ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Chicago ‘Back the Blue’ rally in Jefferson Park draws hundreds of supporters – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/jefferson-park-back-the-blue-rally-draws-hundreds-of-supporters-counter-protest/6427076/
— Mexican Independence Day celebration causes overnight traffic gridlock in Loop – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-cause-downtown-gridlock/6428326/
NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ Rally Takes Place on Chicago’s North Side
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/back-the-blue-rally-takes-place-on-chicagos-north-side/2340293/
CBS2
— Democrats, Republicans On House Committee Investigating Madigan Send Competing Letters To Feds On Limits For Hearings
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/16/democrats-republicans-on-house-committee-investigating-madigan-send-competing-letters-to-feds-on-limits-for-hearings/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Big Ten battlegrounds: With football reversal, will Trump score with Midwest voters? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-ben-ten-football-politics-20200917-5geriibjinfx7dbjup37pkmxny-story.html
— If the little things get to you, then you’re probably a voter – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-politics-little-things-kass-20200917-gtsqoxxf45e63f6ew25yiepi5q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans adopt ‘herd mentality’ to Trump’s dangerous rigged-election rhetoric by staying silent.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-rigged-election-ballots-mail-fraud-election-biden-huppke-20200916-c5la6itxnjcznekfznc3vwwl2q-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Dems try to oust Smollett judge, Cook County judges forego long-established group donation to party In a rare display of political independence at election time, judges voted 42-13 against donating to the party’s get-out-the-vote efforts as they typically would. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/16/21441014/retention-judges-cook-county-democratic-party-michael-toomin-jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-election
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: McLaughlin for state House Dist. 52
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200917/endorsement-mclaughlin-for-state-house-dist-52
— Endorsement: Weber for Illinois House Dist. 64
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200917/endorsement-weber-for-illinois-house-dist-64
— League of Women Voters announces candidate forums
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200916/league-of-women-voters-announces-candidate-forums
— Tommy Hanson: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200917/tommy-hanson-candidate-profile
WBEZ
— The Government Is Protecting Renters, But Who Is Looking Out For The Landlords? Experts say new rules like eviction moratoriums could lead to a surge in foreclosures down the road. – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-government-is-protecting-renters-but-who-is-looking-out-for-small-landlords/f635eda0-fda0-4c44-b009-93c6d49343eb
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Vote against retaining Kilbride – Ray LaHood
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/column-vote-against-retaining-kilbride/article_1bb6ca5a-d3ac-5a87-ac28-41be9d7c4133.html
HERALD NEWS
— Will County officials talk potential of undertaking ‘disparity study’ Study could broadly assess procedures on hiring, contracts, more – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/09/15/will-county-officials-talk-potential-of-undertaking-disparity-study/ab2scrl/
CHICAGO NOW
— Illinois and Cook County still ain’t ready for reform. Neither is Chicago – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/09/illinois-and-cook-county-still-aint-ready-for-reform-neither-is-chicago/
CAPITOL FAX
— Chairman Welch sends own letter to US Attorney Lausch, claims Republicans want to use the investigative committee “as a political stunt”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/16/chairman-welch-sends-own-letter-to-us-attorney-lausch-claims-republicans-want-to-use-the-investigative-committee-as-a-political-stunt/
— Gash calls local GOP claim “baseless, wacky and unhinged”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/17/gash-calls-local-gop-claim-baseless-wacky-and-unhinged/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden can’t count on Catholic vote as traditionalists swing to Trump – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/16/joe-biden-cant-count-catholic-vote-traditionalists/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why Trump’s silent majority isn’t speaking up – Hugo Gurdon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trumps-silent-majority-isnt-speaking-up
GOPUSA
— 300 And Counting: Push By Feds To Arrest Rioters In US Protests
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95059
— ‘I’m Not Leaving’ The Job, Detroit Police Chief James Craig Says (DIERSEN: I can always ask myself, what would have happened in 1997, when I was 49 years old, if I had not succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95045
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Enter at Your Own Risk: Bill de Blasio’s America Americans are getting a taste of the anti-police rhetoric New Yorkers have suffered for years, and they’re not on board. – Jessica Anderson
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/16/enter-at-your-own-risk-bill-de-blasios-america/
BREITBART
— Amnesty Groups Demand Bailout for Cities, States that Rely on Illegal Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/16/amnesty-groups-demand-bailout-for-cities-states-that-rely-on-illegal-migrants/
DAILY CALLER
— Wealthy DC Suburb Refused To Hold Over 900 Criminal Illegal Aliens For ICE – JAKE DIMA
https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/16/fairfax-virginia-ice-detainers-criminal-illegal-immigrants-deport/
NEWSMAX
— Nasty Media Support Renders Biden Undeserving of a Win – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/hamilton-jefferson-roosevelt/2020/09/16/id/987273/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Congressman Sean Casten Slams Trump Supporters as “Racist” and “Loony” – PETER HASSON
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/09/17/democrat-congressman-slams-trump-supporters-as-racist-and-loony/
PATRIOT POST
— Facebook Attaches an Asterisk to Free Speech – Tony Perkins
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/73506-facebook-attaches-an-asterisk-to-free-speech-2020-09-17
COLLEGE FIX
— The new Iron Curtain: Colleges use legal innovations to punish dissent and purge academic heretics – STEPHEN BASKERVILLE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-new-iron-curtain-colleges-use-legal-innovations-to-punish-dissent-and-purge-academic-heretics/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump On Possible Election Night Rioting: “We Will Put It Down Very, Very Quickly” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/09/16/trump_on_possible_election_night_rioting_we_will_put_it_down_very_very_quickly.html
EPOCH TIMES
— More Than 349,000 Dead Registrants Remain on Voter Rolls, Report Finds – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/more-than-349000-dead-registrants-remain-on-voter-rolls-report-finds_3502704.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Stop Expecting Life to Go Back to Normal Next Year Americans will need to take pandemic precautions well into 2021 — yes, even after a vaccine arrives. – Aaron E. Carroll
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/opinion/coronavirus-precautions.html
NEW YORK POST
— Over 400 Michigan overseas ballots printed with wrong Trump running mate – Tamar Lapin
https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/michigan-overseas-ballots-printed-with-wrong-trump-running-mate/
USA TODAY
— ‘There’s not a comparable year’: Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19, with majority involving people of color – Grace Hauck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/17/chicago-covid-shootings-homicides-surge-affecting-people-color/5804396002/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat Madness Political insanity can be defined as refusing to admit the reality of destructive violence. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrat-madness-11600296765
— Homicide Stats Show ‘Minneapolis Effect’ In cities across the U.S., the shooting started when antipolice protests led officers to pull back. – Paul Cassell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homicide-stats-show-minneapolis-effect-11600296843
BLOOMBERG
— Barr Says ‘Black Lives Matter’ Doesn’t Care About Black Lives Attorney general says movement just wants political ‘props’ ‘Small number of Blacks were killed by police,’ Barr says – Chris Strohm
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/barr-says-black-lives-matter-doesn-t-care-about-black-lives
FORBES
— Federal Reserve Says It Will Keep Interest Rates Near Zero Until 2023 – Sergei Klebnikov (DIERSEN: This helps borrowers and harms retirees.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/09/16/federal-reserve-says-it-will-keep-interest-rates-near-zero-until-2023/#6aa67c53798d
LAW 360
— Microsoft Cuts $3M Deal To End Feds’ Hiring Probe (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that offer. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/1310740
