FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Secret Service runs specialized training in Illinois’ Lake County to help prevent targeted violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-secret-service-runs-specialized-training-lake-county-illinois-help-prevent-school-shootings-other-targeted-violence/19083936/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/chicago-public-schools-cut-teaching-staff-deficit/
— Pay raises set for DuPage County elected officials, including 35% bump for board chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/dupage-salary-increases-elected-offices-chair/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/12/cps-plans-to-cut-teacher-positions-raise-class-sizes-in-bid-to-shrink-723-billion-deficit
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County tax bill insert on treasurer’s accomplishments spurs complaints
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/kane-county-tax-bill-insert-on-treasurers-accomplishments-spurs-complaints/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/batavias-first-ever-cannabis-shop-celebrates-ribbon-cutting/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Illinois redistricting amendment subject to recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-house-votes-on-redistricting-amendment-illinois-house/
CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting surged 187% at South Side Walgreens before closure announcement
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/shoplifting-surged-187-at-south-side-walgreens-before-closure-announcement-city-data-shows.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Shoplifters Hit 2 Stores In Wheaton In 1 Week
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/shoplifters-hit-2-stores-wheaton-1-week
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-523/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ex-rep Ives sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map. Ives told The Center Square Daily that state Democrats have brazenly moved to draw maps based on racial lines.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5af3f75-f286-45df-8d70-a771bba4b22a.html
ILGOP GRASSROOTS FORUM
— The future leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will be decided Monday, May 18 in Springfield, when the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC) votes for the next ILGOP Chair in a closed meeting. Each SCC member casts a weighted vote based on Republican performance in their congressional district, so every district has a voice in the process. (See the spreadsheet I made below.) The four announced candidates for Chair are: • Kathy Salvi (incumbent) • Bob Grogan • Scott Gryder • Lawrence Stowe If you have thoughts about the direction of the Illinois Republican Party, now is the time to contact your SCC member and make your voice heard. If you’re in my district, give me a call at 815-508-3717 or message me here. SCC contact information can be found here: https://illinois.gop/party-officials Leadership matters. Fundraising matters. Candidate recruitment matters. Grassroots engagement matters. This vote will help shape the future of the Illinois GOP heading into the 2026 election and beyond. Chair is a 4-year term.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3334566549901981
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo needs a history lesson on war and peace. Lincoln and Roosevelt used force to defeat slavery and Nazism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/pope-leo-needs-history-lesson-war-peace/
— 5,000 churches claim sanctuary status from ICE warrantless arrests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly invade, infest, infiltrate, conquer, and destroy churches. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/5000-churches-claim-sanctuary-status-ice-warrantless-arrests/
— Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/secret-service-says-trump-ballroom-would-get-220-million-not-1/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— College isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Universities must slim down. DD: UIC would not have accepted me if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4563367/college-isnt-for-everyone-universities-must-slim-down/
NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Times’ libelous campaign against Israel continues apace
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/opinion/new-york-times-libelous-campaign-against-israel-continues-apace/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Admin Says Globalist Org Drove Replacement Migration, Refuses To Take Part
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-state-department-rejects-un-replacement-migration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-admin-state-department-twitter-great-replacement-theory-illegal-immigration/
FEDERALIST
— Election Integrity Group Challenges Illinois’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Racial Gerrymandering Law
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/election-integrity-group-challenges-illinois-unconstitutional-racial-gerrymandering-law/
— It’s Time For Reparations For Taxpayers Forced To Pay Reparations. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/its-time-for-reparations-for-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-reparations/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
NUMBERS USA
— Sanctuary Policies Are Undermining Enforcement and Inviting the Next Surge
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/sanctuary-policies-are-undermining-enforcement-and-inviting-the-next-surge/
TOWNHALL
— The Missouri Supreme Court Just Solidified a Republican Redistricting Victory
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/the-missouri-supreme-court-just-solidified-a-republican-redistricting-move-n2675976
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-rejects-un-migration-replacement-claims-11939723
KWQC
— Duckworth pushes for job protections at Rock Island Arsenal. DD: Assigning me to an audit at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1989 was part of my Democrat GAO superiors’ plan to get of me.
https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/05/12/duckworth-pushes-job-protections-rock-island-arsenal/
WFMD
— SPLC’s far-left curriculum found in classrooms as early as kindergarten
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/12/exclusive-splcs-far-left-anti-racism-curriculum-found-in-classrooms-as-early-as-kindergarten-watchdog/
SALON
— DD: To win, Democrats have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/12/gerrymandering-cant-fix-the-gops-voter-problem/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Democrat employers use DEI training to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/federal-court-tosses-white-employees-hostile-work-environment-claim-over-dei-training/574959
