FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Girl cited for weapon possession, cars vandalized as teen takeover descends on Hyde Park. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your municipality?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/teen-takeover-chicago-video-16-year-old-girl-arrested-cars-vandalized-during-hyde-park-supt-larry-snelling-weighs/18817884/
CBS2 & FOX32 & WTTW & SOUTHERN & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-lgbtq-conversion-therapy/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-conversion-therapy-ban-at-risk-after-supreme-court-ruling.amp
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/31/chicago-bulls-waive-jaden-ivey-after-anti-lgbtq-comments-remarks-about-religion
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/03/31/supreme-court-strikes-down-colorado-law-banning-conversion-therapy-for-minors/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Operation Midway Blitz in charts: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/31/operation-midway-blitz-in-charts-roughly-3800-detained-and-2500-deported-most-with-no-criminal-record/
WFMD
— Chicago’s empty ‘ghost schools’ teach us about how the system is failing
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/30/chicagos-empty-ghost-schools-teach-us-about-how-the-system-is-failing/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Today’s Democrat leaders complain about EEOC. How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-31/how-trumps-eeoc-is-attacking-dei-and-emphasizing-white-people
IPM NEWSROOM
— Supreme Court hears arguments in Birthright Citizenship case
https://ipmnewsroom.org/listen-live-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders say Bailey will not win, but will give Downstate Republicans a champion to fight Chicago’s political dominance of Illinois.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/betting-on-a-losing-horse-named-bailey/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are your job qualifications? What helped you get hired? For me, overwhelmingly, my job qualifications helped me get hired because all those who hired me were under tremendous pressure to hire those who did not share my demographics. They were under tremendous pressure to hire those who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 hired me when I was 18 because I had earned a high school diploma and because I had passed the postal employment examination. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me when I was 22 because I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business and because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me when I was 31 because I had earned an MBA and because I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. The Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. The Democrats who ran GAO would not have promoted me when I was 38 if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP looks at overturning case allowing undocumented children in US public schools. DD: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/31/gop-looks-at-overturning-case-allowing-undocumented-children-in-us-public-schools-1630266/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Signs Order Creating National Eligible Voter List, Tightening Mail-in Ballot System. The president signed the new law after Congress stalled while debating the SAVE America Act.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-order-creating-national-eligible-voter-list-tightening-mail-in-ballot-system-6006392
FOX NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/katherine-schwarzenegger-traditional-marriage-values-chris-pratt-builds-dollhouse
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Leftist Justification for Racial Discrimination Is Built on Lies. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, all the problems that those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have always been caused by those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-leftist-justification-for-racial-discrimination-is-built-on-lies/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump to attend Supreme Court oral arguments for birthright citizenship case. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5810409-trump-to-attend-birthright-hearing/
C-SPAN
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/supreme-ct-considers-constitutionality-of-trump-restricting-birthright-citizenship/441331
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-supreme-court-hearing-birthright-citizenship-e069e683149d23fe59e4679732c084f5
REUTERS
— Trump will personally go to Supreme Court for birthright citizenship case. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-will-likely-go-supreme-court-personally-birthright-citizenship-2026-03-31/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/us/video/legal-setback-for-lgbtq-community-after-supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ruling-digvid-vrtc
AOL
— Police overwhelmed by spring break stampedes and fights. DD: When I went on spring breaks in 1969, 1970, and 1971, there were no stampedes or fights.
https://www.aol.com/articles/spring-break-trends-turns-cities-115748716.html
— Democrats are already thinking demographics and if a ‘straight, white Christian man’ must be the pick in 2028. DD: To get Biden elected, Democrat leaders falsely shouted that if elected, he would govern as a moderate/centrist.
https://www.aol.com/articles/democrats-already-thinking-demographics-straight-180608057.html
NBC NEWS
— Trump will attend oral arguments in Supreme Court birthright citizenship case. Both the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Historical Society have said there is no official record of any sitting president attending oral arguments. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-plans-attend-oral-arguments-birthright-citizenship-case-rcna266117
CBS NEWS
— Trump signs executive order aiming to restrict mail-in voting, a move that’s likely to face legal challenges.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-vote-by-mail-executive-order/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-colorados-ban-conversion-therapy-aimed-lgbtq-youth-rcna245858
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/opinion/padma-lakshmi-birthright-citizenship-food.html
— Personal responsibility for your health. DD: I take personal responsibility for my coming down with type 2 diabetes. Since 2000, instead of sleeping, exercising, and watching my diet and weight, I have ever-increasingly focused on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. In addition, I focused on serving as a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/upshot/youre-sick-whose-fault-is-that.html
USA TODAY
— Trump to make unprecedented Supreme Court visit for birthright citizenship. Trump’s daily schedule has him at the Court for oral arguments at 10 a.m. on April 1. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/31/trump-says-he-plans-to-attend-supreme-court-hearing-on-birthright-citizenship/89413737007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship. The 14th Amendment’s authors would exclude illegal and visiting aliens from U.S. ‘jurisdiction.’
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-right-on-birthright-citizenship-954ae377
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-trump-v-barbara-illegal-immigration-2f6ffc7a
— These Companies Foster Careers Better Than Others. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The more of the following that federal employees are, the faster that they can get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The Democrats who run the federal government use “up-or-out” to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/these-companies-foster-careers-better-than-others-heres-how-edc96d8d
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Whatever happened to personal responsibility? DD: What do you take personal responsibility for? I take personal responsibility for promoting conservative principles and promoting the Republican Party platform. Therefore, my critics/opponents hold me personally responsible for rejection of conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. Because of the ever-increasing success that Democrat and RINO leaders are having rejecting conservative principles and rejecting the Republican Party platform, they ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffer.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-whatever-happened-to-personal-responsibility-3732141/
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
— DD: Since the 1960s, employers in America have been under ever-increasing pressure to hire, retain, and promote those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The majority of those who are the aforesaid vote for Democrats.
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/men-and-women-work
PEW RESEARCH
— U.S.-style birthright citizenship is uncommon around the world. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/31/us-style-birthright-citizenship-is-uncommon-around-the-world/
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-impact-of-immigrants-on-the-us-economy/
NPR
— DD: Today’s Democrat leaders complain about EEOC. How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763966/eeoc-trump-white-men-civil-rights-dei-discrimination
PBS
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-and-birth-tourism-before-supreme-court-hears-arguments
POLITICO
— Trump will attend birthright citizenship arguments at Supreme Court. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/donald-trump-supreme-court-birthright-arguments-00853581
ACLU
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action DEI to get rid of Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/what-you-need-to-know-about-affirmative-action-at-the-supreme-court
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
POLICY ALTERNATIVES
— The myth of meritocracy. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) all their successes were because of meritocracy and b) all my successes were because I benefitted from discrimination against those who were minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/exposing-the-myth-of-meritocracy/
FORBES INDIA
— Great places to work: Redefining workplace excellence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, it was a great place to work for their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It was an ever-increasingly bad place to work for their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbesindia.com/amp/article/upfront/brand-connect/great-places-to-work-redefining-workplace-excellence/2992758/1
Tag: Precinct
March 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Bailey addresses supporters
https://wgntv.com/video/darren-bailey-addresses-supporters/11617116/
— Chicago vets denounce Iran war, urge current service members to resist. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://wgntv.com/military/chicago-vets-denounce-iran-war-urge-current-service-members-to-resist/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/planned-parenthood-illinois-eeoc-discrimination/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FCC attempt to alter broadcast news is unconstitutional. Brendan Carr aims to reshape TV programming by requiring that broadcasters serve “the public interest” as he defines it, which evidently precludes news coverage that annoys the president. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to article that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in the newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/19/fcc-brendan-carr-tv-news-journalism-unconstitutional-trump-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/dupage-clerks-election-loss-wont-end-legal-fight-with-county-board/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board. The Glen Ellyn Democrat has been locked in a yearslong battle with the board over how she runs the county clerk’s office and how bills get paid. That fight ended up in court and was a key factor in why the two-term incumbent found herself facing a challenger in the Democratic primary election. On Tuesday, DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia defeated Kaczmarek to become the Democratic nominee for county clerk. In November, she will face Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, an attorney from Burr Ridge. Deacon Garcia and Kladis-Schiappa both say they would end the legal battle with the county board if they are elected. However, Kaczmarek will continue to serve as county clerk until the end of November. In the meantime, she says she intends to pursue an appeal she filed earlier this year. “The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election,” Kaczmarek said in a statement. Noting that a DuPage judge sided with the county in two recent rulings, a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said the office will “continue to vigorously defend the county in this matter.” Kaczmarek has argued that multiple opinions issued by the Illinois attorney general’s office have supported the contention that elected officials have internal control over their office. In addition, Kaczmarek claims the county has tried to require her office to make unnecessary budget transfers in order for bills to be paid. County board members counter that they don’t want to tell Kaczmarek what to do. However, they say the county can require its elected officials and department heads to follow basic accounting procedures and state laws on bidding. Still, Kaczmarek insists that the county board and the state’s attorney’s office “continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring” everything that the attorney general’s office has advised. “There must be independence of county officers from county board interference,” Kaczmarek said. “Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every attorney general’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County.” The county board filed a lawsuit in 2024 seeking a judge’s order to compel Kaczmarek into compliance with county accounting procedures for bill payments. At the time, Kaczmarek would not fill out the requested paperwork for budget transfers to get bills paid, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because there was enough money in her budget to cover the expenses. Last August, a judge ruled in the county’s favor and compelled Kaczmarek to follow the county’s accounting procedures. Then in December, the same judge ruled against Kaczmarek’s request for summary judgment, where she argued contracts with two election-related vendors were exempt from bidding rules because they fell under professional services. In January, Kaczmarek’s attorney filed the notice of appeal challenging both rulings. On Wednesday, Kaczmarek’s attorney, Ken Florey, said legal briefs from both sides should be filed in the coming months. He was hopeful a ruling could be issued before the November election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek released the following statement Wednesday after her election loss: “The DuPage County Board and State’s Attorney continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring everything the Attorney General’s Office has advised for over 40 years. There must be independence of county officers from county board interference. Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every Attorney General’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County. The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election.”)
— What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/nation-and-world/what-americans-are-giving-up-to-afford-aca-health-insurance-according-to-a-new-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to stretch it out longer. “Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine,” said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. “It’s so much with insurance, it’s crazy.” About 8 in 10 Americans, like Brown, who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. A main reason for increased costs was the Dec. 31 expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset premiums for most enrollees. For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois settles EEOC case alleging discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-planned-parenthood-eeoc-dei-discrimination-03192026/
WJBC
— Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration. DD: Democrats use high schools to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/03/19/proposed-bill-would-require-illinois-high-schools-to-offer-voter-registration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-490/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Republicans Face Permanent Super Minority as Voter Turnout Collapses in 2026 Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/illinois-republicans-face-permanent-super-minority-as-voter-turnout-collapses-in-2026-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headline number is stark: only about 33 percent of Illinois Republicans’ own modeled voter base showed up to vote. According to voter data, just 561,000 Republicans cast ballots in the primary. Campaign voter models estimate there are approximately 1.69 million Republican-leaning voters in Illinois. That means two out of every three Republican voters stayed home. By comparison, Republicans turned out about 47 percent of their base in 2022 – marking a 14-point drop in enthusiasm in just four years. Meanwhile, Democrats moved in the opposite direction.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vehicle Emission Testing Available in Johnsburg on Saturday, March 21st and How Crystal Lake Got a Testing Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/vehicle-emission-testing-available-in-johnsburg-on-saturday-march-21st/
— With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/with-100-of-precincts-in-mchenry-county-board-district-7-8-challengers-jeff-schwartz-and-marty-mohr-defeat-brian-sager-larry-smith/
— Misleading Headlines on Schwartz/Mohr Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/misleading-headlines/
— UPDATE: Election Judge Dies in McCullom Lake, COUNTY CLERK JOE TIRIO’S STATEMENT
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/election-judge-dies-in-mccullum-lake/
— 56% Approve Referendum Seeking Opinion on Illinois’ Participation in Federal Scholarship Program
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/56-approve-referendum-seeking-opinion-on-illinois-participation-in-federal-scholarship-program/
— Biss Issues Victory Email
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/biss-issues-victory-email/
— Don Tracy on His GOP Senate Victory, Goes After Democratic Party Opponent Juliana Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/don-tracy-on-his-gop-senate-victory-goes-after-democratic-party-opponent-juliana-stratton/
— In the Two Hot GOP Committeeperson Contests Early & Absentee Ballots Show Interesting Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/in-the-two-hot-gop-committeeperson-contests-early-absentee-ballots-show-interesting-results/
— Contested McHenry Township GOP Precinct Committeeperson Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/contested-mchenry-township-gop-precinct-committeeperson-contest-results/
— Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/laura-fine-did-not-win-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-congress-but-she-is-leading-daniel-biss-for-state-central-committeeperson-at-least-in-mchenry-county/
— Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/hebron-township-citizens-vote-down-road-money/
— Raja Wins McHenry County in Early & Absentee Votes, While Stratton Wins the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/raja-wins-mchenry-county-in-early-absentee-votes-while-stratton-wins-the-state/
— The $66.50 Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/the-66-50-ballot/
— Mohr Innovates in Campaign for County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/mohr-innovates-in-campain-for-county-board/
— Biss Gets Taken to the Woodshed after Former Student Tells of Uncomfortable Situation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/biss-gets-taken-to-the-woodshed-after-former-student/
— Real Reason To Have Voted Early
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/a-real-reason-to-have-voted-early/
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
— Another Example of Excessive State Regulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/16/another-example-of-excessive-state-regulation/
— McHenry County Animal Cruelty Case Makes Kankakee-Area Newspaper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/mchenry-county-animal-cruelty-case-makes-kankakee-area-newspaper/
— An Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/an-election-cartoon/
— Paul Harvey Talking about 2026 in 1965
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/paul-harvey-talking-about-2026-in-1965/
— Critique of GOP Gubernatorial Candidates’ Nights
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/critique-of-gubernatorial-candidates-nights/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-leave-croissanterie-made-people/
— Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty. Kent resignation, Gabbard questions and intelligence leaks raise alarms.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/trump-faces-internal-sabotage-iran-war-exposes-disloyalty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4497964/congress-reject-pentagon-iran-war-request/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuaries Are a Public Safety Disaster. Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
https://cis.org/Oped/Sanctuaries-Are-Public-Safety-Disaster
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics. DD: How successful have Democrats been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/19/biden-cia-warned-traditional-motherhood-homemaking-white-extremist-tactics/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary States Consider Bills to Hold ICE Officers Liable for Simply Doing Their Jobs
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/sanctuary-states-consider-bills-hold-ice-officers-liable
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want to Make It Easy to Cheat at Polls
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-johnson-election-integrity-donald-trump/2026/03/18/id/1249998/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker knocks AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent big in Illinois races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
CBS NEWS
— In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there’s fraud. DD: Illegals have false IDs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-process-photo-id-opinion-poll/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker and Stratton
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/us/illinois-election-primary-midterms
March 18, 2026
Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly elect candidates who are further and further and further off the cliff to the left.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2026 Illinois primary day election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/illinois-primary-day-election-results/
— Noonan tops Moore by nearly double the vote in DuPage sheriff primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/dupage-county-sheriff-primary-results-republican/
DAILY HERALD
— Harris beats Adamczyk in GOP primary race for secretary of state
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/illinois-state-politics/early-returns-show-adamczyk-leading-harris-in-republican-secretary-of-state-primary/
— GOP voters back Noonan over Moore in DuPage sheriff’s primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/noonan-comfortably-leading-moore-in-dupage-sheriffs-primary/
— Newcomers win Democratic nod for DuPage County Board seats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/newcomers-win-democratic-nod-for-dupage-county-board-seats/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: District 4 Wheaton Democrat Paula McGowen is poised to take on incumbent Grant Eckhoff, the second-longest serving Republican on the board, this fall. McGowen, a Milton Township trustee who also sits on the DuPage regional school board, had 9,996 votes, while her opponent, Syed Hussain, had 7,905 votes.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage Democrats pick Deacon Garcia for county clerk. With all precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals showed Deacon Garcia with 54,761 votes and Kaczmarek with 42,670 votes.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/dupage-democrats-pick-deacon-garcia-for-county-clerk/
CBS2
— Results for 2026 Illinois primary elections
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/illinois-midterm-primary-election-results-2026/
— Illinois approves plan to lower proficiency scores for standardized tests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-approves-plan-lower-proficiency-scores-standardized-tests/
WGN9
— Pritzker, Bailey set for Illinois governor showdown in November
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/pritzker-bailey-set-for-illinois-governor-showdown-in-november/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi, now faces Tracy in November for U.S. Senate seat
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/stratton-defeats-krishnamoorthi-now-faces-tracy-in-november/20260318065419/
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Bailey wins west-central Illinois vote
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/darren-bailey-face-jb-pritzker-november-22079473.php
EDWARSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Illinois Senate race set as Stratton, Tracy win primaries
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/illinois-senate-race-stratton-tracy-primary-result-22082841.php
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy wins GOP primary for US Senate seat
https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/national/article_ecb0e744-7d46-5982-b60d-f254a5280cdf.html
STATELINE
— Illinois Senate battle set: Stratton vs. Tracy in 2026 showdown
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-senate-battle-set-stratton-vs-tracy-in-2026-showdown/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Diane Harris wins Republican Illinois Secretary of State Primary
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/election/diane-harris-wins-republican-illinois-secretary-of-state-primary/article_a0ca61f4-3766-5863-b86b-e411a7a662ca.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Darren Bailey wins Republican Illinois Governor Primary
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/elections/darren-bailey-wins-republican-illinois-governor-primary/article_778d4a16-6461-4fed-8007-ff6b544c99b0.html
WAND TV
— Stratton set for November General Election matchup against Tracy
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/juliana-stratton-set-for-november-general-election-matchup-against-don-tracy/article_cb48e3ca-a8b0-491c-b446-739e728001b8.html
— Pritzker vs. Bailey Round 2: 2026 race is on
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-vs-bailey-round-2-2026-race-is-on/article_8bb4ddff-5d68-4762-8d18-c517736e16a6.html
WREX
— Stratton vs. Tracy in Illinois U.S. Senate race, Bailey/Pritzker rematch for governor
https://www.wrex.com/news/election/stratton-vs-tracy-in-illinois-u-s-senate-race-bailey-pritzker-rematch-for-governor/article_5fba04c3-ada6-4070-b181-57006863c487.html
WIFR TV
— Stratton, Tracy to go head-to-head for Durbin’s Senate seat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36aIe9ONkNY
WMBD
— Illinois governor’s race will be a rematch in 2026
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/03/17/illinois-governors-race-will-be-a-rematch-in-2026/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Tracy: Elect me, and make Illinois a ‘two-party state’ again
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-tracy-elect-me-and-make-illinois-a-two-party-state-again/
— It’s Bailey v. Pritzker again
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-its-bailey-v-pritzker-again/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi with help from Chicago, downstate voters. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy set to face Stratton in November.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stratton-defeats-krishnamoorthi-with-help-from-chicago-downstate-voters/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election Results DD: About 105,000 voted for a Democrat U.S. Senate candidate while only about 46,000 voted for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate. About 100,000 voted for Pritzker while only about 47,000 voted for a Republican gubernatorial candidate. According to the DCED website, 331 (30.48%) of the 1,086 registered voters in my Milton 59 precinct voted. I got 120 votes. I anxiously await posting of how many Republican and Democrat ballots were cast in my precinct and how many votes each candidate got in my precinct. I anxiously await a listing of those voters who cast Republican ballots. I want to hand-deliver a precinct letter to them that thanks them for voting and gives them election results.
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton victory boosts Pritzker clout
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/18/stratton-victory-boosts-pritzker-clout-00833636
CAPITOL FAX
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The outcome of Mark Senak v. Jason Helland for Illinois Third District Appellate Court will be posted at:
https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2026 – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Stratton vs. Tracy to replace Durbin
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2fa9ee45-aacb-4dae-896f-cc39b3b30f5f.html
— Illinois voters to see Pritzker, Bailey rematch in November
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4c72a31a-1fba-4769-90f9-cea9d806b9d7.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW AMERICAN
— American Women Are Struggling — With Rampant Sexual Confusion
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/american-women-are-struggling-with-rampant-sexual-confusion-exhibit-a/
PJ MEDIA
— Hollywood’s Climate Virtue Signaling Ends Where Personal Responsibility Begins
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/03/17/hollywoods-climate-virtue-signaling-ends-where-personal-responsibility-begins-n4950752
SPEAKER JOHNSON
— Democrats Refuse to Reopen DHS for the American People Until They Can Reopen American Borders for Illegal Aliens
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2856
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Stratton scores ‘major victory’ in Illinois Democratic primary
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/video/juliana-stratton-won-democratic-primary-illinois-david-chalian-hnk-vrtc-digvid
NEW YORK TIMES
— Stratton Wins
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/elections/illinois-primary-elections-takeaways.html
— How Many Americans Are Marriage Material? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/marriage-kearney.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It used to be that an overwhelming majority of Americans married, and an overwhelming majority of American children were raised within two-parent families. Over the past six decades this has changed. Now, roughly 40 percent of children are born outside of wedlock and about a quarter live in single-parent homes. The share of Americans who are married has fallen significantly since 1960, with a further decline portended by the marriage rates of the younger generations.)
— Florida University Bars Student G.O.P. Group. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. They ever-increasingly blamed ICRC and TAPROOT for Republican defeats. They ever-increasingly blamed conservative principles and the conservative planks in the Republican Party platform for Republican defeats. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/university-of-florida-republicans-antisemitism.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary in victory for Pritzker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/17/illinois-senate-house-pritzker-stratton/
FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insider/2026/03/17/continued-considerations-for-corporations-on-the-dei-battlefield/
POLITICO
— King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump. Juliana Stratton’s victory in a heated Senate primary vindicates the governor’s political operation heading into 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/18/pritzker-kingmaker-illinois-senate-stratton-00833545
— Stratton wins Illinois primary, giving Dems another Black female senator. Stratton won with the help of outside spending — much of it from Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/juliana-stratton-wins-illinois-senate-democrat-primary-00833523
March 17, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Results for Election Day 2026
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/live-updates-chicago-area-voting-candidates-results-illinois-primary-election-day-2026-march-17/18721592/
— Darren Bailey apparent frontrunner in Republican primary for governor
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-primary-election-day-2026-darren-bailey-frontrunner-republican-governor-challenge-jb-pritzker/18726459/
NBC5
— Illinois Governor Primary Results 2026
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/2026-illinois-primary-election-results-governor/3909440/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/illinois-governor-results
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/national
CBS2
— Illinois primary elections 2026 live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/illinois-midterm-primary-election-results-2026/
WGN9
— Tracking Illinois primary election day results
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/live-blog-tracking-illinois-primary-election-day-results/
FOX32
— Illinois State Senate Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-senate-primary-election-results
— Illinois Governor Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-2026-primary-results
— Illinois County Office Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/county-2026-primary-election-results
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2026 Illinois primary day election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/illinois-primary-day-election-results/
— 2026 primary day election results: Governor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/2026-primary-day-election-results-governor/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Election Day For 2026 Illinois Primary: Live Updates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/election-day-illinois-primaries-2026-results-analysis
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As polls head toward closing time, precincts report low turnout
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-congressional-races-roundup-20260317/
WGLT
— Many say they use cannabis for their mental health, but there’s no evidence it helps. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-03-17/many-say-they-use-cannabis-for-their-mental-health-but-theres-no-evidence-it-helps
WSIL TV
— Hope Chicago builds Southern Illinois partnerships to expand debt-free college opportunities. DD: Back in the good-old-days, that is back in 1970, I was able to work my way through college and to graduate debt-free owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But it harmed my GPA.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/education/hope-chicago-builds-southern-illinois-partnerships-to-expand-debt-free-college-opportunities/article_d08af079-dbf8-439f-b4de-4998bcfcf4bd.html
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election Results
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
CAPITOL FAX
— Late-afternoon precinct reports
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/17/late-afternoon-precinct-reports-and-some-news-updates/
(FROM THE REPORT: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek…As of 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 17, 2026, 115,069 voters out of 636,822 registered voters have voted in DuPage County for a turnout of 18.07% percent. 41,212 voters took advantage of in-person Early Voting. 35,966 out of 73,822 requested Vote-By-Mail ballots have been received and verified as of this afternoon. 37,891 voters have voted in-person on Election Day as of 2:00 p.m. In 2014, the final midterm primary turnout was 19.19%. In 2018, the final midterm primary turnout was 24.88%. In 2022, the final midterm primary turnout was 22.79%. “Election Day voting by hour has been trending higher all day than comparable past elections. With five hours left to vote and more Vote-by-Mail ballots to be delivered, DuPage County is on pace for its highest midterm turnout in recent memory. I encourage DuPage County voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote at any polling place throughout the county before 7:00 p.m. this evening,” said County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.)
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-488/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— As Trump closes the border, unauthorized migrants surge at U.S. airports
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/17/trump-closes-border-unauthorized-migrants-surge-us-airports/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections are a growing epidemic that spans whole country
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/17/illegal-aliens-voting-in-u-s-elections-is-a-growing-epidemic-that-spans-whole-country-1627728/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Hollywood’s Anti-ICE Obsession: Illegals Portrayed as Innocent Victims
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dawn-slusher/2026/03/16/hollywoods-anti-ice-obsession-illegals-portrayed-innocent
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Illinois gubernatorial GOP primary
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5776875-live-results-illinois-gubernatorial-gop-primary/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Governor Primary Election Results
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-illinois-governor-primary.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois U.S. Senate primary election results 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2026/03/17/illinois-senate-primary-election-results/
— Illinois governor primary election results 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2026/03/17/illinois-governor-primary-election-results/
USA TODAY
— What Election Day in Illinois could forecast in America in 2026
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/17/illinois-election-results-america/89198335007/
NEW YORKER
— Illinois Primary Map: Live Election Results
https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/illinois-primary-map-live-election-results
March 14, 2026
NOTE: My newsletters starting last Thursday morning have had fewer links to articles in them because my very expensive doorstep home delivery subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Naperville Sun newspapers have stopped.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for the problems that Black students have and b) give more preference to Black students.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/14/chicago-public-schools-black-student-support-plan/
— State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450. DD: From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/renounce-us-citizenship-fee/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU plans to join May 1 ‘no school, no work’ day of action, wants classes canceled. The union is asking the mayor and the school board to draw upon a state law that allows middle and high school students one excused absence per year to attend a “civic event.” DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/12/chicago-teachers-union-plans-to-join-may-1-no-school-no-work-day-of-action-wants-classes-canceled
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/13/chicago-trump-abughazaleh-justice-department-broadview-midway-blitz-ice
— Independent campaign expenditures surged big time in state races. Total spending, including the race for the open state comptroller position, was at $5.5 million for the calendar year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/13/independent-campaign-expenditures-state-races-elections-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Political parties should have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Candidates can run as Independents.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260313/us-congress-politics/congressional-candidate-apologizes-for-suggesting-attack-on-catholic-school-in-satirical-video/
CITIES 92.9
— Early voting, vote-by-mail numbers trend higher as Illinois primary approaches. DD: How many have voted so far in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.cities929.com/2026/03/13/early-voting-vote-by-mail-numbers-trend-higher-as-illinois-primary-approaches/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Early voting numbers are trending up in Illinois before the state’s primary elections Tuesday. Illinois State Board of Elections Public Information Officer Matt Dietrich told The Center Square on Friday that about 250,000 early votes had been cast, slightly higher than the state reported before the 2022 midterm. Dietrich said he is seeing a strong response on vote by mail. “In 2022 we had about 275,000 vote-by-mail ballots cast for the primary. We’re already at 290,000, and we’ll have quite a few of those coming in now and up until two weeks after Election Day that will still be added to that count,” Dietrich said. Dietrich said the state does not track partisan turnout in its pre-election reporting, but Illinois generally sees more Democratic ballots than Republican ballots in primaries. “I would expect that to continue this year, mainly because, first of all, you have a very hotly-contested U.S. Senate race,” Dietrich said. Dietrich said open congressional seats would also draw voters. The Chicago Board of Elections reported more than 123,000 ballots received as of Thursday night, up from under 71,000 five days before the 2022 primary. The Chicago board would not provide a breakdown of votes by party without a Freedom of Information Act request.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Max Solomon Needs Your Vote to Become thee Republican Candidate for State Treasurer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/13/max-solomon-needs-your-vote-to-become-thee-republican-candidate-for-state-treasurer/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Early voting, vote-by-mail numbers trend higher as Illinois primary approaches. DD: How many have voted so far in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.aol.com/articles/early-voting-vote-mail-numbers-200000941.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA’s 2026 Primary Election Endorsements
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/ifas-2026-primary-election-endorsements/
ILINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union demands ‘no work, no school’ May 1 shutdown. The union wants teachers and students to skip school for rallies and “mass resistance training.” DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-demands-no-work-no-school-may-1-shutdown/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. High absenteeism is already a problem for CPS students, teachers. . .2. Most CPS students can’t read at grade level. . .3. CTU is using this “holiday” with communist ties to push its radical agenda on kids. . .4. CTU wants the mayor and school board to grant an “excused absence” for teachers and students May 1. . .5. Just 27.5% of Chicagoans have a favorable opinion of the union.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Supermajority Support for Fair Worksite Enforcement of Immigration Laws. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/13/poll-shows-supermajority-support-for-workplace-enforcement/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites, and especially Whites who are conservative, Republican, American, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/jasmine-crockett-potential-replacement-congress-215459627.html
— DD: For Democrat leaders, illegals are future Democrats.
https://www.aol.com/news/gop-gov-kevin-stitt-says-151706740.html
DAILY WIRE
— Hegseth Declares War On Wokeness In Military Schools, Launches 90-Day Review
https://www.dailywire.com/news/rip-em-out-hegseth-declares-war-on-wokeness-in-military-schools-launches-90-day-review
FEDERALIST
— Hegseth Orders Task Force To Probe DEI Indoctrination At America’s War Colleges
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/hegseth-orders-task-force-to-probe-dei-indoctrination-at-americas-war-colleges/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Local Officials Double Down on Policies That Block ICE
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/tompkins-county-officials-double-down-block-ice-sanctuary-policy
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Backlash to Trump immigration policies fuels Illinois primary
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW384913032026RP1/?chan=hp-us-2024-01-04
MSN
— Personal responsibility. DD: My parents and my teachers encouraged conservatism and personal responsibility. That put me on tack to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/why-men-are-walking-away-from-dating-and-the-12-hard-truths-women-need-to-hear/ss-AA1XqQEm
AOL
— Vance says universities are racially discriminating against whites and Asians
https://www.aol.com/vice-president-jd-vance-says-152536316.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/magazine/jb-pritzker-interview.html
— Will Another Black Woman Join the Senate? This Messy Primary Is Set to Decide. Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters in Illinois, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/illinois-senate-primary-stratton-kelly-krishnamoorthi.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Negative campaigning. DD: Far too many races turn negative. I should write about what my critics/opponents did to defeat me when I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer position in 2004.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/20/trump-negative-campaigning/
— Pentagon tightens control of Stars and Stripes after blasting it as ‘woke’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/13/pentagon-memo-stars-stripes/
— Discrimination against young White men was an open secret in hiring. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a bachelor’s degree in business and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/21/diversity-hiring-white-men/
— AI-powered hiring tools favor black and female job candidates over white and male applicants. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a bachelor’s degree in business and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/24/business/ai-hiring-tools-favor-black-female-candidates-over-whites-males/
— Boomers are staying in the job market as Gen Z struggles to break through. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they ever-increasingly got rid of their older employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran to make way for their younger employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/14/workers-age-new-jobs-baby-boomers/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/03/14/trump-republicans-congress-save-act-elections-voters/89118447007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote antisemitism and then blame it on Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/13/temple-israel-synagogue-attack-michigan-antisemitism/89134399007/
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers want to hire Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, and/or younger.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/features/2024-07-29/white-men-the-most-likely-to-get-hired-even-with-dei-finds-research
— Corporate America Promised to Hire a Lot More People of Color. It Actually Did. DD: Because of ever-increasing pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-black-lives-matter-equal-opportunity-corporate-diversity/?embedded-checkout=true
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Public Sector vs. Private Sector. DD: I spent almost 30 years working in the public sector. In today’s dollars, my ending salary in 1997 was $154,682/year. I should write about my critics/opponents in the private sector. According to them, I was grossly overpaid and if my career had been in the private sector, I never would have earned as much money as I did. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a job-related professional license (CPA). In my defense, I spent the last 18 years of public sector career working for a federal agency (GAO) that shank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees because of Republican-led budget cuts. The agency was almost always under promotion freezes.
https://www.businessinsider.com/pros-cons-working-public-sector-private-sector-2025-6
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— 7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a bachelor’s degree in business and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. Because of ever-increasing pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.
https://hbr.org/2017/06/7-practical-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-your-hiring-process
HIRING LAB
— Educational Requirements Are Gradually Disappearing From Job Postings. Amid growing support for skills-first hiring practices, employers are becoming less likely to require formal education credentials for jobs. DD: Because of ever-increasing pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.
https://www.hiringlab.org/2024/02/27/educational-requirements-job-postings/
HR EXECUTIVE
— EEOC puts Fortune 500 on notice over DEI. DD: When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that really did not require a college degree. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying to work my way through college.
https://hrexecutive.com/from-nike-to-coca-cola-eeoc-puts-fortune-500-on-notice-over-dei/
JD SUPRA
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers want to hire Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, and/or younger.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-study-shows-ai-resume-screeners-4832175/
CPA JOURNAL
— Glass Ceiling Shattered? Audit Partner Gender Diversity Within Accounting Firms. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored in accounting from the beginning, but I did not until I was 27 in 1976 when I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession had no interest in me a) because it viewed me as being too old and b) because my demographics were terrible. The profession was under tremendous pressure to advance minorities and females. Why didn’t I major in accounting from the beginning? I erroneously believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But I belatedly came to realize that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2026/03/13/glass-ceiling-shattered/
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA
— Melt ICE, Stop War, Build Labor. DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://www.dsausa.org/news/mar2026_npc_newsletter/
LA PROGRESSIVE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame those who have demographics that vote for Republicans for the problems that those who vote for Democrats have.
https://www.laprogressive.com/hypocrisy-or-hope/more-equal-than-others
FINANCIAL CONTENT
— Remote Jobs for College Students: Best Online Work Options in 2026. DD: I worked my way through college by delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office. That provided me with a) money for my education expenses and two new cars, b) almost 3 years of Civil Service Retirement System credit, and c) almost 3 years of Social Security credit. But it did not provide me with career-building work experience and it harmed my GPA. I worked far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/globeprwire-2026-3-13-remote-jobs-for-college-students-best-online-work-options-in-2026
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites, and especially Whites who are conservative, Republican, American, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/weve-been-here-before-and-we-know-what-comes-next-white-supremacy-has-always-been-used-to-usher-in-massive-economic-inequality/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-denounce-the-trump-administrations-assault-on-affirmative-action
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— How the Mexican flag became the symbol of the LA protests
https://www.aol.com/mexican-flag-became-symbol-la-184516132.html
— As the war in Iran ramps up, Pete Hegseth orders ‘woke review’ of military colleges nationwide
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-woke-review-military-colleges-iran-b2938216.html
— Stephen Miller actively hiring young federal workers loyal to Trump. DD: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.aol.com/articles/stephen-miller-actively-hiring-young-181111069.html
CAMBRIDGE CORE
— How voters respond to negative campaign messaging. DD: Far too many races turn negative. I should write about what my critics/opponents did to defeat me when I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer position in 2004.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-political-research/article/personal-attacks-or-policy-debates-how-voters-respond-to-negative-campaign-messaging/F5FFB75ED2A130C7924CF6E763F233E0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE
— The Case for a Nationwide General Strike on May 1. DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://internationalsocialist.net/2026/03/united-states-the-case-for-a-nationwide-general-strike-on-may-1/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
AUTO GUIDE
— The Middle Class Is Dropping Out Of The New Car Market. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.autoguide.com/auto/auto-news/the-middle-class-is-dropping-out-of-the-new-car-market-44630815
March 13, 2026
NOTE: This newsletter and yesterday’s newsletters have fewer links to articles in them because my very expensive home delivery subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Naperville Sun newspapers suddenly stopped. I am paying $100/month for doorstep delivery.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Hundreds of workers across Illinois to be laid off in coming months, WARN Act shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-of-workers-across-illinois-to-be-laid-off-in-coming-months-warn-act-shows/3906996/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago Teachers Union’s May 1 walkout puts politics ahead of education
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/chicago-teachers-union-activism-chicago-public-schools-strike-chicago-education/
— Muslim-run food pantry in Glendale Heights helps neighbors but faces halal meat shortage during Ramadan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/food-pantry-ramadan/
— DuPage board may give $2.5 million to Loaves & Fishes hub expansion. DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/dupage-board-loaves-hub-expansion-naperville-aurora/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago police, other agencies take in millions by seizing cars, cash even without an arrest or conviction. DD: To collect delinquent federal taxes, as an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I had the power and I used that power to seize wages, bank accounts, paychecks, vehicles, real estate, receivables, business equipment, etc. See Google AI at: https://www.google.com/search?q=IRS+%22revenue+officer%22+powers
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/13/civil-asset-forfeiture-chicago-police-department-cook-county-property-seizures
— DD: Democrat leaders exist to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/13/trump-economy-jobs-doge-layoffs-wages-tariffs-immigration-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— Election fatigue? It’s real, but tuning out is not the answer. DD: My critics/opponents do not want anyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They want everyone to read only what they put out. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260313/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-election-fatigue-its-real-but-tuning-out-is-not-the-answer/
— Service to unincorporated areas an issue in Democratic primary for Kane County sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/local-politics/service-to-unincorporated-areas-an-issue-democratic-primary-for-kane-county-sheriff/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Council budget coalition blocks local video gambling bans. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-brandon-johnson-2026-budget-20260312/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/13/its-a-3-way-senate-headache-00827611
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) shout at Illinois voters that if you do not like what Trump says or does, cast a Democrat primary ballot, but if not that, do not vote at all. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to help elect candidates? For me, it is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. From what I see, what motivates far too many to help elect candidates is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to use government to give more preference to those who share their demographics. Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly use government to give more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many candidates on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct are going to lose March 17? In my precinct, three of the four governor candidates will lose. Five of the six U.S. Senate candidates will lose. One of the two Secretary of State candidates will lose. One of the two DuPage County Sheriff candidates will lose. If the future repeats the past, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the losing candidates that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters caused them to lose. Further, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the winning candidates that if they lose on November 3, it will be because of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Should I name my critics/opponents? Should I list the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me to stop me from sending out my newsletter and to stop everyone from reading my newsletters? My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to increase the number of Republican ballots cast in your precinct in the March 17 primary? I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois’ open U.S. Senate race tests Gov. Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/12/illinois-open-us-senate-race-tests-jb-pritzkers-influence-ahead/
FEDERALIST
— Senate RINOs Are Squandering Golden Opportunity To Fix Cracked Election System
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/senate-rinos-are-squandering-golden-opportunity-to-fix-cracked-election-system/
FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed affordable housing overhaul clears Senate, while House GOP raises red flags. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backed-affordable-housing-overhaul-clears-senate-while-house-gop-raises-red-flags
NEW AMERICA
— Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees. DD: When I was in high school, my being able to commute from my parent’s home in Crete to classes at UIC motivated to earn enough money washing dishes to buy a new car to do that in. In May of 1966, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO.
https://www.newamerica.org/insights/rural-residents-turn-to-community-colleges-for-bachelors-degrees/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Largest housing affordability package in a generation passes in the Senate. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/business/housing-affordability-bill-senate
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Can’t You Afford That You Believe You Should Be Able To? DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opinion/middle-class-americans-affordable-finances.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Rep. Clyburn, 85, to seek reelection amid Democrats’ generational debate. The announcement from Clyburn, who turns 86 in July, comes as younger Democrats are challenging the old guard in primaries throughout the country. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors wrote me as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. I finally did make GS-13 when I was 38, but not until after I a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/12/jim-clyburn-reelection-decision/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— JB Pritzker’s Political Brand Is at Stake—in a Race He’s Not Even Running In. Illinois’s governor has given at least $5 million to a group. backing his lieutenant governor and upsetting the Congressional Black Caucus
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/illinois-senate-primary-jb-pritzker-de0600ce
— The Forgotten 444 Days in Tehran. In 1979 Iranians held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-forgotten-444-days-in-tehran-f3ec0360
— New York City’s $30 Minimum-Wage Proposal Rattles Small Businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/new-york-city-minimum-wage-800eb107
NATIONAL TODAY
— Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Targets High School Superintendent Salaries. Ted Dabrowski calls for consolidating school districts to reduce administrative costs and improve education outcomes.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/dalton-city/news/2026/03/13/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-targets-high-school-superintendent-salaries/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Is the federal hiring freeze really over? DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/12/is-the-federal-hiring-freeze-really-over-5-signs-your-agency-is-opening-up
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable. DD: Back in the good old days, back in 1970, I was able to earn enough money to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office for 25 months and full-time for 9 months. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2025/09/23/bachelors-degrees-unaffordable-most-low-income
POLITICO
— Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office. Voter turnout in state elections over the last 14 months has Republicans concerned as the midterms approach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/dems-flip-28-state-legislature-seats-in-trump-2-0-00827125
WARDS AUTO
— New-car affordability challenges may drive used-vehicle demand. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.wardsauto.com/news/new-car-affordability-challenges-may-drive-used-vehicle-demand/814450/
March 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump Tower in Chicago makes improvements after failing health inspection
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-international-hotel-tower-chicago-makes-improvements-failing-health-inspection/18704241/
NBC5
— Oak Lawn School District 126 uses license plate readers to verify student residency. The school district is paying tens of thousands of dollars for the technology, that one mom says, is erroneously keeping her child out of public school.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/suburban-school-district-uses-license-plate-readers-to-verify-student-residency/3906703/
WGN9
— CTU pushing to cancel classes on May 1. DD: Democrat teachers ever-increasingly crank out not only good little Democrats, but good little protesters.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/ctu-petition-close-schools-may-1/
WTTW
— DD: Where are Democrat leaders putting their homeless encampments in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/11/protesters-disrupt-park-district-board-meeting-tensions-flare-over-looming-encampment
— Key City Panel Rejects Bid to Ban Video Gambling in 6 Chicago Wards, Defying Local Alderpeople. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gaming in Wheaton.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/12/key-city-panel-rejects-bid-ban-video-gambling-6-chicago-wards-defying-local-alderpeople
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ward-level bans on video gambling blocked by Chicago City Council committee. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gaming in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/ward-level-bans-video-gambling-chicago-city-council/
— Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/senate-passes-housing-bill/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/12/chicago-midway-blitz-immigration-trump-kat-abughazaleh-sharp-joselyn-walsh-broadview-six
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/12/chicago-cook-county-oneill-burke-trump-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz-special-prosecutor
— New front opens in City Council battle over video gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gaming in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/03/12/video-gambling-battle-chicago-city-council-brandon-johnson-license-committee-rejection
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026/03/12/tornadoes-weather-illinois-chicago-suburbs-indiana-hail-storm-flooding
— DD: From what I see, those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen ever-increasingly vote for those candidates who promise to use government to give them more preference. According to Democrat leaders, those who are the aforesaid are oppressed by Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/12/midterm-primary-election-illinois-importance-of-voting
DAILY HERALD
— Oak Brook police release details about crash involving DuPage County undersheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/news/oak-brook-police-release-details-about-crash-involving-dupage-county-undersheriff/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/crime/group-accuses-cook-states-attorney-of-turning-blind-eye-to-ice-crimes-seeks-special-prosecutor/
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders say the state is mostly insulated from Trump’s election threats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/illinois/illinois-officials-say-the-state-is-mostly-insulated-from-trumps-election-threats/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.wbez.org/weather/2026/03/12/tornadoes-weather-illinois-chicago-suburbs-indiana-hail-storm-flooding
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-485/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Ted Dabrowski Will Skip GOP Unity Breakfast, Won’t Back Nominee If He Loses
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/sources-ted-dabrowski-will-skip-gop-unity-breakfast-wont-back-nominee-if-he-loses.html
— ‘Part-Time Plummer:’ Constituents Fed Up as Illinois State Senator Skips Local Events Across His District
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/part-time-plummer-constituents-fed-up-as-illinois-state-senator-skips-local-events-across-his-district.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Illinois Has Most Blue-Haired State Lawmakers in the U.S.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/12/analysis-illinois-has-most-blue-haired-state-lawmakers-in-the-u-s/
March 11, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson postpones bid for polling place protection ordinance named after Rev. Jesse Jackson
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-delays-polling-place-protection-ordinance-rev-jesse-jackson/
FOX32
— DuPage County sheriff candidate cleared of wrongdoing after probe
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-sheriff-candidate-cleared-of-wrongdoing
— Trump ramps up pressure to pass voting restrictions bill
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-2teqkyciuwz34vlp
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage undersheriff reinstated, campaign for sheriff continues
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/dupage-undersheriff-returns-to-duty-campaign-for-sheriff-continues/
— Illinois Republicans press Democrats for answers on Rep. Harry Benton’s removal from caucus
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/illinois-rep-harry-benton-removed/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation into whether he struck someone with his car last month and left the scene without contacting police.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260311/news/dupage-sheriffs-hopeful-cleared-of-wrongdoing-by-department/
— Arlington Heights board split on video gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260310/news/arlington-heights-board-split-on-video-gambling/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MARCH 23, 2006 FLASHBACK: GOP counting knives after its breakfast
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/03/23/gop-counting-knives-after-its-breakfast/
— MARCH 23, 2006 FLASHBACK: Let the big campaign begin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/03/23/let-the-big-campaign-begin/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Hall shelves poll-protection measure over enforcement concerns
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-brandon-johnson-jesse-jackson-20260311/
— MARCH 22, 2006 FLASHBACK: IL GOP ‘unity’ breakfast serves up some discord.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20060322/NEWS02/200019937/il-gop-unity-breakfast-serves-up-some-discord/#
WGN RADIO
— Illinois offers $15K down payment aid to first-time buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. In 1972, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999year in today’s dollars. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://wgnradio.com/news/illinois-offers-15k-down-payment-aid-to-first-time-buyers/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-durbin-join-senate-colleagues-in-pressing-dod-for-answers-on-the-school-bombing-and-civilian-casualties-in-iran-91524.cfm
SHAW LOCAL
— Illinois homelessness moves further from ‘brief and rare and nonrecurring.’ DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://www.shawlocal.com/opinion/2026/03/11/eye-on-illinois-states-homelessness-moves-further-from-brief-and-rare-and-nonrecurring/
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/health/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/526-1a8b0f65-1748-473a-b2d6-75d24fb577f6
WMBD
— Illinois launches new program to help first-time homebuyers.
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/03/11/illinois-launches-new-program-to-help-first-time-homebuyers/
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Undersheriff Cleared In Crash That Injured Pedestrian
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-undersheriff-cleared-crash-injured-pedestrian
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-484/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— After Illinois Review Story, AM 560 Quietly Deletes Social Media Attacks on Conservative Gov. Candidate Darren Bailey
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/after-illinois-review-story-am-560-quietly-deletes-social-media-attacks-on-conservative-gov-candidate-darren-bailey.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/11/rescheduling-cannabis-marks-critical-move/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House says Democrats have perverted war powers law to obstruct Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4487927/white-house-democrats-perverted-war-powers-obstruct-trump/
— AR-15 bans are unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4488303/ar-15-bans-are-unconstitutional/
NEW YORK POST
— Faulty US targeting intel was to blame for strike on Iran girls school that killed 175
https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/us-news/faulty-us-targeting-intel-was-to-blame-for-strike-on-iran-girls-school-that-killed-175-report/
PJ MEDIA
— The ‘Worst Mayor in America’ Has Moved to Georgia and Is Running for Office As a Republican
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/03/11/the-worst-mayor-in-america-has-moved-to-georgia-and-is-running-for-office-again-n4950526
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Helping. Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus group, is partnering with Arkansas and Indiana, the latest of several states to have similar arrangements.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/turning-point-usa-high-school-clubs-charlie-kirk.html
— DD: As fewer and fewer and fewer White men seek college degrees, who is discouraging high school students from seeking college degrees and why?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/headway/college-apps-newsletter.html
NATIONAL TODAY
— Dan Schultz calls on conservatives to get involved in local Republican committees ahead of 2026 elections
https://nationaltoday.com/us/sc/charleston/news/2026/03/11/conservative-activist-urges-precinct-strategy-to-retake-gop/
— CPAC Announces 2026 Speakers Including Nick Shirley, Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz. The conservative conference will feature a mix of political figures and influencers.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/dallas/news/2026/03/10/cpac-announces-2026-speakers-including-nick-shirley-ken-paxton-ted-cruz/
NEWS FROM THE STATES
— Nevada Republicans forsake conservative principles for Trump worship
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/nevada-republicans-forsake-conservative-principles-trump-worship
DAILY BEAST
— DD: Democrat hatred of Whites drives White South African Refugees back to South Africa.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-south-african-refugees-choose-to-head-home-instead-of-living-under-trump/
March 10, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks ‘democracy zones’ outside polls to stop Trump interference. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly exist to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/mayor-brandon-johnson-democracy-zones-polls-trump/
— Crete Village Board annexes property for construction of 2,400-acre solar farm
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/crete-annexes-property-solar-farm/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote opposition to the War on Iran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/iran-bombing-girls-school-war-israel/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson defends push for ‘democracy zones’ at polling places as a lasting legacy to Jesse Jackson. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly exist to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/03/10/mayor-brandon-johnson-democracy-zones-polling-places-jesse-jackson
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/10/white-privilege-racism-black-america-jesse-jackson-ben-jealous
WGN 9
— Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/erika-kirk-appointed-to-air-force-academy-board/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote opposition to the War on Iran.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/10/time-war-iran-americans-unite-aggravation-over-sticker-shock-gas-pump-0
— DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/09/report-outlines-premature-deaths-chronic-health-problems-among-homeless-illinois
WGN RADIO
— Dan Proft, co-host of “The Morning Answer” radio program 5-9 a.m. on WIND AM 560, is this week’s guest joining John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss the Illinois governor’s race, specifically the Republican primary that has seen second-time candidate Darren Bailey take umbrage with Dan being paid to work on behalf of first-time candidate, Ted Dabrowski. Plus, Kasso wonders why the Chicago Tribune isn’t endorsing anyone in the Republican primary?
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-dan-proft-responds-to-darren-baileys-whining/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-483/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Appellate Court Slaps Down Obama Circuit Court Judge
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/chicago-appellate-court-slaps-down-obama-circuit-court-judge/
— Prairie Grove Village President Outlines Battery Farm Details and Pretty Much Predicts That State Law Will End Up Mandating Its Approval
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/prairie-grove-village-president-outlines-battery-farm-details-and-pretty-much-predicts-that-state-law-will-end-up-mandating-its-approval/
— Ted Dabrowski Puts Up Ad Directly Attacking Daren Bailey’s 2022
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/ted-dabrowski-puts-up-ad-directly-attacking-daren-baileys-2022-suburban-failure/
— Illinois Family Action Ignores Bailey in Its Endorsements, Citing His Lt. Governor as the Reason
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/illinois-family-action-ignores-bailey-in-its-endorsements-citing-his-lt-governor-as-the-reason/
— Raja Poll Shows Raja Leading the Pack, Here Come the Attack Ads
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/raja-poll-shows-raja-leading-the-pack/
— Wilcox, DeWitte & Hills Join Other GOP Senators Aiming at Homeowner Relief
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/10/wilcox-and-dewitte-join-other-gop-senators-aimed-at-homeowner-relief/
— Sosnowski Introduces Real Estate Tax Bill that Pulls from California’s Prop 13 and Florida’s Limit on Assessment Hikes at 3% per Year
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/sosnowski-introduces-real-estate-tax-bill-that-pulls-from-californias-porp-13-and-floridas-limit-on-assessment-hikes-at-3-per-year/
— Republican U.S. Senate Hopeful Ted Dabrowski Tags Democratic Party Candidates Serving in Congress with TSA Lines
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/republican-u-s-senate-hopeful-ted-dabrowski-tags-democratic-party-candidates-serving-in-congress-with-tsa-lines/
— State Paying Kaplan for Test Preparation Courses
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/state-paying-kaplan-for-test-preparation-courses/
— McHenry County Board Considering Paying Board of Health Members
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/mchenry-county-board-considering-paying-board-of-health-members/
— Pritzker’s Concern for Indiana Taxpayers Mocked by Dan Ugaste
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/05/pritzkers-concern-for-indiana-taxpayers-mocked-by-dan-ugaste/
— McHenry County GOP Board Candidate Jeff Schwartz Criticizes “Unreasonable Regulations” That Have “Gutted” Downtown Wonder Lake
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/05/mchenry-county-board-candidate-jeff-schwartz-criticizes-unreasonable-regulations-that-have-gutted-downtown-wonder-lake/
— Sheriff Receiving $195,000 State Grant to Buy Body Cameras
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/05/sheriff-receiving-195000-state-grant-to-buy-body-cameras/
— Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate Nomination Don Tracy Mails
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/04/republican-candidate-for-u-s-senate-nomination-don-tracy-mails/
— Republicans: Write-In Max Solomon for State Treasurer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/04/republicans-write-in-max-solomon-for-state-treasurer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Speaker Mike Johnson says Sharia law in the U.S. is contrary to Constitution
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/10/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-sharia-law-us-contrary-constitution/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order
https://cis.org/Testimony/Sanctuary-Cities-Cost-Undermining-Law-and-Order
DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Kristi Noem Failed at DHS. DD: What would your critics/opponents say you failed at? My critics/opponents would say I failed at a) being a Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO employee, b) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member, c) holder of master’s degrees in business, accounting and finance, c) CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, licensed CPA, and certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) FINRA arbitrator, e) conservative activist, Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Pat O’Malley for governor Milton Township campaign coordinator, Illinois Center Right Coalition officer, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, Illinois Republican Party State Convention committee member, e) filer of grievances, arbitration demand, and lawsuits, f) etc. I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me and why.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/the-three-things-that-did-not-work-out-for-kristi-noem/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois governor warns Kristi Noem will ‘still be held accountable.’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker hints at repercussions for outgoing DHS secretary.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6390642408112
GINGRICH
— Democrats Hold America Hostage. The Democrats can’t defund ICE, so they are holding America hostage.
https://www.gingrich360.net/p/democrats-hold-america-hostage
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-absences-double-shutdown-300-quit-airport-security-lines/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— After deep staffing cuts, agencies seek mix of hiring and AI tools to rebuild capacity. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans ever-increasingly cut the agency’s budget in relative terms if not absolute terms every year. In response, the Democrats who ran GAO declared that none of their employees who were young and/or who were veterans would suffer any adverse impacts of those budget cuts. Consequently, because I am not a veteran and because I was 31 years old when I started with GAO, they made me suffer the adverse impacts of those budget cuts. They forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels ($118,984-$154,682/year in today’s dollars), b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels ($100,069-$113,402/year in today’s dollars), c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/03/after-deep-staffing-cuts-agencies-seek-mix-of-hiring-and-ai-tools-to-rebuild-capacity/
GALLUP
— One in Four U.S. Employees Lack Advancement Opportunities. DD: What did you do to increase your advancement opportunities? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But I did not earn the aforesaid soon enough. I did not earn the master’s degrees until I was 27 (16 courses), 31 (12 courses), and 48 (14 courses). I did not earn the certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I did not earn the license until I was 32. By then, I was viewed as being too old. I would have earned the aforesaid sooner if I had more money. I had to earn money to pay for the courses. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was only $56,409/year when I was 22, only $68,999/year when I was 23, only $83,482/year when I was 24, and only $100,059/year when I was 25. My GAO salary was only $89,703/year when I was 31, only $108,533/year when I was 32, only $118,984/year when I was 38, and only $154,682/years when I was 49. Because of that and because I gave my job duties top priority, I took only one course at a time.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/695996/one-four-employees-lack-advancement-opportunities.aspx
March 7, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois proposal to raise minimum wage to $27/hour sparks concern from small businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-proposal-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-27-sparks-concern-from-small-businesses/article_39e9c213-2654-4d5e-8f0b-ea92e5631721.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Amid a proposed record budget, lawmakers should put price tags on their bills
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-a-proposed-record-budget-lawmakers-should-put-price-tags-on-their-bills/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Iranian Americans send message to White House: ‘Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran’ DD: To come to America is to come under America’s elected leaders. How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/7/iranian-americans-send-message-white-house-regime-change-iran-people/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How our enemies are dividing US college campuses
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4483543/how-enemies-dividing-american-college-campuses/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The mainstream media is obsessed with hoping Trump fails in Iran. Their hypocrisy is showing.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/the_mainstream_media_is_obsessed_with_hoping_trump_fails_in_iran.html
— Democrat party leaders make an ugly spectacle of themselves at Jesse Jackson’s funeral.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/democrat_party_leaders_make_an_ugly_spectacle_of_themselves_at_jesse_jackson_s_funeral.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Hiring Illegals Is a Crime. DOJ is guilty of a pattern and practice of failing to seek criminal penalties for employers who knowingly employ illegal aliens.
https://cis.org/Report/Hiring-Illegals-Crime
FEDERALIST
— What’s Next In The Fight To Stop Schools From Transing Kids After SCOTUS Victory
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/whats-next-in-the-fight-to-stop-schools-from-transing-kids-after-scotus-victory/
— Blue State Failure Is Destroying Federalism And The Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/blue-state-failure-is-destroying-federalism-and-the-constitution/
— Why Islam Seeks Shelter Under The Banner Of The Left
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/why-islam-seeks-shelter-under-the-banner-of-the-left/
FOX NEWS
— Biden opened our border to Iranian terrorism threats. Border Patrol data shows massive increase in Iranian nationals entering US as immigration enforcement weakened. DD: How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ken-cuccinelli-biden-opened-our-border-iranian-terrorism-threats
— Parents, not bureaucrats, raise America’s children and the Supreme Court agrees. Parents have a Constitutional right to parent their children. DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-not-bureaucrats-raise-americas-children-supreme-court-agrees
LEGAL INSURECTION
— DePaul University Launches ‘Racial Justice’ Media Institute Aligned With Lori Lightfoot Anti-ICE Initiative
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/depaul-university-launches-racial-justice-media-institute-aligned-with-lori-lightfoot-anti-ice-initiative/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— How a Nebraska immigration raid tied to an identity theft investigation unfolded. DD: How many illegals are using their false identifications in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ice-omaha-worksite-immigration-raid-investigation-rcna214490
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One. Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval. DD: Since the 1960s, Democrats have ever-increasingly united to blame Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. Democrats especially blame 1-A Republicans like me who avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/democrats-divided-middle-east-wars.html
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Target sued for checking arrest records of new hires: Class action
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/target-sued-for-checking-arrest-records-of-new-hires-class-action/article_2af7d7bf-d506-44ea-8e81-a5d3320252a0.html
LAW AND THE WORPLACE
— DD: How many of the following protected groups are you a member of: Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.lawandtheworkplace.com/2025/03/eeoc-and-doj-release-guidance-on-dei-and-workplace-discrimination/
ADVOCATE
— How a united message of ‘Tax the Rich’ could make life more affordable, and win elections. DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics can and should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.advocate.com/voices/tax-the-rich
PEW RESEARCH
— Dual income, no kids: What we know about ‘DINKs’ in the U.S. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were DINK-haters. Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a filthy rich disgusting DINK. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or d) become a licensed CPA when I was 32. None of them had as many job-related master’s degrees or professional certifications as I had. None of them was a licensed CPA like I was. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. My Democrat GAO superiors complained about the time and cost needed to raise children. They decried their spouses having little or no income.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/11/03/dual-income-no-kids-what-we-know-about-dinks-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data. This group, often referred to as “DINKs,” has grown slightly over the past decade. In 2013, 8% of married couples in the same age range were DINKs.)
MONEYWISE
— Chicago ranks 1st for the most people in financial distress. DD: Democrats run Chicago. They shout at those in financial stress in Chicago that Republicans cause their financial distress.
https://moneywise.com/managing-money/debt/report-reveals-us-city-with-the-most-people-in-financial-distress
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades.’ DD: Democrats fight ICE. Who trains them in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-guardian-usa/20260307/281767045720614