Tag: old

March 11, 2022

ABC7

— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months’ probation before emotional outburst – Diane Pathieu, Leah Hope, Eric Horng, Rob Elgas
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-sentencing-sentence-update/11638499/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora panel recommends marijuana dispensary downtown – STEVE LORD (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0311-20220310-l2qoqljd6zb3nnx24p4lqws7oa-story.html
— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court – MEGAN CREPEAU and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-sentencing-20220310-6rkydf7zt5d6hkianqp6d6js7a-story.html
— A perfect storm is destroying Chicago’s economic vitality – PAUL VALLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-economy-mayor-lori-lightfoot-20220310-3m3aytyvxzaevbuc4zgfs2tkq4-story.html
— The silent shame of getting older in a youthful world: ‘We woke up one day and asked ourselves, what happened?’ – JERRY DAVICH (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-shame-of-old-age-disability-st-0309-20220308-6fb64uplnbf6rodta36gmh7mtu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In new Hispanic 3rd Congressional District, poll shows Democratic primary wide open; Ramirez has edge over Villegas. The poll underscores how Delia Ramirez, a state representative, and Gilbert Villegas, a Chicago alderman, are blank political slates waiting to be filled in. – Lynn Sweet (COMMENT: Justin Burau of Winfield has filed for the GOP nomination. In 2015, my critics/opponents gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I should write a book about them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/10/22971706/new-hispanic-congressional-district-poll-shows-race-wide-open-ramirez-has-edge-over-villegas
— Illinois Gaming Board pulls plug on Russian sports betting following Ukraine invasion. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/10/22971721/illinois-sports-betting-russia-ban-ukraine-gaming-board
— Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging fake hate crime in downtown Chicago. – Matthew Hendrickson, Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/10/22967380/jussie-smollett-sentence-empire-actor-fake-hate-crime-hoax
— CPS selective enrollment schools to accept fewer affluent students under proposed change – Sarah Karp (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich. They have always stressed that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and me and that they sent my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I take jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/3/10/22971194/cps-selective-enrollment-high-schools-whitney-young-payton-northside-lane-tech-jones-college-prep
— Search for Chicago’s next inspector general is down to two – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: I served on the Executive Committee (EC) of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996. Almost all the other EC members were employees of federal inspector general (IG) offices. All the audits of all the federal agencies that I worked on for GAO 1980-1997 required coordination with those agency’s IG offices. I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I worked on an audit of EPA IG compliance with professional standards. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/afmd-86-43 )
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/3/9/22969647/chicago-inspector-general-search-two-finalists-ferguson-witzburg-lightfoot
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/10/22971494/donald-trump-ukraine-war-president-biden-column-mona-charen
— Lightfoot: Clock isn’t ticking on top cop – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: The clock was always ticking on me while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969,.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/3/10/22971431/chicago-violent-crime-lightfoot-brown-police-department

DAILY HERALD
— ‘We are losing good teachers and staff every single day’: Report reiterates pandemic shortages – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220309/we-are-losing-good-teachers-and-staff-every-single-day-report-reiterates-pandemic-shortages
— Pappas named to replace disgraced Cullerton in Senate – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220310/pappas-named-to-replace-disgraced-cullerton-in-senate
— DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board to host webinar on finding talent April 8 (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20220310/dupage-county-workforce-innovation-board-to-host-webinar-on-finding-talent-april-8

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Jim Marter Appointed to Serve as Deputy for IL-14 on GOP State Central Committee
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/jim-marter-appointed-to-serve-as-deputy-for-il-14-on-gop-state-central-committee/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Marijuana could be removed from firefighter drug testing requirements – Jordan Elder (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://foxillinois.com/newsletter-daily/marijuana-could-be-removed-from-firefighter-drug-testing-requirements
— Approximately $1.5 million worth of damage to US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot, DC AG says
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-capitol-riot-january-6-insurrection-millions-damage-attack-police-congress-breach-washington-dc-presidential-election-results-trump-biden
— Those convicted of marijuana-related offenses to get first dibs on NY cannabis licenses (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/those-convicted-of-marijuana-related-offenses-to-get-first-dibs-on-ny-cannabis-licenses

WIFR
— Rockford’s First Cannabis-Infused Bakery opens its doors – Conor Hollingsworth (COMMENT: To promote pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wifr.com/2022/03/11/rockfords-first-cannabis-infused-bakery-opens-its-doors/

MDJ ONLINE
— Incarceration rates demographics in Illinois
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/incarceration-rates-demographics-in-illinois/collection_91649f6e-ffe6-5a92-82c0-2843bf8ae2b5.html#1

JOHN KASS
— Smollett’s Juicy New Jailhouse Role: Martyr For the Cause
https://johnkassnews.com/lady-justice-1-jussie-smollett-0/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly to Mayor Lightfoot: Chicago has lost faith in you | Will you resign?
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-to-mayor-lightfoot-chicago-has-lost-faith-in-you-will-you-resign

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lisle trustee Mullen calls on colleagues to take diversity training over ‘offensive’ comment about chicken and duck
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621600174-lisle-trustee-mullen-calls-on-colleagues-to-take-diversity-training-over-offensive-comment-about-chicken-and-duck

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Lisle Paid $23K In FOIA Lawsuit Settlement – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2022/03/village-of-lisle-paid-23k-in-foia-lawsuit-settlement/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY BALLOT CROWDS UP WITH FIVE, POSSIBLY SIX TEAMS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/gop-gubernatorial-primary-ballot-crowds-up-with-five-possibly-six-teams-.html
— ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION? MANY THINK IT’S LIKELY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/another-great-depression-many-think-its-likely.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s inflation plan will only pour ‘fuel on the fire,’ warn fiscal hawks – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/10/bidens-inflation-plan-will-only-pour-fuel-fire-war/

DAILY POLITICAL WIRE
— Mayor Buttplug’s Husband Had Kids Pledge Allegiance to the Rainbow Flag – Keely Sharp (COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://dailypoliticalnewswire.com/mayor-buttplugs-husband-had-kids-pledge-allegiance-to-the-rainbow-flag/

FEDERALIST
— J6 Committee Seeks To Criminalize Republican Fundraising – MOLLIE HEMINGWAY
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/10/j6-committee-seeks-to-criminalize-republican-fundraising/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Illegally Denied Elections Group Access to Voter Records, Federal Court Rules – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-illegally-denied-election-group-access-to-voter-records-federal-court-rules_4328836.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail for False Report of a Hate Crime – Julia Jacobs and Robert Chiarito
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/arts/television/jussie-smollett-sentencing.html
— Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now. – Katie Rogers and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/biden-putin-inflation.html
— U.S. Battles Russia and China on Ukraine War Disinformation – Edward Wong (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, they have done everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Most Democrats Say They’d Flee, Not Fight, a Ukraine-Style Invasion. Too many Americans have forgotten the meaning of ‘home of the brave.’ – Matthew Hennessey (COMMENT: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-of-the-brave-rip-war-poll-democrats-fight-enlist-vietnam-soldiers-invasion-ukraine-patriotism-culture-war-isolationist-military-recruitment-11646929607
— Inflation Reached 7.9% in February; Consumer Prices Are the Highest in 40 Years. Surging energy costs related to Russian invasion of Ukraine are pushing prices higher. – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-february-2022-11646857681
— Economic Blacklist of Russia Marks New Blow for Globalization. Postwar vision of harmonious world trade was already under pressure; invasion of Ukraine risks further economic fragmentation. – Josh Zumbrun
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-blacklist-of-russia-marks-new-blow-for-globalization-11646940040
— Senate Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill That Includes Aid for Ukraine – Siobhan Hughes and Teresa Mettela
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-democrats-see-ukraine-aid-speeding-passage-of-omnibus-spending-bill-11646935157
— Biden to Call for Revoking Normal Trade Relations With Russia – Yuka Hayashi and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-call-for-revoking-normal-trade-relations-with-russia-11646971099
— Government Gives Itself a Big Raise. Everything you dislike about Congress and more—in 2,727 pages. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-gives-itself-a-big-raise-congress-omnibus-spending-bill-democrats-republicans-biden-defense-11646939869
— It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation. He blames Vladimir Putin, but his policies and the Federal Reserve are at fault. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-joe-bidens-inflation-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-prices-bureau-of-labor-statistics-11646952656
— IRS Readies Hiring Binge in Bid to Clear Tax-Return Backlog. Tax agency plans to hire 5,000 workers quickly and 5,000 more by September 2023. – Richard Rubin (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS the most. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 and worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $104,915-$136,387/year. The Democrats who ran GAO kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of those almost 18 years. In my book, I would focus on my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and on my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staff members, and their political consultants.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-readies-hiring-binge-in-bid-to-clear-tax-return-backlog-11646942444
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Republicans starved the Internal Revenue Service of funding for far too long, and the taxpayer has paid the price,” said Rep. Richard Neal (D., Mass.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. “But in this bill, Democrats deliver the largest funding increase to the agency in decades.” Republicans have criticized the IRS for being too slow to use pandemic-era funding it received. “The IRS is finally recognizing that this historic backlog is not due to a lack of funding, but due to its neglect in using the tools it has,” Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas), the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, said last week.)

March 10, 2022

ABC7

— Security guards doubled, more Chicago police on CTA Blue Line, Red Line trains amid crime spree. Man, 25, critically injured in CTA Red Line shooting Tuesday. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/cta-chicago-blue-line-red-violence/11638513/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/chicago-today/unboxing-queer-history-podcast-explores-chicagos-lgbtq-stories/2778958/

FOX32
— 46 percent of Illinois residents support law banning ‘critical race theory’ in schools
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/46-percent-of-illinois-residents-support-law-banning-critical-race-theory-in-schools

WGN9
— COMMENT: Democrats promote Robert “RJ” Regan in Michigan.
https://wgntv.com/news/gop-candidate-says-he-tells-daughters-to-lie-back-and-enjoy-it-if-rape-is-inevitable/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/9/22969237/chicago-pride-parade-returns-june-northalsted-boystown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Orland Park takes vote of no confidence in state’s attorney, asks Kim Foxx to resign – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-seeks-kim-foxx-resignation-st-0309-20220308-mu4qudglozb3fhnm7u43pmyiem-story.html
— As an election observer in 2014, I saw Ukrainians’ commitment to sovereignty – PETER ROSKAM (COMMENT: Roskam was my state representative 1993-1999, state senator 2000-2007, and congressman 2007-2019. Roskam’s endorsement helped me win a contested precinct committeeman race in 2000. I have done a lot to help elect him and to help reelect him. I gathered signatures in my precinct on his nominating petitions. I got campaign sign locations for him in my precinct, including for second-floor 4X4 signs at the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road. I delivered lots of his campaign literature in my precinct. I invited him to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition events. Duckworth had her thugs throw me out her rally with Michael J. Fox in the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton in 2006. I raised $2,000 for an elephant to walk behind him in Wheaton’s 2007 Independence Day parade. However, sadly, I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for Roskam’s problems. I have been the Illinois reporter for www.gopusa.com since 2000. My critics/opponents did not want me to attend Henry Hyde’s press conference in 2005 ( https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-05-0508050305-story.html ) when he endorsed Roskam. But when I attended anyway, they warned me to not ask any questions. Since 2005, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being just like Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News Since 2005, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ukraine-resilience-democracy-roskam-20220309-v5udbkt32nferaq6udzjczcdhy-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-chicago-pride-parade-returns-2022-20220309-zniaqevjkzgtzg5k3hf5tbodka-story.html
— Pritzker must end orders that let mayors deny citizens role in public meetings – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-university-park-citizens-st-0310-20220309-2tcpouvevvaxdjtjbuxm42svgi-story.html
— Illinois residents worried about growing teacher shortage during COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-state-of-education-report-20220309-szbm2lt5ubh4dnh2ki7s6liy74-story.html

NAPERVILLE SUN
— OBITUARY: James S. Lowe 1956 – 2022
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/naperville-sun/name/james-lowe-obituary?id=335732

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What will it take for Illinois to divest from Russia?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/russian-divestment-priority-illinois-gop-springfield-crains-juice
— Illinois moves closer to remedying racial bias in home appraisals – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/illinois-considers-bill-remedy-racial-bias-home-appraisals

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Two Kane judges file petitions in primary race for Illinois Supreme Court. Judges John Noverini, René Cruz seek their party’s nomination for state’s high court. – Brenda Schory
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/2022/03/08/two-kane-judges-file-petitions-in-primary-race-for-illinois-supreme-court/

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Illinois pays highest effective tax rates in the U.S. – Shepard Price
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Illinois-pays-highest-effective-tax-rates-in-the-16985875.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Here are the contested statehouse primary races emerging in DuPage County – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2022/03/09/here-are-the-contested-statehouse-primary-races-emerging-in-dupage-county/

WAND TV
— Farmers paying almost double for fuel and fertilizer amid economic crisis – Olivianna Calmes
https://www.wandtv.com/news/farmers-paying-almost-double-for-fuel-and-fertilizer-amid-economic-crisis/article_1539afd6-a00b-11ec-b98b-775ff9e6135b.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Tennessee bill that would ban textbooks promoting LGBTQ issues advances
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/tennessee-bill-that-would-ban-textbooks-promoting-lgbtq-issues-advances
— ‘All white power has to end’: Farrakhan claims silver lining in Ukraine-Russia conflict – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/farrakhan-says-america-russia-will-be-undone-by-war-blames-white-power-louis-america

WSIL TV
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote CRT.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/poll-illinoisans-think-educators-are-paid-too-little-support-teaching-about-racism-and-slavery/article_8fd72af0-0cc8-5681-b556-32b4bd7e3c23.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Statehouse GOP leaders call for sanctions against Russia – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2022/03/09/illinois-statehouse-gop-leaders-call-for-sanctions-against-russia/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois House Majority Leader Harris slams Florida over anti-child sex grooming bill
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/621598497-illinois-house-majority-leader-harris-slams-florida-over-anti-child-sex-grooming-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Today we will … learn about human sexuality’: Glen Ellyn SD 89 shows ‘common terminology’ slides to sixth-graders
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621591463-today-we-will-learn-about-human-sexuality-glen-ellyn-sd-89-shows-common-terminology-slides-to-sixth-graders
— GOP DuPage County Board candidate DiCianni: ‘Democrat Conroy is my friend’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621598384-gop-dupage-county-board-candidate-dicianni-democrat-conroy-is-my-friend

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois educators are still double dipping
https://wirepoints.org/educators-are-still-double-dipping-in-illinois-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Russian invasion raises new danger of Chinese attack on Taiwan – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/russian-invasion-raises-new-danger-chinese-attack-/
— RNC files lawsuit against Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/9/rnc-files-lawsuit-against-nancy-pelosi-jan-6-commi/

NEW YORK POST
— Woke left says that we’re racists to care about Ukraine – Maureen Callahan
https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/left-says-that-were-racists-to-care-about-ukraine/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Three Reasons Why Trump Shouldn’t Run for President in 2024 – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/03/three_reasons_why_trump_shouldnt_run_for_president_in_2024.html

DAILY CALLER
— Two Days Before Shutdown, House Passes Government Funding – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/house-passes-government-funding-fy2022/
— Activists To Host Sex-Ed Camp For Children Teaching That ‘Gender Is A Spectrum,’ Include Condom Demonstration – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/09/lgbt-activists-sex-ed-summer-camp-indiana/

FEDERALIST
— Texas Private School Defends Political Violence, Tells White People: ‘Re-Educate Yourself’ – SPENCER LINDQUIST
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/09/texas-private-school-defends-political-violence-tells-white-people-re-educate-yourself/

NEW AMERICAN
— Concordia University Wisconsin, a university of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has immediately suspended and banned from its campus Reverend Dr. Gregory Schulz, a philosophy professor, for writing an article criticizing the school’s descent into “Woke-ness.” – Federalist (COMMENT: The Missouri Synod emerged from several communities of German Lutheran immigrants during the 1830s and 1840s. It was organized in 1847 at a meeting in Chicago. My ancestors worked in a brick factory in Chicago at that time. I was baptized as a Missouri Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised as a MSL, and confirmed as a MSL in 1962. My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. I should write a book about those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned MSLs the most as being “too conservative.”)
https://thenewamerican.com/lutheran-university-suspends-professor-for-criticizing-its-turn-toward-woke-ness/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Disney CEO Comes Out against Florida LGBT Education Bill, Says He’ll Meet with DeSantis to Air Concerns – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/disney-ceo-comes-out-against-florida-lgbt-education-bill-will-meet-with-desantis-to-air-concerns/
— Miami Teachers, Union Reps Decry Florida LGBT Education Bill: ‘An Attack on Educators’ – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/miami-teachers-union-reps-decry-florida-lgbt-education-bill-an-attack-on-educators/

EPOCH TIMES
— Ukraine Fights Back; Would America do the Same? – Brooke Rollins (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they would side with invaders who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ukraine-fights-back-would-america-do-the-same_4327353.html

THE HILL
— Conservative group urges Republicans to oppose spending package – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/597505-conservative-group-urges-republicans-to-oppose-spending-package

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Florida OKs bill aimed at keeping immigrants out of state – BRENDAN FARRINGTON
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Florida-OKs-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-16990086.php
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Florida-OKs-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-16990086.php
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/florida-oks-bill-aimed-at-keeping-immigrants-out-of-state/article_f8c8495d-04a5-51b3-ae36-487a513d9df8.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Find Their Inflation Villains: Vladimir Putin and Big Oil – Blake Hounshell and Leah Askarinam
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/us/politics/democrats-gas-prices-putin.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Prices climbed 7.9% in February, compared with last year, with war in Ukraine likely to push inflation even higher. Economists warn that Thursday’s inflation data doesn’t even begin to capture the strain on energy markets caused by Russia’s invasion. – Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/10/february-inflation-cpi-russia/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats and RINOs call you a hater.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/09/splc-hate-group-2021-declines-fringe-ideology-mainstream/9422517002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Stand Up for Ukraine. Despite Trump, a new poll shows GOP voters haven’t turned isolationist. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-ukraine-putin-populist-isolationist-america-first-trump-jd-vance-polling-gop-war-invasion-russia-putin-11646864907
— Behold, the New Starting Salary for Some Graduates Is $100,000. A roaring recovery and tight labor market make entry-level workers staggeringly valuable in tech, banking and consulting—and not everyone is thrilled. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. GAO started paying me $104,915/year (GS-13 Step 1) in today’s dollars in 1986 when I was 38 years old. I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years, and before that, for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and had become a licensed CPA when I was 32. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I had earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-grad-starting-salary-100-000-class-2022-11646852551

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Congress seeks updates on state of the federal workforce in $1.5T omnibus spending deal – Jory Heckman (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2022/03/congress-seeks-updates-on-state-of-the-federal-workforce-in-1-5t-omnibus-spending-deal/

PENNSYLVANIA CPA JOURNAL
— What are the ethical responsibilities of a CPA who is the treasurer of a nonprofit organization? (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from becoming a treasurer for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. I would focus on those who spoke against me when I unsuccessfully ran for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5/12 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $104,915-$136,387/year. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I served as the treasurer of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1986. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I served as the treasurer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2006.)
https://www.picpa.org/articles/picpa-news/2016/08/05/ask-a-cpa-what-are-the-ethical-responsibilities-of-a-cpa-who-is-the-treasurer-of-a-nonprofit-organization

March 8, 2022

NOTE: Starting today, I am again putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning. If the newsletter does not appear in your inbox by noon, please visit http://www.gopillinois.com to view a copy of it. – Dave Diersen

ABC7
— 2022 Illinois election season kicks off as candidates file petitions Monday – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-governor-2022-ballot-petition/11630439/

FOX32
— Illinois candidates file for ballot spot in possibly the most expensive gubernatorial race in state history – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election/illinois-candidates-file-for-ballot-spot-in-possibly-the-most-expensive-gubernatorial-race-in-state-history

WGN RADIO
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Mike Smith, Matt Sheehan
https://wgnradio.com/news/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-candidates-addressed/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot. It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The office didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop a line of more than hundred candidates and staffers from gathering hours earlier despite snow and near freezing temperatures. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/3/7/22966142/illinois-campaign-2022-petition-filing-first-governor-senate-pritzker-irvin-bailey-duckworth-hubbard
— Rudeness now seems to be the norm among elected leaders. The boorish behavior Americans saw last week exemplified how much blatant incivility has been normalized by some of those who hold public office. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in government and/or politics that I have had to deal with since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/7/22961616/rudeness-shouldnt-be-requisite-trait-for-elected-leaders-editorial
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/7/22966492/anti-lynching-bill-named-for-murdered-chicago-youth-emmett-till-heads-to-president-biden-to-sign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates wait in snow and cold to file petitions and win chance for coveted top ballot spot – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-candidate-petitions-20220308-paa3kpuc2zhxtpulxg2iolpkvq-story.html
— Madigan’s ‘criminal enterprise’ shakes up campaigns across the state – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-madigan-st-0308-20220307-oyy7jncdvbcqjnwn4jvm4afqli-story.html
— Cash assistance program launched in Cook County, touted as one of the nation’s largest guaranteed income pilots – ALICE YIN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-cash-assistance-guaranteed-income-preckwinkle-20220307-i2jazq2ttvekdmb7pjak7xhw6i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP primary battle lines emerge in DuPage County – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/gop-primary-battle-lines-emerge-in-dupage-county
— And they’re off, primary candidates for governor, secretary of state make it official – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/and-theyre-off-primary-candidates-for-governor-secretary-of-state-make-it-official
— Duckworth, rivals and congressional hopefuls begin filing for June primary – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/duckworth-rivals-and-congressional-hopefuls-begin-filing-for-june-primary
— Candidates file for Kane County Board and countywide offices –
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/candidates-file-for-kane-county-board-and-countywide-offices
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen was among the first to file at the county clerk’s office Monday as he turned in paperwork to run for county treasurer. Democrat Jeffrey Pripusich also filed for treasurer. Lauzen, who served as county board chairman for eight years, said he wanted to be a “spending watchdog” for the county’s money. He pointed to several county expenditures he considered wasteful, including employing a lobbyist and the recent hiring of a public information officer. “If somebody is not satisfied with what’s going on in any level of government, rather than complain about it, do something about it,” said Lauzen, an accountant who also served in the Illinois Senate for 20 years.)
— Dozens of McHenry County candidates line up to file for 2022 election – James T. Norman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/dozens-of-mchenry-county-candidates-line-up-to-file-for-2022-election
— Primaries for sheriff, several county board seats on tap in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/primaries-for-sheriff-several-county-board-seats-on-tap-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Billionaire-backed group enlists citizens to hunt for voter fraud using discredited techniques. VoteRef, an initiative with connections to Richard Uihlein and Doug Truax, is an important indication of how some influential and well-funded Republicans across the country plan to encourage crowdsourcing of voter rolls, ProPublica reports. – MEGAN O’MATZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/voteref-enlists-citizens-hunt-voter-fraud-using-discredited-techniques
— Illinois voters in for crowded ballots in congressional races. An unusual number of districts are shaping up to be quite competitive thanks to a new congressional map and key retirements. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-voters-crowded-ballots-congressional-races

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds of candidates in Illinois line up to try for the top spot on the ballot – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/03/07/candidates-2022-races-illinois-line-up-monday-morning/9412543002/

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Are things getting better in Springfield? – Rich Miller
https://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/story/opinion/2022/03/08/capitol-fax-asks-madigan-situation-making-things-better/9410281002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file/article_22da6ed3-375c-5b4b-b167-5e919e515c86.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Campaign season in Illinois opens as Democrat, Republican candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article259156733.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Hundreds file for elected office as political season arrives – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2022/03/07/rockford-area-candidates-among-those-filing-public-office/9412179002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 2022 Illinois primary: Pantagraph election guide
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/2022-illinois-primary-pantagraph-election-guide/article_f251cfb1-8f00-5d10-9fb6-df0228ee9060.html
— Irvin ‘kicks off’ gubernatorial campaign downstate as Pritzker rallies supporters – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-irvin-kicks-off-gubernatorial-campaign-downstate-as-pritzker-rallies-supporters/article_72b968f2-59b0-57d0-8d23-301fdd3e0a15.html
— Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois candidates file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-candidates-file-for-june-primary/article_6a33181a-5df4-500d-89bd-2bf8f16d7818.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Here’s who is running for office in McHenry County so far
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2022/03/08/heres-who-is-running-for-office-in-mchenry-county-so-far/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Early filers for county elections aim for the top of ballot – Valerie Wells
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-early-filers-for-county-elections-aim-for-the-top-of-ballot/article_29f0d5ca-fde6-5448-9739-7544efd178d0.html

HERALD NEWS
— Will County candidates begin filing to get on the 2022 election ballot. Those running for Will County Board, countywide offices have to file at the county clerk’s office in Joliet this week. – Alex Ortiz
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/government/2022/03/07/will-county-candidates-begin-filing-to-get-on-the-2022-election-ballot/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Candidates begin filing for June primary – Scott Cousins,
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Candidates-begin-filing-for-June-primary-16984009.php

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— ‘A lot of tradition to it’: Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois hopefuls file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-lot-of-tradition-to-it-campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-hopefuls-file-for/article_2ca5a448-89a4-5676-a2e7-db47bd8bde81.html

WGEM
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.wgem.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

WCMY
— Candidate filing begins: Congressional and state districts – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2022/03/07/candidate-filing-begins-congressional-and-state-districts/

WJBC
— First day to file petitions at Illinois State Board of Elections – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2022/03/07/first-day-to-file-petitions-at-illinois-state-board-of-elections/
— Candidates File Petitions In Illinois State Board Of Elections
https://www.wjol.com/candidates-file-petitions-in-illinois-state-board-of-elections/

WEEK
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.week.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Matt Sheehan, Mike Smith
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/your-local-election-hq/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-local-candidates-addressed/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file

DEPAULIA
— Chicago for Abortion Rights hosted a march for abortion rights on March 5 to celebrate International Women’s Day outside DePaul’s Quad. The march began at the LGBTQ Center at 3656 N. Halsted St. at noon. The march ended at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus in front of the quad. – Kiersten Riedford
https://depauliaonline.com/57247/news/fight-for-rights-pro-choice-groups-protest-over-weekend/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Reid Foltyniewicz files triple the number of signatures needed to run for DuPage County Board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621523350-reid-foltyniewicz-files-triple-the-number-of-signatures-needed-to-run-for-dupage-county-board

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lauzen Running for Kane County Treasurer
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/lauzen-running-for-kane-county-treasurer/
— Filings in Springfield on First Day of Filing
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/filings030722spfld/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— So far, for DuPage County Milton Township’s 130 precincts, 44 have filed for Republican Precinct Committeeman. SEE: https://dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/37053/ They are Ronald Almiron, Lori Carlson, Jeff Castle, Niki Conforti, Derrick Crenshaw, David Diersen, Ken Duffy, Drew Ellis, Mike Formento, Hannah Gates, Jay Gribauskas, Heidi Holan, Jeanne Ives, Steve Johnson, Jeffery Jourdan, Marty Keller, Robert Larsen, Chris Levan, Bryan Litfin, Carl Lofgren, Robert Margetts, Ronald McCafferty, Paula McGowen, Kevin McGrane, Daniel Milinko, Kim Misolnicky, Gregory Moffett, John Monino, Gary Muehlfelt, Nick Nathwani, Rita Neri, William Nickol, Patrick Novak, Abigail Oliver, Therese Scarlati, Jan Shaw, Chuck Smith, Joseph Soto, Sarah Starke, Kathryn Steinhiber, Russell Stock, Beth Tatro, Jan Vainisi, and John Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CAPITOL FAX
— Irvin to hold first avail in two months
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/07/irvin-to-hold-first-avail-in-two-months/

PRECINCT STRATEGY
— ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THIS ABOUT THE PRECINCT STRATEGY: “THE PRECINCT STRATEGY, AS EXPLAINED BY DAN SCHULTZ AT WWW.PRECINCTSTRATEGY.COM , IS A GREAT WAY TO RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC BY TRANSFORMING OUR PARTY CURRENTLY AT LESS THAN HALF-STRENGTH AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL INTO A FULL-STRENGTH GET OUT THE VOTE POWERHOUSE–AS IT SHOULD BE. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” You’re not in the [Republican] party unless you’re a Precinct Committeeman. Precinct Committeemen are the Party. – Daniel Schultz
https://precinctstrategy.com/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: ‘Putting rest of us at risk’ Orland Park mayor Keith Pekau says Kim Foxx allows violent offenders to go back and ‘terrorize’ neighborhoods – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-orland-park-mayor-kim-foxx-bail-reform

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois’ Cook County launches program touted as one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in nation – Alice Yin (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-cook-county-launches-program-035100095.html

CBS NEWS
— LGBTQ+ groups angered after again being told they can’t march with banners in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade (COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative- haters can crow about their success a) in promoting LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton on 2020 and b) in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lgbtq-groups-express-dismay-after-again-being-told-they-cant-march-with-their-banners-in-staten-island-st-patricks-day-parade/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues – Eduardo Porter (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— My Friends Are Rethinking Their Lives. Should I?’ – J.J. McCorvey (COMMENT: Everyone can always ask themselves is what they are doing with their lives worth the effort. I could ask myself a) is my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor (since 2000) worth the effort and b) is my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman (since 1999) worth the effort. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say NO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-millennial-friends-rethink-life-i-should-too-11646342194
— How to Tell News Fact from Fiction – Julie Jargon (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my http://www.gopillinois.com website were full of fiction. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-spot-fake-news-even-during-a-war-11646434626
— Artificial Intelligence Will Evaluate Your Job Application. Do You Still Want to Apply? – Lisa Ward (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-will-evaluate-your-job-application-do-you-still-want-to-apply-11646431306
— How Politicized Is the Federal Reserve? For every Republican economist the system employs, it has more than 10 Democrats. – Emre Kuvvet (COMMENT: I have always been a conservative Republican. However, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-politicized-is-the-federal-reserve-democrats-republicans-climate-monetary-employment-11646687942

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Aspiring Black CPA Scholarship seeks applicants – Sean McCabe (COMMENT: While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, it was not until I was 30 years old in 1979. I should have taken and passed the examination much sooner. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aspiring-black-cpa-scholarship-seeks-applicants

GENERAL INSURANCE
— When buying a new car may be the best option – Janell Darlene (COMMENT: I should write a book about all my new car buying experiences. I bought the following cars new: 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier, 2019 Ford Escape Titanium, 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1994 Ford Thunderbird, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevrolet Chevette, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. I am considering buying a new 2022 Chevrolet Trax LT to be our daily driver if our 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS daily driver is totaled.)
https://www.thegeneral.com/blog/buying-a-new-car/

January 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Class expected to resume Monday after Chicago Public Schools students hold walkout over COVID safety. – Tre Ward, Jessica D’Onofrio, Rob Elgas and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-student-protest-chicago-public-schools-news-headquarters/11471357/
— Illinois COVID: IL reports 29,639 new cases, 153 deaths. Chicago pastors push vaccines in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-today-cases-peak-test-near-me/11468118/

NBC5
— ‘This Is Not Chicago, This Is New York:’ NYC Mayor Takes Dig at City’s Handling of CTU Negotiations. The school district and Chicago Teachers Union had been at odds over the past two weeks regarding issues around COVID-19 metrics that will lead to individual school closures and compensation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-is-not-chicago-this-is-new-york-nyc-mayor-takes-dig-at-citys-handling-of-ctu-negotiations/2728442/

FOX32
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago poll: Less than 25% of city residents feel safe in their neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-poll-less-than-25-of-city-residents-feel-safe-in-their-neighborhoods?taid=61e0cb4ab73271000151eb02&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
— Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-pushes-back-against-criticism-regarding-federal-loan-he-received

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Palatine school clarifies confusion over ‘Satan Club’ at Moline school with same name – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220114/palatine-school-clarifies-confusion-over-satan-club-at-moline-school-with-same-name

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day. Upcoming week canceled after slew of scrapped virtual hearings. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-may-not-return-to-springfield-until-groundhog-day/article_f835e5fe-7566-11ec-93a2-d71a7be14d3f.html

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out. – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

BREITBART
— Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/14/illegals-refusing-vaccine-americans-get-mandates/

DAILY CALLER
— School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/14/oregon-school-district-crt-high-school-presentation-pyramid-of-white-supremacy/

COLLEGE FIX
— Catholic DePaul University now offers students nine different gender identity options – LOGAN DUBIL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/catholic-depaul-university-now-offers-students-nine-different-gender-identity-options/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elementary School Children in Illinois Invited to After-School ‘Satan Club’. “Some parents are angry about their children’s exposure to information about the club” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/elementary-school-children-in-illinois-invited-to-after-school-satan-club/

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Isn’t Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form. – Alex McElroy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/toxic-masculinity.html
— Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism. The horse-drawn coach, a gift from the city of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, has long been the target of critics. – Claire Moses (COMMENT: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Independence Day parades and fireworks promote slavery?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/world/europe/netherlands-golden-coach.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gops-midterm-dilemma-how-closely-to-align-with-trump/2022/01/15/b9093070-7615-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants. It can strike and ignore children because Illinois lawmakers give it extraordinary power. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-gets-what-it-wants-strike-students-covid-teaching-education-omicron-collective-bargianing-11642199401
— New Maps Pit Republicans vs. Republicans and Democrats vs. Democrats. Roughly a dozen current House members are set to face off against colleagues from the same party due to redistricting. – liza Collins and Brian McGill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-maps-pit-republicans-vs-republicans-and-democrats-vs-democrats-11642242607
— Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse? Voters have the sense to resist notions like critical race theory. A generation from now, they may not. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-politics-get-better-higher-ed-college-university-education-crt-defund-police-radical-progressives-11642174342

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Students Stage Walkout, Say COVID Protocols Lacking. Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2022-01-14/chicago-students-stage-walkout-say-covid-protocols-lacking

HR DRIVE
— Employers must prioritize equity to thrive in 2022, sources say. – Carla Bell (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) not hiring and b) getting rid of employees who are the following are the top priorities: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2022-dei-recruiting-trends/617114/

January 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin to announce run for governor Monday, sources say – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/richard-irvin-aurora-mayor-jb-pritzker-avery-bourne-illinois-governor-election/11465958/
— Evanston reparations: 16 recipients selected to receive $25,000 for housing – Will Jones (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://abc7chicago.com/evanston-reparations-program-illinois-il/11465347/

CBS2
— Evanston Awards Grants For Its African American Reparations Program (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/6185663-evanston-awards-grants-for-its-african-american-reparations-program/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s time to end the disrespect toward high-profile Black women leaders. The mayor, the county clerk, a leader alderwoman, even the vice president, are all victims of our nation’s vitriolic political discourse. – Ald. Roderick T. Sawyer, Ald. Gregory Mitchell, Ald. David Moore, Ald. Derrick Curtis, Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., Ald. Michael Scott Jr., Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., Ald. Jason Ervin, and Ald. Chris Taliaferro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/13/22882727/black-women-leaders-mayor-lightfoot-county-clerk-yarbrough-ald-michelle-harris-kamala-harris-op-ed
— Republican Steve Kim launches bid for Illinois attorney general, vowing to battle crime, corruption, Pritzker and Madigan. Launching his campaign on the first day candidates can start gathering signatures for nominating petitions; Steve Kim became the third Republican in as many days to announce a run for statewide office in the June primary. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/13/22883168/republican-steve-kim-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-pritzker-madigan-trump-2022-june

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘This will help us heal old wounds’ An Oak Park resident makes the case for reparations and calls for a plan to build Black wealth in the western suburb of Chicago. – DEBORAH L. SHELTON (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/oak-park-resident-makes-case-reparations

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban businesses, city of Aurora get grants to rebuild from looting in 2020 – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220113/suburban-businesses-city-of-aurora-get-grants-to-rebuild-from-looting-in-2020

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Robin Rue Simmons: ‘Today we take an important step in selecting the first reparations recipients’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-robin-rue-simmons-important-first-step-statement/
— ‘A part of history’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-part-of-history-michael-cr-nabors/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Henry Co. GOP holds pre-primary confab Saturday
https://www.starcourier.com/story/news/2022/01/14/henry-co-gop-holds-pre-primary-confab-saturday/9191855002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Virginia’s first Black woman lieutenant governor says we need to move on from slavery – Ben Paviour
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-13/virginias-first-black-woman-lieutenant-governor-says-we-need-to-move-on-from-slavery

NAPERVILLE NEW 17
— DuPage County Divided Over Drawing of County Election Precinct Maps (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs redraw precincts to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me. For the second time now, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have drawn me in to the same DuPage County Milton Precinct 9 in Wheaton with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/dupage-county-divided-over-drawing-of-county-election-precinct-maps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County voters could find they are grouped into fewer, larger precincts come the next election. Why Now? A new piece of legislation signed into law in November 2021 and discussed Tuesday at the county finance committee meeting reduces the number of DuPage County election precincts from 930 to 607. The current draft of the redrawn maps leaves fewer committeemen to serve as the voice of the voters, thereby impacting whether a party may be elected. What’s At Issue? Board member Amy Chavez said some precinct committee members and township officials have reached out to her, asking for changes to the proposed election precinct maps. “I think there is a lot of concern over these new lines,” Chavez said. Board member Sam Tornatore said something has to give. “It’s essentially a political attempt to change boundaries within precincts,” Tornatore said. The new state legislation comes on the heels of the county board agreeing on a new DuPage County redistricting map in a bipartisan effort in October 2021. Deputy County Clerk Adam Johnson said he stands by the election precinct maps put together by county clerk’s office staff. “It’s unavoidable that there’s going to be some people who are not happy with the way the maps turn out,” Johnson said. “Certainly, we’re open to constructive criticism on how that process could have been better massaged.” Board member Jim Zay said he would not support the precinct maps as proposed given the lack of time allotted for input. “We have a job to do,” Zay said. “This is not putting us in the best position to do our job.” Johnson tried to address concerns about the county clerk’s office getting input on the precinct maps. “While there hasn’t been a lot of time for as many outside parties to review the maps, from the feedback I have received, I haven’t heard much in the way of actual substantive complaints of how the maps were drawn in terms of meeting the state legislature’s requirements,” Johnson said. Tornatore said he doesn’t want to place blame on the county clerk’s office, but he believes taxpayer money may have been wasted. “I don’t know that the election division contemplated this legislation coming from Springfield,” Tornatore said. “I know it’s been kind of on the back burner. … Perhaps we should have taken it into consideration before we ordered as many printers as we did. But I’m going to presume that we have a printer for every precinct that if we now have 300-plus fewer precincts, we either should get a rebate for the money we spent or we’re going to have a lot of printers being stored that aren’t being used.” The county board authorized the purchase of new voting equipment valued at roughly $7.2 million in October 2021. That contract as awarded includes funding to pay for printers, among other things. The county has been in the process of matching polling places with election precincts to determine which ones will be combined into a single location. Officials anticipate a reduction in the number of polling places, but they believe the amount of new printers purchased will remain appropriate for the layout of available voting locations. Moving Forward. County board members acknowledge they don’t have a lot of time to spare. The election precinct maps need to be adopted no later than Friday. A special county board meeting on this topic is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m.)

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out.
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

FOX NEWS
— Matt Walsh: The left thinks they own your kids, but parents are starting to wake up. Walsh said, ‘It’s about who owns your kids. And they think that they do. And how dare you step in the way’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-walsh-left-thinks-own-kids-parents-starting-wake-up

NEW YORK TIMES
— Let’s Not Invent a Civil War – Ross Douthat (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/opinion/civil-war-america.html

January 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— In 2004, I started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every morning. In 2015 started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every evening too. For the first time on Monday January 10, 2022, a health problem stopped me from doing that Monday January 10, 2022, Tuesday January 11, 2022, and Wednesday January 12, 2022. I slipped and fell on my head on the ice retrieving newspapers from the driveway apron early Monday morning. I was in the ICU at CDH Monday and Tuesday and a regular room yesterday and I was released late yesterday afternoon. I am not back on “eight cylinders.” I continue to have severe headaches, ear pain, heck pain, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Trump slams politicians who won’t say they got booster shots. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible 2024 presidential contender, has notably declined to say whether he’s received a booster. – Jill Colvin
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-boosters-booster-shot-2024/11463077/
— ‘What a moron’: Fauci, GOP lawmakers get testy during Senate hearing on COVID pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/dr-fauci-senator-moron-rand-paul-roger-marshall/11458458/

NBC5
— Less Than 10% ICU Beds Available in Illinois as COVID Hospitalizations Hit Record Levels. Just 0.08% of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID have ended up hospitalized, and an even smaller number have passed away after contracting the illness
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/less-than-10-icu-beds-available-in-illinois-as-covid-hospitalizations-hit-record-levels/2727483/

CBS2
— Evanston To Announce First 16 Recipients Eligible For Grants From Reparations Program
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/evanston-to-announce-reparationsp-recipients/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois comptroller race now Teresi vs. Mendoza — or Rauner & Griffin vs. Madigan? It’s been nearly a year since Mike Madigan left the Illinois political stage, but the once powerful Southwest Side Democrat remains a major GOP campaign theme. Republican Shannon Teresi launched her bid for comptroller with more mentions of Madigan than Democratic rival Susana Mendoza. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/12/22881251/illinois-comptroller-race-susana-mendoza-shannon-teresi-madigan-rauner-griffin-pritzker
— White supremacist group Patriot Front crashes anti-abortion rally in the Loop. Patriot Front is one of the most active white supremacist groups in the U.S. in recent years, and often “takes advantage,” of events like the March for Life rally, according to David Goldenberg of the Anti-Defamation League. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/9/22875148/white-supremacist-group-patriot-front-crashes-anti-abortion-rally-in-the-loop

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden must lead on legal immigration to overcome our labor crisis -CHRISTOPER RICHARDSON (COMMENT: Democrats promote immigration because Immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs promote immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-immigration-labor-shortage-great-resignation-20220112-jb4khjkijjglbgt7u5v6pchdie-story.html
— Column: Another Civil War? Sounds far-fetched, until it isn’t – CLARENCE PAGE (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-confederate-biden-trump-capitol-riot-robert-pape-page-20220111-hnz4zk2subcmdesouhywh7vaxu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County auditor to run for state comptroller – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/mchenry-county-auditor-to-run-for-state-comptroller
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage County using COVID-19 relief funds to help judicial complex expand – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/dupage-county-using-covid-19-relief-funds-to-help-judicial-complex-expand

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicagoans in a sour mood as elections for mayor, governor near
Driven by fear of crime, just 9% say in the latest Chicago Index survey that the city is headed in the right direction. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/chicago-index/chicago-index-survey-signals-locals-fear-crime-spike-worry-about-city-direction
— Lightfoot calls it: No school Monday. “Out of fairness and consideration for parents who need to prepare, classes will be canceled again Monday,” the mayor tweeted.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicago-schools-classes-canceled-jan-10-cps-ctu-standoff-continues

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois lawmakers cancel in-person work amid COVID surge – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2022/01/12/illinois-lawmakers-continue-remote-work-during-covid-19-surge/9188403002/

RIVER BENDER
— Democratic Party of Illinois’ Call Ken Griffin’s Ticket A “Rauner Reboot”
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/democratic-party-of-illinois-call-ken-griffins-ticket-a-rauner-reboot-55955.cfm

SHAW MEDIA
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) promotes LGBTQ. How soon, if not already will WCC officially get rid of Wheaton residents, Wheaton businesses, Wheaton organizations, and Wheaton governments that do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2022/01/13/wheaton-chamber-launches-lecture-series-to-address-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

WCIA
— Rumble uses GOP megadonor Ken Griffin’s financial backing to spread misinformation on vaccines, elections – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/rumble-uses-gop-megadonor-ken-griffins-financial-backing-to-spread-misinformation-on-vaccines-elections/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— SCOOP: Republican Steve Kim is throwing his hat in the ring to challenge Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, nearly rounding out a Republican slate for the June 28 primary. Kim is a familiar name on the political scene, having challenged Democratic AG Lisa Madigan when she ran for reelection in 2010. Kim was also the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford in the 2014 primary contest that ultimately went to Bruce Rauner. A source close to Kim’s campaign said he would be part of a slate that includes state Rep. Tom Demmer for treasurer, former U.S. Attorney John Milhiser for secretary of state, and McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi for auditor, who announced yesterday. Don’t be surprised if Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin leads the slate as the gubernatorial candidate. These candidates aren’t the only Republicans running for statewide offices, but by teaming up they hope to have an advantage securing a statewide seat (or seats) that are now controlled by Democrats. Abby Witt, executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois, calls the slate a “Rauner Reboot” that’s being run by Ken Griffin. Actually, Griffin has so far kept out of the statewide races — though he’s acknowledged wanting to defeat Gov. JB Pritzker. For his part, Kim said the AG job is “critical to repairing the state’s reputation as a haven for crime and public corruption.” And like Teresi did yesterday, he invoked Michael Madigan, the former House speaker, in his remarks, saying, “Under JB Pritzker and Mike Madigan, Springfield remains a cesspool run for the benefit of the politicians and insiders and not the people of Illinois.” Kim, born in South Korea, is an attorney with an expertise in international issues. He was an adviser to former Gov. Jim Edgar on trade and Asian affairs, a trustee in Northfield Township, and an international affairs director for the State Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as a member of the Rules Committee of the Illinois Supreme Court. In the private sector, Kim worked on internal and external affairs with Ameritech, now AT&T, while going to law school at night. After earning his law degree, Kim was VP of government and public affairs at Time Warner. He’s since practiced law at a boutique firm that advises small- and medium-size companies. . .Republican Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri won’t seek reelection: He was first elected in 1994. “I’m thinking that there’s other things I want to do, like maybe teach or practice more law … and just have more time with my friends and family,” Silvestri said in a phone interview with the Tribune’s Alice Yin. “I hope that my legacy is that I tried to represent the people of our area to the best of my ability, understanding the social and financial limitations that government has.” . . .Pete DiCianni has been unanimously endorsed by the Addison Township Republican Organization for DuPage County Board chairman. Di Cianni currently serves as the commissioner of the 2nd District. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/01/13/theres-a-ricketts-in-the-primary-495714

WIREPOINTS
— The CDC and others are finally admitting to what Wirepoints said all along: It’s the elderly and comorbid who die. COVID policies should focus on them
https://wirepoints.org/the-cdc-and-others-are-finally-admitting-to-what-wirepoints-said-all-along-its-the-elderly-and-comorbid-who-die-covid-policies-should-focus-on-them-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morn/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi Running for GOP Nomination for State Comptroller
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/mchenry-county-auditor-sannon-teresi-running-for-gop-nomination-for-state-comptroller/
— Jesse White Running for Secretary of State as a Libertarian
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/jesse-white-running-for-secretary-of-state-as-a-libertarian/
— Katie, Bar the Door on Property Tax Hikes in 2023, Real Estate Tax Cap Limits Increases to 5%
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/katie-bar-the-door-on-property-tax-hikes-in-2023-real-estate-tax-cap-limits-increases-to-5/
— IL-06: School Board Member and Congressional Candidate Rob Cruz Faces Removal from Office for Legally Challenging Governor Pritzker on Mandates
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/cruz011222/
— McHenry County state’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opioid Suit Settlement Is $3.41 Million, To Be Used for Opioid Abatement Programs
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/kenneally-opoid-suit-settlement-is-3-41-million-to-be-used-for-opoid-abatement-programs/
— Carolyn Schofield Not Running for Re-Election to the McHenry County Board, Instead Running as GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf’s Running Mate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/carolyn-schofield-not-running-for-re-election-to-the-county-board-instead-running-as-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpfs-running-mate/
— State Rep. Marty McLaughlin Running for Re-Election
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/state-rep-marty-mclaughlin-running-for-re-election/
— UPDATEDx3: Both McHenry and Kane County Boards Changing Precinct Boundaries and Numbering by January 14
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchprecincts122121/
–Compensation of McHenry County Employees for 2020-21: Ha-Ho
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/compensation-of-mchenry-county-employees-for-2020-21-ha-ho/
— UPDATED: Jesse Sullivan Accurately Diagnoses Nearly Year Old Passage of Law as Source of Chicago Teachers Union Brazenness
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/sullivan010922/
— McHenry Township Republicans Schedule Sheriff’s Forum
— https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchenry-township-republicans-schedule-sheriffs-forum/
— Dems Do Little to Improve Criminal Justice “Reform” Bill Passed Last Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/08/dems-do-little-to-improve-criminal-justice-reform-bill-passed-last-year/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 3 – Police — Investigation & Admission of Extortion Conspiracy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/09/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-3/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 4 Impact of Veach and Williamson’s Guilty Pleas & the Secondary Boycott
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-4/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 5 Future Business Interference, Assault & Battery
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-5/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE STATE REP DECIDES AGAINST SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/conservative-state-rep-decides-against-seeking-re-election-in-2022.html
— HIGGINS: FREE TAMPONS IN LAKE FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS’ BATHROOMS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/higgins-free-tampons-in-lake-forest-middle-school-boys-bathrooms.html
— ILLINOIS PARENTS ASKED TO SIGN PETITION OPPOSING MASK MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-parents-asked-to-sign-petition-opposing-mask-mandates.html
— ROSSI: THE TRAGIC AND ACCELERATING DECLINE OF OUR SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-the-tragic-and-accelerating-decline-of-our-schools.html
— THE WOKE MOB CAPTURED BUSINESS SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/the-woke-mob-captured-business-schools.html
— THE DEMOCRATS’ EXPLOITATION OF JANUARY 6 GIVES AWAY THEIR GAME – Ben Shapiro
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/shapiro-the-democrats-exploitation-of-january-6-gives-away-their-game.html
— ROSSI: HOW DEMS ARE USING THE JAN.6 “INSURRECTION HOAX” AS A DIVERSION FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN’S MASSIVE FAILURES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-how-dems-are-using-the-jan6-insurrection-hoax-as-a-diversion-from-president-bidens-massive-fai.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/12/covid-19-roundup-136/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic-run states, cities using a race-based system to distribute scarce COVID-19 treatments – Dave Boyer (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your school district, municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially crow that they use government to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/democrat-run-states-cities-using-race-based-system/
— Liberals are lying to you while turning America upside down – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/liberals-are-lying-to-you-and-turning-america-upsi/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden’s Racist First Year
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-bidens-racist-first-year/

BLAZE
— Woke lesson at public high school told students they’re privileged if they’re Christian, straight, or male. Now district reportedly is doing damage control. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/woke-lesson-at-public-high-school-told-students-they-re-privileged-if-they-re-christian-straight-or-male-now-district-reportedly-is-doing-damage-control

NEW YORK POST
— Adams defends brother’s NYPD job, says he’ll protect against white supremacists – Sam Raskin
https://nypost.com/2022/01/09/mayor-adams-defends-giving-brother-top-nypd-job/

FOX NEWS
— Florida school bans teaching CRT, gender fluidity, and ‘mainstream narrative surrounding Covid’ The school also said the US is in an era of ‘unprecedented censorship’ – Michael Lee (COMMENT: What are the following doing to stop the aforesaid in your school district: a) Republican members of your school board, b) leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) IRP leaders, and e) Republican elected and appointed officials in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-school-policy-bans-teaching-crt-gender-fluidity-and-mainstream-narrative-surrounding-covid
— Navy adding weeks to boot camp to include ‘extremism’ and sexual assault training. The military has reportedly been trying to root out what the Biden administration calls ‘extremism’ after the Jan. 6 riot. – Jon Brown (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use such training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-training-boot-camp-include-racism-and-sexual-assault-classes

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden Administration institutionalizes medical racism nationwide – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/biden_administration_institutionalizes_medical_racism_nationwide.html
— Desperate Democrats inch closer to their PATCO moment with Chicago’s teachers union – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/desperate_democrats_inch_closer_to_their_patco_moment_with_chicagos_teachers_union.html

TOWNHALL
— Pastor Corey Brooks Is No Rev. Al Sharpton. – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2022/01/10/pastor-corey-brooks-is-no-rev-al-sharpton-n2601624

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Resident Assistants at Western Carolina University Say School Has Been ‘Hijacked by Wokeness’ “I took the job because I wanted to help people in their college experience, not be told that men and women don’t exist and that everyone has their own gender unicorn.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/resident-assistants-at-western-carolina-university-say-school-has-been-hijacked-by-wokeness/
— NYT Reporter Can’t Handle The Truth About Media Imbalance In Covering J6 And Shoot-Up Of Republican Baseball Game – STACEY MATTHEWS
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/nyt-reporter-cant-handle-the-truth-about-media-imbalance-in-covering-j6-and-shoot-up-of-republican-baseball-game/amp/

EPOCH TIMES
— Former Border Commissioner: ‘We Have Lost Control of the Southwest Border’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/former-border-commissioner-we-have-lost-control-of-the-southwest-border_4202179.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats encourage those who are the following to vote for those candidates who promise to use government to give more preference to those who are the following: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/588812-white-house-sees-clock-ticking-on-voting-rights-push

YAHOO NEWS
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned against Trump encouraging protests at state capitols ‘esp with weapons’ in newly disclosed text to Mark Meadows – Jake Lahutl
https://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-224956755.html

FORBES
— White People Who Reject Racism Can Teach Us A Lot About How To Create A More Inclusive Workplace And A More Enlightened Society – Susan Harmeling (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are “Republican,” White, male, older, “Protestant,” and/or German American who have not been discriminated against because they are the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who serve as operatives or dupes for, glorify and praise, pander to, cover up the wrong doing of, and/or give money a) to “Republicans” who discriminate against Republicans to curry favor with Republican-haters, b) to Whites who discriminate against Whites to curry favor with White-haters, c) to older people who discriminate against older people to curry favor with those who hate older people, d) to “Protestants” who discriminate against Protestants to curry favor with Protestant-haters, and e) to German Americans who discriminate against German Americans to curry favor with German American-haters.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2022/01/09/white-people-who-reject-racism-can-teach-us-a-lot-about-how-to-create-a-more-inclusive-workplace-and-a-more-enlightened-society/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is often hard for people who have experienced racism or oppression to convince those who haven’t of the pain and injustice of their plight. They need White allies, and much has been written about the effectiveness of having White advocates in the fight for equality and racial justice.)
— The AI Bill Of Rights: Protecting Americans From The Dangers Of Artificial Intelligence – Glenn Gow (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, AI will be used to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/glenngow/2022/01/09/the-ai-bill-of-rights-protecting-americans-from-the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence/?sh=34121a277173

KNOX FOCUS
— Why does the Left want Open Borders? – Dr. Harold A. Black
https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/why-does-the-left-want-open-borders/

CONVERSATION
— How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results – Kristy Campion, Jamie Ferrill (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, extremists will use the COVID pandemic to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theconversation.com/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Accuses GOP of ‘Profiting on Populism,’ Says ‘Focus’ Is ‘Raising Money’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-gop-profiting-populism-says-focus-raising-money-1669047

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Elections right time to defeat hatred – Rahul Gandhi (COMMENT: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump. I would focus hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) who redrew precinct lines this year in Milton Township and DuPage County, b) who stopped DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, and c) who promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton in 2020.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elections-right-time-to-defeat-hatred-rahul-gandhi/articleshow/88807359.cms

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— 2022 IL General Assembly session shorter due to COVID-19 surge; BGA lists bills to watch – Ramona Meadors
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-2022-illinois-general-assembly-session-surge-covid-legislators/11437500/

NBC5
— CTU Details Proposal as Negotiations with CPS Continue; Classes Canceled Monday. CPS has pushed back against CTU, saying that they have spent millions of dollars on safety, and a full return to remote learning is unnecessary.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/ctu-to-detail-proposal-as-negotiations-with-cps-continue-classes-canceled-monday/2724198/

WGN9
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot/

FOX32
— CPS, Lightfoot respond to latest CTU proposals: ‘We will not relent’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cps-lightfoot-respond-to-latest-ctu-proposals-we-will-not-relent
— Why can CTU get away with telling members not to report to classrooms? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/why-can-ctu-get-away-with-telling-members-not-to-report-to-classrooms

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but mayor rejects it: ‘We will not relent’ – TRACY SWARTZ, ALICE YIN, PAIGE FRY and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-new-deal-proposal-20220108-vsbil4f5fvdqxcx6rnq3acxw4i-story.html
— COVID-19 school shutdowns across Chicago area pose steep hardships for families: ‘Parents are between a rock and a hard place’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-school-shutdowns-child-care-20220108-isu6tyvt4jdyvk43twfsexxw54-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools and Lightfoot should have seen school closures coming, not sought normalcy in abnormal times – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-cps-chicago-schools-covid-closed-union-teachers-omicron-huppke-20220107-xrxj74m5vffyziqkbrrwrtoj3m-story.html
— Chicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps city: ‘We will all get through these challenges’ – JASON MEISNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-federal-court-operations-omicron-covid-surge-20220107-7jrdb5srtfhp5f3kgudkpchi3m-story.html
— Latest sign of hospitals’ COVID crisis: Patients kept waiting in ERs for beds – JOE MAHR and LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-hospitals-boarding-emergency-rooms-20220107-7av65zhpp5gwriiqiiixxwfnhu-story.html
— Across the US, hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-hospitalizations-kids-20220107-6wowxuw7o5es3ase5gqchg7y7a-story.html
— Chicago-area children’s hospitals see dramatic spikes in kids admitted with COVID-19, amid latest surge – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-children-hospitalized-covid-advocate-20220106-xij5tr7jv5ghnhch2sz4ske7aa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Casten, 50, said he’s fully vaccinated and received a booster dose. He described his symptoms as ‘mild.’ – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2022/1/8/22873882/sean-casten-covid-illinois-congressman

FOX ILLINOIS
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot

WSIL TV
— Chicago teachers back keeping kids remote until Jan. 18 – KATHLEEN FOODY
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/chicago-teachers-back-keeping-kids-remote-until-jan-18/article_747d9cdc-d1de-521f-ad46-c3c4c96d5cb6.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Second Round of Endorsements
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-second-round-of-endorsements/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘The View’ struggles to find conservative co-host the others don’t hate – Dana Kennedy and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host/

BREITBART
— By denouncing Trump, old guard Republicans get a rebrand – AFP (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, “old guard Republicans” will not only denounce Trump, they will denounce conservatives, that is, they will denounce platform Republicans, that is, they will denounce Republicans, that is, they will denounce the Republican Party. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present candidates on ballots in my precinct, their campaign managers, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have denounced me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/by-denouncing-trump-old-guard-republicans-get-a-rebrand/
— James Lindsay: Critical Race Theory Activists’ Goal Is to Dismantle U.S., Establish Total Dictatorship – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/08/exclusive-james-lindsay-critical-race-theory-activists-goal-is-to-dismantle-u-s-establish-total-dictatorship/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— A Pandemic of The Uneducated: COVID “Logic” From the left – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2022/01/08/a-pandemic-of-the-uneducated-covid-logic-from-the-left-n1547985

THE HILL
— Far-right extremists shift online strategies – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/588804-far-right-extremists-shift-online-strategies

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs despise conservatives, if not hate conservatives, and especially conservatives who are minority or White, female or male, younger or older, heterosexual or LGBTQ, Republican, patriotic, veteran or non-veteran, married or non-married, poor or non-poor, gun owner or non-gun owner, Christian or non-Christian, Protestant or non-Protestant, Italian American or non-Italian American, German American or non-German American, Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, and/or those whose ancestors have or have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/why-crowd-storming-capitol-january-6th-last-year-included-black-n1287204

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the capitol riot to promote hatred against those who do not share their hatred against Trump. Last year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/podcasts/america-decline-capitol-riot.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: The more that you oppose anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican policies, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a “far-right extremist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/08/far-right-school-boards/

January 1 Evening Edition

ABC7

— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago crime rate 2021: Year ends as city’s deadliest in a quarter century. Chicago recorded more homicides in 2021 than any other city in US, including New York and Los Angeles.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-2021-homicides-most-murders-by-city-usa-police-crime/11414801/

FOX32
— More people were murdered in Chicago in 2021 than have been since 1996 – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-people-were-murdered-in-chicago-in-2021-than-have-been-since-1996

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump jumps into Illinois politics, endorsing Rep. Mary Miller over Rep. Rodney Davis. The difference between Miller and Davis is that Miller is from the far-right MAGA wing of the Republican Party which includes Miller’s friend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/1/1/22862647/mary-miller-trump-rodney-davis-endorsement-illinois-congress
— Cook County judge carjacked at gunpoint in Humboldt Park with 3-year-old son in backseat. Judge Anna Loftus and the 3-year-old boy were ordered out of the car late Thursday by two people who then drove off in the Subaru Crosstrek. – Frank Main and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/31/22861610/carjacking-cook-county-judge-anna-loftus-humboldt-park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois enters 2022 with record-high COVID cases, full hospitals, evolving risks and some hope – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-pandemic-new-year-illinois-2022-20220101-txj2mn5pzzbqjlrsmzk2uojeie-story.html
— Controversial downstate freshman GOP Rep. Mary Miller to primary veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis after Trump endorsement – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gop-rep-mary-miller-trump-endorsement-20220101-du3w7gsjsbacvnqnwyu4hplv3a-story.html
— 2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-chicago-violence-2021-20220101-5kjo2iwblfbahbhkg4l26lz2fm-story.html
— ‘No Kids Die in the Chi’ march urges action on gun violence – CECILIA REYES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-march-against-violence-20211231-wmgp67segfhzfh2yfyq4jxz7hy-story.html
— Naperville: Candlelight vigil planned for insurrection anniversary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0102-20220101-u75vztf7pfbgbotvflilztow3i-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Miller, with Trump endorsement, will go head-to-head with Davis in 15th district primary – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/01/01/rep-mary-miller-challenge-rep-rodney-davis-15th-district/9069064002/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rep. Mary Miller endorsed by former President Trump
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-mary-miller-endorsed-by-former-president-trump/video_806f57aa-209d-5e29-a916-18c99bee341e.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rep. Mary Miller endorsed by former President Trump
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-mary-miller-endorsed-by-former-president-trump/video_38c6ec1e-7001-5293-bc85-fea377d39752.html

WRAL
— Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary – Melanie Zanon
https://www.wral.com/trump-endorses-rep-mary-miller-against-rep-rodney-davis-despite-pleas-from-leadership-not-to-get-involved-in-primary/20058505/

WLDS
— Miller Announces Intention to Primary Davis in New IL-15 Congressional District – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/miller-announces-intention-to-primary-davis-in-new-il-15-congressional-district/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Bond Set for Three Armed Cook County Men Charged With BMW Dealership Burglary
https://www.dupageco.org/States_Attorney/States_Attorney_News/2022/65734/

NEW YORK POST
— NYC admits prioritizing race in distributing COVID tests: leaked emails – Jon Levine and Conor Skelding
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/nyc-admits-to-prioritizing-race-in-distributing-covid-tests/
— NYC will consider race when distributing life-saving COVID treatments – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/nyc-considering-race-in-distributing-life-saving-covid-treatment/
— Voters need to start turning the page on Biden’s disastrous presidency – Augustus Howard
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/voters-need-to-start-turning-the-page-on-bidens-disaster/

BREITBART
— The Year of Education: 7 Seismic Moments that Redefined the Issue in 2021 – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/31/year-education-7-seismic-moments-redefined-issue-2021/
— 11 Times Joe Biden Promised to Get Coronavirus Under ‘Control’ in 2020 – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/01/11-times-joe-biden-promised-to-get-coronavirus-under-control-in-2020/
— GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks: Fauci Is ‘Silent on the Border’ While He Floats Air Travel Vaccine Mandate – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/01/01/gop-rep-miller-meeks-fauci-is-silent-on-the-border-while-he-floats-air-travel-vaccine-mandate/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Endorses Illinois Rep. Mary Miller Ahead Of Member Vs Member Primary – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/01/donald-trump-endorses-mary-miller-primary-rodney-davis-illinois/

DAILY WIRE
— New York Governor Kathy Hochul Declares Racism A ‘Public Health Emergency’ – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-declares-racism-a-public-health-emergency

NEWSMAX
— Trump Endorses Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mary-miller-reelection-campaign-endorsement/2022/01/01/id/1050673/

PJ MEDIA
— New York Covid Testing and Treatment: White People Need Not Apply – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2022/01/01/new-york-covid-testing-and-treatment-white-people-need-not-apply-n1545988

TOWNHALL
— NY Gov Declared a New Public Health Emergency, But It’s Not COVID-Related – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/01/01/ny-gov-declares-a-new-public-health-emergency-but-its-not-about-covid-n2601278

NATIONAL REVIEW
— AOC: Conservatives Hate Me Because They’re So Sexually Frustrated – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/aoc-conservatives-hate-me-because-theyre-so-sexually-frustrated/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Law students fed up with COVID excuses: Demand university host in-person classes or lower tuition – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/01/01/law-students-fed-up-with-covid-excuses-demand-university-host-in-person-classes-or-lower-tuition-1183036/

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Audit Finds Over 11,000 Potential Non-Citizens Registered to Vote, Other Problems. First phase of audit praised by Secretary of State but criticized by some lawmakers who argue it’s not enough. – Darlene McCormick Sanchez
https://www.theepochtimes.com/texas-audit-finds-over-11000-potential-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-other-problems_4188076.html
— Dumbing Down Education Key to Dismantling America: Alex Newman – Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Philipp
https://www.theepochtimes.com/dumbing-down-education-key-to-dismantling-america-paves-way-for-new-world-order-alex-newman_4183740.html

THE HILL
— GOP Rep. Mary Miller announces reelection bid with Trump endorsement – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/587872-gop-rep-mary-miller-announces-reelection-bid-with-trump-endorsement-sets-up

CNN
— Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary – Melanie Zanona
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/01/politics/donald-trump-mary-miller-2022/index.html

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WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans and Democrats divided over Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump’s culpability, Post-UMD poll finds – Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/post-poll-january-6/

KEENE SENTINEL
— Legalizing marijuana violates federal law — but more states are doing it anyway – JACOB FISCHLER
https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/national_world/legalizing-marijuana-violates-federal-law-but-more-states-are-doing-it-anyway/article_d6b211eb-5a9f-5090-9f35-2fa559249dfd.html

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Movement Poses ‘Existential Threat’ to America: New York Times Editorial Board – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-movement-poses-existential-threat-america-new-york-times-editorial-board-1664823

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: New York Magazine exists to elect and reelect Democrats.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/rights-blue-states-may-lose-gop-returns-power.html

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote lifestyles that lead to homelessness.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2022/01/01/how-the-us-criminalizes-homelessness/

December 29 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 21,098 new cases, 50 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11402700/
— US sets new record for highest number of COVID-19 cases per day. New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks, eclipsing the old mark of 250,000, set in mid-January. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-record-cases-cdc-us-coronavirus/11403323/

FOX32
— Big changes coming to gun owners in Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-gun-owners-in-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS extends deadline for at-home COVID-19 tests after drop boxes overflow with kits; CTU criticizes screening ‘chaos’ – TRACY SWARTZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-test-kits-20211229-vafnqsv3w5gnneg632bhwbx32q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heated words, then gunfire. Two men charged with shooting at each other as shoppers ran for cover at Oakbrook Center mall. A total of twelve shots were fired in the gun battle as 15,000 to 20,000 people were shopping at the mall two days before Christmas. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/29/22858352/2-charged-oakbrook-center-mall-gunfight

DAILY HERALD
— Authorities: Fight in line at pretzel store led to Oakbrook Center shooting – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211229/authorities-fight-in-line-at-pretzel-store-led-to-oakbrook-center-shooting
— Wheaton College to host Jan. 18 conversation with Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20211229/wheaton-college-to-host-jan-18-conversation-with-nebraska-sen-ben-sasse

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/12/29/japan-should-reject-rahm-emanuel-appointment-as-us-ambassador/

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria): Pritzker has ‘turned his back on the rights of Illinois parents’ – Glenn Minnis
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/617578121-stoller-pritzker-has-turned-his-back-on-the-rights-of-illinois-parents

WSIL TV
— ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/slow-motion-insurrection-how-gop-seizes-election-power/article_d20f6ccb-16aa-57a3-bdcb-e322b265a86c.html

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage County Board member Peter DiCianni from Elmhurst was rebuked Wednesday by DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin for telling reporters that he was speaking on behalf of Berlin. – David Giuliani
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dupage-prosecutor-chides-elmhurst-politician-203236023.html

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso has questioned the pandemic-related mandates issued by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. But he doesn’t suggest the governor is some sort of dictator. –
David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/pritzker-dictator-dont-expect-burr-ridge-mayor-say-so

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Why Rep. Rodney Davis chose Congress over governor’s race – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/on-the-record-why-rep-rodney-davis-chose-congress-over-governors-race/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP DEMANDS LIGHTFOOT END VACCINE PROOF MANDATE BEFORE BEGINNING JAN 3
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/lightfoot-more-focused-on-covid-mandates-than-chicago-crime-chicago-gop-says.html
— GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES BEGIN RESPONDING TO ILLINOIS’ NEW VACCINE QC CODE PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/gubernatorial-candidates-begin-responding-to-illinois-new-vaccine-qc-code-program.html
— ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES VACCINE STATUS APP WITH QR CODE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/illinois-announces-vaccine-status-app-with-qr-code.html
— SD GOVERNOR CALLS ON BIDEN TO RESCIND ALL MANDATES AFTER HE CLAIMS ‘THERE IS NO FEDERAL SOLUTION’ TO PANDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/sd-governor-calls-on-biden-to-rescind-all-mandates-after-he-claims-there-is-no-federal-solution-to-p.html

FOX NEWS
— Three ways parents can keep fighting the good fight in 2022. Whether it was fighting CRT or intense COVID-19 rules, parents could look around and see others in the same fight in 2021. – Karol Markowicz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-good-fight-2022-karol-markowicz
— Critical race theory, left-wing ideas ruining medical field, critics argue. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/critical-race-theory-medical-field

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘I’m a Fauci groupie.’ MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace declares – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/im_a_fauci_groupie_msnbc_host_nichole_wallace_declares.html

BREITBART
— Eleven Shot on Monday Alone in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/29/eleven-shot-on-monday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/

BLAZE
— Amid Chicago smash-and-grab crime surge, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames stores. ‘She’s so ridiculous’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/lori-lightfoot-chicago-crime

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Awful Year We Just Lived Through – Dennis Prager
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/29/the-awful-year-we-just-lived-through/

NEWSMAX
— Trump-Appointed Judges Rule Out Comparisons Between Jan. 6, Portland – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/federal-judges-january-6-portland-trump/2021/12/29/id/1050302/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook and Instagram Censor Founding Father Thomas Paine – Brian Bradley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/brian-bradley/2021/12/29/facebook-and-instagram-censor-founding-father-thomas

COLLEGE FIX
— Oberlin College paper refuses to apologize for article about local Republican leader – MATT LAMB (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present conservative and religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and g) those who I have sued. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they disapprove of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oberlin-college-paper-refuses-to-apologize-for-article-about-local-republican-leader/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kamala Harris Is a Diversity Hire – Adam B. Coleman
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/12/29/kamala_harris_is_a_diversity_hire_559650.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Senate Republicans Moving to Ban Federal Funds for Cities and States That Let Non-Citizens Vote. “if states and localities do let those who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections, they shouldn’t get U.S. citizen taxpayer money” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/senate-republicans-moving-to-ban-federal-funds-for-cities-and-states-that-let-non-citizens-vote/
— U. North Carolina-Greensboro Lecturer Defends Critical Race Theory, Says ‘Whiteness is a Disease’ – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/university-lecturer-defends-critical-race-theory-says-whiteness-is-a-disease/
— Social Justice Agenda is Damaging Academic Freedom. “Western universities have gradually but decisively moved away from the Enlightenment ideal.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/social-justice-agenda-is-damaging-academic-freedom/

EPOCH TIMES
— Turning Point USA AmericaFest Part 2: Not All Blacks Are Democrat – BEAU DAVIDSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/turning-point-usa-americafest-part-2-black-not-all-democrat_4182092.html
— Biden Wants to ‘Woke’ Up Your Doctor – Wesley J. Smith
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-wants-to-woke-up-your-doctor_4184467.html

THE HILL
— 29 percent of GOP support efforts to charge accused Jan. 6 rioters: poll – MONIQUE BEALS
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/587561-only-28-percent-of-gop-support-efforts-to-charge-jan-6-rioters-poll

POLITICO
— COMMENT: What percent of your school board members are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/29/republicans-education-wars-school-board-races-526053

WASHINGTON POST
— In the face of hostility at Chicago gay bars, two Black lesbians create their own. Nobody’s Darling quickly becomes a haven for outcasts and ‘a perfect cauldron of our differences’ – Richard Morgan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/29/nobodys-darling-lesbian-queer-bar/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg drove response to disclosures about company’s influence; sending deputies to testify in Congress – Keach Hagey, Georgia Wells, Emily Glazer, Deepa Seetharaman, and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-whistleblower-pushback-political-spin-zuckerberg-11640786831

FORBES
— Ways To Foster An Inclusive Mindset In Your Organization – Fardad Zabetian (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, organizations promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by getting rid of their members who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/12/29/ways-to-foster-an-inclusive-mindset-in-your-organization/
— Harvard Has Dropped Its SAT Requirement, But Don’t Expect More Diversity – Natalie Wexler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2021/12/29/harvard-has-dropped-its-sat-requirement-but-dont-expect-more-diversity/?sh=2852fdc078c2

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Artificial Intelligence Hiring Bias Spurs Scrutiny and New Regs – Erin Mulvaney
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/artificial-intelligence-hiring-bias-spurs-scrutiny-and-new-regs

December 28 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 20,804 new cases, 96 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11397924/

NBC5
— 50 New Illinois Laws Going Into Effect in 2022
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/50-new-illinois-laws-going-into-effect-in-2022/2716370/
— Illinois Among 5 States Where Pediatric Hospitalizations Are Rising Most
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-among-5-states-where-pediatric-hospitalizations-are-rising-most-analysis/2716688/

FOX32
— Illinois lost 122,000 residents in 2021 — largest decline in state history
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lost-122000-residents-in-2021-largest-decline-in-state-history
— Burr Ridge, Orland Park will defy Cook County’s new COVID mandate requiring proof of vaccination
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/burr-ridge-orland-park-will-defy-cook-countys-new-covid-mandate-requiring-proof-of-vaccination

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois sets another grim COVID-19 record: Highest average daily case count since start of pandemic – JEREMY GORNER and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-covid-illinois-chicago-spike-20211228-ky7j3c4qx5agje7n5ufg6estqq-story.html
— Minimum wage bump coming, Juneteenth to become a state holiday: Here are the new laws taking effect Jan. 1 in Illinois – DAN PETRELLA and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-new-laws-2022-20211228-mt5petesyngj7p6zphqizhcpm4-story.html
— My college students seem to have lost their drive to engage. The pandemic has wounded all of us. – DAVID W. BERNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-education-pandemic-pause-20211228-t25dz5gkinebpna2w7e7ymuyze-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for second time this week, for a 15% positive-test rate – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211228/new-covid-19-cases-top-20000-for-second-time-this-week-for-a-15-positive-test-rate
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20211228/marijuana-dispensary-opens-near-aurora-outlet-mall
— Northern Illinois Food Bank awards $454,000 in grants to 18 pantries – Rick West
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211228/northern-illinois-food-bank-awards-454000-in-grants-to-18-pantries

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— If you steal something, you must report it as income, IRS says. – BAILEY ALDRIDGE
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article256887637.html

RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Friess launches campaign for reelection
https://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20211228/state-rep-friess-launches-campaign-for-reelection

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Coronavirus Cases Surge In Naperville Ahead Of New Year. Total active COVID-19 cases in Naperville increased by more than 50 percent in the past week, according to the county health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/coronavirus-cases-surge-naperville-ahead-new-year

WHEATON PATCH
— Coronavirus Cases Surge In Wheaton Ahead Of New Year. The week’s total active COVID-19 cases in Wheaton nearly doubled compared to the previous week, according to the county health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coronavirus-cases-surge-wheaton-ahead-new-year

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Orland Park Board To Introduce Resolution Against Vax Mandate. Mayor Keith Pekau is set to discuss a resolution stating the village board will not enforce the new mandate, according to board documents. – Eileen O’Gorman
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/orland-park-board-introduce-resolution-against-vax-mandate

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Won’t Enforce Vaccine Mandate. Mayor Gary Grasso’s position appears to be linked to his GOP congressional campaign. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-wont-enforce-vaccine-mandate

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Critical race theory takes aim at immigration law – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/28/critical-race-theory-takes-aim-immigration-law/
— ‘The View’ ‘struggling’ to fix Republican-free lineup – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/28/inside-beltway-view-struggling-fix-republican-free/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DeSantis takes action against communist China and ‘woke corporations’ – Heather Hamilton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/desantis-takes-action-against-communist-china-and-woke-corporations
— TikTok knocks Google out of first place for most popular website – Heather Hamilton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tiktok-knocks-google-out-of-first-place-for-most-popular-website

NEW YORK POST
— ‘You’re a disgrace’: Chicago 911 dispatcher slams mayor over surge in crime – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2021/12/28/chicago-911-dispatcher-slams-mayor-over-surge-in-crime/

FOX NEWS
— ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Biden’s COVID ‘fear-mongering,’ green energy agenda
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/the-ingraham-angle-bidens-covid-fear-mongering-green-energy-agenda
— ‘Hannity’ on Biden’s mishandling of COVID, Chicago violence
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hannity-on-the-mishandling-of-the-covid-pandemic-by-the-biden-administration-and-their-real-objective

AMERICAN THINKER
— The hunt for a GOP punching bag to succeed Meghan McCain on ‘The View’ isn’t going well – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/the_hunt_for_a_gop_punching_bag_to_staff_the_view_isnt_going_well.html

BREITBART
— Victor Davis Hanson: Elites Are Destroying America with Globalism, Leftism, and Tribalism – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/28/exclusive-victor-davis-hanson-elites-are-destroying-america-with-globalism-leftism-and-tribalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Meghan McCain Warns Democrats About Becoming Party That Believes Parents Shouldn’t ‘Have Any Say’ In What Kids Are Taught – KATIE JERKOVICH
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/27/meghan-mccain-democrats-parents-homeschooling/
— MSNBC Panel Calls ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Dad An Insurrectionist, Suggests CIA Investigation – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/28/msnbc-nicole-wallace-lets-go-brandon-jared-schmeck-insurrectionist/

FEDERALIST
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Says What The Rest Of The Left Won’t Admit Out Loud – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/28/nikole-hannah-jones-says-what-the-rest-of-the-left-wont-admit-out-loud/

NEWSMAX
— Florida Leads Nation in Migration, Immigration Growth – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/us/florida-us-population-migration/2021/12/28/id/1050169/

PJ MEDIA
— Racist Minnesota School Board Votes to Segregate Minority Teachers, Pay People Less Based on Skin Color. – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/12/28/racist-school-board-votes-to-segregate-minority-teachers-pay-people-less-based-on-skin-color-n1544961

NEW AMERICAN
— “Ghost Flights” Flew Illegal Aliens into Pennsylvania on Christmas Night – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/ghost-flights-flew-illegal-aliens-into-pennsylvania-on-christmas-night/

POST MILLENNIAL
— CNN, MSNBC ratings PLUMMET as Americans turn their backs on woke, liberal media. News networks have experienced a drastic dip in viewership in 2021, with left-leaning outlets faring the worst. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-msnbc-ratings-plummet-as-americans-turn-their-backs-on-liberal-woke-media

EPOCH TIMES
— Report Puts Fauci’s Retirement at $350K Per Year, Biggest in US Government Pension History – Mark Tapscott
https://www.theepochtimes.com/report-puts-faucis-retirement-at-350k-per-year-biggest-in-us-government-pension-history_4181919.html
— Finland Man Blows Up His Tesla After Claiming to Face $22,000 Replacement Battery Bill – Katabella Roberts
https://www.theepochtimes.com/finland-man-blows-up-his-tesla-car-after-facing-22000-replacement-battery-bill_4176175.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— GOP Finally Moves to Brutally Punish Cities, States That Allow Noncitizens to Vote – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-finally-moves-brutally-punish-cities-states-allow-noncitizens-vote/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Candace Owens on Trump’s Vaccine Comments: People Are Forgetting Where Trump Gets His News – Elizabeth Stauffer (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want everyone to get their government and political news and commentary from them, and from them only. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://ijr.com/owens-trumps-vaccine-comments-people-forgetting-trump-gets-his-news/

THE HILL
— Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Kwanzaa ‘a fake religion created by a psychopath’ “Stop. It’s a fake religion.” – Jenna Romaine
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/587464-marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-kwanzaa-a-fake
— Rep. Bobby Rush tests positive in breakthrough case. – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/587461-rep-bobby-rush-tests-positive-in-breakthrough-case
— Pentagon goes on offense vs GOP on vaccine mandates – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/587414-pentagon-goes-on-offense-vs-gop-on-vaccine-mandates

POLITICO
— Which 2024 Candidates Won 2021? This time, it’s actually not too early to game out the next presidential contest. The potential contenders are already maneuvering. – BILL SCHER
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/28/which-2024-candidates-won-2021-525749

FORBES
— Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Retirement Pay Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year – The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History – Adam Andrzejewski (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $132,845/year in today’s dollars. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $54,864/year today a) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, b) because my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-12, c) because my Democrat GAO superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-13, and d) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and had worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and had almost a year of unused sick leave. Generally, you reach the 80% limitation when you have worked for the federal government for 42 years not including accumulated sick leave; that would have been 2010 for me. 80% of GS-13 Step 10 salary is $106,276/year. 80% of GS-14 Step 10 salary is $125,583/year. 80% of GS-15 Step 10 salary and Senior Executive Service salary is $138,000/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/12/28/dr-anthony-faucis-retirement-pay-will-exceed-350000-per-year–the-largest-in-us-federal-government-history/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fauci has 55 years of service as a federal employee. For the second year in a row, Fauci was the most highly compensated federal employee and out earned the president, four star generals, and roughly 4.3 million of his colleagues. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Fauci earned $434,312 in 2020, the latest year available, up from $417,608 in 2019. . .Federal employees with Fauci’s length of service can retire to earn “80 percent of [their] high-3 average salary, plus credit for [their] sick leave,” according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. . .So, at this point, we can use only the last three published years of his salary — 2018: $399,625; 2019: $417,608; and 2020: $434,312 — to calculate his potential retirement earnings. Dr. Fauci earned a total of $1.252 million from 2018-2020 in salary as a federal employee. If he’d left federal service at the end of FY2020, figuring 80% of his highest three-year average, would mean a federal pension of $333,745 a year, plus cost-of-living increases (($1,251,545/3) x 80% = $333,745). However, Fauci’s unpublished FY2021 and FY2022 salaries are likely commensurate, if not higher than his 2020 salary. Therefore, his retirement pay would be closer to $347,500 a year. (($1,302,936/3) x 80%).

OPM
— SALARY TABLE 2022-CHI (COMMENT: In 2022 dollars, I earned a) $136,387/year working for GAO in 1997, b) $104,915/year working for GAO in 1986, c) $99,994/year working for IRS in 1980, d) $88,229/year working for IRS in 1974, e) $73,611/year working for IRS in 1973, f) $60,840/year working for IRS in 1972, g) $49,738/year working for IRS in 1971, h) $18.40/hour working for the Post Office in 1969, and $17.25/hour working for the Post Office in 1966. My 2022 Civil Service Retirement System pension will be $58,101/year. That is a) $2,739/year less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars and b) only 43% what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/CHI.pdf

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Is 2022 the start of big time inflation? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2021/12/is-2022-the-start-of-big-time-inflation/

CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY
— MAY 19, 2014 FLASHBACK: A wealth of advice. Nearly $2 billion flowed through consultants in 2003-2004 federal elections. – Sandy Bergo (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have acted like they took advice from my critics/opponents a) to not read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to blame me and my newsletters for all their problems, for all your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Previously, my critics/opponents blamed what I did raising funds from DuPage County Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019 and my serving as a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2000-2004.)
https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/campaign-consultants/a-wealth-of-advice/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the 2004 federal races, more than $1.85 billion flowed through a professional corps of consultants whose influence plays an important, though largely unexamined, role in the unrelenting escalation of campaign spending, a groundbreaking Center for Public Integrity study has found. The money going to these consultants amounted to more than half of the total spending by presidential candidates, national party committees, general election candidates for Congress, and so-called “527”s — independent political groups. The high cost of running for office raises concerns because fundraising demands can ultimately bind elected officials to special interest donors and lobbyists who help with fundraising — deepening the widely held perception that politicians serve the interests of large contributors over those of constituents. Potential candidates who can’t meet the fundraising demands are shut out.)

CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS
— How to Give Political Email Readers What They Want – Mindy Serin
https://campaignsandelections.com/campaigntech/how-to-give-political-email-readers-what-they-want/
— 7 Ways to Improve Your Next Campaign Plan – Caitlin Huxley
https://campaignsandelections.com/industry-news/7-ways-to-improve-your-next-campaign-plan/
— 4 Common Campaign Myths About Investing Early in Research – Brent Buchanan, Ethan Todd
https://campaignsandelections.com/industry-news/4-common-campaign-myths-about-investing-early-in-research/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Rating President Biden on the Issues. Most Voters Give Biden ‘Poor’ Rating on Crime, Immigration
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/rating_president_biden_on_the_issues_dec28