ABC7
— TRUMP PLAN WOULD CUT TAXES FOR COMPANIES – AND PEOPLE, TOO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plan-would-cut-taxes-for-companies—and-people-too/1919751/
NBC5
— Illinois Board Terminates Hastert’s State Lawmaker Pension Hastert is serving a 15-month prison term in a hush-money case that stemmed from his sexual abuse of students when he taught at an Illinois public school more than 35 years ago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Board-to-Consider-Hasterts-State-Lawmaker-Pension-420484693.html
CBS2
— Emanuel Cool To Trump Tax Plan – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/emanuel-cool-to-trump-tax-plan/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump proposes ‘biggest tax cut’ in US history – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/250893738-story
— Illinois House votes to require cursive writing in schools – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250969825-story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sandi Jackson asks Jesse Jr. to provide list of all sex partners – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-dismisses-divorce-case-in-chicago/amp/
— Couple’s student loan scam swindled $200K from College of DuPage
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/couples-student-loan-scam-swindled-200k-from-college-of-dupage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tax plan just a bribe to voters to excuse his failure.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-tax-plan-just-a-bribe-to-voters-to-excuse-his-failure/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coulter calls it ‘dark day for free speech’ after canceling Berkeley event – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ann-coulter-berkeley-speech-20170426-story.html
— Tax dollars and abortions: When politics and scare tactics roil a difficult debate – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-abortion-funding-medicaid-edit-20170426-story.html
— Illinois House approves bill aimed at closing pay gap between men, women – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0427-20170426-story.html
— America’s rich get richer as the poor get replaced by robots – Vincent Del Giudice and Wei Lu
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wealth-gap-robots-20170426-story.html
— In divorce case, Sandi Jackson seeks details about her husband’s sex life – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jesse-jackson-jr-divorce-battle-0426-met-20170426-story.html
— Emanuel hits Trump on sanctuary cities ruling, tax plan – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-trump-sanctuary-cities-met-20170426-story.html
— General Assembly board yanks Dennis Hastert’s Illinois lawmaker pension – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dennis-hastert-illinois-pension-met-0427-20170426-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Hastert loses $28,000 state lawmaker pension after vote – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/hastert-loses-28000-state-lawmaker-pension-after-vote
— Roselle couple accused of stealing $205,000 from College of DuPage – Jeff Mayes
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/roselle-couple-accused-of-stealing-205000-from-college-of-dupage
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Hastert’s state lawmaker pension terminated – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170426/NEWS02/170429904/hasterts-state-lawmaker-pension-terminated
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 2018 race is on, with candidates at Statehouse – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170426/bernard-schoenburg-2018-race-is-on-with-candidates-at-statehouse
WTTW
— Rauner Gives Illinois a Grade A – Amanda Vinicky and Nicole Cardos
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/26/rauner-gives-illinois-grade
PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Bill Would Make Illinois “Buy American” – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-bill-would-make-illinois-buy-american#stream/0
WAND
— Minimum wage rally held at the Capitol – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35259669/minimum-wage-rally-held-at-the-capitol
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOMEOWNERS IN COLLAR COUNTIES PAY HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/homeowners-in-collar-counties-pay-highest-property-taxes-in-illinois/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study finds increase in illicit pot use, abuse in states that allow medical marijuana – Laura Kelly
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/study-finds-increase-in-illicit-pot-use-abuse-in-s/
DAILY CALLER
— The DOJ Was Already Ignoring Trump’s Sanctuary City Executive Order – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Wall Street sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/26/the-doj-was-already-ignoring-trumps-sanctuary-city-executive-order/
— Hillary Aides Threatened Prime Minister’s Son With IRS Audit, He Says – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/exclusive-hillary-aides-threatened-prime-ministers-son-with-irs-audit/
FOX NEWS
— Judge Who Blocked Trump Sanctuary City Order Bundled $200K for Obama
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/25/trump-sanctuary-city-law-blocked-judge-san-francisco-obama-donor-william-orrick
GOPUSA
— Chicago Aldermen Fight the Constitution, Federal Judges and Legal Gun Owners
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-aldermen-fight-the-constitution-federal-judges-and-legal-gun-owners/
— Low cut tops, sexual harassment, and Bill O’Reilly
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23468
THE BLAZE
— Clemson University wants students to take ideological test before joining student government – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: To pass the test you must be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/26/clemson-university-wants-students-to-take-ideological-test-before-joining-student-government/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Ann Coulter Says She Will Pull Out of Speech at Berkeley – JEREMY W. PETERS and THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/ann-coulter-berkeley-speech.html
— Defiant Trump Vows to Take Immigration Case to Supreme Court – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/trump-immigration-courts-california.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley canceled, again, amid fears for safety – Susan Svrluga, William Wan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/26/ann-coulter-speech-canceled-at-uc-berkeley-amid-fears-for-safety/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Creates New Office to Support Victims of Immigrant Crimes Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, or Voice, will draw on existing resources – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: If you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-creates-new-office-to-support-victims-of-immigrant-crimes-1493234905
FORBES
— How Does The Federal Government Attract Employees Who AREN’T Overpaid? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are the aforesaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/04/26/how-does-the-federal-government-attract-employees-who-arent-overpaid/#52301b1b780f
TIMES GAZETTE
— Highland County coroner: Marijuana is ‘gateway to hell’ – Gary Abernathy
http://timesgazette.com/news/13879/highland-county-coroner-marijuana-is-gateway-to-hell
