January 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republican party will outlast Donald Trump, Illinois GOP says – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/9822518/
— Chicago Loop carjacking outside Willis Tower among 4 incidents reported overnight
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-carjacking-outside-willis-tower-among-4-reported-overnight/9850172/
— Joe Biden signs executive orders on COVID, climate, immigration in 1st act as president – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pres-biden-signs-executive-orders-on-pandemic-climate-immigration/9834733/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,822 new cases, 107 deaths – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4822-new-covid-19-cases-107-deaths/9843871/
— Joe Biden’s inauguration goes off with no security issues in DC – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bidens-inauguration-goes-off-with-no-security-issues/9838373/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic split could create opening for Republicans in upcoming Rich Township elections – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rich-township-democrats-st-0121-20210120-j5p3pos4h5b4ngsnewsqnvimim-story.html
— Tribune Publishing sued for $4.8 million in missed rent payments as it exits Prudential Plaza – RYAN ORI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-tribune-lease-lawsuit-prudential-plaza-ryan-ori-20210120-nfdneheakverzetqif7yx63r5u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn opposition to their criminal justice reform bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-criminal-justice-reform-st-0120-20210119-yszqd5yainbphhkpyrgsio7wnq-story.html
— President Biden signs 1st executive orders, targeting Trump policies on immigration, climate change, racial equity and COVID-19 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-joe-biden-day-one-executive-order-20210120-k5uf6i427jfxvbburuzveqmtg4-story.html
— Homer Township offices will be contested as electoral board rejects ballot challenge – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-homer-township-ballot-challenges-st-0122-20210121-4k6c2sn4cfcczpsbqqb3g4zkyq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/20/22240594/immigration-inauguration-joe-biden-kamala-harris-deportation-refugee-rights
— Lightfoot plans ‘reunion weekend’ to invite Blacks who fled Chicago to ‘come back home’ – Fran Spielman
(DIERSEN: My ancestors on my father’s side came to Chicago in 1844 and then fled Chicago to Crete in 1854.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/20/22240906/coronavirus-chicago-economy-tourism-travel-pandemic-lightfoot-online-panel-biden-administration

WTTW
— Lawmakers Discuss Pros, Cons of Ending Cash Bail – Blair Paddock
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/19/lawmakers-discuss-pros-cons-ending-cash-bail
— What Biden’s Immigration Plan Could Mean for Chicago – Quinn Myers
(DIERSEN: Many jobs will be taken away from citizens of America and given to citizens of foreign countries.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/20/what-bidens-immigration-plan-could-mean-chicago

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Divided America is a long way from healing and unity – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/01/20/divided-america-is-a-long-way-from-healing-and-unity/

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Orland Park Trustees Call On Pritzker To Veto Police Reform Bill. The village board voted unanimously to call on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto HB 3653, which would enable a mass of criminal law reforms. – Yasmeen Sheikah
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/orland-trustees-call-pritzker-veto-police-reform-bill

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ 16TH CD GOPERS TO CONSIDER CENSURING CONGRESSMAN KINZINGER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-16th-cd-gopers-to-consider-censuring-congressman-kinzinger.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/20/covid-19-roundup-72/
— 4,822 new confirmed and probable cases; 107 additional deaths; 3,284 hospitalized; 722 in ICU; 5.5 percent average case positivity rate; 6.8 percent average test positivity rate; 21,869 average daily vaccine doses administered; 2 regions make more progress
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/20/4822-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-107-additional-deaths-3284-hospitalized-722-in-icu-55-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-68-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-21869-average-daily-vaccine-dos/
— SGOP Leader McConchie criticizes Trump’s Urlacher pardon: “Undermines the public’s faith in our system”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/20/sgop-leader-mcconchie-criticizes-trumps-urlacher-pardon-undermines-the-public%e2%80%99s-faith-in-our-system/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden looks to grant citizenship to most illegal immigrants, DHS pick says – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/alejandro-mayorkas-says-biden-wants-grant-citizens/

FOX NEWS
— Trump hints at political comeback as he departs White House. Trump tells supporters that ‘we will be back in some form’ in a possible hint at a 2024 comeback – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-hints-political-comeback-leaves-white-house

GOPUSA
— Freedom Of Speech Slipping Away – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105407

BREITBART
— Cuccinelli: Migrant Caravan ‘Human Petri Dish Opportunity’ for COVID – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/18/cuccinelli-migrant-caravns-human-petri-dish-opportunity-for-covid/
— House Democrats March in Radical Lockstep on Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/01/18/analysis-house-democrats-march-in-radical-lockstep-on-immigration/
— Marco Rubio: No Amnesty Until All Americans Can Get Good Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/19/marco-rubio-no-amnesty-until-all-americans-can-get-good-jobs/
— Left-Wing Faith Group Launches Petition Targeting Franklin Graham for Supporting Donald Trump – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2021/01/20/left-wing-faith-group-launches-petition-targeting-franklin-graham-supporting-donald-trump/

BLAZE
— Donald Trump looking to form his own political party — the ‘Patriot Party’ – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/president-donald-trump-looking-to-form-his-own-political-party-the-patriot-party-report
— ‘The cult of Trump’: As Biden era begins, calls grow louder to ‘deprogram’ Trump supporters. ‘Millions of Americans, almost all white, almost all Republicans’
(DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will lead efforts a) to deprogram Trump supporters in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois and b) to deprogram Trump supporters in your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and in the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.theblaze.com/glenn-radio/deprogram-trump-supporters
— Caravans of young men head toward our border, as military is dispatched … against the American people – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-caravans-of-young-men-head-toward-our-border-as-military-dispatched-against-the-american-people

DAILY CALLER
— Biden White House’s Contact Form Asks People To Choose From A Variety Of Personal Pronouns – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/20/biden-white-house-personal-pronouns-lgbtq/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Talks To Allies About Starting His Own Political Party – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-talks-to-allies-about-starting-his-own-political-party

FEDERALIST
— Media Fever Dream Unfulfilled After They Predicted Trump Would Leave Office In Chains – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/20/media-fever-dream-unfulfilled-after-they-predicted-trump-would-leave-office-in-chains/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Sworn In as 46th President of the United States – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-sworn-in-as-46th-president-of-the-united-states_3664308.html

THE HILL
— Biden reverses Trump executive order restricting diversity training – JORDAN WILLIAMS
(DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535135-biden-reverses-trump-executive-order-on-diversity-training

REUTERS
— Biden’s LGBT+ policy plans – Rachel Savage, Jack Graham
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world officially banish all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+? I should write a book about what Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, America, and the world have done already to banish individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+. I should write a book about what the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have done to banish those who do not promote LGBTQ+.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-lgbt/explainer-what-are-us-president-elect-joe-bidens-lgbt-policy-plans-idUSKBN29O1ZS

NEW YORK TIMES
— On his first day, President Biden signed 17 orders to dismantle Trump-era policies on the pandemic and immigration, among others. Here’s the full list.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/biden-executive-orders.html
— ‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump. Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak,” in a sign of fraying support. – Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Leaves Washington the Way He Entered—as a Political Outsider. President departed with ties to Republican leaders strained and his political prospects unclear. – Andrew Restuccia and Rebecca Ballhaus
(DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Republican leaders treat you as a political outsider. I should write a book about the planks in the Republican Party platform that leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have rejected since 2000. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-faces-uncertain-future-as-he-leaves-white-house-11611157651

USA TODAY
— President Joe Biden executive order reverses Donald Trump ban on race and gender diversity training – Jessica Guynn
(DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/20/biden-executive-order-overturns-trump-diversity-training-ban/4236891001/

SEATTLE TIMES
— There’s a civil war all right, only right now it’s inside the Republican Party – Danny Westneat
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/theres-a-civil-war-all-right-only-right-now-its-inside-the-republican-party/

NEWSWEEK
— Biden’s Impending Immigration Blunder Will Cause a Border Stampede – JONATHAN TOBIN
https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-impending-immigration-blunder-will-cause-border-stampede-opinion-1562461

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.