October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7

— January 6 insurrection at US Capitol yields biggest federal investigation in US history – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/jan-6-insurrection-riot-us-capitol-investigation/11126614/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,481 cases, 51 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2481-covid-cases-51-deaths/11125640/

NBC5
— ‘Hell No’: Chicago Police Union Head Urges Cops to Defy Vaccine Mandate – Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-vaccine-mandate-union-head-urges-cops-to-defy/2635725/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot spars with Hispanic Caucus over hiring record. “It was unnecessarily combative. … It showed that she takes things very personally. I don’t think those are good attributes for a leader to have. … The mayor is approaching government the wrong way,” said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/10/14/22726511/lightfoot-hispanic-caucus-meeting-complaints-hiring-record-chicago-city-council-ramirez-rosa

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite police union threat to ignore Friday’s vaccine status deadline, Mayor Lightfoot says rule will not be lifted, city warns of disciplinary action – ALICE YIN and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-vaccine-mandate-refuse-20211014-igjodqblxfaztmledhfkuz4bpy-story.html
— Jan. 6 panel sets vote on contempt charges against Steve Bannon – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-capitol-panel-steve-bannon-20211014-w5er5pfmrfen5egdtsl422bo5u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Republican congressional candidate James Marter switches races, will try to unseat Rep. Lauren Underwood – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211014/republican-congressional-candidate-switches-races-will-try-to-unseat-rep-lauren-underwood
— Haymarket supporters urge Itasca officials to approve drug treatment center – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211013/haymarket-supporters-urge-itasca-officials-to-approve-drug-treatment-center
— ‘It’s not a crime wave. It’s a communication wave’: Naperville says crime down this year despite recent incidents – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211013/its-not-a-crime-wave-its-a-communication-wave-naperville-says-crime-down-this-year-despite-recent-incidents
— DuPage County Board releases redistricting map called ‘very sound,’ with a few objections – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211014/dupage-county-board-releases-redistricting-map-called-very-sound-with-a-few-objections

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago plans to borrow $4.4 billion. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-plans-borrow-44-billion

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP cries foul about new judicial subcircuits, Democrats meeting the members of Congress – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/14/illinois-redistricting-map-hearing-general-assembly-veto-session/8450301002/

RIVER BENDER
— Gary Rabine: I Stand With Chicago Police Officers In Vaccine Mandate Fight
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/gary-rabine-i-stand-with-chicago-police-officers-in-vaccine-mandate-fight-53886.cfm

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans report record fundraising for House campaigns – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/republicans-report-record-fundraising-for-house-campaigns

WVIK
— Thoms Running for Illinois State Senate
https://www.wvik.org/campaigns-elections/2021-10-14/thoms-running-for-illinois-state-senate

WHEATON PATCH
— Redistricting Plan Unveiled For DuPage County: See Map Residents may provide feedback on the proposed plan online or in-person. – Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/redistricting-plan-unveiled-dupage-county-see-map

FOX NEWS
— As legal travelers across US-Mexico border face vaccine mandate, illegal immigrants still do not. DHS will require that all legal inbound foreign national travelers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-travelers-us-mexico-border-vaccine-mandate-illegal-immigrants
— Arizona AG calls for DOJ to probe Facebook after it says users can share info on how to enter US illegally – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-ag-doj-probe-facebook-users-share-info-on-human-smuggling

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pete Buttigieg: Rhodes scholar dunce well beneath his office – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/pete_buttigieg_rhodes_scholar_dunce_well_beneath_his_office.html

BLAZE
— Skirt-wearing male student accused of brutal bathroom sex assault was previously placed under electronic surveillance for similar attack – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/skirt-wearing-male-student-accused-bathroom-sex-assault-electronic-surveillance
— Suspect in deadly bow-and-arrow attack had been flagged for radicalization after converting to Islam – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/norway-islam-bow-arrow-terror

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Police Union to Defy Vaccine Mandate and Dare the City to Enforce It – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/10/14/chicago-police-union-to-defy-vaccine-mandate-and-dare-the-city-to-enforce-it-n1523907

POST MILLENNIAL
— Walmart forces employees to do critical race theory training on ‘white supremacy’ – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/walmart-is-yet-another-high-profile-company-teaching-employees-about-white-supremacy
— Halloween parade cancelled over complaints it ‘marginalizes people of colour’ – Angelo Isidorou
https://thepostmillennial.com/halloween-parade-cancelled-over-complaints-it-marginalizes-people-of-colour

THE FEDERALIST
— How Media Distortion Disempowers The American Public
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/14/how-media-distortion-disempowers-the-american-public/
— How A Media Mogul Took Over The 2020 Election And Why GOP Leaders Must Never Let It Happen Again The last election was unacceptable. And before the next one, more Republican leaders must wake up to the mess that was created in 2020 and refuse to accept another sloppy round. – Kylee Zempel
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/14/zuckerbucks-101-how-a-media-mogul-took-over-the-2020-election-and-why-gop-leaders-must-never-let-it-happen-again/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Critical Race Group Targets Diverse List Of Anti-CRT “Frontline Spokespeople” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/critical-race-group-targets-diverse-list-of-anti-crt-frontline-spokespeople/
— Taliban Threaten the U.S., Europe with Migrant Wave if Sanctions Continue. Demand comes days after the Biden admin agreed to provide humanitarian aid to the Taliban-ruled country. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/taliban-threaten-the-u-s-europe-with-migrant-wave-if-sanctions-continue/

THE HILL
— Anti-Trump Republicans endorsing vulnerable Democrats to prevent GOP takeover – TAL AXELROD
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked harder against conservative Republican candidates on primary ballots in my precinct since 2000 than they have ever worked against Democrat candidates in general elections. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/576762-anti-trump-republicans-endorsing-vulnerable-democrats-to-prevent-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the endorsees are the handful of Republicans who have criticized Trump, including Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who is the former president’s public enemy No. 1 over her repeated criticism of him over the insurrection, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), who may not have a seat to run for after redistricting in Illinois.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Texas Removed an L.G.B.T.Q. Resource Page After a Candidate Complained – Maria Cramer
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/politics/don-huffines-greg-abbott-lgbtq.html
— At Rallies, Trump Fans Wear Their Grievances. For some, it’s not enough to go to an event in the name of Donald J. Trump — their attendance also requires wearing something that embraces some of his political calling cards. – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/politics/trump-fans-rally-fashion.html

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Third party could impose some pain on the Trumpified GOP – JONAH GOLDBERG
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have worked the hardest to drive conservatives out of the Republican Party since 2000. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2021/10/14/Jonah-Goldberg-Third-party-could-impose-some-pain-on-the-Trumpified-GOP/stories/202110140027

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.