October 1 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,356 cases, 41 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3356-covid-cases-41-deaths/11069051/
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city workers who defy vaccine mandate will face ‘consequences’ Chicago police union says it has negotiated ‘temporary reprieve’ from mandate for officers – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-vaccine-mandate-mayor-lori-lightfoot-police/11070007/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Democrats promote LGBTQ in the south side.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pride-south-side-festival-returns-to-chicago-this-weekend/2626513/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov hopeful Sullivan to air TV ad, touting ‘values of faith, family, and service’ — but one GOP rival called the spots a ‘disservice’ Jesse Sullivan’s 30-second biographical ad features his family, stops on the campaign trail and photos from his time in Afghanistan as a uniformed civilian assisting the U.S. military — images one GOP rival took issue with. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/10/1/22704766/republican-candidate-governor-jesse-sullivan-commercial-afghanistan-schimpf-bailey-rabine-pritzker

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois GOP leaders question whether provision in crime bill inserted in effort to oust agency head investigating a Pritzker supporter – RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republicans-pritzker-state-police-board-20211001-x6pbsqv3ovf2vhwtq3nefnhtla-story.html
— Mayor vows ‘consequences’ for city workers who miss looming COVID-19 vaccine deadline, but unions push back – JOHN BYRNE and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-covid-vaccine-mandate-city-workers-20211001-jwhqyz67i5dyxkeqmbgbvr74ue-story.html

DAILY ILLINI
— COMMENT: Champaign/Urbana promotes LGBTQ.
https://dailyillini.com/buzz/buzz-community/2021/10/01/cu-pride-fest-uplifts-lgbtq-community/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHY NO VACCINE MANDATE TO COLLECT WELFARE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/why-no-vaccine-mandate-to-collect-welfare.html
— CRITICAL RACE THEORY DISTRACTS FROM WIDESPREAD ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/critical-race-theory-distracts-from-widespread-academic-underachievement.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Meet the Republican who wants to take Kinzinger’s seat — if Democrats don’t take it first – Kaylee McGhee White
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/meet-the-republican-who-wants-to-take-kinzingers-seat-if-democrats-dont-take-it-first

FOX NEWS
— School board group asks Biden to use the Patriot Act against parents over opposition to COVID measures, CRT The request comes amid a series of angry demonstrations and confrontations across the country between parents and education officials at school board meetings. – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/school-biden-threats-covid-crt-patriot-act

BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Issues New ‘Sanctuary Country’ Orders Protecting Criminal Illegal Aliens from Deportation – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/30/biden-dhs-sanctuary-country-criminal-illegal-aliens-deportation/

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/01/emergence-woke-pejorative-masks-deeper-insecurity/

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.