October 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican Adam Kinzinger joins GOP critics of Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-criticizes-trump-turkey-syria-20191008-gbb4gohm3fbp7briau3fabwpni-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Elmhurst Council votes to ban recreational marijuana sales – GRAYDON MEGAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/ct-dob-elmhurst-recreational-marijuana-tl-1010-20191008-wv3hro4trfeithzdc72qgvv3d4-story.html
— GOP lined up against Trump’s Republican challengers – CARL P. LEUBSDORF
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-leubsdorf-column-20191008-story.html
— President Trump declares it in writing: He won’t cooperate in ‘illegitimate’ impeachment probe – ZEKE MILLER AND JILL COLVIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-probe-20191008-qw6k7aghk5frpedxhq6hwg6cjy-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Park Ridge officially bans recreational marijuana businesses – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-recreational-marijuana-tl-1010-20191008-yrec6w2gt5b7dfdvahsoshcttm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ellen DeGeneres says backlash for sitting with George W. Bush is out of bounds “I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have. We’re all different and I think that we’ve forgotten that that’s OK,” DeGeneres said. – Miriam Di Nunzio 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2019/10/8/20904564/ellen-degeneres-backlash-sitting-with-george-w-bush

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board delays discussion about recorder’s office after mix-up – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191008/dupage-county-board-delays-discussion-about-recorders-office-after-mix-up
— New election equipment will be bought for DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191008/new-election-equipment-will-be-bought-for-dupage-county-
— Marijuana sales, video gambling will be on ballot in Rosemont – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191008/marijuana-sales-video-gambling-will-be-on-ballot-in-rosemont

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ives advances her Casten challenge, but stumbles over Trump criticism The former GOP candidate for governor starts to gain momentum in the west suburban congressional district, but hedges when it comes to her party leader’s recent feuds and the Turkey situation. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ives-advances-her-casten-challenge-stumbles-over-trump-criticism

MADISON RECORD
— Robert Winchester loses challenge to GOP committeeman election after alleged ‘systematic machinations’ – John Breslin
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/514136065-gop-operative-loses-challenge-to-committeeman-election-after-alleged-systematic-machinations

WGLT
— Ray LaHood: Division Will Be Biggest End Result of House Impeachment – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/ray-lahood-division-will-be-biggest-end-result-house-impeachment#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— 12 Illinois Billionaires Among Forbes 400 Richest In America The number of Illinois billionaires dropped by one since last year. The list includes Gov. J.B. Pritzker. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/12-illinois-billionaires-among-forbes-400-richest-america

WHEATON PATCH
— Top 10 Subdivisions in Wheaton, IL – October 2019 The Wheaton subdivision with the highest average sale price between October 2018 and October 2019 was Hunters Glen. – Marco Amidei/
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/top-10-subdivisions-wheaton-il-october-2019

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger on Trump’s Syria withdrawal: ‘We certainly have not won the war against ISIS’ – Victor Garcia 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/adam-kinzinger-trump-syria-war-isis

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 68 Percent Of Mississippians Want Business Owners Who Employed Illegal Aliens Prosecuted – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/10/08/60-percent-of-mississippians-want-feds-to-prosecute-chicken-plant-owners-who-employed-illegal-aliens-n2554274

NATIONAL REVIEW
— We’re Not Exporting Our Values to China — We’re Importing Theirs – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/were-not-exporting-our-values-to-china-were-importing-theirs/

NOQ REPORT
— Socialists control the airwaves and school books, and it’s starting to show – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/10/08/socialists-control-airwaves-school-books-starting-show/

POLITICO
— Manhattan Council looks to target age discrimination, citing workers as young as 40 – SALLY GOLDENBERG 
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2019/10/07/council-takes-up-age-discrimination-1221206

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Declares War on Impeachment Inquiry, Alleging Effort to Undo Trump’s Election – Nicholas Fandos, Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/us/politics/sondland-trump-ukraine-impeach.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s 2016 campaign was run on a shoestring. His reelection machine is huge — and armed with consultants. Since 2017, nearly $92 million has flowed to dozens of firms providing political consulting services to Trump’s 2020 reelection machine. – Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/08/trumps-campaign-was-run-shoestring-his-reelection-machine-is-huge-armed-with-consultants/
— Nearly 1 million migrants arrested along Mexico border in fiscal year 2019, most since 2007 – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/nearly-1-million-migrants-arrested-along-mexico-border-in-fiscal-2019-most-since-2007/2019/10/08/749413e4-e9d4-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html

FED SMITH
— Executive Orders and Their Impact on Federal Workers – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, job assignments, performance appraisal, pay-for-performance, budget cuts, etc. to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to not hire and to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/10/08/executive-orders-impact-federal-workers/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Making It Easier to Fire Federal Workers The new orders will impact how long federal workers have to improve their performance after receiving a bad review. The time to improve will be reduced from 120 days to 30 days. Agencies will be encouraged to remove (fire) poor performers rather than suspending them.)

October 8 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: OUTSTANDING: Wheaton votes to prohibit recreational marijuana sales – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191008/wheaton-votes-to-prohibit-recreational-marijuana-sales
— $1 million fed grant to help DuPage study, fight opioid addiction – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191007/1-million-fed-grant-to-help-dupage-study-fight-opioid-addiction

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville woman becomes second Dem to announce primary bid for DuPage County Board District 5 seat – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-amy-chavez-county-board-district-5-st-1009-20191007-oublsyyqyzfhva7ncopwppnwtu-story.html
— Local abortion foes tackle IVF, frozen embryos: ‘Still alive, no matter how small’ – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-abortion-ivf-frozen-embryos-naperville-20191008-sw2dpa4cozey7fquf6fq4nxx3i-story.html
— $500 a month for free: Data shows how people in California city’s experiment are spending the money – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-universal-basic-income-experiment-california-20191003-35e5cusifjhwdl64wwcznnay24-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Whites hate Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-trumps-america-shines-bright-for-europes-radical-new-right-121243-20191007-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House stonewalling won’t derail Trump impeachment inquiry: Krishnamoorthi, Quigley U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Monday announced a legislative push to cap the level of nicotine in e-cigarette products to no more than 20 milligrams per millilite – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/7/20903704/white-house-stonewalling-trump-impeachment-inquiry-raja-krishnamoorthi-quigley-vaping

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Republicans react to President Trump impeachment inquiry Jeanne Ives, former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, joins Good Day Chicago to talk about the general GOP reaction to Trump’s impeachment inquiry.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/612470

WLS AM
— Trump lays into Democrats as impeachment net tightens
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-lays-into-democrats-as-impeachment-net-tightens/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Speakers at public hearing come out against marijuana City Council to vote at later date – KEVIN SOLARI
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/08/speakers-at-public-hearing-come-out-against-marijuana/aviso1k/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lou Lang: All in on gambling – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-all-in-on-gambling/article_5db60724-f666-588a-b221-2d4a79d741a2.html

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. Skillicorn to host property tax seminar – Glenn Minnis 
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/514171908-rep-skillicorn-to-host-property-tax-seminar

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Case Against Impeaching President Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/case-against-impeaching-president-trump#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Poll finds six in 10 Illinoisans considered leaving state – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois do everything that they can to drive those out of Illinois who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/poll-finds-six-in-illinoisans-considered-leaving-state/article_0a1713df-b4aa-5047-9d71-ab3239198496.html

WSPY NEWS
— Public Split on City of Sandwich Allowing Cannabis Sales; Large Crowd Attends City Council Meeting – James Wyman 
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/public-split-on-city-of-sandwich-allowing-cannabis-sales-large/article_33f49cce-e974-11e9-87ce-97a081a3543f.html

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The dog industry promotes dog ownership.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/08/study-owning-a-dog-helps-you-live-longer/

PLAINFIELD PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Plainfield Bans Local Marijuana Sales Village Trustees voted Monday to ban recreational marijuana facilities from opening in Plainfield. – Joe Ward
https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/plainfield-bans-local-marijuana-sales

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Merchandising
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/08/il-14-lauren-underwood-merchandising/ 
— Algonquin Township Considering Spending Money on a Newsletter Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/08/algonquin-township-considering-spending-money-on-a-newsletter-again/ 
— Townships in DuPage County Buy Full-Page Ad in Daily Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/08/townships-in-dupage-county-buy-full-page-ad-in-daily-herald/

CAPITOL FAX
— Um, make that Wednesday A friend I haven’t seen in ages is visiting for a couple days, so I’ll be back to the bloggy grindstone tomorrow. – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/08/um-make-that-wednesday/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elizabeth Warren wants you to believe she was the victim of sexist discrimination – Kaylee McGhee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/elizabeth-warren-wants-you-to-believe-she-was-the-victim-of-sexist-discrimination

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— 1971 County Records Contradict Warren’s Claim She Was Fired Over Pregnancy – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/politics/county-records-contradict-warrens-claim-she-was-fired-over-pregnancy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Minneapolis mayor attempts to toy with Trump, gets fingers burned – J.R. Dunn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/minneapolis_mayor_attempts_to_toy_with_trump_gets_fingers_burned.html
— When will the timid GOP wussy boys step up to the plate? – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/when_will_the_timid_gop_wussy_boys_step_up_to_the_plate_.html

DAILY WIRE
— CNN Offers Place Where Millennials Can Complain How Hard Their Lives Are – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-offers-place-where-millennials-can-complain-how-hard-their-lives-are

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrats: Ben Carson is ‘transphobic’ for trying to keep men out of women’s shelters – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dems-ben-carson-is-transphobic-for-trying-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-shelters

WASHINGTON POST
— Sanders allies urge him to slow down and show a personal side in the aftermath of his heart attack – Sean Sullivan and Chelsea Janes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-resting-at-home-announces-plan-to-curtail-money-in-politics/2019/10/06/0a01efb2-e874-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html
— Average American commute time reached a new record last year. – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/07/nine-days-road-average-commute-time-reached-new-record-last-year/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanders’s Heart Attack Brings Age to 2020 Forefront Democratic voters show renewed concern about primary field led by septuagenarians – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanderss-heart-attack-brings-age-to-2020-forefront-11570451845
— Today’s Politics May Be Bad for Your Health Citizens in a new study blame U.S. politics for stress, depression, lost sleep and other physical and mental problems – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/todays-political-climate-is-bad-for-some-americans-health-11570455824

FORBES
— Even Amid Low Unemployment, Many Workers Struggle Finding A Job – Christian Weller (DIERSEN: What has frustrated your job searches? Since 1997, the following things have frustrated my job searches: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” Previous to that, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2019/10/08/even-amid-low-unemployment-many-workers-still-struggle-finding-a-job/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/10/08/what-kind-of-america-is-this-if-being-gay-or-transgender-can-get-you-fired/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/10/07/while-congress-fiddles-lgbt-workers-turn-to-the-us-supreme-court-for-protection/

YAHOO FINANCE
— What is the Average American Net Worth? – Rickie Houston
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-american-net-worth-170900426.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The data presented some notable trends within net worth. Older Americans typically possessed a higher net worth than younger Americans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau study. The median net worth for householders over the age of 65 was $170,516, while the median net worth for those under 35 was only $6,676. The median net worth also changed based on the education level of householders. For householders with no high school diploma, the study found a median net worth of $9,800. The study indicated a median value of $43,945 for high school graduates. Householders with some level of college, but no degree, generated a median net worth of $49,082. For householders with an associate’s degree, the median net worth was $56,512. Those who earned a bachelor degree generated a median value of $147,148. Finally, for householders with a professional or graduate degree, the median net worth was $240,750. Net Worth by Region The study also featured regional trends in median American net worth. The regions studied included the Northeast, Midwest, South and West. The median household net worth value for those in the Northeast was $91,025, while it was $81,049 for those in the Midwest. For the South, the median value was $60,700. The net worth value for the West was $59,431.)

USA TODAY & INDY WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/08/lgbt-employment-discrimination-half-of-states-offer-no-protections/3837244002/
https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/lgbtq-people-deserve-employment-discrimination-protection-ju/

WBFO
— What To Look For In President Trump’s Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them – SARAH MCCAMMON (DIERSEN: In 1977, because they knew that they could a) paint my education deductions as being improper and b) foist negative government stereotypes on me, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine picked me to be the subject of one of their a “One Person’s Finances” articles. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://news.wbfo.org/post/what-look-president-trumps-tax-returns-if-we-ever-see-them

ATLANTIC
— 30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1989 – ALAN TAYLOR (DIERSEN: What did you do during 1989? I successfully fought my Democrat GAO superiors’ dramatically increased efforts to get rid of me. I worked on a Department of Defense audit SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-90-23 and a Railroad Retirement Board audit SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-90-42 .) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/10/30-years-ago-a-look-back-at-1989/599386/

October 7 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: The Wheaton City Council voted unanimously this evening to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. Wheaton is the DuPage County Seat. DuPage County has a population greater than five states. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— OUTRAGEOUS: Protesters shout down Homeland Security secretary, force him to abandon speech – QUINN OWEN
https://abc7chicago.com/protesters-shout-down-homeland-security-secretary-force-him-to-abandon-speech/5600194/

ABC7 & WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for bad weather.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/climate-change-rally-held-in-chicago-loop/5600929/
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/07/hundreds-flock-to-the-loop-monday-night-for-climate-change-protest/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Number of pot jobs in Illinois to grow to 63,000 by 2025, report says  That will be a huge increase from the current number working — legally — in the medical marijuana industry, reports New Frontier Data. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/7/20903738/pot-jobs-illinois-marijuana-recreational-legalization-employment
— Chicago’s IRS Criminal Investigation Division has its first female leader – Jon Seidel (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/GGD-88-61 and 

https://www.gao.gov/products/GGD-89-41

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/10/7/20899525/chicago-irs-criminal-investigation-division-first-woman-leader
— Federal monitor: Kaegi not on ‘effective path’ to end oversight of assessor’s office hiring Monitor Susan G. Feibus said in her report that Kaegi’s office has “not grasped the level of scrutiny” that comes with being under federal oversight. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/7/20902941/federal-monitor-cook-county-assessor-fritz-kaegi-shakman-oversight-patronage-hiring
— Buttigieg, Sanders, Warren lead in Illinois money chase Pete Buttigieg leads presidential pack in fundraising in Illinois, though Sanders has 12,000 more donors, according to a Sun-Times study of Federal Election Commission data from the Center for Responsive Politics. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/7/20901966/presidential-fundraising-illinois-donors-pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Social equity part of marijuana discussion in Aurora; ‘It’s an opportunity for those who were most affected by the war on drugs’ – STEVE LORD (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want troubled minorities and troubled women to be pot pushers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-1008-20191007-vnewq5g2jrgwjjg4r2msolpvge-story.html
— Trump’s new refugee ceiling is built on lies – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want refugees because refugees vote for Democrats. RINOs want refugees because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-trump-refugees-editorial-20191007-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity in Schaumburg.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191007/kenneth-young-center-to-open-lgbtq-youth-resource-center-in-schaumburg

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State Sen. Toi Hutchinson Takes on New Role as Illinois’ ‘Cannabis Czar’ – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2019/10/07/state-sen-toi-hutchinson-takes-new-role-illinois-cannabis-czar

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: More Illinoisans think state is going the right way – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191007/more-illinoisans-think-state-is-going-right-way

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Republicans want RI county declared gun sanctuary – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republicans-want-ri-county-declared-gun-sanctuary/article_0cc154d0-e79d-508c-aa8b-dec439ca8b3e.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Political strategist Chris Robling sees flaws in Chicago mayor’s plan for set-aside contracts – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: How have set-asides impacted you? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all promotions were set-aside for employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.) 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/514086210-political-strategist-sees-flaws-in-chicago-mayor-s-plan-for-set-aside-contracts
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot planning set-aside deals for gay contractors – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: How have set-asides impacted you? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all promotions were set-aside for employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.) 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/514075855-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-planning-set-aside-deals-for-gay-contractors
— Cook County GOP commissioner Sean Morrison speaks out against set-aside contracts – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: How have set-asides impacted you? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all promotions were set-aside for employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/514171684-cook-county-gop-commissioner-speaks-out-against-set-aside-contracts

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ives Algonquin Meet & Greet Wednesday, October 9th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/07/ives-algonquin-meet-greet-wednesday-october-9th/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Congressional candidate Ives earns SBA List endorsement in 6th District race – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513843623-congressional-candidate-ives-earns-sba-list-endorsement-in-6th-district-race
— Candidate Ives to make health care reform a focus in her race to unseat Rep. Casten – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514045144-candidate-ives-to-make-health-care-reform-a-focus-in-her-race-to-unseat-rep-casten

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT MONDAY ON PROPOSED FREEDOM-ENDANGERING RULES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/state-rifle-association-calls-for-public-comment-monday-on-proposed-freedom-endangering-rules.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump maintains solid support because the Democrat alternative is a nightmare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-maintains-solid-support-because-the-democrat-alternative-is-a-nightmare

AMERICAN THINKER
— Life among the Trump-haters – Josh Kantrow
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/life_among_the_trumphaters.html

BREITBART
— Stephen Miller: 2020 Democrats Want to ‘Sacrifice the Working Class’ for Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/07/exclusive-stephen-miller-2020-democrats-want-to-sacrifice-the-working-class-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— Ocasio-Cortez Wants To Give Illegal Immigrants Access To Welfare – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/07/ocasio-cortez-welfare-for-illegal-aliens/

NEWSMAX
— Indicators Suggest 2020 Will Be a Trump Cakewalk – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/mick-mulvaney-trump-impeachment-fundraising/2019/10/07/id/936033/

TOWNHALL
— GOP Rep Adam Kinzinger Regrets That Trump Is Relying on Rand’s ‘Talking Points’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/10/07/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-regrets-that-trump-is-relying-on-rands-talking-points-n2554264

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/464600-why-latinos-should-support-impeachment-inquiry

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump’s Campaign Works To Quash Dissent At The 2020 GOP Convention Campaign officials said they want the convention to be a four-day TV commercial for the president. – Amanda Terkel (DIERSEN: Where and when will the 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention be held? I have asked to be appointed to serve on the IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee like I did in 2008.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-campaign-convention_n_5d9b7d09e4b099389804517e

CBS NEWS
— Trump campaign tightens grip on delegate process ahead of convention
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-national-convention-2020-trump-campaign-tightens-grip-on-rnc-delegate-process/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/homeland-security-chief-protesters.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeaching Trump Voters It’s revenge for 2016, and nervousness about Democratic prospects for 2020. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeaching-trump-voters-11570487810
— Trump’s Federal Hiring Emphasizes Border Control, Veterans, Military Government workforce has grown under Trump, though at more modest pace than under Obama, George W. Bush – Likhitha Butchireddygari
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-federal-hiring-emphasizes-border-control-veterans-military-11570459550

PAY DAY REPORT
— How GM Pits Younger Workers Against Older Workers – MIKE ELK (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government worked hard to pit their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://paydayreport.com/how-gm-pits-younger-workers-against-older-workers/

ABC ACTION NEWS
— Are you the annoying neighbor on your block? Heed these warning signs Things you do that drive your neighbors crazy – John Matarese
https://www.abcactionnews.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/are-you-the-annoying-neighbor-on-your-block-heed-these-warning-signs

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— With Go Ahead from OPM, Agencies Press Forward With Efforts to Cripple Federal Unions  Unions likely to face evictions, severe restrictions on official time. – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/10/go-ahead-opm-agencies-press-forward-efforts-cripple-federal-unions/160429/

October 7 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD

— AUGUST 27, 2019 FLASHBACK: Wheaton plans to ban recreational pot sales, citing ‘unknowns’ of legalization – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: The City Council vote is this evening at 7:00 PM. Please join me during “Citizens To Be Heard” at the start of the meeting and one more time urge the city to ban the sale of recreational pot. I hope the vote will be 7-0.)

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/wheaton-plans-to-ban-recreational-pot-sales-citing-unknowns-of-legalization
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Sandoval put pressure on tollway – Marin Pyke (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors acted like they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191007/in-transit-senator-under-scrutiny-by-feds-exerted-muscle-on-tollways-contract-with-campaign-donor

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago Wants Public to Weigh in on Legal Marijuana Sales Chicago officials are holding public meetings for residents to weigh in on the sale of recreational marijuana in the city. – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Illinois Democrats want pot shops to open up in “Disproportionately Impacted Areas” (DIA) to revitalize those areas. SEE: https://abc7chicago.com/business/illinois-releases-map-for-social-equity-cannabis-program-applicants/5579443/ and https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Pages/CannabisEquity.aspx and https://chicagodefender.com/state-of-illinois-releases-disproportionately-impacted-areas-for-cannabisprograms-social-equity-applicants/ and https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/new-illinois-social-equity-map-highlights-areas-hit-hardest-by/article_e455a41a-c3e3-52ba-ac06-9d99c20ace30.html and https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/state-issues-long-awaited-applications-new-cannabis-shops and https://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/10/state-announces-next-round-of-marijuana-dispensary-license-applications/ and https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/illinois-officials-post-application-for-cannabis-licenses-release-map-highlighting-areas-hardest-hit-by-war-on-drugs. How close is a DIA to where you live or work?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2019-10-07/chicago-wants-public-to-weigh-in-on-legal-marijuana-sales

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Talk of reparations for slavery moves to state capitols – TERESA WILTZ (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats demand that Illinois Republicans pay reparations? From what I see, the more of the following that Illinois Republicans are, the more reparations that Illinois Democrats will demand that they pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-slavery-reparations-20191007-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Are these the good ol’ days for state and local taxes? We complain about the burden, but it looks to be getting worse. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/7/20899168/illinois-local-tax-burden-getting-worse

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— More than 100 participate in Life Chain event – Dawn Schabbing 
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/more-than-participate-in-life-chain-event/article_f1704504-e885-11e9-bb78-0bdb47caa1bb.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Northwestern students and faculty promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will you be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc. if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/06/campus/northwestern-students-and-faculty-highlight-importance-of-illinois-law-mandating-lgbtq-inclusive-education-in-public-schools/

WILL
— Illinois Issues: Survey—Voters Diverge On Gov, Economy – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdfand FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf. I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many surveys that were sent out for each report.)
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/illinois-issues-survey-voters-diverge-on-gov-economy

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives on Beyond the Beltway Tonight at 6, Plus “Friday Night Lights”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/06/il-06-jeanne-ives-on-beyond-the-beltway-tonight-at-6-plus-friday-night-lights/ 
— IL-14: House Homeland Security Committee to Hold Full Committee Meeting in Gurnee October 15
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/07/il-14-house-homeland-security-committee-to-hold-full-committee-meeting-in-gurnee-october-15/ 
— IL-06: Sean Casten’s “Six in the Sixth” Town Halls Featured in POLITICO and the Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Budget
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/07/il-06-sean-castens-six-in-the-sixth-town-halls-featured-in-politico-and-the-fiscal-year-2020-federal-budget/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICAN HISTORY: LGBTQ ILLINOIS EDITION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/american-history-lgbtq-illinois-edition.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Trump, We’re Next – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/after_trump_were_next.html

BREITBART
— Politico: Impeachment a Flop in Key Suburban Swing District (6th congressional district of Illinois) – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/06/politico-impeachment-a-flop-in-key-suburban-swing-district/
— Stephen Miller Exposes the Deep State: ‘A Collection of Permanent Bureaucrats Enmeshed Inside the Federal Government’ – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/06/exclusive-stephen-miller-exposes-the-deep-state-a-collection-of-permanent-bureaucrats-enmeshed-inside-the-federal-government/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Hate Free Speech When We Presume To Use It – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: My sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out is my use of free speech. My critics/opponents want to stop that. I should write a book about my critic/opponents and how they punish me to get me to stop sending the emails out.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/10/07/liberals-hate-free-speech-when-we-presume-to-use-it-n2554237
— Time to Stand and Fight Back – Terry Paulson (DIERSEN: The officers of township/ward Republican organizations should defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform in their township/ward. The officers of county Republican organizations should defend/advance the IRP platform in their county. The IRP officers should defend/advance the IRP platform in Illinois.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2019/10/07/time-to-stand-and-fight-back-n2554195
— Why Trump Is Gaining Conservative Christian Supporters – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2019/10/07/why-trump-is-gaining-conservative-christian-supporters-n2554251

FEDERALIST
— What’s Really Inside Trump’s New Rule Requiring Immigrants To Pay Their Own Health Care Contrary to claims that the proclamation constitutes a ‘racist attack on a community who deserves health care,’ the order says not a word about a specific race, or national or ethnic group. – Christopher Jacobs
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/07/whats-really-inside-trumps-new-rule-requiring-immigrants-to-pay-their-own-health-care/
— Elizabeth Warren Could Be Lying About Past Employment Discrimination Warren’s recent story intended to underscore the type of sexual discrimination women might face in the workforce as a result of pregnancy. But if she’s lying, it accomplishes quite the opposite. – Erielle Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/07/elizabeth-warren-could-be-lying-about-past-employment-discrimination/

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS audits more poor taxpayers because it’s easier, cheaper than targeting the rich – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/irs-audits-poor-taxpayers-easier

PROPUBLICA
— While Trump Cracked Down on Immigration, a Republican Megadonor Sued for a Special Visa Shipping supplies billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein frequently back “America First” candidates and causes. When it comes to their own company, it’s a different matter. – Jake Pearson
https://www.propublica.org/article/while-trump-cracked-down-on-immigration-a-republican-megadonor-sued-for-a-special-visa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Richard Uihlein’s recent political donations included $2.5 million to the failed Illinois gubernatorial campaign of Jeanne Ives, who ran an ad featuring an actor wearing a hoodie, his face covered, thanking her opponent for making the state a “sanctuary state for illegal immigrant criminals.”)

COLLEGE FIX
— POLL: Nearly 30 percent of Democratic college students favor banning MAGA hats on campus – JENNIFER KABBANY (DIERSEN: If they were polled, what percent of the following would favor banning GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those who lead the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois?) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/poll-nearly-30-percent-of-democratic-college-students-favor-banning-maga-hats-on-campus/

THE HILL
— More than 140 businesses call on Supreme Court to protect DACA – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
https://thehill.com/latino/464375-more-than-140-businesses-call-on-supreme-court-to-protect-daca
— Tax-return whistleblower in spotlight amid impeachment fight – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/464469-tax-return-whistleblower-in-spotlight-amid-impeachment-fight
— Federal judge rules against Trump in fight to keep tax records from Manhattan prosecutors – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464619-federal-judge-rules-against-trump-in-fight-to-keep-tax-records-from

CNN
— Supreme Court justices should have term limits – Kermit Roosevelt and Ruth-Helen Vassilas (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want term limits, but not for themselves. My critics/opponents want up-or-out, but not for themselves.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/opinions/supreme-court-term-limits-law-roosevelt-vassilas/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html
— How to Succeed When You’re Marginalized or Discriminated Against at Work – Alan Henry (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, pay-for-performance, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/smarter-living/productivity-without-privilege-discrimination-work.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher uses problems with vaping to push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2019/10/07/legalizing-cannabis-is-the-answer-to-vaping-concerns/#4af04af56948

October 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Despite Rahm Emanuel’s tax hikes, city pension debt grew by $7 billion since 2015. Here’s why. – HAL DARDICK and JUAN PEREZ JR.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chicago-city-pension-fund-growth-20191003-tdb6ah5u6vdk7gh3zrn6p65wgu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lombard says ‘yes’ to marijuana stores in several zoning districts – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191005/lombard-says-yes-to-marijuana-stores-in-several-zoning-districts
— DuPage County Townships (Full-Page Ad on Page 6 of the DuPage County Edition.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Republican Central Committee of McHenry County required to amend quarterly report again – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/26/republican-central-committee-of-mchenry-county-required-to-amend-quarterly-report-again/aqj7lcv/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sandoval situation just gets messier – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191005/statehouse-insider-sandoval-situation-just-gets-messier

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump, Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans, and White-haters promote hatred against Whites. 
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/the-horror-of-a-new-domestic-terrorism-law/article_04899355-ebaa-59f2-a3fe-a670c304261a.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Why so much red ink in Illinois budgets? – JIM NOWLAN 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/nowlan-why-so-much-red-ink-in-illinois-budgets/article_ca42e20c-e6be-11e9-bc84-9b65b19a50ac.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois ranked least tax-friendly state – Brian Stewart
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20191006/illinois-ranked-least-tax-friendly-state

WREX
— Pritzker spends $850K of his money to fix Governor’s Mansion – AP (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, while I worked for GAO, before GAO provided its employees with computer systems to use in their office, I spent lots of my own money for computer systems that I used in my office.) 
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/06/pritzker-spends-850k-of-his-money-to-fix-governors-mansion/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Call for Papers, Congressional Candidates Need to Put Their Detailed Positions on Issues in Writing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/06/il-06-il-14-call-for-papers-congressional-candidates-need-to-put-their-detailed-positions-on-issues-in-writing/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 FLASHBACK: Republican Precinct Committeeman: The Power of the Office – John Biver (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What motivates me to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman? ANSWER: To help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/republican-precinct-committeeman-the-power-of-the-office/
— Running for GOP Precinct Committeeman: What You Need to Know – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/running-for-gop-precinct-committeeman-what-you-need-to-know/
— Precinct Committeemen and The Unavoidable Work of a Political Party – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/precinct-committeemen-and-the-unavoidable-work-of-a-political-party/
— What a Precinct Committeeman Is, And Why Conservatives Need to Run for the Office – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-a-precinct-committeeman-is-and-why-conservatives-need-to-run-for-the-office/
— “What Can I Do?” You Can Run For Precinct Committeeman! – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/what-can-i-do-you-can-run-for-precinct-committeeman/
— What is a Precinct Committeeman? – Doug Ibendahl
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2014/01/what-is-a-precinct-committeeman/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America and Extremism – Hesham Shehab
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/the_muslim_educational_cultural_center_of_america_and_extremism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Center’s soft talk has duped some politicians into attending the mosque’s events. Some of them are Burr Ridge mayor Gary Grasso and DuPage County board member Julie Renehan, who attended the Center’s open house last month. Also, this month, on October 2, U.S. congressman Sean Casten spoke on immigration at MECCA.)
— Celebrities man the impeachment barricades – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/celebrities_man_the_impeachment_barricades.html
— Media put a big thumb on the scale of ‘fair and balanced’ against Trump – John Leonard
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/media_put_a_big_thumb_on_the_scale_of_fair_and_balanced_against_trump.html
— Trump vs. Warren: Trump Builds, Warren Destroys – Jeffrey Folks (DIERSEN: I should write a book about destroyers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They focus on destroying those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/trump_vs_warren_trump_builds_warren_destroys.html
— Many American Jews Need to Atone for Their Sins against Donald Trump – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/many_american_jews_need_to_atone_for_their_sins_against_donald_trump.html

BREITBART
— Climate-Friendly Trudeau Slammed for Using Two Planes on Campaign Trail – CHRIS TOMLINSON
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/06/climate-friendly-trudeau-slammed-for-using-two-planes-on-campaign-trail/

PROPUBLICA
— IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent. Its response is that it doesn’t have enough money and people to audit the wealthy properly. So it’s not going to. – Paul Kiel
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-sorry-but-its-just-easier-and-cheaper-to-audit-the-poor

CNBC
— Why so few teenagers have jobs anymore – Jessica Dickler (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have while you attended high school and college? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 and washed dishes 1964-1966 while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970 while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997 while I took graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/06/why-so-few-teenagers-have-jobs-anymore.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Never Trump’ Coalition That Decided Eh, Never Mind, He’s Fine They signed open letters, dedicated a special magazine issue to criticism of him and swore he would tear at the fabric of this nation. Now they have become the president’s strongest defenders. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/us/politics/never-trumper-republicans.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Rev. Franklin Graham’s tour spotlights Trump’s evangelical support amid impeachment threat – AP
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-05/rev-franklin-grahams-tour-spotlights-trumps-evangelical-support-amid-impeachment-threat

MOTLEY FOOL
— This Is What the Average American Spends in a Day How do you compare? – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I spend far less than average on Dining out, Entertainment, Gasoline, Charity, Clothing/apparel, Education, Cell phone service, Pets, and Alcohol.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/03/18/this-is-what-the-average-american-spends-in-a-day.aspx

MARIJUANA MOMENT
— Tucker Carlson Thinks Congress Approved Marijuana Banking To Make Americans ‘Dumb’ – Kyle Jaeger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/tucker-carlson-thinks-congress-approved-marijuana-banking-to-make-americans-dumb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Carlson isn’t alone is his objection to the House passage of the SAFE Banking Act. The Family Research Council (FRC) is similarly against the legislation and expressed frustration on Tuesday that “some conservatives out there” have “fallen for the libertarian lie that the government can do a better job regulating marijuana and protecting people if it’s legal.”)

LIBERTARIAN PARTY
— Libertarians believe that the War on Drugs is ineffective, unfair, and immoral. We advocate ending it. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.lp.org/issues/war-on-drugs/

TORONTO SUN
— Trudeau bypassed character tests that prepare people for leadership – John Snobelen (DIERSEN: What character tests have you passed? I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for almost 20 years and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 19 years. I survived as a GAO employee for almost 18 years, IRS employee for almost 9 years, and Post Office employee for almost 3 years. I survived as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster for 6 years, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/snobelen-trudeau-bypassed-character-tests-that-prepare-people-for-leadership

October 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s most crooked suburbs? You could probably name them — and you did For some reason, the same towns have been having the same problems for decades, despite federal investigations that try to throw the bums out. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/5/20899467/chicagos-crooked-suburbs-list-mccook-summit-lyons-cicero

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy – SHEFALI LUTHRA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-trump-healthcare-20191004-story.html
— Aurora cultivation center at the heart of ongoing lawsuit wins state approval to grow recreational pot; Zion demands they cease – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-lns-columbia-care-recreational-marijuana-license-st-20191004-au4ah6xxfrc6rjgi2xsgdaaneq-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois now taking applications for cannabis dispensaries, but they’ll be few and far between – Debra Pressey
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/illinois-now-taking-applications-for-cannabis-dispensaries-but-they-ll/article_8f32697d-c7d9-5132-9ef6-9f285048f75c.html

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— WGN reporter says police ejected him from School District 227 public meeting – Glenn Minnis
https://southcooknews.com/stories/514090562-wgn-reporter-says-police-ejected-him-from-school-district-227-public-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many local residents had requested that reporters be on hand for the meeting because of what some insist is a lack of trust in the school board. The Open Meetings Act requires members of the public and the press be allowed into meetings determining public business, and reporters were ultimately allowed back into the District 227 meeting.)

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lord Casten’s Theatrical Town Halls – Invite Only
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514171942-lord-casten-s-theatrical-town-halls-invite-only
— Ives’ Initial Quarterly Filing Proves She Can Raise the Money to Beat Casten
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514135988-ives-initial-quarterly-filing-proves-she-can-raise-the-money-to-beat-casten
— Political consultant Rodney McCulloch among those on Illinois voter fraud roster (DIERSEN: My disgusting unethical critics/opponents have always falsely shouted at McCulloch that I have caused all of his problems.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514045518-political-consultant-among-those-on-illinois-voter-fraud-roster

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Wealth and Envy: A Wealth Tax Will Make Paupers of Us All – Oliver Perry (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being undeservedly wealthy? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted as being someone who has always been undeservedly wealthy. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would be far less wealthy a) if I had not avoided the draft, b) if the Post Office had not hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old and let me work there for almost 3 years, c) if IRS had not hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, d) if IRS had not promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) if I had not gotten married in 1978, f) if GAO had not hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, f) if my wife and I had not given up trying to have children, if we had adopted, or if we had become foster parents, and g) if GAO had not promoted me in 1986.) 
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/wealth-and-envy-a-wealth-tax-will-make-paupers-of-us-all/

BREITBART
— Soros’s ACLU Sues Trump to Get Taxpayer-Funded ‘Mental Health Services’ for Border Crossers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/04/soross-aclu-sues-trump-to-get-taxpayer-funded-mental-health-services-for-border-crossers/

DAILY CALLER
— The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is Protected Speech – KEVIN DALEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/04/scotus-free-speech-immigration/

TOWNHALL
— Impeachment Isn’t About Democrats Hating Trump; It’s About Democrats Hating You – Jake Hoffman (DIERSEN: Who do the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county hate? I should write a book about Trump-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County. I would focus on those who focus their hatred of Trump against me. It is called displaced aggression. They stress a) that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) that I have sent GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out since 2000, c) that those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004, and d) that those emails have gone out each and every evening too since 2015.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/10/05/impeachment-isnt-about-democrats-hating-trump-its-about-democrats-hating-you-n2554219

CBN NEWS
— A Mass Shooter Breeding Ground – Caitlin Burke
https://www1.cbn.com/dailyrundown/archive/2019/10/04/a-mass-shooter-breeding-ground

ONE NEWS NOW
— Whistleblower: Google still up to its election pranks – Steve Jordahl (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2019/10/04/whistleblower-google-still-up-to-its-election-pranks

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Iowa boy and family fear retribution for resisting LGBT propaganda at school – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/iowa-boy-and-family-fear-retribution-for-resisting-lgbt-propaganda-at-school

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The ‘Civil War,’ as Viewed From My Inbox – Myra Adams 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/04/the_civil_war_as_viewed_from_my_inbox_141417.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Doctors Reveal Sanders Had Heart Attack Age and Fitness Are Bigger 2020 issues – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes paint as being negative about you? Mine would stress that I am White, male, old (71), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, American nameplate vehicle owner, childless, pet-less, I am not a member of any church, I do not attend church services, I do not give money to a church, etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hospital.html
— China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Age Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth. – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/technology/china-propaganda-patriotism.html
— Trump Will Deny Immigrant Visas to Those Who Can’t Pay for Health Care Visa applicants will have to prove they have insurance or the financial resources for medical costs. – Michael D. Shear and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/immigrant-visas-health-care.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Reducing Trump supporters to ‘flyover country’ misrepresents them – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that you are a Trump supporter: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/04/reducing-trump-supporters-flyover-country-misrepresents-them/

WEEK
— Why banning Trump from Twitter won’t solve anything – Neil J. Young (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.) 
https://theweek.com/articles/869460/why-banning-trump-from-twitter-wont-solve-anything

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Starbucks Cafes Targeted in Hong Kong Protests The Seattle coffee chain has become a flashpoint for antigovernment activists, who consider its local franchisee an apologist for Beijing – Lucy Craymer and Heather Haddon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protesters-find-fresh-targets-what-i-taste-from-starbucks-is-shame-11570191883

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Who Supports Diversity Policies? It Depends on the Policy – Danny Lambouths III, William Scarborough, Allyson Holbrook (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://hbr.org/2019/10/who-supports-diversity-policies-it-depends-on-the-policy

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society seeks minority students for intern program – Sean McCabe (DIERSEN: In the past, to get promoted at IRS and GAO, you had to pass the CPA examination. Because of Affirmative Acton, and because few minorities and women took/passed the examination, IRS and GAO dropped that promotion requirement. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and working for IRS.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-seeks-minority-students-for-2020-intern-program

October 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Deported Illinois Army veteran officially becomes US citizen, allowed to stay in Chicago – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/once-deported-illinois-army-veteran-officially-becomes-us-citizen/5592206/

CBS2
— U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, A Critic Of Vaping, Accepted $2,000 From Two JUUL Employees – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/04/u-s-rep-lauren-underwood-a-critic-of-vaping-accepted-2000-from-two-juul-employees/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Campaign confirms Bernie Sanders had a heart attack – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/campaign-confirms-bernie-sanders-had-a-heart-attack

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gurnee to poll residents on recreational cannabis dispensary using mass automated call – JIM NEWTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-gurnee-cannabis-survey-st-1005-20191004-fqxqbdu5pnezhlkohhgz7jym5y-story.html
— Trump support unwavering in Florida retirement community – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-supporters-20191003-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Deported Army veteran Miguel Perez Jr. sworn in as U.S. citizen Perez served two tours in Afghanistan in 2002 and 2003 and was deported in 2018 after he was convicted in a drug case. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/4/20899429/deported-veteran-army-miguel-perez-jr-chicago-immigration-citizenship-mexico-ice-uscis
— Chicago is losing its black middle class. Can it get it back? Conditions for black Chicagoans have become worse vs. the country overall and also compared to the rest of black America. Yet there are signs of a population turnaround. – Ed Zotti 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crossroads/2019/10/4/20895771/chicago-losing-black-middle-class-ed-zotti-city-crossroads

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin asks Supreme Court to let Dreamers stay – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/durbin-asks-supreme-court-let-dreamers-stay

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois police agencies face task of pot offense expungements – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took against me. Then I want my critics/opponents to expunge the adverse actions that they had the following take against me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, 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. According to the aforesaid, I brought upon myself all of the aforesaid adverse actions.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191004/illinois-police-agencies-face-task-of-pot-offense-expungements

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— The local community is not ready to fully embrace recreational cannabis – Rising Star – Naperville Research Group
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514135950-opinion-the-local-community-is-not-ready-to-fully-embrace-recreational-cannabis

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 3 GOP HOUSE MEMBERS (Bost, Kinzinger, and Davis) JOIN ILLINOIS DEMS SUPPORTING BANK ACCESS TO POT MONEY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/ils-cannabis-biz-could-lose-buzz.html
— IVES STEPS FORWARD WITH HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/ives-steps-forward-with-health-care-proposal-.html
— WHO’S MORE LIBERAL THAN THE SQUAD? CHECK OUT IL 14TH CD’S LAUREN UNDERWOOD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/whos-more-liberal-than-the-squad-check-out-il-14th-cds-lauren-underwood.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. jobless rate fell to 50-year low of 3.5% – AP (DIERSEN: That means that it is easier to get a job now than when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/4/the-latest-us-jobless-rate-fell-to-50-year-low-of-/
— Justices to decide whether immigrant smuggling law is too vague – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/4/supreme-court-decide-whether-immigrant-smuggling-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Democrats ignore rampant crime to target pro-life states instead – Frank Pavone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/chicago-democrats-like-daniel-didech-ignore-rampant-crime-to-target-pro-life-states-instead

GOPUSA
— Rush Limbaugh rails at Fox News as ‘Never Trumper Network’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77097
— DNC insists Facebook stop running Trump ads
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77114

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Yes, the Deep State Really Does Exist Far from a conspiracy theory, it’s a feature of our federal government, and it targets those who stand in its way. – DONALD DEVINE (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government painted me as being someone who stood in their way, that is, that I obstructed their using Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, pay-for-performance, budget cuts, etc. a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/yes-the-deep-state-really-does-exist/

BREITBART
— Chinese Migrants Apprehended After Illegally Crossing into New Mexico – Bob Price (DIERSEN: If China wanted to, it could illegally sent many millions more of its citizens into America illegally that any other country could.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/10/04/chinese-migrants-apprehended-after-illegally-crossing-into-new-mexico/

CBN NEWS
— Who’s Behind America’s Immigration Crisis? Michelle Malkin Follows the Money to Find the Truth
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/october/whos-behind-americas-immigration-crisis-michelle-malkin-follows-the-money-to-find-the-truth

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/463760-illinois-can-learn-from-californias-lgbtq-education-lessons

ROLL CALL
— More non-Spanish speaking migrants are crossing the border The crisis at the southern border is becoming a global one, officials say – Tanvi Misra
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/non-spanish-speaking-migrants-crossing-border

POLITICO
— Biden’s Most Formidable Opponent Is Not Another Democrat Questions about his age have dogged the former vice president throughout the primary. – MICHAEL KRUSE
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/04/joe-biden-2020-age-president-campaign-229093

NEW YORK TIMES
— Former Italian Prime Minister Says He’s Suing Trump Aide for Slander – Jason Horowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/world/europe/italy-renzi-trump-obama.html

FORBES
— High Court To Address The Muddled Mess Of The Age Discrimination In Employment Act – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Prospective federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that the federal government will get rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/10/04/high-court-to-address-the-muddled-mess-of-the-age-discrimination-in-employment-act/#71ac857e15a8

AARP
— What Medicare Won’t Cover – Dena Bunis
https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-2018/services-not-covered.html

October 3 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding Oktoberfest golf outing and dinner fundraiser Thursday, October 3, 2019, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 100+ attendees included federal candidates Ives and Kinzler; state representative Grant; past and present DuPage County officials and candidates Berlin, Corrigan, Eckhoff, Elliot, Grogan, Hinds, Kachiroubas, Larsen, McGowen, Mendrick, Whelan, C. Zaruba, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, LeVan, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; judges and judge candidates Brennan, McCluskey, O’Toole, Veenstra, and Walsh; and many others including Anderson, Bohn, Boltz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Danelgo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Keller, Lofgren, Lollino, Morrissey, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Smith, Valle, and C. Zaruba. Event sponsors included Berlin, Breen, Carlson, Cronin, Eckhoff, Elliott, Grant, Grogan, Hinkle, Henry, Holder, Ives, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Kleeman, LeVan, Marquardt, Mazzochi, McCluskey, McGowen, McNeily, Molitor, Muehlfelt, O’Toole, Sanguinetti, Suess, Wagner, Walsh, Whelan, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he still backs Trump after civil war tweet, but ‘I’ve made it clear that there are things I don’t like that he’s saying’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-20191003-3udfn7s26raoveqhabbq3sehhq-story.html
— Sexual harassment in Springfield: Applause for the women who persisted – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-sexual-harassment-springfield-20191003-zk2tugrcavdg3memqnl3ftx3iq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Schakowsky speak out against Trump administration’s cuts to refugee admissions program A State Department proposal released last week would put a cap on the number of refugees at 18,000 for the fiscal year that started Monday. – Ashlee Rezin and Lizzie Schiffman Tufano
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/3/20897245/durbin-schakowsky-speak-out-against-trump-cuts-refugee-program
— Vaping illness outbreak a ‘crisis,’ but no need to ban THC vapes, state’s new pot czar says “I don’t want to push people into trying to figure out how to get things off-market and illicitly,” state Sen. Toi Hutchinson told the Sun-Times. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/10/3/20895552/vaping-illness-outbreak-ban-thc-marijuana-pot-czar-illinois
— Despite rebuke of Trump, Rep. Kinzinger supports president, against impeachment inquiry ‘It’s not treason,’ Kinzinger said, disagreeing with Trump’s slam at Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat overseeing the impeachment inquiry. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/3/20897183/trump-kinzinger-impeachment-civil-war-schiff-2020

DAILY HERALD
— How Buffalo Grove might restrict recreational pot sellers – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191003/how-buffalo-grove-might-restrict-recreational-pot-sellers

ABC7
— Mayor Lightfoot fires back after ICE boss blasts Chicago sanctuary city policy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-fires-back-after-ice-boss-blasts-chicago-sanctuary-city-policy/5589522/
— Walmart workers hold protest after filing discrimination complaint against retailer
https://abc7chicago.com/business/walmart-workers-hold-discrimination-protest-against-retailer/5588275/

WGN TV
— Illinois members of Congress hold gun violence hearing – JULIAN CREWS
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/03/il-members-of-congress-hold-gun-violence-hearing/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Museum of Science & Industry renamed for Ken Griffin The billionaire hedge fund mogul gave $125 million to the South Side institution. – SARAH ZIMMERMAN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/museum-science-industry-renamed-ken-griffin

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis On The Syllabus In Illinois College Classrooms – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cannabis-on-the-syllabus-in-illinois-college-classrooms/b37c0a4b-246f-43a5-a4f2-f12e40bb3732

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters love Trump-haters.
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20191002/our-view-kudos-to-kinzinger-for-calling-out-trump-on-civil-war-tweet

JOURNAL TOPICS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Buffalo Grove Commission OKs Zoning For Recreational Cannabis – Richard Mayer
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/buffalo-grove-commission-oks-zoning-for-recreational-cannabis/

SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN
— Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time – AP
https://www.semissourian.com/story/2638611.html

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Aims To Give Those Affected By The War On Drugs A Leg Up In Cannabis Industry – CHRISTINE HERMAN 
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/illinois-aims-give-those-affected-war-drugs-leg-cannabis-industry#stream/0

EVANSTON PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/calendar/event/20191004/659272/are-you-interested-in-an-illinois-medical-cannabis-card

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ives Reports Raising $340,298
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/03/ives-reports-raising-340298/ 
— Oberwies Goes after Underwood’s Favoring Illegal Aliens over Veterans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/03/oberwies-goes-after-underwoods-favoring-illegal-aliens-over-veterans

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Jr. Says ‘Adam Schiff Is Basically The Jussie Smollett Of Congress’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/03/trump-jr-adam-schiff-jussie-smollett-congress/

GOPUSA
— California isn’t doing enough to verify citizenship while registering voters, lawsuit says
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77007

BREITBART
— Sanctuary County: Officer Made to Undergo ‘Remedial Training’ for Helping Capture Illegal Alien Fugitive – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/02/sanctuary-county-officer-made-to-undergo-remedial-training-for-helping-capture-illegal-alien-fugitive/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Apple’s Tim Cook despises America and despises Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/03/apples-tim-cook-daca-illegals-american-any-us/
— Elizabeth Warren Vows Open Border: Illegals Must Not Be ‘Unnecessarily’ Detained – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/03/elizabeth-warren-vows-open-border-illegals-must-not-be-unnecessarily-detained/

CNS NEWS
— Trump: Dems Want to Drain Americans’ Health Care to Finance Open Borders – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-dems-want-drain-americans-health-care-finance-open-borders

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Walsh Pens Letter Asking GOP Reps to Back Trump’s Impeachment: ‘Be an American First, a Republican Second’ – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/walsh-pens-letter-asking-gop-reps-back-trumps-impeachment/

THE HILL
— Trump: Foes are ‘maniacs,’ impeachment is ‘crap’ – MORGAN CHALFANT 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464260-trump-foes-are-maniacs-impeachment-is-crap
— GOP turns furor on media amid impeachment fight – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/464134-gop-turns-furor-on-media-amid-impeachment-fight

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN won’t run two Trump campaign ads, citing ‘demonstrably false’ claims – Hannah Knowles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/03/cnn-wont-run-two-trump-campaign-ads-citing-demonstrably-false-claims/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s removal would require Republican dissidents. But those who speak out become targets of viral disinformation.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-removal-would-require-republican-dissidents-but-those-who-speak-out-become-targets-of-viral-disinformation/2019/10/03/35c35ad0-e394-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Facebook just gave up the fight against fake news – BRIAN A. BOYLE
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-03/facebook-enables-fake-news

DAILY COURIER
— Businesses unite against plan to legalize pot – Howard Fischer (DIERSEN: What percent of the businesses in your municipality want pot to be sold in your municipality?)
https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/sep/28/businesses-unite-against-plan-legalize-pot/

FORBES
— Seismic Shift? Is The EEOC Getting Serious About Age Discrimination? – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/10/03/seismic-shift-the-eeoc-takes-on-age-discrimination/#32e9719b364a

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Trolls Greta Thunberg: ‘Very Happy Young Girl’ Looking Forward to a Bright Future – Anna Kaplan (DIERSEN: What did you do to make your future brighter? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-trolls-greta-thunberg-she-seems-like-a-very-happy-young-girl-looking-forward-to-a-bright-future

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Impeachment Motivates Anti-Trumpers More Than Pro-Trumpers for 2020
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/october_2019/impeachment_motivates_anti_trumpers_more_than_pro_trumpers_for_2020

October 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not the first politician to herd voters because ‘the iron is hot’ – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-kass-20191003-xb7a2esr6vfgxboyvgsgzdo2dm-story.html
— Judge to weigh possible bias by Smollett special prosecutor – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–jussie-smollett-20191002-story.html
— US vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13 – MIKE STOBBE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-vaping-illness-death-rises-thirteen-20191002-john4f2gzvaorindwhlvztimhy-story.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Those in Will County affected by war on drugs could see help becoming marijuana entrepreneurs – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Wheaton is the DuPage County Seat. The Democrats who run the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) have outrageously designated western Wheaton as being a disproportionately impacted area (DIA), that is, an area that has high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis as well as poverty and unemployment. Needless-to-say, that must be a mistake. I ask the following and everyone else who has an interest in Wheaton to ask the IDCEO to immediately rescind its DIA designation: Wheaton Mayor and City Council members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township officers and trustees, DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board members, and federal and Illinois officials who represent or seek to represent any part of Wheaton.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/10/01/those-in-will-county-affected-by-war-on-drugs-could-see-help-becoming-marijuana-entrepreneurs/aalze98/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The state has designated parts of Will County as “disproportionately impacted” by the war on drugs, which could help local applicants seeking commercial marijuana licenses. Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration released a map of the state this week showing the areas where the state wants to provide opportunities for applicants to benefit from the legalized recreational marijuana industry. The map shows large parts of Joliet, along with smaller parts of Crest Hill, Lockport, Bolingbrook and University Park, as designated areas.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Crystal Lake City Council votes to allow marijuana dispensary – Cassie Buchman
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/10/01/crystal-lake-city-council-votes-to-allow-marijuana-dispensary/al6ko4g/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Are you talking to me?’ Trump’s anger on impeachment erupts – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on trying to make me angry. I would focus on those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/are-you-talking-to-me-trumps-anger-on-impeachment-erupts

WJBD
— Marion County Board to consider allowing vote on forming new state
http://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2019/10/02/marion-county-board-to-consider-allowing-vote-on-forming-new-state/

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: STATE ANNOUNCES NEXT ROUND OF MARIJUANA DISPENSARY LICENSE APPLICATIONS
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/10/state-announces-next-round-of-marijuana-dispensary-license-applications/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This map shows Kane County Disproportionately Impacted Areas in blue.)

CENTER SQUARE
— As state money, momentum align for third Chicago-area airport, opponents call it ‘unnecessary’ – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/as-state-money-momentum-align-for-third-chicago-area-airport/article_4088ebfe-e549-11e9-b2a6-ef7f02a82847.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ives Criticizes Casten on Abortion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/02/ives-criticizes-casten-on-abortion/ 
— IL-06: Dr. Jay Kinzler Files FEC Statement of Candidacy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/02/il-06-dr-jay-kinzler-files-fec-statement-of-candidacy/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Releases 3rd Quarter Fundraising Summary of Receipts, Reports over $100,000 from Over 1,000 Contributors
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/02/il-14-catalina-lauf-releases-3rd-quarter-fundraising-summary-of-receipts/ 
— Franks Trying to Abolish Coroner Using Another Hand-Picked Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/01/franks-trying-to-abolish-coroner-using-another-hand-picked-committee/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEARLY 12K ILLINOIS EDUCATORS HAVE STOPPED PAYING A TEACHERS UNION – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-12k-illinois-educators-have-stopped-paying-a-teachers-union/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What All Conservatives Should Learn from District 211 Trans Activism
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/what-all-conservatives-should-learn-from-district-211-trans-activism/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-what-all-conservatives-should-learn-from-district-211-trans-activism/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pete Buttigieg wants you to know he hates religious conservatives – Timothy P. Carney 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/pete-buttigieg-wants-you-to-know-he-hates-religious-conservatives

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Purge of Conservatism from America – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on purging conservatives. I would focus on those who focus on purging conservatives from the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/the_purge_of_conservatism_from_america.html
— Why President Trump Is Likely to Win the Rust Belt in 2020 – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/why_president_trump_is_likely_to_win_the_rust_belt_in_2020.html

BREITBART
— Feds: Potentially 2.2K Foreigners Posing as Abuse Victims to Obtain Visas – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/02/foreign-nationals-fraudulently-claiming-domestic-abuse/
— Census: Indian Visa Workers Driving Americans Out of Middle-Class Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/02/census-shows-indian-graduates-are-pushing-americans-out-of-the-tech-industry/

BLAZE
— Jussie Smollett doesn’t like being compared to sixth grader who lied about white boys cutting off her dreadlocks. Not one bit. – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jussie-smollett-sixth-grader-who-lied-about-white-boys-cutting-her-hair

DAILY CALLER
— Would ‘Medicare For All’ Have Been There For Bernie? – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/02/medicare-for-all-there-bernie/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— My List of the Democrats’ Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/10/02/the-real-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump/
— The Real Targets Are You and Me
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/10/02/the-real-targets-are-you-and-me/

TOWNHALL
— The Party of ‘Impeach!’ – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/10/03/the-party-of-impeach-n2554088

PJ MEDIA
— With Sanders in the Hospital, Dems Realize Just How Old Their Candidates Are – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on purging older people. I would focus on those who focus on purging older people from the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/with-sanders-in-the-hospital-dems-realize-just-how-old-their-candidates-are/

AMERICANS FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT
— Federal employee retirement plan should not be investing $50 billion in China
https://getliberty.org/2019/10/federal-employee-retirement-plan-should-not-be-investing-50-billion-in-china/

COLLEGE FIX
— Lawmakers approved race preferences in college admissions after voters rejected it. Voters fought back. – CHRISTOPHER TREMOGLIE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/lawmakers-approved-race-preferences-in-college-admissions-after-voters-rejected-it-voters-fought-back/

THE HILL
— We need a social justice movement for older workers – MARIA HEIDKAMP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work the hardest to promote age discrimination in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They focus on getting rid of those who are older and are also Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/464163-we-need-a-social-justice-movement-for-older-workers

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In The End, Nixon Walked Away For The Good Of His Party. Would Trump? Top Republicans worry that if his status becomes dire, he’ll take the party down with him. Others worry he wouldn’t stop with just the party.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-nixon-gop_n_5d952e08e4b0f5bf796efc8d

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is Age Only a Number, Even When You’re Running for President? The top three Democratic candidates are 78, 76 and 70 years old and one of them, Bernie Sanders, went to the hospital with chest pain. Voters want experienced leaders, but exactly how much life experience do they want? – Lisa Lerer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on purging older people. I would focus on those who focus on purging older people from the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/us/politics/bernie-sanders-age-candidates.html
— Reporter’s Question, Repeated, Launches Trump on Latest Media Attack – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/business/media/trump-media-attack.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Health insurance premiums for federal employees, retirees to go up an average of 5.6 percent next year – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/health-insurance-premiums-for-federal-employees-retirees-to-go-up-56-percent-next-year/2019/10/02/222f793e-e53f-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeachment Move Draws Mixed Reviews in Battleground Districts As members of Congress visit back home, Republicans call investigation baseless, while Democrats are split on strategy – Natalie Andrews, Jesse Naranjo, and Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-move-draws-mixed-reviews-in-battleground-districts-11570038379
— ‘Flee as Fast as You Can.’ A Young Couple Joins Venezuela’s Exodus. Jonathan Morales and Daliana Loyo planned for years to follow family members out of their country; they found how hard it is to leave – Kejal Vyas (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois want members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flee-as-fast-as-you-can-a-young-couple-joins-venezuelas-exodus-11570028330

BLOOMBERG LAW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers a) refuse to hire those who do not promote LGBTQ activity and b) get rid of their employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-employers-take-proactive-measures-to-protect-lgbt-rights-at-work

NEWSWEEK
— TUCKER CARLSON SUGGESTS BERNIE SANDERS TOO OLD FOR OFFICE AFTER HEALTH SCARE – HARRIET SINCLAIR (DIERSEN: What show that you are not “too old?” For me, it my putting together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sending it out a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-suggests-bernie-sanders-too-old-office-after-health-scare-1462849

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents want? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

My critics/opponents want the following in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and everywhere else in Illinois:
– Pot to be sold
– Video gambling
– Booze to be promoted
– No zoning changes along Roosevelt Road in Wheaton
– More dependency on government
– More dependency on charity 
– LGBTQ activity to be promoted
– Abortion to be promoted
– Mass/illegal immigration
– Abolition of the First Amendment
– Abolition of the Second Amendment
– Patronage
– Political affiliation discrimination
– Reverse discrimination
– Age discrimination
– All the Republican candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots to lose

Further, my critics/opponents want the following:
– Trump to be impeached
– Me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out
– Me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman
– Me to resign as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce member

Further, my critics/opponents want to get rid of those who:
– They cannot manipulate
– They cannot dominate
– Are older than they are
– Have more free time and/or money than they have
– Sued them
– Do not share their national origin
– Do not share their religion

I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, their operatives, and their dupes.

October 2 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— ‘Whistleblower’ colluded with House Democrats before making complaint
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— State of Illinois Releases Disproportionately Impacted Areas for Cannabis Program’s Social Equity Applicants (DIERSEN: Wheaton is the DuPage County Seat. The Democrats who run the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) have outrageously designated western Wheaton as being a disproportionately impacted area (DIA), that is, an area that has high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis as well as poverty and unemployment. Needless-to-say, that must be a mistake. I ask the following and everyone else who has an interest in Wheaton to ask the IDCEO to immediately rescind its DIA designation: Wheaton Mayor and City Council members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township officers and trustees, DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board members, and federal and Illinois officials who represent or seek to represent any part of Wheaton.) 
https://chicagodefender.com/state-of-illinois-releases-disproportionately-impacted-areas-for-cannabisprograms-social-equity-applicants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the most equity-centric adult use cannabis program in the nation prepares to enter its next phase, the Pritzker Administration is releasing maps that designate which parts of the state qualify as “disproportionately impacted areas” for social equity applicants.  More than 2 million Illinoisans live in the 683 Census tracts that make up the disproportionately impacted areas. (View the map  here https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Pages/CannabisEquity.aspx   The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determined the disproportionately impacted areas using criteria established in the new state law. To be designated as a disproportionately impacted area, a Census tract must have high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis, among other qualifications including poverty and unemployment. “As Illinois continues its path toward putting equity at the forefront of the state’s new adult-use cannabis expansion, it’s important to create opportunities in communities that have been hardest hit by the war on marijuana,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Not only will social equity applicants receive points on their applications, but many applicants will also get grants, technical assistance, low-interest loans and fee reductions and waivers. Taken together, these efforts will do more than any other state in the nation has done to focus on equity.”)

ABC7
— Trump impeachment: President lashes out in anger as Democrats warn of legal action – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-in-anger-as-democrats-warn-of-legal-action/5584494/

NBC5
— IG Report Finds Top Madigan Aide Violated Sexual Harassment Provisions Before Guidelines Were in Place Kevin Quinn was a top political operative for Michael Madigan for nearly 20 years until February 2018, when Alaina Hampton, who had also previously worked for Madigan, accused him of sexual harassment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/report-finds-madigan-aide-violated-sexual-harassment-provisions-before-guidelines-in-place-561986041.html

CBS2
— Watchdog Report Recommends Madigan Aide Fired For Sexual Harassment Be Placed On ‘Do Not Hire’ List
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/02/watchdog-report-kevin-quinn-alaina-hampton-sexual-harassment/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bernie Sanders canceling events until ‘further notice’ due to heart blockage – Lauren Reid
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bernie-sanders-canceling-events-until-further-notice-due-to-heart-blockage

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After calling Trump’s civil war tweet ‘beyond repugnant,’ Adam Kinzinger is only GOP rep left off president’s Illinois reelection team – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-president-trump-illinois-team-adam-kinzinger-20191002-lt6xqex4tnhd7d7h4xcgn253jy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watchdog: Two Madigan aides ousted over sexual harassment allegations should never land on state payroll again “The messages that K. Quinn sent to Hampton plainly had the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, and offensive working environment for Hampton,” Pope wrote in the Quinn report. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/2/20885781/madigan-aide-kevin-quinn-sexual-harassment-alaina-hampton-inspector-general-report
— Gov. Pritzker: ‘Let me be clear.’ Sen. Sandoval should quit top committee post — or get the boot Sandoval has not been charged with any wrongdoing, but Pritzker argued he should not preside over a committee so heavily involved with the capital bill. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/2/20895645/pritzker-sandoval-quit-removed-cullerton-senate-transportation-committee

CHICAGO CITIZEN
— Reparations Resolution Passes In Chicago City Council
http://thechicagocitizen.com/news/2019/oct/02/reparations-resolution-passes-chicago-city-council/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Alcohol, marijuana use up; B-N partnership responds – PAUL SWIECH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/alcohol-marijuana-use-up-b-n-partnership-responds/article_e4176eb6-ef13-509b-a636-aded15bdcea6.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters love those who hate Trump.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191002/editorial-gops-kinzinger-shows-courage

RIVER BENDER
— Map Shows Pot Zones – Greg Bishop
https://m.riverbender.com/wbgznews/details.cfm?id=291766

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events for now – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bernie-sanders-undergoes-heart-procedure-cancels-events-until-further-notice
— Abortion “mega-clinic” secretly built in Illinois
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-secret-abortion-mega-clinicbuilt-in-illinois

MDJ ONLINE 
— University of Illinois expert says gambling will cost state more than it gains
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/university-of-illinois-expert-says-gambling-will-cost-state-more/article_381b68ab-9403-5c02-9b30-f5c0c760d028.html

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Queertober at Illinois State University – Rachel Hatch
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/10/queertober-at-illinois-state-university/

JOHN BIVER
— CONSERVATIVES KEEP LOSING THE INFORMATION WAR
https://johnbiver.com/conservatives-keep-losing-the-information-war/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: 2246 ABORTED CHILDREN REMAINS STILL AT “SECURE LOCATION” IN WILL COUNTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/weyermuller-2246-aborted-children-remains-still-at-secure-location-in-will-county.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Blithely ignorant’: GOP senators blast National Endowment for the Arts for funding celebration of Ché Guevara – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blithely-ignorant-gop-senators-blast-national-endowment-for-the-arts-for-funding-celebration-of-che-guevara
— Pete Buttigieg wants you to know he hates religious conservatives – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/pete-buttigieg-wants-you-to-know-he-hates-religious-conservatives

SIGNAL
— 8% of Marriages End Up In Divorce Due to Gaming Addiction: The Latest Research in Texas
https://signalscv.com/2019/09/8-of-marriages-end-up-in-divorce-due-to-gaming-addiction-the-latest-research-in-texas/

THE HILL
— Impeachment threatens to drown out everything – ALEXANDER BOLTON 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/463944-impeachment-threatens-to-drown-out-everything

USA TODAY
— Planned Parenthood to open major clinic in Illinois as ‘regional haven’ for abortion access – Grace Hauck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/02/illinois-planned-parenthood-mega-clinic-haven-abortion-access/3840714002/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Are Madder at the Media Than at Trump or His Foes
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2019/voters_are_madder_at_the_media_than_at_trump_or_his_foes