FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: To take votes away from Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Corbett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/governor-race-collin-corbett-independent/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson doubles down on his tax-the-rich mantra as budget deadline nears. Brandon Johnson said he will use his 2027 budget to level the playing field that has allowed corporations to make “more money” while working people “are standing in lines for food.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/07/brandon-johnson-tax-the-rich-mantra-budget-season-chicago-city-hall
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Analyzing Pritzker’s campaign promises, misses impacting businesses.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2026/10/08/pritzkers-election-promises-and-payouts-when-it-comes-to-businesses/85448753007/
https://www.bnd.com/news/article317536857.html
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/state/2026/10/08/pritzkers-election-promises-and-payouts-when-it-comes-to-businesses/92135594007/
CHAMPAIN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Durkin against Bailey.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-gop-endorsement-brouhaha-shows-how-far-the-party-has-fallen/article_77aa49d7-0493-4a6f-a52a-239b8c37db34.html
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane Treasurer incumbent Lauzen, challenger Wegman offer differing views for the office.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/10/07/kane-treasurer-incumbent-lauzen-challenger-wegman-offer-differing-views-for-the-office/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/illinois-releases-2026-annual-cannabis-report-highlighting-continued-growth-expanded-access-and-regulatory-oversight-97365.cfm?
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/44th-reeling-lgbtq-film-festival/
ILLINOIZE
— Corbett Accuses Pritzker and WTTW of Debate Collusion. DD: To take votes away from Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Corbett.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/corbett-accuses-pritzker-wttw-debate
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— It’s a Trump-Johnson pas de deux.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/08/its-a-trump-johnson-pas-de-deux-01111007
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-823/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-610/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If America had been socialist when you were young, would you be better off today? Socialists have to argue that under socialism, I would be better off today. But to advance under socialism, you have to be a card-carrying socialist. Because I would not have been a card-carrying socialist, I would not have advanced. If America had been socialist when you were young, would you have become a card-carrying socialist to advance? Being a socialist is a lot like being a Democrat. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, or veteran and who would take the job. They wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 because I refused to become a Democrat. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, you had to be a card-carrying Democrat to advance. Because I was not a card-carrying Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, a) my Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969, b) my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, got rid of the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS and was finally able to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 year that I worked for GAO, always ranked me in the bottom half or my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in1997. They used Affirmative Action, up-or-out, and the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to take the aforesaid adverse actions. Because I was not a card-carrying Democrat, they ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. If America had been socialist when you were young, would you have become a card-carrying socialist to advance? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Education integrity report ranks Illinois 50th.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_444005b9-fe35-474a-a8f8-8fe12854b803.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Glen Ellyn residents press village board on downtown homeless threats at Sept. 28 meeting; Creswell urges model camping ordinance. Glen Ellyn residents spoke out at the Sept. 28 Village Board meeting about homeless individuals and threatening behavior downtown.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/glen-ellyn-residents-press-village-board-on-downtown-homeless-threats-at-sept-28-meeting-creswell-urges-model-camping-ordinance
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Erika Kirk Speaks at Judson University in Elgin.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/weyermuller-erika-kirk-speaks-at-judson-university-in-elgin.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois public college tuition 9th-highest in U.S. despite highest per-student spending.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-college-tuition-costs-vs-indiana/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America needs the best and brightest, but H-1B isn’t bringing them. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/7/america-needs-best-brightest-h-1b-isnt-bringing/
— The alarming emergence of the downballot democratic socialists. DSA candidates you’ve never heard of could wreak big havoc. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/7/alarming-emergence-downballot-democratic-socialists/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— American College Students Prefer Socialism to Capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://freebeacon.com/campus/american-college-students-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism-survey-finds/
NEW YORK POST
— JD Vance’s tiny hometown is overrun with illegal migrants from Uzbekistan who operate hundreds of shady trucking businesses. DD: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. How is your hometown doing and why? In relative terms, Crete is way down from when I lived there 1948-1972. Further, in relative terms, it is down from what it was during the 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/muslim-migrants-running-shady-trucking-companies-in-ohio/
— Marco Rubio: We must fight to defend Western Civilization.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/opinion/marco-rubio-we-must-fight-to-defend-western-civilization/
— Mamdani chose to play Hamas’ spokesman on Oct. 7 anniversary.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/opinion/mamdani-chose-to-play-hamas-spokesman-on-oct-7-anniversary/
— Jew-hating radicals are celebrating the horrors of Oct. 7 — and organizing parades full of monsters.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/opinion/michael-goodwin-jew-hating-radicals-are-celebrating-the-horrors-of-oct-7-and-organizing-parades-full-of-monsters/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Reflecting on the third anniversary of October 7, 2023. As antisemitism rises, American Jews confront growing fears while finding renewed strength in faith, community, and solidarity.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/reflecting-on-the-third-anniversary-of-october-7-2023/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC proclaims if El-Sayed wins in Michigan, socialists can win ‘anywhere.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/aoc-proclaims-if-el-sayed-wins-in-michigan-socialists-can-win-anywhere-1662202/
— Bill O’Reilly ticked GOP could blow the midterms: ‘Republicans are so blanking dumb!’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/bill-oreilly-ticked-gop-could-blow-the-midterms-republicans-are-so-blanking-dumb-1662278/
— Federal judge blocks Trump admin from fining illegals who won’t leave.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/federal-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-fining-illegals-who-wont-leave-1662199/
BREITBART
— Socialists Seek Chaos and Demographic Change. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Those who have problems and are the following are the most likely to fall for socialist arguments: noncitizen, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/07/dhs-mullin-warns-socialists-seek-chaos-and-demographic-change/amp/
CATO
— Young Americans Are More Likely to Resent the Rich. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers resented my buying new cars in 1966, 1967, and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my buying new cars in 1971, 1973, and 1978 and b) my buying real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1978. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my buying new cars in 1989, etc., b) my buying real estate in 1984, c) my buying collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) my wife and I savings lots of money for our retirement. My Democrat Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers resented my being on track to earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my earning an MBA in 1976 and b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my earning four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) my earning a master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://www.cato.org/blog/poll-young-americans-are-more-likely-resent-rich
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Hyde Amendment Turns 50 During Midterm Elections. DD: Those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform destroy those like me who promote that plank.
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/10/26/the-hyde-amendment-turns-50-during-midterm-elections
COLLEGE FIX
— More college students support socialism than capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/more-college-students-support-socialism-than-capitalism-survey-finds/
CRISIS MAGAZINE
— In Defense of Private Property: Repelling the Rise of Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/in-defense-of-private-property-repelling-the-rise-of-socialism
DAILY SIGNAL
— Bill to Strip DSA of Party Rights Picks Up Steam in DC. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/07/bill-to-strip-dsa-of-party-rights/
DAILY WIRE
— People Want To Forget October 7. America Has To Remember. This is the test of our time; we are failing.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-want-to-forget-october-7-america-has-to-remember
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— The DSA Agenda Will Exacerbate the Affordability Crisis. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartland.org/opinion/the-dsa-agenda-will-exacerbate-the-affordability-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the meantime, it would be nice to hear clearly articulated arguments explaining how and why free enterprise generates societal well-being, prosperity, and personal dignity from leading figures of all political persuasions. Understandably, Americans are frustrated with ever-rising costs. But they must be reminded that decades of government intervention in sectors like housing, health care, higher education, and many more, although well intended perhaps, has created wildly skewed markets rife with corruption, capture, and cronyism. Free enterprise is not the problem. Free stuff is not the answer. Free markets always have, and always will, produce the best solutions to social and economic problems because the magic, invisible hand unleashes dynamic human flourishing and outside-the-box innovations that can be summed up in one word: freedom. Another way of looking at it is that an affordability crisis like we are currently experiencing pales in comparison to the affordability crisis that socialism would bring in the future. In socialism, affordability crisis means literal bread lines, rationing, and shortages.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Remembering October 7. The Conservative Coalition We Need to Save the West.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIdD6sOEZE
PJ MEDIA
— What If Democrats Return to Power? DD: There are many ways that candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and major political donors can punish you. I should write about that. I would focus on how they can punish precinct committeemen.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/10/07/what-if-democrats-return-to-power-n4958078
— Obama to Campaign in Michigan for El-Sayed — Because It’s the Next Phase of the Revolution.
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/10/06/obama-to-campaign-in-michigan-for-el-sayed-because-its-the-next-phase-of-the-revolution-n4958029
POLITICAL WIRE
— Abdul El-Sayed Has Trump Fuming and Obama Stumping.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/07/abdul-el-sayed-has-trump-fuming-and-obama-stumping/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Richard Porter: Chicago Chases Away the Rich. Miami Says ‘Thank You.’
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/07/chicago_chases_away_the_rich_miami_says_thank_you_154564.html
REASON
— Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. DD: I am not because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://reason.com/2026/09/30/americans-are-wealthier-than-30-years-ago-heres-the-data-to-prove-it/
TOWNHALL
— Enforcing Immigration laws: When Cooperation Becomes the Problem.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/10/07/when-cooperation-becomes-the-problem-n2684196
— Republicans Are Dusting Off an Old Anti-Communist Law to Take on the DSA. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Today’s Democrats have no problem with socialism or communism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/07/communist-control-act-of-2026-n2684233
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
YAHOO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Ever-increasingly, females earn more than men. Ever-increasingly, they are the heads of households.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/ex-tradwives-tell-us-wish-174619777.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rove: Republicans Pray for a Polling Failure. The midterm election is almost here, with campaigns nearing the lock-in point.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/republicans-pray-for-a-polling-failure-a3379951
— We’re Winning the War on Woke. The Trump administration has completed several battles, but plenty of work remains. DD: My critics/opponents are woke.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-winning-the-war-on-woke-25bca650
— Mamdani’s Fake Battle Against Antisemitism. The mayor’s plan funnels money to organizations that preach hatred of Jews.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/mamdanis-fake-battle-against-antisemitism-04373021
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Disadvantaged ‘gain more from degrees’ than better-off peers. DD: I gained lots by earning degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. Nether of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/disadvantaged-gain-more-degrees-better-peers
HARVARD LAW TODAY
— Making room for well-being. Faculty members present strategies to prioritize mental health in a demanding profession. DD: Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, everyone advised him to avoid stress, that is, a) to not seek a college degree and b) to get an office job. He took stenography, that is, shorthand in high school. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on Chicago Heights from 1940 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $76,000/year.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/how-to-prioritize-mental-health-in-a-demanding-career/
KELLOGG INSIGHT
— Your Political Views Can Stymie Your Career. From being hired to getting a promotion, new research shows you may be penalized for disagreeing politically with the boss. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran the aforesaid federal agencies would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. I earned job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/could-your-political-views-stymie-your-career
BENEFIT NEWS
— Trump administration wants fed job applicants to disclose political affiliations. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me. I was one of the last Republicans they hired.
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/federal-employees-asked-disclose-their-political-affiliations-to-get-hired
SHRM
— Asking About Politics When Hiring Invites Legal Risk. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me. I was one of the last Republicans they hired.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/asking-about-politics-when-hiring-invites-legal-risk
HR DIVE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans. Liberals and moderates ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy conservatives.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/republicans-dei-stance-2026/832375/
LAW
— The Current Landscape of ‘Political Affiliation Discrimination’ in Private Employment. For the time being, it is important for employees to understand, that unless you are in a state that specifically protects political speech or activity, the employer has the autonomy and authority to regulate such speech. DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran the aforesaid federal agencies would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2025/08/20/the-current-landscape-of-political-affiliation-discrimination-in-private-employment/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— October 7: How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre? Remember, pro-Palestinian protesters cheered cold-blooded mass murder even before Israel retaliated.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/october-7-how-can-so-many-people-celebrate-a-massacre/
INTERNEWS GROUP
— Trump, 80, Caught Hiding Bruise Again. DD: The older that you get, the more easily that you bruise.
https://internewsgroup.com/2026/10/trump-80-caught-hiding-bruise-again/
BENZINGA
— Villains. DD: My critics/opponents paint me as being their villain. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors blamed me for the problems they had meeting their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets. My anti-conservative Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Organization, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition superiors blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/10/62238280/jeff-bezos-takes-aim-at-politicians-picking-villains-over-housing-costs-as-socialism-debate-grows-when-youre-in-the-polling-booth
