ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: 5,368 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths reported as IDPH processes backlog of tests
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-5368-new-coronavirus-cases-29-deaths/6408166/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden draws gasps with awkward quip during Kenosha appearance
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-draws-gasps-with-awkward-quip-during-kenosha-appearance-biden-makes-awkward-theyll-shoot-me-quip-duri
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maine East High School officials defend inclusivity banners after local Republican leader, citizens object to content – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-east-banner-tl-0910-20200904-f4ctke3p3vgdxdltrjgmiu5jcm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shortly after the newest banner appeared at Maine East, Maine Township Republican Committeewoman Char Foss-Eggemann, of Park Ridge, posted a message on the Republicans of Maine Township Facebook page, writing that it is “a breach of the public trust to use taxpayer-funded government property to post political messages.” She encouraged followers of the pages to email District 207 Supt. Ken Wallace to inquire about the banner, which she referred to as a “BLM banner,” the abbreviation standing for “Black lives matter.” The message was also shared by the Republican Women of Park Ridge Facebook page, an organization of which Foss-Eggemann is also a leader. In an email to Pioneer Press, Foss-Eggemann said the Maine East banners contain “political messaging” and the name of “a specific political organization,” Black Lives Matter. “There should be zero debate on this because it is self-evident,” Foss-Eggemann said. “Political messages do not belong on any government building, period.” In an email to Wallace, which Foss-Eggemann also shared, she suggested the district could achieve “an environment of equality, inclusion and kindness” by using “apolitical banners which avoid politically-charged slogans or words routinely and/or commercially associated with various political group(s).”)
— Protest rumors another sign of these tense times – DENISE CROSBY (DIERSEN: What protests do the Democrats have planned in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? What rallies in support of law enforcement do the Republicans have planned in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-protest-rumors-st-0904-20200903-rlvh7rlaljdrzohpvpni3sly3m-story.html
— Biden slams alleged comments as Trump denies disparaging American war dead as ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – AP (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth have to say about Biden’s avoiding the draft?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-military-war-dead-20200904-ugf32yyz65f4na6e6265q6yl4y-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On a call with reporters hosted by the Biden campaign Friday, Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth lambasted Trump for “belittling the sacrifices of those who have shown more bravery than he’s capable of.” Duckworth, a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War, has been a prominent critic of Trump’s handling of military issues. Knocking Trump for allegedly inventing an injury to avoid serving in the Vietnam War, Duckworth said that she’d “take my wheelchair and my titanium legs over Donald Trump’s supposed bone spurs any day.” Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who drew national attention after criticizing Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, joined Duckworth on the call and said that Trump’s “life is a testament to selfishness.”)
— Illinois election officials respond to President Trump’s suggestion to vote twice this November: ‘It’s not going to happen’ – ALICE YIN and LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-double-voting-illegal-trump-20200904-bzl6fvs7rvazdln5mo6u63yby4-story.html
— State catches up after data processing slowdown, reports 5,368 new cases; 29 counties, including Lake, put on warning list – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-cases-20200904-rnldz6cgt5bphagekrj7spojf4-story.html
— Illinois after Michael Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-michael-madigan-corruption-election-comed-20200904-s2q3dcgjcfbotesplbxqyeuzhe-story.html
— Why I oppose the graduated income tax – KEN GRIFFIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-ken-griffin-20200904-lauhnk4t3fcbtczf7i6sxjghya-story.html
— What if, in those violent big cities run by liberal Democrats, the politics were different? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-democratic-cities-kass-20200904-7y4mrm2jozf6zia5y3ftqct3cy-story.html
— The Phoenix rises: Loyola’s student newspaper takes a courageous stand for journalism – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-phoenix-chappell-loyola-brave-zorn-20200904-ozswu7shx5bifdpkfufecz3v4i-story.html
— Video of Daniel Prude’s death at hands of police is horrifying. But white Americans need to bear witness. – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-daniel-prude-rochester-police-spit-hood-killed-black-lives-huppke-20200904-zfnx4nhwkrgircbydplisoizeq-story.html
— Do we ask police to do too much? Daniel Prude case forces questions about mental health care – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-daniel-prude-police-david-brown-page-20200904-bmps6mdxzrcmlbipai6s6achau-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former high-ranking ComEd official charged in scheme to benefit House Speaker Mike Madigan Fidel Marquez was charged in a criminal information, which indicates he intends to plead guilty. Madigan was not charged.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/4/21423678/michael-madigan-former-high-ranking-comed-official-charged-scheme-benefit-house-speaker
— Pot shop finalists include firms backed by ex-top cop, clouted businessmen: ‘Doesn’t sound … like social equity’ Black and Latino lawmakers on Friday called on Gov. Pritzker to delay the issuance of new cannabis licenses over concerns about the application process after just 21 firms advance. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/4/21422600/illinois-social-equity-cannabis-dispensary-pot-marijuana-pritzker-black-latino-caucus
— Deal with it: Mail ballots could delay election result well beyond Nov. 3, and that’s OK We’re used to knowing the winner of an election within hours of the polls closing. But expanded voting by mail in Illinois and elsewhere means it’ll take longer to count. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/9/4/21423159/mail-ballots-election-results-delays
— Deep-pockets dogfight? Billionaires Ken Griffin and Gov. Pritzker dig into wallets in battle over income tax As big as the eight-figure donation is from Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, it’s a fraction of what Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already ponied up on the other side. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/4/21423138/billionaires-ken-griffin-20-million-pritzker-proposed-graduated-income-tax-fair-coalition
DAILY HERALD
— State’s wealthiest person gives $20 million to fight graduated tax – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200904/states-wealthiest-person-gives-20-million-to-fight-graduated-tax
— Naperville to host Sept. 11 ceremony (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 September 11 ceremonies.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200904/naperville-to-host-sept-11-ceremony
— Candidates from House District 63, 64 square off in Daily Herald/Shaw Media editorial board meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200904/candidates-from-house-district-63-64-square-off-in-daily-heraldshaw-media-editorial-board-meeting
— Wheaton assaults highlight Cook County’s shortcomings in managing ankle bracelets – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200904/editorial-wheaton-assaults-highlight-cook-countys-shortcomings-in-managing-ankle-bracelets
— Pandemic politicking: Democrats at laptops. GOP at your door – AP (DIERSEN: This afternoon, I hand-delivered flyers door-to-door for the DuPage County Republican Central Committee public safety rally on September 20. The cost for printing 500 of these color flyers was outstandingly donated by Alpha Graphics in Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200904/news/309049995/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will the GOP’s Madigan attacks ever stick? Despite all his troubles, the House speaker is likely to pick up seats in November. Here’s why. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/will-gops-madigan-attacks-ever-stick
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/why-weed-getting-high-again
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/critics-hot-over-who-gets-shot-pot
JEANNE FOR CONGRESS
— Ives Campaign Will Not Seek the Endorsement of the Daily Herald, Northwest Herald or SunTimes
https://www.jeanneforcongress.com/2020/09/04/ives-campaign-will-not-seek-the-endorsement-of-the-daily-herald-northwest-herald-or-suntimes/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES IGNORES MEDIA THAT HAVE IGNORED HER AND CONSERVATIVES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/ives-ignores-media-that-have-ignored-her-and-conservatives.html
— GANTNER: PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY SHAPED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/gantner-phyllis-schlafly-shaped-the-republican-party-platform.html
— LEFT SHOULD BLAME THEMSELVES, NOT TRUMP, FOR THE RIOTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/left-should-blame-themselves-not-trump-for-the-riots.html
— LIBERAL MEDIA ALTERNATE BETWEEN DENYING AND EXCUSING RIOTERS AND LOOTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/liberal-media-alternate-between-denying-and-excusing-rioters-and-looters.html
HERALD & REVIEW
— Madigan probe overdue Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-madigan-probe-overdue/article_7acf94f9-a14f-59f7-8a14-1a87b8289031.html
WREX
— Winnebago County GOP condemns coroner’s actions, calls for resignation – Andrew Carrigan
https://wrex.com/2020/09/04/winnebago-county-gop-condemns-coroners-actions-calls-for-resignation/
CAPITOL FAX
— Griffin issues statement *** Friday Roundup: Cannabis; Ken Griffin; ILGOP; Casten; COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/04/friday-roundup-cannabis-ken-griffin-ilgop-casten-covid-19/
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— We’re in a Fight to Preserve Western Civilization and You Don’t Do That by Losing
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/09/04/were-in-a-fight-to-preserve-western-civilization-and-you-dont-do-that-by-losing/
BREITBART
— Donald Trump Jr. on Joe Biden’s Mental Decline: He’s Had Two Brain Aneurysms Requiring Surgery – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/09/03/donald-trump-jr-joe-bidens-mental-decline-hes-had-two-brain-aneurysms-requiring-surgery/
— Duckworth: Trump Uses Military Like Toy Soldiers Lined Up on His Desk — He ‘Doesn’t Understand the Sacrifice’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/09/04/duckworth-trump-uses-military-like-toy-soldiers-lined-up-on-his-desk-he-doesnt-understand-the-sacrifice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Deeply Pessimistic Intellectual Roots of Black Lives Matter, 1619 Project, and Much Else in Woke America – John Murawski
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/04/the-deeply-pessimistic-intellectual-roots-of-black-lives-matter-1619-project-and-much-else-in-woke-america/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-life priests denounce ‘Catholics for Biden’ as scam: ‘No Catholic can vote for Biden’ ‘The whole idea of Catholics for Biden is a scam’ – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-priests-denounce-catholics-for-biden-as-scam-no-catholic-can-vote-for-biden
TRUMP TRAIN NEWS
— Largest Police Union Announces Presidential Endorsement The Fraternal Order of Police announced it is endorsing President Trump for reelection. – Michael C.G. Jamon
https://trumptrainnews.com/2020/09/04/largest-police-union-announces-presidential-endorsement-rs-mj/
THE HILL
— Duckworth says she’ll take ‘wheelchair and my titanium legs’ over Trump’s ‘supposed bone spurs any day’ – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth have to say about Biden’s avoiding the draft?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/515152-duckworth-i-take-my-wheelchair-and-my-titanium-legs-over-donald-trump
— Trump rips media for soft treatment of Biden: Questions ‘meant for a child’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515213-trump-rips-media-for-soft-treatment-of-biden-questions-meant-for-a
MSNBC
— Trump ‘doesn’t deserve to be commander-in-chief’ says Sen. Tammy Duckworth (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth have to say about Biden’s avoiding the draft?)
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/trump-doesn-t-deserve-to-be-commander-in-chief-says-sen-tammy-duckworth-91157061901
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get votes from Latinos, Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/opinion/latinos-elections-trump-biden.html
— After Report That Trump Disparaged War Dead, Democrats See Chance to Win Over Military Voters Liberal groups had already ramped up efforts to win over veterans and military families in swing states, where even a small shift could prove decisive. – Jennifer Steinhauer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/politics/trump-military-vote-democrats.html
WASHINGTON POST
— White House plans to bar federal agencies from racial sensitivity trainings that it calls ‘Un-American’ White House memo seeks list of federal trainings that refer to ‘white privilege’ – Josh Dawsey and Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run IRS and GAO require all their employees to take lots racial sensitivity training. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. The goal of racial sensitivity training is to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/04/white-house-racial-sensitivity-training/
BLOOMBERG
— Raging Campus Outbreaks Send Students Home Across the U.S. – Janet Lorin
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/raging-campus-outbreaks-send-students-home-across-the-u-s
ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 819 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $739,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447759_zpid/
