ABC7
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 7,068 new cases, 78 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11308392/
WGN9
— Illinois’ Covid numbers rise to levels not seen in nearly a year. Illinois Covid case counts, hospitalizations and deaths highest since December 2020.
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-covid-numbers-rise-to-levels-not-seen-in-nearly-a-year/
WGN RADIO
— More voters would pick Trump over Biden if election were held today: poll
https://wgnradio.com/news/more-voters-would-pick-trump-over-biden-if-election-were-held-today-poll/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawsuit that sought to keep McHenry, Kankakee county jails for immigration detainees is dismissed – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-immigration-mchenry-kankakee-jails-20211207-eefehzgq35ddpctvmct47yqqcq-story.html
— COMMENT: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-minority-ownership-20211207-gtosbd6pkvc7hgwvu3zpzftypi-story.html
— Naperville has more Christmas spirit than even towns with names like Santa Claus and North Pole, new online ranking says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperille-festive-town-list-st-1208-20211208-szorjkqzjzgkdp2ujke7atbhl4-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 claims 78 more Illinois lives, most in a day since February: ‘Things are not looking that great’ Average daily case counts have more than tripled across the state over the past month, and now coronavirus deaths are back on the rise. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/7/22823000/illinois-coronavirus-deaths-increase-cases-covid-vaccine
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois sees large single-day surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/illinois-sees-large-single-day-surge-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-deaths
— Judges question lawyers in redistricting suits – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/judges-question-lawyers-in-redistricting-suits
QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Redistricting arguments focus on racial impact of new legislative maps – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.whig.com/news/redistricting-arguments-focus-on-racial-impact-of-new-legislative-maps/article_387f6058-57bd-11ec-80bb-0b16743bac1a.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Redistricting fights runs from Springfield up to Chicago – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-redistricting-fights-runs-from-springfield-up-to-chicago/article_0f2d0b82-0dee-5868-9b49-c86800ebcfb9.html
WTAX
— The Sangamon County Republican Central Committee is announcing the opportunity for a Republican to be appointed to fill the vacancy in the office of Representative in the General Assembly for the 99th District, following the resignation of Mike Murphy from this office.
https://wtax.com/news/101101-republican-99th-district-opportunity/
CWB CHICAGO
— Mayor claims every crime category is down this year except murders. She’s lying. Big time.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/12/mayor-claims-every-crime-category-is-down-this-year-except-murders-shes-lying-big.html
WHEATON PATCH
— JUSTICE LIAM C. BRENNAN ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO SEEK ELECTION TO THIRD DISTRICT APPELLATE COURT – Daniel Szczesny
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Catalina Lauf, a Trump supporter who has billed herself as the anti-AOC, is running for Congress in Illinois’ 11th District against Democratic Rep. Bill Foster. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/07/trump-ally-aims-for-rep-bill-fosters-seat-495352
— The Cook County Democratic Party is demanding that candidates slated next week for the upcoming primary sign an “agreement, promise and pledge” that they won’t endorse anyone who is not backed by the party.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/07/trump-ally-aims-for-rep-bill-fosters-seat-495352
JOHN BIVER
— CONFERENCES, RALLIES, MARCHES, TALK RADIO, ETC., ARE NOT REAL ELECTION WORK
https://johnbiver.com/conferences-rallies-marches-talk-radio-etc-are-not-real-election-work/
— TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN TAKE THE REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TO SCHOOL
https://johnbiver.com/two-local-organizations-that-can-take-the-republican-conservative-industrial-complex-to-school/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MARIJUANA TAX SUSPENDED TO CUT SAN FRANCISCO CRIME SURGE – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/marijuana-tax-suspended-to-cut-san-francisco-crime-surge/
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/07/covid-19-roundup-129/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The U.S. border challenge accelerates – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/inside-beltway-us-border-challenge-accelerates/
— Senate Judiciary Republicans demand Garland withdraw school-board memo. Letter asks: ‘Are concerned parents domestic terrorists or not?’ – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/senate-judiciary-republicans-demand-garland-withdr/
— Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/ruben-gallego-rips-dems-using-latinx-says-it-shows/
— Inclusion of women in military draft dropped from defense bill as Congress scrambles to pass NDAA – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/inclusion-women-military-draft-dropped-defense-bil/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elon Musk slams federal subsidies for electric vehicles – Ryan King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elon-musk-slams-federal-subsidies-for-electric-vehicles
— AOC says Democrats should use full control of government to force through path to citizenship in spending bill – Kate Scanlon,
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-says-democrats-should-use-full-control-of-government-to-force-through-path-to-citizenship-in-spending-bill
NEW YORK POST
— Trump says Putin ‘not worried’ by Biden threats, points to Afghanistan chaos – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/trump-says-putin-not-threatened-by-president-biden/
— Greene decries treatment of Capitol riot defendants, urges Jan 6. panel to tour DC jail – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/greene-decries-treatment-of-capitol-riot-defendants-urges-panel-to-tour-jail/
FOX NEWS
— Left-wing Shutdown DC protest blocks traffic around nation’s capital. Demonstrators’ causes include climate change, immigration, voting rights, health care and racial justice. – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/left-wing-shutdown-dc-protest-blocks-traffic-around-nations-capital
GOPUSA
— Msg To AOC: ‘Organized Retail Theft’ Is Real Thanks To Leftists Like You
https://www.gopusa.com/msg-to-aoc-organized-retail-theft-is-real-thanks-to-leftists-like-you/
— MSM Silent About Waukesha
https://www.gopusa.com/msm-silent-about-waukesha/
BREITBART
— AOC Claims American Workers Rely on Illegal Aliens ‘to Survive,’ Demands Amnesty – WENDELL HUSEBØ (COMMENT: Those who want to destroy America want to make America dependent on foreign countries and on their citizens.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/07/aoc-claims-american-workers-rely-on-illegal-aliens-to-survive-demands-amnesty/
— FACT CHECK: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Claims Most Crime is Down in Chicago – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/07/fact-check-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-claims-most-crime-is-down-in-chicago/
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all. As Democrats invade DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, RINO leaders a) welcome them with open arms and b) curry favor with them by getting rid of Republicans. This year, RINO leaders of Wheaton stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/07/murphy-gop-wants-to-destroy-u-s-supporting-individuals-arming-against-government/
— Catholic League Slams Salvation Army’s Embrace of Critical Race Theory
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2021/12/07/catholic-league-slams-salvation-armys-embrace-of-critical-race-theory/
DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Vying To Prevent United Nations From Giving Money To Migrants Illegally Entering US – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/lance-gooden-republicans-bill-united-nations-money-illegal-immigration/
— Teachers, Parents In Fairfax County Devise Plan To Combat ‘Phantom Problem’ Of Critical Race Theory – CHRISSY CLARK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/teachers-parents-fairfax-county-plan-combat-critical-race-theory/
TOWNHALL
— President Joe Biden participated in a video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday morning as tensions with the Kremlin increase over a possible invasion of Ukraine. The call lasted for two hours. While the White House press pool wasn’t allowed into the meeting, reporters for Russian state media were and released footage of the call. – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/12/07/white-house-denied-reporters-access-to-biden-putin-call-guess-who-got-in-n2600258
FEDERALIST
— If You Don’t Know What Time It Is, Get Out Of Politics Now. If you don’t understand the stakes, and how fraught the situation is — that the ruling class seeks total power, is closing in on it, and will stop at nothing to achieve it — you are unfit to lead. – Ben Weingarten
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/01/if-you-dont-know-what-time-it-is-get-out-of-politics-now/
— White House Secretly Meets With Corrupt Press To Spin Sympathetic Coverage Of Biden’s Economic Nightmare – Jordan Boyd
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/07/white-house-secretly-meets-with-corrupt-press-to-spin-sympathetic-coverage-of-bidens-economic-nightmare/
HANNITY
— CALIFORNIA CHAOS: Business Owners Forced to Shut Down Because of ‘Smash and Grab’ Robberies
https://hannity.com/media-room/cali-chaos-business-owners-forced-to-shut-down-because-of-smash-and-grab-robberies/
EPOCH TIMES
— Deportations Drop to New Lows Under Biden – Zachary Stieber
https://www.theepochtimes.com/deportations-drop-to-new-lows-under-biden_4143198.html
THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote more gun control.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/584506-masks-vaccines-and-critical-race-theory-dont-harm-children-guns-do
WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote CRT.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2021/12/07/black-parents-crt-race/
FORBES
— ‘Delete It’: Elon Musk Once Again Opposes Biden’s Proposed Subsidies For Electric Vehicles Built By Union Workers – Siladitya Ray
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/12/07/delete-it-elon-musk-once-again-opposes-bidens-proposed-subsidies-for-electric-vehicles-built-by-union-workers/