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.

October 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Proposed Naperville budget calls for less than 1% property tax increase – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-overview-naperville-st-1029-20171028-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement: Catalyst for change or fleeting moment? – Vikki Ortiz Healy and Angie Leventis Lourgos (DIERSEN: Women should consider becoming federal employees. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), I saw absolutely no sexual harassment. All my superiors, all my supervisors, all my coworkers, and all my subordinates knew that all women are members of a protected class and that they should be given preference.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-sexual-harassment-tipping-point-20171027-story.html
— The #MeToo bonfire – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-harass-metoo-gender-20171026-story.html
— #MeToo movement sparks both sadness and hope – Sally Higginson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-higginson-column-tl-1102-20171026-story.html
— Facebook announces new transparency for political ads before Russia hearing – AP (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. should be required to disclose who calls their tunes, that is, who pays them, that is, the sources and amounts of all of their income and of all their spouse’s income.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-facebook-ads-20171027-story.html
— VERY SAD: Marijuana users have more sex, study finds – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: One would expect a) that stoners have far more STDs and b) that children of stoners have far more health problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-marijuana-sex-study-20171027-story.html
— Hundreds to brave elements to empathize with, raise money for homeless in DuPage County – Diane Moca (DIERSEN: What have you done to help the homeless? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that they have done lots to help the homeless and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not helping the homeless. They hint/imply/argue/shout that unlike them, I have lots of time and money to help the homeless because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, because we did not become foster parents, because my federal retirement benefits are too generous, and because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sleep-out-saturday-homeless-naperville-st-1029-20171027-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you criticize Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171029/elected-gop-trump-critics-are-heroes-of-sanity-and-principle
— Study: Americans are retiring later, dying sooner and sicker in-between – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171029/study-americans-are-retiring-later-dying-sooner-and-sicker-in-between

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill seeks to shed light on social media political ads – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. should be required to disclose who calls their tunes, that is, who pays them, that is, the sources and amounts of all of their income and of all their spouse’s income.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171028/bernard-schoenburg-bill-seeks-to-shed-light-on-social-media-political-ads

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— County clerk race gets more interesting – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-29/tom-kacich-county-clerk-race-gets-more-interesting.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner’s TV ad makes me go ‘Huh?’ – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20171028/chuck-sweeny-rauners-tv-ad-makes-me-go-huh

NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus’ pitch for Republicans’ tax plan: ‘I want simplicity’ – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Those who can and do itemize pay less federal income taxes. Sadly, Shimkus says that 79 percent of the people in his district do not itemize their deductions. Because I itemized, I paid less federal income taxes 1972-1977 and because we have always itemized, my wife and I have paid less federal income taxes since 1978. We have been able to itemize, that is, to pay less federal tax because of the money we paid for education, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, state income taxes, medical expenses, and charitable contributions. Those who do not itemize in Shimkus’s district must not pay much money for education, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, state income taxes, medical expenses, and/or charitable contributions.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-28/shimkus-pitch-republicans-tax-plan-i-want-simplicity.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Why Central Illinois unions, contractors are struggling to fill jobs – CLAIRE HETTINGER and RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: The federal government struggles to fill jobs. 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 the aforesaid.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/why-central-illinois-unions-contractors-are-struggling-to-fill-jobs/article_f28ed091-96f0-526c-ac32-fc55e06b8bd8.html

SAUK VALLEY
— New city manager’s contract raises questions While Dixon City Council members voted unanimously to hire the city’s police chief as city manager, the vote was split regarding the liberal terms of his contract. Appearances of favoritism and cronyism should give city residents pause. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/25/new-city-managers-contract-raises-questions/anjo6a0/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State Rep. Ives circulating petitions to challenge Rauner
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/28/state-rep-ives-circulating-petitions-to-challenge-rauner/ayjfnna/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “After ‘Choosing Donald Trump,’ Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?”
http://nprillinois.org/post/after-choosing-donald-trump-evangelical-church-crisis#stream/0

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Abolishing the State Tax Deduction Is Not Conservative – BRANDON CROCKER (DIERSEN: Government should encourage home ownership.)
https://spectator.org/abolishing-the-state-tax-deduction-is-not-conservative/

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority Still Disapprove of NFL Anthem Protests – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10/27/poll-majority-still-disapprove-nfl-anthem-protests/

PJ MEDIA
— Kent State Socialist Group Suggests Gulag for Dissenting Voice – TOM KNIGHTON (DIERSEN: Who wants to send you to a gulag? I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want to send me to a gulag. Most commonly, a) they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) they promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) they focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) they were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/kent-state-socialist-group-suggests-gulag-dissenting-voice/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Cdl. Sarah: Some people ‘exploit the Word of God’ to promote multiculturalism, immigration – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-sarah-some-people-exploit-the-word-of-god-to-promote-multicultural

COLLEGE FIX
— School assignment which identifies the KKK as ‘right wing’ angers parents – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/38357/

THE HILL
— GOP in uncharted territory rolling back rules through resolutions – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/regulation/357552-gop-in-unchartered-territory-rolling-back-rules-through-resolutions

CNN
— Poll: 71% of Americans say politics has reached a dangerous low point – Maegan Vazquez and Jennifer Agiesta
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/28/politics/poll-politics-low-point/index.html

MERCURY NEWS
— Bitter feud divides Berkeley College Republicans as the club’s future hangs in the balance Amid concerns the Berkeley College Republicans are lurching too far right, more moderate forces attempted to stage a coup. – EMILY DERUY
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/28/bitter-feud-divides-berkeley-college-republicans-as-the-clubs-future-hangs-in-the-balance/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/opinion/sunday/dreamers-children-immigration-congress.html
— Too Many Colleges Flunk Trump 101 The 2016 election is forcing campuses to examine their dangerous estrangement. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, colleges focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/opinion/sunday/colleges-flunk-trump-101.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And a growing number of educators have been wondering aloud if there should be “affirmative action” for conservative professors, given the hugely disproportionate percentage of liberal faculty in the humanities and social sciences. They often conclude that outright preferences are a bad idea but that creating an extra position in, say, military history rather than gender studies would probably up the odds of adding a Republican to the lineup.)
— The Misery Filter – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/opinion/sunday/misery-filter-suffering.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For personal reasons his essay resonated strongly with me at the time, and particularly his point about how Americans tend to “filter for misery” in the same way we filter for political agreement in our increasingly self-segregated social worlds.)
— Happiness Is Other People – RUTH WHIPPMAN (DIERSEN: How happy are you? Should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me for my not being happy enough? They hint/imply/argue/shout that I got everything that I have that is positive because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, because we did not become foster parents, because my federal retirement benefits are too generous, and because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/opinion/sunday/happiness-is-other-people.html
— At Women’s Convention in Detroit, a Test of Momentum and Focus – MONICA DAVEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women that they should not only hate Trump and his supporters, that they should get rid of Trump and his supporters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/us/women-convention-detroit-march.html
— F.B.I. Agents Faced Arrest and Ruin After Trying to Conceive a Child – ADAM GOLDMAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who took the lead in punishing me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They crow that in 1989, when I was 40 years old, a) they threw me off audits of IRS, b) they assigned me to an extremely undesirable audit, c) they gave me extremely unrealistic performance expectations, d) they gave me an extremely unfair performance appraisal, and e) they ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. The aforesaid punishment was not only because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, but also because in 1988, when I turned 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/us/politics/fbi-matt-litton-fertility.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Limit on 401(k) Savings? It’s About Paying for Tax Cuts – PATRICIA COHEN (DIERSEN: Have you always put the maximum into tax-deferred accounts? My wife and I always have. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/business/401k-limit-tax-cuts.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Maryland development under fire after selling homes only to Muslims – Justin Wm. Moyer DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps refuse to sell to those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-development-under-fire-after-only-selling-homes-to-muslims/2017/10/24/4cb3dfbe-aece-11e7-add3-da4b781e34b1_story.html
— Nancy Pelosi’s claims on middle-income taxpayers and state and local tax deductions – Glenn Kessler (DIERSEN: Government should encourage home ownership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/10/27/nancy-pelosis-claims-on-middle-income-taxpayers-and-statelocal-tax-deductions/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Want to attack foreign election meddling? Hold internet ads to the same standard as radio and TV – Editorial
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-facebook-russia-20171028-story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Martin Luther’s influence still strong in Texas With 95 Theses, priest wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power – Douglas Krenge
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Martin-Luther-s-influence-still-strong-in-Texas-12314358.php

USA TODAY
— How to work fewer hours and get more done (yes, it’s possible) – Marc Saltzman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2017/10/21/how-boost-your-productivity-work-smart-tricks-get-more-out-work-day/787114001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level Since Taking Office.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-approval-rating-falls-to-lowest-level-since-taking-office-1509282048

October 28 Evening Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives mounts challenge to Rauner in Republican primary
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511256258-ives-mounts-challenge-to-rauner-in-republican-primary
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After weeks of speculation, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has decided to take a concrete step towards challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Ives stopped short of announcing her candidacy but said she will circulate petitions in pursuit of the required signatures to appear on the March 20 primary ballot while she continues contemplating the decision to run. “Today my team and I are taking the first step toward restoring common sense in Illinois,” Ives said. “I have started circulating petitions to get on the ballot as governor of Illinois.” Ives’ announcement comes in the wake of withering support of Rauner, who has lost a growing list of allies in the conservative community after signing into law HB40, which forces Illinois taxpayers to fund abortions during all nine months of pregnancy. Rauner had earlier he would veto the bill, and his reversal led to an open revolt within the Illinois Republican Party leading many local party organizations to withdraw invitation by Rauner to speak and refuse to circulate his petitions. “There is little trust between most Illinoisans and their government at many levels — and for good reasons,“ Ives said. “Top political leaders have lied to the people about who they are and what they are going to do, and they continue to make promises we cannot keep.” In addition, Rauner has been roundly criticized for signing a so called “sanctuary state” bill that limits cooperation between the state and federal authorities in matters involving the deportation of illegal immigrants, signing legislation that allows persons to change their listed gender on their birth certificates and for authorizing a 15 percent premium increase on Obamacare silver health insurance plans in order to prop up Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. As a member of the General Assembly, Ives has focused much of her efforts on government transparency. “Public corruption is an everyday event across the state,” she said. “Many Illinoisans have simply decided to leave for better opportunities elsewhere.” Ives’ tenure has also been marked by her pursuit of tax reform, term limits and school choice. Rock Island-based former state representative and community college Prof. Rich Morthland will be Ives’ running mate. “Rich and I know, however, that if you change out the politicians and tell people the truth, then the reform can begin,” Ives said. “And Illinois can recover. Our promise to you is to be honest about the problems we face and the path we must take to make Illinois a place where businesses and families can thrive. We will confront and expose public corruption at every level of government until it stops.” Ives, the mother of five, is a West Point graduate and former Army officer who has represented the 42nd House District since 2013. She formerly served on the Wheaton City Council and was an ROTC instructor at Wheaton College. Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland will serve as the chairman of the Ives for Illinois campaign. Petitions for Ives’ candidacy are available here (https://jnswire.s3.amazonaws.com/jns-media/cc/64/715668/ivescirculation.pdf). Candidates for state office in Illinois must file their candidacy paperwork by December 4.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Representative Ives circulating petitions for Governor – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/state-representative-ives-circulating-petitions-for-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Today my team and I are taking the first step toward restoring common sense in Illinois,” Ives said. “I have started circulating petitions to get on the ballot as governor of Illinois.” (Prairie State Wire) Although a formal announcement that she is running has not been made, the first step of getting on the ballot and identifying future support has begun with the circulation of petitions. Full coverage appears to be the first shared by the Prairie State Wire that includes links to download petitions for circulation. (Prairie State Wire) We suspect this is not the Shake Up Governor Rauner was looking for.)
— Auditor General Frank Mautino – Will the people ever see justice in Illinois? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/auditor-general-frank-mautino-will-the-people-every-see-justice-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES ANNOUNCES VIA EMAIL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/ives-announces-via-email.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives is in to challenge incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner, according to an email sent out Saturday afternoon … From: Jeanne Ives <jeanneives@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 1:21 PM Subject: Ives for Illinois To: Dear Friends, Today my team and I are taking the first step towards restoring commonsense in Illinois. I have started circulating petitions to place my name on the ballot for Governor of Illinois. I have selected as my Lt. Governor Rich Morthland, a farmer, former state representative and community college professor from the Rock Island area. There is little trust between most Illinoisans and their government at many levels – and for good reasons. Top political leaders have lied to the people about who they are and what they are going to do – and they continue to make promises we cannot keep. Public corruption is an everyday event across the state. Many Illinoisans have simply decided to leave for better opportunities elsewhere. Rich and I know, however, that if you change out the politicians, replacing them with public servants, and tell people the truth, then reform can begin. Illinois can and must recover. Our promise to you is to be honest about the problems we face and the path we must take to make Illinois a place where businesses and families can thrive again. We will confront and expose public corruption at every level of government until it stops. I am most thankful that my team includes Chris Cleveland. He will serve as the Chairman of the Ives for Illinois campaign. Chris was among the first to encourage me to enter this race and has been a key advisor to me on a daily basis. His position as the current Chicago GOP chairman shows the broad base of support this campaign already has. We need your help to get on the ballot. Our petition is attached along with the instructions. Please read through the instructions prior to circulating. In advance, I give my sincere thanks to all for your support and work that is ahead of us. Best Regards, Jeanne)
— ILLINOIS CHANNEL INTERVIEWS GOP LAWMAKER JEANNE IVES ABOUT POSSIBLE GUBERNATORIAL RUN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-channel-interviews-gop-lawmaker-jeanne-ives-about-possible-gubernatorial-run.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apparently, Ives has picked former State Rep. Rich Morthland as her LG. The petitions are now online. Radio talk show host and Illinois Opportunity Project head Dan Proft’s Prairie State Wire exclusively revealed the petitions Saturday morning. SPRINGFIELD – Who is State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)? Why is her name in a buzz about challenging Republican Governor Bruce Rauner in next March’s IL GOP Primary? Illinois Channel’s Terry Martin offers this first in-depth interview from a non-Rauner funded news source that provides a one on one insight into Ives’ thinking about the need for a viable conservative candidate in 2018. While reports say she’s out fundraising to reach a $1 million goal to launch the campaign, she’s also picking her running mate as Illinois law requires gubernatorial candidates to run as a team with their lieutenants. UPDATE: The Ives petitions are now online (https://jnswire.s3.amazonaws.com/jns-media/cc/64/715668/ivescirculation.pdf) and her running mate is former State Rep. Rich Morthland. Before today, we were hearing the top two choices for her LG are Quincy state rep Randy Frese and Chicago businessman and the city’s GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland.)

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Rep Jeanne Ives (R) Makes it Official — She’s Taking on Gov Rauner in a Fight for the Republican Nomination
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2017/10/28/rep-jeanne-ives-r-makes-it-official-shes-taking-on-gov-rauner-in-a-fight-for-the-republican-nomination/

CAPITOL FAX
— It’s an Ives-Morthland ticket
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/28/its-an-ives-morthland-ticket/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Numerous folks I’ve talked to today have seen Rep. Jeanne Ives’ nominating petitions for governor. Her running mate is former Rep. Rich Morthland (R-Cordova), who lost to Democrat Mike Smiddy in 2012. …Adding… The petition is here (https://jnswire.s3.amazonaws.com/jns-media/cc/64/715668/ivescirculation.pdf). And this is from one of Dan Proft’s outlets… After weeks of speculation, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has decided to take a concrete step towards challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Ives stopped short of announcing her candidacy but said she will circulate petitions in pursuit of the required signatures to appear on the March 20 primary ballot while she continues contemplating the decision to run. […] Rock Island-based former state representative and community college Prof. Rich Morthland will be Ives’ running mate. “Rich and I know, however, that if you change out the politicians and tell people the truth, then the reform can begin,” Ives said. “And Illinois can recover. Our promise to you is to be honest about the problems we face and the path we must take to make Illinois a place where businesses and families can thrive. We will confront and expose public corruption at every level of government until it stops.” […] Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland will serve as the chairman of the Ives for Illinois campaign.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Ives collecting signatures for possible Rauner primary challenge – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jeanne-ives-bruce-rauner-primary-20171028-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives said she does not plan on making a formal candidacy announcement until securing the signatures needed to appear on the March 20 primary ballot. Candidates for governor need a minimum of 5,000 valid signatures by Dec. 4 to qualify. “We are doing everything possible to get on the ballot. I would say nobody’s running until they’re on the ballot. We’ve got catch-up work to do here so we’ve got to put out the petitions and get the signatures. When we’ve got that done, we can officially announce,” Ives said. “We know that we’re behind the curveball here to some degree in that we’ve only got about a month to put it all together,” she said. Responding to the move, Rauner’s campaign issued a statement that did not mention Ives and focused on the governor’s favorite political target, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. . .She said the commitments she has received so far are enough to get started with a campaign. “Obviously that’s a big issue. To get your message out, you’ve got to have the money behind you,” she said. “Unless you can self-fund like the other billionaires in the race, (raising money is) an ongoing process for any candidate. We’re not intimidated by it either.” Ives said she selected Morthland, an associate professor at Black Hawk College, as her lieutenant governor candidate because he “also represents Illinois.” “He’s a farmer. He comes from an area that’s outside the suburban area. He’s somebody who is recognized for having been elected before and he’s a professional also as a community college teacher,” she said.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Communities in Illinois can take lead against climate change – Howard A. Learner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/communities-in-illinois-can-take-lead-against-climate-change/
— 500 years later, Luther’s split from church teaches lessons – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/luther-reformation-protestant-95-theses-500th-anniversary-luther-steinberg/

DAILY HERALD
— Campaign advice for Gov. Bruce Rauner – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171028/editorial-campaign-advice-for-gov-bruce-rauner
— A boon if suburbs land ‘Amazon HQ2’ but mass challenges follow success – Kerry Lester and Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: From what I see, those who Amazon might hire woud be anti-Trump. Sophispicated home buyers that they would be, they would only buy homes in precincts, municipalities, township/wards, and counties in which Trump lost big time. Trump lost big time in my precinct. He got only 137 votes while Clinton got 211.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171028/a-boon-if-suburbs-land-amazon-hq2-but-mass-challenges-follow-success
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Should Amazon choose Schaumburg or Oak Brook for its second headquarters, it would be a huge boon to the suburbs, bringing an estimated 50,000 jobs with salaries averaging close to $100,000 — creating a giant ripple effect on the local economy.)

WGN TV
— Rep. Jeanne Ives circulating petitions to run for governor – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/28/rep-jeanne-ives-circulating-petitions-to-run-for-governor/

NBC5
— Ives Begins Circulating Petitions to Challenge Rauner in GOP Primary – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-petitions-illinois-governor-453903723.html

ABC7
— Inaugural Obama Foundation Summit coming to Chicago
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/inaugural-obama-foundation-summit-coming-to-chicago/2576080/
— Rauner’s social service funding cuts
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-rauners-social-service-funding-cuts/2575245/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner wins some, loses more – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171028/statehouse-insider-rauner-wins-some-loses-more

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Could Springfield lose money for being ‘welcoming’? – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, “welcoming” cities are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171028/could-springfield-lose-money-for-being-welcoming

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois has wrong answers to economic questions – Dave Willis
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171028/my-view-illinois-has-wrong-answers-to-economic-questions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: 71% of Americans say politics at dangerous low point Washington Post, University survey US adults – MAEGAN VAZQUEZ AND JENNIFER AGIESTA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-71-of-americans-say-politics-at-dangerous-low-point/846409966

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— OCTOBER 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: Great day interviewing candidates for the open 42nd state rep seat! (DIERSEN: I live in 42nd House District. With Ives running for Governor, who will run for Ives’ 42nd House seat? When I circulate Ives/Morthland petitions in my precinct, how should I respond when asked who is running for Ives’ 42nd House seat?)
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news

NEWSMAX
— Poll: America Divided Like Vietnam Days – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: How bad is it for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? One major indicator is the number of votes that Trump got compared to the number votes Clinton got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America.)
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/poll-vietnam-america-divided/2017/10/28/id/822651/

WASHINGTON POST
— Jeff Flake knew his criticism of Trump would cost him. He couldn’t stop himself. – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/jeff-flake-knew-his-criticism-of-trump-would-cost-him–he-couldnt-stop-himself/2017/10/27/b766655a-bb32-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html

WJLA
— Virginia race tests energy of anti-Trump resistance – AP (DIERSEN: What about Ives/Morthland v. Rauner/Sanguinetti in Illinois? What percent of those who voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti in 2014 will vote for Rauner/Sanguinetti in 2018? What percent of those who voted for Trump in 2016 will vote for Ives/Morthland OR for Rauner/Sanguinetti in 2018? Given Rauner/Sanguinetti’s low opinion of Trump, one woould expect that Trunp voters will vote for Ives/Sanguinetti.)
http://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-race-tests-energy-of-anti-trump-resistance

DAILY MAIL
— ‘You can’t have the inmates running the prison’: Texans owner Bob McNair allegedly likens NFL players to prisoners while arguing for a mandate forcing them to stand for anthem – ALEX RASKIN (DIERSEN: One could liken the federal government to a prison and liken its employees to prisoners. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997). The longer that you work for the federal government government, the more difficult it is to get a job outside of the federal government, especially if you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. The federal government writes off its Republican, White, male, and non-veteran employees as being losers if they do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5024743/Texans-owner-allegedly-likens-NFL-players-prisoners.html

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— OCTOBER 2, 2017 FLASHBACK: Covering President Trump in a Polarized Media Environment – AMY MITCHELL, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED, GALEN STOCKING, KATERINA EVA MATSA AND ELIZABETH GRIECO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected offials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois a) who do not want me to know about or promote their public events or other public acivities, b) who do not want me to attend their public events, and/or c) who do not want me to report on their public events or other activities. They do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They focus on destroying individuals like me, organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They reject some, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment/

October 28, 2017 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to a 9:37 AM Saturday, October 28, 217 bulk email from Martin Keller, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee Chairman, “Jeanne is running!! In the next day or so she will be sending out her petitions to be on the ballot in the March 2018 Republican Primary. As soon as more information is available we will get it to you. Start thinking about friends and family around the state who can help her get the required number of signatures.” According to an extremely reliable source, former state representative Rich Morthland is her running mate.  At the October 11, 2017 Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meeting, Ives said MTRCC members would be the first to know if she decides to run for Governor. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER’S CAMPAIGN WAR CHEST DOUBLES SIZE OF DEMOCRAT HOPEFULS’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauners-campaign-war-chest-doubles-size-of-democrat-hopefuls.htm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Campaign for Political Reform shows Republican Bruce Rauner has raised campaign funds at more than twice the amount of his most well-funded Democrat hopeful J.B. Pritzker has raised. But even more stunning is that Rauner shows $65 million on hand while Pritzker shows only $7 million on hand. Will those numbers intimidate anyone from the conservative majority of the IL GOP from giving a serious challenge to the incumbent governor? Time is running out to circulate petitions.)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY
— Become an Elected Official at the Most Important Level (DIERSEN: How much credibility do you have? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, Precinct Committeemen like me have no credibility. According to them, the higher position that you hold in the party, the more credibility that you have. They stress that even though I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I am a) NOT a member of any Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) committee, b) NOT the chairman of any MTRCC committee, c) NOT a MTRCC officer, d) NOT a member of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) Executive Committee, e) NOT a DCRCC officer, f) NOT a member of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, g) NOT an IRP officer, and h) NOT the IRP National Committeeman. They stress that MTRCC rudely dumped me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004 and that when I ran for Treasurer in 2004, I got only 13 votes. Those who dominate MTRCC focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me, my credibility, and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They further stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.dupagedemocrats.com/cms2/become-an-elected-official-at-the-most-important-level/
(FROM THE POSTING: For many, the first elected position they hold is that of Precinct Committeeman, PC for short. PC’s are elected officials and are vital to their fellow candidates running for Public Office. Elected PC’s serve a two year term and make up the Central Committee of the County Party and vote on all major decisions. The DuPage Elections Committee describes the role of PC as follows: The grass roots and foundation of the political parties are its precinct committeemen. They serve as the foot soldiers to the most fundamental political unit of government, the precinct. The precinct committeeman helps shape party policy and participates in the selection process of candidates. A precinct committeeman is elected to a two-year term in the even-year primary elections. In our PC orientation, we cover exactly how you can *Represent the party’s voters at the county central committee convention to elect the county central chairman and its officers. The precinct committeeman casts a total number of party votes, (weighted vote), as cast in the precinct at the recent primary election *Become a voter registrar and register all qualified constituents *Appoint and fill vacancies of election judges for the precinct polling place *Provide candidate and election information to the voters *Circulate petitions for candidates prior to the primary election *Become familiar with the elected officials and legislatures so the concerns of the voters can be passed on to them. *Attend and become involved in the party’s Township meetings in one of the nine townships in which you live)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conservative website Washington Free Beacon first paid Fusion GPS for Trump research that led to dossier – Devlin Barrett, Sari Horwitz and Adam Entous (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-conservative-website-trump-dossier-20171027-story.html
— Aldermen call for tougher background checks of Uber, Lyft drivers – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-city-council-transportation-budget-hearing-20171027-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Taxpayers lost $1.2M on cancelled concert at Guaranteed Rate Field – Shia Kapos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/taxpayers-lost-1-2m-on-cancelled-concert-at-guarantee-rate-field/

CBS2
— Crete-Monee School Superintendent Resigns Just eight weeks into the school year, Crete-Monee School District 201-U Superintendent Nathaniel Cunningham Jr has resigned.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3749018-crete-monee-school-superintendent-resigns/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why is sexual harassment rampant in Springfield? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), I saw absolutely no sexual harassment. All my superiors, all my supervisors, all my coworkers, and all my subordinates knew that all women are members of a protected class and that they should be given preference.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171027/ISSUE05/171029869/why-is-sexual-harassment-rampant-in-springfield
— Before it gets personal, House speaker scrambles on sexual harassment – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), I saw absolutely no sexual harassment. All my superiors, all my supervisors, all my coworkers, and all my subordinates knew that all women are members of a protected class and that they should be given preference.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171027/NEWS02/171029861/before-it-gets-personal-house-speaker-scrambles-on-sexual-harassment
— Here’s how not to bring jobs to Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171027/ISSUE07/171029886/rauner-is-right-to-veto-local-right-to-work-ban-in-illinois

WTTW
— Chicago to Add 10 Environmental Inspectors, Increase Fine Amounts – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/27/chicago-add-10-environmental-inspectors-increase-fine-amounts

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State lawmakers file plans calling for sexual harassment training – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), I saw absolutely no sexual harassment. All my superiors, all my supervisors, all my coworkers, and all my subordinates knew that all women are members of a protected class and that they should be given preference.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171027/state-lawmakers-file-plans-calling-for-sexual-harassment-training?rssfeed=true

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner remains right for Illinois in 2018 – Andy Wheeler, Kankakee County Board chairman
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/rauner-remains-right-for-illinois-in/article_26965952-5ba8-5b7a-950c-67fc268681e5.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Springfield-area dog survives vicious coyote attack – Carla Jimenez
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171027/springfield-area-dog-survives-vicious-coyote-attack

DAILY ILLINI
— ‘Meeting with the Chief’ results in vandalism and police involvement – KARAN ABROL
https://dailyillini.com/news/2017/10/27/meeting-chief-results-vandalism-police-involvement/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WHILE ILLINOIS COURTS AMAZON, PRIVACY LITIGATION THREATENS TECH FIRMS, ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/while-illinois-courts-amazon-privacy-litigation-threatens-tech-firms-illinois-employers/

BREITBART
— Anti-Trump Dossier Original Funder Paul Singer an Open Borders Establishment Republican Billionaire – IAN MASON (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/27/anti-trump-dossier-original-funder-paul-singer-an-open-borders-establishment-republican-billionaire/

CAMPUS REFORM
— A College Republicans meeting at the University of Illinois was disrupted Thursday by a woman who is allegedly a university employee. – Anthony Gockowski and Nikita Vladimirov
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10056

NEW YORK TIMES
— Citizenship Applications in the U.S. Surge as Immigration Talk Toughens – MIRIAM JORDAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/us/citizenship-applications-immigration.html
— More Fake News From the New York Times – ESTHER GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news and b) the only real news is the news that they put out.)
https://spectator.org/more-fake-news-from-the-new-york-times/
— A Student Loan Nightmare: The Teacher in the Wrong Payment Plan – RON LIEBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/your-money/paying-for-college/student-loan-payments.html
— How Twitter Killed the First Amendment – Tim Wu
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/opinion/twitter-first-amendment.html
— Communism Through Rose-Colored Glasses Why can’t the left condemn this evil as it does its historical equivalents? – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/opinion/communism-rose-colored-glasses.html
— The U.S. Nursed an Undocumented 10-Year-Old. Now It May Deport Her. – VIVIAN YEE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/us/immigrant-girl-surgery-detained.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Spain Dismisses Catalonia Government After Region Declares Independence – RAPHAEL MINDER and PATRICK KINGSLEY (DIERSEN: If the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago fail in their efforts to destroy Trump, will they declare that Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago are “Independent Democrat Republics?” Will they declare that every precinct, every municipality, every township/ward, and every county in Illinois in which Clinton got more votes than Trump is an “Independent Democrat Republic?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/world/europe/spain-catalonia-puigdemont.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Conservative Website Washington Free Beacon First Funded Anti-Trump Research by Firm That Later Produced Dossier- KENNETH P. VOGEL and MAGGIE HABERMAN (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/us/politics/trump-dossier-paul-singer.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows. The Post-U. Md. survey reveals a starkly pessimistic view of the U.S. political system under President Trump. – John Wagner and Scott Clement (DIERSEN: How bad is it for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? One major indicator is the number of votes that Trump got compared to the number votes Clinton got in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/democracy-poll/?utm_term=.5617556b9ac0&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics–alert-national&wpmk=1

NEW YORK POST
— Conservative website originally funded research firm that produced Trump dossier – Joe Tacopino (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/27/conservative-paper-originally-funded-research-for-trump-dossier/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/27/white-lives-matter-religious-leaders/805807001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tussle Within Facebook Focuses on How to Address Misleading Material – Mike Isaac (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all material is misleading except the material that they put out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/technology/facebook-fake-content-employees.html?_r=0
— Spain Seizes Power in Catalonia After Region Declares Independence – Jeannette Neumann and Marina Force (DIERSEN: If the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago fail in their efforts to destroy Trump, will they declare that Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago are “Independent Democrat Republics?” Will they declare that every precinct, every municipality, every township/ward, and every county in Illinois in which Clinton got more votes than Trump is an “Independent Democrat Republic?”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/catalans-rally-as-spain-is-poised-to-approve-direct-rule-1509108392
— The Trump Dossier Dam Is Breaking A U.S. political party applied to a hostile power for lurid stories about a domestic opponent. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-dossier-dam-is-breaking-1509143847
— Conservative Publication Hired Fusion GPS to Research Trump, Other Candidates Washington Free Beacon denies involvement in anti-Trump dossier compiled by ex-British spy – Byron Tau (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents wanted a dossier on you, who would they hire to put it together?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/conservative-publication-hired-fusion-gps-to-research-trump-other-candidates-1509153787
— When Art Joined the Russian Revolution A Chicago exhibition showcases posters, furniture, cookie boxes—and a lot more – Susan Delson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-art-joined-the-russian-revolution-1509119232
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who make money off of pets promote pets. Owning a pet consumes a tremendous amount of your time and your money.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-benefits-of-pet-ownership-1509116398
— New Rules for More Media Competition Limits on media ownership don’t reflect Digital Age reality.- Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who fund my competition, that is, I should write a book about those who pay lots of money a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-rules-for-more-media-competition-1509144835

RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL
— The entitlement mentality – Robert Lee
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/opinion/columns/76743/the-entitlement-mentality

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— In era of forever wars, suicide rate soars among young veterans – Martin Kuz (DIERSEN: The Vietnam War lasted 20 years, from 1955 to 1975. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War. How old were you during the Vietnam War? I was 7 years old in 1955 and 27 years old in 1975.) 
http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/In-era-of-forever-wars-suicide-rate-soars-among-12306110.php

STANDARD
— Protests and counter protests: history will judge the political class harshly – Maggie Ireri (DIERSEN: Protestors want to get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001258626/protests-and-counter-protests-history-will-judge-the-political-class-harshly

October 27 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP CHAIRMAN CHRIS CLEVELAND STANDS UP TO RAUNER’S BULLYING TACTICS (FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s past time for the state central committee to step in and right the ship. First, I ask that you prevail upon Bruce Rauner to stop the petty retribution. This is the Republican Party, not the mob, and it’s time for them to grow up. Second, I ask that you consider separating the state party apparatus from the Rauner campaign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/chicago-gop-chairman-stands-up-to-rauners-bullying-tactics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago GOP and a conservative leader in the party, wrote to the IL GOP’s State Central Committee this week, expressing the frustrations the conservative base is having with the party’s direction and Governor Rauner’s bullying tactics within the party ranks. “State Central Committee member, I’m writing to alert you to a problem with the Rauner campaign’s use of state party resources, and to problems within the state party generally. A few days ago, a Chicago GOP staffer was informed that he could no longer use a desk within state party headquarters. We had put him there a few days a week so we could coordinate our activities with the state party. In the past, the city GOP has frequently supplied volunteers for state party-backed candidates. The reason they offered was a press report that I was under consideration as Rep. Jeanne Ives running mate. (Jeanne and I have talked, but as of this moment she has not yet made a final decision, and she has a number of very good candidates to choose from.) Subsequently, the state party cut off our GOPDataCenter access. Consider what has happened here: the Rauner campaign has ordered the state party to cut off an elected, regular Republican organization, based purely on the rumor that the head of the organization *might* be working with a candidate in a primary against him. To the best of my knowledge, the state central committee has neither endorsed nor slated Bruce Rauner. And given the widespread doubt within the Republican Party over his policy choices and his ability to execute, it seems to me that some dissent is warranted. But whether you love him or hate him, this behavior is abusive, and the state central committee should not stand for it. Our difficulties with the state party go beyond this recent behavior. It has long been the position of senior staffers in the state party that the Chicago GOP should not be running candidates in the city. The theory is that this just “activates” the other side and reminds them that there is an election. We in the Chicago GOP have rejected this position, and believe that a vigorous attack in the belly of the beast has many benefits. While the Chicago GOP is a small organization, and Chicago is often derided as a Democratic bastion, the number of Republican voters here is not small. We cover 7.5% of the Republican voters in the state, more than any county except Cook and DuPage, with 20,000 more voters than the next largest county, Lake. You ignore this constituency at your peril. Four years ago, we ran candidates across the city for the purpose of generating enthusiasm and volunteers for phone calls and door knocks. In close coordination with the Rauner campaign, we flooded their offices with volunteers and executed 363,000 voter contacts, 263,000 of which were door knocks. We were able to raise Rauner’s vote in Chicago to 20.63%, just a hair above the magic 20% threshold. And he won. If Rauner is on the ballot this fall, this won’t happen. Not because we wouldn’t want to; we’re loyal Republicans and Rauner over Pritzker would be an easy choice. It won’t happen because the state party has consistently undermined our efforts to recruit here, and because there is zero enthusiasm for this governor. Even prior to HB 40, we couldn’t get people to sign his petition. It’s past time for the state central committee to step in and right the ship. First, I ask that you prevail upon Bruce Rauner to stop the petty retribution. This is the Republican Party, not the mob, and it’s time for them to grow up. Second, I ask that you consider separating the state party apparatus from the Rauner campaign. They are acting as one and the same, but our party is bigger than Bruce, and we have broader concerns than his personal well-being. Notably, we need to take back the House, and we have two very viable candidates for state rep in Chicago, both of whom *might actually win*. A party must support such activities. I am open to discussing this matter with any of you individually. Chris Cleveland Chairman, Chicago Republican Party)
— GOP COULD WIN 9 DEM HOUSE SEATS IN 2018, GRAB MADIGAN’S MAJORITY – Nancy Thorner
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/thorner-gop-could-win-9-dem-house-seats-in-2018-grab-madigans-majority.html
— COMBAT VETERAN RAFAEL HIM RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE IN THE 54TH DISTRICT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/combat-veteran-running-for-state-senate-in-the-54th-district.html

ABC7
— Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announces run for attorney general – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-gov-pat-quinn-announces-run-for-attorney-general/2575759/
— Rauner ‘deeply troubled’ by accounts of sexual harassment in Springfield – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-deeply-troubled-by-accounts-of-sexual-harassment-in-springfield/2575811/

NBC5
— Illinois Governor’s Race ‘Leaning Democratic’ According to New Ranking – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-classified-as-vulnerable-according-to-new-ranking-453672463.html
— Former Governor Pat Quinn Running for Attorney General
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/former-governor-pat-quinn-running-for-attorney-general-453712053.html

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Calls For Zero Tolerance Against Sex Harassment – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/27/gov-rauner-calls-for-zero-tolerance-on-sex-harassment/
— Rauner ‘Deeply, Deeply Troubled’ By Letter Detailing Sexual Harassment In Springfield – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/27/bruce-rauner-open-letter-sexual-harassment-springfield/
— Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn To Run For Illinois Attorney General
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/27/ex-gov-pat-quinn-to-run-for-illinois-attorney-general/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announces run for attorney general – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/former-illinois-gov-pat-quinn-announces-run-for-attorney-general

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls transparency bill ‘political manipulation,’ angering GOP – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-calls-transparency-bill-political-manipulation-angering-gop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many lawmakers saw those comments as a sour grapes response to the override, which passed with a 112-0 vote on Wednesday. It was also seen as a strange comment as the governor continues to try to gain back the support of Republican lawmakers after many criticized him for signing a bill to expand taxpayer-funding of abortions. The override was one of nearly a dozen the Illinois House delivered to the governor this week. He did score a major victory, however, in the failed override of a bill that would have prohibited local municipalities from enacting “right-to-work” zones. State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, said he was happy to co-sponsor the debt transparency legislation and asked Republican colleagues to unanimously support the override. “It was the right thing to do. #thatsleadership,” Skillicorn tweeted. Others had stronger words for the governor’s backlash. “This is another example of failed Governor Rauner’s alternate reality,” State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, said. “The governor lost 112-0 on the override — no Republicans voted against the override.” McSweeney said the measure will allow lawmakers and the public to know just how much the state owes, including $2.8 billion in unappropriated bills, which was detailed in a bond offering submitted by the governor’s office and the state’s budget office. “The real question is what did the governor know about the hidden bills and when did he know it?” McSweeney said. Mendoza’s office said the unanimous vote shows the measure represented good policy. “That vote — 112-0 — every single Republican voting with every single Democrat, that ends the discussion over whether this is good policy or politics,” Mendoza spokesman Abdon Pallasch said. “Madigan did not hypnotize [Republicans] David McSweeney and Jeanne Ives to vote for the bill? No. it’s just good policy and the legislators could see which side was telling the truth on this one.” The governor, though, said he is a “strong advocate for transparency” while bringing up a months old feud with Mendoza about IT upgrades.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-illinois-quit-crosscheck-kris-kobach/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “The Grand Old Party is at a crossroads as Americans suffer.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/republican-party-crossroads-as-americans-suffer-lincoln-gop/
— Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn to run for state attorney general – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-illinois-governor-pat-quinn-run-attorney-general/
— Black economic virtue flows one way: out of our community – John Fountain
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/racism-discrimination-businesses-black-communities-fountain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote divisiveness? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-nixon-jackson-american-divisiveness-kadner/
— Tensions simmer between African-Americans and Latinos – LAURA WASHINGTON – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/latinos-blacks-tension-laura-washington/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives will probably challenge Rauner – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-1029-20171027-story.html
— Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn looks at possible attorney general bid
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pat-quinn-attorney-general-20171027-story.html
— Lake County is a ‘role model’ for progressive drug treatment programs, says lieutenant governor – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-state-officials-opioid-crisis-visit-st-1028-20171027-story.html
— All of the women who have accused Trump of sexual harassment are lying, White House says – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-sexual-harassment–20171027-story.html
— ‘It’s been worse’ for liberties under Trump, ACLU official says – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ecn-ecc-aclu-visit-st-1029-20171027-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— State officials visit Lake County to learn about substance abuse programs – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171027/state-officials-visit-lake-county-to-learn-about-substance-abuse-programs
— Survey aims to find causes of Naperville students’ stress
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171027/survey-aims-to-find-causes-of-naperville-students-stress

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Why would a sane billionaire spend his fortune to lead the Illinois asylum? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article181237511.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Women Are Speaking Up About Harassment And Abuse, But Why Now? – ELIZABETH BLAIR
http://nprillinois.org/post/women-are-speaking-about-harassment-and-abuse-why-now#stream/0

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois politicians will continue to hail a progressive income tax as a quick fix to the state’s poor spending habits. Don’t be tricked. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-illinois-tax-trick-thats-years-in-the-making/

CAPITOL FAX
— “This is the Republican Party, not the mob”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/this-is-the-republican-party-not-the-mob/
— Because… Madigan!
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/because-madigan-40/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Jeanne Ives was asked this week what she’d do if she was elected governor… “So, what would I do differently? That’s a good question. First of all I’d ask everybody to turn out. You have to completely turn out, uh, turnover the Democrat legislature. You must get rid of Mike Madigan. He is stopping all the good economic policies that would come to fruition.” Which leads us to this kinda tongue in cheek oppo dump… Jeanne Ives: Secret Democrat? . . . Proft Ally Jeanne Ives Has Raised 24 Percent Of Her Campaign Funds From Donors Who Also Gave To Madigan Jeanne Ives Has Raised $288,943.11 Since First Running For Office In 2011. (Illinois Board of Elections, Accessed 10/26/17) $68,012 – 24 Percent – Of Ives’ Fundraising Has Come From Donors Who Also Contributed To Friends Of Michael J. Madigan. (Illinois Board of Elections, Accessed 10/26/17) Proft Called Out Durkin For Receiving Money From A Union That Also Gave To Ives . . . Ives Received A $1,000 Contribution From The Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management Political Action Committee On September 5, 2017. (Illinois Board of Elections, Accessed 10/26/17) Ives Has Received $5,900 Since 2013 From The Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management Political Action Committee. (Illinois Board of Elections, Accessed 10/26/17) The contributions are compiled here.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/duckworth-durbin-demand-state-exit-crosscheck/
— Dem AG candidate claims “all voting machines have been penetrated by the Russians in Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/dem-ag-candidate-claims-all-voting-machines-have-been-penetrated-by-the-russians-in-illinois/
— Rauner travels to Israel next week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/rauner-travels-to-israel-next-week/
— General Assembly’s inspector general post still vacant
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/gas-inspector-general-post-still-vacant/
— Facebook and Twitter roll out changes to fend off regulation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/27/facebook-and-twitter-roll-out-changes-to-fend-off-regulation/

GOPUSA
— Gun Control: An opportunity for the NFL to become even more unpopular
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32472

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of White People Believe Whites Also Face Discrimination – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/26/poll-majority-white-people-believe-whites-also-face-discrimination/

DAILY CALLER
— Washington Post Article Calls For Amendment To ‘Ban The Incitement Of Bigotry’ The Washington Post published an article Thursday that called for a constitutional amendment to ban inequality and racist speech. – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/27/wapo-article-calls-for-amendment-to-ban-the-incitement-of-bigotry/

TOWNHALL
— GAO Will Soon Investigate Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/10/27/trumps-voter-fraud-commission-is-going-to-be-investigated-n2401237

ABC NEWS
— GOP faith ambassador quits, complains of priorities of RNC – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-faith-ambassador-quits-complains-priorities-rnc-50772425

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois college Republicans say free speech limited to ‘0.0013 percent’ of campus in federal lawsuit – Justin Wm. Moyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/10/26/illinois-college-republicans-say-free-speech-limited-to-0-0013-percent-of-campus-in-federal-lawsuit/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Former Illinois Governor Announces Run for Attorney General Former Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn is joining a crowded field attempting to become the state’s next attorney general. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-27/former-illinois-governor-announces-run-for-attorney-general

BLOOMBERG
— Cities Fall Short on Preparing for Disaster Meanwhile, U.S. companies are going all in to prepare for the effects of climate change. – Nathaniel Bullard
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-27/cities-fall-short-on-preparing-for-disaster

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Americans are already showing signs of maxing out on debt – Pedro Nicolaci da Costa (DIERSEN: My wife and I have never come anywhere close to “maxing out on debt.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that is because I avoided the draft, the federal government grossly overpaid me, my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, my federal retirement benefits are much too generous, and I do not give lots of money to a church like they do. Our supporters would stress that my wife and I always saved a lot of our income for our retirement.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-consumer-debt-is-a-problem-for-the-poor-2017-10

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/145534/disdain-black-women-doesnt-stop-donald-trump

October 27 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF RAUNER, IVES, OBERWEIS, AND CONNELLY: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Back Rauner or reject him? – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: This article includes quotes from Durante, Ives, Stolman, Gasser, Breen, Rauner, Andersson, Gomez, and Harris.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171027/gop-dilemma-after-abortion-bill-surprise-join-rauner-or-reject-him
— China sees opportunity in America’s declines – Fareed Zakaria (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have no problem with China ruling the world.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171027/china-sees-opportunity-in-americas-declines
— Arlington Heights library official says controversial initiatives led to firing – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171026/arlington-heights-library-official-controversial-initiatives-led-to-firing
— Mortgage interest, property taxes in play in tax bill – Ken Harney
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20171027/mortgage-interest-property-taxes-in-play-in-tax-bill

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dem candidates for governor focus on women’s issues at UIC forum – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dem-candidates-for-governor-focus-on-womens-issues-at-uic-forum/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel’s ethics board walks back $2,500 fines against 3 who illegally lobbied him – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-board-of-ethics-fines-20171026-story.html
— Billionaire drug company founder charged with bribing doctors to prescribe opioids – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-insys-john-kapoor-pharma-drug-bribery-20171027-story.html

CBS2
— After 2 Opponents Forfeited, Hope Academy To Start Playoffs Friday Night
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/27/hope-academy-football-playoff-game/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Can mom of 5 beat Rauner in primary? – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171026/my-view-can-mom-of-5-beat-rauner-in-primary

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Bill Transparency Act Could Have Revealed Billions in Bills
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/330480

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger announces candidacy, challengers seek signatures – Brett Herrmann
http://www.newstrib.com/free/kinzinger-announces-candidacy-challengers-seek-signatures/article_4beae366-bb08-11e7-98ed-cf2141665757.html

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s “blind trust procedures” don’t excuse lawsuit secrecy – Matt Dietrich
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/oct/27/bruce-rauner/rauners-blind-trust-procedures-dont-excuse-lawsuit/

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump recalls death of brother Fred from alcoholism, promotes abstinence
http://www.gopusa.com/donald-trump-recalls-death-of-brother-fred-from-alcoholism-promotes-abstinence/

BREITBART
— Paul Ryan Says He Wants to ‘Fix’ DACA: But Reformers Want Much More – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/26/immigration-reformers-seek-strategic-win-on-numbers-not-just-amnesty-block/

DAILY SIGNAL
— University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’ – Jarrett Stepman
http://dailysignal.com/2017/10/24/university-of-wisconsin-students-protest-abraham-lincoln-statue-because-he-owned-slaves/

DAILY CALLER
— NFL Popularity Plummets In New Poll, Especially Among Republicans – Katie Jerkovich
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/nfl-popularity-plummets-in-new-poll-especially-among-republicans/

NEWSMAX
— Rubio: My Campaign Didn’t Dig Up Dirt on Trump – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: What do Democrats consider to be “dirt” — a) being a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American; b) having ancestors who have been in America for a long time; c) avoiding the draft (except if you are Bill Clinton); d) not owning a dog?)
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/dossier-fusion-gps-campaign-gop/2017/10/26/id/822384/

COLLEGE FIX
— USC professor defends tweet promoting violence against whiteness – NATHAN RUBBELKE
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/38304/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-we-dream-houston-immigrants-daca-harvey_us_59e697b5e4b00905bdad5a7f

NBC NEWS
— To Fight the Opioid Crisis, These Doctors Cut Back on Opioids – MAGGIE FOX (DIERSEN: I have never taken opioids. None of my doctors have ever recommended that I take opioids.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/fight-opioid-crisis-these-doctors-cut-back-opioids-n814636

WASHINGTON POST
— As DACA winds down, 20,000 educators are in limbo – Moriah Balingit (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, educators are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-daca-winds-down-20000-educators-are-in-limbo/2017/10/25/4cd36de4-b9b3-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disney encourages children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/10/26/disney-channel-is-making-history-with-its-first-gay-coming-out-story/

USA TODAY
— From Billy Graham to Roy Moore, evangelicals have come a ways, but still aren’t there – Rick Hampson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/26/billy-graham-roy-moore-evangelicals-have-come-ways-but-still-arent-there/798329001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Billionaire Boom: More of Them, With More Billions UBS reports shows Asia’s billionaires grew 23% in 2016, though U.S. still tops total wealth – Brian Blackstone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/asias-billionaire-ranks-outstrip-u-s-for-first-time-1509003434
— Let’s Agree: Racial Affirmative Action Failed And college admissions offices should reveal the true secret sauce (not test scores) for getting in. – John Katzman and Steve Cohen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities should have been admitted instead of me a) by UIC in 1966, b) by NIU in 1969, c) by Loyola in 1972, d) by DePaul in 1976, e) by Roosevelt in 1980, and f) by IIT in 1992.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-agree-racial-affirmative-action-failed-1509058963
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We disagree in principle about affirmative action. One of us, a frequent fundraiser for Democratic candidates, believes that it’s better for colleges to have a diverse student body that more faithfully reflects the nation; and that we need to counterbalance the impact of poverty on education and opportunity, which often means giving special consideration to minority students. The other, a former Reagan staffer, believes consideration of race is intrinsically unfair and hinders race relations. But we agree that race-based affirmative action hasn’t worked. Because of how it has played out in practical terms, it’s time for colleges to shift the policy from being based on race to income. Affirmative action’s original intent was to incorporate more minority students, specifically blacks and Hispanics, into elite universities. But blacks and Hispanics have actually lost ground in the admissions race over the past 25 years, as recently reported by the New York Times . And while the original policy was intended to help minorities, Asian-American students feel they are taking the biggest hit. As a result, many have filed lawsuits against Ivy League schools such as Harvard, claiming that to gain admission, Asian-American students, on average, have to score 140 points higher on the SAT than white students, 270 points higher than Hispanic students, and 450 points higher than African-American students.)
— How Martin Luther Advanced Freedom The Reformation brought a radical egalitarianism to Christendom. – Joseph Loconte (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being anti-Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-martin-luther-advanced-freedom-1509059066

BLOOMBERG
— Why a GOP Tax Plan Without SALT Will Be a Tough Sell – Alexis Leondis
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26/why-gop-tax-plan-without-salt-is-tough-to-swallow-quicktake-q-a

GOVERNING
— Since Trump Took Office, State Democrats’ Chances Have Improved for 2018 The GOP holds the majority of governorships, but the number of those vulnerable next year has doubled. – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-trump-democrats-governors-races-2018.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three Republican-held governorships are so vulnerable that we’ve rated them lean Democratic. Those are the open seats being vacated by Paul LePage of Maine and Susana Martinez of New Mexico, as well as the seat held by incumbent Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, who announced his run for re-election earlier this week. . .Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) Rauner’s first term continues to be tough. A Republican in a strongly Democratic state, he’s fought an ongoing battle with the Democratic-controlled legislature that kept the state without a full budget for more than two years. The state remains in fiscal trouble, though, with over $15 billion in unpaid bills and the biggest public pension unfunded liability of any state. A decision to sign a bill providing state funding for abortions for low-income women in September, precipitated a war between the governor and social conservatives, possibly enough to provoke a primary challenge. Rauner has a vast personal fortune, but discontent within the GOP, combined with approval ratings in the mid-30s, point to a difficult re-election bid. The Democratic field includes three figures from the populous Cook County: J.B. Pritzker, a multibillionaire and the brother of the former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker; Chris Kennedy, a businessman and son of Robert F. Kennedy; and progressive state Sen. Daniel Biss. Pritzker appears to be in the best position, having secured endorsements from the AFL-CIO, key unions and Cook County Democratic officialdom. Perhaps most important, Pritzker is a self-funder, which is attractive to Democrats looking for a way to beat the deep-pocketed Rauner.)

October 26 Evening Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— Claim: ILGOP boots Chicago GOP from office over Ives allegiance  I’ve asked the ILGOP for a response. (DIERSEN: 28 comments as of 5:36 PM.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/claim-ilgop-boots-chicago-gop-from-office-over-ives-allegiance/
— House overrode veto of Frerichs life insurance bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/house-overrode-veto-of-frerichs-life-insurance-bill/
— House unanimously overrides Debt Transparency Act veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/house-unanimously-overrides-debt-transparency-act-veto/
— Press release from House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s primary opponent Mickey Straub (DIERSEN: 34 comments as of 7:46 PM.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/caption-contest-366/

ABC7
— Illinois House rejects gun ‘bump stock’ ban as too broad – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-rejects-gun-bump-stock-ban-as-too-broad/2565982/
— 2nd woman accuses George H.W. Bush of grabbing her backside
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2nd-woman-accuses-george-hw-bush-of-grabbing-her-backside/2570019/
— Illinois House rejects bump stock ban along rural-urban line – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-rejects-bump-stock-ban-along-rural-urban-line/2565982/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House fails to pass ‘bump stock’ ban – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-pass-bump-stock-ban/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose concealed-carry reciprocity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/concealed-carry-gun-bill-congress-illinois-national-rifle-association/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House rejects ‘bump stock’ ban for semi-automatic rifles – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-bump-stocks-20171026-story.html
— Uneasy rider: Illinois needs a leader, not a fighter – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-campaign-video-20171026-story.html
— BILLIONS LOST, MILLIONS WASTED Why Chicago area residents pay millions for water that never reaches their taps – Patrick M. O’Connell, Cecilia Reyes, Ted Gregory and Angela Caputo
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/lake-michigan-drinking-water-rates/loss.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s success will mean destruction of the Republican Party.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-anti-trump-republicans-flake-corker-20171026-story.html
— After budget narrowly passes, big divisions remain as GOP nears its tax deadline – Mike Debonis and Damian Paletta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-tax-deadline-gop-divisions-20171026-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County forest district surveying residents on priorities – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171026/dupage-county-forest-district-surveying-residents-on-priorities

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 3 suburban GOP reps (Roskam, Kinzinger, and Hultgren) provide crucial votes on tax plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171026/BLOGS02/171029890/3-suburban-gop-reps-provide-crucial-votes-on-tax-plan
— NAACP’s American Airlines warning might be just the beginning for brands – ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps boycott all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171026/NEWS06/171029888/naacps-american-airlines-warning-might-be-just-the-beginning-for

WTTW
— Scathing Criticism of Trump Fails to Undermine Base Support – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/26/scathing-criticism-trump-fails-undermine-base-support

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Under the Dome Podcast: Bump stock ban fails, sexual harassment at the Capitol – Schoenburg, Finke, & Muhs
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171026/under-dome-podcast-bump-stock-ban-fails-sexual-harassment-at-capitol
— Trump’s action on opioids pleases Illinois experts
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171026/trumps-action-on-opioids-pleases-illinois-experts

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— University of Chicago president won’t wilt under free-speech fire – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-26/jim-dey-university-chicago-president-wont-wilt-under-free-speech-fire.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Overrides Many Vetoes – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=254176#.WfJQg4zR-M8

FOX ILLINOIS
— Melting pot mural coming to downtown Springfield – Mat Gaskins (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you are a Republican, and especially if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and the more that you should pay the price of Immigration, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/melting-pot-mural-coming-to-downtown-springfield-10-26-2017

WIFR
— Adam Kinzinger announces bid for re-election
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Adam-Kinzinger-announces-bid-for-re-election-453425403.html

HOMER GLEN PATCH
— Homer Glen Mayor Announces Endorsement Of Jim Durkin For State Representative Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich, as well as several mayors and village presidents across the 82nd district, have announced their endorsement – Andrea Earnest (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If I sought a government office or a political office, who would endorse my opponents? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Those who cannot manipulate/dominate me. Those who I have sued.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/homer-glen-mayor-announces-endorsement-jim-durkin-state-representative
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other mayors and village presidents that have endorsed Durkin include: Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, Bensenville Village President Frank DeSimone, Bloomingdale Village President Franco A. Coladipietro, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, Hanover Park Village President Rodney Craig, Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci, Roselle Mayor Andy Maglio, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda, Western Springs Village President Alice Gallagher, Willowbrook Mayor Frank Trilla and Wood Dale Mayor Nunzio Pulice.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jay Sekulow Announces Court Defeat of IRS re Its Targeting of Conservative/Tea Party Groups
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/jay-sekulow-announces-court-defeat-of-irs-re-its-targeting-of-conservative-groups/
— Illinois Does Not Make the Bottom Ten on Business Climate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/illinois-does-not-make-the-bottom-ten-on-business-climate/
— Roskum Supports Budget, Shows Knowledge of Constituent Concern about GOP Proposal to End Income Tax Property Tax Deduction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/roskum-supports-budget-show-knowledge-of-constituent-concern-about-ending-income-tax-property-tax-deduction/
— Illegal Alien Arrested for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Hebron Child “In Transit”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/illegal-alien-arrested-for-predatory-criminal-sexual-assault-of-a-hebron-child-in-transit/
— Big Crowd at Sheriff Bill Prim’s Marengo Event
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/26/big-crowd-at-sheriff-bill-prims-marengo-event/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— House Republican Leader Durkin solicits Democrats to back re-election bid
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511251992-house-republican-leader-durkin-solicits-democrats-to-back-re-election-bid

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s thug Dan Proft to GOP: Love me or else!
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/26/rauner-thug-dan-proft-gop-love-else/

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Lawmakers override nearly dozen bills – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-override-nearly-dozen-bills/845252244
— Lawmakers have productive veto session – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-have-productive-veto-session/844463267

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Help Prevent Voter Fraud: Serve as Election Judge or Poll Watcher – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/help-prevent-voter-fraud-serve-as-an-election-judge-or-poll-watcher/

DAILY CALLER
— Justice Department Agrees To Pay Tea Party Victims In Obama IRS Targeting Scandal – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Were it not for Henry Hyde’s help, I doubt that IRS would ever had approved Adversity.Net’s 501(c)(3) application in 2001. SEE: http://www.adversity.net/)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/justice-department-agrees-to-pay-tea-party-victims-in-irs-targeting-scandal/
— FBI Informant’s Lawyer — Obama Admin ‘Threatened’ My Client And His Career – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: During September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear to me that they would kill me figuratively if not litterally if I did not take their early retirement “offer” by the end of the month.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/fbi-informants-lawyer-obama-admin-threatened-my-client-and-his-career/

BREITBART
— Pentagon Recommends Requiring Women to Sign Up for Draft – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Employers are extremely reluctant to hire those who are subject to the draft. When I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. After it was approved in 1971 and because my being subject to draft ended because of my draft lottery number, Oldsmobile offered me a job which I accepted. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/10/26/pentagon-recommends-requiring-women-sign-draft/

NEWSMAX
— Assistant Treasury Secretary Kautter to Replace Koskinen at IRS
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/white-house-treasury-irs-chief/2017/10/26/id/822246/

GOPUSA
— DHS drops DACA status for prominent illegal alien activist Jessica Colotl
http://www.gopusa.com/dhs-drops-daca-status-for-prominent-illegal-alien-activist/
— Pentagon advocates requiring women to sign up for military draft (DIERSEN: Employers are extremely reluctant to hire those who are subject to the draft. When I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. After it was approved in 1971 and because my being subject to draft ended because of my draft lottery number, Oldsmobile offered me a job which I accepted. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32376

THE HILL
— Jeff Flake knows the GOP is in trouble, and so does the base – JEFFREY LORD
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/357233-jeff-flake-knows-the-gop-is-in-trouble-and-so-does-the-base

CNN
— GAO to investigate Trump voter commission – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/trump-voter-commission-gao-investigation/index.html

NBC NEWS
— GAO Probe Launched Into Trump Voter Fraud Panel – DARTUNORRO CLARK
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/probe-launched-trump-voter-fraud-panel-n814666

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Steps Up Efforts to Sway Lawmakers – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: What does Facebook think of those who share your demographics? For what I see, Facebook has a very low opinion of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-steps-up-efforts-to-sway-lawmakers-1509044190
— Google Parent Alphabet’s Profit Grows 33% – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: What does Google think of those who share your demographics? For what I see, Google has a very low opinion of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-parent-alphabets-profit-grows-33-1509049686

USA TODAY
— Conservatives hate overspending. So why did they OK a budget with a $1.5 trillion debt increase? – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/26/heres-why-conservatives-tough-spot-tax-reform/803568001/

NEW YORKER
— Does the Far Right Have a Place at Academic Conferences? – Masha Gessen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being “far right” because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They work very hard to get rid of me because I refuse to join them in promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/does-the-far-right-have-a-place-at-academic-conferences

FED SMITH
— The Decisive Decade: The 10-Years That Will Shape Your Retirement – Tom Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 10-years before that, they did not promote me, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they kept me off audits of IRS. Consequently, my Civil Service Retitement System pension is dramatically reduced. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/26/decisive-decade-10-years-will-shape-retirement/

October 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois business group steps up fight for ‘Dreamers’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: To “fight for Dreamers” is to fight for mass/illegal immigration. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that “fight for Dreamers” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-illinois-business-group-steps-up-fight-for-dreamers/
— City hiring chief accused of shortchanging Hispanics – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: To hire a minority is to not hire a White. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-hiring-chief-accused-of-shortchanging-hispanics/
— House OKs $4 trillion GOP-backed budget; stage set for Trump tax plan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-gop-moves-to-pass-budget-start-tax-debate/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durkin gets backing from mayors – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com has no record of receiving this list. Since 2000, GOPUSA Illinois Editor Dave Diersen has asked all Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-cursive-20171026-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs has released a list of mayors and village presidents who are backing his re-election. He released the list after Burr Ridge Village President Mickey Straub said earlier this month that he was considering a primary challenge to Durkin, who has been House GOP leader since 2013 and has served in the legislature for 19 years. The 16 mayors backing Durkin come from throughout the suburban area including from outside his district, such as Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico and Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns. But he’s also backed closer to home by Western Springs Village President Alice Gallagher and Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich. Straub’s potential challenge to Durkin is part of the conservative fallout over GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign legislation expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions. Some conservatives also expressed dismay that several Republicans defected from Rauner and Durkin to join with Democrats in enacting a spending and tax-hike package that ended the state’s historic budget impasse in July. Straub said many conservative groups encouraged him to take on Durkin, including getting support from failed 2010 governor candidate and current radio show host Dan Proft and onetime U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Hughes. Proft and Hughes co-founded the politically tax-exempt group the Illinois Opportunity Project.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: New Chicago FBI boss brings terrorism, mob, public corruption experience – Jason Meisner (DIERSEN: What experience do you have? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I had almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. But the Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-new-chicago-fbi-boss-20171020-story.html
— Rauner loses round in fight over teaching cursive in schools
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-cursive-20171026-story.html
— Ex-library board member guilty of stealing campaign signs in Elgin – George Houde
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-met-elgin-campaign-sign-theft-trial-20171024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-religious people say “Forced childbirth isn’t the American way — yet.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-immigrant-teen-abortion-20171025-story.html
— Small-town Morris VFW to resume raffle with another huge jackpot – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-morris-vfw-raffle-resumes-20171025-story.html
— Income inequality extends into retirement – Peter Whoriskey (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only $50,856/year. I should write a book about all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) who played major roles in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and b) what their CSRS or FERS pensions are or will be. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and did not promote me beyond GS-13; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171026/281998967708521

WGN RADIO
— The Daily Line’s Mike Fourcher: “A lot of Republicans are not confident that Governor Rauner is managing government well” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/25/the-daily-lines-mike-fourcher-a-lot-of-republicans-are-not-confident-that-governor-rauner-is-managing-government-well/

DAILY HERALD
— House deals Rauner setbacks, but he wins on ‘right-to-work’
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171025/news/310259795
— Arlington Heights library official says he was fired without cause – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: What if the Daily Herald had reported on my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old like the Daily Herald reports on Jeremy Andrykowski being fired?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/arlington-heights-library-official-says-he-was-fired-without-cause
— Flake op-ed: It’s time to stand up to Trump – Jeff Flake
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171025/flake-op-ed-its-time-to-stand-up-to-trump

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Where could Paul Ryan’s tax move hit hard? Lake Geneva. – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/NEWS02/171029908/paul-ryan-gop-tax-overhaul-plan-to-kill-deduction-would-hurt-lake

SAUK VALLEY & KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner fails ‘integrity test,’ so Ives might challenge him GOP mother from Wheaton also irked by Exelon bailout – Scott Reeder
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/10/24/springfield-scoop-rauner-fails-integrity-test-so-ives-might-challenge-him/ar82yzk/
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-will-she-run-for-governor/article_a8511041-b254-5744-98d5-acff26e6ef7e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives sounds like she’ll be a candidate for Illinois governor. The Wheaton Republican is one of the most conservative members of the General Assembly, and she is hopping mad at Gov. Bruce Rauner, whom she contends is not trustworthy. Rauner angered many in his party by signing a bill last month providing state funding for elective abortions. He did this after promising multiple Catholic bishops and state lawmakers that he wouldn’t. “He’s failed the integrity test. No one in the Legislature believes a word he says,” Ives said. If Ives enters the race, she would be the only candidate opposing abortion rights in either the Republican or Democrat gubernatorial primaries. “The state is broke. We can’t afford to create another entitlement program, let alone for something as morally reprehensible as abortion,” she said. But Ives says her objection to Rauner goes beyond this. For example, although he ran on a platform opposing “crony capitalism,” Rauner signed a measure giving a multibillion-dollar bailout to Exelon, a power company. Are you starting to get the feeling that she really dislikes the governor? Yeah, me too. But it’s one thing to object to what the leader of your party is doing, and it’s another thing to leave your safe seat in the Legislature and challenge him. Ives said she hasn’t decided yet whether she will run. But listening to her, it sure sounds like she is on the brink of diving in. But running and winning are two different things. And, sadly, money is the lifeblood of politics. Ives began the month with $8,488 in her campaign coffers, while Rauner had $65.5 million. Most of that money came from either himself or his billionaire buddy, businessman Ken Griffin. That almost makes David and Goliath seem like an even contest. And the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, J.B. Pritzker, also is a billionaire who is self- funding. Could Ives beat not only Rauner but Pritzker? Mike Lawrence, a longtime statehouse observer and former senior adviser to Gov. Jim Edgar, is skeptical. “I don’t think she will win the primary, but I’m not writing her off. I think if she runs, she will start out with a solid 30 percent of Republicans who vote in primaries. Far-right conservatives have a disproportionate influence in primaries,” he said. Lawrence noted that when Edgar ran in the Republican primary in 1990 against Steve Baer, the relatively unknown Baer got more than 30 percent of the vote, mainly from anti-abortion voters angry that Edgar supported abortion rights. So, can a middle-class mother of five beat two of the wealthiest men in Illinois? She faces long odds. But she seems undeterred. And there may be a certain populist appeal to someone who isn’t among the wealthiest Illinoisans running. When pressed about her candidacy, Ives said her 8th-grade daughter told her, “Mom, I thought you were going to announce last week.”)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Republican Leader Brady names Jason Gerwig new press secretary (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com has no record of receiving this press release. Since 2000, GOPUSA Illinois Editor Dave Diersen has asked all Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171025/republican-leader-brady-names-new-press-secretary
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senate GOP Leader BILL BRADY, R-Bloomington, on Wednesday announced that JASON GERWIG is his new press secretary. Gerwig, 44, of Springfield, takes over for PATTY SCHUH, who was named Gov. Rauner’s deputy chief of staff for communications earlier this month. Gerwig has worked for the GOP Senate staff, the state treasurer’s office, the Illinois GOP, DuPage County government, and the FleishmanHillard public relations firm in Chicago. He’s been back on Senate staff since January 2016, and his pay goes to $105,000 — up from $98,500 — in the new job. He grew up in Evergreen Park and double-majored in history and political science at North Central College in Naperville. He and his wife, EMILY, have a 5-year-old daughter. “Jason brings over 20 years of communications and government experience to this important position, and he’s been a well-respected, and valued, member of our staff,” Brady said. Gerwig was first on Senate GOP communications staff in 1996. He said that even back then, the job he just got was one to which he aspired. “I took a long road to get there, but I’m happy to be doing it now,” he said.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner’s run no surprise – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-25/rauners-run-no-surprise.html
— Veto override a partial solution – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-26/veto-override-partial-solution.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrats overreach this time with counterproductive pro-union law – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171025/editorial-democrats-overreach-this-time-with-counterproductive-pro-union-law

TIMES
— GOP candidates urge voters to oust Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-candidates-urge-voters-to-oust-kinzinger/article_4f9e3f0c-3e06-53aa-968a-2fc0725e9020.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor Asks For Congressional Help – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want Congress to do? My critics/opponents want Congress a) to cut if not eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security and b) to dramatically increase the taxes that I pay. While I worked for the federal government, they wanted Congress a) to have my Democrat GAO superiors force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promote me beyond GS-13, keep me off audits of IRS, and force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) to have my Democrat IRS superiors not promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) to have my Democrat Post Office superiors force me resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors stated that they treated me just like Congress wanted them to.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=254111
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner says he is calling on Congress to pass a federal bill that would allow Illinois to reorganize its pension debt, but no one must have picked up the phone. Last month, Rauner told a group of business leaders that he’s pushing for a bill that would allow the state to restructure much of its estimated $130 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. “We’ve got a bill now. We’re working with Congress to pass a law. We’re lobbying right now that would allow states to reorganize and restructure their pensions,” he said. “If we can get this bill passed in Congress, and I’m hoping to get it done with this tax overhaul that we’re doing, if we can get this bill passed, [it will be] transformative to Illinois taxpayers.” But none of Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation would confirm this week that anyone from Rauner’s camp has approached them about a standalone proposal or one that would be tied in with the coming tax reform plan. Rauner doesn’t have the best relationship with the GOP Congressmen. They strongly rebuked Rauner last month for his signing of a controversial bill allowing for the public funding of abortions. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, who’s in charge of the GOP’s tax reform plan, wouldn’t comment on the premise of allowing a bankruptcy-style restructuring but told others that the idea has been discussed but only conceptually. The Hill reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan will release the details of their tax reform legislation next week. A spokesperson with the governor’s office did not immediately respond to questions for this story.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Champaign: A wall of DREAMERS – Nicole McGee (DIERSEN: To fight for DREAMERS is to fight for mass/illegal immigration. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that fight for DREAMERS are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/a-wall-of-dreamers
— Sen. Duckworth urges Congress to pass Dream Act (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries support the Dream Act? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)

NPR ILLINOIS
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-duckworth-urges-congress-to-pass-dream-act
— House Rolls Over Vetoes While Rauner Claims Big Win – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/house-rolls-over-vetoes-while-rauner-claims-big-win#stream/0
— House Overrides Rauner On Salary History – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-males shout that White males are overpaid. In today’s dollars, in 1997 when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $122,991. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $94,610-$122,991. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/house-overrides-rauner-salary-history#stream/0

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Save Rauner cash, House GOP campaign fundraising slows to a trickle
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511253366-save-rauner-cash-house-gop-campaign-fundraising-slows-to-a-trickle#new_tab

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— House overrides several Rauner vetoes, including measure that mandates cursive writing in schools – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-overrides-several-rauner-vetoes-including-measure-that-mandates-cursive/article_c13bb90e-b9a7-11e7-a295-57427e28a482.html

MEDIUM
— We’ve Got Some Work to Do – JB Pritzker (DIERSEN: What do you say to men who paint themselves as being anti-men to curry favor with anti-men? What do you say to Whites who paint themselves as being anti-White to curry favor with anti-Whites? What do you say to older people who paint themselves as being anti-older people to curry favor with anti-older people? What do you say to rich people who paint themselves as being anti-rich people to curry favor with anti-rich people? What do you say to German-Americans who paint themselves as being anti-German Americans to curry favor with anti-German Americans? What do you say to Americans who paint themselves as being anti-American to curry favor with anti-Americans? What do you say to “Republicans” who paint themselves as being anti-Republicans to curry favor with anti-Republicans? What do you say to “conservatives” who paint themselves as being anti-conservative to curry favor with anti-conservatives? What do you say to Protestants who paint themselves as being anti-Protestant to curry favor with anti-Protestants? What do you say to etc. who paint themselves as being anti-etc. to curry favor with anti-etc.? I should write books about such aforesaid frauds in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://medium.com/@JBPritzker/weve-got-some-work-to-do-1ca0bc8e3662

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP Leaders heavily reliant on Rauner bucks (DIERSEN: Everyone involved in government, in politics, in news media, in etc. should be required to disclose the sources and amounts of all their income.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/gop-leaders-heavily-reliant-on-rauner-bucks/
— Should campaigns pay their interns? (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes? My critics/opponents must be paying their operatives and their dupes little or nothing because they all have financial problems. However, all the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed a) in stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or stopping everyone from reading those emails and b) in getting me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I wonder how much they were paid to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/should-campaigns-pay-their-interns/
— Suggested Jeanne Ives campaign slogans?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/26/question-of-the-day-2575/

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien in federal custody in Texas has legal abortion
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-alien-in-federal-custody-in-texas-has-legal-abortion/
— Former US President George HW Bush apologizes following assault accusation
http://www.gopusa.com/former-us-president-george-hw-bush-apologizes-following-assault-accusation/
— IRS email points to political affiliation in tea party targeting scandal (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32423
— E-Verify, Interior Enforcement Most Effective Illegal Immigration Deterrents (DIERSEN: If you oppose E-Verify, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32408

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrant minor gets abortion – Alex Swoyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/illegal-immigrant-minor-gets-abortion/
— Rocking the demographic – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree since 1997, union member for almost 12 years, American nameplate car owner, child-less, pet-less, etc. I should write books about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share my demographics.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/editorial-creativity-not-procreation-guarantees-pr/

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach on GOP’s Amnesty Plans: ‘The American Worker Would Get the Raw End of This Deal’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “American worker,” that is, a lowly wage earner? I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are/were lowly wage earners like I was. Most them are/were self-employed, unemployed, on welfare, and/or retired.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/25/exclusive-kris-kobach-on-gops-amnesty-plans-the-american-worker-would-get-the-raw-end-of-this-deal/
— GOP Leaders Get 1 Million Guest-Workers for Food Industry, in Trade for E-Verify – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/25/gop-leaders-endorse-e-verify-to-win-huge-h-2c-guest-worker-bill/
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Ruled Out’: GOP Amnesty Plan Excludes E-Verify, Allowing Employers to Continue Hiring Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/25/ruled-out-gop-amnesty-plan-excludes-e-verify-allowing-employers-to-continue-hiring-illegal-aliens/

BLAZE
— Here’s what Democrats think of George W. Bush now, and it has changed a lot – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Bush has always rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/25/heres-what-democrats-think-of-george-w-bush-now-and-it-has-changed-a-lot/

NUMBERS USA
— OUTSTANDING: House Judiciary Committee Passes Mandatory E-Verify Bill
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/house-judiciary-committee-passes-mandatory-e-verify-bill

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Washington Post Narrative Disregards Republican Successes – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/washington-post-narrative-disregards-republican-successes/

POLITICO
— It’s Trump’s GOP. So Now What? – RICH LOWRY (DIERSEN: One could say “It’s Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party” and ask “So now what?”)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/25/its-trumps-gop-so-now-what-215747
— House sets up tax reform with passage of budget – JENNIFER SCHOLTES and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/26/republican-leaders-budget-vote-244198

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Paul Ryan sides with illegals against Americans.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-ryan/u-s-republican-ryan-says-wants-dreamer-action-timing-uncertain-reuters-interview-idUSKBN1CU2CQ

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As G.O.P. Bends Toward Trump, Critics Either Give In or Give Up – JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS (DIERSEN: One could say “As the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Bends Bruce Rauner, Critics Either Give In or Give Up.” The more planks in the IRP platform that Rauner dumps, the more that Rauner destroys the IRP. How many votes will Rauner get November 6, 2018 because of his success in destroying the IRP?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/us/politics/trump-republican-party-critics.html
— Why Jeff Flake’s Exit Should Scare Democrats – CHRIS COONS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/opinion/jeff-flake-democrats-reelection.html
— House Passes Budget Blueprint, Clearing Path for Tax Overhaul – THOMAS KAPLAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/us/politics/house-budget-blueprint-tax-cut.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The GOP civil war is bigger than Trump. A new study shows deep fissures on policy. – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: What side of the civil war are you on? I am on the side that defends and advances the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/10/26/daily-202-the-gop-civil-war-is-bigger-than-trump-a-new-study-shows-deep-fissures-on-policy/59f0eb7230fb045cba000a43/

BOSTON HERALD
— Donald Trump fuels civil war within GOP – Kimberly Atkins (DIERSEN: What side of the civil war are you on? I am on the side that defends and advances the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/kimberly_atkins/2017/10/atkins_donald_trump_fuels_civil_war_within_gop

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS ‘Mismanagement’ Hearing Breaks Along Partisan Lines – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/10/irs-mismanagement-hearing-breaks-along-partisan-lines/142060/

October 25 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER ILGOP STAFF DENY REPUBLICANS ACCESS TO PARTY HEADQUARTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-ilgop-staff-deny-republicans-access-to-party-headquarters-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a press release today, the Chicago Republican Party expressed disappointment that a staffer has been denied access to Illinois Republican Party headquarters. The Chicago GOP staffer was told by a Rauner staffer that he could no longer use a desk within the office. According to the press release, the reason the IL GOP offered is a press report that Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago Republican Party, is under consideration as a running mate for State Rep Jeanne Ives. Ives is considering a gubernatorial bid. “We’re disappointed the governor’s team would do something like this. We’re running candidates in Chicago, and the city and state parties need to coordinate so they’re not left out in the cold,” said Cleveland. “The governor should be above such petty retribution.”)
— IL SENATE OVERRIDES RAUNER VETO – MAKES RIGHT-TO-WORK ORDINANCE A MISDEMEANOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/il-senate-overrides-rauner-veto-makes-right-to-work-ordinance-a-misdemeanor.html

ABC7
— House fails to reverse ‘right-to-work’ veto – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-fails-to-reverse-right-to-work-veto/2566483/
— NAACP warns black passengers against traveling with American Airlines – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/naacp-warns-black-passengers-against-traveling-with-american-airlines/2565827/

NBC5
— Cook County Budget Cuts Could Lead to Closure of Suburban Courthouse – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bridgeview-courthouse-closing-cook-county-453156023.html

CBS2
— Florida Governor Tries To Poach Jobs From Illinois; ‘Your Taxes Are Too High’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/rick-scott-jobs-florida-illinois/
— NAACP Cautions Black Passengers About Flying With American Airlines
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/naacp-american-airlines/
— Elk Grove Village Snuffs Out Proposed Ban On Tobacco Sales – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/proposed-tobacco-ban-snuffed-out/

WGN TV
— Political Duo (including Christopher FitzHenry Robling) on Republican leaders’ criticism of Trump
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/25/political-duo-on-republican-leaders-criticism-of-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner narrowly avoids losing battle over right-to-work union issue, for now – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-state-veto-session-20171025-story.html
— Dreamers’ faith in government might be false hope – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-dream-act-st-1026-20171025-story.html
— Former U.S. appeals court Judge Richard Posner: Get rid of lawyers – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-posner-pro-se-1025-chicago-inc-20171024-story.html
— Springfield and Amazon: Do lawmakers value employers? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-springfield-20171025-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House fails to override Rauner’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ bill – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-override-rauners-veto-of-right-to-work-bill/
— Party politics explains Springfield fight over debt reporting – Claire Ball
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/745544/
— Trump blasts Flake, Dems—says ‘press makes me more uncivil than I am’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/despite-flake-corker-daggers-trump-touts-gop-lovefest/
— Rauner scores big win by small margin on ‘right-to-work’ veto – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-override-rauners-veto-of-right-to-work-bill/
— End rampant sexual harassment at Illinois Capitol – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-end-rampant-sexual-harassment-at-illinois-capitol/

DAILY HERALD
— The Lake County Republican Federation will celebrate female GOP leaders at a political fundraiser Friday in Lake Forest. Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti will be among the featured guests. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who have the following demographics are discouraged from seeking or holding government or political offices: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/gop-fundraiser-to-honor-women
— Kane coroner says he’s not cutting budget – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/kane-coroner-says-hes-not-cutting-budget
— Trump blasts Republicans who criticized him – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171025/news/310259960/
— Another Kane first: Latina attorney selected by peers as new judge – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/another-kane-first-latina-attorney-selected-by-peers-as-new-judge

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner scores a win on right-to-work veto – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/BLOGS02/171029907/rauner-scores-a-win-on-right-to-work-veto
— Is this any way to invest state funds? – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/OPINION/171029940/illinois-loses-out-higher-interest-with-short-term-investments

WTTW
— Rauner Rebuked on Vetoes, But Scores a Major Win – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/25/rauner-rebuked-vetoes-scores-major-win

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State agencies should report what they owe – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171025/illinois-house-state-agencies-should-report-what-they-owe

SOUTHERN
— Illinois House votes 112-0 to override Rauner veto of debt reporting bill – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-votes—to-override-rauner-veto-of/article_ecec98db-56b9-58f2-a395-b5cc3e668611.html

WAND
— Photo mural supports Dreamers – Meredith Juliet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36683282/photo-mural-supports-dreamers

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration toughens H-1B visa renewal process Visa valid for 3 years, can be renewed – SARA ASHLEY O’BRIEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trump-administration-toughens-h1b-visa-renewal-process/844583546

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Emotions run high as Springfield aldermen table Welcoming City resolution – Em Nguyen
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/emotions-run-high-as-springfield-aldermen-table-welcoming-city-resolution-10-25-2017
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The room also had those against the resolution. Rosanna Pulido addressed the council and spoke from the crowd at one point. She said she’s relieved the aldermen decided not send the vote to City Council. “Springfield has enough problems,” she said. “We have homeless, we have jobless, I’d rather our aldermen be focused on that.”)

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gubernatorial candidates support $15 min. wage but don’t pay their interns – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I doubt that my critics/opponents pay their operatives or their dupes $15/hour – just about all of them appear to have severe financial and/or health problems.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gubernatorial-candidates-support-min-wage-but-don-t-pay-their/article_af2edea8-b8d0-11e7-a18b-0f19b5e0068a.html
— Rauner calling on Congress to allow Illinois to reorganize pension debt – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-calling-on-congress-to-allow-illinois-to-reorganize-pension/article_d9ce319a-b8ee-11e7-b5e0-930b6f4ea0ab.html
— House votes unanimously to override Rauner veto of Debt Transparency Act – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-votes-unanimously-to-override-rauner-veto-of-debt-transparency/article_6778a21c-b9c3-11e7-94c9-c7e96f63d783.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam backs away from Rauner pension idea
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/roskam-backs-away-from-rauner-pension-idea/
— “I am excited to announce that Jason Gerwig will serve as my, and the Senate Republican caucus’ new Press Secretary beginning today” – Bill Brady (DIERSEN: I ask again that diersen@aol.com be kept on all Republican press advisory and press release lists in Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/question-of-the-day-2574/
— House fails to override Rauner’s local “right to work” zones veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/house-fails-to-override-rauners-local-right-to-work-zones-veto/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Republican Swamp Monsters Drop E-Verify from Senate DACA Plan – Will Likely Include DACA Amnesty in House Spending Bill It should be clear at this point that Republican leadership has different priorities than Republican voters. Republican voters want a border wall, Obamacare repealed, tax cuts and for Trump to clean the swamp. – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/10/republican-swamp-monsters-drop-e-verify-senate-daca-plan-will-likely-include-daca-amnesty-house-spending-bill/

BREITBART
— GOP Ignores Trump’s Popular Immigration Priorities, Immediately Heads for Unfettered Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/25/gop-ignores-trumps-popular-immigration-priorities-immediately-heads-for-unfettered-amnesty/

GOPUSA
— Steve Bannon has tea party support to oust establishment RINOs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32343

THE HILL
— Harassment, then helplessness, in state capitals – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/357058-harassment-then-helplessness-in-state-capitals

HUFFINGTON POST
— I CAN’T AFFORD TO GET OLD – Walter M Bortz II MD (DIERSEN: I started earning credits toward my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-cant-afford-to-get-old_us_59efd4aae4b00a4ce5a22279

CBS NEWS
— When higher education doesn’t mean higher pay – AIMEE PICCHI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-higher-education-doesnt-mean-higher-pay/

MSNBC
— The unusual nature of the Republican Party’s ‘civil war’ – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-unusual-nature-the-republican-partys-civil-war

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Falsely Denounces Jeff Flake by Calling Him a … Democrat? – LINDA QIU (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you fail/refuse to defend/advance, the more of a Democrat that you are.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/us/politics/fact-check-trump-flake-democrat.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump. – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they liberated me to speak my mind, but that did not worry them at all because they knew that I had no “jury appeal” because of my terrible demographics. Further, they wanted me to serve as an “example” to current and potential future GAO employees. They wanted current and potential future GAO employees to see a) that GAO gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, that GAO discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and b) that GAO wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination. Further, they knew that virtually all the Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/10/25/daily-202-flake-and-corker-feel-liberated-to-speak-their-minds-that-should-terrify-trump/59efd11030fb045cba000a28/

DALLAS NEWS
— Outside Trump’s $4 million event in Dallas, protesters say ‘liar liar’ and ‘shame’ – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/10/25/combativetrump-arrives-dallas-cash-brief-respite-dcs-bile

TOMS RIVER PATCH
— Prosecutor Issues Warning On Marijuana Edibles In Halloween Candy The warning, from the New Jersey Health Department, is urging parents to pay close attention to the goodies your kids bring home. – Karen Wall
https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/prosecutor-issues-warning-marijuana-edibles-halloween-candy

FORTUNE
— Retiring Soon? You May Spend a Lot Less Than You Expect – Ryan Derousseau (DIERSEN: I have spent 59% less a year since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” My $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GS-13 Step 10 salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://fortune.com/2017/10/25/retirement-costs-lower/

BLOOMBERG
— Republican Fissures Will Only Get Wider Senators who speak out against Trump have given up on the idea that party unity is the path to policy victories. – Albert R. Hunt
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-25/republican-fissures-will-only-get-wider

FED WEEK
— More Consistency in Federal Employee Discipline Sought (DIERSEN: Have you been disciplined? Because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat superiors disciplined me as follows: a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/consistency-federal-employee-discipline-sought/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP IS UNSTABLE AND THIN-SKINNED.”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-unstable-reckless-new-morning-consult-poll-692499

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Conservatives Blame Poverty on the Poor.” (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/145504/conservatives-blame-poverty-poor

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Turning the Page on Low-Wage America – JEFF MADRICK AND MICHAEL MCCORMACK (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://prospect.org/article/turning-page-low-wage-america

October 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump scarecrow at California elementary school stirs up heated debate – Anabel Munoz
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-scarecrow-at-elementary-school-stirs-up-heated-debate/2565607/

NBC5
— Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order, Allowing Dozens of Palatine Educational Support Workers to Return to Picket Lines
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Judge-Lifts-Temporary-Restraining-Order-Allowing-Dozens-of-Education-Support-Workers-to-Return-to-Picket-Lines-453012883.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— White privilege bolstered by teaching math, University of Illinois professor says
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/white-privilege-bolstered-by-teaching-math-university-professor-says

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Evanston does even more a) to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and b) to drive out of Evanston individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-welcoming-city-changes-tl-1012-20171024-story.html
— GOP leaders scramble to prevent defections on tax cuts over state and local deductions – Damian Paletta and Mike Debonis (DIERSEN: Government should encourage home ownership.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-plan-20171024-story.html
— Showdown over Rauner labor law veto expected Wednesday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-right-to-work-20171025-story.html
— SAME LAKE, UNEQUAL RATES Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more – Ted Gregory, Cecilia Reyes, Patrick M. O’Connell and Angela Caputo
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/lake-michigan-drinking-water-rates/index.html
— Naperville mayor’s brother owes thousands on house with rot, rodents and a huge hole – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-abandoned-house-emerald-drive-st-1022-20171024-story.html
— MLB player who knelt during national anthem denied service at Alabama restaurant – Jacob Bogage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-bruce-maxwell-denied-service-anthem-protest-20171024-story.html
— We’d respect the national anthem more if we stopped putting it where it doesn’t belong – Kevin Williams
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-national-anthem-sports-cheapens-pride-20171025-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Women want statehouse sexual harassment exposed — and stopped – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-want-statehouse-sexual-harassment-exposed-and-stopped/
— Sadly, Springfield hasn’t outgrown boys’ club nonsense – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-sadly-springfield-hasnt-outgrown-boys-club-nonsense/
— Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown shared expenses with congressman Luis Gutierrez – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171025/feder-sun-times-columnist-shared-expenses-with-congressman

DAILY HERALD
— 3 not seeking re-election to Kane County Board – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171024/3-not-seeking-re-election-to-kane-county-board
— Florida Gov. Rick Scott heads to Chicago for latest job recruiting trip – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that they what individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171024/news/310249832

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner loses big on right-to-work veto – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/BLOGS02/171029927/rauner-loses-big-on-right-to-work-veto
— Penny Pritzker putting university muscle behind Amazon push – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: Will Pritzker stress to Amazon that Chicago-area universities focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171024/NEWS13/171029942
— NAACP warns blacks against travel on American Airlines – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/NEWS10/171029924/naacp-warns-blacks-against-travel-on-american-airlines

WTTW
— Lawmakers Could Undergo Sexual Harassment Training – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/24/lawmakers-could-undergo-sexual-harassment-training

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Democrats to spend $1 million this year to encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally, that is, Chicago Democrats to spend $1 million this year to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Chicago that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171024/pullman/immigrant-id-card-will-cost-1-million-this-year-implement-city-clerk

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Springfield aldermen table ‘welcoming city’ resolution; future uncertain – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171024/springfield-aldermen-table-welcoming-city-resolution-future-uncertain
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rosanna Pulido said her main concern if the resolution passed was public safety. By encouraging immigrants and refugees to relocate to Springfield, Pulido, who is Mexican-American, told aldermen Springfield could potentially be inviting criminals. Springfield’s resources, she said, should be focused on “America first.”)
— Pension liabilities are a state, not federal, problem to address – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171024/our-view-pension-liabilities-are-state-not-federal-problem-to-address

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Democrats, GOP Gov. Rauner spar again over vetoes – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/10/24/illinois-democrats-gop-gov-rauner-spar-again-over-vetoes/abrev7h/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois House panel approves bump stock ban; Senate overrides Rauner veto – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171024/illinois-house-panel-approves-bump-stock-ban-senate-overrides-rauner-veto

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Override Rauner’s veto of Debt Transparency Act – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20171024/our-view-override-rauners-veto-of–debt-transparency-act

TIMES
— GOP candidates urge voters to oust Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-candidates-urge-voters-to-oust-kinzinger/article_4f9e3f0c-3e06-53aa-968a-2fc0725e9020.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— All-Time High: Majority Of Republicans Support Pot Legalization For First Time – DOMENICO MONTANARO (DIERSEN: If you want pot to be legalized, you are NOT a Republican, you are a Libertarian.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/all-time-high-majority-republicans-support-pot-legalization-first-time

WSIL TV
— Outside groups, politicians try influencing the Illinois governor’s race – Joe Ragusa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that to defeat Rauner, the Democrat Party is going to drive out of Illinois each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36675123/outside-groups-politicians-try-influencing-the-illinois-governors-race

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner’s run no surprise – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-10-25/rauners-run-no-surprise.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Conservatives’ disappointing defense of our post-truth president – Michael Gerson
http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/michael-gerson-conservatives-disappointing-defense-of-our-post-truth-president/article_c04f82a3-871e-57f1-b013-263320ca0200.html

CHICAGO READER
— Rauner showcases new biker persona in online campaign video – Kate Shepherd (DIERSEN: The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. What vehicles do you own? Rauner owns a 2008 Ultra Classic Harley Davidson and a “1990s trashcan van.” I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/10/25/rauner-showcases-new-biker-persona-in-online-campaign-video-and-other-chicago-news

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at illegals that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/10/loyolas-undocumented-medical-students-persevere-future-limbo/

DUPAGE GOP
— DuPage County Republicans shared Erika Harold’s post.
https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP/

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rauner Funding His Campaign Because No One Else Will (DIERSEN: How much time and money do you have? I have enough time and enough money that I can put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. Of course, that makes my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes extremely furious. They have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, and any company that might give me money for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauner-funding-his-campaign-because-no-one-else-will

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Four Applicants for Nunda Township Trustee Vacancy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/applicants-for-nunda-township-trustee-vacancy/
— Roskam Pushing for Some Continued Property Tax Relief
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/roskam-pushing-for-some-continued-property-tax-relief/
— Barb Wheeler Introduces Bill to Ban Bump-Fire Rifle Add-ons
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/barb-wheeler-introduces-bill-to-ban-bump-fire-rifle-add-ons/
— Governor Criticizes Senate Override of Bill That Outlaws Local Regulation of Collective Bargaining, Althoff & McConnaughay Flip
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/governor-criticizes-senate-override-of-bill/

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner appointee from Illinois Policy Institute hiding conflicts-of-interest
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/24/rauner-appointee-illinois-policy-institute-conflicts-of-interest/

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— As Rauner announces re-election bid, voters ask: did Rauner deliver on “Turnaround Agenda?” (DIERSEN: In 2005, I became the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman because no one else wanted the job. I delivered on my promise to assure that TAPROOT would a) have a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of every month except August and December, b) have a picnic every August, and c) have a Christmas party every December. But my delivering those things was not good enough for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-as-rauner-announces-re-election-bid-voters-ask-did-rauner-deliver-on-turnaround-agenda/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Judicial Tyranny: From Sanctuary Cities and States to a ‘Sanctuary Nation’ – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/judicial-tyranny-from-sanctuary-cities-and-states-to-a-sanctuary-nation/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Who Is Teaching Our Children? – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, teachers are Democrats. The Democrat Party platform promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/who-is-teaching-our-children/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER USES MADIGAN AND POPULARITY OF OTHER GOVERNORS IN NEW AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-uses-popularity-of-other-governors-in-new-ad.html

FOX NEWS
— Man who threatened to ‘blow Trump’s brains out’ charged
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/24/man-who-threatened-to-blow-trumps-brains-out-charged.html

GOPUSA
— NFL’s 6-week 10% ratings plunge spells ‘Trump Effect’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32241
— Suspected arsonist, ‘sanctuary’ policy – a connection?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32323
— A Local School Board Election Can Change the Nation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32317

TOWNHALL
— Undermining America – Walter E. Williams
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2017/10/25/undermining-america-n2398982

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Protester’ Who Threw Russian Flags at Trump Is Longtime Dem Political Operative Ryan Clayton – DEBRA HEINE (DIERSEN: My more vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a right-wing clone of Ryan Clayton. Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plants, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_NewsThey paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I ask bad questions, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their press conferences and other events, b) stop me from promoting their press conferences and other events, c) stop me from attending their press conferences and other events, and c) stop me from reporting on their press conferences and other events.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/protester-threw-russian-flags-trump-longtime-dem-political-operative-ryan-clayton/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wearing a suit and posing as a member of the press pool, Ryan Clayton screamed “Trump is treason!” and threw a handful of Russian flags at the president as he walked alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on his way to a GOP Senate lunch at the Capitol. Clayton, who was arrested at the scene, is a member of the Robert Creamer group “Americans Take Action,” according to Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe. Tuesday’s incident wasn’t the first time Clayton had used tiny Russian flags as a political prop. Last February, the operative handed out the flags to conservatives attending CPAC in an effort to manufacture an unflattering photo op.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservative groups get behind Bannon revolt against Republican establishment – Sally Persons
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/24/steve-bannon-has-tea-party-support-to-oust-republi/
— Feds granting nearly 2 million work permits to illegal immigrants in 2017 – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries rather than citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/15/illegal-immigrants-get-2-million-work-permits-in-2/

BLAZE
— Only MLB anthem protester says he was racially profiled in Alabama restaurant – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps profile you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or if you own American nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/24/only-mlb-anthem-protester-says-he-was-racially-profiled-in-alabama-restaurant/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE HARD COPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Perfect Storm’ of Divisive Issues As Immigrant, 17, Seeks Abortion – MANNY FERNANDEZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/undocumented-immigrant-abortion.html
— Laura Ingraham Is Ready to Rev Up Fox News – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/business/media/laura-ingraham-fox-news.html
— John Kelly Suggests More Americans Should Have the Honor of Serving. He’s Right. – CLYDE HABERMAN (DIERSEN: Were you 1-A, that is, were you fit for military service? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). If I would seek a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that got student draft deferments 1966-1970 while I attended UIC and NIU and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971. They would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/opinion/john-kelly-suggests-more-americans-should-have-the-honor-of-serving-hes-right.html
— A Peek at Future Jobs Shows Growing Economic Divides – BEN CASSELMAN (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/business/economy/future-jobs.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF FLAKE: Rift Widens Within GOP in Battle for Control of Party Sen. Flake’s remarks and war of words between the president and Sen. Corker spotlight a widening crack among Republicans – Michael C. Bender and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/arizona-gop-sen-jeff-flake-says-he-wont-seek-reelection-1508871846
— GOP Divisions Explode in Dramatic Fashion Republicans fear the rift could grow wider in the months to come – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-divisions-explode-in-dramatic-fashion-1508886695
— Illinois’s Latest Criminals Springfield now tries to make opting out of a union a crime. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-latest-criminals-1508886131
— How to Become an American Set aside your past attachments and accept the founding proposition. That’s all. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants to turn America into their poverty and crime stricken motherlands.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-become-an-american-1508883441

USA TODAY
— Trump risks his stature and agenda if he doesn’t rise above critics like Corker His reflex to punch back 10 times harder once served him well. But now he’s so powerful that it’s hard to avoid looking like an arrogant bully. – Michael Medved
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/25/trump-risks-stature-and-agenda-if-he-doesnt-rise-above-critics-like-corker-michael-medved-column/795360001/

CBS MINNESOTA
— How Have Our Retirement Goals Changed? – Heather Brown (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement.)
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/good-question-retirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a new Money Magazine article, financial guru Suze Orman says we should retire at 70 – not a month or year before. She writes that for healthy people in their 60s, retirements can last 30 years. So, how far do we have to go to meet her goals? When are we retiring now? Good Question. According to the U.S. Census, the average American retires at age 63. That’s up from age 62 in 1997. So what’s changed? “Our culture has changed, our concept of independence has changed and the cost of living has changed,” Ernie Owens, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Business said. Owens says back in the 1970s and early 80s, many families relied on one income and a pension. The concept of the 401(k) then took over which meant more people had to rely on putting away the savings themselves. At the same time, health care costs have increased, people are living longer, healthier lives and some are choosing to stay on in the workforce. “The attitude toward work has changed,” Owens says. “A lot of people want to work because it’s something to do, it gives them worth.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 32 percent of Americans age 65-69 were employed at least part time. And for Americans between age 70-74, workforce participation was 19 percent. But, just because people want to work doesn’t mean they can. According to the Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey 2017, 61 percent of Americans say they retired sooner than planned. They cites bad health, unemployment and family responsibilities as the top three reasons.)

NEWSWEEK
— GUTIERREZ MOCKS TRUMP WITH PAPER TOWELS IN CONGRESS AFTER PUERTO RICO FIASCO – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/democrat-mocks-trumps-action-puerto-rico-paper-towels-692260

GOVERNING
— Hoosiers love you Mike Madigan. Cheeseheads love you Madigan. Big fans here in Missouri.
http://www.governing.com/government-quotes/gov-rauner.html

GAY STAR NEWS
— Illinois judge allegedly offered discounted legal fees in exchange for gay sex Ron Duebbert denies the claim, calling it a political move – Anya Crittenton
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/illinois-judge-discounted-legal-fees-gay-sex/#gs.6XfZlFM

October 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Open letter alleges sexual harassment in Illinois politics – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/open-letter-alleges-sexual-harassment-in-illinois-politics/2562795/
— GOP Sen. Corker: Trump ‘debases our nation’ with untruths, bullying – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/corker-trump-debases-our-nation-with-untruths-bullying/2563224/
— North Carolina councilwoman compares Trump to Hitler
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-carolina-councilwoman-compares-trump-to-hitler/2558356/

NBC5
— Sexual Harassment Takes Center Stage in Springfield With Open Letter, Training Proposal – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/springfield-illinois-capitol-me-too-sexual-harassament-452881183.html
— Read the Full Open Letter on Sexual Harassment in Illinois Politics
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/read-the-full-me-too-illinois-harassment-open-letter-452882303.html

CBS2
— Emanuel’s Municipal City ID Plan Comes Under Question Mayor Emanuel has made it clear that he is moving toward creating a municipal ID that is available to undocumented residents. – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/chicago-municipal-id-cards/
— New Calls For Transparency After Soldiers Killed In Niger Ambush
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3751009-new-calls-for-transparency-after-soldiers-killed-in-niger-ambush/

WGN TV
— Illinois Senate, House will try to override measures vetoed by Rauner – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/24/more-rauner-democrat-showdowns-on-tap-in-fall-session/

WLS AM
— Republican Rep Jeanne Ives: Rauner would have fired Rauner by now. – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/10/24/republican-rep-rauner-would-have-fired-rauner-by-now/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— African-American aldermen bash $1.1 million for municipal ID program aimed at immigrants – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-budget-hearings-1025-story.html
— Open letter alleges rampant sexual harassment in Illinois politics – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-illinois-politics-sex-harassment-1024-story.html
— Illinois Democrats advance ban on ‘bump stocks’; Republicans call the effort too broad – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-20171024-story.html
— Fire in Sen. Oberweis’ office clears Capitol ahead of fall session – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-capitol-fire-oberweis-20171024-story.html
— Rauner recruits neighboring governors to rip Madigan on tax hike – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-madigan-ad-20171024-story.html
— Ex-Hometown police chief Charles Forsyth gets probation after pleading guilty to stealing $65,000 in tow fees – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-hometown-police-chief-stole-tow-fees-20171023-story.html
— GOP Sen. Jeff Flake retires, cites ‘flagrant disregard of truth’ in Trump era – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-jeff-flake-re-election-20171024-story.html
— As CPS schools empty: Mayor Emanuel, don’t let this crisis go to waste – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-schools-emanuel-20171019-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner, now ‘Mr. Public Education,’ takes kids for a ride – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-gov-rauner-now-mr-public-education-takes-kids-for-a-ride/
— How the Legislature can help protect your digital privacy – Jeff Hamburg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-the-legislature-can-help-protect-our-digital-privacy/
— Text: Flake’s speech that Trump behavior is ‘dangerous to a democracy’ (DIERSEN: The more that you bash Trump, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/text-flakes-speech-that-trump-behavior-is-dangerous-to-a-democracy/
— Pawar wants disclosure requirement for political ads on social media – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Political operatives and political dupes should be required to disclose who they are working for, exactly what they are being paid to do, and how much they are being paid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pawar-wants-disclosure-requirement-for-political-ads-on-social-media/
— Corker says Trump ‘debases’ nation — Trump calls him ‘incompetent’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/corker-trump-feud-ahead-of-senate-republican-lunch/
— Retiring GOP senator Jeff Flake blisters Trump White House: ‘I say enough’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-sen-flake-wont-run-again-dubs-trump-administration-reckless/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dont-let-illinois-data-be-used-for-voter-suppression/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sexual harassment charges rock Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171024/BLOGS02/171029938/sexual-harassment-charges-rock-springfield
— Rick Bayless training low-income students for food-biz careers – NONA TEPPER (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a food-biz job? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years in high school 1964-1966. What did you do to qualify yourself for better-paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171024/NEWS0702/171029933/rick-bayless-training-low-income-students-for-food-biz-careers

WBEZ
— Primary challenge for Rauner?
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/4-takeaways-from-gov-bruce-rauners-reelection-launch/e98ff166-6dd8-4f1d-a492-67ad30c00ade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Walsh has taken himself out of a primary against Rauner but is considering an independent run. All eyes are now on State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a three-term House member from west suburban Wheaton. She’s been the most visible voice of conservative anger over Rauner’s abandonment of a past pledge to veto legislation that allows public funding for abortions. Ives told WBEZ Monday she intends to announce an exploratory committee for governor this week and has gotten commitments of support from past Rauner donors. She also ridiculed Rauner’s campaign video: “To me, it didn’t matter what he said in that video. You can’t trust his word. Venture capitalist Rauner would have fired Rauner by now for failure to perform and for lying.” How hard is it to unseat a sitting Illinois governor in a primary? It’s beyond hard. And in recent political history, it’s been outright impossible. Going back to 1990, incumbent Illinois governors have been challenged four times in primaries. Each time, the challengers got clobbered. Protest votes against Republican Gov. Jim Edgar and Democratic Govs. Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn trended between 25 percent and 33 percent. Rauner is clearly vulnerable with one poll in March measuring his public approval numbers in the mid-30s. But Rauner has money in the bank: $65.5 million to be exact. Last week, by contrast, Ives reported only $8,500 in her political fund.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Rauner ad spotlights rival states’ governors – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171024/bernard-schoenburg-new-rauner-ad-spotlights-rival-states-governors

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Nobody speaks for me anymore – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Who speaks for you? Those who defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling speak for me, but only when they defend and advance the aforesaid documents.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171023/nowlan-nobody-speaks-for-me-anymore

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters gather outside of Gov. Rauner’s office, calling for transparency
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-gather-outside-of-gov-rauners-office-calling-for-transparency-10-24-2017

MCDONOUGH COUNTY VOICE
— House Republicans push bill to block Medicaid for abortion – Jared DuBach
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20171024/house-republicans-push-bill-to-block-medicaid-for-abortion

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— More GOP lawmakers split from Rauner on Debt Transparency Act – Greg Bishop
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/more-gop-lawmakers-split-from-rauner-on-debt-transparency-act/article_202acbfc-f2e1-5960-a52b-fc53d3202e4d.html

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Scott Walker in ad credits Illinois tax hike for improving Wisconsin’s economy – MOLLY BECK
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-in-ad-credits-illinois-tax-hike-for-improving/article_56112b39-cf44-5ac1-a7ef-43a7c735689b.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Orville Brettman Attacks Mary McClellan’s Polling Place Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/orville-brettman-attacks-mary-mcclellans-polling-place-consolidation/
— Jack Franks’ Fundraisers Don’t Check to See If Host Committee Members Are Alive
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/jack-franks-fundraisers-dont-check-to-see-if-host-committee-members-are-alive/
— Sexual Harrassment in Springfield, Woman Who Tossed Lobbyist Hotel Key from the Third Floor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/24/sexual-harrassment-in-springfield/
— McHenry County Board Committee Misses Chance to Talk about Jack Franks’ Latest Doomed Crusade: Eliminating Pensions for Elected Countywide Officials
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/mchenry-county-board-misses-chance-to-talk-about-jack-franks-latest-doomed-crusade-eliminating-pensions-for-elected-countywide-officials/
— Sheriff Bill Prim Holding Marengo Meet and Greet Wednesday, October 25th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/sheriff-bill-prim-holding-marengo-meet-and-greet-wednesday-october-25th/
— Uber Replacing Mass Transit, Could Replace Pace in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/23/uber-replacing-mass-transit-could-replace-pace-in-mchenry-county

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislation could criminalize, jail local politicians who pass right-to-work measures – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislation-could-criminalize-jail-local-politicians-who-pass-right-to/article_aed3e73a-b823-11e7-9da5-27107f427c5d.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Mickey Straub to Mount a Primary Challenge Failure-Ridden GOP Leader Jim Durkin – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/failure-ridden-state-house-leader-jim-durkin-being-challenged-in-the-primary/

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/proft-on-rauner/
— Ives will announce exploratory committee this week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/ives-will-announce-exploratory-committee-this-week/
— Republican governors “thank” Madigan in new Rauner ad
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/republican-governors-thank-madigan-in-new-rauner-ad/
— ILGOP responds *** Madigan: “The governor’s ad highlights his own failure to lead”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/madigan-the-governor%E2%80%99s-ad-highlights-his-own-failure-to-lead/
— Rauner responds *** First big veto session loss for Gov. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/first-big-veto-session-loss-for-gov-rauner/
— Kennedy responds – Durkin “fully supports” – Brady agrees to co-sponsor *** Madigan wants law to require sexual harassment training for legislators, staff and lobbyists
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/madigan-wants-law-to-require-sexual-harassment-training-for-legislators-staff-and-lobbyists/
— Republican Barbara Wheeler sponsors bill to ban bump stocks, claims ISRA support
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/republican-sponsors-bill-to-ban-bump-stocks-claims-isra-support/
— Rauner repeats “Pants On Fire” lie about his grandparents (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/rauner-repeats-pants-on-fire-lie-about-his-grandparents/
— Open letter alleges widespread sexual harassment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/24/open-letter-alleges-widespread-sexual-harassment/

BREITBART
— PragerU Sues YouTube and Google over Alleged Censorship of Conservatives – CHARLIE NASH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have tried to censor me. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/10/24/prageru-sues-youtube-and-google-over-alleged-censorship-of-conservatives/
— Nearly 1.5 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/23/nearly-1-5-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— Protester Breaches Security As Trump Enters Capitol – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/24/protester-breaches-security-as-trump-enters-capitol-video/

LIFE SITE
— ‘Terrible precedent’: Court orders gov’t to facilitate abortion for 17-year-old illegal immigrant – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/terrible-precedent-court-orders-government-to-facilitate-abortion-for-17-ye

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McCain joins Dems to regulate Drudge, Google, Facebook political ads – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: There never have been and there never will be any ads on the www.gopillinois.com website or in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I can afford to spend the money and the 10+ hours of what is left of my life each and every day to put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to send them out each and every morning and each every evening.) 
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mccain-joins-dems-to-regulate-drudge-google-facebook-political-ads/article/2638332

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Increasingly Partisan Americans Don’t Want ‘Unity’ – David French (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A want to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND MEMBERS OF Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453057/polarization-america-unity-both-sides&arubalp=065e75cc-4b77-4e71-831b-7f51ac65b6

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ROBIN HOOD WAS THE ORIGINAL TEA PARTY ACTIVIST – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being Robin Hood and paint me as being the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/24/robin-hood-was-the-original-tea-party-activist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of my pet peeves is when people characterize Robin Hood as some sort of left-wing redistributionist. As I’ve explained, that’s utter nonsense. If you read the book or watch the movie starring Errol Flynn, Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham were the bad guys because they over-taxed the peasants. Robin Hood was the good guy because he rescued the money from the tax collectors and returned it to the people who earned it.)

REUTERS
— Illinois governor enlists counterparts to attack Democrats in election ad – Chris Kenning
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-governor-election/illinois-governor-enlists-counterparts-to-attack-democrats-in-election-ad-idUSKBN1CT2Y9

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Senate Overrides Rauner on ‘Right to Work’ Zones The Illinois Senate has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation that prohibits local governments from establishing “right to work” zones. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-24/the-latest-senate-overrides-rauner-on-right-to-work-zones

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The GOP base doesn’t really love Trump. This poll shows it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/24/the-gop-base-doesnt-truly-love-trump-in-fact-it-likes-pence-more/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What makes President Trump casually dismiss black pain?” and answers “White rage.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/10/24/what-makes-president-trump-casually-dismiss-black-pain-white-rage/
— Uncle Sam is a slacker in policing sexual misconduct in agencies – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/24/uncle-sam-is-a-slacker-in-policing-sexual-misconduct-in-agencies/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago is the city to visit right now – Hana R. Alberts (DIERSEN: Visitors should be advised that Chicago in full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/23/chicago-is-the-city-to-visit-right-now/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Know When You’re on Thin Ice at Work – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to waste the careers of, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was always on thin ice. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-when-youre-on-thin-ice-at-work-1508857912
— More People Think Renting Is a Better Deal Than Buying – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: I disagree. Government should encourage home ownership. I bought a) a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East Building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-people-think-renting-is-a-better-deal-than-buying-1508842803

BLOOMBERG
— Roskam Wants Compromise on State and Local Tax Break – Sahil Kapur
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/key-gop-tax-writer-wants-compromise-on-state-and-local-tax-break

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Bill to enhance Congress’ oversight of agencies passes House – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/10/bill-to-enhance-congress-oversight-of-agencies-passes-house/

MEDIATITE
— Kinzinger Says Trump Should ‘Lay Off Some of the Emotion on Twitter’ – Josh Feldman (DIERSEN: What advice do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes give you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I should stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) glorify and praise them, d) pander to them, e) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or f) give them money.)
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-rep-says-trump-should-lay-off-some-of-the-emotion-on-twitter/

ROLLING STONE
— Divisions in the GOP Were on Full Display in Washington Tuesday Trump’s lunch with Senate Republicans may have gone smoothly, but that was soon overshadowed by Jeff Flake’s blistering speech – Matt Laslo
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/divisions-in-the-gop-were-on-full-display-in-washington-tuesday-w510076