Tag: discrimination

October 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 33 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/33-shot-3-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6784858/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “President Trump’s quick drive was ‘unnecessary,’ potentially exposed others to COVID-19.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-quick-drive-potentially-exposed-others-to-covid-19-doctor-says/6785813/
— COVID-19 study finds 82% of hospitalized patients experience neurological symptoms, Northwestern says
https://abc7chicago.com/health/nu-study-finds-most-hospitalized-with-covid-19-experience-neurological-symptoms/6785487/

CBS2
— Remdisivir, Drug Administered To President Trump As He Battles COVID-19, Went Through Clinical Trials In Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4762132-remdisivir-drug-administered-to-president-trump-as-he-battles-covid-19-went-through-clinical-trials-in-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Older people will soon receive health coverage in Illinois regardless of immigration status under first-in-nation program: ‘It’s a relief’ – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, their operatives, and their dupes illegally do everything that they illegally can to illegally get citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-health-coverage-low-income-immigrant-seniors-illinois-20201005-7llqiixynrc7ropg6aqt7xjnvq-story.html
— An Illinois university got major pushback for cutting religion, French and anthropology. But other colleges are dropping the humanities too. – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: All my college degrees were career-oriented. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, MBA from Loyola when I was 27, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, and master’s degree in finance from IIT when I was 48.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-wesleyan-university-liberal-arts-cuts-20201005-sb3disywfvb43mpg6bjoiweyfi-story.html
— 8 questions for candidates for Illinois State Senate (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-cb-illinois-state-senate-candidate-surveys-20201005-2rjiwqmuyfhwrhtkzdl37oobnq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Reporter on ‘hiatus’ following publisher’s removal, ex-staffers say The Chicago Reporter, an investigative news source that has probed issues of race and poverty for nearly five decades, halted publication last month, according to former staffers. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/10/4/21501250/chicago-reporterhiatus-publisher-removal-journalism
— CPS teachers could look inside students’ homes — without their knowledge — before fix The situation, which was corrected only after the first few weeks of school, highlights the privacy concerns that come with e-learning. – Nader Issa (DIERSEN: Zoomers, Facebookers, Twitterers, Instagramers, etc. who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican should be advised that everything that you say, that everything that you post, and that everything that you show can and will be used against you by those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/10/5/21497946/cps-public-schools-go-guardian-technology-privacy-remote-learning

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ives, Casten spar over COVID, taxes, Obamacare  The opponents in a suburban congressional race squared off in a virtual debate this weekend that also included Libertarian Party candidate William Redpath. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/ives-casten-spar-over-covid-taxes-obamacare

WGN RADIO
— Justice Thomas Kilbride on diversity in the courts and more – Ben Anderson
https://wgnradio.com/karen-conti/justice-thomas-kilbride-on-diversity-in-the-courts-and-more/

WBEZ
— How Are Illinois Politicians Keeping Safe From COVID-19 — And What Happens If They Get Sick? – Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: Some politicians are staying away from those like me who are old, overweight, and/or have health problems. I am 72 years old, I am overweight, and I have type 2 diabetes. Further, I am a Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Ever-increasingly, because of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, the aforesaid demographics are pure poison.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-illinois-leaders-stay-safe-from-covid-19/18282d6d-4165-4089-b2ea-e360f374a656

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Changes to tax amendment’s language may open door wider than thought – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-changes-to-tax-amendment-s-language-may-open-door-wider-than-thought/article_5f5fa9fb-8245-50c1-89de-809eee3ac696.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Don’t vote for a puppet, vote for Oberweis – Jerry Richard, Crystal Lake (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have painted me as being a puppet for various activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/09/30/letter-dont-vote-for-a-puppet-vote-for-oberweis/asagzdg/

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Eric Wallace slams governor’s tax hike threats: ‘It shows how desperate they are’ – Glenn Minnis
https://southcooknews.com/stories/555713114-wallace-slams-governor-s-tax-hike-threats-it-shows-how-desperate-they-are

NPR ILLINOIS
— Mary Trump Says Trump Family Saw Illness As ‘Unforgivable Weakness’ (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout a) that my having type 2 diabetes is an “unforgivable weakness;” b) that I brought it on myself by my eating too much, by my not getting enough exercise, and by my not getting enough sleep; and c) that is, that I brought it on myself by my spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/mary-trump-her-familys-relationship-illness#stream/0
— Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter Steve Herman For Anti-Trump Bias – David Folkenflik (DIERSEN: I am one of an extremely few political reporters in Illinois who are conservative or Republican. Political reporters in Illinois who falsely deny that they are liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green should be investigated.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/political-aides-investigate-voa-white-house-reporter-anti-trump-bias#stream/0

WREX
— Illinois State Police will be in Rockford region enforcing restrictions, Winn. Co. Sheriff: ‘Will not help with enforcement’ – Richard Bodee
https://wrex.com/2020/10/02/illinois-state-police-will-be-in-rockford-region-enforcing-restrictions-winn-co-sheriff-will-not-help-with-enforcement/

WCIA
— Sangamon County on pace with mail-in ballot counting – Cole Henke
https://www.wcia.com/news/sangamon-county-on-pace-with-mail-in-ballot-counting/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicagoans Want Money Reallocated From Police Budget, City-Sponsored Survey Shows “Of more than the 19,000 comments we received on the survey, more than 18,000 mentioned the police,” the city’s budget director said. – Erin Hegarty
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/02/chicagoans-want-money-reallocated-from-police-budget-city-sponsored-survey-shows/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— WHO WILL TEST PRITZKER? – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/05/who-will-test-pritzker-trumps-drive-by-kamalas-durbin-ad-electoral-count-more-billionaire-cash-490522
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While we haven’t yet dragged ourselves out from under the 2020 election, a few Republicans are already eyeing 2022 to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Most political watchers are waiting to see what Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Cubs co-owner and Republican National Committee finance Chairman Todd Ricketts, and Chicago attorney and Illinois Republican committeeman Richard Porter will do. State Rep. Darren Bailey of Xenia (in Clay County), and state Sen. Paul Schimpf of Waterloo (near St. Louis), have talked to people about running. Bailey, who makes a living as a farmer, has made headlines for a lawsuit against Pritzker, claiming his civil rights have been violated by the governor’s stay-at-home orders. Bailey is the state rep who was kicked out of the spring legislative session for a day for not wearing a mask. He’s also a freshman Rep who’s running for state senator. Talk about ambition. Schimpf, who’s not seeking re-election this year, saw his plans for a federal judgeship derailed. So he’s looking for something new after next month’s election. The attorney and retired Marine Corps officer has been a familiar face on the campaign circuit for other Republican candidates. He also has been speaking out against the graduated income tax ballot measure, which is backed by Pritzker. Gary Rabine, owner of a Rabine Group, a paving and concrete company based in Schaumburg, has hosted Trump events around Illinois, allowing him to get his name out with top-tier Republican supporters. Rabine, who headlines a podcast called Ditch Digger CEO, also has the ear of Charlie Kirk of Turning Point. Kinzinger, meanwhile, may be looking for a new challenge after nearly 10 years in the House — 12 if he wins re-election next month. He’s one of the few Republicans in Congress who hasn’t been afraid to call out President Donald Trump when he thinks the president’s tweets go too far. GOP sources say Kinzinger’s campaign team would like to see him run for governor, but he so far isn’t indicating whether he’s ready to make the leap. Other wildcards are Ricketts, whose family is on the Forbes billionaire list and is seen as someone who could match Pritzker’s ability to self-fund, and Porter, who’s become a notable name in GOP circles. No one’s ready to talk yet about 2022. But that will change next month after the 2020 election winds down.)

WIREPOINTS
— The Ultimate ‘Fair Tax’ Treachery Is The Ballot Itself – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-ultimate-fair-tax-treachery-is-the-ballot-itself-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Trans” Cultism IS an Election Issue – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/trans-cultism-is-an-election-issue/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES “OPERATION MAGA” TO KEEP CAMPAIGN AT FULL SPEED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/trump-campaign-launches-operation-maga-to-keep-campaign-at-full-speed.html
— BECKMAN: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIKE A CAGE MATCH? GOOD!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/beckman-presidential-debate-like-a-cage-match-good-.html
— TIME MAGAZINE PRAISES BLM CO-FOUNDERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/time-magazine-praises-blm-co-founders.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sen. Gary Peters Forces Michigan Taxpayers To Pay For His Cadillac Health Insurance Peters opts out of Obamacare to remain on now-defunct health plan that costs Michiganders millions – Yuichiro Kakutani (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that as a federal retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/sen-gary-peters-forces-michigan-taxpayers-to-pay-for-his-cadillac-health-insurance/

GOPUSA
— Deadly September: At Least 81 Homicides And 400 Shot In Chicago In One Month Plus Riots, Looting And More (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for Democrats, they will steal vehicles, rob, loot, riot, and burn down your municipality. Of course, Democrats demand that Democrat candidates get 100% of the vote in Chicago. What percent of the vote for Democrat candidates do Democrats demand in your precinct: 80%, 90%,100%?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95795
— Pelosi Implies Trump Doctors Are Dishonest
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95845
— Biden’s Shocking Tribute To KKK Leader
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95799
— The Party Of Hate
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95832
— Black Lives Matter Logos In The Workplace Divide Employers, Workers And Customers (DIERSEN: To allow/encourage/force employees to wear BLM logos is to get rid of employees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95838

BLAZE
— Top Republican: Pelosi refused to implement COVID testing as Senate Dems use COVID to delay Barrett hearings – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Democrats use COVID to harm Republicans.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/scalise-pelosi-has-refused-to-implement-covid-testing-for-lawmakers

DAILY WIRE
— Leftists Explode Over Trump Taking Short Ride Outside Hospital: Charge Him With Crimes, Remove From Power
https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-explode-over-trump-taking-short-ride-outside-hospital-charge-him-with-crimes-remove-from-power
— POLL: Biden’s National Lead ‘Nearly Doubles’ Following Debate, Trump Gains In Key Swing States – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-bidens-national-lead-nearly-doubles-following-debate-trump-gains-in-key-swing-states

NATIONAL REVIEW
— HIPAA Applies to the President, Too – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and if you are involved in government or politics, you should expect that those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican will put all your health problems, and all your other problems, into the public record.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/hipaa-applies-to-the-president-too/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP anxiety grows over Trump political roller coaster.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/519460-gop-anxiety-grows-over-trump-political-roller-coaster

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans gripped by dread as multiple crises swirl. The presidency, control of the Senate and even a quick confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett are all in doubt less than a month from the election.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/05/republicans-dread-coronavirus-infections-426351
— What Happens If Pence Needs to Become ‘Acting President’? VPs have briefly taken over power three times before, but this moment could be different—putting the United States in uncharted territory. – GARRETT M. GRAFF
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/04/pence-acting-president-426068

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crows about the success that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have had in getting hate-filled Trump-hating Secrete Service employees to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, that is, to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/politics/trump-secret-service-trip/index.html

CNBC
— Meghan Markle lives by this quote to tune out ‘naysayers’ – Jennifer Liu (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have been the biggest NAYSAYERS in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/meghan-markle-lives-by-this-quote-to-tune-out-naysayers-stay-focused.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-virus-precautions-poll/story?id=73411221

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Older voters may turn out to be the Democrats’ 2020 heroes.” I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on how the aforesaid have treated me. I am 72 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/older-american-voters-may-turn-out-to-be-the-democrats-2020-heroes/2020/10/03/e7b263e6-0196-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

MORNING CALL
— After coronavirus delay, Biden campaign launching in-person canvassing in Pennsylvania, other battleground states – AP (DIERSEN: I urge all Republican organizations in Illinois to ASAP provide Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains with updated voter guides to deliver to the Independent and Republican households in their precincts. That literature should include all the endorsements that Republican candidates have received.)
https://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-pa-eletion-biden-canvassing-20201001-gqgr3mihkrfubas2chlecg4zz4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ahead of the voter outreach expansion, Biden’s campaign has already opened 109 supply centers across 17 battleground states to help distribute campaign literature, lawn signs and other materials for the canvassers. Biden volunteers in Pennsylvania and Nevada began dropping campaign literature at voters’ homes just last weekend, although they were instructed to avoid any direct conversations. Those conversations will begin this weekend following a series of training sessions designed to ensure Biden’s team can engage with people at doorsteps as safely as possible. All volunteers involved will be provided personal protective equipment, including masks, and will have their temperatures checked. The campaign also plans to send batches of text messages telling voters to expect a knock at their door before volunteers enter a neighborhood. Biden’s team is particularly focused on ensuring his supporters have updated information about how and where to vote as early as possible. Literature used in Pennsylvania in recent days, for example, encourages people to make a specific plan to vote — either by mail, in person early voting or in person on Election Day.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: All Federal Agencies Told to Suspend Diversity Training Programs Personnel office instructions seek to ensure compliance with Trump’s executive order – Paul Kiernan and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-federal-agencies-told-to-suspend-diversity-training-programs-11601812800
— Coronavirus Surge in Mail Voting Likely to Lead to More Rejected Ballots Voters casting ballots by mail for first time are more likely to make mistakes, though many states allow corrections – Alexa Corse and Chad Day (DIERSEN: What about Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-surge-in-mail-voting-likely-to-lead-to-more-rejected-ballots-11601827201
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Exits Quarantine in SUV to Greet Supporters. President briefly left Walter Reed hospital, departing from government health guidelines for Covid patients to remain isolated.” Democrats use Covid to harm Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-suv-trip-to-greet-supporters-raises-covid-19-safety-questions-11601860399
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD hates those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-calls-for-brotherhood-amid-covid-19-pandemic-11601806766
— Stressed at Work? Here’s When to File for Disability Benefits – Anne Steele (DIERSEN: Because of the rampant anti-conservatism in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out is extremely stressful.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stressed-at-work-heres-when-to-file-for-disability-benefits-11601838000

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook deliberately a) scrubs right-leaning content from its site and b) throttles conservative news and perspectives. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook.
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/05/918520692/facebook-keeps-data-secret-letting-conservative-bias-claims-persist

SIDNEY MORNING HERALD
— Trump’s reckless joyride tops Bible-holding photo op in Washington – Matthew Knot (DIERSEN: What have you done that your critics/opponents have painted as being reckless? According to my critics/opponents, it was reckless of me a) to not glorify and praise them, b) to not pander to them, c) to not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) to not give them money, e) to not cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) to have sued them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-reckless-joyride-tops-bible-holding-photo-opp-in-washington-20201005-p5622b.html

SUN
— ‘RIDICULOUS’ Piers Morgan slams ‘reckless’ Donald Trump for endangering lives of his Secret Service with surprise drive-by – Dan Cain (DIERSEN: What have you done that your critics/opponents have painted as being reckless? According to my critics/opponents, it was reckless of me a) to not glorify and praise them, b) to not pander to them, c) to not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) to not give them money, e) to not cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) to have sued them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12843601/piers-morgan-slams-reckless-president-trump-surprise-drive-by/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Covering the Campaign Trail During COVID-19 – Sean M. Wood (DIERSEN: Of course, ever-increasingly, COVID-19 will be used to get rid of reporters like me who are old, overweight, and/or have health problems. The aforesaid reporters are presumed a) to be more likely to catch COVID-19 and therefore b) to spread COVID-19.)
http://editorandpublisher.com/stories/election-2020-covering-the-campaign-trail-during-covid-19,175514

INDEED
— Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years? (DIERSEN: 5 years from now, I see myself a) continuing to put a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning and each and every evening; b) continuing to promote individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, rejection of vices, First and Second Amendment rights, merit-based hiring, retention, and promotion, and equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving; and c) continuing to oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/interview-question-where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years

October 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President improving from COVID-19, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet, doctor says Trump remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-improving-but-not-out-of-the-woods-yet-doctor-says/6761464/
— Chicago violence: 27 shot, 2 fatally in weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/27-shot-2-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/6761820/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters blast Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/alumni-at-barretts-undergrad-school-sign-letter-of-concern/2348885/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Families of Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor rally with hundreds in Evanston to call for justice: ‘We’re going to stand united in this fight’ – KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-jacob-blake-evanston-rally-tl-1008-20201004-fgttqkyqmfdfrh3jbgawl6gbsi-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how much the top Chicago lobbyists make Increasing scrutiny of political money game hasn’t slowed the roll of cash. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-how-much-top-chicago-lobbyists-make

NPR ILLINOIS
— At Least 8 People Test Positive For Coronavirus After Rose Garden Event For Barrett – SAM GRINGLAS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/least-8-people-test-positive-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-barrett#stream/0

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign senior adviser Steve Cortes says Trump ‘upbeat and assertive’ after coronavirus diagnosis – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/campaign-steve-cortes-fox-news-sunday-trump-walter-reed-coronavirus
— ‘SNL’ pulls few punches with Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/snl-pulls-few-punches-with-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis

AMERICAN THINKER
— Don’t blame the lack of masks for Trump’s illness – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/10/dont_blame_the_lack_of_masks_for_trumps_illness.html

BLAZE
— Huge rallies in DC to show support for Trump after COVID-19 diagnosis; BLM protesters clash at ‘WalkAway’ event – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-rally-washington-walkaway-march-blm

FEDERALIST
— Pritzker Is Keeping Illinois Locked Down Not For Health But For A Federal Bailout Most governors are lifting restrictions and encouraging commerce. We’re returning to work, opening stores, and sending kids to school. But not in Illinois. – J. D. Carl
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/02/pritzker-is-keeping-illinois-locked-down-not-for-health-but-for-a-federal-bailout/

THE HILL
— Doctors, White House staff offer conflicting messages on president’s health – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519502-conflicting-signals-sent-on-trumps-health
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: History will conclude that the downfall of America began in 1965.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/519189-how-a-1965-immigration-law-forever-changed-the-makeup-of-america

POLITICO
— Biden looks to seal election after Trump’s week from hell Now it’s the Democrat traversing the battleground map, and the president stuck inside. – MARC CAPUTO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/biden-looks-to-seal-election-after-trumps-week-from-hell-425891

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare.”
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-pandemics-health-f728634fe68fecfe7874b43f3647c356

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s alternate reality of Covid-19 crumbles as the White House obfuscates.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-alternate-reality/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “White House sows confusion about Trump’s condition.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed/index.html
— Personal assistant to Trump tests positive for coronavirus – Kevin Bohn
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/nicholas-luna-body-man-trump-positive-test/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus.” What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you could have done to avoid their wrath? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you could have avoided their wrath a) by glorifying and praising them, b) by pandering to them, c) by serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) by giving them money, and/or e) by not suing them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-poll-idUSKBN26P0DT

NBC NEWS
— Trump tells nation he’s feeling better amid mixed messages over his condition
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/2020-10-04-trump-covid-n1242030

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden leads Trump by 14 points nationally.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/04/2020-election-news-biden-leads-trump-in-nbc-wsj-poll.html
— Trump’s blood oxygen level ‘dropped rapidly’ on Friday sparking health concerns, Meadows says – Joanna Tan
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/trumps-oxygen-level-dropped-rapidly-on-friday-sparking-concerns-meadows-says.html
— ‘It was the lesser of two evils’: Workers in their 50s and 60s are retiring early because of the coronavirus pandemic – Alicia Adamczyk
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/some-older-workers-forced-into-early-retirement-because-of-coronavirus.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s hospitalization starts to affect the campaign trail. – Michael Levenson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/elections/trumps-hospitalization-starts-to-affect-the-campaign-trail.html
— Trump Says He Is Better After His Chief of Staff Expresses Concern
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump
— Countering Top Aide’s Comments, Trump Says He Feels Better President Trump released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion about his condition.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/04/world/trump-covid-live-updates
— The Pandemic Depression Is Over. The Pandemic Recession Has Just Begun. Signs of a slower, grinding recovery sure look familiar. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/upshot/pandemic-economy-recession.html
— Big Companies Are Starting to Swallow the World The exuberant rebound of large companies while their small competitors struggle will require more vigilant government antitrust action than ever before, an economist says. – Austan Goolsbee
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/business/big-companies-are-starting-to-swallow-the-world.html
— The I.R.S. Is Outgunned The agency doesn’t have the resources to battle the tax lawyers of the ultrarich. Trump’s returns are just one example of how little the wealthy pay. – Natasha Sarin (DIERSEN: I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/opinion/sunday/irs-tax-income-inequality.html

NEW YORK POST
— The left’s sickening lack of decency on ailing President Trump – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2020/10/03/the-lefts-sickening-lack-of-decency-on-ailing-trump-goodwin/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How the everyday chaos of reporting on the Trump White House played out for the world to see Saturday.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/how-the-everyday-chaos-of-reporting-on-the-trump-white-house-played-out-for-the-world-to-see-on-saturday/2020/10/03/611c695c-05c0-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives feel left out of the L.A. Times’ commitment to diversity – Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-03/conservatives-feel-left-out-by-the-l-a-times-commitment-to-diversity
(FROM THE LETTER: I had to laugh when I read the statement that the L.A. Times’ future depends on diversity in its staff and stories. (“The Times’ reckoning on race and our commitment to meaningful change,” Sept. 27) The Times’ future — and that of its cohorts in the widely distrusted and reviled “mainstream media” — does indeed depend on diversity. But not the diversity The Times is talking about, a surface diversity of skin color, national origin and sexual orientation. No, The Times’ future depends on ideological diversity, something it lacks entirely. The Los Angeles Times of 2020 is a daily Democratic Party mailer, and a particularly vituperative one. More and more of the paper is devoted to opinion, and ostensible news stories themselves resemble op-ed articles. All of it, of course, leans in the same far-left direction. This does special disservice to the largely left-leaning readership of The Times, who still, four years after Donald Trump’s election, have no idea why much of the country holds them in contempt. The Times should in fact commit itself to diversity — of thought. For every left-leaning columnist who appears in its pages, The Times should commit to hiring one conservative — and not never-Trump conservatives like Jonah Goldberg, but fierce, proudly pro-Trump conservatives who can expose your readers to facts and arguments they otherwise never have to confront. Sure, some of these readers would threaten to cancel their subscriptions, and a few may. But The Times would become a must-read instead of the partisan rag it is today.)

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their progress in filling America with people who are anti-law enforcement officers, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article246175415.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wisconsin Struggles to Explain Sudden Covid-19 Spike Returning college students were first suspected to be cause of surge in cases, but now the spread to older residents has health officials uncertain – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-struggles-to-explain-sudden-covid-19-spike-11601730000

24/7 WALL STREET
— Ageism Is Rampant in COVID-19 Era – Paul Ausick
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2020/09/29/ageism-is-rampant-in-covid-19-era/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination in hiring has been illegal in the United States since 1967, but that hasn’t stopped the practice. Challenger, Gray cites a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research that found people over 40 are about half as likely to get a job offer if their age is known. How could it not be, even if older workers downplay their work history on their résumé? Older workers currently face the added disadvantage of being more at risk of contracting COVID-19. This keeps more of them from seeking work and, possibly, keeps employers from hiring them.)

MSN
— 8 Jobs That Employers Most Often Want Retirees to Do
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/8-jobs-that-employers-most-often-want-retirees-to-do/ar-BB19CH5N

October 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump was given oxygen before his admission to hospital New cases have emerged among some of President Trump’s top advisers and allies
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-was-given-oxygen-before-his-admission-to-hospital/6737789/
— Former NJ governor Chris Christie checks himself into hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fmr-nj-governor-chris-christie-checks-into-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis/6740928/
— Illinois COVID-19: DeKalb-area restrictions start as IL reports 2,442 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths Over 300K people in Illinois have had COVID-19
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2442-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6742233/

NBC5
— GOP Seeks to Pause Senate Work, But Not Barrett Hearings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/senate-cancels-work-as-lawmakers-contract-virus/2348819/
— Bernie Sanders Resuming In-Person Campaigning to Back Biden Sanders hitting the road again comes as Trump has increasingly sought to paint Biden as beholden to progressive activists and the “radical left” – Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bernie-sanders-resuming-in-person-campaigning-to-back-biden/2348710/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘I’ll be back soon’: President Trump shares update on his condition to social media – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ill-be-back-soon-president-trump-shares-update-of-condition-to-social-media
— Trump tweets: ‘I am feeling well! Doctors, Nurses and ALL… are AMAZING!’ – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-tweets-i-am-feeling-well-doctors-nurses-and-all-are-amazing

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After dodged questions and bungled timeline, White House doctor and chief of staff offer a confusing picture of Trump’s health – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed-20201003-e3tluzc3gnda5cldsuey2lbnba-story.html
— Senate calls off lawmaking after 3 GOP members test positive for COVID-19, but McConnell says Supreme Court confirmation hearings still on – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-ron-johnson-covid-19-20201003-d552vnh6nzajfjcqsd545nqfom-story.html
— Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hospitalized with COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms – LARRY MCSHANE and DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-chris-christie-positive-test-20201003-ysyu2ux7tza7pawlb74hpltqqy-story.html
— COVID-19 and the Senate Judiciary Committee: 2 senators test positive, others being tested and working remotely ahead of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-covid-senate-judiciary-committee-supreme-court-hearings-20201003-amnn5bimr5dpbpljju3b24jfzy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in coronavirus fight. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical in terms of his care” as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21500045/donald-trump-medical-update
— Illinois coronavirus case tally surpasses 300K
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/3/21499627/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Durkin for Illinois House in 82nd District Durkin is a sensible legislator and a strong leader for his party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21497912/endorsement-jim-durkin-illinois-house-82nd-district-kassem-moukahal-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Keith R. Wheeler for Illinois House in 50th District Wheeler has been a reasonable voice in the state’s fight against the coronavirus and also has a feel for the bread-and-butter issues of his district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21499458/endorsed-keith-r-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-202-election-kate-monteleone
— ENDORSEMENT: Tom Weber for Illinois House in 64th District He has worked with state and federal agencies to improve the Chain O’Lakes, a recreational and economic powerhouse for the district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495653/endorsement-tom-weber-64th-illinois-house-steven-reick-leslie-armstrong-mcleod-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Walsh for Illinois House in 62nd District He is inquisitive, non-doctrinaire and up for collaboration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495652/endorsement-jim-walsh-illinois-61st-illinois-house-district-sam-yingling-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Bos for Illinois House in 51st District He is collaborative, willing to reach out to other lawmakers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/10/3/21454407/endorsement-chris-bos-illinois-51st-house-district-mary-edly-allen-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201003/overdoses-linked-to-counterfeit-opioid-pills

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 18,000 mark with 129 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday Region’s positivity rate decreases to 5.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/03/dupage-county-surpasses-18-000-mark-with-129-new-covid-19-cases-reported-saturday/abxvwk8/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Interference With Coronavirus Information
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-duckworth-join-colleagues-in-calling-for-investigation-into-political-interference-with-coronavirus-information-44904.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are ‘The Real Test’ – DANA FARRINGTON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-gives-video-update-his-health-next-couple-days-are-real-test#stream/0
— Disinformation Around Trump’s Health ‘Very Concerning’ Ahead Of Election
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/disinformation-around-trumps-health-very-concerning-ahead-election

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Northwest Herald Wants Three More Female Democrats on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/northwest-herald-wants-three-more-female-democrats-on-the-county-board/
— L-14: Jim Oberweis Releases New Video Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/oberweistvad2/
— No Surprise That Northwest Herald Endorses Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/no-surprise-that-northwest-herald-endorses-jack-franks/
— Suzanne Ness’ Digital Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/suzanne-ness-digital-ad/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McConnell: Virus outbreak won’t stop Barrett confirmation vote before election – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/mitch-mcconnell-virus-outbreak-wont-stop-supreme-c/
— Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/trumps-diagnosis-shows-us-vulnerability-to-the-cor/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign keeping at ‘full speed’ with ‘Operation MAGA’ as Trump fights COVID-19. ‘This will show the real enthusiasm behind the president’s reelection,’ the campaign official said. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-at-full-speed-as-president-recovers-from-covid-19

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Big data expert: Facebook, Twitter, Google have become Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’ Silicon Valley social media platforms are ‘Orwellian walled gardens’ in which ever-changing rules of ‘acceptable speech’ dictate what Americans are permitted to say and see.’ – Martin Bürger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/big-data-expert-facebook-twitter-google-have-become-orwellian-ministry-of-truth

THE HILL
— Christie tests positive for COVID-19 after helping Trump with debate preparation – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519473-christie-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-helping-trump-with-debate

POLITICO
— ‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis Mainstream MAGA figures were resolutely optimistic, while the fringes pushed new, baseless conspiracies about the Democrats and China planting the virus. – TINA NGUYEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/02/maga-world-blame-adulation-trump-covid-425624
— Trump ‘doing very well,’ White House doctor says Conley briefed the press outside Walter Reed hospital, where the president has been since Friday night.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/trump-hospital-covid-health-425840

NBC NEWS
— ‘Nightmare scenario’: Trump campaign confronts daunting task of making up ground. The president’s Covid-19 diagnosis pulls him off the re-election trail at the worst time and spotlights his handling of the virus. – Sahil Kapur
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/nightmare-scenario-trump-campaign-confronts-daunting-task-making-ground-n1241986
— After concerning early Covid symptoms, Trump faces critical days ahead, sources say. The president praised medical professionals treating him at Walter Reed, writing on Twitter, “With their help, I am feeling well!” – Jane C. Timm and Hallie Jackson
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-physician-provide-details-about-president-s-covid-19-condition-n1241973

CBS NEWS
— Comments from Trump’s physician raise confusion about when the president tested positive for COVID-19 – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-physician-72-hours-comments-raise-confusion-about-when-the-president-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
— Facebook, Twitter and TikTok say content wishing for death of anyone, including Trump, is not allowed – SOPHIE LEWIS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-coronavirus-facebook-twitter-tiktok-ban-users-from-wishing-death/

CNN
— Trump’s doctors paint a rosy — but vague — picture of his health during Covid-19 treatment – Maggie Fox, Jim Acosta and Kaitlan Collins,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/health/trump-health-walter-reed-doctors-briefing-bn/index.html
— Senate GOP’s third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation – Manu Raju and Lauren Fox
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/ron-johnson-coronavirus/index.html

CNBC
— Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis provides China with fresh gains in great power contest – Frederick Kempe
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/op-ed-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis-provides-china-with-fresh-gains.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Covid Treatments Suggest a Serious Condition. Outside experts pointed to the therapies as signs that the president’s health may not be as good as his doctors said. His age, weight and gender put him at high risk.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/health/Covid-trump-treatments.html
— Positive Tests for Senators Raise Questions About Timing of Barrett Hearings
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/us/trump-vs-biden

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Gives Mixed Signals on Trump’s Health. Doctor says he is happy with president’s condition, but another person familiar with the U.S. leader’s health suggests cause for concern. – Catherine Lucey and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-cases-mount-in-trumps-orbit-as-president-remains-hospitalized-11601717979

CADILLAC NEWS
— 3 candidates seeking two Slagle Township trustee seats – Rick Charmoli
https://www.cadillacnews.com/news/3-candidates-seeking-two-slagle-trustee-seats/article_9b2816bf-171e-5f21-9182-c7d10ef22d53.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The White House Is Spreading Virus and Lies.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/white-house-spreads-covid-19-and-lies-about-trumps-health.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Thought He’d Never Get It. The president and his entourage have known since February that COVID-19 is a serious disease. They haven’t acted that way.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/thought-rules-applied-suckers/616605/

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Joe Biden More Likely to Survive 4-Year Term Than Trump.” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-more-likely-survive-4-year-term-trump-super-ager-study-finds-1536219
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden, who will turn 78 just days after the November 3 election, has a 95.2 percent probability of surviving a four-year term in office, compared to Trump at 90.3 percent, according to the study data. Conversely, there is an 82.2 percent chance Biden does not live through January 2025, while Trump has an 86.2 percent chance of dying prior to the end of his potential second White House term. . .Using data tied to genetics, social risk factors and behavioral patterns, Biden is expected to outlive Trump despite being three years older than the president. Each candidate’s parents lived beyond their mid-80s, with Biden’s father living to be 87 and his mother to 93 years of age. Trump’s mother lived to be 88 and his father lived to be 94 years old. . .Trump has an elevated familial risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, but the study authors note “neither candidate is expected to have major cognitive functioning challenges” in the near future. The researchers write that Biden has a “nearly perfect health profile for a man his age,” but Trump has “significant but modifiable” risk factors, notably his weight. Both candidates are projected to live longer than the average man in the United States. The probability that Biden reaches the age of 85 is 66 percent and Trump’s is placed at 60 percent. Despite the Trump campaign repeatedly calling Biden’s mental competency into question, the study authors say this is not the case for either candidate. The study was conducted and released prior to Trump’s announcement early Friday that he had contracted COVID-19. His physicians said Saturday that he is set for a full and quick recovery. “The weaponizing of aging to portray the opposing candidate as a doddering old fool, in the presidential campaign, is ageism, pure and simple,” Wilcox said in a press release Friday. “In this election, each candidate is biologically younger than their chronological age.”)

September 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: For the U.S. House: Ives, Fricilone – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tribune-endorsements-us-house-one-20200929-aqyc7o6q4jealdlhwcgbqmdaxe-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We start with a competitive race in the west and northwest suburbs between first-term Democratic congressman Sean Casten and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives, who came close to defeating Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary. What we see in the Casten-Ives contest is what we long to see elsewhere in the Chicago area: A strong matchup. Competitive elections force candidates to be more accountable and transparent, and provide voters with the choices they deserve. . .6th Congressional District: Chicago? It’s “de facto bankrupt,” says Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. The future of Illinois’ massive pension debt? “I’m happy to let free-market economics play out and bondholders beware. What we did with Puerto Rico is we basically set up a superstructure and a way for them to come to terms and figure out a haircut,” she says. Her bottom line: “People in Illinois can’t afford the taxes.” Ives is a fiscal and social conservative, and a policy wonk, who effectively speaks the hard truths about government spending. As a member of the Illinois House, she fought unbalanced budgets and unaccountable spending, and wasn’t afraid to take on corruption or one-party rule. Ives is seeking to oust freshman Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who took the seat in 2018 from Republican Peter Roskam. Casten says 6th District voters are pragmatic — pro-science and pro-markets — and in step with him. Casten’s top priority is solving global warming, though he doesn’t support the progressive Green New Deal. He wants to expand Obamacare but does not support a single, government provider of health care. Also running is Libertarian Bill Redpath of West Dundee. In this race, we side with Ives because of her sharp focus on government spending and her frank talk. You might not like to hear from the disciplinarian in the room. But Washington could use more hard truth-tellers. Ives is endorsed. . .Fricilone, who has served on the Will County Board for seven years, is a fiscal and social conservative. He says he’ll continue Lipinski’s common-sense approach by joining the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of moderate House members. Fricilone is endorsed.)
— Campaigning in the COVID-19 era: Is the Democrats’ safe approach hurting them? – WILL BUNCH (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, an Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-trump-campaigns-will-bunch-20200928-oed4hrgk7ne6ddxprmorwoco4i-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Additionally, the Trump campaign has carried out a door-knocking campaign of contacting voters, something the Biden team has largely shunned in favor of newfangled digital techniques.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Over 900 CPD officers have tested positive for COVID-19 this year, top cop says “Likely, we will have surpassed 1,000 before the year ends,” said Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown. – Michael Lee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/28/21473746/coronavirus-chicago-police-officers-positive-covid-tests-900-2020-david-brown
— Mr. Trump, why do you pay less in income taxes than a Starbucks barista? And many more questions we’d like to ask on Tuesday night at the first presidential debate . . . – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/28/21459841/trump-income-tax-returns-finances-trump-organization-empire-irs-new-york-times

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville to consider borrowing $16 million for capital projects – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200929/naperville-to-consider-borrowing-16-million-for-capital-projects

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Barrett to “recuse herself from voting on any post-election case that would influence or determine who won the presidency.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/question-amy-coney-barrett-needs-answer

WGN TV
— Students, parents in Glen Ellyn rally over remote learning concerns ahead of District 87 meeting – Shannon Halligan
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/students-parents-in-glen-ellyn-rally-over-remote-learning-concerns-ahead-of-district-87-meeting/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Black Lives Matter group, counter protesters trade obscenities, insults in Highland – MEGAN VALLEY
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246057940.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds of boats took part in Sunday Fox River Trump parade. Event organizer estimates more than 300 boats participated. – KELLI DUNCANE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/hundreds-of-boats-took-part-in-sunday-fox-river-trump-parade/dtjnbmr/
— ‘Our kids deserve normalcy’ District 87 students, parents call for schools to reopen at rally – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/our-kids-deserve-normalcy-district-87-students-parents-call-for-schools-to-reopen-at-rally/atx56pd/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/29/photos-glen-ellyn-parents-and-students-rally-to-return-to-school/d72b1wo/
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/28/video-district-87-return-kids-to-in-person-learning-protest/agiqjnu/

WREX
— Illinois receives $6.2 million to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – William Ingalls (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those who the Democrats will force the vaccine on?)
https://wrex.com/2020/09/28/illinois-receives-6-2-million-to-prepare-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/

WEEK
— “Citizens for Judicial Fairness” kicks off campaign against Kilbride’s retention – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/09/28/citizens-for-judicial-fairness-kicks-off-campaign-against-kilbrides-retention/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Don’t Deduct That Haircut Just Yet: Tax Court Has Rejected Such Claims – BILL CHAPPELL (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1977 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dont-deduct-haircut-just-yet-tax-court-has-rejected-such-claims#stream/0
— Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election – KELSEY SNELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/pelosi-prepares-democrats-rare-possibility-house-may-decide-election#stream/0

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Cops Shooed Activists Off Pritzker’s Gold Coast Block Is a three-person news conference outside governor’s Gold Coast mansion really an illegal protest? – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-cops-shooed-activists-pritzkers-gold-coast-block

DAILY ILLINI
— Student government resolution draws quick critique from UI admin, public – MONA ALRAZZAQ (DIERSEN: What do the Democrat leaders of your municipality want your municipality to divest from?)
https://dailyillini.com/news/campus-life/illinois-student-government/2020/09/28/student-government-resolution-draws-quick-critique-from-ui-admin-public/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University administrators quickly condemned an Illinois Student Government-backed resolution 04.22, which called for the University to divest from companies that support fossil fuels, the prison-industrial complex, Israel’s military and local police departments.)

NIU TODAY
— NIU to host art for social justice event to paint Black Lives Matter at the university’s entrance (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970. To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.niutoday.info/2020/09/28/niu-to-host-art-for-social-justice-event-to-paint-black-lives-matter-at-the-universitys-entrance/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NAPERVILLE MAYOR BACKS BIDEN – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, a Republican, is endorsing Joe Biden for president, and all hell has broken out on his Facebook page. Chirico made the not-so-subtle announcement by putting up a Biden/Harris sign in his front yard. Then he photographed it and shared it on social media, saying: “Early voting has started. In my view, the state Democratic party has a serious character and ethics problem AND at the national level, the Republican party has a serious character and ethics problem. I will be voting accordingly.” One of the 745 respondents on Facebook asked: “Do you think this was a smart move as a Republican to put up a Biden sign? Your fellow Republicans in Naperville will remember that [the] next time you are up for reelection.” The mayor made it clear he’s splitting his ticket: “Obviously I’m supporting local Republicans and I hope other republicans who are not happy with the president will do the same.” Cherico was elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected last year. His wife is Julie Chirico, who helps organize fundraisers for the House Republican Organization. Neither returned Playbook’s calls for comment. The Chiricos’ lawn sign is another example of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s struggles nationwide to appeal to suburban, moderate voters — the kind of voters who turned on the GOP in the midterms. Naperville, which straddles DuPage and Will counties, has gone from a red town to one that isn’t afraid to vote blue. All three congressional seats that represent portions of the town — the third largest in the state next to Chicago and Aurora — are held by Democrats. Rep. Bill Foster won his 11th District seat in 2012; and Reps. Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood flipped their 6th and 14th seats, respectively in 2018. To be clear, Trump doesn’t really care how Chirico votes, given Illinois isn’t a swing state. But Naperville, a town ranked as “the best city in the country to raise a family,” is the kind of suburb Trump has coveted in this campaign. If we’re reading the tea leaves, we wonder if it’s an indicator of what election night will look like in November.)
— UIHLEIN’s BACK: Dick Uihlein, the Illinois manufacturing CEO and republican donor, has donated $250,000 to the campaign opposing Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride’s retention race. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/29/naperville-mayor-backs-biden-debate-watch-3-aldermen-for-wilson-uihleins-back-490469

CENTER SQUARE
— Number of New York City workers making more than $100,000 skyrocketed in three year-span – Steve Bittenbender (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1986 when I was 38 years old. By then, a) I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) I had become a licensed CPA.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/report-number-of-new-york-city-workers-making-more-than-100-000-skyrocketed-in-three/article_2536a2a2-0185-11eb-a4b8-e3be4f6e4484.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Gives Woodstock’s Sager $25,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/pritzker-gives-sager-25000/
— Financial Help for Steve Reick Keeps Rolling In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/financial-help-for-steve-reick-keeps-rolling-in/
— Another Trump Law Enforcement Arrest in Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/another-trump-law-enforcement-arrest-in-chicago/
— Finally Found A Biden Flag
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/message-of-the-day-a-flag-8/
— 66th House District: Northwest Herald Endorses Suzanne Ness
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/nwness1/
— Dems: “Vote Our Way Or Else!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/dems-vote-our-way-or-else/
— 65th House District: Shaw Media Endorses Incumbent Dan Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/shawugaste1/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Bests Lauren Underwood at Candidates Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/14lwv1/
— A Trump Marengo Billboard from a Facebook Group
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/message-of-the-day-a-billboard-21/
— Money Keeps Pouring into Suzanne Ness’ Campaign Fund – Almost $300,000 More
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/money-keeps-pouring-into-suzanne-ness-campaign-fund/
— Democratic Party State Rep. Recommends Family Members for Patronage Appointments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/29/democratic-party-state-rep-recommends-family-members-for-patronage-appointments/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAKING A PHOTO OF YOUR FILLED-IN BALLOT IS A FELONY IN ILLINOIS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taking-a-photo-of-your-filled-in-ballot-is-a-felony-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hey You with the Spooky White Skin, You’re a Racist! – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are employed, will your employer get rid of you? How soon, if not already, if you are an old White male, and you are a member of an organization, will that organization get rid of you?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/hey-you-with-the-spooky-white-skin-youre-a-racist/

FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris doesn’t take questions after speech ripping Trump’s Supreme Court push Harris ripped Trump and the GOP for attempting to appoint a Supreme Court justice during an election year. – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-doesnt-take-questions-raleigh-speech-supreme-court

GOPUSA
— What’s Next? Amy Coney Barrett Called ‘White Colonizer’ As Supreme Court Attacks Begin – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95511
— Mom Tased For Not Wearing Mask During Football Game Charged With Criminal Trespassing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95539
— Pelosi Plots And Plans For House Of Representatives To Decide Presidential Election
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95548

BREITBART
— Leftist Group Fueling Democrat Senate Campaigns at Center of Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s Children – MATTHEW BOYLE and HARIS ALIC (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/28/leftist-group-fueling-democrat-senate-campaigns-at-center-of-attacks-on-amy-coney-barretts-children/

BLAZE
— Ohio State University students rage after officials declare black-on-white crime a ‘hate crime’: Report based on ‘false narrative of black-on-white crime’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: What percent of crime is Black-on-Black crime?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ohio-state-university-students-rage-after-officials-declare-black-on-white-crimes-hate-crimes-osu-is-mocking-their-entire-black-student-body-right-now

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor launches ‘Fascism Watch’ to spy on Trump supporters who are ‘planning an insurrection’ – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-launches-fascism-watch-to-spy-on-trump-supporters-who-are-planning-an-insurrection/

POLITICO
— House Republicans work to close gender gap despite Trump headwinds Despite successful recruitment and primary efforts, the GOP worries that a suburban revolt could deliver another disappointment. – MELANIE ZANONA and ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/29/house-republicans-work-to-close-gender-gap-despite-trump-headwinds-422765
— What our experts would ask Biden and Trump – RENUKA RAYASAM and MYAH WARD (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly-coronavirus-special-edition/2020/09/28/what-our-experts-would-ask-biden-and-trump-490460

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate – STEVE PEOPLES (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.startribune.com/5-questions-heading-into-trump-and-biden-s-first-debate/572567202/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt – AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN
https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-donald-trump-business-elizabeth-warren-national-security-042cc007c36cf773558bfd250c9701df
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: BLM products: Solidarity or profit? – Terry Tang
https://apnews.com/article/barack-obama-race-and-ethnicity-archive-racial-injustice-1a3ff2419b6c4f9f2ec9700b5b194e2c
— Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019 – CHRISTOPHER RUGABER,
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Healthy-US-economy-failed-to-narrow-racial-gaps-15603149.php

CNN
— 6 things to look for in the first Biden-Trump presidential debate – Eric Bradnerr and Dan Merica (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/presidential-debate-tonight/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Trump vs. Biden on the issues: Racial justice Comparing where the presidential candidates stand on racial justice. – Justin Gomez (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-biden-issues-racial-justice/story?id=73145335

CNBC
— Trump’s reported massive debt load raises ‘a national security question,’ Pelosi says – Lauren Feiner
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/28/trumps-reported-massive-debt-load-raises-national-security-question-pelosi-says.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “HOW REALITY-TV FAME HANDED TRUMP A $427 MILLION LIFELINE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-apprentice.html
— Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Prepares to Meet Senators The confirmation process cranked into motion on Capitol Hill as the Senate Judiciary Committee began scrubbing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s background. – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: If you sought a government or political office, who would refuse to meet with you? If you sought a government or political office, what in your background would your critics/opponents use against you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/supreme-court-barrett-confirmation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some top Democrats, still steaming over Republicans’ rush to fill the seat so close to an election, turned down offers to meet, laying the first bricks in a wall of opposition to the nomination they plan to erect in the coming weeks. Others pledged to use the meetings to begin pressing Judge Barrett to explain her views on politically divisive issues that could come before the court, like abortion rights, gay rights, the Affordable Care Act and affirmative action.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts-voting-fraud-claims-republicans/2020/09/28/ceff1184-fda2-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-there-still-so-few-black-ceos-11601302601
— Amy Coney Barrett and Joe Biden: Two Catholics, One Double Standard Will Joe Biden be asked to repudiate the ugly attacks on Amy Coney Barrett’s faith? – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-and-joe-biden-two-catholics-one-double-standard-11601333535

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump tax returns are not just good for gossip. Here are 3 reasons voters should care Trump didn’t want us to know what was in his returns” and asks “Was he honest with the IRS? Did hiding information make him a security risk? Is he fit to lead?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/29/trump-tax-returns-raise-evasion-security-risk-questions-column/3565896001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: President Trump’s tax returns show he has company: How rich Americans avoid taxes. – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I had enough deductions to justify itemizing.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/28/trump-tax-returns-tax-avoidance-strategies/3563685001/

RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL
— My questions for Joe Biden – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/opinion/96583/cal-thomas-my-questions-for-joe-biden

WILLAMETTE WEEK
— We Asked Candidates for City Council How They Would Adjust Portland Tenant Protections – Rachel Monahan (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/09/28/we-asked-candidates-for-city-council-how-they-would-adjust-portland-tenant-protections/

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— Crowded field for Park Township trustee seats – Carolyn Muyskens
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20200927/crowded-field-for-park-township-trustee-seats

TAP INTO RANDOLPH
— Experience & Partnership In Township Council Candidates – DAVID TIMPANAR
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/articles/experience-partnership-in-township-council-candidates

TAP INTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS
— Virtual Candidates Forum for Township Council: League Asks for Questions to be Re-submitted – MARLENE SINCAGLIA (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/sections/elections/articles/virtual-candidates-forum-for-township-council-league-asks-for-questions-to-be-re-submitted

CHRON WOODWARDS
— Woodlands Chamber hosts 2 online township candidate forums this week – Jeff Forward
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Woodlands-Chamber-hosts-2-online-candidate-forums-15604095.php

PLYMOUTH PATCH
— Candidate Profile: Mary Starr For Plymouth Township Supervisor Mary Starr, a Plymouth Township resident is running for Plymouth Township Supervisor. – Joey Olive
https://patch.com/michigan/plymouth-mi/candidate-profile-mary-starr-plymouth-township-supervisor

NARFE
— HOW THEY VOTED: 116TH CONGRESS (DIERSEN: Durbin got a 95% rating, Duckworth got a 93% rating, and Casten got a 100% rating. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 23 years. Given that, you would think that Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and Illinois Republican U.S. Representatives and Republican candidates for those offices would seek my input on issues that impact federal employees and federal retirees, but they have not. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,178-$131,532/year. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve GAO, but they have not. During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators. Given that, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve federal financial institution regulators, but they have not. During the last 5 1/2 years that I worked for IRS, I worked at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels currently $101-176-$107,922/year. During almost 6 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of the Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services. While I worked for IRS, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Given all of the aforesaid, you would think that the aforesaid elected officials and candidates would seek my input on issues that involve the federal government, and especially issues that involve federal employees, federal retirees, federal financial institution regulators, GAO, and IRS, but they have not. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I know about the federal government, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.narfe.org/pdf/NARFE_1020_scorecard.pdf
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NARFE publishes this voting scorecard of the 116th Congress (2019-2020) to ensure NARFE members are as informed as possible about the how the Representatives and Senators seeking reelection to Congress have represented the concerns of federal community.)

September 28 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Amy Coney Barrett: ‘Judges are not policymakers’
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Facebook to do even more to censure conservatives.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/dems-tell-facebook-to-get-serious-about-misinformation-and-hate/2345791/
— Trump Went Even Further Than Other Uber-Rich to Shrink Taxes The Times reported that Trump claimed a 200-acre family retreat in Bedford, New York, as an investment – Paul Wiseman and Marcy Gordon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-went-even-further-than-other-uber-rich-to-shrink-taxes/2345949/
— Illinois Again Hits Metric for Inclusion on Chicago’s Travel Order Requiring Quarantine, Data Shows The 7-day rolling average number of new cases in Illinois stood at 15.7 new cases per 100,000 residents Monday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-again-hits-metric-for-inclusion-on-chicagos-travel-order-requiring-quarantine-data-shows/2345891/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan opts not to sit in the hot seat, but will legislative panel make him feel any heat? Advancing a charge to a disciplinary committee would take at least one of the Democrats siding with the three Republicans — and if the past few weeks are any indication, that’s not likely. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/28/21450241/madigan-committee-analysis-commonwealth-edison-comed-durkin-welch

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Illinois Democrats look to pick up more suburban House seats, the fight could boil down to Trump vs. Madigan – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-2020-election-preview-20200928-neht43g7qvfz3ehcojn4xrwkbm-story.html
— University Park mayor: Contaminated water problem would be fixed if it was in ‘an affluent, white suburb’ – BILL JONES (DIERSEN: I lived in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-university-park-water-quality-response-st-0929-20200928-vmntvcqmtnbrxgxurdq5bdcwgu-story.html
— Trump claimed $70,000 in hair care expenses as a deduction on his income taxes, according to an exhaustive analysis of his tax records, conducted by New York Times journalists. – HEIDI STEVENS (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-trump-taxes-70000-hair-care-write-off-0928-20200928-mmvflabnjjdhpip6slbjtt2yue-story.html
— If tax report is true, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says President Trump ‘needs to apologize’ – GREGORY PRATT (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me, b) blame what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-president-trump-taxes-20200928-r54knt3dofgo5dtrxyxo5ixagi-story.html
— How to spot and avoid spreading fake news – ALAN C. MILLER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-fake-news-literacy-20200928-x5cn23oof5gwfmez63fy2gzpra-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of Trump supporters attend rally Sunday at Kane County Fairgrounds – Eric Schelkopf
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/thousands-of-trump-supporters-attend-rally-sunday-at-kane-county-fairgrounds
— Dig deep into candidates, issues with our ballot builder (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/dig-deep-into-candidates-issues-with-our-ballot-builder
— GOP House candidate Rick Laib wants to end Medicare, Medicaid – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/gop-house-candidate-wants-to-end-medicare-medicaid
— Yang v. Wehrli: 41st House District candidates debate graduated income tax plan – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/41st-house-district-candidates-debate-graduated-income-tax-plan
— Underwood, Oberweis spar over gun control, immigration – CASSIE BUCHMAN
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200928/underwood-oberweis-spar-over-gun-control-immigration

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield spotlight on Madigan tomorrow The embattled speaker denies all and won’t be there as a special House panel starts hearing evidence on whether he should be removed from his job over possible involvement in the ComEd bribery scandal. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfield-spotlight-madigan-tomorrow

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clash in Highland, Illinois – MEGAN VALLEY
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246063165.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of Trump supporters attend rally Sunday at Kane County Fairgrounds – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/09/27/thousands-of-trump-supporters-attend-rally-sunday-at-kane-county-fairgrounds/af2hkg6/

SIU NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs get rid of you.
https://news.siu.edu/2020/09/092820-SIU-will-recognize-October-as-LGBTQ-History-Month.php

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— WATCH VIDEO: President Donald J. Trump: WARRIOR
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14997

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minnesota Congresswoman Must Vacate Seat While Another Implicated in Voter Fraud Investigation Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/mn1/
— Daily Herald Endorses Michael Rein for Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/daily-herald-endorses-michael-rein-for-coroner/
— Wilke Farm Hosts GOP Gathering
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/wilke-farm-hosts-gop-gathering/
— Daily Herald Endorses Mike Buehler over Jack Franks for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/daily-herald-endorses-mike-buehler-over-jack-franks-for-county-board-chairman/
— More Lower Fox River Trump Boat Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/more-lower-fox-river-trump-boat-parade/
— Rail Service for Huntley, Rockford Back on the Tracks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/rail-service-for-huntley-back-on-the-tracks/
— Trump 2020 Sign on Fox River Grove Park Hill Not Appreciated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/28/message-of-the-day-a-sign-80/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CULTURAL MARXIST EDUCATION FOR THE KIDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/cultural-marxist-education-for-the-kids.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin to defy Welch *** Welch to Durkin: You can’t make statements or question witnesses, but you may be called to testify about your own ComEd role
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/welch-to-durkin-you-cant-make-statements-or-question-witnesses-but-may-be-called-to-testify-about-his-own-comed-role/
— Douglas, Menard statues removed from Statehouse grounds (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats officially cancel Abraham Lincoln?)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/douglas-menard-statues-removed-from-statehouse-grounds/
— 1,709 new cases, 13 additional deaths, 1,491 in hospitals, 3.7 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/1709-new-cases-13-additional-deaths-1491-in-hospitals-37-percent-positivity-rate/
— Madigan tried (and mostly failed) to help Madigan loyalist get state jobs (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/madigan-tried-and-mostly-failed-to-help-madigan-loyalist-get-state-jobs/
— Nowlan heads dark money group against Kilbride
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/nowlan-heads-dark-money-group-against-kilbride/

BREITBART
— DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Focuses on Search Engine Monopoly – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/28/report-doj-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-focuses-on-search-engine-monopoly/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook Leaks Reveal Zuckerberg’s Struggle with Far-Left Employees – Alexander Hall
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2020/09/28/facebook-leaks-reveal-zuckerbergs-struggle-far-left

CNN
— Employees of Big Four tech companies show lopsided support for Biden campaign – Fredreka Schouten and Sonam Vashi
http://www.wicz.com/story/42691458/employees-of-big-four-tech-companies-show-lopsided-support-for-biden-campaign

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s long-hidden tax returns make him look like a terrible businessman, or a cheat. Probably both.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/trumps-long-hidden-tax-returns-make-him-look-like-terrible-businessman-or-cheat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s taxes show why he is desperate to stay in office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/trumps-taxes-show-why-he-is-desperate-stay-office/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Stunning new revelations about Trump’s taxes also expose a hidden weakness.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/28/stunning-new-revelations-about-trumps-taxes-also-expose-hidden-weakness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump probably paid less in federal income tax than average middle-class American The president defended his actions in new Twitter post, but report shows Trump used tax strategies that most Americans can’t.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/09/28/trump-tax-middle-class/
— How Trump used the U.S. tax code to his benefit in three ways – David A. Fahrenthold and Joshua Partlow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tax-trump-legal-experts/2020/09/28/4142dd44-01c6-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Accountants favor Trump in election by large margin – Daniel Hood
https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/accountants-favor-trump-in-election-by-large-margin

NEWSWEEK
— Five Experts on the Possibility of an Election Month Instead of an Election Day, and What Both Parties Should Do – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/five-experts-possibility-election-month-instead-election-day-what-both-parties-should-do-1534339

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 79% Think Barrett’s Senate Confirmation Is Likely
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2020/79_think_barrett_s_senate_confirmation_is_likely

September 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 49 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/49-shot-7-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/6619005/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 49 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence. At least two of the homicide victims were teenagers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/27/21458287/chicago-weekend-shooting-gun-violence-homicide-september-25-28

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elections board says mail-in applicants who instead want to vote in person should first wait for their ballots to arrive – KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-voting-early-mail-delays-20200926-2yfkgw56czcs7ofzs3va4gmnrq-story.html
— Illinois Democrats look to win more suburban state legislative seats in November despite corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-2020-election-preview-20200928-neht43g7qvfz3ehcojn4xrwkbm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200928/281771336634958
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says billboards honoring Breonna Taylor are not political – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-lori-lightfoot-breonna-taylor-billboards-20200925-ga3glriajzebpctxo7doj5co4y-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what really happens when states raise taxes on millionaires As Pritzker pushes for higher rates on wealthiest, results of similar moves elsewhere shed light on likely effects. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/heres-what-really-happens-when-states-raise-taxes-millionaires

WGN RADIO
— Should you be worried about the virus when you go to vote? Dr. Most visits with Dean Richards – Ryan Pollock
https://wgnradio.com/health/should-you-be-worried-about-the-virus-when-you-go-to-vote-dr-most-visits-with-dean-richards/

WBEZ
— How Michael Madigan Went To Bat For The Wife And Mother Of The Chairman Investigating The ComEd Scandal  The House speaker tried to get state jobs for Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s relatives and others recommended by Welch, records show. – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-michael-madigan-went-to-bat-for-scandal-inquiry-chairmans-wife-and-mother/bbcd2bc4-6dbd-497b-9527-30ceee7e4fed

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Affordable health care at stake with Barrett’s nomination.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200927/durbin-affordable-health-care-at-stake-with-barrettrsquos-nomination

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands of supporters of Pres. Donald Trump gathered Sunday for a rally at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/09/27/photos-trump-supporters-gather-in-st-charles-for-sunday-afternoon-rally/d9ms7g5/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Underwood, Oberweis debate police brutality, gun control, abortion – CASSIE BUCHMAN
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/27/underwood-oberweis-debate-police-brutality-gun-control-abortion/a1kwlc8/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Six months later: The ripple effect of COVID-19 in Central Illinois How the pandemic has changed us — and what we’ve learned – Allison Petty
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/six-months-later-the-ripple-effect-of-covid-19-in-central-illinois/article_33ec8720-c912-5b63-a9c3-d817a49d6027.html

SOUTHERN
— Demonstrators gather in Vienna City Park in response to alleged racist Snapchat group – Brian Munoz
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/demonstrators-gather-in-vienna-city-park-in-response-to-alleged-racist-snapchat-group/article_12c2aa10-e247-5867-b4fc-8faafc002d69.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Racist incident at Vienna high school leads to protest “You don’t know what it’s like to have to be so scared for the lives of your children” – Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, and George Wiebe
https://dailyegyptian.com/102931/news/all-lives-cant-matter-until-black-lives-do-racist-incident-at-vienna-high-school-leads-to-protest/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Celebrate the Red, White and Blue event; Rep. Darin LaHood makes appearance – Austin Schick (DIERSEN: When will the Daily Herald report on the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s outstanding rally in support of law enforcement Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2020, at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield. Those who spoke included Jim Durkin, Bob Berlin, Jim Mendrick, Jeanne Ives, Jim Oberweis, Jim Zay, Tim Whelan, and Richard Jorgensen. Candidates included Jeannette Ward, Grant Wehrli, Amy Grant, Seth Lewis, Deanne Mazzochi, Peter Breen, Laura Curtis, Laura Hois, Babette Holder Youngberg, Chris Kachiroubas, Bob Grogan, Donald Puchalski, Sean Noonan, Brian Krajewski, Tim Elliott, Kevin Coyne, Robert Larsen, Karen Kelly, Mary Lou Wehrli and Judges Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice. The hundreds of attendees included many Republican county and township officials and party leaders and Precinct Committeemen. Event sponsors included Berlin, Jorgensen, Cronin, Durkin, Zay, DiCianni, Puchalski, Larsen, Hart, Mendrick, Kachiroubas, Walsh, Felice, McCluskey, Noonan, Krajewski, Tornatore, Whelan, Dabrowski, Wilkens, Lewis, Boltz, Grinsby, A. Anderson, Monino, Henry, M.L. Wehrli, Musson, Kain, Grant, Hois, Carlson, Bergl, Kordik, and Kammes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/celebrate-the-red-white-and-blue-event-rep-darin-lahood-makes-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE :A rally held Sunday in the twin cities showing support for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMT’s. The Celebrate the Red, White and Blue Rally held by the McLean County Republicans was hosted at the Corn Crib Stadium and featured displays from local businesses, community tributes and appearances from local, state and federal lawmakers. Organizers said the goal of the event was to let first responders and other personnel that they are appreciated, especially in these times and every day. Congressman Darin LaHood showed his support Sunday afternoon said it’s time to end the talks across the nation that call for defunding the police.)

CHICAGO NOW
— Democrats hotly oppose gerrymandering…except in Illinois – Dennis Byrne (DIERSEN: In 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Previously, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/09/democrats-hotly-oppose-gerrymandering-except-in-illinois/

WIREPOINTS
— “Fix the problems instead of throwing more money into the bottomless pit that is unreformed Illinois” – Mark on with Mike Flannery
https://wirepoints.org/fix-the-problems-instead-of-throwing-more-money-into-the-bottomless-pit-that-is-unreformed-illinois-mark-on-with-mike-flannery/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK SENDS WRONG POLLING LOCATION TO VOTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/champaign-county-clerk-sends-wrong-polling-location-to-voters.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on defeating Amy Grant.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/28/here-we-go-again-different-excerpt-leaked-of-rep-amy-grants-fundraising-call/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Graham: Senate Judiciary Committee to vote by Oct. 22 on Barrett nomination – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/27/graham-senate-judiciary-committee-to-vote-by-oct-2/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois State football coach abruptly quits, puts ‘All Lives Matter to Our Lord’ sign on office door while leaving – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/college-coach-abruptly-quits-puts-all-lives-matter-to-our-lord-sign-on-office-door-while-leaving

GOPUSA
— A Month Before The Election ‘Experts’ Predict ‘Huge Surge’ In Covid Cases
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95498
— America: Hundreds Turn Out For Trump Car Parade In Kansas City
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95489

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— An Answer to Urban Violence: Take Politics Out of Policing – Mark C. Curran Jr.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/25/an_answer_to_urban_violence_take_politics_out_of_policing_144291.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fears grow of chaotic election.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/518350-fears-grow-of-chaotic-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the military to be 100% anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more that Democrats succeed at the aforesaid, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/518328-trump-pentagon-collide-over-anti-diversity-training-push

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn People of Praise.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/27/how-amy-coney-barretts-religious-group-helped-shape-a-city-422329
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women to hate Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/28/trump-women-voters-422346
— Trump readies thousands of attorneys for election fight Dozens of lawyers from three major firms have been hired. Thousands of volunteer attorneys and poll watchers across the country have been recruited. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-legal-network-election-day-fight-422035
— Black Women Reach Record Numbers in Down-Ballot Races. Kamala Harris is on the top ticket, but she has plenty of company in congressional races. – KELLY DITTMAR and GLYNDA C. CARR
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/23/black-women-record-down-ballot-races-420121

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts ‘disgraceful’ criticism of Amy Coney Barrett over Catholic faith – Aaron Feis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/27/trump-blasts-criticism-of-amy-coney-barrett-over-catholic-faith/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Vicious hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Contested elections can unleash violent white supremacy. We have seen it before. Why Trump’s refusal to commit to accepting the election results is so dangerous.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/28/contested-elections-can-unleash-violent-white-supremacy-we-have-seen-it-before/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Biden is slightly healthier, study says, but both presidential candidates may be ‘super-agers’ – JAMES RAINEY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with younger people. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-09-25/biden-trump-super-agers-longevity-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The presidential candidates and their supporters will likely keep belittling the other guy as a doddering old fool, but a group of geriatric experts say in a new paper that both President Trump and challenger Joe Biden appear to have the physical and cognitive tools to make it through four years in the White House. In fact, the two candidates’ relative good health and other advantages — parental longevity, access to top-notch healthcare and abstinence from smoking and drinking — suggest both men are likely to become long-living “super-agers,” who thrive well into their 80s, or beyond, according to a draft report written by three medical doctors and four researchers with expertise in public health, survival analysis and statistics. . .While the candidates are unusually healthy for their age, Biden is projected to live longer because of his routine fitness regimen, compared with Trump’s relatively sedentary lifestyle and obesity, according to the paper. which will be published in October in the Journal on Active Aging. The journal bills itself as “an indispensable tool for professionals who are dedicated to older adults living as fully as possible regardless of age.”)

USA TODAY
— Democrats, not Republicans, are hypocrites on filling SCOTUS seat Democrats accuse Republicans of being hypocrites in the issue of the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, but it is Democrats who are full of hypocrisy. – Rick Scott
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/25/democrats-scotus-hypocrisy-surrounding-empty-seat-column/3505321001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Everybody Expects the Anti-Catholic Inquisition – Dominic Green (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/everybody-expects-the-anti-catholic-inquisition-11601154297
— Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy Prices are rising for things people need in the pandemic, even if the overall inflation number remains subdued – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-already-herefor-the-stuff-you-actually-want-to-buy-11601112630
— Google Will Be Hard Habit to Break Regulators might have legitimate concerns about Google’s dominance in search, but there is little they can do if consumers use it anyway. – Dan Gallagher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google does everything that it can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) elect Democrat Party candidates, and c) to defeat Republican Party candidates.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-will-be-hard-habit-to-break-11601128801

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, BRIBERY: Bloomberg Raises Millions So Floridians Convicted Of Nonviolent Felonies Can Pay Off Fines—And Vote – Jack Brewster
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/09/22/bloomberg-raises-millions-so-floridians-convicted-of-felonies-can-pay-off-fines-and-vote/#501fcac75d62

INC.
— These 5 Habits Will Help You Stay Focused All Day. – MINDA ZETLIN (DIERSEN: What do you do and what motivates you to stay focused on doing it? I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. The continuing failure/refusal of Republican organizations in Illinois to keep Illinois Republicans up-to-date with government and political news and commentary continues to motivate me to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. The continuing massive efforts by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) to discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails also motivates me.)
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/focus-productivity-techniques-habits-traci-stein.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want federal employees and federal contractors to be 100% anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more that Democrats succeed at the aforesaid, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/dod-reporters-notebook-jared-serbu/2020/09/industry-holds-its-breath-on-impact-of-trump-diversity-training-order/

FAST COMPANY
— 6 types of bad bosses and how to deal with them Should you look for a new job, or is there a way to build a productive working relationship? – JUDITH HUMPHREY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who supervised me while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on how they dealt with tremendous pressure from their Democrat superiors to get rid of me and to get rid of those who shared my demographics – Republican, conservative, draft avoider, White, male, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. Further, I should write a book about those who have lead the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should title the book “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90550967/6-types-of-bad-bosses-and-how-to-deal-with-them

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— With Anger at Police High, Officers Face Greater Danger – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-09-27/with-anger-at-police-high-officers-face-greater-danger

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Accuses Bloomberg of ‘Serious Crime’ in Helping Ex-Prisoners Vote – EMILY CZACHOR
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accuses-bloomberg-serious-crime-helping-ex-prisoners-vote-1534505
— Discrimination Against Whites Needs More Attention, Say About Half of White Republicans in 3 Southern States – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs crow that they give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of foreign countries. That is, ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs crow that they discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/discrimination-against-whites-needs-more-attention-say-about-half-white-republicans-3-southern-1534514

September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois student-athletes, parents announce upcoming lawsuit regarding fall sports’ cancellation. Group gathered in front of Pritzker’s Gold Coast home. – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/il-student-athletes-parents-announce-upcoming-lawsuit-regarding-fall-sports/6598733/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,604 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1604-new-covid-19-cases-14-deaths/6601114/
— Donald Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017: NY Times – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance is legal. What did you do to avoid paying higher federal taxes? Instead of renting, I bought the following and deducted mortgage interest and real estate taxes: a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. Instead of spending my time and money on other things, I paid for and deducted tuition, fees, and books a) to earn a job-related MBA from Loyola on 1976, b) to pass the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) to earn a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) to pass the job-related Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) to earn a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-$750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/6605508/

NBC5
— Class-Action Lawsuit to be Filed Against IHSA to Allow Fall Sports to Begin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/class-action-lawsuit-to-be-filed-against-pritzker-administration-to-allow-fall-sports-to-begin/2345397/
— GOP Invests $10M in Boosting Trump With Barrett Confirmation The RNC on Saturday unveiled a website to allow supporters to contact lawmakers to urge them to put Barrett on the court – Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/gop-invests-10m-in-boosting-trump-with-barrett-confirmation/2345363/
— Lockdowns Are Fading, But GOP Outrage Isn’t in Campaigns A majority of Americans — 69% — say they are still at least somewhat worried about themselves or their family members being infected with the virus – Paul J. Weber
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/lockdowns-are-fading-but-gop-outrage-isnt-in-campaigns/2345516/
— Trump Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 10 of Past 15 Years: NY Times Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid $750 in taxes to the federal government the year he was elected, 2016, and $750 again his first year in office. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/ny-times-trump-paid-750-in-us-income-taxes-in-2016-2017/2345528/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate – Adam Shaw
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-calls-for-biden-to-take-a-drug-test-before-upcoming-presidential-debate

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump, with his baseless attacks on Joe Biden’s mental status, may have set a trap for himself in the first debate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-joe-biden-donald-trump-first-debate-20200927-uofe6up3lzczxfff4amigv3wzm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take the long view, Chicago, and make sure public transit survives and thrives post-COVID-19 Our roads cannot handle the “carpocalypse” that will result if public transit becomes unreliable just as travel increases to pre-COVID levels. – Amy Rynell, MarySue Barrett and Ron Burke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/25/21456299/public-transit-metra-cta-pace-post-covid-expressway-traffic-jams-chicago
— Fact-check: Durbin’s claim about COVID-19 effect on U.S. economy vs. rest of the world off by a factor of wrong Asked repeatedly to provide records, studies or any other support to back up the claim, Sen. Dick Durbin’s staff did not respond. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/27/21456365/durbin-fact-check-politifact-covid-19-economy-unemployment-gdp

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lower Fox River Trump Boat Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/lower-fox-river-boat-parade/
— DeWitte Praised by Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/dewitt-praised-by-illinois-state-chamber-of-commerce/
— “All Politics Is Local”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/all-politics-is-local/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14: Democrats Target 1099 Workers Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/27/flsa1/
— 57,000 McHenry County Ballots in the Mail, 484 Vote in Person Friday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/57000-mchenry-county-ballots-in-the-mail-484-vote-in-person-friday/
— Franks Sends Press Release Saying He Favors Tax Flat Levy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/franks-sends-press-release-saying-he-favors-tax-flat-levy/
— McHenry Township Appointment History
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/mchenry-township-appointment-history/
— State GOP Mails for Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/state-gop-mails-for-oberweis/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Durbin: Democrats ‘can’t stop the outcome’ on SCOTUS fight – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/27/durbin-democrats-cant-stop-the-outcome-on-scotus-f/

CENTER SQUARE
— Two former Illinois governors, now out of prison, have advice for House Speaker Michael Madigan – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/two-former-illinois-governors-now-out-of-prison-have-advice-for-house-speaker-michael-madigan/article_47a96262-ff77-11ea-bbfc-d3201d12b585.html

TOWNHALL
— Dick Durbin: We Can’t Prevent Barrett From Being Confirmed But… – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/09/27/watch-dick-durbin-admits-dems-cant-prevent-amy-coney-barrett-from-being-confirm-n2577016
— Democrats Take Aim At Amy Coney Barrett – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/09/26/democrats-take-aim-at-amy-coney-barrett-n2576989

PJ MEDIA
— Military Ballots Found in the Trash in Pennsylvania—All Were Trump Votes – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/09/24/military-ballots-found-in-the-trash-in-pennsylvania-all-were-trump-votes-n964614

CNN
— New York Times: Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of past 15 years beginning in 2000 – Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/27/politics/trump-income-taxes-new-york-times-report/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump lashes out at New York Times report alleging years of tax avoidance According to The New York Times, Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and again during his first year in office. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lashes-out-new-york-times-report-alleging-years-tax-n1241220

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump, accompanied by his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, held a news conference at the White House minutes after The Times published a major new investigation into his tax returns.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/27/us/trump-vs-biden-elections#trump-insists-he-paid-a-lot-in-taxes-after-an-investigation-reveals-new-details-about-his-personal-finances
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “THE PRESIDENT’S TAXES LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP’S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
— Trump Calls Years of Tax Avoidance ‘Fake News,’ Attacks I.R.S. – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007364069/trump-taxes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Barrett Could Be Most Conservative Justice Since Clarence Thomas – Bloomberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/barrett-could-be-most-conservative-justice-since-clarence-thomas/2020/09/26/7ebd759a-003f-11eb-b0e4-350e4e60cc91_story.html
— Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money than it made, report says – David A. Fahrenthold and Yeganeh Torbati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-taxes/2020/09/27/8a58c618-010f-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Nevada legislator uses horses to get out his message in Las Vegas (DIERSEN: Last Friday, I finished hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: joint candidate piece from the Milton Township Republican Organization, sample ballot, literature from the 14 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who provided campaign literature, and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. Six of the aforesaid pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The envelopes had on them a) mailing labels provided by the DuPage County Election Division for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/nevada-legislator-uses-horses-to-get-out-his-message-in-las-vegas-2131003/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nevada Assemblyman Edgar Flores canvassed in his east Las Vegas neighborhood on Saturday. Flores, who is running for re-election in Assembly District 28, kicked off a campaign literature drop Saturday morning with many supporters on horseback. The event, which included distribution of literature for his campaign and for the Biden-Harris campaign, was designed to promote the vote within Latino community, Flores noted in an email to the Review-Journal on Friday.)

WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT
— Woodland City Council candidates answer questions (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates the following question: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2020/09/26/2020-election-woodland-city-council-candidates-answer-questions/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Nomination of Barrett Heightens Partisan Conflict as Election Nears Republicans look to move quickly through confirmation process; Democrats warn of threat to Obamacare – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nomination-of-barrett-heightens-partisan-conflict-as-election-nears-11601208052
— Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy Prices are rising for things people need in the pandemic, even if the overall inflation number remains subdued – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-already-herefor-the-stuff-you-actually-want-to-buy-11601112630

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/27/all-the-republicans-who-have-endorsed-joe-biden-for-president/#359d19367340

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners (DIERSEN: Meeting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets is a “zero sum game.” For every employee who is hired or promoted who is Democrat, minority, female, or younger, an employee who is Republican, White, male, or older is not hired or promoted. All my coworkers who IRS and GAO promoted over me were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/achieving-diversity-and-inclusion-within-securities-and-financial-management
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accountability and measurement are necessary to achieve results. Marcham encouraged us to avoid barriers that we often throw up, and not to see diversity and inclusion results as a “zero sum game.” Instead tangible D&I results are a chance to grow both inclusively and financially – the well-known win‑win. Lewis wryly observed the financial services industry measures everything so there is no excuse not to measure our results on D&I.)

BUSINESS LEDGER
— Best Places to work in Illinois (DIERSEN: One would expect that employers that give lots of preference to their employees who are members of certain groups would be ranked higher by their employees who are members of those groups. Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or non-veteran, one would expect that those employees would rank the federal government very highly.)
https://www.dhbusinessledger.com/special-events/

VARIETY
— Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal Struggling Businesses but Big Windfall From ‘The Apprentice’ New York Times exposé sheds light on Trump’s tax returns. – Jordan Moreau
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/trump-tax-returns-debt-the-apprentice-1234785033/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ, LGBTQ-promoters will call those groups hate groups.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/mike-pompeo-speaking-christian-hate-group-linked-fundraiser-right-election/

September 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Hundreds rally at Daley Plaza demanding justice for Breonna Taylor – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/hundreds-rally-in-chicago-demanding-justice-for-breonna-taylor-/6585352/
— Amy Coney Barrett becomes 1st Notre Dame grad, faculty member to be nominated for Supreme Court President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/barrett-becomes-1st-notre-dame-grad-faculty-member-to-be-nominated-for-supreme-court/6589097/
— Chicago representative leads West Side bike ride, bringing 2020 census awareness Ride began in Columbus Park – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-rep-leads-west-side-bike-ride-bringing-census-awareness/6598055/

WBBM RADIO
— Hundreds gather downtown for ‘Say Her Name’ rally to demand better justice for Breonna Taylor, more support for Black women – Rachel Pierson
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/news/hundreds-gather-downtown-to-say-her-name-for-breonna-taylor

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Spike in burglaries in 2020 linked to downtown Naperville looting in June, police chief says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-fbi-crime-stats-st-0927-20200925-734wqnikb5cbbmwtsveu3klqdq-story.html
— Donald Trump’s involvement in sports might be the most divisive, but he isn’t the only president who has meddled in our games – SHANNON RYAN (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting sports to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-donald-trump-presidents-sports-history-20200926-myjhxareajbjlc6cp4spfxgtua-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-election-ballots-page-20200925-6j6ofi67nrhjfgshocj34v2s6u-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-coup-transition-power-biden-election-supreme-court-gop-huppke-20200925-j2nso6hufrfvzhn5oyb4mddyta-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Doubt about police in Chicago manifests itself on racial lines in monitor’s survey, legal challenges over street stops – ANNIE SWEENEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-racial-divide-chicago-policing-20200925-vjkgodoznrc7hipqqae225zi2a-story.html
— Huge letters spelling out ‘Naperville Together’ to be first artwork done by Art of Inclusion group – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Democrats want the following groups to be “together:” anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-art-of-inclusion-st-0925-20200924-6d53vd2ljbglhfp76fujnizpwu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Seth Lewis for House Dist. 45
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200923/endorsement-seth-lewis-for-house-dist-45
— ‘Naperville Together’ street mural painted in city’s downtown (DIERSEN: Democrats want the following groups to be “together:” anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200926/naperville-together-street-mural-painted-in-citys-downtown

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— If it’s about state finances, it must be bad news – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20200927/statehouse-insider-if-itrsquos-about-state-finances-it-must-be-bad-news

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois officials begin mailing 1.8M mail-in ballots to voters – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Officials-begin-mailing-1-8M-mail-in-ballots-to-15599637.php

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Southwest Wisconsin Republicans gather in support of Trump, local candidates – KAYLI REESE
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_ba2aecfd-9a51-57c5-801d-6c2624e191ef.html

HERALD REVIEW
— Illinois-based Judge Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir – AP
https://herald-review.com/ap/washington/watch-now-illinois-based-judge-amy-coney-barrett-high-court-pick-is-scalias-heir/article_ae55e640-190b-5f7c-b84f-e97700271aca.html

HERALD & NEWS
— Illinois Supreme Court names diversity officer (DIERSEN: Diversity officers are under tremendous pressure to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/illinois-supreme-court-names-diversity-officer/article_a6c7d9b3-88d8-56a3-8829-9abe84b3a8e7.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Breonna Taylor to promote hatred against Trump.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-breonna-taylors-name-devastation-and-a-search-for-hope
— If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote religious discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or government clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Missouri Synod Lutherans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/if-barrett-joins-supreme-court-would-have-six-catholics

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Given all the “Fake Nurse” labelling stemming from her infamous 2018 TV commercial, Underwood dons scrubs for first time in 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/26/scrubs1/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ABC Town Hall Masquerades Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Uncommitted’ Voters – Collin Anderson (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who falsely masquerade themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/abc-town-hall-masquerades-anti-trump-activists-as-uncommitted-voters/

BREITBART
— Voters in 4 Battleground States File Lawsuits Claiming Election Meddling Funded by Mark Zuckerberg – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters in Illinois want you a) to stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) to stop visiting www.gopillinois.com , and c) to spend all your time on Facebook.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/26/voters-in-4-battleground-states-file-lawsuits-claiming-election-meddling-funded-by-mark-zuckerberg/

BLAZE
— The backlash is intense after left-wing author suggests Amy Coney Barrett adopted Haitian children to shield herself from accusations of racism ‘This person is a disgusting racist. Period’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would suggest that I did the following to shield me from accusations of racism: a) I asked Firestone Stores to assign me to its Chicago Heights Store in 1970, b) I asked IRS to assign me to its Harvey office in 1971, and c) I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ibram-kendi-attacks-amy-coney-barrett-children

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Moral Compass Isn’t Broken – Dennis Prager
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/17/the-lefts-moral-compass-isnt-broken/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of my life, I have said that the left’s moral compass is broken. And all of my life, I was wrong. Why I was wrong explains both the left and the moral crisis we are in better than almost any other explanation. I was wrong because in order to have a broken moral compass, you need to have a moral compass to begin with. But the left doesn’t have one. This is not meant as an attack. It is a description of reality. The left regularly acknowledges that it doesn’t think in terms of good and evil. Most of us are so used to thinking in those terms—what we call “Judeo-Christian”—that it is very difficult for us to divide the world in any other way.)

TOWNHALL:
— Time to Stand Up Against Big Tech – Loyd Pettegrew
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2020/09/27/time-to-stand-up-against-big-tech-n2577003

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality – AP (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more that the pandemic has harmed you, the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.)
https://www.sbsun.com/2020/09/21/us-household-wealth-hits-record-even-as-economy-struggles/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Tyler Smith to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-continues-plead-answers-2018-death-son-tyler-smith-illinois-n1241174

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use Belushi to push pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-belushi-cannabis-farmer/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “To Beat Trump, Mock Him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/opinion/sunday/trump-politics-humor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/politics/poll-supreme-court-trump-biden.html
— Trump jokes about needing ‘a couple more terms.’ ‘12 more years,’ the crowd chants.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/25/us/trump-vs-biden-election#trump-jokes-about-needing-a-couple-more-terms-12-more-years-the-crowd-chants
— How Trump’s Race-Baiting Lets Liberals Off the Hook – Matthew Desmond (DIERSEN: Everyone want to live where they are the majority. Democrats used to push integration, but now they push segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/magazine/donald-trump-suburban-lifestyle-dream.html
— Amy Coney Barrett and the New, Old Anti-Catholicism Critics of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee argue that pious Catholics are a problem for liberalism. They have a point. – Elizabeth Bruenig (DIERSEN: To harm me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that my parents had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), b) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the MSL, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/opinion/sunday/amy-coney-barrett-catholic-supreme-court.html
— Democrats Focus Objections to Barrett in Terms of Policy, Not Character – Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my character, motives, and judgement. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my character, motives, and judgement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/coney-barrett-biden-democrats-supreme-court.html
— Trump Attacked Rochester Protesters. Not All Local Republicans Agree. In Western New York, the president’s vilification of Black Lives Matter protests has forced candidates to decide whether to line up behind him. – Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley (DIERSEN: If you promote BLM, you shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/nyregion/rochester-trump-protests-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “In Critical Swing State, Trump Again Stokes Doubt on Election Process. The president has spent months falsely insisting — against evidence offered by his own government officials — that mail-in ballots are subject to widespread fraud.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/trump-rally-middletown-pa.html
— How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed When a majority of City Council members promised to “end policing as we know it” after George Floyd’s killing, they became a case study in how idealistic calls for structural change can falter. – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/minneapolis-defund-police.html
— Minneapolis officials said they would defund the police. Some now regret that pledge. – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/minneapolis-officials-said-they-would-defund-the-police-some-now-regret-that-pledge.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden maintains lead over Trump nationally in stable presidential race.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-biden-post-abc/2020/09/26/940ef678-ff7f-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html
— Some see irony in virus’ impact on Mayflower commemoration – AP (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the longer ago that your ancestors immigrated to America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/some-see-irony-in-virus-impact-on-mayflower-commemoration/2020/09/22/2e267a88-fcd8-11ea-b0e4-350e4e60cc91_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— An examination of The Times’ failures on race, our apology and a path forward – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me, b) blame what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and c) blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-27/los-angeles-times-apology-racism

USA TODAY
— Amy Coney Barrett: Talented judge, popular professor brings solid conservative credentials – Richard Wolf and Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: How would Barrett have ruled in Diersen v. GAO? In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that employers can discriminate against their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/26/who-amy-coney-barrett-talented-judge-conservative-credentials/3494471001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During her three years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which includes Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, Barrett has ruled in cases involving abortion, sexual assault, guns, race and immigration. Among them: . . Race: Barrett helped to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s effort to stop an employer from transferring Chicago-area employees based on their race or ethnicity. The agency had accused AutoZone of making the transfers to reflect area demographics. Three dissenting judges said the policy “deprived people … of employment opportunities at their preferred geographic location.” Age discrimination: Barrett ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act does not apply when policies impact plaintiffs unintentionally. The ruling went against a 58-year-old job applicant who lost out to someone half his age when the company sought to hire a person with less than seven years’ experience.)

OMAHA
— No dinner and drinks? Candidates get creative as the coronavirus changes political fundraising – Joseph Morton
https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/no-dinner-and-drinks-candidates-get-creative-as-the-coronavirus-changes-political-fundraising/article_77d6e190-b8a5-52bd-9d27-342ddc065bfa.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrat slime time for Trump’s Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholicism – HOWIE CARR (DIERSEN: Democrats slime all Christians.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/26/howie-carr-democrat-slime-time-for-trumps-supreme-court-pick-amy-coney-barretts-catholicism/

DELAWARE STATE NEWS
— What question would you ask candidates? (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates the following question: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://delawarestatenews.net/qotd/qotd-what-would-you-ask-delaware-candidates/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Christian-hating Christian-hater says “Here’s What To Know About People Of Praise, The Christian Group Amy Coney Barrett Belongs To.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenrobinsonjacobs/2020/09/26/heres-what-to-know-about-people-of-praise-the-christian-group-amy-coney-barrett-belongs-to/

MARKET WATCH
— Some wealthy Americans are already prepping their finances for a Joe Biden presidency — here’s how – Andrew Keshne
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-wealthy-americans-are-prepping-their-finances-for-a-possible-joe-biden-presidency-this-is-all-going-up-and-you-may-never-see-it-as-good-as-it-is-now-2020-09-16

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Amy Coney Barrett Picked by Trump to Push Court Further to Right.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-26/amy-coney-barrett-picked-by-trump-to-push-court-further-to-right
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Choice of Barrett May Not Sway Female Voters He Lacks.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/trump-s-choice-of-barrett-may-not-sway-female-voters-he-lacks

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
— Different Types of Adverse Actions Use Different Rules (DIERSEN: According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, they never took any adverse actions against me. However, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mspb.gov/studies/adverse_action_report/5_DifferentTypes.htm

NATION
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination.” I should write a book about those who have used against me fact a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) that I am 100% German American, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/amy-coney-barrett-religious/

September 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois early voting begins in some counties Thursday – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/some-illinois-counties-begin-early-voting-thursday/6535019/
— Breonna Taylor decision: Chicago protests draw hundreds across city, remain peaceful; Illinois National Guard on standby Protests come after decision not to charge officers in Taylor’s death; Officer Brett Hankison indicted for wanton endangerment – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/hundreds-in-chicago-protest-breonna-taylor-decision/6534373/
— Republican State Rep. Amy Grant called on to drop out of race after ‘racist,’ ‘homophobic’ remarks about opponent – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-state-rep-called-on-to-drop-out-after-racist-homophobic-comments-about-opponent/6490035/
— Boystown name change follows inclusivity survey, neighborhood now known as Northalsted
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/boystown-changes-name-for-inclusivity/6530112/
— Breonna Taylor protests: Anger, frustration spills into America’s streets after officer’s indictment – Dylan Lovan, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and John Minchillo
https://abc7chicago.com/dismay-over-breonna-taylor-spills-into-americas-streets/6535759/

NBC5
— Demonstrators March Down Michigan Avenue in Protest of Breonna Taylor Decision
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/demonstrators-march-down-michigan-avenue-in-protest-of-breonna-taylor-decision/2343798/

CBS2
— Protests Held Around Chicago In Wake Of Decision On Officers Who Shot, Killed Breonna Taylor – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/23/protests-held-around-chicago-in-wake-of-decision-on-officers-who-shot-killed-breonna-taylor/
— An Inside Look At The Chicago Police Looting Task Force – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/24/an-inside-look-at-the-chicago-police-looting-task-force/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago FOP president reacts to the grand jury decision in the case of Breonna Taylor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854099
— How to go about safely voting this November Dr. Shikha Jain from the University of Illinois at Chicago talks about ways to safely vote and limit your exposure to COVID-19 this November.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854108
— Facebook under fire for posts leading up to Kenosha fatal shootings Daliah Saper of Saper Law Offices talks about the legal ramifications the social network could face in lieu of a lawsuit filed in wake of the deadly Kenosha shootings.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/854098

WTTW
— What’s It Like to Be a Black Cop in Chicago in 2020? We Ask 3 CPD Officers – Marissa Nelson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/09/22/black-chicago-police-officer-experience-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— RBG’s death puts the rule of law and the Constitution on the November ballot. – John Kass
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200923/281599537934005
— Illinois Black-owned media coalition seeks bigger slice of $2 billion state advertising pie – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-black-media-equity-coalition-advertising-20200923-72pet674jjhvdkwqqystf4tf64-story.html
Hundreds of demonstrators gather around Chicago to peacefully protest that no Kentucky police will face charges in Breonna Taylor’s death – WILLIAM LEE, ANNIE SWEENEY, JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ, GREGORY PRATT and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-breonna-taylor-louisville-kentucky-chicago-reaction-20200923-hbavkbzd4bcevp6mpn5dnk27ue-story.html
— Chicago’s signature LGBTQ neighborhood will no longer be marketed as Boystown, following complaints that the name excludes women and nonbinary people – NARA SCHOENBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-boystown-name-change-tt-09232020-20200923-wv2z5wyounau3owtjvcc6ac4dy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-supreme-court-abortion-conservative-chapman-20200923-36gy6wg4lnf5zieiq2iljilbbi-story.html
— CPS plans for reopening schools still uncertain as parents share remote learning woes: ‘It’s just not working’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-public-schools-remote-learning-covid-19-20200923-nhsm2havbreilar6up4gfniffq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-Catholic attacks on Amy Coney Barrett will help get Trump re-elected When the left attacks a conservative Catholic woman in this way, it only affirms what Trump has been selling to his supporters: that Democrats are out to get them. – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21452665/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nominee-anti-catholic-bias
— Controversial ‘no-knock’ warrants questioned in Breonna Taylor case are legal in Illinois Chicago Police use of no-knock warrants has come under scrutiny in recent years, with several lawsuits filed against officers who allegedly used them to search the homes of people who’ve done nothing wrong. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21453572/controversial-no-knock-warrants-scrutinized-breonna-taylor-case-legal-illinois
— ‘March after march. Protest after protest. And nothing changes in America’ Chicago protesters Wednesday evening assail ‘travesty’ in Breonna Taylor police shooting and grand jury decision. – Manny Ramos, Ben Pope, and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/23/21453478/local-rallies-breonna-taylor-case-police-brutality-civil-unrest-violence

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Laura Hois for House Dist. 81
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200924/endorsement-laura-hois-for-house-dist-81

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Cook County missing from national list of healthiest communities
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/cook-county-missing-national-list-healthiest-communities-illinois-surpasses-5-million

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— This time, it’s GOP that has state Supreme Court justice in its sights – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-this-time-it-s-gop-that-has-state-supreme-court-justice-in-its/article_0e92e815-f4c7-59ad-a0f4-d789fa875ffd.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Endorsement: Kinzinger in 16th Congressional District
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/20/endorsement-kinzinger-in-16th-congressional-district/aro0m5w/
— ‘We know we matter’: Students march to NIU Center for Black Studies after racist graffiti incident – EDDIE CARIFIO
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/09/23/we-know-we-matter-students-march-to-niu-center-for-black-studies-after-racist-graffiti-incident/ayhidu4/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump, GOP AGs accuse social media companies of silencing conservatives – Kellie Meyer (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who encourage everyone to spend all their time on Facebook and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/president-trump-gop-ags-accuse-social-media-companies-of-silencing-conservatives/
— “It’s not right”: Pekin neighbor says city code ordinance allows derogatory yard sign – Janie Bohlmann
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/its-not-right-pekin-neighbor-says-city-code-ordinance-allows-derogatory-yard-sign-2/

WGLT
— Candidate Questionnaire: Rodney Davis
https://www.wglt.org/post/candidate-questionnaire-rodney-davis-0#stream/0
— MADD Survey Reveals Misconceptions Around Cannabis, Driving – CAMBERYN KELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/madd-survey-reveals-misconceptions-around-cannabis-driving#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says – ADEDAYO AKALA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cost of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. To meet AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted many millions of tax dollars. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/cost-racism-us-economy-lost-16-trillion-because-discrimination-bank-says#stream/0

OAK PARK PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat teachers encourage students to be ant-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/kids-are-reflective-ready-do-work-supporting-anti-racism-oak-park-middle-schools

CENTER SQUARE
— Cannabis sales in Illinois to out-of-state residents nearly doubles – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/cannabis-sales-in-illinois-to-out-of-state-residents-nearly-doubles/article_7853f34c-fde1-11ea-a286-87e5594261de.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives and Mark Curran – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/spotlight-jeanne-ives-and-mark-curran/

CAPITOL FAX
— 870,000 new unemployment benefit applications filed last week, 23,113 in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/24/870000-new-unemployment-benefit-applications-filed-last-week-23113-in-illinois/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Is America on the verge of substituting woke socialism for Judeo-Christian ethics? – Richard B. Levine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/23/is-america-on-the-verge-of-substituting-woke-socia/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Coronavirus Death Scoreboard’ vandalized, Illinois town decides not to remove anti-Trump display The display near downtown Northbrook has sparked an outcry among residents – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-death-scoreboard-vandalized-northbrook-illinois

TOWNHALL
— Why CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp Says ‘Being a Republican Is Going to Be Illegal Soon’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//bethbaumann/2020/09/22/why-cpac-chair-matt-schlapp-says-being-a-republican-is-going-to-be-illegal-soon-n2576711

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Donald Trump Is The Most Pro-Life President Ever
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/donald-trump-is-the-most-pro-life-president-ever

ONE NEWS NOW
— The Kroger Company is being sued by two former employees who say they were fired for not wanting to wear aprons displaying a rainbow symbol. – Chris Woodward (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents, and RINOs will force you a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2020/09/23/rainbow-refused-employees-fired-employer-sued

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Chicago activists vow year of protest without ‘peace or quiet’ after school refuses to defund police – LANDON MION-KENNESAW
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uchicago-activists-vow-year-of-protest-without-peace-or-quiet-after-school-refuses-to-defund-police/

FOX BUSINESS
— Zuckerberg recordings: Facebook users ‘ideologically…more conservative’ than employees ‘Maybe “a little” is an understatement,’ Zuckerberg said – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/facebook-users-ideologically-conservative-employees

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Burn Your Political Bridges – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/dont-burn-your-political-bridges/

THE HILL
— McConnell pushes back on Trump: ‘There will be an orderly transition’ – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517973-mcconnell-pushes-back-on-trump-there-will-be-an-orderly-transition

POLITICO
— Democrats Concerned Feinstein Not Capable Of Leading Attack On Nominee – JOHN BRESNAHAN and MARIANNE LEVINE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of the following who have led attacks on conservatives: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/dianne-feinstein-supreme-court-battle-420357
— The pandemic could widen the achievement gap. A generation of students is at risk. The pandemic is widening long-standing gaps to school resources that fall along racial and socioeconomic lines. A generation of students could fall further behind. – MAYA KING and NICOLE GAUDIANO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/how-the-coronavirus-is-making-school-segregation-worse-420839

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote – DAVID CRARY
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ruth-bader-ginsburg-pennsylvania-immigration-e458142ec87e1f55b8d4225a75442664
— Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears – ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PIA DESHPANDE
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-local-elections-michigan-elections-detroit-439c4cea488669d96bdc5b99da402d25

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Court Prize in Sight, Republicans Unite Behind Trump Once Again The swift rally behind President Trump’s push to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election reflects his lock on the Republican Party. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Two officers shot, suspect in custody amid night of unrest after grand jury decision on Breonna Taylor case – Mark Berman, Marisa Iati, Abigail Hauslohner, Keith McMillan, Holly Bailey, Hannah Knowles, Meryl Kornfield, Mark Guarino and Timothy Bella
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/24/breonna-taylor-charging-decision-protests/

USA TODAY
— College coaches dominate list of highest-paid public employees with seven-digit salaries – Samuel Stebbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/23/these-are-the-highest-paid-public-employees-in-every-state/114091534/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Business School Pledges to Tackle Race Issues Dean says school will revise curriculum, recruit more Black students – Patrick Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-business-school-pledges-to-tackle-race-issues-11600879674
— Before Reporting Became ‘Journalism’ Writers subdued their egos and encouraged readers to think. Nowadays it’s all about arousing emotion. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/before-reporting-became-journalism-11600879803

FORBES
— Why New York City Is In Trouble – 114,041 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $14.6 Billion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000+ in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I a) had worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) had become a licensed CPA.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/09/24/why-new-york-city-is-in-trouble–114041-public-employees-with-100000-paychecks-cost-taxpayers-146-billion/

BLOOMBERG
— Social Media Companies Are Getting Out the Vote. Who Are They Reaching? – Sarah Frier
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-09-24/social-media-companies-are-getting-out-the-vote-who-are-they-reaching

September 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Breonna Taylor decision: Chicago protest planned around city, Illinois National Guard on standby as 1 officer indicted Breonna Taylor Chicago: Protests planned around city after no officers charged for her death – Diane Pathieu, Evelyn Holmes and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protests-breonna-taylor-decision-il-national-guard-standing-by/6520845/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,848 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths; Pritzker warns of rising cases in Region 1
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1848-new-covid-19-cases-22-deaths/6520137/
— US Postal Service jobs: USPS now hiring at 2 Chicago-area locations (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://abc7chicago.com/careers/usps-now-hiring-at-2-chicago-area-locations/6520676/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Mail Handler Assistant position is listed as $16.55 per hour, and the Postal Support position is $18.15 per hour, according to the USPS. . .Qualified candidates must be 18 or a high school graduate; a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident status; must pass a background check, drug test and pre-employment medical assessment; and must reside within daily commuting distance of the position.)
— California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035, governor announces – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/california-moves-to-end-sales-of-new-gas-powered-cars/6522840/

NBC5
— Chicago Protest Live Blog: Protesters Take to Streets After Breonna Taylor Decision
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/breonna-taylor-protest-live-blog2343701/2343701/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker, Preckwinkle, Lightfoot, and other Democrat officials promote protests if not looting if not rioting if not arson if not even worse things.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-calls-grand-jury-ruling-on-breonna-taylor-case-a-gross-miscarriage-of-justice/2343618/
— Missouri Governor, Opponent of Mandatory Masks, Has COVID-19 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams said contact tracing efforts have begun, seeking out people who have had close contact with the governor – David A. Lieb and Jim Salter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/missouri-governor-opponent-of-mandatory-masks-has-covid-19/2343717/
— Indiana Governor Keeps Mask Order, Drops Other Virus Limits
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-governor-keeps-mask-order-drops-other-virus-limits/2343512/
— Gov. Evers Extends Wisconsin’s Mask Mandate Until Nov. 21 – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-evers-extends-wisconsins-mask-mandate-until-nov-21/2343338/

CBS2
— LIVE UPDATES: Breonna Taylor Protests In Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/23/live-updates-breonna-taylor-protests-in-chicago/
— DuPage County: Voting In A Pandemic: Early Voting Begins In Most Of Illinois Thursday – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/23/voting-pandemic-early-voting-begins-illinois-thursday/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year’s presidential election is poised to be historic for many reasons, and Wednesday in counties all around Chicago, final preparations were underway for the start of early voting Thursday. DuPage County is working to make voters and election judges feel safe. The DuPage County Fairgrounds will be the county’s first and only polling place for early in-person voting. The county clerk moved early voting there for many reason, most significantly because of the size of the room and ability to keep doors wide open if needed. Less than 24 hours before DuPage County voters enter the doors election judges sat through training. This year in a pandemic that training contained a whole new set of rules and a whole new set of personal safety equipment. “Everything has been turned upside down and inside out,” said first term DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek. Kaczmarek said planning has been underway since the primary ended. She said $3.5 million in state and federal Cares Act money has been used to buy now needed items like shields, sanitizer, masks and new equipment to handle mail-in ballots. Kaczmarek also doubled election judges’ pay as an incentive. Early voting judges will now get $20 an hour. “We’re in pretty good shape with election judges. We’re always recruiting. It’s a move other county clerks have made, too, in hopes of avoiding a judge shortage. Melissa Nachman said it helped sway her, admitting she was concerned about her safety. “However, I felt that it was important. We need to have election judges just to make our elections work well, and I weighed the two things,” Nachman said. Safety is clearly a priority. Polling stations are six feet apart. Floor markers demand social distancing, and a mail-in drop box is near the door for those dropping of mail-in ballots. DuPage County has gotten 155,000 mail-in ballot applications. Statewide there have been almost 1.8 million. “That is an incredible number. The most we’ve ever had cast in vote by mail was just two years ago; 430,000 voted by mail,” said the Illinois State Board of Elections’ Matt Dietrich. Dietrich said at this rate half of the presidential votes could be cast before election day. He echoes what many election leaders say: the earlier the better. Early voting begins in all of Illinois except Cook County and the City of Chicago. That’s also when those requested mail-in ballots will begin to be sent out. Paper ballots begin Thursday, but touch screen voting begins Oct. 19 in DuPage County.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— National Guard activated in Chicago after charges announced in Breonna Taylor’s case Multiple National Guard vehicles could be seen Wednesday afternoon at Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road, just hours after a grand jury indicted one former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments, but not in connection to Taylor’s death. – David Struett and Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/9/23/21453389/breonna-taylor-protest-illinois-national-guard-deployed
— Pritzker and fellow Democrats open wallets to defeat GOP legislator who made disparaging remarks about Black LGBTQ challenger Since a trio of state House Democrats held a news conference Monday playing the recordings and denouncing state Rep. Amy Grant, Democrat Ken Mejia-Beal has taken in $158,828.90 in donations – bringing his total campaign war chest to $417,185.90 – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/23/21452731/pritzkerdemocrats-republican-amy-grant-ken-mejia-beal-black-lgbtq-wheaton

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump predicts election ‘will end up in the Supreme Court,’ says he wants replacement for RBG confirmed ahead of Election Day – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-election-day-supreme-court-pick-20200923-vhorw4px6fbypcxzde72bji5ri-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker, Preckwinkle, Lightfoot, and other Democrat officials promote protests if not looting if not rioting if not arson if not even worse things.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-breonna-taylor-louisville-kentucky-chicago-reaction-20200923-hbavkbzd4bcevp6mpn5dnk27ue-story.html
— Employers could require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Will it come to that? – MITCHELL SCHNURMAN (DIERSEN: Will organizations require their members to be vaccinated?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-biz-coronavirus-vaccine-mandatory-employment-20200923-s7mqxa2ogbgddcztyeqhyigdvq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘We have too many guns’: Casten proposes national gun buyback program – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200923/we-have-too-many-guns-casten-proposes-national-gun-buyback-program
— Keith Wheeler: Candidate profile, Illinois House 50th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200923/keith-wheeler-candidate-profile-illinois-house-50th-district
— Thomas ‘Tom’ Morrison: Candidate profile, Illinois House 54th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200923/thomas-tom-morrison-candidate-profile-illinois-house-54th-district
— Michael Nerheim: Candidate profile, Lake County state’s attorney
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200923/michael-nerheim-candidate-profile-lake-county-states-attorney

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville is now a hot spot for pot – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/naperville-now-hot-spot-pot

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Who can register the most students to vote? Bloomington-Normal institutions compete – Analisa Trofimuk (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at students, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacist, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/who-can-register-the-most-students-to-vote-bloomington-normal-institutions-compete/article_1933cd96-9cf0-5f25-880d-aff24a9d3cd8.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Oberweis Uses Mailing to Echo His First TV Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/il-14-oberweis-mail-echoes-tv-ad/
— IL-6: Ives Mails Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/il-6-ives-mails-again/
— Donna Kurtz Explains Why She Is Backing Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/donna-kurtz-explains-why-she-is-backing-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— District 200 Parents and Students Rally in Woodstock to Open Schools
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/district-200-parents-and-students-rally-in-woodstock-to-open-schools/
— District 300 Parents and Students Rally in Algonquin to Open Schools
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/district-300-parents-rally-in-algonquin-to-open-schools/
— Information Local Newspapers Wanted from County Board Chairman Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/information-local-newspapers-wanted-from-county-board-chairman-candidates/
— When Sam Skinner Came Calling on Springfield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/23/when-sam-skinner-came-calling-on-springfield/
– IL-14: Chicago Sun-Times Endorses Lauren Underwood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/underwoodcst/
— Biden-Harris Yard Signs Stolen in Harvard
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/biden-harris-yard-signs-stolen-in-harvard/
— Wilcox Gives Reasons for Supporting Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/wilcox-gives-reasons-for-supporting-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— IL-Sen: Supreme Court Confirmation To Move Forward
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/scotus3/
— IL-06: First Head to Head Candidates Forum between Sean Casten and Jeanne Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/cir2/
— Illinois Ranking Last Again (Without Football This Time)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/22/illinois-ranking-last-again/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON LIFE, FAMILY, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/trump-administration-accomplishments-on-life-family-and-religious-freedom.html

CAPITOL FAX
— The Casten/Ives front
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/23/the-castenives-front/
— Pritzker says attacking his daughter for playing an allowed sport “inappropriate,” criticizes those who protested at state employee’s house and “scaring their children”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/23/pritzker-says-attacking-his-daughter-for-playing-an-allowed-sport-inappropriate-criticizes-those-who-protested-at-state-employees-house-and-scaring-their-children/
— 1,848 new cases, 22 additional deaths, 1,563 in the hospital, 3.5 percent positivity rate, Pritzker warns northern Illinois’ Region One
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/23/1848-new-cases-22-additional-deaths-1563-in-the-hospital-35-percent-positivity-rate-pritzker-warns-northern-illinois-region-one/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mejia-Beal promoters promote Mejia-Beal
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/23/rep-grant-digs-hole-deeper/

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump is Fighting Harmful Ideologies that Cause Division in Our Federal Workplaces (DIERSEN: Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-German Americans against German Americans, g) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, h) veterans against non-veterans, i) moderates and liberals against conservatives, j) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, k) non-married people against married people, l) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, m) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, n) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, o) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and p) non-gun owners against gun owners.)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-trump-fighting-harmful-ideologies-cause-division-federal-workplaces/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden: Kamala Harris ready to step in ‘if somebody pushed me off a roof or something’ – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/23/joe-biden-kamala-harris-ready-step-if-somebody-pus/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ilhan Omar: Everything Tucker Carlson ‘has had in life was given to him’ – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ilhan-omar-everything-tucker-carlson-has-had-in-life-was-given-to-him

GOPUSA
— Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf apologized Wednesday for comments he made about the difficulty of finding qualified Black executives. (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95332
— Kamala Harris And Democrat Officials Side With Rioters, Not Police
https://www.gopusa.com/kamala-harris-and-democrat-officials-side-with-rioters-not-police/

BREITBART
— Politico: ‘Union Members Snub Biden for Trump’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/09/22/politico-union-members-snub-biden-for-trump/

CBN NEWS
— How America’s Toxic ‘Cancel Culture’ Ruins Lives and Ends Careers – Efrem Graham (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2020/september/how-americas-toxic-cancel-culture-ruins-lives-and-ends-careers

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Shameful Targeting of Lawmakers’ Homes – Katrina Trinko
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/22/the-lefts-shameful-targeting-of-lawmakers-homes/

CAMPUS REFORM
— UW-Madison students want to cancel Abraham Lincoln – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15724

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-race-record/2020/09/23/332b0b68-f10f-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html
— Justice Department asks Congress to weaken social media companies’ liability protection At issue is Section 230, which gives Facebook, Twitter and other social media legal protection for items their users post to the companies’ websites – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to be personally responsible for everything in all the articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents do not want me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails only to articles that they write or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/23/trump-doj-censorship-section-230/
— Trump eyes ‘concrete legal steps’ against social media sites for alleged bias against conservatives The administration called on state attorneys general to open their own investigation on the same day it unveiled a legislative proposal to hold sites more accountable for their content-management decisions – Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/23/trump-doj-censorship-section-230/

FORBES
— Examining Joe Biden’s Record On Employment Discrimination – Douglas Wigdor (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, draft avoiders, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglaswigdor/2020/09/22/examining-joe-bidens-record-on-employment-discrimination/
— How To Tell If Your Workplace Is Committed To Inclusion Or Simply Practicing ‘Woke Washing’ – Michelle King (DIERSEN: The federal government can stress how it wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelleking/2020/09/22/how-to-tell-if-your-workplace-is-committed-to-inclusion-or-simply-practicing-woke-washing/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO pleading with agencies to follow recommendations to improve pandemic response – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2020/09/gao-pleading-with-agencies-to-follow-recommendations-to-improve-pandemic-response/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on getting rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/trumps-likely-choices-supreme-court-bad-lgbtq-people/