October 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 36 shot, 7 fatally in weekend shootings, 1 fatally stabbed 15-year-old boy among those fatally shot
https://abc7chicago.com/36-shot-8-killed–in-weekend-violence-/7151774/

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois Gov Says Trump Partly to Blame for COVID-19 Spike
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/illinois-gov-says-trump-partly-to-blame-for-covid-19-spike/2355670/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP Senate nominee Mark Curran on Mitch McConnell: ‘He should have gone a long time ago’ President Donald Trump gave Curran, a long shot to beat Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin, a shout-out at his Saturday rally in Janesville, Wisconsin. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/18/21522465/illinois-gop-senate-nominee-mark-curran-sen-mitch-mcconnell-he-should-have-gone-a-long-time-ago
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women to hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/19/21520111/donald-trump-and-women-access-hollywood-tape-misogyny-laura-washington-2020-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Fair tax’ would give legislature flexibility that it would misuse – Raymond Peterman, Glen Ellyn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-101820-20201018-ed6zmzl2rvd5vgah2jbsgyfuq4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rising virus cases in DuPage County close Elmhurst schools – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201019/rising-virus-cases-in-dupage-county-close-elmhurst-schools

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-vote-like-your-life-depends-on-it-because-it-does/article_50f0b237-ac8d-5f26-a3ed-8e095dc5a300.html

STATELINE
— Local residents frustrated with constant vandalism of political signs
https://www.mystateline.com/video/local-residents-frustrated-with-constant-vandalism-of-political-signs/5949105/

HERALD & REVIEW
— It’s not just Illinois billionaires in ‘fair’ tax fight. Here’s who wants to sway your vote. – KELSEY LANDIS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/its-not-just-illinois-billionaires-in-fair-tax-fight-heres-who-wants-to-sway-your/article_9cfa8793-5a1a-5a10-a975-da836f55ee36.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— What do Abe Lincoln and Donald Trump have in common? – BILL FLICK (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. What demographics do you share with Trump? Both Trump and are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, overweight/obese, draft avoiders, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/flick-fact-what-do-abe-lincoln-and-donald-trump-have-in-common/article_1b15f92b-b6b5-553d-99f8-bd4069152802.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Chelsea Ward: ‘My diversity is a plus’ – Anthony Watt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I am not diverse. They stress that I am White, male, born in 1948, draft avoider, non-poor, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran,100% German American, conservative, Republican, Trump supporter, gun owner, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Employers, including GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office, have always known that their hiring me, their retaining me, and their promoting me would not help them meet their Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets. Organizations, including the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), have always known that their giving me leadership positions would not help them meet their AA, Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets. But nevertheless, I survived as a GAO employee for almost 18 year, IRS employee for almost 9 years, Firestone Stores employee for almost 2 1/2 years, Post Office employee for almost 3 years, MTRO webmaster for 6 years), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, and AAPC MC board member for 3 years.)
https://qctimes.com/news/chelsea-ward-my-diversity-is-a-plus/article_cd49cead-b03a-56fd-be0f-cb013eb1b73c.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Trump train faces Black Lives Matter counter protest in Carbondale – Emma Deeter
https://dailyegyptian.com/103511/news/gallery-trump-train-faces-black-lives-matter-counter-protest-in-carbondale/

HINSDALE PATCH
— State’s Richest Man Gives $200K To Hinsdale-Area Rep. Deanne Mazzochi Ken Griffin also donates $2 million to campaign against progressive income tax. – David Giuliani,
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/states-richest-man-gives-200k-hinsdale-area-rep

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Michigan Gov. Whitmer Says Trump Incites Domestic Terrorism.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/michigan-gov-whitmer-says-trump-incites-domestic-terrorism#stream/0
— Early Voting Analysis: Historic Turnout Drives Long Lines, Administrative Errors – MILES PARKS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/early-voting-analysis-historic-turnout-drives-long-lines-administrative-errors#stream/0

WGEM
— Group declares independence from Chicago – Charity Bell
https://wgem.com/2020/10/17/group-declares-independence-from-chicago/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DePaul sided with Terry Smith in Smith v. IDOT, but DePaul did not side with alumnus David Diersen in Diersen v. GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors did not call me names, but they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://depauliaonline.com/50887/politics/amy-coney-barrett-ruled-that-using-n-word-didnt-make-workplace-hostile-in-former-depaul-professors-case/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Shia Kapos jabs Esther Joy King. I have lived in Illinois since 1948 and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978. My website is at www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/19/pritzker-thumps-trump-esther-joy-kings-business-property-tax-hikes-in-chicago-news-fakery-490640
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She doesn’t really mention living in Texas and Chicago before moving to the district, which lines the state’s northwest border with Iowa, a point Bustos seizes on in her latest ad: “Who is the real Esther Joy King? She just moved from Chicago to run for Congress.” Before running for office, King headed a social media marketing company called 364.Social, a company we couldn’t find online. King says that’s because it was folded into another marketing firm that she helped start: GRP21, which also has next-to-no presence online. A few years ago, King also billed herself as founder of Flashbulb Media — another company that appears to be non-existent. King doesn’t mention those companies on her LinkedIn page — she said she just chose not to — and didn’t supply any information about them. She told Playbook she “no longer has any ownership interest” in Flashbulb or GRP21.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Shia Kapos jabs Brian Timpone. (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/19/pritzker-thumps-trump-esther-joy-kings-business-property-tax-hikes-in-chicago-news-fakery-490640
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NEWS FAKERY EXCLUSIVE: As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place — and its roots are in Illinois: The New York Times exposes Chicago-area businessman Brian Timpone’s media empire running websites across the country and in Illinois, including the “North Cook News,” which appear as news sites. In fact, the Times says Republican operatives pay Timpone’s company to order up stories they dictate to reporters. Jeanne Ives has paid Timpone $55,000 and received favorable stories in return, according to the Times. When asked if she had paid companies for pay-for-play news stories, she said: “Oh, no, there’s none of that going on. I assure you. Oh, my gosh, no. Oh, no, not at all.” Also linked to Timpone’s companies: conservative talk show host Dan Proft and John Tillman, an activist who once led the Illinois Opportunity Project and who is connected to groups that have paid “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to underwrite Timpone’s “news” operation. … How it works: “Editors for Mr. Timpone’s network assign work to freelancers dotted around the United States and abroad, often paying $3 to $36 per job. The assignments typically come with precise instructions on whom to interview and what to write, according to the internal correspondence. In some cases, those instructions are written by the network’s clients, who are sometimes the subjects of the articles.”)

CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker says WHO vindicates his COVID-19 efforts while others question his motives – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-says-who-vindicates-his-covid-19-efforts-while-others-question-his-motives/article_2da04bae-0fe6-11eb-a136-5bf92daa28ee.html
— Paid family leave proposal would cost workers, businesses – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/paid-family-leave-proposal-would-cost-workers-businesses/article_d139cd3a-0ffa-11eb-b7c4-271ada800764.html

WIREPOINTS
— A preview of Chicago’s 2021 budget: more taxes, phantom savings and no reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/a-preview-of-chicagos-2021-budget-more-taxes-phantom-savings-and-no-reforms-wirepoints-quicktake/
— Pritzker told Congress his leadership got virus under control despite Trump, now he blames Trump for surge – Quicktake
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-told-congress-his-leadership-got-virus-under-control-despite-trump-now-he-blames-trump-for-surge-quicktake/

CAPITOL FAX
— NYT takes deep dive into Timpone’s operation (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/19/nyt-takes-deep-dive-into-timpones-operation/

FOX NEWS
— Fauci ‘absolutely not’ surprised Trump got COVID-19 He said it doesn’t make sense that Trump sometimes equates wearing a face mask with weakness – David Aaro (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump-supporter and you contract coronavirus, what will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do, that is, how viciously will they demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you and how strongly will they blame Trump? If you are a Trump-hater and you contract coronavirus, what will your operatives and your dupes do, that is, how strongly will they blame Trump?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/fauci-says-us-heading-in-wrong-direction-on-pandemic-absolutely-not-surprised-trump-got-covid-19

GOPUSA
— Thousands Greeted Trump In California As He Made His Way To A Fundraiser
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96501

BREITBART
— Think Tank Funded by U.S. And Foreign Governments Calls for Suppression of Breitbart, Fox, Conservative Media – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have called for suppression of me and for suppression of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/18/think-tank-funded-by-u-s-and-foreign-governments-calls-for-suppression-of-breitbart-fox-conservative-media/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bush Staffers Go All In for Joe Biden with Campaign Ads Attacking Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/bush-staffers-go-all-in-joe-biden-campaign-ads-attacking-trump/

BLAZE
— With a handful of days until the election, press asks Biden: ‘What flavor milkshake did you get?’ The media is softer than that milkshake when it comes to asking Joe Biden tough questions – PAUL SACCA (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-ice-cream-milkshake-media-question

TOWNHALL
— How Big Tech is Working on Stealing the Presidential Election From Trump – Rachel Alexander|
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/10/19/how-big-tech-is-working-on-stealing-the-presidential-election-from-trump-n2578324

CHRISTIAN POST
— Wikipedia bans editors from expressing support for traditional marriage – Anugrah Kumar (DIERSEN: How strongly do those who promote LGBTQ dominate your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? One measure is how strongly the leaders of the aforesaid demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who express support for traditional marriage. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/wikipedia-bans-editors-support-traditional-marriage.html

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
— 27 Million Americans Have Already Voted Election Day is increasingly a myth. – JAMES JOYNER
https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/27-million-americans-have-already-voted/

CNN
— Latest House and Senate ratings show Democrats increasingly competitive in Republican areas – Simone Pathe
http://www.wicz.com/story/42780688/latest-house-and-senate-ratings-show-democrats-increasingly-competitive-in-republican-areas

NBC NEWS
— Can ordinary Covid patients get the Trump treatment? It’s OK to ask What to consider before seeking experimental coronavirus treatments. – JoNel Aleccia
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/can-ordinary-covid-patients-get-trump-treatment-it-s-ok-n1243756
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/not-enough-or-double-prejudice-being-black-asian-american-2020-n1243353

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites publishes coverage that is ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms. – Davey Alba and Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/technology/timpone-local-news-metric-media.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jeanne Ives, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois, has had a direct financial relationship with the operation. Ms. Ives has paid Mr. Timpone’s companies $55,000 over the past three years, according to state and federal records. During that time, the Illinois sites have published overwhelmingly positive coverage of her, including running some of her news releases verbatim. In an interview, she said her payments were to create her website and monitor her Wikipedia page. One $14,342 payment included the note “Advertising-newspaper.” Ms. Ives initially could not explain why. She later called back to say Mr. Timpone had bought Facebook ads for her. Asked if she was paying for positive coverage, she replied: “Oh, no, there’s none of that going on. I assure you. Oh, my gosh, no. Oh, no, not at all.” Ms. Ives is listed as a “story watcher.” She said she did not know why.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Twitter and Facebook were right to suppress a Biden smear. But they should tell us why they did. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, articles that do not glorify and praise them are smears and articles that are critical of them are libelous. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the articles that they consider smears and libelous, and c) the adverse actions that they have taken against me for my including links to those articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-and-facebook-were-right-to-suppress-a-biden-smear-but-they-should-tell-us-why-they-did/2020/10/18/e6a6fd36-0fdd-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fauci ‘absolutely not’ surprised Trump contracted coronavirus after ‘superspreader’ event.” If you are a Trump-supporter and you contract coronavirus, what will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do, that is, how viciously will they demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you and how strongly will they blame Trump? If you are a Trump-hater and you contract coronavirus, what will your operatives and your dupes do, that is, how strongly will they blame Trump?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/19/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “We’ll protect their right to vote: How election officials are preparing for voter intimidation tactics.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/17/election-officials-see-voter-intimidation-threats-harassment-tactics/3677238001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Partisan Sites Posing as Local News Expand Ahead of Election As local news outlets suffer cuts, political donors see an opportunity to influence coverage – Emily Glazer and Keach Hagey (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media falsely claims to be nonpartisan; it acts as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties. According to the mainstream news media, Google, Facebook, etc., to be a news website, it has to claim to be nonpartisan.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/partisan-sites-posing-as-local-news-expand-ahead-of-election-11603077119
— Auto Makers Grapple With Battery-Fire Risks in Electric Vehicles Incidents involving electric vehicles made by GM, Ford and others highlight dangers of lithium batteries – Ben Foldy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-makers-grapple-with-battery-fire-risks-in-electric-vehicles-11603099800
— No Quick Fix for Social Media Bias Stripping sites of their liability protection might spur more unfair censorship. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-quick-fix-for-social-media-bias-11603048637

FORBES
— Twitter Removes Face Mask Tweet From Trump’s Covid-19 Coronavirus Advisor Scott Atlas – Bruce Y. Lee (DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to mandate that the following wear masks 100% of the time forever: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/10/18/twitter-removes-face-mask-tweet-from-trumps-covid-19-coronavirus-advisor-scott-atlas/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Forbes makes it clear that it is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2020/10/18/with-their-freakout-over-twitter-amazon-and-google-conservatives-sound-like-liberals/

UNION LEADER
— When is a mask mandate warranted? – Andrew Cline (DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to mandate that the following wear masks 100% of the time forever: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/andrew-cline-when-is-a-mask-mandate-warranted/article_7b6f3040-591c-5f79-b3cb-4e7aad44dece.html

NAPA VALLEY REGISTER
— The choices for American Canyon City Council (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://napavalleyregister.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-the-choices-for-american-canyon-city-council/article_66ae634b-e110-501d-adfe-2ea2a5b8e0a9.html

MSN
— Are you a chronic apologizer? Why saying ‘I’m sorry’ too much sets you back – Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want me to apologize and what they want me to apologize for.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/are-you-a-chronic-apologizer-why-saying-im-sorry-too-much-sets-you-back/ar-BB19Rzqp

PBS
— Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election? (DIERSEN: Facebook, Google, etc. are under tremendous pressure a) to defeat Republicans including Trump and b) to elect Democrats including Biden.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/is-facebook-really-ready-for-the-2020-election

NEWSWEEK
— Fauci Says Trump Equates Wearing Masks With Weakness, and It Doesn’t Make Sense – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you, not only if you do not promote wearing a mask, but if you merely express displeasure about wearing a mask. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-says-trump-equates-wearing-masks-weakness-it-doesnt-make-sense-1540165

THE CUT
— The Sorority That Tried to Abolish Itself How the anti-Greek life movement upended Zeta Tau Alpha at Northwestern. – Brock Colyar (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who succeeded in abolishing TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, b) about their operatives, and c) about their dupes.)
https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/anti-greek-movement-sorority-zeta-tau-alpha.html

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Trending: Expect to See More Misinformation and Regulation Hit Social Media Platforms – Evelyn Mateos (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
http://editorandpublisher.com/stories/trending-expect-to-see-more-misinformation-and-regulation-hit-social-media-platforms,175522

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans. To promote LGBTQ is to promote hatred against Republicans. How strongly do those who lead your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county promote LGBTQ, that is, how strongly do they promote hatred against Republicans?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/gop-one-tool-left-hang-onto-power-voter-suppression/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/even-woman-found-donald-trump-handsome-voting-joe-biden/

October 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: President Trump, local allies partially to blame for Illinois COVID-19 spike, Gov. Pritzker says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-says-trump-is-partly-to-blame-for-il-covid-19-spike/7137155/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,245 new coronavirus cases, with 22 deaths DeKalb, Kane, McHenry and Will counties among 34 at Illinois’ COVID-19 warning level – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4245-new-coronavirus-cases-with-22-deaths/7133544/
— Illinois US House candidates Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Bill Redpath discuss issues
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-us-house-candidates-sean-casten-jeanne-ives-bill-redpath-discuss-issues/7133063/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://abc7chicago.com/feature/society/our-america-living-while-black/6684868/

NBC5
— Black Officers Break From Unions Over Trump Endorsements All 44 state Fraternal Orders of Police chapters that cast a ballot voted for Trump – Claudia Lauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/black-officers-break-from-unions-over-trump-endorsements/2355669/
— Policy Vs. Personality: Undecideds Torn as Election Nears While polls show there are far fewer on-the-fence voters this year than the unusually high number in 2016, the Trump and Biden campaigns each believes it still can win over numbers that matter – Jill Colvin and Aamer Madhani
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/policy-vs-personality-undecideds-torn-as-election-nears/2355653/

CBS2
— Gov. Pritzker Says President Trump Is ‘Modeling Bad Behavior’ When It Comes To COVID-19
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/18/gov-pritzker-says-president-trump-is-modeling-bad-behavior-when-it-comes-to-covid-19/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Gov. J.B. Pritzker blames President Trump and his allies for coronavirus spike in Illinois – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-jb-pritzker-trump-20201018-m5zo2g4y2rgw5kvoowcdaolray-story.html
— Steelworker union shines Biden, Harris ‘bat light’ on Chicago’s Trump Tower – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-usw-union-biden-light-trump-hotel-bat-light-20201018-qim4bh56njaxlnod6spryr5wku-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot considering $94 million property tax increase, more than 300 city worker layoffs and gas tax hike, as part of plan to close $1.2 billion budget gap – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-budget-20201019-mz75coctozezdgxw2qhy2lmbte-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker: President Trump ‘made it nearly impossible’ for Illinois, other states to reopen Trump, in a Saturday rally in Janesville, Wisconsin, said “Illinois could use a new governor.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/18/21521729/gov-pritzker-cnn-president-trump-states-reopen-covid
— Lightfoot to unveil plan to ‘fix it ourselves,’ erase $1.2 billion shortfall without federal help Eventually, Chicago is almost certain to get more federal stimulus funds to replace at least some of the revenue lost due to the pandemic. But it won’t come soon enough to spare the mayor from outlining a painful spending plan. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/18/21513549/chicago-budget-2021-lightfoot-spending-plan-taxes-cuts-coronavirus-covid
— ‘Freedom, faith and family’ vs. ‘proven track record’ are competing pitches in battle to succeed Jim Oberweis State Rep. Karina Villa and Republican Jeanette Ward have sought to cast each other as being out of touch with the Illinois Senate district, which includes all or parts of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, Naperville, Oswego, Plano, West Chicago and Yorkville. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/18/21519953/oberweis-karina-villa-jeanette-ward-state-senate-election-madigan
— How County Commissioner Bridget Degnen whipped through the revolving door to potential riches Degnen should resign from the Cook County board or quit working as a paid consultant — and possible owner — in the recreational pot business. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/18/21519482/bridget-degnen-cannabis-cook-county-board-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201017/news/310179944/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters exhort women to vote for change at US rallies. “Change” is code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201017/news/310179916/
— Suburbs to ramp up early voting starting Monday – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201018/suburbs-to-ramp-up-early-voting-starting-monday

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Another New Sign Against Jack Franks’ Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/18/another-new-sign-against-jack-franks-re-election/
— IL-06: Sean Casten Playing Cowardly Lion for Halloween, Rejects WTTW Debate on Tuesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/18/casten101820/

FOX NEWS
— Social media backlash resurrected over Biden’s transition team’s ties to Facebook and Twitter A former Facebook exec will oversee enforcement of the Biden campaign’s ethics plan – Evie Fordham, Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/social-media-backlash-facebook-twitter-hunter-biden

BLAZE
— Chicago: Man, 18, accused of molesting cousin, 7, during online class in front of teacher and first-grade students What is wrong with people – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/man-arrested-molesting-cousin-online-class

TOWNHALL
— Biden’s Going Back Into Hiding. Here’s for How Long. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/10/18/bidens-going-back-into-hiding-heres-for-how-long-n2578308
— Even More Proof of the Final Debate Moderator’s Anti-Trump Nature Have Surfaced – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/10/17/more-proof-final-debate-moderator-kristen-welker-has-deep-ties-to-the-democratic-n2578279
— The Party of Enduring Racism, Bias, and Prejudice – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/10/18/the-party-of-enduring-racism-bias-and-prejudice-n2578300
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From 93% to 96% of American media is controlled by leftists, considering book and magazine publishing, major newspapers, Internet tech giants, television, etc. The Left dominates in our schools, Hollywood, and popular culture.)
— Trump Is on His Way to Victory — Because of the Trump Miracle Economy – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2020/10/18/trump-is-on-his-way-to-victory–because-of-the-trump-miracle-economy-n2578297

THE HILL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois governor blames Trump’s allies for state’s wrong direction on coronavirus – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/521592-illinois-governor-blames-trumps-allies-for-states-wrong-direction
— RNC chairwoman: Republicans should realize distancing themselves from Trump ‘is hurting themselves in the long run’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/521587-rnc-chairwoman-any-republican-that-doesnt-recognize-that-running

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois gov says Trump partly to blame for COVID-19 spike
https://week.com/2020/10/18/illinois-gov-says-trump-partly-to-blame-for-covid-19-spike/
— Twitter blocks tweet from Trump adviser downplaying masks (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. How soon will my critics/opponents succeed in blocking you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://wrex.com/2020/10/18/twitter-blocks-tweet-from-trump-adviser-downplaying-masks/
— Facebook’s long and halting fight against misinformation (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-misinformation-elections-36cca2a5fb8911132b0d8f0b6a3e5a31

CNN
— Few masks and no social distancing at church service Trump attended – Alison Main and Kevin Liptak
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-10-18-2020/h_7e6ab16abf47fb6baa6634e1484a04d7
— Trump tries to recreate 2016 atmosphere in final push to Election Day – Kevin Liptak
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-nostalgia/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Amy Coney Barrett showed she’s ready to be part of Trump’s post-truth strategy.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-trump-post-truth-sachs/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Twitter blocks tweet from Trump adviser downplaying masks Twitter has blocked a post from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of coronavirus – CATHY BUSSEWITZ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. How soon will my critics/opponents succeed in blocking you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/twitter-blocks-tweet-trump-adviser-downplaying-masks-73686138

NBC NEWS
— Why Trump vs. Biden is a lot like 2016 — and why it’s not Four years ago, his campaign was left for dead. Could the president win again? – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/why-trump-vs-biden-lot-2016-why-it-s-not-n1243801

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/us/politics/trump-2020-campaign.html
— Facebook Cracks Down – Charlotte Cowles (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. How soon will my critics/opponents succeed in blocking you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/the-week-in-business-social-media-election-misinformation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Government kept to sidelines as Google got big. Now it has chance to rein company back in. – Rachel Lerman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/government-kept-to-sidelines-as-google-got-big-now-it-has-chance-to-rein-company-back-in/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Beach Boys, tony Lido Isle, $150,000 tickets: A peek inside Trump’s Orange County fundraiser – SEEMA MEHTA
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-18/trump-fundraiser-california

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “GOP senators try to further distance themselves from Trump, but it may be too late to save their majority.” Who distances themselves from you, that is, who blames you for their problems. I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/18/election-2020-mitch-mcconnell-gop-senators-inch-away-trump/3640704001/

FORTUNE
— Facebook’s new tool to stop fake news is a game changer—if the company would only use it – JOHN ROBERTS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://fortune.com/2020/10/18/facebook-tool-stop-fake-news-viral-content-review-system-fb-business-model/

BLOOMBERG
— The ‘Good Censors’ – Niall Ferguson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Google, Facebook, all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. Previously, they wanted the following to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-18/facebook-twitter-google-can-t-be-good-censors-of-politics

October 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 28 shot, 5 fatally in weekend shootings 15-year-old boy among those fatally shot
https://abc7chicago.com/28-shot-5-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/7124873/

NBC5
— United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight’ Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/united-steelworkers-union-shines-batlight-style-biden-harris-logo-on-trump-tower/2355528/

CBS2
— Hundreds Gather For Women’s Marches In Chicago, Suburbs, And Around Country (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/17/hundreds-gather-for-womens-marches-in-chicago-suburbs-and-around-country/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At large Wisconsin rally, President Trump downplays pandemic as state’s coronavirus cases hit record levels – BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do not want Republican candidates to hold rallies.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Illinois’ coronavirus testing positivity rate rises for 13th consecutive day
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/17/21520589/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Amazon robots, workers speed stuff to you A look behind the scenes at MDW7, the gigantic Amazon robotic fulfillment center in Monee. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21511470/amazon-monee-robots-fulfillment-center-online-shopping-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201017/suburban-women-march-calling-attention-to-voting-racial-and-gender-rights

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers promote pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201018/springfieldrsquos-third-pot-dispensary-preps-for-opening

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Police diversity in the Illinois Quad-Cities: Diversity on the force brings new perspectives – Sarah Hayden (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 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.)
https://qctimes.com/news/local/police-diversity-in-the-illinois-quad-cities-diversity-on-the-force-brings-new-perspectives/article_375b78ec-b96e-59f6-91ef-94ca64e15def.html

STATELINE
— ‘Illinois could use a new governor.’ Trump rips Pritzker, says schools should re-open
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-could-use-a-new-governor-trump-rips-pritzker-says-schools-should-re-open/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-electoral-votes/article_c085a4e8-d4de-56f8-9569-7323abcb6298.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Dueling rallies held in South Bend area over Amy Coney Barrett nomination – Jeff Parrott
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/dueling-rallies-held-in-south-bend-area-over-amy-coney-barrett-nomination/article_7536f146-10b0-11eb-9c9c-bbe2b8fe76ac.html

BELOIT DALY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands turn out for Trump rally – NEIL JOHNSON
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/thousands-turn-out-for-trump-rally/article_8e0cbe93-f4f4-5933-9bb5-291f37a5cfcc.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Thousands defy requests of medical officials, attend Trump rally in Janesville – Adam Duxter
https://www.channel3000.com/thousands-defy-requests-of-medical-officials-attend-trump-rally-in-janesville/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump in Janesville: ‘We Win Wisconsin, We Win The Whole Ballgame’ – Rob Mentzer
https://www.wpr.org/trump-janesville-we-win-wisconsin-we-win-whole-ballgame

CHIPPEWA HERALD
— Trump touts economy in Janesville, a community still rebuilding from the 12-year-old loss of GM – MITCHELL SCHMIDT
https://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/trump-touts-economy-in-janesville-a-community-still-rebuilding-from-the-12-year-old-loss/article_24d9c1f0-a223-52b7-8634-a9523ddba88d.html

SOUTHERN
— Counter-protesters greet Trump parade in Carbondale – Brian Munoz
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/photos-counter-protesters-greet-trump-parade-in-carbondale/collection_7416696f-e09b-52be-9afb-d19962006c5c.html#1

WPSD
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather for Trump rally in Marion – Shamarria Morrison
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-trump-rally-in-marion-illinois-organizers-say/article_3d56010c-10ee-11eb-8aa4-83b0957fc848.html

WGEM
— Munger feels lawmakers can’t be trusted with Pritzker’s tax plan – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/10/16/munger-feels-lawmakers-cant-be-trusted-with-pritzkers-tax-plan/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Pritzker’s Shameless No Flush No Blush Political Scheme Governor is Buying Candidate Votes So He Won’t Pay Same Tax He’s Pushing on Illinois – Lori Solyom
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/pritzker-s-shameless-no-flush-no-blush-political-scheme

WHEATON PATCH
— Coronavirus Positivity Rate Rises Fastest In Kane-DuPage Region The positivity rate rose by 2.3 points to 7.4 percent this week, with the positivity rate increasing 10 days in a row. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coronavirus-positivity-rate-rises-fastest-kane-dupage-region

ILLINOIS NEWS ROOM
— Champaign-Urbana Hosts Only Downstate Women’s March – Dana Cronin
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/champaign-urbana-hosts-only-downstate-womens-march/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Democratic Party Chair Files Complaint Against Willie Wilson’s Radio Ads
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/mchenry-county-democratic-party-chair-files-complaint-against-willie-wilson/
— Sign Seeking Any Functioning Adult for President
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/message-of-the-day-a-sign-85/
— GOP Gives County Board Chairman Mike Buehler $5,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/gop-gives-mike-buehler-5000/
— Woodstock Franks Sign Ends Up in Garbage Same Day Hit Piece from Buehler Arrives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/woodstock-franks-sign-ends-up-in-garbage/
— Franks’ Google “Jack Franks Investigation” Sign Seems to Come in Two Sizes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/franks-google-it-signs-seems-to-come-in-two-sizes/
— When a Tax District Takes “New Growth,” What Does That Mean?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/when-a-tax-district-takes-new-growth-what-does-that-mean/
— Steve Reick Outspending Brian Sager in State Rep. Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/steve-reick-outspending-brian-sager-in-state-rep-race/
— Sager Campaign Report
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/sager-campaign-report/
— Harvard: Mike Beuhler Gains Support of Strong Democrat
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/harvard-mike-beulhler/
— IL-14: “False” Rating on Jim Oberweis’ “Beautiful Protests” Ad with Discernment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/bga101620/
— McHenry County Republican Finances – 1st Quarter of 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mchenry-county-republican-finances-1st-quarter-of-2020/
— IL-06: Sean Casten Playing Cowardly Lion for Halloween
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/18/casten101820/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Talked of Attending Black Church As a Teen, But Members Don’t Recall It Biden campaign trail anecdote called into question – Alana Goodman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist and even worse things. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have had little or no interaction with Blacks. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my coworkers and subordinates were Black. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Harvey 1972-1973, at 63rd and Halsted in Chicago in 1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976 and rented it out 1976-1984.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/members-dont-recall-bidens-attendance-at-black-church-as-teen/

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘terrible and unfair’ before she moderates next debate The third and final debate is scheduled for Oct. 22 – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-calls-nbcs-kristen-welker-terrible-and-unfair-before-she-moderates-next-debate
— Free speech rally marred by violence as counter protesters storm event, beat pro-Trump demonstrators An organizer of the protest had a tooth knocked out – Paul Best (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/free-speech-rally-marred-by-violence-as-counterprotesters-storm-event

AMERICAN THINKER
— How The Mainstream Media Covered For Joe Biden – David Keltz (DIERSEN: What do you say a) to those who expect me to cover up their wrongdoing and b) to those who punish me for my not covering up their wrongdoing? I should write a book about the aforesaid. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/how_the_mainstream_media_covered_for_joe_biden.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pandering Loses Necessary White Votes, Wins Few Minority Votes – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates run as Republicans, but who pander to voters who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/02/pandering-loses-necessary-white-votes-wins-few-minority-votes/

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham: Community Gathers for ‘Back the Blue’ Appreciation Event in Illinois – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2020/10/17/community-gathers-for-back-the-blue-appreciation-event-in-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Twitter Locks Account of Republican Senate Candidate Lauren Witzke – Again – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/17/twitter-locks-account-of-republican-senate-candidate-lauren-witzke-again/
— Despite Stage-Two Virus Rules in D.C. Large Crowds Gathered for Women’s March – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/despite-stage-two-virus-rules-in-d-c-large-crowds-gathered-for-womens-march/
— Women’s March: ‘Defunding the Police Is a Feminist Issue’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/17/womens-march-defunding-police-feminist-issue/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wounds Make For An Unlikely Reelection, Experts Say – ANDREW TRUNSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have the following self-inflicted wounds: a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) my not giving them money, e) my not covering up their wrongdoing, f) my including links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and g) my having sued them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/17/trumps-self-inflicted-wounds-unlikely-reelection/

TOWNHALL
— Women’s March Unites Against a Woman: Amy Coney Barrett – Katie Yoder
https://townhall.com/columnists/katieyoder/2020/10/18/womens-march-unites-against-a-woman-amy-coney-barrett-n2578298

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Engages in Still More Islamopandering Biden: Muslims Will Serve ‘At Every Level’ of His Administration – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or country without borders than a religion.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2020/10/17/biden-muslims-will-serve-at-every-level-of-his-administration-n1066190

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ABC goes dark after Biden town hall participant is discovered to be ex-Obama staffer, wife of top Dem – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/17/abc-goes-dark-after-biden-town-hall-participant-is-discovered-to-be-ex-obama-staffer-wife-of-top-dem-985852

POWER LINE
— CLASSROOM LEARNING FOR BLACKS, ONLINE LEARNING FOR WHITES? – PAUL MIRENGOFF (DIERSEN: Does your school district give preference to its students because they are Democrat, minority, female, low income, LGBTQ, in America illegally, have parent(s) who are in America illegally, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, drinkers, pot smokers, etc.?)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/classroom-learning-for-blacks-online-learning-for-whites.php

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s second term chances fade.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/521503-the-memo-trumps-second-term-chances-fade

POLITICO
— Trump amplifies allegations of bias against another presidential debate moderator – NICK NIEDZWIADEK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be non-partisan, but who do everything that they can to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/17/trump-targets-presidential-debate-moderator-again-430027

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s rallies make no political sense. Here’s why he does them anyway.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/2020-campaign-trump-rallies/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas undermines importance of masks as cases spike.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/politics/scott-atlas-face-masks-coronavirus/index.html

ABC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/womens-march-organisers-urge-women-to-vote-out-donald-trump/12779516

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/16/opinion/donald-trump-worst-president.html
— Their Bosses Asked Them to Lead Diversity Reviews. Guess Why. When corporations try to belatedly address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, they often drop the responsibility on their few Black employees. – Jennifer Miller (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/business/corporate-diversity-black-employees.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOGRAPH: Joe Biden’s Non-Radical 1960s Trump has called Biden a tool of leftist agitators. Friends say that has never much been his way, even as a young man surrounded by protest. – Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, I doubt that UIC would have accepted me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968, I doubt that NIU would have accepted me in 1969. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended NIU 1969-1970, I doubt that Loyola would have accepted me in 1972. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976, I doubt that DePaul would have accepted me 1976. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended DePaul 1976-1980, I doubt that IIT would have accepted me in 1992. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/joe-biden-college-1960s.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Supremacy’? Divide Grows Over a Phrase – Michael Powell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote hatred against Whites, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get rid of you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/white-supremacy.html
— What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work/worked inside the following organizations to destroy the following organizations: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-howard.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump aides seek to set aside division and plan for final sprint to Election Day — Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates that if they lose, it is because of David Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-seek-to-set-aside-division-and-plan-for-final-sprint-to-election-day/2020/10/17/09f8cf22-0fbf-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Multiple people involved in the Trump effort said the Thursday meeting at the RNC led to agreements on the way forward that have ended, for the moment, a mood that has at times grown grim inside the Trump operation, with finger-pointing over who should be responsible for a potential loss — and whether it should be attributed to an undisciplined message, the coronavirus pandemic or campaign spending and choices made by former campaign manager Brad Parscale.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— At USC, 2 determined women spoke out. Ugly attacks over racism, anti-Semitism, Zionism took over – TERESA WATANABE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-18/social-media-attacks-usc-free-speech-debate-racism

USA TODAY
— Who’s undecided? Donald Trump’s toughest hurdle to pull off a win: Most minds are made up – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/18/donald-trumps-toughest-hurdle-2020-election-win-few-undecideds/3654305001/

EASTERN IOWA GAZETTE
— University of Iowa diversity training review nears its end Update comes amid nullified search for diversity head (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-of-iowa-diversity-training-review-nears-its-end-20201017

NORTH PLATE TELEGRAPH
— Lack of qualified candidates is biggest hiring problem for North Platte area law enforcement – Tim Johnson (DIERSEN: 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. 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://nptelegraph.com/news/local/lack-of-qualified-candidates-is-biggest-hiring-problem-for-north-platte-area-law-enforcement/article_17cac88a-09bb-11eb-83a7-6366e5031c0b.html

STAR DEMOCRAT
— Big Tech: Facebook, Twitter, Google facing scrutiny over blocking, censoring Trump fans – MIKE SUNNUCKS
https://www.stardem.com/business/big-tech-facebook-twitter-google-facing-scrutiny-over-blocking-censoring-trump-fans/article_81243d9d-2cc1-5ef0-9364-41473592a265.html

ROANOKE TIMES
— Candidates for 3 seats on Roanoke City Council answer questions on issues ahead of Nov. 3 election – Ralph Berrier (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://roanoke.com/news/candidates-for-3-seats-on-roanoke-city-council-answer-questions-on-issues-ahead-of-nov/article_f2ed9f7f-a7e2-529b-96a3-6b7d07e10d00.html

NEWS GRAPHIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Don’t let the president discourage you from voting.” What do you do? I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. Who has discouraged you from doing what you do? I should write a book about those who have focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.
https://www.news-graphic.com/opinion/don-t-let-the-president-discourage-you-from-voting/article_8ca9d4aa-0cc9-11eb-8ed6-d79d1ceeb402.html

BRYAN COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
— Area law enforcement agencies confront challenge of diversifying departments – MEGAN RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theeagle.com/news/local/area-law-enforcement-agencies-confront-challenge-of-diversifying-departments/article_85ed5ea8-10f6-11eb-bf53-0f64e0801302.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Conservatives-staging-free-speech-rally-attacked-15655736.php

NPR
— Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown – Shannon Bond (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Google, Facebook, etc. ban ads that discourage dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.?)
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/13/923331982/facebook-bans-ads-discouraging-vaccines-in-latest-misinformation-crackdown

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Wisconsin COVID-19: President Trump rally in Janesville, day after state reported record high 3,861 new coronavirus cases, 21 additional deaths Wisconsin sees record-high numbers this week – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/president-trump-rallies-in-wisconsin-day-after-record-high-number-of-covid-19-cases/7109583/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 3,629 new coronavirus cases, with 27 deaths DeKalb, Kane, McHenry and Will counties among 34 at Illinois’ COVID-19 warning level – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3629-new-coronavirus-cases-with-27-deaths/7107175/
— Chicago Board of Elections surpasses 500K Vote by Mail ballot applications, quadrupling the city’s all-time record – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-quadruples-all-time-record-for-vote-by-mail-applications-officials-/7103902/
— Cook County Jail detainees begin early voting; Sheriff Tom Dart calls effort ‘significant’ during 2020 election Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Rev. Jesse Jackson also spoke at start of voting – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, people vote for candidates who promise use government to give them the most. If I did that, I would vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to defend/promote Civil Service Retirement System pensions and Social Security.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-jail-detainees-begin-early-voting/7103902/
— Pritzker, Rauner failed to enforce Illinois law meant to support minority-owned businesses, BGA says (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors enforced Affirmative Action laws, that is, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/law-meant-to-support-minority-owned-businesses-not-enforced-bga/7106502/

NBC5
— Life on the Line: Early Voters Wait ‘as Long as It Takes’ Many voters are finding long lines in their attempts to vote for the upcoming presidential election – Laurie Kellman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/life-on-the-line-early-voters-wait-as-long-as-it-takes/2355370/
— Trump Plays Down Virus as He Steps Up Pitch for Second Term On the campaign trail, Trump and his team often forgo wearing masks – Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/trump-plays-down-virus-as-he-steps-up-pitch-for-second-term/2355366/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/17/21520848/womens-march-chicago-loop-federal-plaza-trump-lightfoot
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Getting kids back in school must be America’s first priority But right now, as best we can tell, the country is more upset about closed bars than closed classrooms. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/16/21519679/pandemic-remote-learning-chicago-public-schools-cps-ctu-closed-schools-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-womens-march-chicago-rallies-20201017-cdo5thjiwjfcvn7tnipvba2jje-story.html
— CPS will phase students back into buildings starting with preschool and special education; union calls the plan ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-cps-second-quarter-plan-20201016-rbm2wibhxfafpks3kq2slutosu-story.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gambling spread shows loss of morality – Steve Schuler, Peotone
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-gambling-spread-shows-loss-of-morality/article_a5dc14a0-0eaf-11eb-8524-177dbf965087.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans try desperately to mask themselves from Trump political plague.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-republicans-try-desperately-to-mask-themselves-from-trump-political-plague/article_b7175a4f-321e-5c3a-ba8d-1e571c55958d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Topics selected for next Trump-Biden presidential debate – Elyse Russo (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/topics-selected-for-next-trump-biden-presidential-debate/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/womens-marches-being-held-washington-dc-cities-nationwide#stream/0

NORTHBROOK PATCH
— Chinese-Americans Plan Protest At Coronavirus Sign In Northbrook The word ‘China’ was spray-painted on the controversial sign earlier this week. – Eric DeGrechie (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it officially illegal to blame China for COVID-19?)
https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/chinese-americans-plan-protest-coronavirus-sign-northbrook

HINSDALE PATCH
— Will Hinsdale-Area Democrat Back Madigan? State rep hopeful won’t say whether she would vote for Speaker Madigan, who is believed to be connected to the ComEd bribery scandal. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/will-hinsdale-area-democrat-back-madigan

BLAZE
— Pennsylvania rejects 372,000 mail-in ballots, leaving many voters confused: report One voter was alleged to have submitted 11 duplicates – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mail-in-ballots-rejected-pennsylvania-2020-election
— Joe Biden reads from a giant teleprompter at another sparsely attended rally The teleprompter is bigger than the crowd – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-teleprompter-crowd-size

NEWSMAX
— Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax TV: Twitter Acting as ‘Publisher’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-publisher-platform-social-media/2020/10/17/id/992445/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Deceptive: ABC Town Hall Questioners Included Dem Speechwriter, Ex-Dem Candidate’s Spouse – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/10/16/deceptive-abc-town-hall-questioners-included-dem-speechwriter-ex

LIFE ZETTE
— ABC Pulls in Ringers For Joe Biden at Town Hall Two were Democrat shills. – DAVID KAMIONER
https://www.lifezette.com/2020/10/abc-pulls-in-ringers-for-joe-biden-at-town-hall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To try at being non-partisan I also feel like Joe Biden’s optimism if he is elected is just as likely not credible in the difference he can make. In other words — for the foreseeable future we seem to be almost for sure living in a continued COVID world for some period between months and years. And just when I thought things were bleak enough, I read the World Health Organization’s assessment back in May of 2020 to which I cannot find a change of opinion published anywhere: “This virus may never go away!”)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— University of Northern Iowa bans pro-life club, labels it a ‘hate group’ University of Northern Iowa Student Government engages in viewpoint discrimination against fellow students, school’s Supreme Court backs them up
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/university-of-northern-iowa-bans-pro-life-club-labels-it-a-hate-group

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘We Are Not Ahead by Double Digits,’ Biden Campaign Manager Reportedly Admits Polls Inflated – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-are-not-ahead-by-double-digits-biden-campaign-manager-reportedly-admits-polls-inflated_3542817.html

THE HILL
— Trump delivers remarks on supporting law enforcement in Wisconsin
https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/521556-watch-live-president-donald-j-trump-delivers-remarks-on-supporting-law
— Censoring the Biden story: How social media becomes state media – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media

REUTERS
— Thousands protest Trump’s Supreme Court pick at Washington Women’s March
https://wtvbam.com/2020/10/17/thousands-protest-trumps-supreme-court-pick-at-washington-womens-march/

ABC
— ‘The tyranny of merit’ is tearing America apart – Stan Grant (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was able to do the following a) only because my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were not poor and b) only because me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females: 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. In my defense, I was the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree notwithstanding the fact a) that neither of my outstanding parents attended college, b) that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that after fighting type 1 diabetes from age 14, he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, and d) that my mother never attended high school.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/us-tyranny-of-merit/12774726
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Regardless of who wins the US election, one thing is certain: it will be a victory for the meritocracy. The meritocracy are the elite, the richest, most privileged of Americans who have a stranglehold on power and wealth. Like the aristocracy of old they are distant from the rest of the population, often looking down on them, mocking them or exploiting them. Like the aristocrats they party together, live alongside each other in the same wealthy suburbs and attend the same weddings, even if they supposedly represent different sides of politics. Remember, Bill and Hillary Clinton were guests at the wedding of Donald and Melania Trump. The meritocracy has rigged the game to suit themselves, getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Their children dominate entry to the best universities, a pathway to the richest careers ensuring this new royalty shores up its status for another generation. So entrenched and immovable is this elite that the Brookings Institution showed that, on current trends, “it would take six generations for family economic advantage to disappear”.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting A new administration policy, if upheld, would largely shift political power and federal money from Democratic states to Republican ones. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that gerrymandering will be used against you: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, law enforcement officer, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/supreme-court-undocumented-immigrants-census.html

NEW YORK POST
— Twitter censoring Post’s Hunter Biden exposé is ‘election interference’: GOP leaders – Mary Kay Linge and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/10/17/twitter-censoring-posts-biden-expose-is-election-interference-gop/

USA TODAY
— Why ‘Karen’ memes and “OK, Boomer” insults stereotype people we don’t really know Memes like the overused “Karen” putdowns, aimed at middle-age white women, have become a socially accepted way of promoting stereotypes and bigotry. – Chloe Johnston (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters negatively stereotype those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/17/why-ok-boomer-jokes-and-karen-memes-reinforce-unfair-stereotypes-column/3650065001/

MORNINGSTAR
— What the Coronavirus Means for the Future of Financial Planning It’s time to rethink what our financial goals can and should look like. – Christine Benz
https://www.morningstar.com/features/what-covid-means-for-the-future-of-financial-planning
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How Can You Accommodate Low Yields in a Financial Plan? Finally, retirees of all ages—early or otherwise—have a huge challenge today in the form of very low bond yields, the result of Federal Reserve activity designed to ignite an economy that would otherwise be struggling even more amid the pandemic-related slowdown. . .Moreover, the fact that safe securities yield so little today has contributed to the ascent of higher-risk assets, especially stocks. But even as retirees have gained on one side of the ledger as yields have declined, they’ve lost on the other. Not only do low yields reduce how much retirees can wring from their safe investments, but yields are also predictive of what bonds are apt to return over the next decade. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index currently has an SEC yield of about 1.3%, suggesting that investors will barely break even assuming even modest levels of inflation.)

NEWS AND TRIBUNE
— COVID future unpredictable – Lindon Dodd (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more Democrats who are elected in the November 3, 2020 election, the bleaker that future is for those who are following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time)
https://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/dodd-column-covid-future-unpredictable/article_0f24c63c-0f5a-11eb-9aec-3f379bb0c6a5.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says Don’t Listen to ‘Pessimists’ as COVID Infections Set Records in at Least 21 States – JOCELYN GRZESZCZAK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-dont-listen-pessimists-covid-infections-set-records-least-21-states-1540029

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use coronavirus against Trump.  Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress that Wisconsin “coronavirus cases hit record levels” as President Trump returns to Wisconsin for a large campaign rally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: One could argue that corrupt people a) vote for corrupt politicians and b) give money to corrupt politicians.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker? The kids want to play. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-coronavirus-illinois-youth-sports-kass-20201017-nwxvn7fct5dyllua5ux3whjv54-story.html
— COVID-19 numbers are rising in Illinois. How worried should the Chicago area be? – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-rising-cases-concern-illinois-chicago-20201016-5qo3qhn7fnc5ve4al37oqn4boi-htmlstory.html
— DuPage incumbents deserve another term in office – Henry Thompson, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-1018-20201015-svbpi4p7hvcwxe73cucrlf2u5a-story.html
— DuPage County Board District 5: Candidates present their ideas, what makes them the better choice
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-district-5-st-1018-20201015-s6jbhfunyzeqlerwcdlcqff4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat state rep Terra Costa Howard in a tight race with Peter Breen bites the hand — Mike Madigan’s — that feeds her No incumbent House Democrat has ever been so openly hostile to House Speaker Madigan in sustained paid advertising. Ever. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520220/terra-costa-howard-illinois-house-mike-madigan-comed-scandal-peter-breen-capitol-fax-rich-miller

WTTW
— 7 Officers Broke CPD Rules After Top Cop Found Drunk, Unconscious Behind Wheel – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/16/7-officers-broke-cpd-rules-after-top-cop-found-drunk-unconscious-behind-wheel-watchdog

WBEZ
— ‘Higher Ed Is Facing A Cliff’: After Years Of Disinvestment, Illinois Public Universities Bracing For More COVID-19 Damage “We thought the [state] budget impasse was bad. We didn’t know it was just bootcamp training for the pandemic,” one higher ed official said. – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/stories/higher-ed-is-facing-a-cliff-after-years-of-disinvestment-illinois-public-universities-bracing-for-more-covid-damage/373522c0-bf8e-4f02-ad65-4d02e7fee6f9

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who are these ‘millionaires and billionaires’? – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: According to this, “1 out of every 18 households” is a millionaire household. What percent of the households in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county are millionaire households?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-who-are-these-millionaires-and-billionaires/article_442f6047-e5dd-5134-b96d-003e30435570.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Forbes magazine reports that its annual review of the super-wealthy in the United States revealed Illinois has just 18 billionaires out of a population of 12.5 million. Rapp was struck by two things — the small number of billionaires and the frequency of their last names. Of the 18, six are Pritzkers. “I thought that was kind of funny,” Rapp said. The statistic stands as stark testimony to the wisdom of making a good choice when picking one’s parents. The Pritzker family is the 15th wealthiest family in the world, with a combined $33.5 billion net worth. Celebrity Net Worth reports that “A.N. Pritzker was the son of Ukrainian immigrants” who invested “in real estate and companies in trouble while he worked for his dad’s law firm.” Thus began a family financial dynasty that is tied to the Hyatt Hotel chain. Past holdings include “the Superior Bank of Chicago (which collapsed in 2001), Braniff airlines, McCall’s magazine, the Trans Union credit bureau, and Royal Caribbean cruise line.” Brilliant estate planning has protected the family wealth, allowing major fortunes to be handed out to successive generations of Pritzkers. Forbes magazine reported in 2019 that of the 18 Illinois billionaires, Thomas Pritzker ranks No. 3 ($4.1 billion net worth), the governor is at No. 4 ($3.2 billion), Jean Pritzker is at No. 5 ($3.1 billion net worth), Penny Pritzker, No. 6 (2.6 billion net worth), Nicholas Pritzker, No. 7 ($2 billion) and Jennifer Pritzker, No. 8 ($1.9 billion). . .But it’s a different story when it comes to millionaires, meaning people with a net worth of at least $1 million, not necessarily an annual income of at least $1 million. Crain’s Chicago Business reported in 2016 that “the number of millionaire households in Illinois reached 280,265, up 5.2 percent from 2014.” In 2016, Crains reported, that number represented “1 out of every 18 households” — 5.5 percent. Pritzker’s proposed progressive income tax, however, is about income, not net worth.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois bars, restaurants continue to defy COVID-19 closure orders – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201016/illinois-bars-restaurants-continue-to-defy-covid-19-closure-orders

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries; Lawmakers look for answers from banking executives, community advocates, researchers – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Those experts would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Those experts would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/experts-testify-about-systemic-racism-in-illinois-home-loan-banking-industries-lawmakers-look-for-answers/article_48cbc264-f635-565c-80a7-3e8ec21c5d0e.html

SOUTHWEST NEWS HERALD
— GOP leader admits Madigan probe is political – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Government is political. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://swnewsherald.com/gop-leader-admits-madigan-probe-is-political-p6896-113.htm

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Incumbents hold big leads in fundraising – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/incumbents-hold-big-leads-in-fundraising
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “A town hall with Trump was testy, a forum with Biden was much quieter: Here are takeaways from each.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/town-hall-with-trump-was-testy-forum-with-biden-was-much-quieter-here-are-takeaways-from-each
— Attorneys argue over the extent of Pritzker’s emergency authority
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/under-dome-podcast-attorneys-argue-over-extent-of-pritzkerrsquos-emergency-authority
— Court says cities don’t have to close on Election Day – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/court-says-cities-donrsquot-have-to-close-on-election-day

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Effingham event raises money for police – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/back-the-blue-effingham-event-raises-money-for-police/article_15ffe680-101d-11eb-9e26-db074059dc7f.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Pre-bunking falsehoods: How Wisconsin voters can avoid falling for election misinformation The best defense from rumors, hoaxes and propaganda is knowing what to expect. Here’s a preview of what voters might see ahead of Election Day (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is bunk except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.channel3000.com/pre-bunking-falsehoods-how-wisconsin-voters-can-avoid-falling-for-election-misinformation/

WSPY
— Dixon Republican Tom Demmer Seeking Fifth Term in Illinois House – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/election-dixon-republican-seeking-fifth-term-in-illinois-house/article_5aee8730-106b-11eb-bcca-83c4b475ebb6.html

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Voter Guide 2020 From voter registration to mail-in and early voting, here’s everything you need to know for what’s shaping up to be a historic election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-voter-guide-2020

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago just reported the largest enrollment drop in two decades. How that’s factoring into the reopening push School district officials called the losses unacceptable. – Cassie Walker Burke
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/16/21519560/chicago-public-schools-loss-of-14500-students-is-putting-reopening-pressure-on-district-leaders

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Garfield Park Businesses Forced To Close As Open Air Drug Market, Crime Scares Off Customers — With No Help In Sight, Owners Say Business owners, already struggling through the pandemic, said police aren’t trying to stop open-air drug markets along one of the West Side’s main commercial corridors. – Pascal Sabino
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/16/garfield-park-businesses-forced-to-close-as-open-air-drug-market-crime-scares-off-customers-with-no-help-in-sight-owners-say/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June – JERRY NOWICKI
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-hospitalizations-top-2000-for-first-time-since-june
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/ArtMID/718/ArticleID/1402/preview/true

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant blasts unemployment agency’s ongoing issues as unconscionable: ‘We need hearings and an audit of IDES’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557079180-grant-blasts-unemployment-agency-s-ongoing-issues-as-unconscionable-we-need-hearings-and-an-audit-of-ides
— 32,000 Scientists Disagree with Sean Casten; Casten Loses His Mind – Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557902157-32-000-scientists-disagree-with-sean-casten-casten-loses-his-mind
— In God he doesn’t trust. DuPage congressman Casten leans into Atheism
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557813769-in-god-he-doesn-t-trust-dupage-congressman-casten-leans-into-atheism

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Northwestern Medicine, Trader Joe’s and Microsoft top Illinois’ best-employer list (DIERSEN: Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are the following, those federal employees who are the following should rank the federal government as being a best-employer: Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, parents, non-married, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/557730401-northwestern-medicine-trader-joe-s-and-microsoft-top-illinois-best-employer-list

ILLINOIS POLICY JOURNAL
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS CHARGED $1.8M FOR MISLEADING ‘FAIR TAX’ AMENDMENT PAMPHLET – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-charged-1-8m-for-misleading-fair-tax-amendment-pamphlet/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Church Leaders Sell Their Souls to the Democratic Party – Dr. Everett Piper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me the most for my not being a member of their church, for my not attending services in their church, and for my not giving money to their church. They focus on destroying those who like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. They use religion like it is a weapon. They give religion a bad name. They give their church a bad name.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/church-leaders-sell-their-souls-to-the-democratic-party/

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Budd introduces bill to limit Big Tech’s Section 230 immunity amid censorship outcry The bill would allow Americans to file lawsuits against Big Tech companies who breach good faith user agreements – Morgan Phillips (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-bill-limit-big-techs-section-230-immunity-censorship-outcry
— Facebook and Twitter trying to help Biden become president by suppressing NY Post story Social media companies are working to protect Democrats and destroy the Republican Party – Justin Haskins and Chris Talgo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/social-media-hunter-biden-just-haskins-chris-talgo

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Touts Wall Street Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What does Wall Street think of those who share your demographics?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/joe-biden-touts-wall-street-support-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania/
— OUTRAGEOUS: No Immigration Question in Next Debate, Say Debate Organizers – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/no-immigration-question-in-next-debate-say-debate-organizers/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat Imposed Lockdowns Force Residents To Flee San Francisco, Sending Tax Revenue Down 43 Percent
https://www.oann.com/dem-imposed-lockdowns-force-residents-to-flee-san-francisco-sending-tax-revenue-down-43-percent/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Pay-as-You-Go Route to Higher Education – MARY HUNT (DIERSEN: I took the pay-as-you-go route to higher education. I paid for undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 with money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office. I paid for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 with money that I earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores. I paid for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 with money that I earned working for IRS and GAO. I paid for graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997 with money that I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/everyday-cheapskate-the-pay-as-you-go-route-to-higher-education_3502224.html

THE HILL
— GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for ‘tyranny’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the following have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny
— Banks need to play their part in addressing racial inequality – PATRICK SOBERS (DIERSEN: Sobers would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Sobers would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/521315-banks-need-to-play-their-part-in-addressing-racial-inequality

CNN
— Eye-popping turnout as more states begin in-person voting – Hannah Rabinowitz and Cat Gloria
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-10-16-2020/h_fec4c8ef251046abd6b8ab00fc6b5dbe

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-women-gender-gap.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/trump-women-voters.html
— In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article The latest change underlined how rapidly social media platforms are shifting their positions in the days leading up to the election. – Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/technology/twitter-new-york-post.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to get rid of Trump and to get rid of those who share his demographics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/health/coronavirus-testing-negative.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who work/worked for Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/where-will-all-trump-staffers-go-preparing-worst-gop-ponders-life-after-trump/
— FCC push to rethink legal protections for tech giants marks major turn amid months of political pressure Agency officials in public and private had raised concerns about regulating social media in the months before Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plans to take a look at Section 230. – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/16/fcc-facebook-twitter-section-230/

NEW YORK POST
— By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform – Josh Hammer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/by-censoring-the-post-big-tech-is-begging-for-big-time-reform/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-16/new-book-by-former-trump-aide-reveals-early-racist-comments

USA TODAY
— As cases spike, Trump’s ad strategy targeting senior citizens: I recovered from COVID-19, so can America – Bart Jansen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/17/election-2020-trump-touts-his-own-covid-recovery-pitch-seniors/5967676002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their Second Civil War to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/10/12/coronavirus-deaths-reveal-systemic-racism-united-states/5770952002/

NEW BOSTON POST
— What’s It Take To Get An Endorsement? – Tom Joyce (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have talked and/or acted like they were given endorsements, money, sign locations, etc. on the condition that they a) do everything they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, to everything that they could to stop everyone from reading those emails, b) do everything that they could to stop me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, d) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, e) end my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, f) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, g) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and/or h) discourage Republican organizations, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. from helping sponsor Wheaton Independence Day parades.)
https://newbostonpost.com/2020/10/10/whats-it-take-to-get-an-endorsement-10-organizations-unions-explain-how/

VERMONT DIGGER
— The privileges of being white and middle class – Tom McKone (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have always had tremendous unfair advantages in life a) because I lived in Crete 1948-1972, b) because I am White, male, 100% German national origin, healthy, conservative, Republican, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, c) because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) because I avoided the draft, and d) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/16/tom-mckone-the-privileges-of-being-white-and-middle-class/

TRACE
— A Surge of First-Time Gun Buyers in California as Residents Fear Pandemic-Related Violence
https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/daily-bulletin-a-surge-of-first-time-gun-buyers-in-california-as-residents-fear-pandemic-related-violence/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Alternative to a Bailout for Fiscally Mismanaged States If New York and Illinois spent like Florida and Texas, they’d save enough to put away the tin cup. – Jonathan Williams and Dave Trabert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-alternative-to-a-bailout-for-fiscally-mismanaged-states-11602875844
— Effective Giving Requires Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Daniel S. Loeb (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents give you? I have given you, and everyone else, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those emails have included links to almost 381,800 articles and information on many upcoming events. According to critics/opponents, my emails are worthless, if not destructive. Again, what do my critics/opponents give you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/effective-giving-requires-rolling-up-your-sleeves-11602886784
— More Americans Are Renouncing Their Citizenship Nearly 37,000 have expatriated over past decade – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-renouncing-their-citizenship-11602840602

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters encourage “Far-Right Political Violence.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/is-far-right-political-violence-getting-worse

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Holds Wisconsin Rally After His Covid Task Force Warns Of Preventable Deaths.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/17/trump-holds-wisconsin-rally-after-his-covid-task-force-warns-of-preventable-deaths/#73bb286037e1

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Over 160 business groups call on President Trump to withdraw executive order banning some diversity trainings – Marguerite Ward (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/business-nonprofit-groups-call-trump-withdraw-executive-order-diversity-training-2020-10

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— OFCCP Opens Hotline for Complaints of Race and Sex Stereotyping in Workplace Training (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stereotype Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrat especially stereotype Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/podcast-ofccp-opens-hotline-complaints-race-and-sex-stereotyping-workplace-training

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Twitter Backs Down After Squelching New York Post’s Hunter Biden Story – Benjamin Hart (DIERSEN: Because Google refuses to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google squelches each and every article linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/twitter-facebook-block-ny-post-hunter-biden-article.html

ATLANTIC
— JULY 21, 2020 FLASHBACK: Congress Is a Hostile Workplace – David A. Graham (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I should write a book about how during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office increasingly became a hostile workplace for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/congress-hostile-workplace/614443/

NEWSWEEK
— How Section 230 Changes Targeting Twitter and Facebook Could Backfire on Republicans – JASON MURDOCK (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.newsweek.com/section-230-changes-twitter-facebook-backfire-republicans-donald-trump-1539790

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The less that you promote LGBTQ, the more that LGBTQ-promoters destroy you.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Major-advocacy-organizations-mailing-to-highlight-candidate-Morrisons-record/69422.html

October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,554 new coronavirus cases, with 38 deaths, again breaking 1-day record – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-again-breaks-1-day-case-record-with-4554-/7079613/
— Chicago ranked ‘rattiest city’ by Orkin pest control for 6th straight year
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/were-no-1-chicago-ranked-most-rat-infested-city-6th-year-in-a-row/7076439/

NBC5
— Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin Each Broke Coronavirus Case Records Friday It marks the second day in a row each of the three states have set records in the category as the virus continues to grip the Midwest. – Katy Smyser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-indiana-and-wisconsin-each-broke-coronavirus-case-records-friday/2355142/
— Virus Surges in Key Battleground States as Election Nears Some residents who have always voted in person on Election Day are reconsidering a lifetime tradition – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/virus-surges-in-key-battleground-states-as-election-nears/2355072/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report new highest one-day COVID-19 case total — 4,554 — and 38 additional deaths as statewide positivity rate rises above 5%
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201016-5awmiipgbngazixsrminl3iipa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park to allow sales of recreational marijuana – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-highland-park-allow-recreational-dispensaries-tl-1022-20201016-y2eatewvmfgyja6yygnznrqdtu-story.html
— Big Tech slaps The New York Post to shield Joe Biden – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because of the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-new-york-post-kass-20201016-qm7tr4uag5hcnlpihn7ovj6bse-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in a Cook County state’s attorney’s race defined by extraordinary climate of 2020 – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-pat-obrien-cook-county-2020-states-attorney-race-20201017-dydk4jsbrjgknkjkvyey5eratm-story.html
— Why we demand more than the broken construct of ‘diversity’ – ADRIENNE R. BROWN AND EVE L. EWING (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-diversity-race-20201016-fdc7geugk5f2lavlvlwet5wu74-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top cop Johnson had 10 drinks before falling asleep behind the wheel, was allowed to drive home without a field sobriety test: watchdog A year after the incident that caused Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson’s downfall, Inspector General Joe Ferguson’s long-awaited report details an elaborate police cover-up by seven of the fired superintendent’s underlings. – Fran Spielman and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21519416/chicago-police-department-eddie-johnson-cover-up-inspector-general-report

DAILY HERALD
— Casten, Ives each raise more than $1 million in 6th Congressional District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/casten-ives-each-raise-more-than-1-million-in-6th-congressional-district-race

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-15653656.php

SOUTHERN
— Partisan battle over Illinois Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/partisan-battle-over-illinois-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending/article_4e508726-f511-51ea-9d6c-6a954ce5a68e.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 cases as county reports record 338 new infections Region’s positivity rate increases to 7.4% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/16/dupage-county-surpasses-20-000-covid-19-cases-as-county-reports-record-338-new-infections/agbe1rs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett – TOM GJELTEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/needing-support-catholic-women-democrats-are-careful-amy-coney-barrett#stream/0

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— College of DuPage Board Chairman Frank Napolitano Not Seeking Re-election
https://www.cod.edu/news/2020/october/napolitanoelection.aspx

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Yard Sign Suggests Googling “Jack Franks Investigation”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/yard-sign-suggests-googling-jack-franks-investigation/
— Mike Buehler Hits Franks’ Springfield Problem in First Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mike-buehler-hits-franks-springfield-problem-in-first-mailing/
— Franks Campaign Receipts in October
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-campaign-receipts-in-october/
— $100,000 Algonquin Township Freedom of Information Suit Settlement Not Acceptable to Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/100000-algonquin-township-freedom-of-information-suit-settlement-not-acceptable/
— McHenry County Seems Set on Following Cook County Board’s Financial Example
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mchenry-county-seems-set-on-following-cook-county-boards-financial-example/
— Pritzker Not Sending of Thousands to Local Democratic Party This Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/pritzker-not-sending-tens-of-thousand-to-local-democratic-party-this-year/
— Franks Brings In, Spends Pretty Much Nothing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-brings-in-spends-pretty-much-nothing/
— Did Hate Lead Defacing of Two Trump Billboards?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/message-of-the-day-hate/
— Democratic Party Judicial Candidate Loans Campaign $47,500
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/democratic-party-judicial-candidate-loans-campaign-47500/
— IL-06/IL-14: Third Quarter Fundraising Favors Incumbents in Local Congressional Races
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/housefecq32020/
— Trump Rally in South Elgin Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/trump-rally-in-south-elgin-saturday/
— Sager Hits Reick with DUI Conviction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/sager-hits-reick-with-dui-conviction/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Endorses Jeanne Ives in the 6th Congressional District – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/15571/

CAPITOL FAX
— 4,554 new cases, 38 additional deaths, 2,016 in hospitals, 5.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/16/4554-new-cases-38-additional-deaths-2016-in-hospitals-51-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter following censorship of Hunter Biden emails – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rnc-files-fec-complaint-against-twitter-following-censorship-of-hunter-biden-emails
— Twitter and Facebook employees donate over 90% to Democrats, conservative watchdog finds – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-and-facebook-employees-donate-over-90-to-democrats-conservative-watchdog-finds

BREITBART
— 13 Shot, 2 Fatally, Thursday Alone in Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/report-13-shot-2-fatally-thursday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lighfoots-chicago/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Kamala spokesman, Democrat PAC staffer now hold top communications posts at Twitter, Facebook The connection raises serious concerns about political biases and free speech on social media. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kamala-spokesman-democrat-pac-staffer-now-hold-top-comms-posts-at-twitter-facebook

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social Media vs. the American Right – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/social-media-vs-the-american-right/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans increasingly seek distance from Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521433-republicans-increasingly-seek-distance-from-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— The federal deficit balloons to $3.1 trillion, underscoring the challenges to the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/16/business/us-economy-coronavirus#budget-deficit-record

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-census-undocumented-immigrants/2020/10/16/cf8288be-0f51-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
— Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon – Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/why-indian-americans-are-not-becoming-republicans-any-time-soon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Sorry, Republicans. Social media companies aren’t obligated to spread your lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/16/sorry-republicans-social-media-companies-arent-obligated-spread-your-lies/

NPR
— Trump And Republicans Raise $248 Million In September, Lagging Biden, Democrats – BENJAMIN SWASEY (DIERSEN: What discouragers you from making political contributions? Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and our Social Security (SS). My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My SS is dramatically less because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924362863/trump-and-republicans-raise-248-million-in-september-lagging-democrats

October 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police make plans for election night on the city’s streets – JEREMY GORNER (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things no matter who wins.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-election-night-20201016-5blsmesap5hdhkxmkrgvmdymgm-story.html
— Eric Wallace v. Patrick Joyce: 40th Senate candidates differ on COVID-19 response, income tax amendment – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-40th-senate-profiles-st-1016-20201015-x4afnlalbzh27fiyrfokkq7zfq-story.html
— Will County Democrats want Black residents to decide how to spend revenue from cannabis tax as reparations for slavery – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-will-county-reparations-st-1016-20201015-li3rigrrjna53jtx5n4itr723u-story.html
— Will County voters to choose auditor, recorder and clerk of circuit court – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-recorder-auditor-court-clerk-st-1016-20201015-vmvqe4sjjbgf7llqlqeq6t7bsy-story.html
— How Illinois athletes worked to boost voter registration on campus: ‘There’s definitely a heightened sense of urgency. Everyone is really out here fighting to be heard.’ – SHANNON RYAN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at students, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-athletes-voter-registration-big-ten-20201015-ajyemxmg6bgcjkzbxwckblpjpu-story.html
— Lake County coroner candidates tout their experience in race for office – CLIFFORD WARD (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; d) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; e) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; f) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; g) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; h) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; i) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; j) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; and k) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-coroner-race-st-1019-20201015-wdyb5ygpwjaq7i65jn4gwy36ee-story.html
— Democratic effort to flip U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ seat the most hotly contested of Downstate congressional races – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congressional-races-roundup-20201016-45vhta2n5ncihpmofms5fo55ju-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican Pat O’Brien outraising Democrat Kim Foxx in Cook County state’s attorney money battle Campaign reports on file Thursday showed the Democratic incumbent had roughly $216,590.45 to spend, while O’Brien had at least $427,326.62. But with contribution limits blown by the Republican’s self-financing, donors are now free to give as much as they want to either candidate. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/15/21518389/republican-pat-obrien-democrat-kim-foxx-cook-county-states-attorney-reelection-fundraising
— Taxpayers paid for 7 business trips taken by then-Supt. Eddie Johnson and female Chicago cop now suing him for sexual assault Cynthia Donald, the former superintendent’s driver, says in a lawsuit against Johnson that he forced her to have sex in his hotel rooms. Johnson denies her allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Twice in Springfield, the two had adjacent rooms, according to city travel records. – Frank Main and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21518739/taxpayers-paid-7-business-trips-taken-supt-eddie-johnson-chicago-cop-now-suing-him-sexual-assault
— You don’t need a sleeping bag to survive early voting lines, but a campstool — and a scarf — might come in handy If you’re going to vote in person in 2020, you’re going to need to bring your patience, your mask, some comfortable shoes and probably your mobile phone to keep you entertained. And, oh yes, appropriate outerwear. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/15/21518695/early-voting-lines-chicago-waiting-neighborhood-polling-places-election-mail-ballots
— City preps for potential election-related unrest During a news conference Thursday, Chicago’s top cop said officials are planning for protests that could include “embedded agitators that might loot or cause violence or destroy property.” – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things no matter who wins.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/15/21518684/city-preps-for-potential-election-related-unrest

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use women’s marches not only to promote hatred against Trump, but also against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/political-movements-womens-marches-on-tap-in-several-suburbs-saturday

WTTW

 — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to vote for Democrats to punish Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/15/illinois-made-it-easier-vote-obstacles-remain

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SJ-R voters guide: How to see your Illinois election ballot and compare candidates
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201015/sj-r-voters-guide-how-to-see-your-illinois-election-ballot-and-compare-candidates
— ‘We’re not in charge…the virus is’ – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you are diagnosed COVID-19 positive, on who/what will you blame that on? Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want you to blame not only Trump, but individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201015/rsquowersquore-not-in-chargethe-virus-isrsquo

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— AFFI leaders have determined that Justice Kilbride’s history as a union member along with his ability to ensure working families are treated fairly earned the endorsement of the organization. (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20201015/associated-fire-fighters-of-illinois-ldquoretain-kilbriderdquo

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/dueling-town-halls-for-trump-biden-after-debate-plan-nixed

NPR ILLINOIS
— Amy Coney Barrett Faces Gendered Questions From Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/amy-coney-barrett-faces-gendered-questions-senate-judiciary-committee#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do everything that they can to get women to hate Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/feminists-weigh-their-wins-and-losses-after-nearly-four-years-trump#stream/0

WICZ
— Senate Democrats handled Barrett cautiously, prompting some activists to fume over Feinstein – CNN (DIERSEN: How would the Senate Democrats have handled Barrett if she had been a man and had not adopted minority children?)
http://www.wicz.com/story/42773868/senate-democrats-handled-barrett-cautiously-prompting-some-activists-to-fume-over-feinstein

WSIL TV
— Illinois lawmakers discuss discriminatory practices in home lending and ownership – Mike Miletich (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would stress that I got mortgages a) in 1972 when I was 24 years old to buy a new town home in University Park, b) in 1974 to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago, and c) in 1976 to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that because of discrimination against minorities and against females, if I had been a minority or a female, I would not have gotten those mortgages. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; I worked for Firestone Stores full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972; I worked for IRS 1971-1980; IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972; and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/10/15/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-discriminatory-practices-in-home-lending-and-ownership/

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Plans Halloween Crackdown The sheriff’s office will increase patrols for impaired drivers this Halloween. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: When will the Wheaton Patch report on those who have pulled packets to run for 4 Wheaton City council seats: Lynn Robbins, George Nieman, Scott Weller, David Diersen, Mark Yetsky, Christopher Zaruba, and Michael Barbier?)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-sheriffs-plans-halloween-crackdown

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— If Downstate Illinois Seceded Activists are again asking Congress to split Illinois into two states: Chicago, and everything else. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Chicago Democrats have declared war on Illinois Republicans.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/October-2020/Illinois-Secession/

SIU
— SIU celebrating Diversity Week with many events Oct. 19-24 – Christi Mathis (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.siu.edu/2020/10/101520-SIU-celebrating-Diversity-Week-with-many-events-Oct.-19-24.php

CAPITOL NEWS DAILY
— Pritzkers report $1.4 million in taxable income, but trusts benefiting family far exceed that amount
https://mailchi.mp/capitolnewsillinois.com/capitol-news-daily-for-tuesday-feb-18-2900309?e=d43c5ee847

WIREPOINTS
— Amazon’s Attempt To Muzzle Chicago Native Shelby Steele Says Volumes About Race In America – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/amazons-attempt-to-muzzle-chicago-native-shelby-steele-says-volumes-about-race-in-america-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS BALLOTS DON’T GIVE VOTERS PLAIN LANGUAGE BEHIND ‘FAIR TAX’ AMENDMENT – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-ballots-dont-give-voters-plain-language-behind-fair-tax-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DON’T BELIEVE THE DOOMSDAY REPORTS OF TRUMP LOSING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-dont-believe-the-doomsday-reports-of-trump-losing.html
— WHAT TAMMY DUCKWORTH IS TELLING ILLINOISANS ABOUT AMY CONEY BARRETT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/what-tammy-duckworth-is-telling-illinoisans-about-amy-coney-barrett-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 90% of campaign contributions from Twitter and Facebook went to Democrats – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/15/90-of-campaign-contributions-from-twitter-and-face/
— An unsociable social media ‘conspiracy’ and big tech bias – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/15/inside-the-beltway-an-unsociable-social-media-cons/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Word of the Week: ‘Preference’ – Nicholas Clairmont
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/word-of-the-week-preference

FOX NEWS
— Why Twitter and Facebook squelching the Hunter Biden story backfired It quickly became clear that in their attempts to strangle the Hunter Biden story, two social media giants left themselves gasping for air. – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/why-twitter-and-facebook-squelching-the-hunter-biden-story-backfired

GOPUSA
— Big Tech Acting As Dems’ Pravda
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96412
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Woke NFL Adds National Coming Out Day To Its Social Justice Agenda.
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96335
— Handmaids Of Bigotry Couldn’t Stop Justice Barrett
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96295

BREITBART
— Donald Trump on DACA: We’re Going to Take Care of ‘Dreamers’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: To promote Dreamers is to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally bring their children illegally to America illegally. Democrats shout at Dreamer that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats see Dreamers as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/10/15/donald-trump-daca-going-take-care-dreamers/

BLAZE
— FEC data reveals 83% of Facebook 2020 election donations have gone to Democrats. Joe Biden is by far the No. 1 recipient. – Chris Field
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fec-facebook-2020-election-donations-democrats

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Closing schools hindered herd immunity, could lead to more COVID deaths overall: new study Lockdown measures, such as closing schools, likely prolonged the epidemic by preventing the virus from naturally moving through low-risk populations and building herd immunity. – Patrick Delaney
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/closing-schools-hindered-herd-immunity-could-lead-to-more-covid-deaths-overall-new-study

PATRIOT POST
— Fear and Loathing in the Democratic Party Other than despising Trump — and being willing to do anything to get rid of him — what does it stand for? – Laura Hollis
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/74158-fear-and-loathing-in-the-democratic-party-2020-10-15

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dick Durbin attempts to demean Coney Barrett: ‘I’d be afraid to ask her about the presence of gravity on Earth’ – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demean others. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/15/dick-durbin-attempts-to-demean-coney-barrett-id-be-afraid-to-ask-her-about-the-presence-of-gravity-on-earth-985022

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Will Conservatives Finally Awaken to the Big Tech Threat? – Josh Hammer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech against conservatives.)
https://www.creators.com/read/josh-hammer/10/20/will-conservatives-finally-awaken-to-the-big-tech-threat

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump combative, Biden earnest during distanced TV duel.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/521339-the-hills-morning-report
— Pelosi and Trump go a full year without speaking – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Who are you reluctant to speak with? I am reluctant to speak with those who discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, those who discourage others from reading those emails, and those who have taken other adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the aforesaid, better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521306-pelosi-and-trump-go-a-full-year-without-speaking

POLITICO
— How Facebook and Twitter’s content moderation could shape the final weeks of the election – ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2020/10/15/how-facebook-and-twitters-content-moderation-could-shape-the-final-weeks-of-the-election-790994
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump gets grilled as Biden coasts.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/trump-biden-town-halls-takeaways-429758

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’ It had blocked an unsubstantiated New York Post article about the Bidens but said late Thursday that it would allow similar content to be shared. – Mike Isaac and Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/technology/facebook-twitter-republicans-backlash.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump is called out repeatedly for spreading falsehoods, while Biden had the steady night he needed: Takeaways from the town halls.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/takeaways-town-halls-biden-trump/
— Fox News veterans face a hurdle in the job market: Having Fox on the résumé – Jeremy Barr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what it is like to have GAO, IRS, and the Post Office on your resume. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/leaving-fox-news-shep-smith-eboni-williams/2020/10/15/3dc62d0a-e8ae-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/16/american-exceptionalism-gives-voters-false-sense-security-about-election/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Does Trump merit the hatred?” and says “Let us count the ways.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-does-trump-merit-the-hatred-20201016-qdjp2wfkbbb5vcya356mhqvjjm-story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump vs. Big Tech: Everything you need to know about Section 230 and why everyone hates it – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/15/trump-section-230-facebook-twitter-google-conservative-bias/3670858001/

DESERT NEWS
— Facebook, bias and the battle over conservative and liberal content on social media New York Post article about the Democratic presidential nominee and son Hunter Biden is latest political flashpoint – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/10/15/21409131/conservatives-facebook-bias-section-230-mark-zuckerberg-tucker-carlson-media-trump-hunter-biden

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Would Jesus Vote? – Libby Sternberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shot that Jesus is anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-would-jesus-vote-nobody-knows-11602797312
— Twitter’s Partisan Censors Senators have a chance to explain why an open society matters. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitters-partisan-censors-11602803394
— Business Groups Urge Trump to Withdraw Order on Diversity Training More than 150 business and nonprofit groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, seek withdrawal of executive move – Khadeeja Safdar and Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-groups-urge-trump-to-withdraw-order-on-diversity-training-11602791939
— Facebook Has Made Lots of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them. A Wall Street Journal test showed content that violated guidelines often remained – Jeff Horwitz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-has-made-lots-of-new-rules-this-year-it-doesnt-always-enforce-them-11602775676
— Where Trump and Biden Stand on Financial Regulation – Andrew Ackerman and Paul Kiernan (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $111,295-$131,532/year.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-trump-and-biden-stand-on-financial-regulation-11602858855

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Glenn, Howard Jenkins Jr., Frank Kameny, Tammy Duckworth Recognizing the final of three groups of 2020 honorees for greatness in public service. – Tom Shoop (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth think of you? From what I see, reasons why Duckworth hates me include: I am a draft dodger, Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. She would hate me because I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. She would hate me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/10/government-hall-fame-2020-inductees-john-glenn-howard-jenkins-jr-frank-kameny-tammy-duckworth/169243/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Christian College Faculty Aren’t Lining Up for Trump Reflecting new polling that indicates college-educated white evangelicals are moving away from supporting Trump, many on Christian campuses are struggling to back him. – Kery Murakami (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian. If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you are anti-Christian.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/16/christian-professors-try-reconcile-abortion-views-disdain-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton College — a Christian college in Illinois, which is described as sort as the Harvard of evangelical colleges — appears to be a place where Barrett’s nomination should be causing many to embrace Trump. The university requires students and faculty each year to reaffirm a statement of faith, based on a biblical doctrine consonant with evangelical Christianity. Students and faculty are also expected to affirm that they agree with a community covenant, which, among other things, condemns “the taking of innocent life.” David Iglesias, an associate professor of politics and law at Wheaton and director of the college’s Center for Faith, Politics and Economics, was clearly struggling whether his faith would allow him to vote for Trump. “In my faith, everything is subservient to Scripture,” he said and brought up the biblical account of David’s adultery with Queen Bathsheba. “The prophet did not give him a pass,” he said. “The Scripture is pretty clear that when our leaders do the wrong thing, we shouldn’t excuse them. Character counts. What you do matters.” And, he said, “we know our Scripture here.” Just in the past few months, he said, Trump has “failed to criticize the Proud Boys. What did he say? ‘Stand by’?” “His behavior during the debate — he wouldn’t let Joe Biden speak. I’ve never seen a worse debate. It was pathetic. He’s said disparaging things about Muslim Americans,” Iglesias said. “And there’s his recent treatment of veterans,” he said referring to a report in The Atlantic in September that Trump privately referred to service members killed in combat as “suckers” and “losers.” (Trump denied insulting veterans.) Iglesias served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years. On Christian campuses, “there’s going to be some soul searching in supporting someone you disagree with on 90 percent of the issues,” he said. “But who agrees with you on the one you that you hold dear, and that’s right to life.”)

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “14 million Americans have already voted” and “Key swing states have seen record turnout, despite Republican efforts to stifle early voting.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/first-thing-election-special-14-million-americans-have-already-voted

October 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,015 new coronavirus cases, highest 1-day increase, with 53 deaths – Ravi Baichwal and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4015-new-covid-19-cases-53-deaths/7052268/
— Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harris-suspends-travel-after-staffer-tests-covid-19-positive/7048858/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/15/2020
— Chicago early voters, some elderly, brave long lines, chilly weather during election 2020 – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-early-voters-some-elderly-brave-long-lines-chilly-weather/7057757/

CBS2
— Officer Once Assigned As Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson’s Driver Sues Him For Sexual Assault, Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/officer-once-assigned-as-former-cpd-supt-eddie-johnsons-driver-sues-him-for-sexual-assault-harassment/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ largest ever daily COVID-19 caseload sparks fears worst is yet to come: ‘We’re headed for a new peak’ “Instead of this being a new peak, where the number of cases comes up and then goes back down again, I think what we’re seeing is more like a mountain: you go up, you come down halfway, then you keep climbing up,” Dr. Emily Landon said. “And this mountain looks even taller than the last one.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/15/21517754/illinois-covid-cases-highest-deaths-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-15
— Lightfoot’s ‘authenticity’ to be center of plan to re-brand Chicago “If you look at the mayor and what she represents — her history, her background, her personality — people are very intrigued by that. They might not agree with everything. But, they’re intrigued and believe she’s authentic,” Michael Fassnacht, the city’s chief marketing officer, said Thursday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/15/21518197/chicago-marketing-campaign-economy-travel-leisure-business-covid-coronavirus-looting-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville schools, districts tops in the state and U.S., new Niche.com ranking report says – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-niche-schools-districts-rankings-st-1016-20201015-xbsjjyuqtjbgnmovta743r7io4-story.html
— Wisconsin sets another daily record for coronavirus cases – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-wisconsin-coronavirus-cases-20201015-53jjgkv54ndtphhs4gy3elfgey-story.html
— Citing a ‘toxic atmosphere,’ a Black admissions employee resigns from Loyola University, prompting a discrimination probe and calls for racial justice on campus – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office created a “toxic atmosphere” for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-loyola-university-chicago-racism-complaint-20201015-v4jnl55c5bgbjp2faokehw5itq-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s state taxable income dropped to $2.4 million last year, partial tax records show – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” in today’s dollars, my income dropped $77,604/year (59%), from $131,532/year in GAO salary to $54,168/year in Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-2019-tax-returns-20201015-aqh44r2fardsxdbquupe6424ge-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk: Don’t procrastinate when it comes to mail-in voting – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/dupage-clerk-dont-procrastinate-when-it-comes-to-mail-in-voting
— Underwood dramatically outraised challenger Oberweis in third quarter, records show – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/underwood-dramatically-outraised-challenger-oberweis-in-third-quarter-records-show
— Oberweis campaign stands by ad targeting Underwood despite ‘false’ label – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/oberweis-campaign-stands-by-ad-targeting-underwood-despite-false-label
— Partisan battle over state Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/partisan-battle-over-state-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending
— Tollway revenue drop reflects how many staying at home during COVID-19 – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/tollway-revenue-drop-reflects-how-many-staying-at-home-during-covid-19
— Gun owners frustrated with FOID application backlog – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/gun-owners-frustrated-with-foid-application-backlog
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly the mainstream news media serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201015/news/310159966/
— Endorsement: A difficult “No” on graduated tax referendum
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201015/endorsement-a-difficult-x201cnox201d-on-graduated-tax-referendum

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United CEO: Biz travel demand won’t return to normal until late 2024 While Scott Kirby said today he “sees light at the end of the tunnel,” he acknowledged: “It’s a long way away.” Chicago, meanwhile, will feel the pain more keenly than other cities. Here’s why. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-ceo-biz-travel-demand-wont-return-normal-until-late-2024

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— SCOTUS backs Trump, scuttles census after Illinois commits $1 million to outreach – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article246459820.html

STATELINE
— Niles says police officers can no longer use ‘Thin Blue Line’ masks
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/illinois-town-says-police-officers-can-no-longer-use-thin-blue-line-masks/

WIFR
— Breaking it Down: Progressive Tax Amendment – Elaine Rojas-Castillo
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/16/breaking-it-down-progressive-tax-amendment/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-political-violence-threatens-us-elections#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-mailed-in-ballots-be-delivered-on-time/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Rep. Lauren Underwood Answers Patch Candidate Survey Freshman lawmaker Underwood (D IL-14) is facing off against Jim Oberweis in November’s election. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/rep-lauren-underwood-answers-patch-candidate-survey

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Embellished View of Her Legislation on Trump Administration Lowering Insulin Costs in New TV Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/underwood101520/
— Outside Woodstock Trump Rally Features Short Talk by Donald Trump, Jr.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/outside-woodstock-trump-rally-features-short-talk-by-donald-trump-jr/
— Question Raised as to Whether There Is Enough Money to Pay Algonquin Township Road District Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/question-raised-as-to-whether-there-is-enough-money-to-pay-algonquin-township-road-district-employees/
— Sign that Will Keep Robbers Away
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/message-of-the-day-a-sign-83/
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Responds to Sean Casten’s Latest Twitter Rant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/ives101420b/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Enters the Den of Vipers — Virtual Interview with MSNBC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/oberweis101420/
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman, plus Republicans Kathy Keefe, Michael Rein, Shannon Teresi, David Gervais, Justin Hansen and Mark Gerhardt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/tribune-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman-plus-republicans-kathy-keefe-michael-rein-shannon-teresi-david-gervais-justin-hansen-and-mark-gerhardt/
— IL-14: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-endorses-jim-oberweis/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Election Interference: Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District Using Taxpayer Funds To Support Referendum – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/election-interference-darien-woodridge-fire-protection-district-using-taxpayer-funds-to-support-referendum/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Facebook Censors IFA Post and Illinois Candidate Exploits It for Fundraising
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/facebook-censors-ifa-post-and-illinois-candidate-exploits-it-for-fundraising/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY BOARD DEMS AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RACIAL REPARATIONS FOR “TRANSGENERATIONAL DAMAGE” (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County full-time 1948-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. My brother continues to live in Will County. My father lived in Will County 1922-1969 and my mother 1945-2016. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Will County since 1854.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/will-county-board-dems-agree-to-move-forward-with-racial-reparations-for-transgenerational-damage.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker releases personal income tax summary, says would’ve paid $3.7 million more with “Fair Tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/pritzker-releases-personal-income-tax-summary-says-wouldve-paid-37-million-more-with-fair-tax/
— 4,015 new cases, 53 additional deaths, 1,932 in hospitals, 4.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/4015-new-cases-53-additional-deaths-1932-in-hospitals-49-percent-positivity-rate/
— Illinois poll: 62 percent want high school sports restricted
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/illinois-poll-62-percent-want-high-school-sports-restricted/
— New unemployment benefit applications up nationally, rise sharply (again) in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/new-unemployment-benefit-applications-up-nationally-rise-sharply-again-in-illinois/
— State Rep. David Allen Welter, Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe test positive for COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/state-rep-david-allen-welter-decatur-mayor-julie-moore-wolfe-test-positive-for-covid-19/

GOPUSA
— Biden Campaign Pulls Kamala Harris Off The Trail Through The Weekend
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96379

BLAZE
— Republicans declare war on Facebook and Twitter censorship of New York Post, announce Senate hearings next week – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-war-facebook-twitter-censorship
— Amy Coney Barrett’s sorority deletes tweet recognizing her Supreme Court nomination, apologizes for being ‘hurtful to many’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, many organizations have moved left. I should write a book about the organizations that I am/was a member of that have moved left.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/barrett-sorority-deletes-scotus-tweet

DAILY CALLER
— Twitter Reportedly Suspends Trump’s Official Campaign Account Over Video Relating To NY Post’s Hunter Biden Report – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/15/twitter-suspends-trump-official-campaign-account-video-ny-post-hunter-biden-report/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/us-cases-rise-trump-s-policy-panned-dangerous-fallacy-n1243513

NBC NEWS
— While LGBTQ Americans have historically been a reliable Democratic voting bloc, some gay voters say they’re “100 percent on board” with Trump this year. – Dan Avery (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ do everything that they can to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who have done everything that they could to destroy me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-pride-gay-republicans-why-they-re-backing-president-n1243469

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/there-remains-no-reason-trust-trumps-rhetoric-about-coronavirus-pandemic/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/15/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 65% Say They’re Likely To Vote Early If They Can
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/65_say_they_re_likely_to_vote_early_if_they_can

October 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois FOID card applications, background checks point towards boom year for gun sellers, makers – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/il–foid-card-applications-background-checks-show-boom-year/7033853/

CBS2
— Preckwinkle’s 2021 Budget Plan Avoids Tax Hikes, Counts On Extra Money From Online Sales Taxes, Marijuana, And Sports Betting
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/cook-county-toni-preckwinkle-2021-budget-plan-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Election officials say voter turnout has been ‘incredible’ in Chicago – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/election-officials-say-voter-turnout-has-been-incredible-in-chicago

WTTW
— As Property Tax Hike Looms, Officials Expect Surge in Those Who Don’t Pay – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/14/property-tax-hike-looms-officials-expect-surge-those-who-dont-pay

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Women’s March Chicago to host ‘Zoom to the Polls’ on Saturday — one of hundreds of events across the country to encourage voting – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-womens-march-chicago-event-20201015-3v7bc4ne65doth27k3vpgv5eu4-story.html
— What I tell friends who ask my advice on the ‘fair tax’ vote – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-against-andy-shaw-20201014-oxxbodaoznf33n6lp6xs4w3nkm-story.html
— Chicago expands early voting to all 50 city wards: ‘I was fired up, I was ready to vote’ – KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-election-early-voting-expansion-20201015-l355o4ccufbtrfdvmnq756lsd4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett grilled on Chicago, Illinois cases at Senate hearing Sen. Dick Durbin told Judge Barrett there is an “orange cloud over your nomination as it comes before us.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What happened to those who promoted you? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in doing that. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986. I might still be a GAO employee if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in doing that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/14/21517048/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-senate-hearing-illinois-7th-circuit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to defeat Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/14/21516168/covid-19-flu-trump-coronavirus-danger-risk-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle’s good-news budget: No tax hikes, minimal layoffs The Cook County chief relies on some unusual factors to fight off a big financial hit from COVID. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/preckwinkles-good-news-budget-no-tax-hikes-minimal-layoffs

WBEZ
— Despite Problems With The State, Businessman In Line For Lucrative Pot Licenses The Illinois Gaming Board wants to put Jeffrey Rehberger Jr. out of business. But other state officials back his bid for cannabis shops. – Dan Mihalopoulos, Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/despite-problems-with-state-businessman-in-line-for-lucrative-pot-licenses/9c72e7ea-3fe1-41aa-88fc-0c0f7d191c4a

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Niles Police End Use Of ‘Thin Blue Line’ Masks Some See Symbol As Racially Divisive, Others As Healing For Fallen Officers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-police-end-use-of-thin-blue-line-masks/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Money and Madigan keys to big judicial battle – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-money-and-madigan-keys-to-big-judicial-battle/article_1e423cd3-e1ad-5038-b407-de1a31c862c2.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— NFL will test for COVID-19 on game days, has no bubble plans – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nfl-will-test-for-covid-19-on-game-days-has-no-bubble-plans-10-14-2020-102817660

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Vows To Ease Racial Divisions. Here’s His Record – STEVE INSKEEP
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-vows-ease-racial-divisions-heres-his-record#stream/0
— Despite Outbreak, Congress Takes Its Chances Without Widespread Coronavirus Testing – CLAUDIA GRISALES (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations get rid of their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems and who fail/refuse to get tested regularly?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/despite-outbreak-congress-takes-its-chances-without-widespread-covid-19-testing#stream/0

WCBU
— Curran’s Harsh Rhetoric A Major Shift For Statewide Illinois GOP Candidates – TIM SHELLEY & CHARLIE SCHLENKER
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/currans-harsh-rhetoric-major-shift-statewide-illinois-gop-candidates#stream/0

ELMHURST PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/lgbt-group-denounces-elmhurst-lawmaker

SOUTH SIDE PATCH
— ‘Yes, Prisoners Deserve A Stimulus Check’ (DIERSEN: Do you deserve a stimulus check? My critics/opponent hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, that I have had a Civil Service Retirement System pension for more than 23 years, that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, that we have no debts, that we own a home and vehicles, that we have retirement savings, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I unfairly benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females and that therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/south-side-weekly-yes-prisoners-deserve-stimulus-check

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago is weighing whether to reopen schools. Can it move forward without the consent of its teachers? Chicago schools officials have met regularly with the Chicago Teachers Union representatives, but they haven’t agreed on a road map or even on the need for one. – Yana Kunichoff and Mila Koumpilova (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, because GAO was not unionized, the Democrats who ran GAO made GAO’s employees who were the following suffer the negative impact of Republican-led budget cuts: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or those who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees had made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/14/21516623/chicago-is-weighing-whether-to-reopen-schools-can-it-move-forward-without-the-consent-of-teachers

WIREPOINTS
— Gov. Pritzker ignores Illinois’ expensive COLAs as he pursues multi-billion dollar tax hike – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-ignores-illinois-expensive-colas-as-he-pursues-multi-billion-dollar-tax-hike-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Social and Bureaucratic Violence Against Children and Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/social-and-bureaucratic-violence-against-children-and-conservatives/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 32,000+ SCIENTISTS SAY COVID POLICIES DEMANDING LOCKDOWNS UNTIL VACCINES AVAILABLE “DAMAGING” AND “HARMFUL”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-say-covid-policies-demanding-lockdowns-until-vaccines-available-damaging-and-harmfu.html
— 32,000 SCIENTISTS AGREE ON WHAT CASTEN DEMEANS AS “A HEAPING, STINKING PILE OF JUNK SCIENCE”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-agree-on-what-casten-calls-a-heaping-stinking-pile-of-junk-science-.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— America Has Fewest Cops in a Quarter Century, Data Find – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, crime and poverty increase.)
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/america-has-fewest-cops-in-a-quarter-century-data-find/

BREITBART
— Trump Hits Joe Biden’s Globalist Record: Sent Jobs Overseas While Flooding U.S. with Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/trump-hits-joe-bidens-globalist-record-sent-jobs-overseas-while-flooding-u-s-with-illegal-immigration/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Has Had 50% Fewer Media Questions Than Trump Since Aug. 31 – DAVID KRAYDEN (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/14/joe-biden-fewer-media-questions-donald-trump-august-31/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Wisconsin Rioters Toss Rocks Into Residential Homes, Bust Storefront Windows – JAKE DIMA
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/08/wauwatosa-wisconsin-riot-rocks-homes-businesses-glass-shattered-alvin-cole/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Irrational, Erroneous Assumptions of Sanctuary Cities and States – Steven Bucci
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/14/the-irrational-erroneous-assumptions-of-sanctuary-cities-and-states/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Smithsonian promoting leftist ideals – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/10/15/smithsonian-promoting-leftist-ideals

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump says he ‘made the right choice with Amy’
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-anthony-fauci-2fd58e277934025c56d0c8d5d9e8816e

CBS NEWS
— Trump rallies his base in Des Moines, Iowa – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-maga-rally-des-moines-iowa-watch-live-stream-today-2020-10-14/

NEW YORK TIMES
— From School Boards to the Senate, All Politics Is Virus Politics in 2020 The pandemic has inspired new candidates to run, and defined the debate in campaigns up and down the ballots. – Sarah Mervosh and Manny Fernandez
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/coronavirus-elections.html
— Tracking Viral Misinformation Ahead of the 2020 Election Every day, Times reporters will chronicle and debunk false and misleading information that is going viral online. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false and misleading except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions

WASHINGTON POST
— CBS is remaking its police shows for the Black Lives Matter era A novel partnership sends police reform advocates into the writers room. Can it work? – Steven Zeitchik
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/14/cbs-police-shows-black-lives-matter/
— Sen. Graham formally sets Oct. 22 committee vote on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— Social media influencers push voting misinformation – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/report-social-media-influencers-push-voting-misinformation/

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— Why Trump and Biden may both be presidential ‘super-agers’ Biden is slightly healthier, study says, but both presidential candidates may be “super-agers.” – James Rainey (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, and you do make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40, the Democrats who run the federal government get rid of you. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.startribune.com/why-trump-and-biden-may-both-be-presidential-super-agers/572747331/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Starbucks sets ambitious goals for corporate diversity — and ties it to executive pay – Paul Roberts (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-sets-ambitious-goals-for-corporate-diversity-and-ties-it-to-executive-pay/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Has 11-Point Lead Over Trump Less Than Three Weeks to Election Day – Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf . I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many survey questionnaires that were sent out for each report.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-has-11-point-lead-over-trump-less-than-three-weeks-to-election-day-11602734461
— Amy Coney Barrett’s Character, Qualifications to Be Discussed by Witnesses On the final day of her Senate confirmation hearing, Judge Barrett won’t be in attendance – Lindsay Wise (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted about you? I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted about me. I would focus on a) those who have called for me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who successfully called for me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barretts-character-qualifications-to-be-discussed-by-witnesses-11602754203
— Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine, Half of Americans Indicate Reluctance, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds While 70% of those surveyed expressed willingness to get vaccinated, about half preferred to wait to make sure the shots are safe and 27% said they wouldn’t want to get vaccinated – Jared S. Hopkins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ahead-of-covid-19-vaccine-half-of-americans-indicate-reluctance-wsj-nbc-poll-finds-11602734460
— Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets Goals coincide with Trump’s executive order barring federal contractors from having diversity training – Heather Haddon (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-ties-executive-pay-to-2025-diversity-targets-11602680401
— Facebook’s Conservative Emergency A report shows how fake news fears are exploited to promote censorship. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-conservative-emergency-11602715997

FORBES
— Conservatives Bash Facebook And Twitter—Again—Over Complaints That They Censored A Controversial Story About Hunter Biden – Abram Brown
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/10/14/conservatives-bash-facebook-again-over-complaints-that-it-censored-a-controversial-story-about-hunter-biden/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and females to be pot pushers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathercabot/2020/10/14/latina-makes-history-rising-from-poverty-to-pot-entrepreneur/

AMERICAN RIVER CURRANT
— The crisis of identity and ethics facing journalists today – Alexander Musa (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are NOT a journalist unless you a) claim to be non-partisan, b) get paid for what you do, and c) have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about those who a) stress that I do NOT claim to be non-partisan, b) stress that I am NOT paid for what I do, c) stress that I do NOT have a degree in journalism, d) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and/or e) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.arcurrent.com/top-stories/2020/10/14/the-crisis-of-identity-and-ethics-facing-journalists-today/

FORD AUTHORITY
— New Study Details Ford’s Economic Impact In Chicago And Illinois – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/10/new-study-details-fords-economic-impact-in-chicago-and-illinois/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-condemns-transphobic-posts-by-State-Rep-Deanne-Mazzochi/69412.html

October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Long wait times, technical issues reported as early voting sites open in all wards across Chicago – Evelyn Holmes, Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/long-lines-issues-reported-as-early-voting-sites-expand-to-all-50-wards-in-chicago/7018650/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rates up in all 11 regions; state issues holiday travel and gathering guidance as 2,862 new cases and 49 more deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201014-ln6lu7w34ffu5iv2ecclrtvyb4-story.html
— COVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to consider changes to holiday tradition – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-coronavirus-positivity-holidays-20201014-nzcoarw43nhyvpsc7us25dytrq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Durbin tells Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-durbin-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-orange-cloud-20201014-dwhcycxokfcwfehr2uxzvuayjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters bash Barrett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-updates-20201014-sk2ziiqfqnfwhfmdfvyovmriy4-story.html
— Rich people like me should pay a higher tax rate – MICHAEL PINE (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. But one could argue that you cannot call yourself rich if you do not have at least $1 million dollars saved to pay for your retirement. My aunt and my wife’s sister are in assisted living facilities at level 3 and are burning up their retirement savings at $7,000 a month.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-graduated-income-tax-wealthy-pine-20201014-x2nck6b33zfe3fhf6wc5mubxfu-story.html
— About that Madigan committee (what Madigan committee?) – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-madigan-committee-corruption-20201014-v3br4dok25am7oahpsazzgvpui-story.html
— Closing arguments, Part Five: Why reject the Pritzker Tax? Take your word for it
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-amendment-graduated-20201014-4wz66hxxfzcyzczundyv5ajmwe-story.html
— Orland Park voters consider limiting terms of mayor, trustees – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-term-limits-st-1015-20201014-bm7btondnnapvovftdbimf7qpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker offers holiday precautions as Illinois sees most daily COVID-19 deaths since June: ‘This virus isn’t taking a holiday’ With 2,862 newly diagnosed cases of the virus, Illinois is averaging almost 2,500 additional cases per day over the last two weeks, higher even than the rate during the worst days of the pandemic in mid-May. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/10/14/21516238/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-positivity-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-14
— City failed to conduct performance evaluations for thousands of employees, inspector general says “More than 10,000” employees work in seven departments without any performance evaluations, according to Joe Ferguson, the city’s inspector general. Personnel decisions are therefore “vulnerable to … suspicions of favoritism.” – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use performance evaluations to get rid of their employees who do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/14/21516460/chicago-city-employees-performance-evaluations-inspector-general-report-joe-ferguson
— Voting 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/10/14/21516717/voting-2020-ballots-delivered-time

DAILY HERALD
— 2,862 new COVID-19 cases worry officials, Thanksgiving guidelines shared – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/2862-new-covid-19-cases-worry-officials-thanksgiving-guidelines-shared
— Roselle trustee resigns abruptly – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/roselle-trustee-resigns-abruptly
— After two decades on board, Mount Prospect Trustee Zadel won’t seek reelection – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/after-two-decades-on-board-mount-prospect-trustee-zadel-wont-seek-relection
— Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/metra-sues-union-pacific-wants-conductors-back-walking-trains
— West Suburban Community Pantry turns celebration of food into funds to feed neighbors in need – Deborah Newman (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201013/west-suburban-community-pantry-turns-celebration-of-food-into-funds-to-feed-neighbors-in-need

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United Airlines’ white-collar job cuts are permanent More than 2,500 non-union employees have left the airline or been laid off during the COVID crisis. “These reductions are expected to be largely permanent, even as demand recovers,” the company said today. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-airlines-white-collar-job-cuts-are-permanent
— Metra sues Union Pacific—again—as legal war escalates At issue this time: whether trains are safe enough despite COVID for conductors to collect fares. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-sues-union-pacific-again-legal-war-escalates

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Judge weighing dismissal of Bailey’s COVID-19 lawsuits Suits by Rep. Bailey, others challenge Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/10/14/judge-weighing-dismissal-of-baileys-covid-19-lawsuits/a25z75h/

CHANNEL 3000
— President Trump to hold Janesville rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – Brandon Arbuckle
https://www.channel3000.com/president-trump-to-hold-janesville-rally-at-southern-wisconsin-regional-airport/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Mail Ballot Voters Urged to Apply This Week ‘Don’t put it off,’ Clerk Kaczmarek tells mail voters
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63623/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Jack Franks for Jail” Sign Surfaces at Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/message-of-the-day-a-sign-82/
— Treasurer Glenda Miller Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/treasurer-glenda-miller-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment Passage Would Move Illinois in the “Ninth Ring of Tax Hell,” says Wall Street Journal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/pritzker-tax-hike-amendment-passage-would-move-illinois-in-the-ninth-ring-of-hell-says-wall-street-journal/
— IL-14: GOP Mailing Links Underwood to Pelosi and Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-gop-mailing-links-underwood-to-pelosi-and-madigan/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE TURNED FACEBOOK OFFICIAL ADMITS CENSORING STORY HARMFUL TO BIDEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/former-democrat-operative-turned-facebook-official-admits-censoring-story-harmful-to-biden.html
— THORNER: COVID-19, A POLITICAL TOOL TO “RESET THE WORLD”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-covid-19-a-political-tool-to-reset-the-world.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,862 new cases, 49 additional deaths, 1,974 in hospitals, 4.6 percent positivity rate, southern Illinois’ rate drops a bit, IDPH releases holiday safety guidance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/14/2862-new-cases-49-additional-deaths-1974-in-hospitals-46-percent-positivity-rate-southern-illinois-rate-drops-a-bit/

CNN
— Elizabeth Warren slams Disney for laying off thousands of workers after awarding fat executive pay packages – Matt Egan
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/business/disney-elizabeth-warren-jobs/index.html
— History suggests Barrett won’t help Trump with women – Laura Beers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on turning women against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-feminism-isnt-representation-beers/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters want Trump to promote LGBTQ. LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying conservatives.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/majority-trump-supporters-battleground-states-favor-lgbtq-rights-poll-finds-n1243238

WASHINGTON POST
— White House receptive to herd immunity approach branded as ‘unethical’ by WHO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/14/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Feds start making good on Trump’s threat to defund “anarchist” cities – MICHAEL GARTLAND
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-nyc-trump-doj-anarchist-jurisdiction-20201014-fcpxrf2bdvahzlmidv426eqm6y-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters encourage young people to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joyurcaba/2020/10/14/sex-ed-that-excludes-lgbtq-people-is-tied-to-worse-health-outcomes/