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October 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PROTESTERS FACE OFF OUTSIDE TRUMP TOWER IN CHICAGO – Diane Pathieu and Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-face-off-outside-trump-tower-in-chicago/1560546/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dueling groups of protesters faced off Tuesday in front of Trump International Hotel and Tower. Both groups said they want their voices heard and plan to keep supporting their candidate until Election Day. During the busy Tuesday morning rush hour, a group of self-described feminists carried graphic pro-women signs referencing lewd comments Trump made about groping women in a 2005 conversation with TV host Billy Bush. A recording of the exchange was made public this month. Many of the signs could not be shown on TV. But their message was clear: they believe Trump is a sexist, who has gotten away with years of mistreating women. “Women are angry. I mean, we’re tired of being silenced. Sexual assault and rape culture is nothing new so Trump is just giving us a visible reason, but I think a lot of women who are here today are here about things they have been feeling for a long time,” said Alicia Swiz, an anti-Trump protest organizer. Some gathered at the protest highlighted the power of the female vote, chanting “women united will never be defeated.” Another group, which was much smaller but just as vocal, was stationed across the street. They said they believe Trump is the right candidate for president, not Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, and believe the women protesting him have a skewed view of reality. “Donald Trump loves women! He loves all of you [expletive],” a pro-Trump protester yelled. “I’m offended at the hypocrisy because they support a candidate that has Validated Bill Clinton’s sexual assault for decades. Hillary Clinton has enabled Bill Clinton. More women were sexually assaulted because of Hillary Clinton’s actions,” said Suzanne Monk, a pro-Trump protester. Dozens of Chicago police officers surrounded both groups and barricades were set up around Trump Tower to ensure a safe and peaceful environment. The Chicago protest was in conjunction with other anti-Trump protests across the country, including Washington D.C. and New York. Some of the women at Tuesday’s protest left to register to vote.)
— ABC7 CHICAGO TO PARTNER WITH LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, UNIVISION CHICAGO FOR US SENATE DEBATE, 2 US CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/abc7-chicago-to-host-us-senate-debate-2-us-congressional-debates-/1561132/

NBC5
— Rep. Bobby Rush to Revisit Black Panther History This Week Rep. Bobby Rush is scheduled to take part in a special program at the National Archives in Washington D.C. Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Power movement. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors acted like Bobby Rush had ordered them to force me to retire so that GAO could give my job and my preferred corner office to one of my subordinates who was one of Bobby Rush’s constituents. My Democrat GAO superiors could stress that Jim Thomson and Jim Edgar promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and that “what is good for the goose is good for the gander.”)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rep-Rush-to-Revisit-Black-Panther-History-397479811.html

CBS2
— Women Protest Trump On His Own Turf About 200 protesters gathered at Trump Tower to blast GOP nominee’s treatment of women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/
— Trump Voter Fraud Charge Not Scaring Local Election Officials – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/18/trump-voter-fraud-charge-not-scaring-local-election-officials/

FOX NEWS CHICAG
— Illinois football player stands alone during national anthem
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/212250296-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner target of $3 million Democrat ad blitz – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Who targets you? The following target me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gov-bruce-rauner-target-of-3-million-democrat-ad-blitz/
— Donations at odds with Mendoza’s labor message – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican candidate, elected official, or party leader, you should not seek or accept donations from individuals, organizations, or companies that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-donations-at-odds-with-mendozas-labor-message/
— Our endorsements in 9 Illinois Senate races (DIERSEN: Only 2 of the 9 are men.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-our-endorsements-in-9-illinois-senate-races/
— Rauner averts food stamp cutoff – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauner-averts-food-stamp-cutoff/
— Museums join in hope of unifying city’s black, Latino communities – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-White want minorities to unite against Whites and to get rid of Whites.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/museums-join-in-hope-of-unifying-citys-black-latino-communities/
— Lightfoot urges local police apology to people of color – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being racist and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame police for the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have. How should police react to that?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/lightfoot-urges-local-police-apology-to-people-of-color/
— Miserable milestone: Chicago surpasses 600 homicides this year – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/miserable-milestone-chicago-at-600-homicides-so-far-this-year/

DAILY HERALD
— What some Trump supporters think a ‘rigged’ election would look like – Jenna Johnson (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/news/161018814/
— ‘Mom coach’ tackles sexism while leading Arlington Heights football team – Jamie Sotonoff (DIERSEN: Did you play football when you were young? I did not because I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights evenings and Saturdays while I was a junior and senior in high school 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/sports/161018835/
— Cook County: Merge or not? Voters have final say in recorder, clerk offices – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/news/161018744/
— DiCianni to speak at GOP event in Schaumburg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/submitted/161018750/
— DuPage tourist office fosters ties with China
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/business/161018822/
— Dold way ahead of Schneider when it comes to campaign cash – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161018/news/161018742/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Duckworth wants a bonus for Social Security recipients – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients like me get the same COLA that Social Security recipients get. The COLAs that I have received since I retired in 1997 have been far less then what inflation has been in Wheaton since 1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161018/BLOGS02/161019815/duckworth-wants-a-bonus-for-social-security-recipients
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is she playing Santa Claus right before a big election? Or just helping out little folks who need money at the expense of greedy corporate types? Decide for yourself, but Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Duckworth surely wants to get some attention with her renewed call today to give every single Social Security and SSA recipient, and those receiving veterans’ benefits, an annual 3.9 percent bonus. That could amount to $581 a head—”almost three months of groceries for seniors or a year’s worth of out-of-pocket costs on prescription drugs for the average Medicare beneficiary—Duckworth said in a statement. With roughly 70 million people getting the extra check, the total cost to the treasury would be about $40 billion. Duckworth’s action came in a joint statement with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., one of the Senate’s leading progressives, a day after officials announced that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be a near-invisible 0.3 percent for 2017 after zero this year. The Social Security Administration says the modest hike is all that’s warranted, given inflation. But Duckworth termed it “another disappointment” and “inadequate.” Warren and Duckworth said 3.9 percent amounts to the average percentage raise that top corporate CEOs received in the last year. And to pay for the Social Security bonus, the two would eliminate business’ tax deductibility for bonus payments on top of salary that some companies make to their chiefs. In fact, Duckworth’s office says, such corporate “performance” payments now amount to 55 percent of total CEO compensation. The underlying bill Duckworth and Warren favor to accomplish this has been stalled in the GOP-dominated Congress for a while. But they’re clearly hoping to jump-start it. Duckworth’s opponent, incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., had no immediate comment.)
— Behind that police union endorsement of Donald Trump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161018/BLOGS02/161019819/behind-that-police-union-endorsement-of-donald-trump

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Billboard taunts Trump in Arabic Ads put up in Michigan, Chicago, Orlando (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/billboard-taunts-trump-in-arabic

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 6th Congressional District candidates Peter Roskam, Amanda Howland differ along party lines – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/18/6th-congressional-district-candidates-peter-roskam-amanda-howland-differ-along-party-lines/acqd25h/

WSIL TV
— ‘Stop whining,’ Obama tells Trump, chiding for fraud talk – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION FOR OBAMA: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33413130/stop-whining-obama-tells-trump
— Trump to bring Obama’s half-brother to debate – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33416247/the-latest-pence-calls-firebombing-political-terrorism

WJBD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Still Promoting Remarks from 2005 Video
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/18/trumps-supporters-still-downplaying-remarks-from-2005-video

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Local tax agent’s suit alleges he was forced out after suffering stroke – DON O’BRIEN
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article108907212.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the lawsuit, Kibort began working for the Department of Revenue at the end of March 2015. He previously had spent more than 30 years with the Internal Revenue Service, working on cases that involved tax fraud and money laundering. The lawsuit said he worked with a fraud group and served as an expert witness in criminal tax proceedings on behalf of the government.)

LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat media suppresses “Clinton email woes ahead of debate.”
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politcs/republicans-revive-clinton-email-woes-ahead-of-debate/article_ad1b6496-374b-53b2-a54f-53d94d3aa9d8.html

CHICAGO PATCH
— New survey results spell bad news for Gov. Rauner Rauner did not fare well in a recent survey of registered voters on whether they approve or disapprove of their governor’s job performance. (DIERSEN: What do you do and who judges your performance? I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and I am judged by everyone in Illinois. The following disapprove of what I do: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/new-survey-results-spell-bad-news-governor-rauner
— Anti-Donald Trump Demonstrators Protest Outside Candidate’s Hotel The rally was held in response to the “blatant misogyny displayed” by the GOP presidential candidate’s campaign. – Joe Vince (DIERSEN: What about Bill and Hillary Clinton?)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/anti-donald-trump-demonstrators-protest-outside-candidates-hotel
— Dodgers’ Adrian Gonzalez: Refusal to Stay at Donald Trump’s Chicago Hotel a Private, Personal Matter In May, the 1st baseman quietly asked to stay at another hotel during games vs. the Cubs. That request is making headlines 5 months later. – Joe Vince (DIERSEN: The more hatred of Trump that you display, the more the following love you: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/dodgers-adrian-gonzalez-refusal-stay-trumps-chicago-hotel-private-personal-matter

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— “In the Loop” assesses Bruce Rauner’s performance as midterm elections near (DIERSEN: What do you do and who judges your performance? I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and I am judged by everyone in Illinois. The following disapprove of what I do: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://rebootillinois.com/video/loop-assesses-bruce-rauners-performance-midterm-elections-near/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN FRONT OF BILLY GRAHAM CENTER IN WHEATON, “DONALD TRUMP IS ANTICHRIT” (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, all elected officials who represent all or part of Wheaton, all candidates who are seeking to represent all or part of Wheaton, all officers of political parties that represent all or part of Wheaton, all those who have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, and everyone else should strongly condemn this.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/in-front-of-billy-graham-center-in-wheaton-donald-trump-is-antichrit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: WHEATON – While evangelist Billy Graham’s son Franklin Graham stands solidly behind the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, students at the elder Graham’s alma mater Wheaton College are evidently not in agreement. “Donald Trump is the ‘Anti-Chrit'”, a misspelled chalking said on the steps of the evangelical school’s Billy Graham Center. Although Graham has declared his continuing support for Trump despite videos revealing and rumors suggesting immoral behavior which Graham preaches against, he wrote on his Facebook page this week that he’s not condoning Trump’s behavior: “A lot of people are slamming evangelicals for supposedly giving Donald J. Trump a pass. That’s simply not true. No one is giving him a pass. I’m certainly not, and I’ve not met an evangelical yet who condones his language or inexcusable behavior from over a decade ago. However, he has apologized to his wife, his family, and to the American people for this. He has taken full responsibility. This election isn’t about Donald Trump’s behavior from 11 years ago or Hillary Clinton’s recent missing emails, lies, and false statements. This election is about the Supreme Court and the justices that the next president will nominate. Evangelicals are going to have to decide which candidate they trust to nominate men and women to the court who will defend the constitution and support religious freedoms. My prayer is that Christians will not be deceived by the liberal media about what is at stake for future generations.”)
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER?AT #P**SSYGRABSBACK PROTEST AT CHICAGO’S TRUMP TOWER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/wheres-weyermullerat-pssygrabsback-protest-at-chicagos-trump-tower.html
— THORNER: TIME TO VIEW TRUMP THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF EYES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-time-to-view-trump-through-a-different-set-of-eyes.html#more

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic heads roll after video shows agitators planted at Trump rallies – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/18/undercover-video-shows-democrats-saying-they-hire-/

GOPUSA
— Fears rise that GOP office firebombing will stifle free speech as election nears (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, how many do not display Trump signs because they fear theft, vandalism, or even worse things? Clinton supporters are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky and even worse people.)
http://www.gopusa.com/fears-rise-that-gop-office-firebombing-will-stifle-free-speech-as-election-nears/
— Dangerous leftists ones we really need to worry about (DIERSEN: Who are the dangerous leftists in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Should I write a book about dangerous leftists who have threatened me?)
http://www.gopusa.com/dangerous-leftists-ones-we-really-need-to-worry-about/
— Shepard Smith admits he’s homosexual to the surprise of no one (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.gopusa.com/shepard-smith-admits-hes-homosexual-to-the-surprise-of-no-one/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Dem Operatives Admit on Hot Mic They Started Chicago Riot That Shut Down Trump Rally & That’s Not All – VICTORIA TAFT
http://ijr.com/2016/10/715882-dem-operatives-admit-on-hot-mic-they-started-chicago-riot-that-shut-down-trump-rally-thats-not-all/

DAILY CALLER
— Activist Who Took Credit For Violent Chicago Protests Was On Hillary’s Payroll – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/18/activist-who-took-credit-for-violent-chicago-protests-was-on-hillarys-payroll/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Eric Holder named to lead effort to destroy GOP after Hillary wins the presidency – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/eric_holder_named_to_lead_effort_to_destroy_gop_after_hillary_wins_the_presidency.html#.WATpTTs1mGc.facebook

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DePaul blasts ‘Unborn Lives Matter’ posters as ‘bigotry,’ bans them on campus – Lisa Bourne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who dominate DePaul show that they are anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. How soon, if not already, will DePaul acknowledge that it is a disgusting arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/depaul-university-president-calls-unborn-lives-matter-posters-bigotry-bans

THE HILL
— Republicans bristle at notion they failed to vet Trump – Jonathan Swan (DIERSEN: Who is responsible for vetting Republican candidates in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How comprehensive is their vetting? What criteria do they use to recommend a candidate or not?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/301616-republicans-bristle-at-notion-they-failed-to-vet-trump
— Trump proposes term limits for Congress – Harper Neidig (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited. The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is called reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301611-trump-proposes-term-limits-for-congress-members
— GOP senators avoid Trump questions on rigged election – Peter Sullivan (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/301680-gop-senators-avoid-trump-questions-on-rigged-election

POLITICO
— RNC members agree with Trump: It’s rigged Many top GOP officials believe the fix is in. – Kyle Cheney (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/republican-national-committee-election-rigged-229936

CNN
— Obama: Trump’s rigged election claim ‘whining before the game’s even over’ – Kevin Liptak (DIERSEN: QUESTION FOR OBAMA: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/politics/obama-trumps-rigged-election-claim-whining-before-the-games-even-over/index.html

REUTERS
— WOMEN TO TRUMP: HANDS OFF Eve Rydberg (L) and Megan Lee pose for a portrait with their sign as they take part in a protest against Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/women-to-trump-hands-off?articleId=USRTX2PDN0

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Mike Pence calls firebombing in North Carolina ‘political terrorism’ – Kurtis Lee
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-mike-pence-calls-firebombing-in-north-1476815612-htmlstory.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal retirees to get small sip of COLA – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients like me get the same COLA that Social Security recipients get. The COLAs that I have received since I retired in 1997 have been far less then what inflation has been in Wheaton since 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/18/federal-retirees-to-get-small-sip-of-cola/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Annuity benefits to retired federal employees will increase by 0.3 percent in January, the government announced Tuesday, a cost-of-living adjustment that translates into a monthly boost averaging around $10. The adjustment, or COLA, to federal retirement benefits mirrors that for Social Security and is based on the change in an inflation index from the third calendar quarter of one year to the next. Tuesday’s announcement follows the release of the inflation figure for September, the last month of that count. As of Oct. 1, 2015, there were about 2,054,000 federal retirees plus about another 545,000 survivor beneficiaries, according to the Office of Personnel Management. There are about 44,500 retirees or survivor beneficiaries in the District, about 163,200 in Maryland and about 144,500 in Virginia. California has the most, 215,500. Seventy percent of federal retirees draw their benefits from the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), which generally applies to those first hired before 1984; by contrast, more than 90 percent of current federal employees are under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which generally applies to those first hired in 1984 or after. The average monthly annuity of a CSRS retiree as of October 2015 was $3,529, while the average for those retired under FERS was $1,355. Average monthly benefits for survivor beneficiaries of deceased retirees were $1,560 and $544, respectively. There was no cost-of-living increase under either federal retirement program or under Social Security in January of this year, because the inflation count for the measuring period toward that adjustment ended in negative territory. In that situation — which has happened two other times in recent years — benefits are not cut. The two federal retirement programs differ in that FERS employees pay into Social Security as well as into the federal retirement fund and become eligible for a benefit from that program. Social Security is not part of the CSRS system, although some under CSRS become eligible for a Social Security benefit through other work or through a spouse’s employment; in those cases, offsets commonly reduce or even eliminate that benefit. The average monthly Social Security benefit nationwide is $1,355. FERS employees also get employer contributions, of up to 5 percent of salary, toward the Thrift Savings Plan, the 401(k)-style retirement saving program for federal workers, while CSRS employees don’t. But while all CSRS retirees receive a full COLA regardless of age, those retired under FERS don’t receive COLAs until age 62 unless they fall under certain exceptions. Also, a FERS COLA is reduced if the inflation count exceeds 2 percent, a provision that hasn’t applied since the 2012 boost. A COLA applies only to retirees, not to active employees, most of whom are in line for a raise averaging 1.6 percent in January. Increases for the two groups are set through different processes, and the amounts don’t necessarily track each other. Federal retirees commonly use increases in their health insurance costs as a comparator to the COLA. In the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) — for which most federal retirees are eligible — the enrollee share of premiums will increase by 6.2 percent on average in January. That translates into about $11 a month more on average for self-only coverage, about $22 more for self-plus-one coverage and about $28 more for family coverage. However, enrollees have the choice of many plans in an upcoming open season — 31 in the Washington area — and some insurers are holding premiums about steady or even decreasing them slightly. . .National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association President Richard G. Thissen said the developments show that the COLA increase should be determined by a separate inflation measure that specifically tracks spending patterns of retirees. “Given the large increase in health care and insurance costs, it is crystal clear that the current formula does not accurately reflect how seniors spend their limited annuities,” he said in a statement. Many federal retirees also are enrolled in Medicare, which acts as the first payer for those who also have FEHBP coverage. About half of those retired under the CSRS, along with certain other Medicare enrollees, could face much higher premiums for their Part B (physicians and related services) coverage in 2017 than others will pay. That’s due to a “hold harmless” provision protecting most enrollees from Medicare hikes that exceed the increase in their Social Security benefits — effectively passing the entire Medicare premium cost increase to those not protected. Next year’s Medicare premium rates are to be announced in November. Last year, Congress provided partial relief for the 2016 plan year for those affected, and a coalition including federal employee and retiree groups recently wrote to Congress seeking an extension. “Congress must act now to prevent a massive increase in Medicare Part B premiums for this group of retirees,” American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox Sr. said in a statement. “Although most seniors would be protected, this group will have to pay more solely because of the uniqueness of their pension system.”)

USA TODAY
— Mark Kirk faces Trump’s shadow in Illinois Senate race – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/18/mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-illinois-senate-race-trump/92326256/

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 20 Top Colleges Where Most Students Graduate Debt-Free – Kim Clark (DIERSEN: Did you graduate debt-free? I was able to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I worked all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while UIC and NIU were in session and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://time.com/money/4534408/colleges-where-most-students-graduate-debt-free/
— 6 Signs You’re Working for a Sinking Ship – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, as Republican politicians cut GAO’s budget in relative if not absolute terms, GAO was a sinking ship, and especially for its employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://time.com/money/4531787/sinking-ship-failing-company/

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER DISMISSES POLITICAL AD SUGGESTING HE SUPPORTS TRUMP – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-dismisses-political-ad-suggesting-he-supports-trump/1559674/
— NBC NEWS FIRES BILLY BUSH AFTER LEWD DONALD TRUMP TAPE AIRS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/nbc-news-fires-billy-bush-after-lewd-donald-trump-tape-airs/1559835/

CBC2
— New Attack Ad Links Gov. Rauner, Illinois GOP To Trump – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/17/new-attack-ad-links-gov-rauner-illinois-gop-to-trump/
— Rauner Signs Executive Order Designed To Cut Red Tape Burdening Small Businesses – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/17/rauner-signs-executive-order-designed-to-cut-red-tape-burdening-small-businesses/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clinton has 50-point lead among Latinos: new poll – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clinton-has-50-point-lead-among-latinos-new-poll/
— Endorsements for Illinois House Districts 48, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 75, 77, 81, 84
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-12-endorsements-illinois-house/

DAILY HERALD
— Trump calls GOP leaders ‘naive’ on voter fraud – AP (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/news/310179909/
— Rauner orders statewide review of rules and regulations – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/business/161018905/
— Rauner talks budget impasse, education funding – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/news/161018880/
— 5 ways to take part in Wheaton’s Make A Difference Day – Jessica Cilella (DIERSEN: What do you do to make a difference? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Those emails have included links to more than 248,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/news/161018871/
— Howard Stern won’t air past Donald Trump interviews – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/entlife/310179774/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner has big influence in Q-C House campaign – Ed Tibbetts
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/rauner-has-big-influence-in-q-c-house-campaign/article_6ce2c92d-e76d-59fc-af99-0cfecfadd863.html

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NEW ILLINOIS COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL SEEKS INPUT TO HELP REDUCE BURDENSOME REGULATIONS
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/10/17/new-illinois-competitiveness-council-seeks-input-help-reduce-burdensome-regulations/66015

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Khouri releases Candidate Free Time video on PBS station, online – Ruth de Jauregui
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511018771-khouri-releases-candidate-free-time-video-on-pbs-station-online

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner named among the most unpopular governors, new poll finds
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/10/17/rauner-named-among-unpopular-governors-new-poll-finds/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage Trustee McGuire Agrees With Watchdogs – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/college-of-dupage-trustee-mcguire-agrees-with-watchdogs/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MILLIKIN U FOOTBALL PLAYER STANDS ALONE FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/millikin-u-football-player-stands-alone-for-national-anthem.html
— SCHAKOWSKY’S CHECK-KITING HUSBAND BEHIND TRUMP RALLY VIOLENCE, UNDERCOVER VIDEO REVEALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/schakowskys-check-kiting-husband-behind-trump-rally-violence-undercover-video-reveals.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll: Illinoisans have favorable views of unions, but supposedly favor “right to work”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/17/poll-illinoisans-have-favorable-views-of-unions-but-supposedly-favor-right-to-work/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Labor unions turning corner against Donald Trump – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/17/labor-unions-turning-corner-against-donald-trump/

GOPUSA
— Thugs spray-paint at least 20 vehicles outside Trump rally in Bangor
http://www.gopusa.com/thugs-spray-paint-at-least-20-vehicles-outside-trump-rally-in-bangor/

DAILY CALLER
— FLASHBACK: The Time Bill Clinton Fought Like Hell To Stop Refugees In His State – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/16/flashback-the-time-bill-clinton-fought-like-hell-to-stop-refugees-in-his-state/

THE HILL
— Election officials scoff at Trump’s claim of ‘rigged’ vote – Reid Wilson (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301398-election-officials-scoff-at-trumps-claim-of-rigged-vote

CNN
— Trump calls for government ethics reforms – Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/17/politics/donald-trump-ethics-reform-2016-election/

MSN
— New Attack Ad Links Gov. Rauner, Illinois GOP To Trump
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-attack-ad-links-gov-rauner-illinois-gop-to-trump/vp-AAj4vgT

NEW YORK TIMES
— The New Protesters Defying Donald Trump: His Customers – MICHAEL BARBARO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/us/politics/donald-trump-brand-reaction.html

DETROIT NEWS
— Arabic billboard near Dearborn mocks Trump – Candice Williams
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/17/donald-trump-dearborn-billboard/92333962/

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions, Democrat donors bankroll anti-Rauner, Trump super PAC – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-unions-dem-donors-bankroll-anti-rauner-trump-super-pac/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 8 killed, 40 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/13-shot-5-fatally-in-first-3-hours-of-weekend/
— Playing dodge ball in candidate questionnaires – Andy Shaw (DIERSEN: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, my critics/opponents were furious that I asked their candidates who spoke at TAPROOT events if they supported all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Most commonly, my critics/opponents reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and Second Amendment planks and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-playing-dodge-ball-in-candidate-questionnaires/

— CPS may pay $50M to entice older teachers to retire in June – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in today’s dollars, so far, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-may-pay-50m-to-entice-older-teachers-to-retire-in-june/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hillary Clinton missing from Brad Schneider’s TV ad – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-brad-schneider-hillary-clinton-ad-20161016-story.html
— Inside Donald Trump’s echo chamber of conspiracies, grievances and vitriol – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-campaign-20161016-story.html
— Illinois unions, road builders pushing transportation lockbox amendment – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-transportation-funding-amendment-met-20161014-story.html
— Sexual assault is a real and persisting threat to women – Mary Sanchez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201610141530–tms–msanchezctnms-a20161014-20161014-column.html
— Pay raise for Orland Park village mayor would boost pension – AP (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 and they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–village-mayor-pension-20161016-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner to sign executive order on regulations at COD Monday – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161018992/
— Mandatory paid sick leave will hurt small businesses – Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner, Palos Park (DIERSEN: Do/did you get paid sick leave? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/discuss/161019068/
— Cruising the old high school hangouts and highways – Matt Avery (DIERSEN: If instead of buying a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, I had bought a new loaded GTO, I might still own that GTO and I would not have bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, or a new 1972 Corvette in 1971.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161017/entlife/161018967/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Oberhelman retiring – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161017/NEWS05/161019855/caterpillar-chairman-and-ceo-oberhelman-retiring
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Crain’s Chicago Business promotes pot, that is, ever-increasingly, Crain’s Chicago Business promotes the destruction of Chicago, of Cook County, of Illinois, and of America. What percent of Crain’s Chicago Business employees a) want to be stoners and b) are stoners?
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE01/310159987/men-money-and-marijuana

WBEZ
— DuPage County Republican Candidates Avoid Talking About Trump – Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I support all the candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot in my precinct. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/dupage-county-milton-township-precinct-9-ballot-november-8-2016/)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/down-ballot-suburban-republicans-avoid-talking-about-trump/e8be9cef-cf40-4539-a00c-3b7d0fc0dfcc

WAND
— Illinois Among Least Influential States in Presidential Election – Matt Loveless
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33405682/study-illinois-among-least-influential-states-in-presidential-election

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Downballot GOP Candidates Dodge Endorsement of Trump – TONY ARNOLD (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I support all the candidates on the November 8, 2016 ballot in my precinct. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/dupage-county-milton-township-precinct-9-ballot-november-8-2016/)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/downballot-gop-candidates-dodge-endorsement-trump#stream/0

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Duckworth would add needed balance to the U.S. Senate – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20161016/our-view-duckworth-would-add-needed-balance-to-us-senate

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Time for Voters to Exercise Rights – Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/14/time-for-voters-to-exercise-rights/ah1yv55/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Term limits form dividing line between Cullerton and Lewis – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited. The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is caller reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511018610-term-limits-form-dividing-line-between-cullerton-and-lewis
— Olsen tours Flexco manufacturing plant – Matt Smith
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511018652-olsen-tours-flexco-manufacturing-plant

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawmakers’ wives urge voters to look past Trump’s offensive remarks, focus on policies – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/16/donald-trump-gets-assist-from-conservative-women-a/
— The last real election A Hillary Clinton presidency would assure a continued assault on the two-party system – Robert Knight
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/16/hillary-clinton-win-would-kill-two-party-system/

NEWSMAX
— North Carolina GOP County HQ Firebombed – Brian Freeman
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/North-Carolina-GOP-headquarters-firebombed/2016/10/16/id/753685/

GOPUSA
— Faux Outrage, Lies, and More Media Bias Against Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16062?omhide=true

THE BLAZE
— WikiLeaks emails: Clinton staffers were upset to learn San Bernardino shooter was Muslim instead of white – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/16/wikileaks-emails-clinton-staffers-were-upset-to-learn-san-bernardino-shooter-was-muslim-instead-of-white/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Blames ‘Animals Representing Hillary’ For Firebombing GOP Headquarters, Clinton Condemns – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/16/trump-blames-animals-representing-hillary-for-firebombing-gop-headquarters-clinton-condemns/

THE HILL
— Republicans fear for party’s future – Niall Stanage (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump “Republican” party leaders are using and will use a Trump defeat to drive those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time OUT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. That is, anti-Trump “Republican” party leaders are using and will use a Trump defeat to DESTROY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/301244-republicans-fear-for-partys-future
— Women will doom Trump – Juan Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that older Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/juan-williams/301250-juan-williams-women-will-doom-trump

POLITICO
— Giuliani: ‘Dead people generally vote for Democrats’ – Connor O’Brien (DIERSEN: There are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/guiliani-dead-people-generally-vote-for-democrats-229856

CNN
— ‘Rigged election’? Trump’s dangerous talk – Ruth Ben-Ghiat (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/opinions/rigged-election-opinion-ben-ghiat/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ripples From the ‘How Low Can They Go’ Campaign – PATRICK HEALY and FARAH STOCKMANOC
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/politics/presidential-election-voters.html
— Donald Trump, the Worst of America – Charles M. Blow (DIERSEN: Which demographics do you share with Trump? Both Trump and I are German national origin, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, married, draft avoiders, overweight, non-drinkers, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that you are viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/donald-trump-the-worst-of-america.html
— As U.S. Watches Mexico, Traffickers Slip In From Canada – RON NIXON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/northern-border-illicit-crossing.html
— Officials Fight Donald Trump’s Claims of a Rigged Vote – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/politics/donald-trump-election-rigging.html?ref=politics
— Millions of Men Are Missing From the Job Market – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of men, and especially men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/millions-of-men-are-missing-from-the-job-market.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the following crow over their success in destroying Republicans: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/their-dark-fantasies.html
— Criticism of the News Media Takes On a More Sinister Tone – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/business/media/criticism-of-the-news-media-takes-on-a-more-sinister-tone.html
— Leading New York Law Firms Lag in Including Women and Minorities – ELIZABETH OLSON (DIERSEN: “Leading New York Law Firms” should consider hiring Charles Bowsher. Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/business/dealbook/leading-new-york-law-firms-lag-women-and-minorities-diversity.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— October Is for Halloween—Not Voting Wait for Election Day. Clinton or Trump may change your mind. – JAMES HUFFMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/october-is-for-halloweennot-voting-1476653086
— Donald Trump Says He Will Win on Surge of Silent Supporters Republican argues that a wave of silent backers has gone undetected by polls and the political establishment – MICHAEL C. BENDER and DANTE CHINNI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-will-win-on-surge-of-silent-supporters-1476664463
— The NAACP’s Disgrace The civil-rights group votes to keep minorities trapped in poverty. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-naacps-disgrace-1476653537
— The Ivy League Doesn’t Need Taxpayers’ Help Colleges that hoard cash—endowments of $2 million per student—should be encouraged to spend it. – JAMES PIERESON and NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ivy-league-doesnt-need-taxpayers-help-1476652968

USA TODAY
— Retirees’ Social Security COLA raise in 2017: $3 a month? – Jennifer Openshaw (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions get the same COLA that Social Security does. Every year, my CSRS pension buys less because inflation far exceeds COLAs.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2016/10/17/social-security-cola-2017-cost-of-living-adjustment/91860690/
— The job juggle is real. Many Americans are balancing two, even three gigs – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: I worked two jobs during 1971 and 1972. I worked full-time for IRS in Chicago and then in Harvey and part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. That helped me to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette, b) pay tuition for job-related graduate courses at Loyola, and c) buy a new town home in University Park.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/17/job-juggle-real-many-americans-balancing-two-even-three-gigs/92072068/

October 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County GOP chief stands by Trump – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-cook-county-gop-chief-stand-by-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump’s businesses have been impacted by his campaign, report says – Ana Swanson (DIERSEN: If Trump was running for President to “make more money” for himself, he would not have said or done many of the things that he has.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-business-impact-20161015-story.html
— Presidential campaign: Evil Queen vs. Evil Clown – John Kass (DIERSEN: As John Kass stresses, if you seek or hold any kind of government office or political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling as being an “evil motive.” They say “the platform is the problem.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-presidential-election-kass-1016-20161014-column.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Neighborhood group aims to unseat Naperville City Council members – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-naperchange-st-1016-20161014-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Palatine Township Elementary District 15: New school would help low-income students – Erin Hegarty
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/161019284/
— Renters often hesitant to buy a home – Jim Woodard (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate? In 1972, when I was 24 years old, I bought a new town home at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park (current Zillow estimate is $59,000). I worked for IRS in its Harvey office as a GS-9 (currently $53,717) Revenue Officer, and in addition, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Impala.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161015/entlife/161019295/
— McKee House a reminder of resilience – Roberta Wheatley, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/discuss/161019225/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OD LAUZEN AND MCMAHON: How Kane County chairman plans to regain authority – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161019013/

ABC7
— ENTHUSIASM FOR TRUMP FADES, PARTISANSHIP KEEPS IT CLOSE – GARY LANGER
http://abc7chicago.com/news/enthusiasm-for-trump-fades-partisanship-keeps-it-close-(poll)/1557265/
— ‘SNL’ POKES FUN AT TRUMP’S BEHAVIOR DURING SECOND DEBATE – DAVID CAPLAN (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors POKE FUN AT THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/snl-pokes-fun-at-trumps-behavior-during-second-debate/1557387/

NBC5
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Now Holds 11-Pt National Lead Over Trump “Donald Trump’s chances of winning this election have faded,” says Democratic pollster Fred Yang
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/nbc-wsj-Poll-Clinton-Now-Holds-11-Pt-National-Lead-Over-Trump-397228451.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan movie to make small-screen debut – Dan Petrella
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/madigan-movie-to-make-small-screen-debut/article_921375b3-cdf7-5f1b-b967-3a390c644523.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP adds years of salaries to fashion ads – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161015/bernard-schoenburg-gop-adds-years-of-salaries-to-fashion-ads

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Leslie Munger is our choice for comptroller – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20161015/our-view-leslie-munger-is-our-choice-for-comptroller

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— For Illinois House District 72: Republican Brandi McGuire – Brandi McGuire
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/for-illinois-house-district-republican-brandi-mcguire/article_bd6488f6-87c7-5cf2-9c0a-582f5f120dc6.html
— For the 74th District: Republican Daniel Swanson – Daniel Swanson
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/for-the-th-district-republican-daniel-swanson/article_bb941b0d-6a18-50fc-8709-cfb2bb6437b3.html

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood will continue to work for 18th District – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20161016/lahood-will-continue-to-work-for-18th-district#

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Poll: Clinton leading Trump among young voters – Rod Boshart (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that young people have had, are having, and will have.)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/poll-clinton-leading-trump-among-young-voters/article_48f58b78-21cd-5553-9140-a93bf3bf995b.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois could help Dems win Senate – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-10-16/jim-dey-illinois-could-help-dems-win-senate.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— City of Bloomington Sued Under FOIA For Withholding Public Records – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/city-of-bloomington-sued-under-foia-for-withholding-public-records/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Clinton campaign mocks Catholics, Southerners, ‘needy Latinos’ in emails – Ben Wolfgang
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/12/hillary-clinton-campaigns-wikileaks-emails-reveal-/

THE BLAZE
— Colorado school employees outraged after being asked to complete ‘white privilege’ survey – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/15/colorado-school-employees-outraged-after-being-asked-to-complete-white-privilege-survey/

BREITBART
— L.A. Times Accuses Donald Trump of Dividing America – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, as everyone knows, ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOISE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/10/16/l-times-accuses-donald-trump-dividing-america/
— Wikileaks Reveals–Hillary Clinton to Goldman Sachs: Americans Who Want to Limit Immigration Are ‘Fundamentally UnAmerican’ – JULIA HAHN (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, as everyone knows, a) the ONLY reason why Democrats promote immigration is that virtually all immigrants vote for Democrats and b) the ONLY reason why RINOs promote immigration is that immigrants will work for less money than U.S. citizens will. Immigrants vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to use government to give immigrants preference over U.S. citizens.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/15/wikileaks-reveals-hillary-clinton-to-goldman-sachs-americans-who-want-to-limit-immigration-are-fundamentally-unamerican/
— American Worker Forced to Train Foreign Replacement Reveals How Hillary Clinton Betrayed Him – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/15/exclusive-american-worker-forced-train-foreign-replacement-reveals-how-hillary-clinton-betrayed-him/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stressed about the election? You must have a mental disorder! – Mary Lou Serafine
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/stressed_about_the_election_you_must_have_a_mental_disorder.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christians dangerously falling into Democrats’ trap of focusing on personalities instead of issues
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/we-are-seeing-dangerous-foolishness-from-christians-falling-into-the-traps

NEW AMERICAN
— Snowflake Nation: How Panderly Parenting Is Creating a Generation of Tyrants – Selwyn Duke
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/24293-snowflake-nation-how-panderly-parenting-is-creating-a-generation-of-tyrants

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The RNC Is Becoming a Big Problem – Jay Cost
http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-rnc-is-becoming-a-big-problem/article/2004908

POLITICO
— Fears mount on Trump’s ‘rigged election’ rhetoric Top Republicans are coming under pressure to defend the legitimacy of the electoral system. – Edward-Isaac Dovere (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-rigged-elections-republicans-229846

THE HILL
— Speaker Ryan tries new Trump strategy: Ignore him – Scott Wong and Cristina Marcos (DIERSEN: Who ignores you? The following ignore me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/301089-speaker-ryan-tries-new-trump-strategy-ignore-him

HUFFINGTON POST
— Alec Baldwin Nails It With Another Creepy Donald Trump Debate Impression On ‘SNL’ “I’m going to huff, I’m going to puff and I’m going to blow this whole thing.” – Lee Moran
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-racist_us_58031549e4b0162c043c73a3

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote immigration? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/divided-america-evolving-face-us-immigration-42742151

NBC NEWS
— Trump Again Blames ‘Rigged’ System As His Poll Numbers Slip – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-again-blames-rigged-system-his-poll-numbers-slip-n667106

NEW YORK TIMES
— Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25 Million in Support of Donald Trump – DAVID STREITFELD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/technology/peter-thiel-donald-j-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Issues in Hillary Clinton’s Past Leave Her Muted in Furor Over Donald Trump – AMY CHOZICK
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-donald-trump.html
— What’s Behind a Rise in Ethnic Nationalism? Maybe the Economy – ROBERT J. SHILLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who immigrate to America talk and act like they want to turn America into the country that they came from.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/upshot/whats-behind-a-rise-in-ethnic-nationalism-maybe-the-economy.html
— In Defense of the Religious Right – Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/in-defense-of-the-religious-right.html
— ‘The Wall Is a Fantasy’ A week in the borderlands with migrants and guards. – DECLAN WALSH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want open borders? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/the-wall-is-a-fantasy.html
— Is It Time to Desegregate the Sexes? – JUDITH SHULEVITZ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want to desegregate the sexes? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/is-it-time-to-desegregate-the-sexes.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Title in the hardcopy Chicago Tribune for this article suggests that their “age” limits Trump’s and Clinton’s campaigning.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-clinton-trump-travel-20161013-snap-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for all past, present, and future problems.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-scorched-earth-snap-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Washington Post-ABC News poll: Clinton holds four-point lead in aftermath of Trump tape – Scott Clement and Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/washington-post-abc-news-poll-clinton-holds-four-point-lead-in-aftermath-of-trump-tape/2016/10/15/c31969a4-9231-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html
— Will decriminalization solve the drug scourge? – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, as everyone knows, decriminalization in America will dramatically increase drug use in America, and therefore, destroy America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/13/will-decriminalization-solve-the-drug-scourge/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Why Donald Trump’s political tirades could hurt his businesses – RICHARD LEVICK (DIERSEN: If Trump was running for President to “make more money” for himself, he would not have said or done many of the things that he has.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-political-tirades-hurt-businesses-article-1.2832122

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Presidential election has everyone in a funk – Michael A. Fuoco
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2016/10/15/Presidential-election-has-everyone-in-a-funk/stories/201610140064

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Roughly Equal in Outreach, Supporter Intensity New WSJ/NBC News poll finds Obamas are still well regarded among voters, but Paul Ryan has lost some luster – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-roughly-equal-in-outreach-supporter-intensity-1476623012
— Hillary Clinton Extends Lead Over Donald Trump to 11 Points Democratic nominee picks up support from women, swing voters in latest WSJ/NBC News poll – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-extends-lead-over-donald-trump-to-11-points-1476622801

FORBES
— 6 Strategies To Cope With The Strange Stress Of The Election – Alice G. Walton
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2016/10/15/6-strategies-to-cope-with-the-strange-stress-of-the-election/#30c837afe099

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Spends Heavily on Direct Mail to Win Mom-and-Pop Donors – Zachary Mider (DIERSEN: Are you a “mom-and-pop donor?” Each and every morning and each and every evening, I donate GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to thousands of Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. across Illinois. Annual GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-16/trump-spends-heavily-on-direct-mail-to-win-mom-and-pop-donors
— Clinton Leads Trump 47%-43% in ABC News/Washington Post Poll
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-10-16/clinton-leads-trump-47-43-in-abc-news-washington-post-poll

NPR
— Survey Says Americans Are Getting Stressed By The Elections – Sonari Glinton
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/15/498033747/survey-says-americans-are-getting-stressed-by-the-elections

EDUCATION WEEK
— Jobs Will Require Ongoing Training, Study Finds – Catherine Gewertz (DIERSEN: After you earned your job-related bachelor’s degree, what “ongoing training” did you take? I earned three job-related masters degrees and I passed tests to earn two job-related professional certifications. I took lots of in-house training that my employers provided. I served for 12 years on the executive committee of a job-related professional association.)
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2016/10/jobs_will_require_ongoing_training_pew_study_finds.html

DAILY MAIL
— Clinton has twice as many six-figure donors – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3839630/The-Latest-Trumps-latest-tweets-Clinton-media.html

October 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump outright challenges legitimacy of presidential election (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-election-legitimacy-20161015-story.html
— Former President Clinton headed to Chinatown to raise campaign cash – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: To get campaign cash and votes, Democrats promise to give Asian-Americans lots of preference. But are Asian-Americans aware that to get campaign cash and votes, Democrats also promise to give lots of preference to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bill-clinton-chicago-fundraiser-met-1015-20161014-story.html
— Elgin’s experiment with ‘nuisance’ law draws attention of ACLU – Mike Danahey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-nuisance-reaction-st-1016-20161015-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Beleaguered Donald Trump booms and fumes, says election not legit – AP (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-suggests-clinton-was-on-drug-during-last-debate/
— Sheriff Tom Dart wants ability to seek lower bails for poor – Frank Main (DIERSEN: What percent of those who are arrested are poor? One would expect that an extremely high percentage of those arrested are poor. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that people commit crime because of Republican-caused poverty.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sheriff-tom-dart-wants-ability-to-seek-lower-bonds-for-the-poor/
— Chicago loved Trump before it didn’t – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-chicago-loved-trump-before-it-didnt/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Mark Kirk over Tammy Duckworth for Senate
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161015/discuss/160808967/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Which Republicans will survive the party’s civil war? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Republican Party leaders who are RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants use every Republican defeat to replace Republicans with RINOs, with Democrat plants, with Libertarian plants, and with Green plants. RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants want to destroy the Republican Party.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE05/310159990/which-republicans-will-survive-the-partys-civil-war

ABC7
— CONVICTED FELONS KEEP COLLECTING PENSIONS – BGA (DIERSEN: Are you in line to get a government pension or are you getting a government pension? If you are, of course, obviously, needless-to-say, as time goes on, those who are not in line to get a government pension or are not getting a government pension will increasingly demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you. They will increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that you really did not earn it, that it is excessive, and that the taxpayers can no longer afford to give it to you.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-convicted-felons-keep-collecting-pensions/1555051/

NBC5
— Madigan Responds to ‘Million-Dollar Mike’ Attacks, Trump – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/mike-madigan-responds-ads-trump-documentary-397162301.html
— Trump’s Honorary Chicago Street Sign Reported Stolen: Police – Richard Ray
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/honorary-trump-plaza-sign-stolen-chicago-397162761.html

CBS2
— Some Military Veterans Feel Like Pawns In Fierce Senate Race Between Kirk, Duckworth – Rob Johnson (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the Democrats who ran the federal government viewed veterans as being operatives, dupes, and pawns that they could use to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/14/some-military-veterans-feel-like-pawns-in-fierce-senate-race-between-kirk-duckworth/

WGN TV
— Trump calls election ‘rigged’ as more women accuse him of impropriety (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://wgntv.com/2016/10/15/trump-calls-election-rigged-as-more-women-accuse-him-of-impropriety/

FOX ILLINOIS
— 4,000 Early Voter Ballots Cast In Sangamon County So Far – MATTHEW WITKOS (DIERSEN: How many early voter ballots have been cast so far in your county, in your township/ward, and in your precinct broken out by Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/4000-early-voter-ballots-cast-in-sangamon-county-so-far
— Open House Hosted by Sangamon County Democrats (DIERSEN: Has your county Republican Party hosted an open house at its election headquarters?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/open-house-hosted-by-sangamon-county-democrats

WJBC
— Web campaign aims to shame Illinois lawmakers for budget impasse – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/10/15/web-campaign-aims-to-shame-illinois-lawmakers-for-budget-impasse/

WJBD
— Ex-Illinois Youth Prison to Reopen as ‘Life Skills’ Facility (DIERSEN: Who taught you your “life skills?” During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, my outstanding parents taught me my life skills. They got help from their parents, from my father’s sister, from my mother’s sister and two brothers, and from the teachers at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, and Crete-Monee high School. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn all of the aforesaid as being “too conservative.”)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2016/10/15/exillinois-youth-prison-to-reopen-as-life-skills-facility

WSIL TV
— Trump challenges legitimacy of election – AP (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33397076/trump-challenges-legitimacy-of-election

KWQC
— Republican representatives withdraw from Black and Brown Coalition – Paige Allen
http://kwqc.com/2016/10/15/republican-representatives-withdraw-from-black-and-brown-coalition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Rock Island County Republican Party announced Friday that it is withdrawing its candidates from forums hosted by the Black and Brown Coalition. Rock Island County Republican Chairman Bill Bloom says that during the planning of the political forum, a Republican representative was asked to leave, and was told the planning needed to be a “safe zone,” though a Democratic representative was allowed to stay. Bloom also says there were other issues, including unanswered questions about the format and the exclusion of several races. “First off, we weren’t quite sure if it was a level playing field. You almost never get a completely level playing field, we weren’t sure what the slope of this field was at all. It also seemed that things were a little bit slap-dashed, a little disorganized with how it was coming together. And I know they’ve been trying to put it together in a very short period of time, but, but, there was just too many unknowns, too many variables and too many things that couldn’t be explained, uh for us to retain our position in the forum,” Bloom said.)

QUAD CIITIES ONLINE
— Sen. Kirk’s campaign: Paper’s endorsement of Duckworth a ‘cheap shot’ – Eric Garcia
http://www.qconline.com/news/politics/sen-kirk-s-campaign-paper-s-endorsement-of-duckworth-a/article_48c92162-925e-11e6-b65c-b7dee2f8fa61.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago says every child now within 10-minute walk of park – AP (DIERSEN: My outstanding DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton has the outstanding Prairie Path Park in it and its western border is the Illinois Prairie Path.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article108513397.html
— Officials say Sterling-Rock Falls homelessness worsening – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article108513517.html
— Theft of 50 guns from Springfield store gang-related: police – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article108513422.html

BGA
— PENSION TERMINATIONS RELATED TO FELONY CONVICTIONS RARE – Jared Rutecki
http://www.bettergov.org/news/pension-terminations-related-to-felony-convictions-rare

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Highest paid teacher in Glenbard Township HSD 87 raked in $196,216.76 in 2015 (DIERSEN: When I worked for GAO in 1997, in today’s dollars, I “raked in” $120,427 a year plus benefits. In my defense, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had six job-related professional certifications and a job-related professional license, and I had three job-related master’s degrees and a job-related bachelor’s degree.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511015995-highest-paid-teacher-in-glenbard-township-hsd-87-raked-in-196-216-76-in-2015
— Highest-paid teacher in Salt Creek SD 48 raked in $122,882.85 in 2015
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511015988-highest-paid-teacher-in-salt-creek-sd-48-raked-in-122-882-85-in-2015

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— New poll indicates that younger workers want to flee the state the most, and Illinois’ high-tax, anti-growth policies are encouraging them to do so. – Michael Lucci (DIERSEN: If you succumbed to Democrat pressure to leave Illinois, where would you move to and why?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/young-workers-public-policy-failures-are-driving-illinois-out-migration/

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Only in Illinois: Kirk-Duckworth race no “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
http://rebootillinois.com/video/illinois-kirk-duckworth-race-no-mr-smith-goes-washington/

BREITBART
— John Kasich’s State Party Shuts Down Trump Ground Game as Trump Campaign Cuts Ties – PATRICK HOWLEY15 (DIERSEN: What are each of the Republican governors doing to help elect Trump?)
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/15/trump-ohio/
— Trump Addresses Drug Use and Overdose in New Hampshire: ‘We Have to Solve this Crisis’ – ALEX SWOYER (DIERSEN: If you promote pot and other destructive drugs, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/15/trump-addresses-drug-use-overdose-new-hampshire-solve-crisis/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Lobs Racist, Sexist, Anti-Semitic, Conspiracy Accusations at Trump, Barely Grazes Dem Sex Hypocrisy – Clay Waters
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2016/10/15/nyt-lobs-racist-sexist-anti-semitic-conspiracy-accusations-trump

DAILY CALLER
— Clinton Foundation Donors Expected ‘Benefits In Return For Gifts’ – Richard Pollock (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who seek/accept donations from individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/14/bombshell-clinton-foundation-donors-expected-benefits-in-return-for-gifts/
— Colin Kaepernick: The Flag Is Just A Piece Of Cloth – David Hookstead
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/13/colin-kaepernick-the-flag-is-just-a-piece-of-cloth/

TOWNHALL
— Turn Out the Lights, the Republican Party is Over – Jeff Crouere (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Who in your township/ward party organization, who in your county party organization, and who in the Illinois Republican Party will Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs blame for defeats that Republican candidates will suffer on November 8, 2016? Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, those who did not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump early and often will be blamed.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2016/10/15/turn-out-the-lights-the-republican-party-is-over-n2232692
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2016 election will be remembered as the year the Republican Party ceased to exist as a viable national political organization. This is the year that an insurgent candidate, Donald Trump, captured the nomination despite the opposition of 16 establishment candidates, their operatives, party leaders, consultants, special interests, major donors and the majority of the “conservative” media. For a while, there was partial unity as most of the defeated candidates and their supporters endorsed Trump, even Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Yet, after the revelation of a 2005 ‘hot mic” recording of Trump engaging in crude “locker room” sexual banter with Billy Bush, an entertainment reporter, many of these party leaders have abandoned their nominee.)

NEW AMERICAN
— Clinton Campaign’s anti-Catholic E-mails: Will Catholic Voters React? – William F. Jasper
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/24289-clinton-campaign-s-anti-catholic-emails-will-catholic-voters-react

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— For Archbishop Chaput, ‘Catholic Spring’ group did untold damage – Kevin J. Jones
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/for-archbishop-chaput-catholic-spring-group-did-untold-damage-88927/

AOL NEWS
— Donald Trump challenges Hillary Clinton to ‘take a drug test’ before final debate – ELIZABETH CHUCK (DIERSEN: I am proud that I can say that I have never used an illegal drug and that I never will. Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they use illegal drugs. Should I challenge them to take drug tests?)
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/10/15/donald-trump-challenges-hillary-clinton-to-take-a-drug-test-be/21583406/
— Clinton heavily favored to win Electoral College – Reuters
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/10/15/clinton-heavily-favored-to-win-electoral-college-reuters-ipsos/21583414/

THE HILL
— Trump campaign denounces Ohio GOP chairman – Rafael Bernal
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301182-trump-campaign-denounces-ohio-gop-chairman

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Seems To Question, Yet Again, Whether Obama Is A Legitimate President – Sam Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-obama-legitimacy_us_5802968be4b0162c043c6f19

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Trump-Induced Breakup Of The GOP Has Begun Trump is mad at elected officials. Donors are mad at the RNC. And everyone anticipates a bloodbath on Election Day. – Sam Stein and Jennifer Bendery
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-party-breakup-trump_us_58025048e4b0162c043c558c

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where the Trump Name Is Emblazoned Now: The Front Yard – STEPHEN HILTNER (DIERSEN: How many Trump and Clinton yard signs are being displayed in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/donald-trump-signs.html
— For Paul Ryan, a Long, Labored Path Leading Away From Donald Trump – JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: If you do not support Trump, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors LOVE YOU.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-gop.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump vows to unite America under ‘one God’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/trump-vows-to-unite-america-under-one-god/2016/10/15/1e7aa06a-9318-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_video.html
— Trump claims election is ‘rigged’ and seems to suggest Clinton was on drugs at debate – Jose A. DelReal and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-claims-election-is-rigged-and-calls-for-pre-debate-drug-tests/2016/10/15/25d4d682-930e-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html
— The hideous, diabolical truth about Hillary Clinton – Alexandra Petri
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/10/14/the-hideous-diabolical-truth-about-hillary-clinton/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat Latinos in Texas are angry that Trump does not pander to them like Democrats do.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texas-Latinos-angry-with-GOP-leadership-for-not-9973504.php

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— R.I. crimps license at group home after woman abandoned in hospital – G. Wayne Miller
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161015/ri-crimps-license-at-maher-center-after-woman-abandoned-in-hospital

LANCASTER ONLINE
— 40 evacuated from assisted living facility due to smoke in building – RYAN ROBINSON
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/evacuated-from-assisted-living-facility-due-to-smoke-in-building/article_8de911de-92d2-11e6-b22b-3fb9ffd8f5e0.html

WMUR
— Should I accept my employer’s early–retirement offer? – Marc Hebert (DIERSEN: What do you know about the pros and cons of retiring early? I know a lot. I “accepted” my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.wmur.com/article/money-matters-should-i-accept-my-employers-earlyretirement-offer/5952400

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Should Be Drug-Tested Before Final Presidential Debate – JENNIFER LEVITZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-clinton-should-be-drug-tested-before-final-debate-1476564109

FORBES
— Casinos Might Replace Slot Machines With Video Game Machines – Kevin Anderton
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2016/10/15/casinos-might-replace-slot-machines-with-video-game-machines-infographic/#2f7e3f3f509e

October 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Metra proposes raising fares by an average of 5.8 percent — $11.75 for monthly passes – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-metra-board-meeting-20161014-story.html
— GM invests millions in Mexico as Ford absorbs blows from Trump – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: How would Mexico treat a non-Hispanic American citizen who went into Mexico illegally to get a job working for an American company there?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-gm-mexico-investment-20161014-story.html
— Will County concerned about being a ‘dumping ground’ – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-construction-debris-st-1016-20161014-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump put stop to aides’ bid to research his personal past – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, as everyone knows, that if you run as a Christian, as a conservative, and/or as a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will take anything in your “personal past” that they can spin as being is being anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican and splash it all over their television stations, their newspapers, their radio stations, their websites, their etc. to paint you as being a Christian hypocrite, a conservative hypocrite, as a Republican hypocrite, and/or as an etc.-hypocrite. What do you say to those who paint me as being a Christian hypocrite because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together on Sunday mornings instead of attending Christian church services?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-put-stop-to-aides-bid-to-research-his-personal-past/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s true. It’s so Donald. It’s totally shocking. In the wake of a report Donald Trump rebuffed attempts by top political aides to research his personal past, Sneed is told Trump personally told them he had “no appetite for a deep dive” into his personal life. “We knew he had this playboy image, but we thought much of his behavior had been covered in the New York tabloid papers due to his divorces from Ivana and Marla Maples,” said a top Trump source familiar with the inner workings of the early stages of the Trump campaign, who requested anonymity. “Besides, it was the beginning of the campaign and we thought for the primary at least we had enough information. Who knew we’d get this far,” said the source, who verified that Trump’s top campaign brass in the early part of his campaign requested a typical vetting examination for people seeking office. “He [Trump] was not interested in such a background evaluation. We were much more focused on his past and present stances on health care and abortion,” added the source. Now fighting a groundswell of female complaints of past Trump behavior and sexual assault, the free media Trump relied on in the past is now working against him. It’s his female critics who have now seized the free TV podium.)
— In hacked WikiLeaks email, Clinton urged to cut off Rahm Emanuel – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Who urges others to cut you off? The following urge others to cut me off: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/campaign-chair-was-urged-to-have-clinton-avoid-unpopular-emanuel/

DAILY HERALD
— Dold, Schneider agree mental health, substance abuse treatment are priorities – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, and RINOs want everyone to be stoners.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/161019153/
— Foster, Khouri debate government’s role in education – Jessica Cilella (DIERSEN: Democrats run virtually all education in America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161015/news/161019114/
— Round Lake Park wants more cash for police pensions – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: The more video gambling that a village has, the more police that village needs, and the more tax revenue that it needs for police pensions.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/161019173/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Village records show in the last financial year, which ended April 30, the state sent about $1.7 million to Round Lake Park as its share of taxes including motor fuel, income and video gambling. Murar said losing any of the state revenue to the pension fund would hurt daily operations. “We’re a small community, a small budget, small operating (expenses),” he said. “It would be very detrimental to the village and those services we provide to the citizens.” No opponents to the ballot question have publicly surfaced. Murar said supporters soon will start knocking on doors as part of a public information campaign.)

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Madigan movie to make small-screen debut – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/madigan-movie-to-make-small-screen-debut/article_b83583bd-7c3a-5e6a-bb6a-8cce61f7a12d.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Ex-Illinois youth prison to reopen as ‘life skills’ facility – AP
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/10/14/ex-illinois-youth-prison-to-reopen-as-life-skills-facility/afne6yd/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Madigan movie to be shown on Decatur TV today – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/madigan-movie-to-be-shown-on-decatur-tv-today/article_00fc77ba-dd8d-5b36-8294-4ea4b6fbb05c.html
— Panel promotes putting ex-offenders back to work – THERESA CHURCHILL (DIERSEN: Who paints you to be an “offender?” The following paint me as being an offender and even worse things: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://herald-review.com/business/local/panel-promotes-putting-ex-offenders-back-to-work/article_cdff8f2a-ca1c-5309-9076-9840998c778d.html

WJBC
— Durbin hopeful GOP can find footing after election – Adam Studzinski (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican precinct committeeman/captain? If Clinton wins, who will the Democrats and the RINOs put in to run a) your township/ward Republican party, b) your county Republican party, and the Illinois Republican Party? Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid will immediately get rid of those who did not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/10/15/durbin-hopeful-gop-can-find-footing-after-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the fact he’s a Democrat, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) hopes to see the Republican party find its footing once the election is over. Durbin said he has respect for the GOP, but some of the divisive comments made during the election process so far have “unleashed a force in American politics” he’s never seen. “I’m counting on good, mainstream, conservative Republicans to step up for the good of the country to say, we’ll sit down – and Democrats do the exactly same thing, and say the election has to be behind us. We’ll stand by the president, whoever that may be,” said Durbin. “And we try to find common ground to solve the problems that face this country.” Durbin gave credit to Republicans who have begun backing off their support of Donald Trump. “The recent revelation of what he said to this Billy Bush fellow 11 years ago was the end of it for most,” said Durbin. “And now Paul Ryan, who is nominally the highest ranking Republican in America, has said he will no longer defend the Republican presidential candidate. “I didn’t think I’d live to see the day.” Durbin spoke to students this week on Illinois Wesleyan University’s campus.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington launches ‘love’ campaign to counter election rhetoric (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “church members” in government and/or in politics in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use their “church membership” to destroy a) those who they disapprove of, b) those who are not a member of their church, c) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) those who refuse to serve as their operatives or as their dupes, and d) those who do not give them money.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article108468067.html

WJBD
— Donald Trump Dismantles Teleprompter at North Carolina Rally
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/14/donald-trump-dismantles-teleprompter-at-north-carolina-rally

THE SOUTHERN
— Poll: Illinois voters prize environment over economic growth
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/poll-illinois-voters-prize-environment-over-economic-growth/article_17a09d67-8ce5-549e-86c3-f91a849f3b6b.html

NEWSMAX
— National Poll: Clinton Leads by 7 Points as Trump Faces Grope Claims
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Clinton-Trump-Poll-Reuters/2016/10/14/id/753514/
— Trump Lashes Out at Accusers, Says Allegations Are All Lies
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-sexual-allegations-lies/2016/10/14/id/753536/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jails serve as way stations for mentally ill – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/15/jails-serve-as-way-stations-for-mentally-ill/

BREITBART
— Postal Service Not Delivering on Pension Promises – BRIAN MCNICOLL
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/15/postal-service-not-delivering-on-pension-promises/

GOPUSA
— Poll shows America divided by color and age on respect for the national anthem (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16013
— Buying Votes: Hillary proposes doubling the child tax credit with taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/buying-votes-hillary-proposes-doubling-the-child-tax-credit-with-taxpayer-money/
— San Antonio cops face discipline for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats in Twitter video
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15917
— Hundreds of Seattle teachers to wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts in class
http://www.gopusa.com/hundreds-of-seattle-teachers-to-wear-black-lives-matter-shirts-in-class/
— Who’s Behind ‘Shock and Awe’ Against Trump?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16028
— ACLU, Human Rights Watch calls for legalization of all personal drug use (DIERSEN: To promote “legalization of all personal drug use” in America is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15974
— The Media-Clinton Collusion Exposed
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16000

FIRST THINGS
— ABOUT THOSE UNTHINKING, BACKWARDS CATHOLICS – Charles J. Chaput
https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2016/10/about-those-unthinking-backwards-catholics

CBS NEWS
— Donald Trump chased by new problems after more women make accusations (DIERSEN: If you demonize, denigrate, or condemn Trump, the following will love you: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-new-problems-women-make-accusations/

POLITICO
— Trump accuses Clinton and media of trying to ‘poison the minds’ of voters (DIERSEN: How do you treat your accusers? So far, because my policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, I have forgiven them. My accusers are emboldened because they know that I have the aforesaid policy. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, I reserve my right to abandon the aforesaid policy.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-media-accusers-229837

NEW YORK TIMES
— Handguns Are the New Home Security – JULIE TURKEWITZ and TROY GRIGGS (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, those who break into people’s homes should expect to leave in a body bag.)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/12/us/handguns-gun-ownership-survey.html
— In New York City, Hundreds Become U.S. Citizens Just in Time to Vote – LIZ ROBBINS (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats run the federal government. Democrats shout at new citizens that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will cause all the problems that new citizens have had, are having, and will have. Democrats paint Republicans far worse than Hitler painted the Jews.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/nyregion/in-new-york-city-hundreds-become-us-citizens-just-in-time-to-vote.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Assails His Accusers as Liars, and Unattractive – ALEXANDER BURNS and NICK CORASANITI
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html
— Donald Trump’s Barrage of Heated Rhetoric Has Little Precedent – JONATHAN MARTIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/politics/trump-speech-highlights.html
— Burning Down the House – Timothy Egan
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/opinion/burning-down-the-house.html
— How Dictatorships Are Born – Roger Cohen (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if Clinton is elected, Democrats will use the federal government to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/opinion/how-dictatorships-are-born.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump isn’t going to like this new report about his campaign’s impact on his businesses – Ana Swanson (DIERSEN: What impact have your demographics (including your political affiliation, your gender, your race, your age, your religion, your national origin, your being a veteran or not, your health, your financial condition, your marital status, your having dependents or not, how long your ancestors have been in America, etc.) had on your life so far?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/15/how-donald-trumps-candidacy-is-hurting-his-business-empire/
— Can Donald Trump be saved by the bell? – Colbert I. King
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-donald-trump-be-saved-by-the-bell/2016/10/14/231b5b92-916e-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Fends Off New Sexual Misconduct Claims, Calling Allegations a Conspiracy Republican candidate says ‘this whole thing is one big fix’ – REID J. EPSTEIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-denies-new-sexual-misconduct-claims-calling-allegations-a-conspiracy-1476478799
— America’s Decadent Leadership Class Putin doesn’t respect them, and they don’t like half the American people. – PEGGY NOONAN (DIERSEN: Who looks down on you? I should write a book about those who have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who look down on me. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me who refuse to serve as their operatives and their dupes.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-decadent-leadership-class-1476400544
— Trump and the Emasculated Voter There’s only one way to protect the nation from Hillary Clinton, and that is to vote for Donald Trump. – DAVID GELERNTER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-emasculated-voter-1476484865
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since when has the American public endorsed affirmative action? Yet it’s a major factor in the lives of every student and many workers. Since when did we decide that men and women are interchangeable in hand-to-hand combat on the front lines? Why do we insist on women in combat but not in the NFL? Because we take football seriously. That’s no joke; it’s the sad truth. Did we invite the federal bureaucracy to take charge of school bathrooms? I guess I missed that meeting. The schools are corrupt and the universities rotten to the core, and everyone has known it since the 1980s. But the Democrats are owned by the teachers unions, and Republicans have made only small-scale corrections to a system that needs to be ripped out and carefully disposed of, like poison ivy.)
— The Tax Breaks Available to Donald Trump—And You Owners of rental real estate have long enjoyed a number of tax benefits – LAURA SAUNDERS (DIERSEN: What “tax beaks” have you taken advantage of? I deducted what I paid to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me for doing that. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-landlords-not-named-trump-can-avoid-paying-taxes-1476465734

FORTUNE
— Donald Trump Mocks Accusers, Calls Them Unattractive and Liars – AP (DIERSEN: How do you treat your accusers? So far, because my policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, I have forgiven them. My accusers are emboldened because they know that I have the aforesaid policy. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, I reserve my right to abandon the aforesaid policy.)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/15/donald-trump-sexual-assault-women/

MASHABLE
— Trump suing the New York Times could open the door for even more scandal Donald Trump might sue the New York Times. The Times might just want that to happen. – JASON ABBRUZZESE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be aware that I have filed many lawsuits.)
http://mashable.com/2016/10/15/donald-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit/#Pp9n6oUZEmqA

PHILLY
— How Rudy Giuliani became Trump’s attack dog – Paul Schwartzman and Ben Terris (DIERSEN: Who serves as attack dogs for your critics/opponents? The attack dogs that my critics/opponents have are pathetic losers. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/How-Rudy-Giuliani-became-Trumps-attack-dog.html

PUBLIC RADIO TULSA
— Group Home Operator to Pay $7.2Million in Wrongful-Death Case – AP
http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/group-home-operator-pay-72million-wrongful-death-case#stream/0

WBUR
— Democrats Are Getting Close To Retaking The Senate – Dan Payne
http://www.wbur.org/politicker/2016/10/14/payne-senate

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Despite week of damage, observers worry Trump still on solid ground – Charles D. Ellison
http://www.phillytrib.com/despite-week-of-damage-observers-worry-trump-still-on-solid/article_cb072f97-29c8-5c9d-a03b-e6d3d0b7aaf1.html

HOT SPRINGS SENTINEL RECORD
— Pope sends US church message with cardinal choices – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Catholic Church acts like it is an arm of the anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American Democrat Party.)
http://www.hotsr.com/news/2016/oct/15/pope-sends-us-church-message-with-cardi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals on Oct. 9, adding like-minded prelates from dioceses big and small to the club who will elect the next pope. Three were Americans in a clear signal to the conservative U.S. church hierarchy that Francis wants moderate pastors at the helm of the U.S. church. The U.S. appointments also sent a more subtle political message, weeks before the U.S. election, with the surprise pick of Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin. Tobin has openly opposed efforts by Indiana Gov. Michael Pence, now Donald Trump’s running mate, to bar Syrian refugees from being resettled in the state. A U.S. federal appeals court recently used stinging language in a ruling that will prevent the Republican vice presidential candidate from barring refugee resettlement in Indiana for now. Francis has made the plight of refugees one of the hallmarks of his papacy, even bringing a dozen Syrian refugees home with him from Lesbos, Greece. He has asserted that anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out migrants — as Trump has proposed — is “not Christian.” “You can find a political message” in the Tobin appointment, said Massimo Faggioli, a Villanova University expert on the Vatican.)

GETTYSBURG TIMES
— National save for retirement week
http://davediersen.blogspot.com and http://capitalfax.blogspot.com
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress has dedicated the third week of October as National Save for Retirement Week. Clearly, the government feels the need to urge people to do a better job of preparing for retirement. Are you doing all you can? Many of your peers aren’t – or at least they think they aren’t. In a recent survey conducted by Bankrate.com, respondents reported that “not saving for retirement early enough” was their biggest financial regret. Other evidence seems to show they have good cause for remorse: 52 percent of households 55 and older haven’t saved anything for retirement, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, although half of this group reported having a pension.)

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society seeks minority college students for ‘Mary T. Washington’ internship program – SEAN MCCABE (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; it frustrated their efforts to paint me as being stupid and lazy. Few of them had attempted to pass the examination, even fewer eventually passed it, and very few passed it on their first attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; it frustrated their efforts to paint me as being stupid and lazy. Few of them had attempted to pass the examination, even fewer eventually passed it, and very few passed it on their first attempt.)
http://www.accountingtoday.com/blogs/accounting-tomorrow/news/icpas-seeks-minority-college-students-for-intern-program-79554-1.html

GUARDIAN
— Life after Trump: Republicans brace for betrayal and civil war after 2016 At least three factions prepare to fight for the party, divided amid Donald Trump’s accusations of corruption and his appeals to fading demographics – David Smith and Ben Jacobs (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican precinct committeeman/captain? If Clinton wins, who will the Democrats and the RINOs put in to run a) your township/ward Republican party, b) your county Republican party, and the Illinois Republican Party? Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid will immediately get rid of those who did not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/15/republican-party-after-donald-trump-paul-ryan

October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CITING KIRK’S HEALTH, TRIBUNE ENDORSES DUCKWORTH FOR U.S. SENATE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/citing-kirks-health-tribune-endorses-duckworth-for-us-senate/1555617/

NBC5
— Chicago Sun-Times Endorses Duckworth’s U.S. Senate Bid The Chicago Sun-Times editorial board endorsed Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s bid to unseat incumbent Republican Mark Kirk in the U.S. Senate Friday. The news comes just hours after the Chicago Tribune editorial board endorsed Duckworth. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Sun-Times-Endorses-Duckworths-US-Senate-Bid-397136121.html
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate In a bit of a twist, the traditionally right-leaning Chicago Tribune editorial board has endorsed Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth in her bid unseat incumbent Republican Mark Kirk in the U.S. Senate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Tribune-Endorses-Tammy-Duckworth-397096151.html
— Illinois Lawmakers ‘Get Out The Vote’ In Front of Trump Tower – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Lawmakers-Get-Out-The-Vote-In-Front-of-Trump-Tower-397047741.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Endorsement: Leslie Munger for comptroller, to help manage an Illinois drowning in debt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-comptroller-endorsement-leslie-munger-mendoza-edit-20161014-story.html
— Questions linger for Clinton, Trump on retirement issues – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marksjarvis-clinton-trump-retirement-1016-biz-20161014-column.html
— Orland Park mayor’s pay raise would spike pension – Gregory Pratt and Mike Nolan (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 and they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-pension-st-1016-20161014-story.html
— The pro-life movement’s fatal attraction to Trump – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-pro-life-abortion-trump-clinton-perspec-1016-jm-20161014-column.html
— The Republican Party after Trump – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-donald-trump-republicans-ryan-kemp-reagan-future-edit-1016-jm-20161014-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner gives $3 million to Durkin’s campaign committee – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gives-3-million-to-durkins-campaign-committee/
— Endorsement: Duckworth the better choice for U.S. Senate
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-duckworth-the-better-choice-for-u-s-senate/

DAILY HERALD
— Hastert wants hush money case tossed out of Kendall County court – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/161019249/
— Police group’s endorsement of Trump stirs debate among ranks – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/310149947/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk blasts Trib’s Duckworth endorsement – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/BLOGS02/161019873/kirk-blasts-tribs-duckworth-endorsement
— Metra board plans fare hike, replaces chairman
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/NEWS10/161019866/metra-board-plans-fare-hike-replaces-chairman
— Will Trump’s implosion help Illinois Dems down ballot? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/NEWS02/161019859/will-trumps-implosion-help-illinois-dems-down-ballot

WSIL TV
— Ginsburg: Sorry for criticizing Kaepernick anthem protest – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats run America, if you criticize America, you criticize Democrats.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33394517/ginsburg-sorry-for-criticizing-kaepernick-anthem-protest

MADIGAN POWER, PRIVILEGE, POLITICS
— New Showtimes
https://www.michaelmadigan.com/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Global Jihad Continues – Robert Spencer
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/global-jihad-continues/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOWARD FOSTER: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, HILLARY CLINTON IS FOR OPEN BORDERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/foster-in-case-you-missed-it-hillary-clinton-is-for-open-borders.html
— GUTIERREZ GETS READY TO MOVE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM (DIERSEN: “Immigration reform” is code for giving U.S. citizenship to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats or to work for less money than U.S. citizens will work for.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gutierrez-gets-ready-to-move-on-immigration-reform.html
— THORNER: “GUN CROWD’S GURU” JOHN LOTT WARNS OF “GUN FREE ZONE” DANGER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-gun-crowds-guru-john-lott-decries-danger-of-gun-free-zones.html

GOPUSA
— A ‘basket of deplorables’ to Hillary, a ‘swamp of crazy’ to Obama
http://www.gopusa.com/a-basket-of-deplorables-to-hillary-a-swamp-of-crazy-to-obama/
— Woman who was never proud of her country is ‘shaken to her core’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16007
— Since 1990, the Immigrant Population Has Doubled in the US
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15984
— Walmart: ‘All Lives Matter’ Bumper Sticker is Offensive
http://www.gopusa.com/walmart-all-lives-matter-bumper-sticker-is-offensive/

DAILY CALLER
— LEAKED SPEECHES: Hillary Told Room Of Businessmen That More Food Stamps Will Fix The Economy – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/13/leaked-speeches-hillary-told-room-of-businessmen-that-more-food-stamps-will-fix-the-economy/

HUFFINGTON POST
— New Mike Madigan Documentary Interesting, But Not Authoritative – Matthew Dietrich
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-dietrich/new-mike-madigan-document_b_12490070.html

CBS NEWS
— Clinton brings out the political heavyweights to fight Trump
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-hillary-clinton-brings-out-political-heavyweights-against-trump-michelle-obama-biden/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Duckworth, Cites Kirk’s Health – AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/14/us/politics/ap-us-senate-2016-illinois.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is setting the stage to never concede the 2016 election – Chris Cillizza (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use the false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/14/donald-trump-is-setting-the-stage-to-never-concede-the-2016-election/
— Chicago Tribune offers an awfully blunt reason for not endorsing Sen. Mark Kirk: His stroke – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/14/chicago-tribune-offers-an-awfully-blunt-reason-for-not-endorsing-sen-mark-kirk-his-stroke/
— Woman says Trump reached under her skirt and groped her in early 1990s – Karen Tumulty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/woman-says-trump-reached-under-her-skirt-and-groped-her-in-early-1990s/2016/10/14/67e8ff5e-917d-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RNC Ended September With $26 Million Less on Hand Than in 2012 Party chairman says voter outreach operation is ‘fully funded’ – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/14/rnc-ended-september-with-26-million-less-on-hand-than-in-2012/
— Algorithms Aren’t Biased, But the People Who Write Them May Be Mathematical models that create rankings often use proxies to stand in for things the modelers wish to measure but can’t – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/algorithms-arent-biased-but-the-people-who-write-them-may-be-1476466555

October 14 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Second City cast member Peter Kim blames Trump for “offensive behavior from audiences.” Are you an anti-Trump? If so, what do you blame Trump for?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/another-second-city-cast-member-quits-after-offensive-audiences/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS deal with CTU would cost about $8.9 billion over 4 years – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-deal-with-ctu-cost-8-9-billion-over-4-years/
— Metra board to weigh alternatives to planned 8.5% fare increase – Rosalind Rossi
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-board-weighs-fare-increase/
— Endorsement: Bob Dold goes for the smart middle ground (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you reject, the more that anti-Republicans like you, but they will still vote for the Democrat candidate.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-bob-dold-goes-for-the-smart-middle-ground/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage renews third-party worker’s comp firm contract; New office furniture, carpeting – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-nvs-dupage-board-workers-comp-st-1014-20161012-story.html
— Gays and Catholicism: Pope’s words open door to confusion – AP (DIERSEN: The Pope asks “Who am I to judge?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are extremely judgmental. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they will send straight to HELL any individual, any organization, any company, any government, or any country that does not join them in destroying me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–catholics-gays-20161012-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An ideological tug of war over the firing of a Rhode Island church music director for marrying his same-sex partner illustrates the confusion that permeates some U.S. Roman Catholic parishes over Pope Francis’ words on homosexuality. Francis’ famous declaration “Who am I to judge?” in 2013 energized Catholics who had pushed the church to accept gays and lesbians. Now, some gay Catholics and supporters who hoped for rapid acceptance find themselves stymied by many bishops and pastors. Francis is being cited by both the music director, Michael Templeton, and by Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin, known for taking a hard line on church teaching about marriage and abortion. Tobin has criticized Francis, writing after the pope’s summit on the family two years ago that “Francis is fond of ‘creating a mess.’ Mission accomplished.” The pope has upheld Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reiterating the church’s opposition to same-sex relationships. But his shift in tone and broad statements about mercy have left a trail of comments that amount to a Rorschach test open to interpretation, say those who have closely followed Francis.)
— Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate from Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tammy-duckworth-senate-endorsement-mark-kirk-edit-20161014-story.html
— SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 FLASHBACK: Wheaton group home (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_home) for developmentally disabled moves forward Proposed 15-resident care location would be northeast of downtown Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-13/news/ct-tl-wheaton-group-home-20120913_1_group-care-home-wheaton-stars
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Plans for a proposed 15-resident group care home for developmentally disabled individuals just northeast of downtown Wheaton cleared another hurdle, as the city’s Group Care Home Commission voted 3-1 to grant the project a necessary group care home license. The Wheaton-based nonprofit STARS Family Services, which operates another four-person group care home called Washington House on Wheaton’s north side, wants to construct a new group care home on vacant land at the southeast corner of Cross Street and Union Avenue. The project would be constructed on land currently owned by St. John Lutheran Church, zoned for single-family residential use and used for two parking lots. Plans call for two structures that would be linked by a common courtyard. Each would have six private bedrooms, a great room, a shared kitchen and shared baths for each pair of bedrooms. The project also will include housing for a couple who would live in the home and oversee the evening and the overnight. A volunteer or staff person also will be present in the home during the day. The project has drawn opposition from some neighbors, who criticize the scale of the proposal. In addition, they have questioned STARS’ financial strength and how the home would be used were STARS to no longer be economically viable. “None of the neighbors oppose a group care home,” said neighbor Kathy Langlois. “We embrace it, we applaud it and we welcome it. And it’s absolutely not a case of ‘Not in my back yard.’ It’s a question of scale.” Langlois also said she and her neighbors would welcome the construction of one single-family home on the site. “What happens if STARS runs out of money?” she asked. “This will be a group care home. It can’t go back to being a single-family home.” STARS president Ray Chase noted that the organization has taken great pains to ensure its financial viability. STARS plans to pay cash for the land and has vowed never to open a group care home until it has 150 percent of that home’s projected first year’s operating expenses. In addition, STARS’ College Avenue resale shop generates more than 40 percent of the group’s annual need, he said. “I think we’re pretty stable,” he said. “I think we’ve taken a very conservative approach financially.” Chase also said the group is continuing to try to work with neighbors. “We’ve also done some things to make sure the home looks like it would fit in a neighborhood and isn’t overwhelming in size,” Chase said. “There even are architectural variations between the two homes so they look like different homes.” Wheaton’s Planning and Zoning Board unanimously voted in June to recommend that the City Council approve the project. Last week, three-fourths of the Group Care Home Commission’s members signed off on the project as well. Group Care Home Commission board member Chris Ellerman praised STARS for proposing two linked structures rather than one larger one. He also lauded the group’s model, which involves a married couple living with the developmentally disabled adults, with the adults’ aging parents or relatives being involved on a weekly basis and typically coming by to visit over the dinner hour. “In terms of a home for disabled adults in the community they have grown up in, absolutely,” Ellerman said. “This is their town. I live two blocks away, and I’d be ashamed if I didn’t want to welcome them in my community..” Group Care Home Commission board member Matthew McNear was the lone vote against the license. In an interview on Friday, he noted his concerns about the “scope” of the proposed home and some of the other issues that neighbors had raised. “I think STARS is a great organization and they do a lot of good there, but I think this probably could use some more discussion or some more review,” he said. With the group care home license now in hand, the proposal next heads to the Wheaton City Council for its consideration, likely sometime in October, said Jim Kozik, the city’s director of planning and economic development.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Job-matching program results promising – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: In 1997, in today’s dollars, I was earning $120,427 a year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-skills-for-chicagolands-future-outcomes-1014-biz-20161013-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-giuliani-ben-carson-pence-perspec-1014-jm-20161014-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Grogan for DuPage auditor
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/discuss/161019353/
— New programs ease homebuyers’ path to mortgages – Ken Harney (DIERSEN: How old were you when you got your first mortgage? I was 24 years old in 1972 when I got my first mortgage; it was for a new town home at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park (current Zillow estimate is $59,012). I worked for IRS in its Harvey office as a GS-9 (currently $53,717) Revenue Officer, and in addition, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Impala.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/entlife/161019449/
— APRIL 10, 2015 FLASHBACK: Five women ‘STARS’ looking to new group home in Wheaton STARS Ministry opens new facility for women in Wheaton – Susan Dibble
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150408/news/150409083/
— What do political candidates owe to their voters? – Gail Chaney Kalinich
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/discuss/161019361/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— FOR CONDOS, A LOST DECADE When the housing market crashed in 2006, Chicago was awash in unsold condominiums—and the wave tripled in size as the crisis deepened. The meter is still running. Today, condos are worth about 7 percent less than they were 10 years ago. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: My wife and I got married in 1978. In 1978, a) after owning a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building for less than 2 years, sold it a $10,000 profit; b) I used that profit to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette; and c) my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton using her savings for the 20% down payment.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/housing-crash-condos

WTTW
— Michael Madigan: The Movie – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/13/michael-madigan-movie

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsement: U.S. Senate: Mark Kirk
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/13/endorsement-u-s-senate-mark-kirk/a6ag5z3/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JPURNAL REGISTER
— Rauners to live at fairgrounds during Executive Mansion closure – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161013/rauners-to-live-at-fairgrounds-during-executive-mansion-closure

JOURNAL COURIER
— Will Rauner be Madigan’s next scalp? – Jay Jamison
http://myjournalcourier.com/uncategorized/101322/commentary-will-rauner-be-madigans-next-scalp

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Vague About Trump Support – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-vague-about-trump-support#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ryan, McConnell scramble to protect GOP majorities amid Trump turmoil GOP majorities in jeopardy – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ryan-mcconnell-scramble-to-protect-gop-majorities-amid-trump-turmoil
— Tweets show why women don’t report sex assault #WhyWomenDontReport followed #NextFakeTrumpVictim – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tweets-show-why-women-dont-report-sex-assault
— Trump has ‘betrayed First Amendment values,’ journalists say – CNN (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” politicians in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn a) who do not want me to know about their events or their activities, b) who do not want me to promote or report on their events or activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-has-betrayed-first-amendment-values-journalists-say

THE SOUTHERN
— Prison issue looms large for Southern Illinois politicians – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/elections/prison-issue-looms-large-for-southern-illinois-politicians/article_37ba6abf-36a3-50a2-9e7e-dfec88c6b171.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— League of Women Voters to hold candidate forum Oct. 16 – Nathan Lurz
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/10/league-of-women-voters-to-hold-candidate-forum-oct-16/aov7uyt/

CHICAGO LNNO
— Donald Trump Has a 0% Chance of Winning the Election, According to U of I Computer Scientists Election forecasting group at the University of Illinois says their model is better than FiveThirtyEight. – Jim Dallke
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/10/10/donald-trump-has-a-0-chance-of-winning-the-election-according-to-u-of-i-computer-scientists/

CAPITOL FAX
— “Low blow and cheap shot” *** Citing Kirk’s stroke, Tribune endorses Duckworth
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/14/citing-kirks-stroke-tribune-endorses-duckworth/
— “Their minds or their bodies are too broken for them to work” (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/14/their-minds-or-their-bodies-are-too-broken-for-them-to-work/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— NATIONAL DEBT WENT UP EVERY YEAR BILL CLINTON WAS PRESIDENT – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/14/national-debt-went-up-every-year-bill-clinton-was-president/

TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump’s Invisible Shackles – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2016/10/14/donald-trumps-invisible-shackles-n2231773
— NBC Held Trump ‘P***y Grab’ Tape For Maximum Election Impact – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who wanted Trump to win the Republican primary because they believed he would be the easiest to defeat in the general election?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/10/13/tmz-nbc-held-trump-py-grab-tape-for-maximum-election-impact-n2231514

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 FLASHBACK: Is Charlotte Our Future? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://americanfreepress.net/is-charlotte-our-future/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— After Michelle Responds to Lewd Tape, White House Issues Warning to Trump About Attacking First Lady – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/10/713839-after-michelle-responds-to-lewd-tape-white-house-issues-warning-to-trump-about-attacking-first-lady/

POLITICO
— Clinton camp’s cozy relationship with Coca-Cola – Catherine Boudreau
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-agriculture/2016/10/clinton-camps-cozy-relationship-with-coca-cola-216866

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump vs. a Free Press – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/opinion/donald-trump-vs-a-free-press.html?ref=opinion
— The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job When Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton College, made a symbolic gesture of support for Muslims, the evangelical college became divided over what intellectual freedom on its campus really meant. – RUTH GRAHAM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/the-professor-wore-a-hijab-in-solidarity-then-lost-her-job.html
— A 44% Pay Divide for Female and Male Law Partners, Survey Says – ELIZABETH OLSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/business/dealbook/female-law-partners-earn-44-less-than-the-men-survey-shows.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What happened to ‘America’s Mayor’? How Rudy Giuliani became Trump’s attack dog. – Paul Schwartzman and Ben Terris
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-happened-to-americas-mayor-how-rudy-giuliani-became-trumps-attack-dog/2016/10/13/c6fdebd4-8fc1-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— The shocking pain of American men – Jeff Guo (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/13/a-record-number-of-men-arent-working-this-might-finally-explain-why/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF CLINTON: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Clinton courts Trump’s core: White man – Heidi M. Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/13/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-male-voters-president/92006180/
— Where do I vote? Google now will tell you, and show you the ballot – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/13/google-election-ballot-polling-place/91966650/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s Path to Victory Diminishes Donald Trump angrily denies sexual misconduct claims amid fresh polls that indicate his path to the White House is constricting – MICHAEL C. BENDER and JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-path-to-victory-diminishes-1476403134
— The Press Buries Hillary Clinton’s Sins As reporters focus on Trump, they miss new details on Clinton’s rotten record. – KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-press-buries-hillary-clintons-sins-1476401308
— Voters’ Education Level a Driving Force This Election Whites without college degree tend to back Donald Trump, many of those with four-year degree back Hillary Clinton – AARON ZITNER and DANTE CHINNI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/voters-education-level-a-driving-force-this-election-1476401440

BLOOMBERG
— RNC Transfers $6.35 Million to Down Ballot Races The move comes at a difficult moment for the Trump campaign. – Kevin Cirilli
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-14/rnc-transfers-6-35-million-to-down-ballot-races
— It’s Official: This Election Is Driving Americans Nuts And it’s the oldest among us who are suffering the most. – Deena Shanker
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-13/it-s-official-this-election-is-driving-americans-nuts

HERALD ONLINE
— Chicago Tribune endorses Duckworth, cites Kirk’s health – AP
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article108205257.html

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— GM honored by chamber for $770K investment – CHARLES A. MASON
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/gm-honored-by-chamber-for-k-investment/article_424c1ecd-519f-5e25-95b2-ab6fb4c176f9.html

RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE
— Rutherford Institute Defends First Amendment Rights of Federal Employee Prohibited From Displaying Pro-Trump Political Sign on His Personal Vehicle
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/rutherford_institute_defends_first_amendment_rights_of_federal_employee_pro

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
–Committee to Protect Journalists Says Trump is Threat to Press Freedom
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/committee-to-protect-journalists-says-trump-is-threat-to-press-freedom/
— Should There be Legislation in Place Preventing Politicians from Banning the Press? – Sean Stroh (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” politicians in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn a) who do not want me to know about their events or their activities, b) who do not want me to promote or report on their events or activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media? These “Republican” politicians talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-there-be-legislation-in-place-preventing-politicians-from-banning-the-press/

October 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OBAMA SAYS TRUMP CAME FROM YEARS OF A GOP ‘SWAMP OF CRAZY’ – JORDYN PHELPS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/obama-says-trump-came-from-years-of-a-gop-swamp-of-crazy-/1554389/
— CHICAGO DEMOCRATS GATHER OUTSIDE TRUMP TOWER TO DENOUNCE TRUMP – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-democrats-gather-outside-trump-tower-to-denounce-trump/1554060/
— MICHELLE OBAMA: TRUMP’S COMMENTS ON 2005 TAPE HAVE ‘SHAKEN ME TO MY CORE’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/michelle-obama-trumps-comments-have-shaken-me-to-my-core/1553865/

NBC5
— WikiLeaks Controversy Ensnares Illinois Politicians – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wikileaks-controversy-ensnares-illinois-politicians-396983631.html
— Rep. Roskam Flip-Flops, Then Flips Back to Backing Trump: Report – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/roskam-flip-flops-then-flips-back-on-backing-trump-396989111.html

CBC2
— The Trump Street Sign In Chicago Has Disappeared, But Don’t Blame Emanuel – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/the-trump-street-sign-in-chicago-has-disappeared-dont-blame-emanuel/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— $2.5 million in ads spent for Illinois transportation amendment – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/211343369-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel appears at Clinton rally after spending year on sidelines – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-clinton-rally-met-20161013-story.html
— Film makes plain: The Khan of Madiganistan has to go – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-michael-madigan-documentary-kass-1014-20161013-column.html
— Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics Trailer for the documentary film from Illinois Policy Action, the advocacy arm of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative think tank funded in part by Michael Madigan’s enemy, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/91702936-157.html
— Property taxes are forcing Illinoisans out of their homes – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1014-20161013-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump calls women’s claims of sexual advances ‘vicious’ and ‘absolutely false’ – Jose DelReal and Sean Sullivan
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019402/
— Ryan’s break from Trump prompts talk of GOP rebellion – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/310139903/
— Naperville ballots to question road deal, township consolidation – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019416/
— What’s proposed in Naperville-area road deal – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019417/
— 14th Congressional candidates debate health care choices – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019391/
— NYT says no libel, no retraction, no apology for Trump story
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/310139777/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The mystery of the missing Honorary Trump Plaza sign
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161013/NEWS02/161019891/the-mystery-of-the-missing-honorary-trump-plaza-sign
— Would you be unhappy with $780,000 a year? – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: How much do/did you earn? The most that I ever earned in today’s dollars was a lousy $120,427 a year. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a failed loser and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161013/NEWS04/161019898/would-you-be-unhappy-with-780000-a-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average total compensation for partners at Chicago law firms increased 13 percent in the last two years to $780,000, according to a new study. The growth rate eclipsed New York, where partners in the country’s largest legal market averaged $1.7 million annually, but compensation only went up 5 percent from 2014. By contrast, partners in San Francisco saw their comp shoot up 51 percent to $997,000, according to the report from New York-based legal recruiters Major Lindsey & Africa. The survey sample included more than 2,100 partners from across the country, with 244 from Chicago. The survey only went to lawyers practicing at the country’s largest firms; approximately 8,600 of Cook County’s more than 45,000 lawyers work at such operations. The city’s partners had the 10th highest average compensation among the 14 legal markets ranked by the headhunting firm. Growth in compensation has slowed since the last time the firm conducted the survey: Between 2012 and 2014, comp for the city’s senior lawyers grew nearly 20 percent from $575,000. Chicago’s lower compensation average may stem from the city’s historic practice of making lawyers partner at a younger age, said Jeffrey Lowe, the Washington D.C.-based author of the study. More of the partners taking the survey in Chicago are likely billing at the same rates as associates elsewhere in the country. Chicago’s billing rates, too, are a comparative bargain compared to the rest of the country. Partners in Chicago on average billed at $687 per hour. Only Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, Miami and “other” markets had lower rates. Just over a quarter of Chicago’s partners rated themselves as either “not at all” or “not very” satisfied with their compensation.)

CBS ST. LOUIS
— Rauner Speaks on Trump in Sexual Harrassment Allegations
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/10/13/rauner-speaks-on-trump-in-sexual-harrassment-allegations/

WSIL TV
— Trump lashes his accusers as ‘horrible, horrible liars’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33379696/trump-calls-female-accusers-horrible-horrible-liars

WJBC
— U.S. Rep. Davis doesn’t think anti-Trump sentiment will hurt state’s GOP candidates
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/10/13/u-s-rep-davis-doesnt-think-anti-trump-sentiment-will-hurt-states-gop-candidates/

SPRINGFELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DelGiorno poll has him 5 points from Jimenez in 99th – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161012/bernard-schoenburg-delgiorno-poll-has-him-5-points-from-jimenez-in-99th

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Madigan’ film’s premiere makes waves – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-13/jim-dey-madigan-films-premiere-makes-waves.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Lawsuit filed by 3 College of DuPage trustees dismissed McGuire, Birt and Wozniak sought records – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/10/lawsuit-filed-by-3-college-of-dupage-trustees-dismissed/ay1x09d/
— Group home for young mothers proposed for former Wheaton Inn – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/12/group-home-for-young-mothers-proposed-for-former-wheaton-inn/a8390an/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group home for new and expectant single mothers is being proposed for the former Wheaton Inn building at 301 W. Roosevelt Road in Wheaton. The Clarendon Hills-based company Love From Above Inc. has a contract to purchase the building from its current owner, PCM Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Invesco PowerShares. The group is set to close on the property in December. Love From Above plans to offer a two-year transitional housing program for women who find themselves in “crisis pregnancies,” said Yvonne Florczak-Seeman, president and founder of Love From Above. A culinary program and fashion design program also will be offered, she said. “We’ll also have a full-blown child care program, where their children will stay within the building,” Florczak-Seeman said. “Babies will be taken care of by volunteers while the moms go to school. We’ll have a full-time licensed teacher on the premises as well who will also work with them on their homework and give classes on finances and mothering classes.” The program would be offered to women 18 to 26 years old, she said, and would serve both expectant mothers and single mothers. The facility would serve up to 12 women. This would be the company’s first facility, which will be called The Butterfly Garden…A Place for Healing and Transformation. Florczak-Seeman, who is 52, experienced an unplanned pregnancy herself when she was 16. “Unfortunately, the choice for me was made to have an abortion,” she said. “I didn’t have any other options. That abortion brought forth some very serious emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual aftermath.” Florczak-Seeman said she wants those in the program to understand “pregnancy is not a terminal disease.” “Pregnancy is not something that will kill them,” she said. “Pregnancy is something that lasts nine months. During that time, they can still continue their education. They can still do what they need to do. They can still have these children and be great mothers, and be successful young ladies in school.”)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump supporters target women with #Repealthe19th 19th amendment gave women the right to vote – Sara Ashley O’Brien
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-supporters-target-women-with-repealthe19th

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former COD board member Savage asks federal government to shut down DuPage Policy Journal – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Who funds you? Rich Miller says “I don’t know who funds Illinois Review, but I’m fine with them, too. Stay the heck away.” David John Diersen funds GOPUSA ILLINOIS (www.gopillinois.com) and the emails that it has sent out free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have a) gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015 and b) included links to more than 247,700 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511018371-former-cod-board-member-savage-asks-federal-government-to-shut-down-dupage-policy-journal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The filing questions the independence of the DuPage Policy Journal — alleging it is run by a political organization — and contends it should not be entitled to press exemption from campaign finance laws. Savage’s filing alleges the DuPage Policy Journal is not an independent newspaper, but rather is controlled by the Liberty Principles PAC through Dan Proft. Proft is a businessman, a radio talk-show host and a principal of Local Government Information Services, which owns the DuPage Policy Journal. Proft denied allegations made in the FEC filing and said the newspaper is owned by a private company. “It’s a legitimate newspaper just like any other newspaper,” Proft told the Associated Press. “I’ll put the stories we do on politics and policy up against any other newspaper in the state.” Rich Miller, publisher of the Capital Fax political blog and newsletter, agreed in a post that the problem with the filing is that the newspaper is owned by a private company. “Look, I do not want the federal government defining what is and is not a legit media company,” Miller wrote. “Progress Illinois does good work, but it gets most of its money from SEIU. I don’t know who funds Illinois Review, but I’m fine with them, too. Stay the heck away.” The FEC has 15 days to get a response from those accused in the complaint. It will then make a decision on whether to launch a full investigation.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam is back to supporting Trump… for now
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/13/roskam-is-back-to-supporting-trump-for-now/
— Rauner: “I have not endorsed, I have not endorsed, not supported”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/13/rauner-i-have-not-endorsed-i-have-not-endorsed-not-supported/

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— Emanuel Joins Illinois Dems At Clinton Rally Outside Of Trump Tower
http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2016/10/13/emanuel-joins-illinois-dems-clinton-rally-outside-trump-tower

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ivanka Trump avoids defending father while on campaign trail Stumps in battleground Pennsylvania – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/13/ivanka-trump-avoids-defending-father-while-on-camp/

GOPUSA
— The Corrupt Democrat-Media Complex Seeks Clinton Victory
http://www.gopusa.com/the-corrupt-democrat-media-complex-seeks-clinton-victory/
— Meet Hillary’s Basket of Deplorable Anti-Christian Bigots
http://www.gopusa.com/meet-hillarys-basket-of-deplorable-anti-christian-bigots/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Obama Political Aides Get Preference Over Veterans for Government Jobs – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://dailysignal.com/2016/10/13/how-obama-political-aides-get-preference-over-veterans-for-government-jobs/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAN CHRISTIAN VOTERS TAKE TRUMP AT HIS WORD? Alan Keyes doubts pro-life claims when Donald ‘violates the personhood of others’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/can-christian-voters-take-trump-at-his-word/

FOX NEWS
— Does Trump Have a Case Against NY Times Over Sexual Assault Claims?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/10/13/does-trump-have-case-against-ny-times-over-groping-allegations

NEWSMAX
— White House to Trump: Don’t Talk About Michelle Obama – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Michael-Obama-Donald-Trump-attack-warning/2016/10/13/id/753294/
— Trump: ‘Vicious Claims’ About Women Are Clinton Plot – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-times-women-vicious/2016/10/13/id/753242/

THE BLAZE
— Hillary Clinton is for all Americans. Except Christians, conservatives and the unborn. – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Democrats are for those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/hillary-clinton-is-for-all-americans-except-christians-conservatives-and-the-unborn/
— Trump demands New York Times retract sexual harassment story – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/13/trump-demands-new-york-times-retract-sexual-harassment-story/

THE HILL
— Michelle Obama rips ‘disgraceful, intolerable’ Trump – Jordan Fabian
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300824-michelle-obama-rips-disgraceful-intolerable-trump
— 8 key requirements; E-Verify congressional mandate – David Fowler (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-White, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American oppose E-Verify.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/300701-8-key-requirements-e-verify-congressional-mandate

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— $2.5M in ads spent for Illinois transportation amendment
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article107908552.html

REUTERS
— Illinois’ $1.3 billion bonds fetch hefty yields
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKCN12D2ZW

NEW YORK TIMES
— Cut Ties to Donald Trump, Big Donors Urge R.N.C. – JONATHAN MARTIN, ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/republican-donors-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is melting down. What happens now? – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/10/13/trump-is-melting-down-what-happens-now/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Angrily Denies Allegations of Groping, Points Finger at Media and Clinton Campaign GOP presidential nominee says reports are ‘slanderous’ and media are pitted against him and his supporters – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-angrily-denies-allegations-of-groping-points-finger-at-media-and-clinton-campaign-1476384833

NEW YORK POST
— Trump no longer welcome in Hollywood – Claire Atkinson
http://nypost.com/2016/10/13/trump-no-longer-welcome-in-hollywood/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump Takes the Lead
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_oct13
— Voters Rate Bill Clinton’s Behavior Toward Women Worse Than Trump’s
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/voters_rate_bill_clinton_s_behavior_toward_women_worse_than_trump_s

October 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Kirk’s Iran comment surfaces in leaked Clinton campaign chairman’s emails – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-podesta-clinton-wikileaks-email-story.html
— Tribune endorsements for Cook County and MWRD races
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cook-county-water-reclamation-endorsements-edit-1013-20161012-story.html
— A brief guide to the allegations made by women against Donald Trump – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office as a Republican, who would Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get to make allegations against you? What would those allegations be?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-allegations-made-by-women-against-trump-20161012-story.html
— Lockport Township elected officials to get 3 percent raise – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-lockport-township-raises-st-1012-20161012-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Paul Ryan is doing the smart thing – S.E. Cupp (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Ryan makes it clear that he wants Trump to lose.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-paul-ryan-is-doing-the-smart-thing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-unhappy-people-in-the-land-of-more/
— Ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant Kanellis: Donald Trump is a hypocrite (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a Hypocrite? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a religious hypocrite because I have spent each and every Sunday morning since at least 2004 putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails rather than attending church services. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they dominate all the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn and that they have more than enough power over those churches a) to stop me from attending services there, b) to stop me from becoming a member of those churches, and c) to get those churches to send me straight to HELL.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ex-apprentice-contestant-kanellis-donald-trump-is-a-hypocrite/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Roskam for re-election to Congress, Dist. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/discuss/161019472/
— Poll: White Americans disapprove of national anthem protests – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129845/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll, released this week, showed that white Americans of all ages disapprove of the protests by a margin of 63 percent to 30 percent. Hispanic Americans disapprove of the protests by a smaller margin, 45 percent to 36 percent. However, black Americans of all ages approve of the protests 74 percent to 17 percent.)
— Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly – AP (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/310139987/
— Catholic schools in Cook, Lake show high lead levels in water – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161013/news/161019482/

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Davis Withdraws Support for Trump – BRIAN MOLINE (DIERSEN: How many in Davis’ congressional district voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Republican primary? Has Davis consulted with them?)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/davis-withdraws-support-trump#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Davis says he decided to withdraw his support after talking with his wife Shannon on Saturday. “And it was a parental issue. My wife and I decided that this was something that we could not continue to tell our kids that language that was used in that video was acceptable enough for presidential candidates, let alone anyone.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Premiere of Madigan Documentary
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-premiere-of-madigan-documentary-10-13-2016

HERALD & REVIEW
— Voters don’t seem to notice state budget impasse
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/voters-don-t-seem-to-notice-state-budget-impasse/article_04b071a9-ac11-5519-aa42-64599014e0a2.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— 1 in 3 Illinois voters say budget impasse affects their families – Dan Petrella
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/illinois/in-illinois-voters-say-budget-impasse-affects-their-families/article_590639da-e1dd-51f0-a511-e59f5e1af47f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new poll “confirms what the Responsible Budget Coalition’s network of advocates and providers already know,” Bouman said, noting that 1 million people statewide have lost services or jobs as a result of the impasse, a figure drawn from a report put out this summer by the United Way of Illinois. . .Indeed, the poll shows voters are split on how to address the state’s budget problems, with 44 percent saying the solution is cuts alone and 33 percent calling for a combination of cuts and new revenue. Only 12 percent of voters say revenue alone is the answer.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Paul Ryan facing threats to speakership over Trump flap New Trump video clip has GOP gripped by infighting – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/paul-ryan-facing-threats-to-speakership-over-trump-flap
— Campaign manager: Clinton jail comments taken ‘literally’ Trump said Clinton will go to jail – CNN (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to go jail for? My Democrat critics/opponents want me to go to jail for taking jobs and promotions between 1964 and 1997 that they say should have been given to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, and/or veteran.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/campaign-manager-clinton-jail-comments-taken-literally

CHICAGO NOW
— How Illinois Adults Can Potentially Receive Their High School Diplomas – Robyn Shulman (DIERSEN: After my outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, my outstanding mother earned a GED and got a job working for a dentist in downtown Crete.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/educators-diary/2016/10/how-illinois-adults-can-potentially-receive-their-high-school-diplomas/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Language Rules from Pro-Deviance Despots
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-language-rules-pro-deviance-despots/
— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar by Affirming Scripture
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-intervarsity-christian-fellowship-causes-uproar-affirming-scripture/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOLD BOASTS 7 POINT LEAD IN IL’S SLIGHTLY BLUE 10TH CD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/dold-boasts-7-point-lead-in-ils-slight-blue-10th-cd.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Media shy mogul? Trump goes 3 months with no formal press conferences – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/12/donald-trump-goes-3-months-with-no-formal-press-co/
— Veterans facing hostility in federal workplace Government preference to hire ex-warriors causes resentment by co-workers – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, most, and at times, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrats hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I was a draft dodger, a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things. They had great success in demonizing me, in denigrating me, and in condemning me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/2/veterans-facing-hostility-in-federal-workplace/

BREITBART
— Criminal Aliens Sexually Assault 70,000 American Women — But Paul Ryan Targets Trump – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/12/criminal-aliens-sexually-assault-70000-american-women-paul-ryan-mad-trump/

THE BLAZE
— Trump is on the verge of victory – Leon Wolf
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/trump-is-on-the-verge-of-victory/

AMERICAN THINKER
— GOP: The Bastion of Piety – Charles E. Moore
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/gop_the_bastion_of_piety.html
— Middle Eastern nationals currently in flight school ‘not being properly vetted’ – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/10_13_2016_5_11.html

POLITICO
— At Clinton campaign’s behest, Daley asked to get Illinois primary date moved – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/10/at-clintons-behest-daley-asked-madigans-people-to-move-illinois-primary-106342

ABC NEWS
— VP Joe Biden Calls Trump’s Alleged Behavior a ‘Cardinal Sin’ – ALEXANDER MALLIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vp-joe-biden-calls-trumps-alleged-behavior-cardinal/story?id=42771735

REUTERS
— Trump denounces ‘fabrication’; multiple women claim candidate groped them – Roberta Rampton and Emily Flitter
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN12D128

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/opinion/donald-trumps-toxic-masculinity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy America promote pot.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/marijuana-arrests.html
— Donald Trump, Slipping in Polls, Warns of ‘Stolen Election’ – ASHLEY PARKER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/us/politics/trump-election-rigging.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is facing an apocalyptic election scenario, thanks to women voters – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/13/donald-trumps-facing-an-apocalyptic-election-scenario-thanks-to-women-voters/
— Hillary Clinton for president – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Washington Post is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hillary-clinton-for-president/2016/10/12/665f9698-8caf-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Former Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford says she was told ‘Mr. Trump doesn’t like black people’ during 2010 beauty pageant – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs say about you?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/teen-usa-2010-told-trump-doesn-black-people-article-1.2828733

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should Christians Vote for Trump? Trump’s behavior is odious, but Clinton has a deplorable basketful of deal breakers. – ERIC METAXAS (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/should-christians-vote-for-trump-1476294992
— Neither Side Will Win the GOP Civil War Trump spent the week bashing his own party. Paul Ryan should have simply kept mum. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/neither-side-will-win-the-gop-civil-war-1476313601
— Trump’s Moment of Truth The nominee and his allies are responsible for his election fate. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-moment-of-truth-1476314696
— Anti-Catholics for Clinton Via email, campaign advisers show contempt for people of faith. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-catholics-for-clinton-1476315156

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF GIULIANI: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giuliani relishes role of Trump defender – Rick Hampson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/12/rudy-giuliani-trump-surrogate-mayor-new-york/91666696/
— Ignoring voters will destroy GOP Donald Trump did win the battle for the nomination — a fact of life. – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/trump-republican-party-voters-rohrabacher-editorials-debates/91963042/
— Immigrants are closing gap in homeownership – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents are not homeowners or have little or no equity in their home.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/13/immigrants-closing-gap-homeownership/91928228/

PBS
— Libertarian ticket hopes to steal voters away from Trump – JUDY WOODRUFF (DIERSEN: Libertarians and Libertarian plants work against Republicans. 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 ARE LIBERTARIAN PLANTS. The aforesaid have always worked against me.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/libertarian-ticket-hopes-steal-voters-away-trump/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Minority Students Overrepresented in Less Selective Colleges – Ashley A. Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the colleges that I attended (UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT) are/were “less selective.”)
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/10/13/report-minority-students-overrepresented-less-selective-colleges

ATLANTIC
— Trump Faces a Slew of New Allegations of Sexual Assault The Republican presidential nominee categorically denied any past incidents, but several women have come forward to report unwanted attention from him. – DAVID A. GRAHAM (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office as a Republican, who would Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get to make accusations against you? What would those accusations be?)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-allegations/503918/

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 9 Companies Hiring Thousands of Holiday Workers – Kristen Bahler (DIERSEN: The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966 as a temporary part-time employee to help deal with 1966 Christmas rush.)
http://time.com/money/4527074/holiday-jobs-hiring/