Anticipate/expect that Democrats will promote reparations for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, females, younger people, LGBTQers, unmarried people, poor people, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, and members of other oppressed groups.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/nearly_a_third_of_voters_favor_reparations_for_slavery

DAILY MAIL
— Black Chicagoans slam Mayor Johnson for ‘replacing’ them with migrants, demanding ‘REPARATIONS’ carve-out on $6,000-a-year property taxes that whites, Asians and Hispanics would still have to pay. Chicago activists want city to exempt black residents from property tax. Flush with handouts, migrants are pricing them out of black areas, they say. – JAMES REINL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13108985/Black-Chicago-Mayor-Johnson-replace-migrant-REPARATIONS-property-tax-white-Asian-Hispanic.html