August 18 Evening Edition

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Illinois State Senator hosts mock assassination of President Trump – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14782

NBC5
— Trump Dismisses Worries of Recession, Says Economy Is Strong A strong economy is key to Trump’s reelection prospects – Kevin Freking (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.) 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Economy-Recession-552230621.html
— Shell Workers Would Have Lost Pay If They Missed Trump Speech at Plant
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/#552542551

WGN TV
— Stars ‘aligned’ for proposed airport in suburban Chicago, expert says – AP
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/18/stars-aligned-for-proposed-airport-in-suburban-chicago-expert-says/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow tries to downplay recession fears: ‘We’re doing pretty darn well’ – AP (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nw-trump-larry-kudlow-recession-fears-20190818-tdp4yvjsgncylou4ma2gqijyeu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Chicago should landmark sign at Trump Tower. Efforts to remove the Trump Tower sign are futile. But what if the city preserves it, as a somber reminder of what happened to our great country?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/18/20806908/trump-tower-sign-chicago-landmark-steinberg
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BGA disagrees with Kinzinger on handguns and assault weapons.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/18/20809281/fact-check-adam-kinzinger-politifact-claim-handguns-assault-weapons-murder

DAILY HERALD
— Wauconda group to talk marijuana sales
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190818/wauconda-group-to-talk-marijuana-sales

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Township consolidation law may be first of many government reduction efforts – Rebecca Anzel 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190818/township-consolidation-law-may-be-first-of-many-government-reduction-efforts

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— All-powerful Madigan catching heat from multiple angles – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-all-powerful-madigan-catching-heat-from-multiple-angles/article_14f61adb-b7be-5a9d-bbdd-86f9209c1014.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/suburban-voters-are-pressuring-republicans-to-act-on-guns

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ted Cruz: New York Times ‘destroying itself’ with ‘Trump hatred’ Editor reportedly discussed pivot from Russia to racism in staff meeting – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Currently, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slander me as being someone who harasses people.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/18/ted-cruz-new-york-times-destroying-itself-trump-ha/
— Trump accuses New York Times of leading ‘Racism Witch Hunt’ after newsroom leak – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/18/donald-trump-accuses-new-york-times-leading-racism/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Open Borders? The EU Has Hundreds of Miles of Walls Those who argue against Trump’s immigration policies by looking abroad are in serious error. – BILL WIRTZ 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/open-borders-the-eu-has-hundreds-of-miles-of-walls/

DAILY CALLER
— Shell Employees Were Told To Attend Trump Speech Or Not Get Paid – PAULINA LIKOS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/18/shell-employees-trump-speech-not-get-paid/

WORLD NET DAILY
— Supreme question: Can businesses force men to dress as men? ‘Unfair to women and girls, and puts employers in difficult situations’ – Bob Unruh
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/supreme-question-can-businesses-force-men-to-dress-as-men/
— CIVIL WAR IS PREFERABLE TO A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT Erik Rush asserts, ‘the party now represents America’s garbage’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/civil-war-is-preferable-to-a-democratic-president/

THE HILL
— Trump again lashes out at NY Times, claims it’s going on a ‘racism witch hunt’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/457845-trump-again-lashes-out-at-ny-times-claims-its-going-on-a-racism-witch-hunt
— White House offers reassurances amid recession fears as 2020 candidates sound alarm – ZACK BUDRYK (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/457871-white-house-offers-reassurances-amid-recession-fears-as-2020

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Economic Warning Signals, Trump Sees Signs of a Conspiracy – Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/us/politics/trump-economy-recession.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Isn’t the One Dividing Us by Race He hardly mentions it, while his adversaries are obsessed with ‘whiteness’ and ‘white privilege.’ – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-isnt-the-one-dividing-us-by-race-11566158729

YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Opposition research: When is the right time for a campaign to attack their opponents? – Brad Presnall (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me? Should I expose them?) 
https://yellowhammernews.com/opposition-research-when-is-the-right-time-for-a-campaign-to-attack-their-opponents/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) should follow it by-laws concerning censure. MTRCC officers should never allow MTRCC members to constructively censure MTRCC members. MTRCC officers should never allow MTRCC members to badmouth, belittle, dismiss, disparage, defame, demonize, denigrate, condemn, insult, slander, or threaten any MTRCC member. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

(FROM MTRCC BY-LAWS: Section 5 Misbehavior and Censure — Upon petition of not less than five (5) Voting Members, the Chairman shall direct the Policy Committee to convene a special meeting to consider allegations of misbehavior of any Committeeman in the fulfillment of their office or as a member of the organization. The Policy Committee shall thereafter within thirty (30) days, meet with the concerned Committeeman in relation to the matters charged in the petition, conduct such investigation as it deems necessary and make a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairman. Upon the finding that the alleged misbehavior has been prejudicial to the best interest of the Republican Party and upon recommendation of the Policy Committee and the Executive Committee, the Chairman shall issue a letter of censure to the concerned Committeeman; provided that no member shall be censured without concurrence of two-thirds of the membership present at any regular or special meeting preceded by fifteen (15) days written notice to all members of the action contemplated. Any member to who a letter of censure is issued shall be ineligible to participate as a voting member of any meeting or other activity authorized by these By-Laws for a period of one year unless earlier restored to good standing by announcement of the Chairman, or by two-third’s vote of the membership present at any meeting. SEE: http://www.miltongop.org/about-mtrcc/by-laws)

August 17 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Grifters, grafters, govs and Blago leave Lincoln crying – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190817/constable-grifters-grafters-govs-and-blago-leave-lincoln-crying
— Glenbard offers muted response to dress code controversy – Susan Sarkauskas and Bob Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190816/glenbard-offers-muted-response-to-dress-code-controversy
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Google employees demand company renounce working with Trump immigration agencies – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190817/google-employees-demand-company-renounce-working-with-trump-immigration-agencies

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Beyond the Pale – Pointin an Assault Rifle at Trump Statue
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/17/beyond-the-pale/

AMERICAN THINKER
— That aroma of fraud: 70% of Bill de Blasio’s local donors come from one hotel union – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/that_aroma_of_fraud_70_of_bill_de_blasios_local_donors_come_from_one_hotel_union.html

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg’s Group Lobbies Georgia GOP for More Low-Wage Labor – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/17/mark-zuckerbergs-group-lobbies-georgia-gop-for-more-low-wage-labor/
— Feds: Mississippi Food Plants ‘Willfully’ Hired Illegal Aliens Over Americans – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/16/feds-mississippi-food-plants-willfully-hired-illegal-aliens-over-americans/

NOQ REPORT
— GUNS AND CRIME It’s time to punish businesses that employ illegal aliens – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/16/time-punish-businesses-employ-illegal-aliens/

THE HILL
— 2020 Democrats feel more emboldened to label Trump a racist – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, unacceptably, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should expect that sooner or later, if not already, Trump-haters in their neighborhood, in their precinct, in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, in Illinois, and in the world will call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457730-2020-democrats-feel-more-emboldened-to-label-trump-a-racist
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/457778-economic-angst-rises-at-bad-time-for-trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Roy Moore defamation lawsuit against accusers is paused
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/roy-moore-defamation-lawsuit-against-accusers-is-paused/28727850

NEW YORK TIMES
— Israel’s Alliance With Trump Creates New Tensions Among American Jews – Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/politics/trump-israel-jews.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chris Cuomo ‘Fredo’ flap exposes ridicule Italian-Americans face every day – Steve Cuozzo
https://nypost.com/2019/08/17/chris-cuomo-fredo-flap-exposes-ridicule-italian-americans-face-every-day/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The freewheeling, uncontainable nature of Trump’s anti-elite get-togethers.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/16/freewheeling-uncontainable-nature-trumps-anti-elite-get-togethers/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/any-economic-downturn-could-scramble-trumps-2020-strategy-11565898073

USA TODAY
— Politicians should stop talking about creating ‘good jobs.’ There are no bad jobs. By calling some jobs ‘good’ and implying others are bad, we’re saying some jobs have no future or, worse, they are not worthy of a person’s effort. – Frayda Levin (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the jobs that I had were bad jobs and b) I was grossly overpaid for those jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/08/16/employment-help-wanted-good-jobs-low-skill-experience-column/1986883001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater hints/implies/argues/shouts that Mexicans have a stronger claim to the southwest than Americans. 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/17/not-invaders-hispanics-lived-here-before-us/1974154001/

TUSCALOOSA NEWS
— 3 Tuscaloosa residents qualify for District 4 special election – Jason Morton
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190816/3-tuscaloosa-residents-qualify-for-district-4-special-election

POST REGISTER
— Campus segregation programs raise many questions that deserve answers – Wayne Hoffman
https://www.postregister.com/star/opinion/campus-segregation-programs-raise-many-questions-that-deserve-answers/article_0845c9a0-eb90-5ecc-90b5-f0b2aff637ba.html

FRAMINGHAM SOURCE
— Mass Alliance Calls Pascual A Rising Star; Lynch For Council Kickoff Event Tuesday
https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2019/08/17/political-corner-mass-alliance-calls-pascual-a-rising-star-lynch-for-council-kickoff-event-tuesday/

MICHIGAN LIVE
— Ann Arbor debating FOIA fee waiver for councilman seeking mayor’s emails – Ryan Stanton
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/08/ann-arbor-debating-foia-fee-waiver-for-councilman-seeking-mayors-emails.html

BERKSHIRE EAGLE
— Elect qualified candidate in Ward 6 – Craig Gaetani, Pittsfield
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/letter-elect-qualified-candidate-in-ward-6,582198

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters dehumanize those who do not hate Trump. Therefore, because of the aforesaid, ever-increasingly, those who do not hate Trump are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. 
https://www.independent.com/2019/08/17/dehumanizing-people-makes-killing-easier/

August 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— El Paso shooting: 20 dead, dozens injured near Cielo Vista Mall Walmart, governor says
https://abc7chicago.com/el-paso-shooting-at-least-18-dead-dozens-injured-live-coverage/5440435/
— Suburban decline and rising property taxes – BGA
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-suburban-decline-and-rising-property-taxes/5440193/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump migrant policies are “immoral and unjust.” 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-schneider-border-visit-st-0803-20190802-fpgm73iyuzabjndtb7i4566eqq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: South Loop mosque uses women and LBGTQers to promote Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-south-loop-mosque-female-prayer-leader-20190803-56axwv37arfm3i3gajgc4umgb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters blast “Trump’s latest assault on food stamps.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/3/20751734/donald-trump-administration-food-stamps-snap-benefits

DAILY HERALD
— Will pot sales fuel prevention funding? Advocates fear not – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190803/will-pot-sales-fuel-prevention-funding-advocates-fear-not
— OUTSTANDING: Stevenson teens rally against ‘ridiculous’ pot industry ads – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190803/stevenson-teens-rally-against-ridiculous-pot-industry-ads
— Illinois’ revolving door from public office to paid lobbyist – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190803/editorial-illinois-revolving-door-from-public-office-to-paid-lobbyist
— Curran concedes in Lake sheriff’s race, nine months after election
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190803/curran-concedes-in-lake-sheriffs-race-nine-months-after-election

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Vermilion County state’s attorney Jacqueline Lacy announces bid for re-election – Noelle McGee
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/vermilion-county-state-s-attorney-announces-bid-for-re-election/article_a54cb5f8-28b7-59d9-979d-c064be406af9.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL
— 2020 election packets available next month
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/election-packets-available-next-month/article_418bf3a4-1de4-555b-bb8c-7ef0cfbd6892.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Officials Respond To Shooting In El Paso – MICHEL MARTIN 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/officials-respond-shooting-el-paso#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois community colleges eye programs to train students for marijuana industry
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-community-colleges-eye-programs-to-train-students-for-marijuana/article_fe786432-b55b-11e9-8915-d31dd80850eb.html

FOX NEWS
— ‘End this carnage’: Trump, 2020 Dems lead response to El Paso mass shooting – Vandana Rambaran
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/end-this-carnage-donald-trump-2020-dems-joe-biden-cory-booker-pete-buttigieg

AMERICAN THINKER
— Another ungrateful migrant creates a new ‘narrative’ for ingratitude – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/another_ungrateful_migrant_creates_a_new_narrative_for_ingratitude.html
— Baltimore black kids escape to Trump country – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/baltimore_black_kids_escape_to_trump_country.html

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: 2020 Democrat Party Base ‘Exact Same People Who Voted for Hugo Chavez’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/03/exclusive-ann-coulter-2020-democrat-party-base-exact-same-people-who-voted-for-hugo-chavez/
— Democrats Line Up Behind Impeachment Despite Mueller Testimony Dud, Voter Support Slippage – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/02/democrats-line-up-behind-impeachment-despite-mueller-testimony-dud-voter-support-slippage/
— Hollywood Blames Trump for El Paso Shooting: ‘The President of the United States Bears Responsibility’ – JEROME HUDSON
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/08/03/hollywood-blames-trump-el-paso-shooting/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Don Jr. describes ‘daily’ violent threats against family after ‘piece of garbage’ actor taunts Trump sons – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/03/don-jr-describes-daily-violent-threats-against-family-after-piece-of-garbage-actor-taunts-trump-sons-781165

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DEMOCRATS’ ‘TRILLION HERE, TRILLION THERE’ Jane Chastain offers examples of how much $1,000,000,000,000 really is
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/the-democrats-trillion-here-trillion-there/

THE HILL
— Trump pledges support after ‘terrible’ shooting in El Paso: ‘God be with you all!’ – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456065-trump-pledges-support-after-terrible-shooting-in-el-paso-god-be-with
— Democrats demonize wealthy to deflect from disastrous agendas – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/456037-democrats-demonize-wealthy-to-deflect-from-disastrous-agendas
— Biden faces scrutiny for his age from other Democrats – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/456010-biden-faces-scrutiny-for-his-age-from-other-democrats

NEW YORK TIMES
— El Paso Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre at Walmart – Simon Romero, Manny Fernandez and Mariel Padilla
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/el-paso-walmart-shooting.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate White men promote hatred against White men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/opinion/sunday/trump-white-men.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Whites and then hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump inspires White supremacist terrorism. 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/08/03/we-have-a-gun-problem-and-we-have-a-white-supremacist-terrorism-problem/

FORWARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Google drives traffic to this website that says “The El Paso Killer Loved Trump. Do You? Then You’re Responsible, Too.”
https://forward.com/opinion/428847/the-el-paso-shooter-supported-trump-if-you-do-too-you-are-supporting-the/

June 18 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago – Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/18/city-club-of-chicago-senate-minority-leader-bill-brady/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the State of Illinois officially get rid of all its residents, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/18/illinois-state-capitol-rainbow-flag-lgbtq-pride-month/

NBC5
— Where Do Illinois Politicians Stand on Trump’s 2020 Kickoff? – Mary Ann Ahern 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/where-do-illinois-politicians-stand-on-trumps-2020-kickoff-511485342.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump calls the tune, and his fans dance Donald Trump is a master. A master what? Well, liar, bully and fraud, for starters.” 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/18/18683674/trump-reelection-rally-orlando-2020-campaign-steinberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts President Trump, celebrates LGBTQ’s strides at DNC gala – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: The Chicago Tribune should acknowledge that the “LGBTQ Community” has the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-dnc-lgbtq-speech-20190618-7yrggeu2avao7p5amd3x6sx2he-story.html
— On the South Side, not enough access to transit means not enough access to jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: How did you get to/from your first job? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in October of 1964 when was 16 and drove it 5 miles to/from Crete-Monee High School or my parents’ home in Crete to/from my part-time minimum wage job washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. In May of 1966, I had saved enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-south-side-transit-desert-20190618-2wk3fnq2mffvljivogml47upce-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— If appointed to open legislative seat, Rosemont mayor says he would keep both positions – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190618/if-appointed-to-open-legislative-seat-rosemont-mayor-says-he-would-keep-both-positions

WTTW
— State Leader Bill Brady Defends Personal Stake in Illinois’ Gambling Industry – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/18/state-leader-defends-personal-stake-illinois-gambling-industry

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Dan Brady: GOP kept several taxes out of state budget – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/dan-brady-gop-kept-several-taxes-out-of-state-budget/article_7b38157f-aeb3-5ad2-93b9-72b9d2f4b230.html

TIMES
— 39 weeks to sort out crowded 14th District GOP primary field – Scott T. Holland
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/06/16/salmagundi-39-weeks-to-sort-out-crowded-14th-district-gop-primary-field/a127le3/

RANTOUL PRESS
— Politics is everywhere — even in the church – SCOTT REEDER
https://www.rantoulpress.com/opinion/reeder-politics-is-everywhere-even-in-the-church/article_97e87e26-91ef-11e9-8e3a-d73d3ac6cf67.html

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: Who do you think the Republicans will recruit to run against Sen. Durbin?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/18/question-of-the-day-2893/

NORTHWESTERN NOW
— Northwestern center conducts first-ever poll about presidential leadership on diversity and inclusion – Hilary Hurd Anyaso
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/06/northwestern-center-conducts-first-ever-poll-about-presidential-leadership-on-diversity-and-inclusion/

FOX NEWS
— Trump launches 2020 re-election bid in jam-packed Orlando arena – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-launches-2020-re-election-campaign-orlando-arena

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mitch McConnell shuts down reparations talk – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/18/mitch-mcconnell-shuts-down-reparations-talk/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN cuts away from Trump kickoff rally after crowd chants ‘CNN sucks’ – Julio Rosas 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-cuts-away-from-trump-kickoff-rally-after-crowd-chants-cnn-sucks
— AOC compares border crisis to Nazi Germany as the US gives free healthcare to illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/aoc-compares-border-crisis-to-nazi-germany-as-the-us-gives-free-healthcare-to-illegal-immigrants

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thinks You’re Stupid – Alex Griswold (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents think that the following are stupid: those who do not a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) join their church, e) attend services at their church, f) give money to their church, g) carry out their blacklist orders, and/or h) cover up their wrongdoing.) 
https://freebeacon.com/blog/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-thinks-youre-stupid/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar blames Trump for Iran tensions; 1,000 more troops sent to Middle East
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71193
— Amazon slams Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for ‘starvation wages’ comment: ‘AOC is just wrong’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71174

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER PATROL AGENT OFFERS TO GIVE OCASIO-CORTEZ A PERSONAL TOUR OF DETENTION FACILITY AFTER ‘DISGUSTING’ HOLOCAUST COMPARISON – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/border-patrol-ocasio-cortez-camp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot should be illegal everywhere.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/darling-marijuana-federalism/

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders: Demagogue Trump Is Going ‘After Minority People’ by Deporting Illegals – Pam Keys
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/18/bernie-sanders-demagogue-trump-is-going-after-minority-people-by-deporting-illegals/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Doing a Great Job Convincing America They Are Demons – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/democrats-doing-a-great-job-convincing-america-they-are-demons/
— Trump’s Immigration Czar Pick Rips Into Sanctuary Cities: ‘Un-American’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/trumps-immigration-czar-pick-rips-into-sanctuary-cities-un-american/

NEWSMAX
— AOC Ramps Up Concentration Camp Rhetoric on Border – Eric Mack 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/concentration-camps-detention-center-aoc-ice/2019/06/18/id/920885/

TOWNHALL
— Leftists Seek to Destroy Masculinity and Father’s Day – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/06/18/leftists-seek-to-destroy-masculinity-and-fathers-day-n2548459

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Priest who told Christians to avoid LGBT Pride stands by message despite severe backlash – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/priest-who-told-christians-to-avoid-lgbt-pride-events-stands-by-message-despite-severe-backlash
— Taylor Swift rolls out ‘Pride anthem’ showing Christians as dumb rednecks – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/taylor-swift-rolls-out-pride-anthem-showing-christians-as-dumb-rednecks

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Employer Insights: Recreational Marijuana in Illinois (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I do not want to rely on stoners to do anything for me. What about you?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employer-insights-recreational-marijuana-illinois

THE HILL
— McConnell: Reparations aren’t a ‘good idea’ – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/449136-mcconnell-reparations-arent-a-a-good-idea
— Ocasio-Cortez: Trump detention centers ‘exactly’ like concentration camps – JESSICA CAMPISI 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449030-ocasio-cortez-compares-southern-border-detention-centers-to

WASHINGTON POST
— Ocasio-Cortez presses case that U.S. is running ‘concentration camps’ at border amid Republican outcry – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/ocasio-cortez-presses-case-that-us-is-running-concentration-camps-at-border-amid-republican-outcry/2019/06/18/09ee7eb6-91d8-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s threat of mass arrests stinks of weakness and failure.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/18/trumps-threat-mass-arrests-stinks-weakness-failure/

NEW YORK POST
— AOC’s latest: Only Nazis oppose open borders
https://nypost.com/2019/06/18/aocs-latest-only-nazis-oppose-open-borders/

FORBES
— How Modern Technologies Are Shaping A New Generation Of Media Professionals – Tracey Welson-Rossman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceywelsonrossman/2019/06/18/how-modern-technologies-are-shaping-a-new-generation-of-media-professionals/#112df81767f4

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Across the country, 2020 Democrats focus on” promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/across-the-country-2020-democrats-focus-on-race-and-poverty

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the federal government officially get rid of all its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2019/06/50-years-after-stonewall-lgbt-rights-are-a-work-in-progress-2/

June 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Catholic Illinois lawmakers who backed ‘evil’ abortion bill A statement from Bishop Paprocki singled out House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, but said any Catholic Illinois lawmaker who supported the two bills will be affected. – Alison Martin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655266/diocese-springfield-refuses-communion-madigan-cullerton-illinois-catholic-lawmakers-abortion
— Ricketts not first owner to go to bat for Republicans Cubs also played ball for Warren G. Harding. And then there was the Tribune Company…. – Neil Steinberg 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655546/cubs-ricketts-trump-donors-wrigley-politics-gop-republicans-steinberg
— Democrats, look ahead to the prize in 2020 and forget about impeaching Trump The “no one is above the law” argument is compelling. But the goal, after all, should be replacing Trump. – Froma Harrop
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/6/18655660/donald-trump-impeachment-democratic-party-2020-election
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot in Palm Springs: taps gay donor network, headlines Boxer PAC fundraiser Mayor Lightfoot, in California will headline a Friday fundraiser for a PAC run by former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “We are very excited to meet her,” Boxer told the Chicago Sun-Times. – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, and companies be officially told to get out of Chicago unless they promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655873/mayor-lori-lightfoot-palm-springs-california-tap-into-gay-donor-network
— Safe Passage — a smart move in crime-fighting – Editorial (DIERSEN: Did you walk to school from your home? I walked to/from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, to/from a bus stop on the south side of downtown Crete 1961-1962 to ride a bus to/from Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, to/from Crete-Monee High School 1962-1964, to/from Loyola 1974-1976, and to/from DePaul 1976-1978.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655298/safe-passage-cps-crime-deterrent-research

— Joe Biden reverses course, says he now supports using federal dollars for abortions – Chloe Herring (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655959/joe-biden-2020-abortion-hyde-amendment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— GOP bigwigs, Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to hold President Trump donor retreat in Chicago — with ballgame on agenda – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-trump-campaign-rnc-chicago-cubs-20190605-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $40 billion state budget into law. Here’s a look at what your tax dollars are buying.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-illinois-budget-20190605-story.html
— Forget about marijuana laws for a second. The CBD industry needs to be regulated. – Debby Miran
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cbd-cannabidiol-fda-regulations-needed-20190606-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing ‘evil’ abortion bill – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/diocese-of-springfield-refuses-communion-to-madigan-cullerton-for-backing-evil-abortion-bill
— Pending Kane County attendance policy highlights board member Barbara Hernandez who’s also a state rep – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and fundraisers.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/pending-kane-county-attendance-policy-highlights-board-member-whos-also-a-state-rep

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Trump’s Mexico tariffs loom, Illinois companies brace for impact Mondelez and other local players that sought savings south of the border face billions in potential costs if last-minute negotiations now underway don’t jell into a deal. – CLAIRE BUSHEY 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/trumps-mexico-tariffs-loom-illinois-companies-brace-impact

ABC7
— Illinois gambling expansion bill could breathe new life into horse racing industry – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-gambling-bill-could-breathe-new-life-into-horse-racing-industry/5335559/

NBC5
— Bishop Bars Madigan, Cullerton From Receiving Communion Over Abortion Bills
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-cullerton-barred-from-receiving-communion-over-abortion-bills-510921881.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Nancy Pelosi told Democrats she wants to see Trump ‘in prison’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/nancy-pelosi-told-dems-she-wants-to-see-trump-in-prison-report

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Avery Bourne: Infrastructure investments will spur economic growth
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190606/rep-avery-bourne-infrastructure-investments-will-spur-economic-growth

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois is poised to become the gambling capital of the Midwest And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble. – JASON GROTTO and DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-is-poised-to-become-the-gambling-capital-of-the/article_d09a9086-6060-5eb6-933a-27b3af5f898a.html

MARION REPUBLICAN
— Casino coming to Southern Illinois – HOLLY KEE
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190604/casino-coming-to-southern-illinois

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Health Department sued. Former employee says she was fired after filing discrimination complaint – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-county-health-department-sued-former-employee-says-she/article_89f39797-5f0a-5675-8f52-4208fd29bf70.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Supporters of Illegal Aliens Pass Bill Prohibiting Local Police from Enforcing ICE Laws
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/supporters-of-illegal-aliens-pass-bill-prohibiting/ 
— Keeping Up with Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/keeping-up-with-casten/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Edgar County Watchdog Kraft says Brady’s choice is simple: ‘Resign, or quit making those profits’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601636-edgar-county-watchdog-kraft-says-brady-s-choice-is-simple-resign-or-quit-making-those-profits
— Reform for Illinois director Kaplan holds no blame for Sen. Brady as long as he ‘acts ethically’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601633-reform-for-illinois-director-kaplan-holds-no-blame-for-sen-brady-as-long-as-he-acts-ethically

CAPITOL FAX
— Springfield bishop lashes out at Madigan, Cullerton over abortion bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/springfield-bishop-lashes-out-at-madigan-cullerton-over-abortion-bill/
— Reader comments closed until Tuesday A little down time is in order… (DIERSEN: I have sent a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/reader-comments-closed-until-tuesday-27/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kinzinger vows to block Trump’s Mexico tariffs, unless Dems make it ‘political somehow’ Illinois Republican says farmers in his district are taking it ‘on the chin’ – Bailey Vogt 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/adam-kinzinger-vows-block-trumps-mexico-tariffs-un/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mexico blocks 1,000-migrant caravan ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexico-blocks-1-000-migrant-caravan-ahead-of-trumps-tariff-deadline

FOX NEWS
— Sean Hannity: Mainstream media ‘smear machine’ in full gear for Trump’s UK visit – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sean-hannity-mainstream-media-smear-machine-trump

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE TURNING AMERICA’S BIG CITIES INTO PETRI DISHES FOR DISEASE – Brian Joondeph
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/joondeph-cities-petri-dishes/

BREITBART
— New York City School District Seeks ‘Teachers of Color’ in Job Ads – TOM CICCOTTA
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/06/report-new-york-city-school-district-seeks-teachers-of-color-in-job-ads/
— Politico Senior Staffer Defends Biden’s Plagiarism as ‘Agreeing’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/06/nolte-politico-senior-staffer-defends-bidens-plagiarism-as-agreeing/
— Mexico Claims Some Migrant Caravan Funding Came from U.S., England – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/06/06/mexico-claims-some-funding-for-migrant-caravans-came-from-u-s-and-england/
— New York Times Editor Claims Paper Is Not ‘Anti-Trump’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/report-new-york-times-editor-claims-paper-is-not-anti-trump/
— DHS Frees 5.5K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week; 196K Released in 5 Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/dhs-frees-5-5k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-196k-released-in-5-months/

TOWNHALL
— Google Fires Another Conservative Employee Who Spoke Out Against Company’s Bias – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/06/06/report-google-fires-another-conservative-employee-who-spoke-out-on-companys-bias-n2547661

HUMAN EVENTS
— Getting Your Reputation Back After Conspiracy Smears. – Frank Gaffney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on smearing my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://humanevents.com/2019/06/06/getting-your-reputation-back-after-conspiracy-smears/

TPM
— TX GOP Group Defends Axed Teacher’s Right To Speak Of ‘Burden’ Of Illegal Immigrant – Nicole Lafond
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-teacher-gop-group-defends-illegal-immigrants-burden

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social-Media Censorship Is the Product of Culture and Commerce – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/social-media-censorship-is-the-product-of-culture-and-commerce/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning women against Trump.
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/447308-trumps-giant-gender-gap-62-percent-of-women-say-they-are
— Biden reverses stance on Hyde Amendment after blowback – JESSIE HELLMANN (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447392-biden-reverses-stance-on-hyde-amendment-after-blowback

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Only Trump can pack this much ignorance into a few words.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/better-to-keep-ones-mouth-shut-than-to-sound-like–trump/2019/06/06/067b0b6e-8882-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html

USA TODAY
— Boston mayor: city can’t stop ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over its values – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/06/boston-mayor-city-cant-stop-straight-pride-parade-over-its-values/1373359001/

FORBES
— New Trump Administration Rule: Gig Workers Are Not Employees – Tom Spiggle (DIERSEN: Are/were you a gig worker? I was not. I worked a) for the federal government for almost 30 years – almost 18 years for GAO, almost 9 years for IRS, and almost 3 years for the Post Office; b) for Firestone Stores for almost 2 1/2 years; and c) for S.S. Kresges for 1 1/2 years.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/06/06/new-trump-administration-rule-gig-workers-are-not-employees/#73198f04336e

GOVERNING
— Will Legalizing Marijuana and Sports Betting Solve Illinois’ Budget Problems? The state, which has worse credit than any other and has had chronic budget deficits, passed a fiscal plan this week that relies on new revenue sources to help pay down its massive debt. – LIZ FARMER
https://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-illinois-budget-analysis.html

INEQUALITY
— How Wealthy Have Our Super Wealthy Become? We now have some new clues, thanks to the tax-evasion records whistleblowers have been so generously sharing. – Sam Pizzigati
https://inequality.org/great-divide/how-wealthy-have-our-super-wealthy-become/

May 29 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— UPDATE: The proposed Starbucks at the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road in my Wheaton precinct is off. I spoke with the property’s owner Ron Dell this afternoon. He said he was going to attend the Wheaton City Counsel Planning Session yesterday evening, but a major delay at O’Hare Airport prevented him from doing that. He said that Starbucks withdrew its proposal 2 weeks ago. Also, Wheaton has posted a video of the session at: https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(MY ARTICLE THIS MORNING: About 120 Wheaton residents attended a 2 1/2 hour Wheaton City Council Planning Session Tuesday evening, May 28, 2019. 28 of those 120 voiced their concerns about Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment. 13 of those 28 are registered voters in my precinct. Most of the comments concerned the impact that proposed changes would have on homeowners immediately south and north of Roosevelt Road, traffic congestion, affordable housing, public housing, the proposed Starbucks at the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road, flooding, the school crossing at Warrenville Road and Park Avenue, protecting historic buildings on Roosevelt Road, and Wheaton not individually notifying homeowners immediately north and south of Roosevelt Road of the session. My precinct includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton and Main Streets. For more information on the market study and plan amendment, SEE: https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282019-1184. I included a link to the notice of the session in my May 26, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/may-26-evening-edition-3/). I included link to an online petition against the market study and plan amendment (https://www.thepetitionsite.com/981/324/570/stop-the-roosevelt-road-corridor-redevelopment-plan/) in my May 23, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/may-23-evening-edition-3/). I included my comment that “A Starbucks is planned for the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road in my precinct” in my March 10, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/march-10-morning-edition-4/). Sadly, many of those in my precinct who oppose the market study and plan amendment automatically assume that I completely support the market study and plan amendment a) because I am a conservative Republican Precinct Committeeman who supports Trump and b) because Ron Dell, the owner of the property at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville, has allowed me to display 4X4 “Vote Republican’ signs on his building prior to elections for many years. Consequently, many of those in my precinct who oppose the market study and plan amendment have kept me “out of the loop” to put it politely. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always discouraged voters in my precinct from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I look forward to reading the minutes of the session and watching the video of the session when they are posted on the city’s website.)

ABC7
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Senate passes marijuana legalization bill, sends it back to Illinois House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-passes-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-/5322315/

NBC5
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-committee-advances-marijuana-legalization-bill-510587601.html
— Religious Leaders Want Slowdown in Push for Chicago Casino Expanding casino gambling in Illinois got a boost this week when a Democratic lawmaker suggested making it part of a popular plan to legalize sports betting
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/religious-leaders-want-slowdown-in-push-for-chicago-casino-510554131.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois passes Senate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bill-that-would-legalize-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois-on-track-to-pass-senate

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Legal recreational marijuana in Illinois a step closer after Senate vote, bill heads to House next – ick Pearson, Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legislation-senate-20190529-story.html
— 2020 preview? Feud flares up between Joe Biden and Donald Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-2020-feud-joe-biden-donald-trump-20190529-story.html
— After heated debate, Illinois House approves bill requiring gun license applicants to be fingerprinted – Stacy St. Clair, Annie Sweeney and Sarah Freishtat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-foid-gun-revocation-vote-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State Senate passes legal pot bill, sends it to House With just two days to go before adjournment, the Illinois Senate passed a marijuana legalization measure. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/29/18644718/senate-committee-amended-marijuana-legalization-bill-cannabis-senate-vote
— Man stabs person during fight in Wheaton Billy J. Thomas allegedly stabbed another person during an argument, Wheaton police said. – Alison Martin 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/29/18644006/man-stabs-person-during-fight-wheaton-east-roosevelt-road

DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Full state Senate approves recreational marijuana use – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190529/full-state-senate-approves-recreational-marijuana-use
— Palatine Township Republicans hosting U.S. Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard June 1 – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190529/palatine-township-republicans-hosting-us-senate-candidate
— Wheaton man charged with stabbing man during fight
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190529/wheaton-man-charged-with-stabbing-man-during-fight
— Slavery is convenient tool for critics – Walter E. Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190529/slavery-is-convenient-tool-for-critics
— Food just opening act at Taste of Wheaton – Ann Piccininni 
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190529/food-just-opening-act-at-taste-of-wheaton
— DuPage looking to require licenses for adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190529/dupage-looking-to-require-licenses-for-adult-businesses

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Senate votes to legalize marijuana The marijuana legislation is one of several controversial bills, along with sports betting and a capital-improvement bill, being considered as the end of the legislative session approaches. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-senate-votes-legalize-marijuana
— Former Rauner official has a plan to make money on Asian carp  Brian Colgan wants to turn the invasive fish that’s terrorized the Great Lakes into lobster bait. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/former-rauner-official-has-plan-make-money-asian-carp

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legislation to overhaul Illinois’ abortion statute passes House – REBECCA ANZEL
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-05-29/legislation-overhaul-illinois-abortion-statute-passes-house.html

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— FOID overhaul moves forward despite Constitutional concerns Gun owners would be required to be fingerprinted, pay increased fee – LINDSEY SALVATELLI
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/05/30/foid-overhaul-moves-forward-despite-constitutional-concerns/a4bf8i0/

WIFR
— Illinois Senate passes $40,000 minimum teacher salary bill
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Illinois-Senate-passes-40000-minimum-teacher-salary-bill-510581031.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reaction to Lauren Underwood’s “Foot-in-Mouth Disease” Comment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/29/following-reaction-to-lauren-underwoods-foot-in-mouth-disease-comment/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Underwood’s comments show lack of understanding about border crisis, AVIAC says – Karen Kidd
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512567019-rep-underwood-s-comments-show-lack-of-understanding-about-border-crisis-aviac-says

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois General Assembly tramples on Constitutional Rights – Fingerprints to be required to exercise 2nd Amendment – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/05/illinois-general-assembly-tramples-on-constitutional-rights-fingerprints-to-be-required-to-exercise-2nd-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: STEPHEN MOORE PROVIDES INSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUMPONOMICS’ ECONOMIC AGENDA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-stephen-moore-provides-inside-information-about-the-trumponomics-economic-agenda.html

CAPITOL FAX
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Senate votes to legalize cannabis 38-17-2
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/29/senate-votes-to-legalize-cannabis-38-17-2/
— House passes “Fix the FOID” bill 62-52
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/29/house-passes-fix-the-foid-bill-62-52/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More resentment, more hypocrisy, more outrage – Ioannis Gatsiounis
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/28/us-political-climate-so-polarized-everyone-carries/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Let’s examine all the reasons Roy Moore is a terrible human being – Tiana Lowe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a terrible human being.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/lets-examine-all-the-reasons-roy-moore-is-a-terrible-human-being

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Illinois House Declares Late-Term Abortion a ‘Right’ Passes measure repealing abortion limits, including parental notification – Bill McMorris
https://freebeacon.com/issues/illinois-house-declares-late-term-abortion-a-right/

FOX NEWS
— New York City’s radical push for ‘equity’ in schools is the very definition of racism – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-new-york-department-of-education-implicit-bias-racism

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The coming crime wave that Border Patrol isn’t stopping – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/coming-crime-wave-border-patrol-isnt-stopping/

CNS NEWS
— Pope Compares U.S.-Mexico Border Wall to Berlin Wall Built by Communists – Liam Sigler (DIERSEN: America-haters love it every time the Pope promotes hatred of America.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/liam-sigler/pope-compares-us-mexico-border-wall-berlin-wall-built-communists

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP CRACKS DOWN ON PEOPLE THAT HELP IMMIGRANTS ILLEGALLY ENTER THE US – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/29/trump-crackdown-immigrant-help/

PATRIOT POST
— Inheritance Welfare Leftists — The Effluent of Generational Wealth and Privilege Irony: Legions of leftist cadres hate the wealthy elite benefactors who gave them rise. – Mark Alexander 
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/63297-inheritance-welfare-leftists-the-effluent-of-generational-wealth-and-privilege

TOWNHALL
— Actor John Cleese Tweets That London Is ‘No Longer an English City’ – Michele Blood
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/micheleblood/2019/05/29/actor-john-cleese-explains-why-london-is-no-longer-an-english-city-n2547004

LIFE NEWS
— Slouching Towards Our Orwellian Future: When Abortion is Considered “Morally Good” – BONNIE CHERNIN 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/05/29/slouching-towards-our-orwellian-future-when-abortion-is-considered-morally-good/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Cruz Knocks Omar’s Suggestion That Hispanic Immigrants ‘Can’t Qualify’ Under a Merit-Based System – Madison Summers
https://ijr.com/cruz-knocks-omars-suggestion-hispanic-immigrants-merit-based/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Women Sue F.B.I., Claiming Discrimination at Training Academy – Adam Goldman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/politics/fbi-discrimination-lawsuit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Steve King: Presuming all cultures contribute equally to our civilization devalues the Founding Fathers – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/steve-king-presuming-all-cultures-equally-contribute-to-our-civilization-devalues-the-founding-fathers/2019/05/29/33b13490-8248-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Justin Amash.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/29/amash-shows-courage-is-rewarded-sometimes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Beto O’Rourke Details Proposed Immigration Overhaul Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman puts border policy high on his agenda – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beto-orourke-details-proposed-immigration-overhaul-11559148876

NEWSWEEK
— ‘NOT ON MY WATCH’: ILLINOIS MOVES TO STRENGTHEN ABORTION PROTECTIONS AS BANS SPREAD – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER 
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-abortion-protection-law-pass-1438075

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Grossly Dishonest Appeal to African-Americans.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/trumps-grossly-dishonest-appeal-to-african-americans.html

May 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Graduated income tax question makes it to ballot; House OKs constitutional amendment The Illinois House, on partisan lines, voted to approve a constitutional amendment to ask voters in 2020 if the flat tax structure should be removed from the constitution. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/27/18641670/graduated-income-tax-illinois-house-constitutional-amendment-2020-ballot
— Along party lines, Illinois House committee advances abortion bill Republican calls Sunday night meeting ‘a miscarriage of justice’ – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/5/26/18641108/abortion-illinois-house-committee-democrats-bill
— Chicago casino, gambling expansion now tied to legalizing sports betting The long-discussed proposal would allow a land-based casino in Chicago and riverboat casinos in several locations, including Rockford, Lake County and Danville. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/27/18641564/chicago-casino-expansion-sports-betting-illinois-legislature

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Grant Wehrli Rejects Graduated Income Tax Proposal
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-rep-grant-wehrli-rejects-graduated-income-ta-2019-05-27-story.html

WQAD
— Democrats advance bill to expand Illinois abortion rights
https://wqad.com/2019/05/27/democrats-advance-bill-to-expand-illinois-abortion-rights/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Breen Analyzes Bill to Make Illinois the Abortion Capital of the United States
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/27/breen-analyzes/ 
— Skillicorn Criticizes Tactics of Abortion at Any Time During Pregnancy Bill Consideration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/27/skillicorn-criticizes-tactics-of-abortion-at-any-time-during-pregnancy/

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Democrats may wind up alienating voters by ‘not listening to people at all,’ Rep. Bailey says – Glenn Minnis 
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512570444-democrats-may-wind-up-alienating-voters-by-not-listening-to-people-at-all-rep-bailey-says

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTES TO PUT PRITZKER’S PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX AMENDMENT ON 2020 BALLOT – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-votes-to-put-pritzkers-progressive-income-tax-amendment-on-2020-ballot/

CAPITOL FAX
— Graduated income tax amendment passes 73-44-1
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/27/graduated-income-tax-amendment-passes-73-44-1/

TOWNHALL
— Looks Like The Migrant Crisis Is Keeping Greyhound Buses In Business – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/27/looks-the-migrant-crisis-is-keeping-greyhound-buses-in-business-n2546923

AMERICAN THINKER
— Birth Control, Abortion and the Rise of Single Motherhood – Steven Kessler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/birth_control_abortion_and_the_rise_of_single_motherhood.html

CHRISTIAN POST
— Franklin Graham announces ‘special day of prayer’ against enemies of President Trump – Napp Nazworth
https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-announces-special-day-of-prayer-against-enemies-of-president-trump.html

DAILY CALLER
— WILL TRUMP USE THE INSURRECTION ACT TO DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS? – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/27/trump-insurrection-act-immigrants-deport/

DAILY WIRE
— Fed Up Waiting For The Feds, Private Groups Are Building A Border Wall In New Mexico – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47710/fed-waiting-feds-private-groups-are-building-emily-zanotti

EPOCH TIMES
— Former CNN Contributors Allege Network Has Become ‘Anti-Trump’ Platform – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-cnn-contributors-allege-network-has-become-anti-trump-platform_2939329.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. INVESTIGATES AIRPORTS PERSECUTING CHICK-FIL-A ‘Due to the expression of the owner’s religious beliefs’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/u-s-investigates-airports-targeting-chick-fil-a/

THE HILL
— Merit, not nepotism, should guide our immigration law – DALE L. WILCOX
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/445625-merit-not-nepotism-should-guide-our-immigration-law

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Don’t Let Nationalists Speak for the Nation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/opinion/sunday/nationalism-liberalism-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The press must do better – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/27/press-must-do-better/
— Liz Weston: How to extend your (working) life – Liz Weston (DIERSEN: The advice includes “keep learning.” I earned my third job-related master’s degree in 1997 when I was 48 years old; the same year that my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/liz-weston-how-to-extend-your-working-life/2019/05/27/ef0380ce-807f-11e9-b585-e36b16a531aa_story.html

May 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Violent Memorial Day weekend leaves 27 shot, 5 killed
https://abc7chicago.com/27-shot-5-killed-in-memorial-day-weekend-gun-violence/5317857/

NBC5
— States Move to Outlaw ‘Prison Gerrymandering’: Where Do Inmates Really Live? Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, signed a bill to make his state the latest to require that prisoners be counted at their pre-incarceration addresses — instead of where they’re serving time
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/States-Outlaw-Prison-Gerrymandering-Inmates-510454311.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gillibrand suggests Trump’s only accomplishments are ‘hurting people,’ only motivation is ‘cruelty’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/gillibrand-suggests-trump-s-only-accomplishments-are-hurting-people-only-motivation-is-cruelty-

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Harriet Tubman is unwelcomed on Donald Trump’s $20 bills.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/26/18638906/harriet-tubman-20-bill-andrew-jackson-laura-washington

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Graduated tax amendment heads to House floor
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/CAPITOL-RECAP-Graduated-tax-amendment-heads-to-13898132.php
— ‘Never seen anything like it’: Illinois farmers facing a challenging year for planting, markets – Rosalind Essig
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/8216-Never-seen-anything-like-it-8217-13898089.php

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Dead People Can’t Collect Fat Pensions – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, everyone who is in line to get a pension or is getting a pension is demonized, denigrated, and condemned. I am not happy at all that for the rest of my life, I will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned for getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension.) 
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/dead-people-cant-collect-pensions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The writer threatened mass assassinations for pretty much everyone who receives a state government pension, including survivors and heirs. To avoid this fate, the author demanded in the form letter that the pension actuarial tables be changed and the state’s constitution be amended to remove the pension protection clause before instituting a graduated income tax. The writer also demanded unspecified “cap$ and clawback$ for outrageous$ pension payout$” and local government consolidation. He or she also demanded the end of pension double-dipping and “playing salary games at career’s end to max out your take.”)

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters say: Trump pushes the myth of social-media persecution against conservatives.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-pushes-the-myth-of-social-media-persecution-against/article_913213e2-b606-510e-a85e-71dd474e9c29.html

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. Skillicorn suggests waiting for ‘Feds’ before moving on – and taxing for – infrastructure plan – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512565646-rep-skillicorn-suggests-waiting-for-feds-before-moving-on-and-taxing-for-infrastructure-plan

CITY OF WHEATON
— CITY COUNCIL PLANNING SESSION AGENDA Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 7 P.M.
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282019-1184
(FROM THE AGENDA: East Roosevelt Road Corridor)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 Democrats working to better connect with LGBTQ voters – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/2020-democrats-working-to-better-connect-with-lgbt/
— How to deal with the media and its biases – John R. Coyne Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/book-review-unfreedom-of-the-press-mark-r-levin/
— Nine Klansmen met by 350 officers, 600 counter-protesters at Ohio KKK rally – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: This sends a strong message that sooner or later, those who defend Whites will be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/nine-klansmen-met-350-officers-600-counter-protest/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Former pro-Trump contributors say CNN is out to get Trump – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-pro-trump-contributors-say-cnn-is-out-to-get-trump

CBS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke says migrant families “pose no threat or danger” to the U.S. – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beto-orourke-on-face-the-nation-migrant-families-pose-no-threat-or-danger-to-us/

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Migrant Family Takes a Greyhound Across America – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise those who come to America illegally and who stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/26/us/greyhound-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump falls short on infrastructure after promising to build roads, bridges and consensus – Toluse Olorunnipa and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-falls-short-on-infrastructure-after-promising-to-build-roads-bridges-and-consensus/2019/05/26/1027446e-7c9f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html

TIME
— Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps Rolling Back Protections for Them – ABBY VESOULIS (DIERSEN: Who should be protected from who? According to Democrats, a) LGBTQers, b) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, c) liberals and moderates, d) those who have less money, e) minorities, f) females, g) veterans, h) non-Protestants, i) non-German Americans, j) non-citizens, k) non-gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time NEED PROTECTION FROM a) heterosexuals, b) Republicans, c) conservatives, d) those who have more money, e) Whites, f) males, g) non-veterans, h) Protestants, i) German Americans, j) U.S. citizens, k) gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://time.com/5595474/donald-trump-roll-back-transgender-protections/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit. Chicago Fitness Club Tolerated Sexual Harassment of Restaurant Employees and Fired Complainant, Federal Agency Charged. (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lakeshore-sport-and-fitness-to-pay-45000-to-settle-eeoc-harassment-and-retaliation

NASDAQ
— Don’t Expect Quick U.S. Marijuana Legalization Based on Polls Showing Support: There’s a Big Gotcha – Keith Speights
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/dont-expect-quick-us-marijuana-legalization-based-on-polls-showing-support-theres-a-big-gotcha-cm1154640

MEDIAITE
— Kinzinger Hits Trump Hard on Twitter for Teaming Up With Kim Jong Un to Bash Biden – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/republican-congressman-hits-trump-hard-on-twitter-for-teaming-up-with-kim-jong-un-to-bash-biden/

REASON
— Beto O’Rourke Wants To Legalize Weed and Expunge Records, Too Anti-prohibitionists are now trying to help those still impacted by old drug convictions. – ZURI DAVIS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should disclose anything that they have had expunged from their records. Your past predicts your future. Those who seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should be held to much higher standards.) 
https://reason.com/2019/05/22/beto-orourke-wants-to-legalize-weed-and-expunge-records-too/

May 11 Evening Edition

NBC5 & CBS2 & FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Revenue Bump Spurs Debate Over Pritzker Tax Hikes – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-Pritzker-tax-hikes-509796101.html
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/11/illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-pritzker-tax-hikes/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-pritzker-tax-hikes-1

NBC5
— Anti-Abortion Protesters Flock to Philadelphia Clinic Where Rep. Berated Women The protesters were responding after Democratic state Rep. Brian Sims filmed himself berating pro-life demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood clinic – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Pro-Life-Demonstrators-Planned-Parenthood-Brian-Sims-509749301.html
— Beto O’Rourke Readies ‘Reintroduction’ as 2020 Buzz Fizzles O’Rourke admits he’s struggled to find his presidential campaign footing – Will Weissert and Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Beto-ORourke-2020-Democrat-Primary-Reintroduction-509789921.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democrats fume as Trump moves to amend DC’s July 4 celebration, possibly address the nation – Lukas Mikelionis 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/dems-fume-as-trump-moves-to-amend-dc-s-july-4-celebration-possibly-address-the-nation

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Marijuana’s impact on health and safety in Colorado remains unclear – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more that I do to oppose pot, the more that those who smoked pot, who smoke pot, who want to smoke pot, who want to make money selling pot, who want governments to get tax revenues from the sale of pot, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize me, b) denigrate me, and condemn me.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190511/marijuanas-impact-on-health-and-safety-in-colorado-remains-unclear
— 2020 health care battle underway in 13th – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190511/bernard-schoenburg-2020-health-care-battle-underway-in-13th

HERALD & REVIEW
— Like all these video gambling businesses? Wait until pot is legalized – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should discourage pot usage. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should do everything that it can to discourage pot usage. Applicants should state in no uncertain terms that they will vote against legalizing the sale of pot in Wheaton.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-like-all-these-video-gambling-businesses-wait-until/article_0f5f5084-db5e-5d0c-b0e1-9cca73516222.html
— Illinois Senate now debating corporate board diversity bill – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-senate-now-debating-corporate-board-diversity-bill/article_7d86093f-5e68-59b5-8304-0de2188abe43.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois in uncharted waters: Has money (DIERSEN: Paying off debt should always be a top priority.)
https://qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-illinois-in-uncharted-waters-has-money/article_52b5392c-e8f0-5bcb-bd26-229e6e7a3761.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Will Be Home to Starbucks’ 2019 Leadership Conference
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512484992-city-of-chicago-mayor-emanuel-announces-chicago-will-be-home-to-starbucks-2019-leadership-conference

ILLINOIS BUSINESS WIRE
— DuPage County exports up 5.1% since 2013
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512482649-dupage-county-exports-up-5-1-since-2013

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke: Tax wealthy whites to transfer money to disadvantaged blacks – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a disadvantaged Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disadvantaged Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a disadvantaged Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted disadvantaged Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a disadvantaged Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a disadvantaged Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disadvantaged Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-suggests-using-tax-system-to-transfer-wealth-from-wealthy-whites-to-blacks

FOX NEWS
— Resurfaced video shows Joe Biden pushing border fence, calling for employers who hired ‘illegals’ to be punished – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/resurfaced-video-shows-biden-pushing-border-fence-punishing-employers-who-hired-illegals

NEWSMAX
— Extremism Will Be The End for Democrats in 2020 – Tom Borelli 
https://www.newsmax.com/tomborelli/midterms-omar-socialist-talib/2019/05/10/id/915527/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Rush Limbaugh BLASTS Liberal Newspaper’s Hate for Tiger Woods – Jeffrey Lord 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2019/05/11/rush-limbaugh-blasts-liberal-newspapers-spin

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Wants to ‘Erase Certain Communities’ from National Narrative.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/stacey-abrams-trump-wants-to-erase-certain-communities-from-national-narrative/
— Exclusive–Guatemala Intel Secretary: Economic Migrants Arriving in U.S. Are ‘Picketing Mob’ for Open Borders – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/11/exclusive-guatemala-intel-secretary-economic-migrants-arriving-in-u-s-are-picketing-mob-for-open-borders/

BLAZE
— CNN highlights old Biden comments about need for a border fence to stop drugs from ‘corrupt Mexico’ ‘I know I’m not supposed to say it that bluntly, but they’re the facts’ – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cnn-highlights-old-biden-comments-about-need-for-a-border-fence-to-stop-drugs-from-corrupt-mexico

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Unearthed 2006 Biden video: We need a wall. I voted for a fence to keep out ‘tons, tons’ of drugs from Mexico – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/11/unearthed-2006-biden-video-we-need-a-wall-i-voted-for-a-fence-to-keep-out-tons-tons-of-drugs-from-mexico-753695
— HUD’s proposed rule for ZERO illegals to receive subsidized housing puts Americans first, causes uproar – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/11/huds-proposed-rule-for-zero-illegals-to-receive-subsidized-housing-puts-americans-first-causes-uproar-753657

TOWNHALL
— Biden Previously Supported The Immigration Policies Trump Is Currently Championing – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/05/11/flashback-biden-previously-supported-the-immigration-policies-trump-is-currently-championing-n2546189

WORLD NET DAILY
— PENTAGON APPROVES PLAN TO SHIFT $1.5B FOR WALL ALONG BORDER ‘Funds were drawn from a variety of sources, including cost savings, programmatic changes, and revised requirements’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/pentagon-approves-plan-to-shift-1-5b-for-wall-along-border/

BLUE LIVES MATTER
— Student Arrested For Trashing Republican Students’ Affirmative Action Bake Sale – Tom Gantert (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/student-arrested-for-trashing-republican-students-affirmative-action-bake-sale-K4r00na-S0-dtJRgmK2LNQ/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— JANUARY 18, 2019 FLASHBACK: Facing a future without Facebook ‘likes’ and ‘shares’? – Bronwyn Howell (DIERSEN: How should I react to those who like and share the Facebook posts of those who are doing everything that they can to destroy me?) 
http://www.aei.org/publication/facing-a-future-without-facebook-likes-and-shares/

THE HILL
— Co-founder’s call to break up Facebook energizes its critics – HARPER NEIDIG
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443217-co-founders-call-to-break-up-facebook-energizes-its-critics

HUFFINGTON POST
— Video Shows Joe Biden Once Railed Against ‘Illegals,’ Called For 700-Mile Border Fence In 2006, the then-senator demanded American employers be punished for hiring illegal immigrants. – Amy Russo
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-illegal-immigration-mexico-fence_n_5cd70515e4b0796a95dcddd4

NEW YORK TIMES
— When It Comes to Republican Defectors, Current Crisis Is No Watergate – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/politics/trump-republicans-watergate.html
— Trump Has a Strong Economy to Proclaim. In Wisconsin, It Just Might Work. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/politics/trump-economy-2020-wisconsin.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-christian-case-for-reparations-20190510-zio6dr2t6jbhjbrxmuolmgc4ae-story.html

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The 11th State to Legalize Recreational Pot Will Be… Hint: It’s not New Jersey or New York, but it does have multibillion-dollar potential. – Sean Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more that I do to oppose pot, the more that those who smoked pot, who smoke pot, who want to smoke pot, who want to make money selling pot, who want governments to get tax revenues from the sale of pot, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize me, b) denigrate me, and condemn me.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/05/11/the-11th-state-to-legalize-recreational-pot-will-b.aspx

WP WIRE
— The Propaganda Problem – Abby Maher (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents include those who do or did dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, 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://thewpwire.org/5423/opinion/the-propaganda-problem/

USA ONLINE CASINO 
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Central Illinois town earns first million in video gambling – Angeline Everett
https://www.usaonlinecasino.com/casino-news/central-illinois-town-earns-first-million-in-video-gambling/

May 8 Evening Edition

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— Marijuana Legalization Impact On Naperville (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/nctv17-news-update/marijuana-legalization-impact-on-naperville-heroes-honored-10-years-of-naperville-news-17/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/top-10-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: LEGAL POT – THE LAST NAIL IN ILLINOIS’ COFFIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/legal-pot-last-nail-in-illinois-coffin.html
— THORNER: THE SO-CALLED “EQUALITY ACT” IS REALLY AN “ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-the-so-called-equality-act-is-really-an-anti-christian-act.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Westchester chief of police Steve Stelter spoke at an anti-cannabis legalization press conference today
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/08/todays-quotable-154/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Opposition to Recreational Marijuana Grows – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284063#.XNMZO45KiM8

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A bill that does more harm than good is the wrong way to legalize marijuana – Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Addiction Services, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-marijuana-bill-illinois-marijuana-legalization/
— Take a deep dive into the facts and reject marijuana legalization – Kevin Sabet, President and co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-marijuana-legalization-opponents-pritzker-democrats/
— Trump calls massive tax write offs for real estate losses ‘sport’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-billion-dollar-real-estate-loss-tax-write-off/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gas taxes and driver’s license fees would go up dramatically under Illinois Senate proposal – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-senate-gas-tax-hike-20190508-story.html
— Region makes renewed push for state to fund South Suburban Airport – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-airport-update-st-0320-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, you can end the excuses at DCFS – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dcfs-audit-caseloads-pritzker-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville opposes countywide hotel tax proposed in DuPage – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190508/naperville-opposes-countywide-hotel-tax-proposed-in-dupage

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress – Gabrielle Moreira
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-judiciary-committee-votes-to-hold-attorney-general-william-barr-in-contempt-of-congress

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump administration’s relentless attacks on Obamacare are shameful.”
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/07/underwood-trump-administrations-relentless-attacks-on-obamacare-are-shameful/ar3p6f3/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Ups Another Legislator’s Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/pritzker-ups-another-legislators-pension/ 
— State Police Report of Steve Reick DUI Arrest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/state-police-report-of-steve-reick-dui-arrest/ 
— GOP Invites Applications for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/gop-invites-applications-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— May 30th Deadline to Apply for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/may-30th-deadline-to-apply-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— Assessment Appeals Way Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/assessment-appeals-way-down/
— Dems Propose 44 Cent State Gas Tax, Up To 8 Cents County MFT, Plus 3 Cents for Municipalities Passing a “Responsible Bid Ordinance,” To Be Raised Annually by Any Increase in the “Transportation Fee Index,” License Plate Fees to Be Hiked, Too, Cars from $90 to $148, Electric Cars to Pay $1,000 Annual Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/dems-prooiose-44-cent-gas-tax-to-be-raised-annually-by-any-increase-in-the-transportation-fee-index/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar calls herself Trump’s ‘biggest nemesis’ and his ‘nightmare’
http://www.gopusa.com/ilhan-omar-calls-herself-trumps-biggest-nemesis-and-his-nightmare/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Unprecedented Volumes of Aliens Continue to Arrive as Thousands Enter Deep South Texas – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/unprecedented-volumes-of-aliens-continue-to-arrive-as-thousands-enter-deep-south-texas/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s ‘credible fear’ directive restores some integrity to asylum process
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-credible-fear-directive-restores-some-integrity-to-asylum-process
— The federal bill that would sexualize your kids, like it or not – Emilie Kao
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-federal-bill-that-would-sexualize-your-kids-like-it-or-not

DAILY CALLER
— MONTHLY APPREHENSION NUMBERS TOP 100,000 FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/monthly-apprehension-april-dhs/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Twitter Suspends Account That Tracks Violence Against MAGA Supporters – Alexander Hall 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/05/08/twitter-suspends-account-tracks-violence-against-maga

PJ MEDIA
— Muslim Workers Sue Amazon for Failing to Accommodate Their ‘Religious Needs’ – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/amazon-sued-for-discriminating-against-muslim-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1 COLORADO SCHOOL-SHOOTING SUSPECT HATED CHRISTIANS, TRUMP Other is juvenile ‘transitioning from female to male’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/juvenile-shooting-suspect-in-colorado-identified-as-transgender/

LIFEZETTE
— Note to Ocasio-Cortez: If You Want Higher Wages, Forget Open Borders and Mass Migration Much of the American Left in the Trump era must realize this – Pawel Styrna
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/note-to-ocasio-cortez-if-you-want-higher-wages-forget-open-borders-and-mass-migration/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver becomes the first U.S. city to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, outlawed by the U.S. government since 1970
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/05/08/denver-becomes-the-first-u-s-city-to-effectively-decriminalize-psilocybin-mushrooms-outlawed-by-the-u-s-government-since-1970/
— Where’s the pot? California tracking system unlikely to know – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/wheres-the-pot-california-tracking-system-unlikely-to-know/2019/05/08/8de78d10-71b8-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can an Employer Legally Withdraw a Job Offer after It’s Been Made? (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employer-legally-withdraw-job-offer-after-it-s-been-made

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias – Miranda Bogen
https://hbr.org/2019/05/all-the-ways-hiring-algorithms-can-introduce-bias

FEDWEEK
— Annual Employee Survey about to Start
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/annual-employee-survey-about-to-start/
— GAO Examines Issues, Trends Affecting Federal Employment
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/gao-examines-issues-trends-affecting-federal-employment/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Chicago Pride Parade will be a bit different this year
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/102423456/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-a-bit-different-this-year