FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former state Sen. Kirk Dillard sells Hinsdale home for $1.2M.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/kirk-dillard-hinsdale/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/family-silverio-gonzalez-government-claim/
— Democrats could win majority of governor’s offices for first time in 16 years.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/democrats-governors-offices/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/marijuana/bartlett-approves-gas-station-with-marijuana-dispensary-coffee-shop-as-additional-tenants-at-former/
— DD: To take votes away from Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Corbett.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/illinois-state-politics/illinois-governors-race-collin-corbett-an-ex-gop-strategist-hopes-to-find-votes-from-those-in-th/
— Former RTA chair and state Sen. Kirk Dillard sells Hinsdale home for $1.2 million.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/real-estate/former-rta-chair-and-state-sen-kirk-dillard-sells-hinsdale-home-for-1-2-million/
— In 6th District congressional race, Casten and Conforti disagree on Trump’s tariffs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/us-congress-politics/in-6th-district-congressional-race-casten-and-conforti-disagree-on-trumps-tariffs/
— The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule. DD: During the 1930s, my grandfather drove from Crete to Canada to buy insulin for my father who had brittle type 1 diabetes.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/health-care/the-cost-of-drugs-from-canada-is-set-to-soar-for-millions-of-americans-because-of-a-federal-rule/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261008/submitted-content/west-suburban-community-pantry-to-hold-state-of-hunger-event-oct-14-on-rising-food-insecurity/
QUAD CITY TIMES & BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS & WIFR & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_7e81c460-c954-5157-8fd0-1ddca20000f1.html
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article317526162.html
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/bailey-trying-to-stay-on-message-as-attacks-from-pritzker-mount/article_283a0f12-43c4-4489-a2f7-e3fa6940b714.html
https://www.rockfordnewsfirst.com/2026/10/08/bailey-trying-stay-message-attacks-pritzker-mount/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bailey-trying-to-stay-on-message-as-attacks-from-pritzker-mount/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tracy-attacks-stratton-socialist-ads/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tv-hit-tries-connect-lt-025424441.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-10-08/report-illinois-tax-revenue-from-gambling-increased-19-last-year
KSDK
— Bailey spent the morning with striking workers in Aton. Public workers have been off the job since late last month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egD52G5imYU
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-611/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Weeks Before Midterms, Dan Proft Gives ‘Never-Trumper’ John Bolton a Platform.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/weeks-before-midterms-dan-proft-gives-never-trumper-john-bolton-a-platform.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Never forget Oct. 7 or its perpetrators. Terrorism is no abstract threat.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/8/never-forget-oct-7-perpetrators/
— Federal budget deficit climbed to $2 trillion for fiscal ‘26.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/8/federal-budget-deficit-climbed-2-trillion-fiscal-26/
— New records released by the Secret Service detailed how a member of Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, carried a loaded gun past a Secret Service screening checkpoint last year when President Trump was at the club.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/8/foia-records-detail-secret-service-failing-detect-golfers-gun-trump/
— Indigenous Peoples Day turns Columbus Day into an indictment of America. Complicated historical figure becomes a vehicle for attacking settlement, expansion and national achievement.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/8/editorial-indigenous-peoples-day-turns-columbus-day-indictment/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— America has a marijuana problem, and it isn’t just its high potency, easy availability, or widespread use among young and old alike. One of the biggest problems in the marijuana industry is the presence of illegal marijuana operations run by Chinese criminal networks. From California to Maine, Chinese nationals — many with ties to the Chinese Communist Party — are endangering rural areas, poisoning Americans, and engaging in human trafficking. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4756598/america-marijuana-mafia-beijing/
NEW YORK POST
— Rubio stands up for the West against enemies — both within AND without.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/opinion/rubio-stands-up-for-the-west-against-enemies-both-within-and-without/
BREITBART
— False Flag: Chinese Haverford College Professor Charged with Posing as MAGA to Stalk Jewish Colleague.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/10/08/false-flag-chinese-haverford-college-professor-charged-with-posing-as-maga-to-stalk-jewish-colleague/
HOMELAND SCURITY
— DHS Announces More Than $84 Billion in Civil Fines Issued to Illegal Aliens. Reminder to illegal aliens: LEAVE NOW or face fines of $998 per day for refusing to depart after receiving a final order of removal. DD: So far, constructively, in today’s dollars, by their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have fined me $2,495,218 or $86,042/year or $7,170/month or $239/day. That is what my salary would have been minus my Civil Service Retirement System pension.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/23/dhs-announces-more-84-billion-civil-fines-issued-illegal-aliens
KEVIN ROBERTS
— The Left’s Assault on Being American.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z2zJlnDcOQ
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Protesters ejected from raucous Trump rally in Texas. At least 18 hecklers were removed from President Trump’s rally in Texas late Wednesday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/protesters-ejected-from-trump-rally-texas/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Ever-increasingly, a) women earn more than men, b) women do not marry, and c) women do not have children.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/breadwinning-women-are-a-lifeline-for-their-families-and-theeconomy/
