Tag: Family

June 28 Morning edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Weed cafes in Illinois? People could be allowed to smoke marijuana at bars, restaurants, other businesses under new law. Legalization includes an exemption to the Smoke-Free Illinois Act ban on indoor smoking, letting cities decide whether to allow on-site use at bars, restaurants, theaters, even new cannabis smoke lounges. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of pot shout that they are NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY. Your mayor and your city council members and your county board chairman and your county board members should ASAP call for a vote on the sale of pot and ASAP announce that they will vote against the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member (soon to be Christopher J. Zaruba) to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/28/18761645/marijuana-legalization-illinois-cannabis-smoking-ban-smoke-free-exemption
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/27/18760194/stonewall-anniversary-chicago-pride-parade-events-lgbtq
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/27/18761309/president-donald-trump-migrant-crisis-child-detention-border-marlen-garcia

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— That waitress who spit on Eric Trump? She’s lucky I’m not king. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-eric-trump-spitting-waitress-kass-20190628-lw7ik3twa5cbpdurqski2byhjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-drowning-photo-border-immigration-zorn-20190627-gshrg4g26jbidf4ie5d7zhwtta-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-migrant-rio-grande-death-20190627-erko6ohmqzbmvhps32ldqlnjcy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Supreme Court refuses to intervene in gerrymandering cases: What Illinois lawmakers want to do – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190627/supreme-court-refuses-to-intervene-in-gerrymandering-cases-what-illinois-lawmakers-want-to-do
— Nearly 800,000 can clear records for pot possession. Here’s how. – AP (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Your disrespect for the rule of law in the past predicts a) that you disrespect the rule of law now and b) that you will disrespect the rule of law in the future.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190627/nearly-800000-can-clear-records-for-pot-possession-heres-how
— OUTSTANDING: Lake County closer to halting video gambling expansion – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190627/lake-county-closer-to-halting-video-gambling-expansion

ABC7
— Illinois gas tax set to double Monday as Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign infrastructure bill – Diane Pathieu (DIERSEN: How much gasoline do you buy? I buy very little because I spend 10+ hours each and every day in my home putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ill-gas-tax-set-to-double-monday-as-gov-pritzker-expected-to-sign-bill/5369329/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Kamala Harris calls out Joe Biden on race record during Democratic debate – Kelly Taylor Hayes, Gabrielle Moreira (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration. How they promote segregation. Ever-increasingly, if you have ever opposed race and/or gender preference giving, Democrats call you a racist and/or a sexist.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/that-little-girl-was-me-kamala-harris-calls-out-joe-biden-on-race-record-during-democratic-debate

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business in America sides with foreign countries and sides their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/census-stirs-fears-regardless-high-court-ruling

BGA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business in America sides with foreign countries and sides their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.bettergov.org/news/census-stirs-fears-regardless-of-court-ruling/

WTTW
— Driving Under the Influence of … Marijuana? – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/27/driving-under-influence-marijuana

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: The Chicago Teachers Union Wants More Sanctuary Schools — Here’s What That Might Look Like – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/the-chicago-teachers-union-wants-more-sanctuary-schools-heres-what-that-might-look-like/4ffc8305-087b-43df-af4d-a5596f4736a8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker to sign capital, gambling bills in Springfield Friday – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190627/pritzker-to-sign-capital-gambling-bills-in-springfield-friday

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— American citizens should come first – MARY ATKINS, Tombstone, Ariz.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/american-citizensshould-come-first/article_f34a0186-3920-591e-898b-d7c36c939a49.html

SOUTHERN
— Who can get pot records expunged in Illinois, and how? – AP (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Your disrespect for the rule of law in the past predicts a) that you disrespect the rule of law now and b) that you will disrespect the rule of law in the future.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/who-can-get-pot-records-expunged-in-illinois-and-how/article_81af4f0d-9c91-590c-9ec5-f7a7267878fd.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/25/renew-project-supports-immigrant-womens-journey/ack3jjl/
— Key happiness attitudes that parents can reinforce – David F. Larson (DIERSEN: What discouraged your parents from being happier? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. To pay the family’s bills, he almost always worked second jobs. My mother never attended high school.) 
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/articles/2019/06/26/4c9c00ec9f7948c4a20c450d1ac754e3/index.xml

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats take on Trump and each other in heated debate over health care, race, and more – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/night-two-of-democratic-debate-turns-spotlight-on-front-runners-relative-unknowns

NPR ILLINOIS
— Spanish Speakers Highlight Democratic Primary Debate (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from Hispanics, Democrats make it clear that they want to a) force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish and eventually, b) get rid of English and get rid of those who speak, read, or write English.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/spanish-speakers-highlight-democratic-primary-debate#stream/0

WTHI TV
— ILLINOIS STATE POLICE WORKING TO CREATE DUI CANNABIS TASK FORCE
https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Illinois-State-Police-working-to-create-DUI-cannabis-task-force-511913661.html

WGLT
— Bill Brady: Ruling On Gerrymandering Adds Urgency To Illinois Fair Maps Push – RYAN DENHAM 
https://www.wglt.org/post/brady-ruling-gerrymandering-adds-urgency-illinois-fair-maps-push#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— SCHOCK SCHOCKS at gay nightclub
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/06/28/capital-bills-near-fail-weinstein-hires-chicago-attorneys-schock-shocks-452051

WIREPOINTS
— Expect anger at the pump as Illinoisans start paying nation’s 3rd-highest gas tax – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/expect-anger-at-the-pump-as-illinoisans-start-paying-nations-3rd-highest-gas-tax/
— The BGA’s Error-Riddled Article On Pension Reform Amendment – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-bgas-error-riddled-article-on-pension-reform-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GET READY – 18 CENT PER GALLON ILLINOIS GAS TAX HIKE HITS MONDAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/get-ready-18-cent-per-gallon-illinois-gas-tax-hike-hits-monday.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘They should stay in their country’: Lindsey Graham reacts to photo of dead migrant father and daughter – Tim Pearce (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/they-should-stay-in-their-country-lindsey-graham-reacts-to-photo-of-dead-migrant-father-and-daughter

FOX NEWS
— Most Democrats vow to decriminalize illegal immigration during Night 2 debate – Nick Givas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-candidates-vow-to-decriminalize-illegal-immigration-during-debate

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why all 10 Democrats raised their hands last night in support of unpopular free medical care for illegals – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/why_all_10_dems_raised_their_hands_last_night_in_support_of_unpopular_free_medical_care_for_illegals.html
— Spit on Trump’s son, pass GoFundMe, and collect $5,000 – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/spit_on_trumps_son_pass_gofundme_and_collect_5000.html
— The spoiled ‘protected group’ brats of America – Michael James (DIERSEN: To say that minorities need protection is to say that Whites abuse minorities. To say that women need protection is to say that men abuse women. To say that LGBTQers need protection is to say that heterosexuals abuse LGBTQers.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/6_27_2019_14_51.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— We’ve Seen the Debates–And What Could Be Our Future The Democratic contenders want open borders and free healthcare, and to pay for it by hiking taxes. Trump should not take this lightly. – ROBERT W. MERRY (DIERSEN: Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/weve-seen-the-debates-and-what-could-be-our-future/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Romney and the Anti-Trump GOP Fueled the Border Crisis – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/27/how-romney-and-the-anti-trump-gop-fueled-the-border-crisis/

BREITBART
— New York Post Cover on Democrats Promising Illegal Aliens Free Health Care: ‘Who Wants to Lose the Election?’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/27/new-york-post-cover-dems-illegal-health-care/
— Donald Trump Rips Democrats for Wanting to Give Health Care to Illegal Immigrants – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/27/donald-trump-rips-democrats-wanting-give-health-care-illegal-immigrants/
— Cruz to Conservatives: ‘Defend Freedom’ in 2020 or Lose It – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use government to force you to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/27/cruz-to-conservatives-defend-freedom-in-2020-or-lose-it/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The Radical Left Just Gets Stupider And Stupider – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/the-radical-left-just-gets-stupider-and-stupider/

GOPUSA
— President of the American Conservative Union calls for impeachment of Chief Justice John Roberts
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71738
— Twitter to label, hide some politician’s tweets including Trump’s (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can to hide my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails from everyone.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71749

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi: ‘It Shouldn’t Be a Crime’ to Cross Into U.S. Illegally – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pelosi-it-shouldnt-be-crime-cross-us-illegally

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Push Immigration Policies That Amount To Open Borders In Second Debate – RACHEL STOLTZFOOS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/28/democrats-immigration-open-borders-second-debate/
— Every Dem Says Illegal Immigrants Should Get Health Insurance – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/27/democratic-debate-health-insurance-illegal/

TOWNHALL
— Every Single Democrat During Thursday’s Debate Wants to Give Illegal Immigrants Free Healthcare – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: To promise to give healthcare “free” to citizens of foreign countries is to promise to use government to take more money away from citizens of America.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/06/27/every-single-dem-during-thursdays-debate-wants-to-give-illegal-immigrants-healthcare-n2549159

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Fox & Friends’ rip Dem hopefuls for immigration extremes, open-borders, & putting US citizens last – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/27/fox-friends-rip-dem-hopefuls-for-immigration-extremes-open-borders-putting-us-citizens-last-769200

POLITICO
— Twitter clamps down on abusive speech, in seeming shot at Trump – NANCY SCOLA 0
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/twitter-abusive-speech-trump-1559787

HUFFINGTON POST
— Heads Up Donald Trump: Twitter Plans To Penalize Politicians Who Break Its Rules The social networking company had been cutting public figures slack in policing their posts. – Andy Campbell
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-says-it-will-now-penalize-politicians-who-break-its-rules_n_5d150680e4b082e553662163
— California Set To Become First State To Ban Hair Discrimination The CROWN Act would outlaw policies that punish black employees and K-12 students for wearing their natural hair and protective styles. – Sanjana Karanth
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-ban-hair-discrimination_n_5d157371e4b082e55366c51b
— Buttigieg On Lack Of Police Diversity In South Bend: ‘I Couldn’t Get It Done’ – Julian Shen-Berro (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government a) can brag about their success in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 and b) can brag about their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-buttigieg-police-shooting-democratic-debate_n_5d15796ce4b082e55366c967

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that discourages illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/supreme-court-citizenship-census-immigrants.html
— Politicians Can Pick Their Voters, Thanks to the Supreme Court The justices said partisan gerrymandering, no matter how flagrant, is beyond the reach of the courts, imperiling the fairness of future elections. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally urge citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America as “families.”) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/border-family-separation.html
— Want to Be Less Racist? Move to Hawaii – Moises Velasquez-Manoff (DIERSEN: I should sue those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those like me who lived in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are racists.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/sunday/racism-hawaii.html
— Dems, Please Don’t Drive Me Away The dynamic pulling the party leftward. – David Brooks (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hold Republican Party leadership positions, but who drive Republicans away from the party by dumping the party’s traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) platform planks?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/democratic-debate-2020.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why the Supreme Court’s Rulings Have Profound Implications for American Politics The justices handed Republicans a key victory by refusing to halt even the most extreme gerrymandered maps. But Democrats may have a win on blocking the citizenship question from the census. – Michael Wines
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/supreme-court-gerrymandering-census.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Supreme Court Green-Lights Gerrymandering and Blocks Census Citizenship Question – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-gerrymandering-census.html

USA TODAY
— Supreme Court blows it on gerrymandering. What an incumbent racket. – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/27/supreme-court-blows-gerrymandering-editorials-debates/1586987001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Liberalism Has Evolved—How Liberal Is It? Affirmative action has morphed into diversity and identity politics, with each aggrieved group fighting, often among each other, for its piece of the economic and political pies. – Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalism-has-evolvedhow-liberal-is-it-11561665139

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. How soon, if not already, will the pot pushers stop you from getting an education, stop you from getting a job, and stop you from getting etc. unless you push pot?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2019/06/27/america-is-still-taking-a-toe-in-the-water-approach-to-marijuana/#5183eeae60c1

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Justices to Review How Federal Workers Prove Job Bias Claims (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government. They side with a) my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors who 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) my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/justices-will-review-how-federal-workers-prove-job-bias-claims

June 27 Eveniung Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Under President Trump, America is respected again
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

MARIJUANA REPORT
— If 66 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, why are so many local communities banning it? (DIERSEN: Your mayor and your city council members and your county board chairman and your county board members should ASAP call for a vote on the sale of pot and ASAP announce that they will vote against the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member (soon to be Christopher J. Zaruba) to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.)
https://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/if-66-percent-of-americans-support-legalizing-marijuana-why-are-so-many-local-communities-banning-it-1931691
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fifty-seven percent of Michigan voters passed Proposition 1, which legalized marijuana for recreational use, last November. Yet some 600 cities and townships in the state have banned marijuana businesses within their borders. And that’s before the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency issues regulations to apply for a state license to produce and sell marijuana products. The rules are expected to be handed down by month’s end, and the state plans to start accepting applications by October. The practice of keeping the marijuana industry out of local communities began with Colorado, which legalized the drug for medical use 19 – and for recreational use 7 – years ago. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Colorado’s cities, towns, and counties still want nothing to do with marijuana growing, production, or sales and have banned all such activities, according to the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. And some 75 percent of California’s local governments have banned pot shops since the passage of Proposition 64 three years ago, so many that now some legislators are trying to do away with local control. And two dozen cities are suing the state to keep marijuana home delivery services out of jurisdictions that have banned the industry. More than half of Massachusetts’ communities have banned (red areas in map below) or placed moratoriums (orange areas) on the marijuana industry since the state fully legalized pot in 2016. Although many of the moratoriums expired December 31, 2018, more than 80 are still in play. And many towns that have neither placed moratoriums nor banned the industry simply refuse to sign the required host agreements that enable the marijuana industry to conduct business in their jurisdictions. Even jurisdictions in states that have NOT legalized marijuana for recreational use are banning the pot industry. Some 50 local governments in New Jersey passed laws banning marijuana sales or possession within their borders as the state legislature considered but rejected legalization this year. And Philadelphia city council members who support marijuana for medical use are nonetheless banning dispensaries in areas within their districts. “I am for medical marijuana, but I am not for the over proliferation of those types of dispensaries in one neighborhood,” says council member Curtis Jones. He added that he fears medical dispensaries could turn into “recreational weed shops” if the state were to fully legalize the drug. Given this kind of pushback, legalizing marijuana for recreational use may not be so inevitable as advocates claim.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Decisions loom for Lake County communities on whether to welcome recreational marijuana sales. Many still are undecided. – STEVE SADIN (FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the law, municipalities also have the option of prohibiting recreational marijuana dispensaries from operating in their communities.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-recreational-marijuana-preparations-tl-0704-20190627-p4hdflcxojbwdoioszjpjsycpi-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: With statewide recreational pot legalization, Northbrook trustees say they want dispensaries and the tax revenue – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-cannabis-discussion-tl-0704-20190627-msnva2ewajddfbtogcibmjby6q-story.html
— U.S. Supreme Court decision that puts partisan gerrymandering ‘beyond reach’ of federal courts a win for Illinois Democrats – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-supreme-court-legislative-redistricting-ruling-20190627-khynkxbj6nhc3iolaalm5qrjiu-story.html
— Why the Supreme Court’s census question ruling doesn’t rescue Illinois – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-supreme-court-illinois-census-question-immigrants-20190627-yn55rr6xj5hdnhdhncpv5oconq-story.html
— Mayor calls for Aviary owners to ‘take appropriate action’ in Eric Trump spitting case; GoFundMe account taken offline – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-eric-trump-waitress-spitting-aviary-chicago-20190627-qejrtgnozrc3baexxhdyhznrbm-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker set to sign bills for massive gambling expansion and $45 billion construction program; cigarette and gas tax hikes would kick in Monday – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-gambling-capital-bills-20190627-s6yzos4wjzdqxmhsaep6jqkmya-story.html
— Illinois immigration groups applaud Supreme Court ruling that keeps citizenship question off census, but fight’s not over yet – ELVIA MALAGÓN (DIERSEN: What countries did your ancestors immigrate from? What would your position be if many citizens of those countries were a) illegally coming to America illegally and/or b) illegally staying in America illegally?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-supreme-court-census-citizen-question-chicago-20190628-vanboxhvrngmrftsedroaqw3my-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legal pot poses pet risk: Vets warn eating marijuana sickens — and could ultimately kill — dogs THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana, is toxic to dogs. Ingestion of THC by animals can cause vomiting, incoordination, depression, sleepiness or excitation, low blood pressure, low body temperature and seizures, according to the veterinary organization. – Jerry Nowicki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/27/18872443/legal-pot-pet-risk-vets-ingestion-marijuana-toxic-poison-ultimately-kill-dogs
— Lightfoot: Spitting at Eric Trump ‘repugnant’ because ‘civility matters’ The mayor said she called Eric Trump about the ugly incident Tuesday night at the Aviary. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/6/27/18761336/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-spitting-eric-trump-aviary
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/27/18761238/chicago-pride-weekend-south-side-dyke-march-chinatown-trqpiteca
— Democrats play identity politics but forget to appeal to nation as a whole An appeal to unity followed by a bald pitch to the nation’s Spanish speakers is a delicious irony — and exactly what is going to re-elect Trump. – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates make it clear that they are running against and do not want votes from voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/27/18761116/2020-presidential-campaign-democratic-party-candidates-primary-debate-trump
— Supreme Court throws democracy under the bus with gerrymandering ruling Chief Justice John Roberts apparently is of the view that people who object to gerrymandering should stop bothering the courts and take their complaints to the very same lawmakers who profit from the practice. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/27/18761560/u-s-supreme-court-throws-democracy-under-bus-gerrymandering-ruling-john-roberts-redistricting

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Drivers soon at risk of sharing road with marijuana users – Karl Stach, Hanna City (DIERSEN: One could argue that stoners should not be allowed to have driver’s licenses.)
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190627/letter-drivers-soon-at-risk-of-sharing-road-with-marijuana-users

SOUTHERN
— With legalization looming in Illinois, veterinary association warns about pets ingesting marijuana – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/with-legalization-looming-in-illinois-veterinary-association-warns-about-pets/article_4258237c-892f-5fb0-8e0f-4a8b2b02b063.html

WQAD
— Iowa law enforcement concerned about marijuana soon to be legal across the state border – MARISSA SULEK
https://wqad.com/2019/06/26/iowa-law-enforcement-concerned-about-marijuana-soon-to-be-legal-across-the-state-border/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Marijuana legalization impact on law enforcement – Rosario Dominguez
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/marijuana-legalization-impact-on-law-enforcement/

NORTHBROOK TOWER
— Northbrook Plan Commission to discuss cannabis-based businesses at public hearing – Chris Pullam
https://www.northbrooktower.com/p/news-local-government-village-community-business/northbrook-plan-commission-discuss-cannabis-based

MICHIGAN LIVE
— Michigan towns and cities have three months left to ban recreational marijuana
https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/06/michigan-towns-and-cities-have-three-months-left-to-ban-recreational-marijuana.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ISP lays out its training, regulatory and enforcement roles on the new cannabis law
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/27/isps-lays-out-its-training-regulatory-and-enforcement-roles-on-the-new-cannabis-law/

ABC7
— Supreme Court’s census citizenship question decision has repercussions for Illinois – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-courts-census-decision-has-repercussions-for-illinois/5368632/
— Supreme Court Decisions: Trump asks for 2020 census delay after SCOTUS blocks citizenship question for now
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-asks-for-census-delay-after-court-bars-citizenship-question/5367462/

NBC5
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker Gets Boat Speed Warning on Wisconsin Lake
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-gets-boat-speed-warning-on-wisconsin-lake-511895601.html

CBS2
— Inmates Look Forward To Voting From Jail – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/27/inmates-look-forward-to-voting-from-jail/

DAILY HERALD
— Three candidates emerge for DuPage recorder seat – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190627/three-candidates-emerge-for-dupage-recorder-seat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The general election is still 16 months away but three candidates already say they plan to run for recorder of deeds in DuPage County. Republican Babette Holder-Youngberg of Wheaton, Republican Ronald Almiron of Wheaton and Democrat Moon Khan of Lombard all have announced they are running for the countywide seat held by Republican Fred Bucholz. Holder-Youngberg even has the endorsement of Bucholz, who is planning to retire after four terms in office. “With the support of Fred Bucholz and some of the other countywide officials who are up for re-election, it’s been great and exciting,” Holder-Youngberg said Thursday. “It’s the right fit for me. And they believe it’s the right fit for that department.” Bucholz said Holder-Youngberg — a social media manager who previously worked as a Realtor — is well qualified to run the recorder’s office, which is the custodian of all the county’s land records. “Her father was a contractor,” Bucholz said. “She grew up in Naperville and read plats when she was young. She’s been in real estate. She has management experience. “I think she’s got the credentials to be a good recorder,” he said. Almiron, who is expected to face Holder-Youngberg during the GOP primary next March, said he believes his credentials make him “a great fit” for the seat. “I am running because I want to continue serving my community in a way that utilizes my professional experience,” said Almiron, an attorney with experience in real estate law. If elected, Almiron said he wants to build on the modernization and stability that Bucholz brought to the recorder’s office. He also would research the best practices for recorder of deeds offices throughout the country. “I want to establish best practice standards for the DuPage County recorder’s office,” he said. “I want the office to follow best practices.” Khan is making another bid for the recorder seat after losing to Bucholz in 2016. “Politics is a passion for me,” Khan said. “It’s a calling.” Khan, a self-employed IT professional, said the theme of his campaign is “experience, reform and diversity.” He said his key issues include term limits and consolidating the recorder’s office with another county office. “The recorder’s office should be abolished,” Khan said. “It should be merged with the treasurer’s office.” Ultimately, he said, his goal is to “work for the common people and save them money.”)
— State financial report is six months late – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190626/state-financial-report-is-six-months-late

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Today’s Supreme Court rulings will have a massive impact on Illinois Odds rise that Democrats will continue to rule Illinois politics, and that the state will hang on to a U.S. House seat that was in jeopardy. That—and more—is likely after two key rulings today from the high court, Greg Hinz writes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/todays-supreme-court-rulings-will-have-massive-impact-illinois

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will American Airlines a) fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity and b) refuse to fly those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2019/06/27/american-airlines-is-navy-pier-pride-sponsor.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers promote LGBTQ activity in Paxton.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pride-in-paxton-organizers-holding-first-lgbtq-march

NPR ILLINOIS
— Primary Season Is Here And ‘Hispandering’ Is Back – SHEREEN MARISOL MERAJI 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/primary-season-here-and-hispandering-back#stream/0

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rep. Darin LaHood says Democrats are focusing on irrelevant issues
https://newschannel20.com/news/connect-to-congress/rep-darin-lahood-says-democrats-are-focusing-on-irrelevant-issues

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Illinois Among ‘Least Patriotic’ States: Study IL residents’ patriotism is being challenged, despite our love for veterans and our Fourth of July celebrations. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/grd86/illinois-among-least-patriotic-states-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The website ranked Illinois 41st in military engagement, a score comprised of the average number of military enlistees per 1,000 adults, veterans per 1,000 adults, active-duty military per 100,000 adults and share of adults in military reserves. Wallet Hub also ranked Illinois No. 37 in civic engagement, a category that includes voting in the 2016 elections, volunteerism, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps volunteers, jury duty participation, residents who participate in groups or organizations, and civics education requirements.)

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Casten ‘so liberal he can’t help himself’ from backing Trump impeachment probe, Curran says – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/512676501-rep-casten-so-liberal-he-can-t-help-himself-from-backing-trump-impeachment-probe-curran-says

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Casten’s call for Trump impeachment inquiry a self-serving media play, Will County GOP says – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512673672-rep-casten-s-call-for-trump-impeachment-inquiry-a-self-serving-media-play-will-county-gop-says

GOPUSA
— Elizabeth Warren adds ‘gay reparations’ to Democrats’ arsenal (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats will promise reparations to all 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.gopusa.com/?p=71677
— Decriminalizing illegal immigration drives first Democrat debate
http://www.gopusa.com/decriminalizing-illegal-immigration-drives-first-democrat-debate/
— Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question; says federal courts have no role to play in political gerrymandering
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71699
— Media, Democrats try to blame Trump for deaths caused by their open borders policy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71707
— Elizabeth Warren: Guns are ‘national health emergency’
http://www.gopusa.com/elizabeth-warren-guns-are-national-health-emergency/
— Tell Ocasio-Cortez that 1.1 million Jews were murdered at Auschwitz
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71639
— NRA difficulties threaten impact of gun lobby ahead of elections
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71713
— O’Rourke, Democrats break into Spanish during debate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71691

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— US ‘at grave risk’ as 40% Border Patrol diverted to care for illegal crossers – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/report-us-at-grave-risk-as-40-border-patrol-diverted-to-care-for-illegal-crossers

FOX NEWS
— RNC’s McDaniel says ‘radicalization’ of Dem Party on ‘full display’ at debates – Brooke Singman 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chairwoman-says-radicalization-of-dem-party-on-full-display-after-debates-in-most-dramatic-shift-in-decades
— Criminals take advantage of sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants – Hans A. von Spakovsky and Greg Walsh
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hans-von-spakovsky-greg-walsh-more-victims-of-reckless-sanctuary-policies

AMERICAN THINKER
— The clear goal each day for the Washington Post is to take out Trump, and evidence never matters – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_clear_goal_each_day_for_the_washington_post_is_to_take_out_trump_and_evidence_never_matters.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Should Act Quickly to Secure 2020 Census Question in Light of Court Ruling – Mike Gonzalez 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/27/trump-should-act-quickly-to-secure-2020-census-question-in-light-of-court-ruling/

PJ MEDIA
— U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Faces off with President Trump – BRIAN MIN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/u-s-womens-soccer-team-faces-off-with-president-trump/
— Bernie Calls for Pursuing Census ‘Recount’ if ‘Bigoted’ Citizenship Question Stays – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/trending/bernie-calls-for-pursuing-census-recount-if-bigoted-citizenship-question-stays/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— What Republicans must do to take the House – Ian Prior
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/26/what-republicans-must-do-to-take-the-house/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On recruiting, there have been similar successes. In places that Republicans need to win, they have recruited top tier candidates who give them the absolute best shot to do so. Candidates like Nicole Malliotakis in the 11th District of New York, Ashley Hinson in the 1st District in Iowa, Evelyn Sanguinetti in the 6th District of Illinois, Kathy Landing in the 1st District of South Carolina and Amanda Makkei in the 13th District of Florida. The National Republican Congressional Committee has done a phenomenal job finding strong candidates willing to run in the most important districts and it is clear that it is placing a priority on increasing the number of women in the Republican caucus. This has typically been an elusive recruiting goal at the NRCC, but Mr. Emmer and his team have had unparalleled success.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pelosi: ‘It shouldn’t be a crime’ to cross border illegally – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/pelosi-it-shouldnt-be-a-crime-to-cross-border-illegally

THE HILL
— 5 key questions ahead of Thursday’s Democratic debate – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450660-5-key-questions-ahead-of-thursdays-democratic-debate

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter to Label Abusive Tweets From Political Leaders – Kate Conger (DIERSEN: What about abusive tweets from Trump-haters?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/technology/twitter-politicans-labels-abuse.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump asks lawyers if census can be delayed, calls Supreme Court decision ‘totally ridiculous’ – John Wagner and Deanna Paul
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-asks-lawyers-if-census-can-be-delayed-calls-supreme-court-decision-totally-ridiculous/2019/06/27/f6d0c23a-9902-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html
— Twitter adds labels for tweets that break its rules — a move with potentially stark implications for Trump’s account The social media site will also down-rank such tweets via its algorithms to reduce circulation – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/27/twitter-adds-labels-tweets-that-break-its-rules-putting-president-trump-companys-crosshairs/
— Democrats must address the roots of our asylum crisis — or give Trump the advantage – Fareed Zakaria
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-must-address-the-roots-of-our-asylum-crisis–or-give-trump-the-advantage/2019/06/27/00af2812-991e-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html

DALLAS NEWS
— When Trump supporters are banned from a knitting website, no corner of the internet is free from liberal sanctimony – Michelle Malkin (DIERSEN: What do you say to secret Facebook groups that ban those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/06/27/when-trump-supporters-are-banned-from-a-knitting-website-no-corner-of-the-internet-is-safe-from-liberal-sanctimony

FORTUNE
— Twitter to Attach a Warning Label to Tweets That Break the Rules from Trump and Other Leaders – KURT WAGNER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and stop everyone from reading those emails, but failing that, they would love it if they could attach warning labels to articles that they especially disapprove of.)
http://fortune.com/2019/06/27/new-twitter-label-trump-tweets/

INSIDER HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “White Supremacy Activity Spreads on Campuses.”
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/06/27/white-nationalist-propaganda-rise-college-campuses

ATLANTIC
— Democrats Wrestle Over What Their Party Stands For – EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/06/2020-democrats-debated-future-their-party/592720/

June 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker should establish an Office of GSGBO (Get Stoned or Get the Bleep Out) to make a few bucks off those fleeing the state – John Kass (DIERSEN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Because Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and other anti-Republicans ever-increasingly promote pot and promote gambling in Illinois, ever-increasingly, more and more and more of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will harm themselves with pot and harm themselves with gambling. Ever-increasingly, that will harm you and harm everyone around you.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-get-stoned-or-get-out-kass-20190627-cjnphtsnlfesfboe2mqd2ltooi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our politicians are doing what they can, trying to stupify us with pot smoking and sports betting, and they’ll probably legalize prostitution next, so the rest of the state will be like Springfield, but here’s the question: How can Illinois take advantage of the Illinois Exodus and monetize outmigration from Madiganistan?)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity use Lightfoot to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-pride-parade-grand-marshal-coming-out-20190626-3amowr6gh5e7zdn67uuc2kbuka-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use “migrant children” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-border-camps-migrant-children-how-to-help-huppke-20190626-xl4ucpnqbnaolpf63k34dekoti-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Supreme Court blocks citizenship question on 2020 census for now  The decision will affect Chicago printer R.R. Donnelley, which has a plum assignment to print the U.S. census.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/supreme-court-blocks-citizenship-question-2020-census-now
— High-tax states practice financial destruction In December 2017, after the tax cut law passed Congress, I predicted the cap on so-called SALT deductions would result in a population migration so large, it could result in profound economic and social changes. Now, it’s happening. – JAREN DILLIAN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/high-tax-states-practice-financial-destruction

DAILY HERALD
— Speaking honestly to heart and brain about immigration – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190627/speaking-honestly-to-heart-and-brain-about-immigration
— Recent surveys agree that more than one-third of all college students suffer at times from bouts of food insecurity. The rate is far higher for students with an extra risk factor: belonging to a racial minority, having a single parent or being the first in their family to attend college, for example. . .A recent study by the Government Accountability Office says only 29% of those now in college are “traditional students,” who enroll right out of high school and depend on their parents for support. The rest, especially in community colleges, can be older, and financially fragile — often with children of their own. – Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190627/no-more-poverty-naps
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ activity promoters crow about their success in getting religion to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190627/you-can-come-and-just-be-yourself-alternative-catholic-church-hosting-pride-mass

NBC5
— Illinois Governor Flies in Private Jets, Doesn’t Charge Taxpayers Pritzker used personal and campaign funds for travel – Carol Marin and Don Moseley (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my $5/day partial-day per diem claims. (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should not have filed the claims because I was so wealthy. They stressed that my salary was $68,897/year in today’s dollars, that I was paying tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola, that I had bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, that I had bought a new Corvette in 1971, that I had graduated from NIU debt-free in 1970, that I had bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, that I had bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and that I had bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.) 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Governor-Flies-in-Private-Jets-Doesnt-Charge-Taxpayers-511803572.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Despite legalization, public marijuana use remains prohibited Employers can still enforce drug-free workplaces – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/26/despite-legalization-public-marijuana-use-remains-prohibited/ao4gupl/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI professor who sued over gender-based wage discrimination gets back pay, raise – Ben Zigterman
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/ui-professor-who-sued-over-gender-based-wage-discrimination-gets/article_d14ebb61-2a83-5087-bf02-c7acac0626df.html

WBBM 780
— State Lawmaker LaShawn Ford Stresses: Recreational Weed Not Legal Until Jan. 1
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/state-lawmaker-stresses-recreational-weed-not-legal-until-jan-1

WGN RADIO
— General John Borling: “I’m endlessly optimistic because I believe in the resiliency of the American people” – MICHAEL HEIDEMANN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/26/general-john-borling-im-endlessly-optimistic-because-i-believe-in-the-resiliency-of-the-american-people/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Secondhand smoke dangers from legalized marijuana – Nikki McGee (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, no one should be anywhere near anyone who is smoking pot.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/secondhand-smoke-dangers-from-legalized-marijuana

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— A GOFUNDME ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SET UP for the waitress who allegedly spit in the face of Eric Trump. – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/06/27/another-raid-by-the-feds-spitting-and-civility-marijuana-moms-serve-brownies-451302

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Impaired driving has ‘Life or Death’ consequences (DIERSEN: To legalize pot is to encourage impaired driving.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=20246

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois State Rep. Guzzardi wants you to pay for his Brown University bills – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license came from what I earned a) washing dishes 1964-1966; b) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; c) delivering mail 1966-1969; d) working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; e) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; f) pumping gasoline 1971-1972; g) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and h) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-state-rep-guzzardi-wants-you-to-pay-for-his-brown-university-bills/

CAPITOL FAX
— SCOTUS: Courts have no role in regulating partisan gerrymandering
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/27/scotus-courts-have-no-role-in-regulating-partisan-gerrymandering/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Decriminalizing illegal immigration drives Democratic debate – Stephen Dinan, S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/26/decriminalizing-illegal-immigration-drives-democra/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Give Julián Castro credit for pressing 2020 Democrats to admit they want open borders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/give-julian-castro-credit-for-pressing-2020-democrats-to-admit-they-want-open-borders

TOWNHALL
— Reparations: How Not to Foster Racial Harmony – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/06/27/reparations-how-not-to-foster-racial-harmony-n2549046

BREITBART
— 2020 Democrats Go All In on Amnesty for DACA Illegal Aliens: Must ‘Make Them U.S. Citizens’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at DACA illegal aliens, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/26/2020-democrats-go-all-in-on-amnesty-for-daca-illegal-aliens-must-make-them-u-s-citizens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— We must warn illegal aliens – Sam Younnokis (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/we_must_warn_illegal_aliens.html
— The Truth about Reparations – Jonathan F. Keiler (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/the_truth_about_reparations.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NOT JUST ELIZABETH WARREN, $300 MIL IN FED CONTACTS WENT TO FAKE CHEROKEE – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/274148/not-just-elizabeth-warren-300-mil-fed-contacts-daniel-greenfield
— DANNY GLOVER DEMANDS REPARATIONS Is he a worse traitor than Jane Fonda? – Humberto Fontova (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274131/danny-glover-demands-reparations-humberto-fontova

DAILY CALLER
— Julian Castro Wows In First Debate As Dems Fight To Out Liberal Each Other – RACHEL STOLTZFOOS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/27/julian-castro-wows-in-first-debate-as-dems-fight-to-out-liberal-each-other/
— Not One Dem Candidate Mentioned Joe Biden At Debates. Every Single Dem Trails Him In Polls – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/26/biden-debates-2020-dems/

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Debate Prep: How Will Dems Deal With Trump Base Craving ‘Cruelty?’ – Scott Whitlock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/06/26/msnbc-debate-prep-how-will-dems-deal-trump-base-craving-cruelty

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Working Hard for Blacks and Women, Really? – Amanda Alverez (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government worked very hard a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/democrats-working-hard-for-blacks-and-women-really/

CBN NEWS
— Blaze TV Host’s Video Banned from Facebook: His Call to Pray for President Trump Labeled as ‘Hate Speech’ – Steve Warren
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/june/blaze-tv-hosts-video-banned-from-facebook-after-issuing-call-to-pray-for-president-trump-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp

EPOCH TIMES
— As Pot Goes Mainstream, Dark Side of Legalization Emerges – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/as-pot-goes-mainstream-dark-side-of-legalization-emerges_2980087.html

THE HILL
— Senate Democrats wish talk on reparations would go away – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/450549-senate-democrats-wish-talk-on-reparations-would-go-away

CNN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Supreme Court blocks 2020 census citizenship question – Ariane de Vogue
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/politics/census-supreme-court/index.html
— Fact-checking the first night of the first Democratic presidential debate
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/democratic-debate-fact-check-night-1/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Democratic debate night: Fact checking the candidates on the issues
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-debate-night-fact-checking-candidates-issues/story?id=63970581

CBS NEWS
— Democratic candidates spar in first night of primary debates – GRACE SEGERS, STEFAN BECKET, CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/democratic-debates-2019-06-26-watch-dnc-debate-coverage-live-updates-today/

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Is Gerrymandering? And Why Did the Supreme Court Rule on It? – Michael Wines
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html
— 7 Takeaways from the First Democratic Debate – Reid J. Epstein, Sydney Ember, Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/2020-democratic-debate-tonight.html
— Boston Approves Application for Straight Pride Parade – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/straight-pride-parade-boston.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to kill the federal law that criminalizes unlawful entry into the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/27/julian-castro-beto-orourke-section-immigration-illegal-coleman-livingstone-blease/
— Winners and losers from the Democratic presidential debate’s first night – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/27/winners-losers-democratic-presidential-debates-first-night/
— Democratic debate: First night includes passion on immigration, talk of how liberal the party is – Sean Sullivan, David A. Fahrenthold and
Annie Linskey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-debate-2019/2019/06/25/af9fd37e-96af-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Claiming to be Cherokee, contractors with white ancestry got $300 million – ADAM ELMAHREK and PAUL PRINGLE
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-cherokee-minority-contracts-20190626-story.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats obstruct President Trump’s efforts to secure the border – Andy Biggs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/26/arizona-congressman-democrats-obstruct-trump-border-policies-editorials-debates/1577471001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Trump-haters allege widespread mistreatment of sick, hungry migrant children.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/26/border-patrol-hungry-migrant-children-texas-clint-trump-republicans-mexico-parents/1568151001/
— Democratic debates 2019: Apple News enters presidential race with candidate guides – Edward Baig
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/06/26/apple-news-2020-democratic-candidate-guides/1552177001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE AND GRAPHIC: The young are regarded as the most tolerant generation. That’s why results of this LGBTQ survey are ‘alarming’ – Susan Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/24/lgbtq-acceptance-millennials-decline-glaad-survey/1503758001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democratic Debate Bares Divisions on Health Care, Unity Against Trump In first of two debates among 20 presidential candidates, contenders vow major changes in policies on economy, health care, immigration – Ken Thomas, Joshua Jamerson and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-look-to-separate-from-2020-pack-in-first-debates-11561574000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally bring children to America illegally use those children to sue Trump. Needless-to-say, Trump should counter sue them for many trillions of dollars in damages.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-alleges-government-mistreatment-of-migrant-children-11561608969
— Facebook Knows a Lot About You. So Does Your Internet Provider. Broadband operators mine customers’ web-use data; AT&T uses its findings to help sell targeted ads – Sarah Krouse and Patience Haggin (DIERSEN: Of course, if Facebook and/or your internet service provider disapprove of you, they can and will use what they know about you to destroy you. That motivates everyone a) to glorify, praise, and pander to Facebook and to their internet service provider and b) to serve as operatives or as dupes for Facebook and their internet service provider.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-a-lot-about-you-so-does-your-internet-provider-11561627803
— An Open Letter to Patriotic Billionaires Raise our taxes, they plead. So why not start writing checks today? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-open-letter-to-patriotic-billionaires-11561590264
— Who Pays for Student-Debt Forgiveness? Taxpayers who didn’t go to college, didn’t take on debt, or paid it off already. – Michael Solon (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who pays the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, and/or age discrimination? ANSWER: Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-pays-for-student-debt-forgiveness-11561589227

MARKET WATCH
— The math on reparations: total cost of $51 trillion and a tripling of the national debt – Brett Arends (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-math-on-reparations-total-cost-of-51-trillion-and-a-tripling-of-the-national-debt-2019-06-27

VAULT
— 7 Things You Need to Do to Be Well Liked at Work – AnnaMarie Houlis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, those who were members of Group A liked those who got rid of those who were members of group B. Members of Group A were 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 and members of Group B were Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.vault.com/blogs/workplace-issues/how-to-be-well-liked-at-work

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 708 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $665,000 
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/708-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/2107069801_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 204 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $499,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/204-W-Elm-St-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448423_zpid/

June 26 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin announced his reelection bid at an outstanding rally Wednesday afternoon, June 26, 2019, at the DuPage County Fair Grounds. DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin spoke very highly of Berlin. The 100+ enthusiastic supporters included Anderson, Bellock, Boltz, Bond, P. Brady, Cherry, Curran, Eckhoff, Grimsby, Grogan, Hart, Hogan, Holder, Irvin, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kelly, Kinzler, LeVan, Marquardt, Millner, Monino, Prueter, and Reboletti. – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

DAILY HERALD
— Berlin will seek third term as DuPage state’s attorney – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190626/berlin-will-seek-third-term-as-dupage-states-attorney
— Where marijuana can and can’t be used once law goes into effect – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190626/where-marijuana-can-and-cant-be-used-once-law-goes-into-effect
— Evangelical group to spend $50M on get-out-the-vote efforts – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190626/business/306269866/
— Cronin’s restructuring plan draws fire from critics – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190626/cronins-restructuring-plan-draws-fire-from-critics

NBC5
— 800,000 Eligible to Clear Their Records as Illinois Legalizes Pot (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/800000-eligible-to-clear-their-record-in-illinois-legal-pot-511864672.html
— Chicago Bar Whose Employee Spit on Eric Trump Releases Statement “As fellow Americans and citizens, we should all aim higher,” The Aviary’s statement concluded – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/eric-trump-spit-on-the-aviary-statement-511839861.html

CBS2
— Trendy Chicago Restaurant Is Praised And Put Down After Trump’s Son Is Spat Upon – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/26/trendy-chicago-restaurant-praised-put-down-after-trumps-son-spat-upon/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Elizabeth Warren calls to decriminalize border crossings
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elizabeth-warren-calls-to-decriminalize-border-crossings

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For an open Illinois House seat, all of you nobodies need not apply – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-brad-stephens-appointment-rosemont-20190626-vj7kbt5wmjc7bjkl2wkfchgob4-story.html
— Chicago’s place in the reparations debate – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Did your ancestors live in Chicago? Do/did you live in Chicago? My ancestors on my father’s side lived in Chicago 1844-1854. I lived there part-time 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-reparations-chicago-slavery-chapman-20190626-abopyg3wgba55ijxnok4l5wviu-story.html
— Eric Trump not pressing charges against waitress who spit on him at Chicago’s Aviary, Trump Organization says – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS and LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-eric-trump-spat-on-aviary-secret-service-20190626-aenk554xmrfahlmqn7ghpuaf5y-story.html
— Aurora city clerk to take job with College of DuPage – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-city-clerk-st-0627-20190626-dtjpuhlyj5ecvlc4ty6rtnsw6m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/26/18682740/chicago-pride-parade-lgbtq-50th-stonewall-boystown
— Transgender county residents might not need IDs to use bathrooms they choose Residents would be able to use restrooms and dressing rooms based on their gender identities under a proposal before the Cook County Board. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/26/18760138/transgender-county-residents-wont-need-ids-use-bathrooms-align-with-gender-identities-under-proposal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says border crisis ‘is an international disgrace and moral outrage.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/26/18760021/border-crisis-immigration-children-us-mexico-jesse-jackson-push-chicago

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Aviary server placed on leave after Eric Trump spitting incident There’s been plenty of fallout, both at the upscale cocktail bar and on social media, since the incident involving the president’s son last night
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/aviary-server-placed-leave-after-eric-trump-spitting-incident
— Rosemont mayor poised to become state rep, too Northwest Side GOP chiefs are set to meet this weekend to fill Mike McAuliffe’s seat, and Mayor Brad Stephens reportedly wants the job and has the votes. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rosemont-mayor-poised-become-state-rep-too

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton set for annual 4th of July celebration (DIERSEN: Please stop by the Republican table at Wheaton’s Graf park before the fireworks start on July 3. So far, Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day Parade Republican entries are Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Chris Kachiroubas, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. All $2,500 has been pledged toward the $2,500 “DuPage County Republicans” sponsorship commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Grant, Chris Heidorn, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Bob Larsen, and Walsh. I am in the process of hand-delivering 500 flyers (printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics) to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. In addition, contributors are invited to be at the Republican table at fireworks on July 3.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/26/wheaton-set-for-annual-4th-of-july-celebration/aqpba0/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Wheaton Independence Day Parade is a long-standing tradition that draws thousands of people and will display more than 90 parade entries this year. This year’s parade theme, Home Grown, celebrates those who founded the town in the 1830s and those who continue to make it their home. The celebration starts at 5 p.m. July 3 in Graf Park, 1855 Manchester Road, with a carnival, DJ, food vendors and activities for all ages. The park district will have its annual fireworks display at 9 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets. Parking will be available in the park just south of Monroe Middle School and also in the western fields of the fairgrounds. Sparklers and smoke bombs are prohibited. Event coordinators strongly advise no dogs in the park because of the nature of the event. The celebration continues at 10 a.m. July 4 with the Wheaton Park District and the city of Wheaton’s annual Fourth of July parade, led by grand marshals from the Wheaton Lions Club. Due to planned city improvements, the parade route will be altered significantly this year. Staging will be located in the same location near Main Street and Hawthorne Boulevard. The parade will head south on Main Street and turn west on Union Avenue, then will turn south at Wheaton Avenue, where the judging stand will be located. The parade will conclude at Seminary and Wheaton avenues.)

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Des Plaines Poised To Launch 90-Day ‘Pot’ Study – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/des-plaines-poised-to-launch-90-day-pot-study/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Business website ranks Rockford 99th of 100 Illinois cities – Corina Curry (FROM THE ARTICLE: The top 10 cities in Illinois are Chicago, Urbana, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Lisle, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Elmhurst, Lombard and Woodridge.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190617/business-website-ranks-rockford-99th-of-100-illinois-cities

GALVAN NEWS
— Rep. Bailey Slams Gov. Pritzker’s “Pot” Law: Local Communities Encouraged to ‘Opt Out’
https://www.galvanews.com/news/20190626/rep-bailey-slams-gov-pritzkers-pot-law-local-communities-encouraged-to-opt-out

WSIL TV
— The challenges of legalizing marijuana – Fahima Paghmani
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40706923/the-challenges-of-legalizing-marijuana

WGEM
— Marijuana legalization in Illinois impacts drug testing in the work place
https://wgem.com/2019/06/26/marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-impacts-drug-testing-in-the-work-place/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— 10K Sign Petition Calling For Removal Of LGBTQ Flag Flying Above State Capitol Wisconsin Family Council: Flag Doesn’t Represent All Wisconsinites – Clara Neupert
https://www.wpr.org/10k-sign-petition-calling-removal-lgbtq-flag-flying-above-state-capitol

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— Best Cities to Live in Illinois – 2019 (FROM THE POSTING: 3. Wheaton Suburban Chicago, with its small-town character and big city access, is one of the best areas to raise a family in America, and #3 Wheaton is a great example of the region. With an excellent school district and a great downtown area with shops and restaurants, Wheaton is an in-demand city to settle down in.)
https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/best-cities-to-live-in-illinois/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Top campaign contribution recipients in DuPage County for the week of June 10
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512655963-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-dupage-county-for-the-week-of-june-10

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEARLY 800,000 CRIMINAL RECORDS COULD BE EXPUNGED, THANKS TO DEMS LEGALIZING CANNABIS IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/nearly-800000-criminal-records-could-be-expunged-thanks-to-dems-legalizing-cannabis-in-illinois.html
— CHICAGO COCKTAIL WAITRESS ON LEAVE AFTER SPITTING ON ERIC TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/chicago-cocktail-waitress-on-leave-after-spitting-on-eric-trump.html
— ROCKFORD RESIDENTS PROTEST PUBLIC LIBRARY’S DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/rockford-residents-protest-drag-queen-story-hour.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: ‘Open borders mean people drowning in the rivers’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/26/trump-open-borders-mean-people-drowning-rivers/
— Trump: Google, Twitter, Facebook ‘trying to rig the election’ – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/26/donald-trump-google-twitter-facebook-trying-rig-el/

GOPUSA
— Record 698 openly LGBTQ officials currently serving in the United States
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71604

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Responds To Devastating Photo Of Drowned Migrant Dad And Daughter – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/26/trump-migrant-drowning-photo/

TOWNHALL
— Democrat Crocodile Tears for Illegal Alien Children – Sheriff David Clarke
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke/2019/06/26/democrat-crocodile-tears-for-illegal-alien-children-n2549044

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Reparations for Everyone, Apparently – JOHN HIRSCHAUER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/elizabeth-warrens-tax-plan-reparations-for-everyone/

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Expects $1 Billion in Cannabis Revenue Over Five Years
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-state/illinois-expects-1-billion-in-cannabis-revenue-over-five-years

FORBES
— College Of DuPage Approves $3 Million Expansion To Host Largest Frida Kahlo Exhibit In Chicago Area In 40 Years – Julia Brenner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliabrenner/2019/06/26/college-of-dupage-approves-3-million-expansion-to-host-largest-frida-kahlo-exhibit-in-chicago-area-in-40-years/#9c87eced2c4a

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— College of DuPage Makes Interim Chief Permanent – Julia Piper
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Transitions-College-of-DuPage/246566

June 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana law signed by Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday, takes effect January 1, 2020
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-marijuana-legalization-bill-signed-into-law-takes-effect-january-1-2020-/5362982/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and/or to illegally stay in America illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/know-your-rights-activists-step-up-training-for-immigrants-/5363241/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Signs Recreational Marijuana Bill – Craig Wall and Sarah Schulte
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/marijuana-illinois-Pritzker_Chicago-511784222.html

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Governor JB Pritzker Signs Recreational Marijuana Law
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/25/illinois-recreational-marijuana-law-governor-jb-pritzker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and/or to illegally stay in America illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/25/chicago-immigrant-fears-future-raids-im-at-risk-to-get-deportation/

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Signs Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana – AP 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/25/pritzker-signs-bill-legalizing-recreational-marijuana

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: High sign for legal pot — Pritzker inks bill making Illinois 11th state to allow recreational reefer Illinois residents 21 and over will be able to buy marijuana at dispensaries as soon as Jan. 1. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/25/18716000/illinois-legalizes-recreational-marijuana
— Weed will soon be legal in Illinois. So what pot issues will lawmakers take up next? Many of the other states that have legalized recreational marijuana now allow for the drug to be delivered to users’ homes, as well as grown there. One leading lawmaker says those potentially contentious issues will be addressed down the road. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/25/18716320/weed-legal-illinois-home-delivery-home-grown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois. Some North Shore officials are apprehensive. – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER (DIERSEN: Everyone should be more than apprehensive, they should be outraged.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/ct-wml-north-shore-officials-react-to-marijuana-legalization-tl-0627-20190624-rnz34vjiv5ge3hfl2347ovrlni-story.html
— Legal marijuana is coming to Illinois as Gov. Pritzker signs bill he calls an ‘important and overdue change to our state’ – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-governor-to-sign-recreational-marijuana-law-20190624-ee2bswlsq5eqvkcbuq6oz6id5i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker signs law legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190625/pritzker-signs-law-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois
— Reparations won’t bring justice for slavery – Walter E. Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190625/reparations-wont-bring-justice-for-slavery
— Forest board members ask about Civil War Days cancellation, where are the safety threats? – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190625/forest-board-members-ask-about-civil-war-days-cancellation-where-are-the-safety-threats
— DuPage approves licensing program for adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190625/dupage-approves-licensing-program-for-adult-businesses

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker signs marijuana legalization bill Possession, adult use to become legal Jan. 1 – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/25/pritzker-signs-marijuana-legalization-bill/a4ycso0/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— AP-NORC poll: Still some extra hurdles for LGBT candidates – AP (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/ap-norc-poll-still-some-extra-hurdles-for-lgbt-candidates/article_daf82c5d-f412-577a-bea5-719f8711ca98.html

SOUTHERN
— Weed will be legal in Illinois on Jan. 1. But some limits will still be in place. – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/weed-will-be-legal-in-illinois-on-jan-but-some/article_7567f88a-2bb8-56bb-b234-c46ab8f2d529.html

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana sellers prep for influx of customers after Illinois officially legalizes weed – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article231916443.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: MORE VIDEO GAMING? Will County Board could overturn 2015 ban on more gambling machines – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/20/more-video-gaming/akue2ez/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pride Really is Nothing to Boast About – Tim Wildmon 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/pride-really-is-nothing-to-boast-about/
— It’s All Queer All Year – Jonathon Clay de Hale 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/its-all-queer-all-year/

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/25/cannabis-roundup-11/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The New York Times morphs into a fierce partisan warrior – David Keene
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/25/the-new-york-times-morphs-into-a-fierce-partisan-w/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Elizabeth Warren calls for decriminalizing illegal immigration – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elizabeth-warren-calls-for-decriminalizing-illegal-immigration

GOPUSA
— Communist Party USA aims to oust Trump using Democrats to do it
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71455
— Google Admits It Wants to ‘Prevent The Next Trump Situation’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71543

TOWNHALL
— Nancy Pelosi Asks ‘What’s the Point’ of Enforcing Immigration Law – Victoria Marshall
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/victoriamarshall/2019/06/25/nancy-pelosi-asks-whats-the-point-of-enforcing-immigration-law-n2548923

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Leading 2020 Democrats Unified on Amnesty for Illegals Ahead of Debate – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/25/leading-2020-democrats-unified-on-amnesty-for-illegals-ahead-of-debate/
— Bernie Sanders Campaign Uses E-mail List to Warn of ICE Raids – Nate Church
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/25/bernie-sanders-campaign-uses-e-mail-list-to-warn-of-ice-raids/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois becomes next state to legalize recreational pot- Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-becomes-next-state-to-legalize-recreational-pot

NEWS BUSTERS
— Donald Trump Jr. Slams Media ‘Disdain and Hate’ for President’s Supporters – Aiden Jackson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/aiden-jackson/2019/06/24/trump-jr-slams-media-disdain-and-hate-presidents-supporters

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The 2020 Democratic Candidates and Their Redefinition of American Citizenship – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/2020-democratic-candidates-and-their-redefinition-of-american-citizenship/

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana use – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/450231-illinois-governor-signs-bill-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-use

WASHINGTON POST
— How to put the long-term unemployed back to work – Jared Bernstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/25/how-put-long-term-unemployed-back-work/

NBC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana Legalization in Illinois also means that nearly 800,000 people with criminal records for purchasing or possessing 30 grams of marijuana or less may have those records expunged. – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-becomes-11th-state-allow-recreational-marijuana-n1021656

CBS NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois becomes 11th state legalize recreational marijuana – AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-recreational-marijuana-governor-legalizes-governor-j-b-pritzker-signs-bill-today-2019-06-25/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Don’t claim to be inclusive of ‘everyone’ if you don’t want Trump supporters – JON HEALEY
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-ravelry-trump-white-supremacy-20190625-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana State becomes 11th to do so; some 800,000 eligible for expunging of records for possession of less than 1 ounce – AP
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-governor-signs-bill-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-11561484975

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Pride parade line-up for Sunday features 160 floats and marchers (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.) 
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/104477089/pride-parade-lineup-for-sunday-features-160-floats-and-marchers

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY & COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $900,000
https://www.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/619-Frazier-Court-Wheaton-IL-60189-275580000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/619-frazier-ct/pid_31036063/

June 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake Forest, Lake Bluff officials proceed with caution while preparing for recreational marijuana in Illinois – DANIEL I. DORFMAN  (DIERSEN: Your mayor and your city council members and your county board chairman and your county board members should ASAP call for a vote on the sale of pot and ASAP announce that they will vote against the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member (soon to be Christopher J. Zaruba) to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-recreational-marijuana-reaction-tl-0627-20190624-wktuix7t5vhfvnx5nki63m2lvy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Lake Bluff, village board members were scheduled to address a resolution in late June that would prohibit businesses wanting to offer recreational marijuana products from starting up in the village until officials can craft and agree on appropriate regulations, village officials said recently. Lake Forest officials, meanwhile, are planning to host an upcoming workshop, where, they said, they plan to address different issues related to recreational marijuana use. As part of the resolution in Lake Bluff, village board members would direct the Lake Bluff Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals to make recommendations to the board regarding possible regulations affecting recreational cannabis businesses. “State law requires that we allow medical cannabis facilities, but we have the power to ban recreational cannabis facilities,” said Glen Cole, assistant to the village administrator in Lake Bluff. Medical marijuana dispensaries already are permitted to operate in certain portions of the village once a special-use permit is granted, Cole said. During a meeting in early June, Village President Kathy O’Hara said officials plan to consult with village attorneys as they go about developing regulations and weigh the ramifications of legalized recreational marijuana use in Illinois. “We are going to push the pause button,” O’Hara said. “I am going to be bringing back to the board for discussion what best fits our community and where we want to go with this.” The upcoming workshop in Lake Forest also should allow city officials the opportunity to weigh the possible effects of legalized marijuana use in the community, said City Manager Jason Wicha. “We’ll see some policy direction from the city council on how they want to proceed,” Wicha said of the meeting. Wicha said Lake Forest staff members still are reviewing the specifics of the bill that awaits Pritzker’s signature, but he said the city believes provisions are in the bill that could prevent marijuana dispensaries from coming to Lake Forest. “I know that is something that the council is going to want to look at,” he said.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker expected to sign bill into law Tuesday that would legalize marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 1 – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-governor-to-sign-recreational-marijuana-law-20190624-ee2bswlsq5eqvkcbuq6oz6id5i-story.html
— Abortion is finally being seen as a medical ethics issue – DONNA HARRISON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-abortion-pro-life-medical-ethics–20190624-hazo6zrkkreq3nqfvmeebdwdku-story.html
— Americans are worried about immigration. Is Congress? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-immigration-trump-ice-raids-chicago-20190624-g64kjl2agrbf7f6sfodrisnebe-story.html

ABC7
— Immigration advocates protests Trump’s deportation plan; seek to allay fears – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/immigration-advocates-protests-trumps-deportation-plan/5361888/
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: A ‘Museum of Weed’ is coming to Hollywood – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/business/a-museum-of-weed-is-coming-to-hollywood/5361556/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago promote LGBTQ activity, that is, ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago discourage traditional marriage and discourage the traditional family. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/24/18715819/pride-parade-chicago-police-vehicle-lgbtq-lightfoot
— Ask every candidate for president, ‘What’s your plan to end the student loan crisis?’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/24/18715687/student-loan-debt-democratic-candidates-debates-crisis-college-affordability

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Impeachment politics roil Casten’s re-election race The freshman Democrat’s call to begin a Trump impeachment inquiry sparks big GOP pushback. But he’s holding firm as digital ads hitting him appear. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/impeachment-politics-roil-castens-re-election-race
— Ford unveils $1 billion upgrade at Chicago plant The automaker has added new equipment and hired 500 people across its plants on Torrence Avenue and in Chicago Heights. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-unveils-1-billion-upgrade-chicago-plant

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Civil War Days event canceled for ‘security concerns’ – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190624/lake-county-civil-war-days-event-canceled-for-security-concerns
— More tenants coming to DuPage Business Center in West Chicago – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190624/more-tenants-coming-to-dupage-business-center-in-west-chicago

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Underwood pushes gun control legislation during Batavia gathering Congresswoman urges public to pressure Senate – MARK FOSTER
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/24/rep-underwood-pushes-gun-control-legislation-during-batavia-gathering/amvwxh9/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Marijuana Is Legal In Colorado, But The Illegal Market Still Exists – BEN MARKUS 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-legal-colorado-illegal-market-still-exists#stream/0

AURORA PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora Mayor Reinforces Stand Against Threatened ICE Raids – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/aurora-mayor-reinforces-stand-against-threatened-ice-raids

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ex-Alderman Willie Cochran Off to Jail, But Apparently Will Be Receiving Pension Checks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/ex-alderman-willie-cochran-off-to-jail-but-apparently-will-be-receiving-pension-checks/ 
— Casten Uses “Impeach Trump” Pitch to Solicit Campaign Contributions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/casten-uses-impeach-trump-pitch-to-solicit-campaign-contributions/ 
— Sanguenetti Polls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/sanguenetti-polls/ 
— Sanctions Sought from Karen Lukasik and Her Attorney David McArdle
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/sanctions-sought-from-karen-lukasik-and-her-attorney-david-mcardle/ 
— Chicago Tribune Has Major Story on DCFS Employee Carlos Acosta, Who Had AJ Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/chicago-tribune-has-major-story-on-dcfs-employee-carlos-acosta/ 
— Another Indication Allen Skillicorn Has Congressional Ambitions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/24/another-indication-allen-skillicorn-has-congressal-ambitions/ 
— Should Township Pay Road District for Things Former Road Commissioner Bob Miller Apparently Incorrectly Took from the Road District?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/23/should-township-pay-road-districts-payment-to-former-road-commissioner-bob-miller-that-was-incorrectly-taken-from-the-road-district/

CENTER SQUARE
— Union ratifies state employee contract, but total cost unknown – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/union-ratifies-state-employee-contract-but-total-cost-unknown/article_9bb992b0-969f-11e9-9e7e-a36072d48fe5.html
— Illinois Democrats to get more than Republicans in $45 billion capital plan – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-democrats-to-get-more-than-republicans-in-billion-capital/article_acb3713c-96c0-11e9-9860-e79f88616603.html

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. McSweeney digs in for fight to save parental notification from Pritzker’s ‘radical agenda’ – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/512661652-rep-mcsweeney-digs-in-for-fight-to-save-parental-notification-from-pritzker-s-radical-agenda

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Mazzochi on state abortion debate: ‘Illinois is massively departing from the norm nationwide’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512661193-rep-mazzochi-on-state-abortion-debate-illinois-is-massively-departing-from-the-norm-nationwide

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Breen calls on Illinoisans ‘to be as huge and vigorous’ as before in parental notification fight – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512661212-breen-calls-on-illinoisans-to-be-as-huge-and-vigorous-as-before-in-parental-notification-fight

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IMPEACH TRUMP RALLY FIZZLES ON STATE CAPITOL STEPS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/impeach-trump-rally-fizzles-on-state-capitol-steps.html
— LAKE COUNTY CANCELS 28TH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR DAYS DUE TO “SAFETY CONCERNS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/lake-county-cancels-28th-annual-civil-war-days-due-to-safety-concerns.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Cullerton explains why Dems got more member projects than the GOP
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/24/cullerton-explains-why-dems-got-more-member-projects-than-the-gop/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Google exec in Project Veritas sting says only big tech can stop ‘the next Trump situation’ Latest undercover video takes on political bias at Google – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/24/google-exec-project-veritas-sting-says-only-big-te/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Border Crisis Is Getting Worse. Why Are Democrats AWOL? – Jessica Anderson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/24/the-border-crisis-is-getting-worse-why-are-democrats-awol/

DAILY CALLER
— Pelosi On Immigrants: ‘Violation Of Status Is Not A Reason For Deportation’ – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/24/nancy-pelosi-violation-status-not-reason-deportation-illegal-immigrants/

BREITBART
— New York State Assembly Members: Democrat Plan Is to Register All Illegal Aliens to Vote – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/24/exclusive-new-york-state-assembly-members-democrat-plan-is-to-register-all-illegal-aliens-to-vote/

CNS NEWS
— Sen. Warren Introduces $57 Million Retroactive Gay Marriage Tax Refund Bill – Mark Jennings (DIERSEN: Do you and your spouse pay the marriage penalty? If both you and your spouse have roughly the same amount of income and you file joint tax returns, you pay the marriage penalty.) 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/mark-jennings/sen-warren-introduces-57-million-retroactive-gay-marriage-tax-refund-bill

ECONOMIST
— Medical marijuana is not the way out of America’s opioid crisis
https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2019/06/24/medical-marijuana-is-not-the-way-out-of-americas-opioid-crisis

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Recreational Marijuana – Insights for Employers
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/recreational-marijuana-insights-employers

June 21 Morning Edition

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Living near marijuana dispensaries makes youth more likely to use it, study finds (DIERSEN: Your mayor and your city council members and your county board chairman and your county board members should ASAP call for a vote on the sale of pot and ASAP announce that they will vote against the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member (soon to be Christopher J. Zaruba) to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.) 
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-marijuana-pot-dispensary-young-people-20190617-story.html

CBS2
— Carol Stream Pilot Program Uses Saliva Testing Kit To Determine If Drivers Are High – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/20/carol-stream-pilot-program-uses-saliva-testing-kit-to-determine-if-drivers-are-high/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot pushers.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-preparing-for-recreational-pot

DAILY HERALD
— Legalized marijuana and the workplace – Marcy Traxler (DIERSEN: The more pot that you use, the more impaired that you are. The more booze that you drink, the more impaired that you are. Pot impairs you far longer than booze. Employers should not tolerate any kind of impairment.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190620/legalized-marijuana-and-the-workplace
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Used versus impaired So how will this impact a business and how it approaches policy? Illinois statute prohibits discrimination against employees for testing positive for marijuana. The upshot is employers cannot rescind a job offer or terminate an employee for a positive drug test. How will this impact employers that want to hire or fire at will? For employers, a key issue involving marijuana is not legalization, but workplace safety. The takeaway is that it is more important than ever to make the distinction between an employee having used marijuana versus the employee being impaired on the job. Having come from an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) background, I think the most progressive companies have addressed this very issue and developed Drug Free Work Place and Safety Program policies to include training for supervisors to observe and document employees that have unsafe practices or exhibit behaviors and signs of drug use.)
— How government, private partnerships use jobs to fight addiction – Greg Hart and Lanny Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190621/how-government-private-partnerships-use-jobs-to-fight-addiction

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Townships help in many ways – Brian McGuire, Supervisor, Hanover Township
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-062019-20190619-263l7a5rhbeihf4flksj4hjy5y-story.html
— My township serves me well – Susan Canning Ramirez, Aurora
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-062019-20190619-263l7a5rhbeihf4flksj4hjy5y-story.html
— Mayor Chirico, local police and fire department officials, speaking at Pray!Naperville event Saturday – JAMES KRAUSE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what I believe my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for based on their words and on their actions.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-local-official-christian-event-st-0620-20190620-ot4ntuhutzchlosfg5sxag7p3e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Casino owner, others with gambling-industry ties helped Lori Lightfoot become mayor But Lightfoot says campaign money and personal relationships will play no role in Chicago casino and other key decisions. – Robert Herguth 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/21/18693585/lori-lightfoot-chicago-casino-campaign-contributions-mayer-brown-neil-bluhm-laura-ricketts
— Hunger or housing problems hit two thirds of students at City Colleges: report The report shines a light on the financial struggles community college students face in Chicago. – Carlos Ballesteros (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had tremendous unfair advantages in life. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/20/18691804/chicago-city-colleges-food-insecurity-housing-homeless-food-pantry-full-time-students-parents

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The perilous path to pension solvency
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/html-page/847246

WBEZ
— CPS Teacher Develops Toolkit To Fight White Nationalism – Odette Yousef (DIERSEN: Fighting White nationalism is code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-teacher-develops-toolkit-to-fight-white-nationalism/11ba8fdb-ef4b-4f40-866f-60fc30831b98

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Divorced women could revert to maiden name more easily under proposed law change – Kate Thayer
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190620/divorced-women-could-revert-to-maiden-name-more-easily-under-proposed-law-change

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot pushers.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/medical-cannabis-star-flower/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Casten tackles high cost of diabetes medication ‘It is a chronic condition that is devastating in so many ways’ – BRENDA SCHORY (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had less money for other things.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/14/casten-tackles-high-cost-of-diabetes-medication/aulg54z/

WIBC
— Indiana Is “Pot Locked” With Surrounding States Loosening Restrictions on Marijuana State police and Gov. Holcomb says nothing will change in how they enforce Indiana’s pot laws. – Kurt Darling
https://www.wibc.com/news/local-news/indiana-pot-locked-surrounding-states-loosening-restrictions-marijuana

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POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Sen. Dick Durbin will take the stage before Cook County Democratic committeemen today to explain why he’s seeking re-election. – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township? When is the last time that a candidate took the stage to win your endorsement?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/06/21/durbin-foxx-in-the-spotlight-why-your-tax-bill-is-up-or-down-rahm-aides-new-gigs-449475

WIRE POINTS
— “Households in Chicago owe $150,000 in retirement debt. That’s an impossible number to pay off”
https://wirepoints.org/households-in-chicago-owe-150000-in-retirement-debt-thats-an-impossible-number-to-pay-off-ted-on-wjpf/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Legal Gay ‘Marriage’ Was Built on a Lie: Ex-‘Gays,’ Pro-Family Leaders to Rally Against Obergefell and Fake (Same-Sex) ‘Marriage’ June 26 at Supreme Court – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2019/06/13/legal-gay-marriage-was-built-on-a-lie-ex-gays-pro-family-leaders-to-rally-against-fake-same-sex-marriage-and-radical-lgbtq-equality-act-at-supreme-court-on-obergefell-v-hodges-ann/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal Immigration: Left must take responsibility – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/20/letters-to-the-editor-left-must-take-responsibilit/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Celebrities advertise abortion to young girls – Samantha Kamman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/celebrities-advertise-abortion-to-young-girls
— Feds: 97% of illegal immigrants ordered out in February are in hiding – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/feds-97-of-illegal-immigrants-ordered-out-are-in-hiding

TOWNHALL
— Reparations—Here’s Who Should Pay – Ryan Bomberger (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/ryanbomberger/2019/06/21/reparationsheres-who-should-pay-n2548724

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Lies They Told Us: A Long History of Being Manipulated Into War Before we retaliate over drone and oil tanker attacks, take a look at all the times we’ve been duped. – ROBERT W. MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/lies-they-told-us-a-long-history-of-being-manipulated-into-war/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— More Than 100,000 Illegal Migrants Have Escaped Border Patrol Agents in 2019, Provost Says – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/more-than-100000-illegal-migrants-have-escaped-border-patrol-agents-in-2019-provost-says/

BREITBART
— DHS: Caravans to U.S. Included 1.5K Deported Criminals, 30 Sex Offenders – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/20/dhs-caravans-to-u-s-included-1-5k-deported-criminals-30-sex-offendersdhs-recent-caravans-to-u-s-included-1-5k-convicted-criminals/

FOX NEWS
— Keeping America Great is exactly what Trump has done – Newt Gingrich (DIERSEN: Of course, during the 1990s, when Newt Gingrich cut GAO’s budget dramatically, he knew that the employees who GAO would get rid of would be Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/01/11/feature/why-is-congress-so-dumb/)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-america-great-trump

FEDERALIST
— African Americans Don’t Need Reparations. We Need To Take Responsibility For Our Lives – Emery McClendon
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/21/african-americans-dont-need-reparations-need-take-responsibility-lives/

PJ MEDIA
— Witness at Reparations Hearing: ‘White People Are Ignorant’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/trending/witness-at-reparations-hearing-white-people-are-ignorant/
— Leftist Rights Groups Press Congress to Decriminalize Illegal Immigration – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/leftist-rights-groups-press-congress-to-decriminalize-illegal-immigration/

DAILY CALLER
— DO YOU SUPPORT REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY? – Alec Schemmel (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/support-reparations-for-slavery/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— NY Times Publisher Says Trump’s ‘Treason’ Accusation ‘Crosses a Dangerous Line’ – Lizzie Helmer (DIERSEN: In my opinion, it is treasonous to encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally and b) to stay in America illegally.) 
https://ijr.com/ny-times-publisher-says-trumps-treason-accusation-crosses-a-dangerous-line/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Unleash the Cancer of Slavery Reparations – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/democrats-slavery-reparations-debate/
— The Media’s Double Standard on Culture-War Controversies – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/media-double-standard-culture-war-controversies/
— Trump’s Deportation Numbers Continue to Lag Behind Obama’s Despite Strong Rhetoric – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trumps-deportation-numbers-continue-to-lag-behind-obamas-despite-strong-rhetoric/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Claims Latino Voters Want Him To Deport Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants The president says his hard-line approach to immigration has improved his standing among Hispanic voters. – Nick Visser
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-telemundo-immigration_n_5d0c749ce4b07ae90d9ad132

POLITICO
— ‘This place has enough creepy old men’: GOP vows to crush Roy Moore Republicans fear the conservative firebrand accused of sexual misconduct will cost them a crucial Senate seat. – BURGESS EVERETT (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. Have you been crushed? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/20/roy-moore-senate-republicans-defeat-1374226

NEW YORK POST
— The media’s cynical milking of the culture wars – Jonah Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2019/06/20/the-medias-cynical-milking-of-the-culture-wars/
— Bernie Sanders, Liz Warren talk decriminalizing prostitution – Nikki Schwab
https://nypost.com/2019/06/20/bernie-sanders-liz-warren-talk-decriminalizing-prostitution/

WASHINGTON POST
— Reparations for slavery aren’t enough. Official racism lasted much longer. Racial inequality flows as much from policies that came after abolition. – Sheryll Cashin (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/reparations-for-slavery-arent-enough-official-racism-lasted-much-longer/2019/06/21/2c0ecbe8-9397-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, USA Today promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/20/dad-hugs-pride-parade-show-how-hard-family-rejection-hits-lgbt-kids/1497661001/

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— Hollywood’s War on Old Age At a time when sexism and racism are being tackled head on, ageism remains pervasive and unaddressed, writes Hollywood Reporter executive editor Stephen Galloway.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-war-old-age-1219807

FED SMITH
— Bill Resurfaces to Expedite Process of Firing Federal Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Constructively, to force a federal employee to take early retirement or to resign is to fire that employee. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. My Democrat GAO and IRS superiors forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that given all the work experience, education, professional certifications, and the professional license that I have, I must have been far worse than an “underperforming federal employee,” I must have been a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, sue their operatives, and sue their dupes.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/06/20/bill-resurfaces-expedite-process-firing-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Government employees should be held to the same standards as private sector employees, yet it is nearly impossible to fire bureaucrats for failing to do their jobs,” said Senator Perdue. “Right now, it can take more than a year to fire or replace a civil service employee, even for poor performance or misconduct. With a $22 trillion debt crisis, we cannot afford to hold onto bureaucrats who aren’t doing their jobs. Since President Trump took office, more than 4,300 bad actors have been fired, demoted, or suspended at the VA. It’s time to expand those efforts and address problems across the entire federal government.” Congressman Loudermilk added, “Working for the United States federal government is an honor and privilege, and most federal employees cherish this opportunity and desire to serve the American people. Unfortunately, many underperforming federal employees feel entitled to their positions and treat them as their right. The solution to this issue is the MERIT Act. I thank my friend and colleague, Senator Perdue, for leading the charge on this important reform.” It was last introduced in 2018 in both the House and Senate but ultimately failed to advance.)

SPUTNIK NEWS
— Trump Pentagon Nominee a Return to Someone With ‘Limited Military Experience’ (DIERSEN: How much military experience do you have? I have none, but by the end of 1988, I had 3 years experience auditing IRS and almost 9 years experience working for IRS. At the start of 1989, a) to retaliate against me for my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) to punish me for my avoiding the draft, and c) to punish my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors abruptly and rudely threw me off audits of IRS and assigned me to an audit of the Department of Defense 1990 ammunition budget request in Rock Island. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf Instead of me, my GAO superiors should have assigned one of my many coworkers who had military experience and wanted the assignment. They painted me as having an unfair advantage to work on audits of IRS because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. Overwhelmingly, my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had very little or no prior work experience when GAO hired them.) 
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201906211075997647-trump-pentagon-nominee-a-return-to-someone-with-limited-military-experience—journo/

June 20 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 2 More Illinois Democrats Call for Impeachment Inquiry Casten and Schakowsky bring the total number of Illinois representatives supporting an impeachment inquiry to seven – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-jan-schakowsky-impeachment-inquiry-511580021.html

ABC7
— University Park residents’ frustration grows over high lead levels in water (DIERSEN: I drank University Park water 1972-1976.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/university-park-residents-frustration-grows-over-high-lead-levels-in-water/5355805/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten backs Trump impeachment inquiry, sparking campaign issue in once strongly Republican district – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sean-casten-donald-trump-impeachment-20190620-cle5i6byj5cjlkxb3pegoc3tpu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten was one of two Democrats to flip traditionally Republican seats in 2018, defeating six-term Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton 54 percent to 46 percent, a margin of 22,556 votes out of more than 315,000 ballots cast in the 6th Congressional District. The district includes what once was the heart of suburban Republicanism. But GOP support in DuPage County has been gradually eroding — in 2016 a majority of DuPage voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, and in 2018 they supported Democrat J.B. Pritzker for governor. Casten becomes the third House Democrat from a competitive district to back an impeachment inquiry in recent days, joining U.S. Reps. Katie Porter of California and Tom Malinowski of New Jersey. They are among 44 legislators the DCCC says represent districts that are key to maintaining a House majority in 2020. U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville, the other Democrat who flipped an Illinois suburban seat in 2018 by defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano, has supported the House leadership efforts to further investigations into Trump in lieu of opening impeachment proceedings.)
— Gov. Pritzker creates office, advisory panel dedicated to 2020 census outreach – ELVIA MALAGÓN (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-2020-census-pritzker-office-20190620-oxy2tpuqzjellemjqqddeital4-story.html
— Illinois politicians have school choice. But they want to curb it for other people’s kids. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-charter-school-commission-choice-pritzker-20190620-y5xflhc7x5brxmcgqucycfrnz4-story.html
— Own property on Chicago’s North Side or central core? Expect a big tax hike – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-property-tax-rates-20190620-bfitrcrzj5aqfp3ebglqp4s2l4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker details census battle plan, warning ‘billions of dollars in federal funding are on the line’ With the state losing population, and a potential citizenship question that could scare off immigrant communities, Illinois stands to lose U.S. House seats and about $120 million a year if just a 1% drop is recorded. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/20/18693224/pritzker-census-battle-plan-billions-dollars-federal-funding-congressional-seats
— Property tax pinch: Average North Sider’s bill to rise by $536, South Sider’s by $23 Across the county, bills increased by 3.7 percent from 2017 to 2018. The assessor’s office divides the county into northern, central and southern areas; the northern area had the highest average increase of the three. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/20/18693340/property-tax-bills-cook-county-increase-north-side

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky, Casten join calls for Trump impeachment – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/schakowsky-casten-join-calls-for-trump-impeachment
— More elections are not the answer – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190620/editorial-more-elections-are-not-the-answer
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage may require background checks, inspections for adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/dupage-may-require-background-checks-inspections-for-adult-businesses
— Democrats, Lauzen relationship hits new low over Longmeadow Parkway funding – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/democrats-lauzen-relationship-hits-new-low-over-longmeadow-parkway-funding

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Expected to Sign Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Week – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/pritzker-expected-sign-marijuana-legalization-bill-next-week
— Remembering ‘Chicago Tonight’ Founder John Callaway
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/remembering-chicago-tonight-founder-john-callaway

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Donald Tracy resigns as gaming board chairman – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190620/tracy-resigns-as-gaming-board-chairman

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Casten in support of Trump impeachment inquiry
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/20/casten-in-support-of-trump-impeachment-inquiry/acc27dj/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker says Illinois will pull out all stops to ensure accurate census count in 2020 – KAVAHN MANSOURI (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article231787323.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County clerk recruiting election judges for 2020
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/19/will-county-clerk-recruiting-election-judges-for-2020/aaz6hof/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Truck drivers held to high standards when it comes to marijuana – Leslie Moreno (DIERSEN: Who do you have to depend on? How much THC should those who you have to depend on be allowed to have in their system?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/truck-drivers-held-to-high-standards-when-it-comes-to-marijuana

NPR ILLINOIS
— Legal Weed Is A Danger To Dogs. Here’s How To Know If Your Pup Got Into Pot
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/legal-weed-danger-dogs-heres-how-know-if-your-pup-got-pot#stream/0

WISH TV
— How Indiana is keeping marijuana out of the state – David Williams
https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/how-indiana-is-keeping-marijuana-out-of-the-state/2088829659

MCHENRY COUNTY
— Casten Calls for Trump Impeachment Inquiry, Sanguinetti Says He’s “Extreme”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/casten-calls-for-trump-impeachment-inquiry-sanguinetti/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Meeting Again to Appoint Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-meeting-again-to-appoint-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Pay $1,562.50 Lukasik Legal Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-pay-1562-50-lukasik-legal-bill/ 
— Algonquin Township Clerk Lukasik Exit Strategy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/lukasik-exit-strategy/ 
— Oberweis Announces Official Opening of Crystal Lake Campaign Office Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/oberweis-announces-official-opening-of-crystal-lake-campaign-office/ 
— Turnover in the Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/turnover-in-the-algonquin-township-road-district/ 
— Must All Algonquin Township Board Votes Now Be Unanimous?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/must-all-algonquin-township-board-votes-now-be-unanimous/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Appoints Supervisor Chuck Lutzow’s Wife Darlene as Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/algonquin-township-board-appoints-supervisor-chuck-lutzows-wife-darlene-as-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Skillicorn Plans End-of-Session Report for June 20th in Algonquin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/skillicorn-plans-end-of-session-report-for-june-20th-in-algonquin/

CAPITOL FAX
— Chairman Donald Tracy steps down from Gaming Board
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/20/chairman-tracy-steps-down-from-gaming-board/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gov. Kate Brown deploys Oregon State Police after Republicans flee Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats, Illinois Libertarians, and Illinois Greens want Illinois Republicans to flee the state.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/20/kate-brown-oregon-governor-deploys-state-police-af/
— Nancy Pelosi prefers border chaos – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/19/nancy-pelosi-prefers-border-chaos/

TOWNHALL
— Conservative Group Explains Why, Despite Disliking Trump, They Are Working to Re-elect Him – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/06/20/conservative-group-explains-why-despite-disliking-trump-they-are-working-to-reelect-him-n2548638

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigrants from 52 countries crossed US-Mexico border this year – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-from-52-countries-crossed-u-s-mexico-border-this-year-top-official-says

DAILY CALLER
— 2020 DEMOCRAT CALLS ICE ACTIONS ‘NO DIFFERENT’ THAN NAZI TREATMENT OF JEWS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/williamson-compares-ice-nazi-germany/
— HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CARRY CRIMINAL HISTORIES, DHS INVESTIGATION FINDS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/migrant-caravans-carried-criminal-history/
— WHY WONT LEFT-WING SANCTUARY CITIES WELCOME THE DIVERSITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS? – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/illegal-immigrants-leftist-cities/

BREITBART
— Michael Savage Warns: Stalled Immigration Agenda Leaves Trump Vulnerable – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/20/michael-savage-warns-stalled-immigration-agenda-leaves-trump-vulnerable/

PJ MEDIA
— If Biden Is a Racist, Why Did the Media and Other Dems Let Him Stand Next to Obama for Eight Years? – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/if-biden-is-a-racist-why-did-the-media-and-other-dems-let-him-stand-next-to-obama-for-eight-years/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftists Love Irritating Us
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/20/leftists-love-irritating-us/

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump Jr. blasts Teen Vogue for op-ed declaring that ‘sex work is real work’ (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and the Libertarians officially promote prostitution?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71277
— Ilhan Omar calls for federal ban on free lunch shaming (DIERSEN: To pay the family’s bills, my outstanding father almost always worked second jobs including playing music, fast food, and delivering eggs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71274

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1,500 CARAVAN MEMBERS HAD U.S. CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS DHS data refutes Dem claims about Central American migrants
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/1500-caravan-members-had-u-s-criminal-convictions/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois’ Legalization of Marijuana May Change the Drug-Free Workplace Landscape (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-legalization-marijuana-may-change-drug-free-workplace-landscape

JD SUPRA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Poised to Protect Marijuana Users from Adverse Employment Actions as Part of Marijuana Legalization Legislation (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-poised-to-protect-marijuana-76364/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/courts-are-siding-with-employees-who-37883/?

HUFFINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hundreds Of Civil Rights Groups Ask Congress To Decriminalize Migration – Roque Planas
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hundreds-of-civil-rights-groups-ask-congress-to-decriminalize-migration_n_5d0b9f34e4b06ad4d25c98d4

BOSTON HERALD
— How Democrats are hurting immigrants at the border – JAY AMBROSE
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/20/how-democrats-are-hurting-immigrants-at-the-border/

June 19 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville seeking ‘ample time’ for recreational pot sales debate – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: I urge everyone in Illinois to contact those who represent them in their municipalities and in their counties and urge them to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member (soon to be Christopher J. Zaruba) to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190619/naperville-seeking-ample-time-for-recreational-pot-sales-debate
— Christopher Zaruba recommended for vacant Wheaton City Council seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190619/christopher-zaruba-recommended-for-vacant-wheaton-city-council-seat-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Though there are two other attorneys on the city council, Zaruba said he would bring a unique perspective with his background in law enforcement and could lend input as towns consider whether to allow retail shops to sell recreational marijuana under a new state law or to opt out and prohibit sales. Zaruba said the issue should be discussed not only among council members but also with residents. Also on the horizon are conversations about a zoning study of the East Roosevelt Road corridor and work to implement a five-year capital improvement plan, Zaruba said.)

ABC7
— Drivers under influence of marijuana pose challenge for law enforcement after Illinois weed legalization – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/drivers-under-influence-of-weed-pose-challenge-for-law-enforcement-after-legalization/5353873/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weed-legalization-guide/5337346/

NBC5
— Group Expresses Concern About Road Safety After Marijuana Legalization More than 15 million Americans admit to driving within an hour of using marijuana – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/group-expresses-concern-about-road-safety-when-marijuana-becomes-legal-511543481.html

WGN TV
— Many drivers underestimate dangers of driving while high: AAA survey – JULIAN CREWS AND MEBACH,
https://wgntv.com/2019/06/19/aaa-report-spurs-fears-about-driving-high/

WBBM 780
— Study Finds People Don’t Think They’ll Get Arrested For Driving High – BERNIE TAFOYA
https://wbbm780.radio.com/study-driving-high-arrest

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump campaign rakes in stunning $25M in single day for re-election launch
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-campaign-rakes-in-stunning-25m-in-single-day-for-re-election-launch

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker, Lightfoot vow to resist Trump’s call for mass deportations: ‘We will continue to push back against hate’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday said he intends “to protect” those in Illinois, despite the president this week tweeting that there will be mass deportations of undocumented immigrants beginning next week. – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and side their citizens against America and against its citizens.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/19/18691991/pritzker-lightfoot-resist-trump-hate-reject-mass-deportations-illegal-immigrants
— Reparations for slavery gets long overdue hearing 30 years after John Conyers took up the cause A U.S. House committee heard all sides of the reparations debate that is getting renewed attention. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/19/18692144/reparations-slavery-hearing-john-conyers-ta-nehisi-coates-mary-mitchell
— On Juneteenth, House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery Actor and activist Danny Glover and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates are among the witnesses that testified at a hearing Wednesday of a House Judiciary subcommittee. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/19/18691263/juneteenth-house-hearing-slavery-reparations-ta-nehisi-coates-danny-glover
— Opposition voices went silent, grew weary or were ignored — and gambling roared in “Torching myself in the rotunda is the only thing that would have gotten attention,” said the Rev. Tom Grey, 78, once the leader of Illinois’ loyal gambling opposition, now an interested observer living out-of-state. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/19/18692053/gambling-opposition-voices-gone-casinos-racetracks-pritzker-grey-dobmeyer-bedell
— Rep. Schakowsky backs Trump impeachment inquiry Illinois sends 13 Democrats to the House. Rep. Bobby Rush, through a spokesman, is the only other one calling for impeachment. Reps. Mike Quigley, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Danny Davis support launching an impeachment inquiry. Schakowsky and the other four represent safe Democratic districts. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/19/18692218/rep-jan-schakowsky-backs-donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts ‘rational, pragmatic, progressive’ approach in speech to Chicago business elite – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-business-climate-20190619-v5lqsu4pbnh3pa537dnt2ziibq-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on President Trump’s ICE tweet: ‘Sometimes it’s better to ignore what’s going on in Washington’ – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-donald-trump-ice-raids-20190619-ewtf4sv75ndoxl573pwoskfmdm-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190619/mitchell-community-restoration-renovation-is-critical-to-cannabis-legalization

JOLIET PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joliet promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliets-first-ever-pridefest-set-bicentennial-park

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton North District Appointment at July 1 Council Meeting
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=256
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The Wheaton Mayor and City Council will be considering Christopher J. Zaruba to fill the North District Wheaton City Council seat at the City Council’s July 1, 2019 meeting. If approved by the Mayor and City Council, Mr. Zaruba will be filling the North District seat recently vacated as a result of North District Councilman Philip J. Suess being elected Mayor in April 2019. The 2-year appointment will expire May 2021. The Mayor and City Council were very impressed with the number and qualifications of residents who applied for this appointment.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: EXTREMISM LEADS DEMOCRATS’ PATH TO COMMUNISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/thorner-extremism-leads-democrats-path-to-communism-.html
— ROSSI: SHAMEFUL-600 AMERICAN COMPANIES PUT PROFITS AHEAD OF AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/rossi-shameful-600-american-companies-put-profits-ahead-of-america.html

CAPITOL FAX
— The hollowing out of state government
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/19/the-hollowing-out-of-state-government-7/

DAILY CALLER
— BERNIE CALLS TRUMP ‘RACIST,’ ‘SEXIST,’ ‘HOMOPHOBE,’ ‘XENOPHOBE’ AND ‘RELIGIOUS BIGOT’ AFTER ORLANDO RALLY – David Krayden 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/19/bernie-trump-racist-sexist-homophobe-xenophobe-religious-bigot-orlando-rally/

BREITBART
— ‘Racist, Sexist, Homophobe’: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s 2020 Kickoff – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/19/racist-sexist-homophobe-bernie-sanders-response-to-trumps-2020-kickoff/
— NFL Legend Burgess Owens Says Democrats Should Pay Reparations – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/06/19/watch-nfl-legend-burgess-owens-says-democrats-should-pay-reparations/
— New York Law Gives Illegals ‘Ability to Vote’ After Obtaining Driver’s License – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/19/new-york-law-gives-illegals-ability-to-vote-after-obtaining-drivers-license/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Don’t Go to College Too many young adults emerge from universities with so little. Why not learn a trade instead? – MICHAEL WARREN DAVIS (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” When I was in high school, I was not viewed as 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 upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that 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).)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/dont-go-to-college/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Senator blasts ‘politically correct CEOs,’ ‘cultural elites’ for imposing abortion extremism – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/senator-blasts-politically-correct-ceos-cultural-elites-for-imposing-abortion-extremism

THE HILL
— House GOP leader: Ocasio-Cortez ‘needs to apologize not only to the nation but to the world’ – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/449327-house-gop-leader-ocasio-cortez-needs-to-apologize-not-only-to-the-nation-but

NEW YORK TIMES
— 18 Questions. 21 Democrats. Here’s What They Said. (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-candidate-interviews.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration threatens furloughs, layoffs if Congress doesn’t let it kill personnel agency – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump knowns that the 150 employees who would be gotten rid of will be Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, during the 1990s, when Newt Gingrich cut GAO’s budget dramatically, Gingrich knew that the employees who GAO would get rid of would be Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/01/11/feature/why-is-congress-so-dumb/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-threatens-furloughs-layoffs-if-congress-doesnt-let-it-kill-personnel-agency/2019/06/19/b7200fda-9135-11e9-b58a-a6a9afaa0e3e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is threatening to furlough — and possibly lay off — 150 employees at the federal personnel agency if Congress blocks its plan to eliminate the department. The Office of Personnel Management is preparing to send the career employees home without pay starting on Oct. 1, according to an internal briefing document obtained by The Washington Post. The employees could formally be laid off after 30 days, administration officials confirmed. The warning of staff cuts is the administration’s most dramatic move yet in an escalating jujitsu between Trump officials and Congress over the fate of the agency that manages the civilian federal workforce of 2.1 million.)

SALISBURY POST
— President redoubles efforts to ensure good jobs for all – Ivanka Trump and Wilbur Ross (DIERSEN: How “good” were the jobs that you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) none of the jobs that I had were good, b) they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did, and c) I was grossly overpaid. 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 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/06/18/ivanka-trump-wilbur-ross-president-redoubles-efforts-to-ensure-good-jobs-for-all/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats Think Older White Man Is Best Bet to Beat Trump – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/democrats-think-old-white-man-is-best-bet-to-beat-trump.html

FED WEEK
— Field Employees Feeling Left Out, Report Says (DIERSEN: I was a “field employee” while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Instead of Washington, D.C., I worked in Park Forest, Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/field-employees-feeling-left-out-report-says/

June 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Communities should remain steadfast in resisting lures of retail pot – Editorial (DIERSEN: I urge everyone in Illinois to contact those who represent them in their municipalities and in their counties and urge them to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot. I urge Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and Wheaton City Council members Michael Barbier, Erica Bray-Parker, Suzanne Fitch, John K. Rutledge, and Todd Scalzo and the new North District Council member to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in Wheaton ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in Wheaton. I urge DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and DuPage County Board members Donald Puchalski, Ashley Selmon, Sam Tornatore, Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter “Pete” DiCianni, Sean Noonan, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Julie Renehan, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Mary FitzGerald Ozog, Sadia Covert, Dawn DeSart, James Healy, Robert Larsen, Sheila Rutledge, and James Zay to a) call for a vote on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP and b) vote NO on the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190618/editorial-communities-should-remain-steadfast-in-resisting-lures-of-retail-pot
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 13% think driving while high on pot isn’t risky, but AAA, police chiefs say otherwise – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. Those who impair themselves put everyone at risk.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190619/13-think-driving-while-high-on-pot-isnt-risky-but-aaa-police-chiefs-say-otherwise

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump will do anything — unethical or even illegal — to win again in 2020.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/18/18683876/2020-presidential-election-donald-trump-democratic-leaders-foreign-government-campaign-nancy-pelosi

ABC7
— Drivers twice as likely to crash when ‘high’, AAA study says (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. Those who impair themselves put everyone at risk.)
https://abc7chicago.com/society/aaa-study-dangers-of-driving-high-2x-likely-to-crash/5352913/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump threatens to deport ‘millions’ of undocumented immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-deportations-20190618-etk5skt4kfebtnot5vpubzxcfi-story.html

WTTW
— Illinois’ Gaming Expansion Could Be a Losing Bet for Problem Gamblers – Paul Caine

https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/18/illinois-gaming-expansion-could-be-losing-bet-problem-gamblers

WBEZ
— Top Illinois Republican Bill Brady Won’t Disclose Video Gambling Profits – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/top-illinois-republican-wont-disclose-video-gambling-profits/191a3e2e-320e-4ad7-841a-6409463f74e7

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Locals turn out to support Trump re-election bid – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190618/locals-turn-out-to-support-trump-re-election-bid

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois in for same long, strange trip as other states that legalized pot – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-19/jim-dey-illinois-same-long-strange-trip-other-states-legalized-pot.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— President’s threat to deport millions draws local and national reaction
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190618/presidents-threat-to-deport-millions-draws-local-and-national-reaction

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & FOX ILLINOIS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Marijuana use doubles in US pregnant women to 1 in 14 – AP (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a nation, you get gets its pregnant women to be stoners.)
https://www.pjstar.com/zz/news/20190618/marijuana-use-rises-in-us-pregnant-women
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/marijuana-use-doubles-in-us-pregnant-women-to-1-in-14-06-19-2019

CHICAGO READER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/to-be-blunt-cannabis-supper-clubs/Content?oid=71090471

CURBED
— Low-wage workers can’t afford two-bedroom rentals anywhere in Illinois, report says More than half of Chicago renters severely burdened by the cost of housing – Sara Freund 
https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/6/18/18683776/chicago-illinois-affordable-housing-rent-burden
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average cost of utilities and rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Illinois is $1,084 per month (this number comes from HUD’s fair market rent figures). In order to afford that without rent burden would require earning at least $20.85 per hour (about $43,366 annually, assuming a 40-hour work week). In Illinois the minimum wage is set at $8.25, and at that rate workers would need to put in 101 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom. About 34 percent of people in the state rent and those that do have an average wage of $17.34 per hour.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Senior Bus Program Ending November 30th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/18/mchenry-township-senior-bus-program-ending-november-30th/ 
— Trump Announcement Party at Huntley Bowl Sees Congressional Candidate Jim Marter Courting Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/18/trump-announcement-party-at-huntley-bowl-sees-congressional-candidate-jim-marter-courting-voters/ 
— Return of the RTA Parking Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/18/return-of-the-rta-parking-tax/ 
— Dems Pro-Teacher Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/18/dems-pro-teacher-legislation/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant ‘wholeheartedly’ supports free speech resolution in aftermath of U of I allegations – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512632248-rep-grant-wholeheartedly-supports-free-speech-resolution-in-aftermath-of-u-of-i-allegations

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CBD is the new snake oil – Robert L. DuPont 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/cbd-is-the-new-snake-oil

BREITBART
— IL Sen. Julie Morrison (D) Taunts Gun Owner: Forget the Fine, Maybe We’ll Just Take Your Firearms – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/18/il-sen-taunts-gun-owner-forget-the-fine-maybe-well-just-take-your-firearms/
— Trump: Democrat Agenda of Open Borders Is ‘Greatest Betrayal of American Middle Class’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/19/watch-trump-democrat-agenda-of-open-borders-is-greatest-betrayal-of-american-middle-class/
— Illegal Aliens in U.S. Nearly a Quarter of Foreign-Born Population – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/18/pew-illegal-aliens-in-u-s-nearly-a-quarter-of-foreign-born-population/

DAILY CALLER
— ICE RELEASES LIST OF MURDERERS AND RAPISTS PROTECTED UNDER SANCTUARY CITY POLICIES – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/ice-list-criminal-illegal-migrants/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Can Trump Really Deport Millions of Illegal Immigrants? What You Need to Know – Katrina Trinko 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/19/can-trump-really-deport-millions-of-illegal-immigrants-what-you-need-to-know/

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AMERICAN THINKER
— The only way to counter Ocasio-Cortez’s use of ‘concentration camp’ to describe holding faculties for illegals – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_only_way_to_counter_ocasiocortezs_use_of_concentration_camp_to_describe_holding_faculties_for_illegals_.html

FOX NEWS
— Reparations for slavery remains divisive issue for US, remarks by Booker, McConnell suggest – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cory-booker-to-testify-before-house-panel-on-reparations

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— REPARATIONS MADNESS What should be paid to the descendants of free blacks who owned black slaves? – Mary Grabar
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274057/reparations-madness-mary-grabar
— SLAVERY REPARATIONS FOR MILLIONAIRES Needy millionaires are standing by to take your paycheck. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274027/slavery-reparations-millionaires-daniel-greenfield

FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ Problem Is Not The 70-Somethings Leading The Party, It’s Their Socialist Young Their problem is activist types are trying to fill the vacuum created when their extremism decimated a generation of more mainstream Democratic politicians. – Warren Henry
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/19/democrats-problem-not-70-somethings-leading-party-socialist-young/

CNS NEWS
— Trump on The Democratic Party: ‘More Radical, More Dangerous, And More Unhinged’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/trump-democratic-party-more-radical-more-dangerous-and-more-unhinged

PATRIOT POST
— Vote Buying Is Alive and Well in Democrat Campaign Positions – James Shott 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63728-vote-buying-is-alive-and-well-in-democrat-campaign-positions

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Thin Skin: CNN Cuts from Trump Rally After Crowd Chants ‘CNN Sucks’ – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/18/thin-skin-cnn-cuts-trump-rally-after-crowd-chants-cnn-sucks

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— At Dems’ Event on Poverty, No One Talked About Jobs – Betsy McCaughey (DIERSEN: What did you do to avoid poverty? 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. 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 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I saved for my retirement.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/19/dems_agenda_kill_jobs_pander_to_freeloaders__140592.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— McConnell rips apart reparations ahead of hearing: ‘No one currently alive was responsible for’ slavery – Zachary Leeman (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails responsible for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They hold me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails responsible for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/18/mcconnell-rips-apart-reparations-ahead-of-hearing-no-one-currently-alive-was-responsible-for-slavery-766448

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/449179-house-hearing-marks-historic-moment-for-slavery-reparations-debate
— Trump invites Sarah Sanders onstage at rally after touting her as potential governor – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449238-trump-invites-sarah-sanders-on-stage-at-rally-after-touting-her-as
— Democrats make U-turn on calling border a ‘manufactured crisis’ – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/449214-dems-make-u-turn-on-calling-border-a-manufactured-crisis

ROLL CALL
— Public to get rare look inside the Congressional Research Service, with attrition, morale points of contention Former employees knock management as stifling quality work, innovation – Chris Marquette (DIERSEN: What percent of federal employees who are a) Democrat, b) minority, c) female, d) younger, and/or e) veteran want the federal government to get rid of its employees who are a) Republican, b) White, c) male, d) older, and/or e) non-veteran?)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/public-get-rare-look-inside-crs-work-culture-point-contention

POLITICO
— ‘Keep America Great’ makes the crowd go wild – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/18/trump-campaign-florida-2020-1369875

MSNBC
— McConnell points to Obama’s election as a reason to reject reparations – Steve Benen (DIERSEN: One could also point to Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mcconnell-points-obamas-election-reason-reject-reparations/amp

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Threatens Deportations, Immigrant Communities Brace for New Arrests – Miriam Jordan and Caitlin Dickerson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/us/immigration-raids-fear-families.html

WASHINGTON POST
— For Democratic state leaders, taxing the rich carries risks for suburban strategy – Tim Craig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/for-democratic-state-leaders-taxing-the-rich-carries-risks-for-suburban-strategy/2019/06/18/bac8f396-889c-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html
— Trump launches reelection bid with familiar themes, redoubling focus on his most avid backers – Toluse Olorunnipa, Chelsea Janes and
Anne Gearan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-reelection-campaign-launch-contrasts-white-house-drama-with-the-campaigns-message-of-success/2019/06/18/ee389c64-9200-11e9-b72d-d56510fa753e_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Signals Re-Election Bid Will Echo 2016 Themes Thousands pack Orlando arena as polls show president trailing potential Democratic foes – Michael C. Bender and Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-rally-in-orlando-sets-aside-challenges-facing-re-election-bid-11560895739
— Trump Administration’s Plan to Step Up Deportations Faces Obstacles Supporters and critics alike say president’s goal of removing hundreds of thousands of immigrants faces many hurdles – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administrations-plan-to-step-up-deportations-faces-obstacles-11560889871

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing big business promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will big business dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-19/the-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-has-a-coming-out-party
— Central America Encourages Migrants to Leave—And Then Rakes in U.S. Dollars – Ben Bartenstein and Michael McDonald
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/central-america-encourages-migrants-leave-090043764.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Every citizen of a foreign country that America educates is a citizen of America that America does not educate.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-18/u-s-colleges-worry-trade-war-imperils-flow-of-chinese-students

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/18/trumps-tweets-of-ice-raids-spark-fear-derided-as-re-election-politics/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois Restricts Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring (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.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-and-city-chicago-poised-to-implement-new-laws-addressing-changes-workplace

NPR
— Sandy Hook Victim’s Father Wins Defamation Suit, Alex Jones Sanctioned – VANESSA ROMO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have defamed and slandered me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/18/733880866/sandy-hook-victims-father-wins-defamation-suit-alex-jones-sanctioned

PEW TRUSTS
— Why Is Illinois Hemorrhaging Residents? – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who take the lead in driving the aforesaid out of Illinois.)
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/06/19/why-is-illinois-hemorrhaging-residents

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora and Woodstock promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Aurora-Woodstock-stage-Pride-Parades/66352.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family. 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Pres-candidates-pull-out-LGBT-plans-for-Pride-and-pre-debate/66341.html
— Reproductive Health Act is law, making Illinois a ‘beacon’
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Reproductive-Health-Act-is-law-making-Illinois-a-beacon/66353.html