FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey apologized to Chicago during public comments.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-review-parking-meter-deal-fair-wage-ordinance/19137482/
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ in Downers Grove.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/downers-grove-continue-pride-month-fest-june-plans-despite-city-council-meeting-debate/19138041/
NBC5
— Darren Bailey apologizes to Chicago residents for calling city ‘hellhole.’ Gov. Pritzker continues to link Bailey with President Trump, who endorsed the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2022.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-apologizes-to-chicago-residents-for-calling-city-hellhole/3938712/
CBS2
— Brawl breaks out at graduation ceremony for Thornwood High School in South Holland
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thornwood-high-school-graduation-brawl-south-holland/
— CPD Supt. Larry Snelling says parents should play bigger role in stopping “teen takeovers”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cpd-larry-snelling-parents-teen-takeovers/
FOX32
— Darren Bailey makes pitch to Chicago at City Council meeting: ‘I owe you an apology’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/darren-bailey-makes-pitch-directly-chicago-city-council-meeting
WTTW
— City Council Votes 28-21 to Rid CPD of Officers With Ties to Extremist Groups
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/20/city-council-votes-28-21-rid-cpd-officers-ties-extremist-groups
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/broadview-six-trial-oak-park-trustee/
— City Council measure bans Chicago police with ties to Proud Boys, other extremist groups. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. I was the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/20/city-council-measure-chicago-police-proud-boys-extremist-groups/
— University of Chicago nukes tuition for the middle class and achieves a degree of affordability. DD: In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/editorial-university-of-chicago-nukes-tuition-for-the-middle-class-and-achieves-a-degree-of-affordability/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: When the University of Chicago announced this month that students whose families earn less than $250,000 will no longer pay tuition starting next year, they were taking a big gamble.)
— Stomping on IRS audits is an egregious abuse of power by President Donald Trump. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/editorial-donald-trump-justice-department-lawsuit-settlement-lawfare-fund-irs/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s immigrant workforce. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/21/work-permits-immigrant-workforce-rules-backlogs
— City Council votes to ban cops tied to far-right groups. The ordinance prohibits officers from engaging in “extremist activities,” defined as any attempt to overthrow the U.S. government through violence or “unconstitutional means.” It also bans actively participating in extremist groups, such as by fundraising, recruiting or displaying tattoos supportive of extremist groups. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. I was the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/05/20/council-ordinance-passes-ban-cops-police-extremist-groups-january-6-proud-boys-oath-keepers-cpd
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/21/republicans-maga-reagan-trump-voters-americans-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/21/ice-officer-christian-castro-minnesota-venezuelan-immigration-jacob-sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/20/operation-midway-blitz-federal-civil-rights-commission-chicago-testimony-immigration-deportation
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/20/broadview-ice-protest-april-perry-kat-abughazaleh-trump
STATELINE
— Illinois bill would require women’s bathrooms, menstrual products at construction sites. DD: All of my employers would have hired women instead of me if they could have.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-bill-would-require-womens-bathrooms-menstrual-products-at-construction-sites/
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Local cannabis businesses receive state funding. Almost $32 million in forgivable loans awarded to cannabis businesses across the state. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/local-cannabis-businesses-receive-state-funding/
PRITZKER
— We Can Bring Back Starter Homes. DD: In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for my starter home in University Park in 1972. Sadly, according to Zillow, it is worth only $84,500 today. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ When I bought it, in today’s dollars, my salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year.
https://jbpritzker.substack.com/p/we-can-bring-back-starter-homes
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Making a play for first U.S. primary
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/21/making-a-play-for-first-u-s-primary-00931430
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: State Sen. Seth Lewis has been named “Legislator of the Year” by DuPage Animal Friends. Lewis was recognized for his “commitment to protecting animals and supporting and sponsoring policies that promote their humane treatment,” according to the organization.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-742/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-529/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
10th REPUBLICAN NEWSLETTER
— It’s Been a Big Week DD: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999, I urge all Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members to send monthly newsletters to the RPCs in their district.
https://mailchi.mp/ee555d3f7a0d/the-new-il-10th-republican-newsletter-14206814
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: In case you’ve been under a rock, abandoned social media, or already moved to Florida, you likely already know the results of the State Central Committee’s vote for a State Party Chair. There were four candidates who applied for the position. Of those four, three presented themselves to be interviewed by the whole Committee this past Monday. After fielding questions, and discussion by the Committee, former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan was elected to be the Chairman. While the vote was taken in Executive Session (“ES”), the results were out into the social media sphere before I even arrived home from Springfield. This was probably inevitable, though I’m disappointed that someone broached ES confidentiality. There is a purpose to ES, and divulging the actual vote is a clear breach of that purpose. What annoyed me even more is that I moved the SCC to put us into ES for the interviews and the vote. I thought it was appropriate and important for me to do so. Let me explain why. First, while I didn’t know my fellow State Committeemen’s questions, some of mine were very challenging, and required answers that the SCC needed to hear but that the majority of the public (particularly our opposition Democrats) should not be privy to. I wanted to be able to ask tough questions, and have each candidate explain their positions and strategies. Along with those questions and answers, I wanted the SCC to be able to have very honest discussions about the candidates and the issues presented. Second, I asked the SCC (though I was tepidly turned down early on) that we vote in ES, verify the tallies and report out an unanimously backed winner. I asked this for two reasons: I didn’t want people to be involuntarily tarred with a very difficult vote if they didn’t vote for the winner, when the result of the vote is all that really matters. I have been answering questions about my vote to inquiries, but I didn’t want to presume the same for all the SCC Committee members. Also, I wanted whoever the new Chair was to have the full “backing” of the SCC and not have a divided vote dogging them as they begin the hard work of chairing the Party. I wanted a united SCC to back the new Chair, and dispense with discussions of the vote itself, divisions in the Party, and related issues, so that we could move forward with the stuff that really matters. I completely understand that people disagree with me on the second point of ES as to reporting out the vote – that’s fair. But for Chair, I thought it important to have an honest discussion about difficult matters, and also back whoever the winner was as a unified group without further distractions. I guess it doesn’t really matter in the end, because the voting result got broadcast to the world pretty quickly. That disappointed me. I hope the next time the SCC takes ES seriously – it may be a personnel matter, or something of a personal nature that requires confidentiality, and I would hate to think that the purpose of ES is optional for some members. Other officers were also elected, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. I was elected Secretary of the SCC, and I look forward to being an officer on the Executive Board. If there is a very bright side to things, I am happy to report to you all that the SCC Committeemen – despite having differing views (and votes) on Chair and other officers – all played very nice in the sandbox. Everyone got along, and it’s already clear that many on the SCC bring a broad level of skill, experience, and deliberation to the group. It’s also very clear to me that people want to get along, and they are motivated to be the best volunteers they can to help the State Party succeed. From reports of prior Committeemen, even from those who are holdovers from the prior SCC, the culture and attitude of those on the current SCC is a remarkable breath of fresh air to the prospects of working together to get things done. I am excited to roll up our sleeves and do the work. I offer congratulations to our new Chair, Bob Grogan, and I’ll do whatever I can to help him see the State Party prosper. I also offer immense gratitude to Kathy Salvi, for putting her (and her family’s) life on hold and doing everything she could to help turn Illinois around. The Party Chair a volunteer position that requires more out of a Chair than a full-time job; it’s a position that costs the Chair tremendous time, significant money, and requires a thick skin for all the abuse. Chair Salvi did all of that with grace and hard work, and for that she is owed a debt of gratitude from all of us. It’s been a long week. A busy week. A good week. And now it’s time to get to work.)
MEMOIR CALL
— Fred Bucholz, Wheaton IL, Obituary, Death: The Former DuPage County Recorder Dies
https://memoircall.info/fred-bucholz-wheaton-il-obituary-death-the-dupage-county-recorder-dies/
ILLINOIS FREEDOM CAUCUS
— Illinois Is Registering Non Citizens To Vote. We are calling on President Trump and The DOJ to investigate the State!
https://illinoisfreedomcaucus.substack.com/p/illinois-is-registering-non-citizens
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— War of words reignites with Trump, Pritzker, Bailey
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d75ee016-0232-455f-a088-18a3862ac942.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Employers are automating jobs instead of hiring native workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/20/study-finds-no-evidence-citizens-taking-jobs-vacated-trump/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘America’s worst mayor’ Tiffany Henyard wins Georgia primary after switching parties
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4577623/tiffany-henyard-wins-fulton-county-republican-primary/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Zohran Mamdani Cozies Up to Holocaust Denying Queens Sheikh Who Called Jewish Death Toll ‘Exaggerated.’ Plus, Graham Platner disparaged Army soldiers in deleted Reddit posts: ‘Full of fat, lazy trash who would rather not be in uniform.’
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cozies-up-to-holocaust
BREITBART
— Trump Restricts Banks’ Support for Migrants, Foreign Criminals
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/20/trump-restricts-banks-support-for-migrants-foreign-criminals/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Big Banks and the U.S. Treasury Have Been Enabling Illegal Immigration for Two Decades
https://cis.org/Fishman/Big-Banks-and-US-Treasury-Have-Been-Enabling-Illegal-Immigration-Two-Decades-0
DAILY WIRE
— Pritzker Tries Telling Trump What He Can Say And Can’t Say
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-tries-telling-trump-what-he-can-say-and-cant-say
— Every Soros Prosecutor Endangers American Lives. This is a deliberate, left-wing effort to remake America’s criminal justice system.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cotton-every-soros-prosecutor-endangers-american-lives
FEDERALIST
— RINO Crash Out Over Trump’s Paxton Endorsement Shows How Much The GOP Hates Its Voters
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/20/rino-crash-out-over-trumps-paxton-endorsement-shows-how-much-the-gop-hates-its-voters/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Orders Banks to Look at Citizenship Status
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/20/trump-eo-illegal-aliens-banks-n2676399
— If Voter Fraud Doesn’t Happen, Why Is Spanberger Blocking Feds From Polling Places?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/20/spanberger-voting-ice-n2676393
— Supporters of the Dignity Act Are Playing the Religious Card, and It’s Backfiring Big Time
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/20/salazar-dignity-act-needed-to-prevent-deportation-of-christians-n2676389
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Musk ‘repeats’ his vow. He says woke killed his son and he wants to destroy it.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-repeats-his-vow-says-it-killed-my-son-i-want-to-destroy/ar-AA23ssOY
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/insight/gop-lawmaker-warns-trump-s-revenge-politics-risk-midterm-losses/gm-GM7369D1ED
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/trumps-higher-education-crackdown-visa-revocations-dei-bans-lawsuits-and-funding-cuts
NEW YORK TIMES
— House Passes Legislation Aiming To Bring Down Housing Prices. DD: In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for my starter home in University Park in 1972. Sadly, according to Zillow, it is worth only $84,500 today. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ When I bought it, in today’s dollars, my salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/housing-bill-house-senate-trump.html
— DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/republicans-elections-trump.html
— G.O.P. Candidates, Looking to Soften Their Image, Turn to Their Wives. DD: Anticipate/expect that if a Republican candidate, elected official, and/or party leader spouse rejects a plank in the Republican Party platform, sooner or later, that Republican candidate, elected official, and/or party leader will also reject that plank.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/us/politics/republican-candidates-wives-ads.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander to defeat Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/20/supreme-court-do-nothing-philosophy-threatens-voting-rights/
USA TODAY
— Feds to fine migrants $18,000 to recoup deportation costs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/21/trump-administration-18000-migrant-fine-deportations/90175178007/
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always crowed about their success in promoting their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they always crowed about their success in discriminating against their Republican employees who were White, male, and/or older.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/05/20/trump-eeoc-to-eliminate-job-discrimination-data/90145345007/
BOSTON GLOBE
— Starter homes becoming ‘thing of the past.’ DD: In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for my starter home in University Park in 1972. Sadly, according to Zillow, it is worth only $84,500 today. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ When I bought it, in today’s dollars, my salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/20/real-estate/starter-home-boston-first-time-homebuyers/?s_campaign=spoint:newsletter
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Lawmakers Increasingly Frustrated With Trump Targeting Critics. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-ballroom-gop-senators-725af4d4
— Woke Isn’t Dead, or Even Resting. Defund and dismantle all you want, but the work continues.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/woke-isnt-dead-or-even-resting-77a6448f
— Rove: Gerrymandering Isn’t Enough for the GOP. Republicans could still lose the House in the fall—unless Trump is restrained.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/gerrymandering-isnt-enough-for-the-gop-3ca53b73
— FRONT PAGE: America’s Toxic Divide Reaches the Jury Room. Trial lawyers and jury consultants say an erosion of trust in the justice system, more rigid viewpoints and starker political divides have made pitched juror battles more common. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you can get a fair trial: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/jury-strife-increase-political-division-27383925
FORTUNE
— Trump’s EEOC chair is suing The New York Times because ‘we should bring it on behalf of white workers too.’ DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/why-trump-eeoc-suing-new-york-times-discrimination-against-white-man/
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/bernice-king-mlk-dei-workplace-innovation-summit/
HERALD NEWS
— Older Americans Month. DD: How has age discrimination impacted you? Ever-increasingly, starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used my age against me. They used “up-or-out” to get rid of me because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time was 25. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.news-herald.com/2026/05/16/older-americans-month-provides-important-recognition-editorial/
PBS NEWS
— Candidate Spouses Serve as Partners on Campaign Trail. DD: Anticipate/expect that if a Republican candidate, elected official, and/or party leader spouse rejects a plank in the Republican Party platform, sooner or later, that Republican candidate, elected official, and/or party leader will also reject that plank.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/candidate-spouses-serve-as-partners-on-campaign-trail
POLITICO
— Tax world gawks at Trump audit agreement: ‘Never seen anything like this.’ DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/tax-world-gawks-at-trump-audit-agreement-never-seen-anything-like-this-00929576
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— Firestone technician says he was fired after EEOC complaint, alleges pay gap. He says Firestone forced his transfer, skipped his raises, and pushed him out after he spoke up. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/firestone-technician-says-he-was-fired-after-eeoc-complaint-alleges-pay-gap/576038
Tag: CPA
May 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump asked about potential Darren Bailey endorsement. Trump endorsed Bailey in the 2022 gubernatorial race, but did not when Bailey ran for Congress in 2024.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/donald-trump-darren-bailey-endorsement-question/3938017/
(FROM THE ATICLE: Will President Donald Trump endorse Darren Bailey in his bid to unseat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker? Trump did back Bailey during the 2022 election, which the former state senator lost to Pritzker, and he was asked whether he would do so again this time around. The president did not confirm whether he’d offer Bailey his endorsement, but did say he liked him while also criticizing Pritzker. “I like Darren Bailey,” Trump said at the White House. “JB Pritzker is a slob of a governor. He could call me and I’d send in the National Guard and Chicago would have no crime.” While Trump did endorse Bailey in the 2022 race, he notably did not when he tried to unseat Rep. Mike Bost in a Congressional primary. Bost won that race and ultimately kept his seat in the House. In this election cycle, Bailey has at times criticized Trump, including when the president blasted Pope Leo XIV in social media posts and in interviews. “I’m a Christian and I’m an Illinoisan. President Trump mocking a Chicago-born Pope and posting himself as Jesus Christ is wrong. I don’t care whose name is attached to it—I’ll always call it like I see it,” Bailey said in a post after Trump had posted an image depicting himself as Jesus. Bailey has also softened his rhetoric when it comes to Chicago, which he famously called “a hellhole” during his 2022 campaign. “Being a farmer, being a former state legislature, you learn from your mistakes. And as we started this journey, moved through the primary, I wanted to make sure that people understood that I learned, you know, what I did wrong the last time,” he said. “And I want to represent all of Illinois. And in order to represent all of Illinois, I’ve got to be heard. I’ve got to watch what I say. I got to bring unity, not just to my party, but to all of Illinois and that’s exactly what I intend on doing. Even with Bailey seeking to forge a new path in the 2026 race, Pritzker’s campaign has repeatedly continued to tie his opponent to the Trump administration, which has seen its polling numbers dropping amid rising gas prices and the ongoing conflict in Iran. “Don’t be fooled. My opponent, Darren Bailey, wants to be the Donald Trump of Illinois,” he said in a social media post last week.)
— Could Illinois split in two? A deeper look at the movement to divide the state. DD: Under the Democrats, Cook and the collar counties ever-increasingly move further to the left.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/could-illinois-split-in-two-a-deeper-look-at-the-movement-to-divide-the-state/3937683/
— Teens face a cold summer job market; How can they improve their hiring chances? “Especially if you have no experience in any industry, it will be really tough this year.” DD: I did yard work the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline the summer of 1966. I delivered mail the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teens-face-a-cold-summer-job-market-how-can-they-improve-their-chances/3938095/
CBS2
— Chicago Muslims say unchecked Islamophobia creates conditions for attacks like San Diego shooting.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-muslims-islamophobia-san-diego-shooting/
WGN9
— Flamethrower used during street takeover in Virginia
https://wgntv.com/news/watch-flamethrower-used-during-street-takeover-in-virginia/
FOX32
— Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor. President Trump made his support for GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey very clear on Tuesday and threw another jab at incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-fb0tlfwz2xwk3m7m
— House proposal would charge EV owners $130 yearly for road repairs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-proposal-ev-owners-fee-road-repairs
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New head of Black Lives Matter Lake County outlines goals: ‘It feels good to come home and make a difference’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/lake-county-black-lives-matter/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/chicago-public-schools-student-mother-ice-detention/
— DD: For Democrats, voting exists to use government to take money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/aldermen-chicago-voting-access-ordinance-rev-jesse-jackson/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/19/liliana-ricardo-navarette-mather-immigration-custody-release
— Former high-ranking Chicago cop sues city, claims he was wrongfully placed on ‘don’t hire’ list. DD: The following adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me put me on do not hire lists: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/05/19/police-michael-barz-larry-snelling-chicago-cpd-do-not-hire
— DD: The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly anti-Christian.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/19/national-mall-prayer-session-christian-nation-donald-trump
DAILY HERALD
— Backpacker, accountant, ‘civil right’ member: New GOP chair steps up to lead fractious team
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/illinois-state-politics/backpacker-accountant-civil-right-member-new-gop-chair-steps-up-to-lead-fractious-team/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CPA Bob Grogan’s resume includes walking precincts, serving on the powerful Republican State Central Committee and three terms as DuPage County auditor. His latest job is herding elephants as the new Illinois Republican Party chair, the state GOP’s third chief in five years. “This is not something that I necessarily sought,” the Downers Grove resident said Tuesday. “It was my peers and people in the Republican Party that asked me to do it. And sometimes when people ask, and you feel that you can actually contribute, you step into the breach.” Illinois Republicans face an uphill midterm election fight in a blue state where President Donald Trump’s poll numbers are shaky amid the Iran war and high gas prices. But, “I do believe in the average common sense of the Illinois voter,” Grogan said. “At some point, one by one, discussion by discussion, door knock by door knock, Facebook post by Facebook post … they do see that Republicans’ answers to some of these everyday life problems are better. “We need to speak a little bit more loudly and a little bit clearly, and I think that’s how you overcome all the structural disadvantages that the Democrats have dealt us.” On the Republican spectrum, Grogan said he’s hard to label. “I consider myself a member of the ‘civil right.’ Which means I consider myself conservative, however, I believe in deliberate, peaceful discussion. I don’t believe in calling people names,” he said. His takeaway is “it’s either the conservative, moderate coalition that runs the state or the liberal, moderate coalition that runs the state. If (Republicans) have any interest in advancing our agenda, we have to embrace both conservatives and moderates. We cannot purge our way to 51%.” State Central Committee members picked Grogan over incumbent Chair Kathy Salvi of Mundelein at a meeting Monday. Salvi stepped in as chair in July 2024, just before the Republican National Convention, when her predecessor Don Tracy resigned citing party dissension after three years in office. Illinois Democrats claimed on Tuesday that Salvi was GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s preferred choice and her departure signaled defeat for the former state senator from downstate Xenia. Bailey thanked Salvi for her leadership and “unwavering commitment to supporting candidates up and down the ticket” in a statement Monday. He congratulated Grogan, saying “we look forward to working with Bob to win the support of Illinois voters and take back our state in November.” Grogan credited Salvi for her “incredible job making sure that our finances are strong,” and offer of continued help. “Kathy and I, we were friends before and we were friends after,” he added. “There was a vote, and it was not unanimous for me, which is totally fine. It was just a matter of emphasis. Kathy has skills that exceed mine, and I have some skills that exceed hers, and folks just wanted to look at which ones are appropriate for right now.” Grogan, who is a certified fraud examiner, served for three terms as DuPage auditor before losing by 75 votes to Democratic challenger Bill White in 2020. He conducted his interviews for the GOP job virtually over the weekend while attending two separate out-of-town college graduations for his son and daughter. “My family is fortunately tolerant,” Grogan said. On his leadership style — “I’m kind of a no-nonsense person. I’m trustworthy in that regard. When you’re an auditor, (people) have to trust that you’re calling balls and strikes. I guess that’s what the party needed at this time, and that’s why I was asked and elected.”)
— DD: What harms your municipality’s best place to live ranking?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/news/buffalo-grove-ranked-best-place-to-live-in-illinois-by-u-s-news-world-report/
CANTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-100000-children-separated-from-parents-during-trump-immigration-crackdown-report/
WROK
— Children Mistake THC Gummies For Candy At Illinois School
https://1440wrok.com/ixp/722/p/cannabis-edibles-illinois-schools/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois county clerks are preparing for mail voting amid continued attacks, changes
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-county-clerks-are-preparing-for-mail-voting-amid-continued-attacks-changes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-528/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker touts EV plant in Normal, Bailey says taxpayers bear the burden
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e4f2d532-9d53-40fe-aac1-97071f7d8355.html
DON TRACY
— Don Tracy Congratulates New Illinois Republican Party Chairman
https://mailchi.mp/460acf05aca0/illinois-leads-nation-in-lost-income-as-families-flee-strattons-blueprint-1001
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FOX NEWS
— The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials Tuesday over the state’s Firearm Owners Identification Act, also known as the FOID Card Act, a state law that requires Illinois residents to apply for and carry an identification card at all times to possess any firearm or ammunition. DD: I have had a FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/civil-liberty-lawsuit-illinois-state-police-foid-gun-law.amp
NEW AMERICAN
— Major Victory Against Child Transgenderism
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/woke-doctors-paying-the-price-major-victory-against-child-transgenderism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No More Tax Audits for Trump. Plus, mediators see little progress in U.S.-Iran talks, and branded condos rock Miami
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/government-deal-with-trump-expands-to-end-tax-audits-aad8f2bc
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/no-more-tax-audits-for-trump-d4c961b8
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/19/dei-experts-diversity-equity-inclusion-fortune-workplace-innovation-summit/
FORBES
— Pritzker Rips Trump’s ‘BFF’ Darren Bailey—Says Bailey Is ‘Unable’ To Criticize Iran War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9AsCJ5U8E8
POLITICO
— Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate. DD: Which of the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten his endorsement?
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate-00927811
May 19, 2026
WGN9
— Kathy Salvi ousted as Illinois GOP chair, Bob Grogan takes over
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/kathy-salvi-ousted-as-illinois-gop-chair-bob-grogan-takes-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kathy Salvi is out as Illinois Republican Party chair less than two years after being elected by the State Central Committee. In a Monday release, the Illinois Republican Party announced the election of Bob Grogan, effective immediately. A native of DuPage County, Grogan previously served as county auditor from 2008 to 2020. “I am honored and humbled to be elected as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. I’m grateful to my good friend, Chair Salvi, for her dedication to the party and her work to build a brighter future for Illinois families. Illinois Republicans are united and I’m excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November,” Grogan said in a statement. Darren Bailey, the former state senator set for a gubernatorial rematch with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November, and Lt. Gov. candidate Aaron Del Mar thanked Salvi for her unwavering commitment to supporting GOP candidates and also hailed Grogan’s appointment. “We look forward to working with Bob to win the support of Illinois voters and take back our state in November!” read Bailey’s statement. Salvi, a lawyer and former Lake County assistant public defender, took over as Illinois GOP chair on July 19, 2024, succeeding Don Tracy, who had announced his decision to step down.)
DAILY HERALD
— State Republicans choose suburbanite Grogan to lead the party
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260518/illinois-state-politics/state-republicans-choose-suburbanite-grogan-to-lead-the-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the third time in five years, Illinois Republican Party officials on Monday picked a new leader to navigate the choppy waters of Prairie State politics. Downers Grove resident Bob Grogan, whose experience includes serving as former DuPage County auditor, grass-roots organizer and State Central Committee member, is the new GOP chair. “I am honored and humbled to be elected as the next chair of the Illinois Republican Party. Illinois Republicans are united and I’m excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November,” Grogan said in a statement. He recognized outgoing Chair Kathy Salvi, who had sought reelection. “I’m grateful to my good friend, Chair Salvi, for her dedication to the party and her work to build a brighter future for Illinois families,” Grogan said. Mundelein attorney Salvi took over the leadership of the party in July 2024 just before the Republican National Convention convened in Milwaukee. “When you cross the border into Illinois, don’t you sorta feel a blue funk sometimes?” Salvi told state delegates at a RNC gathering July 17, 2024 . “Well I’ll tell ya, that blue funk is over.” She succeeded Springfield attorney Don Tracy, who was selected in February 2021 and resigned in June 2024, blaming infighting in the ranks. “Unfortunately, however, I have had to spend far too much time dealing with intraparty power struggles, and local intraparty animosities that continued after primaries and county chair elections,” Tracy said at the time. Tracy and Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton are running for the U.S. Senate seat held by outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin in the November election. Inspiring Republicans and raising funds in a blue state is a challenge, however party officials say Grogan is up to the task. As DuPage auditor, “Grogan focused on transparency, radically transforming the office to make the county checkbook publicly available, create a transparency portal and create a fraud hotline,” the Illinois Republican Party said in a statement. “His work rooted out waste, fraud and abuse, saving Illinois taxpayers millions of dollars.”)
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Salvi out as Illinois GOP leader. No reason was given for the change.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-salvi-out-as-illinois-gop-leader/
THOMAS DEVORE
— The Illinois GOP Just Voted to Lose
https://www.facebook.com/
(FROM THE POSTING: If you want to understand why the Illinois Republican Party cannot win in Illinois, look no further than the weighted vote tally that just installed Bob Grogan, Part-Time Plummer’s boy, as Chairman of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee. The chart is below. Seventeen members. Seventeen votes, weighted by district. And by a margin of 61.1 to 38.9 percent, the same establishment faction that has presided over a generation of statewide defeat has handed itself the keys to the party once again. The result was not earned on the merits. It was assembled, district by district, deal by deal, by people whose only common thread is their contempt for the grassroots conservatives who keep showing up despite them. Start with Grogan. He did not arrive on the State Central Committee through anything resembling a clean process. Grassroots Republicans in DuPage County have, almost without exception, described the contest that put him there as rigged from the start. He got the seat anyway. Now he gets the gavel. And now he gets to spend the next four years steering the apparatus on behalf of the same circle of self-styled “reformers” who keep losing. Look at the slate that delivered him the chairmanship — and what each of them walked away with. Zach Emberton (District 15) controls the largest single weighted vote on the committee — 16.5 percent. He voted Grogan. He is now Vice Chair. Emberton does not move without Tony McCombie’s permission, and through him, she now has her hand on the wheel of the state party. Rhonda Belford (District 12) — 15.9 percent, the second largest weighted vote on the committee — voted Grogan. She supplied the margin and it is yet to be seen what she gets out of the deal. Keith Brin (District 10) voted Grogan. He is now Secretary. Cindy Lamar (District 13) voted Grogan. She is now Treasurer. Cindy replaced Miles Nelson and votes, on every consequential question, the way Miles would have. Add in the votes of Bunting, Flynn, and Boulton, and the deeply disappointing vote from Beth Findley-Smith (District 14) — who has spent years presenting herself as a grassroots conservative and then cast her 5.5 percent share for the very people who exist to suffocate the grassroots, and you have your majority. This is not a coincidence. It is a coalition. It is the same coalition we have seen for years: the Jason Plummer, Jeanne Ives, Dan Proft, Ted Dabrowski axis of the party. The people who lose every competitive race they touch and whose answer to losing has always been to purge the people who told them why. They lost a primary to Darren Bailey that they thought they owned. They have been trying to settle that score ever since. This vote was the next installment. Here is what it means for November. Darren Bailey is running. Aaron Del Mar, himself a member of this State Central Committee from District 5, is running. The party they belong to is now controlled by people whose explicit political project is to ensure that neither of them succeeds, because the success of either one would discredit the entire faction that just took power. These officers will not raise the money. They will not coordinate the field. They will not show up for our candidates in any meaningful way. They will smile for the cameras at the State Fair, issue the obligatory press releases, and quietly do everything in their power to keep state party resources away from any campaign that has not been blessed by the inner circle. I know how this reads. It reads like sour grapes from a side that lost a vote. It is not. Look at the names. Look at the percentages. Look at the alignments. Then ask yourself one question: in the last decade, has a single Illinois Republican from this Grogan, Plummer, Proft, Ives axis won a competitive statewide race? The answer is no. They lose, they blame the grassroots, and they consolidate. Grassroots Republicans across this state need to recognize what just happened and respond accordingly. Stop sending money to Springfield. Stop trusting state party leadership to do the right thing. Start building independent infrastructure, county by county, precinct by precinct, that does not need the State Central Committee’s blessing to function. We are going to lose in November. The people who just took control of this party are prepared to lose, they want to lose, because a loss is the cleanest argument for keeping their grip on the apparatus that produced it. Don’t give them the satisfaction of pretending otherwise.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I am one of those who are reluctant to blame Salvi for Republican losses. Fioretti, Harris, and Solomon have stressed her accomplishments. Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job; they are always blamed for their party’s losses. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events; my critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned them. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, I survived for 4 years as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents had my fellow ICRC SC members end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. In 2006, they unsuccessfully tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on IRP SCC members since 1999.
http://www.gopilinois.com
— INITIAL QUESTIONS FOR IRP CHAIRMAN GROGAN: What are you going to do differently than Salvi? What is your response be to Thomas DeVore’s criticisms? Who do you want to replace you as the IRP SCC District 6 member? With the IRP’s Executive Director resignation, who do you want to serve as the IRP Executive Director? What are you going to do to improve IRP communication with Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen? What do you say to those who want the IRP to be the “Democrat Lite Party?” What is your position on direct election of IRP SCC members? What is your position on Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? What is your position on Diersen being thrown off the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents want you to do? My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop me from promoting conservative principles in my newsletters. Failing that, they want me to stop promoting the planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject in my newsletters. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I did to help elect and to help reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. They always stressed that Grogan got better scores on the CPA examination than I did and that he became a Certified Fraud Examiner by passing an examination while I grandfathered in. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bob Grogan Elected to Head Illinois State Republican Party (FROM THE ARTICLE: The Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party is stepping down for health reasons.)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/bob-grogan-elected-to-head-illinois-state-republican-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Grogan Beats and Replaces Salvi The Chairman race was won by district 6 SCC member Bob Grogan who defeated incumbent Kathy Salvi. The vote was 9-8 for Grogan, however, that doesn’t matter since weighted vote is used. Grogan received 61.1% of the weighted vote. The State Central Committee met on Monday, May 18 to pick its executive committee. The Secretary race was won by Keith Brin who serves as the 10th district SCC member. The Treasurer race was won by Cindy Lamar who is the 13th district SCC member. The Vice Chairman race was won by Zach Emberton who represents the 15th district on the SCC. Deputy SCC members were also approved. The Illinois Republican Party, according to its bylaws, requires that deputies be the opposite gender of the SCC member, so if the SCC member is a male he has to pick a female and vice versa. For McHenry County, I am told that former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger will be the deputy in the 10th district serving with Keith Brin, that former congressional candidate Susan Altman will be the deputy in the 11th district with Chris Yaeger, and that Jan Klaas will be the deputy in the 16th district with Jim Rule. I did not get a deputy name for the 9th district which is also in McHenry County, and I was told that some SCC members did not nominate deputies. Joan LaSonde is the SCC member in the 9th district. Matt Janes, the Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party, is stepping down for health reasons. McHenry County Blog contributors and readers will put Matt Janes in our prayers.)
— Illinois Unemployment Up to 5%, Trump Blamed
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/illinois-unemployment-up-to-5-trump-blamed/
— Wilcox Outlines What Will Happen in Last Two Weeks in Springfield
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/18/wilcox-outlines-what-will-happen-in-last-two-weeks-in-springfield/
— DeWitte Outlines Last Two Weeks of Legislative Session
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/18/dewitte-outlines-last-two-weeks-of-legislative-session/
— Algonquin Raises Comprehensive Alarm About Pritzker’s Grab of Local Zoning Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/18/algonquin-raises-alarm-about-pritzkers-grab-of-local-zoning-power/
— Crystal Lake Park Board Set to Sell $2 Million in Non-Referendum Bonds
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/18/crystal-lake-park-board-set-to-sell-2-million-in-non-referendum-bonds/
— Collin Corbett Collects Some Money, Has Website and Schedules Announcement Party
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/18/collin-corbett-collects-some-money-has-website-and-schedules-announcement-party/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURSES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/university-of-chicago-laboratory-schools-university-of-chicago-chicago-statement-free-expression-free-speech-first-amendment/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/justice-department-irs/
— DD: Democrats always want a) Democrats to pay less taxes and b) Republicans to pay more taxes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/opinion-illinois-budget-trump-tax-cuts/
WSIU
— DOJ creates an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ as part of Trump IRS settlement. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican federal elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsiu.org/2026-05-19/doj-creates-an-anti-weaponization-fund-as-part-of-trump-irs-settlement
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker returns swinging at City Hall
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/19/pritzker-returns-swinging-at-city-hall-00927376
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-740/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Illinois Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight Unseen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/19/illinois_should_stop_passing_3000-page_budgets_sight_unseen_154134.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DAILY SIGNAL
— California School District Spends $300K to Partner With LGBTQ Center
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/18/california-school-district-lgbtq/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PASGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: The Democrat Party and its mainstream news media exist to drive Trump’s approval ratings down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans-midterms-iran.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s deal to drop suit against IRS creates $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund.’ DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/18/trump-will-end-10-billion-lawsuit-against-irs-over-leaked-tax-records/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Master’s Degree Isn’t the Job Guarantee It Used to Be. New data shows the unemployment rate for professionals under 35 with advanced degrees has rarely been higher in the past 20 years. DD: I spent lots of my time and my money earning three master’s degrees: 16 courses for an MBA from Loyola in 1976, 12 courses for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and 14 courses for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/a-masters-degree-isnt-the-job-guarantee-it-used-to-be-53e237aa
— FRONT PAGE: Parents Are Fuming About Other Peoples’ Kids Getting Extra Time on the SAT. Special accommodations for irritable bowel syndrome? Families are getting creative, and spending big, in pursuit of an edge.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/parents-are-fuming-about-other-peoples-kids-getting-extra-time-on-the-sat-2daeea8c
WEEK
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always, are now, and will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://theweek.com/articles/462937/origins-affirmative-action
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always, are now, and will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/05/19/after-dei-backlash-what-can-individuals-do-opinion
May 18, 2026 Evening Edition
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— PRESS RELEASE: Bob Grogan Elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
http://www.illinois.gop
(THE PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — Today, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Bob Grogan as the next Chair, effective immediately. Grogan released the following statement following the election: “I am honored and humbled to be elected as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. I’m grateful to my good friend, Chair Salvi, for her dedication to the party and her work to build a brighter future for Illinois families. Illinois Republicans are united and I’m excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November.” Bob Grogan is a lifelong resident of DuPage County, where he served as DuPage County Auditor from 2008 to 2020. As Auditor, Grogan focused on transparency, radically transforming the office to make the County Checkbook publicly available, create a transparency portal and create a fraud hotline. His work rooted out waste, fraud and abuse, saving Illinois taxpayers millions of dollars, and the removal of county employees and criminal convictions by the State’s Attorney. Grogan lives in Downers Grove with his wife, Beth. NOTE: Chair Grogan was not elected by acclimation as previously stated.)
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— May 18, 2026 post by three of the Republican statewide candidates (Fioretti, Harris, and Solomon) concerning the IRP chairman election
https://www.facebook.com/search/top
(THE POSTING: To the members of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee: Before you vote today for State Chairperson of the party, we, the statewide candidates whose names will be on the ballot this fall, we want to weigh in on who the leader of our party should be moving forward. We understand and respect that this is your decision to make, but we want our voices heard and considered ahead of the vote. The work Chairwoman Kathy Salvi has done to build the party in the two years since she took over the party leadership has laid the groundwork for a victory statewide this November. She has professionalized the fund-raising arm of the party. Absent a Republican Governor, the state party has never raised more money, and this has been done without the benefit of billionaire donors from previous election cycles. Her insistence on focusing in 2024 on improving party performance with early, mail-in voting, and targeting intermittent Republicans resulted in the following results: -Additional 77,000 R voters to vote by mail or vote early, -Additional 202,000 R voters on Election Day, -The ILGOP increased R mail and early vote turnout by 35%, -1 in 4 low propensity R voters voted before Election Day, the highest in IL History, -Roughly 2,450,000 R voters, -303,000 more R voters compared to Trump’s first run. In addition, in 2024, 98 out of 102 counties, 29 of 30 Cook County Townships, and 48 of 50 Chicago Wards increased their Republican turnout over 2020. We believe these across-the-board increases in GOP turnout can be attributed in large part to the efforts made by the Illinois Republican Party under Kathy Salvi’s leadership. This demonstrated success at party building, her boundless energy in carrying the Republican fight to every corner of our great state, and her being a constant source of wisdom in advising GOP candidates, fund-raising, and messaging is unparalleled. If the party makes the same numerical gains in 2026 that it did in 2024, we will be victorious. In short, five months before this general election is no time to upend our effective party leadership. We are asking you to please vote for Kathy Salvi to be our Chairman. We would be happy to answer any questions from members of the Central Committee. Thank you for your consideration.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Illinois GOP chair elected as voting data shows record-low primary turnout and suburban voter collapse. DD: I am one of those who are reluctant to blame Salvi for Republican losses. See the statement from Fioretti, Harris, and Solomon above. Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. They are always blamed for their party’s losses. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, to end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) and to destroy ICRC in 2007, they almost got their ICRC SC members to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on IRP SCC members since 1999. What Grogan’s response be to Thomas DeVore’s criticisms?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/new-illinois-gop-chair-elected/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan was elected Monday as the new chair of Illinois’ Republican Party, taking over what has become a moribund political organization that new election data shows has hemorrhaged voters from what was once its key suburban base and a March primary turnout that is the lowest non-presidential-year balloting in four decades. Grogan, of Downers Grove, was elected by the state GOP’s 17 state central committee members in a closed meeting held virtually on Monday. He defeated incumbent state Chair Kathy Salvi of Mundelein, who was elected to the post in July 2024 following the resignation of Don Tracy of Springfield, the GOP’s current U.S. Senate nominee. Grogan had held the DuPage County auditor’s post for three terms before losing by 75 votes to Democrat Bill White in 2020 and by fewer than 5,000 votes in a rematch in 2024. Grogan also made an unsuccessful 2014 GOP primary bid for the party’s nomination for state treasurer. Though four candidates ran for the post, including former Kendall County Board Chair Scott Gryder and Lawrence Stowe of Moline, only Grogan and Salvi received votes, with Grogan gaining the majority of the weighted vote of the 17 state central committee members on a single ballot, according to a person familiar with the voting process who was not authorized to speak. In a statement, Grogan said he was “honored and humbled” to assume the post and thanked Salvi for her work. Grogan called the state GOP “united” and said he was “excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November.” Grogan takes over a Republican state party that has been plagued by factional infighting with few successes over Democrats who hold all statewide offices, a majority of state Supreme Court justices and supermajorities in both the Illinois House and Senate. The GOP’s dire standing in Illinois was reflected in Republican voter turnout in the March 17 primary, according to an analysis of primary voting data by the Tribune. Despite competitive Republican races for the party’s nomination for governor and U.S. Senate, Democrats, with their own battle for the U.S. Senate, swamped the GOP in ballots cast. Nearly 1.3 million Democratic votes were cast compared to 591,913 GOP ballots — a 68% to 31% turnout advantage for Democrats — based on official primary results recently certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections. There were more than 220,000 fewer Republican votes cast in the 2026 primary compared to four years earlier, when downstate farmer Darren Bailey, the current GOP nominee for governor, won a costly contested ballot battle to seek the state’s highest office, only to lose the 2022 general election to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker by nearly 13 percentage points. The poor Republican turnout in March was the party’s lowest since the 1986 primary, when then-Gov. James R. Thompson, a Republican, was en route to a record fourth term as Illinois’ chief executive, and two little-known Republicans challenged each other for the right to take on a then-undefeatable Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon. In that primary, 570,661 Republicans cast ballots. Worse strategically for Republicans has been the gradual erosion of GOP votes in suburban Cook County and the collar counties surrounding Democrat-heavy Chicago in the last dozen years, the state elections board figures show. Once the base of Republicanism in Illinois, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry counties have become increasingly Democratic in recent years as the GOP has turned further rightward. The state GOP’s base is now firmly outside the Chicago area, where fewer voters live. In 2014, when Bruce Rauner won a heavily contested GOP primary en route to his single term as governor and served as the last Republican elected to statewide office, suburban Cook and the collar counties accounted for 424,483 Republican ballots or 51% of the statewide GOP total. But four years later, suburban Cook and the collars fell to 47% of the statewide GOP primary vote, and in 2022, the region dropped to 43% of the statewide Republican turnout. In March, the suburban vote, a key region for any candidate to win a statewide race, had fallen to only 39% of Illinois’ GOP primary total. “You can draw a direct line, in my opinion, from Donald Trump into the demise of the Illinois Republican Party because Donald Trump’s message never has and never will sell in the suburbs,” said Pat Brady, a former state GOP chairman from 2009-2013. “I think they’ve abandoned my notion of traditional conservatism for Trumpism, which is populism, and they’ve bought all in, and so whatever Trump says or does, they agree with, and they’re not going to change their minds, no matter what he does, and that has decimated the Illinois Republican Party,” he said. Brady said he was “optimistic” that the GOP nationally would move in a different direction, toward traditional conservatism and away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” posture, after the president’s term ends in 2029. “But if the party is looking for another Donald Trump, we’re going to be in the same boat in Illinois going forward as we have been for the last dozen years,” he said.)
— Subjects in Park Forest documentary share stories of town’s racial ‘Utopia’ era. DD: I attended eighth grade at Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I collected delinquent federal taxes in Park Forest 1972-1973. I owned a townhome in Park Forest South (now University Park) 1972-1984.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/park-forest-documentary-racial-utopia-era/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/05/18/ald-jessie-fuentes-lawsuit-federal-government-immigration-raid-abuse-operation-midway-blitz
DAILY HERALD
— Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, e) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) refused to promote me beyond GS-12.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260518/nation-and-world-politics/trump-moves-to-dismiss-10b-suit-against-the-internal-revenue-service-over-leak-of-tax-returns/
NBC5
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will run for President.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-asked-about-possible-white-house-run-opposition-to-trump-in-new-interview/3937154/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-warns-trumps-iran-tactics-risk-a-forever-war-93478.cfm?
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Isn’t Thinking About Running for President (or so he says)
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/june-july-2026/jb-pritzkers-moment/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-527/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-739/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE relied on ‘honor system’ to track illegal immigrants from Biden’s catch-and-release
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/ice-relied-honor-system-track-illegal-immigrants-bidens-catch-release/
— Republican voters want team players. Those who run divergent to MAGA agenda face party expulsion. DD: Jim Ryan backers continue to destroy me because I backed Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/republican-voters-want-team-players/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New York Times Blames Jews For Antisemitism—In Obituary of ADL Chief Abe Foxman
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/new-york-times-blames-jews-for-antisemitismin
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Supreme Court May Agree to Hear a First Amendment Case Against District 211. A teacher’s firing over off-duty Facebook posts has reached SCOTUS, exposing how a politicized school board used “disruption” claims to punish dissent.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/18/supreme-court-may-agree-to-hear-a-first-amendment-case-against-district-211/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ worst school board member, District 211’s arrogant leftist Kim Cavill, may finally be getting what she so richly deserves: infamy on the national level. Her name has come up in a case being considered by the Supreme Court of the United States.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Systemic racism is real; the ‘system’ is the Democrat Party.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/systemic_racism_is_real_the_system_is_the_democrat_party.html
— The climate scam is fueled by stupidity more than fraud.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_climate_scam_is_fueled_by_stupidity_more_than_fraud.html
— Major victory against the abomination of child transgenderism
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/major_victory_against_the_abomination_of_child_transgenderism.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump: Massie ‘must be thrown out of office’ DD: I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have survived as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I survived as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. I survived as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I survived as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5882724-donald0-trump-targets-thomas-massie-primary/
CNN
— DD: the Democrat Party and its mainstream news media exist to drive Trump’s poll numbers down.
https://www.cnn.com/polling/approval/trump-cnn-poll-of-polls
POLITICO
— Trump settles $10B lawsuit against IRS over leaked tax returns. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, e) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) refused to promote me beyond GS-12.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-00925801
May 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas fined $214,000 by ethics board for campaign finance violations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/former-chicago-mayoral-candidate-paul-vallas-fined-214000-by-ethics-board-for-campaign-finance-violations/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Kane County tax bill angering some residents, but it’s not why you think
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260512/news/kane-county-tax-bill-angering-some-residents-but-its-not-why-you-think/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/13/many-illinois-public-colleges-fail-to-follow-law-to-protect-immigrant-students-from-federal-agents-on-campus
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-05-12/in-illinois-everyone-wants-higher-education-reform-but-disagree-on-what-reform-looks-like
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
— A Guide to Getting Financial Aid for Graduate School. DD: If you earned a master’s degree, where did the money come from? For my 1976 MBA from Loyola, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1972-1976. For my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1976 -1980 and for GAO in 1980. For my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, it came from what I earned working for GAO 1992-1997.
https://www.elmhurst.edu/blog/a-guide-to-getting-financial-aid-for-graduate-school/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/13/pritzker-to-feds-hit-send-already-00917897
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-736/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe are candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman. The 17 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members will cast their weighted votes on Monday, May 18, in Springfield. The three IRP SCC members with the greatest weighted vote are Zach Emberton (15th CD) with 16.5%, Rhonda Belford (12th CD) with 15.9%, and Jim Rule (16th CD) with 10.2%. Other IRP SCC members include Grogan (6th CD) with 5.9%, Aaron Del Mar (5th CD) with 3.3%, and Mike Flynn (3rd CD) with 2.7%. Which candidate will your IRP SCC member vote for and why? In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna as the IRP chairman. Participants in that forum were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not. Back then, IRP SCC members let the candidates give their presentations in an open forum before they voted in a closed session. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The following was posted on the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) Facebook page on May 4, 2026 by IRP State Central Committee member Beth Findley Smith: “IF YOU WANT THE CHAIRMAN APPLICATION MATERIALS, I WILL EMAIL THEM TO YOU. The Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee will convene on Monday, May 18, 2026, for its reorganizational meeting. During this meeting, the Committee will elect a Chairman. Individuals interested in being considered for the position are invited to submit the required materials outlined below. All application materials must be submitted to Matt Janes, Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party, at Matt@illinois.gop no earlier than Monday May 4th, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT and no later than Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM CT. This deadline is firm and necessary to allow sufficient time for Committee review. Applicants may be invited to address the Committee. Applicants must provide the following: Completed and signed the Ethics Disclosure Form portion of this application. Provide a certified copy of your voting history. A letter/document outlining the applicant’s vision for the Illinois Republican Party. Provide a letter of recommendation from an elected Republican official who resides in Illinois. Any elected Republican who appears on a partisan ballot is eligible to serve as a recommendation (There is no limit on the number that may be submitted). If you have any questions on eligibility, please contact ILGOP Executive Director Matt Janes. Provide a biography and/or professional resume. In addition, all applicants must consent to a background check as a condition of consideration. Please ensure that all materials are submitted in full by the stated deadline.”
— Which of the four candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman (Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe) do you want your IRP State Central Committee member to vote for and why? In my opinion, the IRP should publish the candidates’ letter/document outlining their vision for the IRP, a list of the those who submitted letters of recommendation for them, and their biography and/or professional resume. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How could a registered Republican voter in Illinois have input on the May 18 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) chairman election? One route could be providing input to your Republican Precinct Committeeman who would provide it to his IRP SCC member. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Of course, if Grogan does not win on May 18, Grogan promoters who are the aforesaid will blame me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents charge you with the most? My critics/opponents charge me the most with being “too conservative.” According to them, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections because I paint them in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being more conservative than they want to be. According to my critics/opponents, to win elections in Illinois, Republican candidates have to be “Democrat Lite,” that is, they have to dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I did to help elect and to help reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Registration is open for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153 The deadline is June 28. The cost is $183.58. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will participate: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservatives must embrace personal responsibility. DD: My critics/opponents reject personal responsibility. They blame those who are the following for their problems: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago Walgreens shuts doors over theft, reveals eye-popping number
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/12/chicago-walgreens-shuts-doors-over-theft-reveals-eye-popping-number-1638430/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Intifada Comes to Brooklyn Under New York’s Socialist Mayor
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/intifada-brooklyn-new-york/
— What’s Behind the Demonization of Israel?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/hanson-demonization-israel/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
— Twenty-Five Years After the Attacks of 9/11–Illegal Aliens Can Still Open U.S. Bank Accounts
https://www.fairus.org/fair-investigations-twenty-five-years-after-attacks-911-illegal-aliens-can-still-open-us-bank
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States. DD: I am ever-increasingly shut out in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois because I am conservative and because my demographics are terrible: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
TOWNHALL
— ICE Uncovered a Massive Immigration Fraud Scheme
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/ice-uncovered-a-massive-immigration-fraud-scheme-n2675971
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win elections unless the racially gerrymander.
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-republicans-voting-primaries-black-voters-c12196b188922ae2c03319bcb9533431
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
— US faces population collapse as birth rates hit record lows. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/joe-rogan-warns-us-faces-population-collapse-as-birth-rates-hit-record-lows/gm-GMABCA8AB5
NEWSWEEK
— Turning Point USA Blamed for Election Losses. DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.newsweek.com/turning-point-usa-blamed-for-election-losses-11803898
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/republicans-elections-trump.html
— DD: What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/nyregion/aide-fired-by-christie-is-called-loyal-team-player-not-rogue-operative.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DOJ paid millions to FBI agents suspended for misconduct. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied that my misconduct was the reason why they took so many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/12/doj-paid-millions-fbi-agents-suspended-misconduct-raskin-says/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are There Five Parties in America’s Future? DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative, curry favor with anti-conservatives, and/or pander to anti-conservatives. They have always wanted me to leave the Republican Party and join the Conservative Party. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/are-there-five-parties-in-americas-future-f1068d72
— FRONT PAGE: There Is a Fire Sale on MBAs. With applications down, more business schools are offering discounts. DD: If I had not been taking evening MBA courses at Loyola, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But by the time I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, they had gotten rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me those three times. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning that MBA just like they ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and who they promoted over me earned no such master’s degrees or certifications.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/there-is-a-fire-sale-on-m-b-a-s-87d56c69
— Included in President Trump’s May 4 proclamation for Jewish American Heritage month was a call for Jewish-Americans to observe a “national Sabbath” from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16. “Shabbat 250,” as it has been dubbed, precedes “Rededicate 250,” Mr. Trump’s coinciding national Christian prayer and worship event in Washington on May 17.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/shabbat-brings-out-our-better-angels-fe47ab12
VIRGINIA PATCH
— Here’s How Loudoun County Precincts Voted On State Redistricting. DD: I should write about how my critics/opponents gerrymandered my precinct in 2015.
https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/heres-how-loudoun-county-precincts-voted-state-redistricting
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: To get elected and to get reelected, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://prospect.org/2026/05/13/trumps-appalling-racial-legacy/
May 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/column-fertility-rate-children-anxiety-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more crime and poverty and b) blame it on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/12/willie-horton-black-brown-immigrants-crime-second-chances-ben-jealous
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/12/working-class-families-social-service-cuts-wealthy-taxes-carol-ammons-graciela-guzman-dave-koehler
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260511/news/kane-county-states-attorney-aurora-police-acted-appropriately-during-anti-ice-school-protest/
FOX32
— Street takeovers show Chicago police car rammed, teens smacking hood
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/street-takeovers-show-chicago-police-car-rammed-teens-smacking-hood
WTTW
— SAFE-T Act Once Again Under the Microscope Following Killing of CPD Officer. State Lawmakers Weigh In.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/safe-t-act-once-again-under-microscope-following-killing-cpd-officer-state-lawmakers
MAHOMET DAILY
— On May 8, former state representative and Illinois resident Jeanne Ives filed a complaint against Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Elections Executive Director Bernadette Matthews, and the Illinois State Board of Elections, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief blocking enforcement of the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011.
https://mahometdaily.com/illinois-lawsuit-claims-state-voting-rights-act-unconstitutionally-uses-race-in-drawing-legislative-maps/
LOYOLA
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.luc.edu/english/stories/archive/melissabradshaw.shtml
COD COURIER
— Newly Elected College of DuPage Student Trustee Apologizes for Use of Racial Slurs
https://codcourier.org/newly-elected-college-of-dupage-student-trustee-apologizes-for-use-of-racial-slurs/
— College of DuPage Survey Finds Struggle with Anxiety and Sleep
https://codcourier.org/college-of-dupage-survey-finds-struggle-with-anxiety-and-sleep/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems wary of redraw push
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/12/illinois-dems-wary-of-redraw-push-00915607
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
PJ MEDIA
— Academia Continues to Defy Trump Administration Anti-DEI Rules. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/11/academia-continues-to-defy-trump-administration-anti-dei-rules-n4952747
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago’s State-Sponsored Protest
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/05/11/how_the_charter_school_idea_reshaped_public_education_from_boutique_to_baseline_1182116.html
— Segregating Minorities Into Districts To Elect A Minority Is Over; The Constitution Is Color Blind
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/11/john_yoo_segregating_minorities_into_districts_to_elect_a_minority_is_over_the_constitution_is_color_blind.html
— Trump: If we find the fraud in this country, you’ll have a balanced budget without even cutting anything.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-if-we-find-the-fraud-in-this-country-you-ll-have-a-balanced-budget-without-even-cutting-anything/vi-AA1VCuxs
— SCOTUS Just Ended 60 Years of Affirmative Action for House Democrats. Congressional Democrats talk tough about leveling the playing field. Now they’re complaining that the Supreme Court just gave them one. It turns out “fair” meant “rigged in our favor” – and on April 29 the court called their bluff. Louisiana v. Callais is about ending a 60-year abuse that turned the 1965 Voting Rights Act from a tool for stopping racial discrimination into a weapon for mandating it. Under a warped interpretation of the law’s original purpose, federal courts long forced states to draw congressional maps based on voters’ race. The result: 144 majority-minority districts, just 23 of which elected Republicans in 2024. Call it what it is: affirmative action for Democratic members of Congress.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/12/scotus_just_ended_60_years_of_affirmative_action_for_house_democrats__154111.html
TOWNHALL
— Democratic Socialist Morons Have Money and Momentum
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/05/12/democratic-socialist-morons-have-money-and-momentum-n2675909
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5872681-jeffries-virginia-redistricting-response/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.indy100.com/news/trump-immigration-us-poll-birthright
REUTERS
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-presidential-candidate-cory-booker-proposes-office-to-fight-white-supremacy-idUSKCN1V50ZN/
AOL & MSN
— Target quietly expands THC hemp drinks across Florida Texas Illinois, luring back shoppers
https://www.aol.com/articles/target-quietly-expands-thc-hemp-210300000.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/thc-drinks-move-into-mainstream-retail-as-target-adds-them-to-300-stores-across-3-states/ar-AA22WoNU
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/redistricting-republicans-democrats.html
WASHINGTON POST
— In 2022, speakers that spring at the nation’s top 25 research universities and top 25 liberal arts colleges: There was not a single conservative among a sea of liberal and progressive speakers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/11/politics-commencement-there-better-way/
WTVB
— Erica Kirk delivers commencement address at Hillsdale College
https://wtvbam.com/2026/05/11/936138/
KPC NEWS
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans are guilty for all the problems that that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.kpcnews.com/article_6b1024c6-40e2-450c-966f-0a1a4b92d97c.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job Market Leans Against Men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you are a man, your future is ever-increasingly bleak if you are also: conservative, Republican, American, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-men-employment-data-ec4d6d68
— Where Does Our Free Time Go in Retirement? DD: Since 2000, more and more and more of my free time has gone into putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I have more free time because my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012 and my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/retirement-social-media-addiction-befe32b4
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-waitlists-national-decision-day-4cb7b5d8
FORBES
— DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or were minority and/or younger than me.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/
— Student Loan Debt Statistics. DD: What percent worked their way through college? I did. I graduated debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that. They stress that I would not have been able to do that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/average-student-loan-debt-statistics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: $1.75 trillion in total student loan debt (including federal and private loans); $28,950 owed per borrower on average
About 92% of all student debt are federal student loans; the remaining amount is private student loans; 55% of students from public four-year institutions had student loans; 57% of students from private nonprofit four-year institutions took on education debt)
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/jeffries-insists-democrats-can-win-house-despite-redistricting
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/callais-decision-threatens-to-stall-diversity-gains-in-house/
HR DRIVE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/how-to-reduce-dei-programs-legal-risk/819826/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— College degrees are losing their edge: Unemployment for young college graduates has risen in historical terms, and the college wage premium has been flat or falling in recent years. DD: Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination.
https://www.epi.org/blog/class-of-2026-young-college-graduates-face-a-weaker-labor-market-but-a-more-mixed-picture-than-the-headlines-suggest/
STATISTA
— Master’s degrees. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not had a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
GALLUP
— How has alcohol drinking impacted you? Virtually all my superiors who were White, male, and/or older and who took adverse actions against me were heavy drinkers. They disapproved of my conservatism.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx
WEEK
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://theweek.com/politics/democrats-reel-court-imposed-redistricting
PBS
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-rush-to-redraw-u-s-house-seats-creates-voter-confusion-headaches-for-election-officials
POLITICO
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/straight-white-men-overrepresentation
May 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Calls For Change To The Safe-T Act
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-calls-change-illinois-safe-act-cpd-officer-john-bartholomew-was-shot-killed/19071688/
WGN9
— DD: What odds did you defy? I survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years. Not only that, my ending salary was $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I would not have been to do that if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/how-one-chicago-mother-is-defying-the-odds/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-g9oqvaj6nqsf6z4g
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/opinion-donald-trump-immigration-agents-accountability-chicago/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/opinion-jews-lessons-pope-leo-xiv-iran-war-israel/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260510/local-politics/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
STATELINE
— As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back. The president is wielding his power to bring states to heel, marking a dark new chapter in the relationship between the federal government and the states. DD: I should write about the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, and Illinois have taken against me since 2000 to punish me.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/11/as-trump-looks-to-punish-foes-democratic-states-find-ways-to-push-back/
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— ComEd to pay about $157,000 for re-routing power line. DD: I have asked ComEd and Xfinity to put their utilities underground between my subdivision and the Illinois Prairie Path.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2022/02/22/comed-to-pay-about-157000-for-re-routing-power-line/
LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— Former McHenry County leaders sue pot firms for failure to disclose pot health risks.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/10/former-mchenry-county-leaders-sue-cannabis-firms-claim-failure-to-disclose-potential-health-risks-linked-to-marijuana-use/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— How Illinois county clerks are combating election misinformation. Amid lower rates of voter faith, officials say elections are safe and secure — and they’re working to prove it to the public.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/how-illinois-county-clerks-are-combating-election-misinformation/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago tries for a DNC sequel. DD: Lynn Martin once lived in my precinct.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/11/chicago-tries-for-a-dnc-sequel-00913652
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Durbin delivered the commencement address to Lake Forest College’s Class of 2026 during a ceremony Saturday at the Rosemont Theater, where he shared a story about advice given to him by Lynn Martin, a Republican congresswoman from Rockford and a member of George H.W. Bush’s Cabinet.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-734/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans on path to double-digit lead in redistricting fight.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/10/republicans-path-double-digit-lead-redistricting-fight/
— Lawlessness, big government and its media enablers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/10/lawlessness-big-government-media-enablers/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: Democrat leaders protested a patriotic event because it was supported by Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/opinion/california-schools-america-250-event-receives-backlash-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/
— Weed harms teens’ brain development.
https://www.aol.com/articles/weed-harming-teens-brain-development-141912848.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Insulting Dignity Act. The Dignity Act is amnesty dressed up as enforcement, proving once again that too many in Congress still value cheap labor over America’s borders, laws, and sovereignty.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/11/the-insulting-dignity-act/
— Replacement Migration and the Slow Death of Illinois. Illinois’s decline is rooted in sustained out-migration and mass immigration that have reshaped its population and undermined its historic trajectory. DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/10/replacement-migration-and-the-slow-death-of-illinois-1-2/
AMERICAN INTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Rejecting Personal Responsibility Is No Way to Promote Educational Equity. DD: What dragged down your ACT score and your GPA? I spent far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying during my junior and senior years in high school. I wanted earn money to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/rejecting-personal-responsibility-is-no-way-to-promote-educational-equity/
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. They hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders take against me since 2000. Further, they hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me.
https://www.aei.org/multimedia/american-men-need-to-start-taking-more-personal-responsibility/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The West needs more mothers—with fathers. While America currently has a dangerously low birthrate and too few traditional two-parent homes, a slow cultural reverse is occurring.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_west_needs_more_mothers_with_fathers.html
FOX NEWS
— Wisconsin man fired for refusing to use preferred pronouns appeals to Trump administration. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty argues Generac violated Title VII protections. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-wisconsin-man-fired-refusing-use-preferred-pronouns-appeals-trump-administration
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get the Catholic church to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/new-vatican-report-highlights-profound-suffering-of-many-lgbtq-catholics/ar-AA22BPa0
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/public-schools-enrollment-crisis.html
USA
— TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders know that if they cannot racially gerrymander, they cannot win.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/11/redistricting-wars-trump-democrats-midterms/90008624007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dead-End Jobs. What dead-end jobs did you have? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-simple-fix-small-town-schools-are-using-to-keep-teens-out-of-dead-end-jobs-89383278
— Early work experiences that had a lifelong impact. DD: I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/first-job-lessons-career-1756e13a
FORTUNE
— DD: If you are White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate and condemn you. I am the aforesaid and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/america-at-250-immigration-and-the-making-of-an-innovative-nation/
— 86% of employers say certifications show real job readiness. DD: I became a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Account. All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had no certifications or fewer than I had. Further, they had less education than I had and/or had less work experience than I had. Further, they were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://fortune.com/2025/12/09/next-level-leadership-job-readiness-report-western-governors-university-certifications-skills-upskilling/
ECONOMIST
— DD: If you are White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate and condemn you. I am the aforesaid and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/03/04/how-250-years-of-immigration-shaped-america
HERALD TRIBUME
— DD: Democrat leaders know that to win, they have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/florida-supreme-court-push-white-101943536.html
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
— DD: Many if not most of those who are the following get involved in politics to get more preference for those who share demographics: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, have less money than others, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are many if not most of the aforesaid.
https://apsanet.org/Portals/54/files/Memos/voicememo.pdf
EDUCATION NEXT
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. They hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders take against me since 2000. Further, they hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me.
https://www.educationnext.org/whats-wrong-with-personal-responsibility/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Meet the Americans who choose to live without a car in the US. DD: I have owned a car since I was 16 in 1964. My first car was my 1958 Chevrolet BelAir that I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete to my dishwashing job in Chicago Heights.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/americans-without-cars-driving-dominated-country
FROM OTHER SOURSES
CAR BUZZ
— Chevy Cruze Reliability. The best model years for the Chevy Cruze, in terms of reliability, include 2018 and 2019. DD: My daily driver is a Black 2018 Cruze LT.
https://carbuzz.com/chevy-cruze-reliability-best-worst-generations-to-buy/
https://carbuzz.com/chevy-cruze-problems-to-keep-an-eye-on-if-buying-used-14-years-alter/
May 10, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/09/lgbt-catholics-vatican/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/09/daywatch-special-edition-behind-our-pulitzer-prize-winning-immigration-coverage/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Buttigieg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/08/pete-buttigieg-tells-tech-workers-trumps-government-dismantling-gives-democrats-a-clean-slate-for-2028/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AOC defends comment about billionaires while visiting Chicago. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized systems that create billionaires and shared support for Democratic gerrymandering in a talk Friday night at the University of Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/08/aoc-criticizes-the-organization-of-oligarchy-in-the-u-s-while-visiting-uchicago
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/05/05/dorothy-downstairs-fathom-bar-queer-owned-business-chicago
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/08/daca-renewal-delays-deportation-dick-durbin-delia-ramirez-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals
— Democrats’ internal squabble over 2024 autopsy bespeaks of a bigger issue. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop promoting more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/10/editorial-democrats-internal-squabble-over-2024-autopsy-bespeaks-of-a-bigger-issue/
DAILY HERALD
— Businesses named ‘Best Places to Work.’ DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260508/business/downers-grove-hoffman-estates-and-lombard-businesses-named-among-best-places-to-work-in-illinois/
WGN9
— DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/trump-legal-attack-on-southern-poverty-law-center-stirs-fears-for-nonprofits/
— College students overestimate starting salaries by $24K. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the federal government always grossly overpaid me. With a bachelor’s degree in business, my starting IRS salary was $56,409/year in today’s dollars when I was 22 in 1971. With an MBA and having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, my starting GAO salary was $89,703/year in today’s dollars when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/college-students-overestimate-starting-salaries-by-24k-survey/ar-AA22yOB5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College students’ salary expectations are out of step with reality, a new survey suggests. Undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree expect to earn roughly $80,000 one year after graduation — about $24,000 more than the average starting salary of $56,153, according to Clever Real Estate. Clever surveyed 769 undergraduates and found that elevated salary expectations were common across all majors, but students studying education and nursing showed a wider disconnect than others. The 10 college majors with the highest unemployment. “Although teachers have historically been underpaid, education majors still anticipate making a starting salary of $75,186 — about 62% more than the $46,526 they will likely receive,” the report said. Nursing majors expect a starting salary of $83,219 or 32% more than a “realistic salary” of $63,000 for nurses with one year of experience, according to Clever. But even students in higher-earning degree programs overestimated their starting salaries. Engineers, for example, expect to start at $92,452 — roughly 17% more than the $78,731 they will likely make one year out of college, the report noted. Starting salaries weren’t the only misjudgment – students’ mid-career expectations were off, as well. Ten years after graduation, the students surveyed expected to make around $145,000 on average, but the average mid-career salary is only $95,521, Clever said.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote SPLC, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-legal-attack-on-southern-poverty-law-center-stirs-fears-for-nonprofits/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump signs off on firing FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always talked and acted like their superiors had signed off on the many big adverse actions that they took against me.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/trump-reportedly-signs-firing-fda-commissioner-marty-makary/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California’s illegal immigration problem
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4559591/californias-illegal-immigration-problem/
— The New York Times finally warms up to merit-based hiring. DD: All my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office would not have hire me in 1966 if I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination in my first attempt.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4558840/new-york-times-merit-based-hiring-eeoc/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tom Homan gets candid on how many illegals in US, how many deportations needed
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/09/tom-homan-gets-candid-on-how-many-illegals-in-us-how-many-deportations-needed-1637690/
BREITBART
— Europe’s Wokeness Making Them Vulnerable to Attack, Weak Counterterrorism Partners
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/05/09/gorka-europes-wokeness-making-them-vulnerable-to-attack-weak-counterterrorism-partners/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Five more colleges plan ‘private’ grad ceremonies for illegal alien students. This spring, Campus Reform is tracking universities hosting separate graduation ceremonies for illegal alien students, often referred to as ‘UndocuGraduation.’ Many of these ceremonies are described as ‘private,’ limiting attendance to approved participants and, in most cases, withholding location details from the public altogether. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/five-colleges-plan-private-grad-ceremonies-illegal-alien-students/29584
FOX NEWS
— Tom Homan answers how many more deportations needed to restore country. Homan confirmed the Trump administration is onboarding 10,000 more immigration enforcement agents to carry out deportations. DD: When I was 22 in 1971, I had to have a job. My father had died suddenly and I was helping support my mother and brother and my Firestone Store boss had fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS, the only offer that I got. But what if the only job offer that I got was to be an immigration enforcement agent?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tom-homan-answers-many-deportations-needed-restore-country-one-hell-shot.amp
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Some of the country’s most prominent Catholic colleges and universities are holding separate LGBTQ-affirming graduation ceremonies this spring, including one that also plans to include a drag performance.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lgbtq-lavender-graduations-set-take-place-major-christian-colleges-including-one-drag-show
— People working in college admissions look for keywords like ‘first-gen’ and ‘low-income’ that helps them identify Black students. DD: Even though I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, UIC admitted me in 1966 because I had taken college preparatory courses, because my ACT score was 24, and because I had graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/trauma-shorthand-blackness-college-admissions-report-sparks-debate
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans. They blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They used my using deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft against me big time. They stressed that I was 1-A for the draft. They stressed that I would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They hinted/implied/argued that because of the aforesaid, I was a disgusting unpatriotic coward and even worse things. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
— Kirk given honorary degree during commencement at Hillsdale College
https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/education/graduation/2026/05/09/erika-kirk-addresses-hillsdale-college-class-of-2026-honorary-degree-turning-point-usa/90012336007/
— Erika Kirk encourages love of country, marrying young in Hillsdale College speech. DD: What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2026/05/erika-kirk-encourages-learning-love-of-country-marrying-young-at-hillsdale-college.html
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Western history is no longer approached as a complex legacy, marked by both common failings and unparalleled achievements—but is instead subjected to anachronistic and biased persecution. DD: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you owe all your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/a-tale-of-two-speeches-and-the-fight-for-the-west/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Thousands of asylum-seekers abandon their cases as ICE seeks to deport them to nations they aren’t from
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-abandon-cases-as-third-country-deportations/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/vatican-signals-openness-toward-lgbtq-catholics-amid-ongoing-controversies/ar-AA22KNNN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/new-vatican-report-highlights-profound-suffering-of-many-lgbtq-catholics/ar-AA22BPa0
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. DD: I attribute all my successes in life to my parents and their traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage-children-study/ar-AA22ks9J
— Personal responsibility. DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your career success to? My critics/opponents do not attribute my career successes to my effort or to my ability. According to them, because I was a federal employee, I had plenty of time and money to do the following because federal employees work only 40 hours a week and because they are grossly overpaid: a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) get promoted when I was 22, 23, 25, and 38, c) earn job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, d) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and e) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32. Further, they stress a) that I avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) that my wife always had good-paying jobs, and c) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
— DD: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was potential employers seeing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran and I was none of the aforesaid. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/well-meaning-advice-to-new-grads-often-makes-the-job-search-more-stressful-what-actually-helps-harvard-psychologist/ar-AA22rRXT
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/topper-of-my-class-still-no-job-graduate-spent-over-rs-1-crore-on-uk-degree-applied-to-500-jobs-got-fewer-than-20-interviews/ar-AA21VBhT
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting” and ask “How Much Is It Worth?” and say “Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/redistricting-midterms-republicans-house.html
— Trump Used to Be the Top China Hawk. Now He’s Courting Permanent Disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us-automakers.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/birthrate-kids-parents-demographics-future.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/public-schools-enrollment-crisis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have demographics that vote for Democrats that those who have demographics that vote for Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-rights-act-discrimination.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-war-cost.html
— DD: Anti-conservatives ever-increasingly promote psychedelic drugs. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/science/ibogaine-psychedelics-rogan-trump.html
— DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/teen-takeovers.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying Israel, that is, they ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying conservative Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/israel-maga-republicans.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/09/vatican-lgbtq-pope/a92b4ed4-4b65-11f1-a119-857cd2bf4fd4_story.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Practicing LGBTQ puts you on a path to personal destruction.
https://www.aol.com/1-10-lgbtq-youth-attempted-130052565.html
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— The Pope is wrong when it comes to Iran.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/dallas-pastor-robert-jeffress-says-pope-wrong-iran-22250847.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Leo endangers Catholics by opposing Iran war.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war/ar-AA22rgpb
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities, females, and younger people that Republicans ever-increasingly discriminate against them, and because of that, minorities, females, and younger people should ever-increasingly get more preference. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government always did that big time. I should write about the many successes and few failures that they had doing that.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gerrymander-blitz-could-undo-gop-progress-with-black-voters.html
YOU GOV
— Americans say they have more in common with people who share their political party than their gender, religion, or race
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/50866-americans-have-a-lot-in-common-with-people-who-share-their-political-party
LEVEL MAN
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you owe all your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.levelman.com/chief-justice-john-roberts-sees-black-people-as-having-no-rights-hes-bound-to-respect/
— The Demographics of MAGA Supporters: education, veterans, minority shifts and the rural-urban divide that shape modern conservative politics.
https://www.levelman.com/the-demographics-of-maga-supporters/#a-look-at-the-socioeconomic-status-of-those-who-support-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/vatican-softens-towards-lgbtq-catholics/articleshow/130982631.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MONSTER
— Questions to Ask During Job Offer Negotiation. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. What if I had asked my Democrat federal employers, a) what if I fail/refuse to become a Democrat?, b) what if I fail/refuse to help get rid of employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?, c) what if I complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, and/or d) what if I become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charges the aforesaid?
https://hiring.monster.com/resources/recruiting-strategies/talent-acquisition/making-a-job-offer/
May 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote women over men.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-rep-lauren-underwood-new-host-womens-power-brunch-jan-schakowsky-retires-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-keynote-speaker/19065999/
NBC5
— The current Republican candidate for DuPage County board chairman and long-time mayor of Burr Ridge Gary Grasso is standing up for his town’s quasi-celebrity chef and accused outfit operative Gigi Rovito.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/burr-ridge-mayor-goes-to-bat-for-accused-outfit-operative-gigi-rovito/3933255/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/daca-recipients-legal-limbo-renewal-application-delays-mount
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-first-year-donald-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements. There’s more work planned at the site, with the final cost likely to approach $200 million.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/05/09/obama-presidential-center-123-million-cdot-public-infrastructure-improvements
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/08/black-political-representation-supreme-court-voter-rights-act-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County conservatives plan ‘Rally of the Silent Majority’ May 17
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260508/news/mchenry-county-conservatives-plan-rally-of-the-silent-majority-may-17/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/08/downers-grove-commissioner-angered-by-rhetoric-that-accompanied-request-to-end-villages-pride-month/
NPR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5816844/abc-trump-administration-free-speech
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-vatican-sending-new-signals-of-openness-but-limitations-in-outreach-to-lgbtq-catholics/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million. Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. DD: Of course, Google sides with GAO in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and replaced me with my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no CPA license like I had.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/google-settles-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-for-50-million/article_7ebb4b93-b69c-5e8a-b9da-588722c30153.html
CHAMBANA TODAY
— Aaron Del Mar joins Darren Bailey to push pro-business, bipartisan agenda in Illinois. Former Palatine councilman emphasizes experience, collaboration, and statewide governance in campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-aaron-del-mar-joins-darren-bailey-to-push-pro-business-bipartisan-agenda-in-illinois/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Lawsuit: DuPage Sheriff Retaliated Against Sergeant Over Bias Complaint. The sergeant alleged a superior treated white deputies better. But a county panel said the allegations were based on rumors, not facts. DD: I introduced many facts in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. The always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They kept me off audits of IRS since 1988. They refused to promote me to GS-14. Previously, they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1986. They forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/34089000/dupage-sheriff-retaliated-against-sergeant-over-bias-complaint-lawsuit
WHEATON PATCH
— Public Hearing Set For Planned Renovation, Addition To Islamic Center Of Wheaton. Islamic Center of Wheaton is seeking approval for renovations and a 34,000 square foot addition to house a youth center and classrooms.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/public-hearing-set-planned-renovation-addition-islamic-center-wheaton
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-521/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Pritzker Sued by Jeanne Ives Over Gerrymandered Districts And Illinois Voting Rights Act.
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2026/05/gov-pritzker-sued-over-gerrymandered-districts-and-illinois-voting-rights-act/
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN WATCH
— The Negative Impact of Negative Campaigning on Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-impact-of-negative-campaigning-on-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois
— The Power of Grassroots Organizations in Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-vital-role-of-grassroots-organizations-in-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The State Is Not a Parent
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/the-state-is-not-a-parent/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— How a Supreme Court bombshell is redrawing the congressional map before November.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/video-supreme-court-bombshell-redrawing-congressional-map-november/
— IRS pays millions of dollars in erroneous tax breaks to noncitizens.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/irs-pays-millions-dollars-erroneous-tax-breaks-noncitizens/
NEW YORK POST
— Migrants choosing to voluntarily give up asylum claims surge under Trump admin.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/migrants-choosing-to-voluntarily-give-up-asylum-claims-surge/
— WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen wants 2 top prosecutors (Blanche and Pirro) booted from his case
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/whcd-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-wants-2-top-prosecutors-booted-from-his-case/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pritzker Lied Defending the SAFE-T Act, Now a Chicago Police Officer Is Dead. Lenient judges and offenders who know how to game the system are a major problem.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/09/pritzker-lied-defending-the-safe-t-act-now-a-chicago-police-officer-is-dead/
BREITBART
— DHS Hires Debt Agencies to Collect Federal Fines on Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/08/dhs-hires-debt-agencies-to-collect-federal-fines-on-illegal-migrants/
CITY JOURNAL
— In Higher Ed, the Constitution Is Optional. DEI Is Not. Universities emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion over civics—and produce uninformed citizens hostile to free expression.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/universities-dei-civics-education
— May Day Madness with the Chicago Teachers Union. Before students can engage in civic action, they must first learn to read and write.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-teachers-union-public-school-students-may-day
FEDERALIST
— Hochul Doesn’t Want Deportations Because She Needs Illegals For Apportionment.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-kathy-hochul-doesnt-want-deportations-because-she-needs-illegals-for-apportionment/
— To Stop Radicalizing America’s Youth, Yale Needs To Change A Lot More Than Its Mission Statement
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/08/to-stop-radicalizing-americas-youth-yale-needs-to-change-a-lot-more-than-its-mission-statement/
FOX NEWS
— Number of K-12 public school students has declined in more than half of states. The New York Times claimed that experts say the nation’s falling fertility rate is the largest factor.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/number-k-12-public-school-students-declined-half-states-report-indicates
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Another Day in D.C., Another Amnesty Deal Attempt for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/another-day-dc-another-amnesty-deal-attempt-illegal-immigrants
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The ABA’s DEI Shell Game
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/the-abas-dei-shell-game/
TOWNHALL
— How Democrats Plan to Hold On to Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/05/08/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-the-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power-n2675725
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-how-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-lgbtq-pope-b58b0ac6e1ec26d4285aaa5502eb90ba
MSN
— DD: MSN exists to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
FORBES
— How To Find The Right Mentor At Every Career Stage. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cynthiapong/2026/01/18/how-to-find-the-right-mentor-at-every-career-stage/
BARRON’S
— Wealthy Parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wealthy-parents-have-turned-into-banks-for-their-children-why-thats-a-problem-f6f1878b
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Work your way through college. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.businessinsider.com/paying-for-college-mom-making-kids-pay-tuition-2026-5
BUSINESS
— Top 5 Accounting and Finance Certifications to Get Ahead. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. I should write about their attitude toward accounting certifications and licenses. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.business.com/articles/best-accounting-finance-certifications/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Certified Government Financial Manager. Those interested in government accounting, financial reporting, auditing and budget planning at the local, state or federal level should consider the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification offered by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). According to the AGA, CGFM-certified professionals demonstrate mastery of governmental accounting standards, financial reporting and internal controls — skills that are in consistent demand across federal, state and local agencies. Salary data reflects that demand. According to ZipRecruiter, CGFM professionals earn an average salary of about $86,000 per year in the United States, with top earners making around $117,500. To obtain a CGFM certification, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of professional experience in government financial management. . .3. CPA. The CPA is considered the crème de la crème of accounting certifications. CPAs can work for public- or private-sector organizations or as consultants. These professionals can handle various tasks, such as maintaining financial records, corporate finance, budget oversight, tax preparation and financial planning. Some CPAs earn additional certifications and take on more specialized roles, such as auditing internal financial records, using forensic accounting techniques to detect financial crimes or working as fraud examiners. Each state, along with several U.S. jurisdictions, certifies and licenses CPAs through its board of accountancy, so you’ll need to research your state’s specific requirements. Most states require at least a bachelor’s degree and additional accounting coursework, often totaling 150 college credit hours. AccountingEdu.org and the Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) CPA Exam page are good starting points for determining the requirements you’ll need to meet. ZipRecruiter reports that CPAs earn about $92,000 annually in the United States. CPAs who also hold a CMA certification can command significantly higher compensation, with some combined credential holders earning well above $100,000 annually.)
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— U.S. Department of Education rejects accounting for graduate and professional degree programs that can receive student loans of up to $200,000. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. I should write about his attitude toward accounting. Bowsher was a veteran. Bowsher was a consultant. He was not a CPA. He was not a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/education-dept-rejects-accounting-as-professional-degree
CPA JOURNAL
— Valuable Credential Opportunities for Contemporary Accounting Professionals. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2020/11/01/valuable-credential-opportunities-for-contemporary-accounting-professionals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CIA certification has been identified as a top certification valued by employers (Robert Half 2018, 2019). The CIA credential demonstrates competence for individuals working with both internal staff and external clients in areas such as risk, control, and information technology. A candidate must have a minimum of an associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university. If the candidate does not have either credential, approval can be granted for candidates with seven years’ verified experience in internal audit or its equivalent. To obtain the certification, the candidate must have at least 60 months of internal auditing experience. A bachelor’s degree can substitute for 24 months of this experience requirement, and a master’s degree can substitute for 12 additional months.)
FAST COMPANY
— Overqualified. DD: As I got older, I ever-increasingly had more qualifications than my superiors. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 27. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 48. Consequently, my superiors ever-increasingly ignored, dismissed, belittled, if not badmouthed my qualifications. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91472821/overqualified-isnt-a-compliment-its-a-hiring-risk-label-overqualified-hiring-risk
HR BREW
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will never stop using Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/88-of-companies-globally-still-include-diversity-and-inclusion-in-workforce-reports
OTHER SOURCES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
— Consumer Guide: Understanding Condo Ownership. DD: Have you owned condos? I have owned a condo in Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville since 2020. I owned a condo in University Park 1972-1984. I owned a condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974-1978.
https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts/consumer-guide-understanding-condo-ownership
May 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— Video gambling debate in Chicago area grows over crime, revenue concerns. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/video-gambling-debate-chicago-area-grows-over-crime-revenue-concerns
WTTW
— Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Up This Year as They Continue to Outpace Last Year’s Historic Lows
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/05/shootings-homicides-chicago-year-they-continue-outpace-last-year-s-historic-lows
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/illinois-state-police-launch-investigation-killing-silverio-villegas-gonz-lez-federal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/illinois-state-police-silverio-gonzalez/
— Illinois built a police decertification system. DD: Constructively, with their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and with the many big adverse actions that they took against me before that, my Democrat GAO superiors decertified me. They rendered worthless my CPA license and my public accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting certifications.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/police-decertification-misconduct-cpd-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-cops-illinois-justice-project/
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the goal of government budgeting is a) to take away as much money as possible from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/opinion-illinois-2027-budget-fairness-equity/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center
DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-indiana-wins-show-his-power-over-gop-with-more-primaries-and-redistricting-debates-ahead/
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis companies for not warning of mental health risks. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/business/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-companies-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/02/pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-donald-trump/89845150007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/latino-unity-day-sees-calls-for-help-support-amid-ice-operations/article_396628a6-103b-52e3-b7fe-3bf4aa036a23.html
WAND TV
— Trump purges Republican dissenters. DD: Have your critics/opponents purged you? If so, what have your critics/opponents used to purge you? To purge me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, from my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, from the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster position, from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, from Illinois Center Right Coalition, from etc., my critics/opponents have used a) my using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) my promoting Republican candidates who they reject, c) my encouraging Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) my successfully leading efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, e) my suing them, f) my successfully leading the effort to stop the installation of a stoplight at the intersection of Harrison and President in Wheaton, g) my successfully leading the effort to force Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, h) etc.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trumps-success-at-purging-republican-dissenters-may-not-help-in-midterm-elections/article_408a4bde-8b00-538c-be3e-3c6c6ce8aff2.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for high gasoline prices.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-06/poll-most-americans-say-trump-deserves-blame-for-high-gas-prices
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson blitzes Capitol for Bears, funds
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/07/johnson-blitzes-capitol-for-bears-funds-00909550
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-732/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-519/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push ‘Billionaire Wealth Tax’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6baca800-4e34-4604-a1ff-48b83df2621c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump flexes his muscle in Indiana, ousts rebels who defied his redistricting push.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/donald-trump-flexes-muscle-indiana-ousts-rebels-defied-redistricting/
— Liberals accuse the Democratic Party of pushing far-left candidates out of the primaries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/5/liberals-accuse-democratic-party-pushing-far-left-candidates/
— Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/tennessee-republicans-introduce-new-congressional-map-wiping-lone/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4557194/doj-prosecute-assailants-immigration-enforcement-every-single-time-blanche/
BREITBART
— Majority Alarm About Migration’s Impact on Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/06/ap-poll-shows-majority-alarm-about-migrations-impact-on-americans/
— ‘Star Wars’ Star Mark Hamill Posts Image of President Trump Dead in a Grave With Caption ‘If Only’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/07/star-wars-star-mark-hamill-posts-image-of-president-trump-dead-in-a-grave-with-caption-if-only/
CENTER SQUARE
— Reject automatic legal status for migrant children
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_a1239273-7613-4f99-8e18-e1eebe19e5aa.html
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— State Department Takes Aim at Asylum Abuse in Visa Interviews.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/state-department-takes-aim-asylum-abuse-visa-interviews
— States Introduce Bills to Prohibit Trump ICE Officers from State Law Enforcement Employment. DD: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me, including their forcing to retire when I was 49 in 1997, made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-introduce-bills-prohibit-trump-ice-officers-state-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) who sponsored SB 2820, which prohibits Illinois law-enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who worked as federal immigration officers with ICE between January 2025 and January 2029, argued these types of bills are necessary, saying, “Police officers occupy positions of public trust. Given widespread concern over ICE’s violent tactics, allowing current ICE agents to police local communities undermines that trust and should be prohibited.” While the bill was introduced in January and referred to the Assignments Committee, it has received no further action, and the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn at the end of May. California Assembly Bill (AB) 1627, introduced by Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias (D- Contra Costa), resembles the Illinois legislation by disqualifying individuals from employment in state law-enforcement agencies or public education positions if they worked for ICE between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029. However, AB 1627 goes further by prohibiting the employment of law enforcement officers from other states if they engaged in immigration enforcement. The Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the bill on April 22 by a vote of 6-2 and on May 6, there was a hearing scheduled in the Appropriations Committee.)
FOX NEWS
— California Dems rally around healthcare for illegal immigrants during fiery debate. Gov Gavin Newsom had cut the coverage to help reduce California’s ballooning deficit
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-california-dems-rally-around-healthcare-illegal-immigrants-fiery-debate
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Marco Rubio’s Hope for America. DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/marco-rubios-hope-for-america/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American pride is declining due to a cultural shift from patriotism to “oikophobia,” or rejection of national heritage. Institutions like museums, academia, and media are accused of emphasizing America’s flaws over its achievements. Oikophobia replaces gratitude with grievance, weakening national identity and belief in America’s value.)
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Disappearing Male Student. It’s time to stop pathologizing masculinity.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/05/06/the-disappearing-male-student/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The damaging effects of wokeness coincide with the increased presence of women in institutional leadership. Universities were once factories of progress—not to be mistaken with progressive—led by innovative risk-takers. Today, they operate more as re-education camps designed to stamp out any hint of masculinity, labeling it as toxic. The feminization of higher education is an ideological takeover that has declared war on the characteristics of the “alpha male,” letting intellectual curiosity and excellence melt in the acid bath of cancel culture. Look at the numbers, because they don’t lie even if the administrators do. Women now dominate college enrollment, graduate programs, and entire fields like psychology, education, and the humanities. Recent reports show that female representation in college leadership has also increased steadily. Meanwhile, the share of men on campus has dropped precipitously. Men now account for roughly 41 to 44 percent of U.S. undergraduates, down from an even split in the 1970s. Fewer men are enrolling in college, and those who do enroll are more likely to drop out. This shift is generally celebrated, and any area where women make up less than 50 percent is often treated as a problem to be solved. Why aren’t there more female university presidents?, activists bemoan. Instead, we should be asking what to do about the missing men. Men are leaving for other spaces because they are constantly under attack in higher education. Every semester, I have male students in my office venting about how professors allow classmates to openly stereotype and malign them. They feel uncomfortable, but most don’t speak up against this discrimination because doing so risks igniting the fire of a Title IX investigation. Challenging a female professor or classmate risks hurting someone’s feelings and becoming the target of a complaint. Make a woman feel uncomfortable, and the inquisition ensues. Do the same to a man? The feelings-first, anti-male brigade shrugs: he probably deserved it. Ironically, the men who do endure this environment, endure it precisely because of the qualities modern feminists vilify: the ability to tolerate disagreement. Men are more tolerant of political enemies than women are of allies. Consider what that tells us about the inclusivity of female-run spaces.)
NTD
— Illegal Aliens Being Arrested by ICE Throw a Fit to Make It Difficult for ICE, Rile up Protestors.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/illegal-aliens-being-arrested-by-ice-throw-a-fit-to-make-it-difficult-for-ice-rile-up-protestors-expert_1143134.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— California Democrats Think Illegal Immigration Will Save Their Party, It’s Their Only Hope.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/06/sean_davis_california_democrats_think_illegal_immigration_will_save_their_party_its_their_only_hope.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Here’s How Chicago Has Been Putting Illegal Aliens Above American Citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heres-how-chicago-has-been-putting-illegal-aliens-above-american-citizens/ar-AA1Oe9EP
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker blames Trump for violent threats against Jews.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5866522-pritzker-blames-trump-rhetoric/
— EEOC sues NY Times, alleging discrimination. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5865552-new-york-times-discrimination-lawsuit/
— ICE to end shortened training programs after criticism. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was in classroom training. I got lots classroom training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5866624-ice-ends-shortened-training/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/world/video/john-prevost-pope-leo-brother-ebof-vrtc
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/rubio-meet-pope-leo-trump-keeps-up-attacks-pontiff-2026-05-07/
MSN
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had my many Democrat superiors and supervisors who were veterans waste my career and get rid of me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed that because of that, I was able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free for NIU owning that Charger in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married in 1978, i) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, j) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, k) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
ABC NEWS
— DOJ targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-targets-slow-immigration-judges-trump-pushes-132730620
CBS NEWS
— Higher rate of mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/new-study-shows-higher-rate-of-mental-health-challenges-among-lgbtq-youth/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump. DD: Who has backed you? What adverse actions have your critics/opponents taken against them? I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they took against those who have backed me. I would start with a) my Democrat IRS superiors who got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors who got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/trump-candidates-win-indiana-republican-primary.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/conservative-groups-influence-inside-the-state-department-raises-alarms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/06/poll-trump-leo-hegseth-approval/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/rubio-faces-challenge-in-pope-leo-meeting-after-22246317.php
COLUMBIA DISPATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/06/indian-americans-other-ohioans-reject-ramaswamy-as-governor-opinion/89942561007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act. The Supreme Court issues a welcome ruling, but a couple of vacancies could lead to its undoing. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/to-end-racial-gerrymandering-congress-needs-to-act-7f69c716
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/06/trump-lashes-out-at-pope-leo-over-iran-war-again-before-rubio-visit/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: Democrat and RINO judges and justices promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-anti-dei-efforts-struggle-under-federal-judges-scrutiny
SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://spectator.com/article/the-slow-death-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/?edition=us
TIME
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/06/pope-leo-nuclear-weapons-trump/
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/racial-diversity-boosts-graduate-salaries-finds-major-study