March 9, 2022

NBC5

— Chicago-Area Residents Cope With Pain at the Pump as Gas Prices Soar
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-residents-cope-with-pain-at-the-pump-as-gas-prices-soar/2778385/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Auto insurance rates are rising sharply in Illinois, as drivers hit the road and repair costs skyrocket – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-auto-insurance-rates-rising-illinois-20220308-mnfo7e7h4bdydfpu3rfja7hvee-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a conservative old White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women. How soon, if not already, will Democrats demand that conservative old White male Republicans disclose when their ancestors immigrated to America, where they immigrated from, where they lived, what they did, etc.? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were share-croppers and then bought and operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-emmett-till-antilynching-act-0308-20220308-lmxfdjlbs5hthjr45gongjjc34-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Here are the contested statehouse primary races emerging in DuPage County – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/here-are-the-contested-statehouse-primary-races-emerging-in-dupage-county
— The few legislative showdowns brewing in Northwest suburban Cook County – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/the-few-legislative-showdowns-brewing-in-northwest-suburban-cook-county
— A few intraparty fights on tap in key Lake County legislature races – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/a-few-intraparty-fights-on-tap-in-key-lake-county-legislature-races
— Few battles, so far, in state legislative primaries in Kane, McHenry counties – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220308/few-battles-so-far-in-state-legislative-primaries-in-kane-mchenry-counties
— Four reasons to get a master’s degree – Tim Panfil
(COMMENT: If I had not been taking graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not been taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, I might not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO might not have hired me in 1980, I might not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I might not have become a licensed CPA in 1981, and GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220306/four-reasons-to-get-a-masters-degree

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s closing all Russia locations. The temporary McDonald’s closures come after the fast-food giant had been silent on its business in Russia. – ALLY MAROTTI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-closes-all-stores-russian-over-ukraine-war

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis says reporter is ‘pushing false narratives’ in heated exchange over sex ed bill – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-heated-exchange-over-sex-ed-bill-desantis-says-reporter-is-pushing-false-narratives-dont-say-gay-florida-ron-republican-press-hb1557

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sticker shock: Gasoline tops $4.17 a gallon, a new record – Camila Domonoske
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-03-08/sticker-shock-gasoline-tops-4-17-a-gallon-a-new-record

WILL
— How much should parents be involved in school curricula? – Erica Scalise
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/how-much-should-parents-be-involved-in-school-curricula

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Central Illinois Auto Show stalled for 2nd straight year – Austin Schick
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/central-illinois-auto-show-stalled-for-2nd-straight-year/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Kendall County area Republicans energized at Plano election rally. Candidates seek GOP nomination for June 28 primary. – Mark Foster

https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/news/government/2022/03/08/kendall-county-area-republicans-energized-at-plano-election-rally/

WIRE POINTS
— Gov. Pritzker should cut Illinois’ state gasoline taxes. They’re up over 100 percent since he took office. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-should-cut-illinois-state-gasoline-taxes-theyre-up-over-100-percent-since-he-took-office-wirepoints/

JOHN KASS
— Chicago, Behold Mayor Phallus Maximus
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-mayor-phallus-maximus-lets-christopher-columbus-rot-in-her-jail-of-statues/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— If You Care About Children and America’s Future, Keep Your Kids Out of Public Schools – Laurie Higgins
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents a) had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, b) sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, c) sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and d) had me confirmed as a MSL at Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest in 1962.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/if-you-care-about-children-and-americas-future-keep-your-kids-out-of-public-schools/
— The Blatant Anti-Christian Sentiment of the Public Schools – Evan O’Bryan
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-blatant-anti-christian-sentiment-of-the-public-schools/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP slams Pritzker over Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/ilgop-slams-pritzker-over-madigan/
— Irvin bats away, ignores questions
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bats-away-ignores-questions/
— Irvin’s combat veteran status
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/irvins-combat-veteran-status/
— Illinois First Alliance is having its second fundraiser in Naples, Florida?
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/08/campaign-notebook-32/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans preserve $1.9 billion in border wall cash in 2022 spending bill – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/spending-bill-preserves-19-billion-border-wall-cas/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Smear campaign’ v. Clarence Thomas and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2022/03/07/smear-campaign-v-clarence-thomas-and-other-commentary/

BLAZE
— Biden requests $2.6 billion from Congress to fund global gender equity programs – SAMUEL MANGOLD-LENETT
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-requested-2-6-billion-to-fund-global-gender-equity-programs

DAILY CALLER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/08/hateful-psaki-texas-florida-policies-lgbtq-children/
— Tucker Carlson: ‘Maybe teach the kids to read before you tell them to go trans ‘- NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/beaten-up-tucker-carlson-florida-parental-rights-bill-kindergarteners-sex-gender-identity/

NEWSMAX
— Poll: More Republicans Than Democrats Would Fight for US If Invaded Like Ukraine – Luca Cacciatore
https://www.newsmax.com/us/poll-invasion-war-fight/2022/03/08/id/1060130/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Bill to Federalize CRT Must Be Stopped – STANLEY KURTZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/bill-to-federalize-crt-must-be-stopped/
— Yes, If America Is Ever Invaded, You Must Take Up Arms and Fight – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/yes-if-america-is-ever-invaded-you-must-take-up-arms-and-fight/

PJ MEDIA
— Hard at Work Solving Today’s Most Urgent Problems, Congress Passes Anti-Lynching Act – ATHENA THORNE
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2022/03/08/hard-at-work-solving-todays-most-urgent-problems-congress-passes-anti-lynching-act-n1564844

COLLEGE FIX
— Princeton professor argues America is irredeemably racist, must be refounded – DALTON NUNAMAKER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/princeton-professor-argues-america-is-irredeemably-racist-must-be-refounded/
— Wisconsin professor suspended after criticizing ‘woke dysphoria’ – JONATHAN DRAEGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/wisconsin-professor-suspended-after-criticizing-woke-dysphoria-at-lutheran-college/

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
— The Supreme Court and the Price of Diversity – DENNIS L. WEISMAN
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs make Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran pay the price of diversity.)
https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2022/03/80774/

THE HILL
— Pence does not rule out 2024 White House bid in new interview – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/597295-pence-does-not-rule-out-2024-white-house-bid-in-new-interview

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho – NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
(COMMENT: From what I see watching home purchases in my precinct since 1984, it ever-increasing looks like Democrat realtors steer home buyers to my precinct who are Democrat, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. Ever-increasingly, it looks like Democrat realtors stress to potential home buyers a) that ever-increasingly, Democrats get more votes in the precinct, for example, Biden got 269 votes while Trump got only 157, b) that there are LGBTQ-promoting churches immediately north and south of the precinct, c) that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration Headquarters is in the precinct, and d) that a grade school and middle school are in the precinct.)
https://www.bakercityherald.com/realtors-to-conservatives-living-in-liberal-areas-try-idaho/article_45f107c6-9eeb-11ec-ae6a-a7f7d3f09317.html

NBC NEWS
— Florida Senate passes controversial LGBTQ school measure. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled he would sign the bill, which would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools. – Brooke Sopelsa, Tat Bellamy-Walker
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/dont-say-gay-bill-florida-senate-passes-controversial-lgbtq-school-mea-rcna19133

NEW YORK TIMES
— McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks temporarily stop sales in Russia. Pressure has been ramping up on the American brands to pull out of Russia. – Julie Creswell
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/business/mcdonalds-russia.html
— What Opportunities Did Covid Steal From You?
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more opportunities to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-conservative, non-Republican, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, that is, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to take more opportunities away from those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/nyregion/covid-missed-opportunities.html
— Pressing for Evidence, Jan. 6 Panel Argues That Trump Committed Fraud – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/politics/jan-6-panel-trump-fraud.html
— Mark Meadows Spread Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims. Now His Voting Record Is Under Scrutiny. The former Trump aide listed a mobile home in rural North Carolina as his residence at the same time that he was running operations at the White House. – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/politics/mark-meadows-trump-vote-north-carolina.html
— I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead. – Emma Camp
(COMMENT: If I had been active in Republican politics, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/campus-speech-cancel-culture.html
— COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/fighting-disinformation-education.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/ukraine-social-media-disinformation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/cheap-speech-fake-news-democracy.html
— It’s ‘Alarming’: Children Are Severely Behind in Reading. The fallout from the pandemic is just being felt. “We’re in new territory,” educators say. – Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/pandemic-schools-reading-crisis.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Florida legislature passes bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools – Tim Craig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/08/florida-bill-lgbtq-schools/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats teach children that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2022/03/07/history-class-slavery-critical-race-theory/6909961001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking to Teens About Cannabis Gummies as Use Booms. Candy-like marijuana products have become the stealth way of getting high for more teens. Here’s how to talk to your kid about them. – Andrea Petersen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-to-teens-about-cannabis-gummies-as-use-booms-11646717498
— What Kind of Justice Will We Get With Ketanji Brown Jackson? – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-biden-nominee-supreme-court-violent-crime-democrats-racial-identity-affirmative-action-racism-clarenc-thomas-11646769193
— Putin’s Groupies Walk Back Their Praise. Mike Pence said there is no room in the GOP for an apologist after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Trump plays the part. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-groupies-walk-back-tucker-carlson-donald-trump-steve-bannon-viktor-orban-josh-hawley-11646770018

FORBES
— Short-Term And Long-Term Picture Of Talent Shortage – Peter Bendor-Samuel
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and up-or-out. According to them, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are disgusting losers if they do not make GS-13 (currently $104,915) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $123,978) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $145,831) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $176,300) by age 40.)https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterbendorsamuel/2022/03/08/short-term-and-long-term-picture-of-talent-shortage/

BLOOMBERG
— Bank of America Sees Consumers Spending More Money on (immediate pleasures) – Katherine Doherty
(COMMENT: I am 73 years old. One reason why I have money than many of my peers is that I have always spent less money on immediate pleasures and saved more money for retirement. According to my critics/opponents, I have more money a) because I was born a White male, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) because I got married, and e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-08/bofa-sees-consumers-spending-more-money-on-in-person-activities

BARRON’S
— ‘What Do We Do With All That Talent?’: Older Workers and the New Economy – Chris Farrell
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they use patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and up-or-out to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/retirement-older-workers-51646755952

FAST COMPANY
— The future of equality – KRISTINA LENGYEL
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially stop hiring and officially get rid their employees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon, if not already, will organizations officially not admit and officially get rid of their members who are the aforesaid? How soon, if not already, will governments officially get rid of their residents who are the aforesaid?)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90726050/the-future-of-equality

NEWSWEEK
— Gender Equity at Work Advances at ‘Glacial Pace,’ New Harvard Survey Shows – COLLEEN AMMERMAN AND BORIS GROYSBERG
(COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted my Democrat coworkers over me who were minority and/or female and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2022/03/11/gender-equity-work-advances-glacial-pace-new-harvard-survey-shows-1685659.html

MINNESOTA POST
— Real hunger plagues college students, too; and their expanded SNAP benefits are due to expire. Thirty-three percent of first-generation college students and 43 percent of Black students in Minnesota are food insecure. – Dr. Melissa Laska
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I never was food insecure. My working part-time for the Park Foest Post Office 1966-1969 allowed me to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) graduate from NIU debt-free in 1970.)
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2022/03/real-hunger-plagues-college-students-too-and-their-expanded-snap-benefits-are-due-to-expire/

March 8, 2022

NOTE: Starting today, I am again putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning. If the newsletter does not appear in your inbox by noon, please visit http://www.gopillinois.com to view a copy of it. – Dave Diersen

ABC7
— 2022 Illinois election season kicks off as candidates file petitions Monday – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-governor-2022-ballot-petition/11630439/

FOX32
— Illinois candidates file for ballot spot in possibly the most expensive gubernatorial race in state history – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election/illinois-candidates-file-for-ballot-spot-in-possibly-the-most-expensive-gubernatorial-race-in-state-history

WGN RADIO
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Mike Smith, Matt Sheehan
https://wgnradio.com/news/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-candidates-addressed/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot. It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The office didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop a line of more than hundred candidates and staffers from gathering hours earlier despite snow and near freezing temperatures. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/3/7/22966142/illinois-campaign-2022-petition-filing-first-governor-senate-pritzker-irvin-bailey-duckworth-hubbard
— Rudeness now seems to be the norm among elected leaders. The boorish behavior Americans saw last week exemplified how much blatant incivility has been normalized by some of those who hold public office. – Editorial
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in government and/or politics that I have had to deal with since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/7/22961616/rudeness-shouldnt-be-requisite-trait-for-elected-leaders-editorial
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/7/22966492/anti-lynching-bill-named-for-murdered-chicago-youth-emmett-till-heads-to-president-biden-to-sign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates wait in snow and cold to file petitions and win chance for coveted top ballot spot – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-candidate-petitions-20220308-paa3kpuc2zhxtpulxg2iolpkvq-story.html
— Madigan’s ‘criminal enterprise’ shakes up campaigns across the state – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-madigan-st-0308-20220307-oyy7jncdvbcqjnwn4jvm4afqli-story.html
— Cash assistance program launched in Cook County, touted as one of the nation’s largest guaranteed income pilots – ALICE YIN
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-cash-assistance-guaranteed-income-preckwinkle-20220307-i2jazq2ttvekdmb7pjak7xhw6i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP primary battle lines emerge in DuPage County – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/gop-primary-battle-lines-emerge-in-dupage-county
— And they’re off, primary candidates for governor, secretary of state make it official – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/and-theyre-off-primary-candidates-for-governor-secretary-of-state-make-it-official
— Duckworth, rivals and congressional hopefuls begin filing for June primary – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/duckworth-rivals-and-congressional-hopefuls-begin-filing-for-june-primary
— Candidates file for Kane County Board and countywide offices –
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/candidates-file-for-kane-county-board-and-countywide-offices
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen was among the first to file at the county clerk’s office Monday as he turned in paperwork to run for county treasurer. Democrat Jeffrey Pripusich also filed for treasurer. Lauzen, who served as county board chairman for eight years, said he wanted to be a “spending watchdog” for the county’s money. He pointed to several county expenditures he considered wasteful, including employing a lobbyist and the recent hiring of a public information officer. “If somebody is not satisfied with what’s going on in any level of government, rather than complain about it, do something about it,” said Lauzen, an accountant who also served in the Illinois Senate for 20 years.)
— Dozens of McHenry County candidates line up to file for 2022 election – James T. Norman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/dozens-of-mchenry-county-candidates-line-up-to-file-for-2022-election
— Primaries for sheriff, several county board seats on tap in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/primaries-for-sheriff-several-county-board-seats-on-tap-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Billionaire-backed group enlists citizens to hunt for voter fraud using discredited techniques. VoteRef, an initiative with connections to Richard Uihlein and Doug Truax, is an important indication of how some influential and well-funded Republicans across the country plan to encourage crowdsourcing of voter rolls, ProPublica reports. – MEGAN O’MATZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/voteref-enlists-citizens-hunt-voter-fraud-using-discredited-techniques
— Illinois voters in for crowded ballots in congressional races. An unusual number of districts are shaping up to be quite competitive thanks to a new congressional map and key retirements. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-voters-crowded-ballots-congressional-races

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds of candidates in Illinois line up to try for the top spot on the ballot – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/03/07/candidates-2022-races-illinois-line-up-monday-morning/9412543002/

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Are things getting better in Springfield? – Rich Miller
https://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/story/opinion/2022/03/08/capitol-fax-asks-madigan-situation-making-things-better/9410281002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file/article_22da6ed3-375c-5b4b-b167-5e919e515c86.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Campaign season in Illinois opens as Democrat, Republican candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article259156733.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Hundreds file for elected office as political season arrives – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2022/03/07/rockford-area-candidates-among-those-filing-public-office/9412179002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 2022 Illinois primary: Pantagraph election guide
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/2022-illinois-primary-pantagraph-election-guide/article_f251cfb1-8f00-5d10-9fb6-df0228ee9060.html
— Irvin ‘kicks off’ gubernatorial campaign downstate as Pritzker rallies supporters – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-irvin-kicks-off-gubernatorial-campaign-downstate-as-pritzker-rallies-supporters/article_72b968f2-59b0-57d0-8d23-301fdd3e0a15.html
— Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois candidates file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-candidates-file-for-june-primary/article_6a33181a-5df4-500d-89bd-2bf8f16d7818.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Here’s who is running for office in McHenry County so far
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2022/03/08/heres-who-is-running-for-office-in-mchenry-county-so-far/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Early filers for county elections aim for the top of ballot – Valerie Wells
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-early-filers-for-county-elections-aim-for-the-top-of-ballot/article_29f0d5ca-fde6-5448-9739-7544efd178d0.html

HERALD NEWS
— Will County candidates begin filing to get on the 2022 election ballot. Those running for Will County Board, countywide offices have to file at the county clerk’s office in Joliet this week. – Alex Ortiz
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/government/2022/03/07/will-county-candidates-begin-filing-to-get-on-the-2022-election-ballot/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Candidates begin filing for June primary – Scott Cousins,
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Candidates-begin-filing-for-June-primary-16984009.php

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— ‘A lot of tradition to it’: Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois hopefuls file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-lot-of-tradition-to-it-campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-hopefuls-file-for/article_2ca5a448-89a4-5676-a2e7-db47bd8bde81.html

WGEM
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.wgem.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

WCMY
— Candidate filing begins: Congressional and state districts – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2022/03/07/candidate-filing-begins-congressional-and-state-districts/

WJBC
— First day to file petitions at Illinois State Board of Elections – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2022/03/07/first-day-to-file-petitions-at-illinois-state-board-of-elections/
— Candidates File Petitions In Illinois State Board Of Elections
https://www.wjol.com/candidates-file-petitions-in-illinois-state-board-of-elections/

WEEK
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.week.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Matt Sheehan, Mike Smith
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/your-local-election-hq/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-local-candidates-addressed/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file

DEPAULIA
— Chicago for Abortion Rights hosted a march for abortion rights on March 5 to celebrate International Women’s Day outside DePaul’s Quad. The march began at the LGBTQ Center at 3656 N. Halsted St. at noon. The march ended at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus in front of the quad. – Kiersten Riedford
https://depauliaonline.com/57247/news/fight-for-rights-pro-choice-groups-protest-over-weekend/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Reid Foltyniewicz files triple the number of signatures needed to run for DuPage County Board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621523350-reid-foltyniewicz-files-triple-the-number-of-signatures-needed-to-run-for-dupage-county-board

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lauzen Running for Kane County Treasurer
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/lauzen-running-for-kane-county-treasurer/
— Filings in Springfield on First Day of Filing
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/filings030722spfld/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— So far, for DuPage County Milton Township’s 130 precincts, 44 have filed for Republican Precinct Committeeman. SEE: https://dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/37053/ They are Ronald Almiron, Lori Carlson, Jeff Castle, Niki Conforti, Derrick Crenshaw, David Diersen, Ken Duffy, Drew Ellis, Mike Formento, Hannah Gates, Jay Gribauskas, Heidi Holan, Jeanne Ives, Steve Johnson, Jeffery Jourdan, Marty Keller, Robert Larsen, Chris Levan, Bryan Litfin, Carl Lofgren, Robert Margetts, Ronald McCafferty, Paula McGowen, Kevin McGrane, Daniel Milinko, Kim Misolnicky, Gregory Moffett, John Monino, Gary Muehlfelt, Nick Nathwani, Rita Neri, William Nickol, Patrick Novak, Abigail Oliver, Therese Scarlati, Jan Shaw, Chuck Smith, Joseph Soto, Sarah Starke, Kathryn Steinhiber, Russell Stock, Beth Tatro, Jan Vainisi, and John Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CAPITOL FAX
— Irvin to hold first avail in two months
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/07/irvin-to-hold-first-avail-in-two-months/

PRECINCT STRATEGY
— ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THIS ABOUT THE PRECINCT STRATEGY: “THE PRECINCT STRATEGY, AS EXPLAINED BY DAN SCHULTZ AT WWW.PRECINCTSTRATEGY.COM , IS A GREAT WAY TO RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC BY TRANSFORMING OUR PARTY CURRENTLY AT LESS THAN HALF-STRENGTH AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL INTO A FULL-STRENGTH GET OUT THE VOTE POWERHOUSE–AS IT SHOULD BE. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” You’re not in the [Republican] party unless you’re a Precinct Committeeman. Precinct Committeemen are the Party. – Daniel Schultz
https://precinctstrategy.com/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: ‘Putting rest of us at risk’ Orland Park mayor Keith Pekau says Kim Foxx allows violent offenders to go back and ‘terrorize’ neighborhoods – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-orland-park-mayor-kim-foxx-bail-reform

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois’ Cook County launches program touted as one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in nation – Alice Yin
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-cook-county-launches-program-035100095.html

CBS NEWS
— LGBTQ+ groups angered after again being told they can’t march with banners in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
(COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative- haters can crow about their success a) in promoting LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton on 2020 and b) in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lgbtq-groups-express-dismay-after-again-being-told-they-cant-march-with-their-banners-in-staten-island-st-patricks-day-parade/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues – Eduardo Porter
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— My Friends Are Rethinking Their Lives. Should I?’ – J.J. McCorvey
(COMMENT: Everyone can always ask themselves is what they are doing with their lives worth the effort. I could ask myself a) is my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor (since 2000) worth the effort and b) is my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman (since 1999) worth the effort. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say NO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-millennial-friends-rethink-life-i-should-too-11646342194
— How to Tell News Fact from Fiction – Julie Jargon
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my http://www.gopillinois.com website were full of fiction. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-spot-fake-news-even-during-a-war-11646434626
— Artificial Intelligence Will Evaluate Your Job Application. Do You Still Want to Apply? – Lisa Ward
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-will-evaluate-your-job-application-do-you-still-want-to-apply-11646431306
— How Politicized Is the Federal Reserve? For every Republican economist the system employs, it has more than 10 Democrats. – Emre Kuvvet
(COMMENT: I have always been a conservative Republican. However, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-politicized-is-the-federal-reserve-democrats-republicans-climate-monetary-employment-11646687942

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Aspiring Black CPA Scholarship seeks applicants – Sean McCabe
(COMMENT: While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, it was not until I was 30 years old in 1979. I should have taken and passed the examination much sooner. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aspiring-black-cpa-scholarship-seeks-applicants

GENERAL INSURANCE
— When buying a new car may be the best option – Janell Darlene
(COMMENT: I should write a book about all my new car buying experiences. I bought the following cars new: 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier, 2019 Ford Escape Titanium, 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1994 Ford Thunderbird, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevrolet Chevette, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. I am considering buying a new 2022 Chevrolet Trax LT to be our daily driver if our 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS daily driver is totaled.)
https://www.thegeneral.com/blog/buying-a-new-car/

January 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Illinois House GOP slams DCFS, calls for hearing after agency director held in contempt in three cases- JEREMY GORNER JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dcfs-contempt-order-republicans-20220115-j7oh4u5ezrc3tjwds4tqufs5ve-story.html

BREITBART

-Kari Lake Plans to Circumvent Feds on Border Policy Through an Interstate Compact- JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/15/exclusive-kari-lake-plans-to-circumvent-feds-on-border-policy-through-an-interstate-compact/

NBC NEWS
–Trump holds first 2022 rally in Arizona as heated GOP Senate primary is underway- ADAM BREWSTER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-arizona-republican-senate-primary/

FORBES
— 13 Creative Ways To Retain Ambitious Employees When Promotions Are Scarce
(COMMENT: Promotions were extremely scarce while I worked for the I federal government for almost 30 years, and especially while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, and especially for employee who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My superiors focused on getting rid of their employees who were the aforesaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/01/14/13-creative-ways-to-retain-ambitious-employees-when-promotions-are-scarce/

Zillow
— 911 Cove Court, Wheaton – $649,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447888_zpid/

January 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Class expected to resume Monday after Chicago Public Schools students hold walkout over COVID safety. – Tre Ward, Jessica D’Onofrio, Rob Elgas and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-student-protest-chicago-public-schools-news-headquarters/11471357/
— Illinois COVID: IL reports 29,639 new cases, 153 deaths. Chicago pastors push vaccines in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-today-cases-peak-test-near-me/11468118/

NBC5
— ‘This Is Not Chicago, This Is New York:’ NYC Mayor Takes Dig at City’s Handling of CTU Negotiations. The school district and Chicago Teachers Union had been at odds over the past two weeks regarding issues around COVID-19 metrics that will lead to individual school closures and compensation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-is-not-chicago-this-is-new-york-nyc-mayor-takes-dig-at-citys-handling-of-ctu-negotiations/2728442/

FOX32
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago poll: Less than 25% of city residents feel safe in their neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-poll-less-than-25-of-city-residents-feel-safe-in-their-neighborhoods?taid=61e0cb4ab73271000151eb02&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
— Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-pushes-back-against-criticism-regarding-federal-loan-he-received

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Palatine school clarifies confusion over ‘Satan Club’ at Moline school with same name – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220114/palatine-school-clarifies-confusion-over-satan-club-at-moline-school-with-same-name

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day. Upcoming week canceled after slew of scrapped virtual hearings. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-may-not-return-to-springfield-until-groundhog-day/article_f835e5fe-7566-11ec-93a2-d71a7be14d3f.html

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out. – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

BREITBART
— Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/14/illegals-refusing-vaccine-americans-get-mandates/

DAILY CALLER
— School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/14/oregon-school-district-crt-high-school-presentation-pyramid-of-white-supremacy/

COLLEGE FIX
— Catholic DePaul University now offers students nine different gender identity options – LOGAN DUBIL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/catholic-depaul-university-now-offers-students-nine-different-gender-identity-options/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elementary School Children in Illinois Invited to After-School ‘Satan Club’. “Some parents are angry about their children’s exposure to information about the club” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/elementary-school-children-in-illinois-invited-to-after-school-satan-club/

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Isn’t Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form. – Alex McElroy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/toxic-masculinity.html
— Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism. The horse-drawn coach, a gift from the city of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, has long been the target of critics. – Claire Moses
(COMMENT: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Independence Day parades and fireworks promote slavery?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/world/europe/netherlands-golden-coach.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gops-midterm-dilemma-how-closely-to-align-with-trump/2022/01/15/b9093070-7615-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants. It can strike and ignore children because Illinois lawmakers give it extraordinary power. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-gets-what-it-wants-strike-students-covid-teaching-education-omicron-collective-bargianing-11642199401
— New Maps Pit Republicans vs. Republicans and Democrats vs. Democrats. Roughly a dozen current House members are set to face off against colleagues from the same party due to redistricting. – liza Collins and Brian McGill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-maps-pit-republicans-vs-republicans-and-democrats-vs-democrats-11642242607
— Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse? Voters have the sense to resist notions like critical race theory. A generation from now, they may not. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-politics-get-better-higher-ed-college-university-education-crt-defund-police-radical-progressives-11642174342

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Students Stage Walkout, Say COVID Protocols Lacking. Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2022-01-14/chicago-students-stage-walkout-say-covid-protocols-lacking

HR DRIVE
— Employers must prioritize equity to thrive in 2022, sources say. – Carla Bell
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) not hiring and b) getting rid of employees who are the following are the top priorities: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2022-dei-recruiting-trends/617114/

January 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin to announce run for governor Monday, sources say – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/richard-irvin-aurora-mayor-jb-pritzker-avery-bourne-illinois-governor-election/11465958/
— Evanston reparations: 16 recipients selected to receive $25,000 for housing – Will Jones (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://abc7chicago.com/evanston-reparations-program-illinois-il/11465347/

CBS2
— Evanston Awards Grants For Its African American Reparations Program
(COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/6185663-evanston-awards-grants-for-its-african-american-reparations-program/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s time to end the disrespect toward high-profile Black women leaders. The mayor, the county clerk, a leader alderwoman, even the vice president, are all victims of our nation’s vitriolic political discourse. – Ald. Roderick T. Sawyer, Ald. Gregory Mitchell, Ald. David Moore, Ald. Derrick Curtis, Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., Ald. Michael Scott Jr., Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., Ald. Jason Ervin, and Ald. Chris Taliaferro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/13/22882727/black-women-leaders-mayor-lightfoot-county-clerk-yarbrough-ald-michelle-harris-kamala-harris-op-ed
— Republican Steve Kim launches bid for Illinois attorney general, vowing to battle crime, corruption, Pritzker and Madigan. Launching his campaign on the first day candidates can start gathering signatures for nominating petitions; Steve Kim became the third Republican in as many days to announce a run for statewide office in the June primary. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/13/22883168/republican-steve-kim-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-pritzker-madigan-trump-2022-june

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘This will help us heal old wounds’ An Oak Park resident makes the case for reparations and calls for a plan to build Black wealth in the western suburb of Chicago. – DEBORAH L. SHELTON
(COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/oak-park-resident-makes-case-reparations

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban businesses, city of Aurora get grants to rebuild from looting in 2020 – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220113/suburban-businesses-city-of-aurora-get-grants-to-rebuild-from-looting-in-2020

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Robin Rue Simmons: ‘Today we take an important step in selecting the first reparations recipients’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-robin-rue-simmons-important-first-step-statement/
— ‘A part of history’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-part-of-history-michael-cr-nabors/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Henry Co. GOP holds pre-primary confab Saturday
https://www.starcourier.com/story/news/2022/01/14/henry-co-gop-holds-pre-primary-confab-saturday/9191855002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Virginia’s first Black woman lieutenant governor says we need to move on from slavery – Ben Paviour
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-13/virginias-first-black-woman-lieutenant-governor-says-we-need-to-move-on-from-slavery

NAPERVILLE NEW 17
— DuPage County Divided Over Drawing of County Election Precinct Maps
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs redraw precincts to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me. For the second time now, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have drawn me in to the same DuPage County Milton Precinct 9 in Wheaton with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/dupage-county-divided-over-drawing-of-county-election-precinct-maps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County voters could find they are grouped into fewer, larger precincts come the next election. Why Now? A new piece of legislation signed into law in November 2021 and discussed Tuesday at the county finance committee meeting reduces the number of DuPage County election precincts from 930 to 607. The current draft of the redrawn maps leaves fewer committeemen to serve as the voice of the voters, thereby impacting whether a party may be elected. What’s At Issue? Board member Amy Chavez said some precinct committee members and township officials have reached out to her, asking for changes to the proposed election precinct maps. “I think there is a lot of concern over these new lines,” Chavez said. Board member Sam Tornatore said something has to give. “It’s essentially a political attempt to change boundaries within precincts,” Tornatore said. The new state legislation comes on the heels of the county board agreeing on a new DuPage County redistricting map in a bipartisan effort in October 2021. Deputy County Clerk Adam Johnson said he stands by the election precinct maps put together by county clerk’s office staff. “It’s unavoidable that there’s going to be some people who are not happy with the way the maps turn out,” Johnson said. “Certainly, we’re open to constructive criticism on how that process could have been better massaged.” Board member Jim Zay said he would not support the precinct maps as proposed given the lack of time allotted for input. “We have a job to do,” Zay said. “This is not putting us in the best position to do our job.” Johnson tried to address concerns about the county clerk’s office getting input on the precinct maps. “While there hasn’t been a lot of time for as many outside parties to review the maps, from the feedback I have received, I haven’t heard much in the way of actual substantive complaints of how the maps were drawn in terms of meeting the state legislature’s requirements,” Johnson said. Tornatore said he doesn’t want to place blame on the county clerk’s office, but he believes taxpayer money may have been wasted. “I don’t know that the election division contemplated this legislation coming from Springfield,” Tornatore said. “I know it’s been kind of on the back burner. … Perhaps we should have taken it into consideration before we ordered as many printers as we did. But I’m going to presume that we have a printer for every precinct that if we now have 300-plus fewer precincts, we either should get a rebate for the money we spent or we’re going to have a lot of printers being stored that aren’t being used.” The county board authorized the purchase of new voting equipment valued at roughly $7.2 million in October 2021. That contract as awarded includes funding to pay for printers, among other things. The county has been in the process of matching polling places with election precincts to determine which ones will be combined into a single location. Officials anticipate a reduction in the number of polling places, but they believe the amount of new printers purchased will remain appropriate for the layout of available voting locations. Moving Forward. County board members acknowledge they don’t have a lot of time to spare. The election precinct maps need to be adopted no later than Friday. A special county board meeting on this topic is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m.)

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out.
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

FOX NEWS
— Matt Walsh: The left thinks they own your kids, but parents are starting to wake up. Walsh said, ‘It’s about who owns your kids. And they think that they do. And how dare you step in the way’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-walsh-left-thinks-own-kids-parents-starting-wake-up

NEW YORK TIMES
— Let’s Not Invent a Civil War – Ross Douthat
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/opinion/civil-war-america.html

January 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— In 2004, I started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every morning. In 2015 started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every evening too. For the first time on Monday January 10, 2022, a health problem stopped me from doing that Monday January 10, 2022, Tuesday January 11, 2022, and Wednesday January 12, 2022. I slipped and fell on my head on the ice retrieving newspapers from the driveway apron early Monday morning. I was in the ICU at CDH Monday and Tuesday and a regular room yesterday and I was released late yesterday afternoon. I am not back on “eight cylinders.” I continue to have severe headaches, ear pain, heck pain, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Trump slams politicians who won’t say they got booster shots. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible 2024 presidential contender, has notably declined to say whether he’s received a booster. – Jill Colvin
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-boosters-booster-shot-2024/11463077/
— ‘What a moron’: Fauci, GOP lawmakers get testy during Senate hearing on COVID pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/dr-fauci-senator-moron-rand-paul-roger-marshall/11458458/

NBC5
— Less Than 10% ICU Beds Available in Illinois as COVID Hospitalizations Hit Record Levels. Just 0.08% of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID have ended up hospitalized, and an even smaller number have passed away after contracting the illness
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/less-than-10-icu-beds-available-in-illinois-as-covid-hospitalizations-hit-record-levels/2727483/

CBS2
— Evanston To Announce First 16 Recipients Eligible For Grants From Reparations Program
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/evanston-to-announce-reparationsp-recipients/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois comptroller race now Teresi vs. Mendoza — or Rauner & Griffin vs. Madigan? It’s been nearly a year since Mike Madigan left the Illinois political stage, but the once powerful Southwest Side Democrat remains a major GOP campaign theme. Republican Shannon Teresi launched her bid for comptroller with more mentions of Madigan than Democratic rival Susana Mendoza. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/12/22881251/illinois-comptroller-race-susana-mendoza-shannon-teresi-madigan-rauner-griffin-pritzker
— White supremacist group Patriot Front crashes anti-abortion rally in the Loop. Patriot Front is one of the most active white supremacist groups in the U.S. in recent years, and often “takes advantage,” of events like the March for Life rally, according to David Goldenberg of the Anti-Defamation League. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/9/22875148/white-supremacist-group-patriot-front-crashes-anti-abortion-rally-in-the-loop

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden must lead on legal immigration to overcome our labor crisis -CHRISTOPER RICHARDSON
(COMMENT: Democrats promote immigration because Immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs promote immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-immigration-labor-shortage-great-resignation-20220112-jb4khjkijjglbgt7u5v6pchdie-story.html
— Column: Another Civil War? Sounds far-fetched, until it isn’t – CLARENCE PAGE
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-confederate-biden-trump-capitol-riot-robert-pape-page-20220111-hnz4zk2subcmdesouhywh7vaxu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County auditor to run for state comptroller – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/mchenry-county-auditor-to-run-for-state-comptroller
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage County using COVID-19 relief funds to help judicial complex expand – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/dupage-county-using-covid-19-relief-funds-to-help-judicial-complex-expand

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicagoans in a sour mood as elections for mayor, governor near
Driven by fear of crime, just 9% say in the latest Chicago Index survey that the city is headed in the right direction. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/chicago-index/chicago-index-survey-signals-locals-fear-crime-spike-worry-about-city-direction
— Lightfoot calls it: No school Monday. “Out of fairness and consideration for parents who need to prepare, classes will be canceled again Monday,” the mayor tweeted.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicago-schools-classes-canceled-jan-10-cps-ctu-standoff-continues

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois lawmakers cancel in-person work amid COVID surge – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2022/01/12/illinois-lawmakers-continue-remote-work-during-covid-19-surge/9188403002/

RIVER BENDER
— Democratic Party of Illinois’ Call Ken Griffin’s Ticket A “Rauner Reboot”
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/democratic-party-of-illinois-call-ken-griffins-ticket-a-rauner-reboot-55955.cfm

SHAW MEDIA
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) promotes LGBTQ. How soon, if not already will WCC officially get rid of Wheaton residents, Wheaton businesses, Wheaton organizations, and Wheaton governments that do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2022/01/13/wheaton-chamber-launches-lecture-series-to-address-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

WCIA
— Rumble uses GOP megadonor Ken Griffin’s financial backing to spread misinformation on vaccines, elections – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/rumble-uses-gop-megadonor-ken-griffins-financial-backing-to-spread-misinformation-on-vaccines-elections/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— SCOOP: Republican Steve Kim is throwing his hat in the ring to challenge Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, nearly rounding out a Republican slate for the June 28 primary. Kim is a familiar name on the political scene, having challenged Democratic AG Lisa Madigan when she ran for reelection in 2010. Kim was also the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford in the 2014 primary contest that ultimately went to Bruce Rauner. A source close to Kim’s campaign said he would be part of a slate that includes state Rep. Tom Demmer for treasurer, former U.S. Attorney John Milhiser for secretary of state, and McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi for auditor, who announced yesterday. Don’t be surprised if Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin leads the slate as the gubernatorial candidate. These candidates aren’t the only Republicans running for statewide offices, but by teaming up they hope to have an advantage securing a statewide seat (or seats) that are now controlled by Democrats. Abby Witt, executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois, calls the slate a “Rauner Reboot” that’s being run by Ken Griffin. Actually, Griffin has so far kept out of the statewide races — though he’s acknowledged wanting to defeat Gov. JB Pritzker. For his part, Kim said the AG job is “critical to repairing the state’s reputation as a haven for crime and public corruption.” And like Teresi did yesterday, he invoked Michael Madigan, the former House speaker, in his remarks, saying, “Under JB Pritzker and Mike Madigan, Springfield remains a cesspool run for the benefit of the politicians and insiders and not the people of Illinois.” Kim, born in South Korea, is an attorney with an expertise in international issues. He was an adviser to former Gov. Jim Edgar on trade and Asian affairs, a trustee in Northfield Township, and an international affairs director for the State Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as a member of the Rules Committee of the Illinois Supreme Court. In the private sector, Kim worked on internal and external affairs with Ameritech, now AT&T, while going to law school at night. After earning his law degree, Kim was VP of government and public affairs at Time Warner. He’s since practiced law at a boutique firm that advises small- and medium-size companies. . .Republican Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri won’t seek reelection: He was first elected in 1994. “I’m thinking that there’s other things I want to do, like maybe teach or practice more law … and just have more time with my friends and family,” Silvestri said in a phone interview with the Tribune’s Alice Yin. “I hope that my legacy is that I tried to represent the people of our area to the best of my ability, understanding the social and financial limitations that government has.” . . .Pete DiCianni has been unanimously endorsed by the Addison Township Republican Organization for DuPage County Board chairman. Di Cianni currently serves as the commissioner of the 2nd District. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/01/13/theres-a-ricketts-in-the-primary-495714

WIREPOINTS
— The CDC and others are finally admitting to what Wirepoints said all along: It’s the elderly and comorbid who die. COVID policies should focus on them
https://wirepoints.org/the-cdc-and-others-are-finally-admitting-to-what-wirepoints-said-all-along-its-the-elderly-and-comorbid-who-die-covid-policies-should-focus-on-them-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morn/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi Running for GOP Nomination for State Comptroller
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/mchenry-county-auditor-sannon-teresi-running-for-gop-nomination-for-state-comptroller/
— Jesse White Running for Secretary of State as a Libertarian
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/jesse-white-running-for-secretary-of-state-as-a-libertarian/
— Katie, Bar the Door on Property Tax Hikes in 2023, Real Estate Tax Cap Limits Increases to 5%
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/katie-bar-the-door-on-property-tax-hikes-in-2023-real-estate-tax-cap-limits-increases-to-5/
— IL-06: School Board Member and Congressional Candidate Rob Cruz Faces Removal from Office for Legally Challenging Governor Pritzker on Mandates
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/cruz011222/
— McHenry County state’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opioid Suit Settlement Is $3.41 Million, To Be Used for Opioid Abatement Programs
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/kenneally-opoid-suit-settlement-is-3-41-million-to-be-used-for-opoid-abatement-programs/
— Carolyn Schofield Not Running for Re-Election to the McHenry County Board, Instead Running as GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf’s Running Mate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/carolyn-schofield-not-running-for-re-election-to-the-county-board-instead-running-as-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpfs-running-mate/
— State Rep. Marty McLaughlin Running for Re-Election
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/state-rep-marty-mclaughlin-running-for-re-election/
— UPDATEDx3: Both McHenry and Kane County Boards Changing Precinct Boundaries and Numbering by January 14
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchprecincts122121/
–Compensation of McHenry County Employees for 2020-21: Ha-Ho
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/compensation-of-mchenry-county-employees-for-2020-21-ha-ho/
— UPDATED: Jesse Sullivan Accurately Diagnoses Nearly Year Old Passage of Law as Source of Chicago Teachers Union Brazenness
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/sullivan010922/
— McHenry Township Republicans Schedule Sheriff’s Forum
— https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchenry-township-republicans-schedule-sheriffs-forum/
— Dems Do Little to Improve Criminal Justice “Reform” Bill Passed Last Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/08/dems-do-little-to-improve-criminal-justice-reform-bill-passed-last-year/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 3 – Police — Investigation & Admission of Extortion Conspiracy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/09/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-3/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 4 Impact of Veach and Williamson’s Guilty Pleas & the Secondary Boycott
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-4/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 5 Future Business Interference, Assault & Battery
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-5/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE STATE REP DECIDES AGAINST SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/conservative-state-rep-decides-against-seeking-re-election-in-2022.html
— HIGGINS: FREE TAMPONS IN LAKE FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS’ BATHROOMS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/higgins-free-tampons-in-lake-forest-middle-school-boys-bathrooms.html
— ILLINOIS PARENTS ASKED TO SIGN PETITION OPPOSING MASK MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-parents-asked-to-sign-petition-opposing-mask-mandates.html
— ROSSI: THE TRAGIC AND ACCELERATING DECLINE OF OUR SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-the-tragic-and-accelerating-decline-of-our-schools.html
— THE WOKE MOB CAPTURED BUSINESS SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/the-woke-mob-captured-business-schools.html
— THE DEMOCRATS’ EXPLOITATION OF JANUARY 6 GIVES AWAY THEIR GAME – Ben Shapiro
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/shapiro-the-democrats-exploitation-of-january-6-gives-away-their-game.html
— ROSSI: HOW DEMS ARE USING THE JAN.6 “INSURRECTION HOAX” AS A DIVERSION FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN’S MASSIVE FAILURES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-how-dems-are-using-the-jan6-insurrection-hoax-as-a-diversion-from-president-bidens-massive-fai.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/12/covid-19-roundup-136/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic-run states, cities using a race-based system to distribute scarce COVID-19 treatments – Dave Boyer
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your school district, municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially crow that they use government to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/democrat-run-states-cities-using-race-based-system/
— Liberals are lying to you while turning America upside down – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/liberals-are-lying-to-you-and-turning-america-upsi/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden’s Racist First Year
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-bidens-racist-first-year/

BLAZE
— Woke lesson at public high school told students they’re privileged if they’re Christian, straight, or male. Now district reportedly is doing damage control. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/woke-lesson-at-public-high-school-told-students-they-re-privileged-if-they-re-christian-straight-or-male-now-district-reportedly-is-doing-damage-control

NEW YORK POST
— Adams defends brother’s NYPD job, says he’ll protect against white supremacists – Sam Raskin
https://nypost.com/2022/01/09/mayor-adams-defends-giving-brother-top-nypd-job/

FOX NEWS
— Florida school bans teaching CRT, gender fluidity, and ‘mainstream narrative surrounding Covid’ The school also said the US is in an era of ‘unprecedented censorship’ – Michael Lee
(COMMENT: What are the following doing to stop the aforesaid in your school district: a) Republican members of your school board, b) leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) IRP leaders, and e) Republican elected and appointed officials in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-school-policy-bans-teaching-crt-gender-fluidity-and-mainstream-narrative-surrounding-covid
— Navy adding weeks to boot camp to include ‘extremism’ and sexual assault training. The military has reportedly been trying to root out what the Biden administration calls ‘extremism’ after the Jan. 6 riot. – Jon Brown
(COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use such training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-training-boot-camp-include-racism-and-sexual-assault-classes

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden Administration institutionalizes medical racism nationwide – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/biden_administration_institutionalizes_medical_racism_nationwide.html
— Desperate Democrats inch closer to their PATCO moment with Chicago’s teachers union – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/desperate_democrats_inch_closer_to_their_patco_moment_with_chicagos_teachers_union.html

TOWNHALL
— Pastor Corey Brooks Is No Rev. Al Sharpton. – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2022/01/10/pastor-corey-brooks-is-no-rev-al-sharpton-n2601624

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Resident Assistants at Western Carolina University Say School Has Been ‘Hijacked by Wokeness’ “I took the job because I wanted to help people in their college experience, not be told that men and women don’t exist and that everyone has their own gender unicorn.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/resident-assistants-at-western-carolina-university-say-school-has-been-hijacked-by-wokeness/
— NYT Reporter Can’t Handle The Truth About Media Imbalance In Covering J6 And Shoot-Up Of Republican Baseball Game – STACEY MATTHEWS
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/nyt-reporter-cant-handle-the-truth-about-media-imbalance-in-covering-j6-and-shoot-up-of-republican-baseball-game/amp/

EPOCH TIMES
— Former Border Commissioner: ‘We Have Lost Control of the Southwest Border’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/former-border-commissioner-we-have-lost-control-of-the-southwest-border_4202179.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats encourage those who are the following to vote for those candidates who promise to use government to give more preference to those who are the following: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/588812-white-house-sees-clock-ticking-on-voting-rights-push

YAHOO NEWS
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned against Trump encouraging protests at state capitols ‘esp with weapons’ in newly disclosed text to Mark Meadows – Jake Lahutl
https://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-224956755.html

FORBES
— White People Who Reject Racism Can Teach Us A Lot About How To Create A More Inclusive Workplace And A More Enlightened Society – Susan Harmeling
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are “Republican,” White, male, older, “Protestant,” and/or German American who have not been discriminated against because they are the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who serve as operatives or dupes for, glorify and praise, pander to, cover up the wrong doing of, and/or give money a) to “Republicans” who discriminate against Republicans to curry favor with Republican-haters, b) to Whites who discriminate against Whites to curry favor with White-haters, c) to older people who discriminate against older people to curry favor with those who hate older people, d) to “Protestants” who discriminate against Protestants to curry favor with Protestant-haters, and e) to German Americans who discriminate against German Americans to curry favor with German American-haters.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2022/01/09/white-people-who-reject-racism-can-teach-us-a-lot-about-how-to-create-a-more-inclusive-workplace-and-a-more-enlightened-society/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is often hard for people who have experienced racism or oppression to convince those who haven’t of the pain and injustice of their plight. They need White allies, and much has been written about the effectiveness of having White advocates in the fight for equality and racial justice.)
— The AI Bill Of Rights: Protecting Americans From The Dangers Of Artificial Intelligence – Glenn Gow
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, AI will be used to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/glenngow/2022/01/09/the-ai-bill-of-rights-protecting-americans-from-the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence/?sh=34121a277173

KNOX FOCUS
— Why does the Left want Open Borders? – Dr. Harold A. Black
https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/why-does-the-left-want-open-borders/

CONVERSATION
— How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results – Kristy Campion, Jamie Ferrill
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, extremists will use the COVID pandemic to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theconversation.com/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Accuses GOP of ‘Profiting on Populism,’ Says ‘Focus’ Is ‘Raising Money’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-gop-profiting-populism-says-focus-raising-money-1669047

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Elections right time to defeat hatred – Rahul Gandhi
(COMMENT: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump. I would focus hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) who redrew precinct lines this year in Milton Township and DuPage County, b) who stopped DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, and c) who promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton in 2020.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elections-right-time-to-defeat-hatred-rahul-gandhi/articleshow/88807359.cms

January 9 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Chicago anti-abortion activists rally at Federal Plaza as Roe vs. Wade anniversary nears. Pro-choice counter protesters set up across street. – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/march-for-life-chicago-loop-supreme-court-abortion-planned-parenthood/11440734/
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: New NYC law allows its 800,000 noncitizens and ‘Dreamers’ to vote. Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation approved by the City Council to automatically become law.
(COMMENT: Democrats shout at noncitizens, at Dreamers, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://abc7chicago.com/nyc-non-citizen-voting-new-york-noncitizen-vote-city-eric-adams/11445310/
— Is there school Monday for CPS? Mayor, CPS CEO reject latest Chicago Teachers Union proposal. ‘This is a solution to what we are experiencing in this moment,’ Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates says. – Tre Ward and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-ctu-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union/11444523/
— Plainfield school district cancels class Monday due to ‘spiking number of bus drivers with COVID’
https://abc7chicago.com/plainfield-school-district-202-covid-closures-bus-drivers/11446124/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools are still without a deal to reopen Monday; talks with teachers union ongoing – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-monday-classes-20220109-ljal2v564jc2jmqfqy4oumvgbq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The Illinois legislature needs a new watchdog now. Once again, the post of legislative inspector general is vacant. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/9/22872700/illinois-legislative-inspector-general-ethics-commission-legislature-watchdog-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Top Kane County GOP official calls election precinct redraw ‘a farce’ – James Fuller
(COMMENT: What have the following told your Republican Precinct Committeeman about the redraw: a) the chairman of your Republican township party organization, b) the chairman of your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and d) the IRP chairman?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220107/top-kane-county-gop-official-calls-election-precinct-redraw-a-farce
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A behind-the-scenes process of redrawing election precincts in Kane County sparked concerns Friday about election integrity and what will be one of the shortest primary election campaign seasons in recent history. Recent state legislation approved in the wake of the decennial redistricting effort requires counties to redraw election precinct boundary lines by Jan. 15. The changes will affect every race on the 2022 ballot. New rules require precincts to sit within a single congressional and state legislative district whenever possible as well as a single county board district and municipal ward. Many counties regularly split or merge precincts to avoid them becoming too large or small for Democrat and Republican Party committeemen to properly represent constituents on partisan matters. Party committeemen are the foot soldiers of local political parties. The influence of those roles carries particular intrigue for local Republicans who are loyal to former President Donald Trump and continue to support the debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election. The 2022 elections bring an opportunity for Trump loyalists to take control of the local party. Which voters live in which precincts will be a factor in that GOP battle. Kane County hasn’t adjusted its 291 precincts in nearly 20 years. That’s created 28 precincts that contain far more registered voters than the 1,200-voter cap target suggested by state legislation. Multiple precincts contain fewer than the 500 registered voters state law suggests is too small for a stand-alone precinct. A self-appointed team of workers in the county clerk’s office, information technology department, graphics information system staff, lawyers in the state’s attorney’s office and the chairman of the county board’s public service committee have spent the past several weeks redrawing the precinct boundaries. Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog has also been involved. She serves as vice chair of the Kane County Democrats. Except for Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham, who is a Republican, all the elected officials involved so far are Democrats. The public will get a look at the redrawn precincts on Tuesday. There will be a final vote on the remap Friday, one day before the state deadline. That’s not enough review or involvement in the process for several GOP members of the county board. “It’s a farce to suggest this committee has had any role or involvement in this at all,” said Ken Shepro, a county board member and chairman of the Kane County Republican Party. “No member of this committee has been asked to participate in any of these meetings or give any guidance.” Fellow Republican Tom Koppie said the process and the tight deadlines mean the county board will be “forced to accept maps generated by the bureaucracy.” “I do not believe this is what the voting public anticipated or expects,” Koppie said. Anita Lewis, a Democrat on the board who tends to side with Republicans, questioned the process. “And I’m not going to be able to say beyond a shadow of a doubt that everything was done right,” Lewis said. “I just don’t have that comfort level.” Even if the county board approves the new precinct boundaries next Friday, the county staff said it may take up until the first week of February to have maps paired with voter rolls that will allow candidates to collect accurate petition signatures. Petition filing for candidates seeking the top ballot spots is March 7. Candidates normally have 90 days to circulate petitions. Both county board members and the clerk’s office staff said they expect more petition challenges to kick candidates off the ballot because of the tight window and an increased likelihood of signatures from people who find themselves in different precincts.)
— Almost half of patients at McHenry County’s Northwestern Medicine hospitals have COVID-19 – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220109/almost-half-of-patients-at-mchenry-countys-northwestern-medicine-hospitals-have-covid-19

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot on CTU: ‘They abandoned kids and their families’ Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the mayor called out the Chicago Teachers Union over the ongoing standoff while also signaling some compromise is possible on the issue of expanded COVID testing.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-chicago-schools-teachers-union-standoff-ctu-abandoned-kids

NPR ILLINOIS
— Toyota is the first non-U.S. company to be the country’s top seller – Ayesha Rascoe
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-09/toyota-is-the-first-non-u-s-company-to-be-the-countrys-top-seller

WIREPOINTS
— Six sources of Chicago Teachers Union power – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/six-sources-of-chicago-teachers-union-power/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jan. 6 committee member floats proposal to block Trump from a potential return to White House. Rep. Jamie Raskin cites Reconstruction-era law intended to bar Confederates from office. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/jan-6-committee-member-floats-proposal-block-trump/
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: NYC mayor says Dems need to become ‘radically practical’ as he clears way for noncitizens to vote – Ryan Lovelace
(COMMENT: Democrats shout at noncitizens and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/nyc-mayor-says-dems-need-become-radically-practica/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Joe Biden, the Divider in Chief, (unknowingly) kicks off the campaigns of the GOP and President Trump – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/joe_biden_the_divider_in_chief_unknowingly_kicks_off_the_campaigns_to_the_gop_and_president_trump.html

BLAZE
— Democrats quietly plot to use provision in Constitution to bar Trump from holding political office – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-constitution-14th-amendment-trump

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Indiana Moves to Bar Critical Race Theory From Being Taught in Public Universities. Senate Bill 167, which is sponsored by seven Republican lawmakers, states that no “state educational institution” can “engage in training, orientation, or therapy” that includes stereotypes on the basis of “sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, [and] political affiliation.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/indiana-moves-to-bar-critical-race-theory-from-being-taught-in-public-universities/

THE HILL
— Kinzinger says Jan. 6 panel already has ‘powerful and substantive narrative’ – MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/588914-kinzinger-says-jan-6-panel-already-has-powerful-and-substantive

NBC NEWS
— Full Kinzinger: ‘There are people that live in a totally different reality’
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/full-kinzinger-there-are-people-that-live-in-a-totally-different-reality-130457157993
— Kinzinger: Jan. 6 select committee ready to put out a ‘substantive narrative’
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/kinzinger-jan-6-select-committee-ready-to-put-out-a-substantive-narrative-130458181941
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs illegally encourage illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/slowing-immigration-worsens-job-shortages-n1287219

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Noncitizens’ Right to Vote Becomes Law in New York City. Starting next year, 800,000 legal permanent residents will be eligible to vote in municipal elections. – Grace Ashford
(COMMENT: Democrats shout at noncitizens and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/nyregion/noncitizens-voting-rights.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DECEMBER 14, 2021 FLASHBACK: What to know about midterm elections
(COMMENT: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, and pollsters a) want Republican candidates to lose elections, b) tell Republican leaders to recruit candidates who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, c) tell Republican leaders to recruit candidates who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, d) tell Republican leaders to recruit candidates who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and e) tell Republican leaders to recruit candidates who promote dependence on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/14/midterm-elections-what-to-know/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans are putting a big effort into recruiting more women and minority candidates up and down the ballot to compete with Democrats, who generally have a bigger slate of minority candidates.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. to Spend $10 Billion to Boost Small Businesses. Part of the Treasury Department funding will target disadvantaged communities, but some Republicans say spending overlaps with money available in existing programs. – Amara Omeokwe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-spend-10-billion-to-boost-small-businesses-11641637801
— Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics. Katie Harbath says she left Facebook disillusioned; now she pushes for more online guardrails. – Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-former-elections-boss-now-questions-social-medias-impact-on-politics-11641648561

NEWSWEEK
— Congress Should Refer Trump for Prosecution Over Jan. 6, Say 41% of Americans in New Poll – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/congress-should-refer-trump-prosecution-over-jan-6-say-41-americans-new-poll-1667228

INDEPENDENT
— Capitol riot committee could present damning case against Trump even if it concluded today, says Kinzinger. Available evidence shows Trump delayed call for supporter to leave. – John Bowden
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kinzinger-capitol-riot-tomorrow-trump-b1989640.html

DAILY MAIL
— Kinzinger blames ‘profit-driven radio’ for turning Trump fans into ‘angry, fearful victimized group’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10384269/Kinzinger-blames-profit-driven-radio-turning-Trump-fans-angry-fearful-victimized-group.html
https://www.nation.lk/online/kinzinger-blames-profit-driven-radio-for-turning-trump-fans-into-angry-fearful-victimized-group-163441.html

CENTURY 21
— COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE: 520 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $349,900
https://commercial.century21.com/listing/520-west-roosevelt-road-wheaton-il-60187-REN016777498

January 9 Morning Edition

ABC7

— ‘It was frankly dumb’: Ted Cruz apologizes for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’ – Jill Col
https://abc7chicago.com/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-jan-6-fox/11441420/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— When demotion threats replace steady leadership at CPD, something is very wrong – Bob Angone, retired Chicago Police lieutenant, Austin, Texas
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/9/22870575/chicago-police-lori-lightfoot-demotion-arrests-teachers-letters

FOX32
— Where do you think you got COVID? A lot of Illinois residents are answering ‘School’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/where-do-you-think-you-got-covid-a-lot-of-illinois-residents-are-answering-school

DAILY HERALD
— HOPE Fair Housing Center names Michael Chavarria as new executive director – Nafia Khan
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20220106/hope-fair-housing-center-names-michael-chavarria-as-new-executive-director
— Evil labels The trend toward dehumanizing adversaries avoids real debate – Editorial
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, extremists, right-wingers, and even worse things.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20220108/editorial-the-rhetoric-of-good-and-evil

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis has advantage in primary vs. Miller despite Trump’s support, observers say – Dean Olsen
(COMMENT: Being a Republican Precinct Committeeman can be a thankless job and even worse things. I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 a) who I have circulated nominating petitions for in my precinct, b) who I have obtained yard sign locations for in my precinct, c) who I have distributed their campaign literature for in my precinct, and d) who I have otherwise helped elect WHO HAVE BLAMED ME FOR THEIR PROBLEMS. I would focus on those candidates who have lost elections. I would focus on those candidates who had standing to come to my defense, but did not, a) when my precinct was gerrymandered this year and in 2015, b) when I was stopped from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade in 2021, c) when I was dumped as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) when I was dumped as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, e) when I was dumped as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) when I was dumped as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) member in 2007, g) when ICRC SC members tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004. I would focus on those candidates a) who were on ballots in my precinct the most times since 2000, b) who live in Wheaton, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County, and/or c) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/01/09/il-political-observers-davis-edge-over-miller-despite-trump-nod/9137108002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s unknown how Miller secured Trump’s endorsement over Davis, who was co-chair of Trump’s reelection campaign in Illinois and was closely aligned with many of Trump’s policies, including the attempted but ultimately unsuccessful repeal of the Affordable Care Act.)

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Jimmy Lee Tillman II Responds to President Biden’s January 7th Economic Report
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/jimmy-lee-tillman-ii-responds-to-president-bidens-january-7th-economic-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chavarria succeeds Evelyn Sanguinetti, who served as HOPE’s executive director from 2020-2022 and was the 47th Lt. Governor of the State of Illinois from 2015-2019.)

DUPAGE ELECTION DIVISION
— Precinct Committeeperson
(COMMENT: Being a Republican Precinct Committeeman can be a thankless job and even worse things. I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 a) who I have circulated nominating petitions for in my precinct, b) who I have obtained yard sign locations for in my precinct, c) who I have distributed their campaign literature for in my precinct, and d) who I have otherwise helped elect WHO HAVE BLAMED ME FOR THEIR PROBLEMS. I would focus on those candidates who have lost elections. I would focus on those candidates who had standing to come to my defense, but did not, a) when my precinct was gerrymandered this year and in 2015, b) when I was stopped from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade in 2021, c) when I was dumped as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) when I was dumped as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, e) when I was dumped as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) when I was dumped as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) member in 2007, g) when ICRC SC members tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004. I would focus on those candidates a) who were on ballots in my precinct the most times since 2000, b) who live in Wheaton, Milton Township, and/or DuPage County, and/or c) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/48691/

WIREPOINTS
— What Illinois didn’t tell you about its celebrated early payment of federal loan – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/what-illinois-didnt-tell-you-about-its-celebrated-early-payment-of-federal-loan-wirepoints/

THE HILL
— Pandemic pushes teachers unions to center stage ahead of midterms – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/588823-pandemic-pushes-teachers-unions-to-center-stage-ahead-of-midterms

NEW YORK POST
— New Twitter CEO has brought wave of high-profile bans in short tenure – Conor Skelding
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-has-brought-wave-of-high-profile-bans/
— Resident assistants at Western Carolina University slam school for ‘being hijacked by wokeness’ – Dana Kennedy
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/western-carolina-university-slammed-for-being-hijacked-by-wokeness/
— City moves to open COVID testing centers after Post report on race – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/nyc-moves-to-open-covid-testing-sites-after-post-report-on-race/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Woke Catholicism Is Inimical to Western Civilization – A.J. Rice
https://amgreatness.com/2022/01/08/woke-catholicism-is-inimical-to-western-civilization/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media continue to warn that ‘democracy is in danger’ – here’s what they’re missing – John Ransom
(COMMENT: For Democrats, “democracy” is what Democrats use to take opportunities, income, assets, etc. away from Republicans.)
https://www.aim.org/uncategorized/media-continue-to-warn-that-democracy-is-in-danger-heres-what-theyre-missing/

BREITBART
— Pinkerton: NYC’s Woke District Attorney Is Creating the Real-Life Sequel to ‘Escape from New York’
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2022/01/08/pinkerton-nycs-woke-district-attorney-is-creating-the-real-life-sequel-to-escape-from-new-york/

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Pope Francis laments couples who choose pets over having children – Jennifer Lee
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/pope.francis.laments.couples.who.choose.pets.over.having.children/138009.htm

DAILY WIRE
— Multiple States Prioritizing COVID Care Based On Race – Ashe Schow
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially give preference to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, citizens of foreign countries, etc.?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-states-prioritizing-covid-care-based-on-race-thanks-to-the-fda

POST MILLENNIAL
— Fox News trumps CNN, MSNBC in viewership on Jan 6 anniversary – James Anthony
https://thepostmillennial.com/fox-news-trumps-cnn-msnbc-in-viewership-on-jan-6-anniversary

EPOCH TIMES
— Chinese Communist Party Advances Its Agenda to Weaken US Through Stealth Tactics – Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Philipp
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-communist-party-advances-its-agenda-to-weaken-us-through-stealth-tactics-expert_4200291.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Mass Formation Psychosis. The Madness of Crowds. And The End Of Progressive America. Hope in the midst of despair. But first, things will fall apart, so get ready. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/mass-formation-psychosis-the-madness-of-crowds-and-the-end-of-the-progressive-march-through-institutions/
— Ivy League Releases Statement in Support of Transgender Swimmer at Penn. “The Ivy League reaffirms its unwavering commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all student-athletes while condemning transphobia and discrimination in any form.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/ivy-league-releases-statement-in-support-of-transgender-swimmer-at-penn/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Chicago Teachers Are Teacher’s Pets – Debra J. Saunders
https://www.creators.com/read/debra-saunders/01/22/chicago-teachers-are-teachers-pets

NEW YORK TIMES
— Look Ahead to 2032, at the Very Least In this season for forecasts and resolutions, investors will be better off if they are able to think 10 or more years ahead, our columnist says. – Jeff Sommer
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/business/stock-market-bonds-forecast.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s Cable Cabinet: New texts reveal the influence of Fox hosts on previous White House – Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey
(COMMENT: How do people respond when asked if they read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear that do not anyone to read my newsletters.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cable-cabinet/2022/01/09/96fac488-6fe6-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watershed-moment-in-nyc-new-law-allows-noncitizens-to-vote/2022/01/09/85c1bf9c-7111-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
— Washington Gov. Inslee moves to diversify state hiring, reviving affirmative action debate
(COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action is to promote discrimination against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-gov-inslee-moves-to-diversify-state-hiring-reviving-affirmative-action-debate/2022/01/08/6eab670c-7032-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How the Trump Social-Media Ban Paid Off for Trump, Platforms. One year after being kicked off Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the former president is raking in campaign cash and planning his own social-media company. – Michael C. Bender and Georgia Wells
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-trump-social-media-ban-paid-off-for-trump-platforms-11641729604

INC.
— What It Means to Be a Mentor – HEATHER WILDE
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors a) who got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) who got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.inc.com/heather-wilde/what-it-means-to-be-a-mentor.html

KING 5
— Inslee rescinds ban on affirmative Action in Washington
(COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action is to promote discrimination against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/inslee-lifts-affirmative-action-ban-in-washington/281-f2b1bfc1-8b31-434c-8c11-809c6823d0f3

WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL
— Factions are inevitable, as is minority privilege – Byron Williams
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want to give a) minorities privilege over Whites, b) women privilege over men. c) younger people privilege over older people, d) LGBTQers privilege over heterosexuals, e) non-Christians privilege over Christians, f) non-Protestants privilege over Protestants, g) non-Italian Americans privilege over Italian Americans, h) non-German Americans privilege over German Americans, i) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time privilege over those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, j) those who have less money privilege over those who have more money, k) non-married people privilege over married people, l) renters privilege over home owners, m) moderates and liberals privilege over conservatives, n) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs privilege over Republicans, o) citizens of foreign countries privilege over citizens of America, p) Trump-haters privilege over those who do not hate Trump, q) criminals privilege over non-criminals, r) boozers privilege over non-drinkers, s) gamblers privilege over non-gamblers, and t) stoners privilege over non-pot users.)
https://journalnow.com/opinion/columnists/byron-williams-factions-are-inevitable-as-is-minority-privilege/article_b1b891e6-6fc9-11ec-bc51-8f142719320c.html

NBC AUGUSTA
— Augusta County seeks feedback as it adjusts voting precincts – Tara Todd
(COMMENT: This year, just like they did in 2015, my critics/opponents had their operatives and dupes draw me into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nbc29.com/2022/01/08/augusta-county-seeks-feedback-it-adjusts-voting-precincts/

NEWSWEEK
— Republican Adam Kinzinger Describes GOP as ‘Unrecognizable,’ Says Trump ‘Basically Insane’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-adam-kinzinger-describes-gop-unrecognizable-says-trump-basically-insane-1667218

DAILY KOS
— Gerrymandering and Cracking Allowed in Illinois
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 this year and in 2015.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/8/1997578/-Gerrymandering-and-Cracking-Allowed-in-Illinois

GUARDIAN
— Trump has birthed a dangerous new ‘Lost Cause’ myth. We must fight it – David Blight
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/08/trump-has-birthed-a-dangerous-new-lost-cause-myth-we-must-fight-it

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— 2022 IL General Assembly session shorter due to COVID-19 surge; BGA lists bills to watch – Ramona Meadors
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-2022-illinois-general-assembly-session-surge-covid-legislators/11437500/

NBC5
— CTU Details Proposal as Negotiations with CPS Continue; Classes Canceled Monday. CPS has pushed back against CTU, saying that they have spent millions of dollars on safety, and a full return to remote learning is unnecessary.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/ctu-to-detail-proposal-as-negotiations-with-cps-continue-classes-canceled-monday/2724198/

WGN9
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot/

FOX32
— CPS, Lightfoot respond to latest CTU proposals: ‘We will not relent’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cps-lightfoot-respond-to-latest-ctu-proposals-we-will-not-relent
— Why can CTU get away with telling members not to report to classrooms? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/why-can-ctu-get-away-with-telling-members-not-to-report-to-classrooms

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but mayor rejects it: ‘We will not relent’ – TRACY SWARTZ, ALICE YIN, PAIGE FRY and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-new-deal-proposal-20220108-vsbil4f5fvdqxcx6rnq3acxw4i-story.html
— COVID-19 school shutdowns across Chicago area pose steep hardships for families: ‘Parents are between a rock and a hard place’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-school-shutdowns-child-care-20220108-isu6tyvt4jdyvk43twfsexxw54-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools and Lightfoot should have seen school closures coming, not sought normalcy in abnormal times – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-cps-chicago-schools-covid-closed-union-teachers-omicron-huppke-20220107-xrxj74m5vffyziqkbrrwrtoj3m-story.html
— Chicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps city: ‘We will all get through these challenges’ – JASON MEISNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-federal-court-operations-omicron-covid-surge-20220107-7jrdb5srtfhp5f3kgudkpchi3m-story.html
— Latest sign of hospitals’ COVID crisis: Patients kept waiting in ERs for beds – JOE MAHR and LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-hospitals-boarding-emergency-rooms-20220107-7av65zhpp5gwriiqiiixxwfnhu-story.html
— Across the US, hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-hospitalizations-kids-20220107-6wowxuw7o5es3ase5gqchg7y7a-story.html
— Chicago-area children’s hospitals see dramatic spikes in kids admitted with COVID-19, amid latest surge – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-children-hospitalized-covid-advocate-20220106-xij5tr7jv5ghnhch2sz4ske7aa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Casten, 50, said he’s fully vaccinated and received a booster dose. He described his symptoms as ‘mild.’ – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2022/1/8/22873882/sean-casten-covid-illinois-congressman

FOX ILLINOIS
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot

WSIL TV
— Chicago teachers back keeping kids remote until Jan. 18 – KATHLEEN FOODY
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/chicago-teachers-back-keeping-kids-remote-until-jan-18/article_747d9cdc-d1de-521f-ad46-c3c4c96d5cb6.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Second Round of Endorsements
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-second-round-of-endorsements/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘The View’ struggles to find conservative co-host the others don’t hate – Dana Kennedy and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host/

BREITBART
— By denouncing Trump, old guard Republicans get a rebrand – AFP
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, “old guard Republicans” will not only denounce Trump, they will denounce conservatives, that is, they will denounce platform Republicans, that is, they will denounce Republicans, that is, they will denounce the Republican Party. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present candidates on ballots in my precinct, their campaign managers, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have denounced me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/by-denouncing-trump-old-guard-republicans-get-a-rebrand/
— James Lindsay: Critical Race Theory Activists’ Goal Is to Dismantle U.S., Establish Total Dictatorship – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/08/exclusive-james-lindsay-critical-race-theory-activists-goal-is-to-dismantle-u-s-establish-total-dictatorship/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— A Pandemic of The Uneducated: COVID “Logic” From the left – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2022/01/08/a-pandemic-of-the-uneducated-covid-logic-from-the-left-n1547985

THE HILL
— Far-right extremists shift online strategies – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/588804-far-right-extremists-shift-online-strategies

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs despise conservatives, if not hate conservatives, and especially conservatives who are minority or White, female or male, younger or older, heterosexual or LGBTQ, Republican, patriotic, veteran or non-veteran, married or non-married, poor or non-poor, gun owner or non-gun owner, Christian or non-Christian, Protestant or non-Protestant, Italian American or non-Italian American, German American or non-German American, Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, and/or those whose ancestors have or have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/why-crowd-storming-capitol-january-6th-last-year-included-black-n1287204

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the capitol riot to promote hatred against those who do not share their hatred against Trump. Last year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/podcasts/america-decline-capitol-riot.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: The more that you oppose anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican policies, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a “far-right extremist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/08/far-right-school-boards/

January 8 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago anti-abortion rally expected to clash with pro-choice demonstrators in Loop (COMMENT: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, elected officials, party leaders, candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have done the most since 2000 to get rid of those like me who promote the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://abc7chicago.com/march-for-life-chicago-loop-supreme-court-abortion-planned-parenthood/11440734/
— Chicago pastor joins voting rights hunger strike on anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol. 25 faith leaders are participating nationwide
https://abc7chicago.com/capitol-insurrection-day-january-6-south-side-chicago/11436756/
— New Illinois law allows homeowners to remove racist language from home deeds – Will Jones
(COMMENT: Politics is nasty. Politics is vicious. When our mother died in 2016, my brother and I inherited her 40-by-100 foot lot near the Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. She had inherited it from my father’s mother’s sister. The deed contains an offensive restrictive covenant. If I were to seek a political office again, including Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization would a) stress to the voters in my precinct that I own half interest in land that has an offensive restrictive covenant and b) demand that my brother and I have that covenant removed. They would use the aforesaid to paint me, paint my brother, paint my parents, paint my grandparents, paint my great grandparents, and paint the rest of my ancestors as being racists and even worse things.)
https://abc7chicago.com/new-illinois-law-home-deed-house-restrictive-covenant/11438834/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin run for governor? Billionaire Ken Griffin might be willing to plunk down a sizable chunk of his fortune to back Irvin in the Republican primary. No one will go on record, but Illinois Democrats are taking Irvin seriously. – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/1/8/22872628/aurora-mayor-richard-c-irvin-illinois-governor-bid-column-laura-washington
— Up, up and astray? If COVID-19 surge doesn’t peak soon, weary health care workers fear it ‘would be absolutely cataclysmic’ “We haven’t peaked yet. We’re filling up more and more beds,” said Dr. Sajal Tanna of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “Everybody is stretched incredibly thin. I honestly don’t know if there is much more room to stretch.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2022/1/7/22872602/illinois-coronavirus-peak-omicron-cases-deaths-vaccine-masks-hospitals-icu

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jan. 6 revealed how color-coded and racially charged language can be – CYRAINA JOHNSON-ROULLIER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-january-6-capitol-riot-language-race-20220107-j7z42yg6lvdfjmdc5jydd2ij2y-story.html

RIVER BENDER
— Officials Object To Bill Passed By General Assembly That Would Change Judicial Boundaries and Create Three Sub-Circuits
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/officials-object-to-bill-passed-by-general-assembly-that-would-change-judicial-boundaries-and-create-three-subcircuits-55852.cfm

HERALD & REVIEW
— Explaining the gamesmanship in Springfield – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-explaining-the-gamesmanship-in-springfield/article_6a93f015-2797-5299-a310-b173e9f140c1.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— 17% of people live near toxic release facilities—here’s how it breaks down in Illinois
(COMMENT: My father worked in a toxic release facility from 1941 until he died suddenly in 1969.)
https://fox2now.com/news/national/17-of-people-live-near-toxic-release-facilities-heres-how-it-breaks-down-in-illinois/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Davis reports 2,115 constituent cases in 2021
(COMMENT: What have you asked your Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to do? I have asked my Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to defend and advance the rational marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race and gender based preference giving) planks. I have asked them to stop political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination at GAO.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Davis-reports-2-115-constituent-cases-in-2021-16757025.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top three issues addressed were related to taxes, international travel/immigration, and Illinois state agency performance. There were also a significant number of veterans, seniors, and individuals with disabilities assisted with benefit and healthcare programs. Davis’ office handled 510 travel and immigration cases, 460 IRS cases and 315 Illinois unemployment and Firearm Owners Identification card or Concealed Carry License cases. It also helped 187 seniors or people with disabilities with benefits and healthcare issues, 97 veterans with healthcare and service-connected disabilities, 55 mail customers who had delivery or service issues and 54 small business owners with loans and grants.)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Some Republicans critical of Democrats delayed actions on enhancing penalty for assaulting social workers – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/some-republicans-critical-of-democrats-delayed-actions-on-enhancing-penalty-for-assaulting-social-workers/article_731fe5b8-7002-11ec-99fb-7769c6a3ec7c.html

BOB BERLIN
— Juvenile Charged In Westmont Armed Hijacking Where Victim Was Shot
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/westmont-shooting-jan2022

WIREPOINTS
— “The CTU has gotten its way every time because their tactics work. They strike or walk out and the politicians end up giving the unions what they want” – Ted on Fox 32 with Mike Flannery
https://wirepoints.org/the-ctu-has-gotten-its-way-every-time-because-their-tactics-work-they-strike-or-walk-out-and-the-politicians-end-up-giving-the-unions-what-they-want-ted-on-fox-32-with-mik/
— Destroying democracy to save democracy, JB Pritzker-style – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/destroying-democracy-to-save-democracy-jb-pritzker-style-wirepoints-quickpoint/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Star105.5’s Joe Cicero Considering Running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/08/star105-5s-joe-cicero-considering-running-for-the-u-s-senate/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violent Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 1
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/violent-january-7th-union-attack-on-mchenry-county-firms-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violent Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 2 – The Attack
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/08/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-2/
— Tax Fighter Jim Tobin, R.I.P.
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/tax-fighter-jim-tobin-r-i-p/
— A Characterization of Pritzker
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/message-of-the-day-a-characterization/

CAPITOL FAX
— Criminal justice trailer bill coverage roundup – Speaker Welch talks about 2022 anti-crime agenda – Feigenholtz backtracking on reform
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/07/criminal-justice-trailer-bill-coverage-roundup/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Army reverses reprimand for ex-National Guard officer who attended Black Lives Matter protest – Mike Glenn
(DIERSEN: Bob Dole walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade with Jim Edgar. Dole spoke at a rally in Wheaton’s Memorial Park right after the parade. I camcorded his speech. That may have been the “last straw” for my Democrat GAO superiors. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/7/army-reverses-reprimand-ex-guard-officer-who-atten/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Minority privilege’ now more common amid the growing ‘war on whiteness’ – Rav Arora
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with my Black subordinate. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, the governments that you are under, etc. officially announce that they getting rid of Whites once and for all, except those Whites who help them get rid of Whites? Of course, the first Whites to be gotten rid of are Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Whites who get rid of other Whites. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/minority-privilege-is-now-more-common-than-white-privilege/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left is furious about “white privilege.” And while it’s true white people have benefited from major advantages over time, it’s a concept that is rapidly fading — especially now, as the reverse is coming true. Minorities are increasingly becoming privileged while growing numbers of white people face discrimination. Diversity initiatives have been around for years, but over the past year and a half, innumerable companies and corporations have ramped up their efforts with the goal of “diversifying” their workforce. Tech giant Facebook, for example, has committed to half of its employees coming from “underrepresented communities” (i.e., black, Native American, and Hispanic) by 2023. Best Buy is hiring one person of color for every three new hires over the next five years. United Airlines has promised that at least half of the pilots they will train in the next decade will be women and “people of color” (currently, only 13 percent of pilots are people of color). In May, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot suddenly declared she will only give interviews to “journalists of color” — something that would be an impeachable offense if the situation was reversed (only giving interviews to “white journalists”). The push to promote people of color has become so pervasive that the most objective scientific institutions have seemingly become captive to woke ideology. For example, the NIH and CDC use taxpayer dollars to incentivize biomedical research labs to hire ethnic minorities because “research shows that diverse teams working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct perspectives outperform homogenous teams” — without quoting or citing any actual research. Minorities are now even advantaged when seeking medical treatment. Last week, the New York City and state departments of health authorized life-saving antiviral treatment for COVID-19 for everyone belonging to a “non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity” regardless of risk factors, but for whites, only those with risk factors are allowed it. The DOH cites its rationale as: “longstanding systemic health and social inequities have contributed to an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19.” Meanwhile, the rise of minority advantage has come with a parallel war on whiteness, especially in academia. In June, the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association — “one of the world’s most respected publications in psychoanalysis” — printed a peer-reviewed paper entitled “On Having Whiteness.” The abstract of the paper describes “whiteness” as a “malignant, parasitic-like condition” requiring “effective treatment consist[ing] of a combination of psychic and social-historical interventions.” It adds, “there is not yet a permanent cure.” There are real, accredited university courses that instruct anti-white racism: “Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness” (Arizona State University) and “Abolition of Whiteness” (Hunter College). Institutionalized anti-white bigotry has escalated to genocidal rhetoric. As Bari Weiss revealed in her recent Substack piece, Yale University hosted a lecture by Dr. Aruna Khilanani this year about the “The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind,” where the speaker revealed her fantasies to kill white people. Other than university administrators later saying the lecture was found to have “tone and content antithetical to the values of the school,” the backlash was tempered. While social media erupted and Khilanani’s Manhattan-based practice is now closed for unknown reasons, she still has her license. One can only imagine the riotous demonstrations that would have reverberated across the country had Yale hosted a talk about “The Psychopathic Problem of the Black Mind.” The upshot is that pro-minority bias is not only permitted but socially incentivized. Employers, professors and administrators are lauded for implementing radical diversity initiatives. As minorities are preferentially hired across the board and given a host of other benefits by way of their genetic lottery, we must fundamentally reframe our discourse surrounding race relations. While “white privilege” may still exist in some margins of society, it no longer reflects the progressive era we live in.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Political violence and Trump’s reactions on January 6, 2021 – Jonathan Cohen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/political_violence_and_trumps_reactions_on_january_6_2021.html
— Krazy Kamala’s History Lesson – Civis Americanus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/01/krazy_kamalas_history_lesson.html
— Not even criminals deserve this level of abuse. – Anony Mee
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/not_even_criminals_deserve_this_level_of_abuse.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Is NPR In The Grips Of White Supremacy? – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/is-npr-in-the-grips-of-white-supremacy/

BREITBART
— Study Ties January 6 Riot to Rejection of ‘Demographic Change’ – NEIL MUNRO
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with my Black subordinate. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) replace Whites with minorities, b) replace men with women, c) replace older people with younger people, d) replace heterosexuals with LGBTQers, e) replace Christians with non-Christians, f) replace Protestants with non-Protestants, g) replace Italian Americans with non-Italian Americans, h) replace German Americans with non-German Americans, i) replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, j) replace those who do not hate Trump with those who hate Trump, k) replace conservatives with moderates and liberals, l) replace patriotic people with non-patriotic people, m) replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, n) replace married people with non-married people, o) replace those who have more education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses with those who have less of the aforesaid, p) replace those who have more money with those who have less money, q) replace etc. with etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/01/07/study-january-6-riot-caused-by-fear-of-demographic-change/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Internet Accountability Project’s Davis: Big Tech Is ‘Threat to Conservative Movement’ – Catherine Salgado
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/catherine-salgado/2022/01/07/internet-accountability-projects-davis-big-tech

FEDERALIST
— One Year After Jan. 6, Elites Remind Us Their Lives Are More Valuable Than Yours – JENNA STOCKER
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/one-year-after-jan-6-elites-remind-us-their-lives-are-more-valuable-than-yours/

PJ MEDIA
— Zuckerberg’s ‘Report for America’ Is a Media Take Over Dressed Up as Philanthropy – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2022/01/08/zuckerbergs-report-for-america-is-a-media-take-over-dressed-up-as-philanthropy-n1545353

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Adding Missing Context to the Slavery Debate – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
(COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, my great great grandfather worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 and then he homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854. My great grandfather and my grandfather operated a hardware store in Crete. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. On my mother’s side, my great great grandfather was a sharecropper on a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. My great grandfather and my grandfather operated that farm. My mother was raised on that farm.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/adding-missing-context-to-the-slavery-debate/
— Where Critical Race Theory Comes From – DANIEL BUCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/where-critical-race-theory-comes-from/

SPECTATOR WORLD
— How Education Week controls the classroom. I didn’t know our teacher training was a form of brainwashing. – Marc Oestreich
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/education-week-edweek-controls-classroom/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Oklahoma Moving to Ban the ‘1619 Project’ From Being Taught in State-Funded Universities. “State-funded colleges and universities that fail to comply with the guidelines provided in the bill will be notified by the Attorney General.” – Mike LaChance
(COMMENT: What are the Republican leaders who you are under doing to ban CRT?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/oklahoma-moving-to-ban-the-1619-project-from-being-taught-in-state-funded-universities/

THE HILL
— Chicago parents sue teachers union over canceled classes – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/588847-chicago-parents-sue-teachers-union-over-canceled-classes

YAHOO NEWS
— Google, Twitter employees flood Democrats with donations as companies are accused of censoring conservatives – Joe Schoffstall
(COMMENT: What motivates you to donate money to Republican organizations and candidates? For me, it is their defending and advancing the Republican Party platform including its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://news.yahoo.com/google-twitter-employees-flood-democrats-184909782.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— With No School in Sight, Chicago Families Grit Their Teeth. While city officials clash with the teachers’ union over how to return to classrooms amid Omicron, families around Chicago reflect on the pandemic’s effects on their children. – Giulia Heyward
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/us/chicago-schools-families.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What to Do When All Your Employees Want to Leave – Dorie Clark
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted they to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party act the Republican Precinct Committeemen under them who are Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-patriotic, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time want them to get rid of the Republican Precinct Committeemen under them who are non-Trump-haters, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, patriotic, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-do-when-all-your-employees-want-to-leave-11641567622

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/risasarachan/2022/01/07/who-we-are-a-chronicle-of-racism-in-america-premieres-january-14th-at-film-forum/

CAPITOL NEWS
— Battle for Republican base to play out in Georgia General Assembly – Dave Williams
(COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers who have done the most to drive conservatives out of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000.)
http://capitol-beat.org/2022/01/battle-for-republican-base-to-play-out-in-general-assembly/

MILITARY
— Army Officer Relieved of Command, Facing Discharge over Racist Social Media Posts – Steve Beynon and Konstantin Toropin
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government; they get rid of federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/07/army-officer-relieved-of-command-facing-discharge-over-racist-social-media-posts.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Spillane’s lawyer, Sean Timmons, managing partner with Tully Rinckey’s Houston office, agrees his client’s posts are indeed offensive, the discharge status raises the stakes — any status that isn’t honorable can have dire consequences for a veteran. So-called “bad paper” discharges can exclude a veteran from benefits, mostly the GI Bill; hurt employment opportunities; and overall leave the veteran with a stigma that’s difficult to shake off. Because of that, Timmons wants the Army to allow Spillane to leave with an honorable discharge.)

NEWSWEEK
— 60 Percent of Voters Say Biden Is Failing on Economy, Why Are Economists Praising His Job? – ALEX J. ROUHANDEH
https://www.newsweek.com/60-percent-voters-say-biden-failing-economy-why-are-economists-praising-his-job-1666940

NATIONAL NEWS
— COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with my Black subordinate. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) replace Whites with minorities, b) replace men with women, c) replace older people with younger people, d) replace heterosexuals with LGBTQers, e) replace Christians with non-Christians, f) replace Protestants with non-Protestants, g) replace Italian Americans with non-Italian Americans, h) replace German Americans with non-German Americans, i) replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, j) replace those who do not hate Trump with those who hate Trump, k) replace conservatives with moderates and liberals, l) replace patriotic people with non-patriotic people, m) replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, n) replace married people with non-married people, o) replace those who have more education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses with those who have less of the aforesaid, p) replace those who have more money with those who have less money, q) replace etc. with etc.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/the-myth-of-the-great-replacement-how-white-nationalism-has-gone-mainstream-1.897074

TELEGRAPH
— When woke ideologies control cities, it means deterioration and destruction. If law and order gives way to political correctness, people on the street know that there won’t be any consequences for their behaviour. – MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/07/woke-ideologies-control-cities-means-deterioration-destruction/