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March 22 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Trump: Biden would go down crying if he assaulted me – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-biden-would-go-down-crying-if-he-assaulted-me/3246314/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats use students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-upcoming-march-for-our-lives/3228334/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Area Continued to Lose Residents In 2017: US Census Bureau Cook County alone lost 20,093 residents, the biggest drop in the country – Jonathon Sadowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps drive out of Chicago, out of Cook County, and out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-metro-area-continues-losing-residents-in-2017-477676043.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Roskam’s opponent.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-peter-roskam-illinois-6th-district-477620213.html
— Democrats Giddy About Odds of Retaking Illinois’ Top Job – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democrats-giddy-about-odds-of-retaking-illinois-top-job-477612293.html
— What to Expect in Illinois’ Battle of the Billionaires – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-pritzker-illinois-governor-election-477638553.html

 

WGN TV
— Mayor Emanuel releases attack ad at McCarthy that features Trump praising former top cop – MELISSA ESPANA AND MIKE LOWE (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do NOT want Trump’s support?)
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/22/mayor-emanuel-releases-attack-ad-at-mccarthy-that-features-trump-praising-former-top-cop/

 

WGN RADIO
— Rauner says people have a choice in November between “corrupt, machine politician” Pritzker and a new day in reform – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/22/gov-rauner-says-people-have-a-choice-in-november-between-corrupt-machine-politician-pritzker-and-a-new-day-in-reform/

 

WLS AM
— Rauner says Pritzker is in cohoots with Madigan (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents in cohoots with? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they are in cohoots with.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/22/rauner-seeks-to-unite-gop-after-squeaking-out-primary-win/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County Democratic chair says Tuesday’s party turnout sets up ‘something big’ in November – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-election-turnout-lookahead-st-0322-20180321-story.html
— Reps. Rush and Gutiérrez ordered to pay Treasury following congressional ethics probes – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-gutierrez-rush-ethics-probes-20180322-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner administration again puts disputed state workers pay raise on ice – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-administration-again-puts-disputed-state-workers-pay-raise-on-ice/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats use students as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-students-head-to-d-c-for-march-for-our-lives/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-saturday-join-march-for-our-lives-chicago-to-fight-gun-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/march-for-our-lives-protesting-gun-violence-scheduled-for-saturday
— Wheaton college football player pleads guilty to reduced charge in hazing case – Marie Wilson and Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/wheaton-college-football-player-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-charge-in-hazing-case
— DuPage County referendum results: Two up, two down
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/dupage-county-referendum-results-two-up-two-down–

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says he has yet to speak to Ives after primary win – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, an RINOs blame Jim Ryan’s losing the 2002 gubernatorial election on Pat O’Malley and on those who supported O’Malley in the primary.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180322/rauner-says-he-has-yet-to-speak-to-ives-after-primary-win

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— To the rich go the spoils after primary – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-to-the-rich-go-the-spoils-after-primary/article_23e3e3c6-d6ee-50a0-9972-b76d67b6da8b.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Rauner outlines general election strategy – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20180322/gov-bruce-rauner-outlines-general-election-strategy

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Ives, Rauner Not Mending Fences (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/353875

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Primary Victories Not Tied To Vote Record – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262223#.WrRG7MuKSM8

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois budget deficit soared to a record $14.6 billion in fiscal year 2017 – Karen Pierog
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-budget-deficit-soared-to-a-record-billion-in-fiscal/article_f4622cc1-1896-5c67-bc31-4e37e2b01f9f.html

 

WGLT
— Rauner Seeks To Unite GOP After Squeaking Out Primary Win (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-seeks-unite-gop-after-squeaking-out-primary-win#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking “common ground” with Republicans on divisive issues after barely surviving an insurgent challenge in Tuesday’s election. Rauner said his 19,000-vote victory over state Rep. Jeanne Ives in the GOP primary has confirmed for him the need to “bridge the divides.” He told reporters Thursday after a campaign kickoff at a Springfield sign-making company that focusing on “what unites us” is key to victory. That includes lowering property and income taxes and imposing political term limits. “We are working right now, every day to find bridges on issues that divide us. My primary focus is on what unites us. That’s the key to changing the state. That’s the key to victory,” he said. He said Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker is in cahoots with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. Rauner says nemesis Madigan is part of a “Mafia protection racket” by getting rich off of legal work reducing property tax assessments. Madigan has said he follows the law and strict ethical standards.)

 

WMAY
— Rauner Stands By “Illinois Mafia” Comments
http://www.wmay.com/2018/03/22/rauner-stands-by-illinois-mafia-comments/

 

WQLZ
— Ives Says She Will Not Endorse Rauner (DIERSEN: What will Rauner do to get those who voted for Ives to line up behind him? Will he promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will he agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/03/22/ives-says-she-will-not-endorse-rauner/

 

WJBC
— McLean County GOP chair Chuck Erickson seeks unity after primary battles – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/21/mclean-county-gop-chair-seeks-unity-after-primary-battles/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Governor In Full Campaign Attack Mode As The Fall Election Begins – GUY STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-governor-full-campaign-attack-mode-fall-election-begins

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner To GOP Voters: ‘I Have Heard You’ – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-gop-voters-i-have-heard-you#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a campaign stop in Springfield, reporters asked what exactly Rauner heard — but his answer was vague. “Specifically there were some issues that divide us,” he answered. He explained he had known for a while that he “needs to find common ground” to bridge the divides, and said he’d like to focus on key issues that unite them — like enacting term limits and lowering property and income taxes. His opponent, Jeanne Ives, was more specific on those issues during her campaign. She said Rauner was out of touch with Republicans on abortion and a so-called sanctuary law. She also said Rauner placed too much blame on House Speaker Michael Madigan for his own failures as governor. Unlike the Democratic candidates who lost to J.B. Pritzker but pledged to support him, Ives has yet to call on her base to rally behind Rauner — or even to call Rauner at all. Rauner said his campaign team tried to set-up a call with Ives on Wednesday without success. “We will ultimately bring people together,” he said referring to Ives’ GOP base and his.)

 

CHICAGO READER
— ‘Just beat Rauner’: The tables have turned as Dems line up behind Pritzker – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: What will Rauner do to get those who voted for Ives to line up behind him? Will he promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will he agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/22/just-beat-rauner-the-tables-have-turned-as-dems-line-up-behind-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/legalize-weed-chicago-voters-tell/Content?oid=43674890

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Rauner Has Hung Himself with His Own Rope and Scaffolding – DENNIS BYRNE
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/rauner-has-hung-himself-with-his-own-rope-and-scaffolding/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— PRESS RELEASE: Uncounted Ballots Information Election Day – 0 Early Voting – 0 Provisional – 176 Vote by Mail uncounted – 442 not yet returned – 1,574 Total Uncounted – 2,192
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57145/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is Illinois Ready for a “Long Strange Trip” with Marijuana? Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:00 PM, Grace for Life Bible Church, 7S201 S River Rd., Naperville, IL 60540
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Jo-McGuire-invitation_Naperville.pdf

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives’ latest demand: A million-dollar apology ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/ives-latest-demand-a-million-dollar-apology-ad/
— Rauner dinged with another “False” ruling by Politifact
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-dinged-with-another-false-ruling-by-politifact/
— Rauner dodges tax return question, pivots instead to Pritzker’s tax dodging and tax hikes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-dodges-tax-return-question-pivots-instead-to-pritzkers-tax-dodging-and-tax-hikes/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Immigrants Could Vote with Chicago ID Card, Says Ives – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/election/illegal-immigrants-vote-chicago-id-card-says-gop-candidate-fell-short/

 

BREITBART
— The GOP’s business-first leadership has expanded the H-2B visa-worker program, so reducing marketplace pressure on companies to offer higher wages to Americans just months before the November election. – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/03/21/gop-leaders-expand-h-2b-visa-worker-program/
— POLL: Republican John Cox Leads Antonio Villaraigosa for Second Place in California Governor’s Race – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/03/22/poll-republican-john-cox-leads-antonio-villaraigosa-for-second-place-in-california-governors-race/
— Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured his billion-plus users, “We don’t sell any data to anyone.” – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What does Facebook know about you? Facebook knows that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, retired federal employee, former union member, married, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/22/zuckerberg-dont-sell-data-anyone/

 

BLAZE
— Droves of millennial women leaving Republican Party – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/droves-of-millennial-women-leaving-republican-party-poll

 

GOPUSA
— Uni-Party budget bill heavy on liberal spending, light on conservative issues
http://www.gopusa.com/uni-party-budget-bill-heavy-on-liberal-spending-light-on-conservative-issues/?omhide=true
— Schools feeling legal, parental fallout over politicized gun control walkout
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41921

 

LIFEZETTE
— Americans Didn’t Elect Trump or GOP Majority to ‘Fill the Swamp’ with Omnibus Spending Bill, Ingraham Says Mark Meadows, Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Fox News host just after congressional leadership released 2,232-page, $1.3T bill – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/americans-didnt-elect-trump-and-gop-majority-to-fill-the-swamp-with-omnibus-spending-bill-ingraham-says/

 

THE HILL
— The GOP is Trump’s party now – LLOYD GREEN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Obviously, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is Rauner’s party. Because of that, no one anticipates that the IRP State Central Committee will do anything other than carry out Rauner’s directives.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/379609-the-gop-is-trumps-party-now

 

HUFFINGTON POST

— The Hollow Republican Promises To ‘Read The Bill’ It turns out, reading is hard and bills can be really long. – Matt Fuller
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-read-the-bill_us_5ab411cfe4b0decad0481ddb

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor compares foes’ tactics to ‘mafia racket’ – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-compares-foes-tactics-mafia-racket-53947753

 

CBS NEWS
— Illinois Democrats giddy about chance to win race for governor
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-democrats-giddy-about-chance-to-win-race-for-governor/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Beyond the ‘70/80’ Rule: How Much Do You Really Need in Retirement? – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864, only 41% of my $125,325 1997 GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beyond-the-70-80-rule-how-much-do-you-really-need-in-retirement-1521732162
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The guideline about replacement income is widely recommended but is valid only for some. A household earning $100,000 annually would need about $70,000 to $85,000 in retirement to continue their standard of living for recommended rates of 70% to 85%.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Congressman wants federal bonuses published – Eric White (DIERSEN: What about legislation that would require the federal government to issue press releases 90/60/30 days before it takes adverse actions against its employees. Adverse action like a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; and b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/03/congressman-wants-federal-bonuses-published/

 

STARS & STRIPES
— Mental health care for veterans with ‘bad paper’ included in spending bill – NIKKI WENTLING (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors in the federal government gave me “bad paper” discharge. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/mental-health-care-for-veterans-with-bad-paper-included-in-spending-bill-1.518173

 

FED SMITH
— Turnover Up as More Workers Quit the Federal Government – Michael Wald (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White male federal employees should be advised that their careers will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few non-veteran White male federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/22/turnover-workers-quit-federal-government/

March 20 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Unofficial Results
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/73687/Web02.194199/#/
— PRESS RELEASE: BY ORDER OF COURT, THE FOLLOWING POLL LOCATION SHALL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M. FOR VOTING: ELIZABETH IDE SCHOOL, 2000 MANNING RD, DARIEN, IL
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57127/

 

CBS2
— March 2018 Primary Election Results
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/march-2018-primary-election-results/
— Voter Turnout Stands At About 25 Percent For Illinois Primary
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/20/illinois-primary-voter-turnout/
— Election Officials Admit Ballot Error In Assessor’s Race
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/20/cook-county-asssessor-election-ballot/
— Ex-Hultgren Aide Nick Provenzano Accused Of Being With Teen Boy (DIERSEN: Republicans Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. What do you say my critics/opponents, their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that if Hultgren and/or Roskam had continued to support me, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/19/ex-hultgren-aide-accused-of-being-with-teen-boy/

 

NBC5
— Controversial GOP Primary for Illinois Attorney General Draws to a Close
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/republican-primary-illinois-attorney-general-erika-harold-gary-grasso-477341603.html

 

ABC7
— Illinois Primary 2018: GOP race between Rauner and Ives closer than expected – Ravi Baichwal
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-race-between-rauner-and-ives-closer-than-expected/3239443/
— Illinois Primary 2018: Young voter turnout low across Chicago area; workers locked out of Hyde Park polling place – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/polls-open-in-illinois-primary/3237505/

 

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “It’s money and power for him” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/20/gov-bruce-rauner-its-money-and-power-for-him/
— Governor Bruce Rauner: “Pritzker will give the governorship over to Madigan”
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/19/governor-bruce-rauner-pritzker-will-give-the-governorship-over-to-madigan/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Livestream: 2018 Illinois primary election updates and analysis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-primary-election-2018-results-analysis-live-updates/
— Hultgren Congressional aide Nick Provenzano fired 5 months after sexual encounter with teen boy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-congressional-aide-fired-5-months-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— An unwanted season of reality television comes to an end with Tuesday’s primary – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-primary-campaign-television-st-0321-20180320-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner and Ives hit the suburbs with hours to go before polls close – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/rauner-and-ives-hit-the-suburbs-with-hours-to-go-before-polls-close
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re going to have an upset today,” Ives said Tuesday after voting in Wheaton. And “a victory tonight reverberates around the United State. It says you can hold your elected officials accountable.” Rauner dashed away questions about such an outcome. “We’re going to win — it’s as simple as that,” he said. “It’s a labor of love for me.”)
— Schaumburg Township GOP unity breakfast set for March 24 (DIERSEN: When and where will the unity events be held a) by the Illinois Republican Party for the statewide candidates, b) by your Republican county party organization, and c) by your Republican township/ward party organization?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/schaumburg-gop-unity-breakfast-set-for-march-24
— Hultgren fires aide Provenzano after sexual encounter with teen boy – Christopher Hacker
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/reports-hultgren-fires-aide-provenzano-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy
— TRAGIC: Video gambling to remain legal in St. Charles – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/video-gambling-to-remain-legal-in-st-charles

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Low turnout reported at Macon County polling locations
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/updates-low-turnout-reported-at-macon-county-polling-locations/article_dc82c867-926b-551d-8789-ba5cb9d68c2e.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Primary: Democrats Wage Internal Battle, With Big Signs Of Party Enthusiasm – JESSICA TAYLOR (DIERSEN: Democrat officials act against the Democrat Party platform far less than Republican officials act against the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/594939318/illinois-primary-democrats-wage-internal-battle-with-big-signs-of-party-enthusia

 

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Hultgren Fires Aide After Alleged Sexual Encounter With Teen Boy U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren fired Nick Provenzano on Monday. The sexual encounter with the 17-year-old boy was reportedly consensual. – Amie Rowland
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/hultgren-fires-top-aide-after-sexual-encounter-teen-boy

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Tuition to increase after a three-year freeze
https://codcourier.org/8370/news/tuition-to-increase-after-a-three-year-freeze/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Durkin’s sister-in-law last sold office furniture in 2001 before landing high-paying Tollway job – W.J. Kennedy
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511366527-durkin-s-sister-in-law-last-sold-office-furniture-in-2001-before-landing-high-paying-tollway-job

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner race closer than expected – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/election/ylehq_illinoishomepage/rauner-race-closer-than-expected/1063220176

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives puts up new ad in final day
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/ives-puts-up-new-ad-in-final-day/
— Late afternoon, early evening precinct reports
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/late-afternoon-early-evening-precinct-reports/
— Afternoon election day thread
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/afternoon-election-day-thread/
— More election day shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/more-election-day-shenanigans/
— Hultgren aide fired after scandal
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/hultgren-aide-fired-after-scandal/
— Tonight’s election coverage plan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/tonights-election-coverage-plan/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Proud of Hard-Fought Challenge to Establishment in Illinois – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/20/jeanne-ives-proud-of-hard-fought-challenge-to-establishment-in-illinois/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— These 5 Horrible Bureaucrats Beat the Clock and Kept Their Pensions – John York (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes put in with these five.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03/20/5-horrible-bureaucrats-beat-clock-kept-pensions/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Supreme Court Sides With Illegal Aliens… Again
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27616

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Wrong About Fired FBI Official McCabe’s ‘Lost’ Pension
https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/media-wrong-about-fired-fbi-official-mccabes-lost-pension/

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook algorithm kills conservative news feeds, boosts left
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41716
— Black groups lobby Congress in support of Louis Farrakhan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41783
— Public ‘education’ is creating a disaster with our children
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41737

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Republican Governor’s Primary Is A Tie – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/20/illinois-republican-governor-primary-a-tie/
— GOP Staffer Nick Provenzano Loses Job After Police Find Him Shirtless In A Car With A Teenager – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/20/gop-staffer-fired-shirtless-car-teenager/

 

THE HILL
— Illinois rep fires aide after alleged encounter with teenager – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/379227-illinois-rep-fires-aide-after-alleged-sexual-encounter-with-teenager

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ex-Playboy Model Sues to Break Silence on Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/ex-playboy-model-sues-to-break-silence-on-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s view of public service: Officials serve him, not the public Trump’s use of nondisclosure agreements in the White House is the latest violation of the public trust. – Ian Bassin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I worked for them and not for the federal government.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/03/20/trumps-view-of-public-service-officials-serve-him-not-the-public/?utm_term=.54368d005380
— Republicans are in denial about a blue wave – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/03/20/republicans-are-in-denial-about-a-blue-wave/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Centrist Incumbents Tested in Illinois Primaries Democrat Rep. Lipinski faces opponent backed by Bernie Sanders; Republican Gov. Rauner challenged by social conservative – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/centrist-incumbents-tested-in-illinois-primaries-1521583137

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— House reinstates rule that can target fed pay, agency funds – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I was still working for the federal government, my critics/opponents would be pressuring Roskam, Hultgren, Bost, Davis, Kinzenger, LaHood, and Shimkus to use the Holman Rule to cut my federal pay to zero and even worse things. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, but nevertheless, they blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/03/20/house-passes-reinstatement-of-rule-that-could-cut-federal-employee-pay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House of Representatives in a contentious March 20, 2018, vote passed the continuation of an old procedural rule that would give Congress the ability to cut the pay of individual federal workers and to eliminate entire agency programs. The Holman Rule, first passed in 1876 and named for Indiana Rep. William Holman, was removed from the House rule book in 1983. The rule was then reinstated in the Rules of the House for the 115th Congress, but applied only to the first session or year. House Republicans extended the Holman Rule through the end of the current Congress by adding it to H.Res. 787, which provides for the consideration of two unrelated bills. “Last night, without any public debate, House Republicans snuck into legislation the Holman Rule — a cynical and dangerous attack on federal workers that allows members of Congress to reduce the salaries of federal employees. This archaic tool, also known as the Armageddon Rule, is nothing more than a backdoor way for Republicans to dismantle the federal workforce and carry out political vendettas at the expense of career civil servants,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.)

 

FED SMITH
Federal Employee Retirement, Politics and Being Fired – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, I might still be working for GAO.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/20/federal-employee-retirement-politics-being-fired/
— Legislation Would Make Federal Employee Bonuses Public Information – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: What about legislation that would require the federal government to issue press releases 90/60/30 days before it takes adverse actions against its employees. Adverse action like a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; and b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/20/legislation-make-federal-employee-bonuses-public-information/

March 20 Morning Edition

NBC5
— GOP Voters to Choose Between Rauner and Ives for Illinois Governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-ives-illinois-primary-election-republican-governor-477340203.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 8 things to watch when primary election results come in Tuesday night (FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner will vote in Winnetka. Ives will vote in Wheaton. Republican and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot will have election parties at night.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-eight-things-20180320-story.html
— Lack of exciting Democratic candidates could give us another four years of Rauner – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform want Rauner to win.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-democratic-primary-20180319-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C’s Booth school No. 1 for first time in U.S. News ranking – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not have degrees from Ivy League universities? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180320/NEWS13/180329996/u-of-cs-booth-school-no-1-for-first-time-in-u-s-news-ranking

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Nick Provenzano fired from US Rep. Randy Hultgren’s office after sexual encounter with teen boy
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/19/nick-provenzano-fired-from-u-s-rep-randy-hultgrens-office-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/ag1lurw/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates scramble to finish line as Election Day arrives – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/candidates-scramble-to-finish-line-as-election-day-arrives
— Labor leader accuses city contractor of not paying prevailing wage – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/labor-leader-accuses-city-contractor-of-not-paying-prevailing-wage

 

WJBD RADIO
— Marion County Clerk Projects Just 14% Turnout for Tuesday’s Primary
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/19/marion-county-clerk-projects-just-14-turnout-for-tuesdays-primary

 

WJBC
— Democratic ballots eclipsing Republicans in early voting in GOP strongholds – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/20/democratic-ballots-eclipsing-republicans-in-early-voting-in-gop-strongholds/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Let’s make Pritzker and Rauner pay more—a lot more—in state income taxes – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always wanted me to pay more taxes – federal income tax, state income tax, real estate tax, etc.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/20/lets-make-pritzker-and-rauner-pay-more-a-lot-more-in-state-income-taxes

 

WHEATON PATCH
— In Final Push, Ives Says Rauner Lacks ‘Dignity, Self-Respect’ Ives held a press conference responding to accusations that came after a Democratic ad seemed to tout her conservatism. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/final-push-ives-says-rauner-lacks-dignity-self-respect
— Long-Time Cops Face Off In GOP Primary For DuPage County Sheriff Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano and Patrol Commander James Mendrick will face off in the primary election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/long-time-cops-face-gop-primary-dupage-county-sheriff

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— National Review’s Closing Argument: Bruce Rauner Deserves to Lose
https://mailchi.mp/130d99b185fd/national-reviews-closing-argument-bruce-rauner-deserves-to-lose

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— CITIZEN KELLY INTERVIEWS, ENDORSES BURT MINOR IN 42ND HOUSE DISTRICT RACE
http://www.citizenkelly.com/video-citizen-kelly-interviews-endorses-burt-minor-in-42nd-house-district-race/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Nybo suggests grandfather provision in gun legislation – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511359746-nybo-suggests-grandfather-provision-in-gun-legislation

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Which DuPage County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511364945-which-dupage-county-school-districts-benefit-most-from-state-pension-subsidies

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TYPICAL COLLAR COUNTY FAMILY WOULD PAY AS MUCH AS $1,000 IN ADDITIONAL TAXES UNDER PROGRESSIVE TAX PROPOSAL – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/typical-collar-county-family-would-pay-as-much-as-1000-in-additional-taxes-under-progressive-tax-proposal/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— VIDEO: Lying Cheating Bruce Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=PXc6AaDDtmY

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION ADVOCATES REPUBLICANS LEAVING “LYING, CHEATING BRUCE RAUNER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/family-group-advocates-republicans-leaving-lying-cheating-bruce-rauner-.html


— COOK COUNTY EARLY VOTING SHOWS 80% PULLING DEMOCRAT BALLOTS VS. 20% REPUBLICAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-early-voting-shows-80-pulling-democrat-ballots-vs-20-republican.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The magic number — Anecdotal reports suggest weak, unenthusiastic Republican voter turnout, which could explain why Rauner seemed especially unnerved by the DGA’s ploy to steer conservatives toward Ives. The conventional thinking is that if fewer than 550,000 Republicans turn out statewide, Ives can pull off an upset … If more than 600,000 Republicans show up at the polls, it’s likely smooth sailing for Rauner. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/20/primary-day-5-things-to-watch-early-voting-triple-that-of-2014-ferro-gets-his-comeuppance-256528

 

CAPITOL FAX
— HRC does GOTV robo for JB
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/hrc-does-gotv-robo-for-jb/
— Quinn’s Obama ad shenanigan prompts rebuke: “Black voters won’t be bamboozled by him again”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/quinns-obama-ad-shenanigan-prompts-rebuke-black-voters-won%e2%80%99t-be-bamboozled-by-him-again/

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Insurgent Inches Closer to Toppling Illinois GOP Governor – Robert Kraychik
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/19/jeanne-ives-momentum-race-governor-illinois/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Former Miss America Could Become Republican Attorney General of Illinois – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/erika-harold-republican-campaign-illinois-attorney-general/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Ives of March: It’s Primary Day in Illinois Meet the Republican challenger to wayward Illinois incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. – BREANA NOBLE
https://spectator.org/ives-of-march-meet-the-republican-challenger-to-illinois-incumbent-gov-bruce-rauner/

 

TPM
— Could A GOP Governor Lose On Tuesday? What To Watch For In Illinois’ Primaries – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/could-a-gop-governor-lose-on-tuesday-what-to-watch-for-in-illinois-primaries

 

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Demographics In America Are Changing ‘Bewilderingly Fast’ — ‘Without Any Real Public Debate On The Subject’ – JUSTIN CARUSO (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO political consultants tell activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/19/tucker-demographics-in-america/

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: ‘If Any Of Us Had Done What McCabe Did, We’d Already Be In Jail’ (DIERSEN: The federal government takes adverse actions against extremely few of its employees. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that and the many adverse actions that my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that I was one of the worse of the federal government’s worst employees.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/19/laura-ingraham-rips-andrew-mccabe-democrats-after-lying-under-oath-claims

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats on edge after Sessions attacks Andrew McCabe’s pension – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors successfully attacked my pension, GAO employees who shared my demographics were “on edge,” and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-on-edge-after-sessions-attacks-andrew-mccabes-pension
— Transparency on federal employee bonuses isn’t a privilege, it’s a right – Rep. Mark Sanford and Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Federal employees get bonuses for meeting/exceeding their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, their success in getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/transparency-on-federal-employee-bonuses-isnt-a-privilege-its-a-right

 

ROLL CALL
— Illinois Democrats Seek to Chip Away at Republicans’ House Majority Second-in-nation primaries set stage for targeting GOP seats – Simone Pathé
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/illinois-democrats-seek-chip-away-republican-house-majority

 

THE HILL
— Anti-abortion Dem’s political career on the line in Illinois – LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379221-anti-abortion-dems-political-career-on-the-line-in-illinois

 

POLITICO
— Hultgren fires aide Nick Provenzano after sexual encounter with teenage boy – NATASHA KORECKI and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/19/hultgren-aide-fired-471883
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois GOP Rep. Randy Hultgren has fired a top aide after the staffer was found in a car last fall with a 17-year-old boy and no shirt on, according to multiple sources and a police report. Nick Provenzano, 56, was dismissed by Hultgren over the weekend, the sources said. Hultgren’s office declined to comment on the details of Provenzano’s firing. “Nick Provenzano is no longer with the office,” said a Hultgren spokesperson. The Hultgren spokesperson said the office only find out about the incident “late Wednesday and immediately placed him on leave before his eventual termination.” But through a Freedom of Information Act request, POLITICO obtained an Oct. 21, 2017, incident report from the city of McHenry Police Department in Illinois. That report shows police investigated Provenzano for public indecency and other potential criminal acts following the episode, but no charges were ever filed. The name of the teenager is redacted in the report. The report states that a homeowner became suspicious when she saw two men sitting in an SUV on a dead-end street with the lights off and called the police. After a police officer arrived, he approached the car and saw that Provenzano had no shirt on, although the other passenger was fully clothed. When Provenzano was questioned by the police about why he had removed his shirt, he said it was “hot.” Provenzano told the officer the two were “hanging out” and “talking about life.” Provenzano later told the officer that he “did not want to admit to anything, but stated that contact between him and [the teenager] was consensual in nature, that nobody was forced or coerced each other to engage in any acts they did not want to, and that he believed [the teenager] was eighteen (18) years old.” The teenager later told police he had met Provenzano on the gay dating site Grindr. The teenager said he was only 17, but the website changed his age to 18. The teenager said police interrupted them during the middle of their sexual encounter, according to the partially redacted report. Provenzano had removed most of his clothes at one point, the report states. After questioning by police, Provenzano was released without charges. He later hired a lawyer to respond to police inquiries, but Provenzano refused to be interviewed again. State prosecutors decided no criminal case would be filed against him. Provenzano was hired as Hultgren’s deputy district director in August 2016. Provenzano had earlier served as Hultgren’s field director during the 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Provenzano is a graduate of DeVry University with “training in electronics, computer technology and business management,” according to his candidate bio. He was paid more than $80,000 as Hultgren’s deputy district director last year, according to House disbursement records. He also earned another $28,000-plus from Hultgren’s reelection committee during 2017, according to records on file with the Federal Election Commission. Provenzano served as a McHenry County board member for 13 years. He was also the campaign manager for former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) in 2010, according to his LinkedIn biography. Hultgren was first elected to the House in 2010. He was once an aide to former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who went to federal prison over secret payments to a man he allegedly sexually abused as a teenager. Hultgren, a lawyer, served in the Illinois Legislature for a dozen years before he was elected to Congress.)
— Roskam’s 6th Congressional District: Democrats face key test of Trump-era suburban strategy – ELENA SCHNEIDER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-democrats-suburban-republicans-roskam-473002
— Illinois primary: 5 things to watch Is there still room in the Democratic Party for a Blue Dog who opposes abortion rights? – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: One could say that Lipinski does not become a Republican because he sees how the RINOs who dominate Republican politics in Illinois treat conservatives. One could ask “is there still room” for conservatives in the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. Activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that seek/take money from Rauner obligate themselves to help Rauner get rid of conservatives.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-primary-election-preview-471886

 

REUTERS
— ‘Socially responsible’ investors reassess Facebook ownership – Trevor Hunnicutt, David Randall (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What percent of those who own Facebook shares, work for Facebook, advertise on Facebook, etc. want Facebook to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cambridge-analytica-funds-an/socially-responsible-investors-reassess-facebook-ownership-idUSKBN1GV318

 

ABC NEWS
— Early voting for Illinois primary far exceeds last midterm – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/early-voting-illinois-primary-exceeds-midterm-53858656
— Famous names face off in historically expensive Illinois gov race – JOHN VERHOVEK
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/famous-names-face-off-historically-expensive-illinois-gov/story?id=53850164
— Democrats’ ‘big tent’ gets big test in Illinois – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups use the Republican Party’s big tent policy to destroy the Republican Party: 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. I should write a book about members of the aforesaid groups who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-democrats-big-tent-big-test-illinois/story?id=53857495
— Sitting Democrat Lipinski fights to keep his seat in contentious primary battle – MOLLY NAGLE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sitting-democrat-fights-seat-contentious-primary-battle/story?id=53852937
— 5 things to watch for in the Illinois primary – JOHN VERHOVEK, MOLLY NAGLE, and EMILY GOODIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/things-watch-illinois-primary/story?id=53796218

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois primaries offer ideological tests for both parties – David Weigel (DIERSEN: To vote for Rauner is to vote for getting rid of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, that is, to vote for Rauner is to vote for the destruction of the IRP. How many Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will vote for Rauner in 2018 like they did in 2004?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/illinois-primaries-offer-ideological-tests-for-both-parties/2018/03/20/b8715742-2b90-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html
— Progressives look to continue gains on Illinois primary day – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/progressives-look-to-continue-gains-on-illinois-primary-day/2018/03/20/eaa9261e-2bf8-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html
— The three most important races in Tuesday’s Illinois primaries – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/20/the-three-most-important-races-in-tuesdays-illinois-primaries/?utm_term=.ce66b0d09b8d

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Five Questions Illinois Voters Will Answer on Tuesday A sitting governor faces a primary challenge, while Democrats vie to contest GOP incumbents in several House districts – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-questions-illinois-voters-will-answer-on-tuesday-1521538201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Republican voters throw out their own governor?. . .Will opposing abortion rights cost a Democrat his House seat?. . .Is $70 million enough to win a primary?. . .Will Democrats pick new blood to face Republican congressmen?. . .How many people will vote?)
— Congress Grapples With Andrew McCabe’s Firing Some lawmakers call for hearings, Democrats extend job offers to the ex-FBI official, and a GOP senator says he doesn’t think Trump would dismiss Mueller – Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives from Illinois DID NOT grapple with the adverse actions that GAO took against me. GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-grapples-with-andrew-mccabes-firing-1521502539

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Stormy Daniels Has Already Raised $250,000 for Her Legal Fight Against Donald Trump – JULIA GLUM
http://time.com/money/5205869/stormy-daniels-money-raised/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Primary Could Set up Most Expensive Governor’s Race Illinois voters are choosing nominees in what’s shaping up to be the most expensive election for governor in US history. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-03-20/illinois-primary-could-set-up-most-expensive-governors-race

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump White House denies claim senior staff are being ‘ordered to sign $10 MILLION NDAs’ but don’t deny the gag orders exist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5519619/White-House-says-completely-false-Trump-staff-sign-NDAs.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Refuses to Commit to Staying in Illinois if He Loses – Sights Set on Italy
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/breaking-rauner-refuses-to-commit-to-staying-in-illinois-if-he-loses-sights-set-on-italy/

 

FED WEEK
— Career Challenges, Opportunities Contribute to Employee Wellness – Nancy Segal (DIERSEN: Those who make Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 in the federal government helped their superiors and their supervisors get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://ask.fedweek.com/career-development-part-employee-wellness/

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— The Gay Vote: Your guide to the Illinois Primary Election (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy the traditional family.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/92422881

March 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner focuses on Democrats, Madigan instead of Ives on eve of primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-focuses-on-democrats-madigan-instead-of-ives-on-eve-of-primary-/3235431/
— Chicago alderman blames drunken suburbanites for St. Patrick’s Day mess – Ravi Baichwal
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/alderman-blames-drunken-suburbanites-for-st-patricks-day-mess/3235253/
— Early voting numbers up in Cook and collar counties – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/early-voting-numbers-up-in-cook-and-collar-counties/3235620/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Attacks ‘Washington Democrats’ Ahead of Tight Election Day – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-attacks-washington-democrats-477318083.html
— Early Voting Turnout in Chicago, Cook County Surpasses Past Primaries
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/early-voting-chicago-illinois-election-primary-477276843.html
— Watch Rauner Say ‘Madigan’ 31 Times in 1 News Conference
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-madigan-477296453.html

 

WGN TV
— Campaigns on last sprint before tomorrow’s Election Day – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/19/campaigns-on-last-sprint-before-tomorrows-election-day/
— Rauner and Ives make final push in Republican governor’s race – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-make-final-push-in-republican-governors-race/

 

CLTV
— Rauner and Ives make final push in Republican governor’s race
http://cltv.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-make-final-push-in-republican-governors-race/

 

WTTW
— Political Reporters on the Illinois Primary Races to Watch – Evan Garcia
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/19/political-reporters-illinois-primary-races-watch

 

WLS AM
— Rauner and Ives complain of meddling by national party organizations – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-complain-of-meddling-by-national-party-organizations/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vows victory, calls Ives ‘unelectable’ — she dubs him ‘pathological liar’ – Tina Sfondeles and Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-running-scared-rauner-says-callling-their-ives-ads-manipulation/
— Democrats ‘running scared,’ Rauner says, calling their Ives ads ‘manipulation’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-running-scared-rauner-says-callling-their-ives-ads-manipulation/
— Boykin asks state elections board to investigate fake campaign signs – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/boykin-asks-state-elections-board-to-investigate-fake-campaign-signs/
— Early voting in 2018 primaries nearly triple that in 2014 in Chicago, suburbs – Tanveer Ali and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/early-voting-in-2018-primaries-nearly-triple-than-in-2014-in-chicago-suburbs/
— Facebook data whistleblower: ‘fake news to the next level’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-whistleblower-chris-wylie/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora-area voters to decide on referendum questions, Congressional candidates and more – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-0320-20180319-story.html
— Busy primary election closes Tuesday, when polls open at 6 a.m. – Rick Pearson, Kim Geiger, Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-primary-election-day-20180319-story.html
— Why the nation will be watching Tuesday’s election returns – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-lipinski-newman-primary-0320-20180319-story.html
— Trump calls for death penalty to ‘get tough’ on drug pushers – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-opioid-drug-traffic-20180319-story.html
— Why Facebook users should beware – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-facebook-cambridge-analytica-tgrump-20180319-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mayor: Naperville ‘must fight complacency’ for strong future – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/mayor-naperville-must-fight-complacency-for-strong-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is tomorrow the day of reckoning for Mike Madigan? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180319/BLOGS02/180319892/is-tomorrow-the-day-of-reckoning-for-mike-madigan

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Rauner encourages voters to get to the polls to defeat ‘corrupt’ Pritzker, Madigan – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/19/rauner-encourages-voters-to-get-to-the-polls-to-defeat-corrupt-pritzker-madigan/anvuos8/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Primary election equal in importance to one in November – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Primary-election-equal-in-importance-12764541.php

 

WQAD
— Local Illinois Republican Bill Bloom: Governor Rauner has a ‘broader appeal’ – JONATHAN KETZ (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner appeals to those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, that is, to RINOs, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and Greens and Green plants.)
http://wqad.com/2018/03/19/local-illinois-republican-governor-rauner-has-a-broader-appeal/

 

WBEZ
— Illinois’ 4th Congressional District: Fight For The ‘Latino Earmuffs’ – Michael Puente (DIERSEN: What if political jurisdiction lines were drawn to favor those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-4th-congressional-district-fight-for-the-latino-earmuffs/da984dc6-9325-4e25-b506-33adc1045f37

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch Berkowitz w/Jeanne Ives on Rauner’s historic lies and Berkowitz on the Dem Gov Primary – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/watch-berkowitz-wjeanne-ives-on-rauners-historic-lies-and-berkowitz-on-the-dem-gov-primary-candidates-cable-web/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Citizen Kelly Breaks Silence on Il Gov’s Race, Replaces Beck
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/citizen-kelly-breaks-silence-on-il-govs-race-replaces-beck

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives’ Closing Argument Against Rauner
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-closing-argument-against-rauner

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Calls Out GOP Primary Meddling by Liberal Rauner and His Liberal Friends
https://mailchi.mp/087d439cc49c/ives-calls-out-gop-primary-meddling-by-liberal-rauner-and-his-liberal-friends
— What Republicans Should Know About Bruce Rauner Before They Vote
https://mailchi.mp/01755ee4391e/what-republicans-should-know-about-rauner-before-they-vote

 

WIREPOINTS
— Leaving Illinois: One family’s math – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/leaving-illinois-one-familys-math-wirepoints-original/

 

FAMILY PAC
— Every Vote Counts
https://mailchi.mp/6000d0e98f1a/a-message-from-paul-caprio

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner – “Black Hole Award” – Dishonorable Mention! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/governor-rauner-black-hole-award-dishonorable-mention/
— Governor Rauner – Hiding private attorney list paid by taxpayers- AG issued Binding Opinion – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/governor-rauner-hiding-private-attorney-list-paid-by-taxpayers-ag-issued-binding-opinion/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— President Trump Needs to Hear From Us on 3 Important Issues – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/president-trump-needs-to-hear-from-us-on-3-important-issues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES TELLS SUPPORTERS SHE’S WITHIN 7 POINTS OF A RAUNER UPSET
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-tells-supporters-shes-within-7-points-of-a-rauner-upset.html
— $65 M SPENT ON TWO – THAT’S “2” – ILLINOIS GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/65-m-spent-on-two-thats-2-illinois-gubernatorial-primary-campaigns.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he will “work hard” to unify party after primary (DIERSEN: What about those Rauner supporters who want Rauner to get rid of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/rauner-says-he-will-unify-party-after-primary/
— Gov. Rauner compares Speaker Madigan to Al Capone
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/rauner-compares-speaker-madigan-to-al-capone/
— Rauner dodges *** Monday morning shenanigans roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/monday-morning-shenanigans-roundup/
— Final pre-election roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/final-pre-election-roundup/
— Early afternoon shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/early-afternoon-shenanigans/
— Newt boosts Bruce in 11th Hour anti-Madigan robo (DIERSEN: During the mid-1990s, Newt did more than anyone else to cut GAO’s budget. My Democrat GAO superiors used those budget cuts to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/newt-boosts-bruce-in-11th-hour-anti-madigan-robo/
— Late shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/late-shenanigans/
— Early afternoon shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/early-afternoon-shenanigans/

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/19/gop-governor-braces-for-two-big-fights-in-illinois-primaries.html
— Are some states headed for Splitsville? Movement grows to allow sections of states to break away – Steve Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/19/are-some-states-headed-for-splitsville-movement-grows-to-allow-sections-states-to-break-away.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Makes Final Push in Wide-open Illinois Governor Primary – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/19/jeanne-ives-makes-final-push-wide-open-illinois-governor-primary/

 

TOWNHALL
— FACT: McCabe Firing was Recommended by FBI Ethics Office, Based on Nonpartisan IG’s Findings – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: Of course, those who recommended, if not directed, the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me did not put anything in writing.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/03/19/reminder-mccabe-was-fired-on-the-recommendation-of-fbi-ethics-office-based-on-nonpartisan-inspector-generals-finding-n2462159
— GOP Senate Candidate Demands Legal Action After Dems Give McCabe Job Offers – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/03/19/gop-senate-candidate-makes-suggestion-after-dems-give-mccabe-job-offers-n2462430

 

GOPUSA
— Rubio upset that McCabe fired before retirement (DIERSEN: Who gets upset when adverse actions are taken against you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither they nor anyone who they manipulate/dominate were upset a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968; or d) when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2004, or my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.gopusa.com/rubio-upset-that-mccabe-fired-before-retirement/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Firing McCabe sent ‘shot across the bow’ to other federal workers – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government sent shots across the bow to my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-fired-andrew-mccabe-to-send-shot-across-the-bow-to-other-federal-workers-democrat

 

THE HILL
— ACLU: Trump nondisclosure agreements for White House staffers are ‘unconstitutional’ – MORGAN GSTALTER
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379124-aclu-alleged-trump-nondisclosure-agreements-are

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois GOP governor, Democratic businessman spend millions to win nominations – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/illinois-gop-governor-democratic-businessman-spend-millions-to-win-nominations/2018/03/19/c208fcbe-2b73-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Uber Suspends Driverless Car Program After Pedestrian Is Struck and Killed – Greg Bensinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-suspends-driverless-car-program-after-pedestrian-is-struck-and-killed-1521480386

 

NEWSWEEK
— ANY WHITE HOUSE STAFFER WHO SIGNED TRUMP’S NDA OFFERED PRO BONO REPRESENTATION FROM PROMINENT D.C. LAWYER – RYAN SIT (DIERSEN: Because I have filed lawsuits, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised pro bono legal representation if I sued them.)
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-white-house-staffers-nda-nondisclosure-agreements-pro-bono-851583

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Denying FBI’s McCabe His Pension Would Be Unusual, Attorneys Say – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the adverse actions that my superiors in the federal government took against me were unusual, that is, that the federal government takes adverse actions only against the worst of the worst of its employees.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/03/denying-fbis-mccabe-his-pension-would-be-unusual-attorneys-say/146763/

March 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gubernatorial candidates head to church on final Sunday before primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gubernatorial-candidates-head-to-church-on-final-sunday-before-primary/3231656/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner had no public schedule, but Republican challenger Jeanne Ives preached a familiar message Sunday. “They know that this governor has betrayed us, they know that they can’t trust him, they know that he’s spending millions of dollars to lie about me and my record and that’s shameful,” Ives said.)
— Illinois primary puts focus on security of state voter rolls – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-primary-puts-focus-on-security-of-state-voter-rolls/3231115/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-upcoming-march-for-our-lives/3228334/

 

NBC5
— New Poll Released 2 Days Prior to Election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) (https://theaapc.org/) since 2001. I served on the board of AAPC’s Midwest Chapter 2001-2004. I have always complied with AAPC’s Code of Ethics (http://theaapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAPC-Code-of-Ethics.pdf). There are extremely few Republican AAPC members in Illinois. I am one of them. I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be Republican political consultants, who are not AAPC members, who reject AAPC’s Code of Ethics, who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, and who bring disgrace at all political consultants.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/exclusive-new-polll-released-2-days-prior-to-election-477208573.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Victory Research is run by Rod McCulloch who is not aligned with either the governor’s race or the attorney general contest and has a thirty year polling track record. McCulloch was convicted of falsifying signatures 10 years ago.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Teams to monitor voting across Illinois for primary – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/teams-to-monitor-voting-across-illinois-for-primary

 

WGN TV
— Gubernatorial candidates race to sway voters as primary election nears – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/18/gubernatorial-candidates-race-to-sway-voters-as-primary-election-nears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner didn’t have any public appearances scheduled for Sunday, so those running against him took the opportunity to say why they think he’s a bad choice for four more years. His challenger Jeanne Ives says he’s running a smear campaign against her, and admits her campaign is doing damage control. “He’s pathetic. It’s pathetic. I don’t know how else to say it,” Ives said. “Why would you spend your millions of dollars trying to take me down? It’s because you don’t have a record you can run on.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Here are the questions for Tuesday — the answers are up to you – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/here-are-the-questions-for-tuesday-the-answers-are-up-to-you/
— Race to the bottom: voters puzzled by primary slugfest – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/race-to-the-bottom-voters-puzzled-by-primary-slugfest/
— 15 got promotions from Court Clerk Dorothy Brown within 6 months of donations – Robert Herguth and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dorothy-brown-staff-promotions-campaign-conributions-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk/
— Running tab for DOJ investigation of CPD: $7.4 million and counting – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/running-tab-for-doj-investigation-of-cpd-7-4-million-and-counting/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Millions of dollars worth of TV ads later, governor candidates now need people to vote – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia, Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-race-final-weekend-20180318-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates for Illinois governor spend $65.7 million on TV ads –– just for the primaries – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180318/candidates-for-illinois-governor-spend-657-million-on-tv-ads—-just-for-primaries

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— About 5000 early ballots cast in McHenry County primary election
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/about-5-000-early-ballots-cast-in-mchenry-county-primary-election/awsypjx/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Important ballot choices in Tuesday primary – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-important-ballot-choices-in-tuesday-primary/article_0d8e4944-4a1c-501d-a2cf-21dca13d3edf.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois governor race heating up, and adding up Race grows fiercer and costlier as primary nears – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/18/illinois-governor-race-heating-up-and-adding-up/ao2gs9l/
— Disenfranchised Dems caught in the ups and downs of Illinois politics
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/18/disenfranchised-dems-caught-in-the-ups-and-downs-of-illinois-politics/agbmoh2/

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Few choices appear on primary ballot – BRIANNA KIRKHAM
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/few-choices-appear-on-primary-ballot/article_42fc9b3e-c236-5713-859c-059a370452ba.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Need help? Want to help? Here’s a roundup of area food pantries and upcoming events (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will either be handing out charity or receiving charity.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/03/15/need-help-want-to-help-heres-a-roundup-of-area-food-pantries-and-upcoming-events/aq0b386/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Primary showdowns highlight tensions over Democratic Party identity
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/03/18/primary-showdowns-highlight-tensions-over-democratic-party-identity

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— The Radical Left’s Favorite Republican
https://ivesforillinois.com/the-radical-lefts-favorite-republican/
https://mailchi.mp/f48ee71ea634/the-radical-lefts-favorite-republican
— National Review Weighs in on Ives v. Rauner Editorial Board Interview – “It was a drubbing.”
https://mailchi.mp/cf4cca39a60e/national-review-weighs-in-on-ives-v-rauner-editorial-board-interview

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Gov Candidate Ives on Rauner’s lies- and more!
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/watch-almost-live-at-5-pm-today-berkowitz-wgov-candidate-ives-on-rauners-lies-and-more-cableweb/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Donald Trump’s other attorney general problem In Illinois, the race for the state’s top legal job has turned into a Democratic primal scream against the president. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/18/illinois-attorney-general-race-democrats-trump-469753

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Even more shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/even-more-shenanigans/
— Still more shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/still-more-shenanigans/
— Sunday campaign money roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/sunday-campaign-money-roundup/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Student Canvassers Get out the Vote for Pro-Life Democrat Lipinski in Illinois – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/student-canvassers-get-out-the-vote-for-pro-life-democrat-lipinski-in-illinois/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Add Rep. Luis Gutierrez To List Of Dems Offering McCabe A Job – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/17/luis-gutierrez-offering-mccabe-job/

 

FOX NEWS
— Durbin says ‘friend’ Hillary Clinton’s comments about American voters ‘wrong’ – Joseph Weber (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) agree with Hillary Clinton or b) agree with Dick Durbin on this?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/18/durbin-says-friend-hillary-clintons-comments-about-american-voters-wrong.html

 

HOT AIR
— The Rush Is On To Save McCabe’s Retirement – JAZZ SHAW (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there certainly has been no rush to save my retirement. My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) did not promote me beyond GS-13, e) got rid of my mentor in 1987, f) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12 and got rid of my mentor in 1975. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/03/18/rush-save-mccabes-retirement/

 

THE HILL
— Trump required staff to sign nondisclosure agreements that last past his presidency: report – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: Would you sign a nondisclosure agreement to get a job? I would not.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/379040-trump-required-staff-to-sign-nondisclosure-agreements-that-last-past

 

POLITICO
— Hillary Clinton ‘wrong’ about Trump voters, Durbin says – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) agree with Hillary Clinton or b) agree with Dick Durbin on this?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/18/durbin-hillary-clinton-trump-voters-469912
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton’s remarks earlier this month characterizing voters who cast ballots for President Donald Trump as xenophobic and misogynistic are “not helpful at all,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday, insisting that the Democratic Party is moving beyond Clinton as it approaches the midterm elections. Speaking at a conference in India, Clinton said her success in the 2016 election came in parts of the U.S. that are economically strong, “optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving-forward” while Trump won more downtrodden regions. “His whole campaign, ‘Make America Great Again,’ was looking backward,” she said. “You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women getting jobs, you don’t want to see that Indian-American succeeding more than you are, whatever your problem is, I’m going to solve it.” The remarks prompted a quick rebuke from Republicans and especially the Trump administration, which used Clinton’s characterization to cast her once again as out of touch with the majority of the country. Durbin (D-Ill.), too, said Clinton was off base with her comments because a significant number of Trump’s supporters had previously voted for President Barack Obama. “My friend Hillary Clinton is wrong. Thirty percent of the people that voted for Donald Trump had voted for President Obama. Why?” Durbin told “Fox News Sunday.“ “The same people who looked for change with President Obama thought there wasn’t enough, as far as their personal lives were concerned, and they supported Donald Trump. That is a reality the Democrats acknowledge.” The Illinois senator said that while Clinton will continue to generate headlines, Democrats have turned the page from her surprise 2016 loss as they move toward efforts to unseat the president in 2020. “Hillary Clinton, like every American, has the right to express her point of view and she obviously gets press coverage,” he said. “But we are moving onto the next chapter in American history. We have new Democratic leadership, and more people aspiring to be candidates in 2020. It’ll be a different cast of characters completely.”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump had senior staff sign nondisclosure agreements. They’re supposed to last beyond his presidency. – Ruth Marcus (DIERSEN: Would you sign a nondisclosure agreement to get a job? I would not.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-nondisclosure-agreements-came-with-him-to-the-white-house/2018/03/18/226f4522-29ee-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Andrew McCabe might have one last trick he could use to save his estimated $60,000-a-year pension – Michal Kranz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-mccabe-could-save-his-pension-after-being-fired-2018-3

 

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATS ARE ‘MOVING ON’ FROM HILLARY CLINTON, SENATOR DICK DURBIN SAYS – CARLOS BALLESTEROS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are staying with Hillary?
http://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-moving-hillary-clinton-senator-dick-durbin-says-850499

 

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND
— If I Were A Federal Employee The Message Is Be Loyal To Trump/Agenda Or Lose Your Pension.
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210376087

March 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day – Megan Hickey
http://abc7chicago.com/society/chicago-celebrates-st-patricks-day/3227464/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner took the opportunity to encourage residents to vote. “We need everybody to get out and vote, support our campaign,” Rauner said. “We can win on Tuesday, we’re going to beat Pritzker and Madigan in September.” . . . Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives made an appearance along Palatine’s parade route. “We’ll be connecting with voters and getting ready for tomorrow and Monday, quite frankly, with media stuff,” Ives said.)
— Simeon Career Academy students make amends after classmates trash Walmart during walkout – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/simeon-students-make-amends-after-classmates-trash-walmart-during-walkout/3224923/

 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker defends putting $69.5 million of his fortune into campaign as politicians march in St. Patrick’s Day parade – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants you to defend what you do and why? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to defend a) my spending 10+ hours of what is left of my life each and every day and b) my spending thousands of dollars for newspaper subscriptions, bulk email and website expenses, etc. each and every year putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and each and every evening. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that no one wants to get the emails, b) that no one appreciates getting the emails, c) that neither they nor anyone else reads the emails, and d) that the emails have caused all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-primary-st-patricks-day-parade-20180317-story.html
— Census: Mokena’s population up nearly 1,600 – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: Is the population up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, and what are the main reasons why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-mokena-census-totals-st-0307-20180316-story.html
— What Naperville residents will see on primary election ballots Tuesday – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Since 2000, as soon as sample ballots are available, I have always hand delivered copies of the ballots to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-primary-election-naperville-st-0318-20180317-story.html
— An extra nudge for these candidates on Tuesday – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-endorsements-illinois-primary-candidates-20180316-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Rauner, at Ives, and at the rest of the candidates on Republican primary ballots in Illinois that every vote that they do not get is because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180317/news/303179924/
— The donors behind the dollars in governor races: Will war chests matter? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/the-donors-behind-the-dollars-in-governor-races-will-war-chests-matter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But after President Donald Trump upset expectations in 2016, all bets should be off in Tuesday’s election, especially with potential low turnout and undecided voters creating flux, suburban experts said. “If the real hard core turns out, Rauner is in trouble,” veteran Republican organizer Pat Durante of Addison said. “If the moderates turn out, Ives is in trouble. If you asked me to pick who’ll win today … I couldn’t.” . . . On the Republican side, Rauner reported a formidable $55.6 million cash in hand at the end of 2017. In 2016, the governor donated $57 million to his campaign, and over the course of his political career, he’s given himself $95 million, state records show. That’s a stark contrast to Ives, who banked $404,000 cash in hand in the last quarter of 2017. But she surged in 2018, raising more than $3.3 million, mainly because of a $2.5 million windfall from Dick Uihlein of Lake Forest, founder of Uline shipping supplies and a one-time Rauner donor. “I never expected Ives to spend the kind of money she’s spending,” Durante said. Other significant Ives contributors include Chicagoan Vincent Kolber, president of rail equipment firm Residco and a former Rauner donor, with over $500,000; Hinsdale IT entrepreneur William Merchantz with $75,000; and the Illinois Opportunity Project, whose co-founders include conservative talk show host Dan Proft. Rauner has garnered more than $440,000 in 2018. His biggest donors include previous supporter and Chicago executive William Kunkler of C.C. Industries with $100,000 and the Illinois Republican Party with $191,000. Rauner has donated about $200,000 to the state GOP since 2010. Durante wouldn’t predict who’ll win, but he senses an enthusiasm gap. “I would think the hard-core base will go for Jeanne,” he said. “I think Rauner needs to get to those moderate Republicans. … It might be tougher for him than he imagines.” . . . For starters, Rauner wasn’t supposed to have an opponent, but the state’s entrenched financial crisis and political gridlock provoked rumblings of unrest from the rank and file. Despite the government dysfunction, the Winnetka investment banker is endorsed by mainstream Cook and DuPage Republicans. Ives, of Wheaton, has picked up a slew of local endorsements such as the Wheatland Township Republican Organization, Republican Organization of Wheeling Township and Batavia Township Republican Organization. She launched her bid after Rauner supported Medicaid funding for abortions. The conservative West Point grad has used social issues to whip up support among the GOP base, although the strategy has backfired with moderates. Last week, Ives launched an ad blitz calling Rauner a “fake” Republican, while he’s retaliated with commercials linking her with beleaguered Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat.)
— Sheriff, clerk among Kane County’s hottest primary races – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/sheriff-clerk-among-kane-countys-hottest-primary-races
— Celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history at Naper Settlement (DIERSEN: What discourages you from celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history? For me, it is knowing that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that my ancestors have been in Illinois since 1844, b) hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and against females big time, and c) that therefore, because of the foresaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/celebrating-illinois-200-year-history-at-naper-settlement—
— DuPage County races worth watching Tuesday – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/dupage-county-races-worth-watching-tuesday
— Trump wildlife protection board defends trophy hunting – AP (DIERSEN: What do trophy hunters think of you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180316/news/303169991/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Peaceful protest shouldn’t have been marred by student vandalism at a Walmart – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/peaceful-protest-shouldnt-have-been-marred-by-student-vandalism-at-a-walmart/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pension mess? You’d hardly know it from 2018’s gubernatorial candidates. – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180316/ISSUE07/180319908/pension-mess-youd-hardly-know-it-from-2018s-gubernatorial-candidates

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— As primaries loom, downstate Democrats look for a way back – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180317/as-primaries-loom-downstate-democrats-look-for-way-back

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— McSweeney seeks to abolish townships to lower taxes – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article205664954.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Must Pass Budget By May 31st – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261947#.Wq2dYcuKSM8

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— In Madison County, sales tax, few contested races face primary voters – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/In-Madison-County-sales-tax-few-contested-races-12761133.php

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Recognize these names? Meet the Macon County donors who gave $420,000 to political candidates – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/recognize-these-names-meet-the-macon-county-donors-who-gave/article_aedb7c16-2b34-5b1b-a924-49ef19751893.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Substitute teacher shortage hitting Southern Illinois hard; lobbyists working with legislators to change rules – SIMONE MALCOLM (DIERSEN: The federal jobs that I had were so bad that a) GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, b) IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job, and c) the Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/substitute-teacher-shortage-hitting-southern-illinois-hard-lobbyists-working-with/article_4939aa7d-b837-5a83-8088-078e1a06012e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are a number of issues that the state is facing in regard to retaining teachers and substitute teachers in school districts, such as reducing $250 to $300 it costs for a substitute license, reduce the requirements for out-of-state teachers, and increasing the rate of pay for subs. “The biggest thing is the rate of pay for substitute teachers,” said IARSS Association President Mark Jontry. “With the exacerbated shift in the economy, there is a reduced number of applicants because we have a stronger economy. People are now looking for job opportunities outside the state.” To compete with other counties of the state, Klosterman’s district had to increase the pay of its substitute teachers to $90 a day. “It was necessary to be competitive and expand the candidate pool for us to make sure that we did everything we could to fill positions as much as possible,” he said. Other methods Klosterman’s district implemented were using social media to advertise and speaking with employees, parents, friends, relatives, etc., asking if they know anyone who would like to be a substitute.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Pushes Back on School Walkouts, DGA Ad – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/ives-pushes-back-school-walkouts-dga-ad#stream/0

 — ST. LOUIS TODAY
Trump factor looms large in Illinois governor primary campaigns – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Rauner paints himself as being anti-Trump. What will the anti-Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois do? Will they cast a Republican primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? Or will they cast a Democrat primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? How many of the voters are anti-Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-factor-looms-large-in-illinois-governor-primary-campaigns/article_a588ade7-d304-5fa6-9929-b0f182e1f00d.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Surrender With Rauner or Fight With Jeanne
https://app.crowdskout.com/email.html?uuid=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1&cs-from=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1
— Liberal Rauner’s Liberal Friends Don’t Like Ives…Which Is Why You Should (DIERSEN: Who does not like you? Those who do not like me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://mailchi.mp/a223f71b4fd3/liberal-rauners-liberal-friends-dont-like-iveswhich-is-why-you-should?e=985ad8c00b

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Has the DGA Filed an In-Kind Contribution for Ives Yet? – NO.
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Tweets containing embedded pics could be copyright violation, NY judge says; decision an ‘outlier,’ for now – Tomas Kassahun
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511356918-tweets-containing-embedded-pics-could-be-copyright-violation-ny-judge-says-decision-an-outlier-for-now

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— QUID PRO QUO? RAUNER GIVES $1.5M TO 41 COUNTY GOP ORGS THROUGH ILGOP (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/thru-il-gop-rauner-gifts-41-county-gop-orgs-5k-and-more-leading-to-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an political strategy unprecedented in the Illinois Republican Party, thousands of dollars were transferred from the Illinois Republican Party to county organizations in the last three months leading up to the March 20th IL GOP primary. State Board of Elections records show that 41 county GOP organizations received gifts from the IL GOP from $5000 to $25,000. Never before has the IL GOP had the resources to distribute funds in such a manner. Where did the unprecedented party funding come from? County leaders tell Illinois Review they were asked to fill out applications, and checks were sent their ways – no requests or expectations voiced in the process. The Illinois Republican Party has been consistently sending out press releases over the past few months promoting Governor Rauner, however. Leading up to the check distribution, only five major donations were made to the IL GOP, including nearly $5 million from Citizens for Rauner, which the Rauners fund personally. Three million of the IL GOP funding went to the House Republican Organization.)
— PALATINE GOP LAWMAKER TOM MORRISON MAKES LAST MINUTE PUSH FOR IVES (DIERSEN: What discourages you from helping elect candidates in primary elections? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that any candidate that I might support in a primary election is far too conservative to win in a general election.) 
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/palatine-gop-lawmaker-makes-last-minute-push-for-ives-.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ OFFERS FIRED FBI MCCABE A JOB (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-congressman-gutierrez-offers-fired-fbi-mccabe-a-job.html
— DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INTERFERES IN IL GOP PRIMARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/democrat-governors-association-interferes-in-il-gop-primary.html
— COOK CO GOP SAMPLE BALLOT CONTROVERSY DEEPENS SPLIT IN COUNTY ORGANIZATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-co-gop-sample-ballot-controversy-deepens-split-in-county-organization.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune drops bombshell on Biss running mate
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/tribune-drops-bombshell-on-biss-running-mate/
— Campaign Shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/shenanigans-2/
— Saturday campaign money report
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/saturday-campaign-money-report/

 

BLAZE
— Chicago: Dozens of Simeon Career Academy students ripped up a Walmart while they were supposed to be protesting guns – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/17/dozens-of-chicago-students-ripped-up-a-walmart-while-they-were-supposed-to-be-protesting-guns

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois Primary Is a Bellwether for Pro-Life Democrats – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS (DIERSEN: Far too few activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend or advance the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Those who reject the right to life plank in the IRP platform have always worked extremely hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/illinois-primary-is-a-bellwether-for-pro-life-democrats/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Change At State Promises Trump A More Harmonious Outcome – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/17/change-at-state-promises-trump-harmonious-outcome/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats meddle against Illinois governor ahead of GOP primary – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/378933-dems-meddle-against-illinois-governor-ahead-of-gop-primary
— McCabe firing roils Washington – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old certainly did not roil those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/378971-mccabe-firing-roils-washington

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-race-fierce-costly-primary-nears-53821233
— Trump Cabinet members under scrutiny for pricey trips and $31,000 dining sets – STEPHANIE EBBS and ERICA Y KING
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cabinet-members-scrutiny-pricey-trips-31000-dining/story

 

USA TODAY
— Conservative Democrat Rep. Lipinski struggles to fend off progressive primary challenge – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/03/17/democrat-rep-lipinski-marie-newman-progressives/434103002/

 

DAILY MAIL
— SIXTY Chicago students trash Walmart after being allowed out of school to take part in nationwide gun protest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5511131/SIXTY-Chicago-students-trash-Walmart-anti-gun-walk-out.html
— Students trash Chicago Walmart during gun control walkout
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1650418/Video-Students-trash-Chicago-Walmart-gun-control-walkout.html

March 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former Chicago Police Department Superintendent McCarthy to run for mayor – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: Emanuel fired McCarthy blaming him for Chicago’s crime problems. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old blaming me for GAO’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion problems.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-cpd-superintendent-mccarthy-to-run-for-mayor/3225909/

 

NBC5
— Ives Appears to Gain Surge of Support Days Before Election – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Ives-Appears-to-Gain-Surge-of-Support-Days-Before-Election-477150183.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Abortion promoters promote Newman.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Race-Between-Lipinski-Newman-Gaining-National-Attention-477152643.html
— Pritzker Keeps Distance From Media Ahead of Primary Election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Who keeps their distance from you? The following keep their distance from me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-keeps-distance-from-media-ahead-of-primary-election-477100733.html

 

CBS2
— Hazing Victim Sues Wheaton College – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/16/hazing-victim-sues-wheaton-college/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wheaton College, football players sued in alleged attack of teammate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/wheaton-college-football-players-sued-in-alleged-attack-of-teammate

 

WGN TV
— These 2 Republicans want to replace Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/16/these-2-republicans-want-to-replace-attorney-general-lisa-madigan/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner supporters call Ives “right-wing” because she defends/advances the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Rauner supporters refuse/fail to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-seeks-re-election-but-right-wing-rival-ives-seeks-a-reckoning/
— Flaps, flubs and funds — Dem gov primary flush with all of it – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/flaps-flubs-and-funds-dem-gov-primary-flush-with-all-of-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote Bridget Degnen for Cook County Board.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-execs-show-the-green-for-ex-regulators-bid-for-cook-county-board-seat/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State senator Chris Nybo says tollway officials need to listen to Hinsdale, Western Springs concerns on Tri-State widening – Kimberly Fornek (DIERSEN: What are your concerns? Which officials listen to your concerns and say that other officials need to listen to your concerns? I should write a book about officials who represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who not only do not listen to my concerns, they belittle/badmouth my concerns and paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dhd-tollway-meeting-tl-0322-20180316-story.html
— Leave the gun. Take the cannoli: Let ‘The Godfather’ guide you through the Illinois primaries. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-election-preparation-kass-0304-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois lieutenant governor candidate Litesa Wallace linked to harassment complaint on list compiled by Speaker Madigan – Stacy St. Clair, Christy Gutowski and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-litesa-wallace-harassment-payment-ethics-20180315-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: More than 900 high school students marked truant in Hinsdale District 86 after national walkout – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-d86-walkout-discipline-tl-0322-20180316-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-march-for-our-lives-chicago-20180316-story.html
— Silverstein in tough primary fight following sexual harassment allegations – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ira-silverstein-primary-challenge-20180316-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/march-for-our-lives-gun-protest-draws-support-across-the-suburbs
— Youth (Marko Sukovic) versus experience (Karen Feldman) for Republican candidates in 59th District – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: What is Sukovic’s position on age discrimination? Does he agree with the federal government’s policy of wasting the careers of and getting rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/youth-versus-experience-for-republican-candidates-in-59th-district
— College of DuPage raises tuition by $1 per credit hour – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/college-of-dupage-raises-tuition-by-1-per-credit-hour
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/diversity-enriches-community-college-experience

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— When legislators become pot ‘pushers’ – Ralph E. Whitfield, Farmington
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180316/letter-when-legislators-become-pushers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner, in Champaign, says Democrats trying to help his GOP opponent – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-17/rauner-champaign-says-dems-trying-help-his-gop-opponent.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— The candidates and Madigan’s gerrymandering
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/16/the-candidates-and-madigans-gerrymandering/cf1mdw7/
— Ives, Marter are the true conservatives – Robert A. Baker, Princeton
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/15/ives-marter-are-the-true-conservatives/a4h76mc/
— ‘Time to end establishment politics as usual’ – James T. Marter. Oswego
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/08/time-to-end-establishment-politics-as-usual/adr8kj/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats who want to unseat Hultgren.
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/7-democrats-talk-strategy-for-winning-primary-unseating-hultgren-in-fall/a3oj9ql/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Davidsmeyer facing GOP primary challenge from Petty – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180317/davidsmeyer-facing-gop-primary-challenge-from-petty#//

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Taking aim at elections – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-taking-aim-at-elections/article_2a41d98f-d19d-5689-b5ef-fe6065816b52.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Let’s get rid of all the political consultants – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) (https://theaapc.org/) since 2001. I served on the board of AAPC’s Midwest Chapter 2001-2004. I have always complied with AAPC’s Code of Ethics (http://theaapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAPC-Code-of-Ethics.pdf). There are extremely few Republican AAPC members in Illinois. I am one of them. I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be Republican political consultants, who are not AAPC members, who reject AAPC’s Code of Ethics, who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, and who bring disgrace at all political consultants.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-let-s-get-rid-of-all-the-political/article_b4313f71-0ce4-5fe9-b42e-e753909887c2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recently, on the same day, I received five over-size, glossy political postcards from Gov. Bruce Rauner. The cards told the most outrageous, bald-faced lies about an opponent that I have ever read. As I digested the messages, I became sick to my stomach. Rauner is being challenged by state Rep. Jeanne Ives for the GOP nomination for governor, at the March 20 Republican primary election. I do not favor either candidate. Ives is too conservative for me, and Rauner is, well, a bald-faced liar. And, apparently, not embarrassed or shamed a whit about his lying to the voters. The messages say that Ives, among other dastardly deeds: Is the lackey of Democratic Speaker of the Illinois House Mike Madigan Wants to keep the recent increase in the income tax and Opposes cutting property taxes Thee anti-Ives statements are “supported” by citations of roll call votes and quotations found in newspapers. Shamefully, the above claims by Rauner represent lying by the ploy of excerpting snippets from larger statements to reverse the meaning. For example, in Henry IV, Shakespeare has Dick the Butcher declare: ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Sounds like an attack on lawyers. Yet, in the full context, Butcher thought if he disturbed law and order, he could become king. Thus, Shakespeare meant the famous line as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society. That is what Rauner and his consultants have done. Reverse the meaning. Red becomes green; night, day. Indeed, Ives is as anti-Madigan, anti-tax (of any kind) as they come. Respected publications, such as Crain’s Chicago Business, columnist Scott Reeder and others, already have called out Rauner for his lying. We also must note Democrat Madigan, Rauner’s nemesis, has been using misleading attack ads against GOP opponents for years. I still stifle a rueful chuckle when I recall an ad in which Madigan minions charged a GOP opponent for consorting with sex perverts. This was so because the Republican rented an apartment to someone who had years earlier been convicted of some sex crime. Political campaigning has been rough and tumble since the early days of the Republic, when Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Act. The law allowed President John Adams to jail to newspaper editors and others who criticized him, which he did with gusto. Today, billionaires flaunt limitless campaign spending as they assault untutored voters with lies and misleading half-truths that are laughable to insiders. Why do they do this? Because it works. In my day, half a century ago, candidates generally stuck to making positive statements about themselves, leaving their opponents alone. Not today, obviously. I blame the political consultants. They are paid to win, period. Not to win fairly, honestly, nor with substantive arguments. But simply to win. Win-at-any-cost consultants disgust me. They lurk in the background of campaigns, holding in contempt the voters they deceive. Consultants have found that voters — their cynicism probably ingrained by endless attack ads courtesy of those same consultants — tend to believe the worst about candidates today. Of course, candidates don’t have to accept the advice from consultants that they mislead the public about their opponents. Yet, too many candidates want to win so badly they accept the “wisdom” of their consultants, and thus often spend most of their money on the attack. Legitimate criticism of an opponent is fair game, of course, and helpful to voters. But outright lying? Come on. If we — you and I — don’t call out bald-faced lying, things will only get worse, if such is possible. At the national level, PolitiFact uses volunteers and donations to call out misrepresentation and lies. I propose at the state and local level in Illinois we create a simple Code of Ethics for Political Campaigns: “I will neither lie nor mislead voters about my opponents.” Then we ask all candidates to sign the pledge. Those who fail to sign the pledge, or break it, would be publicly rebuked. Those who sign and keep to the pledge would be publicly commended. The ideal group to implement a Code of Ethics would be the nonprofit Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. But they would need lots of volunteer help. Pollyannaish? Sure, but we could use some Jimmy Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) politics in our democracy. So, to be charitable, let’s not kill all the political consultants, appealing as the thought might be. Instead, let’s call out those consultants and candidates who lie and mislead.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— As lawmakers pursue bump stock ban, Illinois online retailer can’t keep enough in stock – Robert Channick
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/as-lawmakers-pursue-bump-stock-ban-illinois-online-retailer-can/article_4c8ba982-a111-56a1-aeb5-d55ba3c82b8b.html

 

TIMES
— The corrupt state GOP – ART HAVENHILL, Leader, La Salle County Tea Party
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/the-corrupt-state-gop/article_b3381eab-e3b9-5f6b-97a4-abd7b9b79260.html
— Pro-Kinzinger mailer sparks controversy – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/pro-kinzinger-mailer-sparks-controversy/article_9839ad56-cc65-52d9-ae7b-45f4cceeda30.html
— Voters should do the vetting in primaries – Editorial (DIERSEN: How much do voters know about the candidates? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping voters and everyone else from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-voters-should-do-the-vetting-in-primaries/article_5d8bed28-2bce-5f0f-8267-f06de2e1f572.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Governor Rauner stops in Champaign ahead of the election
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/governor-rauner-stops-in-champaign-ahead-of-the-election

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Black Voters Need More Convincing From Democrats In 2018 – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/black-voters-need-more-convincing-democrats-2018#stream/0
— Trump’s Attorney Seeks $20 Million In Damages From Porn Star – RICHARD GONZALES
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-attorney-seeks-20-million-damages-porn-star#stream/0

 

WJBC
— As primary approaches, Ives ramps up attacks on Rauner – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: What about Rauner’s attacks on Ives? Who attacks you and why? I should write a book about those who attack me and why they do it.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/16/as-primary-approaches-ives-ramps-up-attacks-on-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY VOTERS TO DECIDE ON MERGER BETWEEN CLERK’S OFFICE AND ELECTION COMMISSION – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-voters-to-decide-on-merger-between-clerks-office-and-election-commission/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— State Rep. Morrison: Vote for Jeanne Ives and Help Spread the Word! – John Biver (DIERSEN: What discourages you from helping elect candidates? I am discouraged from helping elect candidates because of the success that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had in a) viciously demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my judgment and b) getting candidates and everyone else to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all their past, present, and future problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who state that they are conservative and/or Republican, b) who could/should have come to my defense, but c) did not come to my defense.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/state-rep-tom-morrison-vote-for-jeanne-ives-and-help-spread-the-word/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— McCann, barred from Senate GOP caucus meeting, claims Rauner threatened to “destroy you and your family” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about adverse actions that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/mccann-barred-from-sgop-caucus-meeting-claims-rauner-threatened-to-destroy-you-and-your-family/

 

BREITBART
— Calling America ‘Land of Opportunity’ Is a ‘Microaggression’ Says University of California – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes belittle/badmouth my accomplishments and they hint/imply/argue/shout that I would not have accomplished anything were it not for a) my parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors being undeservedly filthy rich, b) my benefiting from their racism, c) my benefiting from their sexism, d) my benefiting from their bigotry, e) my avoiding the draft, f) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, g) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, h) etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/17/calling-america-land-opportunity-microaggression-says-university-california/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Lawyers Claim Stormy Daniels Violated Confidentiality Agreement at Least 20 Times – Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/trumps-stormy-daniels-lawsuit.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Andrew McCabe, Trump’s foil at the FBI, is fired hours before he could retire – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: According to this article, “The move will likely cost McCabe a significant portion of his retirement benefits, though it is possible he could bring a legal challenge.” My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) has cost me a tremendous amount of money and b) resulted in my attorney Walter T. Charlton filing Diersen v. GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ So far, at a minimum, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have cost me $1,505,950 ($2,569,162 lost salary minus $1,063,212 pension payments).)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbis-andrew-mccabe-is-fired-a-little-more-than-24-hours-before-he-could-retire/2018/03/16/e055a22a-2895-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI deputy director Andrew Mc­Cabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire — a move that McCabe alleged was an attempt to slander him and undermine the ongoing special counsel investigation into the Trump campaign. Sessions announced the decision in a statement just before 10 p.m., noting that both the Justice Department inspector general and the FBI office that handles discipline had found “that Mr. McCabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor — including under oath — on multiple occasions.” He said based on those findings and the recommendation of the department’s senior career official, “I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately.” The move will likely cost McCabe a significant portion of his retirement benefits, though it is possible he could bring a legal challenge. He responded on Friday night with a lengthy statement, claiming he was being targeted because he was a witness in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and asserting that his actions were appropriate. He also alleged former FBI Director James B. Comey knew about the media disclosure about which the inspector general has raised questions. “This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally,” McCabe said. “It is part of this Administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel’s work.” Trump tweeted early Saturday morning, “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!” An email notifying McCabe of the move was sent to his work account and his lawyers just minutes before Sessions’s statement was made public, though McCabe learned of the firing from press accounts, his spokeswoman said. McCabe has been fighting vigorously to keep his job, and on Thursday, he spent nearly four hours inside the Justice Department pleading his case.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Truth Isn’t the Problem—We Are Politics has warped facts since the days of Pericles, but our ‘post-truth’ era offers a destructive new twist: defying facts as a badge of tribal allegiance. – Rebecca Newberger Goldstein (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/truth-isnt-the-problemwe-are-1521124562
— You Can’t Work Your Way Through College Anymore – Richard R. West (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-cant-work-your-way-through-college-anymore-1521239612

March 16 Morning Edition

BRUCE RAUNER
— VIDEO: DIERSEN HEADLINE:  Rauner disgustingly, outrageously, falsely, and unethically hints/implies/argues/shouts that Ives has surrendered to Madigan. What next will Rauner disgustingly, outrageously, falsely, and unethically hint/imply/argue/shout? Will he hint/imply/argue/shout that Diersen has surrendered to the Democrats, to the Democrat plants, to the Libertarians, to the Libertarian plants, to the Greens, to the Green plants, and to the RINOs who run Illinois?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuSguxzMwQ&feature=youtu.be

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— National Review Endorses Ives for Governor “Ives is both a superior candidate to the governor and a solid politician in her own right.”
https://mailchi.mp/a3013f062831/national-review-endorses-ives-for-governor

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeanne Ives for Governor – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/jeanne-ives-illinois-governor-endorsement-rauner-forfeited-conservative-support/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Attack Jeanne Ives, Just 7 Points Behind Bruce Rauner in Illinois – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/15/democrats-attack-jeanne-ives-just-7-points-behind-bruce-rauner-in-illinois/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives Within Striking Distance Of Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-within-striking-distance-of-rauner

 

CHICAGO MORNING ANSWER
— State Representative Jeanne Ives talks about her run against Governor Rauner in the Republican primary
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2018/03/14/state-representative-jeanne-ives-talks-run-governor-rauner-republican-primary/

 

WGN TV
— Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives on who is worse for the future of the state, Rauner or Mike Madigan – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/16/gubernatorial-candidate-jeanne-ives-on-who-is-worse-for-the-future-of-the-state-rauner-or-mike-madigan/

 

WLS AM
— Ives says she can win, Rauner’s support is thin – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/16/ives-says-she-can-win-rauners-support-is-thin/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After spending millions in Dem primary, Rauner accuses “Washington liberals” of “hijacking” the GOP primary
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/after-spending-millions-in-dem-primary-rauner-accuses-washington-liberals-of-hijacking-the-gop-primary/
— Rauner attended Quincy campaign event after Quincy veterans’ home presser
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/rauner-attended-quincy-campaign-event-after-quincy-veterans-home-presser/

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s Rauner who divided state GOP – Chuck Smith, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180316/its-rauner-who-divided-state-gop
(THE LETTER: The March 12 “Opinion — The Choice for Governor,” clearly shows that the Daily Herald has a very liberal agenda as well as a flawed crystal ball, which you also used to support and predict Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. It was very obvious in that election that the Daily Herald editorial staff clearly missed the wave of support for Donald Trump. You continue to report that Jeanne Ives cannot win in November. It is obvious that you recognize that Gov. Rauner has lost his base of support that marginally put him in office. As such, he cannot statistically win re-election in November. Rauner is your choice to run against the winner of the Democratic primary. Jeanne Ives has a rapidly growing wave of support while Gov. Rauner has lost his base that put in him in office. In your endorsement, it is stated that Rauner has demonstrated his commitment to the fundamental values of the Republican Party. This could not be further from the truth. Rauner lied to Cardinal Cupich and his constituents when he said he would not sign the bill authorizing Medicare funding of abortions. He also approved the bill making Illinois a sanctuary state. Rauner owns the 32 percent income tax increase, because he failed to do his job as a leader to keep the Republican leaders unified to the values of the constituents that put them in office. These are not Republican values. It is Gov. Rauner that has divided the Republican Party. Jeanne Ives has the knowledge, legislative experience, and drive to lead this great state from the brink of financial disaster. She has a reputation as a smart, honest, and committed legislator that truly represents the financial interests of the Illinois taxpayer.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Most suburban school districts increased cash reserves last year – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/most-suburban-school-districts-increased-cash-reserves-last-year
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea’s legal woes provide fodder for lawyers’ ‘Hannibal O’Shea’ skit – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/dupage-judges-legal-woes-provide-fodder-for-lawyers-hannibal-oshea-skit
— More layoffs hit Chicago Tribune newsroom – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. It was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes. During my last 4 years there, all its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran who had 25 or more years of federal service and who had not made Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 were strongly “encouraged” to take GAO’s early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/feder-more-layoffs-hit-chicago-tribune-newsroom
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180315/editorial-student-protests-rise-to-level-that-deserves-attention

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump factor looms large in Illinois governor primary campaigns – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What will the anti-Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois do? Will they cast a Republican primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump?  Or will they cast a Democrat primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? How many of the voters are anti-Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-race-donald-trump-factor-20180315-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For Republicans, it’s a question of whether the enthusiasm that gave Trump more than 2 million votes and victories in 91 of the state’s 102 counties in 2016 (despite an overall loss to Hillary Clinton here) will manifest itself in the primary for governor. . .When Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives explains to voters why she’s challenging Gov. Bruce Rauner in the primary election, she cites the honor code of her West Point alma mater: “I will not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those that do.” The governor, Ives contends, lied to her and other social conservatives in 2014 when he said he had no social agenda, and she points to his signature on a law to expand abortion rights. At the same time, however, the Wheaton legislator has embraced Trump and urges what she calls the “silent majority” that elected him to rise up against Rauner. Trump’s lies in office are well chronicled — just Wednesday, he boasted that he made up facts on trade during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump also has a history of cheating, including his affair with actress Marla Maples that broke up his first marriage, and the current fallout from $130,000 paid by his lawyer to a porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels as “hush money” about an alleged affair. How does Ives reconcile campaigning on an honor code that prohibits lying and cheating as a rationale to take on Rauner, while not only tolerating but actively promoting Trump? Asked that question recently, Ives paused for several seconds. “For me, it’s a personal affront to what Gov. Rauner has done because I’m part of that Republican caucus he lied to, OK?” she said. “So, it’s a very personal thing. That’s the thing. I can affect him (Rauner) and the outcome of this election. I can’t necessarily affect Donald Trump.” . . . “These two primary races at the governor’s level are pretty good examples of this issue of differentiation. Jeanne Ives has been very clear and very pointed about differentiating herself from Rauner in very specific ways,” he said. “Whereas the Democrats have to say, ‘Well, I’ve got this slightly different take on (things).’ Nuances are a problem.” With Ives, there’s not much nuance to her support for the president. “I think we should have a working relationship with (Trump),” she said after a recent gathering of the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents at Water Tower Place. “And look, I’ve been disappointed by a lot of other politicians who have lied about what their intentions are, have done the wrong thing. But you still work with them. You still work with them,” she said. “But in the case of Rauner, I can actually affect change where he has personally lied about his policies.” Ives has supported Trump attacks on sanctuary cities and illegal immigration while criticizing Rauner’s approval of legislation that would prevent local law enforcement from holding someone based solely on their legal status or detaining someone without a judicially issued warrant. Ives’ challenge means Rauner’s attempts to distance himself from Trump have become a factor for the governor ahead of the primary, Mooney said. “Rauner’s spent his time ignoring (Trump), (the president) is sort of a pariah in the state, and that’s annoyed the Trump supporters in the state, and then Jeanne Ives comes along,” Mooney said. “If she wouldn’t have been there, raising (Rauner’s) ambiguity about Trump and all of that, in the fall, the Democrat, whoever it would be, would definitely hammer him on Trump, associate him with Trump,” he added. “But without Ives putting out these sort of RINO (Republican In Name Only) criticisms and so forth, those (Trump) people might have just gone ahead and would vote for (Rauner).” Trump presents a problem for a Republican governor running in a Democratic-leaning state. For nearly two years, Rauner routinely has avoided using the president’s name in public, and he skipped the 2016 GOP convention that nominated Trump. Asked by reporters about Trump-proposed policies on immigration, health care and other issues and Rauner regularly demurs — at one point saying he had “no obligation” to discuss “every policy change in Washington.” Instead, Rauner has focused his primary campaign on his frequent political target, veteran Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, going so far as to try to link Madigan to Ives despite vast ideological differences between the Democratic leader and the GOP challenger. The assertion rated a “Pants on Fire” from PolitiFact Illinois. The election, Rauner told reporters, is “about the people against a corrupt, broken system. It’s about the people of Illinois demanding more value for their taxes and a lower tax burden, the people of Illinois demanding more jobs, more economic opportunity and the people of Illinois demanding an end to the corruption in our system by getting term limits.” The governor said his campaign message is one of “unification” that transcends party labels. But Rauner has had difficulty finding a base. His approval of legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions to women covered by Medicaid and state employee health insurance motivated Ives to challenge him. GOP conservatives viewed Rauner’s move as a betrayal after he had vowed to veto the bill. On the other hand, Rauner’s support of the measure could help him if he makes it to the November general election, winning favor with GOP-leaning moderate suburban women, a critical demographic in an evolving collar county landscape. Rauner followed that up, however, with his Tuesday veto of legislation that would have required the state licensing of gun shops. That’s legislation those same suburban women, many of them mothers of school-age children, would support. Before then, however, Rauner has to win the primary election, and he knows the voting power of Downstate gun-rights supporters. David Yepsen, the former head of the Paul Simon Public Policy Center at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said the Trump impact in the primaries may only be just the beginning heading toward the outcomes of the November general election. “There is a Trump effect, and it can be a harmful one to Republican chances in Illinois in November. There is a Democrat wave starting to form, and it manifests itself in the energy you see in these groups, the turnouts in primaries in other states,” said Yepsen, a former national columnist for The Des Moines Register. “It’s history. It’s the midterm election and the party in power (in the White House) is going to take a hit.” he said. “In Illinois, Republicans don’t have a lot of margin.”)
— National Democrats get into Republican governor race – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-20180316-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Governors Association is launching two ads in the closing days of the primary campaign, electing to play in the Republican sandbox. One ad goes after Gov. Rauner. The other takes on his challenger, state Rep. Jeanne Ives. In ad about Rauner, a definition of the word “worst” appears on screen as a female narrator says: “Worst. It’s not a word we like to hear in Illinois but worst is where Gov. Rauner has taken Illinois since he took office.” In ad about Ives, a male narrator says: “When is a conservative leader too conservative for Illinois? Meet Jeanne Ives. She’s been rated as one of the most conservative in the state.” Each spot ends with a phone number on screen for people to call either Rauner or Ives. The numbers are not their campaign offices, however. They’re state government phone numbers in Springfield. The DGA’s decision to play in the Republican primary comes after Rauner forces have been doing it for nearly a year in the Democratic governor primary. Back-to-back ads back in May from the state Republican Party, which Rauner heavily subsidizes, and from Rauner’s campaign sought to contrast Rauner’s wealth as “self-made” compared with Pritzker’s “inherited” wealth. Rauner is a private equity investor, while Pritzker, a billionaire entrepreneur and investor, is an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune.)
— DuPage ranked No. 1 healthiest county in Illinois – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-healthiest-county-in-illinois-st-0316-20180314-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— National Review endorses Ives in GOP primary over Rauner – Stefano Esposito

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/national-review-endorses-ives-in-gop-primary-over-rauner/
— New Democratic ad attacks Jeanne Ives — but gets her message out against Rauner – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/new-democratic-ad-attacks-jeanne-ives-but-gets-her-message-out-against-rauner/

 

WTTW
— Progressive Democrats: Madigan Offered Deal to Keep Power – Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: What if Republicans offered Rauner a deal to keep him in power? But wait, he who pays the piper calls the tunes, and Rauner pays the piper, that is, a) Rauner pays the Illinois Republican Party and many if not virtually all the Republican county, township, and ward party organizations in Illinois and b) Rauner pays many, if not most, of the Republican candidates and elected officials in Illinois.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/15/progressive-democrats-madigan-offered-deal-keep-power

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ives Blasts Rauner Over Ads – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261909#.Wqu_vcuKSM8

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Ives, Harold to speak at Lockport Township GOP event – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511363127-ives-harold-to-speak-at-lockport-township-gop-event

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner’s sanctuary law born in DuPage County – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511362015-rauner-s-sanctuary-law-born-in-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ives: Rauner is doubling down on his lies – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ives-rauner-is-doubling-down-on-his-lies/article_a1c39b72-27c1-11e8-ad25-972cd1014506.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner pays his staff more than $10 million – not $4.9 million
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/03/14/rauner-pays-his-staff-more-than-10-million-not-4-9-million/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Big Names and Big Money in Illinois as Governor Faces Challenges on All Sides – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/illinois-governor-election.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago leads U.S. in underwater homes – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180316/CRED0701/180319924/chicago-has-more-underwater-homeowners-than-new-york-and-l-a-combined

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Ethics complaint filed against Sheriff Kramer Complaint alleges Kramer committed ethics violation – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/03/14/ethics-complaint-filed-against-sheriff-kramer/anjytq5/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jon Zahm, a political consultant to the Tindall campaign, alleged that in wearing official clothing and driving the county-issued car, Kramer used taxpayer resources for political gain in violation of the county’s ethics ordinance against prohibited political activities. “No officer or employee shall intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time, as defined herein,” the ethics ordinance states. “No officer or employee shall intentionally use any property or resources of the County of Kane in connection with any prohibited political activity.” Among the prohibited political activities is, “Managing or working on a campaign for elective office” Zahm’s complaint alleges that Kramer wore an official shirt and drove his official police car when he attended two election events.)

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Republicans use Lincoln-Reagan Day to build enthusiasm for elections – Edward Husar
http://www.whig.com/20180316/republicans-use-lincoln-reagan-day-to-build-enthusiasm-for-elections#//

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A break from nasty election ads? If only – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-16/jim-dey-break-nasty-election-ads-if-only.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Push for gun laws faces resistance in most states – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180315/ap-review-push-for-gun-laws-faces-resistance-in-most-states
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as operatives and as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180314/from-voice-springfield-teens-explain-why-they-walked-out

 

SOUTHERN
— Northern Illinois gun range to offer free classes to teachers – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/northern-illinois-gun-range-to-offer-free-classes-to-teachers/article_c983a3b7-9a6b-5253-b031-3f7e0e33fdbc.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Senate passes gun bills, participates in walk out – BRENDEN MOORE AND MAXIMILIAN KWIATKOWSKI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-senate-passes-gun-bills-participates-in-walk-out/article_3f46999b-a304-5baf-bc50-7e5707c42cdc.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County referendum seeks voter support for election commission, clerk merger – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/13/dupage-county-referendum-seeks-voter-support-for-election-commission-clerk-merger/atgt69y/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Our antiweed governor better take note: downstate is also going to pot – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/16/our-antiweed-governor-better-take-note-downstate-is-also-going-to-pot

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Why Are Student Opinions Being Trivialized? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Students are dominated by their teachers.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/03/why-are-student-opinions-being-trivialized/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House blasts Hillary Clinton for remark about ‘backward’ Trump voters – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: 211 voted for Hillary in my precinct, but only 137 voted for Trump. To what extent do those 211 demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being backward? How should I react to that?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/15/hillary-clinton-blasted-sarah-sanders-remark-about/

 

GOPUSA
— Bill Gates: ‘I don’t agree with the America first rhetoric’
http://www.gopusa.com/bill-gates-i-dont-agree-with-the-america-first-rhetoric/
— Brown wants more money for census fearing non-citizens will not be counted
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41560

 

INSIDE SOURCES
— Union Leader Argues Job Training Isn’t Enough – Connor D. Wolf (DIERSEN: IRS and GAO provide their employees with lots of training. IRS wasted the training that it provided me 1971-1980 by its refusal to promote me beyond GS-12. GAO wasted the training that it provided me 1980-1997 by its refusal to promote me beyond GS-13 and its forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. IRS and GAO would not have wasted that training if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.insidesources.com/union-leader-job-training-not-enough/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trumka addressed the issue while speaking during a panel discussion at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. He argued that training alone isn’t enough and that more needs to be done to ensure workers aren’t hurt by these new technologies. He added that unions already train many workers but that hasn’t fully addressed the issue. “We train people, that’s what we do,” Trumka said during the discussion. “That’s not the issue, training them to do what? And if in fact the logical conclusion is technology shrinks all the jobs so that there are not enough jobs for those in the society, that training only makes you, first it makes you, in my instance, you’re an unemployed miner, then you get trained to be a computer programmer, so then I was an unemployed computer programmer.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a 2011 report that the federal government spends about $18 billion annually on job training programs. Former President Barack Obama, for instance, invested $90 million into a federal program focused exclusively on apprenticeships – an area the current administration has been looking to expand.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrat Bobby Rush Forced To Pay 15 Percent Of Salary Annually Due To $1 Million Loan He Never Paid – Henry Rodgers (DIERSEN: I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush played a major role in GAO’s forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, I served many wage garnishments. SEE: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-is-a-levy)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/15/chicago-bobby-rush-wage-garnishment/?utm_medium=email
— Liberals Mock Don Jr. After Vanessa Trump Files For Divorce – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being someone who no woman would marry, let alone stayed married to. Of course, a) they were furious when I got married in 1978 and b) they remain furious we are still married. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have never been married, b) who have been divorced, and c) who have major marital problems.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/15/donald-trump-jr-vanessa-trump-divorce/
— Hillary Can’t Stop Hating The Deplorables – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who state that they are conservative and/or Republican and b) who can’t stop hating me and other deplorables.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/16/hillary-clinton-hate-deplorables/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— We’re going to court against Google
http://email.conservativehq.com/q/11mAnQbR3FawbHnfokyXol1/wv

 

THE HILL
— Republicans insist tax law will help in midterms – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: All Republicans would get many more votes in November if Roskam increased the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378735-republicans-brush-off-doubts-about-tax-strategy

 

NBC NEWS
— Time for conservatives to accept Trump’s imperfections and learn how to work with him Supporting Trump is not quite the profound moral dilemma it’s been made out to be. – Keith Koffler (DIERSEN: Who stresses your imperfections? Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that your imperfections as fatal? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who stress my imperfections and hint/imply/argue/shout that they are fatal. They would not do that if I glorified and praised them, if I pandered to them, if I served as one of their operatives or dupes, or if I gave them money.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/time-conservatives-accept-trump-s-imperfections-learn-how-work-him-ncna856771

 

NEW YORK POST
— Teacher put on leave for questioning school walkout – Jackie Salo (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on leave since 1997 because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Constructively, so far, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,063,212 ($4,322/month X 246 months) in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work.)
https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/teacher-put-on-leave-for-questioning-school-walkout/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Illinois Primary, Democrats Take Aim at One of Their Own Veteran Rep. Dan Lipinski faces a primary challenge from the left – Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who state that they are conservative and/or Republican who took the lead in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-illinois-primary-democrats-take-aim-at-one-of-their-own-1521201600

 

NEWSWEEK
— ERIKA HAROLD: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR DEFENDS REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE HAUNTED BY ‘ANTI-GAY’ ADOPTION COMMENTS – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/illinois-governor-stands-anti-gay-adoption-candidate-844346

 

FED SMITH
— House Dems Concerned About Whistleblower Reports of Targeting Career Federal Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always focused on getting rid of their employees who were not sufficiently “supportive” of the Democrat Party platform. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/15/house-dems-concerned-whistleblower-reports-targeting-career-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two Democrats in the House of Representatives said in a letter today that they have information from a whistleblower indicating that high-level officials at the White House and State Department communicated about the need to conduct a “cleaning” of career federal employees that they believed were not sufficiently “supportive” of President Trump’s agenda.)

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— If the Internet Didn’t Exist, Where Would Newspapers Be? – Paul Fanlund (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to newspaper websites.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-if-the-internet-didnt-exist-where-would-newspapers-be/

March 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, March 14, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. MTRCC Committeemen voted to recommend John Monino to fill the Marty Kelly Milton Township Trustee vacancy. Attendees included Almiron, Berlin, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Chinchilla, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fawell, Fitch, Galvin, Grant, Heidorn, Hinkle, Jacobsen, Keller, Kinzler, A. & C. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, MacKay, McGowen, Menna, Minor, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nathwani, Prater, Rash, Romano, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Tatro, Wehling, Wiley, C & J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

WGN RADIO
— Will it be difficult for Republicans to back Governor Rauner if he defeats Jeanne Ives? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/14/will-it-be-difficult-for-republicans-to-back-governor-rauner-if-he-defeats-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Attempt to override Rauner gun veto put off as assault weapons restrictions approved – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-guns-20180314-story.html
— Illinois pushes ahead with gun curbs after Rauner veto – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–gun-legislation-20180314-story.html
— Pritzker called ‘liar,’ ‘fraud’ during final Democratic governor debate – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-democratic-governor-debate-pritzker-kennedy-biss-20180314-story.html
— New wage requirements will deliver ‘devastating blow’ to Southland development, mayors say – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-tax-incentives-opposition-st-0315-20180314-story.html#new_tab

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame “politicians” for gun violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-79-dead-guns-2018-politicians-rauner-enough/
— Judge duns U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for delinquent loan, taps his congressional pay – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-duns-u-s-rep-bobby-rush-for-delinquent-loan-taps-his-congressional-pay/
— Candidates change, but political tactics remain the same – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/candidates-change-but-political-tactics-remain-the-same/
— Students gather at City Hall, condemn school closings as acts of violence – Julie Whitehair
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/students-gather-at-city-hall-condemn-school-closings-as-acts-of-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ex-Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd pleads guilty to disregarding election law – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/ex-lake-county-coroner-pleads-guilty-to-disregarding-election-law
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: San Francisco one of few US cities with marijuana lounges – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180315/news/303159990/
— Mendrick: Unquestioned integrity for DuPage sheriff – John Millner, Elmhurst
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180315/unquestioned-integrity-for-dupage-sheriff
— At last, public knows of deception in Lisle merger drive – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180314/editorial-at-last-public-knows-of-deception-in-lisle-merger-drive

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These Chicago suburbs are seeing white flight – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180314/CRED0701/180319958/chicago-suburbs-seeing-white-flight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 24 census tracts mostly clustered in the southern end of Cook County, around places like Lynwood, Matteson and Homewood, the share of the white population declined at least one-quarter during that decade. The raw number of the decline had to be at least 100 people to be counted in Kye’s study. While data for other suburban Chicago counties are not reported in Kye’s paper, he dug into the data at Crain’s request and found seven census tracts in northeastern Will County, around Bolingbrook and Romeoville, and three scattered tracts in DuPage County that met his study’s criteria. There were none in Lake, Kane or McHenry counties, Kye said.)
— A startup for you debt-burdened millennials – ARI BENDERSKY (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180315/ISSUE01/180319983
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There was a time when job seekers weighed benefits like medical coverage, retirement accounts and in-office kegerators before accepting an offer. Today, with tens of millions of Americans weighed down by student loan debt, applicants also are judging would-be employers by whether they’ll chip in on those college bill payments. Chicago’s Peanut Butter is there to help companies offer that perk. In 2014, while working as senior director of business development at Sears Holdings, David Aronson, 36, read something that startled him: Most people in their 20s and 30s weren’t making maximum contributions to their 401(k) accounts because their student loan payments – a 2015 college graduate left school owing $34,000 on average – sucked away too much of their disposable income.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate passes gun bills, participates in walk out – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180314/illinois-senate-passes-gun-bills-participates-in-walk-out

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake gun range sees overwhelming response to concealed carry lessons for teachers On Target plans to host course exclusively for school employees – KATIE SMITH
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/14/crystal-lake-gun-range-sees-overwhelming-response-to-concealed-carry-lessons-for-teachers/a43e0bh/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/12/mchenry-county-students-join-nationwide-walkout-in-protest-of-gun-violence/aow1yvx/
— McHenry County facing shortage of homes for less than $200K Current market has far more buyers than sellers – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/13/mchenry-county-facing-shortage-of-homes-for-less-than-200k/auy39py/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Special election rebuff builds Trump’s losing streak.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/special-election-rebuff-builds-trump-s-losing-streak/article_40181c06-de2e-5ffc-9875-fc186b1731ee.html

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Candidates want downstate votes. Have they paid enough attention to Southern Illinoisans? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article204683134.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner’s big lie about Ives – SCOTT REEDER
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/rauner-s-big-lie-about-ives/article_2079139f-1ed6-5ca3-94d4-40efec964ea6.html
— Negative ads justified, let voters decide truth – HOHN DONALD O’SHEA
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/negative-ads-justified-let-voters-decide-truth/article_fc5fcfff-1543-5185-856e-4087e0c49b26.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Preliminary OK given for video gambling to continue in St. Charles Final vote for reauthorization expected to take place March 19 – MARTHA QUETSCH (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/03/12/preliminary-ok-given-for-video-gambling-to-continue-in-st-charles/aijc9xb/

 

TIMES
— First, let’s kill all the political consultants – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-first-let-s-kill-all-the-political-consultants/article_dce78a99-d5ee-5d54-bd6b-feb9a21a311f.html

 

WSIL TV
— Jeanne Ives campaigns in Marion, calls out Rauner – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37727839/jeanne-ives-campaigns-in-marion-calls-out-rauner

 

WJBD
— Gun Curbs Get Illinois Senate OK, Wait-Period Plan to Rauner Senate Approves Ban on Bump Stops and Age Limit to Own Assault-Style Weapons – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/14/gun-curbs-get-illinois-senate-ok-waitperiod-plan-to-rauner

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://nprillinois.org/post/money-and-legal-weed-debate-illinois#stream/0

 

PRO PUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do We Keep Bias Out of Stories? We stick with the facts, and several editors read every story. – Jason Grotto (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens dominate the news media in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, in Wheaton, in etc. For those Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens, something is news only if it can be a) spun to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, or the Green Party platform or b) spun to badmouth the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-ppil-on-bias-in-journalism#new_tab

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chapter Eight: Money Can’t Buy You Love
https://mailchi.mp/c7353e59a004/rauner-record-revealed-money-cant-buy-you-love

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Sunshine Week…….except in the Office of Illinois Governor Rauner – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/sunshine-week-except-in-the-office-of-illinois-governor-rauner/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump pushes again for ‘Phase Two’ of tax cuts – Dave Boyer and S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the $10,000 SALT cap should be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/14/trump-pushes-again-phase-two-tax-cuts/

 

NEWSMAX
— Lamb’s Win Points to GOP Losing 60 House Seats, Senate Control – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/conor-lamb-gop-house-senate/2018/03/14/id/848686/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Now Inclusion Means Exclusion – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/college-students-value-inclusion-over-free-speech-poll/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FACEBOOK’S WAR ON ‘CONSERVATIVE’ SITES Joseph Farah on how ‘politically motivated gatekeeper’ manipulates users
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/facebooks-war-on-conservative-sites/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is true that what I call “independent media” are facing monumental obstacles intentionally placed in their way by companies like Facebook. But Facebook is hardly alone in this regard. Another big player in the war on independent media is Google. This one has had a more dramatically negative impact on WND. You might not know it, but back in the day when Google gave preference to the most viewed breaking news stories on the internet, WND fared very well. But Google changed its algorithms, too. Today, the Google News page, which regularly featured WND content years ago, is devoid of any. In fact, WND is not even viewed as a legitimate news content provider. Why? It might have something to do with the gatekeepers Google has partnered with to define news. One of them is the Southern Poverty Law Center, a far left-wing money machine that is not southern, doesn’t fight poverty but increases it, scarcely practices law and doesn’t respect it, and an outfit about which the word “center” should never be associated in any way. The SPLC considers me a racist and a hate-monger in its annual reports and regards WND, my creation, no more charitably. When I launched WND, then known as WorldNetDaily, more than 20 years ago, the idea was to use this new level playing field with a low barrier to entry to reinvigorate the American press by returning it to what it was intended to be – an important check on government power and overreach, waste, fraud, abuse and corruption in high places. It worked initially. WND was propelled by audiences to become one of the very top-ranked news sites in the world. That was before Google took over pre-eminence among search engines. Since then, Google has made it a mission to ensure any search traffic that goes our way is an accident. I’m not exaggerating. Google news alerts typically don’t even recognize WND stories until 24 hours after they break. The point here is simple. Is the world better off with more diversity of opinion, more reporting from different viewpoints? Facebook doesn’t think so. Google doesn’t think so. And this Digital Cartel has made part of its mission the stamping out of all meaningful ideological diversity in online media.)
— CONFIRMED: FACEBOOK’S ALGORITHM HURTING CONSERVATIVES But recent change boosting liberal sites
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/confirmed-facebooks-algorithm-hurting-conservatives/

 

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF LAMB IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Tax-cut law may not lift GOP up this fall – Chathleen Decker (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the Republicans should raise the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20180314/what-does-loss-in-special-election-mean-for-gop-tax-message

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White Men Challenge Workplace Diversity Efforts Several recent legal cases have implications for recruiting in the tech industry as it faces continued scrutiny over lack of diversity – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Will the tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-men-challenge-workplace-diversity-efforts-1521036001
— Trump Floats Idea on Extending Dreamer Protections GOP aides say DACA extension could be tied to border-wall funding – Kristina Peterson and Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-floats-idea-on-extending-dreamer-protections-1521054232

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Happiest country on Earth is Finland – Jane Onyanga-Omara (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not happy enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be happy that they have not harmed me more than they already have. If you were me, how would you deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/14/worlds-happiest-country-finland/419674002/

March 14 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Coerced’ student walkout in Chicago is ‘political indoctrination:’ GOP Chicago chair – Matt Finn
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/14/coerced-student-walkout-in-chicago-is-political-indoctrination-gop-chair.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Chicago Republican Party has filed a complaint with Chicago Public Schools and is considering suing over an anti-gun violence student walkout Wednesday morning it calls “political” and an “indoctrination.” Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has publicly given her approval and support for the district-wide walkout, which a Chicago GOP Chairman says has turned into an administration-organized event not a “student walkout.” Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago GOP, pointed to an email sent by an elementary school principal that gave parents of young students instructions on the walkout and the option of making posters. Students across the country were holding a walkout on Wednesday to protest gun violence and to call for gun control measures on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting that left 17 people dead. The GOP chairman said the school district seemed to be coercing students to take part in the demonstrations. “It’s appalling that 10 to 14 year old kids would be coerced, by their teachers, to participate in a political demonstration,” Cleveland wrote in a statement. “A 10-year-old kid isn’t going to have an informed opinion on these political matters, and shouldn’t be expected to have the fortitude to hold a different opinion from everyone else in his or her classroom. This is political indoctrination, pure and simple.” CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler told Fox News the district received the complaint and is evaluating it. The Chicago Public Schools and the CEO’s office have not returned calls from Fox News seeking comment. Last year, more than 650 people were murdered in Chicago. In 2016, nearly 800 were killed, many of whom were teens, some under the age of 12. A CPS spokesperson said they could not recall a district condoned walkout for the city’s own gun violence and homicide rate.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-students-to-join-national-anti-gun-violence-walkout

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/students-across-chicago-area-walk-out-of-class-wednesday-to-protest-gun-violence/3214390/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-chicago-area-students-join-national-anti-violence-walkout-476829743.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/national-school-walkout-chicago-area-protests/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/hinsdale-school-walkout/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/catholic-schools-national-walkout/
— Illinois Senate Approves New Gun Control Measures; Wait Period Bill Sent To Rauner
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/illinois-senate-gun-control-bills/

 

WLS AM
— Ives on Rauner gun veto: “We have put him in a box.” – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/14/ives-on-rauner-gun-veto-we-have-put-him-in-a-box/

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/a-chicagoland-student-walkout-leader-speaks-out/21cf128f-a84a-4d81-a684-5f2b7cf48822

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner as ‘Sir Robin’ bravely runs away, away from Jeanne Ives. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-kass-0315-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-school-walkouts-gun-reform-20180313-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-oak-regional-daytime-walkout-tl-0314-20180314-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-bcr-school-walkout-guns-online-tl-0314-20180314-story.html
— Dog owner says United disregarded her pet’s barks for help before it died in overhead bin – Terence Cullen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as I sit at my computer in the family room of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I hear “barks for help” from dogs in my neighborhood. What should I do about it?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-dog-dies-overhead-bin-20180314-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s wall is performance art, not border security.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-wall-mexico-immigration-20180314-story.html
— Nybo-sponsored bump stock ban passes Senate
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-nybo-sponsored-bump-stock-ban-passes-senate-2018-03-14-story.html
— Sen. Oberweis: Senate passes gun-control legislation
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-senate-passes-gun-control-legi-2-2018-03-14-story.html
— Voters to decide fate of Aurora Election Commission – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-abn-aurora-commission-st-0315-20180313-story.html
— DuPage ranked No. 1 healthiest county in Illinois – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-healthiest-county-in-illinois-st-0316-20180314-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-area-students-join-national-effort-walk-out-to-protest-gun-violence/
— The path to politics for Matthew Foldi, 21, Chicago’s 5th Ward GOP committeeman – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-path-to-politics-for-matthew-foldi-21-chicagos-5th-ward-gop-committeeman/
— Six ways Millennials will clean up the mess Baby Boomers have made – Robert Reich (DIERSEN: Are you a baby boomer like I am? What do you get blamed for?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/six-way-millennials-will-clean-up-the-mess-baby-boomers-have-made/
— How to get more Americans to volunteer – Rebecca Nesbit (DIERSEN: What volunteer work do you do? I spend 10+ hours each and every day filling the conservative and Republican news and commentary gap in Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-to-get-more-americans-to-volunteer/
— Cook County judge to Rauner administration: hand over raise to home caregivers – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-judge-to-rauner-administration-hand-over-raise-to-home-caregivers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage to debut new election results system – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/dupage-to-debut-new-election-results-system
— OUTSTANDING: Some students counter-protested or stayed in class during school marches – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/some-students-counter-protested-or-stayed-in-class-during-school-marches-
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/we-are-young-and-we-are-strong-suburban-students-join-nationwide-walkout-against-gun-violence
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/elementary-junior-high-students-also-walk-out-to-support-gun-safety
— $85,000 severance for Libertyville village administrator on job since 2016 – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, and when I had worked for GAO for only 13 years and 7 months, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious that I was eligible for GAO’s $25,000 early retirement buyout offer because the 8 years and 7 months that I had worked for IRS and the 2 years and 10 months that I had worked part-time for the Post Office counted toward my federal seniority.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/85000-severance-for-libertyville-village-administrator-on-job-since-2016
— S&P upgrades College of DuPage bond rating
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180314/sp-upgrades-college-of-dupage-bond-rating

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County referendum seeks voter support for election commission, clerk merger – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/13/dupage-county-referendum-seeks-voter-support-for-election-commission-clerk-merger/atgt69y/
— Glen Ellyn approves changes in McKee House lease agreement – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/14/glen-ellyn-approves-changes-in-mckee-house-lease-agreement/atkztdh/

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— U.S. Sen. James Langford (R-OK) Delivers Message Of Self Reliance, Pushing Back Hundreds Gather For Republican Lincoln Day Dinner In Niles – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/us-sen-delivers-message-of-self-reliance-pushing-back/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/column-the-illinois-governor-s-race-and-marijuana/article_64092d1c-27b0-11e8-8322-27967834f79e.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— Right-wing Twitter propaganda bots pumping up Jeanne Ives campaign for governor, study finds – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/14/right-wing-twitter-propaganda-bots-pumping-up-jeanne-ives-campaign-for-governor-study-finds

 

BGA
— JUDGE ISSUES ORDER TO GARNISH BOBBY RUSH’S CONGRESSIONAL PAY – John Chase
https://www.bettergov.org/news/judge-issues-order-to-garnish-bobby-rushs-congressional-pay

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Response to CPS Walkouts: Public Resources Shouldn’t Be Used for Politics
https://mailchi.mp/e0f1abe2c1da/ives-response-to-cps-walkout-public-resources-shouldnt-be-used-for-politics

 

TONIA KHOURI
— Democrats trying to buy 49th House seat with $127,500
https://toniakhouri.com/latest-news/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls Madigan-Drury feud a disservice to voters – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511360230-ives-calls-madigan-drury-feud-a-disservice-to-voters

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES FEATURED SOLO ON CHICAGO TONIGHT WHEN RAUNER BOWS OUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-featured-solo-on-chicago-tonight-when-rauner-bows-out.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? REPORTING ON NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL’S #NATIONALWALKOUTDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/wheres-weyermuller-reporting-on-new-trier-high-schools-nationalwalkoutday.html
— CRYSTAL LAKE GUN CLUB OFFERS FREE CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES FOR TEACHERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/crystal-lake-gun-club-offers-free-concealed-carry-classes-for-teachers.html
— IL SENATE CELEBRATES #NATIONALWALKOUTDAY BY PASSING MEASURE RAISING SEMI-AUTOMATIC PURCHASE AGE TO 21
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-senate-celebrates-nationalwalkout-day-by-passing-measure-raising-semi-automatic-purchase-age-to-2.html
— IL SENATE PASSED MEASURE ADDING “POISON PILL” TO BUMP STOCK BAN, 37-16-3
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-senate-could-add-poison-pill-to-bump-stock-ban.html
— RAUNER VETOES GUN DEALER LICENSING BILL; GUN CONTROL ACTIVISTS PREPARE TO OVERRIDE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/rauner-vetos-gun-dealer-licenshing-bill-gun-control-activists-prepare-to-override-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Governor says he’s spending “a hundred percent” of his time focused on Madigan and Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/governor-says-hes-spending-a-hundred-percent-of-his-time-focused-on-madigan-and-pritzker/
— Veto override showdown postponed until April
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/veto-override-showdown-postponed-until-april/
— Kennedy shifts yet again on marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/kennedy-shifts-yet-again-on-marijuana/

 

WHITE HOUSE
— What to know about sanctuary cities
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

BLAZE
— Mexican immigrants say wall might slow them down but won’t stop them from crossing illegally – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/14/mexican-immigrants-say-wall-might-slow-them-down-but-wont-stop-them-from-crossing-illegally

 

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary cities enriching cartels, Trump administration says
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41387
— Restaurant charged white customers more to combat ‘racial wealth disparity’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41297

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/us/student-walkouts-latest/index.html

 

UPI
— Illinois Senate approves age restrictions for some gun purchases – Daniel Uria
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/03/14/Illinois-Senate-approves-age-restrictions-for-some-gun-purchases/4191521060874/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Dem operatives fume after Hillary disses Trump voters – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/03/14/dem-operatives-fume-after-hillary-disses-trump-voters/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat—With Tour of Duty in Chicago Shootings have been falling in city, but Cook County Hospital still offers rare training experience – Shibani Mahtani
https://www.wsj.com/articles/navy-medics-get-prepared-for-combatwith-tour-of-duty-in-chicago-1521028800

 

FOX 29
— Marijuana tax provides scholarships to 600 students (DIERSEN: Al Capone gave lots of money to charities.)
http://www.fox29.com/news/marijuana-tax-provides-scholarships-to-600-students

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Facebook Bans U.K. Far-Right Group Once Retweeted by Trump – Giles Turner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being “far-right” and b) want Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, etc. to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/facebook-bans-u-k-far-right-group-once-retweeted-by-trump/