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July 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Brain cancer afflicting McCain killed Gene Siskel, Tim Weigel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brain-cancer-afflicting-mccain-also-killed-gene-siskel-tim-weigel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump gets away with ‘Made in America’ hypocrisy.” (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that the engine in my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T was made in Mexico, that the transmission was made in Germany, and that the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/cupp/
— Trump: Wouldn’t have picked Sessions if he knew of recusal plans – AP  (DIERSEN: If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-sessions-never-should-have-recused-self-from-russian-probe/
— Naperville teen deserved better from his school and police – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-naperville-teen-deserved-better-from-his-school-and-police/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against “buy American.”  Anti-Trumps promote anything and everything that is made in foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps pride themselves in being anti-American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-made-in-usa-products-20170719-story.html
— VERY SAD: Harley-Davidson on a bumpy ride with motorcycle-adverse millennials – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Do/did you own a motorcycle?  While I have never owned a motorcycle, I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-motorcycles-millennials-sales-decline-robert-reed-0720-biz-20170718-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why video gambling needs more local control – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  Government should not promote vice.  What percent of those who video gamble in Illinois are on welfare or will be on welfare – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170719/editorial-why-video-gambling-needs-more-local-control
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We’ve never been thrilled about video gambling, and its expansion beyond the initial locales written into the law — bars, restaurants, fraternal organizations, veterans groups and truck stops — troubles us a bit. Putting gambling machines where kids pass them on the way to the breakfast cereal aisle seems like a new frontier. “That’s what they have in Las Vegas,” said longtime gambling opponent Anita Bedell, executive director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems. We’re not arguing any longer to do away with video gambling, and even if we were, we recognizue the challenge it would be to replace that revenue source. Illinois took in $27.6 million and towns got $5.5 million in May alone. But we can back a change to state law proposed by the Antioch Village Board, where at least one trustee intended for the Piggly Wiggly to get the liquor license but not video gambling. The village board, in a resolution, points out a fault in the gambling licensure process — once local authorities give a license to serve liquor, they have no control over whether that business also gets a gambling license. That’s handled by the Illinois Gaming Board. If towns don’t like it, their only choice is to opt out of video gambling altogether. In issuing the liquor license, “I would have preferred to add a clause that prevented gaming, but … that was not an option,” Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson said of the Piggly Wiggly. situation. Why not make it an option? It’s reasonable to let local authorities set limits within the boundaries of the existing law. Antioch’s example provides a persuasive argument for making the change.)
— Lake County sheriff to electronically monitor Hastert
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/lake-county-sheriff-to-electronically-monitor-hastert
— Summer school becoming more the norm – David F. Larson  (DIERSEN: Did you attend summer school while you earned your high school diploma and your bachelor’s degree?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. I attended summer school at NIU during 1970 so that I could graduate in August of 1970.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170719/summer-school-becoming-more-the-norm

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C to house undergrads at pricey off-campus building – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: Where did you live while you earned your bachelor’s degree?  I lived in the “pricey” University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb for three semesters 1969-1970 and in “pricey” Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb during the summer of 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint me as having always been filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/NEWS13/170729991
— Obamacare repeal plan bad for Illinois kids, schools – DANIEL J. MONTGOMERY, President, Illinois Federation of Teachers.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/OPINION/170729988/obamacare-repeal-plan-bad-for-illinois-schools

 

WTTW
— William J. Kelly Running as Republican Alternative to Rauner – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/19/william-j-kelly-running-republican-alternative-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rasmussen was registered lobbyist before becoming Rauner staffer – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170719/rasmussen-was-registered-lobbyist-before-becoming-rauner-staffer

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lawmakers take positive step with modest tax hike – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Democrats what individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to pay more taxes: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170720/knight-lawmakers-take-positive-step-with-modest-tax-hike

 

RIVER BENDER
— Dozens rally to support evidence-based school funding – Cory Davenport  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want to use government a) to take more and more and more money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats and b) to take more and more and more money away from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money.)https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/dozens-rally-to-support-evidencebased-school-funding-22158.cfm

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Demand our leaders choose children over politics – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans always claim that they are “for the children.”)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-demand-our-leaders-choose-children-over-politics/article_b82ae87b-8a28-5843-b854-79b94755e3a5.html

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Nowlan blasts the Illinois Policy Institute.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-someone-needs-to-call-out-the-ipi/article_a84e2d15-78bf-5221-bd43-76cf27962e17.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Dying for better health care  Protest aims to put pressure on Rauner – Scott Faingold  (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance? For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare. Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18921-dying-for-better-health-care.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Illinois In Need Of A Constitutional Convention? – SEAN CRAWFORD  (DIERSEN: Because individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DOMINATE ILLINOIS, ANY CHANGES TO THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION WOULD SCREW INDIVIDUALS, SCREW ORGANIZATIONS, SCREW COMPANIES, SCREW GOVERNMENTS, AND SCREW COUNTRIES THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-need-constitutional-convention#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Kasich talks and acts like he is not only anti-Trump, but like he is anti-Republican.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-people-breathing-a-sigh-of-relief-after-health-care-bill-folds/768737956

 

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
—  State Rep. Chris Welch: Budget ‘a huge deal’ for state, 7th District – MIKE SANDROLINI
https://westsuburbanjournal.com/welch-budget-a-huge-deal-for-state-7th-district/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner applauds efforts to combat Lake County flooding – Kacie Whaley  (DIERSEN: I would hope that Rauner would applaud my many efforts since 1984 to combat storm water and lot drainage problems at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  Those efforts would not have been necessary if Wheaton had not approved a woefully inadequate lot drainage plan for the subdivision and if Wheaton had not allowed building and construction codes to be violated.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511150345-rauner-applauds-efforts-to-combat-lake-county-flooding

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— LaHood: Federal budget cuts are a must, just not Peoria USDA lab – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/lahood-federal-budget-cuts-are-a-must-just-not-peoria/article_4b03c698-6cc0-11e7-b4dd-83205657ad87.html

 

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Announces Accountability Effort on Veto Override Support  Organization targets 16 state representatives for supporting permanent income tax increase
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-announces-accountability-effort-veto-override-support/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Conservative Gets Under Thin Skins of Petulant Progressive News Anchors – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Whose thin skins do you get under?  With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I get under the thin skins of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/conservative-gets-thin-skins-petulant-progressive-news-anchors/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner once declared he’d never hire lobbyists as senior staff, then he did   (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/rauner-once-declared-hed-never-hire-lobbyists-as-senior-staff-then-he-did/
— New AFP-IL mailers target some who voted to override Rauner’s tax hike veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/new-afp-il-mailers-target-some-who-voted-to-override-rauners-tax-hike-veto/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh: Establishment unifying to get rid of Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27425
— Trump regrets choosing Jeff Sessions as AG  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran the federal government in 1966, 1971, and 1980 regret hiring me.  If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27432

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SLAVERY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/slavery/

 

THE BLAZE
— North Korea carries out public executions for watching South Korean media – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes execute you for reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, please let me know immediately.  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/19/report-north-korea-carries-out-public-executions-for-watching-south-korean-media/

 

BREITBART
— L.A. Sees 60% Jump in Deportation Cases Under Trump – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/19/la-deportation-cases-jump-60-percent-president-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Straight-Up Ignore A Scandal – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: The media ignore that which it cannot spin to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/media-ignore-womens-marchs-support-for-a-terrorist-three-days-in-a-row/
— Tax-Funded Anti-Poverty Groups Pay Their CEOs Huge Salaries – ETHAN BARTON AND JENNIFER DUPLESSIE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/tax-funded-anti-poverty-groups-pay-their-ceos-huge-salaries/
— Apparently Memorials Now Foster ‘White Heterosexual Male Supremacy’ – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/apparently-memorials-now-foster-white-heterosexual-male-supremacy/

 

NEWSMAX
— FreedomWorks Has Traitor Awards for Senators Against Repeal – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/freedomworks-giving-traitor-awards/2017/07/19/id/802676/

 

DAILY WIRE
— INSANITY: Purdue Hands Out ‘Privilege Scorecards’ To Students – SAUL TEETER  (DIERSEN: From what I see, a) you lose privilege points if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) you gain privilege points if you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18735/insanity-purdue-hands-out-privilege-scorecards-daily-wire
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you think Brooklyn’s “Check Your Privilege” cards were amazing? Then you’ll love this: Mike Allison at Turning Point News is reporting that students in a Purdue University class were given “Privilege Scorecards,” which is somehow stupider than it sounds. The questionnaire takes eleven totally arbitrary categories and awards points based on your answers. Because that is how equality works. There is much of the usual nonsense present: White and Asian people earn 25 and 10 points, respectively, while Latino and Black people are deducted points; Women lose 50 points, but gain back 20 points if they are cisgender women. Gay people lose 100 points, which I find deeply insulting as a gay man who would love nothing more than to just be counted the same as everybody else. Not to worry though, since the goal seems to be to get as far in the negatives as possible. A gay, intersex, trans, black, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, homeless, blind, short, ugly scientist who cannot add and is filling the form out on a Friday night would have -2570 points, which is of course a big win for that population. For some reason, Jews (against whom the majority of religiously-motivated hate crimes are committed) are awarded 25 points, while Christians are awarded 5 and Muslims lose 50. Jewish exclusion is not a surprise, since this comes from the same branch of leftism as the Chicago Dyke March (of “Zio” fame). This scorecard is a logical endgame of the emphasis that leftists have been putting on victimhood and the Oppression Olympics, championing those who have perceived disadvantages as inherently more virtuous. The obvious logical flaw here is that separating groups of people by physical characteristics and then assigning them virtue is the dictionary definition of racism. Purdue, by the way, is a publicly-funded university.)

 

FEDERALIST
— Ultra-Rich Gay Activist On Targeting Christians: It’s Time To ‘Punish The Wicked’ – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/19/ultra-rich-gay-activist-targeting-christians-time-punish-wicked/

 

THE HILL
— Graham, Durbin revive bill to help ‘Dreamers’ – RAFAEL BERNAL  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups put DREAMers ahead of Americans: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/342785-graham-durbin-revive-bill-to-help-dreamers
— Trump tries to bend Congress to his will – NIALL STANAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on bending everyone and everything to their will.  They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342837-trump-tries-to-bend-congress-to-his-will

 

ROLL CALL
— Conservatives Plot Payback for Obamacare Repeal Failure  Outside groups warn that Republicans could lose control of Congress
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/conservatives-obamacare-payback-lawmakers

 

POLITICO
— New hires create minefield for Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  My Democrats IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/new-hires-create-minefield-illinois-governor-rauner-240737
— Senate Republicans still at impasse after late-night health care meeting  GOP senators engaged in talks late Wednesday night to try to revive their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare after Trump told senators they shouldn’t leave town without action. – BURGESS EVERETT, SEUNG MIN KIM and JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/trump-congress-no-recess-health-care-240718

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tax Dollars Become Weapon on a New Front in the Culture Wars  States try to limit official travel to places they deem discriminatory. (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and RINOs would love to ban travel to any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.  Illinois Democrats and RINOs want to get rid of any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/public-employee-travel.html

 

MIAMI HERALD
— DREAMers’ hope for amnesty is in danger – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps use DREAMers to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump supporters as being racists and even worse things.)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article162594638.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026 – Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance?  For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare.  Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/19/cbo-senate-republican-obamacare-repeal/493791001/
— Americans are not naming their babies ‘Donald.’ Trump may have something to do with that – Waseem Abbasi  (DIERSEN: Under the table, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes link me to David Duke.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/19/americans-name-child-donald/472230001/
— Teachers union boss skewers Betsy DeVos on vouchers, likening them to ‘cousins’ of segregation – Greg Toppo  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/20/union-leader-school-vouchers-polite-cousins-segregation/493617001/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Public editors disappear as media distrust grows – Jackie Spinner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge everyone to distrust me and to distrust my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/public-editors-disappearing.php

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Latest ‘Hate’ Smear Target Is a Civil-Rights Group  The media again parrots the Southern Poverty Law Center’s scurrilous claims. – Edwin Meese III  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who calls who a hater? ANSWER: Members of Group A call members of Group B haters.  Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-hate-smear-target-is-a-civil-rights-group-1500500854
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headlines were both inflammatory and untrue: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions Criticized for Speaking to ‘Hate Group,’ ” reported NBC. Reports from ABC and other major news outlets used similar language. Readers might be surprised to learn that the group in question is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a respected civil-rights law firm. So where did this scurrilous charge originate? With the Southern Poverty Law Center, which labels the ADF a “hate group.” The designation had nothing to do with the law firm’s policies or behavior. It’s just that the SPLC objects to its traditional views on the Constitution, the First Amendment and the meaning of marriage. No responsible media outlet should parrot the SPLC’s hate list without seeking to understand not only its motives but also the consequences of spreading false charges. I have personally known the ADF’s founder, Alan Sears, and its president, Mike Farris, for decades. Each has committed his life to fighting for justice, the rule of law, and a better future for all Americans. When I was attorney general in the 1980s, Alan worked for the Commission on Pornography, fighting for stronger laws against obscenity while protecting the First Amendment. Mike is a pastor, the founder of Patrick Henry College, and an extraordinary litigator. Together they have led the ADF to numerous victories at the Supreme Court, including this year’s 7-2 win in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, a landmark case on church-state relations. I also know Mr. Sessions as a colleague and friend. His distinguished service to the nation over three decades, now as part of the Trump administration, has been rewarded with vicious attacks by the media and political opponents.)

 

FORBES
— Replace Shirley Madigan on the Illinois Arts Council – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/19/replace-shirley-madigan-on-the-illinois-arts-council/#2883b74b61a4
— Why Universal Basic Income Is ‘Immoral’, Says This Indian Journalist – Kenneth Rapoza
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/20/why-universal-basic-income-is-immoral-says-this-indian-journalist/#1a9442b917da

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Whistleblower protections are on shaky ground under Trump – Lauren C. Williams  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-intel-nominations-1161ce312912

July 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic group airs TV ads attacking Rauner on school funding bill – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-school-funding-ad-20170719-story.html
— Rahm, enjoy your ‘vacation’ from Chicago – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-europe-0719-20170718-column.html
— Liberal America has a political violence problem – Albert Eisenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberals-antifa-violence-20170718-story.html
— In defense of bureaucracy to protect the little people – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: Who/what has protected you?  For me, it has been federal civil service protections.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-trump-west-bureaucracy-grossman-20170712-story.html
— Armed men hold up Naperville restaurant, police say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-armed-robbery-st-0721-20170719-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Grocery store’s video gambling opens new wagering frontier in suburbs – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/grocery-stores-video-gambling-opens-new-wagering-frontier-in-suburbs
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Bella’s to combine restaurant, wine market, gambling in Wheeling
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170719/bellas-to-combine-restaurant-wine-market-gambling-in-wheeling
— Investigation continues into controversial photo of Barrington High students – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170718/investigation-continues-into-controversial-photo-of-barrington-high-students
— Armed men rob person outside Naperville restaurant – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/armed-men-rob-person-outside-naperville-restaurant

 

WTTW
— What Does It Cost to Run for Governor in Illinois? – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does it cost to be eligible to be hired by the federal government at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853? ANSWER: The cost to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree. QUESTION: What does it cost to be eligible to be hired by the federal government at the GS-9 level, currently $54,864? ANSWER: The cost to earn a job-related master’s degree.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/18/what-does-it-cost-run-governor-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield Park Board should reject video gambling at Sliders stadium – Anita Bedell, Executive Director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170717/letter-springfield-park-board-should-reject-video-gambling-at-sliders-stadium

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— To the incumbents go the campaign spoils – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-19/tom-kacich-incumbents-go-campaign-spoils.html
— Vermilion board chairman Mike Marron ‘ready for the challenge’ of Hays’ seat – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-19/vermilion-board-chairman-ready-challenge-hays-seat.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here comes your bailout for the financially-mismanaged Chicago Public Schools – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article161723983.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois ending most paper professional license renewals  (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
http://www.qconline.com/business/illinois-ending-most-paper-professional-license-renewals/article_9fbef8d7-f471-5068-876a-4fd5c6bcd205.html#new_tab

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Joliet denies license for cafe gambling on Larkin Avenue – BOB OKON
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/18/joliet-denies-license-for-cafe-gambling-on-larkin-avenue/abb5eda/
— Wheaton City Council approves final plans for Loretto Club housing development – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/18/wheaton-city-council-approves-final-plans-for-loretto-club-housing-development/acl7amf/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters “drop dead” in rally against AHCA – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Protesters want a) Republicans to pay for health care for Democrats and b) those who have more money to pay for health care for those who have less money.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-drop-dead-in-rally-against-ahca

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump’s election commission holds first meeting amid pushback  (DIERSEN: Democrats pushback at any and all efforts to stop voter fraud.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/07/19/trumps-election-commission-holds-first-meeting-amid-pushback

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump to nominate Caterpillar board member as Russian ambassador  Huntsman served as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011 – Pierce Roberson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/president-trump-to-nominate-caterpillar-board-member-as-russian-ambassador/768670776
— Letting Obamacare fail ‘cynical, sinister,’ Booker says  Democrats not invited to participate  (DIERSEN: The Democrats’ wasting of my federal career and their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” was “cynical, sinister.”  If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. While I worked for the federal government, extremely few of my coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees, job-related professional certifications, or job-related professional licenses.  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/letting-obamacare-fail-cynical-sinister-booker-says/768781203

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Much Money Could Chicago Save By Reducing Violence?  Substantial anti-violence programs aren’t cheap, but neither is violence. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/July-2017/How-Much-Money-Could-Chicago-Save-By-Reducing-Violence/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is 10th CD R Primary Doug Bennett running against an Independent? Jeff – Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/is-10th-cd-r-primary-doug-bennett-running-against-an-independent-berkowitz-wbennett-cableweb/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois budget post-mortem: What remains, what made it, what didn’t … – BGA
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/18/illinois-budget-post-mortem-bga/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner pays new staff lucrative salaries  “All of us owe them a debt of gratitude.” – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-pays-new-staff-lucrative-salaries/768887237
— Rauner opposes Trumpcare after it stalls  Obamacare repeal dies in Senate – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-opposes-trumpcare-after-it-stalls/768884783

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCaleb: After two wins, Madigan plays political game with school funding – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-after-two-wins-madigan-plays-political-game-with-school/article_a8e255f6-6c0a-11e7-a843-83ccd44bf811.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— HB 1785: “They’re as Good at Math as They are at Biology” – Ralph Rivera and John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/spotlight-049/
— Donald Trump’s Pro-Family Remarks in Poland Should Leave Conservatives Optimistic – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/donald-trumps-pro-family-remarks-in-poland-should-leave-conservatives-optimistic/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Survey Shows We Are Approaching a Post-Christian America – Joshua Denton (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to be anti-Christian.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/new-survey-shows-approaching-post-christian-america/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— They’re back!
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/19/theyre-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last press release I received from the Illinois Republican Party on state issues was July 7th, the Friday before the Monday Rauner purge began… On Monday, the Chicago Machine tipped its hand on SB1. After months claiming that SB1 was about fixing the school funding formula, Chicago Public Schools started making the unsubstantiated argument that an amendatory veto of the bill to remove the Chicago bailout would change the “fundamental purpose” of the legislation. It’s a clear admission by the Chicago Machine that the “fundamental purpose” of SB1 is a Chicago pension bailout, and not school funding reform. It’s time Madigan Democrats in the General Assembly either send SB1 to Governor Rauner for an amendatory veto to remove the Chicago bailout, or pass true bipartisan school funding reform that excludes a multi-hundred million dollar bailout of Chicago at the expense of schools across the state. Otherwise, this is just another case of Mike Madigan and his machine holding Illinois hostage for his Chicago agenda.)
— “You’re paying folks too much”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/19/youre-paying-folks-too-much/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “The Rauner couple’s unhealthy obsession with media and messaging.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-rauner-couples-%e2%80%9cunhealthy-obsession-with-media-and-messaging%e2%80%9d/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Values Are Bankrupting Us – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27354

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop rips Vatican-approved magazine’s ‘ignorant’ attack on pro-Trump Catholics – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-chaput-rips-vatican-approved-magazines-willfully-ignorant-attack
— Same-sex ‘marriage’: Religious right was right all along – Charles LiMandri
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/same-sex-marriage-religiousright-was-right-all-along

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ending DACA Puts America First – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/18/ending-daca-puts-america-first/

 

NEWSMAX
— Target’s Chief Sounds Alarm on Pullback by Hispanic Shoppers – Jonathan Weiss  (DIERSEN: Are you shopping less, and if so, since when and why?  I have been shopping less since 1997 when my income dropped $72,135/year or 59% because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”  Instead of a $122,991 GS-13 Step 10 salary, I have a $50,856 pension.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/target-hispanics-shopping-shoppers/2017/07/19/id/802498/
— GOP Becoming Party of Bad Faith – Rich Lowry
http://www.newsmax.com/RichLowry/obamacare-repeal-republican-senate/2017/07/18/id/802332/

 

BREITBART
— Liberal Republican Senators to Block Defunding Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/19/2015-clean-obamacare-repeal-bill-defunded-planned-parenthood-one-year/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DIRTY 2 DOZEN GOP REPS BOW TO ‘TRANS’ DEMANDS  Linda Harvey asks, should taxpayers pay for soldiers’ artificial genitals? – LINDA HARVEY
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/dirty-2-dozen-gop-reps-bow-to-trans-demands/

 

THE HILL
— ICE chief praises Trump, plans to send more agents to sanctuary cities – JOSH DELK
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/342580-ice-director-trump-has-taken-the-handcuffs-off-law-enforcement
— GOP forms circular firing squad – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342630-the-memo-gop-forms-circular-firing-squad

 

POLITICO
— COST OF RAUNER’S NEW HIRES – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/07/19/politico-illinois-playbook-rahm-in-milan-while-rome-is-burning-hastert-already-out-of-prison-cost-of-rauner-new-hires-221398
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We asked the governor’s office what the new staff members — most of whom hail from the Illinois Policy Institute — were paid. Here are salaries for six staffers Rauner hired since last week: Kristina Rasmussen — Chief of Staff — $170,000; Diana Rickert – Deputy Chief of Staff of Communications – $165,000; Laurel Patrick – Communications Director – $120,000; Michael Lucci -Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy – $140,000; Brittany Carl – Communications Specialist – $45,000; Meghan Keenan – Communications Specialist – $45,000)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Voter Purges Are Coming – VANITA GUPTA  (DIERSEN: Are you a precinct committeeman/captain?  How much deadwood is there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/opinion/donald-trump-voting-rights-purge.html
— The Top Jobs in Trump’s Administration Are Mostly Vacant: Who’s to Blame? – KAREN YOURISH and GREGOR AISCH (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/17/us/politics/trump-appointments.html

 

USA TODAY
— Still looking for a raise? The fight for a higher minimum wage to continue in 2018 – Charisse Jones and Kellie Ell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/14/states-and-cities-do-what-federal-government-wont-raise-minimum-wage/443111001/
— Women are talking and these companies make them happiest – N’dea Yancey-Bragg  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had told them that my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates WHO WERE WOMEN would be much happier if the federal government got rid of its employees who were men, and especially those who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/17/women-talking-and-these-companies-make-them-happiest/479719001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2-year-old start-up just released its 2017 rankings of the best companies where women are happiest. Companies with the top rankings: Boston Consulting Group, Dell, Accenture, PepsiCo, General Electric, Salesforce, Deloitte, PwC, Vanguard Group, Apple, American Express, Kaiser Permanente, Thomson, Reuters.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Balancing Religion and the Office. – Francesca Fontana  (DIERSEN: What religion are you?  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL).  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years in 3 different agencies, I do not recall any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates being MSLs.  Most, if virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disapprove of MSLs, if not despise MSLs, if not hate MSLs.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that MSLs are “too conservative.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-religion-at-work-still-taboo-not-everywhere-1500386401

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago’s Graduation Policy Doesn’t Make the Grade  Requiring students to have a formal plan after high school could put more of them at risk.  (DIERSEN: What was your plan when you were in high school?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-18/chicago-s-graduation-policy-doesn-t-make-the-grade

 

FED SMITH
— House Budget Committee Targets Federal Employee Pensions – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years (1966-1969 and 1971-1997) and I have been a retired federal employee for almost 20 years. Ever-increasingly, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems and those who paint themselves as being advocates for the aforesaid promote hatred of federal employees and hatred of retired federal employees. If someone promoted hatred of you, what would you do about it?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/19/house-budget-committee-targets-federal-employee-pensions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For retired federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), COLAs would be reduced by 0.5%.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 426 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $329,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447952_zpid/

July 17 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner staffers ‘dropping like flies’ in wave of firings, resignations – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-staffers-dropping-like-flies-in-wave-of-firings-resignations/
— Rauner aide fired for ‘unacceptable’ tweets — on his first day on job – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-aide-fired-for-unacceptable-tweets-on-his-first-day-on-job/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “body man” — a hand-picked assistant chosen to travel with him — was terminated on his first day of the job after a series of homophobic and racist comments were found on his Twitter page. Ben Tracy was chosen by the administration to replace Kyle Haevers, who was told on Sunday that he was being moved to another department. The administration on Monday confirmed Tracy’s termination. “These tweets are unacceptable. The individual in question is no longer an employee of our Administration,” Rauner’s Director of Communications Laurel Patrick said in an email. In several tweets, Tracy used the word f*****. In another he comments on a political story saying “Maybe body slamming reporters is the winning formula for republicans in IL?” The tweets were reposted by @RadicalCandorIL – a parody account that has criticized the governor since the rash of firings began last week.)
— City computers used to send ‘sexually explicit’ photos, video, IG says – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-computers-used-to-send-sexually-explicit-photos-video-ig-says/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Cardinal Blase Cupich blames Whites for the problems that minorities have, that is, Cupich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites as being racists, that is, Cupich encourages minorities to hate Whites, that is, Cupich encourages minorities to get rid of Whites.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-cupich-says-hopelessness-of-guns-racism-fueled-childs-death/
— Is it 2006 all over again? – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who shout at Gidwitz, at Oberweis, and at Brady that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused them to lose in 2006. To punish me for Brady’s loss, his supporters tried, but failed to have the Illinois Center Right Coalition censure me at its 2006 annual convention.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-cupich-says-hopelessness-of-guns-racism-fueled-childs-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Illinois Republicans are having deja vu, circa 2006. That’s when a divided GOP lost the governor’s race. Treasurer Judy Barr Topinka won the Republican nomination that year to challenge incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich. Topinka’s primary was brutal. She bested businessman Ron Gidwitz, dairyman Jim Oberweis and state Sen. Bill Brady. The race was so bitter that Oberweis, now a state senator, balked at endorsing Topinka. Divisiveness persisted into the general election and Topinka, who died a few years later, wasn’t able to convince voters that the party was unified. Fast-forward to Republican lawmakers recently defecting from Gov. Bruce Rauner on the vote to end a budget impasse. That split could have a similar effect on the coming gubernatorial election, according to a few GOP insiders.)
— CPS says Rauner can’t nix its pension money in new school funding bill – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-says-rauner-cant-nix-its-pension-money-in-new-school-funding-bill/
— Chronicle this — news website wants to fake you out – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-chronicle-this-news-website-wants-to-fake-you-out/
— Krishnamoorthi leads in Illinois congressional fundraising – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-krishnamoorthi-leads-in-illinois-congressional-fundraising/
— Despite hiring surge, CPD on pace to break overtime record – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/despite-hiring-surge-cpd-on-pace-to-break-overtime-record/
— City supervisor called African-Americans ‘wild animals’ in email: IG – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-computers-used-to-send-sexually-explicit-photos-video-ig-says/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ontiveros-documentary-shows-immigration-laws-toll-on-families/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner ‘body man’ fired first day on job after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staffer-fired-racist-homophobic-statements-20170717-story.html
— Democrat Carendon Hills regulatory attorney Jennifer Zordani enters race to unseat Roskam – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: One would expect Roskam’s opponents are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-zordani-for-roskam-seat-st-0719-20170717-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She is one of six Democrats, five of whom are women, from across the Sixth Congressional District who’ve officially announced they’ll run in the March 20, 2018, primary for their shot at Roskam Nov. 6, 2018.)
— Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him – Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-education-funding-met-0718-20170717-story.html
— Racist emails show Chicago official joked about ‘safari’ tour to see violence in black neighborhoods – Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-report-met-0718-20170717-story.html
— Trump officials order 15,000 new visas for low-wage, seasonal workers – Tracy Jan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-h2b-visas-low-wage-workers-20170717-story.html
— Asked about Trump, Cardinal Cupich says ‘we get the leaders we deserve’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-cardinal-cupich-donald-trump-0718-chicago-inc-20170717-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner hires political unknown Matthew Besler as campaign chief – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170717/BLOGS02/170719869/rauner-hires-political-unknown-as-campaign-chief
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Besler was not available for comment, and a couple of GOP campaign vets I spoke with say they do not know who he is. A statement released by the Illinois Republican Party says GOP officials consider him as “a talented leader who understands the political landscape, the state’s critical issues, and the opportunity facing Illinois Republicans in the 2018 election.” Besler’s LinkedIn page indicates he attended Northern Illinois University, worked as a legislative liaison for then-Cook County State’s Attorney Jack O’Malley, and then spent 11 years as director of public relations for Experian, an information services company. At the Illinois Opportunity Project, he worked with Ben Tracy. He is the man who was hired and then immediately fired by Rauner today as his traveling aide or “body man” after reports emerged of racist and homophobic social media posts by him. In an email, Proft confirmed that Tracy did work for the project under him and Besler as “a junior policy analyst” but the neither was aware of his tweets. We don’t use or condone that kind of language. He was wrong to say the things he said and he’s accepted the consequences.” Proft said Besler also worked for the House campaign organization.)
— Rauner rips CPS ‘raid’ as chaos spreads in his government – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170717/BLOGS02/170719877/rauner-rips-cps-raid-as-chaos-spreads-in-his-government
— The populist money man behind the Sun-Times buyout – LYNNE MAREK  (DIERSEN: One would expect that those behind the Sun-Times buyout are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170715/ISSUE01/170719896/the-populist-money-man-behind-the-sun-times-buyout
— Amazon plans sort center with up to 500 jobs – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: One would expect that all those hired will be one or more of the following: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170717/CRED03/170719871/amazon-plans-sort-center-with-up-to-500-jobs

 

ABC7
— ‘Freedom’ coming for former House Speaker Hastert – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
http://abc7chicago.com/news/freedom-coming-for-former-house-speaker-hastert/2227635/
— Delta hits back at Ann Coulter after her tweetstorm over seat mix-up – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/delta-hits-back-at-ann-coulter-after-her-tweetstorm-over-seat-mix-up/2225918/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s ‘Body Man’ Fired on First Day Over ‘Unacceptable’ Tweets – Richard Ray and Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauners-Body-Man-Fired-on-His-First-Day-Over-Unacceptable-Tweets-435048383.html
— CPS Decries Rauner’s Plan to Amendatory Veto School Funding Reform – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-reform-rauner-cullerton-435039413.html
— Why Illinois Schools May Not Open in the Fall, Even With a Budget  The state’s current school funding formula assumes a baseline annual cost of educating a student – a number that has not changed since 2010 and has continually fallen short of the level recommended by education experts – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-reform-evidence-based-model-434971973.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Threatens To Cut Part Of School-Funding Bill – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/17/school-funding-bill-cuts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “41% of Americans think Trump should be impeached.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/268493527-story

 

WTTW
— Massive Overhaul in Governor Rauner’s Administration – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/17/massive-overhaul-governor-rauner-s-administration

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve looking to buy land – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170717/dupage-forest-preserve-looking-to-buy-land

 

REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Hidden Budget Items Cost Taxpayers Even More
http://www.jeanneives.org/2017/07/hidden-budget-items-cost-taxpayers-even.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Rauner aide fired for past tweets (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170717/new-rauner-aide-fired-for-past-tweets

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Brushes Off Recent Hires As Political Learnings
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/314058

 

TIMES
— Watchdog group director wants Mautino charged – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/watchdog-group-director-wants-mautino-charged/article_965ee88d-a650-5177-8906-6ce566f58234.html

 

DNA INFO
— Chicago Officials Say Rauner’s Plan To Veto More Money For CPS Is Illegal – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170717/back-of-yards/chicago-officials-say-rauners-plan-veto-more-money-for-cps-is-illegal

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Americans say health care is most important issue  More pressing than jobs, terrorism, immigration – DYLAN STAFFORD  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems. They are furious that my wife and I have Medicare and that the federal government subsidizes $17,288 a year of our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-americans-say-health-care-is-most-important-issue/767663908
— Six months in, Trump has given just one solo press conference – TOM KLUDT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/six-months-in-trump-has-given-just-one-solo-press-conference/767679660
— The White House is trying to kill the daily press briefing – CHRIS CILLIZZA  (DIERSEN: How often do the following have press briefings: Republican candidates on March 20, 2018 ballots, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-white-house-is-trying-to-kill-the-daily-press-briefing/767746695

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Tirio Running for McHenry County Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/17/joe-tirio-running-for-mchenry-county-clerk/

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Illini student Isabelle Lea Ausdal squeezes schoolwork into busy campus political schedule
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511148885-illini-student-squeezes-schoolwork-into-busy-campus-political-schedule

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County Republicans have full plate of events in August – Russell Boniface  (DIERSEN: What events do the following have scheduled in August: Republican candidates on March 20, 2018 ballots, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.?)
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511147385-will-county-republicans-have-full-plate-of-events-in-august

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Andersson’s vote to pass budget brings backlash – April Bamburg
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511149300-andersson-s-vote-to-pass-budget-brings-backlash

 

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP slams Madigan’s work toward ‘zero reforms,’ but rewards for himself – Kacie Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511146477-gop-slams-madigan-s-work-toward-zero-reforms-but-rewards-for-himself
— Rauner shakeup follows in wake of perceived political defeat – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511149333-rauner-shakeup-follows-in-wake-of-perceived-political-defeat

 

FAMILY-PAC
— Illinois “Sell Outs” Continued – Paul Caprio
http://mailchi.mp/933f56b0dfcf/illinois-sellouts-continued

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner wants school funding bill on his desk, today – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-urges-passage-of-school-funding-bill/767764482

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAXES GROW FASTER THAN ILLINOISANS’ ABILITY TO PAY FOR THEM – John Klingner and Evelyn Hussey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-grow-faster-than-illinoisans-ability-to-pay-for-them/#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— ABC News Vilifies Everyday Americans with “Hate Group” Headline – Monica Burke  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups vilify all others as being haters: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/abc-news-vilifies-everyday-americans-with-hate-group-headline/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. IVES: HIDDEN BUDGET ITEMS COST ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rep-ives-hidden-budget-items-cost-illinois-taxpayers-even-more.html
— THORNER: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE “LIBERAL” AND THE NIGHTMARE SUCH THINKING WROUGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-what-it-means-to-be-liberal-and-the-nightmare-such-thinking-wrought.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT 5K RACE TO END HOMELESSNESS WITH TEAM PATLAK  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have not done enough to end homelessness.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/wheres-weyermuller-at-5k-race-to-end-homelessness-with-team-patlak.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Besler hired as Rauner’s “chief strategic advisor”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/besler-hired-as-rauners-chief-strategic-advisor/
— Fitch removes state from “Rating Watch Negative,” explains what could trigger downgrade
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/fitch-removes-state-from-rating-watch-negative-explains-what-could-trigger-downgrade/
— Rauner to school superintendents: “Don’t give in to a tyrant”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/rauner-to-school-superintendents-dont-give-in-to-a-tyrant/
— New Rauner communications staff officially announced
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/new-rauner-comms-staff-officially-announced/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— College Students Back Bernie, But Do They Actually Know What Socialism Is?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/17/college-students-cant-define-socialism-love-bernie-sanders
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many believed it to be a good thing, but numerous others could not come up with an explanation. Cabot Phillips, media director of Campus Reform.org, said on “Fox & Friends” the footage is not misrepresented and that a number of students believed socialism to be about “social justice for all [and] equality.” “Sadly, most people my age are being taught that competition is scary because there’s a chance of losing, but we need to make sure that everyone has an equal chance of opportunity, not outcome,” said Phillips. He noted that these students should learn about the results of socialist regimes, like in Venezuela.)

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist activists and media work hand in hand together
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27220
— Fox Business slams Seattle as ‘socialist hellhole’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27213
— Pentagon to keep paying for sex-change surgeries thanks to Republicans
http://www.gopusa.com/pentagon-to-keep-paying-for-sex-change-surgeries-thanks-to-republicans/
— ACLU attacks election integrity
http://www.gopusa.com/aclu-attacks-election-integrity/

 

BRETIBART
— How Approval Polls and ‘Junk’ Journalism are Fake Views Pushed by Fake News – RAHEEM KASSAM
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/17/kassam-approval-ratings-public-polling-and-the-junk-journalism-from-the-propaganda-press/
— Speaker Ryan Squeezes 15,000 Extra H-2B Workers From DHS Chief John Kelly – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/17/speaker-ryan-squeezes-h-2b-workers-dhs-chief-john-kelly/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Praises Cop-Killing Terrorist As ‘Sign Of Resistance’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/womens-march-praises-cop-killing-terrorist-as-sign-of-resistance/
— POLL: 52 Percent Of Americans Think Democratic Party Just Stands Against Trump – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party stands against more than just Trump.  It stands against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/poll-52-percent-of-americans-think-democratic-party-just-stands-against-trump/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— True compassion isn’t silent – it warns, with love – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/michael-brown/2017/07/17/true-compassion-isnt-silent-it-warns-with-love
— AFA: This is on you, Republicans  A pro-family activist is publicly calling out two dozen Republican lawmakers who failed to support an amendment introduced by a congresswoman. – Chad Groening and Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/07/17/afa-this-is-on-you-republicans

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SURPRISE! LEFTIST PROTESTERS MOSTLY LIVE WITH THEIR PARENTS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21, I lived with my mother and brother who is 5 years younger than me in Crete until September of 1972. But that was a) because my father had died suddenly at age 47 in October of 1969, b) because my mother had never attended high school and she had never earned income, c) because I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support them, and d) because the job that I had gotten working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights did not pay that much.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/17/surprise-leftist-protesters-mostly-live-with-their-parents/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Trump says “Trump Is Losing the Republican Congress.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/trump-is-losing-the-republican-congress

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in filling up metropolitan areas with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/342427-republicans-face-growing-demographic-shift-in-west?rnd=1500330574

 

POLITICO
— Rauner fires staffer Ben Tracy with history of homophobic tweets – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/17/bruce-rauner-ben-tracy-homophobic-tweets-240640

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No. – AVANTIKA CHILKOTI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/us/politics/marijuana-laws-state-federal.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Now that the GOP can replace ObamaCare, it’s suddenly got cold feet – Rich Lowry
http://nypost.com/2017/07/17/now-that-the-gop-can-replace-obamacare-its-suddenly-got-cold-feet/

 

USA TODAY
— Google must turn over records on women’s pay – Greg Toppo and Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/17/judge-govt-bid-google-workers-data-too-broad/483423001/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Some say political ‘nastiness’ discouraging local candidates – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the nastiest people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Some-say-political-nastiness-discouraging-local-11294414.php

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who promote traditional marriage, that is, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://ijr.com/the-response/2017/07/922899-kellyanne-conway-pals-around-racist-group-said-obama-worse-slavery/

 

FED SMITH
— Regs Proposed For Administrative Leave Restrictions – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Since 1997, constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on administrative leave. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/17/regs-proposed-administrative-leave-restrictions/

 

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans Support Government Cuts—But Not Military  (DIERSEN: Given the hatred of federal employees and of federal retirees, I would expect that many, if not most, if not virtually all Republicans want federal pay, federal employment benefits, and federal retirement benefits to be cut.  I was one of the few Republicans who worked for the federal government.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/republicans_support_government_cuts_but_not_military

July 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Tax increase approved by Illinois House heads to Senate; Gov. Rauner threatens to veto – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/tax-increase-approved-by-illinois-house-heads-to-senate/2176823/

 

NBC5
— Rauner to Veto Illinois Income Tax Hike – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-veto-income-tax-hike-432177603.html

 

CBS2
— House Passes Budget, Income Tax Hike; Rauner Vows Veto
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/02/illinois-budget-vote-income-tax/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge everyone to watch Wheaton’s fireworks Monday evening, July 3, and watch Wheaton’s Independence Day parade on July 4.  For event details,  visit https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/. Parade entries include Peter Roskam for U.S. Congress (#17); Jeanne Ives for Illinois House and Mike Connelly for Illinois Senate (#16); Peter Breen for Illinois House (#18); Bob Berlin for DuPage State’s Attorney (#19); Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan for DuPage District 4 (#21); James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff (#23); Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge (#20); Milton Township Republican Central Committee (#22), and Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff (#27) have entries. The parade lineup is at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/July_4_2017_Parade_Lineup.pdf. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” will help sponsor the parade.  They will be one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsor the Wheaton high school bands (#25) and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums (#15) parade entries and again have a booth at the July 3 fireworks. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan will coordinate Republican use of the booth at the fireworks. This year again, I have delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers list the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please plan on watching the 22-minute fireworks Monday evening July 3 at Graf Park, and stopping by the DuPage Republicans booth.  Please plan on watching the parade on Tuesday morning July 4 or walking in the parade with one of the Republican entries. If you want to walk with one of the Republican entries, I suggest being at the staging area at Fifth Third Bank on north Main Street at 9:00 AM. This year is the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.  – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘All kids in Illinois should be in the same boat’ – Dr. Brent Clark, Dr. Jennifer Garrison, Dr. Michael A. Jacoby, Ralph Martire, Ginger Ostro
Tony Sanders, CEO, School District U-46  (DIERSEN: Do the Democrats want to send more state tax dollars to your school district or less state tax dollars to your school district and why?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/all-kids-in-illinois-should-be-in-the-same-boat/
— Will Illinois fight Trump panel drive for personal voter data? – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: How many who are registered to vote in Illinois are also registered to vote in other states?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/will-illinois-fight-trump-panel-drive-for-personal-voter-data/
— Why Rauner should veto a $15 minimum wage – Ed Rensi, former president and CEO of McDonald’s and a member of the Job Creators Network
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-rauner-should-veto-a-15-minimum-wage/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups find less to celebrate on Independence Day: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–fourth-of-july-minorities-20170703-story.html
— Can we get a little respect from the candidates running for governor? – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-governors-race-dahleen-glanton-met-20170702-column.html
— Planning for a new Chicagoland – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Where did you live when you were younger? How “well connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy” was that area? I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and then in University Park 1972-1976. If I had lived in an area that was better “connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy,” maybe I could have gotten better jobs.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cmap-region-planning-2050-edit-0703-md-20170630-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Economic inequality: The Chicago area has yet to make much headway bridging the chasm between haves and have-nots. Disinvestment continues to ravage the city’s South and West sides and many south suburbs, perpetuating a cycle of violence and outmigration that destroys neighborhoods. In the meantime, downtown and the North Side flourish, recharged by a steady influx of millennials. It’s an imbalance that robs residents in struggling neighborhoods of access to parity in education, jobs, housing and transportation. “These residents are not well connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy,” CMAP states in preview report to “On To 2050,” the regional comprehensive plan that the agency will release next year. “As a result, a substantial portion of the region’s human capital — embodied in the talents and skills of these residents — is being wasted.”)
— Boot the rascals out of Springfield and start over – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-boot-illinois-legislators-st-0704-20170703-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is it curtains for Museum of Broadcast Communications? – Lisa Bertagnoli
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170701/ISSUE01/170639979/is-it-curtains-for-museum-of-broadcast-communications-in-chicago

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 15 Republicans (Andersson, Bryant, Cavaletto, Davidsmeyer, Fortner, Hammond, D. Harris, Hays, Jimenez, Meier, B. Mitchell, Phillips, Pritchard, Reis, Unes) defy Rauner, back tax increases – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170702/some-republicans-defy-rauner-back-tax-increases

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House reaches $5 billion breakthrough on budget – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-02/illinois-house-reaches-5-billion-breakthrough-budget.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinois House approves tax hike; Gov. Rauner threatens veto – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/07/02/illinois-house-approves-tax-hike-gov-rauner-threatens-veto/a6qrm82/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois House passes tax hike without Q-C area support; Rauner promises veto – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-house-passes-tax-hike-without-q-c-area-support/article_77f4c1dc-5f8e-11e7-b608-ab8d9e304ddb.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Revenue, spending legislation passes the IL House – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/revenue-spending-legislation-passes-the-il-house-07-03-2017
— Lawmakers, state workers react to budget legislation passing the House – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-state-workers-react-to-budget-legislation-passing-the-house-07-03-2017

 

WAND TV
— Illinois House passes income tax increase, spending plan – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35799610/illinois-house-passes-income-tax-increase-spending-plan

 

WJBD RADIO
— Three Area Republican House Members Break With Governor Rauner and Approve Income Tax Increase  The Senate is expected back in special session on Monday to consider changes made in the House to the budget bills they passed earlier.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/07/03/three-area-republican-house-members-break-with-governor-rauner-and-approve-income-tax-increase–

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois House passes budget, income tax increase – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35799665/illinois-house-passes-budget-income-tax-increase

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov Rauner vows to veto Speaker Madigan’s $5 billion tax increase, $36.5 billion spending plan – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-passes-billion-tax-increase-billion-spending-plan-some-republicans/article_47d2ab70-5f7c-11e7-9d8b-5b5b82b5533e.html
— Illinois House approves $5 billion tax hike bill with some Republican support – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-approves-billion-tax-hike-bill-with-some-republican/article_f323fe36-5f52-11e7-87bf-97f3a51bc251.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES PERMANENT INCOME TAX HIKE – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-permanent-income-tax-hike/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives on legislative committees: Nice work if you don’t have to do it – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133143-ives-on-legislative-committees-nice-work-if-you-don-t-have-to-do-it

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner hails Amazon as big economic boost for state – Russell Boniface
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511126661-rauner-hails-amazon-as-big-economic-boost-for-state

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner forced to build wall against decades of budgetary abuse, Tribune says – Brent Zell
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511133163-rauner-forced-to-build-wall-against-decades-of-budgetary-abuse-tribune-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois House Approves Massive Income Tax Increase  Gov. Rauner vows to veto reckless spending plan – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/illinois-house-approves-massive-income-tax-increase/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. FORTNER EXPLAINS HIS VOTE IN SUPPORT OF 32% TAX HIKE BUDGET AS “REASONABLE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rep-fortner-explains-his-vote-in-support-of-32-tax-hike-budget-as-reasonable.html
— RAUNER PROMISES TO VETO MADIGAN’S LATEST BUDGET
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rauner-promises-to-veto-madigans-latest-budget.html
— 15 IL GOP HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT DEMOCRAT 32% INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/15-il-gop-house-members-support-democrat-32-income-tax-hike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Ives on teachers’ unions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/03/todays-quotable-rep-ives-on-teachers-unions/
— Madigan praise “bipartisan” vote *** Rauner: “I will veto Mike Madigan’s permanent 32 percent tax hike”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/rauner-i-will-veto-mike-madigan%E2%80%99s-permanent-32-percent-tax-hike/
— The approp bill is booby trapped
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/the-approp-bill-is-booby-trapped/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois financial collapse not postponed as State House of Representatives passes first budget in 2 years – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/illinois_financial_collapse_not_postponed_as_state_house_of_representatives_passes_first_budget_in_2_years.html

 

GOPUSA
— What are states hiding behind refusal to turn over voter info? (DIERSEN: How many who are registered to vote in Illinois are also registered to vote in other states?)
http://www.gopusa.com/what-are-states-hiding-behind-refusal-to-turn-over-voter-info/
— CNN panel accuses Trump of inciting violence against them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26592

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hate Speech Is Free Speech – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that everything that Trump supporters say is hate speech.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that anti-Trumps are full of hatred.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/02/hate-speech-is-free-speech/

 

NEWSMAX
— Twitter: Trump’s Tweets Don’t Violate Rules – Wanda Carruthers
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/President-Donald-Trump-Twitter-media-attacks-CNN/2017/07/02/id/799434/
— Bannon Floats Tax Hike for Wealthy Idea – Wanda Carruthers  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? Especially, ever since I became an IRS employee in 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I avoided the draft, that the federal government grossly overpaid me, that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, and that my federal retirement pension and benefits are too generous.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/White-House-chief-strategist-Steve-Bannon-President-Donald-Trump-tax-reform-tax-cuts/2017/07/02/id/799428/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Left’s Factions Increasingly Turning Their Sights on Each Other – Rachel Alexander  (DIERSEN: If a male federal employee declares himself to be a woman, does he then get all the preferences accorded by Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? If a White federal employee declares himself/herself to be a minority, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded by Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  If a non-veteran federal employee declares himself/herself to be a veteran, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded by the veterans preference?  If a rich federal employee declares himself/herself to be poor, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded to poor federal employees?  If a healthy federal employee declares himself/herself to be unhealthy, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded to unhealthy federal employees?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most of my coworkers and subordinates painted themselves as having major financial problems and/or health problems.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2017/07/03/the-lefts-factions-increasingly-turning-their-sights-on-each-other-n2349774

 

THE HILL
— Media reaps dividends from Trump attacks – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes know that the more viciously that they attack me, the more attention that they draw to my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340318-media-reaps-dividends-from-trump-attacks

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring others to come to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/world/americas/honduras-migration-border-wall.html
— In Chicago, the Trains Actually Run on Time – RAHM EMANUEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/rahm-emanuel-chicago-l-mass-transit.html
— Independent Press Is Under Siege as Freedom Rings – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: Trump is not against the “independent” press.  Trump is against the press that acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) pander to the Democrat press, b) glorify and praise the Democrat press, and c) act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat press.  Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois act like the Democrat press has threatened to destroy them if they do not help the Democrat press destroy me and destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/media/independent-press-is-under-siege-as-freedom-rings.html
— Democracy Without Politics  What do we owe our neighbors? – KJ DELL’ANTONIA  (DIERSEN: What do you owe your neighbors? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on turning my neighbors against me. To turn my neighbors against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), rich, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a union member for almost 12 years, a federal employee for almost 30 years, a retired federal employee for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/opinion/democracy-without-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Hijacked American Presidency.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/trump-hijacked-american-presidency.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pension transparency: Uncle Sam needs to catch up with New York – Editorial  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that my $50,856 federal pension is far too generous. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/pension-transparency-uncle-sam-needs-to-catch-up-with-new-york/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Officials Edge Closer to Budget Deal  House lawmakers approve what could become the state’s first budget in two years – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-officials-edge-closer-to-budget-deal-1499031899
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Women Boost the workforce – Ben Leubsdorf  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote women, and especially those who were Democrat, young, and/or minority and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were male, and especially those who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-the-u-s-get-more-women-into-the-workforce-ask-canada-1499000402
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: More Older Workers Aren’t Shy About Not Retiring – Megumi Fujikawa  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wrinkle-in-japans-retire-at-60-rule-workers-who-dont-quit-1498993202
— What to Make of Softening Inflation – Lev Borodovsky  (DIERSEN: Inflation has always been grossly understated; inflation is being grossly understated; and inflation will forever be grossly understated.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-make-of-softening-inflation-1499003855

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Trump tweets about ‘fake news’ nearly 10 times more often than ‘build the wall’ – Paul Singer  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all news is fake, except the news that they put out or approve of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/02/trump-tweets-fake-news-far-more-often-than-build-wall/446746001/
— Why you might want to think twice before going to law school – Greg Toppo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/28/law-schools-hunkering-down-enrollment-slips/430213001/

 

WXPI
— Trump signs new law to allow VA to more quickly fire workers for poor performance – Jamie Dupree  (DIERSEN: Measuring job performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat GAO superiors used that subjectivity to justify their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, their always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, their not promoting me beyond GS-13, their keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and their forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors used that subjectivity to justify their not promoting me beyond GS-12, their disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and their disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office used that subjectivity to justify their forcing me resign in 1969 and their disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My federal superiors would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a females, or a veteran.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/politics/trump-signs-new-law-to-allow-va-to-more-quickly-fire-workers-for-poor-performance/538815294

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— White House Gender Pay Gap: Women Make 20% Less Than Men, Study Suggests – AMRUTA AGNIHOTRI (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees who had a) less job-related work experience, b) less job-related education, and/or c) fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses more than GAO paid me.)
http://www.ibtimes.com/white-house-gender-pay-gap-women-make-20-less-men-study-suggests-2560605

 

INC.
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: The 5 stages of work stress – Nicolas Cole  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are considering working for the federal government should be advised that they will under a tremendous amount of stress because their careers will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Extremely few non-veteran White males make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.inc.com/nicolas-cole/the-5-stages-of-stress-its-important-to-know-which-one-youre-in.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Lawmakers return to Capitol after voting to raise taxes – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4660324/Lawmakers-return-Capitol-voting-raise-taxes.html

June 23 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Passes On Thompson Center Deal, Help From Emanuel
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/rauner-passes-on-thompson-center-deal-help-from-emanuel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Cancer Survivor’s Wife ‘Terrified’ Of U.S. Senate Health Care Bill.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/cancer-survivors-wife-terrified-of-u-s-senate-health-care-bill/

 

NBC5
— Stalling Special Session Costs Tax Payers $40K Per Day – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Stalling-Special-Session-Costs-Tax-Payers-40K-Per-Day-430251773.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Springfield bishop: No communion, last rites, funerals for same-sex couples – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-springfield-bishop-same-sex-marriage-met-20170622-story.html
— Why would any Democrat want to be Boss Madigan’s footman, aka governor? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-democrats-madigan-kass-met-20170622-column.html
— Why Emanuel-Rauner talks on Thompson Center fell apart – Bill Ruthhart, Monique Garcia and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-met-0623-20170622-story.html
— Rauner won’t sign 911 funding plan that could increase phone taxes – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-phone-fees-20170623-story.html
— Chicago area’s record-low May unemployment rate masks slow job creation – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, members of the following groups have given up looking for work in the Chicago area because ever-increasingly, employers do NOT want to hire, retain, or promote them: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-metro-unemployment-may-0623-biz-20170622-story.html
— Insulin is too expensive for many of my patients. It doesn’t have to be. – David M. Tridgell  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from when he was 14 in 1936 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47.  During those 33 years, his father, and then him, paid lots of money for insulin.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-insulin-diabetes-costs-20170623-story.html
— Debate heats up over teaching climate change in US schools – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame members of the following groups for everything that is bad, including bad weather: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-climate-schools-20170620-story.html
— Suits for Success gives former prisoners new start in life – Susan Keaton  (DIERSEN: QUESTION FOR MEN: When have you had to wear a suit?  I had to wear a suit every day that I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-keaton-column-st-0623-20170622-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: TRAGIC: Downtown businesses can serve alcohol to sidewalk patrons with permit, council says – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-sidewalk-liquor-sales-naperville-st-0623-20170621-story.html
— Chicago River still teems with bacteria flushed from sewers after storms – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-river-still-dirty-met-20170623-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQIA activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-0623-final-celebrating-lgbtqia-spaces-20170620-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Does Rauner have any guiding principles on health care insurance? – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: The top guiding principles for Democrats are to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/does-rauner-have-any-guiding-principles-on-health-care-insurance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pride-parade-takes-to-chicago-streets-on-sunday-what-you-need-to-know/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bloomingdale Township Mental Health Board trying to solve funding problems – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170622/bloomingdale-township-mental-health-board-trying-to-solve-funding-problems
— College of DuPage OKs settlement with former administrators – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: I saw no evidence that Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives who represented Illinois while Chennareddy, et al. v. GAO was pending (1987-?) (http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020120402879/CHENNAREDDY%20v.%20DODARO) or while  Diersen v. GAO was pending 1998-2005 (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) urged GAO to settle. Their not urging GAO to settle can be taken that a) they reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, b) they promote age discrimination, c) they promote patronage, d) they promote political affiliation discrimination, and/or e) they promote retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. Their not urging GAO to settle continues to be used by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to hint/imply/argue/shout that the following adverse actions that GAO took against me were justified: forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170623/college-of-dupage-oks-settlement-with-former-administrators
— Playful jab or punch? Elk Grove police report details parks commissioner’s battery charge – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170623/playful-jab-or-punch-elk-grove-police-report-details-parks-commissioners-battery-charge

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Chicago experts think about Senate’s health care bill – Brigid Sweeney
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/NEWS03/170629919/senate-obamacare-repeal-bill-draws-criticism-from-illinois-experts

 

WTTW
— As End of Fiscal Year Nears, Little Progress in Springfield – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/22/end-fiscal-year-nears-little-progress-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House leaders meet, but no action on a budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170622/illinois-house-leaders-meet-but-no-action-on-budget
— Thumbs Up to promoting civility in politics – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170622/our-view-thumbs-up-to-promoting-civility-in-politics

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Jettison the gerrymander – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170622/editorial-jettison-gerrymander

 

HERALD NEWS
— Joliet day care strained by state budget impasse – FELIX SARVER  (DIERSEN: What has strained your budget? The Diersens’ budget was strained in 1980 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to suffer an $18,847/year pay cut (21%) in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. The Diersens’ budget has been strained since 1997 when my GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and suffer $72,135/year loss of income (59%) in today’s dollars, that is, my $122,991 salary minus my $50,856 pension.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/06/22/joliet-day-care-strained-by-state-budget-impasse/ayhgugl/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Jeff Sessions eyes pot crackdown on Iowa, Illinois – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-jeff-sessions-eyes-pot-crackdown-on-iowa-illinois/article_82c78905-d777-58e8-bc4c-fc8d7b681703.html

 

TIMES
— GOP says area schools far better with their bill
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-says-area-schools-far-better-with-their-bill/article_84311cdb-eb16-52ca-90c1-9d5babc1e48f.html

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Democrats continue tax hike push; GOP wants meaningful reforms first – Greg Bishop
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/democrats-continue-tax-hike-push-gop-wants-meaningful-reforms-first/article_da20a192-8fb2-519d-82be-f07ef642726e.html

 

WSIL TV
— Instead of budget, Illinois lawmakers vote on trivial matters
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35730661/instead-of-budget-illinois-lawmakers-vote-on-trivial-matters

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Factory where Trump delivered jobs speech to lay off 200  Boeing is cutting workers across the business
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/factory-where-trump-delivered-jobs-speech-to-lay-off-200/748797333
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP has an uphill climb to win public support for health care. Public opinion opposed to changes.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-has-an-uphill-climb-to-win-public-support-for-health-care/748418851
— Johnny Depp jokes about killing Trump  When last did ‘an actor assassinated a President?’
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/johnny-depp-jokes-about-killng-trump/748770677

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois schools forced to close with no budget – Jaclyn Driscoll
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-schools-forced-to-close-with-no-budget-06-22-2017

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano Given Prestigious Award by Illinois Crime Commission  DuPage County Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano received the “Protector of Children” Award from the Illinois Crime Commission. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/undersheriff-frank-bibbiano-given-prestigious-award-illinois-crime-commission

 

REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: Illinois State Rep. Jeanne Ives on property tax task force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkIjKBwkugQ&feature=share

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives takes union to task over Juvenile Justice worker’s PAC fundraising – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511130402-ives-takes-union-to-task-over-juvenile-justice-worker-s-pac-fundraising

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Budget work described as cover for Dems’ real goal of kicking out Rauner – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511126069-budget-work-described-as-cover-for-dems-real-goal-of-kicking-out-rauner

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DAY 2: ILLINOIS HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURN SPECIAL SESSION AFTER ONLY 23 MINUTES – Eric Kohn
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/day-2-illinois-house-and-senate-adjourn-special-session-after-only-23-minutes/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “Abortion Takes Human Life” Overpass Event on the Southside
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/abortion-takes-human-life-overpass-event-southside/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft on Rauner’s “massive” tax hikes: “He’s done and so are Republicans for another generation”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/23/proft-on-rauner-tax-hikes-hes-done-and-so-are-republicans-for-another-generation/
— The Republican special session roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/23/the-republican-special-session-roundup/
— Rauner administration loses legal power play to AG Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/23/rauner-administration-loses-legal-power-play-to-ag-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Minimum Wage Laws are Destroying Jobs — Just as Predicted
http://www.gopusa.com/minimum-wage-laws-are-destroying-jobs-just-as-predicted/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Nonprofit Tracker Smears Dozens of Conservative Organizations as ‘Hate Groups’ – Rachel del Guidice
http://dailysignal.com/2017/06/21/nonprofit-tracker-smears-dozens-of-conservative-organizations-as-hate-groups/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Attempts to Omit Legal Status Of Man Arrested For Murder Of Muslim Girl – WILL RICCIARDELLA
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/22/media-attempts-to-omit-legal-status-of-man-arrested-for-murder-of-muslim-girl/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump and His Generals  Trump’s reliance on his generals shows that he values merit over politics. – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448827/donald-trump-generals-relationship-mattis-kelly-mcmaster

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— 30 GOP Congressmen Have Been Attacked or Threatened Since May – Alex Griswold
http://freebeacon.com/issues/30-gop-congressmen-attacked-threatened-since-may/

 

THE HILL
— Priebus ‘most imperiled’ person at White House – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was always one of its “most imperiled” employees.  I would not have been if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339121-priebus-most-imperiled-person-at-white-house

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bill Cosby, Fresh From Trial, Plans Talks on Avoiding Assault Accusations – GRAHAM BOWLEY and SOPHIE HAIGNEY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, none of my coworkers or subordinates ever filed any complaints against me.  But nevertheless, my Democrat superiors treated me like many of my coworkers and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran had filed many complaints against me.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/arts/television/bill-cosby-fresh-from-trial-plans-speeches-on-sex-assault-issues.html
— Wall Street Journal Scrutinizes for Ethical Conflicts Hundreds of Articles by Fired Reporter – SYDNEY EMBER and GARDINER HARRIS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the ethical conflicts that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/business/media/jay-solomon-wall-street-journal.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “The Senate’s Unaffordable Care Act.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/opinion/senate-obamacare-repeal.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Republicans say “Shifting Dollars From Poor to Rich Is a Key Part of the Senate Health Bill.” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I pay only $5,763/year for $23,051/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance, that is, that we get a $17,288/year federal subsidy because I am a federal retiree.  Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the federal government grossly overpaid me and b) that federal retirement and other benefits are too generous.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/upshot/shifting-dollars-from-poor-to-rich-is-a-key-part-of-the-senate-health-bill.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Wide gulf in attitudes, experiences separates people who own guns from those who don’t – David Lauter  (DIERSEN: I have had a Firearm Owner’s Identification card since I was 20 in 1968. Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disapprove of firearms and disapprove of those who own them.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-gun-poll-20170622-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois Catholic bishop decrees no Holy Communion, funerals for same-sex couples – Susan Hogan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/23/bishop-bans-catholic-funerals-for-same-sex-couples-unless-they-repent-before-death/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Looks to Build More Groups – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Facebook will have groups titled “anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-federal employees, anti-federal retirees, anti-unions, anti-past, present, and future union members, anti-American nameplate vehicles, anti-DINKs, anti-those who do not own pets, anti-etc.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-sets-new-vision-for-next-decade-outlines-new-features-1498148171

 

WSB RADIO
— HOSTING CONGRESSIONAL PICNIC, TRUMP CALLS FOR UNITY
http://www.wsbradio.com/news/hosting-congressional-picnic-trump-calls-for-unity/bkl1ReRmaVz7GMjUlu3wZM/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Where is the federal workforce, and why does that matter? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/06/where-is-the-federal-workforce-and-why-does-that-matter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When you look at the map, you can see a couple of things. The first is obvious. There is a large concentration of federal employees in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. In Maryland, for example, the number of federal jobs equals 2.17 percent of the population. It is in the national capital region, so that is to be expected. What may be more surprising is the ratio in middle America, Alaska and Hawaii. In Alaska, the number is 1.48 percent. Other states with high ratios of federal jobs/population are Hawaii (1.55 percent), New Mexico (1.05 percent), Oklahoma (0.97 percent), South Dakota (0.96 percent) and other states in the center of the country.)

 

LGBTQ WEEKLY
— Nepotism hastens the decline of American democracy – STAMPP CORBIN  (DIERSEN: Have you benefited from nepotism?  I have not.  Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://lgbtweekly.com/2017/06/22/nepotism-hastens-the-decline-of-american-democracy/

June 19 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Campaign Fires Back at Emanuel After New TV Ad Criticism – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-campaign-fires-back-after-emanuels-criticism-of-new-tv-ad-429281433.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At least 7 dead, 50 wounded in weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/13-people-shot-in-chicago-during-first-12-hours-of-weekend/
— Online health portal, ‘done quickly,’ gives Illinois headaches – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/online-health-portal-done-quickly-gives-illinois-headaches/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roadwork already slowing down over state budget impasse – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-illinois-budget-roads-getting-around-0619-20170619-column.html
— Taking the temperature of Chicago’s Pride Parade in era of Trump – James Steinbauer  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you do not a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) badmouth Trump, you are or will be viciously marginalized a) by those who promote LGBTQ activity and b) by those who are anti-Trump..)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-preview-20170618-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Los Angeles, the city’s decades-old pride parade was replaced with a “resist march,” and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led chants to impeach the president. “There are so many issues on the front burner right now, and I think you’ll see that reflected,” said Richard Pfeiffer, Chicago’s Pride Parade coordinator. “Since the change in Washington in November, LGBT people and others have been marginalized verbally and in other ways. There’s anger over that.” Pfeiffer said more than 250,000 people are expected along the parade route, and nearly 1 million could move in and out of the area surrounding the parade throughout the day.)
— If Foxx listened to mentor’s advice, she might not be state’s attorney – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor after he promoted me in 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor after he promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170616-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Online health portal, ‘done quickly,’ gives Illinois headaches – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170618/news/306189958/
— Marvin Meyer of Oak Forest faces hate crime after message to Muslim group – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170618/news/306189945/
— Teens learn self-defense at Schaumburg library
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170618/teens-learn-self-defense-at-schaumburg-library
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Naperville attorney’s stance against hate crimes set to become state law – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries talk and act like they hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/naperville-attorneys-stance-against-hate-crimes-set-to-become-state-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A hate crime is defined as one committed because of a bias against someone in a Constitutionally-protected class because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, disability, physical or mental status, or national origin.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald promotes LGBTQ activity big time.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/fired-after-revealing-gay-marriage-plans-music-director-helps-launch-new-faith-venture
— Anti-Israel graffiti spray painted at Jewish deli in Naperville – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/anti-israel-graffiti-spray-painted-at-jewish-deli-in-naperville

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Will this week’s special session accomplish anything? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170618/will-this-weeks-special-session-accomplish-anything
— Opinions split about likelihood of special session success – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170618/opinions-split-about-likelihood-of-special-session-success

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Freeze on gambling: In or out? – Natalie Wickman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-06-19/freeze-gambling-or-out.html

 

WSIL TV
— Indiana Christian school at center of LGBT voucher debate – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35692963/indiana-christian-school-at-center-of-lgbt-voucher-debate

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Why voters can’t tune out next state election – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to “tune out” everything EXCEPT WHAT THEY SAY.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-why-voters-can-t-tune-out-next-state-election/article_a09da4ab-ad4c-5cf0-86ce-791ebf684c78.html

 

THE JOURNAL
— Quality Of Education Shouldn’t Depend On Zip Code – Gabe Springer, Hillsboro  (DIERSEN: Property owners in my precinct, in the 60189 zip code, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County pay much higher property taxes to get “quality education.”)
http://www.thejournal-news.net/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/quality-of-education-shouldn-t-depend-on-zip-code/article_5434bbb0-5491-11e7-b045-276f705706f8.html

 

WSIL TV
— Liberal groups focus on Ivanka Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35692929/liberal-groups-focus-on-ivanka-trump

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— U.S. reps join Rauner at ‘Cocktails’ fundraiser in Rosemont – Caitlin Nordahl
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511128334-u-s-reps-join-rauner-at-cocktails-fundraiser-in-rosemont

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville builder argues that home repair tax goes against people’s will – Glenn Minnis  (DIERSEN: Since our home was built in 1984, my wife and I have spent many thousands of dollars on repairs and improvements including foundation repairs, lot drainage repairs, finishing the basement, installing a whole-house natural-gas backup generator, installing security systems, and replacing the roof, furnace and central air, garage doors, kitchen appliances, kitchen countertops and floor, water heater, deck, etc.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511124770-naperville-builder-argues-that-home-repair-tax-goes-against-people-s-will
— Tax measure described as potential fatal blow to ailing laundry industry – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121520-tax-measure-described-as-potential-fatal-blow-to-ailing-laundry-industry

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: A POUND OF PREVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorneringold-a-pound-of-prevention-.html

 

GOPUSA
— After Scalise shooting, Congress wants to pack heat
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25957
— College ‘safe spaces’ not for conservative students
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25877
— Texas companies tie worker shortages to deportation fears  (DIERSEN: If you are employed, what percent of your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates are illegals?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25952

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RADICAL LEFT WILL GET MORE VIOLENT  Gina Loudon declares, ‘Decades of demonizing conservatives has paid off’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/radical-left-will-get-more-violent/

 

FOX NEWS
— Congressman Rodney Davis Who Survived Shooting: Gunman Turned His Religion Into Politics
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/18/congressman-survived-shooting-rodney-davis-gunman-turned-religion-politics

 

THE BLAZE
— Disturbing number of colleges offering ‘social justice’ degrees — crazy socialist courses included – Justin Haskins (DIERSEN: From what I see, to promote “social justice” is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/18/disturbing-number-of-colleges-offering-social-justice-degrees-crazy-socialist-courses-included/
— This latest LGBT controversy proves activists aren’t really interested in tolerance – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/18/this-latest-lgbt-controversy-proves-activists-arent-really-interested-in-tolerance/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Delude Themselves With Demands For More Civility – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/18/republicans-get-duped-into-believing-civility-can-be-restored/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How We Became Bitter Political Enemies – EMILY BADGER and NIRAJ CHOKSHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/15/upshot/how-we-became-bitter-political-enemies.html
— A Newsroom and a Lifeline: Univision’s Urgent Sense of Purpose  The Spanish-language network is a striking example of a news organization
that is meeting the needs of a frightened and information-famished audience. – JIM RUTENBERG  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails bring to your attention articles that members of the following groups do not want you to see: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/18/business/media/a-newsroom-and-a-lifeline-univisions-urgent-sense-of-purpose.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Zuckerberg’s Opiate for the Masses  If we get ‘universal basic income,’ the millennials will never leave our basements. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/zuckerbergs-opiate-for-the-masses-1497821885
— Advertisers Try to Avoid the Web’s Dark Side, From Fake News to Extremist Videos  Marketers are reevaluating their approach to automated ad-buying and demanding more accountability – Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/articles/advertisers-try-to-avoid-the-webs-dark-side-from-fake-news-to-extremist-videos-1497778201
— Europe’s Elites Seem Determined to Commit Suicide by ‘Diversity’ – Douglas Murray
https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-elites-seem-determined-to-commit-suicide-by-diversity-1497821665

 

INC.
— Want to Be More Productive? Break This 9 Toxic Habits  When it comes to productivity, the little things make all the difference. Quit sabotaging yourself with these bad habits. – Travis Bradberry  (DIERSEN: How productive are you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they are infinitely more productive than I am.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they, or anyone who they manipulate/dominate, could put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and send them out in a small faction of the time that it takes me.)
https://www.inc.com/travis-bradberry/9-bad-habits-you-must-break-to-be-more-productive_1.html

 

INC
— How to Ask For a Raise: The 1 Strategy Guaranteed to Work  Want to ask your boss for a raise? Then you definitely should — but only if you take the right approach to asking for an increase in pay. – Jeff Haden (DIERSEN: In the federal government, all employees get COLAs and virtually all employees get step increases.  But when it comes to promotions, with only rare exceptions, those far up the ladder from your immediate supervisor determine who gets promoted.)
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-to-ask-for-a-raise-the-1-strategy-guaranteed-to-work.html
— Breaking These 11 Bad Habits Will Make You a Lot Happier  We all have bad habits, but some cost us more in happiness than others. – Lolly Daskal
https://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/breaking-these-11-bad-habits-will-make-you-happier.html

June 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Where Is Gov. Rauner?  There has been no public sighting of Gov. Bruce Rauner this week – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-is-gov-rauner-428906433.html

 

CBS2
— Some Cuban-Americans Here Praise Trump Sanctions On Communist Nation
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/16/cuban-americans-trump-policy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump: Rep. Steve Scalise ‘took a bullet for all of us’ – AP  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who hates Trump the most?  How strongly do the aforesaid “take out” their hatred against their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-congressional-baseball-shooting-20170615-story.html
— Rauner hits Madigan with TV attack ads ahead of special session – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would attack you? Those who are members of one or more of the following groups would attack me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-madigan-tv-ads-special-sesssion-met-0619-20170618-story.html
— State Rep. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, criticizes Rauner’s decision to call state legislators back to Springfield – Alexandra Kukulka
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-town-hall-tl-0622-20170616-story.html
— Treat Dad to a Corvette (show) on Father’s Day – Larry Nutson  (DIERSEN: My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He would not have been surprised that I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971.  I had bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-corvette-show-fathers-day-20170616-story.html
— Springfield, you’ve got 10 days. Do it in less. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-budget-special-session-madigan-edit-20170618-story.html
— Why an elected Chicago school board is still a bad idea – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-elected-school-board-emanuel-edit-20170616-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fathers and marriage are crucial to a strong society – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/fathers-and-marriage-are-crucial-to-a-strong-society/

 

DAILY HERALD
— What will Bail Reform Act mean for Kane County jail? – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170615/news/170619319/
— Nekritz won’t run for Illinois House again in 2018 – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170616/nekritz-wont-run-for-illinois-house-again-in-2018
— Wheaton couple, Bob and Katy Goldsborough, come forward to move historic mansion – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170616/wheaton-couple-come-forward-to-move-historic-mansion–
— OUTSTANDING: Video gambling discussion on hold in Palatine – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170616/video-gambling-discussion-on-hold-in-palatine

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s Cuba travel restrictions won’t hurt Rutherford’s tour business – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170616/BLOGS02/170619906/trumps-cuba-travel-restrictions-wont-hurt-this-illinois-pols-tour

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate President Cullerton suggests bucking Rauner on budget – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170616/senate-president-cullerton-suggests-bucking-rauner-on-budget

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Hatred over political differences has got to stop – Editorial  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who hates Trump the most?  How strongly do the aforesaid “take out” their hatred against their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?)
http://www.whig.com/20170616/hatred-over-political-differences-has-got-to-stop#

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE & LEDGER NEWS
— Batinick seeks two-year budget deal to take gubernatorial politics out of process – Greg Bishop
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/batinick-seeks-two-year-budget-deal-to-take-gubernatorial-politics/article_9958e80c-2a52-5ace-aec3-bf96305ed9b9.html
— Proposed GOP tax increase would continue outmigration and backfire politically, some warn – Greg Bishop
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/proposed-gop-tax-increase-would-continue-outmigration-and-backfire-politically/article_498dd2e5-91a3-5796-9332-1417eb3f5c4f.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/EventSearch?id=landing&eventCategory=1124739

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Property tax breaks could also break Rauner, Kennedy hopes, radio host Pat Hughes says – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511126095-property-tax-breaks-could-also-break-rauner-kennedy-hopes-radio-host-says

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Stark County Sheriff upholds rule of law – Shuts down County Board Meeting – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/video-stark-county-sheriff-upholds-rule-of-law-shuts-down-county-board-meeting/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois would lose about $122 million without Powerball and Mega Millions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/16/illinois-would-lose-about-122-million-without-powerball-and-mega-millions/
— Luckily for Chris Kennedy signs don’t vote
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/16/luckily-for-chris-kennedy-signs-dont-vote/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Lawmakers to Return for Special Session to Address Budget Impasse – Joe Barrett
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/16/illinois-lawmakers-to-return-for-special-session-to-address-budget-impasse.html

 

GOPUSA
— TRAGIC: Only a handful of California cities still have a majority of Republican voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25681

 

FEDERALIST
— Trans Is Mainstreaming Blood-Drinking And Twerking Second-Graders. Will We Ever Say ‘Enough’? – Kaeley Triller Haver
http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/16/trans-mainstreaming-blood-drinking-twerking-second-graders-will-ever-say-enough/

 

BREITBART
— Jesuit Scholar: Islamic Extremists Are the True Muslims – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/06/16/jesuit-scholar-islamic-extremists-are-the-true-muslims/
— Oliver Stone: Deep State, Military-Industrial Complex, Intel Agencies Trying to Shape Policy With Leaks – JEFF POOR  (DIERSEN: Democrats “shape policy” in the federal government a) by hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats and b) by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of federal employees who are Republican.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/06/15/oliver-stone-deep-state-military-industrial-complex-intel-agencies-trying-to-shape-policy-with-leaks/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rasmussen: 50 Percent Of Likely Voters Give Trump The Thumbs Up – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois give Trump the thumps up?  From what I see, those who give Trump the thumbs down are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/rasmussen-50-percent-of-likely-voters-give-trump-the-thumbs-up/
— Marxist Wisconsin Professor Rakes In $170,000 Per Year Teaching About Inequality And Oppression – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/13/marxist-wisconsin-professor-rakes-in-170000-per-year-teaching-about-inequality-and-oppression/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Good Riddance to DAPA—but DACA Should Be Next – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448731/dapa-immigration-order-trump-rolls-back-obama-amnesty
— Yes, Trump May Face Credible Obstruction-of-Justice Claims – David French (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors would have faced credible obstruction-of-career claims.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448715/donald-trump-obstruction-justice-robert-mueller-investigation-risk

 

POLITICO
— Scalise faced ‘imminent risk of death’ when he arrived at hospital  His doctor says the House majority whip remains in critical condition after gunshot wound, but that risk of death now ‘substantially lower.’ – RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/16/scalise-remains-in-critical-condition-doctor-says-239645

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor calls special session to force budget deal – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-calls-special-session-force-budget-deal-48062479

 

CBS NEWS
— Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy? – AIMEE PICCHI
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-illinois-be-the-first-state-to-file-for-bankruptcy/

 

FED SMITH
— OMB Orders Elimination of Dozens of Agency Reporting Requirements – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: What about reports on a) progress made hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or young and b) progress made getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/16/omb-orders-elimination-dozens-agency-reporting-requirements/

June 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Handicapping the field in Illinois’ unprecedented governor’s race – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-look-at-the-early-and-expensive-battle-to-unseat-gov-bruce-rauner/
— Chicago Riverwalk and Lawndale shootings part of violent, hot weekend
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-2-wounded-in-shootings-to-start-weekend-in-chicago/
— Trump Tower? Not me, I live at 401 N. Wabash – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-tower-not-me-i-live-at-401-n-wabash/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Puerto Rico says ‘yes’ to statehood; now it’s up to Congress – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-puerto-rico-referendum-20170611-story.html
— A mix of pride and anger at LGBT rights marches across U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pride-lgbt-rights-marches-20170611-story.html
— Balmoral Park’s big leap from horse racing to show jumping – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-park-open-st-0612-20170611-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump fundraiser for NJ congressman nets more than $800,000 – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be Republican, but who bar me from their events.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119901/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Members of the media traveling with Trump have been barred from attending.)
— A challenging time for LGBT activists in US and abroad – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119955/

 

WGN RADIO
— Democratic governor candidate Ameya Pawar uses “strong words” to describe Gov Rauner’s language describing issues in Chicago – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/11/democratic-governor-candidate-ameya-pawar-uses-strong-words-to-describe-gov-rauners-language-describing-issues-in-chicago/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/11/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/11/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-61117/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is there enough money for all the nonprofit news outlets? – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170610/ISSUE01/170609859

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— State-run media service seen as $3 million–a-year necessity – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170611/state-run-media-service-seen-as-3-million–a-year-necessity
— Isn’t it easier to declare victory with a compromise property tax freeze? – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170611/word-on-street-isnt-it-easier-to-declare-victory-with-compromise-property-tax-freeze

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Rural areas share in Illinois’ overall declining population – NAT WILLIAMS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rural-areas-share-in-illinois-overall-declining-population/article_a018a725-e8a4-5c2d-960b-acc096835cae.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: L.A. pride parade renamed ‘ResistMarch’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155590499.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Paying for the sins of politicians – Dan Tackett
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170611/paying-for-sins-of-politicians

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Watchdog urges landline legislation veto
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/309008

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conservatives say they’re losing health care bill fight  Policy goals are on shaky ground – LAUREN FOX
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/conservatives-say-theyre-losing-health-care-bill-fight/737933632

 

WIRE POINTS
— Why You Shouldn’t Believe The Illinois Budget Deficit Numbers Released This Week – Mark Glennon  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, many government/political news outlets in Illinois have come and gone, but GOPUSA ILLINOIS carries on.  Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.  Those emails have included links to almost 272,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/why-the-illinois-budget-deficit-numbers-released-this-week-are-junk-you-shouldnt-believe-wirepoints-original/

 

FOX NEWS
— RNC chair on how Comey’s testimony impacts GOP agenda
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/06/11/rnc-chair-on-how-comeys-testimony-impacts-gop-agenda.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Gave The FBI New Life After Removing Comey, Now It’s Time To Do The Same At The IRS – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/10/trump-gave-the-fbi-new-life-after-removing-comey-now-its-time-to-do-the-same-at-the-irs-video/
— More Footage Leaks Of CNN’s ‘Staged’ Muslim Anti-Terror Protest – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/10/more-footage-leaks-of-cnns-staged-muslim-anti-terror-protest-video/

 

THE BLAZE
— New footage released of CNN allegedly staging pro-Muslim protest — and it’s incredibly damming – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/11/more-footage-released-of-cnn-allegedly-staging-pro-muslim-protest-and-its-incredibly-damming/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund: Nearly $200 in Payouts for Every $1 Earnings – Bob Williams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-teachers-pension-fund-nearly-200-in-payouts_us_593b13f5e4b0b65670e56a4f

 

NEWSMAX
— NYT: Far-Left Bernie-Wing a Risk for Democrats Who Want to Win –  Eric Mack (DIERSEN: The following paint me as being far-right: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/far-left-risk-democratic-wave/2017/06/11/id/795394/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
–HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE MUST PAY WHITE PROF $5 MILLION  ‘Flagrant prejudice should not be tolerated or accepted’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/historically-black-college-must-pay-white-prof-5-million/

 

CNN
— Illinois Rep. Guttierez says Donald Trump is ‘a con artist’  President is calculating, not inexperienced – Alexandra King
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/illinois-rep-guttierez-says-donald-trump-is-a-con-artist
— Democrats, take your cues from Bernie Sanders – Julian E. Zelizer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/11/opinions/democrats-listen-sanders-opinion-zelizer/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A MIX OF PRIDE AND ANGER AT LGBT RIGHTS MARCHES ACROSS U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170611/AP/306119967

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Drug crisis is pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans – Joel Achenbach and Dan Keating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-drug-crisis-is-now-pushing-up-death-rates-for-almost-all-groups-of-americans/2017/06/09/971d8424-4aa1-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html
— Obama granted her clemency. Less than a year later, she’s going back to prison. – Amy B. Wang  (DIERSEN Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/10/obama-granted-her-clemency-less-than-a-year-later-shes-going-back-to-prison/
— Institutional loyalty isn’t what it used to be. – Malcolm Harris  (DIERSEN: What type of institutional loyalty does/did your employer(s) want?  Democrats run the federal government. They loyalty to the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/06/09/why-do-millennials-keep-leaking-government-secrets/

 

DENVER POST
— Sounds of silence greet Colorado employers looking for summer help – ALDO SVALDI  (DIERSEN: How many in Denver would rather smoke pot all summer rather than work?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/11/seasonal-employment-summer-colorado/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Puerto Ricans Vote for Statehood  Turnout of about 23% reflects success of boycott effort led by opponents – Jennifer Levitz and Arian Campo-Flores
https://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-rican-voters-head-to-polls-in-statehood-vote-1497182403

 

THE BLAZE
— ‘TRUMP DOOMS NATION’: LGBTQ Protesters March On Washington  Many LGBTQ Americans thought that marriage meant the end of political protests, but Donald Trump’s policies have brought tens of thousands to the streets of the nation’s capital. – ANDREW DESIDERIO and SCOTT BIXBY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-dooms-nation-lgbtq-protesters-march-on-washington
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kellyanne Conway is leaking White House information.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leak a) their information, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee information, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee information, d) Illinois Republican Party information, and e) etc. information.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/11/report-kellyanne-conway-is-leaking-white-house-information/

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Sanders: Trump has betrayed his voters; “The political revolution is on!” – JOHN WOJCIK
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-trump-has-betrayed-his-voters-the-political-revolution-is-on/

June 5 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

June 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 6 dead, 30 wounded in London attack; police kill 3 suspects – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/6-dead-30-wounded-in-london-attack;-police-kill-3-suspects-/2064140/

 

NBC5
— Terror in London: 7 Killed, 48 Wounded; 3 Suspects Killed by Police  “We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are,” May said – Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Gregory Katz
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/London-Bridge-Incident-UK-Police-426181121.html
— Pence Backs Up Trump’s Economic Efforts During Visit to Iowa  Trump finished second to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Iowa’s leadoff presidential caucuses last year – Thomas Beaumont
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Pence-Rallying-GOP-Base-in-Iowa-426095884.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police say 6 victims, 3 suspects killed in London assaults – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258706539-story
— Trump filed for extension on 2016 tax return – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258747906-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For taxpayers, a window into Chicago’s union contracts – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-contracts-0605-pw-20170604-story.html
— The summer job is headed for an early grave – Christopher Borrelli  (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes in 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1967-1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/magazine/ct-magazine-0604-essay-20170525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— American Islamic College prez: ‘We’re as American as we are Islamic’ – Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between being an American and being a Muslim.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/american-islamic-college-prez-were-as-american-as-we-are-islamic/
— Six dead, 30 injured in London terror attacks; 3 suspects shot dead – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-car-hits-pedestrians-on-london-bridge-some-said-to-be-hurt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s ire: London mayor, political correctness on security – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170604/trumps-ire-london-mayor-political-correctness-on-security
— U-46 to study enrollment declines, possible school closings – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/u-46-to-study-enrollment-declines-possible-school-closings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Is there too much video gambling in Springfield? – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: Yes.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170603/is-there-too-much-video-gambling-in-springfield
— Is this really news anymore? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170603/statehouse-insider-is-this-really-news-anymore

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers’ well-earned vacation after tough session in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article154053579.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Costs of Illinois budget crisis can be counted in dollars, jobs – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170603/costs-of-illinois-budget-crisis-can-be-counted-in-dollars-jobs

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Political divide causing worker stress – Veronica Carter  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates would have killed me by now, figuratively, if not literally.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/110260/political-divide-causing-worker-stress

 

SOUTHERN
— Lawmakers talk of creating jobs while impasse forces layoffs – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-lawmakers-talk-of-creating-jobs-while/article_b95ac6ca-78df-57e2-856c-e42f98067935.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In demand as top GOP surrogate, Pence kicks off busy summer with Iowa stop – ELIZABETH LANDERS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/in-demand-as-top-gop-surrogate-pence-kicks-off-busy-summer-with-iowa-stop/730934730

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU Board of Trustees responds with do-nothing Press Release – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/niu-board-of-trustees-responds-with-do-nothing-press-release/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— House Bill 3293, which would force any person or group that is not a school district, religious organization or transportation company, but that possesses a school bus, to change the appearance of the school bus, passed the Illinois General Assembly on the last day of spring session. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bill-regulating-school-buses-heads-to-rauners-desk/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Attending Church Is Good for Your Health, Longevity – ANUGRAH KUMAR  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are churchgoers.  They all talk and act like they have condemned me to HELL.  Why?  I refuse to glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, or serve as one of their operatives/dupes. I refuse to stop promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  I refuse to promote dependency on government or charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.  I have sued them.)
http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-shows-attending-church-is-good-for-your-health-longevity-186269/

 

THE BLAZE
— Michelle Malkin delivers epic takedown of Kathy Griffin: ‘Worst kind of soulless troll’ – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/03/watch-michelle-malkin-delivers-epic-takedown-of-kathy-griffin-worst-kind-of-soulless-troll/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Drawing Back the Curtain on the World’s Political Classes – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/drawing_back_the_curtain_on_the_worlds_political_classes.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would accept me today.  Why?  Colleges are ever-increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/opinion/sunday/bruni-campus-inquisitions-evergreen-state.html
— Popular People Live Longer – MITCH PRINSTEIN  (DIERSEN: If you asked your critics/opponents what you should do to be popular, what would they say?  My critic/opponents would say a) glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, and serve as one of their operatives/dupes, b) stop promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and c) promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/sunday/popular-people-live-longer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/sunday/trumps-incompetence-wont-save-our-democracy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites promote interracial marriage.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, if a White married or adopted a minority, that White got all the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion benefits of being a minority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/opinion/sunday/how-interracial-love-is-saving-america.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Drain the swamp? Not if this guy can help it. – Monica Hesse  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee, but GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If I was still a GAO employee, for the last 19 years and 9 months, instead of getting a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, I would have paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/drain-the-swamp-not-if-this-guy-can-help-it/2017/06/03/40f62cec-39b0-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html
(FROM THE ARETICLE: The federal workforce. Blech. Blech, now more than ever, or so it seems, in the minds of the new administration. “A waste of your money,” Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, said in March about federal climate-change research. “Can we really continue to ask a coal miner in West Virginia or a single mom in Detroit to pay for these programs?” he had said about public broadcasting. “Taxpayers are stuck paying for overly generous compensation,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of the House subcommittee on government operations, said about federal employees as a whole — the big morass of some 2.8 million civil servants nationwide. Donald Trump, master of punchy catchphrases, had spent his campaign and the early days of his presidency promising to do the same thing: “Drain that swamp.” The swamp was the federal government of Washington. The epicenter of the swamp was metaphorically at 80 F St. NW, in the office of a stocky 66-year-old man named J. David Cox. Cox is the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal workers union in America. More than 300,000 dues-paying members, and around 400,000 more also protected by default. “Every Zip code in America,” as Cox likes to say. “Coast to coast, Guam to Europe.”)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Make America Great Again march returns to Orange County — this time without incident – Ben Brazil  (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps do if a Trump rally was held in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, or in your municipality?  Who would attend the rally? Who would protest the rally?)
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-fv-maga-20170603-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Kathy Griffin’s Donald Trump press conference makes the D-list – Bryan Alexander
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/06/03/kathy-griffin-press-conference-donald-trump/102442452/

 

FED SMITH
— 6 Tips For Surviving A Prolonged Presidential Transition – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Johnson was president 1963-1969, Nixon 1969-1974, Ford 1974-1977, Carter 1977-1981, Reagan 1981-1989, Bush 1989-1993, and Clinton 1993-2001.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/04/6-tips-surviving-prolonged-presidential-transition/