FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/08/chronic-absenteeism-schools-10-million-community-nonprofit-grants-beth-swanson-janice-jackson
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more drugstore deserts. The company said the stores slated to be shut down, along with others in Milwaukee, Seattle and New York, are racked with issues of theft and violence.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-walgreens-closures-drugstore-deserts-20260507/
ABC7
— Six Round Lake middle school students were taken to a local hospital after eating THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-appearing-eat-thc-gummies-community-unit-district-116/19052411/
CBS2
— 6 students at Round Lake Middle School hospitalized after taking THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-thc-gummies/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/08/trump-approval-rating-today-illinois-us-may-2026-polls-iran-war-gas-prices/89978966007/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Older Americans Month. DD: I should write about age discrimination.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/sponsored/2026/05/07/heritage-woods-of-batavia-191446/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/06/evanston-organizations-prepare-to-support-residents-losing-snap-benefits/
LAKE & MCHENNRY COUNTY SCANNER
— 6 Round Lake Middle School students transported to the hospital after taking THC gummies, falling sick. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/06/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-transported-to-the-hospital-after-possibly-overdosing-falling-sick/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/07/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
WCIA
— Unemployment rises; job totals fall in Illinois over last year
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/unemployment-rises-job-totals-fall-in-illinois-over-last-year/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-in-mt-zion/article_159b9680-bbf3-4a59-9061-c45d91824bb2.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— 6 Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting THC Gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/6-kids-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-gummies-illinois-patchpm
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/6-middle-school-students-hospitalized-after-ingesting-thc-gummies-officials
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Immigration Agents Return To Courthouses, Make Arrests. Federal immigration agents were reported at four Cook County courthouses Thursday, and they have detained at least 12 people at those facilities since February.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/07/immigration-agents-return-to-courthouses-make-arrest-local-officials-say/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/08/biss-backs-political-hardball-on-maps-00911115
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-733/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted among the victims. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_072ec5b8-ba8a-481e-b990-15d82dc22854.html
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Boy Who Cried Trump
https://johnkassnews.com/the-boy-who-cried-trump/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats that Republicans cause all their problems. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do people dump you? People dump me because they reject conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote and they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4559980/splc-not-guilty-plea-fraud-case/
NEW YORK POST
— Pope Leo XIV gifts Rubio an olive branch during ‘cordial’ Vatican City meeting.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/rubio-arrives-for-audience-with-pope-leo-xiv-days-after-latest-trump-attack/
BLAZE
— Funding is useless if Democrat judges can still hold ICE hostage
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/funding-is-useless-if-democrat-judges-can-still-hold-ice-hostage
DAILY WIRE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/brutal-blow-for-democrats-in-red-state-sparks-leftist-outrage
FOX NEWS
— Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican after Trump criticism, controversial social media posts.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394918637112
REASON
— EEOC files lawsuit on a New York Times employee’s behalf stating that NYT “chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex.” DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://reason.com/2026/05/07/did-the-new-york-times-discriminate-against-a-while-male-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The employee, a white male, and an editor at the Times, had applied for a more senior position as a deputy real estate editor. He did not get the job, despite extensive relevant experience, including with real estate news, according to the lawsuit. This is not dispositive on its own, of course. However, the lawsuit also claims that he did not even make it to the final round of interviews, losing out to “a white female, a black male, an Asian female, and a multiracial female.” The candidate who did receive the position, the “multiracial female,” did not meet the stated qualifications for the position, since she did not have experience in real estate journalism. Nevertheless, the hiring manager sent an email to herself signaling an intent to choose this person before even interviewing her.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War on Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/american-history/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5866310-gerrymandering-threat-democracy-virginia/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-demographics-not-the-supreme-court-are-killing-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA22rzRA
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-sought-pastoral-role-year-verbal-132771494
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FUVXskH-8
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-redistricting-decision-partisan-gerrymandering-rcna343649
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/election-2026-tennessee-redistricting-gop-redraw-house-maps.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/08/vivek-ramaswamy-racism-ohio-governor/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/08/trump-immigration-voluntary-removal-ice-detention/
USA TODAY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/07/donald-trump-approval-rating/89942684007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tennessee-redistricting-map-gerrymander-steve-cohen-eb9cc389
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
PEOPLE
— Six students at Round Lake Middle School in Illinois were hospitalized after consuming THC gummies and required medical intervention. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://people.com/6-students-middle-school-hospitalized-thc-gummies-11969706
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: What percent of those employed in the following are illegals: your county, township, municipality, and school district? All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PBS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rubio-attempts-to-mend-relations-with-pope-leo-in-vatican-meeting-after-trumps-criticisms
POLITICO
— Trump calls for Jeffries to be charged with ‘inciting violence’ in social media post. Trump in the post implied Jeffries’ call for “maximum warfare” against the GOP in redistricting efforts was connected to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner three days later.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/trump-jeffries-charge-inciting-violence-00909976
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/tennessee-republicans-redistricting-voting-rights-act-midterms-00910430
