FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At the annual Socialism Conference in Chicago, signs of promise, protest and disagreement. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/05/socialism-conference-chicago/
— Democrats are promising a big agenda. Their unity is already being tested.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/05/democrats-promising-big-agenda/
— DD: Democrat leaders use Pilsen Mexican Independence Day parade to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/05/pilsen-mexican-independence-day-parade-immigration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Labor Day Parade and Eddie Fest highlights city’s historic labor connections.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/05/chicago-labor-day-parade-and-eddie-fest-highlights-citys-historic-labor-connections
— How did 9/11 change your life? DD: One of the many reasons why 9/11 continues to have a big impact on me is my having been in the buildings that fell when I worked for GAO in the 1990s. When the buildings fell, I was delivering press release kits for Republican State Representative Randy Hultgren and I saw one of the buildings fall live while I was at the Chicago Tribune office in Oak Brook. I have flown an American flag off my front poach 24 hours a day every day since September 11, 2001.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-history/2026/09/05/how-september-11-2001-attacks-change-your-life-share-submit-stories
DAILY HERALD
— Which Chicago-area lawmakers went on foreign trips funded by special interest groups? Foster, Quigley, Ramirez, Schneider
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260905/us-congress-politics/which-chicago-area-lawmakers-went-on-foreign-trips-funded-by-special-interest-groups/
ABC7
— Chicago Labor Day Parade returns to Southeast Side for first time since 2022.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-labor-day-parade-returns-saturday-southeast-side-followed-eddie-fest-named-ed-sadlowski/19794306/
NBC5
— Parades across Chicago over Labor Day weekend draw hundreds
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-labor-day-parade-drew-hundreds-of-attendees-labor-organizations-to-citys-far-southeast-side/3985336/
CBS2
— 5 Lincoln-Way East students accused of racist behavior during high school football game.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/alleged-racist-harassment-football-game-flossmoor/
WGN9
— Many Americans are counting on inheritance to help fund retirement. DD: My wife and I never counted on inheritance. We always saved as much as we could for our retirement.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/many-americans-are-counting-on-inheritance-to-help-fund-retirement/
SOUTHERN
— Tracy looks to break Democrats’ streak in the Senate.
https://thesouthern.com/people/don-tracy-looks-to-break-democrats-streak-in-the-senate/article_6265a228-1a08-5be1-8916-965cb5ba0ee1.html
WIFR
— Interview with U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy.
https://www.rockfordnewsfirst.com/2026/09/04/issues-interview-with-us-senate-candidate-don-tracy/
CWB CHICAGO
— Police: Man attacked Red Line passenger while on pretrial release for 2 cases.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/09/police-man-attacked-red-line-passenger-while-on-pretrial-release-for-2-cases.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State GOP Chairman Advises How to Go Door-to-Door
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/05/state-gop-chairman-advises-how-to-go-door-to-door/
— Bad Apple Picking Season in McHenry County Featured on Chicago Tribune Front Page
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/05/bad-apple-picking-season-in-mchenry-county-featured-on-chicago-tribune-front-page/
— Tribune Front Page Story Features ICE Detention in Indiana with No Mention That Man Could Have Been in Woodstock Had Not ICE Opponents Made It Illegal
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/05/tribune-front-page-story-features-ice-detention-in-indiana/
— State Senator Vows to Lead with Love
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/05/state-senator-vows-to-lead-with-love/
— Bailey Seeks $6,000 to Pay for Truck to Drive in Chicago with Anti-Pritzker Message
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/04/bailey-seeks-6000-to-pay-for-truck-to-drive-in-chicago-with-anti-pritzker-message/
— Four Years for Making and Mailing Synthetic Sannabinoids to Inmates, Illinois’ Effort to Prevent Their Getting Behind Prison Walls
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/04/four-years-for-making-and-mailing-synthetic-sannabinoids-to-inmates/
— Secret Data Center Deal in Arkansas Made Public…Accidentally
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/04/secret-data-center-deal-in-arkansas-made-public-accidentally/
— Ness Seeks Interns
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/04/ness-seeks-interns/
— Regional Planning Agency Seeking 8,000 Replies to Survey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/04/regional-planning-agency-seeking-8000-replies-to-survey/
— My State Representative Knocks on the Door & Intern
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/03/my-state-representative-knocks-on-the-door/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Florida bans illegal immigrants from state universities.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/5/florida-bans-illegal-immigrants-state-universities/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What to watch at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4715001/first-gop-midterm-convention-dallas/
— The Democratic Party is broke, bleeding, and at war with itself.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4710841/ken-martin-dnc-establishment-gravy-train/
NEW YORK POST
— Ban Zohran from attending New York’s 9/11 memorial.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ban-zohran-from-attending-new-yorks-9-11-memorial/
— Hotel staff protest outside Chicago Hyatt where DSA touting its ‘Workers Deserve More’ program.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/hotel-staff-protest-outside-chicago-hyatt-where-dsa-touting-its-workers-deserve-more-program/
— GOP sends tough message to lawmakers considering ditching Trump ahead of midterms.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/gop-warns-rank-and-file-members-they-risk-alientating-their-base-if-they-campaign-without-president-trump/
— Land of the freeloader: Number of NYC homeless shelters surged by 50% in four years.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/nyc-home-to-50-more-homeless-shelters-compared-to-2022/
— Rethink the H-1B visa program — and stop shutting Americans out of jobs to win Gen Z.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/opinion/rethink-h-1b-and-stop-shutting-americans-out-of-jobs-to-win-gen-z/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Soft Secession From The Republic. Sanctuary cities: political cynicism, legal subversion, and the erosion of national sovereignty.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/09/soft-secession-from-the-republic/
NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS Campaigns For Democrats: ‘It Is About Affordability’
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2026/09/05/pbs-campaigns-democrats-it-about-affordability
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DD: Under socialism, sooner or later, everyone will be on food stamps.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/05/uljw-s05.html
Tag: racist
August 31, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville’s Last Fling featuring a little of everything — including breakdancing. DD: Democrats and RINOs banished bagpipers from Wheaton’s Independence Day parades because they walk too slow and because they were sponsored by DuPage Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/30/last-fling-naperville-labor-day/
— Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired. DD: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors did not force me to retire because I was an active member in a class action federal lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, but because I discriminated against my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, and/or had performance problems. All my subordinates who my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise were some, many, most, or virtually all of the aforesaid. They could not get any of them to testify against me because I gave them lots of preference.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/31/bovino-retired-internal-investigation-border-patrol/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump administration announces trucking school crackdown. A new federal task force includes two downstate Illinois federal prosecutors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/08/31/trump-administration-illinois-trucking-school-crackdown
— Chicago offering $10,000 grants to help support food access on South and West sides.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2026/08/31/chicago-neighborhood-market-10-000-grants-food-access-south-west-sides
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Pritzker’s bus tour.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260831/illinois-state-politics/on-statewide-bus-tour-pritzker-pledges-to-stay-on-team-fight/
ABC7
— Trump asks Supreme Court to allow immediate firing of 29 transgender military service members. DD: Federal courts allowed my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire, because I was an active member in a class action federal lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/trump-asks-supreme-court-allow-immediate-firing-29-transgender-military-service-members/19770854/
NBC5
— Pritzker says Trump is ‘neither wanted here nor needed here’ ahead of Chicago-area visit. The governor has frequently criticized the president, with the two often exchanging barbs in recent years, particularly over crime in Chicago and immigration policy.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-trump-is-neither-wanted-here-nor-needed-here-ahead-of-chicago-area-visit/3983112/
WBEZ
— Chicago offering $10,000 grants to help support food access on South and West sides.
https://www.wbez.org/money/2026/08/31/chicago-neighborhood-market-10-000-grants-food-access-south-west-sides
WQRF
— Illinois food stamp enrollment hits 13-year low following new work requirements.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/illinois-food-stamp-enrollment-hits-133429182.html
ABC4
— Washington Park: Pack of dogs attacks worker on smoke break, mauls him to death in ditch.
https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/washington-park-illinois-pack-stray-dogs-attacks-two-people-kills-james-l-gibson-rental-property-smoke-break-residents-report-frequent-escapes-cincinnati-fatal-attacks-mauled-animal-control-says-no-complaints-about-dogs-in-area
ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat employers use Workforce Demographic Reporting a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://dhr.illinois.gov/about-us/news-and-media/all-news/illinois-joins-states-to-urge-eeoc-to-preserve-workforce-demogra.html
DARIEN PATCH
— DD: SPLC manufactures racism to justify its existence.
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/group-accused-darien-man-racist-posts-trouble-feds
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-585/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Ridiculous “Best of CPS High School List”
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/08/30/the-ridiculous-best-of-cps-high-school-list
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump plans federal pay freeze in 2027, raising hackles among Democrats and unions.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/31/trump-plans-federal-pay-freeze-2027-raising-hackles-among-democrats/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Young Americans need to learn communism’s true history.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4704571/young-americans-need-to-learn-communisms-true-history/
— Octogenarian Ed Markey’s progressive credentials outweigh age concerns in Massachusetts. DD: I remember attending a meeting with Markey when I worked for GAO in the early 1980s.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4704764/seth-moulton-age-ed-markey-massachusetts-senate/
BREITBART
— Pritzker Apologizes for Saying Trump’s Name in Church: ‘I Should Probably Use Code’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/31/democrat-gov-jb-pritzker-apologizes-for-saying-trumps-name-in-church-i-should-probably-use-code/
— Biden’s Illegal-Migrant Truckers Killed Hundreds of Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/31/markwayne-mullin-bidens-illegal-truckers-have-killed-hundreds-of-americans/
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois medical school rebrands DEI office as ‘Advocacy and Engagement.’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-medical-school-rebrands-dei-office-advocacy-engagement/30511
DAILY SIGNAL
— DEI Thrives at Elite Law Schools. DD: DEI is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/31/even-after-affirmative-actions-fall-dei-thrives-at-elite-law-schools/
FOX BUSINESS
— House GOP anti-socialism resolution forces Democrats on record.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404365173112
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Don’t Let the Left Make Dolly a Socialist Mascot.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/08/31/dont_let_the_left_make_dolly_a_socialist_mascot_1203393.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrat leaders blame Trump for the rise of socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/31/dems_demonization_of_trump_to_blame_for_rise_of_socialism_154460.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Republicans ready for very hasty Trump convention in Texas.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6058289-rnc-midterm-convention-dallas/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/politics/mail-voting-trump-midterms-supreme-court.html
ENTERTAINMENT WEEK
— Trump threatens to report Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker to FCC for ‘punishment.’ DD: I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me since 2000 because I included links in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they did not like.
https://ew.com/donald-trump-threatens-nbc-news-kristen-welker-with-punishment-from-fcc-12073377
July 27, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/trump-senate-voting-bill/
— Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/trump-administration-supreme-court-mail-in-voting/
— Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/column-smithsonian-national-museum-of-american-history-donald-page-page/
— Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Fight over trans-inclusive student policies has moved to courts: ‘The feds are coming’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/lake-transgender-student-inclusion/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Delia Ramirez visits Chicagoans at Kentucky ICE detention center and calls conditions ‘devastating’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/27/rep-delia-ramirez-chicagoans-kentucky-ice-detention-center-conditions
DAILY HERALD
— Naperville reigns as ‘retail mecca,’ producing $5.7B in sales last year.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260727/business/naperville-reigns-as-retail-mecca-producing-5-7b-in-sales-last-year/
WTTW
— Illinois Recognizes Gambling Addiction, Allowing New Treatment Options. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/27/illinois-recognizes-gambling-addiction-allowing-new-treatment-options
CWB CHICAGO
— Large teen mobs are attacking and robbing victims in the Loop. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/large-teen-mobs-are-attacking-and-robbing-victims-in-the-loop-cpd-says.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Car Stolen At Gunpoint From Driveway In Wheaton. Police say Andrew Strong was armed when he knocked on the driver’s car window just after they had pulled into the driveway of their home.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/car-stolen-gunpoint-wheaton
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— SNAP discussion. It’s difficult to find opportunities to fulfill work requirements. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-snap-discussion/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-564/
— Oberweis called ‘Career candidate, perennial loser’ in Florida TV ad.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/27/oberweis-called-career-candidate-perennial-loser-in-florida-tv-ad/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Marengo Park District Seeks New Exec, Reports on Accomplishments
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/marengo-park-district-seeks-new-exec-reports-on-accomplishments/
— Appellate Court Keeps Gubernatorial Candidate Collin Corbett as Defendant in Defamation Case
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/appellate-court-keeps-gubernatorial-candidate-collin-corbett-as-defendant-in-defamation-case/
— John Howard Association Points to Lack of Oversight Agency for Corrections Department
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/john-howard-association-points-to-lack-of-oversight-agency-for-corrections-department/
— Three Years for Bribe-Taking Police Chief
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/three-years-for-bribe-taking-police-chief/
— Next Year’s Prevailing Wages Announced, Sample: Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/next-years-prevailing-wages-announced-sample-traffic-safety-worker-1-44-65/
— “Rehabilitated Elected Official” Reflects on Downstream Effect from Small Things
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/rehabilitated-elected-official-reflects-on-downstream-effect-from-small-things/
— County Board Members Between a Rock and a Hard Place in Solar Farm Zoning Mandate for Approval from the Circuit Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/county-board-members-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-in-solar-farm-zoning-mandate-for-approval-from-the-circuit-court/
— Prairie Grove School District 46 Deep Debt Point, Counter Point, Counter Counter Point
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/prairie-grove-school-district-46-deep-debt-point-counter-point-counter-counter-point/
— U.S. Attorney Reviews Last Six Months
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/u-s-attorney-reviews-last-six-months/
— Suburban Robbery Crew Member Gets Fifteen Years for ATM, Bank and Armored Truck Heists
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/suburban-robbery-crew-member-gets-fifteen-years-for-atm-bank-and-armored-truck-heists/
— What Headline Should I Use When I Print the Names of County Board Members Who Vote To Put Home Rule on the Fall Ballot?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/what-headline-should-i-use-when-i-print-the-names-of-county-board-members-who-vote-to-put-home-rule-on-the-fall-ballot/
— Passage of a Home Rule Referendum Will Severely Limit County Board Members’ Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/passage-of-a-home-rule-referendum-will-severely-limit-county-board-members-power/
— What AI Says About Solar Farm Zoning Restrictions for Home Rule Counties
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/what-ai-says-about-solar-farm-zoning-restrictions-for-home-rule-counties/
— Passage of a Home Rule Referendum Will Severely Limit County Board Members’ Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/passage-of-a-home-rule-referendum-will-severely-limit-county-board-members-power/
— County Board Follows Directive of Court and Approves Solar Farm Zonings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/county-board-follows-directive-of-court-and-approves-solar-farm-zonings/
— Binding Home Rule Referendum Defeated
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/binding-home-rule-referendum-defeated/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker’s Presidential Dreams Continue to Fall Flat, Stuck at Just 2% in National Polls.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/jb-pritzkers-presidential-dreams-continue-to-fall-flat-stuck-at-just-2-in-national-polls.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump trumpets tariffs, signs a Corvette, and tells Michigan autoworkers: ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’
https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/us-news/trump-trumpets-tariffs-signs-a-corvette-during-visit-with-gm-autoworkers/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump triggers massive leftist hypocrisy on ‘transgenderism.’ When Trump cracked a Dylan Mulvaney joke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, he must have known what would ensue.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/trump-triggers-massive-leftist-hypocrisy-on-transgenderism/
COLLEGE FIX
— Sesame Street accelerates white kids’ racism.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/sesame-street-accelerates-white-kids-racism-university-of-illinois-professor-says/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Accounting Degrees Downgraded by US Education Dept, Sparking Outrage. DD: I am outraged. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, a Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, a Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and a Forensic Accountant when I was 48. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. While Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996, he did everything that he could to get rid the agency’s employees who had degrees in business, accounting, and finance and to replace them with employees who had degrees in public administration from Ivy league universities. That rendered my degrees, certifications, and license worthless.
https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/accounting-degrees-downgraded-by-us-education-dept-sparking-outrage/
FORTUNE
— ‘Accounting is absolutely a profession’: AICPA president pushes back after Education Department reclassifies accounting degrees
https://fortune.com/2025/12/08/is-accounting-considered-a-profession-new-education-department-standards/
CPA ADVISOR
— Department of Education Unclassifies Accounting as a Professional Degree. The definitions of professional degree programs help determine loan eligibility, which can be a critical differentiator for a student striving to complete an accounting degree program and become a CPA.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/11/24/department-of-education-unclassifies-accounting-as-a-professional-degree/173875/
FEDERAL NEW NETWORK
— Army speeds up its process of firing underperforming civilians while giving them less time to defend their work. DD: My Democrat superiors always hinted/implied that I underperformed and that was why they took adverse actions against me. They always used the subjectivity in their performance systems against me. In my defense, extremely few of my Post Office coworkers earned a job-related bachelor’s degree like I did. Few of my IRS and GAO coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees and professional certifications like I did. None of my coworkers earned a job-related professional license like I did. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, b) had less work experience than I had, c) had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to a) force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delay my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors used that subjectivity to never promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors used that subjectivity to force me to resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/army/2026/07/army-speeds-firing-process-for-civilian-employees/
June 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville lags far behind other towns in protecting historic buildings. DD: Too many historic buildings in my hometown of Crete have been torn down including the Crete Hardware Store that my grandfather operated at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange where I lived with my parents in an apartment above it 1948-1953. SEE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/214492231934655/posts/5573842849332873/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/25/report-naperville-preservation-historic-protection-landmark/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s political megadonors crack the nation’s top 50.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-uihlein-griffin-political-donations-20260625/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/25/pritzker-signs-bill-protecting-medical-records-for-abortion-patients-in-illinois/
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push reparations. Because Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations, Blacks have already received many trillions of dollars in reparations.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/reparations-commissions-asks-illinoisians-22320496.php
MORRIS HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have less money than others that Republicans caused that.
https://www.shawlocal.com/morris-herald-news/2026/06/24/working-class-people-weve-had-it-rough-lahoods-democratic-challenger-tells-voters-in-morris/
WAND TV
— Illinois launches America 250 website, events celebrating state history. DD: During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/illinois-launches-america-250-website-events-celebrating-state-history/article_75fbc74a-d0b2-4640-93ba-389e5930da16.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-544/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come to your school district.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-style-political-agenda-may-come-to-your-school-district/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Truth About America’s Housing Crisis.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-truth-about-americas-housing-crisis.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activist judges strike again this week, nullifying the will of the voters.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/activist-judges-strike-week-nullifying-voters/
— Kinzinger launches PAC backing anti-Trump candidates.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/former-rep-adam-kinzinger-launches-pac-backing-anti-trump-candidates/
— Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/trump-administration-gives-details-vandalism-reflecting-pool/
— House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce; more than $6 billion owed. DD: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. I have always been a Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and the last 3 years of which for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff. I transferred to GAO in 1980 after I had earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. To transfer, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, currently $89,702/year. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for my entire almost 18-year GAO career. I was assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years 1986-1988 only because the GAO Manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power. But they forced him to retire in 1987. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 should have offered me a promotion to GS-13 to transfer. They should have always assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division. But, of course, not to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken big adverse actions against me. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/house-probes-irs-failure-nab-tax-dodgers-federal-workforce-6-billion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 571,000 federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes. The delinquency rate among federal workers is increasing despite IRS warnings. The House Oversight Committee is questioning IRS enforcement efforts. The IRS can garnish wages and pensions for unpaid taxes. More than 571,000 current and retired federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes, a delinquency rate that has been increasing steadily despite threatening letters from the IRS. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to know why the IRS and other federal agencies haven’t cracked down harder on tax scofflaws within their ranks or moved to seize their wages and pensions through an existing enforcement program. In a letter sent Thursday to IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano, the GOP-led panel asked the agency to turn over data showing the IRS’s efforts to recover unpaid taxes, whether they’ve used wage and pension garnishment, and if they were successful at bringing any of the money into the Treasury. A recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) paints a bleak picture of enforcement when it comes to federal workers. It found the number of federal employees delinquent on their taxes had increased by a staggering 43% since 2021 and that 215,000 U.S. government workers — 6.9% of the total workforce — were delinquent on their federal taxes in 2024 alone. The report also found 50,000 federal employees and retirees failed to file any tax returns at all, among them 14,000 repeat non-filers who earned federal salaries of $100,000 or more. At least 122 federal workers did not file a tax return for eight or more years, the inspector general found. A third of all non-filers were U.S. Postal Service workers. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, plans to crack down on the federal government’s apparent lack of enforcement. “With TIGTA’s report showing continuous increases in tax noncompliance among current and former federal employees, the Committee is concerned that this trend will continue unless IRS, the Executive Branch and Congress act now to proactively curb noncompliance with federal tax laws,” he wrote to Mr. Bisignano. Failure to file a tax return is a federal crime, but the IRS’s efforts to enforce the law among federal workers have largely failed. Last summer, the IRS mailed 427,000 delinquency notification letters to federal employees and retirees that, according to Mr. Comer, encouraged the scofflaws to voluntarily resolve their outstanding tax bills. Within a month of the notifications, only 59,000 people who received the letters made a payment, and just 4,700 paid all of the taxes they owed. In total, the IRS recovered only $58 million in delinquent tax payments from the federal workforce, which is less than 1% of the total owed by all federal workers and retirees. “This data demonstrates that the majority of noncompliant federal employees ignored the IRS letters and failed to resolve their tax liabilities in a timely manner or at all,” Mr. Comer wrote. The federal government has additional enforcement avenues for these scofflaws beyond sending friendly letters encouraging compliance. The Federal Payment Levy Program authorizes the IRS to garnish up to 15% of federal employee salaries and retiree pensions to recover unpaid taxes. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the number of non-filers referred to the Federal Payment Levy Program and the amount of tax money recovered, the number of wage garnishment requests for unpaid taxes made to the Bureau of Fiscal Service, the number of employees and pensioners “who had federal payments or salaries levied” and the amount of money recovered. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the data by July 9 and to agree to a staff-level briefing on IRS enforcement of federal workers’ tax compliance. Under the law, the Treasury Department can hold its own employees accountable for tax delinquencies. The audit said that was probably a factor in the department having a relatively low delinquency rate of just 2.4%. The law, however, prohibits the IRS from sharing tax information outside the Treasury, so other departments struggle to crack down on workers who duck paying their federal taxes. The loophole leads to weak enforcement, Mr. Comer said. “It seems unlikely that employees who are already failing to pay or to file taxes for years in violation of federal laws would voluntarily identify themselves to their employing agencies,” Mr. Comer said.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-Trump Republican Kinzinger unveils new PAC targeting GOP ‘enablers’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4625047/kinzinger-pac-targeting-gop-enablers/
— Over 30 socialists have won primaries this year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4624938/over-30-socialists-won-primaries-2026-elections/
— Border Patrol hits record-high 21,471 agents following Trump hiring surge.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/4624768/border-patrol-hits-record-high-agents-hiring-surge/
— DOJ unveils $3 billion ‘BIDEN’ fund for states fighting to close borders.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4624589/doj-unveils-3-billion-biden-fund-states-fighting-to-close-borders-john-cornyn/
— The Democratic establishment fueled the socialist hate it is now lamenting.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4625328/democratic-establishment-fueled-socialist-hate-new-york-primary-elections/
NEW YORK POST
— Pull the plug on ‘activist classroom’ rules indoctrinating our kids.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/opinion/pull-the-plug-on-activist-classrooms-indoctrinating-our-kids/
DAILY CALLER
— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a non-citizen has to physically enter the boundaries of the U.S. in order to have “arrived in” the country for purposes of asylum. In a 6-3 decision Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled, “An alien standing in Mexico does not ‘arriv[e] in the United States’ by attempting, and failing, to set foot in this country.” The majority opinion holds, “An alien ‘arrives in the United States’ only when he crosses the border.” This ruling will enable President Donald Trump’s administration to turn illegal aliens back before they cross the U.S. border.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/25/samuel-alito-supreme-court-rules-illegals-outside-us-not-arrive-trump-border-enforcement/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke Wednesday: All the Brutal, Globalist Tyranny That’s Fit to Mock.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/06/24/woke-wednesday-all-the-brutal-globalist-tyranny-thats-fit-to-mock-n4954341
WESTERN JOURNAL
— After making opposition to voter ID requirements a plank of the Democratic Party platform, the Obama Presidential Library must be evil racists, massive hypocrites, or maybe even both.
https://www.westernjournal.com/obama-presidential-library-betrays-black-visitors-issues-wildly-racist-demand-website-least-told-racist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Visitors and anyone checking the website were met with an interesting bit of information about their visit — you must show a valid photo ID to enter. The website policy reads, “Must be able to provide proof of residency. Be prepared to show proof of residency at the Museum with a valid photo ID, Illinois driver’s license, state ID, or city-issued ID. Guardians must be able to provide proof of residency for accompanying children.” Isn’t requiring a photo ID racist? Won’t this keep poor, ignorant black Americans who supposedly can’t acquire one from visiting? It’s a shocking discovery, to say the least. Could it be that Democrats actually see the merit in requiring ID for certain situations and only push for this insanity in our elections to enable fraud? ID is not controversial among the American people.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— MBA Pay Is Drifting Down—and So Is Demand for the Degree. The starting median salary for MBAs this year is projected to fall to $120,000 from $125,000 in 2025. DD: I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $106,731/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $113,402/year.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/m-b-a-pay-is-drifting-downand-so-is-demand-for-the-degree-e8fa692e
— Supreme Court Hands Trump Double Victory on Immigration Enforcement.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/supreme-court-hands-trump-double-victory-on-immigration-enforcement-700f7a23
POLITICO
— Supreme Court allows immigration officials to turn away asylum seekers at the border.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/asylum-seekers-mexico-border-trump-administration-00975589
May 5, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/trump-pope-leo-criticism/
— DD: Pot companies intentionally made false claims about medical benefits.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/lawsuit-cannabis-companies-false-claims/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals ad b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/05/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-trump-silverio-villegas-gonzalez
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tribune owner in advanced talks to buy the Daily Herald
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/media-marketing/ccb-chicago-tribune-owner-alden-global-in-talks-to-buy-daily-herald-20260505/
SOUTHERN
— Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/05/republicans-aim-to-secure-1-billion-for-security-related-aspects-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-project/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— A high school reunion reflects the reality of growing older. DD: I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Sadly, so far, I have heard nothing about a 60th reunion.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/high-school-reunion-aging-jokes-alton-illinois-22235323.php
DES MOINES REGISTER
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Charlie Kirk in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2026/04/29/melisa-crook-creston-charlie-kirk-post-lawsuit-settlement/89839940007/
TENNESSEE CONSERVATIVE NEWS
— IRS Data Shows Thousands Are Moving To Tennessee.
https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/irs-data-shows-thousands-are-moving-to-tennessee/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive November race.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-05/trump-backed-ramaswamy-wins-ohio-governor-primary-setting-up-a-competitive-nov-race
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-sues-denver-over-its-1989-assault-weapons-ban/article_10f5a3e8-1207-5445-a5d6-f2e2ecbe2127.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-518/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ignoring the Abominable Congressional Map in Illinois, Clarence Page Rants about Louisiana Decision.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/05/ignoring-the-abominable-congressional-map-in-illinoi-clarence-page/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FOX NEWS
— DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology. The probe covers instruction from pre-K through 12th grade and whether parents were notified of opt-out rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-investigates-illinois-schools-secret-gender-transitions-ideology
— Dads aren’t optional — and America’s kids are paying the brutal price. Nearly 1 in 4 children now lives without a father, and the trend is worsening across all demographics.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dads-arent-optional-americas-kids-paying-brutal-price.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Torching of Los Angeles Was Anti-Capitalist Vigilantism.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-torching-of-los-angeles-was-anti-capitalist-vigilantism/
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Alderman Wants to Charge Walgreens With Crimes for leaving city.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/05/chicago-wants-walgreens-charged-for-leaving-city-n2675545
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: How successful in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct have Democrat leaders been replacing those have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats?
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/why-the-great-replacement-theory-is-gaining-attention-across-the-us/ss-AAXpvZn#image=2
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/05/trump-immigration-dragnet-ties-daca-dreamers-red-tape/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as recruitment lags.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-offers-lawyers-25-000-signing-bonuses-as-recruitment-lags
POLITICO
— With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP. The president successfully ousted a majority of the Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting effort last year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racists. To call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s
https://newrepublic.com/article/209868/supreme-court-lying-racism-america
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-lying-racism-america-122748799.html
March 28, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/no-kings-protest-chicago-today-grant-park-march-donald-trump-administration-impact-traffic-street-closures/18795064/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/see-the-scenes-of-the-no-kings-protests-in-and-around-chicago/3915121/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/no-kings-rally-draws-thousands-to-grant-park-in-opposition-of-trump-administration/3915120/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-no-kings-protest-grant-park-saturday/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-rallies-protest-trump-millions/
— More than 3,500 U.S. Troops arrive in Middle East as Iran war strikes intensify
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/us-troops-uss-tripoli-centcom-middle-east-arrive-iran/
— European allies say Russia is helping Iran more than the U.S. has acknowledged
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-iran-war-european-allies-intelligence-help/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/no-kings-protests-to-take-place-around-chicagoland-saturday/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protests-chicago-3-28
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/28/crowds-gather-chicago-national-no-kings-day-protest
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-chicago-rally-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/photos-no-kings-protest-chicago-downtown/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/protesters-in-aurora-say-no-kings-rallies-are-making-a-difference-awareness-is-being-raised/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03/28/no-kings-rallies-kick-off-in-evanston-cicero-and-lincoln-square-as-hundreds-expected-to-protest-in-chicago
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/28/save-act-voting-elections-racist-trump-jim-crow-plessy-ferguson-marc-morial
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/03/27/climate-change-surge-home-insurance-rates-illinois
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260328/nation-and-world-politics/i-love-my-country-demonstrators-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-trump/
— DD: Trump ratchets up attacks on NATO, says U.S. no longer needs alliance
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260328/nation-and-world-politics/trump-ratchets-up-attacks-on-nato-says-u-s-no-longer-needs-alliance/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2026/03/28/no-kings-rally-held-at-the-illinois-capitol-in-springfield-see-photos/89320860007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Reparations: The time has come. DD: Since the 1960s, Affirmative Action and DEI have been reparations.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-reparations-the-time-has-come/article_89fd67c4-3b0a-4d7d-9824-8cb9ccffa0f1.html
OAK PARK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/03/28/thousands-march-down-lake-street-at-latest-anti-trump-no-kings-protest/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-28/at-no-kings-rallies-anti-trump-protesters-speak-out-against-ice-cruelty-iran-war
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2026-03-28/peoria-bloomington-and-normal-join-nationwide-no-kings-protests
WFMD
— Chicago moves toward reparations with bus tours and town halls as $150M deficit looms. DD: Since the 1960s, Affirmative Action and DEI have been reparations.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/28/chicago-moves-toward-reparations-with-bus-tours-and-town-halls-as-150m-deficit-looms/
WIFR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.wifr.com/2026/03/28/millions-gather-across-us-third-no-kings-rallies-protesting-trump-administration/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/springfield-no-kings-protest-attracts-over-1000/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— No Kings protests funded by socialist, communist groups
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-reportedly-funded-socialist-communist-groups/
— Lowering the bar for academic success fuels a race to the bottom in public education
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/27/editorial-lowering-bar-academic-success-fuels-race-bottom-public/
— CPAC straw poll smashes media narrative of divided conservative movement
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/28/cpac-straw-poll-smashes-media-narrative-divided-conservative-movement/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Constitution isn’t a shield to protect radical Islamists
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4506974/greg-abbott-constitution-isnt-shield-to-protect-radical-islamists/
NEW YORK POST
— How Dems are committing political suicide over anti-ICE obsessions
https://nypost.com/2026/03/28/opinion/dems-are-committing-political-suicide-by-ice/
— Vance leads 2028 CPAC GOP presidential straw poll — but Rubio closes ground
https://nypost.com/2026/03/28/us-news/rubio-cuts-into-vances-lead-as-2028-gop-race-tightens-at-cpac/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat leaders always blame their victims
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/democrats_always_blame_the_victim.html
DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Trump Protesters Scream ‘Abolish The Police’ As Cops Assist Their March Through DC
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/28/washington-district-columbia-no-kings-protest-abolish-police/
FOX BUSINESS
— Top conservative leaders deliver remarks at CPAC
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6391951385112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Pushes Reparations Amid $1B Budget Gap. “The community engagement process will gather input from Chicagoans across the city to better understand Black Chicagoans.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/chicago-mayor-pushes-reparations-amid-1b-budget-gap/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— At CPAC, many Republicans stand by Trump on Iran. But they’re divided on how the war could end.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpac-republicans-trump-iran-war-bannon/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Vance Wins CPAC’s 2028 Presidential Straw Poll
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-03-28/vice-president-vance-wins-cpac-conservative-meetings-2028-presidential-straw-poll
NEW YORK TIMES
— Vance Wins CPAC Straw Poll, but Rubio Gains Steam Among MAGA Faithful. Conference organizers presented the poll results as a rebuttal to narratives that Republicans were split over the Iran war and support for Israel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/vance-rubio-cpac-straw-poll.html
USA TODAY
— Steve Bannon tells CPAC that Iran war is just beginning.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/28/iran-war-steve-bannon-cpac/89362751007/
February 25, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump’s State of the Union address sparks debate over SAVE Act voting proposal. Illinois GOP says there is widespread support, League of Women Voters says law could disenfranchise millions of Illinois voters.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trumps-state-union-address-sparks-debate-save-act-voting-proposal-voter-id-election-rules/18650683/
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-speech-today-fact-checking-state-union-sotu-2026-address/18646901/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/state-of-the-union-fact-check-what-president-trump-said-during-the-address/3899928/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As primary looms, Illinois Republican governor candidates say they oppose abortion-is-murder bill
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/illinois-gop-candidates-oppose-aborton-murder/
CHICAGIO SUN-TIMES
— In fiery meeting, Rep. Delia Ramirez issues demands, reminds DHS head Noem of plans to pursue her impeachment. Ramirez came equipped with specific requests, including barring federal agents from churches, schools and hospitals — and revoking a controversial policy that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/25/rep-delia-ramirez-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-meeting-dhs-actions-impeachment-plans
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. How successful have they been in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/25/trumps-state-union-low-approval-immigration-economy-s-e-cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/25/state-union-speech-trumps-lies-immigrants-america-chicago-natalie-moore
DAILY HERALD
— Who’s the real Republican? And does Trump make mistakes? Gov hopefuls debate (sans Bailey)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/illinois-state-politics/whos-the-real-republican-and-does-trump-make-mistakes-gov-hopefuls-debate-sans-bailey/
— Edmond (Eddie) Moore: 2026 candidate for DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/local-politics/edmond-eddie-moore-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-sheriff/
— Sean T. Noonan: 2026 candidate for DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/local-politics/sean-t-noonan-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-sheriff/
— Gary Vician: 2026 candidate for 14th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/gary-vician-2026-candidate-for-14th-congressional-district/
— GOP candidate deletes video of fake Trump endorsement
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/gop-candidate-deletes-video-of-trump-that-white-house-calls-fake/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asked this week to comment, Kim said he didn’t know about the video until the Daily Herald asked about it. Kim said five people manage his social media accounts and that he rarely posts messages. On Wednesday, campaign manager Karolyn Radulovich said Kim requested his team remove the clip. “Charlie likes to be positive about our campaign, and he does not wish to deceive voters nor be negative,” Radulovich said in an email. The video was created using a stock video template through an online editing service, Radulovich said. The goal was to promote Kim’s campaign “and make people smile,” she said, not to make people believe Trump had endorsed Kim.)
WGN RADIO
–DD: Democrat leaders want Pat Brady to lead the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-reviewing-the-state-of-the-union/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/danvilles-first-cannabis-consumption-lounge-opens/article_36f1f02a-7e82-4dde-bdd9-6f5882e0a62d.html
DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote foreign languages.
https://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture-stories/culture-diversity/2026/02/24/arabic-program/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates for governor — minus Bailey — try to distance themselves
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/republican-candidates-for-governor-minus-bailey-try-to-distance-themselves/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-475/
— Dabrowski pledges to issue emergency order with the goal of killing SAFE-T Act, TRUST Act and ‘unite everybody who wants to take on the legislature’
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/25/dabrowski-pledges-to-issue-emergency-order-with-the-goal-of-killing-safe-t-act-trust-act-and-unite-everybody-who-wants-to-take-on-the-legislature/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump endorses slate of Indiana Republicans running against anti-redistricting state senators
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4471964/trump-endorses-indiana-republicans-primary-redistricting-state-senate/
BREITBART
— CNN Poll: 64% of SOTU Viewers Say Trump’s Policies Move U.S. in Right Direction
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/25/watch-trump-won-over-cnn-viewers-contradicting-networks-own-abby-phillips-post-speech-grading/
— Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR) says President Donald Trump’s asking lawmakers to stand for American citizens over illegal aliens was “thinly veiled racist language.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/25/democrat-congresswoman-trump-asking-lawmakers-stand-americans-over-illegals-was-racist/
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois racial wealth gap among largest in country
https://www.fwbusiness.com/news/national/article_584e4cde-63cb-58bb-a59e-3b6c57964eed.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mamdani, AOC Offer Taxpayer-Funded Child Care to Illegal Immigrants in Spanish-Language Video
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mamdani-aoc-offer-taxpayer-funded-child-care-to-illegal-immigrants-in-spanish-language-video/
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— Illinois launches new fund to pay for more abortions
https://nrlc.org/nrlnewstoday/2026/02/illinois-launches-new-fund-to-pay-for-more-abortions/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-speech-2026-rcna259900
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-lays-into-congress-members-over-inflation-you-caused-that-problem-258243653574
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/25/us/fact-check-state-of-the-union-trump
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/trump-democrats-you-caused-that-problem/
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5716277/trump-state-union-fact-check
February 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/upcoming-2026-dhs-shutdown-seems-certain-federal-government-funding-talks-between-white-house-democrats-stall/18592318/
WGN RADIO
— Should students be able to protest without penalty?
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-students-be-able-to-protest-without-penalty/#/questions
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 3 Illinois GOP rivals for US Senate sidestep criticizing President Donald Trump in debate but note differences
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/illinois-gop-senate/
— Preckwinkle calls for charges against federal immigration agents in local shootings
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/toni-preckwinkle-charges-federal-immigration-agents-local-shootings/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters cast ballots at Loop Supersite as early voting kicks off. DD: I want to know the number ballots cast each day and cumulatively in DuPage County broken out by Republican, Democrat, and N/P.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/12/voters-cast-ballots-at-loop-supersite-as-early-voting-kicks-off-everythings-at-stake
— DePaul and Loyola accused of pushing low-income families toward hefty loans while favoring wealthier students. DD: I paid for my tuition and books for my graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and my graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 with my IRS salary 1972-1979 and my GAO salary in 1980.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/02/12/depaul-and-loyola-chicago-accused-of-pushing-low-income-families-toward-hefty-loans-while-favoring-wealthier-students
DAILY HERALD
— Many — but not all — 9th Congressional District Democratic candidates say abolish ICE.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260212/us-congress-politics/many-but-not-all-9th-congressional-district-democratic-candidates-say-abolish-ice/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois leads states’ lawsuit challenging Trump’s $600M health grant cuts
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-sues-trump-over-600-health-grant-cuts
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/12/trust-has-been-lost-ice-cbp-officials-questioned-on-enforcement-tactics-during-senate-oversight-hearing/
STATELINE & UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage assimilation, that is, they ever-increasingly encourage citizens of American to think of themselves as being members of racial, sexual, age, religious, national origin, etc. groups, and not as being citizens of America.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/new-bill-requires-illinois-schools-to-teach-latin-american-history-and-culture/
https://news.illinois.edu/study-demographic-forms-census/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article314644715.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting illegal immigration, that is, their success in destroying America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/just-8-percent-in-us-see-immigration-as-biggest-problem-gallup/
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois senator’s bill on transgender ‘mental illness’ sparks debate.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/02/12/illinois-senators-bill-on-transgender-mental-illness-sparks-debate/
WGLT
— LaHood sticks with president despite concerns about tariffs
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-02-12/lahood-sticks-with-president-despite-concerns-about-tariffs
NPR ILLINOIS & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Rick Heidner casts himself as ‘Trump Republican’ in bid to unseat Pritzker. The Barrington Hills businessman has been criticized for past donations to Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-12/rick-heidner-casts-himself-as-trump-republican-in-bid-to-unseat-pritzker
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/rick-heidner-casts-himself-as-trump-republican/
ILLINOIZE
— “Too little, too late?” as Heidner Dumps More Money into Governor Campaign
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/too-little-too-late-heidner
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois on track to lose another congressional seat
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-on-track-to-lose-another-congressional-seat/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ demands for immigration enforcement changes should be DOA
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/12/democrats-demands-immigration-enforcement-changes-doa/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Bad Bunny halftime show wasn’t for you or me
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4447991/bad-bunny-halftime-show-not-for-you-or-me/
— Fueling the transgender persecution complex is getting people killed
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4456357/fueling-transgender-persecution-complex-is-getting-people-killed/
NEW YORK POST
— Handcuffing ICE will cost Americans big-time — and not just in crime
https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/opinion/handcuffing-ice-will-cost-americans-big-time-and-not-just-in-crime/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Are there any voting-age citizens who don’t have a photo ID? Shouldn’t the GOP make the Democrats defend their ridiculous, racist lies?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/are_there_any_voting_age_citizens_who_don_t_have_a_photo_id.html
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Houston asks faculty to pledge against indoctrination. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination while I earned my four college degrees by majoring in management, business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-houston-asks-faculty-pledge-indoctrination/29401University of Houston asks faculty to pledge against indoctrination
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Want To Stop Illegal Alien Deportations By Shutting Down DHS. It’s That Simple
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/12/democrats-want-to-stop-illegal-alien-deportations-by-shutting-down-dhs-its-that-simple/
— Anti-Truth Media Bend Over Backward To Call Canadian Trans School Shooter By His Preferred Pronouns
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/12/anti-truth-media-bend-over-backward-to-call-canadian-trans-school-shooter-by-his-preferred-pronouns/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-analysis-words-voters-describe-republicans-democrats/
— Judge blocks Pentagon from downgrading Sen. Mark Kelly’s military rank, pay
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-pentagon-from-downgrading-sen-mark-kellys-military-rank-pay/
TIME
— Why These Democratic Governors Are Boycotting the White House Dinner
https://time.com/7377722/democratic-governors-boycott-white-house-dinner-nga-meeting/
POLITICO
— Federal court blocks Hegseth effort to punish Democratic senator. The judge said the Pentagon had “trampled” on Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms. DD: To win, Hegseth should cite Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-hegseth-kelly-senator-00778449
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly train their protesters to harass ICE.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/immigration-officials-defend-officers-and-tactics-as-public-backlash-grows
HR DRIVE
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/dei-initiatives-impact-employees-executives-conference-board/812070/
February 9, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— Should U.S. nationalize elections? GOP governor candidates speak up. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/illinois-state-politics/should-u-s-nationalize-elections-gop-governor-candidates-speak-up/
— Early voting to begin Tuesday in DuPage County after delay
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/news/early-voting-to-begin-tuesday-in-dupage-county-after-delay/
— Virtual forum Tuesday for GOP candidates in 11th U.S. House District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/us-congress-politics/virtual-forum-tuesday-for-gop-candidates-in-11th-u-s-house-district/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Tribune offers 30% premium to buy Daily Herald suburban newspaper
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/09/chicago-tribune-daily-herald/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/cook-county-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-19-arrested-during-clergy-led-protest-broadview-ice-facility
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
— Cardinal Blase Cupich calls for White House to apologize for racist video depicting Obamas as primates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/09/cardinal-blase-cupich-white-house-obama-racist-video-apology
ABC7
— Leadership exodus continues at Chicago’s US Attorney’s Office. DD: My critics/opponents stress that GAO works for Congress and that while Diersen v. GAO was pending a) the Chicago US Attorney’s Office was run by Republican Patrick Fitzgerald under Republican President Bush and Republican US Attorney General Ashcroft, b) Republican Gingrich and Republican Hastert were the Speakers of the House, c) Republican Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and d) Republican Hyde was my Congressman. According to my critics/opponents, Patrick Fitzgerald’s defending GAO and his success in getting the US Appellate Court for the 7th Circuit to deny me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial proves a) that the aforesaid Republicans reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and/or b) that they reject me personally. To reject the equal opportunity plank is to curry favor with minorities and with females. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northern-district-illinois-us-attorneys-office-leadership-exodus-continues-andrew-boutros-donald-trump-administration/18575999/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bad-bunnys-halftime-show-sparks-pride-across-humboldt-park/
FOX32
— Chicago archbishop calls for Trump to apologize for “racist” video of Obamas. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich called on President Donald Trump to apologize for sharing what he called a “racist” video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-3m7ahb91ctyoq0pv
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders have no problem with their protesters bringing their loaded guns to their protests.
https://northernstar.info/132817/opinion/opinion-the-death-of-alex-pretti-shows-trump-ublicans-true-colors/
CHICAGO TODAY
— Chicago Businesses Reject Calls to Relocate to Florida. Billionaire Ken Griffin’s pitch for Florida falls flat with Chicago’s business community. DD: What percent of Chicago businesses are run by Democrats?
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/09/chicago-businesses-reject-calls-to-relocate-to-florida/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announces that five early voting sites in DuPage County will open on Tuesday, Feb. 10th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to noon Saturdays. Early voting sites will be open on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 16th.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/EaryVoting_1637.php
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-465/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Waukegan HS Failure Factory. Waukegan High School Student Protest February 6, 2026.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/02/09/the-waukegan-hs-failure-factory
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House sends counteroffer to Democrats’ immigration enforcement demands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/republicans-prepare-counteroffer-democrats-immigration-enforcement/
— Trump administration to make it harder for federal workers to appeal firing. DD: My critics/opponents stand with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents stand with the following who had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me since 2000: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/trump-administration-make-harder-federal-workers-appeal-firing/
— Ford worker who heckled Trump won’t be disciplined or lose job. DD: I never heckled my Democrat GAO superiors, but I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of that, they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/ford-worker-heckled-trump-wont-disciplined-lose-job/
— How states can fix America’s retirement access shortfall. DD: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 in 1966. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They got more furious when my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” me early retirement when I was 45 in 1993 and that I took it when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/states-fix-americas-retirement-access-shortfall/
NEW YORK POST
— Bad Bunny slammed for controversial Super Bowl halftime show decision that ‘encourages’ division. He made no effort in his Spanish-only performance to include the 78% of American households that speak only English. He previously taunted that anyone annoyed with his selection as halftime performer had “four months to learn Spanish.”
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/bad-bunny-slammed-for-controversial-super-bowl-halftime-show-decision-that-encourages-division/
— How voters fleeing California turn other states blue. DD: Democrats fleeing the Democrat Chicago and Democrat Cook County turned DuPage County blue.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/opinion/how-california-refugees-turn-other-states-blue/
FEDERALIST
— If SCOTUS Bans Illegals From The Census, Dems Could Lose Power For Years
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/09/if-scotus-bans-illegals-from-the-census-dems-could-lose-power-for-years/
FOX NEWS
— Trump administration pushes back on CBS claim very few arrested illegal aliens have ‘violent criminal records.’ DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said CBS’ report was an inaccurate reading of the numbers, pointing out that the article downplayed several serious crimes.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-administration-pushes-back-cbs-claim-very-few-arrested-illegal-aliens-have-violent-criminal-records
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy. Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. They wanted cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-immigration-raids-economy-87e23e2e
FLORIDIAN PRESS
— Oberweis Donation to Hillary Clinton
https://floridianpress.com/2026/02/james-oberweis-donation-to-hillary-clinton-had-brush-with-illegal-immigration/
November 28, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says he’s terminating all orders Biden signed with autopen
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-says-hes-terminating-orders-joe-biden-signed-autopen/18223066/
NBC5
— Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/national-guard-member-fighting-for-his-life-after-dc-ambush-shooting/3856695/
WGN9
— The typical retail worker earns $16.56/hour — less than half of the roughly $34.13/hour needed to rent a typical unit, according to a new Redfin analysis. DD: In today’s dollars, I earned $19.37hour working for the Post Office when I was 16 in 1966, $26.85/hour working for IRS when I was 22, $32.83/hour when I was 23, 39.74/hour when I was 24, and $47.63/hour when I was 25. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 and I was taking graduate evening business courses when I was 25.
https://wgntv.com/news/retail-workers-earn-less-than-half-of-what-they-need-to-afford-rent/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/trump-permanently-pause-migration-poorer-countries/
— Trump administration to halt all asylum decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/trump-administration-halts-asylum-decisions/
— Evanston police bodycams show chaos after Halloween clash between Border Patrol agents and community
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/evanston-halloween-border-patrol-video/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/immigration-chicago-blitz-ice-deportation-uptown/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/bodycam-footage-from-operation-midway-blitz-released/
DAILY HERALD
— Kevin Coyne, Chairman, DuPage GOP: A call for public hearing, election integrity
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251128/letters-to-the-editor/a-call-for-public-hearing-election-integrity/
(FROM THE LETTER: The DuPage GOP calls for an immediate public hearing on the topic of election integrity, our voter rolls, and the process by which vote by mail ballots are being distributed, collected and counted. We believe our DuPage County Clerk’s Office should make itself available to participate and to answer respectful questions about these questions, all of which will pertain to election integrity. We welcome the participation of the League of Women Voters and DuPage’s Democratic Party in this public hearing should it proceed. Confidence in the integrity of our elections is at an all-time low. It’s abundantly clear that there are a great many DuPage voters (as in tens of thousands) who do not trust vote by mail voting and who believe games are being played with how these ballots are distributed, collected and counted. General questions about our voter rolls also continue to persist. Let’s talk about these concerns openly, transparently and publicly. We will keep all questions respectful and sincere. We hope this call is accepted by the clerk’s office. We also hope that the other mentioned stakeholders participate. We call on this hearing to take place within 90 days and before the 2026 Primary.)
— Chicago train attack prompts Trump criticism of Illinois no-cash bail
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251128/nation-and-world-politics/chicago-train-attack-prompts-trump-criticism-of-illinois-no-cash-bail/
WSIU
— States sue the Trump administration over major homelessness spending cuts
https://www.wsiu.org/2025-11-28/states-sue-the-trump-administration-over-major-homelessness-spending-cuts
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says all of Biden’s auto-penned actions are canceled, threatens Biden with perjury charges
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/28/trump-says-bidens-auto-penned-actions-canceled-threatens-biden/
— House GOP eyes bill to add citizenship question to census
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/28/house-gop-eyes-bill-add-citizenship-question-census/
— How a wave of Muslim politicians came to power across the United States
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/28/wave-muslim-politicians-came-power-across-united-states/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What drove the DC shooter?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3901532/what-drove-the-dc-shooter-byron-york/
— Why Democrats aren’t thankful for America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3898682/why-democrats-are-not-thankful-for-america/
NEW YORK POST
— How alleged DC terrorist Rahmanullah Lakanwal was welcomed into the US after CIA vetting — and then turned against it
https://nypost.com/2025/11/28/us-news/how-alleged-dc-terrorist-rahmanullah-lakanwal-was-welcomed-into-the-us-and-then-turned-against-it/
— Top Trump intel official reveals DC terror suspect wasn’t vetted for entry to US
https://nypost.com/2025/11/28/us-news/top-trump-intel-official-reveals-dc-terror-suspect-rahmanullah-lakanwal-wasnt-vetted-for-entry-to-us/
— Marine vet tells The Post why some Afghans ‘turn on’ US forces they fight with: ‘Happens a lot more than people suspect’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/28/us-news/marine-vet-tells-the-post-why-some-afghans-turn-on-us-forces-they-fight-with-happens-a-lot-more-than-people-suspect/
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves to ‘cut off’ illegal migrants from tax benefits, cross-border money transfers: ‘No place for you in our financial system’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/28/us-news/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-moves-to-cut-off-illegal-migrants-from-tax-benefits-and-cross-border-money-transfers/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago mayor says imprisoning violent criminals is racist and immoral
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/chicago_mayor_says_imprisoning_violent_criminals_is_racist_and_immoral.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Black Chicago activist takes Brandon Johnson to the woodshed for his race-baiting political games
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/11/28/black-chicago-activist-takes-brandon-johnson-to-the-woodshed-for-his-race-baiting-political-games-1606452/
NEWSMAX
— GOP Bill Adds New Penalties for Hiring Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gop-bill-hiring/2025/11/28/id/1236352/
TOWNHALL
— The College of DuPage in Illinois is warning students that they will be punished if they report illegal alien students to authorities. This seems like a straight-up violation of the First Amendment and obstruction of federal laws.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/28/il-college-will-punish-students-who-report-illegals-to-ice-n2667103
— Heartland America: After the Collapse of Democrat’s EV Socialism, Bipartisan Protectionism Emerges
https://townhall.com/columnists/henrypayne/2025/11/28/heartland-america-after-the-collapse-of-democrats-ev-socialism-bipartisan-protectionism-emerges-n2667125
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after National Guard shooting. The president called for “reverse migration” in a lengthy social media post late on Thanksgiving and said that he wanted to deport anyone “non-compatible with Western Civilization.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pause-migration-third-world-countries-national-guard-shooting-dc-rcna246299
CBS NEWS
— Officials instructed to pause all asylum decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-guard-shooting-dc-us-asylum-decisions-pause/
NEWSWEEK
— Full List of Countries Facing Green Card Reviews After DC Shooting
https://www.newsweek.com/countries-green-card-reviews-dc-shooting-full-list-11123812