July 22. 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-voters-will-be-asked-whether-city-should-seek-compensation-after-midway-blitz/3964880/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Anticipate/expect that people who have less income/assets (renters) will vote for higher taxes on people who have more income/assets (homeowners).
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/22/cook-county-treasurer-mount-prospect-skokie-property-taxes/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/22/migrant-crisis-chicago-cost-inspector-general-david-glockner-report
— DD: By their actions and by their inactions, foreign countries ever-increasingly illegally a) send their citizens illegally to American illegally and b) keep their citizens in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/22/mexico-seeks-accountability-in-chicago-area-ice-death-and-16-others-can-it-force-the-u-s-to-act
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the disabled employees they hired.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/07/22/states-should-reject-doj-retreat-olmstead-ruling-disabilities-peggy-flaherty-debra-howard-frye

DAILY HERALD
— An Oswego man who was free on pretrial release on previous aggravated battery charges is facing additional felony charges after authorities say he punched a woman in the face and resisted arrest in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260722/news/oswego-man-on-pretrial-release-facing-new-felony-charges-after-woman-punched-in-wheaton/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker for president? Handicapping the Illinois governor’s political future.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-07-22/pritzker-for-president-handicapping-the-illinois-governors-political-future

FOX ILLINOIS & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years. DD: Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, my bad demographics (White, male) have worked against me. Since the 1960s, my employers were under ever-increasingly pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote those who do not share my demographics (minority, female).
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-end-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/article_8dc8ff78-255b-534e-92d8-52167af0ed35.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-us-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-end-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Emmett Till to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/22/emmett-tills-85th-birthday-to-bring-radical-joy-at-closing-of-bronzeville-art-exhibition/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-561/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats will one day regret standing against Israel. The Democratic Socialists of America’s anti-Israel hysteria.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/21/editorial-democrats-one-day-regret-standing-israel/
— AOC, Buttigieg lead hypothetical 2028 Democrats in New Hampshire; Rubio closes gap with Vance.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/22/aoc-buttigieg-lead-hypothetical-2028-democrats-new-hampshire-rubio/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s IRS chief reveals scrub of Social Security database found 10% of recipients erroneously listed.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/22/us-news/trumps-irs-chief-reveals-scrub-of-social-security-database-found-10-of-recipients-erroneously-listed/
— GOP Rep. Kat Cammack pitches mandatory background checks for Congress staffers over claims foreign agents running wild. DD: What percent of those in America are agents of foreign countries?
https://nypost.com/2026/07/22/us-news/gop-rep-kat-cammack-pitches-mandatory-background-checks-for-congress-staffers-amid-claims-foreign-agents-running-wild/
— Congress is ancient — someone needs to make sure they are fit to serve. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because too many of their employees were old White males.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/21/opinion/congress-is-ancient-someone-needs-to-make-sure-they-are-fit-to-serve/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democratic Socialists Are Courting the Youth. How do we stop them? DD: Under socialism, to advance, all you need to do is be a socialist. Under Democrats, to advance, all you need to do is be a Democrat. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/democratic-socialists-are-courting-the-youth/
— Against the left: A time for resolution. Enough is enough. It’s time to speak out. DD: I speak out in every GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/against-the-left-a-time-for-resolution/

FEDERALIST
— DHS Should Be Threatening Employers Of Illegal Aliens, Not Buttering Them Up.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/22/dhs-should-be-threatening-employers-of-illegal-aliens-not-buttering-them-up/
— There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage. Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/22/there-are-no-ag-jobs-americans-wont-do-if-they-earn-a-living-wage/
— How Woke Smithsonian Bureaucrats ‘Killed America’s Story’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/22/how-woke-smithsonian-bureaucrats-killed-americas-story/

FOX NEWS
— Biden administration forced a false choice on Americans about immigration.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-administration-forced-false-choice-americans-immigration.amp
— Gluesenkamp Perez proposed an amendment to the FY27 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill in May that would have required “the Office of Congressional Conduct to develop a standard for what constitutes conduct that does not reflect creditably upon the House, as it relates to a member of Congress’ ability to perform the duties of office unimpeded by significant irreversible cognitive impairment.” DD: What shows your cognitive status? For me, it includes my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every day.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-cognitive-decline-crackdown-wins-rare-conservative-praise-extremely-based
— Turley: Democratic Socialists want to remake America in their image. That’s terrifying. DSA manifesto released on Bastille Day proposes ending capitalism and remaking the constitutional system.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-democratic-socialists-want-remake-america-image-thats-terrifying

TOWNHALL
— When the Left Says It Wants to ‘End Whiteness,’ This Is What They Mean.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2679908

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— More people booked into ICE detention in June than in any month since crackdown began.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-people-booked-into-ice-detention-june-2026/

JD SUPRA
— Your EEO-1 Reporting Obligations May Be Over. DD: Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, my bad demographics (White, male) have worked against me. Since the 1960s, my employers were under ever-increasingly pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote those who do not share my demographics (minority, female).
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/is-this-the-end-your-eeo-1-reporting-3566062/

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.