FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Mike Madigan found guilty on 10 counts in partial verdict, not guilty on 7 counts. Republicans, Democrats denounce corruption that brought Madigan down.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mike-madigan-news-jury-illinois-house-speaker-corruption-trial-reaches-consensus-17-charges-deadlocked-6-others/15897869/
— Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tulsi-gabbard-senate-votes-nomination-trumps-director-national-intelligence/15897871/
FOX32
— Pat Brady reacts to Madigan’s guilty verdict
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1592230
WTTW
— Judge Clears Way for Donald Trump’s Plan to Downsize Federal Workforce With Deferred Resignation Program
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/12/judge-clears-way-donald-trump-s-plan-downsize-federal-workforce-deferred-resignation
WBEZ
— PBS shutters DEI office. The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
https://www.wbez.org/media/2025/02/12/pbs-shutters-dei-office
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Reader: Removing late Rep. Henry Hyde’s name from DuPage courthouse is ‘terrible and petty’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/02/12/removing-henry-hyde-name-dupage-courthouse-wrong-blagojevich-donald-trump-suenos-ymca
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Michael Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud
https://chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-trial-news/2025/02/12/mike-madigan-trial-jury-deliberation-write-through
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Madigan jury sends a message — to all of America
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/michael-madigan-jury-sends-message-ethics-greg-hinz
KWQC
— Illinois GOP leader McCombie said Madigan’s guilty verdict ‘sober day’ for state
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx98bYXzi4A
NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker emerging as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic critics
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-02-12/pritzker-emerging-as-one-of-trumps-most-vocal-democratic-critics
FOX ILLINOIS
— White House ‘not satisfied’ with number of ICE arrests
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/white-house-not-satisfied-with-number-of-ice-arrests-illegal-immigration-customs-enforcement-migrants-president-donald-trump-sanctuary-cities-white-house-border-czar-tom-homan-sex-trafficking-ring-gang-tren-de-aragua-gangs
CAPITOL FAX
— Roundup: Madigan, McClain trial verdict
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/12/roundup-madigan-mcclain-trial-verdict/
— Madigan/McClain verdict react (Updated)
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/12/madigan-verdict-react/
— Madigan/McClain trial verdict cheat sheet
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/12/madiganmcclain-trial-verdict-cheat-sheet/
— Madigan jury has come to a unanimous decision on 17 counts, deadlocked on 12 counts
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/12/madigan-jury-has-come-to-a-unanimous-decision-on-17-counts-impasse-on-12-counts/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WHEATON RECORD
— Alumni Sign Letter of Complaint After Vought Controversy. Social media posts congratulating Russell Vought on his new position with the Trump administration sparked controversy.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/02/12/alumni-vought-controversy/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House GOP demands ethics reforms after Madigan guilty verdicts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_201ead3e-e97d-11ef-a7f8-3b73f27018ea.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— My Wife Bought Champagne When Investigation of Madigan Began Pledging Not to Open It Until He Was Convicted, Now’s the Time
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/my-wife-bought-champagne-when-investigation-of-madigan-began-pledging-not-to-open-it-until-he-was-convicted/
— Press Release from U.S. Attorney on Mike Madigan Conviction
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/press-release-from-u-s-attorney-on-mike-madigan-conviction/
— House Republicans Point to Suzanne Ness’ Huge Contributions from Mike Madigan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/house-republicans-point-to-suzanne-ness-huge-contributions-from-mike-madigan/
— Schakowsky Outlines District Impact of Social Security Expansion Law Giving Higher Retirement Benefits to Government Employees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/schakowsky-outlines-impact-of-social-security-expansion-law-giving-higher-retirement-benefits-to-government-employees/
— Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/election-cartoon/
— February 21st Is Day Lara Trump Speaking at McHenry County GOPAC Event
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/february-21st-is-day-lara-trump-speaking-at-mchenry-county-gopac-event/
— About the Proposed Commuter Service to Rockford through Huntley
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/12/about-the-proposed-commuter-service-to-rockford-through-huntley/
— LaHood Criticizes Blagojevich Pardon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/11/lahood-criticizes-blagojevich-pardon/
— Wilcox Files Domestic Abuse Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/11/wilcox-files-domestic-abuse-bill/
— Trump Pardon of Blagojevich Minimizes Problem with Illinois Corruption
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/11/trump-pardon-of-blagojevich-minimizes-problem-with-illinois-corruption/
— Challenges to FOID Card Requirement’s Constitutionality Continue
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/11/challenges-to-foid-card-requirements-constitutionality-continue/
— Schakowsky Demonstrates at Treasury Department
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/11/schakowsky-demonstrates-at-treasury-department/
— Former State Rep. DeLoris Doederlein Honored by Kane County Republicans
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/10/former-state-rep-deloris-doederlein-honored-by-kane-county-republicans/
— DeWitte Outlines Latest on Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/10/dewitte-outlines-latest-on-illegal-aliens/
— Schakowsky Defends Federal Employees
www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/10/schakowsky-defends-federal-employees/
— Illinois Compared to Indiana
https://https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/09/illinois-compared-to-indiana/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Associated Press exposes its hate for Trump … again
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/12/associated-press-exposes-hate-trump/
— U.S. government employees overwhelmingly back Democrats. In politics, nothing indicates loyalty more than where people put their money. (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/11/u-government-employees-overwhelmingly-back-democra/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal workforce has become an integral part of the Democratic Party power structure, rivaling the liberal mainstream media, billionaire donors and the activist nonprofits they fund as its most important political ally. This is why Democrats are proclaiming a guerrilla street revolution. They want to stop President Trump and point man Elon Musk from downsizing their army and from surgically removing liberal agenda offices, agencies and leaders — a force it took Democrats years to put into place. Mr. Musk immediately targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development and its exporting of woke ideologies. Federal election records show that USAID personnel contributed $240,000 to the Kamala Harris campaign in the 2024 election cycle and just $999 to Mr. Trump. Of USAID’s top 20 funded candidates, just one was a Republican. President Biden used executive orders to open the southern border to drug cartel-smuggled migrants, to rewrite Title IX for men in women’s sports and to repay students’ delinquent loans without congressional approval. Democrats cheered. They warn Mr. Trump not to downsize the U.S. government, as our national debt reaches $36 trillion, or we’ll impeach him again. OpenSecrets.org, which tracks campaign donations, shows that government workers bankroll Democrats in large ratios. In politics, nothing indicates loyalty more than where people put their money. Employees in the government’s 15 Cabinet-level departments, such as Defense, State and Justice, contributed over $9 million to candidate Harris compared with $1.6 million to Mr. Trump. Looking at federal employees collectively would put them in the top 12 of Harris donors. “One of the reasons the left gravitates to the bureaucracies is because they know it allows them to exercise unaccountable power,” Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, told me. His group has uncovered government misconduct by aggressively pursuing Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. Mr. Fitton added, “History shows effective conservative government reformers will be targeted, isolated, harassed, smeared and destroyed. And public employee unions necessarily have an interest in bigger government, which means they are allied with and support leftist and Democratic Party politicians.” For example, when IRS whistleblowers came forward to testify about Mr. Biden’s family corruption, agency higher-ups smashed them. Special Agents Joe Ziegler and Gary Shapley testified to the House Ways and Means Committee in 2023 that the Justice Department blocked their probe of Hunter Biden into income tax fraud. In December, the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that protects against whistleblower reprisals, concluded that the two were the victims of illegal gag orders and workplace retaliations by top IRS officials. IRS employees donated $644,000 to Democrats and $135,000 to Republicans in the 2024 election cycle.)
— ‘Reverse flow’: Illegal immigrants streaming back home after being blocked by Trump’s border
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/12/reverse-flow-illegal-immigrants-streaming-back-hom/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he wants ‘con job’ Education Department closed ‘immediately’
https://nypost.com/2025/02/12/us-news/trump-says-he-would-like-education-department-closed-immediately-but-needs-buy-in-from-congress-unions/
— DOJ announces lawsuit against New York, Hochul and state AG James over ‘sanctuary’ status
https://nypost.com/2025/02/12/us-news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-announces-doj-lawsuit-against-new-york-hochul-and-state-ag-james-over-sanctuary-status/
— Federal judge allows Trump to push forward with buyouts for government workers after 65K accept offers
https://nypost.com/2025/02/12/us-news/federal-judge-allows-trump-to-push-forward-with-buyouts-for-government-workers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Attorney General Pam Bondi announces lawsuit against New York over immigration enforcement
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-immigration-enforcement/
— Judge allows Trump’s deferred resignations plan for federal workers to proceed
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-allows-trumps-deferred-resignations-plan-federal-workers-to-proceed/
CNN
— Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue to get their jobs back
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/inspector-general-lawsuit-fired-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are suing for their jobs back, adding to the legal scrutiny over Trump’s first weeks of decisions in the White House and raising questions about his political intentions. They say that Trump shouldn’t have been able to fire them in late January without first notifying Congress and that the White House ignored regulations around their removal that existed to protect them from political interference and retribution. The administration’s “actions have inflicted substantial damage on the critical oversight ethos of transparency, truth-telling without fear or favor, and respect for the rule of law,” the lawsuit, filed in Washington, DC’s federal court on Wednesday, states. The lawsuit is the latest among more than four dozen filed in federal courts to challenge swift, early executive actions by the Trump administration. Many of the lawsuits, like Wednesday’s, allege that Trump’s White House is depriving Congress of some of its power. The IG’s case adds to a pile of challenges from government workers the Trump administration has removed from various posts — especially those in independent or non-political roles. The dismissals also raise questions over Trump and temporary government adviser Elon Musk’s adversarial approach to existing, long-established federal corruption watchdogs, at a time Trump and Musk are dismantling parts of the government, citing in part a desire to root out corruption. Trump’s dismissal of 18 IGs happened in the first week of his second term, when the watchdogs each received two-sentence emails titled “White House Notification” from the Office of Presidential Personnel. The reason they were given was “changing priorities,” which is not a sufficient reason under the law, their lawsuit claims. Soon after, the IG’s government email access was shut off, and they couldn’t return to their office buildings. “Their purported removals were legal nullities, and so they remain the duly appointed IGs of their respective agencies, unless and until the President lawfully removes them in compliance,” attorneys for the eight IGs wrote. “Plaintiffs’ integrity has been baselessly maligned publicly, with the abrupt and unlawful nature of their purported removals incorrectly implying that plaintiffs have done something wrong when in fact they have each done nothing but uphold the values of their positions and the IG community,” the suit adds. The IGs allege Trump has told Congress – as is required by law – nothing. The lawsuit instead points out the president commented to the press some IGs “were not doing their job.” Trump fired a 19th inspector general, the USAID’s watchdog, this week. The inspectors general, in positions across many government agencies, work to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse within federal departments. The IGs say their work is non-partisan and ultimately saves taxpayers billions of dollars, protects vulnerable Americans’ rights and safeguards national security, according to the complaint. Those whom Trump fired include IGs at crucial departments including Defense, Health and Human Services, State and Veterans Affairs who say their work has saved the agencies millions of dollars. One of the IGs who is suing, Phyllis Fong, had been in her position at the Department of Agriculture for more than 20 years. After Fong was told she was fired, she continued to go to work, “recognizing that her termination was not effective because it failed to comply with the IG Act’s requirements,” her attorneys wrote, until her federal badge was deactivated and her computer and phone were taken back by the Department of Agriculture. Several of those who are suing had worked under Trump during his first term in the presidency, and one, Hannibal “Mike” Ware of the Small Business Administration, had been Trump’s nominee for the post in 2018. The other IGs who are suing are: Robert Storch of the Defense Department; Michael Missal of Veterans Affairs; Christi Grimm of Health and Human Services; Cardell Richardson of the State Department; Sandra Bruce of the Education Department; and Larry Turner of the Department of Labor.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Trump’s Attempts to Overhaul the Federal Workforce Legal? Personnel moves will face a range of tests in court.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/are-trumps-attempts-to-overhaul-the-federal-workforce-legal-f36cb5c0
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Birthright Citizenship: Majority Want Limits
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/birthright_citizenship_majority_want_limits
Tag: impeach
February 5, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment. ‘50501’ demonstration part of a nationwide event calling for protests at state capitols.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/protestors-gather-outside-illinois-capitol-call-trumps-impeachment-part-national-demonstrations/15870195/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/05/mayor-brandon-johnson-to-testify-congressional-committee/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/05/illinois-gender-affirming-care-trump-order/
— Will County clerk removes four from ballot for violations of campaign law
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/05/will-county-clerk-removes-four-from-ballot-for-violations-of-campaign-law/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders to get rid of Republicans
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/02/05/black-history-month-dei-racism-bigotry-trump-lashawn-ford-reversing-river-science
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s cabinet picks
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/02/05/donald-trump-cabinet-clown-posse-tulsi-gabbard-robert-kennedy-kash-patel-senate-confirmation-se-cupp
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Trump to fail
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/02/05/trump-attacks-federal-workers-democracy-omar-noureldin-mikael-rojas-center-effective-government
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/02/05/chicago-sanctuary-for-dispossessed-revolution-violence-famine-dominic-pacyga
— What’s true and what’s ‘fake news’? Developing media literacy skills is critical. National News Literacy Week kicked off Monday. Especially for youth, critical thinking skills to analyze what’s read, seen and heard are vital. (COMMENT: I have put GOPUSA ILLINOS newsletters together and sent them out since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/02/05/news-literacy-skills-critical-thinking-fake-news-sharon-peshkin-yonty-friesem
DAILY HERALD
— Protesters gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250205/news/protestors-gather-outside-illinois-capitol-call-for-trumps-impeachment/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSWINESS
— Johnson to testify at Congressional probe of sanctuary cities
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-testify-congress-sanctuary-cities
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-will-protect-gender-affirming-care-despite-trump-raoul
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2025/02/05/illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-gender-affirming-care-donald-trump-executive-order
— Trump’s immigration arrests in Chicago raise questions about 4th Amendment violations. President Donald Trump has said his administration is targeting dangerous criminals for immigration arrests, but attorneys working with those detained in Chicago say many do not have criminal records.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/02/05/chicago-immigration-lyons-elgin-trump-ice-raids-border-wall-immigration-know-your-rights
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Illinois Senate Republicans launch legislation; say they want more transparency in state spending for non-citizens
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/illinois-senate-republicans-launch-legislation-say-they-want-more-transparency-in-state-spending-for-non-citizens/20250205160226/
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Durbin Condemn DoD Decision to End Policy Allowing U.S. Servicemembers to Access Non-Covered Reproductive Health Care Services
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-durbin-condemn-dod-decision-to-end-policy-allowing-us-servicemembers-to-access-noncovered-reproductive-health-care-services-79436.cfm?
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois protestors among those nationwide against actions of President Trump, Elon Musk
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/02/05/hundreds-of-protestors-rally-at-illinois-capitol-against-trump-musk/78209028007/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Protestors demonstrate against Trump policies outside Illinois Capitol
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/protestors-demonstrate-against-trump-policies-outside-illinois-capitol/video_241eda7c-9746-51d7-be96-80a0d75c5146.html
SOUTHERN
— 1st migrant flight lands at Guantanamo Bay, carrying ‘worst of the worst’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/02/05/1st-migrant-flight-lands-at-guantanamo-bay-carrying-worst-of-the-worst/
— West Point disbands student clubs related to gender and race
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/02/05/west-point-disbands-student-clubs-related-to-gender-and-race/
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/illinois-attorney-helps-immigrant-families-prepare-for-crackdown/article_255152ac-e400-11ef-92d8-c3c330c04c96.html
WAND TV
— Protesters in Springfield join national groups against Trump policies
https://www.wandtv.com/news/protesters-in-springfield-join-national-groups-against-trump-policies/article_71847afc-e408-11ef-8fb5-1b11f6dc7358.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-usaid-workers-scramble-for-answers-after-trump-pulls-almost-all-of-them-off-the-job-worldwide/
— IRS workers involved in 2025 tax season can’t take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline (COMMENT: I was involved in IRS’s 1974 tax season big time.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-irs-workers-involved-in-2025-tax-season-cant-take-buyout-offer-until-may/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment. ‘50501’ demonstration part of a nationwide event calling for protests at state capitols.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/protestors-gather-outside-illinois-capitol-call-for-trumps-impeachment/
CAPITOL FAX
— House Republicans walk out of chamber as J6/Trump resolutions begin
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/05/house-republicans-walk-out-of-chamber-as-j6trump-resolutions-begin/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-243/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘No threat to public safety’: Federal agents being wasted on arresting illegal immigrants, Dems say
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/democrats-say-federal-agents-wasted-arresting-ille/
— Biden pumped $100M into transgender projects like pricey bathrooms for trans federal workers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/biden-pumped-100m-transgender-projects-like-pricey/
— Senate Banking Committee seeks ways to reduce politicized debanking of Americans
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/senate-banking-committee-seeks-ways-reduce-politic/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday took on the trend of major financial institutions “debanking” customers because of their politics. At a hearing exploring the trend, senators said new evidence suggested government regulators had leaned on financial institutions to cut off services to digital asset firms, political figures, conservative-aligned businesses and individuals. Committee Chairman Tim Scott called it “alarming and disheartening.”)
— Trump administration axes $8 million in Politico subscriptions paid by taxpayers (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth at least $5,000/year. But I send the newsletters out free of charge, without any advertising, and without any donation requests.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/trump-administration-axes-8-million-politico-subsc/
— House Democrat revives push to impeach Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/rep-al-green-revives-push-impeach-donald-trump/
— Trump’s march through Senate an awesome display of raw political power. Aggressive tactics and institutional changes could reshape federal power for decades.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/5/trump-march-senate-awesome-display-raw-political-p/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mexico’s 10,000 troops begin to arrive at US border
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3311216/mexico-10000-troops-border-trump-tariffs/
— Los Angeles is already tolerating crimes at anti-Trump protests
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3311717/los-angeles-is-already-tolerating-crimes-at-anti-trump-protests/
BREITBART
— AG Pam Bondi Orders DOJ to Pause Federal Funding to Sanctuary Cities
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/02/05/report-ag-pam-bondi-orders-doj-to-pause-federal-funding-to-sanctuary-cities/
DAILY WIRE
— Attorney General Pam Bondi Directs DOJ To Halt Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities. The move is part of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s day-one directives, which also address cartels and the weaponization of the DOJ.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-directs-doj-to-halt-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Local law enforcement officials across U.S. say they lack resources needed to help detain illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/local-law-enforcement-detain-migrants-trump-administration/
— Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump prosecutions, focuses on “sanctuary” cities
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-review-trump-prosecutions-sanctuary-cities/
WASHINGTON POST
— Google will end a core DEI program and evaluate others, company says. The change comes after President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader DEI pullback at other big companies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/05/google-end-dei-program/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets. Search giant is eliminating goals to hire more minority employees and reviewing DEI programs, part of a pullback across Silicon Valley.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-kills-diversity-hiring-targets-04433d7c
— Trump’s Lightning-Speed Rollback of Transgender Rights Sparks Lawsuits. New stances on military service, medical care and school sports teams set up court battles.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trumps-lightning-speed-rollback-of-transgender-rights-sparks-lawsuits-53f116a5
BLOOMBERG
— Pritzker Warns Federal Workers in Illinois Against Musk Buyout
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/pritzker-warns-federal-workers-in-illinois-against-musk-buyout
October 4 Morning Edition
ABC7
— Asian American leaders pushing for Asian-majority ward as areas are redrawn following census – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/asian-american-leaders-push-for-asian-majority-ward/11069465/
— DuPage County kennel operator convicted in 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/dupage-county-west-chicago-dogs-bully-life-animal-services/11075983/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-pride-fest-returns-20211003-725per7nijg2je36nwvozw53fq-story.html
WCMY
— Justice Michael Burke running for ten-year term on Illinois Supreme Court – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2021/10/04/justice-michael-burke-running-for-ten-year-term-on-illinois-supreme-court/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rabine confident he can make up financial gap in governor’s fundraising race. Republican’s $287k in campaign cash pales to leading fundraiser’s $10 million. – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/rabine-confident-he-can-make-up-financial-gap-in-governors-fundraising-race/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Taxpayer-Funded Libraries Defend Obscenity, Child Corruption and Censorship – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/taxpayer-funded-libraries-defend-obscenity-child-corruption-and-censorship/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— McAuliffe wants parents to stay out of public education. Youngkin should make the VA Gov race a referendum on this misguided belief – Marc Short (COMMENT: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1963-1`961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/3/mcauliffe-wants-parents-stay-out-public-education/
— Communist predators corrupting America’s soul. U.S. had better wake up to the communist-style repression that is becoming more common. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/3/communist-predators-corrupting-americas-soul/
— Catch-and-release at border up more than 430,000% in August – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/3/catch-and-release-border-more-430000-august/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Impeach Him! Joe Biden abused the power of his office through enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. He has to go. – Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/03/impeach-him/
TOWNHALL
— Stop Investing Your Money in Corporations That Fund Progressives – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2021/10/04/stop-investing-your-money-in-corporations-that-fund-progressives-n2596890
COLLEGE FIX
— Minnesota school no longer gives grades of ‘F’ because of ‘systemic racism’ – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/minnesota-school-no-longer-gives-grades-of-f-because-of-systemic-racism/
— Professors seek to undo the ‘unearned benefits’ of ‘family privilege’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professors-seek-to-undo-the-unearned-benefits-of-family-privilege/
THE HILL
— The battle over ‘cancel culture’ may not end well — its guardians seek power at all costs – JASON HILL,
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/574583-the-battle-over-cancel-culture-may-not-end-well-its-guardians-seek-power
POLITICO
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/asian-republicans-trump-gop-514923
NEW YORK POST
— Teaching more black history is fine — turning schools into ‘everything is racist’ is not – Post Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/10/03/teaching-more-black-history-is-fine-turning-schools-into-everything-is-racist-is-not/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: One in four Americans identify as ‘Nones.’ Why are millions leaving organized religion? – Deena Yellin
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/09/21/religious-nones-religiously-unaffiliated-americans-increasing/5795850001/
— COMMENT: A hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/10/03/segregation-forever-racial-progress-stalled-white-political-leaders/5611794001/
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/10/04/freedom-riders-nearly-died-alabama-kkk-fought-progress/5611652001/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It – Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-says-she-wants-to-fix-the-company-not-harm-it-11633304122
— Lori Lightfoot’s Bad News Bears. Chicago’s NFL franchise considers moving to the suburbs. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lori-lightfoot-bears-chicago-nfl-suburbs-wasteful-spending-soldier-field-arlington-heights-football-stadium-11633126450
— COMMENT: RINOs want immigration because RINOs cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-migrant-immigrant-undocumented-alien-free-trade-textiles-haiti-dominican-republic-dr-northern-triangle-mayorkas-11633290252
NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Rips Mike Pence for Bragging About ‘Staying in Touch’ With Trump – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-rips-mike-pence-bragging-about-staying-touch-trump-1635114
September 23 Evening Edition
WGN TV
— 4 Republicans file articles of impeachment against Biden
https://wgntv.com/news/4-republicans-file-articles-of-impeachment-against-biden/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden needs to start taking some tough questions – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-biden-press-conferences-20210923-3rgv5jl2lbcejjbgxqpksdsbim-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 3,505 new cases, 44 more deaths, 2,008 hospitalizations – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210923/covid-19-update-3505-new-cases-44-more-deaths-2008-hospitalizations
— Two Chicago men charged with carjacking woman in Villa Park – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210923/two-chicago-men-charged-with-carjacking-woman-in-villa-park
CHICAGO PATCH
— YouTube Yanks School Board Meeting From Site Over COVID-19 Comments, Later Restores It. A Republican rep has now filed a bill to fight back against what he’s calling censorship.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/youtube-yanks-school-board-meeting-site-over-covid-19-comments-later-restores-it
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Legendary Hypocrisy and Deceit of Democrats – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/legendary-hypocrisy-and-deceit-of-democrats/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-legendary-hypocrisy-and-deceit-of-democrats/
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/23/covid-19-roundup-108/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump still the ‘kingmaker’ in Republican Party – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/23/inside-beltway-trump-still-kingmaker/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House ordered border authorities to clear out bridge by Friday evening ahead of BLM protest – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-clear-bridge-ahead-of-blm-protest
— ‘He put himself ahead of the country’: Chris Christie rips Trump’s election claims – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/he-put-himself-ahead-of-the-country-chris-christie-rips-trumps-election-claims
FOX NEWS
— New York Times roasted for declaring gerrymandering is ‘a tactic long used by the Republican Party’ ‘As we well know, gerrymandering has been studiously avoided by virtuous Democrats,’ Mark Hemingway joked – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-times-gerrymandering
GOPUSA
— When Politicians Call For ‘Fairness,’ They’re Usually Lying – Ben Shapiro
https://www.gopusa.com/when-politicians-call-for-fairness-theyre-usually-lying/
— ‘It’s Worse Than Slavery’: Maxine Waters Attacks Horseback-Riding Border Patrol Agents With ‘Whips’
https://www.gopusa.com/its-worse-than-slavery-maxine-waters-attacks-horseback-riding-border-patrol-agents-with-whips/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s grand return of ‘catch and release’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/bidens_grand_return_of_catch_and_release.html
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says He ‘Almost Would Prefer To Have The Democrat Win’ Against Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Him – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/23/trump-almost-would-prefer-democrat-win-impeachment-republicans-kevin-mccarthy/
ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— GOP Introduces Articles Of Impeachment Against Biden
https://www.oann.com/gop-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-biden/
PATRIOT POST
— The Inhumane Border Crisis Is Biden’s Doing. The story of thousands of Haitians in Del Rio isn’t one of abuse; it’s one of neglect. – Nate Jackson
https://patriotpost.us/articles/82936
FREEDOM FIRST NETWORK
— Jimmy Lee Tillman II: Joe Biden’s Handling of the Haitians at the Border Proves He’s a Racist. Alleged President Joe Biden’s handling of both the illegal immigration crisis and how our government is treating the Haitians proves that he’s a racist, according to Black Conservative and former GOP Congressional Candidate Jimmy Lee Tillman. The Left always cries about systemic racism, but the only party implementing systemic racism is the Democrat Party. Democrats are the party of racism, Jim Crow laws and slavery. – Jeff Dornik
https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/2021/09/jimmy-lee-tillman-ii-joe-bidens-handling-of-the-haitians-at-the-border-proves-hes-a-racist
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Historian Ken Burns: US is in a crisis at the level of Civil War, the Depression, and World War II – Frank Webster (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/22/historian-ken-burns-us-is-in-a-crisis-at-the-level-of-civil-war-the-depression-and-world-war-ii-1138195/
EPOCH TIMES
— Penn State University Suspends Students Who Failed to Get Weekly COVID-19 Test – BETH BRELJE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/penn-state-university-suspends-students-who-failed-to-get-weekly-covid-19-test_4012679.html
THE HILL
— DHS suspends horse patrols but ramps up Haiti repatriation flights – REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/573659-dhs-suspends-horse-patrols-but-ramps-up-haiti-repatriation-flights
WASHINGTON POST
— House Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas for Trump aides and advisers, including Meadows and Scavino – Tom Hamburger, Jacqueline Alemany and Carol Leonnig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/january-6-subpoenas-meadows-bannon/2021/09/23/366027d2-1cc4-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html
ATLANTIC
— Adam Kinzinger: Republicans Are ‘Frigging Crazy’ The Illinois representative thought the GOP was filled with democracy-loving internationalists. Now he sees the party as a corrupt shell of itself. – Jeffrey Goldberg
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/09/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-friggin-crazy/620182/
— How to Be More Hopeful – Arthur C. Brooks (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to make Republicans feel hopeless.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/09/hope-optimism-happiness/620164/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump 2024 Would Beat Either Biden or Harris
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2021/trump_2024_would_beat_either_biden_or_harris
— Two-Thirds of Americans Rate Their Life Positively (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are happy about their success in blaming Republicans for everything that is bad.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/august_2021/two_thirds_of_americans_rate_their_life_positively
September 3 Evening Edition
ABC7
— Biden’s job approval drops to 44% amid broad criticism on Afghanistan: POLL – Gary Langer
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-approval-rating-afghanistan-polls-taliban/10995980/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 30,319 new cases, 178 deaths over past week
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-30319-new-covid-cases-178-deaths-over-past-week/10996309/
WGN9
— Northern Illinois coroner charged with stealing from dead people – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/northern-illinois-coroner-charged-with-stealing-from-dead-people/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans upend Democratic efforts to show they’re serious about ethics reform in Springfield – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-ethics-legislation-20210903-t4evm6h2ubcdvihhawtimvrbua-story.html
— COVID-19 outbreaks in Illinois schools triple since last week, but some take issue with the state’s new definition of an outbreak – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-school-covid-outbreak-criteria-20210903-rsrpjjdgzfg3fl3hmg3vdsg3yu-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this week – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210903/suburban-school-covid-19-outbreaks-nearly-triple-this-week
— COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to highest point since April – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210903/covid-19-hospitalizations-climb-to-highest-point-since-april
JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— ‘Worker shortage’ has not reached most Central Illinois unions – KADE HEATHER
https://jg-tc.com/news/local/worker-shortage-has-not-reached-most-central-illinois-unions/article_cd075058-412a-5d7f-9130-0792a1968075.html
JUST THE NEWS
— Calls mount to fire teacher in Chicago suburb (Glen Ellyn) as she shares LGBTQ+ activist books with third-graders. The public school teacher shared a Tik Tok of the books she uses to encourage activism among her young students. – Sophie Mann
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/calls-mount-fire-teacher-chicago-suburb-she-shares-lgbtq-activist-books
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ legislative maps in federal courts’ hands as groups sue Democrats – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-legislative-maps-in-federal-courts-hands-as-groups-sue-democrats/article_8a87fcb6-0cd6-11ec-a79f-1ff2fd5522b7.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Darren Bailey at Crystal Lake Home Gathering
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/darren-bailey-at-cfrystal-lake-home-gathering/
— Reick’s Take on Redistricting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/reicks-take-on-redistricting/
— Tony Colatorti Plans Fundraiser for Sheriff’s Campaign at His Downtown Algonquin Restaurant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/colatori-plans-fundraiser-for-sheriffs-campaign-at-his-algonquin-restaurant/
— Not Going to Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/not-going-to-chicago/
— IL-16: Kim Klacik Sues Candace Owens for Defamation for $20 Million and Where’s Klacik’s Financial Disclosure Statement?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/juneteenth090221/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AS OF FRIDAY, 81 ILLINOIS SCHOOLS CONTEND WITH COVID OUTBREAKS, 4169 SPARED THUS FAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/as-of-friday-81-illinois-schools-contend-with-covid-outbreaks-4169-spared-thus-far.html
— REP. NEIMERG ON HOUSE FLOOR: REIN IN THIS TYRANNICAL GOVERNOR!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/rep-neimerg-on-house-floor-rein-in-this-tyrannical-governor-.html
— THORNER: THIS NATION’S EXPANDING DEPENDENCE STATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorner-this-nations-expanding-dependance-state.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republicans continue silence about US Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortion law
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/03/illinois-republicans-continue-silence-about-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-texas-abortion-law/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/03/covid-19-roundup-98/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Military officials expect 50,000 Afghan refugees to come to the U.S. Bases in Virginia and around U.S. prepped to handle those fleeing Taliban. – Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/3/military-officials-expect-50000-afghan-refugees-co/
GOPUSA
— Taliban Announces China Will Be Their Main Partner
https://www.gopusa.com/taliban-announces-china-will-be-their-main-partner/
— BLM Poster Isn’t Controversial, Says Teacher; Refuses To Take It Down – Bob Kellogg
https://www.gopusa.com/blm-poster-isnt-controversial-says-teacher/
— Biden’s Campaign Promise Gets Americans Killed
https://www.gopusa.com/bidens-campaign-promise-gets-americans-killed/
BLAZE
— ‘As many abortions as possible’: Inside the ‘race’ to terminate pregnancies before Texas ban kicked in; women ‘relieved,’ ‘happy’ after having last-minute procedures – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/race-to-get-abortions-before-texas-ban
DAILY CALLER
— Blame Game: Pentagon Blames Homeland Security, Who Blame The White House, Who Blame Afghan Forces – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/03/joe-biden-administration-blame-pentagon-homeland-security-afghan-forces/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Former AmEx employee files detailed lawsuit alleging he was terminated because he’s white – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/03/game-on-former-amex-employee-files-detailed-lawsuit-alleging-he-was-terminated-because-hes-white-1129155/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former employee of financial powerhouse American Express has filed a lawsuit against his former company alleging he was terminated because he is white and because he said he opposed as racist the corporate “diversity” policy of increasing the number of non-white staffers. Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has published a great deal of research involving the corporate spread of “critical race theory” policies, wrote on Twitter that the former AmEx employee, Brian Netzel, was inspired to file suit based on his reporting.)
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Calls Grow to Impeach Biden Over Exchange With Then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “This is the phone call, instead of the one between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, that should lead to impeachment.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/calls-grow-to-impeach-biden-over-exchange-with-then-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani/
WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs will paint conservatives in America as being far worse than the Taliban.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/03/far-right-america-taliban/
FORBES
— Acceptance, Growth And Trust: Three Key Elements To Retaining The Best Talent – Gilda D’Incerti (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs accept you: Republican, White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/09/03/acceptance-growth-and-trust-three-key-elements-to-retaining-the-best-talent/
August 14 Morning Edition
ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,479 cases, 20 deaths – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-vaccine-cases-coronavirus/10949564/
NBC5
— Fremd High School Student Suspended for Declining to Wear Mask: Parent – Chris Coffey
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-high-school-student-suspended-for-declining-to-wear-mask-parent/2590223/
CBS2
— Niece Of Brian Urlacher Suspended From Fremd High School For Refusing To Wear Mask – Meredith Barack
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/13/brian-urlacher-niece-suspended-mask-covid-19/
— Days After Launch, Illinois COVID-19 Vaccine Portal Has Glitches – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/13/vax-verify-illinois-covid/
FOX32
— Suburban student suspended for not wearing a mask; mother says government ‘does not control her body’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-student-suspended-for-not-wearing-a-mask-mother-says-government-does-not-control-her-body
— Parents allegedly sent COVID-19 positive child to Nevada school, exposing 80 other kids – Catherine Park
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/parents-allegedly-sent-covid-19-positive-child-to-school-exposing-80-other-kids
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2020 census will fuel Black-Latino power struggle over Chicago ward map. ‘It’s absolutely going to get ugly.’ – RICK PEARSON, GREGORY PRATT and BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-2020-census-chicago-black-latino-city-council-ward-map-20210814-gerlrg4hezdrha4flyvmeugrri-story.html
— High-ranking schools linked to rise in Naperville’s Asian population, leaders say – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-demographics-st-0815-20210814-yedbz6ide5cr3gogo6srra5qom-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-republicans-climate-change-20210813-5ahqqpyp2rfivpln6lg3ic4y4a-story.html
— Aurora mayor calls for review of city’s 2020 census results after numbers show population drop – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-census-st-0815-20210813-pshtiwa5abfqdo4rjaes6spzoq-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political power up for grabs as populations shift — but some predict ‘strong force to really flex Latino, Latina muscle’ The latest Census numbers show the Latino population growing, and surpassing, the Black population as the largest racial or ethnic group in Chicago, Cook County and in Illinois. And that’s raising questions and sparking discussions about power among politicians and advocates. – Rachel Hinton, Fran Spielman, and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/8/13/22623706/political-power-population-census-latino-latina-african-american-hispanic-asian-mayor-governor
— Kids to be protected from hair discrimination in schools: ‘Our existence deserves to be celebrated, not just tolerated’ The mother whose son was an inspiration for the law — a 4-year-old Black child told his braids were a violation of school dress codes — said, “Our hair is an extension of who we are as a race and is deeply connected with our cultural identity.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/8/13/22624118/hair-discrimination-bill-pritzker-mike-simmons-jett-hawkins-ida-nelson
— Klan boosting Cubs owner relevant today. A hundred years ago, an owner of the Cubs was also encouraging white supremacy. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/12/22621449/todd-ricketts-donald-trump-charles-weeghman-chicago-cubs-ku-klux-klan
— U.S. Census let people define who they really are, putting the count a little up for grabs. The Census Bureau has been working since 2015 to find a different way to ask questions that yielded more informative and realistic results. – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: As Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs ever-increasingly promote hatred against Whites, more and more and more people will define themselves as being minorities.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/13/22624047/census-questions-identity-change-results-column-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— When does cave-in to cancel culture cease? – Chris Preston, Mount Prospect
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210813/when-does-cave-in-to-cancel-culture-cease
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Miss me yet?’: Trump mocks Biden, Democrats over mounting domestic and foreign woes – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/13/miss-me-yet-trump-mocks-biden-democrats-over-mount/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP lawmakers want to amend defense authorization to ban critical race theory from military academies – Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-republicans-military-academies-critical-race-theory
FOX NEWS
— Texas border resident on ‘Hannity’: Biden’s handling of migrant surge ‘un-American’ Hidalgo County, Texas resident speaks out to Sara Carter – Chris Hindenach
https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-border-resident-biden-hannity-sara-carter
AMERICAN THINKER
— A DOD Official Exposes The Intellectual Bankruptcy Of Diversity – Claude M. McQuarrie III
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/a_dod_official_exposes_the_intellectual_bankruptcy_of_diversity.html
— Illegal immigration insanity, and how to stop it – Charles Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/illegal_immigration_insanity_and_how_to_stop_it.html
— How much more obviously could Democrats show their racism? – Douglas Herz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/how_much_more_obviously_could_democrats_show_their_racism.html
— The Biden Doctrine: Beg – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_biden_doctrine_beg.html
— Umpires are racist too now – Liam Brooks
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/umpires_are_racist_too_now.html
— The Four Horsemen of the Biden Apocalypse – Jeff Crouere
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_four_horsemen_of_the_biden_apocalypse.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Flags, False and True. Where those false flags fly, flap, and flutter, they tell you the policies that have undercut the value of middle-class labor and immiserated a nation are intentional. – Jay Whig
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/13/flags-false-and-true/
BREITBART
— Kinzinger: Trump Pushing Lie He Won Could Lead to ‘Large-Scale’ Domestic Violence – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/13/kinzinger-trump-pushing-lie-he-won-could-lead-to-large-scale-domestic-violence/
— Biden Likely to Push Illegal Immigration to Worst Levels in History – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/13/illegal-immigration-levels-july-2020/
— Stopping Election Integrity Reform a Key to Socialist Takeover – KEN BLACKWELL
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/13/blackwell-stopping-election-integrity-reform-a-key-to-socialist-takeover/
— Tom Cotton Calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Resign over Record Illegal Immigration to U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/13/tom-cotton-calls-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-resign-record-illegal-immigration-u-s/
— Arizona Gov. Ducey Calls for the Resignation of DHS Chief Mayorkas – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/08/13/arizona-gov-ducey-calls-for-the-resignation-of-dhs-chief-mayorkas/
— Handouts over Hard Work: Majority of Democrats Prefer Socialism to Capitalism – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/13/handouts-over-hard-work-majority-of-democrats-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism/
BLAZE
— Baltimore mayor tells unvaccinated citizens to ‘shut up’: ‘It’s your fault that we’re going back to having an indoor mask mandate’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/baltimore-mayor-unvaccinated-citizens-shut-up
CNS NEWS
— Rep. Lauren Boebert Wants to Censure Biden, Impeach DHS Secretary Over Border Crisis – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/rep-lauren-boebert-wants-censure-biden-impeach-dhs-secretary-over
DAILY WIRE
— Judge Orders Biden To Reimplement Key Trump Border Policy As Biden’s Border Catastrophe Worsens – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-orders-biden-to-reimplement-key-trump-border-policy-as-bidens-border-catastrophe-worsens
DAILY SIGNAL
— How the Left Uses Children as Pawns in Immigration Policy – Lora Ries
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/13/how-the-left-uses-children-as-pawns-in-immigration-policy/
FEDERALIST
— What Critical Race Apologists Get Wrong About Laws Banning Racism In Classrooms. There is a marked tendency among critics to overstate the intent and scope of ‘anti-critical race theory’ legislation like the Texas and Tennessee statutes. – Matthew D. Wright
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/what-critical-race-apologists-get-wrong-about-laws-banning-racism-in-classrooms/
— Elites Think The Rules Don’t Apply To Them, And Andrew Cuomo Is Just The Result. Slimeballs like Cuomo are merely the backwash of a system that has given up on accountability. – Elle Reynolds
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/elites-think-the-rules-dont-apply-to-them-and-andrew-cuomo-is-just-the-result/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why Race-Based Politics Undermines Minority Communities – William Deatherage
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/why-race-based-politics-undermines-minority-communities
TOWNHALL
— Biden Looking to Override COVID Policy in Red States – Matt Vespa|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//mattvespa/2021/08/13/biden-isnt-just-looking-into-vaccine-mandates-hes-also-seeing-if-he-can-overrule-gop-govs-on-covid-n2594130
NEWSMAX
— Rep. LaHood to Newsmax: Infrastructure, Budget Legislation Will Cost Too Much – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/lahood-infrastructure-budget-spending/2021/08/13/id/1032276/
— GOP Lawmakers Aim to Ban Critical Race Theory in Military Academies – Fran Beyer
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/CRT-militaryacademies/2021/08/13/id/1032309/
— College Professor: ‘America Only for White People’ – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/us/college-professor-america-white-people/2021/08/13/id/1032261/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Grabien Founder Says YouTube Demonetized Company’s Account – Alec Schemmel
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alec-schemmel/2021/08/13/censored-grabien-founder-says-youtube-demonetized
PJ MEDIA
— Are Democrats Convinced They’ll Get a Shellacking in 2022? – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/mark-ellis/2021/08/13/are-democrats-convinced-theyll-get-a-shellacking-in-2022-n1469271
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Libertarians Were Wrong about Marijuana Legalization – ARON RAVIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/libertarians-were-wrong-about-marijuana-legalization/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— It’s Bernie’s Party Now: Majority of Registered Dems Now Favor Socialism Over Capitalism. “The poll comes as the House has become imbued with a vocal contingent of socialists and those who support socialist priorities.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/its-bernies-party-now-majority-of-registered-dems-now-favor-socialism-over-capitalism/
— Colorado Springs School District 49 Votes to Ban Critical Race Theory – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/colorado-springs-school-district-49-votes-to-ban-critical-race-theory/
EPOCH TIMES
— GOP Demands Action on Border Crisis After Alleged Leaked Audio of DHS Secretary Surfaces – Li Hai
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-demands-action-on-border-crisis-after-alleged-leaked-audio-of-dhs-secretary-surfaces_3948098.html
— Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy. The stoppage of the policy has contributed to the border crisis, ruling says. – Zachary Stieber
https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-orders-biden-administration-to-resume-remain-in-mexico-policy_3948655.html
NBC NEWS
— Asians in the U.S. are the fastest growing racial group. What’s behind the rise. The Asian population in the U.S. grew by 35.5 percent over the past 10 years. – Kimmy Yam and Sakshi Venkatraman
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-us-are-fastest-growing-racial-group-rise-rcna1680
YAHOO NEWS
— Arnold Schwarzenegger Doubles Down on Pro-Mask Message: ‘Don’t Be a Schmuck’ – Lindsey Ellefson
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-doubles-down-pro-161653416.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Racial Identity Is Refocused In the Census – Sabrina Tavernise, Tariro Mzezewa and Giulia Heyward (DIERSEN: As Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs ever-increasingly promote hatred against Whites, more and more and more people will define themselves as being minorities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/us/census-multiracial-identity.html
— This Is a Terrible Time for Savers. In an upside-down world of financial markets, expected returns after inflation are at record lows. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/upshot/terrible-time-for-savers.html
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats headed for a shellacking – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/08/13/democrats-headed-for-a-shellacking-and-other-commentary/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fear and Self-Loathing at American Express. A classic capitalist enterprise attacks capitalism. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fear-and-self-loathing-at-american-express-11628884963
— Congressional Republicans Blame Biden for Bungling Afghanistan Pullout. Democrats largely supported the idea of withdrawing troops, but few have spoken out as the situation on the ground has deteriorated. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressional-republicans-blame-biden-for-bungling-afghanistan-pullout-11628893595
— Will That College Degree Pay Off? A new report measures the “return on investment” offered by various higher education programs. – Ann Carrns
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/your-money/college-degree-investment-return.html
JD SUPRA
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois Makes Discrimination and Immigration Practices Based on Work Authorization Status a Civil Rights Violation
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-makes-discrimination-and-4701833/
GM AUTHORITY
— C8 Corvette Was The Fastest Selling New Car In July 2021
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/08/c8-corvette-was-the-fastest-selling-new-car-in-july-2021/
March 31 Evening Edition
ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,592 new coronavirus cases, 28 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2592-new-covid-cases-28-deaths/10463003/
— Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in – AP (DIERSEN: Capitol-rioters had to know that they were damaging Trump. If you support a person, you do not damage that person. Therefore, Capitol-rioters are not Trump-supporters.)
https://abc7chicago.com/some-capitol-riot-suspects-apologize-as-consequences-sink-in/10464679/
NBC5
— Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Governor’s Mask Mandate. The 4-3 ruling from the conservative-controlled court is the latest legal blow to attempts by Evers to control the coronavirus.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-supreme-court-strikes-down-governors-mask-mandate/2475307/
WTTW
— Biden Announces Huge Infrastructure Plan to ‘Win the Future’ – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/31/biden-announces-huge-infrastructure-plan-win-future
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Chicago sees ‘quantum leap’ in coronavirus cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says more significant reopening will have to wait – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-lightfoot-spike-20210331-ogeh7tov5vgmnlqfotoomzq5cu-story.html
— Asian American judge challenges racism inherent in ‘equity’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-john-kass-judge-ho-20210331-efikgkkqmbdo3jbni2ijyyaqki-story.html
— Campaign cash flows into Mettawa mayoral contest – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-mettawa-mayor-st-0401-20210331-ef2yfv5p6fepnczh3prozbc2re-story.html
— Vice President Kamala Harris in Chicago Tuesday | More Lightfoot vs. Pritzker tension? | Lightfoot to join public health doctors on the mound for Cubs home opener – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-pritzker-tensions-vaccine-arwady-ezike-vaccine-spin-20210331-5f6cmq5pmbeexj5y3br3jxphhu-story.html
— Hey, clouted politician line-jumpers, it’s about trust – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-prem-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-covid-vaccine-cheat-20210331-wcoyrneuxbhxhesp5bkdgapc5m-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats, Republicans spar over who’s trying to inject more politics into task of drawing new legislative districts. State Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, who chairs the House Redistricting Committee, said, “Republicans have already been clear that their only goal is to rig the process to elect more right-wing candidates.” One GOP legislator countered that Hernandez’s comments are “both unnecessary and destructive.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/3/31/22360879/democrats-republicans-redistricting-remap-politics-legislative-districts-hernandez-barickman
— Kamala Harris heads to Chicago Tuesday to focus on vaccine equity. The vice president’s visit to Chicago will be her first since she was sworn in. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/31/22360884/vice-president-kamala-harris-travels-chicago-tuesday-visit-focus-covid-vaccine-equity
— Fox News brought legal woes upon itself by trading in constant lies – Herb Vermaas, Salem, Illinois (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have taken the most adverse actions against me because I included links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIIS newsletters that they do not like.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/30/22358539/fox-news-lies-dominion-voting-lawsuit-sidney-powell-letters-amazon-price-fixing
— Ruh roh! Biden pooch drops doggie doo in White House hallway. One of President Joe Biden’s dogs apparently deposited the pile of poo in the hallway outside the Diplomatic Reception Room, just off the South Lawn, on Wednesday. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/31/22360630/ruh-roh-biden-pooch-drops-doggie-doo-in-white-house-hallway
— Labor allies target ‘at-will’ employment rules. Groups support state legislation that would ban an employer from firing someone without just cause. – David Roeder (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Political affiliation discrimination has always been rampant in the federal government. Were it not for civil service protections for federal employees, my Democrat superiors would have taken even more adverse actions against me than they did. They despised if not hated federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German-American, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/3/31/22360796/labor-allies-target-at-will-employment-rules-secure-jobs-act
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Fair returning to St. Charles this summer – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210331/kane-county-fair-returning-to-st-charles-this-summer
— League of Women Voters of Wheaton to host April 8 program on gerrymandering with Madeline Doubek – Mary Pritchard
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210330/league-of-women-voters-of-wheaton-to-host-april-8-program-on-gerrymandering-with-madeline-doubek
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— This Kinzinger fundraiser is a who’s who of local GOP politics. And headlining the embattled and outspoken Trump critic’s event this evening: Karl Rove. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/kinzinger-fundraiser-whos-who-local-gop-politics
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Signing on as co-sponsors of the event, according to a list obtained by Crain’s, are such top Republican fundraisers as former Trump administration Ambassador to Belgium Ron Gidwitz, financier Muneer Satter and industrialist Craig Duchossois. Also on the invite list are former corporate execs such as John Rowe and John Canning. . .The Kinzinger camp isn’t yet saying how much they expect the event will raise for his congressional campaign fund. But with tickets going for $250 to $4,600, and with well over 100 names on the sponsors list, you can expect a number into the six figures.)
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rep. Kinzinger Talks About Bipartisanship At NIU Lecture Series – JUANPABLO RAMIREZ-FRANCO
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rep-kinzinger-talks-about-bipartisanship-niu-lecture-series
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNDER BIDEN, WOKE BANKS RUNNING WILD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/under-biden-woke-banks-running-wild.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘It’s everywhere’: Parents group fights left-wing indoctrination in schools – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/30/parents-defending-education-fights-critical-race-t/
— Facebook and Instagram removed an interview of former President Donald Trump by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, citing their blackouts of the former president. – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/31/facebook-instagram-yank-lara-trumps-interview-form/
— Trump blasts Biden’s ‘ludicrous’ plans for massive tax increase: ‘Strategy for economic surrender’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/31/trump-blasts-bidens-ludicrous-plans-massive-tax-in/
GOPUSA
— The Biden Cabal’s Fragile Facade Continues To Collapse
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108294
BLAZE
— Trump says there’s hope for a 2024 run during viral interview — and Facebook yanks video, saying ‘voice of Donald Trump’ is not allowed on platform – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-hope-for-2024-video-yanked-from-facebook
FEDERALIST
— Rachel Levine’s Only Qualification Was Punching The Diversity Ticket. Being transgender shouldn’t bar one from office, but neither should it be a reason to give an incompetent and corrupt medical official a job. – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/31/rachel-levines-only-qualification-was-punching-the-diversity-ticket/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Take A Stand Against The Mask Mandates. It’s your patriotic duty to go maskless and risk being denied service. – NICK HANKOFF
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/take-a-stand-against-the-mask-mandates/
PATRIOT POST
— The ‘Gay’ Assault on Family and Faith. The systematic devolution of gender by cadres of heterophobic science deniers. – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/78831-the-gay-assault-on-family-and-faith-2021-03-31
PJ MEDIA
— 30,000 Illegals Have Been Released Since January – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/31/former-cbp-official-30000-illegals-have-been-released-since-january-n1436479
TOWNHALL
— COVID Panic Peddlers Get Clobbered by Their Own Boomerang in Pushing Doom and Gloom Narrative – Matt VespaMatt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/03/31/did-the-covid-panic-peddlers-just-get-clobbered-by-their-own-boomerang-n2587174
EPOCH TIMES
— Over 100 Fully Vaccinated People in Washington State Test Positive for COVID-19 – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/over-100-fully-vaccinated-people-in-washington-state-test-positive-for-covid-19_3757218.html
POLITICO
— President Joe Biden is using his infrastructure plan to take aim at President Donald Trump’s signature economic achievement: his corporate tax cuts. – BRIAN FALER
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/31/biden-infrastructure-plan-stimmy-tax-478791
USA TODAY
— Asian American students have a target on their backs thanks to critical race theory Elite Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology has long had a reputation for rigor and merit. But that race-blind reputation is ending. – Asra Q. Nomani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/03/26/tj-high-school-admissions-race-asian-parents-column/6982183002/
FORBES
— House GOP Memo Argues For Embrace Of Trump Coalition Some Republicans Find ‘Distasteful’ – Andrew Solender and Jack Brewster
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/03/31/house-gop-memo-argues-for-embrace-of-trump-coalition-some-republicans-find-distasteful/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is unclear who is in the “embittered and loud minority” Banks describes, but several Republican lawmakers have expressed displeasure about the direction the GOP has gone under Trump, particularly the rise of the QAnon conspiracy movement. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, has launched a super PAC to challenge pro-Trump lawmakers and morph the GOP from a “Trump-first party” to a “country-first party.”)
HERALD JOURNAL
— Hate for Trump has left us in this mess – David B. Kerr, Preston (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote hatred against Trump and promote hatred against those who do not share their hatred of Trump?)
https://www.hjnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/hate-for-trump-has-left-us-in-this-mess/article_497c44c1-ea34-5f6b-b8d4-0ff8ba0fb1be.html
FEEDSPOT
— Top 100 Political Blogs, Websites & Influencers in 2021 (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is ranked 90th.)
https://blog.feedspot.com/political_blogs/LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ, that is, ever-increasingly; Democrats promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/joe-biden-releases-historic-transgender-day-visibility-presidential-proclamation/
March 9 Evening Edition
NBC5
— 5 Face Election Fraud Charges in DuPage County, State’s Attorney Says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/5-face-election-fraud-charges-in-dupage-county-states-attorney-says/2457666/
CBS2
— U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth Announces Re-Election Bid (DIERSEN: What offices will be on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Have the Republican incumbents announced that they are running again or not?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/09/senator-tammy-duckworth-announces-re-election-bid-campaign/
ABC7
— Former House Speaker Madigan cannot be penalized for employing ‘shady strategy that voters tolerate,’ court says. Jason Gonzales contended in a lawsuit that Madigan planted sham candidates on the ballot to ensure he would defeat Gonzales’ challenge in the 2016 Democratic primary. – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican primaries in Illinois since 2000 in which the non-conservative candidate won because candidates who claimed to be conservative split the conservative vote.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-cannot-be-penalized-for-employing-shady-strategy-that-voters-tolerate-court/10399603/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Election fraud charges filed against 5 in DuPage County
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/election-fraud-charges-filed-against-5-in-dupage-county
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois gun lobby takes aim at ‘unacceptable’ delays in handling Concealed Carry License applications. The lawsuit alleges state police “routinely” exceed the 90-day requirement to issue or deny a Concealed Carry License for applications with fingerprints and a 120-day requirement for those without fingerprints. State police countered that it “is a time consuming and deliberate process.” – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/8/22320595/illinois-rifle-association-concealed-carry-license-federal-lawsuit-state-police-firearms
— Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/9/22322225/biden-dog-major-doghouse-injuring-security-agent
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville woman accused of casting a ballot for someone else in 2020 general election – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-voting-fraud-charges-st-0310-20210309-chjf646etbcxjibuy2hjmk3fy4-story.html
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth takes to Twitter to announce reelection bid. So far, no major Republican candidate has surfaced to take on Duckworth next year. – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: What offices will be on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Have the Republican incumbents announced that they are running again or not?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-reelection-20210309-mzdfo4fxdrdxpllsyaxke7oggi-story.html
— Duckworth announces reelection bid; Pritzker, Lightfoot welcome United Center vaccination opening — bumps and all; Pappas disses idea of Mag Mile Target store – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-reelection-bid-united-center-vaccine-pappas-target-spin-20210309-oanfw6ozubhglcbqiuh7pnt5rm-story.html
WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Kinzinger is on a Mission to Save the Republican Party.”
https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/09/kinzinger-mission-save-republican-party-question-whether-party-wants-saving
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters.
https://dailyegyptian.com/106546/features/rainbow-cafe-serving-the-lgbtq-youth-of-southern-illinois/
FOX ILLINOIS
— The influence former President Donald Trump may have on the 2022 election – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/the-influence-former-president-trump-may-have-on-the-2022-election
NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘No More Money For RINOS’: How Trump’s Fight With The GOP Is All About Control – DOMENICO MONTANARO
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/no-more-money-rinos-how-trumps-fight-gop-all-about-control#stream/0
WLDS
— LaHood Says COVID Relief Too Expensive – Gary Scott
https://wlds.com/lahood-says-covid-relief-too-expensive/
ST. CHARLES PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Bagpipers To Serenade St. Charles For St. Pat’s Day – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/parade-bagpipers-serenade-st-charles-st-pat-s-day
DUPAGE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY
— State’s Attorney Files Charges Against Five Individuals Alleging Voter Fraud
https://dupageco.org/States_Attorney/States_Attorney_News/2021/64404/
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Whites for the problems that minorities have.
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/147204715
CHICAGO NOW
— Will IL GOP pick a Gov Candidate who thinks State Employee & teacher benefits aren’t excessive & shouldn’t be cut? Watch downstate GOP GOV candidate Paul Schimpf make his case – Jeff Berkowitz
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/will-il-gop-pick-a-gov-candidate-who-thinks-state-employee-teacher-benefits-arent-excessive-shouldnt-be-cut-watch-downstate-gop-candidate-paul-schimpf-make-his-case-tonight-in-chicago-the/
CAPITOL FAX
— Tired of waiting, gun groups file federal lawsuit over concealed carry license delay
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/tired-of-waiting-gun-groups-file-federal-lawsuit-over-concealed-carry-license-delay/
— S&P revises Illinois outlook from negative to stable based on cuts, proposed budget and “dissipated” political gridlock
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/sp-revises-illinois-outlook-from-negative-to-stable-based-on-cuts-proposed-budget-and-dissipated-political-gridlock/
— 1,510 new confirmed and probable cases; 16 additional deaths; 1,177 hospitalized; 263 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 92,180 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/1510-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-16-additional-deaths-1177-hospitalized-263-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-92180-average-daily-doses/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s pitch for campaign donors sparks wariness among GOP officials – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about major donors who have given money to Republican and conservative organizations and candidates in Illinois since 2000. I would focus on those who seem to have demanded that the organizations and candidates a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/9/trumps-pitch-campaign-donors-sparks-wariness-among/
— Biden’s America back open for lawlessness on the border Children! Women! Families! Step right up and meet your local coyote – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/8/joe-bidens-america-back-open-for-lawlessness-on-th/
GOPUSA
— ‘Welcome To Fort Pelosi’: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Demands House Speaker ‘Tear Down This Wall’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107338
— Such A Deal: For Just $5,929, Biden’s Giving You $1,400
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107343
BRITBART
— Joe Biden’s Dog ‘Major’ Bit White House Security, Moved to Delaware – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/08/biden-dog-bit-white-house-security-moved-delaware/
BLAZE
— Meghan Markle’s father blasts California as more racist than the Brits as he suggests she’s lying about racism accusations – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/meghan-markles-father-california-more-racist-than-brits
TOWNHALL
— The Key Voter Groups Who Could Bolt from Democrats If the ‘Defund the Police’ War Cry Continues – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/03/09/yes-white-liberals-could-destroy-the-democratic-party-the-2020-exits-n2585988
PJ MEDIA
— Republican Senate Retirements Dim Chances of a GOP Takeover – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/09/republican-senate-retirements-dim-chances-of-a-gop-takeover-n1431185
NEWSMAX
— Two GOP congressmen are opening a new front to “fight back against cancel culture” by working to ensure several cable networks, including Newsmax, remain available in the U.S. Capitol as some Democrats push to rid them from the air. – Cody Derespina
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/jim-jordan-rodney-davis-gop-house/2021/03/09/id/1013108/
NPR
— ‘No More Money For RINOS’: How Trump’s Fight With The GOP Is All About Control – Domenico Montanaro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about major donors who have given money to Republican and conservative organizations and candidates in Illinois since 2000. I would focus on those who seem to have demanded that the organizations and candidates a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/09/975341543/no-more-money-for-rinos-how-trumps-fight-with-the-gop-is-all-about-control
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Concerned President Biden Hasn’t Held White House Press Conference Yet
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_voters_concerned_president_biden_hasn_t_held_white_house_press_conference_yet
INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kinzinger-trump-republican-impeach-elections-b1814722.html
February 15 Evening Edition
ABC7
— Illinois state budget battle brewing ahead of Gov. Pritzker’s address – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-battle-brewing-ahead-of-pritzkers-address/10342543/
NBC5
— Republican Former State Sen. Paul Schimpf Announces Run for Illinois Governor Schimpf appears to be the first to officially announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, looking to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has not yet announced a run for reelection – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/republican-former-state-sen-paul-schimpf-announces-run-for-illinois-governor/2438404/
— Illinois Reports 1,420 New Cases of Coronavirus, 41 Additional Deaths Monday. Illinois has surpassed 20,000 coronavirus fatalities since the pandemic began.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1420-new-cases-of-coronavirus-41-additional-deaths-monday/2438334/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Downstate GOP state Sen. Paul Schimpf announces bid for Illinois governor – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-former-republican-state-senator-announces-run-illinois-governor-20210215-fhvr3zennjhmtmeiuaqpbzvkvi-story.html
— Crete-Monee schools ask voter support for $62.25 million bond issue, change in state law – JERRY SHNAY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0216-20210215-cbkl5iuqp5ayvctuf4r7pep5re-story.html
— Get tough, Gov. Pritzker, on AFSCME – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-afscme-furlough-20210215-b6odtzttd5cjfkwu6vrde3e3be-story.html
— Illinois’ latest disaster? The vaccine rollout – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-covid-recovery-economy-vaccine-rollout-20210215-sqy2ij63rrd6fbcemoft6tmsw4-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Republican state senator joins race to oust Pritzker, arguing he better understands voters’ struggles. Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf cloaked himself in the mantle or former President Ronald Reagan, but Democrats dismissed him as more in the mold of Donald Trump and former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – Jerry Nowicki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/15/22284471/former-republican-state-senator-paul-schimpf-pritzker-governor-election-gary-rabine
— House Republicans to Pritzker: Base budget on reality — ‘not wishful thinking’ Pritzker is scheduled to deliver his annual budget address to the General Assembly via a live video feed at noon Wednesday. So far, he has revealed little about the budget he plans to propose for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. – Peter Hancock
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/15/22284621/republicans-durkin-demmer-pritzker-balanced-budget-address-wednesday-coronavirus-covi-19-deficit
— COVID a killer for the obese: ‘Like pouring gasoline on top of a fire’ Chicago churches, particularly in the Black community, have targeted obesity — which contributes to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure — and poses a higher risk of lethal complications from COVID-19. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/15/22280292/covid-19-obesity-coronavirus-diabetes-lent-heart-disease-trinity-united-church-christ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican senators stand with seditionists, not the Republic. What we saw Saturday was a profile in cowardice. Had there been a secret ballot, the Senate vote to convict Donald Trump likely would have been overwhelming.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/15/22284380/gop-republican-sedition-jesse-jackson
DAILY HERALD
— Algonquin Township Republican primary set for Feb. 23 will decide new supervisor – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210215/algonquin-township-republican-primary-set-for-feb-23-will-decide-new-supervisor
— February primary features two Republican candidates for Algonquin Township highway commissioner – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210215/february-primary-features-two-republican-candidates-for-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The Iroquois County GOP in central Illinois has joined nearby LaSalle County’s Republican Central Committee in voting to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. – Corina Curry
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/15/second-illinois-county-votes-against-kinzinger-over-impeachment-vote/6758346002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While dozens of counties across Illinois voted to support LaSalle County Republicans in their censure of the Republican congressman on Feb. 3, none took a vote of their own until late last week when Iroquois County Republicans met and approved its own censure. A censure is a public, formal statement expressing disapproval of a public official. Censure often serves as a powerful message from voting bases to elected officials and is often a sign of conflict. Like LaSalle County, Iroquois is one of 14 counties in Kinzinger’s 16th Congressional District, which also includes Boone County and much of Winnebago County.)
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Republicans call for balanced budget ahead of governor’s address – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/republicans-call-for-balanced-budget-ahead-of-governor-s-address/article_8ab91f5b-08b8-509d-b1e5-72c5015cddfa.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s acquittal appears to end speculation about whether he will be face of the GOP – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-acquittal-appears-to-end-speculation-about-whether-he-will-be-face-of-the-gop
— Will we see Trump run for office again? ‘Of course,’ says political insider – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/will-we-see-trump-run-for-office-again-of-course-says-political-insider
— Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-faces-pressure-as-us-sets-new-course-on-immigration
— Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/pelosi-says-independent-commission-will-examine-capitol-riot
NPR ILLINOIS
— Corporate America Brings The Hammer Down After Capitol Insurrection
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/corporate-america-brings-hammer-down-after-capitol-insurrection#stream/0
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IL GOP Chairman talks future of Republican Party condemns impeachment trial and Jan. 6 riots – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-il-gop-chairman-talks-future-of-republican-party-condemns-impeachment-trial-and-jan-6-riots/
KPVI
— Illinois House GOP leaders want more transparency from Pritzker – DEAN OLSEN
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/illinois-house-gop-leaders-want-more-transparency-from-pritzker/article_4b13189b-641d-5375-a6a3-cce6d8acf70b.html
WCSJ NEWS
— Kinzinger: Politicians Should Be Willing to Risk Political Careers To Tell the Truth – Justin Ritz
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/kinzinger-politicians-should-be-willing-to-risk-political-careers-to-tell-the-truth/article_eacd3e90-6fa3-11eb-a911-7b427d6cace2.html
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois committee could take up ‘Culturally Responsive’ teaching standards Wednesday – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-committee-could-take-up-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-wednesday/article_9428436c-6fc8-11eb-b9f7-b3629984be13.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Teacher Standards Up for Vote Tomorrow – Potential Swing Legislators Identified
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/160327/
— Defender of New Teacher Guidelines Uses Factoid that Makes No Sense to Me
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/14/defender-of-new-teacher-guidelines-uses-factoid-that-makes-no-sense-to-me/
— Nevada Talks about Private Local Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/14/nevada-talks-about-private-local-governments/
— Township Road Commissioner Candidate Eric Dowd Mails Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/eric-dowd-mails-again/
— Riot Inquiry, But No Look at Election Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/riot-inquiry-but-no-look-at-election-machines/
— Paul Schimpf Announces Candidacy for GOP Nomination for Governor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/paul-schimpf-announces-candidacy-for-gop-nomination-for-governor/
— Paul Schimpf Announcing for GOP Nomination for Governor (2014 photos)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/paul-schimpf-announcing-for-gop-nomination-for-governor/
— Kyle Rittenhouse: New Civil Attorney Robert Barnes Speaks about Last Thursday’s Hearing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/barnes021521/
— When Will Someone Sponsor a Bill to Lower the Usurious Property Tax Late Payment Fee?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/when-will-someone-sponsor-a-bill-to-lower-the-usurious-property-tax-late-payment-fee/
— Kelly Liebmann Wins Freedom of Information Suit Against McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/15/kelly-liebmann-wins-freedom-of-information-suit-against-mchenry-county/
— What Do Mike Madigan’s and Cal Skinner’s Wives Have in Common?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/14/what-do-mike-madigans-and-cal-skinners-wives-have-in-common/
— Algonquin Township Republicans Gather for Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/14/algonquin-township-republicans-gather-for-fundraiser/
— An Observation – Better Weather under Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/14/message-of-the-day-an-observation/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP’S STEVE BOULTON FEATURED ON CBS MORNING SHOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/chicago-gops-steve-boulton-featured-on-cbs-morning-show.html
— LOMBARDI: WHY I AM CHALLENGING ADAM KINZINGER IN THE 2022 GOP PRIMARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/lombardi-why-i-am-running-for-congress.html
— BECKMAN: ILLINOIS TEACHERS FACE EMBRACING LEFTIST POLICIES AS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/beckman–1.html
— ROSSI: THANKFULLY THE “SALEM WITCH TRIAL” IMPEACHMENT CHARADE IS OVER!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/rossi-thankfully-the-salem-witch-trial-impeachment-charade-is-over.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden ‘in a real bind with the radical left’ over push to tear down border wall – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Those who want to tear down the border wall are anti-American, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/sierra-club-aclu-calls-biden-tear-down-border-wall/
FOX NEWS
— Hume: GOP trying to ‘move away from Trump without alienating his supporters’
https://news.yahoo.com/hume-gop-trying-move-away-235359828.html
GOPUSA
— Impeachment Failure Makes Trump Derangement Syndrome Stronger Than Ever Among Washington Establishment
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106505
— Full Text Of Trump’s Statement On Impeachment Acquittal
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106510
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden’s DHS to Release Over 25,000 Illegals into Texas and California – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/15/bidens-dhs-to-release-over-25000-illegals-into-texas-and-california/
BREITBART
— Allen West: Joe Biden’s Release of Thousands Migrants Is ‘an Imminent Danger’ to Texas – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/02/15/allen-west-joe-bidens-release-of-thousands-migrants-is-an-imminent-danger-to-texas/
HOT AIR
— Chicago’s “Bail Reform” Led To More Crime
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2021/02/15/chicagos-bail-reform-led-crime/
LIFE NEWS
— Planned Parenthood Exploits Kids, Sells Them Sex-Change Hormones to Make Big Bucks – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2021/02/12/planned-parenthood-exploits-kids-sells-them-sex-change-hormones-to-make-big-bucks/
THE HILL
— Trump surprises supporters holding rally-like President’s Day gathering in Florida – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/538922-trump-surprises-supporters-holding-rally-like-presidents-day-gathering-in
CNBC
— Pelosi announces independent 9/11-style commission on deadly Capitol riot – AP
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/bipartisan-support-grows-for-9/11-style-inquiry-into-deadly-capitol-riot.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Kinzinger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/politics/adam-kinzinger-republicans-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump may be done, but Trumpism is the GOP’s future.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/15/trump-may-be-done-trumpism-is-gops-future/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump greeted by hundreds of cheering fans on Presidents Day – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/15/trump-greeted-by-hundreds-of-cheering-fans-on-presidents-day/
FORBES
— House Republicans Claim Pelosi May Be Responsible For Delaying National Guard Deployment On Jan. 6 – Jemima McEvoy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/02/15/house-republicans-suggest-pelosi-may-be-responsible-for-delaying-national-guard-deployment-on-jan-6/
January 31 Evening Edition
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do the following have to say about Kinzinger: the three candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman and each of the 18 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, and especially those who have the heaviest weighted vote? It would be great a) if the IRP would send weekly emails to Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of state-wide interest, b) if IRP SCC members would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of congressional district-wide interest, c) if Republican county party organizations would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of county-wide interest, and d) if Republican township/ward organizations would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of township/ward–wide interest. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ABC7
— Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party’s Trump embrace – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/10194460/
FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC
— 6-MINUTE VIDEO: Our country’s future is truly unlimited. After all, we are the party that ended slavery, secured women’s suffrage, and won the war against communist tyranny. Now we must be the party that lifts up the rural town and the inner city. We must be the party that empowers every student to soar and every family to thrive.” – CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER
https://www.country1st.com/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger launches ‘country first’ movement as Trump criticism puts focus on Illinois GOP divide amid search for new leadership – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-illinois-republicans-20210129-sybzihfppbazrcviq2v2cvupka-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s vote to impeach Donald Trump and criticism of Republican congressional colleagues who support the former president has highlighted a split in the state GOP as it gets set to decide on new leadership. The Republican State Central Committee will meet Feb. 6 to decide among three candidates to replace outgoing Chairman Tim Schneider. But some in the party want to use the forum to discuss Kinzinger and a possible reprimand for his anti-Trump statements, which increased in vitriol following the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. “There’s a group that wants to talk about it and it’s not positive. There are those who want to censure him. There’s people wanting to know what the state party is going to do about it,” said former Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, who represents the 11th Congressional District near Kinzinger’s 16th District on the state GOP central committee. The schism in the state GOP mirrors what’s happening with Republicans nationally as the party struggles to move forward even as many of its voters continue to back Trump and believe the November election was stolen from him. On Sunday, Kinzinger doubled down on his position, announcing the formation of a “country first” movement and website attached to his Future First Leadership political action committee. He’s seeking like-minded supporters to “take back our party” and to “unplug the outrage machine, reject the politics of personality and cast aside the conspiracy theories and the rage.” “I think the Republican Party has lost its moral authority in a lot of areas. That doesn’t mean we don’t need to fight back to defend what we believe are our conservative principles. But when I ask people now, what is a conservative principle, how many people think that conservative principles are things like just build the wall and charge the Capitol and have an insurrection?” Kinzinger said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” . . . But they also did not go unnoticed by state GOP leaders. Some have said they have received phone calls asking what the Illinois Republican Party was going to do about Kinzinger. The congressman was the subject of some discussion at a GOP State Central Committee meeting last weekend. “I think the party majority are kind of disappointed. I mean, the one thing I’ve heard most from Republicans over the years since Reagan is the old 11th Commandment,” Claar said of the former president’s admonishment to not speak ill of fellow Republicans. Claar accused Kinzinger of causing upheaval in the party to no clear end. “What is the point? Why are you elevating this thing into regional, if not national, prominence? What purpose are you serving here? You’re further pointing out the division in the party,” Claar said. Kinzinger has denied that he is attempting to position himself for a run for U.S. Senate or governor in 2022, though he has not ruled out a run for higher office. In a statewide race, his Trump criticism would likely be held against him in Downstate Illinois, which has grown more strongly conservative and ardently supported the former president in the past two elections. His stance could, however, help him among more moderate independents and Republicans in Chicago’s suburbs. Kinzinger recently told CNN that he believes with Trump gone, Republican leaders face a reckoning of where the GOP should go next — either aligning themselves with the former president or moving beyond him. “I think in six months it’s not going to be necessarily the party of Donald Trump. But this is the whole point: I do think we are in a battle, that it may be a battle that really needs to happen, for our party to say what is it we stand for now when it comes to policy. But as much as anything, are we aspirational or are we a party that feeds on fear and division?” Kinzinger said. “If you’re a leader of the Republican Party right now, you need to be focused on one thing — not winning another election, that’s not what we should be focused on right now. What we should be focused on is restoring the integrity of this party,” he said. Claar supported Trump and even co-hosted a fundraiser for him at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. That’s where the state GOP leaders were supposed to meet Saturday until a predicted snowstorm pushed off the date to Feb. 6. But he said Illinois Republicans should take a wait-and-see attitude on the party’s future and whether it should continue to align itself with the former president. “Let’s just leave it alone and see how it plays out,” Claar said. He said if the party does decide to speak out on Kinzinger, he would oppose any effort to censure the congressman for his conduct, a course taken by GOP leaders in some states against congressional members who voted for impeachment. “It serves no purpose to have headlines that say, ‘Republican state party censures congressman.’ That would just give it more legs,” Claar said. “I think it would be better to just issue an observation of the reality that a congressman can say what he wants and it’s up to his constituency to decide whether they like it or not.” Kinzinger did not respond to a request to speak about the GOP state central committee’s potential actions. On Sunday, during his “Meet The Press” interview, Kinzinger said he viewed GOP efforts to reprimand Trump opponents as an example of the “cancel culture” that Republicans have outspokenly criticized Democrats for exhibiting. . .Much of the state GOP’s decision on how to respond to Kinzinger may come down to its pick of a new chairman to replace Schneider, a former Cook County commissioner and Hanover Township trustee from Streamwood.)
— 21 men accuse co-founder of anti-Trump Lincoln Project of online harassment – MAGGIE ASTOR AND DANNY HAKIM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-john-weaver-lincoln-project-harassment-20210131-ll5iul3sajehfotjd6aq32msk4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump raised $255.4 million in 8 weeks as he sought to prove election fraud.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-trump-fundraising-20210131-h5cksn4i3zhdleefoux4ddyk5q-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters as being home-grown terrorists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/31/22256849/congress-threats-violence-democracy-capitol-editorial
CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump critic Kinzinger starts PAC to ‘renew’ Republican Party (DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-critic-kinzinger-starts-pac-renew-republican-party
NBC5
— Illinois Reports 2,428 New COVID-19 Cases, 40 Additional Deaths Sunday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-2428-new-covid-19-cases-40-additional-deaths-sunday/2425196/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Predator, liar and abuser’: The Lincoln Project responds to allegations against co-founder John Weaver – Megan Ziegler
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/predator-liar-and-abuser-the-lincoln-project-responds-to-allegations-against-co-founder-john-weaver
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— 150+ Turnout for Springfield March for Life Event Friday – Ross Pearson
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318226#.YBcF454XCM8
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gary Rabine Testing Waters for Gubernatorial Run – 80% Certain of Run
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/gary-rabine-testing-waters-for-gubernatorial-run/
— Kinzinger’s Latest Move
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/kinzingers-latest-move/
— IL-16: Scott Presler Visited Illinois Organizing Volunteers to Primary Adam Kinzinger Next Year
— http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/presler013121/
— Pritzker Picks Elizabeth Coulson for Human Rights Commission
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/pritzker-picks-elizabeth-coulson-for-human-rights-commission/
— IL-14/CO-03: Jim Oberweis Joined Catalina Lauf Contributing to Lauren Boebert
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/boebert013021/
— Report to Valley Hi Nursing Home Families This Week
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/report-to-valley-hi-nursing-home-families-this-week/
— Maybe You’ve Read That Police Most Fear Domestic Violence Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/maybe-youve-read-that-police-most-fear-domestic-violence-calls/
— McHenry County Jail Finds Three with Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/mchenry-county-jail-finds-three-with-coronavirus/
— DNR Identifies Wonder Lake Man Who Killed 12-Point Deer Out of Season
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/dnr-identifies-wonder-lake-man-who-killed-12-point-deer-out-of-season/
— UPDATE: More Illinois National Guard to DC than Helping with Vaccinations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/more-illinois-national-guard-to-dc-than-helping-with-vaccinations/
— Comparison of State Coronavirus Vaccination Rollouts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/comparison-of-coronavirus-vaccination-rollouts/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump quietly ‘getting stronger’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/31/inside-beltway-donald-trump-quietly-getting-strong/
BREITBART
— Anti-Trump PAC: Current GOP ‘No Different’ from ISIS – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/01/31/anti-trump-pac-current-gop-no-different-isis/
— Kinzinger to Launch PAC Challenging GOP’s Embrace of Donald Trump – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/rep-adam-kinzinger-launch-pac-challenging-gops-embrace-donald-trump/
THE HILL
— Former Trump officials find tough job market – ALEX GANGITANO
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/536588-former-trump-officials-find-tough-job-market-after-capitol-attack
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party’s Trump embrace (DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/washington-dc/gop-rep-kinzinger-starts-pac-to-resist-partys-trump-embrace/
CNN
— Kinzinger launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump – Paul LeBlanc (DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/politics/adam-kinzinger-country-first-trump/index.html
NBC NEWS
— Pence plans to form fundraising group as he moves beyond Trump, Capitol riot. The former vice president plans to settle back in Indiana, where he has been staying with family. – Hallie Jackson and Monica Alba
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pence-plans-form-political-group-he-moves-beyond-time-trump-n1256259
— Kinzinger: ‘It is very difficult’ to take a stand in the Republican party (DIERSEN: I vehemently disagree. I should write books about the many Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders who stand against the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid many party leaders focus on driving out of the Republican Party those who support the aforesaid planks. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://news.yahoo.com/kinzinger-very-difficult-stand-republican-150656597.html
NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Says Trump Is ‘Desperate’ to Look Like He’s Still Leading GOP – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-trump-desperate-look-like-hes-still-leading-gop-1565655
WASHINGTON POST
— Kinzinger to start new PAC to challenge party’s embrace of Trump – Paul Kane and Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/31/gop-rep-kinzinger-start-new-pac-challenge-partys-trump-supporters/
NEW YORK POST
— Kinzinger wants Rep. Greene tossed from House committee – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my disgusting critics/opponents who had their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes toss me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I would focus on my disgusting critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/rep-kinzinger-wants-rep-greene-tossed-from-house-committee/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger — whose family sent out a petition to disown him after his pro-impeachment vote — said the GOP is not a ‘Trump-first party’ – Taylor Ardrey
https://www.businessinsider.com/kinzinger-on-mccarthy-flordia-visit-this-is-not-a-trump-first-party
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s relatives disowned him for voting to impeach Trump
https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-relatives-disowned-him-impeach-trump-vote-2021-1
CITIZEN
— Should conservatives be sentenced to a Leftist-enforced ‘re-education camp’? – Trey Hoffman, Peachtree City, Ga.
https://thecitizen.com/2021/01/31/should-conservatives-be-sentenced-to-a-leftist-enforced-re-education-camp/
ATLANTIC
— Only Accountability Will Allow the U.S. to Move Forward. America cannot change its history, but it can surely learn from it. – Mitch Landrieu (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/only-accountability-will-allow-us-move-forward/617876/?fbclid=IwAR1I68in27Ndqx18TcNNPn7DT4Gwdn4-1TAm2-1Ap5nyqW0upC7BhZscxqs