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CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Losing 2,700 jobs should be a wake-up call to Lake County and Illinois leaders – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-deerfield-job-drain-st-0725-20190724-f5awpc65k5b7ddowynfqrx4tsi-story.html
— Saying no to ugliness on the Illinois campaign trail – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-jihad-squad-maga-illinois-20190723-20190724-smtabblkzfcztocb4wkaxwxcq4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-west-side-lost-the-war-on-drugs-20190724-b35x67d2vnf65hn5hlpv4mwbyi-story.html
— Have you spoken at a Chicago Police Board meeting? The police know more about you than you realize. – JEREMY GORNER and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-background-checks-20190724-stu2yjnygjbyjloycjcfmkerka-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Damn angry’ Lightfoot orders CPD to stop conducting criminal background checks on Police Board speakers One day after the Chicago Tribune disclosed an alarming practice that hearkened back to the Chicago Police Department’s Red Squad spying days, Lightfoot called a halt to it and condemned the practice in the strongest of terms. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/24/20726582/damn-angry-lightfoot-orders-police-board-stop-conducting-criminal-background-checks-speakers

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Barrington residents use vandalism cases to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/barrington-residents-discuss-how-to-support-the-lgbtq-community-after-vandalism-cases
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use cancer patient to push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/cancer-patient-sentenced-to-prison-having-thc-chocolates-asks-for-pritzker-pardon

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Alderman: Put pot revenues toward pension gap A proposal introduced at today’s City Council meeting would tax the sale of recreational marijuana at 3 percent and dedicate those revenues to helping cover the city’s pensions. (DIERSEN: Pot revenue is nothing compared to the horrific damage that pot causes.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/alderman-put-pot-revenues-toward-pension-gap

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposed site for ‘Health & Housing Center’ for homeless criticized by neighbors – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If Democrats wanted to dump problematic people into your precinct, who would the Democrats and RINOs in your precinct blame? ANSWER: Of course, the Republicans in your precinct.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190725/proposed-site-for-health-amp-housing-center-for-homeless-criticized-by-neighbors

WCIA
— Davis campaign volunteer poses as reporter to ambush Dirksen Londrigan press call – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about, or better yet, I should sue those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have used my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 to serve as an operative for a candidate or for anyone else. I have always openly served as an operative for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.) 
https://www.wcia.com/news/davis-campaign-volunteer-poses-as-reporter-to-ambush-dirksen-londrigan-press-call/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although the 2020 election is still 15 months away, the campaign for Congressman Rodney Davis is already dispatching volunteers to surreptitiously try and undermine a key messaging strategy of his rival Betsy Dirksen Londrigan — that she can’t be bought and paid for. On Wednesday, July 17th, Dirksen Londrigan held a joint press conference call with a campaign finance reform group called End Citizens United. The campaign sent invitations to local media and asked them to RSVP. WCIA has learned an unpaid volunteer working on behalf of the Davis campaign crashed the call, lied about his name to pose as reporter for a college newspaper, and ambushed Dirksen Londrigan with pointed arguments, including jabs at her husband’s career. On the call, Dirksen Londrigan said, “Congressman Davis’ votes clearly show he is voting for the corporate PACs and special interests who fund his campaign.” She vowed not to accept any direct campaign contributions from corporate PACs, a political strategy Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders deployed successfully in 2016 to align himself with the growing number of Americans dissatisfied with the Washington establishment and who wanted an outsider to showcase they are not beholden to big business. Davis has pushed back against Dirksen Londrigan’s characterizations, saying on Monday that his campaign contributions have “no more clout over me than it has clout over her for taking money from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who takes funding from the same sources.” Davis’s defense sounded nearly identical to lines of questioning from a man who joined Dirksen Londrigan’s press call five days earlier. Toward the end of the conference call, a man introduced himself as Jim Sherman from The Alestle, the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. . .However, the caller who went after Dirksen Londrigan and her husband in the press call was not who he claimed he was. Miranda Lintzenich, the editor of the student newspaper, told WCIA, “Our student paper is not something through class. It’s an actual employment job. As far as I can remember, we have not had anyone by the name of Jim Sherman work here.” According to SIUE’s public records, there is no one attending class on campus with the name Jim Sherman. An employee at the admissions office told WCIA, “We do not have anyone by the name of Jim Sherman associated with SIUE.” According to a call log provided to WCIA, the phone number used to dial into the conference call matched the cell phone number for Nick Klitzing, the former Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party who most recently worked as the deputy campaign manager for former Governor Bruce Rauner. Reached by phone, Klitzing confessed to committing the hoax and said, “I was willing to help. I’m just a volunteer.” Veteran political reporter and press relations man Mike Lawrence called the episode “unfortunate” and “off limits for any campaign.” Lawrence served as bureau chief for the now-defunct Lee Enterprises and later in the same capacity for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 20 years before signing on as former Governor Jim Edgar’s press secretary in 1990. Later, Lawrence served as the director of SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. “I don’t think it’s appropriate,” Lawrence said. “It’s an indication of the continued degradation of campaigning. In some respects, it’s an extension of the ‘anything goes’ mentality.” Lawrence recalled the old days where campaigns would engage in “dirty tricks” or send trackers to hound rival candidates at public events, but said, “I think this goes a step further.” “It’s not appropriate for someone to misrepresent himself as a reporter,” Lawrence said. Confronted with the established facts of the story and Klitzing’s confession, Davis’ campaign manager Matt Butcher initially tried to deny having any knowledge about the phone call. WCIA gave Butcher another 24 hours to explain how an unpaid volunteer living in Chicago could have possibly been aware of a closed press call happening downstate, and how that volunteer might have known to parrot Congressman Davis’ talking points. Yet, Butcher still declined comment. Klitzing acknowledged he did not act alone, and that he was asked to make the call and interject with questions. He said it was his idea to offer up a fake name. Klitzing also defended crashing Dirksen Londrigan’s press call, saying “it happens all the time.” The organizer of the call did not find it common or comical. “Impersonating a college student in order to lob false partisan attacks is dirty politics and shows how low Rodney Davis’ campaign is willing to sink,” Muller told WCIA. She claimed Davis “can’t defend his record, so he’s sending other people to make false attacks. Rodney Davis should condemn these tactics and stop the dirty politics.” It’s unclear if Congressman Davis has any knowledge of the hoax phone call his campaign commissioned, or if he’s aware of WCIA’s persistent efforts to seek any comment or explanation from his campaign manager. His staff has taken the unusual step of repeatedly ignoring phone calls, text messages and emails from WCIA’s political reporters, and no longer sends press releases or notices of media availability to WCIA’s political staff, despite frequent requests to include them in media releases. In addition, WCIA has sent six separate invitations for Congressman Davis to appear on Capitol Connection since his November 2018 election victory. His office has ignored or declined each one.)

LAKE FOREST LEADER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensary owned by LF residents prepares for cannabis legalization – Erin Yarnall
https://www.lakeforestleader.com/p/news-community/dispensary-owned-lf-residents-prepares-cannabis-legalization

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— GOP lawmakers pushing for Heartbeat Bill – Adam Eisenberg 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512781249-gop-lawmakers-pushing-for-heartbeat-bill

WEST COOK NEWS
— Peter Roskam endorses Ives for Congress for Sixth District seat – Glenn Minnis 
https://westcooknews.com/stories/512789275-peter-roskam-endorses-ives-for-congress-for-sixth-district-seat

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis operative poses as reporter while Davis freezes out largest TV station in his district
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/rodney-davis-operative-poses-as-reporter-while-davis-freezes-out-largest-tv-station-in-his-district/
— Boycotters furious when Harley dealership replaces Confederate flag with US flag on band logo
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/boycotters-furious-when-harley-dealership-replaces-confederate-flag-with-us-flag-on-band-logo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ivanka Trump’s white dog is just a dog. Can we stop imposing race on animals? – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/ivanka-trumps-white-dog-is-just-a-dog-can-we-stop-imposing-race-on-animals

GOPUSA
— Lunatic Fringe or Future of the Democrat Party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73171
— Homeless population grows 47 percent in two years in Democrat run Oakland
http://www.gopusa.com/homeless-population-grows-47-percent-in-two-years-in-democrat-run-oakland/
— Pandering: Elizabeth Warren touts impeachment push at NAACP conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73186

TOWNHALL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Adults Encourage Children To Hit Piñata Resembling An ICE Agent – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/24/chicago-adults-encourage-children-to-hit-pinata-resembling-an-ice-agent-n2550529
— After Trump’s ‘Racist’ Tweets, Dems Demand ‘Civility,’ But When Have They Practiced It? – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/07/25/after-trumps-racist-tweets-dems-demand-civility-but-when-have-they-practiced-it-n2550574
— Fake News CNN Wants Americans To Hate Israel – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/07/24/fake-news-cnn-wants-americans-to-hate-israel-n2550552

FOX NEWS
— In resurfaced interview, Ilhan Omar answers question on ‘jihadist terrorism’ by saying Americans should be ‘more fearful of white men’ – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ilhan-omar-interview-2018-fearful-white-men-islam
— Bette Midler suggests Trump paid African-Americans to add diversity to ‘blackground’ of rallies – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bette-midler-tweet-trump-blackground

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S IMMIGRATION CON JOB Exploiting hate and fear to undermine America. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274348/lefts-immigration-con-job-michael-cutler
— MEDICARE FOR ALL DESTROYS MEDICARE It’s not Medicare for All. It’s Destroy Medicare for All. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274337/medicare-all-destroys-medicare-daniel-greenfield

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ICE pinata, ‘Trump’ game with goal to knock out teeth at annual Chicago community event – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/ice-pinata-trump-game-with-goal-to-knock-out-teeth/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Fundamental Injustice of Reparations – Ron A.Y. Rich (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_fundamental_injustice_of_reparations.html
— Democrats will never stop calling to raise the minimum wage – Howard J. Warner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_will_never_stop_calling_to_raise_the_minimum_wage.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Ilhan Omar tweets endorsement of tax-funded abortions for illegal immigrants – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dem-ilhan-omar-tweets-endorsement-of-tax-funded-abortions-for-illegal-immigrants

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— What Is A Person Of Non-Color? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/what-is-a-person-of-non-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In truth, all skin has “color” so the claim of liberals about people-of-color is somewhat lame and vague. There are no persons of non-color, but we do have leftist Democrats who use skin color to get what they want and to punish people who block their corrupt power grabs. To use skin color for punishment or reward is a dirty thing to do because no one can control the color of their skin. But, of course, we know that this select protected group of people-of-color consists of Democrats who, in their own opinion, are not deferred to freely enough, but one wonders, with all of this discrimination going on, why so many dark-skinned people living in America are multi-millionaires. One also wonders how Hispanic and Arab people were able to jump on the people-of-color bandwagon and partake of the benefits intended for the descendants of slaves, who were genuinely injured by just being someone else’s property, and often they were the property of other “people-of-color“.)

PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Are Committed to Permanent Revolution – Harlan Hill
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/64503-democrats-are-committed-to-permanent-revolution
— Democrats Demand Economy-Killing Marxist Wages Even $15 an hour isn’t enough for some Democrats, who want a minimum wage of $20. – Louis DeBroux (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64482-democrats-demand-economy-killing-marxist-wages

EPOCH TIMES
— Young Conservatives at Turning Point: We’re Being Censored – BOWEN XIAO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending out and b) who discourage everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://m.theepochtimes.com/young-conservatives-feel-they-cant-express-themselves-on-social-media_3014868.html

THE HILL
— GOP 2020 primary challenger Bill Weld calls Trump ‘a raging racist’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: If Weld is on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct next year, how many Trump-haters will vote for Weld? In my precinct, in the 2016 Republican primary, 93 voted for Kasich.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454539-trump-primary-challenger-bill-weld-speaks-to-naacp-donald-trump-is-a-raging

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/podcasts/the-daily/2020-electoral-college-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/us/politics/naacp-trump-democrats-2020.html

NEW YORK POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago still faces segregation 100 years after ‘Red Summer’ race riots – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/chicago-still-faces-segregation-100-years-after-red-summer-race-riots/

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise “foreign-born residents.” Foreign-born residents are much easier to manipulate, dominate, and exploit.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2019/07/24/newcomer-power-d-fw-immigrants-pay-10-billion-taxes-fill-half-construction-jobs

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Affirmative action opponents turn in referendum signatures – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action to not hire and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Affirmative-action-opponents-turn-in-referendum-14120588.php

INTELLIGENCER
— Ahead of Trump Visit, Ohio Dems, Autoworkers Come to Wheeling to Express Disappointment With President – ALAN OLSON
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2019/07/ahead-of-trump-visit-ohio-dems-autoworkers-come-to-wheeling-to-express-disappointment-with-president/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Polarized Nation Means Choice Over ‘Persuadable’ Voters With most Americans committed to one party, campaigns weigh benefits of tending to their supporters or wooing swing voters – Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on persuading voters to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polarized-nation-means-choice-over-persuadable-voters-11564047001

FORTUNE
— Bipartisan Parade of Candidates Touts Reforms, Bashes Trump, at NAACP Convention – Melanie Eversley
https://fortune.com/2019/07/24/naacp-convention-2019-detroit-candidates

FORBES
— How The Decline Of Pensions Furthered The Racial Wealth Gap – Christian Weller
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2019/07/24/how-the-decline-of-pensions-furthered-the-racial-wealth-gap/

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— With wrongful termination, charges can come from anywhere – ANNIKEN DAVENPORT (DIERSEN: The more protected groups that you are a member of, the less likely that you will be wrongfully terminated. Protected groups include minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-German American, non-Protestant, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, poor people, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/52550/with-wrongful-termination-charges-can-come-from-anywhere

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Conservatives Attack Mueller As ‘Doddering’ and ‘Semi-Senile’ in House Testimony – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/conservatives-attack-mueller-as-doddering-semi-senile.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Jews want Jews to hate Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/has-trump-abandoned-anti-semitism/594619/

NEWSWEEK
— YOUNG TRUMP FANS REVEAL THE PRESIDENT’S HOLD ON REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FUTURE AT CHARLIE KIRK-FOUNDED CONFERENCE – BILL POWELL 
https://www.newsweek.com/young-trump-fans-reveal-presidents-hold-republican-partys-future-charlie-kirk-founded-1451028

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Admitted She Was Part Of A Secret Facebook Group Filled With Racist, Sexist Comments The top border official said she was unaware of the racist and misogynistic content in the group because she’s “on Facebook very, very rarely.” – Salvador Hernandez (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose all the secret Facebook groups that they are/were a member of?)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/border-patrol-chief-secret-facebook-group-provost

VAULT
— How to Use Your Vacation to Clarify Your Career Goals (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your career goals have to be getting promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.vault.com/blogs/job-search/how-to-use-your-vacation-to-clarify-your-career-goals

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/long-history-black-americans-told-190724110928661.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roosevelt Road Corridor Study Update – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs (21 at last count) at homes on Arbor Avenue, Golf Lane, Park Avenue, and Warrenville Road in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.”)