September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “young people” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/climate-change-protests-taking-place-around-world-including-chicago-friday/5555182/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “students” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-climate-strike-chicago-grant-park-20190920-nsa7ss5ovzeudnfi3jndkq5k6i-story.html
— Is America ready for gay president? Iowa casts first votes – AP (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists insist that LGBTQ politicians a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–election-2020-lgbtq-president-20190920-story.html
— Illinois legislators consider vaping flavor restrictions in light of deaths, illnesses – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-vaping-legislation-20190920-5i2leks3x5ctrckr25berva4ga-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “thousands” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/20/20875917/chicago-climate-strike-walkout-grant-park-federal-plaza
— Can CBD from marijuana relieve pain? Government is spending $3 million to find out. ‘The science is lagging behind the public use and interest,’ said Dr. David Shurtleff of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, which is funding the projects. ‘We’re doing our best to catch up here.’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/20/20876355/marijuana-pain-research-cbd-thc-national-center-complementary-integrative-health-david-sarlah
— House still divided: Pritzker ousts head of Springfield’s troubled Lincoln library and museum – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/20/20876451/pritzker-ousts-alan-lowe-abraham-lincoln-center-library-museum-springfield
— Duckworth wrong to say Trump policies hurting homeless — so far – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/20/20876224/fact-check-donald-trump-policies-tammy-duckworth-housing-access-homeless
— Is Lightfoot looking too many gift horses in the mouth? – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/20/20876439/rich-miller-lori-lightfoot-chicago-casino-cannabis-marijuana

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lombard close to allowing pot shops downtown, on Roosevelt Road – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190920/lombard-close-to-allowing-pot-shops-downtown-on-roosevelt-road

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— August sets new record for Illinois unemployment – Nikki McGee
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/august-sets-new-record-for-illinois-unemployment

WIBQ AM
— New D.U.I. training for officers in Illinois
https://wibqam.com/news/articles/2019/sep/20/new-dui-training-for-officers-in-illinois/939518/

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Lisle Poised To Opt Out Of Recreational Cannabis Sales The village board debated the issue for more than two hours and directed staff to opt out without a referendum. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/lisle-poised-opt-out-recreational-cannabis-sales

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBERWEIS SURVEY SHOWS HE’S FAVORED TO WIN PRIMARY, BUT THAT’S NOT THE WHOLE STORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/rezin-on-oberweis.html
— STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION’S PEARSON: ILLINOIS HAS ITS OWN “BETO” PROBLEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/illinois-has-a-beto-problem-too.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Curran, Durkin respond *** IEPA issues construction permit to Sterigenics
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/20/iepa-issues-construction-permit-to-sterigenics/

GOPUSA
— Freedom on trial, not just Chick-fil-A
http://www.gopusa.com/freedom-on-trial-not-just-chick-fil-a/
— How the pope strays from spirituality and morality, and wears the mantel of a politician (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens want the Pope to promote their platforms.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76253
— Why ‘more equal than others’ hate-crime laws must go
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76256

AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative Action and NASA – Joshua Foxworth
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/affirmative_action_and_nasa.html

BREITBART
— Chick-fil-A Has Doubled Its Sales Despite Increased Protests – TOM CICCOTT
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/09/20/chick-fil-a-has-doubled-its-sales-despite-increased-protests/

CNS NEWS
— Candace Owens: Dems Using White Supremacy Issue to Scare Blacks into Voting for Them – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/owens-dems-using-white-supremacy-issue-scare-blacks-voting-them

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Reparations Talk Is Harmful – MONA CHAREN (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/reparations-talk-harmful-divides-americans/

HOT AIR
— Beto: Let’s Pay Reparations For Non-Violent Marijuana Offenders – KAREN TOWNSEND (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2019/09/20/beto-lets-pay-reparations-non-violent-marijuana-offenders/

THE HILL
— Partisan divisions sharpen as independent voters fade – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Republican Party leaders in Illinois continue to pander to “independents” as opposed to turning out the party’s base.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461669-partisan-divisions-sharpen-as-independent-voters-fade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Pew Research survey released in March found that 81 percent of voters who called themselves independents actually lean toward the Republican or Democratic party, leaving only 7 percent of Americans who say they don’t lean toward a party. Strategists say that trend is reflected on the 2020 trail, where President Trump has been primarily focused on rallying his base, using a number of tactics such as calling for a wall along the southern border and attacking prominent Democrats.)

WASHINGTON POST
— How do I respond to younger colleagues who make snarky comments about my age? – Karla Miller (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government encouraged their younger employees to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/work-advice-how-do-i-respond-to-younger-colleagues-who-make-snarky-comments-about-my-age/2019/09/20/a0466b24-d965-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Long History of American Slavery Reparations – Manisha Sinha (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-history-of-american-slavery-reparations-11568991623
— When the Slave Traders Were African Those whose ancestors sold slaves to Europeans now struggle to come to terms with a painful legacy – Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German America, pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-slave-traders-were-african-11568991595

HR DRIVE
— Google worker says manager drove him out: ‘Tell grandpa to pick up the pace’ – Jennifer Carsen (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they, or anyone who the manipulate/dominate, could crank out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in far less time than it takes me.) 
https://www.hrdive.com/news/google-worker-says-manager-drove-him-out-tell-grandpa-to-pick-up-the-pace/563366/

LGBTQ NATION
— Pete Buttigieg attacks LGBTQ media after mainstream media keeps asking if he’s ‘gay enough’ He says he “can’t even read” queer media, but it has been mainstream outlets questioning whether or not he’s the right type of gay. – Alex Bollinger (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists insist that LGBTQ politicians a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/09/pete-buttigieg-attacks-lgbtq-media-mainstream-media-keeps-asking-hes-gay-enough/

September 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Clarendon Hills Village Board members swayed by residents’ opposition to allowing marijuana sales – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/clarendon-hills/ct-dch-marijuana-sales-opposition-tl-0912-20190905-e4ggorc555bzdiuol6num3356q-story.html
— Former state lawmakers ask judge to order Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza to pay back raises they voted to reject – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislator-pay-dispute-20190908-roaxn4ioercvjmstfaddlqszjm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Lightfoot wrongly goes for broke with Downstate pension claim Lightfoot is correct that cities and towns outside Chicago are pressured with mounting pension debt. By raising the specter of insolvency, however, the mayor suggests the situation faced by the vast majority of Downstate public safety pension funds is far more dire than it really is. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/8/20853346/fact-check-lightfoot-politifact-downstate-public-pension-funds-insolvency
— Casino developers put chips on table for Waukegan gambling den Five plans have been submitted for a long-sought Waukegan casino. The city will submit a short list to the Illinois Gaming Board in late October. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/8/20854546/waukegan-casino-proposals

QUAD CITY TIMES
— A Grand Old Party: Rock Island County Republican Party’s annual Reagan BBQ offers food, fellowship and a few stump speeches – Bill Lukitsch
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-grand-old-party-rock-island-county-republican-party-s/article_716b1022-3d72-51ec-97f7-a3be546aefeb.html
— Photos: Rock Island County Republicans Ronald Reagan BBQ
https://qctimes.com/news/local/photos-rock-island-county-republicans-ronald-reagan-bbq/collection_679e2c46-119c-5bc7-8595-16246fa020bc.html#1

WHEATON RECORD
— New Office of Multicultural Development director David Cho expands vision of diversity on campus – Carolina Lumetta
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/articles/new-omd-director-expands-vision-of-diversity-on-campus/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to visit Baltimore after ‘rodent infested mess’ comments – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/8/trump-baltimore-visit-republican-retreat-comes-aft/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media bias called out — and not by a conservative – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/media_bias_called_out_by_former_msnbc_host_and_dem_congressional_nominee.html
— Good unemployment news is bad politics for some Democrats – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/good_unemployment_news_is_bad_politics_for_some_democrats.html

BREITBART
— Exclusive Excerpt — Michelle Malkin: ‘Open Borders, Inc: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction?’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/08/exclusive-excerpt-michelle-malkin-open-borders-inc-whos-funding-americas-destruction/
— Illegal Aliens Worked for 10 Years Using Stolen Identities at Plant – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/08/lawsuit-illegal-aliens-worked-10-years-using-stolen-identities-plant/
— Nearly 900 Migrants with Mumps Disease Arrived in U.S. Last Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/08/nearly-900-cases-mumps-among-migrants/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Racist’ Trump Just Keeps Delivering Economic Gains For Women And Minorities – JEN KERNS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/08/kerns-trump-women-minorities/

TOWNHALL
— DNC Compiled Massive Pile Of Opposition Research On Trump Ahead Of 2020 Election – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/09/08/report-dnc-compiled-massive-pile-of-opposition-research-on-trump-n2552763

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Corporate America Wants to Be Woke – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate America paints itself as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/corporate-america-wants-to-be-woke/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Campaign Manager Sees President’s Family as Political ‘Dynasty’ – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/us/politics/trump-family-dynasty.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— People Urged to Stop Vaping Following More Deaths, Hundreds of Illnesses Number of mysterious lung injuries more than doubled from last week – Brianna Abbott and Jennifer Maloney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/authorities-investigating-450-vaping-illnesses-and-a-third-death-11567794441
— Hong Kong Protesters Flood Streets to Call for U.S. Support Tens of thousands of people rally, capping a weekend of smaller, heated protests Sunday’s demonstration was intended to call on the U.S. to act to protect Hong Kong. – Mike Cherney and Dan Strumpf
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protesters-call-for-u-s-support-11567931423

September 5 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. David McSweeney not seeking reelection, exploring run for statewide office The Barrington Hills Republican said he plans to serve out his two-year term and is exploring the creation of a super PAC to support a statewide bid. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/5/20851276/david-mcsweeney-not-seeking-reelection-exploring-illinois-statewide-office
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/5/20851448/illinois-cannabis-marijuana-pot-sales-dispenseries-suburbs-des-plaines-naperville-marlen-garcia
— Sean Casten at Trump impeachment town hall in Downers Grove: Wants ‘a shared set of facts’ If freshman Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., had wanted to play it safe, he wouldn’t have devoted a town hall to Trump’s impeachment. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/5/20851916/sean-casten-trump-impeachment-inquiry-town-hall-wants-shared-set-facts

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, a critic of party leadership, says he won’t seek reelection next year – DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-david-mcsweeney-not-running-20190905-qpcajocukfg7pc2jke62zades4-story.html
— Facing $838 million city budget shortfall, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot holds first town hall: ‘We actually value your opinion’ – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes value the opinions of those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-budget-town-hall-meeting-20190905-k4ebrpfo2jbajkmxfrapyekf3m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McSweeney sets sights on statewide office, won’t seek re-election – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190905/mcsweeney-sets-sights-on-statewide-office-wont-seek-re-election
— Medical pot dispensary faces backlash after handing out swag during Buffalo Grove Days – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190905/medical-pot-dispensary-faces-backlash-after-handing-out-swag-during-buffalo-grove-days

CBS2
— City Has Paid More Than $524 Million Over Past Decade To Settle Lawsuits Against Police – Chelsea Irving
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/04/police-lawsuit-settlement-cost/

PEORIA REGISTER MAIL
— Peoria Councilman charged with domestic batter
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190905/top-regional-news-peoria-councilman-charged-with-domestic-battery

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Women in Cannabis to Host a Record-Breaking Nine Events throughout Illinois – Canna Kirsten 
https://www.stltoday.com/pr/business/illinois-women-in-cannabis-to-host-a-record-breaking-nine/article_371bf794-cf57-11e9-bf22-5cb9017b3638.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten discusses impeachment at Downers Grove town hall – Ella Lee
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/09/04/u-s-rep-sean-casten-discusses-impeachment-at-downers-grove-town-hall/ah2s8x2/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Can You Tell How Electable A Candidate Is? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are you electable? Ever-increasingly, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party act like they are taking the advice of political consultants who say the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-you-tell-how-electable-candidate#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— David McSweeney Not Running for Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/05/david-mcsweeney-not-running-for-re-election/ 
— IL-14: Oberweis Backed by Skillicorn, Lauf Calls Out Underwood’s “Game”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/05/il-14-oberweis-backed-by-skillicorn-lauf-calls-out-underwoods-game/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Dave McSweeney won’t seek reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/05/this-just-in-rep-dave-mcsweeney-wont-seek-reelection/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Good grief: We don’t need a 7-hour, LGBT CNN town hall – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-plans-to-follow-up-climate-change-town-hall-with-7-hour-lgbtq-town-hall-its-a-waste-of-time

FOX NEWS
— Democrats openly embracing gun confiscation – LAURA INGRAHAM
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/democrats-openly-embracing-gun-confiscation

BREITBART
— Koch Foods Sues ICE over ‘Illegal’ Raids: Illegal Aliens Not Knowingly Hired – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/05/koch-foods-sues-ice-raids-were-illegal/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Union Sues to Allow Government Employees to Promote #Resistance at Work – John York
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/05/union-sues-to-allow-government-employees-to-promote-resistance-at-work/

August 27 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Wheaton plans to ban recreational pot sales, citing ‘unknowns’ of legalization – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender, Wheaton Liquor & Tobacco Control Commission Chairman Mark Taylor, Gary Knosp, and me spoke against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton at Wheaton’s public hearing on the issue Monday evening, August 26, 2019. Hearing attendees included Bob Cherry and Carl and Dagmar Lofgren.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/wheaton-plans-to-ban-recreational-pot-sales-citing-unknowns-of-legalization
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I just don’t see an advantage to being a first mover on this,” Mayor Phil Suess said. “And a very practical consideration: We say yes to this, the next discussion is where does it go? And I’m pretty sure we’re going to have a pretty profound discussion if we went that way in the context of ‘not in my backyard.'” Some council members also prefer to take that wait-and-see approach, indicating they could revisit public health and safety questions once the market establishes itself in towns that are now planning to allow dispensaries. “If we opt out now, we have the ability at any point to opt back in after time has passed and seeing OK, what has Lombard done?” Councilman Christopher Zaruba said. . .”People will prefer to buy their marijuana illegally to avoid the high costs due to taxes and regulation,” Councilwoman Suzanne Fitch said.)
— DuPage County taking more time to consider marijuana sales – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: At this meeting, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender and I urged DuPage County to ban the sale of pot in its unincorporated areas.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/dupage-county-taking-more-time-to-consider-marijuana-sales
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Board member Tim Elliott urged the county to opt out. “To me, it’s not a question of money,” the Glen Ellyn Republican said. “It’s about what’s the right thing to do for our citizens.” Elliott said it’s possible that state lawmakers will make changes to the cannabis law during the fall veto session. For example, the number of licenses statewide could be increased, he said. “So I would prefer to see us opt out, at least in the short-term, to see what our municipalities do and, frankly, to see what Springfield does,” Elliott said. . .”I am stunned to see that we would even contemplate allowing zoning in an area that close to a high school, whether the regulations are there or not,” said board member Robert Larsen, a Wheaton Republican. “I think that’s a big mistake, and I hope we don’t go that route.”)
— Robbins recommended for vacant Wheaton City Council seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/robbins-recommended-for-vacant-wheaton-city-council-seat
— Presidential candidate Joe Walsh: ‘I’m done with talk radio’ – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/feder-presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-im-done-with-talk-radio
— New gun dealer regulations proposed in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/new-gun-dealer-regulations-proposed-in-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190827/lake-county-womens-coalition-to-host-equality-event
— Why some residents oppose putting treatment center in Itasca hotel – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/why-some-residents-oppose-putting-treatment-center-in-itasca-hotel
— Lake County Board members laud new law providing ability to remove leader – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/lake-county-board-members-laud-new-law-providing-ability-to-remove-leader

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County debates recreational marijuana sales, identifies possible dispensary site near Metea Valley High School – ALICIA FABBRE (DIERSEN: At this meeting, Former Milton Township Trustee Don Sender and I urged DuPage County to ban the sale of pot in its unincorporated areas.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-marijuana-st-0828-20190827-ljgrpncb2raqvluqmzhj7kvxga-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: County board member Sean Noonan, an Elmhurst Republican who also is a Bloomingdale police officer, said he would support opting out. “Many young people view marijuana to be less risky,” Noonan said. “In my opinion, marijuana is a gateway to other drugs.”)
— Why I appreciate presidential candidate Joe Walsh — for now – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-joe-walsh-donald-trump-republicans-eagles-page-20190827-peivq7qpjjgf7msi5dl2fyidhe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Three ways Republicans in Congress have worked to protect American voters No one wants foreign interference in our elections. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/27/20833986/voting-security-russian-hacking-election-security-assistance-act-rodney-davis

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Presidential candidate Joe Walsh takes Mundelein home off the market Walsh and his wife, Helene Miller Walsh, were asking $697,000 for the home, on seven acres, when they put it on the market in late May. Today, they took it off. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-takes-mundelein-home-market

ABC7
— Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces Code for America partnership to expunge marijuana convictions
https://abc7chicago.com/kim-foxx-announces-code-for-america-partnership-to-expunge-marijuana-convictions/5495661/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Foxx unveils plan to expunge ‘tens of thousands’ of pot convictions
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190827/foxx-unveils-plan-to-expunge-tens-of-thousands-of-pot-convictions

NBC5
— GOP Trump Challengers Won’t Get Much Help From Their Party – Will Weissert
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/gop-trump-challengers-wont-get-much-help-from-their-party-558424141.html

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Biden: Racism in US is institutional, ‘white man’s problem’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-White, anti-male, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/biden-racism-in-us-is-institutional-white-mans-problem

WGLT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Sees ‘Lots’ Of Interest In Opening Marijuana Shops In Bloomington – RYAN DENHAM 
https://www.wglt.org/post/mayor-sees-lots-interest-opening-marijuana-shops-bloomington#stream/0

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kendall municipalities should permit and control marijuana sales – Editorial
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/08/21/our-view-kendall-municipalities-should-permit-and-control-marijuana-sales/ayi5t52/

WHEATON PATCH
— Conversation and Coffee with State Representative Amy Grant
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20190829/627720/conversation-and-coffee-with-state-representative-amy-grant
— DuPage Sheriff’s Car Show Raises $5K For Special Olympics More than 120 classic, sport, and vintage cars were on display at the first-ever county car show. – Lisa Marie Farver 
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-sheriffs-car-show-raises-5k-special-olympics

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton West District Appointment at Sept. 3 Council Meeting
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=284
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The Wheaton Mayor and City Council will be considering Lynn Robbins to fill the West District Wheaton City Council seat at the City Council’s Sept. 3, 2019 meeting. If approved by the Mayor and City Council, Ms. Robbins will be filling the West District seat recently vacated as a result of Councilman Scalzo’s resignation from the City Council. The appointment will expire May 2021. The Mayor and City Council were very impressed with the number and qualifications of residents who applied for this appointment.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Federal Judge Says Sham Candidates OK
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/federal-judge-says-sham-candidates-ok/ 
— First In-Depth Interview of 14th Congressional District Hopeful Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/26/first-in-depth-interview-of-14th-congressional-district-hopeful-catalina-lauf/ 
— IL-14: Allen West to Catalina Lauf: “Way to go, Catalina!”, Jim Oberweis and Ted Gradel Still Owe Financial Disclosure Statements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/il-14-allen-west-to-catalina-lauf-way-to-go-catalina-jim-oberweis-and-ted-gradel-still-owe-financial-disclosure-statements/ 
— Walsh Says He’s Quiting Talk Radio, But Monday WIND Still Announcing the Joe Walsh Show
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/walsh-says-hes-quiting-talk-radio-but-monday-wind-still-announced-the-joe-walsh-show/
— Another National Publication Interviews Catalina Lauf
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/27/another-national-publication-interviews-catalina-lauf/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— FreedomWorks Of America Endorses Ives in IL-06 Race
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513261195-freedomworks-of-america-endorses-ives-in-il-06-race 
— Ives speaks at Conservative Activist Conference – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513258323-ives-speaks-at-conservative-activist-conference

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Journalists Are Powerful Public Figures and We Should Treat Them as Such – Alex Griswold
https://freebeacon.com/politics/journalists-are-powerful-public-figures-and-we-should-treat-them-as-such/ 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opinion/trump-immigration.html
— Slavery and the Holocaust: How Americans and Germans Cope With Past Evils – Deborah E. Lipstadt (DIERSEN: Who hates German Americans the most in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about a) how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. I would focus on those who are German American, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me to curry favor with those who hate German Americans. They paint themselves as being “good” German Americans who go around destroying “bad” Germans like me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, 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 if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. 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.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/books/review/learning-from-the-germans-susan-neiman.html

PBS
— What Joe Walsh thinks about immigration, climate change and Trump
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-joe-walsh-thinks-about-immigration-climate-change-and-trump

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Supreme Court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-use-of-pentagon-funds-for-border-wall/5422133/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Fox News poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 10 points in 2020 matchup – Mark Norris
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/fox-news-poll-joe-biden-leads-donald-trump-by-10-points-in-2020-matchup

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Lake Forest and Lake Bluff open to banning recreational marijuana sales – DANIEL I. DORFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-lake-forest-marijuana-planning-tl-0801-20190726-g7dpfbvobzh2lem34ews6ruaki-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law requiring one-person public bathrooms be gender-neutral – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-unisex-bathroom-law-20190726-libafwsxnjb5vf6mr2zhfn2zpu-story.html
— Trump budget deal shows the tea party is very dead – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-dick-cheney-tea-party-page-20190726-ywwhsdmmdbdcjjr5uezkat37tm-story.html
— Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sexual-assault-statute-of-limitations-20190726-pe7hwzphovf2vnvtfoddhmhlby-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Dem judge says he’ll run against Kim Foxx as Republican Former Cook County Judge Pat O’Brien, once a high-ranking county prosecutor, argued that under Kim Foxx, “The only people who can say they are safer are the people committing crimes.” – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/26/8932364/former-dem-judge-run-against-kim-foxx-republican

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— OUTSTANDING: Suburbs say no to recreational marijuana Naperville, Libertyville and Bloomingdale vote themselves weed-free. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/suburbs-say-no-recreational-marijuana
— Illinois’ new cannabis industry comes with an obligation To benefit from whatever revenue comes our way, Illinois must instill strict safety standards and compliance from Day One, writes former U.S. Rep. Robert Dold. Want guidance? Look to other states that are leading the way. – ROBERT DOLD
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-new-cannabis-industry-comes-obligation

DAILY HERALD
— 2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190726/news/307269958/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Large-capacity gun magazine ban defended by Illinois Attorney General
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-large-capacity-gun-magazine-ban-defended-14132308.php

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Kankakee County Board member Ekhoff says Willard should resign for FB post, both parties should ‘stop these games’ – Chris Adams 
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/512781394-kankakee-county-board-member-ekhoff-says-willard-should-resign-for-fb-post-both-parties-should-stop-these-games

NAVIGATOR JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Grayville Council opts in to recreational marijuana – TYLER A. BURR 
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/news/article_cd4fdc36-afe9-11e9-9c90-2f04774f417a.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Gun Dealers Made to Play By New Rules, Without the Rulebook – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gun-dealers-made-play-new-rules-without-rulebook#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— QUESTION: IS THIS SQUAD VIDEO RACIST, TOO?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/question-is-this-squad-video-racist-too-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage poor college students to smoke pot.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/26/democrats-seek-keep-financial-aid-college-students/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Would an old presidential candidate die in office? Some scientific answers – Kimberly Leonard & Cassidy Morrison (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/daily-on-healthcare-would-an-old-presidential-candidate-die-in-office-some-scientific-answers

FOX NEWS
— Bette Midler denounced as a ‘real racist’ by fellow celebrities for tweet about black Trump supporters – Tyler McCarthy (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites to curry favor with minorities? What do you say to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn men to curry favor with women? What do you say to older people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people to curry favor with younger people? What do you say to German Americans who demonize, denigrate, and condemn German Americans to curry favor with non-German Americans? What do you say to rich people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn rich people to curry favor with non-rich people? What do you say to those who claim to be conservative who demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives to curry favor with moderates and liberals?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bette-midler-denounced-racist-celebrities-tweet-black-trump-supporters

AMERICAN THINKER
— The fallacy of good intentions – Anthony C. Patton
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_fallacy_of_good_intentions.html

DAILY CALLER
— De Blasio Says Trump Won’t Be Welcome In New York City After Presidency – HENRY RODGERS (DIERSEN: How welcome are Trump supporters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/26/de-blasio-says-trump-wont-be-welcome-in-new-york-city-presidency/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Campaign Releases Brutal Video Blasting Far-Left Congresswomen – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49944/trump-campaign-releases-brutal-video-blasting-far-ryan-saavedra

NEWSMAX
— There Are 11 Ways AOC Is Destroying Democrats – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/clay-warren-sanders-congressional/2019/07/26/id/926040/
— Democrats Render ‘No One Is Above the Law’ Meaningless – Clarence McKee 
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/meacham-wilson-server-ice/2019/07/25/id/925956/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Prove Again They Aren’t Serious About Fixing the Border Crisis – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/07/25/democrats-prove-again-they-arent-serious-about-fixing-the-border-crisis-n2550643

PATRIOT POST
— Omar to America: ‘You Bunch of Racists’ Stop being bigots, she says, and start implementing the Left’s socialist agenda. – Nate Jackson 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64549-omar-to-america-you-bunch-of-racists

WESTERN JOURNAL
— De Blasio Says Trump ‘Not Welcome’ in NYC, but Poll Shows Who New Yorkers Really Like Better – JARED HARRIS (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs been in promoting hatred of Trump in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/de-blasio-says-trump-not-welcome-nyc-poll-shows-new-yorkers-really-like-better/

THE HILL
— Supreme Court rules Trump can use military funds for border wall construction – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454963-supreme-court-rejects-allows-trump-admins-request-to-use-military
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting 1,400 “Jewish clergy” to hate Trump and to hate his supporters
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/454856-more-than-1400-jewish-clergy-call-on-trump-to-allow-asylum

WASHINGTON POST
— You’re probably making incorrect assumptions about your opposing political party – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party talks and acts like its members are overwhelmingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/youre-probably-making-incorrect-assumptions-about-your-opposing-political-party/2019/07/26/9f888f0a-a995-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trumps-hatefulness-could-turn-off-white-working-class-women.html
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/ilhan-omar-marco-rubio-racial-profiling.html

June 29 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ICE to remove ‘millions of illegal aliens’ in US, Trump says, scant on details
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/ice-to-remove-millions-of-illegal-aliens-in-us-trump-says-scant-on-details

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat Robert Martwick sworn in as state senator; GOP taps Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens for House seat – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-northwest-side-shake-up-robert-martwick-brad-stephens-20190628-t6caxgrwxrbvlocaxml4x7uiim-story.html
— U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood makes it official: She’ll run for a second term – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauren-underwood-announces-reelection-bid-20190629-jnp4xr7j3ree5k7hxxl55funay-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens pulling double duty after being sworn in as state representative Stephens was unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy created by Rep. Michael McAuliffe, and will now hold both offices. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/29/20122805/rosemont-brad-stephens-republican-20th-district-illinois-house-representative-swearing-in-ceremony

DAILY HERALD
— Rosemont mayor appointed state representative – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190629/rosemont-mayor-appointed-state-representative
— Illinois six-figure pensions grow 74% since 2015 – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190629/illinois-six-figure-pensions-grow-74-since-2015
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who opposes the federal law that criminalizes unlawful entry into the United States? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190629/whos-behind-the-law-making-undocumented-immigrants-criminals-an-unrepentant-white-supremacist
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, and companies leave Illinois because under the Democrats, Illinois is ever-increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190629/facts-matter-no-data-backs-up-claim-that-exodus-followed-state-tax-increase

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Assimilation in America – John Borling
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190629/third-degree-assimilation-in-america

WGLT
— Davis, LaHood Support Border Funding Bill – AP
https://www.wglt.org/post/davis-lahood-support-border-funding-bill#stream/0

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. McSweeney, RNC official bash self-serving, anti-Trump agenda from Reps. Casten, Schakowsky – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512680923-rep-mcsweeney-rnc-official-bash-self-serving-anti-trump-agenda-from-reps-casten-schakowsky

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Pritzker’s parting gift to retiring teachers comes at a high cost to everyone else, warns GOP official – Glenn Minnis 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512680901-pritzker-s-parting-gift-to-retiring-teachers-comes-at-a-high-cost-to-everyone-else-warns-gop-official

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THE TIME IS RIPE FOR ILLINOIS TO END GERRYMANDERING – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-time-is-ripe-for-illinois-to-end-gerrymandering/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When ‘Equality’ Means Anything but Reality – Robert Knight 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/when-equality-means-anything-but-reality/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump still on track to begin deporting illegal immigrant families – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/29/donald-trump-still-track-begin-deporting-illegal-i/

FOX NEWS
— Democrat candidates are really pro-abortion, not pro-choice – Penny Young Nance
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/penny-nance-dem-candidates-are-really-pro-abortion-not-pro-choice

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Mass Deportations Still Planned Despite Border Bill 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-deportations/2019/06/29/id/922619/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Big tech test-marketing censorship of Trump – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/big_tech_testmarketing_censorship_of_trump.html
— Rich illegals now crossing over with their suitcases – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/rich_illegals_now_crossing_over_with_their_suitcases.html
— The debates: Democrat contempt for America and Americans laid bare – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_debates_democrat_contempt_for_america_and_americans_laid_bare.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Where Were the Fact Checkers? – Edward Lulie
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/29/where-were-the-fact-checkers/

BREITBART
— California to Ban Workplace Discrimination Against Black ‘Natural Hairstyles’ – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/california-to-ban-workplace-discrimination-against-black-natural-hairstyles/

DAILY CALLER
— Holocaust Survivor Accuses Ocasio-Cortez Of Spreading ‘Anti-Semitism, Hatred And Stupidity’ – AUDREY CONKLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/29/holocaust-survivor-ocasio-cortez/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Won’t Like What Trump Just Said About ICE Raids – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/29/ice-raids-are-back-on-n2549221

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Democrat Party ‘bigger hate group than the KKK,’ says Rush Limbaugh; tyranny ‘only one election away’ – Zachary Leeman 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/29/democrat-party-bigger-hate-group-than-the-kkk-says-rush-limbaugh-tyranny-only-one-election-away-769937

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Catholic Bishop Escorts Migrants over Border to Protest U.S. Immigration Policy – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/catholic-bishop-escorts-migrants-over-border-to-protest-u-s-immigration-policy/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Veer Left on Immigration at Debates, Pleasing Base — and Trump – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/politics/democratic-debates-immigration.html
— Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s – Matthew Rosenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/politics/fake-joe-biden-website.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The bottom line of the Democratic debate: Women won – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-bottom-line-of-the-democratic-debate-women-won/2019/06/28/f60694ea-99e5-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html

FORBES
— Trump’s Leaner White House 2019 Payroll Has Already Saved Taxpayers $20 Million – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2019/06/28/trumps-leaner-white-house-2019-payroll-has-already-saved-taxpayers-20-million/#6ae41b6386dc

June 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: More car crashes, increased insurance rates likely to follow pot becoming legal Jan. 1, experts say – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-pot-effect-insurance-rates-st-0623-20190621-qmlmik5b4vdflk3jmsr3zmcnoa-story.html
— CPD does not share data with ICE, but other agencies still have access: ‘The reality is that the FBI frequently shares information with ICE’ – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cpd-data-restrictions-immigration-20190622-20190622-vnf7cxuwvbauxglgt6e4jmj7ri-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Aurora mayor says city ‘prohibiting the use of our resources to aid or support’ ICE raids (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-mayor-statement-raids-st-0624-20190622-ulbkguohezfdtmo64an4bl3gri-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Communities organized against ICE raids to remain ‘vigilant’ following Trump reversal  Elected officials and community organizers spent Saturday preparing for the proposed deportation raids, only to learn the president was reversing course. – Nader Issa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/22/18713774/communities-organized-against-ice-raids-to-remain-vigilant-following-trump-reversal

NBC5
— ‘Back Off:’ Lori Lightfoot Issues Strong Rebuke of President Trump’s Immigration Policies Lightfoot announced Friday the city would not cooperate with an ICE deportation crackdown – Lexi Sutter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-strongly-worded-rebuke-donald-trump-policies-511687302.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LaHood sends questions, but won’t give answers – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190622/bernard-schoenburg-lahood-sends-questions-but-wont-give-answers

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lawmakers’ ‘accomplishments’ will weaken state – Dan McCaleb
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-23/dan-mccaleb-lawmakers-accomplishments-will-weaken-state.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Martire promotes Pritzker.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-23/ralph-martire-legislative-wins-plentiful-rookie-pritzker.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Pritzker signs immigrant protection bills Measures bar private detention centers, prohibit cooperation with ICE, expand student aid – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/21/pritzker-signs-immigrant-protection-bills/aj8zev1/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker signs trio of bills that aim to protect undocumented immigrants (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-22/pritzker-signs-trio-bills-aim-protect-undocumented-immigrants.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Buffalo Grove bans retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article231875938.html

WISCONSIN WATCH
— In Wisconsin, users of cannabis and CBD are as close as Main Street Users of marijuana and its derivatives are everywhere — from children with serious illness to dogs, and in cities and a small town hair salon – Olivia Herken (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are stoners?) 
https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/06/in-wisconsin-users-of-cannabis-and-cbd-are-as-close-as-main-street/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Dozens gather on capitol steps for ‘Impeach Trump’ rally
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/dozens-gather-on-capitol-steps-for-impeach-trump-rally

DAILY CALLER
— Ocasio-Cortez Gives Illegal Immigrants Advice On Evading Federal Law Enforcement – SCOTT MOREFIELD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/22/ocasio-cortez-illegal-immigrants-law-enforcement/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Psychology of a Post-scarcity Society – Deborah C. Tyler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/the_psychology_of_a_postscarcity_society_.html
— The slavery reparations argument is built on a false premise – Patricia L. Dickson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_slavery_reparations_argument_is_built_on_a_false_premise.html

PJ MEDIA
— Racist, Woman-Hating Democrats Want an Old White Man as Their Presidential Nominee – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/racist-women-hating-democrats-want-an-old-white-man-as-their-presidential-nominee/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— MainStream Media continues to be duped by anti-Trump pollsters – Kevin Price 
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/mainstream-media-continues-to-be-duped-by-pollsters-120304/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: Ocasio-Cortez frantically urges everyone to report ICE sightings, hide fugitives in your homes – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/23/ocasio-cortez-frantically-urges-everyone-to-report-ice-sightings-hide-fugitives-in-your-homes-767888

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Laura Ingraham: Trump Was Elected To Remove U.S. From Foreign Entanglements, Not To Please Neocons – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/22/laura_ingraham_dems_then_trump_is_war_hungry_dems_now_trump_too_scared_to_bomb_iran.html

THE HILL
— Pelosi called Trump Friday, asked him to halt ICE raids – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/449881-pelosi-called-trump-friday-asked-him-to-halt-ice-raids-report

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want illegals to come to their districts and to stay in their districts for the census so that they will have more federal money and political clout. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/upshot/america-who-deserves-representation.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Japanese-Americans side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America. My German-American grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My German-American uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-japanese-internment-fort-sill-2019-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democratic Candidates Unite in Support for Abortion Rights 2020 contenders pledge to back federal funding for the procedure even as public remains divided – Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-candidates-unite-in-support-for-abortion-rights-11561253055
— What If Colleges Used Only Test Scores to Fill Campuses? Analyzing test and admissions data, Georgetown researchers found ‘the affluent have extraordinary advantages’ in college access – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose how affluent their parents are/were? The presumption is that the more affluent that your parents are/were, the more unfair advantages that you have had in life.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-if-colleges-used-only-test-scores-to-fill-campuses-11561282201

MOTLEY FOOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/06/23/1-billion-reasons-why-more-states-will-legalize-re.aspx

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— Liberalism is ruining California – Russ Sloan
https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20190623/from-right-liberalism-is-ruining-california

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/stand-me-hate-them-bernie-sanders-says-trumps-reelection-plan-based-dividing-country-1445407

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use far right extremists to paint Trump as being a far right extremist.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/politics-shape-debate-over-what-call-far-right-extremism#stream/0

GUARDIAN
— ‘It’s totally unfair’: Chicago, where the rich live 30 years longer than the poor – Jamiles Lartey (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/23/chicago-latest-news-life-expectancy-rich-poor-inequality

DAILY MAIL
— Jeep Grand Cherokee that was Obama’s first new car goes is expected to fetch more than $50,000 at auction – 19 years after he purchased it as an Illinois state senator Vehicle that Obama purchased while a state senator will be auctioned June 26 He has reminisced fondly about purchasing the new Grand Cherokee Prior to that he drove old used cars without such amenities as electric windows The auction lot includes notes and other items left in the glove compartment – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7170573/Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-Obamas-new-car-goes-auction.html

June 18 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago – Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/18/city-club-of-chicago-senate-minority-leader-bill-brady/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the State of Illinois officially get rid of all its residents, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/18/illinois-state-capitol-rainbow-flag-lgbtq-pride-month/

NBC5
— Where Do Illinois Politicians Stand on Trump’s 2020 Kickoff? – Mary Ann Ahern 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/where-do-illinois-politicians-stand-on-trumps-2020-kickoff-511485342.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump calls the tune, and his fans dance Donald Trump is a master. A master what? Well, liar, bully and fraud, for starters.” 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/18/18683674/trump-reelection-rally-orlando-2020-campaign-steinberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts President Trump, celebrates LGBTQ’s strides at DNC gala – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: The Chicago Tribune should acknowledge that the “LGBTQ Community” has the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-dnc-lgbtq-speech-20190618-7yrggeu2avao7p5amd3x6sx2he-story.html
— On the South Side, not enough access to transit means not enough access to jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: How did you get to/from your first job? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in October of 1964 when was 16 and drove it 5 miles to/from Crete-Monee High School or my parents’ home in Crete to/from my part-time minimum wage job washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. In May of 1966, I had saved enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-south-side-transit-desert-20190618-2wk3fnq2mffvljivogml47upce-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— If appointed to open legislative seat, Rosemont mayor says he would keep both positions – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190618/if-appointed-to-open-legislative-seat-rosemont-mayor-says-he-would-keep-both-positions

WTTW
— State Leader Bill Brady Defends Personal Stake in Illinois’ Gambling Industry – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/18/state-leader-defends-personal-stake-illinois-gambling-industry

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Dan Brady: GOP kept several taxes out of state budget – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/dan-brady-gop-kept-several-taxes-out-of-state-budget/article_7b38157f-aeb3-5ad2-93b9-72b9d2f4b230.html

TIMES
— 39 weeks to sort out crowded 14th District GOP primary field – Scott T. Holland
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/06/16/salmagundi-39-weeks-to-sort-out-crowded-14th-district-gop-primary-field/a127le3/

RANTOUL PRESS
— Politics is everywhere — even in the church – SCOTT REEDER
https://www.rantoulpress.com/opinion/reeder-politics-is-everywhere-even-in-the-church/article_97e87e26-91ef-11e9-8e3a-d73d3ac6cf67.html

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: Who do you think the Republicans will recruit to run against Sen. Durbin?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/18/question-of-the-day-2893/

NORTHWESTERN NOW
— Northwestern center conducts first-ever poll about presidential leadership on diversity and inclusion – Hilary Hurd Anyaso
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/06/northwestern-center-conducts-first-ever-poll-about-presidential-leadership-on-diversity-and-inclusion/

FOX NEWS
— Trump launches 2020 re-election bid in jam-packed Orlando arena – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-launches-2020-re-election-campaign-orlando-arena

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mitch McConnell shuts down reparations talk – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/18/mitch-mcconnell-shuts-down-reparations-talk/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN cuts away from Trump kickoff rally after crowd chants ‘CNN sucks’ – Julio Rosas 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-cuts-away-from-trump-kickoff-rally-after-crowd-chants-cnn-sucks
— AOC compares border crisis to Nazi Germany as the US gives free healthcare to illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/aoc-compares-border-crisis-to-nazi-germany-as-the-us-gives-free-healthcare-to-illegal-immigrants

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thinks You’re Stupid – Alex Griswold (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents think that the following are stupid: those who do not a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) join their church, e) attend services at their church, f) give money to their church, g) carry out their blacklist orders, and/or h) cover up their wrongdoing.) 
https://freebeacon.com/blog/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-thinks-youre-stupid/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar blames Trump for Iran tensions; 1,000 more troops sent to Middle East
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71193
— Amazon slams Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for ‘starvation wages’ comment: ‘AOC is just wrong’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71174

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER PATROL AGENT OFFERS TO GIVE OCASIO-CORTEZ A PERSONAL TOUR OF DETENTION FACILITY AFTER ‘DISGUSTING’ HOLOCAUST COMPARISON – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/border-patrol-ocasio-cortez-camp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot should be illegal everywhere.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/darling-marijuana-federalism/

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders: Demagogue Trump Is Going ‘After Minority People’ by Deporting Illegals – Pam Keys
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/18/bernie-sanders-demagogue-trump-is-going-after-minority-people-by-deporting-illegals/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Doing a Great Job Convincing America They Are Demons – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/democrats-doing-a-great-job-convincing-america-they-are-demons/
— Trump’s Immigration Czar Pick Rips Into Sanctuary Cities: ‘Un-American’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/trumps-immigration-czar-pick-rips-into-sanctuary-cities-un-american/

NEWSMAX
— AOC Ramps Up Concentration Camp Rhetoric on Border – Eric Mack 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/concentration-camps-detention-center-aoc-ice/2019/06/18/id/920885/

TOWNHALL
— Leftists Seek to Destroy Masculinity and Father’s Day – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/06/18/leftists-seek-to-destroy-masculinity-and-fathers-day-n2548459

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Priest who told Christians to avoid LGBT Pride stands by message despite severe backlash – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/priest-who-told-christians-to-avoid-lgbt-pride-events-stands-by-message-despite-severe-backlash
— Taylor Swift rolls out ‘Pride anthem’ showing Christians as dumb rednecks – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/taylor-swift-rolls-out-pride-anthem-showing-christians-as-dumb-rednecks

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Employer Insights: Recreational Marijuana in Illinois (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I do not want to rely on stoners to do anything for me. What about you?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employer-insights-recreational-marijuana-illinois

THE HILL
— McConnell: Reparations aren’t a ‘good idea’ – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/449136-mcconnell-reparations-arent-a-a-good-idea
— Ocasio-Cortez: Trump detention centers ‘exactly’ like concentration camps – JESSICA CAMPISI 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449030-ocasio-cortez-compares-southern-border-detention-centers-to

WASHINGTON POST
— Ocasio-Cortez presses case that U.S. is running ‘concentration camps’ at border amid Republican outcry – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/ocasio-cortez-presses-case-that-us-is-running-concentration-camps-at-border-amid-republican-outcry/2019/06/18/09ee7eb6-91d8-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s threat of mass arrests stinks of weakness and failure.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/18/trumps-threat-mass-arrests-stinks-weakness-failure/

NEW YORK POST
— AOC’s latest: Only Nazis oppose open borders
https://nypost.com/2019/06/18/aocs-latest-only-nazis-oppose-open-borders/

FORBES
— How Modern Technologies Are Shaping A New Generation Of Media Professionals – Tracey Welson-Rossman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceywelsonrossman/2019/06/18/how-modern-technologies-are-shaping-a-new-generation-of-media-professionals/#112df81767f4

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Across the country, 2020 Democrats focus on” promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/across-the-country-2020-democrats-focus-on-race-and-poverty

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the federal government officially get rid of all its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2019/06/50-years-after-stonewall-lgbt-rights-are-a-work-in-progress-2/

June 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal watchdog agency recommends White House aide Kellyanne Conway be fired – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-kellyanne-conway-fired-20190613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Diamond and Silk hate Blacks and hate women.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-dana-milbank-king-st-0614-story.html
— If Mayor Lightfoot raises taxes pronto, is she breaking a promise? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lightfoot-budget-shortfall-chicago-taxes-20190613-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Pritzker to do more to promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/13/18677809/immigration-undocumented-j-b-pritzker-tenant-protection-act-rise-private-detention-marlen-garcia
— When speaking up for minorities becomes condescending Discrediting high standards as tools of oppression can be crippling – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/13/18678309/bill-deblasio-racism-workshops-mona-charen
— Moody’s: Schools winners in new state budget — but impact of gambling, legal pot hazy “As with gaming revenues, cannabis revenue has proven to be volatile,” Moody’s warned on Thursday. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/13/18678098/moodys-credit-schools-winners-pritzker-state-budget-gambling-legal-pot-hazy

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose anything and everything that might slow down illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190613/threatened-by-trump-mexico-is-trying-to-reinforce-southern-border-wide-gaps-remain

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— On-the-sly legislating shows lawmakers can’t be trusted with greater taxing power  When things happen quickly or quietly in Springfield, taxpayers lose. – ANDREW NELMS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/sly-legislating-shows-lawmakers-cant-be-trusted-greater-taxing-power

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposed state worker contract includes 11.5% in raises over four years – Doug Finke 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190613/proposed-state-worker-contract-includes-115-in-raises-over-four-years

HERALD NEWS
— ‘Sad day in Illinois’ – Will County Republicans decry expansion of abortion access – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/13/sad-day-in-illinois-will-county-republicans-decry-expansion-of-abortion-access/a6pnii4/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County Board member Mike Fricilone announces 2020 run for Congress 3rd Congressional District – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/12/will-county-board-member-announces-2020-run-for-congress/ahsidem/

WSIL TV
— Windhorst, Bryant admonish Reproductive Health Act’s passage – Baylee Steelman
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40648625/windhorst-bryant-admonish-reproductive-health-acts-passage

FOX ILLINOIS
— Outrage after Trump says he’d accept dirt on political opponents from foreign agents – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/accepting-political-dirt-do-you-tell-the-feds

CHICAGO NOW
— Obama and Eric Holder decry Illinois gerrymandering – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/06/obama-and-eric-holder-decry-illinois-gerrymandering/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant posits that special needs programs might benefit more from capital funding than arts – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512627003-rep-grant-posits-that-special-needs-programs-might-benefit-more-from-capital-funding-than-arts

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Pritzker follows Gov. Thompson’s model – Rich Miller
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21324-pritzker-follows-gov-thompson%25E2%2580%2599s-model.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rezin turned down US Senate bid to challenge Underwood
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/13/report-rezin-turned-down-us-senate-bid-to-challenge-underwood/

GOPUSA
— Coalition to change Electoral College votes grows closer to 270-vote mark
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70975

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Diamond and Silk jump to Steve King’s defense on Capitol Hill: ‘Stop calling everyone racist!’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/diamond-and-silk-jump-to-steve-kings-defense-on-capitol-hill-stop-calling-everyone-racist

TOWNHALL
— White House Slams Office of Special Counsel Recommendation for Kellyanne Conway – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/06/13/white-house-slams-office-of-special-counsel-recommendation-for-kellyanne-conway-n2548176
— Trump Explains ‘Reality’ Behind Opposition Research To Stephanopoulos – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents use against you? Mine would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress that the MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc. do not promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They would stress that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me in 2006. They would stress that I lost 13 to 69 when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/12/oh-boy-stephanopoulos-attempts-to-pigeonhole-trump-over-receiving-opposition-re-n2548134

BREITBART
— DHS: Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. Without Undergoing Disease Tests – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/dhs-released-disease-screenings/

DAILY CALLER
— THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS BECOMING STRANGELY ANTI-GUN – Michael Hammond
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/hammond-trump-anti-gun/
— OUTSTANDING: MITT ROMNEY WANTS TO PERMANENTLY RENEW E-VERIFY SYSTEM – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/13/romney-everify-system/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Mass Homelessness Exposes California’s Political Dysfunction – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/12/mass-homelessness-exposes-californias-political-dysfunction/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism, Says When The 99% Stand Up Against the 1% We Can Transform Society – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: Sounds like class warfare to me. How soon will it be the 90% against the 10%, the 80% against the 20%, the 70% against the 30%, the 60% against the 40%, and the 50% against the 50%?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/12/watch_live_bernie_sanders_speech_defining_democratic_socialism_as_the_only_way_to_defeat_oligarchy.html

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Colbert to Beto: Trump White House Working to ‘Suppress’ ‘Non-Whites’ – Aiden Jackson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage a) minorities to hate Republicans, b) females to hate Republicans, c) young people to hate Republicans, d) those who have financial, health, and/or other problems to hate Republicans, e) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to hate Republicans, and f) everyone else to hate Republicans.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/aiden-jackson/2019/06/13/steven-colbert-beto-president-trump-suppressing-non-whites

PATRIOT POST
— MSM Parrots Dems’ Anti-Trump Immigration Narrative Conflating Trump’s housing illegals on military bases with interment of Japanese Americans in WWII. – Thomas Gallatin 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/63628-msm-parrots-dems-anti-trump-immigration-narrative

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Asylum-seekers’ actually ‘job-seekers’ – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/06/13/stats-show-most-asylum-seekers-actually-job-seekers-cis

THE HILL
— Federal watchdog recommends Conway be removed from office for Hatch Act violations – JORDAN FABIAN AND AL WEAVER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448379-federal-watchdog-recommends-conway-be-removed-from-office-for-hatch

ROLL CALL
— Legal pot makes it harder to recruit truck drivers, industry leader says Companies find applicants withdraw when they learn of hair sample tests for drug use – Elvina Nawaguna
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/legal-pot-makes-harder-recruit-truck-drivers-industry-leader-says

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose anything and everything that might slow down illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/threatened-by-trump-mexico-is-trying-to-reinforce-its-southern-border-wide-gaps-remain/2019/06/13/150cc8fa-8cfd-11e9-b6f4-033356502dce_story.html
— Congressional hearing could help move needle on support for reparations – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/13/congressional-hearing-could-help-move-needle-support-reparations/

NEW NOW NEXT
— Aaron Schock Celebrates Pride Month With New Congressional Campaign After his stance on LGBTQ rights, can he count on your vote? – Christopher Rudolph 
http://www.newnownext.com/aaron-schock-running-for-congress/06/2019/

June 4 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recreational marijuana: Illinois embarks on a long, strange trip – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-illinois-pritzker-culture-20190604-story.html
— Who is a journalist? Don’t let the government decide. – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am not a journalist and/or b) that I am a journalist to suit their purposes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-julian-assange-wikileaks-obama-trump-20190604-story.html
— GOP senators warn Trump over Mexico tariffs. He says they’d be ‘foolish’ to try to stop him. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-mexico-tariffs-20190604-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House approves immigration bill protecting Dreamers; it faces bleak future in Senate House Democrats pushed through an immigration bill on Tuesday; only 7 Republicans — none from Illinois — voted yes. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people bring young people to America illegally.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/4/18653145/house-approves-immigration-bill-protecting-dreamers-bleak-future-in-senate-mcconell

DAILY HERALD
— Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year? Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190604/will-gambling-expansion-really-bring-state-1-billion-a-year

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A Burnham-scale boost for the Southland: A third airport in Peotone Chicago and Illinois are the transportation hubs of the nation. Yet we are the only major metropolitan city with two airports. That’s got to change for a host of reasons that go well beyond transportation. – DELMARIE COBB
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/burnham-scale-boost-southland-third-airport-peotone

NBC5
— Gov. Pritzker Defends Higher Taxes After Scoring Multiple Victories in Springfield “Being willing to talk to people, sit down,…make change,” Pritzker said – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Pritzker-Defends-Higher-Taxes-After-Scoring-Multiple-Victories-in-Springfield-510835911.html

CBS2
— Blacks, Latinos At Risk Of Undercount In 2020 Census
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/04/report-blacks-latinos-at-risk-of-undercount-in-2020-census/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pro-life advocates urge customers to cancel Netflix
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pro-life-advocates-urge-customers-to-cancel-netflix

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Drag Queen Story Hour at Rockford library upsets some as city celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190604/drag-queen-story-hour-at-rockford-library-upsets-some-as-city-celebrates-lgbtq-pride-month

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Danville buzzing after passage of bill including casino license for city – Noelle McGee
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-04/danville-buzzing-after-passage-bill-including-casino-license-city.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ Catholic bishops denounce state’s passage of bill expanding abortion rights – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article231161043.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 13 apply to fill the Wheaton City Council North District vacancy. They are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Oberweis on Legislative Process (Too Boring a Title for Interesting Insights)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/oberweis-on-legislative-process-too-boring-a-title-for-interesting-insights/ 
— Lake County Right-to-Life Offers Thanks, Advice for Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/lake-county-right-to-life-offers-thanks-advice-for-future/ 
— To Pass Tax Hikes, Pork Bill Increased Over $3 Billion after Unveiling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/to-pass-tax-hikes-pork-bill-increased-over-3-billion-after-unveiling/ 
— Susan Walsh, Joe Walsh’s Mother, RIP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/joe-walshs-mother-susan-rip/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Approve Road District Road Salt Purchase
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-approve-road-district-salt-purchase/ 
— LaSalle County Prosecuting Suspicious Overtime at County Auditor’s Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/lasalle-county-prosecuting-suspicious-overtime-at-county-auditors-office/
— McHenry County Shortchanged in State Construction Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/mchenry-county-shortchanged-in-construction-money/ 
— Franks Follows Burke Example in Manipulating Agenda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/franks-follows-burke-example-in-manipulating-agenda/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Senate leader Bill Brady’s undisclosed gaming interests ‘worthy of a Chicago alderman’ – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605181-senate-leader-bill-brady-s-undisclosed-gaming-interests-new-low-for-illinois-republican-party
— Illinois GOP chairman on legislative session: Voters can help us ‘take on the mantle of reform’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605018-illinois-gop-chairman-on-legislative-session-voters-can-help-us-take-on-the-mantle-of-reform
— House passes bill to keep Sterigenics closed – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601545-house-passes-bill-to-keep-sterigenics-closed
— ISRA director applauds Second Amendment victory in preventing passage of expansive new gun bill – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605093-isra-director-applauds-second-amendment-victory-in-preventing-passage-of-expansive-new-gun-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Top campaign contributions for the week of May 20 in DuPage County
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512593216-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-dupage-county-for-the-week-of-may-20

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Revenue chief Harris ‘rewarded’ for his support of ‘middle class-crushing’ tax, Pollastrini says – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512594859-revenue-chief-harris-rewarded-for-his-support-of-middle-class-crushing-tax-pollastrini-says

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/more-anti-family-legislation-approved-by-state-lawmakers/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP chairman throws Republicans under the bus
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/04/ilgop-chairman-throws-republicans-under-the-bus/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s U.K. fans rushed into pub by cops, protected from mob screaming ‘Nazi scum!’ – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: How full of hatred against Trump are the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and in Illinois? To what extent do they take their hated against Trump out on a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State central Committee, d) the IRP officers, and e) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/4/donald-trumps-uk-fans-rushed-into-pub-by-cops-prot/

FOX NEWS
— Trump supporters barricaded in London pub by police after being surrounded by protesters – Robert Gearty
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-london-police-protesters-pub-barricade-blimp
— Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Trump Tariff Threat: “I Hope He Is Successful, But I Think It Can Lead To Instability” – Guy Benson
https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/06/04/rep-adam-kinzinger-r-il-on-tariff-threat-i-hope-he-is-successful-but-i-think-it-can-lead-to-instability/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Crusade for Trump’s Tax Returns Turns McCarthyist House Democrats’ efforts are reminiscent of the HUAC witch hunts many years ago. – PATRICK G. EDDINGTON
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-crusade-for-trumps-tax-returns-turns-mccarthyist/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Nasty Media Lies About Trump Continue – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/04/nasty-media-lies-about-trump-continue/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Since when does equality mean some are more equal than others? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30365-assault-america-day-153-when-does-%E2%80%98equality%E2%80%99-mean-some-are-more-equal-others

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 7 border crisis problems demonstrably worse than more expensive burritos – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/7-border-crisis-problems-demonstrably-worse-expensive-burritos/

NEWSMAX
— Americans Will Not Vote for Democrats’ Campaign of Hate – Michael Savage 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaelsavage/democrats-trump-election/2019/06/04/id/918852/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftist Cable News Ratings Plunge Doesn’t Mean the Democrat Base Is Any Less Rabid
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/04/leftist-cable-news-ratings-plunge-doesnt-mean-the-democrat-base-is-any-less-rabid/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It’s going down, baby!’ Pro-Trump Brit stabs baby Trump balloon as London protests ramp-up – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/04/its-going-down-baby-pro-trump-brit-stabs-baby-trump-balloon-as-london-protests-ramp-up-761716

THE HILL
— Democrats highlight history-making LGBTQ lawmakers for Pride month – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/446905-democrats-highlight-history-making-lgbtq-lawmakers-for-pride

REUTERS
— Trump: Mexico should stop the migrant ‘invasion’
https://mobile.reuters.com/video/2019/06/04/mexico-should-stop-the-migrant-invasion?videoId=558562490&videoChannel=1003

WASHINGTON POST
— More than two dozen liberal groups voice frustration with Pelosi, urge impeachment proceedings against Trump – John Wagner (DIERSEN: How many voters in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? How many in your precinct take their hatred of Trump out on their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How many of them hint/imply/argue/shout that your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is a bully, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, or even worse things? How many of the following demographics do your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain share with Trump: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/more-than-two-dozen-liberal-groups-voice-frustration-with-pelosi-urge-impeachment-proceedings-against-trump/2019/06/04/fd4d40b2-86b9-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/poor-americans-likely-to-be-hit-hardest-by-new-us-tariffs/2019/06/04/57c957c0-86eb-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html
— It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade – Marisa Iati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/06/04/its-lgbt-pride-month-three-guys-boston-want-permit-straight-pride-parade/

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— A new dividing line in American politics: The semantics of the adjective ‘nasty’ – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty.) 
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-new-dividing-line-in-American-politics-The-13925150.php

FORBES
— GAO Questions FBI On Its 640 Million Photo Facial Recognition Database – Monica Melton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamelton/2019/06/04/government-watchdog-questions-fbi-on-its-640-million-photo-facial-recognition-database/#adb2bbd121f3