September 5 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Evanston mayor requests investigation of City Council for misconduct after confidential information leaked
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/evanston-mayor-requests-investigation-into-city-council-for-misconduct-/5428808/

CBS2
— How Often Do Chicago Police Officers Fail To Activate Their Body Cameras? It’s Hard To Know Lieutenants Fail To Review Video Recordings, Inspector General’s Report Shows – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/30/inspector-general-chicago-police-body-cameras/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Software problems cripple Washington state pot industry – GENE JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-software-problems-cripple-washington-pot-industry-20190729-64lou44j7jahzibghecjms2n3y-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Survey: Illinois manufacturers support tariffs
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190729/survey-illinois-manufacturers-support-tariffs-
— ‘It’s a scam’ • Suburban parents give up custody of kids to get need-based college aid – Jodi S. Cohen and Melissa Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/its-a-scam-suburban-parents-give-up-custody-of-kids-to-get-need-based-college-aid
— Illinois in investigators’ crosshairs, but no reforms on horizon – Austin Berg
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190730/illinois-in-investigators-crosshairs-but-but-no-reforms-on-horizon

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis, Caulkins field questions in front of packed house in Decatur – Tony Reid
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190729/davis-caulkins-field-questions-in-front-of-packed-house-in-decatur

WJBC
— Sparks fly at Decatur forum as Rep. Davis praises Trump economy, calls Mueller report a waste – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/07/30/sparks-fly-at-decatur-forum-as-rep-davis-praises-trump-economy-calls-mueller-report-a-waste/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois adds to tax burden on the poor – Stephen Garrington, Davenport
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-illinois-adds-to-tax-burden-on-the-poor/article_88f0d663-820c-5189-b6d1-c6231fb804ac.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PENSION BUYOUT PROGRAM DELIVERS JUST 3% OF PROJECTED SAVINGS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-pension-buyout-program-delivers-just-3-of-projected-savings/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN’s anti-Trump chyrons are infested with bias – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnns-anti-trump-chyrons-are-infested-with-bias

FOX NEWS
— MSNBC panel calls Trump’s attacks on Cummings, Baltimore ‘Hitlerian,’ from ‘Nazi playbook’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-panel-calls-trumps-attacks-on-cummings-baltimore-hitlerian-from-nazi-playbook

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Growing Danger of Misinformed Millennials – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_growing_danger_of_misinformed_millennials.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How to Tell If a Trump Supporter Is Racist – Dennis Prager
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/29/how-to-tell-if-a-trump-supporter-is-racist/

BREITBART
— Baltimore’s Murder Rate Outpaces Central America’s Most Dangerous Countries – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/29/study-baltimores-murder-rate-outpaces-central-americas-most-dangerous-countries/

BLAZE
— California governor blames Trump, GOP for recent shooting in profanity-laced rant Talk about politicizing a tragedy – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to politicize all issues. They paint themselves as being on the correct side on all issues and Republicans as being on the wrong side on all issues. I see the aforesaid in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-governor-blames-trump-gop-for-recent-shooting-in-profanity-laced-rant

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Attorney General William Barr Puts Additional Limits On Asylum Claims – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/attorney-general-william-barr-puts-additional-limits-on-asylum-claims/

CNS NEWS
— Left’s War on Inequality Will Lead to More Poverty, Gov’t Dependence – Allen West
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-lefts-war-inequality-will-lead-more-poverty-govt-dependence

DAILY CALLER
— All 62 Freshmen House Democrats Have Raised More Than Their Republican Opponents – AUDREY CONKLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/29/freshmen-house-democrats-fundraising/
— While Colleges Spend Hundreds Of Millions On Diversity Offices, A Majority Of Students Report Zero Or Negative Impact – ELLIE GARDEY CONTRIBU (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/29/college-diversity-offices-zero-negative-impact/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Voters Reject Single-Payer Health Insurance and Socialism, Heritage Action Polls Find – Rachel del Guidice 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/29/voters-reject-single-payer-health-insurance-and-socialism-heritage-action-polls-find/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— FINALLY, AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT STANDS UP TO SHARPTON An in-depth look at the “con man.” – John Perazzo
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274468/finally-american-president-stands-sharpton-john-perazzo

FEDERALIST
— Here’s The Real Reason Most Conservative Elites Ignore Concerns About Free Speech Instead of waiting for elites to lead the way, the traditionally silent majority of moderate and conservative Americans will have to break their silence before it’s too late. – Auguste Meyrat
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/30/real-reason-conservative-elites-ignore-free-speech-concerns/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Forces Democrats, Media to Defend Al Sharpton – LIZ SHELD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-morning-briefing-trump-forces-democrats-media-to-defend-al-sharpton/

TOWNHALL
— Uninformed Protestors Swarm Ted Cruz At LAX – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/07/29/disgusting-leftist-protestors-heckle-ted-cruz-at-los-angeles-international-airpo-n2550838

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Support Trump? Rob ‘Meathead’ Reiner Thinks You’re a Racist – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/support-trump-rob-meathead-reiner-thinks-youre-racist

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberals Politicize Video Games — to Push Abortion – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to politicize all issues. They paint themselves as being on the correct side on all issues and Republicans as being on the wrong side on all issues. I see the aforesaid in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/07/29/liberals-politicize-video-games-%E2%80%94-push-abortion
— Media Thrilled by Baltimore Sun Slamming ‘Vermin’ Trump: ‘One for the History Books’ – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2019/07/29/media-thrilled-baltimore-sun-slamming-vermin-trump-one-history

HOT AIR
— Gallup: Plurality Of Dems Now Favor Cash Reparations For Black Americans Despite Heavy Opposition From Public Overall (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/07/29/gallup-plurality-dems-now-favor-cash-reparations-black-americans-despite-heavy-opposition-public-overall/

WORLD NET DAILY
— IT’S OFFICIAL: THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING IS POLITICAL Michael Brown strips blinders off those who think schools are for education.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/its-official-the-purpose-of-teaching-is-political/

THE HILL
— Trump says he’ll meet with ‘inner city pastors’ amid racial controversies – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455172-trump-says-hell-meet-with-inner-city-pastors-amid-racial
— House GOP fears retirement wave will lead to tsunami – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455201-house-gop-fears-retirement-wave-will-lead-to-tsunami

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Intelligence Nominee The ‘Least Qualified Individual Ever’ – Ryan Grenoble (DIERSEN: What were your qualifications for the last promotion that you got? When GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $98,198/year) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, I had the following qualifications: almost 7 years of experience working for GAO, almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, licensed CPA since 1981, Certified Internal Auditor since 1981, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, MBA from Loyola in 1976, bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and Treasurer for the American Association of Government Chicago Chapter since 1983.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-ratcliffe-intelligence-least-qualified-ever_n_5d3f5ec7e4b01d8c977ff3bd
— Rashida Tlaib Torches Donald Trump’s ‘Hate Agenda’ In Searing Op-Ed “With every hate-fueled tweet, he gets us off track,” the freshman Michigan lawmaker wrote in The Washington Post. – Lee Moran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rashida-tlaib-donald-trump-op-ed-hate-agenda_n_5d3ff9b9e4b01d8c9780c97d

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Why Joe Biden’s Age Worries Some Democratic Allies and Voters – Katie Glueck and Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/politics/joe-biden-age.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/opinion/trump-racist.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sen. Rand Paul offers to buy Rep. Ilhan Omar a ticket to Somalia so she’ll ‘appreciate America more’ – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-offers-to-buy-rep-omar-a-ticket-to-somalia-so-shell-appreciate-america-more/2019/07/29/b875dfb4-b24a-11e9-8f6c-7828e68cb15f_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump deports more Cubans even as he rails against the island’s government – MOLLY O’TOOLE
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-30/trump-deports-cubans-rails-against-cuba-government
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote open borders and illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-29/asylum-seekers-targeted-by-kidnappers-extortionists-and-traffickers-while-waiting-in-mexico
— America has concentration camps on its border? That’s absurd and ahistorical – Marjorie Perloff, Pacific Palisades
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-29/america-has-concentration-camps-on-its-border-thats-absurd-and-ahistorical

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Please stop politicizing daily American life – YUKONG ZHAO (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to politicize all issues. They paint themselves as being on the correct side on all issues and Republicans as being on the wrong side on all issues. I see the aforesaid in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America.)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-political-correctness-20190723-vyk72etj2bgqbhmjon7yjlq6ii-story.html

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
— Bushwick rezoning opponents look beyond Brooklyn for strategies – Paul Stremple
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/07/29/bushwick-rezoning-opponents-look-beyond-brooklyn-for-strategies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Community activists in Bushwick are pushing for a complete shutdown of engagement between their local representatives and the Department of City Planning, hoping to stop a planned rezoning of their neighborhood from taking shape. Mi Casa No Es Su Casa, an anti-gentrification group, has started a petition for the purpose, which they say has garnered more than 350 signatures. Previously, the group has shut down community board meetings, disrupted city feedback sessions and projected anti-gentrification and anti-rezoning slogans across swaths of Brooklyn. Now, they’re looking to keep fighting the process, however they can. The group hosted a town hall inside a Bushwick church on Sunday to discuss methods of resistance with residents and community leaders from across the five boroughs. Roughly 30 attendees listened as a panel of speakers addressed both the specific rezoning of Bushwick and the greater processes of rezoning, displacement and gentrification at work in New York City.)

CAPE GAZETTE
— Sussex council wants more information on rezoning – Ron MacArthur
https://www.capegazette.com/article/sussex-council-wants-more-information-rezoning/185562

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Wants to Teach Your Kids That Capitalism Is Racist A new model curriculum for ‘ethnic studies’ is a handbook for classroom propagandizing. – Williamson M. Evers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-wants-to-teach-your-kids-that-capitalism-is-racist-11564441342

ATLANTIC
— When Using Racist, Define Your Terms – Conor Friedersdorf (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you do anything other than glorify, praise, and pander to those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, in America illegally, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German America, non-heterosexual, non-conservative, non-Republican, and/or do not have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/racist-define-terms/594538/

NEWSWEEK
— FOX NEWS HOST COMPARES RASHIDA TLAIB TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATION: ‘SHE HAS A HAMAS AGENDA’ – BRENDAN COLE 
https://www.newsweek.com/rashida-tlaib-hegseth-fox-democrats-hamas-1451652

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s words are cruel, hateful – and infectious. We must resist.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/30/trump-langugae-rhetoric-hateful-infectious

GM AUTHORITY
— Mid-Engine 2020 Corvette Stingray Meant To Help Solve Nameplate’s Graying Buyer Problem – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI (DIERSEN: I was 23 years old when I bought my 1972 Corvette in 1971. I was 56 years old when I bought my 2005 Corvette in 2005.)
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/07/mid-engine-2020-corvette-stingray-meant-to-help-solve-nameplates-graying-buyer-problem/

AUTO BLOG
— The 2020 Chevy Corvette was a hit in its first big public showing GM brought it to the Concours d’Elegance, and it was swarmed with attention all day long – Zac Palmer
https://www.autoblog.com/amp/2019/07/29/2020-chevy-corvette-analysis-concours-america/