FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker warns Trump will send ICE agents to polling places as he calls on voters to push them aside
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/democratic-presidential-prospects-al-sharpton-jb-pritzker/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Will CPS cancel school for CTU ‘Day of Action’ May 1? CEO said no, but decision in limbo. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use International Workers’ Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/cps-ctu-day-of-action/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville hopes to find funding to keep India Day celebration in the city. DD: In 2021, Democrat and RINO leaders succeeded in ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/naperville-annual-india-day-celebration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After Naperville’s India Day celebration received no funding this year from a city commission, the Naperville City Council is scrambling to find money to keep the annual celebration alive in the city. The event, which typically includes a parade and a festival, has brought large crowds to Naperville for years in what organizers say is one of the largest celebrations of Indian culture in the country.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville cites concerns over banning ICE from property after immigrant advocates’ request.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/naperville-immigrants-due-process-ordinance/
— After years of declines, Chicago shootings tick up in 2026
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/chicago-shootings-2026/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/04/09/cardinal-cupich-other-chicago-area-faith-leaders-push-back-on-religious-rhetoric-used-to-justify-war
NBC5
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/source-calls-pentagon-meeting-with-vatican-official-most-unpleasant-amid-reported-white-house-tension/3920503/
WGN9
— The president of the Chicago Board of Education is pressuring the new Chicago Public Schools CEO to cave to union demands to cancel classes on May 1 for a day of protests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use International Workers’ Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/pressure-builds-to-cancel-cps-classes-for-day-of-protest/
FOX32
— Chicago City Hall chaos continues amid hostile workplace allegations. DD: To get rid of their Republican employees who were the following, my Democrat superiors in the federal government created hostile workplaces for them: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-3jwzcp1cektaqaqo
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois colleges and universities are closing. What it means for others.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2026/04/09/closed-for-good-why-these-colleges-didnt-make-it-and-what-that-portends-for-others/86604849007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Women are getting most of the new jobs. What’s going on with men? DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for men, and especially for men who are conservative, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-10/women-are-getting-most-of-the-new-jobs-whats-going-on-with-men
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Chicago Public Schools to stay open May 1 during nationwide protest — at least for now. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use International Workers’ Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/04/09/cps-will-be-open-may-1-during-protest-ceo-says-but-board-could-overrule-her/
POLITICO
— Don Tracy pitches pragmatism over political drama
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/10/don-tracy-pitches-pragmatism-over-political-drama-00866493
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Treasurer’s race: Max Solomon, a write-in candidate for state treasurer during the primary election earlier this month, won enough support that he’s now the Republican nominee in November. The Illinois GOP praised Solomon for running “a well built grassroots campaign that overwhelmingly exceeded the write in requirements” to represent the GOP in November. “He is exactly the type of leader that we need,” according to a statement sent to Playbook. With no Republican candidate in the primary, Solomon was a write-in candidate needing 5,000 votes to get party support. He won about 40,000.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-713/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-500/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Recognize Max Solomon’s Write-In Victory for State Treasurer Candidacy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/09/republicans-recognize-max-solomons-write-in-victory-for-state-treasurer-candidacy/
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Fiscal Crisis Worse Than Pre-Bankruptcy Detroit, HIV Surge and Public Health Threat From Open Borders Goes Unreported
https://wirepoints.org/mark-glennon-on-am560-chicago-fiscal-crisis-worse-than-pre-bankruptcy-detroit-hiv-surge-and-public-health-threat-from-open-borders-goes-unreported/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Abortions performed by Planned Parenthood hit record high amid defunding battle
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/9/abortions-performed-planned-parenthood-hit-record-high-amid-defunding/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration bill shows GOP split over mass deportations
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4522539/backlash-immigration-bill-exposes-gop-split-mass-deportations/
— US fertility rate hits record low
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/4522143/us-fertility-rate-hits-record-low/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The legal basis for “birthright citizenship” is tenuous at best, nigh nonexistent at worst.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/two-wongs-dont-make-a-right/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Are Killing the Country with Racism. The war on white Americans continues apace.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/democrats_are_killing_the_country_with_racism.html
— The so-called Dignity Act is just another tired amnesty for illegals. A good look at this bill indicates Republicans gain nothing and Democrats wallow in the goodies.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/yes_the_so_called_dignity_act_is_just_another_tired_amnesty_for_illegals.html
— The Hidden Truth About Illegal Aliens And Crime
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/unveiling_the_hidden_truth_about_illegal_aliens_and_crime.html
CENTER SQUARE
— Teacher’s union gives nearly 2M to org that trains for May Day protests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use International Workers’ Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ef621ae5-746c-49ec-b97e-91442c40c8ea.html
DAILY CALLER
— Public Attorneys Doing Way More For Illegal Migrants Than You Might Think
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/09/public-defenders-criminal-illegals-deportations/
DAILY WIRE
— The Grievance Party is Killing Conservatism. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-grievance-party-is-killing-conservatism-and-we-need-our-men-back
FEDERALIST
— Despite President Donald Trump winning on the promise of “mass deportations,” a handful of spineless Republicans, alongside Democrats, are trying to push a mass amnesty act known as the DIGNIDAD Act — or, for English speakers, the DIGNITY Act.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/09/here-are-the-8-most-insane-things-in-the-dignidad-amnesty-bill/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Trump Issues Executive Order Requiring Citizenship Verification in Federal Elections
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/trump-executive-order-requiring-citizenship-verification-federal-elections
FOX NEWS
— What the first federal challenge to Evanston’s reparations program means for other cities. Federal court denied motion to dismiss lawsuit against Illinois town’s reparations program. DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations, that is, they ever-increasingly more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/what-first-federal-challenge-local-reparations-program-means-other-cities
— Asylum to be stripped from fraudsters who vacation in countries they ‘fled’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-lawmaker-introduces-bill-strip-161109617.html
— Woke-ism is like any cult. DD: My critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6392844477112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— IL Supreme Court Defends Removal of Traffic Court Judge for Past Conservative Comments. The Illinois Supreme Court would rather keep a heavy backlog of Cook County cases than allow a pro-Trump judge to sit on the traffic court. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors removed me when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I had been an active participant in a class action lawsuit since I was 40 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Previously, because I had complained about discrimination, they a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, 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 $23,699/year (21%) in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/il-supreme-court-defends-removal-ff-traffic-court-judge-for-past-conservative-comments/
LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Wants to Hide How Abortion Drugs Kill and Harm Women. DD: My critics/opponents promote abortion.
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/04/09/illinois-wants-to-hide-how-abortion-drugs-kill-and-harm-women/
MEGYN KELLY
— GOP Turncoats in House Trying to Pass Amnesty Immigration Bill Under Guise of ‘Dignity’
https://www.megynkelly.com/2026/04/09/controversy-surrounding-republican-support-of-immigration-dignity-act-in-congress/
NATIONAL TODAY
— How the Civil War’s Legacy Endures in Modern Politics. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederates.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/va/appomattox/news/2026/04/09/how-the-civil-wars-legacy-endures-in-modern-politics/
POST MILLENNIAL
— GOP warns Dignity Act is mass amnesty bill for MILLIONS of illegal immigrants
https://thepostmillennial.com/gop-warns-dignity-act-is-mass-amnesty-bill-for-millions-of-illegal-immigrants
OPM
— Chart Your Human Resources Career Path. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted what I knew about HR. I earned a bachelor’s degree in HR from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. HR was my area of concentration.
https://www.opm.gov/news/secrets-of-opm/chart-your-hr-career-path/
TOWNHALL
— Approval of Asylum Claims Plummets Thanks to President Trump’s Immigration Policies
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/10/approval-of-asylum-claims-plummets-thanks-to-president-trumps-immigration-policies-n2674217
— The Sanctuary Cities Debacle: How Defying Federal Law Is Crushing Taxpayers and Public Safety
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/09/the-sanctuary-cities-debacle-how-defying-federal-law-is-crushing-taxpayers-and-public-safety-n2674130
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Judge says Pentagon must restore press access
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-pentagon-must-restore-press-access/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Many Venezuelans Want to Go Home. But They Can’t Get Passports. The U.S. has made it impossible for them to stay legally, and their own country makes it difficult for them to return.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/americas/venezuelans-return-passports-trump.html
— DD: My critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010832106/did-woke-go-too-far.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to destroy America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/04/04/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-case-history/89439887007/
WOAI
— GOP Needs To Embrace Mass Deportations For Any Hope Of Red Wave
https://woai.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2026-04-09-gop-needs-to-embrace-mass-deportations-for-any-hope-of-red-wave/
C-SPAN
— DD: What percent of illegals are minorities?
https://www.c-span.org/clip/public-affairs-event/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-says-trump-immigration-enforcement-policies-targeted-people-of-color/5198926
NATION
— Taking Aim at Overpaid CEOs. DD: My critics/opponents always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid and that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ceo-worker-pay-gaps/
EDUCATION NEXT
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, when those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, it is because Republicans discriminate against Democrats.
https://www.educationnext.org/end-of-disparate-impact-changes-federal-policy-discrimination-schools/
NEXT GOV
— Vought takes aim at GAO. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it during the 1980s and 1990s, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2026/03/vought-takes-aim-gao-new-guidance/412099/
PEOPLE’S WORLD
— This May Day, workers will take to the streets against MAGA. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use International Workers’ Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/this-may-day-workers-will-take-to-the-streets-against-maga/
