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October 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— ABC7 CHICAGO HOSTING 2 US CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES (Krishnamoorthi v. DiCianni and Schneider v. Dold)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/abc7-chicago-hosting-2-us-congressional-debates-/1567838/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump considers Chicago to be America’s dumping ground – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, Chicago has become more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-blacks-crime-glanton-20161024-column.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Gene Lyons viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-cow-state-fans-for-trump-just-blowing-off-steam/

DAILY HERALD
— Krishnamoorthi raises 11 times as much money as DiCianni in 8th Dist. race – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161022/news/161029639/
— Researcher to discuss state of LGBT health – Elmhurst College (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBT activity, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161020/submitted/161029880/
— Residents express concerns about new LA Fitness in Wheaton – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161021/business/161029684/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner takes a page from Trump—but offers a solution – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161021/NEWS02/161029964/rauner-takes-a-page-from-trump-but-offers-a-solution

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lanphier Students Get Government Lesson From Sen. Durbin – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH (DIERSEN: What do you know about the federal government? I audited federal agencies for GAO for almost 18 years, that last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286). I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years while I attended college. I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 12 years.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lanphier-students-get-government-lesson-from-sen-durbin-10-22-2016
— Illinois Program Educates Youth Of The Dangers Of Drinking And Driving (DIERSEN: What about the dangers of smoking pot, of gambling, of out-of-wedlock sex, of becoming dependent on government, of not getting an education, of not getting a job, of not saving for retirement, of etc.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-program-educates-youth-of-the-dangers-of-drinking-and-driving

SAUK VALLEY
— In despair over state budget inaction Unbelievable, unforgivable if fiscal mess lasts till 2019 – Jim Nowlan
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/19/in-despair-over-state-budget-inaction/aon1jgi/

TIMES
— A prediction with reservations: Trump will win La Salle County – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Will Trump win your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want voters to vote for Clinton to punish Republicans for nominating Trump. In the March 15, 2016 Republican primary election, in your precinct, how many voted and how many voted for Trump? In my precinct, 183 voted but only 21 voted for Trump.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-a-prediction-with-reservations-trump-will-win/article_8d73942e-89d8-5503-85c1-b54f20a13a9b.html

SOUTHERN
— Bost looks to use experience to continue serving the 12th Congressional District – DUSTIN DUNCAN
http://thesouthern.com/elections/bost-looks-to-use-experience-to-continue-serving-the-th/article_a1b4acfd-4f87-51f2-b000-332252fc50ad.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State workers key in Jimenez, DelGiorno 99th House race – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, what percent of the voters are past or present government employees? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for 19 years.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161021/election-preview-state-workers-key-in-jimenez-delgiorno-99th-house-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State workers make up a significant part of the 99th House District that covers a large part of Springfield and western and southern Sangamon County. It’s no coincidence, then, that a state worker issue is playing a significant role in the race between incumbent Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, R-Leland Grove, and Democratic challenger Tony DelGiorno of Springfield.)
— 1,100 non-union state workers getting $3,016 bonuses – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO started their pay-for-performance system a) to retain and to promote their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, under that system, my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers and never gave me any bonuses.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161021/1100-non-union-state-workers-getting-3016-bonuses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is awarding one-time bonuses worth a total of between $3 million and $4 million to non-union workers whose bosses say are doing exceptional work. About 1,100 merit-compensation employees are in line to each receive a $3,016 bonus under the plan. “In an effort to recognize the hard work and dedication that non-bargaining unit employees demonstrate on a daily basis, coupled with the lack of systematic increases over the past several years, the state has authorized bonus payments for eligible non-bargaining unit employees,” Michael Hoffman, acting director of the Department of Central Management Services said in a memo to agency directors and others. “These bonuses do not make up for this unfair lack of wage increases for non-bargaining unit employees during previous administrations,” he said. “However, they do represent a commitment that, going forward, all employees will be treated equally, regardless of bargaining unit status.” Hoffman said the last across-the-board salary increase for non-bargaining unit employees was in 2005. The last merit pay program for them was in 2009. The memo says the bonuses are available to non-bargaining unit employees whose base salary as of July 1 was less than $100,000. Those earning more were not eligible. A number of other merit-comp employees were also excluded. Members of Rauner’s executive office were not eligible, nor were employees subject to Senate confirmation, those who left state employment before Sept. 16 and those who worked less than three months during the fiscal year that ended June 30. Rauner’s office said that left a potential pool of about 2,000 employees eligible for the bonus. In order to qualify, an employee had to receive an “exceptional” rating on his or her evaluation. Rauner’s office said about 1,100 employees got that rating. The size of the bonus was determined by adding all of the salaries of all non-bargaining unit employees making less than $100,000 a year, computing 2 percent of that and then dividing that amount by the number who actually qualified to receive it. That came to $3,016 for each of the workers who qualified. The administration has argued that a bonus system is cheaper than raises for the state in the long run because the payments are one-time and not built into a person’s base salary, and because they are not pensionable. The bonuses already have been issued to many, but not all, of the workers who qualify for them. The administration said it depends on how quickly individual agencies process them. Although the state is delaying payments to many organizations and vendors because of the traditional fall slowdown in tax collections, the bonus payments are being made. Rich Carter, spokesman for Comptroller Leslie Munger, said the bonus payments can’t be differentiated from regular payroll when agencies submit payroll information to the office for payment. “There’s nothing that says bonus on it,” he said. “They send us the payroll and we process the checks. As you know, we are required by court order right now to pay payroll on schedule.” In his memo, Hoffman said the bonus system is similar to one implemented in contract agreements the state has reached with 18 bargaining units representing state employees. Most of those workers belong to one of several Teamsters locals or trade unions. In those agreements, 2 percent of payroll was set aside to award performance bonuses. The administration and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents about 38,000 state workers, still have not agreed on a new contract. The administration wants the union to accept a four-year wage freeze while also imposing a performance bonus plan. Bargaining stopped in January when state negotiators said they believed the talks were at an impasse. The Illinois Labor Relations Board is expected to rule on the issue next month. An administrative law judge who held hearings on the issue said she believed the two sides had reached impasse on some issues, but should continue bargaining over wages and benefits. ASFCME had no comment Friday on the administrations bonus payments to non-union workers.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Takes McHenry High School Mock Election – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/10/21/trump-takes-mchenry-high-school-mock-election/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Why Any Conservative With a Conscience Should be Done With The GOP – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/10/21/conservative-conscience-done-gop/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK CO COMMISH SEAN MORRISON ALERTS BIZ OWNERS TO POSSIBLE MANDATED 58% PAY HIKE FOR EMPLOYEES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/cook-co-commish-alerts-biz-owners-to-possible-mandated-58-pay-hike-for-employees.html

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Facebook employees fume after push to censor Trump posts rebuffed (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook a) employees, b) advertisers, and c) users are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/22/facebook-employees-fume-after-push-to-censor-trump-posts-rebuffed.html

TOWNHALL
— Disenfranchisement Of Poor Whites Under Hillary – Ilana Mercer
http://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2016/10/22/disenfranchisement-of-poor-whites-under-hillary-n2235740

BREITBART
— He’s With Her: Inside Paul Ryan’s Months-Long Campaign to Elect Hillary Clinton President – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/21/hes-with-her-inside-paul-ryans-months-long-campaign-to-elect-hillary-clinton-president/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Clinton Thug Robert Creamer Planned Obamacare in Jail – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/clinton_thug_robert_creamer_planned_obamacare_in_jail.html

LIFEZETTE
— Voter Fraud Concerns Gave Rise to Voter ID The now-hotly debated election integrity measure was a response to prevalent fraud – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/voter-fraud-concerns-gave-rise-to-voter-id/

WORLD NET DAILY
— OCTOBER 5, 2016 FLASHBACK: 5 WASHINGTON POST WRITERS LIKEN TRUMP TO HITLER ‘Hitlerian thinking,’ ‘uncannily reminiscent,’ ‘Nazi sympathizers,’ ‘megalomaniacal demagogue,’ ‘sociopathic liar’ – DAVID KUPELIAN (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you have: German national origin, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, the more that those who are anti-German national origin, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WILL PAINT YOU AS BEING HITLER.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/5-washington-post-writers-liken-trump-to-hitler/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How populism displaced conservatism in the Republican party – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. who have worked the hardest to get rid of conservatives and to destroy the Republican Party.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/441325/donald-trump-republican-party-2016-old-challenges-populism

THE HILL
— Top lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are calling on the General Services Administration (GSA) to stop selling recalled cars to the public. – Melanie Zanona
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/transportation/302187-house-oversight-panel-calls-on-federal-agency-to-stop-selling-recalled
— GAO: Investor visa program mainly funds wealthy areas – Sylvan Lane (DIERSEN: How wealthy is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county? The more wealthy that an area is, the higher that the cost of living is in that area.)
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/finance/302210-report-investor-visa-program-meant-to-help-poorer-areas-mainly-funds-wealthy

HUFFINGTON POST
— Atlanta’s GOP Women Are Poised To Help Hillary Clinton Run Up The Score Donald Trump’s history with women could give Georgia’s electoral votes to a Democrat for the first time since Bill Clinton won the White House. – S.V. Dale (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, if someone does anything to help elect or reelect a Democrat, they should be barred from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-georgia-women_us_580aada3e4b02444efa39cbe

NBC NEWS
— Suburbs House More Poor Americans Than ‘Inner-Cities’ – SAFIA SAMEE ALI (DIERSEBN: Democrats run America. Democrats run Illinois. Democrats run Cook County. Democrats run Chicago. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid Democrats shout at those who have less money than others a) that Republicans have caused all the problems that the poor have had, b) that Republicans are causing all the problems that the poor have, and c) that Republican will cause all the problems that the poor will have in the future. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Republicans in America like Hitler painted the Jews in Germany.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suburbs-house-more-poor-americans-inner-cities-n665386

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: As the Obama Era Wanes, A Hometown Grows Wistful – THOMAS FULLER (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who viciously demonize, who viciously denigrate, and who viciously condemn Crete.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/us/obama-presidency-hawaii.html
— Donald Trump’s Warning on Election Result Sounds Familiar to Some Immigrants – YAMICHE ALCINDOR (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/us/politics/donald-trump-immigrants.html
— How Taking a Gap Year Can Shape Your Life Looking back, adults who took time off before or during college say they have no regrets. RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/your-money/reflections-on-a-gap-year-decades-after-taking-one.html

NEW YORK POST
— The racist bid to deny Clarence Thomas’ historic greatness – Mark Paoletta
http://nypost.com/2016/10/22/the-racist-bid-to-deny-clarence-thomas-historic-greatness/

USA TODAY
— Biden: If this was high school, I’d take Trump ‘behind the gym’ – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats call for violence against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. When you were in high school, what did you do? During my junior and senior years and during the summer in between, I washed dishes for the minimum wage for money to use for college expenses and for a new car.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/21/biden-trump-comments/92541160/
— Election officials fear untrained poll watchers – Trevor Hughes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/10/20/poll-watchers-donald-trump-rigged-election-colorado-michigan-pennsylvania/92476052/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Peggy Noonan says that Trump in insane.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/imagine-a-sane-donald-trump-1477004871
— The Wall Street Journal Offers Buyouts to News Employees Move is meant to ‘limit the number of involuntary layoffs’ in the newsroom, editor in chief says – ANNE STEELE (DIERSEN: Have you ever been “offered” a buyout? In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” $25,000 buyouts to all GAO employees like me who had 25 or more years of federal service if they retired. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and for the Post Office for almost 3 years before I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, once you have been “offered” a buyout and/or early retirement, your career is over.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wall-street-journal-offers-buyouts-to-news-employees-1477075529

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Time for Supreme Court’s Ginsburg to retire – Diane Dimond (DIERSEN: How old are you? In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” $25,000 buyouts to all GAO employees like me who had 25 or more years of federal service if they retired. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and for the Post Office for almost 3 years before I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, once you have been “offered” a buyout and/or early retirement, your career is over.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/872911/time-for-supreme-courts-ginsburg-to-retire.html

WOWT
— Public losing interest in public service – NBC (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Public-losing-interest-in-public-service-397972461.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public service employment include those who serve in the military and government jobs, but what if the newest class of job candidates doesn’t want anything to do with it? “Bring back this sense of civic idealism that you can make a difference,” says Steven Olikara. Millennials are shying away from public service. At least that appears to be the trend according to Olikara, a millennial and founding president of the Millennial Action Project. The organization’s goal is to bring American politics into a more inclusive and bipartisan age by using the talents of younger generations. “There’s this larger narrative that we have to combat which is that you can’t make a difference in public service,” says Olikara. “The levels of distrust continue to be high levels. Something like 80 percent of millennials don’t trust the government to do the right thing.” Olikara says recruitment and compensation are two huge issues when it comes to incentivizing young people. “There is a systemic problem, we need cultural change and I think the biggest thing I hear all the time is we need to be rewarding talent and rewarding results.” Lawmakers who are not millennials are well aware of this issue, so Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford and North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp held a hearing to examine just that. “We think some of the best missions in the country are in public service, we just need to figure out how we’re going to communicate that to millennials,” says Sen. Heitkamp. She says 31 percent of the federal government is eligible for retirement in 2019. She and Lankford agree that a new wave has to come in and soon. Lankford says with long hiring processes, nothing is fast these days. “Now, almost 100 days to be able to hire one federal employee. That’s a major problem. Most people aren’t going to sit around and wait if they apply for a job even if they want to be able to serve their fellow citizen.” “Hopefully, we can spark some larger public debate around how we can encourage and incentivize,” says Olikara. Among the opportunities young people have is a White House internship program. If you’d like to learn more about the opportunities, visit whitehouse.gov/participate/internships.)

GUARDIAN
— Trump turns on Michelle Obama during North Carolina rally
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/oct/22/donald-trump-turns-on-michelle-obama-during-north-carolina-rally-video

October 18 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP CALLS FOR DRUG TEST BEFORE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-calls-for-drug-test-before-final-presidential-debate/1557596/
— MARK KIRK LABELS CHICAGO TRIBUNE’S ENDORSEMENT OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH AS ‘SUCKER PUNCH’
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kirk-labels-chicago-tribunes-endorsement-of-duckworth-as-sucker-punch/1557555/

CBS2
— Illinois Politicians Rally To Get Voters To Cast Ballots – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/16/illinois-politicians-rallying-to-get-voters-to-cast-ballots/

WGN RADIO
— Pat Brady discusses the “Trump Factor” on Illinois Republican candidates – JASMINE COOPER (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, if Trump loses, nasty anti-Trumps will pressure Rauner to replace Schneider with Brady.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/16/pat-brady-discusses-the-trump-factor-on-illinois-republican-candidates/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 10/16/16 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2016/10/16/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-101616/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 13 endorsements for the Illinois House
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-endorsements-house-10-to-46/
— Giuliani: Would ‘be a moron’ to say Chicago vote will be ‘fair’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/giuliani-would-be-a-moron-to-say-chicago-vote-will-be-fair/
— Don’t let Trump’s enablers get away with it – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats run Illinois. Democrats run Cook County. Democrats run Chicago. Democrats run etc. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you figuratively, if not literally, if you vote for Trump. How do/should you react to that?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-dont-let-trumps-enablers-get-away-with-it/
— Women boosting Hillary Clinton in battleground states: new poll – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at women that Republican men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they will not only give even more preference to women, but that they will get rid of Republican men.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-boosting-hillary-clinton-in-battleground-states-new-poll/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump calls SNL spoof ‘hit job,’ calls for end of show
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-snl-20161016-story.html
— Hillary Clinton holds 4-point lead over Donald Trump with 3 weeks until election – Scott Clement and Dan Balz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-20161016-story.html
— North Carolina GOP office damaged by fire, Nazi graffiti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-north-carolina-gop-office-attack-20161016-story.html
— Deaf female trucker from Aurora ready to hit the road – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: My poor eyesight and partial red/green color blindness ended plans to be an airline pilot.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-deaf-trucker-st-1017-20161017-column.html

DAILY HERALD
— Wheeling Township voters could be first to eliminate roads commissioner – Melissa Silverberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161019012/
— Trump calls SNL spoof ‘hit job,’ calls for end of show – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/310169910/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What could be Madigan’s undoing? The all-powerful image he created – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE11/310159989/what-could-be-madigans-undoing-the-all-powerful-image-he-created
— Which Republicans will survive the party’s civil war? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, without question, if Trump loses, nasty anti-Trumps will pressure Rauner to replace Tim Schneider with Pat Brady.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE05/310159990/which-republicans-will-survive-the-partys-civil-war
— What’s not to like about Emanuel’s budget? The hidden costs – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161015/ISSUE07/310159997/whats-not-to-like-about-emanuels-budget-the-hidden-costs

HERALD REVIEW
— Trump unfit for president; Clinton is better choice – Editorial (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HINT/IMPLY/ARGUE/SHOUT THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE UNFIT: THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-trump-unfit-for-president-clinton-is-better-choice/article_b7322591-085c-56d2-92cb-68e5004f5ab6.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Clinton is the better choice for president – Editorial (DIERSEN: The following say that Clinton is the better choice for president: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-clinton-is-the-better-choice-for-president/article_deacd4e0-7f40-5910-bfef-f25696c67920.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Board member Donald Puchalski accused of illegally moonlighting for state – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511017858-dupage-county-board-member-accused-of-illegally-moonlighting-for-state
— Chicago Tribune endorses Holan in bid for District 46 state House seat
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511016572-chicago-tribune-endorses-holan-in-bid-for-district-46-state-house-seat

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump still in it to win it – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/16/inside-the-beltway-trump-still-in-it-to-win-it/

FOX NEWS
— Biden: Trump words are ‘sexual assault,’ Bill Clinton’s past ‘shouldn’t matter’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/16/biden-trump-words-are-sexual-assault-bill-clintons-past-shouldnt-matter.html
— Democrats Expose Their Own Problems By Attacking Trump
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/10/16/democrats-expose-their-own-problems-attacking-trump

HOT AIR
— Mike Pence: Absolutely, we’ll accept the results of the election
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/16/mike-pence-absolutely-well-accept-results-election/

NEWSMAX
— Hispanic Pop. Growth Trumps Their Voter Registration – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/hispanic-population-increase-mirrors-voter-registration/2016/10/16/id/753675/

THE BLAZE
— Clinton only narrowly leads Trump despite barrage of sexual assault allegations – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/16/poll-clinton-only-narrowly-leads-trump-despite-barrage-of-sexual-assault-allegations/
— Paul Ryan pushes back against Trump’s claims that the election is ‘rigged’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/15/paul-ryan-pushes-back-against-trumps-claims-that-the-election-is-rigged/

BREITBART
— RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day: RNC Stands with Donald J. Trump – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/15/rnc-co-chairman-sharon-day-rnc-stands-donald-j-trump/
— Clinton Foundation Internal Audit: We May Have Misled the IRS – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/14/clinton-foundation-internal-review-we-may-have-misled-irs/

WORLD NET DAILY
— HILLARY PLOT TO STEAL TEA-PARTY VOTE FROM TRUMP Podesta likes idea proposed by top Dem Senate aide – down the road
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/hillary-plot-to-steal-tea-party-vote-from-trump/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Gingrich: 20 Media Executives Are Launching A “Coup D’Etat” Against Millions Of Trump Voters – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/16/gingrich_20_media_executives_are_launching_a_coup_detat_against_millions_of_trump_voters.html

THE HILL
— Kasich: GOP must evolve or it will die – Rebecca Savransky (DIERSEN: “To evolve” is code for a) dumping many, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform and b) dumping voters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301174-kasich-gop-must-evolve-or-it-will-die

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Stomps All Over Mike Pence’s Efforts To Clean Up ‘Rigged Election’ Comments His running mate and surrogates tried to walk them back, but the nominee was having none of it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-rigged-election_us_5803876de4b0162c043c7d1f
— Voters Aren’t Buying Donald Trump’s Denials Or Excuses Most think the GOP nominee has probably made unwanted sexual advances. – Natalie Jackson – Jonathan Cohn
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/voters-arent-buying-donald-trumps-denials-or-excuses_us_5803b1cee4b0e8c198a8b194
— Donald Trump’s Campaign Is Imploding. Most Republicans Are Still With Him. He’s a disaster, but he’s their disaster. – Ariel Edwards-Levy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-support-donald-trump_us_580217f8e4b06e047595136a

CNN
— Giuliani on rigged election: ‘Dead people generally vote for Democrats’ – Eric Bradner (DIERSEN: There are two cemeteries in my precinct.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/politics/rudy-giuliani-rigged-elections-donald-trump/

ABC NEWS
— Donald Trump Says the Media Is Trying to Get Him Defeated in the Election
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/donald-trump-media-defeated-election-42840424
— Newt Gingrich Says Trump’s Criticism of Women Accusers’ Appearance is ‘Stupid’ – NICKI ROSSOLL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/newt-gingrich-backs-rigged-election-claim-voters-monitor/story?id=42830113

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WILL GET RID OF YOU IF YOU DO NOT GLORIFY AND PRAISE HISPANICS.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-hispanics-in-america/

NBC NEWS
— Trump Campaign Struggles With Funding Woes, as State Operatives Complain – ALEXANDRA JAFFE
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-struggles-funding-woes-state-operatives-complain-n667136

CBS NEW YORK
— Trump: ‘The Election Is Absolutely Being Rigged’
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/16/trump-rigged-election/

WASHINGTON POST
— Here’s the SNL sketch that finally went too far for Donald Trump – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/16/heres-the-snl-that-finally-went-too-far-for-donald-trump/
— Clinton has some big challenges in final debate. None involves discrediting Trump. – Dan Balz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who talk and act like they have succeeded in completely discrediting me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-has-some-big-challenges-in-final-debate-none-involves-discrediting-trump/2016/10/15/6b826c3e-9300-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html
— Even if Trump loses big, the anger will remain. Here’s how the left can address it. – E.J. Dionne Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/even-if-trump-loses-big-the-anger-will-remain-heres-how-the-left-can-address-it/2016/10/14/c848c4b0-8f02-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html
— Even after Trump loses, the GOP is still toast – Bruce Bartlett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-end-of-trump-wont-end-the-gops-problems/2016/10/14/a45cd538-9096-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html
— WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser – Rosalind S. Helderman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-campaign-collected-data-to-discredit-bill-clinton-accuser/2016/10/15/8e76dde0-930c-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html
— NFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV – Drew Harwell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/nfl-ratings-plunge-could-spell-doom-for-traditional-tv/2016/10/14/a7a23dc2-915f-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html
— An unshackled Trump. An unmoored campaign lurching to the finish line. – Chris Cillizza
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/an-unshackled-trump-an-unmoored-campaign-lurching-to-the-finish-line/2016/10/16/16e09b4c-93aa-11e6-ae9d-0030ac1899cd_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says Polling-Place Cheating Leading to ‘Rigged’ Election – Greg Stohr (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-16/trump-surrogates-say-democrats-cheating-in-urban-areas-voting

FEDSMITH
— Executive Order Seeks to Increase Federal Employee Donations to CFC – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Should the time that I spend putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out be counted as a “monetary donation” to those who read the emails? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting the emails together and sending them out. At $100 an hour, that is $1,000+ each and every day, $7,000+ each and every week, $30,000+ each and every month, $365,000 each and every year, and $3,650,000 each and every decade.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/16/executive-order-seeks-to-increase-federal-employee-donations-to-cfc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Contributions to the CFC have been going down each year since 2009. A new executive order seeks to reverse this by allowing retired federal employees to donate as well as allowing agencies to count federal employees’ time spent working for charity as a monetary donation.)

October 15 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 15 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT OBAMA IN CHICAGO THROUGHOUT WEEKEND – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-obama-in-chicago-throughout-weekend/1543856/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP’S SHOCKING CRUDE COMMENTS ON WOMEN LEAVE HIM REELING.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kirk-calls-on-trump-to-drop-out-after-leak-of-crude-comments-on-women/1545085/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “REPUBLICANS REACT TO DONALD TRUMP’S VULGAR REMARKS CAUGHT ON TAPE.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-react-to-donald-trumps-vulgar-remarks/1545075/

NBC5
— President Obama Casts Early Vote While in Chicago
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-obama-to-early-vote-in-chicago-396325521.html

CBS2
— Tons Of Voting Boxes, New Polling Location Downtown – Suzanne Le Mignot
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/07/tons-of-voting-boxes-new-polling-location-downtown/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Paul Ryan, ‘sickened’ by comments, says Trump won’t attend Wisconsin event.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-campaign-battered-20161007-story.html
— First day of Tribune endorsements for U.S. House seats in Illinois: Dold and Roskam
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-us-house-endorse-dold-schneider-edit-1010-md-20161007-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lewd-conversation-women-20161007-story.html
— Happiest states in America (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats and RINOs focus on making members of the following groups unhappy: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-happiest-states-in-america-20161005-photogallery.html
— My ‘implicit bias’ against black people – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-implicit-bias-police-kaine-pence-blacks-perspec-1009-jm-20161007-story.html
— Hillary Clinton haters reflect society’s view of older women – Petula Dvorak (DIERSEN: From what I see, society views older men much lower than older women.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-older-women-ageism-20161007-story.html
— Same-day voter registration will be an option Nov. 8 in Illinois – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Of the many millions of those in America illegally, how many of them do you predict will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-same-day-voter-registration-1009-20161007-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top 10 contested state races each now have $2M plus war chests – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/top-10-contested-state-races-each-now-have-2m-plus-war-chests/

DAILY HERALD
— IDOT chief: Route 53 extension won’t go to Rauner without ‘significant support’ – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161008988/
— Wauconda High student arrested after Twitter threat Russell Lisau and Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009081/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report “Trump recorded using vulgar language about women in 2005.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161008961/
— Endorsement: Franks for McHenry County Board chairman
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/discuss/161009148/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “business leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/business/310079924/
— West Chicago considering gun shop zoning regulations, licensing – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/business/161009001/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump caught on tape speaking crudely about women.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161007/NEWS02/161009860/trump-caught-on-tape-speaking-crudely-about-women

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Munger has proved she’s right for comptroller job – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20161007/munger-has-proved-shes-right-for-comptroller-job#

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— STATE OF ILLINOIS WELCOMES CHILDREN FLEEING HURRICANE MATTHEW’S PATH
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/10/07/state-illinois-welcomes-children-fleeing-hurricane-matthews-path/65711

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Board Election Forum
http://www.nctv17.com/dupage-county-board-election-forum/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— 7th Circuit appeals judges lift injunction blocking Illinois Election Day voter registration program – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511015200-7th-circuit-appeals-judges-lift-injunction-blocking-illinois-election-day-voter-registration-program

CAPITOL FAX
— Ken Griffin gives $2 million to Durkin
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/07/ken-griffin-gives-2-million-to-durkin/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Obama casts ballot early in Illinois – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/7/obama-casts-ballot-early-illinois/

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary’s Scummy Press Sec. Brags About Pressuring Reporter To Spike Story – Christian Datoc (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have punished me and/or who continue to punish me for including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to articles that they do not like and/or b) to articles written by those who they blacklist?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/07/hacked-emails-hillarys-scummy-press-sec-brags-about-pressuring-reporter-to-spike-story/
— Obama Labeled Potential Political Appointments By Race, Gender – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/07/revealed-obama-labeled-potential-political-appointments-by-race-gender/
— Liberals Trying To Stack Town Hall Debate With Anti-Trump Questions – DEREK HUNTER (DIERSEN: Who disapproves of the questions that you ask? The following disapprove of questions that I ask: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/07/liberals-trying-to-stack-town-hall-debate-with-anti-trump-questions/

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Fact Checking Tim Kaine: There is No Constitutional Right for Any Foreign National to Enter the U.S. – IRA MEHLMAN
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/10/06/fact-checking-tim-kaine-there-is-no-constitutional-right-for-any-foreign-national-to-enter-the-u-s/
— Texas Withdraws from Federal Refugee Resettlement Program
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/10/03/texas-withdraws-from-federal-refugee-resettlement-program/
— Government Insider: “Immigration Vetting System Badly Broken” – MATT O’BRIEN
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/10/07/government-insider-immigration-vetting-system-badly-broken/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Takes Swipe at Sen. Mark Kirk: ‘Maybe He’s a Democrat’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Swipe-Mark-Kirk-Congress/2016/10/07/id/752250/
— Trump: Illegal Immigrants Allowed in to Vote – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Trump-Illegal-Immigrants-Allowed/2016/10/07/id/752206/
— Trump Issues Rare Apology After Video Emerges
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/donald-trump-sex-tape/2016/10/07/id/752276/
— US Accuses Russia of Hacking Attempts on Political Groups
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/us-accuses-russia-hacking/2016/10/07/id/752264/

GOPUSA
— DHS caught barely half of illegals crossing the border according to its own report
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15695

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Democrats And Unions Paying People To Vote In Illinois – Robert Gehl
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/democrats-and-unions-paying-people-to-vote-in-illinois

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham’s Debate Advice for Trump: ‘Moderators Are There to Ensure You Lose’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/10/06/laura-ingraham-second-debate-between-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-hannity
— McCain Sounds Off on Liberal Celebs’ ‘Ridiculous’ Anti-Trump Hysteria
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/10/06/mccain-sounds-hollywood-liberals-ridiculous-anti-trump-hysteria

BARBWIRE
— IS IT TIME FOR NEVER TRUMPERS TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF SEN. TED CRUZ? – MICHAEL BRESCIANI
http://barbwire.com/2016/10/07/is-it-time-for-never-trumpers-to-follow-the-lead-of-sen-ted-cruz/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHAT TO DO ABOUT BAD BUREAUCRATS? – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Kellar should read every word of every document filed in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/diersen-v-gao-fifth-amended-complaint/)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/07/what-to-do-about-bad-bureaucrats/

THE HILL
— Trump swipes at vulnerable GOP senator Kirk – Jonathan Easley (DIERSEN: Kirk has swiped at Trump. To what extent does Kirk want Trump to swipe at him?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299756-trump-swipes-at-vulnerable-gop-senator

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps accuse “Russian government of election-year hacking.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-administration-accuses-russian-government-of-election-year-hacking-229296
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “RNC chairman condemns Trump: ‘No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. Ever.'”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/reince-priebus-donald-trump-comments-women-229316
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Ryan still appear on stage with Trump?” and say “The Republican nominee is set to appear on the campaign trail with Ryan for the first time on Saturday.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/paul-ryan-donald-trump-comments-women-wisconsin-229307

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump bragged on hot mic about being able to grope women.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/politics/donald-trump-women-vulgar/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tape Reveals Donald Trump Bragging About Kissing and Groping Women.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump, Groper in Chief.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-groper-in-chief.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump New York Times says “The Sleaziness of Donald Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/opinion/the-sleaziness-of-donald-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans rush to condemn Trump — and distance themselves — after lewd video of Trump emerges.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/07/republicans-rush-to-condemn-trump-and-distance-themselves-after-lewd-video-of-trump-emerges/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s woman problem just got much, much, much worse.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/07/donald-trumps-woman-problem-just-got-much-much-much-worse/
— Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he is “sickened” by lewd comments Donald Trump made about women in a 2005 video disclosed Friday and that the Republican presidential candidate will no longer appear with him at a campaign event in Wisconsin Saturday. – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/07/ryan-mcconnell-silent-on-lewd-trump-video/
— U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to ‘turn up the heat’ on immigration reform if Trump is elected – Matea Gold (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big business in America is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-poor people, anti-non-poor people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/07/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-plans-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-immigration-reform-if-trump-is-elected/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Predators in the Classroom Individual cases of sexual abuse by teachers receive a great deal of attention, but how widespread is the problem? Why we still know, and are doing, so little – MICHAEL TORTORELLO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/predators-in-the-classroom-1475872085

BLOOMBERG
— GAO Questions Accuracy of Medicare Payment Data
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-10-07/gao-questions-accuracy-of-medicare-payment-data

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘America deserves far better’: Republicans react to crude comments from leaked Trump audio.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-women-audio-billy-bush-kelly-ayotte-jeff-flake-paul-ryan-2016-10
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Top Republicans pile on Trump after lewd comments about women emerge.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-women-audio-billy-bush-kelly-ayotte-jeff-flake-paul-ryan-2016-10

October 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner returns to Facebook Live to talk Illinois’ economy – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-20161005-story.html
— The election and the financial markets: Should you worry? – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats can and do drive the markets up or down a) to defeat Republicans and b) to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201610051830–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20161005-20161005-story.html
— Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done – Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-debate-prep-20161005-story.html
— McDonald’s workers file sexual harassment charges with EEOC – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-1006-biz-20161005-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Pence fights — and lies — to keep the stench of Trump off him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-vp-debate-pence-trump-huppke-20161004-column.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger campaign transfers $3 million to state GOP – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/munger-campaign-transfers-3-million-to-state-gop/

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton attacks Lewis for extra property tax exemption he also got – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009268/
— Endorsement: Drobinski in House District 62
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009322/
— Endorsement: Wheeler for House District 50
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161006/news/161009320/

ABC7
— POLICE: TEEN THREATENED TO SHOOT UP HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-teen-threatened-to-shoot-up-hinsdale-high-school/1540761/

NBC5
— GOP Spends $2 Million on TV Ads in Illinois Legislative Race: Marwig v. McAuliffe – Ivan Moreno
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/GOP-Spends-2-Million-on-TV-Ads-in-Illinois-Legislative-Race-396138031.html
— Hinsdale South Teen Who Threatened Student Had Guns, Knives, Gas Masks The boy posted a threat on Snapchat before police found a cache of weapons in his home, prosecutors allege – Richard Ray and Natalie Martinez
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darien-hinsdale-south-threat-snapchat-guns-396072021.html

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WGN TV promotes pot in Illinois. To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://wgntv.com/2016/10/04/medical-marijuana-in-illinois-inside-a-dispensary/

WTTW
— Veeps Take Center Stage, But Does it Matter? – Hunter Clauss
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/10/05/veeps-take-center-stage-does-it-matter

TIMES
— Voter fraud alleged in Kankakee County – Jeff Bonty
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/voter-fraud-alleged-in-kankakee-county/article_30c70934-90a2-52a3-ae06-815ccc2fc7c2.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Munger pushes upgrading state financial systems – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/munger-pushes-upgrading-state-financial-systems/article_e10fe7e3-45b1-5d12-be18-382e3998a435.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad City Times promotes the Democrat Party’s same-day registration rule.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-drop-the-suit-expand-access-to-all-voters/article_a3140eb1-b23a-596e-a10d-247fc594c8fc.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll indicates Illinois likely to remain in Democratic column – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161005/bernard-schoenburg-poll-indicates-illinois-likely-to-remain-in-democratic-column

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Nader: Clinton and Trump ‘both flunk’ Nader denies third party harms electoral outcomes – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/nader-clinton-and-trump-both-flunk
— Michael Reagan: Nancy would vote for Clinton ‘Trump hasn’t done a whole lot for women’ – CNN (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on taking jobs, promotions, and other opportunities away from older non-veteran White male Republicans and giving those jobs, promotions, and other opportunities to women. Democrats call the aforesaid Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/michael-reagan-nancy-would-vote-for-clinton

SAUK VALLEY
— Things are getting worse in the Land of Madigan Frustrated Illinoisans don’t get to vote for House speaker, but on Nov. 8, they choose the lawmakers who do – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: 18 members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) (one from each congressional district) govern the IRP with weighted votes. Frustrated Illinois Republicans don’t get to vote for IRP SCC members. They vote for Republican Precinct Committeemen, Republican township party chairmen in Cook County, and Republican ward party chairmen in Chicago who elect IRP SCC members by weighted votes.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/things-are-getting-worse-in-the-land-of-madigan/abowyi7/

WAND TV
— Why it matters: Race and Policing – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33329171/why-it-matters-race-and-policing

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Incorrectly Tells Nevadans How to Pronounce Nevada.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/10/05/trump-incorrectly-tells-nevadans-how-to-pronounce-nevada

WVVA
— GOP spends $2 million on TV ads in Illinois legislative race – AP
http://www.wvva.com/story/33330164/gop-spends-2-million-on-tv-ads-in-illinois-legislative-race

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Alton Daily News promotes gambling, that is, ever-increasingly, Alton Daily News promotes vice.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=225995#.V_Y2OOgrKM8

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois News Network promotes gambling, that is, ever-increasingly, Illinois News Network promotes vice.
http://ilnews.org/10290/video-gambling-machines-score-jackpot-for-downstate-cities/

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicagoist promotes pot in Illinois. To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/06/heres_a_better_way_to_get_your_weed_1.php

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— McGuire: State losing jobs because climate ‘expensive, unstable, unwelcoming’
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511013855-mcguire-state-losing-jobs-because-climate-expensive-unstable-unwelcoming

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Amrozowicz: Chicago school district’s credit-rating cut tied to state’s ‘systemic’ woes
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511014499-amrozowicz-chicago-school-district-s-credit-rating-cut-tied-to-state-s-systemic-woes

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Thillens slams AFSCME demands, welcomes business-sector endorsements – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511013063-thillens-slams-afscme-demands-welcomes-business-sector-endorsements

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois GOP launches voter-fraud hot line after Kankakee bribery allegations
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511015483-illinois-gop-launches-voter-fraud-hot-line-after-kankakee-bribery-allegations

ANDY MARTIN
— Corruption fighter Andy Martin defends Donald Trump against an attack by Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2016/10/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends.html
http://contrariancommentary.com/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends-donald-trump-against-an-attack-by-chicago-alderman-brendan-reilly/
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/corruption-fighter-andy-martin-defends-donald-trump-against-an-attack-by-chicago-alderman-brendan-reilly/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Board Member Donald Puchalski’s Incompatible Offices? – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/10/dupage-county-board-member-donald-puchalskis-incompatible-offices/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Mike Pence Deemed “Viciously Anti-LGBT” Public Servant – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/mike-pence-deemed-viciously-anti-lgbt-public-servant/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ heckler derails Ohio speech for Hillary – Douglas Ernst
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/5/bill-clinton-is-a-rapist-heckler-derails-former-pr/

THE BLAZE
— Megyn Kelly hits Trump for only going on ‘Hannity’ and avoiding ‘unsafe spaces’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/05/megyn-kelly-hits-trump-for-only-going-on-hannity-and-avoiding-unsafe-spaces/
— Please stop calling pro-abortion politicians ‘Christians.’ They are heretics. – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/please-stop-calling-pro-abortion-politicians-christians-they-are-heretics/

BREITBART
— Trump-Supporting Latino Professor Says Students ‘Trying to Shut Down or Shame Others’ for Political Beliefs – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/10/05/trump-supporting-latino-professor-says-students-trying-to-shut-dow-or-shame-others-for-political-beliefs/

FOX NEWS
— Obama’s Army of PR Staffers Costs Taxpayers $500 Million Per Year – Stephen Dinan
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/10/05/obamas-army-pr-staffers-costs-taxpayers-500-million-year

NEWSMAX
— Fox News Hosts Kelly, Hannity Exchange Barbs – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Fox-Kelly-Hannity-media/2016/10/05/id/751902/

WORLD NET DAILY
— BIG U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICT ‘SUBMITS TO ISLAMIC SUPREMACY’ ‘Racism and xenophobia’ are ‘deeply embedded in our country’s history’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/big-u-s-school-district-submits-to-islamic-supremacy/

COLLEGE FIX
— Black student rejects victimhood status: ‘I am going to break stereotypes’ – WILLIAM NARDI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs shout at minorities, at women, at younger people, at veterans, and at everyone else that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities, women, younger people, veterans, and everyone else has had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29344/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a young, black woman, life on campus is not always easy for Roger Williams University freshman Kalasia Richer. But her hardships are not the result of slavery from years past – as her professors and peers like to insist – but instead from the current political persecution she says she faces for being a conservative on a liberal college campus. “I have been told since day one that I would not succeed without the demeaning benefits of affirmative action,” says Richer, 18. “One of my professors actually told me that it’s offensive to say that everyone can achieve the American dream.” Statements like these are common among the liberal academia, who teach that “systemic oppression” and “institutionalized racism” are the most significant factors of whether or not one will achieve success in life. But because Richer doesn’t but into it, she’s mocked and ridiculed and blackballed. “One of my classes is entirely structured around the so-called belief in ‘white privilege,’” she told The College Fix, referring to a humanities elective. “Professors shame white students from speaking up against it, and whenever I do they look at me like I’m a traitor.” According to Richer, a political science major, such classes victimize women of color and force other students to justify their current “oppression.” In an attempt to balance the political climate of her campus, Richer took a position as the secretary of a proposed chapter of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom group. But late last month, student government leaders refused to allow the club to officially be recognized on campus, accusing it of being too similar to the College Republicans. “I was disgusted by the hostility I felt for daring to give a voice to conservatives on campus,” she says. “College is advertised as a place for your mind to grow, but I didn’t realize how much of a lie it was until I saw firsthand how these ‘student leaders’ attempt to dictate how students think on campus.”)

REUTERS
— Ford chairman met with Trump over ‘infuriating’ Mexico comments – David Shepardson
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-ford-motor-idUSKCN12524K?il=0

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump actually under audit?”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-donald-trump-actually-under-audit/

ABC NEWS
— GOP Spends $2 Million on TV Ads in Illinois Legislative Race – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-spends-million-tv-ads-illinois-legislative-race-42610632
— Parents Found Dead After Child Tells School She Couldn’t Wake Them Up – AVIANNE TAN
http://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-found-dead-child-tells-school-wake/story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officers responded to the residence around 5 p.m. that day and found the young girl’s parents dead, along with “evidence of paraphernalia and drug use in the home,” according to Schurman.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCCONNELL: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aanti-Trumps say “Trump’s Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?ref=politics

WASHINGTON POST
— Beijing’s next propaganda outlet: Hollywood? – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/beijings-next-propaganda-outlet-hollywood/2016/10/05/2dfb295e-8a5f-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html
— Trump aide: Clintons ‘don’t get what it means to be an American’ – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/06/trump-aide-clintons-dont-get-what-it-means-to-be-an-american/

WALL STRETT JOURNAL
— Trump Sorely Needs a Debate Win He has to revive GOP enthusiasm to offset the Democrats’ strong turnout operation. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sorely-needs-a-debate-win-1475709081
— Election Says Only So Much About Stocks – STEVEN RUSSOLILLO (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats can and do drive the markets up or down a) to defeat Republicans and b) to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/election-says-only-so-much-about-stocks-1475695067

FORBES
— Only One Third Of Trump’s New Businesses Succeeded – That’s Actually a Pretty Good Record – Tim Worstall
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/10/06/only-one-third-of-trumps-new-businesses-succeeded-thats-actually-a-pretty-good-record/#154e9fc44886

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— You need a machete to cut through hypocrisy on Trump and taxes – Patrick Buchanan
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/opinion/columnists/buchanan/patrick-buchanan-you-need-a-machete-to-cut-through-hypocrisy/article_fb59fd6b-0232-5829-8986-47f7a82190e8.html

UNION LEADER
— Oblivious Trump can’t avoid self-sabotage – JONAH GOLDBERG
http://www.unionleader.com/columns/Jonah-Goldberg-Oblivious-Trump-cant-avoid-self-sabotage-10062016

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps look back at Trump.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/looking-backward-at-donald-trump

October 5 Morning Edition

NBC5
— New Poll Shows Clinton, Duckworth With Big Leads in Illinois Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Duckworth have opened up big leads in Illinois, according to a new poll released Tuesday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Poll-Show-Clinton-Duckworth-with-Big-Leads-in-Illinois-395841901.html
— Comptroller Munger Talks Relationship with Rauner, Campaign In an exclusive interview with Ward Room, the comptroller touched on her relationship with Rauner, the campaign and her vision for the future of the state. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Munger-Rauner-and-I-Did-Not-Create-This-Mess-395894951.html

CBS2
— Sex Abuse Survivor Scott Cross Urges Lawmakers To Change State Statues On Child Sex Abuse – Lisa Fielding
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/04/sex-abuse-survivor-urges-lawmakers-to-change-state-statues-on-child-sex-abuse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scott Cross made headlines when he testified that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert abused him when he was a wrestler at Yorkville High School in the late 1970’s. He says sometimes it takes a lifetime for survivors to come forward. “I understand that the average age that an individual is willing to come forward is roughly 42 years of age. Our current state stops at age 38. It is unbelievably hard to step forward and confront a person of power and trust in somebody that you idolized and respect,” said Cross, who is now 54. He is also the brother of former Republican statehouse leader Tom Cross.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did Hillary and Bill pave the way for The Donald? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-clinton-trump-kass-1005-20161004-column.html
— Emanuel, Mendoza try for two-fer on mentoring money – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-susana-mendoza-sticker-fees-20161004-story.html
— Chicago casino back in play? Why you shouldn’t bet on it – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-casino-michael-reese-robert-reed-1004-biz-20161003-column.html
— Some MBA programs are receiving fewer applications. Here’s why. – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Do you have an MBA? In 1971, IRS hired me as a GS-7 (currently $43,915) Revenue Officer. Back then, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business, accounting, and law. In 1972, I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola, I deducted the courses, and earned an MBA in 1976. However, it became increasing clear that my Democrat IRS superiors wanted to replace me with someone who was a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger than me, and/or a veteran. In keeping with that, in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed all the aforesaid courses. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, d) qualified me for a new trade or business, and e) were a distraction. I took IRS to Tax Court and I won, the court allowed all my graduate business courses. However, the court disallowed the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1978 by accepting my Democrat IRS superiors’ argument that those courses qualified me for a new trade or business.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-gmac-mba-admission-trends-bsi-20161003-story.html
— Quick wit of Paul Green recalled with laughter, tears – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-paul-green-memorial-1005-chicago-inc-20161004-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vice presidential hopefuls trade jabs — about Clinton and Trump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vice-presidential-hopefuls-trade-jabs-about-clinton-and-trump/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Olsen in House Dist. 81
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009576/
— Endorsement: Breen for House District 48
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009574/
— Endorsement: Jesiel in House District 61
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009575/
— Endorsement: Reicks for House District 63
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/discuss/161009573/
— FRONT PAGE: How much municipal executives’ cars are costing suburban taxpayers – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Do/did your employer(s) pay you to dive your car(s)? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that the Park Forest Post Office paid me to deliver mail with my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that IRS paid me to collect delinquent taxes with my 1962 Chevy BelAir.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161005/news/161009439/

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is an anti-Trump. Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are an anti-Trump, you are a Democrat or a RINO.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/debate-wasnt-must-see-tv-for-gov-rauner/cl2qwyx/
— Local officials, residents voice frustrations over gambling growth Home-rule cities better equipped to limit gambling – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/10/04/local-officials-residents-voice-frustrations-over-gambling-growth/aqbhhk4/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois comptroller candidates to participate in TV debate October 25
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-comptroller-candidates-to-participate-in-tv-debate/article_250ae0a0-8ab4-11e6-99ec-9f8e955f4131.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Endorsement: Illinois Senate District 26: Dan McConchie
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/endorsement-illinois-senate-district-26-dan-mcconchie/aheo60c/
— Endorsement: Illinois Senate District 32: Pam Althoff
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/04/endorsement-illinois-senate-district-32-pam-althoff/a2gq3oa/

HERALD WHIG
— Voters urged to return Frese to House – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20161005/voters-urged-to-return-frese-to-house#

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Batavia Mayor Schielke forecasts tough 2017 State budget woes could affect local funding – Mark Foster
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2016/09/30/batavia-mayor-schielke-forecasts-tough-2017/askbqyp/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Eric Trump: Father has paid a ‘tremendous amount of tax’ ‘Listen, when the audit is over, my father will release’ his tax returns – CNN (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in journalism, government, politics, etc. be required to publicly disclose how much federal income tax that they paid during each of the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50+ years? Democrats always want Republicans to pay more federal income tax. To make me pay more federal income tax, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine and IRS disallowed by education deductions in 1978. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business and accounting courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/eric-trump-father-has-paid-a-tremendous-amount-of-tax

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Candidate Q&As: 101st Illinois House District – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-10-05/candidate-qas-101st-illinois-house-district.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dennis Hastert Abuse Victim Shares His Story – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH/FO
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dennis-hastert-abuse-victim-shares-his-story
— Rauner Administration Renegotiates ‘Toxic’ Interest Rate Swap Deals – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-administration-renegotiates-toxic-interest-rate-swap-deals

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove D-99 boasts higher ACT scores, AP and honors enrollment – NATHAN LURZ (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, who thought that you were “college material?” Very few thought that I was “college material” a) because I washed dishes for the minimum wage during my Junior and Senior years in high school, b) because my father never attended college and was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and c) because my mother never attended high school. Nevertheless, UIC accepted me in 1966 a) because I had taken college preparatory courses, because I was in the upper 20% of my class, and because my ACT score was 24.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/10/03/downers-grove-d-99-boasts-higher-act-scores-ap-and-honors-enrollment/a3av39p/

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.
http://chicagoist.com/2016/10/05/heres_a_better_way_to_get_your_weed.php

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Mayor’s Gun Violence Solution Met with Skepticism by Students and Faculty – Elizabeth Czapski
http://www.loyolaphoenix.com/2016/10/mayors-gun-violence-solution-met-skepticism-students-faculty/

THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Springfield’s race hits COD – Vandy Manyeh
http://codcourier.org/4959/news/springfields-race-hits-cod/
— Audit reveals 19 points for improvement for College of DuPage – Bridget Kingston (DIERSEN: What do you know about performance auditing? I worked for GAO doing performance audits for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I am a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286). I have a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
http://codcourier.org/4951/news/audit-reveals-19-points-for-improvement-for-college-of-dupage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Auditor General released its performance audit on College of DuPage on Wednesday Sept. 28, offering 19 recommendations for the Board of Trustees to improve oversight, operations and transparency. The college agrees with all 19 points. The report examined whether the college fulfilled its responsibilities during fiscal years 2011 through 2014, revealing that the board of trustees was not evaluating former President Robert Breuder’s performance annually, as is required by policy. Lack of oversight and approval of financial investments, contracts and budget transfers also raised questions.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DID COMMUNISM REALLY FALL IN EUROPE, OR WAS IT ALL A HOAX?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-did-communism-really-fall-in-europe-or-was-it-all-a-hoax.html

GOPUSA
— VP Debate: Kaine Comes Off as First-Rate Jerk
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15614
— Communists Mobilize for Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15609
— Dead voters and other horror stories (DIERSEN: Wheaton Cemetery (http://www.wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael Cemetery (https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Michael-Cemetery/117332434952418) are both in my precinct.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15552

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IGNORE THE ANKLE-BITERS – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Who are the lead ankle-biters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/10/04/ignore-the-ankle-biters/

CNS NEWS
— Pence: ‘We Have a Deportation Force. It’s Called Immigration and Customs Enforcement’ – Susan Jones
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pence-we-have-deportation-force-its-called-immigration-and-customs

TPM
— Kaine Rattles Off List Of Seemingly Everyone Trump Owes An Apology To – MATT SHUHAM (DIERSEN: Who do your critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize to? Of course, needless-to-say, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize to them, to you, and to everyone else.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kaine-insult-driven-campaign
— Pence Defends Trump’s Insults By Bringing Up ‘Basket Of Deplorables’
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pence-kaine-deplorables-debate
— Trump Team Debate Takeaway: Pence Is Proof That Trump Has Good Judgment – LAUREN FOX
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-surrogates-tout-pence-as-sign-of-trumps-good-judgement

COLLEGE FIX
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Libertarian Gary Johnson gets the most backing of Harvard Republican Club members
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/libertarian-gary-johnson-gets-backing-harvard-republican-club-members/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration makes its first appearance in the VP debate – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/immigration-makes-its-first-appearance-in-the-vp-debate/article/2603665
— Kaine claims Trump wants to deport 16 million illegal aliens – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/kaine-claims-trump-wants-to-deport-16-million-illegal-aliens/article/2603647

POLITICO
— RNC’s Priebus declares Trump ‘a role model’ – Brent Griffiths (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who do those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout declare to be role models?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/reince-priebus-donald-trump-role-model-229125

THE HILL
— RNC: Kaine interrupted over 70 times – Peter Schroeder
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299338-rnc-kaine-interrupted-debate-over-70-times

HUFFINGTON POST
— Tim Kaine Rips Donald Trump For Avoiding Taxes Trump claims the move was smart. “I guess that makes the rest of us stupid,” Kaine said. – Ben Walsh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kaine-rips-trump-avoiding-taxes_us_57f40440e4b04c71d6f07a8f
— As Donald Trump Tweets Insults, Mike Pence Says Hillary Clinton Has An ‘Insult-Driven’ Campaign Has he seen what Trump has said? – Paige Lavender
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-hillary-clinton-campaign_us_57f451dbe4b04c71d6f0ccb9

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Black and/or anti-Republican demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/books/review/black-republicans-and-the-transformation-of-the-gop-black-elephants-in-the-room.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that non-Democrats are racists. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that if Clinton is elected, Democrats will get rid of non-Democrats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/opinion/the-movement-to-end-racist-voting-laws.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/opinion/mike-pences-galling-amnesia.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: How Facebook could swing the election – Caitlin Dewey (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who talk and act like Facebook IS the internet? From what I see, those who dominate Facebook are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/09/30/how-facebook-could-swing-the-election-and-who-will-benefit-if-it-does/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pence Defends Donald Trump’s Use of Tax Code (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with IRS’s disallowance of my education deductions.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/pence-defends-donald-trump-use-of-tax-code/B21432DC-740A-4D81-9A46-ADFA333C0FE6.html
— Fact-Checking Family Folklore With DNA Tests Americans are digging up surprises about their immigrant ancestors using DNA testing and online genealogy research – CAMERON MCWHIRTER (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fact-checking-family-folklore-with-dna-tests-1475598736

FORTUNE
— Trump Calls Tax Avoidance ‘Smart’ But Most Americans Call It ‘Unpatriotic’ – Reuters (DIERSEN: What tax avoidance steps have you taken? Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://fortune.com/2016/10/05/donald-trump-income-tax-avoid/

BLOOMBERG
— Kaine Resembles ‘Evil Crook’ From Batman Movies, Trump Retweets
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-10-05/kaine-resembles-evil-crook-from-batman-movies-trump-retweets

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Black Burdens, White Wages, and the Persistence of Economic Inequality A new report finds that the racial wage gap has widened since 1979. – SHAUN OSSEI-OWUSU (DIERSEN: What have you done that harms Blacks? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://prospect.org/article/black-burdens-white-wages-and-persistence-economic-inequality

October 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— President Obama Hosts Early Illinois Supporters at White House Party – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-obama-hosts-early-illinois-supporters-at-white-house-party-395510691.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The guest list for Friday night’s party included former Senate President Emil Jones, who was considered instrumental in Obama’s rise from the state senate to the U.S. Senate, along with former Republican State Senator Kirk Dillard. Back in 2007, Dillard was featured in a television ad campaign for Obama, highlighting the then-junior senator’s support from both parties. That same ad later played a negative role in Dillard’s failed GOP primary campaign for governor.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Overshadows His own Economic Message.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Rally-Pennsylvania-Trump-Overshadows-his-own-Economic-Message–395528861.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner-Madigan money trees sprouting millions – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What do you give to Republican organizations, to Republican activists, to Republican candidates, to Republican elected officials, to Republican party leaders, to Republican major donors, and to Republican political consultants? I have given the aforesaid GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have gone out every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015 and they have included links to more than 246,400 articles.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/the-watchdogs-rauner-madigan-money-trees-sprouting-millions/
— Obama hosted “thank-you” reception Friday for old Illinois pals – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-hosted-thank-you-reception-friday-for-old-illinois-pals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the attendees: former Senate President Emil Jones, who gave a green state senator a boost early in his career; Dan Shoman, who managed Obama’s 2000 House race and advised his Senate bid; state Senate President John Cullerton; state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; former state Sen. Kirk Dillard; state Sen. Jacqueline Collins; state Sen. Mattie Hunter; state Rep. Will Davis; Audra Wilson, who worked on Obama’s Senate campaign; former state Rep. Julie Hamos; activist Marilyn Katz and Rep. Jan Schakowsky. And more: State Sen. Omar Aquino, state Sen. James Clayborne, state Sen. William Haine, state Sen. Don Harmon, state Sen. Emil Jones III, state Sen. Iris Martinez and state Sen. Chris Nybo, the lone Republican, who boosted Obama when he made what turned out to be a failed bid for Congress.)
— Some Chicagoans just couldn’t wait to vote for president – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-some-chicagoans-just-couldnt-wait-to-vote-for-president/
— Ivanka not happy with campaign manager’s approach – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ivanka-not-happy-with-campaign-managers-approach/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans fear Trump is playing into Clinton’s hands by lashing out on infidelity – Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-trump-infidelity-20161001-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump funny anymore?” ‘Saturday Night Live’ weighs its take on The Donald.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-snl-donald-trump-20161001-story.html
— Liberal arts grads struggle with underemployment, study says – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: If my undergraduate degree had not been job-related, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If my graduate degree and professional certification had not been job-related, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-marksjarvis-college-underemployment-1002-biz-20160930-column.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s no escape, Illinois: It’s time to pay for those pensions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161001/ISSUE05/310019998/theres-no-escape-illinois-its-time-to-pay-for-those-pensions

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kirk, Duckworth raise big money from special interests – Chuck Neubauer and Sandy Bergo (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious a) that I have the time and that I have the money necessary to put out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails twice each and every day free of charge and without any advertising and b) that I do not have to ask anyone for money.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161001/kirk-duckworth-raise-big-money-from-special-interests

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Did you watch the debate Monday? Gov. Bruce Rauner didn’t – Doug Fink (DIERSEN: Those Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails rely on those who do read the emails to keep up to date on Illinois government and political news and commentary.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161001/statehouse-insider-did-you-watch-debate-monday-gov-bruce-rauner-didnt

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump debuts in television ad for her father Trump trying to win over female voters – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ivanka-trump-debuts-in-television-ad-for-her-father

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Local numbers provide context on income issue – Steve Vogel (DIERSEN: How financially diverse is your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-local-numbers-provide-context-on-income-issue/article_333cee83-5535-57c6-bbc7-4d0999fab26e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington think tank, the average 1 percenter family in McLean County earned $679,124 three years ago (the latest data available), while the remaining 99 percent earned an average of $51,440. That means a 1 percenter here makes about 13 times more than the rest of us earn, on average. That ratio puts McLean County pretty much in the middle of a ranking of the nation’s 3,064 counties. Somewhat comforting, I think, especially in the context of some other EPI data. For instance, McLean County’s 1 percenters take in 11.8 percent of the income earned here. That compares with 26 percent in Lake County — the high water mark in Illinois — and the national average of 20.1 percent. The latter two numbers are stunners. A local figure that may trouble egalitarians more is that 41 percent of McLean County’s moolah is made by the top 10 percent of earners. Another way to say that: 10 percent of local households take in 41 cents of every dollar earned here. Yet it’s 57 cents in Lake County, and about 48 cents in all of Illinois and the entire nation. Again, striking numbers. Do you aspire to be a 1 percenter in McLean County? Your family would have to earn at least $365,000 to make the cut — about $24,000 less than the national average. The best (and fresher) news comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. Last year, it says, nearly 5,700 McLean County residents climbed out of poverty. Unfortunately 19,116 McLean County residents are still classified as poor. That’s 11.5 percent of our population — a big number, to be sure, but 3.4 percentage points better than two years ago.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “An outrageous double standard.”
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article105438876.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Yet Another Offense in School District U-46 – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/yet-another-offense-in-school-district-u-46/

LIFEZETTE
— RNC Slams ‘Low-Life Journalists’ GOP fundraising appeal highlights historic anti-Trump bias in the media – Jim Stinson (DIERSEN: I am biased in favor of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Virtually all the journalists in America are biased in favor of the Democrat Party platform, but they unethically refuse to admit that.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/rnc-slams-low-life-journalists/

HOT AIR
— This law saved two million babies from abortion. Democrats want it gone. – DUSTIN SIGGINS
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/01/law-saved-two-million-babies-abortion-democrats-want-gone/

DAILY CALLER
— After Chelsea Bombing, NYC Launches Efforts To Silence ‘Negative Rhetoric’ About Islam – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/29/after-chelsea-bombing-nyc-launches-efforts-to-silence-negative-rhetoric-about-islam/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— FEC Dems lay groundwork to ban Fox, WSJ political coverage – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fec-dems-lay-groundwork-to-ban-fox-wsj-political-coverage/article/2603177

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race tailspins into gutter.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298836-trump-takes-race-into-gutter

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Can Trump Create Millions of Jobs? Don’t Bet On It.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/can-trump-create-millions_b_12287724.html

CNN
— Trump finally hits the big-money jackpot – Teddy Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-big-money-success/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— GAO criticizes Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s “weak” compliance evaluations – Daniel L. Russell Jr. (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO during the early 1980s, I worked on an audit of OFCCP.)
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/gao-not-down-ofccp-report-criticizes-agency-s-weak-compliance-evaluations-and-may

CD HOWE INSTITUTE
— Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans – William B.P Robson and Alexandre Laurin (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, in today’s dollars, so far, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 have gotten the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $963,680 ($50,720 X 19 years).)
https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary_449%20.pdf

FORTUNE
— DHS Confirms Hackers Targeted Election Systems in 20 States – David Z. Morris
http://fortune.com/2016/10/01/hackers-targeted-election-systems/

FORBES
— Competency-Based Hiring: 10 Signals The Shift Is Happening – Ryan Craig (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. GAO would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and b) if I had not earned an MBA. IRS would not have hired me a) if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and b) if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management. The Post Office would not have hired me a) if I had not passed its employment examination and b) if I had not earned a high school diploma.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2016/10/01/competency-based-hiring-10-signals-the-shift-is-happening/#47026b638eba

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Serve your country while earning valuable career skills. – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years; almost 3 years working for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level (currently $77,899-$88,286), and almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 level (currently $92,632-$120,427). Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn the skills that acquired working for the federal government.)
http://time.com/money/4515096/hillary-clinton-national-service-reserve-millennials/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton wants you to serve your country. The Democratic presidential candidate proposed a new program on Friday aimed at expanding national service volunteer opportunities–for young Americans in particular. Clinton’s National Service Reserve would allow Americans pitch in with ongoing service projects addressing the addiction epidemic or helping the homeless, or perhaps to help provide emergency relief in national disasters and situations such as the water crisis in Flint, Mich. Clinton plans to work with corporations and universities to ensure “reservists” get paid time off to volunteer or, in the case of students, college credit.)

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot in America is to promote the destruction of America.
http://reason.com/archives/2016/10/01/no-pot-campaigning

ENTERTAINMENT DAILY
— ‘He was a complete gentleman!’ Beauty queen defends Donald Trump Former Miss USA contestant explains why she’s voting for the entrepreneur. – Danielle Harewood
http://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/complete-gentleman-beauty-queen-defends-donald-trump/

September 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Chicago Sun-Times endorses the anti-Trump Clinton.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-for-clinton-and-avert-a-train-wreck/
— Police say Sandack report includes screenshot of Skype video – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/police-say-sandack-report-includes-screenshot-of-skype-video/
— Trump threatens Clinton over Lewinsky — really? – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mona-charen-trump-threatens-clinton-over-lewinsky-really/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Seth Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENORSEMENT: 23rd District: The remap of legislative districts in Democrats’ favor helped nudge Sen. Tom Cullerton, former Villa Park mayor and a cousin of Senate President John Cullerton, into this seat in 2012. Cullerton has done some things we like. He was lead sponsor of a bill blocked by Republicans to get rid of the unnecessary lieutenant governor’s office. But he doesn’t wander far off his party’s script and should have voted against a budget this spring that was $7 billion out of balance. He voted “present.” Our nod goes to Republican Seth Lewis, an insurance agent from Bartlett, who as a Bartlett Fire Protection District trustee hasn’t been afraid to vote against more spending. He also isn’t afraid to speak against generous pension packages that taxpayers subsidize — including that of his wife, who is a school superintendent. Ouch. We wouldn’t want to be at the dinner table for that discussion.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Dan McConchie
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 26th District: This northwest suburban seat opened in April when incumbent Dan Duffy resigned early. Local GOP leaders rallied to Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods, who won the March Republican primary. McConchie didn’t get our endorsement in that race, but he’s getting it this time. He has shown a willingness to work across the aisle and dig into policy, including school funding reform and anti-sex trafficking efforts. His opponent, Democrat Kelly Mazeski of Barrington, is an impressive candidate who has been involved in her local government. She characterizes McConchie as “a one-issue” lobbyist who is too socially conservative for the district. We’re not convinced. McConchie left his job with an anti-abortion organization and has shown he is not a one-issue legislator. Let’s give him a chance. McConchie is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Mel Thillens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 28th District: We like Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines, because she is direct and outspoken. As a former member of the Des Plaines City Council, she advocated canceling a contract with a group opposing O’Hare airport expansion because taxpayers weren’t getting enough for their money. But so far in Springfield, she has stuck to the Democratic playbook, including voting for piecemeal budget bills that expanded government programs but had no real funding attached to them. She also supported a bill at the behest of the state’s largest employee union that was anti-taxpayer. This is a race where taxpayers could say “Enough!” with the budget games. We’re endorsing Republican Mel Thillens of Park Ridge, whose view of government’s role is less, less and less.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Michael Amrozowicz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 31st District: Let’s get one thing out the way: Republican candidate Michael Amrozowicz’s name is pronounced “Am-RO-zo-wits.” The Gurnee resident and former Lake County Republican Party chairman is running against incumbent Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, who was elected in 2012 and buoyed by a new, favorable district map. Bush voted against most versions of pension reform and supported a union-backed bill that most editorial boards from Rockford to Carbondale criticized as irresponsible and anti-taxpayer. The state is broke. Taxpayers are tired of shouldering all the promises. Amrozowicz would bring more fiscal sanity to the Senate. He is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Pamela Althoff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 32nd District: Sen. Pamela Althoff, R-McHenry, is running for a two-year term and says if re-elected, it will be her last: “I believe in term limits.” Appointed to the seat in 2003, she has represented the northwest suburbs ever since. She has been successful at passing legislation because she lobbies her colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers. She knows Democrat staff just as well as Republican staff. Not many legislators can say that. We disagreed with her handling of a government consolidation bill this spring — she watered it down — but she still got the bill passed and signed into law. Althoff is endorsed over Democrat Melissa Coyne, a small business owner and community activist from Fox Lake.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Sue Rezin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 38th District: A rematch is underway between Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Christine Benson, D-Ottawa. Benson lost to Rezin 46 percent to 54 percent when they faced off in 2012. Benson retired that year as superintendent of Streator Elementary School District 44, which has been struggling with a budget deficit due in part to the state’s inability to make full school payments. But Streator-area voters signaled they are taxed out. They rejected a school referendum to raise property taxes. Rezin would be a stronger advocate for those tax-weary residents. She is a consistent advocate for government consolidation and financial stability. We doubt Benson, who retired with a generous pension and is backed by organized labor, would be as prudent. With Democrats holding their 39-20 advantage over Republicans in the Senate, taxpayers can’t afford to lose another seat. Rezin is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Michelle Smith
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 49th District: In this southwest suburban district, Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, is facing Michelle Smith, R-Plainfield, who is the board president in Plainfield School District 202. On the school board, Smith has tried to keep the property tax levy steady while dealing with unpredictability from the state. “Attempting to build a budget every year is like throwing darts blindfolded,” Smith says. Incumbent Bertino-Tarrant should understand the pressure the state’s financial chaos creates in her district — yet she couldn’t bring herself to vote against House Speaker Michael Madigan’s budget, which was $7 billion out of balance. She voted “present.” Votes like that are the reason the state’s finances are a disaster. Smith is strongly endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Paul Schimpf
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 58th District: We know both Republican Paul Schimpf of Waterloo and Democrat Sheila Simon of Carbondale to be dedicated public servants. Schimpf served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an adviser to Iraqi prosecutors during the trial of Saddam Hussein. Simon was lieutenant governor under Pat Quinn. But here’s a case where voters in Southern Illinois can demand change. The economy in this part of the state is desperate for revitalization. Democratic policies have not worked. Schimpf supports workers’ comp changes to make Illinois more business-friendly. He also supports tort reform and term limits. Schimpf is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Dale Fowler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 59th District: It’s strange that Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, claims to be a fiscal steward, often proclaiming that the state should retire its massive pile of unpaid bills. Then he voted in May for House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spending plan, which everyone knew was $7 billion short. He didn’t have to vote for it. Most Democratic senators did not. Remember that, voters of this district, when you show up to cast a ballot on Nov. 8. A better choice is Dale Fowler, mayor of Harrisburg, who knows what “reckless spending” actually means. Fowler is endorsed.)
— FROM THE ARTICLE: 22nd District: Tracy Smodilla of Bartlett, didn’t run in the primary but managed to ward off a Democratic challenge as a last-minute slated Republican. She’s smart, outspoken and fiscally conservative. She is not afraid to stand up to, well, anyone. She successfully fought an unnecessary tax increment financing district in her hometown. We hope to see her name on future ballots.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
— June 3, 1969: When the Chicago Tribune scolded a ‘girl’ named Hillary Rodham – Mark Jacob (DIERSEN: What were you doing during June of 1969? I was on summer break between my Junior and Senior years at NIU. I delivered mail full-time for the Park Forest Post Office, lived with my parents and brother in Crete, and drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-clinton-trump-tribune-archives-met-20160930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s fat fetish.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-fat-fetish-alicia-machado-perspec-1002-20160930-column.html
— State undermines its future by shortchanging higher education funding – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-higher-ed-st-1002-20160930-story.html
— Alabama justice Roy Moore off bench for defying feds on gay marriage – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–alabama-chief-justice-20160930-story.html
— Newest state senator Tom Rooney brings classroom energy at West Leyden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-rooney-tl-1006-20160930-story.html
— Naperville to consider greater support for housing vouchers – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-income-city-council-st-0930-20160930-story.html
— Record number of early voters seen for November election – David Sharos and Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-early-voting-st-1002-20160930-story.html
— Early voting drawing hundreds in DuPage County – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-early-voting-st-1002-20160930-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Early voting Early voting started Thursday in the DuPage County, and has already drawn hundreds of residents eager to cast ballots in a presidential election expected to draw 80 percent of the county’s registered voters. “Early voting has started! We can vote for Hillary today! Then we’ll get a glass of wine,” said Maureen Quirk, of Wheaton, who joined co-worker Debbie Szydlo, of Carol Stream, at the Wheaton-based election commission office Friday afternoon to make official their votes for the Democratic presidential candidate. “She needs suburban white women. Well, here we are,” Quirk said. About 160 voters Thursday and nearly 200 Friday filled out ballots to vote for president, U.S. Senate, DuPage County offices and other races at the 421 N. County Farm Road office, said Joseph Sobecki, assistant executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission. The site is the first early polling place in DuPage County. Nearly a dozen more are scheduled to open around the county Oct. 24 and will operate through Nov. 7. Election Day is Nov. 8. The crowd Friday wasn’t exclusively made up of Democrats or Clinton supporters. Voters Bob and Carole Rutan, both 74, of Wheaton, said they are registered Republicans although they declined to name their candidate of choice. “I don’t like either one of them that much,” Carole Rutan said. The couple said they wanted to vote before heading to Florida later in October. Sobecki said he and his staff are preparing for record voter turnout — expected to be as high as 80 percent — in this year’s general election. The spring primary election drew a record number of DuPage County voters, with nearly 290,000 ballots cast. “It was the highest total number we’ve had since we recorded primaries,” Sobecki said. “We expect that trend to continue for the general election.”)
— Calamos investment firm hit with whistleblower suit – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-calamos-whistleblower-lawsuit-1001-biz-20160930-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Expect few debates between Kirk and Duckworth – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939932/
— Does the value of your home affect how you vote? – Ken Harney
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/entlife/160939990/
— Mexico raises interest rates, cites Trump as risk – AP (DIERSEN: For many decades, Democrats and RINOs have put Mexico’s interests ahead of America’s interests.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/business/309309842/
— Kelly Mazeski v. Dan McConchie: State Senate candidates dispute where blame for pension inaction lies – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939909/
— Downtown Wheaton Association hosting new Halloween event for women – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939929/

ABC7
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ENDORSES LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT – Charles Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes pot in America. If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-tribune-endorses-libertarian-gary-johnson-for-president/1533498/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Kirks say “Kirk Ads Attacking Duckworth’s Work at VA Omit Key Facts.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Ads-Attacking-Duckworths-Work-at-VA-Omit-Key-Facts-395463811.html

CBS2
— Chicago State University Faculty Asks Rauner To Replace Trustees
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/chicago-state-university-faculty-asks-rauner-to-replace-trustees/
— Poll: 2016 Presidential Race Caused 7 Percent Of Voters To Lose Friends (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/poll-2016-presidential-race-caused-7-percent-of-voters-to-lose-friends/
— Cubs-Cardinals Bet Doesn’t Pay Off For Downstate Court Clerk – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/cubs-cardinals-bet-doesnt-pay-off-for-downstate-court-clerk/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A downstate public official who put her money on the Cardinals over the Cubs in 2016 paid up Friday in DuPage County. Early in the season, Moultrie County Circuit Court Clerk Cindy Braden bet DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas the Cardinals would beat the Cubs for the National League Central title. The Cubs ran away with the division, so Braden showed up in Wheaton on Friday to pay up and do Kachiroubas’ job for a day.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman charged with mailing ‘granular substance’ to tollway
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/208844831-story

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Why did the Tribune endorse Gary Johnson?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/BLOGS02/160939997/why-did-the-tribune-endorse-gary-johnson
— Obscure court case could hold key to schools funding reform – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/NEWS02/160939984/obscure-court-case-could-hold-key-to-schools-funding-reform

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Mark Kirk for Senate – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-09-30/mark-kirk-senate.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump quintuples down Tweet: ‘Crooked Hillary was duped and used by my worst Miss U’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tweeting-overnight-trump-digs-in-on-controversy

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Smiddy, GOP spar over ads – Ed Tibbetts
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/smiddy-gop-spar-over-ads/article_e50063fc-ff99-5eec-aed0-f99f553d689c.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— WWII vet ‘outraged’ over being used on local campaign fliers – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160930/wwii-vet-outraged-over-being-used-on-local-campaign-fliers

SAUK VALLEY
— TRAGIC: Illinois pockets $785 million video gambling payout Cities’ cut soars since 2012 – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/09/30/illinois-pockets-785-million-video-gambling-payout/a2juaxi/

JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois crisis pregnancy centers sue Gov. Rauner – AP
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160930/illinois-crisis-pregnancy-centers-sue-gov-rauner

WSIL TV
— Trump urges supporters to monitor polling places; Donald Trump is demanding President Barack Obama make a pledge not to pardon Hillary Clinton, who has not been charged with nor convicted of any kind of crime; Donald Trump is raising questions about his microphone problems during Monday’s debate with Hillary Clinton; Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s doctor is calling the candidate “extremely physically fit;” The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates says there was indeed a problem with Donald Trump’s microphone during Monday night’s first general election debate. – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33286421/the-latest-clinton-promotes-public-service-plan

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— State Workers Will Appeal Dismissal Of Lawsuit To End Mandatory Union Dues – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-workers-will-appeal-dismissal-lawsuit-end-mandatory-union-dues

CHICAGO READER
— Inside the Chicago Police Department’s secret budget Every year, police take millions of dollars from ordinary Chicagoans and spend it behind closed doors. – Joel Handley , Jennifer Helsby and Freddy Martinez
http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/police-department-civil-forfeiture-investigation/Content?oid=23728922

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pro-life pregnancy centers, doctors challenge IL mandatory abortion referral rules – Scott Holland
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511014504-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-doctors-challenge-il-mandatory-abortion-referral-rules
— Judge dismisses ‘fair share’ fee suit vs state worker unions; SCOTUS deadlock means precedent stands – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511014500-judge-dismisses-fair-share-fee-suit-vs-state-worker-unions-scotus-deadlock-means-precedent-stands

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois, Chicago should declare bankruptcy to fix fiscal woes, ex-FDIC chief says
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014391-illinois-chicago-should-declare-bankruptcy-to-fix-fiscal-woes-ex-fdic-chief-says
— Rauner calls for political reform, referendums on fair maps, term limits
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014420-rauner-calls-for-political-reform-referendums-on-fair-maps-term-limits
— 5.69 percent of people in Aurora receive food stamps
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511011753-5-69-percent-of-people-in-aurora-receive-food-stamps
— Report questions link between Illinois lawyers and politicians
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014337-report-questions-link-between-illinois-lawyers-and-politicians

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— College of DuPage Audit Results
http://www.nctv17.com/college-of-dupage-audit-results/
— DuPage County’s Recent Achievements
http://www.nctv17.com/dupage-countys-recent-achievements/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are a registered voter in DuPage County, you can view and print out a copy of the ballot for your precinct by clicking on the link below.
https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CPS pensions: From retirement security to political slush fund – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/cps-pensions-from-retirement-security-to-political-slush-fund/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CATHOLICS REJECTING TRUMP CAN’T SUPPORT CLINTON, EITHER (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/catholics-rejecting-trump-cant-support-clinton-either.html
— MORRISON WARNS: COOK COUNTY EMPLOYERS COULD SOON FACE MANDATORY PAID SICK DAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/morrison-warns-cook-county-employers-could-soon-face-mandatory-paid-sick-days.html
— HULTGREN ADDRESSES VETERAN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/hultgren-addresses-veteran-depression-and-suicide-prevention.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WATCHING HILLARY’S AMERICA IN PARK RIDGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/wheres-weyermuller-watching-hillarys-america-in-park-ridge.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pals give $5 million to Munger
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/rauner-pals-give-5-million-to-munger/
— CTBA: Deficit is far higher than both Rauner and COGFA projections
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/ctba-deficit-is-far-higher-than-both-rauner-and-cogfa-projections/
— Fair share suit initiated by Rauner dismissed by federal judge
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/fair-share-suit-initiated-by-rauner-dismissed-by-federal-judge/

BREITBART
— Notre Dame Prez Tells NCAA It Can’t Decide Morals for Schools – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/09/29/notre-dame-prez-tells-ncaa-cant-decide-schools-morals/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump to Obama: Do Not Pardon Hillary Clinton “Or Her Co-Conspirators” – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/09/30/trump_to_obama_do_not_pardon_hillary_clinton_or_her_co-conspirators.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump sex tape comments frustrate GOP supporters.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298753-trump-sex-tape-comments-frustrate-gop-supporters

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Appeared In A Playboy Softcore Porn Video The video shows women with little clothing and Trump with a lot more hair.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-playboy-porn_us_57eee2fbe4b0c2407cde0fd2

NEW YORK TIMES
— Roy Moore, Alabama Chief Justice, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Order – CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/roy-moore-alabama-chief-justice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As America Sleeps, Donald Trump Seethes on Twitter.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-alicia-machado.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans fear Trump’s playing into Clinton’s hands by lashing out on infidelity, impeachment.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-20160930-snap-htmlstory.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why your next job depends on mastering the six ‘Qs’ – Jeffrey Kudisch (DIERSEN: What is your “cultural quotient?” From what I see, as employers become increasingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, you will not be hired if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2016/09/30/why-your-next-job-depends-on-mastering-the-six-qs/

USA TODAY
— White House wants to add new racial category for Middle Eastern people – Gregory Korte (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want this “racial category” to get preference over Americans.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/30/white-house-wants-add-new-racial-category-middle-eastern-people/91322064/

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Is a Useful Idiot for Dangerous People.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/137333/donald-trump-useful-idiot-dangerous-people

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican say “As Hyde Amendment Turns 40, Poll Shows Support for Its Repeal.”
http://prospect.org/blog/tapped/hyde-amendment-turns-40-poll-shows-support-its-repeal

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Media Fact-Checking (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the main stream media acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/voters_don_t_trust_media_fact_checking