ABC7
— NYC art gallery owner says he was attacked for wearing MAGA hat
https://abc7chicago.com/art-gallery-owner-says-he-was-attacked-for-maga-hat/5436273/
CBS2
— Hundreds Gather As Illinois EPA Holds Public Meeting On Sterigenics
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/01/public-meeting-on-sterigenics/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says he’d rather rallygoers not chant ‘Send her back!’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-says-he-d-rather-rallygoers-not-chant-send-her-back-
WGN TV
— Secret meeting, offer of money latest revelations in Sterigenics controversy
– MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/01/secret-meeting-offer-of-money-latest-revelations-in-sterigenics-controversy/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Respected lawmaker should have kept distance from a disreputable practice
Lawmakers should avoid any actions that could be interpreted as an exchange of
favors, and a cannabis company’s willingness to hire state Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s
spouse fits that profile – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/1/20750429/kelly-cassidy-recreational-marijuana-revolution-enterprises-candace-gingrich
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin blames Trump for immigration problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/1/20749178/immigration-border-crisis-asylum-seekers-donald-trump-the-wall-border-security
— So, you want Canadian health care? Medical care is subsidized by taxes, but
the price comes in another form as well — rationing – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/1/20750725/health-care-canadian-health-care-medicare-donald-trump-democratic-debates-republican-party
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering and Gov. Pritzker’s promises – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-gerrymandering-pritzker-madigan-lightfoot-20190801-ndlk52wq4fek5phbo3pzrltrvu-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to investigate wealthy families using loophole in state
guardianship law to qualify children for more financial aid – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-college-financial-aid-guardianship-hearings-20190801-ooznxhs64vf2tbxtyoroog6y6i-story.html
— Plaintiffs in lawsuit that claimed racism in water department want Mayor
Lori Lightfoot to release city records – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-water-department-lawsuit-20190801-5gwzowfy7vhrneolmqk3ngv4km-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pelosi, Scalise headed to this year’s Illinois State Fair The national party
bigwigs will be in Springfield in mid-August to rally troops from their
respective political parties. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pelosi-scalise-headed-years-illinois-state-fair
— Crain’s Chicago Business’ second Notable LGBTQ Executives features 84
leaders in business and nonprofits (DIERSEN: If you do not promote LGBTQ
activity, these leaders, businesses, and nonprofits disapprove of you.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/crains-notable-lgbtq-executives
— Upper-end home sales in area take steep dive Million-dollar-home buyers
pulled back in the first half of 2019, resulting in a double-digit drop in the
number of luxury homes sold in the metropolitan area. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/upper-end-home-sales-area-take-steep-dive
WLS AM
— Trump rallying in Cincinnati hoping to capitalize on Democratic debates
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-rallying-in-cincinnati-hoping-to-capitalize-on-democratic-debates/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Scalise to keynote Republican Day at Illinois State Fair – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190801/rep-scalise-to-keynote-republican-day-at-illinois-state-fair
OGLE COUNTY NEWS
— City council gets ready for new law legalizing cannabis – Vinde Wells
(DIERSEN: Counties and municipalizes that do not ban the sale of pot shout that
they are NOT family friendly.)
https://www.oglecountynews.com/2019/07/26/city-council-gets-ready-for-new-law-legalizing-cannabis/a52d9ts/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Virginia and Kelly Lancey: August Yard of the Month winners in Highland –
BARB STALLARD
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland-news-leader/article233401147.html
SOUTHERN
— When is more gambling too much? How would Illinois know? – Jim Nowlan
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-jim-nowlan-when-is-more-gambling-too-much-how/article_375b3206-04ba-55db-a1fd-9d7b7e010b8c.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— State senator Curran files legislation banning emissions of cancer-causing
gas Downers Grove Republican ‘ready to go’ for special session aimed at
Sterigenics – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/31/state-senator-curran-files-legislation-banning-emissions-of-cancer-causing-gas/ac5pian/
LEGALLY SOCIABLE
— Suburbs do not want to sully their character by allowing marijuana sales –
Dr. Brian Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/07/29/suburbs-do-not-want-to-sully-their-character-by-allowing-marijuana-sales/
— Rethink Rezoning, Save Main responses share similar concerns – Dr. Brian
Miller
https://legallysociable.com/2019/08/01/preserve-neighborhoods-save-main-responses-cut-from-the-same-anti-development-cloth-part-one/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
suburb in which I live and the neighboring suburb both have proposed
redevelopment ideas and each has attracted opposition from residents. Both sets
of opposition have yard signs to voice their displeasure and residents have
spoken at public meetings. Part One of this analysis involves the basics of the
proposed projects and how this fits into what suburbs generally try to do. The
Rethink Rezoning group is responding to a study commissioned by the city of
Wheaton to improve development along the busy Roosevelt Road corridor that runs
east-west through the center of the suburb. . .Neither of these projects are
unusual for suburban communities. Indeed, they both attempt to take advantage
of unique traits already in the suburb. In Wheaton, the Roosevelt Road corridor
has been an area of interest for the city for decades. With tens of thousands
of cars passing through each day, it presents an opportunity, particularly
since it is just south of the downtown (and traffic does not necessarily turn
off Roosevelt to go downtown) and north of the other major shopping area at
Danada (along the busy Butterfield Road corridor). But, Wheaton has generally
been conservative about what development they allow along this stretch.
Compared to Glen Ellyn to the east or the Ogden Avenue corridor in northwest
Naperville, the Roosevelt Road stretch in Wheaton is relatively void of strip
malls, fast food restaurants, car repair places, and rundown facilities. Again:
this has been an intentional effort to maintain a certain level of quality. The
proposed changes would build on this by updating some uses (most suburbs
utilize single-use zoning but this can be restrictive in certain areas) and try
to encourage some cohesiveness across stretches. What is now a hodgepodge of
offices, some older houses, some more recent office buildings, could have a
more uniform character and present a more pleasing aesthetic. I don’t know how
many people will walk along such a busy road but it certainly does not lend
itself to that now. All of this could help improve aesthetics and bring in more
revenue from taxes in a revitalized district. Having a more uniform plan could
help bring in more money for the city which then helps relieve local tax
burdens. . .If these projects are in line with suburban plans – let alone the
long-term plans for each community – what are the residents objecting to? More
on that in Part Two tomorrow.)
POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Ives falsely claims primary foe did not publicly oppose a controversial
Illinois abortion bill – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2019/aug/01/jeanne-ives/ives-falsely-claims-primary-foe-did-not-publicly-o/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Congressional candidate Ives returns to the campaign trail in DuPage County
– Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512815598-congressional-candidate-ives-returns-to-the-campaign-trail-in-dupage-county
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden blames Trump, saying economy ‘collapsing because of this
presidency’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/1/joe-biden-blames-trump-economy-collapsing-because-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Democratic debate wasn’t about socialism, it’s worse – Salena Zito
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-democratic-debate-wasnt-about-socialism-its-worse
FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump Jr.: ‘Screaming racism has become the easy button’ for left-wing
politicians
https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-jr-racism-left-cummings
GOPUSA
— Gillette’s ‘toxic masculinity’ ad costs P&G as shaving giant takes $8B
writedown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big corporations make it clear that they
exist NOT to make a profit, but to a) advance the interests of foreign
countries and b) advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party
platforms.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73554
AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump should ‘Make Baltimore Great Again’ – Thomas Lifson
(DIERSEN: When Democrats move into an area, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/president_trump_should_make_baltimore_great_again.html
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— HuffPost: Charlotte Worried About the Bad People GOP Convention Could Bring
to Town – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/huffpost-charlotte-worried-about-the-bad-people-gop-convention-could-bring-to-town/
CNS NEWS
— Sen. Rand Paul Marks ‘The Death of the Tea Party Movement in America’ –
Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sen-rand-paul-marks-death-tea-party-movement-america
CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Again, Dems With Hateful, Counter-Trump, Radical Leftist Positions – Dave
King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/again-dems-with-hateful-counter-trump-radical-leftist-positions/
— Racism: The Latest Attack Fad By Democrats – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/racismthe-latest-attack-fad-by-democrats/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Call Any Criticism Of Their Proposals A ‘Republican Talking Point’
– AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrat-proposals-criticism-republican-talking-point-debates/
— Democrats Don’t Care About Baltimore – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/01/democrats-dont-care-about-baltimore/
TOWNHALL
— New Poll Finds Trump Far More Popular Than Pelosi, ‘The Squad’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/08/01/new-poll-trump-far-more-popular-than-the-squad-n2550897
— Slaughterhouse Owner Sentenced 18 Months For Employing Illegal Aliens,
Avoiding Millions In Taxes – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/01/slaughterhouse-owner-sentenced-18-months-for-employing-illegal-aliens-avoiding-m-n2551057
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC dishes out dangerous rhetoric: People in marginalized communities have
‘no choice but to riot’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/01/ocasio-cortez-slammed-for-saying-people-in-marginalized-communities-have-no-choice-but-to-riot-780654
WORLD NET DAILY
— AOC: PEOPLE MUST RIOT AGAINST ISRAEL Democrat claims Middle East democracy
‘absolutely’ criminal
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/aoc-people-must-riot-against-israel/
— DEMS DON’T CARE ABOUT HELLHOLE BALTIMORE — THEY CREATED IT ‘Progressivism
isn’t about helping the people beneath you’ – Tucker Carlson & Neil Patel
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/dems-dont-care-about-hellhole-baltimore-they-created-it/
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— The Price Of Getting A Pass Into The U.S.? – $80 For A Child – John Romero
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/price-getting-free-pass-us-80
CNN
— Applause for Reparations at CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate – Ellen
McGirt (DIERSEN: If you surveyed the Democrats in your precinct, what percent
would say they support promoting 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) abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
h) patronage (reparations), i) political affiliation discrimination
(reparations), j) reverse discrimination (reparations), k) age discrimination
(reparations), and l) retaliation (reparations)?)
https://fortune.com/2019/07/31/applause-for-reparations-at-cnns-democratic-presidential-debate-raceahead/
ABC NEWS
— Ben Carson injects himself into Trump’s feud with Dems with Baltimore press
conference – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-carson-injects-trumps-feud-dems-baltimore-press/story?id=64679253
NBC NEWS
— LGBTQ issues nearly absent from 10 hours of Democratic debates Over four
nights of Democratic presidential debates, there was barely any extended
mention of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. – Tim
Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity,
you are barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-issues-nearly-absent-10-hours-democratic-debates-n1038176
NBC NEW YORK
— Owner of NYC Art Gallery on Billionaire’s Row Claims Group Attacked Him for
Wearing MAGA Hat
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Owner-NYC-Art-Gallery-Billionaires-Row-Claims-Group-Attack-MAGA-Hat-513502341.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Another Victim of Facebook Romance Scams: A U.S. Congressman After battling
social media impostors for years, Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois
wants to force Facebook to do more to combat fake accounts. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/technology/facebook-military-romance-scam.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ignoring-trumps-racism-betrays-our-countrys-victims/2019/08/01/78b9d0e6-b471-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html
SPOKANE FAVS
— Political signs say who we vote for, not who we are – Tracy Simmons
https://spokanefavs.com/political-signs-say-who-we-vote-for-not-who-we-are/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ ‘Big Ideas’ May Re-Elect Trump From Medicare for All to the Green
New Deal, candidates work hard to repel swing voters. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-big-ideas-may-re-elect-trump-11564613802
YAHOO FINANCE
— IBM accused of age discrimination after layoffs (DIERSEN: While I worked for
GAO 1980-1997, its top goals were to bring down the average age of its work
force while at the same time increasing the percentage of its employees who
were Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ibm-accused-age-discrimination-layoffs-152322935.html
QUARTZ
— 25% of Americans are disabled. So why aren’t the Democratic candidates
talking about it? – Rebecca Cokley (DIERSEN: As more and more and more
Americans smoke pot, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60+% will be disabled.)
https://qz.com/1679748/disability-issues-are-absent-from-the-democratic-debate/
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
— News roundup (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost
30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. If I had not been a
whistle blower, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior
Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Should I put that in my
resume?)
https://www.whistleblowersblog.org/2019/08/articles/national-whistleblower-day/cyber/
COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $529,900
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