ABC7
— 328 Cook County employees laid off due to budget cuts, officials say – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/328-cook-county-employees-laid-off-due-to-budget-cuts-officials-say/2867105/
NBC5
— Kennedy, Emanuel Exchange Barbs Over Plans for Chicago – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-exchange-barbs-over-plans-for-chicago-468178373.html
— Durbin Challenges Rauner to Act After Veterans’ Home Visit
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/dick-durbin-visits-quincy-veterans-home-after-legionnaires-controversy-468156673.html
CBS2
— Rauner Gets Mixed Reviews While Staying At Veterans Home – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/05/rauner-gets-mixed-reviews-for-staying-at-veterans-home/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois suspends second Outcome Health tax break deal – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-outcome-health-edge-tax-credit-20180105-story.html
— How to reinvent Illinois higher ed (and reduce the brain drain) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-college-siu-rauner-20180103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters say: “Congress, let the states set marijuana policy.” If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sessions-marijuana-laws-20180105-story.html
— Like a good neighbor: Illinois sees record loss of people to nearby states – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0107-20180105-story.html
— Durbin pulls back on call to close Quincy veterans home hounded by deadly water problems – Rick Pearson, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dick-durbin-bruce-rauner-veterans-20180105-story.html
— Chicagoans scramble to find copies of highly anticipated new book on Trump presidency – Leonor Vivanco-Prengaman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-book-search-20180105-story.html
— Emanuel responds to Kennedy accusations: ‘Where are the solutions?’ – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-chris-kennedy-black-population-drop-20180105-story.html
— Or they could just lower the taxes … Nah. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-salt-state-deduction020180103-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Team Trump pushes back the clock on legal pot – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-jeff-sessions-pot-marijuana-laws-0107-20180105-story.html
— Make no little failures, Chicago – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-failure-museum-for-chicago-20180105-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel fires back at Kennedy for suggesting plot to ‘whiten’ Chicago – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-fires-back-at-kennedy-for-suggesting-plot-to-whiten-chicago/
— Kennedy’s ‘hard slap’ prompts howls, but may be what he needs to win – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/miller-kennedys-hard-slap-prompts-howls-but-may-be-what-he-needs-to-win/
— Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-bannon-feud-lays-bare-new-fissure-in-fractious-gop/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The growing Chicago gap between white ‘haves’ and black ‘have nots’ – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/washington-the-growing-chicago-gap-between-white-haves-and-black-have-nots/
— Durbin rips Trump for ‘hardline anti-immigrant demands’ in Dreamer negotiations – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-rips-trump-for-hardline-anti-immigrant-demands-in-dreamer-negotiations/
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Assessor: No guaranteee your tax prepayment will benefit you – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180105/kane-county-assessor-no-guaranteee-your-tax-prepayment-will-benefit-you
— ‘Fire and Fury’ book released, blowing open GOP feud – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180105/fire-and-fury-book-released-blowing-open-gop-feud
— Federal pot policy change sparks confusion, crackdown fears – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180105/news/301059971/
WLS AM
— Emanuel responds to Chris Kennedy’s attacks – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/05/emanuel-responds-to-chris-kennedys-attacks/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Federal tax revamp could force changes in Illinois law – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180105/BLOGS02/180109949/federal-tax-revamp-could-force-changes-in-illinois-law
BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Ives, Marter to meet voters Sunday at Prouty Building Sunday, January 7
http://www.bcrnews.com/lists/2018/01/03/5722cef6ac6e41dd9536a2713b721c74/index.xml
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton planners continue to review plans for residential drug treatment center Next hearing set for Jan. 9 – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/05/wheaton-planners-continue-to-review-plans-for-residential-drug-treatment-center/a2ipxpv/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who previously served on the Wheaton City Council, has come out in support of the project. She recently toured the Haymarket facility in Chicago. “This residential and outpatient substance abuse facility has been on the front lines of addiction and treatment since 1975,” Sanguinetti said in a letter to the City Council. “I was impressed by their work and consider them a strong ally in the ongoing fight against the opioid epidemic.”)
WJBD RADIO
— Video Gaming Terminals Broke Into at Farina While Attempt at Salem Fails
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/01/05/video-gaming-terminals-broke-into-at-farina-while-attempt-at-salem-fails
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives sees latest out-migration numbers as just tip of iceberg – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511304582-ives-sees-latest-out-migration-numbers-as-just-tip-of-iceberg
— Kinzler has plan to stop the Illinois exodus – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511303211-kinzler-has-plan-to-stop-the-illinois-exodus
IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Is It Rauner’s $17 Billion Lobbyist Who’s in Charge? “Rather than shaking up Springfield and turning around Illinois, Gov. Rauner has allowed Springfield insiders to shake down Illinois families while he turned away from the fight.”
http://mailchi.mp/7d28c3590b0c/is-it-rauners-17-billion-lobbyist-whos-in-charge
REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— 2017: Rauner’s Crummy New Year – Video Review
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/05/2017-rauners-crummy-new-year-video-review/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER FROM QUINCY VETERANS’ HOME: CARE IS “IMPRESSIVE, CARING, FULL OF HONOR”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-from-quincy-veterans-home-care-is-impressive-caring-full-of-honor.html
— MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO LEADER: ILLINOIS’ NEW ABORTION LAW IS “HEINOUS VIOLATION OF OUR CONSCIENCES”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/march-for-life-chicago-leader-illinois-new-abortion-law-is-heinous-violation-of-our-consciences.html
— THORNER: MOORE’S US SENATE DEFEAT IGNITES BATTLE OVER 2018 GOP PARTY CONTROL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-moores-us-senate-defeat-ignites-battle-over-2018-gop-party-control.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Bustos says she agrees with Rauner about “Paul Ryan’s tax scam”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/bustos-says-she-agrees-with-rauner-about-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-tax-scam/
— If the federal ban is killed off, should Illinois legalize sports betting? (DIERSEN: No)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/question-of-the-day-2601/
— Rauner issues statement about his stay in Quincy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/rauner-issues-statement-about-his-stay-in-quincy/
— Kennedy campaign responds *** Emanuel fires back at Kennedy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/emanuel-fires-back-at-kennedy/
— Tribune editorial board claims Kennedy is hallucinating
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/tribune-editorial-board-claims-kennedy-is-hallucinating/
— ILGOP responds *** Rate Pritzker’s two new TV ads
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/rate-pritzkers-two-new-tv-ads/
GOPUSA
— Study: Many DACA illegals have limited or no English skills
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36492
— Millennials, Gen Z depressed and sad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36540
BREITBART
— President Trump’s Poll Numbers Boom with the Economy – JOHN NOLTE5
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/05/president-trumps-poll-numbers-boom-economy/
NEWSMAX
— Trump: Fake News Media ‘Barely Mentions’ Market Records, Booming Business
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/trump-economy-fake-news/2018/01/05/id/835449/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Climate-Change Policies Can Be Punishing for the Poor America should learn from Europe’s failure to protect the needy while reducing carbon emissions. – Bjorn Lomborg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-change-policies-can-be-punishing-for-the-poor-1515110743
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
— No good deed goes unpunished – Bill Kirby (DIERSEN: Since 2000, I have tried to help campaigns by telling them about negative rumors that I have heard. But all too often, those campaigns then charge me with spreading those rumors.)
http://chronicle.augusta.com/columnists/news/2017-12-28/kirby-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished
