DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election results
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
MULTISTATE ELECTIONS
— Illinois results
https://www.multistate.us/elections/results/illinois-2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker, Bailey make final appeals to voters as early voting wraps up.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-election-news-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-make-final-appeals-voters-early-voting-illinois-governor-race-wraps/20009221/
NBC5
— Pritzker, Bailey make final pitches to voters in Illinois governor’s race.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-bailey-make-final-pitches-to-voters-in-illinois-governors-race/4010974/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection petitions officially challenged. DD: Because I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and because I plan on living in Wheaton the rest of my life, I continue to monitor and to report on petition challenges in Wheaton. In 2019, I was one of 10 who applied to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnsons-reelection-petitions-officially-challenged/4010948/
CBS2
— Former FBI Chicago head Doug DePodesta sues FBI, DOJ; says he was forced to resign over failed immigration prosecutions.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fbi-chicago-doug-depodesta-sues-fbi-doj-forced-resign/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Election Day: Warm weather, strong early vote and federal poll monitors set the stage for Tuesday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/illinois-election-day-warm-weather-strong-early-vote-and-federal-poll-monitors-set-the-stage-for-tuesday/
— 2004: Today in Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African American elected that year to the world’s most powerful legislative body and only the third since Reconstruction.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/november-2-chicago-history/
— Willie Wilson’s campaign seeks to knock Mayor Johnson off ballot with petition challenges. Former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, who is leading the drive to knock Brandon Johnson off the ballot on behalf of millionaire businessman Willie Wilson, said he was shocked at the problems uncovered with the mayor’s petitions. DD: Because I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and because I plan on living in Wheaton the rest of my life, I continue to monitor and to report on petition challenges in Wheaton. In 2019, I was one of 10 who applied to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/11/02/willie-wilson-petition-challenges-mayor-brandon-johnson-signatures-mayoral-election
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrats ended slavery.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/03/first-black-voter-illinois-museum/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261102/crime/us-attorney-andrew-boutros-ordered-to-testify-under-oath-about-alleged-broadview-six-improprieties/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess won’t face opposition in his bid for a third term. He was the only one to file for mayor. Five people are seeking two councilmember-at-large positions, including incumbent Bradley J. Clousing. The other candidates are Randy King, Jim Pursley, Jackie Williamson and Kim Alanis. Council member Erica Bray-Parker is not running again. DD: Alanis has submitted objections to petitions filed by Suess and Pursley.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/news/naperville-mayoral-rematch-set-longest-serving-aurora-alderman-wants-another-term/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/11/02/university-of-illinois-springfield-groups-staged-no-hate-rally/92516085007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidates make their case to voters ahead of Election Day.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-u-s-senate-candidates-make-their-case-to-voters-ahead-of-election-day/article_44327738-3e7f-48d3-9f29-7bca5df0ad50.html
KFVS
— Southern Illinois sees higher early voting turnout.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/11/02/southern-illinois-sees-higher-early-voting-turnout-prepares-election-day/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get students to hate Republicans.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-uis-students-rally-march-against-injustice-racism/
WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
— A fresh place to play along the Illinois Prairie Path! Prairie Path Park’s new playground features play structures for preschoolers and school-age children, swings and a spinner for even more fun. Located just south of Roosevelt Road along the Prairie Path, the playground is also accessible from the end of Park Avenue. DD: This park is in my Precinct 59.
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wheatonparks
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/11/03/the-ballots-biggest-political-barometers-01145760
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/11/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-627/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DON TRACY
— Don Tracy Campaigns in Wheaton at Seven Dwarfs Restaurant.
https://www.facebook.com/dontracyforil/videos/great-morning-in-wheaton-heading-to-you-next-naperville/3876278052523072/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kim Alanis, a candidate Wheaton At-large City Council has submitted objections to petitions filed by Philip Suess, the candidate for Wheaton Mayor and by James Pursley, a candidate for Wheaton At-large City Council. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that working under socialists is like working under Democrats. Under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a Democrat. Under socialists, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist. How did Democrat government control impact you? I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile when I was 22 in 1971 to be a liaison between its factories and its Midwest dealerships. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I gotten from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism. How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that? How strongly are they stressing the benefits of capitalism and the negatives of socialism? How strongly are they stressing how they have benefitted under capitalism? Socialism destroys motivation. Capitalism motivated me and enabled me to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. Under socialism, I would not have had the aforesaid motivation or accomplishments because under socialism, all you need to do to advance is be a good little socialist. Being a good little socialist is like being a good little Democrat. All those who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were good little Democrats. To get promoted, none of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned the aforesaid degrees, professional certifications and professional license. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be good little Democrats. All those promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you ran for a government office or a political office, what would you stress? I would stress a) my master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) my professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) my having passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) my CPA license, e) my having worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, f) my having served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years, g) my having worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, h) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, i) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, j) my having served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, k) my having served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, l) my having lived in Illinois since 1948 and in Wheaton since 1978, m) my being married since 1978, n) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, o) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Midterm Preview: Brace for Impact.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/midterm-preview-brace-for-impact
WASHINGTON STAND
— Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS): a Real Mental Health Crisis. DD: My critics/opponents have TDS.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/new-survey-points-to-trump-derangement-syndrome-as-real-mental-health-crisis
BREITBART
— More Democrats Say Socialism Is Better than Capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/02/poll-more-democrats-say-socialism-is-better-than-capitalism/
— San Antonio Socialists Stage Dia de Los Muertos Vigil Against ICE. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism and to vote for illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/11/02/san-antonio-socialists-stage-dia-de-los-muertos-vigil-against-ice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Half of the House Voted ‘Yes’ to Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/02/half-of-the-house-voted-yes-to-socialism/
FEDERALIST
— Spain Is A Socialist Dictatorship. If Americans do not want to see their country become another nation drifting toward twenty-first-century socialism, the lesson is right before their eyes. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/11/spain-is-a-socialist-dictatorship/
— Pro-Trans Doctors Lied To Keep Federal Money Flowing For Puberty Blockers. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for more LGBTQ.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/03/pro-trans-doctors-lied-to-keep-federal-money-flowing-for-puberty-blockers/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Americans Should Treat the Media’s Immigration Sob Stories with Extreme Skepticism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/americans-should-treat-medias-immigration-sob-stories-extreme-skepticism
FOX NEWS
— Young voters are misled about government control because of their financial struggles. DD: What did you do to avoid financial struggles? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that working under socialists is like working under Democrats. Under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a Democrat. Under socialists, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist. How did Democrat government control impact you? I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile when I was 22 in 1971 to be a liaison between its factories and its Midwest dealerships. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I gotten from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407813240112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Number of Americans Unemployed for 6 Months Has Surged Ahead of Midterms. DD: I have been unemployed, that is, I have not been able to get a paid job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, since I was 49 in 1997 because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. Previously, they had taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.newsweek.com/number-of-americans-unemployed-for-6-months-has-surged-ahead-of-midterms-12651427
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 1.9 million Americans were unemployed for at least 27 weeks in September, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. That represented 27.1 percent of all unemployed Americans. And now a new report from MyPerfectResume found long-term unemployment increased 68 percent since 2023, from roughly 1.1 million people to 1.9 million. On top of that, the share of unemployed Americans out of work for at least 27 weeks has risen from 19 percent to 26 percent.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/election-mood-affordability.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/opinion/trump-character-presidents-midterms.html
— Trump’s Immigration Dragnet Sweeps Up Ukrainian Truckers Who Fled War. DD: What should America have done when Russia invaded Ukraine?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/ukraine-immigrant-trucker-cdl-weigh-stations-ice.html
— On the Ballot in California: The Prospects for a National Wealth Tax. The outcome of the state’s ballot initiative for a billionaires tax could set the tone for the broader Democratic debate about how to raise more revenue.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/on-the-ballot-in-california-the-prospects-for-a-national-wealth-tax.html
USA TODAY
— Generation X is freaking out about its impending retirement. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 on 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/10/28/generation-x-retirement-401k-savings-social-security/92461280007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Child care costs continue to rise. Can anyone afford to keep up?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/10/29/child-care-costs-rising-parents-cant-keep-up/91687280007/
NEW YORK SUN
— Democratic Socialists Poised for Major Gains in Congress as ‘Squad’ Set To Expand. Nearly two dozen left-wing progressives could join Washington’s ranks after Tuesday’s midterm elections, even as polling shows many Americans remain wary of the movement. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.nysun.com/article/democratic-socialists-poised-for-major-gains-in-congress-as-squad-set-to-expand
CITY WATCH LA
— New York’s Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) Dictates Los Angeles Policy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33674-new-yorks-democrat-socialists-of-america-dsa-dictates-los-angeles-policy
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— After Mamdani in New York, Los Angeles Decides if It Wants a DSA Mayor, Too. Democratic socialist Nithya Raman is in a close race with incumbent Karen Bass as frustration mounts over quality of life. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
What did you do to improve the quality of your life? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/los-angeles-voters-weigh-whether-a-dsa-mayor-can-fix-the-citys-problems-ab1329a5
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Workers Adapt Their Resumes to Fit the Political Moment. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a student to UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, would not have hired me.
https://hbr.org/2026/11/research-when-workers-adapt-their-resumes-to-fit-the-political-moment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job candidates may avoid talking politics in an interview, but subtle tweaks to their resumes can reveal where they stand—and give them an edge with employers who share their views. Workers are adding and deleting politically polarizing language from their resumes right before and after presidential elections to show that they’re aligned with like-minded employers, a study coauthored by Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Pacelli finds. Those changes can pay off: Businesses often favor applicants who appear to be on the same political page, sometimes choosing these candidates over others with stronger skills and experience, the research shows. “At the end of the day, firms want to hire and promote the right employees,” says Pacelli, the Gerald Schuster Associate Professor of Business Administration. “But we show that companies chasing the current political trend can actually end up hiring potentially less qualified workers. The companies are sacrificing quality for that alignment.” American corporations have long adapted to the prevailing political winds of an era, adjusting policies and rhetoric to protect their business interests. Now it’s clear that workers are doing the same, as many add or remove wording tied to environmental and diversity themes to match the political trend of the moment. They’re doing so both to appeal to employers with similar views and to advance their careers, according to Pacelli’s research, “Partisan Resumes: ESG Signaling Over the Political Cycle,” which was updated in August. “It’s more evidence of politics seeping into corporate life,” says Pacelli. “Partisanship is directly affecting workers and how they sort into firms.” With U.S. midterm elections coming, the results may prompt business leaders to consider: Is a resume that seems like a perfect cultural fit actually pointing to the right candidate, or is it the result of a well-timed edit?)
LONG ISLAND LIFE & POLITICS
— Socialists’ Platform Proves They Are Communists at Heart. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, for communism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://lilifepolitics.com/opinion-editorials/socialists-platform-proves-they-are-communists-at-heart/
EEOC
— EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination. DD: I am 100% German national origin. Very few of my workplace superiors 1964-1997 were German American and extremely few were 100% German American. Very few if not extremely few of my Republican superiors since 1999 have been German American.
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-issues-enforcement-guidance-national-origin-discrimination
RICE UNIVERSITY
— Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows. Muslims and Jews feel targeted by rhetoric; Christians for stances on moral issues. Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, albeit in different ways. DD: I was baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised as a MSL, and confirmed as a MSL in 1962. Very few of my workplace superiors 1964-1997 were Protestants and extremely few were MSLs. Very few if not extremely few of my Republican superiors since 1999 have been Protestants.
https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/christians-jews-and-muslims-experience-workplace-discrimination-differently-new-rice
YALE DAILY NEWS
— On election’s eve, Yale democratic socialists phonebank for El-Sayed. Yale’s Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter, in collaboration with Yale Jews for Collective Liberation in Palestine, hosted a phone banking session on Monday to steer Michigan voters toward Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Tuesday’s election. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/on-election-s-eve-yale-democratic-socialists-phonebank-for-el-sayed
