November 30 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal Group to Help Illinoisans Clear Marijuana Convictions (DIERSEN: 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.nbcchicago.com/news/local/legal-group-to-help-illinoisans-clear-marijuana-convictions/2382256/

CBS2
— At Least 37 Shot, 9 Killed So Far In Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Violence
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/29/at-least-18-shot-6-killed-so-far-in-thanksgiving-holiday-weekend-violence/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Violence soars in Minneapolis after Floyd killing, but one Chicago police district is even worse Chicago’s 11th District has had more fatal shootings this year than in all of Minneapolis or other big cities. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says her new budget will address the underlying causes of violence on the West Side, but some activists and aldermen want her to do more. – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/29/21612872/chicago-crime-violence-soars-minneapolis-after-floyd-killing-one-chicago-police-district-worse

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Northwestern’s connection to the Sand Creek Massacre and a call for a National Week of Mourning – LOREN GHIGLIONE (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Ever-increasingly, if you are White, male, and/or older and you run for a government office or a political office as religious person, conservative, and/or Republican, expect that Democrats a) will dig deeper and deeper and deeper into what your parents did, what your grandparents did, what your great grandparents did, and what the rest of your ancestors did and b) demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you for what they did. Democrats will charge you with benefitting from their wrongdoing.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-john-evans-sand-creek-massacre-20201127-dbu4y3hsezaxhk4uodlpjgdere-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A key problem in hiring a diverse workforce: Getting employees to work sites Subsidizing transport, partnering with ride-hailing companies and locating work sites in high-density neighborhoods are some of the things local companies are doing. – ALMA CAMPOS (DIERSEN: What cars have you bought and when to get to/from work and/or school? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964,1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, 1968 Olds 442 in 1967, 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, 1962 Chevy Bel Air in 1971, 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, and a 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/key-problem-hiring-diverse-workforce-getting-employees-work-sites

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Biden gains 87 votes in Trump’s $3 million Wisconsin recount as Dane County wraps up review. President plans lawsuit. – Patrick Marley
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/29/dane-county-recount-show-biden-won-wisconsin-trump-prepares-lawsuit/6455880002/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New State-of-the-Art Cannabis Dispensary Coming to Chicago Suburbs – Ray Hanania (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/11/29/new-state-of-the-art-cannabis-dispensary-coming-to-chicago-suburbs/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KINZINGER ZINGS TRUMP – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating-trump-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred of Trump. How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois use Kinzinger to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/11/30/bipartisan-scandal-kinzinger-zings-trump-city-hall-speeding-tickets-taking-names-matt-farmer-dan-sinker-491009

CENTER SQUARE
— New report ranks Illinois’ state-run roads among nation’s worst – Scot Bertram
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-report-ranks-illinois-state-run-roads-among-nations-worst/article_7115b92a-326c-11eb-817f-978054919391.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Unemployment Fund Now Owes $2.6 Billion To U.S. Treasury – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-unemployment-fund-now-owes-2-6-billion-to-u-s-treasury-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Sydney Powell’s Georgia Lawsuit filings – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/sydney-powells-georgia-lawsuit-filings/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. RUNS STUDY SAYING COVID ‘RELATIVELY NO EFFECT ON DEATHS’ IN U.S., THEN DELETED IT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/johns-hopkins-univ-runs-study-saying-covid-relatively-no-effect-on-deaths-in-us-then-deleted-it.html
— BECKMAN: THE CREDIBILITY GAP (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying your credibility? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying my credibility. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/beckman-the-credibility-gap.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to remove illegal immigrants from census President seeks to subtract non-citizens from count used to divvy up House seats among states – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/29/supreme-court-hear-trumps-bid-take-shape-census/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— American High Schools Go Woke Consultants cash in on radical changes to curricula nationwide – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: Are you conservative? Are you Republican? Are you White? Are you a male? Are you non-poor? Are you Protestant? Are you German American? How soon, if not already, will your high school “confess” that it made you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://freebeacon.com/campus/american-high-schools-go-woke/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In July, the leadership of Los Angeles’s elite Harvard-Westlake School issued a 20-page confessional about the school’s role in perpetuating “racism and injustice” and promised changes. The school, which sends dozens of kids to the Ivy League every year, will now teach 11th-grade U.S. history from a “critical race theory perspective.” And diversity consultancies, which routinely charge six figures for their services, will facilitate the school’s transformation at every step. On the East Coast, the wealthy Fairfax County public school district shelled out $20,000 for an hourlong speech from critical-race commentator Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. At one school in the district, faculty went further, disseminating “anti-racist” reading lists to parents and organizing students into “equity” committees. Dozens of schools across the country, both public and private, have taken similar steps. The perceived need to announce sweeping changes in leadership and curricula has been a boon to the growing diversity-consulting industry, which is designed to profit from racial discontent. A list of “anti-racism” resources, compiled just days after the death of George Floyd and featuring such writers as Kendi, Dr. Robin DiAngelo, and the authors of the New York Times‘s controversial 1619 project, was shared widely by colleges and high schools across the country.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump presses ‘hapless’ Georgia governor to overrule secretary of state on signature matching Trump ‘ashamed’ he endorsed Kemp, president told Fox News – Paul Conner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-georgia-governor-brian-kemp-overrule-secretary-of-state-signature-matching-recount
— Live Updates: Trump says DOJ ‘missing in action’ during election challenge
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-trump-says-doj-missing-in-action-during-election-challenge

BREITBART
— U.S. to Have 500K Fewer U.S. Births in 2021 Due to Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/29/report-u-s-500k-fewer-u-s-births-2021-due-coronavirus-crisis/
— Donald Trump Urges Joe Biden to ‘Get Well Soon!’ After Fracturing Foot – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/29/donald-trump-urges-joe-biden-to-get-well-soon-after-fracturing-foot/

EPOCH TIMES
— President-Elect Not Decided Until Electoral College Votes: Sen. Blunt – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-elect-not-decided-until-electoral-college-votes-sen-blunt_3597939.html

THE HILL
— Democrats seek new identity in post-Trump era – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will more officially call for political parties and governments to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will political parties and governments make it even more official that they do not want those who are any of the aforesaid to seek or hold a political or government office?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/527628-democrats-seek-new-identity-in-post-trump-era
— Incoming Congress looks more like America – LILLIAN BAUTISTA, DAMARE BAKER AND REID WILSON (DIERSEN: What percent of those who represent you share your demographics: race, gender, age range, sexual orientation, marital status, have dependents/not have dependents, have health problems/healthy, religion, national origin, veteran status, position on Trump, liberal/moderate/conservative, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO/Republican, citizenship status, income range, net worth range, renter/homeowner, non-gun owner/gun owner, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/527890-incoming-congress-looks-more-like-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Don’t get me wrong: This is not about comparing Mr. Trump to Hitler, which would be absurd.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opinion/trump-conspiracy-germany-1918.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In statehouse races, suburban voters’ disgust with Trump didn’t translate into a rebuke of other Republicans.” From what I see, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in my precinct, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois voted for Democrats to punish Trump. Why else would they vote for Biden, Durbin, Casten, Mejia-beal, Adams, White, Whalen, Carrier, Laplante, Gahris, Nizamuddin, Otte, Jacobson, or O’connell?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/politics/in-statehouse-races-suburban-voters-disgust-with-trump-didnt-translate-into-a-rebuke-of-other-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s One-Term Legacy.” (DIERSEN: I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for almost 21 years and as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 20 years. I survived as a) GAO employee for almost 18 years, b) IRS employee for almost 9 years, c) Firestone Stores employee for almost 2 1/2 years, d) Post Office employee for almost 3 years, e) Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster for 6 years, f) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, g) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, h) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and i) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years. I should write a book about those in the aforesaid who worked the hardest to get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/opinion/trump-obama-history-one-term.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/my-mind-will-not-change-in-six-months-in-first-post-election-tv-interview-trump-renews-baseless-claims-of-voter-fraud/2020/11/29/5068b4e4-3261-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Censorship or conspiracy theory?” and says “Trump supporters say Facebook and Twitter censor them but conservatives still rule social media.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/30/donald-trump-facebook-twitter-censor-censorship-conservatives-election/6349142002/
— Liberals push for bold Biden agenda. They might have to work around Congress to get it – Rebecca Morin (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will more officially call for political parties and governments to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will political parties and governments make it even more official that they do not want those who are any of the aforesaid to seek or hold a political or government office?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/29/2020-transition-progressives-focus-biden-cabinet-appointments/6252310002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Canceling Student Debt Would Be a ‘Brahmin Bailout’ The Democratic Party looks to build policy around the interests of its educated elite voters. – Zaid Jilani (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? I paid a) for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, b) for my NIU expense 1969-1970, and c) for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/canceling-student-debt-would-be-a-brahmin-bailout-11606687827
— Disparity in Jobless Rates Suggests Black Workers Face Slower Recovery For Black Americans to have the same job prospects as whites, they often need to hold more-advanced credentials – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/disparity-in-jobless-rates-suggests-black-workers-face-slower-recovery-11606645801

FORTUNE
— COVID’s impact on higher education – ALAN MURRAY AND DAVID MEYER (DIERSEN: When you took college courses, what if tuition had been as high then as it is today? I took college courses 1966-1981 and 1992-1997. For me, I would not have been able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, etc.)
https://fortune.com/2020/11/30/covid-impact-on-higher-education-ceo-daily/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But I was taken by his chapter on higher education. The virus, he points out, “has been especially hard on industries whose customers consume the product sitting shoulder to shoulder, like sports, airlines, restaurants, events—and…universities.” In the case of higher ed, it is hitting a sector already overripe for disruption. College tuition has increased 1,400% in the last four decades, demographics is about to deliver a body blow to demand, online higher education is finally maturing, and the best companies—as I’ve said here before—are working hard to retool their hiring systems to focus more on skills, less on college credentials. A pandemic that shuts down campuses could—and probably should—create a perfect storm.)

FORBES
— How To Create Breakthroughs In Your Career And Finances Forbes Finance Council – Gabriela Berrospi (DIERSEN: I can always wonder what my career in the federal government would have been if my Democrat superiors had not gotten rid of my mentors. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2020/11/23/how-to-create-breakthroughs-in-your-career-and-finances/?sh=132606e76e7b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I owe everything I know to my mentors, from New York Stock Exchange traders to hedge fund managers, who taught me about the stock market from a very young age. This has been my secret to success. All of it was possible because I had the right people — my role models, who I admire — mentor me. . .You can create breakthroughs in your career and finances. Just make sure you pick your mentors wisely and that they are your actual role models. Doing that will speed the process.)

BLOOMBERG
— FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Joe Biden sustained a hairline fracture to his right foot while playing with Major, one of his dogs, over the Thanksgiving weekend. He’ll likely require a walking boot for the next several weeks, his doctor said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-29/biden-seeing-doctor-after-injuring-ankle-playing-with-dog

CNN BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘Firehose of falsehood:’ How Trump is trying to confuse the public about the election outcome.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/media/trump-election-confusion-reliable-sources/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating-trump-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred of Trump. How strongly will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois use Kinzinger to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.newsweek.com/gop-rep-trump-fbi-claim-flooding-zone-baseless-conspiracies-1551079

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Spent His Holiday Weekend Bolstering His Loser Routine.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/trumps-absurd-new-election-claims-over-the-holiday-weekend.html

GLOBAL POST
— As White Americans Die, Racial Inequality in the US May Get Much Worse – Benjamin Waddell (DIERSEN: How soon, under the Democrats, will Whites be required to publicly disclose a) how much money they have received so far from their parents and b) how much money they anticipate receiving from their parents? How soon, under the Democrats, will laws be passed that redistribute that money not only to minorities, but to women, to younger people, to those who have financial problems, to those who have health problems, to those who have other problems, to veterans, to non-Christians, to non-Protestants, to non-Italian Americans, to non-German Americans, to those whose ancestors have not been America for a long time, to moderates, to liberals, to Democrats, to Libertarians, to Greens, to Independents, to RINOs, to Trump-haters, to illegals, to etc.?)
https://theglobepost.com/2020/11/30/us-racial-inequality-worse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. In defeating President Donald Trump, Biden promised to heal a divided nation. In his victory speech, the president-elect said, “I sought this office to restore the soul of America. To rebuild the backbone of the nation — the middle class.” Biden’s middle-class vision for the US is possible, but without aggressive investments in education, healthcare, and well-paying jobs, America’s future may well look more like post-apartheid South Africa than the highly developed country it purports to be. How do I know? I followed the money. The United States is in the midst of a massive demographic shift. Since its inception in 1776, the country has been composed of largely white inhabitants with ancestral ties to Northern Europe. Through its first 200 years, the demographic predominance of Anglo-Americans was maintained by encouraging steady waves of European immigration alongside policies that facilitated ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the marginalization of minorities from the social, political, and economic spheres of the middle class. The Civil Rights movement legally ended the most aggressive legal barriers to social mobility for minorities. However, civil rights legislation did little to redistribute the massive wealth disparities between white Americans and everyone else. And without policy intervention, racial inequalities may be on the verge of getting much worse due to the nation’s shifting demographics. A New Dawn? The US is quickly becoming a minority-majority nation. In 1990, 76 percent of the population identified as non-Hispanic white, but by 2018, that number had dropped to 60 percent. And in urban cities, where most young people live, only 44 percent of inhabitants identify as non-Hispanic white. The nation’s demographic shift may signal a new dawn. As white Americans age and pass away, we should expect minority populations to become more involved in politics, middle-class professions, and political decision making. To be certain, the diversity of representation in US Congress — highlighted by representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush — reflects the country’s shifting demographics. Still, demographic dominance does not necessarily equate to more equality. For example, in the world’s most unequal country, South Africa, white citizens account for just 9 percent of the population but control nearly 70 percent of the wealth, including 72 percent of the country’s land. In the US, the vast majority of wealth is also concentrated in the hands of white people. And in coming decades, barring policies designed to redistribute wealth, the situation stands to get much worse as aging white Americans begin leaving their estates to fewer and fewer heirs. According to the US Federal Reserve, 30 percent of white families report an inheritance or gift, compared to just 10 percent of Black families, 7 percent of Hispanic families, and 18 percent of other families. White families also receive substantially larger inheritances and are much more likely to receive financial support from other family members in the case of an emergency. Given these trends, in a country where wealth and power go hand in hand, a more diverse society may also come with a much greater concentration of financial authority in the hands of fewer and fewer white Americans. America’s Racial Wealth Gap In the US, the racial wealth divide has grown in recent decades. As of 2016, on average, white households held nearly $147,000 in wealth compared to just $6,591 for Latinos and $3,557 for African Americans. And over 33 percent of Black and Latino families have zero or negative net worth. This situation has grown even worse under the pandemic, as minorities have experienced far more job loss than white Americans. The massive wealth gap between white Americans and minorities was fueled by the mid-20th century’s redistributive politics, which predominantly benefited white families. In the 1940s, beneath the progressive policy foundation set by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the US launched what would become the most prosperous period in the nation’s young history. Americans coming back from WWII went to school, bought cars and homes, and benefitted widely from government-funded programs designed to lift the working masses into the middle class. For the next 30 years, white Americans experienced growth in education, income, and wealth in a way that few groups ever have in world history. But due to systemic discrimination and racism, minorities were largely left out of this growth, and as a result, the racial wealth gap mushroomed. But today’s racial wealth gap may well pale compared to the economic fissures of the future. Today, white Americans are aging quickly. In fact, the most common non-Hispanic white American is now 58 years old, compared to just 11 for Latinos and 27 for African Americans. With far fewer children than their parents, white Americans are passing their accumulated wealth on to fewer and fewer heirs. As a result, wealth in the US is quickly becoming more and more concentrated in the hands of less and less white Americans. Dangerous Path The growth of racial inequality, coupled with a wave of conservative renewal, has set the United States on a dangerous and regressive path that threatens our nation’s democratic norms and values. Few events are as reflective of this point as the tumultuous and extremely divisive 2020 presidential election. So where do we go from here? The only way to avoid transforming into a plutocracy defined by hyper-racial inequality — à la South Africa — is to invest in the social mobility of minorities now. To do this, we must progressively raise taxes on the wealthy and immediately invest in public education, healthcare, and living wages for all Americans. The election of Joe Biden provides an opportunity to move in this direction. However, if the president-elect fails to significantly address wealth inequality over the next 4 years, democratic governance as we know it in the US may well collapse.)

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November 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL reports 9,469 new coronavirus cases, 125 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-9469-new-coronavirus-cases-125-deaths/8227859/
— Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lightfoot’s 2021 budget proposal, property tax increase – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-city-council-approves-2021-budget-property-tax-hike/8222628/

NBC5
— Wealthy Mercer Family Dramatically Scaled Back Giving to Conservative Causes in Buildup to 2020 – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/wealthy-mercer-family-dramatically-scaled-back-giving-to-conservative-causes-in-buildup-to-2020/2379512/
— Almost No Trump Voters Consider Biden the Legitimate 2020 Election Winner – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/almost-no-trump-voters-consider-biden-the-legitimate-2020-election-winner-poll-says/2378862/
— New Ranking Lists Illinois’ 10 Most Expensive Zip Codes Among Illinois’ top 10 were six North Shore communities and four west suburban zips. No Chicago zip codes made the list
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-ranking-lists-illinois-10-most-expensive-zip-codes/2379439/

CBS2
— COVID-19 In Illinois: Slight Uptick In New Cases, But Positivity Rate Drops 5th Day In A Row
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/24/covid-19-in-illinois-slight-uptick-in-new-cases-but-positivity-rate-drops-5th-day-in-a-row/

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “America Is Back: Biden Pushes Past Trump Era With Nominees.”
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/24/america-back-biden-pushes-past-trump-era-nominees

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Lenox imposes mandatory face covering law for public places – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-new-lenox-mask-ordinance-st-1125-20201124-jwhdpthxxfdetelforsvykey6i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries is to destroy those individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-green-wednesday-cannabis-holiday-20201124-ahqmqb2tzvbt5mzcn6qrstddiy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “History will be kind to Rep. Adam Kinzinger and other Republicans who stood up to Donald Trump.” How kind will history be to those who have stood up to you? I should write a book about those who have a) stood up to me, b) stood up to my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) stood up to my serving as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and d) stood up to my serving 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, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I would focus on those who have crowed the loudest about their success in harming me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-adam-kinzinger-trump-history-zorn-20201124-5lf7ut7ncjafdbfr7mebg7qbvy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump should be mad — mad that he blew the election.” Do your critics/opponents say that you blew it? According to my critics/opponents, if I had not blown it, I would still be 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, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about what they wanted me to, but I refused to do.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-election-trump-lost-campaign-20201124-x25js272eve5nnqoryrvpl6hmu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Declaring ‘America is back, Biden pushes past Trump era as he introduces national security team.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-joe-biden-transition-cabinet-20201124-yiu42q2anjadxarf7qadqyby5q-story.html
— The two theories on Michael Madigan: Master politician or misunderstood? – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-commentary-andy-shaw-madigan-20201124-g47kbdh7hjayfbxymcgyefo7uq-story.html
— Ahead of the holidays, Amazon is hiring some employees with a $3,000 signing bonus. Longtime workers who got only turkey vouchers are upset. – SPENCER SOPER and JACQUELINE DAVALOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-19-amazon-hiring-jobs-20201124-of5pj7pvqfg4tffeavwlt2hwsu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— You beat the ‘fair tax,’ big business. Now what’s your politically doable alternative? Illinois business and civic groups led the fight to kill a proposal for a graduated income tax. How now would they avert a state budget crisis? Let’s have no more ducking. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/24/21612592/illinois-budget-fair-tax-progressive-tax-civic-federation-j-b-pritzker-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Geneva won’t issue tickets for disobeying Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201124/geneva-wont-issue-tickets-for-disobeying-pritzkers-covid-19-orders

HERALD WHIG
— With fewer traveling, holiday gas prices lowest since 2015 – STEVE EIGHINGER
https://www.whig.com/news/illinois-news/with-fewer-traveling-holiday-gas-prices-lowest-since-2015/article_3ffbe171-d1f7-5db4-993f-a3ca15b4acb6.html

WJBC
— As President Trump continues to claim voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, one Central Illinois Congressman (LaHood) says he believes there was no voter fraud in the election. – Blake Haas
https://www.wjbc.com/2020/11/24/congressman-lahood-any-type-of-fraud-or-improprieties-have-not-been-there/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Final Election Results Show One Cook County Judge Lost Her Seat, Others Hold On By A Thread Judge Jackie Portman-Brown lost her retention bid by less than 12,000 votes. – Carlos Ballesteros and Emily Hoerner
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/24/final-election-results-show-one-cook-county-judge-lost-her-seat-others-hold-on-by-a-thread/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— View 2020 Official General Election Canvass (DIERSEN: On Facebook, DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan has announced that he is proceeding with a recount.)
https://dupageco.org/election/

DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD
— Chairman Dan Cronin and Vice Chairman Jim Zay bid farewell to departing countywide elected officials and County Board members attending their last Board meeting this morning. Those leaving include Recorder Fred Bucholz, Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, Auditor Bob Grogan, and Board members Tim Elliott, Sean Noonan, Bob Larsen, and Jim Healy.
https://www.facebook.com/dupagecounty

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Milton Township Republican Organization Caucus December 1
http://www.miltongop.org/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign says Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan to hold public hearings on 2020 election The hearings will take place on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, and next week in Arizona and Michigan. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-says-pa-az-mi-to-hold-public-hearings-on-2020-election

NBC NEWS
— YouTuber niece of Illinois mayor criticizes uncle for attending wedding amid Covid-19 surge – Wilson Wong
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/2020-11-24-covid-live-updates-n1248758/ncrd1248841#liveBlogHeader

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois mayor is publicly shamed by his niece for flying to Florida to attend his daughter’s wedding with 50 ‘unmasked’ guests – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8982927/Illinois-mayor-publicly-shamed-niece-flying-Florida-daughters-wedding.html

SUN
— Pro-mask Illinois mayor shamed by niece for flying to Florida to for daughter’s wedding with 50 ‘unmasked’ guests – Catherina Gioino
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13290637/pro-mask-mayor-shamed-twitter-attending-daughters-wedding-florida/

November 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Federal agency allows formal Biden presidential transition to begin – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/federal-agency-allows-formal-biden-transition-to-begin/8207658/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 8,322 New Coronavirus Cases, 47 Additional Deaths Monday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-8322-new-coronavirus-cases-47-additional-deaths-monday/2378478/
— Here’s Where Each Illinois Region Stands on Coronavirus Metrics Though most regions saw a gradual incline in positivity rates, many have begun declining in recent days, data shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/heres-where-each-illinois-region-stands-on-coronavirus-metrics-2/2378495/
— Controversy Erupts Over Naperville Mayor’s Decision to Attend Daughter’s Florida Wedding; Pritzker Weighs In
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/controversy-erupts-over-naperville-mayor-decision-to-attend-daughters-florida-wedding-pritzker-weighs-in/2378761/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Fears Giuliani, Other Lawyers in Biden Vote Challenge Are ‘Fools That Are Making Him Look Bad'”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-fears-giuliani-other-lawyers-in-biden-vote-challenge-are-fools-that-are-making-him-look-bad/2378560/

WGN TV
— COVID-19 positivity rates flat or falling across Illinois as state reports 8,322 cases, 47 deaths – Mike Ewing
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-positivity-rates-flat-or-falling-across-illinois-as-state-reports-8322-cases-47-deaths/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Recount process in Georgia begins Tuesday morning, after request from Trump campaign – Brooke Zauner
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/recount-process-moves-forward-in-georgia-after-request-from-trump-campaign

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago hits 700 homicides over weekend that saw 6 killed, 46 wounded. The 700th homicide was a man killed in a quadruple shooting early Sunday on the Far South Side. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/11/23/21591210/chicago-homicides-700-murder-shooting-gun-violence-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries is to destroy those individuals, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/23/21611637/green-wednesday-black-friday-cyber-monday-illinois-dispensaries-cheap-discount-sale

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Firings, ‘unethical conduct’ claim in Chicago treasurer’s office | Lightfoot, Duckworth headline fundraiser for Democrats in Georgia senate races | Biden appointments have Illinois ties – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-conyears-ervin-treasurer-ethics-lightfoot-duckworth-georgia-spin-20201124-jcmvtozg7japrbejw2p7pzwcfa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-op-vandalizing-our-democracy-20201123-em35xamwyjghjih3p7764jzqae-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-op-us-without-donald-trump-20201123-rjj5rgmkczbrrfwbm6dguzcmau-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why CEOs are united against Trump’s election fight. Executives want an end to the pandemic and divisiveness, and the president is blocking progress on both.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/why-ceos-are-united-against-trumps-election-fight

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Incredibly dire’ economic forecast demands Congress pass new stimulus bill, Pritzker says; Vermilion calls off all jury trials until end of January – Jeff D’Alessio
https://www.news-gazette.com/coronavirus/mondays-coronavirus-updates-incredibly-dire-economic-forecast-demands-congress-pass-new-stimulus-bill-pritzker-says/article_dcd8af26-20a3-53d9-958f-5c4d782e4d2a.html
— Record local turnout helped Biden more than Trump – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-record-local-turnout-helped-biden-more-than-trump/article_9ecd388f-ac93-5d55-ada9-09c967ee53b4.html

WJOL
— Duckworth Introduces Legislation To Keep Non-Vet Presidents, VPs From Arlington (DIERSEN: Democrat Duckworth ridicules Republican Trump for his avoiding the draft. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, most of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrat veterans. My Democrat superiors stressed to them that I had avoided the draft.)
https://www.wjol.com/duckworth-introduces-legislation-to-keep-non-vet-presidents-vps-from-arlington/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-right-wing-media-fuels-political-divide#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vote Fraud, McHenry County Style
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/23/vote-fraud/
— Winnebago & Lake Counties Follow Joe Tirio’s Lead to Merge the Recorder’s into the County Clerk’s
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/23/winnebago-lake-counties-follows-joe-tirios-lead-to-merge-the-recorders-into-the-county-clerks/
— Marengo Seeks Maximum Increase in Tax Levy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/23/marengo-seeks-maximum-increase-in-tax-levy/
— Maine Township Board Lowers Salaries
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/22/maine-township-board-lowers-salaries/
— Comparing Presidential and McHenry County Board Chairman Precinct Results
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/22/comparing-presidential-and-mchenry-county-board-chairman-precinct-results/
— The Demonizing of Donald Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/22/the-demonizing-of-donald-trump/
— IL-14/NY-14: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Kyle Rittenhouse Making Bail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/21/rittenhouse112220/
— IL-14: Kyle Rittenhouse Released from Jail After Making $2 Million Bail *UPDATE: Pics from the Safe House*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/21/rittenhouse112020/
IL-14/NY-14: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Kyle Rittenhouse Making Bail *UPDATE Lin Wood: “…trouble is coming AOC’s way…”*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/23/felons-posing-as-cops-kidnap-suburbanites/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle Park District To Increase Tax Levy While Commissioners Keep Ripping Off Taxpayers – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/lisle-park-district-to-increase-tax-levy-while-commissioners-keep-ripping-off-taxpayers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW AMERICA’S CITIES BECAME BASTIONS OF PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/how-americas-cities-became-bastions-of-progressive-politics.html
— SEN. WHITEHOUSE THREATENS TO PROSECUTE CLIMATE REALISTS IF DEMS TAKE SENATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/sen-whitehouse-threatens-to-prosecute-climate-realists-if-dems-take-senate.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S LAWYERS UNDER GUN TO PRODUCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/thorner-trumps-lawyers-under-gun-to-produce.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urges residents to call cops on shutdown violators – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/22/oregon-gov-kate-brown-urges-residents-to-call-cops/

GOPUSA
— Ready For A Re-Education Program? New DNC Member Wants To Put You There (DIERSEN: Which Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents, and RINOs want to lead re-education programs in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98223
— Oregon Governor Asks Residents To Call Police On Neighbors Who Violate COVID-19 Freeze
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98258
— Biden Promises To Fight For Transgender Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers are under pressure to hire LGHTQers. Ever-increasingly, organizations are under pressure to recruit LGBTQers.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98242

EPOCH TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TREASONOUS: Americans Have Billions Invested in Companies With Ties to Chinese Military – FAN YU
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-invested-billions-into-companies-with-ties-to-chinese-military_3587923.html

THE HILL
— Pennsylvania Republicans sue in last-ditch effort to stop election certification – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/527157-pennsylvania-republicans-sue-to-stop-election-certification
— Trump tells GSA that Biden transition can begin – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527278-trump-tells-gsa-to-allow-biden-transition-to-begin

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Michigan certifies Biden’s win as Trump challenges in other key states fizzle.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/michigan-certify-election-results-monday/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump’s election fight includes over 30 lawsuits. It’s not going well. Here’s where things stand this week. – Pete Williams
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-s-election-fight-includes-over-30-lawsuits-it-s-n1248289

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump authorized his government to begin the transition to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/23/us/joe-biden-trump

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Says GOP ‘Embarrassing,’ Calls on Party to ‘Denounce’ Trump’s ‘Conspiracy Theories’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-congressman-says-gop-embarrassing-calls-party-denounce-trumps-conspiracy-1549653

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Media Companies Haven’t Made Newsrooms Inclusive. Can Unions? – Maya Binyam (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, the mainstream news media promotes the Democrat Party platform, that is, it promotes Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, it promotes giving preference to young Democrat minorities and to young Democrat females, that is, it promotes political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/media-companies-havent-made-newsrooms-inclusive-can-unions,180671

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Like One-Party Rule More Than Others (DIERSEN: Liberals and moderates want power to get rid of conservatives once and for all. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want power to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2020/democrats_like_one_party_rule_more_than_others

November 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 14,612 new coronavirus cases, 168 deaths; more than 6K hospitalized – Craig Wall, Eric Horng, Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-coronavirus-19-today-restrictions/8097967/
— Mike Madigan confidant and ex-ComEd CEO charged with bribery in lobbying scheme; speaker denies wrongdoing – Diane Pathieu and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/madigan-denies-wrongdoing-after-confidant-ex-comed-ceo-charged/8089949/

NBC5
— More Than a Dozen Illinois House Democrats Say They Won’t Back Madigan for Speaker, Appearing to Leave Him Short of Votes Needed
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/more-than-a-dozen-illinois-house-democrats-say-they-wont-back-madigan-for-speaker-appearing-to-leave-him-short-of-votes-needed/2375940/

CBS2
— South Suburban Homeowners Have Seen Staggering Property Tax Bill Increases, Officials And Resident Want To Know Why – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/south-suburban-homeowners-have-seen-staggering-property-tax-bill-increases-officials-and-resident-want-to-know-why/
— Pritzker Calls On Madigan To ‘Answer Every Last Question’ About ComEd Bribery Scandal After New Indictments Tied To Speaker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/pritzker-calls-on-madigan-to-answer-every-last-question-about-comed-bribery-scandal-after-new-indictments-tied-to-speaker/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End ‘political circus’- AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-to-speaker-end-political-circus

WGN TV
— GOP lawmakers call for Madigan to step down following indictments in ComEd bribery scheme – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/gop-lawmakers-call-for-madigan-to-step-down-following-indictments-in-comed-bribery-scheme/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Political parties can caucus despite health concerns during pandemic, judges rule – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-township-caucus-complaint-st-1120-20201119-tb4vsddha5bxbdsc6ddwnp3f6i-story.html
— Madigan says alleged ComEd scheme was ‘never made known’ to him | Lightfoot’s budget plan advances, vote could happen next week | Trump summons Michigan lawmakers to Washington
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-madigan-pritzker-city-budget-trump-michigan-20201120-rn436rg76vgqjaszztvcbjvpoe-story.html
— What the ComEd scandal means, and what it costs – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-indictments-michael-madigan-comed-corruption-20201119-hdzr4t2awzcu5bqjnddc7wdbfi-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: When the first lid blew off the ComEd corruption case last summer, federal prosecutors and investigators, along with Internal Revenue Service officials, largely confined their case to the conduct of ComEd the company, the corporate entity, the electricity utility. They exposed how private sector patronage works in the ComEd world: hire certain firms and associates as directed, and the interests of the company writ large within the government sector will get favored treatment.)
— Madigan’s hold on speaker’s post in peril as more Democrats turn away; Pritzker says he should resign if he can’t “answer every last question” about corruption probe – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-democrats-20201119-nnfoomr55vgf7d6wjurbt7sq2e-story.html
— Illinois Democrats are finally standing up to Madigan. – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-comed-scandal-trump-zorn-20201119-vxp5jw2255dcnootts37cj7y54-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Final nail in ‘The Velvet Hammer’s’ political coffin? Madigan’s record run as speaker could be nearing an end Madigan said he has taken no bribes, adding “I take offense at any notion otherwise.” But three more Democratic House members said they would vote for “a new direction with different leadership,” a move that could deny Madigan the post he’s held for all but two years since 1983. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/19/21575357/speaker-michael-madigan-commonwealth-edison-bribery-indictment-reaction-michael-mcclain
— Pot firm tied to fading Illinois political dynasty claims it lost out after state mishandled its application Two partners say the firm is tied to controversial Republican Bill Fawell, who lost his bid for Congress this year and has supported conspiracy theories in the past. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/19/21573938/bill-scott-fawell-illinois-pot-lottery-dispensary-republican-lottery

DAILY HERALD
— In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201119/news/311199801/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Survival odds now tilt against Madigan Springfield insiders say the beleaguered speaker—facing allegations the governor calls “unspeakably wrong”—now has an uphill battle to retain his post as head of the Illinois House. Here are the latest signs of his unraveling fortunes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/survival-odds-now-tilt-against-madigan

HERALD NEWS
— Warren Dorris running for Joliet City Council – BOB OKON (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://www.theherald-news.com/2020/11/19/warren-dorris-running-for-joliet-city-council/alg4ypc/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— State initiative launched to help Illinoisans expunge marijuana arrests, convictions New Leaf Illinois is a state-funded alliance of 20 nonprofits providing free legal representation – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: What if you had been a pot user? If I had been a pot user, I never would have been able to earn 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. The Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971. IRS would not have hired me in 1971. GAO would not have hired me in 1980. Using pot shows that you have horrifically bad judgment, that you disrespect the rule of law, and even worse things.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/11/19/state-initiative-launched-to-help-illinoisans-expunge-marijuana-arrests-convictions/atgk9po/

RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Durbin Help Peters Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to not hire and to get rid of federal employees who Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/duckworth-durbin-help-peters-introduce-bill-to-block-trump-order-stripping-federal-employees-of-critical-protections-45934.cfm

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Madison County shuts down vote on ‘Blue Lives Matter’ resolution following outcry – Taylor Tiamoyo Harris
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-county-shuts-down-vote-on-blue-lives-matter-resolution-following-outcry/article_7576a7a4-196e-51ed-ad02-e6ba08ff5804.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration Labels Movement To Boycott Israel ‘Anti-Semitic’ – COLIN DWYER (DIERSEN: National origin discrimination and religious discrimination are illegal, Nevertheless, my Democrat superiors in the federal government stressed to my supervisors who were Jewish a) that I was 100% German national origin, b) that I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972. I should write a book about the success that they had in forcing my Jewish supervisors to take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-labels-movement-boycott-israel-anti-semitic#stream/0

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Tammy Wendt defeats Dan Patlak and the radical Left. Tammy Wendt easily defeats Dan Patlak in Cook County’s First District election for the Board of Review with a margin of 10,123 votes. – Ray Hanania (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Wendt did so to punish Trump?)
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/tammy-wendt-defeats-dan-patlak-radical-left

CENTER SQUARE
— Rural Illinois residents voted for Trump, against progressive tax – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? On my father’s side, my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854 and my grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my ancestors were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/rural-illinois-residents-voted-for-trump-against-progressive-tax/article_61748e3e-2a8c-11eb-b071-5325517c54d6.html

MCHENRY COUNTRY BLOG
— Slideshow Tribute to County Board Member Chuck Wheeler
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/slideshow-tribute-to-chuck-wheeler/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis on Final Vote Tally and Discovery Recount
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/oberweis111920/
— Madigan Uses Sgt. Schultz Defense: “Never Made Known to Me”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/madigan-on-the-defensive-never-made-known-to-me/
— Shutting Down More of Economy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/shutting-down-more-of-economy/
— Tom Weber on Latest Indictments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/weber/
— Spring Grove Human Trafficking Arrests
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/human-trafficking-arrests/
— Algonquin Appoints Maggie Auger as Village Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/auger111920/
— Homeland Security Agent Indicted
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/homeland-security-agent-indicted/
— Dan Ugaste: Resign, Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/ugaste-resign-madigan/
— Northwest Herald Carriers’ Tips Taken by District Manager
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/northwest-herald-carriers-tips-taken-by-district-manager/
— Time to Run for Office for Boards that Levy Most of Your Property Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/time-to-run-for-office-for-boards-that-levy-most-of-your-property-taxes/
— The Mike Madigan Tee Shirt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/message-of-the-day-a-tee-shirt-275/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S LEGACY OF CORRUPTION WILL SURVIVE HIS DOWNFALL, UNLESS … – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-legacy-of-corruption-will-survive-his-downfall-unless/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THREE GOP LAWMAKERS RENEW CALL, “MADIGAN MUST GO”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/three-gop-lawmakers-renew-call-madigan-must-go.html
— IL HOUSE SPEAKER RESPONDS TO FEDERAL INDICTMENTS OF MULTIPLE ALLIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/il-house-speaker-responds-to-federal-indictments-of-multiple-allies-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan again claims no wrongdoing, does not address new defections in statement
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/madigan-again-claims-no-wrongdoing-does-not-address-new-defections-in-statement/
— Durkin: “Madigan and his long list of defenders need to be removed from power” (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors removed my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors removed my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/18/durkin-madigan-and-his-long-list-of-defenders-need-to-be-removed-from-power/
— HDems still resisting HGOP calls to restart investigative committee
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/hdems-still-resisting-hgop-calls-to-restart-investigative-committee/
— 742,000 new unemployment claims nationwide – 46,526 in Illinois – State unemployment rate fell 3.6 points to 6.8 percent in October
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/742000-new-unemployment-claims-nationwide-46526-in-illinois-state-unemployment-rate-fell-36-points-to-68-percent-in-october/
— 14,612 new confirmed and probable cases, 168 additional deaths, 6,037 hospitalized, 1,192 in ICU, 12 percent case positivity rate, 14 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/14612-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-168-additional-deaths-6037-hospitalized-1192-in-icu-12-percent-case-positivity-rate-14-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— “It’s over for the little guy” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/it%e2%80%99s-over-for-the-little-guy/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Wisconsin recount begins with a partisan fight over recount rules – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/wisconsin-recount-begins-with-a-partisan-fight-over-recount-rules
— Possible 2024 contenders Chris Christie and Nikki Haley raise cash for Georgia runoffs – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/possible-2024-contenders-chris-christie-and-nikki-haley-raise-cash-for-georgia-runoffs

GOPUSA
— Are Pandemic Lockdowns A Dry Run For The ‘Climate Crisis’?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98054
— They Want To Shut You Up – Ben Shapiro
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98081

BREITBART
— Conservatives Funded by Big Tech Scramble to Defend Industry from Congress – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. All the time and all the money needed to put together and to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to post copies of those emails on www.gopillinois.com comes from me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/19/conservatives-funded-by-big-tech-scramble-to-defend-industry-from-congress/

BLAZE
— National Democratic Party official suggests re-education for Trump supporters: ‘How do you deprogram 75 million people?’ Some murky territory here – Sara Taylor (DIERSEN: No matter how hard they try to make me the following, I will never be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/national-democratic-party-official-deprogram-trump-supporters
— Masks now required inside Pennsylvania homes when members of different households gather Plus those traveling to the state must test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to arrival – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/masks-required-inside-pennsylvania-homes

CBN NEWS
— Bias on Campus: It’s OK to Call Trump Voters ‘Craven’, ‘Evil’, ‘Terrorists’, but Call Biden Voters ‘Anti-American’ and You’re Out – Kayla Root
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/november/bias-on-campus-its-ok-to-call-trump-voters-craven-evil-terrorists-but-call-biden-voters-anti-american-and-youre-out

ONE NEWS NOW
— Wayne County situation a preview of Biden’s America? – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/19/wayne-county-situation-a-preview-of-bidens-america
— GOP sounding alarm, crying foul in GA recount – Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/18/gop-sounding-alarm-crying-foul-in-ga-recount

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona Governor Won’t Accept Election Results Until All Lawsuits Are Settled – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-governor-wont-accept-election-results-until-all-lawsuits-are-settled_3585098.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Censorious Left Is Obliterating Free Speech – David Limbaugh
https://www.creators.com/read/david-limbaugh/11/20/the-censorious-left-is-obliterating-free-speech

WASHINGTON POST
— Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old was GAO’s claim that it was “nonpartisan.” I soon learned that claim was false. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, b) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, e) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and g) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/18/food-stamps-medicaid-mcdonalds-walmart-bernie-sanders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A sizable number of the recipients of federal aid programs such as Medicaid and food stamps are employed by some of the biggest and more profitable companies in the United States, chief among them Walmart and McDonald’s, according to a new report from Congress’s nonpartisan watchdog. The Government Accountability Office undertook the study at the behest of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to answer questions about the relationship between employers and the federal assistance programs. The report draws on February data from agencies in 11 states that administer Medicaid and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, or food stamps.)
— The very different view of the election from pro-Trump media – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/19/trailer-very-different-view-election-pro-trump-media/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Teen gunman Kyle Rittenhouse used coronavirus stimulus money to buy rifle used in Wisconsin shooting – NELSON OLIVEIRA
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-kyle-rittenhouse-used-covid-stimulus-money-to-buy-rifle-kenosha-20201119-mydnun2yafhshcpgtmzr5pfxmq-story.html

November 17 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Suburban Restaurants Could Be Criminally Charged For Defying Governor’s Indoor Dining Ban – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/indoor-dining-ban-criminal-charges-illinois/

NBC5
— Here’s What Gov. Pritzker Has Said About Another Stay-at-Home Order for Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/heres-what-gov-pritzker-has-said-about-another-stay-at-home-order-for-illinois-as-coronavirus-metrics-rise/2372646/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cash-strapped state turning down $100M in pot taxes, industry says. Some cannabis insiders say the industry has been hampered by Gov. Pritzker’s interpretation of the legalization law that won’t allow existing medical dispensaries to move and also sell recreational marijuana. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, county, state, or country.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/17/21570668/illinois-dispensaries-pot-cannabis-marijuana-tax-budget-deficit

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama promoters promote Obama.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-books-barack-obama-promised-land-1117-20201116-mgx4jh45wbfhdoj4rqponh3wg4-story.html
— Real Clear Politics, a site once popular among political junkies of all stripes, took a sharp right turn in Trump era. Here’s what happened. – JEREMY W. PETERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-real-clear-politics-20201117-nyrlekkuezd7jgjw2oiqkg2bva-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— A salute to all veterans – Mike Formento, Commander, Glen Ellyn American Legion, Post 3
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201111/a-salute-to-all-veterans
— Rollback the rollback – Evelyn Sanguinetti – Executive Director, HOPE Fair Housing Center (DIERSEN: In 1972, when I was 24 years old, I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park, but I could not have afforded to buy that new town home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1978, my wife and I could afford to buy a home in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to buy that home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1984, my wife and I could afford to have a new home built in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to have that home built in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. Since 1972, when I bought a new town home in University Park, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, I would not have been able to buy that town home. The down payment for that town home came from what I had earned and saved a) working for IRS in Harvey for the prior 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the prior 18 months part-time and for 7 months before that full-time. That money also enabled me to a) buy a new Corvette in 1971 and b) pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola. Firestone hired me in 1970 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me from full-time employment and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978. The down payment came from what she had earned and saved working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions the prior 8 years and for the FBI for the 2 years before that. My wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payment came from the sale of our Wheaton home and my University Park town home which I had rented out since 1976. By then, my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 14 years and I had worked for GAO for more than 4 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201116/rollback-the-rollback
(FROM THE LETTER: It’s no secret that institutional racism in housing disproportionately impacts Black, Native American and Latinx household, making the rollback more impactful on low-income renters of color. During this time, Americans are still trying to process George Floyd’s tragic death and have observed firsthand the glaring inequities in underserved communities with the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the National Association of Realtors maintained that “now is not the time” to change a policy that could hinder progress against institutional racism in housing.)

WTTW
— Joe Walsh: ‘We Can’t Normalize’ President Trump’s Behavior – Nick Blumberg (DIERSEN: The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/16/joe-walsh-we-cant-normalize-president-trumps-behavior

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: A bunch of political info — daily – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. It’s at www.gopillinois.com , and, as you can tell by its address, it has a Republican flavor. That is an understatement reinforced with the comments added by the compiler himself — DAVID DIERSEN of Wheaton. He introduced a recent UPI story about Republicans’ views on the drought and wildfires by saying: “Democrats blame everything bad, including bad weather, on Republicans, especially on Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor and non-veteran.” And talking of a New York Times article about a photographer arrested while on assignment in the Bronx, Diersen wrote that since 2000, he has been thrown out of, barred from, or not advised of news conferences “by Democrats, Democrat plants, RINOs (Republicans in name only), their operatives, and their dupes.” Thus, if you don’t want to read some very pointed comments, you may not want to go to gopillinois.com. But you would be missing a treasure of links to the day’s news and opinion. Diersen, 63, is a retired federal employee who became the Illinois editor of a national GOP website in 2000, and since 2004 has put out his own Illinois compilation every day. There’s usually about 50 articles daily, he says. He’s generally up by 3 a.m. He says he spends at least 10 hours a day on this passion of his, with no pay, and has put out links to more than 117,000 articles. As his comments above hinted, party regulars don’t always greet his work with relish. He includes dissident voices within the GOP tent, and some whose credibility is questionable. But he puts it all out there. He’s a GOP precinct committeeman, and he believes in people having information. He also wants to help elect Republican candidates who “will defend and advance the party’s platform.” The site makes available plenty of Diersen history, too, including how his “liberal Democrat superiors,” in his view, forced him to take early retirement at 49 from the U.S. General Accounting Office, “because of his opposition to race and gender based preference and his participation in a class action lawsuit” on that subject. He wouldn’t mind my telling you that he also passed his CPA and Certified Internal Auditor exams on first attempts more than three decades ago. Agree or disagree with him, but Diersen provides a bunch of interesting information — every day.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Board to consider additional restaurant funding at Tuesday meeting
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/16/dupage-county-board-to-consider-additional-restaurant-funding-at-tuesday-meeting/avebu84/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Municipal League wants more local input on COVID-19 management – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-municipal-group-wants-more-local-input-on-covid-19-management/article_19a84d12-2838-11eb-b833-afa273556a41.html

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Muslim Student Fights Hindu Extremism Central junior says she sees parallels between Trump and India’s Modi. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-muslim-student-fights-hindu-extremism

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Could Trump Lose Trump Tower Chicago? On paper, he owes more than $50 million to his own LLC affiliated with the building. It’ll take a court to crack open the reason why, but that could happen now with the New York AG circling. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/November-2020/Could-Trump-Lose-Trump-Tower-Chicago/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township GOP Holding a Caucus to Select Township Candidates, Appellate Court Says Party Caucuses Must Be Accessible to All
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/16/mchenry-township-gop-holding-a-caucus-to-select-township-candidates-appellate-court-says-party-caucuses-must-be-accessible-to-all/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Titans set to depart SJ-R Schoenburg, Finke will leave Dec. 1 – Bruce Rushton
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/titans-set-to-depart-sj-r/Content?oid=12835001
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pair of heavyweights are leaving the State Journal-Register. Political writer and columnist Bernard Schoenburg and statehouse reporter Doug Finke have accepted buyouts and will be departing the paper on Dec. 1. Finke has worked at the SJ-R since the 1970s; Schoenburg’s first byline appeared in the paper in 1990. Their departures will leave the daily newspaper with two news reporters and an equal number of sports reporters, presuming Finke and Schoenburg are not replaced before their departures and current staff isn’t reassigned. The paper, which has no fulltime courts reporter or police reporter or city hall reporter or education reporter, has posted jobs for a statehouse/politics reporter as well as a cultural, diversity and inclusion reporter who will “focus coverage on culture, diversity and inclusion trends across central Illinois,” according to a job listing posted by Gannett, the SJ-R’s parent company.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Schoenburg, Finke take SJ-R buyouts
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/17/schoenburg-finke-take-sj-r-buyouts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The liberal women’s group UltraViolet urges Facebook to crack down harder on right-wing misinformation – Ryan Lovelace (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. My critics/opponents want the following to crack down harder on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/16/liberal-advocacy-group-urges-facebook-crack-down-h/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— OUTSTANDING: Conservative Journalist Successfully Sues State of Minnesota for Access to Coronavirus Briefings State officials buckle, allowing PowerLine’s Scott Johnson to join media briefings – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: I have been a conservative journalist since 2000. I should write a book about RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders who have barred me from their press briefings and taken other adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/conservative-journalist-successfully-sues-state-of-minnesota-for-access-to-coronavirus-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative journalist barred from Minnesota‘s daily coronavirus briefings successfully sued the state to regain access. In a settlement signed Friday, Minnesota’s Department of Health agreed to reinstate PowerLine cofounder Scott Johnson’s access to the state’s COVID-19 Conference Line “as long as and whenever” the department holds a briefing. Johnson sued the Department of Public Health when he was barred from their conference line in May without explanation. Johnson had until then participated in the calls and posed questions skeptical of Democratic governor Tim Walz’s approach to combating the coronavirus. Health department officials also stopped responding to Johnson’s written inquiries. Those officials told the Washington Free Beacon that the briefings were limited to “professional journalists,” but did not offer a definition of the term. In his lawsuit, Johnson argued that the state had discriminated against him on the basis of political ideology and demanded to be included in the briefings. The Minnesota Department of Public Health declined to comment on the settlement agreement. Johnson has been critical of the state’s handling of the pandemic, challenging Walz’s decision to keep the state shut down in April given that, at the time, more than 80 percent of Minnesota‘s coronavirus deaths occurred in nursing homes and residential care facilities. That number dipped to more than 70 percent as of mid-October, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Johnson, a retired attorney and accredited reporter, argued that his exclusion constituted “an ongoing deprivation … [of his] First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.” Friday’s settlement acknowledges his exclusion from the briefings and guarantees him immediate access: Health department communications director Michael Schommer is required under the agreement to answer up to three of Johnson’s pandemic-related questions per week.)

GOPUSA
— The Obamas Show Their Ugly Side
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97986
— Is Parler A ‘Threat To Democracy’? CNN Blasts Parler, Newsmax As ‘Dangerous’ – Bobby Eberle (DIERSEN: If the past predicts the future, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout at the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who lost and at their political consultants, at their major donors, at their campaign managers, at their campaign staff, at their campaign volunteers, at etc. that they lost because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that if the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was someone who they manipulated/dominated, NONE OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT IN MY PRECINCT WOULD HAVE LOST.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97931
— No Police: Chicago Wants To Send A Paramedic And A Clinician To Mental Health Calls
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97929

BREITBART
— Mailchimp Blacklists Conservative Groups – LUCAS NOLAN (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. My critics/opponents want the following to blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/16/mailchimp-blacklists-conservative-groups/
— Anti-Trumpers Look to Blacklist Trump’s Election Lawyers: ‘Make Them Famous’ – JOSHUA KLEIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/11/10/anti-trumpers-look-to-blacklist-trumps-election-lawyers-make-them-famous/

DAILY CALLER
— Georgia Secretary Of State Says Fellow Republicans Have Pressured Him To Exclude Legal Ballots In Recount – MARLO SAFI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/16/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-republicans-pressure-toss-legal-ballots/
— Liberal Media Suggests Biden Should Take Aggressive Approach To Censoring Conservative Media – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN (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. My critics/opponents want the following to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails more aggressively: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/16/liberal-media-suggests-biden-should-take-aggressive-approach-to-censoring-conservative-media/

FEDERALIST
— If Americans Can No Longer Trust Our Elections, We’re In Big Trouble This is an incredibly dangerous moment for the country and may be a pivotal point in the future of America’s democratic republic. Did we just cross the Rubicon? – Willis L. Krumholz (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists. They believe that their end justified their means.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/17/if-americans-can-no-longer-trust-our-elections-were-in-big-trouble/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Prepare for the Great Decoupling – Deplatforming moves downstream to WordPress.com and Mailchimp – William A. Jacobson (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. My critics/opponents want the following to deplatform me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: AOL, Google, Facebook, ConstantContact, WordPress, Comcast, AT&T, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/11/prepare-for-the-great-decoupling-deplatforming-moves-downstream-to-wordpress-com-and-mailchimp/

EPOCH TIMES
— Dershowitz: ‘Biden Is Not the President Elect’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/dershowitz-biden-is-not-the-president-elect_3581931.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans start turning the page on Trump era.” Hate-filled Trump-hating RINOs want to use Trump’s problems to get rid of conservatives, that is, to get rid of the base of the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/526247-republicans-start-turning-the-page-on-trump-era
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump campaign sees election lawsuits fizzle.”
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/526249-trump-campaign-sees-election-lawsuits-fizzle

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News’s ‘partisan right’ audience on YouTube is dropping, researchers say. – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/technology/fox-news-youtube-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans sound alarm on Georgia Senate runoffs as they privately weigh Trump’s influence – Robert Costa and Tom Hamburger (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been a “political burden” for Republican candidates. My critics/opponents shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lose races that they lost because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, my critics/opponents shouted at them that they lost because of what I did 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-senate-runoffs-gop-t/2020/11/16/9d7c0678-2848-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican leaders are increasingly alarmed about the party’s ability to stave off Democratic challengers in Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections — and they privately described President Trump on a recent conference call as a political burden who despite his false claims of victory was the likely loser of the 2020 election. . .Some on the call expressed particular concern about Georgia’s fast-changing electorate, driven by the increasingly liberal metro Atlanta region and the push by 2018 gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to register more Democratic voters, especially in the state’s communities of color. Democrats hope that the candidate challenging Loeffler in the runoff, the Rev. Raphael Warnock — the pastor at Atlanta’s iconic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached — will help energize Black voters. Perdue, elected in 2014, faces Democrat Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker running his first statewide race. “They changed, dramatically, the face of the electorate in Georgia. Many of these new voters are from California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and they’re not of the conservative persuasion,” Perdue said on the call.)

NEW YORK POST
— Trump campaign blasts ‘fake news’ coverage of Pennsylvania lawsuit – Bruce Golding (DIERSEN: I should write a book about newspaper coverage of the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, the newspapers sided with the defendants in those lawsuits.)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/16/trump-campaign-blasts-fake-news-coverage-of-pa-lawsuit/

USA TODAY
— Be upfront with your new employer about your past – Johnny C. Taylor (DIERSEN: What “past” did you have when you started with new employers? When I started with GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed a) that my Democrat GAO superiors had forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, d) that I was a conservative Republican, e) that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, f ) that I was 100% German national origin, g) that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, h) that I was a draft avoider, i) that I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, j) that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, k) that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, l) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2020/11/10/should-you-disclose-reckless-driving-charge-when-applying-job/6221747002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, but misinformation will continue to win.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/13/trump-administration-ending-misinformation-age-continues-after-election/6128246002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Christine Todd Whitman says “Beyond irresponsible: Republicans must put Americans and reality ahead of fealty to Trump. Republicans are embarrassing America. It’s past time to admit Trump lost, congratulate Biden, stop spouting misinformation and move on to a transition.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/14/republicans-admit-trump-lost-biden-won-start-transition-column/6270990002/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/13/transgender-awareness-week-young-trans-people-say-they-are-thriving/6078136002/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Trump’s legal push to disrupt Pa.’s election results is on its last legs. What’s his campaign still fighting in court? – Jeremy Roebuck (DIERSEN: I should write a book about newspaper coverage of the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, the newspapers sided with the defendants in those lawsuits.)
https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-lawsuits-pennsylvania-election-results-supreme-court-federal-judge-20201116.html

CHARLOTTE  OBSERVER
— Don’t blame progressives for blue wave washout – BARRY SAUNDERS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been a “political burden” for Republican candidates. My critics/opponents shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lose races that they lost because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, my critics/opponents shouted at them that they lost because of what I did 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.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article247100997.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Year of the Woman Really, Finally Did Arrive in 2020 As voters, as candidates and as campaign leaders, women were—and now are—in the driver’s seat as never before – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-year-of-the-woman-really-finally-did-arrive-in-2020-11605539331
— New International Student Enrollment Plunges 43% This Fall Survey of more than 700 schools shows harsh impact of pandemic, Trump administration restriction – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: IIT admitted me in 1992, DePaul in 1976, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. If there had been as many foreign students back then as there are now, I may very well have not been admitted.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-international-student-enrollment-plunges-43-this-fall-11605548907

WBUR
— Why Voters Are Rejecting The War On Drugs – Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/11/17/a-shift-in-american-drug-policy

ABC TAMPA BAY
— Pandemic highlights affordable housing problems across the country – Vanessa Araiza (DIERSEN: In 1972, when I was 24 years old, I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park, but I could not have afforded to buy that new town home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1978, my wife and I could afford to buy a home in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to buy that home if it had been in a more expensive municipality, township, or county. In 1984, my wife and I could afford to have a new home built in Wheaton, but we could not have afforded to have that home built in a more expensive municipality, township, or county.)
https://www.abcactionnews.com/rebound/coronavirus-stress/pandemic-highlights-affordable-housing-problems-across-the-country

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Administration Officials Face Tough Time Finding New Jobs – NAVEED JAMALI AND TOM O’CONNOR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my unsuccessful efforts during 1997 and 1998 when I was 49 years old to find a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Factors that frustrated my job search included a) the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors had taken against me, b) my being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO my opposing with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) none of my four degrees were from Ivy League universities, d) my having filed lawsuits, e) my being White, male, 49 years old, draft avoider, 100% German American, Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, a former IRS employee, a Wheaton resident since 1978, a Crete resident 1948-1972, etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-officials-tough-time-new-jobs-1547859
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The presence of Trump loyalists in positions across the government has also had an effect on the jobs themselves. Rather than blacklist people for their affiliation alone, one Democratic congressional staffer who asked to remain anonymous told Newsweek that former administration officials should be judged based on their performance, which the staffer said often came second to ideology. “There are many appointees who were hired, promoted, or retained because of their loyalty to Trump and Trumpism,” the staffer said. “Many of these people actively harmed the very people and institutions they were charged with serving. They engaged in or were complicit in tremendous cruelty. Those are the reasons not to hire someone.” The staffer said this standard should apply to those who left office early as well, such as former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who has been critical of the commander-in-chief he served, but has not apologized for having implemented some of his controversial policies.)

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Comfortable in court: Donald Trump reprises playbook for election fight Veterans of real estate industry say hard-nosed legal strategy was honed over decades – Joshua Chaffin (DIERSEN: Even though I have not filed a lawsuit since 1998, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious. I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed, the defendants in those lawsuits, and the retaliation that those defendants continue to take against me.)
https://www.ft.com/content/74d8a848-4dad-4017-9226-5deb0a005045

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump gained a reputation as one of the most litigious real estate developers in the US. . .But to veterans of the New York City real estate world, the president’s actions since the November 3 election are familiar, and consistent with the playbook he honed for decades as a highly litigious property developer. . .“I don’t think he ever had a particularly impressive track record of winning anything. But he was sufficiently litigious that it was a deterrent.” Even in the litigious blood sport of New York real estate, Mr. Trump stood out.)

November 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 10,631 new coronavirus cases, 72 deaths State passes 9M COVID-19 tests since pandemic began
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-10631-new-covid-19-cases-72-deaths/7985183/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: IL reports $285M wagered on sports bets in September Sports betting has generated about $3 million in tax revenue for Illinois in its first 3 full months (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/il-reports-$285m-in-september-sport-bets/7990988/
— Chicago cannabis sales help avert city layoffs under new 2021 budget agreement (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cannabis-sales-to-be-used-to-protect-city-jobs/7960609/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 10,631 New Coronavirus Cases, 72 Additional Deaths Sunday Illinois has now reported over 9 million coronavirus tests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-10631-new-coronavirus-cases-72-additional-deaths-sunday/2372138/
— What Mandate? Biden’s Agenda Faces a Divided Congress – Lisa Mascaro (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, 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. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-mandate-bidens-agenda-faces-a-divided-congress/2372237/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As surging COVID-19 cases collide with Thanksgiving food shopping, city warns of a crackdown on crowds at grocery stores – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-grocers-holiday-crowds-covid-surge-20201113-2qymtlca3jfyhlrapefphrrgvi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those a) who encourage those who do not speak English to come to America and b) who discourage them from learning English?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-life-coronavirus-english-second-language-spanish-speaking-patients-20201115-qi26k6ixnjejhoe4umnkh6bn3y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democratic Party not ready to yank the chair from under Madigan. The 36 men and women who technically have the power to end the party reign of the powerful but beleaguered Southwest Side Democrat are not exactly grabbing pitchforks and storming the castle. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/15/21564267/democratic-party-madigan-chairman-leadership-comed-durbin-pritzker-duckworth-election
— Statewide COVID-19 outbreak continues with 10,631 new cases Sunday
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/15/21566052/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— ‘Dreamer’ protections to be reinstated by Joe Biden on day one: Incoming Chief of Staff Ron Klain “We’re going to protect the Dreamers on day one,” Klain said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration because Illegals will vote for Democrats. RINOs illegally encourage illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/15/21566075/dreamer-protections-reinstated-president-joe-biden-immigration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Underwood’s health care message topped Oberweis effort to link her to violence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/15/21564618/laura-washington-lauren-underwood-jim-oberweis-election-14th-district

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New faces, same makeup on Illinois Supreme Court – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-new-faces-same-makeup-on-illinois-supreme-court/article_49e91576-31c3-5125-bd40-c9aba4cdf343.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says ‘ANTIFA SCUM’ attacked supporters at DC rallies
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/video-trump-supporters-attacked-while-leaving-rally-in-dc

NPR ILLINOIS
— Restaurants And Bars Top List Of COVID-19 Exposure Locations In Sangamon County – MARY HANSEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/restaurants-and-bars-top-list-covid-19-exposure-locations-sangamon-county#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise marches that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn marches that promote the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/march-without-millions-still-worrying-sign-nation-divided#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Looking at Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/15/looking-at-coronavirus/
— Pritzker Offers Pessimistic Five Year Financial Projection
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/pritzker-offers-pessimistic-five-year-financial-projection/
— Hubris Shot Down by State Board of Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/hubris111420/
— State Republican Party Recognizes Chuck Wheeler as “Republican of the Week”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/state-republican-party-recognizes-chuck-wheeler-as-republican-of-the-week/
— Is Abortion the Issue Prying Latinos from Democrats?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/is-abortion-the-issue-prying-latinos-from-democrats/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov. Pritzker Sent State “COVID” Police To Edgar County Friday – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/video-gov-pritzker-sent-state-covid-police-to-edgar-county-friday/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Adapt or die’: Republicans embrace ballot harvesting – Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs drag everyone down.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/republicans-embrace-ballot-harvesting-michelle-ste/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois reports $285 million in September sport bets – AP (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/illinois-reports-285-million-in-september-sport-be/
— Demand on Biden: Hispanic group insists on Latino quota in his Cabinet – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs insist that the demographics of government and political leaders reflect the demographics of the voters. What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois are White, Hispanic, Black, Asian, or other, are male or female, are heterosexual or LGBTQ, are young, middle age, or old, are married or not married, are home owners or renters, have a college degree or do not have a college degree, have a professional certification and/or license or do not have a professional certification or license, are of English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, or other national origin, are employed, self-employed, unemployed, or retired, have dependents or do not have dependents, have health problems or do not have health problems, have financial problems or do not have financial problems, are liberal, moderate, or conservative, are Democrat Libertarian, Green, or Independent, are Trump-supporters or Trump-haters, are Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, or other religion, have lived in their current residence 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, or 35+ years, have ancestors who have been in America 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170+ years, are in America legally or illegally, are drinkers or not drinker, are gamblers or not gamblers, are pot smokers or not pot smokers, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/demand-biden-hispanic-group-insists-latino-quota-h/

FEDERALIST
— The Media’s Reflex To Blame Trump For Its Own Failures Has Strengthened – Emily Jashinsky (DIERSEN: The Democrat news media exists to elect Democrats and defeat Republicans. Which Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct lost? On who/what does the Democrat news media blame those losses? The Democrat news media wants the Republican Party to dump voters, 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, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/15/the-medias-reflex-to-blame-trump-for-its-own-failures-has-strengthened/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Democrats held Facebook “Troll Party” to harass conservatives on Parler Nothing says “unity” like snark and insults! – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/11/democrats-held-facebook-troll-party-to-harass-conservatives-on-parler/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump lost at the ballot box. His legal challenges aren’t going any better.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-legal-challenges/2020/11/14/904fbd04-25e2-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani claims presidential election will be ‘overturned’ – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2020/11/15/giuliani-claims-election-will-be-overturned-without-evidence/
— Democratic Socialists endorse 6 candidates in bid to run NYC Council – Carl Campanile (DIERSEN: Which offices will be on the April 6, 2021 ballot in your precinct? Which candidates will run for those offices? What endorsements will those candidates seek?)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/democratic-socialists-endorse-6-candidates-for-nyc-council/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative – Benjamin Mullin, Juliet Chung, Keach Hagey and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-explored-buyout-of-newsmax-tv-as-fox-news-alternative-11605464737
— Elon Musk Says He Tested Positive for Covid-19 Long skeptical about virus severity, CEO raises new questions about testing – Robert Wall and Heather Somerville
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-says-he-tested-both-positive-and-negative-for-covid-19-11605251724

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ, their operatives, and their dupes promote hatred against 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, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/11/nearing-end-donald-trumps-tabloid-presidency-will-america-correct-course/

November 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL on verge of new shutdown, Pritzker warns, as state reports 11,028 new cases, 166 deaths An average of nearly 5K COVID-19 patients were hospitalized across the state last week – Eric Horng and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/we-are-at-a-crisis-level-pritzker-warns-/7950068/
— Pro-Trump protesters gather in DC for day of demonstrations – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-pro-trump-protesters-gather-in-dc-for-day-of-demonstrations/7955623/
— Hospital workers see COVID-19 patients increase statewide; Naperville hospital hiring nurses, expanding units – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/health/hospital-workers-overwhelmed-with-covid-19-patients-increase-statewide/7933004/

NBC5
— Parents, Students Rally to Fully Reopen Suburban Schools – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/parents-students-rally-to-fully-reopen-suburban-schools/2371968/

CBS2
— Protesters At Trump Tower Say President Trump Must Accept Election Results
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/14/rally-scheduled-near-trump-tower-saturday-afternoon-could-affect-traffic/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DC police have made 10 arrests so far during ‘Million MAGA March’ – David Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dc-police-have-arrested-10-people-so-far-during-million-maga-march

WTTW
— Thousands Rally Behind Trump, Believing He Won Race He Lost – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/14/thousands-rally-behind-trump-believing-he-won-race-he-lost

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Ex-Trib editorial board editor John McCormick looks at the future of journalism
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-ex-trib-editorial-board-editor-john-mccormick-looks-at-the-future-of-journalism/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump supporters rally in D.C. for ‘Million MAGA March’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-rally-washington-dc-20201114-esvjkvw7svekdlo6bxsriokxqy-story.html
— In rural areas with surging COVID-19 cases, masks are rare and concern levels low – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-covid-19-rural-areas-red-states-20201114-o3mydk2av5c3bhm2l6cvblt6x4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois coronavirus storm rages on: 166 more deaths, 11,028 new cases, hospitalizations climbing The state has now logged more new coronavirus cases over the first two weeks of November (about 145,000) than it did over the first four months of the pandemic combined (143,000). – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/14/21565099/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-record-resurgence-pritzker-covid-19

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/cannabis-revenue-will-avert-city-layoffs

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry Township sends road district consolidation proposal to April ballot – SAM LOUNSBERRY
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/11/13/mchenry-township-sends-road-district-consolidation-proposal-to-april-ballot/aqi89sm/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 731 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 1 death, region’s positivity rate rises to 15.5% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/14/dupage-county-reports-731-covid-19-cases-saturday-1-death-regions-positivity-rate-rises-to-15-5/arwkxy7/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Firecrackers set off near BLM Plaza after day of Pro-Trump rallies – Kristen Schneider
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/tensions-rise-at-nightfall-after-day-of-pro-trump-rallies

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Supporters Descend On Washington For Events Contesting Biden’s Victory – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-supporters-descend-washington-events-contesting-bidens-victory#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden Wants Census To See Groups that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti- Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, that is, Biden wants Census to see groups that vote for Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-wants-census-see-invisible-groups-lgbtq-middle-eastern-north-african#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Supporters Rally To Echo False Claims About Election.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-supporters-rally-echo-false-claims-about-election#stream/0

BLAZE
— New federal lawsuit seeks to throw out 1.2 million votes in Michigan, flipping the state for Trump The lawsuit targets three Democratic strongholds – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/michigan-lawsuit-toss-more-than-one-million-votes

TOWNHALL
— BLM to Biden: ‘We Want Something for Our Vote’ – Chris Talgo (DIERSEN: From what I see, BLMers want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2020/11/14/blm-to-biden-we-want-something-for-our-vote-n2579984

EPOCH TIMES
— Massive Crowds March in DC to Show Support for Trump, Demand Election Integrity – OMID GHOREISHI AND EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/massive-crowds-of-people-march-in-dc-to-show-support-for-trump-demand-election-integrity_3578923.html
— Wisconsin Voters File Lawsuit to Exclude Over 792,000 Votes in 3 Counties – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/wisconsin-voters-file-lawsuit-to-exclude-over-792000-votes-in-3-counties_3578417.html
— Google Has Power to Shift Millions of Votes Through Targeted Messaging – ELLA KIETLINSKA AND JAN JEKIELEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/google-has-power-to-shift-millions-of-votes-through-targeted-messaging-dr-robert-epstein_3576991.html

CNN
— Angered by Facebook, Twitter, conservatives jump to alternatives – Kaya Yurieff
https://www.wral.com/angered-by-facebook-twitter-conservatives-jump-to-alternatives/19385522/

NEW YORK POST
— Scuffle breaks out between Trump supporters, counter protesters at ‘Million MAGA March’ – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/trump-drives-by-supporters-in-dc-rallying-for-recount/

NPR
— Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter – Shannon Bond
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/14/934833214/conservatives-flock-to-mercer-funded-parler-claim-censorship-on-facebook-and-twi

BLOOMBERG
— What Big Companies Say About the Harvard Affirmative Action Case – Peter Coye (DIERSEN: Employers and organizations use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees and members who are Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are 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.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/what-big-companies-say-about-the-harvard-affirmative-action-case

November 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Biden says ‘nothing going to stop’ transition process after 2020 election Biden says regardless of the Trump administration’s actions, his planning to assume power on Jan. 20 is continuing as scheduled. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-says-nothing-going-to-stop-transition-process/7833371/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 12,623 new cases, 79 deaths as total case count surpasses 500K DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties see Tier 2 restrictions – Michelle Gallardo, John Garcia, Eric Horng, Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pritzker-tightens-restrictions-as-il-reports-10573-new-cases/7826358/

CBS2
— Illinois Supreme Court Chooses Appellate Court Judge Robert Carter To Replace Justice Thomas Kilbride For Two Years
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/10/illinois-supreme-court-chooses-appellate-court-judge-robert-carter-to-replace-justice-thomas-kilbride-for-two-years/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— COVID surge forces Legislative veto session postponement – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/covid-surge-forces-legislative-veto-session-postponement

WTTW
— Political Divide: 2020 Election Reaffirms Polarization in US – Marissa Nelson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/10/political-divide-2020-election-reaffirms-polarization-us

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legislators cancel fall session over pandemic as Pritzker calls for meeting with leaders to address $4 billion budget shortfall – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-budget-woes-20201111-5j24ehx73jbvzeculsuefswiey-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump forms PAC to raise money, potentially allowing him to keep influence over GOP after exit from White House.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-trump-pac-20201110-ad2vtbwwenbv3nexmt5kos7i24-story.html
— Kinzinger, Bost, other local Republicans and the Trump tightrope | Tallying the ballots left to count in Illinois | Illinois General Assembly cancels session as COVID-19 cases rise – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republicans-kinzinger-bost-trump-record-covid-illinois-spin-20201110-a55hlogadfehvmzgkecvpbj4nq-story.html
— Illinois Supreme Court draws Republican criticism for picking interim replacement for Justice Kilbride, who lost bruising retention effort – RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-new-justice-kilbride-replacement-20201110-o4fryord3nfuro7g2wm3igascu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lauren Underwood increases lead over Jim Oberweis in Illinois Congress contest: up by 3,496 votes Thousands of ballots still have to be counted in the Illinois 14th Congressional District. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/10/21559382/lauren-underwood-increasing-lead-jim-oberweis-in-illinois-congress-contest-up-3496-votes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Which recent tyrant is most like Trump? As the defeated president’s attempts to void an American election continue, we must contemplate a slide into despotism. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/10/21558479/presidential-election-2020-biden-trump-concede-defeat-mexico-mussolini
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A salute to election officials who, contrary to Trump’s claim, are making sure every vote is counted. Reversing the flow of this presidential election, as engineers famously did with the Chicago River in 1887, is the ultimate pipe dream.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/10/21558867/a-salute-to-election-officials-who-contrary-to-trumps-claim-are-making-sure-every-vote-is-counted
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: More pot shops in Illinois? Lawmakers mull plan to create new dispensary licenses amid delays – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/10/21559304/illinois-dispensaries-cannabis-marijuana-pot-shop-social-equity-pritzker

DAILY HERALD
— Underwood again expands lead over Oberweis, thanks to voters in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201110/underwood-again-expands-lead-over-oberweis-thanks-to-voters-in-dupage-kane-lake-and-mchenry-counties
— Nerheim concedes state’s attorney race to Rinehart amid another ‘blue wave’ in Lake County – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201110/nerheim-concedes-states-attorney-race-to-rinehart-amid-another-blue-wave-in-lake-county

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports single-day record 923 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 1 death, region positivity rate rises to 14.2% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/11/dupage-county-reports-single-day-record-923-covid-19-cases-tuesday-1-death-region-positivity-rate-rises-to-14-2/ad67cod/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Buehler Financial Backers Through the Election and Expenditures Through September
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/the-buehler-financial-backers/
— After the Election, Democrat Household’s Signs Still Ignores Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/after-the-election-democrat-households-signs-still-ignores-jack-franks/
— Tribune Notices Mike Buehler’s Big Lead over Jack Franks for McHenry County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/tribune-notices-mike-buehlers-big-lead-over-jack-franks-for-mchenry-county-board-chairman/
— Democrats Feature Biden, Fair Tax Signs Next to “Our Village, Our Voice” Signs in Lakewood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/09/democrats-feature-biden-fair-tax-signs-next-to/
— Percentage of Surplus McHenry County Hospital Beds Lessening
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/09/percentage-of-surplus-mchenry-county-hospital-beds-lessening/

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Supreme Court unanimously chooses Kilbride replacement, who was first elected as a Democrat
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/10/illinois-supreme-court-unanimously-chooses-kilbride-replacement-who-was-first-elected-as-a-democrat/
— 12,623 new confirmed and probable cases, 79 additional deaths, 4,742 hospitalized, 911 in the ICU, 12 percent average case positivity, 13.1 percent average test positivity, 3 new deaths at LaSalle Veterans’ Home
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/10/12623-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-79-additional-deaths-4742-hospitalized-911-in-the-icu-12-percent-average-case-positivity-131-percent-average-test-positivity-3-new-deaths-at-lasalle-veterans-hom/
— McCombie drops out of HGOP leaders’ race
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/10/mccombie-drops-out-of-hgop-leaders-race/
— House and Senate to cancel veto session
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/10/house-and-senate-to-cancel-veto-session/
— Underwood increases lead over Oberweis to 2,663 votes
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/10/underwood-increases-lead-over-oberweis-by-2663-votes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden campaign furious with Facebook for not hammering Trump harder – Ryan Lovelace (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are furious a) with TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois for letting me serve as its chairman 2005-2012, b) with Wheaton Chamber of Commerce for letting me serve on its Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, c) with Milton Township Republican Organization for letting me serve as its webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) with Illinois Center Right Coalition for letting me serve on its Steering Committee 2003-2007, and e) with American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter for letting me serve on its board 2001-2003.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/10/biden-campaign-furious-facebook-not-hammering-trum/

GOPUSA
— Trouble At Home: Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Elected Dems; Calls For Them To Embrace Progressive Causes
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97598

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson takes shot at fellow Fox News host for cutting away from WH press sec Kayleigh McEnany – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tucker-carlson-fox-news-cut-away-kayleigh-mcenany

DAILY WIRE
— McConnell: We’ll ‘Have No Lectures’ From Those Who Spent 4 Years ‘Refusing To Accept’ 2016 Election
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-well-have-no-lectures-from-those-who-spent-4-years-refusing-to-accept-2016-election

TOWNHALL
— Gun Industry Knows Being ‘Listed’ Isn’t Healing or Unifying – Lawrence Keane (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have on their lists.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencekeane/2020/11/10/gun-industry-knows-being-listed-isnt-healing-or-unifying-n2579812

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Pulls Within 1 Percent of Biden in Arizona – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-pulls-within-1-percent-of-biden-in-arizona_3572938.html
— 10,000 Dead People Returned Mail-in Ballots in Michigan – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/10000-dead-people-returned-mail-in-ballots-in-michigan-analysis-shows_3573209.html
— Trump Campaign Calls for Full Hand-Count of Ballots in Georgia – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-calls-for-full-hand-count-of-ballots-in-georgia_3573101.html
— Trump Wins North Carolina: Projection – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-wins-north-carolina-projection_3573583.html
— Tens of Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Returned Earlier Than Sent Date: Researcher – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-100000-ballots-with-implausible-return-dates_3572942.html

POLITICO
— Pennsylvania GOP rallies to Trump’s defense Republican state legislators are calling for an audit of the presidential election results to be completed before electors are seated. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/10/pennsylvania-gop-rallies-trumps-defense-435864

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims.”
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-elections-courts-87f530ed144fa895fd907e0c80d45eb8

WASHINGTON POST
— White House, escalating tensions, orders agencies to rebuff Biden transition team – Lisa Rein, Matt Viser, Greg Miller and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-transition-agencies-biden/2020/11/09/ad9f2ba2-22b7-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The media should remember key lessons from the Trump era.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/09/new-old-media-should-remember-key-lessons/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump is the problem when it comes to disinformation” and ask “So what now?” According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less. They want you to see things their way and their way only. They want to manipulate/dominate you. They want you to glorify them and praise them. They want you to serve as one of their operatives or dupes. They want you to give them money.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-the-problem-when-it-comes-to-disinformation-so-what-now/2020/11/09/e84b2e62-22c2-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Worst outrage yet: Barr enlists Justice to advance Trump’s baseless election fraud claims. Barr cannot be allowed to pervert the justice system to help Trump. This isn’t about rooting out ‘election fraud.’ It’s about using the DOJ as a political tool.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/10/trump-baseless-vote-fraud-claims-boosted-barr-justice-column/6233247002/

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors Reacts To Joe Biden’s Win In U.S. Presidential Election – JONATHAN LOPEZ
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/11/general-motors-reacts-to-joe-bidens-win-in-u-s-presidential-election/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Only 56% of Biden Voters Say They Were Voting FOR Biden (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois voted for Biden and the other Democrats to punish Trump?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/only_56_of_biden_voters_say_they_were_voting_for_biden

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s vote fraud claims go viral on social media despite curbs. President’s posts are top on Facebook as efforts to stop misinformation about election prove ineffective.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/10/trumps-vote-claims-go-viral-on-social-media-despite-curbs

November 10 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— VIDEO: Demetra Demonte on claims of voter fraud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38N3V27x7oI

WBEZ
— OUTSTANDING: The GOP Is Backing Trump As He Fights The Election Results – AP
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-gop-is-backing-trump-as-he-fights-the-election-results/67f9ce09-e165-47a2-9fda-e292e7316d78

WTTW
— What Does the Future Hold for House Speaker Madigan? – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/09/what-does-future-hold-house-speaker-madigan

NBC5
— Pritzker Again Hints at Possibility of Another Stay-at-Home Order “I’m very concerned as we approach Thanksgiving,” Pritzker said
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-again-hints-at-possibility-of-another-stay-at-home-order/2366811/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican newcomer Mike Buehler holds big lead for McHenry County board chairman over incumbent Jack Franks going into final counts – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-mchenry-county-board-chair-election-20201110-nhuedsliibgbplp7q4ed4fzlx4-story.html
— Elmhurst police take 21 reports of unemployment scams in three days as police throughout the area continue to take reports of ID theft – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-elmhurst-unemployment-scam-tl-1112-20201109-ntgglor4wree3clcrc5j4qgb6a-story.html
— Suburban counties face 10-person gathering limit, Pritzker raises possibility of another stay-at-home order as coronavirus surge continues unabated – DAN PETRELLA and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-tighter-restrictions-20201109-qcnxsvoip5ajbmh4aqtv3q3j3y-story.html
— Fixing Illinois’ fiscal mess is possible, but we might need Michael Madigan to do it – JIM NOWLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-tax-income-sales-20201109-kpw5jh52v5erxjhyvcopkaa5fq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Monthly pot sales in Illinois top $100M for first time In the first 10 months since cannabis was fully legalized, dispensaries sold over $500 million worth of recreational weed and more than $300 million in medical pot. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/9/21557013/illinois-pot-sales-monthly-record-marijuana-cannabis-legalization
— Black voters won this election for Biden and Democrats (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Did those who share your demographics vote for Republicans or for Democrats?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/9/21557133/black-voters-won-this-election-for-biden-and-democrats-and-now-our-fights-against-neoliberalism

DAILY HERALD
— OCTOBER 30, 2020 FLASHBACK: Biden marks Iowa rise from caucus collapse to fall contender – AP (DIERSEN: One of the most important things that Republican Precinct Committeemen do is vote in township slating and caucuses. SEE: https://www.toi.org/Resources/e08da530-2b0b-4068-81ec-6aa1085a4796/Nuts%20and%20Bolts%20of%20the%20Township%20Election.pdf )
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201030/biden-marks-iowa-rise-from-caucus-collapse-to-fall-contender

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters congratulate Biden.
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/11/09/will-county-area-representatives-congratulate-president-elect-biden-on-win/ajzxlkb/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lawsuits pile up as Trump campaign alleges voter fraud in at least 5 states – Leandra Bernstein
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lawsuits-pile-up-as-trump-campaign-alleges-voter-fraud-in-at-least-5-states

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For ‘Clear’ Winner – BRIAN NAYLOR
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-appointee-delays-biden-transition-process-citing-need-clear-winner#stream/0
— Joe Biden Has Plans To Reverse Many Of Trump’s Immigration Policies – CARRIE KAHN (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/joe-biden-has-plans-reverse-many-trumps-immigration-policies#stream/0

WJOL
— “Stop The Steal” Rally Held In Springfield (DIERSEN: What percent of those who conducted the November 3, 2020 election are filled with hatred against Trump?)
https://www.wjol.com/stop-the-steal-rally-held-in-springfield/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters accuse Trump of preventing peaceful transition of power.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/lawmakers-accuse-trump-of-preventing-peaceful-transition-of-power/

MDJ ONLINE
— A proposed rule from the Illinois State Board of Education to have Illinois teachers vow to encourage progressive views is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to the Pro-Family Alliance and the Thomas More Society. – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/group-raises-questions-over-proposed-rule-to-require-teachers-in-illinois-to-promote-progressive-views/article_bfa93fe3-2be2-5ed2-8b0c-0898a26a765d.html

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred of Whites and object to “White Lives Matter.”
https://week.com/2020/11/09/white-lives-matter-flyers-spread-from-east-peoria-to-mclean-county/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Chicago Teachers Union Seeks Formal Mediation Over In-Person Learning. Most parents want the virus under control before their kids return to classrooms, CTU President Jesse Sharkey said.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-teachers-union-seeks-formal-mediation-over-person-learning

CHICAGO PATCH
— Why Did Pritzker Party In A Crowd Despite His Coronavirus Advice? Gov. Pritzker celebrated President Trump’s demise in a crowd like it’s a holiday party that he doesn’t recommend you attend. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/why-did-pritzker-party-crowd-despite-his-coronavirus-advice

WIREPOINTS
— Give Us Better Data And Projections: With COVID-19 Cases Soaring, Officially Reported Information Is Increasingly Useless
https://wirepoints.org/give-us-better-data-and-projections-with-covid-19-cases-soaring-officially-reported-information-is-increasingly-useless-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SEES LARGEST INCREASE IN NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN THE NATION – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sees-largest-increase-in-new-unemployment-claims-in-the-nation/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pritzker welcomes Biden’s COVID-19 plan for masks, testing – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/9/pritzker-welcomes-bidens-covid-19-plan-for-masks-t/
— Pro-life Democrats celebrate ‘huge’ wins in 81 state, local races as House ranks thin Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson’s defeat reduces ranks in Congress – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are pro-life. I would focus on a) past and present RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter and b) RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/9/democrats-life-america-celebrate-huge-wins-house-r/

BLAZE
— Fox News cuts away from Kayleigh McEnany’s speech on allegations of voter fraud Host Neil Cavuto said ‘unless she has more details to back that up, I can’t in good countenance continue showing you this’ – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ready-fox-news-cuts-away-from-kayleigh-mcenanys-speech-on-allegations-of-voter-fraud

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Campaign Launches Another Lawsuit In Pennsylvania Over Ballot ‘Curing’ – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/09/trump-campaign-lawsuit-pennsylvania-ballot-curing/

PATRIOT POST
— The Biden Years Bode Ill for Republicans If Joe Biden does indeed become our 46th president, Republicans will likely be under siege. – Harold Hutchison (DIERSEN: If Biden wins, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, citizens of foreign countries, etc. will put tremendous pressure on him to use the federal government to get rid of Republicans who share his demographics. What demographics do you share with Biden? Biden and I are both White, male, old, non-poor, draft avoiders, Christian, Corvette owners, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/74776-the-biden-years-bode-ill-for-republicans-2020-11-10

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump to revive campaign-style rallies as he fights legal cases; Rep Collins heads Georgia recount – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/11/09/trump-to-revive-campaign-style-rallies-as-he-fights-legal-cases-rep-collins-heads-georgia-recount-994509

EPOCH TIMES
— ELECTION OUTCOME UNCLEAR AMID PENDING RECOUNTS AND LEGAL CHALLENGES
https://www.theepochtimes.com/?ref=brief_News&utm_source=morningbrief

WASHINGTON NEWSDAY
— Trump wins the highest percentage of non-white voters of all Republicans in 60 years, doubles LGBTQ support starting in 2016 – JONATHAN EDWARDS
https://washingtonnewsday.com/us-politics/trumpf-wins-the-highest-percentage-of-non-white-voters-of-all-republicans-in-60-years-doubles-lgbtq-support-starting-in-2016-end-the-poll/

THE HILL
— Senate roadblocks threaten to box in Biden – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/525239-senate-roadblocks-threaten-to-box-in-biden

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump won’t concede the 2020 election to Biden. Here’s why that matters.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-won-t-concede-2020-election-biden-here-s-why-ncna1247183

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Back Trump’s Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize Biden Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, slammed Democrats for expecting the president to quickly concede and said he had every right to pursue legal challenges. – Nicholas Fandos and Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/politics/republicans-trump-concede-2020-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Software Glitches Are Not Affecting Vote Counts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/technology/no-software-glitches-are-not-affecting-vote-counts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “The Conservative Movement Needs a Reckoning.” Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality? To be a conservative, you must be both a fiscal conservative and a social conservative.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/opinion/donald-trump-conservatives.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating lawyers promote hate-filled Trump-hating lawyers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/business/jones-day-trump-election-lawsuits.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in flooding America with citizens of foreign countries. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/immigration-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “‘Stop the Steal’ supporters, restrained by Facebook, turn to Parler to peddle false election claims. Alternative social media app Parler has surged in popularity as Facebook restricts groups spreading false election claims”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/10/facebook-parler-election-claims/

USA TODAY
— Joe Biden administration likely to overturn controversial Donald Trump diversity training executive order – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Democrats use “diversity training” to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/08/donald-trump-diversity-executive-order-joe-biden/6180668002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Top GOP Lawmakers Back Trump on Challenges to Election Result Sen. McConnell joins Reps. McCarthy and Scalise in declining to call President-elect Biden the winner – Kristina Peterson and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-republicans-back-trump-on-challenges-to-election-result-11604925680
— McConnell Backs Trump in Not Conceding Race – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-day-2020/card/W3mkbdLwnutI54MAwI4H
— GOP Senate Is a Blessing for Biden He needs someone to blame when he inevitably fails to deliver what his party’s leftists want. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senate-is-a-blessing-for-biden-11604946650

BLOOMBERG
— Army of Trump Judges Will Weigh Legal Challenges to Biden Agenda
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/army-of-trump-judges-will-weigh-legal-challenges-to-biden-agenda

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Republicans must break with Trump and reach out to Biden so that Americans can heal and democracy can thrive.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-must-break-with-trump-and-reach-out-to-biden-so-that-americans-can-heal-and-democracy-can-thrive-2020-11-08

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “What Does Fox News Do Now?” and says “Schism With Trump Supporters Over Election Coverage Points to Network’s Future.”
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-future-trump-supporters-viewers-biden-1546170

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/11/weve-got-bigger-problem-now/

November 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago protest: ‘Count Every Vote’ group marches through Loop calling on Trump to concede 2020 election; no arrests made. Protests in New York, Portland turn violent – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/count-every-vote-protest-in-chicago-calls-for-trump-to-concede/7667029/
— Trump, Biden race to 270 electoral votes. President Trump, former VP Biden wins hinge on key battleground states as votes are counted in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and other states – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2020-presidential-election-results-biden-stands-on-the-brink-of-winning/7665367/
— ‘Stop the count’: Trump supporters swarm vote centers in Michigan, Arizona – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-supporters-swarm-vote-centers-in-michigan-arizona/7667705/
— Metra budget proposal highlights Illinois COVID-19 pandemic challenges; train line needs $70M in funding
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/$700m-metra-budget-proposal-highlights-challenges-of-covid-19-pandemic/7667732/
— Arrests made after attempts to ‘hijack peaceful protests’ by setting fires in NYC
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/arrests-made-after-fires-set-clashes-with-police-in-nyc/7657118/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oakbrook Terrace dispensary opens; new facility is Consume Cannabis’ flagship location. Another marijuana dispensary is opening in Chicago’s western suburbs
https://abc7chicago.com/7669361/

NBC5
— Protests Move Through Downtown Chicago Wednesday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/live-blog-chicago-officials-prepared-for-planned-protests-wednesday/2364361/
— Oberweis Claims Victory in 14th District, but Underwood Remains Confident of Reelection
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/oberweis-claims-victory-in-14th-district-but-underwood-remains-confident-of-reelection-2/2364571/

CBS2
— IL 14th District Congressional Race Too Close To Call
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4846194-il-14th-district-congressional-race-too-close-to-call/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wabash Avenue bridge near Trump Tower raised for 2nd straight day as hundreds gather downtown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wabash-avenue-bridge-near-trump-tower-raised-for-2nd-straight-day-as-hundreds-gather-downtown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Contested DuPage County races all close; Democrats, Republicans splitting four races as of Wednesday – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-contested-races-st-1106-20201104-qdd4br2hebdotizy2bncjm65p4-story.html
— Still out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with state government to deal Pritzker, Madigan defeats – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-republicans-madigan-pritzker-20201105-5nuvdy5oofg4bmmjvyivzbj2x4-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Voters in suburbs show support at polls for recreational marijuana sales. – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-marijuana-referendums-20201105-izgsnmfixzdcze3utl5g6r5qoe-story.html
— United Airlines faces age discrimination claims for offering discount only to travelers ages 18 to 22 – KATIE SURMA (DIERSEN: Constructively, for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government offers promotions to GS-13 (currently $101,176) only for those under age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) only for those under age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) only for those under age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) only for those under age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-age-discrimination-lawsuit-20201104-dlthdtdzkfhfpap65qhh57s35m-story.html
— Chavez taking a victory lap in battle with Coyne for DuPage County Board District 5 seat – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-shift-chavez-win-st-1106-20201104-5yovqf7j2ra5ha5bj562fsuppy-story.html
— Villa, Ward in tight race for state Senate District 25 seat – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-senate-district-25-former-oberweis-seat-st-20201104-ngl6i6mdl5anldhe7byyglcvbu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Blue wall holds up for Biden in close Wisconsin and Michigan wins.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-vote-count-20201104-z2lnbb5odvar3mgf475jdzndfy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-election-trump-biden-20201105-xse4sm3ecjhvdlj3lsz5rncyqe-story.html
— Why AP called Arizona for Joe Biden – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-arizona-called-associated-press-20201105-pv6lapwwhfaazj3wswklwny65a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago protest: Hundreds gather downtown urging that every vote be counted At least 1,000 demonstrators rallied in Daley Plaza on Wednesday over the still unresolved presidential election. The crowd then marched toward Michigan Avenue but could not reach Trump Tower. – Ben Pope
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/4/21550300/chicago-protest-election-day-trump-biden-hundreds-gather-downtown-urging-that-every-vote-be-counted
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Republicans made Madigan a millstone around Democrats’ necks — and a major headache for Pritzker.
Republicans have been running out the anti-Madigan strategy for at least a decade with little success, but it finally reached critical mass in Tuesday’s balloting, no doubt helped along by a fresh corruption investigation into Madigan’s dealings with Commonwealth Edison.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/4/21550308/election-republican-madigan-democrat-pritzker-kilbride-graduated-tax-londigran-comed
— Biden pushes closer to victory in race for the White House Joe Biden’s victories in the Great Lakes states have left him at 264 Electoral College votes, meaning he is one battleground state away from becoming president-elect. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/11/5/21550944/presidential-election-biden-pushes-closer-270

DAILY HERALD
— Biden had 55% of overall suburban vote, though he lost in McHenry County – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201104/biden-had-55-of-overall-suburban-vote-though-he-lost-in-mchenry-county
— Kane Democrats poised to take larger county leadership role – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201104/kane-democrats-poised-to-take-larger-county-leadership-role

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Republicans make a point on graduated tax, Supreme Court seat and more It was supposed to be a big Democratic year. Voters seem to have disagreed, at least in part. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/republicans-make-point-graduated-tax-supreme-court-seat-and-more

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Riot declared in Portland as protestors demand every vote be counted, Trump backers crash vote centers chanting “Stop the count!” – AP
https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/your-daily-6-riot-declared-in-portland-as-protestors-demand-every-vote-be-counted-trump/collection_f80fa98d-30e0-5fa7-85fa-d60a36827e3b.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield City Council approves fines for mask noncompliance – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201105/springfield-city-council-approves-fines-for-mask-noncompliance

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— 10,000 mail-in ballots delay final outcomes for candidates Close races may change leaders as mail-in ballots are counted – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/11/04/10-000-mail-in-ballots-delay-final-outcomes-for-candidates/a18t5c9/

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— 2 incumbents could lose seats as unofficial results tally projected winners in DeKalb County Board race – KATIE FINLON & KATRINA
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/11/02/2-incumbents-could-lose-seats-as-unofficial-results-tally-projected-winners-in-dekalb-county-board-race/aeo6kvz/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Incumbents retain two DuPage County-wide positions, Adams elected circuit court clerk – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/03/incumbents-retain-two-dupage-county-wide-positions-adams-elected-circuit-court-clerk/a5srxf/
— DuPage County reports single-day record 754 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 3 deaths – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/05/dupage-county-reports-single-day-record-754-covid-19-cases-wednesday-3-deaths/aq936zc/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Jones-wins-to-be-among-1st-openly-gay-Black-men-15701208.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Latino Vote Has Affected Presidential Election – JUANA SUMMERS (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Latinos, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacist, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-latino-vote-has-affected-presidential-election#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats threaten to vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things if Trump does not concede.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/experts-warn-election-uncertainty-could-fuel-political-violence#stream/0

WGLT
— McLean County Republican Party Chair Reflects On Big Wins – DANA VOLLMER
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-republican-party-chair-reflects-big-wins#stream/0


— We Are A Divided Society And Likely Will Stay That Way – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/analysis-we-are-divided-society-and-likely-will-stay-way-0#stream/0

WJBD
— Mary Miller selected to replace John Shimkus in Congress – Bruce Kropp
https://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2020/11/04/republican-congressional-candidates-win-across-southern-illinois/

WGLT
— We Are A Divided Society And Likely Will Stay That Way – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
https://www.wglt.org/post/analysis-we-are-divided-society-and-likely-will-stay-way-0#stream/0

AURORA PATCH
— Races Hang In The Balance With 10K Mail-In Votes Out In Kane Co. Thousands of ballots could still be in transit to election offices, delaying even unofficial results in several Kane County races. – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/races-hang-balance-10k-mail-votes-still-out

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Mayor Says Pritzker Plan ‘Fatal’ To Restaurants No data backs up closing indoor dining during pandemic, Morley says. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-mayor-says-pritzker-plan-fatal-restaurants

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Civil rights organizer urges Redbirds to combat anti-Blackness at CRCC conference – Tyler Emken (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how anti-Black is your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? According to the Democrats, how anti-Black are the organizations that you are a member of? Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more votes that Trump got in the aforesaid, the more anti-Black that the aforesaid are. As of yesterday, in my precinct, only 151 voted for Trump while 255 voted for Biden.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2020/11/civil-rights-organizer-urges-redbirds-to-combat-anti-blackness-at-crcc-conference/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ‘FAIR TAX’ BACKERS CONCEDE, BLAMING ‘DECEIVED’ VOTERS FOR LOSS – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/fair-tax-backers-concede-blaming-deceived-voters-for-loss/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WALLACE: IF THE IL GOP WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED ME, I MIGHT HAVE WON
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/wallace-if-the-gop-would-have-support-me-i-might-have-won.html
— STATE SEN BILL BRADY ANNOUNCES HE’S DONE AS LEADER OF GOP CAUCUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/state-sen-bill-brady-announces-hes-done-as-leader-of-gop-caucus.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin on Madigan “His presence as chairman of our party is not helping”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/04/durbin-on-madigan-his-presence-as-chairman-of-our-party-is-not-helping/
— Leader Durkin secures caucus votes for another term
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/04/leader-durkin-secures-caucus-votes-for-another-term/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: AP poll: 60 percent of Illinoisans say coronavirus is not at all under control in US, 64 percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of the crisis
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/03/ap-poll-60-percent-of-illinoisans-say-coronavirus-is-not-at-all-under-under-control-in-us-64-percent-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-the-crisis/
— Kilbride replacement process far from clear
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/05/kilbride-replacement-process-far-from-clear/

GOPUSA
— Riots In Portland And NYC As Votes Are Counted
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97344
— RINO Chris Christie Can Stuff It
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97327
— Blacks Of Yesteryear And Today – Walter E. Williams
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97243

BLAZE
— New numbers from Arizona show positive movement toward Trump Biden’s lead has narrowed – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-numbers-from-arizona-show-positive-movement-toward-trump

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— RINOs Slam Trump for Fighting Back Against Rigged System
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/11/04/rinos-slam-trump-for-fighting-back-against-rigged-system/

TOWNHALL
— Here’s What Will Happen to The Lincoln Project When Joe Biden Wins – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: RINO leaders focus on driving conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, RINO leaders focus on destroying the Republican Party. How will newly elected Democrat leaders treat RINO leaders who did everything that they could to destroy the Republican Party? How will newly elected Democrat leaders in DuPage County and Illinois treat RINO leaders in DuPage County and Illinois who did everything that they could a) to destroy the 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.; b) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; and c) to stop everyone from reading those emails? RINOs are far closer to Democrats than they are to conservatives, that is, RINOs are far closer to Democrats than they are to the base of the Republican Party.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/11/04/the-lincoln-project-announces-their-agenda-under-a-potential-president-biden-n2579493

PJ MEDIA
— House Democrats Suffer a Catastrophe that Will Blow Up Their Party – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/11/04/house-democrats-suffer-a-catastrophe-that-will-blow-up-their-party-n1125303

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Did mainstream media and Big Tech unite with Dems to steal election from Trump? The nation may be witnessing a massive campaign to commit fraud against an incumbent president.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/did-mainstream-media-and-big-tech-unite-with-dems-to-steal-election-from-trump

COLLEGE FIX
— Northern Illinois University student government leader targeted for removal because of conservative beliefs – ASHER NOTHEIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have targeted me for my conservative beliefs.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/northern-illinois-university-student-government-leader-targeted-for-removal-because-of-conservative-beliefs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A student senator at Northern Illinois University wants to remove the vice president of the student government because of his conservative beliefs and activism. Kyle Jacobson, the Student Government Association vice president at the public university, has found himself the target of a removal attempt by senator Samantha Gurrola because Jacobson helped start a Turning Point USA group on campus. Jacobson’s Facebook page also shows support for the “Blue Lives Matter” movement, which shows support for law enforcement.)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524534-house-sees-largest-most-diverse-group-of-lgbtq-candidates-elected-in-2020
— House Democratic campaign chief Bustos wins tough reelection fight – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/523701-house-democratic-campaign-chief-wins-reelection?rnd=1604589552

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP VoteCast: Trump, Biden Coalitions Show Race, Class Divide Americans sorted themselves into two distinct camps of voters in Tuesday’s presidential election, exposing the clear and entrenched partisan divisions that separate voters by gender, class and race. – JOSH BOAK AND HANNAH FINGERHUT (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you 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-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.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-11-04/ap-votecast-trump-biden-coalitions-show-race-class-divide

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “‘Not done’: Why social media’s biggest election test is ahead. President Donald Trump’s false claims about the election pose a significant challenge for social media companies that appeared to have made it past Election Day.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/not-done-why-social-media-s-biggest-election-test-ahead-n1246506
— Graphic: See which counties in the remaining battleground states have the most votes left to count. There are still ballots to count. – Naitian Zhou, Ellie Frymire and Elliott Ramos
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/graphic-see-which-counties-remaining-battleground-states-have-most-votes-n1246472

NEW YORK TIMES
— Election Highlights: Tensions Rise as States Release More Results in Tight Race Joe Biden gained ground on President Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania, but his lead diminished in Arizona. Five states yet to declare a winner will release more results Thursday, offering a clearer picture of the state of the contest.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/05/us/trump-biden
— Social Media Companies Survived Election Day. More Tests Loom. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube remained on alert as the lack of a clear election result kept the online misinformation flowing. – Kate Conger, Mike Isaac and Daisuke Wakabayashi (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://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/technology/social-media-companies-election-misinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/opinion/election-2020-exit-polls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Tweeting Isn’t Crazy. It’s Strategic, Typos and All. A network of right-wing operatives and activists — and the president himself — spread disinformation about Joe Biden with one simple hashtag.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/opinion/trump-twitter-biden-misinformation.html
— Exhausted and Anxious, Voters Find the Country More Divided Than Ever “The great wedge in America just got bigger last night,” said one. – Audra D. S. Burch and Campbell Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/election-america-divided.html
— Virtual Volunteering Still Offers Benefits – Mark Miller (DIERSEN: What volunteer work do you do? I spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars every year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. In addition, I serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/business/retirement/seniors-volunteering.html
— Protect Religious Minorities – Asma T. Uddin and Howard Slugh (DIERSEN: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. While I was an employee 1964-1997, few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestants, and extremely few were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Since I left Crete in 1972, few of those where I have lived have been Protestants, and extremely few have been Missouri Synod Lutherans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/opinion/supreme-court-religion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/in-blue-and-red-states-milestone-wins-for-lgbtq-candidates/2020/11/04/1b73cabe-1eff-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump and his allies boost bogus conspiracy theories in a bid to undermine vote count. The campaign also sent an estimated 9 million text messages between midnight and midday Wednesday, according to an anti-robocall firm, with some messages seeking money to launch voting challenges.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/04/election-results-misinformation/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/election-day-2020-mcbride-torres-jones-more-made-lgbtq-history/6158853002/
— Latinos for Trump, Arizona vote for Biden shows diversity of Hispanics in US – Rick Jervi
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/latinos-trump-hispanic-voters-more-diverse-than-many-realize/6165079002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Wisconsin Recount: How It Works, and Would It Change the Election? Trump camp said it planned to seek recount in closely contested state called for Biden – Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wisconsin-recount-how-it-works-and-would-it-change-the-election-11604529633
— Biden Wins Michigan, Wisconsin as Presidential Election Comes Down to a Few States Former vice president is six electoral votes shy of victory, with Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina still undetermined – John McCormick, Rebecca Ballhaus and Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-results-trump-biden-1104-11604492445
— Trump Campaign Opens Legal Fronts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia Efforts seek U.S. Supreme Court’s intervention in Pennsylvania, a halt to vote counts in Michigan and safeguards against late-arriving absentee ballots in Georgia – Brent Kendall, Shan Li and Corinne Ramey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-lawsuit-in-pennsylvania-questions-validity-of-some-mail-in-ballots-11604500061
Senate Control Hinges on Four Uncalled Election Results With Republicans Holding Edge
— Democrats’ last stand could come in January in Georgia runoff – Siobhan Hughes and Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-election-2020-results-11-04-2020-11604511606
— Fake Twitter Accounts Posing as News Organizations Prematurely Declare Election Victories. Similarities in fake accounts and tweets point to coordinated effort to spread online disinformation about presidential election. – Dustin Volz, Rob Barry and Jenny Strasburg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-twitter-accounts-posing-as-news-organizations-prematurely-declare-election-victories-11604541638
— North Carolina Tally Unlikely to Change Soon – Valerie Bauerlein
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-day-2020/card/Vcbt9B4jOY61hcXaXaZQ
— A Disputed Election: My Lesson From 2000 Al Gore showed me the importance of accepting an adverse outcome. – Joe Lieberman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse outcomes that I have accepted. It gets to a point where the fight is not worth it anymore.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-disputed-election-my-lesson-from-2000-11604511546
— Tuesday’s Big Loser: Identity Politics Americans reject reducing everything to race or sex with Trump’s strong minority showing. – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tuesdays-big-loser-identity-politics-11604535714

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2020/11/04/sarah-mcbride-leads-a-rainbow-wave-of-newly-elected-lgbtq-lawmakers/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For the close races on the ballot in your precinct, as of yesterday, a) how many votes separate the candidates, b) how many ballots that your election authority has received but has not yet counted, and c) how many mail-in ballots have not yet been returned? See below for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9. According to a report yesterday, the DuPage County Election Division is processing 24,000 vote-by-mail ballots (VBM) that came in Friday-Monday that the signatures were verified on and those will be posted soon and there are 2,547 provisional ballots and 23,000 VBM ballots that have not been returned yet. Of the 14 ballots added yesterday for my precinct, for president, 10 voted for Biden, 3 voted for Trump, and 1 for Jorgensen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

OFFICE                                           CANDIDATE VOTES AS OF 11/4/20  DIFFERENCE
Illinois Representative             Grant             31,329                              2,419
                                                         Democrat       28,910

DuPage Circuit Court Clerk      Kachiroubas 222,400                           4,242
                                                         Democrat      226,642

DuPage County Auditor             Grogan           225,717                            1,324
                                                       Democrat       224,393

DuPage Coroner                           Jorgensen      227,476                             8,673
                                                      Democrat       218,803

DuPage Recorder                         Youngberg       212,121                          19,145
                                                      Democrat         231,266

DuPage County Board               Elliott               37,139                               165
                                                      Democrat        37,304

DuPage Forest Pres. Comm.  Whelan           37,014                                510
                                                      Democrat        37,524

DuPage Circuit Court Judge    Felice              225,534                             4,514
                                                      Democrat        221,020

DuPage Circuit Court Judge   Walsh              226,246                             5,646
                                                      Democrat        220,600

DuPage Circuit Court Judge    O’Tool             226,757                             7,534
                                                      Democrat       219,223

DuPage Circuit Court Judge    McCluskey       211,811                            25,013
                                                     Democrat        236,824