ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— PRESS RELEASE: Bob Grogan Elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
http://www.illinois.gop
(THE PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — Today, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Bob Grogan as the next Chair, effective immediately. Grogan released the following statement following the election: “I am honored and humbled to be elected as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. I’m grateful to my good friend, Chair Salvi, for her dedication to the party and her work to build a brighter future for Illinois families. Illinois Republicans are united and I’m excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November.” Bob Grogan is a lifelong resident of DuPage County, where he served as DuPage County Auditor from 2008 to 2020. As Auditor, Grogan focused on transparency, radically transforming the office to make the County Checkbook publicly available, create a transparency portal and create a fraud hotline. His work rooted out waste, fraud and abuse, saving Illinois taxpayers millions of dollars, and the removal of county employees and criminal convictions by the State’s Attorney. Grogan lives in Downers Grove with his wife, Beth. NOTE: Chair Grogan was not elected by acclimation as previously stated.)
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— May 18, 2026 post by three of the Republican statewide candidates (Fioretti, Harris, and Solomon) concerning the IRP chairman election
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(THE POSTING: To the members of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee: Before you vote today for State Chairperson of the party, we, the statewide candidates whose names will be on the ballot this fall, we want to weigh in on who the leader of our party should be moving forward. We understand and respect that this is your decision to make, but we want our voices heard and considered ahead of the vote. The work Chairwoman Kathy Salvi has done to build the party in the two years since she took over the party leadership has laid the groundwork for a victory statewide this November. She has professionalized the fund-raising arm of the party. Absent a Republican Governor, the state party has never raised more money, and this has been done without the benefit of billionaire donors from previous election cycles. Her insistence on focusing in 2024 on improving party performance with early, mail-in voting, and targeting intermittent Republicans resulted in the following results: -Additional 77,000 R voters to vote by mail or vote early, -Additional 202,000 R voters on Election Day, -The ILGOP increased R mail and early vote turnout by 35%, -1 in 4 low propensity R voters voted before Election Day, the highest in IL History, -Roughly 2,450,000 R voters, -303,000 more R voters compared to Trump’s first run. In addition, in 2024, 98 out of 102 counties, 29 of 30 Cook County Townships, and 48 of 50 Chicago Wards increased their Republican turnout over 2020. We believe these across-the-board increases in GOP turnout can be attributed in large part to the efforts made by the Illinois Republican Party under Kathy Salvi’s leadership. This demonstrated success at party building, her boundless energy in carrying the Republican fight to every corner of our great state, and her being a constant source of wisdom in advising GOP candidates, fund-raising, and messaging is unparalleled. If the party makes the same numerical gains in 2026 that it did in 2024, we will be victorious. In short, five months before this general election is no time to upend our effective party leadership. We are asking you to please vote for Kathy Salvi to be our Chairman. We would be happy to answer any questions from members of the Central Committee. Thank you for your consideration.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Illinois GOP chair elected as voting data shows record-low primary turnout and suburban voter collapse. DD: I am one of those who are reluctant to blame Salvi for Republican losses. See the statement from Fioretti, Harris, and Solomon above. Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. They are always blamed for their party’s losses. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, to end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) and to destroy ICRC in 2007, they almost got their ICRC SC members to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on IRP SCC members since 1999. What Grogan’s response be to Thomas DeVore’s criticisms?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/new-illinois-gop-chair-elected/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan was elected Monday as the new chair of Illinois’ Republican Party, taking over what has become a moribund political organization that new election data shows has hemorrhaged voters from what was once its key suburban base and a March primary turnout that is the lowest non-presidential-year balloting in four decades. Grogan, of Downers Grove, was elected by the state GOP’s 17 state central committee members in a closed meeting held virtually on Monday. He defeated incumbent state Chair Kathy Salvi of Mundelein, who was elected to the post in July 2024 following the resignation of Don Tracy of Springfield, the GOP’s current U.S. Senate nominee. Grogan had held the DuPage County auditor’s post for three terms before losing by 75 votes to Democrat Bill White in 2020 and by fewer than 5,000 votes in a rematch in 2024. Grogan also made an unsuccessful 2014 GOP primary bid for the party’s nomination for state treasurer. Though four candidates ran for the post, including former Kendall County Board Chair Scott Gryder and Lawrence Stowe of Moline, only Grogan and Salvi received votes, with Grogan gaining the majority of the weighted vote of the 17 state central committee members on a single ballot, according to a person familiar with the voting process who was not authorized to speak. In a statement, Grogan said he was “honored and humbled” to assume the post and thanked Salvi for her work. Grogan called the state GOP “united” and said he was “excited to get to work electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November.” Grogan takes over a Republican state party that has been plagued by factional infighting with few successes over Democrats who hold all statewide offices, a majority of state Supreme Court justices and supermajorities in both the Illinois House and Senate. The GOP’s dire standing in Illinois was reflected in Republican voter turnout in the March 17 primary, according to an analysis of primary voting data by the Tribune. Despite competitive Republican races for the party’s nomination for governor and U.S. Senate, Democrats, with their own battle for the U.S. Senate, swamped the GOP in ballots cast. Nearly 1.3 million Democratic votes were cast compared to 591,913 GOP ballots — a 68% to 31% turnout advantage for Democrats — based on official primary results recently certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections. There were more than 220,000 fewer Republican votes cast in the 2026 primary compared to four years earlier, when downstate farmer Darren Bailey, the current GOP nominee for governor, won a costly contested ballot battle to seek the state’s highest office, only to lose the 2022 general election to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker by nearly 13 percentage points. The poor Republican turnout in March was the party’s lowest since the 1986 primary, when then-Gov. James R. Thompson, a Republican, was en route to a record fourth term as Illinois’ chief executive, and two little-known Republicans challenged each other for the right to take on a then-undefeatable Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon. In that primary, 570,661 Republicans cast ballots. Worse strategically for Republicans has been the gradual erosion of GOP votes in suburban Cook County and the collar counties surrounding Democrat-heavy Chicago in the last dozen years, the state elections board figures show. Once the base of Republicanism in Illinois, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and McHenry counties have become increasingly Democratic in recent years as the GOP has turned further rightward. The state GOP’s base is now firmly outside the Chicago area, where fewer voters live. In 2014, when Bruce Rauner won a heavily contested GOP primary en route to his single term as governor and served as the last Republican elected to statewide office, suburban Cook and the collar counties accounted for 424,483 Republican ballots or 51% of the statewide GOP total. But four years later, suburban Cook and the collars fell to 47% of the statewide GOP primary vote, and in 2022, the region dropped to 43% of the statewide Republican turnout. In March, the suburban vote, a key region for any candidate to win a statewide race, had fallen to only 39% of Illinois’ GOP primary total. “You can draw a direct line, in my opinion, from Donald Trump into the demise of the Illinois Republican Party because Donald Trump’s message never has and never will sell in the suburbs,” said Pat Brady, a former state GOP chairman from 2009-2013. “I think they’ve abandoned my notion of traditional conservatism for Trumpism, which is populism, and they’ve bought all in, and so whatever Trump says or does, they agree with, and they’re not going to change their minds, no matter what he does, and that has decimated the Illinois Republican Party,” he said. Brady said he was “optimistic” that the GOP nationally would move in a different direction, toward traditional conservatism and away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” posture, after the president’s term ends in 2029. “But if the party is looking for another Donald Trump, we’re going to be in the same boat in Illinois going forward as we have been for the last dozen years,” he said.)
— Subjects in Park Forest documentary share stories of town’s racial ‘Utopia’ era. DD: I attended eighth grade at Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I collected delinquent federal taxes in Park Forest 1972-1973. I owned a townhome in Park Forest South (now University Park) 1972-1984.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/park-forest-documentary-racial-utopia-era/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/05/18/ald-jessie-fuentes-lawsuit-federal-government-immigration-raid-abuse-operation-midway-blitz
DAILY HERALD
— Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, e) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) refused to promote me beyond GS-12.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260518/nation-and-world-politics/trump-moves-to-dismiss-10b-suit-against-the-internal-revenue-service-over-leak-of-tax-returns/
NBC5
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will run for President.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-asked-about-possible-white-house-run-opposition-to-trump-in-new-interview/3937154/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-warns-trumps-iran-tactics-risk-a-forever-war-93478.cfm?
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Isn’t Thinking About Running for President (or so he says)
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/june-july-2026/jb-pritzkers-moment/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-527/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-739/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE relied on ‘honor system’ to track illegal immigrants from Biden’s catch-and-release
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/ice-relied-honor-system-track-illegal-immigrants-bidens-catch-release/
— Republican voters want team players. Those who run divergent to MAGA agenda face party expulsion. DD: Jim Ryan backers continue to destroy me because I backed Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/republican-voters-want-team-players/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New York Times Blames Jews For Antisemitism—In Obituary of ADL Chief Abe Foxman
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/new-york-times-blames-jews-for-antisemitismin
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Supreme Court May Agree to Hear a First Amendment Case Against District 211. A teacher’s firing over off-duty Facebook posts has reached SCOTUS, exposing how a politicized school board used “disruption” claims to punish dissent.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/18/supreme-court-may-agree-to-hear-a-first-amendment-case-against-district-211/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ worst school board member, District 211’s arrogant leftist Kim Cavill, may finally be getting what she so richly deserves: infamy on the national level. Her name has come up in a case being considered by the Supreme Court of the United States.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Systemic racism is real; the ‘system’ is the Democrat Party.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/systemic_racism_is_real_the_system_is_the_democrat_party.html
— The climate scam is fueled by stupidity more than fraud.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_climate_scam_is_fueled_by_stupidity_more_than_fraud.html
— Major victory against the abomination of child transgenderism
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/major_victory_against_the_abomination_of_child_transgenderism.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump: Massie ‘must be thrown out of office’ DD: I have survived as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have survived as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I survived as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. I survived as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I survived as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5882724-donald0-trump-targets-thomas-massie-primary/
CNN
— DD: the Democrat Party and its mainstream news media exist to drive Trump’s poll numbers down.
https://www.cnn.com/polling/approval/trump-cnn-poll-of-polls
POLITICO
— Trump settles $10B lawsuit against IRS over leaked tax returns. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, e) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) refused to promote me beyond GS-12.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-00925801
Tag: federal
May 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Grasso.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/restaurant-owner-indiana-gambling-case-outfit-beating-plot/
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/donald-trump-conservatism-republican-party-future-thomas-massie-justin-amash-midterms/
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying. DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats and under the RINOs, as time goes on, more and more and more leaders in Illinois will be: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/illinois-nonprofits-diversity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As June 2024 came to a close, Gov. JB Pritzker was characteristically bullish while he marked the end of Pride Month by signing into law a requirement that Illinois’ largest nonprofit foundations disclose the demographic makeup of their boards of directors and officers. “Here in Illinois, we reject hate, bigotry, and discrimination and embrace the ethos of Pride through not only our laws but through our actions and shared values,” Pritzker said in a statement released after a bill signing event at the Fat Cat bar and restaurant in Uptown. He soon added that the disclosure requirement represented an expansion of his “administration’s work to better serve the LGBTQ+ community of Illinois. But nearly two years later, the measure has shed little light on who actually runs these organizations — and may never do so. As of mid-April, only three of the largest grantmaking foundations in Illinois had published the required demographic information on their websites as the law outlines — disclosing the makeup of their leadership across categories including LGBTQ+ identity, gender, race and ethnicity, disability status and military service: the MacArthur Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, according to a Tribune review. A fourth, the Chicago Community Trust, had some demographic information available on its website and added more data after being contacted by the Tribune.)
— Aurora residents push for way to recall a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen from office
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/aurora-residents-push-for-way-to-recall-a-sitting-mayor-and-at-large-aldermen-from-office/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/16/u-of-c-faculty-and-parents-protest-lab-school-policy-they-say-limits-classroom-discussion-inclusion
CBS2
— CPS high school under fire for slavery-themed play
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/video-shows-students-at-cps-high-school-reenacting-a-slave-auction/3936610/
SHAW LOCAL
— Wheaton: Single-family home sells for $2.5 million
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/05/16/wheaton-single-family-home-sells-for-25-million/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; Seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/lawsuit-d300-secretly-gender-transitioned-student-seeks-to-nix-il-gender-guidance-too/article_a3d9c85a-e5f5-40b8-baf9-a0ae24119471.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why do pollical parities and their organizations exist? ANSWER: To help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) exists to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance its IRP platform. The platform is conservative. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I routinely took the chairman’s prerogative and asked candidates who spoke at those events the first question after they spoke. I asked them if it would be correct to say that if elected, they would defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform. Of course, the more planks in the IRP platform that they rejected, the more furious that they were against me. The more planks in the IRP platform that candidates rejected, the more that they rejected my invitations to speak. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: Which planks in the Republican Party platform do RINOs most commonly reject? ANSWER: Personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, ever-increasingly, leaders make it clear that their top priority is advancing those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To do that is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid destroys meritocracy and destroys everything else. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe are candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman. The 17 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members will cast their weighted votes tomorrow, Monday, May 18, in Springfield. The three IRP SCC members with the greatest weighted vote are Zach Emberton (15th CD) with 16.5%, Rhonda Belford (12th CD) with 15.9%, and Jim Rule (16th CD) with 10.2%. Other IRP SCC members include Grogan (6th CD) with 5.9%, Aaron Del Mar (5th CD) with 3.3%, and Mike Flynn (3rd CD) with 2.7%. In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna as the IRP chairman. Participants in that forum were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not. Back then, IRP SCC members let the candidates give their presentations in an open forum before they voted in a closed session. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Which of the four candidates for IRP chairman (Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe) do you want your IRP SCC to vote for and why? In my opinion, the IRP should publish on its website the candidates’ letter/document outlining their vision for the IRP, a list of the those who submitted letters of recommendation for them, and their biography and/or professional resume. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How could a registered Republican voter in Illinois have input on the May 18 IRP SCC chairman election? One route would be providing input to their Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) who would provide that input it to his/her IRP SCC member. RPCs elect IRP SCC members. – Dave Diersen
— According to Google AI, serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, to end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) and to destroy ICRC in 2007, they almost got their ICRC SC members to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Are Boss Hog Democrats Pushing Vallas Into Next Year’s 2027 Chicago Mayoral Race?
https://johnkassnews.com/weasel-democrats-pushing-vallas-into-chicago-mayoral-race/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Contest for State Republican Party Chairman (woman)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/15/the-contest-for-state-republican-party-chairman-woman/
— “Spencer Pratt Is the Single Best Campaigner of His Generation and It’s Not Even Close”: Lego Movie Song Ridicule
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/spencer-pratt-is-the-single-best-campaigner-of-his-general-and-its-not-even-close/
— Want to See How a Republican Might Become Mayor in Los Angeles
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/want-to-see-how-a-more-or-less-conservative-might-become-mayor-in-los-angelos/
— Income Losses from People Moving Out of Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/income-losses-from-people-moving-out-of-illinois/
— We’re Number One in Another Tax Comparison Study – Taxes 17% of Income
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/were-number-one-in-another-tax-comparison-study-taxes-17-of-income/
— Comparing Inflation Under Trump and Biden
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/comparing-inflation-under-trump-and-biden/
— Corbett Releases Internet Ad Attacking Both Pritzker and Bailey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/corbett-releases-internet-ad-attacking-both-pritzker-and-bailey/
— Trump Store Makes the Tribune Again
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/trump-store-makes-the-tribune-again/
— Chuck Percy’s Thoughtfulness
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/chuck-percys-thoughtfulness/
— Ready for a Four-Story Building Next to Your Lakefront Home or Anywhere in Town?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/15/ready-for-a-four-story-building-next-to-your-lakefront-home/
— Citizens Urged to Contact Legislators to Stop State Government from Taking Control of Local Zoning
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/citizens-urged-to-contact-legislators-to-stop-state-government-from-taking-control-of-local-zoning/
— Democrat Congressional Map Challenged for Being Race Drawn
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/democrat-congressional-map-challenged-for-being-race-drawn/
— Teachers Union Exec Well Summarizes Problem of Megaproject PILOT Plot in Chicago Tribune
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/tribune-well-summarizes-problem-of-megaproject-pilot-plot/
— Steve Reick Returns with Analysis of Bears’ Bailout Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/12/steve-reick-returns-with-analysis-of-bears-bailout-bill/
— Trump Wants To Dump 19 Cent Federal Gas Tax, But Illinois Still Charges 48.3 Cents a Gallon, Plus Sales Tax on the Gas Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/trump-wants-to-dump-19-cent-federal-gas-tax-but-illinois-still-charges-48-3-cents-a-gallon-plus-sales-tax-on-the-gas-tax/
— Nick Shirley To Headline June 12th State GOP Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/nick-shirley-to-headline-june-12th-state-gop-fundraiser/
— Why Morton Salt Left Illinois for Kansas
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/why-morton-salt-left-illinois-for-kansas/
— Illinois Christian Congressional Rankings: From 2.3% to 92.3%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/illinois-christian-congressional-rankings-from-2-3-to-92-3/
— Illegal Who Had Bonded Out of Kane County Jail Sentenced To a Year in Prison for Assaulting ICE Officers and Biting Kane County Deputy Sheriff
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/13/illegal-who-had-bonded-out-of-kane-county-jail-sentenced-to-a-year-in-prison-for-assaulting-ice-officers-and-kane-county-deputy-sheriff/
— Federal Court Ruling Could End Up Endangering Every County’s Taxpayers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/13/federal-court-ruling-could-end-up-endangering-mchenry-county-taxpayers/
— In McHenry County Only Harvard and Crystal Lake High 155 Schools Completely Prohibit Home School Kids from Extracurricular Activities
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/12/only-harvard-and-crystal-lake-high-schools-prohibit-home-school-kids-from-extraocular-participation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Woke New School kept anti-Israel ‘ringleader’ on despite arrest
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/new-school-quietly-hires-controversial-professor-who-led-anti-israel-campus-protests/
— ‘SNL’ can’t stop making fun of conservatives, Trump
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/snl-cant-stop-making-fun-of-conservatives-trump-and-unbelievable-data-proves-it/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The Marxist playbook to change America
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/16/the-marxist-playbook-to-change-america-1639295/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Rutgers promotes month-long ‘GAYpril’ with drag shows, ‘queer’ films.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/rutgers-promotes-month-long-gaypril-drag-shows-queer-films/29858
CENTER FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Asylum Applicants Are Skipping Immigration Court at Record Levels. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders have always outrageously, disgustingly, unethically, and treasonously hinted/implied/argued/shouted at citizens of foreign countries that they should falsely claim asylum in America.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DOJ-Asylum-Applicants-Are-Skipping-Immigration-Court-Record-Levels
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Alma College Religious Studies Students Taught Lessons On Imperialism, ‘Queer/Trans Antagonism.’ Students in the program “reflect upon how systems of oppression — such as racism, colonialism, patriarchy and queer/trans antagonism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/alma-college-religious-studies-students-taught-lessons-on-imperialism-queer-trans-antagonism/
LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— The left’s ‘war on poverty’ created the victims of victimhood. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, if you have money problems, it is because those who are the following discriminate against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/the-lefts-war-on-poverty-created-the-victims-of-victimhood-95a641ef
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left’s compassion has inflicted a terrible price on America’s poor. In 1964, former President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty.” He warned it “will not be a short or easy struggle,” but that “the richest Nation on earth can afford to win it.” He was right that it wouldn’t be a short or easy struggle. Johnson and Congress created a host of new federal programs, including the Job Corps, Head Start and the Office of Economic Opportunity. His “Great Society” programs included Medicare and Medicaid. In 1965, he signed a housing bill that included rent subsidies. It’s grown from there. In 2022, the Cato Institute reported, “the federal government funds more than 100 separate anti-poverty programs.” But Johnson was wrong about two things. First, the U.S. couldn’t afford it. Government, at the federal, state and local levels, has spent more than $30 trillion fighting poverty. For context, the national debt is more than $39 trillion. Second, the U.S. didn’t defeat poverty, which was already falling when he announced this effort. In 1960, the poverty rate was 22.2%. In 1964, it had dropped to 19%. By 1968, it was at 12.8%. For the next few decades, the rate was always within 3 percentage points, up or down, of 13%. In 2024, the poverty rate was 10.6%. It is possible to defeat poverty. The key isn’t government money, but better individual choices.)
NEW AMERICAN
— Wokeness Is Dead? Think Again: The Statue Serial Killers Are Still at It. San Francisco’s Pioneer Monument is now being targeted as part of the Left’s ongoing effort to “deconstruct our history.”
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/wokeness-is-dead-think-again-the-statue-serial-killers-are-still-at-it/
TOWNHALL
— RINO Sen. Bill Cassidy Loses Historic Louisiana Senate Primary Race
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/16/rino-sen-bill-cassidy-loses-historic-senate-primary-race-n2676213
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/us/politics/trump-flexes-hold-on-gop-even-as-it-braces-for-midterm-backlash.html
USA TODAY
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly shout at women that men cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/diversity-is-down-across-the-boardroom-it-s-bad-news-for-women/ar-AA23cUnX
CBS NEWS
— Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on central London on Saturday for a rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with supporters framing the event as a protest against the erosion of British identity. Police estimated that around 60,000 people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” march, making it one of the largest right-wing mobilizations seen in Britain in recent years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/london-unite-the-kingdom-march-tommy-robinson/
CBS LOS ANGELES
— Dodgers to unveil permanent display honoring LGBTQ players Billy Bean, Glenn Burke on Pride Night
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/dodgers-to-unveil-permanent-display-honoring-lgbtq-players-billy-bean-glenn-burke-on-pride-night/ar-AA233D7D
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: My critics/opponents want Pritzker to build public housing in my precinct.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/yimby-has-arrived-in-illinois-and-some-cities-dont-like-it-1d21f742
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Trump rants about Republican enemy Bill Cassidy before Louisiana election loss: ‘Sleazebag, terrible guy, disloyal disaster.’ DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/trump-rants-republican-enemy-amid-173701670.html
May 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: According to the Illinois Freedom Caucus, “Jim Durkin’s strategy of offering voters a ‘Democrat Lite’ agenda has been a colossal failure.” Anticipate/expect that the more that the Illinois Republican Party moves to the left, the more that it will do a) to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. That is, the more that it will do to officially strike the following planks in the IRP platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). That is, the more that those who are the following will leave Illinois: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrats defend/advance the Democrat Party platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Far too many of them are really Democrats and Libertarians or function and operatives and dupes for the Democrat and Libertarian Parties.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jim-durkin-illinois-house-republican-resigning/12678017/
— Some suburban mayors push back on Pritzker’s affordable housing initiative
https://abc7chicago.com/post/suburban-mayors-push-back-gov-jb-pritzker-build-initiative-focused-affordable-housing/19108253/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Truth Store is reopening
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/trump-truth-store-reopens-crystal-lake/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/daca-delays-trump-immigration/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/chicago-dreamers-say-theyre-fearful-of-job-loss-deportations/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: At 15, Romeoville teen makes Lewis University history as youngest student ever to receive master’s degree. DD: How old were you when you earned your master’s degree? I did not earn an MBA from Loyola until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was far too late, I was viewed as being far too old. But my taking graduate evening business courses one at a time helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had taken two courses at a time instead of one, I would have earned that MBA in 1973. But I had to pay for the courses because my employer, IRS, did not reimburse tuition or books. Further, my focus was my IRS job, not completing courses as fast as I could.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/16/benyamin-bamburac-lewis-university-graduate/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/12/willie-horton-black-brown-immigrants-crime-second-chances-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— Diverse interest groups — from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school boards — have pushed Gov. JB Pritzker to finally make a decision about the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260515/education/school-choice-option-languishes-as-illinois-lawmakers-weigh-benefits-political-fallout/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders racially gerrymander.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260515/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-fuels-a-new-push-to-defend-black-representation/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— What Wisconsin Democrats’ leftward shift means for midterms. DD: Ever since Big Jim Thompson got elected in 1976, the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have moved further to the left. That is, unofficially, if not officially, they have dumped conservatives like me.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/analysis/2026/05/15/what-wisconsin-democrats-leftward-shift-means-for-midterms-gilbert/90050933007/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/05/15/pridefest-to-include-parade-entertainment-and-more-in-springfield/89952499007/
WGLT
— GOP state lawmakers want to reform property taxes by increasing taxes on wind and solar
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-05-13/gop-state-lawmakers-want-to-reform-property-taxes-by-increasing-taxes-on-wind-and-solar
— This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he’s up for reelection. Can he survive?
https://www.wglt.org/2026-05-16/this-republican-voted-to-convict-trump-now-hes-up-for-reelection-can-he-survive
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— More than 1,500 first-time homebuyers benefit from state’s ‘Access Home’ program.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/more-than-1500-first-time-homebuyers-benefit-from-states-access-home-program/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-526/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why Are Noncitizens Receiving Voter Registration Forms?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/why-are-noncitizens-receiving-voter-registration-forms/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republicans create prosperity and safety. Democrats create poverty and crime. The big problem with voting with your feet, that is, with leaving states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts that Democrats have taken over to escape the poverty and crime that Democrat leadership brings is that sooner or later, Democrats will follow you and destroy the Republican state, county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct that you move to. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Debate grows over bill on gender, abortion care access in child placement. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_41837b39-7b64-49c4-b4c3-5aae0cf5c7f0.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. student test scores in a generation-long decline. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/15/editorial-us-student-test-scores-generation-long-decline/
— A marriage crisis? Stunning stats raise concerns. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/15/marriage-crisis-stunning-stats-raise-concerns-hopes/
— Immigration law is made in Washington. New York’s governor is creating a constitutional crisis.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/14/editorial-immigration-law-made-washington/
NEW YORK POST
— Higher education still playing race games
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/opinion/higher-education-still-playing-race-games-ai-sucks-at-poetry-and-other-commentary/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Why Democrats Don’t Cry ‘DINO.’ DD: Democrats defend/advance the Democrat Party platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Far too many of them are really Democrats and Libertarians or function and operatives and dupes for the Democrat and Libertarian Parties.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/why-democrats-dont-cry-dino/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Replacement Migration and the Slow Death of Illinois. Illinois can’t tax or subsidize its way out of decline; the state’s survival depends on reversing mass immigration and restoring an American majority.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/16/replacement-migration-and-the-slow-death-of-illinois-2-2/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Fake asylum claims go ‘poof’ as illegals skip their asylum hearings in droves. Suddenly, they aren’t so terrified of returning to their home countries anymore. And they are skipping their bogus asylum hearing cases left and right.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/fake_asylum_claims_go_poof_as_illegals_skip_their_asylum_hearings_in_droves.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Concordia U. scholars: Racism a ‘multi-sensory experience’ that ‘transforms’ how minorities act
https://www.thecollegefix.com/concordia-u-scholars-racism-a-multi-sensory-experience-that-transforms-how-minorities-act/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Keep Protecting Illegal Alien Murderers
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/15/worst-prosecutor-in-america-struggles-to-explain-why-democrats-keep-protecting-illegal-alien-murderers/
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Great. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Teach Through the Lens of Enslavement and Racism”: Penn State’s Anti-Racism Course Draws Criticism
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/05/16/teach-through-the-lens-of-enslavement-and-racism-penn-states-anti-racism-course-draws-criticism/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Penn State Professors Caught Using Mandatory Class to Vilify Whites, Police, Males
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/05/15/penn-state-profs-use-mandatory-class-vilify-whites-police
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Fetterman frustrates Democrats with pro-Trump remarks
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5880487-john-fetterman-democrat-controversy/
— The damaging effects of shifting from equal opportunity to ‘equal outcomes.’ DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/529262-the-damaging-effects-of-shifting-from-equal-opportunity-to-equal-outcomes/
REUTERS
— American Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schools. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/american-bar-association-votes-eliminate-dei-rule-law-schools-2026-05-15/
MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders fail/refuse to promote personal responsibility. They blame conservatives like me for all the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/photos-of-all-male-delegations-in-beijing-trigger-claims-of-end-of-meritocracy/ar-AA23g8TN
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Pushes I.R.S. to Identify Undocumented Immigrants. The deliberations are a sign that the Trump administration may once again try to harness the power of the I.R.S. to advance its immigration agenda.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/trump-irs-undocumented-immigrants.html
Cassidy Fights for Political Future
— With Loyalty to Trump Under Debate, Cassidy Is Fighting for His Political Life. Senator Bill Cassidy, Louisiana, is targeted by President Trump and walking a political tightrope as he battles other Republicans for the chance to seek a third term.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/senator-bill-cassidy-louisiana-primary.html
— Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline.’ The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html
CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— Vote With Your Feet. DD: Republicans create prosperity and safety. Democrats create poverty and crime. The big problem with voting with your feet, that is, with leaving states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts that Democrats have taken over to escape the poverty and crime that Democrat leadership brings is that sooner or later, Democrats will follow you and destroy the Republican state, county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct that you move to.
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/americans-vote-with-their-feet-away-from-california/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside Trump’s Midterm Strategy: a Mountain of Cash to Stem GOP Losses. Redistricting battle provides glimmer of hope for Republicans in November.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-republican-midterm-election-strategy-81278c65
— FRONT PAGE: Southern Poverty Law Center Got Rich Opposing Trump. Now He’s Trying to Crush It. SPLC faces federal charges and has come under fire for accumulating a nearly $800 million war chest.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/southern-poverty-law-center-trump-587424b5
— Mifepristone as a Tool of Coercion. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 14, 2026, that abortion drug Mifepristone can continue to be accessed via mail, without an in-person visit to the doctor—even as women across the country claim relatives or boyfriends forced or deceived them into taking it.
https://www.wsj.com/video/wsj-opinion-mifepristone-as-a-tool-of-coercion/63960770-96B3-47E1-BFC4-0D2F5D802295
ABA
— ABA Legal Ed council votes to repeal diversity and inclusion standard. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/aba-legal-ed-council-votes-to-repeal-diversity-and-inclusion-standard
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Pressure Forces ABA Weakening of Law School DEI Standard. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-pressure-forces-aba-weakening-of-law-school-dei-standard
PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY
— How Is the Class of 1966 Doing? Reunion Leaders Asked Them. In a 60th reunion book, class members shared how they feel about the country and the world. DD: If those who you graduated with responded to a similar survey, how would they respond? I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997.
https://paw.princeton.edu/article/how-class-1966-doing-reunion-leaders-asked-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Number of class members who responded to the survey: 236 (41.4%), Living with a spouse or partner: 86.4%, Widowed: 7.7%, Average number of children: 2.3, Average number of grandchildren: 3.5, Had a joint replacement: 29.4%, Average number of pills taken per day: 6 or more, Physical condition negatively interferes with life: 24.6%, Cognitive decline negatively interferes with life: 6%, Enjoy “some sort” of sex life: 46.4%, Do not fear death: 62.1%, Own a gun: 20.3%, Political affiliation: Democrat: 53%, Independent: 22.4%, Republican: 11.6%, Democratic Socialist: 5.2%, MAGA Republican: 3.4%, Feelings about current political issues (1 = strongly oppose, 5 = strongly support): Abortion rights (pro-choice): 4.46, Affirmative action: 3.64, Climate change action: 4.22, Deportation of undocumented immigrants: 2.3, Enhanced border security: 3.36, More legal immigration: 3.96, Same-sex marriage: 4.18, Tighter regulation of AI: 3.77, Transgender rights: 3.71, Feelings about the University’s current direction: 3.82, Happy they attended Princeton: 92.3%)
SALON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they hate America, and that they hate Americans, and especially Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/15/the-christian-right-hijacks-americas-250th/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Can a Republican defy Donald Trump and survive? Kentucky voters will decide. Congressman Thomas Massie, chastised by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s political strength.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/kentucky-republican-primary-election-massie-gallrein
May 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US students performing worse in school than 10 years ago. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-students-performing-worse-school-10-years-ago-education-scorecard-researchers-harvard-stanford-dartmouth/19101276/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-pill/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County approves a 35% raise for its board chair. Taxpayers should ask why.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/dupage-county-deb-conroy-raises-illinois-legislature/
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win elections unless the racially gerrymander.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/south-suburban-black-leaders-southern-redistricting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/column-defense-budget-pete-hegseth-shackelford/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/14/facebook-popularity-decline-meta-mark-zuckerberg
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give Blacks more preference. To keep my Black subordinate from leaving GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and gave him my job and my preferred corner office. He had less education than I had, he had less work experience than I had, he had one professional certification while I had six, and he had no professional license like the one I had.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/14/redistricting-black-white-voters-democrat-republican-trump-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is being sued by a parent who claims her constitutional rights were violated when the district aided her child’s gender transition without parental involvement. The lawsuit was filed this week in federal court on behalf of the mother of a high school student. DD: In your school district, how strongly do Democrat teachers push LGBTQ?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260514/news/parent-sues-district-300-over-students-gender-transition/
DURBIN
— Durbin Speaks Against Extreme, Unqualified Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees. DD: GAO works for Congress. Durbin was one of my U.S. Senators when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Of course, Durbin did not speak out against that. My Democrat GAO superiors gave my job to my Democrat Black subordinate who had less education than I had, who had less work experience than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/videos/view/durbin-speaks-against-extreme-unqualified-trump-us-attorney-nominees
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dems fine-tune midterm message
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/14/illinois-democrats-midterm-message-00922460
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-525/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEWS TALK ST. LOUIS
— Dabrowski on gerrymandering, jobs and outmigration in Illinois
https://omny.fm/shows/newstalk-stl/ted-dabrowski-of-wirepoints-5-12-2026
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to Google AI, Trump exhibits hostility toward federal employees. Federal employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being lazy, incompetent, and grossly overpaid. How hostile are you toward federal employees and retirees? My critics/opponents have always been hostile toward federal employees and retirees. I was cursed as being a postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS employee 1971-1980, and a GAO employee 1980-1997. I have been cursed as being a federal retiree since 1997. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I would not have become a GAO employee in 1980 if my Democrat IRS superiors had not made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Further, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were always hostile toward me because I am a Republican, because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, and because I benefitted from rights that federal employees have to transfer between federal agencies. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS, I worked for their Collection Division. IRS employees who work for other IRS divisions look down on IRS Collection Division employees. Further, while I worked the Democrats who ran GAO, they stressed that GAO is part of the legislative branch. They looked down on executive branch employees like I had been for almost 12 years. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago drug store closure is another case study in Leftist failure.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4568031/chicago-drug-store-closure-case-study-leftist-failure/
— One in five Fairfax County residents is an illegal immigrant or lives with one.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4568989/fairfax-county-illegal-immigrants-david-bier-cato-institute/
— DD: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are the following that conservatives cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
CITY JOURNAL
— Straight White Males Strongly Encouraged Not to Apply
https://www.city-journal.org/article/straight-white-males-strongly-encouraged-not-to-apply
COLLEGE FIX
— White males need not apply: Universities continue to hire faculty that meet diversity quotas
https://www.thecollegefix.com/white-males-need-not-apply-universities-continue-hire-faculty-meet-diversity-quotas/
— 6 to 1: Democratic speakers dominate 2026 commencement stages at Top 100 universities.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/democrats-outnumber-graduation-speakers-6-to-1/
DAILY CITIZEN
— SPLC Has Been Poisoning Pupils’ Minds for Years
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/the-splc-has-been-poisoning-pupils-minds-for-years/
DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s All According to Plan: Protesters Target Jewish Area in Mamdani’s NYC
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/14/protesters-target-jewish-mamdanist/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— DOJ Targets Criminals and Terror Suspects for Denaturalization
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/doj-targets-criminals-and-terror-suspects-denaturalization
FOX NEWS
— Hundreds of criminals now UNTRACEABLE in Illinois. Cook County officials admitted they lost track of hundreds of people on electronic monitoring systems, including 21 charged with murder.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6395547655112
EPOCH TIMES
— The Age of Cultural Tribalism Has Begun. Why We’ve Become Increasingly Siloed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qov9Ukqb3RE
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
— Modern Marriage. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage.
https://ifstudies.org/blog/modern-marriage-for-our-kids
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI or DIE: White Males Need Not Apply
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-or-die-white-males-need-not-apply/
NEW AMERICAN
— SCOTUS Redistricting Decision Just Ended Affirmative Action — for House Democrats
https://thenewamerican.com/us/scotus-redistricting-decision-just-ended-affirmative-action-for-house-democrats/
USA FACTS
— Immigrants were 18.9% of employed workers in Illinois in 2024. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://usafacts.org/answers/what-percent-of-the-workforce-in-the-us-are-immigrants/state/illinois/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. A year later, it’s mostly empty.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants/
MSN
— Gita Gopinath slams all-male US-China summit
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/end-of-meritocracy-gita-gopinath-slams-all-male-us-china-summit/ar-AA23c8Hu
— DD: Those who speak for Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that Democrats hate Republicans and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/reid-claims-america-was-built-by-weak-chinned-mediocre-white-men/ss-AA23b1HG
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/trump-arrives-china-xi-beijing.html
— DD: Yale medical school favors Black applicants. My Democrat GAO superiors favored my Black subordinate. They forced me to retire and gave him my job and my preferred corner office. He had less education than I had, he had less work experience than I had, he had one professional certification while I had six, and he had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/doj-lawsuit-yale-medical.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/14/redistricting-census-shed-light-democrats-immigration-stand/
— Why the U.S. job market is so hard, especially for recent college graduates. DD: When you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was potential employers seeing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran and I was none of the aforesaid. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/13/why-us-job-market-is-so-hard-recent-college-graduates/
USA TODAY
— DD: According to Democrats and to RINOs, when Whites and males do better than minorities and females, it is because Whites and males discriminate against minorities and females. Virtually all their employees who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were minority and/or female. They blamed me for all the problems that my subordinates had.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/05/14/trump-dei-crackdown-fewer-women-boardroom/90069767007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who hates those who are conservative, Republicans, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/13/catholic-church-fights-border-wall-on-sacred-mountain/90062506007/
WSJ
— The Congressional Pension Racket
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-congressional-pension-racket-b2fd3eac
FORBES
— 10 Scholarships And Grants For Adults Going Back To School. DD: I went back to school when I was 23 in 1972. I started taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. But by then, it was too late.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/scholarships-for-adults/
GAO
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following will be ever-increasingly under-represented: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106320
LAW & LIBERTY
— Embracing the American Family. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage.
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/why-the-decline-of-marriage-matters/
BROOKINGS
— DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-sequence-of-personal-responsibility/
CATO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cato.org/testimony/fairfax-virginia-highlights-the-value-of-immigration-to-the-country
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Gita Gopinath calls out lack of female representation at US-China high-level talks. Gita Gopinath’s post about the all-male Xi-Trump meet has gone viral.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/gita-gopinath-calls-out-lack-of-female-representation-at-us-china-high-level-talks-101778819282136-amp.html
GUARDIAN
— Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary.’ ‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order.’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/us-china-delegation-photo-no-women
ECONOMIST
— The Republican Party has lurched towards populism and illiberalism. DD: My critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization would love it if I would leave the Republican Party and join the Conservative Party of Illinois. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/10/31/the-republican-party-has-lurched-towards-populism-and-illiberalism
May 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants. Often it’s for fundraisers or meetings, or as a thank-you to election volunteers. But it’s sometimes difficult to know whether political figures are living high on the hog off their campaign funds, which isn’t allowed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/14/illinois-campaign-funds-spending-millions-chicago-loop-springfield-restaurants
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: All of my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/opinion-citizenship-denaturalization-donald-trump/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republican-resistance-to-iran-war-grows-in-the-senate-as-murkowski-flips/article_a357aab7-1604-5e22-bfbd-b747675360f1.html
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/h-f-pride-fest-set-celebrate-diversity-inclusion
BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Mayor Fires Back Over Burr Ridge Restaurateur’s Arrest. The arrest of Burr Ridge restaurant owner Filippo “Gigi” Rovito has become a subject in a DuPage County political race.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/mayor-fires-back-over-burr-ridge-restaurateurs-arrest
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: The Democrat Party’s long game is to replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/14/chicago-plays-dncs-long-game-00920081
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-737/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Hundreds of New ICE Officers to Deploy Across More than 40 States
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/13/hundreds-of-new-ice-officers-to-deploy-across-more-than-40-states/
BREITBART
— Tuberville Urges English Language in Schools, Colleges
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/05/13/gop-sen-tommy-tuberville-urges-english-language-everyone-schools-colleges/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Attorneys General Tout Crime Crackdown as Democrats Push Bail Reforms
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/13/gop-attorneys-general-tout-crime-crackdown-as-democrats-push-bail-reforms/
SPEAKER JOHNSON
— There is Not a Single Democrat Who Believes Border Security or Immigration Enforcement Should Exist. “They have proved that time and time again, both by their word and by their votes.”
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2883
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says Americans’ Economic Pain Is Not a Consideration for the Iran War
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-iran-war-americans-economy.html
— Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html
— Xi Is Planning for China’s Final Victory Over the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/xi-trump-summit-china-us.html
— China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/china-trump-xi-decline.html
WAFB
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following will be ever-increasingly under-represented: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/13/cleo-fields-vows-fight-louisiana-redistricting-plan-map-advances/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
FORBES
–DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly replace objective criterial with subjective criteria.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
ISSUES & INSIGHTS
— DD: What is your opinion of federal employees and federal retirees? According to this article, they are the least productive and most overpaid people in the country. I was cursed as being a postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS employee 1971-1980, and a GAO employee 1980-1997. I have been cursed as being a federal retiree since 1997. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/05/11/the-hidden-gem-in-aprils-jobs-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The jobs report is even better than advertised, because it included a loss of 9,000 federal workers. That wasn’t how mainstream news outlets covered the report. They were busy on Friday, warning about “several red flags” and that “the solid-looking topline employment numbers mask underlying weakness in the labor market.” Given these “experts” inability to forecast anything accurately, especially when President Donald Trump is in office, we will take those “red flags” with a substantial grain of salt. What can’t be denied, however, is that Trump is making good on this goal of shrinking the size of the federal workforce. Yes, the protests against federal jobs cuts are long over (those were, what, seven protest topics ago?), but the cuts keep coming. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in every month but one since Trump took office, the number of federal workers has declined. And the increase in February of this year was due to the Post Office hiring people. Not counting postal workers, nearly a thousand federal workers lost their jobs. So far this year, the federal workforce has shrunk by 57,000 workers (nearly 59,000 if you exclude postal workers). Since Trump took office, the federal workforce has been downsized by 345,000. As a result, there are fewer people employed by the federal government today than at any time since 1966. Fewer federal workers means less money spent on some of the least productive, most overpaid people in the country. But even so, if the federal workforce has shrunk so sharply, why is federal spending through the roof? That’s because roughly two-thirds of federal spending these days is in the form of entitlement checks – for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, housing subsidies, college subsidies, etc., etc. Nevertheless, laying off federal workers is a welcome start.)
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
AXIOS
— Affordability is reshaping consumers’ car choices. DD: Back in the good old days, I could afford to a) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Sprint when I was 17 in 1966 with the money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 10 months and full-time for 3 months, and c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 9 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/car-affordability-survey-santander
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/10k-rulings-ice-mandatory-detention-trump-analysis-00914195
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ABC MONEY
— DuPage County Property Tax 2026 , Why Bills Are Up 3.83% Even as the Tax Rate Fell
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/05/dupage-county-property-tax-2026-why-bills-are-up-3-83-even-as-the-tax-rate-fell/
May 13, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to meet Pope Leo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-will-travel-meet-pope-leo-xiv-mayors-office/19094523/
NBC5
— How to check voter registration in Illinois as DOJ sues state for voter rolls
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-check-voter-registration-in-illinois-as-doj-sues-state-for-voter-rolls/3935616/
FOX32
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso and village trustees are raising concerns about a state housing proposal designed to expand affordable housing options.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udshNYvgWM
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/13/south-shore-immigration-raids-tort-claim/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year. DD: In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year. I had to work my way through college.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/13/university-of-chicago-to-offer-free-tuition-for-students-from-families-making-less-than-250-000-a-year
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/13/many-illinois-public-colleges-fail-to-follow-law-to-protect-immigrant-students-from-federal-agents-on-campus
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260513/local-politics/it-does-send-a-message-residents-turn-up-heat-on-palatine-to-raise-pride-flag/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260513/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-raises-300000-at-13th-annual-fight-hunger-run/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/05/13/illinois-daca-recipients-suffer-as-renewals-stall-with-no-clear-reason-or-resolution
WQFR
— Illinois’ redistricting law unconstitutionally prioritizes race
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lawsuit-claims-illinois-redistricting-law-134327371.html
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Tracy speaks to manufacturers, merchant groups in Springfield
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-don-tracy-is-illinois-only-statewide-candidate-from-downstate/
CWB CHICAGO
— 8% of electronic monitoring participants have gone missing
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/8-of-electronic-monitoring-participants-have-gone-missing-chief-judge-says.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-524/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINTON TIMES
— Democratic states refuse to allow ICE to register undercover vehicles. DD: The Post Office paid me mileage to use my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1969 to deliver mail in Park Forest. IRS paid me mileage to use my 1962 Chevrolet BelAir and my 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974 to collect delinquent taxes in the south suburbs.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/13/democratic-states-refuse-allow-ice-register-undercover-vehicles/
— Top House Democrat says ghost of confederacy haunting Supreme Court
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/13/hakeem-jeffries-top-house-democrat-says-ghost-confederacy-haunting/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats not a ‘good faith operation’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4566166/democrats-not-good-faith-operation-guy-benson/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The great affordability hoax. Why think things through when slogans and buzzwords will do just as well?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_great_affordability_hoax.html
PJ MEDIA
— 42 States Are Using SPLC’s K-12 Educational Materials
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/13/42-states-use-kkk-funding-splcs-k-12-education-materials-n4952811
TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Haven’t Learned Their Lesson on Defunding the Police. DD: Democrats are anti-law enforcement.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/05/13/democrats-havent-learned-their-lesson-on-defunding-the-police-n2676020
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— These top U.S. CEOs, worth nearly $1 trillion combined, are accompanying Trump to China
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-trip-billionaire-ceos-musk-huang/
— Senate defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers, despite new GOP defection
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-defeats-7th-trump-war-powers-iran/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-great-replacement-a-theory-fueling-hate-crimes-in-america/ss-AA12RSIZ
ATLANTIC
— The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences. DD: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, everyone above me has been under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are non-citizen.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/democrats-racial-preferences-affirmative-action/687147/
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Emmett Till to promote more and more and more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/crmc-opens-till-exhibit/
May 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas fined $214,000 by ethics board for campaign finance violations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/former-chicago-mayoral-candidate-paul-vallas-fined-214000-by-ethics-board-for-campaign-finance-violations/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Kane County tax bill angering some residents, but it’s not why you think
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260512/news/kane-county-tax-bill-angering-some-residents-but-its-not-why-you-think/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/13/many-illinois-public-colleges-fail-to-follow-law-to-protect-immigrant-students-from-federal-agents-on-campus
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-05-12/in-illinois-everyone-wants-higher-education-reform-but-disagree-on-what-reform-looks-like
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
— A Guide to Getting Financial Aid for Graduate School. DD: If you earned a master’s degree, where did the money come from? For my 1976 MBA from Loyola, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1972-1976. For my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1976 -1980 and for GAO in 1980. For my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, it came from what I earned working for GAO 1992-1997.
https://www.elmhurst.edu/blog/a-guide-to-getting-financial-aid-for-graduate-school/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/13/pritzker-to-feds-hit-send-already-00917897
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-736/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe are candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman. The 17 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members will cast their weighted votes on Monday, May 18, in Springfield. The three IRP SCC members with the greatest weighted vote are Zach Emberton (15th CD) with 16.5%, Rhonda Belford (12th CD) with 15.9%, and Jim Rule (16th CD) with 10.2%. Other IRP SCC members include Grogan (6th CD) with 5.9%, Aaron Del Mar (5th CD) with 3.3%, and Mike Flynn (3rd CD) with 2.7%. Which candidate will your IRP SCC member vote for and why? In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna as the IRP chairman. Participants in that forum were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not. Back then, IRP SCC members let the candidates give their presentations in an open forum before they voted in a closed session. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The following was posted on the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) Facebook page on May 4, 2026 by IRP State Central Committee member Beth Findley Smith: “IF YOU WANT THE CHAIRMAN APPLICATION MATERIALS, I WILL EMAIL THEM TO YOU. The Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee will convene on Monday, May 18, 2026, for its reorganizational meeting. During this meeting, the Committee will elect a Chairman. Individuals interested in being considered for the position are invited to submit the required materials outlined below. All application materials must be submitted to Matt Janes, Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party, at Matt@illinois.gop no earlier than Monday May 4th, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT and no later than Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM CT. This deadline is firm and necessary to allow sufficient time for Committee review. Applicants may be invited to address the Committee. Applicants must provide the following: Completed and signed the Ethics Disclosure Form portion of this application. Provide a certified copy of your voting history. A letter/document outlining the applicant’s vision for the Illinois Republican Party. Provide a letter of recommendation from an elected Republican official who resides in Illinois. Any elected Republican who appears on a partisan ballot is eligible to serve as a recommendation (There is no limit on the number that may be submitted). If you have any questions on eligibility, please contact ILGOP Executive Director Matt Janes. Provide a biography and/or professional resume. In addition, all applicants must consent to a background check as a condition of consideration. Please ensure that all materials are submitted in full by the stated deadline.”
— Which of the four candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman (Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe) do you want your IRP State Central Committee member to vote for and why? In my opinion, the IRP should publish the candidates’ letter/document outlining their vision for the IRP, a list of the those who submitted letters of recommendation for them, and their biography and/or professional resume. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How could a registered Republican voter in Illinois have input on the May 18 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) chairman election? One route could be providing input to your Republican Precinct Committeeman who would provide it to his IRP SCC member. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Of course, if Grogan does not win on May 18, Grogan promoters who are the aforesaid will blame me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents charge you with the most? My critics/opponents charge me the most with being “too conservative.” According to them, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections because I paint them in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being more conservative than they want to be. According to my critics/opponents, to win elections in Illinois, Republican candidates have to be “Democrat Lite,” that is, they have to dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I did to help elect and to help reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Registration is open for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153 The deadline is June 28. The cost is $183.58. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will participate: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservatives must embrace personal responsibility. DD: My critics/opponents reject personal responsibility. They blame those who are the following for their problems: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago Walgreens shuts doors over theft, reveals eye-popping number
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/12/chicago-walgreens-shuts-doors-over-theft-reveals-eye-popping-number-1638430/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Intifada Comes to Brooklyn Under New York’s Socialist Mayor
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/intifada-brooklyn-new-york/
— What’s Behind the Demonization of Israel?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/hanson-demonization-israel/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
— Twenty-Five Years After the Attacks of 9/11–Illegal Aliens Can Still Open U.S. Bank Accounts
https://www.fairus.org/fair-investigations-twenty-five-years-after-attacks-911-illegal-aliens-can-still-open-us-bank
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States. DD: I am ever-increasingly shut out in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois because I am conservative and because my demographics are terrible: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
TOWNHALL
— ICE Uncovered a Massive Immigration Fraud Scheme
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/ice-uncovered-a-massive-immigration-fraud-scheme-n2675971
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win elections unless the racially gerrymander.
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-republicans-voting-primaries-black-voters-c12196b188922ae2c03319bcb9533431
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
— US faces population collapse as birth rates hit record lows. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/joe-rogan-warns-us-faces-population-collapse-as-birth-rates-hit-record-lows/gm-GMABCA8AB5
NEWSWEEK
— Turning Point USA Blamed for Election Losses. DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.newsweek.com/turning-point-usa-blamed-for-election-losses-11803898
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/republicans-elections-trump.html
— DD: What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/nyregion/aide-fired-by-christie-is-called-loyal-team-player-not-rogue-operative.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DOJ paid millions to FBI agents suspended for misconduct. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied that my misconduct was the reason why they took so many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/12/doj-paid-millions-fbi-agents-suspended-misconduct-raskin-says/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are There Five Parties in America’s Future? DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative, curry favor with anti-conservatives, and/or pander to anti-conservatives. They have always wanted me to leave the Republican Party and join the Conservative Party. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/are-there-five-parties-in-americas-future-f1068d72
— FRONT PAGE: There Is a Fire Sale on MBAs. With applications down, more business schools are offering discounts. DD: If I had not been taking evening MBA courses at Loyola, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But by the time I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, they had gotten rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me those three times. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning that MBA just like they ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and who they promoted over me earned no such master’s degrees or certifications.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/there-is-a-fire-sale-on-m-b-a-s-87d56c69
— Included in President Trump’s May 4 proclamation for Jewish American Heritage month was a call for Jewish-Americans to observe a “national Sabbath” from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16. “Shabbat 250,” as it has been dubbed, precedes “Rededicate 250,” Mr. Trump’s coinciding national Christian prayer and worship event in Washington on May 17.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/shabbat-brings-out-our-better-angels-fe47ab12
VIRGINIA PATCH
— Here’s How Loudoun County Precincts Voted On State Redistricting. DD: I should write about how my critics/opponents gerrymandered my precinct in 2015.
https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/heres-how-loudoun-county-precincts-voted-state-redistricting
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: To get elected and to get reelected, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://prospect.org/2026/05/13/trumps-appalling-racial-legacy/
May 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Secret Service runs specialized training in Illinois’ Lake County to help prevent targeted violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-secret-service-runs-specialized-training-lake-county-illinois-help-prevent-school-shootings-other-targeted-violence/19083936/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/chicago-public-schools-cut-teaching-staff-deficit/
— Pay raises set for DuPage County elected officials, including 35% bump for board chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/dupage-salary-increases-elected-offices-chair/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/12/cps-plans-to-cut-teacher-positions-raise-class-sizes-in-bid-to-shrink-723-billion-deficit
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County tax bill insert on treasurer’s accomplishments spurs complaints
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/kane-county-tax-bill-insert-on-treasurers-accomplishments-spurs-complaints/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/batavias-first-ever-cannabis-shop-celebrates-ribbon-cutting/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Illinois redistricting amendment subject to recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-house-votes-on-redistricting-amendment-illinois-house/
CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting surged 187% at South Side Walgreens before closure announcement
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/shoplifting-surged-187-at-south-side-walgreens-before-closure-announcement-city-data-shows.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Shoplifters Hit 2 Stores In Wheaton In 1 Week
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/shoplifters-hit-2-stores-wheaton-1-week
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-523/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ex-rep Ives sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map. Ives told The Center Square Daily that state Democrats have brazenly moved to draw maps based on racial lines.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5af3f75-f286-45df-8d70-a771bba4b22a.html
ILGOP GRASSROOTS FORUM
— The future leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will be decided Monday, May 18 in Springfield, when the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC) votes for the next ILGOP Chair in a closed meeting. Each SCC member casts a weighted vote based on Republican performance in their congressional district, so every district has a voice in the process. (See the spreadsheet I made below.) The four announced candidates for Chair are: • Kathy Salvi (incumbent) • Bob Grogan • Scott Gryder • Lawrence Stowe If you have thoughts about the direction of the Illinois Republican Party, now is the time to contact your SCC member and make your voice heard. If you’re in my district, give me a call at 815-508-3717 or message me here. SCC contact information can be found here: https://illinois.gop/party-officials Leadership matters. Fundraising matters. Candidate recruitment matters. Grassroots engagement matters. This vote will help shape the future of the Illinois GOP heading into the 2026 election and beyond. Chair is a 4-year term.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3334566549901981
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo needs a history lesson on war and peace. Lincoln and Roosevelt used force to defeat slavery and Nazism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/pope-leo-needs-history-lesson-war-peace/
— 5,000 churches claim sanctuary status from ICE warrantless arrests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly invade, infest, infiltrate, conquer, and destroy churches. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/5000-churches-claim-sanctuary-status-ice-warrantless-arrests/
— Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/secret-service-says-trump-ballroom-would-get-220-million-not-1/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— College isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Universities must slim down. DD: UIC would not have accepted me if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4563367/college-isnt-for-everyone-universities-must-slim-down/
NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Times’ libelous campaign against Israel continues apace
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/opinion/new-york-times-libelous-campaign-against-israel-continues-apace/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Admin Says Globalist Org Drove Replacement Migration, Refuses To Take Part
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-state-department-rejects-un-replacement-migration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-admin-state-department-twitter-great-replacement-theory-illegal-immigration/
FEDERALIST
— Election Integrity Group Challenges Illinois’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Racial Gerrymandering Law
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/election-integrity-group-challenges-illinois-unconstitutional-racial-gerrymandering-law/
— It’s Time For Reparations For Taxpayers Forced To Pay Reparations. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/its-time-for-reparations-for-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-reparations/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
NUMBERS USA
— Sanctuary Policies Are Undermining Enforcement and Inviting the Next Surge
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/sanctuary-policies-are-undermining-enforcement-and-inviting-the-next-surge/
TOWNHALL
— The Missouri Supreme Court Just Solidified a Republican Redistricting Victory
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/the-missouri-supreme-court-just-solidified-a-republican-redistricting-move-n2675976
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-rejects-un-migration-replacement-claims-11939723
KWQC
— Duckworth pushes for job protections at Rock Island Arsenal. DD: Assigning me to an audit at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1989 was part of my Democrat GAO superiors’ plan to get of me.
https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/05/12/duckworth-pushes-job-protections-rock-island-arsenal/
WFMD
— SPLC’s far-left curriculum found in classrooms as early as kindergarten
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/12/exclusive-splcs-far-left-anti-racism-curriculum-found-in-classrooms-as-early-as-kindergarten-watchdog/
SALON
— DD: To win, Democrats have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/12/gerrymandering-cant-fix-the-gops-voter-problem/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Democrat employers use DEI training to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/federal-court-tosses-white-employees-hostile-work-environment-claim-over-dei-training/574959
May 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/column-fertility-rate-children-anxiety-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more crime and poverty and b) blame it on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/12/willie-horton-black-brown-immigrants-crime-second-chances-ben-jealous
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/12/working-class-families-social-service-cuts-wealthy-taxes-carol-ammons-graciela-guzman-dave-koehler
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260511/news/kane-county-states-attorney-aurora-police-acted-appropriately-during-anti-ice-school-protest/
FOX32
— Street takeovers show Chicago police car rammed, teens smacking hood
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/street-takeovers-show-chicago-police-car-rammed-teens-smacking-hood
WTTW
— SAFE-T Act Once Again Under the Microscope Following Killing of CPD Officer. State Lawmakers Weigh In.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/safe-t-act-once-again-under-microscope-following-killing-cpd-officer-state-lawmakers
MAHOMET DAILY
— On May 8, former state representative and Illinois resident Jeanne Ives filed a complaint against Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Elections Executive Director Bernadette Matthews, and the Illinois State Board of Elections, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief blocking enforcement of the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011.
https://mahometdaily.com/illinois-lawsuit-claims-state-voting-rights-act-unconstitutionally-uses-race-in-drawing-legislative-maps/
LOYOLA
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.luc.edu/english/stories/archive/melissabradshaw.shtml
COD COURIER
— Newly Elected College of DuPage Student Trustee Apologizes for Use of Racial Slurs
https://codcourier.org/newly-elected-college-of-dupage-student-trustee-apologizes-for-use-of-racial-slurs/
— College of DuPage Survey Finds Struggle with Anxiety and Sleep
https://codcourier.org/college-of-dupage-survey-finds-struggle-with-anxiety-and-sleep/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems wary of redraw push
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/12/illinois-dems-wary-of-redraw-push-00915607
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
PJ MEDIA
— Academia Continues to Defy Trump Administration Anti-DEI Rules. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/11/academia-continues-to-defy-trump-administration-anti-dei-rules-n4952747
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago’s State-Sponsored Protest
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/05/11/how_the_charter_school_idea_reshaped_public_education_from_boutique_to_baseline_1182116.html
— Segregating Minorities Into Districts To Elect A Minority Is Over; The Constitution Is Color Blind
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/11/john_yoo_segregating_minorities_into_districts_to_elect_a_minority_is_over_the_constitution_is_color_blind.html
— Trump: If we find the fraud in this country, you’ll have a balanced budget without even cutting anything.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-if-we-find-the-fraud-in-this-country-you-ll-have-a-balanced-budget-without-even-cutting-anything/vi-AA1VCuxs
— SCOTUS Just Ended 60 Years of Affirmative Action for House Democrats. Congressional Democrats talk tough about leveling the playing field. Now they’re complaining that the Supreme Court just gave them one. It turns out “fair” meant “rigged in our favor” – and on April 29 the court called their bluff. Louisiana v. Callais is about ending a 60-year abuse that turned the 1965 Voting Rights Act from a tool for stopping racial discrimination into a weapon for mandating it. Under a warped interpretation of the law’s original purpose, federal courts long forced states to draw congressional maps based on voters’ race. The result: 144 majority-minority districts, just 23 of which elected Republicans in 2024. Call it what it is: affirmative action for Democratic members of Congress.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/12/scotus_just_ended_60_years_of_affirmative_action_for_house_democrats__154111.html
TOWNHALL
— Democratic Socialist Morons Have Money and Momentum
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/05/12/democratic-socialist-morons-have-money-and-momentum-n2675909
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5872681-jeffries-virginia-redistricting-response/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.indy100.com/news/trump-immigration-us-poll-birthright
REUTERS
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-presidential-candidate-cory-booker-proposes-office-to-fight-white-supremacy-idUSKCN1V50ZN/
AOL & MSN
— Target quietly expands THC hemp drinks across Florida Texas Illinois, luring back shoppers
https://www.aol.com/articles/target-quietly-expands-thc-hemp-210300000.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/thc-drinks-move-into-mainstream-retail-as-target-adds-them-to-300-stores-across-3-states/ar-AA22WoNU
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/redistricting-republicans-democrats.html
WASHINGTON POST
— In 2022, speakers that spring at the nation’s top 25 research universities and top 25 liberal arts colleges: There was not a single conservative among a sea of liberal and progressive speakers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/11/politics-commencement-there-better-way/
WTVB
— Erica Kirk delivers commencement address at Hillsdale College
https://wtvbam.com/2026/05/11/936138/
KPC NEWS
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans are guilty for all the problems that that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.kpcnews.com/article_6b1024c6-40e2-450c-966f-0a1a4b92d97c.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job Market Leans Against Men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you are a man, your future is ever-increasingly bleak if you are also: conservative, Republican, American, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-men-employment-data-ec4d6d68
— Where Does Our Free Time Go in Retirement? DD: Since 2000, more and more and more of my free time has gone into putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I have more free time because my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012 and my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/retirement-social-media-addiction-befe32b4
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-waitlists-national-decision-day-4cb7b5d8
FORBES
— DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or were minority and/or younger than me.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/
— Student Loan Debt Statistics. DD: What percent worked their way through college? I did. I graduated debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that. They stress that I would not have been able to do that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/average-student-loan-debt-statistics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: $1.75 trillion in total student loan debt (including federal and private loans); $28,950 owed per borrower on average
About 92% of all student debt are federal student loans; the remaining amount is private student loans; 55% of students from public four-year institutions had student loans; 57% of students from private nonprofit four-year institutions took on education debt)
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/jeffries-insists-democrats-can-win-house-despite-redistricting
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/callais-decision-threatens-to-stall-diversity-gains-in-house/
HR DRIVE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/how-to-reduce-dei-programs-legal-risk/819826/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— College degrees are losing their edge: Unemployment for young college graduates has risen in historical terms, and the college wage premium has been flat or falling in recent years. DD: Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination.
https://www.epi.org/blog/class-of-2026-young-college-graduates-face-a-weaker-labor-market-but-a-more-mixed-picture-than-the-headlines-suggest/
STATISTA
— Master’s degrees. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not had a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
GALLUP
— How has alcohol drinking impacted you? Virtually all my superiors who were White, male, and/or older and who took adverse actions against me were heavy drinkers. They disapproved of my conservatism.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx
WEEK
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://theweek.com/politics/democrats-reel-court-imposed-redistricting
PBS
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-rush-to-redraw-u-s-house-seats-creates-voter-confusion-headaches-for-election-officials
POLITICO
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/straight-white-men-overrepresentation
May 11, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump calls for suspending federal gas tax
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-calls-for-suspending-federal-gas-tax-but-its-not-quite-that-simple/3934466/
FOX32
— Smash-and-grab caught on camera at Chicago cannabis store, suspects on the run
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/smash-and-grab-caught-on-camera-at-chicago-cannabis-store-suspects-on-the-run
WTTW
— DD: What percent of grocers depend on food stamps?
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/illinoisans-lose-federal-food-assistance-independent-grocers-face-debt-and-store-closure
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/supreme-court-alabama-house-map/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/judge-issues-injunction-to-keep-dhs-from-attempting-to-block-web-page-that-monitors-ice/
— Once epicenters of teenage culture, some Chicago-area malls are taking their last breath
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/once-epicenters-teenage-culture-chicago-100000566.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump uses AI-generated photo and social media to criticize Pritzker
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/05/11/trump-attacks-illinois-governor-pritzker-about-his-weight-on-social-media/90027690007/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Unemployment rising throughout Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/unemployment-rising-throughout-illinois/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-522/
— DD: Ives lives in the racially gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District, not the 6th.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/jeanne-ives-claims-shes-injured-by-the-illinois-voting-rights-act/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Refuses Gas Tax Relief as Other States Offer Relief While Illinois Raises Fuel Taxes July 1
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/pritzker-refuses-gas-tax-relief-as-other-states-offer-relief-while-illinois-raises-fuel-taxes-july-1.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Wants To Dump 19 Cent Federal Gas Tax, But Illinois Still Charges 48.3 Cents a Gallon, Plus Sales Tax on the Gas Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/trump-wants-to-dump-19-cent-federal-gas-tax-but-illinois-still-charges-48-3-cents-a-gallon-plus-sales-tax-on-the-gas-tax/
— County Board Set to Limit Written Public Comment at Meetings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/county-board-set-to-limit-written-public-comment-at-meetings/
— Why Do County Boards Appoint Fire Protection District Trustees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/county-board-making-trustee-appointments-to-local-fire-protection-district-boards/
— Nick Shirley To Headline June 12th State GOP Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/nick-shirley-to-headline-june-12th-state-gop-fundraiser/
— Why Morton Salt Left Illinois for Kansas
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/why-morton-salt-left-illinois-for-kansas/
— Illinois Christian Congressional Rankings: From 2.3% to 92.3%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/illinois-christian-congressional-rankings-from-2-3-to-92-3/
— Dipping into UFO Territory
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/dipping-into-ufo-territory/
— Housing Availability Part of Mix That Led to Greens Defeat of Labor in London Constituency
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/09/housing-availability-part-of-mix-that-led-to-greens-defeat-of-labor-in-london-constituency/
— McLaughlin Offers Alternative to Pritzker Zoning Control Effort
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/mclaughlin-offers-alternative-to-pritzker-zoning-control-effort/
— Another Data Point on the Cost of “Affordable” Housing
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/another-data-point-on-the-cost-of-affordable-housing/
— How Do Taxpayers Feel about Bears Staying in Illinois?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/how-do-taxpayers-feel-about-bears-staying-in-the-illinois/
— Woodstock Named One of the Twelve Cutest Towns in Illinois, Others Identified
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/09/woodstock-named-one-of-the-twelve-cutest-towns-in-illinois/
— Silent Majority Returns for May 17th McHenry Rally on National Day of Prayer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/08/silent-majority-returns-for-may-17th-mchenry-rally-on-national-day-of-prayer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo should heed Rubio’s warning on Iran
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/11/pope-leo-heed-rubios-warning-iran/
— 215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/11/215000-federal-workers-delinquent-taxes/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ending Racial Bias in Admissions
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/ending-racial-bias-in-admissions/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Musk and other CEOs among those invited to be in Trump’s delegation to China
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-trump-china-us-delegation/
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders charge Trump with faking assassination attempts
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/11/nx-s1-5818557/poll-trump-assassination-attempts-conspiracy-theories
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Redistricting Law Hit With Constitutional Challenge. An Illinois state law that requires race to be considered in any redistricting plan violates the US Constitution, a lawsuit said. The Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011 includes requirements that “make racial considerations a core purpose of all legislative line drawing in Illinois,” Jeanne Ives alleged in a complaint filed May 8 in the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Ives is a former Illinois Republican state representative who also ran for governor and Congress.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/illinois-redistricting-rules-hit-with-constitutional-challenge