July 23, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Durbin pressing for action amid possible Legionella at Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/sen-dick-durbin-pressing-general-services-administration-gsa-amid-possible-legionella-dirksen-federal-courthouse/19565422/

NBC5
— Man, 24, and woman, 27, fatally shot in car on University of Chicago campus. A weapon was recovered from the scene, police said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-24-and-woman-27-fatally-shot-in-car-on-university-of-chicago-campus/3965571/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/23/house-passes-iran-war-resolution/
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Emmett Till to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/23/emmett-till-day/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 2 fatally shot in Hyde Park. A 24-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were found inside a vehicle in the 5900 block of East Ellis Avenue at 5:35 p.m. with single gunshot wounds to each of their heads, police said.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/23/2-fatally-shot-in-hyde-park

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton man charged with sexually assaulting woman.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260723/news/authorities-wheaton-man-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-woman/
— Arlington Heights couple pleads guilty to vandalizing local GOP headquarters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260723/news/arlington-heights-couple-pleads-guilty-to-vandalizing-local-gop-headquarters/

FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Emmett Till to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-6f7oirzh028a7g8i

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Emmett Till to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzker-designates-emmett-till-day-in-illinois-95340.cfm?

WSIL TV
— Push to make Illinois the 51st State.
https://www.wsiltv.com/video/push-to-make-illinois-the-51st-state/video_b96da2f7-14de-531c-90bd-0f3bfe157607.html

WJOL
— Diane M. Harris Named Interim Chairman Of Joliet Township Republican Organization.
https://www.wjol.com/diane-m-harris-named-interim-chairman-of-joliet-township-republican-organization/

WGLT
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-07-23/a-year-after-trump-funding-cuts-public-media-finds-support-from-audiences

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-23/for-a-2nd-time-house-approves-resolution-to-end-the-war-in-iran-in-a-rebuke-to-trump

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Here’s how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting. Officials say safeguards are in place prevent inadvertent registration.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/heres-how-illinois-election-authorities-guard-against-noncitizen-voting/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-562/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump administration falls short of ‘mass deportations.’ New data released by DHS is disappointing.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/23/trump-administration-falls-short-mass-deportations/
— The Smithsonian’s museum of woke. Federal funding should not support ideology masquerading as history.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/23/editorial-smithsonians-museum-woke/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Medical students are being trained in left-wing activism. That puts us all in danger.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4658905/medical-students-left-wing-activism-puts-us-in-danger/
— Wikipedia is training Google and AI to lie to you.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4659114/wikipedia-training-google-and-ai-lie-to-you/
— JD Vance handed Iran $6 billion — American soldiers paid the price.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4659856/jd-vance-iran-mou-us-military-casualties-strait-hormuz/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats’ shameful refusal to fund the Pentagon is making AOC the heart of the party.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/23/opinion/democrats-shameful-refusal-to-fund-the-pentagon-is-making-aoc-the-heart-of-the-party/
— China’s schemes are poisoning every facet of American life — and could bend us to its will.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/23/opinion/chinas-schemes-are-poisoning-every-facet-of-american-life-and-could-bend-us-to-its-will/

DAILY CALLER
— Conservative Leaders Call GOP-Led Amnesty Bill ‘Betrayal’ To Voters.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/23/conservative-leaders-call-gop-led-amnesty-bill-betrayal-to-voters/

FOX NEWS
— Smithsonian pushed ‘revolting’ social action training after ‘whiteness’ chart apology.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/smithsonian-pushed-revolting-social-action-training-whiteness-chart-apology-expert

NEWSMAX
— House GOP Farm Bill Draws Conservative Amnesty Fury.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/house-gop-farming/2026/07/22/id/1263724/

TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Makes It Clear He Believes International Law Trumps US Sovereignty.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/07/23/mamdani-international-law-trumps-us-law-n2680000

FROM OTHER SOURCES

THIS OLD HOUSE
— Undergrounding Power Lines. DD: I have asked ComEd to put its line underground between my subdivision and its line along the Illinois Prairie Path, and failing that, to trim the trees that are pushing the line down and to the north.
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/this-old-house/season-47/walpole-ranch-with-adu/all-about-undergrounding-power-lines

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.