January 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump impeachment trial: Republicans lack votes to block John Bolton, other witnesses – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-trial-gets-more-pointed-with-bolton-book-at-the-center/5887841/
— Gov. JB Pritzker delivers State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-delivers-state-of-the-state-address-wednesday/5887994/
— Man facing marijuana charge starts smoking in front of Tennessee judge
https://abc7chicago.com/5888062/

NBC5
— Pritzker Takes Aim at Corruption in State of the State Address “We must root out the purveyors of greed and corruption — in both parties — whose presence infects the bloodstream of government,” Pritzker said – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-to-deliver-state-of-the-state-address/2209563/

CBS2
— Illinois Discloses New Problems With Voter Registration – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/29/state-discloses-new-problems-with-voter-registration/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/29/city-announces-cannabis-resource-fair-on-saturday-to-help-chicagoans-navigate-legal-weed-industry/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Springfield mayor, Sangamon County coroner killed in plane crash A small plane carrying Frank Edwards, his wife, Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards, and another man crashed in a central Illinois field Tuesday. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/29/21113764/frank-edwards-cinda-dead-plane-crash-springfield-mayor
— Pritzker urges ethics reform in State of the State address: ‘ We must root out the purveyors of greed and corruption’ The governor said it’s time for Illinois to enact a revolving-door policy: “Elected officials shouldn’t be allowed to retire and immediately start lobbying their former colleagues. … It’s wrong, and it’s got to stop.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/29/21113730/pritzker-state-of-the-state-address-corruption-lobbying
— Peggy Hubbard, U.S. Senate Republican candidate profile Her top legislative priorities include taxes and the elimination of wasteful spending. – Editorial Board
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/29/21086039/peggy-hubbard-us-senate-republican-candidate-2020-primary-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois needs to ‘root out the purveyors of greed and corruption’ in State of State speech – JAMIE MUNKS, DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-state-of-the-state-20200129-vs7zy7ctbfcxpfzxjz3run3oli-story.html
— Faux Dem convention at Stevenson High School aims at Trump, draws GOP fire – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-stevenson-democratic-meeting-st-0130-20200129-dm3tyun4crczdlctejxgryzwji-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0130-20200129-uiapxrhs3nee5od4tqkkwjkt4u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote protest-style hair.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-black-student-locs-barred-from-graduation-0129-20200129-5peptdf3sjhdrdldqhb3r2sggm-story.html
— Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett and the questions special prosecutor Dan Webb should answer – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-chicago-crime-dan-webb-20200129-jwzn72vqqfhbvnyarmlfdqyjqi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fearing Bolton’s impeachment testimony, GOP senators battle possible outbreak of ‘information virus'”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-impeachment-bolton-testify-questions-hearing-gop-huppke-20200129-qcer27g7cvcefcw3qw7ufpgnju-story.html
— Establishment Democrats face a dilemma: How to do in Bernie Sanders without alienating his young voters – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-bernie-sanders-democrats-kass-20200129-hnwvtjgbs5aqplmd55vj7v357a-story.html
— State moves on airport, casinos and cannabis are making major impacts in south suburbs — and so is corruption; ‘Every legislator should be put on notice’ – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-pritzker-state-address-st-0130-20200129-acq3xcc2njf63haoi5gy7q2e24-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Enough is enough’: Amid anonymous mailers, robocalls, Elk Grove mayor starts ‘naming names’ – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/enough-is-enough-amid-anonymous-mailers-robocalls-elk-grove-mayor-starts-naming-names
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on Tuesday lashed out at a local developer and other political opponents, accusing them of being behind a series of anonymous robocalls and campaign-style mailers ahead of a March 17 term limits referendum that could remove him from office. It’s not the first time the mayor has spoken from the village board dais about Mario Gullo of George Gullo Development Corp., but his public statements during a board meeting Tuesday night were his most direct and extensive about Gullo and others to date.)
— Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park mayors encouraged by Washington, D.C. visit – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/hoffman-estates-hanover-park-mayors-encourgaged-by-washington-dc-visit
— Candidates sought to replace Didech on Lake County Board (DIERSEN: If the voters in Lake County District 20 voted to fill the Board vacancy instead of the current Board members, who would apply?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200129/candidates-sought-to-replace-didech-on-lake-county-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates must be at least 18 years old, registered to vote, a county resident for a year and live within District 20, which includes Buffalo Grove, portions of Long Grove and nearby unincorporated areas. Those interested can submit a resume, letter of interest and supporting material by Feb. 19 to countyboard@lakecountyil.gov, or to Lake County Board Chairwoman Sandy Hart, county board office, 10th Floor, 18 North County St., Waukegan, IL 60085.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP race to unseat House newcomer Underwood heats up As a major national group backs state Sen. Sue Rezin in the Republican primary, another contender, state Sen. Jim Oberweis, opens his own wallet to the tune of $1 million. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/gop-race-unseat-house-newcomer-underwood-heats
— Pritzker’s State of the State address: Full text Property tax relief, pensions and more: Read the Illinois governor’s plan here.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzkers-state-state-address-full-text

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgntv.com/2020/01/29/cannabis-resource-fair-set-for-saturday/

WGN RADIO
— Chicago Tribune Columnist Kristen McQueary: How our politicians mask bribery
https://wgnradio.com/2020/01/29/chicago-tribune-columnist-kristen-mcqueary-how-our-politicians-mask-bribery/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Legal representation sought for dogs, cats in abuse cases – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Legal-representation-sought-for-dogs-cats-in-15014695.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Constituents ‘die in’ at Foster’s Joliet office over health care, climate change Demonstrators want Foster to support Medicare for All, Green New Deal legislation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/01/28/constituents-die-in-at-fosters-joliet-office-over-health-care-climate-change/arytj2l/

HOI ABC
— Sangamon County Coroner and former Springfield alderman killed in plane crash – Molly Jirasek
https://hoiabc.com/2020/01/28/sangamon-county-coroner-and-former-springfield-mayor-killed-in-plane-crash/

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wglt.org/post/delavan-cannabis-sparking-revolution#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Election Meltdown Is A Real Possibility’ In 2020 Presidential Race, Author Warns – TERRY GROSS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/election-meltdown-real-possibility-2020-presidential-race-author-warns#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood’s New Finance Director Rose Wallace Introduces Herself
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/il-14-lauren-underwoods-new-finance-director-rose-wallace-introduces-herself/ 
— Why Do the Democrats Want to Run Their Judicial Candidate Against Mary McClellan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/why-do-the-democrats-want-to-run-their-judicial-candidate-against-mary-mcclellan/ 
— IL-14: Second Congressional Candidates Forum Tomorrow Night
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/il-06-il-14-mchenry-county-candidates-forums-schedule-from-league-of-women-voters/ 
— David McSweeney’s Vindication on Red Light Camera Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/david-mcsweeneys-vindication-on-red-lighmt-camera-legislation/ 
— Red Light Camera Opponent Former State Senator Dan Duffy Weighs In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/red-light-camera-opponent-former-state-senator-dan-duffy-weighs-in/ 
— Psst. Don’t Tell People Sandoval Is a Democrat
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/psst-dont-tell-people-sandoval-is-a-democrat/ 
— Governor’s State of the State Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/governors-state-of-the-state-speech/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Responds to Attacks from Ted Gradel and Sue Rezin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/il-14-jim-oberweis-responds-to-attacks-from-ted-gradel-and-sue-rezin/ 
— McConchie Comments on State of the State Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/mcconchie-comments-on-state-of-the-state-speech/ 
— DeWitte Comments on State of the State Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/dewitte-comments-on-state-of-the-state-speech/ 
— Skillicorn Comments on State of the State Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/skillicorn-comments-on-state-of-the-state-speech/ 
— Weber Asks More Time Until Foster Kids Put into Managed Care
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/weber-asks-more-time-until-foster-kids-put-into-managed-care/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Fundraiser Monday in Cary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/il-14-catalina-lauf-fundraiser-monday-in-cary/ 
— Ugaste Reacts to State of the State Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/29/ugaste-reacts-to-state-of-the-state-speech/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLITICAL GROUPS RESPOND TO PRITZKER’S 2020 STATE OF STATE ADDRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/political-groups-respond-to-pritzkers-2020-state-of-state-address-.html
— BUSINESS GROUPS REACT TO GOV PRITKZER’S 2020 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/business-groups-react-to-gov-pritkzers-2020-state-of-the-state-address.html
— GOP HOUSE MEMBERS RESPOND TO GOV PRITZKER’S 2020 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/gop-house-members-respond-to-gov-pritzkers-2020-state-of-the-state-address.html


CAPITOL FAX
— Frank and Cinda Edwards perish in plane crash
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/29/frank-and-cinda-edwards-perish-in-plane-crash/
— Kinzinger praises Illinois nukes, demands action, but won’t say if he supports another bailout
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/29/kinzinger-praises-illinois-nukes-demands-action-but-wont-say-if-he-supports-another-bailout/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden says he needs a VP who can be president ‘because I’m an old guy’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/joe-biden-says-he-needs-a-vp-who-can-be-president-/
— Rudy Giuliani: John Bolton is a ‘backstabber’ – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/rudy-giuliani-john-bolton-backstabber/
— Trump says Bolton would have embroiled U.S. in ‘World War Six’ if he hadn’t been fired – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of every month except August and December, a picnic in August, and a Christmas party in December.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/29/trump-says-bolton-would-have-embroiled-us-world-wa/

GOPUSA
— Denver invites violent crime by snubbing ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83632

BREITBART
— Michigan State Launches ‘Undocumented’ Website with Goal to ‘Reduce Apprehension’ of Illegals – ALANA MASTRANGELO2
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/01/29/michigan-state-launches-undocumented-website-with-goal-to-reduce-apprehension-of-illegals/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Cost of Sacrificing Public, Private Health Insurance for ‘Medicare for All’ – Robert Moffit and Douglas Holtz-Eakin 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/29/the-cost-of-sacrificing-public-private-health-insurance-for-medicare-for-all/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Former ICE Director: AOC Is Making ICE’s Job ‘More Dangerous’ – Eric Scheiner
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/former-ice-director-aoc-making-ices-job-more-dangerous

NEWS BUSTERS
— Conspiracy Theories Abound on PBS: Violent Trump Voters? U.S. Turning Into Nazi Germany? – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2020/01/29/conspiracy-theories-abound-pbs-violent-trump-voters-us-turning

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Why Are So Many Young People Unhappy? What the Left just can’t deliver. – Dennis Prager
https://cms.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/01/why-are-so-many-young-people-unhappy-dennis-prager

CNN
— Labor law makes it too hard to start unions. Workers deserve a bigger voice – Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/perspectives/labor-union-laws/index.html

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trumps-immigration-rule-is-cruel-and-racistbut-its-nothing-new

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Enforcing E-Verify incompatible with U.S. reliance on unauthorized workers: Dallas Fed working paper – Erin Douglas
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/bizfeed/article/Enforcing-E-Verify-incompatible-with-U-S-15013737.php

January 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: At least 1,000 anti-abortion marchers rally in the Loop – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-march-for-life-chicago-20200111-5fd3dnswwvdhlntly4cxu3ofjy-story.html
— While Nazi sympathizer Arthur Jones protests, Orland Park residents turn out to talk social justice – JESSE WRIGHT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-newman-jones-events-st-0112-20200111-bo2gi7w5zndq3fg24wisudcpg4-story.html
— Seeking to give residents a break on property tax, legislative task force recommends expanding sales tax. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who’s pushing a graduated income tax, says there’s got to be another way. – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-property-tax-task-force-20200111-pwbldyzyt5afpjdm3catlklnwu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot ‘has the votes’ to pass marijuana consumption ordinance, puts kibosh on 606 development freeze “We have to have places for people to be able to legally consume marijuana,” Lightfoot says. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/10/21060658/lori-lightfoot-marijuana-consumption-ordinance-606-development-freeze
— Cullerton predicts Lightfoot will get casino gambling fix, graduated real estate transfer tax during spring session Retiring Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says Lori Lightfoot is “on a learning curve” in Springfield, unlike his wily friend Rahm Emanuel, who majored in political arm-twisting – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2020/1/10/21060325/cullerton-lightfoot-casino-gambling-real-estate-transfer-tax-spring-session

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan’s latest scandal, Springfield’s latest outrage – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200111/editorial-madigans-latest-scandal-springfields-latest-outrage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200111/meet-mark-galli-the-wheaton-evangelical-who-called-out-trump

NBC5
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Suggests She May be Open to Lowering Recreational Cannabis Taxes Of the 11 states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, Illinois’ taxes are second only to Washington state – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-she-may-be-open-to-lowering-recreational-cannabis-taxes/2199489/

HERALD & REVIEW
— How will Decatur-area employers handle workers who smoke marijuana? A look at the legal issues surrounding cannabis. – Analisa Trofimuk (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise pot smokers.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/how-will-decatur-area-employers-handle-workers-who-smoke-marijuana/article_eaf7d210-d937-5f26-bb1e-2a2fe4400639.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois taxing itself into irrelevancy – Editorial
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/illinois-taxing-itself-into-irrelevancy/article_0328b94e-33b2-11ea-b8b5-5ba49a8a96eb.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— City’s Reparations Subcommittee Members Give Preliminary Views on Form of Reparations – Larry Gavin (DIERSEN: Do those who represent you on your city council favor or oppose reparations? If they favor reparations, how much reparations do they want you to pay? Overwhelmingly, those who favor reparations want those who have the following demographics to pay the most reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/City-News/City-News/Article/City-s-Reparations-Subcommittee-Members-Give-Preliminary-Views-on-Form-of-Reparations/15/26/17406

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: All Candidates Will Participate in MCC Debate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/11/il-14-all-candidates-will-participate-in-mcc-debate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former press secretaries of both parties urge White House to resume briefings – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/11/white-house-urged-by-former-spokesmen-to-resume-re/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Insanity Of Transgenderism – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-insanity-of-transgenderism/

TOWNHALL
— UNACCEPTABLE: NY Law Automatically Registers Illegal Aliens to Vote – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/01/10/ny-law-will-automatically-register-illegal-aliens-to-vote-n2559325

CBN NEWS
— Surge in ER Visits After New Marijuana Laws Take Effect – Lorie Johnson
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/health/2020/january/surge-in-er-visits-after-new-marijuana-laws-take-effect

CNN
— Many millennials are worse off than their parents — a first in American history – Tami Luhby
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/11/politics/millennials-income-stalled-upward-mobility-us/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says: ‘A national disgrace’: As impeachment hung over a president’s head, he went on a wild rally tour.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/01/11/national-disgrace-impeachment-hung-over-presidents-head-he-went-wild-rally-tour/

24/7 WALL STREET
— Black Unemployment Rates Nearly 70% Higher Than National Average – Douglas A. McIntyre 
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2020/01/11/black-unemployment-rates-nearly-70-higher-than-national-average/

December 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson fired for ‘intolerable’ actions, Mayor Lightfoot says – Craig Wall and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-supt-eddie-johnson-fired-for-intolerable-actions-lightfoot-says/5729727/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Holocaust denier Art Jones one of two Republicans disavowed by state GOP who are filing papers for another congressional run – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-candidate-filing-2020-20191202-ipbbp56ufzbxbot24ne4av6mo4-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s firing of Eddie Johnson: A step toward CPD accountability – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-johnson-firing-lightfoot-cpd-consent-decree-20191202-zzs4trfv7zb2jcigpysiplu4m4-story.html
— Twitter exchange with Cook County assessor sums up outrage and exodus: Tax hikes are paying for debt, not services. – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-illinois-exodus-property-taxes-kaegi-mcqueary-20191202-jwo6oqvhsvaopae4vqybmbquhi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— You can weigh in on public pot use, expungement for weed crimes at community hearings this week The city is still finalizing details of how and when marijuana use will be permitted, and is also seeking input on expungement and other issues. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/2/20991972/marijuana-cannabis-consumption-pot-use-public-expungement-recreational
— Holocaust denier, activist anti-Semite files again for Chicago-area House seat Arthur Jones won the GOP nomination for the 3rd Congressional District in 2018 because no other Republican was on the primary ballot. This time, however, he will face competition in the March primary. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/2/20992050/holocaust-denier-arthur-jones-candidate-republican-primary-3rd-congressional-district

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage voters will decide some primaries, but many candidates have a free pass to November – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191202/dupage-voters-will-decide-some-primaries-but-many-candidates-have-a-free-pass-to-november
— Who’s seeking U.S. House seats in suburban districts, including Casten’s, Underwood’s – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191202/whos-seeking-us-house-seats-in-suburban-districts-including-castens-underwoods
— Last day of filing brings final flurry of Illinois General Assembly candidates – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191202/last-day-of-filing-brings-final-flurry-of-illinois-general-assembly-candidates
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former state Rep. Randy Ramey, stepson of former Republican state Senate President Pate Philip, added his name to what could be a three-way race for the Republican nomination in the 45th District. Ramey, of Carol Stream, is slated to square off against Al Manzo and Michael Camerer, who filed their petitions last week. The winner of that primary will face incumbent Democratic state Rep. Diane Pappas. . .Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin announced his bid for the 52nd District House seat, which has been held by Republican David McSweeney for several years. McSweeney announced his decision not to seek reelection earlier this year. No Democrat has filed, but parties can slate candidates after the primary for the general election by June 1, according to the state board.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois political candidates make their move as filing for March primary closes Here are the matchups for the state Supreme Court, a closely-watched race against Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd congressional district and more. – Greg-Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-political-candidates-make-their-move-filing-march-primary-closes
— Mayor Lightfoot fires police chief Johnson Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s terminated Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson for cause. “It has become clear (Johnson) engaged in a series of actions intolerable for any leader in a position of trust.” – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/mayor-lightfoot-fires-police-chief-johnson
— Report urges big upgrade in public transit service for the disabled, seniors A key advocacy group finds that while bus and train service sometimes works for all here, it also can be “maddeningly frustrating and expensive” for many riders who need a little extra help. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/report-urges-big-upgrade-public-transit-service-disabled-seniors

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— More than 130 file for spots on McLean County primary ballot – Lenore Sobota
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/more-than-file-for-spots-on-mclean-county-primary-ballot/article_76a62909-0945-5ba8-8c23-f7f5b25893d2.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Primary election ballot set for central Illinois – Chris Kaergard
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191202/primary-election-ballot-set-for-central-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI admissions process moving outside the ‘box’ – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats kill incentives to comply with the rule of law.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/keeping-watch-ui-admissions-process-moving-outside-the-box/article_59487015-252c-5113-b034-1e931e382654.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Former state Sen. Toi Hutchinson is now adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on recreational pot, raising question of whether her original job title was unconstitutional – JAMIE MUNKS 
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/former-state-sen-toi-hutchinson-is-now-adviser-to-gov/article_56cef326-0d61-531d-b6af-37458b60a80f.html

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— These Candidates Have Filed Paperwork To Run In The 2020 Illinois Primary – ERIC SCHMID
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/these-candidates-have-filed-paperwork-run-2020-illinois-primary#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois among least financially-transparent states in U.S., report finds – Scot Bertram 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-among-financially-transparent-states-in-u-s-report-finds/article_46f4edca-14ac-11ea-92e4-4b1b42625099.html
— Illinois candidate for Congress opens campaign by smoking weed in video – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-candidate-for-congress-opens-campaign-by-smoking-weed-in/article_65044170-12d7-11ea-a447-6f5fcb9bf6db.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Last Day To File for Precinct Committeeperson
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/02/how-to-run-for-precinct-committeeperson-copy/ 
— The Upcoming Parking Lot Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/02/the-upcoming-parking-lot-tax/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Fundraiser in Crystal Lake December 11
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/02/il-14-catalina-lauf-fundraiser-in-crystal-lake-december-11/ 
— IL House 66th District: Carolyn Schofield Fundraiser in Algonquin on Cyber Monday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/01/il-house-66th-district-carolyn-schofield-fundraiser-in-algonquin-on-cyber-monday/ 
— IL-06/IL House District 66: Dundee Township Republicans Holiday Party in Algonquin Sunday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/01/il-06-il-house-district-66-dundee-township-republicans-holiday-party-in-algonquin-sunday/
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives on Offense
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/02/il-06-jeanne-ives-on-offense/ 
— Judge Candidate Mary McClellan Seeks to Unmask McHenry County Blog Commenters’ Identities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/02/mary-mcclellan-seeks-to-unmask-mchenry-county-blog-commenters-identities/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Joliet Township – “Clerk punched the Supervisor in his face” – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/12/joliet-township-clerk-punched-the-supervisor-in-his-face/WASHINGTON EXAMINER

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UPDATE: 6 GOPERS FILE TO FILL RETIRING JOHN SHIMKUS’ 15TH CD SEAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/3-gopers-file-to-fill-retiring-john-shimkus-15th-cd-seat-.html
— UPDATE: 5 IL REPUBLICANS FILE TO CHALLENGE DURBIN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/four-il-republicans-file-to-challenge-durbin-in-2020-.html
— UPDATE: COOK CO GOP CONDEMNS NAZI FILING AGAIN IN IL’S 3RD CD GOP PRIMARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/nazi-files-again-in-ils-3rd-cd-gop-primary-.html
— 14TH CD’S NEW REP FEATURED IN TIME’S 100 NEXT LIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/14th-cds-new-rep-featured-in-times-100-next-list.html
— CAIR-BACKED CHICAGO ISLAMIST ATTEMPTS TO OUST BOARD OF REVIEW’S DAN PATLAK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/cair-backed-chicago-islamist-activist-turned-politician-on-the-rise.html
— ROSSI: EVANSTON, ILLINOIS’ INSULTING “REPARATIONS” SCAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/rossi-evanston-illinois-insulting-reparations-scam.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP responds *** Nazi again files to run against Lipinski
https://capitolfax.com/2019/12/02/nazi-again-files-to-run-against-lipinski/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump campaign cracks down on Bloomberg over hands-off news policy Won’t credential reporters for rallies; GOP follows suit – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/2/trump-campaign-cracks-down-bloomberg-over-hands-ne/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Visa overstays aren’t the biggest problem with illegal immigration — the southern border is
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/visa-overstays-arent-the-biggest-problem-with-illegal-immigration-the-southern-border-is

— ‘I represent a threat’: Betsy DeVos responds to her unhinged left-wing critics – Brad Polumbo 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/i-represent-a-threat-betsy-devos-responds-to-her-unhinged-left-wing-critics

AMERICAN THINKER
— Peter Buttigieg nods in agreement as crackpot reverend claims illegals are recovering stolen land – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/peter_buttigieg_nods_in_agreement_as_crackpot_reverend_claims_illegals_are_recovering_stolen_land.html

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Police Superintendent Who Refused Trump Invite Fired For ‘Ethical Lapses’ – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-police-superintendent-who-refused-trump-invite-fired-for-ethical-lapses

PATRIOT POST
— Chick-fil-A Funded Anti-Christian Group Tied to Attack on Family Research Council – Todd Starnes 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/67089-chick-fil-a-funded-anti-christian-group-tied-to-attack-on-family-research-council-2019-12-02

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Political Ad Policy, Says Americans Should ‘Judge for Themselves’ – Madison Summers
https://ijr.com/zuckerberg-defends-facebooks-political-ad-policy-says-americans-should-judge-for-themselves/
— ‘No’: Facebook’s Zuckerberg Pushes Back on Critics Suggesting Trump Tried to ‘Lobby’ Him – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/zuckerberg-pushes-back-suggesting-trump-lobby/

FORBES
— America’s ‘Full Employment’ Hides a Dirty Secret – John Mauldin
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2019/12/02/americas-full-employment-hides-a-dirty-secret/#9c6e22d7c157
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Should just being “employed” make people/workers happy? On one level, any job is better than no job. But we also derive much of our identities and self-esteem from our work. If you aren’t happy with it, you’re probably not happy generally. Unhappy people can still vote and are often easy marks for shameless politicians to manipulate. Their spending patterns change, too. So it ends up affecting everyone and everything. Unhappy Employment There’s this plight of people who, while not necessarily poor, aren’t where they think they should be—and perhaps once were. This disappointment isn’t just in their minds; the economy really has changed. Yes, you can probably get a job if you are physically able, but the odds it will support you and a family, if you have one, are lower than they once were.)

GUARDIAN
— Trump campaign bans Bloomberg News journalists
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/dec/02/donald-trump-news-today-live-impeachment-nato-summit-latest-updates

June 20 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 2 More Illinois Democrats Call for Impeachment Inquiry Casten and Schakowsky bring the total number of Illinois representatives supporting an impeachment inquiry to seven – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-jan-schakowsky-impeachment-inquiry-511580021.html

ABC7
— University Park residents’ frustration grows over high lead levels in water (DIERSEN: I drank University Park water 1972-1976.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/university-park-residents-frustration-grows-over-high-lead-levels-in-water/5355805/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten backs Trump impeachment inquiry, sparking campaign issue in once strongly Republican district – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sean-casten-donald-trump-impeachment-20190620-cle5i6byj5cjlkxb3pegoc3tpu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten was one of two Democrats to flip traditionally Republican seats in 2018, defeating six-term Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton 54 percent to 46 percent, a margin of 22,556 votes out of more than 315,000 ballots cast in the 6th Congressional District. The district includes what once was the heart of suburban Republicanism. But GOP support in DuPage County has been gradually eroding — in 2016 a majority of DuPage voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, and in 2018 they supported Democrat J.B. Pritzker for governor. Casten becomes the third House Democrat from a competitive district to back an impeachment inquiry in recent days, joining U.S. Reps. Katie Porter of California and Tom Malinowski of New Jersey. They are among 44 legislators the DCCC says represent districts that are key to maintaining a House majority in 2020. U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville, the other Democrat who flipped an Illinois suburban seat in 2018 by defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano, has supported the House leadership efforts to further investigations into Trump in lieu of opening impeachment proceedings.)
— Gov. Pritzker creates office, advisory panel dedicated to 2020 census outreach – ELVIA MALAGÓN (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-2020-census-pritzker-office-20190620-oxy2tpuqzjellemjqqddeital4-story.html
— Illinois politicians have school choice. But they want to curb it for other people’s kids. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-charter-school-commission-choice-pritzker-20190620-y5xflhc7x5brxmcgqucycfrnz4-story.html
— Own property on Chicago’s North Side or central core? Expect a big tax hike – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-property-tax-rates-20190620-bfitrcrzj5aqfp3ebglqp4s2l4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker details census battle plan, warning ‘billions of dollars in federal funding are on the line’ With the state losing population, and a potential citizenship question that could scare off immigrant communities, Illinois stands to lose U.S. House seats and about $120 million a year if just a 1% drop is recorded. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/20/18693224/pritzker-census-battle-plan-billions-dollars-federal-funding-congressional-seats
— Property tax pinch: Average North Sider’s bill to rise by $536, South Sider’s by $23 Across the county, bills increased by 3.7 percent from 2017 to 2018. The assessor’s office divides the county into northern, central and southern areas; the northern area had the highest average increase of the three. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/20/18693340/property-tax-bills-cook-county-increase-north-side

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky, Casten join calls for Trump impeachment – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/schakowsky-casten-join-calls-for-trump-impeachment
— More elections are not the answer – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190620/editorial-more-elections-are-not-the-answer
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage may require background checks, inspections for adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/dupage-may-require-background-checks-inspections-for-adult-businesses
— Democrats, Lauzen relationship hits new low over Longmeadow Parkway funding – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/democrats-lauzen-relationship-hits-new-low-over-longmeadow-parkway-funding

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Expected to Sign Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Week – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/pritzker-expected-sign-marijuana-legalization-bill-next-week
— Remembering ‘Chicago Tonight’ Founder John Callaway
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/remembering-chicago-tonight-founder-john-callaway

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Donald Tracy resigns as gaming board chairman – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190620/tracy-resigns-as-gaming-board-chairman

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Casten in support of Trump impeachment inquiry
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/20/casten-in-support-of-trump-impeachment-inquiry/acc27dj/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker says Illinois will pull out all stops to ensure accurate census count in 2020 – KAVAHN MANSOURI (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article231787323.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County clerk recruiting election judges for 2020
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/19/will-county-clerk-recruiting-election-judges-for-2020/aaz6hof/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Truck drivers held to high standards when it comes to marijuana – Leslie Moreno (DIERSEN: Who do you have to depend on? How much THC should those who you have to depend on be allowed to have in their system?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/truck-drivers-held-to-high-standards-when-it-comes-to-marijuana

NPR ILLINOIS
— Legal Weed Is A Danger To Dogs. Here’s How To Know If Your Pup Got Into Pot
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/legal-weed-danger-dogs-heres-how-know-if-your-pup-got-pot#stream/0

WISH TV
— How Indiana is keeping marijuana out of the state – David Williams
https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/how-indiana-is-keeping-marijuana-out-of-the-state/2088829659

MCHENRY COUNTY
— Casten Calls for Trump Impeachment Inquiry, Sanguinetti Says He’s “Extreme”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/casten-calls-for-trump-impeachment-inquiry-sanguinetti/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Meeting Again to Appoint Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-meeting-again-to-appoint-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Pay $1,562.50 Lukasik Legal Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-pay-1562-50-lukasik-legal-bill/ 
— Algonquin Township Clerk Lukasik Exit Strategy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/lukasik-exit-strategy/ 
— Oberweis Announces Official Opening of Crystal Lake Campaign Office Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/oberweis-announces-official-opening-of-crystal-lake-campaign-office/ 
— Turnover in the Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/turnover-in-the-algonquin-township-road-district/ 
— Must All Algonquin Township Board Votes Now Be Unanimous?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/must-all-algonquin-township-board-votes-now-be-unanimous/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Appoints Supervisor Chuck Lutzow’s Wife Darlene as Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/algonquin-township-board-appoints-supervisor-chuck-lutzows-wife-darlene-as-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Skillicorn Plans End-of-Session Report for June 20th in Algonquin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/skillicorn-plans-end-of-session-report-for-june-20th-in-algonquin/

CAPITOL FAX
— Chairman Donald Tracy steps down from Gaming Board
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/20/chairman-tracy-steps-down-from-gaming-board/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gov. Kate Brown deploys Oregon State Police after Republicans flee Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats, Illinois Libertarians, and Illinois Greens want Illinois Republicans to flee the state.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/20/kate-brown-oregon-governor-deploys-state-police-af/
— Nancy Pelosi prefers border chaos – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/19/nancy-pelosi-prefers-border-chaos/

TOWNHALL
— Conservative Group Explains Why, Despite Disliking Trump, They Are Working to Re-elect Him – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/06/20/conservative-group-explains-why-despite-disliking-trump-they-are-working-to-reelect-him-n2548638

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigrants from 52 countries crossed US-Mexico border this year – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-from-52-countries-crossed-u-s-mexico-border-this-year-top-official-says

DAILY CALLER
— 2020 DEMOCRAT CALLS ICE ACTIONS ‘NO DIFFERENT’ THAN NAZI TREATMENT OF JEWS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/williamson-compares-ice-nazi-germany/
— HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CARRY CRIMINAL HISTORIES, DHS INVESTIGATION FINDS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/migrant-caravans-carried-criminal-history/
— WHY WONT LEFT-WING SANCTUARY CITIES WELCOME THE DIVERSITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS? – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/illegal-immigrants-leftist-cities/

BREITBART
— Michael Savage Warns: Stalled Immigration Agenda Leaves Trump Vulnerable – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/20/michael-savage-warns-stalled-immigration-agenda-leaves-trump-vulnerable/

PJ MEDIA
— If Biden Is a Racist, Why Did the Media and Other Dems Let Him Stand Next to Obama for Eight Years? – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/if-biden-is-a-racist-why-did-the-media-and-other-dems-let-him-stand-next-to-obama-for-eight-years/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftists Love Irritating Us
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/20/leftists-love-irritating-us/

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump Jr. blasts Teen Vogue for op-ed declaring that ‘sex work is real work’ (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and the Libertarians officially promote prostitution?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71277
— Ilhan Omar calls for federal ban on free lunch shaming (DIERSEN: To pay the family’s bills, my outstanding father almost always worked second jobs including playing music, fast food, and delivering eggs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71274

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1,500 CARAVAN MEMBERS HAD U.S. CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS DHS data refutes Dem claims about Central American migrants
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/1500-caravan-members-had-u-s-criminal-convictions/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois’ Legalization of Marijuana May Change the Drug-Free Workplace Landscape (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-legalization-marijuana-may-change-drug-free-workplace-landscape

JD SUPRA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Poised to Protect Marijuana Users from Adverse Employment Actions as Part of Marijuana Legalization Legislation (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-poised-to-protect-marijuana-76364/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/courts-are-siding-with-employees-who-37883/?

HUFFINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hundreds Of Civil Rights Groups Ask Congress To Decriminalize Migration – Roque Planas
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hundreds-of-civil-rights-groups-ask-congress-to-decriminalize-migration_n_5d0b9f34e4b06ad4d25c98d4

BOSTON HERALD
— How Democrats are hurting immigrants at the border – JAY AMBROSE
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/20/how-democrats-are-hurting-immigrants-at-the-border/

April 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill raising smoking age to 21 statewide
https://abc7chicago.com/health/governor-jb-pritzker-signs-bill-raising-smoking-age-to-21-statewide/5237498/
— Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen leaving Trump administration
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/homeland-security-sec-kirstjen-nielsen-resigns/5237761/

NBC5
— Illinois Becomes First State in Midwest to Adopt ‘Tobacco 21’ The initiative will go into effect on July 1 – Daniela Prizont-Cado
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Tobacco-21-Law-Passes-in-Illinois-508238131.html

CBS2
— Pritzker Signs ‘Tobacco 21’ Bill Into Law
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/07/tobacco-21-bill-illinois/

WGN TV
— Illinois first Midwest state to raise tobacco, e-cigarette buying age to 21 – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/04/07/illinois-first-midwest-state-to-raise-tobacco-age-limit-to-21/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns amid growing frustration in Trump administration over border crossings – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kirstjen-nielsen-resigns-20190407-story.html
— The government wants your money. They could at least get creative about it. – Randy Blaser
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/ct-evr-column-blaser-taxes-tl-0410-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood visits border; Republicans lining up to challenge freshman Democrat – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lauren-underwood-visits-border-republicans-lining-challenge-freshman-democrat/
— Fact-check: Downstate legislator all wet on Chicago bailout claim – BGA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Chicago Democrat politicians force the entire state of Illinois to promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, h) patronage, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, and k) even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-downstate-politifact-bga-chicago-bailout-halbrook-davidsmeyer/
— Governor signs law raising buying age for nicotine products to 21 – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/governor-tobacco-18-21-age-nicotine-illinois-cigarettes/
— Pritzker dines with Lightfoot, predicts ‘great relationship’ – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pritzker-lightfoot-governor-mayor-chicago-relationship/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190407/news/304079918/

PEORIA STANDARD
— GOP names Rep. LaHood Republican of the Week – Glenn Minnis
https://peoriastandard.com/stories/512411773-gop-names-rep-lahood-republican-of-the-week

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Chicago’s April 2 vote dropped most dramatically in Hispanic, North side wards (DIERSEN: Too what extent do elected officials give preference to political jurisdictions in which they got the most votes?)
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/spendingpowerconcentration-2341725?e=5b5285a9ea

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— ILLINOIS’ 100TH STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: Davidsmeyer leads opposition to welfare benefits for illegal immigrants
https://westcentralreporter.com/stories/512412041-illinois-100th-state-house-district-davidsmeyer-leads-opposition-to-welfare-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA director Pearson urges Illinois gun owners to stand together and fight proposed legislation – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512410888-isra-director-pearson-urges-illinois-gun-owners-to-stand-together-and-fight-proposed-legislation

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kim Foxx suggests race behind criticism: ‘I have been asking myself … what is this really about’ – Don Babwin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/7/kim-foxx-suggests-race-factor-jussie-smollett-crit/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats ramp up Nazi rhetoric against Trump: ‘This is how fascists talk’ – Emily Larsen 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-ramp-up-nazi-rhetoric-against-trump-this-is-how-fascists-talk

PJ MEDIA
— Nearly 20 Percent of Inmates in Federal Prisons Are Criminal Aliens – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/report-nearly-20-percent-of-inmates-in-federal-prison-are-criminal-aliens/

EPOCH TIMES
— Hispanic Support for President Trump Reaches 50 Percent – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/polls-hispanic-support-for-president-trump-reaches-50-percent_2870164.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats so white…. desperately seeking black votes – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/democrats_so_white_desperately_seeking_black_votes.html
— Get ready for it: Newsom to blame illegal immigration on global warming – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/get_ready_for_it_newsom_to_blame_illegal_immigration_on_global_warming.html

TOWNHALL
— Catholic Cardinal Slams Mass Migration As ‘New Form of Slavery’ – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/07/catholic-cardinal-slams-mass-migration-as-new-form-of-slavery-n2544372

DAILY CALLER
— AOC RESPONDS TO ‘BLACK ACCENT’ CRITICISM BY SAYING THAT’S HOW SHE TALKS, VIDEOS TELL ANOTHER STORY – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/06/ocasio-cortez-black-accent-criticism-video/

REPUBLICAN LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY
— Democrats’ Plan To Take Over the Internet
https://www.republicanleader.gov/democrats-plan-to-take-over-the-internet/

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work very hard to turn religious people into Democrats.)
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/how-pastors-and-churchgoers-can-approach-immigration-together.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How regulators, Republicans and big banks fought for a big increase in lucrative but risky corporate loans – Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-regulators-republicans-and-big-banks-fought-for-a-big-increase-in-lucrative-but-risky-corporate-loans/2019/04/06/08c8cd58-4b1e-11e9-b79a-961983b7e0cd_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— De Blasio: US needs a program for ‘actual redistribution’ of wealth – Julia Marsh
https://nypost.com/2019/04/07/de-blasio-us-needs-a-program-for-actual-redistribution-of-wealth/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Officials Back Herman Cain Despite Scrutiny Federal Reserve Board candidate cited sexual-harassment accusations in Facebook video – Brett Forrest and Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/herman-cain-expects-cumbersome-scrutiny-if-he-is-nominated-to-fed-board-11554559518

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— Facing the hardest facts on illegal immigration – DOUG MCINTYRE
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/04/07/facing-the-hardest-facts-on-illegal-immigration/

INC
— 4 Things the Parents of Successful Kids do Differently Here are several practices researchers have found which help children grow up to do better in life. – Christina DesMarais
https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/science-says-most-successful-kids-have-parents-who-do-these-4-things.html?cid=hmpopface1

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred against Steve King.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/will-iowans-dump-disgraced-racist-steve-king.html

WEEK
— Trump mocks asylum seekers, Democrats during inflammatory speech
https://theweek.com/speedreads/833809/trump-mocks-asylum-seekers-democrats-during-inflammatory-speech-

March 15 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Donald J. Trump Stands by His Declaration of a National Emergency on Our Southern Border
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-stands-declaration-national-emergency-southern-border/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “We hold you responsible for Islamophobia rise.”
https://abc7chicago.com/us-muslim-advocacy-group-to-trump-we-hold-you-responsible-for-islamophobia-rise/5195988/

 

NBC5
— Trump Vetoes Congress’ Measure Rebuking Border Order Trump wants to use the emergency order to divert billions of federal dollars earmarked for defense spending toward the southern border wall – Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Veto-Congress-Rebuke-Border-Order-507206011.html
— Policy Shift Means Uneasy Wait in Mexico for Asylum Seekers The policy may be having its intended effect of discouraging asylum claims, which have helped fuel a court backlog of more than 800,000 cases – Elliot Spagat (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage everyone who not already a citizen of America to seek asylum in America.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-policy-shift-means-Mexico-asylum-seekers-507200961.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump issues first veto to protect border order – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-says-us-facing-invasion-on-border

 

WGN TV
— Few projects have cost more and produced less than Chicago’s phantom third-airport – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/03/13/few-projects-have-cost-more-and-produced-less-than-chicagos-phantom-third-airport/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After New Zealand mosque massacre, Trump downplays white nationalism threat: ‘It’s a small group of people’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-white-nationalism-new-zealand-20190315-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: New Zealand terrorist “claimed to be an environmentalist and said he is a fascist who believes China is the nation that most aligns with his political and social values. He said he has contempt for the wealthiest 1 percent.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mosque-killer-white-supremacy-20190315-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “New Zealand terrorist pulled the trigger, but U.S. voices of hatred and fear carried him.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-new-zealand-terror-trump-fox-news-huppke-20190315-story.html
— Illinois Democrats want to tell presidential candidates, ‘Show us your tax returns or else!’ – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-trump-tax-returns-bill-springfield-2020-20190315-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters crow that they got Chicago-area students to skip school to call attention to climate change.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-youth-climate-strike-chicago-20190315-story.html
— College admission scandal reveals ‘status anxiety’ run amok – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, if your degree was not issued by an Ivy League university, it is WORTHLESS.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-college-admissions-scandal-olivia-jade-giannulli-0317-20190315-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise Trump-haters. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-emergency-wall-yemen-20190315-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marjiuana-banking-illinois-20190315-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump downplays racism from white nationalists after New Zealand mosque attack
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-racism-mosque-white-nationalism-new-zealand/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Unpacking Pritzker’s Tax Proposals: Legal Cannabis – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/unpacking-pritzkers-tax-proposals-legal-cannabis#stream/0

 

WGLT
— State Farm Faces Lawsuit Over Agents As Independent Contractors – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/state-farm-faces-lawsuit-over-agents-independent-contractors#stream/0

 

THE X RADIO
— Bailey Votes No on Bill Mandating Teaching on Sexual Identity of Historical Figures
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/38364-bailey-votes-no-on-bill-mandating-teaching-on-sexual-identity-of-historical-figures

 

JEANNE IVES
— For Wheaton, Here are the Taxpayer Friendly Candidates
https://mailchi.mp/4e65ab655791/for-wheaton-here-are-the-taxpayer-friendly-candidates

 

TURNING POINT USA
— Pence at Turning Point USA conference in Rosemont
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tpusa-dinner-with-vice-president-mike-pence-tickets-58668218220

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Peoria Journal Star publishes letter comparing Jewish governor to Hitler
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/15/newspaper-publishes-letter-comparing-jewish-governor-to-hitler/

 

GOPUSA
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks ‘thoughts and prayers’ following mass shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66570
— Ken Griffin has second thoughts about relocating to NYC after Amazon’s experience
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66560

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump was right to veto resolution blocking his national emergency declaration – Gov. Jan Brewer
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trump-puts-the-american-people-ahead-of-politics
— AOC criticizes Trump for ‘defunding’ efforts to stop ‘spread of white supremacist hate groups’ in wake of New Zealand attacks – Liam Quinn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-criticizes-trump-for-defunding-efforts-to-stop-spread-of-white-supremacists-in-wake-of-new-zealand-attacks

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Congress Demonstrates Why Illegal Immigration Hasn’t Been Stopped
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/03/15/congress-demonstrates-why-illegal-immigration-hasnt-been-stopped/

 

SEAN HANNITY
— TRUMP RESPONDS: The President Condemns New Zealand Mosque Massacre as ‘Vicious Act of Hate’
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/trump-responds-the-president-condemns-new-zealand-mosque-massacre-as-vicious-act-of-hate/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Fight Now or the Socialists Win – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/we_fight_now_or_the_socialists_win.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The U.S. Senate votes for open borders – Steve Deace
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/u-s-senate-votes-open-borders/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Far Left Anti-Electoral College Plan Building Momentum
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29872

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump Vetoes Resolution Revoking His National Emergency Declaration – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-vetoes-resolution-revoking-his-national-emergency-declaration

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW ZEALAND GUNMAN CHOSE FIREARMS FOR ATTACK FOR ‘EFFECT … ON THE POLITICS OF THE UNITED STATES’ – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/15/new-zealand-mosque-attack/
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE ‘MY CONSTITUENTS’ (DIERSEN: Who are/were the elected officials that you are/were a constituent of? How do/did they treat you? I should write a book about a) all the elected officials that I am/was a constituent of and b) how they treat/treated me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/15/ocasio-cortez-aliens-constituents/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump stamps veto on ‘reckless’ attempt to stop wall construction – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/15/trump-announces-veto-reckless-attempt-stop-wall/
— Trump Organization employed at least 30 illegal immigrants: Dems Hispanic Democrats demand FBI probe into Trump businesses hiring illegal immigrants – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: If say that you are Republican and you hire illegals, sooner or later, Democrats will use those illegals to destroy you.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/15/dems-30-illegals-employed-trump-organization/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kellyanne Conway calls New Zealand shooter an ‘eco-terrorist’, rejects his claim Trump is ‘white identity’ symbol – Steven Nelson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/kellyanne-conway-calls-new-zealand-shooter-an-eco-terrorist-rejects-his-claim-trump-is-a-symbol-of-white-identity

 

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger to CNN: Trump, NZ Deaths ‘Cannot be Connected’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-trump-new-zealand-attack/2019/03/15/id/907188/
— GAO Report: Feds Not Watching How Taxpayer Funding Is Spent – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gao-report-federal-funding-research/2019/03/15/id/907183/

 

FEDERALIST
— Barack Obama’s Radicalism Laid The Groundwork For Ilhan Omar’s Although Obama presented himself as a moderate, he was far from it. Still, people bought his act. What will the Democratic Party do without that illusion? – Warren Henry
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/15/barack-obamas-radicalism-laid-groundwork-ilhan-omars/

 

BREITBART
— New Zealand Shooter Hopes for U.S. Civil War: ‘Conservatism Is Dead, Thank God’ – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/03/15/new-zealand-shooter-hopes-for-u-s-civil-war-conservatism-is-dead-thank-god/
— Hollywood Blames Trump for New Zealand Shooting: ‘Bin Laden Sends Warmest Sympathy’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/03/15/hollywood-blames-trump-for-new-zealand-shooting-bin-laden-sends-warmest-sympathy/
— 14 Media Outlets Spread Hoax About Trump Calling for Violence During Breitbart News Interview – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/03/15/14-media-outlets-spread-hoax-trump-calling-violence-breitbart-interview/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Shooter obsessed with neo-Nazi ideology kills 49 in New Zealand
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/shooter-obsessed-with-neo-nazi-ideology-kills-49-in-new-zealand/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrats Say They Care About Children, But They’ve Denied a Vote 18 Times to Protect Babies After They’re Born – KAREN CROSS
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/03/15/democrats-say-they-care-about-children-but-theyve-denied-a-vote-18-times-to-protect-babies-after-theyre-born/

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Millions Of Illegals Are Bleeding Us Dry A million illegals could cross the border this year – and the cost is staggering. – Sarah Cowgill
https://www.libertynation.com/millions-of-illegals-are-bleeding-us-dry/
— The Real Cost Of Reparations If descendants of slaves are owed reparations, then every race will receive money. – Andrew Moran
https://www.libertynation.com/ln-in-depth-the-real-cost-of-reparations/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Rep Kinzinger Warns People Not to Put the Blame on Trump After Tragic New Zealand Mass Shooting – Madison Summers
https://ijr.com/kinzinger-not-blame-trump-new-zealand-mass-shooting/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger On NZ Mosque Massacre: “You Can Not Put This On President Trump” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/15/rep_adam_kinzinger_to_cnns_john_berman_on_nz_mosque_massacre_you_can_not_pin_this_on_trump.html

 

THE HILL
— Conway: Attack suspect ‘wrong’ to call Trump a white nationalist symbol – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/434289-conway-attack-suspect-wrong-to-call-trump-a-white-nationalist-symbol
— Trump issues first veto, warning of ‘reckless’ resolution – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/434212-trump-issues-first-veto-on-emergency-declaration?rnd=1552674570
— Tlaib condemns ‘white supremacy’ agenda after New Zealand attack – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who hate Whites promote hatred of Whites.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/434301-tlaib-condemns-white-supremacy-agenda-after-new-zealand-mosque-shooting

 

CNN
— Trump issues first veto of his presidency, says resolution ‘put countless Americans in danger’ – Jeremy Diamond, Laura Jarrett and Kevin Liptak
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/15/politics/trump-veto-resolution/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— News organizations to highlight most threatened journalists
https://apnews.com/f4a8f4b72144451faa92c64a0560a278/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Issues First Veto After Congress Rejects Border Emergency – Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/us/politics/trump-veto-national-emergency.html
— On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post – Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/us/politics/social-security-disability-trump-facebook.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A White-hater says “New Zealand Massacre Highlights Global Reach of White Extremism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/world/asia/christchurch-mass-shooting-extremism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump issues first veto in targeting congressional rejection of his emergency declaration – Anne Gearan and Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-poised-to-issue-first-veto-of-his-presidency-over-emergency-declaration/2019/03/15/a8fe3a86-474c-11e9-aaf8-4512a6fe3439_story.html
— ‘The Conveyor Belt’: U.S. officials say massive smuggling effort is speeding immigrants to — and across — the southern border – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-conveyor-belt-us-officials-say-massive-smuggling-effort-is-speeding-immigrants-to–and-across–the-southern-border/2019/03/15/940bf860-4022-11e9-a0d3-1210e58a94cf_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “A short history of President Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/15/short-history-president-trumps-anti-muslim-bigotry/?utm_term=.064830826547
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Zealand to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/15/now-more-than-ever-trump-must-protect-stand-by-muslims/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/15/new-zealand-reminds-us-that-far-right-attacks-are-rise-everywhere-including-us/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Vetoes Congressional Disapproval of Emergency Declaration His first use of presidential power rejects resolution on border-wall funds – Alex Leary and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-discuss-border-policy-as-he-prepares-first-veto-11552672395
— This Muscle Car Is Too Muscular GM’s new Corvette may be a great deal, as long as the car’s powerful engine doesn’t tear it apart – Spencer Jakab
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-muscle-car-is-too-muscular-11552666064

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Created His Border Crisis.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2019-03-15/trump-created-his-border-crisis-editorial-podcast

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn “White nationalism” and charge Trump with promoting it. How hard will Trump-haters work to kill Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day parade, and failing that, how hard will they work a) to stop Republican candidates, elected officials, and organizations from participating in the parade, b) to stop Republican candidates, elected officials, and organizations from helping sponsor the parade, and c) to stop Wheaton residents from watching the parade?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/15/donald-trump-downplays-threat-white-nationalism-new-zealand-shootings/3178645002/

 

WZZM 13
— Trump campaign announces MAGA rally in Grand Rapids The free event will be on Thursday, March 28.
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/michigan/trump-campaign-announces-maga-rally-in-grand-rapids/69-567bfeb6-e84e-4c67-93f7-5c81ac8cc135

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke links New Zealand mosque massacre to Trump rhetoric and Islamophobia – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/03/15/beto-orourke-links-new-zealand-mosque-massacre-trump-rhetoric-islamophobia

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO urges more transparency of political appointments, compliance with agency ethics programs – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/03/gao-urges-more-transparency-of-political-appointments-compliance-with-agency-ethics-programs/

 

EDUCATION WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow that “Students Swarm the Capitol Grounds to Protest Climate Change.”
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2019/03/students_capitol_climate_strike.html

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153329/white-nationalism-international-threat

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump wants to divide us. But like fish, we need to unite against oppression.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/03/trump-wants-divide-us-like-fish-need-unite-oppression/

December 2 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Former President Bush’s Chicago Connections Remembered Locally – Chelsea Irving
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/02/president-bush-chicago/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump administration vows to target illegals.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-vows-to-targets-migrants-in-future

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-never-trump-republicans-20181202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The world keeps turning for state of Illinois manufacturers – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/made-in-illinois-manufacturing-replogle-globes-caterpillar-john-deere/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Recovery-friendly’ workplaces welcome those with imperfect records – Lenny Bernstein (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181202/recovery-friendly-workplaces-welcome-those-with-imperfect-records
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The company is one of 70 employers in the state that are casting themselves as “recovery friendly,” a wide-ranging term that signifies a new approach to the millions of people whose lives have been interrupted by drug and alcohol addiction. These workplaces are willing to overlook employment gaps and some brushes with police that accompany drug use. They encourage open discussion of addiction in the workplace to reduce stigma. Perhaps most significantly, they treat substance abuse and relapse as medical issues like surgery or maternity — a time for the company to support, not abandon, the employee.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Low budget kept Illinois 200th birthday party on the low-key side – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181202/low-budget-kept-illinois-200th-birthday-party-on-low-key-side

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois gears up for 200th birthday party Monday – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-gears-up-for-th-birthday-party-monday/article_f2ca7659-b684-58d2-be1a-d954cc0986d4.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Women’s results mixed in state, local races – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-02/tom-kacich-womens-results-mixed-state-local-races.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner has chance to spur consolidation statewide – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-has-chance-to-spur-consolidation-statewide/article_5a35c73c-5b4a-5771-80f6-a8857dc2b2a3.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats v. Chick-fil-A: More absurdity from the ivory tower – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/2/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-/

 

FOX NEWS
— Immigration: The conversation we need to be having around America’s kitchen tables — but aren’t – Peggy Grande
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/immigration-the-conversation-we-need-to-be-having-around-americas-kitchen-tables-but-arent

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No ‘Right’ to Cross Our Border – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/02/we-hear-you-no-the-migrants-in-that-caravan-have-no-right-to-cross-our-border/

 

HOT AIR
— Tijuana Closes Caravan Shelter, Moves Migrants Further From Border – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/02/tijuana-closes-caravan-shelter-moves-migrants-border/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Wisconsin groups demand abolition of ICE, national borders – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsin-groups-demand-abolition-of-ice-national-borders/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Antifa vandalizes Purdue College Republicans adviser’s home with ‘Nazi lives here’ – Marissa Gentry
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11583

 

THE HILL
— Trump chooses words carefully regarding border — for a reason – RYAN BURKE
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/418933-trump-chooses-words-carefully-regarding-border-for-a-reason

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Bush says “The Media Is Erasing George H.W. Bush’s Catastrophic Harm To LGBTQ People.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-george-hw-bush-lgbtq_us_5c0366ffe4b0606a15b5efa7

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Get in Line, Long-Suffering Asylum Seekers Tell Caravan Arrivees   Refugees at U.S.-Mexican border say new influx is sowing chaos in their delicate effort to maintain order – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-in-line-long-suffering-asylum-seekers-tell-caravan-arrivees-1543628131
— Tensions at U.S.-Mexico Border Revive Fears From Decades Past After years of calm amid families seeking asylum, the crowds and mayhem of the 1990s are back – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tensions-at-u-s-mexico-border-revive-fears-from-decades-past-1543752000

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Despite Big House Losses, G.O.P. Shows No Signs of Course Correction – Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/us/politics/republicans-midterms-house-losses.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a brutal finality, the extent of the Republicans’ collapse in the House came into focus last week as more races slipped away from them and their losses neared 40 seats. Yet nearly a month after the election, there has been little self-examination among Republicans about why a midterm that had seemed at least competitive became a rout. President Trump has brushed aside questions about the loss of the chamber entirely, ridiculing losing incumbents by name, while continuing to demand Congress fund a border wall despite his party losing many of their most diverse districts. Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Republicans swiftly elevated their existing slate of leaders with little debate, signaling a continuation of their existing political strategy. And neither Speaker Paul D. Ryan nor Representative Kevin McCarthy, the incoming minority leader, have stepped forward to confront why the party’s once-loyal base of suburban supporters abandoned it — and what can be done to win them back.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is prepping for all-out political war – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/12/01/trump-is-prepping-for-all-out-political-war/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of Trump supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/10/countering-trump-at-the-border

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Mia Love to promote hatred against Trump.
https://newsone.com/3838949/mia-love-warns-gop-hostility-minorities-women/

November 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— World leaders gather in Paris a century after WWI armistice – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/world-leaders-gather-in-paris-a-century-after-wwi-armistice/4667771/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Underwood got elected because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-lauren-underwood-meet-the-press-20181111-story.html
— Mayor Emanuel gets chummy with GOP ex-Gov. Chris Christie, offers advice to House Dems – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mayor-emanuel-midterms-this-week-20181111-story.html
— Democratic state gains may mean tighter gun, looser pot laws – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2018-state-governments-20181111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tensions rise as Florida election recount begins – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/tensions-rise-as-florida-election-recount-begins/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want legislation that encourages illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/voices-act-immigrant-crime-victims-legislature-override-veto-governor-bruce-rauner/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Election judges keep counting mail-in ballots Votes are counted until Nov. 20 – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/11/09/election-judges-keep-counting-mail-in-ballots/avnf644/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Issues to iron out before legal recreational marijuana available in Illinois – Georgette Braun
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181111/georgette-braun-issues-to-iron-out-before-legal-recreational-marijuana-available-in-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats gained in some GOP strongholds too – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-11/tom-kacich-democrats-gained-some-gop-strongholds-too.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans Warn Against Nationalism At World War I Remembrance Ceremony.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/world-leaders-warn-against-nationalism-world-war-i-remembrance-ceremony#stream/0

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sam Donaldson says CNN suing White House over Jim Acosta suspension ‘No decisions have been made,’ network says – Valerie Richardson https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/11/sam-donaldson-says-cnn-suing-white-house-over-jim-/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CNN TO SUE OVER ACOSTA’S WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS? – Sam Donaldson
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/4708499/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA DISMISSES FLORIDA ELECTION MISCONDUCT AS CONSERVATIVE CONSPIRACY THEORY – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/10/media-florida-election-conspiracy-theory/
— MIGRANT CARAVAN RESUMES PUSH TO US BORDER – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/11/migrant-caravan-us-border-update/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Church sign deters Christians from voting for Dems, polling license revoked – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2018/11/11/church-sign-deters-christians-from-voting-for-dems-polling-license-revoked

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats got elected because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/416127-newly-elected-dems-downplay-midterms-results-as-referendum-on

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are not a Democrat, Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/opinions/republican-appeal-voters-racist-appeal-shawn-turner/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-sent-him-home-land-where-slavery-lives-n934506

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Should the Press Boycott Trump? Political Strategists Weigh In – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/business/media/jim-acosta-trump-media.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Key Democrat wants to question whether Trump targeted CNN, Washington Post – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/11/key-democrat-wants-question-whether-trump-targeted-cnn-washington-post/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Drug War and the Caravan Misguided American policies contributed to the growing chaos in Central America. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-drug-war-and-the-caravan-1541969416

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans in Paris give Trump a “cold welcome.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/11/donald-trump-france-trip-parisians-reaction/1944887002/

 

SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL
— ‘A Failing Franchise:’ Is the California GOP doomed? – BEN CHRISTOPHER
https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2018/11/11/a-failing-franchise-is-the-california-gop-doomed/

 

RT
— CNN could be about to sue Trump over Acosta ban
https://www.rt.com/usa/443698-cnn-could-be-about-to/

November 6 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Election Results Reporting
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/

 

ABC7
— Illinois governor candidates make last-minute push on Election Day – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-governor-candidates-making-last-minute-push-on-election-day–/4629465/
— Election Day 2018: Voter turnout surges across Chicago area – Jessica D’Onofrio, Chuck Goudie, Evelyn Holmes and Barb Markoff
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/election-day-2018-voter-turnout-surges-across-chicago-area/4629350/

 

NBC5
— How to Get Live Election Results for Illinois’ Midterms For a complete list of results, check the NBC Chicago app and website homepages as polls close
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/2018-election-day-results-voting-live-499691771.html

 

CBS2
— Two Election Judges Removed, Several Precincts To Stay Open Late
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/06/two-election-judges-removed-several-precincts-to-remain-open-late/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Live updates: Illinois voters head to polls to elect governor, key House seats
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-election-day-live-updates-20181106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters weren’t given page 2 of paper ballot at multiple precincts
Our differences — on immigration, race, the role of work, the value of America itself — are intensifying.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/election-day-live-blog-midterms-chicago-illinois/ 

WGN TV
— LIVE BLOG: Election Day 2018 underway – MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/06/live-blog-election-day-2018-underway/

 

WTTW
— Tight Race for Attorney General, Other Statewide Offices Appear Safe for Dems – Nick Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/06/tight-race-attorney-general-other-statewide-offices-appear-safe-dems

 

WBBM 780
— Governor Rauner Joins Republicans At Get Out The Vote Rally – ANDY DAHN
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/governor-rauner-joins-republicans-get-out-vote-rally

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems try to sweep Illinois races, flip seats – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-11-06/dems-try-sweep-illinois-races-flip-seats.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove voters cast midterm ballots
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2018/11/06/fdda015ba73644ee8fb80135755fdd87/index.xml?page=1

 

CHICAGO NOW
— I was 100% right about Bruce Rauner – William J. Kelly
http://www.chicagonow.com/kelly-truth-squad/2018/11/kelly-i-was-100-right-about-bruce-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Election 2018: Polling Problems Plague Some Voters  Voters make their picks for governor, attorney general, Congress and more — including a self-avowed Nazi and Holocaust denier on the ballot. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-election-2018-real-time-results-key-races-watch

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jim Dodge wants lower taxes, efficient government – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511621477-jim-dodge-wants-lower-taxes-efficient-government

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Late morning/early afternoon precinct reports
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/06/late-morningearly-afternoon-precinct-reports/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/election-day-does-republican-party-belong-to-donald-trump/
— The Issues That Tore Us Apart Our differences — on immigration, race, the role of work, the value of America itself — are intensifying. – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/divisive-political-issues-immigration-race-globalization/

 

CNN
— Exit polls: This election is about Donald Trump – Jennifer Agiesta
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/2018-exit-poll-results/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Election Results
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-illinois-elections.html
— Illinois Election Results: Sixth House District We are waiting for the first votes to be counted.
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/illinois-house-district-6
— Illinois’s 14th House District Election Results: Lauren Underwood vs. Randy Hultgren We are waiting for the first votes to be counted.
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/illinois-house-district-14

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use foreign countries and their citizens to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/refugees-dont-deserve-trumps-calumnies/2018/11/05/e3c54e68-e142-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html

October 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JB Pritzker pushes back against racial discrimination claims – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-pushes-back-against-racial-discrimination-claims/4512198/
— President Trump threatens Mexico over migrant caravan – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-mexico-over-migrant-caravan/4512432/

 

NBC5
— More Pritzker Staffers Allege ‘Demeaning’ Discrimination – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-497968791.html

 

WGN TV
— US surgeon general says opioid crisis is top priority – LOURDES DUARTE AND KATHARIN CZINK
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/18/us-surgeon-general-says-opioid-crisis-is-top-priority/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump threatens to close Mexican border over migrant caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigration-migrant-caravan-mexico-donald-trump-military-southern-border/
— Pritzker vows to fight racial discrimination suit, calls it campaign ‘craziness’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-fight-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-craziness-strattin/
— Don’t blame workers for state’s financial problems – Mike Newman, deputy director, AFSCME Council 31 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran GAO blamed GAO’s problems on its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They certainly blamed me for GAO’s problems a) because they forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677) to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars, b) because they did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986 when I was 38 years old, and c) because they never promoted me beyond GS-13. 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pritzker-endorsement-illinois-state-workers-afscme-budget/
— ENDORSEMENT: Peter Breen for Illinois House in the 48th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/peter-breen-illinois-house-48th-district-endorsement/
— ENDORSEMENT: Deanne Marie Mazzochi for Illinois House in the 47th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/deanne-marie-mazzochi-endorsement-illinois-house-47th-district-candidate-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Keith R. Wheeler for Illinois House in the 50th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-keith-r-wheeler-for-illinois-house-in-the-50th-district/
— ENDORSEMENT: Tonia ‘Jane’ Khouri for Illinois House in the 49th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-house-49th-district-tonia-jane-khouri-sun-times-endorsement-karina-villa/
— ENDORSEMENT: Grant Wehrli for Illinois House in the 41st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-grant-wehrli-illinois-house-41st-district-2018-general-election/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— J.B. Pritzker labels staff discrimination lawsuit as ‘untrue,’ ‘craziness’ at end of political campaign – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cct-met-illinois-governors-race-pritzker-responds-to-lawsuit-20181018-story.html
— Group slams Nazi running for Illinois congressional seat as a Republican: ‘This is a person that nobody should vote for’- Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-3rd-congressional-district-antinazi-20181018-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Schneider for Cook County Board
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181018/endorsement-schneider-for-cook-county-board
— Democratic incumbent faces two Republicans in DuPage County Board District 2 race – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/democratic-incumbent-faces-two-republicans-in-dupage-county-board-race
— Kane County gets state money for election security but can’t make changes yet – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181018/kane-county-gets-state-money-for-election-security-but-cant-make-changes-yet

 

WGN RADIO
— Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker: “Let’s be upfront about it”
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/18/gubernatorial-candidate-j-b-pritzker-lets-be-upfront-about-it/

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: Pritzker is a “Mercedes Marxist” – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/18/rauner-pritzker-is-a-mercedes-marxist/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poll Finds Wide Partisan Gaps On America’s Biggest Problems – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/poll-wide-partisan-gaps-americas-biggest-problems#stream/0

 

MAROON
— Hundreds of Graduate Students Participate in Pro-Union Walk Out
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/10/18/hundreds-graduate-students-participate-pro-unioniz/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Conservatives: Union water boy Sam McCann stabbed Tom Morrison in the back – W.J. Kennedy
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511605499-conservatives-union-water-boy-sam-mccann-stabbed-tom-morrison-in-the-back

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler: Illinois has a ‘spending problem’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511604608-kinzler-illinois-has-a-spending-problem
— Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune endorse Roskam for Congress – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511604799-daily-herald-chicago-tribune-endorse-roskam-for-congress

 

CAPITOL FAX
— War of words intensifies between Ives and McCann
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/war-of-words-intensifies-between-ives-and-mccann/
— Rauner’s “one-day bodyman” resurfaces
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/18/rauners-one-day-bodyman-resurfaces/

 

BREITBART
— Watch: Republican Peter Roskam Targets Democrat Sean Casten’s ‘Mean Tweets’ in Hilarious New Ad – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/18/peter-roskam-targets-democrat-sean-casten-mean-tweets-in-hilarious-new-ad/
— Democrats Double GOP’s Fundraising for House Races – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/18/democrats-double-gop-fundraising-for-house-races/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trend: Trump’s Job Approval is Clearly Surging. Why? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/18/bounce-trump-approval-surges-to-47-percent-in-new-poll-n2529768

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks LifeSite out of account for ‘hate’: fact-based post on rise in gay STDs
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-twitter-locks-lifesite-out-of-account-for-fact-based-post-on-rise