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October 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump headed to Chicago for first visit since taking office – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-headed-to-chicago-for-first-visit-since-taking-office/5652997/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dan Proft, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois, said he supports Trump visiting Chicago. “I’m happy that the president of the United States is making a visit to Chicago and so should everyone else be,” Proft said. “I mean even if you don’t like him, he’s the president of the United States.”)
— President Donald Trump makes first official visit to Chicago to speak at International Association of Chiefs of Police conference – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-makes-first-official-visit-to-chicago/5652728/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters boo Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/fans-attending-world-series-game-boo-president-trump-chant-lock-him-up/5652361/

NBC5
— Trump to Visit Chicago for Police Conference, Fundraiser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/President-Trump-to-Visit-Chicago-563972762.html
— Kentucky is Using Billboards to Lure Illinois Companies
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kentucky-is-using-billboards-to-lure-illinois-companies-563972881.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Chicago visit updates: President arrives in city for speech to police chiefs and fundraiser; CPD expects 20,000 protesters – RICK PEARSON, BILL RUTHHART, JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ, MADELINE BUCKLEY and HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-visit-20191028-eshmi5jzv5hhzeamfojb4meox4-story.html
— After criticizing Chicago from afar, President Donald Trump gets his chance to do it in person today – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Chicago voters elect politicians who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-visit-20191028-eshmi5jzv5hhzeamfojb4meox4-story.html
— New marijuana store licenses: Residents of 681 Illinois census tracts can get a leg up on applications. Are you eligible? Here’s which areas qualify, and why. – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want all of Illinois to be designated a “Disproportionately Impacted Area (DIA).” I fear that the pot pushers in Springfield will vote to force the sale of pot in DIAs even if the municipality or county had voted to ban the sale there. Where pot is sold, it brings down everything and everyone around it. How close is a DIA to where you live or work? Illinois Democrats want pot shops to open up in DIAs to revitalize those areas. Wheaton is the DuPage County Seat. The Democrats who run the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) have outrageously designated western Wheaton (Census Tract 8426.04) as being a DIA, that is, an area that has high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis as well as poverty and unemployment. Needless-to-say, that must be a mistake. SEE: on https://censusreporter.org/profiles/14000US17043842604-census-tract-842604-dupage-il/ and https://www.chicagocityscape.com/maps/index.php?place=censustract-17043842604 While Wheaton has banned the sale of pot, the Democrats who run Illinois may very well vote to allow pot shops in DIAs thereby overriding Wheaton’s ban. I ask the following and everyone else who has an interest in Wheaton to ask the IDCEO to immediately rescind its western Wheaton DIA designation: Wheaton Mayor and City Council members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township officers and trustees, DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board members, and federal and Illinois officials who represent or seek to represent any part of Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-cb-recreational-marijuana-map-explained-20191028-uaeezndp6bep5o2xi6vzgyj2t4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Applications for licenses to operate 75 marijuana stores are now available, offering the first path into the industry for those who don’t already operate a cannabis business in Illinois. A map the state released identifying areas hit hardest by the war on drugs could play a vital role for some applicants. More than 2 million people live in the hard-hit areas identified on the map. A qualified resident of those areas who applies to grow and sell recreational marijuana will get an additional 50 points on the application, which has a maximum score of 250 points. . .To create the map, officials broke the state down by U.S. Census tracts. To qualify, an area had to have an average annual rate of at least 30 marijuana-related arrests per 10,000 residents or at least one marijuana-related parole per 10,000 residents. Roughly 10 years of arrest and parole data was analyzed, said Michael Negron, assistant director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The data reflects the addresses of people with marijuana arrests or paroles, not where the incidents occurred. Additionally, an area either must have a poverty rate above 20%, more than 20% of households in the area must receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as food stamps, or the area’s average unemployment rate over the past two years must have been at least 20% higher than the national average. “The data is intended to be objective while still keeping in mind where we think the impact of the war on drugs is,” Negron said. “That means the data really sets the map.” Here’s a look at the poverty and SNAP participation rates of some census tracts identified on the map: . . . Wheaton — Poverty rate of 9%, SNAP participation 8.2%, average annual marijuana-related arrest rate of 9.1 per 10,000 residents. This tract qualified as underserved based on its unemployment rate of 5.7%, which was more than 20% higher than the national average in 2017 and 2018. It is west of downtown Wheaton and includes a western chunk of Milton Township.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump. Police-haters promote hatred against Police. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-visit-chicago-police-20191028-7loa4tjhbrcifdhl2ldzuuf2d4-story.html
— Elmhurst College cancels classes Monday as a precaution after graffiti found, though police don’t consider it a ‘credible threat’ – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
By KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-elmhurst-college-class-canceled-20191028-h2a2vesjxvcwffonvjna2vbqa4-story.html
— CPS strike updates: Chicago Teachers Union, city trade jabs as walkout wears on, more Loop rallies planned – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-chicago-teachers-union-updates-20191028-kapm3khjobhc5nxr5inuzcswfm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/28/20932578/trump-chicago-crime-visit-welcome-steinberg-police-chiefs-immigration-sanctuary-city
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAFFIC: A black entrepreneur plans to front marijuana dispensary application fees for 100 social equity candidates Here’s how you can apply for no- or low-interest loans to cover the $2,500 state fee offered by Bronzeville businessman Seke Ballard. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Where pot is sold, it brings down everything and everyone around it. Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/28/20930479/heres-how-apply-illinois-pot-marijuana-dispensary-application-social-equity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Individuals will get an edge by qualifying as social equity applicants if they’ve lived for five of the past 10 years in an area that’s been disproportionately impacted by past drug policies or have been arrested for or convicted of a minor pot offense. Additionally, employers will qualify if the majority of their workforce meets those criteria. Some social equity applicants can also qualify for waivers from the state to cover half of their application fees. To qualify for a loan from Good Tree, applicants must fill out a form online to confirm they meet the qualifications before Nov. 1.)

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How do I deal with a difficult volunteer? – Karla Miller (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois do not want volunteers who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191027/how-can-a-staff-professional-cope-with-a-demanding-hypercritical-volunteer

WBBM 780
— 24 Shot, 3 Fatally, In Chicago Weekend Gun Violence
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/suntimes/24-shot-3-fatally-chicago-weekend-gun-violence

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Analysis Shows Road Funding Breakdown by Political Party – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=292986#.XbZLPOhKiM8

JOURNAL COURIER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis facility already plans to grow Pike growers among first to receive state approval for recreational market – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/features/article/Cannabis-facility-already-plans-to-grow-14567374.php

WGLT
— Cook Political Report Changes 13th District Race To ‘Toss Up’ – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Of course, to win, Trump-haters will advise Davis to promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/cook-political-report-changes-13th-district-race-toss#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Some Pregnant Women Use Weed For Morning Sickness But FDA Cautions Against It – RHITU CHATTERJEE 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/some-pregnant-women-use-weed-morning-sickness-fda-cautions-against-it#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Where Hate Has A Home: Oak Park – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/where-hate-has-a-home-oak-park-illinois-2/
— No Conviction, No Charge, Not Even An Allegation, Yet Pritzker Blacklists Chicago City Club – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://wirepoints.org/no-conviction-no-charge-not-even-an-allegation-yet-pritzker-deems-city-club-guilty/
— Next time the CTU says Chicago teachers don’t get Social Security, show this graphic – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: My Social Security is only $2,118/year because I get a $53,316/year Civil Service Retirement System pension. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and under Social Security for 10 years. I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, etc.) 
https://wirepoints.org/next-time-the-ctu-says-chicago-teachers-dont-get-social-security-show-this-graphic/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood’s DC Roommate (Rep. Katie Hill, D-CA) to Resign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/27/il-14-lauren-underwoods-dc-roommate-to-resign/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Innocent children shouldn’t be subjected to adults’ twisted ideology – Rebecca Hagelin (DIERSEN: Are you a male? What if your parents had wanted to turn you into a girl?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/27/innocent-children-shouldnt-be-subjected-adults-twi/

GOPUSA
— Trump economy surges as Biden and Obama hog the credit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78436
— Chicago Values: Police chief, under investigation for sleeping in his car, opts out of Trump’s speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78404

TOWNHALL
— Roger Stone Says You’re ‘Naive’ If You Think A Trump Senate Acquittal Is Automatic. Here’s Why He May Be Right – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/10/28/roger-stone-says-youre-naive-if-you-think-a-trump-senate-acquittal-is-automatic-heres-why-he-may-be-right-n2555428

NOQ REPORT
— It’s time to counterattack by banning chemical castration of minors – Ray Fava
https://noqreport.com/2019/10/28/time-counterattack-banning-chemical-castration-minors/

ROLL CALL
— Raja Krishnamoorthi steps up to impeachment role Illinois Democrat brings unique background, portfolio to tough task
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/raja-krishnamoorthi-steps-up-to-impeachment-role

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time and b) demonize denigrate, and condemn those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/upshot/immigration-america-rise-poor.html
— How Early-Career Setbacks Can Set You Up for Success Failure is just part of the process. – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: What career setbacks have you suffered? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. 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. Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted in 1971 saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/smarter-living/career-advice-overcome-setback.html

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump is visiting Chicago, a city he’s called a war zone. But what’s really true about guns there? – Grace Hauck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/28/trump-chicago-presidential-visit-highlights-gun-crime-violence/4072445002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Husbands of 2020 Democratic Hopefuls Find Roles on Campaign Trail Field with historic number of women and first openly gay candidate means largest-ever group of male spouses of White House contenders – Tarini Parti and Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: Your being married, who your spouse is, and how long you have been married says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/husbands-of-2020-democratic-hopefuls-find-roles-on-campaign-trail-11572174002
— How a Company’s Aging Workforce Retrained Itself for the Cloud We will give you the tools, a company told its tech staff, ‘but it’s up to you to decide and put in the time’ – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors did not give me any tools. In 1989, I was extremely qualified to work for GAO on audits of IRS. I had worked for GAO on audits of IRS for the prior 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $98,198-$104,744. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592. In 1989, to get rid of me, beyond wastefully, my Democrat GAO superiors threw me off audits of IRS, made it clear to me that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, and assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators. To retain myself, I took evening and weekend courses at IIT and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. But then, even more wastefully, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-companys-aging-workforce-retrained-itself-for-the-cloud-11572192001
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-starbucks-expanded-its-transgender-health-benefits-11572091210
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-industry-leads-the-way-on-diversity-and-inclusion-11572091207
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-falter-in-making-diversity-and-inclusion-a-c-suite-job-11572091208
— When a CEO’s Personal Life Should Be Made Public – David Larcker and Brian Tayan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-a-ceos-personal-life-should-be-made-public-11572228180

FORBES
— OCTOBER 22, 2013 FLASHBACK: Thinking Of Writing A Book? Here’s What You Need To Know – Nick Morgan (DIERSEN: What are you qualified to write books on? I am qualified to write books on the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, and IRS. I have been a member of the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP for almost 20 years. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County for more than 41 years. I have lived in Illinois for more than 71 years. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. Further, I am qualified to write books on early retirement. I have been retired for more than 22 years. Further, I am qualified to write books about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf Further, I am qualified to write books about publishing online newsletters. I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 349,000 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorgan/2013/10/22/thinking-of-writing-a-book-heres-what-you-need-to-know-1/#3fc492de79c8

NEWSWEEK
— WASHINGTON POST ISIS OBITUARY: CALLING BAGHDADI ‘AUSTERE SCHOLAR’ LIKE SAYING HITLER WAS ‘A FRUSTRATED PAINTER,’ SAYS NEWT GINGRICH – DAVID BRENNAN 
https://www.newsweek.com/washington-post-isis-obituary-baghdadi-austere-scholar-hitler-newt-gingrich-1468050

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters boo Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/trump-booed-at-nationals-game-fans-chant-lock-him-up.html

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Balancing Wellness and a Job Search Monitoring your health in a job search can make a difference, Lauren Easterling advises. – Lauren Easterling (DIERSEN: After my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they did everything that they could to frustrate my job search.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/10/28/health-and-wellness-matter-job-search-opinion

THRIVE GLOBAL
— 5 Ways to Cope With Politics-Induced Stress New research shows just we’re all losing our cool — and our sleep. Here’s how to stop. – Marina Khidekel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, ignorance is bliss. They want you to know only what they want you to know.)
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/politics-stress-physical-emotional-well-being-cope-tips-strategies/

ENTREPRENEUR
— Three Mistakes To Avoid When Recruiting For Your Enterprise (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the culture of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, and IRS. I have been a member of the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP for almost 20 years. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County for more than 41 years. I have lived in Illinois for more than 71 years. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/341090
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having some minimum requirements combined with previous hiring data is a great place to start. However, employers should go beyond that, and focus on hiring the right culture fit. . .cultural fit is essential. An organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs that govern how people behave in a company. These shared values have a strong influence on the people in the organization, and dictate how they act and perform. Unfortunately, many hires struggle due to culture misfit, where they do not fit in with the team, they are not aligned with the values and goals pre-established, or their personality and workstyle is not compatible with what the company offers. A great way for employers to start seriously considering culture fit when hiring is to, firstly, define their organization’s culture, and make sure that it is visible and communicated regularly. Some employers do this by developing a strong online employer brand that can be viewed by potential job applicants. By announcing their organizational culture to potential applicants, it is more likely that employers will receive candidates who truly share their core values and principles and are able to smoothly assimilate.)

GUARDIAN
— ‘Not welcome here’: protesters prepare for Trump Chicago visit Trump is set to go face-to-face with the city he maligns as a “disaster” for his first time as president – Eric Lutz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who make Trump supporters feel unwelcome. I would focus on those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, and my neighborhood.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/28/donald-trump-chicago-police-fundraiser-protest

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police, US Secret Service gear up for President Trump’s Monday visit – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-police-us-secret-service-gear-up-for-president-trumps-monday-visit/5647651/
— Chicago Strike: CPS, CTU tout ‘good progress’ in negotiations as teachers strike continues for 9th day
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teachers-take-to-streets-on-9th-day-of-strike/5646161/

CBS2
— How Much Will President Trump’s Chicago Appearance Cost Taxpayers? – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/25/trump-chicago-appearance-cost/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bill in Massachusetts could result in a fine for those who use the “b-word”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bill-in-massachusetts-could-result-in-a-fine-for-those-who-use-the-b-word

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State lawmakers return for veto session under cloud as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces major test of her sway in Springfield – DAN PETRELLA, GREGORY PRATT and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-budget-veto-session-preview-lori-lightfoot-20191026-6vaulvpoqngsbmrj2h4gn3jnqy-story.html
— Donald Trump is coming to Chicago on Monday for his first visit to the city as president. Protesters are ready. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-president-donald-trump-chicago-visit-20191025-btm5umesinhyjby6jvjumhq2pe-story.html
— Chicagoans should expect some traffic hassles during Trump visit – MARY WISNIEWSKI and RYAN ORI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-trump-visit-street-closures-police-20191025-aavvqmm3aja4niger4skfhgnxe-story.html
— Facebook launches news service featuring curated stories from Chicago Tribune and 200 other news outlets – ROBERT CHANNICK (DIERSEN: I do not seek nor would I accept any kind of payment to include or to not include any link to any article in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-facebook-news-service-chicago-tribune-20191025-u3hkx7j7wvbrhmkmheznujv65i-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An effort to combat so-called fake news and provide support for legitimate journalism, the new service will present local and national daily news stories from a wide range of publishers. Instead of relying exclusively on algorithms, the stories will be selected by a team of journalists hired by Facebook, the company said. Other media outlets providing content to Facebook News include The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed News, the Los Angeles Times and ABC News. Facebook will pay licensing fees to some of the media organizations, including Chicago-based Tribune Publishing, which owns the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, along with other papers.)
— Bottles hurled at protesters in downtown Naperville – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Those who threw the bottles had to know that their actions would help the protestors.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-protest-bottles-thrown-st-1025-20191024-3yk3mn6x2ffo3orr2dosnaxawq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Naperville police reports, an officer was called to the 400 S. Eagle St. parking garage about 7:15 p.m. Oct. 18. Cmdr. Mike Son said the responding officer was told a bottle of liquid was thrown from a white Lexus sedan at the four protesters near Jackson and Webster about 6:50 p.m. The vehicle then returned several minutes later, Son said, and someone in the car threw another plastic bottle at the group. This time a sticky liquid landed on two people, he said.)
— Why a teachers strike is bad for Chicago – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lori-lightfoot-teachers-strike-9-20191025-mfa4gedtqzfkni4kfngvmqxcca-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Our top three priorities for the Legislature this fall A graduated real estate transfer tax for Chicago, new Chicago casino rules and the consolidation of suburban and downstate police and fire pension systems should top the agenda. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/25/20932452/veto-session-illinois-chicago-pension-consolitation-casino-real-estate-transfer-tax
— Pritzker making all the right moves against public corruption — except one The governor should not campaign for his fair-tax proposal on state time, despite the blessings of his highly capable lawyers. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/25/20932889/suntimes-columnists-rich-miller-gov-pritzker-martin-sandoval-corruption
— Road map to riches — or ruin? Take a spin through our map to survey the state’s current gambling scene and where it’s expected to grow. You’ll also find out which Illinois casino inspired a Wilco song and which one was a favorite of a particularly corrupt suburban politician. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/25/20932338/illinois-casino-map-riches-ruin-pritzker-gambling-bill
— Panel ban: Pritzker bars state officials from City Club events after federal raid Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants his agency heads to avoid the civic group that drew scrutiny from federal investigators earlier this year as part of a sweeping government corruption probe. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/25/20932444/pritzker-city-club-chicago-federal-investigation

DAILY HERALD
— Most political tweets you see are from a small group of users – Marie C. Baca (DIERSEN: Please encourage others to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They have gone out since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to almost 348,900 articles, and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191025/most-political-tweets-you-see-are-from-a-small-group-of-users
— Facebook launches a news section – and will pay publishers – AP (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191025/news/310259977/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker freezes out City Club After a federal raid on the offices of the prominent public affairs group and its president, the governor directs state agencies not to participate in panels there—even though the City Club says it’s not a target of an investigation. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-freezes-out-city-club
— Women employees don’t see much change post-#MeToo Both men and women surveyed in a new report think more needs to be done. – SARAH ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/woman/women-employees-dont-see-much-change-post-metoo

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Companies interested in opening Rockford marijuana dispensaries – Jeff Kolkey 
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191025/companies-interested-in-opening-rockford-marijuana-dispensaries

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/erie-native-who-is-a-marijuana-consultant-hosts-local-workshops/article_42d0440f-00cd-577f-93f9-436ccca8eb55.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— As President Trump Tweets And Deletes, The Historical Record Takes Shape – RACHEL TREISMAN (DIERSEN: How often do you get emails from the following and what information do those emails contain: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, and your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-tweets-and-deletes-historical-record-takes-shape#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis the Fragile Frontrunner, Part 1: Electability (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I am not electable because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, federal retiree, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.) 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/25/il-14-jim-oberweis-the-fragile-frontrunner-part-1-electability/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CLUB FOR GROWTH GOES AFTER LAUREN UNDERWOOD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/club-growth-goes-for-lauren-underwood.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Woke is a Joke – Everett Piper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not do as much charity work as they do. They promote socialism, class warfare, redistribution of wealth, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. They never promote individual responsibility.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/millennials-should-practice-what-they-preach/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto drags Democrats even further left – Grant Addison
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cover-feat-beto-orourke-drags-democrats-even-further-left
— Fetal remains found in Illinois home of abortion doctor to receive ‘proper burial’ – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fetal-remains-found-in-illinois-home-of-abortion-doctor-to-receive-proper-burial

BREITBART
— Data: 80 Percent of Illegals Freed by Sanctuary Cities Commit More Crimes – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/25/data-80-percent-illegals-freed-sanctuary-cities-commit-more-crimes/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Senate GOP Needs A Spine Transplant
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31274

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Says Trump Protects White Supremacists. The Record Tells A Different Story – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/25/joe-biden-donald-trump-white-supremacists-record/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Will Senate Republicans Swallow Democrats’ Abortion, LGBT ‘Poison Pills’? – Andrea Jones 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/24/will-senate-republicans-swallow-democrats-abortion-lgbt-poison-pills/

PJ MEDIA
— Poll: Majority of Americans Want Increased Restrictions on Free Speech – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want increased restrictions on free speech. Because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township and DuPage County, they want those who lead the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party to restrict me and to restrict my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Previously, they wanted those who led TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter to restrict me and to restrict my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/poll-majority-of-americans-want-increased-restrictions-on-free-speech/
— Kathy Griffin Thinks Old White Men Are Conspiring to Ruin Her Career – JIM TREACHER (DIERSEN: Because so many years have passed, I would not be surprised at all if my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not only admit, but crow and brag about the adverse actions that they took against me to retaliate against me because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/kathy-griffin-thinks-old-white-men-are-conspiring-to-ruin-her-career/

HUMAN EVENTS
— Mexico is at War; America Needs A Wall. A drug cartel defeated the Mexican Military in open battle. That’s a national emergency. – Steve Cortes
https://humanevents.com/2019/10/25/mexico-is-at-war-america-needs-a-wall/

ANN COULTER
— We, too, can be a failed Latin American state
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catoosa_walker_news/opinion/columns/ann-coulter-we-too-can-be-a-failed-latin-american/article_2ef6de84-f730-11e9-9358-73560a88b4af.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Teachers union instructs members how to push identity politics on students – ALEXANDER PEASE 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/teachers-union-instructs-members-how-to-push-identity-politics-on-students/

THE HILL
— Clarence Thomas: There’s a ‘different sets of rules’ for criticizing me because I’m conservative – RACHEL FRAZIN 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/467265-clarence-thomas-theres-different-sets-of-rules-for-criticizing-me
— Most oppose reparations for slavery: poll – RACHEL FRAZIN (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/467451-most-oppose-reparations-for-slavery-poll
— 2019 deficit nears $1 trillion, highest since 2012: Treasury – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/467488-2019-deficit-nears-1-trillion-highest-since-2012-treasury

NBC NEWS
— Doctors show how vaping THC damages lungs, as illnesses rise nationwide The CDC now reports more than 1,600 cases of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide. – Erika Edwards
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/vaping/doctors-show-how-vaping-thc-attacks-lungs-illnesses-rise-nationwide-n1071161

WASHINGTON POST
— The U.S. deficit hit $984 billion in 2019, soaring during Trump era Spending increases, tax cuts, and political apathy fueled surge, and interest payments now near $400 billion – Heather Long and Jeff Stein 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/25/us-deficit-hit-billion-marking-nearly-percent-increase-during-trump-era/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tech Workers and Asians Against Racial Preferences Washington state unions try to reverse a 1998 ballot measure and bring back affirmative action. – John Carlson (DIERSEN: To get votes from the following, Democrat promise to give preference to the following: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-workers-and-asians-against-racial-preferences-11572040678
— This Impeachment Subverts the Constitution It’s nakedly political and procedurally defective, and so far there’s no public evidence of high crimes. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-impeachment-subverts-the-constitution-11572040762

BUSINESS TIMES
— US Republicans introduce measure knocking Trump impeachment effort
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/us-republicans-introduce-measure-knocking-trump-impeachment-effort

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— OUTSTANDING: Two Republican senators want to require Florida employers to use the E-Verify system to check the immigration status of new workers
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-e-verify-florida-bill-20191025-tmedjl3bczaybarek3q4jm3ghe-story.html

MASS LIVE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers, cannabis industry leaders unveil ‘jail-to-jobs’ program to bolster communities harmed by drug policies
https://www.masslive.com/marijuana/2019/10/state-lawmakers-cannabis-industry-leaders-unveil-jail-to-jobs-program-to-bolster-communities-harmed-by-drug-policies.html

DETROIT NEWS
— Who’s headed to Detroit for Forbes Under 30 Summit – Sarah Rahal
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/10/25/detroit-forbes-under-30-summit/4088047002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Monday The Under 30 Presidential Debate 10 a.m. The Republicans Seeking to Oust Trump” is the first presidential debate hosted by Forbes that brings together three candidates running against President Donald Trump in the GOP primary — former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former Rep. Joe Walsh, and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. The one-hour debate will question the candidates on Trump’s policies, the future of the two-party system and America.)

FORBES
— Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit to Feature Republican Presidential Candidate Debate (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 30? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and a job-related master degree when I was 27 (Loyola-business). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, and$82,579/year when I was 29. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35. I earned a) a second job-related master’s degree when I was 31 (DePaul-accounting), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). I earned $93,592/year when I was 30 and $96,345/year when I was 35.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2019/10/25/forbes-under-30-summit-in-detroit-to-feature-republican-presidential-candidate-debate/#2ab5838839bc

NAVY TIMES
— The people Priebus beat out to become an ensign – Geoff Ziezulewicz (DIERSEN: GAO would not have offered me a job 1980 when I was 31 years old if I had not a) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. GAO audits IRS, and if e) what I had done for IRS was not in many ways similar to what would be doing for GAO.)
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/10/25/the-people-priebus-beat-out-to-become-an-ensign/

October 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Strike: CPS cancels classes Friday, negotiations continued Thursday as CTU holds civil disobedience training
https://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-cancels-classes-friday-ctu-holds-civil-disobedience-training-as-negotiations-continue/5643109/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City to collect $3.5M in recreational weed taxes next year, but not starting until next September: mayor The modest outlook doesn’t mean that pot legalization will ultimately be a buzzkill: studies estimate sales could eventually generate up to $676 million statewide. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/10/24/20930296/recreational-weed-taxes-city-budget-lightfoot-pot
— Strike taking a toll on family finances, workers say — and things are about to get worse Even though they are dipping into savings or looking for 2nd jobs, teachers and staff said they still strongly support the goals of the walkout. – Mitch Dudek and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/23/20928968/chicago-teachers-strike-missed-paychecks
— As teachers strike, the grim reality of Chicago’s finances sets in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget includes no property tax increase, but only because she is banking on help from state lawmakers. It also counts on new revenue and savings from cuts and efficiencies that — with all respect, mayor — we’ll believe when we see. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/23/20929165/lori-lightfoot-mayor-budget-property-tax-increase-springfield-jb-pritzker-taxes-2020-address
— County to offer citizens ballots in more languages to ensure ‘their voices be heard at the polls’ The pilot program will begin with the March primary, when ballots will be offered in Korean and Tagalog. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/24/20931017/cook-county-ballots-languages-korean-tagalog-voting-rights
— Chicago-area congressional candidate’s remarks about Jews, Israel spark questions Rush Darwish’s main rivals are Rep. Dan Lipinski and Marie Newman. He’s running to be the first Palestinian-American and Muslim elected to Congress from Illinois. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/24/20930886/darwish-palestinan-american-3rd-district-congress-illinois-lipinski-newman-muslim-sweet

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s tenure as he faces investigation – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-defends-eddie-johnson-20191024-4bsm7cbesffk3js66mkcfzvstu-story.html
— Why Chicago teachers won’t take ‘yes’ for an answer – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-teacher-strike-lori-lightfoot-sharkey-20191024-wup5srdwmbcqfl6khlvrahn4om-story.html
— Why a teachers strike is bad for Chicago – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lori-lightfoot-teachers-strike-8-20191024-zg4otz6hhffojgw46ta3febd3i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— What’s on the agenda for the fall legislative session – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191024/whats-on-the-agenda-for-the-fall-legislative-session
— Could DuPage County Board end health insurance perk for board members? – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191024/could-dupage-county-board-end-health-insurance-perk-for-board-members
— DuPage County to ask its towns to help pay for new traffic court in Woodridge – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191024/dupage-county-to-ask-its-towns-to-help-pay-for-new-traffic-court-in-woodridge

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Probes jeopardize Exelon’s Springfield agenda With spotlight on Madigan, Pritzker holds the key to the latest nuke bailout and rate legislation. – STEVE DANIELS 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/probes-jeopardize-exelons-springfield-agenda

WTTW
— Pressure Mounts on Facebook to Vet Political Content – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2019/10/24/pressure-mounts-facebook-vet-political-content
— 2nd Illinois Resident Dies from Vaping-Related Illness – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/10/24/2nd-illinois-resident-dies-vaping-related-illness

MDJ ONLINE
— National Safety Council warns employers about sensitive jobs as Illinois prepares for legal cannabis – Jim Moran
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/national-safety-council-warns-employers-about-sensitive-jobs-as-illinois/article_75485ff7-2c7d-53cb-9c7b-113a715eff4e.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Graduated income tax will appear on 2020 ballot – Noelle Forde
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/graduated-income-tax-will-appear-on-2020-ballot

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump’s Battle of Agincourt – DOUG E. IBENDAHL 
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14922

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives not surprised that Exelon, ComEd, Madigan are key figures in federal corruption probe – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515113254-ives-not-surprised-that-exelon-comed-madigan-are-key-figures-in-federal-corruption-probe

CAPITOL FAX
— No, calls are not suddenly growing for taxing retirement income
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/24/no-calls-are-not-suddenly-growing-for-taxing-retirement-income/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to double down on immigration in 2020, ‘dial it up to the maximum’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-to-double-down-on-immigration-in-2020-dial-it-up-to-the-maximum

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters chastises Facebook’s Zuckerberg for providing a ‘platform to lie, mislead and misinform the American people’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78273
— Rule of law undermined in the United States – Richard W. Rahn
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78200
— Gutter politics prevail
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78247
— Ocasio-Cortez dings ‘predominantly white’ areas for hurricanes that killed minorities
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78286
— GOP senators float bill to move 90% of jobs in 10 federal departments outside D.C. (DIERSEN: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office 1971-1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78270

BREITBART
— The Left Is at War with Conservative Minorities on Campus – Rob Smith
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/10/24/rob-smith-the-left-is-at-war-with-conservative-minorities-on-campus/
— Feds: Sanctuary Los Angeles Releases 100 Criminal Illegal Aliens Every Day – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/24/feds-sanctuary-los-angeles-releases-100-criminal-illegal-aliens-every-day/

DAILY CALLER
— Fox Correspondent Hits Back At CNN’s President After He Said Outlet Isn’t A News Organization – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/24/fox-news-correspondent-cnn-president-jeff-zucker/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Dangerous Assault on Free Speech – Arthur Milikh (DIERSEN: As the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) member with the best meeting and fundraiser attendance record by far since 1999, from what I see, ever-increasingly, the overwhelming majority of MTRCC members want the MTRCC officers to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. What does that say about the overwhelming majority of MTRCC members?) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/24/the-lefts-dangerous-assault-on-free-speech/

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Business Operators Federally Charged After Hiring Illegal Aliens – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/10/24/chicago-manufacturing-operators-charged-with-employing-illegal-aliens-n2555242
— Hypocrites and Liars: Democrats’ History With The Word ‘Lynching’ – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/10/24/hypocrites-and-liars-democrats-history-with-the-word-lynching-n2555217

THE HILL
— White House: Trump ‘happy’ to see GOP storm impeachment hearing – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467255-white-house-trump-happy-to-see-gop-storm-impeachment-hearing
— GOP senators frustrated with Romney jabs at Trump – ALEXANDER BOLTON 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/467217-gop-senators-frustrated-with-romney-jabs-at-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs pander to voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/467247-buttigieg-releases-plan-to-build-power-for-women

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Latest Updates (DIERSEN: Have you ever been “under investigation?” To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” 1974-1977. SEE GAO DECISION: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866 During the 1970s, IRS purposely kept its definition of “commuting area” vague so that it could use it to punish or to reward its employees. When my IRS Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, they used a narrow definition of “commuting area” to disallow my partial day per diem claims. They hinted/implied/argued that my partial day per diem claims were fraudulent. Needless-to-say, that ended my IRS career. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/politics/trump-impeachment-news.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanders Campaign Says Winning Democratic Nomination Requires New Voters Vermont senator’s team is focused on demographics that generally vote at lower rates than older, wealthier, white voters – Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at “new voters” 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. Democrats shout at “new voters” that Democrats use government a) to take money and opportunities away from the following and b) to give that money and those opportunities to “new voters:” those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanders-campaign-says-winning-democratic-nomination-requires-new-voters-11571851516

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Facebook clarifies Zuckerberg remarks on false political ads – AP
http://www.startribune.com/facebook-defends-policy-allowing-false-political-ads/563804512/

October 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot details plan to tackle $838M budget deficit; property tax increase remains in question – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-lightfoot-details-plan-to-tackle-$838m-budget-deficit/5640318/

CBS2
— Chicago Fraternal Order Of Police Board Issues Vote Of No Confidence Against Supt. Johnson
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/23/fop-eddie-johnson-no-confidence/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago Fraternal Order of Police issues vote of no confidence against Supt. Eddie Johnson
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-fraternal-order-of-police-issues-vote-of-no-confidence-against-supt-eddie-johnson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chaotic scene as Republicans blow past security to disrupt closed-door impeachment deposition with defense official – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-inquiry-20191023-btbyyc2wevg4rayx5fbjjysuf4-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Northbrook allows recreational marijuana businesses, after dozens speak at packed meeting – ANNA KIM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-gla-northbrook-allows-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-tl-1031-20191023-kp6xqg6k5vb3lhvblgn6cofcza-story.html
— The new Explorer SUV, built in Chicago, had so many quality problems Ford had to delay deliveries. Sales of the vehicle slumped 48%. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-earnings-explorer-factory-20191023-bxuegw4ckrbedbxfeqvjeyocwi-story.html
— House Democrats pass election security bill amid impeachment – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–congress-election-security-20191023-story.html
— GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat’s testimony – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-impeachment-20191023-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— J.B. Pritzker 8th most unpopular governor in the country, poll says Unsurprisingly, the disapproval is coming from Republicans, who watched the political newcomer rush in a bevy of progressive measures. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2019/10/23/20928803/governor-j-b-pritzker-8th-most-unpopular-gov-poll-says
— County hearing on housing heats up over criminal history questions in tenant applications It’s the latest in a long-give-and-take between the housing providers and advocates trying to help people with criminal histories rejoin society. But the long delays in hammering out the are doing nothing to calm tensions or tempers. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/23/20929526/cook-county-hearing-fair-housing-criminal-history-landlord-tenant-applications

DAILY HERALD
— Both sides of DuPage County Board infighting say we need an anti-bullying policy – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191023/both-sides-of-dupage-county-board-infighting-say-we-need-an-anti-bullying-policy
— DuPage County Board’s Sadia Covert’s statement on harassment
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191023/dupage-county-boards-sadia-coverts-statement-on-harassment
— DuPage board members response to harassment claims
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191023/dupage-board-members-response-to-harrassment-claims
— OUTSTANDING: Libertyville bans pot sales, saying revenue wouldn’t outweigh pitfalls – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191023/libertyville-bans-pot-sales-saying-revenue-wouldnt-outweigh-pitfalls
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time HAVE CAUSED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT WOMEN HAVE HAD, ARE HAVING, AND WILL HAVE.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191023/geneva-group-hoping-to-double-attendance-at-2020-womens-march
— Biden: Trump has ‘no idea’ about working-class struggles – AP (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast how Biden got his 1967 Corvette with how I got my 1972 Corvette. Biden’s father gave him his Corvette as a wedding gift. SEE: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/21/joe-biden-gets-rare-permission-to-drive-his-67-corvette-proceeds-to-burns-rubber.html My father died suddenly in 1969 2 years before I bought my Corvette in 1971. I paid for my Corvette with an insurance settlement that I got for my stolen 1969 Dodge Charger SE and with money that I a) earned working full-time for IRS starting in 1971, b) working full-time for Firestone Stores 1970-1971, and c) working part-time for Firestone Stores 1971-1972. The money to pay for the Charger and for previous cars came from what I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; 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.dailyherald.com/article/20191023/business/310239932/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden drew contrasts between Trump’s experience as the son of a wealthy New York developer and Biden’s working-class upbringing in Scranton and Delaware.)

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois ‘Cannabis Czar’ Toi Hutchinson On Legal Weed Rollout – Daniel Tucker, Stephanie Kim
https://www.wbez.org/shows/reset/illinois-cannabis-czar-toi-hutchinson-on-legal-weed-rollout/07439919-ce76-43da-9c7c-039e79f116b4

SIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SIU promotes LGBTQ activity. When will SIU promote traditional marriage and the traditional family? 
https://news.siu.edu/2019/10/102319-lgbtq-history-month-in-october.php

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Bans Recreational Marijuana Sales
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-bans-recreational-marijuana-sales/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor’s Budget Office Predicts String of Deficits and 20% Income Tax Hike or 15% Budget Cut, If He Doesn’t Get His Way on Graduated Income Tax Hike Authority
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/23/governors-budget-office-predicts-string-of-deficits-and-20-income-tax-hike-or-15-budget-cut-if-he-doesnt-get-his-way-on-graduated-income-tax-hik-authority/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints: raising Illinois taxes will drive even more taxpayers away – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/515121865-wirepoints-raising-illinois-taxes-will-drive-even-more-taxpayers-away

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Congressional candidate Ives suggests 2016 Exelon bailout part of ongoing federal investigation – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515113240-congressional-candidate-ives-suggests-2016-exelon-bailout-part-of-ongoing-federal-investigation

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hannity: ‘Sad’ Romney embraces ‘media friends’ who called him racist, sexist in 2012 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who glorify and praise and pander to the Democrat news media.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/23/sean-hannity-sad-mitt-romney-embraces-media-friend/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Impeachment war: Democrats threaten GOP with ethics charges for barging into closed proceeding – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/impeachment-war-democrats-threaten-gop-with-ethics-charges-for-barging-into-closed-proceeding

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-Trump Camp Includes Hatred of Israel – Civis Americanus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/antitrump_camp_includes_hatred_of_israel.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Beto O’Rourke Claims U.S. is Still Racist at its Foundation, Days Later Makes Trump-Hilter Comparison? – Marissa Martinez 
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/beto-orourke-claims-u-s-is-still-racist-at-its-foundation-days-later-makes-trump-hilter-comparison/

BREITBART
— Gallup Admits Poll Claiming 52 Percent of Americans Support Impeachment May Have Included Illegal Aliens – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/23/gallup-admits-poll-claiming-52-percent-of-americans-support-impeachment-may-have-included-illegal-aliens/
— AP-NORC Poll: Majority of U.S. Voters Say Immigrants Are Not Assimilating – John Binder (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that discourage assimilation, this is, that promote the languages and traditions of the motherlands?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/22/ap-norc-poll-majority-of-u-s-voters-say-immigrants-are-not-assimilating/
— Las Vegas to Become Sanctuary for Criminal Illegals After ACLU Pressure – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/23/las-vegas-to-become-sanctuary-for-criminal-illegals-after-aclu-pressure/

CNS NEWS
— 1998 Flashback: Democratic Lawmakers, Including Biden, Called Clinton Impeachment a ‘Lynching’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/1998-flashback-democratic-lawmakers-including-biden-called-clinton

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Storm Closed Impeachment Proceeding – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/23/republicans-storm-impeachment/

LIFE NEWS
— Franklin Graham: “Abortion is Murdering a Child in Its Mother’s Womb” – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/23/franklin-graham-abortion-is-murdering-a-child-in-its-mothers-womb/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Harvard groups encourage student paper to ignore journalism ethics in stories involving ICE – Chris Trick
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13904

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Shut Up? – Jared Whitley
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/23/will_the_real_mitt_romney_please_shut_up__141557.html

THE HILL
— Debate questions that the Democrats should have been asked – ANN COULTER
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/466868-coulter-debate-questions-that-the-democrats-should-have-been-asked

CNN
— Kinzinger says it’s ‘beneath the office of the presidency’ for Trump to call critics ‘human scum’ – Chelsey Cox
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/politics/adam-kinzinger-trump-tweet-republicans-scum-cnntv/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Three fifths of workers have witnessed workplace discrimination, study finds – Justin Boggs (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, it became ever-increasingly obvious that the Democrats who ran the agency wanted to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/three-fifths-of-workers-have-witnessed-workplace-discrimination-study-finds

WASHINGTON POST
— Pentagon’s Ukraine expert resumes impeachment testimony after Republican protest causes 5-hour delay – Elise Viebeck and Rachael Bade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pentagon-official-to-testify-about-ukraine-aid-in-house-impeachment-probe/2019/10/22/59c2c872-f518-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why Trump’s lynching comment drew outrage now, and not when Joe Biden and others used it in the ’90s.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/23/why-trumps-lynching-comment-drew-outrage-now-not-when-joe-biden-others-used-it-s/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Voter Enthusiasm for 2020 Is Off the Charts — Especially for Trump Fans – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/2020-voter-enthusiasm-is-high-especially-for-trump-fans.html

FORBES
— The New Campus Deplorables – Richard Vedder
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/10/23/the-new-campus-deplorables/#323013751e62

MOTLEY FOOL
— You Won’t Believe How Few Grads Get Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Kailey Hagen (DIERSEN: What if I had taken out loans to pay for my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree and my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.) 
https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/student-loans/articles/you-wont-believe-how-few-grads-get-public-service-loan-forgiveness/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Can agencies improve hiring by letting current feds in on the process? – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2019/10/23/can-agencies-improve-hiring-by-letting-current-feds-in-on-the-process/

October 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Clarendon Hills votes to prohibit marijuana-related businesses – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/clarendon-hills/ct-dch-marijuana-vote-tl-1024-20191022-7xparwab4jhjnhb7hheas52lgi-story.html
— Parents of ex-Northwestern student plead guilty in college admissions scandal – DAWN RHODES and KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, your college degree is worthless unless you got it from an Ivy League university.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-college-admissions-scandal-northwestern-guilty-plea-20191022-wop5xa7udzhb7ouwrzeotrvyq4-story.html
— Most teachers in CPS strike never benefit from pensions that strangle the system — and taxpayers. There’s a better way. – DANIEL DISALVO (DIERSEN: To get a full Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, federal employees have to be 55 and have at least 30 years of federal service. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and suffer a major reduction of my pension.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-teacher-pensions-vesting-strike-20191023-20191022-pvsekkyczjctpdnkmb3rvhe5ki-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On average, to earn a full pension, a teacher must remain in the same state or district for 25 years — a condition that less than half of teachers nationally will meet. In Illinois, where the vesting period for the pension system is 10 years of employment, only half of new teachers will ever vest in the system. And only 1 out of 5 teachers in Illinois will ever break even from their pension plan. Everyone else either quits teaching or changes school districts before earning a full pension, often walking away with less than they contributed to the system.)
— Jews increasingly see discrimination and danger in U.S. culture. The rest of America must listen. – DANIEL ELBAUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who constantly reminded my many Jewish superiors and supervisors a) that I was 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I was raised in Crete.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jews-anti-semitism-survey-20191023-20191023-evd2csz3g5enbdb5wrs72rawwa-story.html
— You’re tired, I’m tired, we’re all exhausted. Thanks, Washington. – DONNA VICKROY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you will be much happier if you do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and instead, drink booze, gamble, and smoke pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-vickroy-exhausted-st-1021-20191021-p6kxjg7k7zbeljlm3ykp2rzc5q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. in moral decline – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191023/us-in-moral-decline

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s Mayor Increases Homeless Funding; Critics Say It’s Not Enough – Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-mayor-increases-homeless-funding-critics-say-its-not-enough/9610da6a-eae6-4476-9ea9-9e51eb53c26c
— Illinois Tollway Leader Cancels City Club Speech As Corruption Probe Broadens – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-tollway-leader-cancels-city-club-speech-as-corruption-probe-broadens/4f6c88fc-10a6-4000-a9f6-c38592f2e45f

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Safety nonprofit urges employers to ban marijuana use for those in sensitive jobs – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Those who use pot should be banned from a) selling pot, b) driving any kind vehicle, c) operating any kind of equipment, d) holding any kind of government or political office, e) etc.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191022/safety-nonprofit-urges-employers-to-ban-marijuana-use-for-those-in-sensitive-jobs
(DIERSEN: The group said research has shown that cannabis can affect psychomotor skills and cognitive ability. Safety sensitive positions might include workers in health care, transportation, law enforcement or those who work with certain chemicals, said Jane Terry, vice president of government affairs for the council. Currently, there is no physical test for impairment due to marijuana, making any amount of use by workers in those jobs inadvisable, Terry said. “Do you want those types of individuals to be in a position where maybe you can’t tell if they’re impaired or not?” Terry asked. “We hope this position will give some guidance to employers and really give some idea of how to think about this to policymakers as well.”)

OAK PARK
— Oak Park trustee feels heat over radio spot Community members slam Moroney at Monday’s village board meeting – Stacey Sheridan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They blacklist me and blacklist all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not blacklist me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the many millions of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they blacklist.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-22-2019/Oak-Park-trustee-feels-heat-over-radio-spot/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oak Park trustee Dan Moroney faced community ire over his recent appearance on “Morning Answer with Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson,” a right-wing radio show (WIND-AM) where he discussed fellow Trustee Susan Buchanan’s recent board meeting rant, which caused Buchanan to become a target of vitriolic internet harassment. In front of a packed board room, 18 people addressed the board — Moroney in particular — in non-agenda public comments at the Oct. 21 meeting. Only one comment was made in his defense. Many called on Moroney to resign, while others demanded he apologize for appearing on the show and further stoking the national attention Buchanan’s outburst generated.)

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— OUTSTANDING: Glen Carbon denies adult-use cannabis sales – Charles Bolinger
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Glen-Carbon-denies-adult-use-cannabis-sales-14554950.php

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Woodford County Zoning Board bans recreational cannabis sale – Brittni Clemons, Darronté Matthews
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/woodford-county-discusses-the-probable-ban-of-recreational-cannabis-sale/

WGEM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Herbal Remedies begins construction on adult-use cannabis shop
https://wgem.com/2019/10/22/herbal-remedies-begins-construction-on-adult-use-cannabis-shop/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Mark Zuckerberg Offers A Choice: The Facebook Way Or The China Way – SHANNON BOND (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the China way. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails. Failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. to get rid of those who read the emails.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/mark-zuckerberg-offers-choice-facebook-way-or-china-way#stream/0

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— ‘Anti-AOC’ Candidate Catalina Lauf’s Rise To Republican Stardom Lauf, 26, is a “woman minority with a lot of spunk” some say has better chance win to 14th Congressional District than an “old white guy.” – Mark Konkol (DIERSEN: How soon will political parties officially ban those who are White, male, and/or over age 40? 35? 30? 25? from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office?) 
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/anti-aoc-candidate-catalina-laufs-rise-republican-stardom

AURORA PATCH

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora Opts In To Recreational Cannabis Sales City council members voted 9 to 1 in favor of recreational cannabis businesses. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/aurora-opts-recreational-cannabis-sales

WHEATON PATCH
— Whittier Elementary School, Wheaton, Illinois – Marco Amidei (DIERSEN: Since the 2015 gerrymandering, Whittier has been in my precinct along with Edison Middle School, and School District 200 Administration Building.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/whittier-elementary-school-wheaton-illinois-october-2019
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whittier Elementary School is a K-5 school in District 200, and is located at 218 W Park Avenue in Wheaton, Illinois. There are currently 35 homes for sale ranging from $259,900 to $1,750,000.)

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: St. Charles OKs Adult Use Pot Sales The city council has approved allowing one cannabis retailer on the west side of the Fox River and another on the east side. – Amie Schaenzer 
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/st-charles-oks-adult-use-pot-sales

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Definitive Article about 14th District Congressional Candidate Catalina Lauf on Patch
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/23/definitive-article-about-14th-district-congressional-candidate-catalina-lauf-on-patch/ 
— IL-14: Leftists Plan to Protest Marco Rubio at Jim Oberweis Fundraiser on Friday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-leftists-plan-to-protest-marco-rubio-at-jim-oberweis-fundraiser-on-friday/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Visits Northern Illinois Recovery Center, Paying Attention to the Third Millennial and Video from The Chad Prather Show
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-catalina-lauf-visits-northern-illinois-recovery-center-paying-attention-to-the-third-millenial-and-video-from-the-chad-prather-show/

WIREPOINTS
— People of every age and income group are fleeing Illinois – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/people-of-every-age-and-income-group-are-fleeing-illinois/
— “Nobody is defending ordinary Chicagoans. These new taxes will be very punishing on them.” – Ted on Chicago Tonight
https://wirepoints.org/these-new-taxes-will-be-very-punishing-on-ordinary-chicagoans-nobody-is-defending-them-ted-on-chicago-tonight/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ HOUSING RECOVERY STILL TRAILS REST OF NATION – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-housing-recovery-still-trails-rest-of-nation/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP CANDIDATE EMERGES IN IL’S 15TH CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/gop-candidate-emerges-in-ils-15th-cd-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislator who voted against funding road and bridge projects “excited to announce major road and bridge projects”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/22/legislator-who-voted-against-funding-road-and-bridge-projects-excited-to-announce-major-road-and-bridge-projects/
— “I run a couple of newspapers. What do you do?” (DIERSEN: I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 348,600 articles and information on many upcoming events. I should write a book about past and present Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. leaders who a) discourage me from sending those emails out and b) discourage everyone from reading those emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/22/i-run-a-couple-of-newspapers-what-do-you-do/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Why Christians must defend President Trump Choosing the path to prosperity – Todd Starnes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/why-christians-must-defend-president-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Leading civil groups urge Facebook’s Zuckerberg to prioritize protection of civil rights – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Of course, these “leading civil rights groups” and my critics/opponents want Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Everyone in Illinois sees the extent that “leading civil rights groups” and my critics/opponents have been successful. My critics/opponents paint themselves as being champions of those who are minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, moderate, liberal, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/groups-urge-facebooks-zuckerberg-to-prioritize-protection-of-civil-rights

GOPUSA
— Mainstream media blames itself for Hillary’s 2016 loss (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me for all of the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois. They especially blame me for all of the losses that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78170

AMERICAN THINKER
— The return of the political race-hustler – A. Castellitto
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_return_of_the_political_race_hustler.html
— Dems form lynch mob, the GOP holds the rope – J.R. Dunn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/dems_form_lynch_mob_the_gop_holds_the_rope.html

DAILY CALLER
— Trump: ‘Vicious’ Democrats ‘Stick Together,’ Don’t Have ‘The Mitt Romneys Of The World’ To Deal With – DAVID KRAYDEN (DIERSEN: RINOs are vicious. They stick together to get rid of conservatives. I should write a book about past and present RINOs in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/22/donald-trump-vicious-democrats-stick-together-mitt-romney/
— Democrats Compared Clinton’s Impeachment To Lynching, Now Say Trump’s Racist For Doing The Same – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/22/democrats-impeachment-lynching-bill-clinton/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Veteran pollster: Don’t believe the skewed, biased polling – Billy Davis (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at  https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf .  I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many surveys that were sent out for each report.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/10/22/veteran-pollster-dont-believe-the-skewed-biased-polling

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— When Someone Attacks You – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes attack me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellen, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.) 
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/10/23/when-someone-attacks-you/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Universities Breed Anger, Ignorance, and Ingratitude – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/universities-breed-anger-ignorance-ingratitude/
— Hawley to Introduce Bill Moving Federal Agencies out of Washington D.C. to Economically Stagnant Areas – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hawley-to-introduce-bill-moving-federal-agencies-out-of-washington-d-c-to-economically-stagnant-areas/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Why the ‘Woke’ Corporations Back China – Daniel Greenfield
https://canadafreepress.com/article/why-the-woke-corporations-back-china

POLITICO
— Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet Some GOP lawmakers defended the president, while others simply declined to criticize him. – MELANIE ZANONA, BURGESS EVERETT and MARIANNE LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/22/congress-reaction-trump-lynching-tweet-054387

YAHOO NEWS
— Pelosi releases ‘fact sheet’ revealing how Trump ‘betrayed oath of office’ (DIERSEN: It would be great if my critics/opponents would get together and release a fact sheet that would reveal why they want to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails. I would love the opportunity to respond.) 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pelosi-releases-fact-sheet-revealing-142109629.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Russian Money Poured Into Cannabis, Giuliani Allies Scrambled to Partake Russian investors have flocked to the U.S. cannabis industry in recent years. One venture involving associates of Rudy Giuliani drew the scrutiny of federal investigators. – Mike Baker and William K. Rashbaum (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but b) promote pot?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/kukushkin-giuliani-russia-cannabis-marijuana.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a Democrat who hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/democrats-2020-religion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Just in time for skating season, Trump’s company scrubs his name from N.Y. ice rinks – Philip Bump and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/just-in-time-for-skating-season-trumps-company-scrubs-his-name-from-ny-ice-rinks/2019/10/22/e53e69ec-f4f0-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Major donor who played both sides of the aisle charged with campaign violations and fraud – JOEL RUBIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians, their operatives, and their dupes who talk and/or act like they have taken money from major donors a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-22/major-donor-charged-campaign-violations-fraud

NEW YORK POST
— The ‘have-nots’ of the world are over the wealth gap – Maureen Callahan (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were class warriors. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who had more money than they had and especially those who were Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://nypost.com/2019/10/22/the-have-nots-of-the-world-are-over-the-wealth-gap/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s New Mayor Grapples With Nation’s Worst Pension Debt Lori Lightfoot vows to avoid excessive parking fees and other nickel-and-dime strategies – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-new-mayor-grapples-with-nations-worst-pension-debt-11571755765
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Trump’s Rallies Aren’t a Sideshow. They Are the Campaign. The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-rallies-arent-just-part-of-his-campaign-they-are-the-campaign-11571753199
— The Picket Line Makes a Comeback Enraged by Trump and energized by the Janus ruling, unions turn to an old familiar tactic. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Do you know anyone who is/was a union member? I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-picket-line-makes-a-comeback-11571784134
— Parents in College-Admissions Cheating Case Face Additional Charges New federal program bribery allegation could lead to tougher sentences if they are found guilty – Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, your college degree is worthless unless you got it from an Ivy League university.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-in-college-admissions-cheating-case-face-additional-charges-11571771608
— Does Oregon Have the Answer to High Housing Costs? New zoning laws spur more apartments and some objections as state tries to fight nationwide problem – Will Parker (DIERSEN: Members of Wheaton’s “Preserve Neighborhoods – Rethink Rezoning” group continue to fear Roosevelt Road rezoning that would adversely impact their property values. SEE: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190529/why-neighbors-have-concerns-about-plans-for-roosevelt-road-corridor.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-oregon-have-the-answer-to-high-housing-costs-11571823001
— In Flagrante Delecto: Mitt Romney Is Latest Unmasked Internet Lurker The Republican senator, writing as Pierre Delecto, joins a host of others caught in the pseudonymous act – Gabriel T. Rubin and Sarah E. Needleman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitt-romney-employs-secret-twitter-account-to-push-back-against-trump-11571669654
— Online Influencers Tell You What to Buy, Advertisers Wonder Who’s Listening – Suzanne Kapner and Sharon Terlep (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to be an “online influencer.” They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-influencers-tell-you-what-to-buy-advertisers-wonder-whos-listening-11571594003

FORBES
— Facebook Throws $1 Billion At California’s Housing Catastrophe – Kori Hale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2019/10/23/facebook-throws-1-billion-at-californias-housing-catastrophe/#48b6944dbb8b

USA TODAY
— If you’re saving for retirement, remember this: It’s really just 20 years of unemployment – Nancy Tengler (DIERSEN: Because of my Democrat superiors in the federal government, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/10/22/retirement-savings-view-life-after-work-20-years-unemployment/4056915002/

FISCAL TIMES
— Senate Dems to Force Vote on IRS SALT Cap Rules – Yuval Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2019/10/22/Senate-Dems-Force-Vote-IRS-SALT-Cap-Rules

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Democrats find few Republican allies to dull sting of SALT tax – Laura Davison (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/democrats-find-few-republican-allies-to-dull-sting-of-salt-tax

NEWSWEEK
— JOE BIDEN CALLS TRUMP’S LYNCHING COMMENT ‘ABHORRENT’ AS VIDEO SURFACES OF HIM USING EXACT SAME LANGUAGE – MARIKA MALAEA
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-calls-lynching-comment-abhorrent-video-surfaces-him-using-exact-same-language-1467103

TIMES BULLETIN
— Can trust be restored in politics? People Make The Difference – Byron McNutt
https://timesbulletin.com/Content/News/Opinion/Article/Can-trust-be-restored-in-politics-/2/1169/222577

FEDERAL RETIREMENT
— Federal Employee Pay Raises vs. Retiree COLAs – Chris Kowalik (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I have been a federal retiree since 1997.)
https://www.myfederalretirement.com/pay-vs-colas-2/

FED SMITH
— Senator Wants to Kick ‘Creeps’ Out of the Federal Workforce – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted since 1997 that I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things because GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/22/senator-wants-kick-creeps-out-federal-workforce/

EDUCATION WEEK
— Supreme Court Hears Three Cases on Rights Of LGBT Employees – Mark Walsh (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, politicians flush you down the toilet.) 
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/23/supreme-court-hears-three-cases-on-rights.html

SALON
— Will the GOP become the party of blue-collar conservatism? The GOP policy under Trump is gravitating toward the old positions of the AFL/CIO on both trade and immigration – MARSHALL AUERBACK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform. These RINOs focus on destroying those like me who support the aforesaid planks and talk and/or act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, or Green plants.)
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/23/will-the-gop-become-the-party-of-blue-collar-conservatism_partner/

RAW STORY
— Trump promotes (Turning Point USA) – David Badash (DIERSEN: What if Trump encouraged the following to promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organization(s), c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP officers, IRP National Committeeman, and IRP National Committeewoman, e) Republicans who represent you in your municipality, f) Republicans who represent you in your township/ward, g) Republicans who represent you in your county, and h) Republicans who represent you in Illinois?)
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/trump-promotes-far-right-student-organization-accused-of-racial-bias-and-supporting-extremism/

WASHINGTON INFORMER
— The Washington Informer Readership Survey is Open (DIERSEN: Should I conduct a GOPUSA ILLINOIS readership survey? Questions might include: Do the following read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and encourage others to read the emails, and if not, why not: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organization(s), c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP officers, IRP National Committeeman, and IRP National Committeewoman, e) Republicans who represent you in your municipality, f) Republicans who represent you in your township/ward, g) Republicans who represent you in your county, and h) Republicans who represent you in Illinois?) 
https://washingtoninformer.com/the-washington-informer-readership-survey-is-open/
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October 22 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Votes to Prohibit Sale of Recreational Cannabis
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=61551
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The DuPage County Board voted 10-8 on Tuesday to prohibit the sale of recreational cannabis in unincorporated areas. The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed on June 25, allows the County to pass an ordinance prohibiting the location of cannabis businesses. The Board determined the operation of cannabis businesses presents adverse impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of residents and additional costs and burdens on law enforcement and the judiciary system. The Board did vote, however, to assess the maximum permitted 3 percent sales tax on cannabis sales made at businesses located in DuPage County municipalities in order to help offset increased public safety costs.)

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage prohibits recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191022/dupage-prohibits-recreational-pot-sales-in-unincorporated-areas
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “My opposition to this really comes from public health reasons,” board member Tim Elliott said. “The public health data is clear.” The Glen Ellyn Republican said marijuana legalization will create a variety of problems, including increased cannabis use and addiction. He said the county shouldn’t profit from such sales. Elliott said Illinois lawmakers who supported legalizing marijuana “want county boards to take a share of their responsibility” by allowing such sales. “Springfield is offering us a piece of the action in exchange for our share of responsibility for what I’m certain is going to be a public health problem,” he said. “Let’s not be a party to this.” Still, six of the county board’s seven Democrats and two (Hart and Healy) and of its 11 Republicans voted against the prohibition and in favor of the sale.)

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191022/debates-over-allowing-legal-cannabis-stores-show-new-law-is-working

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Board says no to recreational pot sales, the first county in Illinois to do so – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-bans-pot-sales-st-1023-20191022-uavgoorplneajc4de5fqr7gcwq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The state of Illinois has made it a choice,” said Robert Larsen, R-Wheaton. “The state of Illinois has made a lot of bad choices over the years but we here in DuPage County have made better choices. “We can’t control the fact that they have chosen to legalize this drug everywhere in the state, but we can send the message to our constituents that we don’t want more sales of this in our county.” . . . “If you really believe that legalization is not going to result in greater accessibility and greater illicit use for underage users, please come see me because I have a bridge to sell you,” board member Tim Elliot, R-Glen Ellyn said. “These public health issues are going to happen … and yet we’re considering becoming part of this. Why?” . . . DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin did not vote on this issue, but after the meeting said he likely would have sided with the ban were it necessary for him to make a choice. “We had a healthy, robust debate and the majority says, you know, not now,” Cronin said.)
— President Trump to speak at international police chief’s conference in Chicago – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-to-address-international-chiefs-police-conference-chicago-20191022-cdkuqkhnkven7eas6tbk4ik7we-story.html
— The U. of I., stung by a #MeToo investigation, is now leaning on Title IX to muzzle reporters – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-rachel-otwell-university-illinois-greising-20191017-2d2uin3z2vea5ilj2jv5e5qrba-story.html
— Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush asks ‘what the hell is wrong with you?’ after Trump tweets that impeachment inquiry is like a ‘lynching’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-nw-donald-trump-impeachment-lynching-bobby-rush-20191022-yu5vycorsrez5k6zkxzz6wqmdy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to speak to police chiefs group in Chicago Monday; CPD Supt. Johnson to boycott speech Trump, for years a critic of Chicago’s handling of crime, slammed the city in a speech to the police chiefs group at its annual conference last year in Orlando. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/22/20926663/president-donald-trump-speak-police-chiefs-group-chicago
— Pence to visit company run by Lake Forest GOP mega-donors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein After landing at Waukegan National Airport on Wednesday, Pence will travel to the Uline headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, just across the border. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/22/20926609/mike-pence-megadonors-richard-elizabeth-uihlein-uline
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/22/20927133/illinois-recreational-cannabis-pot-marijuana-minority-ownership-hb1438-richard-wallace
— Meet the billionaires and millionaires who want a wealth tax The chief argument from these tycoons, financiers and scions is that the government could spend their money more effectively than they could on their own by improving schools, upgrading infrastructure and protecting the environment. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/22/20927160/meet-the-billionaires-and-millionaires-who-want-a-wealth-tax

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
– Warren’s ill-timed insult to Chicago’s new mayor The Democratic presidential hopeful comes to Chicago to preach the gospel of free stuff for the CTU—and sticks Lori Lightfoot with the bill, Greg Hinz writes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/warrens-ill-timed-insult-chicagos-new-mayor
— Remember Peotone? Pritzker wants to spend $206 million on it Tucked into the governor’s big new transportation plan is spending to build roads through what are now farm fields, to access an airport that may never get built. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/remember-peotone-pritzker-wants-spend-206-million-it

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Elizabeth Warren joins Chicago Teachers Union rally as teachers say mayor ‘dashed’ hopes for resolution
https://abc7chicago.com/education/elizabeth-warren-joins-chicago-teachers-rally-on-6th-day-of-strike/5637471/
— President Donald Trump likens impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-likens-impeachment-inquiry-to-a-lynching/5637889/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Elizabeth Warren joins Chicago Teachers Union rally, CPS cancels classes Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-cancels-class-wednesday-chicago-teachers-strike-continues-live-update/5637471/
— Damning testimony against President Trump as he ignites ‘lynching’ storm – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/damning-testimony-against-president-trump-as-he-ignites-lynching-storm/5639113/

NBC5
— Chicago’s Top Cop Won’t Attend Trump’s Speech at Police Chief Conference Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said he looks forward “to hosting America’s police chiefs and collaborating on the best ways to keep our cities safe in the upcoming week,” but he will not hear the president’s speech
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/eddie-johnson-donald-trump-chicago-police-563648651.html

WBBM
— No Amount Of Pot Safe For People In Some Jobs: Safety Group – NANCY HARTY
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/no-amount-pot-safe-people-some-jobs-safety-group

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Republicans here weigh in on Kinzinger’s criticism of Trump – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191022/republicans-here-weigh-in-on-kinzingers-criticism-of-trump

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican should discourage pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-weed-on-the-horizon/article_b71410d5-678a-58de-83a2-50a666b9103a.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Where You’re Born Even Within A Country Still Matters – PIEN HUANG (DIERSEN: Where were you born and raised? I was born in Chicago Heights and raised in Crete.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/where-youre-born-even-within-country-still-matters#stream/0

MADISON RECORD
— AARP poll: 79 percent know people looking to leave Illinois for lower taxes, better run government – Greg Bishop
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/515113290-aarp-poll-79-percent-know-people-looking-to-leave-illinois-for-lower-taxes-better-run-government

WHEATON PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Bans Recreational Pot In Unincorporated Areas The board also approved a 3 percent cannabis sales tax for municipalities that opt in. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-bans-recreational-pot-unincorporated-areas

BGA
— University of Illinois Tries to Silence Reporters After Being Stung by #MeToo Investigation Forcing a reporter to identify sources reporting harassment is like a journalistic stop work order. The move by U of I asks employees to surrender First Amendment rights, and appears to misuse Title IX protections. – David Greising
https://www.bettergov.org/news/greising-university-of-illinois-tries-to-silence-reporters-after-being-stung-by-metoo/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bobby Rush: “I was a part-time dishwasher right there,” he said, pointing to the corner of 63rd and Halsted streets. (DIERSEN: Two things that Rush and I have in common: We both were part-time dish washers and we both worked at 63rd & Halsted.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/10/22/chicagos-commercial-property-tax-puzzle-warren-stopping-in-chicago-pritzkers-road-map-487478

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Maybe the Newcomers Should Produce Copies of their Primary Voting Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-maybe-the-newcomers-should-produce-copies-of-their-primary-voting-records/ 
— Com Ed Favors for Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/com-ed-favors-for-votes/ 
— Jeanne Ives Voted Against Com Ed Legislation Feds Exploring
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/jeanne-ives-voted-against-com-ed-legislation-feds-exploring/ 
— IL-14: James Marter Issues Position Paper on Veterans Affairs, but Not Sure He Knows It
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/il-14-james-marter-issues-position-paper-on-veterans-affairs-but-not-sure-he-knows-it/ 
— Tribune Reports DCFS Inspector General Recommends Carlos Acosta’s, Two Others’ Firing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/tribune-reports-dcfs-inspector-general-recommends-carlos-acostas-firing/
— IL-14/IL-06: Sue Rezin and Catalina Lauf Added to “Women to Watch” List of Elevate PAC, Jeanne Ives Being Tracked
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/il-14-il-06-sue-rezin-and-catalina-lauf-added-to-women-to-watch-list-of-elevate-pac-jeanne-ives-being-tracked/ 
— Petition for Precinct Committeeperson – No, Really, That’s the New Title
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/22/petition-for-precinct-committeeperson/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago teachers strike: Why is no one talking about pensions? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-strike-why-is-no-one-talking-about-pensions/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois unemployment rate drops to lowest level on record – Jim Moran
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-unemployment-rate-drops-to-lowest-level-on-record/article_adea6cd2-f420-11e9-beb3-476f159f6d19.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Thomas More Society challenges RHA in federal complaint
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/22/anti-abortion-group-challenges-rha-in-federal-complaint/

GOPUSA
— This is journalism? CNN’s Anderson Cooper mocks White House press secretary
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78096

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chick-Fil-A expelled from England – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/chickfila_expelled_from_england.html

BREITBART
— Jeb! Bush Takes Aim at President Trump: ‘He’s Not a Victim’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/22/jeb-bush-takes-aim-at-president-trump-hes-not-a-victim/

NEWSMAX
— Durbin: GOP Leaders ‘Fed Up for a Long Time’ With Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dick-durbin-republicans/2019/10/22/id/938185/
— Are Federal-Jobs Benefits as Great as They Should Be? – Mario Henry 
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/mariohenry/federal-jobs-benefits-fber/2019/10/22/id/938223/

ONE NEWS NOW
— LaBarbera: Lies can’t redefine truth The LGBT movement has suffered another setback in its bid to normalize sinful behavior. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/10/22/labarbera-lies-cant-redefine-truth

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A License to Discriminate – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give preference to young Democrat minorities and to young Democrat females, that is, to discriminate against old White males.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-license-to-discriminate/

THE HILL
— Sanctuary city policies are a threat to decent people – KEN BLACKWELL
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/466977-sanctuary-city-policies-are-a-threat-to-decent-people
— Trump compares impeachment inquiry to a ‘lynching’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466832-trump-compares-impeachment-inquiry-to-a-lynching

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Target Slashes Employees’ Hours After Raising Its Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/target-slashes-employees-hours-after-raising-its-starting-wage-to-15-an-hour/

October 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Join Striking Teachers at Chicago Event
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senator-elizabeth-warren-to-join-striking-teachers-at-chicago-event-563580541.html

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis certificate program at Oakton Community College trains students to work in medical marijuana industry – Zach Ben-Amots
https://abc7chicago.com/education/first-college-cannabis-program-in-illinois-trains-students-for-weed-industry/5635741/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: CPS cancels classes Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren to rally with Chicago Teachers Union
https://abc7chicago.com/education/elizabeth-warren-to-rally-with-ctu-tuesday-cps-cancels-classes-for-4th-day/5634644/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Should doctors and factory workers be allowed to use weed when it’s legal? Safety nonprofit urges employers to ban marijuana use for those in sensitive jobs. – LISA SCHENCKER (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who has used pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-marijuana-legal-workplace-safety-illinois-council-20191021-aso4xps5f5fgxhuddyjvyj4ffq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County poised to vote on recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191021/dupage-county-poised-to-vote-on-recreational-pot-sales-in-unincorporated-areas
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Larsen said he would be “shocked” if the board rejects the 3% tax on sales in municipalities. “I would expect everyone to support that,” he said. “We might as well get the revenue from it if we’re going to be dealing with the consequences of it.” Larsen said DuPage is expected to have increased law enforcement costs and other expenses as a result of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. “This is the only place we can get revenue to help deal with those costs,” he said. Last month, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin talked about issues other states faced after legalizing marijuana. He pointed to statistics showing Colorado experienced increases in property crime and violent crime. There also was an increase in the number of traffic fatalities with drivers testing positive for marijuana. County health department officials, meanwhile, said the availability of recreational marijuana is expected to increase use among adults and youths and hurt the health of residents. As a result, they are anticipating increased demand for public health services in DuPage.)
— Number of overdoses in Illinois drops for first time in five years – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191021/number-of-overdoses-in-illinois-drops-for-first-time-in-five-years
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191021/news/310219900/

HERALD NEWS
— Foster up, Lipinski behind in quarterly fundraising – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/10/21/foster-up-lipinski-behind-in-quarterly-fundraising/a2hdx5c/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Warrenville businessman Jerry Evans becomes 8th GOP candidate to challenge Underwood – DREW ZIMMERM
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/21/warrenville-businessman-becomes-8th-gop-candidate-to-challenge-underwood/aoky72p/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney confirms secret Twitter account ‘Pierre Delecto’ – McKenzie Stauffer
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/romney-confirms-secret-twitter-account-pierre-delecto

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity.
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/building-glbtq-allies-communities-nw-suburbs

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: First Impressions of Newly Minted Republican Candidate Jerry Evans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/il-14-first-impressions-of-newly-minted-republican-candidate-jerry-evans/ 
— Ugaste Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/ugaste-reports-2/

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. Skillicorn supports Florida legislation allowing school staff to carry concealed weapons – Glenn Minnis 
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/515105476-rep-skillicorn-supports-florida-legislation-allowing-school-staff-to-carry-concealed-weapons

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant holds property tax seminar for DuPage County residents – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515105575-rep-grant-holds-property-tax-seminar-for-dupage-county-residents
— Madigan, ComEd and Illinois’ Bi-Partisan Combine Under Fire
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515112926-madigan-comed-and-illinois-bi-partisan-combine-under-fire

CAPITOL FAX
— Despite narrow win last year, Rodney Davis continues going all-in for the president (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want Republicans to dump Trump.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/21/despite-narrow-win-last-year-rodney-davis-continues-going-all-in-for-the-president/
— ISRA plans veto session lobby day
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/21/isra-plans-veto-session-lobby-day/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CAIR, SPLC pressure Mar-a-Lago to drop ‘hate group’ events as conservatives push back – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/21/cair-splc-pressure-mar-lago-drop-hate-group-event-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Find me a better analogy’: Beto O’Rourke refuses to back down on Trump-Hitler comparison – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/find-me-a-better-analogy-beto-orourke-refuses-to-back-down-on-trump-hitler-comparison

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Democrats Do Not Have a Mitt Romney; ‘They Stick Together’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/21/donald-trump-democrats-do-not-have-mitt-romney-stick-together/
— Elizabeth Warren Education Plan: Protect Illegal Aliens, End Parental Choice – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/21/elizabeth-warren-education-plan-protect-illegal-aliens-end-parental-choice/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Beware Of Democrats ‘Speaking Evangelical’ – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31237

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Unloads On Romney For Basically Being Worse Than A Democrat – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unloads-on-romney-for-basically-being-worse-than-a-democrat

TOWNHALL
— Police Organizations Torch 2020 Democrat’s Gun Confiscation Plan As ‘Asinine, Ridiculous, and Likely Unconstitutional’ – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/21/police-organizations-torch-2020-democrats-gun-confiscation-plan-as-asinine-rid-n2555097

HOT AIR
— Poll: The American Melting Pot Isn’t Quite So Melty Anymore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage assimilation. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-White.)
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/10/21/poll-american-melting-pot-isnt-quite-melty-anymore/

OPEN SECRETS
— Democratic donors, Trump critics fund president’s Republican primary challengers – Yue Stella Yu (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, which individuals, organizations, and companies would fund your opponent(s)? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs would fund my opponents(s).) 
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/republican-primary-challengers-funding2020/

THE HILL
— Trump urges GOP to defend him more strongly on impeachment – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponent stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those who could have come to my defense but did not.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466735-trump-urges-gop-to-defend-him-more-strongly-on-impeachment

POLITICO
— House takes up controversial effort to combat online extremism – TIM STARKS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who call me an extremist. In my defense, I would stress those who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for my not doing more to defend/advance a) Trump, b) other Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, c) Republican organizations, and d) the traditional family, right to live, immigration, Second Amendment, and illegal drugs planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms. My critics/opponents blame me for a) their problems, b) your problems, c) my problems, d) everyone’s problems, e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ problems, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce’s problems, g) Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s problems, h) Illinois Center Right Coalition’s problems, i) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter’s problems, j) GAO’s problems, k) etc. They blame me for all the losses the Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cybersecurity/2019/10/21/house-takes-up-controversial-effort-to-combat-online-extremism-781047

CBS NEWS
— NEWT GINGRICH: I WOULDN’T ALLOW REPORTERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
https://www.wcbi.com/newt-gingrich-i-wouldnt-allow-reporters-in-the-white-house/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Workplace Laws Your Employer May Be Violating Here are some of the employee rights your boss may be breaking, either intentionally or inadvertently. – Maryalene LaPonsie
https://money.usnews.com/careers/articles/workplace-laws-your-employer-may-be-violating

NEWSWEEK
— PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS SAYING GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP IS TOP PROBLEM RISES SHARPLY AMID IMPEACHMENT PROBE – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/percentage-americans-saying-government-leadership-top-problem-rises-sharply-amid-impeachment-1466696

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Reaches Deal With Wall Street Journal Publisher, Others for News Section News organizations including News Corp will be paid a licensing fee to supply headlines in news tab – Lukas I. Alpert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reaches-deal-with-wall-street-journal-publisher-others-for-news-section-11571431387
— White House Personnel Director Tells Trump Top DHS Secretary Picks Ineligible for Job Sean Doocey said neither Ken Cuccinelli nor Mark Morgan are qualified under federal vacancies law – Michelle Hackman and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-personnel-director-told-trump-that-top-candidates-for-acting-dhs-secretary-aren-t-eligible-11571683702

FORBES
— 3 Steps To Prevent Employee Turnover – Falon Fatemi (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 and that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/2019/10/21/3-steps-to-prevent-employee-turnover/

BLOOMBERG
— Portrait of an Inessential Government Worker Glory isn’t part of the deal when you go to work for the federal government. – Michael Lewis (DIERSEN: My current crop of critics/opponents would never stoop to even try to be a federal employee. But nevertheless, they hint/imply/argue/shout that if they were a federal employee, they would be deemed “essential” even though virtually all of them would be rejected a) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, b) because they cannot pass an employment examination, c) because they cannot pass a background investigation, and/or d) because they cannot pass a physical examination.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-15/lifesaving-coast-guard-scientist-reflects-on-government-service?utm_source=pocket-newtab
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg Privately Recommended Potential Campaign Hires to Buttigieg
https://www.yahoo.com/news/facebooks-zuckerberg-privately-recommended-potential-183803448.html

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Why Your Company Needs to Implement Pay Equity Audits Now – Robert Sheen (DIERSEN: If a pay equity audit of the federal government was done, it would show that it pays its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it pays its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who have comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO always paid its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger more than it paid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older who had comparable work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses. GAO audits IRS. When GAO hired me in 1980, I had almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree from DePaul. Much of what I did for IRS, including interviewing, data gathering, summary, and analysis, report writing, and making recommendations was similar to what I would be doing for GAO. NEVERTHELESS, the Democrats who ran GAO required me to take a $19,568 pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer. They would NOT have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female.) 
https://hbr.org/sponsored/2019/10/why-your-company-needs-to-implement-pay-equity-audits-now

FED SMITH
— Presidential Power Versus Employees’ Constitutional Rights: Interpreting the Executive Orders Affecting Federal Workers – Mathew B. Tully, Esq. (DIERSEN: Constructively, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are deemed to be “poor performers” if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/21/presidential-power-versus-employees-constitutional-rights-interpreting-executive-orders-affecting-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Terminating Employees Deemed “Poor Performers” First off, there is a smaller timeframe in which to improve poor performance. The executive order to streamline removal procedures for federal employees decreases the amount of time that employees are subject to Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)—that provide employees a chance to improve their job performance following a poor evaluation or reprimand—to 30 days, government-wide. That window previously lasted between 60 and 120 days and was up to agency discretion as to the length of the PIP and/or extensions of the PIP. Federal employees should be aware of additional provisions in the executive order, which direct that:)

October 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Taxing retirement income
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-taxing-retirement-income/5628662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois may be one of the best places to retire because of its tax policies for older citizens, but this could mean negative consequences for the younger generations. According to the BGA, of 41 states that have an income tax, only three – Illinois, Pennsylvania and Mississippi – do not tax retirement income. Many states exempt some retirement income, such as pension or Social Security benefits, the BGA reported.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Three Elgin residents charged with hiring undocumented workers, Elgin employment agency raid tied to arrests – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-business-illegal-immigrants-st-1020-20191019-igq5z6rl25an7mecsafhgdooai-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 375,000 obtain new state Real IDs Real IDs or a passport will be required to board domestic flights beginning in October 2020. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/19/20917089/real-id-illinois-domestic-flights-air-travel-october-2020-deadline

DAILY HERALD
— March for Life draws hundreds along Northwest Highway in Palatine – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191019/march-for-life-draws-hundreds-along-northwest-highway-in-palatine

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis task force favors allowing sales in Bloomington
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191019/cannabis-task-force-favors-allowing-sales-in-bloomington

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Municipal League: pension system forcing mayors to sell city assets, cut services, and raise taxes – Mark Maxwell
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-municipal-league-pension-system-forcing-mayors-to-sell-city-assets-cut-services-and-raise-taxes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Be in their faces’: CNN bigwig calls for hounding ‘delusional’ Senate Republicans at work, home Project Veritas undercover audio spurs threat of lawsuit from President Trump – Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/19/cnn-bigwig-calls-hounding-delusional-senate-republ/

GOPUSA
— Mainstream ‘journalists’ are the media branch of the Democrat party
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77986

AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal investigators reportedly going after political corruption involving huge Chicago electric utility Commonwealth Edison – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/federal_investigators_reportedly_going_after_political_corruption_involving_huge_chicago_electric_utility_commonwealth_edison.html
— Whom do our politicians really serve in our country? – K.S. Guardiola
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/whom_do_our_politicians_really_serve_in_our_country.html
— Is ‘Hate Speech’ Dangerous? – H.K. Rivera
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/is_hate_speech_dangerous.html
— Democrats call for repeal of HIV disclosure laws – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/democrats_call_for_repeal_of_hiv_disclosure_laws.html
— Biased press, woke universities — no wonder China’s students here are big fans of Beijing – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/biased_press_woke_universities__no_wonder_chinas_students_here_are_big_fans_of_beijing.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— San Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say – Jackson Elliott (DIERSEN: I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/19/san-franciscos-blacklist-of-pro-life-states-a-pr-tactic-activists-say/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Decides Which Groups Are ‘Islamophobic,’ Shouldn’t Meet at Mar-a-Lago – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/10/19/new-york-times-decides-which-groups-are-islamophobic-shouldnt-meet

THE HILL
— The challenge of a graying America – JOHN M. DEMAGGIO
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/466580-the-challenge-of-a-graying-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Escalates Attack on Facebook Over False Political Ads Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign sent Facebook a letter about a false video ad that a super PAC ran on the social network. – Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/technology/biden-facebook-ad.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First Chick-fil-A in U.K. to Close in 6 Months Amid Protests A local L.G.B.T.Q. group called for a boycott of the restaurant soon after it opened at a mall in Reading, England. – Derrick Bryson Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/europe/chik-fil-a-uk-lgbtg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-united-states.html
— Proclaiming ‘I Am Back,’ Bernie Sanders Accepts Ocasio-Cortez Endorsement – Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-aoc-queensbridge-park.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes back against Bernie Sanders’s call to abolish billionaires – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/19/facebooks-zuckerberg-pushes-back-against-bernie-sanderss-call-abolish-billionaires/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Days after opening its first U.K. restaurant, Chick-fil-A announces the location will close – Brittany Shammas 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/19/days-after-opening-its-first-uk-restaurant-chick-fil-a-announces-location-will-close/

NEWSWEEK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: CHICK-FIL-A’S FIRST U.K. RESTAURANT TOLD TO ‘CLUCK OFF’, WILL CLOSE AFTER PROTESTS OVER LGBT RIGHTS – TUFAYEL AHMED 
https://www.newsweek.com/chick-fil-first-uk-restaurant-close-cluck-off-lgbt-pride-1466423

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chick-fil-A Shuts U.K. Shop Amid Anti-Gay Backlash, Mail Says – Viren Vaghela
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-19/chick-fil-a-shuts-u-k-shop-amid-anti-gay-backlash-mail-says

GULF TODAY
— America’s starving seniors hunger for attention – Editorial
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2019/10/19/america-starving-seniors-hunger-for-attention

October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-executive-orders-20191019-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Feds arrest Streamwood company operators; accuse them of hiring illegal workers through Elgin firm – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191018/feds-arrest-streamwood-company-operators-accuse-them-of-hiring-illegal-workers-through-elgin-firm

HERALD NEWS
— Joliet residents speak for and against marijuana sales – BOB OKON (DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings. Especially the following should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains; officers of Republican township, ward, and county organizations; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members; IRP officers; the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman; activists; candidates; elected officials; major donors; political consultants; etc.) 
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/10/18/joliet-residents-speak-for-and-against-marijuana-sales/awxzb24/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Matt Every was suspended for 12 weeks Friday for what the PGA Tour said was a violation of its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. Every said it was legal prescription for cannabis to treat mental health. – AP 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/matt-every-suspended-3-months-for-drug-of-abuse/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Congressional candidate Gradel proving to be a tenacious campaign fundraiser in 14th District race – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, who would you hope would contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, I would hope that those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) would contribute to my campaign. Further, I would hope that those who understand and appreciate the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, e) earning four other job-related professional certifications, f) becoming a licensed CPA, g) earning three job-related masters degrees, h) etc. would contribute to my campaign.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/514925568-congressional-candidate-gradel-proving-to-be-a-tenacious-campaign-fundraiser-in-14th-district-race

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Term limits needed for House, Senate – Dave Cass, Galesburg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me serving as its chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me serving as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me serving as its webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me serving on its Steering Committee, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me serving as one of its board member, f) GAO is without me being one of its employees, g) IRS is without me being one of its employees, h) etc.) 
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20191018/letters-term-limits-needed-for-house-senate

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ranking the Candidates After 3rd Quarter Report Cards Filed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-14-ranking-the-candidates-after-3rd-quarter-report-cards-filed/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— 2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Illinois averaged $39,236 (DIERSEN: What was your starting pay? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, in today’s dollars, my GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer starting pay was $46,554. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/514828737-2017-2018-pay-for-starting-teachers-in-illinois-averaged-39-236

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Franklin Graham Responds to Threats by Regressive Presidential Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/12579/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-campaign-to-sue-cnn-over-pro-impeachment-bias-demands-substantial-payment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)
— ‘A chilling attempt to subvert’: GOP senator warns that Democrats increasingly threaten religious freedom – Jon Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are succeeding in forcing churches to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/a-chilling-attempt-to-subvert-gop-senator-warns-that-democrats-increasingly-threaten-religious-freedom

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrat objective? Absolute Power – Patricia McCarthy (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be dependent on government, dependent on charity, and a boozer, gambler, pot smoker, LGBTQer, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats want everyone in America to promote abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things big time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_democrat_objective_absolute_power.html

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘Dems Want to Destroy America as We Know It’ by Teaching Kids We’re a ‘Sinful, Wicked Nation’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/trump-dems-want-destroy-america-we-know-it-teaching-kids-were-sinful-wicked

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Campaign’s Letter Declaring Legal Action Against CNN For Anti-Trump Bias – James Barrett (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-trump-campaigns-letter-declaring-legal-action-against-cnn-for-anti-trump-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)

TOWNHALL
— Oh, So That’s How Many Electoral Votes Trump Will Clinch in 2020 – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/19/sorry-democrats-trump-is-on-track-to-win-2020and-by-larger-margins-n2554956
— Claims of a Labor Shortage Are Just Not True – Bob Harden
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobharden/2019/10/19/claims-of-a-labor-shortage-are-just-not-true-n2554877

CANADA FREE PRESS
— How To Start A Civil War – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/how-to-start-a-civil-war

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Why We Must Measure Border Security (and Why That’s So Hard) – Igor C. Magalhaes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/19/why_we_must_measure_border_security_and_why_thats_so_hard_141539.html

NBC NEWS
— They Voted to Impeach Their Own Party’s President — And Lived to Tell the Tale – Jacob Rubashkin (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees (including me) who were Republican.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1068171#blogHeader

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Let’s Make Whistle Blowing Obligatory – Margaret Garnett and Preet Bharara (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, Republican, 100% German American, and Protestant, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 if I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I say that because I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/whistle-blower-trump.html
— Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals – Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my unsavory rivals and those who empower them. They stress that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) do not promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/middleeast/kurds-sense-of-betrayal-compounded-by-empowerment-of-unsavory-rivals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growing-number-of-republicans-struggle-to-defend-trump-on-g-7-choice-ukraine-and-syria/2019/10/18/20e56612-f1b8-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html
— New study offers glimpse of daily life as a millennial – Rachel Siegel and Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a disgusting failed loser. What did you accomplish by the time you were 35? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 29, $93,592/year when I was 30, and $96,345/year when I was 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/18/more-work-more-sleep-new-study-offers-glimpse-daily-life-millennial/

NEW YORK POST
— Liz Warren’s No. 1 problem: the US economy is doing well – Marc Thiessen
https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/liz-warrens-no-1-problem-the-us-economy-is-doing-well/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— American Patriotism Is Worth Fighting For Adam Kirsch (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, to be patriotic is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-patriotism-is-worth-fighting-for-11571413398
— Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs One in four sexually active adolescent girls has chlamydia or other sexually transmitted disease, according to CDC – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-health-puzzle-young-people-having-less-sex-contracting-more-stds-11571391000

KTAR NEWS
— Political consultants join Think Tank to dissect Democratic debate – MIKE O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Who are the political consultants in Illinois? Ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. in Illinois talk and/or act like they are taking advice from political consultants a) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to especially dump those that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) 
https://ktar.com/story/2801030/political-consultants-join-think-tank-to-dissect-democratic-debate/

HERALD NET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/washington-state-to-vote-on-affirmative-action-referendum/

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Illinois Program Aims to Diversify the Accounting Field – Sara Weissman (DIERSEN: In the past, to get promoted at IRS and GAO, you had to pass the CPA examination. Because of Affirmative Acton, and because few minorities and women took/passed the examination, IRS and GAO dropped that promotion requirement. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and working for IRS.)
https://diverseeducation.com/article/157883/

HOT CARS
— What Ford Model Should You Drive Based On Your personal traits – MEDHA KARN (DIERSEN: I own a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2016 Ford Mustang, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium.)
https://www.hotcars.com/ford-car-model-drive-based-mbti/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2019 FORD ESCAPE For those who gravitate towards the limelight and love to own adorable white-bearded cats as pets, they are likely ESFPs. The ESFPs are typical extroverts who have an insatiable deep desire to please everyone and be the most popular person at any gathering. They are quick at making decisions and typically use their senses to take the information in and process it. If you are an ESFP, you can’t take chances by buying just any car. You need one that reflects your personality and when you are sitting in it, the jealous glances stalk your way into the sunset. You need the gorgeous 2019 Ford Escape which delivers an agile performance, incredible handling, and extremely potent throttle. . .2019 FORD MUSTANG The ESTPs are the Energy Bombs. These spirited balls love thrills and the car fanatics of this category have likely been to each and every famous annual car show known to mankind. If you are an ESTP, you most likely are an extrovert, use your senses and thinking capabilities for making decisions and getting hold of information, and perceive things in your own unique way. The best Ford model for an ESTP is the 2019 Ford Mustang, which comes packed with a gas engine so powerful, it earned the nickname of “Godzilla.” The car itself harkens back to 1968’s Bullitt, so this is definitely a vehicle intended for those who appreciate a touch of speed.)

GADGETS
— Apple Slammed by US Lawmakers for ‘Censorship’ of Apps at China’s Behest Apple removed the HKmap.live app from the App Store in China and Hong Hong earlier this month, saying it violated local laws. – Mark Gurman, Ben Brody (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to get www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “removed.” They want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC a) to stress that they do not promote www.gopillinois.com or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stress that even though I have been a MTRCC member for almost 20 years and even though I have the best record by far since 1999 for attending MTRCC meetings and fundraisers, that MTRCC has never asked me to serve as a committee chairman or officer, that 69 voted against me and only 13 voted for me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004, that MTRCC rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010, that MTRCC almost succeeded in gerrymandering me into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives in 2015, and that many past and present MTRCC officers blame me and blame my emails for all of MTRCC’s problems. My critics/opponents in Milton Township have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-slammed-by-us-lawmakers-for-censorship-of-apps-at-chinas-behest-2119473

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating LGBTQ promoter says “Impeachment may just accelerate Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agenda. Trump needs his evangelical base to stick with him with his scandals, so he’s likely to throw as many favors their way as possible — at our expense.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/impeachment-may-just-accelerate-trumps-anti-lgbtq-agenda/

October 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Medical marijuana popularity surging in Illinois as revisions in law allow greater access for patients – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers want everyone to have a pot prescription.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-medical-marijuana-illinois-record-growth-20191018-j2a24a5pmbde7ad7mjzfxilivm-story.html
— Legalization of marijuana has many ramifications and suburbs are running out of time to address them – PAT LENHOFF
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/ct-lbr-column-lenhoff-tl-1024-20191018-oyw65m4r5fb3zlwmi6pgxrjb4q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be gotten rid of.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-gays-discrimination-supreme-court-chapman-20191018-chbzfd3e45gjjcpo2atkfyclny-story.html
— With tax grabs and lavish new spending, Illinois lawmakers invite scandals – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-marijuana-tax-scandal-gambling-20191018-sf2hp4ejrzhplkjtqkpn6mdh7u-story.html
— Column: Money shapes races as candidates file campaign fundraising reports – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-quarter-campaign-reports-st-1020-20191018-4vbow2oyc5fdfb3qmicgwbquju-story.html
— President Trump uses clout to make a score for his golf resort? It’s always arrogance that gets them. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-golf-resort-kass-20191019-zsz5h4apnfcaxfzyozy5o3bzwa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “After a thousand exhausting days of Donald Trump, there is a way out of the darkness.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-donald-trump-1000-days-exhaustion-20191018-rfcr4al5ynhpvimycecdd5ivpi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What feds could reveal about ComEd/Exelon’s political muscle What will be truly fascinating is if the feds ever publish a list of politicians who allegedly got sweet favors for their votes. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/18/20921552/exelon-comed-rich-miller-capitolfax-anne-pramaggiore-martin-sandoval
— Chicago Police Department orders 200 SUVs from Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrids will be built at the automaker’s South Side plant. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/10/18/20921285/chicago-police-department-orders-ford-suvs

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot expands payroll during hiring freeze Despite a halt on hiring declared eight weeks ago, the city has more than 200 new or promoted workers, totaling more than $14 million in salaries. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-expands-payroll-during-hiring-freeze

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson had ‘a couple of drinks’ before medical episode
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lightfoot-says-supt-johnson-had-a-couple-of-drinks-before-medical-episode/5629203/
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Thousands of teachers take to picket lines for 2nd day Friday; CPS classes remain canceled
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teachers-strike-carries-on-for-2nd-day-friday/5627963/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bipartisan bill would require new cars to install alcohol detection software, in effort to prevent drunk driving – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: What about pot detection software?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bipartisan-bill-would-require-new-cars-to-install-alcohol-detection-software-in-effort-to-prevent-drunk-driving

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mark Sanford brings presidential campaign to Peoria
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191018/mark-sanford-brings-presidential-campaign-to-peoria

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— GOP demonstrators hold anti-impeachment rally outside Rep. Bustos’ Rock Island office – Glenn Minnis
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/515063140-gop-demonstrators-hold-anti-impeachment-rally-outside-rep-bustos-rock-island-office

LA SALLE TIMES
— Stop sale of marijuana in La Salle County communities – TODD D. VOLKER, Ottawa
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/10/17/letter-stop-sale-of-marijuana-in-la-salle-county-communities/ag0ult3/

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Legalizing marijuana poses more problems for state – Jack Pierce, Mattoon
https://jg-tc.com/opinion/letters/letter-legalizing-marijuana-poses-more-problems-for-state/article_c32e08a3-d7b7-5c73-b4ec-2fda87149fca.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Illinois is shrinking as taxes drive a mass exodus – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/brad-weisenstein-illinois-is-shrinking-as-taxes-drive-a-mass/article_13032ccc-c21a-54c6-9f16-18762802a853.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Former governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford visits Peoria – Zach Hatcher
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/former-governor-of-south-carolina-visits-peoria/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Marijuana Addictive? Self-Proclaimed ‘Pothead’ Says He Couldn’t Stop Smoking
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-addictive-self-proclaimed-pothead-says-he-couldnt-stop-smoking#stream/0

WSPY
— ‘Clean Up’ Bills Expected in State Legislature Regarding Recreational Cannabis, Capital Projects – Tyler Bachman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/clean-up-bills-expected-in-state-legislature-regarding-recreational-cannabis/article_9ce63248-f1ac-11e9-be7f-a3e2ba1df7dd.html

WJOL
— OUTSTANDING: Lockport Wants Nothing To Do With Marijuana Sales, Cultivation Or Transport
https://www.wjol.com/lockport-wants-nothing-to-do-with-marijuana-sales-cultivation-or-transport/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Jeanne Ives and Catalina Lauf File Financial Disclosure Statements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-06-il-14-jeanne-ives-and-catalina-lauf-file-financial-disclosure-statements/ 
— IL-06: Sean Casten Saying Dan Crenshaw is a Racist and Amendment That Drew Comment from Casten Full Context
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-06-sean-casten-saying-dan-crenshaw-is-a-racist-and-amendment-that-drew-comment-from-casten-full-context/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CA APPROVES BROADEST GUN SEIZURE LAWS IN U.S. IS ILLINOIS NEXT?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/ca-approves-broadest-gun-seizure-laws-in-us-is-illinois-next.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump set to sue CNN for bias, seeks ‘maximum’ damages – S.A. Miller 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/18/trump-prepares-sue-cnn-bias-seek-maximum-damages/
— The art of hyperbole: Trump’s got it down pat – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/18/the-art-of-hyperbole-trumps-got-it-down-pat/

GOPUSA
— Concern over ‘deep state’ still percolating in America (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government painted me as being a member of a Republican deep state. They blamed me for the problems that they had recruiting and retaining qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat women.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77958

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Think They Can Win without You – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Democrats want votes only from those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/democrats-think-they-can-win-without-you/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump: ‘Radical Democrats Want to Destroy Our Country As We Know it’ – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/trump-radical-democrats-want-to-destroy-our-country-as-we-know-it/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Whether it’s 11, 14, or 22 million, there’s a crisis – Chad Groening 
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/10/18/whether-its-11-14-or-22-million-theres-a-crisis

ROLL CALL
— Partisan divide reaches into views of higher education After years of similar views, a divergence in the last decade – Caroline Simon (DIERSEN: Obviously, ever-increasingly, Democrat educators promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/partisan-divide-reaches-into-higher-education

FORTUNE
— Trump’s Decision to Host G7 at Doral Resort Raises Questions About Struggling Property, Deutsche Bank Loans – Rey Mashayekhi
https://fortune.com/2019/10/18/trump-doral-g7-summit-deutsche-bank/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Supreme Court to Examine Burden of Proof for Age Discrimination Lawsuits at Federal Agencies – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/10/supreme-court-examine-burden-age-discrimination-suits-federal-agencies/160712/