FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump calls for suspending federal gas tax
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-calls-for-suspending-federal-gas-tax-but-its-not-quite-that-simple/3934466/
FOX32
— Smash-and-grab caught on camera at Chicago cannabis store, suspects on the run
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/smash-and-grab-caught-on-camera-at-chicago-cannabis-store-suspects-on-the-run
WTTW
— DD: What percent of grocers depend on food stamps?
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/illinoisans-lose-federal-food-assistance-independent-grocers-face-debt-and-store-closure
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/supreme-court-alabama-house-map/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/judge-issues-injunction-to-keep-dhs-from-attempting-to-block-web-page-that-monitors-ice/
— Once epicenters of teenage culture, some Chicago-area malls are taking their last breath
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/once-epicenters-teenage-culture-chicago-100000566.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump uses AI-generated photo and social media to criticize Pritzker
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/05/11/trump-attacks-illinois-governor-pritzker-about-his-weight-on-social-media/90027690007/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Unemployment rising throughout Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/unemployment-rising-throughout-illinois/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-522/
— DD: Ives lives in the racially gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District, not the 6th.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/jeanne-ives-claims-shes-injured-by-the-illinois-voting-rights-act/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Refuses Gas Tax Relief as Other States Offer Relief While Illinois Raises Fuel Taxes July 1
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/pritzker-refuses-gas-tax-relief-as-other-states-offer-relief-while-illinois-raises-fuel-taxes-july-1.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Wants To Dump 19 Cent Federal Gas Tax, But Illinois Still Charges 48.3 Cents a Gallon, Plus Sales Tax on the Gas Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/trump-wants-to-dump-19-cent-federal-gas-tax-but-illinois-still-charges-48-3-cents-a-gallon-plus-sales-tax-on-the-gas-tax/
— County Board Set to Limit Written Public Comment at Meetings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/county-board-set-to-limit-written-public-comment-at-meetings/
— Why Do County Boards Appoint Fire Protection District Trustees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/county-board-making-trustee-appointments-to-local-fire-protection-district-boards/
— Nick Shirley To Headline June 12th State GOP Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/nick-shirley-to-headline-june-12th-state-gop-fundraiser/
— Why Morton Salt Left Illinois for Kansas
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/why-morton-salt-left-illinois-for-kansas/
— Illinois Christian Congressional Rankings: From 2.3% to 92.3%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/illinois-christian-congressional-rankings-from-2-3-to-92-3/
— Dipping into UFO Territory
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/dipping-into-ufo-territory/
— Housing Availability Part of Mix That Led to Greens Defeat of Labor in London Constituency
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/09/housing-availability-part-of-mix-that-led-to-greens-defeat-of-labor-in-london-constituency/
— McLaughlin Offers Alternative to Pritzker Zoning Control Effort
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/mclaughlin-offers-alternative-to-pritzker-zoning-control-effort/
— Another Data Point on the Cost of “Affordable” Housing
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/another-data-point-on-the-cost-of-affordable-housing/
— How Do Taxpayers Feel about Bears Staying in Illinois?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/how-do-taxpayers-feel-about-bears-staying-in-the-illinois/
— Woodstock Named One of the Twelve Cutest Towns in Illinois, Others Identified
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/09/woodstock-named-one-of-the-twelve-cutest-towns-in-illinois/
— Silent Majority Returns for May 17th McHenry Rally on National Day of Prayer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/silent-majority-returns-for-may-17th-mchenry-rally-on-national-day-of-prayer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo should heed Rubio’s warning on Iran
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/11/pope-leo-heed-rubios-warning-iran/
— 215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/11/215000-federal-workers-delinquent-taxes/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ending Racial Bias in Admissions
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/ending-racial-bias-in-admissions/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Musk and other CEOs among those invited to be in Trump’s delegation to China
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-trump-china-us-delegation/
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders charge Trump with faking assassination attempts
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/11/nx-s1-5818557/poll-trump-assassination-attempts-conspiracy-theories
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Redistricting Law Hit With Constitutional Challenge. An Illinois state law that requires race to be considered in any redistricting plan violates the US Constitution, a lawsuit said. The Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011 includes requirements that “make racial considerations a core purpose of all legislative line drawing in Illinois,” Jeanne Ives alleged in a complaint filed May 8 in the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Ives is a former Illinois Republican state representative who also ran for governor and Congress.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/illinois-redistricting-rules-hit-with-constitutional-challenge
