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October 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot outlines budget proposal, featuring property tax increase, layoffs – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-lightfoot-outlines-budget-proposal-featuring-property-tax-increase-layoffs-/7210378/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,342 new coronavirus cases, 69 deaths; restrictions tightened on south, west suburbs Kane, DuPage, Will and Kankakee to face new restrictions as positivity rate surges
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4342-new-covid-19-cases-69-deaths-/7218480/

NBC5
— Francis Becomes 1st Pope to Endorse Same-Sex Civil Unions – Nicole Winfield (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ will use this to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/pope-endorses-same-sex-civil-unions-in-new-documentary-film/2356996/

WTTW
— Candidate Forum: Curran, Wilson Outline Visions for US Senate Seat – Quinn Myers
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/21/candidate-forum-curran-wilson-outline-visions-us-senate-seat

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets support for state Sen. Jim Oberweis in challenge to Rep. Lauren Underwood, says he will ‘Protect Your Second Amendment from the Radical Left’ – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-trump-offers-support-for-oberweis-20201021-pt6aaexm35gjznh26s25d3mwku-story.html
— Jeanne Ives criticizes Rep. Sean Casten for an upcoming appearance with Pelosi; he says GOP ‘being captured by a crazy fringe’ – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sean-casten-jeanne-ives-media-20201021-onj5itc5hnbpjnbheeye5cdgtu-story.html
— Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx raises more than $350K in last week, but with a $270K haul of his own GOP opponent Patrick O’Brien insists he has the ‘momentum’ – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-states-attorney-campaign-contributions-20201021-zyu263kq2bcyhermey3pl73iki-story.html
— 37th District: Donors pour cash into Illinois House race that may reveal extent of suburban political shift – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-ozinga-fadeley-finances-st-1022-20201021-npes2bwa2jba5e5keqddsoc5wm-story.html
— A 60% tax hike on Illinois’ richest won’t be a free lunch for the rest of us – TED DABROWSKI AND JOHN KLINGNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-wealthy-20201021-wagkqn3nanbehclzfohfarq4ye-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mailing it in? Sluggish processing of suburban Cook County ballots making it more like vote-by-snail When suburban Cook County is excluded, the rest of the state is reporting a 44% return rate on its mail ballots compared to just 11% for suburban Cook. The city is at 43% returned. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/21/21527766/vote-by-mail-suburban-cook-county-ballots-slow-processing-chicago-election-early-vote
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/21/21527811/patriotism-trump-leftist-extremism-colonialism-american-history-mona-charen

DAILY HERALD
— See Ives’ WTTW appearance online
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201021/see-ives-wttw-appearance-online
— AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: Many in US distrust campaign info – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201021/ap-norcusafacts-poll-many-in-us-distrust-campaign-info
— Kenneth C. Shepro: Candidate profile, Kane County Board District 12
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201021/kenneth-c-shepro-candidate-profile-kane-county-board-district-12
— Kane County health officials blame 20-somethings for latest COVID-19 spike – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201021/kane-county-health-officials-blame-20-somethings-for-latest-covid-19-spike
— Despite guidelines, not all polling booths are 6 feet apart – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201021/despite-guidelines-not-all-polling-booths-are-6-feet-apart

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Twp Meeting – Trustee Oliver tries commandeering public comment – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/video-dupage-twp-meeting-trustee-oliver-tries-commandeering-public-comment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ILLINOIS’ UNEMPLOYMENT FUND RUNS OUT?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/what-happens-when-illinois-unemployment-fund-runs-out-.html
— DUPAGE CO FAMILY RESTAURANT SAYS THEY’RE STAYING OPEN DESPITE “DICTATOR PRITZKER’S” COVID SHUTDOWN ORDERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/dupage-co-family-restaurant-says-theyre-staying-open-despite-dictator-pritzkers-covid-shutdown-order.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Before $550K Democratic Party of Illinois contribution, Kilbride vowed not to “accept one penny” from entities Madigan controls
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/21/before-550k-dpi-contribution-kilbride-vowed-not-to-accept-one-penny-from-entities-madigan-controls/
— 4,342 new cases, 69 additional deaths, 2,338 hospitalized, 5.7 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/21/4342-new-cases-69-additional-deaths-2338-hospitalized-57-percent-positivity-rate/
— The unfiltered Todd Ricketts
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/21/the-unfiltered-todd-ricketts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
–Biden’s perceived centrism unlikely to hold if he becomes president – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bidens-perceived-centrism-unlikely-to-hold-if-he-becomes-president

GOPUSA
— ‘Buy A Shotgun’ Biden Now Lecturing Cops, Too
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96627
— NFL’s Aikman, Buck Mock Military Fly-Over: ‘That Won’t Happen With Kamala-Biden Ticket’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96636
— Protest Called For Reparations For Black Americans (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality protest for reparations? Who do the Democrats in your municipality want to pay reparations to, how much, and why? Who do the Democrats in your municipality want to get reparations from, how much, and why?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96562

THE HILL
— Democrats to boycott committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/522153-democrats-to-boycott-committee-vote-on-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Shouting matches, partisan rallies, guns at polling places: Tensions high at early-voting sites.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voter-intimidation-allegations/2020/10/20/6722d0ae-123e-11eb-82af-864652063d61_story.html
— Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples – Chico Harlan and Michelle Boorstein (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ will use this to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/pope-francis-civil-unions/2020/10/21/805a601c-139e-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html

October 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 3,714 new coronavirus cases, 41 deaths; Phase 3 restrictions imposed on south, west suburbs Kane, DuPage, Will and Kankakee to face new restrictions as positivity rate surges – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/health/live-parts-of-illinois-return-to-phase-3-covid-19-restrictions/7181614/
— Melania Trump cancels campaign appearance, still recovering from COVID-19 – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/melania-trump-cancels-campaign-appearance-says-shes-not-feeling-well/7189949/
— Rush Limbaugh says his lung cancer is terminal – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rush-limbaugh-says-his-lung-cancer-is-terminal/7184325/
— ‘Our America: Living While Black’ addresses education disparities in public school systems (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools that my parents sent me to, but at the time, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I got an unfair advantage in life because I attended those schools.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/our-america-living-while-black-tackles-education-disparities-/7187968/

NBC5
— Illinois Health Officials Identify 3 Primary Locations (workplaces, school, and restaurants and bars) Where COVID-19 Spreads Most Easily
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-health-officials-identify-3-primary-locations-where-covid-19-spreads-most-easily/2356685/
— Cough Keeps Melania Trump Off Campaign Trail The first lady announced last week that she had recovered from COVID-19 after she and the president received their positive test results in early October
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/cough-keeps-melania-trump-off-campaign-trail/2356558/
— How Trump Plowed Through $1 Billion, Losing Cash Advantage Some campaign aides privately acknowledge they are facing difficult spending decisions – Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/how-trump-plowed-through-1-billion-losing-cash-advantage/2356624/
— Suburban Schools Navigate Rising Covid-19 Cases Despite a warning from the DuPage County Health Department, some districts are moving forward with plans to bring students back for in-person learning. – Kate Chappell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-schools-navigate-rising-covid-19-cases/2356740/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
– Memphis poll worker fired for turning away voters with Black Lives Matter shirts (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/poll-worker-fired-for-turning-away-voters-with-black-lives-matter-shirts

WGN RADIO
— ‘40% of restaurants could close for good’ – Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia on impact of COVID-19 surge
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/40-of-restaurants-could-close-for-good-ira-president-sam-toia-on-impact-of-covid-19-surge/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Disgusted’ NU president condemns students who burned a school banner and vandalized campus during police protests, sparking calls for his resignation – ELYSSA CHERNEY and GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-northwestern-university-police-protests-president-20201020-cflznyjik5fmdgocuao3oojjka-story.html
— Illinois orders tighter restrictions on bars, restaurants and gatherings in several suburban counties as coronavirus positivity rates rise – DAN PETRELLA and GRACE WONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-restrictions-roll-back-suburbs-20201020-6fhep6fodfdmpgbl5q7o26qdli-story.html
— Chicago-area hospitals watch surge in COVID-19 patients, brace for things to get worse – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-hospitals-second-wave-illinois-preparations-steroids-20201020-tqhahnqq6fdmrpognbusmlyjju-story.html
— Why are Chicagoans moving away during the pandemic? As study suggests outbound migration is spiking, we asked them. – ARIEL CHEUNG (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want Republicans to leave Illinois, 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-moving-covid-19-asked-why-20201020-thwgyh4muzexfi4q7k6uulowwe-story.html
— Prospects dim for return of Chicago’s convention industry. ‘I would say definitely not 2021.’ – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-convention-industry-late-return-2021-chicago-coronavirus-20201020-npkk3i3quredjm5ti7rh7jkr4a-story.html
— Mail-in, early voting in Illinois soars past 1 million mark – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-early-voting-tally-illinois-suburbs-restrictions-covid-spin-20201020-wvqapf4ibjbbxhhbhieclbbune-story.html
— Republican Mazzochi of Elmhurst faces Democrat Zordani of Clarendon Hills in election for state rep of 47th District – KIMBERLY FORNEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/ct-elh-state-rep-47-election-tl-1022-20201020-3zpxhgebmfa5dku27who3xxate-story.html
— Jim Durkin seeks reelection in 82nd District against newcomer Kassem Moukahal – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/ct-dws-state-rep-82nd-tl-1022-20201020-kbfodaqglfh7ti2zrezdxdcnxe-story.html
— Pritzker announced tighter restrictions for Kane, DuPage, Will, Kankakee counties. Here’s what that means for restaurants and residents – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-dupage-will-covid-restrictions-st-20201020-lpt7vaw735dv3byxj6fhhgygzq-story.html
— DuPage sets record on first day of early voting while Will reports lines of voters waiting to cast ballots – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-will-dupage-early-voting-st-1021-20201020-rssjvrdjfjcavienmlgneonz5a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters want Latinos to vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/20/21522948/latino-voting-2020-election-united-states-voting-demographics-voto-political-power-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— ‘We’re now entering a new wave of this virus’: Counties will face restrictions starting Friday – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201020/were-now-entering-a-new-wave-of-this-virus-counties-will-face-restrictions-starting-friday-
— OUTSTANDING: Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle visit Woodstock for Trump rally – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201020/donald-trump-jr-kimberly-guilfoyle-visit-woodstock-for-trump-rally
— Laura Hois: Candidate profile, Illinois State House — 81st District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201020/laura-hois-candidate-profile-illinois-state-house-x2014-81st-district
— Endorsement: Walsh for Illinois House Dist. 62
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201019/endorsement-walsh-for-illinois-house-dist-62

WTTW
— Candidate Forum: Republican Ives Aims to Unseat Casten in 6th District – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/20/candidate-forum-republican-ives-aims-unseat-casten-6th-district

SUBURBAN LIFE
— First day of expanded early voting in DuPage County shatters previous record – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/20/first-day-of-expanded-early-voting-in-dupage-county-shatters-previous-record/aai30p4/

WSIU
— Republican Legislators Hold Press Tour Supporting GOP Supreme Court Candidate – BENJY JEFFORDS
https://news.wsiu.org/post/republican-legislators-hold-press-tour-supporting-gop-supreme-court-candidate#stream/0

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Four Downstate Lawmakers Launch ‘Restore Illinois Tour’ – CHASE CAVANAUGH
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/four-downstate-lawmakers-launch-restore-illinois-tour

WAND
— A trial to determine who won the 2018 Macon County sheriff race has been delayed to late October.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/macon-co-sheriffs-race-recount-trial-delayed/article_b9b39524-1261-11eb-8c2b-dfff4d17654c.html

ELMHURST PATCH
— The Gender And Partisan Rift On DuPage County Board Tensions flare between board chairman and one of the members. The chair was accused of sounding more like Trump. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/gender-partisan-rift-dupage-county-board

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Casten, Ives Spar On COVID-19, Values Of 6th District Voters Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, is going against challenger Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, in the 6th Congressional District race. – Amie Schaenzer
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/casten-ives-spar-covid-19-values-6th-district-voters-0

WHEATON PATCH
— Early Voting Breaks Records In DuPage County: Clerk’s Office Monday was the first day of early voting at several sites across DuPage County. – Lisa Marie Farver,
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/early-voting-breaks-records-dupage-county-clerks-office
— 48 Sex Offenders In Wheaton: 2020 Safety Map There are 48 sex offenders from Wheaton, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/48-sex-offenders-wheaton-2020-safety-map

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Sean Casten Campaign Continues Wizard of Oz / Halloween Theme – Wicked Witch of the West Pelosi to Campaign for Him
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/20/flsa2/
— Franks Re-Election Campaign Surfaces
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/20/franks-re-election-campaign-surfaces/
— Grafton Township First to Decide to Hold Republican February Township Primary Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/20/grafton-township-first-to-decide-to-hold-republican-february-township-primary-election/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RETURNS MAJOR AREAS TO PHASE 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/illinois-governor-returns-major-areas-to-phase-3-covid-restrictions.html
— SENATOR SYVERSON: COVID-19 ACTIONS BY THE STATE DEFY COMMON SENSE AND SCIENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/senator-syverson-covid-19-actions-by-the-state-defy-common-sense-and-science.html
— DUPAGE CO STATE’S ATTORNEY DENIES BOND FOR TWO CHICAGOANS ACCUSED OF ARMED ROBBERY IN OAK BROOK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/dupage-co-states-attorney-denies-bond-for-two-chicagoans-accused-of-armed-robbery-in-oak-brook.html
— A SHRINKING POPULATION: ILLINOIS THE OUTLIER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/a-shrinking-population-illinois-the-outlier.html
— THORNER/COOK: WHAT’S ONE LITTLE VOTE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thornercook-whats-one-little-vote-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker: Will, Kankakee, DuPage and Kane counties heading for mitigation on Friday
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/20/pritzker-will-kankakee-dupage-and-kane-counties-heading-for-mitigation-on-friday/
— Republican state Senator says state mitigations should be based on hospitalizations, not positivity rates
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/20/republican-state-senator-says-state-mitigations-should-be-based-on-hospitalizations-not-positivity-rates/
— 3,714 new cases, 41 additional deaths, 2,261 in hospitals, 5.5 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/20/3714-new-cases-41-additional-deaths-2261-in-hospitals-55-percent-positivity-rate/

GOPUSA
— New Data Analysis Finds 353 Counties With 1.8 Million More Registered Voters Than Eligible Citizens
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96551

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Big Tech’s End-Run Around The First Amendment Big Tech platforms are the public squares of our time. Anyone who says free speech there doesn’t matter is lying to himself. – PETER VAN BUREN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/big-techs-end-run-around-the-first-amendment/
— Slavery Reparations? We Already Tried Them And They Didn’t Work Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was intended to raise up black Americans. Instead it benefitted bureaucrats and big unions. – LEWIS M. ANDREWS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/slavery-reparations-we-already-tried-them-and-they-didnt-work/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Senate Will Vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation on Monday – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-will-vote-on-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-on-monday/

THE HILL
— Justice Department charges Google with illegally maintaining search monopoly – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/521850-justice-department-charges-google-with-illegally-maintaining-search

NBC NEWS
— Two weeks until Election Day, Democrats have a big lead in early voting Results are closer in some battleground states, and state Republicans are banking on bigger turnout on Election Day. – Nigel Chiwaya, Jiachuan Wu, Elliott Ramos and Kanwal Syed
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/two-weeks-till-election-day-democrats-have-big-lead-early-n1243991
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican attack you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/political-candidates-face-uptick-anti-lgbtq-attack-ads-n1244032

October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Long wait times, technical issues reported as early voting sites open in all wards across Chicago – Evelyn Holmes, Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/long-lines-issues-reported-as-early-voting-sites-expand-to-all-50-wards-in-chicago/7018650/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rates up in all 11 regions; state issues holiday travel and gathering guidance as 2,862 new cases and 49 more deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201014-ln6lu7w34ffu5iv2ecclrtvyb4-story.html
— COVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to consider changes to holiday tradition – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-coronavirus-positivity-holidays-20201014-nzcoarw43nhyvpsc7us25dytrq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Durbin tells Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-durbin-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-orange-cloud-20201014-dwhcycxokfcwfehr2uxzvuayjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters bash Barrett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-updates-20201014-sk2ziiqfqnfwhfmdfvyovmriy4-story.html
— Rich people like me should pay a higher tax rate – MICHAEL PINE (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. But one could argue that you cannot call yourself rich if you do not have at least $1 million dollars saved to pay for your retirement. My aunt and my wife’s sister are in assisted living facilities at level 3 and are burning up their retirement savings at $7,000 a month.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-graduated-income-tax-wealthy-pine-20201014-x2nck6b33zfe3fhf6wc5mubxfu-story.html
— About that Madigan committee (what Madigan committee?) – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-madigan-committee-corruption-20201014-v3br4dok25am7oahpsazzgvpui-story.html
— Closing arguments, Part Five: Why reject the Pritzker Tax? Take your word for it
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-amendment-graduated-20201014-4wz66hxxfzcyzczundyv5ajmwe-story.html
— Orland Park voters consider limiting terms of mayor, trustees – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-term-limits-st-1015-20201014-bm7btondnnapvovftdbimf7qpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker offers holiday precautions as Illinois sees most daily COVID-19 deaths since June: ‘This virus isn’t taking a holiday’ With 2,862 newly diagnosed cases of the virus, Illinois is averaging almost 2,500 additional cases per day over the last two weeks, higher even than the rate during the worst days of the pandemic in mid-May. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/10/14/21516238/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-positivity-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-14
— City failed to conduct performance evaluations for thousands of employees, inspector general says “More than 10,000” employees work in seven departments without any performance evaluations, according to Joe Ferguson, the city’s inspector general. Personnel decisions are therefore “vulnerable to … suspicions of favoritism.” – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use performance evaluations to get rid of their employees who do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/14/21516460/chicago-city-employees-performance-evaluations-inspector-general-report-joe-ferguson
— Voting 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/10/14/21516717/voting-2020-ballots-delivered-time

DAILY HERALD
— 2,862 new COVID-19 cases worry officials, Thanksgiving guidelines shared – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/2862-new-covid-19-cases-worry-officials-thanksgiving-guidelines-shared
— Roselle trustee resigns abruptly – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/roselle-trustee-resigns-abruptly
— After two decades on board, Mount Prospect Trustee Zadel won’t seek reelection – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/after-two-decades-on-board-mount-prospect-trustee-zadel-wont-seek-relection
— Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/metra-sues-union-pacific-wants-conductors-back-walking-trains
— West Suburban Community Pantry turns celebration of food into funds to feed neighbors in need – Deborah Newman (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201013/west-suburban-community-pantry-turns-celebration-of-food-into-funds-to-feed-neighbors-in-need

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United Airlines’ white-collar job cuts are permanent More than 2,500 non-union employees have left the airline or been laid off during the COVID crisis. “These reductions are expected to be largely permanent, even as demand recovers,” the company said today. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-airlines-white-collar-job-cuts-are-permanent
— Metra sues Union Pacific—again—as legal war escalates At issue this time: whether trains are safe enough despite COVID for conductors to collect fares. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-sues-union-pacific-again-legal-war-escalates

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Judge weighing dismissal of Bailey’s COVID-19 lawsuits Suits by Rep. Bailey, others challenge Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/10/14/judge-weighing-dismissal-of-baileys-covid-19-lawsuits/a25z75h/

CHANNEL 3000
— President Trump to hold Janesville rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – Brandon Arbuckle
https://www.channel3000.com/president-trump-to-hold-janesville-rally-at-southern-wisconsin-regional-airport/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Mail Ballot Voters Urged to Apply This Week ‘Don’t put it off,’ Clerk Kaczmarek tells mail voters
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63623/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Jack Franks for Jail” Sign Surfaces at Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/message-of-the-day-a-sign-82/
— Treasurer Glenda Miller Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/treasurer-glenda-miller-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment Passage Would Move Illinois in the “Ninth Ring of Tax Hell,” says Wall Street Journal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/pritzker-tax-hike-amendment-passage-would-move-illinois-in-the-ninth-ring-of-hell-says-wall-street-journal/
— IL-14: GOP Mailing Links Underwood to Pelosi and Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-gop-mailing-links-underwood-to-pelosi-and-madigan/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE TURNED FACEBOOK OFFICIAL ADMITS CENSORING STORY HARMFUL TO BIDEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/former-democrat-operative-turned-facebook-official-admits-censoring-story-harmful-to-biden.html
— THORNER: COVID-19, A POLITICAL TOOL TO “RESET THE WORLD”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-covid-19-a-political-tool-to-reset-the-world.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,862 new cases, 49 additional deaths, 1,974 in hospitals, 4.6 percent positivity rate, southern Illinois’ rate drops a bit, IDPH releases holiday safety guidance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/14/2862-new-cases-49-additional-deaths-1974-in-hospitals-46-percent-positivity-rate-southern-illinois-rate-drops-a-bit/

CNN
— Elizabeth Warren slams Disney for laying off thousands of workers after awarding fat executive pay packages – Matt Egan
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/business/disney-elizabeth-warren-jobs/index.html
— History suggests Barrett won’t help Trump with women – Laura Beers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on turning women against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-feminism-isnt-representation-beers/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters want Trump to promote LGBTQ. LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying conservatives.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/majority-trump-supporters-battleground-states-favor-lgbtq-rights-poll-finds-n1243238

WASHINGTON POST
— White House receptive to herd immunity approach branded as ‘unethical’ by WHO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/14/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Feds start making good on Trump’s threat to defund “anarchist” cities – MICHAEL GARTLAND
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-nyc-trump-doj-anarchist-jurisdiction-20201014-fcpxrf2bdvahzlmidv426eqm6y-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters encourage young people to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joyurcaba/2020/10/14/sex-ed-that-excludes-lgbtq-people-is-tied-to-worse-health-outcomes/

October 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Arwady Expects Chicago to Reach 400 Cases Per Day This Week, a Number She Has Long Warned About. Previously, Arwady had said an average of 400 cases per day would likely mean a rollback to phase three of the city’s reopening plan.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/arwady-expects-chicago-to-reach-400-cases-per-day-this-week-a-number-she-has-long-warned-about/2353489/
— Pritzker’s Cousin Contributes $500K to Defeat Governor’s Graduated Income Tax Proposal – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzkers-cousin-contributes-500k-to-defeat-governors-graduated-income-tax-proposal/2353205/

CBS2
— Chicago Early Voting Sites Opening Wednesday, And That Will Benefit Mail-In Voters Too – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/13/chicago-early-voting-sites-opening-wednesday-and-that-will-benefit-mail-in-voters-too/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Indiana, 3 other states added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-3-other-states-added-to-chicagos-travel-quarantine-list
— Kyle Rittenhouse won’t be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-wont-be-charged-for-gun-offense-in-illinois-prosecutors
— Social Security checks will increase 1.3% in 2021
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-security-checks-will-increase-1-3-in-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State tops 9,000 fatalities as Indiana added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list; 2,851 new cases and 29 deaths reported Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201013-5vv3em2oandltapbo7dxsbhoam-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’ – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-high-schools-racism-claims-social-media-20201013-6tzhmo653jajhaw5qberfduhky-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-michigan-militia-donald-trump-joe-biden-page-20201013-xmkhit5mmzcfddqt6k2hg6j6oa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot’s worry: how Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court will impact gay marriage “What should I tell my daughter — that somehow now my wife and I are no longer married? That we’re no longer legitimately recognized in the eyes of the law? That is dangerous, dangerous territory,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/13/21514853/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-lightfoot-gay-same-sex-marriage-constitution
— We see that you applied for a mail-in ballot! We’ve got an eye on you, buddy. It feels like an invasion of my privacy as a voter. Intimidation by implication. – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/13/21514517/illinois-early-voting-privacy-fair-tax-amendment-phil-kadner-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Kevin Coyne: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/kevin-coyne-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-5
— Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in Wisconsin – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/authorities-antioch-teen-obtained-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings-in-wisconsin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s Pritzker vs. Pritzker on ‘fair tax’ now Jennifer Pritzker donates $500,000 to fight the graduated tax amendment backed by her cousin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker—the latest salvo in one of the most expensive ballot initiatives in Illinois history. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/its-pritzker-vs-pritzker-fair-tax-now

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane judge race heats up as Pedersen’s ads link Flood to Trump Flood: ‘This ad is misleading and false’ – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/13/kane-judge-race-heats-up-as-pedersens-ads-link-flood-to-trump/abe4bkr/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Donald Trump, Jr., in Woodstock Today
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14/IL-17/MT-Sen: Illinois’ Jon Zahm Interview with Patriots In Tune
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/zahm101320/
— Rejection of Jack Franks by 2016 Republican Supporter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/message-of-the-day-rejection/
— The Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/the-algonquin-trump-rally/
— IL-14: Underwood Named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/il-14-underwood-named-enemy-of-the-taxpayer/
— GOP County Board Chairman Candidate Mike Buehler Rolls Out Second Radio Ad, Doesn’t Hold Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/gop-county-board-chairman-candidate-mike-buehler-rolls-out-second-radio-ad/
— Pro-Life Mask Compares Covid-19 Science with Conception Science
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/message-of-the-day-a-mask-3/
— Jack Franks Spends a Bit of Time Attacking Coroner Candidate Michael Rein for Not Wearing a Mask, No Mention of Franks Going Maskless
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/jack-franks-spends-a-bit-of-time-attacking-coroner-candidate-michael-rein-for-not-wearing-a-mask/
— Trump Rally This Afternoon at Bull Valley Country Club
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/

CAPITOL FAX
— VBM applications are 8 times higher than the same period four years ago
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/vbm-applications-are-8-times-higher-than-the-same-period-four-years-ago/
— 2,851 new cases, 29 additional deaths, 1,848 in hospitals, 4.5 percent positivity rate, state surpasses 9,000 deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/2851-new-cases-29-additional-deaths-1848-in-hospitals-45-percent-positivity-rate-state-surpasses-9000-deaths/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former White House doctor says Biden ‘not up to the job’ mentally – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/ronny-jackson-joe-biden-not-job-mentally/

FOX NEWS
— Trump claims Biden’s ‘dementia’ is ‘rapidly getting worse’ after campaign trail gaffes Biden made a pair of slipups while speaking on the campaign trail Monday – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-dementia-getting-worse-campaign-gaffes

EPOCH TIMES
— Over 30,000 Health Experts Sign Declaration Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Declaration by 3 epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford elicits support and criticism – OMID GHOREISHI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-30000-health-experts-sign-declaration-against-covid-19-lockdowns_3537277.html

THE HILL
— Trump dismisses ‘Fake News’ reports that his campaign is low on money – MARINA PITOFSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520720-trump-dismisses-fake-news-reports-that-his-campaign-is-low-on-money

CNN
— Romney cites Trump’s rhetoric as he denounces ‘vile’ state of American politics – Devan Cole (DIERSEN: Who denounces Trump? Overwhelmingly, those who denounce Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/mitt-romney-trump-pelosi-kamala-harris-attacks/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 20 states have set records for new coronavirus infections in recent days
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— Biden: I prayed for Trump’s COVID recovery but he’s not ‘chastened’ – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, who have the leaders chastised and why? I should write a book about the present/past leaders of the following, who they chastised, and why: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/13/2020-election-updates-barrett-hearings-continue-trump-campaigns/5969097002/

October 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,727 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2727-new-coronavirus-cases-9-deaths/6944910/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/national-coming-out-day-coming-out-during-a-pandemic/6943403/

NBC5

— U.S. Sees Highest Number of New Coronavirus Cases in Nearly Two Months New cases are rising in 33 states across the South, East and Midwest – Annie Palmer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/u-s-sees-highest-number-of-new-coronavirus-cases-in-nearly-two-months/2352149/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. will get extended look at Amy Coney Barrett who will tell senators courts ‘should not try’ to make policy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/11/21511491/u-s-will-get-extended-look-at-amy-coney-barrett-tell-senators-courts-should-not-try-to-make-policy
— While Underwood does not directly condemn “rioting and looting” during that appearance, taken in the full context of her remarks it is a stretch to suggest her praise of “beautiful protests” extends to looting and rioting. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/11/21509935/fact-check-oberweis-underwood-14th-congressional-district-rioting-looting-sun-times-editorial-board
— The achievements of Italians and Italian Americans weave so fully through the quilt of American culture that their threads are nearly invisible. – Bill Dal Cerro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/11/21506841/columbus-day-italian-americans-achievements-bill-dal-cerro-guglielmo-marconi-lee-iacocca

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VOTER GUIDE (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/
— Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Senators weigh COVID-19 risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-hearing-20201011-f37opxbxpngkxdgysyys26nqzu-story.html

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale-Area Rep Says ‘Trump Loves America’ in 2016 Post Deanne Mazzochi also explains why a ‘white, male Republican president’ is best for liberty. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-area-rep-says-trump-loves-america-2016-post

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Endorsements roll in for several candidates – Ron DeBrock (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Campaign-Notebook-Endorsements-roll-in-for-15637774.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reasons Tribune Endorses Mark Curran
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/tribune-endorses-mark-curran/
— Brian Sager Mails Again, Says He Won’t Vote for Mike Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/brian-sager-mails-again-says-he-wont-vote-for-mike-madigan/
— IL-06: WGN-TV Debate Decisive Win for Jeanne Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/cidebate101120/
— Another Trump Law Enforcement Arrest – Arson in Naperville
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/10/another-trump-law-enforcement-arrest-arson-in-naperville/
— Pritzker Wants 80% of Population Vaccination (See Page 5)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/10/pritzker-wants-80-of-population-vaccination-see-page-5/
— Ives Portrays Herself as “Tough Mom” Wanting to “Smash the Status Quo”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/ives-portrays-herself-as-tough-mom-wanting-to-smash-the-status-quo/
— Judge David Gervais Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/judge-david-gervais-mails/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Interviews from Wednesday and Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/oberweis100920/
— Republicans Respond to Lying Jack Franks’ Robo-Call Implying Republican Party Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/republicans-respond-to-lying-jack-franks-robo-call-implying-republican-party-support/
— Mask Price Gouger Charged (with Anti-Pritzker Mask Not Related to Story)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/mask-price-gouger-charged/
–NFIB Mails Against Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/nfib-mails-against-pritzker-tax-hike-amendment/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Publicity Stunt Targeting Alleged Suppression of Black Voters Through Social Media
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/08/underwood100620/

FOX NEWS
— Twitter adds warning to ‘immune’ tweet by US President Trump The warning said his tweet “violated the Twitter rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information” related to COVID-19. – Frank Miles (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation and harmful, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-adds-warning-to-immune-tweet-by-us-president-trump

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘I’m not one to play with’: Candace Owens puts Joe Walsh’s wife on legal notice for her scandalous claim – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/11/im-not-one-to-play-with-candace-owens-puts-joe-walshs-wife-on-legal-notice-for-her-scandalous-claim-983094

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he’s set to resume campaign rallies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/politics/trump-coronavirus-2020-election/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “What Trump really wants from his risky rallies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/opinions/donald-trump-rallies-coronavirus-obeidallah/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump just keeps driving in the wrong direction.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/politics/us-election-2020-week-ahead/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/national-coming-out-day-20-people-who-came-out-2020-n1242833

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden’s lead grows.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-trump-stumbles-voters-finalize-their-choices-and-bidens-lead-grows/2020/10/11/0ed19f6e-0a7f-11eb-991c-be6ead8c4018_story.html
— Suffering from smallpox after Gettysburg, Lincoln may have infected his valet – Michael S. Rosenwald
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/11/lincoln-smallpox-valet-died/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi couldn’t pass ‘basic aptitude tests’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/10/11/trump-nancy-pelosi-couldnt-pass-basic-aptitude-tests/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Times Publishes Voter Guide and Election Resources as Early Voting Begins (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2020-10-07/the-times-publishes-voter-guide-and-election-resources-as-early-voting-begins

USA TODAY
— Key takeaways from the New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes while in office – Matthew Brown (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s investigation into my taxes while I was an IRS employee.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/11/key-takeaways-nyt-look-into-trumps-taxes-while-office/5960622002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Isn’t a Transmission Risk, White House Physician Says – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-holds-first-public-event-since-his-covid-diagnosis-11602361769

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Interview Today: President Says Now Immune to Coronavirus, Unlike Biden
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-11/trump-says-he-s-now-immune-to-the-coronavirus-unlike-biden

October 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Pres. Trump speaks at White House, 1st public appearance since return from COVID-19 hospitalization – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-makes-1st-public-appearance-since-his-hospital-stay/6914672/
— Illinois COVID-19: Lake County at warning level as IL reports 2,905 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2905-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6919007/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A different approach to honoring ethnic and racial pride on this Columbus Day With Chicago’s three main Columbus sculptures on lockdown, this year’s holiday feels like a good time to reconsider the merits of all the city’s public monuments. (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats destroy all monuments of those who were one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/10/21507540/christopher-columbus-day-statues-sculptures-chicago-offensive-art-historic-racism-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in Algonquin, calling for ‘four more years’ – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/trump-supporters-rally-in-algonquin-calling-for-four-more-years
— Group launches initiative to combat racism, make mosques more inclusive – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/group-launches-initiative-to-combat-racism-make-mosques-more-inclusive

HERALD REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters for President Trump, GOP candidates rally in Decatur
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-supporters-for-president-trump-gop-candidates-rally-in-decatur/article_d6c97980-e765-5a7e-b19e-61343a5a4c07.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Fair tax’ or ‘Trojan horse?’ Central Illinoisans weigh graduated tax ballot question – Sierra Henry, Allison Petty
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/fair-tax-or-trojan-horse-central-illinoisans-weigh-graduated-tax-ballot-question/article_b0c3cb26-82f3-58c0-8d23-3fc847eec99e.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Bradley University cancels spring break – y Leslie Renken
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201010/covid-19-in-illinois-region-4-opens-up-as-bradley-university-cancels-spring-break

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters endorse Biden.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-we-recommend-joe-biden-for-president-and-overwhelming-rejection-of-trump/article_8e9ad239-0886-5182-a2a6-897acc0b26f5.html

GOPUSA
— Bob Dole Claims No Republicans On Debate Commission Support Trump (DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96123

BLAZE
— Chris Christie released from hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment with remdesivir – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-christie-released-from-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis

EPOCH TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Lauds Support for Law Enforcement in First In-Person Event Amid Recovery – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-lauds-supports-for-law-enforcement-in-first-in-person-event-amid-recovery_3533952.html

THE HILL
— US coronavirus numbers rise, raising worries about winter – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/520419-us-coronavirus-numbers-rise-raising-worries-about-winter

POLITICO
— The Time Nixon’s Cronies Tried to Overturn a Presidential Election The gambit was cynical and disruptive, but in the end it didn’t work. – DAVID GREENBERG
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/10/the-time-nixons-cronies-tried-to-overturn-a-presidential-election-428318

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “At least 24 people in Trump’s orbit have tested positive for COVID-19.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-covid-19-health-status-people-in-his-orbit-2020-10-10/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump addresses supporters at White House event; Biden campaigns in Erie, Pa. – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/10/trump-biden-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— How social media censorship ‘silences’ conservative thoughts – Doree Lewak
https://nypost.com/article/social-media-censorship-conservatives/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Republicans turn to fear—instead of Trump—to defend Senate majority.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/10/armageddon-bloodbath-biden-presidency-republicans-turn-to-fear-instead-of-trump-to-defend-senate-majority/

BLOOMBERG
— The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million A look at U.S. wealth data through the first half of 2020 shows stark disparities by race, age and class. – Ben Steverman and Alexandre Tanzi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/top-50-richest-people-in-the-us-are-worth-as-much-as-poorest-165-million
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Baby Boomers hold the majority of U.S. wealth, with $59.6 trillion, twice Generation X’s $28.5 trillion and more than 10 times Millennials’ $5.2 trillion.)

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump’s campaign rallies are public-health hazards.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/campaign-chronicles/donald-trumps-campaign-rallies-are-now-confirmed-public-health-hazards

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/donald-trumps-performance-masquerading-leader-isnt-even-original/

October 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump briefly leaves Walter Reed medical center to surprise supporters Trump’s medical team suggested that he could be discharged from the hospital as early as Monday. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-briefly-leaves-hospital-to-surprise-supporters-/6761464/
— US Senate Candidates – Kay Cesinger
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-us-senate-candidates/6718272/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,453 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths South Park Elementary confirms 2 COVID-19 cases at Lake County school
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1453-new-coronavirus-cases-17-deaths/6766865/

NBC5
— Trump Leaves Hospital Briefly to Greet Supporters After Doctors Say He’s on Steroid Therapy The president’s health represents a national security issue of paramount importance not only to the functions of the U.S. government but to countries around the world – Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/doctor-trump-improving-but-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/2348952/
— Delays in Verifying Mail-In Ballots Will Slow Election Tally – Anthony Izaguirre
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/delays-in-verifying-mail-in-ballots-will-slow-election-tally/2349100/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Faces Credibility Crisis Over Health Scare.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/analysis-trump-faces-credibility-crisis-over-health-scare/2349086/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Speaker Madigan is starting to make his case House Speaker Michael Madigan and his allies have begun to offer a more substantive public response to the bombshell $1.3 million bribery case against ComEd that implicated him this summer. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/10/4/21499087/mike-madigan-comed-bribery-case

WTTW
— Virus Spreads on Panel Handling Supreme Court Nomination – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/04/virus-spreads-panel-handling-supreme-court-nomination

WBBM
— Candidates clash during 6th Congressional District debate
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/candidates-clash-during-6th-congressional-district-debate/ar-BB19GTVS?li=BB141NW3

FOX ST. LOUIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “They broke the rules” and calls out Trump family, chief of staff for not wearing masks at debate.
https://fox2now.com/news/national/they-broke-the-rules-chris-wallace-calls-out-trump-family-chief-of-staff-for-not-wearing-masks-at-debate/

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Trump’s Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign’s Final Weeks – BARBARA SPRUNT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-trumps-coronavirus-infection-changes-campaigns-final-weeks#stream/0

JOHN MONINO
— Monino for Milton Campaign Kickoff
https://www.facebook.com/john.monino

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— VIDEO: President Donald J. Trump: WARRIOR
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14997

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— How Michael Madigan Maintains His Grip on Power – Jeremy Gantz
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/how-michael-madigan-maintains-his-grip-on-power2

FOX NEWS
— Biden plans to attend next debate, hopes Trump will be able to participate, campaign says ‘It’s a town hall and, as you know, Vice President Biden loves a good town hall,’ a campaign adviser said – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-plans-to-attend-next-debate-hopes-trump-will-be-able-to-participate-campaign-says

BLAZE
— Worrying percentage of college students support violence to stop campus speech; worst colleges for free speech named More and more conservative college students are forced to self-censor – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/free-speech-campus-violence-worst-colleges

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stats Hold a Surprise: Lockdowns May Have Had Little Effect on COVID-19 Spread – JAY W. RICHARDS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/stats-hold-a-surprise-lockdowns-may-have-had-little-effect-on-covid-19-spread/

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump update spurs more questions than answers, again.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-alternate-reality/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s photo op raises new questions about how seriously he takes the virus.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-alternate-reality/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Trump’s newest credibility crisis feels like deja vu.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/media/donald-trump-coronavirus-reliable-sources/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Trump could leave hospital as early as Monday, doctors say
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/president-trump-covid-19-positive-test-latest-news-2020-10-04/

CBS BALTIMORE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater calls Trump’s Brief Drive-By ‘Political Theater’ And ‘Insanity’
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/04/walter-reed-attending-physician-calls-trumps-brief-drive-by-political-theater-and-insanity/

NBC NEWS
— Trump campaign aide defends decision to attend N.J. fundraiser Campaign spokesman Jason Miller tells “Meet the Press” that testing provided protection for the president. – Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-campaign-aide-defends-decision-attend-n-j-fundraiser-n1242044
— ‘A big red flag’: Trump receives steroid treatment for Covid-19 White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said the treatment started on Saturday. – Lauren Dunn
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bit-red-flag-trump-receives-steroid-treatment-covid-19-n1242069

WASHINGTON POST
— Delays in verifying mail-in ballots will slow election tally – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/delays-in-verifying-mail-in-ballots-will-slow-election-tally/2020/10/04/baba23dc-064c-11eb-8719-0df159d14794_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As virus spreads across GOP ranks, some Republicans say party will pay price for ‘stupid’ approach.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-virus-spreads-across-gop-ranks-some-republicans-say-party-will-pay-price-for-stupid-approach/2020/10/03/12e1c484-0585-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html
— Biden tests negative for third time after debate, campaign says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/04/trump-covid-live-updates/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Seeks to Reassure Americans After Day of Mixed Signals on His Health President is improving but ‘not yet out of the woods’ after testing positive for coronavirus, White House doctor says – Catherine Lucey and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-seeks-to-reassure-americans-after-day-of-mixed-signals-on-his-health-11601804206
— Amy Coney Barrett’s 2017 Responses Offer Preview of Supreme Court Hearing During confirmation hearing three years ago, she tended to respond to senators’ questions with legalistic rhetoric and narrowly focused answers – Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barretts-2017-responses-offer-preview-of-supreme-court-hearing-11601820000

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis Boosts Support For Biden.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/10/04/poll-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-boosts-support-for-biden/
— 3 Lingering Concerns About Trump’s Health Following Sunday’s Briefing – Jack Brewster
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/04/3-lingering-concerns-about-trumps-health-following-sundays-briefing/

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Dow Jones Futures Rise As President Trump’s Health Takes Center Stage For Stock Market Rally React – ED CARSON
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/president-trump-hospitalized-coronavirus-stock-market-rally-dow-jones-futures/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s doctors say the president is getting better. But they also started him on a steroid usually reserved for patients with ‘severe and critical COVID-19’ – Aylin Woodward
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-dexamethasone-usually-severe-covid-19-cases-2020-10

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-positive-trump-ignores-cdc-advice-to-take-joyride-with-grim-secret-service-agents-in-tow

October 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President improving from COVID-19, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet, doctor says Trump remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-improving-but-not-out-of-the-woods-yet-doctor-says/6761464/
— Chicago violence: 27 shot, 2 fatally in weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/27-shot-2-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/6761820/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters blast Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/alumni-at-barretts-undergrad-school-sign-letter-of-concern/2348885/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Families of Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor rally with hundreds in Evanston to call for justice: ‘We’re going to stand united in this fight’ – KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-jacob-blake-evanston-rally-tl-1008-20201004-fgttqkyqmfdfrh3jbgawl6gbsi-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how much the top Chicago lobbyists make Increasing scrutiny of political money game hasn’t slowed the roll of cash. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-how-much-top-chicago-lobbyists-make

NPR ILLINOIS
— At Least 8 People Test Positive For Coronavirus After Rose Garden Event For Barrett – SAM GRINGLAS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/least-8-people-test-positive-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-barrett#stream/0

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign senior adviser Steve Cortes says Trump ‘upbeat and assertive’ after coronavirus diagnosis – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/campaign-steve-cortes-fox-news-sunday-trump-walter-reed-coronavirus
— ‘SNL’ pulls few punches with Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/snl-pulls-few-punches-with-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis

AMERICAN THINKER
— Don’t blame the lack of masks for Trump’s illness – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/10/dont_blame_the_lack_of_masks_for_trumps_illness.html

BLAZE
— Huge rallies in DC to show support for Trump after COVID-19 diagnosis; BLM protesters clash at ‘WalkAway’ event – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-rally-washington-walkaway-march-blm

FEDERALIST
— Pritzker Is Keeping Illinois Locked Down Not For Health But For A Federal Bailout Most governors are lifting restrictions and encouraging commerce. We’re returning to work, opening stores, and sending kids to school. But not in Illinois. – J. D. Carl
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/02/pritzker-is-keeping-illinois-locked-down-not-for-health-but-for-a-federal-bailout/

THE HILL
— Doctors, White House staff offer conflicting messages on president’s health – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519502-conflicting-signals-sent-on-trumps-health
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: History will conclude that the downfall of America began in 1965.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/519189-how-a-1965-immigration-law-forever-changed-the-makeup-of-america

POLITICO
— Biden looks to seal election after Trump’s week from hell Now it’s the Democrat traversing the battleground map, and the president stuck inside. – MARC CAPUTO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/biden-looks-to-seal-election-after-trumps-week-from-hell-425891

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare.”
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-pandemics-health-f728634fe68fecfe7874b43f3647c356

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s alternate reality of Covid-19 crumbles as the White House obfuscates.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-alternate-reality/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “White House sows confusion about Trump’s condition.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed/index.html
— Personal assistant to Trump tests positive for coronavirus – Kevin Bohn
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/04/politics/nicholas-luna-body-man-trump-positive-test/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus.” What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you could have done to avoid their wrath? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you could have avoided their wrath a) by glorifying and praising them, b) by pandering to them, c) by serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) by giving them money, and/or e) by not suing them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-poll-idUSKBN26P0DT

NBC NEWS
— Trump tells nation he’s feeling better amid mixed messages over his condition
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/2020-10-04-trump-covid-n1242030

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden leads Trump by 14 points nationally.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/04/2020-election-news-biden-leads-trump-in-nbc-wsj-poll.html
— Trump’s blood oxygen level ‘dropped rapidly’ on Friday sparking health concerns, Meadows says – Joanna Tan
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/trumps-oxygen-level-dropped-rapidly-on-friday-sparking-concerns-meadows-says.html
— ‘It was the lesser of two evils’: Workers in their 50s and 60s are retiring early because of the coronavirus pandemic – Alicia Adamczyk
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/some-older-workers-forced-into-early-retirement-because-of-coronavirus.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s hospitalization starts to affect the campaign trail. – Michael Levenson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/elections/trumps-hospitalization-starts-to-affect-the-campaign-trail.html
— Trump Says He Is Better After His Chief of Staff Expresses Concern
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump
— Countering Top Aide’s Comments, Trump Says He Feels Better President Trump released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion about his condition.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/04/world/trump-covid-live-updates
— The Pandemic Depression Is Over. The Pandemic Recession Has Just Begun. Signs of a slower, grinding recovery sure look familiar. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/upshot/pandemic-economy-recession.html
— Big Companies Are Starting to Swallow the World The exuberant rebound of large companies while their small competitors struggle will require more vigilant government antitrust action than ever before, an economist says. – Austan Goolsbee
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/business/big-companies-are-starting-to-swallow-the-world.html
— The I.R.S. Is Outgunned The agency doesn’t have the resources to battle the tax lawyers of the ultrarich. Trump’s returns are just one example of how little the wealthy pay. – Natasha Sarin (DIERSEN: I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/opinion/sunday/irs-tax-income-inequality.html

NEW YORK POST
— The left’s sickening lack of decency on ailing President Trump – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2020/10/03/the-lefts-sickening-lack-of-decency-on-ailing-trump-goodwin/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How the everyday chaos of reporting on the Trump White House played out for the world to see Saturday.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/how-the-everyday-chaos-of-reporting-on-the-trump-white-house-played-out-for-the-world-to-see-on-saturday/2020/10/03/611c695c-05c0-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives feel left out of the L.A. Times’ commitment to diversity – Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-03/conservatives-feel-left-out-by-the-l-a-times-commitment-to-diversity
(FROM THE LETTER: I had to laugh when I read the statement that the L.A. Times’ future depends on diversity in its staff and stories. (“The Times’ reckoning on race and our commitment to meaningful change,” Sept. 27) The Times’ future — and that of its cohorts in the widely distrusted and reviled “mainstream media” — does indeed depend on diversity. But not the diversity The Times is talking about, a surface diversity of skin color, national origin and sexual orientation. No, The Times’ future depends on ideological diversity, something it lacks entirely. The Los Angeles Times of 2020 is a daily Democratic Party mailer, and a particularly vituperative one. More and more of the paper is devoted to opinion, and ostensible news stories themselves resemble op-ed articles. All of it, of course, leans in the same far-left direction. This does special disservice to the largely left-leaning readership of The Times, who still, four years after Donald Trump’s election, have no idea why much of the country holds them in contempt. The Times should in fact commit itself to diversity — of thought. For every left-leaning columnist who appears in its pages, The Times should commit to hiring one conservative — and not never-Trump conservatives like Jonah Goldberg, but fierce, proudly pro-Trump conservatives who can expose your readers to facts and arguments they otherwise never have to confront. Sure, some of these readers would threaten to cancel their subscriptions, and a few may. But The Times would become a must-read instead of the partisan rag it is today.)

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their progress in filling America with people who are anti-law enforcement officers, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, 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://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article246175415.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wisconsin Struggles to Explain Sudden Covid-19 Spike Returning college students were first suspected to be cause of surge in cases, but now the spread to older residents has health officials uncertain – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-struggles-to-explain-sudden-covid-19-spike-11601730000

24/7 WALL STREET
— Ageism Is Rampant in COVID-19 Era – Paul Ausick
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2020/09/29/ageism-is-rampant-in-covid-19-era/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination in hiring has been illegal in the United States since 1967, but that hasn’t stopped the practice. Challenger, Gray cites a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research that found people over 40 are about half as likely to get a job offer if their age is known. How could it not be, even if older workers downplay their work history on their résumé? Older workers currently face the added disadvantage of being more at risk of contracting COVID-19. This keeps more of them from seeking work and, possibly, keeps employers from hiring them.)

MSN
— 8 Jobs That Employers Most Often Want Retirees to Do
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/8-jobs-that-employers-most-often-want-retirees-to-do/ar-BB19CH5N

October 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump was given oxygen before his admission to hospital New cases have emerged among some of President Trump’s top advisers and allies
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-was-given-oxygen-before-his-admission-to-hospital/6737789/
— Former NJ governor Chris Christie checks himself into hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fmr-nj-governor-chris-christie-checks-into-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis/6740928/
— Illinois COVID-19: DeKalb-area restrictions start as IL reports 2,442 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths Over 300K people in Illinois have had COVID-19
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2442-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6742233/

NBC5
— GOP Seeks to Pause Senate Work, But Not Barrett Hearings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/senate-cancels-work-as-lawmakers-contract-virus/2348819/
— Bernie Sanders Resuming In-Person Campaigning to Back Biden Sanders hitting the road again comes as Trump has increasingly sought to paint Biden as beholden to progressive activists and the “radical left” – Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bernie-sanders-resuming-in-person-campaigning-to-back-biden/2348710/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘I’ll be back soon’: President Trump shares update on his condition to social media – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ill-be-back-soon-president-trump-shares-update-of-condition-to-social-media
— Trump tweets: ‘I am feeling well! Doctors, Nurses and ALL… are AMAZING!’ – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-tweets-i-am-feeling-well-doctors-nurses-and-all-are-amazing

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After dodged questions and bungled timeline, White House doctor and chief of staff offer a confusing picture of Trump’s health – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-coronavirus-walter-reed-20201003-e3tluzc3gnda5cldsuey2lbnba-story.html
— Senate calls off lawmaking after 3 GOP members test positive for COVID-19, but McConnell says Supreme Court confirmation hearings still on – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-ron-johnson-covid-19-20201003-d552vnh6nzajfjcqsd545nqfom-story.html
— Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hospitalized with COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms – LARRY MCSHANE and DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-chris-christie-positive-test-20201003-ysyu2ux7tza7pawlb74hpltqqy-story.html
— COVID-19 and the Senate Judiciary Committee: 2 senators test positive, others being tested and working remotely ahead of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-covid-senate-judiciary-committee-supreme-court-hearings-20201003-amnn5bimr5dpbpljju3b24jfzy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in coronavirus fight. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical in terms of his care” as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21500045/donald-trump-medical-update
— Illinois coronavirus case tally surpasses 300K
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/3/21499627/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Durkin for Illinois House in 82nd District Durkin is a sensible legislator and a strong leader for his party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21497912/endorsement-jim-durkin-illinois-house-82nd-district-kassem-moukahal-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Keith R. Wheeler for Illinois House in 50th District Wheeler has been a reasonable voice in the state’s fight against the coronavirus and also has a feel for the bread-and-butter issues of his district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21499458/endorsed-keith-r-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-202-election-kate-monteleone
— ENDORSEMENT: Tom Weber for Illinois House in 64th District He has worked with state and federal agencies to improve the Chain O’Lakes, a recreational and economic powerhouse for the district.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495653/endorsement-tom-weber-64th-illinois-house-steven-reick-leslie-armstrong-mcleod-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Walsh for Illinois House in 62nd District He is inquisitive, non-doctrinaire and up for collaboration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21495652/endorsement-jim-walsh-illinois-61st-illinois-house-district-sam-yingling-2020-election
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Bos for Illinois House in 51st District He is collaborative, willing to reach out to other lawmakers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/10/3/21454407/endorsement-chris-bos-illinois-51st-house-district-mary-edly-allen-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201003/overdoses-linked-to-counterfeit-opioid-pills

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 18,000 mark with 129 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday Region’s positivity rate decreases to 5.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/03/dupage-county-surpasses-18-000-mark-with-129-new-covid-19-cases-reported-saturday/abxvwk8/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Interference With Coronavirus Information
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-duckworth-join-colleagues-in-calling-for-investigation-into-political-interference-with-coronavirus-information-44904.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Gives Video Update On His Health: Next Couple Days Are ‘The Real Test’ – DANA FARRINGTON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-gives-video-update-his-health-next-couple-days-are-real-test#stream/0
— Disinformation Around Trump’s Health ‘Very Concerning’ Ahead Of Election
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/disinformation-around-trumps-health-very-concerning-ahead-election

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Northwest Herald Wants Three More Female Democrats on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/northwest-herald-wants-three-more-female-democrats-on-the-county-board/
— L-14: Jim Oberweis Releases New Video Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/oberweistvad2/
— No Surprise That Northwest Herald Endorses Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/no-surprise-that-northwest-herald-endorses-jack-franks/
— Suzanne Ness’ Digital Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/03/suzanne-ness-digital-ad/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McConnell: Virus outbreak won’t stop Barrett confirmation vote before election – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/mitch-mcconnell-virus-outbreak-wont-stop-supreme-c/
— Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/3/trumps-diagnosis-shows-us-vulnerability-to-the-cor/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign keeping at ‘full speed’ with ‘Operation MAGA’ as Trump fights COVID-19. ‘This will show the real enthusiasm behind the president’s reelection,’ the campaign official said. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-at-full-speed-as-president-recovers-from-covid-19

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Big data expert: Facebook, Twitter, Google have become Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’ Silicon Valley social media platforms are ‘Orwellian walled gardens’ in which ever-changing rules of ‘acceptable speech’ dictate what Americans are permitted to say and see.’ – Martin Bürger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/big-data-expert-facebook-twitter-google-have-become-orwellian-ministry-of-truth

THE HILL
— Christie tests positive for COVID-19 after helping Trump with debate preparation – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519473-christie-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-helping-trump-with-debate

POLITICO
— ‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump’s diagnosis Mainstream MAGA figures were resolutely optimistic, while the fringes pushed new, baseless conspiracies about the Democrats and China planting the virus. – TINA NGUYEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/02/maga-world-blame-adulation-trump-covid-425624
— Trump ‘doing very well,’ White House doctor says Conley briefed the press outside Walter Reed hospital, where the president has been since Friday night.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/trump-hospital-covid-health-425840

NBC NEWS
— ‘Nightmare scenario’: Trump campaign confronts daunting task of making up ground. The president’s Covid-19 diagnosis pulls him off the re-election trail at the worst time and spotlights his handling of the virus. – Sahil Kapur
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/nightmare-scenario-trump-campaign-confronts-daunting-task-making-ground-n1241986
— After concerning early Covid symptoms, Trump faces critical days ahead, sources say. The president praised medical professionals treating him at Walter Reed, writing on Twitter, “With their help, I am feeling well!” – Jane C. Timm and Hallie Jackson
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-physician-provide-details-about-president-s-covid-19-condition-n1241973

CBS NEWS
— Comments from Trump’s physician raise confusion about when the president tested positive for COVID-19 – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-physician-72-hours-comments-raise-confusion-about-when-the-president-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
— Facebook, Twitter and TikTok say content wishing for death of anyone, including Trump, is not allowed – SOPHIE LEWIS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-coronavirus-facebook-twitter-tiktok-ban-users-from-wishing-death/

CNN
— Trump’s doctors paint a rosy — but vague — picture of his health during Covid-19 treatment – Maggie Fox, Jim Acosta and Kaitlan Collins,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/health/trump-health-walter-reed-doctors-briefing-bn/index.html
— Senate GOP’s third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation – Manu Raju and Lauren Fox
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/ron-johnson-coronavirus/index.html

CNBC
— Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis provides China with fresh gains in great power contest – Frederick Kempe
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/op-ed-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis-provides-china-with-fresh-gains.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Covid Treatments Suggest a Serious Condition. Outside experts pointed to the therapies as signs that the president’s health may not be as good as his doctors said. His age, weight and gender put him at high risk.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/health/Covid-trump-treatments.html
— Positive Tests for Senators Raise Questions About Timing of Barrett Hearings
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/us/trump-vs-biden

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Gives Mixed Signals on Trump’s Health. Doctor says he is happy with president’s condition, but another person familiar with the U.S. leader’s health suggests cause for concern. – Catherine Lucey and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-cases-mount-in-trumps-orbit-as-president-remains-hospitalized-11601717979

CADILLAC NEWS
— 3 candidates seeking two Slagle Township trustee seats – Rick Charmoli
https://www.cadillacnews.com/news/3-candidates-seeking-two-slagle-trustee-seats/article_9b2816bf-171e-5f21-9182-c7d10ef22d53.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The White House Is Spreading Virus and Lies.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/white-house-spreads-covid-19-and-lies-about-trumps-health.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Thought He’d Never Get It. The president and his entourage have known since February that COVID-19 is a serious disease. They haven’t acted that way.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/thought-rules-applied-suckers/616605/

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Joe Biden More Likely to Survive 4-Year Term Than Trump.” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-more-likely-survive-4-year-term-trump-super-ager-study-finds-1536219
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden, who will turn 78 just days after the November 3 election, has a 95.2 percent probability of surviving a four-year term in office, compared to Trump at 90.3 percent, according to the study data. Conversely, there is an 82.2 percent chance Biden does not live through January 2025, while Trump has an 86.2 percent chance of dying prior to the end of his potential second White House term. . .Using data tied to genetics, social risk factors and behavioral patterns, Biden is expected to outlive Trump despite being three years older than the president. Each candidate’s parents lived beyond their mid-80s, with Biden’s father living to be 87 and his mother to 93 years of age. Trump’s mother lived to be 88 and his father lived to be 94 years old. . .Trump has an elevated familial risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, but the study authors note “neither candidate is expected to have major cognitive functioning challenges” in the near future. The researchers write that Biden has a “nearly perfect health profile for a man his age,” but Trump has “significant but modifiable” risk factors, notably his weight. Both candidates are projected to live longer than the average man in the United States. The probability that Biden reaches the age of 85 is 66 percent and Trump’s is placed at 60 percent. Despite the Trump campaign repeatedly calling Biden’s mental competency into question, the study authors say this is not the case for either candidate. The study was conducted and released prior to Trump’s announcement early Friday that he had contracted COVID-19. His physicians said Saturday that he is set for a full and quick recovery. “The weaponizing of aging to portray the opposing candidate as a doddering old fool, in the presidential campaign, is ageism, pure and simple,” Wilcox said in a press release Friday. “In this election, each candidate is biologically younger than their chronological age.”)

October 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘Fatigued’ Trump, stricken by COVID-19, arrives at Walter Reed military hospital President Trump was experiencing a low-grade fever, chills, nasal congestion and cough, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell ABC News.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fatigued-trump-going-to-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-live/6712839/
— Trump’s positive COVID-19 test: What happens if the president falls severely ill?
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/worst-case-scenario-with-trumps-covid-case-what-happens/6715012/
— Shock, sympathy, mockery: World reacts to President Trump’s COVID-19 infection World leaders and officials were quick to weigh in, and there was both sympathy and something approaching schadenfreude. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/shock-sympathy-mockery-world-reacts-to-trump-testing-positive/6710178/
— Trump’s age, health woes raise his risk for serious COVID-19 illness – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-age-health-woes-raise-his-risk-for-serious-covid-19-illness/6713486/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,206 new coronavirus cases, 47 deaths Number of Illinois COVID-19 deaths Friday is most since late June
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2206-new-coronavirus-cases-47-deaths/6718855/

NBC5
— President Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Highlights Push for Contact Tracing The spread of the coronavirus among those in the White House showcases how important local public health departments are – Lisa Chavarria
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-highlights-push-for-contact-tracing/2348427/
— What Trump’s Diagnosis Means for the Final Weeks of the Presidential Campaign While Biden vowed to continue his cautious approach to campaigning during the pandemic, the president’s diagnosis injected even greater uncertainty into an election already plagued by crises that have exploded under Trump’s watch
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trumps-diagnosis-rocks-final-stage-of-presidential-campaign/2348166/
— Where Trump Has Been and Whom He’s Seen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/where-president-trump-traveled-this-week/2348164/
— Trump Campaign Sues Philadelphia Over Mail-In Voting Offices President Donald Trump’s campaign is suing Philadelphia over city officials preventing campaign representatives from watching people registering to vote or filling out mail-in ballots in election offices there
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-campaign-sues-philadelphia-over-mail-in-voting-offices/2347841/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden taking down attack ads, Obama extends ‘best wishes’ to COVID-19-positive Trump – Steve Peoples
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-taking-down-attack-ads-obama-extends-best-wishes-to-covid-19-positive-trump
— President Trump’s coronavirus infection thrusts world in uncharted territory – Foster Klug
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trumps-coronavirus-infection-thrusts-world-in-uncharted-territory

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Thursday to be first day recreational marijuana can be purchased in Naperville – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-rise-marijuana-opening-st-1004-20201002-5vqbvsyhlraldnbxrgzqeorrqq-story.html
— Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says President Trump, newly diagnosed with COVID-19, should sympathize with those who have preexisting conditions – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dick-durbin-trump-coronavirus-affordable-care-act-20201002-5yfh4af55vgkpeim4bm2fssvuu-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Daily death toll of 47 is highest since late June as total cases climb toward 300,000; state puts 28 counties on latest warning list
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201002-wyqnob26trfqxhnv3fv2ljc24u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-teaching-trump-history-st-1005-20201002-oqlpcrqfgzaktie42z64hag6re-story.html
— How does a transfer of power work under the 25th Amendment? Here are some questions and answers. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-25th-amendment-trump-transfer-of-power-20201002-gwukvq66gfdtbb2jypcoip2rqe-story.html
— Trump’s age and health woes put him at greater risk after COVID-19 infection. Here’s what experts say about his outlook. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-health-risk-covid-19-20201003-55b4dfqvtfamblwxuvz3bx5ghi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The price of Trump’s reckless COVID-19 conduct.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-covid-biden-chapman-20201002-iqowxjgzzva6fpm4nrbk36wdre-story.html
— Billionaire Ken Griffin drops extra $26.7M against Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax amendment proposal. His total stands at more than $46.7M – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-graduated-income-tax-amendment-ken-griffin-20201003-2ceosgmgxncljavbi2ylvjcofq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Notre Dame president tests positive for COVID-19 days after not wearing mask at White House ceremony Earlier this week, he apologized for not taking the precaution during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/2/21499201/notre-dame-president-john-jenkins-coronavirus-covid-19-trump-amy-coney-barrett-white-house
— Coronavirus claims 47 more lives in Illinois, highest daily death toll in three months The virus has now killed at least 8,743 Illinoisans during the pandemic, an average of 44 deaths per day. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/2/21499007/illinois-coronavirus-deaths-cases-highest-june-pritzker-oct-2
— Mike Madigan’s political strength not what it used to be The mere fact that a fellow Democrat has announced she will run against Madigan for speaker of the House says volumes. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/2/21499489/illinois-house-speaker-michael-j-madigan-stephanie-kifowit-politics

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Census workers prompt congressman’s inquiry into inefficient process – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201001/census-workers-complaints-prompt-congressmans-look-into-operational-nightmare
— When the power of words obscures the search for facts – Jim Slusher
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201002/when-the-power-of-words-obscures-the-search-for-facts
— An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump’s diagnosis – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201002/an-abundance-of-risk-not-caution-before-trumps-diagnosis
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational pot to be sold at Naperville medical dispensary next week – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201002/recreational-pot-to-be-sold-at-naperville-medical-dispensary-next-week
— Trump’s diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaign – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201002/news/310029949/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Notre Dame president tests positive for virus after Coney Barrett event Rev. John Jenkins says he regrets his “error of judgment in not wearing a mask” during a White House Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. – LYNNE MAREK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/notre-dame-president-tests-positive-virus-after-coney-barrett-event
— Griffin drops another $26.75 million into fight against graduated tax Combined with $20 million earlier, the finance mogul has almost matched what Pritzker has put behind his proposed “fair tax.” – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/griffin-drops-another-2675-million-fight-against-graduated-tax

WGN RADIO
— Constitutional Law Professor David Schultz on the 25th Amendment and what to do if Donald Trump is too ill to perform his duties
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/constitutional-law-professor-david-schultz-on-what-to-do-if-donald-trump-is-too-ill-to-perform-his-duties-25th-amendment/

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Contentious’ Scenarios Arise For Ballot And Presidency If Trump’s Health Declines – BILL CHAPPELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/contentious-scenarios-arise-ballot-and-presidency-if-trumps-health-declines#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘A Brazen Invitation’: Democrats Deliver Well Wishes And Criticism For Trump – BRIAN NAYLOR
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/brazen-invitation-democrats-offer-well-wishes-and-criticize-presidents-behavior#stream/0

WGLT
— Sen. Brady: Trump ‘Completely Mishandled’ White Supremacist Remarks – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/sen-brady-trump-completely-mishandled-white-supremacist-remarks#stream/0

HINSDALE PATCH
— No Trump Endorsement From Hinsdale-Area Lawmaker State representative Deanne Mazzochi says her focus is on state and local issues. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/no-trump-endorsement-hinsdale-area-lawmaker

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FRC ACTION VOTER GUIDE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/frc-action-voter-guide.html
— HOW LOW CAN FAR LEFT GO? ATTACKS ON BARRETT FOR ADOPTING HAITIAN ORPHANS HIT ROCK BOTTOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/how-low-can-far-left-go-attacks-on-barrett-for-adopting-haitian-orphans-hit-rock-bottom.html
— FORMER TWITTER CEO SAYS ‘ME-TOO CAPITALISTS’ WILL BE ‘SHOT IN THE REVOLUTION’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/former-twitter-ceo-says-me-too-capitalists-will-be-shot-in-the-revolution.html
— COVID UPDATE: 28 ILLINOIS COUNTIES NOW AT WARNING LEVEL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/covid-update-28-illinois-counties-now-at-warning-level.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,206 new cases, 47 additional deaths, 1,678 in hospitals, 3.4 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/02/2206-new-cases-47-additional-deaths-1678-in-hospitals-34-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Schumer, Feinstein: Supreme Court confirmation ‘premature’ after COVID-19 outbreak – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/2/chuck-schumer-dianne-feinstein-supreme-court-confi/
— House Republicans demand hearings on rioters’ funding sources – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/2/house-republicans-demand-hearings-rioters-funding-/
— Liberals should love Amy Coney Barrett She’s someone who’s held prestigious positions in the judiciary and embodies the ideal of excellence – Kelly Tshibaka
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/1/liberals-should-love-amy-coney-barrett/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Senate committee subpoenas heads of Facebook, Google, and Twitter – Nihal Krishan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate-committee-subpoenas-heads-of-facebook-google-and-twitter
— White House pressures Republicans to go after social media companies before election – Nihal Krishan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Google and with Facebook against www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-pressures-republicans-to-go-after-social-media-companies-before-election

GOPUSA
— Lightfoot Will Allow Halloween To Proceed If You Follow Her Rules
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95744
— Mexican Workers Send Home Huge Amounts Of Money Amid Virus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95771

BREITBART
— Amy Coney Barrett Recovered from Coronavirus in the Summer – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/02/report-amy-coney-barrett-recovered-coronavirus-summer/

BLAZE
— Piers Morgan shreds leftists celebrating President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis after former Obama, Clinton staffer says she hopes Trump dies Scathing rebuke of those feeling glee over diagnosis – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/piers-morgan-leftists-trump-covid
— Leftists giddy that President Trump has COVID: ‘I hope he suffers through this and dies as he’s losing on election night’ Right on cue – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/leftists-giddy-trump-has-covid

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump ‘Hard at Work’ Following COVID-19 Diagnosis: White House – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-hard-at-work-following-covid-19-diagnosis-white-house_3523836.html

THE HILL
— Calls for COVID-19 tests at Capitol grow after Trump tests positive – CRISTINA MARCOS AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/519388-calls-for-covid-19-tests-at-capitol-grow-after-trump-tests-positive
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump grapples with credibility gap in crisis.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/519436-the-memo-trump-grapples-with-credibility-gap-in-crisis

CNN
— Biden tests negative for coronavirus following Trump’s positive test – Eric Bradner and Sarah Mucha
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/joe-biden-coronavirus/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Suspends Campaign and Heads to Hospital as Biden Returns to the Trail
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/us/trump-vs-biden
— Trump Receives Experimental Drug Treatment for Mild Symptoms
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirus
— Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Taxes in 2017. Here’s the Math. Figures drawn from President Trump’s tax-return data show how that number was calculated. – Russ Buettner, Mike McIntire, Susanne Craig and Keith Collins
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/trump-750-taxes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Justice Dept., FBI planning for the possibility of Election Day violence, voting disruptions – Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-election-poll-watchers/2020/10/02/6d482f48-0414-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s the Ballot Deadline? Who Knows A month before Nov. 3, the election’s rules are being set by lawsuit. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-ballot-deadline-who-knows-11601594868
— Google Pledges $1 Billion in Licensing Payments to News Publishers Der Spiegel, Stern and others to supply article previews for tech firm’s Google News Showcase – Benjamin Mullin (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I have the good health, ability, experience, motivation, time, and money needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-pledges-1-billion-in-licensing-payments-to-news-publishers-11601546401

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ever-increasingly, to defeat Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of law enforcement officers.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/01/slavery-george-floyd-black-people-targets-police-brutality/5767686002/
— Trump administration slashes refugee program amid president’s campaign attacks on immigrants – Deirdre Shesgree (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs see refugees and immigrants as being soldiers in their army to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/10/01/trump-moves-slash-refugee-resettlement-amid-campaign-attacks/3574637001/

DAILY MAIL
— Cuts in policing have ‘led to 710 murders and more than 2,800 gunshot victims’ across the US in what one expert has dubbed the ‘Minneapolis effect’ amid warning to ‘proceed cautiously with defunding cops’ – LAUREN FRUEN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8787457/Cuts-policing-led-710-murders-2-800-gunshot-victims-US.html