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January 9 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Jeanne Ives was among the speakers at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, January 9, 2019, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cooper, Corrigan, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Galvin, Holder, Keller, A. & C. LeVan, Lofgren, McGowen, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Quigley, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Tatro, Walsh, Wehling, Wilson, C. & J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Democrats firmly in control in Illinois as new House, Senate members sworn in – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-firmly-in-control-in-illinois-as-new-house-senate-members-sworn-in/5039369/
— Federal workers brace for no pay, Trump stalks out of meeting with Democrats – Ravi Baichwal and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/federal-workers-brace-for-no-pay-trump-stalks-out-of-govt-shutdown-meeting/5042119/
— Former Rep. Nick Sauer, R-Lake Barrington, charged in indictment after allegedly posting nude images of ex-girlfriend
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-gop-lawmaker-nick-sauer-charged-after-allegedly-posting-nude-images-of-ex-girlfriend/5041342/

 

NBC5
— Judge Sets Date for Jury Trial for Disgraced Former House Speaker Hastert A judge on Wednesday set a preliminary jury trial date of May 20
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Judge-Sets-Date-for-Jury-Trial-for-Disgraced-Former-House-Speaker-Hastert-504122821.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to declare national emergency over border security
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-says-he-has-absolute-right-to-declare-national-emergency-over-border-security
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating Ocasio-Cortez says Trump is a ‘racist’ and people should be ‘uncomfortable’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-trump-is-a-racist

 

WGN TV
— Democrat Michael Madigan re-elected speaker of Illinois House as lawmakers get sworn in – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/09/illinois-house-senate-to-be-sworn-into-new-session/

 

WGN RADIO
— IL State Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady joins The Roe Conn Show
https://wgnradio.com/2019/01/08/il-state-senate-gop-leader-bill-brady-joins-the-roe-conn-show/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Speaker Michael Madigan vilifies Gov. Bruce Rauner as Democrats bolster their numbers in Springfield – Mike Riopell and Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-madigan-cullerton-20190109-story.html
— One Democrat, Anne Stava-Murray, doesn’t vote for Madigan as Illinois House speaker – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-anne-stava-murray-20190109-story.html
— Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted in posting of sexual photos of others without permission – Emily K. Coleman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-sauer-indictment-st-0110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan on joy ride after ‘four long years’ of Rauner’s ‘my way or the highway’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-rauner-house-inauguration-highway-cullerton-emanuel-senate/
— Democrats getting down and dirty with Trump – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democrats-trump-rashida-tlaib-nancy-pelosi/

 

DAILY HERALD
— New suburban lawmakers take their Springfield seats: What they want to do now – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190109/new-suburban-lawmakers-take-their-springfield-seats-what-they-want-to-do-now
— Prompted by Lawlor case, Lake County Board might seek power to remove leaders – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190109/prompted-by-lawlor-case-lake-county-board-might-seek-power-to-remove-leaders

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s been a bad decade for property taxes How much are you really paying as a share of your home or office market value? The Civic Federation has some educated guesses. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/its-been-bad-decade-property-taxes

 

WTTW
— New Class of Illinois Lawmakers Will Face Enduring Challenges – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/09/new-class-illinois-lawmakers-will-face-enduring-challenges

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. Skillicorn blasts gas tax increase lauded by Chicago mayor – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/07/rep-skillicorn-blasts-gas-tax-increase-lauded-by-chicago-mayor/ajewklt/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— New Illinois Legislature underway with big Democratic majorities – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/video-new-illinois-legislature-underway-with-big-democratic-majorities/article_4257760c-f00a-5e0c-9335-dc06e000995b.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Santorum: Nobody wanted to work for Trump – CNN (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/santorum-nobody-wanted-to-work-for-trump/video_86d116ae-3851-5288-b308-524080165695.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups to march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/01/09/activists-organize-womens-march-in-geneva/a35js3f/

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner waged war on unions and lost Rauner hails Janus vs. AFSCME outcome as key victory in office – Mark Maxwell
https://www.ourquadcities.com/capitol-connection/rauner-waged-war-on-unions-and-lost/1693261390

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Labels Illinois GOP As “Ineffective” – JACLYN DRISCOLL
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/outgoing-state-rep-labels-illinois-gop-ineffective

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say Trump walked out of shutdown meeting – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dems-say-trump-walked-out-of-shutdown-meeting

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s national address
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/sen-dick-durbin-weighs-in-on-trumps-national-address

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-basher Pat Brady says “Illinois people fed up with political party bashing.”
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/01/09/pat-brady-illinois-people-fed-up-with-political-party-bashing/

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— “Conservative” Jewish Commentators Trash Trump – Don Rose
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/conservative-jewish-commentators-trash-trump/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner goes, Madigan stays, Illinois’ problems worsen – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/01/rauner-goes-madigan-stays-illinois-problems-worsen/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Six Years in Springfield
https://mailchi.mp/5bf72d62af06/six-years-in-springfield

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives blasts Lang for leaving before House term even begins – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511718311-ives-blasts-lang-for-leaving-before-house-term-even-begins

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Madigan Reserves Bill Numbers for High Priority Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/madigan-reserves-bill-numbers-for-high-priority-legislation/
— President Donald Trump’s Border Wall Address
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/president-donald-trumps-border-wall-address/
— Felony Charges Against Former State Rep. Nick Sauer
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/felony-charges-against-former-state-rep-nick-sauer/


— Tribune Article Increases Pressure on “Respondent in Discovery Jack D. Franks”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/tribune-article-increases-pressure-on-respondent-in-discovery-jack-d-franks/
— Former State Senator Dan Duffy Returning to Legislative Arena as Lobbyist
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/former-state-senator-dan-duffy-returning-to-legislative-arena-as-lobbyist/
— Winnebago County Board Considering Requiring Administrator to Report to County Board, Rather Than to Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/09/winnebago-county-board-considering-requiring-administrator-to-report-to-county-board-rather-than-to-chairman/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JEANNE IVES’ GOODBYE MESSAGE: GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/jeanne-ives-goodbye-message-god-bless-the-people-of-illinois.html
— THORNER: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OR ISLAMIC INDOCTRINATION IN TAXPAYER-FUNDED SCHOOLS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-religious-education-or-islamic-indoctrination-in-taxpayer-funded-schools.html
— DI LEO: THE WALL ISN’T JUST ABOUT IMMIGRATION; IT’S ABOUT EVERYTHING.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/the-wall-isnt-just-about-immigration-its-about-everything.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS DEMAND QUESTIONS AND SCRUTINY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorneroneil-midterm-election-results-demand-questions-and-scrutiny.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Madigan blasts Rauner.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/09/madigan-move-on-to-a-new-chapter-where-people-work-with-people/

 

TPM
— Eight House Republicans (including Kinzinger) Buck Trump, Vote For Bill To Reopen Gov’t Agencies – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/eight-house-republicans-buck-trump-vote-for-bill-to-reopen-govt-agencies

 

GOPUSA
— If more minorities are arrested for smoking pot it must be racism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62081
— Democrat says Trump’s promise to protect Americans rooted in ‘xenophobia and racism and an anti-immigrant bias’
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-says-trumps-promise-to-protect-americans-rooted-in-xenophobia-and-racism-and-an-anti-immigrant-bias/

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: Trump Scored ‘Major Media Coup’ With Nat’l Address on Border Security
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/08/laura-ingraham-president-trump-scored-major-media-coup-national-address

 

TOWNHALL
— New Poll: Yep, There’s a Crisis at the Border – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/01/09/new-poll-yep-theres-a-crisis-at-the-border-n2538726

 

DAILY CALLER
— POLL: 79 PERCENT OF AMERICANS THINK BORDER IS IN ‘CRISIS’ OR IS A ‘PROBLEM’ – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/09/politico-poll-border-crisis-problem-majority-americans-agree/
— HOUSE REPUBLICANS INTRODUCE BILL TO PAY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK DURING SHUTDOWN – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/09/house-republicans-shutdown-pay-bill/

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— The Nation Needs a Border Wall – Tom Fitton
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/in-the-news/tom-fitton-the-nation-needs-a-border-wall/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Storms Out of Shutdown Meeting with Dems as Negotiations Stall – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-declares-shutdown-meeting-with-dems-a-total-waste-of-time/

 

THE HILL
— Trump rips Pelosi and Schumer after meeting: ‘Total waste of time’ – BRETT SAMUELS AND JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424591-trump-rips-pelosi-and-schumer-after-meeting-total-waste-of-time
— Trump says emergency declaration coming without border deal with Dems – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424551-trump-says-emergency-declaration-coming-without-border-deal-with-dems
— GOP senators challenge Trump on shutdown strategy – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/424577-gop-senators-challenge-trump-on-shutdown-strategy
— House votes to reopen Treasury Dept., IRS – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424621-house-votes-to-reopen-treasury-irs

 

POLITICO
— The House voted to reopen the IRS and other key portions of the federal government, part of a Democratic plan to ratchet up pressure on Republicans to end the 19-day shutdown. – BURGESS EVERETT, HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/09/trump-lawmakers-breakneck-shutdown-talks-1089201

 

CNN
— Trump’s TV speech and the Democratic response has this federal worker ready to look for a new job – Madeline Holcombe (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, employers and everyone else despise federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/us/government-employee-response-trump-address/index.html

 

REUTERS
— ‘My mortgage is due’ Some U.S. federal workers seek shutdown cash – Gabriella Borter
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-fundraising/my-mortgage-is-due-some-us-federal-workers-seek-shutdown-cash-idUSKCN1P327A

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Storms Out of White House Meeting with Democrats on Shutdown – Nicholas Fandos and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/us/politics/government-shutdown-trump-senate.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump walks out of shutdown negotiations after Democrats reject wall money, calls meeting ‘total waste of time’ – Erica Werner, Sean Sullivan, Mike DeBonis and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/shutdown-day-19-trump-comes-to-congress-as-gop-faces-unity-test-over-wall-funding/2019/01/09/8f3bfab8-1423-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html
— Trump won the night. Schumer and Pelosi lost. – Marc A. Thiessen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-won-the-night-schumer-and-pelosi-lost/2019/01/08/890ce9d8-13bd-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “cracks show in his GOP support.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-trump-appeals-to-nation-for-wall-cracks-show-in-his-gop-support/2019/01/08/95e0b836-13a1-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html
— Having the most diverse Congress ever will affect more than just legislation – Kenneth Lowande, Melinda Ritchie and Erinn Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/01/09/having-the-most-diverse-congress-ever-will-affect-more-than-just-legislation/
— GAO Report: Government should do more to combat hunger in college Government Accountability Office spotlights food insecurity on campuses. – Nick Anderson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/01/09/report-government-should-do-more-combat-hunger-college/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Walks Out of Border Talks, Calls Them ‘Total Waste of Time’ Hopes dim for immediate progress on ending partial government shutdown – Kristina Peterson, Rebecca Ballhaus and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-bypassing-congress-still-an-option-on-wall-11547056461

 

TIME
— ‘Rent Doesn’t Get Furloughed.’ Federal Workers Are Missing Their First Paychecks As the Shutdown Drags On – MAHITA GAJANAN (DIERSEN: What about all that complaining that federal employees are overpaid?)
http://time.com/5497039/government-shutdown-workers-paycheck/

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “In familiar refrain, Trump relies on fear to sell immigration message.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-oval-office-address-trump-seeks-a-nations-hearts-minds-and-fears

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— GAO Report Documents Food Insecurity Among College Students Federal agencies are not doing enough to help eligible students access federal food assistance benefits, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. – Ashley A. Smith
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/01/09/gao-report-reviews-studies-student-hunger

 

FED SMITH
— Build a Wall? What Do Federal Employees Want? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/01/09/build-wall-federal-employees-want/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— 25K Federal Employees Still Await Court-Ordered Payout From 2013 Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/25k-feds-still-await-court-ordered-payout-2013-shutdown/154042/

January 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown 2019: Tax refunds ‘will go out,’ White House says – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-says-tax-refunds-will-go-out/5028973/

 

NBC5
— Lang Resigns From Illinois House, Days Before Start of 17th Term The former deputy majority leader stepped down to take a position as a partner at a lobbying firm, he said in a statement – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lou-lang-resigns-illinois-house-504004861.html
— New Calif. Governor Rebukes White House in Inaugural Address ‘The country is watching us, the world is watching us,’ Newsom said. ‘The future depends on us, and we will seize this moment.’ – Kathleen Ronayne
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Gavin-Newsom-California-Governor-Inauguration-503998361.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov.-elect Pritzker seeks higher salaries to attract top cabinet talent – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gov-elect-pritzker-seeks-higher-salaries-to-attract-top-cabinet-talent

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to head to border as shutdown continues – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-border-visit-shutdown-continues/
— Where 14 candidates for mayor stand on ‘sanctuary cities’ — their full responses
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/where-14-candidates-for-mayor-stand-on-sanctuary-cities-their-full-responses/
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-missing-supreme-court-arguments-first-time/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump plans border visit as shutdown lurches into 3rd week – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20190107-story.html
— Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez to CNN – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-preckwinkle-zigzag-lou-lang-pritzker-20190107-story.html
— ‘Dreamer’ has been selling tamales in Little Village since she was 9 — and is now able to pay for college because of it – Laura Rodriguez (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? For me, the money to pay for a) my UIC expenses 1966-1968, my NIU expenses 1969-1970, a 1958 Chevy that I bought in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought in 1968 came from what I earned I doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-daca-student-tamales-tuition-20190104-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A day after 9-year-old Elizeth Argüelles arrived in Chicago from her native Veracruz, Mexico, she learned how to make tamales. Thanks to those tamales, Argüelles, now 23, is able to pay for college tuition.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker plans to bring in new leadership at Illinois Tollway – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190107/pritzker-plans-to-bring-in-new-leadership-at-illinois-tollway

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mendoza floats ‘lakefront tax’ on higher-priced homes The mayoral hopeful says the city needs to move from a flat-rate property tax to a graduated levy that hits higher-priced homes with a higher tax rate. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/mendoza-floats-lakefront-tax-higher-priced-homes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s improving economy – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-01-07/editorial-states-improving-economy.html

 

SOUTHERN
— IRS worker reacts to Trump’s shutdown comments
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/irs-worker-reacts-to-trump-s-shutdown-comments/video_2b5d91eb-c8d2-5335-a80e-c319a3c7835b.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING< TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/news/cannabis-can-it-be/article_d415e4b4-128e-11e9-baab-ab726f59eabc.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— U.S. Rep. Underwood works to protect congressional staffers from abuse Congresswoman aims to protect congressional staffers from abuse – Daniel Gaitan
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/01/04/u-s-rep-underwood-works-to-protect-congressional-staffers-from-abuse/asf0cx2/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— How to solve America’s classroom civics crisis – Doug Ross (DIERSEN: What about Democrat teachers a) who teach their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) who teach their students how to use government to get rid of the aforesaid once and for all?)
https://www.nwitimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-how-to-solve-america-s-classroom-civics-crisis/article_718f5e77-0c41-5fb4-ae60-c4e5eb8a7c0f.html

 

WGLT
— McLean County State’s Attorney Concerned About Legal Pot Risks – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-state-s-attorney-concerned-about-legal-pot-risks#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Former Republican Rep. Mia Love joining CNN as commentator – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/former-republican-rep-mia-love-joining-cnn-as-commentator
— Trump to address nation about ‘crisis’ at wall
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-address-nation-about-crisis-at-wall

 

WREX
— GOP lawmaker Allen Skillicorn urges against Emanuel’s push for gas tax hike
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/07/gop-lawmaker-urges-against-emanuels-push-for-gas-tax-hike/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— How the federal government shutdown impacts central Illinois – Cody Schiever
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/how-the-federal-government-shutdown-impacts-central-illinois/1690717506

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Downstate Lost Its Political Power When the new General Assembly takes office on Tuesday; Illinois will be bluer than ever. That has a lot to do with the changing GOP — and the suburban voters it has lost along the way. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2019/How-Downstate-Illinois-Lost-Its-Political-Power/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Township Abolition by Referendum, Gun Store Licensing and Gas Tax Hike Bills Could Provide Constitutional Test
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/07/township-abolition-by-referendum-gun-store-licensing-and-gas-tax-hike-bills-could-provide-constitutional-test/
— PACE Finally on Verge of Figuring Out Private Enterprise Has a Better Idea
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/07/pace-finally-on-verge-of-figuring-out-private-enterprise-has-a-better-idea/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Foster’s election opponent Nick Stella calls him out on Pelosi vote – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511716434-foster-s-election-opponent-calls-him-out-on-pelosi-vote

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Northwest Herald – Facts elude them once again. – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/northwest-herald-facts-elude-them-once-again/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 13TH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/pro-life-is-pro-science-proclaims-march-for-life-chicago-2019.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Skillicorn again rails against gas tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/07/skillicorn-again-rails-against-gas-tax-hike/
— Durkin announces support *** Legislation surfaces to get rid of Tollway board members, clean up ethics and raise caps on state agency director salaries
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/07/legislation-surfaces-to-get-rid-of-tollway-board-clean-up-ethics-and-raise-caps-on-state-agency-director-salaries/
— Madigan gets sassy with reporters, but also calls for unity
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/07/madigan-gets-sassy-with-reporters-but-also-calls-for-unity/

 

GOPUSA
— Ginsburg unable to hear oral arguments at opening of Supreme Court
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62024
— Numbers are in: U.S. doing great
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62028

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Steve Scalise Says About Threats by Supporters of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/07/what-steve-scalise-says-about-threats-by-supporters-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF TRUMP DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO BUILD THE WALL – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/07/donald-trump-national-emergency-build-border-wall-department-defense/

 

FOX NEWS
— Hannity: Every Republican Should Be Willing to ‘Go to the Mat’ in Border Security Fight (DIERSEN: What have the Republican elected officials and party leaders who represent you done to defend and to advance the immigration plank, traditional family plank, right to life plank, Second Amendment plank, illegal drugs plank, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and in the Republican Party platform?)
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/05/sean-hannity-every-republican-should-be-willing-go-mat-border-security-fight
— ‘You Shouldn’t Threaten People’: Scalise Calls on Ocasio-Cortez to ‘Stand Up’ to Radical Supporters AOC backers bring up 2017 shooting on Twitter
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/07/steve-scalise-ends-twitter-debate-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-followers-make-virginia

 

THE HILL
— Trump Wants to Deliver Prime Time Address on Government Shutdown and Will Visit the Border – Maggie Haberman and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/trump-address-border-visit.html

 

ROLL CALL
— Former Reps. Mia Love, Luis Gutiérrez join CNN as commentators – Griffin Connolly
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-reps-mia-love-luis-gutierrez-join-cnn-commentators

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s shutdown threatens Friday payday as services suffer The rejection by Republicans of a Democratic proposal deepens partial closure – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/07/trumps-shutdown-threatens-paychecks-friday-services-fall/
— White House rules IRS can issue tax refunds during shutdown, aims to bring back agency employees – Damian Paletta and Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-rules-it-can-issue-tax-refunds-during-shutdown-plans-to-bring-back-some-irs-employees/2019/01/07/c1dfafc8-12c0-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Short term loans. Layoffs. Trimming food budget. Across US, federal workers share their shutdown stories – Travis Andersen
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/07/short-term-loans-layoffs-trimming-food-budget-across-fed-workers-share-shutdownstories/VUP1LolNs9x1vk8unX5XtN/story.html
— To avoid government shutdowns, fix the budget process – LINDA J. BILMES (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Democrats went along with Republicans cutting GAO’s budget because they could and did use those cuts to get rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/01/07/avoid-government-shutdowns-fix-budget-process/jFkhPFfyzXmuZVhvon2BVL/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tax Refunds Will Be Paid During Shutdown, White House Says New policy meant to ‘mitigate the impact’ of shutdown, Vice President Mike Pence says – Richard Rubin and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-refunds-will-be-paid-during-shutdown-white-house-says-11546892553

 

FORBES
— White House, Congress Transform Security Clearance System As Massive Backlog Begins To Shrink – Loren Thompson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/01/07/trump-adm-transforms-security-clearance-system-as-massive-backlog-begins-to-shrink/
— Financial Liquid Courage – And Why You Need It! – John Blanchard (DIERSEN: My tax-deferred accounts are significantly smaller because of my Democrat superiors’ success in a) wasting my federal career and b) forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 year old.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/impactpartners/2019/01/07/financial-liquid-courageand-why-you-need-it/#4342529c9072
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Building a tax-efficient retirement strategy takes preparation, and keeping your tax-deferred accounts under a certain dollar amount is key to this preparation. Just when Uncle Sam forces a required minimum distribution (RMD) from that 401(k) or IRA at age 70 ½ and beyond, with the right plan, you can enjoy maximum tax-free benefits. In addition, maximizing the balance of your Roth accounts from annual contributions and Roth conversions may also give you a jump in these benefits. Consider scheduling an appointment with a CPA or licensed financial professional. Have them calculate your current gross income that you expect to receive from pensions, retirement plan withdrawals, income from taxable plans, the taxable portion of your Social Security, and any other deductions you are eligible for. You’ve worked hard for your money, so make your money work hard AND smarter for you! Make sure your retirement years are golden years, not yearning years, with some good ol’ “financial liquid courage.”)

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Senate bills would secure back pay for low-wage federal contractors – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/senate-bills-would-secure-back-pay-for-low-wage-federal-contractors/

January 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Weekend Shutdown Talks Led by Pence to Go Into a Second Day Democrats and Republicans agreed that little progress was made during Saturday’s two-hour session – Catherine Lucey and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-House-Congress-Government-Shutdown-503940981.html

 

ABC7
— Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/talks-to-resume-after-trump-says-shutdown-could-last-years/5020262/
— JB Pritzker will be sworn in later this month, giving Democrats controls of the legislature and state house (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear a) that they want to dive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that they want to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-have-control-of-state-government-can-they-get-work-done-503953241.html

 

CBS2
— Man Attacked And Robbed By Teenagers At Illinois Medical District CTA Station – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/05/man-attacked-and-robbed-by-teengers-at-illinois-medical-district-cta-station/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats head to Springfield with historic control — can they get work done? – John O’Connor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-democrats-capitol-agenda-springfield-marijuana-general-assembly/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shakedown City: Employers and Chicago’s corruption tax – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-burke-kickback-chicago-restaurant-20190104-story.html
— Toni Preckwinkle’s administration hired Ald. Edward Burke’s son to nearly $100K-a-year county job – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-administration-hired-ed-burke-son-20190104-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190104/news/301049954/
— How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018 – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pass age limits for elected officials, for example, a limit of age 30 for municipal, township, ward, county, and other local government officials, age 35 for state officials, and age 40 for federal officials? The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190105/how-technology-baffled-an-elderly-congress-in-2018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the oldest in history when it convened at the dawn of the Trump administration — average age 58 in the House, 62 in the Senate, 90 billion or so in the relativistic time scale of the online generation, in front of which Congress spent much of the year embarrassing itself. By the time the 115th hobbled into extinction at the end of 2018, artifacts from its attempts to engage the younger folk and their digital ways lay strewn across the internet like the fossil record of an obsolete species. . .These hearings were livestreamed to the general populace, more than half of whom are under 40, many of whom were horrified to discover that a country being revolutionized by technology is apparently overseen by people whose worldview calcified in the previous century.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Navy veteran announces 2020 run to unseat Lauren Underwood Constituent alleges voting misconduct by Underwood – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/04/navy-veteran-announces-2020-run-to-unseat-lauren-underwood/awnhrbs/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois congressmen call for compromise, border security – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: What compromise offers have you received? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I happily agreed to be constructively demoted, if not literally demoted. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-congressmen-call-for-compromise-border-security/article_8a6edf57-5bba-5a6b-a5ee-5c5428d30dae.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Last hurrah for the lame ducks – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/statehouse-insider-last-hurrah-for-lame-ducks/1
— Sports betting no panacea for Illinois – Editorial
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20190105/our-view-sports-betting-no-panacea-for-illinois

 

SOUTHERN
— WSJ: Trump prefers word ‘strike’ to ‘shutdown’ (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/wsj-trump-prefers-word-strike-to-shutdown/video_d18421c5-70fc-5725-8b8d-62f4ae17440a.html

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers called in sick.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article223973290.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Marijuana legalization effects pondered by Madison County health committee – Riley Newton
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Marijuana-legalization-effects-pondered-by-13511283.php

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comparing Illinois Government Workers with Those of Other States
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/comparing-illinois-government-workers-with-those-of-other-states/
— Jack Franks Hypocrisy re Double-Dipping: Bad for Thee, OK for Me
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/ack-franks-hypocrisy-regarding-double-dipping-bad-for-thee-ok-for-me/
— Burke and Quid Pro Quo
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/burke-and-quid-pro-quo/
— Skillicorn To Continue Spotlighting Rumored Gas Tax Hike by Lame Duck General Assembly
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/skillicorn-to-continue-spotlighting-rumored-gas-tax-hike-by-lame-duck-general-assembly/
— Discussing Selection of Committee Chairmen, Chicago City Council and McHenry County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/discussing-selection-of-committee-chairmen/
— State Rep. Allen Skillicorn View of Republican Party’s Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/04/state-rep-allen-skillicorn-view-of-republican-partys-future/
— Comparing Chicago’s Weak Mayor Form of Government with McHenry County’s Weak Chairman System
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/04/comparing-chicagos-weak-mayor-form-of-government-with-mchenry-countys-weak-chairman-system/
— Franks: “It’s Much Ado about Nothing”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/03/franks-its-much-ado-about-nothing/

 

GOPUSA
— Self declared radical Ocasio-Cortez talks 70% tax rate, dancing and lip+hoops
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61954
— Ilhan Omar becomes first person to wear hijab in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61905
— USS John C. Stennis holding Heathen religious services in carrier chapel
http://www.gopusa.com/uss-john-c-stennis-holding-heathen-religious-services-in-carrier-chapel/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN PANEL GETS HEATED WHEN FORMER TRUMP ADVISER SAYS SOME FEDERAL WORKERS TREATING SHUTDOWN LIKE ‘A PAID VACATION’ – Scott Morefield

https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/05/cnn-stephen-moore-don-lemon-shutdown-paid-vacation/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An old leftist trick to smear the right from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her adoring press – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/an_old_leftist_trick_to_smear_the_right_from_alexandria_ocasiocortez_and_her_adoring_press.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/government-shutdown-personal-stories/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump’s attorney general pick says he did, in fact, register for draft – Andy Sullivan, Mark Hosenball (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? I should write a book about those who have punished me the most a) for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) for my getting a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-barr/trumps-attorney-general-pick-says-he-did-in-fact-register-for-draft-idUSKCN1OY02U


(FROM THE ARTICLE: Historians told Reuters that Barr would have been required to register for possible military service when he turned 18, a time when the government was drafting roughly 300,000 people per year to serve in Vietnam. Barr changed his response after being asked about it by one of the senators on the committee, a Justice Department representative said. “I registered for the selective service at 18, as required, and was subject to the draft,” Barr wrote on Thursday in a letter to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the new chairman of the committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat. Men who do not register for the draft face fines of up to $250,000 and a prison term of up to five years. They also are barred from most federal jobs, according to the Selective Service System, which registers men for possible compulsory service. “I can’t imagine a scenario in which (Barr) would not have been required to register,” Kansas University history professor Beth Bailey said. Barr, 68, said he initially told lawmakers he had not registered because he is now too old for compulsory military service. He will have a chance to explain the mix-up when he appears before the Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings on January 15 and 16. Many prominent U.S. politicians — including Trump — have struggled to explain why they did not serve in the Vietnam War, which bitterly divided the United States.)
— Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength – Lucia Mutikani
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/upbeat-employment-report-underscores-us-economic-strength-idUSKCN1OY0AU

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal workers — in a panic about their pay — apply for unemployment – Michelle Singletary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/03/federal-workers-panic-about-their-pay-apply-unemployment/

 

KVOA
— Initiative for 2020 ballot in works to eliminate property tax for Arizona seniors – Priscilla Casper
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/01/04/initiative-for-2020-ballot-in-works-to-eliminate-property-tax-for-arizona-seniors/

 

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use “Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers” to get Trump to compromise.
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/05/682333198/not-out-to-lunch-businesses-that-rely-on-federal-workers-suffer-the-shutdown

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-furloughed-federal-employees-be-paid-bills-pile-1280484

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/05/donald-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-wall

January 4 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump says he could declare ‘national emergency’ to build border wall
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/president-trump-says-he-could-declare-national-emergency-to-build-border-wall

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Decision by DuPage clerk on when her office will take over election duties could come next week – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-election-merger-st-0106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTA bus services losing riders in the last decade, data shows – Manny Ramos and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cta-busiest-route-continues-to-lose-riders-79th-street-bus-roderick-sawyer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— AP-NORC Poll: Immigration among the top concerns in 2019
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190104/news/301049878/
— Help us amass a list of emails for local candidates – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190104/editorial-help-us-amass-a-list-of-emails-for-local-candidates

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What City Hall corruption costs Chicago business As the Ed Burke scandal shows, the Chicago Way remains a drag on local commerce. – CLAIRE BUSHEY and BRIGID SWEENE
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/what-city-hall-corruption-costs-chicago-business
— For Pritzker and the rest of us: Now comes the hard part Something big needs to happen soon to fix Illinois’ finances—and it’s going to cost money. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/pritzker-and-rest-us-now-comes-hard-part
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pot-adjacent-companies-look-cash

 

HERALD NEWS
— Republican Navy veteran Matt Quigley announces 2020 run to unseat Lauren Underwood Constituent alleges voting misconduct by Underwood – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/04/navy-veteran-announces-2020-run-to-unseat-lauren-underwood/awnhrbs/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Newly-elected Michigan Dem uses vulgarity in vow to impeach Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/newly-elected-michigan-dem-uses-vulgarity-in-call-to-impeach-trump

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— RNC Members Want To Block A Primary Challenge To Trump, But The Rules May Stop Them – TIM MAK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rnc-members-want-block-primary-challenge-trump-rules-may-stop-them#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Legalized pot leads to more stoners on the road, studies show – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511715015-legalized-pot-leads-to-more-stoners-on-the-road-studies-show
— Skillicorn encourages state GOP to regroup – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511714459-skillicorn-calls-for-state-s-gop-to-regroup
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s going to take leadership, and I vow to be a part of it,” Skillicorn said. “We must find the courage and resolve to overcome what few disagreements we really have, to focus our energy and efforts on being the change that senior citizens, college students, young families, veterans and those most vulnerable can believe in. The alternative is unthinkable.”)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State GOP chair calls for ban on lawmakers running tax-appeal firms – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511715027-state-gop-chair-calls-for-ban-on-lawmakers-running-tax-appeal-firms

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rodney Davis guarantees Democrats move to impeach Trump – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/central-illinois-republican-guarantees-democrats-move-to-impeach-trump/article_211ff7dc-1063-11e9-b6be-938b694150ef.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Bolingbrook candidate Maripat Oliver provides false information in support of petition objections – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/village-of-bolingbrook-candidate-maripat-oliver-provides-false-information-in-support-of-petition-objections/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. SKILLICORN: WHERE DOES THE IL GOP GO FROM HERE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/rep-skillicorn-where-does-the-il-gop-go-from-here-.html
— DEC 2018 JOBS REPORT SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/dec-2018-jobs-report-surpasses-expectations.html
— GOP SEEKING MCHENRY COUNTY BOARD VACANCY APPLICANTS FOR DISTRICT 3
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/gop-seeking-mchenry-county-board-vacancy-applicants-for-district-3.html
— BETRAYAL SPELLS DEATH KNELL FOR ILLINOIS GOP ORGS – Jack Koenig
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-betrayal-spells-death-knell-for-illinois-gop-orgs.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— REP. CHERI BUSTOS SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE TO GIVE TRUMP SOMETHING ON THE BORDER WALL – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/04/cheri-bustos-democrats-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Amnesty for ‘Patriotic’ Dreamers Will ‘Make America More American’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use “patriotic” as a derogatory term against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/pelosi-amnesty-for-patriotic-dreamers-will-make-america-more-american/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The shutdown has taken down E-Verify, the only ‘wall’ that actually works – Erin Dunne
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-shutdown-has-taken-down-e-verify-the-only-wall-that-actually-works

 

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to extend partial government shutdown for years – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423915-schumer-trump-threatened-to-keep-government-shut-down-for-years

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Claims Most Furloughed Federal Workers Are Rooting For Him On Wall Funding – Amanda Terkel
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-shutdown-furloughed-workers_us_5c2fc50ce4b0bcb4c25bab28

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Suggests Shutdown Could Last ‘Months or Even Years’ – Michael Tackett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/democrats-trump-meeting-government-shutdown.html
— Republicans Seek to Boost Small Donations, but a Fragmented System Stymies Them – Stephanie Saul and Rachel Shorey
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/republican-campaign-donations.html
— McConnell Faces Pressure From Republicans to Stop Avoiding Shutdown Fight – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/mcconnell-senate-republicans-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump threatens shutdown of ‘months or even years’ over border wall, says he could declare national emergency to get it built – Seung Min Kim, Erica Werner and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-urges-gop-lawmakers-to-stand-with-trump-in-shutdown-fight/2019/01/04/99519d06-103f-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises. – Peter Whoriskey and
Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/04/while-federal-workers-go-without-pay-senior-trump-administration-officials-are-poised-get-raises/
— Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown’s consequences – Damian Paletta and Erica Werner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/millions-face-delayed-tax-refunds-cuts-to-food-aid-as-white-house-scrambles-to-deal-with-shutdown/2019/01/04/b5b58616-0fa3-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html

 

FORBES
— Three Practical First Steps To Successful Diversity Hiring – Julia Li (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2019/01/04/three-practical-first-steps-to-successful-diversity-hiring/

 

NEWSWEEK
— KOCH DONOR NETWORK WILL NOT SUPPORT TRUMP IN 2020, BUT WILL PROMOTE PERMANENT LEGAL STATUS FOR DREAMERS – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/koch-network-wont-support-trump-2020-1278141

January 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ed Burke, longtime Chicago alderman, charged with attempted extortion – Sarah Schulte, Eric Horng, Liz Nagy, Craig Wall and Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/alderman-ed-burke-charged-with-attempted-extortion/5010033/
— Representative reintroduces impeachment articles against President Donald Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rep-reintroduces-impeachment-articles-against-president-donald-trump/5010255/

 

NBC5
— Powerful Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Charged With Attempted Extortion In court Thursday, Burke was given a $10,000 bond and was ordered to surrender his passport and the 23 firearms the government said he had in his possession – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-charged-following-raids-503849391.html
— Read the Criminal Complaint Filed Against Ald. Ed Burke This year will mark a political milestone for Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, his 50th year as 14th Ward alderman – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ed-burke-chicago-politics-charged-503858651.html
— Judge Grants Ald. Ricardo Munoz’s Wife Order of Protection – Lauren Petty and Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ald-ricardo-munoz-to-appear-in-court-domestic-battery-503843851.html

 

CBS2
— Ald. Edward Burke Charged With Trying To Shake Down Restaurant Owner
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/03/alderman-ed-edward-burke-14th-ward-charged-attempted-extortion/
— Wheaton Ranked Best Place To Live In Illinois
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/03/wheaton-best-place-to-live/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Longtime Ald. Ed Burke charged with attempted extortion – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/longtime-ald-ed-burke-charged-with-attempted-extortion

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion of Burger King – Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Stefano Esposito, and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-federal-court-case/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Worries grow about impact of a prolonged government shutdown.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/worries-grow-impact-prolonged-government-shutdown-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lauren Underwood sworn in as youngest ever black woman in Congress; Illinois’ freshmen Democrats vote Pelosi for speaker – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lauren-underwood-chuy-garcia-sean-casten-inauguration-20190102-story.html
— Ald. Edward Burke charged with attempted extortion of Burger King owners – Jason Meisner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-alderman-ed-burke-charges-20190103-story.html
— Campaign money tied to Ald. Edward Burke’s alleged extortion scheme was intended for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, sources say – Bill Ruthhart and Jason Meisner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-charged-chicago-mayors-race-20190103-story.html
— A look inside the 37-page criminal complaint charging Ald. Edward Burke with attempted extortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-case-highlights-20190103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning women against Republicans. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once a for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-women-congress-republicans-democrats-0104-20190103-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-men march is planned in New Lenox.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-new-lenox-womens-march-st-0104-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County GOP leader dismisses concerns about meme targeting Sen. Elizabeth Warren – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190103/lake-county-gop-leader-dismisses-concerns-about-meme-targeting-sen-elizabeth-warren
— Kane County sheriff books himself into jail, to see what complaints are about – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/kane-county-sheriff-books-himself-into-jail-to-see-what-complaints-are-about
— Five Lisle trustee candidates trying to stay on April ballot – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190103/five-lisle-trustee-candidates-trying-to-stay-on-april-ballot

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion case In a federal complaint unsealed today, the alderman is accused of trying to land a fast-food company as a client for his law firm, Klafter & Burke, after the company approached him for his political support of a project. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/ed-burke-charged-attempted-extortion-case

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Legalize Or Play Cool? Forum On Future Of Recreational ‘Pot’ In Illinois Set For Friday At DP Library – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/legalize-or-play-cool/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Former Sangamon County state’s attorney confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Central Illinois – PAUL SWIECH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/former-sangamon-county-state-s-attorney-confirmed-as-u-s/article_c9c2f6f4-0685-5296-9acc-370bf9d26703.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Kyle McCarter, state senator from metro-east, named U.S. ambassador to Kenya – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223867410.html

 

WJBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/01/03/barickman-good-chance-for-marijuana-legislation-in-2019/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Feds Charges Jack Franks’ Fishing Buddy, Contributor Chicago Alderman Ed Burke
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/03/feds-charges-jack-franks-fishing-buddy-contributor-ed-burke/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— First round of pension buyout plan being offered but no money available to pay – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/first-round-of-pension-buyout-plan-being-offered-but-no/article_599c1772-0f95-11e9-b447-6740c409498d.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Town Hall Meeting on Marijuana Friday, January 4, 2019 in Des Plaines
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TownHall_Marijuana_Des-Plaines.pdf

 

FOX NEWS
— Democrats need to stop playing games with America’s safety and fund border security now – Rep. Steve Scalise
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-steve-scalise-democrats-need-to-stop-playing-games-with-americas-safety-fund-border-security-now

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s college to admit male students posing as women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61543

 

BREITBART
— Cher: Can’t Wait Until the ‘White Men’ in Trump’s Cabinet ‘Go to Jail’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/03/cher-cant-wait-until-the-white-men-in-trumps-cabinet-go-to-jail/
— Ann Coulter Says She Would Accept Border ‘Fence’: ‘I Would Like Exactly What Israel Has’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/ann-coulter-says-she-would-accept-border-fence-i-would-like-exactly-what-israel-has/
— Democrats Insert Language to Expand Abortion into Bill to End Shutdown – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/democrats-insert-language-to-expand-abortion-into-bill-to-end-shutdown/

 

HILL REPORTER
— Republicans Create Job Posting, Hinting at Trump Impeachment Expectation – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/republicans-create-job-posting-hinting-at-trump-impeachment-expectation-20013

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Worker Says Trump Resort Shielded Her From Secret Service – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/trump-golf-club-illegal-immigrant-employee.html
— ‘New Chapter’ in Space Exploration as China Reaches Far Side of the Moon – Steven Lee Myers and Zoe Mou
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html

 

NPR
— ‘An Irony’: Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement – Joel Rose
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/681969112/an-irony-shutdown-fight-over-border-security-takes-toll-on-immigration-enforceme

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Why Aren’t Democrats Standing Up for Low-Wage Government Workers? Janitors, security guards, and other contractors deserve back pay after the shutdown ends, just like federal employees do. – DAVID DAYEN
https://newrepublic.com/article/152841/arent-democrats-standing-low-wage-government-workers
— Who Is Mitt Romney Kidding? The new senator from Utah has too much in common with Trump to become part of the #Resistance. – MATT FORD
https://newrepublic.com/article/152839/mitt-romney-antitrump-washington-post-oped

January 2 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Incoming Sen. Romney: Trump hasn’t ‘risen to the mantle’ of presidency – Nicole Darrah
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/incoming-sen-romney-trump-hasn-t-risen-to-the-mantle-of-presidency

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps criticize ICE.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20190102/281633896365743

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— US fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-fires-tear-gas-across-mexico-border-to-stop-migrants/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘I won big, and he didn’t’: Trump answers criticism from Romney – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/i-won-big-and-he-didnt-trump-answers-criticism-from-romney
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s wall is a symbol of ruin.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190102/trumps-wall-is-a-symbol-of-ruin

 

HERALD & REVIEW & SAUK VALLEY & DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/marijuana-legalization-debate-shifts-from-when-to-how/article_50f6c225-b0e4-546d-a716-adc04a5aab19.html
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/31/debate-on-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-shifts-from-when-to-how/asmhx7o/
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/state_news/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke/article_c7c8995c-6a84-5157-bd8b-f6cd228ab812.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Southwestern Illinois home to 340 pension millionaires – Brad Weisenstein
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511691217-southwestern-illinois-home-to-340-pension-millionaires

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney criticizes Trump’s ‘character’ in scathing op-ed – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/romney-criticizes-trumps-character-in-scathing-op-ed

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Grotesque Indecency and Arrogance of the “Trans” Cult – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-grotesque-indecency-and-arrogance-of-the-trans-cult/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NOT YET SWORN IN AS STATE REP, ANNE STAVA-MURRAY ANNOUNCES BID TO CHALLENGE DURBIN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/not-yet-sworn-in-as-state-rep-anne-stava-murray-announces-bid-to-challenge-durbin-in-2020.html
— TIME TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION’S RESTRICTIVE PENSION CLAUSE – Mark Evenson of Palatine, IL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-time-to-change-the-constitutions-restrictive-pension-clause.html
— TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER FREEZING FEDERAL PAY SAVES TAXPAYERS FROM EXTRAORDINARY PAY INCREASES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/trumps-executive-order-freezing-federal-pay-saves-taxpayers-from-extraordinary-pay-increases.html

 

GOPUSA
— Churches help illegal aliens to break our laws
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61570
— Border Patrol Repels Mob Attempting to Storm U.S. Border in San Diego
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61720

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Violent mob’ repelled in attempt to storm U.S. border in San Diego – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/1/border-patrol-agents-repel-migrant-caravan-violent/
— U.S. fires tear gas to stop migrants from breaching border – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/1/us-fires-tear-gas-stop-migrants-breaching-tijuana-/

 

FOX NEWS
— Authorities use tear gas to stop migrants at southern border – Elizabeth Llorente
https://www.foxnews.com/world/authorities-use-tear-gas-to-stop-migrants-at-southern-border
— Democrats need to stop playing games with America’s safety and fund border security now – Rep. Steve Scalise
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-steve-scalise-democrats-need-to-stop-playing-games-with-americas-safety-fund-border-security-now

 

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— OPEN BORDERS FACILITATE AMERICA’S RACE TO THE BOTTOM “Cheap labor” is anything but cheap. – Michael Cutler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want “cheap labor.”)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272387/open-borders-facilitate-americas-race-bottom-michael-cutler

 

TOWNHALL
— FBI Special Agents Ask for Some Shutdown Relief – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/02/the-fbi-agents-association-asks-for-some-shutdown-relief-n2538336
— Trump’s Right About ‘Ridiculous’ Misuse of US Forces – Jacob Sullum
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2019/01/02/trumps-right-about-ridiculous-misuse-of-us-forces-n2538283
— ‘Federalist’ Principles of Governing Are Dead – Consider the Impasse Over ‘The Wall’ – Bob Barr
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2019/01/02/federalist-principles-of-governing-are-dead–consider-the-impasse-over-the-wall-n2538341

 

NEWSMAX
— Federal Employee Union Sues Over Shutdown – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/government-shutdown-trump-union/2019/01/01/id/896509/

 

BREITBART
— Feds Fire Tear Gas at Caravan Migrants During New Year’s Border Breach – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/01/feds-fire-tear-gas-at-caravan-migrants-during-new-years-border-breach/
— Democrats Silent on ‘Good Faith’ Offer to Open Government, Says White House – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/01/democrats-silent-on-good-faith-offer-to-open-government-says-white-house/
— Poll: Most Democrats Pessimistic About 2019 – Katherine Rodriguez (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What makes Democrats happy? ANSWER: More welfare, more dependency on government, more dependency on charity, more LGBTQ activity, more abortion, more mass/illegal immigration, more diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, more booze, more gambling, more pot, more other vices, more patronage, more political affiliation discrimination, more reverse discrimination, more age retaliation, and more retaliation. Democrats want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/01/poll-most-democrats-pessimistic-about-2019/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Truth About Democratic Morality – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_truth_about_democratic_morality.html
— It’s not about the Wall — it’s about Trump – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/its_not_about_the_wall__its_about_trump.html
— Restore the Founders’ Federalism – Bruce Walker
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/restore_the_founders_federalism.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A Nonpartisan Military Means a Political Military – Bill Kilgore
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/01/a-nonpartisan-military-means-a-political-military/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Meet Representative-Elect ‘Chuy’ Garcia: A Longtime Friend of Communists – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/meet-representative-elect-chuy-garcia-a-longtime-friend-of-communists_2728436.html

 

THE HILL
— White House: Pelosi’s plan to reopen the government ‘a non-starter’ – MARY TYLER MARCH
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423445-white-house-pelosi-plan-to-reopen-the-government-a-non-starter

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Nothing short of inhumane’: Union sues Trump administration over shutdown – Deanna Paul
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/02/federal-work-force-shouldnt-be-used-pawn-union-sues-trump-administration-over-shutdown/
— Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short. (DIERSEN: What organizations are/were you a member of? Who shapes/shaped the character of those organizations?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-the-president-shapes-the-public-character-of-the-nation-trumps-character-falls-short/2019/01/01/37a3c8c2-0d1a-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html

 

POST REGISTER
— GOP platform leads the way – Mark Fuller
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/columns/gop-platform-leads-the-way/article_54815de7-3730-5a91-98a1-d9b796f29167.html

 

HILL COUNTRY NEWS
— Bipartisanship is another word for ignoring the base – Michael Shannon
http://www.hillcountrynews.com/stories/bipartisanship-is-another-word-for-ignoring-the-base,79165

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Government Shutdown Continues, Workers’ Worries—and Bills—Grow Some federal employees are bracing for the worst, deferring payments, filing unemployment claims and notifying landlords they may not make rent – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-government-shutdown-continues-workers-worriesand-billsgrow-11546344001
— Heavy Demand Crashes Government Visa Site, Leaving Seasonal Business in Limbo Companies rush to file for H-2B visas as soon as the application opens – Lalita Clozel and Ruth Simon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heavy-demand-crashes-government-visa-site-leaving-seasonal-business-in-limbo-11546378055

 

FORBES
— What To Expect On Immigration In 2019 – Stuart Anderson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/02/what-to-expect-on-immigration-in-2019/#4cff48f13347
— 3 Steps To Help Your Retirement Income Last 50 Percent Longer – Nancy L. Anderson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyanderson/2018/12/28/3-steps-to-help-your-retirement-income-last-50-percent-longer/#1b8224d547b7

 

KIPLINGER
— Retirement Planning Is Cash Flow Planning Cash flow planning may sound complicated, but what it boils down to is comparing your assets to your expenses over time and identifying periods when you may fall short and when you may come out ahead. – KEN MORAIF
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T037-C032-S014-retirement-planning-is-cash-flow-planning.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/The-year-in-LGBT-national-news/65103.html

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— How Trump is shrinking America’s imperialism – Lawrence Martin
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-trump-is-shrinking-americas-imperialism/

January 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— U.S. Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border to Stop Migrants – Andrew Johnson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/migrants-customs-border-protection-clash-tear-gas-rocks-fence-503763431.html
— Congress Leaders Invited to White House for Border Briefing The partial government shutdown began Dec. 22 after Trump bowed to conservative demands that he fight to make good on his vow and secure funding for the wall – Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Government-Shutdown-503751921.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 shot in Chicago during first 6 hours of 2019
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/4-shot-in-chicago-during-first-6-hours-of-2019
— Hillary Clinton calls 2018 ‘a dark time for our country’ (DIERSEN: In Illinois, 2018 was an especially dark time because of all the defeats that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hillary-clinton-calls-2018-a-dark-time-for-our-country-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin: Additional auditors generate $72 million more in revenue – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–extra-auditors-tax-revenue-20190101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Paying for Medicaid, schools will be priority for lawmakers – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/paying-for-medicaid-schools-will-be-priority-for-lawmakers/

 

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/forbes-list-says-illinois-is-one-of-the-next-states/article_abe3ad31-d818-5be8-8945-8d10ece34046.html

 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Scott Walker plans to give speeches, advocate for conservatives
http://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_6e5a9506-aec0-5501-9bdb-7cba05ed8727.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— A year of gun violence in Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/inn-investigation-a-year-of-gun-violence-in-chicago/article_9d3ea610-0532-11e9-883f-3b9b4faec4ae.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Sovereignty Is the Defining Issue’: Malkin Says Trump Must ‘Hold the Line’ on Border Wall Funding ‘It’s national security, it’s economic security, it’s public safety.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/01/michelle-malkin-president-trump-must-stand-strong-demand-border-wall-funding-amid

 

GOPUSA
— Jerry Brown: Climate change ‘devastating in a similar way’ to the Nazis
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61658
— Women’s March anti-Semitism charges split Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61651

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: House Dems Showing They Don’t Care About Border – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-resist/2019/01/01/id/896476/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Fact-Checks Trump: Obama Built a ‘Fence’ on Top of a Wall, Not a ‘Wall,’ at His New Home – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/01/washington-post-fact-checks-trump-obama-built-a-fence-on-top-of-a-wall-not-a-wall-at-his-new-home/
— Nearly 400 Migrants Died Crossing Unsecured U.S. Border in 2018 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/01/nearly-400-migrants-died-crossing-unsecured-u-s-border-in-2018/

 

TOWNHALL
— ICE Was Forced to Use Tear Gas on Another Load of Caravan Riders – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/01/ice-was-forced-to-use-tear-gas-on-another-load-of-caravan-riders-n2538338

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RECORD NUMBER OF ILLEGALS TRYING TO BUY GUNS FBI says figure outpacing those with mental-health issues
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/record-number-of-illegals-trying-to-buy-guns/

 

PATRIOT POST
— Costs of Illegal Immigration Demand Significant Reform Measures – James Shott
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60271-costs-of-illegal-immigration-demand-significant-reform-measures
— The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year – Dennis Prager
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60266-the-left-will-make-2019-a-dark-year

 

POLITICO
— How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for the midmonth pay period. – JENNIFER SCHOLTES, CAITLIN EMMA and BERNIE BECKER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/how-the-shutdown-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-1053885
— House Democrats to push for more diversity in top corporate ranks – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/house-democrats-corporate-diversity-1040900

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Tax Cut: Even Worse Than You’ve Heard Skeptical reporting has still been too favorable – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/opinion/the-trump-tax-cut-even-worse-than-youve-heard.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals encourage U.S. citizens to vote for Democrats.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-midterm-elections-dreamers-20190101-story.html

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “tech immigrants.”
http://www.startribune.com/canada-scoops-up-tech-immigrants-who-are-nervous-about-working-in-the-u-s/503666892/

 

CASPER STAR TRIBUNE
— Will: In Illinois, Cheri Bustos, a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic Party – George Will
https://trib.com/opinion/columns/will-in-illinois-a-sign-of-intelligent-life-in-the/article_b07247c7-ad64-5479-8aa6-d8406e1538bd.html

 

HARTSBURG NEWS
— If you forget to take your required minimum distributions, you could face a big tax penalty (DIERSEN: What will your required minimum distributions (RMD) be? My RMDs will be much smaller because of the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://hartsburgnews.com/if-you-forget-to-do-this-before-the-end-of-the-year-you-could-face-a-big-tax-penalty/206576/

 

NPR
— Partial Government Shutdown Continues With No Solution In Sight – KELSEY SNELL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/partial-government-shutdown-continues-no-solution-sight#stream/0
— Federal Workers, Burdened By Shutdown, Face Trump-Ordered Pay Freeze – SCOTT HORSLEY
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681361905/federal-workers-burdened-by-shutdown-face-trump-ordered-pay-freeze

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Invites Congressional Leaders for Meeting Amid Shutdown Republicans and Democrats both invited to Wednesday meeting; topics to include border security – Peter Nicholas and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-invites-congressional-leaders-to-meet-with-trump-wednesday-11546374858

 

FORBES
— HUD Housing Realities: Female-led And Feeling The Financial Burn – Aly J. Yale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alyyale/2019/01/01/hud-housing-realities-female-led-and-feeling-the-burn/#687891036aac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rising rents and increasing mortgage rates are squeezing housing affordability for everyone. But for residents of HUD-subsidized housing? Housing has never been more expensive. According to a new analysis from Porch.com, HUD residents are putting a whopping 29% of their income toward housing — up from 27.9% in 2009. Monthly, that equates to about $315 in contributions per resident. Compared to the national average rent (which was over $1,400, as of December), it might seem a small number, but HUD residents make just a fraction of the average American’s income. Nationally, the median HUD household makes just $12,906 per year. The average household makes nearly five times that — $61,372.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Can the administration end its battles with employee unions and find civil service compromises in 2019? – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/01/can-the-administration-end-its-battles-with-employee-unions-and-find-civil-service-compromises-in-2019/

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘We are not robots’: Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize Workers announced launch of union push in response to working conditions as company says it does not recognize allegations – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/01/amazon-fulfillment-center-warehouse-employees-union-new-york-minnesota

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.newsweek.com/which-states-legalization-marijuana-2019-1275736

January 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— U.S. stocks suffer worst year since 2008 financial crisis – AP (DIERSEN: How far down will Democrats drive stocks to punish Republicans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/us-stocks-suffer-worst-year-since-2008-financial-crisis/4996489/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us-ye–legal-marijuana-banner-year-20181227-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Efficiency in government should be top priority in 2019 – Editorial (DIERSEN: The top priority for Illinois Democrats for 2019 is to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181231/our-view-efficiency-in-government-should-be-top-priority-in-2019

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Think you’re too old to become an entrepreneur? Not in Fairview Heights. – TERI MADDOX (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, the federal government thinks that you are “too old” and gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223619025.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-waiting-for-democrats-to-make-move-on-ending-shutdown

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Plan Vote To Reopen Government On Jan. 3, When They Take Over House – SUSAN DAVIS & ARNIE SEIPEL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-plan-vote-reopen-government-jan-3-when-they-take-over-house#stream/0

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Is Facebook Censoring Use Of Terms ‘Illegal Immigrant’, ‘Illegal Alien’? (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/is-facebook-censoring-those-who-use-terms-illegal-immigrant-or-illegal-alien-in-posts

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Absurdity of an Open Border – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_absurdity_of_an_open_border.html

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Floats Deal: Trump Would Trade 700K Work Permits for $5 Billion for Wall, ‘Border Security’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/30/lindsey-graham-floats-deal-trump-would-trade-700k-work-permits-for-5-billion-for-wall-border-security/
— UK Buckles, Sends More Border Force Boats Despite Migrant ‘Magnet’ Warnings – Victoria Friedman
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/01/uk-buckles-more-border-force-boats-warnings-magnets-migrants/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The media never cares when Americans are killed by illegal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-media-never-cares-when-americans-are-killed-by-illegal-immigrants/
— Democrats put politics before safety – Dr. Tom Borelli
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-put-politics-before-safety/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Used Walls To Shut Out Veterans, Opposes Walls To Stop Illegal Aliens – Jake Hoffman
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/01/01/obama-used-walls-to-shut-out-veterans-opposes-walls-to-stop-illegal-aliens-n2538316
— Borders Are Compassionate – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2019/01/01/borders-are-compassionate-n2538313
— Officer Ronil Singh Is The Immigrant We Want. His Alleged Murderer Is Not. – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/01/01/officer-ronil-singh-is-the-immigrant-we-want-his-murderer-is-not-n2538299

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S FAKE NEWS ABOUT PRE-CASTRO CUBA Pathetic media lies and Hollywood clichés. – Humberto Fontova
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272407/lefts-fake-news-about-pre-castro-cuba-humberto-fontova

 

HOT AIR
— Shutdown Symbolism: Refighting The 2016 Election
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/shutdown-symbolism-refighting-2016-election/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ‘A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS’? WHAT A CROCK Carl Jackson declares, ‘Borders are no different than your front door’ (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/u-s-a-nation-of-immigrants-what-a-crock/
— THE GREAT WALL OF AMERICA WILL BREAK THE DEMOCRATS Rich Logis calls project ‘padded-room inducing’ for Trump’s opponents
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-great-wall-of-america-will-break-the-democrats/
— THIS WALL CUT OFF FLOOD OF 55,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS Israeli gives lesson in how to close down borders, protect nation
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/this-wall-cut-off-flood-of-55000-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Genocide, slavery and immigration – Richard W. Rahn (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/genocide-slavery-and-immigration/

 

CNN
— Federal employees union sues government over lack of pay – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: All federal employees, and especially those who are not “essential” like I was, have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned. If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/federal-workers-sue-government/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee labor union is suing the US government for requiring “essential” employees to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees alleged Monday that the government is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by forcing employees deemed essential to work without pay. About a quarter of the government has been affected by the shutdown, including correctional officers, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and transportation security officers. Across different government agencies, about 380,000 federal employees will be furloughed and 420,000 will work without pay due to the shutdown continuing into the new year.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors caused all the problems that members of Group A have had, are having, and will have. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/joyful-headlines-about-race-and-equality.html
— In Search of Lost Screen Time Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our smartphones aside for a year. – Paul Greenberg (DIERSEN: I do not own/use a smartphone. I spend 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Since 2004, those 6,200+ emails have included links to 321,500+ articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.)
— A $15 Minimum Wage Seemed Impossible. Now It’s Reality for a Million New Yorkers. – Patrick McGeehan (DIERSEN: I earned the minimum wage 1964-1966. If it had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might very well have bought a loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966, instead of a Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/nyregion/15-minimum-wage-new-york.html
— ‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous. – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: What if China decided that it was not going to let citizens of Mexico take control of the United States? What if China sent many millions of its pregnant citizens into the United States to give birth?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/canada/china-birth-tourism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘They’re not asking permission to do things’: Democrats brace for robust freshman class – Elise Viebeck and Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/theyre-not-asking-permission-to-do-things-democrats-brace-for-robust-freshman-class/2018/12/31/b10a9280-02da-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

— What’s in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall. – Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and
Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-never-abandoned-the-idea-of-a-concrete-wall-disputing-kelly/2018/12/31/85af147a-0cea-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump: Happy New Year to everyone, including ‘haters’ – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/01/donald-trump-happy-new-year-haters/2456753002/

 

DESERET NEWS
— Pensions, pot and gambling? Not a Utah problem – Amy Joi O’Donoghue
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048629/pensions-pot-and-gambling-not-a-utah-problem.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Poll: Federal Employees Overwhelmingly Oppose Shutdown, Only 30 Percent Support Wall – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/12/poll-federal-employees-overwhelmingly-oppose-shutdown-only-30-percent-support-wall/153863/

 

SALON
— FBI investigating Trump golf club for hiring undocumented workers after tip to Mueller Lawyer representing immigrants says Trump’s New Jersey club supplied fake green cards, Social Security numbers – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/01/fbi-investigating-trump-golf-club-for-hiring-undocumented-workers-after-tip-to-mueller/

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump-Pelosi showdown over shutdown first battle of new era – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-pelosi-showdown-over-shutdown-first-battle-of-new-era

 

WGN TV
— House Democrats unveil plan to re-open government – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/31/house-democrats-unveil-plan-to-re-open-government/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/31/marijuana-legalization-debate-shifts-from-when-to-how/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-evangelical-christian-pro-immigration-trump-0102-20181221-story.html
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-home-wall-20181231-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “A petulant president shuts down government and insults working people.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/federal-government-shutdown-donald-trump-jesse-jackson/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-and-the-fault-line-that-divides-our-country/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says concrete wall was never abandoned – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181231/news/312319948/
— Trump tells Democrats ‘come back from vacation’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-democrats-vacation-negotiate-government-shutdown/

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Exodus: Population Drop In Illinois Continues, Could Eventually Cost State Electoral Vote
https://abcstlouis.com/news/local/exodus-illinois-continues-to-lose-high-numbers-of-population

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Casten. Casten will be under tremendous pressure from the Democrat Party a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of the 6th Congressional district that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. It will be interesting to see which of my treasonous critics/opponents who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will join forces with Casten to get rid of me once and for all.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/28/elected-6th-congressional-district-democrat-casten-says-hes-ready-for-washington/abxgd9e/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Expunging the Illinois House Record: Now for Rep. Stephanie Kifowit and Then for Rep. Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/31/expunging-the-illinois-house-record-now-for-rep-stephanie-kifowit-and-then-for-rep-jack-franks/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Seven Things that Set Americans For Truth (AFTAH) Apart – Peter LaBarbera, President
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/12/31/seven-things-that-set-americans-for-truth-aftah-apart/

 

GOPUSA
— Elected Liberal Democrats Discriminate Against Catholics
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61573
— Sheriff blames sanctuary law for California officer’s death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61530
— Leftist media shocked at number of Latinos voting GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-media-shocked-at-number-of-latinos-voting-gop/

 

BREITBART
— At Least 530 Murders in Gun-Controlled Chicago During 2018 – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/at-least-530-murders-in-gun-controlled-chicago-during-2018/
— Shutdown Showdown: Donald Trump Calls Southern Border an ‘Open Wound’ for ‘Our Country’ – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/shutdown-showdown-donald-trump-calls-southern-border-open-wound-country/
— Five Things Democrats Did Not Tell You About Medicare for All – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/five-things-did-not-tell-you-about-medicare-all/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sununu: Democrats Feel They Gain From Border Chaos – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-mexico-will-pay-for-it/2018/12/31/id/896406/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Just Sent an Urgent Message About the Wall – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/12/31/trump-we-didnt-abandon-the-wall-n2538279
— Rep. Jeffries: Trump Is ‘Holding America Hostage’ With ‘Medieval’ Border Wall Funding ‘Ransom Note’ – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/31/rep-jeffries-trump-is-holding-america-hostage-with-medieval-border-wall-funding-ransom-note-n2538298

 

HOT AIR
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out Of Fear Of Radical Left
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/scalise-dems-wont-negotiate-border-security-fear-radical-left/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Blames Trump for ‘Forcing’ Illegals to Cross Desert – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/30/msnbc-blames-trump-forcing-illegals-cross-desert

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats to offer funding bills without $5 billion for Trump’s wall – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrats-to-offer-funding-bills-without-5-billion-for-trumps-wall-reports

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Our Exhausted American Mediocracy – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/30/our-exhausted-american-mediocracy/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Immorality of Illegal Immigration – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-immorality-of-illegal-immigration/

 

MARIJUANA SCIENCE FORUM
— Marijuana Use In Teenagers
http://marijuanascienceforum.org/marijuana-use-in-teenagers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, lawmakers brace for prolonged shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423367-trump-lawmakers-brace-for-prolonged-shutdown
— GOP lawmaker suggests Trump use some of his own money to help pay for border wall – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423339-gop-lawmaker-suggests-trump-use-his-own-money-to-help-pay-for-border-wall
— White House press deputy lashes out at reporter doubting Trump’s location – OWEN DAUGHTERY
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/423377-white-house-press-deputy-lashes-out-at-reporter-doubting-trumps-location

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay. – Dave Jamieson
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-employees-shutdown-lawsuit_us_5c2a95b6e4b05c88b702f2fe

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Make a Plan to End the Government Shutdown, Without Wall Funding – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-house.html
— Punishing Federal Workers for a Political Stalemate Readers, including a member of Congress, condemn the president for holding the employees “hostage” to his demand for a border wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/letters/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats ready strategy to reopen government, deny Trump wall money – Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-dems-ready-strategy-to-re-open-government-upon-assuming-control/2018/12/31/bfe4773a-0d16-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— I’m a furloughed park ranger. Good thing my job taught me survival skills. When I started this job, I knew I should save up in case of a government shutdown. This is the fourth one of my federal career. – Sharon Stiteler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/im-furloughed-park-ranger-good-thing-my-job-taught-me-survival-skills/
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/31/trump-claims-theres-foot-wall-around-obamas-dc-home-neighbors-say-theres-not/
— Trump is losing military voters. Here’s how Democrats can win them over. A reliably Republican constituency faces daunting issues that no party has sufficiently addressed – Lyle Jeremy Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/trump-is-losing-military-voters-heres-how-democrats-can-win-them-over/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s wall is a monument to vanity and bigotry.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-wall-is-a-monument-to-vanity-and-bigotry/2018/12/31/361a7478-0d43-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— Hapless Federal Workers Denied Pay Hike by Trump – Artie Villasanta
http://en.businesstimes.cn/articles/106221/20190101/hapless-federal-workers-denied-pay-hike-trump-amid-government-shutdown.htm

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise those who come to America illegally.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-we-saw-photographing-migrant-caravan-and-us-mexico-border-1275125

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Government Shutdown Will Continue as Long as Trump Thinks It Benefits Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/trump-thinks-the-shutdown-is-good-for-him-so-it-continues.html

 

SOLON
— Donald Trump still holds power — but the left won the culture war in 2018 As a new year dawns, it’s clear that Donald Trump’s grip is fading and the left is winning hearts and minds – AMANDA MARCOTTE
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/31/donald-trump-still-holds-power-but-the-left-won-the-culture-war-in-2018/

December 31 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Police Reviewing Surveillance From Saturday Mob Attacks Along Mag Mile – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/police-reviewing-surveillance-from-saturday-mob-attacks-along-mag-mile/
— North Riverside Park Mall Closes After Juveniles Cause Disturbance, 2 Arrested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/north-riverside-park-mall-closes-after-juveniles-cause-disturbance-2-arrested/

 

NBC5
— Prices Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases in Several States New minimum wage requirements will take effect in 20 states and nearly two dozen cities around the start of the new year – David A. Lieb
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Minimum-Wage-Increase-Several-States-US-503695231.html

 

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal government shutdown enters second week with no resolution in sight – Mike DeBonis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20181230-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s promise of a wall may not be fulfilled as advertised – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181230/news/312309936/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181230/legal-marijuana-industry-toasts-banner-year

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/mcchrystal-i-think-trump-is-immoral-dishonest/video_cdd4bc30-d493-58c2-9a56-e38deb398232.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois farmers face uncertainty despite record harvests – AP
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/30/illinois-farmers-face-uncertainty-despite-record-harvests/acoacic/

 

WPSD
— Illinois Equal Pay Act amendment extends protections to African Americans – Logan Gay (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger higher salaries than it paid its employees who were Republican, White, and/or older who had more work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/12/28/illinois-equal-pay-act-amendment-extends-protections-to-african-americans/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner developed a reputation in Springfield that his word just wasn’t good – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511712140-reeder-rauner-developed-a-reputation-in-springfield-that-his-word-just-wasn-t-good

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State must pay $845 million more to pension systems next year, report finds – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-must-pay-million-more-to-pension-systems-next-year/article_ef7c5b6a-0aba-11e9-8d33-f745b66a248a.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Fake news’ a real problem long before Trump era, media watchdogs say – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/donald-trumps-fake-news-call-often-real/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— UNVEILING THE LEFT’S GLOBALIST AGENDA Christine Williams reveals the real culprit behind illegal immigration.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272391/unveiling-lefts-globalist-agenda-frontpagemagcom
— DEMOCRATS’ SANCTUARY STATE CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM Police officer Ronil Singh, legal immigrant, falls to criminal who “doesn’t belong here.” – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272402/democrats-sanctuary-state-claims-another-victim-lloyd-billingsley

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP: AMERICA NEEDS ‘SLIGHTLY LARGER VERSION’ OF WALL PROTECTING OBAMA’S HOUSE – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/30/trump-larger-version-wall-obama-house/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Look Back at the Demise of the Mainstream News Media in 2018 – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/12/31/a-look-back-at-the-demise-of-the-mainstream-news-media-in-2018-n2538275

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat House Poised To Attack Gun Rights – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29394-democrat-house-poised-attack-gun-rights

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— CNN Attacks The Military – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/cnn-attacks-the-military/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Lets Illegal Immigrant ‘Journalist’ Condemn Standard Descriptions as Dangerous – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/30/ny-times-lets-illegal-immigrant-journalist-condemn-standard

 

PJ MEDIA
— Store Clerk Loses His Mind When Man Wearing Trump Gear Walks In (DIERSEN: What would anti-Trumps and Trump-haters do to you if you wore Trump gear?)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/watch-store-clerk-loses-his-mind-when-man-wearing-trump-gear-walks-into-store/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats Commit Self-Sabotage by Dumping on Whites and Christians – Carol M. Swain (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republicans” who dump on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Are these “Republican” dumpers really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-commit-self-sabotage-by-dumping-on-whites-and-christians_2750760.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP Poll: Veterans’ support for Trump strong – EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
https://www.apnews.com/8d3610f4fc2f4dafb87ac4479b721de1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic – Adam Nagourney and Robert Gebeloff
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/orange-county-republicans-democrats-demographics.html
— Too Old to Be a Freshman in Congress? Donna Shalala Doesn’t Care – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/us/politics/donna-shalala-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dozens of journalists were murdered in 2018. This is a crisis of press freedom. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have charged me with disseminating “false” or “fake” news. Should I sue my critics/opponents? According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is “false” or “fake,” except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/dozens-of-journalists-were-murdered-in-2018-this-is-a-crisis-of-press-freedom/2018/12/30/eab8ad2e-092d-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Saudi Arabia, the same campaign against dissent that led to Mr. Khashoggi’s murder left 16 journalists imprisoned in December, according to the CPJ account, including four women who reported on women’s rights. Egypt had the dishonorable distinction of imprisoning the most people — 19 — on charges of disseminating “false” or “fake” news. The growing number of journalists jailed or attacked on that pretext is one illustration of the deleterious influence that President Trump has had on press freedom globally. His labeling of the U.S. media as the “enemy of the people” and charges of “fake news” have been imitated by regimes around the world. At the same time, his refusal to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Mr. Khashoggi’s murder, despite a CIA finding that he likely ordered it, has, as CPJ put it, “signaled that countries that do enough business with the United States are free to murder journalists without consequence.” It won’t be a surprise if 2019 produces another large body count.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Shutdown Enters a New Week as House Democrats Ponder Next Move As talks break down over border wall, Democrats could pass short- or long-term funding bills – Kristina Peterson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-enters-a-new-week-as-house-democrats-ponder-next-move-11546198295


— If Democrats Were Shrewd . . . They’d divide and conquer, splitting Trump and his populist base from more conventional Republicans. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-democrats-were-shrewd-11546199954
— Retraining Programs Fall Short for Some Workers The goal was to help displaced workers gain skills in new industries. But studies show people are earning less or failing to find work – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retraining-programs-fall-short-for-some-workers-11546088401

 

BLOOMBERG
— Washington Parses Trump’s Wall Semantics in Search for Compromise – Anna Edgerton
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-parses-trump-wall-semantics-162921177.html

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS provides safe harbors related to the SALT deduction – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-provides-safe-harbors-for-businesses-related-to-the-salt-deduction

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— One sixth of world’s people want to flee their home countries
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/pers-d31.html