Tag: Illinois

June 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Budget failure repercussions – Jose Sanchez
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-budget-failure-repercussions-/2062692/

 

NBC5
— Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Set Up Committee to Vet US Attorney Candidates – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates-426179231.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago ‘March For Truth’ Draws Hundreds Of Trump Protesters – Mike Krauser (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters. Overwhelmingly, anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/03/chicago-march-for-truth-draws-hundreds-of-trump-protesters/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg will make the US’s $15 million Paris climate deal payment to UN  (DIERSEN: Usually, Democrats want Republicans to pay for everything.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/258708037-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump ‘March for Truth’ protest draws hundreds to Federal Plaza – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-draws-hundred-to-federal-plaza-20170603-story.html
— State budget impasse leaves Naperville schools, agencies worrying about future – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-impasse-effects-st-0604-20170603-story.html
— Wheaton mansion set for demolition despite objections from preservationists – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-building-preservation-met-20170602-story.html
— Baby boomers, planning to work past retirement? Here’s why that idea could be a bust. – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, members of the aforesaid groups are persona non grata.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-baby-boomer-retirement-rescue-trouble-column-marksjarvis-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over Paris accord? Money, what else? – David Pierson and Ivan Penn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-businesses-climate-change-20170603-story.html
— The Blagojevich-Pritzker tango – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-jb-pritzker-blagojevich-edit-md-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for “investigation into Trump/Russia ties.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagoans-call-for-investigation-into-trumprussia-ties/
— Still no state budget, but it’s there if you look – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/still-no-state-budget-but-its-there-if-you-look/
— City’s dramatic drop in black population exposes lingering inequities – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citys-dramatic-drop-in-black-population-exposes-lingering-inequities/

 

DAILY HERALD
— School funding equity loses out to Chicago greed – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170603/editorial-school-funding-equity-loses-out-to-chicago-greed
— COD president expects school to be off probation – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: My superiors in GAO’s Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s acted like GAO’s Chicago office was always on probation for not doing enough to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, leaders of political and other organizations, companies, and governments act like they are on probation because they have not done enough to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/cod-president-expects-school-to-be-off-probation
— Ex-legislator Noland from Elgin sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/ex-legislator-from-elgin-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin and Duckworth set up committee to vet US attorney candidates – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates/article_8ba5daa3-013e-579f-8d0b-4bbd8b309445.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s early, yes, but Pritzker off to a rough start – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170603/its-early-yes-but-pritzker-off-to-rough-start
— Ex-state legislator Nolan sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170602/ex-state-legislator-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Now Illinois is really in a pickle – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170603/chuck-sweeny-now-illinois-is-really-in-pickle

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— National Democratic Party targets seats held by Bost, Davis – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154203289.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU needs new, open leaders – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/05/31/our-view-niu-needs-new-open-leaders/ahqktrg/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has filed for an extension of his 2016 tax return  President still refuses to release returns – DAN MERICA AND MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-has-filed-for-an-extension-of-his-2016-tax-return/730826242

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511123466-budget-breakdown-lands-illinois-one-step-from-junk-bond-rating

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing – Walter E. Williams
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/overpopulation-fears-hoax-heres-higher-populations-actually-good-thing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Need for a Middle America News Network – Bruce Walker (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/the-need-for-a-middle-america-news-network/
(DIERSEN: The decline and lurch to the left of the Fox News Network provides an opening for any astute conservative billionaire: create a news network specifically intended to provide news from the viewpoint of most of America, which is to say the seventy-five percent of Americans who live in Flyover Country.  While the geographic concentration of political power in America is appalling, the geographic concentration of media power is much worse. Because the media defy elections and, in fact, determine elections, having almost all national news pass through the tiny channel of the New York-to-Washington Beltway is toxic to our national life. This is not an ideological monopoly, but rather a geographical monopoly.  But because the environment between Washington and New York is so utterly artificial and so completely leftist, what has happened to Fox News – a constant drift to the left – is an unrelenting and corrosive force that isolates the media and the government of America from the overwhelming majority who live in Middle America. Consider a neutral and fair political site like RealClearPolitics.  It is not uncommon to have one third of the stories from New York media outlets and one third of the stories from Washington media outlets and the rest from national outlets without a particular geographical designation but situated in the Beltway.  On those rare instances in which another city’s media has stories in RealClearPolitics, the city is usually Boston or Los Angeles. What that means is that the vast majority of Americans are utterly disenfranchised politically in the only area that really counts in a nation as large and media-driven as America.  What this also means is that as Fox News declines into irrelevance, as it will, there is a gaping hole for those with the money, the guts, and the vision to create a television network specifically focused on Middle America. This network should include a news network located in the center of America and dedicated to presenting stories that inform Americans what is happening in this majority of our nation.  There is vast ignorance within the Beltway media about how the energy industry works or how wheat and cotton are grown and cattle raised and ores mined. While Fox News periodically had stories presented from its Beltway offices about the plight of the timber industry in Washington State or the small oil producers in Oklahoma, stories from the Middle America News Network would be produced by those who actually live in these areas and presented to Americans by newscasters whose home is in Omaha or Knoxville or Salt Lake City or Little Rock.  This new network would also have a much easier time breaking into the cable news lineup than Fox News did because it would overtly be representing the perspective of local listeners in cities around the nation. Fox News rightly picked the target audience to make it grow: those millions of Americans disgusted by the ideological monopoly of the leftist establishment media.  The Middle America News Network would represent not just the ideologically disempowered, but the culturally disempowered, who find their beliefs and lives treated as weird curiosities.  The market share for this news network could skyrocket fast, particularly among the tens of millions of Americans who simply never watch network news any longer. This new network could also introduce a whole new way of interviewing members of Congress.  Instead of having these members show up at a studio in Washington or New York, the network could invite them to be interviewed for national television in their home states.  Those who decline an interview might find their likely rivals in the next election interviewed instead with the tag “The Middle America News Network invited Senator Mugwump to discuss the impact of environmental regulations on business here, but he was too busy in Washington to come here for the interview.” The idea would be to shift always, always, always the focus of attention and interest away from that micron of America that is the Beltway and back to the huge expanse from Alaska to Minnesota to Florida to Arizona that is America.  The idea would also be to force both political parties, which is to say Washington Party A and Washington Party B, to actually notice forty or so states that may be called “Flyover Country” if they wish their political parties to have a chance at gaining or holding power. This network could transform politics in America by forcing the parties to turn from Washington (“The Swamp”) and back to the American people spread all across this land.)

 

GOPUSA
— Kathy Griffin: President Trump is ‘trying to ruin my life’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25270

 

NEW AMERICAN
— European Officials Commandeer Private Property to House Migrants – Alex Newman  (DIERSEN: What property in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois would/will Democrats commandeer to house immigrants?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/26145-european-officials-commandeer-private-property-to-house-migrants

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps heap scorn on Trump for Paris exit.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336176-globe-heaps-scorn-on-trump-for-paris-exit

 

CNS NEWS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Don’t Blame Muslims for Terror Done By … Muslims – Dan Gainor
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/dan-gainor/alt-left-insanity-dont-blame-muslims-terror-done-muslims

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all CEOs to be anti-Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-paris-climate-reacts-advisors.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-paris-decision-was-an-accidental-call-to-action/2017/06/02/a9d3630e-47cc-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paris-decision-underscores-the-visceral-expression-of-trumps-worldview/2017/06/02/69adf632-47b7-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-the-caricature-of-the-ugly-american-demeans-us-all/2017/06/02/d2043a70-478a-11e7-bcde-624ad94170ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps would love to force everyone in America to speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/02/americas-number-one-song-isnt-in-english-that-doesnt-happen-often/

June 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, a) all news that is put out by Trump is fake and b) the only news that is not fake, is news that is put out by anti-Trumps.  According to anti-Diersens, a) all news that is put by Diersen is fake and b) the only news that is not fake, is news that is put out by anti-Diersens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/americans-can-see-through-trumps-fake-news-claims/
— Sign the bill, Gov. Rauner, and unload the Thompson Center – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sign-the-bill-gov-rauner-and-unload-the-thompson-center/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: City Water Department emails reveal racial insensitivity, sexism – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: What percent of water department employees are Democrats?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-water-department-scandal-emails-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Thompson Center sale shouldn’t automatically mean demolition – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-thompson-center-kamin-met-0602-2-20170602-column.html
— Press groups urge congressional probe of ‘body slam’ assault on reporter – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want your GOPUSA Illinois Editor to know about, to promote, to attend, and/or to report on their events and/or other activities?  ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gianforte-bodyslam-20170603-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A look at where some of those protesting, commune-living ‘hippies’ are today – Jean Murphy  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1967?  I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time mailman for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170603/a-look-at-where-some-of-those-protesting-commune-living-hippies-are-today
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nostalgia reigns supreme this summer as we approach a series of 50th anniversaries of pivotal moments in our history. This summer San Francisco is commemorating the Summer of Love when the hippies arrived in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in 1967. Closer to home the latest version of the Grateful Dead, known as Dead & Company, has concerts scheduled at Wrigley Field on June 30 and July 1, and Navy Pier is hosting “Exhibitionism,” an exhibit of Rolling Stones memorabilia, through July 30. Next year and the years that follow will surely generate remembrances of such major events as the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention, Woodstock and the shootings at Kent State, to name a few. So what has happened to all of the people who were activists and hippies in those days? How have they lived their lives since those tumultuous years?)
— Des Plaines council to vote on settling Muslim bias suit – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/des-plaines-council-to-vote-on-settling-muslim-bias-suit

 

HERALD NEWS
— State Rep. Emily McAsey resigns – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/06/03/state-rep-emily-mcasey-resigns/ae4r4tt/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lacey’s Video Gambling Parlor Robbed
http://herald-review.com/lacey-s-parlor-robbed/article_a99a924a-8736-5f33-835d-938960408dcd.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers OK school funding overhaul amid gridlock – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/02/illinois-lawmakers-ok-school-funding-overhaul-amid-gridlock/arwyldk/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Explain Lack of Budget – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245430#.WTKpNmjyuM8

 

TIMES
— Illinois lawmakers OK plan to ditch landlines, hike 911 fees – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/around-the-state/article_f3145b0c-407d-5800-a2c1-672c08735767.html
— Township merger bill passes: Power to choose doesn’t mean forced change – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-power-to-choose-doesn-t-mean-forced-change/article_038d381a-4108-527a-8d64-e2943b7dd176.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two local state senators — Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington — voted against the measure. But in the House, state Reps. Jerry Long, R-Streator, David Welter, R-Morris, and Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, supported the legislation. Only five other Senators joined Barickman and Rezin in voting no — Republicans Chapin Rose, Neil Anderson, Michael Connelly, Dale Fowler and Chris Nybo also opposed. HB 607 cleared the Senate 43-7-1, and the House vote was 75-34-3, so it’s fair to say there was bipartisan support. But still, as our readership area is represented almost entirely by Republicans, it’s interesting to note when the votes diverge.)

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Living the dream in Illinois; too bad we have to wake up – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20170602/our-view-living-dream-in-illinois-too-bad-we-have-to-wake-up

 

DEEFIELD PATCH
— Deerfield Lawyer And Ex-Medical Pot Czar To Challenge For Rep. Scott Drury’s Seat  Health care attorney Bob Morgan announced he’s running for the 58th District House seat. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/deerfield-lawyer-ex-medical-pot-czar-challenge-rep-scott-drurys-seat

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— CHICAGO, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DRAFT POLICE REFORM DEAL – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170602/AP/306029808

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner Responds to the Failure to Pass a New Budget  The governor also weighed in on bills that are headed to his desk
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-responds-to-the-failure-to-pass-a-new-budget/730427124
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trump-sparked-a-ceo-revolt-heres-why/730196536

 

WILL
— Protesters Return for Rodney Davis’ Office Hours In Champaign – JIM MEADOWS
https://will.illinois.edu/index.php/news/story/protesters-return-for-rodney-davis-office-hours-in-champaign

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE’S PULSE IN SPRINGFIELD – IN BUDGETING, THE PROCESS REALLY DOES MATTER – GRANT WEHRLI
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/06/03/napervilles-pulse-springfield-budgeting-process-really-matter/74445

 

WLL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Republicans say workers’ comp bill hurts those it should protect – Hoang Tran
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511123246-republicans-say-workers-comp-bill-hurts-those-it-should-protect

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS PAY THE FOURTH-HIGHEST WIRELESS TAXES IN THE COUNTRY – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-pay-the-fourth-highest-wireless-taxes-in-the-country/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: No tax increase until there’s local property tax control – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-no-tax-increase-until-there-s-local-property-tax/article_409d72fa-471b-11e7-9ff7-af23f727b820.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois isn’t supposed to buy its own bonds
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/illlinois-isnt-supposed-to-buy-its-own-bonds/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— America’s children being trampled by ‘identity revolution’ – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/06/02/americas-children-being-trampled-by-identity-revolution

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/black-commencement-harvard.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTUTE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be accepted by the Democrats, you have to be anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/politics/white-nationalists-alt-knights-protests-colleges.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/to-truly-resist-trumpism-cities-must-look-within.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-america-leadership-susan-rice.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why a gay law professor is trying to shut down women-only ‘Wonder Woman’ screenings – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/01/why-a-gay-law-professor-is-trying-to-shut-down-women-only-wonder-woman-screenings/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case for Nations  The ‘we’ of the nation-state binds people together, builds an important legacy of social trust and blunts the sharp edges of globalization – Roger Scruton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-for-nations-1496421583

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2017/06/03/tax-woes-of-the-marijuana-business-where-conservatives-lose-their-enthusiasm-for-states-rights/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $619,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/

June 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel to Rauner: Education funding bill ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-school-funding-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Illinois’ insane credit-rating slide is accelerating under Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bond-rating-rauner-ringless-voicemail-zorn-perspec-0604-ml-20170602-column.html
— State lawmakers vote to hang up on landline phones – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-legislature-approves-att-landline-end-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Kathy Griffin predicts career is over, says Trump ‘broke me’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
— Former Illinois senator Nolan wants money from pay increases he missed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-pay-raise-lawsuit-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Chicago Tribune: 170 years of bringing you the news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-tribune-170-years-edit-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm slams Trump on Paris pullout, joins pledge to meet climate goals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-slams-trump-on-paris-pullout-joins-pledge-to-meet-climate-goals/
— Kathy Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Donald Trump, fears career is over – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-not-laying-down-for-donald-trump-fears-career-is-over/
— NIU president’s alleged ethical lapses too serious to overlook – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/niu-presidents-alleged-ethical-lapses-too-serious-to-overlook/
— Chris Kennedy sends message to minority communities on property taxes – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chris-kennedy-sends-message-to-minority-communities-on-property-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky to stand in for Roskam at town-hall meeting in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/schakowsky-to-stand-in-for-roskam-at-town-hall-meeting-in-palatine

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner blew his chance to put Madigan on the hot seat – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE11/170609967/in-rauner-madigan-showdown-the-governor-whiffed
— I blame Rauner for the state’s budget failure – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/BLOGS10/170609952/rauner-puts-2018-re-election-ahead-of-a-state-budget-compromise
— Where is Emanuel in the budget fight? – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE01/170609965/chicago-mayor-emanuel-missing-in-illinois-budget-fight

 

NBC5
— It’s Groundhog Day for Illinois Lawmakers – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Web-chicago-deep-dish-its-groundhog-day-over-budget-stalemate-426014334.html

 

CBS2
— Protesters Blast Trump Pullout Of Paris Accord – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/protesters-blast-trump-pullout-of-paris-accord/
— Key Lawmakers Believe A State Budget Agreement Is Still Possible – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/at-issue-lawmakers-budget-agreement-possible/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton says “Trump unleashed ‘dangerous’ level of hate.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/258369038-story

 

WLS AM
— Rauner vows to fight steps to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-vows-to-fight-steps-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Says Elected School Board Bill is ‘Political Spin’ – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-elected-school-board-bill-political-spin

 

DNA INFO
— Stabbing, Fights Rock DePaul After Anti-Feminist Speaker Canceled – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170601/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-depaul-stabbing-protest-rally

 

WBEZ
— Cullerton Calls On GOP To Break With Rauner To End Budget Fight
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/cullerton-blasts-rauner-house-gop/c3114fc6-851e-4f1d-aa86-a7e89e776329

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner expects Illinois’ credit problems to get worse with no budget  Credit rating services reduced state’s bond rating to step above junk – Ryan Jaster
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauner-expects-illinois-credit-problems-to-get-worse-with-no-budget/730259807

 

PROJECT 6
— Patronage play: Chicago mayors have appointed 28 aldermen in the past 28 years
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/05/31/patronage-play-chicago-mayors-have-appointed-28-aldermen-in-the-past-28-years/

 

WIRE POINTS
— VIdeo: Terrific, Emotional Speech By Rep. Jeanne Ives On ‘Union Thugs’ Vandalizing Construction Site of a State Rep. They Don’t Like – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/video-terrific-emotional-speech-by-rep-jeanne-ives-on-union-thugs-vandalizing-construction-site-of-state-rep-they-dont-like-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator suggests racism may be behind tough questioning on borrowing bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-suggests-racism-may-be-behind-tough-questioning-on-borrowing/article_37728e56-46fb-11e7-953e-bf6bd128b9bd.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is – Jody Patterson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/backlash-appropriate-only-when-the-liberals-and-media-say-it-is/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Illinois is on “a good path to change the system”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-illinois-is-on-a-good-path-to-change-the-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Making California a Sanctuary for the Deserving  (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25232

 

P.J. MEDIA
— Alien Invasion: Thousands of Foreigners Registered to Vote (and Voting) in Virginia – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— At the New York Times, a Public Execution  The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. – KYLE SMITH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448196/new-york-times-public-editor-liz-spayd-fired-media-bias

 

NEWSWEEK
— CAR SCAMS: CROOKED DEALERS ROLLING BACK ODOMETERS COST BUYERS $1 BILLION A YEAR – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-odometer-scam-latest-case-crooks-rolling-back-miles-crime-costs-buyers-619796

June 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Passage of Illinois minimum wage bill generates worker optimism, employer anxiety – Lauren Zumbach, Greg Trotter and Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-minimum-wage-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Size of billionaire-bashing Chris Kennedy’s fortune a mystery, still – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) those who have more money than they have, b) those who have less money than they have, and c) those who have more or less money than they have.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-chris-kennedys-money-0601-chicago-inc-20170601-story.html
— Why we stay: Notable Chicagoans talk about why they call city home – William Lee  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Chicagoans elect leaders who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-why-we-stay-met-20170531-story.html
— City Council’s 30-minute limit on public comment would be an insult to taxpayers – Editorials  (DIERSEN: What do those who run your municipality think of you and think of your opinions? If you spoke at a city council meeting, how much weight would they give to what you said?  What if the mayor of your city makes it clear to everyone that he hates you and that he blames you for all of his problems, blames you for all of your problems, and blames you for all of everyone’s problems?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-city-council-open-meetings-act-perspec-0602-md-20170601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Two good ways to kill the property tax insider’s game – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/two-good-ways-to-kill-the-property-tax-insiders-game/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: 6 examples of how the state budget mess hurts in suburbs – Jake Griffin and Marni Pyke  (DIERSEN: Has the state budget mess hurt you personally in any major ways?  Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if the state budget mess has not hurt you personally in a major way, it is because you are an undeservedly filthy rich Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/6-examples-of-how-the-state-budget-mess-hurts-in-suburbs
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Kane County inmate suing jail for $1 billion over not being allowed to vote – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/kane-county-inmate-suing-jail-for-1-billion-over-not-being-allowed-to-vote

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— We’re in this mess because of Mike Madigan – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE07/170609975/were-in-this-mess-because-of-mike-madigan
— Here’s who killed Illinois – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE05/170609974
— To this parent, school fight a sign that segregation alive and well in South Loop – VALERIE LEVAN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/OPINION/170609983

 

WLS AM
— Rauner blames Democrats for budget failure – John Dempsey  (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems?  I should write a book about scapegoaters in Wheaton, scapegoaters in Glen Ellyn, scapegoaters in Milton Township, scapegoaters in DuPage County, and scapegoaters in Illinois.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-blames-democrats-for-budget-failure/

 

WGN RADIO
— Governor Bruce Rauner: ‘It’s ridiculous. I feel your pain 100%.’ – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/02/governor-bruce-rauner-its-ridiculous-i-feel-your-pain-100/

 

WTTW
— Rauner: ‘We May Have to Resort to a Special Session’
http://video.wttw.com/video/3001460301/

 

WBEZ
— 3 Things To Know About Illinois’ Proposed Overhaul Of School Funding
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/3-things-to-know-about-illinois-proposed-overhaul-of-school-funding/5baa148a-ef94-4eef-89fd-5b618764962a

 

WJBD RADIO
— Ivanka Trump tweets in honor of Pride month  (DIERSEN: If you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who do promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying you.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/06/02/ivanka-trump-tweets-in-honor-of-pride-month

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Any Budget Madigan Would Pass Would Be Impossible For Rauner To Sign
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/any-budget-madigan-would-pass-would-be-impossible-for-rauner-to-sign

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Freshmen legislators vent frustration at failure of budget deal – Michael McGrady
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122407-freshmen-legislators-vent-frustration-at-failure-of-budget-deal

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— OEIG: “Pres Baker Mismanaged NIU” – “Pattern of Circumventing Procurement Rules” – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/oeig-pres-baker-mismanaged-niu-pattern-of-circumventing-procurement-rules/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists Ban Catholic Vendor from Farmers’ Market – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/leftists-ban-catholic-vendor-farmers-market/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HULTGREN SCORES HIGHEST CONSERVATIVE RATING AMONG IL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/hultgren-recognized-by-american-conservative-union-for-conservative-achievement-award.html
— THORNER: KEY WOMEN EDUCATORS DISCUSS AMERICA’S LEARNING CLIMATE AT HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorner-key-women-educators-discuss-americas-learning-climate-at-heartland-institute.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner now claims he favors Manar’s education funding bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-now-claims-he-favors-manars-education-funding-bill/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Sanctuary cities’ have until end of June to comply  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and other sanctuary cities, counties, and states formally declare war on America?  Needless-to-say, those cities, counties, and states that formally declare war on America will lose.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25246
— City: You Can’t Sell Blueberries Unless You Affirm Gay Marriage  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25224
— Homelessness surges by 23 percent in LA County
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25187

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Don’t Blame Muslims for Terror Done By … Muslims – Dan Gainor
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dan-gainor/2017/06/02/alt-left-insanity-dont-blame-muslims-terror-done-%E2%80%A6-muslims

 

DAILY CALLER
— Kathy Griffin Will Hold Press Conference To Complain About ‘Bullying’ From Trump Family – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton a) who say that they are Republican and who complaint that I bully them because they work against planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) who say that they are conservative and who complaint that I bully them because they work against conservative principles?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/01/kathy-griffin-will-hold-press-conference-to-complain-about-bullying-from-trump-family/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Parents sue San Diego school district over ‘Anti-Islamopobia Initiative’  Say CAIR’s alleged ties to terror present a conflict – Alex Swoyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/31/san-diego-school-anti-islamophobia-program-leads-t/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christians who reject transgenderism banned from adoption, working with children in Illinois – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/state-agencys-new-rules-accept-transgenderism-or-face-ban-from-working-with

 

THE HILL
— Trump cements ‘America First’ doctrine with Paris withdrawal – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336014-trump-cements-america-first-doctrine-with-paris-withdrawal

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s nationalism wins out again  ‘This will wake people up,’ Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says after Trump’s climate decision. – EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps like Emanuel paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/01/trump-nationalism-climate-decision-239042

 

CBS NEWS
— Several threats made against Trump per day: Secret Service director
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/several-threats-made-against-president-trump-secret-service-director-randolph-alles/

 

ABC NEWS
— A look at the damage of Illinois’ 3-year budget impasse – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/damage-illinois-year-budget-impasse-47761391

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Texas, Some Rare Good News About Cities With Pension Woes – MARY WILLIAMS WALSH  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would be overjoyed if Trump would cut if not end my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my COLAs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/business/dealbook/municipal-pensions-dallas-houston-bankruptcy.html
— Walmart Is Accused of Punishing Workers for Sick Days – RACHEL ABRAMS  (DIERSEN: My Democrat supervisor during the almost 3 years that I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 disapproved of my demographics, and especially that I was a draft avoider, Republican, German-American, Missouri Synod Lutheran, younger, good health, non-poor, college student, and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s.  He especially disapproved of the 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought new and that I used to deliver mail.  I requested sick days only twice during the almost 3 years that I worked for him, and of course, he disapproved those requests.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/business/walmart-workers-sick-days.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam and the Islamic domination of America and the Islamic domination of the rest of the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/illegal-immigration-italian-americans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Members of Congress serve in the military. They shouldn’t.  Holding positions in the executive and legislative branches simultaneously is a conflict. – M.L. Cavanaugh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/06/02/members-of-congress-shouldnt-serve-in-the-military/
— ‘Democrats take them for granted’: Black women call out party leaders on post-election strategy – Vanessa Williams  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors’ top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/06/01/black-women-and-the-dnc/

 

USA TODAY
— Paris deal harms U.S. prosperity.  Job creation is one of President Trump’s principal goals. – Roger Wicker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/06/01/paris-deal-harms-us-prosperity-opposing-view/102401950/
— President Trump hasn’t declared June as Pride Month — at least, not yet – Jessica Estepa  (DIERSEN: Does Trump understand that the more that he promotes LBGTQ activity, the more that anti-Trumps use that to get rid of Trump supporters who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/01/president-trump-hasnt-declared-june-pride-month-least-not-yet/102393004/
— Can attending church really help you live longer? This study says yes – Holly Meyer
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/02/can-attending-church-really-help-you-live-longer-study-says-yes/364375001/
— Walmart tests employee delivery in its battle with Amazon – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Often, while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I used my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE to deliver mail.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/01/walmart-tests-employee-delivery-its-battle-amazon/102382666/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ advocate make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will get rid of you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/01/good-states-lgbt-advocates-say-there-work-done/102387378/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/01/onslaught-anti-lgbt-bills-2017/102110520/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/01/religious-liberty-battle-still-rages-over-gay-marriage/102389040/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: S&P Downgrade Brings Illinois Debt One Step Closer to Junk  Illinois may become the first U.S. state to be given a junk rating – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/s-p-downgrade-brings-illinois-debt-one-step-closer-to-junk-1496350098
— The News You Didn’t Hear – Kimberley A. Strassel  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to hear ONLY the news that they put out.  They do NOT want you to hear news that promotes the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, gambling, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform. They do NOT want you to hear news that promotes the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  They do NOT want you to hear news that opposes the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-news-you-didnt-hear-1496358236

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADINE: Pot pushers promote pot big time.  If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://time.com/money/4801768/colorado-marijuana-industry-tax-revenue/
— This Free Website Helps High School Students Line Up College Scholarships – Kaitlin Mulhere  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I never got any scholarships.)
http://time.com/money/4795982/raiseme-free-college-scholarship-service/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Poking the retiree beehive – Mike Causey  (DIERSEN: I am one of the 70,215 federal retirees in Illinois. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would be overjoyed if Trump would cut if not end my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and/or my COLAs.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/06/poking-the-retiree-beehive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently there are 2,625, 261 federal retirees or their survivors.  Right now, as you read this, another 300,000 active duty federal workers are eligible to retire and will, sooner or later, do so.  That’s a lot of people. Go into any McDonald’s, from Scottsville, Ky., to Pismo Beach, Calif., at any time of the day and you will likely see a former fed, or six, chowing down and talking.  The same for your local grocery store whether it is in Washington, D.C., to Washington Court House, Pa.  Or on Guam or American Samoa.  Former feds, and their wallets, purses or credit cards, are just about everywhere. Years ago a very sophisticated federal retiree — my mother — who lived near Fort Myers, Fla., explained that lots of people continue to eat out after retirement “we just do it earlier.”  So we may not see them, but they are definitely there.  According to data from the Office of Personnel Management just over 17 percent of all federal retirees have monthly annuities of $4,000 or more.  Another 22 percent get between $3,000 and $2,999 while 14 percent get $1,000 to $1,999.  Fewer than 9 percent get $1,000 or less per month from their civil service retirement benefit.   Most of the current retirees are under the older CSRS system which fully indexes their annuities to inflation regardless of age.   Workers retiring under the FERS system get cost of living adjustments (starting at age 62) that are partially indexed to inflation.  At least since the Reagan administration. But life-after-retirement (for current feds too) could change drastically if Congress goes along with the Trump administration plan to charge current workers 6 percent more for their retirement benefits, to reduce COLAs for CSRS retirees by giving them 0.5 percent less than the actual increase in inflation each year, by eliminating COLAs completely for FERS retirees (9 out of every 10 current workers is under FERS and would become part of the Zero Diet COLA group), and to eliminate an annual “gap” payment that now goes to FERS retirees until they reach age 62 and become eligible for Social Security. Although they too retire under an enhanced version of the civil service retirement program, many politicians at the House, Senate and now White House level view federal workers either as clowns, drones or creatures from the swamp.  They lap up studies — usually from conservative think tanks —showing federal workers are overpaid and ignore those that show feds, particularly at higher grade and skill levels, are dramatically underpaid compared to their private sector counterparts in Washington, Houston, San Francisco and New York City. Reducing the buying power of federal workers (by making them pay more for their pensions) and retirees, by reducing or eliminating COLAs in the future, could hurt many communities that depend on the federal pay or pension dollar to stay afloat.  So how big a deal is the federal-postal retiree dollar.  Check out this chart from the OPM.  It shows the number of retirees (and their survivor annuitants in each state, and the value of their annuity payments.  The chart does not include the value of Thrift Savings Plan accounts the retirees have or any Social Security payments they received for covered work before or after they were in government:)

June 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner responds to state lawmakers failing to pass state budget – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-responds-to-state-lawmakers-failing-to-pass-state-budget/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Blown Deadline: What’s Next For Budgetless Illinois? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Blown-Deadline-Whats-Next-For-Budgetless-Illinois-425803984.html
— President Trump to Visit Wisconsin, Appear at Walker Fundraiser
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-to-visit-wisconsin-appear-at-scott-walker-fundraiser-425793704.html
— First Negative Campaign Ad of Illinois Governor’s Race Set to Air – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/First-Negative-Campaign-Ad-of-Illinois-Governors-Race-Set-to-Air-425746283.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Surprised At Bond Rating Drop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/gov-rauner-not-surprised-at-bond-rating-drop/

 

CLTV
— Rauner not ruling out signing stopgap budget
http://cltv.com/2017/06/01/rauner-not-ruling-out-signing-stopgap-budget/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area Republican congressmen (Roskam, Hultgren, and Kinzinger) recommended U.S. attorney candidates to Trump – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-us-attorney-selection-politics-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— How Rauner stopped a tax hike from landing on his desk – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-spring-session-tax-hike-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Illinois cut near junk by Moody’s and S&P, lowest ever for a U.S. state – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-bond-rating-20170601-story.html
— Facing questions about Blagojevich wiretaps, Pritzker airs ad attacking Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-attack-ad-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Why Rauner should sign the minimum wage bill: It’s good for business – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-minimum-wage-robert-reed-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— ‘Ridiculous’: Lake County legislators vent on lack of state budget, leadership flaws – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-state-budget-react-st-0602-20170601-story.html
— Don’t dare applaud Illinois lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-credit-downgrade-budget-edit-0602-md-20170601-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest possible tax hike: 911 phone fees – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-phone-fee-increase-met-0602-20170601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner won’t sign ed funding reform bill with $300 million for CPS – Tina Sfondeles, Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-wont-sign-ed-funding-reform-bill-with-300-million-for-cps/
— Let’s understand why Illinois has the highest property taxes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lets-understand-why-illinois-has-the-highest-property-taxes/
— Chicago phone tax could rise by 28 percent to save pension fund – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-phone-tax-could-rise-by-28-percent-to-save-pension-fund/
— Something is robbing our young people of happiness – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/something-is-robbing-our-young-people-of-happiness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Robert Reich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/seven-reasons-trumps-corporate-tax-cut-is-completely-nuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam speaks on tax reform, AHCA and Trump
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/NEWS02/170609988/roskam-speaks-on-tax-reform-ahca-and-trump
— Illinois’ credit rating slashed to a cut above junk – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/illinois-credit-rating-slashed-to-a-cut-above-junk

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner should sign automatic motor-voter bill – Editorial  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who favors the bill?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170601/our-view-gov-bruce-rauner-should-sign-automatic-motor-voter-bill

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Adjourned – for now: Local lawmakers expect to be called back to work  Lack of movement on budget comes as surprise to some, but not to others – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/01/adjourned-for-now-local-lawmakers-expect-to-be-called-back-to-work/as39ctx/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADKINE: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/01/illinois_launches_know_your_rights.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Officials Wage War Against Hate – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-officials-wage-war-against-hate#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Gov. Rauner has failed Illinois taxpayers again
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-gov-rauner-has-failed-illinois-once-again

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Analysis: State taxpayers spending $108K per Northeastern Illinois U. graduate
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511122061-analysis-state-taxpayers-spending-108k-per-northeastern-illinois-u-graduate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues workers’ comp bill should make things better, not worse – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122731-ives-argues-workers-comp-bill-should-make-things-better-not-worse

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122412-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan, Cullerton will hit the pension lottery – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-madigan-cullerton-will-hit-the-pension-lottery/article_5954c49c-46d5-11e7-9367-ebafae44f9da.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Senate Doubles Bets on Slots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/illinois-senate-doubles-bets-on-slots/
— McSweeney Goes After Questionable State Leases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcsweeney-goes-after-questionable-state-leases/
— McConchie Calls Out Madigan for Refusal to Allow Budget Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcconchie-calls-out-madigan-for-refusal-to-allow-budget-vote/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 1.8 MILLION ILLINOISANS ARE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-8-million-illinoisans-are-dependent-on-food-stamps/#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— In response to budget meltdown, Pritzker airs new ad, Biss slams Madigan and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/in-response-to-budget-meltdown-pritzker-airs-new-ad-biss-slams-madigan-and-rauner/

 

AMERICAN INTEREST
— Congress Should Hire More People
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/01/congress-should-hire-more-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Notably, the staffs of three support agencies – the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, have lost 45 percent of their combined staffs from 1975 to 2015.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cullerton wanted budget on Rauner’s desk – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-lawmakers-adjourn-without-passing-budget/2017/06/01/2c7aff98-4682-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking Taxes: What’s Your Fair Share?  Breaking down the U.S. tax code, how it works and who’s paying what – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-taxes-whats-your-fair-share-1496309401

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/cable_news_watchers_now_turning_to_cnn_not_fox_news
— Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/america_s_best_days
— Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/most_think_americans_should_be_proud_of_u_s_history

June 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six things Illinois lawmakers approved last night – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-illinois-budget-20170601-story.html
— Pritzker, wealth can’t save you from yourself – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-politics-kass-met-0601-20170531-column.html
— Lawmakers demonstrate once again why Illinois is getting poached – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-madigan-rauner-reynolds-edit-0601-jm-20170531-story.html
— Should school board elections move to November? – Chuck Fieldman and Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-cullerton-schools-elections-tl-0601-20170531-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter F. McGivern of Wheaton viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.  Of course, McGivern does/would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-the-founding-fathers-risked-everything-for-america-would-trump-20170531-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Trump, on the other hand, never served in the military (bone spurs won him a deferment but, strangely, didn’t stop him from playing football, tennis and squash in high school at the New York Military Academy). He never served in local government, on a library board or water commission, church council, or the PTA. There’s no evidence at all that Trump ever cared for anything other than Donald Trump. When asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about sacrifices Trump had made for his country, Trump replied, “I’ve … built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success.” That’s greed, not sacrifice.)
— America’s recurring German problem – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Trump countries like Germany.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-america-s-recurring-german-problem-20170601-story.html
— Democrats view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House – AP  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I am not a veteran and that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971, and with a draft lottery number over 100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–democrats-veterans-20170529-story.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump thinks you’re stupid.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-fake-news-sources-russia-huppke-20170531-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SHELDON: Head of DCFS resigns amid controversy – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sheldon-resigns-met-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blago wiretaps show Pritzker looking for political appointment – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/blago-wiretaps-show-pritzker-looking-for-political-appointment/
— Illinois state lawmakers end spring session with no budget deal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/
— By the numbers: The price and pain of no budget in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/by-the-numbers-the-price-and-pain-of-no-budget-in-illinois/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P cuts Illinois bond rating – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/sp-cuts-illinois-bond-rating
— Caterpillar turns to students for fresh ideas – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran WANTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNBMENT TO GET RID OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHO WERE Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE01/170529905

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Plan to save historic Wheaton mansion crumbles – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/plan-to-save-historic-wheaton-mansion-crumbles
— Arrest video shows dazed, disoriented Tiger Woods – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/arrest-video-shows-dazed-disoriented-tiger-woods
— ‘Cojones’ at the capitol – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170601/lester-no-fly-zones-for-drones-over-cook-county-property
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If we really want to change something, you really have to get the cojones over there to stand up to Gov. Rauner,” Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush admonished her Republican counterparts in the dwindling hours of the legislative session, where members of both parties got increasingly testy with one another. Bush, of Grayslake, made the comments after the chamber passed a two-year property tax freeze that had only three Republican votes. Most suburban GOP lawmakers didn’t vote on the bill at all, with Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont and Sens. Mike Connelly of Wheaton, Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Tom Rooney of Rolling Meadows all voting “present.”)
— The confusing challenge that faces Springfield, in a word – compromise – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, in Illinois, “compromise” has been surrender to the Democrats, to the Libertarians, to the Greens, and to the RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170601/the-confusing-challenge-that-faces-springfield-in-a-word—compromise

 

ABC7
— Illinois lawmakers fail to pass state budget for 3rd consecutive year – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-state-budget-for-3rd-consecutive-year/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Wiretaps Show Pritzker Talked Political Appointment With Blagojevich  Pritzker’s ties to Blagojevich previously surfaced in December, when the Illinois Republican Party launched robocalls featuring yet another Blagojevich recording from 2008. (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-sought-political-office-from-Blagojevich-425595744.html

 

CBS2
— DCFS Chief Resigning In Wake Of Missteps In Semaj Crosby Case
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/dcfs-chief-resigning-in-wake-of-missteps-in-semaj-crosby-case/

 

WGN TV
— House says it won’t vote on; Rauner says lawmakers ‘derelict’ on budget – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/31/house-says-it-wont-vote-on-rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-on-budget/

 

WGN RADIO
— What has Governor Rauner accomplished in his first term? – PETER ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: What have you accomplished?  Since 2000, I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning.  Since 2015, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.  Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 271,500 articles. Between 2005 and 2012, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I assured that the organization held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month, except August when it held a picnic, and December when it held a Christmas party.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/31/what-are-governor-rauners-accomplishments-in-his-first-term/

 

WTTW
— No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June – Amanda Vinicky and Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/31/no-budget-vote-deadline-day-gridlock-extends-june

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois still without a budget  With no budget in hand, Rauner calls on lawmakers for ‘tragic failure’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/video-rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-for-tragic-failure/article_927b330c-98fd-5960-8996-8e9c67cbff72.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising state’s minimum wage to $15 now up to Rauner – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/raising-states-minimum-wage-to-15-now-up-to-rauner

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article153734924.html

 

ICIRR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2096/terms.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trust lacking in Illinois failure to OK budget by deadline – AP  (DIERSEN: Who discourages others from trusting you? In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. discourage others from trusting me.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/trust-lacking-in-illinois-failure-to-ok-budget-by-deadline/article_aad0d71e-cb6a-5344-922c-f4e878867c0a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House seeks to wall off Russia questions  President hired outside counsel last week – KEVIN LIPTAK  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders want to wall me off from asking questions.  They do not want me to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on their press conferences, events, or other activities.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-seeks-to-wall-off-russia-questions/728095069

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Lawmakers ‘Derelict’ on Budget – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-budget#stream/0

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger calls for civil tone because angry debates are ‘burden’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-calls-for-civil-tone-because-angry-debates-are-burden/article_979f72e2-f2e8-50b0-84b8-27b1c40475fd.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— OEIG report says president ‘mismanaged’ NIU – Shane Nicholson
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/05/31/oeig-report-says-president-mismanaged-niu/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pols Point Fingers While Illinois Continues Slide – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/pols-point-fingers-while-illinois-continues-slide#stream/0
— Republican Lawmakers Defy Rauner on 911 Services – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/republican-lawmakers-defy-rauner-911-services#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner to call the Dems back to Springfield to enact a balanced budget w/property tax & other true reforms – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/gov-rauner-to-call-the-dems-back-to-springfield-to-enact-a-balanced-budget-wproperty-tax-other-true-reforms/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives: Bill lauded in the House falls short of promised property tax relief – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511121041-ives-bill-lauded-in-the-house-falls-short-of-promised-property-tax-relief

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams school funding measure as repeat disguised as reform – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122392-ives-slams-school-funding-measure-as-repeat-disguised-as-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Chicago bail-out masked as public safety fees on your phone – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/chicago-bail-out-masked-as-public-safety-fees-on-your-phone/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Tax Hike Bill Illustrates Who Democrats Serve – Matthew Besler
http://illinoisopportunity.org/tax-hike-bill-illustrates-who-democrats-serve/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Approves Transgender Birth Certificates — Contact Gov. Rauner! – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/illinois-senate-approves-transgender-birth-certificates-contact-gov-rauner/
— DCFS’ Leftist Social Experiment on Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/dcfs-evil-leftist-social-experiment-children/
— Ben and Jerry’s Proves Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Is Not Marriage – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/ben-jerrys-proves-sex-marriage-not-marriage/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trib reporter denies Pritzker story was a Rauner leak
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/trib-reporter-denies-pritzker-story-was-a-rauner-leak/
— “Team Rauner will never give up on this fight for reform”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/team-rauner-will-never-give-up-on-this-fight-for-reform/

 

GOPUSA
— Health care scare tactics: Disingenuous Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/health-care-scare-tactics-disingenuous-democrats/
— Trump Budget Revives American Work Ethic (DIERSEN: During 22 of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I took job-related college courses.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-budget-revives-american-work-ethic/

 

BREITBART
— Rasmussen: Over Half Think Leaking Classified Information to Media Is an ‘Act of Treason’ – Katie McHugh  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have always accused me of leaking information. Of course, I should sue them for slander.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/rasmussen-over-half-think-leaking-classified-information-to-media-is-an-act-of-treason/
— White House Releases Select Ethics Waivers for Administration Staff – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/white-house-releases-select-ethics-waivers-for-administration-staff/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tesla’s Elon Musk makes threat against Trump administration if US leaves the Paris Accord – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/31/teslas-elon-musk-makes-threat-against-trump-administration-if-it-leaves-the-paris-accord/

 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Administrators at DePaul University told the school’s College Republicans group this week they are banned from circulating a pro-life poster  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “administrators at DePaul University” rescind my 1980 master’s degree in accounting because I am “too conservative?”)

http://umslspaces.com/administrators-at-depaul-university-told-the-schools-college-republicans-gro/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Players Want Margaret Court Arena Renamed Over Remarks on Gays – BEN ROTHENBERG  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, your name will be taken off everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/sports/tennis/margaret-court-gay-marriage-australia.html
— Twitter Fails E.U. Standard on Removing Hate Speech Online – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, all speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is hate speech.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/twitter-facebook-google-europe-hate-speech.html
— New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role – DANIEL VICTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/media/new-york-times-buyouts.html
— Twitter Makes the News a Little Dumber – JIM KERSTETTER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/technology/daily-report-twitter-makes-the-news-a-little-dumber.html
— How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/how-twitter-is-being-gamed-to-feed-misinformation.html
— Endangered Children: The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals – FREDERICA PERERA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/toxic-chemicals-pregnancy-fetus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to a) come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/immigrant-legal-services-new-york.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Where the Teacher’s Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed – ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/school-comfort-dog-program.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/upshot/a-2016-review-why-key-state-polls-were-wrong-about-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But – PATRICIA COHEN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/economy/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN allowed its brand name to merge with Kathy Griffin. It paid the price. – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to allow its brand name to merge with Dave Diersen?  ANSWER: Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/05/31/cnn-allowed-its-brand-name-to-merge-with-kathy-griffin-it-paid-the-price/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics – John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-redistricting-case-20170601-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opioid Makers Sued for Stoking Addition – Jeanne Whalen  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who stoke addiction to booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be sued.  Needless-to-say, elected officials who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be thrown out of office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-sues-five-drug-firms-saying-they-fueled-opioid-crisis-1496248317
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-mayor-junks-due-process-1496269854
— Why Do the Young Reject Capitalism?  At the same time, they celebrate entrepreneurs and free enterprise. It’s a curious disconnect. – Warren Stephens  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn capitalism and b) glorify and praise socialism, communism, and dictatorship.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-the-young-reject-capitalism-1496270135
— Though Outnumbered, Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chiefs – Joann Lublin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-ceos-dont-get-paid-less-than-men-in-big-business-they-make-more-1496223001
— You’re Getting a Master’s in What? – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: What did you get your master’s degree in?  I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-getting-a-masters-in-what-1496235600
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Debt, Regrets Mar College for Many – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rush-to-college-might-be-a-mistake-1496289603

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Is chronic sleep deprivation impairing President Trump’s brain, performance? – Jayne O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: How much sleep do you need/get?  I get far less sleep because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/chronic-sleep-deprivation-impairing-trump-brain-performance/102344570/
— Kathy Griffin’s sickening Donald Trump stunt united us – Dave Berg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/31/kathy-griffin-beheads-trump-beclowns-herself-dave-berg-column/102330054/
— Millennials are stressing about their finances – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Earning credits toward a pension reduces financial stress.  I earned credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/06/01/study-millennials-stressing-their-finances/102346080/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House Staffers – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/trump-drains-swamp-by-granting-ethics-waivers-to-staffers.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— White House Waivers Let Trump Appointees Work With Past Clients – Bill Allison  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-01/white-house-waivers-let-trump-appointees-work-with-past-clients

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation.  The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security is far less today than it was in 2010.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Trump Budget’s Assault on Federal Workers – Sen. Ben Cardin  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Trump’s budget shows the “disdain he has for federal employees.” Given that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Trump and at his supporters a) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/05/trump-budgets-assault-federal-workers/138304/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A budget is supposed to reflect the president’s priorities and the values our country holds dear. Unfortunately, the budget President Trump recently sent to Congress shows how much disdain he has for federal employees and the taxpayers they help and support every day. Civil servants perform countless tasks that assist, defend and protect Americans. They are saving lives, empowering small businesses, keeping America safe from harm, and otherwise ensuring a safe and prosperous future for our country, children and families. Many of our federal employees perform jobs that no one else can do, often in places no one else would work.)
— Keeping Employees Engaged During Periods of Uncertainty – Allison Abbe  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was in a “period of uncertainty.”  To keep GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran “engaged,” the Democrats who ran GAO promised to get rid of agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/05/keeping-employees-engaged-during-periods-uncertainty/138270/

May 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— No vote Wednesday on Illinois budget, impasse continues – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-vote-wednesday-on-illinois-budget-impasse-continues/2058529/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Lawmakers Fail To Reach Agreement On State Budget
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/illinois-state-budget-vote-house-senate/
— Forrest Claypool Says Rauner Administration Treatment To CPS Is Discriminatory – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, Democrats will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and even worse things.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/forrest-claypool-rauner-administration-treatment-cps-discriminatory/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is no way to sugarcoat this,” Claypool said. “As the lawyers representing CPS and five parent plaintiffs in the ongoing civil rights lawsuit against Governor Rauner, and the state of Illinois have written, although the state has not installed signs on schoolhouse doors that say ‘whites only’ and ‘colored,’ the state has used its check book to accomplish exactly that.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan: No budget vote on lawmakers’ last scheduled meeting day – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-final-day-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— City watchdog offers Emanuel cost-saving ideas as dozens of union contracts to expire – Hal Dardick and Dan Hinkel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-union-contracts-expiring-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— Judge to Trump’s top Illinois donor, Ron Gidwitz: Fork over $5.7M in damages – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-0601-chicago-inc-20170531-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker sought political office from Blagojevich, 2008 FBI wiretaps show – Todd Lighty, Jeff Coen and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-rod-blagojevich-fbi-wiretap-recordings-met-0601-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fundraiser Gidwitz ordered to pay $5.7 million in legal fees – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-fundraiser-gidwitz-ordered-to-pay-5-7-million-in-legal-fees/
— Illinois House won’t take up budget bills on last day of session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/amp/
— Obamas buys D.C. home for $8.1 million; keeping house in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-buys-d-c-home-keeping-house-in-chicago/
— Feeling insulted, Mexican to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feeling-insulted-mexican-to-market-trump-toilet-paper/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Feds send O’Hare bypass feud between tollway, railroad to mediators – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/feds-send-ohare-bypass-feud-between-tollway-railroad-to-mediators

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lawmakers will miss budget deadline – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539945/lawmakers-will-miss-budget-deadline
— Biz groups blast lawmakers as budget clock runs out – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539950/biz-groups-blast-lawmakers-as-budget-clock-runs-out
— Illinois’ budget crisis is about to get even harder to resolve – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/NEWS02/170539962/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve
— Cash-strapped Chicago has a window to save millions, inspector says – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539968/cash-strapped-chicago-has-a-window-to-save-millions-inspector-says

 

WBEZ
— CPS Chief Makes Plea To Save District From ‘Brink Of Insolvency’ – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-chief-makes-plea-to-save-district-from-brink-of-insolvency/c4d28dc4-c396-4021-b337-fbb633cbb287

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— FBI wiretap records Pritzker, Blagojevich talking state jobs – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/fbi-wiretap-records-pritzker-blagojevich-talking-state-jobs

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House rule: ‘Continuous session’ – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/house-rule-continuous-session.html
— Ammons speaks up for protesters at Illinois House – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: What do you speak up for?  I speak up for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/ammons-speaks-protesters-illinois-house.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three public jobs no problem for local Wonder Woman, or are they? – Editorial (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job, a political job, or any other kind of job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, a $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and $2,028 Social Security and b) that I worked part-time for Firestone Stores during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article153431759.html

 

WMAY
— Rep McSweeney Calls For Audit of Rauner Administration Leases
http://www.wmay.com/2017/05/31/rep-mcsweeney-calls-for-audit-of-rauner-administration-leases/

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Illinois Democrat’s Dilemma – DON ROSE
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/illinois-democrats-dilemma/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Better Government Association Could Use Some Better Pension Research – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/better-government-association-could-use-some-better-pension-research-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Most Illinois high school students will graduate, few are ready for college – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/most-illinois-high-school-students-will-graduate-few-are-ready/article_e1b5bc88-4568-11e7-8d8c-2b25eb866b01.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS INCOME TAX HIKE TO 5% OPENS DOOR FOR A PROGRESSIVE TAX HIKE – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-tax-hike-to-5-opens-door-for-a-progressive-tax-hike/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE SEN. KYLE MCCARTER SAYS SPRINGFIELD WASTING TIME
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/state-sen-kyle-mccarter-says-springfield-wasting-time-video.html
— ILLINOIS DEMS MOVE LEFT MORE THAN EVER DURING SESSION’S LAST DAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/illinois-dems-move-left-more-than-ever-during-last-days-of-session.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Radogno, Durkin to hold press conference to blast the Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/rauner-radogno-durkin-to-hold-press-conference-to-blast-the-democrats/
— ILGOP follows up robocalls with online ads
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/ilgop-follows-up-robocalls-with-online-ads/
— Madigan lists “accomplishments,” lashes out at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/madigan-lists-accomplishments-lashes-out-at-rauner/
— Moody’s analyst: Backlog threatens “financial foundations of the state”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/moodys-analyst-backlog-threatens-financial-foundations-of-the-state/
— Another Pritzker response *** More to Pritzker’s Blagojevich wiretap conversations than first believed
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/more-to-pritzkers-blagojevich-wiretap-conversations-than-first-believed/
— NIU president “routinely circumvented state laws and regulations to reward friends and associates”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/niu-president-routinely-circumvented-state-laws-and-regulations-to-reward-friends-and-associates/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 5,500 illegals registered to vote in Virginia in last decade; 1,852 actually cast ballots  Critics say McAuliffe kept key facts hidden – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/30/illegals-in-virginia-registered-vote-in-elections/

 

GOPUSA
— 52 shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25144
— U.S. Supreme Court protects Mexican citizen from US deportation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25112
— Battle of the Wall Street sculptures continues
http://www.gopusa.com/battle-of-the-wall-street-sculptures-continues/
— Zero students in 6 Baltimore schools tested proficient
http://www.gopusa.com/zero-students-in-6-baltimore-schools-tested-proficient/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Top Mexican Official: Don’t Worry, Trump Is Deporting Fewer Mexicans Than Obama – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/31/top-mexican-official-dont-worry-trump-is-deporting-fewer-mexicans-than-obama/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you insult Trump, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-staff-crazy-618444

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security diminishes because COLAs are far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— One-term Trump? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/05/one-term-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If President Donald Trump wants to: 1) Avoid any possible impeachment action, or 2) Help Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in 2018, or 3) Score another electoral vote win in 2020, then, He might want to back off his plan to put millions of current and future federal retirees on a zero-calorie COLA (as in cost-of-living-adjustment) diet for life. Why? Because federal retirees and their families are a major factor — both in finances and voting — in most states and many communities.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 53% Say Media Leaks Are Act of Treason  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs. They also blame Republican losses on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/53_say_media_leaks_are_act_of_treason

May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents

May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters stage sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/
— Comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo with replica of Trump’s bloody, decapitated head – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kathy-griffin-sorry-for-photo-holding-replica-of-trumps-bloody-head/2056319/

 

NBC5
— Protesters Dragged From Capitol as Illinois Approaches 700 Days Without a Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/protesters-removed-illinois-house-springfield-425408464.html
— ‘For Me, There’s No Justice’: Latest Alleged Hastert Victim Told Police  Man identified in a recent lawsuit as “Richard Doe” said he was assaulted by Hastert in a public restroom in the summer of what he believes was either 1973 or 1974. – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alleged-hastert-victim-police-report-425392744.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Discusses Resolving Budget Stalemate, Puts Down Rauner – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Who puts you down?  I should write a book about those who put me down.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/pritzker-budget-stalemate-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Illinois a big-spending state? Evidence says ‘no’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in Illinois are each of the following: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent?  What percent of Illinois personal income taxes are paid by each of the following: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-zorn-spending-illinois-rauner-budget-crisis-perspec-0531-jm-20170530-column.html
— Property tax freeze has merit, but not without other tax reforms – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-property-tax-freeze-st-0531-20170530-story.html
— Kennedy calls property tax system ‘extortion’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-democratic-governor-speech-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— House advances plan to allow Illinois to sell the Thompson Center; Rauner objects – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-sale-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? – Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-women-dropping-out-of-the-workforce-20170530-story.html
— Stopping Chicago’s population loss – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-population-loss-chicago-census-edit-0531-jm-20170530-story.html
— Plan to tax, regulate fantasy sports industry emerges in Springfield – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-fantasy-sports-met-0531-20170530-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth escalate battle over federal appointments – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/
— CPS will ‘do whatever’s necessary’ to open come fall: Forrest Claypool – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-cps-will-do-whatevers-necessary-to-open-come-fall-forrest-claypool-says/
— Godzilla never seems to care about Tokyo being crushed beneath him – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/godzilla-never-seems-to-care-about-tokyo-being-crushed-beneath-him/
— Kennedy rips ‘corrupt’ property tax system in shot at Dem leaders – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kennedy-rips-corrupt-property-tax-system-in-shot-at-dem-leaders/
— That $12,000 in wasted taxpayer money just the norm in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/that-12000-in-wasted-taxpayer-money-just-the-norm-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Senate passes 2-year property tax freeze, with exceptions – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/state-senate-passes-2-year-property-tax-freeze-with-exceptions
— Tentative deal reached in COD lawsuit by fired administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/tentative-deal-reached-in-cod-lawsuit-by-fired-administrators
— Schools chiefs to urge state lawmakers Wednesday to end budget impasse – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/schools-chiefs-to-urge-state-lawmakers-wednesday-to-end-budget-impasse
— After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-illinois-refugee-arrivals-met-20170530-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves $15-an-hour minimum wage hike – AP  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/NEWS02/170539977/illinois-house-approves-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-hike
— Durbin, Duckworth flex muscle on judicial, U.S. attorney picks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/BLOGS02/170539975/durbin-duckworth-flex-muscle-on-judicial-u-s-attorney-picks

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Backs CPS Head Claypool, Who Says State Funding A ‘Cancer’ On Schools – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170530/bridgeport/rahm-backs-cps-head-claypool-after-teachers-vote-of-no-confidence

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters disrupt legislative proceedings at Statehouse – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/protesters-disrupt-legislative-proceedings-at-statehouse
— Senate approves property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/senate-approves-property-tax-freeze

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood unite to save Peoria ag lab from Trump budget – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170530/cheri-bustos-darin-lahood-unite-to-save-peoria-ag-lab-from-trump-budget

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Legislature, governor set national futility record with budget drought – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-legislature-governor-set-national-futility-record-with-budget-drought/article_bec528ba-91c9-5095-b26e-4abe071b1248.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Hate Crime Bill Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Desk  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN AS BEING HATERS THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/hate-crime-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— March to Springfield Leaders Block Doors to Gov. Rauner’s Office – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office-05-30-2017
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Fundraising campaign underway to preserve 1897 Wheaton mansion  Wheaton Park District estimates cost to move, restore building at $1 million – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/30/fundraising-campaign-underway-to-preserve-1897-wheaton-mansion/agwbvq3/

 

WAND
— Police pulling protesters blocking access to Rauner’s office
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35548734/police-arresting-protesters-blocking-access-to-rauners-office

 

WYMG
— Rauner rips Senate property tax freeze
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-rips-senate-property-tax-freeze/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Hastings attacks Rauner for misleading school funding data – John Myers
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511119116-hastings-attacks-rauner-for-misleading-school-funding-data

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Trotter: ‘Misinformation’ surrounding school funding formula prevents forward motion on budget deal – Glenn Minnis
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511118968-trotter-misinformation-surrounding-school-funding-formula-prevents-forward-motion-on-budget-deal

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois’ Income tax hike: which Chicagoland communities will pay the most?  (DIERSEN: How much more would the taxpayers in your zip code pay?  Wheaton South (60189) is ranked 45th with 15,132 taxpayers and an average state income tax increase of $1,341 for a total increase of $20,292,012.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511121347-illinois-income-tax-hike-which-chicagoland-communities-will-pay-the-most#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TREASONOUS: State House passes bill barring state, local authorities from holding person based on some federal immigration laws – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-house-passes-bill-barring-state-local-authorities-from-holding/article_fe186b52-4499-11e7-93cb-bf50e5b7e39f.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before – Richard Jones
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121474-ives-rips-new-school-funding-formula-as-worse-than-before
— No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121576-no-accountability-no-money-make-college-grant-program-a-mistake-ives-says

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pastor Grantee Under Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering Concerning Summer Food Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/pastor-grantee-under-blagojevich-and-quinn-administrations-plead-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-concerning-summer-food-program/
— Robo-Calls Asks for Calls to Althoff Against “False Birth Certificate” Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/robo-calls-asks-for-calls-to-althoff-against-false-birth-certificate-bill/
— Tobin Blasts Senate Democrats for Retroactive Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/tobin-blsts-senate-democrats-for-retroactive-tax-hike/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes end of session robocalls against House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/ilgop-unleashes-end-of-session-robocalls-against-house-democrats/
— Rauner responds *** Claypool: “Racially discriminatory state funding is a cancer upon CPS” (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/claypool-racially-discriminatory-state-funding-is-a-cancer-upon-cps/
— Durkin responds – Madigan responds *** Rauner slams House’s Thompson Center sale legislation (DIERSEN: Who slams what you do?  I should write a book about those who slam what I do. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/rauner-slams-houses-thompson-center-sale-legislation/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CHAOS AT TEXAS STATE HOUSE! Democrat Attacks Republican After He Calls ICE on Illegals in Building
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/democrat-threatens-shoot-gop-lawmaker-texas-house-floor-calls-ice-illegal-protesters/

 

GOPUSA
— After turn to leftwing politics, 10M subscribers drop ESPN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25010
— San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25045

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois House Blocks Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants, Makes Voter Registration Automatic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/illinois-house-blocks-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-makes-voter-registration-automatic/
— Spicer Ends First Press Briefing In 15 Days By Criticizing ‘Fake News’ And ‘False Narratives’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents the ONLY news that is not fake and the ONLY news that is worth reading is the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/spicer-ends-first-press-briefing-in-15-days-by-criticizing-fake-news-and-false-narratives/
— With A Tweet, Trump Undercuts His Criticism Of Articles Based On Anonymous Sources – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/with-a-tweet-trump-undercuts-his-criticism-of-articles-based-on-anonymous-sources/

 

BREITBART
— Texas State Rep. Claims Death Threats, Assault from Fellow House Members – BOB PRICE AND ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/29/texas-state-rep-claims-death-threats-assault-fellow-house-members/
— Majority of Swedes Think Media Lies About the Impact of Mass Migration – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/30/majority-swedes-media-lies-mass-migration/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Son, Don’t Marry a Feminist – SUZANNE VENKER
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/05/24/son-dont-marry-a-feminist/

 

NEWSMAX
— World Retirement Savings Gap Seen Reaching $400 Trillion by 2050
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/World-Retirement-Savings-trillion/2017/05/29/id/792967/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153374209.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Grants Anonymity to Latest Hastert Sex Abuse Accuser  A county judge has ruled that an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House Speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-30/judge-grants-anonymity-to-latest-hastert-sex-abuse-accuser

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP DOESN’T READ HIS DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS; PREFERS BIG PICTURES INSTEAD.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-does-not-read-white-house-top-secret-intelligence-briefings-big-617515

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills  Bills would increase LGBT appointees, eliminate “gay panic” defense, and allow trans people to amend their vital records – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-pushing-slate-pro-lgbtq-bills/

May 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Are video games addictive like drugs, gambling? Some who’ve struggled say yes – John Keilman  (DIERSEN: The more that you oppose vices like I do, the harder that those who promote vices work against you.  Those who promote vices in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois work especially hard against me.  Republicans oppose the promotion of vices.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote vices.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-video-game-addiction-met-20170529-story.html
— Illinois House approves Chicago gun bill, immigrant protections – Monique Garcia, Haley BeMiller and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0530-20170529-story.html
— Joliet DCFS investigators competed for $100 gift cards given for closing most cases – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors acted like Democrat politicians had promised them bonuses and promotions a) for hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) for getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dcfs-contest-met-20170526-story.html
— At these prices an MBA is not all it should be – Kim Gittleson  (DIERSEN: When did you earn your MBA and from what university?  I earned my MBA from Loyola in 1976.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who do not have an MBA degree have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the value of MBA degrees.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have an MBA degree from an Ivy League university have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the value of MBA degrees from non-Ivy League universities.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-mba-business-degree-expensive-overpriced-20170530-story.html
— Singed by census report, Emanuel turns to U-Haul – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-tuesday-edition-20170526-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Portland mayor aims to cancel Trump free-speech rally, fears ‘hatred’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment, that is, to abolish Trump supporters.  Will anti-Trumps succeed in a) banning Trump supporters from asking questions at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) events, b) banning Trump supporters from attending WCC events, and/or c) banning Trump supporters from being a member of WCC?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-condemns-fatal-stabbing-of-good-samaritans-in-portland/
— House Dems struggle to find consensus on tax hike as clock ticks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-struggle-to-find-consensus-on-tax-hike-as-clock-ticks/
— Tiger Woods blames medications for his arrest on DUI charge – Doug Ferguson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/tiger-woods-charged-with-dui-after-arrest/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF MCSWEENEY AND DRURY: What happens when two suburban lawmakers defy Rauner, Madigan – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Who do you defy?  I defy Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) when I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) when I promote the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.  What has happened to me?  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/what-happens-when-two-suburban-lawmakers-defy-rauner-madigan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But going it alone is not without costs, big or small. When engraved clocks by Irish-American designer Simon-Pearce were handed out to the rest of the Democratic caucus earlier this year, Drury didn’t get one. . .Subsequently, Drury was removed from his spot on the judiciary committee. Most bills Drury has sponsored this session have landed in a sort of legislative purgatory — the rules committee — and would emerge only if Madigan and Democratic leaders allowed it, something Drury has pointed out in news releases. . .Drury says he gets praise back home in his North suburban district, but at the Capitol, he’s ostracized and spends much of his free time on his own. During Democratic caucus meetings, he appears sullen and withdrawn and often leaves the party sessions early when Democrats begin discussing upcoming votes on important bills. . .McSweeney rarely attends caucus meetings at all. “The governor doesn’t need to tell me what to do. And that’s what the Republican caucus is, getting marching orders from the governor’s office,” said McSweeney, an investment specialist. Instead, McSweeney spends his time trying to drum up votes for the bills he hopes to pass and dining with Democratic lawmakers and close confidants of Madigan. He’s made a habit of inviting members of the black caucus, including Democratic state Rep. Christian Mitchell of Chicago, to town hall meetings in his Northwest suburban district. Unlike Drury’s experience, where many of his bills have died in committee, McSweeney said he hasn’t been retaliated upon by the GOP, and his bills — which also depend on Democratic leaders calling them for a vote — have tended to pass by wide, bipartisan margins. . .Both Drury and McSweeney have the financial wherewithal and the help of wealthy friends to fund their campaigns without depending on party leaders for donations. Neither received more than $1,500 from party sources in the last election cycle, Illinois State Board of Elections records show.)
— FRONT PAGE: Bill to stop cop pension double dipping, based on Naperville case, passes – Chacour Koop  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I get both a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension ($50,856/year) and Social Security ($2,028/year). In my defense, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/bill-to-stop-cop-pension-double-dipping-based-on-naperville-case-passes–
— Preservationists scrambling to raise money to save Wheaton mansion – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/preservationists-scrambling-to-raise-money-to-save-wheaton-mansion

 

NBC5
— Aurora Named Best City for Living the American Dream
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Suburb-Named-Best-City-for-Living-the-American-Dream-425180184.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House full of action but no budget choice debate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257700814-story

 

WTTW
— Illinois Still Has No Budget (But a Bunch of Other Bill In the Works) – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/29/illinois-still-has-no-budget-bunch-other-bill-works

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House approves college grant program for ‘B’ students; GOP says it’s unaffordable – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/house-approves-college-grant-program-for-b-students-gop-says-its-unaffordable
— House votes to slow down expansion of Medicaid managed care – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/house-votes-to-slow-down-expansion-of-medicaid-managed-care

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— David W. Cook Testing his faith in state government, again – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-30/jim-dey-testing-his-faith-state-government-again.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Three Kinds Of Taxes Divide Illinois House Democrats – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/three-kinds-taxes-divide-illinois-house-democrats

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TRAGIC: 5 dead, 44 injured in Chicago shootings over holiday weekend – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article153308804.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Dispute Over Taxes In Springfield – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245074#.WS13CRFSRZI
— IL Congress Tax Debate Continues – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245108#.WS13zhFSRZI

 

CHICAGO READER
— DISGUSTING: Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates favor some form of legal weed in Illinois – Lee V. Gaines  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/05/30/most-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-favor-some-form-of-legal-weed-in-illinois

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Rauner hands tied by Democrats that Control Illinois for over 30 years/ Corruption, assault on our wallets – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/05/29/rauner-hands-tied-by-democrats-that-control-illinois-for-over-30-years-corruption-assault-on-our-wallets/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Madigan’s House Blocks Rauner Human Rights Agencies Reorganization – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/29/madigans-house-blocks-rauner-human-rights-agencies-reorganization/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After heated debate, House passes bill that could add $400 million in student grant spending – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: The fact that I did not get any grants to pay for my college expenses has always been used by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to paint me as someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-heated-debate-house-passes-bill-that-could-add-million/article_2512e268-44a5-11e7-9d76-abea563ea841.html

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— In Rural Illinois, Trump Supporters Distrust News Media
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/in-rural-illinois-trump-supporter-distrust-news-media/3875197.html

 

GOPUSA
— TREASOINOUS: Lansing Episcopalians to hide illegal aliens with deportation orders from ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25006

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 98 percent of Republican military veterans approve of Trump: Poll – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/29/98-percent-of-republican-military-veterans-approve/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— THE CIVIL WAR IS HERE  The left doesn’t want to secede. It wants to rule. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266197/civil-war-here-daniel-greenfield#.WSxiqxvW1Ud.facebook

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO FORGET THE CONFEDERACY  Joseph Farah spills dirty little secret behind left’s assault on statues, flags, memorials
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/why-democrats-want-you-to-forget-the-confederacy/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Attack Texas Republican After He Calls ICE On Illegal Protesters – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/confrontation-occurs-between-texas-reps-after-republican-calls-ice-on-illegal-protesters/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American cities join call for impeachment.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/trump-impeachment-cities-238912

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with three big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote mass immigration.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/business/economy/storm-lake-iowa-immigrant-workers.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: G.O.P. Conundrum: Run With or Against Trump? – Jeremy W. Peters  (DIERSEN: Are the Republicans who represent your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois ruing with or against Trump.  Needless-to-say, those who are running against Trump should immediately resign.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/politics/republicans-georgia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can the President Be Indicted?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/politics/a-constitutional-puzzle-can-the-president-be-indicted.html
— Gerrymandering: When Politicians Pick Their Voters – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which politicians would NOT pick you?  Politicians who are members of the following groups would NOT pick me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. Trumps says the federal government will pull back from that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-plans-to-minimize-civil-rights-efforts-in-agencies/2017/05/29/922fc1b2-39a7-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Here’s what you need to land America’s best jobs – Marco della Cava and Eli Blumenthal  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I had 1962-1997 as being both “bad” and “overpaid.” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/30/heres-what-you-need-land-americas-best-jobs/101730006/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Civil Discourse in Decline: Where Does It End?  The shift away from politeness, decorum and respect is real—and its consequences visible every day – Gerald F. Seib  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most argumentative, nasty, condescending, bombastic, obnoxious, rude, vicious, threatening, etc. people in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They would love it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/civil-discourse-in-decline-where-does-it-end-1496071276
— The Fourth Circuit Joins the ‘Resistance’  Taking a stand against Trump, the judges are also defying Supreme Court precedent. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey  (DIERSEN: What victories have members of the resistance claimed so far in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fourth-circuit-joins-the-resistance-1496071859
— About the ‘Gutting the Safety Net’  Runaway disability payments invite fraud and punish work. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/about-the-gutting-the-safety-net-1496096189

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— GAO says federal employee salaries should be based on performance, not seniority – Tony Ware  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.  In 1989, to help GAO hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, the Democrats who ran GAO implemented their pay-for-performance system. They used the massive subjectivity and flexibility in that system a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/gao-says-feds-salaries-should-be-based-on-performance-not-seniority

 

FED WEEK
— Federal Career Transitions  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  Needless-to-say, in 1980, my taking an $18,847 (21%) pay cut (from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, down to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326, to transfer from IRS to GAO was a big career transition. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned my transfer. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the job skills and the knowledge of IRS that I had acquired by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.fedweek.com/store/complete-guide-federal-career-transitions/