WGN TV
— Illinois counties installing ballot drop-off boxes ahead of election – Erik Runge
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-counties-installing-ballot-drop-off-boxes-ahead-of-election/
ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 2,295 new COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths Gov. Pritzker to give update at press conference Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-2295-new-covid-19-cases-25-deaths/6377757/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Protesters allege rampant physical and verbal abuse by Chicago police at recent demonstrations – DAN HINKEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chicago-police-protests-complaints-20200820-24yitmvxnferzacsoiv73n35ua-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,295 new known COVID-19 cases reported — the most since late May — as FDA gives emergency use authorization for U. of I. saliva test
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200819-o7plkjgrkzcgrmbpxrxs5vo75u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher says “Trump to Republicans: Don’t put marijuana on the ballot at the same time you’re running.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-trump-marijuana-legalization-not-on-the-ballot-20200819-rojpfydifvezxdb4qtvxywpfsm-story.html
— Metra is falling further behind budget amid COVID-19 ridership decline. Transit agency now projects $682M in lost revenue. – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-metra-ridership-revenue-decline-20200819-ffl2sbjnujempaex5pbbt5zqta-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville passes zoning rules allowing recreational pot sales – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200819/naperville-passes-zoning-rules-allowing-recreational-pot-sales
— Douglas statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawn – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200819/douglas-statue-to-be-removed-from-illinois-capitol-lawn
— McHenry Township board suing county clerk over ballot dispute – SAM LOUNSBERRY
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200819/township-board-suing-county-clerk-over-ballot-dispute
— Republicans slate candidate Seth Lewis in Illinois House District 45
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200819/republicans-slate-candidate-in-illinois-house-district-45
— Drop your vote-by-mail ballot here. Counties installing secure boxes to collect ballots – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/drop-your-vote-by-mail-ballot-here-counties-installing-secure-boxes-to-collect-ballots
HERALD & REVIEW
— Panel votes to remove statues of Stephen Douglas, former lieutenant governor from Illinois Capitol grounds – JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat panels vote to remove statues of all those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/panel-votes-to-remove-statues-of-stephen-douglas-former-lieutenant-governor-from-illinois-capitol-grounds/article_f6a5bd19-a145-5d6d-b0d8-f7e64422edd9.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump calls for boycott after reported ban on MAGA attire at Goodyear, company responds – Elizabeth Tyree
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-calls-for-boycott-after-reported-ban-on-maga-attire-at-goodyear-company-responds
CHANNEL 3000
— Pence visits Wisconsin – AP
https://www.channel3000.com/pence-visits-wisconsin-attempts-to-counter-dnc-coverage/?fbclid=IwAR0ppzvDRZQprIcmf-PW1YxwsGWCTCeYEsi_B88iTs75x6__OlRRJMe-afs
CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Census Consequences: Could Two Congressional Seats Be Lost In Illinois? – Jeremy Gantz
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/census-consequences-could-two-congressional-seats-be-lost-in-illinois
NONPROFIT QUARTERLY
— Young Activists March on Mayor in Chicago, Pleading for their Own Safety – Martin Levine
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/young-activists-march-on-mayor-in-chicago-pleading-for-their-own-safety/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Additional Law Enforcement Trump Sent to Chicago Results in 49 Arrests So Far
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/additional-law-enforcement-trump-sent-to-chicago-results-in-49-arrests-so-far/
— FL-19/IL-14: Byron Donalds Wins Primary in Spite of Election Day Despicable Trick
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/fl-19-il-14-byron-donalds-wins-primary-in-spite-of-election-day-despicable-trick/
— Ness Gets $2,000 from Alsip Union
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/ness-gets-2000-for-alsip-union/
— Franks Continues to Pull Money Out of His Campaign Fund Bank Account
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/franks-continues-to-pull-money-out-of-his-campaign-fund/
— Kids Not Safe in Schools, But Other Locations OK
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/kids-not-safe-in-schools-but-other-locations-ok/
— Riley Grade School District Tax Protest Case Arguments Complete
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/19/riley-grade-school-district-tax-protest-case-arguments-complete/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: THORNER: LAKE COUNTY REPUBLICANS RALLY TO SUPPORT TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/thorner-lake-county-republicans-rally-to-support-trump.html
— DEMOCRAT CONVENTION PUSHES CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/democrat-convention-pushes-chinese-government-propaganda-about-coronavirus.html
— MORABITO: FORCED ISOLATION IS THE LEFT’S OBEDIENCE SCHOOL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/morabito-forced-isolation-is-the-lefts-obedience-school.html
— HOW THE MEDIA DRIVES RADICAL ‘WOKENESS’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/how-the-media-drives-radical-wokeness.html
— DURBIN STILL PUSHING OUT 2016 RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE CONSPIRACY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/durbin-still-pushing-out-2016-russian-election-interference-conspiracy.html
CAPITOL FAX
— 2,295 new cases, 25 additional deaths, 1,519 people in the hospital, more than 50K tests, 4.4 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/19/2295-new-cases-25-additional-deaths-1519-people-in-the-hospital-more-than-50k-tests-44-percent-positivity-rate/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— N.Y. Democrats demand Trump rescind Susan B. Anthony pardon: ‘Treated her like a criminal’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/19/ny-democrats-demand-trump-rescind-susan-b-anthony-/
FOX NEWS
— White House urges Goodyear to ‘clarify their policy,’ calls Blue Lives Matter an ‘equity issue’ ‘What was clearly targeted was a certain ideology,’ press secretary says – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-goodyear-policy-blue-lives-matter-equity-issue
— Rush Limbaugh blasts ‘pathetic’ DNC over low ratings, ‘awkward’ and ‘ill-conceived’ production ‘There isn’t any enthusiasm in the Democrat Party for Joe Biden,’ radio host says – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dnc-pathetic-ratings-presentation
FOX BUSINESS
— Goodyear employee shares photo of company’s zero-tolerance policy, calls it ‘discriminatory’ The company labeled Black Lives Matter as acceptable while calling Blue Lives Matter and MAGA unacceptable – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/goodyear-zero-tolerance-policy-discriminatory
— Trump says socialism ‘mainstream’ in Biden presidential campaign Trump warned Biden’s platform was brought “so far left” by Sen. Bernie Sanders – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-socialism-mainstream-biden-presidential-campaign
GOPUSA
— Lightfoot’s Thinly Veiled Threat To Stop Protecting Trump Tower Chicago (DIERSEN: Who leads BLM in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block? What protests, vandalism, looting, and rioting do they have planned?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93612
— Harris, Omar And The Democrats’ Great March Leftward
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93562
BREITBART
— Donald Trump, Jr. to Democrats: ‘If You Can Loot in Person, You Can Vote in Person’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/donald-trump-jr-to-democrats-if-you-can-loot-in-person-you-can-vote-in-person/
— FNC’s MacCallum, BLM Co-Founder Battle over Looting, Police Brutality (DIERSEN: Who leads BLM in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block? What protests, vandalism, looting, and rioting do they have planned?)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/18/watch-fncs-maccallum-blm-co-founder-battle-over-looting-police-brutality/
— Trump Pushes Saving Suburbs from Forced Diversity – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/trump-pushes-saving-suburbs-from-forced-diversity/
BLAZE
— Goodyear employees say company’s new ‘zero-tolerance’ policy bans ‘Blue Lives Matter’ and MAGA gear This isn’t going to settle well – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/goodyear-zero-tolerance-blue-lives-maga
— Medical school application asks for ‘lessons learned’ about systemic racism to show ‘sociocultural humility’ ‘Right now is a watershed moment in American history’ – CHRIS ENLOE (DIERSEN: What lessons have you learned about systemic racism? I have learned that Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/medical-school-application-systemic-racism
FEDERALIST
— Where Black Lives Matter Rioters Learned To Call Looting ‘Reparations’ What rioters on the street hear as ‘it’s okay to steal from people who have more stuff than I do’ in NPR and The Atlantic’s offices sound like ‘The Case for Reparations.’ – Joy Pullmann (DIERSEN: Who leads BLM in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block? What protests, vandalism, looting, and rioting do they have planned?)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/19/where-black-lives-matter-rioters-learned-to-call-looting-reparations/
— How Libraries Are Indoctrinating Kids To Think All White People Are Racists The ‘anti-racist’ books being pushed by the American Library Association replace history with the politics of resentment and fuel the flames of anger. – Maureen Mullarkey
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/19/how-libraries-are-indoctrinating-kids-to-think-all-white-people-are-racists/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Duke prof proposes $12 trillion in reparations….$800k per eligible Black household – Ben Zeisloft (DIERSEN: How much reparations do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want you to pay?)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15473
THE HILL
— Trump urges boycott of Goodyear tires over MAGA attire policy – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/512690-trump-urges-boycott-of-goodyear-tires-after-maga-attire-report
CBS NEWS
— “Cancel culture” seems to have started as an internet joke. Now it’s anything but. – CHRISTOPHER BRITO (DIERSEN: In your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, who determines who is canceled?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cancel-culture-internet-joke-anything-but/
NEW YORK POST
— Black Lives Matter speaker declares war on ‘filthy, disgusting animal’ cops – Lee Brown
https://nypost.com/2020/08/19/blm-speaker-declares-war-on-filthy-disgusting-animal-cops/
FORBES
— What The Goodyear Episode Can Teach Us About Diversity Training – Ilana Redstone (DIERSEN: Diversity training promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanaredstone/2020/08/19/what-the-goodyear-episode-can-teach-us-about-diversity-training/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— How Will the RNC Counter The Diversity of the DNC? – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/how-will-the-rnc-counter-the-diversity-of-the-dnc.html
DAILY MAIL
— New York BLM leader Hawk Newsome defends looters while comparing the US to ‘terrorists’ during heated exchange with Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum – after Rudy Giuliani urged Trump to declare group a ‘domestic terrorist organization’ – KAREN RUIZ (DIERSEN: Who leads BLM in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block? What protests, vandalism, looting, and rioting do they have planned?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8643543/New-York-BLM-leader-Hawk-Newsome-defends-looters-compares-America-terrorists.html
ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 403 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $375,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447728_zpid/
