Tag: marijuana

May 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Poll: Support for legal pot thinning – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/poll-support-legal-pot-smart-approaches-marijuana-pritzker-cassidy/
— This time, the Cubs get response to racism right – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/cubs-fan-hand-signal-doug-glanville-wrigley-field/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-facebook-alex-jones-louis-farrakhan/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— RNC chair comes to Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lightfoot-pension-emanuel-dealmaking-rnc-20190509-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ronna McDaniel, head of the Republican National Committee, will be in Chicago June 6 for a fundraising luncheon, according to an invitation sent out by the Illinois Republican Party and obtained by the Tribune. Ticket prices for the state party fundraiser range from $150 to a $5,000 sponsorship. The event is being hosted by Cubs co-owner and RNC Finance Chair Todd Ricketts, Demetra DeMonte, an RNC National Committeewoman, Richard Porter, an RNC Committeeman and Tim Schneider, chair of the state Republican party. Honorary co-chairs include: Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady and members of Illinois’ Republican Congressional delegation including U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, Murphysboro, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, of Taylorsville, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, of Channahon, U.S. Rep. Darin Lahood, of Peoria, and U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, of Collinsville. In Illinois, the GOP has its work cut out for it after the mid-terms saw a blue wave sweep Democrats into suburban and exurban Republican strongholds. Local congressional races offer a closer look: Democrats Lauren Underwood of Naperville unseated GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren while Sean Casten, of Downers Grove, beat longtime congressman Peter Roskam.)

ABC7
— President Trump laughs after supporter suggests shooting people who cross US border
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-laughs-at-supporters-comment-to-shoot-migrants/5292213/

CHAMPAIGN NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker, state’s coffers get lucky – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-09/jim-dey-pritzker-states-coffers-get-lucky.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Son of former state representative appointed to replace Costello in Illinois House – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article230222284.html

MDJ ONLINE
— House Republicans troubled by Pritzker’s revocation of board appointments – JERRY NOWICK
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/house-republicans-troubled-by-pritzker-s-revocation-of-board-appointments/article_36160e48-885c-5e4c-9a35-3acb1d0c05c8.html

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Pro-Life Center Opens Next To Planned Parenthood In Flossmoor The pro-life Aid For Women has opened next door to Planned Parenthood, quietly reigniting a reproductive rights debate in Flossmoor. – Erika Hobbs
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/pro-life-center-opens-next-planned-parenthood-flossmoor

PROPUBLICA
— The New Gold Rush: Illinois Lawmakers Are Growing Worried as Neighbors Move to Expand Gambling – Derrick Clifton
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-video-gambling-new-taxes-lawmakers-midwestern-states-expansions

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegal Aliens Would Be Able to Serve as University of Illinois Trustees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/09/illegal-aliens-would-be-able-to-serve-as-university-of-illinois-trustees/
— Dems Transportation Tax Hikes Will Affect 100%
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/09/dems-transportation-tax-hikes-will-affect-100/

CAPITOL FAX
— Barickman jumps off cannabis legalization, but a new draft is coming
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/barickman-jumps-off-cannabis-legalization-but-a-new-draft-is-coming/
— Sandoval’s punitive electric car registration fee
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/sandovals-punitive-electric-car-registration-fee/
— House Democratic Women’s Caucus won’t support gaming bill if team owners get a piece of sports betting
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/house-democratic-womens-caucus-wont-support-gaming-bill-if-team-owners-get-a-piece-of-sports-betting/

FOX NEWS
— Trump declares ‘invasion’ at border after DHS says 1 percent of Honduras, Guatemala entered US – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-invasion-border-dhs-one-percent-honduras-guatemala
— Washington Post implies Trump encourages shooting border crossers – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/washington-post-trump

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Steve Scalise: ‘Democrats would rather harass the president than solve problems’ – Jennifer Harper 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/8/inside-the-beltway-steve-scalise-says-democrats-he/
— Nancy Pelosi is adamant: Impeachment ‘has nothing to do with politics’ – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/9/nancy-pelosi-impeachment-it-has-nothing-do-politic/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado shooting suspect denounced ‘all these Christians who hate gays’ – Julio Rosas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-shooting-suspect-denounced-all-these-christians-who-hate-gays
— Trump administration asks for $23M to train Border Patrol agents to decide credible fear claims – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-administration-asks-for-23m-to-train-border-patrol-agents-to-decide-credible-fear-claims

AMERICAN THINKER
— Open borders advocates are getting the open border they want – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/open_borders_advocates_get_the_open_border_they_want.html

BREITBART
— Previously Deported Sex Offenders Hiding in Migrant Groups, Say Feds – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/09/previously-deported-sex-offenders-hiding-in-migrant-groups-say-feds/

JP MEDIA
— Chicago Cubs Ban Fan for Flashing ‘White Supremacist’ Sign, Otherwise Known as the OK Symbol – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/chicago-cubs-ban-fan-for-playing-circle-game-blame-white-supremacy/

GOPUSA
— ICE: 87% of illegal alien families are no-shows for hearings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69242

TOWNHALL
— Broken Borders: April’s Illegal Alien Arrests Reached Staggering Levels, Highest In 12 Years – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/05/09/broken-borders-aprils-illegal-alien-arrests-reach-highest-levels-in-over-a-deca-n2546054

CHRISTIAN POST
— Chick-fil-A to become 3rd largest fast-food chain in US sales amid growing popularity Chick-fil-A to become 3rd largest fast-food chain in US sales amid growing popularity – Brandon Showalter
https://www.christianpost.com/news/chick-fil-a-to-become-3rd-largest-fast-food-chain-in-us-sales-amid-growing-popularity.html

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— April was another record month for illegal immigration – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/april-another-record-month-illegal-immigration/

HUMAN EVENTS
— Trump Tries To Stop Corruption, Media Calls Him Racist. – Rob Wasinger
https://humanevents.com/2019/05/09/trump-tries-to-stop-corruption-media-calls-him-racist/

LIFE SITE
— Colorado shooting suspects are gender-confused girl and boy who hated Christians, Trump – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/colorado-shooting-suspects-are-gender-confused-girl-and-boy-who-hated-christians-trump

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems poised to push ‘Equality Act’ with cries of ‘homophobia’ – Chris Woodward, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/05/09/dems-poised-to-push-equality-act-with-cries-of-homophobia

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/more-mexican-immigrants-u-s-are-highly-skilled-study-finds-n1003756

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Cubs ban fan who made ‘disgusting’ hand gesture associated with white power on air – Tim Elfrink
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/08/chicago-cubs-investigating-fan-who-appeared-flash-white-power-sign-air/
— White House imposes new rules on reporters’ credentials, raising concerns about access – Paul Farhi (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the times since 2000 when my GOPUSA credentials have constructively or literally revoked by activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/white-house-imposes-new-rules-on-reporters-credentials-raising-concerns-about-access/2019/05/08/793dc404-71dd-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House hasn’t spelled out how it will make these decisions, raising concerns about arbitrary or selective decisions. (The Washington Post’s seven White House reporters have all been granted exemptions). The White House last year revoked the hard pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta after Acosta engaged in a heated exchange with Trump during a White House news briefing. After a brief legal fight, a federal court ordered the White House to restore Acosta’s access. The court said Acosta’s due-process rights had been violated because the White House had never established rules and procedures for revoking a credential. But Sanders said the new policy was unrelated to Acosta’s case. Acosta continues to hold a hard pass. In an opinion piece published Wednesday, Post columnist Dana Milbank wrote that he was denied a hard pass, although the paper’s reporters who cover the White House were all granted exemptions. “The White House press office granted exceptions to the [others], but not to me,” he wrote. “I strongly suspect it’s because I’m a Trump critic. The move is perfectly in line with Trump’s banning of certain news organizations, including The Post, from his campaign events, and his threats to revoke White House credentials of journalists he doesn’t like.” The White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents journalists on access issues, was consulted about the new policy, according to Sanders. The organization’s president, Olivier Knox, declined to comment.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Slavery Reparations Inflame Racial Wounds Proponents know that the issue will stimulate fresh antagonisms. That’s a key part of the rationale.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/slavery-reparations-inflame-would-racial-wounds-11557411922

MONEY
— Want a Rich Retirement? Following These 3 Rules Is Essential – KARA PEREZ 
http://money.com/money/5641673/want-a-rich-retirement-following-these-3-rules-is-essential/

USA TODAY
— Older Americans are relying too much on Social Security as a main source of income – Paul Davidson 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/08/social-security-many-rely-too-much-program-income/1134451001/

WEEK
— How much credit does Trump deserve for the booming economy? – James Pethokoukis
https://theweek.com/articles/840152/how-much-credit-does-trump-deserve-booming-economy

ATLANTIC
— You Probably Shouldn’t Bring CBD Oil to an Airport The substance’s sudden ubiquity might make it seem perfectly legal. Federal law enforcement sees things differently. – AMANDA MULL
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/cbd-possession-airports-can-lead-arrest/588667/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn those on the right.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/rise-of-the-far-right-is-a-global-security-threat.html

May 9, 2019

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Past and present candidates and elected officials who spoke at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s (MTRCC) outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, May 8, 2019, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Bucholz, Ives, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Keller, Larsen, LeVan, Molitor, Monino, Sanguinetti, and Whelan. DuPage County Recorder Fred Bucholz announced that he was not running again and endorsed Babette Holder for the position. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Galvin, Holder, Jensen, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Smith, and Tatro. How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the MTRCC have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Too many articles? My critics/opponents say that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to too many articles. The articles that they want me to cut are those which a) promote Trump, b) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform, and/or c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. The only articles that they want you to see are those that the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and MTRCC officers approve of. They want you to a) spend all your time on their websites and Facebook and b) spend none of your time reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn the format that I use for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS 
— How bad are your demographics? How soon, if not already, will political parties officially declare a) that their officers must be minority, female, and/or younger, b) that they will only back candidates who are minority, female, and/or younger, and c) that they are dumping voters who are White, male, and/or older? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Marijuana legalization may create more problems than it solves, cautions former candidate Ives – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512480916-marijuana-legalization-may-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-cautions-former-candidate-ives

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/86727/ten-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— City Council Discusses Recreational Marijuana (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/council-discusses-recreational-marijuana/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor J.B. Pritzker recently introduced a bill that would legalize the sale and possession of recreational marijuana statewide. And with the Democratic Party in control of the Illinois House and Senate, Illinois becoming the 11th state to legalize cannabis is likely. City council discussed what that means for Naperville at its most recent meeting. “Will we see an increase in crime? Will we see a decrease in medical calls? What have other similar communities like ours seen after legalization that we should consider?” asked Councilwoman Patty Gustin.)

WEEK
— Law enforcement, NAACP, Catholic bishops stand united against recreational pot legalization
https://week.com/news/political/2019/05/08/law-enforcement-naacp-stand-united-against-recreational-pot-legalization/

WQAD
— Tobacco-inform group lobbies against Illinois legalizing recreational marijuana – KATRINA LAMANSKY
https://wqad.com/2019/05/08/tobacco-inform-group-lobbies-against-illinois-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/

WGLT
— McLean County Libertarians Host Illinois Separation Founder – ERIC STOCK (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-libertarians-host-illinois-separation-founder-0#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The party’s McLean County chairman Steve Suess acknowledged any effort to create a 51st state has little chance of going anywhere, but he said he wants to start a philosophical debate, something he said the party has succeeded in doing in the past. “The Libertarian Party has supported cannabis legalization since 1971 when it was formed, and look at where we are now,” Suess said. “The Libertarian party has supported gender and sexual minority rights since it was founded. It’s first presidential candidate was openly gay.” Suess said the county’s libertarians haven’t taken a formal stance on separation, but he endorses it. He said Illinois’ regional differences are too great to be governed by the same state legislative body.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republican Backer Of Recreational Cannabis Jason Barickman Says No To Democrat Proposal – JACLYN DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-backer-recreational-cannabis-says-no-proposal#stream/0

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legal marijuana opponents express concerns over safety, commercialization – Cassie Buchman 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190508/legal-marijuana-opponents-express-concerns-over-safety-commercialization

HERALD & REVIEW
— Cannabis equity group proposes changes to Illinois legalization bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cannabis-equity-group-proposes-changes-to-illinois-legalization-bill/article_741ca058-a51e-5afc-b33f-fee93b6ecd0a.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legal marijuana opponents express concerns over safety, commercialization – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/legal-marijuana-opponents-express-concerns-over-safety-commercialization
— House Republicans say no tax hikes needed with improved state finances – DOUG FINKE
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/house-republicans-say-no-tax-hikes-needed-with-improved-state-finances
— Lawmaker proposes higher gas tax, car fees for road projects – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/lawmaker-proposes-higher-gas-tax-car-fees-for-road-projects
— Nearly 200 women urge House Dems to resurrect abortion law rewrite – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/nearly-200-women-urge-house-dems-to-resurrect-abortion-law-rewrite
— Small businesses opposed to increase in video gaming tax – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/small-businesses-opposed-to-increase-in-video-gaming-tax

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police oppose marijuana legalization in Illinois, but want a bigger cut of the proceeds if law passes – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-police-oppose-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-20190508-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An abortion promoter promotes abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-abortion-heartbeat-late-term-trump-20190508-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats love it every time the Pope says or does something that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pope-francis-catholic-heresy-letter-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Abortion promoters promote abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190508/women-urge-democrats-to-act-on-abortion-legislation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190509/a-deeper-look-into-the-sabotage-of-reconstruction
— Second COD president finalist meets the public – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190508/second-cod-president-finalist-meets-the-public

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel’s new pension Rx: tax high-end retirement income With other ideas stalled, the outgoing mayor comes up with one for paying off state and city pension debt: tax retirement income of over $100,000 a year. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Would that be $200,000 for married filing jointly?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/emanuels-new-pension-rx-tax-high-end-retirement-income

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in attracting citizens of foreign countries to Illinois. Democrats focus in driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/when-migrant-students-come-to-illinois-schools-adjust-and-embrace/46dcac3b-6b19-4af8-9e8d-953b4c5aed77

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Business owners wage preemptive fight against video gambling tax hike No bill filed yet, but governor has voiced support for raising tax on gaming revenue – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/08/business-owners-wage-preemptive-fight-against-video-gambling-tax-hike/az20bfq/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State officials put great effort into conning public on pensions – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-08/jim-dey-state-officials-put-great-effort-conning-public-pensions.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— GOP: No new taxes needed with unexpected revenue – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/08/gop-no-new-taxes-needed-with-unexpected-revenue/aqqmmp1/

MORRIS HERALD NEWS
— Against the current Bucking statewide trends, Grundy County adds population – Drew Zimmerman
https://www.morrisherald-news.com/2019/05/08/against-the-current/a8r6wfq/

SOUTHERN
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to access student financial aid goes to governor – PETER HANCOCK 
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-access-student-financial-aid-goes/article_aa38820c-0f12-59e5-9e28-b75d1d95ea51.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trust hard to come by when promises broken in Springfield – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-trust-hard-to-come-by-when-promises-broken/article_4c65058c-71a6-11e9-97e7-ff806a907097.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute open letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker opposing the progressive income tax amendment
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/opposition/
— G-PAC poll: 66 percent support “Fix the FOID Act” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/g-pac-poll-66-percent-support-fix-the-foid-act/
— Sports betting details
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/sports-betting-details/

FOX NEWS
— Trump defends national emergency declaration at Mexico border, says Dems ‘don’t mind crime’ – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rally-florida-mexico-immigration-drugs-crime-national-emergency

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Warren Has Proposed or Backed Plans Totaling Estimated $129 Trillion in Government Spending Three of Warren’s major proposals alone cost $2.365 trillion – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-has-proposed-or-backed-plans-totaling-estimated-129-trillion-in-government-spending/

TOWNHALL
— Racist Liberals Attack Tiger Woods – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/05/09/racist-liberals-attack-tiger-woods-n2546033

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook’s “Click-Gap” System Favors Establishment Media Over Alternative Media – Raven Clabough (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to a) spend all your time on their websites and Facebook and b) spend none of your time reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/32235-facebook-s-click-gap-system-favors-establishment-media-over-alternative-media

AMERICAN THINKER
— After the Boomers Are Gone, the Bloodshed Begins – Cam Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/after_the_boomers_are_gone_the_bloodshed_begins.html

BREITBART
— ‘Sanctuary City’ Oakland, Near-Broke, Will Use Gas Tax Money to Keep Lights On – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/09/sanctuary-city-oakland-near-broke-will-use-gas-tax-money-to-keep-lights-on/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden says the U.S. is obligated to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants He hasn’t committed to any particular healthcare plan yet – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Citizens of foreign countries, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger, illegally come to America illegally a) to get free housing, free food, free clothing, free healthcare, free education, free etc. and b) to take advantage of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-says-the-u-s-is-obligated-to-provide-healthcare-to-illegal-immigrants

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Athlete could lose $4 million contract for quoting the Bible on sinfulness of homosexuality – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/athlete-could-lose-4-million-contract-for-quoting-the-bible-on-sinfulness-of-homosexuality

EPOCH TIMES
— Amazon’s Use of Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Hate List’ Challenged by Consumer Group – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/amazons-use-of-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-list-challenged-by-consumer-group_2912718.html

THE HILL
— About half of white Republicans, 18 percent of white Democrats would be bothered to hear foreign language in public – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Those who want to turn America into Mexico want to force everyone in America speak, read, and write Spanish. 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/442749-about-half-of-white-republicans-18-percent-of-white-democrats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat Illinois comptroller honors GOP trailblazer Topinka (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, the more that Illinois Democrats honor you.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Democrat-Illinois-comptroller-honors-GOP-13831382.php

ABC NEWS
— Mayor Pete Buttigieg asks for help diversifying his base – BEATRICE PETERSON (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will political parties officially declare a) that their officers must be minority, female, and/or younger, b) that they will only back candidates who are minority, female, and/or younger, and c) that they are dumping voters who are White, male, and/or older?) 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mayor-pete-buttigieg-asks-diversifying-base/story?id=62878522

CBS NEWS
— Trump defends “tax shelter” practice after report that his businesses lost millions – KATHRYN WATSON, CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were improper tax shelters.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-defends-tax-shelter-practice-after-report-that-his-businesses-lost-millions/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that discourages citizens of foreign countries from a) coming illegally to America illegally and b) staying illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/09/trump-administration-wants-charge-asylum-some-refugees-price-may-be-too-high/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in turning Britain against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/09/pompeos-visit-britain-shows-special-relationship-adrift/
— Still traumatized from 2016 loss, Democrats weigh how much to reach out to rural America – Holly Bailey (DIERSEN: How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/should-democrats-bother-reaching-out-to-rural-america/2019/05/07/23c80a16-6db4-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats face a challenge finding a messenger — and a message — who can appeal to both worlds, especially as the party’s move to the left on subjects like gun control makes outreach to small-town America harder.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver votes to decriminalize magic mushrooms, in unofficial results – DAVID KELLY (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-magic-mushroom-denver-decriminalization-20190508-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a last-minute surprise, it appears this city has lived up to its libertarian leanings and passed an ordinance decriminalizing hallucinogenic magic mushrooms, the first measure of its kind in the nation.)
— Trump complained about Amazon’s tax breaks — even as he used them himself – LAURA DAVISON (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were improper tax breaks.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-taxes-writeoffs-depreciation-20190508-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Hire Nine Regional Directors for Trump 2020 Election Re-election team plans to more than double number of communications staff from 2016 – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-campaign-hires-nine-regional-directors-for-2020-election-11557355628
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ohio Valley region: Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Illinois will be overseen by Clayton Henson, the party’s coalitions director in Ohio in 2016 and a former regional political director for the Office of Political Affairs in the Trump White House.)
— Chick-fil-A’s Lean Menu Helps Chain Bulk Up Sales tripled over past decade at fast-food company focused on chicken; new markets could test expansion – Micah Maidenberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-as-lean-menu-helps-chain-bulk-up-11557313200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, five decades later, the closely held company this year is poised to become the third-biggest U.S. restaurant chain by sales behind McDonald’s Corp. and Starbucks Corp. according to food-service consultancy Technomic Inc. The growth reflects Chick-fil-A’s expansion over the past decade, as well as consumers’ broader turn toward chicken.)
— Bernie Sanders Tax Return Shows Perils of Do-It-Yourself Tax Prep Sanders underpaid by $4,479 in 2009, an accountant says. He promptly fixed any mistakes, his campaign says. – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-tax-return-shows-perils-of-do-it-yourself-tax-prep-11557307800

WTOP
— House Judiciary Committee hears contempt resolution against Barr – Nahal Amouzadeh (DIERSEN: How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot.)
https://wtop.com/government/2019/05/watch-house-judiciary-committee-hears-contempt-resolution-against-barr/

FORBES
— Reimagining Your Channels, Rebooting Your Strategy – Mat Zucker (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the format that I use for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matzucker/2019/05/01/reimagining-your-channels-rebooting-your-strategy/#761970ec7587

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters hate Trump and his supporters. Trump-haters hate Republicans and/or pander to those who hate Republicans. Trump-haters hate Americans and/or pander to those who hate Americans. Trump-haters hate Whites and/or pander to those who hate Whites. Trump-haters hate men and/or pander to those who hate men. Trump-haters hate Protestants and/or pander to those who hate Protestants. Trump-haters hate German Americans and/or pander to those who hate German Americans. Trump-haters hate rich people and/or pander to those who hate rich people. Trump-haters hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or pander to those who those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/721165704/white-nationalism

VOX
— Poll: Elizabeth Warren’s handling of her DNA results hurts her favorability — but not her electoral chances About one-fifth of Democratic voters say they view her less favorably after she released the results. – Li Zhou (DIERSEN: What if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/8/18535741/poll-elizabeth-warren-dna-test-2020-democratic-primary

EDUCATION WEEK
— Whites, Blacks Divided on Value of Neighborhood Schools and Diversity, Survey Finds – Christina Samuels 
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/05/pew_survey_diversity_neighborhood_schools.html

BJG CONSULTING
— How Well Do You Know Your Competition? (DIERSEN: Who competes against you? Those who compete against me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website 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://bjg-consulting.com/how-well-do-you-know-your-competition/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Illinois Press Foundation Creates Statehouse News Bureau – Evelyn Mateos 
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/illinois-press-foundation-creates-statehouse-news-bureau/

May 8 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 6 Evening Edition

JEANNE IVES
— PLEASE SEE THIS: VIDEO: Legalization Will Not Solve These Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Y9NZINk20

ABC7
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Legal marijuana will for sale in Illinois by January 1, Pritzker predicts – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: If/when this becomes law, my goal is for Wheaton to be the first city in the state to pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing. If/when this becomes law, please encourage your municipality to ASAP pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing. Those who fail/refuse to oppose pot should not claim to be religious, conservative, or Republican.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/legal-pot-will-be-for-sale-in-illinois-by-january-1-pritzker-predicts/5287694/
— President Trump awards Tiger Woods with Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pres-trump-awards-tiger-woods-with-medal-of-freedom/5287164/

NBC5
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Cannabis Bill Expected to Be Introduced in Illinois Senate The 522-page cannabis bill was slated to be filed by the end of the day and includes automatically expunging marijuana possession convictions – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Cannabis-Bill-Expected-to-Be-Introduced-in-Illinois-Senate-509546881.html

CBS2
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pritzker Pushes For Recreational Pot Legalization Plan By The End Of The Month – Derrick Blakley 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/06/pritzker-pushes-for-recreational-pot-legalization-plan-by-the-end-of-the-month/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Denver, Colorado set to vote on decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/denver-colorado-set-to-vote-on-decriminalizing-magic-mushrooms

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A look inside a cannabis cultivation center as lawmakers debate legalizing recreational marijuana – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/06/a-look-inside-a-cannabis-cultivation-center-as-lawmakers-debate-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/

WTTW
— High Time or Half-Baked? Illinois Looks to Legalize Weed – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/06/high-time-or-half-baked-illinois-looks-legalize-weed

WSIL TV
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Lawmakers introduce plan to legalize recreational marijuana – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40426191/lawmakers-introduce-plan-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan: Parts of legal pot bill ‘very controversial’ — passage ‘not guaranteed’ – Jerry Nowicki 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/speaker-mike-madigan-legal-pot-bill-controversial-passage-not-guaranteed-pritzker-steans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/medical-marijuana-growers-opportunity-legalizing-recreational-pot-tour-pritzker-illinois-grown-medicine/
— State Rep. Moylan on recreational marijuana: Not so fast – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/marijuana-illinois-legalization-recreational-use-marty-moylan/
— Before the Good Ship Cannabis sets sail, stop up every possible leak – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cannabis-marijuana-illinois-recreational-use-pritzker/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Legal pot opponents reject Pritzker’s social equity arguments – Jessica Villagomez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-recreational-marijuana-protest-20190506-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois on Monday rejected Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s argument that his proposal would promote social equity by providing potential benefits to communities that have been disproportionately affected by enforcement of lower-level drug crimes. “Minorities have said to me we don’t want this stuff in our neighborhood,” state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, said at a news conference outside the Thompson Center in the Loop. “There’s other ways to generate revenue, not on the backs of our children and young adults.”)
— Springfield seems in a rush to approve recreational marijuana – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-recreational-marijuana-illinois-legalize-pritzker-20190507-story.html
— Some people think it’s OK to drive high. That worries police – Mary Wisniewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-biz-driving-on-pot-getting-around-20190429-story.html
— DCCC Chair Rep. Cheri Bustos defends backing incumbents as Rep. Dan Lipinski challenger Marie Newman gains major endorsements – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Concerning me, the following were not incumbent-friendly organizations: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter in 2004, and GAO in 1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cheri-bustos-democrat-incumbents-lipinski-newman-20190506-story.html
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Bustos has faced criticism from more progressive elements of the party for opposition to primary challenges and for a DCCC policy that also prohibits political advisers, consultants or vendors from doing work with the organization if they work against incumbents. “I don’t want to spend one ounce of any resource on keeping Democrats in the seats that they already have. I want to make sure that we have resources to pick up seats,” said Bustos, who called the DCCC “an incumbent-friendly organization.”)
— How do state Democrats balance a budget? Irresponsibly. – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzker-budget-pension-debt-20190507-story.html
— Gentrification isn’t America’s urban scourge. Poverty is. – Noah Smith
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-poverty-gentrification-white-black-neighborhoods-20190507-story.html
— Jasmine Schuett Sworn In as Student Trustee on the College of DuPage’s Board of Trustees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-college-of-dupage-hosts-fourth-annual-student-1-2019-05-06-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Mundelein Launches Alcohol Prevention Campaign – Kim Radoy
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190503/mundelein-launches-alcohol-prevention-campaign
— Townships on the chopping block – Gail Remer and Debbie McGuire, Co-founders, Senior Living News Network, Arlington Heights
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190506/townships-on-the-chopping-block
— Sports gambling in Illinois. Any ethics? – Scott Frillman, Antioch
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190506/sports-gambling-in-illinois-any-ethics
— US to make 30,000 more visas available for seasonal workers – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190506/news/305069944/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why this Illinois rep opposes pot legalization State Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines is sponsoring a bill to slow down the state’s move to allow recreational marijuana but acknowledges, “It’s an uphill battle.” – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/why-illinois-rep-opposes-pot-legalization
— Graduated tax is no panacea—and could hurt state, Moody’s says Pritzker’s revenue initiative could lift Illinois’ credit, but only if the money goes toward pension debt rather than new spending, according to the ratings agency. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/graduated-tax-no-panacea-and-could-hurt-state-moodys-says
— Proposed Peotone Airport back in business? Despite Emanuel’s opposition, local rep Kelly enlists Madigan and other allies in a bid to get Pritzker to approve $150 million for needed roads as part of a new state capital bill. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/proposed-peotone-airport-back-business

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Time to express opinions about marijuana industry in Illinois – Dr. Aaron Weiner
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/05/06/time-to-express-opinions-about-marijuana-industry-in-illinois/100209

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Madigan: Pritzker revenue plan being ‘ratcheted down’ by lawmakers – Grant Morgan and Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190506/madigan-pritzker-revenue-plan-being-ratcheted-down-by-lawmakers

SUBURBAN LIFE
— CANNABIS CONCERNS CONSIDERED Marijuana legalization on legislators’ agenda in Springfield – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/04/30/cannabis-concerns-considered/ahqpelk/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— LGBT book bill faces local opposition – Dawn Schabbing 
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/lgbt-book-bill-faces-local-opposition/article_7d47133a-f5f7-53ad-a83b-b42acdf90408.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lgbtq-history-book-bill-go-state-senate#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/watch-live-president-trump-awards-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-tiger-woods

PLAINFIELD PATCH
— Underwood Addresses Issues At Town Hall Meeting Among the topics addressed during the town hall meeting were climate change, gun violence and health care. – Megann Horstead
https://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/underwood-addresses-issues-town-hall-meeting

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Census immigration question could exacerbate Illinois population decline – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs want Illinois to be dependent on illegals.) 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/census-immigration-question-could-exacerbate-illinois-population-decline/article_2d115cbe-6f83-11e9-8ebe-3f15fffa1b45.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers oppose Moylan
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/06/moylans-go-slow-ruse/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/06/moodys-industrial-diversity-and-high-wealth-levels-give-illinois-the-ability-to-support-a-higher-tax-burden/

EBONY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ebony.com/news/race-culture/john-lewis-trump-racist-mlk-jr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The liberal mob descends on LGBT media for publishing one conservative – Brad Polumbo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-liberal-mob-descends-on-lgbt-media-for-publishing-one-conservative
— Cory Booker’s absurd gun control proposal is the latest in the 2020 Democratic arms race of fringe ideas – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cory-bookers-absurd-gun-control-proposal-is-the-latest-in-the-2020-democratic-arms-race-of-fringe-ideas

FOX NEWS
— Top Border Patrol official: Facilities not ‘designed to handle’ heavy flow of immigrants – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/border-patrol-official-warns-asylum-facilities-full

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump is “Trying to Make America Hate.”
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kamala-harris-hate-speech/2019/05/06/id/914743/

AMERICAN GENIUS
— Texas employer to pay $85k in just one EEOC age discrimination settlement Companies that are considering edging out current workers for younger, cheaper talent are already facing hefty penalties when the EEOC gets involved. – Dawn Brotherton (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://theamericangenius.com/business-news/texas-employer-to-pay-85k-in-just-one-eeoc-age-discrimination-settlement/

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump “Isn’t Trying to Make America Great — He’s Trying to Make America Hate.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/06/kamala-harris-trump-isnt-trying-to-make-america-great-hes-trying-to-make-america-hate/
— Democrats See Growing Political Risk from Central American Migration – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who talk and act like they reject the immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform. They focus on destroying me because I support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/06/democrats-see-growing-political-risk-from-central-american-migration/
— Pete Buttigieg in South Carolina: America ‘Was Never as Great as Advertised’ – Kyle Morris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since they lost the Civil War, Democrats make it clear that they hate America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/06/pete-buttigieg-in-south-carolina-america-was-never-as-great-as-advertised/

DAILY CALLER
— QUEEN ELIZABETH LEARNED TO SHOOT AT 14 WITH CHURCHILL’S TOMMY GUN – Whitney Tipton (DIERSEN: Many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they do not want to defend or advance the Second Amendment and b) they have never owned a firearm.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/06/queen-elizabeth-churchill-gun/

TOWNHALL
— Our Lying Garbage Media Is Lying Garbage, But You Knew That – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/06/our-lying-garbage-media-is-lying-garbage-but-you-knew-that-n2545860

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Survey: One-third of Guatemala’s population would like to come to the US – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/survey-one-third-guatemalas-population-like-come-us/

PATRIOT POST
— New Mexico County Pleads With Trump To Save Them From Illegal Alien Invasion – Todd Starnes
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/62817-nm-county-pleads-with-trump-to-save-them-from-illegal-alien-invasion

CNS NEWS
— DePaul Professor’s Pro-Israel, Anti-Palestinian Views Condemned by Faculty – Alex Madajian
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/alex-madajian/depaul-professors-pro-israel-anti-palestinian-views-condemned-faculty

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Vatican would deny papal blessing to politician strongly against illegal immigration – Lisa Bourne
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vatican-would-deny-papal-blessing-to-politician-strongly-against-illegal-immigration

LIFEZETTE
— Exposed! Immigration Fraud through Marriage as Part of the Violence Against Women Act – Jill Greenwald
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/exposed-immigration-fraud-through-marriage-as-part-of-the-expanded-violence-against-women-act/

ROLL CALL
— Early strike: Progressive groups unite behind Lipinski foe in Illinois Backing for Marie Newman comes amid tension with Democratic leaders trying to protect incumbents – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/early-strike-progressive-groups-unite-behind-lipinski-challenger-newman

ABC NEWS
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw on ‘The View’: Undocumented immigrants are ‘taking advantage of the asylum process’ – JOANNE ROSA
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-dan-crenshaw-view-undocumented-immigrants-taking-advantage/story?id=62853013

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood Today’s “snowplow parents” keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries. – Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich (DIERSEN: Did your parents snowplow for you? Mine did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/style/snowplow-parenting-scandal.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: ICE provides local police a way to work around ‘sanctuary’ policies, act as immigration officers – Abigail Hauslohner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/ice-provides-local-police-a-way-to-work-around-sanctuary-policies-act-as-immigration-officers/2019/05/06/f651ff38-7029-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

WHYY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against White Americans.
https://whyy.org/episodes/white-racial-resentment-and-white-extremism-in-america/

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Lawmakers Eye Revenue Bonanza from Recreational Pot
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-state/illinois-lawmakers-eye-revenue-bonanza-from-recreational-pot
— This is the strongest economy we’ve seen in a decade, America (that’s bad news for socialists) – Brian Brenberg
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/brian-brenberg-economy-strong-2019-jobs-wage-growth-capitalism-socialism

FORBES
— Here Are Warren Buffett’s Most Inspirational Quotes – Zack Friedman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to destroy my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them. 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://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/05/06/warren-buffett-quotes-inspiration/#37bd50284004
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Zack’s Advice: Think before you act. Your reputation matters.)

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— No Partner, No Kids, No Problem (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. They used/use against me the fact that I did not get married until was 29, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents.) 
https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/05/no-partner-no-kids-no-problem
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you aren’t married and don’t have kids, people at work might assume a lot of things: that you can stay late at the office, that you can’t possibly understand their stories about parenthood, that you just haven’t found the right partner (ugh). But those assumptions are often false. Single childless women have busy lives, close relationships with children like nieces or nephews — and many don’t want coupledom or motherhood. We talk to two women who’ve been researching and writing about being a single childless professional. The writer Shani Silver shares her experience with the career pros and cons, and then Tracy Dumas, a professor at Ohio State University, gives research-backed advice for responding to bias and unrealistic expectations.)

NEW YORKER
— Trump Asks Wisconsin to Help Elect Him Again in 2020 – Peter Slevin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates that they should NOT want me to help elect them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/trump-asks-wisconsin-to-help-elect-him-again-in-2020

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Progressive Groups Back Marie Newman, Despite DCCC Blacklist – Sarah Jones (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who blacklist me, b) the reasons that they give for blacklisting me, and c) the real reasons why they blacklist me.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/progressive-groups-back-marie-newman-despite-dccc-blacklist.html

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC promotes hatred against White Americans.
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/05/06/internet-companies-must-act-combat-white-nationalist-movement

May 4 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ADULT USE CANNABIS SUMMARY (DIERSEN: If/when this becomes law, my goal is for Wheaton to be the first city in the state to pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing. If/when this becomes law, please encourage your municipality to ASAP pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing.) 
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5988612/Cannabis-bill-summary-from-Gov-Pritzker-s-office.pdf
(FROM THE DOCUMENT: LOCAL ORDINANCES Municipalities may pass ordinances prohibiting the establishments of dispensaries in their jurisdiction. Local units of government must adopt ‘opt out’ ordinances within one year of the effective date of the statute or they are limited to adopting ‘opt out’ provisions via local referendum. Municipalities may enact reasonable zoning restrictions pertaining to licensed cultivation centers, craft growers, processing organizations, and dispensaries.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization bill would allow possession up to 30 grams, 5 plants grown at home – Robert McCoppin and Jennifer Smith Richards
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-new-marijuana-bill-proposal-20190504-story.html
— Number of milligrams of THC, expungement of which crimes? Read the fine print of Pritzker’s proposed legal marijuana bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pritzker-marijuana-bill-20190504-htmlstory.html
— Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans a number of extremist figures – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-social-media-facebook-bans-20190504-story.html
— ‘Heartbeat bills’ are wholesome provocations in abortion debate – George Will
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-abortion-heartbeat-bills-viability-george-will-20190503-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker, Dems introduce bill to legalize marijuana statewide
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-introduces-bill-marijuana-legalization/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois governor announces plan to legalize marijuana – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-announces-plan-to-legalize-marijuana-1

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. JB Pritzker Announces ‘Step Forward’ In Illinois Marijuana Legalization
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/04/gov-jb-pritzker-announces-step-forward-in-illinois-marijuana-legalization/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker aiming to legalize weed in Illinois by January 1, 2020 The Illinois governor today unveiled details of his plan to allow residents 21 and over to legally purchase cannabis for recreational use. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-aiming-legalize-weed-illinois-january-1-2020

ABC7
— ‘Natural hair’ bill could change workplace standards – Leslie Brinkley
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/natural-hair-bill-could-change-workplace-standards/5284772/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Large Attendance at McConchie Seminar on Adoption and Foster Care
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/04/large-attendance-at-mcconchie-seminar-on-adoption-and-foster-care/ 
— Skillicorn Polls 8th Grade Students in Algonquin on Progressive vs. Flat Rate Income Tax and Finds Little Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/04/skillicorn-polls-8th-grade-students-in-algonquin-on-progressive-vs-flat-rate-income-tax/

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker unveils cannabis legalization bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/04/pritzker-unveils-cannabis-legalization-bill/

BREITBART
— ICE Agents Confirm Migrant ‘Child Recycling’ Case in El Paso Sector – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/04/ice-agents-confirm-migrant-child-recycling-case-in-el-paso-sector/
— Donald Trump Revives National Program to Exclude Illegals from Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/04/donald-trump-revives-national-program-to-exclude-illegals-from-jobs/

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE USA Bill Federer recounts history of southern neighbor’s government – BILL FEDERER
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-difference-between-mexico-and-the-usa/
— DEMOCRATS PREPARING ULTIMATUM FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH ‘Change your … practices or face government punishment’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/democrats-preparing-ultimatum-for-people-of-faith/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Accusing Trump of Anti-Semitism, Democrats Play the Projection Game – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/democrats-anti-semitism-accusations-trump-projection/

ABC NEWS
— President Trump amplifies far-right voices in protest of Facebook ban – MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-amplified-voices-protest-facebook-ban/story?id=62825821

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots Local newspapers are failing to make the digital transition larger players did — and are in danger of vanishing – Keach Hagey, Lukas I. Alpert and Yaryna Serkez
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/local-newspapers-stark-divide/
— Can a Doorbell Camera Actually Make You Safer? The smart security devices help ensure our packages are in the right hands, but they may open the door to a more nefarious element: hackers – Jesse Will
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-a-doorbell-camera-actually-make-you-safer-11556648995
— Why Women Live Longer Than Men – Heidi Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-women-live-longer-than-men-11556590021

FORBES     
— Why Trump Should Not Hand Over His Tax Returns – Robert W. Wood
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2019/05/04/why-trump-should-not-hand-over-his-tax-returns/#70ca8ee65208
— How To Overcome Islamophobia In Your Workplace – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who hinted/implied that they disapproved of Missouri Synod Lutherans.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/04/how-to-overcome-islamophobia-in-your-workplace/#7cc3d2122870

May 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker’s tax plan faces uphill battle in Illinois House – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzkers-tax-plan-faces-uphill-battle-in-illinois-house/5284453/
— Louis Farrakhan Facebook ban draws criticism from Fr. Pfleger
https://abc7chicago.com/technology/louis-farrakhan-facebook-ban-draws-criticism-from-fr-pfleger/5283844/

WGN TV
— South suburban politicians ask for millions more for long stalled Chicago airport – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/03/south-suburban-politicians-demands-millions-more-for-long-stalled-chicago-airport/

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting high school students to “Join Global ‘Strike’ Over Climate Change.”
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/03/chicago-area-students-join-global-strike-over-climate-change

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois income tax calculator: How would Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax affect you? – Kyle Bentle, Jonathon Berlin and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-graduated-income-tax-calculator-app-20190312-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting high school students to “demonstrate in the Loop to pressure elected officials to take action on climate change.” 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-student-climate-march-chicago-20190503-story.html
— Homewood-Flossmoor principal defends handling of blackface incident, denies school unfairly disciplines black students – Zak Koeske
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-homewood-flossmoor-defends-response-st-0505-story.html
— GOP lawmaker Steven Reick from Woodstock arrested in Springfield on DUI charge – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rep-steven-reick-dui-charge-springfield-20190503-story.html
— Plenty of costly fine print in plan to freeze school property taxes – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-property-tax-freeze-20190502-story.html
— ‘A path to net zero’: New Lake County Board committee focuses on reducing emissions – Frank Abderholden
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-new-committee-progress-st-0503-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Target date to legally buy marijuana is Jan. 1, but details of bill still hazy – Rebecca Anzel 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/legal-marijuana-target-date-jan-1-details-bill-cannabis-hazy-pritzker-cassidy-steans-recreational/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers want Blacks to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/legalized-recreational-marijuana-african-americans/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Gun violence is a public health problem — and Illinois could be a better doctor – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/gun-violence-is-a-public-health-problem-and-illinois-could-be-a-better-doctor/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause all the problems that minorities and women have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/house-bill-3394-diversity-racial-diversity-gender-diversity-illinois-based-companies-fritz-kaegi-cook-county-assessors-office/
— Pols to Pritzker: Clear third airport for takeoff – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pols-pritzker-third-airport-south-suburban-peotone-lightfoot-kelly-madigan/
— Illinois’ estate tax is the American way — let’s keep it – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-estate-tax-death-john-cullerton-progressive-income-tax/

DAILY HERALD
— Three finalists for COD president to field questions from public – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190503/three-finalists-for-cod-president-to-field-questions-from-public
— Despite supervisor’s objection, Palatine Township passes road budget again – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190502/despite-supervisors-objection-palatine-township-passes-road-budget-again

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State pension hole hits record $133.5 billion  Despite a roaring stock market, Illinois is more behind than ever in setting aside the money required to pay promised pension benefits to state workers. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/state-pension-hole-hits-record-1335-billion

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190503/under-dome-podcast-how-legal-marijuana-works-in-colorado

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois House liberals push back against estate tax repeal – REBECCA ANZEL and JERRY NOWICKI 
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-house-liberals-push-back-against-estate-tax-repeal/article_350edf5c-2b58-573f-b6b5-36d550531ae7.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— No comment from Rep. Conroy on Pappas remark – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512477598-no-comment-from-rep-conroy-on-pappas-remark

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Census count finds Illinois still has more units of government than every other state – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/census-count-finds-illinois-still-has-more-units-of-government/article_0ec7a8b2-6dd0-11e9-b5e3-f35366099b7d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL SENATE DEMS MOVE FORWARD ON GRADUATED TAX HIKE AMENDMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/il-senate-dems-move-forward-on-graduated-tax-hike-amendment.html
— DUPAGE COUNTY HOME OWNERS: PAY YOUR TAXES, OR YOUR HOUSE WILL BE FOR SALE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/dupage-county-home-owners-pay-your-taxes-or-your-house-will-be-for-sale.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: IS TRUTH ON THE HORIZON FOR TRUMP AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-oneil-is-truth-on-the-horizon-for-trump-and-the-american-people.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Speaker Madigan signs on to letter seeking $150 million for third Chicago airport
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/03/speaker-madigan-signs-on-to-letter-seeking-150-million-for-third-chicago-airport/

FOX NEWS
— Surging economy complicates Dems’ 2020 message against Trump – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/surging-economy-complicates-dems-2020-message-against-trump

WASHINGTON TIMES
— MAGA hat fight at Texas State University leads to 4 arrests – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/3/maga-hat-fight-at-texas-state-university-leads-to-/

BREITBART
— James Woods Banned from Twitter Amid Silicon Valley’s Conservative Blacklisting Campaign – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/05/03/james-woods-banned-from-twitter-amid-silicon-valleys-conservative-blacklisting-campaign/

NEWSMAX
— The Left Projects Its Anti-Semitism Onto President Trump – Deroy Murdock 
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/antisemitism-trump-left/2019/05/03/id/914426/

FOX NEWS
— Mexico begins deporting members of migrant caravan after shelter riot – Griff Jenkins 
https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-begins-deporting-members-of-migrant-caravan-after-shelter-riot

GOPUSA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Already more than a mile high, Denver voters may decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68997
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred so that they can blame Trump for hate crimes.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69000

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMS WANT “MEDICARE-FOR-ALL”, BUT MEDICARE WILL BE INSOLVENT IN 7 YEARS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273668/dems-want-medicare-all-medicare-will-be-insolvent-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Majority of Americans Want Citizenship Question on the Census, Including Hispanics – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/05/03/poll-majority-of-americans-want-citizenship-on-census-including-hispanics-n2545826

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Let Venezuela Decide Its Own Destiny – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/let-venezuela-decide-its-own-destiny/
— Brain Drain and the Polarization of America The highly educated are concentrating together, depriving struggling communities and dividing the country. – RACHEL SHEFFIELD AND SCOTT WINSHIP
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/brain-drain-and-the-polarization-of-america/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Facebook allows left-wing page to fantasize about Pres. Trump assassination, funeral – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-allows-left-wing-page-to-fantasize-about-trump-assassination-funeral

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— House Democrats Vote to Let Boys Play on Girls’ Teams – Michael Foust
https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/house-democrats-vote-to-let-boys-play-on-girls-teams.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Controversy erupts as group aims to remove ‘traumatizing’ George Washington murals from high school – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/03/controversy-erupts-as-group-aims-to-remove-traumatizing-george-washington-murals-from-high-school-751163

THE HILL
— How liberals tore down the nomination of Steve Moore – HERMAN CAIN
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/442055-how-liberals-tore-down-the-nomination-of-steve-moore
— Trump Jr accuses Facebook of ‘taking their censorship campaign to the next level’ – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/442057-donald-trump-jr-says-facebook-taking-their-censorship-campaign-to-the-next

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Slams White House For Stephen Moore ‘Weakness’ – Lee Moran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-criticizes-white-house-stephen-moore_n_5ccbe8e0e4b0e4d757306a84

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump Jr. accuses Facebook of ‘silencing conservatives’ after it bans some far-right users – Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/03/trump-jr-accuses-facebook-silencing-conservatives-day-after-it-bans-some-far-right-users/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Louis Farrakhan Is More ‘Far Right’ Than Left. But Mostly, He’s an Opportunist.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/louis-farrakhans-brand-of-black-conservatism.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/05/03/the-rise-of-white-identity-politics/

GQ MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Case for Kicking Certain Republican Politicians Off Facebook.”
https://www.gq.com/story/facebook-white-supremacist-bans

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Illinois LGBTQ Advocacy Day May 15 (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, no one in America will be allowed to get an education or get a job unless they promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/102201025/illinois-lgbtq-advocacy-day-may-15

May 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Louis Farrakhan banned from Facebook over policies on violence, hate – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/louis-farrakhan-facebook-ban-violence-hate-policy-instagram/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Blooming Democratic field is a sign of strength in 2020 presidential election.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020-presidential-election-democratic-party-democratic-nominees/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: Trump’s pick for the Fed, Stephen Moore, withdraws amid controversy over derogatory writings about women.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stephen-moore-fed-withdraws-20190502-story.html
— ‘I’m 57. How employable am I going to be?’ Nearly 1,400 autoworkers are about to lose their jobs in Belvidere. – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-layoffs-chrysler-plant-belvidere-20190429-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones, Yiannopoulos as ‘dangerous’ – Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190502/facebook-bans-farrakhan-jones-yiannopoulos-as-dangerous
— Schaumburg Township seeking new trustee
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190502/schaumburg-township-seeking-new-trustee

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— The President Trump derangement syndrome continues – William Kozma, Hennepin
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/open-forum-the-president-trump-derangement-syndrome-continues/article_3078f7d6-6c27-11e9-a45c-df9d779ee84a.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote abortion, sterilization, and assisted suicide.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/new-trump-rule-protects-health-care-workers-who-refuse-care-religious-reasons#stream/0

WSIU
— Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz Prepares For Potential Changes In Marijuana Laws – LEE V. GAINES 
https://news.wsiu.org/post/states-attorney-prepares-potential-changes-marijuana-laws#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Association of School Boards Explains School District Property Tax Freeze
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/02/illinois-associaiton-of-school-boards-explains-school-district-property-tax-freeze/ 
— Mixed Message on Impact of Democrats’ Plan to Hike Income Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/02/mixed-message-on-impact-of-democrats-plan-to-hike-income-taxes/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ILGOP Chairman Schneider warns that tax hike will only worsen things after Senate Dems win vote – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477523-ilgop-chairman-schneider-warns-that-tax-hike-will-only-worsen-things-after-senate-dems-win-vote
— Government unions defying Janus ruling face uptick in legal pressure to comply – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477378-government-unions-defying-janus-ruling-face-uptick-in-legal-pressure-to-comply
— Ideas Illinois’ Baise fears jobs tax will ‘punish middle-class families’ after they vote for it – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477525-ideas-illinois-baise-fears-jobs-tax-will-punish-middle-class-families-after-they-vote-for-it

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate income tax roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/02/senate-income-tax-roundup/

FOX NEWS
— Trump Is Right, Mexico ‘Not Doing Enough’ to Stop Caravans, Human Smuggling – Former ICE Director Tom Homan
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/05/02/tom-homan-trump-right-mexico-not-doing-enough-stop-caravans-human-smuggling

GOPUSA
— Is good advice ‘poor-shaming’? Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren think so (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) spent lots of money on immediate pleasures and b) ridiculed me for what I do to save money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68936
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed Chase Bank this week for posting a #MondayMotivation tweet advising customers to spend more wisely. In a tweet that has since been deleted, Chase Bank suggested Monday that customers try saving their money by making their own coffee and meals instead of going out.)
— San Diego State brings anti-freedom of speech advocate to address students
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68905

WASHINGTON TIMES
— George Washington mural ‘traumatizes’ San Fran students; high school may remove art – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/2/george-washington-mural-traumatizes-san-fran-stude/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Only Hispanic prison population rising, blacks, whites down – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/only-hispanic-prison-population-rising-blacks-whites-down

DAILY CALLER
— WAPO, ATLANTIC RUSH TO CHANGE STORIES AFTER LABELING LOUIS FARRAKHAN ‘FAR RIGHT’ IN FACEBOOK BAN STORY – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/washington-post-atlantic-farrakhan-far-right/?utm_medium=email
— MEDIA HAPPILY IGNORES THE ROLE OF MASS MIGRATION IN SPREADING MEASLES – Brian Joondeph
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/joondeph-mass-migration-measles/
— HISPANIC CONSERVATIVES CHANT ‘BUILD THE WALL’ IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE – William Davis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/hispanic-conservatives-white-house/

PATRIOT POST
— Mainstream Media Deliberately Lying to Smear Trump as Racist – Todd Starnes 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/62761-mainstream-media-deliberately-lying-to-smear-trump-as-racist

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Pushes for AG to Resign Despite Career History – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-pushes-for-ag-to-resign-despite-career-history/

WORLD NET DAILY
— POPE GIVES $500,000 TO ILLEGALS AT U.S. BORDER Distributed among 27 projects with 16 Mexican dioceses, congregations
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/pope-francis-donates-500000-to-migrants-at-u-s-border/

HUMAN EVENTS
— NBC Uses Pope to… Smear Catholics? NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has launched a new “On Assignment” series where, purportedly, he “doesn’t just get the story, he goes to the center of it.” – Stephen Kokx
https://humanevents.com/2019/05/02/nbc-uses-pope-to-smear-catholics/

BLAZE
— Leftist students freak out, get arrested by campus cops — after yet another allegedly stolen MAGA hat – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/watch-leftist-students-freak-out-get-arrested-by-campus-cops-after-yet-another-allegedly-stolen-maga-hat

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Reversing the Baby Bust Twenty-first century stresses are driving down birthrates and weakening families. Can policy provide a way out? – CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/reversing-the-baby-bust-fertility-family-childcare-costs/?mc_cid=4bfab4d17a&mc_eid=2e2743e91e

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Trump’s new border directives may stop fanning the flames. But it’s time to douse them – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trumps-new-border-directives-may-stop-fanning-flames-time-douse/

PJ MEDIA
— Covington Kid Nick Sandmann Sues NBC/MSNBC for $275 Million – DEBRA HEINE (DIERSEN: I should sue my critics/opponents for the false and defamatory things that they have said about me.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/covington-kid-nick-sandmann-sues-nbc-msnbc-for-275-million/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lawyers for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against NBCUniversal seeking $275 million for false and defamatory media coverage related to the viral incident that happened in Washington, D.C., following the March for Life in January. “Today, Nicholas Sandmann sued NBC & MSNBC for defamation in federal court in Kentucky seeking accountability for false accusations,” Sandmann’s attorney L. Lin Wood announced on Twitter. “Nicholas did not instigate a hate crime or engage in racist conduct.”)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Homeland Security: Over 1000 ‘fake family units’ found at the border in the last 7 months – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/02/homeland-security-over-1000-fake-family-units-found-at-the-border-in-the-last-7-months-750910

THE HILL
— America needs a surge force to address the immigration crisis – THERESA CARDINAL BROWN
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/441853-america-needs-a-surge-force-to-address-the-immigration-crisis
— Biden can’t outrun the progressive beast that will devour him – CHARLIE KIRK
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/441367-biden-cant-outrun-the-progressive-beast-that-will-devour-him
— Trump says Moore withdraws from Fed consideration – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: What has discouraged you from applying for promotions? My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me to GS-12 (currently $82,579/year) in 1974 and b) made it clear to me that not only that they would never promote me to GS-13 (currently $98,198/year) but that they would punish me even more severely if I applied for a promotion to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors a) got rid of the GAO manager who promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 and b) made it clear to me that not only that they would never promote me to GS-14 (currently $116,040/year) but that they would punish me even more severely if I applied for a promotion to GS-14.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/441818-trump-says-moore-withdraws-from-fed-consideration

CNN
— Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as ‘dangerous’ – Oliver Darcy
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/facebook-ban-louis-farrakhan-infowars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call Louis Farrakhan “right-wing.” 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/technology/facebook-alex-jones-louis-farrakhan-ban.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook bans far-right leaders (SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO “extremist figures”) including Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos for being “dangerous” The bans are a sign that the social network is more aggressively enforcing its hate speech policies under pressure from civil rights groups. – Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/02/facebook-bans-far-right-leaders-including-louis-farrakhan-alex-jones-milo-yiannopoulos-being-dangerous/
— Chasten Buttigieg has been a homeless community-college student and a Starbucks barista. Now, he could be ‘first gentleman.’ – Ellen McCarthy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/chasten-buttigieg-has-been-a-homeless-community-college-student-and-a-starbucks-barista-now-he-could-be-first-gentleman/2019/05/01/436183b8-6c31-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/four-missing-including-three-children-after-migrants-raft-overturns-in-rio-grande-along-texas-border/2019/05/02/416c54e8-6cf4-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
— Trump pledges to fight to ‘defeat anti-Semitism’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an anti-Semite because I am Republican, 100% German national origin, and baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-pledges-to-fight-to-defeat-anti-semitism/2019/05/02/b0e7bd8a-8908-4ae6-8d25-f8c25b4728d5_video.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heller-trump-refugee-program-20190502-story.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of conservatives.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/05/02/conservatives-are-in-denial-about-white-supremacy/

COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE
— A pot research bonanza Industry investor donates $9 million to study marijuana’s effects – MICHAEL JONAS
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/marijuana/a-pot-research-bonanza-2/

HR DRIVE
— UK employers consistently favor younger workers in recruiting – Valerie Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the older that you are, the lower the opinion that employers have of you, and especially if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/uk-employers-consistently-favor-younger-workers-in-recruiting/553820/

SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
— How to Find Diverse Speakers for Your Meetings – Matt Alderton (DIERSEN: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) were always extremely critical of the speakers who I recruited and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they were the TAPROOT chairman, or if anyone who they manipulated/dominated was the chairman, they would recruit much higher profile speakers like Stephen Moore.) 
https://www.successfulmeetings.com/Strategy/SM-How-To/How-to-Find-Diverse-Speakers-for-Your-Meetings/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Time Magazine promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/time-magazine-dubs-pete-chasten-buttigieg-first-family-cover/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1010 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $299,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448321_zpid/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who not only fail/refuse to come to my defense, but who discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents and those who they manipulate/dominate 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 MTRCC 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

May 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Senate OKs Graduated Income Tax Rates The change wouldn’t take effect until 2021, and only would do so if approved by voters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-oks-graduated-tax-rates-509333001.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate moves Gov. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan forward; measure now goes to the House – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-graduated-tax-illinois-senate-20190501-story.html
— Slow the push for legal pot – Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-voice-letters-050219-story.html
— State workers seek to recoup ‘fair share’ union fees in proposed class-action lawsuit – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fair-share-lawsuit-20190501-story.html
— Ken Griffin, Illinois’ richest man, sticking with Chicago despite ‘corruption, cronyism and crime’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ken-griffin-billionaire-interview-illinois-problems-20190501-story.html
— State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-state-rep-kambium-buckner-dui-20190501-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Stairway to Heaven’ longer than Senate debate before historic tax vote – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senate-passes-graduated-income-tax-package-house-fight-looms/

DAILY HERALD
— Spat between Lauzen, McMahon may delay Kane County employee raises – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/spat-between-lauzen-mcmahon-may-delay-kane-county-employee-raises
— DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/dupage-economy-touted-at-annual-business-outlook-forum-

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten talks to St. Charles Chamber members about first 100 days in office – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/30/u-s-rep-sean-casten-talks-to-st-charles-chamber-members-about-first-100-days-in-office/au0q9hj/

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— Students and community members speak out against Jeanne Ives at monthly board meeting – Alison Pfaff
https://codcourier.org/11614/news/students-and-community-members-speak-out-against-jeanne-ives-at-monthly-board-meeting/
— The Marginalization of Latinos in the Trump Era – Karla Villegas Pineda
https://codcourier.org/11570/opinion/the-marginalization-of-latinos-in-the-trump-era/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senate Dems Pass Income Tax Hike Constitutional Amendment with Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/01/senate-dems-pass-income-tax-hike-constitutional-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. SKILLICORN: WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN TAX?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/rep-skillicorn-wholl-stop-the-rain-tax.html 
— THORNER: HISTORIAN LARRY SCHWEIKART’S NEW BIO OF REAGAN RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-historian-larry-schweikarts-new-bio-of-reagan-receives-high-praise.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans go on the attack against Pritzker over probe
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/republicans-go-on-the-attack-against-pritzker-over-probe/
— Illinois’ richest person says he’ll stay put and “fight”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/illinois-richest-person-says-hell-stay-put-and-fight/
— Constitutional amendment clears Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/constitutional-amendment-clears-senate/
— ILGOP stirs up remap questions
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/ilgop-stirs-up-remap-questions/

FOX NEWS
— Mexico is becoming the world’s backdoor into America (and Congress is AWOL) – James Jay Carafano 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-mexico-the-worlds-backdoor-into-america

AMERICAN THINKER
— Caravaners clear out after Mexican police raid – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/caravaners_clear_out_after_mexican_police_raid.html

BREITBART
— DHS Releases 8.2K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week, 1.2K Released Every Day – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/01/dhs-releases-8-2k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-1-2k-released-every-day/
— Ilhan Omar: ‘This Is Not Going to Be the Country of White People’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/omar-at-hands-off-ilhan-rally-trump-gop-created-monsters-terrorizing-jews-and-muslims/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— How weak urban cooperation with ICE exposes rural areas to criminal aliens – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/weak-urban-cooperation-ice-exposes-rural-areas-criminal-aliens/
— Fewer than 10% of ‘unaccompanied’ teens sponsored by legal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/fewer-10-unaccompanied-teens-sponsored-legal-immigrants/

CNS NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: Pres. Trump ‘Is a Pathological Liar; He’s a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/bernie-sanders-pres-trump-pathological-liar-hes-racist-sexist-homophobe

DAILY CALLER
— NYT EDITORIAL BLAMES TRUMP FOR PAPER’S DECISION TO PUBLISH ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOON – Rachel Stoltzfoos 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/nyt-editorial-board-trump-anti-semitic-cartoon/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Where Race Relations Stand in 2019 – Deana Bass Williams 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/01/where-race-relations-stand-in-2019/

TOWNHALL
— Stephen Moore’s Economic Policies Help Women – Carol Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/caroldavis/2019/05/01/stephen-moores-economic-policies-help-women-n2545685
— Illinois State Rep Reportedly Suggests This Callous Solution to Abortion – Brianna Heldt
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//briannaheldt/2019/05/01/illinois-state-rep-reportedly-makes-callous-comment-about-abortion-n2545719

PJ MEDIA
— What Is to Be Done for a Nation that Secedes from the Principles of Its Founding? – DAVID SOLWAY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-the-nation-seceding-from-the-principles-of-its-founding/

WASHINGTON POST
— White House asks Congress for additional $4.5 billion in emergency border spending, on top of billions already requested
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2019/05/01/white-house-asks-congress-for-additional-4-5-billion-in-emergency-border-spending-on-top-of-billions-already-requested/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage foreign countries a) to illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) to illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, it is clear that Democrats have declared war on America. How soon will Democrats again fire shots at Fort Sumter? 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/01/asylum-seekers-leave-everything-behind-theres-no-way-they-can-pay-trumps-fee/

BOSTON GLOBE
— For sale in the pot industry: political influence
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/05/01/for-sale-pot-industry-political-influence/k9XBoEQD8ElWixzdVNeSWN/story.html

NEWSWEEK
— ILHAN OMAR SAYS CONSERVATIVES ‘HELPED FEED’ MONSTERS ‘CAUSING DEVASTATION’ IN MOSQUES AND SYNAGOGUES – JASON LEMON 
https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-democracy-now-anti-semitic-conservatives-feed-monsters-1411958

FORBES
— Hispanics And Latinos In The United States: We Never Had It So Good – Alejandro Chafuen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/05/01/hispanics-and-latinos-in-the-united-states-we-never-had-it-so-good/#dd9825f44375

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— GAO: IRS’s private collectors recovered less than 2 percent of over $5 billion in debts. – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/private-tax-debt-collectors-collecting-less-than-2-of-debts-says-gao

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1020 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $1,075,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1020-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448323_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 905 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $479,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447908_zpid/

April 28 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Immigrant-Heavy GOP States OK With Census Citizen Question Republican lawmakers in several states with large immigrant populations praised the Trump administration for fighting to include the question and wondered whether immigrants should even be included in the count – Jonathan J. Cooper and Geoff Mulvihill
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Immigrant-Heavy-GOP-States-Census-Citizen-Question-509188561.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— At 72, Trump says he’s ‘a young vibrant man,’ can beat Biden – AP (DIERSEN: What shows that you are vibrant? My putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015 shows that I am vibrant. Those emails included links to more than 333,700 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/at-72-trump-says-he-s-a-young-vibrant-man-can-beat-biden

WGN RADIO
— A look at what’s at stake in the upcoming May legislative session
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/28/a-look-at-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-may-legislative-session/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump bashes Smollett again but really likes ‘this is MAGA country’ line – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-jussie-smollett-maga/
— Six ways Mayor-elect Lightfoot can stay true to her good-government promises – Andy Shaw
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/six-ways-mayor-elect-lightfoot-can-stay-true-to-her-good-government-promises/
— Fact-check: Congress hopeful’s 80% living paycheck to paycheck claim bounces – BGA (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, overwhelmingly, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were living paycheck to paycheck.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-politifact-marie-newman-dan-lipinski-congress-hopefuls-paycheck-claim-bounces/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Indeed, a 2014 poll of Harris, the same organization that conducted the later poll for CareerBuilder, found that 46% of unretired U.S. adults say they “live paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to put money in savings.” A recent Urban Institute report analyzed survey data from 2017 and found 32% of non-elderly U.S. adults had experienced some form of financial distress in the previous 12 months. A survey included in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2017 report on financial well-being asked respondents whether they “have difficulty making ends meet” and found that 43% of U.S. adults said they had. And a survey conducted for a similar 2017 report from the Federal Reserve found that four in 10 adults, if faced with an unexpected $400 expense, would not be able to cover it or would have to sell something or borrow in order to do so. That fact has been cited — with varying degrees of accuracy — in several other claims PolitiFact recently fact-checked. As described in the CareerBuilder release, its survey sampled a subset of U.S. adults who are not yet retired. Experts said that might help explain why the results seemed off from similar polls that queried a broader range of respondents.)
— Joe Biden is right: 2020 election will be a battle for America’s soul – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-donald-trump-2020-is-a-battle-for-amer-cas-soul/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rock Island Republicans talk local concerns and ideas This all happened at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner – Yukare Nakayama 
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rock-island-republicans-talk-local-concerns-and-ideas/1962153262

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers return Tuesday for final stretch of 2019 regular session Pritzker’s budget plan, legalizing marijuana among top issues for lawmakers – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-lawmakers-return-tuesday-for-final-stretch-of-regular-session/article_e9ddee56-1d9e-5bdc-b6e7-4c7276f6bd60.html

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— No comment yet from Rep. Bryant on Pappas’ suggestion of castration to settle abortion debate – John Suayan
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/512455425-no-comment-yet-from-rep-bryant-on-pappas-suggestion-of-castration-to-settle-abortion-debate

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Synagogue shooting suspect despised ‘Zionist, Jew-loving’ Trump – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/john-earnest-synagogue-shooting-suspect-despised-z/
— Cartoonist whose work was pulled by New York Times had pattern of anti-Semitic tropes – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, the aforesaid would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am anti-Semitic because overwhelmingly, my superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me were Jewish.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/antonio-moreira-antunes-new-york-times-cartoonist-/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Catch and Release’ Continues As An Estimated 7,000 Illegal Aliens Have Been Dumped Into Tucson In Past Eight Months – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/28/catch-and-release-continues-as-an-estimated-7-000-illegal-aliens-have-been-dump-n2545506

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope gets political, doling out $500,000 for caravans – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pope_gets_political_doling_out_cash_for_caravans.html

DAILY CALLER
— RADIO ADS IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE ENCOURAGING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BORDER PATROL SAYS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/28/radio-ads-illegal-immigration/

WORLD NET DAILY
— STAY OUT OF IT, POPE FRANCIS! Barbara Simpson slams pontiff for butting into international affairs
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/stay-out-of-it-pope-francis/

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump says US economy, weak laws reasons for increase in illegal immigration
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-says-us-economy-weak-laws-reasons-for-increase-in-illegal-immigration

CBS NEWS
— Migrant families and nowhere to put them: How the acting DHS chief plans to handle the southern border Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is facing the largest wave of illegal crossings of families at the U.S.-Mexico border in a decade. “60 Minutes” traveled to the border to see the situation and asked McAleenan how he’ll deal with it – Sharyn Alfonsi (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who encourage illegal immigration should be required to provide illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job training, jobs, etc.) 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-families-how-acting-dhs-chief-kevin-mcaleenan-plans-to-handle-southern-border-60-minutes-2019-04-28/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump praises NFL No. 2 pick Nick Bosa, doesn’t mention top pick Kyler Murray – Cindy Boren (DIERSEN: It is always interesting to see who the following praise and do not praise and what they praise them for doing and for not doing: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/28/trump-praises-nfl-no-pick-nick-bosa-doesnt-mention-top-pick-kyler-murray/

NEW YORK POST
— New York Times condemned for anti-Semitic Netanyahu, Trump cartoon – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/04/28/new-york-times-condemned-for-anti-semitic-netanyahu-trump-cartoon/

FORBES
— Who Is Too Old To Be President? – Teresa Ghilarducci (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine which characterizes are desirable and which characteristics are undesirable. How many undesirable characteristics are you burdened with? I am burdened with the following: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, American-nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes always promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2019/04/28/who-is-too-old-to-be-president/#11b9c39659ff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent poll is bad news for Biden (76), Sanders (77), and even Trump (72) and very bad news in progress towards stamping out age-bigotry. More voters in a poll don’t want someone over 75 compared to other factors like being black, or gay, or a woman…or even a Muslim. Being a “socialist” is the most undesirable characteristic listed. The NBC/WSJ poll tested 11 different presidential characteristics and there acceptability as a person who is President. The most popular: An African American (a combined 87 percent of all voters say they are “enthusiastic” or “comfortable” with that characteristic), a white man (86 percent), a woman (84 percent), and someone who is gay or lesbian (68 percent — up from 43 percent in 2006). The least popular: a Muslim (49 percent are enthusiastic or comfortable–up from 32 percent in 2015), someone over the age of 75 (37 percent) and a socialist (25 percent).” Those polled may be overstating their tolerance for African Americans and women, they don’t want to look bad to the pollster. But saying being over 75 is an undesirable characteristic is not viewed as bigotry and an act of discriminatory prejudgment is notable. As I wrote in March, why do many Americans view prejudgment based on age legitimate? We don’t see widespread public arguments that Kamala Harris and Cory Booker too black to run? And Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand too female to run? Every hire (and an election is a hiring decision) is a judgement about the potential productivity of a candidate. The relevant questions in every hire is whether a candidate will be engaged and competent for the job at hand? Does the candidate have the knowledge and talent to do the work? Age Discrimination is Harmful The harm of age discrimination on the campaign trail is trivial to the widespread pain and damage which lies beneath the ageism. Though illegal, age discrimination in employment, pay, training and promotion, persists. Ageism makes older workers struggle to get raises and jobs. A recent study indicates employer bias against older workers and muddies the issue about whether someone over 75 is too old to work. A majority of employers surveyed by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies answered that age 64 was too old to be considered for employment (this was the median age given by employers, though most refused to give an age – wisely, since it’s against the law to consider age in hiring and promotion and pay). On the other hand, the median age that workers gave was too old to work was 75. The workers’ answer still makes it complicated for the candidates over age 75.)

LGBTQ NATION
— Church membership is dropping fast. That may be good news for LGBTQ rights. – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/church-membership-dropping-fast-may-good-news-lgbtq-rights/

LEADING BRITAIN’S CONVERSATION
— Trump Is Disgusting, But He Should Be Allowed To Commemorate D-Day – James O’Brien (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, the aforesaid would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgusting a) because I got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) because I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/trump-disgusting-dday-commemoration-portsmouth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaking on his LBC show, he said: “Trump is disgusting. That’s clear. There are four clear examples. . .Dodging the draft with regard to Vietnam.)

April 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Oliver North says he won’t serve 2nd term as NRA president amid power struggle – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/infighting-erupts-at-nra-convention-north-wont-serve-2nd-term/5274061/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Remember the #NeverTrump movement? It collapsed. – David Azerrad
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-never-trumpism-on-life-support-20190426-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How groups tied to white nationalists are targeting Chicago — and Kim Foxx – Tom Schuba and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kim-foxx-proud-boys-american-guard-identity-movement-nationalists/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Biden to promise to use the federal government to give more preference to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-election-women-of-color/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COD Student Leadership Council Lobbies for Illinois Community Colleges
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-cod-student-leadership-council-lobbies-for-2019-04-26-story.html
— Donna Brazile speaks at Indiana Black Expo conference in Gary: ‘If we vote, we determine who sits in that White House’ – Carole Carlson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-donna-brazile-black-expo-st-0428-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Lowest voter turnout in two decades in suburban Cook County
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190426/lowest-voter-turnout-in-two-decades-in-suburban-cook-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump Tower condo hits the market at 20% below purchase price The 32-floor, 2,063-square-foot unit, listed at $1.8 million, originally sold for almost $2.3 million in 2008. – CAROLINA GONZALEZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/trump-tower-condo-hits-market-20-below-purchase-price

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker removes Rauner appointee Mark Shaw from TRS board – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190427/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-removes-rauner-appointee-shaw-from-trs-board

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana bill likely to come up early when Illinois lawmakers return
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-marijuana-bill-likely-to-come-up-early-when/article_8d7010e3-e712-52c5-a5be-c96e48c931dc.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Lawmakers return Tuesday for final stretch of 2019 regular session – PETER HANCOCK
https://qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-return-tuesday-for-final-stretch-of-regular-session/article_c038fe6b-bfa7-55b8-a9d9-76ff676377b3.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Oliver North Says He Will Not Seek A 2nd Term As NRA President – TIM MAK 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/oliver-north-says-he-will-not-seek-2nd-term-nra-president#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at religious people that GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/2020-democratic-candidates-are-reaching-out-religious-voters#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/oliver-north-says-he-wont-serve-second-term-as-president-of-nra
— Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at LA universities – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/la-colleges-quarantine-over-900-possibly-exposed-to-measles
— Biden entry sparks a sharper edge to Democratic race – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-entry-sparks-a-sharper-edge-to-democratic-race

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Rep. Ugaste, GOP colleagues ‘arming constituents with the true facts’ about graduated tax proposal – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512451657-rep-ugaste-gop-colleagues-arming-constituents-with-the-true-facts-about-graduated-tax-proposal

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Reps. McSweeney and Durkin in apparent feud – John Suayan
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512456421-reps-mcsweeney-and-durkin-in-apparent-feud

METRO EAST SUN
— Most Democrats, including Rep. Pappas, have little to say about the lawmaker’s comment on abortion – John Suayan 
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/512455422-most-democrats-including-rep-pappas-have-little-to-say-about-the-lawmaker-s-comment-on-abortion

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pope Francis donated half a million dollars to help caravan migrants stranded in Mexico. – John Gage (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, that will encourage more illegal immigration into America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pope-francis-sending-money-to-mexican-congregations-to-help-migrants

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Majority of Likely US Voters Don’t Want To Live In Sanctuary Cities – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/27/poll-majority-of-likely-us-voters-dont-want-to-live-in-sanctuary-cities-n2545480

BREITBART
— Chamber of Commerce Demands More Immigration: ‘U.S. Is Out of People’ – John Binder (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.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/26/chamber-of-commerce-demands-more-immigration-u-s-is-out-of-people/

BLAZE
— Pope Francis announces large donation to caravan migrants stranded in Mexico – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, that will encourage more illegal immigration into America.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pope-francis-donation-migrants

ROLL CALL
— DCCC to meet with progressives over controversial ‘blacklist’ policy Party leaders face grassroots pressure to revise incumbent-protection policy – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/dccc-leaders-to-meet-with-progressives-over-controversial-blacklist-policy

THE HILL
— Dems raise prejudice concerns with pledges against male running mates – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/440937-dems-raise-prejudice-concerns-with-pledges-against-male-running-mates
— Trump ramps up attacks on media ahead of White House Correspondents’ Dinner – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440856-trump-ramps-up-attacks-on-media-ahead-of-white-house-correspondents

POLITICO
— Pride vs. Pence: Gay Republicans grapple with Buttigieg breakout The 37-year-old mayor has climbed the ranks of the 2020 Democratic primary with help from a fundraising surge after launching barbs at the vice president, an icon among many Republicans. – DANIEL STRAUSS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/27/buttigieg-pence-gay-republicans-2020-1291201

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market Booming in California Despite Legalization – Thomas Fuller
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/us/marijuana-california-legalization.html

NEW YORK POST
— 2020 Democrats’ insane race to the left – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/04/27/2020-democrats-insane-race-to-the-left/

USA TODAY
— Affirmative Action is systematic racial discrimination – Berlin Fang
https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/04/27/affirmative-action-systematic-racial-discrimination/3573724002/