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April 19 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the following were elected to the (IRP) State Central Committee yesterday evening:
Congressional District 1 – Shaun Murphy, Evergreen Park
Congressional District 2 – Judy Diekelman, Thornton
Congressional District 3 – Sean Morrison, Palos Park
Congressional District 4 – Jay Reyes, Riverside
Congressional District 5 – Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
Congressional District 6 – Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
Congressional District 7 – Mark Hosty, River Forest
Congressional District 8 – Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
Congressional District 9 – Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
Congressional District 10 – Mark Shaw, Lake Forest
Congressional District 11 – Roger Claar, Bolingbrook
Congressional District 12 – Barb Viviano, O’Fallon
Congressional District 13 – Fred Floreth, Springfield
Congressional District 14 – Stan Bond, Montgomery
Congressional District 15 – Chapin Rose, Mahomet
Congressional District 16 – John McGlasson, Pontiac
Congressional District 17 – Jan Weber, Geneseo
Congressional District 18 – Mike Bigger, Wyoming
https://illinois.gop/2018-scc/

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ballot hijinks lead Southern Illinois Republicans to challenge party leadership vote – W.J. Kennedy
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511395529-ballot-hijinks-lead-southern-illinois-republicans-to-challenge-party-leadership-vote
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner and his hand-picked state GOP Chairman Timothy Schneider are declaring victory in Southern Illinois. But did they actually win? State party officials claim Southern Illinois Republicans voted for a new state central committeeman yesterday, replacing longtime incumbent, former legislator Bob Winchester of Rosiclare with State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet). Rose supports Schneider for another four year term; Winchester does not. But county chairmen say an examination of the vote count shows Rose didn’t win and that the fix was in. They’re promising to challenge what they say are manipulated results. “Rauner’s people showed their true colors yesterday,” a source told SE Illinois News. “They’re glad to cheat to win.” “This has made us even more bitter” In the balance is one of 18 spots on the State Republican Party Central Committee, which governs the party and exerts influence up and down the ballot. On Wednesday, GOP precinct committeemen voted to elect their county chairmen and the state central committee members, who will convene in May to choose a party chairman. Schneider recruited Rose to challenge Winchester, a Rauner critic representing Southern IIlinois’ 15 Congressional District, which includes 33 counties. Winchester supported State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in the March primary. “Many of us were already bitter and this has made us even more bitter,” Rhonda Belford, Hardin County GOP Chair, told SE Illinois News. “Bob Winchester stood tall for southern Illinois and all of Illinois, and this is how they treat him.” Belford said that some of her fellow county chairmen were offered financial rewards by Schneider. Others were threatened with retribution if they didn’t support Rose over Winchester. “They know not what they do,” she said. “This is all about money, but it’s the wrong kind of money, and in the end it’s probably not going to win them the race anyway.” Winner takes all? Mark Shaw, State Central Committeeman from Lake County’s 10th congressional district, said that he is concerned that some counties may have voted by acclamation, a procedural move that would have given Rose 100 percent of the vote when he may have received just over 50 percent. Shaw, who grew up in Mt. Carmel in Wabash County, said that voting by acclamation could be a violation of state law and some legal action may be in order. Results do show that Winchester received zero votes in nine of 33 counties, including four of the ten most populated, a result that Shaw and others said would be an impossibility. Several counties, sources tell SE Illinois News, didn’t even offer Winchester as a candidate for consideration. In Fayette County, home to Rauner Downstate Director Randy Pollard, Winchester was not presented as an option, sources say. “Pollard asked for a voice vote by acclamation for Chapin (Rose) and just moved on,” a source said. “He didn’t even mention Winchester was a candidate, much less the incumbent.” Rose also received zero votes in 13 counties carried 100 percent by Winchester. In all, 22 of 33 counties voted by acclamation, representing 63 percent of Rose’s vote and 59 percent of Winchester’s. County votes are weighted based on their respective turn-out in the March primary. “There are a lot of irregularities here,” Shaw said. “We want to see the raw data on a precinct level presented to the party.” The Shimkus Machine Aides to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) actively recruited Rose to challenge Winchester, offering to help him replace Shimkus in Congress when the opportunity presents itself, sources say. Sources in Madison County, Shimkus’ home which carries the second-largest weighted vote in the district, say that when they, too, voted by acclamation for Winchester, a lawyer volunteer for Shimkus present protested and said acclamation votes were not legal. Shimkus’ District Director, Deb Detmers Fansler, then threatened Madison County precinct committee members by phone. Madison County submitted each candidate’s vote totals to the state GOP, sources say, along with the caveat that they voted by acclamation to deliver all of them to Winchester, who won 59 percent of the actual vote. State GOP officials didn’t include Madison County’s acclamation vote in their official totals; it would have meant Winchester won re-election by 644 votes. Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland said he would push to see the actual vote data as well. “This was a very contentious election, and it’s important that we have full transparency in the results,” Cleveland said. “That means complete, precinct-level reporting that we can verify.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pols high on marijuana legalization hope to clear the air on 4/20 pot ‘holiday’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pols-high-on-marijuana-legalization-hope-to-clear-the-air-on-4-20-pot-holiday/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday, Healthy & Productive Illinois, a “marijuana policy group” that has argued against legalization, released its own study. The group argues it would cost the state $670.5 million a year to legalize pot, outweighing annual estimated tax revenue projections of about $566 million. They’re not the only ones not joining the party. Gov. Bruce Rauner told a Downstate TV station in December that it would be a “mistake” to legalize marijuana in Illinois. The Republican governor has, in the past, said he wants more studies on the “ramifications” in states that have legalized the drug. “I do not support legalizing marijuana. I think that’s a mistake. You know there’s a massive, human experiment going on in Colorado, and California, other places. We should see how that’s impacted lives and addiction and hurt young people before we make any decision about it here,” Rauner said in an interview on WSIL in Marion. “I do not support legalizing marijuana.” Still, Rauner instituted a medical marijuana pilot program that started doling out weed to patients in 2015. And Rauner last year signed a bill that decriminalized the possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana, making it a ticketable offense subject to fines of $100 to $200.)
— Anti-cannabis group contends state would go to pot legalizing marijuana – Alexandra Arriaga (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/anti-cannabis-group-contends-state-would-go-to-pot-legalizing-marijuana/
— Babies OK in City Council, flowers and convicted aldermen not so much – Heather Cherone
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/babies-welcome-in-city-council-flowers-and-convicted-aldermen-not-so-much/
— Playboy runs a victory lap in Washington – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/playboy-runs-a-victory-lap-in-washington/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel wins court ruling in sanctuary city lawsuit against Trump administration – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-sanctuary-city-ruling-20180419-story.html
— Downstate Republican’s third party governor bid poses new threat to Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-20180419-story.html
— Lake County sheriff Mark Curran talks mass shootings, the need for more resources for mental illness – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/news/ct-lbr-school-community-safety-glmv-chamber-tl-0426-story.html
— As pay and benefits stagnate, nontenured faculty and graduate students in Illinois, Chicago look to unions – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-campus-labor-unrest-20180418-story.html
— Road to homeownership gets rockier this spring as rates rise – AP (DIERSEN: Mortgage rates were much higher when I took out mortgages in 1972, 1974, and 1976 and when my wife and I took out mortgages in 1978 and 1984. SEE: http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.html)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-road-to-homeownership-20180418-story.html
— Some in GOP budge on recreational pot – Kurtis Lee (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180419/281698320342311
— Senate allows babies in chamber despite concerns from older, male senators – Laurie Kellman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-senate-babies-chamber-duckworth-20180418-story.html
— Duckworth brings baby to Senate floor to send message to ‘working parents everywhere’ – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Of course, Duckworth would agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me since the 1980s because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. Those who my wife and I sued during the 1980s had counted on us spending our money on raising children rather than on legal fees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-tammy-duckworth-baby-senate-rules-change-0419-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County clerk wants disbanding Aurora Election Commission’s money – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180419/kane-county-clerk-wants-disbanding-aurora-election-commissions-money-
— Jeb Bush: Time to challenge ‘bad behavior’ in politics – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180419/jeb-bush-time-to-challenge-bad-behavior-in-politics
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bush offered his own prescription for challenging a “poisonous” political environment that he said is “disproportionately located in ZIP codes around Washington, D.C.” “First, voters should penalize rather than reward politicians irrespective of their party that use racist language or call people Nazis or disparage the disabled or make fun of people in order to push someone down to make themselves look better,” he said to loud applause. “That should be a penalty.” Public figures, Bush said, should be held to a higher ethical standard, regardless of party allegiance. “Bad behavior and the kind of language that we accept today, or the kind of actions that we find intolerable for someone we don’t agree with, should have the exact same response to someone that’s on your team,” he said. ” … Right now, we’re so hyperpartisan that if it’s a Democrat doing something outrageous, Republicans are just righteously there to attack, but if it’s a Republican, you hear nothing and vice versa. “To challenge this notion, sometimes bad behavior is just bad behavior.”)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will McCann take votes away from Rauner—or Pritzker? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180419/BLOGS02/180419816/will-mccann-take-votes-away-from-rauner-or-pritzker
— Chicago teen gun ownership rises even as it falls in L.A., N.Y. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180419/BLOGS02/180419821/chicago-teen-gun-ownership-rises-even-as-it-falls-in-l-a-n-y

ABC7
— Racially derogatory social media posts lead to drug arrest of Harvard man
http://abc7chicago.com/racially-derogatory-social-media-posts-lead-to-drug-arrest-of-harvard-man-/3366819/
— Sen. Duckworth makes history, casts vote with baby on Senate floor – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-duckworth-makes-history-casts-vote-with-baby-on-senate-floor/3367107/

CBS2
— Parkland Survivor Seeks More Minority Input In #NeverAgain Movement – Jim Williams
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/19/parkland-survivor-mei-ling-ho-shing-never-again-movement/

WLS AM
— McCann hoping to win over Jeanne Ives supporters – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/19/mccann-hoping-to-win-over-jeanne-ives-supporters/

WTTW
— Third Candidate Enters Race for Illinois Governor – Paris Schutz
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/19/third-candidate-enters-race-illinois-governor

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Morrison Ready For Uphill Battle Against Schneider In Cook County Board Race Republican Incumbent Has Campaign Cash Advantage; Democrat Hoping For Blue Wave – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/morrison-ready-for-uphill-battle-against-schneider-in-cook-county-board-race/

HERALD & REVIEW
— State Sen. Sam McCann of Plainview launches independent bid for governor
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/state-sen-sam-mccann-of-plainview-launches-independent-bid-for/article_ce02e1d7-6049-5ac4-bcb4-47d69dbed29f.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Public employee tally: Bottom 100 townships in Illinois
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511369314-public-employee-tally-bottom-100-townships-in-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Milton, Downers Grove and Naperville employ the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Shannon Teresi Gets GOP Fall Ballot Nod for McHenry County Auditor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/19/shannon-teresi-gets-gop-fall-ballot-nod-mchenry-county-auditor/
— Observer Kicked Out of McHenry County Democratic Party Convention
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/18/observer-kicked-mchenry-county-democratic-party-convention/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP RELEASES LIST OF THOSE ELECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/il-gop-releases-list-of-those-elected-wednesday-night-to-the-state-central-committee.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party has just released the list of those elected Wednesday night to the State Central Committee. Changes took place in four of the 18 CDs: Bob Grogan in the 6th, Mark Hosty in the 7th, Char Foss-Eggeman in the 9th and Chapin Rose in the 15th. Word is the 15th CD race may be disputed, but overall, the SCC leans more conservative post-election.)

CAPITOL FAX
— McCann denies he resigned from the SGOP caucus, threatens legal action over access to “key resources”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/19/mccann-denies-he-resigned-from-the-sgop-caucus-threatens-legal-action-over-access-to-key-resources/
— Pritzker camp responds *** Rauner campaign claims Dem shenanigans with McCann
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/19/rauner-campaign-claims-dem-shenanigans-with-mccann/

EAGLE FORUM
— On April 20, Weed Out Marijuana Four Twenty is a Dangerous Day – Anne Schlafly Cori
http://eagleforum.org/publications/press-releases/on-april-20-weed-out-marijuana.html

GOPUSA
— Forget Reading, Writing and Arithmetic! Protest, Baby!
http://www.gopusa.com/forget-reading-writing-and-arithmetic-protest-baby/

POLITICO
— OUTRAGEOUS: Appeals court rules against Trump policy punishing sanctuary cities – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/19/appeals-court-ruling-trump-sanctuary-cities-537823

NBC NEWS
— New third party candidate could be a headache for Rauner in IL-GOV
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/new-third-party-candidate-could-be-headache-rauner-il-gov-n867516

CNN
— The typical Amazon employee makes less than you think – Seth Fiegerman
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/19/technology/amazon-employee-salary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/opinion/history-white-power.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Giuliani says he is joining Trump’s legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe – Robert Costa and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-says-he-is-joining-trumps-legal-team-to-negotiate-an-end-to-mueller-probe/2018/04/19/b175fc10-4411-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Asking About Current Pay Is the New Taboo for Prospective Employers New laws around the U.S. are trying to close wage gaps in the workforce – Kelsey Gee
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-employers-avoid-salary-history-questions-when-hiring-new-workers-1524067909
— Is the GOP the Party of Trump? – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-gop-the-party-of-trump-1524091461

USA TODAY
— DHS: All we want to do is read the news Department of Homeland Security just wants a ‘news clip’ company to aggregate stories from around the world: Opposing view – Tyler Q. Houlton
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/18/dhs-news-service-editorials-debates/33962875/

— Financial stress is rising for low- and middle-income U.S. households – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/18/financial-stress-higher-low-middle-income-americans/391061002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner’s Point Person on Legionnaires’ Makes $20K Monthly Gov. Bruce Rauner’s point person on the Legionnaires’ disease crisis at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy is making $20,000 a month. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-19/rauners-point-person-on-legionnaires-makes-20k-monthly
— Trump Administration Vows to Fight Injunction President Donald Trump’s administration has criticized a nationwide injunction preventing it from withholding public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement policies. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-19/the-latest-chicago-claims-victory-in-immigration-lawsuit

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Must Change Their Recruiting Strategies – Meroe Park and Abby Cashman (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2018/04/agencies-must-change-their-recruiting-strategies/147565/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OMB director eyes redistribution of federal pay – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They want to redistribute pay a) away from their employees who are Republican, and especially away from those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and b) toward their employees who are Democrat, and especially toward those who are minority, female, and/pr younger.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/04/19/omb-director-eyes-redistribution-of-federal-pay/

CORVETTE MUSEUM
— 2019 CORVETTE ZR1 TO PACE 102ND INDIANAPOLIS 500
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/2019-corvette-zr1-to-pace-102nd-indianapolis-500/

April 19 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the tabulation of votes for all the IRP State Central Committee (SCC) races is not complete. I have asked IRP to issue a press release as soon as the votes are tabulated, and also, to issue a press release with the weighted vote that each IRP SCC member will have as soon as that information is available. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 214 of DuPage County’s 471 (45%) elected Republican Precinct Committeemen attended the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) outstanding biannual county convention Wednesday evening, April 18, 2018, at the Jack Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton, and unanimously reelected Brian Krajewski as DCRCC Chairman and unanimously elected Paul Hinds as DCRCC Secretary.

Program participants included Atkinson, Cronin, Cuzzone, Diersen, Durante, Elliott, Fitzpatrick, Grogan, Hakim, Hayden, Henry, Holder, Holz, Jackson, Kachiroubas, Keller, LeVan, Lollino, Mackay, Mendrick, McGowen, Minor, Morretti, Morrisey, Musson, Prater, Reboletti, Santucci, Schultz, Swatkowski, Throwbridge, Valle, Veenstra, Wehling, Wilkins, Wilson, and Yetski.

Attendees include Anderson, Bohn, Bucholz, Carlson, Carlyle, Caruso, Crane, Dabrowski, Dangelo, Dillard, Eckhoff, Falbo, Furstenau, Given, Hart, Higgins, Hogan, Holan, Hundhausen, Khouri, Kmiecik, Larsen, Lewis, Lowe, Marchese, Monino, A. Murphy, Nathawani, Puchalski, Romano, Ryan, Sender, Shaw, Slinger, Tully, Vician, Yurgaitis, Zannis, Zay, Zegel, and Zito.

Winfield Township had the best turnout of elected committeemen with 17 of 26 (65%), then Naperville Township with 15 of 27 (56%), then Milton Township with 41 of 76 (54%), then Downers Grove Township with 47 of 100 (47%), then Addison Township with 21 of 45 (47%), then Bloomingdale Township with 24 of 56 (43%), then Lisle Township with 15 of 37 (41%), then Wayne Township with 15 of 42 (36), and then York Township with 19 of 62 (31%). – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

NBC5
— Sen. Sam McCann Announces Run for Illinois Governor as Conservative Party Candidate Gov. Bruce Rauner issued a statement calling McCann “the worst kind of political opportunist”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/sam-mccann-illinois-governor-race-conservative-party-rauner-pritzker-480262403.html

CBS2
— Jeb Bush Remembers His Mother: ‘She Taught Us To Serve Others’ – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: How do you serve others? I serve Illinois Republicans by spending 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/18/jeb-bush-speech-barbara-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those in attendance remembered Barbara Bush as a classy woman with a backbone of steel, whose own kids called her “The Enforcer.” “Her sweetness always carried through the toughness, but they’re both there and they go together,” said Regional Transportation Authority chairman Kirk Dillard, a former Illinois state senator.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New county Democratic chief Preckwinkle pledges to expand party appeal – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party appeals to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-toni-preckwinkle-democratic-chairman-20180418-story.html
— Democrats still looking votes to override Rauner’s gun store licensing veto – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-gun-veto-20180419-story.html
— Disgraced ex-supervisor Philippe Loizon with Cook County Probation Department sues judge, saying he was fired because he’s white – Todd Lighty (DIERSEN: In all likelihood, because Loizon is an old White male, Loizon, like me, will be denied his right to a jury trial. Ever-increasingly, old White males lack “jury appeal” because ever increasingly, to curry favor with those who are younger, minority, and/or female, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn old White males as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots. To hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgraced federal employee, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-loizon-evans-lawsuit-20180418-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A white supervisor in the Cook County Adult Probation Department has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly dismissed last year, while numerous black employees in the department have received little or no discipline for alleged misconduct. Philippe Loizon, a former deputy chief who made about $115,000 a year, on Tuesday sued Chief Judge Timothy Evans, alleging that Evans, the county’s first African-American chief judge, had discriminated against him because of his race. Evans fired Loizon in May 2017 following a series of Tribune investigations into accusations that a rogue unit of officers under Loizon’s command had improperly teamed up with Chicago police and the FBI to conduct warrantless searches of homes, and coerced probationers to work as police informants. The county paid $110,000 to two Chicago men who alleged in federal civil rights lawsuits that probation officers, joined by the FBI and city police, conducted illegal searches of homes. And a series of gun cases fell apart following accusations of those questionable searches. Loizon, who was assigned to desk duty for two years before he was dismissed, said the Tribune’s accusations were false and were “based primarily on information provided to the reporters by convicted felons.” He said he had a “clean personnel record” and received outstanding job reviews during his 29 years with the probation department. He alleged Evans treated him differently because he is white. “Evans imposed discipline against Loizon in a manner and at a level he had never imposed on an African-American employee of the (department), despite conduct of an egregious nature by some of the African-American employees,” according to the suit. Evans’ spokesman, Pat Milhizer, declined to comment, citing a state Supreme Court rule that he said forbids judges and court personnel from commenting on pending court matters. One of Loizon’s lawyers, Gregory Friedman, declined to comment Wednesday, referring the Tribune to a statement he issued last June. In that statement, Friedman said Loizon was an exemplary employee who was wrongly fired, and that the Tribune had “done a great disservice to a good man. “Throughout his employment, Mr. Loizon performed his duties in an outstanding manner and in conformity with Departmental polices,” Friedman wrote then. “Philippe Loizon was a diligent and dedicated probation officer and Deputy Chief.” In his suit, Loizon identified 12 current and former probation officers, all of whom are black, who allegedly committed misconduct or violated department policy, yet received little or no punishment at all. The suit cited a probation officer who frequently worked to turn probationers into police informants; an officer who falsely claimed to meet with probationers who actually turned out to be in jail or dead; and an officer who shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy. Loizon said that none of those employees were disciplined. Loizon is seeking reinstatement as deputy chief, back pay with interest, compensatory and punitive damages, and his lawyers’ fees and expenses.)
— Jeb Bush speaks in Chicago area day after mother’s death: ‘She would have been very upset if I stayed home’ – Graydon Megan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-jeb-bush-elmhurst-tl-0426-story.html
— AG candidate Kwame Raoul’s campaign hired ex-Blagojevich aide convicted in state fraud scheme – Bill Lukitsch, Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have made it clear that they would hire a convict before they would hire me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kwame-raoul-campaign-worker-20180418-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Southern Illinois state Sen. Sam McCann running for gov as third-party candidate – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/southern-illinois-senator-joins-govs-race-as-third-party-candidate/
— Pritzker, other Illinois Democrats in DC: Foxx Emily’s List ‘rising star’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-other-illinois-democrats-in-dc-foxx-emilys-list-rising-star/

DAILY HERALD
— Downstate conservative roils governor race by declaring candidacy – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180419/downstate-conservative-roils-governor-race-by-declaring-candidacy
— Why new gun control walkouts are drawing mixed responses from schools – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180417/why-new-gun-control-walkouts-are-drawing-mixed-responses-from-schools

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s where the real estate market has been hottest in 2018 – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180419/CRED0701/180419837

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— La Salle County Republicans buck state party wishes in choosing leadership Jerry Long backed colleague Demmer but McGlasson still region committeeman – Tamara Abbey
http://www.newstrib.com/free/la-salle-county-republicans-buck-state-party-wishes-in-choosing/article_cfdb2a76-43ea-11e8-8d98-3355804d297a.html

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— McCann launches Conservative Party bid for Illinois governor – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180419/mccann-launches-conservative-party-bid-for-illinois-governor

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun licensing proponents ‘making progress’ on override vote – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180418/gun-licensing-proponents-making-progress-on-override-vote
— Remap proponents trying to get issue before voters, but it’s not looking good – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180418/remap-proponents-trying-to-get-issue-before-voters-but-its-not-looking-good
— McCann to run for governor as Conservative Party candidate – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180419/mccann-to-run-for-governor-as-conservative-party-candidate

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Shannon Teresi appointed as McHenry County auditor
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/18/shannon-teresi-appointed-as-mchenry-county-auditor/a9dg6g1/

MORRIS HERALD
— Grundy Republicans host candidates at dinner Candidates gearing for November elections – KEVIN SOLARI
http://www.morrisherald-news.com/2018/04/16/grundy-republicans-host-candidates-at-dinner/at7wlks/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— More Progressive Tax Talk in Springfield – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263726#.WtiDD3ly-M8

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Downers Grove North students plan April 20 walkout in memory of Columbine – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/16/downers-grove-north-students-plan-april-20-walkout-in-memory-of-columbine/awb2bd3/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois governor’s race rattled by new candidate Illinois state Sen. Sam McCann – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/19/illinois-governor-race-new-candidate-537367

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sen. McCann announces run for Illinois governor
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-mccann-announces-run-for-illinois-governor

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gubernatorial Candidates Have Fence-Mending Ahead – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: What does Rauner say to his advisors who tell him that the harder that he works against the Illinois Republican Party platform, the more votes that he will get from Democrats and from Independents?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/gubernatorial-candidates-have-fence-mending-ahead#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last month, the state’s voters decided on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor. But the primaries behind them, the winners still have to convince those who wanted someone else at the top of the ticket. Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner probably thought he didn’t need to worry about his only Republican opponent, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, during the primary campaign. In the past, he’d called her a “fringe candidate” and decided to forgo campaigning against her until just a few weeks before election day. When the votes were tallied election night, Rauner had snuck past Ives by just 3 percentage points. It was closer than most expected, and the governor acknowledged that in his victory speech by saying he had heard the message those dissatisfied voters were sending him. “I have traveled the state and I have listened to you,” he said in his election night speech. . .Rauner, on the other hand, must try to get more than the 50 percent of Republicans who voted to renew their trust in him and get them out to the polls in November. Chris Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, said the governor has the more difficult task of restoring trust with a large segment of his party’s base. “And so the question is can Rauner look to them – he doesn’t have to worry about them voting for Pritzker, I think that’s pretty clear. What he has to do is get them to come out to vote in November.” . . . Rauner has done his best to separate himself from President Trump, but there are similarities in their backgrounds. Both tout success in business and very wealthy. Rauner’s wealth has been a key rallying point for Democrats, who view him as out of touch with the working class and spotlight his attacks on organized labor to make their point. . .Rauner has been traveling the state campaigning, it appears he has yet to bring Ives’ backers into the fold. This may not be an easy feat to accomplish – even for the wealthy governor. Ives was heavily outspent, but she was able to easily tap into the dissatisfaction among conservatives who felt Rauner had broken his promise on key legislation, including a measure to allow public funding for abortions. Despite a push from conservative groups – and even Chicago Cardinal Blaise Cupich – to hold the governor to his word, Rauner signed the legislation into law. Ives herself makes that point, saying many of her supporters feel betrayed. “There are supporter voters of mine, they are saying we are not going to vote for him regardless of what he says.” While the circumstances might be different, the insurgent campaign Ives ran harkens to Donald Trump defeating establishment Republicans on his way to the White House. Those who felt left out, or maybe taken for granted, went for Trump and sent a message. In Illinois, Rauner doesn’t deny there is still work for him to do. Soon after election night, Rauner hit the campaign trail to acknowledge there were some divisive issues. “And I know now, as I’ve known for a while that we need to find common ground to bridge the divides.” As for Ives, she has said she will vote for Rauner but made it clear she has no plans to campaign for him. While both Pritzker and Rauner will spend the next several months telling all voters why they should be elected, they’ll also be busy mending fences – in their own political backyards.)

NRA ILA
— Illinois: Committee Passes Bill to Allow Local Infringement of Second Amendment
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180418/illinois-committee-passes-bill-to-allow-local-infringement-of-second-amendment

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three Women, One Man Elected to Lead McHenry County Republicans – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/18/three-women-one-man-elected-lead-mchenry-county-republicans/
— Number of Petition Signatures Needed to Township Abolition Petitions – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/18/number-petition-signatures-needed-township-abolition-petitions/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri: More taxes will cause people to flee Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511393049-khouri-more-taxes-will-cause-people-to-flee-illinois

METRO EAST SUN
— Illinois GOP criticizes Bristow for comment about lawmaker raises – Robert Davis (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like they had been threatened by Democrat politicians with adverse actions they did not meet/exceed the Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets that they had been given. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511394529-illinois-gop-criticizes-bristow-for-comment-about-lawmaker-raises
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Does Monica Bristow honestly believe that she, (House Speaker Mike) Madigan, and her fellow Democrat colleagues deserve a pay raise? If anything, they deserve a pay cut after all the damage they’ve done to Illinois. Monica Bristow is the worst kind of politician – one who is in it for the money, not the middle class,” Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Aaron DeGroot said in the release.)

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner outspent Ives 4-1 for lackluster 3-point victory
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-outspent-ives-4-1-for-lackluster-3-point-victory/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Homosexual Teacher Shames First-Graders at Illinois School – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/homosexual-teacher-shames-first-graders-at-illinois-school/

CAPITOL FAX
— DGA, ILGOP, Pritzker, Rauner respond – Brady accepts caucus resignation *** Sen. Sam McCann announces for governor as Conservative Party candidate Sen.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/19/sen-sam-mccann-announces-for-governor-as-conservative-party-candidate/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gun-Rights Groups File Suit on Behalf of Illinois Day-Care Operators ‘We’re in court to make sure that the state cannot discriminate against day care operators’ – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-groups-file-suit-behalf-illinois-day-care-operators/
— Dream Democrat Agenda Includes Reparations Behind closed doors, wealthy liberal donors plot universal healthcare, free college, and reparations – Brent Scher and Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that those who share my demographics should pay reparations.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/revealed-dream-democrat-agenda-includes-reparations/

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Affirmative Action College Admissions Are Benefitting Foreigners, Hurting American-Born Minorities – Christian Datoc (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/18/tucker-affirmative-action-college-admissions-are-benefitting-foreigners-at-the-detriment-of-american-born-minorities/

HOT AIR
— You Won’t Believe What Tax Reform Will Cost Wealthy Californians In 2019 – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/04/18/wont-believe-tax-reform-will-cost-wealthy-californians-2019/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump’s tax cuts will be anything but for about 1 million California taxpayers who will owe Uncle Sam more money a year from now. They’re the Californians who will lose a collective $12 billion because the new law caps a deduction they have been able to take for paying their state and local taxes, according to a new analysis by the Franchise Tax Board. Very wealthy Californians earning more than $1 million a year will pay the lion’s share of that money, with 43,000 of them paying a combined $9 billion. It’s not all coming from the wealthy. Another $1.1 billion will come from households earning less than $250,000, hiking their tax liability $4400 on average. That’s not peanuts, but it’s a far cry from the average $209,302 per family that will be owed by those households earning more than a million dollars a year. Put this another way. That represents the federal tax liabilities that everyone else in the country subsidized through SALT. The “progressive” income tax used taxes paid by people in low-tax states to repay the wealthy for their taxes in places like California. The SALT deduction really only comes into play for people who can itemize enough to outstrip the standard deductions, so its benefit plays mostly to the wealthy anyway. It also plays mostly to the benefit of a very few states. California and New York taxpayers soak up almost third of all benefits from SALT deductions; add in New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, and Pennsylvania, and they account for more than half of its benefits.)

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
— Illinois Senate Republicans Betray Pro-Life Movement in Vote for Equal Rights Amendment – John Schlafly
https://mailchi.mp/cbc03f3e5849/stop-con-con-in-iowa-1225969?e=665804f6c7

LIFE ZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: GOP Candidate for Governor Sees Anti-Sanctuary ‘Revolution Brewing’ Republican John Cox highlighted an increasing number of jurisdictions in the Golden State that are opting out of controversial policies – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/gop-candidate-governor-sees-anti-sanctuary-revolution-brewing-in-california/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois students facing radical LGBT sex ed indoctrination – Elizabeth Johnston
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/illinois-students-facing-radical-lgbt-sex-ed-indoctrination

GOPUSA
— Cuomo restores voting rights to paroled felons by executive order (DIERSEN: What percent of felons vote for Democrats?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44067

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— MEDICAL STUDIES DOCUMENT DANGERS RELATED TO MARIJUANA
http://www.poppot.org/2018/04/18/medical-studies-document-dangers-related-to-marijuana/

THE HILL
— Guest clashes with Ingraham over losing advertisers – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/383899-guest-removed-from-ingrahams-fox-news-show-after-knocking-her-for-losing

HUFFINGTON POST
— Laura Ingraham’s Guest Mocks Her On Live TV For Losing Advertisers “A high school kid shut you down!” – Ed Mazza (DIERSEN: Who is dismissive of you? I should write a book about those who have been most dismissive of me. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They count on me keeping my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/laura-ingraham_us_5ad82393e4b03c426dab4120
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Fox News host appeared to reach her limit with Morones before he even made the crack, saying he was being dismissive of fellow guest John Cox, a Republican candidate for governor in California, during a debate over immigration. “You’ve been so incredibly rude and nasty since almost the first second of this appearance,” she said, according to footage posted online by Media Matters. Moments later, Morones vanished from the screen.)

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump is running again. An anti-Trump says that “many Republicans aren’t ready to back him” again.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/politics/congress-republicans-trump-second-term/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use a baby to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/politics/tammy-duckworth-senate-baby-rules/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump rewrites history on rationale for firing Comey – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: Of course, officially, my Democrat GAO superiors deny that they forced me to take the early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. But why then did they a) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) get rid of my mentor in 1987, e) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980?)
https://apnews.com/9dc286128f7b441aafc04f45a86d0c37/Trump-rewrites-history-on-rationale-for-firing-Comey

NEW YORK TIMES
— Robot Conquers One of the Hardest Human Tasks: Assembling Ikea Furniture Researchers in Singapore explained how they created a robot that could devise and execute a plan to put together an Ikea chair. – Niraj Chokshi (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, researchers will never be able to create a robot that can put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/science/robots-ikea-furniture.html

CHEAT SHEET
— These Are the Presidents Who Came From Poverty (and How Donald Trump Compares) – Jess Bolluyt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that the I have always been privileged. I should write a book how much money the parents of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had/have.)
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/presidents-who-came-from-poverty.html/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Gov. Cuomo’s cruel, chilling threat to community organizers – JAVIER VALDES and JONATHAN WESTIN
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/gov-cuomo-cruel-chilling-threat-community-organizers-article-1.3942017

WCNC
— Man says someone torched his Corvette because he’s gay Torched tires, charred rims and a smoldering V8 engine are all you can make of what used to be Seth Headley’s 1992 Corvette. The 27-year-old said his roommate frantically woke him up around 5 a.m. telling him his car was engulfed. – Fred Shropshire, Mitzi Morris
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/man-says-someone-torched-his-corvette-because-hes-gay/275-542956530

FED SMITH
— Is Pay-for-Performance Coming? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Democrat supervisors in the federal government use the tremendous subjectivity in Pay-for-Performance a) to reward their employees who are Democrat, and especially their Democrat employees who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)

https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/18/pay-performance-coming/

AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE
— Ford Mustang Celebrates Its 54th Birthday – Todd Lassa
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/ford-mustang-celebrates-its-54th-birthday/?wc_mid=4035:11757&wc_rid=4035:1595831&_wcsid=F7E1FD70A3F1997719B31E6DC7785DA48A5E9717FFA530FD
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ford also took the opportunity to announce that the Mustang is the world’s bestselling sports car for its third year in a row. Ford sold 125,809 Mustangs in 146 countries in 2017, with sales of 81,866 in the U.S., and 7,125 in China. Ford says it has sold 418,000 globally since the Mustang went international again in 2015, and despite the cost of gasoline elsewhere, the GT with its 5.0-liter V-8 is the most popular model. So perhaps the marque might claim “world’s bestselling muscle car,” too.)

April 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jeb Bush talks about mom at Elmhurst College forum: “I’m so blessed to be her son” – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeb-bush-talks-about-mom-at-elmhurst-college-forum-im-so-blessed-to-be-her-son/3361838/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Court hears arguments in appeal by former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock on corruption charges – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-aaron-schock-appeal-charges-20180418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting teens to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-gen-z-civic-engage-st-0415-story.html
— Pedal pubs banned citywide in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-pedal-pub-ban-naperville-st-0420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment say “A ‘sanctuary county’ in Illinois for paranoid gun owners? I’ll help you move!”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-effingham-county-gun-sanctuary-huppke-20180418-story.html
— Bill that would ban tackle football for kids under 12 in Illinois won’t be called for vote, likely is dead – Steve Sadin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-tackle-football-ban-bill-illinois-20180418-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Now it’s Madame Chairman: ‘Proud’ Democrat Preckwinkle makes party history – Rachel Hinton email and Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/now-its-madame-chairman-preckwinkle-makes-history-as-new-cook-county-dem-chief/
— Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock asks appellate court in Chicago to toss his indictment – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aaron-schock-federal-appeals-court-argument-charges-dismissed/
— When you can buy a sports team and live on a yacht, why run for governor? – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/when-you-can-buy-a-sports-team-and-live-on-a-yacht-why-run-for-governor/
— What about kids trapped in cars? Aldermen want to protect them by fining parents – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/what-about-kids-trapped-in-cars-aldermen-want-to-protect-them-by-fining-parents/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves Trump tax-cap workaround – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180418/BLOGS02/180419842/illinois-house-approves-trump-tax-cap-workaround
— A new effort to bring remap reform to Illinois – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180418/BLOGS02/180419845/a-new-effort-to-bring-remap-reform-to-illinois

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives and their dupes.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180417/cardinal-cupich-to-illinois-lawmakers-show-moral-courage-override-gun-law-veto

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. David McSweeney’s township bill passes Illinois House, 80-22
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/17/rep-david-mcsweeneys-township-bill-passes-illinois-house-80-22/alvz9ky/

WAND
— Disability caregivers rally for living wage
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37985435/disability-caregivers-rally-for-living-wage
— Volunteers rally for override of Governor’s Gun Dealer Licensing Act veto
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37984537/volunteers-rally-for-override-of-governors-gun-dealer-licensing-act-veto

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County To Hold Discovery Recount Of Some Primary Results The April 25 recount will include votes from the Fox River and Countryside Fire and Rescue Districts. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-hold-discovery-recount-some-primary-results

BRUCE RAUNER
— AUDIO: Governor Rauner Discuss Trade Mission on WLS Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhUIxihxLM&feature=youtu.be

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Relying on Rauner, Illinois GOP, House Republicans had just 2 individual donations in 1st quarter
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511394195-relying-on-rauner-illinois-gop-house-republicans-had-just-2-individual-donations-in-1st-quarter

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Republican State Senator McCann expected to challenge Rauner, on Conservative Party line
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-republican-state-senator-mccann-expected-to-challenge-rauner-on-conservative-party-line/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17TH CD STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEWOMAN JAN WEBER RE-ASSERTS HER DESIRE FOR RE-ELECTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/17th-cd-state-central-committeewoman-jan-weber-re-asserts-her-desire-for-re-election-.html
— PRECKWINKLE ELECTED NEW CHAIRMAN OF COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS; BERRIOS OUSTED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/preckwinkle-elected-new-chairman-of-cook-county-democrats-berrios-ousted.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: BIASED, PROGRESSIVE MEDIA IS UPROOTING THE NATION’S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorner-oneil-biased-progressive-media-is-uprooting-the-nations-founding-principles.html
— WHO’S AFFECTING CHANGE IN YOUR STATE CAPITOL? THIS WEEK IN ILLINOIS, IT’S PLANNED PARENTHOOD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/whos-affecting-change-in-your-state-capitol-.html
— MCCANN’S NOTHING BURGER COULD NOW BE APPEARING THURSDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mccanns-nothing-burger-could-now-be-appearing-thursday-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker hit yet again on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/18/pritzker-hit-yet-again-on-taxes/

GOPUSA
— Dick’s destroying all the guns it pulled from its shelves (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America are overjoyed about that.)
http://www.gopusa.com/dicks-destroying-all-the-guns-it-pulled-from-its-shelves/
— France’s futile hope to ‘reform’ Islam
http://www.gopusa.com/frances-futile-hope-to-reform-islam/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Evangelical Leaders’ Wheaton College Meeting Was Not Anti-Trump, Organizer Clarifies – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leaders-wheaton-college-meeting-was-not-anti-trump-organizer-clarifies-223070/

NEW AMERICAN
— Evangelical Leaders Critical of Trump Strategize at “Invitation Only” Meeting – Dave Bohon
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/28782-evangelical-leaders-critical-of-trump-strategize-at-invitation-only-meeting

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Wages of Tax Reform Are Going to America’s Workers In a dynamic, competitive economy, what’s good for companies is good for their employees. – Kevin Hassett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wages-of-tax-reform-are-going-to-americas-workers-1524005516

BROOKINGS
— Trump voters in Democratic primaries? A closer look at Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District – Elaine Kamarck, Alexander Podkul, and Nicholas W. Zeppos (DIERSEN: 219 voted in the March 20, 2018 primary in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. 62 (28%) changed their party affiliation. 23 (10%) changed from Republican to Democrat. 21 (10%) changed from Independent to Democrat. 16 (7%) changed from Independent to Republican. 2 (1%) changed from Democrat to Republican.)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/04/18/trump-voters-in-democratic-primaries-a-closer-look-at-illinoiss-3rd-congressional-district/

FED WEEK
— New Document Spells Our Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Workplace Policy
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/administration-stresses-focus-on-federal-employee-performance/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Log Cabin Republicans claims to be locally reactivated – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Log-Cabin-Republicans-claims-to-be-locally-reactivated/62630.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 13, 2016 FLASHBACK: 241 of DuPage County’s 539 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen attended the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) biannual county convention Wednesday evening, April 13, 2016, at the Jack Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton, and unanimously elected Brian Krajewski as DCRCC Chairman and Chris Kachiroubas as DCRCC Secretary. Attendees include Abbate, Anderson, Atkinson, Berlin, Blass, Boltz, Bond, Brennan, Bucholz, Canzolino, Carlson, Carlyle, Caruso, Crane, Cronin, Dabrowski, Dangelo, DiCianni, Dillard, Durante, Eckhoff, Elliott, Fawell, Fichtner, Fisher, Given, Grasso, Grant, Grimsby, Grogan, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Hois, Holan, Hundhausen, Keller, Khouri, Kmiecik, Kovacevic, Krzyzewski, Kubinski, Larsen, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, Loftus, Lowe, Malm, Marchese, Martinez, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Minor, Muehlfelt, Murphy, Nathawani, Noonan, Olsen, Painter, Pollastrini, Puchalski, Redick, Reboletti, Ryan, Santucci, Schultz, Shaw, Slinger, Stern, Straub, Tornatore, Tornga, Valle, Veenstra, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Winger, Wozniak, Wurster, Yurgaitis, and Zay. Addison township had the best turnout of elected committeeman – 40 of 54 (74%), then Downers Grove with 53 of 105 (51%), then Lisle with 19 of 39 (49%), then Milton with 40 of 89 (45%), then Wayne with 21 of 49 (43%), then Naperville with 11 of 26 (43%), then York with 27 of 79 (34%), then Bloomingdale with 23 of 70 (33%), and then Winfield with 7 of 28 (25%). – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party to post on its website www.weareillinois.com the following information from the 102 Republican county conventions held Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
— The names of the 102 county party chairmen and other officers who were elected.
— The weighted vote that each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts has.
— The names of the 18 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member who were elected.
— For each of the 18 IRP SCC races, the number of votes that each of candidates received broken out by county, township, and ward.
— The number of elected precinct committeemen who attended each of the 101 county conventions outside of Cook County broken out by townships

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: Ruscitti and Fawell reelected to lead the DuPage County Republican Party; 284 Republican Precinct Committeemen attend; Attendees include Bellock, Biggert, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlin, Cerne, Connelly, Cronin, Dillard, Fichtner, Grasso, Grant, Grogan, Hamilton, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Holan, Hultgren, Ives, Kachiroubas, King, Kleeman, Krajewski, Larsen, Lewis, Murphy, Noonan, Painter, Schillerstrom, Tornatore, Whelan, Wiley, Winger, Wozniak, Zannis, and Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

284 of DuPage County’s 517 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen attended the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) biannual county convention Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014, at the Jack Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton, and unanimously reelected Darlene Ruscitti as DCRCC Chairman and Jeff Fawell as DCRCC Secretary.

– 59 of the 104 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen in Downers Grove Township attended including Bellock, Biggert, Dillard, Grogan, Krajewski, Olsen, and Painter
– 48 of the 90 in Milton Township attended including Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Falbo, Fawell, Galvin, Grasso, Grant, Heidorn, Hinkle, Ives, Jacobsen, Keller, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Levan, Lofgren, McGowen, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Wagner, Wehling, and Zaruba
– 40 of the 64 in Bloomingdale Township attended including Dabrowski, Hundhausen, Levato, Ruscitti, and Tornatore
– 33 of the 55 in Addison Township attended including Durante, Kachiroubas, Moretti, Veenstra, and Winger
– 30 of the 67 in York Township attended including Breen, Cantore, Cronin, Fichtner, Hinds, Kordik, Ledonne, Stern, and Valle
– 25 of the 45 in Lisle Township attended including Carlin, Connelly, Loftus, Martinez, and Wozniak
– 23 of the 40 in Wayne Township attended including Marchese, Murphy, Pollastrini, Ramey, and Wiley
– 14 of the 34 in Naperville Township attended including Carlyle, Dixon, Fee, Furstenau, Healy, Schillerstrom, Vician, and Yurgaitis
– 12 of the 18 in Winfield Township attended including Brown, Hultgren, Johnson, Tornga, and Zegel

Attendees also included Anderson, Bond, Cattoni, Cerne, Colgan, Dorgan, Dusza, Filipello, Hamilton, Henry, Holan, Jatczak, Kain, King, Kmiecik, Lewis, Morrissey, Noonan, Puchalski, Salerno, Schroeder, Trowbridge, Whelan, Wilkins, and Zannis.

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: DuPage County Republicans anxiously await the DuPage County Republican Party to post on its website http://www.dupagegop.com/ a) the weighted vote that each Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidate received and the number of committeemen who voted for them broken out by township and b) the names of the newly elected township party officers. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

April 18 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you live outside of Cook County, if you have an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, questions to ask him/her today – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
– Are you going to attend your Republican county party convention this evening, and if not, why not?
– What is your weighted vote, that is, how many Republican ballots were cast in your precinct for the March 20, 2018 primary?
– Who are the candidates for Republican county party offices, how well do you know them, what have they promised to do if elected, who has endorsed them, which ones are you going to vote for, and why?
– Who are the candidates for the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee position for your congressional district, how well do you know them, what have they promised to do if elected, who has endorsed them, which ones are you going to vote for, and why?
– Who are the newly elected officers of your Republican township party organization, how well do you know them, what did they promise to do if elected, who endorsed them?

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toni Preckwinkle expected to ascend to Cook County Democratic chairman today – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Why isn’t the Chicago Tribune reporting like this on races for a) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) county and township party offices and b) IRP State Central Committeemen offices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-democratic-chairman-20180417-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every two years, potential candidates line up to make their pitches to party leaders. The ones who win endorsement are asked to contribute $40,000 to the party, which uses the money on election mailings, robocalls and get-out-the-vote efforts. And when the primaries are done, the party works to elect the nominees in the general election. The names of endorsed candidates are placed on palm cards — lists of party-endorsed candidates handed out by precinct committeemen. But what was once a monolithic effort is no longer. Many ward and township committeemen now go their own way, omitting the names of endorsed candidates and sometimes replacing them with their preferred candidates — as happened with Kaegi in many townships and wards.)
— Emanuel to appear at event sponsored by conservative Koch brothers – Rick Pearson and Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-koch-brothers-20180418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Casten
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-roskam-casten-campaign-money-st-0418-story.html
— Trump campaign rebukes Indiana candidate signs – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–indiana-senate-rokita-20180418-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Machine shifting gears? Toni Preckwinkle poised to make history – Alexandra Arriaga (DIERSEN: Why isn’t the Chicago Sun-Times reporting like this on races for a) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) county and township party offices and b) IRP State Central Committeemen offices?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/machine-shifting-gears-toni-preckwinkle-poised-to-make-history/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Given this moment of heightened racial awareness … having a black woman as head of the political party in Cook County says that at least there is an overt acknowledgement that African Americans and women are good leaders,” said Jacky Grimshaw, a former aide to Mayor Harold Washington, the city’s first black mayor. “That’s not to say that the party has overcome its racial bias.” The party that Preckwinkle would lead looks different than the one Berrios took over in 2007. Berrios spokeswoman Monica Trevino said in a statement that under Berrios’ leadership, the number of minority Democratic candidates increased by 76 percent, and twice as many women have been slated for countywide office. “The leadership of the Cook County Democratic Party is mostly men, mostly white and mostly old school,” Carol Marin wrote in a 2007 Sun-Times column prior to Berrios’ election as chairman. Berrios took over shortly before Barack Obama won his election as the first African American U.S. president. “There’s even more reason to breathe some life, some youth and some real diversity into the leadership of this sickly organization,” Marin wrote back then.)
— The question now is what can Blago offer Trump? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What should I offer to do to curry favor with my critics/opponents? Should I offer to a) include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails only what they want me to, b) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, d) glorify and praise them, e) pander to them, f) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, g) give them lots of money, and/or h) accept blame for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, and for causing all of everyone’s problems? Just kidding.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-question-now-is-what-can-blago-offer-trump/

WGN TV
— IRS extends tax-filing due to glitch with agency’s website – AP
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/17/irs-extends-tax-filing-due-to-glitch-with-agencys-website/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Immediate help needed: IRS badly needs a new computer system – Stephen Mihm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-irs-computer-system-outage-0418-story.html
— Doctor working for Cook County tallied $248K in unauthorized expenses — including piano, flights, iTunes charges – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cook-county-doctor-expense-reports-20180413-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The top large companies to work for – MONICA GINSBURG (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government could hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government is the best place to work for if you are a Democrat, and especially if you are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The federal government uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran that it does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/ISSUE01/180419965#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20180418

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— UNACCEPTABLE: Bill giving cities control over assault weapons rules passes Senate committee – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180417/bill-giving-cities-control-over-assault-weapons-rules-passes-senate-committee
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Critics charged, however, the legislation would threaten people’s constitutional rights and the lack of uniformity in the “patchwork” of ordinances could lead to confusion that would open up gun owners to criminal liability. “When you talk about patchwork and you bring in cell phones and cigarettes, they don’t compare,” said Ed Sullivan of the Illinois Rifle Association. “You don’t have a right to a cigarette or a right to a cell phone, but you do have a constitutional right to a semiautomatic weapon.”)
— Time to throw away golden parachutes for public employees – Editorial (DIERSEN: Do/will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my early retirement as being a “golden parachute?” Since September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $4,322/month in today’s dollars TO NOT COME TO WORK. So far, in today’s dollars, that has been $1,067,534. However, being forced to retire is an “adverse action.”)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180417/our-view-time-to-throw-away-golden-parachutes-for-public-employees

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Both of C-U’s statewide-office candidates (Harold & Raoul) in good financial shape – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: One could hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have sought or accepted money from Rauner, that is, from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), after Rauner dumped the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform, you too have dumped the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-18/tom-kacich-both-c-us-statewide-office-candidates-good-financial-shape.html
— Police, fire pensions putting heavy pressure on towns – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-18/jim-dey-police-fire-pensions-putting-heavy-pressure-towns.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers in Springfield are moving resolutions to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies in Washington D.C. – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Trump’s policies should be opposed when they do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263655#.WtcaiYyKSM8

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Nichols’ Use of Racial Affinity Groups Questioned, and Defended – Larry Gavin
http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=16&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=14941
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Commissioner Kirsanow’s Letter Mr. Kirsanow, an African American who is generally regarded as holding conservative views, made clear in his letter that he was sending the letter as one member of the Commission, not on behalf of the Commission. Mr. Kirsanow said he assumes the segregated meetings were instituted in response to a recommendation in District 65’s May 2017 Equity Report that the District create “social identity affinity groups.” He said, “I am astonished that District 65 spent taxpayer money on a report that includes the recommendation, ‘separate teachers by race.’ Separating teachers by race fosters racial division and is prima facie unlawful. By its nature, it forces teachers to view themselves in terms of what divides them, rather than what they have in common. It also encourages a binary view of society that, depending on your perspective, is either, ‘whites against everyone else’ or ‘everyone else against whites.’ It may even foster a sense among both groups that they are threatened by the other. “However well-intentioned, this is segregation for the 21st century,” Mr. Kirsanow said. “Unless a legitimate, nondiscriminatory educational reason can be articulated, the segregation almost certainly would be found unlawful. Discussions of politically correct notions of ‘privilege,’ unsupported by methodological rigor, do not qualify as legitimate reasons, and they are by their own definition discriminatory.” The letter also suggested that the District’s hiring practices may run afoul of prohibitions against racial discrimination in hiring. He also raised a question about the Equity Report’s analysis of the achievement gap. While stating that the achievement gap is concerning, he says, “It’s interesting that the equity report assiduously avoids any examination of the home lives of the children as a possible partial explanation for the achievement gap. “The racially-conscious efforts you and District 65 have undertaken will foster racial division instead of racial understanding. Sending teachers to racially separate meetings is a stark picture of the future you are sowing. You are encouraging students and teachers to view each other as members of groups, not as individuals.”)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Allowing Voters to Abolish Township Government Passes House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/18/bill-allowing-voters-abolish-township-government-passes-house/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Q&A with GOP State Central Committee candidate Charlene Foss-Eggemann – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511393071-q-a-with-gop-state-central-committee-candidate-charlene-foss-eggemann

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives disappointed with House members who shot down victims right to notification about ethics complaints – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Constructively, federal employees who file complains about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation have “no rights at all.” The federal government is run by Democrats who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Republican Presidents, Republican U.S. Senators, and Republican U.S. Representatives have done little or nothing about the aforesaid. They certainly threw me under the bus, they certainly flushed me down their toilet.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511392329-ives-disappointed-with-house-members-who-shot-down-victims-right-to-notification-about-ethics-complaints
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has rarely ever been more disappointed in the actions of lawmakers in Springfield than she is over the way they ultimately responded to House Bill 4840. “I thought this would be an easy bill to get out of committee,” Ives told the Prairie State Wire of the bill she argues would have given Illinois residents who file an ethics complaint with the sate inspector general more of a voice in the process. “It made complete sense to me because as it is they have no rights at all.”)

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— A MAYOR’S MOST IMPORTANT JOB – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/a-mayors-most-important-job/
— TRUMP’S VITALLY IMPORTANT ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trumps-vitally-important-anti-poverty-initiative/

BREITBART
— Business, GOP, Squash E-Verify Ballot in Florida – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: If you oppose E-Verify, you are anti-American, anti-Republican, anti-employee, anti-Trump supporter, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/04/17/business-squashes-e-verify-ballot-florida/

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Gorsuch Joins Liberals To Make Deportations Harder – Kevin Daley
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/17/gorsuch-joins-with-liberals-deportations/
— AP’s Latest History Textbook Says Christians And Conservatives Are Racists – JOSHUA GILL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/17/ap-us-history-textbook-christians-conservatives-racists/
— Starbucks’ Latest Controversy Demonstrates The Elite’s Racial Hypocrisy – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/18/starbucks-elite-racial-discrimination/
— 6 Rules To Remember When Building A Website For Your Business – ROB TEITELMAN (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, conservatives and Republicans a) dump their websites, b) stop sending out emails, and c) jump in bed with the Democrat Facebook. Facebook is anti-conservative and anti-Republican.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/17/6-rules-to-remember-when-building-a-website-for-your-business/

ROLL CALL
— NRCC Chairman Urges Members to Keep Talking Taxes Republicans view the tax overhaul as a salient campaign issue – Bridget Bowman (DIERSEN: The problem with that is that many millions of voters a) have never paid any federal income tax, b) have paid very little federal income tax, and/or c) will pay very little or no federal income tax for the rest of their lives. Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid voters want members of the following groups to pay lots more federal income tax: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, married couples, homeowners, those who have no dependents, etc.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/nrcc-chairman-urges-members-to-keep-talking-taxes

NEW YORK TIMES
— I.R.S. Website Crashes on Tax Day as Millions Tried to File Returns – Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/politics/want-to-pay-your-taxes-come-back-later-says-irs.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Provides a Preview of Its Privacy Makeover – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: If you want privacy, government and politics are not for you. I you have any skeletons in your closet, government and politics are not for you. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use everything that they can find out about you against you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-provides-a-preview-of-its-privacy-makeover-1524027600
— Prizes for Everyone: How Colleges Use Scholarships to Lure Students Merit awards are important component of many schools’ enrollment strategies – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, how much “merit” did you display? Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prizes-for-everyone-how-colleges-use-scholarships-to-lure-students-1523957400
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At George Washington University, nearly half of all undergraduates receive the school’s Presidential Academic Scholarship. The prizes go to “the most competitive applicants in the pool,” admissions materials say, and include awards of $5,000 to $30,000 for each student. At some other colleges, a solid majority of students get similarly hefty scholarships. At still others, virtually everyone gets them. Hundreds of colleges and universities are using academic scholarships and other merit-based financial aid to gain an edge in a battle for students. The scholarships make students feel wanted and let families think they’re getting a good deal, like a shopper who buys an expensive sweater on sale.)

MONEY MAGAZINE
— A Growing Cult of Millennials Is Obsessed With Early Retirement. – ELIZABETH O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: The earlier that you retire, the less money that you will have to spend during your retirement, that is, the lower that your standard of living will be while you are retired.)
http://time.com/money/5241566/vicki-robin-financial-independence-retire-early/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Former Minnesota FBI agent pleads guilty to leaking to media – AP (DIERSEN: Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leak to the Democrat news media? They routinely leak to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media and they do not want me to a) know about their events and other activities, promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events and other activities.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/doj-fbi/2018/04/17/former-minnesota-fbi-agent-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-to-media/

April 17 Evening Edition

WLS AM
— Congressman Roskam: Trump should “put away the twitter feed” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/17/congressman-roskam-trump-should-put-away-the-twitter-feed/

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Democrats to call for abolishing the Second Amendment.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cupich-loyola-medicine-call-on-ill-lawmakers-to-pass-gun-bill/3356385/
— World leaders and friends offer condolences after former First Lady passes
http://abc7chicago.com/society/outpouring-of-condolences-after-barbara-bush-passes-away/3358303/

NBC5
— Locals Boycott Starbucks After Racial-Bias Training (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of racial-bias training.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/locals-boycott-starbucks-after-racial-bias-training-480055953.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Democrats to call for abolishing the Second Amendment.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3847329-cupich-urges-lawmakers-to-override-rauner-veto-of-gun-dealer-licensing-legislation/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Pritzker spent more than $100 per vote to win Illinois governor primaries – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: I wonder how much of my time and how much of my money do I spend for each time someone reads one of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-campaign-spending-20180417-story.html
— The ERA would take away rights from women – Anne Schlafly Cori, Alton, Ill.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-era-illinois-womens-rights-schlafly-20180416-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Democrats to call for abolishing the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cardinal-cupich-gun-dealer-bill-20180417-story.html
— Illinois sanctions Blue Cross for Medicaid program violations – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medicaid-blue-cross-sanctions-0419-story.html
— Crisis hits Harvey, but money pressures squeeze many towns – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-harvey-pension-crisis-st-0418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-gay-teacher-rally-burlington-20180417-story.html
— Based on Boehner’s reversal, pot politics can depend on when you ask – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-marijuana-legalization-boehner-20180417-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner seeks Illinois jobs in Germany, Poland — and intel on budget, Pritzker – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-seeks-illinois-jobs-in-germany-poland-and-intel-on-budget-pritzker/
— Chuy goes after Burke for property tax appeals work for Trump Tower – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chuy-goes-after-burke-for-property-tax-appeals-work-for-trump-tower/
— Enough with the golden parachutes for top public executives – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-enough-with-the-golden-parachutes-for-top-public-executives/
— Skip the political ads, Mr. Pritzker and Gov. Rauner, and save Illinois – Arne Duncan and Michael Pfleger
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/skip-the-political-ads-mr-pritzker-and-gov-rauner-and-save-illinois/
— Trump lawyer’s family lent $20M to wife of Chicago cab mogul – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trump-lawyers-family-lent-20m-to-wife-of-chicago-cab-mogul/
— Bills to curtail LGBTQ rights are failing in state legislatures – AP (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What rights do you have because of your demographics?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/lgbtq-rights-legislation-curtail-failing-state-legislatures/

DAILY HERALD
— Appellate court: Breuder lawsuit can continue against College of DuPage – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180417/appellate-court-breuder-lawsuit-can-continue-against-college-of-dupage-
— IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before tax deadline – Jeffrey Stein and Mike DeBonis
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180417/irs-electronic-filing-system-breaks-down-hours-before-tax-deadline
— DuPage expanding its response to the opioid crisis – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180417/dupage-expanding-its-response-to-the-opioid-crisis
— California city approves ordinance against sanctuary policy – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180417/news/304179933/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP PAC doles out ad dollars for House races—and the omissions are interesting – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180417/BLOGS02/180419867/gop-pac-doles-out-ad-dollars-for-house-races-and-the-omissions-are
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Make of this what you will, but U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, is line for only mid-level support so far from a top GOP PAC. And neighbor Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, isn’t getting anything at all.)
— Rauner stops sending Medicaid patients to Blue Cross – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180417/NEWS03/180419858/rauner-stops-sending-medicaid-patients-to-blue-cross

WBBM NEWS RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Democrats to call for abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://wbbmnews.radio.com/media/audio-channel/cupich-joins-call-lawmakers-override-rauners-vetol

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 24,000 state workers are still owed $63M. SB 2269 would finally pay them. – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180417/24000-state-workers-are-still-owed-63m-sb-2269-would-finally-pay-them

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis has a million-dollar fundraising lead on his challenger – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-17/davis-has-million-dollar-fundraising-lead-his-challenger.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Appellate court agrees former College of DuPage president’s contract was valid – Stacy St. Clair
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/appellate-court-agrees-former-college-of-dupage-president-s-contract/article_9b0bf6d2-5743-57ab-85f4-95fa5b821ea5.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Democrats to call for abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/cardinal-cupich-calls-on-state-lawmakers-to-override-gun-law/article_6b6be8ab-2b87-5af2-ad39-9966f1fc4042.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Tax relief to put $2,232 in pocket of average Southern Illinois family – U.S. REP. MIKE BOST
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article209109334.html

STATELINE
— Illinois lawmakers take action against social media school threats
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-take-action-against-social-media-school-threats/1127173595

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Asks For More Time To File His Taxes – AYESHA RASCOE
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-asks-more-time-file-his-taxes#stream/0

CHICAGO NOW
— Are Gov. Rauner, Pat Brady et al in denial? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/are-gov-rauner-pat-brady-et-al-in-denial-watch-berkowitz-wbrady-and-you-decide-cable-and-web/

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE ACTION RELEASES LOWERED RATINGS FOR REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED FOR ERA – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/78566/illinois-right-life-action-releases-lowered-ratings-republicans-voted-era/

CHAMBANA SUN
— Ives questions racial bias issues raised by proposal aimed at diversifying pension fund management – Angela Underwood
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511393032-ives-questions-racial-bias-issues-raised-by-proposal-aimed-at-diversifying-pension-fund-management

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Politics has paid for Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider (DIERSEN: Where did your money from? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980; audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997; collected Civil Service Retirement System pension payments since 1997; and collected Social Security payments since 2010.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511393548-politics-has-paid-for-illinois-gop-chairman-schneider
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1997, he traded up to become Hanover Township highway commissioner, lording over 13 miles of roadway in one of the smallest road districts in the state. Voters officially abolished the district, and Schneider’s former post, in a referendum last year. Schneider first sought a seat on the Cook County board in 2002, challenging then-76-year-old Carl Hansen, a conservative who had served on the board for 28 years. He lost, but tried again in 2006 and narrowly won, with 3,481 votes to Hansen’s 3,429. Rauner tapped Schneider to run the Illinois GOP in 2014. . .Schneider recently came under fire for revelations that a car wash he owns in Elgin owes $21,448 in back taxes. In addition, Schneider has faced withering criticism for standing by Rauner, whose decision to back taxpayer-funded abortions and make Illinois a sanctuary state resulted in a fracture in the Illinois conservative block and a very narrow win in a primary challenge from state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton). Schneider appears to be facing an uphill battle in his pursuit to remain as the head of the Illinois Republican party.)

KANKAKEE TIMES
— GOP State Central Committee candidate Pearson says he’s running to help steer party to victory – Karen Kidd
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511393663-gop-state-central-committee-candidate-pearson-says-he-s-running-to-help-steer-party-to-victory

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant promotes fiscal responsibility in run for 42nd House District – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511392987-grant-promotes-fiscal-responsibility-in-run-for-42nd-house-district

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker hit on taxes, Rauner hit on spending
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/17/pritzker-hit-on-taxes-rauner-hit-on-spending/
— Today’s number: 39 percent decrease. . .A report by the National Governor’s Association showed enrollment in bachelor’s level teacher programs in Illinois declined from 24,206 to 14,685 between 2000 and 2015, and those completing the programs dropped by an equal percentage. (DIERSEN: If teachers are so grossly overpaid, why are fewer getting teaching degrees?) READER COMMENT: If you treat a profession with contempt and disdain for long enough, folks will decide to do something else.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/17/todays-number-39-percent-decrease/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Federal judge: Trump admin must inform illegal immigrants of ‘right’ to abortion – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/federal-judge-trump-admin-must-inform-illegal-immigrants-of-right-to-aborti

GOPUSA
— Women’s March extremism bedevils Democrat allies on campaign trail
http://www.gopusa.com/womens-march-extremism-bedevils-democrat-allies-on-campaign-trail/

BLAZE
— Starbucks manager who called police on two black customers reveals that there’s more to the story – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/17/starbucks-manager-who-called-police-on-two-black-customers-reveals-that-theres-more-to-the-story

ONE NEWS NOW
— High school history text: Trump deranged, all whites racist – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/04/17/high-school-history-text-trump-deranged-all-whites-racist

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘It is a bizarre thing to say “f-ck the law” when you are in law school’ (DIERSEN: Democrats reject the rule of law except when they can use it to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/it-is-a-bizarre-thing-to-say-f-ck-the-law-when-you-are-in-law-school/

THE HILL
— How Washington will spend your taxes in 2018 – BRIAN RIEDL
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/383539-how-washington-will-spend-your-taxes-in-2018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year, Washington will spend a near-record $33,054 per household and collect $26,198 per household in taxes. The resulting budget deficit of $6,856 per household will bring the total national debt to nearly $170,000 per household. Federal spending has soared more than $5,000 per household since 2007 and is projected to rise another $9,000 over the next decade (all numbers in this article are adjusted for inflation). Unless spending is reined in, similar tax increases must eventually result. Washington will spend this year’s $33,054 per household as follows: . . . Federal employee retirement benefits: $1,098. A portion of this cost is offset by federal employee payroll contributions)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Starbucks to Shut 8,000 U.S. Stores for Racial-Bias Training After Arrests – Rachel Abrams (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of racial-bias training.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/starbucks-arrests-racial-bias.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Starbucks to close 8,000 stores for racial-bias education on May 29 after arrest of two black men – Rachel Siegel and Alex Horton (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of racial-bias training.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/16/two-black-men-were-arrested-at-starbucks-ceo-now-calling-for-unconscious-bias-training/
— IRS to delay tax deadline by one day after agency’s Tax Day technology collapse – Jeff Stein, Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-electronic-filing-system-breaks-down-hours-before-tax-deadline/2018/04/17/4c05ecae-4255-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites us Starbucks to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2018/04/17/what-white-people-can-learn-from-the-starbucks-arrests/?utm_term=.be370b6791d7

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Starbucks Plans Racial-Bias Training Following Criticism Over Arrest More than 8,000 company-owned cafes will close for an afternoon, after backlash over arrests of black men (DIERSEN: Federal employees are required to take lots of racial-bias training.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-plans-racial-bias-training-for-employees-at-u-s-stores-1523993353

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that oppose E-Verify are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/democrats-republicans-should-oppose-e-verify

April 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Governor’s race price tag: $150 million — and it’s only half over – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/governors-race-price-tag-150-million-and-its-only-half-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, who gave Rauner a run for his money in the primary, spent about $12.58 per vote. She garnered 341,836 statewide votes, while spending about $4.3 million since first announcing her run. Ives received $3.926 million in contributions, with $2.5 million from Richard Uihlein and $20,000 from conservative radio host Dan Proft. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman also contributed $5,000 to Ives’ campaign. The bulk of Ives’ campaign money — $2.74 million — was spent on advertising. She also spent $385,680 on a pamphlet called “The Governor You Don’t Know: The Other Side of Bruce Rauner,” which was published and sent out to voters’ homes.)
— Judges order state to hand over $1.4M in withheld tax revenue to Harvey – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/judges-order-state-to-hand-over-1-4m-in-withheld-tax-revenue-to-harvey/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State legislators pounce on Harvey’s pension woes to push reform, appellate court rules in city’s favor – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-harvey-legislative-reform-st-0417-story.html
— Rauner spent four times more than Ives en route to narrow primary victory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-cash-20180417-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner spent over four times more than state Rep. Jeanne Ives in the months before his narrow primary victory on March 20. The first-term governor spent about $17.7 million in the first quarter, according to campaign records filed late Monday. That’s compared with about $4.3 million spent by Ives, who lost by just three percentage points. And Democrat J.B. Pritzker spent nearly double what Rauner did, reporting $34 million in expenses this year, far more than state Sen. Daniel Biss’ $5.8 million and Kenilworth businessman Chris Kennedy’s $3.9 million. Rauner starts the fall campaign with about $38.5 million in his campaign fund for what some observers predict could be the most expensive governor campaign in history. Pritzker showed about $8.1 million in the bank at the start of the month. He’s given his campaign $7 million since the primary ended, bringing his self-funding total to $76.5 million.)
— Mock Indiana? Think again – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-indiana-finances-illinois-20180416-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-starbucks-20180416-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Emanuel plan to get police to buy homes in more violent neighborhoods hasn’t netted many sales yet – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats who despise if not hate religious people, conservatives, and/or Republicans, but who hypocritically move into and/or stay in religious, conservative, and/or Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious principles, conservative principles, and/or Republican principles bring forth?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-police-home-buying-program-20180410-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Starbucks to train workers on ‘unconscious bias,’ CEO says – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180416/news/304169875/
— Elgin pet food pantry wants to serve veterans, open second location – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My government and/or political critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise dogs, b) pander to dogs, c) claim that dogs love them, d) own dogs and spend lots of time and money on dogs, e) want to own dogs or own more dogs, and/or d) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not glorify and praise dogs, pander to dogs, claim that dogs love them, own dogs and spend lots of time and money on dogs, and/or want to own dogs or own more dogs. They are furious that I have lots more time and lots more money because I have never owned a dog. My parents never owned dogs. My grandparents on my father’s side never owned dogs. I was a mailman 1966-1969. I see and hear far too many dogs that are neglected, mistreated, if not abused by their owners.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180416/elgin-pet-food-pantry-wants-to-serve-veterans-open-second-location

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The best workplaces for baby boomers – ANNE MOORE (DIERSEN: If you are a baby boomer working for the federal government, your Democrat superiors are doing everything that they can to get rid of you unless you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/ISSUE01/180419962

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham County now a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners – Graham Milldrum (DIERSEN: Who is leading the effort to make your county, your township/ward, and your municipality a sanctuary for individuals, organizations, and companies that anti-Trumps are doing everything that they can to get rid of including those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-county-now-a-sanctuary-for-gun-owners/article_325483da-d0cd-53dc-a983-61abf873834d.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that if pot is legalized, no one would push synthetic pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180416/woman-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-synthetic-marijuana-in-springfield

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State funding to provide additional $7.26M for McHenry County schools
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/16/state-funding-to-provide-additional-7-26m-for-mchenry-county-schools/a9y6rnu/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— State honors bicentennial farm family – AP (DIERSEN: What is your connection with farming? During the 1950s and early 1960s, I spent lots of time at my mother’s parents’ farm in Grant Park. My father’s mother was raised on a farm in Crete. My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/State-honors-bicentennial-farm-family-12839796.php

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Lawmakers Talk Net-Neutrality – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263593#.WtXp1YyKSM8

WSIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://news.wsiu.org/post/committee-considering-bill-urge-illinois-schools-note-historic-contributons-lgbtq-people#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction. What if Rauner’s advisors succeed in convincing him to promote pot to get reelected?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/17/weed-week-rauners-reefer-madness-rules-despite-overwhelming-support-for-legal-pot

BGA
— Fact-Check: Is Chicago Gun Violence Really ‘Killing’ the City’s Bottom Line? Chicago’s former top cop, now a challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s re-election, says murders and shootings cost city taxpayers more than is spent on all other programs combined. The claim is a wild exaggeration based on a misreading of research. – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/fact-check-is-chicago-gun-violence-really-%E2%80%98killing%E2%80%99-the-citys-bottom-line
— Following BGA Analysis, Sen. Cullerton Introduces Plan to Limit Rich Severance Packages Cullerton legislation was prompted by BGA examination of multiple golden parachute cases that cost Illinois taxpayers millions along with research on best practices in other states.
https://www.bettergov.org/news/following-bga-analysis-sen-cullerton-introduces-plan-to-limit-rich-severance-packages

ROBERT FEDER
— Journalism’s would-be savior ends ‘scandalous reign’
http://www.robertfeder.com/2018/04/16/robservations-journalisms-savior-ends-scandalous-reign/

JEANNE IVES
— Taxpayers Beware – House of Cards Begins Epic Collapse
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/04/taxpayers-beware-house-of-cards-begins.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Police pension fund changes bring questions from GOP House panel members – Angela Underwood
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511392989-police-pension-fund-changes-bring-questions-from-gop-house-panel-members

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House backs disconnection measure called unneeded, seen as special deal for one suburb – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511390708-house-backs-disconnection-measure-called-unneeded-seen-as-special-deal-for-one-suburb

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE THAN 100 TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS FILE IN OPPOSITION TO TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL A House bill that would allow communities to consolidate local township governments has earned support from both parties – and the opposition of township officials. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Did your township file a witness slip?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-than-100-township-governments-file-in-opposition-to-township-consolidation-bill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One common critique of consolidation measures by government officials is that services would be diminished. But HB 3133 provides that the responsibilities and obligations of a dissolved township be transferred to its receiving county, suggesting that residents could expect continued delivery of public services at a reduced cost. This concept is not without precedent: DuPage County has eliminated multiple units of local government, while consolidating the services of others, since the passage of a 2013 consolidation law that only applied to DuPage County. In a 2015 report, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti held up the DuPage example as a model for fiscal reform for other counties. Sure enough, lawmakers representing Lake and McHenry counties successfully pushed through the General Assembly a similar consolidation bill that extended much of DuPage County’s consolidation powers to both counties.)
— 18 EMPLOYEES MAKE MORE THAN $100K AT PARK DISTRICT OF HIGHLAND PARK Two tennis pros make more than $100,000 in total compensation at Highland Park’s park district. – Brendan Bakala (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, 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.illinoispolicy.org/18-employees-make-more-than-100k-at-park-district-of-highland-park/

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— State EPA suffering from lack of staff – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: Those who run the federal government face less scrutiny because Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives a) successfully led the effort to gut GAO during the 1980s and 1990s and b) continue to assure that GAO continues to be just a shell of what it once was.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/state-epa-suffering-from-lack-of-staff/1126233695

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Consequences of Implementing the ERA
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/the-consequences-of-implementing-the-era-illinois-family-spotlight-090/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17TH CD STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN RACE HEATS UP AS GOP ELECTION NEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/17th-cd-state-central-committeeman-race-heats-up-as-gop-election-nears.html
— IVES: PUSHES “B” WORD AS OPTION FOR DEBT-RIDDEN LOCAL ILLINOIS GOVERNMENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/ives-pushes-b-word-as-option-for-debt-ridden-local-illinois-governments.html
— LAWSUIT CLAIMS U OF ILLINOIS MUZZLED STUDENT JOURNALISTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/lawsuit-claims-u-of-illinois-muzzled-student-journalists.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Has Giving Leftists What They Want Made America Better? – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Which elected officials who represent/represented you have given the most to lefties? Which of them who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have done the most to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, erosion of First and Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/has_giving_leftists_what_they_want_made_america_better.html

FEDERALIST
— DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Law Students Protest Free Speech Talk With Shouts Of ‘F-ck The Law’ A protestor’s sign put it, ‘Rule of law = white supremacy, violence against [people of color], violence against immigrants.’ These were law students protesting the rule of law. – Ilya Shapiro
http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/17/law-students-protest-free-speech-talk-shouts-f-ck-law/

GOPUSA
— Hogg boycott increased Laura Ingraham’s viewers by 20%
http://www.gopusa.com/hogg-boycott-increased-laura-ingrahams-viewers-by-20/
— Colo. teachers: ‘Weed money’ must go to teacher’s salaries
http://www.gopusa.com/colo-teachers-weed-money-must-go-to-teachers-salaries/
— Kids being used to sue Florida governor over climate change (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats have their children wear brown shirts?)
http://www.gopusa.com/kids-being-used-to-sue-florida-governor-over-climate-change/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Canada’s Liberal party to consider making all illicit drugs legal – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/16/canadas-liberal-party-to-consider-making-all-illicit-drugs-legal

LIFEZETTE
— Big Tech Leading Censorship ‘War’ on Conservatives, Report Says From Google to Facebook to Twitter, social media firms are blocking and diminishing right-leaning views at every turn – Brendan Kirby (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Google, Facebook, and Twitter.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/big-tech-leading-censorship-war-on-conservatives-report-says/

FOX NEWS
— California’s crazy-intrusive politicians can’t keep their hands off anything — Next up? Homeschoolers! – Sam Sorbo
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/17/californias-crazy-intrusive-politicians-cant-keep-their-hands-off-anything-next-up-homeschoolers.html

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Don’t Try To Please Everybody – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Should I stop trying to please my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, b) that I cause all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems, and c) that blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/04/17/dont-try-to-please-everybody/

THE HILL
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump pick Gorsuch casts deciding Supreme Court vote against deporting immigrant Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s selection last year for the Supreme Court, cast the deciding vote in a decision released Tuesday that sided with an immigrant who had fought his deportation. Gorsuch ruled with the court’s four liberal justices in favor of the immigrant, James Garcia Dimaya, who argued that his convictions on two burglary charges did not represent a violent crime. – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/383512-supreme-court-invalidates-law-requiring-the-deportation-of

NEW YORK TIMES
— No One’s Talking About the New Tax Law Republicans hoped to make their $1.5 trillion overhaul the centerpiece of the 2018 midterm elections. But Americans, including President Trump, have lost interest. – Jim Tankersley and Karl Russell
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/business/economy/tax-law-talking.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump fills the job of White House communications director — with himself – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/04/17/daily-202-trump-fills-the-job-of-white-house-communications-director-with-himself/5ad5664530fb046acf7bccab/
— GAO Report on Scott Pruitt’s Installation of a Secure Phone Booth in His Office In this April 16, 2018 report, the Government Accountability Office found that Environmental Protection Agency violated federal appropriations law and the Antideficiency Act by spending $43,000 to install a secure phone booth in EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s personal office without notifying Congress first. (DIERSEN: Before federal agencies take adverse actions against their employees, they should be required to formally notify the employee’s U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that since 1966, my Republican U.S. Representatives, my Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staffs have despised me if not hated me and wanted the Post Office, IRS, and GAO to take adverse actions against me.)
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/national/gao-report-on-scott-pruitts-installation-of-a-secure-phone-booth-in-his-office/2903/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tax Overhaul Remains Unpopular, Poll Shows Overall, 27% view law as good idea, while 36% see it as bad idea; Republicans hoped law would become more popular after enactment – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Those who oppose that a) do not want government to encourage marriage or homeownership, b) are not married or have a spouse who has little or no income, and/or c) pay little or no real estate tax.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-overhaul-remains-unpopular-poll-shows-1523912555
— FRONT PAGE: BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Yes, It’s Tax Day and You’re Still Doing Returns for Your Adult Children Parents are preparing returns for their grown children even into their 40s, with no plans to hand over the chore – Katherine Bindley (DIERSEN: Do you prepare your own tax returns? Because they make tax laws for all of us, all U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators should be required to prepare their own tax returns, and they if fail/refuse to do that, they should be barred from having anything to do with tax laws. I have prepared my own tax returns since I was 16 years old in 1965. I have filed itemized returns since I was 24 year old in 1973. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I itemized and my wife and I have paid less federal income tax since 1978 because we have itemized. However, because of the marriage penalty, my wife and I have paid more federal income tax since 1978. It seems that those who are not married and those whose spouse has little or no income want to keep the marriage penalty or even increase it. It seems that those who pay little or no real estate tax and/or state income tax want those deductions to be capped. I am more than happy to teach U.S. Representatives, U.S. Senators, and their staffs how to use Quicken and Turbotax.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yes-its-tax-day-and-youre-still-doing-returns-for-your-adult-children-1523891041
— Sean Hannity Was a Client of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen The Fox News commentator’s name is ordered revealed by a federal judge – Erica Orden and Nicole Hong (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Needless-to-say, if anyone paid me for my consulting services, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would shout at the rooftops that those clients were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) would viciously destroy those clients.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-hannity-was-a-client-of-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-1523908997
— FRONT PAGE: Facing Historic Labor Shortages, Companies Snap Up Teenagers – Jennifer Levitz and Eric Morath (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facing-historic-labor-shortages-companies-snap-up-teenagers-1523895726

BLOOMBERG
— Hey, Republicans: Whose Party Is This, Anyway? – Jonathan Bernstein (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who believe that Bruce Rauner bought and paid for, that is, owns, the Illinois Republican Party lock, stock, and barrel? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-17/hey-republicans-whose-party-is-this-anyway
— Democrats’ ‘Civil War’ Is More Civil Than War Forget the talk of a crackup. The party will stick together until Trump is gone. – Francis Wilkinson
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-17/democrats-will-be-unified-as-long-as-trump-is-president
— Delivering Your Tax Refund Is the Least of the IRS’s Problems – Ben Steverman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat and IRS and GAO superiors, Republican U.S. Senators, Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staffs. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-17/delivering-your-tax-refund-is-the-least-of-the-irs-s-problems

DAILY ADVERTISER
— Steve Scalise is liked and respected. But will he be elected House speaker? – Deborah Barfield Berry (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, it is all but impossible to be “liked and respected” if those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in your state a) hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things, b) blame you for all of their problems, for all of your problems, and for all of everyone’s problems, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share your demographics.)
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2018/04/17/steve-scalise-liked-and-respected-but-he-elected-house-speaker/521153002/

NEWS PATROLLING
— Illinois Governor issues Proclamation on Hindu prayers at Illinois Senate & House
http://www.newspatrolling.com/illinois-governor-issues-proclamation-on-hindu-prayers-at-illinois-senate-house/

April 16 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. QUESTION: What should Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) candidates promise to do, and do, if they are elected? ANSWER: Defend and advance the IRP platform. Be loyal to the platform and NOT to whoever gives them, or the IRP, the most money. Notify in a timely manner all the party leaders and elected Precinct Committeemen in their congressional district of the date, time, and location of IRP SCC meetings. Seek input for agenda items from the aforesaid before each IRP SCC meeting. Provide the aforesaid with IRP SCC meeting agendas as soon as they are finalized. Attend all IRP SCC meetings and actively represent the Republicans in their district. Provide the party leaders and elected Precinct Committeemen in their district with a summary of major actions taken at IRP SCC meetings within a week after the meetings. Appoint a member to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee who is a Republican, and NOT a RINO, a Democrat plant, a Libertarian plant, or a Green plant. Appoint a Deputy IRP SCC Member who can and will help you do the aforesaid. Further, IRP SCC candidates should be extremely financially secure because RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, because they are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and because they have destroyed and will destroy those who defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Do you support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? I do. Are you a conservative? I am. How would you react if a Republican candidate hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that conservatives run the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Central Committee, etc., b) that those conservatives should stop purging “those who don’t completely align with our platform,” and c) that Rauner’s rejection of the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform did not justify a primary challenge? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner attempts conservative “purge” of Illinois GOP leadership (DIERSEN: Incumbents who go against their party’s platform want a primary challenge. It certainly looks like Rauner went against the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform to get a conservative to challenge him in the primary. It certainly looks like Rauner’s reelection strategy was to use his crushing that conservative to run as an anti-conservative to get votes from Democrats like most Republican candidates in Illinois do. Obviously, Rauner erroneously assumed that he would crush Ives.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511392525-rauner-attempts-conservative-purge-of-illinois-gop-leadership
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party. At issue: the re-election of current Illinois GOP Chairman Timothy O. Schneider of Bartlett, a close ally of Rauner and a sharp critic of State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in the recent gubernatorial primary. “He’s in trouble,” a source close to the situation told Prairie State Wire. Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw is mounting a strong challenge to Schneider, sources say. Republican precinct committeemen gather at their county conventions this Wed. to nominate and elect eighteen State Central Committee members, or one from each Illinois congressional district. State Central Committee members will meet in May to select the state party chairman. Rauner and his allies have targeted three members for defeat– John McGlasson of Pontiac (16th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger), Robert Winchester, Sr. of Rosiclare (15th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. John Shimkus) and Fred Floreth of Springfield (13th Congressional District/U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis). DeWitt County GOP Chairman Dustin Peterson dropped his challenge to Floreth on Friday, after reports that he had once been arrested for a DUI. Challenging McGlasson is State Rep. Thomas Demmer (R-Dixon) and Winchester, State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet). . .Sources say Rauner allies have offered to have Rose will withdraw his candidacy and put a designee of Winchester, a retired state employee who spent ten years in the Illinois House (1974-84) and joined the State Central Committee in 2002, on the Illinois GOP payroll. Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Illinois Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) are backing Rose’s bid and criticizing Winchester for being disloyal to the governor, sources say. Winchester campaigned at the Bond County Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday night, but Rose did not appear. Detmers Fansler, a former aide to then-Illinois Secretary of State George Ryan, was ousted from the State Central Committee in 2014 after backing then-chairman Pat Brady, a Rauner ally who sought to change the party platform to support gay marriage.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APRIL 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: WILL THE GOV SUCCEED IN PULLING THE ILGOP FURTHER LEFT? STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS NEXT TEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/will-the-gov-succeed-in-pulling-the-ilgop-further-left-state-central-committee-elections-next-test.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Tea Party leader Denise Cattoni told Illinois Review that she’s concerned about the state and its future if conservatives disengage from voting in the fall. But, as a vocal supporter of Jeanne Ives in the gubernatorial primary, she understands the discouragement many conservatives are expressing. She publicly shared her concerns on her Facebook page Friday in a post addressing precinct committeemen. “The ILGOP is trying to purge all conservatives from the State Central Committee.)

— PETITION SUBMITTED ASKING DOJ TO SUE ILLINOIS OVER SANCTUARY STATE STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/petition-submitted-asking-doj-to-sue-illinois-over-sanctuary-state-status.html
— MCCANN TO ANNOUNCE INDEPENDENT BID MONDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mccann-to-announce-independent-bid-monday.html
— WEYERMULLER: COVERING PROLIFE PROTEST AT RAUNER’S $500 A PLATE DINNER WITH SCOTT WALKER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/weyermuller-covering-prolife-protest-at-rauners-500-a-plate-dinner-with-scott-walker.html

CAPITOL FAX
— APRIL 5, 2018 FLASHBACK: Circular firing squad battle moves to state central committee races
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/05/circular-firing-squad-battle-moves-to-state-central-committee-races/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every four years, Republican Party conventions of precinct committeemen are held in every Illinois county for the purpose of electing state central committee members in each of the state’s congressional districts. The filing deadline was March 26th. Dave Diersen posted a list of contested races. I’ve added incumbent (i) designations… . . . That’s a lot of challenges. I asked Dan Proft if he was behind any of these candidates in an attempt to take over the party. Chris Cleveland was a big Jeanne Ives supporter, for example, as was David Smith, Patrick Harlan and others on that list. Proft’s texted response… Think you’ve got it reversed. It reads to me as if Rauner and his big government apparatchiks are working to continue their purge of conservatives from the party per their backing candidates against McGlasson, Floreth and Winchester. Message to Ives and her supporters: leave the party. I checked in with the ILGOP, former statewide candidate Bob Grogan and the Ives campaign, but haven’t yet heard back. . .KOL: What is going on in the 6th? All three are Rauner allies, so I thought)

BAKERSFIELD
— APRIL 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: Four big risks from Bolton’s purge of National Security Council – Hal Brands (DIERSEN: I should write a book about conservatives in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who have been purged by Republican Party leaders a) because they are “too conservative,” that is, because they support too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or because they fail/refuse to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/four-big-risks-from-bolton-s-purge-of-national-security/article_0c51cd9a-401a-11e8-b8eb-175c5de86dcb.html

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— APRIL 14, 2018 FLASHBACK: GOP should follow FDR’s example, purge extremists – David J. Meltsner (DIERSEN: Who is a Republican extremist? According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, Republican extremists support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and should be purged. I should write a book about past and present IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders who focus on purging those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://www.dailycommercial.com/opinion/20180413/david-j-meltsner-gop-should-follow-fdrs-example-purge-extremists

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— MARCH 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: The Attempted Purge of a Rare Pro-Choice Republican (Rauner) in Illinois – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: In Illinois, far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. fail/refuse to defend/advance the right to life plank in the party’s platform. Far too many of them focus on getting rid of those like me who support the right to life plank in the party’s platform.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-attempted-purge-of-a-rare-pro-choice-republican.html

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
— TRUMP POISED TO PURGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT – TOM BOGGIONI (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors constantly purged their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am extremely proud that they failed to purge me for almost 3 years at the Post Office, almost 9 years at IRS, and almost 18 years at GAO.)
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/04/trump-poised-to-purge-justice-department-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-confidante/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— On “Flannery Fired Up,” which airs Friday evening and Sunday morning on FOX 32, Mike Flannery talks to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam about Trump, taxes and town halls.
http://ep-fox.s3.amazonaws.com/captures/0C9/CF8/0C9CF8215AC54104B0798EEB497150FD.mp4

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Retiring Paul Ryan could be more ‘liberated’ in dealing with Trump, Democrat says – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What have you wanted to be liberated from? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am no longer the following not because they succeeded in getting rid of me, but because I wanted to be liberated: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-paul-ryan-raja-krishnamoorthi-20180416-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The best workplaces for women – LENA SINGER (DIERSEN: For Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government is the best place to work because the federal government gives preference big time to the aforesaid. To make way for the aforesaid, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/ISSUE01/180419961
— Is Illinois doomed to another budget crisis? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/ISSUE05/180419921

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Schools face heavy burden with proposed pension obligation shift
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/04/13/schools-face-heavy-burden-with-proposed-pension-obligation-shift/asgr178/

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers react to potential override of Gun Licensing Bill – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37961595/lawmakers-react-to-potential-override-of-gun-licensing-bill

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CASTEN CALLS: Volunteers were lining up to support Roskam’s November opponent Sean Casten this weekend. Consider this: — Reid McCollum (@MccollumReid) on Twitter: “3 volunteer trainings for @SeanCasten yesterday & 1pm had to turn people away. I’d estimate they had 200+ in all. The people want change in #IL06! #FlipThe6th.” Today — Casten is to hold a news conference this morning to hit Roskam just before tax filing day, or, as Casten’s campaign puts it: “to raise awareness of the huge tax bite facing area homeowners because of Peter Roskam’s irresponsible tax plan.” (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/16/journalists-applauds-ferro-exit-underwood-outraises-hultgren-blagos-last-legal-gasp-fitzgerald-stands-by-libby-prosecution-264440

PROPUBLICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Should I apply to be the ProPublica Newsletter Editor? Just kidding. Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are “underrepresented:” Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.propublica.org/jobs/newsletter-editor-contract
(FROM THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: We know there are great candidates who may not fit into what we’ve described above, or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We are dedicated to improving our newsroom, in part by better reflecting the people we cover. (Here is a breakdown of our own staff.) We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. And we are taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Devilish Details in School Sexuality-Indoctrination Bill – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/devilish-details-in-school-sexuality-indoctrination-bill/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-devilish-details-in-school-sexuality-indoctrination-bill/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— CENSORED! How Online Media Companies Are Suppressing Conservative Speech – Ashley Rae Goldenberg and Dan Gainor
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/ashley-rae-goldenberg/2018/04/16/censored-how-online-media-companies-are-suppressing
https://info.mrc.org/censored

BREITBART
— Biden: Republicans ‘Don’t Want Black Folks Voting’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Democrats remain furious that they lost the Civil War. Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have increasingly shouted at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White Supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worst things who should be gotten rid of. How soon will Democrats call for Blacks and everyone else to get rid of Republicans once and for all? Already, Republicans have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/04/15/biden-republicans-dont-want-black-folks-voting/

TOWNHALL
— Showdown in November: Fearsome Blue Wave or Flaccid Democrat Failure? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/16/showdown-in-november-fearsome-blue-wave-or-flaccid-democrat-failure-n2471191

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Budget Woes, Out-Migration Color Illinois Gov. Race – Hilary Gowins
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/14/budget_woes_out-migration_color_illinois_gov_race.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New Yorker magazine bemoans Chick-fil-A’s ‘creepy infiltration’ – Bradford Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/15/new-yorker-bemoans-chick-fil-creepy-infiltration-n/

ABC NEWS
— Comey opens up about the shocking way he found out he was fired by Trump – MEGHAN KENEALLY (DIERSEN: Right up to the end of August of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors unethically led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would first be eligible for regular retirement when I turned 55 on September 29, 2003. In February of 1971, my Firestone Stores boss fired me immediate after I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. Right up to the end of August of 1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors unethically led me to believe that they were going to let me continue working part-time while took classes at NIU. All of a sudden, they declared that my being available to work all Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and all days that NIU was not in session was not good enough.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comey-opens-shocking-found-fired-trump/story?id=54486383

WASHINGTON POST
— Poll: Democrats’ advantage in midterm election support is shrinking – Dan Balz and Scott Clement (DIERSEN: In response to this, will Democrats shout even louder at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-democrats-advantage-in-midterm-elections-has-been-cut-more-than-half/2018/04/15/5450d99e-3f6e-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets. Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis. – Mary Williams Walsh (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my $4,322 monthly Civil Service Retirement System pension is excessive and that my $1,500 monthly federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is excessive. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are either not getting a pension or are not earning credits toward a pension. Few, if any, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would do what I did to earn a pension – survive tremendous pressure to get rid of me from my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to work for the same employer for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/business/pension-finance-oregon.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1112 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $855,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447929_zpid/

April 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conroy Advances Bill Consolidating DuPage County Election Commission – Community Contributor Deb Conroy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-conroy-advances-bill-consolidating-dupage-cou-2018-04-13-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: One year later, no movement on consolidation of Naperville, Lisle township road districts – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-lisle-township-roads-st-0415-story.html
— New McHenry County DUI policy: Refuse breath test, cop will seek instant warrant for blood test – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dui-no-refusal-20180412-story.html
— Robert De Niro’s Robert Mueller grills Ben Stiller’s Michael Cohen on ‘SNL’ – Joe Otterson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-robert-deniro-ben-stiller-20180415-story.html
— Zuckerberg testimony reveals lawmaker confusion on Facebook – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–facebook-privacy-scandal-congress-20180411-story.html
— Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster, who shared his story ‘to convince people to stop hating each other,’ dies at 86 – Howard Reich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-met-aaron-elster-obituary-0415-story.html
— Hipsters in Homewood? Suburbs try to lure millennial city dwellers by showing they’re cool too – Ted Gregory, Howard Ludwig (DIERSEN: What attracted you to where you live? For my wife and me, in 1978, it was a) Wheaton’s reputation for being religious, conservative, and Republican, b) Wheaton’s prosperity and safety, and c) Wheaton’s being on a commuter rail line.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-suburb-marketing-campaign-20180410-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: TRAGIC: Vaping a growing fad for teens who think it’s safe, officials tell Naperville commission – Diane Moca (DIERSEN: Tragically, if pot is legalized, most if not virtually all those teens who vape will smoke pot and destroy their brains.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-warning-vape-dangers-st-0413-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘SNL’: Robert De Niro plays Robert Mueller grilling Ben Stiller’s Michael Cohen – Darel Jevens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/snl-robert-de-niro-plays-robert-mueller-grilling-ben-stillers-michael-cohen/

DAILY HERALD
— How not to run out of money in retirement – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: From what I see, most if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial problems. Are my critics/opponents paying them at least $15/hour to demonize me, to denigrate me, and condemn me? Are they providing them with health insurance? What retirement benefits are they giving them?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180415/how-not-to-run-out-of-money-in-retirement

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Arsenal Digest: Sannito joins ranks of Senior Executive Service (DIERSEN: If I had been a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. If I had been a Democrat, the Democrats who ran GAO would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, gotten 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, or forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran IRS would NOT have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, or disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. The Democrats who ran the Post Office would NOT have forced me resign in 1969 or disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://qconline.com/news/arsenal/arsenal-digest-sannito-joins-ranks-of-senior-executive-service/article_9a362fe0-032a-5a4f-ac16-6cd540108bd1.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The SES is a position classification in the civil service of the federal government, analogous to a general officer. It was created in 1979 when the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 went into effect. Initial career appointments to the SES are based on merit competition.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Want fairer elections? These six steps will get us there. – Andy Shaw
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180414/andy-shaw-want-fairer-elections-these-six-steps-will-get-us-there
— Second Amendment supporters gather at Capitol to speak out against gun control – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you reject or fail/refuse to enforce the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind or government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180414/second-amendment-supporters-gather-at-capitol-to-speak-out-against-gun-control
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180414/bernard-schoenburg-36-years-later-susan-catania-hopeful-about-era
— Gov. Rauner sets achievable budget goals – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180414/statehouse-insider-gov-rauner-sets-achievable-budget-goals

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Frerichs opponent Jim Dodge – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. in Illinois? Have you sought and/or accepted Rauner’s money or his endorsement since he dumped the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? Have you given money to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. who Rauner has given money to or endorsed since he dumped the aforesaid planks? If you have, then you too have dumped the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform, that is, then you too have duped the IRP’s base.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-15/tom-kacich-parkland-president-stumping-nursing-degree-bill.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jim Dodge, the Orland Park village trustee who is the Republican candidate for state treasurer, reported $15,353 in his campaign fund on March 31. Dodge will oppose State Treasurer Mike Frerichs, a Champaign Democrat, in the November general election. At last count — Dec. 31, 2017 — Frerichs had more than $530,000 in his campaign fund. He’s reported another $258,000 in itemized contributions since. Dodge raised $35,207 in the first three months of 2018 and spent $27,822 during the period. He was unopposed in the Republican primary. So far, he has loaned his campaign almost $28,000. He hasn’t received any campaign support from the Illinois Republican Party or Gov. Bruce Rauner.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AP FACT CHECK: Facebook’s reckoning, Trump’s agitation (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.pjstar.com/articles/20180414/ap-fact-check-facebooks-reckoning-trumps-agitation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mueller is a Republican and some others on his team owe their jobs largely to Republican presidents. Some have indeed given money to Democratic candidates over the years. Mueller could not have barred them from serving on that basis because regulations prohibit the consideration of political affiliation personnel actions involving career attorneys. Mueller reports to Rosenstein. . .But that doesn’t stop the data collection. Facebook also targets ads based on demographic information, such as your age and whether you have a child, as well as on what mobile device you use and even your political leanings — even if you’ve not explicitly shared any of that on Facebook.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Inspector General Rights Bill Dies in Committee – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout not only do not like complaints filed against them, they destroy those who file complaints against them. Have you filed complaints? I have. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done more than just side with those who I have filed complaints against; they have helped those who I have filed complaints against destroy me. I should write a book about all the complaints, grievances, lawsuits, etc. that I have filed including when they were filed, who they were filed against, who I filed the complaints with, what I complained about, who represented me, who issued a ruling, what their ruling was, reasons they gave for their ruling, appeals that I filed, etc.) http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263495#.WtMe4IyKSM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A state representative says people complaining to inspectors general for Illinois state offices don’t have rights and that’s why her bill is so important, but the measure died in committee Friday. If someone feels wronged by a lawmaker, or by a state agency, or if an employee of a state operation feels they were harassed or discriminated against by a supervisor or fellow employee, they have the right to file a complaint with an inspector general who oversees their agency, or oversees lawmakers, to investigate. But State Rep. Jeanne Ives said that’s where their rights end. Ives filed House Bill 4840, a bill to give the complainants certain rights. “Right now, complainants have no rights,” Ives said. “They don’t even have the right to know that their complaint was in receipt. That’s why we need this legislation. We need it now.” The measure would have given complainants the right to get an explanation of the process, rules and procedures, to be notified the complaint was received, to be informed of decisions made and actions taken by the IG, to have an attorney, to get a summary, to make an impact statement, to attend a hearing and testify, to receive a report of the findings and recommendations, and to file a complaint with the IG for any alleged violation of the complainant’s rights that are laid out in the measure.)

RIVER CITY READER
— The Final Major Test of Rauner’s First Term – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauners-final-major-test

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Beth Whisman, unqualified to serve as Commissioner of Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/beth-whisman-unqualified-to-serve-as-commissioner-of-bloomington-normal-airport-authority/

BREITBART
— ‘Our Border Is Not Secure,’ Says Arizona Governor – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/04/14/border-not-secure-says-arizona-governor/

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE UGLY HISTORY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX Bill Federer recounts unintended consequences spiraling out of control
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/the-ugly-history-of-federal-income-tax/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reince Priebus: GOP will revert to old ways after Trump – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) base is conservative and it supports the IRP’s platform including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks. Who represents the IRP’s base in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? It should be your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, the officers of your Republican county party organization, your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, and the IRP officers. Outrageously, tragically, unacceptably, far too often, far too many of the aforesaid not only fail/refuse to defend/advance the aforesaid planks, they focus on getting rid of those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Far too often, far too many of the aforesaid talk and/or act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/reince-priebus-gop-will-revert-to-old-ways-after-trump-little-lasting-impact
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While hugely popular with his base, President Trump is a “unique” politician who is unlikely to have a lasting impact on the Republican Party, according to former GOP Chairman and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. “I think his is a unique brand. I think post-Trump, the party basically returns to its traditional role and a traditional platform,” said Priebus during a chat last week with students at Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service. “He’s very unique, he owns it and he does it and he does get away with a lot,” he added.)
— How Paul Ryan lost the GOP to Donald Trump – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/how-paul-ryan-lost-the-gop-to-donald-trump

FOX NEWS
— Justice Dept. wants ‘sanctuary’ areas to prove they comply with laws – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you reject or fail/refuse to enforce America’s immigration laws, you should not seek or hold any kind or government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/15/justice-dept-wants-sanctuary-areas-to-prove-comply-with-laws.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “When cities and states enact policies that thwart the federal government’s ability to enforce federal immigration law, they choose to place the protection of criminal aliens over the safety of their communities.”)
— Kentucky lawmakers condemn Gov. Bevin’s ‘guarantee’ remarks about sex assault of children – Dom Calicchio (DIERSEN: Did your father make enough money that your mother could stay home and raise you? My father did. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They have always painted my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich. In my outstanding father’s defense, he fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, he did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In my outstanding mother’s defense, she was raised on a farm and she never attended high school.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/15/kentucky-lawmakers-condemn-gov-bevins-guarantee-remarks-about-sex-assault-children.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them,” the governor told reporters outside the Capitol. “I guarantee you somewhere today a child was physically harmed or ingested poison because they were home alone because a single parent didn’t have any money to take care of them. I’m offended by the idea that people so cavalierly and so flippantly disregarded what’s truly best for children.”)

THE HILL
— Trump order targets wide swath of public assistance programs – NATHANIEL WEIXEL
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/383106-trump-order-targets-wide-swathe-of-public-assistance-programs
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Immigration fight gets lonely for some in GOP.”
http://thehill.com/latino/383115-immigration-fight-gets-lonely-for-some-in-gop

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Are Diamond and Silk? A Look at 2 Pro-Trump Social Media Stars – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/us/politics/diamond-silk-facebook.html
— Blacks Still Face a Red Line on Housing – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Blacks that a) because I got mortgages in 1972 in University Park, in 1974 in Chicago, and in 1976 in Chicago, Blacks did not get mortgages and b) because my wife and I got mortgages in 1978 in Wheaton and in 1984 in Wheaton, Blacks did not get mortgages.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/opinion/blacks-still-face-a-red-line-on-housing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans’ grand hypocrisy on partisan hiring – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: For different reasons, each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) promoted patronage, b) promoted political affiliation discrimination, and c) promoted the spoils system.) SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/11/republicans-grand-hypocrisy-on-partisan-hiring/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So here’s the question for Republicans: Should the FBI (or any government agency) or even any private employer be in the business of investigating employees’ political views and making employment decisions based upon which candidate or party they support? If that’s the rule, then we are going to need to sweep away a hundred years of civil service reform. “Our democracy depends on a well-functioning government and a well-functioning government depends upon a merit-based, nonpartisan career workforce,” explains Max Stier, head of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. “It is useful to remember some history and recall that we had a president assassinated by a disgruntled spoils-system job seeker, which is what finally led to the professionalization of our government workforce over 100 years ago.” He adds, “This is particularly true for law enforcement.” Former director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub concurs. “Federal managers are prohibited from considering party affiliation when making personnel decisions for career employees,” he tells me. “This safeguard dates back 135 years and is based on the ethical principle that most of the work of government should be carried out by officials who are loyal to the Constitution, the laws and the American people instead of partisan political patrons.” He continues, “Targeting career officials based on party affiliation would jeopardize the integrity of the government’s operations and, in a case like this, open us up to corrupt political influence on the law enforcement apparatus of the state.” He observes, “The depressing irony is that, in pressing their groundless claims of political bias in the investigation, these members of Congress are literally advocating for political bias by demanding the Justice Department ensure that the president is investigated only by ardent supporters — a view they definitely have not held for his political rival.” As Cruz managed to highlight, the notion that an employer would probe employees’ political beliefs is a noxious one. The GOP should knock off its — what’s the phrase? — political witch hunt designed to ensure that Democrats do not populate sensitive law enforcement roles.)

USA TODAY
— Why your tax return absolutely must be on time — even if you can’t pay on time – Christy Bieber (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071/year-$91,880/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403/year-$102,830/year. What do you say to those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS? They include my GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2018/04/15/why-your-tax-return-absolutely-must-be-on-time-even-if-you-cant-pay-on-time/33272089/

NEWSWEEK
— Bolton’s NSC Purge of Personnel Passes — Perhaps – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/john-bolton-tom-bossert-national-security-adviser-national-security-council/2018/04/10/id/853762/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump has freed 100,000 immigrants who were caught at the border
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/04/14/trump-has-freed-immigrants-who-were-caught-border/CmxeyMvJ6TOxAJR0DWmo9J/story.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Pence Didn’t Talk About Wall With Mexican Leader – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Mexico officially declare war on America? Mexico has unofficially declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-04-14/the-latest-pence-praises-perus-stand-on-venezuelan-crisis

FORBES
— Avoiding The 5 Greatest Threats To Your Retirement Security – Bob Carlson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcarlson/2018/04/10/avoiding-the-5-greatest-threats-to-your-retirement-security/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The foundations are crumbling. . .Retirement could last a long time. . .Investment returns are likely to be disappointing. . .Inflation still will be a mighty foe. . .Your taxes aren’t likely to decline during retirement.)

THINK PROGRESS
— The RNC is pulling out all the stops to discredit Comey. It is not going well. They’re doing Trump’s bidding and embarrassing themselves in the process. – AARON RUPAR (DIERSEN: Who discredits you? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being directed to discredit me a) by those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and b) by those Republicans who represent the voters in my precinct. They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting me to a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://thinkprogress.org/rnc-tries-to-discredit-comey-and-fails-ffd8558596d8/

SALON
— What to do if you owe the IRS money The IRS is friendlier than you think – TAMEKA E. LESTER (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071/year-$91,880/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403/year-$102,830/year. What do you say to those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS? They include my GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/15/what-to-do-if-you-owe-the-irs-money_partner/

April 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— So-called ‘migrant caravan’ of asylum-seekers departs Mexico City for U.S. – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: How soon will Mexico officially declare war on America? Mexico has unofficially declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/smaller-migrant-caravan-departs-mexico-city-for-us/3342706/
— Public officials facing less scrutiny by journalists – BGA (DIERSEN: Similarly, those who run the federal government face less scrutiny because Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives a) successfully led the effort to gut GAO during the 1980s and 1990s and b) continue to keep GAO a shell of what it once was.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-public-officials-facing-less-scrutiny-by-journalists/3338139/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is a lack of transparency, efficiency, service or accountability. The job of journalists and watchdogs is to hold government officials and politicians accountable. But with fewer and fewer professional reporters on the case, as print and broadcast media keep shedding staff to cut costs, such as the Chicago Tribune cutbacks last month, public officials face less scrutiny. The BGA believes that the Riverdale library’s transgressions should be investigated by the Illinois attorney general. However, there aren’t enough watchdogs left to shine a light on every Riverdale and hold all their officials accountable, and that should alarm every taxpayer in Illinois. You can read the full Better Government Association story online at www.bettergov.org.)

NBC5
— Controversial Robocall Targets Emanuel – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/controversial-robocall-targets-emanuel-479771483.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment promote those who want to abolish the Second Amendment.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/14/gun-control-gun-rights-palos-heights/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who to want abolish the Second Amendment promote those who want to abolish the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-league-guns-st-0416-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FBI raid of Trump lawyer’s office sought info on ties to Chicago cab operators – Mitchell Armentrout and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-raid-of-trump-lawyers-office-sought-info-on-ties-to-chicago-cab-operators/
— GOP devotes $250M to midterm strategy: Keep House majority – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-devotes-250m-to-midterm-strategy-keep-house-majority/
— Trump-supporting boxer wearing ‘America 1st’ trunks beaten by Mexican fighter
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/trump-supporting-boxer-wearing-america-1st-trunks-beaten-by-mexican-fighter/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lead or get out of the way – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-lead-or-get-out-of-the-way/article_a7265403-0286-50b4-90de-5df2357c0e32.html

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— County clerks hope election funds will support new equipment – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20180413/county-clerks-hope-election-funds-will-support-new-equipment#//

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Durbin critical of Trump’s airstrikes in Syria
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article208910749.html
— Gun rights advocates rally at state capitols across U.S. – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article208906819.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— If Illinois legalizes marijuana, what happens to pot-sniffing dogs? The answer is unclear. – RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: If Illinois legalizes marijuana, the need for pot-sniffing dogs will increase dramatically because more and more and more pot will be illegally pushed on children.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/if-illinois-legalizes-marijuana-what-happens-to-pot-sniffing-dogs/article_c99b5c86-5ca7-525e-a75f-8ec808a05160.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— More cash for struggling schools – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, did it have lots of cash? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Crete-Monee High School had lots of cash when I attended it 1962-1966 and that is why I was able a) to pass the Post Office employment test, b) to graduate in the top 20% of my class, c) to get an ACT score of 24, d) to get accepted by UIC, and e) to get a student draft deferment.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/more-cash-for-struggling-schools/article_7fa59ee6-3dbf-11e8-8e30-e36e8eeb3730.html
— Illinois political parties morally bankrupt – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-illinois-political-parties-morally-bankrupt/article_39764d7e-3b91-11e8-96a5-ef5163fc65e1.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sources confirm McCann to enter gubernatorial race as independent – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511389885-sources-confirm-mccann-to-enter-gubernatorial-race-as-independent

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SENATE BILL AIMS TO DEFLATE ‘GOLDEN PARACHUTE’ PAYOUTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/senate-bill-aims-to-deflate-golden-parachute-payouts-for-public-officials/

BLAZE
— LGBT courses will be added to Illinois public schools’ curriculum if lawmakers approve pending bill – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they want you to leave Illinois, like the Nazis made it increasingly clear that they wanted Jews to leave Germany.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/14/lgbt-courses-will-be-added-to-illinois-public-schools-curriculum-if-lawmakers-approve-pending-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What have opponents said? But this is different, opponents said, because it goes against the religious beliefs of other students. Adding LGBT beliefs to public school curriculums would force some students to hear about personal values counter to what they believe, said Ralph Rivera, a lobbyist with the conservative Illinois Family Institute. “Where’s the protection for students and parents who have a religious belief?” Rivera told the Chicago Tribune. “Which has always been the case, this is not a new, avant-garde thing that they find this behavior to be against their religious beliefs and their churches’ or synagogues’ beliefs. No one seems to be mindful of that. They don’t care.” The Illinois Association of School Boards is also leery of the proposal. The board typically opposes most state requirements for schools because they believe districts, not lawmakers, should make such decisions, the Chicago Tribune reported. . .Illinois has a history of supporting LGBT issues. For example: The state approved same-sex marriage before the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it nationwide. Last year, lawmakers approved a measure to allow transgenders in the state to change the sex listed on their birth certificates. A new law plans the “gay panic defense,” which allowed criminals charged with first degree murder to maintain they “acted out of passion after learning their victim was gay or transgender.”)

GOPUSA
— Hispanic Caucus vows to stop Census citizenship question ‘at all costs’ (DIERSEN: What percent of those living in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America are illegals?)
http://www.gopusa.com/hispanic-caucus-vows-to-stop-census-citizenship-question-at-all-costs/
— Leftists exchange school discipline for peace circles, burning sage and talking sticks
http://www.gopusa.com/leftists-exchange-school-discipline-for-peace-circles-burning-sage-and-talking-sticks/

THE HILL
— Is Paul Ryan the latest sign of crumbling Republican Party? – LLOYD GREEN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what discourages people from a) voting for Republican candidates, b) helping elect Republican candidates, c) becoming/staying a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, d) becoming a committee chairman or officer of a Republican organization, e) running for a government office as a Republican, f) etc.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/383150-is-paul-ryan-the-latest-sign-of-crumbling-republican-party

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making women anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/sunday-review/mom-is-running-for-office.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sure, McCabe and Comey made mistakes. But that’s not why they were fired. – Max Boot (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me because I was a BAD employee, and a) NOT because I complained to them about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; b) NOT because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; c) NOT because I filed a lawsuit against them in 1998 that charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; d) NOT because I have always been a Republican, e) NOT because many of them disapproved of my demographics, including my national origin and religion, f) NOT because many of them disapproved of my conservatism, and g) NOT because many of them disapproved of my avoiding the draft. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who a) state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who b) side with my Democrat superiors against me. They reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, b) they promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination, c) they promote age discrimination, d) they promote retaliation, e) they disapprove of my demographics, including my national origin and religion, f) they disapprove of my conservatism, and/or g) they disapprove of my avoiding the draft.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sure-mccabe-and-comey-made-mistakes-but-thats-not-why-they-were-fired/2018/04/14/29d2c0a8-3fe4-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html

FOX MILWAUKEE
— $16.78/hour starting pay: Milwaukee Post Office hiring city carrier assistants (DIERSEN: This is similar to the part-time job that I got working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat superiors could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://fox6now.com/2018/03/20/16-78-hour-starting-pay-milwaukee-post-office-hiring-city-carrier-assistants/

WNDU
— President Trump aiming to cut down on government aid abuse – Travis Robinson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that government employees, and especially federal employees, are not contributing members of society.)
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Indiana-assistance-programs-line-up-with-President-Trumps-executive-order-479435913.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the order, in 2017, the federal government spent over $700 billion on low-income assistance. The goal of the order is to make sure everyone receiving that money is actually trying to be a contributing member of society.)

DAILY TRIBUNE
— You’re losing a major tax deduction this year. Stop complaining about it. – Dalton Conley (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.dailytribune.com/opinion/20180414/youre-losing-a-major-tax-deduction-this-year-stop-complaining-about-it

BRINKWIRE
— Equal earnings help couples say ‘I do’ and stay together (DIERSEN: The more equal that the salaries are that married couples have, the more marriage penalty that they pay. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://en.brinkwire.com/263068/equal-earnings-help-couples-say-i-do-and-stay-together/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Trump administration outlines roadmap to modernizing federal workforce – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Have you reskilled yourself? In 1990, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators. In 1992, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/04/trump-administration-outlines-roadmap-to-modernizing-federal-workforce/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Reskilling” is becoming an increasingly popular buzz word from OPM this year, and it’s a key component of the administration’s workforce priorities.)

April 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner meets with legislators to begin budgeting process – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-meets-with-legislators-to-begin-budgeting-process/3333065/
— Hillary Clinton encourages black women to run for office at Chicago fundraiser – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-encourages-black-women-to-run-for-office-at-chicago-fundraiser-/3333482/

CBS2
— Rauner, Top Legislators Meet To Talk About Budget Deal – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/12/rauner-top-legislators-meet-to-talk-about-budget-deal/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan says Rauner should ‘stay on the sidelines’ of budget talks if he wants to ‘create chaos’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180412-story.html
— Rauner calls on Missouri Gov. Greitens to resign over scandal – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Who wants you to step down and why? I should write a book about a) those who want me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who wanted me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-eric-greitens-resign-20180412-story.html
— Former U.S. presidents in Chicago this week, which reminds us — will Trump make presidential stop here? – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago do everything that they can to make Chicago more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-inc-presidents-visit-chicago-20180412-story.html
— In Chicago speech, Clinton hails black women voters for leading ‘hope and resilience’ during Trump era – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at African-American women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-hillary-clinton-chicago-speech-20180412-story.html
— Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show – Michael Hawthorne and Cecilia Reyes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-chicago-water-lead-contamination-20180411-htmlstory.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Senate urges Rauner to refuse any Trump National Guard border request – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senate-urges-rauner-to-refuse-any-trump-national-guard-border-request/
— Hillary Clinton warns Chicagoans of ‘war on truth,’ celebration of racism – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at African-American women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hillary-clinton-warns-chicagoans-of-war-on-truth-celebration-of-racism/
— Missouri governor mirrors Trump in quest to survive scandal – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/missouri-governor-mirrors-trump-in-quest-to-survive-scandal/
— Tribune staff’s union push all about doing great Chicago journalism – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tribune-union-push-newspaper-great-chicago-journalism-janitors-american-media-denver-post-los-angeles-times-tronc-sun-times/
— Troubled bigtime? Rauner says Missouri gov should quit over sex allegations – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/troubled-bigtime-rauner-says-missouri-gov-should-quit-over-sex-allegations/

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner, leaders trade warnings over budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180412/news/304129896/
— Sheriff puts Kane County on alert that court security officers could strike – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180412/sheriff-puts-kane-county-on-alert-that-court-security-officers-could-strike
— State pension funding hits record shortfall, report finds – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180412/business/304129929/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner is way underwater in latest poll – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I watched all this kind of thing between Pat O’Malley and Jim Ryan in 2002. Those who supported Ryan in the primary election continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Ryan’s defeat in the general election.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/BLOGS02/180419940/rauner-is-way-underwater-in-latest-poll
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner, in an interview I had with him today on another subject, confirmed that he and Ives did indeed have a brief meeting yesterday. “We spoke last night. I saw her at (Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery),” Rauner told me. “I went over to shake hands, and we promised to get together soon.” Translation: The great post-primary thaw that Rauner badly needs to unite his base before November and reverse terrible polls like the one above may be under way. I have a call in to Ives to get her side of things.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Madigan, Cullerton trade warnings over budget – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-madigan-cullerton-trade-warnings-over-budget/article_be24c5e1-2bff-5aa5-8ede-f453755f601a.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner, legislative leaders focus on budget, gun control – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180412/gov-rauner-legislative-leaders-focus-on-budget-gun-control

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Edgar County Watchdogs founder puzzled by ethics complaint against Rauner being ‘punted’ to Mautino’s office – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511387127-edgar-county-watchdogs-founder-puzzled-by-ethics-complaint-against-rauner-being-punted-to-mautino-s-office

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislative leaders talk revenue, budget process – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislative-leaders-meet-talk-revenue-budget-process/article_ccad3958-3e71-11e8-9482-bf8aa8c34de7.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner on Pritzker: “We’re going to light him up”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/rauner-on-pritzker-were-going-to-light-him-up/
— Gov. Rauner hugely exaggerated state deficit, bill backlog today
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/gov-rauner-hugely-exaggerated-state-deficit-bill-backlog-today/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-life group to protest Bruce Rauner at GOP governor’s Dinner
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-group-to-protest-bruce-rauner-at-gop-governors-dinner

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Mike Pompeo Faces Cory Booker’s Inquisition – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/mike-pompeo-faces-cory-bookers-inquisition/

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: 3 More California Cities Vote to Opt Out of State’s Sanctuary Law Newport Beach council votes 7-0 against law. (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all municipalities, all townships, and all counties in Illinois should opt out of Illinois’ sanctuary law.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/12/13-california-cities-now-fighting-states-sanctuary-law

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— High Tech and Government: A Culture Clash – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/12/high_tech_and_government_a_culture_clash.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner says Greitens should step down (DIERSEN: Who wants you to step down and why? I should write a book about a) those who want me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who wanted me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/illinois-governor-says-greitens-should-step-down/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Senate Urges Rauner to Reject Trump Border Call for Troops – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-12/senate-urges-rauner-to-reject-trump-border-call-for-troops

NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Stay on Top of Breaking News – Jonah Engel Bromwich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/technology/personaltech/how-to-stay-on-top-of-breaking-news.html
— Homeless Children Are 3 Times as Likely to Be Suspended at Some Schools – Elizabeth A. Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/nyregion/suspension-hubs-homeless-children-school.html

USA TODAY
— Instagram, Facebook photos spur Millennials to become homeowners – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/11/instagram-facebook-photos-spur-millennials-become-homeowners/504975002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: College kids aren’t starving, they’re lazy – James Bovard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/11/obesity-not-starvation-real-problem-universities-column/500855002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Target for China’s Censors: Content Driven by Artificial Intelligence While Facebook’s Zuckerberg is grilled in Washington, Beijing has been shutting down apps it says are problematic – Josh Chin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-target-for-chinas-censors-content-driven-by-artificial-intelligence-1523446234?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2
— Strategies to Make Your Star Shine Again Forced-out executives need to restore their credibility by changing how others view their departure, leadership specialists say – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me were justified, b) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, c) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, d) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, e) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and f) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-mount-an-executive-comeback-try-a-mix-of-spin-and-candor-1523439001
— Japanese Workers Call It Quits on a Firm Tradition: The Job for Life With the economy improving, the number of people who change jobs has been rising as workers are lured by higher salaries and fewer hours – Megumi Fujikawa
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japanese-workers-call-it-quits-on-a-firm-tradition-the-job-for-life-1523439004

BLOOMBERG
— Sorry, Illinois, Your Taxes Aren’t Going Down Anytime Soon – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-12/sorry-illinois-your-taxes-aren-t-going-down-anytime-soon

FORBES
— Why Many Job Postings Miss The Mark — And How To Improve Them – Richard Sine (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adp/2018/04/12/why-many-job-postings-miss-the-mark-and-how-to-improve-them/#54e2dff51391

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— As Walker heads to Chicago to campaign for Rauner, DGA launches Where’s Walker site Wisconsin voters can follow Walker’s travel at WheresScottWalker.com – Democratic Governors Association
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/views/as-walker-headesto-chicago-to-campaign-for-rauner-dga-launches/article_702ff892-3e7f-11e8-a37e-339cb85c5b8c.html

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Another look at the different worlds of federal workers – Jeff Neal
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/04/another-look-at-the-different-worlds-of-federal-workers/