September 20 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County Republican Central Committee held an outstanding rally in support of law enforcement Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2020, at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield. Those who spoke included Jim Durkin, Bob Berlin, Jim Mendrick, Jeanne Ives, Jim Oberweis, Jim Zay, Tim Whelan, and Richard Jorgensen. Candidates included Jeannette Ward, Grant Wehrli, Amy Grant, Seth Lewis, Deanne Mazzochi, Peter Breen, Laura Curtis, Laura Hois, Babette Holder Youngberg, Chris Kachiroubas, Bob Grogan, Donald Puchalski, Sean Noonan, Brian Krajewski, Tim Elliott, Kevin Coyne, Robert Larsen, Karen Kelly, Mary Lou Wehrli and Judges Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice. The hundreds of attendees included many Republican county and township officials and party leaders and Precinct Committeemen. Event sponsors included Berlin, Jorgensen, Cronin, Durkin, Zay, DiCianni, Puchalski, Larsen, Hart, Mendrick, Kachiroubas, Walsh, Felice, McCluskey, Noonan, Krajewski, Tornatore, Whelan, Dabrowski, Wilkens, Lewis, Boltz, Grinsby, A. Anderson, Monino, Henry, M.L. Wehrli, Musson, Kain, Grant, Hois, Carlson, Bergl, Kordik, and Kammes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— 2 GOP senators break ranks, say don’t fill Supreme Court vacancy until after election It takes four Republicans to break ranks to keep Trump’s nominee off the court and two are already calling for a delay. Attention now shifts to Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-gop-senators-say-dont-fill-supreme-court-vacancy-now/6468896/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,402 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths Chicago protest: Students rally in Loop asking Pritzker to bring back fall sports
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1402-new-covid-19-cases-14-deaths/6465850/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Five shot dead, 30 others wounded in Chicago so far this weekend
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/five-shot-dead-30-others-wounded-in-chicago-so-far-this-weekend
— Veterans encourage Illinois residents to vote early following Trump’s alleged controversial comments Illinois’ early voting period begins Thursday and area veterans are encouraging residents to cast their ballot now.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/852626

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Which government workers get a holiday for election? – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-which-government-workers-get-a-holiday-for-election/article_657f00ae-523d-57a3-96fd-3ee1fb9391e8.html

THE HILL
— Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517286-battle-lines-drawn-on-precedent-in-supreme-court-fight

CNN
— Key GOP senator says she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination before Election Day – Devan Colee and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/20/politics/lisa-murkowski-supreme-court-election-day/index.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. View all posts by David Diersen