CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Woodstock-based Republican Danny Malouf says he’ll run for Underwood’s Congressional seat in 2020 – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-malouf-congress-election-underwood-st-0227-story.html
— Wall Street credit agency warns Illinois could face credit downgrade under Gov. Pritzker’s budget plan – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-fitch-pritzker-20190226-story.html
— Wilmette officials exceed their affordable housing goal, but advocates say village can do better – Karen Ann Cullotta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wilmette/news/ct-wml-wilmette-affordable-housing-tl-0228-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their operatives and as their dupes to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/stop-trumps-border-wall-america-doesnt-need-a-symbol-of-fear/
— Tesla CEO Elon Musk on SEC: ‘I want to be clear. I do not respect them’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-on-sec-i-want-to-be-clear-i-do-not-respect-them/
— Progressive income tax discussions could begin next week – Jerry Nowicki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/progressive-income-tax-discussions-could-begin-next-week/
— Transgender inmate sues IDOC, seeks transfer to women’s prison – Luke Wilusz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/andre-patterson-janiah-monroe-transgender-inmate-sues-idoc-seeks-transfer-to-womens-prison/
DAILY HERALD
— Rep. Liz Cheney to keynote suburban GOP dinner in Palatine April 8
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190226/rep-liz-cheney-to-keynote-suburban-gop-dinner-in-palatine
— American politics’ great divide – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) Republicans are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190226/american-politics-great-divide
— Chicago’s 14 mayoral candidates raised $28.9M
https://www.heraldextra.com/news/national/government-and-politics/the-latest-chicago-s-mayoral-candidates-raised-m/article_f20fcb2a-1920-5e24-8889-ac51394c22fb.html
ABC7
— Big pharma defends rising cost of drugs, lawmakers say they are gaming the system – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abc7chicago.com/big-pharma-defends-rising-cost-of-drugs-lawmakers-say-they-are-gaming-the-system/5157671/
WLS AM
— How the Daley dynasty could return to power in Chicago
http://www.wlsam.com/news/how-the-daley-dynasty-could-return-to-power-in-chicago/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— VERY SAD: Belvidere Assembly Plant to lay off up to 1,371 workers May 2 – Georgette Braun (DIERSEN: During early 1970, I worked there part-time while I was a student at NIU.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190226/belvidere-assembly-plant-to-lay-off-up-to-1371-workers-may-2
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Plan: Illinois’ presidential electoral votes based on popular tally – Grant Morgan
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Plan-Illinois-8217-presidential-electoral-13646758.php
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Aldermen to vote March 25 on doubling gas tax, hiking video gambling fee – MARIA NAGL
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/aldermen-to-vote-march-on-doubling-gas-tax-hiking-video/article_2a0f8338-3a72-5fa3-99fb-e862f9f03084.html
STATE LINE
— Illinois has 2nd highest property taxes in the U.S., study finds
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-has-2nd-highest-property-taxes-in-the-us-study-finds/1812419953
- LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Proposed Illinois budget falls short on filling structural gap, credit rating agency warns – Reuters
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/proposed-illinois-budget-falls-short-on-filling-structural-gap-credit/article_16e318b9-67fd-5417-b6a1-a5691e9d1f16.html
WGLT
— National Guard ‘Looking Into’ Kinzinger’s Criticism Of Wisconsin Governor – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Because I complained about that and because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my federal career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.wglt.org/post/national-guard-looking-kinzingers-criticism-wisconsin-governor#stream/0
— Bloomington Video Gambling Moratorium Extended To Sept. 1 – BREANNA GROW
http://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-video-gambling-moratorium-extended-sept-1#stream/0
PROSPECTUS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.prospectusnews.com/2019/02/26/marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-addresses-social-injustice/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— McCombie becomes first woman elected to lead HRO – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511787996-mccombie-becomes-first-woman-elected-to-lead-hro
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Bill proposal seeks to improve state’s dialogue with youth – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511771423-bill-proposal-seeks-to-improve-state-s-dialogue-with-youth
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE BILL WOULD BAR GOVERNMENTS FROM USING TAXES TO FIGHT CONSOLIDATION – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-bill-would-bar-governments-from-using-taxes-to-fight-consolidation/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/fight-over-progressive-income-tax-starts-in-illinois/article_13e34422-3933-11e9-b083-efa4d8511c33.html
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Durbin and Duckworth Vote To Deny Medical Care To Infants Who Survive Abortions
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
NUMBERS USA
— OUTSTANDING: Sen. Grassley Introduces Mandatory E-Verify Legislation
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/sen-grassley-introduces-mandatory-e-verify-legislation
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Americans, even racial minorities, widely oppose considering race in college admissions – Jack Elbaum
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/americans-even-racial-minorities-widely-oppose-considering-race-in-college-admissions
GOPUSA
— 77% of Democrat voters now lean socialist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65665
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Where Are The House GOP Leaders On The Border Wall?
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29755
BREITBART
— University of Arkansas Hosts Program on the ‘Plight’ of illegals in the ‘Trump Era’ – Alana Mastrangelo (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their operatives and as their dupes to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/26/university-of-arkansas-hosts-program-on-the-plight-of-illegals-in-the-trump-era/
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SANCTUARY CITIES SUPPORT CORPORATE WELFARE More vicious hypocrisy from the Left. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272946/sanctuary-cities-support-corporate-welfare-michael-cutler
— DENNIS PRAGER VS. ELIZABETH WARREN ON RACE Dennis explains why race doesn’t matter.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272891/prager-u-video-dennis-prager-vs-elizabeth-warren-prager-university
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Left’s Latest Demand: Race-Based Reparations – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/the-lefts-latest-demand-race-based-reparations/
ONE NEWS NOW
— Pushing back against ‘queering of the Church’ – Steve Jordahl
https://onenewsnow.com/church/2019/02/25/pushing-back-against-queering-of-the-church
WORLD NET DAILY
— DON’T UNDERESTIMATE FAR-LEFT KAMALA HARRIS Rachel Alexander emphasizes candidate’s 0 ratings from American Conservative Union
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/dont-underestimate-far-left-kamala-harris/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Reparations Primary – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/democratic-primary-reparations-discussion/
THE HILL
— 64 percent say Democratic Party supports socialism, says poll – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/431641-64-percent-say-democratic-party-supports-socialism-says-poll
NEW YORK TIMES
— Quotas for Women: A Step Toward Equality – Darren Rosenblum and Kathleen McCartney (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat women and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/letters/quotas-women-equality.html
NEW YORK POST
— 81-year-old Trump supporter assaulted over his MAGA hat – Craig McCarthy
https://nypost.com/2019/02/26/81-year-old-trump-supporter-assaulted-over-his-maga-hat/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Kinzinger: Border Remarks Were Freedom of Speech A spokeswoman for an Illinois congressman who doubles as a Wisconsin National Guard pilot says he shouldn’t face any discipline for criticizing Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers for withdrawing troops from the U.S. southern border. – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Because I complained about that and because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my federal career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2019-02-26/the-latest-kinzinger-border-remarks-were-freedom-of-speech
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Democrats Still Prefer ‘Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2019/most_democrats_still_prefer_fresh_face_as_2020_nominee
