ABC7
— Trump to unveil new immigration plan in speech
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-to-unveil-new-immigration-plan-in-speech/5302000/
— Illinois infrastructure is costing you big money – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/traffic/illinois-infrastructure-is-costing-you-big-money/5302170/
NBC5
— Gas Tax in Illinois Could More Than Double Under Proposed Bill The tax,
unchanged since 1990, could rise from 19 cents to 44 cents per gallon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-could-more-than-double-gas-tax-under-new-bill-509978361.html
— Trump to Launch New Immigration Overhaul Push The officials said more
details would be released in the coming weeks – Jill Colvin and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Legal-Immigration-System-Overhaul-Push-509976691.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legal pot concerns: Everything from impaired driving to erectile
dysfunction? – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-pot-concerns-recreational-marijuana-impaired-driving-erectile-dysfunction/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats are in a race to the bottom in drive to ‘get Trump’ – Jonah
Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-barr-contempt-dirty-politics-democrats-goldberg-20190515-story.html
— Lawyer for adult book store pushes back on DuPage efforts to regulate adult
businesses – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-adult-business-pushback-st-0517-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The city budget shortfall is worse than you thought $740 million: That’s the
2020 spending gap facing Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. And the worst of the news
concerns pensions. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-budget-shortfall-worse-you-thought
— Trump Organization blames gun violence for revenue decline at Chicago hotel
So, have other Chicago hotels experienced the same phenomenon? – BRIANNA KELLY
(DIERSEN: Constructively, if not literally, Democrats have called for boycotts
against everything that is Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/trump-organization-blames-gun-violence-revenue-decline-chicago-hotel
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bad roads cause $18 billion in damage, waste in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190515/bad-roads-cause-18-billion-in-damage-waste-in-illinois
SOUTHERN
— Changes likely coming to state’s cannabis legalization bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/changes-likely-coming-to-state-s-cannabis-legalization-bill/article_edbcd34e-c046-5a77-861f-8718a77bad70.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Durkin claims no fiscal need for tax hikes – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512485124-rep-durkin-claims-no-fiscal-need-for-tax-hikes
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LOOKS AT SPORTS BETTING AND MORE VIDEO GAMBLING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/sports-gambling-measure-moves-forward.html
— THORNER: HONEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DISCREDITS GLOBAL WARMING CULTISTS’ DOOM
AND GLOOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-honest-scientific-evidence-discredits-global-warming-cultists-doom-and-gloom.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Lots of people are seeing Rockford’s Facebook ads asking for a casino
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/15/lots-of-people-are-seeing-rockfords-facebook-ads-asking-for-a-casino/
NEWSMAX
— Rep. Kinzinger: China Targets Farmers to Go After Trump Base – Sandy
Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-farmers-tariffs-trade-war/2019/05/15/id/916099/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to unveil immigration plan Thursday calling for new merit-based points
system – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Will points be given for job-related a)
college degrees, b) professional certifications, c) professional licenses, and
d) years of work experience?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-to-unveil-immigration-plan-thursday-calling-for-new-merit-based-points-system
— Border Patrol’s busiest region hikes spending to $20M to care for
asylum-seekers – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrols-busiest-region-hikes-spending-to-20m-to-care-for-asylum-seekers
GOPUSA
— Holocaust: Rashida Tlaib will talk like ‘fourth grader’ so ‘racist idiots’
understand
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69549
— Public not applauding ‘transgender rights’ in sports
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69545
— Feds bust massive marriage immigration fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69555
— Colorado marijuana dispensaries set new record for monthly recreational
sales: $114.3 million
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69558
FEDERALIST
— At Democrats’ Behest, Terrorist-Friendly Imam Gives Prayer In Congress –
Erielle Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/15/democrats-behest-terrorist-friendly-imam-gives-prayer-congress/
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S ANTI-SEMITIC HATE ELICITS STUNNING SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS The Left
sets into Jew-hate overdrive. – Ari Lieberman
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273768/tlaibs-anti-semitic-hate-elicits-stunning-support-ari-lieberman
TOWNHALL
— DHS Issues Two New Waivers to Expedite Border Wall Construction – Katie
Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/05/15/dhs-just-issued-a-bunch-of-waivers-to-build-the-wall-n2546373
FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign keeping millionth MAGA hat under lock and key, for contest
giveaway – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-millionth-maga-hat-under-lock-and-key-for-contest-give-away
AMERICAN THINKER
— Among Millennials, Trump soars — and Bernie Sanders craters – Monica
Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/trump_soars__and_bernie_sanders_craters__among_youth.html
BREITBART
— WSJ: Tight Labor Market Giving U.S. Workers Leverage over Business – JOHN
BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/wsj-tight-labor-market-giving-u-s-workers-leverage-over-business/
— House Hearing on ‘Confronting White Supremacy’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/watch-live-house-hearing-on-confronting-white-supremacy/
— Customs and Border Patrol Chief: 50% of Border Patrol’s Time Not Spent on
Border Security – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/customs-and-border-patrol-chief-50-of-border-patrols-time-not-spent-on-border-security/
CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Poll finds most Americans don’t realize how bad the border crisis is. Here
are the eye-popping numbers – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/poll-finds-americans-dont-realize-bad-border-crisis-eye-popping-numbers/
— DOJ report: 43% of all offenders last year were non-citizens – Daniel
Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/doj-report-43-of-all-offenders-last-year-were-non-citizens/
DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA SUDDENLY SILENT ON IMPORTANCE OF FREE PRESS AS WARREN DECLARES WAR ON
FOX NEWS – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/15/media-silent-free-press-warren-fox-news-town-hall/
WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP APPROVAL AT 51% Trusted more than Dems on economy
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/trump-approval-at-51/
THE HILL
— Rosy economic data belies a harsh reality for many Americans – EUGENE LUDWIG
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/443794-rosy-economic-data-obscures-the-harsh-reality-for-many-americans
— Hatch Act complaints jumped nearly 30 percent Trump’s first year in office:
report – JESSICA CAMPISI (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use
Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, subjectivity
in performance appraisal, etc. to not hire and to get rid of employees who are
Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13
(currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15
(currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$165,500) by age 40. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443773-hatch-act-complaints-jumped-nearly-30-percent-trumps-first-year-in
REUTERS
— New Mexico city of Deming declares emergency over migrant releases – Andrew
Hay (DIERSEN: Because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, will
Deming require its Democrat and RINO residents to house, to feed, to clothe, to
provide healthcare, to provide education, to provide transportation, to etc.
for the illegals?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-emergency/new-mexico-city-of-deming-declares-emergency-over-migrant-releases-idUSKCN1SL2WZ
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties –
Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/politics/trump-immigration-kushner.html
— Trump Administration Balks at Global Pact to Crack Down on Online Extremism
– Adam Satariano
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/technology/christchurch-call-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— White House escalates war against Facebook, Google and Twitter with a
campaign asking users to share stories of censorship – Tony Romm (DIERSEN:
Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as
being a legitimate news website. I should write a book about individuals, about
organizations, about companies, and about governments that continue to refuse
to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate
news website.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/15/white-house-escalates-war-against-facebook-google-twitter-with-campaign-asking-users-share-stories-censorship/
NEWSWEEK
— LACHLAN MURDOCH INSISTS FOX NEWS WON’T CHANGE ITS CONTENT AND SAYS AD
BOYCOTTS ARE HAVING NO EFFECT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Obviously, boycotts
since 2000 have failed to make me change GOPUSA ILLINOIS email content. I
should write a book about those individual, organizations, companies, and
governments that have boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.)
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-ad-boycott-murdoch-1426324
DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters oppose Ives.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/14/1857647/-Illinois-pol-who-almost-won-governor-primary-after-racist-and-transphobic-ad-mulls-House-bid
ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/
ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 708 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $699,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/708-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/2107069801_zpid/