November 4 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Cubs World Series celebration ranks as 7th largest gathering in human history – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/215601786-story
— Chicago politicians react to Cubs winning World Series – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/215424606-story

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Kirk starts debate with apology to Duckworth
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-duckworth/article_1eac8ff6-abbb-57e9-abdb-e8741e8b5f62.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Latest-Kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-10594758.php
http://www.wrex.com/story/33636494/the-latest-kirk-starts-debate-with-apology-to-duckworth

 

ABC7
— CLINTON, TRUMP TARGET DIFFERENT AMERICAS IN FINAL PUSH  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-non-veterans, anti-German-Americans, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.  Those who promote class warfare, wealth redistribution, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, pot, booze, gambling, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender of America to Mexico and to all the other countries of the world, etc. will vote for Clinton.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/clinton-trump-target-different-americas-in-final-push/1590244/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth, Durbin try to rally Democrats during appearance in Matteson – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-senate-st-1106-20161104-story.html
— How Kirk, Duckworth differ on the issues – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-us-senate-race-kirk-duckworth-issues-met-20161104-story.html
— Experts see Illinois headed for a post-election hangover – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: If Trump loses, will the anti-Trumps first try to promote those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned Trump, then try to get rid of those who supported Trump, and then try to get rid of those who stayed neutral?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-november-9-outlook-illinois-zorn-perspec-1106-md-20161104-column.html
— Change the Illinois House — and other crucial last asks in this election – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vote-endose-illinois-madigan-1106-md-20161104-story.html
— Illinois is not a high tax state, but a high dysfunction state; a high irresponsibility state – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-is-not-a-high-tax-state-but-a-high-dysfunction-state-a-high-irresponsibility-state-20161104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hillary Clinton holds small lead over Donald Trump in new poll – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/clinton-holds-small-lead-over-donald-trump-new-poll/
— More than $39M invested in state’s top contested races – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-39m-invested-in-states-top-contested-races/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bourne v. Mathis: Mailer depicts Illinois lawmaker naked, police investigate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161104/news/311049897/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘We’re trying to redefine the workplace for moms’ – ROBERT LOERZEL  (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO during the mid-1990s in the 200 West Adams building in downtown Chicago, GAO gutted its “smoking room” and turned it into a “lactation room.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161104/NEWS07/161109886/were-trying-to-redefine-the-workplace-for-moms

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kaine calls Trump a clown in Spanish: ‘Payaso’  Outreach strategy seemed to be working – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kaine-calls-trump-a-clown-in-spanish-payaso
— Citigroup: Trump win would cause immediate stock drop  Citigroup forecast: 75% chance of Clinton victory – Chris Isidore  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  The federal government has tremendous power to drive the stock market up or down, at least in the short run.  Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/citigroup-trump-win-would-cause-immediate-stock-drop

 

NEWS ON 6
— Illinois election judge allegedly sent dead husband’s ballot – AP
http://www.newson6.com/story/33635731/illinois-election-judge-allegedly-sent-dead-husbands-ballot

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz 1 on 1 with CTU President Karen Lewis on charter school miracles and some bad CPS teachers  (DIERSEN: How bad are/were you? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government did not promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been “bad,” and for no other reason.  They also hint/imply/argue/shout that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. because I have always been “bad,” and for no other reason.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/11/berkowitz-1-on-1-with-ctu-president-karen-lewis-on-charter-school-miracles-teacher-assessments-and-bad-teachers/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Illinois GOP: Schneider ads against Dold, featuring Trump, violate law – Carol Ostrow
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511039317-illinois-gop-schneider-ads-against-dold-featuring-trump-violate-law

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HALF OF CITY ALDERMEN DON’T SHOW UP FOR CHICAGO BUDGET HEARINGS – Chris Lentino
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/half-of-city-aldermen-dont-show-up-for-chicago-budget-hearings/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— WAND’s Doug Wolfe Reports On Citizen Watchdogs
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/11/video-wands-doug-wolfe-reports-on-citizen-watchdogs/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PHOTOS FROM THE CUBS PARADE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/photos-from-the-cubs-parade.html
— DI LEO: HILLARY CLINTON AND THE WATERGATE STANDARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/hillary-clinton-and-the-watergate-standard.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC’s Today Accuses GOP of Minority Voter Suppression – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2016/11/04/nbcs-today-accuses-gop-minority-voter-suppression

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Noncitizen Voting: the Biggest Threat to the 2016 Elections? – MATT O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/11/04/noncitizen-voting-the-biggest-threat-to-the-2016-elections/
— 50 Years of Special Treatment for Cubans – RJ HAUMAN
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/11/02/50-years-of-special-treatment-for-cubans/

 

NUMBERS USA
— TOTAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION HITS RECORD HIGH OF 43.3 MILLION IN 2015  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that immigrants have had, are having, and will have.  Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/cis-total-immigrant-population-hits-record-high-433-million-2015

 

GOPUSA
— Confused and bewildered, low information voters struggle  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who since 2000 have focused on a) discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discouraging everyone from reading those emails?  They want everyone to be “low information.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16745
— Is Fox News the only suitor for Megyn Kelly? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you are paid, the more credibility that you are.  They shout that because I am not paid any money to serve as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, I have no credibility. According to this article, Fox News as willing to meet Kelly’s asking price of a $20 million annual salary.  I should ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes how much money are they are paid a year and who pays them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16699
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The much expected bidding war for the services of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has apparently fizzled, due in part to Rupert Murdoch’s indication last week that he wants to re-sign the star anchor and was willing to meet her asking price of a $20 million annual salary. According to Vanity Fair, CNN, ABC and CBS are passing on the opportunity to hire Kelly: “One CNN insider explained, ‘of course we would love to have her,’ before noting that poaching Kelly, given the likely cost of her contract, ‘is not something we are seriously considering.’ Instead, this person elaborated, CNN is investing more in documentary-style programming after the election. ‘I don’t believe anyone is pursuing her other than Fox at this point,’ said one ABC insider. A source close to CBS said that they are not making an offer, either. (The person close to Kelly noted that discussions with rival executives were ongoing.)” If that’s true, that really only leaves NBC and MSNBC as potential suitors. But in this era of tight budgets it’s unlikely they would be willing to cough up the kind of money that Kelly wants. Kelly has been under fire from conservatives ever since her tough questioning of Donald Trump at the first GOP presidential primary debate last year. Her ongoing squabbles with the nominee have sent viewers elsewhere, leading to some slippage in her ratings.)
— Hillary Clinton and the Extreme Abortionist Culture
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16731
— Media Blackout of Clinton’s Criminal Activities Exposes Their Corruption
http://www.gopusa.com/media-blackout-of-clintons-criminal-activities-exposes-their-corruption/

 

BREITBART
— FBI Deputy Director Whose Wife Got $675K from Clinton Associate Asked Why He’s Still Heading Investigation into Hillary – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/03/fbi-chief-whose-wife-got-675k-clinton-associate-asked-hes-still-heading-investigation-hillary/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Rutgers student fired from campus newspaper after writing ‘illegal alien’ in column – TONI AIRAKSINEN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29786/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— In closing, Trump supporters at peace with their man, flaws and all – BYRON YORK
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-in-closing-trump-supporters-at-peace-with-their-man-flaws-and-all/article/2606483

 

THE HILL
— Clinton drops below 270 in CNN electoral map – Rebecca Savransky
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304341-clinton-drops-below-270-in-cnn-electoral-map

 

POLITICO
— House whip tries to whip conservatives to the polls – Rachael Bade
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/steve-scalise-house-2016-230737

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Supporter Paints House to Rally Voters
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-supporter-paints-house-to-rally-voters/272AC6DD-669A-4D5A-AE26-DEE338F055E1.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Obama: Imagine What People Would Do If I Said Stuff Trump Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-11-05/obama-imagine-what-people-would-do-if-i-said-stuff-trump-says

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— New York City Can’t Ask You Your Salary Anymore – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 (GS-13 Step 10) a year in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.  In 1997, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years.  Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://time.com/money/4556826/new-york-city-bans-pay-history-questions/

 

INQUISITR
— DO DONALD TRUMP-HITLER COMPARISONS MADE BY KEITH OLBERMANN, CENK UYGUR, OTHERS VIOLATE GODWIN’S LAW?
http://www.inquisitr.com/3679439/hitler-trump-nazi-comparisons-violate-godwins-law/

November 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Kirk: ‘Tammy and I Think It’s Time to Move On’ from Debate Gaffe  With his campaign flagging less than a week until Election Day, Sen. Mark Kirk is ready to move past the controversy surrounding a racially-charged comment he made at last week’s debate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Tammy-and-I-Think-Its-Time-to-Move-On-From-Debate-Gaffe-399749891.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman Pat O’Connor, we don’t quake in fear of Donald Trump – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-alderman-we-dont-quake-in-fear-of-donald-trump/
— Parties spend millions on House races, but GOP magic number is 1 – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/parties-spend-millions-on-house-races-but-gop-magic-number-is-1/
— Independence key issue in costly race for obscure fiscal post – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/independence-key-issue-in-costly-race-for-obscure-fiscal-post/
— CPS principals in line for about $3 million in raises – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-principals-in-line-for-about-3-million-in-raises/
— Conservationists make waves about dying river Cubbie blue – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/conservationists-make-waves-about-dying-river-cubbie-blue/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For state workers, a special holiday come vote time – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1104-20161103-story.html
— Don’t like Donald Trump’s piggish prejudice? Blame golf. – Michael Peppard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-golf-racism-sexism-20161103-story.html
— In campaign appearance, Melania Trump vows to take on cyberbullying as first lady
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-melania-trump-cyberbullying-20161103-story.html
— ‘Nightmare scenario’: What happens if election is disputed and Supreme Court ties 4-4 on the outcome? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-election-tie-supreme-court-20161103-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Not many students ‘sick’ with Cubs fever today, but for Friday’s parade… – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109562/
— Pierog v. Oberweis: Last-minute spending picks up in state Senate 25 race – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109492/
— Kane Dist. 10 candidate Todd Zies criticized for using fire district email for campaign
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109503/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Board District 10 candidate Todd Zies of North Aurora used a work email, from his job as a firefighter, to conduct campaign business. The revelation came from Republican political consultant Jon Zahm, who obtained the emails through a Freedom of Information Act request with Zies’ employer, the North Aurora Fire Protection District.)
— DuPage forest district changes payouts to departing employees to save on pensions – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161103/news/161109610/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois medical marijuana’s 1st year ends with 12K patients – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161102/illinois-medical-marijuanas-1st-year-ends-with-12k-patients

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Opportunity Project accuses AG of vote-by-mail interference – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/elections/conservative-group-accuses-ag-of-vote-by-mail-interference/article_595dc025-3370-59b0-8345-f2aedc8f0c18.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— For state workers, vote is special – Austin Berg
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/91791/for-state-workers-vote-is-special

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
– Incumbents confident in Illinois House Races – CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/11/03/incumbents-confident-in-illinois-house-races/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Why Did Kirk Make The “George Washington” Comment? – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/why-did-kirk-make-george-washington-comment#stream/0

 

WBEZ
— Why The Illinois Comptroller Race Deserves Extra Attention This Year – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/why-the-illinois-comptroller-race-deserves-extra-attention-this-year/162c9383-dff8-4c4a-bbfd-906def516c3f

 

WJBD
— Record Number of Gun Background Checks Before Election
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/11/03/record-number-of-gun-background-checks-before-election

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pence backs Ryan as speaker after repeatedly declining to do so  Pence later says Ryan should remain speaker – Deirdre Walsh and Elizabeth Landers
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/pence-declines-three-times-to-back-paul-ryan-for-speaker
— Melania Trump: Ending social media bullying would be focus as first lady  Says husband knows how to ‘shake things up’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/melania-trump-ending-social-media-bullying-would-be-focus-as-first-lady
— Trump’s hate-love relationship with Cubs owners  Cubs owners poured cash into anti-Trump PAC – Chris Isidore
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-hatelove-relationship-with-cubs-owners

 

TIMES
— Jerry Long: Average mom or political player? – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/average-mom-or-political-player/article_fc3bbc89-8401-5a2e-8d95-0d5e7ab2e0e7.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Hate speech by Illinois radio host Bob Romanik deserves FCC review – Editorial
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-hate-speech-by-illinois-radio-host-deserves-fcc-review/article_4ce41994-3dcf-5440-a1f2-1e444aa80b8a.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Race for Senate District 58: Q&A with Simon, Schimpf on higher education – Marnie Leonard
http://dailyegyptian.com/61605/news/race-for-senate-district-58-qa-with-simon-schimpf-on-higher-education/

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DUCKWORTH OPENS LEAD AS KIRK FALTERS IN CRUCIAL FINAL STAGE OF SENATE RACE – Guy-Lee King and Duke Omara
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/duckworth-opens-lead-as-kirk-falters-in-crucial-final-stage-of-senate-race/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP: Mendoza dispute over unpaid bill reflects on fiscal credibility
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511039297-gop-mendoza-dispute-over-unpaid-bill-reflects-on-fiscal-credibility

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW 2014 IRS MIGRATION DATA SHOW WEALTH AND YOUTH ARE FLEEING ILLINOIS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-2014-irs-migration-data-show-wealth-and-youth-are-fleeing-illinois/
— ILLINOIS 1 OF 7 STATES WHERE HOME VALUES ARE STILL BELOW PRE-RECESSION LEVELS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-1-of-7-states-where-home-values-are-still-below-pre-recession-levels/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk says debate comment was a “snarky remark”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/03/kirk-says-debate-comment-was-a-snarky-remark/
— Munger uses old story to distance herself from Rauner  (DIERSEN: Who distances themselves from you?  The following distance themselves from me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/03/munger-uses-old-story-to-distance-herself-from-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL might need to tackle fleeing fans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16673

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Lawmakers Who Back Abortion Rights Face Tough Reelection Battle
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-Lawmakers-Abortion-Rights-Tough/2016/11/03/id/756842/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ranks of cross-over Republicans in Congress who buck the party and support abortion rights are thin — and liable to shrink further even as lines around the polarizing issue are hardening, according to Politico. Five Republicans are reliably pro-choice but one, New York Rep. Richard Hanna, is retiring and Illinois Reps. Bob Dold and Mark Kirk are in uphill races for re-election, Politico reported.)

 

THE HILL
— Fears about black turnout keep Dems awake – Jordan Fabian
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/304213-fears-about-black-turnout-keeps-dems-awake

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Comey Violated The Hatch Act And Must Be Fired – Mark Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marklevine/comey-violated-the-hatch-_b_12748750.html
— Hey, Melania Trump, Have You Met Your Husband?  Twitter users rolled their eyes when The Donald’s wife deplored bullies. – Jenna Amatulli
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-trump-donald-trump-twitter_us_581b8d41e4b0e80b02c89274

 

FORBES
—  Illinois Opportunity Project’s Early Voting Program Sparks Controversy – Jessica Karmasek
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2016/11/03/in-illinois-a-conservative-groups-early-voting-program-sparks-controversy/#4268fb435d27

 

MARKET WATCH
— The number of undocumented immigrants working has fallen since the Great Recession – Quentin Fottrell (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-number-of-undocumented-immigrants-working-has-fallen-since-the-great-recession-2016-11-03

 

FED SMITH
— Big Jump for Trump in Reader’s Presidential Preference Survey – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/11/03/big-jump-for-trump-in-readers-presidential-preference-survey/

November 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Evanston man’s Donald Trump sign burned on his front lawn – Lee V. Gaines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-trump-sign-tl-1102-20161102-story.html
— The freebie party is over, aldermen. Welcome to hoi polloi. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aldermen-cubs-tickets-ethics-edit-1103-md-20161102-story.html
— Staples offering employees $100/month to help pay off student loans – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement.  My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses.  Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related masters degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-staples-student-loan-help-1102-20161102-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Saples has become the latest company trying to attract and keep young workers who are fretting about how they will pay their college student loans. The company announced Wednesday that it will provide $100 a month for up to 36 months to full-time sales associates and “high potential” and “top performing” employees who are paying off student loans or in the process of earning a degree. With unemployment low, many companies are struggling to pull in and retain dedicated young workers with good skills, and increasingly they are eyeing help with student loans as a means to stand out as an employer, said Gary Kushner, president of Kushner & Co. a Michigan-based benefits consulting firm. While large companies such as Fidelity Investments and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have received national attention for providing the new benefit, small and medium-size companies are especially interested in it as a retention tool, he said. “If you are fortunate enough to get skills and the right cultural fit, you want to hold onto the person as long as you can,” said Kushner. He noted that retailers especially face a struggle. About 4 percent of employers have been offering student loan repayment help this year, according to a Society for Human Resource Management survey of employers. Americans have about $1.2 trillion in student loan debt and about half of those with loans have monthly payments that are excessive based on their incomes, according to a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Academic research has shown the pressure of college loans is causing some millennials to delay marriage, children and home purchases. . .The company also is offering a tuition reimbursement program for some employees who pursue education while working and gives 30 college scholarships of $3,000 each to children of employees. Helping employees pursue education while on the job is not a new benefit. In contrast to the new perk aimed at new workers with student loans, the old programs were designed to increase skills of existing employees. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, tuition reimbursement programs for employees who go to undergraduate or master’s programs have been cut back in recent years. In 2012, 58 percent of employers were offering the benefit to employees going to graduate school. In 2016, that had dropped to 52 percent. For undergraduate tuition, 61 percent were giving benefits in 2012, but that had dropped to 55 percent in 2016. Tanya Mulvey, researcher for the human resources group, said that employers have been looking for ways to cut some benefit costs to make up for the extra cost of health insurance. The average tuition reimbursement per employee per year was $4,442 in 2016, she said. Companies offering tuition reiumbursements can receive a tax deduction.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm’s floor leader: Mistake to pick fight with ‘spiteful’ Trump – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Who are the most spiteful people in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about the most spiteful people in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They all blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahms-floor-leader-mistake-to-pick-fight-with-spiteful-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why Kane County taxpayers owe $283,000 to IRS – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109717/
— Dold, Schneider divided on Syrian refugees – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161102/news/161109756/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS brags, but new teachers’ deal still whacks taxpayers – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109945/cps-brags-but-new-teachers-deal-still-whacks-taxpayers
— Chicago wages up almost 3 percent, Glassdoor report says – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS07/161039972/chicago-wages-up-almost-3-percent-glassdoor-report-says
— Illinois’ pension woes are not so bad after all* – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/NEWS02/161109955/illinois-pension-woes-are-not-so-bad-after-all
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Jersey became the state with the worst-funded public pension system in the U.S. in 2015, followed closely by Kentucky and Illinois. The Garden State had $135.7 billion less than it needs to cover all the benefits that have been promised, a $22.6 billion increase over the prior year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Illinois’s unfunded pension liabilities rose to $119.1 billion from $111.5 billion. The two were among states whose retirement systems slipped further behind as rock-bottom bond yields and lackluster stock-market gains caused investment returns to fall short of targets. The median state pension had 74.5 percent of assets needed to meet promised benefits, down from 75.6 percent the prior year. The decline followed two years of gains. The shortfall for states overall was $1.1 trillion in 2015.)
— Conspiracy theories abound – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161102/BLOGS02/161109949/trump-rauner-madigan-conspiracy-theories-abound
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This being the election year of the conspiracy theory, allow me to let you in on a couple of the better ones floating around the Land of Lincoln. They’re not quite as provocative as tales about who’s really pulling FBI chief James Comey’s strings, or what Vladimir Putin promised Donald Trump. But anything that involves Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, zillions of TV ad dollars and hidden income tax returns reaches a certain level of interest. Story No. 1 concerns the big super PAC that state Sen. Dan Biss put together, the one no one had heard of until a couple of weeks ago, when it suddenly started spending big money—now $10 million or so—on ads tying Gov. Rauner to the GOP presidential nominee, who may be popular in some places but not in most of Illinois.)

 

ABC7
— GOP PLAN FOR A CLINTON PRESIDENCY: BLOCK AND RESIST – AP  (DIERSEN: If Clinton is elected, she will give preference to her supporters, that is, to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, that is, she will discriminate against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 12 percent of Illinois voters have cast ballots – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/215170781-story

 

WBEZ
— Campaign Cash: How Rauner’s Money Is Spent – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/campaign-cash-how-rauners-money-is-spent/f17e0712-eb89-4b3a-84ae-2bb335140e6f

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Election 2016: Top Issues Black People Should Consider – Mary L. Datcher  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  What issues should those who share your demographics consider?  Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for those candidates who promise to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/11/02/election-2016-top-issues-black-people-should-consider/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake City Council sets civil fines for marijuana possession – KEVIN P. CRAVER  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/02/crystal-lake-city-council-sets-civil-fines-for-marijuana-possession/a1vnvor/

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Endorsements: Vote Mendoza for Comptroller
http://rockrivertimes.com/2016/11/02/endorsements-vote-mendoza-for-comptroller/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bush family mum on voting for Clinton or Trump  Several members wouldn’t endorse Trump – CNN  (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton.  Those who do not vote for Trump should be barred from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bush-family-mum-on-voting-for-clinton-or-trump

 

SIU NEWS
— Business college names ‘Emerging Saluki Leader Award’ winners – Christi Mathis  (DIERSEN: GAO promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 38 years old.  According to FederalPay.org, at
https://www.federalpay.org/gs/2016/GS-13,”A GS-13 employee in civilian government is roughly equivalent to an O-5 in the military, in terms of compensation. In the U.S. Army, O-5 is ranked Lieutenant Colonel” and “Most organizations have a limited number of GS-13 and above positions. GS-13 is typically a team lead position with around 10 people directly below them.”)
http://news.siu.edu/2016/11/110216cjm16168.php

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Election ‘environment’ portends GOP losses – RUSS STEWART  (DIERSEN: What class are you in? (1) the won’t haves; (2) the entitlement class; (3) the keep what I haves; (4) the haves; or the (5) the wealthy?)
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/11/02/election-environment-portends-gop-losses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of having to plow through 1,500 words to ascertain this columnist’s Nov. 8 predictions, here is the list, in the first paragraph: Hillary Clinton, Tammy Duckworth, Susana Mendoza, Brad Schneider, a Democratic U.S. Senate majority, a narrow Republican U.S. House majority, Mike Madigan and a 68-50 House majority, Laura Murphy, a Cook County Democratic tsunami, and, in an oddity, Republican state Representative Mike McAuliffe. The biggest loser will be Bruce Rauner, and the biggest winner will be the status quo. On Nov. 9 the nationwide and Illinois political environment will be barely different from Nov. 8. Environment. In real estate, success in selling famously is determined by location, location, location. In politics, success in winning is determined by environment, environment, environment. The end of the 2016 election campaign is decidedly un-Trump, non-Trump and anti-Trump. Being a Democrat in a Democratic-friendly nation, state or district, is the ticket to victory. That was not always so. The campaign, which began in mid-2015, shaped up as an anti-status quo year. It is ending as a status quo year. There is so much wrong in America and with America — the economy, the political system, the criminal justice system, wealth allocation, the health care system, the education system and the country’s foreign policy. Should not the Obama-Clinton Administration be held accountable? It’s not. It’s all just sound and fury. Up until the 1990s the country was divided between the haves and the have nots. Now it’s schismed between (1) the won’t haves, essentially the Millennial generation, which has maximum debt and minimal job opportunities and which views income redistribution as the solution; (2) the entitlement class, which includes retirees and all those who receive some income from some government source; (3) the keep what I haves, primarily the working class, struggling to pay their bills and affected the most by crime, property taxes and neighborhood change; (4) the haves, those families earning more than $100,000, spending more than they make, worth maybe $1 million, and worried about the future; and (5) the wealthy, the infamous top 1 percent, whose net worth is $10 million and up. Of those demographic sectors, only two in 2016 sought to upset the status quo, the Millennials, who embraced Bernie Sanders’ socialism, and the working class, who embraced Donald Trump’s anti-elitist populism. Each was sending the message no more Clintonism, Obamaism, Bushism, elitism, insiderism and favoritism. Yet, on Nov. 8, all of those “isms” will triumph.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Reports Reick Has Received $1.3 Million, Bartman $305,000 in Race to Replace Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/02/tribune-reports-reick-has-received-1-3-million-bartman-305000/
— GOP Letter from Dorr Township Precinct Committeeman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/gop-letter-from-dorr-township-precinct-committeeman/
— Lying Jack Franks Makes an Even Bigger False Promise: “No More High Property Taxes in McHenry County”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/11/01/99312/
— Another Dissatisfied with Huntley Park District Voting Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/31/another-dissatisfied-with-huntley-park-district-voting-machines/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s silence on Trump – Kevin Hoffman
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/11/02/rauner-silence-trump-crains/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSWOMAN CALLS FACEBOOK RACIST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-congresswoman-calls-facebook-racist.html
— COOK COUNTY TO TAX MINORITIES FOR BEING FAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/cook-county-to-tax-minorities-for-being-fat.html
— 9TH CD VOTERS DEMAND INVESTIGATION IN SCHAKOWSKY’S DARK DEALINGS WITH HUSBAND’S FIRM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/9th-cd-voters-demand-investigation-in-schakowskys-dark-dealings-with-husbands-firm.html
— NEW JERSEY TOPS ILLINOIS AS STATE WITH WORST-OFF PENSION SYSTEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/new-jersey-tops-illinois-as-state-with-worst-off-pension-system.html
— PROFESSOR FINDS THAT MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS THINK AMERICA INVENTED SLAVERY  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Are you White?  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefited from your ancestors’ racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/professor-finds-that-most-college-students-think-america-invented-slavery.html
— THORNER: WOMEN IN POLITICS ‘STAND BY FIRE’ AS LEGISLATORS AND CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/women-in-politics-who-stand-by-the-fire-as-legislators-and-candidates.html
— TAXPAYERS DON’T REALIZE THEY’RE PAYING BILLIONS TO SERVICE THE NATIONAL DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/taxpayers-dont-realize-theyre-paying-billions-to-service-the-national-debt.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Another million for Munger
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/02/another-million-for-munger/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois governor, wife to downsize during mansion revamp – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/2/illinois-governor-wife-to-downsize-during-mansion-/

 

GOPUSA
— The Podesta emails show who runs America – and how they do it
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16648
— DOJ warns against filing voter challenges
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16682
— A Fifth Clinton Presidency? Hill, No! – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/a-fifth-clinton-presidency-hill-no/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Hammers America First Trade Policy in Pennsylvania, Reaches Out to Bernie Sanders Backers – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/02/trump-targets-pennsylvania/
— Starbucks Unveils Cup to Promote Unity During ‘Divisive Time’ in America – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT TO UNITE EVERYONE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/02/starbucks-unveils-cup-promote-unity-divisive-time-america/

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Trump Tied With Clinton on Returning Support From Women – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Poll-Trump-Tied-Clinton/2016/11/02/id/756578/

 

FEDERALIST
— Despite Investigations, Obama’s IRS Has Never Stopped Targeting Conservatives  The next Tea Party scandal is not only coming, it may already be happening. When it does, the charade will begin anew, and no one will pay a price. – Paul Jossey
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/01/despite-investigations-obamas-irs-never-stopped-targeting-conservatives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Jumps Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In This Poll For The First Time Since May – Alex Pappas
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/trump-jumps-ahead-of-clinton-in-this-poll-for-the-first-time-since-may/
— Undecideds Fuel Trump’s Rise In Recent Poll – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/01/undecideds-fuel-trumps-rise-in-recent-poll/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
—  Illinois Opportunity Project Denies Sitting On People’s Ballot Applications  But state Democrats suspect a voter suppression effort. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/illinois-ballot-applications_us_581a1a26e4b08f9841aca2d3
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pat Hughes, the co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, the conservative group that distributed the applications, said the criticism is bogus because the applications have, in fact, been submitted to the clerk. “It’s a red herring,” Hughes said. “It’s a pretext for harassment.” The Illinois attorney general’s office last week warned voters that if they filled out vote-by-mail ballot applications, they should “stay alert and monitor whether they then receive a ballot in the mail.” The office, which is headed by Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, sent several letters last month to the Illinois Opportunity Project demanding information about its vote-by-mail efforts in Rock Island and six other Illinois counties. Maura Possley, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, said people were confused because the group’s vote-by-mail solicitation didn’t say who it was coming from. “Because the Illinois Opportunity Project’s mailings do not identify that organization and, instead, are sent from ‘[Name of County] County Vote By Mail Center’, they have led to voter confusion regarding whether they are official documents from the counties,” Possley said in an email. The Illinois Opportunity Project has ties to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican. One of the group’s co-founders, the conservative radio host Dan Proft, also heads up a big-spending political action committee that is funded partly by Rauner. The governor is looking to chip away at Democrats’ supermajority in the state legislature. Madigan’s father, state Rep. Michael Madigan (D), has been speaker of the Illinois House for decades. The Illinois kerfuffle is one of several voting controversies, some more serious than others, unfolding in various states as Election Day nears.)

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Is Donald Trump a tax criminal? With so many red flags, it’s time for the government to investigate – DAVID CAY JOHNSTON  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates treated me because I deducted my graduate business and accounting courses.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/david-cay-johnston-donald-trump-tax-criminal-article-1.2855817

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Republicans have all but given up on winning over urban voters – EMILY BADGER and QUOCTRUNG BUI  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at urban voters that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/republicans-have-all-but-given-up-on-winning-over-urban-voters/

 

KOAM TV
— TRAGIC: Legal marijuana may be added to Las Vegas’ list of vices – AP
http://www.koamtv.com/story/33591032/legal-marijuana-may-be-added-to-las-vegas-list-of-vices

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 1.8 Billion People Use Facebook Every Month  And most of them use the social networking app on their phone. – Reuter
http://time.com/money/4555687/facebook-user-growth-q3-earnings/

 

THE WEEK
— Americans might actually move to Canada after the presidential election
http://theweek.com/speedreads/659248/americans-might-actually-move-canada-after-presidential-election

 

NEW YORKER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: TWO AMERICAS: WHY DONALD TRUMP STILL HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT – John Cassidy
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/two-americas-why-donald-trump-still-has-a-lot-of-support

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Something to take for granted on Election Day: Federal employees – Ron Sanders, Booz Allen Hamilton  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because of my Democrat GAO superiors, I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/something-to-take-for-granted-on-election-day-feds

 

FED WEEK
— Pay Gap Little Changed at 34 Percent  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/pay-gap-little-changed-34-percent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal-private sector pay gap remains essentially unchanged from a year ago at 34.07 percent, the Federal Salary Council has reported. While that represents the official word, based on BLS data, it likely will have little to no impact on the prospects for the January 2017 federal employee raise, which will be 1.6 percent unless political leaders take up the raise issue. They have shown no sign of interest in doing so this year, similar to the pattern of the prior three years when the council also reported a pay gap in the 34-35 percent range but raises only in the 1-2 percent range were paid—also in each case by default when no figure was enacted. The 1.6 percent raise is to be paid as 1 percentage point across the board and the 0.6 percent divided as locality pay. The largest gaps, and thus the largest locality pay portions to be paid, were found to be in the San Francisco, Washington-Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento areas. However, even in those areas, the raise likely will be only in about the 1.8 percent range. The lowest-paid locality, meanwhile, is the catchall rest of U.S., which covers areas in the contiguous states outside one of the 44 city areas (Alaska and Hawaii are separate localities in their entirety) as well as U.S. territories and possessions. The raise in those areas likely will be around 1.4 percent; exact figures are to be set by a late-year executive order formalizing the raise. Locality rates are paid according to where employees work, not where they live, and reflect comparisons of labor market conditions, not cost of living.)

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump-incited ‘patriot’ militias could never carry off a coup, but could spread murderous terror.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/2/1590177/-Trump-incited-patriot-militias-could-never-carry-off-a-coup-but-could-spread-murderous-terror

 

AUTO WORLD NEWS
— 10 KEYS WHY FORD MUSTANG IS THE BEST-SELLING SPORTS CAR – Mariechris Felipe
http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/22317/20161102/10-keys-why-ford-mustang-is-the-best-selling-sports-car.htm

November 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage gears up for election – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-early-voters-dupage-st-1102-20161101-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: State comptroller race proxy war for Rauner, Madigan – Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-leslie-munger-susana-mendoza-comptroller-met-20161101-story.html
— Chicago City Council to vote on Trump street sign ban – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago proudly paint Chicago as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-meeting-trump-sign-vote-20161031-story.html
— Seats open in 9 of 13 Will County districts – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-board-election-st-1030-20161031-story.html
— Franklin Park to have 3 referendum questions on April ballot – Alex V. Hernandez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-franklinpark-meeting-tl-1103-20161031-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Dems put another $3 million into anti-Trump/Rauner push – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-dems-put-another-3-million-into-anti-trumprauner-push/
— Rauner gets passing grade on pot policies – Mick Dumke and Emily Gray Brosious  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gets-passing-grade-on-pot-policies/
— Comey will never recover from throwing fact-free bomb – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-comey-will-never-recover-from-throwing-fact-free-bomb/
— Lawsuit argues Fire Dept. out of step on gender equality – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997.  I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid tests were biased in favor of White males like me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-lawsuit-argues-fire-dept-out-of-step-on-gender-equality/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: America much better off after Obama’s 8 years – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Are you better off?  I am not. From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors are better off and the aforesaid looks to be even more better off under Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-obama-steadied-our-nation-in-interesting-times/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How the 14th Congressional District candidates plan to help veterans – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  What do Hultgren and Walz say to my Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have always stressed that I am not a veteran because I successfully sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, b) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things, and c) who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966; that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job; that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971; that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974; that instead of me, GAO should have hired a  veteran in 1980; that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986; and that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161101/news/161109980/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Clerk fears other unfilled ballot requests – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/ri-county-clerk-fears-other-unfilled-ballot-requests/article_67d8fec6-61ff-5b60-a906-581096bd7568.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kasich votes McCain instead of Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: To not vote for Trump is to vote for Clinton.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/kasich-votes-mccain-instead-of-trump

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Shoot me now! Pols’ ads flood airwaves  Some spots ‘incredibly inefficient’ – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/31/rich-miller-shoot-me-now-pols-ads-flood-airwaves/cal70jj/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidates name top priorities – Associated Press
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-u-s-senate-candidates-name-top-priorities/article_646e7801-9161-574e-beaf-9077c3dd605e.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Control of DeKalb County Board on the line Nov. 8  Democrats want to maintain majority; GOP looks to take it back – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/10/31/control-of-dekalb-county-board-on-the-line-nov-8/a5gxc0x/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Getting to experience the U.S. Senate debate firsthand – Anna Gegen
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20161031/commentary-getting-to-experience-us-senate-debate-firsthand

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Karmeier sworn in as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court – DAN PETRELLA
http://jg-tc.com/news/karmeier-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-illinois-supreme-court/article_215de914-1052-5698-9930-6df128382404.html
— Phillips hopes to work on education funding, structural reform – JARAD JARMON  (DIERSEN: What did you hope to work on?  GAO audits IRS.  After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286), I transferred to GAO in 1980 when I was 30 years old, and I not only hoped, but I asked to be assigned to audits of IRS so that I could use my knowledge of IRS.  But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, that is, for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
http://jg-tc.com/news/phillips-hopes-to-work-on-education-funding-structural-reform/article_7f084545-4603-51e7-9911-e76e3c8c2bd0.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Pollster Expresses Confidence in Potential for Victory
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/01/trump-pollster-expresses-confidence-in-potential-for-victory

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn District 41 turns over teacher’s union emails  Resident Jeff Cooper blames superintendent for allowing political activity – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/28/glen-ellyn-district-41-turns-over-teachers-union-emails/amr0rxj/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP OUTLINES “NEW DEAL FOR BLACK AMERICA,” WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL CHOICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/trump-outlines-new-deal-for-black-america-which-includes-school-choice.html

 

GOPUSA
— Donna Brazile, CNN, give proof to Trump’s rigged claim
http://www.gopusa.com/donna-brazile-cnn-give-proof-to-trumps-rigged-claim/
— WikiLeaks Reveals Clinton Poll Oversampling Scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/wikileaks-reveals-clinton-poll-oversampling-scheme/
— Payback: Left Prepares Blacklist  (DIERSEN: Every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every county should be required to publish their blacklists.  I am proud that I am on the blacklists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/payback-left-prepares-blacklist/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— NOW WE’RE ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR AMERICA’S DESTINY – Ben Kinchlow
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/now-were-all-accountable-for-americas-destiny/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun control advocates hope issue takes down Republican Senate candidates – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/31/gun-control-advocates-hope-issue-takes-down-republ/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Jeff Sessions: Over 800,000 Illegal Border Crossings Last Year – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Jeff-Sessions-Illegals-Border-Crossings/2016/10/31/id/756224/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOW TRUMP HAPPENED  How the #NeverTrumpers sunk themselves. – Bruce Thornton
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264653/how-trump-happened-bruce-thornton

 

BREITBART
— Gangs of Teen Girls Attacking, Robbing Shoppers in Chicago’s Famed Loop – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/30/chicago-teen-girls-robbing-shoppers/

 

THE BLAZE
— New poll shows America’s troops hold a stunningly low opinion of Hillary Clinton – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/new-poll-shows-americas-troops-hold-a-stunningly-low-opinion-of-hillary-clinton/
— Trump campaign table on campus walkway is about all one triggered college student can stomach – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/10/31/trump-campaign-table-on-campus-walkway-is-about-all-that-one-triggered-college-student-can-stomach/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trouble didn’t take long to find University of Pittsburgh students who set up a campaign table for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on a campus walkway last week. It started harmlessly enough, depending on your definition, when passers-by yelled things such as, “F*** the white male patriarchy!” at those manning the table across from Hillman Library, the Pitt Maverick reported. Another “student came up to us and made a claim about how Trump wants to get rid of ‘his people,’” sophomore Kirk Breiner added to the Maverick. Then things escalated. A man declaring the table supported a “racist” candidate approached Breiner and another student volunteer Matt Kerlin, grabbed a stack of Trump door-hangers and nearly started a fight, the paper said. Later two students came over to the table, and one swept all the Trump literature to the sidewalk while the other flipped the table upside-down: The culprit then scurried away: “And we’re the violent ones,” one person, presumably a Trump supporter, was heard sarcastically noting on a video of the incident. Sophomore Steven Evanovich shot the clip and contacted campus police, who are investigating, the paper said. “It’s a shame that different opinions are met with such hostility at institutions of higher learning,” Evanovich told the Maverick. “Calling Trump’s rhetoric ‘hate speech’ actually reinforces and encourages the notion that violence against conservative or dissenting students is justified, and my own campus shouldn’t be a place where my friends or I are fearful for having opposing opinions.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Susan Rice Admitted Eight Years Of Smoking Weed In Her Background Check – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/susan-rice-admitted-eight-years-of-smoking-weed-in-her-background-check/
— Hillary’s Two Official Favors To Morocco Resulted In $28 Million For Clinton Foundation – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/31/hillarys-two-official-favors-to-morocco-resulted-in-28-million-for-clinton-foundation/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP incumbent Kirk loses homosexual endorsement – AP
http://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/gop-incumbent-kirk-loses-homosexual-endorsement

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Raises Specter Of Crisis If Clinton Wins The White House  “Nothing’s going to get done.” – Reuters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-raises-specter-of-crisis-if-clinton-wins-the-white-house_us_5817fb5de4b0990edc33370d
— Guy In Trump Hat and ‘Deplorables’ T-Shirt Arrested At Texas Polling Place  “He wanted to take a stand. Unfortunately, he was arrested and taken to jail.” – Ed Mazza
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-voter-arrested_us_58182babe4b064e1b4b4862d

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump is master of his domains, even ones that bash him – MICHAEL R. SISAK
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2c17b3bf329147a4bcf92ec6f3dfa2d7/trump-master-his-domains-even-ones-bash-him

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines – GARY LANGER
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-leads-clinton-point-poll-enthusiasm-declines/story?id=43199459

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes – DAVID BARSTOW, MIKE McINTIRE, PATRICIA COHEN, SUSANNE CRAIG and RUSS BUETTNER (DIERSEN: What “dubious methods to avoid paying taxes” have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/donald-trump-tax.html
— Pope Francis, in Sweden, Urges Catholic-Lutheran Reconciliation – CHRISTINA ANDERSON  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty.  Greens and Green plants are nasty.  RINOs are nasty.  The aforesaid have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at non-Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL), and especially at Catholics, that I was baptized as a MSL in 1948, that I was raised as an MSL, and that I was confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/world/europe/pope-francis-in-sweden-urges-catholic-lutheran-reconciliation.html
— The High Costs of Not Offering Paid Sick Leave – Austin Frakt (DIERSEN: Do/did you get paid sick leave?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/upshot/the-high-costs-of-not-offering-paid-sick-leave.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/opinion/how-you-can-fight-donald-trump-right-now.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC AND PHOTOS OF TRUMP AND CLINTON: IS IT OVER YET?
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20161101/281479275969933
— What’s on your ballot? Facebook will show you – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/28/facebook-vote-planner-feature-ballot/92860704/
— Trade deals sell out workers  It’s no surprise Americans are angry at the prospect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. – Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/31/trade-trans-pacific-partnership-sherrod-brown-editorials-debates/93084432/

 

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— Vets & federal jobs: Intolerable treatment – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My Democrat critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a  veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/11371626-74/federal-veterans-hiring
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The lip service that the Obama administration pays to veterans about their health care — given excessive waits at Veteran Affairs facilities and suicide hotline delays — extends to hiring them for federal jobs. By law, disabled veterans and those with active-duty service are supposed to get preference in federal hiring. But a government report shows that’s not always the case, specifically when political appointees are considered for plum jobs. “There is a clear bias against veterans,” Darin Selnick, a retired Air Force captain and former Veterans Affairs official, tells The Daily Signal. “They think veterans should start at the bottom like everyone else.” Of course, experience and qualifications are factored for federal job applicants; the law is supposed to prevent political favoritism. But in hiring a quarter of President Obama’s political appointees, federal agencies didn’t follow policies to avoid favoritism, according to the Government Accountability Office. The GAO report sampled 30 federal agencies from January 2010 to October 2015. Never mind proposed changes to hiring policies that would limit veterans’ job preference to a single use. For vets who have secured civilian government jobs, that would eliminate any preference consideration when they apply for higher positions. Our country owes its veterans a debt for their service. Playing fast and loose when it comes to federal job hiring is an intolerable disservice that deserves no place in any administration.)

 

GUARDIAN
— Republicans fear Trump’s parade of insults might help cost him the election  2016 could be a winnable election for the GOP, especially given Clinton’s continued email woes – yet all year Trump has lurched from one self-inflicted crisis to another – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/01/donald-trump-insults-us-election-result-republicans-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Guardian uses a GAO report to promote Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/01/us-citizens-vote-disabled-voters-democracy-election-polling

October 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEWSVIEWS: KHOURI V. FOSTER: ILLINOIS 11TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-illinois-11th-district-congressional-race/1579413/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Fallout from Mark Kirk’s comments weakens bid for 2nd Senate term – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/214682564-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Based on your priorities, who should you vote for in 2016?  Are you curious which U.S. presidential and congressional candidates best align with your personal views, values and priorities? Take a few minutes to position yourself on the following 20 statements to see where you stand relative to the candidates.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/based-on-your-priorities-who-should-you-vote-for-in-2016/
— Chicago’s only House Republican Michael McAuliffe mails out ‘W’ campaign signs – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicagos-only-house-republican-mails-out-w-campaign-signs/
— Women accuse Chicago Fire Department of discrimination — again – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What tests did you pass to get your jobs, to keep your jobs, and/or to get promoted? I passed all the tests needed to earn a high school diploma in 1966, a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997.  I passed the Post Office employment test in 1966, the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, the CPA examination in 1979, and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid tests were biased in favor of White males like me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-accuse-chicago-fire-department-of-discrimination-again/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three years ago, Chicago spent nearly $2 million — and $1.7 million more in legal fees — to compensate dozens of women denied firefighter jobs because of a discriminatory test of upper body strength that City Hall has now scrapped. Now, a dozen women who wanted desperately to become paramedics are accusing the Chicago Fire Department of devising two new physical agility tests that are equally biased against women. One test requires candidates to go up six flights of stairs with a 250-pound dummy within eight minutes. The other requires candidates to step onto and off of an 18-inch-high box to the beat of a metronome for two minutes without missing a beat while holding 25-pound weights in each hand. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court alleges that the two tests were “invented to eliminate women” in a Chicago Fire Department where “discrimination against women is stubborn and purposeful.” The women are seeking back pay and other measures to compensate for the discrimination they have suffered. Shannon Markey said no amount of compensation could make her whole for the dream shattered by the city’s decision to fire her on the day before she was scheduled to graduate from the fire academy.)
—  CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson: Focus on Wrigleyville not to blame for weekend shootings – Jordan Owen and Daniel Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/johnson-focus-on-wrigleyville-not-to-blame-for-weekend-shootings/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump is refusing to pay nearly $767K owed to his campaign pollster – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-pollster-20161031-story.html
— Donna Brazile dropped as CNN commentator over Wikileaks revelations – Paul Farhi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donna-brazile-cnn-wikileaks-20161031-story.html
— Clinton aides in leaked emails: Axelrod a ‘headache’ to be ‘neutralized’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-axelrod-clinton-wikileaks-emails-1101-chicago-inc-20161031-story.html
— Will Americans vexed by Obamacare’s broken promises sign up or stay away? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-enrollment-problems-health-insurance-edit-1101-20161031-story.html
— If Hillary Clinton wins, more scandals and lies to come – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-scandals-lies-corruption-20161031-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Does Illinois’ gas tax money belong in ‘lockbox’? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039840/
— Illinois school report cards: Scores down in more than half our schools – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039848/
— Age an issue in Kane County Board District 8 race – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “old.”  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161031/news/161039774/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Board District 8 residents will have a new representative Nov. 9 no matter who wins. Republican Linda Pasetti-Olson of Montgomery or Democrat Barbara Hernandez will fill a spot occupied by Maria Vazquez, who did not seek re-election. She served the remaining term of her late husband, Jesse. Neither candidate has held elected political office, other than precinct committeeman. Pasetti-Olson, 69, has made “life experience” a campaign issue. Hernandez, of Aurora, is 24. “I have the life experience to make the best decisions about how your tax dollars are being spent. This position will be my focus, and it won’t be competing with a social life, or a different career,” Pasetti-Olson wrote in a letter she posted on her campaign’s Facebook page. When she tells voters Hernandez’s age, they say, “She is way too young to be doing a job like this,” Pasetti-Olson said in an interview. Hernandez embraces her relative youth. “To my advantage would be that I am young,” she said, and that she has “fresh ideas” and the time and energy to interact with constituents. Hernandez cited the number of organizations and community events with which she has been involved. “What was she doing when she was 23?” Buying a house, paying taxes, raising children and working, Pasetti-Olson replied. Hernandez said she lives with her parents and does not pay rent but contributes money to household expenses. She works for state Rep. Linda Chapa La Via, and for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She cited several reasons, including paying college loans and not being ready to purchase property, for her decision. “I honestly think it is a cultural thing as well,” Hernandez said. “As Latinos, we tend to stay with family.” “I don’t feel like I’m too old” to serve effectively on the board, Pasetti-Olson said. She said she has been walking door-to-door to meet voters. Pasetti-Olson supports county board Chairman Chris Lauzen, including his effort to keep the county’s property tax levy frozen. Hernandez thinks the county should increase the levy, at least enough to account for growth due to new properties. Hernandez said she would support requests from the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s office for more staffing and other resources. But where would money come from? She said the county should pursue getting more money from the state and federal government. “I feel like several state representatives have been able to bring back (money) for their regular (legislative) district, but they haven’t (specifically) looked into Kane County,” Hernandez said. She said she has developed connections in state and local government, working on constituent services for Chapa La Via, that would be useful. Pasetti-Olson does not support increasing staffing and said Kane County should study neighboring DuPage County for ways to reduce it. Pasetti-Olson cited traffic congestion in the district as one issue she is concerned about, specifically the intersection of Orchard Road and Route 30, and along Montgomery Road. She knows Aurora, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Kane County have long-term solutions in mind, but she wants quicker short-term fixes, such as installing more signals on Montgomery.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois gets more awful news from its largest pension fund – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161031/BLOGS02/161039991/illinois-gets-more-awful-news-from-its-largest-pension-fund

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Barickman: I still support Trump – Robert Themer
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/barickman-i-still-support-trump/article_745c2a58-a9fc-5220-9993-89a8e4350498.html

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Too bad voters can’t bang Rauner and Madigan’s heads together – Ted Manuel
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/31/bad-voters-cant-bang-rauner-madigans-heads-together/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIKILEAKS SHOWS DONNA BRAZILE SNEAKING SECOND DEBATE QUESTION TO CLINTON CREW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/wikileaks-shows-donna-brazile-sneaking-second-debate-question-to-clinton-crew.html
— TALE OF TWO CITIES: CELEBRATING IN WRIGLEYVILLE, KILLING ON CHICAGO’S WESTSIDE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/tale-of-two-cities-celebrating-in-wrigleyville-killing-on-chicagos-westside.html
— VON SPAKOWSKY: ILLINOIS ABSOLUTELY TORTURED THE LAW TO RESTRICT 2ND AMENDMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/von-spakowsky-illinois-absolutely-tortured-the-law-to-restrict-2nd-amendment.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— No, Mark Kirk is not in hiding
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/31/no-kirks-not-in-hiding/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— After FBI’s Hillary Announcement, Searches For “CHANGE EARLY VOTE” SKYROCKET – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/wow-fbis-hillary-announcement-searches-change-early-vote-skyrocket/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton final voter appeal highlights Trump unpredictability – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/31/hillary-clinton-final-voter-appeal-highlights-trum/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Thiel Educates the Elites on Trump
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/10/31/thiel_educates_the_elites_on_trump

 

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Email Reveals Google Chairman Wanted To Be Clinton Campaign’s ‘Head Outside Advisor’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/30/leaked-email-reveals-google-chairman-wanted-to-be-clinton-campaigns-head-outside-advisor/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens register voters in California  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election? Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with illegals against Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-register-voters-in-california/
— Miami-Dade busts women for felony election fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/miami-dade-busts-women-for-felony-election-fraud/
— Planned Parenthood paying activists $2.4K to ‘stop Trump’
http://www.gopusa.com/pp-paying-activists-2-4k-to-stop-trump/
— Trump says 93% of media coverage on him is negative
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-says-93-of-media-coverage-on-him-is-negative/

 

THE HILL
— WikiLeaks email suggests Brazile sent debate question to Clinton camp – Katie Bo Williams
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/303556-emails-brazile-leaked-debate-question-to-clinton-camp

 

POLITICO
— Amid Mark Kirk backlash, signs of wavering GOP commitment – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/10/amid-mark-kirk-backlash-a-question-over-gop-investment-106886

 

REUTERS
— Trump raises specter of crisis if Clinton wins the White House – Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKBN12V0WX

 

ABC NEWS
— Clinton Says ‘No Case Here’ Regarding Email Scandal, Urges FBI to Look at Staffer Emails – JOSH HASKELL  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were much smarter then Clinton. They knew enough to not put in writing what could be used against them.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/email-scandal-looming-campaign-clinton-urges-supporters-distracted/story?id=43197702
— Fallout From Kirk’s Comment Weakens Bid for 2nd Senate Term – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fallout-kirks-comment-weakens-bid-2nd-senate-term-43197287

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Murder Rate Hits Grim Milestone  After an especially deadly weekend, Chicago exceeded 600 murders so far this year, a level unseen in more than a decade – SHIBANI MAHTANI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-murder-rate-hits-grim-milestone-1477946601
— How Women CEOs Overcame Bad Jobs, Bad Bosses – JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you have had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had auditing federal agencies, collecting delinquent taxes, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, working as a security guard, working on an automobile assembly line, delivering mail, pumping gasoline, chipping slag, cleaning golf shoes, washing dishes, delivering newspapers, and doing yard work were so bad that they would never stoop to take them.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-women-ceos-overcame-bad-jobs-bad-bosses-1476615782

 

ATLANTIC
— Trump-Supporting Republicans Face a Backlash on College Campuses  Tensions between liberal and conservative students have escalated as a result of the election. – CLARE FORAN
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/republicans-trump-racism-sexism/505697/

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees Underpaid by 34.07% – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/31/federal-employees-underpaid-by-34-07/

October 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PULLS ENDORSEMENT OF MARK KIRK AFTER COMMENT ABOUT TAMMY DUCKWORTH’S HERITAGE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kirks-comment-on-duckworths-heritage-costs-him-endorsement-/1580335/

 

NBC5
— Polls: Clinton Ahead in North Carolina; Dead Heat in Florida  In a two-person race in North Carolina, Clinton’s lead in this new poll is an equal six points, 50 percent to 44 percent
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Polls-Clinton-Ahead-in-North-Carolina-Dead-Heat-in-Florida-399216501.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Clinton avoids talking about emails on campaign trail, Trump ramps up attack – Jose a. DelReal, John Wagner, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-campaign-20161030-story.html
— With eight days before presidential election, a barometer of where things stand – Chris Cillizza
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-presidential-election-barometer-20161030-story.html
— Manure dumped at Democratic headquarters in Ohio – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-manure-ohio-democratic-headquarters-20161030-story.html
— ‘Battered’ Clinton must be ‘more open’ with public if she wins: Biden – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-joe-biden-20161030-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sen. Kirk loses endorsement of two groups over Duckworth insult – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sen-kirk-looses-endorsement-of-two-groups-over-duckworth-insult/
— The party of Trump or Ryan? – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT IT TO BE THE PARTY OF RYAN.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/linda-chavez-the-party-of-trump-or-ryan/
— The rough beast awakes and slouches toward 2020 – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-the-rough-beast-awakes-and-slouches-toward-2020/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Election stressing you out? Try logging off Facebook, Twitter – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents promote “Ignorance Is Bliss” and they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they work for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) that if you need to know anything, that they will tell you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161030/business/161039980/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of both Republicans and Democrats say the 2016 election is a significant source of stress for them right now, according to a recent American Psychological Association poll. They should probably log off Facebook and Twitter. A new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests — in a result that will surprise precisely zero political reporters who tweet — that people don’t think social media are a particularly great form of political discourse. Full 59 percent of social media users say interacting with people they disagree with is more “stressful and frustrating,” while 35 percent say it’s more “interesting and informative.” And by an even more lopsided 64-29 margin, they say they actually find they have less in common with people they disagree rather than say they find more in common. These frustrations are — wait for it — bipartisan. Many more social media users also say the discussions there are less respectful, less civil and less policy-focused than say they are more respectful, civil and policy-focused. And about half (49 percent) say that they are angrier than other forums, while just 6 percent say they’re less angry. It’s not hard to look at these numbers and conclude that social media are playing a part when it comes to our increasing polarization in the United States. The numbers don’t prove it directly, but it does seem that many Americans find talking politics on Facebook and Twitter, at least, to be an experience that leaves them with less regard for the other side. What’s interesting about social media is that it actually exposes people to those alternate views in a way their personal lives may not. Just 23 percent of Facebook users and 17 percent of Twitter users say they mostly follow people with similar political views to their own. That might be more they can say for their personal lives, in which their friends and neighbors are increasingly likely to be like-minded, thanks to something political scientists call “sorting.” But that doesn’t mean people are going to like what those they disagree with are saying. In fact, if nothing else, this survey suggests it might be one of the worst ways to have a reasoned political discussion. And yet, it’s probably one of the few forms of real political dialogue many people are having.)

 

WGN RADIO
— Twitter’s influence on election etiquette, Duckworth/Kirk debate – LISE GRAHAM
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/30/twitters-influence-on-election-etiquette-duckworthkirk-debate/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Facebook reportedly allows advertisers to exclude racial groups in housing ads  (DIERSEN: As Democrats and RINOs increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things, soon, if not already, we will see signs that say “No Whites Wanted.”)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/214419611-story
— POVERITY SKYROCKETS AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Alabama college student turns dorm room into food pantry – Katie Muse
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/214432502-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  An Alabama A&M University student decided to turn his on-campus dorm room into the headquarters of his donation-based food pantry.  “I noticed that there were some students that said they were going to bed hungry,” said Justin Franks. “So, I thought about it and said, ‘What can I give back to my community?'” Franks said he started the pantry on just $45. “I started with pretty much just noodles and Capri Suns and I had a few household products like tissue and water.” It’s now packed with items such as fruit juices, coups, canned food items, chips and instant noodles. Franks posted his venture on Facebook, and the story has since been shared hundreds of times. “I didn’t think it would get shared that much, but people really cared about our students and Alabama A&M University.” So far, Franks has helped nearly 100 students. Those in need are able to get up to three items twice a week. “To me, it just makes me feel like I’m blessing someone,” he said. “I’m a religious person and I feel like I can bless a student. Some nights, students will be like ‘Man, I really appreciate this because I didn’t have anything to eat.'”)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Endorsement: Tammy Duckworth has savvy, tenacity to be effective U.S. senator
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161029/our-view-tammy-duckworth-has-savvy-tenacity-to-be-effective-us-senator
— Why Kirk wasn’t always facing camera in debate – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161029/bernard-schoenburg-why-kirk-wasnt-always-facing-camera-in-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If GOP U.S. Sen. MARK KIRK, R-Ill., wasn’t always looking at the camera in the televised Springfield debate with U.S. Rep. TAMMY DUCKWORTH last week, well, there is an explanation. Due to his 2012 stroke, spokeswoman ELENI DEMERTZIS said, Kirk has lost complete vision in his left eye. At Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield, Kirk and Duckworth were at a table in the middle of the stage, and questioners, including myself, were at a table on stage to their left. Kirk often was looking in our direction, but had to turn far enough to use his right eye to do so. The moment of the debate that got the most attention was when Duckworth talked about her family’s military history dating back to the Revolutionary War, and Kirk said, “I’d forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to fight for George Washington.” After a bit of silence, and given the chance to respond, Duckworth said that it was her father’s side of the family whose service went back to the American revolution. I later asked for some family details, and MATT McGRATH, spokesman for Duckworth, said Duckworth’s father, FRANK, was American, and served in both the Marine Corps and Army. He worked in international development and met Duckworth’s mother, LAMAI, who is Thai of Chinese descent, in Thailand. Duckworth was born in Bangkok. Her father died in 2005, and her mother became a U.S. citizen in 1993, and lives with Duckworth, her husband BRYAN and their young daughter, in Hoffman Estates. Kirk apologized for his debate comment about Duckworth’s family, tweeting: “Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family’s service.” Duckworth responded on Twitter: “Thanks, Sen. Kirk. Let’s honor my family’s service — and your own — by sticking to the issues for the final week. See you Friday in Chicago.”  The candidates are scheduled to debate at 7 p.m. Friday on WLS-TV—ABC7 in Chicago.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Election Day is a paid holiday for state employees, but why? – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161030/election-day-is-paid-holiday-for-state-employees-but-why

 

DUQUON EVENING CALL
— Why America is no longer a white, Christian nation  Based on research from Robert P. Jones, the author of “The End of White Christian America,” The Atlantic published a video showing how there’s been a decline in white Christians. – Herb Scribner  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20161030/video-why-america-is-no-longer-white-christian-nation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States may no longer be a white, Christian country. Based on research from Robert P. Jones, author of “The End of White Christian America,” The Atlantic published a video that shows how there’s been a decline in Americans who identify as white Christians in the last decade. His research shows that while 67 percent of Americans 65 years old or older identify as white Christians, only about 29 percent of people 18 to 29 feel the same. More so, Jones’ research shows that about 1 in 4 Americans today identify as religiously unaffiliated, a significant jump from the 1 in 10 who felt the same in the ’90s. According to Jones, Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential run demonstrates how the lack of Christians have affected our nation. Though Romney had a significant amount of white evangelicals voting for him, it wasn’t enough to put him over the top so he could win the presidency. Jones said it was because there had been a decline over the years in that religious group who would have voted for him. But, the author pontificates that if Romney ran in 2004, there would have been enough white Christians in the country that could have secured him the White House. This trend has created something of a backlash, as Americans struggle to figure out their identity. Is America a Christian nation as we’ve often thought, or is it a country defined by its diversity? “People fight like that when they are losing a sense of place, a sense of belonging, and a sense of the country that they understand and love,” Jones said. “How do they re-engage in public life when they can’t be the majority?”)

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Donna Brazile: Another Example That ALL Democrats are Liars and Have NO Integrity – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/10/30/donna-brazile-another-example-democrats-liars-no-integrity/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Facebook reportedly allows advertisers to exclude racial groups in housing ads  (DIERSEN: As Democrats and RINOs increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things, soon, if not already, we will see signs that say “No Whites Wanted.”)
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/29/facebook-reportedly-allows-advertisers-to-exclude-racial-groups-in-housing-ads.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Pence: Comey Was ‘Pressured’ Not to Go Public Last Summer – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/mike-pence-james-comey-fbi-emails/2016/10/30/id/756026/

 

CBS NEWS
— Donald Trump offered Chris Christie vice president role before Mike Pence, sources say
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-offered-chris-christie-vice-president-role-before-mike-pence/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow about the successes that they have been having: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/30/what-do-conservatives-want-to-be/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Campaigns Scramble to Shape Race’s Final Days Amid Surprise FBI Email Probe  Both sides focus on unexpected disclosure of additional emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server – FELICIA SCHWARTZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-trump-campaigns-turn-up-heat-to-shape-final-days-1477841003

 

TERRE HAUTE STAR TRIBUNE
— Social Security: Recognizing LGBT History Month  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Social Security.  Democrats promote LGBT activity.  Soon, if not already, Social Security will stop hiring those who do not promote LGBT activity and fire its employees who do not promote LGBT activity.  How soon will Social Security stop sending benefits to those who do not promote LGBT activity?)
http://www.tribstar.com/news/business_news/social-security-recognizing-lgbt-history-month/article_783545a8-2489-54a0-b8d1-f4dd1e86ad3b.html

 

LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN
— Berkeley students want their voices heard, end up being disruptive
http://www.laloyolan.com/opinion/berkeley-students-want-their-voices-heard-end-up-being-disruptive/article_b73e5fda-1d08-5e43-ad02-73b3ebe31aa3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 100 students involved in the Queer Alliance Resource Center and bridges Multicultural Resource Center at UC Berkeley protested the lack of adequate safe spaces for LGBT, and particularly transgender, students and students of color earlier this week by gathering in front of a bridge on the school’s campus and refusing to let people cross earlier this week. Instead, these students were forced to walk around the bridge into Strawberry Creek, a small ditch, to get to class.)

 

LOUISIANA RECORD
— Home Depot sued for alleged age discrimination – Michael Abella
http://louisianarecord.com/stories/511037116-home-depot-sued-for-alleged-age-discrimination

 

DAILY BEAST
— Vladimir Putin’s Campaign to Seduce, Subvert and Screw Over Western Democracies—Including Ours  The Kremlin has the message and the cash to sweet talk every segment of the Western population, and we’re falling for it. – CHRISTOPHER DICKEY and ERIN ZALESKI  (DIERSEN: Putin has a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats and RINOs do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/30/vladimir-putin-s-campaign-to-seduce-subvert-and-screw-over-western-democracies-including-ours.html

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout that you are racist if you did not vote for Obama in 2008 and 2012.  Democrats shout that you are sexist if you do not vote for Clinton this year.)
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/30/is-america-more-racist-or-more-sexist-admittedly-its-a-tough-call/

October 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Married couples face split tickets – Evan Halper  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republican men are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161030/281900182761424
— Trump accuses Clinton of ‘criminal action,’ predicts victory – Sean Sullivan, John Wagner, Anne Gearan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-accuses-clinton-emails-20161029-story.html
— Gay-rights, gun-violence prevention groups pull Kirk support – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-mark-kirk-endorsements-pulled-met-20161029-story.html
— Graveyards give you the spooks? Many homeowners like living near cemeteries – Leslie Mann  (DIERSEN: Wheaton Cemetery (http://www.wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Michael-Cemetery/117332434952418) are both in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1030-houses-near-cemeteries-20161027-story.html
— Judge Posner says quality of Supreme Court is ‘awful’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner?  I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-judge-posner-supreme-court-chicago-inc-20161028-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban mayors lining up for big paydays – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-suburban-mayors-lining-up-for-big-paydays/
— Federal prosecutors in Chicago going hard on gun crimes – Zach Fardon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-going-hard-on-gun-crimes/
— Vote to merge county offices, save money – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-to-merge-county-offices-save-money/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Sandra Bland to demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sandra-blands-mom-her-journey-from-west-side-to-national-stage/
— Rahm’s spin vs. City Hall’s plea for federal help – Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-rahms-spin-vs-city-halls-plea-for-federal-help/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pot ballot drives put medical, recreational users at odds – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/310299876/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Non-Union Workers Awarded Bonuses From Rauner – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: Are/were a union member?  I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228076#.WBX1DPorKM8

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Election 2016: In Central Illinois, energy key to presidential support – TONY REID (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do people vote for Democrats?  ANSWER: They are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/election-in-central-illinois-energy-key-to-presidential-support/article_ad97d6a4-649b-50e9-806e-7fdd4822891b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Costly Statehouse races highlight Illinois power struggle – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/costly-statehouse-races-highlight-illinois-power-struggle
— Why do state workers get Election Day off? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/why-do-state-workers-get-election-day-off
— Write-ins must register to count – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161029/sorry-mickey-mouse-write-ins-must-register-to-count

 

STATELINE
— Trump tears into U.S. judicial system  Trump: ‘We’re living in a third-world country’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how plaintiffs in civil lawsuits are improperly denied their right to a jury trial, that is, how plaintiffs are improperly denied their Seventh Amendment rights.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-tears-into-us-judicial-system

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— No Endorsement For U.S. President
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-for-u-s-president/article_407bd749-81cf-5ba5-ac2f-7dbaf2514ecf.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Incumbency often spells election win – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/incumbency-often-spells-election-win/article_6050cf1e-dc8f-5f5e-a7fb-4cf6361eccbd.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Funding limbo worries ag-education supporters – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/101902/funding-limbo-worries-ag-education-supporters

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. Rep. Mike Bost is best for 12th Congressional District – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article111130377.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Urban League hosts diversity, inclusion symposium  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/urban-league-hosts-diversity-inclusion-symposium/article_5182d8e0-d021-5b95-b6ac-7ac480395bf9.html

 

DAILY ITEM
— Long, stressful journey for adoptive parents – Justin Strawser  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, for not becoming foster parents.)
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/long-stressful-journey-for-adoptive-parents/article_e62f5ae3-82ed-5842-b2dc-4bf52695d2cf.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Obama makes a promise about his wife  Michelle Obama not planning on becoming candidate – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/obama-makes-a-promise-about-his-wife

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Mark Kirk Loses Endorsements From 2 National Advocacy Groups  The Human Rights Campaign and Americans for Responsible Solutions withdrew their support for the incumbent GOP senator Saturday. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/mark-kirk-loses-endorsement-largest-lgbt-rights-group-u-s

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois Council of Aging provides department updates – Lhalie Castillo  (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all people promote age discrimination until age discrimination first harms them personally in a big way.  Age discrimination first harmed me personally in a big way in 1974 when I was 25 years old. In the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, the federal government wastes your career gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40.  While I made GS-12 (currently $77,899) by age 25, I did not make GS-13 until I was 38.  Because of that and because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the federal government forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511016934-illinois-council-of-aging-provides-department-updates

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Defiant Kirk responds *** HRC, Giffords’ group unendorse Sen. Kirk  (DIERSEN: Illinois Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Dave Diersen on their press advisory and press release lists. Illinois Democrat and Democrat plant, Illinois Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Illinois Green and Green plant, and Illinois RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders keep Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/29/hrc-giffords-group-unendorse-sen-kirk/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Admin Chose ‘Hispanic Names’ For Cabinet Positions, Leaked Emails Reveal – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American?  While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/29/obama-admin-chose-hispanic-names-for-cabinet-positions-leaked-emails-reveal/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Homeless Woman Defending Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star Attacked By Crowd – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/homeless-woman-defending-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-attacked-by-crowd/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Place of Race in Air Traffic Control – Dan Subotnik  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, to give preference to young minorities and to young females, the federal government has lowered its hiring and promotion standards, made those standards less objective, and made those standards more subjective.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/the_place_of_race_in_air_traffic_control.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since we cannot be sure that the FAA can be trusted to put safety first, its initial mandate, one has to wonder whether diversity might be weighted too heavily.  The larger point here is that the FAA has not been straight with us. The first order of FAA business then should be to explain itself in full. Has technology replaced the need for technical skill?  If the FAA continues to stonewall, we are left with the kind of government arrogance that rallies people to Donald Trump and, to the extent that the FAA is training people who may not have competitive skills, to a distinct sense of foreboding. Dan Subotnik, Professor at Touro Law School, is author of “Toxic Diversity, Race, Gender, and Law Talk” (NYU) and many articles (the latest in Academic Questions).)

 

BREITBART
— Matthews: Hillary Won’t Change If She Wins, the Clintons Will Sell the Lincoln Bedroom Again – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/10/27/matthews-hillary-wont-change-if-she-wins-the-clintons-will-sell-the-lincoln-bedroom-again/#ixzz4OUVKJC4b&f

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 2 U.S. Christian High School Football Teams (Aurora Central Catholic High School and the Wheaton Academy in West Chicago) Banned From Public Prayer Before Playoff Game – Andre Mitchell
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/religious.high.schools.in.illinois.banned.from.public.prayer.before.sporting.event/99269.htm

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— We Will Overcome  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TALK AND ACT LIKE THEY WILL OVERCOME THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/10/30/we-will-overcome/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Student petition wants University Texas conservative group kicked off campus for affirmative action bake sale – DAVE HUBER  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, wanted the federal government to kick me out a) because I was a Republican, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I was not a veteran, d) because I was not a minority, e) because I was not a female, f) because I did not get promoted fast enough, and g) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29713/

 

POLITICO
— Human Rights Campaign revokes Mark Kirk endorsement – Rebecca Morin
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/human-rights-campaign-revokes-mark-kirk-endorsement-230495

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Robert Scheer And Amy Trask Discuss Gender, Race And Profit In The World Of Professional Sports
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/robert-scheer-and-amy-tra_b_12703548.html?section=us_politics

 

NBC NEWS
— Human Rights Campaign Withdraws Kirk Endorsement After Racially-Charged Comment – IRIN CARMON
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/human-rights-campaign-withdraws-kirk-endorsement-after-racially-charged-comment-n675146

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— I Registered to Vote… For This? – EMMA ROLLER  (DIERSEN: To get those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors to vote for Democrats, Democrats promise to give preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/i-registered-to-votefor-this.html
— In Defense of Politics, Now More Than Ever – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree in political science?  Because I do not, of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because of that.  In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last almost 18 years of which for GAO auditing many federal agencies, and the last 11 years of that at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and fundraisers, and I served as MTRCC’s webmaster for 6 years.  Further, I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/in-defense-of-politics-now-more-than-ever.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who wants felons to vote? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/agreed-serve-your-time-cast-your-ballot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-of-donald-trump.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/emails-with-my-favorite-trump-supporter.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/campaign-stops/why-trump-stays-afloat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get someone to argue that “America, Your Election Is Not Rigged.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/america-your-election-is-not-rigged.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CALIFORNIA TIGHTENS: Poverty in Unexpected Places – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/poverty-in-unexpected-places.html
— Richer but Not Better Off – EDUARDO PORTER  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Mexicans are nowhere as poor as Democrats and RINOs want you to believe.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/richer-but-not-better-off.html
— Growing Up Poor in America  The presidential candidates should be talking about poverty. Here’s why. – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: Have you or your parents ever been poor?  Neither I nor my parents have ever been poor.  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me and my parents, denigrate me and my parents, and condemn me and my parents as being people who were born with silver spoons in their mouths and who have always been privileged.  One could argue that my mother, who was born in 1924, raised on a farm, and never attended high school, was poor until she married my father.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/sunday/3-tvs-and-no-food-growing-up-poor-in-america.html
— An Activist for the Poor Joins Pepsi’s Board. Is That Ethical? – DAVID GELLES  (DIERSEN: What do activists for the poor think of you?  Activists for the poor have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/an-activist-for-the-poor-joins-pepsis-board-is-that-ethical.html
— Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed – David L. Kirp  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, did those around you believe that you were “college material?”  Few around me believed that a) because neither my parents nor any of my ancestors had attended college, b) because my father was only the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and c) because my mother had never attended high school.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/opinion/nudges-that-help-struggling-students-succeed.html
— ‘I Live in a Lie’: Saudi Women Speak Up – MONA EL-NAGGAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women.html
— No Kegs, No Liquor: College Crackdown Targets Drinking and Sexual Assault  Dozens of universities have introduced stricter rules on alcohol, especially at fraternities. We sent reporters to five campuses to examine the new measures.  (DIERSEN: Did you want to “go away” to college so that you could drink booze, smoke pot, have sex, and party?  I did not.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/us/college-crackdown-drinking-sexual-assault.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Some Cities Want Their Noncitizen Immigrants to Vote  San Francisco considers opening up local elections to newcomers. – Caroline Winter
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-28/some-cities-want-their-immigrants-to-vote

 

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Trump: Dems commit voter fraud, ‘We don’t do that stuff’ – John Siciliano
http://gazette.com/trump-dems-commit-voter-fraud-we-dont-do-that-stuff/article/1588989

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and that they hate America.
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/10/whos-a-white-nationalist-readers-weigh-in/505877/

 

THE SUN
— SAME-SEX ROW IN RUSSIA Vladimir Putin aide’s controversial daughter, 18, sparks outrage by claiming ‘same-sex couples should keep their love secret’  Elizaveta Peskova also added she hates the sight of lesbians showing public affection – SARA KAMOUNI
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2074929/vladimir-putin-aides-controversial-daughter-18-sparks-outrage-by-claiming-same-sex-couples-should-keep-their-love-secret/

 

COURIER MAIL
— Status quo is no option when it comes to child protection – Lindsay Wegener
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-status-quo-is-no-option-when-it-comes-to-child-protection/news-story/51e0caa79c631d4151f33aae58101620

October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Are we afraid to put up election signs? – Karen Schlabach, Glen Ellyn  (DIERSEN: If you do not display a Clinton/Kaine sign in your front yard, does that mean that you have already voted for Trump/Pence or that will vote for Trump/Pence?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/discuss/161028739/
(FROM THE LETTER: Here it is, less than 30 days until the most contentious presidential campaign that I can remember, yet driving through the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton areas I have seen just one election sign and that was for Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine. I personally think this election is so negative that no one wants to have a sign in their yard declaring which candidate they choose. I believe they are afraid of a brick or worse, being thrown through their window. Good thing the election booths are private.)
— Trump is our last line of defense – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161028/discuss/161028771/
(FROM THE LETTER: The shameless “Borking” of Trump has become nonstop since he became the Republican presidential nominee, fostered by print media and TV networks which have unabashedly joined forces with the Democratic Party. Trump, not of the establishment, would shake up the status quo and the power and money that flows to those who support the globalist agenda of the rich and powerful working behind the scenes to control this nation’s destiny. How will Hillary’s call for (1) open borders as a portal through which flow murderers, drugs, drug lords, cartels, and hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and (2) extending a welcome mat to thousands of un-vetted Syrians for whom we could query our database until the cows come home and yet find nothing if no records exist?  Keep Americans safe? Hillary can’t even define who the enemy is, and she supports the Iran Nuclear deal travesty. Spineless establishment Republicans created the Trump movement, giving Obama the upper hand to leave this nation with a $20 trillion-plus unsustainable debt and a dismal economy. Obama is on track to be the only U.S. president in history who fails to deliver a single year of GDP 3 percent-plus economic growth, his, a dismal overall 1.55 percent rate. Hillary’s announcement to raise taxes on the rich will cripple business expansion, a job creator, and stifle GDP growth. Trump is the last line of defense against a continuation of Obama’s failed policies through a Hillary administration. Hillary’s Supreme Court appointees would render the Second Amendment (gun rights) meaningless and imperil religious liberty. Trump desires to help this country and is committed to secure our freedom and restore our nation’s greatness, militarily and economically.)
— Once worried about drones, Naperville now sees benefits – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161029/business/161028617/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County coroner discusses ‘heavy weight’ of job, running unopposed – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-coroner-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Walsh seeks fourth term as Will County executive – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-races-st-1030-20161028-story.html
— Naperville Newcomer of the Month: Carolyn Klein  (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your municipality?  I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 when I was 29 years old.  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Religion is nasty.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton who continue to viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a newcomer.  They stress that unlike me, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, etc. grew up in Wheaton, that they grew up in Wheaton, that they attended grade schools and high schools in Wheaton, that they are members of churches in Wheaton, that they attend services in Wheaton churches, that they give money to churches in Wheaton, that they raised their children in Wheaton, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-newcomer-month-naperville-st-1030-20161028-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-time-to-move-on-from-the-trump-reality-show/

 

SOUTHERN
— Final exam: Officials test voting equipment ahead of Nov. 8 election  K. JANIS ESCH  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://thesouthern.com/elections/final-exam-officials-test-voting-equipment-ahead-of-nov-election/article_a6778357-74eb-55d4-bf6f-85a120a1819e.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Chicagoans are seeing so many TV ads in state races – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161028/NEWS02/161029807/why-chicagoans-are-seeing-so-many-tv-ads-in-state-races

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Home Prices Lose Value in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=228051#.WBRnm_orKM8

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Election campaign tame compared to the debacle of 1968 – Chuck Sweeny  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in November of 1968?  I was a full-time UIC student and a part-time Park Forest Post Office employee.  I lived with my parents and brother in Crete and I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20161029/chuck-sweeny-election-campaign-tame-compared-to-debacle-of-1968
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, as crazy as this year’s campaign seems, I’m not afraid the country will crack up. In 1968, as a student about to enter the University of Illinois Chicago, I really did fear for what would happen to the U.S.A. Both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy had been assassinated that spring; there were riots in many cities; 500,000 U.S. troops were in Vietnam; college campuses were in turmoil and people like me wondered, “Can anybody here operate this place?” Chicago’s reputation as a political convention location was ruined. Between 1860 and 1968, Chicago hosted 14 Republican and 10 Democratic presidential nominating conventions. Since 1968, the Republicans have not been back. Democrats did come back finally, but not until 1996. I covered that and let me tell you, Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, must have sent all his cops to charm school. They were the friendliest folks in uniform since Captain Kangaroo.)

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Spineless lawmakers at core of budget problem – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-spineless-lawmakers-at-core-of-budget-problem/article_d78bdb32-007d-556d-a0a7-612ee49b1300.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Budget crisis shadow darkens more doors  The state’s ongoing budget crisis casts its shadow on Sauk Valley Community College and the Lee-Ogle Transportation System. The number of people personally affected by Illinois’ financial woes seems destined to increase. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/27/what-we-think-budget-crisis-shadow-darkens-more-doors/axvr2ec/

 

TIMES
— Money fuels Skoog-Long race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/money-fuels-skoog-long-race/article_ee17212e-3450-5d96-936f-aae04190d8c4.html
— Taxes, age issues in 75th District state rep race – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/taxes-age-issues-in-th-district-state-rep-race/article_93acc6ab-9d91-538a-b4d1-9be5374f97f2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shugart has made Welter’s youth an issue in the campaign. At 49, she is nearly double his age. She contends life experience makes for better lawmakers. “Surviving through adversity builds character, knowledge and the ability to understand people,” she said. Welter countered his age was no problem, especially given his experience in government. He said Shugart’s criticism was “discouraging” for young people. “It doesn’t matter how old you are. When I came prepared, people started listening to me. You don’t get to be Grundy County chairman, the youngest in the state at the time, without building coalitions. I had Democrats and Republicans support me.”)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Auditor Dispute In Champaign County – HUNTER MCKEE  (DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981.  My license (#065012844) has been inactive since 2000.  Since 2000, I have focused on Illinois Republican politics.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/auditor-dispute-in-champaign-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: George Danos, who is running for Champaign County Auditor, had some comments to say about his opponent and current auditor, John Farney. He suggests that Farney violated an Illinois Public Act by falsely stating his chief deputy auditor was a certified accountant. He said that this violates the Illinois law by not having an active license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Farney called these allegations false and said his chief deputy auditor is highly qualified. “I really find it disappointing and disturbing that my opponent is dragging her good name through the mud,” said Farney. “I find it appalling that he would expose one of his employees to professional risk, she is under the discipline of the profession we share, he’s not an accountant and shows no such risk,” explains Danos. But Danos also included that Farney does have a comprehensive financial report where he incorrectly puts the designation CPA.)

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— SUCCESS in Naperville  (DIERSEN: Are you successful?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I have never been successful. They stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and that for a non-veteran White male federal employee like me to be successful, you must make GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40.  They shout that because federal employees are stupid and lazy, my not making GS-13 until I was 38 and my being forced to retire when I was 49 proves that I am extremely stupid and lazy.)
http://www.nctv17.com/success-in-naperville/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of six African-American professionals in fields ranging from government to medicine to entertainment spoke to a group of Jefferson Junior High students as part of their first SUCCESS Career Day. Assistant Principal Jeremy Christian praised the event. “It helped to really give them a visual of what it’s like to be successful,” he said. “A lot of times African-American students, especially in Naperville, they don’t have something that’s positive to look to because they don’t see anyone that looks like them, so our goal today was to offer them alternatives, giving them some tangible people or tangible things to look at, processes and systems where they can kind of mimic their pathway to their future.” SUCCESS, which stands for “School Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students,” focuses on empowering black and other minority students to achieve greatness. This was the first SUCCESS event at Jefferson, which has around 70 black students out of their nearly 900 total, a sense of minority that panelists addressed.)
— Naperville Could See Changes in Property Taxes
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-could-see-changes-in-property-taxes/

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Governor Sanguinetti and Sen. Rose visit campus – Gillian Dunlop
http://dailyillini.com/featured/2016/10/28/lieutenant-governor-sanguinetti-senator-rose-visit-campus/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Eyewitness Details of Huntley Voting Machine Malfunction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/eyewitness-details-of-huntley-voting-machine-malfunction/
— Voting Advice
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/28/message-of-the-day-voting-advice/
— Want to Get Started in a Race You Can Win?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/27/want-to-get-started-in-a-race-you-can-win/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Steve Skidmore, Crawford Co. Coroner Candidate, Lied About Arrest Record – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/steve-skidmore-crawford-co-coroner-candidate-lied-about-arrest-record/

 

GOPUSA
— State Dept Told ‘Friendly’ AP Reporters About Missing Hillary Emails Before Congress  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and a) who do not want me to know about their events and their other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events and their other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events and their other activities?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16516
— Fisher-Price apologizes to mom disgusted by ‘girl’ toys  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16455
— Opening a floodgate of asylum seekers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16449
— Victims: Gays Claim Philly’s Gayborhood is Racist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16458

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump says he’s put $10M into campaign, knocks lack of ‘leadership support’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/28/trump-says-hes-put-10m-into-campaign-knocks-lack-leadership-support.html

 

BLAZE
— Poll: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a statistical tie – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/29/poll-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-are-in-a-statistical-tie/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Reacts to Hillary Clinton’s FBI News Conference: ‘Another Clinton Lie’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/28/donald-trump-reacts-hillary-clintons-fbi-news-conference-another-clinton-lie/

 

TOWNHALL
— The High-Tech Lynching Of Donald Trump – Jeff Crouere
http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2016/10/29/the-hightech-lynching-of-donald-trump-n2238306

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Will Trump be the GOP’s ‘wrecking ball’? – SUSAN FERRECHIO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/will-trump-be-the-gops-wrecking-ball/article/2605938

 

POLITICO
— National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 2 points – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-abc-wapo-poll-230488
— Trump accuses Clinton of politicizing FBI investigation – Ben Schreckinger  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government.  How many Obama-appointed federal employees see themselves being dumped by Clinton?  If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would have assigned me to audits of IRS, and they would not have forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-fbi-donald-trump-politicization-230485

 

THE HILL
— RNC: New FBI review of Clinton emails ‘stunning development’ – Julian Hattem
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/national-security/303322-rnc-new-fbi-review-of-clinton-emails-stunning-development
— Trump gives $10 million to campaign – Harper Neidig
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303277-trump-gives-10-million-to-campaign-wont-commit-to-100
— Trump: Powerful message more important than flawed messenger – Cain Pence
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/303234-trump-powerful-message-more-important-than-the

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— NRCC Ad Trashing Donald Trump Hurts Paul Ryan, Conservatives Say  Even if it isn’t the speaker’s fault. – Matt Fuller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservatives-nrcc-ad-paul-ryan_us_5813758ee4b064e1b4b1f451

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Older Voters Carry Clout But Don’t Like Choices – LIZETTE ALVAREZ  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.  Should I write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO PROMOTE AGE DISCRIMINATION?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/us/florida-voters-2016-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/opinion/campaign-stops/a-final-plea-to-trumps-america.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teachers Union Head Brings Political Clout to Bear for Hillary Clinton  National Education Association chief Lily Eskelsen García takes campaign to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump personally – BRODY MULLINS and MELANIE TROTTMAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-union-head-brings-political-clout-to-bear-for-hillary-clinton-1477647006
— The Big Winners and Losers in America’s Social Security System  Low earners often get more from Social Security benefits than they pay in, while high earners get less. One-income couples also fare better – LAURA SAUNDERS  (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-big-winners-and-losers-in-americas-social-security-system-1477647007
— Hillary Clinton’s Forgotten Career: Corporate Lawyer  For 15 years she defended big companies for the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas, a chapter all but excised from her official story – LAURA MECKLER and  PETER NICHOLAS  (DIERSEN: What do you excise from your official story? I excise nothing.  I worked for GAO 1980-1997 and at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels 1986-1997, currently $92,632-$120,427.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels 1974-1980, currently $77,899-$88,286.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-forgotten-career-corporate-lawyer-1477674562

 

MIAMI HERALD
— FBI’s new Clinton investigation could upend presidential race – ANITA KUMAR, DAVID GOLDSTEIN AND DAVID LIGHTMAN
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article111077017.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Hillary Clinton lead over Donald Trump continues to shrink, down to just 2 points – Meg Wagner
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-lead-donald-trump-continues-shrink-article-1.2850111

 

FORTUNE
— A Woman Was Arrested for Voter Fraud. It Was a Donald Trump Supporter  She was afraid her first ballot for would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton – Mahita Gajanan  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/29/trump-supporter-voter-fraud/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Des Moines, Iowa, arrested a woman on suspicion of voting twice in the general election. Terri Lynn Rote, a registered Republican, is accused of submitting ballot at two different early voting stations, the Des Moines Register reports. Rote told Iowa Public Radio that she was afraid her first ballot for Donald Trump would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton. “I wasn’t planning on doing it twice, it was spur of the moment,” she said. “The polls are rigged.” Polls being “rigged” has become a common refrain in Trump’s campaign, as the Republican nominee has repeatedly insisted that voter fraud is common. “Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day,” Trump tweeted on Oct. 17. “Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!” Rote was arrested Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony. She was released Friday on a $5,000 bond.)

 

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/economic-anxiety-isnt-behind-trump-or-brexit-2016-10-28

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Want to Attract a Millennial Worker? Give ‘Em a Gift Card  Perks work. – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: Did your employers reimburse their employees for tuition for job-related courses?  My employers did not except for some small token amounts by GAO.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to justify their not taking job-related courses.  Instead, they focused on destroying employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://time.com/money/4548939/millennial-worker-gift-card/
— New Federal Rules Could Make It Easier to Escape Your Student Loans – Kim Clark
http://time.com/money/4550040/student-loan-fraud-discharge-rules/

 

DAILY KOS
— Mark Kirk’s birther-style racist attack on Tammy Duckworth was nothing new from the GOP – Laura Clawson (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s attacks on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1587830/-Mark-Kirk-s-birther-style-racist-attack-on-Tammy-Duckworth-was-nothing-new-from-the-GOP
— Mark Kirk’s slur of Tammy Duckworth – oh, so Republican – Charles Ray  (DIERSEN: What about Kirk’s slurs on Trump?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/28/1588082/-Mark-Kirk-s-slur-of-Tammy-Duckworth-oh-so-Republican

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans always shout a) that Republicans discourage Democrats from voting and b) that everyone who does not vote would have voted for Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2016/oct/29/voter-turnout-us-election-2016-register

 

RASMUSSEN
— Hey Lefties: Hillary is Not Your Friend – Ted Rall  (DIERSEN: Hillary hints/implies/argues/shouts at lefties that she will use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/hey_lefties_hillary_is_not_your_friend

October 28 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Kirk Campaign Responds to Racially-Charged Debate Comment  Sen. Mark Kirk’s campaign issued a statement Friday in response to a racially-charged comment the senator made about Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s parents at Thursday’s debate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Campaign-Senator-Honors-Duckworths-Military-Service-399040371.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Mark Kirk’s campaign issued a statement Friday in response to a racially-charged comment the senator made about Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s parents at Thursday’s debate. “Senator Kirk has consistently called Rep. Duckworth a war hero and honors her family’s service to this country,” Kirk spokeswoman Eleni Demertzis said in a statement. “But that’s not what this debate was about. Rep. Duckworth lied about her legal troubles, was unable to defend her failures at the VA and then falsely attacked Senator Kirk over his record on supporting gay rights.” At Thursday’s debate, which was hosted at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium, Kirk mocked Duckworth’s family history of military service after the congresswoman said her family has “served this nation in uniform going back to the Revolution.” “I had forgotten your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington,” Kirk responded. Duckworth, who lost both legs piloting a Black Hawk helicopter over Iraq in 2004, was born in Bangkok to a Thai mother of Chinese descent. Her father was a U.S. Army veteran. Kirk’s comment was met with silence in the auditorium and thunderous condemnation on social media. “That remark made by [Mark Kirk] about [Tammy Duckworth’s] ancestry is about the lowest thing I’ve seen in a debate,” Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller said in a tweet. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway also took the opportunity to slam Kirk, who has disavowed Trump and taken out ads distancing himself from the divisive billionaire. “The same Mark Kirk that unendorsed his party’s presidential candidate and called him out in paid ads,” Conway tweeted Thursday. “Gotcha. Good luck.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: More aggressive Kirk goes after Duckworth in second debate, questions her family’s heritage – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-us-senate-debate-springfield-met-1028-20161027-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Rauner Republicans face challenges turning Madigan attacks into results – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-democrats-met-20161028-story.html
— $116K-a-year Chicago alderman apologizes for crying poor on Cubs playoff tickets – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: What income and what net worth do you need to legitimately say that you are poor?  The cost of living varies dramatically between states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-apologizes-cubs-world-series-tickets-20161027-story.html
— Half of Illinois’ metro areas posted unemployment increases in September – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-metro-unemployment-september-1028-biz-20161027-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats who claim to speak for Blacks say that Blacks will forever blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-emmett-till-death-shaped-america-20161027-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kirk hits Duckworth on honesty — and family military service – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-senate-kirk-duckworth-debate-in-springfield-today/
— U.S. Elections won’t be rigged – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20161028/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF KIRK AND DUCKWORTH: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Kirk takes on Duckworth’s family history  Democratic committee calls for apology after heated debate in Senate race – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161028/news/310289942/
— 14th Congressional District candidates not fans of Mexican border wall – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161028/news/161028806/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk goes after Duckworth’s family background in testy debate – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/NEWS02/161029829

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Senate debate: Mark Kirk’s comment about Tammy Duckworth’s family riles Democrats – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161028/senate-debate-mark-kirks-comment-about-tammy-duckworths-family-riles-democrats

 

WTTW
— Number of Registered Voters in Illinois Exceeds 8 Million – Reuben Unrau (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/27/number-registered-voters-illinois-exceeds-8-million

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Endorsement: Serious Duckworth is what Illinois deserves
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/endorsement-serious-duckworth-is-what-illinois-deserves/article_ad42a731-4bb5-5222-8f30-601121b0d845.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County police react to international IRS scam bust – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/27/mchenry-county-police-react-to-international-irs-scam-bust/ajvv4y8/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Rigged Election’ in Central Illinois?  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rigged-election-in-central-illinois-10-28-2016

 

WJBD RADIO
— Donald Trump Promises to Work on ‘Our Ghettos’ – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/28/donald-trump-promises-to-work-on-our-ghettos

 

WSIL TV
— Trump hits ‘corrupt’ Hillary Clinton; Mrs. Obama hugs her – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33493534/trump-targets-bill-clinton-michelle-obama-boosts-hillary

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Kirk derides Duckworth’s ethnic, military heritage in Senate debate in Illinois  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kirk-derides-duckworth-s-military-heritage-in-u-s-senate/article_359a6c6d-917b-5cd6-8c19-76f23d0bae28.html

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Good vs. Blackburn: U.S. Army Vet Hopes to Unseat Two-Term Will County Auditor  Republican Gary Good wants to take the reins from Kevin “Duffy” Blackburn, who has been Will County Auditor since 2008. – Carrie Frillman  (DIERSEN: I audited federal agencies for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.  I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.  I am a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.  I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance and a bachelor’s degree in management. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 12 years.)
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/good-vs-blackburn-u-s-army-vet-hopes-unseat-two-term-will-county-auditor-incumbent
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Good is a retired U.S. Army Blackhawk pilot and strategist who holds a bachelor of science degree in information technology and a University of Illinois master’s degree. He owns Straterations, Inc., a coaching and consulting business based where he lives in Shorewood. In his campaign to become Will County Auditor, he cites specific Army experience that will benefit taxpayers. In a Daily Herald questionnaire, he said he wrote the branch’s business management strategy at The Pentagon for the accountability, streamlining and efficiency of $30 billion in annual business operations. “Auditing is about leadership,” he says, on his campaign website. “Leaders look beyond numbers and computer screens. They stand the line to challenge the status quo, seek what is right, and serve those around them. For my entire life, that is what I have done, regardless of title.” He promises transparency, a take charge approach to digging into county processes and decision-making and to serve as a watch dog for local fraud, waste and abuse.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Legislators Take Aim at Discriminatory Practices at the IRS – Monte Larrick  (DIERSEN: Who do you know that has worked for IRS?  I worked for IRS’s collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.  Who do you know that has worked for GAO on audits of IRS?  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $92,632-$98,809.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/legislators-take-aim-discriminatory-practices-irs/

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— Poll: Clinton Leads Trump 53 Points Among Latinos – Ellyn Fortino  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.progressillinois.com/quick-hits/content/2016/10/27/poll-clinton-leads-trump-53-points-among-latinos

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Unprecedented spending a threat to voting rights, unions in Illinois.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/unprecedented-spending-a-threat-to-voting-rights-unions-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KIRK SHOCKS BY RIDICULING DUCKWORTH’S HERITAGE DURING SPRINGFIELD DEBATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/kirk-shocks-by-ridiculing-duckworths-heritage-during-springfield-debate.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk v. Duckworth: The reviews are in… and they’re lousy
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/28/the-reviews-are-in-and-theyre-lousy/

 

GOPUSA
— Media Bias Is One Thing; Complicity Is Another
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16498?omhide=true
— $50M of corruption for Bill Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16503
— Mormon and gay: Church now says you can be both
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16451
— Overdosing mom found unconscious with baby in car ‘the new norm’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16469

 

TPM
— Trump Has Been Lying for Weeks About Money to His Campaign – JOSH MARSHALL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wow-trump-has-been-lying-for-weeks-about-money-to-his-campaign

 

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Kirk questions opponent’s family history in testy Illinois debate  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/28/sen-kirk-questions-opponents-family-history-in-illinois-debate.html
— Trump, GOP seize on new Clinton cash revelations to revive ‘pay-to-play’ charge
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/28/trump-gop-seize-on-new-clinton-cash-revelations-to-revive-pay-to-play-charge.html

 

HOT AIR
— New Republican ad for GOP Rep. Bob Dold: He denounced Trump ages ago, you know  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who glorifies and praises you if you denounce Trump?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/27/new-republican-ad-gop-rep-bob-dold-denounced-trump-ages-ago-know/

 

THE BLAZE
— Mark Levin blames Megyn Kelly for Trump’s ‘vicious’ personal attacks: ‘She set the stage’ – Jon Street  (DIERSEN: Who “sets the stage,” that is, who determines who is favored and who is disfavored, in the organizations that you are a member of?)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/27/mark-levin-blames-megyn-kelly-for-trumps-vicious-personal-attacks-she-set-the-stage/
— Math professor caught on video getting political during class: ‘I’m not gonna tell you who to vote for, but…’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/27/math-professor-caught-on-video-getting-political-during-class-im-not-gonna-tell-you-who-to-vote-for-but/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why all Americans should hope for a truce in the GOP’s civil war – MARIO LOYOLA  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. The less power that Republicans have, the more difficult that it is for Democrats to blame Republicans for America’s problems.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/441538/trump-republican-dilemma-gop-must-unite-fight-progressivism

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Republican committee makes ad praising Dold for standing up to Trump – Mark Abadi  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who glorifies and praises you if you “stand up” to Trump?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/rncc-bod-dold-ad-trump-2016-10

 

ROLL CALL
— Kirk’s Latest Controversy Begs the Question: Is the Stroke to Blame?  Republican senator made sarcastic remark about Duckworth’s ethnic heritage during debate – Alex Roarty  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/kirks-latest-controversy-begs-question-stroke-blame

 

POLITICO
— Trump looms over Cubs World Series  The team’s owners are top donors to the GOP nominee, and they’re working to tamp down criticism for blurring the line. – Kenneth P. Vogel and Daniel Strauss
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-chicago-cubs-ricketts-230424
— Trump: ‘We should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump’ – Nolan D. McCaskill
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-election-cancel-230414

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— GOP Senator Makes Distasteful Remark About His War-Hero Opponent’s Ancestry – Elise Foley (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth_us_5812b694e4b0390e69cf47d0

 

CNN
— Kirk questions military history of Duckworth’s family – Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/tammy-duckworth-mark-kirk-military-illinois-debate-senate/

 

MSNBC
— Mark Kirk riles Senate race with racially charged remark – Steve Benen  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mark-kirk-riles-senate-race-racially-charged-remark

 

CBS NEWS
— GOP Ill. Sen. questions opponent’s American heritage – EMILY SCHULTHEIS (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kirk-illinois-senator-questions-opponent-tammy-duckworth-american-heritage/

 

NBC NEWS
— Illinois Senator Draws Fire for Racially Charged Attack on Opponent’s Family – ALEXANDRA JAFFE and TRACI G. LEE (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/mark-kirk-questions-tammy-duckworth-s-family-s-service-heritage-n674331

 

ABC NEWS
— GOP Sen. Mocks Bi-Racial Opponent’s U.S. Heritage in Illinois Senate Debate – J.J. GALLAGHER (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/gop-sen-mocks-bi-racial-opponents-us-heritage/story?id=43127077

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Women won’t earn as much as men for 170 years  (DIERSEN: If had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples of GAO paying my female coworkers and my female subordinates more than it paid me – female coworkers and female subordinates who had less work experience, less education, fewer professional certifications, and/or fewer professional licenses.)
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/114bfd7fb7f94d3085d353b94db689ab/report-women-wont-earn-much-men-170-years

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Wretched News for Newspapers as Advertising Woes Drive Anxiety – SYDNEY EMBER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers serve as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/business/media/buyouts-wall-street-journal-bad-news-for-newspapers.html
— Abandoning Donald Trump and, for Some Women, the G.O.P., Too – TRIP GABRIEL (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party has always promised to give preference to women, that is, to discriminate against men.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party-women.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Some Donald Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Hillary Clinton Wins – ASHLEY PARKER and NICK CORASANITI  (DIERSEN: Clinton voters hint/imply/argue/shout that if Clinton wins, they will get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-voters.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: A fight for women’s mandate – Cathleen Decker  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise women that Democrats will give preference to women, that is, that Democrats will discriminate against men.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-hillary-clinton-women-20161028-story.html
— Trump falls far short of his boast of putting $100 million into his own campaign – AP  (DIERSEN: What do you put your time and your money into?  I put 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade and many thousands of dollars into putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out free of charge and without any advertising.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-falls-far-short-of-his-boast-of-1477627291-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk Draws Fire for Sarcastic Comment to Tammy Duckworth – SIOBHAN HUGHES  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/28/illinois-sen-mark-kirk-draws-fire-for-sarcastic-comment-to-tammy-duckworth/
— Obama’s Blacklist Is Barred – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their blacklists.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-blacklist-is-barred-1477608638
— The Cold Clinton Reality  Why isn’t the IRS investigating the Clinton Foundation? – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cold-clinton-reality-1477608696

 

USA TODAY
— Mark Kirk under fire for comments about Tammy Duckworth’s Thai heritage – Aamer Madhani (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/28/mark-kirk-under-fire-comments-tammy-duckworths-thai-heritage/92879442/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH A VERY BIG COLOR PICTURE OF POT: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY pushes pot in America, that is, ever-increasingly, USA TODAY pushes the downfall of America.
Memo shows Bill Clinton’s wealth was tied to Clinton Foundation
Eliza Collins , USA
— Memo shows Bill Clinton’s wealth was tied to Clinton Foundation – Eliza Collins  (DIERSEN: Where did your net worth come from?  For me, it was money that I earned working for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, University Plaza Dormitory and Chrysler in 1970, the Post Office 1966-1969, John’s Sinclair and Thrall Car and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966, and S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/27/memo-shows-bill-clintons-wealth-tied-clinton-foundation/92842822/
— Trump tramples hallowed ground at Gettysburg – Paul Brandus
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/25/trump-tramples-hallowed-ground-gettysburg-paul-brandus/92692154/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— GOP ad praises Republican for criticizing Trump – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who glorifies and praises you if you criticize Trump?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/10/27/gop-praises-republican-for-criticizing-trump/2NzuFz3si7sM1jlfc3ZIiJ/story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Obama urging minorities to ‘kill the whites,’ upstate GOP Assembly hopeful says – GLENN BLAIN
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-urging-minorities-kill-whites-n-y-gop-candidate-article-1.2848862
— Illinois Republican senator ridicules Asian-American opponent because of her race – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT   (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/illinois-republican-ridicules-asian-opponent-race-article-1.2848292

 

DENVER POST
— Most Donald Trump supporters doubt election legitimacy, AP-GfK poll finds – AP  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/27/poll-most-trump-supporters-doubt-election-legitimacy/

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Life without lattes? Test-drive your retiree budget  Most retirees — but not all — see household spending drop the first years in retirement. But the reductions might only be 5.5% to 12.5% in the early years compared with pre-retirement spending. – Susan Tompor  (DIERSEN: The Diersens’ retirement budget is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2016/10/26/living-on-a-fixed-income-retirees/92668616/

 

TIME
— Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk Mocks Rival’s Asian Heritage in Debate – Tessa Berenson (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://time.com/4548902/illinois-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-racial/

 

NPR
— ‘Your Parents Came All The Way From Thailand’: Kirk Wrongly Hits Opponent On Heritage – Jessica Taylor (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/10/28/499739422/gop-sen-kirk-incorrectly-hits-opponent-duckworth-over-heritage-military-service

 

THE WEEK
— GOP Sen. Mark Kirk lobbed painfully awkward attack at rival’s Asian heritage in debate  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/658092/gop-sen-mark-kirk-lobbed-painfully-awkward-attack-rivals-asian-heritage-debate

 

THE BEAST
— Will Donald Trump’s Failure Take Out Reince Priebus?  The Republican National Committee chairman has done his best to keep Trump on the rails over the course of the election. But for Priebus the light at the end of the tunnel could be an oncoming train. – Tim Mak
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/28/will-donald-trump-s-failure-take-out-reince-priebus.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal hiring of employees with disabilities exceeds goals, says OPM – Tony Ware (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the office’s employees who had disabilities.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/federal-hiring-of-employees-with-disabilities-exceeds-goals-says-opm

 

GUARDIAN
— Republican singles out Asian heritage of Iraq veteran rival   (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/oct/28/republican-mark-kirk-singles-out-asian-heritage-of-iraq-veteran-rival-tammy-duckworth-video

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I’d forgotten your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington’: Shocking moment Senator makes racially-charged attack on amputee Iraq war vet opponent Tammy Duckworth during debate – DAVE BURKE (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3881440/Did-ancestors-come-Thailand-fight-George-Washington-Senator-mocks-opponent-bizarre-joke-says-relative-fought-Revolutionary-War.html

 

SLATE
— Illinois Senator Tries to Zing Tammy Duckworth in Debate, Looks Like a Racist Jerk Instead – Elliot Hannon (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/27/illinois_senator_mark_kirk_tries_to_zing_tammy_duckworth_fails.html

 

SALON
— Mark Kirk hits Tammy Duckworth over Thai heritage in Illinois Senate debate  “I had forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington.” – MATT ROZSA  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, if Kirk was a conservative, Democrat news media reporting of this and Democrat news media condemnation of this would be far stronger.)
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/28/watch-mark-kirk-hits-tammy-duckworth-over-thai-heritage-in-illinois-senate-debate/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See An Even More Divided America Ahead  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time SIDE WITH EACH OTHER AGAINST THOSE INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND COUNTRIES THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2016/voters_see_an_even_more_divided_america_ahead

October 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER RACE IS STATE’S MOST EXPENSIVE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-comptroller-race-is-states-most-expensive/1576201/
— SUSPECT ARRESTED IN VANDALISM OF DONALD TRUMP’S WALK OF FAME STAR, LAPD SAYS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/suspect-arrested-in-vandalism-of-trumps-walk-of-fame-star/1575866/
— SUPPORT FOR ‘MY GIRL’ CLINTON IS PERSONAL, MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/support-for-my-girl-clinton-is-personal-michelle-obama-says/1576208/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Feds: 24 charged with bringing drugs from LA to Chicago on Amtrak
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/214091169-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cops release photos of teens robbing woman downtown
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-teens-robbing-women-downtown-surveillance-photos-20161026-story.html
— Parents in Wisconsin county can host parties for underage drinkers in their homes, court rules
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-underage-drinking-parties-20161027-story.html
— Leaked memo shows how aide steered millions to Bill Clinton, his charity – Rosalind S. Helderman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bill-clinton-wikileaks-emails-20161026-story.html
— Feds charge about 60 people — at least 6 from Illinois — in IRS phone scam – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-indian-call-centers-1028-biz-20161027-story.html
— Aldermen stupidly whine about World Series tickets – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-cubs-tickets-aldermen-kass-1028-20161027-column.html
— Clown costumes banned from some school Halloween celebrations – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-clown-costumes-banned-schools-met-20161027-story.html
— Trump offers revealingly bad answers about the Good Book – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, and who viciously condemn me are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to a church.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of aforesaid promote mass/illegal immigration to “fill the pews,” LGBTQ activity, abortion, pot, booze, gambling, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-trump-bible-huckster-zorn-perspec-1028-md-20161026-column.html
— Stakes high third time around in North Shore congressional race between Dold, Schneider – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-10th-congressional-district-dold-schneider-met-20161027-story.html
— Trump’s comeback plan includes building a ‘psychographic’ profile of every voter – Michael Kranish
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-comeback-plan-20161027-story.html
— More than 4,400 cast early ballots in Naperville as of Thursday – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-early-voting-naperville-st-1028-20161026-story.html
— Religious high schools not allowed to hold public prayer before playoff game due to IHSA rule – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-acc-wheaton-football-prayer-st-1028-20161027-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is the presidential race ‘rigged’? Here’s what Bill Daley says – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/BLOGS02/161029851/is-the-presidential-race-rigged-heres-what-bill-daley-says
— Here’s where Clinton, Trump collect Chicago campaign cash – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/BLOGS02/161029857/heres-where-clinton-trump-collect-chicago-campaign-cash
— We’re now accepting proposals for remaking Chicago’s Trump Tower – IAN BELKNAP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who takes great pleasure in Trump’s problems?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-non-veterans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/OPINION/161029869/were-now-accepting-proposals-for-remaking-chicagos-trump-tower
— Some Cook County suburbs not happy with $13 minimum wage law – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/NEWS02/161029860/some-cook-county-suburbs-not-happy-with-13-minimum-wage-law
— Another manufacturer jumping to Wisconsin – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/NEWS05/161029843/another-manufacturer-jumping-to-wisconsin

 

DAILY HERALD
— While Trump was in Ohio, Kasich headed to suburbs for Dold – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/news/161028841/
— Bitter Facebook enemies unite behind Cubs – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: What do your enemies unite behind?  My enemies unite behind efforts to promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, booze, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination and efforts to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161026/news/161028960/
— Naperville panel encourages continued economic caution – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/business/161028889/
— Politics, not workers’ welfare, prompt Cook vote – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/discuss/161028925/
— Early voting off to fast start in suburbs – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/news/161028842/
— Why water quality, costs could rise in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/news/161028875/
— Why, even in era of negativity, kids can have reason to be hopeful – Jim Slusher  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, it is ever-increasingly difficult to be hopeful if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, a non-veteran, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats and RINOs want to get rid of the aforesaid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/discuss/161028974/
— Anti-conservatives blast conservatives.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161026/discuss/161029204/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: GOP TV ad backing Dold criticizes Trump – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/gop-tv-ad-backing-republican-congressman-criticizes-trump/article_ecc174da-7ad7-5d12-95ac-9dd2a75eea08.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Endorsement: Illinois comptroller, Munger
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20161027/endorsement-illinois-comptroller-munger

 

WAND
— DelGiorno, Jimenez Campaign Battle Heats Up – Ed Cross
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33502017/delgiorno-jimenez-campaign-battle-heats-up

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Is The ‘Firewall’ In Democrats’ Push To Retake Senate – DAN KLEFSTAD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-firewall-democrats-push-retake-senate

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican asks “Who will save the GOP?”
http://www.chicagonow.com/politics-now/2016/10/who-will-save-the-gop/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Crystal Lake Central High School Mock Election Goes Narrowly for Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/27/cl-central-high-school-mock-election-goes-narrowly-for-trump/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME LEADERS REJECTED OFFER OF BEREAVEMENT LEAVE, PERFORMANCE BONUSES – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-leaders-rejected-offer-of-bereavement-leave-performance-bonuses/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: TRUMP THREATENS TO “DRAIN D.C.’S SWAMP”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-trump-threatens-to-drain-dcs-swamp.html
— WEYERMULLER ASKS: ARE CHICAGO ELECTIONS REALLY RIGGED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/weyermuller-asks-are-chicago-elections-really-rigged-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk’s comment called “racist” *** Not cool, Senator Kirk. Not cool at all
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/27/not-cool-senator-kirk-not-cool-at-all/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama Spent Tens of Millions to Push Gay Rights on Foreign Governments  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will America declare war on all countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?  How soon will America get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16476
— Trump’s Accusers: No Facts Required
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16486
— Denver’s CBS4 finds people voting twice may be more common than you think  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.gopusa.com/denvers-cbs4-finds-people-voting-twice-may-be-more-common-than-you-think/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP Launches Ad Praising Anti-Trump Representative Dold – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/27/gop-launches-ad-praising-anti-trump-representative-video/
— Illinois GOP Starts Voter Fraud Hotline – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/27/illinois-gop-starts-voter-fraud-hotline/
— Trump Staffer: ‘We Own The Future Of The GOP’ – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/27/trump-staffer-we-own-the-future-of-the-gop/

 

NEWSMAX
— Blue Collar Whites Swing Big Time to Trump – Dick Morris (DIERSEN: Are/were you a blue collar White?  I was 1964-1970.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Dick-Morris-Blue-Collar-Whites-Swing/2016/10/27/id/755665/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LEFTISTS DENY ACCESS TO CLASS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/27/leftists-deny-access-to-class-for-certain-students/

 

FEDERALIST
— 13 Times Hillary Clinton Was A Truly ‘Nasty Woman’  It’s not sexist to say that Hillary Clinton is a nasty woman, because it’s the truth. – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2016/10/25/13-times-hillary-clinton-truly-nasty-woman/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Philly Hate Crime Highlights Media’s Race Double Standard  Vicious mob hunts whites at Temple University for sport, press calls it a ‘disruption’ – Edmund Kozak
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/philadelphia-hate-crime-highlights-medias-race-double-standard/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus: Memo is a ‘smoking gun’ in ‘pay-to-play’ Clinton culture – JOEL GEHRKE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-memo-is-a-smoking-gun-in-pay-to-play-clinton-culture/article/2605753

 

THE HILL
— How does Trump get to 270? – Jonathan Swan and Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303167-how-does-trump-get-to-270

 

CNN
— Republicans: No honeymoon if Clinton wins – Eric Bradner and Ted Barrett
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/hillary-clinton-republicans-congress/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Donald Trump denies using undocumented workers to build new D.C. hotel – REBECCA SHABAD
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-denies-using-undocumented-workers-to-build-trump-international-hotel/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Voting Officials Are Fed Up With Donald Trump’s Talk Of A ‘Rigged’ Election  They say it’s virtually impossible — and that the GOP nominee is wasting their time. – Emily Tate  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-rigged-voting-officials_us_5812474de4b0390e69cede81

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Campaign Seeks ‘Voter Suppression,’ Report Says, but It’s Legal – MAGGIE HABERMAN and JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign-voter-suppression.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s struggle to survive explains why Trump may lose Arizona – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/10/27/daily-202-sheriff-joe-arpaio-s-struggle-to-survive-explains-why-trump-may-lose-arizona/581150cbe9b69b640f54c6b5/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump speculates “What Trump would do if he lost big.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/10/27/what-trump-would-do-if-he-lost-big/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Calls NBC Release of 2005 Video ‘An Illegal Act’  Republican candidate threatens to take legal action against the network – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-calls-nbc-release-of-2005-video-an-illegal-act-1477616180
— RNC Fundraising Rate Picks Up in Final Weeks – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/27/rnc-fundraising-rate-picks-up-in-final-weeks/
— Clinton Foundation Donors Steered Business to Bill Clinton  (DIERSEN: Who steers business to you?  The following STEER CONSULTING BUSINESS AWAY FROM ME: a) those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, booze, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination; b) those who focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors; c) those who I have sued; and d) those who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/clinton-foundation-donors-steered-business-to-bill-clinton/8BB25F4D-6AB9-483B-8F7C-F9B1042383CD.html

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Why ‘Never Trump’ Republicans will doom our nation – John Gaski, Notre Dame
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/10/27/why-never-trump-republicans-doom-our-nation/92847594/

 

FED SMITH
— Report Suggests Next Administration Make Radical Changes to the Federal Workforce  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/27/report-suggests-next-administration-make-radical-changes-to-the-federal-workforce/

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Illinois seen as must-win for Senate Democrats – TERESA ALBANO
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/illinois-seen-as-must-win-for-senate-democrats/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— President Obama just commuted 98 more sentences  He’s granted more commutations this year than any in American history. – Laurel Raymond (DIERSEN: Will Obama commute my sentence?  In 1997, when I was 49 years old, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors sentenced me to career death and to professional death.  What was my crime?  In 1988, I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Further, I had refused to become a Democrat and I was a non-veteran White male who had not made GS-13 (currently $92,632) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $109,463) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $128,759) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $160,300) by age 40.)
https://thinkprogress.org/president-obama-has-now-commuted-872-sentences-c4917b6924af#.qq8u5ssg4

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE IN DUPAGE COUNTY MILTON TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 9 IN WHEATON: 1010 South Wheaton Avenue – $289,000
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