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June 10 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTRAGEOUS: GAMBLING IS A VICE: DuPage County Finance Committee will revisit the county’s ban on video gaming in unincorporated areas. Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, in favor of keeping the ban on video gambling in unincorporated DuPage County.  Based on the minutes of the May 23, 2017 DuPage County Board meeting, a motion will be made at this meeting to refer the matter to another committee. If you are in DuPage County, please urge DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district, to vote to keep the ban. Needless-to-say, before any vote is taken to lift the ban, public hearings should be held in each of the county’s six districts. In 2009, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unanimously passed a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County. Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obamacare, Medicaid and Illinois: Springfield, what’s your plan? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-trump-republicans-senate-edit-0612-jm-20170611-story.html
— Gianforte to plead guilty to assaulting reporter before his election to Congress – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gianforte-guilty-plea-reporter-assault-20170609-story.html
— Indiana canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–voting-investigations-indiana-20170609-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF COCHRAN: Court records in Ald. Cochran case detail alleged kickbacks, spending spree with ward charity cash – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-willie-cochran-bribery-court-filings-met-20170609-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A grand opportunity for the ‘education governor’ of Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-grand-opportunity-for-the-education-governor-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/nationalists-take-a-beating-in-britain-and-could-be-in-decline-here/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans, Democrats united to keep Argonne, Fermilab jobs – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: If during the 1980s and 1990s Republicans and Democrats were united to keep GAO jobs, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/republicans-democrats-united-to-keep-argonne-fermilab-jobs
— Former Kane Co. Board member’s new job may pose ethical question – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/former-kane-co-board-members-new-job-may-pose-ethical-question
— Why you can’t tune out the next state election – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170608/why-you-cant-tune-out-the-next-state-election

 

NBC5
— Bernie Sanders Returns to Chicago – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-bernie-sanders-returns-to-chicago-saturday-427547173.html

 

WGN TV
— Political duo (Marj Halperin and Chris Robling) on Comey’s testimony and investigation
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/09/political-duo-on-comey-trial-and-investigation/

 

WMIX
— RAUNER THREATENS SPECIAL BUDGET SESSION
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/06/09/rauner-threatens-special-budget-session/

 

WSIL TV
— Voters speak out against politician-edited social media accounts – Tia Rinehart
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35633314/voters-speak-out-against-politician-edited-social-media-accounts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property taxes and the bloated elephant in the room – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-taxes-and-the-bloated-elephant-in-the-room/article_78130f8d-54bd-5825-af1b-75380e22958f.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Vietnam vet carries PTSD in silence for 35 years – MATT DUTTON  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government have used my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, even worse things, and a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155137554.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Munger calls out state’s lack of budget at Downers Grove business luncheon – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/06/munger-calls-out-states-lack-of-budget-at-downers-grove-business-luncheon/ah4q8f9/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Andersson hosts town hall on Illinois budget crisis
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/06/09/rep-andersson-hosts-town-hall-on-illinois-budget-crisis/a2xtljy/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Cook County’s Property Taxes: Uneven, Unequal  But how bad is it compared to other states and counties? – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2017/Cook-Countys-Property-Taxes-Uneven-Unequal/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2017/Welcome-to-Refugee-High/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 2012 Disneyland Tickets Put on Bob Miller’s Algonquin Township Road District Credit Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/2012-disneyland-tickets-put-on-bob-millers-township-credit-card/
— GOP Recommends Either Dave Stieper or Ralph Sasso to Replace Andrew Gasser on County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/gop-recommends-either-dave-stieper-or-ralph-sasso-to-replace-andrew-gasser-on-county-board/
— McHenry Township Board Refuses to Endorse Prevailing Wage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/mchenry-township-board-refuses-to-endorse-prevailing-wage/
— Judge Michael Caldwell Orders Current and Former Algonquin Township Road Commissions & Wife, Township Clerk and Supervisor Not to Destroy Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/judge-michael-caldwell-orders-current-and-former-algonquin-township-road-commissions-wife-township-clerk-and-supervisor-not-to-destroy-records/
— A Strategy for Eliminating Township Government in Municipalities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/a-strategy-for-eliminating-township-government-in-municipalities/
— Orville Brettman Announces County Board Candidacy by Robo-Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/06/orville-brettman-announces-county-board-candidacy-by-robo-call/
— Republican Orville Brettman Running for McHenry County Board in District 6
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/republican-orville-brettman-running-for-mchenry-county-board-in-district-6/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125950-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats
— All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125917-all-play-and-no-work-yet-legislators-still-draw-paychecks-policy-pro-argues

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU refuses to produce records OEIG says exist – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/niu-refuses-to-produce-records-oeig-says-exist/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago: A CITY OF CASUALTIES – THE RESULTS OF RAMPANT CRIME – John F. Di Leo
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/a-city-of-casualties-the-results-of-rampant-crime.html
— DESPITE SEN. MANAR’S PLEA, SB 1 IS A CHICAGO BAILOUT, REP. REICK SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/despite-sen-manars-plea-sb-1-is-a-chicago-bailout-rep-reick-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner contributes $1.5 million to the ILGOP
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/rauner-contributes-15-million-to-the-ilgop/
— Republican Party tries to connect the property tax assessment dots
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/republican-party-tries-to-connect-the-property-tax-assessment-dots/
— Chicago paid $32 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits and $20 million on attorneys
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/chicago-paid-32-million-last-year-to-settle-police-misconduct-lawsuits-and-20-million-on-attorneys/

 

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

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT community celebrates 8-year-old drag queen. Critics call it child abuse – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-community-celebrates-8-year-old-drag-queen.-critics-call-it-child-abus

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Republican Future – WILLIAM KRISTOL  (DIERSEN: Will Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs succeed in using Trump to destroy the Republican Party?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-republican-future/article/2008406

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Comey a ‘Leaker.’ What Does That Mean? – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to provide “confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization.” My critics/opponents want me to get their “authorization” before I do anything.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/us/politics/trump-comey-leak.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The word “leak” has no official legal definition. But the term usually refers to the act of providing confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization. That is a neutral description, but Mr. Trump on Friday used the term in a way that was clearly intended to carry pejorative connotations: “He’s a leaker,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Comey at a news conference.)

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— TRAGIC: Veterans’ groups seek OK to use video-gaming terminals  Facing fundraising dips, membership drops, posts hope to land video-gaming terminals – Brendan J. Lyons  (DIERSEN: Gambling is an extremely destructive and addictive vice.)
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Veterans-groups-seek-OK-to-use-video-gaming-11194307.php

 

LANSING DAILY TELEGRAM
— Michigan House passes package of bills to punish female genital mutilation
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170609/house-passes-package-of-bills-to-punish-female-genital-mutilation

June 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan’s Democrats to roll out stories of state budget woe at hearing Thursday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-hearing-20170608-story.html
— Judge orders state to make ‘substantial’ dent in $2 billion backlog owed to Medicaid – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-medicaid-decision-met-0608-20170607-story.html
— Aurora leaders come together to stress water safety – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-water-safety-st-0608-20170607-story.html
— Chicago attorney Eric Hargan faces hearing for top Health and Human Services post – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-eric-hargan-hhs-nominee-met-0607-20170607-story.html
— As Comey’s career soared, his University of Chicago ties remained strong – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-comey-chicago-law-school-20170607-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Muslims shouldn’t be accused of tolerating extremism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-muslims-stop-terrorist-attacks-20170608-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— S&P warns of junk status with no budget by July 1 – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sp-warns-of-junk-status-with-no-budget-by-july-1/
— Do Illinois’ ‘core priorities’ for payment match yours? – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. in Illinois that hate state employees and hate state retirees do not want their salaries or their pensions to be any kind of priority.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which government employees and retirees are hated the most – school, municipal, township/ward, state, county, or federal?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/do-illinois-core-priorities-for-payment-match-yours/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The comptroller refers to this first-in-line category as its “core priority” payments. Core priority payments total about $1.85 billion each month, representing about 90 percent of the state’s average monthly revenues, Schoeben explained. The largest chunk of that — $593 million — is the state’s monthly contribution to its five public retirement systems that pay the pensions of state workers, teachers, university employees, judges and legislators. Next largest is the state payroll, at $370 million a month, which pays the salaries of 63,000 state employees who keep the government operating.)
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/comey-to-say-trump-asked-for-loyalty-told-him-to-let-flynn-probe-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF COMEY AND TRUMP: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170607/news/306079896/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want to kill startups in Illinois? Pass this ‘privilege’ tax. – Maura O’Hara
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170608/OPINION/170609892
— Judge to Illinois comptroller: State must pay Medicaid providers more – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Of course, because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want those payments to be delayed, cut back, and/or eliminated. They hint/imply/argue/shout that those payments are “too generous” and that I have “enough money.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/NEWS03/170609889/illinois-comptroller-must-pay-medicaid-providers-more
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of nonprofits and attorneys sought to make the state abide by previous court orders that require paying Medicaid providers. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow agreed, noting that state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who pays the state’s bills, has made other payments in full, including to the state payroll and pensions. . .In May, Mendoza told Crain’s editorial board that if insurers won, she would lose what little discretion she has to decide who gets paid first. Now, she prioritizes payments for agencies that care for the most vulnerable populations, including children and people with disabilities.)

 

WGN TV
— The Border War: How Illinois is losing out to surrounding states – BEN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/06/the-border-war-how-illinois-is-losing-out-to-surrounding-states/

 

DNA INFO
— Automatic Voter Registration Will Add Thousands To Rolls, Official Says – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: What percent of these new voters are anti-trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170608/downtown/automatic-voter-registration-gov-bruce-rauner-chicago-board-of-election-commissioners

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 7 ways Springfield-area teens can volunteer this summer – Anna Gegen  (DIERSEN: When you were young, did you do volunteer work?  I did not. Instead, I selfishly earned money for cars and for college doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard. Consequently, I selfishly graduated from NIU debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20170607/7-ways-springfield-area-teens-can-volunteer-this-summer

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Consolidation bill offers hope for smaller government – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/06/07/our-view-consolidation-bill-offers-hope-for-smaller-government/a538re5/

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Before Senate panel, HUD Secretary Carson says Cairo is a “dying community” with limited options – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/before-senate-panel-hud-secretary-carson-says-cairo-is-a/article_254df3da-d7d3-5048-b9ab-ede5ad6bd2d9.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois pols win, local services lose, under tax freeze plan – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-illinois-pols-win-local-services-lose-under-tax-freeze/article_d874f230-caae-5bd0-bb9a-8b0823183da1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— When Women Are Paid Less Than Men – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that showed that GAO paid its male employees less than it paid its female employees who had comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-when-women-are-paid-less-men#stream/0

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal judge: State can’t keep skimping on Medicaid while fully funding worker pay, debt obligations – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511124771-federal-judge-state-can-t-keep-skimping-on-medicaid-while-fully-funding-worker-pay-debt-obligations

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Chicago business owners say high property taxes, minimum wage killing jobs
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/chicago-business-owners-say-high-property-taxes-minimum-wage-killing/article_c58d65a8-4bc9-11e7-954d-6740ea6bf4db.html

 

RUSS STEWART
— GA-6 OUTCOME WILL BE HARBINGER FOR ROSKAM IN 2018
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GA-6 is not quite IL-6 — at least not yet. That could change on 6/20, when voters in Georgia’s 6th congressional district elect a new U.S. Representative in a contest where the lines are clearly demarcated: Trump vs. anti-Trump. IL-6 is occupied by Peter Roskam (R). Both districts are historically Republican, GA-6 being in Atlanta’s western suburbs and IL-6 being in Chicago’s western suburbs (mostly DuPage Co.). Both are upscale, with high median income and low minority population. But both went for Clinton over Trump by 50-48% in 2016. The Democrats, in their 2011 remap, packed every possible Republican into IL-6, including Barrington and west Lake Co. (Lake Zurich), and Roskam won with 59% in 2016, spending $3.3 million. He should have a safe seat. But Roskam is a party-line Republican, and backed the repeal/reform of parts of the Affordable Care Act. Three Democratic women are running, and all will trumpet the anti-Trump line. Watch GA-6 on 6/20.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls on voters who want to save Illinois to oust Dems – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511123877-ives-calls-on-voters-who-want-to-save-illinois-to-oust-dems

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Indy Muslims call out creators of local billboard that insults Prophet Muhammad – Fatima Hussein and Justin L. Mack
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/06/05/indianapolis-muslims-call-out-creators-local-billboard-insults-prophet-muhammad/370969001/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner travels around the state trying to create phony headlines.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/08/rauner-travels-around-the-state-trying-to-create-phony-headlines/

 

GOPUSA
— Feds drop bombshell: Up to 100 Muslim girls may have had their genitals cut in Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/feds-drop-bombshell-up-to-100-muslim-girls-may-have-had-their-genitals-cut-in-michigan/
— Europe can pay for its own defense
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25498?omhide=true

 

BREITBART
— DOJ: Drug Overdose Now Leading Cause of Death for Americans Under 50 – ALEX CLARK (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/doj-drug-overdose-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-americans-under-50/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Laurie Higgins warns about pro-LGBT rules in IL – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/07/higgins-warns-about-pro-lgbt-rules-in-il
— Historical’ run of LGBT Pride Month at an end? – Chad Groening and Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/06/06/historical-run-of-lgbt-pride-month-at-an-end

 

POLITICO
— Comey blasts White House for ‘lies, plain and simple’  The fired FBI director accuses Trump and his aides of defaming him after his ouster. – JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/james-comey-trump-russia-testimony-239294

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Broadening ‘Buy American’ Is The Path To Prosperity – James P. Hoffa, Dennis Williams, and Robert Martinez  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) oppose “Buy American,” b) promote foreign countries and promote their citizens, c) promote hatred of unions, current union members, and past union members, and d) promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/broadening-buy-american-is-path-to-prosperity_us_5937f50ee4b06bff911d7c47

 

NBC NEWS
— Comey Testimony: Trump Faces Cost of Listening to Bad Advice – KEN DILANIAN  (DIERSEN: Whose advice do your critics/opponents listen to?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comey-testimony-trump-faces-cost-listening-bad-advice-n769541

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— South Bend proposes work for panhandlers (DIERSEN: This promotes the argument that government is the “employer of last resort” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employer_of_last_resort), that is, the argument that if you are or were a government employee, it is a) because you failed to get a real job in the private sector and b) because you are stupid, lazy, bad, deficient, a loser, and even worse things.)
http://cbs4indy.com/2017/06/08/northern-indiana-city-proposes-work-for-panhandlers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook’s Role in European Elections Under Scrutiny – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: To what extent has Facebook influence elections in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/technology/facebook-britain-election-europe.html
— James Comey and the Fear of Being Alone With Donald Trump – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I do not want to be “alone with” my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end (using me, misleading me, manipulating me, demonizing me, punishing me, and/or destroying me) justifies their means (twisting, exaggerating, distorting, and/or fabricating what I say or do). They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/opinion/james-comey-donald-trump.html
— Comey Says Trump Pressured Him to ‘Lift the Cloud’ of Inquiry – MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians pressured my superiors to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/politics/james-comey-statement-testimony.html
— How Student Loan Forgiveness Changed Graduates’ Paths – CAITLIN DICKERSON  (DIERSEN: Did you “take on low-paying public service jobs?”  I did.  I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/student-loan-forgiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The program has been praised for enticing college graduates to take on low-paying public service jobs, and criticized as perversely enticing students to take on large amounts of debt.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Trump demanded ‘loyalty,’ asked for end to Flynn investigation, Comey to testify – David S. Cloud, Joseph Tanfani and David Lauter (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-demanded-loyalty-asked-for-end-1496859119-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Comey hearing: Former FBI director says Trump administration ‘told lies’ when they explained his firing – Devlin Barrett and Ellen Nakashima  (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government would be honest about why they took adverse actions against me, they would say a) I have always been a Republican and I refused to become a Democrat, b) I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-testimony-trump-senate-hearing/2017/06/07/afadf87c-4bd0-11e7-bc1b-fddbd8359dee_story.html
— The $833 billion albatross around the necks of women with college degrees – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that men, and especially White men, have always gotten preference big time and b) that is why women have more college debt then men.  In my defense, few women wanted or would take the “bad” jobs that I had when I was young doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard.  With the money that I earned/saved doing those “bad” jobs that few women wanted or would take, I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/24/the-833-billion-albatross-around-the-necks-of-women-with-college-degrees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The burden of student debt is having an outsize impact on women who now hold nearly two thirds of the $1.3 trillion in outstanding education loans, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Association of University Women. “It’s important to understand all of the challenges facing women in the United States, and in terms of their economic well-being, student debt is a big one,” said Kevin Miller, senior researcher at the AAUW.)
— House passes bill to allow some border and customs job applicants to skip polygraph test – Maria Sacchetti  (DIERSEN: Outrageously, ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, the federal government has lowered it hiring standards.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/house-passes-bill-to-allow-some-border-and-customs-job-applicants-to-skip-polygraph-test/2017/06/07/59b2a9b8-4b99-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fired FBI Chief Comey: White House Comments ‘Defame Me and More Importantly the FBI’
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/ex-fbi-director-james-comey-testimony-mike-flynn-russia-trump
— Atoning for America’s ‘Original Sin’ – Edward Rothstein  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that your ancestors were responsible for slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/atoning-for-americas-original-sin-at-james-madisons-montpelier-1496869382
— The ‘Independent’ Mr. Comey  His prepared testimony shows why he deserved to be fired. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-independent-mr-comey-1496878266

 

NEW YORK POST
— Christie: Trump’s demand for loyalty was just a good ol’ New York chat – Gabrielle Fonrouge  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://nypost.com/2017/06/08/christie-trumps-demand-for-loyalty-was-just-a-good-ol-new-york-chat/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President may pay a price for firing – Kevin Johnson  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They not only knew that I would file a lawsuit, they wanted me to file a lawsuit. They wanted to be able to point to the lawsuit to help them hire, retain, and promote Democrats, minorities, females, and younger people.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/07/james-comey-testimony-embodies-trump-greatest-miscalculation-firing/102556822/
— We have six kids: Here’s how we put them all through college – Tamara Holmes  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/08/we-have-six-kids-heres-how-we-put-them-all-through-college/102357920/

 

TIME
— Poll: 61% of Americans Think President Trump Fired James Comey to Protect Himself – Aric Jenkins  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://time.com/4810257/donald-trump-james-comey-firing-poll/

 

FED SMITH
— 2.1% COLA in 2018? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been less than inflation. Based on what I have had to spend money on (taxes, food, medical, utilities, insurance, home maintenance, etc.), COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/07/2-1-cola-2018/

June 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner blames Democrats for property tax rates, slow economic growth – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-blames-democrats-for-property-tax-rates-slow-economic-growth/
— Blasting Madigan, Rep. Scott Drury announces Democratic governor bid
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-scott-drury-announces-democratic-governor-bid/
— Illinois AFL-CIO endorses JB Pritzker for governor
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/afl-cio-endorses-j-b-pritzker-for-governor/
— Unions jump the gun to endorse Pritzker for governor – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/unions-jump-the-gun-to-endorse-pritzker-for-governor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois labor group endorses Pritzker, cementing Democratic front-runner status – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-afl-cio-endorsement-met-0607-20170606-story.html
— Illinois Democrats in Congress ask Rauner to speak up on health care overhaul – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-democrats-congress-met-20170606-story.html
— Federal judge weighing whether Illinois must prioritize paying Medicaid bills – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-medicaid-lawsuit-hearing-met-0607-20170606-story.html
— Political biology on American college campuses: The left’s angry young devour the liberal old – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-college-campuses-kass-0607-20170606-column.html
— Orland Park opts out of county wage, sick leave laws – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-cook-ordinances-st-0607-20170606-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Law firm refunds money to Kane County for work Lauzen ordered – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/law-firm-refunds-money-to-kane-county-for-work-lauzen-ordered
— Islamic group announces $580,000 settlement with Des Plaines – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/islamic-group-announces-580000-settlement-with-des-plaines
— Accused leaker shared harsh opinions on Trump before arrest – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170606/news/306069857/
— Dist. 203 school board seeking new member after resignation – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/dist-203-school-board-seeking-new-member-after-resignation

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lawmakers hit pending Fermi, Argonne job cuts – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170606/BLOGS02/170609926/trump-cuts-to-fermi-argonne-criticized-by-illinois-senators-congress
— Cash haul for Rauner re-election fight on pace to blow past U.S. record – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170606/NEWS02/170609918/illinois-governor-race-spending-nears-record

 

ABC7
— JB Pritzker wins key union endorsement in IL governor’s race – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-wins-key-union-endorsement/2068941/
— Crete-Monee HS student disciplined for racist Instagram – Liz Nagy (DIERSEN: I graduated from Crete-Monee High School on 1966. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against me. I did not move to Wheaton until 1978.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to paint me as being a newcomer.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/crete-monee-hs-student-disciplined-for-racist-instagram/2068938/
— Chicago hot dog stand sign trolls Trump
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-hot-dog-stand-sign-trolls-trump-/2068491/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Endorsed by Illinois AFL-CIO as Rauner Bemoans State’s Union Job Growth  Rauner did not specifically respond to the endorsement at a news conference in Indiana Tuesday but did address the slow growth of union jobs in Illinois compared to the Hoosier state. – Richard Ray
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Endorsed-by-IAF-426854451.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner, Dems Trade More Barbs About Jobs – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/06/rauner-dems-trade-more-barbs-about-jobs/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Can Democrats knock enough rust off machine to get two to Congress? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article154690319.html

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, for Democrats, promoting LGBTQ activity is their top priority.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/06/these_2_important_lgbt_protection_b.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Township consolidation measures meant to lower taxpayers costs, increase efficiencies – Cynthia Wolf
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/township-consolidation-measures-meant-to-lower-taxpayers-costs-increase-efficiencies/article_90360090-4a39-11e7-a291-fbb105cd96fa.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Frank Mautino – ISBE Members should be removed-Criminal Complaint filed – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/frank-mautino-isbe-members-should-be-removed-criminal-complaint-filed/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A corrupt political machine has taken over our home”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/06/a-corrupt-political-machine-has-taken-over-our-home/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HIGH ‘RESISTANCE’: NSA LEAKER A FIERCE TRUMP HATER  Called president ‘orange fascist’ and ‘most dangerous’ person in America – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/high-resistance-nsa-leaker-a-fierce-trump-hater/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Taunts Media: Twitter ‘Honest and Unfiltered’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/06/donald-trump-taunts-media-twitter-honest-unfiltered/
— New Ontario Law Enables Gov’t to Seize Children from Parents Opposing Gender Transition – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/06/new-ontario-law-enables-govt-to-seize-children-from-parents-opposing-gender-transition/

 

THE HILL
— Why does T-Mobile treat its American workers worse than their foreign counterparts – BRADLEY A. BLAKEMAN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/336578-why-does-t-mobile-treat-its-american-workers-worse-than

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate OKs Bill to Makes Firing Employees Easier for VA – AP  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/06/06/us/politics/ap-us-veterans-affairs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration has a recruiting problem.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/06/the-trump-administration-has-a-recruiting-problem/

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump: Boss from hell.”
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/blogs/real-time/2017/06/06/donald-trump-boss-hell/375079001/

 

FORBES
— Illinois Credit Downgrade Proves Public Pensions Should Be Outlawed – Jeffrey Dorfman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2017/06/05/illinois-credit-downgrade-proves-public-pensions-should-be-outlawed/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Why Aren’t American Teenagers Working Anymore?  The decline of the summer job. – Ben Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/why-aren-t-american-teenagers-working-anymore

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Amazon Prime Is Giving a Nearly 50% Discount for People on Government Assistance – Rob Wile
http://time.com/money/4807035/amazon-prime-membership-discount-ebt-card-food-stamps/

 

NCADD
— Teen Marijuana-Related Visits to Colorado ER Rose Rapidly After Legalization
https://www.ncadd.org/blogs/in-the-news/teen-marijuana-related-visits-to-colorado-er-rose-rapidly-after-legalization

June 5 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Gov. Runner Signals ‘Concerns’ About 9-1-1 Bill And Pension-Tax Component – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/05/illinois-governor-has-concerns-9-1-1-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘We will do whatever is necessary’: Does that include a balanced CPS budget? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cps-budget-claypool-emanuel-edit-0606-jm-20170605-story.html
— Getting Washington out of the air traffic control business – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-faa-trump-privatize-airlines-edit-0606-md-20170605-story.html
— Congressman Quigley: Russian operatives hacked Illinois elections board – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-quigley-russian-hackers-met-0606-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s advisers are only enabling his erratic behavior.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-london-tweets-impulsive-20170605-story.html
— Taxi union wants a tax and fee waived in the age of Huber and Left – Hal Dar dick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-taxi-wish-list-met-0606-20170605-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County may seek referendum to dissolve election commission – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170605/dupage-county-may-seek-referendum-to-dissolve-election-commission
(FROM THE ARTICLE: County officials have been told the election commission could be dissolved with a binding referendum. But the county can’t form a bipartisan election commission board without a state law change. One of the obstacles facing the proposed state law is that Democratic leaders in DuPage have criticized it. For example, they didn’t like the proposed process to appoint election commissioners. They’ve also voiced concern about the suggested salaries of the commissioners. Cronin, meanwhile, said he wants a consolidation of the election commission and the clerk’s office because it’s expected to save taxpayers at least $300,000 a year. The savings would be achieved by combining staff and finding efficiencies. “My priority is — and always has been — savings for the taxpayers,” Cronin said. “If we can do the same quality service more efficiently and save taxpayers money, that’s the direction we should take.” Before taking any steps to dissolve the election commission, Cronin said he first would have a “robust discussion” with county board members.)
— What are the advantages of hiring a multigenerational workforce? (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. More is expected of non-veteran White males a) because they were born with silver spoons in their mouths, b) because they have always been privileged, and c) because they benefited from their parents’, their grandparents’, their great grandparents’, and the rest of their ancestors’ racism and sexism. Non-veteran Whites males are expected to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170605/what-are-the-advantages-of-hiring-a-multigenerational-workforce
— Tom Cullerton and Kain help Addison Township residents find additional savings
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170605/tom-cullerton-and-kain-help-addison-township-residents-find-additional-savings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis, LaHood interviewed candidates for prosecutor, marshal – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170605/davis-lahood-interviewed-candidates-for-prosecutor-marshal

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board member fined $1,500 for delay in statement of economic interests – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/02/mchenry-county-board-member-fined-1-500-for-delay-in-statement-of-economic-interests/axcxuyy/

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady: No need for special session; Democrats should keep working on budget – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/05/sen-brady-no-need-for-special-session-democrats-should-keep-working-on-budget/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with London’s mayor against Trump.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35587451/trump-criticizes-londons-mayor-again

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ public pensions are worse off than state claims – Michael Carroll
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/study-illinois-public-pensions-are-worse-off-than-state-claims/article_374a4f72-4151-11e7-8e9c-47e8009e8ba6.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner boasts delivery of ‘economic engine’ to Chicago’s South Side – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117398-rauner-boasts-delivery-of-economic-engine-to-chicago-s-south-side

 

WIREPOINTS
— Would Congress Authorize Bankruptcy for Illinois and Other States? Yes, Inevitably. – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/would-congress-authorize-bankruptcy-for-illinois-and-other-states-yes-inevitably-wirepoints-original/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New Pritzker robocalls slam House Republicans, defend House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/new-pritzker-robocalls-slam-house-republicans-defend-house-democrats/
— Hardiman claims “anybody” can beat Rauner, tosses his hat in the ring
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/hardiman-claims-anybody-can-beat-rauner-tosses-his-hat-in-the-ring/
— “Kooks” on the fringe and “cooperation”  (DIERSEN: The stronger that you support for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution on video gambling, the more that you will called a kook.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/kooks-on-the-fringe-and-cooperation/

 

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Illinois bars social workers and foster families from working with children if they reject transgenderism – Jardine Malado  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats will bar you from getting an education, getting a job, etc. unless you promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://christiantimes.com/article/illinois-bars-social-workers-and-foster-families-from-working-with-children-if-they-reject-transgenderism/72280.htm

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Armed forces plan to celebrate LGBT Pride Month – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/5/armed-forces-plan-to-celebrate-lgbt-pride-month/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Gay ‘marriage’ receives highest approval rating ever in Gallup poll – Peter LaBarbera (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-marriage-receives-highest-approval-rating-ever-in-gallup-poll

 

GOPUSA ILLNOIS
— Leftist Celebrities Put Their Hypocrisy on Display
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25292

 

DAILY WIRE
— #FakeNews: CNN Caught Arranging Muslims As Backdrop – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.dailywire.com/news/17141/fakenews-cnn-caught-arranging-muslims-backdrop-robert-kraychik#

 

FEDERALIST
— 5 Ways To Stay Positive And Engaged While Job-Hunting – Lisa De Pasquale  (DIERSEN: Sadly, from what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/05/5-ways-stay-positive-engaged-job-hunting/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s travel ban is useless. Terrorists mostly come from our own back yard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/06/05/trumps-travel-ban-is-useless-terrorists-mostly-come-from-our-own-back-yard/
— It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class. Trump voters were actually pretty affluent. – Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/05/its-time-to-bust-the-myth-most-trump-voters-were-not-working-class/

 

INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Under Siege Public sector auditors can face intimidation, isolation, retaliation, suspension — even termination — just for doing their job. – Russell A. Jackson  (DIERSEN: I have always been a Republican. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997.  Overwhelmingly, all during that time, my superiors, my supervisors, my coworkers, and my subordinates were Democrats.)
https://iaonline.theiia.org/2017/Pages/Under-Siege.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sad reality is that public sector auditors can face retaliation – isolation, smear campaigns, diminution of duties, even suspension and termination – just for doing their jobs. If the fruits of the audit function’s labors conflict with an agency head’s political agenda, too often the political agenda wins and the auditor loses. The threat is so real, and the stakes so high, that many practitioners embroiled in sticky political situations have to inform their colleagues anonymously – or with the approval of a lawyer. That’s why Patton’s tale is attributed directly to him; all his comments have been approved by counsel so they don’t impact the ongoing litigation. Solutions are few, but they do exist. If other practitioners know what to watch for and how to prepare for the worst, some may avoid the untenable situations their colleagues deal with. As an internal auditor under fire at a mid-level school district says, “Exposure of these issues may help someone else.” Ultimately, of course, some public sector auditors caught up in politics will simply have to fall on their swords. At the end of the day, the public servant trying to suppress the truth likely won an election or received an appointment from someone in office, so the auditor trying to tell the truth may be pressured to get on board or get out. But in many cases, targeted relationship-building and a firm grasp of the agency’s governance structure will go a long way toward avoiding catastrophe. The political motivation to punish an auditor often involves information that’s incriminating to the person who ordered the audit in the first place – sometimes under a law or regulation. In one case, an audit investigation found evidence that a school board CEO had been less than honest about his credentials; in another, a culture audit – which, in law enforcement is often going to be politically sensitive – contained pretty damning results; and another uncovered fraud in a university’s program accepting bodies of people willed to science. Often, it’s a more mundane reason, like auditors looking into contracts or programs that executive directors don’t want exposed or, as in Patton’s case, assisting outside agencies in their investigations. Sometimes it’s as simple as an executive director who insists that the audit function in general has a “gotcha” mentality. In fact, one anonymous practitioner facing retaliation at a local school district says she has come to believe that “any audit that falls under the chief operating officer or chief financial officer’s (CFO’s) jurisdiction or any audit that makes a board look like it isn’t providing governance and oversight will be political.” The means of punishing auditors vary as well, within fairly defined limits.)

 

FED SMITH
— How Do Federal Employees Rate President Trump? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me figuratively, if not literally by now.  Members of the following groups have always blamed me for all problems : anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/05/federal-employees-rate-president-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to this survey, 67.8% of those responding are current federal employees and 28.5% are retired federal employees. There were small percentages of those who were military or retired military, contractors, union staffers or no federal affiliation. The most common rating for the President’s performance was “Unsatisfactory.” 53.07% of those responding selected this option. A total of about 62% selected unsatisfactory of “Below Expectations.” 13.58% selected “Outstanding.” 38.3% selected categories from “Outstanding” to “Meets Expectations.” . . . Among Republicans, 73.4% rate President Trump at “Meets Expectations” or higher. 85.5% of Democrats gave the president an “unsatisfactory” rating. . .About 37% of respondents indicated they agreed with the priorities of the Trump administration. That is close to the same percentage that have a favorable opinion of the President’s performance so far. 58.5% indicated they disagreed with the priorities of the administration. . .Among Democrats, 85.5% of those taking the survey disagree with the priorities of the administration. Among Republicans, 73.8% agree with the administration’s priorities. And, among Independents, 34.3% agree and 61.4% disagree. . .44.5% of those responding to the survey identified themselves as Independent voters. Republicans were 24.2% of respondents and Democrats 23.5%. The remaining selected the “other” option. . .46.6% of those responding to this survey indicated they voted for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. 38% indicated they voted for Donald Trump—roughly as the overall percentage of people who indicated they voted for him in the presidential election and the percentage that provides “meets expectations” or higher in this survey. Among Republicans, 78.4% voted for Donald Trump in the election. 10.8% voted for Hillary Clinton and 10.7 voted for another candidate. 89% of those who identified as Democrats voted for Hillary Clinton; 5.7% voted for Donald Trump; and 5.2% voted for another candidate. . .25% of those responding indicated they were more optimistic and more favorable about their federal career. 57% were less optimistic and 17.9% are still undecided.)

June 2 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 31 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 30 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 22 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Durbin Pens Letter To Jeff Sessions Asking for Chicago Resources  In a letter sent to Sessions, Durbin asked that the attorney general answer questions regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s commitment to resources for Chicago and gave him a deadline of June 2 to respond. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/durbin-letter-sessions-chicago-resources-423715634.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on the Chicago area tightens, more and more and more people are on food stamps.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/22/president-donald-trump-food-stamps-cuts-greater-chicago-food-depository/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House adopts a Chicago tradition — backroom secrecy – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/white-house-adopts-a-chicago-tradition-backroom-secrecy/
— Roskam calls proposed cuts to Great Lakes project ‘a serious error’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/roskam-calls-proposed-cuts-to-great-lakes-project-a-serious-error/
— Board of Ed to consider $215M more in borrowing for next school year – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/board-of-ed-to-consider-215m-more-in-borrowing-for-next-school-year/
— Red-light cameras reap suburbs millions: Sun-Times/ABC7 special report – Dan Mihalopoulos and Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/red-light-cameras-reap-millions-for-chicago-suburbs-safespeed-the-watchdogs-abc7/
— Frank Mautino hides in ‘cone of silence’ from campaign fund questions – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/frank-mautino-hides-in-cone-of-silence-from-campaign-fund-questions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/match-your-acts-with-your-words-on-islam-mr-president/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers should focus not just on taxes but on major spending reforms – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-civic-budget-illinois-rauner-edit-0523-md-20170522-story.html
— Tollway committee advances $25 million study of Illinois 53 extension – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tollway-committee-approves-25million-study-route-53-20170522-story.html
— Northwest Side development reignites interest in program aimed at preventing white flight – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-northwest-side-housing-program-met-20170522-story.html
— Ford falls behind. But never give up on American ingenuity. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-ford-motors-ceo-tesla-edit-jm-20170522-story.html
— Chicago school board to consider up to $500 million more long-term borrowing – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-bond-plan-met-20170522-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage celebrates 50th commencement
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170522/college-of-dupage-celebrates-50th-commencement
— Suburban home prices up, sale times decrease
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170522/report-suburban-home-prices-up-sale-times-decrease
— Former Daily Herald executive editor Doubek lands with Better Government Association – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170522/feder-former-daily-herald-executive-editor-doubek-lands-with-better-government-association

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Class-action suit aims to halt Zestimates in Illinois – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170522/CRED0701/170529993/class-action-suit-aims-to-halt-zestimates-in-illinois

 

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/22/17): Proof of media’s lopsided coverage of President Trump, IL school funding problems, and Kasso’s hot dogs – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/22/the-chicago-way-wjohn-kass-052217-proof-of-medias-lopsided-coverage-of-president-trump-il-school-funding-problems-and-kassos-hot-dogs/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Developer Stone pushing for casino in downtown Springfield – Mary Hansen  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Springfield is to promote the destruction of Springfield.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170522/developer-stone-pushing-for-casino-in-downtown-springfield

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sounding the Alarm: Entrenched politics require real reforms in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170522/sounding-alarm-entrenched-politics-require-real-reforms-in-illinois

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “Rauner attacks social safety net in Illinois, Trump takes it National.”
http://thetelegraph.com/news/102527/rauner-attacks-social-safety-net-in-illinois-trump-takes-it-national

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Biss: flat tax in Illinois unfair – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20170522/bill-knight-biss-flat-tax-in-illinois-unfair

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run Chicago put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city-05-22-2017

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— ProPublica Illinois Builds News Staff with Three Noted Journalists – Cynthia Gordy
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/item/propublica-illinois-builds-news-staff-with-three-noted-journalists

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wehrli derides election board for not pursuing Mautino probe – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117456-wehrli-derides-election-board-for-not-pursuing-mautino-probe
— Roskam cites Obamacare costs, limits in voting for change – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511115608-roskam-cites-obamacare-costs-limits-in-voting-for-change

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Madigan can’t see property tax reality from his pedestal, Steffen argues
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511115894-madigan-can-t-see-property-tax-reality-from-his-pedestal-steffen-argues
— Rock Island County voter numbers are solid, clerk contends  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If so, how much deadwood is there in the voter role for your precinct?)
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511116082-rock-island-county-voter-numbers-are-solid-clerk-contends

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117397-rauner-says-end-run-around-madigan-only-way-forward-for-illinois
— College costs already outrageous without hiring ‘hack’ to regurgitate words, Pat Hughes says – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511112683-college-costs-already-outrageous-without-hiring-hack-to-regurgitate-words-pundit-says

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APPLE IS NEARLY 40% MORE VALUABLE THAN THE CITY OF CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/apple-is-nearly-40-more-valuable-than-the-city-of-chicago.html
— WELL-CONNECTED STATE LOBBYIST PUSHES FOR CAPITAL CITY CASINO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/well-connected-state-lobbyist-pushes-for-capital-city-casino.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS, NBC Go to Bat for Illegals Against ‘Evil’ ‘Injustice’ of Trump WH; Hail Liberal Churches – Curtis Houck
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/05/22/cbs-nbc-go-bat-illegals-against-evil-injustice-trump-wh-hail

 

GOPUSA
— Blinded by their own ignorance about Islam
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24610
— Pence tells Notre Dame grads to rely on ‘integrity and values’ as dozens of snowflakes walk out
http://www.gopusa.com/pence-tells-notre-dame-grads-to-rely-on-integrity-and-values-as-dozens-of-snowflakes-walk-out/
— Religious defense planned in Detroit genital mutilation case
http://www.gopusa.com/religious-defense-planned-in-detroit-genital-mutilation-case/

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Blasts Silencing of Conservatives on Campuses in Commencement Address – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/05/22/cnns-fareed-zakaria-blasts-silencing-of-conservatives-on-campuses-in-commencement-address/
— Zuckerberg’s Open Borders Group: Enforcing Immigration Law ‘Hurts Public Safety’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/22/zuckerbergs-open-borders-group-enforcing-immigration-law-hurts-public-safety/
— Coulter: If Trump Does Not Keep His Promises in 2018, GOP Will Be Wiped Out, Dems Will Impeach – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/05/22/coulter-trump-not-keep-promises-2018-gop-will-wiped-dems-will-impeach/
— Clint Eastwood Warns Political Correctness ‘Killing’ Country: ‘We’ve Lost Our Sense of Humor’ – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/22/clinton-eastwood-political-correctness-is-ruining-america/
— Sweden: Men of Foreign Origin Responsible for 90 Per Cent of Shootings – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/22/sweden-foreign-origin-90-shootings/

 

THE BLAZE
— First they tore down Confederate monuments. Next they’ll come for the Founders. – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats a) blame you for past discrimination against minorities and against women, b) say that you benefited from past discrimination against minorities and against women, c) want you to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and d) want to get rid of you.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-first-they-tore-down-confederate-monuments-next-theyll-come-for-the-founders/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The art of the Trump take-down – Cheryl K. Chumley  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they can take down any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that they want to.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/20/art-trump-take-down/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LGBT TEACHER CALLED OUT FOR ‘BULLYING’ STUDENTS  School told fix it or lawyers ‘will take further action to prevent irreparable harm to our clients’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/lgbt-teacher-called-out-for-bullying-students/

 

USA TODAY
— UNACCEOTABLE: More than 600K foreigners overstayed visas in 2016 – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/22/more-than-600k-foreigners-overstayed-visas-2016-department-of-homeland-security-report/102006956/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run Chicago step up their efforts to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-22/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For Democrats in California, a generational shift pulls the party left, with danger and opportunity ahead – Cathleen Decker  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run California banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-democrats-analysis-20170522-story.html

 

LAVOZ DE ANZA NEWS
— Students learn about dangers of marijuana – Kunal Mehta
http://lavozdeanza.com/news/2017/05/22/students-learn-about-dangers-of-marijuana/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-budget-cut-federal-pensions

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Ford CEO Mark Fields Pocketed $60 Million in 3 Years—While the Company’s Stock Plunged – Rob Wile
http://time.com/money/4788160/ford-ceo-pay-mark-fields-jim-hackett/

 

FED SMITH
— Shrinking the Workforce at EPA – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: The first employees that will be gotten rid of will be those who are non-Democrat, older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/22/shrinking-workforce-epa/

 

INDEPENDENT
— UK workers do not feel rich unless they earn at least £370,000 a year, finds study  Early in their career – defined as up to five years’ experience –  employees need to earn ‘as little as’ £93,000 annually to feel wealthy – Zlata Rodionova  (DIERSEN: Because the cost of living is so high in DuPage County, you need to earn lots more money to feel rich.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-workers-rich-feel-370000-a-year-wealthy-british-employees-income-emolument-a7748776.html

May 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor announces $389 million borrowing plan to finish CPS school year, pay pensions – Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/education/mayor-announces-$389-million-borrowing-plan-to-finish-cps-school-year-pay-pensions/2011849/
— What has become of 50 vacant CPS schools closed in 2014? – Paul Meincke
http://abc7chicago.com/education/what-has-become-of-50-vacant-cps-schools-/2009886/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Unveils Plan to Keep Chicago Schools Open Through End of School Year  Twice in the last two weeks, briefings on the mayor’s funding plan have been postponed – Lauren Petty
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Aldermen-to-Be-Briefed-on-Mayors-Plan-to-Keep-CPS-Open-423142484.html

 

CBS2
— Lawmakers Vote To Eliminate Statute Of Limitations On Child Sex Crimes – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/19/lawmakers-vote-to-eliminate-statute-of-limitations-on-child-sex-crimes/
— Governor Rauner Said He Is Trying To Bring More Companies, Jobs To Illinois – Craig Dellimore,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/19/rauner-companies-jobs-illinois/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama’s birthday could be commemorated in Illinois – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-day-illinois-met-0520-20170519-story.html
— Illinois seeks to join Obamacare lawsuit, save payments to insurers – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-obamacare-lawsuit-0520-biz-20170519-story.html
— Emanuel unveils latest CPS money-borrowing plan for district already $9 billion in debt – Hal Dardick and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-cps-borrowing-met-0520-20170519-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roger Ailes saw liberal bias that mainstream media won’t admit – Steve Huntley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/roger-ailes-saw-liberal-bias-that-mainstream-media-never-admit/
— Under fire, Emanuel defends ‘payday loan’ plan to borrow $389M for CPS – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-short-term-cps-borrowing-under-fire/
— Former federal employee charged with shooting of Amtrak conductor – Jeff Mayes
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wisconsin-man-charged-with-shooting-of-amtrak-conductor/
— Ban circus elephants in all of Illinois – Jodie Wiederkehr
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ban-circus-elephants-in-all-of-illinois/
— Are Illinois Democrats making a federal case out of funding flap? – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/are-illinois-democrats-making-a-federal-case-out-of-funding-flap/
— Taxpayers paid for weekend resort getaway for recorder of deeds, staff – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/taxpayers-paid-weekend-resort-getaway-karen-yarbrough-cook-county-recorder-deeds-the-watchdogs/
— Old Chicago ways dying out, but stay on zombie patrol – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/old-chicago-ways-dying-out-but-stay-on-zombie-patrol/
— Why Illinois dares not say goodbye to landline phones – Julie Vahling, Abraham Scarr and Bryan McDaniel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-illinois-dares-not-say-goodbye-to-landline-phones/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kim lands Vernon Township job after losing Mundelein mayor’s race – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170519/kim-lands-vernon-township-job-after-losing-mundelein-mayorx2019s-race
— Goat slaughter sours Kane County panel’s view on couple keeping animals – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170519/goat-slaughter-sours-kane-county-panelx2019s-view-on-couple-keeping-animals
— Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170519/news/305199935/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker makes $1 million deposit in Chicago’s last black-owned bank – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/NEWS02/170519815/pritzker-makes-1-million-deposit-in-chicagos-last-black-owned-bank
— Illinois Legislature votes to honor Obama’s birthday – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/NEWS02/170519825/illinois-legislature-votes-to-honor-obamas-birthday
— Dems have Rauner where they want him on budget. Except for this – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/NEWS02/170519807/illinois-dems-have-rauner-where-they-want-him-on-budget-except-for

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Racism’ Painted On U. of C. Frat House After Cinco De Mayo Party – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170518/hyde-park/racism-painted-on-u-of-c-frat-house-after-controversial-5-de-mayo-party
— Gavin McInnes, Conservative Pundit, Banned By DePaul – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170519/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-conservative-pundit-banned-by-depaul

 

SPRINGFIELD STATRE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration denies it leaked false info about school funding reform – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) focus on keeping me in the dark and b) falsely and slanderously accused me of leaking information.  I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170519/rauner-administration-denies-it-leaked-false-info-about-school-funding-reform
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Senate Democrats today jumped the shark,” said Rauner spokeswoman Eleni Demertzis. “One cannot leak something that is on a public web site. Their false and outrageous accusations have been disproven, and they should apologize for manufacturing blatantly false accusations.”)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democratic State Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of trying to kill his school-funding legislation. – DUSTY RHODES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-senator-cries-foul-over-education-funding-story

 

WAND
— IL Senate Democrats call for investigation into Rauner administration
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35471981/il-senate-democrats-call-for-investigation-into-rauner-administration

 

WSIL TV
— Trump supporters blame leaks, conspiracy for his woes – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35465369/trump-supporters-blame-leaks-conspiracy-for-his-woes

 

CHICAGO READER
— The Nasty Women Art Show, an important first step for female artists in the Trump era  Three-hundred fifty artists and 1,700 people managed to raise $30,000 for Planned Parenthood. – Anne Bouleanu
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/nasty-women-art-show-susan-messer-mcbride/Content?oid=26526815

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— State Senator Andy Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers – Michael McGrady
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511117814-state-senator-attacks-kankakee-times-for-publishing-school-funding-numbers

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS: ILLINOIS CONSIDERS ADDING MORE CASINOS TO HELP FILL BUDGET GAP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/illinois-considers-adding-more-casinos-to-help-fill-budget-gap.html
— REPUBLICANS CALL ON AG MADIGAN TO ENFORCE BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/republicans-call-on-ag-madigan-to-enforce-balanced-budget-requirement.html
— THORNER: KOCH BROTHERS’ MONEY FUNDS PRO-CON CON AGENDA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-koch-brothers-money-funds-pro-con-con-agenda.html

 

CAPITIOL FAX
— Rauner demands apology *** Senate Dems make formal request for IG probe, but Proft issues flat-out denial
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/19/senate-dems-make-formal-request-for-ig-probe-but-proft-issues-flat-out-denial/
— ILGOP doubles down – Pritzker says ILGOP “twisting” words – ILGOP accuses Pritzker of praising tax hike plan *** Dueling press releases
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/19/dueling-press-releases-6/
— Manar: Violation of the law – Dems to request inspector general probe – LIVE Video – SDems plan press conference – Manar claims documents were “doctored” before release *** Government-leaked fake news?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/19/government-leaked-fake-news/

 

GOPUSA
— GOP Politicians Spineless Amid Fake News Russian ‘Collusion’ Scandal – Howie Carr
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24626

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sick: Liberal Journalists Celebrate The Death Of Fox News Founder Roger Ailes – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/liberal-journalists-celebrate-the-death-of-fox-news-founder-roger-ailes/
— Judge Placed On Leave When Officials Discover She’s Not A US Citizen – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/judge-placed-on-leave-when-officials-discover-shes-not-a-us-citizen/
— Trump: ‘Walls Work, Just Ask Israel’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/trump-walls-work-just-ask-israel/

 

BREITBART
— Study: Media Coverage of Trump’s First 100 Days Set ‘New Standard For Negativity’ – ADAM SHAW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/19/study-93-percent-cnn-nbcs-trump-coverage-negative/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bethune-Cookman students turn their backs on Betsy DeVos during her commencement speech – Joy Resmovits  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-essential-education-updates-southern-bethune-students-turned-their-backs-on-1494443321-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Cairo: Historic Illinois town tilts toward extinction amid public housing crisis – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/19/housing-crisis-decimates-cairo-illinois/101858928/

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ activists complain that they are getting less preference under Trump.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/19/how-the-trump-effect-is-endangering-lgbt-people-worldwide

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senate panel passes improper federal bonuses bill – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/05/senate-panel-passes-improper-federal-bonuses-bill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act. The bill would prohibit paying bonuses for five years to federal employees who are suspended, removed from their position or sentenced to jail time. It would also require the employee to repay any bonuses awarded for any year in which an adverse finding is made. The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Purported Trump budget doc zeroes out federal employee benefits – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/purported-trump-budget-doc-zeroes-out-federal-employee-benefits

 

FED WEEK
— Trump Budget to Seek Cuts in Retirement Benefits
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/trump-budget-seek-cuts-retirement-benefits/

May 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump: Russian probe ‘witch hunt’—‘even my enemies’ say ‘no collusion’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-zero-russia-collusion-whole-thing-has-been-a-witch-hunt/
— Before Fox News took on the left, Roger Ailes took on Sen. Paul Simon – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/before-fox-news-took-on-the-left-roger-ailes-took-on-sen-paul-simon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump blasts Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/insisting-that-you-are-the-best-is-part-of-being-the-worst/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roger Ailes has died, but his scourge will live for decades – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: I had the honor of leading a group that succeeded in 2002 in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-roger-ailes-fox-news-legacy-20170518-story.html
— The U. of I. shuns a Nobel-winning scientist James Watson – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speech-watson-ilinois-genome-dna-edit-0519-jm-20170518-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage official Darlene Ruscitti calls for dissolving regional school board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170518/news/170518744/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF AILES: Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77 – Marc Fisher
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170518/roger-ailes-architect-of-conservative-tv-juggernaut-fox-news-is-dead-at-77

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois punished by bond market as deadline nears amid fighting – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170518/NEWS02/170519834/illinois-punished-by-bond-market-as-deadline-nears-amid-fighting
— Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/ISSUE11/170519829/illinois-budget-talks-stalled-due-to-lack-of-negotiating-skills

 

WLS AM
— Casino For Chicago? – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Chicago is to promote the destruction of Chicago.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/19/casino-for-chicago/

 

WTTW
— Who’s Who of Illinois CEOs Call for $8 Billion Revenue Hike – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/18/who-s-who-illinois-ceos-call-8-billion-revenue-hike

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Study shows Illinois lost 150,000 millennials from 2011 to 2014  IRS data shows Texas, Colorado among states gaining in millennials – Aarik Woods
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/study-shows-illinois-lost-150000-millennials-from-2011-to-2014/716633497

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Illinois Senate delays votes on sticky ‘grand bargain’ bills – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170518/illinois-senate-delays-votes-on-sticky-grand-bargain-bills

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge denies Schock attorneys’ request for access to grand jury transcripts – Jaymee Toler
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/judge-denies-schock-attorneys-request-for-access-to-grand-jury-transcripts/716633605

 

WSIL TV
— Trump heads overseas, turmoil in his wake – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35468395/trump-heads-overseas-turmoil-in-his-wake

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In addition to criminals, members of the following groups disapprove of Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/blogs/real-time/2017/05/17/sheriff-david-a-clarke-jr-s-departure-good-department-and-milwaukee-county/328652001/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois gubernatorial candidates call for Trump’s impeachment – Jonah Dylan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/18/city/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-call-for-trumps-impeachment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But some Democrats have sought to dampen the calls for impeachment.  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) publicly opposed those who have called for the president’s impeachment, asking “the base” to stick to “an orderly process.” “This is a marathon, it’s not a sprint,” Durbin said, according to Politico. “We have an orderly process in our government. We’re going to follow it. They don’t like to hear it, but I think that’s the facts.”)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nearly 11 percent of homes in DuPage “seriously underwater” on their mortgages
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117504-report-nearly-11-percent-of-homes-in-dupage-seriously-underwater-on-their-mortgages

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, lone ‘no’ vote on homestead exemptions for various groups says it’s not reform Illinois needs – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lone-no-vote-on-homestead-exemptions-for-various-groups-says/article_58aa7f88-3b49-11e7-bdac-ebcf3363264f.html
— U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, opposing federal efforts to tax municipal bonds – Cole Lauterbach
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/suburban-congressman-opposing-federal-efforts-to-tax-municipal-bonds/article_f2da9576-3bd9-11e7-9b40-ab218e04e4ad.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Media-Democratic Party Suicide Pact – Patricia McCarthy
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/7565/#.WR2BiWAfVW4.facebook

 

THE BLAZE
— ICE announces drastic increase in immigration arrests in Trump’s first 100 days – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/18/ice-announces-drastic-increase-in-immigration-arrests-in-trumps-first-100-days/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Wealthy Socialist Bernie Sanders AGAIN Fails To File Senate Ethics Financial Disclosures On Time – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/wealthy-socialist-bernie-sanders-again-fails-to-file-senate-ethics-financial-disclosures-on-time/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Final Obama travel tab: $100 million – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/final-obama-travel-tab-100-million/article/2623399

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump supporters in Illinois weigh in on latest controversies – DEAN REYNOLDS
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-supporters-dixon-illinois-blast-critics/

 

CNN
— Driver charged with murder in Times Square crash – Rob Frehse and Ray Sanchez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/us/new-york-times-square-driver-charged/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rojas, 26, of the Bronx, tested positive for PCP and told police that God made him do it, a law enforcement source told CNN.
The suspect, who suffered from “psychological issues,” told police he expected officers to shoot him, according to the source. Rojas has been arrested twice in New York — in 2015 and 2008 — for drunken driving, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Cairo: Their Public Housing at the End of Its Life, Residents Ask: What Now? – MONICA DAVEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/cairo-public-housing-hud-poverty.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Roger Ailes, Who Built Fox News Into an Empire, Dies at 77  Mr. Ailes exerted wide influence on American politics with his conservative Fox News, only to be undone by sexual harassment allegations. – CLYDE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/business/media/roger-ailes-dead.html
— An anti-Ailes demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Ailes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/business/media/roger-ailes-jim-rutenberg.html
— An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/opinion/trump-white-house-staff.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A City (Washington, DC) Hungry for News Approaches Indigestion – Katie Rogers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to get all your government and political news and commentary FROM THEM AND ONLY FROM THEM.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/washington-trump-mania.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: COLAs are far less than inflation, especially for retirees.  I should write a book a) about all the reasons why my $50,856 Civil Service is not higher than it is and b) about my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors who took the lead in wasting my federal career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, they would all say that they simply did what Democrat politicians wanted them to do.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/18/trumps-budget-calls-for-hits-on-federal-employee-retirement-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But in real terms, the civilian increase would be less than it looks if proposed hits on retirement benefits are adopted. Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget would: . . . Cut the COLA for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees by 0.5 percent from what the formula would allowed . . . The thought of Trump’s assault on federal retirement programs becoming law enrages federal employee leaders.  National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association President Richard Thissen called Trump’s plan “beyond insulting. It is downright mean. Simultaneously promoting tax cuts and forcing a tax on just federal employees, through in an increase in retirement contributions, is the height of hypocrisy.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Texas’ New Sanctuary-City Law Under Attack  Pushback comes days after Republican governor signed one of nation’s toughest immigration laws – Dan Frosch  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-new-sanctuary-city-law-under-attack-1495121892
— Colin Kaepernick Is a Victim of His Own Supporters  What team owner would risk being vilified as racist if things don’t go well for the quarterback – Jason Whitlock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colin-kaepernick-is-a-victim-of-his-own-supporters-1495148971
— Roger Ailes  A master of the TV medium who understood America. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/roger-ailes-1495150646
— Roger Ailes, Former Fox News Chief, Dies at 77  Ailes left network last year amid sexual-harassment controversy – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fox-news-chief-roger-ailes-dies-1495112318
— How Roger Ailes’ Death Affects Lawsuits  Several women have joined suits against Fox News or its former chief amid allegations of sexual harassment – Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-roger-ailess-death-affects-lawsuits-1495150048

 

USA TODAY
— At Fox News, Roger Ailes’ real gift shined – David Mastio
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-remembered-as-genius-but-really-story-teller-column/101827064/
— Bill O’Reilly: Roger Ailes endured hatred ‘and it killed him. That is the truth.’ – Bill O’Reilly  (DIERSEN: I had the honor of leading a group that succeeded in 2002 in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/bill-oreilly-it-was-a-privilege-to-know-roger-ailes-column/101846434/
— The FBI is no place for pols  Pick a younger Robert Mueller, not an older politician, to fill James Comey’s shoes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/fbi-director-no-politician-editorials-debates/101798996/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Lieberman, in particular, should raise eyebrows. At 75, he is hardly of an age one would expect to start on what is normally a 10-year term. He has no federal law enforcement experience. He is a former state attorney general, but those jobs are much more political than their federal counterparts and don’t generally involve a lot of criminal prosecution.)

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you got elected or appointed as a Republican, and if you are not going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should resign immediately. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/shocker-republican-governors-are-helping-lgbt-victories-and-protecting-our-youth