FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Oak Brook cops defend tech like Flock as it helps ID suspect in deadly mall incident.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/oak-brook-illinois-police-defend-flock-camera-use-help-id-suspect-chance-jamerson-oakbrook-center-mall-shooting/19957199/
— Evanston students recall New Trier fans yelling alleged racist, homophobic slurs at football game. One Evanston Township High School student said she was spat on after the game. DD: Sooner or later, if not already, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for this.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/eths-new-trier-football-game-evanston-illinois-students-recall-fans-yelling-alleged-racist-homophobic-slurs-ryan-field/19956871/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump to regain control of the U.S. House.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/democrats-lead-republicans-house-vote-choice-trumps-approval-rating-hits-record-low-abcpostipsos-poll/19955129/
NBC5
— New video surfaces after Bears fans roasted for chant amid Falcons injury. DD: Sooner or later, if not already, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for this.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-sports-bears-sox-cubs-bulls-blackhawks/new-video-surfaces-after-bears-fans-roasted-for-chant-amid-falcons-injury/4004445/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote socialism and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn capitalism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/20/opinion-democratic-socialism-eugene-debs/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOS: Retired deputy, ex-county board member face off for DuPage sheriff’s job.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261019/news/retired-deputy-ex-county-board-member-seek-dupage-sheriff-post/
— Experienced recreation, horticulture leaders vying to head DuPage forest preserve.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261019/news/experienced-recreation-horticulture-leaders-vying-to-head-dupage-forest-preserve/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DOJ alleges racial bias in Evanston reparations program — and seeks to shut it down.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/residential/ccb-doj-evanston-reparations-20261019/
WGN RADIO
— Kass: White Guilt: A Documentary Essay. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-white-guilt-a-documentary-essay/
SOUTHERN
— DD: About 4 in 10 Americans are not confident the election will be conducted fairly and accurately.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/20/about-6-in-10-americans-are-confident-the-election-will-be-conducted-fairly-and-accurately-abc-post-ipsos-poll/
WINDY CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://windycitytimes.com/2026/10/19/chicago-mayors-office-previews-5-year-lgbtq-policy-plan/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/20/whats-next-for-jb-pritzker-01127518
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-617/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, ever-increasingly, the more that you stress Trump’s achievements, the more that you come to his defense, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders do to get rid of you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago development provides ‘affordable’ homes. DD: When my wife and I got married in 1978, we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton. ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60187/4436186_zpid/ ). The down payment came from her savings. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $110,066/year.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_21c18382-2d47-4499-89c9-aa8f7e668431.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Liz Gorman, Rebukes Elyse Hoffenberg for Using Public Office to Block FOIA Request.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/chicago-tribune-endorses-liz-gorman-rebukes-elyse-hoffenberg-for-using-public-office-to-block-foia-request.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— For years, conservatives warned that Americans were being punished financially for their political beliefs, religious convictions and lawful businesses. We were dismissed as paranoid, branded conspiracy theorists and told that concerns about politically motivated debanking were just another invention of the right. Now, a federal banking regulator has documented that the very conduct we were told to stop worrying about was the reality we said it was. DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $130,884-$154,682/year.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/19/conservatives-warned-debanking-regulators-finally-confirmed/
NEW YORK POST
— Mike Johnson says ‘open borders’ caused riots in France — warns Democrats could bring similar mayhem to US.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/mike-johnson-says-open-borders-caused-riots-in-france-warns-democrats-could-bring-similar-mayhem-to-us/
— Trump predicts Paris is going to be a ‘Muslim City very soon’ as riots, looting rage in France.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/trump-predicts-paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-as-riots-looting-rage-in-france/
BREITBART
— Tom Homan Pushes DHS to Pressure Employers Who Hire Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/10/19/tom-homan-pushes-dhs-pressure-employers-who-hire-illegals/
— France Already Has the ‘Socialist Fantasy’, ‘Statist’ System. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/10/19/fmr-clinton-official-biden-staffer-metzl-france-already-has-the-socialist-fantasy-statist-system/amp/
— NY Mayor Mamdani Demands Parking Lot Owners Ban ICE Agents.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/19/ny-mayor-mamdani-demands-parking-lot-owners-ban-ice-agents/
CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans tout immigration enforcement record ahead of midterms.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a804d0cd-d8fc-4ef3-be81-3d95ef0ff863.amp.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Cornell ‘Future of the American University’ report rejects hiring conservative scholars. DD: In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/cornell-future-of-the-american-university-report-rejects-hiring-conservative-scholars/
FOX BUSINESS
— Democratic socialism’s growing political clout and what it means for the future of capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407092597112
— DD: Socialism v. capitalism. Under capitalism, the more productive that you are, the more that you advance. Under socialism, the more that you promote socialism, the more that you advance. Under Democrats, the more that you promote the Democrat Party platform, the more that you advance. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who promoted the Democrat Party platform. They especially promoted the Affirmative Action plank, that is, they especially promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/capitalism-needs-newer-pitch-socialism-gains-ground-economist-says.amp
FOX NEWS
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly want socialism. To what extent is America socialist already? Working for Democrats is like working for socialists. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. My Democrat superiors demanded loyalty to the Democrat Party platform. Socialists demand loyalty to the Socialist Party platform. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0s-j24RDcbY
NDT
— Democratic Socialism’s Objective Is to Demolish the Private Sector. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. I can always ask myself what would my career have been in the private sector? I wanted to work in the automotive industry. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted an offer from IRS. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970 as a backup. Public sector employees have a bad reputation. I had worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years while I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/democratic-socialisms-objective-is-to-demolish-the-private-sector-economist_1179938.html
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— The Real Story Behind Socialism’s Rapid Rise in America. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. That helped me to get hired in 1970, 1971, and 1980 and to get promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,684/year in 1997.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/capitalism-needs-newer-pitch-socialism-gains-ground-economist-says.amp
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DSA chapters have grown from 21 in 2013 to 204 today, an increase of more than 870%. Socialists are organizing locally, including beyond traditionally Democrat strongholds. Younger Americans’ economic concerns are creating an opening for socialism.)
TOWNHALL
— Young Conservatives Terrify Tyrants.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/19/vip-my-response-to-elissa-slotkin-n2684924
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEK
— Trump Lists 25 Top Achievements
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-list-achievements-what-matters-americans-poll-12463283
(FROM THE DEMOCRAT ARTICLE: Trump’s list of claims can be broadly grouped around immigration, the economy, foreign policy, crime and public safety, and socially conservative cultural issues. Yet two September polls suggest the achievements most likely to resonate are those voters can connect directly to household finances, while immigration retains importance without approaching affordability as the leading concern. Economic claims occupy five places on Trump’s list, giving Republicans several ways to argue that the administration has improved prosperity. Immigration appears prominently on Trump’s list, but both surveys rank it well below pocketbook pressures. Foreign conflict attracts measurable concern among Americans, particularly in the Marquette survey, although Trump framed military action as success rather than unfinished risk. Crime and cultural policy appear to have a smaller national constituency when respondents must choose only one overriding issue, despite both featuring heavily in Trump’s list of successes. Issue importance is not the same as support for a policy, so low salience should not be read as public approval or opposition.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Food Pantries Go From Emergency to Indispensable. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/inflation-snap-benefit-cuts-families-food-pantry.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How colleges skirt the Supreme Court to discriminate by race. Universities should disclose their admissions data.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/19/how-stop-colleges-discriminating-by-race/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/10/16/transgender-attacks-election-protections-healthcare/92219825007/
DESERT NEWS
— You should go to your high school reunion. DD: I am going to attend my 60th Crete-Monee high school reunion. Sadly, I had far fewer interactions with my classmates because during my junior and senior years, I spent 28 hours a week washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights when classes were in session and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965.
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/07/11/go-to-your-high-school-reunion/
WOOD TV
— How you can achieve an affordable college education. DD: What helped you afford college? For me, it was my parents who provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. For me, it was the money I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.woodtv.com/video/how-you-can-achieve-an-affordable-college-education/12262679/
WPBF
— Teens driving older cars face higher crash risks. DD: 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 collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I paid for the aforesaid cars with the money I earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assemble line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.wpbf.com/article/study-teens-driving-older-cars-crash-risks-jama-network/74177633
FED WEEK
— OPM Issues Government-Wide Recruitment Plan. DD: In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-issues-government-wide-recruitment-plan/
BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on affordable townhomes. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972, but it only had 1,000 square feet. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months 1971-1972, b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for that Firestone Store 7 months before that 1970-1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. According to Zillow, it is currently worth only $86.900. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2026/10/19/lealman-heights-townhome-groundbreaking-habitat.html
MIT SLOAN
— To keep employees, focus on career advancement. DD: To get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used “up-or-out.” They pulled out all the stops to get rid of their employees like me who were the aforesaid and who they had not promoted to GS-13, currently $118,984/year, by age 25, GS-14, currently $140,604/year, by age 30, GS-15, $165,386/year, by age 35, and Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200 by age 40. I did not make any of the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I finally made GS-13 when I was 38 and I survived until I was 49 only because a) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/to-keep-employees-focus-career-advancement
HABITAT MAGAZINE
— Supply of Affordable Condos Is Set to Plunge by 74%. DD: When I was 25 in 1974, I was able to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago. My IRS salary had just increased from $83,482/year to $100,059/year in today’s dollars. In 1976, I was able to trade that condo into the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo. My IRS salary had just increased from $103,395/year to $106,731/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Co-op-Condo-Buyers/2026/September-2026/nyc-housing-inventory-shrinking
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Education Affordability a Priority for Voters. DD: What helped you afford college? For me, it was my parents who provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. For me, it was the money I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2026/10/20/education-affordability-priority-voters-survey-finds
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Latinos that Trump causes all their problems.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/latino-voters-helped-put-trump-back-in-the-white-house-whats-their-next-move
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Two-thirds of contractors say ICE raids are making it harder for them to build houses. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-raids-housebuilding-construction-trump-b3069374.html
TIMES NOW NEWS
— Who Is Thelma Louise? Black Conservative TikToker Removed From Ken Paxton Rally After Filming. Black MAGA influencer Thelma Louise says she was asked to leave Ken Paxton’s rally despite her support for Trump and Republican candidates, prompting criticism online.
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/who-is-thelma-louise-black-conservative-tiktoker-removed-from-ken-paxton-rally-after-filming-article-156370113
