May 4, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-restores-access-abortion-pill-mifepristone-telehealth-mail-pharmacies/19036443/

FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-7yzd9nu3q3yr99ty.amp

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/rudy-giuliani-pneumonia/

DAILY HERALD
— An incomplete decision: Attorney general ends probe of DuPage clerk without resolving governance dispute
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-an-incomplete-decision-attorney-general-ends-probe-of-dupage-clerk-without-re/
— DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens, documents suggest
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/nation-and-world-politics/doj-seeking-illinois-voter-data-to-purge-suspected-noncitizens-documents-suggest/
— Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-restores-access-to-abortion-pill-mifepristone-through-telehealth-mail-and-pharmacies/

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Pritzker uses May Day to promote hatred against Bailey.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/on-may-day-governor-jb-pritzker-reaffirms-commitment-to-illinois-workers-93031.cfm?

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anti-Israel movement showing signs of life in Illinois Legislature
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-anti-israel-movement-showing-signs-of-life-in-illinois-legislature/article_6c63ec21-330b-495d-85c5-653a7e8a2cdf.html

SHAW LOCAL
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis dispensaries for not warning of mental health risks
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/05/04/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-dispensaries-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-04/heres-how-medication-abortion-works-with-just-one-drug-thats-still-fully-available

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-517/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push everyone to give more preference to minorities, to females, to disabled, to etc.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2c12da0f-00ba-44b2-8ab9-e69ff4d2a202.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Uppity Black Chicagoans Severely Irritating County Board and Chicago Teachers Union Officials Showing Intensity Counts
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/uppity-black-chicagoans-severely-irritating-county-board-and-chicago-teachers-union-officials-showing-intensity-counts/
— McHenry County Property Tax Bills Not Posted Yet
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/mchenry-county-property-tax-bills-not-posted-yet/
— Fox River Grove Set to Approve Apartment Building Across from Train Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/fox-river-grove-set-to-approve-apartment-building-across-from-train-station/
— County Board Member Mike Skala and EDC Exec Mark Piekos Travel to Germany on Trade Mission
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/county-board-member-mike-skala-and-edc-exec-mark-piekos-travel-to-germany-on-trade-mission/
— Democratic Party Officials 2024-26
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/democratic-party-officials-2024-26/
— Republican Party Officials 2024-2026
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/republican-party-officials-2024-2026/
— Cary GOP Precinct Committeeperson Appreciation/Recruitment Night
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/cary-gop-precinct-committeeperson-appreciation-recruitment-night/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with lung illness worsened by Ground Zero exposure
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/4/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-lung-illness-worsened-ground-zero-exposure/

BREITBART
— Spain Gave $2bn to Illegal Migrants in 2025, But Spent Just $70m on Border Protection
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/05/04/spain-spent-1-8bn-on-illegal-migrants-in-2025-but-only-60m-on-stopping-migration/

FOX NEWS
— DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology. The probe covers instruction from pre-K through 12th grade and whether parents were notified of opt-out rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-investigates-illinois-schools-secret-gender-transitions-ideology

NRA-ILA
— Self-Defense: Another “Luxury” the Poor Can Do Without
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260504/self-defense-another-luxury-the-poor-can-do-without

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2026/05/04/redistricting-will-continue-until-morale-improves-00904117

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.