September 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/daca-med-student-i-woke-up-and-realized-this-wasnt-a-bad-dream/2392078/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-hate-map-st-0909-20170908-story.html
— Brookins to pay $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on convicted ex-chief of staff, other employees – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a wage earner?  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Have you kept all your time sheets? I have. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ethics-board-brookins-fine-met-0909-20170908-story.html
— School concussion numbers depend in part on parents’ reporting, Fox Valley districts say – Rafael Guerrero and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-elgin-concussions-st-0911-20170908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Some GOP reps whine about politics of Harvey aid, but that’s DC.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-some-gop-reps-whine-about-politics-of-harvey-aid-but-thats-dc/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trust Act put to the test for 2nd McHenry County family – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/08/trust-act-put-to-the-test-for-2nd-mchenry-county-family/aikwuwe/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— University of Illinois begins $60M faculty recruiting effort – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, candidates will have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170907/university-of-illinois-begins-60m-faculty-recruiting-effort
— McCann says SUV a needed campaign purchase – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170908/mccann-says-suv-needed-campaign-purchase
— Assessing the Damage: How the state budget impasse hurt our public colleges and universities – Frank Manzo IV  (DIERSEN: When will the damage to GAO caused by budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s be assessed?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170908/assessing-damage-how-state-budget-impasse-hurt-our-public-colleges-and-universities

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Spotlight falls on city salaries as Peoria looks to cut budget – Steve Tarter
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170907/spotlight-falls-on-city-salaries-as-peoria-looks-to-cut-budget

 

TIMES
— SB1 creates a budgetary time bomb – Scott Reeder
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-sb-creates-a-budgetary-time-bomb/article_878d2b25-356d-50c6-bd2b-fa408d98f94c.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Once A Blue-Collar Powerhouse, Harvey Now Faces A Dim Future – CHERYL CORLEY  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/545794591/once-a-blue-collar-powerhouse-a-chicago-suburb-now-faces-a-dim-future

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— October promises to be busy for Will County Republicans – Caitlin Nordahl
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511210443-october-promises-to-be-busy-for-will-county-republicans

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jenner & Block Law Firm Files 93-Page Brief in Support of Release of Niceforo Macedo-Hernandez from McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/08/jenner-block-law-firm-files-93-page-brief-in-support-of-release-of-niceforo-macedo-hernandez-from-mchenry-county-jail/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park: Show your face at protests – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-show-your-face-at-protests/article_fd2c449a-9339-11e7-aead-2bc53d6b9b2c.html
— Following announced borrowing, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, wants bill backlog audit – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/following-announced-borrowing-state-lawmaker-wants-bill-backlog-audit/article_92e5ca1a-93fd-11e7-8c4f-8f078f4a55c9.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Darkened Minds of Feticide Cheerleaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/darkened-minds-feticide-cheerleaders/

 

FOX NEWS
— DACA media coverage is a nightmare of bias – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/09/daca-media-coverage-is-nightmare-bias-and-other-journalism-horror-stories-this-week.html

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Southern Poverty Law Center’s Fundraising Practices Called Into Question  ‘…direct mail scam…’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.westernjournalism.com/southern-poverty-law-centers-fundraising-practices-called-into-question/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student blasts affirmative action as ‘disservice to diversity’ – Toni Airaksinen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9733

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats on Rise After Cutting Funding Deal With Trump – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/09/us/politics/ap-us-trump-democrats.html
— Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses – SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/facebook-wins-democracy-loses.html
— At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/technology/google-salaries-gender-disparity.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-medical-marijuana-20170909-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Entitlements Keep Growing, and Growing, and . . . Once granted, benefits always multiply and are nearly impossible to repeal, John Cogan says. Only three presidents have been able to rein them in. – Tunku Varadarajan  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security as being unearned, undeserved, and excessive entitlements.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-entitlements-keep-growing-and-growing-and-1504908795
— We’re Richer Than We Realize  The official economic statistics fail to account for quality improvements and new products. – Martin Feldstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-richer-than-we-realize-1504900310
— How to Plan for an Unexpectedly Early Retirement  Steps on insurance, severance and other areas to prepare for a premature exit from the workforce – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-plan-for-an-unexpectedly-early-retirement-1504868400
— Your Confidence About Your Retirement Planning Is Probably Misplaced – Anne Tergesen
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/09/07/your-confidence-about-your-retirement-planning-is-probably-misplaced/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats activate deep cover agent Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/08/week-onpolitics-democrats-activate-deep-cover-agent-trump/647774001/

 

WPXI
— Microsoft pledges to protect ‘dreamer’ employees – Theresa Seiger  (DIERSEN: As GAO faced budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO protected its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That meant GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran were gotten rid of.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/microsoft-pledges-to-protect-dreamer-employees/603621980

 

WORKERS WORLD
— Will labor purchase of Sun-Times make it working-class? – Jeff Sorel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who look down on wage earners like I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/09/08/will-labor-purchase-of-sun-times-make-it-working-class/

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHAT’S BEHIND TRUMP’S SHOCKING DEAL WITH CHUCK AND NANCY?  Five theories are beginning to take hold. – T.A. FRANK
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/whats-behind-trumps-shocking-deal-with-chuck-and-nancy

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Southern Poverty Law Center calls on Fox to correct “inaccurate” and “irresponsible” segment about the organization
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/09/08/southern-poverty-law-center-calls-fox-correct-inaccurate-and-irresponsible-segment-about/217891

September 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Resists Emanuel’s Call For ‘Illinois Dreamers’ Bill Of Rights’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-immigrants-daca/
— Latest Illinois Borrowing Has Upside, Watchdog Says – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/07/latest-illinois-borrowing-has-upside-watchdog-says/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 2006 Pritzker donation to Blagojevich raises questions – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/2006-pritzker-donation-to-blagojevich-raises-questions

 

WLS AM
— Kinzinger: GOP leverage now “gone” after Trump deal with Democrats.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/07/kinzinger-gop-leverage-now-gone-after-trump-deal-with-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DACA measure puts City Council divide on display – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-daca-20170907-story.html
— Rauner will borrow $6 billion to start paying off Illinois pile of unpaid bills – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bond-sale-met-20170908-story.html
— Pritzker’s confounding donation to Blagojevich’s swollen coffers – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-0908-story.html
— It’s a ‘great thing’ to deal with Democrats, Trump now says in rebuke to GOP leaders – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-deals-democrats-congress-20170907-story.html
— The folly of paying Americans to live in harm’s way – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-flood-hurricane-insurance-0908-20170904-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner nixes Rahm’s call for ‘Bill of Rights’ for the undocumented – Mitch Dudek and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-daca-fix-is-up-to-us-congress/
— Gov. Rauner refinancing debt to help pay staggering backlog – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-refinancing-debt-to-help-pay-staggering-backlog/
— Our success in funding schools shows GOP and Dems can work together – Jim Durkin
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/our-success-in-funding-schools-shows-gop-and-dems-can-work-together/
— Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon: Catholic bishops ‘need illegal aliens’ to fill pews – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-trump-aide-catholic-bishops-need-illegal-aliens-to-fill-pews/
— If Illinois borrows $6 billion, let’s not blow it – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-an-unpleasant-must-do-deal-to-help-illinois-pay-its-bills/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s DACA reversal further erodes trust in government.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-trumps-daca-reversal-further-erodes-trust-in-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor’s dress code  Hat tip to Democratic state Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin for noticing a literal costume change on the Senate floor involving Gov. Bruce Rauner during the special session last week, where lawmakers approved education funding. Rauner, a Winnetka Republican known for his casual dress, appeared on the Senate floor without a tie — a violation of the chamber’s dress code. The sergeant at arms had the governor don a tie — with the only extra one on hand bearing the Senate Democrats logo. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/lester-cubs-anthem-singer-performs-1-man-play-of-hero-priest-fr-damien
— Trump tweets reassurance about DACA at Pelosi’s urging – AP  (DIERSEN: What gave you assurance?  For me, because I was a Republican who worked for Democrats, it was civil service protections.  Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.  But those civil service protections a) did NOT stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) did NOT stop my Democrat IRS superiors from not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) did NOT stop my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170907/news/309079933/
— Seventh Democrat announces plans to challenge Roskam
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/seventh-democrat-announces-plans-to-challenge-roskam

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A dream deferred? For this young architect, the answer could be yes – RAFAEL ROBLES  (DIERSEN: Were your career dreams deferred?  If so, when?  In 1969, when I was 20 years old, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign saying I would not be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and every day that NIU was not in session. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. After 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would not promote me any more. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. After 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that they would not promote any more. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/OPINION/170909940/a-dream-deferred-for-this-young-architect-the-answer-could-be-yes

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Zuckerberg protests DACA decision on Facebook Live  Discussion with 3 undocumented immigrants streamed – JULIA HOROWITZ  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Zuckerberg thrown everyone off Facebook who is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/zuckerberg-protests-daca-decision-on-facebook-live/806100070

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Meet Rauner’s GOP opponents in the 2018 primary
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/video-meet-rauners-gop-opponents-in-the-2018-primary

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County – When they get it wrong at the top it goes downhill from there – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/mchenry-county-when-they-get-it-wrong-at-the-top-it-goes-downhill-from-there/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Speaker Madigan Blocks State Rep. Jeanne Ives Call for Property Tax Task Force – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/speaker-madigan-blocks-state-rep-jeanne-ives-call-for-property-tax-task-force/

 

MARIJUANA FOR ILLINOIS
— Marijuana should be taxed like alcohol because Illinois needs all the money it can get (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.mj4il.com/mj4il.htm

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP uses Ken Dunkin to whack Pritzker on pop tax
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/ilgop-uses-ken-dunkin-to-whack-pritzker-on-pop-tax/
— What kind of a guy would lie about his own grandfather to score political points?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/what-kind-of-a-guy-would-lie-about-his-own-grandfather-to-score-political-points/
— 72,000 fewer college students
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/todays-number-72000-fewer-college-students/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama Doomed DACA by Not Following Legislative Process – Jackie Gingrich Cushman
https://www.newsmax.com/JackieGingrichCushman/executive-congress-obama-sessions/2017/09/07/id/812326/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Emmanuel’s Dream Of A ‘Trump-Free Chicago’ Isn’t Going To Happen – Anders Hagstrom  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Emmanuel and Chicago have declared war on America.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/rahm-emmanuels-dream-of-a-trump-free-chicago-isnt-going-to-happen/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s call for a bill of rights for immigrants Wednesday, claiming that only Congress could pass such a law. Emmanuel called for the bill of rights after declaring Chicago a “Trump-free zone” Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Chicago Tribune reported. While Rauner denied Emmanuel’s request, the governor was not opposed to further protections for illegal immigrants. Instead, he called on Congress to take action. “I do not believe this challenge for these children can be addressed on a state-by-state basis,” Rauner said. “I think that would not be correct, would not be the right solution. We need a comprehensive immigration reform. It should be done on the federal level for the entire nation, and it should be done by Congress.” Rauner signed legislation to make Illinois a “sanctuary state” last week, preventing law enforcement from arresting illegal immigrants based solely on their immigration status. But after the Trump administration’s DACA repeal announcement, Emmanuel wasn’t satisfied. The mayor filed a resolution with the Chicago City Council Wednesday, calling on Rauner to adopt a bill of rights for “Dreamers.” He made the announcement at Solorio Academy High School, where more than one third of the students are illegal immigrants. “Chicago, our schools, our neighborhoods, our city, as it relates to what President Trump said, will be a Trump-free zone. You have nothing to worry about,” Emanuel said while visiting the high school. “And I want you to know this, and I want your families to know this. And rest assured, I want you to come to school … and pursue your dreams.”)
— AP Refers To Illegal Immigrants As ‘Undocumented Citizens’ – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: AP should refer to illegals as undocumented Democrats because Democrats shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/ap-refers-to-illegal-immigrants-as-undocumented-citizens/

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Trump Supports DREAM Act: ‘He Would Sign It’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say that Trump has decided to dump those who voted for him, and especially those who voted for him who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/07/pelosi-trump-supports-dream-act-sign/
— ‘You Have Nothing to Worry About’ — Nancy Pelosi Prompts Donald Trump Tweet to DACA Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: What have you had to worry about?  Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I always had to worry about what my Democrat superiors would do next to get rid of me. To counter their efforts to get rid of me, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/you-have-nothing-to-worry-about-nancy-pelosi-prompts-donald-trump-tweet-to-daca-illegals/
— Camille Paglia: ‘Transgender Propagandists’ Committing ‘Child Abuse’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/camille-paglia-transgender-propagandists-committing-child-abuse/
— Cato Project: Islam ‘Consistent’ with ‘Libertarian Principles’, ‘Tolerance’, ‘Individualism’ – CHARLIE NASH  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.  I should write a book about Libertarian plants who work against me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/07/cato-project-islam-consistent-libertarian-principles/
— TREASONOUS: Illegal Alien Sitcoms from Actress Gina Rodriguez Headed to CBS and CW – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/07/illegal-alien-sitcoms-actress-gina-rodriguez-headed-cbs-cw/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Pope Francis signals support for legal recognition of same-sex ‘civil unions’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-quietly-affirms-homosexual-civil-unions-contrary-to-catholic-t

 

GOPUSA
— Welfare supports Islamization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29812
— Blue states sue Trump to restore DACA, claiming discrimination against Mexico
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29834

 

CNS NEWS
— Durbin: ‘I Think the President Can Help Us’ Pass Dream Act
https://www.cnsnews.com/video/durbin-i-think-president-can-help-us-pass-dream-act

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump’s overtures to opposing party – Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hill-republicans-confounded-by-and-democrats-wary-of-trumps-overtures-to-opposing-party/2017/09/07/d76c0e0c-93ed-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html
— Trump’s triangulation shows what might have been – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/09/07/daily-202-trump-s-triangulation-shows-what-might-have-been/59b06c9630fb04264c2a1d24/
— The hollowing out of the federal workforce – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hollowed me out of the federal workforce in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/09/07/the-hollowing-out-of-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump teaming up with ‘Chuck and Nancy’ was foretold by Michael Steele in November – Jonathan Capehart
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/09/07/trump-teaming-up-with-chuck-and-nancy-was-foretold-by-michael-steele-in-november/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s turn to Democrats” and asks “A reflection of temporary pique or a larger breach with Republicans?”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-democrats-deal-20170907-story.html

September 5 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Some in GOP upset with Rauner over immigration bill – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Those in Illinois who are upset with Rauner are the 2,146,015 who voted for Trump.  Obviously, Rauner’s advisers want Rauner to run as an anti-Trump, that is, as an anti-Republican.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170904/some-in-gop-upset-with-rauner-over-immigration-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, noted that President Donald Trump easily won the 15th Congressional District — and many parts of Illinois outside Chicago — with many voters choosing Trump for his immigration policy. “Yet what the governor has done is support codifying illegal immigration,” McCarter said. “This means a lot to people. Trust is a hard thing to re-establish once you’ve lost it.” . . . McCarter said he was one of three Republican senators who endorsed Rauner during the 2014 primary. “I made the case with social conservatives that look to me for leadership that what had been done in the past decade was fiscally immoral,” McCarter said. “Therefore, we counted on him to right the ship, fiscally, (and) make it better for families. Yet in this situation, he has chosen to support those that are illegal over the safety of the citizens that are here.” McCarter noted that he’s disagreed with some other measures signed by Rauner, including a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate without requiring transition surgery. “There’s only so much that you can deviate from the platform of the party, and he’s done that,” McCarter said. “This Senate Bill 31 could be the final straw.” . . . Rosanna Pulido of Springfield hasn’t been a fan of Rauner, who she said has “never been a Republican.” She has been deeply involved in trying to stop illegal immigration including being a “minuteman” on the Arizona-Mexico border in 2005. She is also traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to with “a group of people who have had loved ones killed by illegal aliens” to push legislation to cut off federal funds going to sanctuary cities or states. She said victim family members “tried several times” to contact Rauner through his office, and “each time they were turned away.” Kukowski’s response did not address questions about Pulido’s assertion about the attempts to set up a meeting. “A lot of conservative Republicans are looking for a new home,” said Pulido, who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in the 5th Congressional District in 2010.”)

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump’s decision to phase out DACA “could begin GOP battle.”  RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-phase-out-daca;-decision-could-begin-gop-battle/2377789/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump opposition “to Potential Rollback of DACA Protections.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicagoans-react-to-potential-rollback-of-daca-protections-442704703.html

 

CBS2
— CPS Parents Start New Year With Fewer Concerns  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/05/chicago-public-schools-first-day-of-class/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/04/dreamers-urge-president-trump-not-to-end-program-for-young-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois governor candidates can start gathering signatures today – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-elections-petitions-20170905-story.html
— Giving Illinois’ children a second escape route from bad schools – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you “too conservative?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 ands then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-choice-scholarship-0905-20170823-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Youth football participation declines as worries mount about concussions, CTE – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-daca-dahleen-glanton-0904-20170905-story.html
— For the first time in years, CPS classes start with a hint of optimism – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-first-day-optimism-met-20170902-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to Congress: ‘Get ready to do your job’ on immigration – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/
— Ahead of first day of school, Emanuel brags about CPS graduation rate – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ahead-of-first-day-of-school-emanuel-brags-about-cps-graduation-rate/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSE HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More protests of Trump’s plan to end DACA expected.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059986/
— Historic school-funding reform is right balance for Illinois – Bruce Rauner
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170905/rauner-historic-school-funding-reform-is-right-balance-for-illinois
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Aurora panel explores diversity, barriers in schools – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/aurora-panel-explores-diversity-barriers-in-schools
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Suburban police take on challenge of implicit bias – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/suburban-police-take-on-challenge-of-implicit-bias
— Miss America hopefuls to face more questioning – AP  (DIERSEN: What about those judges who want Miss America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059946/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump’s use of executive power topic of ISU panel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/trump-s-use-of-executive-power-topic-of-isu-panel/article_c0301b04-b0f6-54c6-a101-1a59d24728e0.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/hispanic-business-leader-trumps-a-liar-if-he-ends-daca/804351288

 

LINCOLN FORUM
— The Lincoln Forum hosts monthly events, where some of the most influential, engaging minds in politics and policy speak on the most important issues facing Illinois and the nation.  We provide a platform for all of those interested in sound public policy and bipartisan solutions.  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Lincoln Forum with TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.)
https://lincolnforum.org/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Immigrant tale twists branches of Bruce Rauner’s family tree – Matt Dietrich, Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/sep/05/bruce-rauner/rauner-trims-twists-branches-his-family-tree-immig/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, a little context. Bruce Rauner grew up in the upscale North Shore suburbs of Deerfield and Lake Forest as well as Scottsdale, Ariz., and his father was a high-ranking executive at electronics giant Motorola. Rauner went to Ivy League colleges, became enormously wealthy as a private equity investor and was the owner of nine luxury homes and ranches when he launched his campaign. His campaign was clearly sensitive to how that might play with voters as it sought from the first to portray him as a regular guy. Early campaign ads featured Rauner with his $18 Timex watch and a two-decade old family van that he said his children dubbed the “rolling trash can.” The Chicago Tribune asked in 2014 about comparisons to wealthy private equity investor turned politician Mitt Romney, and Rauner bristled: “He came across as a blue blood, I’m a regular guy. I drink beer. I don’t drink Courvoisier or whatever the hell that stuff is. I drink beer and I smoke a cigar and I ride a Harley and I love to fish.” . . . Records from U.S. Censuses taken between 1910 and 1940, the latest year publicly available, clearly show that both of Rauner’s maternal grandparents were born in Wisconsin — Clarence Erickson in 1901 and Viola Erickson (nee Wedin) in 1900.  In other words, neither of them were immigrants. What’s more, the census shows that Viola’s mother — Rauner’s great-grandmother — was also born in Wisconsin. Viola’s father, while born in Sweden, emigrated to the U.S. at age 6 in 1868. As for Clarence, the census describes him as speaking English and having a seventh grade education. In the 1940 count, his profession was listed as “buttermaker.”)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Automatic Voter Registration Expands Government Automatically – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/automatic-voter-registration-expands-government-automatically/

 

GOPUSA
— Protesters demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests
http://www.gopusa.com/protesters-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-labor-day-protests/
— GOP senators work with Democrats to funnel more money into Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29722

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger says DACA could become law if Trump is OK with that – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/5/adam-kinzinger-says-daca-could-become-law-if-presi/

 

BREITBART
— 27 Times Jeff Sessions Fought for Americans Against DACA, Amnesty and Open Borders – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/27-times-jeff-sessions-fought-for-americans-against-daca-amnesty-and-open-borders/

 

TPM
— Trump Reportedly Asked Aides For ‘Way Out’ Of Campaign Pledge To End DACA – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-asked-way-out-daca-pledge

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DACA Was a Bad Dream – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/daca_was_a_bad_dream.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/let-dreamers-live-the-american-dream/2017/09/04/0b1dbb02-9177-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who glorify and praise foreign workers demonize, denigrate, and condemn American workers. I was an American worker 1962-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/if-they-deport-all-of-us-who-will-rebuild-day-laborers-seen-as-key-to-texas-recovery/2017/09/04/53a22acc-914d-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Don’t overlook football’s benefits – Dick Butkus  (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I never played football.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/04/dick-butkus-do-not-overlook-football-benefits-editorials-debates/105272442/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Big business is trying to persuade Congress to save the ‘dreamers’ – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big business makes it clear that it prefers citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Big-business-is-trying-to-persuade-Congress-to-12172723.php

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Illinois Republocrats pass a school voucher bill  Chicago Teachers Union member Kyle Gilbertson looks at the rotten “compromise” behind a broadly celebrated education bill that just became law in the state of Illinois.  (DIERSEN: Kyle Gilbertson would despise if not hate my parents because they sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/09/05/illinois-republocrats-pass-school-voucher-bill

September 4 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville bids farewell to summer with parade  (DIERSEN: Republicans in the parade included Anderson, Connelly, Furstenau, Grant, Henry, Hinds, Ives, Keller, Khouri, Mendrick, Olsen, Painter, Schultz, and Tornga.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/naperville-bids-farewell-to-summer-with-parade

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions celebrate Labor Day at rallies against Rauner’s policies – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-celebrate-labor-day-at-rallies-against-rauners-policies/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Push for pay transparency grows stronger – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: Why stop at race and gender?  Why not also share education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, political affiliation, religion, age, national origin, marital status, dependents, net worth, draft status, when your ancestors first came to America, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-pay-gap-transparency-push-20170901-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration has halted an Obama-era rule requiring large companies to share data with the government about how they pay employees by race and gender – but human resources experts and advocates for equal pay say it’s unlikely to slow the push toward pay transparency employees, shareholders and local governments have demanded in recent years. Increasingly, employees are turning to popular websites like Glassdoor or Payscale to compare their salary data and expecting companies to publicly say they pay men and women equally. Shareholders have pushed technology and financial services companies to release their gender pay gap statistics. More state and local governments have passed pay equity laws, some of which require state contractors to report data or certify they pay men and women the same.)
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-health-insurance-premium-increases-20170904-story.html
— Betting on legislative aid for race tracks a long shot – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-racetracks-aid-st-0905-20170904-story.html

 

ABC7
— Trump’s DACA plan would pass the buck to Congress – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-daca-plan-would-pass-the-buck-to-congress/2375622/
— ‘Fight for 15’ protesters rally for higher wages on Labor Day (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I 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://abc7chicago.com/finance/fight-for-15-protesters-rally-for-higher-wages-on-labor-day/2374538/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Workers March in Support of $15 Minimum Wage – Lisa Chavarria (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-workers-march-in-support-of-15-minimum-wage-442699593.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/potential-daca-disappearance-leaves-dreamers-fearful/
— Jewish Deli Blasted For Facebook Post Featuring Nazi Cartoon – Charlie De Mar
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/jewish-deli-blasted-for-facebook-post-featuring-nazi-cartoon/
— Union Workers Rally For Higher Wages – Steve Miller (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I 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://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/union-workers-rally-for-higher-wages/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 dead, 30 wounded in Labor Day weekend shootings in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/278222196-story

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump touts ‘American labor’ in holiday tweet  (DIERSEN: What about the anti-Trumps a) who glorify and praise foreign labor and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn American labor?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/04/trump-touts-american-labor-in-holiday-tweet

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz interview in scenic River East Reps. Ives, Morrison&Skillicorn,Caprio & Zahm on social/fiscal issues & Ted Cruz cameo at Family-Pac’s 26th Annual Boat Cruise
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-interview-in-scenic-river-east-state-reps-ives-morrisoncaprio-zahm-on-socialfiscal-issues-ted-cruz-cameo-at-family-pacs-boat-cruise/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Democrats have bottomless thirst for taxes, Chicago committeeman Chris Cleveland says – Carrie Bradon
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511206426-democrats-have-bottomless-thirst-for-taxes-chicago-committeeman-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lake County sheriff Mark Curran encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511206503-lake-county-sheriff-defends-so-called-sanctuary-measure

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House hopeful Patrick Windhorst cheers Phelps’ resignation, hopes Madigan is next – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206441-house-hopeful-cheers-phelps-resignation-hopes-madigan-is-next

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – $15,340,582,906.00……Just in vendor debt! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/illinois-15340582906-00-just-in-vendor-debt/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS AT LABOR DAY PARADES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/democrat-gubernatorial-candidates-launch-campaigns-at-labor-day-parades.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Twilight of Affirmative Action? – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_twilight_of_affirmative_action.html

 

GOPUSA
— Are unions still relevant?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.gopusa.com/are-unions-still-relevant/

 

DAILY CALER
— Chicago Endures 30 Shootings, 4 Fatalities Over Labor Day Weekend – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/chicago-endures-30-shootings-4-fatalities-over-labor-day-weekend/
— Arguments For DACA Put Americans Last – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put Americans last.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/arguments-for-daca-put-americans-last/
— Sympathetic Media Scrambles To Trot Out Shiny ‘Dreamers,’ But Forgets All The Nightmares – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/sympathetic-media-scrambles-to-trot-out-shiny-dreamers-but-forgets-all-the-nightmares/
— Paul Ryan In 2014: Executive Amnesty Is ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/paul-ryan-in-2014-executive-amnesty-is-blatantly-unconstitutional-video/
— NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/nh-dem-chair-rural-disaffected-voters-are-white-supremacists/
— CNN Gives Softball Interview To DACA Recipient – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/cnn-gives-softball-interview-to-daca-recipient-video/

 

BREITBART
— German Authorities Tipped off to over 330 War Criminals Among Asylum Seekers – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/04/german-authorities-tipped-off-330-war-criminals-among-asylum-seekers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Evanston Township High School dress code is challenging the body shaming trend – Suzannah Weiss
http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/09/04/illinois-high-school-dress-code-is-challenging-body-shaming-trend.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Congressional Republicans Signal Break With Trump Over DACA.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-reform/congressional-gop-signal-break-trump-over-daca-n798596

 

UPI
— Workers demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests – Allen Cone (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I 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.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/09/04/Workers-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-Labor-Day-protests/9711504544235/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/04/republicans-suddenly-seem-to-like-unions-again/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump picks openly gay former diplomat and cancer survivor Ric Grenell as ambassador to Germany – DAVID MARTOSKO
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4851124/Trump-picks-openly-gay-diplomat-ambassador-Germany.html

September 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What did you do 17 years ago today? I attended the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade and walked with Bush and Cheney in the parade.  I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of the parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Polonia festival. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FEBRUARY 17, 2017 FLASHBACK: Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Did you attend the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000 and did you walk with Bush and Cheney in the parade? I did. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 FLASHBACK: Democratic and Republican staffers got together before their candidates’ Labor Day appearances at Chicago’s “Taste of Polonia” festival and agreed neither side would disrupt the other’s rally. Which is why the Tipper Gore-Hadassah Lieberman appearance and the Dick and Lynne Cheney rallies went off without any partisan bickering. – Ellen Warren & Terry Armour (DIERSEN: I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of Naperville’s Labor Day Parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Palonia festival.)
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-09-06/news/0009060231_1_labor-day-al-gore-parade
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-end-dreamers-program-20170903-story.html
— School choice is not a panacea – Richard Hudson, Chicago (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-school-choice-rauner-illinois-public-funding-20170901-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois spent millions on stalled and canceled university construction projects – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-public-university-construction-crisis-20170902-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Confidence Quotient  How to overcome uncertainty to find success – Minda Zetlin  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done to harm my self-confidence. They would love it.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-not-confident-not-a-problem-20170828-story.html
— What one co-founder looks for when promoting employees – Jeff Haden  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the following demographics help you get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, younger, recent immigrant, and success in helping your superiors get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-what-one-co-founder-looks-for-when-promoting-employees-20170829-story.html
— Executives tell how they make it work – Christina DesMaris  (DIERSEN: If you want to get into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service, you have to excel at wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20170903/282535838514339

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump administration’s move on gender wage gap prompts outrage – Danielle Paquette  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170903/trump-administrations-move-on-gender-wage-gap-prompts-outrage
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP  (DIERSEN: How much do you pay for health, dental, and vision insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I pay only $5,763/year and the federal government pays $17,288/year for our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want cheap labor, b) hate federal employees, and c) hate federal retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170904/news/309049989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170904/show-young-immigrants-americas-promise-is-real
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF KRISNAMOORTHI: Krishnamoorthi pushes for more federal funding for career programs – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I 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. How have federal programs harmed your career? In 1971, when I was 22, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To help them meet their AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, 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 an $18,847 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/krishnamoorthi-pushes-for-more-federal-funding-for-career-programs
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Archdiocese schools could net half of new scholarships created by funding bill – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/lester-archdiocese-schools-could-net-half-of-new-scholarships-created-by-funding-bill

 

ABC7
— Trump expected to end DACA program with 6-month delay, sources say – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-expected-to-end-daca-program-with-6-month-delay-sources-say/2373460/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to end DACA program for young immigrants after 6 month delay, according to reports (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/278445168-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— This Labor Day, we thank all those who labor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170903/our-view-this-labor-day-we-thank-all-those-who-labor

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lawmakers should consider the theater instead of statehouse – Dan McCaleb
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/08/29/mccaleb-lawmakers-should-consider-the-theater-instead-of-statehouse/av51a7h/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Even as job market recovers, long-term unemployment stays stubbornly high – David Nicklaus  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I have been unemployed since I was 49 year old in 1997. From what I see, if you are unemployed, the more of the following that you are, the longer that you will be unemployed: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/david-nicklaus/even-as-job-market-recovers-long-term-unemployment-stays-stubbornly/article_3c401b7f-d150-58df-8a03-f02fb9ac058f.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Democrats Examining How To Win Back Union Member Support – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Will Illinois Democrats stress how Republicans treat former union members like Dave Diersen?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-democrats-examining-how-win-back-union-member-support

 

WQAD
— 800,000 “Dreamers” face potential deportation, after Trump reportedly decides to end “DACA” – CHRISTINA LOREY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://wqad.com/2017/09/03/800000-dreamers-face-potential-deportation-after-trump-reportedly-decides-to-end-daca/

 

ILLINOIS HOMPAGE
— ‘Dreamers’ in Central Illinois waiting for decision on DACA – Erick Payne  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/dreamers-in-central-illinois-waiting-for-decision-on-daca/803951265

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter touted school funding formula as way to help poor families in Illinois – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206442-righter-touted-school-funding-formula-as-way-to-help-poor-families-in-lllinois

 

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
— LOW WAGE CHICAGO FF15 WORKERS, SEIU LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO UNSEAT ANTI-WORKER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RAUNER – JOANNE POWERS  (DIERSEN: Were you a low wage fast food worker?  I worked for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) washing dishes 1964-1966 while I was a junior and senior in high school. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money? In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE:
https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
http://workersindependentnews.com/2017/09/03/low-wage-chicago-ff15-workers-seiu-launch-campaign-to-unseat-anti-worker-illinois-governor-rauner/

 

FOX NEWS
— It’s time for the GOP to go on the offensive, ignore the liberal media, and speak directly to the American people – Rep. Lamar Smith
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/04/rep-lamar-smith-its-time-for-gop-to-go-on-offensive-ignore-liberal-media-and-speak-directly-to-american-people.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOOGLE STANDARDS? CONSULT HATE GROUP FOR DETAILS  Joseph Farah exposes search giant’s alarming access restrictions that crush dissent
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/google-standards-consult-hate-group-for-details/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REFUSES TO CALL ANTIFA A HATE GROUP – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267774/southern-poverty-law-center-refuses-call-antifa-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Toxic Femininity Hides Jealousy and Corruption – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/toxic_femininity_hides_jealousy_and_corruption.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— John Kelly blocking Breitbart, Daily Caller articles from reaching Donald Trump  Part of larger effort to ensure president doesn’t get information that hasn’t been ‘vetted’ – Andrew Blake  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents DO NOT WANT Roskam, Hultgren, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Durkin, Brady, Connelly, Nybo, Ives, Breen, Grogan, Bucholz, Cronin, Zaruba, Kachiroubas, Berlin, Hinds, Ruscitti, Jorgensen, Henry, DiCianni, Larsen, Noonan, Zay, Eckhoff, Wiley, Elliott, Grant, Cantore, Whelan, Redick, A. Murphy, Krajewski, B. Murphy, Heidorn, Falbo, LeVan, Keller, Muehlfelt, Molitor, Hinkle, Nathwani, Austin, Porter, DeMonte, Schneider, Pollard, Colgan, Dorgan, Higgins, Claar, Bond, Minor, Marchese, Schultz, Czernek, Fisher, Cuzzone, Durante, or anyone else to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/2/john-kelly-blocking-breitbart-daily-caller-article/
— Trump expected to end program for young immigrants, give Congress six-month delay – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/4/donald-trump-expected-end-program-young-immigrants/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern Poverty Law Center condemns antifa, but won’t call hate group – Steven Nelson
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/southern-poverty-law-center-condemns-antifa-but-wont-call-hate-group/article/2633252

 

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Crow: Segregation-Loving Ivy League Students Demand Separate-But-Equal Dorms – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/03/jim-crow-segregation-loving-ivy-league-students-demand-separate-but-equal-dorms/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— These government hack job$ come with outrageous $alaries – Rob Eno  (DIERSEN: Of course, Eno would never seek or take a job working for the federal government for one or more of the following reasons: a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) he lacks required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) he cannot pass an employment examination, e) he cannot pass a background investigation, f) he cannot pass a physical examination, g) he cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) he is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and he knows that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/these-government-hack-jobs-come-with-outrageous-salaries

 

THE HILL
— Trump to end DACA with 6-month delay – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349095-trump-to-end-daca-with-6-month-delay-report
— Apple CEO: I stand with ‘Dreamers’ – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Apple dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/technology/349093-apple-ceo-i-stand-with-dreamers

 

POLITICO
— Trump has decided to end DACA, with 6-month delay  Senior White House aides met Sunday afternoon to discuss how to roll out the controversial move affecting hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/03/trump-dreamers-immigration-daca-immigrants-242301

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Republicans to “Protect Dreamers.”  Who/what protects/protected you?  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. But a) my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republians-dreamers-daca_us_59acb953e4b0dfaafcf1255c

 

CNN
— DACA on the brink – Jim Acosta, Mary Kay Mallonee and Tal Kopan (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/politics/daca-on-the-brink/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump to scrap protection for ‘Dreamers,’ give Congress six months to fix – Steve Holland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trump-to-scrap-protection-for-dreamers-give-congress-six-months-to-fix-idUSKCN1BF02F

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Seriously Considering Ending DACA, With 6-Month Delay – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/us/politics/trump-daca.html
— Taking On Chicago’s Police – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/opinion/chicago-police-sessions.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/2017/09/03/confederate-monuments-racial-injustice/622954001/

 

FORBES
— Labor Union Support Up Significantly Since Obama Low Says Gallup – Erik Sherma  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/09/04/labor-union-support-up-significantly-since-obama-low-says-gallup/#75b5495b7404

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the want to get rid of White men, and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/3/1694856/-Should-we-coddle-angry-white-men-or-tell-them-the-truth

September 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE IL GOP PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT IMMIGRATION  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/what-the-il-gop-platform-says-about-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the Illinois Republican Party’s 2016 Convention, the state’s GOP delegates overwhelmingly supported a platform that contained this strong plank on the issue of immigration. It emphasized a “front door” policy. The issue plank concluded with these words that rank and file Republicans are saying has been totally ignored by the IL GOP leadership – including Governor Rauner – despite Republicans throughout the state supporting this position: “We call on the Illinois government to assist our federal government in the mission of protecting our homeland. We therefore urge reversal of “sanctuary city” policies, which bar our law enforcement officers from aiding Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Border control is a national security and public safety issue. We further call on the federal government to secure and protect our borders and vigorously enforce the law of the land. We further call on the federal and Illinois government to abandon all incentives that encourage illegal immigrants to settle in Illinois, as these incentives put a strain on our already struggling economy and is insulting to those who immigrated here legally.” Does the Illinois Republican Party’s platform mean anything at all?  Should IL GOP demand their party officials adhere to the platform rather than ignore it? The platform plank as accepted in 2016:)
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GRIEVE OVER RAUNER’S SNUB AND NEW SANCTUARY LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/victims-families-grieve-over-rauners-snub-and-new-sanctuary-law-in-illinois.html
— NO: TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T SUBSIDIZE OVERPRICED TESLAS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/no-taxpayers-shouldnt-subsidize-overpriced-teslas.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-let-grandma-from-berwyn-and-dreamers-stay-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-supremacist-threats-20170902-story.html
— Last Fling a Naperville ‘must-do,’ attendees say – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-last-fling-naperville-st-0903-20170902-story.html
— Are Labor Day parades floating into the past? – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-labor-parades-st-0904-20170902-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Providing salary history should be history – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs in the federal government, I 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE07/170909989/providing-salary-history-should-be-history
— Bridging Springfield’s partisan divide—literally – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE11/170909987/how-infrastructure-can-bring-partisans-in-springfield-together

 

WTTW
— Fracking Permit is First to Be Approved in Illinois – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/01/fracking-permit-first-be-approved-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What’s still pending at Illinois’ Statehouse – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/unfinished-business-whats-still-pending-at-illinois-statehouse

 

WGLT
— Unions Fight To Hold Illinois As Labor Day Parade Nears – COLLEEN REYNOLDS
http://wglt.org/post/unions-fight-hold-illinois-labor-day-parade-nears#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: Trump ‘poorly informed,’ Congress ‘not his subordinates’  McCain writs op-ed as Congress returns from recess – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-trump-poorly-informed-congress-not-his-subordinates/803398884

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511204614-rauner-tax-credit-program-called-silver-lining-in-tarnished-school-funding-bill

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Abandon Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/02/republicans-abandon-lake-in-the-hillswalz-lith-mothe/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen cheers K-12 funding bill ‘no one was happy about’ – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204486-breen-cheers-k-12-funding-bill-no-one-was-happy-about

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Even without $15 an-hour, Illinois’ minimum wage is still higher – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money?  I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE:
https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/even-without-an-hour-illinois-minimum-wage-is-still-higher/article_22bb56ac-8f1f-11e7-b499-331c0ec2f86a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STACKED DECK: OF ALL NEIGHBORING STATES, ONLY ILLINOIS GIVES STRIKE POWERS TO GOVERNMENT UNIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/stacked-deck-of-all-neighboring-states-only-illinois-gives-strike-powers-to-government-unions/

 

BREITBART
— Media Pushes Skewed DACA Polls, Hides Public’s Priorities – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/daca-polls-conceal-public-opposition-cheap-labor-amnesty/
— OUTRAGEOUS: 18 Republicans Fall in Line to Oppose Trump’s Elimination of DACA – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/it-begins-18-republicans-fall-in-line-to-oppose-trumps-elimination-of-daca/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘NO-GO ZONES’ BREWING IN U.S., AUTHOR WARNS  Outsiders greeted with cold stares as mosques preach hatred of West – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/no-go-zones-brewing-in-u-s-author-warns/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson Tees Off on GOP DACA Backers: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/964321-tucker-carlson-tees-off-gop-daca-backers-campaign-pledges-lies/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-article-1.3463391

 

THE STANDARD
— Retirement, Delayed – Suzanne Woolley
http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/246028/retirement-delayed.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Downers Grove pol moves to oust Library Board member after anti-gay remarks – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Downers-Grove-pol-moves-to-oust-Library-Board-member-after-anti-gay-remarks-/60265.html

September 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne weighing bid for Foster’s Congressional seat – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-coyne-congress-foster-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Despite rise of video gaming, casino revenue drops in Aurora, Elgin – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-fox-valley-casino-video-gaming-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Aurora confirms Richard Veenstra new head of Law Department – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-execs-st-0824-20170823-story.html
— Rauner’s support for the ‘sanctuary state’ bill isn’t out of character – Christopher Angelica, Hawthorn Woods  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-rauner-sanctuary-state-bill-gop-20170901-story.html
— Pair of property tax cut options in new schools bill, but they’re limited – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-formula-property-taxes-met-20170904-story.html
— New education funding law could be lifeline to private schools – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-private-school-tax-credits-met-20170901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-trumps-daca-tease-puts-thousands-of-young-immigrants-in-limbo/
— Chance the Rapper says even he’s not immune from city violence – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-raises-2-2-million-for-20-cps-schools/
— Loving and leaving the game of football – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-loving-and-leaving-the-game-of-football/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump mulls decision on young immigrants in US illegally – AP (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170902/trump-mulls-decision-on-young-immigrants-in-us-illegally
— DuPage to host tours of Elmhurst Quarry – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/dupage-to-host-tours-of-elmhurst-quarry

 

CBS2
— DuPage Expects To Avoid Water Problems Seen In Flooded Texas Town – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/dupage-water-commission-flooding-shortage-texas/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Minimum Wage Higher Than Neighboring States – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=251051#.Waqzs8iGOM8

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Time for the next Illinois crisis – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-time-for-the-next-illinois-crisis/article_2213f21b-d9e6-597c-b5cd-9b81bd38fd4a.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois public schools on the defensive – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-illinois-public-schools-on-the-defensive/article_3cd73935-692c-5835-a0ba-282bff0cc3cf.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Is The Growing Number Of Illinois Lawmakers Leaving Springfield Unusual? – KATIE FINLON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/growing-number-illinois-lawmakers-leaving-springfield-unusual#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration seeking $7.85 billion ‘down payment’ on disaster funding  Initial request for FEMA, SBA – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/trump-administration-seeking-595-billion-down-payment-on-disaster-funding/802872604

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives finds flaws throughout new state school funding model – Justin Stoltzfus
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511203031-ives-finds-flaws-throughout-new-state-school-funding-model

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat talks about “sneaky and cowardly” FOIA requesters – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/newspaper-talks-about-sneaky-and-cowardly-foia-requesters/

 

BREITBART
— Flush with Corporate Cash, SPLC Stashes Cash Overseas – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/flush-with-corporate-cash-splc-stashes-cash-overseas/
— As Its Influence Wanes, Increasingly Militant MSM Promotes Violence and Censorship – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/09/01/as-its-influence-wanes-increasingly-militant-msm-promotes-violence-and-censorship/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hey, Hey, Ho Ho—DACA Has Got to Go – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/09/02/hey-hey-ho-hodaca-has-got-to-go-n2376460

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDERAL COURT DELIVERS DEFEAT TO LEFTISTS IN ALABAMA SPEECH FIGHT  Rules trial must decide if campaign by state commission, SPLC violated 1st Amendment – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/federal-court-delivers-defeat-to-leftists-in-alabama-speech-fight/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Muslims Really Pray at ‘Interfaith’ Gatherings – Rachel Lipsky
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/what_muslims_really_pray_at_interfaith_gatherings.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Majority of Today’s Youth Won’t Be Fit for Military Service – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Were you 1-A, that is, were you fit for military service? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/report-obesity-U-S-military/2017/09/01/id/811254/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly a quarter of military recruits are rejected because they’re too fat — and a majority of today’s youngsters aren’t fit to serve because they’re overweight, use drugs, or have criminal records or educational deficits, a new report found. The 14th annual State of Obesity report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation determined in part that “obesity is a national security issue.” “Being overweight or obese is the leading cause of medical disqualifications, with nearly one-quarter of [military] service applicants rejected for exceeding the weight or body fat standards,” the report’s authors found.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: The GOP Fiddles As Trump Rips Apart The Fabric Of The Nation. The inability of supposed Republican standard-bearers to rein in Trump’s bigoted rhetoric shows they are relinquishing power over the party.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-fiddles-as-trump-rips-apart-the-fabric-of-the-nation_us_59a99cb8e4b0bef3378cd836

 

REUTERS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wages-protests/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-idUSKCN1BD0CE

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If You Want to MAGA, Save DACA – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to a) get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time AND REPLACE THEM WITH THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-trump-dreamers-immigration.html
— The Summer of Love’s Dispiriting Fall – TED WIDMERS  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1967?  I was a full-time student at UIC and I worked part-time the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete.  I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I saved money for new cars and college expenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/beatles-1967-summer-love.html
— Mayor De Blasio Says Donors Were Denied Favors. How Many? Hard to Say. – WILLIAM NEUMAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to elected officials, party leaders, etc. who talk and act like their donors want them to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-deblasio-donors-favors.html
— New America, a Google-Funded Think Tank, Faces Backlash for Firing a Google Critic – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/politics/anne-marie-slaughter-new-america-google.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Another victory for voting rights.” QUESTION: By his dumping Republicans, how many more votes will Rauner get from Independents, from Democrats, from Libertarians, and from Greens? ANSWER: ZERO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/another-victory-for-voting-rights/2017/09/01/79e62d42-8e7c-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: “THE RIGHT to vote is foundational for the rights of Americans in our democracy.” It was refreshing to hear that fundamental fact about the importance of voting to American democracy given full voice by a Republican officeholder. Even better was that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s words were accompanied by his signature last Monday on a bill that will remove obstacles to balloting by allowing automatic voter registration. In not going along with the general aversion of his party to making voting easier, Mr. Rauner sets an example that other states should follow. Illinois became the 10th state, along with the District, to move to modernize its system of voter registration through automatic registration.)
— Where to draw the line on hate speech online? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down
www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/where-to-draw-the-line-on-hate-speech-online/2017/09/01/025eab10-89da-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Worker Visas for Less Government A federalist plan to address the growing U.S. labor shortage. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-worker-visas-for-less-government-1504302994
— The Teachers Union’s Public Enemy No. 1  Betsy DeVos is Trump’s stylistic opposite, but she stirs more antagonism than any other cabinet member. – James Taranto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teachers-unions-public-enemy-no-1-1504303675
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Blacks, Hispanics Close Gap in Job Market – Andrew Van Dam  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/labor-market-disparities/

 

INVESTMENT NEWS
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority: Who’s watching the watchdog? The regulator wields enormous power over the securities industry
with little meaningful oversight – Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bruce Kelly (DIERSEN: I have been a Finra arbitrator since 1998. I worked for GAO for almost 9 years on audits that involved Finra.)
http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170902/FEATURE/170909996/finra-whos-watching-the-watchdog
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re a broker, there are three things in life that are certain: death, taxes – and answering to Finra. Finra is the self-regulatory organization that makes sure the nation’s 3,700 broker-dealers and 631,000 brokers comply with securities laws and regulations to ensure that investors are protected and treated fairly. It has the power to levy fines and, in serious cases, bar brokers and individuals from the industry. If you want to be a broker or operate a brokerage firm, you must join Finra. No one argues against the need for regulation, but over the years the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has grown into a huge institution, one that generates hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue through membership fees and fines. It also maintains a reserve of about $1.6 billion and employs upward of 3,000 people, some of whom receive exorbitant salaries by industry standards. Finra wields enormous power over the lives of brokers and broker-dealers. Last year alone, it issued more than 1,400 disciplinary actions and barred more than 500 brokers from the industry. And yet people in the industry know little about how Finra operates, how it spends the millions it collects in membership fees and fines, and how it sets its regulatory agenda. Finra writes its own rules, meets behind closed doors and releases information if and when it deems necessary. Finra is the watchdog that no one is watching. “It is largely unaccountable to the industry or to the public,” David Burton, a senior fellow in economic policy at the Heritage Foundation, wrote in a February report. “Due process, transparency and regulatory-review protections normally associated with regulators are not present, and its arbitration process is flawed. Reforms are necessary.”)

 

DAILY KOS
— Apple, Microsoft, 300 business leaders sign open letter in support of DACA, DREAM Act – Gabe Ortiz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/1/1695260/-Apple-Microsoft-300-business-leaders-sign-open-letter-in-support-of-DACA-DREAM-Act

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Though elections are next year unions already revving up – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Rauners “give me a break” a) because I was a union member for almost 12 years and b) because many Rauner promoters do everything that they can to get rid of me?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/though-elections-are-next-year-unions-already-revving-up/

 

GUARDIAN
== The Resistance Now: marching miles against white supremacy  Activists are walking 110 miles from Charlottesville to Washington DC confront the US’s ‘history of genocide and slavery’ – Adam Gabbatt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/01/resistance-now-protest-white-supremacy
— ‘The S-word’: how young Americans fell in love with socialism  Young Americans blame capitalism for crises in housing, healthcare and falling wages. Once demonized, the word ‘socialism’ is back as a new political movement takes root – Chris McGreal  (DIERSEN: Those who promote socialism could argue that the opportunities that people like me (White males) had are gone. They could stress that were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/02/socialism-young-americans-bernie-sanders

September 1 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ NEW IMMIGRATION BILL ALREADY AFFECTING RELEASE OF DANGEROUS CRIMINALS IN US ILLEGALLY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-new-immigration-bill-already-affecting-release-of-dangerous-criminals-in-us-illegally.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: ILLINOIS’ MISGUIDED CHOICE TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA’S IMMIGRATION POLICY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/horneroneil-illinois-misguided-choice-to-follow-californias-immigration-policy.html
— ILLINOIS AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION A MISTAKE, SAYS “TRUE THE VOTE” FOUNDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-implementation-of-automatic-voter-registration-a-mistake-says-true-the-vote-founder.html
— THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCHOOL FUNDING BILL: STATE REP REICK EXPLAINS HIS “YES” VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/the-other-side-of-the-school-funding-bill-state-rep-reick-explains-his-yes-vote.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois House GOP Leader Defends School-Funding Compromise – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/gop-leader-defends-school-funding-compromise/

 

NBC5
— Will Rauner Have a Republican Challenger for Governor? Nine Democratic candidates have declared their runs for governor, but will Bruce Rauner have a Republican challenger? – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-governor-bruce-rauner-challenger-deep-dish-442509493.html

 

ABC7
— Trump DACA decision coming Tuesday, White House says – AP  (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-daca-decision-coming-tuesday-white-house-says/2366468/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McHenry County jail declines to release man with ICE hold, despite new state law – Amanda Marrazzo and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/crime/ct-illinois-immigration-trust-act-confusion-met-20170901-story.html
— Interim school superintendent quits $1,000-per-day job in East Aurora – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-east-aurora-interim-superintendent-resigns-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Application withdrawn for Mundelein gun store, shooting range – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-mun-mir-tactical-shooting-range-outcome-tl-0907-story.html
— Legislative acts signal reprieve from perpetual state of crisis – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-legislative-recap-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Rauner asks for federal flood help, but Hurricane Harvey could mean delays – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-governor-federal-flood-assistance-request-met-20170901-story.html
— Richard Posner announces sudden retirement from federal appeals court in Chicago – Jason Meisner and Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: In 1996, when I was a 48-year-old GAO employee, I argued Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange before Judge Posner.  SEE: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-judge-richard-posner-retires-met-20170901-story.html
— Dolton village administrator retires after allegations of harassment; rehired as consultant – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-dolton-village-administrator-retirement-st-0831-20170830-story.html
— Naperville political consultant Ravneet Singh gets 15 months for financial scheme in San Diego mayor’s race – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-naperville-political-consultant-sentenced-in-california-0902-20170901-story.html
— Keep DACA, deport the Nazis – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-daca-trump-huppke-20170901-story.html
— You got the money. Now give students ‘A Schoolchild’s Bill of Rights.’ – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to have a Bill of Rights EXCEPT THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-schools-choice-rights-illinois-0903-20170823-story.html
— Emanuel calls on Trump to stop attacking Obama legacy and not dismantle DACA – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-barack-obama-dreamers-met-20170901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A major boost to the economy – Kirk W. Dillard, chair, Regional Transportation Authority
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-sign-bill-to-protect-illinois-womens-reproductive-rights/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity have their operatives and their dupes get rid of you.  I do not promote LGBTQ activity.  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/schools-biased-against-lgbt-people-should-be-banned-from-scholarships/
— Labor watchdog wants answers from ex-Teamsters boss on son’s deals – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/labor-watchdog-looking-at-longtime-chicago-teamsters-boss-john-t-coli-sr-on-son-joseph-colis-union-deals-the-watchdogs/
— A way to protect against employers low-balling your pay – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-way-to-protect-against-employers-low-balling-your-pay/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/daca-end-would-be-betrayal-of-trust-suburban-participants-say
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/suburban-muslims-observe-eid-al-adha-celebrations
— Kane board wants some leeway – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170830/news/170839877/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge Richard Posner is retiring from the federal appeals court – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: In 1996, when I was a 48-year-old GAO employee, I argued Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange before Judge Posner.  SEE:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170901/NEWS04/170909982/judge-richard-posner-is-retiring-from-the-federal-appeals-court
— Illinois, it’s time to take a lesson from Henry Ford – MICHAEL PINE  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170831/OPINION/170839965/illinois-its-time-to-take-a-lesson-from-henry-ford

 

WBEZ
— Groups Nationwide Weigh In On Chicago Sanctuary City Suit – AP (DERISEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of America that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/groups-nationwide-weigh-in-on-chicago-sanctuary-city-suit/93ef0c0f-5d27-4c77-8414-ba851c6ef5c4

 

NORTHHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Jail refuses to release Crystal Lake man on bond with ICE hold after Trust Act signed – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/01/mchenry-county-jail-refuses-to-release-crystal-lake-man-on-bond-with-ice-hold-after-trust-act-signed/a3xz2uc/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sheriff Issues Statement on New “Trust” Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/sheriff-issues-statement-on-new-trust-act/
— David McSweeney Urges Sheriff Bill Prim to Contact U.S. Justice Department re Illegals
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/david-mcsweeney-urges-sheriff-bill-prim-to-contact-u-s-justice-department/
— Steve Reick Explains His Support of the State Aid to Education Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/steve-reick-explains-his-support-of-the-state-aid-to-education-bill/
— Mary McCann Promotes Soda Tax at Board of Health Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/01/mary-mccann-promotes-soda-tax-at-board-of-health-meeting/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Watchdog group: Improper city spending rampant in Illinois – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/watchdog-group-improper-city-spending-rampant-in-illinois/article_d3fe0c90-8e55-11e7-8ed6-afb9307c6f67.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Brandon Phelps steps down
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/01/rep-brandon-phelps-steps-down/

 

NUMBERS USA
— The Time for President Trump to End DACA Has Long Passed – Eric Ruark
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/time-president-trump-end-daca-has-long-passed

 

BREITBART
— Well-Deserved: Paul Ryan Now as Unpopular as Pelosi; McConnell Less Popular – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/well-deserved-ryan-now-unpopular-pelosi-mcconnell-less-popular/
— Zuckerberg’s Facebook Post About DACA ‘Dreamers’: ‘These Young People Represent the Future of Our Country’ – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/zuckerbergs-facebook-post-daca-dreamers-young-people-represent-future-country/
— Google ‘Coming After Critics’ in Academia and Journalism, ‘Forming Into a Government of Itself’ – CHARLIE NASH (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, Google makes it clear that it wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/01/report-google-coming-critics-academia-journalism-getting-opponents-fired-think-tanks/
— Dem Rep Admits Trump Derangement Syndrome — I Would Oppose Mother’s Day If Trump Endorsed It – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes suffer from “Diersen Derangement Syndrome.”  They continue to a) oppose each and every decision that I make to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) each and every comment that I make or that I do not make about those articles, and c) each and every upcoming event that include or do not include in the emails.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/01/dem-rep-admits-trump-derangement-syndrome-oppose-mothers-day-trump-endorsed/

 

NEWSMAX
— Paul Ryan, Republicans to Trump: Don’t Kill DACA — ‘Congress Has to Fix’ – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/ryan-trump-daca/2017/09/01/id/811177/
— White House Petition Aims to Declare George Soros a Terrorist – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/US/george-soros-terrorist-petition-white-house/2017/09/01/id/811151/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Give Students More Opportunities in Education – Jonathan Butcher  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (
http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/01/illinois-lawmakers-give-students-opportunities-education/

 

GOPUSA
— Leftwing activists discourage donations to Red Cross for Harvey victims
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29593

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences – MICHAEL BARONE (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451015/affirmative-action-college-admissions-must-go

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ending DACA a risky move for Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348875-the-memo-ending-daca-a-risky-move-for-trump
— Labor Day lesson: US workers can get better pay via better training – HARRY HOLZER AND SANDY BAUM  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I 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://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/348830-labor-day-lesson-us-workers-can-get-better-pay-via-better-training

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Workers Expect Less, Job Satisfaction Rises  Minimal raises and lean staffing have redefined what makes a position good – Lauren Webe (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-happier-at-work-but-expect-a-lot-less-1504258201

 

DENVER POST
— Denver principals: Don’t take our DREAMers – JAMES CRYAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, educators make it clear that they want to get rid of their students who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/01/denver-principals-dont-take-our-dreamers/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Tech Leaders Call on Trump to Preserve DACA – Brian Feldman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/09/tech-leaders-call-on-trump-to-preserve-daca.html

 

BILLBOARD
— Trump Gets Earful From Tech CEOs: ‘Dreamers Are Vital to the Future of Our Companies’ – Marc Schneider  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7949917/daca-trump-tech-leaders-full-letter-read

 

MEDIAITE
— Tucker Carlson Shames GOPers Who Back DACA: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/tucker-carlson-shames-gopers-who-back-daca-their-campaign-pledges-were-lies/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Donated unused annual leave – Jason Miller (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I earned annual leave. SEE:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/  They did not want me to use any of it and they were beyond furious when I donated my unused annual leave.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/09/donated-leave-easing-of-contracting-rules-latest-part-of-hurricane-harvey-response-efforts/
(FROM THE THE ARTICLE: Federal employees now have an official way they can donate their time and money to their colleagues impacted by Hurricane Harvey and the following tropical storms. The Office of Personnel Management set up an Emergency Leave Transfer Program, which lets employees in the executive and judicial branches transfer unused annual leave to their federal colleagues within the same agency or another organization, who need additional time off. “We continue to reach out to impacted agencies to gather more information on the number of employees impacted by Harvey,” acting OPM Director Kathleen McGettigan said in a Sept. 1 statement. “As always, OPM stands ready to assist federal agencies in assisting their missions and in responding to the needs of federal employees.” OPM decided a emergency leave transfer program was warranted after talking to other agencies about the impact the storms have had on their employees.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 517 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $490,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447731_zpid/

August 30 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: NOW SIX IL GOP LAWMAKERS (Kyle McCarter, Tim Bivins, Davidsmeyer, David Reis, Cabello, and David McSweeney) FILE EFFORT TO REPEAL SANCTUARY LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/two-il-gop-lawmakers-file-effort-to-repeal-sanctuary-law.html
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES PREPARE TO RESIST LEFT’S STRANGLEHOLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/illinois-conservatives-prepare-to-resist-lefts-stranglehold-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans file TRUST Act repeal bills while Rauner dodges questions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/republicans-file-trust-act-repeal-bills-while-rauner-dodges-questions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those aren’t going anywhere, of course, but filing legislation does make them look good to their constituencies. Gov. Rauner was asked about GOP legislator criticism about the TRUST Act yesterday, but he refused to answer because, Rauner said, it was an “off-topic” question and he was only taking questions about the school funding bill… (VIDEO) Less than a minute later, however, the governor answered a different off-topic question.)
— Rauner signs school funding reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/rauner-signs-school-funding-reform-bill/
— Get ready for another intra-party rumble
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/get-ready-for-another-intra-party-rumble/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’ve heard the $30 million number, too. Heaven help the governor, because the US Attorney won’t, if there was even an “understanding” that the initial round of staff firings was in any way tied to a $30 million campaign contribution. Also, Proft called House GOP Leader Jim Durkin a “pansy” on his radio show yesterday. So, things aren’t going well.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner pivots to center as romance with right wing cools – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Those in the “center” of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have always focused on driving out of the party those like me who support the IRP platform, that is, they have always focused on destroying the IRP. Especially since 2000, they have had great success in destroying the IRP. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. Most commonly, those in the “center” are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or to a political office as a Republican, if you have not, and/or, if you will not defend and advance the IRP platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170831/BLOGS02/170839974/rauner-pivots-to-center-as-romance-with-right-wing-cools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Things could heat up even more if Rauner signs a pending bill to guarantee abortion coverage for women on Medicaid and state employees. Doing so might infuriate much of the political right, but that didn’t stop the governor from recently signing an almost-as-controversial “motor voter” registration measure and a bill limiting the ability of local police to arrest immigrants who are in the country illegally. . .Such events sparked personal complaints to Rauner from Jim Durkin and Bill Brady, the GOP leaders of the Illinois House and Senate. In a meeting with him on Aug. 23, both complained about attacks on their members and asked him to step in, four sources close to the matter tell me. Durkin and Brady’s spokeswomen declined to comment on what they categorized as a private meeting. But in the wake of that get-together, the Proft group moved to run its own legislative operation without Rauner, sources close to the matter tell me. And Rauner began veering to the left on key legislative matters, notably praising the schools bill that he’s spent a month ripping as a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools. Another source tells me some of the conservatives met a few days ago with Diana Rauner, the governor’s wife, in what is described as a “very difficult” session. At the moment, Rauner has no known opponent in the GOP primary. But this nasty divorce could play out in unexpected ways. One veteran GOP operative says it’s not quite clear who’s doing what. But other outside political consultants brought in by Rauner when Zolnierowicz left likely have told him that, in Democratic-leaning Illinois, it’s smarter to act like former GOP Gov. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar. Rauner himself may not know. But continue to look for more rolling-pin-wielding in his bumpy marriage with the GOP’s hard right.)

 

NBC5
— Rauner Signs Historic Education Funding Reform Bill  “Today we ensure that in the future, every child in Illinois has an equal chance at excellent education, every student in Illinois has an equal opportunity to achieve the American dream. This is a wonderful achievement.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-to-Sign-Education-Funding-Reform-Bill-Thursday-442369973.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump pledges $1M to Harvey relief from personal funds
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/277800216-story
— He couldn’t find a teaching job, so his backup plan was dealing drugs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/277813240-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs historic bill waging ‘war on poverty in the classroom’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-signs-historic-bill-waging-war-on-poverty-in-the-classroom/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/immigration-officials-tell-berwyn-grandmother-she-must-leave-u-s/
— Trump administration slashes funds for health care sign-ups – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-slashes-funds-for-health-care-sign-ups/
— Emanuel says property tax hike needed to avoid CPS ‘train wreck’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-says-property-tax-hike-needed-to-avoid-cps-train-wreck/
— What Labor Day means to my South Side and black union family – Dorian Warren  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/what-labor-day-means-to-my-south-side-and-black-union-family/
— Chicago, once a swamp, also could be walloped by a catastrophic flood – Stephen F. Eisenman (DIERSEN: My subdivision was build on a “watershed area” and a former septic field. Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-once-a-swamp-also-could-be-walloped-by-a-catastrophic-flood/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner signs major Illinois school funding bill into law – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Bloomberg spends $3 million more on campaign to back soda pop tax as repeal showdown looms – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bloomberg-soda-tax-ad-met-0901-20170831-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Employers: Learn how to ease stress in workplace at Aurora seminar – John Russell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to cause me stress. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, 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 an $18,847 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. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170831/employers-learn-how-to-ease-stress-in-workplace-at-aurora-seminar

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: No Money For Shoes
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-issues-no-money-shoes#stream/0

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Winners and Losers Of Education Funding In Illinois
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/winners-and-losers-of-education-funding-in-illinois

 

BGA
— GERRYMANDERING IN ILLINOIS: NEW NUMBERS CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM – Tim Jones & Patrick Judge (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 borders.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/gerrymandering-in-illinois-new-numbers-challenge-conventional-wisdom

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pam Althoff Stikes Back at McHenry Township GOP, Which Did Not Nominate Her Favorites
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/pam-althoff-stikes-back-at-mchenry-township-gop-which-did-not-nominate-her-favorites/
— Craig Wilcox Sate Senate Fundraiser Kickoff September 21st
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/craig-wilcox-fundraiser-kickoff-september-21st/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU appears to be pirating software or is lying to the AG – JOHN M. KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/niu-appears-to-be-pirating-software-or-is-lying-to-the-ag/
— Maine Township Supervisor Laura J. Morask hired friend outside statutory provisions – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/maine-township-supervisor-laura-j-morask-hired-friend-outside-statutory-provisions/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SPLC Says Army Bases Are Confederate Monuments That Need To Come Down – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/splc-says-army-bases-are-confederate-monuments-that-need-to-come-down/
— Feds Quickly Release Trump Lawyer’s Emails To Liberal Group, Bury Dem Records For Years – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/exclusive-feds-quickly-release-trump-lawyers-emails-to-liberal-group-bury-dems-records-for-years/

 

GOPUSA
— Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner puts criminal aliens over Illinois voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29495
— Illini end ‘war chant’ song at sporting events
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29385
— Bernie Sanders to lead new party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29550

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS doesn’t tell 1M taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/irs-doesnt-tell-1-million-taxpayers-that-illegal-i/

 

NEWSMAX
— Jeb Bush Praises Illinois Gov. for Signing Tax Credit Scholarship Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/jeb-bush-praises-illinois-governor/2017/08/31/id/810994/

 

THE HILL
— Trump to donate $1 million for Harvey relief efforts – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348753-trump-to-donate-1-million-for-harvey-relief-efforts

 

POLITICO
— RNC chief of staff resigns amid rash of departures  Sara Armstrong is the sixth staffer to exit in the past month. – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/31/rnc-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-rash-of-departures-242212

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/protecting-unauthorized-immigrant-mothers-from-deportation-improves-childrens-mental-health-study-shows/2017/08/31/3b2fc146-8c13-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In GOP Primaries, Candidates Battle to Be the Trumpiest  Dozens of people vying for elected offices echo the president’s slogans and style, testing the extent of his impact on the Republican Party – Janet Hook  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, under Rauner, expect GOP primary candidates to battle to be the most anti-Trumpiest, that is, to be the most anti-Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-dynamic-in-republican-primaries-candidates-who-want-to-be-like-trump-1504194180

August 30 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: TWO IL GOP LAWMAKERS (John Cabello and David McSweeney) FILE EFFORT TO REPEAL SANCTUARY LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/two-il-gop-lawmakers-file-effort-to-repeal-sanctuary-law.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Two Illinois Republican state reps are very concerned about the immigration law enforcement measure Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Monday. State Reps. John Cabello (R-Rockford) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington) filed a measure Wednesday that would repeal a new law banning law enforcement in Illinois from stopping persons suspected of being in the U.S. illegally. “I swore to uphold the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions when I became a legislator,” Cabello told Illinois Review Wednesday. “As a member of law enforcement, I took a vow to uphold the law. I believe and trust in those oaths, and intend to do all I can to keep them.” The law many are referring to as the “sanctuary law” says law enforcement “shall not” detain or continue to detain any individual solely on the basis of any immigration detainer or non-judicial immigration warrant. Law enforcement “shall not” stop or arrest anyone solely based on the person’s immigration or citizenship status. They are, however, not banned from implementing a “valid” judge-issued federal warrant concerning any suspects. That is the definition of a sanctuary law, Cabello bill co-sponsor David McSweeney told Illinois Review. He pointed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ office comments on the law. “As the Attorney General has said, when cities and states refuse to help enforce immigration laws, our nation is less safe,” DOG spokesman Devin O’Malley told Fox News. “Failure to deport aliens who are convicted for criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk – especially immigrant communities in the very sanctuary jurisdictions that seek to protect the perpetrators.” The attorney general’s views were totally disregarded in a missive sent out by the Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider and County Chairman Association President Randy Pollard Monday night after Rauner signed the bill into law in front of an enthusiastic Latino audience in Chicago. “I think it is important that people know what Attorney General Sessions thinks about SB 31. Tim Schneider, the chief cheerleader for the ‘Capitol Compromise’ massive tax hike is now presenting more ‘alternative facts,'” McSweeney said. Cabello said lawmakers are supposed to do what’s best for those that are bearing the financial burden for decisions they make at the capitol. Not doing so will ultimately create consequences that political parties may not want, such as the base simply staying home in 2018. “People are telling me they’re so fed up with the party leaders and the governor that they’re just not going to go to the polls in 2018. That’s the opposite of what they should do,” Cabello, who co-chaired the Trump campaign in Illinois, said. “They need their voices to be heard loud and clear. Staying home is not an option.” Only one Republican House member – Bob Pritchard – voted in support of SB 31 on the House floor. Four Republicans – McConchie, McConnaughay, Nybo and Radogno – supported it in the Illinois Senate. Cabello and McSweeney’s repeal bill is HB 4091.)
— HOW THE SPLC USES THE WORD “HATE” TO SILENCE DISSENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/how-the-splc-uses-the-word-hate-to-silence-dissent.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In smaller towns, empty storefronts and economic challenges loom large – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-small-town-department-store-closing-0903-biz-20170830-story.html
— Trump administration halts Obama-era rule to shrink the gender wage gap – Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-wage-gap-20170830-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bernie Sanders talks to Naperville students about ‘Political Revolution’ – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/bernie-sanders-talks-to-naperville-students-about-political-revolution
— Former Maine Township trustee Laura Morask gets $30,000 part-time job in food pantry – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/former-maine-township-trustee-gets-30000-part-time-job-in-food-pantry

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump supporters for crime in Chicago.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170829/OPINION/170829904/springfield-is-complicit-too-in-chicagos-rising-crime-rate

 

WLS AM
— Rauner Likely To Sign School Funding Bill Thursday – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/30/rauner-likely-to-sign-school-funding-bill-thursday/

 

WTTW
— Jim Durkin on School Funding Reform and Other Battles – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/30/jim-durkin-school-funding-reform-and-other-battles

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner visits schools to celebrate funding compromise – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170830/rauner-visits-schools-to-celebrate-funding-compromise

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Syverson named Deputy Republican Leader – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/08/30/syverson-named-deputy-republican-leader/aujf4f9/

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— WBEZ-FM’s new political reporter Dave McKinney about to face off against nemesis Gov. Rauner – Lewis Lazare
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/08/30/wbez-fms-new-political-reporter-about-to-face-off.html

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Illinois Trust Act Extends Protections for Undocumented Students, Families – Christopher Hacker  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Loyola acts as an arm of the anti-religious Illinois Democrat Party.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/08/illinois-trust-act-extends-protections-undocumented-students-families/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Mayor’s order to push developers to hire contractor businesses owned by minorities, women – Mike Thompson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors’ top priority was a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511195443-mayor-s-order-to-push-developers-to-hire-contractor-businesses-owned-by-minorities-women

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McHenry board member to vie for Senate seat held by Althoff – April Bamburg
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511201419-mchenry-board-member-to-vie-for-senate-seat-held-by-althoff

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives remains steadfast against current K-12 funding measure – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511201308-ives-remains-steadfast-against-current-k-12-funding-measure

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— STOP LOOKING AT MARIJUANA THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES
http://www.poppot.org/2017/08/30/stop-looking-marijuana-through-rose-colored-glasses/

 

RUSS STEWART
— DEMOCRATIC WHITE MEN HIT “GLASS CEILING” – RUSS STEWART  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and b) anti-men demonize, denigrate and condemn men as being sexists.  Overwhelmingly, anti-Whites and anti-men are Democrats.)
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2017/08-30-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tokenism, as an adjective defined by Webster’s Dictionary, is an act merely simulated, of slight or no account. As a noun, it is an act of accommodation to a demand by slight and merely formal concessions. For Democrats in Cook County, August’s slatemaking for their 2018 ticket was both a noun and an adjective, particularly regarding white men. Of the 16 candidates endorsed by the party for countywide offices, including judges, a grand total of three are while males, or about 18 percent. In the Democratic Party, men have hit the proverbial “glass ceiling.” Having a white man on the ticket is now of slight or no account. Of the remaining 13, seven are black, of which four are black women. That’s 44 percent. Seven are women. That’s another 44 percent. And two are Hispanics. That’s just 12 percent. As a noun, every key Democratic constituency got more than token accommodation. White males are no longer a key constituency. As expected, the Big Three – County Board president Toni Preckwinkle, House Speaker and state Democratic chairman Mike Madigan, and Alderman Ed Burke (14th) – did the dictating, with Burke picking the judges, and the 50 city and 30 suburban committeemen did the capitulating. Preckwinkle is expanding her empire exponentially, and is at the top of the heap. In the 2016 cycle, Preckwinkle engineered the slating of her county aide, Kim Foxx, for state’s attorney. She easily beat incumbent Anita Alvarez in the primary. She also worked with Madigan, dispatching another aide, Juliana Stratton, to run against independent-minded Ken Dunkin, who had the temerity to defy Madigan on several Illinois House votes. With a flood of Madigan money, Stratton buried Dunkin, and Madigan got another ally in Springfield. Now Preckwinkle and Madigan have worked again, plunking Stratton on J.B. Pritzker’s ticket for lieutenant governor in the March 2018 primary, and then delivering an endorsement of Pritzker for governor. Crafting a Pritzker-Stratton ticket sealed the deal, and Preckwinkle delivered all the black committeemen at slatemaking. And finally, another former Preckwinkle aide, Kim du Buclet, now a state representative, got slated for the 2-year Metropolitan Water Reclamation District term, beating a Hispanic backed by state Representative Luis Arroyo (D-3), and a longtime insider and donor associated with the North Shore Realtors. In the slating for county clerk, a job David Orr is relinquishing after 28 years, Recorder Karen Yarbrough, who is black and a Madigan protege, was slated. For Preckwinkle, despite the soda tax snafu, it’s “Veni, vidi, vici” – “I came, I saw, I conquered.”)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute calls school funding bill “Chicago bailout”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/30/illinois-policy-institute-calls-school-funding-bill-chicago-bailout/
— Governor pressed on whether school funding bill is a Chicago “bailout”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/30/governor-pressed-on-whether-school-funding-bill-is-a-chicago-bailout/
— Manufacturing woes continue here
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/30/manufacturing-woes-continue-here/
— Asked about credit for his chief, Rauner instead praises legislators, self
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/30/asked-about-credit-for-his-chief-rauner-instead-praises-legislators-self/
— Beiser won’t run again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/30/beiser-wont-run-again/

 

NUMBERS USA
— Illinois Governor Signs Measure Shielding Criminal Aliens
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-measure-shielding-criminal-aliens

 

DAILY CALLER
— Former Fed Reserve Banker: Houston Will Need ‘Mexican Labor’ To Rebuild After Harvey – Will Racke  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want cheap labor and b) would never had sought or taken the bad jobs that I had 1962-1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/former-fed-reserve-banker-houston-will-need-mexican-labor-to-rebuild-after-harvey/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Racists want Harvey donations to go to non-Whites.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/womens-march-recommends-harvey-donations-go-to-non-whites/

 

FOX NEWS
— Tucker Debates BLM Activist Who Compared Trump to Adolf Hitler
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/29/black-lives-matter-calls-trump-hitler-tucker-carlson-debates-ladawn-jones

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Trump administration’s ongoing attack on workers – Jared Bernstein and Ben Spielberg  (DIERSEN: I was a lowly worker 1964-1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/08/30/the-trump-administrations-ongoing-attack-on-workers/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Rauner puts criminal aliens over Illinois voters – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/30/fair-gov-rauner-puts-criminal-aliens-over-illinois-voters

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Federal Judge Blocks Texas’ Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ – MANNY FERNANDEZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/us/judge-texas-sanctuary-cities.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Donald Trump Owes the Dreamers. His conspicuous silence about their future is counterproductive and cruel.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-30/what-donald-trump-owes-the-dreamers