January 14 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives challenges Rauner on abortion rights at Chicago March for Life – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-anti-abortion-march-0115-story.html
— Hopes for immigration deal fade as Trump says program to protect ‘Dreamers’ is ‘probably dead’ – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-daca-program-20180114-story.html
— Smoking penalties, ER fees, premiums on the poor: How states want to shrink Medicaid – Jeff Stein
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-how-states-want-to-shrink-medicaid-20180113-story.html
— My guns or my ganja? Firearm-owning pot fans face a choice – AP (DIERSEN: There are many activities that pot does not mix with including driving vehicles, holding a job, owning firearms or ammunition, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–medical-marijuana-guns-20180114-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially uncomfortable position. As gun-loving Pennsylvania becomes the latest state to operate a medical marijuana program, with the first dispensary on track to begin sales next month, authorities are warning patients that federal law bars marijuana users from having guns or ammunition.)
— New alarm among Republicans that Democrats could win big in 2018 midterms – Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republicans-democrats-midterms-20180114-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “MLK died fighting racism, classism that is Trump hallmark.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/martin-luther-king-civil-rights-leaders-trump-racism-classism/
— Durbin spokesman: GOP senator Perdue has no credibility – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-spokesman-gop-senator-has-no-credibility/
— State lawmakers continue to grapple with handling sexual misconduct complaints – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-lawmakers-continue-to-grapple-with-handling-sexual-misconduct-complaints/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make everyone anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/martin-luther-king-trump-bigotry-racism-steinberg/

 

DAILY HERALD
— My guns or my ganja? Firearm-owning pot fans face a choice – AP (DIERSEN: There are many activities that pot does not mix with including driving vehicles, holding a job, owning firearms or ammunition, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180114/business/301149934/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana in a potentially uncomfortable position. Federal law prohibits marijuana users from owning or even possessing guns or ammunition.)
— Taxpayers lose again in District 200 plan – Jim Harding, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180114/taxpayers-lose-again-in-district-200-plan

 

ABC7
— Lawyer denies President Trump had sexual encounter with porn star in 2006 – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawyer-denies-president-trump-had-encounter-with-porn-star/2944273/
— Trump tweets DACA ‘probably dead’ – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tweets-daca-probably-dead/2942454/

 

NBC5
— 2 GOP Senators Claim Trump Didn’t Use Vulgarity, Say Durbin ‘Misrepresented’ Remarks Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue had previously issued a joint statement in which they said they “do not recall the President saying these comments specifically” – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tom-cotton-david-perdue-dick-durbin-trump-comments-469261543.html
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Record Breaking Tourism Numbers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-announces-record-breaking-tourism-numbers-469270753.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Where the money went: A town-by-town look at 2017 government spending – Jeff D’Alessio
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-14/where-the-money-went-town-town-look-2017-government-spending.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gun violence: Illinois gubernatorial candidates address the issue – SARA BURNETT
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/gun-violence-illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-address-the-issue/article_f2d58e86-f30d-5b1a-8069-c6e521a7814c.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bill Brady: Expanding gaming could pay for capital spending – Paul Cicchini (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/ldr-brady-expanding-gaming-could-pay-for-capital-spending/912777547
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says able-bodied Medicaid recipients should be required to work, but jobs need to be available and there aren’t enough in Illinois. – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-work-requirement-for-some-medicaid-recipients/912803548
— Trump declares ‘I am not a racist’
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/the-latest-gop-senator-insists-trump-didnt-use-vulgar-term/915317492

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DuPage County Holds 28th Annual MLK Day Celebration DuPage County’s 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will take place Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Wheaton. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps bar Republicans from attending?)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/dupage-county-holds-28th-annual-mlk-day-celebration

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— How Illinois governor candidates would address gun violence – SARA BURNETT
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article194641959.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Senator David Perdue Says Trump Didn’t Use Vulgarity for Haiti and African Nations – Noah Weiland
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/politics/david-perdue-trump-shithole.html
— Restoring Voting Rights for Felons – RACHEL COREY, ELLY KALFUS, BOSTON (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at felons and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/voting-rights-felons.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Meet the 24-year-old Trump campaign worker appointed to help lead the government’s drug policy office – Robert O’Harrow Jr. (DIERSEN: What were you doing the year that you turned 24? I turned 24 in 1972. I worked in Harvey as a Revenue Officer for IRS. I was a member of the National Treasury Employees Union. I worked part-time for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights. IRS promoted me from GS-7 (currently $45,703) to GS-9 (currently $55,905). I bought a new town home in University Park. I took graduate business courses at Loyola. I drove a 1962 Chevy BelAir and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/meet-the-24-year-old-trump-campaign-worker-appointed-to-help-lead-the-governments-drug-policy-office/2018/01/13/abdada34-f64e-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html

January 13 Evening Edition

CBS2
— A 33-year-old man previously deported from the United States faces felony charges after he allegedly threatened passengers aboard a Milwaukee-to-Chicago Greyhound bus late Friday.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/13/police-chase-greyhound-bus-with-possible-gunman-aboard/

 

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Wins Notable Endorsement in Republican Governor’s Race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-wins-key-straw-poll-in-illinois-republican-primary-469175613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been a good week for State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as she picked up another endorsement in her campaign to unseat Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. In a tweet, Ives announced that she had won the endorsement of the Wheeling Republican Party in landslide fashion, winning 90 percent of the vote on Saturday. According to Ives, there were more Republican votes cast in Wheeling Township alone than in a staggering 89 of Illinois’ 102 counties during the 2014 primary season. Her victory comes just days after the Chicago Republican Party handed her an overwhelming victory in a straw poll. Ives beat Rauner 17-3 in that vote, which was conducted by the party’s Central Committee in Chicago.)
— The DACA Population Numbers Congress is negotiating a deal on what to do about DACA before a March 5 deadline set by the president – Lori Robertson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Fact-Check-The-DACA-Population-Numbers-469018023.html

 

WGN TV
— Civil Rights leaders call for Trump apology
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/13/civil-rights-leaders-call-for-trump-apology/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane clerk looks at ways to handle Aurora elections if commission is eliminated – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-1114-20171113-story.html
— Trump becomes Bill the Butcher, and Democrats feel the thrill – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-immigration-debate-kass-0114-story.html
— Wisconsin ads need a touch of creepiness to appeal to Illinois millennials – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-wisconsin-advertising-kass-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Vulgar remark removes all doubt: Trump is a racist.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-shithole-racist-norway-20180112-story.html
— Rep. Kelly rallies south suburbs against GOP tax plan – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-kelly-teach-in-st-0115-20180113-story.html
— Ambitious Missouri governor was controversial even before affair was public – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-governor-controversy-20180113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Durbin, the “Dreamer crusader.” Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-exposing-trump-puts-global-spotlight-on-durbin-the-dreamer-crusader/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump immigrants and anti-Trump politicians demand apology from Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-politicians-demand-apology-from-trump-after-shithole-comment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump lawyer brokered $130,000 payment to porn star.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-lawyer-brokered-130000-payment-to-porn-star/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearing – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/constable-2xbd-years-after-applying-for-social-security-disability-finally-a-hearing
— Property tax refund for AT&T costs District 220 $1.1 million
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/property-tax-refund-for-atampt-costs-district-220-11-million
— Let facts guide decision on Wheaton treatment center – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180112/editorial-let-facts-guide-decision-on-treatment-center

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE05/180119938/legal-weed-in-illinois-imagine-the-possibilities

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois State University encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-to-seek-ways-to-help-undocumented-students/article_c8dbd639-dcc7-58d6-86b7-41abb8791c41.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Beloit casino adds urgency to Illinois gambling expansion (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180113/beloit-casino-adds-urgency-to-illinois-gambling-expansion

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bipartisan deal would create 12-year citizenship pathway – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12year-citizenship-pathway/914181845

 

97.1 FM NEWS TALK
— Look Out Rauner, Here She Comes Annie Frey talks with Jeannie Ives about her run for Illinois Governor.
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/look-out-rauner-here-she-comes

 

WMAY
— Rauner Supports Medicaid Work Requirement (DIERSEN: What would you stress to prove that you are able-bodied? I would stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problems have stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/01/13/rauner-supports-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner says he favors requiring able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive benefits. New federal rules allow states to impose that work requirement. But Rauner is indicating that pursuing that policy change won’t be an immediate priority. The governor says first, Illinois needs more jobs so that there are enough available for everyone, including Medicaid recipients.)

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Wheeling Township GOP Endorsement with 90% of the Vote “The endorsement of the Wheeling Township Republican Organization is a game-changer.”
http://mailchi.mp/74b92cd8bf53/jeanne-ives-wins-wheeling-township-gop-endorsement-with-90-of-the-vote

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SAYS NO TO DEBATING CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-says-no-to-debating-challenger-ives-.html
— GOVERNOR TO BE FEATURED AT BI-PARTISAN LINCOLN FORUM IN JANUARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/governor-to-be-featured-at-bi-partisan-lincoln-forum-in-january.html
— DURKIN ATTACKS BURR RIDGE IN GOP PRIMARY CAMPAIGN; VILLAGE BOARD THREATENS LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durkin-attacks-burr-ridge-in-gop-primary-campaign-village-board-threatens-lawsuit.html
— GOV REJECTS HANDING MORE POWERS OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY BD CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gov-rejects-handing-more-powers-over-to-mchenry-county-bd-chairman.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham called Mexico, other countries ‘hellholes’ in 2013 immigration debate – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/12/graham-called-mexico-other-countries-hellholes-201/

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham to Americans: Your Country Belongs to the World – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/12/lindsey-graham-americans-country-belongs-to-the-world/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— MLK’s Niece: ‘Outrageous’ That Critics Are ‘Unjustly’ Calling Trump Racist
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/13/alveda-king-donald-trump-not-racist-helping-bring-attention-minorities-martin-luther-king

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American says “Curbing immigration means curbing job creation.” Democrats only want immigrants who are going to vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/368792-banning-immigrants-means-banning-job-creators
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s hateful remarks bring new level of shame to the nation.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/368768-trumps-hateful-remarks-bring-new-level-of-shame-to-the-nation
— Media industry braces for Facebook changes – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/368825-media-industry-braces-for-facebook-changes?rnd=1515893216

 

CBS NEWS
— African ambassadors to U.N. call Trump’s remark “outrageous, racist”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/african-ambassadors-to-u-n-call-trumps-remark-outrageous-racist/

 

NBC NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Governor-Andrew-Cuomo-on-President-Trump-Slur-Doesnt-Understand-What-This-Country-Is-About-469038913.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How much more damage will Trump be allowed to do?”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2018/01/13/riley-trump-damage/1030359001/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Bipartisan Deal Would Create 12-Year Citizenship Pathway A bipartisan agreement among a handful of senators to prevent deportation of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants includes a pathway to citizenship that would take up to 12 years. (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these “hundreds of thousands of young immigrants” and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-13/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12-year-citizenship-pathway

January 13 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump Partly Denies, Also Defends Vulgar Immigrant Comments Trump spent Thursday evening making a flurry of calls to friends and outside advisers to judge their reaction to the tempest – Jill Colvin and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Backlash-Trump-Vulgarity-About-Africa–468960363.html
— Patti Blagojevich Says Rauner Ad Increases Need to Release Undercover Tapes – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Patti-Blagojevich-Says-Rauner-Ad-Inceases-Need-to-Release-Undercover-Tapes-469091753.html

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Patti Blagojevich calling for charges after leaked audio used in ad.”
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/12/patti-blagojevich-speaks-out/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker betting the pot on legalizing marijuana in governor’s race – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-pritzker-betting-the-pot-on-legalizing-marijuana-in-gov-race/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Patti Blagojevich rips Rauner campaign for using FBI wiretap of ex-gov in TV ad.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/patti-blagojevich-rips-rauner-campaign-for-using-fbi-wiretap-of-ex-gov-in-tv-ad/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The racism at the core of Donald Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-racism-core-republicans-editorial/
— Presence Health to get $5.5M subsidy in spite of anti-abortion policy – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/presence-health-to-get-5-5m-subsidy-in-spite-of-anti-abortion-policy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Enthusiasm for Ives’ quixotic quest – Alexander Lee, West Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180113/enthusiasm-for-ives-quixotic-quest
— Trump comments highlight racial impact of migration platform – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats only want immigrants who are going to vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/trump-comments-highlight-racial-impact-of-migration-platform

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Water in DeKalb, Sycamore schools tests positive for lead contamination – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN (DIERSEN: Have you lived in DeKalb? I lived in DeKalb while I attended NIU 1969-1970.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/01/12/water-in-dekalb-sycamore-schools-tests-positive-for-lead-contamination/an9bdl0/

 

TIMES
— Ives eyes GOP primary nomination for governor – Steve Stout
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/ives-eyes-gop-primary-nomination-for-governor/article_8b568377-2d26-5739-b40b-3440e3ab833c.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
– Mike Yager to be inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame – Jeff Long
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/roses-and-thorns/article_632866e7-df23-5208-a8bf-55097bbd26c9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add some roses to the honor that Mike Yager recently learned he’ll be getting. The “chief cheerleader” at Mid America Motorworks will be inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame in August during a ceremony and banquet as part of the National Corvette Museum’s 24th Anniversary in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Yager will join the ranks of 65 others who have received the honor since 1998. Wendell Stroud, executive director of the National Corvette Museum, notified Yager. “When he called me, I teared up, choked up, and I couldn’t respond,” Yager said. “It was a big deal. If you think about it, there are 65 people in the Hall of Fame and you’re selected to be one of those people. That is a big deal in your life.”)

 

WIFR
— Governor Rauner meets with business owners in Machesney Park (DIERSEN: Are/were you a business owner? I have never been a business owner. As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress, I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Governor-Rauner-meets-with-business-owners-in-Machesney-Park-469069573.html

 

WCMY
— St. Rep. Ives says Gov. Rauner is a distraction from the issues – Rick Koshko
http://www.1430wcmy.com/2018/01/12/st-rep-ives-says-gov-rauner-is-a-distraction-from-the-issues/

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— Governor Bruce Rauner is meeting with small business owners around the state – Todd Stapleton (DIERSEN: Are/were you a small business owner? I have never been a small business owner. As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress, I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
http://www.vandaliaradio.com/2018/01/13/governor-bruce-rauner-is-meeting-with-small-business-owners-around-the-state/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Student Loan Defaults On The Rise – ANYA KAMENETZ (DIERSEN: Tuition was much lower when I spent lots of my money on tuition at IIT 1992-1997, Roosevelt 1980-1981, DePaul 1976-1980, Loyola 1972-1976, NIU 1969-1970, and UIC 1966-1968.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/student-loan-defaults-rise-texas-special-education-and-other-education-news#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, NPR Illinois promotes hatred of Trump.
http://nprillinois.org/post/rapists-huts-trumps-racist-dog-whistles-arent-new#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Vetoes Sweetheart Franks Bill – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/12/rauner-vetoes-sweetheart-franks-bill/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote renting, that is, those who are anti-homeowners, demonize, denigrate, and condemn homeowners, and especially homeowners who pay lots or real estate tax.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/donations-could-help-illinois-cheat-federal-tax-law

 

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— CAMPAIGN 2018: Rep Ives (R) Campaign Commercial Focuses on High Property Taxes Damaging Families & State
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2018/01/12/campaign-2018-rep-ives-r-campaign-commercial-focuses-on-high-property-taxes-damaging-families-state/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers: U of I’s latest tuition freeze shows progress – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Tuition was much lower when I spent lots of my money on tuition at IIT 1992-1997, Roosevelt 1980-1981, DePaul 1976-1980, Loyola 1972-1976, NIU 1969-1970, and UIC 1966-1968.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/lawmakers-u-of-i-s-latest-tuition-freeze-shows-progress/article_18b651de-f7c0-11e7-ab26-d3955af1e424.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Naperville says local rules trump State FOIA law – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/01/naperville-says-local-rules-trump-state-foia-law/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Pregnancy Centers Take Stand Against Compelled Abortion Advertising – Mauck & Baker
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/illinois-pregnancy-centers-take-stand-compelled-abortion-advertising/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS REVIEW POLL DRAWS ATTENTION AS IVES SUPPORTERS OUTNUMBER RAUNER’S 2 TO 1
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/illinois-review-poll-draws-attention-as-ives-supporters-outnumber-rauners-2-to-1-.html
— NEW IR POLL: WHO WILL WIN ILLINOIS’ 2018 DEMOCRAT PARTY GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/new-ir-poll-who-will-win-illinois-2018-democrat-party-gubernatorial-primary.html

 

GOPUSA
— In Response to WSJ accusation based on unnamed sources, Trump Lawyer Releases Letter From Porn Star Denying Affair With POTUS
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37113
— Fallout: Senators Cotton and Perdue Defend Trump; Countries Have Ratings (DIERSEN: What countries did your ancestors immigrate to America from and when? What ratings did those countries have a) when your ancestors immigrated from them and b) now?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37093
— Amazon’s Bezos to donate $33M for DACA student scholarships (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/amazons-bezos-to-donate-33m-for-daca-student-scholarships/
— Walmart, Target, AT&T, other workers receive Trump tax cut riches (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a lowly worker 1964-1997.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37101

 

BREITBART
— Dick Durbin Advocated for Ending ‘Chain Migration’ in 2010, a Term He Now Says is Racist – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/12/watch-dick-durbin-advocated-for-ending-chain-migration-in-2010-a-term-he-now-says-is-racist/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives crow about their success. Anti-conservatives are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/12/poll-gap-between-liberal-and-conservative-steadily-narrowing-among-american-adults
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Gallup poll revealed that more Americans are calling themselves “liberal” than ever before and that the share of those identifying as “conservative” is continuing to decline.)

 

TOWNHALL

— How Conservatives Are Being Destroyed by Facebook, Twitter and Google Without Even Realizing It – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2018/01/13/how-conservatives-are-being-destroyed-by-facebook-twitter-and-google-without-even-realizing-it-n2433962
— Flashback: That Time Dick Durbin Made Up A Story About A GOP Leader Insulting President Obama – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/12/flashback-that-time-dick-durbin-made-up-a-story-about-a-gop-leader-insulting-pre-n2433826

 

WASHINGTON BEACON
— Washington Post Quietly Drops Reporter After Attending Democracy Alliance Conference National reporter Janell Ross put on leave, not expected to return – Brent Scher (DIERSEN: What do you say to reporters who talk and act like they are Democrats, but who falsely deny that they are Democrats? I have always been a Republican. What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that you are not a reporter unless you deny that you are a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Green?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/washington-post-quietly-drops-reporter-for-attending-democracy-alliance-conference/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The House GOP immigration bill is big business populism – Ryan Girdusky (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that ever-increasingly make it clear that they want cheap labor, that is, that they want to hire citizens of foreign countries instead of citizens of America?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-house-gop-immigration-bill-is-big-business-populism/article/2645844

 

AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
— Lois Lerner’s IRS Granted Only ONE Conservative Group Non-Profit Status in Three Years (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne v. Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
https://www.atr.org/lois-lerner-s-irs-granted-only-one-conservative-group-non-profit-status-three-years

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— White House Employee Complains They Did Too Much Work Before 8 am — Sanders Reminds Them Who They Work For – CALEB HULL (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I frequently came to work early and worked more hours than the 40 hours a week that I was paid for. Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not like that at all. Frequently, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they had health problems and/or that they had children to take care of.)
https://ijr.com/the-declaration/2018/01/1048859-wh-employee-complains-they-did-too-much-work-before-8-am-sanders-reminds-them-who-they-work-for/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Five Rules for Writers – John J. Miller
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455406/writing-rules-john-j-miller
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When in doubt, start with “when.” . . . Show, don’t tell. . . Omit needless words. . . Inspiration comes from work. . . Sleep on it.)

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Murdoch’s News Corp. Warns Facebook to Avoid ‘Political’ Changes
http://canadafreepress.com/article/murdochs-news-corp.-warns-facebook-to-avoid-political-changes

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Trump remark ignites racism accusations – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Every time that Trump says or does anything that is controversial, members of the following groups use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368835-the-memo-trump-remark-ignites-racism-accusations
— NAACP calls on Congress to pass DREAM Act, denounce Trump’s ‘raw racism’ – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/368846-naacp-calls-on-congress-to-pass-dream-act-denounce-trumps-raw-racism

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise the anti-Trump Durbin.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/durbin-trump-shithole_us_5a58c7ffe4b02cebbfdb29c8

 

REUTERS
— Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates – Tracy Rucinski
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-medicaid/illinois-nursing-homes-sue-state-over-low-medicaid-rates-idUSKBN1F201Y

 

NBC NEWS
— Hillary Clinton: Trump’s ‘ignorant, racist views’ – JANE C. TIMM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/durbin-trump-said-shithole-repeatedly-comments-were-vile-racist-n837116
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The problem isn’t just that Trump’s a racist. It’s that he keeps acting on his racism. The president has always been a racist. The issue is that he now has the power to make policy based on prejudice.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/problem-isn-t-just-trump-s-racist-it-s-he-ncna837101

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: An anti-Trump says “A President Who Fans, Rather Than Douses, the Nation’s Racial Fires.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/us/politics/trump-racism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “No One Is Coming to Save Us From Trump’s Racism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opinion/trump-shithole-countries-haiti-el-salvador-african-countries-immigration-racism.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “A Senior Republican Senator (Graham) Admonishes Trump: American Is an Idea, Not a Race.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/us/politics/trump-immigration-congress.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Flushes Away America’s Reputation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opinion/donald-trump-flushes-away-americas-reputation.html
— Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump – Megan Twohey and Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/us/trump-stephanie-clifford-stormy-daniels.html
— Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share – Mike Isaac (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2004, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to share links to more than 291,200 articles and to provide information on many upcoming events free of charge and without any advertising. I spend about an hour putting the emails together for every six articles linked in the emails, that is, more than 45,500 hours since 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/technology/facebook-news-feed.html
— Facebook Is Changing. What Does That Mean for Your News Feed? – Jonah Engel Bromwich and Matthew Haag
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/technology/facebook-news-feed-changes.html
— The Difficulties With Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/technology/facebook-news-feed-overhaul.html
— The End of the Social News Era? Journalists Brace for Facebook’s Big Change – Sapna Maheshwari and Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/business/media/facebook-news-feed-media.html
— Chinese Police Dynamite Christian Megachurch – RUSSELL GOLDMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, those who promote China have no problem with this.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/world/asia/china-church-dynamite.html
— A Romney (Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel) Who Is Unfailingly Loyal to Trump – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/us/politics/ronna-romney-mcdaniel.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Former RNC Chair Just Called Trump a Racist on Live TV “The evidence is incontrovertible,” Michael Steele, who was the first African-American chairman of the RNC, says – Itay Hod (DIERSEN: If you call Trump a racist, members of the following groups love you: 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Former-RNC-Chair-Just-Called-Trump-a-Racist-on-12494769.php

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence Agreement just before election required woman to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, people familiar with the matter say – Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. I should write a book about past and present “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and act like they are being blackmailed.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyer-arranged-130-000-payment-for-adult-film-stars-silence-1515787678
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The WSJ joins members of the following groups who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income taxes: 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-political-charity-1515801611
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Puts Publishers on Edge Changes to news feed likely to choke traffic; some see apocalypse, others say ‘chill out.’ – Benjamin Mullin (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Facebook to choke me to death. They stress those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory or press release list, who do not want me to know about their events or other activities, who do not want me to promote their events or other activities, who do not want me to attend their events, and do not want me to report on their events. They stress the aforesaid who slanderously accuse me of using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to “spread false rumors.” They stress the aforesaid who a) focus on stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-websites-facebook-apocalypse-is-anothers-opportunity-to-shine-1515796059
— How to Boost Your Retirement Savings in 2018 – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Because of my Democrat GAO superiors, I have been a nonworking spouse since 1997. Because my outstanding wife works, we have put the maximum in spousal IRAs since 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/four-hacks-to-boost-your-retirement-savings-in-2018-1515753001
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Save for a nonworking spouse To contribute to an individual retirement account, you have to earn income. But there is an exception for nonworking spouses: a so-called spousal IRA. Provided one spouse has wages, self-employment earnings or other forms of income, he or she can set up a spousal IRA and contribute up to $5,500 a year on behalf of a spouse. (IRA owners 50 or older can make $1,000 of additional “catch-up” contributions, for a total of $6,500 a year.) A couple must file a joint tax return to qualify. The nonworking spouse can stash money in a traditional IRA or, if the couple meets income requirements, in a Roth IRA. With a traditional IRA, employees generally get to subtract the contributions from their income and reduce the taxes they pay, but they must pay ordinary income tax on the money when they withdraw it. With a Roth IRA, there is no upfront tax deduction but the money grows tax-free. A nonworking spouse in a couple that earns less than $199,000 can opt for a Roth IRA; above that, he or she is restricted to a traditional IRA. With a traditional IRA, the nonworking spouse must be younger than age 70½ years when the contributions are made. Also, if the working spouse is covered by a 401(k)-type plan, both spouses can still contribute to an IRA. But the working spouse can’t take a tax deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA if his or her income is above $121,000. The nonworking spouse loses the deduction when household income is above $199,000. Those with incomes above those thresholds can contribute after-tax money, and when they tap the account in retirement they will be liable for income tax only on the earnings.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP MUST APOLOGIZE FOR ‘SHITHOLE’ REMARK, AFRICAN COUNTRIES SAY – ROBERT VALENCIA (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn German-Americans? What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-must-apologize-shithole-remark-african-countries-say-780656

 

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Don’t let Trump’s vulgarity distract from his bigotry From the Access Hollywood tape to the “shithole countries” comment, the problem isn’t the words, it’s the ideas.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/12/16882822/trump-shithole-countries-haiti-access-hollywood

 

CHEAT SHEET
— Oprah 2020? Mixing Business And Politics is Not Good, and Here’s Proof – Ryan Davis (DIERSEN: Sadly, if not tragically, as more and more and more Democrats move into DuPage County, into Milton Township, into Glen Ellyn, and into Wheaton, more and more and more businesses in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton are dumping Republicans.)
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/oprah-2020-business-politics-not-good.html/?a=viewall

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Jeff Bezos Has Already Made About $10 Billion in 2018 – BRAD TUTTLE (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich? To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being “rich,” my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government stressed the money that I spent on new cars, real estate, tuition, collector cars, etc. and they stressed the money that I saved. Should it be illegal to say that someone is “rich” unless their annual income is more than $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, $1,000,000? Should it be illegal to say that someone is “rich” unless their net worth is more than $5,000,000, $10,000,000, $15,000,000, $20,000,000? My federal salary in today’s dollars was $16.33/hour when I was 18, $45,703/year when I was 22, $55,905/year when I was 23, $67,638/year when I was 24, $81,071/year when I was 25, $91,880/year when I was 31, $96,403/year when I was 38, and $125,325/year when I was 49. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://time.com/money/5101494/jeff-bezos-net-worth-donald-trump-bill-gates/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Facebook announces major plan to censor news content
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/01/13/pers-j13.html

January 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Twitter users tell Trump no one wants to leave Norway for the U.S.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/social-media-no-one-wants-to-leave-norway-for-the-us/2934806/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Attorney General Candidate Robbed While Taking Promotional Photos
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Attorney-General-Candidate-Robbed-While-Taking-Promotional-Photos-469000533.html
— Pritzker Says Rauner ‘Injecting Himself’ Into Democratic Primary – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-says-rauner-is-injecting-himself-into-democratic-primary-469057363.html

 

CBS2
— Local Republicans Distance Themselves From Trump’s Words On Immigration – Craig Dellimor
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/local-republicans-trumps-words-immigration/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Patti Blagojevich unhappy with Rauner campaign wiretap ad
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/patti-blagojevich-unhappy-with-rauner-campaign-wiretap-ad

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elgin-area schools upset with Rauner veto of education funding bill – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-amendatory-veto-schools-reaction-st-0112-20180111-story.html
— Pritzker says Rauner guilty of ‘fatal mismanagement’ at veterans home – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-rauner-dcfs-quincy-20180112-story.html
— State school officials rebuke Rauner over education veto, citing ‘disruption,’ confusion’ – Monique Garcia and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-20180112-story.html
— White House doctor declares Trump in ‘excellent health’ after checkup – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-medical-checkup-20180112-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, 5 other senators say they’ve reached immigration compromise – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/daca-dreamers-immigration-legislation-senators/
— Rauner: Trump ‘shithole’ remark ‘has no place in political conversation’ –
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-trump-shithole-remark-has-no-place-in-political-conversation/
— State education board says Rauner veto ’caused disruption to agency’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-education-board-says-rauner-veto-caused-disruption-to-agency/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says Trump’s denial of vulgar comment is “not true.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/durbin-trumps-denial-of-vulgar-comment-not-true
— Hultgren, Democrats decry Trump’s language on Haiti, Africa – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/hultgren-democrats-decry-trumps-language-on-haiti-africa
— Facebook edits feeds to bring less news, more sharing – AP (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2004, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to share links to more than 291,200 articles and to provide information on many upcoming events free of charge and without any advertising. I spend about an hour putting the emails together for every six articles linked in the emails, that is, more than 45,500 hours since 2004.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180112/business/301129971/
— Pritzker floats idea for revamped gas tax, refutes Blagojevich ties – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/pritzker-floats-idea-for-revamped-gas-tax-refutes-blagojevich-ties
— McSweeney wants to end towns’ spending for conventions, training – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress all the money that IRS and GAO spent training me, especially out-of-town training that GAO paid for.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/suburban-lawmaker-wants-to-end-towns-spending-for-conventions-training
— Trump turbocharges Democrats – Steven & Cokie Roberts (DIERSEN: Every time that Trump does something controversial, Democrats use that to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180112/trump-turbocharges-democrats
— McHenry County auditor Pam Palmer retires – Pam Palmer
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/mchenry-county-auditor-pam-palmer-retires
— Kane sheriff’s lieutenant contests suspension, suggests politics played a role – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180112/kane-sheriffs-lieutenant-contests-suspension-suggests-politics-played-a-role

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin is “at center of bitter, high-stakes Trump feud.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/BLOGS02/180119948/durbin-at-center-of-bitter-high-stakes-trump-feud

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois pols condemn Trump’s ‘vile’ remark – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180112/illinois-pols-condemn-trumps-vile-remark

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes bill aiming to allow County Board chairman to create committees – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/12/gov-bruce-rauner-vetoes-bill-aiming-to-allow-county-board-chairman-to-create-committees/a8d358v/

 

WMAY
— Rauner Declines Republican Primary Debate Invitation (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne v. Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/01/12/rauner-declines-republican-primary-debate-invitation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign says thanks, but no thanks. The Rauner camp has declined an invitation from WMAY and the State Journal-Register to participate in a Republican primary debate against challenger Jeanne Ives next month. The Ives campaign had agreed to take part, but without Rauner’s participation, the event has been canceled. WMAY and the SJ-R will sponsor a debate with the Democratic candidates for governor in February.)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Discusses Taxes, Disease, And Trump At Rockford Press Conference – CHASE CAVANAUGH
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-discusses-taxes-disease-and-trump-rockford-press-conference
— Home Rule Returns To The Conversation (And Ballot) In Rockford – JENNA DOOLEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/home-rule-returns-conversation-and-ballot-rockford

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— The Victims Of The Chicago Way
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-victims-of-the-chicago-way

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Rolls Out Property Tax Reform Plan
http://mailchi.mp/bad8a57852a5/video-ives-rolls-out-property-tax-reform-plan

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner bucks national trend by extending costly welfare waiver for the able-bodied – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511314335-rauner-bucks-national-trend-by-extending-costly-welfare-waiver-for-the-able-bodied

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The One-Sided Din Over Taxes – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/one-sided-din-taxes/
— Heresy Infecting the Evangelical Covenant Church
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-heresy-infecting-evangelical-covenant-church/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN SLAMS CHICAGO GOP FOR ENDORSING IVES OVER RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/cook-county-gop-chairman-slams-chicago-gop-for-endorsing-ives-over-rauner.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thursday Illinois Review reported that the Chicago GOP held a straw poll among the group’s committeemen, and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives won over incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner with a 17 to 3 vote. That news prompted an agitated response from Cook County GOP chairman Sean Morrison posted on the Cook County GOP website. In that announcement, Morrison condemned Chicago Republican Party chairman Chris Cleveland as holding the straw poll with the expressed intent to “usurp the statutory authority” of the Cook County Republican Party and Morrison himself by “illegitimately claiming the authority to appoint individuals to the position of Ward Committeeman.” That’s not the whole story, Cleveland told Illinois Review via email after reading Morrison’s post.)
— STATE REP. MCSWEENEY ENDORSES IVES OVER “FAILED GOVERNOR” RAUNER (DIERSEN: Because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been so successful in demonizing me, denigrating me, and condemning me, I have to advise those who seek my endorsement in contested Republican primaries that sadly, my endorsement would cause them to get far fewer votes, especially in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and DuPage County. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders and DuPage County Republican Central Committee leaders. They would rather see a Democrat elected than any candidate who I might endorse. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/state-rep-mcsweeney-endorses-ives-over-failed-governor-rauner.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DEMOCRAT PRITZKER CALLS FOR LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/democrat-pritzker-calls-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker reiterates support for legalized marijuana (DIERSEN: If you support pot, you support destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/12/pritzker-reiterates-support-for-legalized-marijuana/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: GOP Rep. Skillicorn favors legalization (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/12/pritzker-reiterates-support-for-legalized-marijuana/
— Rauner, others respond to Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/12/rauner-others-respond-to-trump/
— Rauner vetoes Jack Franks bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/12/rauner-vetoes-jack-franks-bill/

 

GOPUSA
— MAGA: Chrysler to move 2,500 jobs from Mexico to Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/maga-chrysler-to-move-2500-jobs-from-mexico-to-michigan/

 

DAILY CALLER
— John Lewis Claims Trump’s ‘DNA’ Makes Him Racist – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: How many demographics do you share with Trump? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/stress/shout that both Trump and I are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, married, male, old, rich, draft avoiders, gun owners, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/12/john-lewis-claims-trumps-dna-makes-him-racist-video/
— FLASHBACK: That Time Obama Called Libya A ‘S**t Show’ – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/12/flashback-that-time-obama-called-libya-a-st-show/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump not a barbarian and he’s right. America is far too nice – Wayne Allyn Root
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/01/12/trump-not-barbarian-and-hes-right-america-is-far-too-nice.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Leaked Dem memo: DACA ‘critical’ to ‘future electoral success’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/01/12/leaked-dem-memo-daca-critical-to-future-electoral-success

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Georgetown approves LGBT-only campus housing – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/georgetown-approves-lgbt-only-campus-housing

 

NUMBERS USA
— Pres. Trump Rejects ‘Gang of 6’ Deal that Would Give Amnesty to 9 MILLION Illegal Aliens
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-trump-rejects-%E2%80%98gang-6%E2%80%99-deal-would-give-amnesty-9-million-illegal-aliens

 

BREITBART
— French Media Pushing Pro-Migrant Narrative: Claims It is ‘Beautiful’ To Be ‘Invaded By Migrants’ – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/12/french-paper-pushes-pro-migrant-story-beautiful-invaded-migrants/

 

BLAZE
— Pew Research Center report: U.S. divided on media’s ability to report political issues fairly – Kevin Ryan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, virtually everything that the mainstream media puts out is designed to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/11/pew-research-center-report-us-divided-on-medias-ability-to-report-political-issues-fairly
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A report by Pew Research Center published Thursday found that of 38 countries polled, the U.S. is the most divided in public opinion regarding news organizations’ ability to report political issues fairly. While 78 percent of Americans say the news media “should never favor one political party over another . . . there are sharp political differences in views of the media – with the largest gap among Americans.” The division runs along partisan lines, with Republicans expressing the highest levels of dissatisfaction toward the media. The study found that only 21 percent of Trump supporters “believe the media is doing a worse job covering politics than the supporters of any of the other international political leaders in countries surveyed.” The report builds on a May 2017 report by Pew, which revealed that 89 percent of Democrats believe that journalists’ role as a watchdog “keeps leaders in line,” compared to only 42 percent of Republicans. The report determined that Americans turn to news outlets along partisan lines. Right-leaning audiences insist that there is a liberal bias in the media, to which left-leaning audiences insist that there is only the perception of bias, that it is a conservative fabrication. Liberal audiences tend not only to deny a liberal bias, but to insist that there is no bias at all. The insistence on a liberal bias in the media comes mostly from conservative audiences, although, according to a 2017 Gallup poll, “[n]early half of Democrats agree that the media favors their own party, which means most Americans think reporters have a liberal predilection.” They do. The majority of journalists are liberal, 34 percent, compared to the 7 percent that identify as conservative. And a disproportionate amount, 50 percent, identify as Independent. Liberals tend to view the news media as neutral, while conservatives tend to view the news media as slanted against them. But I’m sure none of this is news to you.)

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Durbin Claims ‘Chain Migration’ Term Is Offensive to Descendants of Slaves – Alex Griswold (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What do those who share your demographics find offensive?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/durbin-claims-chain-migration-term-offensive-descendants-slaves/

 

THE HILL
— Dems face hard choice for State of the Union response – REID WILSON AND AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/368609-dems-face-hard-choice-for-state-of-the-union-response
— Ryan calls Trump ‘s—hole’ remarks ‘unhelpful’ and ‘unfortunate’ – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/368737-speaker-ryan-calls-trump-shithole-remarks-unhelpful-and-unfortunate

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Few Republicans Acknowledged Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Slur.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-trump-shithole_us_5a5815b4e4b02cebbfda6179

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump unapologetic about Africa, Haiti remarks – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-trump-defends-immigration-stance-tweet-52303473

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dick Durbin refutes Trump, says he did say “sh*tholes” — repeatedly.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-durbin-refutes-trump-says-he-did-use-the-word-shitholes-repeatedly/

 

REUTERS
— Despite political risk, U.S. Republicans tinker with welfare – Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-welfare/despite-political-risk-u-s-republicans-tinker-with-welfare-idUSL1N1P61CT

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Anti-Trump Durbin “Insists Trump Used ‘Vile and Racist’ Language.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/us/politics/trump-immigration-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Here is what my #shithole looks like’: African countries and Haiti react to Trump’s remark – Paul Schemm and Eli Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/11/here-is-what-my-shithole-looks-like-african-countries-and-haiti-react-to-trumps-remark/

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois judge allows 11-year-old to use medical marijuana at school – Oscar Pascual
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2018/01/12/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school/

 

USA TODAY
— Today’s kids love socialism — but it’s not because of their radical professors – James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/10/students-more-liberal-but-its-not-because-their-professors-james-piereson-naomi-riley-column/1012622001/
— Recall of faulty lead poisoning test means kids need to be retested – Carrie Blackmore Smith and Hannah Sparling (DIERSEN: How much lead did you ingest when you were young? For the first 5 years of my life, I lived in an apartment above a hardware store that was built in the 1860s. For the next 19 years, I lived in a home built in 1926.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/11/recall-faulty-lead-poisoning-test-means-kids-need-retested/1023681001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Debt still dragging down Gen Xers – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/11/which-generation-has-most-debt-and-worst-credit-scores-hint-its-not-millennials/1021927001/

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Democrats Must Not Only Denounce Trump’s Racist Agenda — They Must Defeat It.”
http://time.com/5101721/donald-trump-racist-democrats/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump Compounds His “Shithole Countries” Bigotry with Lies.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trump-compounds-his-shithole-countries-bigotry-with-lies

January 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘s***hole countries’? – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-why-allow-immigrants-from-s***hole-countries/2930875/
— Rauner and Pritzker spar in political attack ads before primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-and-pritzker-spar-in-political-attack-ads-before-primary/2930463

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner, J.B. Pritzker Run Attack Ads Against Each Other – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/11/governor-rauner-jb-pritzker-attack-ads/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘s***hole countries?’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/lawmakers-reach-immigration-compromise

 

WGN TV
— Trump criticized protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries, Washington Post reports
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/11/trump-criticized-protection-for-immigrations-from-shithole-countries-washington-post-reports/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats assail Trump immigration comments as ‘vile,’ ‘racist’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-illinois-lawmakers-20180111-story.html
— Rauner campaign stops airing TV ad that featured Missouri governor who admitted affair – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-eric-greitens-20180111-story.html
— Group of senators reach bipartisan deal on ‘Dreamers,’ but White House says no deal yet – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-daca-dreamer-immigration-compromise-20180111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sources: Trump asked why U.S. should allow immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-calls-haiti-el-salvador-african-nations-shithole-countries/
— Rauner campaign pulls ad featuring embattled Missouri governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-campaign-pulls-ad-featuring-embattled-missouri-governor/
— Prevailing wage is price city must pay for other reforms, mayoral aides say – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What should the prevailing wage be for someone who a) worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on his first attempt, d) became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, and e) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/prevailing-wage-is-price-city-must-pay-for-other-reforms-mayoral-aides-say/
— Missouri governor admits affair, denies taking nude photo for blackmail threat – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/missouri-gov-greitens-acknowledges-affair-denies-blackmail/
— Democrats’ shallow plan to signal #MeToo virtue – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-democrats-shallow-plan-to-signal-metoo-virtue/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kennedy criticizes Pritzker tax breaks, says Rauner sabotaged state government – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/kennedy-criticizes-pritzker-tax-breaks-says-rauner-sabotaged-state-government
— College of DuPage’s legal bill to fight Breuder lawsuit: $527,600 and climbing – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/college-of-dupages-legal-bill-to-fight-breuder-lawsuit-527600-and-climbing

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel’s not a racist, but his policies are: Chris Kennedy – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180111/BLOGS02/180119964/emanuels-not-a-racist-but-his-policies-are-chris-kennedy

 

WTTW
— School Funding Formula in Limbo After Rauner Veto – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/11/school-funding-formula-limbo-after-rauner-veto

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township officials in conflict over hire of 23-year-old deputy highway commissioner – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: IRS hired me when I was 22 years old as a GS-7 (currently $45,703/year) Revenue Officer. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU the year before,  I had worked for Firestone Stores as a Retail Sales Manager for 7 months, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and I had worked part-time for the Post Office for almost 3 years.  My first 6 months with IRS was classroom and on-the-job training.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/09/algonquin-township-officials-in-conflict-over-hire-of-23-year-old-deputy-highway-commissioner/a4av45g/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The political insider has agreements in place to earn $63,000 a year working full time as the chief of staff at Township Supervisor Charles Lutzow’s office, making $32 an hour – and another deal working part time as deputy highway commissioner at the Algonquin Township Highway Department, where he makes $33 an hour. That’s about $4 more an hour than the road district’s highest paid employee, Randy Voss, who has worked for the highway department for 44 years and makes $29.14 an hour. Provenzano’s roles in two offices have raised questions among township officials and road district employees who contend that his hiring was the product of patronage and cronyism. “I don’t feel somebody who is 22 or 23 years old should be getting all of this control,” Trustee Melissa Victor said. “I feel he was a patronage hire.” Provenzano is the son of former McHenry County Board member Nick Provenzano, who now works for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, and the nephew of former Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano. The fresh-faced Republican insider helped city of McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett win election as his campaign manager, and he even worked as a field director for Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign operations in McHenry County. Ryan Provenzano and his father helped Lutzow run his campaign for township supervisor. Lutzow denied that Ryan Provenzano was hired as a political favor.)

 

TIMES
— Illinois Capitol had its share of sexual misconduct missteps – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-capitol-had-its-share-of-sexual-misconduct-missteps/article_3531cd19-55c8-5019-8604-22da069a26ac.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— New Sexual Misconduct Guidelines Still Leave Unanswered Questions – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/new-sexual-misconduct-guidelines-still-leave-unanswered-quaestions#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US diplomat visits Trump’s ancestral home in Germany
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/us-diplomat-visits-trumps-ancestral-home-in-germany/910484685
— US gives $2B to help homeless amid plans to cut housing aid – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/us-gives-2b-to-help-homeless-amid-plans-to-cut-housing-aid/910793931

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Darn, those glass houses: Illinois GOP knew about Rauner’s ties to Blagojevich
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/11/darn-glass-houses-illinois-gop-knew-rauners-ties-blagojevich/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO REPUBLICANS REJECT GOP GOVERNOR FOR RE-ELECTION; PICK CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/chicago-republicans-rejects-endorsing-gop-governor-for-re-election-picks-challenger-ives.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: WILL MONEY-HUNGRY ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS IGNORE THE IMPACT OF LEGALIZING POT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorneringold-will-money-hungry-illinois-legislators-ignore-the-impact-of-legalizing-pot.html
— NEW RAUNER AD FEATURES BLAGO AND PRITZKER ON FBI WIRETAP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-ad-features-blago-and-pritzker-on-fbi-wiretap.html
— WEYERMULLER: IVES’ FUNDRAISER FEATURES CONSERVATIVE TALK SHOW HOST MIKE GALLAGHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/weyermuller-attending-jeannie-ives-for-governor-event-with-mike-gallagher.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Chicago GOP follows its leader and endorses Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/chicago-gop-follows-its-leader-and-endorses-ives/
— “Rauner was treated like a conquering hero”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-was-treated-like-a-conquering-hero/
— Rauner overcorrects on Rivian
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-overcorrects-on-rivian/
— Dems pounce on Greitens development
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/dems-pounce-on-greitens-development/

 

GOPUSA
— America becoming country where white men won’t dominate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36802

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Republicans Roll Out Immigration Bill Packed With Border Security and Immigration Reforms – Will Racke
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/11/house-republicans-roll-out-daca-bill-packed-with-border-security-and-immigration-reforms/

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi: These Tax Reform Bonuses Are ‘Insignificant’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/01/11/pelosi-these-tax-reform-bonuses-are-insignificant-n2433236

 

BREITBART
— Leaked Memo: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Critical Component of Democratic Party’s Future Electoral Success’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/11/leaked-memo-daca-amnesty-is-critical-component-of-democratic-partys-future-electoral-success/
— Democrats Expand ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty Plan to Include Millions of Parents – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/11/democrats-extend-dreamer-amnesty-plan-include-millions-parents/

 

BLAZE
— Democrats are planning to protest during Trump’s State of the Union address. Here’s why. – Teri Webster
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/11/democrats-are-planning-to-protest-during-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-heres-why
— By 2040, Muslims are expected to become second-largest religious group in U.S.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/11/by-2040-muslims-are-expected-to-become-second-largest-religious-group-in-u-s

 

POLITICO
— Missouri sex scandal burns Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/11/eric-greitens-bruce-rauner-tv-ad-337027

 

CNN
— Trump decries immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ coming to US – Eli Watkins and Abby Phillip
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/immigrants-shithole-countries-trump/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/trump-shithole-countries.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— NAACP, ACLU protest Trump remark about Africa – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/the-latest-naacp-aclu-protest-trump-remark-about-africa/2018/01/11/2d5d7d8e-f73d-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html
— Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
— VERY SAD: Former RNC chief Michael Steele to Oprah: ‘Call me!’ – Emily Heil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/01/11/former-rnc-chief-michael-steele-to-oprah-call-me/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump complains about allowing immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-congress-dreamers-20180111-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Talks Muddled Amid Trump’s Vulgar Comments Trump uses term ‘shithole’ to describe countries of some would-be immigrants, according to two people briefed on meeting – Laura Meckler and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-look-to-sell-immigration-deal-to-a-skeptical-white-house-1515700909

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP RANTS ABOUT IMMIGRANTS FROM ‘SHITHOLE’ AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WANTS MORE PEOPLE FROM ‘COUNTRIES LIKE NORWAY’: REPORT – CARLOS BALLESTEROS
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigrants-shithole-countries-daca-778928

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— HUD awards $109 million to Illinois homeless programs
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/HUD-awards-109-million-to-Illinois-homeless-programs/61586.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 630 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $719,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447889_zpid/

January 11 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Ad Featuring Missouri Governor Will No Longer Play (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Ad-Featuring-Missouri-Governor-Will-No-Longer-Play-468791643.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy pulls Berrios into war of words with Emanuel – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A make it clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of members of Group B. 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wall-border-trump-immigration-wilkinson-0112-20180110-story.html
— “I’m not goin’ away! All right!” is how former Gov. Pat Quinn responded when “when asked if it isn’t time for him to let the next generation to run for attorney general,” according to a tweet from WLS-AM radio reporter Bill Cameron. (DIERSEN: What generation are you? Who wants your generation to move on and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps encourage women to hate those who are members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-2018-story.html
— Why am I paying union dues when the union won’t protect me from sexual harassment? – Tonya Exum (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-ford-sexual-harassment-uaw-union-0111-20180109-story.html
— Racism, sexism persist at Chicago water department despite leadership change, workers allege – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-water-department-racism-hearing-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Water Management workers insist racist culture outlined in emails hasn’t changed – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/water-management-workers-claim-racist-culture-outlined-in-emails-hasnt-changed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Missouri Gov. Greitens acknowledges affair, denies blackmail – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/missouri-gov-greitens-acknowledges-affair-denies-blackmail
— Debate heats up over proposed drug treatment center in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/debate-heats-up-over-proposed-drug-treatment-center-in-wheaton-
— West Chicago Dist. 94 teachers declare contract impasse – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/west-chicago-dist-94-teachers-declare-contract-impasse
— FROM THE EDITORIAL: Elgin resident Greg Schiller says there need to be more options for the homeless, including those who are drunk or high on drugs. (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180110/editorial-different-approach-to-homeless-worth-a-try

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves from one hot seat to another – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/BLOGS02/180119983/roskam-trades-tax-post-for-health-care-chairmanship
— Why more Chicago hospitals are getting into the housing business – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180111/NEWS03/180119973

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Too many governmental entities spoiling property-tax broth – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-10/jim-dey-too-many-governmental-entities-spoiling-property-tax-broth.html
— Gerrymandering issue is back – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write an article about  the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-11/gerrymandering-issue-back.html

 

QUAD CITIES ON LINE
— Flip the script, restore power to people of Illinois – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-flip-the-script-restore-power-to-people-of-illinois/article_90e511dd-9e0f-5c0b-a461-c0bb0b680867.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton drug treatment center meeting draws packed audience Residents for and against plan speak at planning and zoning meeting – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/10/wheaton-drug-treatment-center-meeting-draws-packed-audience/ata0783/
— Wheaton approves slight increase in tax levy Most homeowners won’t see increase in property taxes – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/03/wheaton-approves-slight-increase-in-tax-levy/ap8hxkh/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Greitens admits affair but denies related blackmail allegation – Kevin McDermott, Jack Suntrup and Celeste Bott (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greitens-admits-affair-but-denies-related-blackmail-allegation/article_b5f28d4d-72bd-512c-870b-da7dc7cd1fe3.html

 

KMOV
— Blackmail alleged as Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair – Lauren Trager (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/37240190/governor-greitens-admits-to-extramarital-affair

 

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Evelyn Sanguinetti – Robert Thies
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-evelyn-sanguinetti-2/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— People follow jobs — out of Illinois
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180110/my-view-people-follow-jobs—out-of-illinois

 

CARBONDALE TIMES & RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— Lt. governor in Carbondale, studying state’s opioid crisis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot promoters use the “opioid crisis” to promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.carbondaletimes.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want Trump to push pot.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/some-fans-of-trump-and-pot-feel-allegiances-go-up-in-smoke/909916354
— Burned by book, Trump takes issue with nation’s libel laws – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/burned-by-book-trump-takes-issue-with-nations-libel-laws/909975187
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When push comes to shove, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Black.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/official-school-named-for-ben-carson-an-affront-to-detroit/909341135

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Moneyball’: The 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race – KEVIN MCDERMOTT
http://nprillinois.org/post/moneyball-2018-illinois-governors-race#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago GOP Straw Poll In a Landslide “Jeanne impressed everyone with her determination to hit the state’s problems head-on. She also showed a command of policy details.”
http://mailchi.mp/ba25af0fa067/jeanne-ives-wins-chicago-gop-straw-poll-in-a-landslide

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago Republican Party Straw Poll Over Rauner 17-3 – Chris Cleveland
http://www.chicagogop.com/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Village of Burr Ridge sends cease-and-desist letter to Durkin’s campaign – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511313246-village-of-burr-ridge-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-durkin-s-campaign

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Look past ‘accounting gimmicks,’ and Illinois’ fiscal health is much worse – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/look-past-accounting-gimmicks-and-illinois-fiscal-health-is-much/article_9e419d2e-f615-11e7-ab27-9315372d0a60.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pulls “Thanks, Mike Madigan” TV ad after Missouri scandal breaks (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-pulls-thanks-mike-madigan-tv-ad-after-missouri-scandal-breaks/
— Rauner campaign blasts Pritzker defense
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-campaign-blasts-pritzker-defense/

 

BREITBART
— Sen Warren: ‘President Trump Broke America’s Promise’ to DREAMers – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Not America, but members of the following groups made promises to DREAMers: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of the aforesaid groups want to use DREAMers to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/10/sen-warren-president-trump-broke-americas-promise-dreamers/

 

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh denies Trump ‘betrayed’ supporters on immigration – here’s why – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/10/rush-limbaugh-denies-trump-betrayed-supporters-on-immigration-heres-why

 

TPM
– Despite Efforts To Overcome ‘Sin Of Recusal,’ Sessions Still In Doghouse – Esme Cribb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who have me their doghouse a) because I included a link in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to an article they do not like, b) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives, c) because I refuse to serve as one of their dupes, d) because I refuse to pander to them, e) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, f) because I refuse to give them money, g) because years ago I backed one of their primary opponents, h) etc.)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-sessions-still-in-wh-doghouse-after-recusal

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Must Win a Better Deal on DACA – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455338/daca-deal-republicans-immigration-deal-must-win-concessions

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Immigration battle tests activists’ muscle – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: In America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, who takes the lead in defending and advancing the immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368415-the-memo-immigration-battle-tests-activists-muscle

 

CNN
— Trump, Republicans face immigration reckoning – Stephen Collinson and Lauren Fox
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/donald-trump-immigration-gop/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Trump Effect’ Wears Off as Migrants Resume Their Northward Push – Caitlin Dickerson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/border-crossings-trump-effect.html
— Inside Steve Bannon’s ‘Fight Club’ He regarded Breitbart not as a news service but as a weapon in a war – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do everything that they can to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/steve-bannon-fight-club.html
— I.R.S. Paid $20 Million to Collect $6.7 Million in Tax Debts – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/business/economy/irs-debt-collection.html
— Immigration Agents Target 7-Eleven Stores in Push to Punish Employers – Patricia Mazzei (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/7-eleven-raids-ice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Americans say “House Republicans’ Hard-Line Immigration Stand Clashes With Trump Overture.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/house-republicans-hard-line-immigration-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/is-mr-trump-nuts.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wielding Data, Women Force a Reckoning Over Bias in the Economics Field – Jim Tankersley and Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/women-economics.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hundreds of CEOs tell Congress: Bipartisan DACA fix needed ‘immediately’ – Ed O’Keefe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/10/hundreds-of-ceos-tell-congress-bipartisan-daca-fix-needed-immediately/
— On eve of feds’ giving deadline, charities fear more decline in donations – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/11/on-eve-of-feds-giving-deadline-charities-fear-more-decline-in-donations/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bigger Companies Once Meant Much Bigger Pay. No More. For decades, even lower-paid workers could boost their pay by moving to a bigger employer. No longer. – Theo Francis (DIERSEN: What big employers have you worked for? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bigger-companies-once-meant-bigger-pay-no-more-1515601777
— Psychiatrists With Press Passes A dubious new book starts a long national dialogue on whether Trump is crazy. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/psychiatrists-with-press-passes-1515627634
How Millions of Iranians Are Evading the Internet Censors
— Tehran’s online crackdown aimed to help stamp out protests, but could weaken its control of information – Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to stamp out me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want to stamp out any and all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranians-turn-to-tech-tools-to-evade-internet-censors-1515493800
— IRS Needs Funding for GOP Tax Overhaul, Report Says Years of budget cuts have hindered taxpayer service and tech upgrades, according to advocate – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-needs-funding-for-gop-tax-overhaul-report-says-1515597568
— FRONT PAGE: TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Foreign Car Makers To Take U.S. Lead – Adrienne Roberts and John D. Stoll (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-GM, anti-Ford, anti-Chrysler, anti-unions, anti-former union members, anti-current union members, and anti-future union members. All the cars that I own and that I have owned were built by GM, Ford, or Chrysler union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-plant-puts-foreign-car-makers-on-path-to-pass-detroit-in-u-s-production-1515619286

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Calls for ‘Strong Look’ at Libel Laws After Critical Book – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-calls-for-strong-look-at-libel-laws-after-critical-book

 

FED SMITH
— Executive Order Directs Agencies to Expand Mental Health Resources for Veterans – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/10/executive-order-directs-agencies-expand-mental-health-resources-veterans/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Pentagon is prepared to spend over $900 million in first audit – Aaron Mehta (DIERSEN: What about GAO?)
https://www.federaltimes.com/pentagon/2018/01/10/pentagon-is-prepared-to-spend-over-900-million-in-first-audit/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon is preparing to spend more than $900 million in fiscal 2018 to identify and fix problems as part of its first-ever financial audit. David Norquist, the Pentagon’s comptroller, said Wednesday that the first steps of the long-awaited Pentagon audit are already underway. The audit itself will cost $367 million in FY18 — covering fees for the independent public accounting firms ($181 million) and infrastructure to support the audits ($186 million). That will help fund the roughly 1,200 auditors who will support the 24 individual audits that make up the overall effort.)

January 10 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held outstanding candidate forums for DuPage County Board District 4 (Almiron, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, McGowen, Tatro, & Zaruba) and for Illinois House District 42 (Grant & Minor) Wednesday evening, January 10, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Illinois Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge spoke briefly. Judge Russo announced that he had withdrawn his candidacy. Attendees included Bibbiano, Brennan, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grogan, Henry, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Kleeman, Krajewski, MacKay, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Prater, Rash, Romano, P. Ryan, Shaw, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Wilson, J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner showered, drank water at veterans home plagued by Legionnaires’ – CRAIG WALL
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-showered-drank-water-at-veterans-home-plagued-by-legionnaires-/2923907/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Emerges From Vets Home, Kennedy Battles Emanuel as Primary Inches Closer – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-quincy-kennedy-rahm-governor-race-illinois-468686223.html

 

CBS2
— Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Legionnaires’ Outbreak At Quincy Veterans Home – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3790005-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/
— Rauner Ends Stay At Quincy Veterans Home, Vows To Revitalize Facility – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/10/rauner-quincy-veterans-home/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 2 years after bacteria outbreak, Rauner proposes task force to figure out veterans home fixes – Monique Garcia and Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-quincy-veterans-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-dreamers-limbo-chicago-20180110-story.html
— Rauner hits Pritzker with Blagojevich wiretap ad, Pritzker responds with veterans’ deaths spot – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-pritzker-blagojevich-campaign-ad-20180110-story.html
– Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-7-eleven-immigration-sweep-20180110-story.html
— Trump goes looking for an immigration deal – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-immigration-deal-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-sessions-marijuana-illinois-0111-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy releases economic plan, says ‘structural racism’ must be addressed – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/kennedy-releases-economic-plan-says-structural-racism-must-be-addressed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At an unveiling of their economic plan Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy and running mate Ra Joy didn’t back down from comments last week about Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing minorities out of the city. Both said their economic plan could help stem what they called a “mass exodus” of people leaving both the Chicago and the state but some “ugly and inconvenient” truths, namely structural racism, still must be addressed. “There are some who suggest race has no place in a political campaign,” Joy said, citing, among other things, racist emails sent by employees in the Chicago Department of Water Management that led to a staff shakeup. “Until race doesn’t play a role in our government agencies, race has a proper role to play in our campaign.”)
— Rauner leaving vets home, says water systems to be upgraded after Legionnaires’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-leaving-vets-home-says-water-systems-to-be-upgraded-after-legionnaires/
— Pritzker, Rauner spar over veteran home deaths, Blagojevich ties in dueling ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-spar-over-veteran-home-deaths-blagojevich-ties-in-dueling-ads/
— Immigration talks continue after Trump’s head-spinning meeting – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-immigration-talks-continue-after-trumps-head-spinning-meeting/

 

DAILY HERALD
— A pastor admitted a past ‘sexual incident’ with a teen. His congregation gave him a standing ovation. – Kyle Swenson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/a-pastor-admitted-a-past-sexual-incident-with-a-teen-his-congregation-gave-him-a-standing-ovation
— Divide Illinois into 3 or 4 states? Democrat running for governor says yes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/divide-illinois-into-3-or-4-states-democrat-running-for-governor-says-yes
— Millennials outperforming older generations when it comes to saving
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180110/millennials-outperforming-older-generations-when-it-comes-to-saving

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Immigration agents descend on 7-Eleven stores in Illinois, other states – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/NEWS02/180119975

 

WLS AM
— Snarky sniping in Springfield – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/10/snarky-sniping-in-springfield/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois to replace Quincy vets home’s plumbing amid Legionnaire’s crisis – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/illinois-to-replace-quincy-vets-homes-plumbing-amid-legionnaires-crisis
— LaHood named to House Ways and Means committee
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/lahood-named-to-house-ways-and-means-committee

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner wants new buildings, water lines at Veterans Home – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/article/20180110/ARTICLE/180119997

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Amid bullish economic news, the new DC take on debt and deficits: What, we worry? – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/amid-bullish-economic-news-the-new-dc-take-on-debt/article_1795d5d9-967c-5a66-851f-5af5be8c2791.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Grassroots Turnout in Force for Ives Mike Gallagher: “It’s time. It’s time for the Illinois GOP to do what we’ve done nationally. I’m ecstatic [about Jeanne Ives].”
http://mailchi.mp/4f6886b64729/grassroots-out-in-force-for-jeanne-ives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This afternoon, over 250 supporters attended a fundraiser for Republican Candidate for Governor Jeanne Ives. The event, held in Lombard, Illinois, was headlined by nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. Earlier in the week, Gallagher expressed his support for Ives on his program saying, “[Electing] Jeanne Ives is absolutely necessary in the State of Illinois.” A formal endorsement is expected later this week.)

 

JEFFERY M. LEVING
— New Illinois Custody Law Puts Pets Ahead of Children
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-illinois-custody-law-puts-pets-ahead-of-children-300580480.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: ILLINOIS SAW NET LOSS OF 101,000 PEOPLE TO NEIGHBORING STATES SINCE 2010 Illinois’ failure to keep and attract residents is driving the Land of Lincoln’s population decline. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs focus on keeping and attracting illegals.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-saw-net-loss-of-101000-people-to-neighboring-states-since-2010/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s big donors Uihlein and Griffin destroyed conservatism in Illinois
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/10/rauner-big-donors-uihlein-griffin-destroyed-conservatives-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11TH WARD GOP ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR WITH STRONG RAUNER CONDEMNATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/11th-ward-republican-party-endorses-jeanne-ives.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html
— BREEN TAPPED FOR STATE SUPREME COURT COMMISSION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/breen-tapped-for-state-supreme-court-commission.html
— DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE YOU’RE PRO-LIFE? FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/discriminated-against-because-youre-pro-life-file-a-complaint-with-the-feds.html
— CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS SAYS “LET’S SEE” ABOUT IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL AFTER TRUMP MEETING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/congressman-rodney-davis-says-lets-see-about-immigration-proposal-after-trump-meeting.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rickert sues Rauner office over ignored FOIA requests
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/rickert-sues-rauner-office-over-ignored-foia-requests/
— Biss said “obsessive hysteria” led he and others to act “irresponsibly” with pension reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/biss-said-obsessive-hysteria-led-he-and-others-to-act-irresponsibly-with-pension-reform-bill/
— Lawsuit mulled as Durkin primary takes more nasty turns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/lawsuit-mulled-as-durkin-primary-takes-more-nasty-turns/

 

GOPUSA
— 7-Eleven probe opens new front on illegal immigration (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36864

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coulter on Trump’s immigration meeting: Confirms worst things in Wolff’s book – Larry O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/coulter-trumps-immigration-meeting-confirms-worst-/

 

BREITBART
— Republican House Bill Exchanges DACA Amnesty for Mandatory E-Verify, Legal Immigration Cuts – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/10/republican-house-bill-exchanges-daca-amnesty-for-mandatory-e-verify-legal-immigration-cuts/

 

BLAZE
— Ann Coulter responds to Trump meeting on ‘Dreamers’ deal – and she is not happy – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/09/ann-coulter-responds-to-trump-meeting-on-dreamers-deal-and-she-is-not-happy

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Will Lose Congress And Trump Will Face Impeachment If The Border Wall Is Not Funded – Rep. Louie Gohmert
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/10/republicans-will-lose-congress-and-trump-will-face-impeachment-if-the-border-wall-is-not-funded/

 

NEWSMAX
— Mark Krikorian: Trump Sounded ‘More Like Jeb Bush’ at Immigration Meeting – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mark-krikorian-trump-daca-meeting/2018/01/10/id/836269/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— California Pro-Life Democrats Endorse Pro-Life Republican John Cox for Governor
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/01/10/california-pro-life-democrats-endorse-pro-life-republican-john-cox-for-governor/

 

CNBC
— Trump DACA compromise would crush Trump’s chances in 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/10/trumps-daca-compromise-could-be-political-suicide-for-gop-commentary.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/immigration-agents-target-7-eleven-stores-in-nationwide-sweep/2018/01/10/315dae76-f62b-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html

January 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ousted Rauner staffer Diana Rickert sues gov’s office over first lady’s emails on abortion – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ousted-rauner-staffer-sues-govs-office-over-first-ladys-emails-on-abortion/
— Don’t just close veterans home — close the whole state of Illinois – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-dont-just-close-veterans-home-close-the-whole-state-of-illinois/
— Scott Drury loses first step in AG ballot challenge over disclosure form – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scott-drury-loses-first-step-in-ag-ballot-challenge-over-disclosure-form/

 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Rauner aide Diana Rickert sues for first lady’s emails on abortion bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-diana-rickert-diana-rauner-lawsuit-20180109-story.html
— Rauner officials defend handling of Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-quincy-veterans-home-20180109-story.html
— A lower black jobless rate. Somebody tell Illinois. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-black-unemployment-20180109-story.html
— Kaegi overcomes challenge to his bid to run against Berrios – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-kaegi-petition-challenge-20180109-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Energy Secretary Perry tells Fermilab employees he is their advocate – Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Who tells those who share your demographics that they are your advocate? Anti-Trumps call anyone who says that they are an advocate for members of the following groups a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/energy-secretary-perry-tells-fermilab-employees-he-is-their-advocate
— St. Charles marks one year of video gambling with mixed results – James Fuller (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/st-charles-marks-one-year-of-video-gambling-with-mixed-results
— Sheriff says too few officers supervising too many inmates – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/sheriff-says-too-few-officers-supervising-too-many-inmates
— Wheaton residents flood city with complaints about drug treatment center plan – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/wheaton-residents-flood-city-with-complaints-about-drug-treatment-center-plan

 

ABC7
— Ill. lawmakers probe Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmakers-probe-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/2917455/
— Joe Arpaio, controversial sheriff pardoned by Trump, enters Arizona Senate race – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-arpaio-controversial-sheriff-pardoned-by-trump-running-for-senate/2918384/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart after fallout with President Donald Trump – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/steve-bannon-steps-down-from-breitbart-after-remarks-about-president-donald-trump

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE REGISTER MAIL
— Cash-strapped schools continue to wait for state funding – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180109/cash-strapped-schools-continue-to-wait-for-state-funding

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Legislators grill officials on Legionnaires’ outbreak – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20180109/legislators-grill-officials-on-legionnaires-outbreak#//

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Davis lauds Trump’s appearance at Farm Bureau convention – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article193705234.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, federal pay and benefits are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being “generous” by those who would never take a federal job a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/report-shows-federal-bloat-in-illinois/article_67b43460-0e56-50cc-a7a6-4fc2b403d16d.html

 

CARL SEGVICH
— 11th Ward Republican Party Endorses Jeanne Ives
https://segvich.com/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Conservative Host Mike Gallagher Endorses Ives On National Program “[Electing] Jeanne Ives is absolutely necessary in the State of Illinois.”
http://mailchi.mp/3763aa35fcf0/updated-conservative-host-mike-gallagher-endorses-ives-on-national-program?e=985ad8c00b

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein still hasn’t weighed in for Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/09/uihlein-still-hasnt-weighed-in-for-ives/
— Fingers point after Rauner veto
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/09/fingers-point-after-rauner-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls GOP Dreamer fix a ‘bill of love,’ seeks deal with Dems on immigration – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to use Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/9/donald-trump-calls-gop-dreamer-fix-bill-love-seeks/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Adopt Stealth ‘Amnesty-or-Shutdown’ Blackmail Strategy – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/09/democrats-hide-amnesty-or-shutdown-blackmail-strategy-from-public/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google ‘Endorses Political Violence’ According To Damore Lawsuit – Liam Clancy
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/09/google-endorses-political-violence-according-to-damore-lawsuit/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Chicago faculty tell Obama to move his ‘socially regressive’ Presidential library
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36767
— Colorado city attracts desperate marijuana ‘migrants’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36489

 

THE HILL
— Trump, lawmakers agree to parameters of potential immigration deal – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to use Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/368139-trump-lawmakers-agree-to-parameters-of-potential-immigration-deal

 

POLITICO
— Bannon steps down from Breitbart News – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/09/bannon-steps-down-from-breitbart-news-329603

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants – Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/politics/trump-daca-immigration.html
— Joe Arpaio Announces Bid for Senate in Arizona – Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/joe-arpaio-senate-arizona.html
— Steve Bannon to Step Down From Breitbart Post – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/us/politics/steve-bannon-breitbart-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: California’s Affirmative Action for ‘Marijuana Entrepreneurs’ Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities create ‘equity programs’ to help minority ex-cons get into legal pot – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-affirmative-action-for-marijuana-entrepreneurs-1515543760

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Former Rauner Staffer Diana Rickert Sues Office Over Abortion Bill Emails – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-09/former-rauner-staffer-sues-office-over-abortion-bill-emails

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump pushes key lawmakers for border wall in exchange for ‘dreamer’ protection – Katie Leslie and Todd J. Gillman (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if Deamers are given citizenship, they will vote to tear any border wall down.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/01/09/trump-pushes-key-lawmakers-border-wall-exchange-dreamer-protection

 

FED SMITH
— How Does the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Affect Your Retirement Income? – John Grobe (DIERSEN: Because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $51,864/year, the WEP dramatically reduces my Social Security, currently $2,064/year. I paid into Social Security 1964-1974 while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, etc.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/09/wep-affect-retirement-income/

 

NEW BEGINNINGS REALTY
— FOR SALE: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton (vacant lot)
https://www.newbeginningsrealtycullman.com/Illinois/WHEATON/85-09804691-518-West-Roosevelt-Road-60187

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Duckworth says Rauner not doing enough at Quincy Veterans Home – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-says-rauner-not-doing-enough-at-quincy-veterans-home/2913283/
— Former CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy to hold fundraiser for potential mayoral run
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-cpd-supt-mccarthy-to-hold-fundraiser-for-potential-mayoral-run/2914398/

 

NBC5
— Handwriting Expert Needed in Silverstein Petition Challenge On Monday, the embattled state senator remained 19 signatures short of the requirement to remain on the ballot – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/state-sen-ira-silverstein-petition-challenge-468383213.html
— Here’s Who’s Running for Governor of Illinois – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-governor-of-illinois-468328653.html
— A Look at the Candidates Running for Illinois Attorney General – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-illinois-attorney-general-468343803.html
— Democratic Attorney General Candidates to Face Off at Forum (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne v. Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Russo v. MacKay, o) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, p) etc.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Democratic-Attorney-General-Candidates-to-Face-Off-at-Forum-468301693.html

 

CBS2
— Wheaton Receives Over 1,000 Objections To Proposed Haymarket Center – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/08/wheaton-objections-haymarket-center/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner vetoes education funding bill over private school concerns – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-education-bill-veto-20180108-story.html
— Garry McCarthy schedules campaign fundraiser as he mulls challenging Mayor Emanuel – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-mayor-campaign-fundraiser-20180108-story.html
— Author of Google diversity memo files lawsuit, accusing company of discrimination – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-google-memo-author-discrimination-lawsuit-20180108-story.html
— Chicago activists seek answers from Ben Carson after delay of segregation rule – Lolly Bowean
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-ben-carson-chicago-20180108-story.html
— Oprah for president! Just kidding. Hey, maybe not. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-oprah-20180108-story.html
— ‘Not enough white men in the room’ – Leonard Pitts Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-mueller-race-white-men-jury-0109-20180108-story.html
— Residents near proposed drug treatment center in Wheaton say it will bring crime, lower property values – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-met-wheaton-haymarket-heroin-treatment-20180108-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about White House run, friends tell CNN – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/oprah-winfrey-actively-thinking-about-white-house-run-friends-tell-cnn/
— Oprah for president? There are no rules anymore – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-oprah-for-president-there-are-no-rules-anymore/
— Garry McCarthy ‘standing by’ on Rahm challenge — but jumping into fundraising – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/garry-mccarthy-standing-by-on-rahm-challenge-but-jumping-into-fundraising/
— Fed judge orders Dorothy Brown to make electronically filed lawsuits accessible – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/fed-judge-orders-dorothy-brown-to-make-electronically-filed-lawsuits-accessible/
— If Oprah decides to run, it may be ‘Time’s up!’ for Trump – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mitchell-if-oprah-decides-to-run-it-may-be-times-up-for-trump/
— Trump to tout tax overhaul as boon for rural US – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-rural-us-tax-overhaul-american-farm-bureau-federation/
— Sessions stands for outmoded, unjust law-and-order policies – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-sessions-stands-for-outmoded-unjust-law-and-order-policies/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County state’s attorney calls grant rejection ‘reckless,’ reassigns victim advocates – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180108/kane-county-states-attorney-calls-grant-rejection-reckless-reassigns-victim-advocates
— Broken water pipe triggers 2 evacuations at DuPage courthouse
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180108/broken-water-pipe-triggers-2-evacuations-at-dupage-courthouse

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ives, Biss report decent fundraising in governor races – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180108/BLOGS02/180109929/ives-biss-report-decent-fundraising-in-governor-races
— How pot is cutting into MillerCoors’ light beer biz – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180105/ISSUE01/180109947/how-pot-is-cutting-into-millercoors-light-beer-biz

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Why not President Oprah? Awards speech has Democrats buzzing – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/oprah-for-president-twitter-fans-make-the-case/906379756

 

WQLZ
— Sanguinetti Will Remain Alongside Rauner On 2018 Ticket
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/01/08/sanguinetti-will-remain-alongside-rauner-on-2018-ticket/

 

WJBD RADIO
— NBC apologizes for, deletes “Our president” Oprah tweet
http://www.wjbdradio.com/entertainment-news/2018/01/08/nbc-apologizes-for-deletes-our-president-oprah-tweet

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Touts Low Unemployment Rates For African-Americans, Hispanics – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/fact-check-trump-touts-low-unemployment-rates-african-americans-hispanics#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Statement on $100K Cap on Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against the State
http://mailchi.mp/00a482fd3e6b/ives-statement-on-100k-cap-on-wrongful-death-lawsuits-against-the-state

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— Hon. Jeanne Ives Republican Candidate for Governor Monday, Feb 5, 2018 11:30 a.m. reception/12:00 p.m. luncheon
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1274/hon-jeanne-ives

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— IVES GOES AFTER NATIONAL MONEY — State Rep. Jeanne Ives, the Republican challenging incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner from the right in the March 20 gubernatorial primary, is headed to Washington D.C. this week to meet with potential donors, her campaign tells POLITICO. “She’s meeting with some of her contacts out there,” Ives spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said Sunday. “She is reaching out to people outside of Illinois.” Rauner, a multi-millionaire himself, has some $65 million in his campaign account. Murphy says Ives has landed some $800,000 in earned media and expects to expand more conservative radio talk, including a weekly spot at a Decatur station. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/08/ramirez-rosa-to-drop-out-of-congressional-race-internal-poll-newman-could-overtake-lipinski-ives-hunts-for-cash-in-dc-ctus-karen-lewis-on-obit-reports-of-my-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-235364
— CTU’s KAREN LEWIS on OBIT: ‘Report of my death was an exaggeration’ – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Of course, to discredit me, my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes search each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to find any kind of typo, error, mistake, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/08/ramirez-rosa-to-drop-out-of-congressional-race-internal-poll-newman-could-overtake-lipinski-ives-hunts-for-cash-in-dc-ctus-karen-lewis-on-obit-reports-of-my-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-235364

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick asks Rauner to veto increased powers of county chairman – Keri Carbaugh
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511295996-reick-asks-rauner-to-veto-increased-powers-of-county-chairman
— John Reinert withdraws from 32nd Senate District race – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511312257-john-reinert-withdraws-from-32nd-senate-district-race

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SOME ILLINOIS VILLAGE MANAGERS OUTEARN EVERY STATE GOVERNOR – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/some-illinois-village-managers-outearn-every-state-governor/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Illinois Choose Pot Before Jobs? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/will-illinois-choose-pot-before-jobs/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What’s at Stake in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Forced Abortion Speech – Andrew Willis
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/whats-stake-supreme-courts-decision-forced-abortion-speech/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP HANDS OUT RAUNER FUNDS BEFORE MARCH 20TH PRIMARY (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. The list includes a $3,000,000 and a $125,000 contribution to the House Republican Organization, $1,000,000 contribution to the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee, $42,572.40 in-kind contribution to Citizens for Durkin, $25,000 to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, $25,000 to the Cook County Republican Party, $25,000 to the Will County Republican Central Committee, and $25,000 to the Lake County Republican Central Committee. Of course, the aforesaid contributions encourage the aforesaid organizations to support Rauner over Ives.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/il-gop-hands-out-rauner-funds-before-march-20th-primary.html
— LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES TO DEBATE IN BELLEVILLE SATURDAY (DIERSEN: There tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/libertarian-candidates-to-debate-in-belleville-saturday.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: DESPITE MAINSTREAM MEDIA RHETORIC, U.S. ECONOMY IS ALIVE AND VERY WELL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-ingold-despite-mainstream-media-rhetoric-us-economy-is-alive-and-very-well-.html
— THORNER & WEYERMULLER: LIFE BECOMES FOCUS OF CHICAGO MARCHES, CLINIC PROTESTS AND BILLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-weyermuller-life-becomes-focus-of-chicago-marches-clinic-protests-and-bills.html

 

GOPUSA
— Colorado Politicians Ignore Major Pot Problems
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36623
— Antifa leader ordered to pay ex-UC Berkeley College Republicans leader
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36617
— WH adviser takes it to CNN’s Jake Tapper; gets kicked off show
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36639

 

FOX NEWS
— Dem-ordered GAO study to expose illegal online gun sales backfires – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/08/dem-ordered-study-to-expose-illegal-online-gun-sales-backfires.html

 

BREITBART
— Why Republicans Should Not Cave to Democrat Demands on DACA – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/01/08/pollak-democrats-will-not-agree-daca-deal/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Alumni threaten Notre Dame with legal investigation for offering birth control coverage – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/alumni-threaten-notre-dame-with-legal-investigation-for-offering-birth-cont

 

DAILY CALLER
— Wolff Didn’t Interview Pence, Cabinet Members For Book – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/wolff-didnt-interview-pence-cabinet-members-for-book-video/
— Bannon Gives Democrats Ammo With Attacks On Trump’s Family – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails give ammunition to the Democrats. They dishonestly ignore the fact that all the information in the emails is already posted on websites, that is, the information is already in the public realm.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/03/bannon-gives-democrats-ammo-with-attacks-on-trumps-family/
— Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Fired For Anti-Diversity Views Announces Lawsuit Against His Former Company – Eric Lieberman (DIERSEN: If Damore had taken a job with the federal government, the federal government would have wasted his career and would have gotten rid of him if he 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/ex-google-engineer-fired-for-anti-diversity-views-announces-lawsuit-against-his-former-company/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— 10 Percent of Amazon’s Ohio Workforce on Food Stamps – David Rutz
http://freebeacon.com/politics/report-10-percent-of-amazons-ohio-workforce-on-food-stamps/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats warn Trump IRS chief against inflating tax cuts with new withholding tables – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-warn-trump-irs-chief-against-inflating-tax-cuts-with-new-withholding-tables/article/2645303

 

THE HILL
— Immigration reform: An Army recruitment opportunity – ERIC FANNING (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a 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 poor Democrat, a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/367839-immigration-reform-an-army-recruitment-opportunity

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/trump-border-wall-funding-surveillance.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Politics at the Golden Globes leads some to call for ‘Oprah for President’ – Christina Bellantoni (DIERSEN: What percent of those at the Golden Globes are members of one or more of the following groups: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-20180108-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Former Google Engineer Fired Over Diversity Memo Files Suit James Damore alleges discrimination against conservative, white men – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: If Damore had taken a job with the federal government, the federal government would have wasted his career and would have gotten rid of him if he 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.wsj.com/articles/former-google-engineer-who-wrote-diversity-memo-files-suit-1515440507

 

ONLINE NEWS ORGANIZATION
— Journalism Mentorship Collaborative (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
https://journalists.org/programs/journalism-mentorship-collaborative/about/#fellowship

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Think All Our Leaders Clueless About America’s Future (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A want to get rid of those that are members of Group B. 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2018/many_think_all_our_leaders_clueless_about_america_s_future

January 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois suspends tax break deal with Chicago tech company – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/illinois-suspends-tax-break-deal-with-chicago-tech-company/2877197/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bannon tries to make amends as aides defend Trump’s fitness
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/bannon-tries-to-make-amends-as-aides-defend-trumps-fitness

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump may be ‘pathological liar,’ Sen. Bernie Sanders says – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bernie-sanders-donald-trump-pathological-liar/
— Trump aide, CIA head defend president’s fitness for office – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-book-fire-fury-mental-fitness-aides-defend/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Let state ‘laboratories’ work out the rules for recreational pot.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/legalized-recreational-marijuana-jeff-sessions-crackdown/
— Steve Bannon trying to make amends – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steve-bannon-donald-trump-fire-fury-book/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois suspends second Outcome Health tax break deal – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-outcome-health-edge-tax-credit-20180105-story.html
— Bannon tries to make amends, praises Trump Jr. as ‘both a patriot and a good man’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stephen-miller-jake-tapper-interview-20180107-story.html
— Metra tests high-tech backup braking system, wants full installation by 2019 – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-metra-positive-train-control-getting-around-20180107-story.html
— Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat – Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-infrastructure-plan-20180107-story.html

 

WSIL
— POLITICO: Illinois governor most-likely to lose re-election
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37209886/politico-illinois-governor-most-likely-to-lose-re-election

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Recovering Sen. Paul says political violence rising concern
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/recovering-sen-paul-says-political-violence-rising-concern/905265776

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— DuPage County Public Affairs Program Launched DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference made the announcement Friday. – Caitlin Ketel
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/dupage-county-public-affairs-program-launched

 

BREITBART
— Steve King Warns Trump: DACA Illegal Aliens Cannot Be Legalized ‘Without Sacrificing the Rule of Law’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/07/steve-king-warns-trump-daca-illegal-aliens-cannot-legalized-without-sacrificing-law/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Goes After ‘CNN Flunky’ Jake Tapper After Stephen Miller Interview – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/07/trump-goes-after-cnn-flunky-jake-tapper-after-stephen-miller-interview/

 

THE HILL
— DOJ’s pot memo creates big decision for U.S. attorneys – LYDIA WHEELER (DIERSEN: What do the U.S. attorneys in Illinois have to say about this?)
http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/367695-dojs-pot-memo-creates-big-decision-for-us-attorneys

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In next round of budget talks, ‘dreamers’ are set to dominate – Ed O’Keefe, Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-next-round-of-budget-talks-dreamers-are-set-to-dominate/2018/01/07/1ccb2900-f25e-11e7-b3bf-ab90a706e175_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The ‘stable genius’ isn’t even functioning as president.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/01/06/the-stable-genius-isnt-even-functioning-as-president/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bannon Apologizes for Role in Book Critical of White House Former strategist says his support for Trump and his agenda is ‘unwavering’ – Harriet Torry and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bannon-apologizes-for-role-in-book-critical-of-white-house-1515349254

 

CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
— Winding career paths can call for tough moves – Elizabeth McIntyre (DIERSEN: What tough career moves have you made? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ extreme pressure/threats and took their early retirement “offer.” In 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1980, I agreed to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In 1971, I accepted IRS’s job offer. In 1971, I accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer. In 1970, I accepted Firestone Store’s job offer. In 1966, I accepted the Post Office’s job offer.)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180107/blogs17/147556/winding-career-paths-can-call-tough-moves