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April 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Update: Illinois surpasses goal of 10K COVID-19 tests in single day; retailers prepare for new stay-at-home order to take effect next week – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-surpasses-goal-of-10k-covid-19-tests-in-1-day/6126618/
— Coronavirus Chicago: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 emergency spending powers request approved by City Council – Stacey Baca and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoots-covid-19-emergency-spending-powers-approved-/6126508/
— 2 states ease lockdowns as US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/2-states-ease-lockdowns-as-us-covid-19-toll-passes-50000/6127509/
— Trump signs bill with nearly $500B more in coronavirus aid – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/trump-signs-bill-with-nearly-$500b-more-in-covid-19-aid/6126581/

NBC5
— Illinois Sees Highest Amount of Daily Coronavirus Cases as State Count Nears 40K The state reported 2,724 new cases since Thursday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-highest-daily-total-of-coronavirus-cases-as-state-total-nears-40k/2261452/
— Pelosi: No More Virus Bailouts Without State and Local Aid The virus has battered state budgets from coast to coast – Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pelosi-no-more-virus-bailouts-without-state-local-aid/2261569/
— Coronavirus Relief Pushing US Deficits to Staggering Heights The report predicts a devastating hit to the economy this quarter at an annualized rate of decline of 40%, accompanied by a 14% unemployment rate – Andrew Taylor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/cbo-says-deficit-to-reach-3-7-trillion-in-economic-decline/2261485/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker: In last 24 hours, record number of virus tests were administered and fewer people tested positive – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-in-last-24-hours-record-number-of-virus-tests-were-administered-and-fewer-people-tested-positive

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Big money flowed into campaigns leading up to March primary, finance reports show – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-campaign-finance-reports-st-0423-20200422-tk4l7jat25h7fg3io7oroolbse-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 2,724 new Illinois coronavirus cases, 108 more deaths as state receives record amount of test results 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/24/21234231/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Coronavirus deaths more than double at Illinois nursing homes, data shows But the figures published by the state Friday appear to be a lagging indicator of what is actually happening on the ground — meaning the actual toll could be higher. – Jon Seidel and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/24/21235025/coronavirus-deaths-illinois-nursing-homes
— County braces for $200 million revenue gap from COVID-19 — and prepares for ‘how bad this could get’ For the county’s general fund, which covers the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices and others, the revenue shortfall is around $200 million. That hole is largely due to decreased revenue from the county’s sales tax and other home rule taxes. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/24/21234742/cook-county-200-million-revenue-shortfall-covid-19-preckwinkle-coronavirus
— Minority-, women-owned firms may have lost out on Chicago’s coronavirus contracts First-time city vendors weren’t required to comply with City Hall’s program to hire minority- and woman-owned businesses until this past week, when FEMA allowed that. – Frank Main and Lauren FitzPatrick 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/24/21235087/chicago-coronavirus-contracts-women-owned-firms-may-have-lost-out-on-chicagos-coronavirus-contracts
— Four-letter fiasco: Virtual City Council meeting turns profane It started when an unidentified male voice said, “No one here knows what the f—they’re voting on.” Next was Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza: “This is a total s–t show.” Ald. Walter Burnett capped it off with: “Are we being punked?” – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/4/24/21235281/chicago-city-council-virtual-meeting-profanity-sadlowski-garza-lightfoot-wtf
— No question about it. Reporters must do better. Pritzker’s coronavirus press conferences bring out the worst in the news media. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/24/21235263/rich-miller-coronavirus-news-media-reporters
— At a time when local journalism has never mattered more, we’re thankful We will continue to use every dime of revenue — whether it’s from the Paycheck Protection Program, our investors or your subscriptions — to provide the quality journalism a great city must have. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/23/21233343/chicago-sun-times-paycheck-protection-program-stimulus-newspapers-media-local-journalism-editorial
— West Side violence persists amid a pandemic and stay-at-home order The Chicago Police Department’s Harrison District has seen more violence than any of the other 21 districts citywide in 2020. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/4/24/21234933/chicago-violence-west-side-persists-amid-pandemic-stay-home-order

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 cases spike by 2,724 as state test count hits ‘milestone,’ DIY masks suggested – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200424/covid-19-cases-spike-by-2724-as-state-test-count-hits-milestone-diy-masks-suggested
— Why Congress needs to support your local news sources in this crisis – Dean Ridings
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200424/why-congress-needs-to-support-your-local-news-sources-in-this-crisis
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use isolated incidents to harm Naperville.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200418/naperville-trail-attack-on-chinese-american-man-leaves-many-uneasy-
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Warrenville’s first marijuana dispensary could be along Route 59 – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200424/warrenvilles-first-marijuana-dispensary-could-be-along-route-59
— ‘Republicans are nervous’: Some in GOP eye protests warily – ‘AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200424/news/304249992/
— Samiha Syed elected College of DuPage student trustee
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200424/samiha-syed-elected-college-of-dupage-student-trustee

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State finally hits COVID testing goal After weeks of falling short, 16,000 COVID tests were conducted since yesterday, above Gov. Pritzker’s 10,000-a-day goal and meeting one standard he set to fully reopen the Illinois economy. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/state-finally-hits-covid-testing-goal

WBBM 780
— DuPage County Judge James McCluskey Working To Prevent Spike In Eviction Cases – JENNIFER KEIPER
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/dupage-county-judge-working-to-prevent-spike-in-evictions

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pandemic not stopping campaign donations, spending – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-pandemic-not-stopping-campaign-donations-spending/article_9c2d271a-4da9-599c-8f1e-0693b5054ca9.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— As workers, businesses seek more aid, politics could stall further stimulus in Congress – Stephen Loiaconi
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/as-workers-businesses-seek-more-aid-politics-could-stall-further-stimulus-in-congress
— As states race to reopen, U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 50,000
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/coronavirus/as-states-race-to-reopen-u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-passes-50000/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Playing Politics With Coronavirus Pritzker has used COVID-19 to push the Fair Tax, and Lightfoot to loosen the municipal purse strings. That could cost them the moral high ground needed to govern in a crisis. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2020/Pritzker-Lightfoot-Playing-Politics-Coronavirus/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County School District Superintendent’s letter to District 4 County Board member – Let this sink in – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/dupage-county-school-district-superintendents-letter-to-district-4-county-board-member-let-this-sink-in/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Amid Coronavirus, Movement for Public School Exit Grows – Alex Newman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have used against me a) my having attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, b) having attended Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and c) my having been confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran in 1961.) 
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/amid-coronavirus-movement-for-public-school-exit-grows/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DR. SHIVA EXAMINES ORIGIN OF COVID-19 AND POSSIBLE RACIAL OVERTONES- PART 2
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/thorner-dr-shiva-examines-origin-of-covid-19-and-possible-racial-overtones-part-2.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,724 new cases, 108 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/24/2724-new-cases-108-additional-deaths/
— Pritzker announces huge increase in testing capability over past 24 hours – Latest batch of positive tests drop to 17 percent from average of 21 – Vows to continue push test numbers up – Says state now has 112 public testing sites – Governor says scientists skeptical of antibody tests and state won’t rush in – Dr. Ezike announces hospitalization numbers, says 37 longterm care facilities have received test materials – Says he’s not saying people shouldn’t have antibody tests if they want – Hopes baseball returns – Explains IDES hiring process, federal mandates – Says he’s unaware that nursing home wants National Guard – Ezike explains lack of recovery numbers – Compares mask mandate to shoes in restaurant mandate – Calls Bailey lawsuit “a political maneuver” – Says sheriff who won’t enforce order is “going to let people get sick” – No plan to re-check autopsies from earlier – Explains that new EO language counters false claims and rumors – Mayors can make more stringent local rules – Confident test results will continue coming back quickly – Says EO won’t impact legislative session – Calls out “ridiculous” argument against $600 unemployment boost – Says workers with underlying conditions who are ordered back should call IDOL – Says he hopes no one listened to Trump’s disinfectant injection talk – Talks about Illinoisans coming together – Answers odd question on special session – Debunks rumors – I MESSED UP MY OWN QUESTION – Warns Harrisburg city council against violating order – Explains where to get info about masks – Confirms gown shortage – Says he expects to sustain 10K tests per day
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/24/pritzker-announces-huge-increase-in-testing-capability-over-past-24-hours/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/24/covid-19-roundup-27/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeff Sessions poised for comeback and still cheering Trump – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates who have talked and/or acted like they did not want my support. I would focus on a) those who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, b) those who have painted themselves as being religious and/or conservative, c) those who have big skeletons in their closets, d) those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, e) those who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems, and f) and those who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/jeff-sessions-poised-for-comeback-and-still-cheering-trump

BREITBART
— Google to Cut Marketing Budget in Half, Warns of Hiring Freeze – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/04/24/google-to-cut-marketing-budget-in-half-warns-of-hiring-freeze/

DONALD TRUMP
— VIDEO: “Let them eat ice cream.” – Nancy Antoinette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DKYML2MRs

THE HILL
— U.S. hits grim milestone: 50,000 coronavirus deaths – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters blame those deaths on not only Trump, but on all those who do not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/494484-us-hits-grim-milestone-50000-coronavirus-deaths
— House Republicans push back against proxy voting – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/493919-house-republicans-push-back-against-proxy-voting
— Trump signs $484 billion coronavirus relief package – MORGAN CHALFANT 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/494412-trump-signs-484-coronavirus-relief-package
— Coronavirus spreads to Trump country – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Do you live in Trump country? What percent of the vote will Trump get in November in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494561-coronavirus-spreads-to-trump-country

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Congressional Budget Office forecasts a $3.7 trillion deficit, a 5.6% economic contraction and an unemployment rate of nearly 12% by year’s end.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/business/stock-market-live-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Sadness and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/world/europe/coronavirus-american-exceptionalism.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trump-haters say “Home Alone at the White House: A Sour President, With TV His Constant Companion.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/us/politics/coronavirus-trump.html
— U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Block Trump Immigration Policy During Pandemic – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/24/us/24reuters-usa-court-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Stephen Miller has long-term vision for Trump’s ‘temporary’ immigration order, according to private call with supporters – Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/stephen-miller-audio-immigration-coronavirus/2020/04/24/8eaf59ba-8631-11ea-9728-c74380d9d410_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Pension bombs are states’ own fault – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/04/24/pension-bombs-are-states-own-fault-and-other-commentary/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Thirty New Yorkers reported ingesting household cleaners in 18-hour span after Trump’s bogus coronavirus claims – ANNA SANDERS and CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-new-yorkers-household-cleaners-trump-20200425-rnaqio5dyfeaxmthxx2vktqa5m-story.html

USA TODAY
— ‘It’s going to be around a long time’: What we’ve learned from the first discovered COVID-19 cases – Jorge L. Ortiz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/22/coronavirus-going-around-long-time-expert-says/3009409001/
— State, city workers could be next wave of layoffs as tax revenue dries up amid COVID-19 – Charisse Jones
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/23/coronavirus-could-cost-state-government-worker-their-jobs/2998645001/
— Protests show two Americas — those who lost their jobs and those still getting paid People don’t appreciate being condescended to and bossed around, especially when the leaders ask them for sacrifices without empathy and humility. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/21/behind-protests-two-americas-one-unemployed-and-one-gets-paychecks-column/5167453002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas lottery sales surge as COVID stimulus money arrives – Eric Dexheimer (DIERSEN: What percent of stimulus money is spent on booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?) 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Fulfilling-warnings-lottery-sales-surge-as-COVID-15219652.php#article-comments?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=0cf404eb-d292-4dbb-8162-8f02a8a318a2

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Get Ready for the Return of Inflation Fed actions have increased the quantity of money in the U.S. economy at a blistering rate. – Tim Congdon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-ready-for-the-return-of-inflation-11587659836
— 10 Financial Moves to Make if You Have Lost Your Job—or Fear You Will The wave of layoffs makes it imperative to have a financial plan in place, even if you’re still working. Here’s how to do it. – Chris Kornelis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-financial-moves-to-make-if-you-have-lost-your-jobor-fear-you-will-11587645633

FORBES
— The Crisis Pulls The Rug Out From Under Many Older Workers’ Retirement Security – Christian Weller
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2020/04/24/the-crisis-pulls-the-rug-out-from-under-many-older-workers-retirement-security/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Favor Trump’s Halt to Immigration to Help U.S. Workers; Democrats Don’t
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/most_favor_trump_s_halt_to_immigration_to_help_u_s_workers_democrats_don_t

April 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Businesses worry they won’t survive extended stay-at-home order – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/businesses-worry-they-wont-survive-extended-stay-home-order–/6125985/
— Postponement of elective surgeries one reason Chicago area hospitals not overwhelmed during COVID-19 pandemic – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/health/postponing-elective-surgeries-helped-prevent-chicago-area-hospitals-from-being-overwhelmed/6125910/

NBC5
— Most Illinois Communities Fall Short on Daily Coronavirus Testing
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nbc5-investigates-most-illinois-communities-fall-short-on-daily-coronavirus-testing/2261075/
— 6 More Coronavirus Cases in Chicago Police Department, Total Now at 380 Of the confirmed cases, 361 are officers and 19 are civilian employees
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/6-more-coronavirus-cases-in-chicago-police-department-total-now-at-380/2261051/

CBS2
— State Funding For Unemployment Benefits Likely To Run Out Leaving Illinois To Borrow From Federal Government – Dorothy Tucker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/23/unemployment-funding-illinois-federal-government-covid-19/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Republican State Rep. Darren Bailey of Xenia sues Governor Pritzker for extension of stay-at-home order
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmaker-sues-governor-pritzker-for-extension-of-stay-at-home-order

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois lawmakers head back to Capitol for COVID-19 funding vote House members will vote in staggered groups, in alphabetical order, to avoid contact through social distancing. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/23/21232762/illinois-lawmakers-head-back-washington-covid-19-funding-vote-congress-ppp
— Downstate Republican Darren Bailey sues Pritzker over stay-at-home order — but president could prove governor’s trump card Pritzker could look for legal cover from Trump – despite the ongoing TV and Twitter battle between the two. The president declared a national state of emergency that backs up Pritzker’s emergency powers, one legal expert said. – Neal Earley 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/23/21233712/downstate-republican-lawsuit-pritzker-stay-home-order-bailey-trump-durkin
— Poland sending COVID-19 medical team to Chicago, White House says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/23/21232447/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Struggling entrepreneurs count losses as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order: ‘It is doing a tremendous amount of damage to my business’  “If the debt continues to accumulate, at what point do you look at it and say, well how many years is it going to take to pay this down?” said Jorge Rios, who owns a barbershop and beauty salon in Logan Square – Tom Schuba and Manny Ramos 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/23/21233699/struggling-entrepreneurs-count-losses-pritzker-extends-stay-at-home-order-coronavirus-business

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Could Sen. Mitch McConnell’s bankruptcy idea actually save Illinois and Chicago taxpayers? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-mitch-mcconnell-state-bankruptcy-kass-20200424-b7rjjn3aerdutlsqrovnzutfwe-story.html
— Illinois officials say the state is hitting its COVID-19 peak — and that’s actually good news – Joe Mahr
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-governor-projection-20200424-wd2bk4r4fbajxjsbzwcgdz2fiu-story.html
— Illinois golf courses have the green light to reopen May 1, but they await the state’s ‘strict safety guidelines’ amid COVID-19 – Teddy Greenstein
By TEDDY GREENSTEIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-illinois-golf-reopens-coronavirus-jb-pritzker-20200424-vhvqplgghvhi3byc2os5wr5ieu-story.html
— Aurora’s mayor said reopening the city would be ‘slow.’ As Illinois’ stay-at-home order is extended, here’s what experts and a city business leader have to say – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-reopening-aurora-coronavirus-st-20200424-vyosvt6qnfcqfaezbpzn47ik6q-story.html
— McHenry drive-in theater’s plans to reopen May 1 are shelved after Pritzker extends stay-at-home order in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-mchenry-drive-in-theater-to-open-20200423-gkncmrwqafd7fhvkwimbsuppyu-story.html
— Suburban police chiefs, advocacy groups spar over proposal to support COVID-19 address-sharing to first responders – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-cook-county-address-first-responders-20200423-vqvfceuw2ffahf4yirkyzq7eqy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Underwood, Oberweis clash on when to reopen – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/underwood-oberweis-clash-on-when-to-reopen

WBEZ
— Cook County Government Braces For Big Budget Gap Due To COVID-19 Preliminary projections show the county expects to have a shortfall of least $200 million this budget year. – Kristen Schorsch
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cook-county-government-braces-for-big-budget-gap-due-to-covid-19/933541c6-805c-4a08-ace9-8c0315b6a1b4

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 100,000 more unemployment claims in Illinois; payroll jobs decrease in past year (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a “payroll job?” Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on those like me who have/had “payroll jobs.” I 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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being “above it all.”) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200423/100000-more-unemployment-claims-in-illinois-payroll-jobs-decrease-in-past-year

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois’ bailout could come in form of bankruptcy – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/coronavirus/jim-dey-illinois-bailout-could-come-in-form-of-bankruptcy/article_2a2f8404-d78c-5331-a51f-89790ded54fc.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lawmakers in Illinois slowly preparing for session to reopen. What about the economy? – PETER HANCOCK 
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article242230841.html
— How hard will the coronavirus pandemic hit Illinois school finances and for how long? – TERI MADDOX
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article242157901.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— 100,000 more unemployment claims in Illinois; payroll jobs decrease in past year
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200423/100000-more-unemployment-claims-in-illinois-payroll-jobs-decrease-in-past-year

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Video of Woodridge minors in black face spurs investigation TikTok video removed; viewed by several parents, students
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/24/video-of-woodridge-minors-in-black-face-spurs-investigation/a6b95jo/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— COVID-19 case numbers keep climbing in Kendall County, reaching 185 – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2020/04/23/covid-19-case-numbers-keep-climbing-in-kendall-county-reaching-185/a8zrcec/

NPR ILLINOIS
— First Responders Want Prior Warning About Who Has Coronavirus – MARTIN KASTE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/first-responders-want-prior-warning-about-who-has-coronavirus#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting young people to hate Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/opposition-trump-likely-motivate-young-voters-poll-shows#stream/0
— Fox News Executive Tries To Rein In Stars As They Cheer On Anti-Lockdown Rallies – DAVID FOLKENFLIK 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/fox-news-executive-tries-rein-stars-they-cheer-anti-lockdown-rallies#stream/0

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pandemic to cost University of Illinois more than $70M
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/pandemic-to-cost-university-of-illinois-more-than-70m

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats expect ‘in-person convention,’ party chairman says – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democrats-expect-in-person-convention-party-chairman-says

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO 
— Chicago Could Lose 1,500 Restaurants Permanently If Help Does Not Come To Struggling Independent Eateries As of Tuesday, about half of Chicago’s 7,500 restaurants were completely closed while about 50 percent were still operating, paying their staff to cook and deliver food to customers. – Hannah Alani
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/22/chicago-could-lose-1500-restaurants-permanently-if-help-does-not-come-to-struggling-independent-eateries/

CHICAGO NOW
— If your adviser is quoting Sean Hannity, it might be time for a change – Bob Abrams (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who b) talk and/or act like they take advise from those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-board-tirade/2020/04/money-liar-sean-hannity/

CHALKBEAT
— One in five Chicago students lacks broadband. Here’s where they live – Cassie Walker Burke 
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/4/23/21233380/report-offers-look-at-chicago-digital-divide-for-students-who-lacks-broadband-where-they-live

ROBERT FEDER
— Tribune columnist John Kass clarifies swipe at ‘media elites’
https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/04/23/tribune-columnist-john-kass-clarifies-swipe-media-elites/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Libertarian Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Danny Malouf’s Reaction to Court Ruling Putting Him on the Ballot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/libertarian-party-candidate-for-u-s-senate-danny-maloufs-reaction-to-court-ruling-putting-him-on-the-ballot/ 
— Pritzker’s Emergency Power Has Exceeded the 30 Days Allowed by Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/pritzkers-emergency-power-has-exceeded-the-30-days-allowed-by-law/ 
— IL-14: James Marter “Back in the Saddle Again” as Kendall County Republican Party Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/il-14-james-marter-back-in-the-saddle-again-as-kendall-county-republican-party-chairman/ 
— Wilcox Outlines Economy Re-Opening Plan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/wilcox-outlines-economy-re-opening-plan/ 
— Will Woodstock Hold a June Gay Pride Parade?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/will-woodstock-hold-a-june-gay-pride-parade/ 
— Attorney General Reveals Names of Mayors/Village Presidents Who Don’t Want to Abide by the Freedom of Information Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/24/attorney-general-reveals-names-of-mayors-village-president-who-dont-want-to-abide-by-the-freedom-of-information-act/ 
— McHenry Police Outline Prizker’s New Rules as Interpreted by the State Police
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/mchenry-police-outline-prizkers-new-rules/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: House Passes PPP Replenishment Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/il-06-il-14-house-passes-ppp-replenishment-bill/ 
— Fox River Open with Limitations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/fox-river-open-with-limitations/ 
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Takes Sean Casten to Task for Horrible Inference Told to Indivisible Virtual Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/il-06-jeanne-ives-takes-sean-casten-to-task-for-horrible-inference-told-to-indivisible-virtual-meeting/ 
— Skillicorn Chastises Pritzker for Still Broken Unemployment Compensation System
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/skillicorn-chastises-pritzker-for-still-broken-unemployment-compensation-system/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— IL. Governor JB Pritzker sued by State Representative Darren Bailey – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/il-governor-jb-pritzker-sued-by-state-representative-darren-bailey/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IRP: DISTRACTED BY POINTING FINGERS, GOVERNOR PRITZKER FAILS TO LEAD ON CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/distracted-by-pointing-fingers-governor-pritzker-fails-to-lead-on-coronavirus-response.html
— ILLINOIS STATE REP. FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/illinois-state-rep-files-lawsuit-against-governor-pritzker.html
— REZIN RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR’S EXTENDED STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/rezin-responds-to-governors-extended-stay-at-home-order.html
— ELECTED SHERIFFS, A DEFENSE AGAINST TYRANNY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/elected-sheriffs-a-defense-against-tyranny.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans leap to reopen economy; Democrats more cautious – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/24/republicans-leap-to-reopen-economy-democrats-more-/
— Virus pits health vs. public duty for some state lawmakers – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/23/virus-pits-health-vs-public-duty-for-some-state-la/
— Biden presses Congress to fund voting by mail in time for November election – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/23/joe-biden-presses-voting-mail-funding-congress/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump elevates populist message as coronavirus threatens reelection prospects – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to destroy America to destroy Trump.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-elevates-populist-message-as-coronavirus-threatens-reelection-prospects
— Trump campaign team launches political organizing app in play to broaden digital reach – Katherine Doyle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaign-team-launches-political-organizing-app-in-play-to-broaden-digital-reach

FOX NEWS
— Barr warns of DOJ intervention if state lockdown orders go ‘too far’
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/barr-warns-of-doj-intervention-if-state-lockdown-orders-go-too-far

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Missouri and Mississippi File Lawsuits Against China For Unleashing COVID-19 on the World – Debra Heine (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Communist China against America.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/23/missouri-and-mississippi-file-lawsuits-against-china-for-unleashing-covid-19-on-the-world/

BLAZE
— Rand Paul returns to Congress after beating coronavirus and gives a fiery speech against ‘draconian’ lockdown ‘Our recovery only comes when the quarantine is ended’ – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rand-paul-calls-for-opening-up-the-economy
— New report reveals the 10 states with the highest — and lowest — levels of household gun ownership – Chris Field
https://www.theblaze.com/news/10-states-highest-lowest-gun-ownership

NEWSMAX
— America Divided Against a Common Enemy: China – John Cylc (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Communist China against America.)
https://www.newsmax.com/johncylc/china-coronavirus/2020/04/23/id/964307/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Working Hard to Give Taxpayer Money to Illegal Aliens – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/04/23/democrats-working-hard-to-get-stimulus-money-to-illegal-immigrants-n2567507

THE HILL
— Republicans sharply divided over timeline for reopening economy – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/494440-republicans-sharply-divided-over-timeline-for-reopening-economy
— Trump mulls tying USPS changes to emergency coronavirus loan Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is also reportedly seeking to influence the hiring process for senior officials at USPS. – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: If my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors had not forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, I might very well have spent my career working for the Post Office. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office supervisor disapproved of my demographics, especially my being a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German-American, conservative, Republican, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, healthy, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844. He was especially furious that I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. He was especially furious that I was on track to earn a college degree.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/494447-trump-mulls-tying-postal-service-changes-to-emergency-coronavirus
— Biden builds early lead in battleground states – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Do you live in a battleground county, battleground township, battleground municipality, battleground municipal district, battleground precinct, and/or battleground neighborhood? If so, which of the following do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs say is causing Trump’s problems: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and/or c) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/494418-biden-builds-early-lead-in-battleground-states

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you blast Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-day-of-infamy-coronavirus_n_5ea27331c5b669fd892239ca

POLITICO
— Liberal groups attempt to rally supporters — from an appropriate social distance The left is trying to play by health officials’ rules during the coronavirus outbreak, creating new challenges for organizers. – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/23/liberal-groups-coronavirus-204076
— Study: Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November An academic journal projects that deaths of 65-and-older Republican voters in several swing states will far exceed those of Democrats. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: What negative assumptions will be made about a) those who get coronavirus, b) those who die of coronavirus, and c) those who do not get coronavirus?) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/23/how-coronavirus-could-upend-2020-battlegrounds-204708
— Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon The president’s financial dealings with the state-owned bank complicate his attacks on Biden. – MARC CAPUTO, MERIDITH MCGRAW and ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-biden-china-debt-205475
— Trump’s poor poll numbers trigger GOP alarms over November Pump up Trump or go after Biden? Top Republicans are advocating different strategies for a struggling president to win reelection. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-poll-2020-205722
— Abortion clinics expanding virtual options during pandemic Providers say they’re trying to work around restrictions that limit telemedicine abortion. – MOHANA RAVINDRANATH and ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/23/abortion-clinics-expanding-virtual-options-during-pandemic-203768

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters celebrate the damage that coronavirus and efforts to fight it have done to America. 
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/coronavirus-shakes-conceit-american-exceptionalism-70323441

CNN
— Trump’s new campaign app gamifies voter outreach – Dana Bash and Bridget Nolan
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/politics/trump-campaign-app/index.html

REUTERS
— Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three battleground states – Chris Kahn (DIERSEN: Do you live in a battleground county, battleground township, battleground municipality, battleground municipal district, battleground precinct, and/or battleground neighborhood? If so, which of the following do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs say is causing Trump’s problems: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and/or c) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party?) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-exclusive/exclusive-poll-signals-strengthening-support-for-biden-over-trump-in-three-midwest-battleground-states-idUSKCN2243KJ

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s strength with older voters could threaten Trump’s electoral path in 2020 – Toluse Olorunnipa (DIERSEN: But to get votes from younger voters, Biden will increasingly promise to use the federal government to get rid of older people once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bidens-strength-with-older-voters-could-threaten-trumps-electoral-path-in-2020/2020/04/23/29e44f8c-8577-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html
— Shake Shack, Then Harvard: Who’s Minding That $2.6 Trillion? – Timothy L. O’Brien 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/shake-shack-thenharvard-whos-minding-that-26-trillion/2020/04/23/1d2bd8cc-855a-11ea-81a3-9690c9881111_story.html
— Leading Republicans want to send China the bill for coronavirus pandemic’s costs Escalating calls could leave Trump pinned between allies and trade deal – David J. Lynch
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/24/republican-coronavirus-china-xi/
— Inequality could be next big debate in coronavirus relief efforts – Tory Newmyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2020/04/24/the-finance-202-inequality-could-be-next-big-debate-in-coronavirus-relief-efforts/5ea21431602ff14af7433b91/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden fears Trump will try to delay 2020 election over coronavirus concerns – Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/biden-fears-trump-will-try-to-postpone-the-election-amid-coronavirus/
— Dems allegedly working around Congress to send checks to illegal immigrants – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/dems-allegedly-working-to-send-checks-to-illegal-immigrants/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China’s Medical-Goods Market Is ‘Wild West’ Amid Surging Coronavirus Demand Supply chain is in chaos as foreign governments, hospitals and businesses compete for the same gear – Liza Lin and Eva Xiao (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want America to be dependent on foreign countries and their citizens for everything?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-medical-goods-market-is-wild-west-amid-surging-coronavirus-demand-11587654973

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The Wisconsin GOP’s treasurer asked people attending an anti-lockdown rally to ‘please leave Confederate flags’ and guns at home to ‘try to control the optics’ – Sonam Sheth
https://www.businessinsider.com/wisconsin-gop-official-lockdown-protesters-leave-confederate-flags-guns-home-2020-4
— Coronavirus propaganda from Russia, China, and Iran are beginning to mimic each other, State Department report says – Haven Orecchio-Egresitz (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with foreign countries against America.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-china-iran-propaganda-us-disinformation-narratives-echo-each-other-2020-4

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Get ready for a new form of bias: discrimination based on coronavirus immunity – JONATHAN TURLEY (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that the better that your health is, the more that you have benefitted from your, your parents’, your grandparents’, your great grandparents’, and the rest of your ancestors’ discrimination against minorities, against women, against poor people, against younger people, against non-Protestants, against non-German Americans, against citizens of foreign countries, against immigrants, against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, against veterans, against Democrats, against Libertarians, against Greens, against RINOs, against moderates, against liberals, against etc.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-24/coronavirus-antibody-tests-immunity-discrimination
— Los Angeles acts to keep some laid-off workers from being replaced by newer, cheaper labor – EMILY ALPERT REYES, DAVID ZAHNISER (DIERSEN: Who were you replaced by? The Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, they have replaced me with their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or those who have less work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses than I have.) 
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-22/coronavirus-worker-retention-la-city-council

ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Lawsuit filed to stop $75M in economic relief for undocumented workers
https://abc7news.com/california-coronavirus-undocumented-immigrants-ca-covid-19-workers/6124778/

U.S. & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting young voters to hate Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-04-23/young-voters-solidly-favor-joe-biden-over-donald-trump-poll

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Coronavirus Is Spreading Into Trump Country – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Do you live in Trump country? What percent of the vote will Trump get in November in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood?) 
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/the-coronavirus-is-spreading-into-trump-country.html

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. A Trump-hater says “Of Course Mitch McConnell Is Fine With Blue States Going Bankrupt.” Of course my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the United States government to file bankruptcy and to cut/eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, Social Security, Medicare, and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/of-course-mitch-mcconnell-is-fine-with-blue-states-going-bankrupt

JD SUPRA
— Developing a Plan to Bring Your Employees Back to Work (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Any plan to bring federal employees back to work would give tremendous preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/developing-a-plan-to-bring-your-74620/

HR DRIVE
— How to approach layoffs responsibly The way employers treat their employees over the next five weeks will impact their employment branding for the next five years – Aman Kidwai (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to deal with Republican-driven budget cuts, the approach used by the Democrats who ran GAO was to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to  GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees, including me, had made the aforesaid promotion deadlines, especially in GAO’s field offices including Chicago.) 
https://www.hrdive.com/news/how-to-approach-layoffs-responsibly/576367/

LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQ people have been hit harder economically by coronavirus lockdowns More LGBTQ people reported reduced work hours and financial worries than the general population. – Alex Bollinger 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/lgbtq-people-hit-harder-economically-coronavirus-lockdowns/

April 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. JB Pritzker extends Illinois stay-at-home order with changes after IL sees biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases – Sarah Schulte and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/watch-live-pritzker-extends-illinois-stay-at-home-order-with-changes/6124186/
— Coronavirus Chicago; Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-lightfoot-announces-covid-19-economic-recovery-team/6124539/
— Majority of Americans say stay-at-home orders are worth it, polls show (DIERSEN: How aware is every one of the tremendous amount of money that stay-at-home orders are costing everyone every hour, every minute, and every second?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/8025-of-americans-say-stay-at-home-orders-are-worth-it-polls-show/6124219/

NBC5
— Illinois’ New Stay-at-Home Order Includes Requirement to Cover Faces in Public in May The mandate is part of an amended statewide stay-at-home order, which now extends through May
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-new-stay-at-home-order-includes-requirement-to-cover-faces-in-public-in-may/2260615/
— These Places, Businesses Can Reopen Under Illinois’ Modified Stay-at-Home Order Illinois’ new stay-at-home order lifts some restrictions as residents stare down another 30 days in isolation
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/these-places-businesses-can-reopen-under-illinois-modified-stay-at-home-order/2260626/
— Illinois’ Stay-at-Home Order Extended Through May, Pritzker Announces The statewide stay-at-home order was previously in effect through April 30 – Mary Ann Ahern 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-expected-to-extend-illinois-stay-at-home-order-thursday-sources/2260588/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Few Americans Trust Trump’s Info on Pandemic.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/ap-norc-poll-few-americans-trust-trumps-info-on-pandemic/2260762/
— Illinois’ Stay-at-Home Order Extension Brings Extra Worries for Small Business Owners Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday extended Illinois’ statewide stay-at-home order through May 30
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-stay-at-home-order-extension-brings-extra-worries-for-small-business-owners/2260937/

CBS2
— Coronavirus Death Toll: Cook County Ranks Fourth-Worst In United States For COVID-19 Fatalities
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/23/coronavirus-death-toll-cook-county-ranks-fourth-worst-in-united-states-for-covid-19-fatalities/
— Gov. JB Pritzker To Extend Stay-At-Home Order Through May 30, Require Face Coverings In Public; Illinois Sees 1,826 New COVID-19 Cases, 123 More Deaths
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/23/governor-jb-pritzker-stay-at-home-order-extension-covid-19-coronavirus/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker announces modified stay-at-home order for Illinois through May
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-announces-modified-stay-at-home-order-for-illinois-through-may
— All Illinois residents required to wear face masks in public beginning May 1
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/all-illinois-residents-required-to-wear-face-masks-in-public-beginning-may-1
— Illinois reports 1,826 COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths in last 24 hours; statewide case total nearly 37k
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-1826-covid-19-cases-and-123-deaths-in-last-24-hours-statewide-case-total-nearly-37k

WGN TV
— Lightfoot introduces group tasked with helping Chicagoland recover from coronavirus – Mike Ewing
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/watch-live-lightfoot-announces-new-effort-to-help-chicago-region-recover-from-coronavirus-impact/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 123 more Illinois coronavirus deaths as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through May Starting May 1, Pritzker’s modified stay-at-home order also requires people to wear face masks where 6-foot social distancing isn’t possible. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/23/21233011/illinois-stay-home-order-pritzker-extended-may
— Lightfoot outlines plan for post-pandemic recovery “The crisis we face today is like nothing any of us have ever experienced,” the mayor said in announcing her task force. “What we are embarking on is nothing less than the most breathtaking recovery effort our city has ever seen.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/4/23/21233384/coronavirus-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-pandemic-recovery-task-force
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republicans fight for citizens of America. Democrats and RINOs fight for citizens of foreign countries.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/4/23/21232897/immigration-bill-green-cards-india-highly-skilled-h1b-senator-dick-durbin-mike-lee-marlen-garcia
— Lightfoot accused of using pandemic as an excuse to consolidate power A handful of aldermen and community leaders are still trying to drum up opposition to expanding the mayor’s emergency powers, arguing she shouldn’t decide on her own how to spend millions of federal stimulus dollars. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/4/23/21232895/coronavirus-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-emergency-powers-city-council-vote
— Illinois is already in the peak for COVID-19 deaths – but projections show the pain is far from over So far, 1,565 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois. As horrible as that is, Gov. Pritzker has data projecting that if the state had not enacted the stay-at-home order on March 21 the death toll would have been 14 times that. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/23/21232125/illinois-covid-19-peak-coronavirus-projection-pritzker-stay-home

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Most Americans do not trust Trump’s info on coronavirus pandemic.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-poll-coronavirus-covid-19-20200423-for6qgij5vasfpn2ryz32p4pqe-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker extends ‘modified’ Illinois stay-at-home order through May 30 – JAMIE MUNKS, GREGORY PRATT and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-stay-at-home-extension-20200423-cqp6wzjj5ng7rgrfpg64ijgoua-story.html
— At least 20 Chicago suburbs require face coverings in public — something most people in Illinois will have to do beginning May 1
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-face-masks-suburbs-20200423-rzhgi6mz5fdg5jz5hk4x6q4bi4-story.html
— Unemployment claims: 4.4 million more file for jobless aid; 1 in 6 US workers have lost jobs since coronavirus hit
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-us-unemployment-data-20200423-k7uviaxzsbexraf6ntqmd34msi-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot enlists former President George H. W. Bush’s White House chief of staff in launching COVID-19 economic recovery task force – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-economic-recovery-lightfoot-20200423-wfljfld6fzdftfbbgzxiwvdmty-story.html
— Five more weeks, Illinois. We can do this. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-extends-stay-home-order-coronavirus-20200423-nppjrbwrmbftfp3rinuswm7pem-story.html
— With 12 new COVID-19 deaths, long-term care facilities in DuPage now account for 83 of county’s overall total of 118 – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-dupage-12-deaths-long-term-care-20200423-suljvab2fzgaddmnux4q24tvai-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Stay-at-home order extended until May 30; face coverings will be required in public starting May 1 – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/stay-at-home-order-extended-until-may-30-face-coverings-will-be-required-in-public-starting-may-1
— Lisle approves budget after trimming costs – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/lisle-approves-budget-after-trimming-costs
— Lawmakers, many in masks, debate mammoth new aid package – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/lawmakers-many-in-masks-debate-mammoth-new-aid-package
— White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/white-house-shifts-from-raising-alarms-to-reopening-country
— Naperville projects ‘significant’ revenue shortfall from virus shutdown – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/naperville-projects-significant-revenue-shortfall-from-virus-shutdown

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker eases up Even as he extended his stay-at-home order for another 30 days, the governor made allowances for certain activities to pick up again. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-eases
— Now mortgage-seekers need to show their income is COVID-proof Investors who back mortgages want a reasonable assurance that “this loan isn’t going to go bad” in the near term. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/now-mortgage-seekers-need-show-their-income-covid-proof
— GOP stalwart Skinner to lead Lightfoot’s new recovery task force Chicago native Sam Skinner, who worked in George H.W. Bush’s administration, has experience as point man on several emergencies, including Hurricane Hugo. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/gop-stalwart-skinner-lead-lightfoots-new-recovery-task-force

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Local impact: The governor’s extended order gets mixed reaction in McLean County – Kelsey Watznauer, Maria Nagle, Paul Swiech
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/local-impact-the-governors-extended-order-gets-mixed-reaction-in-mclean-county/article_a38549f1-97f7-5a8a-8d3b-46b13a4a176b.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Sen. Rezin calls for transparency in governor’s handling of coronavirus Calls transparency a cornerstone of democracy
https://www.newstrib.com/2020/04/23/sen-rezin-calls-for-transparency-in-governors-handling-of-coronavirus/ajm4x95/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Over 755,000 unemployment claims in Illinois filed since March
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/over-755000-unemployment-claims-in-illinois-filed-since-march
— Face coverings required for all over the age of 2
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/face-coverings-required-for-all-over-the-age-of-2

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Coronavirus: How To Handle Violators City says it could enforce order, but it is unclear how. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-coronavirus-how-handle-violators

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Coronavirus Update: 2,075 Cases, 118 Deaths This article includes a breakdown of cases by municipality. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-coronavirus-update-2-075-cases-118-deaths

CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN
— DuPage County invites comment on associate judge vacancy (DIERSEN: The applicants are Louis B. Aranda, Craig R. Belford, Leah M. Bendik, Michael H. Burton, Sharon R. Fairley, Scott A. Herbert, Patrick B. Hurley, John P. Kelly, Daniel J. Kordik, Jae K. Kwon, Jennifer L. Martyn, Ronald D. Menna, Jr., Louisa J. Nuckolls, Jeremiah K. O’Connor, Demetrios N. Panoushis, John J. Pcolinski, Robert F. Stanker, and James A. Webb)
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/mansur-am-20200423

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— COVID-19 Hits Black Communities With A Vengeance – Derrick Blakley
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/covid-19-hits-black-communities-with-a-vengeance

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – Basic logic ignored – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-basic-logic-ignored/

CAPITOL FAX
— Leader Durkin says he is “pleased with today’s actions” while one of his members files lawsuit to block order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/leader-durkin-says-he-is-pleased-with-today%e2%80%99s-actions-while-one-of-his-members-files-lawsuit-to-block-order/
— Pritzker issues modified stay at home order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/pritzker-issues-modified-stay-at-home-order/
— 1,826 new cases, 123 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/1826-new-cases-123-additional-deaths/
— Pritzker takes reporter questions: Hospital procedures addressed – Union contract negotiations will stay in effect – Ezike unaware of China restaurant study – Rebuffs Durkin on modeling – Says Republican claim he’s living in a bubble is “ridiculous” – “States are not allowed to declare bankruptcy, and it’s a good thing” – Explains why he can’t open Downstate – Ezike talks about alternatives to ventilators – Answers questions about testing – “We’re not encouraging police officers to stop people and arrest them” for not wearing masks – Asked again about rent/mortgage payments – Ezike: “Fecal shedding” a danger in pools – Pritzker says state doesn’t own the models and can’t release them – “We’re not going to be sending police out to look at every boat and count people” – Corrects reporter who is unclear on essential businesses – Ezike repeats rise in cases is due to increased testing – Reporter asks why Pritzker doesn’t “quarantine Chicago and the suburbs” – New budget projections factored in “reasonably long” recession – Explains what he’s asked feds for – Said he would “absolutely” be willing to meet with Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/pritzker-takes-questions-hospital-procedures-addressed/
— Pritzker explains modeling – Explains new stay at home order – “This is the part where we have to dig in” – Says his team finalizing next step for “reopening in phases” – “No amount of political pressure would ever make me allow such a scenario for our state” – Making progress on contact tracing – “These are not choices that are made arbitrarily” – Warns he will bring back restrictions if people violate the order – “This is a battle that you never asked to fight” – “I’m asking you to hold on for just a little while longer” – Prof. Goldenfeld: “Modeling an epidemic is not rocket science. It’s harder”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/pritzker-explains-modeling/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/covid-19-roundup-26/
— House cancels next week’s session
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/23/house-cancels-next-weeks-session-2/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal media bias on full display during White House’s COVID-19 press briefings Media’s slant is likely a major factor contributing to the decline of newspapers and broadcast news ratings – Cal Thomas 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/22/liberal-media-bias-on-full-display-during-white-ho/

GOPUSA
— America’s Survival In An Age Of Political Pandemics
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87988
— Another 4.4M In U.S. File For Unemployment, Wiping Out All Jobs Added Since 2010
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87981
— We Can’t Save All Lives At Any Expense
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87939
— Why We Should Start Going Back To Work
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87909

BLAZE
— Chinese journalist who disappeared for weeks after reporting on the coronavirus cover-up resurfaces in video praising police Go figure – Phil Shiver (DIERSEN: What if I suddenly disappeared for weeks and then resurfaced a) praising my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and b) promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/missing-chinese-journalist-resurfaces-praising-police
— Antibody study finds 21% of New York City residents has had COVID-19 Nearly 2 million NYCers could’ve gotten the virus – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/antibody-study-fifth-new-yorkers-covid-19

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Preliminary Study Suggests 13 Percent of New York State Residents Have Contracted Coronavirus – ZACHARY EVANS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/preliminary-study-suggests-13-percent-of-new-york-state-residents-have-contracted-coronavirus/
— States Should Not Receive Bankruptcy Protection – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/states-should-not-receive-bankruptcy-protection/

THE HILL
— McConnell sparks bipartisan backlash with state bankruptcy remarks – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/494406-mcconnell-sparks-bipartisan-backlash-with-state-bankruptcy-remarks

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to delay reopening.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/22/reopening-america-states-coronavirus/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Can Democrats make Trump’s chaos matter to voters?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/23/can-democrats-make-trumps-chaos-matter-voters/

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— U.S. newspapers have shed half of their newsroom employees since 2008 – ELIZABETH GRIECO
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/20/u-s-newsroom-employment-has-dropped-by-a-quarter-since-2008/
— Positive Economic Views Plummet; Support for Government Aid Crosses Party Lines Most expect problems from COVID-19 to last six months or longer
https://www.people-press.org/2020/04/21/positive-economic-views-plummet-support-for-government-aid-crosses-party-lines/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Support Voting By Mail But Have Fraud Concerns
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2020/most_support_voting_by_mail_but_have_fraud_concerns

April 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mitch McConnell says states should consider bankruptcy; Governors fire back
https://abc7chicago.com/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-andrew-cuomo-phil-murphy/6124411/
— Chicago coronavirus: Aldermen propose bill making face masks mandatory – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-aldermen-propose-bill-for-mandatory-face-masks-in-city/6123602/
— 4.4M more Americans applied for unemployment last week; 26 million have sought US jobless aid since coronavirus hit – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/44m-more-americans-applied-for-unemployment-last-week/6124230/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump’s sports advisory committee is missing 2 important voices — athletes and health experts – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: Who represents your financial interests in Trump’s advisory committees? What about interest rates being far below inflation? What about the stock market crash?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-sports-shutdown-donald-trump-committee-20200422-ll5gzrqzezebxl3y3qsvbgy6zu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use coronavirus to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-restaurant-marijuana-pivot-20200422-mcyz52or2vb5xgxxpx4dfrzpzu-story.html
— Racism charges leveled after woman refers to Asian residents as ‘carpetbaggers’ at Naperville council meeting – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-chinese-race-comments-naperville-inclusion-st-20200422-ctklix3uj5f5ni3amzbjsihspi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A woman who described Asian residents as “roving carpetbaggers” in comments made at a recent Naperville City Council meeting triggered charges of racism this week and council support for an “action plan” to address the city’s numerous racial incidents. Erika DeCarlo’s statement was made in support of reversing a council ban on recreational marijuana sales in Naperville, a topic discussed at the April 7 council meeting. It was read out loud so it would be included in the meeting’s record. In it, the Naperville native described Opt Out Naperville — a group opposed to recreational cannabis sales in the city — as being made up of many “Asian (mainly Chinese)” members whose motivations were questionable. “We will not be silenced or bullied by carpetbaggers funded by nefarious dark money PACs,” she said in her statement. “I will never apologize for believing in freedom, personal choice and traditional American values.” Bill Liu, chairman of Chinese Community Outreach for Naperville, condemned DeCarlo’s comments at Tuesday’s council meeting as insulting and demeaning. He said the term carpetbagger is derogatory and meant to describe people who don’t belong and take unfair advantage of situations, Liu said. “The American citizens of Chinese descent, like other American citizens have a variety of opinions that rest anywhere along a great spectrum of both political and economic concerns,” Liu said. “To depict any group as a single voting block is ignorant and offensive. To describe any group as carpetbaggers is beyond abhorrent.” Naperville resident Nancy Chen called on the council to condemn attacks on Asian Americans and other residents, which could help eradicate racism and hate crimes in the city. “Asian Americans everywhere are coping with and fighting against the threat of COVID-19, but they are also facing the threat of violence and harassment,” Chen said. DeCarlo’s comment was read out loud at the April 7 meeting because council meetings are now held via video conference in compliance with the coronavirus pandemic ban on public gatherings. Council members and city officials participate remotely through computers and those wanting to weigh in on topics do so using phones or by submitting written statements that are read into the public record. Liu acknowledged DeCarlo’s right to free speech, but said derogatory and insulting language should not be tolerated. “Ms. DeCarlo probably will be surprised that she and I stand together on this issue,” he said. “However, I cannot disagree more with Ms. DeCarlo’s depiction of many Naperville citizens of Chinese descent who support the Opt Out as carpetbaggers. … The portrayal was demeaning and highly offensive.” Chen said she was “very disturbed” by DeCarlo’s comments as well as the allegation that a Chinese American resident was attacked by two women who yelled and spit at him as he rode his bike on a Naperville trail. The incident is being investigated by Naperville police. Chen requested the council adopt a resolution she drafted condemning the recent attacks on Asian Americans and other allegations of racism in Naperville over the past two years.)
— Tribune Publishing announces furloughs as ad revenue declines have ‘profound’ impact on newspaper chain – ROBERT CHANNICK (DIERSEN: When employers get rid of their employees, who goes and who stays? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the first to go were those who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-tribune-furloughs-20200421-hqzlz6pozrdtnae3qjlefaqde4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois is already in the peak for COVID-19 deaths – but projections show the pain is far from over So far, 1,565 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois. As horrible as that is, Gov. Pritzker has data projecting that if the state had not enacted the stay-at-home order on March 21 the death toll would have been 14 times that. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/23/21232125/illinois-covid-19-peak-coronavirus-projection-pritzker-stay-home
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump stands on the side of wrong — again Protesters trying to force governors to ditch stay-at-home orders are playing a dangerous game.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/22/21231831/president-trump-stands-on-the-side-of-wrong-again

DAILY HERALD
— ‘It’s totally safe to come to the hospital’: Edward, Elmhurst managing pandemic – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200423/its-totally-safe-to-come-to-the-hospital-edward-elmhurst-managing-pandemic

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker stands firm: You still have to stay home While other states have begun to ease up on pandemic rules for shopping, entertainment and other venues, Illinois is “not there yet,” the governor says on a day with a record 2,049 COVID cases reported. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-stands-firm-you-still-have-stay-home-0

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College, DuPage County to provide housing for first responders
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/22/wheaton-college-dupage-county-to-provide-housing-for-first-responders/a7qhha3/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Despite warnings, Trump downplays threat of virus returning.”
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/despite-warnings-trump-downplays-threat-of-virus-returning
— AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections – AP
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/ap-norc-poll-few-americans-support-easing-virus-protections

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Pritzker: Looking For “The Right Balance” Before Re-opening The State – SEAN CRAWFORD
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/pritzker-looking-right-balance-re-opening-state

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Prepares To Enter COVID-19 Induced Financial Storm – SAM DUNKLAU
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-prepares-enter-covid-19-induced-financial-storm#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: 24 million Americans using stimulus check to buy pot, alcohol or tobacco, survey finds.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/24-million-americans-using-stimulus-check-to-buy-pot-alcohol-or-tobacco-survey-finds
— Trump order to bar new green cards, not temporary visas – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-order-to-bar-new-green-cards-not-temporary-visas
— Trump campaign tests lines of attack to define Biden – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-campaign-tests-lines-of-attack-to-define-biden
— Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/virus-misinformation-flourishes-in-online-protest-groups
— As workers, businesses seek more aid, politics could stall further stimulus in Congress – Stephen Loiaconi (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in the world will be adversely impacted financially by coronavirus and/or by efforts to stop it.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/as-workers-businesses-seek-more-aid-politics-could-stall-further-stimulus-in-congress
— Cuomo outlines plan for ‘tracing army’ to tame outbreak – AP (DIERSEN: Will Pritzker form a tracing army in Illinois?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cuomo-outlines-plan-for-tracing-army-to-tame-outbreak

KMOX
— Madison County forms committee to plan reopening businesses. The country says it will ask Gov. Pritzker to approve the plan. – BRIAN KELLY (DIERSEN: What are the leaders of your county doing to reopen?) 
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/madison-county-illinois-forms-committee-to-plan-reopening

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois ranks 7th lowest in study of small businesses affected by coronavirus
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-ranks-7th-lowest-in-study-of-small-businesses-affected-by-coronavirus/article_e1ac074c-84fd-11ea-b620-b35720f97167.html
— Pritzker again rejects notion of Illinois filing for bankruptcy – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: Exactly, how fast are America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and the employers in the aforesaid headed for bankruptcy?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-again-rejects-notion-of-illinois-filing-for-bankruptcy/article_819db2b8-84e1-11ea-bf83-0f4c95af48d5.html
— Illinois state Senators demand list of convicted killers released early during pandemic – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-state-senators-demand-list-of-convicted-killers-released-early-during-pandemic/article_87509a8a-84d3-11ea-9c40-9faaa225e479.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— DURING Board Meeting, Jack Franks Asks Citizens to Submit Comments by Email BEFORE the Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/during-board-meeting-jack-franks-asks-citizens-to-submit-comments-by-email-before-the-meeting/ 
— Bankruptcy for States Supported by U.S. Senate Republican Leader
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/23/bankruptcy-for-states-supported-by-u-s-senate-republican-leader/ 
— Greens, Libertarians Gain Ballot Access by Federal Court Order
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/22/greens-libertarians-gain-ballot-access-by-federal-court-order/ 
— Outline of Suzanne Ness’ Telephone Town Hall
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/22/outline-of-suzanne-ness-telephone-town-hall/ 
— Senate Passes PPP and Veterans Assistance Bills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/22/senate-passes-ppp-and-veterans-assistance-bills/ 
— Attorney General Refuses to Release Names of Mayors Seeking to Delay Mandated FOIA Responses
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/22/attorney-general-refuses-to-release-names-of-mayors-seeking-to-delay-mandated-foia-responses/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PATRONAGE HIRES LEAD TO FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF COOK COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on promoting patronage. I would focus on those who want jobs and/or contracts with Illinois, with DuPage County, with Milton Township, and/or with Wheaton.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/patronage-hires-lead-to-federal-oversight-of-cook-county-clerks-office/
— ILLINOIS PAYROLLS SEE LARGEST MONTHLY DROP SINCE GREAT RECESSION – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-payrolls-see-largest-monthly-drop-since-great-recession/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Skeptical Republicans reject ‘blank check’ for governors – Dave Boyer and David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: If/when the leaders of Illinois, of your county, of your township, of your municipality, and/or of your municipal district gets a blank check, what will they do with it?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/22/mitch-mcconnell-republicans-reject-blank-check-gov/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— States Made Risky Bets with Pensions Before Coronavirus. Now They Want a Bailout. – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/policy/states-made-risky-bets-with-pensions-before-coronavirus-now-they-want-a-bailout/
— America’s Pain Is the Ecosocialist’s Pleasure An Earth Day reminder – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/americas-pain-is-the-ecosocialists-pleasure/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Harvard Smears Homeschooling Parents and Their Children – Nicole Russell 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/04/21/harvard-smears-homeschooling-parents-and-their-children/

FEDERALIST
— Instead Of ‘Flattening The Curve,’ We Flattened Hospitals, Doctors, And The U.S. Health Care System Across the country, hospitals shut down ‘non-essential’ procedures in preparation for a surge of coronavirus patients that never appeared. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/23/instead-of-flattening-the-curve-we-flattened-hospitals-doctors-and-the-u-s-health-care-system/

TOWNHALL
— Elected Officials Reward Illegal Aliens While Ignoring Struggling Veterans – Casey Ryan
https://townhall.com/columnists/caseyryan/2020/04/22/elected-officials-reward-illegal-aliens-while-ignoring-struggling-veterans-n2567404

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Chinese Coronavirus Is This Generation’s Tiananmen Test We are suffering a catastrophe of the Chinese Communist Party’s making. It must be held accountable, made to pay for the destruction it has caused, putting every lever of American power on the table to ensure it. – Ben Weingarten 
https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/22/the-chinese-coronavirus-is-this-generations-tiananmen-test/

EPOCH TIMES
— Protesters Across Nation Call for Easing of Lockdown Measures Demonstrators from coast to coast defy stay-at-home orders to call for ‘sensible’ easing of restrictions, allowing people to work again – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/anti-lockdown-protests-surge-amid-ongoing-fight-against-virus-2_3319903.html
— USDA: Food Stamp Benefits Up 40 Percent – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/usda-food-stamp-benefits-up-40-percent_3322954.html

THE HILL
— GOP sounds alarm bell over coronavirus-fueled debt – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Exactly, how fast are America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and the employers in the aforesaid headed for bankruptcy?)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/494218-gop-sounds-alarm-bell-over-coronavirus-fueled-debt
— Pandemic sparks concerns about surging STD, HIV rates – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/494236-pandemic-sparks-concerns-about-surging-std-hiv-rates

HUFFINGTON POST
— Far-Right Network One America News Network Gets A Big Boost From Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings The conspiracy-laden outlet is using the president’s widely watched briefings to praise Trump and promote itself. – Nick Robins-Early
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oan-trump-coronavirus_n_5ea05fd7c5b6b2e5b83b801c

POLITICO
— The Koch network, avatar of the tea party, rejects shutdown protests The decision reflects changes in the focus and tactics of the Koch-led movement in the Trump era. – MAGGIE SEVERNS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22/koch-coronavirus-shutdown-protests-202320

CNBC
— U.S. economy is in a ‘medically induced coma,’ but that doesn’t mean we’re heading into a depression just yet – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: Exactly, how fast are America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and the employers in the aforesaid headed for bankruptcy?) 
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/us-economy-not-in-depression-yet.html
— ‘Biblical’ famines could double global hunger as a result of the coronavirus crisis, UN warns – Chloe Taylor
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/coronavirus-biblical-famines-could-double-global-hunger-un-warns.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Than 4 Million Workers Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
— The Cold Calculations America’s Leaders Will Have to Make Before Reopening With no vaccine or cure, the president, governors, mayors and county executives will have to decide how many deaths would be acceptable to restore a shattered economy. – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-reopening-governors-trump.html
— Airlines and Automakers Consider How to Reopen
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/business/stock-market-tracker-live-coronavirus.html
— The Quiet Hand of Conservative Groups in the Anti-Lockdown Protests – Kenneth P. Vogel, Jim Rutenberg and Lisa Lerer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Rublican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/us/politics/coronavirus-protests-trump.html
— Stephen Moore: ‘Like a Nuclear Bomb’ Dropped on the Economy – Lisa Lerer 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/stephen-moore-coronavirus-economy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity are being gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/intelligence-sharing-lgbt-laws.html
— With Selective Coronavirus Coverage, China Builds a Culture of Hate The state propaganda machine highlights other countries’ mistakes while suppressing China’s, fueling anger toward foreigners and domestic critics alike. – Li Yuan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cultures of the following: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/business/china-coronavirus-propaganda.html
— Chinese Operatives Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say – Edward Wong, Matthew Rosenberg and Julian E. Barnes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being nasty vicious operatives for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html
— As Leaders Urge Face Masks, Their Behavior Muffles the Message The medical guidelines are clear, but it’s not always an easy choice for image-conscious politicians. – Annie Karni and Maggie Astor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-masks.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 2016 Conventions Might Have Been the Last Will Democrats make it to Milwaukee and Republicans to Charlotte N.C.? – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2016-conventions-might-have-been-the-last-11587595465
— Bail Out the States? Any more federal aid should come with very strict conditions. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bail-out-the-states-11587597191
— Trump’s Best Re-Election Bet: Run Against China The public increasingly sees a threat, and he can argue the establishment was wrong for decades. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-best-re-election-bet-run-against-china-11587573159
— Students’ Summer-Internship Plans Evaporate Amid Coronavirus Pandemic As companies continue work-from-home edicts, many students see their offers rescinded; ‘It’s demoralizing’ – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: Have you had a job offer rescinded? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/students-summer-internship-plans-evaporate-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-11587556801

NEW YORK PIX 11
— McConnell suggests states hit hard by COVID-19 consider filing for bankruptcy – Kirstin Cole
https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/mcconnell-suggests-states-hit-hard-by-covid-19-consider-filing-for-bankruptcy

SANTA CRUZ NEWS
— Libertarian Activist Organizes “Re-Open” Santa Cruz March, Calls Pandemic a Hoax (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/22/18832568.php

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Trump Allow the Coronavirus to Ravage Blue America?” How blue is your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, and your county?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/is-trump-mobilizing-red-america-to-smite-blue-america.html
— National Conservatives Coordinated State Lockdown Protests – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Rublican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/national-conservatives-coordinate-state-lockdown-protests.html

NEW YORKER
— Chicago Plans for a Slow Recovery from the Coronavirus – Peter Slevin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/chicago-plans-for-a-slow-recovery-from-the-coronavirus

ATLANTIC
— What the ‘Liberate’ Protests Really Mean for Republicans While some members of the GOP want to end the coronavirus shutdowns immediately, others are grappling with the complexities and risks of reopening the country. – RUSSELL BERMAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-protests/610363/

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Media’s Coronavirus Coverage Exposes Its Ignorance About the Working Class Those whose livelihoods are being ravaged by the pandemic are getting further maligned by an out-of-touch press. – LIBBY WATSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/157399/medias-coronavirus-coverage-exposes-ignorance-working-class

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— COVID-19 Protests Inflame America’s Political Division – Andrew Arnold (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and how they worked/work with Democrat plants, Green plants, and RINOs to a) drive conservatives like me out of the aforesaid organizations and b) destroy the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.ibtimes.com/covid-19-protests-inflame-americas-political-division-2963180

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 1203 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $395,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/1203-golf-ln/pid_35692040/

April 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Chicago: 2 more Cook County Jail detainees die after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing total to 6
https://abc7chicago.com/2-more-cook-county-jail-detainees-die-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/6119164/
— Illinois Coronavirus: Matteson man billed nearly $2K after being tested for COVID-19 – Samantha Chatman
https://abc7chicago.com/health/matteson-man-billed-nearly-$2k-after-being-tested-for-covid-19-/6118404/

NBC5
— Chicago Works to Reach More Black Residents Amid Pandemic – Kathleen Foody and Don Babwin 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-works-to-reach-more-black-residents-amid-pandemic/2259221/

CBS2
— Coronavirus Pandemic Means Major Changes To Marijuana Industry In Illinois – Tara Molina (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers, including the Democrats who run Illinois, want to use the coronavirus pandemic to push pot, then again, they want to use everything to push pot.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/20/coronavirus-pandemic-means-major-changes-to-marijuana-industry-in-illinois/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— When and how to reopen Illinois amid coronavirus pandemic – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/when-and-how-to-reopen-illinois-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some U.S. producers, states reopening amid political pressure The reopenings came amid economic gloom, as oil futures plunged below zero on Monday and stocks and Treasury yields also dropped on Wall Street. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/20/21228976/some-united-states-producers-reopening-amid-political-pressure-coronavirus-pandemic-economy-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/4/20/21228425/wiz-khalifa-billy-ray-cyrus-4-20-virtual-celebration-weedmaps-cannabis-coronavirus
— Coronavirus has made incarceration a potential death sentence Prisons should be a priority for supplies, for tests, and for early release of as many inmates as possible, particularly the elderly and the vulnerable. – Jesse Jackson 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/20/21228739/coronavirus-has-made-incarceration-a-potential-death-sentence

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois to ramp up nursing home testing, Lightfoot rips Florida governor for beach reopening and hotels selling ‘bonds’ for future travel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cb-daywatch-newsletter-april21-20200421-xarluavouzcwvlqp4qhzq73fz4-story.html
— 4/20 just isn’t same this year for marijuana users amid the coronavirus crisis. ‘It’s a weird one.’ – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers, including the Democrats who run Illinois, want to use the coronavirus pandemic to push pot, then again, they want to use everything to push pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-marijuana-4-20-20200421-rof4h4tb3jetjpgzce6qxgrjt4-story.html
— Suburban libraries are preparing major changes before they eventually reopen: ‘It may not be the same way that it was’ – JENNIFER JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Protected groups include those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Protected groups include: Trump-haters, illegals, non-citizens, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Blacks, Asians, females, young people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, those who have criminal records, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-library-reopen-planning-tl-0423-20200416-abc7cznvs5gobdc2mytltqhh3e-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’ve heard some libraries talking about specific hours for protected groups,” she continued. “Maybe we need to have special hours for kids. But anything we do, we’ve got to think of the potential risk to the staff as well.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Protests against coronavirus stay-at-home orders put us all at risk, may delay America’s reopening.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-coronavirus-protesters-testing-social-distancing-trump-huppke-20200420-zy42j2pwabapvm3atk6236srtq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County plans to help tenants facing eviction during COVID-19 crisis – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200421/dupage-county-plans-to-help-tenants-facing-eviction-during-covid-19-crisis
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use coronavirus to push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200420/pot-company-donating-420-from-every-sale-on-420-to-health-care-workers

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Treasury hands out $2.9 billion to airlines—and says there’s more to come The feds didn’t say which carriers received the money yet. However, they said United Airlines, American, Delta and Southwest have struck agreements for aid. – 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/treasury-hands-out-29-billion-airlines-and-says-theres-more-come
— State Farm funds $10 million for Illinois businesses, nonprofits The Bloomington-based insurance giant is working with a Chicago nonprofit to support women- and minority-owned businesses, as well as small nonprofits. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/state-farm-funds-10-million-illinois-businesses-nonprofits

WTTW
— Illinois Elections Officials to Get $13.9M in Federal Funds to Hold 2020 Election – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/20/illinois-elections-officials-get-139m-federal-funds-hold-2020-election

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Coronavirus Patients Occupying 40% Of State’s ICU Beds, Far Less Than Projections: ‘You Have Saved Thousands Of Lives’ The state still saw another 59 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours. But Illinoisans who came together to social distance “so far prevented our worst-case scenarios.” – Kelly Bauer
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/20/coronavirus-patients-are-occupying-40-of-icu-hospital-beds-in-illinois-you-have-saved-thousands-of-lives/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois free clinics providing essential supplies for diabetics – Zeta Cross
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-free-clinics-providing-essential-supplies-for-diabetics/article_42ab2c50-8321-11ea-9df3-b79baaf2c2eb.html

CAPITOL FAX
— A look at the numbers
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/21/a-look-at-the-numbers-3/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 70% of voters support a ban on immigration in new poll – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/21/good-news-for-trump-70-of-voters-support-a-ban-on-/

FOX NEWS
— Cynthia Nixon says Biden is ‘courting hard-core racists’ in latest coronavirus ad – Julius Young 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cynthia-nixon-biden-courting-hard-core-racists-coronavirus-ad

FOX BUSINESS
— Coronavirus sends one-fifth of workers to unemployment line in some states Rates of illness, however, don’t appear to be a factor – Kim Mackrael, Doug Cameron
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/coronavirus-workers-unemployment-line-states

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Media Dials Up Assaults on Trump at Press Conferences – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/20/morning-greatness-media-dials-up-assaults-on-trump-at-press-conferences/

BREITBART
— Trump: Lockdown Protesters ‘Great People’ Who ‘Want Their Jobs Back’ – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: What do you say to lockdown promoters who want to use lockdowns to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/19/trump-lockdown-protesters-jobs-back/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Infuriating’: Nikki Haley Unloads On Illinois Dems For Trying To Use Crisis To Fund Its ‘Corrupt’ Pension System – James Barrett
https://www.dailywire.com/news/infuriating-nikki-haley-unloads-on-illinois-dems-for-trying-to-get-coronavirus-money-for-its-pension-crisis
— Leftist Journalists Rip Americans Protesting Lockdowns: ‘Nazi, Confederate Death-Cult … Want More Black And Brown People To Die’ – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: What do you say to lockdown promoters who want to use lockdowns to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-leftist-journalists-rip-americans-protesting-lockdowns-nazi-confederate-death-cult-want-more-black-and-brown-people-to-die

TOWNHALL
— With Coronavirus, Liberals Only Have Racism Left – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/04/21/with-coronavirus-liberals-only-have-racism-left-n2567268
— As We Fight The Wuhan Coronavirus, The Media Perverts This Four-Letter Word (HOPE) Because They Hate Trump – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/04/20/the-media-has-perverted-this-four-letter-word-because-they-hate-trump-n2567214

CNS NEWS
— 50% of Liberals Say U.S. Can Afford to Remain Locked Down ‘as Long as Gov’t Officials Say’ – Craig Bannister (DIERSEN: Liberals want to use coronavirus a) to replace capitalism with socialism, b) then to replace socialism with communism, and c) then to replace communism with dictatorship.) 
https://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/50-liberals-say-us-can-afford-remain-locked-down-long-govt-officials-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the GAO says the federal government’s current fiscal path is “unsustainable,” a third of U.S. likely voters – and 50% of self-identified liberals – believe the U.S. can afford to remain shut down for “as long as government officials say is necessary,” results of a new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals.)
— Where COVID-19 Grants Lead to Racial, Sexual Discrimination – Hans Bader (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use government grants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/where-covid-19-grants-lead-racial-sexual-discrimination

PATRIOT POST
— Chinese Influence on American Media Massive amounts of money flows from Beijing to U.S. media conglomerates. – Arnold Ahlert (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/70054-chinese-influence-on-american-media-2020-04-20

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— IL Senate Democrats Using Wuhan Coronavirus to Get Federal Aid to Solve Their Financial Mess – Mary Chastain 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/04/il-senate-democrats-using-wuhan-coronavirus-to-get-federal-aid-to-solve-their-financial-mess/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Low trust in Trump mars crisis response.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493777-the-memo-low-trust-in-trump-mars-crisis-response
— Trump says he will sign executive order temporarily suspending immigration into U.S. – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/493812-trump-says-he-will-sign-executive-order-temporarily-suspending?rnd=1587435349
— Trump trails Biden by 8 points despite record high approval: poll – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493674-trump-trails-biden-by-8-points-despite-record-high-approval-poll

POLITICO
— Coronavirus protests test Facebook’s free speech pledges Mark Zuckerberg says his company is combating “harmful misinformation” by taking down posts promoting defiance of social-distancing rules. But conservatives like Donald Trump Jr. call its actions “chilling & disturbing.” – STEVEN OVERLY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) glorify and praise Facebook and b) want Facebook to get rid of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails once and for all. My critics/opponents also want the following to get rid of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails once and for all: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/coronavirus-protests-test-facebooks-free-speech-pledges-197724
— Surgeon general gets pushed to sidelines, sparking questions Jerome Adams is the Trump administration’s strongest voice for minority communities and the coronavirus, but has drawn fire from liberals. – DAN DIAMOND
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/surgeon-general-coronavirus-197508
— Republicans attack Facebook as network shuts down anti-lockdown protests The social network has already removed protest messages in California, New Jersey and Nebraska. – STEVEN OVERLY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on promoting the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO Facebook. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who focus on a) destroying me, b) destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) destroying those like you who read the emails.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/facebook-shuts-down-anti-quarantine-protests-at-states-request-196143

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— US home sales plunge 8.5% in March, and it may grow worse – JOSH BOAK
https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/us-home-sales-plummeted-85-in-march

NBC NEWS
— Coronavirus: Trump says some governors ‘have gone too far’ on lockdown measures – Linda Givetash
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/coronavirus-trump-says-some-governors-have-gone-too-far-lockdown-n1187596

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Halt Immigration; States Start to Reopen Businesses
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/coronavirus-live-news.html
— Trump, Head of Government, Leans Into Antigovernment Message With his poll numbers fading after a rally-around-the-leader bump, the president is stoking protests against stay-at-home orders. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html
— Stocks Fall as Oil’s Slide Continues: The S&P 500 fell about 2 percent in early trading.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/business/live-stock-market-trading-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Someone in our building has it’: Covid-19 fuels tensions at apartments and condos – Michael E. Miller (DIERSEN: Will COVID-19 encourage people to live in single family homes?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/someone-in-our-building-has-it-covid-19-fuels-tensions-at-apartments-and-condos/2020/04/19/576fcb32-7ff2-11ea-a3ee-13e1ae0a3571_story.html
— Trump to temporarily ban immigration; some state move to open up despite warnings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/21/coronavirus-latest-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Most rate Trump’s coronavirus response negatively and expect crowds will be unsafe until summer.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-rate-trumps-coronavirus-response-negatively-and-expect-crowds-will-be-unsafe-until-summer-post-u-md-poll-finds/2020/04/20/0b436dda-833b-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html
— Coronavirus recession could plunge tens of millions into poverty, new report warns The poverty rate could spike as much as 50 percent if the nation’s unprecedented plunge in unemployment is prolonged. – Christopher Ingraham 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/coronavirus-recession-could-plunge-tens-millions-into-poverty-new-report-warns/
— Oil prices extend slide one day after U.S. crude drops below zero; Dow plunges 500 points The commodity’s collapse drives home the stark drop in economic activity due to the coronavirus – Thomas Heath 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/21/oil-crash-stocks-today-coronavirus/

NEW YORK POST
— Kellyanne Conway slams states for going ‘too far’ with coronavirus lockdown – Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/kellyanne-conway-slams-michigan-going-too-far-with-lockdown/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In San Francisco, Latinos account for 25% of coronavirus cases – MAURA DOLAN
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-20/latinos-sf-coronavirus

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Lockdown Rebellion Ordinary Americans protesting to reopen the economy face only contempt from elites. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lockdown-rebellion-11587400850
— States Burn Through Cash for Unemployment Payments Nearly half of U.S. states have logged double-digit percentage declines in their trust-fund balances since the end of February – Sarah Chaney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-burn-through-cash-for-unemployment-payments-11587412810
— Poll Finds 67% of Voters Support Mail-In Ballots for November Elections Some 58% of voters in the survey said they favor changing election laws permanently to allow voting by mail – Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/poll-finds-67-of-voters-support-mail-in-ballots-for-november-elections-11587463200

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Adviser Stephen Moore Compares Social-Distancing Protesters to Rosa Parks – Matt Stieb
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/trump-advisor-compares-coronavirus-protesters-to-rosa-parks.html
— On 4/20, Coronavirus Is Killing the Buzz – Adam K. Raymond (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers, including Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, want to use the coronavirus pandemic to push pot, then again, they want to use everything to push pot.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/on-4-20-coronavirus-is-killing-the-buzz.html

NEWSWEEK
— GOP LAWMAKERS JOIN HUNDREDS AT PENNSYLVANIA RALLY DEMANDING END TO CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-reopen-pennsylvania-rally-protest-1499120
— IDAHO STATE REP. SAYS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS ‘NO DIFFERENT THAN NAZI GERMANY,’ CLAIMS PEOPLE CALL GOVERNOR ‘LITTLE HITLER’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/idaho-state-rep-says-stay-home-order-no-different-nazi-germany-claims-people-call-governor-1498824

VOICE OF AMERICA
— Who Will Foot Economic Costs of Coronavirus Pandemic? – Jamie Dettmer (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/who-will-foot-economic-costs-coronavirus-pandemic

FORBES
— On 4/20, It’s High Time To Rethink Marijuana & Taxes – Kelly Phillips Erb (DIERSEN: Of course, pot pushers, including Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, want to use the coronavirus pandemic to push pot, then again, they want to use everything to push pot.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/04/20/on-420-its-high-time-to-rethink-marijuana–taxes/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) glorify and praise Chinese Communists and b) paint Trump and his supporters as being Asian-haters. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2020/04/20/coronavirus-scapegoating-employment-discrimination-against-asian-americans/

MOTLEY FOOL
— The Best-Case Scenario for the Coronavirus Impact on U.S. Auto Sales Just Got Worse Auto investors hoping for a quick rebound will be disappointed. – John Rosevear
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/04/21/the-best-case-scenario-for-the-coronavirus-impact.aspx

JD SUPRA
— Reminder: Conduct An Adverse Impact Analysis Prior To Any COVID-19 Reductions In Force (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/reminder-conduct-an-adverse-impact-48009/
— EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will it be illegal for employers to stop their employees who are members of the following protected groups from spreading coronavirus: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-updates-covid-19-guidance-86500/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Handling Employee Concerns and Protests During the Pandemic (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will it be illegal for employers to stop their employees who are members of the following protected groups from spreading coronavirus: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/handling-employee-concerns-and-protests-during-pandemic-federal-law-interference

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Survey: Most Federal Employees Say the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had a ‘Major’ or ‘Extreme’ Impact on Agency Operations Only 4-in-10 of those still reporting to work say their agencies have provided adequate protections. – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/04/survey-most-feds-say-coronavirus-pandemic-has-had-major-or-extreme-impact-agency-operations/164746/
— GAO is Reviewing the Federal Government’s Pandemic Response – Courtney BuBle
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/04/coronavirus-roundup-gao-reviewing-federal-governments-pandemic-response/164743/
— Office of Special Counsel to Federal Employees: We’re Here to Protect You – HENRY J. KERNER (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If you are a federal employee, the more of the following that you are, the less protected that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/04/office-special-counsel-federal-employees-were-here-protect-you/164742/

April 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: COVID-19 has not peaked in IL as cases top 31K, Pritzker says; Nursing home concerns grow as PPE arrives from China
https://abc7chicago.com/health/covid-19-has-not-peaked-in-illinois-as-cases-top-31k-pritzker-says-/6116629/
— Coronavirus in the US: Trump says governors play ‘political game’ with COVID-19 tests – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/trump-says-governors-play-political-game-with-covid-19-tests/6117729/
— Park Forest coronavirus: National Guard starts COVID-19 testing at Elisabeth Ludeman Development Center – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-national-guard-starts-covid-19-testing-at-park-forest-development-center/6118183/
— Governors, amid protests, ask Pence for help keeping people home, test gear – KATHERINE FAULDERS
https://abc7chicago.com/governors-amid-protests-ask-pence-for-help-keeping-people-home-test-gear/6118292/

NBC5
— Highest One-Week Coronavirus Death Toll Reported in Illinois In Illinois, 555 peopled died as a result of the coronavirus over the past seven days
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/highest-one-week-coronavirus-death-toll-reported-in-illinois/2259062/
— Illinois Reports 1,151 New Cases of Coronavirus, 59 Additional Deaths Illinois remains under a stay-at-home order through April 30, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker says a decision on whether that date will be extended is coming
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1151-new-cases-of-coronavirus-59-additional-deaths/2258826/

CBS2
— Lightfoot: City, Local Groups Launch COVID-19 ‘Response Team’ For Communities Of Color
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/20/lightfoot-city-community-organizations-launch-response-team-for-communities-of-color/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois COVID-19 cases rise to 31,508; statewide death toll now 1,349
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-covid-19-cases-rise-to-31508-statewide-death-toll-now-1349

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Another 59 people die of COVID-19 in Illinois; hospitalizations remain flat during outbreak Illinois has 1,151 new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the state’s total to 31,508 positive case. The state has lost 1,349 people to the outbreak, and the coronavirus is now in 95 of the state’s 102 counties, officials said. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/20/21228511/coronavirus-covid-19-illinois-deaths-hospitalization-confirmed-cases-pritzker 
— Efforts outlined to bridge Chicago’s racial divide in coronavirus-related deaths The strategy focuses, at least initially, on three hard-hit neighborhoods: Austin, Auburn-Gresham and South Shore. It includes expanded testing and 60,000 free masks, as well as three 90-minute telephone town hall meetings. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/20/21228719/coronavirus-chicago-death-rate-racial-disparity-austin-auburn-gresham
— Community groups call for health care equity as black Chicago grapples with COVID-19 “The spread of COVID-19 to the heart of Chicago, which is the black community, has shown and uncovered every dark and ugly disparity that my community faces daily,” Action Now Chicago Executive Director Debra Harris said. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/20/21228284/health-care-equity-black-chicago-coronavirus-covid-19
— Illinois, nation need to do much more COVID-19 testing to safely reopen economy Some public health experts say testing must be doubled or even tripled before the nation’s economy can safely open its doors. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/20/21225168/illinois-coronavirus-covid-19-testing-pritzer-trump-governors

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— During daily briefing, President Donald Trump blasts Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over COVID-19 testing – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-trump-pritzker-spat-20200421-ghiz4o7h7vhlfc6qq47lxh3qbi-story.html
— Governors push back hard after Trump accuses Democrats of playing ‘a very dangerous political game’ by insisting there is a shortage of coronavirus tests – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-testing-governors-meeting-20200420-qp77whwo7rhvxjsthulipkgx6i-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report 1,151 new known COVID-19 cases and 59 additional deaths statewide, as Pritzker says hospitalizations up 7% from 5 days ago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200420-fiyolw53xfhtvjdijyswhcwxei-story.html
— ‘We have learned a great deal in the past 12 weeks’; Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico wants some businesses to reopen May 1 – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mayor-steve-chirico-coronavirus-reopen-st-20200420-blqhpmkf2fchnkzawmr7z4nwba-story.html
— Chicago’s coronavirus disparity: Black Chicagoans still dying disproportionately in city as Mayor Lightfoot creates response teams for hard-hit neighborhoods – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-african-american-population-20200420-c2nyvnq4vrcundwdfvhdldtlfe-story.html
— Illinois congressional Republicans oppose Democratic state Senate president’s request for $41 billion in federal aid, accuse him of using crisis to try to cover mismanagement – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-don-harmon-40-billion-federal-request-republicans-20200420-6k5m54gcfffqtmkfsigpuql7hm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred against Whites. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-asian-americans-morita-20200420-ep3bmn3tincczfihw3qvl64boa-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 deaths rise by 59; Pritzker suggests eventual reopening by region – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200420/covid-19-deaths-rise-by-59-pritzker-suggests-eventual-reopening-by-region
— 16 migrants test positive for coronavirus on Mexican border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200420/news/304209918/
— April 20 COVID-19 cases per county; use our map to search by ZIP code
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200420/april-20-covid-19-cases-per-county-use-our-map-to-search-by-zip-code
— Governor pledges to expand testing of nursing home staffs – Katlyn Smith and Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200420/governor-pledges-to-expand-testing-of-nursing-home-staffs

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United projects $2.1 billion loss in first quarter The airline’s early look at first-quarter results is the first for big U.S. carriers and presages a gruesome set of earnings reports after flights were curtailed worldwide because of COVID-19.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/united-projects-21-billion-loss-first-quarter
— Northwestern freezes faculty pay, halts hiring The university said that increased financial pressure, including $25 million in lost revenue, requires measures to adjust to the pandemic and its impact. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency a) was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes and b) shrank by about 50%. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/690041.pdf )
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/northwestern-freezes-faculty-pay-halts-hiring
— Lightfoot scales back bid for executive powers “If we were bypassing aldermanic oversight, we wouldn’t have presented an ordinance,” the mayor said in response to criticism of a new push for COVID-19 mayoral powers. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-scales-back-bid-executive-powers
— Palmer House flagged for potential loan default The owner of the city’s second-largest hotel missed its April debt payment on the property as the hospitality sector continues to get slammed by the coronavirus crisis. – DANNY ECKER 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/palmer-house-flagged-potential-loan-default

WGN RADIO
— Pandemic squeezes finances of Democratic grassroots donors – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/pandemic-squeezes-finances-of-democratic-grassroots-donors/

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Senate Republicans, including Schimpf, question Pritzker on prison sentence commutations – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/illinois-senate-republicans-including-schimpf-question-pritzker-on-prison-sentence-commutations/article_22467b39-c72b-54aa-ad42-8477059eede4.html

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— 15 Coronavirus Cases, 8 Deaths At Manor Care Homewood Data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health also shows eight cases and three deaths at Sunrise of Flossmoor. – Tim Moran (DIERSEN: My aunt has been a resident at Sunrise of Flossmoor since 2010.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/15-coronavirus-cases-8-deaths-manor-care-homewood

SIDLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: High Times for the Cannabis Business
https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2020/04/podcast-high-times-for-the-cannabis-business

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL Senate Democrats Using Wuhan Coronavirus to Get Federal Aid to Solve Their Financial Mess 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/04/il-senate-democrats-using-wuhan-coronavirus-to-get-federal-aid-to-solve-their-financial-mess/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FARMERS TO GET $16B IN FEDERAL DIRECT PAYMENTS, FOOD BANKS $3B, SAYS CONG. DAVIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/farmers-to-get-16b-in-federal-direct-payments-food-banks-3b-says-cong-davis.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? RALLYING IN WISCONSIN TO “REOPEN AMERICA”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/wheres-weyermuller-rallying-in-wisconsin-to-reopen-america-.html
— WEGMANN: WH COUNTERS PRITZKER’S CLAIM OF STINGINESS WITH COVID AID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/wegmann-wh-counters-pritzkers-claim-of-stinginess-with-covid-aid.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,151 new cases, 59 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/1151-new-cases-59-additional-deaths/
— Pritzker talks about hospitalization numbers – Hospitalizations still rising, but slower – Talks about nursing home testing plans – Warns “bad actors” in nursing home management – Dr. Ezike explains challenges in reporting nursing home data “The data is as good as the data that went in” – Dr. Ezike working with nursing homes, hospitals to identify when residents can go home – Pritzker explains why White House claims on testing are not full story – Outlines how “air bridge” really works – Addresses question about when enough testing to reopen economy – Will address IDES issues in two days – Hints again that mask requirement could be in revised EO – Says regionalized reopening under consideration – Says White House admits antibody tests inadequate – Working with budgeteers – Repeats that we’ll need 14 days of numbers going down to start reopening process
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/pritzker-talks-about-hospitalization-numbers/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/covid-19-roundup-23/
— Republican delegation tells Harmon to withdraw graduated income tax, institute pension reforms, cut state and local spending
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/republican-delegation-tells-harmon-to-withdraw-graduated-income-tax-institute-pension-reforms-cut-state-and-local-spending/
— The nursing home dilemma
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/the-nursing-home-dilemma/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Black residents of Illinois were seven times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession in Illinois before the State regulated purchase and possession at the beginning of this year.”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/study-before-legalization-illinois-had-the-3rd-highest-rate-of-racial-bias-in-cannabis-arrests/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred of Trump and his supporters.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/20/the-protesters-are-a-super-minority-of-a-super-minority/

GOPUSA
— Breaking Point? Coronavirus Protests ERUPT Over Lockdown Orders
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87786
— Don’t Let The Cure Destroy The Patient
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87767
— Obama AG Eric Holder Eagerly Uses COVID-19 For Political Advantage
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87746
— Reports From CA Antibody Testing Suggest Many Have Had Coronavirus With No Symptoms
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87802
— Omar, AOC, Tlaib Sponsor Bill To Cancel Rent, Mortgage Payments
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87796?omhide=true
— Could Anti-Lockdown Protests Be New Tea Party Movement?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87762
— Trump Says That Christians Are Treated Differently Than Others During The COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87744

BREITBART
— Pat Buchanan: Biden’s Plan to Fight Coronavirus Is Healthcare for Illegals – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/19/joe-biden-pat-buchanan-coronavirus-healthcare/
— 450,000 Illegal Immigrants Are Getting College Degrees – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrat employers give preference to illegals over citizens of America, that is, Democrat employers hire, retain, and promote illegals over citizens of America. Illegals are future Democrats.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/19/report-450000-illegal-immigrants-college-degrees/
— ‘Squad’ Demands Vote-by-Mail, Benefits for Illegal Aliens in Relief Package – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/20/squad-demandd-vote-mail-benefits-illegal-aliens-relief-package/
— Kevin McCarthy: China’s Lies, Democrats’ Gamesmanship Combine to Harm American Health, Economy in Coronavirus Crisis – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/19/exclusive-kevin-mccarthy-chinas-lies-democrats-gamesmanship-combine-to-harm-american-health-economy-in-coronavirus-crisis/
— Big Business Complains of Labor Shortage, High Wages While 22M Americans Out of Work – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/19/big-business-complains-of-labor-shortage-high-wages-while-22m-americans-out-of-work/

TOWNHALL
— NYT Exploits Man’s Coronavirus Death With Shoddy, Hypocritical Hit Piece on Fox News – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/04/20/nyt-fox-hit-piece-n2567204

THE HILL
— Fauci warns protests will ‘backfire,’ slow economic recovery – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/493647-fauci-warns-protests-against-against-stay-at-home-orders-will

CNN
— US oil prices crash below $0 a barrel. – Clare Duffy
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/19/tech/global-stocks/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Oil Prices Plunge Into Negative Territory
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/stock-market-live-trading-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry With program out of money, backlash prompts executives at Shake Shack to return $10 million loan. – Jonathan O’Connell 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/white-house-gop-face-heat-after-hotel-restaurant-chains-helped-run-small-business-program-dry/
— Brett Giroir, Trump’s testing czar, was forced out of a job developing vaccine projects. Now he’s on the hot seat. – Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the record all of the many performance evaluations that I received while I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Not one of them justified the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brett-giroir-trumps-testing-czar-was-forced-out-of-a-job-developing-vaccine-projects-now-hes-on-the-hot-seat/2020/04/19/b061b968-7e89-11ea-8de7-9fdff6d5d83e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brett Giroir, the federal official overseeing coronavirus testing efforts, says that his experience working on vaccine development projects at Texas A&M University helped prepare him for this historic moment. He once said that his vaccine effort was so vital that “the fate of 50 million people will rely on us getting this done.” But after eight years of work on several vaccine projects, Giroir was told in 2015 he had 30 minutes to resign or he would be fired. His annual performance evaluation at Texas A&M, the local newspaper reported, said he was “more interested in promoting yourself” than the health science center where he worked. He got low marks on being a “team player.” Now President Trump has given Giroir the crucial task of ending the massive shortfall of tests for the novel coronavirus. Some governors have blasted the lack of federal help on testing, which they say is necessary to enact Trump’s plan for reopening the economy.)
— Historic plunge in oil prices sends U.S. stocks reeling, with Dow losing nearly 600 points U.S. crude prices for May delivery turned negative – a first – amid scarce demand and limited storage capacity – Jacob Bogage and Thomas Heath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/stocks-markets-today-oil-coronavirus/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To Get Back to Work, Companies Seek Coronavirus Tests for Workers Testing workers for Covid-19 could prevent the virus’s spread and boost confidence about coming back to work, but it’s no easy undertaking, medical experts say – Sarah Krouse (DIERSEN: Of course, if members of protected groups disproportionally fail tests, Trump-haters will blame that on Trump and those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Protected groups include: Trump-haters, illegals, non-citizens, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Blacks, Asians, females, young people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, stoners, those who have criminal records, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-get-back-to-work-companies-seek-coronavirus-tests-for-workers-11587375003
— Coronavirus Testing Hampered by Disarray, Shortages, Backlogs State officials and labs say competition for supplies and questionable results are prolonging the national crisis – Christopher Weaver and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-testing-hampered-by-disarray-shortages-backlogs-11587328441

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 60% of Democrats Blame Trump More Than China for Coronavirus
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/60_of_democrats_blame_trump_more_than_china_for_coronavirus

April 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Springfield protest calls for state to reopen economy amid COVID-19 pandemic – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/society/springfield-protest-calls-for-reopening-illinois-economy/6116673/
— Springfield protesters join nationwide call to reopen economies during COVID-19 pandemic – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-illinois-chicago-update-cases/6116035/
— 33 shot, 4 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/33-shot-4-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6115537/

NBC5
— Illinois Officials Detail Measures to Contain Spread of Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/illinois-officials-detail-measures-to-contain-spread-of-coronavirus-in-nursing-homes/2258523/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Falsely Blames Governors for Virus Test.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/fact-check-trump-falsely-blames-governors-for-virus-test/2258427/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Second- and third-wave layoffs coming from COVID-19 After starting in retail and hospitality, the virus’ effects are spreading to other sectors, including public workers. – David Roeder (DIERSEN: As more and more and more individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are destroyed by shutdowns, more will call for reopening.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/20/21225224/coronavirus-layoffs-spreading-white-collar-public-sector-workers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Illinois school districts were urged to prepare e-learning plans for students in case of emergency. Most didn’t do it. – JODI S. COHEN and JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-schools-elearning-20200420-klfsji4jfzdafdpylvkcffx3sq-story.html
— Bleak Predictions For Economy Stacking Up – Jill Schlesinger
https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/bleak-predictions-for-economy-stacking-up#.Xp2a8chKiM8
— For those addicted to illegal drugs, sales are an essential business — and the coronavirus is making things more dangerous for them – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-impact-drugs-20200416-y2df2neuczgjnobenkfimutwbu-story.html
— Governors plot reopening the economy but say they still lack tests – RICK ROJAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-governors-trump-testing-20200420-vcadyw7hfnh6ngl3u37wmgbc6a-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— An all-mail-in November election: What might that look like? It’d cost tens of millions and be a “security nightmare,” state elections officials say. Even a good-government type isn’t all in. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/all-mail-november-election-what-might-look

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— COVID-19 has ‘slowed tremendously’ in Illinois
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200419/covid-19-has-slowed-tremendously-in-illinois

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Protesters to Pritzker: ‘Open our state’ – Patrick M. O’Connell and Jamie Munks
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/protesters-to-pritzker-open-our-state/article_e489ee72-ac3e-52ad-ae46-a05992111b5a.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Could Run Out of Unemployment Funds – Scot Bertram 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=302577#.Xp2pKshKiM8

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Mayor Sandra Bury Will Sign Order Requiring Face Masks To Combat Coronavirus The order requires Oak Lawn residents and essential workers to wear facial coverings in public places to reduce spread of coronavirus. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/oak-lawn-mayor-will-sign-executive-order-requiring-face-masks

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— COVID-19 Sunday Update: 31 more fatalities reported; Pritzker salutes National Guard
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-sunday-update-31-more-fatalities-reported-pritzker-salutes-national-guard

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois enacting a progressive tax hike is like Sears attempting a turnaround by hiking prices. COVID-19 only makes it more absurd. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-enacting-a-progressive-tax-hike-is-like-sears-attempting-a-turnaround-by-hiking-prices-covid-19-only-makes-it-more-absurd-wirepoints/
— Illinois’ COVID-19 crisis: Daily data update for April 20th, 2020
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMY GRANT: REPUBLICANS FORCE GOV. PRITZKER TO ADDRESS HIS FAILED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/grant-republicans-force-gov-pritzker-to-address-his-failed-unemployment-benefits-program.html
— DESPITE MASSIVE PRIVATE SECTOR LAYOFFS, ILLINOIS STILL SCHEDULED TO GIVE $261M PAY RAISES TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/despite-massive-private-sector-layoffs-illinois-still-scheduled-to-give-261m-pay-raises-to-governmen.html
— STATE SEN. OBERWEIS OFFERS TO SEND SPEAKER PELOSI ICE CREAM IF SHE GOES TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/state-sen-oberweis-offers-to-send-speaker-pelosi-ice-cream-if-she-goes-to-washington-dc-to-help-smal.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— Trump’s White Male ‘Lower-Educated’ Base Just Too Dumb – Mark Finkelstein
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2020/04/19/joy-reid-guest-trumps-lower-educated-base-doesnt-realize-its

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stop Dancing on the Graves of Trump Supporters Who Die of the Virus – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-media-stop-dancing-on-the-graves-of-trump-supporters-who-die-of-the-virus/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Kansas State prof: GOP is ‘death cult,’ Republicans are ‘plague spreaders’ – Leo Thuman
https://campusreform.org/?id=14736

THE HILL
— Governors headed for messy fight over coronavirus restrictions – JOHN KRUZEL 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/493420-governors-headed-for-messy-fight-over-coronavirus-restrictions

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Defends Right-Wing Protesters Fighting Coronavirus Restrictions: ‘These Are Great People’ The president’s enabling response to the anti-safety protesters echoed his handling of the 2017 violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. – Sanjana Karanth
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-defends-right-wing-protesters-fighting-coronavirus-restrictions-great-people_n_5e9d0ceec5b635d25d6efeb2

POLITICO
— Trump money machine overcomes coronavirus in March The RNC raised a March record $24 million last month, despite the coronavirus pandemic shuttering large parts of the economy. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/trump-money-machine-overcomes-coronavirus-march-195270
— GAO: A watchdog out of Trump’s grasp unleashes wave of coronavirus audits The Government Accountability Office is moving quickly to conduct oversight — and it’s got more protection than other Trump targets. – KYLE CHENEY (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on using Republican-driven budget cuts to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/watchdog-trump-coronavirus-audits-192272
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And even as Trump has gone to war against internal watchdogs in his administration, the Government Accountability Office remains largely out of the president’s grasp because of its home in the legislative branch. The GAO has quickly taken advantage of its perch, exploring the early missteps inherent in launching a multitrillion-dollar law that touches every facet of American life. By the end of April, at least 30 CARES Act reviews and audits — “engagements,” per GAO lingo — are expected be underway, according to interviews with senior investigators. Topics will range from the government’s handling of coronavirus testing to its distribution of medical equipment, and from the nation’s food supply to nursing home infections and any missteps in distributing the emergency cash payments that began landing in millions of Americans’ bank accounts this week. The office’s top fraud investigator said it’s already received a complaint about a check landing in the account of a deceased person. “We’re moving forward very quickly,” said Angela Nicole Clowers, chief of the GAO’s health care unit. “We’re an existing institution and have a lot of institutional knowledge about all these programs. It gives us sort of a leg up.”)
— Cash-rich Democrats tighten grip on House majority – ALLY MUTNICK (DIERSEN: What discourages you from contributing money to candidates? For me, the reasons include a) my being treated rudely by them, by their staff members, by their volunteers, and/or by their supporters; b) my concluding that if elected, they would not defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform; c) my concluding that if elected, they might very well promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid; d) my concluding that they are running as an anti-Trump candidate, will run as an anti-Trump candidate, or would be an anti-Trump elected official if elected; and/or e) their having said and/or done things that show that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/19/house-elections-cash-rich-democrats-tighten-grip-194570

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: U.S. cannabis CEOs say coronavirus crisis will speed up legalization: ‘We have been deemed essential’ – Frank Holland
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/19/how-the-covid-19-crisis-may-impact-cannabis-legalization.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stock Markets Waver on Renewed Pessimism
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
— Trump, Facing Criticism, Says He Will Increase Swab Production Governors say reopening their economies must be linked with wider testing for the virus but they continue to face shortages of supplies and testing kits.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/coronavirus-updates.html
— American journalists were showing the world the devastating effects of China’s botched response to the coronavirus. Now, many have been kicked out – Ben Smith (DIERSEN: Who has kicked you out? I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have kicked me out. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/business/media/coronavirus-us-china-journalists.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bernie Sanders uses coronavirus to call for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/opinion/coronavirus-inequality-bernie-sanders.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeachment Taught Trump All the Wrong Lessons. He thinks he can get away with anything.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/opinion/trump-impeachment-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to promote “social justice,” that is, to rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/coronavirus-civil-rights.html

NEW YORK POST
— Coronavirus tests must be done ‘community by community’ before easing lockdown: Birx – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/04/19/coronavirus-tests-must-be-done-community-by-community-birx/

WASHINGTON POST
— Coronavirus restrictions trigger stirrings of political, social unrest around the world; Trump defends U.S. protesters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/20/coronavirus-latest-news/
— Is the president on protesters’ side? – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2020/04/19/the-trailer-is-the-president-on-protesters-side-they-re-on-his/5e9a4642602ff10d49ae7dfb/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Coronavirus Crisis Prompts Call to Suspend Lottery Gambling Antigambling group asks states to suspend lotteries until 30 days after stimulus payments – Katherine Sayre (DIERSEN: What percent of stimulus payment will be wasted on booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-crisis-prompts-call-to-suspend-lottery-gambling-11587376800
— Is 100 the New Life Expectancy for People Born in the 21st Century? – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: The Civil Service Retirement System should sue my Democrat GAO superiors for forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Do you agree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-100-the-new-life-expectancy-for-people-born-in-the-21st-century-11587041951
— In Quarantine, a Glimpse of What Retirement Might Look Like – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-quarantine-a-glimpse-of-what-retirement-might-look-like-11587135637
— The Democrats’ 2020 Coronavirus Hindsight A review of this year’s debates shows they were less concerned than Trump about the pandemic. – Dave Seminara
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-2020-coronavirus-hindsight-11587317439
— More Americans Fear Lifting Coronavirus Restrictions Too Soon, WSJ/NBC Poll Says Nearly 60% of respondents worry that lifting stay-at-home orders quickly will fuel the pandemic – Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-fear-lifting-coronavirus-restrictions-too-soon-wsj-nbc-poll-says-11587301203

BARRONS
— How Capitalism Must Change to Survive the Pandemic – Alex Friedman and Larry Hatheway
https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-coronavirus-recession-should-be-the-end-of-shareholder-capitalism-51587377316

USA TODAY
— When will a second wave of the coronavirus hit, and what will it look like? – Elizabeth Weise
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/19/coronavirus-herd-immunity-vaccines-determine-covid-second-wave/5151957002/
— Need a hug during the coronavirus pandemic? Facebook has a new feel-good reaction for that – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that everyone should spend all their time looking at the pictures that they post on Facebook and reading everything that they post on Facebook and b) that no one should read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/04/17/facebook-messenger-coronavirus-new-hug-emoji-reaction-support-family-friends/5147510002/
— Latinos disproportionately dying, losing jobs because of the coronavirus: ‘Something has to change’ – Marco della Cava (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats determine who loses their jobs.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/18/coronavirus-latinos-disproportionately-dying-losing-jobs/5149044002/

REASON
— Celebrities and the Media Shouldn’t Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters The gatherings are ill-advised but understandable given the harms of government-enforced shutdowns. – ROBBY SOAVE (DIERSEN: Who sneers at you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes sneer at not only me, but at all those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://reason.com/2020/04/19/coronavirus-lockdown-protests-shutdown-media-covid-19/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Puts Its Name On List Of Supporters For Expanding LGBTQ Protections – Shane McGlaun (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/04/ford-puts-its-name-on-list-of-supporters-for-expanding-lgbtq-protections/

April 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus: Wilmette, Highland Park join Chicago suburbs ordering residents to wear face masks in public
https://abc7chicago.com/health/wilmette-highland-park-order-residents-to-wear-face-masks-in-public/6112030/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/18/2020

NBC5
— Stimulus Check Issues: Chicago-Area Consumers Report Money Being Sent to Wrong Accounts NBC 5 Responds talked to the IRS for an update on the money, how consumers can check their status and what to do it someone reaches out to you about your money. – Chris Coffey
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/stimulus-check-issues-chicago-area-consumers-report-money-being-sent-to-wrong-accounts/2257791/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Corona-shamed’: George Stephanopoulos, J. Lo — maybe you? – KATHERINE ROSMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you will be corona-shamed: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-celebrities-shamed-for-having-coronavirus-20200417-xjgm3lbg5rc6foedcsvw7zz3ta-story.html
— ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN!’ Right-wing coalitions rallying to end lockdown restrictions amid coronavirus pandemic. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-protesters-trump-20200417-7oad7qhicrc53eywjaclwdsaoq-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, Trump and the path back from COVID-19 – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-pritzker-trump-reopening-guidelines-20200417-yh7tmk6bhvc3jmqmwfsczz7r3a-story.html
— Federal judge raps Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough for ‘clear violations’ of anti-patronage hiring rules – Ray Long (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-clerk-karen-yarbrough-patronage-hiring-federal-monitor-20200418-jzbxjyqbnncvfoyscs6wvf3jtm-story.html
— Huge jump in number of people using Naperville-based Crisis Text Line, many seeking help for depression and anxiety linked to COVID 19 – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-kidsmatter-crisis-line-st-0419-20200418-6qnrvai6rfdwpoiix6vyao2z54-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crises demand maximum scrutiny of government. Illinois is failing. Truth and transparency have been quiet casualties of our current war against COVID-19. – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/crises-demand-maximum-scrutiny-government-illinois-failing
— Don’t let our democracy be a casualty of COVID Some things are worth fighting for. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dont-let-our-democracy-be-casualty-covid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to state law, “Sessions of the General Assembly shall be held at the seat of government: Provided, that the Governor may convene the General Assembly at some other place when it is necessary, in case of pestilence or public danger.” But what does “some other place” mean? Does it include multiple locations, like Mike Madigan’s den, Don Harmon’s kitchen and legislators’ homes all over the state via webcam? And if the governor balks, will legislators have to show up in the flesh in Springfield to change the law? Above and beyond that, Springfield Republicans clearly are getting tired of sitting quiet while Gov. J.B. Pritzker runs everything. Note the recent big flap about slow payment of jobless insurance claims. I can’t say I blame them, any more than I can blame Illinois’ mostly Democratic congressional delegation for getting its back up over President Donald Trump’s tap dance that he’s in charge and will give orders except when something goes wrong and it’s your fault. Chicagoans don’t want a governor/emperor any more than they want a president/king. If we’re not careful, the natural tendency of strongmen to emerge in times of crisis will persist long after COVID.)

DAILY HERALD
— Dog walking is an essential business and operation under the Illinois Governor’s “stay at home” executive order. – David Bendoff
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200418/covid-19-announcement-prudent
— COVID-19 emergency funding for suburban Latinos in the works – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: What about funding for members of other protected groups including: Trump-haters, illegals, non-citizens, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Blacks, Asians, females, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who have criminal records, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200417/covid-19-emergency-funding-for-suburban-latinos-in-the-works

WTTW
— Experts Worry Politics Will Guide Voters’ Virus Precautions – AP (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to use the Virus to defeat Trump.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/18/experts-worry-politics-will-guide-voters-virus-precautions

HERALD & REVIEW
— Congress needs to unify for pandemic help programs – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.)
https://herald-review.com/editorial-congress-needs-to-unify-for-pandemic-help-programs/article_65e94e6b-9263-57c3-939c-bf3a45b52399.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ capital city suffers financially from pandemic – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article242108621.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rock Island County Republican Central Committee announces elected officers – Britni Moses (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? What percent of a) your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen in your township and/or county and what percent of the offices of your township and/or county Republican organizations are conservative, moderate, and liberal? From what I see, Republican Precinct Committeemen and officers of Republican organizations who are moderate or liberal focus on destroying Republican Precinct Committeemen who are conservative, that is, they focus on destroying the Republican Party.) 
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/rock-island-county-republican-central-committee-announces-elected-officers/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Democrats seek more than $40 billion in federal bailout for pensions, budget deficits, more – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-democrats-seek-more-than-40-billion-in-federal-bailout-for-pensions-budget-deficits-more/article_d923ac0c-c29d-57c5-8841-c67773916d38.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pres. Trump goads states to lift virus restrictions – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/coronavirus/liberate-trump-goads-states-to-lift-virus-restrictions/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Protests spark debate between public health and personal liberty – AHTRA ELNASHAR
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/protests-spark-debate-between-public-health-and-personal-liberty

NPR ILLINOIS
— Michelle Obama May Stay ‘Above The Fray’ As She Returns To Political Life – JUANA SUMMERS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who stay above the fray and b) who have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me and what their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes did to carry out those adverse actions.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/michelle-obama-may-stay-above-fray-she-returns-political-life#stream/0

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— April 17, 2020: Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/04/17/april-17-2020-daily-covid-19-case-counts-for-dupage-county-and-beyond/112096

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Frank Napolitano Reappointed as College of DuPage Board Chairman
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/frank-napolitano-reappointed-college-dupage-board-chairman

WHEATON PATCH
— Single Family Homes For Sale in Wheaton, Illinois – April 2020 There are currently 289 single family homes for sale in Wheaton. – Marco Amidei
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/single-family-homes-sale-wheaton-illinois-april-2020

CENTER SQUARE
— Corn farmers struggle as COVID-19 pandemic shuts down demand for ethanol – Pat Morris
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/corn-farmers-struggle-as-covid-19-pandemic-shuts-down-demand-for-ethanol/article_f9f10962-80c8-11ea-ab8b-7f9e9a3cf156.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Vast majority of coronavirus fatalities in Chicago had underlying conditions (DIERSEN: What underlying conditions do you have? I am 71 years old, I have not-in-control type 2 diabetes, and I am obese (BMI-31).) 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/532299708-vast-majority-of-coronavirus-fatalities-in-chicago-had-underlying-conditions

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ COVID-19 crisis: Daily data update for April 18th, 2020
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Gov. Pritzker’s progressive tax plan may exacerbate DuPage’s struggles during COVID crisis – April Bamburg
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/532272982-gov-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-plan-may-exacerbate-dupage-s-struggles-during-covid-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For residents of DuPage County, where nearly 1,000 jobs were lost recently before the current crisis and where the COVID-19 pandemic may take 131,853 more Illinois jobs, Gov. Pritzker’s progressive tax system, or “fair tax,” may not make sense or seem fair. That may become particularly true if Pritzker’s “fair tax” wins voter approval, as DuPage county middle-income families stand to lose a projected $3,500 annually. Despite Governor Pritzker’s insistence to the contrary, his fair tax plan is not a tax on the affluent only and may instead cost the state approximately 286,000 jobs—7,700 of them in DuPage County due to Chicago having more industry than other areas. After the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released (GOMB) revised revenue projections for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and the 2020-2021 fiscal years on April 16, the Illinois Business Alliance issued a statement focusing on why the graduated income tax amendment is bad for Illinois, and therefore bad for DuPage.)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE

— Confirmed flu cases in Chicago continue to drop as COVID-19 cases keep climbing
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/532125803-exclusive-confirmed-flu-cases-in-chicago-continue-to-drop-as-covid-19-cases-keep-climbing

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Pritzker – The king has no clothes – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-governor-pritzker-the-king-has-no-clothes/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinoisans’ Rights During the Pandemic – Austin Scott Davies
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinoisans-rights-during-the-pandemic/

CAPITOL FAX
— Supreme Court justices rule against teacher, declare fantasy sports betting a game of skill (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) painted themselves as being sports experts and b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not sharing their obsession with sports betting. After they succeeded in forcing me into one of their sports betting pools, they were forever beyond furious when purely by chance I beat them all.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/17/supreme-court-justices-rule-against-teacher-declare-fantasy-sports-betting-a-game-of-skill/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden should have disavowed Bernie instead – Bobby Jindal (DIERSEN: Who has disavowed you? I should write a book about those who have disavowed me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Everyone in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bobby-jindal-joe-biden-should-have-disavowed-bernie-sanders-instead

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Support Surges in House for Bringing Back Supply Chains From China – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to be dependent on foreign countries and their citizens?)
https://freebeacon.com/policy/support-surges-in-house-for-bringing-back-supply-chains-from-china/
— FLASHBACK: Joe Biden Thinks Bernie Sanders Is An Unaccomplished Socialist – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being unaccomplished? I should write a book about those who paint me as being unaccomplished. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Everyone in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/flashback-when-joe-biden-called-bernie-sanders-an-unaccomplished-socialist/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Let’s See Which States Succeed and Which Fail
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/04/17/lets-see-which-states-succeed-and-which-fail/

BRITBART
— California Shouldn’t Demand Money from the Rest of Us Only to Give it to Illegal Aliens – KRIS W. KOBACH
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/17/kobach-california-shouldnt-demand-money-from-the-rest-of-us-only-to-give-it-to-illegal-aliens/
— It’s Time to End Reliance on Cheap Foreign Labor, Automate Our Farms – DAN STEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/04/17/exclusive-its-time-to-end-reliance-on-cheap-foreign-labor-automate-our-farms/
— Liberal Students Take Lion’s Share of ‘Bipartisan’ Federal Truman Scholarships, Again – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2020/04/17/liberal-students-take-lions-share-of-bipartisan-federal-truman-scholarships-again/

PATRIOT POST
— ‘Mrs. America’ Grossly Smears Phillis Schlafly, Conservative Women True to Hollywood, a new Hulu miniseries makes a villain out of a true feminine hero. – Brian Mark Weber
https://patriotpost.us/articles/70004-mrs-america-grossly-smears-phillis-schlafly-conservative-women-2020-04-17
— United We Fall – Burt Prelutsky (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/69904-united-we-fall-2020-04-18

ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama AG Eric Holder eagerly uses COVID-19 for political advantage – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/04/18/obama-ag-eric-holder-eagerly-uses-covid-19-for-political-advantage

EPOCH TIMES
— The Blame Game: Weaponizing a Pandemic – Paul Adams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, expect that Trump-haters will do everything that they can to use the pandemic to destroy Trump and to destroy all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-blame-game-weaponizing-a-pandemic_3315992.html

POLITICO
— Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez: ‘I have no doubt’ Democrats will unify around Biden – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/perez-no-doubt-democrats-unify-around-biden-183168
— Job gains since the Great Recession erased – REBECCA RAINEY and ELEANOR MUELLER
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-shift/2020/04/17/job-gains-since-the-great-recession-erased-786943
— Trump breaks with his own guidelines to back conservative anti-quarantine protesters The president’s social media posts come amid growing frustration among some conservative groups over state mitigation measures. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/17/trump-states-stay-at-home-orders-192386

REUTERS
— Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections – Richard Cowan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/voting-by-mail-in-the-spotlight-as-us-congress-debates-how-to-secure-november-elections-idUSKBN21Z337

ABC NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: Over 7,000 dead in nursing homes – William Mansell and Ella Torres
https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronavirus-updates-illinois-food-plant-ordered-close-workers/story?id=70220694

CBS NEWS
— China grows as campaign theme during pandemic – AARON NAVARRO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who side with Communist China against America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-grows-as-campaign-theme-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Seeks a Bailout From Congress for Pensions and Cities The president of the State Senate asked for $40 billion to help the pension system, fund unemployment insurance and aid hospitals and cities. – Mary Williams Walsh
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/business/dealbook/illinois-pension-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and other Republican-haters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/heather-two-mommies.html
— Vote for Biden? Sanders Supporters Say It’s ‘Up in the Air’ In interviews, some of Bernie Sanders’s primary voters saw Joe Biden as a weaker candidate than Hillary Clinton. Others didn’t think he could win. Nearly all were unenthusiastic. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/us/politics/bernie-sanders-voters-biden.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Dow-at-30,000 Dream Hurt America. Trump is Mark Twain’s king, the great American con man.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html
— China Post-Coronavirus: Signs of Life, Censorship and Paranoia – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything should be censored except for what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/china-coronavirus-censorship.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “As covid-19 spreads, Trump makes a series of threats — many of them empty.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/17/coronavirus-spreads-trump-makes-series-threats-many-them-empty/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump campaign vows MAGA campaign rallies will be back before Election Day
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-trump-campaign-rally-20200417-ult424cjdrdppcrgw7fpd5qfka-story.html

FOX BALTIMORE
— Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears – AARON MORRISON
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/senators-urge-anti-bias-police-training-over-mask-fears

BOSTON HERALD
— Governors on their own without Trump to blame – GRACE CURLEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/04/17/curley-governors-on-their-own-without-trump-to-blame/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Michigan’s Draconian Lockdown Provokes a Backlash Gov. Whitmer’s stay-at-home order restricts lawn mowing, touchpad carwashes and boating. – John J. Miller
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michigans-draconian-lockdown-provokes-a-backlash-11587163325
— New Data Suggest the Coronavirus Isn’t as Deadly as We Thought A study finds 50 to 85 times as many infections as known cases—meaning a far lower fatality rate. – Andrew Bogan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-data-suggest-the-coronavirus-isnt-as-deadly-as-we-thought-11587155298

BLOOMBERG
— Job Cuts in Pandemic Come So Fast That Warning Laws Are Gutted
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-mass-layoff-notice/

BARRON’S
— Uncle Sam’s Growing Intrusion Into the Private Sector Sets a Dangerous Precedent – Randall W. Forsyth
https://www.barrons.com/articles/big-government-could-be-here-to-stay-why-thats-a-problem-51587171975

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 10 ways to stop giving people power over you – Amy Morin (DIERSEN: Who has power over you? The following have power over me: a) those who cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct and b) DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeemen, and especially those who are Milton Township Republican Organization officers. Who has had power over you? The following have had power over me: a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and especially TAPROOT officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee members, and especially WCC officers, c) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) members, and especially ICRC Steering Committee members, d) American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) members, and especially AAPC MC officers and directors, e) my Democrat GAO superiors, and especially those in GAO’s Chicago office, f) my Democrat IRS superiors, and especially those in IRS’s Chicago Office, g) my Firestone Store superiors, and especially those in Firestone’s Chicago Heights Store, h) my Democrat Post Office superiors, and especially those in the Park Forest Post Office, i) etc.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/psychotherapist-10-ways-to-stop-giving-people-power-over-you-2020-1

HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING
— APRIL 30, 1970 FLASHBACK: Power and Politics in Organizational Life – Abraham Zaleznik (DIERSEN: I should write a book about power and politics in organizational life. I would draw on what I learned as a) Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996 and especially my service as Treasurer 1983-1986, b) Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee member 1989-1998, c) Milton Township Republican Organization since 1999 and especially during my service as webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, d) Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter Board Member 2001-2004, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and g) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012. I would draw on what those who have dominated the aforesaid organizations have done right and wrong.) 
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/70313-PDF-ENG

JD SUPRA
— The CARES Act’s Surprising Overhaul of the Controversial Law Protecting the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-comes-next-for-part-2-the-cares-70074/
— COVID-19 And “Regular” Discrimination (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who decimate against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft-avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that they discriminate against you. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/covid-19-and-regular-discrimination-46982/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Can Launch Retaliatory Investigations Into Whistleblowers, Court Rules Ruling sets a new government wide precedent. – ERIC KATZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the retaliatory investigations that my Democrat IRS superiors launched against me during the 1970s because I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/04/agencies-can-launch-retaliatory-investigations-whistleblowers-court-rules/164586/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal agencies can launch retaliatory investigations against employees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing without violating anti-reprisal laws, a federal court has said in a precedent-setting ruling. While agencies cannot dock pay, deny promotions or engage in several other retaliatory personnel actions against whistleblowers, investigating a worker who has attempted to shed a light on inappropriate or illegal behavior is allowable, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. Federal whistleblowers have long complained agencies seek to turn the tables on them in an effort to discredit their claims or remove them from their positions.)

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Could Trump’s Coronavirus Failure Finally Turn Off Supporters?”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/could-trumps-coronavirus-failure-finally-turn-off-supporters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “TRUMP’S VENDETTA AGAINST MAIL-IN VOTING COULD COST HIM THE 2020 ELECTION.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/trumps-vendetta-against-mail-in-voting-could-cost-him-the-2020-election

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Christian-hater says “Christian Privilege Is Spreading Like a Virus.”
https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/17/christian-privilege-spreading-virus

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who hates Trump and hates America says “America’s Essence Is On The Ballot This November” and asks “Do we want to be a nation that buys into Trump’s vision of hate and division?”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/04/17/is-there-a-soul-of-america-worth-reclaiming/

ESQUIRE
— The Trump Administration Is Writing a Death Sentence for America’s Most Important Restaurants The CARES act bails out homogeneous chains but ignores the local restaurants that have transformed every region of this country. – JEFF GORDINIER
https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a32190986/cares-act-chains-independent-restaurants/

DAILY BEAST
— Even the People Handling Unemployment Claims Are Terrified of Working “A quarter of our office is not coming in because they don’t want to die,” one employee at the agency that handles claims in Illinois told The Daily Beast. – Jonathan Ballew
https://www.thedailybeast.com/illinois-unemployment-agency-staff-are-terrified-of-working

April 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— When will Chicago return to normal? Data shows ‘flattening of COVID-19 curve’; still high risk of virus spread How long will Illinois’ stay-at-home order last?
https://abc7chicago.com/health/coronavirus-how-long-will-illinois-stay-at-home-order-last/6107862/

NBC5
— 21 Employees at South Side Meat Packing Facility Test Positive for Coronavirus More than 20 employees at a Chicago meat packing facility have tested positive for coronavirus – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/local-2/21-employees-at-south-side-meat-packing-facility-test-positive-for-coronavirus/2257241/

WGN TV
— Illinois spent $17 million on masks from China that are now being recalled in other states – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-spent-17-million-on-masks-that-are-now-being-recalled-in-other-states/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker promotes social distancing — to penguins at the Shedd Aquarium “All right now, 6 feet apart, everyone,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker tells a group of penguins in a new video for his social media campaign, #AllInIllinois. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/17/21224604/pritzker-promotes-social-distancing-penguins-shedd-aquarium
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/4/16/21223521/immigrants-frontline-essential-workers-daca-supreme-court-health-care-donald-trump-marlen-garcia

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Economic pain from coronavirus pandemic spreads around the globe as President Trump presses plan to reopen business – AP 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-world-updates-20200416-gsjbqhdmo5ailazfsupxz7eium-story.html
— Busy, yet struggling: Illinois hospitals lose $1.4 billion a month as coronavirus cancels surgeries – LISA SCHENCKER and DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-hospitals-financial-damage-furloughs-20200417-w3mzywqx2vdprb5bj33h57clba-story.html
— Democrats might not fall in love with Joe Biden, but they’ll need to fall in line – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Biden has/will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following, so why should they support him: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-joe-biden-sanders-endorsement-page-20200414-3ct6hccqkncbdf6rdit4d5b3je-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New DuPage County GOP chairman Jim Zay says party needs unified message – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200417/new-dupage-county-gop-chairman-says-party-needs-unified-message
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zay says some are counting the GOP out in DuPage, but that’s a mistake. “I think we just forgot to remind people why they live in DuPage County,” Zay said. He pointed to the county’s low crime rate, good schools and open space acquisitions that were achieved under decades of Republican leadership. “We’ve got great leadership,” he said. “We’ve got good government at all levels in the county. People have decided to raise their families here because of the good policies we’ve had.” Zay says DuPage Republicans should promote that positive message during the campaign. “We’re not going to get into the finger pointing,” he said. “We’re going to get into what we have to offer as a party.” When asked if he thought President Donald Trump will be a liability for suburban Republicans in November, Zay acknowledged some don’t like the president. “There’s nothing we can do about it,” he said. “Our job is to look at DuPage County and get our Republicans elected in DuPage County.”)
— Fourth of July celebration canceled in Carol Stream, others in jeopardy – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200417/fourth-of-july-celebration-canceled-in-carol-stream-others-in-jeopardy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Wheaton, the park district has not yet made a formal announcement on the status of its celebration, Executive Director Mike Benard said. “But it seems very likely that the 4th of July parade and fireworks in Wheaton will be canceled due to the need to continue social distancing protocols,” he said via email. “I believe the governor will have something to say about the status of large events this summer at some point in the near future.”)

WTTW
— Aurora, State’s Second-Largest City, Adapts to COVID-19 Shutdown – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/16/aurora-state-s-second-largest-city-adapts-covid-19-shutdown

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Illinois business owners bleeding money during the coronavirus shutdown gear up for a fight with insurers who’ve denied their claims – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://jg-tc.com/business/illinois-business-owners-bleeding-money-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown-gear-up-for-a-fight-with/article_7388e9c1-5301-5693-b3ff-3f2aa020b303.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Conditions needed to reopen Illinois economy – Jakob Emerson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/conditions-needed-to-reopen-illinois-economy

FOX ILLINOIS
— Ohio: Pro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/pro-trump-protesters-push-back-on-stay-at-home-orders

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— April 16, 2020: Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/04/16/april-16-2020-daily-covid-19-case-counts-for-dupage-county/112082

CHICAGO BOOTH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2020/article/partisan-bias-affects-what-americans-think-coronavirus

CENTER SQUARE
— Budget analysts give options for perilous Illinois budget, expect deep cuts – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/budget-analysts-give-options-for-perilous-illinois-budget-expect-deep-cuts/article_ae3bf810-8046-11ea-b26c-170856c0f437.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ COVID-19 crisis: Daily data update for April 17th, 2020
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Pritzker violates own Executive Order – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-governor-pritzker-violates-own-executive-order/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR SPENT $17M TAX DOLLARS ON MASKS FROM CHINA THAT ARE NOW BEING RECALLED IN OTHER STATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/governor-spent-17m-tax-dollars-on-masks-from-china-that-are-now-being-recalled-in-other-states.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. ducks coronavirus doomsday as projections miss mark – Stephen Dinan, Alex Swoyer and David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/16/us-coronavirus-projections-miss-mark-country-ducks/
— Female running mate for Joe Biden not the top preference for voters: Poll – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents talk and act like they have polled everyone, and have found that everyone wants them to get rid of those who share my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (I was born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time (since 1844). My critics/opponents talk and act like everyone wants them to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/16/female-running-mate-for-joe-biden-not-the-top-pref/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The coronavirus and the new American middle – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/the-viral-center/

FOX NEWS
— Coronavirus timeline shows politicians’, media’s changing rhetoric on risk of pandemic – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/from-new-york-to-canada-to-the-white-house-initial-coronavirus-responses-havent-aged-well

GOPUSA
— Media Prefer Hating Trump To Helping America – David Limbaugh
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87673
— Dress Rehearsal For A Police State
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87710
— Unprecedented Plan To Re-Open Connecticut Includes Surveillance, Confinement And Extensive Testing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87667

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— MIT Discovers NYC Mass Transit Spreads Disease (DIERSEN: How much have you used mass transit? I used mass transit big time 1978-1997.) 
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/04/16/mit-discovers-nyc-mass-transit-spread-disease/

BREITBART
— TRAGIC: Destruction of the British Family: Marriage Rate Falls to Lowest in Recorded History – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/04/16/destruction-of-the-british-family-marriage-rate-falls-to-lowest-in-recorded-history/

DAILY CALLER
— Ben Carson: If We Wait For COVID-19 To Be Completely Gone To Reopen, ‘Our Economy Will Be Gone Also’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/16/ben-carson-hud-covid-19-coronavirus-reopen-economy/
— U.S. Coronavirus Death Count To Include ‘Probable’ Causes, Could Add Thousands Who Never Tested Positive – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/16/u-s-coronavirus-death-count-to-include-probable-causes/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Outlines 3-Phase Approach to ‘Opening Up America Again’ Amid COVID-19 – Fred Lucas 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/04/16/trump-unveils-phased-plan-for-opening-up-america-again/

TOWNHALL
— President Trump, Don’t Import Guest-workers in a Recession – Ryan James Girdusky
https://townhall.com/columnists/ryanjamesgirdusky/2020/04/17/president-trump-dont-import-guestworkers-in-a-recession-n2567078

NEWSMAX
— Many Left Frustrated, Angry Over Stimulus Checks – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/stimulus-checks-frustration/2020/04/16/id/963169/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Are They Against Hope? CNN Trashes New Guidelines, Warns It Could Cause Deaths – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/04/16/are-they-against-hope-cnn-trashes-new-guidelines-warns-it-could

PJ MEDIA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Newsom Will Give Stimulus Checks to Illegal Aliens – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: Newsom should get Mexico and other foreign countries to give stimulus checks to their citizens who are in California illegally.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/gov-newsom-will-give-stimulus-checks-to-illegal-aliens/
— Coronavirus Reveals China’s Horrific Racism Against Black People – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/coronavirus-reveals-chinas-horrific-racism-against-black-people/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Coronavirus Is No Excuse to Empty Jails – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-crisis-san-francisco-district-attorney-chesa-boudin-pushes-pro-criminal-reforms/

THE HILL
— Millions wait for virus relief checks in major test for IRS – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/493268-millions-wait-for-virus-relief-checks-in-major-test-for-irs
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Fresh produce goes to waste as coronavirus wrecks supply chains – ALEX GANGITANO
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/493252-fresh-produce-goes-to-waste-as-coronavirus-wrecks

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Donald Trump’s Campaign Team Ripped Over Racist Anti-Joe Biden Ad.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-2020-campaign-biden-ad-anger_n_5e995c2ac5b63639081c62bb
— JUNE 28, 2010 FLASHBACK: Are You Criticizing, Evaluating Or Judging? – Russell Bishop (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes constantly criticize me and constantly criticize my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They constantly criticize a) each and every decision that I make to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) comments that I make or do not make on those articles, and c) articles that I write. Since 2004, I have included links to more than 364,400 articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about those who have criticized me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most since 2000. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. All of the aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or if someone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any losses in Illinois since 2000.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/self-help-are-you-critici_b_627267

CNN
— Joe Biden has a young voter problem – Harry Enten (DIERSEN: To get vote from young people, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of old people once and for all, stating with those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/biden-young-voters/index.html

CBS NEWS
— More than 33,000 dead in U.S. as COVID-19 spreads
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-latest-news-2020-04-16/

NEW YORK TIMES
— China’s Economy Shrinks, Just When the World Needs Its Punch The coronavirus ended nearly half a century of continuous growth, official figures show, underscoring how momentous the task of reviving the global economy will be. – Keith Bradsher
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/china-coronavirus-economy.html
— U.S. Officials Run Into Dead Ends in Rush to Find Masks Amid Pandemic – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/16/world/europe/16reuters-health-coronavirus-usa-supplies.html
— Britain’s Coronavirus Lockdown Is Extended, and Putin Postpones Military Parade Singapore reported a sharp increase in new infections, many of them among migrant laborers. At a long-term care home in Montreal, two nurses, 150 beds and 31 deaths.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/world/coronavirus-news-updates.html
— Reporters Grounded by Pandemic Lose ‘That Window Into the Campaign’ The boys (and girls) aren’t on the bus. That means no face-to-face interviews with swing-state voters, no hotel-bar meetings with political operatives and reports with less texture. – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/media/virus-2020-campaign-reporters.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Straggling in a Good Economy, and Now Struggling in a Crisis The coronavirus pandemic has shown how close to the edge many Americans were living, with pay and benefits eroding even as corporate profits surged. – Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/economy/coronavirus-economy.html
— A Gloomy Prediction on How Much Poverty Could Rise Researchers suggest the poverty rate may reach the highest levels in half a century, hitting African-Americans and children hardest. – Jason DeParle
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/upshot/coronavirus-prediction-rise-poverty.html
— ‘Nowhere to Hide’ as Unemployment Permeates the Economy Jobless claims exceed 20 million in four weeks, inflicting a toll on the labor force not seen since the Great Depression. – Nelson D. Schwartz
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/economy/unemployment-numbers-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want socialism, communism, and dictatorship use coronavirus to promote socialism, communism, and dictatorship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/opinion/trump-coronavirus-economy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses coronavirus to get Latinos to hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/us/politics/latinos-coronavirus-trump.html
— Michigan: ‘You Have to Disobey’: Protesters Gather to Defy Stay-at-Home Orders As governors ponder reducing coronavirus restrictions, rallies largely spurred by talk radio and conservative social media reflect frustrations with limits on commerce. – Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/us/coronavirus-rules-protests.html
— Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients Young adults with obesity are more likely to be hospitalized, even if they have no other health problems, studies show. – Roni Caryn Rabin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-obesity-higher-risk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A new front in the presidential campaign, as President Trump seeks to divert anger at China against Joe Biden – Matt Viser and 
Sean Sullivan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who promote Communist China.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-new-front-in-the-presidential-campaign-as-president-trump-seeks-to-divert-anger-at-china-against-joe-biden/2020/04/16/8627a47a-7ffe-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reported U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Reach Record 4,591 in 24 Hours Trump’s revised guidelines allow states to decide on reopenings; U.S. jobless claims soar – Jennifer Calfas, Newley Purnell and Matthew Dalton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-surges-in-some-asian-countries-that-had-been-lightly-hit-11587031743
— Sizing Up the Coronavirus’s Hit to the Job Market A Wall Street Journal analysis finds temporary losses, short-term gains and hiring freezes – Gwynn Guilford
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sizing-up-the-coronaviruss-hit-to-the-job-market-11587066150
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Jobless Claims Top 20 Million Since Start of Shutdowns Another 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in latest week – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-unemployment-claims-likely-continued-at-record-levels-11587029401
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: China Records First Ever Contraction in Quarterly GDP on Coronavirus GDP contraction of 6.8% foreshadows pain likely to be reported world-wide – Jonathan Cheng
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-set-to-report-plunge-in-first-quarter-gdp-11587086697
— When the Stimulus Check in Your Bank Account Isn’t What You Expected Some Americans find too little, others too much, as IRS sends out more than 80 million payments – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-stimulus-check-in-your-bank-account-isnt-what-you-expected-11587054049
— Democrats in Key Senate Races Outraise Republican Opponents Party views candidates’ strong fundraising as a sign they could flip the Senate, where GOP holds a 53-47 majority – Chad Day and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-in-key-senate-races-outraise-republican-opponents-11587058171
— Supermarkets Adjust Meat Sections as Coronavirus Cuts Supply Closed plants disrupt deliveries to stores amid increased customer demand; ‘we are very concerned about fresh meat’ – Jaewon Kang and Jacob Bunge
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supermarkets-adjust-meat-sections-as-coronavirus-cuts-supply-11587051995
— The Lockdown Protests Begin As the economic pain builds, the public chafes at stifling restrictions. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lockdown-protests-begin-11587079670
— Moving the Shutdown Goal Posts Liberals try to set Trump up to take the blame for any further coronavirus deaths. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moving-the-shutdown-goal-posts-11587078025
— The Mentor Who Made Dr. Anthony Fauci He met the right person at the right time in his career—and Dr. Sheldon Wolff changed Dr. Fauci’s life. – Ben Cohen (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor because he promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor because he hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mentor-who-made-dr-anthony-fauci-11587040520

USA TODAY
— Social distancing until 2022? It’s possible without coronavirus vaccine, treatments, experts say – Jordan Culver and Adrianna Rodriguez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/15/coronavirus-intermittent-social-distancing-possible-until-2022/2994623001/

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— The Trump Administration and the Media Attacks on press credibility endanger US democracy and global press freedom (DIERSEN: What position does the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have on me, on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and on www.gopillinois.com ? Does the CPJ side with those who have viciously attacked my credibility ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000? According to them, to be a journalist, a) you have to be paid for what you do, b) you have to claim to be nonpartisan, and c) you have to have a degree in journalism. What weight does CPJ give to my having worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $101,176-$131,532/year? What weight does CPJ give to my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000?)

https://cpj.org/reports/2020/04/trump-media-attacks-credibility-leaks.php

GUARDIAN
— China denies cover-up as Wuhan death toll revised up by 50%
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/17/coronavirus-live-news-trump-says-29-states-could-reopen-relatively-soon-as-global-deaths-near-145000

April 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Says State, Not Counties, Will Remain in Charge of Whether ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order is Changed Some lawmakers and local leaders are calling for municipalities and counties to have more say in what restrictions remain in place during the pandemic
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-says-state-not-counties-will-remain-in-charge-of-whether-stay-at-home-order-is-changed/2256554/

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: Face mask requirement in Skokie takes effect Thursday, joining Cicero, Glenview, Morton Grove – Diane Pathieu (DIERSEN: How soon do you predict that your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America will require that residents wear a mask outside their home?) 
https://abc7chicago.com/health/face-mask-requirement-in-skokie-takes-effect-thursday/6107423/
— Coronavirus: Chicago barbers, stylists saying ‘no’ to house calls – Samantha Chatman (DIERSEN: I am so old that I remember when doctors made house calls.)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/covid-19-chicago-barbers-stylists-saying-no-to-house-calls/6105009/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/16/2020
— Coronavirus tests for antibodies coming, but public health experts question accuracy – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: Having high/low antibodies can be used for/against people. Of course, Democrats will stop antibody testing immediately if shows that members of the following protected groups are more or less susceptible: Trump-haters, illegals, non-citizens, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, minorities, females, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, non-veterans, non-gun owners, those who have criminal records, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/coronavirus-antibody-tests-are-coming-but-experts-question-accuracy/6106743/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/16/2020

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 numbers crunch packs one-two punch: Pritzker sees $2.7B budget jab now, $6.2B later “You don’t have to be an epidemiologist to see that the virus is going to hit our budget hard, a reality that is being visited upon every state in the United States,” the governor said. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/15/21222834/pritzker-state-budget-coronavirus-covid19-deficit-shortfall-billion
— As coronavirus cases rise, public health experts race to reach Latinos   Latinos make up 60% of the population in the 10 ZIP codes in Illinois with the fastest growing number of new COVID-19 cases, according to a recent analysis. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/15/21222478/coronavirus-covid-19-latinos-illinois-spread-public-health
— Lightfoot worried about ‘new wave of mortgage foreclosures’ due to coronavirus More than 86,000 people applied for 2,000 city rental assistance grants. They gobbled up in record time the $2 million that Lightfoot had set aside for the relief in record time. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/4/15/21222775/coronavirus-chicago-stimulus-funds-cares-act-housing-rent-small-businesses-lightfoot
— U. of I. expects $158M loss — at least — as state’s public universities ask for more federal aid Leaders of Illinois’ public universities say they’ve already lost more than $220 million — and the figure is growing every day. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/15/21221210/university-illinois-state-larry-dietz-timothy-killeen

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends nearly $462K from campaign fund with law firm that employs former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-speaker-madigan-campaign-funds-20200416-a7jvvxtd6fdd7nkblobfe7vv34-story.html
— Senate Democrats push Trump for $30 billion to fund a comprehensive national coronavirus testing plan – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Will governments bar those in their jurisdictions from leaving their homes until they are tested? Will governments determine who gets tested first? Ever-increasingly, governments are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-testing-dick-durbin-20200415-nscybhcfnjefzbncvbc4qzred4-story.html
— With the loss of coffeehouse lattes and school lunches, dairy farmers face tough choices. Corn and soybeans are also hurting in an economy battered by coronavirus – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-farmers-coronavirus-20200415-r2z7viovubatdj2hflynhtltae-story.html
— How Illinois responded to coronavirus compared with other states – Kori Rumore
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-how-illinois-responded-to-coronavirus-compared-20200415-i36jfp4o6raxlmm4xlk5fx2e7i-story.html
— Capt. Crozier should be commended, not censured for his actions on the USS Roosevelt – D’JUAN WILCHER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-captain-crozier-uss-roosevelt-20200415-ycuwtfl2bvbyjeynjvn3wbzsem-story.html
— Business owners bleeding money during the coronavirus shutdown gear up for a fight with insurers who’ve denied their claims – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-business-interruption-insurance-lawsuits-20200416-b5kl3xaweja7refbqfr4cpkp3u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— We need many more tests to ‘crush the curve’ – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200416/editorial-we-need-many-more-tests-to-crush-the-curve
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora to allow drive-up alcohol sales, sipping while shopping at mall – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200415/aurora-to-allow-drive-up-alcohol-sales-sipping-while-shopping-at-mall
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: TRAGIC: Official signals in-person classes won’t resume this school year – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200415/official-signals-in-person-classes-wont-resume-this-school-year

WTTW
— How the Public Health Crisis is Hurting Illinois’ Livestock Farmers – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/15/how-public-health-crisis-hurting-illinois-livestock-farmers

SUBURBAN LIFE
— 80 more cases of COVID-19, including 4 deaths, reported in DuPage County
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/15/80-more-cases-of-covid-19-including-4-deaths-reported-in-dupage-county/ahhi9eh/

STATELINE
— White House recruits Duckworth, Durbin to advise on reopening economy
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/white-house-recruits-duckworth-durbin-to-advise-on-reopening-economy/

WREX
— More than 50,000 people in US have recovered from coronavirus, 525,000 worldwide – Andrew Carrigan
https://wrex.com/2020/04/16/more-than-50000-people-in-us-have-recovered-from-coronavirus-525000-worldwide/

WIFR
— Durbin is named to President Trump’s nation re-opening task force.
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Durbin-is-named-to-President-Trumps–569691891.html

WJBC
— Richards to lead McLean County Democrats; Beard re-elected to GOP chair – Katherine Murphy
https://www.wjbc.com/2020/04/16/richards-to-lead-mclean-county-democrats-beard-re-elected-to-gop-chair/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is bad except for the information that they put out or bless.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/tech-companies-step-up-fight-against-bad-coronavirus-info
— ‘Hold your nose and vote:’ Progressives weigh backing Biden – AP (DIERSEN: To win over progressives, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/hold-your-nose-and-vote-progressives-weigh-backing-biden
— Stimulus checks distributed: what to do with yours – Matt Roy (DIERSEN: What percent of stimulus money received in Illinois will be used to do what Illinois Democrats want everyone to do: a) buy booze, b) buy pot, and c) gamble?) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/stimulus-checks-distributed-what-to-do-with-yours

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— April 15, 2020: Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/04/15/april-15-2020-daily-covid-19-case-counts-for-dupage-county/112035

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use coronavirus to push pot.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/15/weed-dispensaries-chicago-coronavirus-new-rules/

ROBERT FEDER
— Joe Walsh, the former suburban congressman and talk show host on Salem Media Group news/talk WIND 560-AM who challenged President Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination, had tough words for his former colleagues: “I believe the vast majority of people in political talk radio are absolute bullshit artists and liars,” Walsh said in a two-part interview on Steve Cochran’s “Live From My Office” podcast. “They’ll say whatever they have to say to get ratings and whatever. I could never be that.” (Here is the link.) Walsh is promoting his new book, F*ck Silence: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish, Moronic, Authoritarian Con Man He Is, and hosting his own podcast at fsilencepodcast.com.
https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/04/15/robservations-weigel-broadcasting-gets-work-job-hunt-chicago/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Libertarian-leaning Illinois Policy Institute at odds with stay-at-home orders – Rich Miller
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/illinois-policy-institute-at-odds-with-stay-at-home-orders/Content?oid=12059570

CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker says secret charter flights to China needed to keep feds from seizing medical supplies – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-says-secret-charter-flights-to-china-needed-to-keep-feds-from-seizing-medical-supplies/article_f033d50a-7f5e-11ea-a805-7371ca3c09de.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Chicago tavern sues insurer over ‘business disruption’ claim – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: What about “career disruption” insurance? What disrupted your career? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/chicago-tavern-sues-insurer-over-business-disruption-claim

WIREPOINTS
— Bond market trades Illinois like it’s already junk – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/bond-market-trades-illinois-likes-its-already-junk-wirepoints/
— Illinois’ COVID-19 crisis: Daily data update for April 16th, 2020
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— At Last Obama’s Love for Joe Has Come Along – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/04/at-last-obamas-love-for-joe-has-come-along/

CAPITOL FAX
— TRAGIC: 22+ million have filed for unemployment aid since national emergency declared
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/16/22-million-have-filed-for-unemployment-aid-since-national-emergency-declared/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Casten Defends Wet Markets in Face of Scientific Consensus About Their Dangers Rep. Casten wants to preserve Chinese wet markets suspected as source of pandemic – Yuichiro Kakutani
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-defends-wet-markets-in-face-of-scientific-consensus-about-their-dangers/
— Joe Biden Has Yet to Face Single Question on Sexual Assault Allegations 3 weeks, 10 interviews, and 81 questions with no mention of sexual assault claim – Brent Scher (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on stopping me from asking candidates questions. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Sooner or later, their candidates do lots of anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican things. Sooner or later, their candidates’ skeletons come out of their closets.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/joe-biden-has-yet-to-face-single-question-on-sexual-assault-allegations/

GOPUSA
— Democrats Propose Bill To Give Americans $2K A Month During Coronavirus Crisis
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87644
— Live Free Or Die: Michigan Has Had Enough
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87637
— Trump Threatens To Close Congress To Push Through Nominations
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87648
— Newsom Inks Deal To Buy 200M Masks A Month From China, Few Details On Deal
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87611

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Push-back Begins: Protests of Stay-at-Home Orders Popping Up Nationwide- Debra Heine 
https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/15/the-push-back-begins-protests-of-stay-at-home-orders-popping-up-nationwide/
— Leftist Oligarchs Use Pandemic to Attack Trump These donors fund a Democratic Party that is creating the up-down coalition and destroying the middle class. While they try to make us blame the president, the mega businesses they invest in are using this crisis to break the will and the solvency of small independent business owners. – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/15/leftist-oligarchs-use-pandemic-to-attack-trump/

BREITBART
— Destruction of the British Family: Marriage Rate Falls to Lowest in Recorded History – KURT ZINDULKA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but b) who do nothing to defend or promote the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote LGBTQ activity in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/04/16/destruction-of-the-british-family-marriage-rate-falls-to-lowest-in-recorded-history/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— An Economic Shutdown Based On… What? – David Franke
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/32333

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Fight to Give Virus Stimulus Checks to Illegals – Fred Lucas 
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/illegal-immigration-stimulus-cares-act/2020/04/16/id/963100/

TOWNHALL
— Some Things Will Never Be the Same After the Chinese Coronavirus – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/04/16/some-things-will-never-be-the-same-after-the-chinese-coronavirus-n2566940

EPOCH TIMES
— China Using Facebook Ads to Attack America, Spread Virus Disinformation – BOWEN XIAO (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to say about that? Instead of reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they want everyone to read only what they post on Facebook.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-using-facebook-ads-to-attack-trump-spread-virus-disinformation-2_3311564.html
— Chinese Communist Subversion of WHO Undermined Global Pandemic Response – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-communist-subversion-of-who-undermined-global-pandemic-response_3313092.html

THE HILL
— Far worse to come: COVID-19 collapse of state and local governments – GRADY MEANS (DIERSEN: How soon do you predict that America, Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality will collapse because of COVID-19?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/491503-far-worse-to-come-covid-19-collapse-of-state-and-local-governments
— Reopening economy emerges as new political battleground – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Trump-haters do not want the economy to be reopened until after they have defeated Trump on November 3, 2020.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/493048-reopening-economy-emerges-as-new-political-battleground
— BEYOND TRAGIC: 5.2 million more file for unemployment – NIV ELIS 
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/493085-unemployment-claims

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Don’t stop social distancing if coronavirus will spread.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/15/poll-dont-stop-social-distancing-coronavirus-spread-187290
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/15/biden-trump-temper-tantrum-188812
— The shutdown backlash is coming soon—with a vengeance It’s possible to support the stay-at-home order and still deeply resent it. – JOHN F. HARRIS (DIERSEN: What makes it easier for you to stay-at-home? For me it includes my no longer being a GAO employee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, etc.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/16/the-shutdown-backlash-is-coming-soonwith-a-vengeance-189809
— Progressive movement wary of Warren for VP Her bitter fight with Bernie has left a bad taste among some left-wing leaders. – ALEX THOMPSON and HOLLY OTTERBEIN (DIERSEN: To get picked for VP, Warren will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/15/bernie-left-divided-on-warren-for-vp-187113

REUTERS
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: With confidence shattered, the road to a ‘normal’ U.S. economy looks long – Howard Schneider
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-confidence-ana/with-confidence-shattered-the-road-to-a-normal-u-s-economy-looks-long-idUSKCN21X2UH
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: Democrats, furious with Trump, much more keen to vote now than four years ago – Reuters/Ipsos – Chris Kahn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout that if you do not like something that Trump has said or done, you should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm-exclusive/exclusive-democrats-furious-with-trump-much-more-keen-to-vote-now-than-four-years-ago-reuters-ipsos-idUSKCN21X1AQ

CNN
— U.S. explores possibility that coronavirus started in Chinese lab, not a market – Josh Campbell, Kylie Atwood and Evan Perez
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/politics/us-intelligence-virus-started-chinese-lab/index.html

CNBC
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: The economic data is even worse than Wall Street feared: ‘The economy is clearly in ruins here’ – Patti Domm
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/the-economic-data-is-even-worse-than-wall-street-feared-the-economy-is-clearly-in-ruins-here.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— BEYOND TRAGIC, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: More Than 5.2 Million U.S. Workers Filed for Unemployment Total claims have risen to about 22 million in the past four weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— BEYOND TRAGIC, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: U.S. now has 22 million unemployed as economy sinks toward Depression-like scenario Last week, 5.2 million people filed unemployment claims, bringing the total to 22 million in the four weeks since President Trump declared a national emergency.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/16/unemployment-claims-coronavirus/
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: The U.S. has thrown more than $6 trillion at the coronavirus crisis. That number could grow. Between Congress and the Federal Reserve, the government has committed record levels to try to stop an economic calamity — with just limited success. – Andrew Van Dam
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/15/coronavirus-economy-6-trillion/

NEW YORK POST
— We must count the deaths from shutdowns as well as from coronavirus – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/we-must-count-the-deaths-from-shutdowns-as-well-as-from-coronavirus/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Postal Service caught in the crunch of coronavirus – Paul Steidler, Senior fellow, Lexington Institute (DIERSEN: If my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors had not forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, I might very well have spent my career working for the Post Office. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office supervisor disapproved of my demographics, especially my being a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German-American, conservative, Republican, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, healthy, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844. He was especially furious that I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. He was especially furious that I was on track to earn a college degree.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/16/opinion/postal-service-caught-crunch-coronavirus/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG GRAPHIC: TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: Coronavirus Closures Froze Swaths of U.S. Economy in March Retail spending and industrial output plunged at record rates – Harriet Torry and Sarah Nassauer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/march-retail-sales-plunged-8-7-as-coronavirus-shutdowns-took-hold-11586954353
— FRONT PAGE: TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: For These Companies, Stimulus Was No Solution; ‘We Decided to Cut Our Losses’ Slammed by the coronavirus pandemic and unsure when, or if, their customers will return, some owners of small businesses are choosing not to apply for help and closing their doors for good – Ruth Simon (DIERSEN: How many employers in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county a) have already closed their doors for good and b) are soon to close their doors for good? What are your elected officials doing about it?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-decided-to-cut-our-losses-why-some-small-firms-are-shutting-down-11586943002
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Business Leaders Urge Trump to Dramatically Increase Coronavirus Testing During first call to discuss reopening country, executives tell president more testing is needed to convince public to return to work – Michael C. Bender and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: Will governments bar those in their jurisdictions from leaving their homes until they are tested? Will governments determine who gets tested first? Ever-increasingly, governments are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-leaders-tell-trump-to-dramatically-increase-coronavirus-testing-11586974130
— U.S. Unemployment Claims Likely Continued at Record Levels Report is likely to show the number of Americans receiving unemployment payments topped 10 million – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: How soon, because of efforts to fight coronavirus, will more people in American be unemployed than employed? How soon, because of efforts to fight coronavirus, will everyone in America be receiving welfare and/or distributing welfare?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-unemployment-claims-likely-continued-at-record-levels-11587029401
— China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says Products made by 3M, Owens & Minor, PerkinElmer sit in warehouses; GE ventilator production line in Wisconsin nearly brought to a halt – Kate O’Keeffe, Liza Lin and Eva Xiao (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who have fought the hardest to make America dependent on foreign countries? What do you say to those a) who hate vehicles made by GM, Ford, and/or Chrysler and/or b) who hate those like me who own/owned vehicles made by GM, Ford, and/or Chrysler?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-export-restrictions-strand-medical-goods-u-s-needs-to-fight-coronavirus-state-department-says-11587031203
— TREASONOUS: California to Assist Illegal Immigrants Affected by Coronavirus The $125 million fund is the first in the nation to help undocumented workers who can’t access unemployment insurance – Alejandro Lazo (DIERSEN: Why doesn’t California get Mexico and other foreign countries to give money to their citizens who are in California illegally?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-to-assist-illegal-immigrants-affected-by-coronavirus-11586985899
— FRONT PAGE: How Coronavirus Is Eroding Privacy Technology to track and monitor individuals aims to slow pandemic, but raises concerns about government overreach – Liza Lin and Timothy W. Martin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-paves-way-for-new-age-of-digital-surveillance-11586963028
— Life at CNN: Skeleton Staff, Record Ratings and Vanishing Ads Coronavirus upends operations, revenue projections; but with viewership soaring network chief tells news staff to keep focused on the crisis – Benjamin Mullin (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries would NOT take out ads on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or www.gopillinois.com ? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those that focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-at-cnn-skeleton-staff-record-ratings-and-vanishing-ads-11586984881
— Joe Biden’s #MeToo Moment The former Vice President asks us not to believe the woman. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-metoo-moment-11586990871

BLOOMBERG
— Ken Griffin, CEOs from McDonald’s, United among those advising Trump on reopening the economy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-15/trump-s-task-force-to-reopen-u-s-becomes-a-day-of-phone-calls

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s attacks on credibility of the press are dangerously effective.”
https://cpj.org/2020/04/trumps-attacks-on-credibility-of-the-press-are-dan.php

FREE SPEECH CENTER
— Coronavirus and the First Amendment – John Vile (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeeded in getting Pritzker to stop me from including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to coronavirus articles that he does not like, who would come to my defense? If my critics/opponents succeeded in getting candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots in my precinct to stop me from including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles about them that they do not like, who would come to my defense?) 
https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1777/coronavirus-and-the-first-amendment

NEW REPUBLIC
— The 2020 campaign is shaping up into a referendum on Trumpism. – JOHN A. FARRELL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout that if you do not like something that Trump has said or done, you should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in your precinct.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/157173/2020-election-referendum-trumpism-white-grievance-politics

ATLANTIC
— The Coronavirus Is Splitting America in Two Cities and suburbs are only getting bluer. – RONALD BROWNSTEIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups in cities and in suburbs have more to fear that RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. will use coronavirus to dump them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/covid-trump-pandemic/610075/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: COVID-19 disproportionately affect LGBTQers and minorities; LGBTQers blame heterosexuals for that; Democrat, Libertarian, and Green minorities blame Whites for that. 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/COVID-19-LGBTQs-minorities-disproportionately-affected/68373.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Aaron Schock is partying with a group of gay men in Mexico for his “self-isolation” The “Instagays,” one journalist noted, “have a very different definition of ‘social distancing’ than the rest of us!” – Alex Bollinger 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/aaron-schock-partying-group-gay-men-mexico-self-isolation/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Pandemic fears in border towns as workers flock in to build Trump’s wall.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/16/trump-border-wall-coronavirus-pandemic-ajo-arizona