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April 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus in the US: Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-resists-national-shutdown-leaving-it-up-to-states/6068384/
— Coronavirus Illinois: 42 new COVID-19 deaths raise toll to more than 140 in Illinois, cases near 7K, officials say – Jessica D’Onofrio, Craig Wall and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/covid-19-death-toll-rises-to-more-than-140-in-illinois/6067701/
— Federal strategic stockpile of personal protective equipment nearly depleted, Trump says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-federal-ppe-stockpile-nearly-depleted/6069551/

NBC5
— Coronavirus Deaths Top 100 in Illinois as Total Cases Rise to Nearly 7K The total number of 6,980 cases marks a spike of 986 confirmed results and 42 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/coronavirus-deaths-top-100-in-illinois-as-total-cases-rise-to-nearly-7k/2248636/
— What Will a Peak Look Like in Illinois? It Might Not Be What You Think Some residents hope it could happen soon, assuming a peak would be followed by a sharp decline in cases and an indication that the state is finally on the road to recovery. But that might not be how it unfolds
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-will-a-peak-look-like-in-illinois-it-might-not-be-what-you-think/2248528/

CBS2
— 42 New COVID-19 Deaths, Most Reported In One Day In Illinois; ‘Don’t Be Terrified, Don’t Be Discouraged’ “I’m not urging people to despair. Let’s be strong and courageous,” Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said. – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/01/illinois-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-wednesday-april-1-most-one-day/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois COVID-19 cases climb to 6,980; total number of deaths now 141
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-covid-19-cases-climb-to-6980-total-number-of-deaths-now-141

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts Trump for ‘wildly wrong’ statements, says Chicago faces a coronavirus peak but ‘starting to trend in the right direction’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-today-show-20200401-56x4cfgy6vagngoz7hwk6k2e3u-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: In some Illinois towns, internet shortfalls and lack of computers putting students at a disadvantage during an extended period away from the classroom. ‘A poverty issue, pure and simple.’ – JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS, JODI S. COHEN and HARU CORYNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-student-digital-divide-illinois-20200327-ezxulbtxw5bcxpesfrw7nooqhe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-teacher-feature-st-0320-20200320-tturyfh7fjgdrhtzmw75i77cnu-story.html
— DuPage reports 3 new deaths of people with coronavirus — 2 from nursing homes. Countywide total is at 13. – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-dupage-13-deaths-20200402-4etr3og7v5cnzoym5s6fnx7doy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin: Pritzker aiming to organize an airlift of COVID-19 supplies from China to Illinois The governor also has found an Illinois company with supplies to sell – but was seeking a better price from another state, Durbin said. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/1/21202775/dick-durbin-jb-pritzker-airlift-covid-19-supplies-china-to-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to defeat Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/1/21203256/less-than-half-back-trumps-pandemic-response-november-election-2020-covid-19-coronavirus

DAILY HERALD
— A 20-year-old college student from Glen Ellyn will be the Democratic nominee for a District 4 seat on the DuPage County Board after edging out her nearest competitor in a crowded primary field by a mere 48 votes. – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200401/afzal-narrowly-beats-laplante-to-become-democratic-nominee-for-dupage-district-4
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use gerrymandering to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200401/editorial-fair-maps-amendment-a-good-move-for-minority-communities
— Morton Arboretum closing after visitors flout social distancing warnings – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200401/morton-arboretum-closing-after-visitors-flout-social-distancing-warnings
— With pandemic causing economic hardship, Lake County Board may freeze members’ pay – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200401/with-pandemic-causing-economic-hardship-lake-county-board-may-freeze-members-pay
— Trump says ‘life and death’ at stake in following guidelines – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200401/trump-says-life-and-death-at-stake-in-following-guidelines

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Path of U.S. virus cases suggests peak growth could come next week A Schaumburg consultancy that’s been tracking the daily trajectory of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. says we might soon see daily new cases decrease instead of increase. – JON ASPLUND
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/path-us-virus-cases-suggests-peak-growth-could-come-next-week
— Springfield split along partisan lines over expanded mail balloting Pritzker’s call to allow “all or substantially all” November voting via mail in light of COVID fears draws sharply differing reactions from Democrats and Republicans. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfield-split-along-partisan-lines-over-expanded-mail-balloting
— Will DNC convention happen in Milwaukee? Biden doubts it. And if it the big gathering is canceled, Chicago stands to lose.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/will-dnc-convention-happen-milwaukee-biden-doubts-it

WBBM RADIO
— Pritzker: White House Guilty Of ‘Leadership Malpractice’ Over Healthcare Access
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/pritzker-white-house-guilty-of-leadership-malpractice

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/despite-grim-projections-trump-resists-national-quarantine

LEW ROCKWELL
— Northwestern Hospital Asks Seedy Illinois Politician For Permission To Ignore Dying Corona Patients – Allan Stevo
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/03/allan-stevo/northwestern-hospital-asks-seedy-illinois-politician-for-permission-to-ignore-dying-corona-patients/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois COVID-19 reporting terribly flawed and irresponsible – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-covid-19-reporting-terribly-flawed-and-irresponsible/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 986 NEW COVID CASES IN ILLINOIS; 42 ADDITIONAL DEATHS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/986-new-covid-cases-in-illinois-42-additional-deaths.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says state received over 1,100 applications to rejoin healthcare service here – Ezike: “As we develop more cases, we are going to have more deaths” – Should people wear masks? – 45 percent positive rate for Stateville tests – Addresses concerns at Shapiro – ICU shortage in Taylorville – Talks about possible session – Easter service should be online – Unable to project budget changes
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/01/pritzker-says-state-received-over-1100-applications-to-rejoin-healthcare-service-here/
— 986 new cases, 42 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/01/986-new-cases-42-additional-deaths/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/01/covid-19-roundup-8/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun sales up 85% in March amid coronavirus fears FBI sets new record for background checks – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/1/gun-sales-85-march-amid-coronavirus-fears/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Seattle police chief tells residents to dial 911 if they experience ‘racist name calling’ – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/seattle-police-chief-tells-residents-to-dial-911-if-they-experience-racist-name-calling

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NBC News blasts Christian group behind Central Park field hospital over religious beliefs – Spencer Irvine
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nbc-news-blasts-christian-group-behind-central-park-field-hospital-over-religious-beliefs/

BREITBART
— Hispanic Caucus: ‘ICE Must Release All’ Illegal Aliens Amid Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/01/hispanic-caucus-ice-must-release-all-illegal-aliens-amid-coronavirus-crisis/
— CNN Blacklisted Trump’s Most Important Coronavirus Briefing to Date – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, organization, companies, and governments that blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those that falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/04/01/nolte-cnn-blacklisted-trumps-most-important-coronavirus-briefing-to-date/
— Donald Trump Responds to Illegals Not Getting Stimulus Checks: ‘They Came in Illegally’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/01/donald-trump-responds-to-illegals-not-getting-stimulus-checks-they-came-in-illegally/

CNS NEWS
— PBS and NPR Offer Journalism by Liberals for Liberals – Tim Graham
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tim-graham/pbs-and-npr-offer-journalism-liberals-liberals
— Biden Says He Will Provide ‘a Roadmap to Citizenship for Nearly 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants’ (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at illegals, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats want to use illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/cnsnewscom-staff/biden-says-he-will-provide-roadmap-citizenship-nearly-11-million

NEWS BUSTERS
— Latino Networks Bemoan Exclusion of Illegals In Economic Aid Package – Kathleen Krumhansl
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/kathleen-krumhansl/2020/04/01/latino-nets-bemoan-exclusion-illegals-economic-aid
— Franklin Graham’s Charity Treats Virus Patients, Lefties Mock His Faith – Gabriel Hays
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2020/04/01/franklin-grahams-charity-treats-virus-patients-lefties-mock

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats and U.S. Media Star in New Chinese Propaganda Video – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/democrats-and-u-s-media-star-in-new-chinese-propaganda-video/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jonah Goldberg blasts Trump.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-trump-daily-briefings-shine-light-on-his-inadequacy/158615/

THE HILL
— Fauci given security detail after receiving threats – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490725-fauci-given-security-detail-after-receiving-threats
— Several states have yet to issue stay-at-home orders – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/490695-several-states-have-yet-to-issue-stay-at-home-orders

HUFFINGTON POST
— Gov. Says Illinois Has Received About 10% Of Requested Medical Supplies From White House “We’re going to run out of ventilators,” J.B. Pritzker said, “and the federal government really isn’t helping at all.” – Nick Visser
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-medical-supplies-coronavirus-white-house_n_5e842a35c5b6a1bb764fe23d

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Never Thought I Would Need It’: Americans Put Pride Aside to Seek Aid With coronavirus-related job losses, many workers are reluctantly seeking charity and unemployment benefits for the first time in their lives. – Cara Buckley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/us/virus-food-banks-unemployment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. stocks tank as bleak news mounts on health, economic fronts The Dow slides nearly 1,000 points coming off its worst first quarter ever – Jacob Bogage and Thomas Heath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/01/stocks-markets-today-economy-coronavirus/
— Protective gear in national stockpile is nearly depleted, DHS officials say – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-protective-gear-stockpile-depleted/2020/04/01/44d6592a-741f-11ea-ae50-7148009252e3_story.html
— The list of those who won’t get a $1,200 stimulus check is growing — and includes some surprising groups Americans on Social Security now have to file a tax return to receive a stimulus check. Most high school seniors and college students won’t get any money at all. – Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/01/bailout-checks-social-security/

USA TODAY
— Republican chairwoman: Donald Trump is working around the clock to keep Americans safe The commander in chief has engaged every sector of society in the fight against our shared enemy – Ronna McDaniel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/03/31/coronavirus-president-donald-trump-working-keep-americans-safe-editorials-debates/5100208002/
— Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communities – Deborah Barfield Berry
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/30/coronavirus-cases-could-soar-blacks-latinos-and-native-americans/2917493001/
— J.C. Penney to furlough most of 95,000 employees, extend store closures – Brett Molina
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/31/coronavirus-j-c-penney-co-furlough-most-95-000-employees/5095990002/
— Work strikes at Amazon, Instacart and Whole Foods show essential workers’ safety concerns – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2020/03/30/coronavirus-safety-drives-strikes-amazon-instacart-and-whole-foods/5086135002/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Fear Indefinite Shutdown, Worry Government May Make Things Worse
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/voters_fear_indefinite_shutdown_worry_government_may_make_things_worse

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater wants Biden to “Go for the Jugular.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/157104/go-jugular-joe-biden

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/04/01/splc-report-wake-call-lgbtq-people

March 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois prisoners sick with COVID-19 “overwhelm” Joliet hospital – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-illinois-chiciago-cases/6064085/
— Coronavirus tips: Price gouging, hoarding, good deals for shoppers – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone
https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-price-gouging-hoarding-toilet-paper/6062845/
— Coronavirus outbreak: Nurse diagnosed with COVID-19 speaks out after working while sick at Westchester facility; 11 test positive – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-outbreak-covid-19-nurse-speaks-out-chicago/6064081/
— COVID-19: Whole Foods workers plan ‘sick out’ due to outbreak
https://abc7chicago.com/business/whole-foods-workers-plan-sick-out-over-covid-19/6065098/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/31/2020

WGN TV
— 5th death reported at DuPage County nursing home
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-pandemic-march-30-updates/
— Testing Trouble: How it’s slowing our ability to understand Illinois impact – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/testing-trouble-how-its-slowing-our-ability-to-understand-illinois-impact/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Coronavirus upends high school seniors’ college decisions – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/coronavirus-upends-high-school-seniors-college-decisions-3

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County medical examiner confirms 8 more coronavirus deaths, bringing total to 48 The recent deaths include Hardwell Smith, who lived in Morgan Park, and Asberry Stoudemire, who lived in Austin.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/30/21200693/coronavirus-deaths-cook-county-medical-examiner-covid-19-march-30
— For Downstate Illinois, coronavirus crisis ‘is going to devastate families’ In Illinois, the COVID-19 focus has been squarely on Chicago, but the hardships, fears and worries have spread across the state, even if the overwhelming majority of cases are in Cook County, not the state’s other 101 counties. – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/30/21199344/downstate-illinois-coronavirus-economic-impact-beardstown-mount-vernon-metropolis

— Mailbox boosted ballot box for Chicago primary voters wary of coronavirus Perhaps not surprisingly, the city numbers appear to have been boosted by mail-in ballots, after election officials pushed the option to ease voter concerns about becoming infected in crowded polling places. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/30/21200400/coronavirus-chicago-primary-voters-turnout-covid-19-march-17
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use coronavirus to promote government-run health care.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/30/21200283/health-care-human-right-coronavirus-covid-19-jesse-jackson-insurance-companies

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pension bailouts are not the answer for Chicago and Illinois — even during a pandemic – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-pensions-bailouts-20200330-72mzxrkerrfgfmsbuars6vkbga-story.html
— Social distancing restrictions are slowing coronavirus infections, new data suggests – DONALD G. MCNEIL JR.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-restrictions-slow-coronavirus-infections-20200331-7bj7fmycl5du3p3hqvaul6j27y-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND IVES: 6th Congressional District race hard to predict with ‘ordinary life on hold’ – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200331/6th-congressional-district-race-hard-to-predict-with-ordinary-life-on-hold
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Can you get coronavirus from mail or Amazon deliveries? It’s very unlikely, experts say – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200331/can-you-get-coronavirus-from-mail-or-amazon-deliveries-its-very-unlikely-experts-say
— Why shouldn’t Illinoisans expect fair elections like the states that have ended gerrymandering – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200331/editorial-why-shouldnt-illinoisans-expect-fair-elections-like-the-states-that-have-ended-gerrymandering
— Shuttered Elgin hospital could reopen to treat coronavirus patients – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/shuttered-elgin-hospital-could-reopen-to-treat-coronavirus-patients

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the first data on the hit to the housing market City listings and contracts plunged the week ended March 21, the day the statewide COVID-19 stay-home order took effect. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/heres-first-data-hit-housing-market

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— What happens now with Madison County and Illinois elections? – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/November-ballot-firming-up-but-questions-remain-15166762.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in DuPage County
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/03/30/two-more-covid-19-deaths-reported-in-dupage-county/auetl3x/

WGLT
— State Farm Pledges $1 Million For Relief Fund
https://www.wglt.org/post/coronavirus-blog-33020-state-farm-pledges-1-million-relief-fund#stream/0

JOLIET PATCH
— 16 Stateville Coronavirus Patients At St. Joe’s: Mayor Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk told Joliet Patch the number of hospitalized Stateville inmates exploded within a couple days. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/16-stateville-coronavirus-patients-st-joes-mayor

WIREPOINTS
— As the crisis deepens, keep an eye on Illinois’ unpaid bills – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/as-the-crisis-deepens-keep-an-eye-on-illinois-unpaid-bills-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘He has filled a national void’: Andrew Cuomo emerges as Democrats’ counterweight to Trump – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/andrew-cuomo-emerges-donald-trump-counterweight-am/
— A viral threat to liberty – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/editorial-freedom-could-suffer-efforts-curb-contag/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s power over GOP shows no sign of diminishing even as pandemic worsens – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: Who has power over your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? I should write a book about those who have power over the Milton Township Republican Organization, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the IRP.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-power-over-gop-shows-no-sign-of-diminishing-even-as-pandemic-worsens

FOX NEWS
— Americans face nearly unprecedented travel restrictions inside US as states rush to stem coronavirus tide – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/states-rush-to-place-travel-restrictions-on-out-of-state-visitors-as-cornavirus-crisis-continues
— Trump spars with Jim Acosta at coronavirus briefing: ‘This is why people don’t want to listen to CNN anymore’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican hint/imply/argue/shout that everyone in Illinois would be reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails if they or if someone who they manipulate/dominate was the GOPUSA Illinois editor.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-cnn-jim-acosta-snarky-coronavirus-briefing

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Announces Ford And GE Will Produce 50,000 Ventilators In Next 100 Days – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/30/donald-trump-ford-general-electric-ge-fifty-thousand-ventilators-100-days/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 1 Million Americans Tested for Coronavirus; Rate Now 100,000 Per Day – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/30/1-million-americans-tested-for-coronavirus-rate-now-100000-per-day/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The plague of social justice indoctrination has infected academia Social justice theories may not appear misguided, but beware the euphemistic overlay. – Eileen F. Toplansky (DIERSEN: To promote social justices is get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-plague-of-social-justice-indoctrination-has-infected-academia

THE HILL
— As misinformation surges, coronavirus poses AI challenge – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/490257-as-misinformation-surges-coronavirus-poses-ai-challenge
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to get Asian-Americans, and everyone else, to hate Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/490261-asian-american-lawmaker-warns-of-fear-of-racism-over-coronavirus-stigma
— Concerns grow over political pressure on coronavirus experts – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: What things help you resist political pressure? For me, those things include my a) Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, c) retirement savings, and d) Social Security.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490281-the-memo-concerns-grow-over-political-pressure-on-coronavirus-experts

POLITICO
— How coronavirus blew up the plan to take down Trump Donald Trump’s reelection is likely to rise or fall on his handling of the pandemic. And there isn’t much Democrats can do about it. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/31/democrats-coronavirus-trump-2020-154976
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Claims of Victory Usually Mean Someone Else Loses.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/31/trump-coronavirus-claims-victory-mean-somebody-else-loses-156657

REUTERS
— The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy – Ann Saphir, Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: So far, how much money have efforts to fight coronavirus cost you in terms of your income and your net worth?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-analysi/the-u-s-weighs-the-grim-math-of-death-vs-the-economy-idUSKBN21H1B4

CNN
— More than 3,000 people in the US have died from coronavirus – Holly Yan, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/health/us-coronavirus-updates-monday/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s self-congratulatory presence marks stark contrast with death toll.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-politics-2020-election/index.html
— The U.S. federal government sent the wrong masks, says Illinois governor
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_234c7a68cf46f71bb9d38e7c787ff947
— Trump contradicts Pompeo by downplaying foreign coronavirus disinformation campaigns – Jennifer Hansler (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/politics/trump-foreign-disinformation-contradiction/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Trump says nationwide stay-at-home order is “pretty unlikely” at this point
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nationwide-stay-at-home-order-trump-unlikely-coronavirus-task-force/
— Immigration lawyers sue feds over risks of in-person coronavirus hearings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-immigration-lawyers-sue-feds-over-in-person-coronavirus-hearings-risks/

NBC NEWS
— Trump remains upbeat as governors on the front lines plead for realism
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-remains-upbeat-governors-front-lines-plead-realism-n1172911

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Coronavirus Has Taught Us More About Trump Than We Wanted to Know Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo has emerged as the anti-Trump.” I should write a book about those in the following organizations and governments who have painted themselves as being anti-Diersens: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/coronavirus-trump-cuomo-biden.html
— Crisis Builds From Coast to Coast in U.S. as Death Toll Nears China’s
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/world/coronavirus-news.html
— New York Governor Begs for Help Amid ‘Staggering’ Death Toll – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/30/business/ap-virus-outbreak.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Coronavirus and the Conservative Mind.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/covid-conservatism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump Coronavirus Guidance on Keeping Gun Stores Open Draws Criticism From Trump-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/30/us/30reuters-health-coronavirus-usa-guns.html
— Trump Says Coronavirus Guidelines May Get Tougher; 1 Million Americans Tested – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/30/world/americas/30reuters-health-coronavirus-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/politics/trump-women-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-haters who run the Internet say “Trump Won the Internet.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/politics/democrats-digital-strategy.html
— Facebook Aims $100 Million at Media Hit by the Coronavirus With grants and marketing spending, the social media giant hopes to support outlets doing essential local reporting but struggling with a drop in advertising. – Marc Tracy (DIERSEN: There is no advertising in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and there never will be. There is no advertising on www.gopillinois.com and there never will be. All the time, money, motivation, etc. necessary a) to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening and b) to post a copy of those emails on www.gopillinois.com comes from me, from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, from my RMDs, and from my Roth IRA withdrawals. What do you spend your time and your income on?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/business/facebook-media-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though Once again, the president is using aid to extort re-election help.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/trump-federal-aid-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “This Land of Denial and Death Covid-19 and the dark side of American exceptionalism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/republicans-science-coronavirus.html
— As Russia Braces for Coronavirus, Putin Lets Underlings Take the Heat The Russian leader hates to deliver bad news and wants to distinguish his rule from the turbulent presidency of Boris N. Yeltsin. So he is leaving it to his minions to announce harsh measures. – Andrew Higgins
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/world/europe/coronavirus-russia-putin.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them? – Selam Gebrekidan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) to control me, b) to control my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to control my www.gopillinois.comwebsite.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/world/europe/coronavirus-governments-power.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans told to brace for 200,000 deaths as world leaders push crisis response further
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/31/coronavirus-latest-news/
— Trump and Rubio’s latest attacks on the media are grotesque – Max Boot (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/30/republicans-should-focus-real-enemy-its-not-press/
— Furloughs at Macy’s, Gannett and Gap signal mounting economic distress – Abha Bhattarai, Rachel Siegel and Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/30/furloughs-bailout-coronavirus/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s daily briefings are short on facts. The nightly news stepped into the breach.”
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-30/coronavirus-trump-lester-holt-nbc-nightly-news-abc-world-news-tonight

USA TODAY
— Amazon workers to strike; Illinois to make conference center a hospital; US deaths surge past 3,100 – Lindsay Schnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/31/coronavirus-updates-amazon-strike-furloughs-new-test-las-vegas-homeless/5088976002/
— Is 6 feet enough for social distancing? An MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet. – Jordan Culver
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/30/coronavirus-social-distancing-mit-researcher-lydia-bourouiba-27-feet/5091526002/
— Coronavirus’ next casualty: The nation’s biggest story could devastate news industry – Jessica Guynn and Michael Braga
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/30/coronavirus-covid-19-news-newspapers-media-business-disaster/2931503001/
— 90% fewer passengers fly than last year because of coronavirus, TSA says – Curtis Tate
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/03/29/coronvirus-tsa-says-total-airline-passengers-down-90-percent/2935604001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG BLACK/WHITE PICTURE: ‘Life may change for us all’: How we respond to the coronavirus crisis will be defining, historians say – Marco della Cava
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/29/coronavirus-crisis-response-reshape-american-history/5079760002/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NEARLY 100,000 TRUMP-HATERS SIGN PETITION CALLING FOR END TO LIVE COVERAGE OF TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS BRIEFINGS.
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-100000-sign-petition-calling-end-live-coverage-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-1495195
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A TRUMP-HATER “CALLS TRUMP ‘INCOMPETENT,’ ‘IGNORANT’ OVER HANDLING OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-gop-strategist-calls-trump-incompetent-ignorant-over-handling-coronavirus-pandemic-1495174
— CHINA STATE MEDIA SAYS CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL COVER-UP ACCUSATIONS ARE ‘NONSENSE’ – DAVID BRENNAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote communist China.)
https://www.newsweek.com/china-state-media-rejects-nonsense-coronavirus-death-toll-cover-accusations-1495203

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— NYU Langone Tells ER Doctors to ‘Think More Critically’ About Who Gets Ventilators New York health center says it will support emergency-room staff who ‘withhold futile intubations,’ threatens to discipline doctors who talk to the press – Shalini Ramachandran and Joe Palazzolo (DIERSEN: If you needed a ventilator to survive, what factors would work against you? For me, they include my being 71 years old, obese, and a not-in-control diabetic.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nyu-langone-tells-er-doctors-to-think-more-critically-about-who-gets-ventilators-11585618990
— Facebook’s Fact Checkers Fight Surge in Fake Coronavirus Claims Contractors battle bogus assertions about canine vaccines and free baby formula; ‘We’ve maxxed out’ – Jeff Horwitz (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-fact-checkers-fight-surge-in-fake-coronavirus-claims-11585580400
— Save Capitalism From the Cares Act The stimulus is the largest step toward a centrally planned economy that America has ever taken. – Amit Seru and Luigi Zingales
https://www.wsj.com/articles/save-capitalism-from-the-cares-act-11585608917

FORBES
— Private Sector Workers/Retirees, Is Your Pension Plan At Risk From The Coronavirus Crisis? – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/03/30/private-sector-workersretirees-is-your-pension-plan-at-risk-from-the-coronavirus/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Threat of Losing Election Helped Cause Trump to Extend Social Distancing.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/threat-of-2020-loss-made-trump-keep-social-distancing-report.html
— Will Republican Governors Follow Trump’s Lead on Coronavirus Lockdowns? – Ed Kilgore
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/are-republican-governors-following-trumps-latest-flip-flop.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “For Trump, Power Is for Self-Preservation Only During impeachment, Trump claimed far-reaching authority. In a national emergency, he throws up his hands.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/trump-claimed-unlimited-power-now-refuses-use-it/609046/

TIME
— Rights Group Calls for Moratorium on Internet Shutdowns Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – HILLARY LEUNG (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://time.com/5812921/human-rights-watch-internet-shutdown-coronavirus/

NEW REPUBLIC
— How America’s Newspapers Covered Up a Pandemic The terrifying, censored coverage of the 1918 Spanish flu – WALTER SHAPIRO (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/157094/americas-newspapers-covered-pandemic

AXIOS
— Coronavirus is being used to suppress press freedoms globally – Sara Fischer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-press-freedom-e11cd2d3-c1c3-4b67-b985-102c882a223d.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the U.S., President Trump has continued to belittle the press for its coverage of the virus at live press conferences and on Twitter. On Monday, President Trump deflected blame onto the Washington Post when asked about allegations that China — as well as Russia and Iran — is spreading coronavirus misinformation, saying “every country does it.” Trump last week attacked NBC News reporter Peter Alexander during a live television briefing after being asked what he would say to Americans that were worried about the coronavirus, a question Alexander later said he thought was a “softball,” or an opportunity for the president to answer an easy question. Between the lines: The president’s actions, some fear, give credence to leaders abroad and locally in the U.S. to continue to attack press that they don’t like. Case-in-point: Over the weekend Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an ally to President Trump, blocked a reporter from attending a coronavirus press briefing. Days earlier, that reporter had asked if briefings could be moved online to protect reporters’ health.
DeSantis has been criticized by Democrats over his response to the coronavirus.)

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is using the pandemic to wage partisan civil war — but red states will suffer too Trump has changed his tone, for the moment — but the damage he’s done to American unity will be lasting.”
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/31/trump-is-using-the-pandemic-to-wage-a-partisan-civil-war–but-red-states-will-suffer-too/
— Kevin McCarthy’s opponent says blatant racism is “definitely” a reason to take him down The House minority leader has become a total Trump sycophant. In California, Kim Mangone thinks she can beat him – MATTHEW ROZSA (DIERSEN: In America today, to hint/imply/argue/shout that someone is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot is like hinting/implying/arguing/shouting in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s that someone is a Jew. Needless-to-say, I should sue those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot. They include past and present leaders of organizations and governments in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give the standing to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, and to destroy governments that are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/31/kevin-mccarthys-opponent-says-blatant-racism-is-definitely-a-reason-to-take-him-down/

GUARDIAN
— The US-China coronavirus blame game is undermining diplomacy – Michael H Fuchs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/us-china-coronavirus-diplomacy
— Trump attacks journalists for asking ‘snarky’ questions on coronavirus testing in U.S. – Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/mar/30/trump-attacks-journalists-coronavirus-briefing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters accuse Trump of using coronavirus briefing as corporate advertising spot.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/donald-trump-coronavirus-briefing-ceos-my-pillow
— Fake news in the time of coronavirus: how big is the threat? – Hugo Mercier (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/30/fake-news-coronavirus-false-information

March 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois coronavirus: McCormick Place, two shuttered hospitals to be used as overflow medical facilities as COVID-19 cases surge over 5K with 73 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-cases-surge-over-5k-as-state-works-to-open-overflow-medical-facilities/6062180/
— Pres. Trump defends extending coronavirus distancing guidelines as spread continues in the US – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-defends-extending-coronavirus-guidelines-as-spread-continues/6062870/

NBC5
— Coronavirus Cases in Illinois Top 5,000 With 73 Fatalities With the newly confirmed cases, more than 50 of the state’s 102 counties have now reported at least one confirmed case of the virus
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/coronavirus-cases-in-illinois-climb-to-5056-with-72-fatalities/2247267/
— How Will We Vote? Outbreak Revives Debate on Mail-in Ballots Democrats’ hopes for using the crisis to expand voting by mail face firm Republican opposition, as well as significant logistical challenges – Nicholas Riccardi and Rachel La Corte
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/coronavirus-and-elections-outbreak-revives-debate-on-mail-in-voting-ballots/2247283/

CBS2
— CPS To Distribute 100,000 Computers For E-Learning To Start April 13
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/30/cps-to-distribute-100000-computers-for-e-learning-to-start-april-13/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 8 more die in Illinois from COVID-19, cases tally rises to 5,057
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/8-more-die-in-illinois-from-covid-19-cases-tally-rises-to-5057
— 29 more CPD members test positive for COVID-19
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/29-more-cpd-members-test-positive-for-covid-19
— Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services despite ‘safer-at-home’ orders
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tampa-megachurch-pastor-arrested-after-leading-packed-services-despite-safer-at-home-orders

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The media shouldn’t muzzle Trump — no matter his lies and ineptitude.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-coronavirus-trump-media-20200330-obwosgfgt5dwhbgwsy66mdwxiy-story.html
— Public sector pensions can bring reduced Social Security benefits – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200330/281887300408003
— Waukegan social-distancing itself from marijuana revenues – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-waukegan-marijuana-st-0331-20200330-mcsenvtjynfrhenrdkiofdlejy-story.html
— More than 800 Chicago Police Department employees out sick Monday – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-coronavirus-chicago-police-sick-leave-20200330-54gwglfkr5hbnea75bnrxij37i-story.html
— Rations of high-demand goods, shoppers in masks and reminders to keep your distance. This is the brave new world of pandemic shopping. – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-shopping-experience-20200330-us3qxccvwvfb3gv3lszjdj6s7m-story.html
— Who gets care for COVID-19 when the hospitals fill up? Gut-wrenching decisions will have to be made. – NEIL S. WENGER AND MARTIN F. SHAPIRO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-hospital-care-decisions-20200330-ci5h3kebfrdj7jlesnbqbgzpdq-story.html
— 7 residents at Carol Stream nursing facility test positive for coronavirus – Phil Thompson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-coronavirus-carol-stream-nursing-home-20200330-oht54xraq5acrbdrrjaa2btc3u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Coronavirus test sites added in Illinois, but Pritzker says limited capacity still ‘an enormous problem’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/30/21199400/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Trump: Feds to pay 100% for Illinois National Guard COVID-19 deployment The Illinois National Guard was deployed earlier this month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help in the COVID-19 crisis. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/30/21199807/trump-federal-government-will-pay-illinois-national-guard-deployment-covid-19-coronvirus
— CPS students unlikely to return to schools this year, alderman says after mayoral briefing “We have no expectation of them going back,” Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) told the Sun-Times after a conference call with Lori Lightfoot. “I don’t know why they’d have to go back if they’re all learning at home.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/30/21199830/coronavirus-remote-learning-chicago-public-schools-cps-classes
— It’s a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what’s true or false Some television networks have started cutting away from Trump’s daily briefings, saying the events are no more than campaign rallies, and that he is spreading falsehoods that endanger the public. – David Cuillier (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/30/21199895/coronavirus-media-cnn-media-journalists-david-cuillier-conversation

DAILY HERALD
— Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker’s COVID-19 stay-at-home rule – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/most-suburban-gop-lawmakers-endorse-pritzkers-covid-19-stay-at-home-rule
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois GOP House Leader Jim Durkin and Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady supported Pritzker’s executive order issued March 20 that aims to nip the spread of the respiratory infection. Republican and DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin has appeared with Pritzker at several briefings and said “preserving people’s health and safety has to be the No. 1 consideration in an effort to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on our communities. “I intend to let the public health recommendations and data drive decision-making, so we make the most informed decisions possible in this unprecedented situation,” Cronin said. Republican state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, however, said last week that Pritzker’s order is “too broad” and the state should align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I am 100% totally supportive of what the health care professionals say at the federal level,” McSweeney said. “I believe the best information is at the CDC. No one in Washington has ordered a shutdown of the state of Illinois.”)
— Fair maps advocates hopeful with deadline looming for redistricting referendum – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/fair-maps-advocates-hopeful-with-deadline-looming-for-redistricting-referendum
— DuPage introduces COVID-19 case map (SEE: https://covid19-dupage.hub.arcgis.com/ )
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/dupage-introduces-covid-19-case-map
— Illinois inmate dies from COVI-19; dozens more sickened – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200330/news/303309933
— State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/state-announces-8-new-deaths-461-new-coronavirus-cases

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Ideas weighed to slowly relaunch Illinois economy – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Ideas-weighed-to-slowly-relaunch-Illinois-economy-15166306.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— House of Representatives will not return to DC until at least April 20 – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/coronavirusnowtakingtollonworkinwashington

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— New DuPage County COVID-19 Case Map
https://www.nctv17.com/news/new-dupage-county-covid-19-case-map/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New York Times Projects 33,000 McHenry County Coronavirus Infections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/30/new-york-times-projects-33000-mchenry-county-coronavirus-infections/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: IS THE CORONAVIRUS ERODING OUR FREEDOM?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/thorner-is-the-coronavirus-eroding-our-freedom.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says 500 hospital beds this week at McCormick Place – Feds sent surgical masks instead of N95 masks – Ezike explains state prison strategy – Why no “recovered” data? Abbott can only produce 50K rapid tests per day- Drop in new cases today does not indicate anything – Not focused on costs except for gouging
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/pritzker-says-500-hospital-beds-this-week-at-mccormick-place/
— 461 new cases, 8 new deaths – 12 Stateville prisoners hospitalized
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/461-new-cases-7-new-deaths/

— How will county parties hold legally mandated conventions on April 15th?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/how-will-county-parties-hold-legally-mandated-conventions-on-april-15th/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ILGOP’s general counsel sent a memo to county chairs days ago. Excerpt… Other than the requirement that conventions be held on a particular date, the Election Code only directs that a county convention elect a county chairman, select delegates to the state convention and shall be held “within the county.” There is no statutory requirement that a convention must be conducted in any particular manner. In other words, for county organizations without bylaws that might direct otherwise, a convention could possibly be conducted by a conference call (so long as all participants are within the county), or by use of absentee ballots or other methods to elect a chairman and to conduct business. As for the requirement that state convention delegates are chosen at the county convention, that task may be delegated (as has traditionally been the case) to county chairmen if necessary. Of course, all notice requirements must be adhered to, as always. For counties with bylaws that dictate how their conventions are to be run, those bylaws will control, and county organizations should abide by them. I asked the same follow-up question to the ILGOP’s Joe Hackler about counties with in-person meeting requirements. His response… There may be a few that explicitly require personal presence for participation. However, each of these counties conventions would conceivably have a rules committee that could possibly help offer some relief.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats fault Trump for spike in Asian harassment in light of coronavirus – Gabriella Muñoz (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs well blame you for coronavirus: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/hakeem-jeffries-faults-trump-spike-asian-harassmen/
— Democrats call for racial data in coronavirus testing – AP (DIERSEN: What about citizenship, age, gender, sexual orientation, BMI, illnesses, national origin, religion, political affiliation, income, net worth, veteran status, years ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/democrats-call-racial-data-coronavirus-testing/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Trump Has Risen to the Occasion, Dems Sink to New Lows
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/03/30/trump-soars-to-new-heights-dems-sink-to-new-lows/

BREITBART
— Repeated Warnings from Feds About Lack of Ventilators Fell on Deaf Ears Under Bush, Obama – EDWIN MORA
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/30/repeated-warnings-from-feds-about-lack-of-ventilators-fell-on-deaf-ears-under-bush-obama/
— Biden Dismisses Numerous Reports of Mask Theft to Accuse Trump of ‘Conspiracy Mongering’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/30/biden-dismisses-numerous-reports-mask-theft-accuse-trump-conspiracy-mongering/

CNS NEWS
— New York Times Now Blaming Christians for Coronavirus – Bill Donohue (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs well blame you for coronavirus: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/nyt-now-blaming-christians-coronavirus

DAILY CALLER
— U.S. Rivals Are Exploiting Coronavirus As A Weapon In Propaganda War – J. D. GORDON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/30/gordon-u-s-rivals-are-exploiting-coronavirus-as-a-weapon-in-propaganda-war/

DAILY SIGNAL
— De Blasio, NYC Officials Downplayed COVID-19 Threat After Trump Restricted Travel to China. Here Are 5 Examples. – Chris White
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/30/de-blasio-nyc-officials-downplayed-covid-19-threat-after-trump-restricted-travel-to-china-here-are-5-examples/

TOWNHALL
— German State Finance Minister Commits Suicide After Expressing Concern About Economic Effects of Wuhan Coronavirus – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/03/30/german-state-financial-minister-suicide-n2565957

HOT AIR
— Woke Stupidity Is Spreading As Fast As The Coronavirus Pandemic
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/03/woke-stupidity-spreading-fast-coronavirus-pandemic/

PJ MEDIA
— Let’s Remember the REAL Victims of the Coronavirus: Mildly Inconvenienced Journalists – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/lets-remember-the-real-victims-of-the-coronavirus-mildly-inconvenienced-journalists/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blast Trump’s efforts “to sell public on his coronavirus response.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490269-trump-seeks-to-sell-public-on-his-coronavirus-response

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Will We Vote? Outbreak Revives Debate on Mail-In Ballots – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/30/us/politics/ap-us-election-2020-mail-voting.html
— White House Airlifts Medical Supplies From China in Coronavirus Fight Officials have teamed up with medical supply companies to speed the arrival of masks, gloves, gowns and other goods. – Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/economy/coronavirus-china-supplies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is Hurting His Own Re-election Chances.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/opinion/trump-coronavirus-election.html
— Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die. The coronavirus is likely to hasten the end of advertising-driven media, our columnist writes. And government should not rescue it. – Ben Smith (DIERSEN: What percent of advertisers are fronts for the Democrat Party?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-journalists-newspapers.html
— How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus? Amid calls for more transparency, a debate is raging among public health experts over how much data on the spread of the virus should be released. – Thomas Fuller
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/coronavirus-data-privacy.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump: Coronavirus rescue bill was almost nixed due to Democrats’ ‘junk’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/trump-coronavirus-rescue-bill-was-almost-nixed-due-to-democrats-junk/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use immigrants to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-making-america-sick-again-20200330-sa3h7x6pzzey3becd7ev5xndju-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump beats a retreat on opening the country as coronavirus data, images show dark reality.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-guidelines-easter-elmhurst/2020/03/29/c15c21f2-7215-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html
— The Great American Migration of 2020: On the move to escape the coronavirus – Marc Fisher, Paul Schwartzman and Ben Weissenbach (DIERSEN: If everyone around you came down with coronavirus, where would you escape to?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coronavirus-great-american-migration/2020/03/28/b59d4d44-6f6f-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s narcissism has never been more dangerous.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/30/trumps-narcissism-has-never-been-more-dangerous/
— Trump berates ‘PBS NewsHour’ reporter for ‘threatening’ question, hits ‘nice’ question out of park – Katie Shepherd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/30/coronavirus-yamiche-alcindor-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— After Coronavirus, We Will Have to Reckon With the Debt The post-financial-crisis playbook may not be the right one this time – James Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-coronavirus-we-will-have-to-reckon-with-the-debt-11585494002
— The Lies We Tell at Work – Tessa West (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $170,800/year, long before I was 40 years old if I had successfully lied that I was a yes-man, Democrat, Swedish-American, non-Protestant, and/or 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lies-we-tell-at-workand-the-damage-they-do-11585319160
— How I Wrote Five Novels While Commuting – Ken Wells (DIERSEN: While I commuted 1978-1980, I studied to pass graduate accounting courses at DePaul and to pass the CPA examination. While I commuted 1980-1981, I studied to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination. While I commuted 1992-1997, I studied to pass graduate finance courses at IIT.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-i-wrote-five-novels-while-commuting-11585234285

FORBES
— Does The Second Amendment Protect Gun Stores From Being Closed During The COVID-19 Crisis? – Evan Gerstmann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/03/30/does-the-second-amendment-protect-gun-stores-from-being-closed-during-the-covid-19-crisis/#522549451863

NEWSWEEK
— THE CORONAVIRUS WILL CHANGE HOW WE WORK FOREVER – KERRI ANNE RENZULLI
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-will-change-how-we-work-forever-1494854

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— Reporter denied access to Florida governor’s briefing on COVID-19 (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how politicians, their operatives, and their dupes have treated me. I would focus on those who denied me access to their press conferences and who threw me out of their press conferences. I would focus on those who made it clear that they a) did not want me to know about their press conferences, b) did not want me to attend their press conferences, c) did not want me to ask questions at their press conferences, d) did not want me to speak with other reporters at their press conferences, and e) did not want me to report on their press conferences. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://cpj.org/2020/03/reporter-denied-access-to-florida-governors-briefi.php

WKRG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans misused or abused drugs in 2018 – Ronnie Das
https://www.wkrg.com/news/nearly-1-in-5-americans-misused-or-abused-drugs-in-2018/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Workers, Union Sue for Hazard Pay A federal class action lawsuit argues that agencies should be required to provide hazardous duty pay to federal employees who have been exposed to the coronavirus. – ERICH WAGNER
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2020/03/federal-workers-afge-sue-hazard-pay/164209/
— Government Prepares to Send Stimulus Checks, IRS Begins Mandatory Telework for Nearly All Employees – COURTNEY BUBLÉ
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/03/coronavirus-roundup-government-prepares-send-stimulus-checks-irs-begins-mandatory-telework-nearly-all-employees/164203/

DIGITAL JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Op-Ed: Social distancing and the political divide in the U.S.”
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/op-ed-social-distancing-and-the-political-divide-in-the-usa/article/569526

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/3/30/anti-lgbtq-hate-groups-continue-rise

VANITY FAIR
— CORONAVIRUS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER The pandemic has upended traditional campaigning and may play a major role in voters’ decisions. The question for those running in 2020, says one Congressman, will be “how did you perform in the great crisis?” – ERIC LUTZ (DIERSEN: Each and every Republican candidate on November 3, 2020 ballots in Illinois should expect that their Democrat opponent will shout the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in their political jurisdiction and blame those infections and deaths on them.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-will-be-on-the-ballot-in-november

SALON
— Governor says Illinois will take over coronavirus testing after White House’s “profound failing” “The White House has promised millions of tests for weeks now, and they’re just not here,” J.B. Pritzker says – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/30/governor-says-illinois-will-take-over-coronavirus-testing-after-white-houses-profound-failing/

March 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus IL: 89 detainees at Cook County Jail have contracted COVID-19, sheriff’s office says
https://abc7chicago.com/89-cook-county-jail-detainees-have-contracted-covid-19/6059195/

CBS2
— Coronavirus In Illinois: Grocery Stores To Step Up Social Distancing Efforts – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/28/coronavirus-in-illinois-grocery-stores-to-step-up-social-distancing-efforts/

WGN TV
— New York may be weeks from a peak in coronavirus cases. Now other states are preparing for surges
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-may-be-weeks-from-a-peak-in-coronavirus-cases-now-other-states-are-preparing-for-surges/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sheriff announces 51 new coronavirus cases at Cook County Jail, raising total to 89 In addition to the detainees, 12 sheriff’s office employees have also tested positive for the coronavirus. – Sam Kelly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/28/21198407/cook-county-jail-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-inmates-89
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/3/29/21198561/illinois-marijuana-legal-weed-craft-grower-transporter-infuser-license-deadline-extended-coronavirus

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Millions of Americans will be infected by coronavirus and death toll could top 100,000, warns Dr. Anthony Fauci – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-world-updates-20200329-ezdk6zuf3zbibjbdvyslexamne-story.html
— United States now leads the world in total COVID-19 infections. Detroit, Chicago, New York and New Orleans are hotspots. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-in-us-updates-20200328-wya76m4fsnatxbir5jnvs36akq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Can we trust a ‘Fair Tax’ if there are no Fair Maps? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200329/editorial-can-we-trust-a-fair-tax-if-there-are-no-fair-maps
— Illinois students to begin remote learning Tuesday – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200329/illinois-students-to-begin-remote-learning-tuesday

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Duckworth calls $2.2 trillion bill a ‘down payment,’ Trump ‘incompetent’ – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200328/bernard-schoenburg-duckworth-calls-22-trillion-bill-down-payment-trump-incompetent

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois grocery stores asked to enforce social distancing to fight coronavirus – Teri Maddox
https://herald-review.com/business/illinois-grocery-stores-asked-to-enforce-social-distancing-to-fight/article_12f9804c-9de9-554f-844c-2241c146534f.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Florida to set up more checkpoints to quarantine travelers – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Florida-to-set-up-more-checkpoints-to-quarantine-15164064.php
— County fairs hurt financially by coronavirus shutdowns Officials hopeful shows will go on in summer at fairgrounds – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/County-fairs-hurt-financially-by-coronavirus-15164420.php
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks federal government to expand, expedite Medicaid coverage Care Comes First’ action plan for uninsured, insured Illinois residents
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-Gov-J-B-Pritzker-asks-federal-15164403.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/hawks-no-more-fiscal-conservatives-embrace-rescue-package

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Reports 204 Coronavirus Cases, 6 Deaths These are DuPage County’s coronavirus numbers as of Saturday. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-reports-204-coronavirus-cases-6-deaths

WASHINGTON TIMES
— One-third of U.S. counties yet to report single coronavirus case – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/29/coronavirus-no-confirmed-cases-one-third-us-counti/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘History of solving problems’: Limbaugh praises Trump, questions health experts for response to coronavirus – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/history-of-solving-problems-limbaugh-praises-trump-questions-health-experts-for-response-to-coronavirus

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump should activate more troops in National Guard
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-kinzinger-trump-activate-more-125500067.html
— Democrats fret as Joe Biden becomes ‘irrelevant’ in coronavirus crisis – Jon Levine
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-fret-as-joe-biden-becomes-irrelevant-in-coronavirus-crisis
— Dr. Deborah Birx issues coronavirus warning: ‘We don’t think any city will be spared’ – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-deborah-birx-issues-coronavirus-warning-we-dont-think-any-city-will-be-spared

DAILY CALLER
— Rep. Thomas Massie Speaks Out: ‘They Don’t Want To Hear The Truth’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/28/thomas-massie-coronavirus-relief-bill/

DAILY WIRE
— Michigan Governor Claims Feds Won’t Deliver Coronavirus Supplies To State, Refuses To Provide Proof – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-governor-claims-feds-wont-deliver-coronavirus-supplies-to-state-refuses-to-provide-proof
— Dr. Birx Praises Trump’s Intelligence. Leftists Want Her Canceled. – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-dr-birx-praises-trumps-intelligence-leftists-want-her-canceled

NEWSMAX
— Paranoid, Cheap Game: Blame Christians for Coronavirus – Bill Donohue
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/faith-based-religious-conservatvies/2020/03/28/id/960342/

TOWNHALL
— Americans Trust President Trump to Lead In the War Against the Silent Enemy – Boris Epshteyn
https://townhall.com/columnists/borisepshteyn/2020/03/29/americans-trust-president-trump-to-lead-in-the-war-against-the-silent-enemy-n2565906
— ‘Who’s The S**thole County Now’: GQ Writer Mocks Trump As Wuhan Coronavirus Cases Spike in the U.S. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/03/29/whos-the-sthole-county-now-gq-writer-mocks-trump-as-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-n2565890

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Who Runs America? The Media or the American People? – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2020/03/28/who-runs-america-media-or-american-people
— NY Times: Birx Has Squandered Her Credibility By Denying Doomsday, Praising President – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/03/28/ny-times-birx-has-squandered-her-credibility-denying-doomsday

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pandemic: The First Great Crisis of the Post-American Era – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-first-great-crisis-post-american-era/#slide-1

THE HILL
— What if the ‘sky-is-falling’ coronavirus models are wrong? – DOUGLAS MACKINNON
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/489962-what-if-the-sky-is-falling-coronavirus-models-are-simply-wrong
— Trump asks CDC to issue ‘strong travel advisory’ for NY tri-state area – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490022-trump-asks-cdc-to-issue-strong-travel-advisory-to-nyc-area
— Lawmakers already planning more coronavirus stimulus after $2T package – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489946-lawmakers-already-planning-more-coronavirus-stimulus-after-2t-package
— California governor: 170 ventilators sent from Trump administration were ‘not working’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/490033-newsom-170-ventilators-sent-from-federal-government-arrived-not-working
— Democrats eye additional relief checks for coronavirus – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/489952-democrats-eye-additional-relief-checks-for-coronavirus

POLITICO
— Biden leads Trump in new polls despite coronavirus approval bounce – STEVEN SHEPARD (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, Biden either has already or will promise to use the federal government to get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, Corvette owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/29/biden-leads-trump-polls-despite-coronavirus-bounce-152944

CNN
— America’s largest single site jail (Cook County) is home to a new coronavirus cluster – Omar Jimenez
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/us/detroit-coronavirus-cook-county-jail/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump wobbles as a wartime President.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/donald-trump-wartime-commander/index.html
— Pelosi on Trump’s coronavirus response: ‘As the President fiddles, people are dying’ – Chandelis Duster (DIERSEN: Of course, the more voters that get coronavirus and/or die from coronavirus in a Republican candidate’s political jurisdiction, the more that Trump-haters will blame those Republican candidates for that.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-cnntv/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s coronavirus quarantine rhetoric fuels a dangerously politicized pandemic.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-coronavirus-quarantine-rhetoric-fuels-dangerously-politicized-pandemic-ncna1170406
— New Jersey governor cracks down on house parties amid coronavirus pandemic
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/live-coronavirus-updates-u-s-first-top-100-000-cases-n1171011/ncrd1171301
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want governors to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/some-u-s-governors-have-stepped-during-coronavirus-others-not-n1170706

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Virus Has Transformed the 2020 Elections. Here’s How. Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician. – Jonathan Martin, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/2020-elections-coronavirus.html
— Who Should Be Saved First? Experts Offer Ethical Guidance Well before rationing caused by coronavirus, protocols were established about “who lives and who dies.” – Austin Frakt (DIERSEN: Should “old people” like me get credit if they are still “contributing members of society?” If you are old, what would you stress to show that you are still a “contributing member of society?” I would stress my record of sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails every morning and every evening. However, according to my critics/opponents, those emails are worthless if not destructive.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/upshot/coronavirus-rationing-decisions-ethicists.html
— U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age – Sheri Fink (DIERSEN: Of course my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am 71 years old, but they also stress that I have not-in-control diabetes, and that I am obese (30+ BMI).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/coronavirus-disabilities-rationing-ventilators-triage.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The latest sign the economic downturn is intensifying: White-collar workers are being laid off now Service sector jobs got slammed early in the coronavirus crisis, now it’s tech, legal and other professionals reporting layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs – Taylor Telford and Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/28/white-collar-coronavirus-recession/
— Post-ABC poll shows Trump and Biden in a competitive race for the White House – Scott Clement and Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-shows-trump-and-biden-in-a-competitive-race-for-the-white-house/2020/03/28/515cb8ba-7037-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats fret as Joe Biden becomes ‘irrelevant’ in coronavirus crisis – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/democrats-fret-as-joe-biden-becomes-irrelevant-in-coronavirus-crisis/
— Woke stupidity is spreading as fast as the coronavirus pandemic – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/woke-stupidity-is-spreading-as-fast-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
— New Yorkers are throwing ‘corona potlucks’ and visiting ‘speakeasies’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/new-yorkers-are-throwing-corona-potlucks-and-visiting-speakeasies/
— Trump must stop winging it after panicking tri-state area over coronavirus lockdown – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/trump-must-stop-winging-it-after-panicking-tri-state-area-over-coronavirus-lockdown/

USA TODAY
— Detroit auto show canceled; facility to be converted to coronavirus field hospital – Mark Phelan
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/03/28/coronavirus-detroit-auto-show-canceled-tcf-center-hospital/2934839001/

FORBES
— U.S. Airlines Struggle To Identify Passengers Exposed To Coronavirus – Will Horton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willhorton1/2020/03/28/us-airlines-struggled-to-identify-passengers-exposed-to-coronavirus/
— ‘Failing,’ ‘Snake,’ ‘Tantrums’: Trump’s War With State Governors Rages On – Sergei Klebnikov
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/03/28/failing-snake-tantrums-trumps-war-with-state-governors-rages-on/

BLOOMBERG
— How Coronavirus Is Shaking Up the Moral Universe – John Authers
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/coronavirus-pandemic-puts-moral-philosophy-to-the-test
— Coronavirus Response Is a Weapon in China’s Brand of War
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-28/coronavirus-response-is-a-weapon-in-china-s-brand-of-war

FORTUNE
— There will be another pandemic after the coronavirus—and it’s time to start preparing now – JANE J. KIM and MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS
https://fortune.com/2020/03/29/coronavirus-pandemic-public-health-preparedness/

BARRON’S
— Living in Retirement in a New Era of Sacrifice – Neal Templin
https://www.barrons.com/articles/living-in-retirement-in-a-new-era-of-sacrifice-51585485001

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call Trump ‘Power Hungry’ and ‘Sociopath’ after he lashes out at three publications on Twitter.
https://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-called-power-hungry-sociopath-after-lashing-out-3-publications-twitter-2948876
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ibtimes.com/cannabis-undergoes-long-overdue-shift-emerging-essential-2948930

LEXOLOGY
— Compliance Alert: The EEOC Announces Its Views On ADA, Title VII, and ADEA Considerations During The Pandemic
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c1b2e72e-663a-4a5e-8482-6daa7a8c40af
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Medical Questionnaires And Examinations. . .Disclosure Of An Employee’s Exposure To The Virus. . .Discrimination Considerations During The Pandemic. . .Reasonable Accommodations And The Interactive Process. . .Implications For Employers)

FORD AUTHORITY
— Governor Andrew Cuomo Says Ford Building Ventilators In Four Weeks “Does Us No Good” – Shane McGlaun
https://fordauthority.com/2020/03/governor-andrew-cuomo-says-ford-building-ventilators-in-four-weeks-does-us-no-good/

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump again tries to blame ‘dangerous and corrupt’ media as crisis escalates.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-trump-twitter-media-us-cases-pandemic-latest-a9431491.html

March 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus update: Illinois’ COVID-19 cases top 2.5K, including 26 deaths; Pres. Trump approves disaster declaration – Craig Wall, Eric Horng and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pres-trump-approves-illinois-disaster-declaration/6052989/
— Democrats more worried than Republicans about virus, but all concerned: Polls – QUINN SCANLAN
https://abc7chicago.com/democrats-more-worried-than-republicans-about-virus-but-all-concerned-polls/6052959/

NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus Cases Now Total 2,538 With 26 Deaths Patients range in age from less than 1 year old to 99 years old
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-cases-now-total-2538-with-26-deaths/2245106/

CBS2
— ‘This Virus Doesn’t Care That You’re Bored’: Gov. JB Pritzker Rips Crowds Who Gathered On Lakefront, As Illinois COVID-19 Cases Surge Past 2,500
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/26/thursday-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-march-26/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— United States now leads the world in number of confirmed coronavirus cases, surpassing China – where the virus originated – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-infections-deaths-updates-20200326-elbyprl26zeedmecnqcc63jurq-story.html
— World coronavirus infections near 500,000 as European health systems buckle under the strain – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-infections-deaths-updates-20200326-elbyprl26zeedmecnqcc63jurq-story.html
— Illinois golf courses shut down after a reversal from state officials – Teddy Greenstein
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-golf-courses-20200326-lqt5swmpibbulax4lglwroa5q4-story.html
— Durbin, Duckworth break down what Illinois would get from $2 billion coronavirus relief bill passed by Senate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-relief-bill-illinois-20200326-xmy3eftbbbbq7bl3gjwceub37i-story.html
— Trump says new federal guidelines will rate counties by coronavirus risk as he seeks to ease restrictions nationwide – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-federal-coronavirus-guidelines-20200326-2dcpy2xrkzabrfvz4rqxfdbktu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-coronavirus-cases-us-trump-response-20200326-52yee6oxune73ktaeigwp6oug4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker dips into his millions to help nonprofits— as Illinois announces another seven COVID-19 deaths Also on Thursday, President Donald Trump approved Illinois’ request for a disaster proclamation, which will give the state federal funds to deal with the coronavirus response. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195829/illinois-coronavirus-cases-pritzker-nonprofit-march-26
— Cook County delays collecting booze, tobacco, other taxes to give struggling businesses ‘some breathing room’ The county’s Home Rule taxes — which include the alcoholic beverage, amusement, tobacco, gasoline and hotel accommodations taxes — have been deferred for the February and March tax periods until May. No penalties or interest will be applied during the extension period. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/26/21195644/cook-county-delays-payment-booze-tobacco-taxes-fees-relief-business-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195123/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-deaths-vietnam-lbj-trump-steinberg
— What’s in the coronavirus bill for Illinois: First details emerge Per Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth: $16 million for the Illinois Department of Public Health and $9 million for the Chicago Department of Public Health. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/26/21195814/senate-coronavirus-bill-illinois-details
— Trump grants Illinois request for disaster declaration; another one pending The disaster status will allow federal funding to be available for crisis counseling for affected individuals across the state. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/26/21195897/trump-grants-illinois-request-disaster-declaration
— What Duckworth said to her daughter while off mute during conference call Parents across the country working from home this week know how the Illinois senator feels. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/26/21195400/tammy-duckworth-daughter-conference-call-mute-off
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Democrats say “Doing without tree-trimming and other city services will help us beat COVID-19 No one likes staying inside or losing services, but both are necessary. It’s part of the new world we are living in.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/26/21194767/coronavirus-covoid-19-pandemic-chicago-social-distancing-lakefront-suntimes-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois just lost 2 years’ worth of job gains A stunning 114,114 residents applied for unemployment insurance in the state in the week that ended March 21, more than 14 times the total from the same week a year ago. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-just-lost-2-years-worth-job-gains
— The lakefront is closed, aldermen say The trail and parks along Lake Michigan, as well as the 606 Trail and the downtown Riverwalk, are off limits to citizens now, one day after Mayor Lightfoot threatened to a shutdown because of people not obeying the governor’s shelter in place order. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lakefront-closed-aldermen-say
— Illinois logs biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases The state reports 673 new cases, bringing the total to over 2,500.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-logs-biggest-one-day-increase-covid-19-cases

DAILY HERALD
— State Sen. DeWitte predicts talk of air travel ban, severe state spending cuts – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200326/state-sen-dewitte-predicts-talk-of-air-travel-ban-severe-state-spending-cuts
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Elgin allows delivery, curbside pickup of alcohol – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200326/elgin-allows-delivery-curbside-pickup-of-alcohol

WTTW
— The ‘Devastating Impacts’ of COVID-19 on Illinois Finances – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/26/devastating-impacts-covid-19-illinois-finances

WQAD
— City leaders balance social distancing and public access Davenport’s mayor assures residents the city is in business, even as aldermen and staff practice social distancing and self-isolation. – Giang Nguyen
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/city-leaders-balance-social-distancing-and-public-access/526-f127a2f6-b874-427c-91cc-5013b2fb8404

WGLT
— LaHood Doesn’t Want Stimulus Bill To Mirror ’08 Bailout – ERIC STOCK
https://www.wglt.org/post/lahood-doesnt-want-stimulus-bill-mirror-08-bailout-0#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— What next for Illinois? – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/what-next-for-illinois-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— “Republicans are not just losing ground; we’re getting clobbered”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/republicans-are-not-just-losing-ground-we%e2%80%99re-getting-clobbered/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even the traditionally-Republican stronghold of DuPage County saw a massive dip. The west suburban county used to be so important that in November of 2000, then Governor George W. Bush made a huge appearance at the College of DuPage with over 25,000 supporters in an effort to actually win Illinois. In 2004, during the Primary Election, Republicans pulled 58% of the Primary Election ballots, nearly 87,000 voters. This year, Republicans in DuPage County only made up 26% of the ballots cast, down nearly 50,000 voters.)
— 133,763 Illinoisans have so far filed for uninsurance claims this month
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/133763-illinoisans-have-so-far-filed-for-uninsurance-claims-this-month/
— Pritzker says POTUS approved major disaster declaration request – Scolds people who congregate outside – Unemployment has dropped one in four households below $50,000 – 450 people returning to healthcare service e- Penny Pritzker heads up new relief fund – Talks about Trump – Addresses UI problems – Hopes for more stimulus bills – No “do not resuscitate order” under consideration – Has contributed $4 million to relief fund
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/pritzker-says-potus-approved-major-disaster-declaration-request/
— An unintended consequence of the stay at home order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/an-unintended-consequence-of-the-stay-at-home-order/
— 673 new cases, 7 new deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/673-new-cases-7-new-deaths/
— COVID-19 roundup: Searchable EO posted; Trump can’t countermand Pritzker order; Filing extension was automatic; Chicago closes parks, beaches and trails
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/26/covid-19-roundup-searchable-eo-posted-trump-cant-countermand-pritzker-order-filing-extension-was-automatic-chicago-closes-parks-beaches-and-trails/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House dismisses doomsday COVID-19 death toll – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/white-house-dismisses-doomsday-covid-19-death-toll/
— Coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt diverted to Guam – Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-concerns-sidelines-aircraft-carrier-gu/

BLAZE
— Fed-up Italian leader threatens to send flamethrower-armed police officers to storm parties during lockdown Quite a step to take – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fed-up-italian-leader-threatens-to-send-flamethrower-armed-police-officers-to-storm-parties-during-lockdown

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois warns students against ‘racist and xenophobic’ coronavirus language – Blair Nelson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats use coronavirus to suspend the First Amendment in Illinois?)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14605

THE HILL
— Cuomo calls $2T stimulus ‘reckless,’ says it fails to meet New York’s needs – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489653-cuomo-calls-2t-stimulus-reckless-says-it-failed-to-meet-local-government?rnd=1585239216
— Top CDC official warns New York’s coronavirus outbreak is just a preview – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489684-exclusive-top-cdc-official-warns-new-yorks-coronavirus-outbreak-is-just-a
— States brace for massive budget gaps in coronavirus recession – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489738-states-brace-for-massive-budget-gaps-in-coronavirus-recession
— Lobbying blitz yields wins for airlines, corporations, banks, unions – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND ALEX GANGITANO
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489747-lobbying-blitz-yields-wins-for-airlines-corporations-banks-unions
— US now leads the world in known coronavirus cases – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489760-us-now-leads-the-world-in-known-coronavirus-cases

CNN
— US stocks surge despite the worst jobless claims data in history
https://www.cnn.com/webview/business/live-news/stock-market-news-today-032620/h_58706e4cc3773dc9ca005aceb9743d6b

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stocks Surge as Washington’s Aid Package Advances
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html
— U.S. Now Has More Known Cases Than Any Other Country
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/coronavirus-news.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. deaths from coronavirus top 1,000, amid incomplete reporting from authorities and anguish from those left behind – Abigail Hauslohner, Reis Thebault and Jacqueline Dupree
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-deaths-from-coronavirus-top-1000-amid-incomplete-reporting-from-authorities-and-anguish-from-those-left-behind/2020/03/26/2c487ba2-6ad0-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html
— Poll finds recession fears high amid layoffs and pay cuts from coronavirus fallout – Scott Clement and Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-finds-recession-fears-high-amid-layoffs-and-pay-cuts-from-coronavirus-fallout/2020/03/26/00c412ba-6f5e-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html
— Stocks roar, with Dow spiking 1,300 points, after Senate passes $2 trillion stimulus bill The Dow is on pace for one of its best weeks ever, surging more than 20 percent in three days – Rachel Siegel and Thomas Heath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/market-stocks-economy-stimulus-coronavirus/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom deliver the leadership and straight talk Trump won’t.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-26/gavin-newsom-andrew-cuomo-coronavirus-donald-trump

USA TODAY
— Trump, G-20 leaders say they’re ‘injecting’ $5 trillion into global economy – David Jackson (DIERSEN: To “inject” money into a country’s economy is to drive up that country’s national debt.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/26/coronavirus-trump-g-20-leaders-pledge-5-trillion-global-economy/2916404001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Spend Generously, Take Care of Workers: Coronavirus Stimulus Takes Lessons From TARP The 2008 bailouts helped end the financial crisis but created resentment among Americans who felt banks took most of the benefits. The current plan puts individuals and Main Street at the center, with pledges of large amounts of cash. – Greg Ip and Jacob M. Schlesinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/spend-generously-take-care-of-workers-coronavirus-stimulus-takes-lessons-from-tarp-11585246787

FORBES
— Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill? – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/03/26/is-there-wasteful-spending-in-the-coronavirus-stimulus-bill/

RAW STORY
— ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Experts warn record 3.28 million jobless claims could signal coming depression
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/tip-of-the-iceberg-economists-warn-record-3-28-million-jobless-claims-could-signal-coming-depression/

March 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Nurse’s lawsuit alleges Northwestern Memorial Hospital fired her for warning about ‘ineffective’ COVID-19 masks
https://abc7chicago.com/nurses-lawsuit-alleges-she-was-fired-for-warning-about-ineffective-covid-19-masks/6044952/

WGN TV
— Unemployment soars in Illinois; State scrambles to assist – Sean Lewis
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/unemployment-soars-in-illinois-state-scrambles-to-assist/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds vow to send Illinois ventilators, masks after Pritzker and Trump talk things through The White House’s promise to send Illinois 300 ventilators and 250,000 masks came some 24 hours after Pritzker complained “the only way to get the president of the United States to pay attention is to go on national television and make noise about it.” – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If you needed to be put on a ventilator to stay alive, what factors would work against you? For me, factors include my being 71 years old, my having not-in-control type 2 diabetes, and my being obese (BMI 30+).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/23/21191917/pritzker-trump-tv-cnn-twitter-illinois-ventilators-masks-ppe-coronavirus
— Adding insult to isolation? No shame in being dubbed a ‘non-essential’ worker Most everyone would probably like to believe they are essential in at least some small way or another to the endeavors to which they devote themselves — and therefore essential to the larger society. – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have never been essential. But then again, according to them, only they are essential.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/3/23/21191808/coronavirus-non-essential-job-stay-home-pritzker

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Is Marijuana an ‘Essential’ Like Milk or Bread? Some States Say Yes – Dan Levin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-states-say-marijuana-an-essential-20200324-v6toajyrwrdddgs5f5o3vu5srm-story.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gun stores see increase in sales amid COVID-19 concerns Illinois State Police grapple with influx of firearm transfer requests – KATIE SMITH
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/03/23/gun-stores-see-increase-in-sales-amid-covid-19-concerns/a4gbou0/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton declares state of emergency
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/03/24/wheaton-declares-state-of-emergency/ajia54j/

NPR ILLINOIS
— People With Disabilities Say Rationing Care Policies Violate Civil Rights – JOSEPH SHAPIRO (DIERSEN: If healthcare was rationed, what factors would work against you? For me, factors include my being 71 years old, my having not-in-control type 2 diabetes, and my being obese (BMI 30+).)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/people-disabilities-say-rationing-care-policies-violate-civil-rights#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/watch-live-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-to-give-monday-briefing/
— Normal council grants Mayor and City Manager Emergency Powers – Munashe Kwangwari III
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/normal-council-grants-mayor-and-city-manager-emergency-powers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the virus continuing to spread in McLean County, both twin cities council’s are taking the next step to ensure people are safe and have nothing to worry about. On Monday, the Normal council met to declare a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, members gave Mayor Chris Koos and City Manager Pam Reece emergency powers. What this means is, both Reece and Koos now have the authority to make decisions that might ordinarily be outside municipal policies or codes. That includes spending money outside what’s outlined in the budget to fight the pandemic. In a balance of powers effort, the town council has the ability to review any and all orders issued by the Mayor. “There are situations that we really can’t anticipate,” said City Manager, Pam Reece. “We want the ability to be able to be nimble and react quickly.” The ordinance is now in effect, and will end when Pritzker’s stay at home order ends, which at this time is set for April 7th.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Fed to buy unlimited government debt, lend to businesses – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/federal-reserve-to-lend-up-to-300b-to-businesses-cities

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— No firm plans yet for restarting legislative session – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/no-firm-plans-yet-for-restarting-legislative-session

CENTER SQUARE
— New bill would require school boards to explain reasons for firing school leaders – Scot Bertram (DIERSEN: Reasons include Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. What percent of teachers who are fired are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-bill-would-require-school-boards-to-explain-reasons-for/article_db949d2c-6d21-11ea-89e0-dbb182baa8a1.html
— Deemed non-essential? Here’s what to do next – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have never been essential. But then again, according to them, only they are essential.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/deemed-non-essential-here-s-what-to-do-next/article_599bf3e0-6d3c-11ea-94b5-bff963c00611.html

JAY KINZLER
— Stay Calm: Dr. Jay Kinzler’s Coronavirus Initiative
https://kinzlerforcongress.org/stay-calm-dr-jay-kinzlers-coronavirus-initiative/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPOSAL WOULD CUT PAY FOR CHICAGO POLITICIANS TO FUND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE – Autin Berg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your critics/opponents propose cutting your income to fund the coronavirus response?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposal-would-cut-pay-for-chicago-politicians-to-fund-coronavirus-response/

GOPUSA
— Must We Kill The Economy To Kill The Virus? – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86484
— Americans Wait For Help As Dems Demand Leftist Ideological Wish List In Coronavirus Aid Package
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86500
— Civil Liberties Hang In Coronavirus Balance – Cheryl Chumley (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes want Pritzker to have the power to kill GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86511
— Southern Poverty Law Center Promotes Division During Call For Unity
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86496

FOX NEWS
— China’s coronavirus lies prey on US divisions — here’s how to fight their propaganda – Dan Crenshaw (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/china-coronavirus-lies-us-dan-crenshaw
— China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues – Barnini Chakraborty (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-coronavirus-america-media-propaganda-war

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coronavirus crisis approaches tipping point: ‘Can’t have the cure be worse than the problem’ – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want the cure to be worse than the problem.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/coronavirus-crisis-approaches-health-vs-economy-ti/
— GOP details Pelosi’s $2.5 trillion ‘socialist wish list’ in coronavirus aid package – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-stimulus-package-socialis/
— U.S. braces as coronavirus accelerates: ‘This week, it’s going to get bad’ – Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: To destroy Trump, Trump-haters want everything to “get bad.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/us-braces-coronavirus-accelerates-week-its-going-g/
— GOP details Pelosi’s $2.5 trillion ‘socialist wish list’ in coronavirus aid package – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-stimulus-package-socialis/
— Media, lose belligerent tone – HESSIE L. HARRIS, Silver Spring, Md.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/letters-to-the-editor-media-lose-belligerent-tone/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Soros Bankrolls Coronavirus Attack Ads Against Trump Liberal groups spend millions on anti-Trump ads in Midwest – Joe Schoffstall
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/soros-bankrolls-coronavirus-attack-ads-against-trump/
— Chinese Propaganda Video Cites CNN, Democratic Politicians to Push Regime Narrative Regime outlet cites CNN, NBC, Hillary Clinton to deny Chinese responsibility for outbreak – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/media/chinese-propaganda-video-cites-cnn-democratic-politicians-to-push-regime-narrative/
— Trump Says Won’t Allow Long-Lasting Damage to Economy From Virus – Reuters (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to use the virus to destroy America to destroy Trump.)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/trump-says-wont-allow-long-lasting-damage-to-economy-from-virus/
— Pelosi’s Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Mentions ‘Diversity’ 32 Times – Andrew Stiles (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/coronavirus-diversity/
— Former Bloomberg Staffers Sue Over Campaign Layoffs Lawsuits allege campaign falsely promised salaries through November – Graham Piro (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, no one should believe promises that employers hint/imply/argue/shout.)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/former-bloomberg-staffers-sue-over-campaign-layoffs/
— McConnell to Dems: ‘This Isn’t a Juicy Political Opportunity, This Is a National Emergency’ Majority leader says some Dems have told him they’re ’embarrassed’ – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/mcconnell-to-dems-this-isnt-a-juicy-political-opportunity-this-is-a-national-emergency/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Here’s what Chinese state-run media are telling their citizens – Tom Rogan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/heres-what-chinese-state-run-media-is-telling-their-citizens
— Illinois sees three new deaths, nearly 300 new cases, of coronavirus – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/illinois-sees-three-new-deaths-nearly-300-new-cases-of-coronavirus
— Chinese officials claiming US created coronavirus does not violate Twitter rules – Jerry Dunleavy (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chinese-officials-claiming-us-created-coronavirus-do-not-violate-twitter-rules

AMERICAN THINKER
— Italy fulfilling Gov Sarah Palin’s death panel prophecy – Ethel C. Fenig (DIERSEN: What would you stress about yourself to a death panel? I would stress the neither health problems nor any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every a) morning since 2004 and b) evening too since 2015.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/italy_fulfilling_gov_sarah_palins_death_panel_prophecy.html

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi Coronavirus Relief Bill Demands Racial, Gender Diversity from Corporate Recipients – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/23/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-relief-bill-demands-racial-gender-diversity-from-corporate-recipients/
— U.S. Graduates Expect Mass Layoffs as Companies Keep Hiring H-1B Visa Workers – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/23/u-s-graduates-expect-mass-layoffs-as-companies-hire-more-h-1b-workers/

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s How The Media Is Pushing Chinese Propaganda And Talking Points – SHELBY TALCOTT (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/23/media-chinese-propaganda-coronavirus-zhao-lijian/
— Democrats Holding Up Coronavirus Relief Putting ‘Wokeness’ Over The American People – Tucker Carlson
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/23/tucker-carlson-democrats-wokeness-coronavirus-relief/
— Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill Pushes Provisions Unrelated To The Crisis – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/23/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-bill-provisions-unrelated-crisis/

TOWNHALL
— Pompeo Slams Iran for Repeating China’s Dangerous Wuhan Coronavirus Propaganda – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/03/23/pompeo-slams-iran-for-repeating-chinas-dangerous-wuhan-coronavirus-propaganda-n2565492

FEDERALIST
— To Bear Arms for Self-Defense: A “Right of the People” or a Privilege of the Few? – Stephen P. Halbrook
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/publications/to-bear-arms-for-self-defense-a-right-of-the-people-or-a-privilege-of-the-few

LIFE SITE NEWS
— As Trump’s coronavirus response raises poll numbers, media demands to silence him In addition to seeing Trump being serious, aggressive, and hopeful when handling the coronavirus situation, Americans also get to see what a terrible job the media are doing. – Andrea Widberg
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/as-trumps-coronavirus-response-raises-poll-numbers-media-demands-to-silence-him

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Democrats’ Rescue Bill Plan: “This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/03/democrats-rescue-bill-plan-this-is-a-tremendous-opportunity-to-restructure-things-to-fit-our-vision/

THE HILL
— The ethics of running for office in a pandemic – PETER LOGE (DIERSEN: To win on November 3, 2020, how strongly will RINO candidates blame the pandemic on Trump and on his supporters?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/489152-the-ethics-of-running-for-office-in-a-pandemic
— Trump’s coronavirus briefings face criticism – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489139-the-memo-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-face-criticism
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters pressure Biden to step up coronavirus response.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/489096-biden-under-pressure-to-step-up-coronavirus-response

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Says Asian Americans Not To Blame For Coronavirus The president called for Asian Americans to be protected. – Josephine Harvey (DIERSEN: Trump-haters charge Trump with vilifying Asian Americans. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters vilify individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-asian-americans-coronavirus_n_5e794d78c5b63c3b6495ddbd

POLITICO
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: Fears mount of a coronavirus-induced depression Economists increasingly warn that Washington’s current efforts won’t be enough to fight a downturn approaching the devastation seen eight decades ago. – BEN WHITE (DIERSEN: Ask a Trump-hater what they would rather have – prosperity and safety under Trump or poverty and crime under Biden – and they will say poverty and crime under Biden.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/great-depression-coronavirus-induced-calamity-145304
— Who is most at risk in the coronavirus crisis: 24 million of the lowest-income workers Cashiers, nursing assistants, paramedics: These people are at highest risk of exposure to coronavirus — and make a median wage of less than $35,000 a year – BEATRICE JIN and ANDREW MCGILL
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2020/coronavirus-impact-on-low-income-jobs-by-occupation-chart/
— House panel warns coronavirus could destroy Postal Service by June “It has become clear that the Postal Service will not survive the summer without immediate help,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney. – KYLE CHENEY (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/coronavirus-postal-service-june-145683
— Health officials want Trump to ‘double down, not lighten up’ restrictions There is a brewing clash between public health experts and economic officials about when to lift social distancing measures. – ADAM CANCRYN and NANCY COOK
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/coronavirus-economy-trump-restart-145222
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Trump works to rewrite narrative on coronavirus response The president’s team is working to quickly blunt criticism of his handling of the outbreak.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/trump-coronavirus-campaign-reelection-145007

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans’ anxiety erupts in telephone town halls – Sara Burnett
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2020/03/23/americans-anxiety-erupts-telephone-town-halls/111459464/

ABC NEWS
— Networks face decision: How long to stick with Trump? Six network news divisions began televising President Donald Trump’s coronavirus briefing Monday evening – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/networks-face-decision-long-stick-trump-69761779
— Coronavirus government response updates: US, Trump says, not built to be ‘shut down’ “There will be tremendous death” from shutting down the economy, he said. – Libby Cathey
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/coronavirus-government-response-updates-klobuchars-husband-tests-positive/story?id=69745713

CBS NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: World Health Organization says “the pandemic is accelerating”
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-latest-news-deaths-2020-03-23/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Coronavirus Revives Facebook as a News Powerhouse More than half of all news consumption on Facebook in America is about the virus, according to an internal report. – Kevin Roose and Gabriel J.X. Dance (DIERSEN: Of Course, my critics/opponents do not want anyone to learn anything about coronavirus by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/technology/coronavirus-facebook-news.html
— Joe Biden Is Trying to Be Heard on the Virus. Can He Break Through? As President Trump holds daily briefings, Mr. Biden has kept a low profile, worrying Democrats who feel the president needs to be challenged more robustly. – Thomas Kaplan and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Who has challenged you the most robustly? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have challenged me the most robustly. I would focus on those who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. I would focus on my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have worked harder against me than against any Democrat.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-virus.html
— Local News Outlets Dealt a Crippling Blow by This Biggest of Stories Layoffs. Canceled print editions. Weekly papers and small dailies across the country face peril as the coronavirus cuts off ads and live events. – Tiffany Hsu and Marc Tracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/media/coronavirus-local-news.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Instead of reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to focus on “frivolity and escapism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/video-games-covid-distancing.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trump-haters do everything that they can to make Chinese-Americans, and everyone else, hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/chinese-coronavirus-racist-attacks.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Is Marijuana an ‘Essential’ Like Milk or Bread? Some States Say Yes – Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/us/coronavirus-weed-marijuana.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White House suspension of reporter’s press credential at issue in First Amendment lawsuit – Ann E. Marimow (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have suspended my GOPUSA press credential. I would focus on those who destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/white-house-suspension-of-reporters-press-credential-at-issue-in-first-amendment-lawsuit/2020/03/23/1afd54dc-6d26-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html
— China is reporting big successes in the coronavirus fight. Should we trust the numbers? Here’s why you should be skeptical. – Jeremy L. Wallace (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/23/china-is-reporting-big-successes-coronavirus-fight-dont-trust-numbers/
— Coronavirus could drive up insurance premiums for tens of millions of Americans, projection shows – Paige Winfield Cunningham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2020/03/24/the-health-202-coronavirus-will-drive-up-insurance-premiums-for-tens-of-millions-of-americans-projection-shows/5e78d97188e0fa101a750100/
— WHO warns United States could become next epicenter of global coronavirus crisis, citing ‘very large acceleration’ in infections
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/24/coronavirus-latest-news/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— 80% of coronavirus patients in L.A. County are ages 18 to 65, infecting people ‘across the board’ – COLLEEN SHALBY, ALEX WIGGLESWORTH, HOWARD BLUME
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-23/coronavirus-patients-los-angeles-county-ages-18-65

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Economic Toll Mounts, Nation Ponders Trade-Offs Cost of confronting pandemic is millions of jobs, trillions in wealth lost to save potentially millions of lives – Jon Hilsenrath and Stephanie Armour (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use the pandemic to destroy America to destroy Trump. If you do not believe that, you are hopelessly naive.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-economic-toll-mounts-nation-ponders-the-trade-offs-11584970165
— U.S. Domestic Passenger Flights Could Virtually Shut Down, Voluntarily or by Government Order As airlines struggle to keep aircraft flying with minimal passengers, various options are being considered – Andy Pasztor and Alison Sider (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use the pandemic to destroy America to destroy Trump. If you do not believe that, you are hopelessly naive.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-domestic-passenger-flights-could-virtually-shut-down-voluntarily-or-by-government-order-11585013673

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want those who are members of the following groups because they vote for Democrats: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isaacmizrahi/2020/03/23/the-minority-majority-shift-two-decades-that-will-change-america-tech-world-faces-a-reboot/#372fb45a3656

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want “an immediate five-week national lockdown.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/03/21/coronavirus-america-needs-five-week-national-lockdown-column/2890376001/
— Thousands of scientists are racing to find a vaccine for coronavirus. 41 possibilities are in the works. – Elizabeth Weise
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/03/19/more-than-41-potential-coronavirus-vaccines-works/2870009001/

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says a failing economy is worse than coronavirus – Abby Livingston
http://theparisnews.com/free/article_2f74b384-6dc0-11ea-bb9c-3776de6416fc.html

BUSINESSWIRE
— Majority of Americans Changing How They Shop Due to COVID-19 Concerns
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200324005062/en/Majority-Americans-Changing-Shop-Due-COVID-19-Concerns

NEW YORKER
— How to Talk to Coronavirus Skeptics – Isaac Chotiner (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is propaganda except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-to-talk-to-coronavirus-skeptics

CATO
— The Constitutional Police Power, In And After An Emergency – Walter Olson
https://www.cato.org/blog/constitutional-police-power-after-emergenc

VOX
— Cable news should cancel the Trump Show Airing Trump’s daily “briefings” live misinforms people and undermines public health officials. – Matthew Yglesias (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/23/21190362/trump-daily-coronavirus-briefing-fox-cnn-msnbc

AXIOS
— Coronavirus inspires divergent messages and misinformation – Eileen Drage O’Reilly (DIERSEN: What obligation do leaders of organizations have to protect the members of their organization? What obligation do elected officials have to protect their constituents? What if Pritzker uses his emergency powers to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to stop “divergent messages and misinformation” about coronavirus? Which of the following will come to my defense: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization including Chris LeVan, Yadav Nathwani, John Minino, and Beth Tatro; DuPage County Republican Central Committee including Marty Keller, Paul Hinds, Gwen Henry, and Becky Rudolph; Illinois Republican Party including Demetra DeMonte, Richard Porter, Tim Schneider, Mark Shaw, and Bob Grogan; Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and/or d) those who I am a constituent of including Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Bill Brady, Jim Durkin, Amy Grant, Dan Cronin, Robert Berlin, Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Grogan, James Mendrick, Richard Jorgensen, Fred Bucholz, Gwen Henry, Darlene Ruscitti, Tim Elliott, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Whelan, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Sal Falbo, Yaday Nathwani, David Molitor, John Monino, Phil Suess, Susanne Fitch, and Lynn Robbins?)
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-pandemic-misinformation-trump-fauci-ff6e2544-ae2b-4ba6-877c-cc97278415ae.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to lengthen the shutdown.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/trumps-push-to-shorten-the-coronavirus-shutdown-proves-the-captain-is-flying-blind

March 23 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Americans need help. Democrats must stop blocking it.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

ABC7
— Coronavirus Update: Illinois’ COVID-19 cases reach 1,285 with 12 deaths; Gov. Pritzker pushes for more PPE for first responders – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/health/gov-pritzker-pushes-for-more-ppe-for-first-responders;-on-the-mend-with-president-trump/6041272/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Struggles to Adjust to Crisis Presidency.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/analysis-trump-struggles-to-adjust-to-crisis-presidency/2242979/

CBS2
— New Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Site For First Responders Fills Up In Matter Of Hours
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-drive-through-testing-facility-first-responders-dunning-forest-preserve-drive/
— 5 Chicago Hotels To House Those With COVID-19
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/23/5-chicago-hotels-to-house-the-homeless-with-covid-19/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans call for an end to ‘finger-pointing and name calling’ in coronavirus crisis Cook County Republican Chairman Sean Morrison singled out Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot for their twitter feud with the president. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin also called for an end to partisan finger pointing. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/23/21191505/illinois-republicans-finger-pointing-coronavirus-crisis-morrison-pritzker-lightfoot-durkin
— Illinois should move state tax filing deadline to July 15 so it matches the feds’ With the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc, the state deadline should be the same as the federal government’s, which was moved back 90 days. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/23/21191374/coronavirus-covid-19-illinois-tax-deadline-pritzker-suntimes-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report total COVID-19 cases now at 1,285, with 12 deaths in the state
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200323-r7kims7ud5agfbgtfdiaid6xga-story.html
— Kane County religious school moves to e-learning as sheriff’s deputies prepare to bring the school into compliance with ‘stay at home’ mandate – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-northwest-baptist-academy-remains-open-20200323-nbui2qajojb57j44z2og3wxh5a-story.html
— DISGUSTING. TRAGIC: Northlake voters favor allowing marijuana businesses within the city – STEVE SCHERING (DIERSEN: I would expect that stoners are far more likely a) to get coronavirus, b) to spread coronavirus, and c) to die from coronavirus.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/ct-fhj-marijuana-referendum-tl-0326-20200323-gvyq7u46svg6poa2mlfrpq5njy-story.html
— After days of public feuding, Pritzker and Trump get on the phone and talk – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-coronavirus-pritzker-trump-spin-20200323-w2aqme4lurcbvmchm7mtu2zynm-story.html
— Uihlein family, big Trump supporters, to Uline staff: ‘White House called upon us twice with huge orders’ amid the coronavirus – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-coronavirus-pritzker-trump-spin-20200323-w2aqme4lurcbvmchm7mtu2zynm-story.html
— Civil liberties in the time of coronavirus – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-coronavirus-stay-at-home-pritzker-20200323-xbtlvmxygvguphzgvcijzyqjqm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz announces he has tested positive for COVID-19 – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200323/mundelein-mayor-steve-lentz-announces-he-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19
— In unprecedented move for local town, Elk Grove issues $2.8 million coronavirus relief package – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200323/in-unprecedented-move-for-local-town-elk-grove-issues-28-million-coronavirus-relief-package
— Illinois cases rise by 236 amid effort to make more masks, other equipment – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200323/illinois-cases-rise-by-236-amid-effort-to-make-more-masks-other-equipment

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters do not want Pritzker to take Trump’s bait.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dont-take-trumps-bait-governor

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters shout at Asian-Americans, and at everyone else, that Trump is a racist.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/23/chinese-virus-asian-americans-condemn-trump-s-comments-racist

WLS AM
— States are desperate for supplies and out of patience as coronavirus needs increase
https://www.wlsam.com/news/states-are-desperate-for-supplies-and-out-of-patience-as-coronavirus-needs-increase/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Morrison slams Pritzker and Lightfoot for politicizing COVID-19 messages – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/03/23/morrison-slams-pritzker-and-lightfoot-for-politicizing-covid-19-messages/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker By Phone Tells Trump What Illinois Needs – SEAN CRAWFORD & MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/pritzker-phone-tells-trump-what-illinois-needs#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Donald Trump: ‘Cure’ cannot be worse than ‘problem itself’ – AHTRA ELNASHAR (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs want to “cure” the problems that the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. have by getting rid of its members/residents that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-cure-cannot-be-worse-than-problem-itself
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth blasts Republicans.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/duckworth-statement-on-senate-gops-attempt-to-capitalize-on-a-global-public-health-crisis

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Analysis of First Coronavirus Tests from the Front Line
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/23/analysis-of-first-coronavirus-tests-from-the-front-line/
— McConchie: Time to Match State with Federal Income Tax Filing Deadline
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/23/mcconchie-time-to-match-state-with-federal-income-tax-filing-deadline/
— Senate Democrats Defeat Procedural Vote on Coronavirus Stimulus Bill *UPDATEx2: Second Attempt to Break Filibuster Fails Mon. 49-46**
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/23/senate-democrats-defeat-procedural-vote-on-coronavirus-stimulus-bill/
— Will Lauen Underwood Volunteer Her Nursing Skills in Coronavirus Crisis?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/23/will-lauen-underwood-volunteer-her-nursing-skills-in-coronavirus-crisis/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER GOES TO CNN TO DEMAND TRUMP, FEDS PROVIDE MORE SOURCES DURING “NATIONAL EMERGENCY”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/pritzker-goes-to-cnn-to-blast-trump-feds-for-more-help-in-a-national-emergency.html
— COMMISSIONER MORRISON CALLS ON DEMS GOV PRITZKER, MAYOR LIGHTFOOT TO STOP POLITICAL SNIPING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/commissioner-morrison-calls-on-dems-gov-pritzker-mayor-lightfoot-to-stop-political-sniping.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker announces private-sector PPE acquisition; Says online unemployment insurance claims issues “taken care of”; Spoke with “responsive” Trump today; No weapons for National Guard; “Decent shape” on hospital beds today
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/23/pritzker-announces-private-sector-ppe-acquisition/
— Leader Durkin calls for unity
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/23/leader-durkin-calls-for-unity/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Should China foot the bill for coronavirus pandemic? In the midst of the outbreak, few are talking about accountability – Andrew Davies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/23/should-china-foot-the-bill-for-coronavirus-pandemi/
— Trump won’t ‘nationalize’ companies under emergency law to produce medical supplies – Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/22/trump-will-not-nationalize-companies-under-defense/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The media-driven myth of ‘centrist’ Joe Biden – Steven Law
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-media-driven-myth-of-moderate-joe-biden
— ‘Destroying themselves’: Trump claims negative coverage displays the media’s ‘hatred’ of him – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/destroying-themselves-trump-claims-negative-coverage-displays-the-medias-hatred-of-him
— Nancy Pelosi’s supposed ‘relief’ bill has provisions for ‘corporate board diversity,’ student loans, and a Postal Service bailout – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nancy-pelosis-supposed-relief-bill-has-provisions-for-corporate-board-diversity-student-loans-and-bailing-out-the-postal-service

BREITBART
— Jeff Sessions: Fundamental Purpose of Immigration Law Is to Avoid Disease – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/03/23/exclusive-jeff-sessions-fundamental-purpose-of-immigration-law-is-to-avoid-disease/
— Flatten the Curve — Not the Economy – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/03/23/fncs-hilton-flatten-the-curve-not-the-economy/
— Nancy Pelosi Proposes 1,400-Page Coronavirus Bill Stuffed with Special Interest Goodies – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/23/nancy-pelosi-proposes-1120-page-coronavirus-bill-stuffed-with-pork/

BLAZE
— Doctor in Italy says he and other physicians are no longer permitted to put coronavirus patients who are over 60 on ventilators – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: If you needed to be put on a ventilator to stay alive, what factors would work against you? For me, factors include my being 71 year old, my having out-of-control type 2 diabetes, and my being obese (BMI 30+).)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/doctor-in-italy-says-he-and-other-physicians-are-no-longer-permitted-to-put-coronavirus-patients-who-are-over-60-on-ventilators

DAILY CALLER
— White House Journalist Has Suspected Case Of Coronavirus, Correspondents’ Association President Announces – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/23/white-house-correspondent-suspected-coronavirus/

PJ MEDIA
— The Top 10 Lies About President Trump’s Response to the Coronavirus – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-top-10-lies-about-president-trumps-response-to-the-coronavirus/

LIFE NEWS
— Abortion Clinics Caught Killing Babies, Defying Orders to Stay Home to Combat Coronavirus – CHERYL SULLENGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/03/23/abortion-clinics-caught-killing-babies-defying-orders-to-stay-home-to-combat-coronavirus/

THE HILL
— Trump signals openings: US not ‘built to be shut down’ – MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want the United States to stay shut down until Trump and Pence resign and Pelosi takes over. Those who do not believe the aforesaid are naive about Trump-haters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489121-trump-signals-openings-us-not-built-to-be-shut-down
— McConnell excoriates Democrats over stimulus demands – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489021-mcconnell-excoriates-democrats-over-stimulus-demands
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489107-trump-expresses-support-for-asian-americans-after-repeatedly-using

CNN
— How smoking, vaping and drug use might increase risks from Covid-19 – Gina Yu
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Miley Cyrus quit church because gay friends ‘weren’t being accepted’ – Gwen Aviles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, organizations, including churches and political organizations, are under pressure to dump their members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, governments including municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries are under pressure to dump their residents who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, employers are under pressure to dump their employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/miley-cyrus-quit-church-because-gay-friends-weren-t-being-n1166801

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Considers Reopening Economy, Over Health Experts’ Objections
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/trump-coronavirus-economy.html
— What Will Fill a $4 Trillion Hole in the Economy?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/dealbook/coronavirus-congress-bailout.html
— How to Stop Coronavirus ‘Doomsurfing’ – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/automobiles/coronavirus-doomsurfing.html
— Amid Virus and Market Tumult, Wall Street Lives a New Reality – Kate Kelly
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/business/coronavirus-wall-street.html
— ‘Covid-19 Kills Only Old People.’ Only? Why are we OK with old people dying? – Louise Aronson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-elderly.html
— ‘It’s Very Scary’: U.K. Food Banks Close as Coronavirus Stalls Donations – Ceylan Yeginsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/europe/coronavirus-uk-food-banks.html
— 1,200 Airport Workers in N.Y.C. Area Abruptly Laid Off With No Severance – Patrick McGeehan
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/nyregion/coronavirus-airport-workers-ny-nj.html
— Deniers and Disbelievers: ‘If I Get Corona, I Get Corona.’ – John Branch
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/us/deniers-and-disbelievers-if-i-get-corona-i-get-corona.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: At the rate things are going, every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every country in the world will need massive bailouts to survive. Who will pay for the aforesaid massive bailouts?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-recession-bailout.html
— The U.S. Needs China’s Masks, as Acrimony Grows – Keith Bradsher and Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/coronavirus-china-masks.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump suggests coronavirus containment measures may be too extreme as more states issue stay-at-home orders
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/23/coronavirus-latest-news/
— Running for office during a pandemic is difficult — especially for local politicians – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/running-for-office-during-a-pandemic-is-difficult–especially-for-local-politicians/2020/03/23/4aefd39c-5fc8-11ea-b014-4fafa866bb81_story.html
— U.S. reports more than 100 coronavirus deaths in a single day, 500 total
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/23/coronavirus-latest-news/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘It’s just too much’: Asian Americans confront xenophobia, economic devastation and the coronavirus – FRANK SHYONG
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-23/coronavirus-devastation-immigrants

USA TODAY
— Coronavirus fuels a thirst for answers, an effort to spin blame – Susan Page
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/22/coronavirus-fuels-thirst-answers-and-effort-spin-blame/2893949001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Long Will the Coronavirus Lockdowns Go On? Soon the U.S. will be able to do 75,000 tests a day. That will make changes in strategy possible. – Scott Gottlieb
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-long-will-the-coronavirus-lockdowns-go-on-11584899513
— With Unmandated Sick Leave, U.S. Economy Is More Vulnerable to Pandemics American approach could make it harder to contain the spread of the coronavirus, economists say – Harriet Torry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-unmandated-sick-leave-u-s-economy-is-more-vulnerable-to-pandemics-11584885600

BLOOMBERG
— Big Bailouts Need Fierce Watchdogs – Neil Barofsky
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-bailouts-fierce-watchdogs-182721131.html

FAST COMPANY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I was a “bad” employee and not a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90476465/how-to-handle-the-3-most-annoying-types-of-coworkers

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Party Affiliation Dictates Responses to ‘Chinese Virus’
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/party_affiliation_dictates_responses_to_chinese_virus

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers use White supremacists and coronavirus to blast Trump and his supporters.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/white-supremacists-trying-give-jews-coronavirus-trump-supporters-take-aim-italians/

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/23/white-house-contemplates-coronavirus-asylum-ban-hate-groups-urge-trump-seize-moment

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois responds to COVID-19 (DIERSEN: I would expect that because of their lifestyle, LGBTQers are far more likely a) to get coronavirus, b) to spread coronavirus, and c) to die from coronavirus.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBT-Chamber-of-Commerce-of-Illinois-responds-to-COVID-19/68234.html

March 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Update: ‘Stay-at-home’ order in effect in Illinois as COVID-19 cases rise to 753, with 6 deaths – Will Jones and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-stay-at-home-order-in-effect-as-covid-19-cases-rise-to-753/6034925/

NBC5
— Business Fallout: Airlines Beg for Aid; Google Launches Site CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo companies said they could be forced to lay off many of their 750,000 workers if Congress doesn’t immediately approve at least $29 billion in payroll grants – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/business-fallout-airlines-beg-for-aid-google-launches-site/2241864/
— Economic Rescue Balloons Past $1 Trillion as Talks Resume The sweeping aid package of paychecks for suddenly jobless Americans, money for hospitals and aid to industry is all but certain to swell far beyond the initial $1 trillion price tag – Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/economic-rescue-balloons-past-1-trillion-as-talks-resume/2241788/

CBS2
— Indiana Postpones May 5 Primary Elections Until June 2 Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/20/indiana-postpones-may-5-primary-elections-until-june-2-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Is $1,200 enough? Negotiations continue on aid for Americans
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/is-1200-enough-negotiations-continue-on-aid-for-americans
— Coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes expose situations in which staff are overworked, poorly paid
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/coronavirus-outbreaks-at-nursing-homes-expose-situations-in-which-staff-are-overworked-poorly-paid

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without ‘sufficient’ federal aid – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-layoffs-warning-20200321-3rnzozc4bffdxg35svsihzpzpq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker recruits retired doctors, nurses as Illinois coronavirus cases hit 753: ‘This is hero’s work’ Pritzker asked for the medical reinforcements Saturday while announcing the sixth death in Illinois attributed to COVID-19 so far. – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/21/21189341/illinois-coronavirus-cases-stay-home-order-march-21
— Alderman proposes 15-day furlough for elected officials to generate $375K for protective gear, supplies for first-responders The proposal by Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) would require elected officials, including the mayor, to work without pay for 15 days. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/3/20/21188295/alderman-proposes-15-day-furlough-officials-375k-protective-gear-supplies-first-responders
— Cook County distributes 70,000-plus masks, gloves and gowns to first responders to combat coronavirus Two Chicago Fire Department employees have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, as has a detective in the Chicago Police Department.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/21/21189628/cook-county-distributes-masks-gloves-first-responders-police-fire-coronavirus
— Italy announces nearly 800 coronavirus deaths in single day; New York scrambling for more hospital beds In New York, state officials sought out desperately needed medical supplies and hospital beds as confirmed coronavirus cases soared above 10,000 statewide, with 56 deaths. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/21/21189632/italy-new-york-coronavirus-united-states-deaths-new-cases
— Aurora Police Department member tests positive for coronavirus The employee, who is on the department’s supervisory staff, went home Tuesday to self-quarantine and get tested after feeling sick, Aurora police spokesman Paris Lewbel said.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/21/21189585/aurora-police-coronavirus-tests-positive

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker: 168 new COVID-19 cases, one new death – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200321/pritzker-168-new-covid-19-cases-one-new-death
— Stop the fear mongering – Al Haak, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200320/stop-the-fear-mongering
— As offerings dwindle, some churches fear for their future – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200321/news/303219975/

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Killing business to save lives – Isaac Guerrero
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20200321/killing-business-to-save-lives

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ reference encourages anti-Asian hatred.”
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editorial-trump-s-chinese-virus-reference-encourages-anti-asian/article_60896c7a-6ae7-11ea-b5ff-b760ece70a65.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have always wanted to make America dependent on foreign countries for everything?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/imports-of-medical-supplies-plummet-as-demand-in-us-soars

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— The proverbial question: Can the Governor do that? – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/03/the-proverbial-question-can-the-governor-do-that/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker to former health workers: “We need your help now”; 168 new cases, one death; IDPH to limit non-essential adult elective surgery; State got only 25 percent of PPE from feds that it requested; “My optimism has waned”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/21/pritzker-to-former-health-workers-we-need-your-help-now/
— Dear media: This is neither a lockdown nor a shelter in place order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/21/dear-media-this-is-neither-a-lockdown-nor-a-shelter-in-place-order/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump eyes two-week quarantine, only drug and grocery stores open – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/breaking-trump-eyes-2-week-quarantine-only-drug-grocery-stores-open

FEDERALIST
— Will The Costs Of A Great Depression Outweigh The Risks Of Coronavirus? Federal and state governments are making a massive gamble about a little-understood new virus. They are betting our future on the most extreme worst-case scenario without considering the costs. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/19/will-the-costs-of-a-great-depression-outweigh-the-risks-of-coronavirus/

GOPUSA
— Trump Peddles Hope, Media Peddles Hype
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86419
— Open Borders Dems Threaten US Health Care System
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86360
— The Real Lesson Of The Chinese Pandemic
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86388
— Police Groups Slam Efforts To Mass Release Low-Level Offenders To Fight Virus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86382

BLAZE
— Chinese ambassador praises Hillary Clinton for scolding Trump on ‘racist’ coronavirus narrative – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who side with China against America.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/china-thanks-hillary-clinton-slamming-trump-coronavirus

BREITBART
— Sean Spicer Back in the White House Reporting for Newsmax – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Spicer is a Newsmax reporter like I am a GOPUSA reporter. Neither of us have degrees in journalism. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters do. I should write a book about those who have treated me a) like I never was a reporter for GOPUSA, b) like I am not a GOPUSA reporter now, and c) like I never will be a GOPUSA reporter, that is, like my stating that I am a GOPUSA reporter is fraudulent. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/20/sean-spicer-back-in-the-white-house-reporting-for-newsmax/

NEWSMAX
— Newsmax TV’s Spicer Returns to White House as Reporter – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: Spicer is a Newsmax reporter like I am a GOPUSA reporter. Neither of us have degrees in journalism. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters do. I should write a book about those who have treated me a) like I never was a reporter for GOPUSA, b) like I am not a GOPUSA reporter now, and c) like I never will be a GOPUSA reporter, that is, like my stating that I am a GOPUSA reporter is fraudulent. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/sean-spicer-white-house-press-briefing-newsmax-tv/2020/03/20/id/959242/

PJ MEDIA
— Americans Rejecting Hysterical Criticism of Trump – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who invite, believe, share, spread, and amplify any and all criticism of me and/or of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/americans-rejecting-hysterical-criticism-of-trump/

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— Coronavirus Cases Top 305,000 With U.S. Covid-19 Cases Above 24,000; Stimulus May Hit $2 Trillion Amid Coronavirus Market Crash – ED CARSON
https://www.investors.com/news/coronavirus-cases-u-s-covid-19-infections-stimulus-deal-coronavirus-stock-market-crash/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rx for Economy: Policies That Keep Businesses Busy – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/20/rx_for_economy_policies_that_keep_businesses_busy.html

EPOCH TIMES
— White House Press Continues to Humiliate Itself During Pandemic – Roger L. Simon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-press-continues-to-humiliate-itself-during-pandemic_3280476.html

POLITICO
— Sean Spicer debuts as White House reporter during heated Trump coronavirus briefing The former White House spokesman now has his own political talk show for the conservative Newsmax TV outlet. – JUAN PEREZ JR. (DIERSEN: Spicer is a Newsmax reporter like I am a GOPUSA reporter. Neither of us have degrees in journalism. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters do. I should write a book about those who have treated me a) like I never was a reporter for GOPUSA, b) like I am not a GOPUSA reporter now, and c) like I never will be a GOPUSA reporter, that is, like my stating that I am a GOPUSA reporter is fraudulent. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/20/sean-spicer-coronavirus-white-house-briefing-139471
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump heaped scorn on several members of the White House press corps at a coronavirus briefing Friday, but made a point of responding to questions from a new reporter in the briefing room: His former press secretary. “Mr. President, two questions if you would indulge me,” Sean Spicer said when Trump pointed a finger to call on his former aide. Spicer, of course, is the former White House and Republican National Committee spokesman who vigorously defended Trump’s inauguration crowd size claims and regularly tangled with reporters during combative White House briefings before his ouster in a 2017 shakeup. He also took a spin on “Dancing With The Stars.” Spicer now has his own political talk show for the conservative Newsmax TV outlet. By the time Trump entered the White House Briefing Room to address reporters Friday, Spicer was set to press his old boss for presidential reaction to small business anxieties and reports that senators unloaded stocks before a pandemic-sparked market downturn. The surreal scene played out moments after the president castigated NBC’s Peter Alexander for suggesting that Trump may be giving Americans “a false sense of hope” about coronavirus treatment, asking what he would say to Americans who are scared or sickened by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump needs to stop the daily press briefings.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/488721-trump-needs-to-stop-the-daily-press-briefings
— Pence says he will be tested for coronavirus – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Who wants who to be tested, and why, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and Illinois?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488808-pence-says-he-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus
— GOP drafting stimulus package without deal with Democrats – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they exist to get rid the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/488837-gop-drafting-stimulus-package-without-deal-with-democrats
— GOP seeks up to $500 billion to maximize financial help to airlines, other impacted industries – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/488836-gop-seeks-up-to-500-billion-to-maximize-financial-help-to-airlines-other

CNN
— Sean Spicer returns to White House briefing room as a reporter – Betsy Klein and Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: Spicer is a Newsmax reporter like I am a GOPUSA reporter. Neither of us have degrees in journalism. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters do. I should write a book about those who have treated me a) like I never was a reporter for GOPUSA, b) like I am not a GOPUSA reporter now, and c) like I never will be a GOPUSA reporter, that is, like my stating that I am a GOPUSA reporter is fraudulent. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/sean-spicer-briefing-room-coronavirus/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: Coronavirus cases top 300,000 worldwide
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-latest-news-2020-03-21/

NBC NEWS
— 75 million Americans under virtual lockdown after Italy suffers huge rise in deaths Italian officials Officials reported 627 more coronavirus related deaths on Friday, a rise of 15 percent in 24 hours. – Minyvonne Burke and Isobel van Hagen
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/75-million-americans-under-virtual-lockdown-after-italy-suffers-huge-n1165591

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Lawmakers Negotiate Rescue Package as Recession Fears Loom
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/world/coronavirus-updates-usa-world.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to “the most conservative reaches of the Republican Party” who came up with “The idea to funnel cash directly to millions of Americans to help them weather the economic disaster ravaging the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/us/coronavirus-republicans-cash-payments.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump boasts of ‘tremendous response’ to coronavirus as national death toll rises.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-trump-20200321-tlusqsevmbdftm7r6hhkaf2mq4-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Italy’s coronavirus death toll feeds fear of what lies ahead in Europe and the U.S. – Shane Harris
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/italy-coronavirus-death-toll/2020/03/21/e6426d82-6b85-11ea-abef-020f086a3fab_story.html
— A new message on coronavirus in hard-hit areas: Don’t get tested Health officials direct scarce resources where they are needed most to save people’s lives. – Carolyn Y. Johnson and Lena H. Sun
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/21/coronavirus-testing-strategyshift/
— U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic – Shane Harris, Greg Miller, Josh Dawsey and Ellen Nakashima
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-intelligence-reports-from-january-and-february-warned-about-a-likely-pandemic/2020/03/20/299d8cda-6ad5-11ea-b5f1-a5a804158597_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to defeat Trump.
https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/coronavirus-is-existential-threat-to-trump-re-election-gop-insiders/

USA TODAY
— Trump uses China as a foil when talking coronavirus, distancing himself from criticism – Courtney Subramanian, Nicholas Wu, David Jackson (DIERSEN: Who has used you as a foil? I should write a book about those who have used me as a foil. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/20/coronavirus-trump-blames-china-distancing-himself-fallout/2876983001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Extreme State Lockdowns The California and New York orders to stay at home are unsustainable. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-extreme-state-lockdowns-11584745130

BLOOMBERG
— The Coronavirus Might Kill Globalization
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-03-21/the-coronavirus-might-kill-globalization-bloomberg-new-economy

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Says Virus Plan With $2 Trillion Impact ‘Very Close’
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/trump-says-virus-plan-with-2-trillion-impact-is-very-close

GRAND FORKS HERALD
— North Dakota Democrats have decided to hold their state convention on Facebook – Rob Port (DIERSEN: I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township like me await information on a) their April township, ward, and/or county party meetings and b) their April 15 county conventions. What about the April 21 annual township meetings?)
https://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/5002520-Port-Dem-NPL-to-hold-state-convention-via-Facebook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By contrast, NDGOP chairman Rick Berg told me last night that his party’s executive committee isn’t prepared to hold any sort of a virtual convention or to facilitate remote voting. The two political organizations are in much different situations. The NDGOP has three competitive races for their endorsement . . .The Democrats, meanwhile, have no competitive races.)

SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— News organizations drop paywall for coronavirus information – AP (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com has never had a paywall and it never will. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails will always be free and free of advertising. Of course, my critics/opponents are furious that I have a track record and enough time, money, good health, relevant experience, and motivation that I can say the aforesaid.)
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200320/news-organizations-drop-paywall-for-coronavirus-information

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-coronavirus-officials-accuse-trump-stoking-xenophobia-violence-against-asian-americans-1493546

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is still ‘cherry-picking’ the coronavirus numbers to make himself look good.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/trump-is-still-cherry-picking-the-coronavirus-numbers-to-make-himself-look-good-report/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Coronavirus is drowning Trump’s re-election chances. Is he about to sink? Trump’s botched handling of coronavirus should be a significant hit to his re-election chances, but you can never count him out.” What percent of those who promote LGBTQ activity a) hate Trump, b) hate Trump’s supporters, and c) hate all those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/coronavirus-drowning-trumps-re-election-chances-sink/

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR LEASE: 400 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/400-west-roosevelt-rd/pid_35356217/

TRULIA
— FOR SALE: 1103 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $489,000
https://www.trulia.com/p/il/wheaton/1103-golf-ln-wheaton-il-60189–2057533297

March 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump signs coronavirus aid package, invokes Defense Production Act to fight COVID-19 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/6024211/

WGN TV
— Nurse claims inadequate staffing and care at Willowbrook nursing home with 46 cases of COVID-19 – Nancy Loo
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/nurse-claims-inadequate-staffing-and-care-at-willowbrook-nursing-home-with-46-cases-of-covid-19/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Donald Trump signs coronavirus relief package into law, invokes emergency powers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-coronavirus-relief-package-20200319-isj7lthb2nfyzav7bvsgwbqyuu-story.html
— Treasury says it wants to start sending coronavirus stimulus checks to Americans by early April – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-congress-economic-response-bill-20200318-35z4ir3marbdxnig64v3qam4eu-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker serves his politics and risks coronavirus spread on Election Day – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-jb-pritzker-coronavirus-election-kass-20200318-jninzo3ecben7b2q7lwbxo6f2e-story.html
— Former COVID-19 epicenter of Wuhan reports no new cases as virus infects more than 217,000 worldwide – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-infections-europe-20200318-5zs7fqtq6rgm3a7xtg2mmvyptq-story.html
— Amid coronavirus fears, Illinois Democrats side with a known commodity in Joe Biden rather than Bernie Sanders and his call for political revolution – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, to defeat Trump, Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-primary-voters-20200318-ko4dlhpgmvggbkrauix2isz4dq-story.html
— ‘Very real possibility’ that Illinois school shutdown will be extended as coronavirus cases nearly double overnight – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-schools-closed-how-long-20200318-jrpng7mx55aibanox7zypguow4-story.html
— Springfield postelection: Don’t let coronavirus sidetrack remap and ethics reforms – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-post-primary-springfield-coronavirus-20200318-szkt3t6svfdmvbrccyamf7xfxu-story.html#new_tab
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who say “US must face coronavirus recession in ‘Lockdown Paradox’: To save economy, shut it down fast?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-shutdown-recession-20200318-yyevihtbvnf5lhthliyovu3fmq-story.html
— Need a coronavirus test? Being rich and famous may help – MEGAN TWOHEY, STEVE EDER AND MARC STEIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-coronavirus-test-rich-famous-may-help-20200319-njorhz7e7bdjped4ban4kttjzm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois expects to get ‘thousands and thousands’ of coronavirus tests in next few days, Pritzker says During a news conference Wednesday in Murphysboro, the governor said obtaining testing kits has been “the biggest challenge” officials have faced while trying to beat back the spread of the virus. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/18/21186077/illinois-coronavirus-tests-pritzker

WLS AM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensaries Deemed ‘Essential’ in Coronavirus Shutdowns
https://www.wlsam.com/2020/03/19/dispensaries-deemed-essential-in-coronavirus-shutdowns/

WTTW
— Who, What and How? The Challenge—and Confusion—of Coronavirus Testing – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/18/who-what-and-how-challenge-and-confusion-coronavirus-testing

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Gun dealers report increased store traffic, ‘panic buying’ – Ben Orner
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200318/gun-dealers-report-increased-store-traffic-panic-buying

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Congressman puts blame on Chinese government for COVID-19 pandemic Kinzinger says China hid the virus; opponent says the blame is a tactic – Derek Barichello
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/03/18/congressman-puts-blame-on-chinese-government-for-covid-19-pandemic/aqx1pto/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Virus fears may have cut local turnout in half – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What did your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain do to maximize the Republican turnout? I hand-delivered a sample ballot, mail-in ballot request form, and campaign literature for the candidates to all the homes that had at least one Republican or Independent voter.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200318/virus-fears-may-have-cut-local-turnout-in-half

HERALD REVIEW
— More demand, fewer volunteers at Central Illinois food banks as coronavirus concerns continue – Donnette Beckett
https://herald-review.com/news/local/more-demand-fewer-volunteers-at-food-banks/article_c2d8f1d6-3a95-5043-88da-98ca77a488b9.html#new_tab

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois’ COVID-19 shutdown to hit taxpayers as local governments anticipate negative impacts – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: How big a negative impact do the leaders of your municipality, township, and county anticipate?)
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-covid–shutdown-to-hit-taxpayers-as-local-governments/video_0a2de0d8-7e75-5fc1-b435-892acb3e324f.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois municipal leaders seek emergency powers for gas, gun sales bans and curfews amid pandemic – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-municipal-leaders-seek-emergency-powers-for-gas-gun-sales/article_98d91ef8-694e-11ea-be04-4fc29a7c91c8.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS MUST ACT NOW TO GUARD AGAINST COVID-19 FINANCIAL FALLOUT – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/special-report-illinois-must-act-now-to-guard-against-covid-19-financial-fallout/#new_tab

GOPUSA
— Democrats And Coronavirus: Alinsky On Steroids (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my naive critics/opponents, their naive operatives, and their naive dupes who refuse to believe a) that Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means and b) that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Trump.)

https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86338
— Celebrities Get Virus Tests, Raising Concerns Of Inequality
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86324

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Wartime’ footing: Trump mobilizes U.S. manufacturing against pandemic Coronavirus reached all 50 states, infects 2 members of Congress – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/trump-invoke-defense-production-act-ramp-supplies/
— Tale of two campaigns: Chaos catapults Biden toward Trump showdown – Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-boosts-joe-biden-sets-likely-donald-tr/
— ‘Carnage’: Millions face financial ruin as coronavirus infects U.S. economy – James Varney (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, any and all government assistance should be targeted at those who are negatively impacted by the pandemic the most.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-infects-us-economy-millions-face-finan/
— China knew for years bats caused disease, left wild animal markets open – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: This sounds like libertarianism to me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/china-knew-years-bats-caused-disease-yet-left-wild/
— David Axelrod: Coronavirus outbreak may help Trump’s reelection: U.S. ‘likes to rally’ behind leader – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/david-axelrod-coronavirus-outbreak-may-help-trumps/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No bailout, no stimulus — give us reparations for government-mandated shutdowns – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/no-bailout-no-stimulus-give-us-reparations-for-government-mandated-shutdowns
— Media think there’s never a bad time to call Trump and his supporters ‘racist’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-think-theres-never-a-bad-time-to-call-trump-and-his-supporters-racist-even-during-coronavirus
— Coronavirus will fade, but the threat of socialism will remain – Ying Ma
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/coronavirus-will-fade-but-the-threat-of-socialism-will-remain

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Rich Socialist Restaurateur Lays Off Hundreds Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – Alana Goodman
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/rich-socialist-restaurateur-lays-off-hundreds-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Coronavirus Lessons: Nobody Trusts the Press – J.B. Shurk (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/03/coronavirus_lessons_nobody_trusts_the_press.html
— Remember When Travel Bans Were Racist and Xenophobic? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/03/remember_when_travel_bans_were_racist_and_xenophobic.html
— The Wuhan Virus – What if Hillary had won in 2016? – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/the_wuhan_virus__what_if_hillary_had_won_in_2016.html

BREITBART
— ICE Reduces Arrests of Illegal Aliens amid Wuhan Fears – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/03/18/ice-reduces-arrests-of-illegal-aliens-amid-wuhan-fears/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Wants To Speed Up Wuhan Virus Drug Tests: Bureaucrats Object – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/32161

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker Carlson: Using Coronavirus As Excuse To Stop Arresting People ‘A Recipe For Chaos’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/18/tucker-carlson-coronavirus-stop-arresting-people-recipe-chaos/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BIDEN’S MEMORY ISN’T THE ONLY PROBLEM; IT’S HIS LIES – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/bidens-memory-isnt-the-only-problem-its-his-lies/

PJ MEDIA
— SPLC ‘Hate’ Report Takes Aim at Donald Trump Ahead of 2020 Election – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: SPLC is a hate group that promotes hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://pjmedia.com/election/splc-hate-report-takes-aim-at-donald-trump-ahead-of-2020-election/

TOWNHALL
— Liberal Media Parrots China’s State-Run Communist Propaganda – Larry O’Connor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryoconnor/2020/03/18/liberal-media-parrots-chinas-staterun-communist-propaganda-n2565197
— The Media Is Even More Garbage Than Usual – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google steers everyone a) toward websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party Platform.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/03/19/the-media-is-even-more-garbage-than-usual-n2565172

THE HILL
— Claims for unemployment benefits spike as coronavirus forces thousands of layoffs – SYLVAN LANE
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/488386-claims-for-unemployment-benefits-spike-as-coronavirus-forces-thousands-of
— U.S.-China relationship worsens over coronavirus – OLIVIA BEAVERS (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America side with China against America.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/488311-us-china-relationship-worsens-over-coronavirus
— Millennials become focus of coronavirus outreach – BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488268-millennials-become-focus-of-coronavirus-outreach

CNN
— The pandemic began in China. Today, it reported no new local infections for the first time – Shanshan Wang
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-19-20-intl-hnk/h_4ce3632bd5290efe03587bcfffb66c34

POLITICO
— Yes, States and Local Governments Can Close Private Businesses and Restrict Your Movement They’ve always had the power to take drastic measures in situations like this. – ELIZABETH JOH
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/18/states-police-power-coronavirus-135826
— Governors brace for coronavirus budget cliff as tax dollars evaporate Governors of both parties are calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to step in with billions in federal aid and reductions in red tape. – KEVIN YAMAMURA
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/coronavirus-governors-state-budgets-136190
— Surgeon general: 15 days of social distancing ‘likely not going to be enough’ to halt coronavirus The pandemic’s effects on American life could extend much longer than initially thought. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/18/surgeon-general-social-distancing-not-enough-135377
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Pandemic Is the End of Trumpism.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/18/the-coronavirus-generation-comes-to-life-136491

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Defends Using ‘Chinese Virus’ Label, Ignoring Growing Criticism – Katie Rogers, Lara Jakes and Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/china-virus.html
— Give Every American $2,000, Immediately A consensus is building around the simple expedient of sending cash to every American. Politicians need to move quickly. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, any and all government assistance should be targeted at those who are negatively impacted by the pandemic the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opinion/coronavirus-economy-recession.html
— Trump Seeks $500 Billion in Checks for Taxpayers The administration is proposing two waves of checks to individuals and another $500 billion for small and large businesses as part of its economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. – Nicholas Fandos and Emily Cochrane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more money than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My CSRS pension is only 41% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-trump-stimulus.html
— There Aren’t Enough Ventilators to Cope With the Coronavirus The United States and other countries face a critical shortage of the lifesaving machines — and no easy way to lift production. – Sarah Kliff, Adam Satariano, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Nicholas Kulish
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/business/coronavirus-ventilator-shortage.html
— The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay, So What Happens Next? There may be two to four more rounds of social distancing before this is over. Here’s what to expect. – Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Susan Ellenberg and Michael Levy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-social-distancing-effect.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As layoffs skyrocket, America’s unemployment safety net is underprepared to help many in need Laid off workers are struggling to apply for unemployment aid as government websites crash and phone lines have hours-long waits – Heather Long and Abha Bhattarai
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/19/unemployment-insurance-today-coronavirus/

USA TODAY
— LGBTQ community may be ‘particularly vulnerable’ to coronavirus pandemic. Here’s why. – Savannah Eadens
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/18/lgbtq-coronavirus-community-vulnerable-covid-19-pandemic/2863813001/
— Dow, S&P 500 keep falling. So how will we know when the stock market drop is over? – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2020/03/18/dow-jones-when-stock-market-stop-going-down-bear-marke/5074110002/
— A recession has probably begun. How bad will a coronavirus-triggered downturn be? – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/18/coronavirus-how-bad-recession-and-how-long-last/5073149002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: Call It a Layoff, a Furlough or a Cut Shift: Americans are Losing Work Many employers are cutting staff or reducing hours; ‘It’s kind of a demoralizing thing’ – Micah Maidenberg, Chip Cutter and Rachel Feintzeig
https://www.wsj.com/articles/call-it-a-layoff-a-furlough-or-a-cut-shift-americans-are-losing-work-11584550057
— TRAGIC: Coronavirus Hits State and City Budgets Local officials say they don’t know how deep the hole might get; a double punch of higher spending and falling revenue – Scott Calvert and Jon Kamp
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-hits-state-and-city-budgets-11584610201?mod=djemwha
— TRAGIC: Markets Enter New Phase—Where Cash Is All That Matters Investors sold nearly everything they could Wednesday – Paul J. Davies
https://www.wsj.com/articles/markets-enter-new-phasewhere-cash-is-all-that-matters-11584546863
— Mexico Slow to Implement Strong Measures Against Coronavirus President cites impact on economy; other Latin American nations, with fewer cases, have taken tougher actions – Robbie Whelan and Juan Montes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-slow-to-implement-strong-measures-against-conronavirus-11584570623
— America Needed Coronavirus Tests. The Government Failed. Decisions that limited testing for the pathogen blinded the U.S. to the outbreak’s scale. Here’s how it happened. – Christopher Weaver, Betsy McKay and Brianna Abbott
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-washington-failed-to-build-a-robust-coronavirus-testing-system-11584552147
— The Government Wants to Send You Money—but How Soon Will It Arrive? Lawmakers face a tradeoff between speed and accuracy as they try to fill holes in household budgets – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, any and all government assistance should be targeted at those who are negatively impacted by the pandemic the most.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-government-wants-to-send-you-moneybut-how-soon-will-it-arrive-11584558455
— The Economic Rout Accelerates The Fed and Treasury need to liquefy business now or liquidate later. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-economic-rout-accelerates-11584573285

BLOOMBERG
— U.S. Jobless Claims Are Poised for Historic Surge – Reade Pickert and Katia Dmitrieva
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/u-s-jobless-claims-poised-for-historic-surge-amid-virus-layoffs

TIMES RECORD NEWS
— State, local Republicans plan for postponed political conventions amid COVID-19 concerns – Trish Choate (DIERSEN: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township like me await information on a) their April township, ward, and/or county party meetings and b) their April 15 county conventions. What about the April 21 annual township meetings?)
https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2020/03/18/state-local-republican-political-conventions-delayed/2871883001/

WBKO
— The National Corvette Museum to close to the public – Allison Baker
https://www.wbko.com/content/news/National-Corvette-Museum-to-close-March-18-568905081.html

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want more government spending say “Even Trump’s Mega-Stimulus May Not Be Enough.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-18/even-trump-s-mega-stimulus-may-not-be-enough

FORTUNE
— The Dow’s gains under Trump have been wiped out by coronavirus – ERIK SHERMAN
https://fortune.com/2020/03/18/stock-market-under-trump-dow-lost-all-gains-coronavirus-2020/

FORBES
— Government Payments Will Help Families But May Not Boost The Coronavirus Economy Much – Howard Gleckman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more money than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My CSRS pension is only 41% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2020/03/18/government-payments-will-help-families-but-may-not-boost-the-coronavirus-economy-much/

ATLANTIC
— Four Theories for Why People Are Still Out Partying Our moral instincts don’t match this crisis. – Yascha Mounk
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/moral-instincts-coronavirus/608305/

NEWSWEEK
— AMERICANS ARE CROSSING INTO MEXICO TO BUY TOILET PAPER – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: How dependent are you a) on foreign countries and b) on citizens of foreign countries?)
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-are-crossing-mexico-buy-toilet-paper-1493008

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Financial adviser suggests delaying retirement amid current economic uncertainty – Peter Musurlian (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/your-turn/2020/03/financial-adviser-suggests-delaying-retirement-amid-current-economic-uncertainty/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who a) run the world, b) hate conservatives, and c) blame all negatives on conservatives say “Disinformation and blame: how America’s far right is capitalizing on coronavirus.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/america-far-right-coronavirus-outbreak-trump-alex-jones

March 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Jim Oberweis To Face U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, Jeanne Ives To Face U.S. Rep. Sean Casten In Key Congressional Races
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/17/house-race-democrats-lauren-underwood-sean-casten-jeanne-ives-jim-oberweis/

NBC5
— Pritzker Activates Illinois National Guard to Assist With Coronavirus Response A total of 60 members of the National Guard will be activated to assist with the response
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-pritzker-activates-illinois-national-guard-to-assist-with-coronavirus-response/2239181/

ABC7
— Healthy individuals encouraged to donate amid COVID-19 pandemic – Judy Hsu and Marissa N. Isang (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the older that you are, the less healthy that you are. In my defense, I stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/blood-donation-crucial-now-more-than-ever-/6022291/
— Chicago coronavirus update: DePaul faculty member tests positive for COVID-19
https://abc7chicago.com/health/depaul-faculty-member-tests-positive-for-covid-19/6024244/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/18/2020
— Midway Control Tower workers test positive for coronavirus; hundreds of flights canceled at airport
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/midway-operations-limited-after-3-control-tower-technicians-test-positive-for-covid-19/6023973/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/18/2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ILLINOIS ELECTION RESULTS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/results/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Unofficial Results: Republican
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/101646/Web02.245501/#/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ 2020 primary leaves hundreds of thousands of ballots still to be counted in Chicago alone Voters braved emergency conditions to hit the polls Tuesday amid a global pandemic that has had a dramatic impact on the election process.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/3/17/21183134/illinois-2020-primary-election-chicago-live-updates-votes-uncounted-chicago
— Neo-Nazi sees little support in latest congressional bid With about 92 percent of precincts reporting, Arthur Jones had garnered just 10 percent of the vote with Mike Fricilone leading in the three-way GOP race. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/17/21184471/illinois-gop-3rd-district-race-congress-jones-fricilone-oshea

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Downtown Naperville a ghost town in wake of virus shutdowns and behind the closed doors people are struggling – HILARY DECENT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0318-20200317-ee2araaqbjhqtanlp5wjxp2itu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville voters say ‘yes’ to recreational marijuana sales in the city – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-marijurana-referendum-results-napervill-st-20200318-bhaiyx65mncgnksn5gbin7rjle-story.html
— The (Jeanne) Ives of March – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jeanne-ives-sean-casten-20200318-qcxlwos3tndqxm4kva42xka7qm-story.html
— Voters send a message to neo-Nazi Arthur Jones – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-neo-nazi-candidate-3rd-district-20200318-u2srqk67xbabhc3sxdfpr27hoi-story.html
— Illinois expands coronavirus testing guidelines, but many sick people still don’t qualify – PETER NICKEAS and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-testing-illinois–20200317-yenasnxqlfg7hkscouggd6gdv4-story.html
— It’s census time — and time to rehash the definitions of race – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: How soon will we see “WHITES ARE NOT WELCOME” signs followed by “MEN ARE NOT WELCOME” signs followed by “OLD PEOPLE ARE NOT WELCOME” signs?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-census-race-page-20200317-ftaixrpf6fglrnlf6ojlrarq2e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville voters leaning yes in recreational pot advisory vote – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200317/naperville-voters-leaning-yes-in-recreational-pot-advisory-vote

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— COVID-19: KANE COUNTY DECLARES EMERGENCY, ISSUES 9-1-1 AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROTOCOLS
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2020/03/covid-19-kane-county-declares-emergency-issues-9-1-1-and-government-services-protocols/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The fluke that’s holding up city vote totals Chicago is going through its own hanging chad episode of sorts this primary election, and it’s not clear when we’ll have the results of many races. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/fluke-thats-holding-city-vote-totals

WTTW
— Illinois Congressional Races: Newman Defeats Lipinski; Oberweis, Ives Declare Victory – Nick Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/17/illinois-congressional-races-2020-primary

WBEZ
— Jim Oberweis Claims Victory, Will Take On Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/republicans-fight-to-take-on-rep-lauren-underwood/9f440a53-12c9-4afe-bcdc-b5799eaed260
— Jeanne Ives Easily Wins The Chance To Make The 6th Congressional District Red Again – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/republicans-try-to-make-6th-congressional-red-again/4ae46b9d-3d5e-4cfb-9bdd-b421135cdbc2

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Oberweis defeats GOP challengers in 14th District – DREW ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I organized in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200+ attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/03/18/oberweis-defeats-gop-challengers-in-14th-district/af5v88t/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Biden sees gender key issue in presidential race – John and Andy Schlafly
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Biden-sees-gender-key-issue-in-presidential-race-15138900.php
— Pot buyers in Collinsville must now keep 6 ft. apart — medical sales tighten safety, other dispensaries freeze rec. sales
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-sets-COVID-19-guidelines-for-sales-of-15138525.php

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Record 35% of primary voters cast ballots early – Matt Koester
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20200317/record-35-of-primary-voters-cast-ballots-early

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Effingham County to Chicago: Get lost Effingham County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly said they want Chicago to separate from the rest of Illinois. A local referendum favored that by a margin of 73.8 percent to 26.2 percent.
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/2020_election/effingham-county-to-chicago-get-lost/article_bb42d7aa-6899-11ea-83d4-e785ae6f1780.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Few close contests in races for DuPage County offices
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/03/18/few-close-contests-in-races-for-dupage-county-offices/aflqs83/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Republican side, incumbent Bob Grogan easily won the primary race for auditor, defeating Jeffrey Mack of Downers Grove. Grogan collected 21,627 votes to 13,719 ballots cast for Mack. The GOP primary for recorder was a closer affair. In the end, Babette Holder Youngberg of Wheaton collected 18,223 votes to outlast Ronald Almiron, a Wheaton attorney, who garnered 16,428 votes, according to unofficial results. In the District 5 Republican primary for Forest Preserve District Board, incumbent Mary Lou Wehrli defeated Carl Schultz of Aurora. Wehrli picked up 3,862 to outlast Schultz who collected 2,393 votes.)

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Turnout Down As Coronavirus Stalks Illinois Primary – Brian Mackey
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/turnout-down-as-coronavirus-stalks-illinois-primary/

CAPITOL FAX
— State labs only processing around 300 COVID-19 specimens a day
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/18/state-labs-only-processing-around-300-covid-19-specimens-a-day/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Are black Republicans running for office the death knell of the Democratic Party? Carrying the banner of conservatism and Donald Trump – Bruce Eberle and Vernon Robinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/17/are-black-republicans-running-for-office-the-death/
— OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Going big’: Trump proposes $1,000 payments to Americans, aid to buoy businesses – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who tell Trump that everyone who he gives $1,000 to will vote for him on November 3, 2020? Needless-to-say, any cash assistance should only go to those who have been directly and negatively impacted financially by coronavirus in a big way. What do you say to Democrats and RINOs who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are angry and suspicious about actions that Democrats want Trump to take?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/17/trump-considering-1000-checks-most-americans-coron/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The COVID-19 pandemic shows our elite pundit class is completely worthless – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-covid-19-pandemic-shows-our-elite-pundit-class-is-completely-worthless

AMERICAN THINKER
— Viral Soul-Searching: Left and Right Politics after a Plague – Robert Oscar Lopez
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/03/viral_soulsearching_left_and_right_politics_after_a_plague.html

GOPUSA
— America Gets A Big Taste Of Socialism With Coronavirus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=86253

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Economic Stimulus: Take Care Of The Little Guys First – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/32152

CBN NEWS
— Neither Refugees Nor Asylum Seekers: The Real Reason These Migrants are Coming to the US Illegally – Chuck Holton
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/march/neither-refugees-nor-asylum-seekers-the-real-reason-these-migrants-are-coming-to-the-us-illegally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leaving to “Keep Up with the Joneses” “The people who die here die of old age in bed,” Bensman said. “So you can’t argue that people are fleeing this place. But what you can say is that people are leaving this place to keep up with the Joneses.” “People are telling us about something entirely different as a motive for going to the United States, and it has to do with envy. What I mean by envy, particularly, is house envy,” Bensman continued. “American dollars being sent back to the families here have been poured into huge, beautiful houses.” Guatemala receives more than ten billion dollars a year in remittances from its citizens who are living in the United States and sending their money back home. And a lot of that money – at least in this town – is being used for home construction. The people that are working in the United States send money to their family members and what few men are left in this town are very busy constructing houses. Two homes we saw under construction are 2,500 square feet. Many Guatemalans appear to be achieving the American dream by moving the American dream back to Guatemala. The Dream? To Build a Nice House Back in Guatemala Marcus Domingo’s sons are in Missouri, working jobs where they’re paid “under the table” and sending enough money home to build both of these houses. “See, the problem here is there aren’t any economic resources, no jobs for us, it’s only in the United States where there’s work that pays enough to do this because Guatemala is a poor country,” Domingo said. “Right now our dream is for each of us to build our own house so we can have a good life, buy a little piece of land, and put a little money in the bank so that we can better our situation. Everyone sees that some are building all this and everyone became preoccupied with fighting to have one for themselves,” he said.)

CNS NEWS
— 2,060 Chinese Nationals Apprehended At U.S.-Mexico Border in Fiscal Year 2019 – Terence P. Jeffrey
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/terence-p-jeffrey/2060-chinese-nationals-apprehended-us-mexico-border-fiscal-year-2019

PJ MEDIA
— After Four Years of Pro-Israel Trump, American Jews Still With the Democrats – P. DAVID HORNIK (DIERSEN: Obviously, overwhelmingly, Jewish people in America are liberal/moderate.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/after-four-years-of-pro-israel-trump-american-jews-still-with-the-democrats/

TOWNHALL
— President Trump Is Getting the Coronavirus Under Control, But the Media Aren’t Helping – Madison Gesiotto
https://townhall.com/columnists/madisongesiotto/2020/03/17/president-trump-is-getting-the-coronavirus-under-control-but-the-media-arent-helping-n2565170
— Beware of the ‘Emergency Declaration’ – Bob Barr
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2020/03/18/beware-of-the-emergency-declaration-n2565169
— Countering Biden’s Gender Play – John and Andy Schlafly (DIERSEN: Of course, to get votes from women, Biden will promise to use the federal government give women even more preference. I would not be surprised at all if Biden ordered the federal government to immediately terminate all its male employees who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2020/03/18/countering-bidens-gender-play-n2565166

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Mainstream media use fake news to paint Trump as callous on coronavirus It turns out that the New York Times was engaged in a lie by omission. – Andrea Widberg
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/mainstream-media-use-fake-news-to-paint-trump-as-callous-on-coronavirus

THE HILL
— Dan Lipinski defeated in Illinois House primary – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes abortion.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/487598-newman-wins-contentious-illinois-house-primary
— Trump admin to begin turning back all undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers at borders – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488164-trump-admin-to-begin-turning-back-all-undocumented-immigrants-asylum

POLITICO
— Poll: Most Americans don’t trust Trump on coronavirus information The president’s trust ratings regarding the pandemic rank lower than other prominent sources of information. – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: Who focuses on making people distrust you? I should write a book about those who focus on making people distrust me. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservatives, and/or Republican. I would focus on leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/poll-americans-lack-trust-in-trump-on-coronavirus-information-133576
— A global pandemic in the age of political venom – ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN (DIERSEN: The following will use coronavirus to destroy Republicans: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/03/18/a-global-pandemic-in-the-age-of-political-venom-488614

CBS NEWS
— Guns and ammo sales spike in U.S. on coronavirus worries – STEPHEN GANDE
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guns-ammunition-sales-coronavirus-concerns/

CNN
— Trump confirms US-Canada border will be closed to non-essential traffic
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-18-20-intl-hnk/h_ff6b007659c97215e0b9d9df70272baa

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Polls: Who Different Groups Supported
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/17/us/elections/exit-polls-illinois-primary.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Republicans as being racists. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opinion/trump-republicans-racism.html
— The Left Is Still Leery of Biden. Here’s How He’s Reaching Out to Them. The Biden campaign and a long list of surrogates are striving to engage progressive Democrats who have so far been cool to Mr. Biden’s presidential bid. – Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan (DIERSEN: To get more votes from the left, Biden will promise to do even more to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/joe-biden-democrats-liberals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. stocks and oil prices slump as coronavirus reaches all 50 states The Dow plunges more than 1,300 points as White House plans to bail out hard-hit industries and cut checks to Americans do little to reassure investors – Taylor Telford and Thomas Heath (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to destroy America to defeat Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/18/markets-economy-live-updates-coronavirus/
— Democratic groups to spend millions hitting Trump over coronavirus response – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINOs who join these Democratic groups?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-groups-to-spend-millions-hitting-trump-over-coronavirus-response/2020/03/17/5f9fadba-686c-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Americans are very likely to get $1,000 (or more) checks. Here’s what you need to know. Romney suggested sending every American such a sum to help amid the coronavirus outbreak. The plan received thumbs up from Trump and lawmakers and economists across the political spectrum. – Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/17/checks-virus/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says national lockdown is ‘something we talk about,’ but unlikely – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/trump-says-national-lockdown-is-something-we-talk-about-but-unlikely/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration May Close U.S. Borders to Unauthorized Foreigners Over Coronavirus Risk Asylum seekers would be immediately returned to Mexico under a plan that could take effect in as soon as two days – Michelle Hackman and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-may-close-u-s-borders-to-unauthorized-foreigners-over-coronavirus-risk-11584495442
— As U.S. Tries to Slow Coronavirus Impact, Europe Hunkers Down France’s 15-day lockdown takes effect as governments pledge billions to help companies, employees; global death toll surpasses 7,800 – Jennifer Calfas, Jim Carlton and Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to take actions which will bankrupt America and bankrupt each and every individual, organization, company, government, and state in America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-europe-hunkers-down-governments-pledge-billions-to-help-companies-11584447981
— U.S. Seeks to Send Checks to Americans as Part of Stimulus Package Coronavirus-driven economic slowdown prompts $1 trillion stimulus proposal, including effort to get money into consumers’ pockets – Andrew Restuccia, Andrew Duehren and Lindsay Wise (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to take actions which will bankrupt America and bankrupt each and every individual, organization, company, government, and state in America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-seeking-850-billion-stimulus-package-11584448802
— Coronavirus Has Boomers Asking: Who Are You Calling Elderly? – Kathleen A. Hughes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-has-boomers-asking-who-are-you-calling-elderly-11584457650
— China Banishes U.S. Journalists from Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have constructively or actually banished me from their offices, meetings, and events. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-bans-all-u-s-nationals-working-for-the-wall-street-journal-new-york-times-washington-post-whose-press-credentials-end-in-2020-11584464690
— Coronavirus Sends Travel Business and Millions It Employs Into All-Out Crisis The pandemic is shaping up to be the biggest test the modern travel industry has ever faced – Craig Karmin, Katherine Sayre and Costas Paris
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-travel-business-and-the-millions-it-employs-confront-all-out-crisis-11584484867

BLOOMBERG
— Those $1,000 Checks Can’t Stop the Now-Inevitable U.S. Recession – Katia Dmitrieva and Reade Pickert (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my naive critics/opponents, their naive operatives, and their naive dupes who refuse to believe a) that Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means and b) that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Trump.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/those-1-000-checks-can-t-stop-the-now-inevitable-u-s-recession?srnd=premium

FAST COMPANY
— Act your age! Use your years of experience to fight ageism in the workplace – SUNSHINE FARZAN (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and e) earning master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90478335/act-your-age-use-your-years-of-experience-to-fight-ageism-in-the-workplace

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters join with China to destroy America to defeat Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-state-media-donald-trump-pandering-racists-pandemic-response-sloppy-belated-1492899

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/18/donald-trump-the-coronavirus-and-the-power-of-white-privilege/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How many votes did the Republican candidates in contested races get in your precinct? Below are the unofficial results from the DuPage County Election Division for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I do not recommend or endorse candidates in Republican primaries. I do not do that because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have been so successful in painting any recommendation or endorsement by me as being THE KISS OF DEATH for candidates. Further, the aforesaid do everything that they can to suppress the number of Republican primary ballots cast in my precinct because the more ballots that are cast, the greater the weighted vote that I have in MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP leadership elections. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
– Trump: 37
– Fuente: 7

UNITED STATES SENATOR
– Curran: 32
– Hubbard: 6
– Tarter: 3
– Marshall: 1

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
– Ives: 39
– Kinzler: 11

COUNTY AUDITOR
– Grogan: 31
– Mack: 10

RECORDER
– Almiron: 25
– Youngberg: 16

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
– Felice: 19
– Veenstra: 10
– Abbott: 9
– Pcolinski: 1