FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois and Texas Democrat leaders glorify and praise each other.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrats-illinois-arrive-ohare-airport-chicago-go-home/17575353/
— The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-house-democrats-illinois-protesting-redistricting-visit-chicagos-saint-sabina-church-prepare-travel-home-week/17569909/
NBC5
— Trump halts visas for people from Gaza
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-halts-visas-gaza/3810913/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/column-washington-dc-national-guard-makes-things-worse-page/
— The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/texas-rep-james-talarico-sermon-south-side/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. To push pot is to push destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/marijuana/2025/08/17/marijuana-reclassification-would-sprout-many-benefits-for-businesses-industry-leaders-say
— For Democrat educators, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/08/17/sustainable-community-schools-cps-trump-black-brown-communities-stacy-davis-gates
RIVER CITY READER
— Illinois GOP Split on Whether to Appease Teachers Unions; Dems Expect to be the Cui That Bonos in Next Race
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/illinois-gop-split-whether-appease-teachers-unions-dems-expect-be-cui-bonos-next-race
WMBD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their protests against Trump.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/08/16/over-300-protests-held-saturday-against-trump-redistricting-push/
TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.tspr.org/2025-08-17/with-more-national-guard-troops-on-the-way-to-d-c-hundreds-march-in-protest
WSIL TV
— Six generations gather in Marion for a rare family reunion. All my ancestors were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Their big family reunions on both sides of my family ended in the 1960s because of a religious split. About half of them left the Missouri Synod for the Wisconsin Synod starting in 1961 when I was in eighth grade.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/six-generations-gather-in-marion-for-a-rare-family-reunion/article_1302d801-6ba9-47f7-9fd1-698a974cfd12.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois and Texas Democrat leaders glorify and praise each other
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
— Which Congressional District do you live in? Who is your Republican State Central Committee member? Is he/she running again?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
(FROM THE ARTICLE: — Kevin Lamm is running for the State Central Committee in the 16th District, and he’s been endorsed by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and state Rep. Dave Vella, among others. He talked to WGLT’s Ben Howell about his campaign.)
— While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the organization encouraged Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sept. 9: The Edgar Fellows Chicago Dinner takes place.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-570/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Primary Election Candidate Preview
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/17/primary-election-candidate-preview/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois takes over health insurance marketplace in 2026 amid skepticism
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_aa4fc075-0fe6-4b68-b8f3-b18278a1f627.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Expands Parental Replacement Centers Disguised as “Schools”
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/chicago-expands-parental-replacement-centers-disguised-as-schools/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Mentally Disordered IL Dems Force All Schools to “Screen” Kids’ Mental Health
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/08/14/mentally-disordered-il-dems-force-all-schools-to-screen-kids-mental-health
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats push ‘free stuff’ agenda as welfare dependency and mass immigration threaten America. Decades-old strategy pushes U.S. to the brink.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/17/democrats-push-free-stuff-agenda-welfare-dependency-mass-immigration/
— Big cities are the face of the Democratic Party. Trump can make America safe again.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/17/big-cities-face-democratic-party/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Democrats Support the New Slavery. Illegal immigration is a horror show of exploitation and human misery. Yes, but RINOs are just as bad.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/democrats-support-the-new-slavery/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Hundreds of white karens protest against Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/hundreds_of_white_karens_protest_against_trump_s_crime_crackdown_in_washington_d_c.html
BREITBART
— Migrant Detention Center Opening in Texas Will Be Largest in History
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/17/video-migrant-detention-center-opening-in-texas-will-be-largest-in-history/
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Michigan Law Review sued for discrimination against white men. My critics/opponents use Affirmative Action and DEI to discriminate against White men like me who are conservative, Republican, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents. They rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024. They rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to rudely censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/corrupt-and-illegal-umich-law-review-sued-for-alleged-discrimination-against-white-men/
DAILY CALLER
— Woke Banks Are Cancelling Americans – Here Is How They Should Fight Back
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/17/opinion-woke-banks-are-cancelling-americans-here-is-how-everyday-americans-should-fight-back-bob-rubin/
FOX NEWS
— Newsom lashes out at universities for agreeing to ‘sell their soul’ to Trump for federal funding
https://www.foxnews.com/media/newsom-lashes-out-universities-agreeing-sell-soul-trump-federal-funding
— Democrats ‘wielded the deep state’ to ‘undermine’ Trump. Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377021366112
— How many in America are loyal to Taylor Swift before anyone else? What does Swift think of those who share your demographics?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-fbi-director-james-comey-confesses-hes-swiftie-new-anti-trump-video-message
— Far Left media calling Trump-Putin summit a ‘disaster’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377020886112
NEWS BUSTERS
— Legacy Newscasts OMIT Illegal Alien Trucker Causing Deadly Crash in FL
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2025/08/17/legacy-newscasts-omit-illegal-alien-trucker-causing-deadly-crash
TOWNHALL
— Newsom is running for President. We get it. No doubt about it.
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2025/08/18/newsom-mandering-faces-major-headwinds-n2661956
— Don’t Do the Democrats’ Dirty Work. Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about them. They rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024. They rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to rudely censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004.
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2025/08/18/dont-do-the-democrats-dirty-work-n2661945
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Trump tells Zelensky to give up Crimea and agree to never join NATO. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-08-18-25
UPI
— Trump declares that Kyiv would not be regaining Moscow-annexed Crimea, nor would it be allowed to join NATO. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/18/Trump-Ukraine-Crimea-NATO/8291755485345/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China. In WWIII, which countries will side with America? How many millions are in America who continue to side with their motherland? I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/asia/india-china-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. ready to give Ukraine security guarantees when Trump meets Zelensky. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/17/trump-zelensky-meeting-europe/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/17/dc-arrests-violent-takedown-immigration/
— Eligible for asylum in Canada, stuck in ICE detention.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/canada-afghan-migrants-ice-detention/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Black mayors of cities claim that crime is down.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-08-17/black-mayors-of-cities-trump-decries-as-lawless-tout-significant-declines-in-violent-crimes
USA TODAY
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with their motherlands against America. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/17/oklahoma-requires-blue-state-teachers-america-first-curriculum/85510568007/
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RIO leaders destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/17/gay-marriage-supreme-court-lgbtq-rights/85666114007/
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/palm-springs/2025/01/22/dei-meaning-dei-candidate-meaning-what-is-dei-hire-dei-hire-meaning-trump-executive-orders-ca/77879316007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/02/26/workplace-diversity-should-list-minority-status-job-application/2950883002/
— Cities hope to attract more police officers by cutting education requirements. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion requirements to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/10/police-jobs-college-requirements/85324780007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: $50,000 Signing Bonus, No Age Caps: The Blitz to Hire ICE Officers. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in management. I qualified myself for my GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ice-recruitment-tactics-trump-d4bc32cf
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/50-000-signing-bonus-no-age-caps-the-blitz-to-hire-ice-officers/ar-AA1KFxxg
— How Rich Are the 1% of ‘The Gilded Age’ in 2025? How much is $300,000 really worth in 1883 New York?
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/the-gilded-age-rich-prices-today-2025-2c8f3b38
BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/eeoc-commissioners-urge-caution-care-for-employers-dei-programs
FORTUNE
— Trump’s education reform hasn’t touched ‘affirmative action for the rich’: legacy admissions. What about legacy admissions when alumni are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-rich, and/or members of other marginalized/oppressed groups?
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/what-is-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action-for-the-rich-trump/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://hbr.org/2013/06/is-your-firm-really-an-equal-o
SUSAN S. LEWIS, CPA
— How to Avoid the Illinois Estate Tax
https://www.lewis.cpa/blog/how-to-avoid-illinois-estate-tax
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the government discusses the bill that will raise the estate tax exemption to $8 million, the Illinois estate tax, with rates up to 16 percent, still impacts estates that exceed the threshold of $4 million as of 2025. Effective estate planning can potentially lower the estate’s taxable burden and maximize the assets passed on to intended beneficiaries. It’s also important to consider the implications of federal estate taxes alongside the state tax. At Lewis.cpa, our experienced team can provide tailored advice and assistance with estate and trust tax preparation services to help you achieve your estate planning goals. Contact us if you want to know how to avoid the Illinois estate tax in your case. What Is the Illinois Estate Tax Rate? As of 2025, the Illinois estate tax applies to estates with values exceeding the $4 million exemption. The tax is assessed on a graduated scale, with rates escalating to 16 percent. The estate’s value over the exemption amount determines the precise estate tax liability using the most current tax rate table. Understanding these rates is essential for strategic estate planning, which can impact the structure of an estate and the amount of tax levied. For meticulous planning and execution, we recommend seeking the expertise of a tax professional or estate planning specialist who is up-to-date with the latest tax laws and rates. . .Please note that the marginal rates are applied incrementally, not to the entire estate’s value over the exemption amount. For instance, an estate valued at $5 million would not incur a flat 16 percent on the taxable amount. Instead, it would be taxed at varying rates according to each estate portion within the specified tax brackets.)
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrat educators use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not admit Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican students.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/08/18/federal-district-judge-rules-against-trumps-anti-dei-orders
JD SUPRA
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/trump-revokes-executive-order-11246-8672003/
ATLANTIC
— According to my critics/opponents, a) those who share their demographics advance because of meritocracy and b) those who advance who do not share their demographics advance because they benefit from discrimination. My critics/opponents negatively stress that I am White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/
POLITICO
— The tech company stocking up on Democrats as Silicon Valley turns right. Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/sam-altman-chatgpt-california-00449492
AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/08/17/trump-dc-takeover-protests-lawsuits
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/6/2337083/-Are-you-an-old-uneducated-racist-Join-the-ICE-gestapo-today
— Zelensky responds to Trump comments: “Russia must end” war it started. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/trump-russia-ukraine-zelensky-european-leaders-summit
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/trump-equal-employment-executive-order
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback
SALON
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/19/reverses-decades-of-civil-rights-advances/
GOOGLE AI
— Assessing reporter credibility. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Reporter since 2000. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my credibility. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or d) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Assessing+reporter+credibility
