June 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Outrageously, anti-Trumps discourage home ownership. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976.  My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and we had 915 Cove Court built in 1984.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0611-homeownership-american-dream-20170606-story.html
— As workforce bleeds men, health care jobs could be key to keeping them employed – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Very few women wanted the jobs that I had doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-men-future-health-care-0611-biz-20170531-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville’s retail sales tally $3.2 billion in 2016 – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-sales-figures-released-st-0611-20170610-story.html
— Trump nominee for powerful bank regulator post misrepresented college degree – Jim Puzzanghera
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-nominee-dartmouth-degree-20170610-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats and RINOs blame Republicans for homelessness.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170611/can-we-find-some-dignity-for-homeless

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 8 shot in Lawndale: ‘This is just the city we live in’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/260371518-story
— 4 dead, 31 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/260372718-story

 

THE SOUTHERN
— We need a budget. We need bipartisanship. – Editor
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-we-need-a-budget-we-need/article_74063c21-ae1b-59a1-aac3-e5a954ba6a26.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Walsh Holds Summer Shindig
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/11/joe-walsh-holds-summer-shindig/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Border resident sees another Illinois advantage slipping away – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/border-resident-sees-another-illinois-advantage-slipping-away/article_76e5f622-4d40-11e7-beac-33c6d5b50cc8.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— LaSalle County State’s Attorney sets example for others – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/lasalle-county-states-attorney-sets-example-for-others/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Tolerance Will Not Stop Terrorism – Dr. Michael Brown
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/tolerance-will-not-stop-terrorism/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bernie Sanders disagrees with Jesus – Jeannie DeAngelis
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/06/bernie_sanders_disagrees_with_jesus.html

 

THE BLAZE
— New illegal immigration numbers reveal Trump’s incredible impact on the border – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/10/new-illegal-immigration-numbers-reveal-trumps-incredible-impact-on-the-border/
— Bernie Sanders is newest member of the ‘1 percent’ — but still complaining about the ‘1 percent’ – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates promoted envy.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I was a member of the 1 percent, b) that my wife and I were members of the 1 percent, c) that therefore, I did not need nor should I get pay increases, bonuses, or promotions, and d) that therefore, I should take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/10/bernie-sanders-is-newest-member-of-the-1-percent-but-still-complaining-about-the-1-percent/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— To Understand Betsy DeVos’s Educational Views, View Her Education – ERICA L. GREEN  (DIERSEN: What schools have you attended and how has that impacted your views?  I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961; Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962; Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966; UIC 1966-1968, 1971, and 1981-1983; NIU 1969-1970; Loyola 1972-1976; DePaul 1976-1980; Roosevelt 1980-1981; and IIT 1992-1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the aforesaid.  They especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn the impact that Trinity Lutheran and Hope Lutheran had on me.  They especially promote booze, gambling, pot and other vices; LGBT activity; and abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/us/politics/betsy-devos-private-schools-choice.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat crow over their success in turning religious leaders into “good little Democrats.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/us/politics/politics-religion-liberal-william-barber.html
— Michigan Case Adds U.S. Dimension to Debate on Genital Mutilation – PAM BELLUCK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/health/genital-mutilation-muslim-dawoodi-bohra-michigan-case.html
— Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich – RICHARD V. REEVES (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates promoted envy.  They hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I was rich, b) that my wife and I were rich, c) that therefore, I did not need nor should I get pay increases, bonuses, or promotions, and d) that therefore, I should take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/stop-pretending-youre-not-rich.html
— America Made Me a Feminist – PAULINA PORIZKOVA  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being a sexist.  What do you say to men who, to curry favor with women, paint other men as being sexists?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/paulina-porizkova-america-feminist.html
— A Public Service Message From the Class of ’67 – SERGE SCHMEMANN  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government have used my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, even worse things, and a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/vietnam-war-public-service-message-from-the-class-of-67.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My generation was shaped to a considerable degree by Vietnam and, at least for the men, by the draft. Whether and how to elude military service was a constant during our time in college and beyond, and for many of us the wrenching debates and decisions of the tumultuous 1960s affected the rest of our lives. Some ended up in Vietnam, some opted for the Peace Corps or other national service, some became conscientious objectors, but all were touched by the draft. So it is not surprising that at our college reunions — including the 50th of my class of ’67 at Harvard last month — both the men and the women spent a lot of time going over what Vietnam and the choices we made in those now-distant years meant for us. Twenty-five years earlier, a session on Vietnam had become intensely emotional and confessional as classmates recalled their war or their antiwar struggles; this time, we were more retrospective, reflective and ruminative. What was surprising was that many who rose to speak in the two-and-a-half hour session declared it was a shame that the draft, and more broadly the notion of a couple of years of national service before plunging into careers and families, had been abandoned. How could guys who expended so much passion and energy eluding the draft regret its demise?)
— Democrats in Split-Screen: The Base Wants It All. The Party Wants to Win. – ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/democrats-midterm-elections.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Needing troops, Army offers up to $90K bonuses to re-enlist – AP  (DIERSEN: To hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/needing-troops-army-offers-up-to-90k-bonuses-to-re-enlist/2017/06/06/cb220c24-4ad1-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— U.S. one of world’s worst on health divide between rich, poor – Sarah Toy (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute your good health to? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I have good health because my parents were undeservedly filthy rich and b) that they have poor health because their parents were undeservedly poor.  Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze, b) smoke pot or want to smoke lots of pot, and/or c) otherwise abuse their bodies.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/07/us-one-worlds-worst-health-divide-between-rich-poor/102583180/

June 10 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTRAGEOUS: GAMBLING IS A VICE: DuPage County Finance Committee will revisit the county’s ban on video gaming in unincorporated areas. Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, in favor of keeping the ban on video gambling in unincorporated DuPage County.  Based on the minutes of the May 23, 2017 DuPage County Board meeting, a motion will be made at this meeting to refer the matter to another committee. If you are in DuPage County, please urge DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district, to vote to keep the ban. Needless-to-say, before any vote is taken to lift the ban, public hearings should be held in each of the county’s six districts. In 2009, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unanimously passed a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County. Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obamacare, Medicaid and Illinois: Springfield, what’s your plan? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-trump-republicans-senate-edit-0612-jm-20170611-story.html
— Gianforte to plead guilty to assaulting reporter before his election to Congress – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gianforte-guilty-plea-reporter-assault-20170609-story.html
— Indiana canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–voting-investigations-indiana-20170609-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF COCHRAN: Court records in Ald. Cochran case detail alleged kickbacks, spending spree with ward charity cash – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-willie-cochran-bribery-court-filings-met-20170609-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A grand opportunity for the ‘education governor’ of Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-grand-opportunity-for-the-education-governor-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/nationalists-take-a-beating-in-britain-and-could-be-in-decline-here/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans, Democrats united to keep Argonne, Fermilab jobs – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: If during the 1980s and 1990s Republicans and Democrats were united to keep GAO jobs, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/republicans-democrats-united-to-keep-argonne-fermilab-jobs
— Former Kane Co. Board member’s new job may pose ethical question – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/former-kane-co-board-members-new-job-may-pose-ethical-question
— Why you can’t tune out the next state election – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170608/why-you-cant-tune-out-the-next-state-election

 

NBC5
— Bernie Sanders Returns to Chicago – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-bernie-sanders-returns-to-chicago-saturday-427547173.html

 

WGN TV
— Political duo (Marj Halperin and Chris Robling) on Comey’s testimony and investigation
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/09/political-duo-on-comey-trial-and-investigation/

 

WMIX
— RAUNER THREATENS SPECIAL BUDGET SESSION
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/06/09/rauner-threatens-special-budget-session/

 

WSIL TV
— Voters speak out against politician-edited social media accounts – Tia Rinehart
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35633314/voters-speak-out-against-politician-edited-social-media-accounts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property taxes and the bloated elephant in the room – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-taxes-and-the-bloated-elephant-in-the-room/article_78130f8d-54bd-5825-af1b-75380e22958f.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Vietnam vet carries PTSD in silence for 35 years – MATT DUTTON  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government have used my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, even worse things, and a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155137554.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Munger calls out state’s lack of budget at Downers Grove business luncheon – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/06/munger-calls-out-states-lack-of-budget-at-downers-grove-business-luncheon/ah4q8f9/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Andersson hosts town hall on Illinois budget crisis
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/06/09/rep-andersson-hosts-town-hall-on-illinois-budget-crisis/a2xtljy/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Cook County’s Property Taxes: Uneven, Unequal  But how bad is it compared to other states and counties? – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2017/Cook-Countys-Property-Taxes-Uneven-Unequal/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2017/Welcome-to-Refugee-High/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 2012 Disneyland Tickets Put on Bob Miller’s Algonquin Township Road District Credit Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/2012-disneyland-tickets-put-on-bob-millers-township-credit-card/
— GOP Recommends Either Dave Stieper or Ralph Sasso to Replace Andrew Gasser on County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/gop-recommends-either-dave-stieper-or-ralph-sasso-to-replace-andrew-gasser-on-county-board/
— McHenry Township Board Refuses to Endorse Prevailing Wage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/mchenry-township-board-refuses-to-endorse-prevailing-wage/
— Judge Michael Caldwell Orders Current and Former Algonquin Township Road Commissions & Wife, Township Clerk and Supervisor Not to Destroy Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/judge-michael-caldwell-orders-current-and-former-algonquin-township-road-commissions-wife-township-clerk-and-supervisor-not-to-destroy-records/
— A Strategy for Eliminating Township Government in Municipalities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/a-strategy-for-eliminating-township-government-in-municipalities/
— Orville Brettman Announces County Board Candidacy by Robo-Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/06/orville-brettman-announces-county-board-candidacy-by-robo-call/
— Republican Orville Brettman Running for McHenry County Board in District 6
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/republican-orville-brettman-running-for-mchenry-county-board-in-district-6/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125950-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats
— All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125917-all-play-and-no-work-yet-legislators-still-draw-paychecks-policy-pro-argues

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU refuses to produce records OEIG says exist – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/niu-refuses-to-produce-records-oeig-says-exist/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago: A CITY OF CASUALTIES – THE RESULTS OF RAMPANT CRIME – John F. Di Leo
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/a-city-of-casualties-the-results-of-rampant-crime.html
— DESPITE SEN. MANAR’S PLEA, SB 1 IS A CHICAGO BAILOUT, REP. REICK SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/despite-sen-manars-plea-sb-1-is-a-chicago-bailout-rep-reick-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner contributes $1.5 million to the ILGOP
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/rauner-contributes-15-million-to-the-ilgop/
— Republican Party tries to connect the property tax assessment dots
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/republican-party-tries-to-connect-the-property-tax-assessment-dots/
— Chicago paid $32 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits and $20 million on attorneys
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/chicago-paid-32-million-last-year-to-settle-police-misconduct-lawsuits-and-20-million-on-attorneys/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT community celebrates 8-year-old drag queen. Critics call it child abuse – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-community-celebrates-8-year-old-drag-queen.-critics-call-it-child-abus

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Republican Future – WILLIAM KRISTOL  (DIERSEN: Will Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs succeed in using Trump to destroy the Republican Party?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-republican-future/article/2008406

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Comey a ‘Leaker.’ What Does That Mean? – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to provide “confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization.” My critics/opponents want me to get their “authorization” before I do anything.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/us/politics/trump-comey-leak.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The word “leak” has no official legal definition. But the term usually refers to the act of providing confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization. That is a neutral description, but Mr. Trump on Friday used the term in a way that was clearly intended to carry pejorative connotations: “He’s a leaker,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Comey at a news conference.)

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— TRAGIC: Veterans’ groups seek OK to use video-gaming terminals  Facing fundraising dips, membership drops, posts hope to land video-gaming terminals – Brendan J. Lyons  (DIERSEN: Gambling is an extremely destructive and addictive vice.)
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Veterans-groups-seek-OK-to-use-video-gaming-11194307.php

 

LANSING DAILY TELEGRAM
— Michigan House passes package of bills to punish female genital mutilation
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170609/house-passes-package-of-bills-to-punish-female-genital-mutilation

June 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker puts another $7 million of his fortune into governor bid – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-7-million-campaign-fund-rauner-met-0609-20170608-story.html
— State budget impasse victims rip Rauner, who says Democrats using them as ‘props’ – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-madigan-rauner-democrats-budget-hearing-met-0609-20170708-story.html
— Durbin after Comey testimony: Not even a president should try to halt a criminal probe – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congressmen-comey-testimony-met-0608-what-key-members-of-congress-fr-20170608-story.html
— Amazon on its way to 9 fulfillment centers, 8,000 employees in Illinois – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: How many of these 8,000 jobs will be “good” jobs?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-romeoville-distribution-center-opening-0609-biz-20170608-story.html
— Cronin proposing referendum to eliminate DuPage Election Commission – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-commission-referendum-st-0609-20170608-story.html
— Judge rules Aaron Schock not entitled to evidence from staffer-turned-informant – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-ruling-20170608-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in harming Breitbart.  Should individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups boycott those advertisers that dumped Breitbart: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-breitbart-advertisers-20170608-story.html
— Nowhere in America can full-time minimum wage worker afford to rent 2-bedroom apartment – Tracy Jan  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-rental-rates-rising-20170608-story.html
— Black women are working hard but ‘our country is not working for them.’ – Vanessa Williams  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Black women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-black-women-status-report-20170608-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Hinsdale South star Josh King could face life in prison – Michael O’Brien
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/601815/
— J.B. Pritzker adds $7 million to his campaign war chest – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-adds-7-million-to-his-campaign-war-chest/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville police union defends officer sued over teen’s death – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170608/naperville-police-union-defends-officer-sued-over-teens-death
— Comey says he was fired because of Russia investigation – AP  (DIERSEN: Who do you side with, Trump or Comey?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) side with my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) side with my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170608/comey-says-he-was-fired-because-of-russia-investigation
— Amazon unveils its Romeoville facility, could hire about 8,000 workers in Illinois by next year – Anna Marie Kukec  (DIERSEN: How many of these 8,000 jobs will be “good” jobs?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170608/amazon-unveils-its-romeoville-facility-could-hire-about-8000-workers-in-illinois-by-next-year
— Cullerton and Reboletti partner to provide Addison seniors with one-stop shop
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170608/cullerton-and-reboletti-partner-to-provide-addison-seniors-with-one-stop-shop

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Comey speaks, and local congressmen have lots to say – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170608/BLOGS02/170609877/comey-speaks-and-local-congressmen-have-lots-to-say
— Illinois bonds hit hard after Medicaid ruling – Reuters
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170608/NEWS01/170609879/illinois-bonds-hit-hard-after-medicaid-ruling

 

ABC7
— Democrats hold budget hearing while Rauner tours Amazon fulfillment center – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-hold-budget-hearing-while-rauner-tours-amazon-fulfillment-center/2073163/
— Comey says he was fired because of Russia investigation – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/comey-says-he-was-fired-because-of-russia-investigation/2071409/

 

CBS2
— State Senator Linda Holmes Fears Time Running Out To Pass Budget, Salvage Economy – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/08/illinois-state-budget-stalemate-economy/

 

WLS AM
— State Dems highlight victims who fall thru state’s safety net – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: What safety nets have you fallen through  I fell through the United States Civil Service safety net.  That safety net is designed to protect federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/08/state-dems-highlight-victims-who-fall-thru-states-safety-net/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Pleads Democrats to Return to Springfield – MILES BRYAN
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-pleads-democrats-return-springfield#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Paul Ryan: Trump asking for Comey’s loyalty inappropriate – SABA HAMEDY  (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/paul-ryan-trump-asking-for-comeys-loyalty-inappropriate/735147792

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam’s fate depends on Trump’s popularity.”
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/06/08/roskams-fate-depends-on-trumps-popularity/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner: Chicago session a sham – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/rauner-chicago-session-a-sham/735628410

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers preempt potential denial of pre-existing conditions – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: What about “self-inflicted” pre-existing conditions?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that my type 2 diabetes was “self-inflicted.”)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lllinois-lawmakers-preempt-potential-denial-of-pre-existing-conditions/article_d017038e-4acb-11e7-9c5c-cfc84027c426.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Bernie Sanders Exposes His Anti-Christian Bigotry – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/bernie-sanders-exposes-his-anti-christian-bigotry/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner sends out another fundraising letter
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/08/rauner-sends-out-another-fundraising-letter/
— Pritzker dumps another $7 million into his campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/08/pritzker-dumps-another-7-million-into-his-campaign/

 

FOX NEWS
— GAO: 437,000 Deportation Cases Backlogged, Hearings Delayed To 2022 – Paul Bedard
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/06/08/gao-437000-deportation-cases-backlogged-hearings-delayed-2022

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Amnesty Donald – MARK KRIKORIAN
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/448465/trump-continues-daca-amnesty

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Illinois on verge of becoming sanctuary state #4 – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if Rauner signs SB 31, he has become a Democrat and he told Republicans to buzz off.  Will that reelect him in 2018?)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/06/08/illinois-on-verge-of-becoming-sanctuary-state-4
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An immigration border enforcement advocacy organization hopes the Republican governor of Illinois will veto a bill that would give sanctuary to illegal immigrants in the state. On the last day of its legislative session, the Illinois Legislature sent Governor Bruce Rauner a bill that critics say would tie the hands of law enforcement and significantly undermine federal immigration enforcement in the state. The Trust Act (SB 31) significantly restricts immigration officials’ ability to detain and deport illegal aliens, even if convicted of a crime. Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, argues the bill “essentially declares that Illinois is not going to participate in any way in federal immigration enforcement.” “And they are going to make it has difficult as possible for the federal government itself to enforce immigration laws in the state of Illinois,” he adds. SB 31 – if it becomes law – would make Illinois the fourth sanctuary state in the country, joining Oregon, California, and Connecticut. But Mehlman holds out hope that won’t happen, pointing out that Rauner is a Republican. Mehlman, Ira (Federation for American Immigration Reform)”… It’s now going to be up to him to decide whether this dangerous bill should become law or whether, properly, he should veto it,” says Mehlman. “And that may be a good reason why the people of Illinois elected him to kind of serve as a firewall between the public interest and a legislature that seems to be out of control.” Rauner, who is running for re-election, has not spoken on the Trust Act. He has 60 days to decide whether he will sign it.)

 

GOPUSA
— Comey: Lynch directive to downplay Clinton probe prompted him to go rogue  (DIERSEN: What has caused you to go rouge?  For me, while I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, it was seeing patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25520
— Poland, Hungary terror-free by rejecting refugees
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25485
— Amazon to give Prime discount to those on food stamps  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on government assistance.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25433
(FROM THE ARTICLE: TRAGIC: Approximately 52.2 million people — or 21.3 percent of the U.S. population — participate in government assistance programs each month in 2012, according to a report issued by the Census Bureau in 2015.)
— Gov. Abbott: Austin stinks and so does ‘Sanctuary Sally’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25437

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nearly 100,000 ‘Dreamers’ Granted Amnesty In Trump’s Opening Months – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups should understand that those who run America want to get rid of you: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/08/nearly-100000-dreamers-granted-amnesty-in-trumps-first-three-months/
— Comey Accuses Trump Administration Of Defaming Him, Lying – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on defaming you?  I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who focus on defaming me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/08/comey-accuses-trump-administration-of-defaming-him-lying-video/
— Known Pervert With ‘Emotional Problems’ Got NASA Security Clearance, Then Caught With Child Porn – Ethan Barton  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) side with my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) side with my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/07/exclusive-known-perv-with-emotional-problems-got-security-clearance-then-caught-with-child-porn/
— Comey Calls Out NYT Fake Reporting – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/08/comey-calls-out-nyt-fake-reporting-video/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Watch Bernie Sanders Attack a Christian Nominee and Impose an Unconstitutional Religious Test for Public Office – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/448393/watch-bernie-sanders-unconstitutionally-impose-religious-test-public-office

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Texas Teacher Who Gave Student ‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ Award Is Out of a Job – CHRISTINE HAUSER  (DIERSEN: Went you finished high school, what “most likely to become” award would you have gotten?  For me, it would have been “loser” because I spent so many hours during my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/teacher-student-terrorist-texas.html
— The Doctor Is In. Co-Pay? $40,000. – NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/business/economy/high-end-medical-care.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump Poisons the World.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/donald-trump-poisons-the-world.html

 

WASHINTON POST
— Comey is a disgruntled ex-employee, and that’s how the Senate should view his testimony – Jack Kingston  (DIERSEN: Are you a “disgruntled ex-employee?”  I am.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) side with my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) side with my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/comey-is-a-disgruntled-ex-employee-and-thats-how-the-senate-should-view-his-testimony/2017/06/07/19cf7830-4bd5-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The High Price of Not Completing College in Four Years  Most students take longer to graduate, so schools are trying to do something about that – Lisa Ward  (DIERSEN: I started at UIC in September of 1966, transferred to NIU in January of 1969, and graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21. I did start with IRS as a GS-7 (currently $44,853) until June of 1971 when I was 22. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. IRS would have offered me a job much sooner than it did IF I HAD BEEN A VETERAN.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-high-price-of-not-completing-college-in-four-years-1496929350

 

BLOOMBERG
— Why Sacrifices by the Rich Won’t Fix Social Welfare  Redistribution plans are based on flawed ideas about political preferences. – Tyler Cowen  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on government assistance.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-08/why-sacrifices-by-the-rich-won-t-fix-social-welfare

 

FED SMITH
— The 7 Biggest Risks to Federal Retirees – Tom Walker
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/08/7-biggest-risks-federal-retirees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Sequence of Returns Risk. . .2. Inflation Risk. . .3. Interest Rate Risk. . .4. Public Policy Risk. . .5. Unexpected Healthcare Costs. . .6. Loss of Independence. . .7. Longevity Risk)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Ineffective Use of Early Retirement Offers, FEHBP for All and More – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2017/06/ineffective-use-early-retirement-offers-fehbp-all-and-more/138492/

June 6 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Fallout Over Pritzker, Blagojevich FBI Recordings Continues – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Fallout-Over-Pritzker-FBI-Recordings-Continues-426629461.html

 

ABC7
— Tio Hardiman enters Illinois governor’s race
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/tio-hardiman-enters-illinois-governors-race-/2067051/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s private public works investment plan ‘fairy dust,’ Rahm warns – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trumps-private-public-works-investment-plan-fairy-dust-rahm-warns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Illinois is poised to strengthen the right to vote.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-is-poised-to-strengthen-the-right-to-vote/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top Illinois union group to consider endorsing Democrat to take on Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afl-cio-endorsement-vote-20170606-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump, not Democrats, to blame for slow pace of government posts being filled.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-trump-government-jobs-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot.  If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-african-americans-marijuana-industry-20170605-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–minorities-in-marijuana-20170531-story.html
— Pence visit to Palos Heights requires hefty local police involvement – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-pence-in-palos-heights-st-0606-20170605-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Des Plaines opts to follow minimum wage, sick day law – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170605/des-plaines-opts-to-follow-minimum-wage-sick-day-law
— GOP congressman on Islamic terror suspects: ‘Kill them all’ – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170605/news/306059866/
— Strict controls needed on who enters U.S. – Kevin Carlson
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170606/strict-controls-needed-on-who-enters-us

 

WTTW
— The Illinois Senate Passed a Budget. Will the House Follow Suit? – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/05/illinois-senate-passed-budget-will-house-follow-suit

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Crackdown on government abuse worth the cost – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20170605/crackdown-on-government-abuse-worth-the-cost#

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Advocates of state funding reform bill say it would give more to Joliet, Plainfield districts – FELIX SARVER
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/05/advocates-of-state-funding-reform-bill-say-it-would-give-more-to-joliet-plainfield-districts/ah1rv6r/

 

TAYLORVILLE NEWS
— Rauner Roommates Relocate
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/308031

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— ‘Student Loan Bill Of Rights’ Headed To Governor’s Desk
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/student-loan-bill-rights-headed-governors-desk

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Education Insiders Oppose Property Tax Freeze – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/education-insiders-oppose-property-tax-freeze#stream/0

 

WQLZ
— Rep. Tim Butler Believes Rauner Must Spell Out What is Needed for Budget Deal
http://www.wqlz.com/2017/06/05/rep-tim-butler-believes-rauner-must-spell-out-what-is-needed-for-budget-deal/

 

BGA
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE ON PACE TO BE MOST EXPENSIVE IN U.S. HISTORY – Tim Jones
http://www.bettergov.org/news/illinois-governors-race-on-pace-to-be-most-expensive-in-us-history

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP says Pritzker fib makes mansion matters worse – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117706-gop-says-pritzker-fib-makes-mansion-matters-worse

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Governor’s Turnaround Agenda seeing behind-the-scenes successes – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/governor-s-turnaround-agenda-seeing-behind-the-scenes-successes/article_8dfd8b90-49fd-11e7-9370-672a6d0c8a46.html
— Suburban lawmaker Emily McAsey who resigned missed hundreds of votes over several months – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/suburban-lawmaker-who-resigned-missed-hundreds-of-votes-over-several/article_452af480-4a1a-11e7-bb31-8bacf4e95bf6.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegal Aliens Defraud State of Millions in Unemployment Benefits
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/illegal-aliens-defraud-state-of-millions-in-unemployment-benefits/
— Senator Dan McConchie Hosting Cary Town Hall Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/senator-dan-mcconchie-hosting-cary-town-hall-meeting/
— Ted Cruz Headlining August Family PAC Cruise
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/02/ted-cruz-headlining-august-family-pac-cruise/
— Rep. Steve Andersson Only Local Legislator to Vote for Transgender Birth Certificate Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/02/rep-steve-andersson-only-local-legislator-to-vote-for-transgender-birth-certificate-bill/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Settlement reached in DuPage college lawsuit, group says – John Revak
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122343-settlement-reached-in-dupage-college-lawsuit-group-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Keep The Pressure On Gov. Rauner – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/keep-pressure-gov-rauner/
— Study Reveals Cuts to Sex Education and Birth Control Lead to LOWER Teen Pregnancy Rates – Carly Hoilman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/study-reveals-cuts-sex-education-birth-control-lead-lower-teen-pregnancy-rates/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: All hands needed on deck to defend Trump from the leftist fringe – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  They stress those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who could have come to my defense, but did hot.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/25802-outsiders-vs-insiders-all-hands-needed-deck-defend-trump-leftist-fringe

 

BREITBART
— Poland: Refusing to Import Muslims is Only Proven Counter-Terror Method – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/05/poland-importing-muslims-terror/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/should_the_gop_ban_online_gambling.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois revenue down $955 mln 11 months into FY 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget-idUSL1N1J20ZH

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s approval rating plummets, inches closer to all-time low.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/05/poll-trump-approval-rating-plummet/22125229/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reince Priebus’ job security comes from few wanting his job.” 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.  One reason why the Democrats who ran GAO did not get rid of me sooner than they did in 1997 was that the agency was almost always under hiring freezes.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/05/report-reince-priebus-job-security-comes-from-few-wanting-his/22127462/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Elites Hate – William McGurn  (DIERSEN: Who are the elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they hate?  What reasons do they give to justify their hatred?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-elites-hate-1496702030
— Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: Obviously, far too many colleges focus on cranking out good little Democrats who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exclusive-test-data-many-colleges-fail-to-improve-critical-thinking-skills-1496686662

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENT
— Reince Priebus still clinging to White House post, Politico reports  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/05/reince-priebus-still-clinging-white-house-post-politico-reports/372381001/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— In Seattle, is it now taboo to be friends with a Republican? – Danny Westneat  (DIERSEN: To what extent is the aforesaid true in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/in-seattle-is-it-now-taboo-to-be-friends-with-a-republican/

 

INSIDER
— Millennials have developed destructive financial habits, and Baby Boomers are to blame – Kate Taylor
http://www.thisisinsider.com/baby-boomers-caused-millennials-destructive-spending-habits-2017-6

June 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump vows to do whatever is necessary to protect U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want America to discriminate against those whose who want to turn America into their motherland or to destroy America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-london-attacks-trump-blasts-political-correctness-on-twitter/
— 5 dead, 25 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/6-shot-across-chicago-since-friday-evening/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote amnesty promote U visas.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-suburban-police-routinely-block-immigrant-crime-victims-efforts-to-obtain-u-visas-the-watchdogs/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel urges Chicagoans to drink beer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-podcast-20170605-story.html
— Hillary Clinton blames America first – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They blame me for their problems, they blame me for your problems, they blame me for my problems, and they blame me for everyone’s problems. They are professional scapegoaters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-lost-excuses-20170605-column.html
— Raise your daughter to become a confident leader – Sonia Thompson  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will paint what you did while you were in grade school, in high school, and in college as negatively as they can.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that my having those jobs showed that I have no leadership potential.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-raise-your-daughter-to-become-a-confident-leader-20170526-story.html
— It’s tough being black in America. But don’t pity me. – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a 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 have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-racism-america-glanton-met-20170604-column.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Harvard accepts, then rejects 10 incoming students after they shared offensive memes
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258871157-story

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban police support law, but are insulted by language; Quinn’s painting; Noland sues for pay; A challenge for Drury – Kerry Lester (DuPage Edition, page 11)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/launch.aspx?eid=1e1522d8-2d26-4909-aef1-f0fa226cf892
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mary Landreth is happy that there were “no politicians” in Wheaton’s Memorial Day parade. “Politicians” is code for Republicans. QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) do not want politicians, that is, Republicans, in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and/or b) do not want politicians, that is, Republicans, to help sponsor the parade? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170605/what-could-be-better-than-patriotic-parade
— Can off-hours political activism get you in trouble at work? – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170604/can-off-hours-political-activism-get-you-in-trouble-at-work

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because the Chicago Sun-Times does such a good job promoting the Democrat Party platform, Democrats will assure that only Democrats own the paper.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170605/NEWS06/170609949

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A formula for discord – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-05/formula-discord.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— A deadly weekend in St. Louis leaves 10 people confirmed dead, several others injured – DANA RIECK
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154381104.html

 

NIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NIU increases its efforts to crank out “good little Democrats.” QUESTION: Which employers want to hire “good little Democrats?” ANSWER: Employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2017/06/05/fighting-back-against-injustice/

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Democratic ‘conspiracy’ not so far-fetched after all, Swanson says
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511123132-democratic-conspiracy-not-so-far-fetched-after-all-swanson-says

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen blames ‘petty’ partisanship for move to restrict Medicaid managed care – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122680-breen-blames-petty-partisanship-for-move-to-restrict-medicaid-managed-care
— Nybo rues reversal of some charter school panel authority – Zachary Lewis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122660-nybo-rues-reversal-of-some-charter-school-panel-authority

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner ad describes Democrats’ ‘stunning failure’ on budget – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122654-rauner-ad-describes-democrats-stunning-failure-on-budget

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Local Governments own more than 270,000 vehicles – John Kraft  (DIERSEN: What vehicles do you own?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I own six cars: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/illinois-local-governments-own-more-than-270000-vehicles/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HB 40: Keep The Pressure On Gov. Rauner – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/keep-pressure-gov-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: TRUMP REJECTS ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorneringold-trump-rejects-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul.html

 

GOPUSA
— Susan Rice comes out to say we have to accept terrorists
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25299
— London’s Muslim mayor has ‘better things to do’ than respond to Trump  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25325
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both of our countries less safe – it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of extremists. Donald Trump and those around him think that Western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam – London has proved him wrong.” – Mayor Sadiq Khan, May 2016)
— British PM: Too much tolerance of extremism in our country
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25288
— Trump: This bloodshed must end, this bloodshed will end
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25319
— Examples of fake news? How much time you got?  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, except the news that they put out, all news is fake, a distraction, unimportant, stale, and/or worse things.  My critics/opponents want to manipulate you, if not dominate you.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25295

 

DAILY CALLER
— Theresa May’s Answer To Terror: Restrict The Internet – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially all losses that Republicans have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/04/theresa-mays-answer-to-terror-restrict-the-internet/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NPR Uses ‘Far Right’ to Label Texas Freedom Caucus – Tim Graham  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes negatively label you as?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes negatively label me as a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, someone who was baptized, raised, confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, retired federal employee, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, non-churchgoer, and even worse things. Based on the aforesaid, they constructively label me as being a religious hypocrite, a patriotic coward, a hater, a White supremist, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/06/05/npr-uses-far-right-label-texas-freedom-caucus-and-racist-nuts

 

POLITICO
— Putin denies having compromising information on Trump – REBECCA MORIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always ascribed bad judgment and evil motive to everything that say or do and to everything that I do not say or do not do.  Of course, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out is to unethically get and spread compromising information on good individuals, on good organizations, on good companies, on good governments, on good activists, on good candidates, on good elected officials, on good party leaders, on good major donors, on good political consultants, on good etc.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and.or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/04/putin-trump-russia-megyn-kelly-239121

 

WASHINGTON POST
— White House formally backs plan to send 30,000 federal workers to private corporation – Ashley Halsey III and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/white-house-formally-backs-plan-to-send-30000-federal-workers-to-private-corporation/2017/06/05/b8ce5546-4987-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House on Monday will formally endorse a plan to spin off more than 30,000 federal workers into a private nonprofit corporation, separating the nation’s air traffic controllers and those who work on a $36 billion modernization program from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Trump administration proposal, which will be presented at the White House later Monday, essentially is an endorsement of a plan that failed to gain sufficient traction in Congress last year.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Seats Go Unfilled on Federal Panels, Businesses Face Uncertainty – Brent Kendall  (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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-seats-go-unfilled-on-federal-panels-businesses-face-uncertainty-1496589147
— Analysts With Industry Experience Might Be Better Watchdogs  Study finds evidence that such analysts are more likely to challenge CEOs and earnings manipulation – Jeff Brown  (DIERSEN: Democrats run GAO. Democrats run IRS. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO.  Needless-to-say, the Democrats who run GAO and who ran IRS did not want me, a Republican, to be assigned to audits of IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/analysts-with-industry-experience-might-be-better-watchdogs-1496628300
— Five Common Mistakes People Make When Paying for College – Chana R. Schoenberger  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-common-mistakes-people-make-when-paying-for-college-1496628841
— The Diminishing Returns of a College Degree  In the mid-1970s, far less than 1% of taxi drivers were graduates. By 2010 more than 15% were. – Richard Vedder and Justin Strehle  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-diminishing-returns-of-a-college-degree-1496605241

 

USA TODAY
— Millennials start kids’ college funds earlier than Baby Boomers did – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2017/06/04/529-college-savings-student-loans/102381050/

June 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Budget failure repercussions – Jose Sanchez
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-budget-failure-repercussions-/2062692/

 

NBC5
— Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Set Up Committee to Vet US Attorney Candidates – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates-426179231.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago ‘March For Truth’ Draws Hundreds Of Trump Protesters – Mike Krauser (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters. Overwhelmingly, anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/03/chicago-march-for-truth-draws-hundreds-of-trump-protesters/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg will make the US’s $15 million Paris climate deal payment to UN  (DIERSEN: Usually, Democrats want Republicans to pay for everything.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/258708037-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump ‘March for Truth’ protest draws hundreds to Federal Plaza – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-draws-hundred-to-federal-plaza-20170603-story.html
— State budget impasse leaves Naperville schools, agencies worrying about future – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-impasse-effects-st-0604-20170603-story.html
— Wheaton mansion set for demolition despite objections from preservationists – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-building-preservation-met-20170602-story.html
— Baby boomers, planning to work past retirement? Here’s why that idea could be a bust. – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, members of the aforesaid groups are persona non grata.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-baby-boomer-retirement-rescue-trouble-column-marksjarvis-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over Paris accord? Money, what else? – David Pierson and Ivan Penn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-businesses-climate-change-20170603-story.html
— The Blagojevich-Pritzker tango – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-jb-pritzker-blagojevich-edit-md-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for “investigation into Trump/Russia ties.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagoans-call-for-investigation-into-trumprussia-ties/
— Still no state budget, but it’s there if you look – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/still-no-state-budget-but-its-there-if-you-look/
— City’s dramatic drop in black population exposes lingering inequities – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citys-dramatic-drop-in-black-population-exposes-lingering-inequities/

 

DAILY HERALD
— School funding equity loses out to Chicago greed – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170603/editorial-school-funding-equity-loses-out-to-chicago-greed
— COD president expects school to be off probation – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: My superiors in GAO’s Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s acted like GAO’s Chicago office was always on probation for not doing enough to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, leaders of political and other organizations, companies, and governments act like they are on probation because they have not done enough to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/cod-president-expects-school-to-be-off-probation
— Ex-legislator Noland from Elgin sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/ex-legislator-from-elgin-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin and Duckworth set up committee to vet US attorney candidates – AP  (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://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates/article_8ba5daa3-013e-579f-8d0b-4bbd8b309445.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s early, yes, but Pritzker off to a rough start – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170603/its-early-yes-but-pritzker-off-to-rough-start
— Ex-state legislator Nolan sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170602/ex-state-legislator-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Now Illinois is really in a pickle – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170603/chuck-sweeny-now-illinois-is-really-in-pickle

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— National Democratic Party targets seats held by Bost, Davis – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154203289.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU needs new, open leaders – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/05/31/our-view-niu-needs-new-open-leaders/ahqktrg/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has filed for an extension of his 2016 tax return  President still refuses to release returns – DAN MERICA AND MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-has-filed-for-an-extension-of-his-2016-tax-return/730826242

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511123466-budget-breakdown-lands-illinois-one-step-from-junk-bond-rating

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing – Walter E. Williams
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/overpopulation-fears-hoax-heres-higher-populations-actually-good-thing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Need for a Middle America News Network – Bruce Walker (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/the-need-for-a-middle-america-news-network/
(DIERSEN: The decline and lurch to the left of the Fox News Network provides an opening for any astute conservative billionaire: create a news network specifically intended to provide news from the viewpoint of most of America, which is to say the seventy-five percent of Americans who live in Flyover Country.  While the geographic concentration of political power in America is appalling, the geographic concentration of media power is much worse. Because the media defy elections and, in fact, determine elections, having almost all national news pass through the tiny channel of the New York-to-Washington Beltway is toxic to our national life. This is not an ideological monopoly, but rather a geographical monopoly.  But because the environment between Washington and New York is so utterly artificial and so completely leftist, what has happened to Fox News – a constant drift to the left – is an unrelenting and corrosive force that isolates the media and the government of America from the overwhelming majority who live in Middle America. Consider a neutral and fair political site like RealClearPolitics.  It is not uncommon to have one third of the stories from New York media outlets and one third of the stories from Washington media outlets and the rest from national outlets without a particular geographical designation but situated in the Beltway.  On those rare instances in which another city’s media has stories in RealClearPolitics, the city is usually Boston or Los Angeles. What that means is that the vast majority of Americans are utterly disenfranchised politically in the only area that really counts in a nation as large and media-driven as America.  What this also means is that as Fox News declines into irrelevance, as it will, there is a gaping hole for those with the money, the guts, and the vision to create a television network specifically focused on Middle America. This network should include a news network located in the center of America and dedicated to presenting stories that inform Americans what is happening in this majority of our nation.  There is vast ignorance within the Beltway media about how the energy industry works or how wheat and cotton are grown and cattle raised and ores mined. While Fox News periodically had stories presented from its Beltway offices about the plight of the timber industry in Washington State or the small oil producers in Oklahoma, stories from the Middle America News Network would be produced by those who actually live in these areas and presented to Americans by newscasters whose home is in Omaha or Knoxville or Salt Lake City or Little Rock.  This new network would also have a much easier time breaking into the cable news lineup than Fox News did because it would overtly be representing the perspective of local listeners in cities around the nation. Fox News rightly picked the target audience to make it grow: those millions of Americans disgusted by the ideological monopoly of the leftist establishment media.  The Middle America News Network would represent not just the ideologically disempowered, but the culturally disempowered, who find their beliefs and lives treated as weird curiosities.  The market share for this news network could skyrocket fast, particularly among the tens of millions of Americans who simply never watch network news any longer. This new network could also introduce a whole new way of interviewing members of Congress.  Instead of having these members show up at a studio in Washington or New York, the network could invite them to be interviewed for national television in their home states.  Those who decline an interview might find their likely rivals in the next election interviewed instead with the tag “The Middle America News Network invited Senator Mugwump to discuss the impact of environmental regulations on business here, but he was too busy in Washington to come here for the interview.” The idea would be to shift always, always, always the focus of attention and interest away from that micron of America that is the Beltway and back to the huge expanse from Alaska to Minnesota to Florida to Arizona that is America.  The idea would also be to force both political parties, which is to say Washington Party A and Washington Party B, to actually notice forty or so states that may be called “Flyover Country” if they wish their political parties to have a chance at gaining or holding power. This network could transform politics in America by forcing the parties to turn from Washington (“The Swamp”) and back to the American people spread all across this land.)

 

GOPUSA
— Kathy Griffin: President Trump is ‘trying to ruin my life’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25270

 

NEW AMERICAN
— European Officials Commandeer Private Property to House Migrants – Alex Newman  (DIERSEN: What property in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois would/will Democrats commandeer to house immigrants?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/26145-european-officials-commandeer-private-property-to-house-migrants

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps heap scorn on Trump for Paris exit.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336176-globe-heaps-scorn-on-trump-for-paris-exit

 

CNS NEWS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Don’t Blame Muslims for Terror Done By … Muslims – Dan Gainor
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/dan-gainor/alt-left-insanity-dont-blame-muslims-terror-done-muslims

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all CEOs to be anti-Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-paris-climate-reacts-advisors.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-paris-decision-was-an-accidental-call-to-action/2017/06/02/a9d3630e-47cc-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paris-decision-underscores-the-visceral-expression-of-trumps-worldview/2017/06/02/69adf632-47b7-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-the-caricature-of-the-ugly-american-demeans-us-all/2017/06/02/d2043a70-478a-11e7-bcde-624ad94170ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps would love to force everyone in America to speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/02/americas-number-one-song-isnt-in-english-that-doesnt-happen-often/

June 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner responds to state lawmakers failing to pass state budget – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-responds-to-state-lawmakers-failing-to-pass-state-budget/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Blown Deadline: What’s Next For Budgetless Illinois? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Blown-Deadline-Whats-Next-For-Budgetless-Illinois-425803984.html
— President Trump to Visit Wisconsin, Appear at Walker Fundraiser
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-to-visit-wisconsin-appear-at-scott-walker-fundraiser-425793704.html
— First Negative Campaign Ad of Illinois Governor’s Race Set to Air – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/First-Negative-Campaign-Ad-of-Illinois-Governors-Race-Set-to-Air-425746283.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Surprised At Bond Rating Drop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/gov-rauner-not-surprised-at-bond-rating-drop/

 

CLTV
— Rauner not ruling out signing stopgap budget
http://cltv.com/2017/06/01/rauner-not-ruling-out-signing-stopgap-budget/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area Republican congressmen (Roskam, Hultgren, and Kinzinger) recommended U.S. attorney candidates to Trump – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-us-attorney-selection-politics-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— How Rauner stopped a tax hike from landing on his desk – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-spring-session-tax-hike-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Illinois cut near junk by Moody’s and S&P, lowest ever for a U.S. state – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-bond-rating-20170601-story.html
— Facing questions about Blagojevich wiretaps, Pritzker airs ad attacking Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-attack-ad-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Why Rauner should sign the minimum wage bill: It’s good for business – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-minimum-wage-robert-reed-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— ‘Ridiculous’: Lake County legislators vent on lack of state budget, leadership flaws – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-state-budget-react-st-0602-20170601-story.html
— Don’t dare applaud Illinois lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-credit-downgrade-budget-edit-0602-md-20170601-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest possible tax hike: 911 phone fees – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-phone-fee-increase-met-0602-20170601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner won’t sign ed funding reform bill with $300 million for CPS – Tina Sfondeles, Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-wont-sign-ed-funding-reform-bill-with-300-million-for-cps/
— Let’s understand why Illinois has the highest property taxes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lets-understand-why-illinois-has-the-highest-property-taxes/
— Chicago phone tax could rise by 28 percent to save pension fund – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-phone-tax-could-rise-by-28-percent-to-save-pension-fund/
— Something is robbing our young people of happiness – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/something-is-robbing-our-young-people-of-happiness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Robert Reich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/seven-reasons-trumps-corporate-tax-cut-is-completely-nuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam speaks on tax reform, AHCA and Trump
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/NEWS02/170609988/roskam-speaks-on-tax-reform-ahca-and-trump
— Illinois’ credit rating slashed to a cut above junk – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/illinois-credit-rating-slashed-to-a-cut-above-junk

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner should sign automatic motor-voter bill – Editorial  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who favors the bill?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170601/our-view-gov-bruce-rauner-should-sign-automatic-motor-voter-bill

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Adjourned – for now: Local lawmakers expect to be called back to work  Lack of movement on budget comes as surprise to some, but not to others – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/01/adjourned-for-now-local-lawmakers-expect-to-be-called-back-to-work/as39ctx/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADKINE: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/01/illinois_launches_know_your_rights.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Officials Wage War Against Hate – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-officials-wage-war-against-hate#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Gov. Rauner has failed Illinois taxpayers again
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-gov-rauner-has-failed-illinois-once-again

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Analysis: State taxpayers spending $108K per Northeastern Illinois U. graduate
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511122061-analysis-state-taxpayers-spending-108k-per-northeastern-illinois-u-graduate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues workers’ comp bill should make things better, not worse – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122731-ives-argues-workers-comp-bill-should-make-things-better-not-worse

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122412-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan, Cullerton will hit the pension lottery – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-madigan-cullerton-will-hit-the-pension-lottery/article_5954c49c-46d5-11e7-9367-ebafae44f9da.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Senate Doubles Bets on Slots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/illinois-senate-doubles-bets-on-slots/
— McSweeney Goes After Questionable State Leases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcsweeney-goes-after-questionable-state-leases/
— McConchie Calls Out Madigan for Refusal to Allow Budget Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcconchie-calls-out-madigan-for-refusal-to-allow-budget-vote/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 1.8 MILLION ILLINOISANS ARE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-8-million-illinoisans-are-dependent-on-food-stamps/#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— In response to budget meltdown, Pritzker airs new ad, Biss slams Madigan and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/in-response-to-budget-meltdown-pritzker-airs-new-ad-biss-slams-madigan-and-rauner/

 

AMERICAN INTEREST
— Congress Should Hire More People
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/01/congress-should-hire-more-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Notably, the staffs of three support agencies – the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, have lost 45 percent of their combined staffs from 1975 to 2015.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cullerton wanted budget on Rauner’s desk – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-lawmakers-adjourn-without-passing-budget/2017/06/01/2c7aff98-4682-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking Taxes: What’s Your Fair Share?  Breaking down the U.S. tax code, how it works and who’s paying what – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-taxes-whats-your-fair-share-1496309401

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/cable_news_watchers_now_turning_to_cnn_not_fox_news
— Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/america_s_best_days
— Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/most_think_americans_should_be_proud_of_u_s_history

May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters stage sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/
— Comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo with replica of Trump’s bloody, decapitated head – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kathy-griffin-sorry-for-photo-holding-replica-of-trumps-bloody-head/2056319/

 

NBC5
— Protesters Dragged From Capitol as Illinois Approaches 700 Days Without a Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/protesters-removed-illinois-house-springfield-425408464.html
— ‘For Me, There’s No Justice’: Latest Alleged Hastert Victim Told Police  Man identified in a recent lawsuit as “Richard Doe” said he was assaulted by Hastert in a public restroom in the summer of what he believes was either 1973 or 1974. – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alleged-hastert-victim-police-report-425392744.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Discusses Resolving Budget Stalemate, Puts Down Rauner – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Who puts you down?  I should write a book about those who put me down.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/pritzker-budget-stalemate-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Illinois a big-spending state? Evidence says ‘no’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in Illinois are each of the following: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent?  What percent of Illinois personal income taxes are paid by each of the following: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-zorn-spending-illinois-rauner-budget-crisis-perspec-0531-jm-20170530-column.html
— Property tax freeze has merit, but not without other tax reforms – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-property-tax-freeze-st-0531-20170530-story.html
— Kennedy calls property tax system ‘extortion’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-democratic-governor-speech-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— House advances plan to allow Illinois to sell the Thompson Center; Rauner objects – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-sale-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? – Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-women-dropping-out-of-the-workforce-20170530-story.html
— Stopping Chicago’s population loss – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-population-loss-chicago-census-edit-0531-jm-20170530-story.html
— Plan to tax, regulate fantasy sports industry emerges in Springfield – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-fantasy-sports-met-0531-20170530-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth escalate battle over federal appointments – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/
— CPS will ‘do whatever’s necessary’ to open come fall: Forrest Claypool – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-cps-will-do-whatevers-necessary-to-open-come-fall-forrest-claypool-says/
— Godzilla never seems to care about Tokyo being crushed beneath him – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/godzilla-never-seems-to-care-about-tokyo-being-crushed-beneath-him/
— Kennedy rips ‘corrupt’ property tax system in shot at Dem leaders – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kennedy-rips-corrupt-property-tax-system-in-shot-at-dem-leaders/
— That $12,000 in wasted taxpayer money just the norm in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/that-12000-in-wasted-taxpayer-money-just-the-norm-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Senate passes 2-year property tax freeze, with exceptions – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/state-senate-passes-2-year-property-tax-freeze-with-exceptions
— Tentative deal reached in COD lawsuit by fired administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/tentative-deal-reached-in-cod-lawsuit-by-fired-administrators
— Schools chiefs to urge state lawmakers Wednesday to end budget impasse – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/schools-chiefs-to-urge-state-lawmakers-wednesday-to-end-budget-impasse
— After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-illinois-refugee-arrivals-met-20170530-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves $15-an-hour minimum wage hike – AP  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/NEWS02/170539977/illinois-house-approves-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-hike
— Durbin, Duckworth flex muscle on judicial, U.S. attorney picks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/BLOGS02/170539975/durbin-duckworth-flex-muscle-on-judicial-u-s-attorney-picks

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Backs CPS Head Claypool, Who Says State Funding A ‘Cancer’ On Schools – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170530/bridgeport/rahm-backs-cps-head-claypool-after-teachers-vote-of-no-confidence

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters disrupt legislative proceedings at Statehouse – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/protesters-disrupt-legislative-proceedings-at-statehouse
— Senate approves property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/senate-approves-property-tax-freeze

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood unite to save Peoria ag lab from Trump budget – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170530/cheri-bustos-darin-lahood-unite-to-save-peoria-ag-lab-from-trump-budget

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Legislature, governor set national futility record with budget drought – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-legislature-governor-set-national-futility-record-with-budget-drought/article_bec528ba-91c9-5095-b26e-4abe071b1248.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Hate Crime Bill Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Desk  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN AS BEING HATERS THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/hate-crime-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— March to Springfield Leaders Block Doors to Gov. Rauner’s Office – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office-05-30-2017
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Fundraising campaign underway to preserve 1897 Wheaton mansion  Wheaton Park District estimates cost to move, restore building at $1 million – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/30/fundraising-campaign-underway-to-preserve-1897-wheaton-mansion/agwbvq3/

 

WAND
— Police pulling protesters blocking access to Rauner’s office
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35548734/police-arresting-protesters-blocking-access-to-rauners-office

 

WYMG
— Rauner rips Senate property tax freeze
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-rips-senate-property-tax-freeze/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Hastings attacks Rauner for misleading school funding data – John Myers
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511119116-hastings-attacks-rauner-for-misleading-school-funding-data

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Trotter: ‘Misinformation’ surrounding school funding formula prevents forward motion on budget deal – Glenn Minnis
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511118968-trotter-misinformation-surrounding-school-funding-formula-prevents-forward-motion-on-budget-deal

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois’ Income tax hike: which Chicagoland communities will pay the most?  (DIERSEN: How much more would the taxpayers in your zip code pay?  Wheaton South (60189) is ranked 45th with 15,132 taxpayers and an average state income tax increase of $1,341 for a total increase of $20,292,012.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511121347-illinois-income-tax-hike-which-chicagoland-communities-will-pay-the-most#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TREASONOUS: State House passes bill barring state, local authorities from holding person based on some federal immigration laws – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-house-passes-bill-barring-state-local-authorities-from-holding/article_fe186b52-4499-11e7-93cb-bf50e5b7e39f.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before – Richard Jones
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121474-ives-rips-new-school-funding-formula-as-worse-than-before
— No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121576-no-accountability-no-money-make-college-grant-program-a-mistake-ives-says

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pastor Grantee Under Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering Concerning Summer Food Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/pastor-grantee-under-blagojevich-and-quinn-administrations-plead-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-concerning-summer-food-program/
— Robo-Calls Asks for Calls to Althoff Against “False Birth Certificate” Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/robo-calls-asks-for-calls-to-althoff-against-false-birth-certificate-bill/
— Tobin Blasts Senate Democrats for Retroactive Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/tobin-blsts-senate-democrats-for-retroactive-tax-hike/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes end of session robocalls against House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/ilgop-unleashes-end-of-session-robocalls-against-house-democrats/
— Rauner responds *** Claypool: “Racially discriminatory state funding is a cancer upon CPS” (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/claypool-racially-discriminatory-state-funding-is-a-cancer-upon-cps/
— Durkin responds – Madigan responds *** Rauner slams House’s Thompson Center sale legislation (DIERSEN: Who slams what you do?  I should write a book about those who slam what I do. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/rauner-slams-houses-thompson-center-sale-legislation/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CHAOS AT TEXAS STATE HOUSE! Democrat Attacks Republican After He Calls ICE on Illegals in Building
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/democrat-threatens-shoot-gop-lawmaker-texas-house-floor-calls-ice-illegal-protesters/

 

GOPUSA
— After turn to leftwing politics, 10M subscribers drop ESPN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25010
— San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25045

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois House Blocks Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants, Makes Voter Registration Automatic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/illinois-house-blocks-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-makes-voter-registration-automatic/
— Spicer Ends First Press Briefing In 15 Days By Criticizing ‘Fake News’ And ‘False Narratives’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents the ONLY news that is not fake and the ONLY news that is worth reading is the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/spicer-ends-first-press-briefing-in-15-days-by-criticizing-fake-news-and-false-narratives/
— With A Tweet, Trump Undercuts His Criticism Of Articles Based On Anonymous Sources – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/with-a-tweet-trump-undercuts-his-criticism-of-articles-based-on-anonymous-sources/

 

BREITBART
— Texas State Rep. Claims Death Threats, Assault from Fellow House Members – BOB PRICE AND ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/29/texas-state-rep-claims-death-threats-assault-fellow-house-members/
— Majority of Swedes Think Media Lies About the Impact of Mass Migration – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/30/majority-swedes-media-lies-mass-migration/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Son, Don’t Marry a Feminist – SUZANNE VENKER
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/05/24/son-dont-marry-a-feminist/

 

NEWSMAX
— World Retirement Savings Gap Seen Reaching $400 Trillion by 2050
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/World-Retirement-Savings-trillion/2017/05/29/id/792967/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153374209.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Grants Anonymity to Latest Hastert Sex Abuse Accuser  A county judge has ruled that an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House Speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-30/judge-grants-anonymity-to-latest-hastert-sex-abuse-accuser

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP DOESN’T READ HIS DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS; PREFERS BIG PICTURES INSTEAD.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-does-not-read-white-house-top-secret-intelligence-briefings-big-617515

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills  Bills would increase LGBT appointees, eliminate “gay panic” defense, and allow trans people to amend their vital records – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-pushing-slate-pro-lgbtq-bills/

May 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Tiger Woods DUI charges filed, PGA legend spends 4 hours in jail – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/tiger-woods-dui-charges-filed-pga-legend-spends-4-hours-in-jail/2050728/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Legislature OK’s automatic-voter registration – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257656973-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Chicago’s black population plunges, whites flock to near downtown – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/as-chicagos-black-population-plunges-whites-flock-to-near-downtown/
— The Tiger Woods we once knew is long gone — but his story isn’t over – Steve Greenberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-tiger-woods-we-once-knew-is-long-gone-but-his-story-isnt-over/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood draws nearly 3,000 – Frank Vais
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-memorial-day-lincoln-st-0530-20170529-story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-snubs-slights-working-in-trump-white-house-20170529-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville native’s film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiere – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/naperville-natives-film-about-struggles-with-anxiety-making-hollywood-premiere

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Superintendents to call for full budget in Springfield  – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/superintendents-to-call-for-full-budget-in-springfield

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New Lawsuit Accuses Imprisoned Former Speaker of Sex Assault – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-speaker-of-sex-assault-05-29-2017

 

WAND
— TREASONOUS: Illinois House approves TRUST act for immigrants – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35540458/the-latest-illinois-house-approves-trust-act-for-immigrants
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has approved a plan that prevents what advocates say is harassment of undocumented immigrants. The so-called TRUST Act was approved 62-49 Monday. It requires a criminal warrant before federal authorities pursue undocumented immigrants. But Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch softened the legislation with input from local police organizations. The Hillside Democrat says police were concerned with earlier legislation which forbid them from participating with federal authorities unless there was a criminal warrant. But it still prohibits local jails from holding people on immigration detainers so that federal officials may pick them up for possible deportation. Republicans complained immigration is a federal issue. Proponents argue it’s not a crime to be in the country illegally and many work and pay taxes. The measure must return to the Senate. The bill is SB31.)

 

WSIL TV
— Protest sparks Texas lawmaker threats of gun violence – AP (DIERSEN: When will Rauner outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35539070/opponents-of-texas-immigration-disrupt-legislative-session
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas’ tough new anti-“sanctuary cities” law launched a raucous demonstration from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, briefly halting work and prompting lawmakers on the floor below to scuffle – and even threaten gun violence – as tense divides over hardline immigration policies boiled over. Activists wearing red T-shirts reading “Lucha,” or “Fight,” quietly filled hundreds of gallery seats as proceedings began. After about 40 minutes, they began to cheer, drowning out the lawmakers below. Protesters also blew whistles and chanted: “Here to stay!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, SB4 has got to go,” referring to the bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law this month. Some unfurled banners reading: “See you in court!” and “See you at the polls!” State House leadership stopped the session and asked state troopers to clear the gallery. The demonstration continued for about 20 minutes as officers led people out of the chamber peacefully in small groups. There were no reports of arrests. Texas’ new law is reminiscent of a 2010 Arizona “show your papers” measure that allowed police to inquire about a person’s immigration status during routine interactions such as traffic stops. It was eventually struck down in court.)

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville’s Memorial Day Parade 2017
http://www.nctv17.com/napervilles-memorial-day-parade-2017/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Seizure of budget bill proves Dems are blind to Illinoisans’ woes, Ives argues – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121302-seizure-of-budget-bill-proves-dems-are-blind-to-illinoisans-woes-ives-argues

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Meier sees Rauner as last hope for unborn children after bill passes General Assembly – Glenn Minnis
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511113796-meier-sees-rauner-as-last-hope-for-unborn-children-after-bill-passes-general-assembly

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ronald Reagan’s son to give keynote speech at annual Williamson dinner – Chandra Lye
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511117533-michael-reagan-to-speak-at-annual-ronald-reagan-tribute-dinner

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois GOP looks for answers in Pritzker property tax appeals – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, it would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would ask me questions the property tax appeals that I have filed on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511119226-illinois-gop-looks-for-answers-in-pritzker-property-tax-appeals
— Poll underscores loss of hope for unemployed in Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that employers want hire, retain, or promote you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America a long time.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118144-poll-underscores-loss-of-hope-for-unemployed-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Three day’s til’ budget deadline day  Not much action towards reaching a deal – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/three-days-til-budget-deadline-day/725679953

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan office begs to differ – Rauner: Not enough *** Madigan crows about procurement bill passage, urges Rauner to negotiate budget with HDems
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/madigan-crows-about-procurement-bill-passage-urges-rauner-to-negotiate-budget-with-hdems/
— HDems take tax hike bill away from Rep. Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/hdems-take-tax-hike-bill-away-from-rep-ives/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Some Sheriffs Embrace Immigration Enforcement Role
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25002
— Media Loves New Orleans Mayor Still Fighting Civil War (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25047
— Tiger Woods jailed in Florida on DUI charge
http://www.gopusa.com/tiger-woods-jailed-in-florida-on-dui-charge/

 

BREITBART
— The Civil War General from Illinois Who Gave Us Memorial Day – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/29/civil-war-general-illinois-helped-create-memorial-day/
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Fight Against Nationalism ‘Struggle of our Time’ – TONY LEE  (DIERSEN: To be against nationalism is to be against America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/27/zuckerbergfacebooknationalism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Admin Tailors Grant To Encourage Local Law Enforcement To Enforce Immigration Laws – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/trump-admin-tailors-grant-to-encourage-local-law-enforcement-to-enforce-immigration-laws/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Ivy League Illegal Immigrants Demand Free Health Care, Required Sensitivity Training For Faculty – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/ivy-league-illegal-immigrants-demand-free-health-care-required-sensitivity-training-for-faculty/
— Resurgent Colombian Cartels Are Flooding US Streets With Cocaine – STEVE BIRR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/resurgent-colombian-cartels-are-flooding-us-streets-with-cocaine/
— Black Lives Matter Throws ‘Exclusively Black’ Memorial Day Weekend Party – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/black-lives-matter-throws-exclusively-black-memorial-day-weekend-party/
— Trump Fired Corrupt VA Official DeWayne Hamlin. Then The VA Stepped In And Said Not So Fast – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 fired me in 1997.  I should write a book about those in government and in politics who should nave, could have, but did NOT step in for me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/trump-fired-a-corrupt-va-official-then-the-va-stepped-in-and-said-not-so-fast/

 

THE HILL
— Universal healthcare can heal our divided democracy – CATHLEEN LONDON  (DIERSEN: “Universal healthcare” is code for making Republicans pay for everyone’s healthcare.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/335528-universal-healthcare-can-heal-our-divided-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Lara Trump’s controversial pet issue  First-daughter-in-law advocates for beagles, but her partner’s past tactics cause concern. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/lara-trump-pet-problem-238906

 

CBS NEWS
— Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would a) stress that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and a draft lottery number that was over 100 and b) viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a patriotic hypocrite and a draft dodger.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dems-view-vets-as-strong-candidates-in-bid-to-retake-house/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The fake news is coming from inside the White House – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that comes from them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/29/the-fake-news-comes-from-within-the-white-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/following-trumps-trip-merkel-says-europe-cant-rely-on-us-anymore/2017/05/28/4c6b92cc-43c1-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/28/thanks-to-trump-germany-says-it-cant-rely-on-america-what-does-that-mean/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/for-the-us-european-alliance-everything-has-changed/2017/05/28/5b42e5dc-43b9-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, for anti-Trumps, impeaching Trump is their top priority.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-path-to-impeachment-is-an-uneasy-one/2017/05/28/79718632-4222-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had strongly criticized and threatened to cancel the upcoming Nyansapo Festival a day earlier because it was “forbidden to white people.” – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will events be held in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America that are “forbidden” to those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  I should write a book about such events in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/paris-mayor-condemns-black-festival-says-it-bars-whites/2017/05/29/97aa3b7c-4465-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Court says essentially that Trump is not to be believed” and ask “Will Supreme Court conclude the same?”  My critics/opponents, and especially those who I have sued, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am someone who is “not to be believed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/court-says-essentially-that-trump-is-not-be-believed-will-supreme-court-conclude-the-same/2017/05/28/3cb585c8-423f-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/snubs-and-slights-are-part-of-the-job-in-trumps-white-hdestroythemouse/2017/05/29/f5c9d5c0-417a-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois House Full of Action but No Budget Choice Debate  Illinois House bustling with action on various measures but budget choice debate hasn’t occurred.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-29/illinois-house-full-of-action-but-no-budget-choice-debate

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.)
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/26/1666273/-German-newspaper-rips-Trump-calling-him-unfit-and-a-danger-to-the-world

May 28 Evening Edition

AMERICAN LEGION POST 76
— Memorial Day Parade (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that the parade south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony in Wheaton Cemetery are in my Milton Township Precinct 9.  Please join me in watching the parade from either side of Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony.)
http://americanlegionpost76.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=480
ROAD CLOSURES: http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9845#.WSWJcxFSRZI
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: This year’s Memorial Day event is Monday May 29, 2017. All veteran, youth groups, business, schools, band groups, city entities and the like are welcome to join the parade. No political, life style or advertisement of product is allowed during the parade or ceremony. This event is a memorial to those that have given their life in service to our country. There can be no distribution of any materials, handouts or candy during the parade. No registration is required. If you wish to participate, please arrive at Wheaton Memorial Park not later than 9:30 am on the day of the event and check in with the members of the American Legion Parade Committee. They will be located at the southeast corner of the park and wearing red ball caps. You cannot drive into the park area unless you have a vehicle or float in the parade.  Parade participants must be dropped off outside the park area. The parade will start at 10:00 am being led by the City of Wheaton Police and Fire Departments. The parade will end at Wheaton Cemetery where the Post will hold a ceremony at 11:00 am. Memorial Park is located in Wheaton, Illinois at the intersection of West Union Ave. and North Hale St. Suggested drop off areas are on North Wheaton Ave located on the West side of the park or West Union Ave. located on the North side of the park. All other streets around the park will be closed to vehicles. Click here for map  Parade Route  The parade begins at the corner of Hale St. and Wesley St. and proceeds West on Wesley St. to West St. then South on West St. (which becomes Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road) to Wheaton Cemetery.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: Democrats will have ‘good year in 2018’ but tough road ahead – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-democrats-will-have-good-year-in-2018-but-tough-road-ahead/

 

DAILY HERALD
— New lawsuit accuses Hastert of sexual assault – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170527/news/170528894/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago teens getting pregnant at historically low rates
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257494111-story

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/28/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/28/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-52817/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Andersson warns of GOP revolt
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/28/andersson-warns-of-gop-revolt/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Montana, Hell, Let’s Talk of the Democrat’s LONG History of Political Violence – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/28/montana-hell-lets-talk-democrats-long-history-political-violence/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate Democrats twerk taxpayers with latest budget attempt – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article152832719.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Internal Tensions Flare And Ratings Fall At Fox News.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/internal-tensions-flare-and-ratings-fall-fox-news#stream/0

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— WHEREVER YOU STAND, PAUSE, REFLECT AND BE GRATEFUL
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/05/28/wherever-stand-pause-reflect-grateful/60633

 

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Three changes to property tax exemptions approved by the Illinois legislature
http://hfchronicle.com/article/2017/may/28/three-changes-property-tax-exemptions-approved-illinois-legislature

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives questions whether Madigan has empathy for overtaxed Illinoisans – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511115767-ives-questions-whether-madigan-has-empathy-for-overtaxed-illinoisans
— Cullerton, Conroy, Willis vote for expanding abortion coverage – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120715-cullerton-conroy-willis-vote-for-expanding-abortion-coverage
— Delay, distraction won’t solve Illinois’ workers’ comp woes, Nybo argues – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120950-delay-distraction-won-t-solve-illinois-workers-comp-woes-nybo-argues
— Aurora area employment takes another hit as Butterball announces closure – Robert Lawson
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511118208-aurora-area-employment-takes-another-hit-as-butterball-announces-closure
— Bellock joins call for reform-based budget ballot before deadline – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511118463-bellock-joins-call-for-reform-based-budget-ballot-before-deadline
— CareNet, Heroic Media team up to deal with unplanned pregnancies – Charmaine Little
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117503-carenet-heroic-media-team-up-to-deal-with-unplanned-pregnancies
— GOP calls on Kifowit, Conroy, Mussman constituents to help stop more taxation – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120071-gop-calls-on-kifowit-conroy-mussman-constituents-to-help-stop-more-taxation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Bending to Madigan will further break the state, Rauner contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511118600-bending-to-madigan-will-further-break-the-state-rauner-contends
— Rauner says veto threat not going away until property tax relief shows up – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511119283-rauner-says-veto-threat-not-going-away-until-property-tax-relief-shows-up
— Minimum wage hike forecast as devastating blow to Illinois business, economy – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511118473-minimum-wage-hike-forecast-as-devastating-blow-to-lllinois-business-economy

 

MCHENRY COUNTY TIMES
— McHenry County GOP chairwoman ridicules Madigan’s selective tax relief suggestion – Glenn Minnis
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511118022-county-gop-chairwoman-ridicules-madigan-s-selective-tax-relief-suggestion

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— GOP goes robocalling, asks Costello, Phelps constituents to fight budget plan
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511120074-gop-goes-robocalling-asks-costello-phelps-constituents-to-fight-budget-plan

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Returns To U.S., Immediately Slams ‘Fake’ News Media On Twitter – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have slammed “fake news” in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  According to them, all news is fake except the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/trump-returns-to-us-immediately-slams-fake-news-media-on-twitter/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAIR OUTRAGED BY SHERIFF WARNING OF ‘ISLAMIC JIHADISTS’  Texas lawman: ‘Pay attention to what is happening in Europe’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/cair-outraged-by-sheriff-warning-of-islamic-jihadists/

 

NATIOINAL REVIEW
— Why Trump Was Right to Call Terrorists ‘Losers’ – JONAH GOLDBERG  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447998/donald-trump-terrorists-losers-accurate-description

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the Democrats, if you have financial, health, or other problems, it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/26/democrats-copied-the-gops-politics-of-personal-responsibility-and-it-hurt-america/

 

TRIB LIVE
— TRAGIC: Winery to ‘weedery’: Vineyards rip up grapes, switch to marijuana – AP
http://triblive.com/business/headlines/12338891-74/winery-to-weedery-vineyards-rip-up-grapes-switch-to-marijuana