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August 13 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Driver of car that killed counter-protester at pro-white rally identified as James Alex Fields

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/273521455-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “With ‘many sides’ remark, Trump gives white supremacists a pass.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sweet-with-many-sides-remark-trump-gives-white-supremacists-a-pass/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–border-wall-protest-movement-20170812-story.html
— Lockport Township clerk eyes Will County seat – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-rumchak-seeks-county-clerk-st-0813-20170811-story.html
— ‘Mayor coming through’: Tinley mayor moved cones for party bus after McCartney concert, records show – Mike Nolan  (DIERSEN: What does the mayor of your municipality think of you?  Does he/she insult you at public events?  Does he/she blame you for a) his/her problems, b) for your problems, and/or c) for everyone’s problems?   Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, or even worse things?  Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that all the individuals, organizations, companies, etc. in your municipality should get rid of you? Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not help him/her get rid of you, that he/she will use the powers of his/her office to destroy you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tinley-mayor-party-bus-st-0813-20170811-story.html
— Why a four-year college degree isn’t the only path to a secure lifestyle – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If you do not have at least a bachelor’s degree, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a failure. They demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a failure because neither my bachelor’s degree nor any of my three master’s degrees are from Ivy League schools.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-college-may-not-be-worth-it-marksjarvis-column-0813-biz-20170810-column.html
— Chicago women in tech face smaller pay gap than in Silicon Valley – Yuliana Romanyshyn (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-chicago-wage-gap-20170809-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— American tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up – AP  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to anti-Germans that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, that all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, and according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170813/news/308139984

DAILY HERALD
— President Trump recognizes Naperville’s India Day celebration with letter – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170812/president-trump-recognizes-napervilles-india-day-celebration-with-letter

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Senate meets Sunday to address school funding plan – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/illinois-senate-meets-sunday-to-address-school-funding-plan/article_e6a9e9ab-d0c8-5a42-abe5-e225e84942a9.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Chris Kennedy takes on both parties in Springfield talk – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170812/bernard-schoenburg-chris-kennedy-takes-on-both-parties-in-springfield-talk
— New concealed-carry permit applications declining in Illinois – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170812/new-concealed-carry-permit-applications-declining-in-illinois
— First day of school shouldn’t be tainted by politics – but likely will be – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170812/our-view-first-day-of-school-shouldnt-be-tainted-by-politics—but-likely-will-be

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner’s mixed messages on borrowing – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/tom-kacich/2017-08-13/tom-kacich-rauners-mixed-messages-borrowing.html

 

WTOL
— Chance the Rapper gives out 30K backpacks to kids at parade – WBBM/CNN  (DIERSEN: What do you give out to others? I have given out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have gone out each and ever morning since 2004, each and every evening since 2015, and they have included links to more than 278,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wtol.com/story/36123613/chance-the-rapper-gives-out-30k-backpacks-to-kids-at-parade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chance the Rapper led the way as grand marshal of the annual Bud Billiken Parade in the South Side. Chance, a native of the city’s Chatham neighborhood, donated 30,000 stuffed backpacks for children along the parade route. The parade, now in its 88th year, is a tradition meant to serve as a back-to-school send off. “This is the best thing they have every year,” said a parent on the route. Since education is the focus, funding for public schools was on the minds of parade-goers and city leaders. “Right now we are suffering in a racially discriminatory funding system that it hurts funding in our state,” said  Forrest Claypool, Chicago Public Schools CEO. And while Gov. Bruce Rauner made an appearance before the parade, he did not address the funding issue during the event. Mayor Rahm Emanuel did address the issue. “The state of Illinois has the responsibility not to just show at a parade, not just to cheer, but to actively put resources that taxpayers of the city of Chicago give the state and fund our education equitably and fairly,” Emanuel said.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Amid 2020 buzz, Warren urges Democrats to reject centrist policies  Massachusetts senator wants party to move left – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/amid-2020-buzz-warren-urges-democrats-to-reject-centrist-policies/787978893

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— MONDAY MEDIA ALERT: “Speak Out Against SB31 Illinois’ Sanctuary State Bill” Rally During Gov. Rauner’s Appearance at WTTW Studios in Chicago
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/monday-media-alert-speak-out-against-sb31-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-rally

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wehrli argues school funding should fix problems, not pay for pet projects – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511176365-wehrli-argues-school-funding-should-fix-problems-not-pay-for-pet-projects

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lakewood Man Running Against Hultgren
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/12/lakewood-man-running-against-hultgren/
— Bootleg Soda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/11/bootleg-soda/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MANAR REJECTS FUNDING CHANGES THAT WOULD BRING $8.7M MORE TO HIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/manar-rejects-funding-changes-that-would-bring-8-7m-more-to-his-school-districts/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Republicans Set National Record for Losing Elections – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/illinois-republicans-set-national-record-for-losing-elections/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mike Huckabee: White Nationalist Riots Are ‘Evil, Sinful, Disgusting Behavior’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/13/white-nationalist-riots-evil-sinful-disgusting-behavior-huckabee

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Guess who pays for those $150,000 Columbia journalism degrees? – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because neither my bachelor’s degree nor any of my three master’s degrees are in journalism. In my defense, much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do. I worked for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Further, much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2  years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/guess_who_pays_for_those_150000_columbia_journalism_degrees.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is questionable is the issue of who pays for the degree. President Obama put limits on repaying back student loans at the 20-year mark, meaning anyone who takes out debt at the $150,000 level is only going to be repaying a fraction of that debt. The taxpayers will pick up the remainder of the tab. Should the taxpayers be paying for that? Particularly if the journalists being turned out end up being advocacy journalists on just one side of the political spectrum? That is worth asking. Cooper makes a very important point in noting that the federal incentives for taking out high-dollar loans and the abbreviated payment obligations make high-priced, questionable-value degrees on offer inevitable at places like Columbia, writing:)

 

TOWNHALL
— A Bad Week for Journalism – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/08/13/a-bad-week-for-journalism-n2367890

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elizabeth Warren slams calls for Democrats to move to the center, says party ‘won’t go back’ – Emily Jashinsky  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/elizabeth-warren-slams-calls-for-democrats-to-move-to-the-center-says-party-wont-go-back/article/2631359

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Lib Media Push Poll Backing Kaepernick Doesn’t Go As Well As Expected – Jay Maxson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2017/08/12/lib-media-push-poll-backing-kaepernick-doesnt-go-well-expected

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump is widely condemned after he fails to specifically denounce white nationalism – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Democrats will not accept you if you are not anti-White, that is, if you do not promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/12/trump-is-widely-condemned-after-he-fails-to-specifically-denounce-white-nationalism/

 

FEDERALIST
— No One Expects The Google Inquisition, But It’s Coming  The Google memo controversy could tear up the implicit social contract we’ve all accepted with the big technology companies to whom we entrust our data. – Robert Tracinski (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/11/no-one-expects-google-inquisition-coming/

 

THE HILL
— Wrath of right falls on Google – HARPER NEIDIG (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google has enough power to destroy just about any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/346267-wrath-of-right-falls-on-google

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/whiteness-is-protected-even-at-its-worst_us_598f77d9e4b063e2ae05802b

 

CNN
— CNN reporter goes rogue, reveals how channel fabricates anti-Trump stories Reporter who quit CNN last week gives a blow-by-blow account of how the channel conducts its business. – Caroline Diana
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/08/cnn-reporter-goes-rogue-reveals-how-channel-fabricates-anti-trump-stories-001927059.html
— Charlottesville killing was an act of domestic terrorism – Peter Bergen
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/opinions/charlottesville-act-of-domestic-terrorism-bergen/index.html

 

AOL NEWS
— Former KKK leader David Duke strikes out at Trump for condemning a white nationalist rally: ‘It was white Americans who put you in the presidency’ – ABBY JACKSON
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/12/former-kkk-leader-david-duke-strikes-out-at-trump-charlottesville/23075788/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: According to Democrats, who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? ANSWER ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS: Those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/making-affirmative-action-white-again.html
— I’m a White Man. Hear Me Out. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Democrats will not accept you if you are not anti-White, that is, if you do not promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/identity-politics-white-men.html
— Google Doesn’t Want What’s Best for Us – JONATHAN TAPLIN  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google has enough power to destroy just about any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/google-tech-diversity-memo.html
— Stop Treating 70- and 90-Year-Olds the Same – LOUISE ARONSONA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/opinion/sunday/vaccinations-elderly.html
— It’s Not Irrational. It’s Signaling Behavior. – ROBERT H. FRANK  (DIERSEN: If you get elected/appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/upshot/its-not-irrational-its-signaling-behavior.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Venezuelan government uses Trump’s threat to boost anti-American sentiment – Rachelle Krygier and Anthony Faiola  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. In government, in politics, and in everything else, you should know that whatever you say or do and whatever you do not say or do not do will be used against you by your critics/opponents, by their operatives, and by their dupes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/venezuelan-government-uses-trumps-threat-to-boost-anti-american-sentiment/2017/08/12/dac7fb5c-7f79-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html
— Think things will be rosy for Democrats in 2018? Not so fast. – Dan Balz  (DIERSEN: In 2018, will the Democrats who run in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America promise that if elected, they will use government to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, all countries, all etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/think-things-will-be-rosy-for-democrats-in-2018-not-so-fast/2017/08/12/a6aad97c-7ed2-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Anti-white supremacist events planned in the Triangle in response to Charlottesville – ABBIE BENNETT
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article166971667.html

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Anti-Trump group holds Phoenix vigil for those killed and injured in Charlottesville – Sean Na
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/08/12/anti-trump-group-holds-phoenix-vigil-charlottesville-victims/562643001/

 

MADISON
— 5 Figures That Define the Middle Class – Sean Williams  (DIERSEN: From what I see, because the cost of living is so high in DuPage County, you need way more than “$24,173 to $72,521” to live a middle class life style in DuPage County and save for your retirement.)
http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/figures-that-define-the-middle-class/article_71955a5b-e0d6-5ebc-befc-12e6528774f0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. $24,173 to $72,521  First things first: we have to define what middle-class income actually is. According to Pew Research Center, which conducted a study on the shrinking middle class in late 2015, an individual would qualify for the middle class if he or she earned more than $24,173 in 2014 dollars, or less than $72,521. Pew’s official definition is income of between 67% and 200% of overall median household income. Back in 1971, some 80 million Americans were considered to be in the middle class, compared to 51 million Americans who were either lumped in the lower- or upper-income brackets. However, by 2015, there were 121.3 million lower- and upper-income Americans, combined (using Pew’s definition of 67% to 200% of median household income). This is compared to 120.8 million middle-income Americans. In a span of 44 years, the middle class had become the minority. . .4. Approximately 70% have less than $1,000 saved for emergencies It’s no secret that Americans aren’t good savers. The U.S. personal saving rate has dipped by more than 50% over the past five decades, and we’re saving nowhere near the recommended 10% to 15% of our paychecks. But it’ll probably shock you to see how bad the middle class is at socking away cash for emergencies. According to a survey from GoBankingRates in September 2016, 37% of persons bringing home $25,000 to $49,999 annually didn’t have a dime in savings, and another 35% had less $1,000. Similarly, 33% of the people making between $50,000 and $74,999 had $0 in savings, and 36% had less than $1,000. Essentially, 7 in 10 middle-class folks have less than $1,000 saved for emergencies, which is scary low. . .5. Debt at 122% of annual household income The middle class has also been highly proficient at racking up debt over the past two-plus decades, according to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, which is conducted every three years. Though debt for middle-class households hit an all-time high of 140% of annual household income in 2010, the 122% of debt relative to annual household income that middle-class households are lugging around as of 2013 still isn’t good. Comparatively, this is also nearly double the debt burden that middle-class families were contending with in 1989.)

 

FED SMITH
— Making Federal Employees ‘At-Will’ Would Limit Their Legal Recourse – Mathew B. Tully (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/13/making-federal-employees-at-will-limit-legal-recourse/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— Charlottesville Driver Who Killed One Rallied With Alt-Right Vanguard America Group
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/charlottesville-driver-who-killed-one-rallied-alt-right-vanguard-america-group

August 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago to file lawsuit against Justice Department over sanctuary cities threat – Michelle Gallardo  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-to-file-lawsuit-against-justice-department-over-sanctuary-cities-threat/2281093/

 

NBC5
— New Illinois Tax-Collection Fee to Affect Local Governments
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/new-illinois-tax-collection-fee-to-affect-local-reserves-438874423.html
— Chicago Sues Justice Department Over Efforts to Deny Funding to Sanctuary Cities – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/emanuel-chicago-lawsuit-justice-department-sanctuary-city-438855063.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago To File Lawsuit Against Justice Department (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/06/chicago-to-file-lawsuit-against-justice-department/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Florida power couple divorcing over Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/272255414-story

 

WGN TV
— Senate Republican Leader-Designee Bill Brady: “We are trying to work toward a compromise to fix this manufactured crisis” – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/06/senate-republican-leader-designee-bill-brady-on-the-state-school-funding-bill-we-are-trying-to-work-toward-a-compromise-to-fix-this-manufactured-crisis/
— Harvard fight could redirect 40 years of affirmative action – CNN  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/08/06/harvard-fight-could-redirect-40-years-of-affirmative-action/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ivy League schools brace for scrutiny of race in admissions – AP  (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League school?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I do not have a degree from an Ivy League school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-harvard-affirmative-action-20170806-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel: Trump admin trying to blackmail sanctuary cities – Nader Issa  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-emanuel-trump-admin-trying-to-blackmail-sanctuary-cities/
— Why would anybody want to be governor of Illinois? – STEINBERG (DIERSEN: One could ask why would anyone want to be the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-why-would-anybody-want-to-be-governor-of-illinois/

 

WBEZ
— School Vouchers For Broad Swath of Families On The Table In School Funding Fight – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/sweeping-school-voucher-program-on-the-table-in-springfield/1369cf38-a929-460f-b82c-8eb9b45fb3f6

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local lawmakers selected for leadership programs – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170805/bernard-schoenburg-local-lawmakers-selected-for-leadership-programs
— Positions on school funding unchanged after Rauner veto – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170806/positions-on-school-funding-unchanged-after-rauner-veto

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Local school superintendents fear impact of school-funding veto – Sarah Hayden (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran feared the impact of cuts to GAO’s budgets.  They knew that the Democrats who ran GAO back then would use those cuts to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/local-school-superintendents-fear-impact-of-school-funding-veto/article_e0320cb3-9e95-5ecb-9750-6494546fab7e.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois spends $1 to hand out every 83 cents in taxes for arts – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article165440722.html

 

WQAD
— Chicago set to become first city in U.S. to sue Trump administration over immigration policies – CHRISTINA LOREY (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/06/chicago-set-to-become-first-city-in-u-s-to-sue-trump-administration-over-immigration-policies/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Some say good riddance to controversial EDGE tax credit that expired months ago – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/some-say-good-riddance-to-controversial-edge-tax-credit-that/article_a6b6bf30-7860-11e7-b78b-1ba7082cfc3d.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Reporter: Commitment to the GOP agenda doesn’t make you a Trump loyalist – Beth Baumann
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/06/reporter-commitment-to-the-gop-agenda-doesnt-make-you-a-trump-loyalist/
— Nearly a dozen Calif. counties had more registered voters than eligible voters in 2016 election – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/06/nearly-a-dozen-calif-counties-had-more-registered-voters-than-eligible-voters-in-2016-election/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LYIN’ DEMOCRATS USE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO DESTROY AMERICA  Jesse Lee Peterson blasts leftists for callous disrespect for law, citizens
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/lyin-democrats-use-illegal-immigration-to-destroy-america/

 

LIFE SITE
— White House issues guidance on Trump’s transgender military ban – Doug Mainwaring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians “to get rid of” their employees who were Republican “as fast as they can” and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-white-house-issues-guidance-on-president-trumps-transgender-ban
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Washington Blade reports that, “Sources familiar with the planning said it would encourage early retirement, usher out any enlisted personnel after their contract is up, and would fire trans officers up for promotion. Basically, said a source, ‘the administration wants to get rid of transgender service members as fast as they can.’”)

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Prof: Trump administration fighting affirmative action ‘reinforces white supremacy’  (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/35225/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats introduce another ‘false hope’ act to immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT  (DIERSEN: Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dingit.tv/highlight/1119974?utm_source=Embedded&utm_medium=Embedded&utm_campaign=Embedded

 

NBC NEWS
— Political Parties Near Realignment After Twenty Years of Sorting – DANTE CHINNI and SALLY BRONSTON  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND REPUBLICANS ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/political-parties-near-realignment-after-twenty-years-sorting-n789951

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— College Legacy Admissions: Affirmative Action for Whites – T. H. RAWLS, MONKTON, VT. (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/opinion/college-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action-for-whites.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Does the nation still need affirmative action? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/does-the-nation-still-need-affirmative-action/2017/08/06/bdd56db4-77cb-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that citizens of foreign countries are superior to citizens of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/why-immigration-proposal-would-have-barred-best-teacher-in-america/2017/08/06/67aa64d8-789a-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html
— White House to become less ‘dump’-like in Trump’s absence – Avi Selk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/08/05/white-house-to-become-less-dump-like-in-trumps-absence/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Immigrants seen as possible answer to job vacancies – WES SWIETEK  (DIERSEN: The worse the jobs are, the harder it is to find people who will take/keep those jobs.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/immigrants-seen-as-possible-answer-to-job-vacancies/article_b6969296-a09c-5529-9018-584025beda63.html

 

TROY RECORD
— Trump wished for a whiter America all along – Cynthia Tucker  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-White.)
http://www.troyrecord.com/opinion/20170806/cynthia-tucker-trump-wished-for-a-whiter-america-all-along

 

DAILY BEAST
— White House ‘Enemies List’ Drove McMaster-Bannon Feud  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their enemies lists.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-enemies-list-drove-mcmasters-bannon-feud
— McCain: Possible GOP Trump Challengers See ‘Weakness’ In Him
http://www.thedailybeast.com/mccain-possible-gop-trump-challengers-see-weakness-in-him

 

THE ROOT
— 7 Journalists of Color Leaving Houston Chronicle – Richard Prince  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://journalisms.theroot.com/7-journalists-of-color-leaving-houston-chronicle-1797574585

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— I retired at 52 with a $3 million net worth — here are my 10 best tips to build wealth
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-tips-build-wealth-early-retirement-2017-8/#1-get-an-advanced-education-in-a-valuable-field-1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Get an advanced education in a valuable field. . .2. Focus on growing your career. . .3. Control spending. . .4. Eliminate debt. . .5. Invest early and often. . .6. Marry well. . .7. Have goals and a plan to reach them. . .8. Track net worth and cash flow. . .9. Develop side hustles. . .10. Learn about money and manage it yourself.)

 

FED SMITH
— Can Feds Use ‘Retrograde Analysis’ to Pursue Retirement Success? – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: My $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/06/can-feds-use-retrograde-analysis-pursue-retirement-success/
(DIERSEN HEADLINE: Retrograde Analysis is an approach that uses reversed methodology. Think of it as a new tool; it has the benefit of providing perspectives that most linear thinkers would normally not consider. RA is not new or even unique as a general concept. It is likely many have used it without giving it much thought, let alone a name. In our everyday lives, we have problems occur that require we take an opposite and sometimes uncomfortable point of view to resolve. That is the essence of RA.)

July 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— End of state budget impasse brings stability, disappointment for business – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-budget-business-impact-0709-biz-20170706-story.html
— ‘A questionable expense’: Aurora Housing Authority spent thousands on luxury patio, office fireplace – Sarah Freishtat and Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-housing-authority-fireplace-patio-st-0627-20170707-story.html
— Illinois’ financial challenges remain despite income tax increase – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-tax-hike-finances-met-0709-20170707-story.html

— Illinois taxpayers: After the whomping, do we stay or do we go? – John Kass  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois increasingly make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of Group A to stay in the state and members of Group B to leave the state. Group A is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and Group B is Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  In aggregate, members of Group B pay far more taxes than members of Group A.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-illinois-tax-hike-kass-met-0709-20170707-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump, with Putin, predicts ‘positive things’ for US, Russia – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170707/news/307079978/
— Lake Michigan water flows into new areas of Lake County – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170708/lake-michigan-water-flows-into-new-areas-of-lake-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Did Rauner really win the budget fight? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: One could ask “Did those who won the fight against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and GAO really win?”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE05/170709930/how-illinois-budget-veto-override-will-affect-governor-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “What, exactly, was the point of all this, Governor?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE07/170709939/crains-editorial-how-gov-rauner-failed-illinois
— Poll: On budget battle, Crain’s readers pick side
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170708/ISSUE07/170709937/on-budget-battle-crains-readers-pick-side

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner retaliation? Time will tell – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170708/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-retaliation-time-will-tell

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Service agencies: Budget deal may be ‘too little, too late’ – Paul Swiech
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/service-agencies-budget-deal-may-be-too-little-too-late/article_3c4bff13-9680-59cd-a5c2-5c8bf8db1172.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Doing my job, voting for balanced budget – Mike Unes
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170708/spotlight-doing-my-job-voting-for-balanced-budget

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— You will work 28 hours to pay new Illinois tax. How about 14 to change things? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article159970434.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Who is the real public today? – Dennis Marek  (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich?  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat co-workers, and Democrat subordinates demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being rich. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/dennis-marek-who-is-the-real-public-today/article_dee873ef-db72-531b-86cb-65bf3cafd71d.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As I, and most of America, get more nauseated by the political scene each day, something else arises. We, of Illinois, are the victims of a state with little hope. Last month, it was announced Illinois ranks 50th in the financial stability of all the states. We have no budget as I write this. We have no cooperation between the governor and the legislature. We have no money. All we have is self-righteous rich men and women running our state into utter bankruptcy. Is the general public rich or poor? I suppose that depends on the definition of rich. Obviously, this also depends on the person who is defining the term. If a person is on Social Security, public assistance, or is unemployed, someone earning $30,000 is rich. If one is a professional earning $150,000 per year, then the multimillionaire is rich. And if you are Gov. Rauner who has millions, then Bill Gates is rich. It is all in the point of view. So, let’s be fair. Let’s say the well-off person is from a family that nets after all deductions and itemizations more than $50,000. Then, let’s say the present budget impasse between Michael Madigan and Rauner is on the proposed increase in the Illinois income tax rate. The House, with the help of 15 Republicans, passed Madigan’s bill increasing the state income tax for individuals from 3.75 to 4.9 percent and the corporate tax from 5.25 to 7 percent. We are a broke state. Do we tax more or spend less to get out of debt? That is one of the major differences between the political parties today. Democrats want to tax the rich more and keep programs going. The Republicans want to “lower” everyone’s taxes (mostly theirs) and cut spending everywhere. So, who is right? Rauner wants to redo the worker’s compensation system, something that was fought over forever 50-plus years ago. Rauner wants to cut Medicaid and fees charged by doctors. He wants to leave Illinois taxes low. Remember, not that long ago, we actually paid 5 percent state income tax. Let’s look at who really gets help if we do not raise state taxes. Take a $50,000 family. If the tax stays at 3.75 percent, the family pays $1,875 in Illinois tax. If it goes to 4.9 percent, the family pays $2,450 or $575 more. But if you are in the 20 percent Federal tax bracket and itemize, you save $115 on your Federal tax because your state income tax is another deduction. So, this bill that passed the House cost this family $460. Yet, it is predicted across the state such an increase would bring the state $4.3 billion. The increase in the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent would bring in another $460 million. So, the middle income family pays an added $460 per year. Who do you think really pays the balance of the $4.3 billion? The super-rich. The Rauners and the Pritzkers. The very people who want to run the State of Illinois.)

 

WSIL TV
— Trump pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35838690/trump-pledges-50-million-to-help-women-entrepreneurs

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— “Fire The 15” Campaign Launch
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fire-the-15-campaign-launch

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— ‘Lipstick reforms’ won’t cover up Illinois’ problems, Wheeler contends – Hoang Tran
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511145582-lipstick-reforms-won-t-cover-up-illinois-problems-wheeler-contends

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner described as giving in to compromise yet failing anyway – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511143198-rauner-described-as-giving-in-to-compromise-yet-failing-anyway

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Policy writer Austin Berg argues budget plan has no solutions for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511143454-policy-writer-argues-budget-plan-has-no-solutions-for-illinois

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Barbara Wheeler: Illinoisans are leaving, and budget is another shove out the door – Hoang Tran
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511145586-wheeler-illinoisans-are-leaving-and-budget-is-another-shove-out-the-door

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage board member Brian Krajewski saddened, not surprised, by Radogno departure – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511143155-dupage-board-member-saddened-not-surprised-by-radogno-departure
— DuPage County taxpayers will pay an extra $557M with passage of tax hike law
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511144677-dupage-county-taxpayers-will-pay-an-extra-557m-with-passage-of-tax-hike-law

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP RELEASES NEW VIDEO ATTACKING SPEAKER MADIGAN’S TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-gop-releases-new-video-attacking-speaker-madigans-tax-hike.html

 

GOPUSA
— Oregon governor to sign bill providing free abortions to all
http://www.gopusa.com/oregon-governor-to-sign-bill-providing-free-abortions-to-all/
— DeVos’ conservatism questioned over transgender pronouns  (DIERSEN: Conservatives do not do anti-conservative things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26765

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Despite passing a budget, Illinois bonds could still drop to junk status – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/despite_passing_a_budget_illinois_bonds_could_still_drop_to_junk_status.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump charges Trump with “Dissing Jews.”  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/why-does-donald-trump-keep-dissing-jews.html

July 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois House approves $5B tax hike bill, moves closer to ending budget stalemate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-approves-tax-hike-bill-72-45/2175005/
— Illinois House delays Sunday vote on income tax increase – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-delays-sunday-vote-on-income-tax-increase/2175005/
— President Trump tweets gif showing him slam man with face covered by CNN logo – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-tweets-gif-showing-him-slam-man-with-face-covered-by-cnn-logo/2174470/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House approves income tax increase – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-begins-debate-on-revenue-bill/
— Illinois House debating income tax increase – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-begins-debate-on-revenue-bill/
— Protesters rally against Trump in Chicago – Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protesters-rally-against-trump-in-chicago/
— States without a plan: 11 haven’t passed budgets – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/states-without-a-plan-11-havent-passed-budgets/
— Media organizations criticize President Donald Trump for tweeted video – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-mock-video-trump-slams-man-with-face-covered-by-cnn-logo/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan’s House approves major income tax hike as Republicans break with Rauner – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-madigan-tax-hike-vote-met-0703-20170702-story.html
— Illinois is not alone: 10 other states are without a budget plan – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-states-without-budget-20170702-story.html
— Media organizations criticize Trump for tweeting mock video of himself pummeling CNN – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cnn-punch-tweet-20170702-story.html
— As Trump makes push on health bill, repeal-only vote remains an option – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-health-care-repeal-obamacare-20170702-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House passes $5 billion income tax bill – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170702/illinois-house-passes-5-billion-income-tax-bill
— California marchers call for impeachment of President Trump – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170702/news/307029912/
— Your parents’ social status influences your earnings – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: How much social status does/did your parents have?  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14; was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma; worked in the office of a chemical plant in Chicago Heights; never earned more than about $40,000/year in today’s dollars; almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, including working in a fast food restaurant in Steger and delivering eggs to homes in Park Forest, but most often, he played music in local bars and restaurants. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was raised on a farm in Grant Park and never attended high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170702/report-your-parents-social-status-influences-your-earnings
— Naperville Ribfest: Rib judging isn’t easy, reporter concludes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170702/naperville-ribfest-rib-judging-isnt-easy-reporter-concludes
— Images: Sunday Festivals in the suburbs – Gilbert R. Boucher II
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170702/images-sunday-festivals-in-the-suburbs

 

NBC5
— Illinois House to Vote on Tax Increase
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-house-tax-increase-vote-sunday-432139673.html
— Health Secretary on Trump Tweets: He Can ‘Do More Than One Thing at a Time’  Price also affirmed that the Trump administration remains supportive of efforts in Congress to negotiate a bill aimed at both repealing and replacing parts of the Affordable Care Act
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/HHS-Sec-on-Trump-Tweets-He-Can-Do-More-Than-One-Thing-at-a-Time-432111803.html

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 7/2/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/07/02/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-7217/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— With Bill Brady’s ascension, central Illinois picks up more clout – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: How much clout does your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county have in Illinois?  What elected officials live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  What offices do they hold?)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170702/word-on-street-with-bill-bradys-ascension-central-illinois-picks-up-more-clout

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Gambling not the way to prop up budgets – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-gambling-not-the-way-to-prop-up-budgets/article_cab6334b-93cf-56a5-8e6f-1d77dd2e79de.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Leadership Change Could Mean a New Dynamic in Senate – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/leadership-change-could-mean-new-dynamic

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A reliable, huggable GOP leader – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-07-02/rich-millercapitol-fax-reliable-huggable-gop-leader.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Geneva increases civil pot fine to $300 – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/06/30/geneva-increases-civil-pot-fine-to-300/a53wz0y/

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Video gaming brings cities of Mattoon, Charleston revenue – RYAN VOYLES, JARAD JARMON, ROB STROUD
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/video-gaming-brings-cities-of-mattoon-charleston-revenue/article_6d64d07b-1801-5046-b659-22a037d596a4.html

 

WSIL TV
— Media organizations criticize Trump for tweeted video – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35797727/media-organizations-criticize-trump-for-tweeted-video

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sasse warns of ‘weaponizing distrust’ after Trump’s media attacks – DEENA ZARU
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sasse-warns-of-weaponizing-distrust-after-trumps-media-attacks/756148778

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Emasculated or Gov. No new taxes unless we get real reforms? Will the real Gov. Rauner stand up? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/gov-emasculated-or-gov-no-new-taxes-wo-real-reforms-will-the-real-rauner-stand-up/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Sheriff’s police are searching for three men who allegedly stole money from VFW Memorial Post 2164 donation jar in Wheaton. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/men-break-vfw-post-steal-donation-jar-wheaton-police

 

WIRE POINTS
— With All Reforms Now Off the Table, Illinois Faces Disaster No Matter What – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/with-all-reforms-now-off-the-table-illinois-faces-disaster-no-matter-what-wp-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— The price of local government: Village of Hinsdale
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511134996-the-price-of-local-government-village-of-hinsdale
— Unpaid fines for Chicago-based campaign committees totaled $794,323.96 in January 2017
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511134917-unpaid-fines-for-chicago-based-campaign-committees-totaled-794-323-96-in-january-2017

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Crystal Lake Independence Day Parade Packs Pols at Front
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/02/crystal-lake-independence-day-parade-packs-pols-at-front/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Harris: Amendment spends $395 million LESS than Friday’s version*** Durkin accuses Madigan of “irresponsible” move
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/durkin-accuses-madigan-of-irresponsible-move/
— What’s the “real” deadline?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/whats-the-real-deadline/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Cuts White House Budget, Saves American Taxpayer $22 Million – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/02/trump-cuts-white-house-budget-saves-american-taxpayer-22-million/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trumps Spend $5 Million Less Than Obamas On White House Salaries – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/02/trumps-spend-5-million-less-than-obamas-on-white-house-salaries/

 

ABC NEWS
— States face partial shutdowns as July 4 holiday looms – MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN
http://abcnews.go.com/US/states-face-partial-shutdowns-july-holiday-looms/story?id=48401663

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Ramps Up Media Feud With `CNN’ Twitter Wrestling Video – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-02/trump-aide-says-cnn-tweet-wasn-t-threat-against-journalists

June 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 48th Annual Chicago Pride Parade held on North Side  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/48th-annual-chicago-pride-parade-held-on-north-side/2144526/
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/photos-2017-chicago-pride-parade/2145784/
http://abc7chicago.com/society/48th-annual-pride-parade-on-abc7/2127569/

 

NBC5
— GOP Leaders Reverse Course, Meet With Madigan, Cullerton – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-budget-stalemate-430697933.html
— Emanuel Criticizes Rauner for Leadership During Budget Stalemate – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-criticizes-bruce-rauner-for-lack-of-leadership-in-budget-stalemate-430744553.html
— Photos: The 2017 Chicago Pride Parade  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-pride-parade-photos-430712273.html

 

CBS2
— 2017 Chicago Pride Parade (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/25/2017-chicago-pride-parade/
— Chicago Woman Asked To Leave LGBT March Because Of Jewish Flag
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/25/chicago-woman-asked-to-leave-lgbt-march-because-of-jewish-flag/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago celebrates with 48th Annual Pride Parade – Michele Fiore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/263764852-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan offers wish list in exchange for Rauner’s property tax freeze – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0626-20170625-story.html
— Pride Parade participants celebrate strides, protest hurdles – James Steinbauer and Ariana Figueroa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-met-20170625-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-pride-parade-photos-20170625-photogallery.html
— Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance — and face some – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gay-pride-parades-nationwide-20170625-story.html
— Fox Valley residents venture to Chicago Pride Parade – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/news/ct-abn-pride-fox-valley-st-0626-20170625-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pride Parade looks back at progress, forward to call for action – Jacob Wittich  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pride-parade-looks-back-at-progress-forward-to-call-for-action/

 

DAILY HERALD
— “I love them!” suburbanite says of marchers in Chicago’s Pride Parade – Marilee Feldman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170625/x201ci-love-themx201d-suburbanite-says-of-marchers-in-chicagos-pride-parade
— Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance _ and face some – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170625/news/306259930/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Speaker Madigan lays out non-budget demands – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170625/speaker-madigan-lays-out-non-budget-demands

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Worry growing for superintendents in Illinois
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/worry-growing-for-superintendents-in-illinois

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McConchie vents anger at school funding bill, hopes for Rauner veto – Karen Kidd
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511131619-mcconchie-vents-anger-at-school-funding-bill-hopes-for-rauner-veto

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Oberweis bemoans ‘bleak’ budget hopes, frustration in Senate – Giovanni Whaley
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511131560-oberweis-bemoans-bleak-budget-hopes-frustration-in-senate

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Wheeler hails prevailing wage publication measure – Glenn Minnis
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511129495-wheeler-hails-prevailing-wage-publication-measure

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Legislative leaders meet for first time in 6 months – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/legislative-leaders-meet-for-first-time-in-6-months/750518892

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers spend Sunday talking pensions; still no budget – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-spend-sunday-talking-pensions-still-no-budget/article_cc400b00-59eb-11e7-b75b-2b221d233ae0.html

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
— Kinzinger fears more danger in wake of Arlington shooting – Giovanni Whaley
http://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511131869-kinzinger-fears-more-danger-in-wake-of-arlington-shooting

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinoisans plead for property tax relief in new Rauner ad – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511131621-illinoisans-plead-for-property-tax-relief-in-new-rauner-ad

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Nauvoo Councilwoman threatens Watchdogs for publishing her threats to Mormons – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/nauvoo-councilwoman-threatens-watchdogs-for-publishing-her-threats-to-mormons/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DAY 4: ILLINOIS HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURN SPECIAL SESSION AFTER ONLY 16 MINUTES  Four days of special session have cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $200,000 for less than 80 minutes of work. – Eric Kohn
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/day-4-illinois-house-and-senate-adjourn-special-session-after-only-16-minutes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy, Pritzker respond *** Rauner says again that he hasn’t been happier in 20 years  (DIERSEN: When were you happier?  I was happier 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $44,853, to GS-12, currently $79,563; but then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me. I was happier 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610; but then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/rauner-says-again-that-he-hasnt-been-happier-in-20-years/
— Mayor Emanuel again slams Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/mayor-emanuel-again-slams-rauner/
— Durkin responds *** Speaker Madigan makes his own non-budget demands
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/speaker-madigan-makes-his-own-non-budget-demands/
— Cullerton urges optimism, Durkin wants to see a House Dem budget
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/cullerton-urges-optimism/

 

JP MEDIA
— Illinois on the Right Track…to Achieve Junk Credit Rating – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/06/25/illinois-on-the-right-track-to-achieve-junk-credit-rating/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Liberal Illinois About to Get Downgraded to ‘Junk Bond’ Credit Status – STEPHEN KRUISER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/06/905806-liberal-illinois-get-downgraded-junk-bond-credit-status/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Hawks Fear Trump Will Abandon Promise To End ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/25/immigration-hawks-fear-trump-will-abandon-promise-to-end-dreamer-amnesty/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Dangerous Mirror Games of the Right’s Alinksy Wannabes  In picking up the tactics of the radical left, but not the strategy, right-wing activists are taking an ever less conservative or effective approach. – Matt Lewis  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dangerous-mirror-games-of-the-rights-alinksy-wannabes

 

NEWSWEEK
— GAY PRIDE MARCHERS WITH JEWISH FLAGS TOLD TO LEAVE CHICAGO PARADE – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/gay-pride-marchers-jewish-flags-told-leave-chicago-parade-628879
— MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT COMES TO U.S. CAMPUSES AS JEWISH STUDENTS FILE ANTI-SEMITISM SUIT – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN
http://www.newsweek.com/anti-semitism-alleged-san-fran-state-628469

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Think America is More Divided Since Trump (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries focus on dividing America?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2017/most_think_america_is_more_divided_since_trump

June 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Special session on budget off to slow start – Sarah Schulte and Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/special-session-on-budget-off-to-slow-start/2127678/
— Cook County Clerk David Orr won’t seek re-election – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-clerk-david-orr-wont-seek-re-election/2128787/

 

CBS2
— Alderman Blasts Ethics Board For Accusing Husband Of Illegal Lobbying – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/21/alderman-sophia-king-ethics-board-husband-illegal-lobbying/
— Critics Slam Proposed Time Limit For Public Comment At City Council Meetings – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/21/critics-slam-proposed-time-limit-for-public-comment-at-city-council-meetings/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bickering continues upon lawmakers’ return to Springfield – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-special-session-met-0622-20170621-story.html
— Yes, Rauner is in campaign mode. What Illinois pol isn’t? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-madigan-cullerton-illinois-edit-0622-jm-20170621-story.html
— Former pro-wrestler Jon “The Illustrious One” Stewart with ties to Kellyanne Conway seeks Illinois governor nod – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-wrestler-running-for-governor-0622-chicago-inc-20170621-story.html
— Republican Greg Gianforte convicted of attacking reporter joins House amid boos from colleagues – Matthew Daly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-greg-gianforte-joins-congress-20170621-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— On Day 1 of special session, Madigan calls for committees of the whole – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-day-1-of-special-session-madigan-calls-for-committees-of-whole/amp/
— Dems to nix Rauner official Maggie Hickey as potential pick for U.S. Attorney post in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/dems-to-nix-rauner-official-as-potential-pick-for-top-fed-chicago-spot/
— Chicago aldermen get an earful about public participation rules – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-aldermen-get-an-earful-about-public-participation-rules/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Merging McHenry County recorder’s, clerk’s offices will be up to voters – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170621/merging-mchenry-county-recorders-clerks-offices-will-be-up-to-voters–
— Metra says new lobbyist contracts are worth the $2.7 million – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170621/metra-says-new-lobbyist-contracts-are-worth-the-27-million
— Indiana Congressman’s wife works part-time in $240K job – AP  (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170621/news/306219924/
— Top Illinois debt owners unlikely to sell if bonds cut to junk – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170621/top-illinois-debt-owners-unlikely-to-sell-if-bonds-cut-to-junk

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tribune’s celebrity real estate writer Bob Goldsborough may save Wheaton golf mansion – Dennis Rodkin
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170621/CRED0701/170629956/tribunes-celebrity-real-estate-writer-may-save-wheaton-golf-mansion
— Could this finally spark a budget deal? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170621/BLOGS02/170629945/illinois-road-construction-threat-could-spark-budget-deal
— Is Ford’s China move a threat to Torrance Avenue? – Justin Bachman
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170621/NEWS05/170629942/is-fords-china-move-a-threat-to-torrance-avenue
— Biz group pushes for higher minimum wage – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170621/BLOGS02/170629949/biz-group-pushes-for-higher-minimum-wage

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— First day of special session over quickly, no progress – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170621/first-day-of-special-session-over-quickly-no-progress
— Rauner got a little help from Missouri firm in TV address – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170621/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-got-little-help-from-missouri-firm-in-tv-address

 

WMAY
— Little To Show For First Day of Special Session
http://www.wmay.com/2017/06/21/madigan-no-shows-house-floor-the-first-day-of-special-session/

 

WAND TV
— Nothing accomplished on first day of Special Session – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35720430/nothing-accomplished-on-first-day-of-special-session

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republican state lawmakers call out House Democrats – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/republican-state-lawmakers-call-out-house-democrats-06-22-2017

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign council extends video-gambling moratorium till Jan. 23 – Natalie Wickman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-06-21/champaign-council-extends-video-gambling-moratorium-till-jan-23.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove resident blames neighboring ‘eyesore’ for inability to sell home – BOB RAKOW  (DIERSEN: How many eyesore properties are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  On who/what do the owners of those properties blame their problems?)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/25/downers-grove-resident-blames-neighboring-eyesore-for-inability-to-sell-home/awt0bld/

 

DARIEN PATCH
— DuPage County Circuit Court Seeks New Judge  The 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois in DuPage County is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy for an Associate Judge position – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/dupage-county-circuit-court-seeks-new-judge

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Projection: Chicago’s police pension fund will be broke in 2021
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511130434-projection-chicago-s-police-pension-fund-will-be-broke-in-2021

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Durkin tells Dems they need GOP to pass budget in ‘overtime’ – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511130810-durkin-tells-dems-they-need-gop-to-pass-budget-in-overtime

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Champaign: Ban on new video gambling licenses extended  License moratorium extended until January – Aaron Eades
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/ban-on-new-video-gambling-licenses-extended/746644805

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Two Questions: Could Illinois File Bankruptcy? Why Vote for Tax-Raising Politicians? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/two-questions-could-illinois-file-bankruptcy-why-vote-for-tax-raising-politicians/

 

GOPUSA
— Miami Uber driver fined $250 for not being able to speak English
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26063

 

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Are 1,000 Seats Behind Republicans – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/06/21/rahm-emanuel-democrats-1000-seats-behind-republicans/

 

CNS NEWS
— Google Pledges $1 Million To Preserve LGBTQ Stonewall Inn Story – Zenny Phuong
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/zenny-phuong/google-pledges-1-million-preserve-lgbtq-stonewall-inn-story

 

DAILY CALLER
— FBI Claims Attempted GOP Assassinations Are ‘Assault’ — NOT Terrorism – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/breaking-fbi-treating-attempted-gop-assassinations-as-assault/
— Spicer: Journalists Want To Become ‘YouTube Stars’ – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that my motives for serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman ARE EVIL and b) that my motives for having served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc. WERE EVIL.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/spicer-journos-want-to-become-youtube-stars-audio/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Net Worth Slips to $2.9 Billion  (DIERSEN: Why isn’t your net worth higher than it is?   My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/US/trump-net-worth-slips/2017/06/21/id/797318/

 

POLITICO
— Scalise improves to ‘fair’ condition, hospital says – RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/21/scalise-improves-to-fair-condition-hospital-says-239807

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Slow start to Illinois session called to solve budget fight – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-lawmakers-hold-special-session-amid-budget-impasse/2017/06/21/f0f2e8cc-5677-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html
— Democrats despondent, Trump emboldened after GOP victory in Georgia special election – Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/06/21/daily-202-democrats-despondent-trump-emboldened-after-gop-victory-in-georgia-special-election/59497f2fe9b69b2fb981ddc6/
— Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions – Shawn Boburg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-seeks-sharp-cuts-to-housing-aid-except-for-program-that-brings-him-millions/2017/06/20/bf1fb2b8-5531-11e7-ba90-f5875b7d1876_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— The Donald Trump hiring crisis means America’s got no talent  From investigations to humiliations, the reputational risk of working for this administration is enormous. – Brian Klaas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/06/21/donald-trumps-hiring-problems-result-his-own-incompetence-brian-klaas-column/102995924/
— Ex-lobbyists swarm Trump administration, despite ‘drain the swamp’ pledge – Fredreka Schouten
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/21/president-donald-trump-lobbyists-hired/416749001/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why the White Worker Theme Is Harmful.”
http://prospect.org/article/why-white-worker-theme-harmful

 

FCW
— VA chief: fast firing authority will improve morale – Adam Mazmanian  (DIERSEN: To improve the morale of their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2017/06/21/shulkin-workforce-firing-power.aspx

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in dividing America.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2017/most_think_america_is_more_divided_since_trump

June 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ill. congressman Quigley introduces ‘COVFEFE Act’ to make social media a presidential record – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ill-congressman-introduces-covfefe-act-to-make-social-media-a-presidential-record/2089035/
— Cook County assessor responds to claims of unfair property values assessment – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/county-assessor-responds-to-claims-of-unfair-property-values-assessment/2089294/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Rep. Quigley Introduces ‘COVFEFE’ Act Aimed at Trump’s Twitter Use – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/quigley-introduces-covfefe-act-trump-twitter-428008373.html

 

CBS2
—  Quigley Introduces ‘COVFEFE’ Act: Tweets Count As Presidential Record
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/12/covfefe-act-twitter/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gaming machine bet collector accused of stealing more than $25,000: Naperville cops – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-gaming-suspect-charged-st-0614-20170612-story.html
— Berrios defends Cook property tax assessments after Tribune reports inequities – Jason Grotto and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/taxdivide/ct-property-tax-berrios-response-20170612-story.html
— Chicago Rep. Quigley introduces ‘COVFEFE Act’ to preserve Trump’s personal tweets – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-quigley-covfefe-act-met-0612-20170612-story.html
— Illinois General Assembly passes legislation initiated by Assessor Berrios to increase tax savings for homeowners and seniors; Bill must now be sent to Governor to be signed into law
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-illinois-general-assembly-passes-legislation-2017-06-12-story.html
— Anger management but no jail for Montana’s Gianforte in body-slam saga – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-montana-gianforte-reporter-assault-20170612-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-muslim-registry-met-20170612-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As small business owners, we know: $15 an hour entirely reasonable – Josh Kulp and Christine Cikowski
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/as-small-business-owners-we-know-15-an-hour-entirely-reasonable/

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD Celebrates Graduation of More Than 100 Veterans
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170612/cod-celebrates-graduation-of-more-than-100-veterans

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Report paints dismal picture of youth joblessness in Chicago
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170612/BLOGS02/170619983/report-paints-dismal-picture-of-youth-joblessness-in-chicago
— Trump tweets should be part of history, says Quigley – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170612/BLOGS02/170619990/trump-tweets-should-be-part-of-history-says-this-congressman

 

CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN
— Gerald A. Cassioppi is looking forward to a year of smooth sailing as the incoming president of the DuPage County Bar Association.
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/06/12/New-DuPage-Bar-president-6-12-17

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— TRAGIC: Niles Village Trustees To Mull Doubling Video Gaming Licenses At Special Meeting Tuesday – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_ca039a98-4fbc-11e7-8796-a3c01d5652ae.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump McCain says “Obama tops Trump in global leadership.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-obama-tops-trump-in-global-leadership/738586588

 

WJBD
— Chuck Schumer mocks Trump cabinet meeting in tweet
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/06/12/chuck-schumer-mocks-trump-cabinet-meeting-in-tweet

 

WSIL TV
— Who loves him more? Trump’s cabinet members gush at meeting – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35644956/who-loves-him-more-trumps-cabinet-members-gush-at-meeting

 

WSIL TV & WAND
— Trump holds cabinet meeting, promises change – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35644956/trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-promises-change
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35644956/trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-promises-change

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Sen. Tim Bivins says he won’t run for re-election – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155705284.html
— Public money used to rehab East St. Louis Township supervisor’s boarding house – GEORGE PAWLACZYK
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article82998487.html
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti discusses relations between Scott AFB, communities – ROBYN L. KIRSCH
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/ofallon-progress/article155757494.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — St. Louis County paid for auditor’s resignation – and silence – Stephen Deere
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-county-paid-for-auditor-s-resignation-and-silence/article_2e47d779-9458-50ef-9d10-ce4492115175.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP faults Chicago Dems for allegedly biased property taxes – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511126001-gop-faults-chicago-dems-for-allegedly-biased-property-taxes
— Hughes calls for ouster of CTU President Karen Lewis – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511126089-hughes-calls-for-ouster-of-ctu-president-karen-lewis
— Cook County: Report reveals property taxes taken from poor far outweigh those from rich – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: Should Illinois residents be required to disclose how much they have paid in property taxes (adjusted for inflation) during the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50+ years?  I have paid property taxes since 1972 and my wife and I have paid property taxes since 1978.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511125631-report-reveals-property-taxes-taken-from-poor-far-outweigh-those-from-rich

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen vents frustration about continuing budget stalemate – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511124821-olsen-vents-frustration-about-continuing-budget-stalemate
— Aurora, Naperville chamber leaders worry for local businesses – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122802-aurora-naperville-chamber-leaders-worry-for-local-businesses

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Abortion foe says bill turns insurance into birth control – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511123731-abortion-foe-says-bill-turns-insurance-into-birth-control

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Taxpayers say ‘reform,’ but lawmakers hear ‘more taxes,’ policy pro says – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511126072-taxpayers-say-reform-but-lawmakers-hear-more-taxes-policy-pro-says

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Suburban Democrats Sell Out To Chicago Machine
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/suburban-democrats-sell-out-to-chicago-machine

 

GOPUSA
— London police take pride in the diversity of the victims of terror
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25620

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeMint joins Convention of States Project – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/12/jim-demint-joins-convention-states-project/

 

FOX NEWS
— Sanders Says Democratic Party Is an ‘Absolute Failure,’ Calls for Takeover
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/11/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-take-over-social-justice-millennials-jobs

 

DAILY CALLER
— Kinzinger Refuses To Say That He Believes President Trump – NICK GIVAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/12/republican-congressman-refuses-to-say-that-he-believes-president-trump-video/

 

BREITBART
— Sex Attacks At Swedish Festivals Have Risen 1000 Percent – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/10/sex-attacks-swedish-festivals-risen-1000-percent/
— Donald Trump Meets with Cabinet: ‘We’re Going to Make the American Dream Come True’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/12/donald-trump-meets-with-cabinet-were-going-to-make-the-american-dream-come-true/
— Ted Cruz Suggests U.S. Military Response to Mexican Cartels – BRANDON DARBY
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/06/12/exclusive-ted-cruz-suggests-u-s-military-response-mexican-cartels/

 

THE BLAZE
— Christian soccer player withdraws as US team is set to wear LGBT pride jerseys – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: What would you do if those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois required/forced you to promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/12/christian-soccer-player-withdraws-as-us-team-is-set-to-wear-lgbt-pride-jerseys/

 

NEWSMAX
— Tancredo: GOP Establishment a Party to the Trump Resistance – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/resist-resistance-GOP-big-agenda/2017/06/12/id/795599/
— Ivanka ‘Blindsided’ by ‘Viciousness’ and ‘Ferocity’ in DC – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ivanka-blindsided-washington-dc/2017/06/12/id/795493/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Barron Trump Is Called a ‘Special Needs Kid’ for Playing With the Most Popular Toy In America – BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/2017/06/896687-barron-trump-called-special-needs-kid-playing-popular-toy-america/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— D.C. and Maryland sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath – Aaron C. Davis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-and-maryland-to-sue-president-trump-alleging-breach-of-constitutional-oath/2017/06/11/0059e1f0-4f19-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html

 

BOND BUYER
— Illinois swap providers agree to lower termination triggers – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/illinois-swap-providers-agree-to-lower-termination-triggers

 

FISCAL TIMES
— Could Illinois Be the First State to Go Bankrupt? – Eric Pianin
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/06/12/Could-Illinois-Be-First-State-Go-Bankrupt

June 10 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A grand opportunity for the ‘education governor’ of Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-grand-opportunity-for-the-education-governor-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/nationalists-take-a-beating-in-britain-and-could-be-in-decline-here/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

June 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, a) all news that is put out by Trump is fake and b) the only news that is not fake, is news that is put out by anti-Trumps.  According to anti-Diersens, a) all news that is put by Diersen is fake and b) the only news that is not fake, is news that is put out by anti-Diersens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/americans-can-see-through-trumps-fake-news-claims/
— Sign the bill, Gov. Rauner, and unload the Thompson Center – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sign-the-bill-gov-rauner-and-unload-the-thompson-center/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: City Water Department emails reveal racial insensitivity, sexism – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: What percent of water department employees are Democrats?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-water-department-scandal-emails-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Thompson Center sale shouldn’t automatically mean demolition – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-thompson-center-kamin-met-0602-2-20170602-column.html
— Press groups urge congressional probe of ‘body slam’ assault on reporter – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want your GOPUSA Illinois Editor to know about, to promote, to attend, and/or to report on their events and/or other activities?  ANSWER: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gianforte-bodyslam-20170603-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A look at where some of those protesting, commune-living ‘hippies’ are today – Jean Murphy  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1967?  I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time mailman for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170603/a-look-at-where-some-of-those-protesting-commune-living-hippies-are-today
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nostalgia reigns supreme this summer as we approach a series of 50th anniversaries of pivotal moments in our history. This summer San Francisco is commemorating the Summer of Love when the hippies arrived in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in 1967. Closer to home the latest version of the Grateful Dead, known as Dead & Company, has concerts scheduled at Wrigley Field on June 30 and July 1, and Navy Pier is hosting “Exhibitionism,” an exhibit of Rolling Stones memorabilia, through July 30. Next year and the years that follow will surely generate remembrances of such major events as the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention, Woodstock and the shootings at Kent State, to name a few. So what has happened to all of the people who were activists and hippies in those days? How have they lived their lives since those tumultuous years?)
— Des Plaines council to vote on settling Muslim bias suit – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/des-plaines-council-to-vote-on-settling-muslim-bias-suit

 

HERALD NEWS
— State Rep. Emily McAsey resigns – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/06/03/state-rep-emily-mcasey-resigns/ae4r4tt/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lacey’s Video Gambling Parlor Robbed
http://herald-review.com/lacey-s-parlor-robbed/article_a99a924a-8736-5f33-835d-938960408dcd.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers OK school funding overhaul amid gridlock – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/02/illinois-lawmakers-ok-school-funding-overhaul-amid-gridlock/arwyldk/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Explain Lack of Budget – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245430#.WTKpNmjyuM8

 

TIMES
— Illinois lawmakers OK plan to ditch landlines, hike 911 fees – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/around-the-state/article_f3145b0c-407d-5800-a2c1-672c08735767.html
— Township merger bill passes: Power to choose doesn’t mean forced change – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-power-to-choose-doesn-t-mean-forced-change/article_038d381a-4108-527a-8d64-e2943b7dd176.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two local state senators — Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington — voted against the measure. But in the House, state Reps. Jerry Long, R-Streator, David Welter, R-Morris, and Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, supported the legislation. Only five other Senators joined Barickman and Rezin in voting no — Republicans Chapin Rose, Neil Anderson, Michael Connelly, Dale Fowler and Chris Nybo also opposed. HB 607 cleared the Senate 43-7-1, and the House vote was 75-34-3, so it’s fair to say there was bipartisan support. But still, as our readership area is represented almost entirely by Republicans, it’s interesting to note when the votes diverge.)

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Living the dream in Illinois; too bad we have to wake up – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20170602/our-view-living-dream-in-illinois-too-bad-we-have-to-wake-up

 

DEEFIELD PATCH
— Deerfield Lawyer And Ex-Medical Pot Czar To Challenge For Rep. Scott Drury’s Seat  Health care attorney Bob Morgan announced he’s running for the 58th District House seat. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/deerfield-lawyer-ex-medical-pot-czar-challenge-rep-scott-drurys-seat

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— CHICAGO, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DRAFT POLICE REFORM DEAL – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170602/AP/306029808

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner Responds to the Failure to Pass a New Budget  The governor also weighed in on bills that are headed to his desk
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-responds-to-the-failure-to-pass-a-new-budget/730427124
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trump-sparked-a-ceo-revolt-heres-why/730196536

 

WILL
— Protesters Return for Rodney Davis’ Office Hours In Champaign – JIM MEADOWS
https://will.illinois.edu/index.php/news/story/protesters-return-for-rodney-davis-office-hours-in-champaign

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE’S PULSE IN SPRINGFIELD – IN BUDGETING, THE PROCESS REALLY DOES MATTER – GRANT WEHRLI
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/06/03/napervilles-pulse-springfield-budgeting-process-really-matter/74445

 

WLL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Republicans say workers’ comp bill hurts those it should protect – Hoang Tran
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511123246-republicans-say-workers-comp-bill-hurts-those-it-should-protect

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS PAY THE FOURTH-HIGHEST WIRELESS TAXES IN THE COUNTRY – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-pay-the-fourth-highest-wireless-taxes-in-the-country/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: No tax increase until there’s local property tax control – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-no-tax-increase-until-there-s-local-property-tax/article_409d72fa-471b-11e7-9ff7-af23f727b820.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois isn’t supposed to buy its own bonds
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/illlinois-isnt-supposed-to-buy-its-own-bonds/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— America’s children being trampled by ‘identity revolution’ – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/06/02/americas-children-being-trampled-by-identity-revolution

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/black-commencement-harvard.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTUTE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be accepted by the Democrats, you have to be anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/politics/white-nationalists-alt-knights-protests-colleges.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/to-truly-resist-trumpism-cities-must-look-within.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-america-leadership-susan-rice.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why a gay law professor is trying to shut down women-only ‘Wonder Woman’ screenings – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/01/why-a-gay-law-professor-is-trying-to-shut-down-women-only-wonder-woman-screenings/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case for Nations  The ‘we’ of the nation-state binds people together, builds an important legacy of social trust and blunts the sharp edges of globalization – Roger Scruton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-for-nations-1496421583

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2017/06/03/tax-woes-of-the-marijuana-business-where-conservatives-lose-their-enthusiasm-for-states-rights/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $619,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/

May 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State memo: Tax bill may not survive constitutional, fed challenges – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-memo-tax-bill-may-not-survive-constitutional-fed-challenges/
— CPS board approves big new borrowing, new chief of purchasing – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-board-approves-big-new-borrowing-new-chief-of-purchasing/
— Reluctant aldermen relax shooting range rules with minor changes – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want members of the following groups to have firearms: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reluctant-aldermen-to-relax-shooting-range-rules-with-minor-changes/
— Attorneys: Ex-House speaker Dennis Hastert seeks lawsuit settlement – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/attorneys-former-house-speaker-seeks-lawsuit-settlement/
— Rules outlined for public participation at Chicago City Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rules-laid-out-for-public-participation-at-city-council-meetings/
(FROM WHEATON CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS: The opportunity to speak to the City Council is provided for those who have a question or comment on an agenda item or a City of Wheaton issue. The City Council appreciates hearing from our residents and your thoughts and questions are valued. The City Council strives to make the best decisions for the City and public input is very helpful. Respect for the duties of the City Council and for the democratic process will be adhered to—in this regard, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly followed. All speakers must address their comments to the Mayor. Comments that are personally condescending will not be permitted. Speakers shall be courteous and should not make statements that are personally disrespectful to members of the City Council. Please use the podium in the center aisle as the proceedings are videotaped. Please announce your name and address before commenting—all public comments are limited to five (5) minutes and each citizen will be permitted to speak only once. Comments related to specific agenda items can be made when the item is discussed. If your matter needs to be discussed in more detail, please attend the City Council’s monthly Coffee with Council Session or present your comments in writing. A member of the public may request that a Consent Agenda item be removed from the Consent Agenda during Citizens to be Heard. The Mayor may ask for a brief explanation of the reason for the request. The item will be removed from the Consent Agenda upon the concurrence of any member of the City Council. If the item is not removed, the member of the public may address the Consent Agenda item during “Citizens to be Heard.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Business leaders to Rauner, Madigan: Let’s make a budget deal or else – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Which “business leaders” dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?  How much clout do they have to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-civic-leaders-illinois-budget-robert-reed-0524-biz-20170524-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 632 Carrier jobs will soon move from Indiana to Mexico – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-carrier-factory-jobs-mexico-trump-20170525-story.html
— Hastert lawyer seeks settlement with sex abuse victim in $3.5M hush-money lawsuit – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-hastert-civil-settlement-talks-st-0524-20170524-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Chicago only major U.S. city to lose population from 2015 to 2016 – Marwa Eltagouri (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-census-met-20170524-story.html 

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE BIG COLOR GRAPHICS: Population decline now reaching into suburbs – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  Those Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who run Wheaton also focus on driving the aforesaid out of suburbs, and especially Republicans like me.  Based on my having lived in a western suburb since 1978, I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170525/population-decline-now-reaching-into-suburbs
— $25 million questions remain as tollway set to again study Route 53 extension – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170525/editorial-25-million-questions-remain-as-tollway-set-to-again-study-route-53-extension
— How Wheaton Park District could help save Loretto mansion – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170524/how-wheaton-park-district-could-help-save-loretto-mansion

 

NBC5
— Addiction Counselors Die From Opioid Overdoses at Pa. Facility  Needles, baggies and cigarettes littered the scene. The counselors each tested positive for heroin and fentanyl. – Alicia Victoria Lozano
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Two-Addiction-Counselors-Die-From-Opioid-Overdoses–424109864.html

 

CLTV
— Senate GOP Leader Radogno: “No Intention” of Voting for Senate Plan in Current Form – JORDAN MUCK
http://cltv.com/2017/05/24/senate-gop-leader-radogno-no-intention-of-voting-for-senate-plan-in-current-form/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— We’re counting on Tribune’s publisher to save Chicago journalism – Patrick Reardon  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and other news outlets act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/OPINION/170529969
— Chicago loses population for the third year in a row – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  Those Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who run Wheaton also focus on driving the aforesaid out of Wheaton, and especially Republicans like me.  Based on my having lived in Wheaton since 1978, I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/BLOGS02/170529934

 

WTTW
— Illinois Budget Now in Madigan’s Court – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/24/illinois-budget-now-madigan-s-court

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Racist Flyers Urge Black Chicagoans To Help Deport Latino Neighbors.”
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170524/englewood/racist-flyers-urge-black-chicagoans-help-deport-latino-neighbors
— America’s Shrinking City: Chicago’s Population Decline Continued In 2016 – Tanveer Ali and Peter Jones  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out Chicago that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  Those Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who run Wheaton also focus on driving the aforesaid out of Wheaton, and especially me.  Based on my having lived in Wheaton since 1978, I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170525/south-loop/chicago-population-decrease-black-population-census

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate Democrats take action; situation still tense – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170524/bernard-schoenburg-senate-democrats-take-action-situation-still-tense
— Trump budget draws different Illinois reviews – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170524/trump-budget-draws-different-illinois-reviews

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Senate Dems back tax hikes – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-25/senate-dems-back-tax-hikes.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump praises Duterte’s deadly drug war in leaked transcript  Phone conversation took place April 29 – JOSHUA BERLINGER AND ELISE LABOTT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-praises-dutertes-deadly-drug-war-in-leaked-transcript/720812663
— HUD secretary Ben Carson: Poverty is largely ‘a state of mind’  Retired neurosurgeon gives radio interview – SABA HAMEDY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/hud-secretary-ben-carson-poverty-is-largely-a-state-of-mind/721301365

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Local legislators blast Trump plan – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/local-legislators-blast-trump-plan/article_d38d47ea-dd42-526c-92ea-2dc1eefe9811.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Counties Team Up to Make Jury Pools More Diverse – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois.  One could argue that members of the following groups in Illinois cannot get a fair trial in Illinois because Democrats have so viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-counties-team-make-jury-pools-more-diverse#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Legislation requiring cost estimate on new state mandates heads to Gov. Rauner – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/legislation-requiring-cost-estimate-on-new-state-mandates-heads-to/article_c4fb41fc-40af-11e7-a37d-9fb8db6aad63.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner denies alleged ties to Proft papers  Denies knowledge of controversial, privately-funded newspaper organization – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/rauner-denies-alleged-ties-to-proft-papers/721247660
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite donating $2.5 million to Liberty Principles PAC, Governor Bruce Rauner denies he has any knowledge of a controversial, privately-funded newspaper organization run by the same political operative. Dan Proft is a conservative radio talk show host who runs the Liberty Principles super PAC. Proft also launched a private news publishing group, which is not required to disclose it’s donor or “investor” list. Last week, Democrats accused Proft’s ‘Local Government Information Services’ of spreading “fake news” in an alleged plot to sabotage the effort to alter the education funding formula. They claimed without providing any evidence that the erroneous, outdated information published in these papers was planted by the Rauner administration.)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections asked to do their job – Rule on complaint against Frank Mautino campaign – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/state-board-of-elections-asked-to-do-their-job-rule-on-complaint-against-frank-mautino-campaign/
— Bill introduced to change Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act after DuPage official outed – John Kraft  (DIERSEN: The GAO manager who took the lead in wasting my GAO career and in getting rid of me boasted that he got Congress to change a law because of me. I got full-time federal service credit while I worked only part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. Because he was so furious about that, he got Congress to change the law so that part-time federal work is now prorated. If I had not been grandfathered in, that law change would have cost me about 1 1/2 years of federal service credit.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/bill-introduced-to-change-public-officer-prohibited-activities-act-after-dupage-official-outed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like previous violations of law by public officials in DuPage and other counties, instead of following the law, they simply get the law changed – which is their right to try and accomplish, but it sets a bad precedent for Illinois public officials – one that essentially breeds corruption by demonstrating that laws do not matter. Previous changes have been to pass a Bill concerning the election code, and backdate its effective date to allow extended times for publication of referendum. Another was to change the township code to authorize giving away mulch and delivering it onto private property. And changing the way drug funds must be utilized, after writing about a rogue State’s Attorney who chose to spend it outside what the current law allowed. If this is what we have come to in Illinois, someone should tell us exactly which laws are to be followed, and which ones can be safely ignored. Anything short of that, “Break the Law Change the Law” will become our State motto.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Anti-Baby Forces Lie, Spin and Attack to Kill More Babies – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/voice-your-support-for-defenders-of-life/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES OPT OUT OF PAID TIME OFF, MINIMUM WAGE HIKE MANDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/41-cook-county-municipalities-opt-out-of-paid-time-off-minimum-wage-hike-mandates.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After years of ginning up pension envy, BGA finally clears the air
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/after-years-of-ginning-up-pension-envy-bga-finally-clears-the-air/
— An anti-Rauner says “Rauner gets deer in the headlights look after Proft question.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/rauner-gets-deer-in-the-headlights-look-after-proft-question/
— Fingers point over continued Chicago population loss  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/fingers-point-over-continued-chicago-population-loss/

 

NATIONAL FAMILIES IN ACTION
— What Will Legal Marijuana Cost Employers?
http://www.nationalfamilies.org/reports/What_Will_Legal_Marijuana_Cost_Employers–Complete.pdf

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives: It’s Immoral To Put That Much Debt On Other People’s Backs
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-its-immoral-to-put-that-much-debt-on-other-peoples-backs

 

GOPUSA
— Minneapolis mayor speaks at mosque to reassure Muslims she stands with them  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries DO NOT STAND WITH YOU?  The following DO NOT STAND WITH ME: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24879
— Aggressive Guardian reporter alleges he was body slammed by GOP candidate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24888
— Late-Night Trump Hatred vs. Primetime News
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24906

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GREAT MOMENTS IN FAKE NEWS ‘JOURNALISM’ – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only glorify and praise the Democrat news media and pander to the Democrat news media, they act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat news media.  My critics/opponents focus on destroying me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/great-moments-in-fake-news-journalism/

 

THE BLAZE
— Advertisers are starting to drop Sean Hannity – here’s why – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I do not need or want advertisers. All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and to send them out comes from me. But if I did have advertisers, my critics/opponents would destroy them.  My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/24/advertisers-are-starting-to-drop-sean-hannity-heres-why/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News host Sean Hannity began losing sponsors Wednesday over the controversy from his coverage of a conspiracy theory involving the death of a DNC staffer Seth Rich. Hannity blamed left-wing media activists who were targeting his advertisers over the sensationalistic story. According to Buzzfeed News, who had a reporter contact each of Hannity’s advertisers, Cars.com was the first sponsor to drop Hannity.)

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN’s Byers: Conservative ‘Anti-Media Rhetoric,’ ‘Incivility’ Caused Montana Incident – Curtis Houck
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/05/25/cnns-byers-conservative-anti-media-rhetoric-incivility-caused

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘I’m Sick And Tired Of You Guys’: GOP Candidate Allegedly Punches And Choke Slams Reporter – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/24/reporter-claims-he-was-body-slammed-by-gop-candidate-audio/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Europe’s denial of Islamic terrorism threat perplexes security specialists – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/23/manchester-bombing-reveals-europes-denial-of-islam/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MUSLIMS INVADE U.S. ‘IN THE NAME OF ALLAH’ Americans collecting big cash from feds to help with ‘migrant’ influx – GREG COROMBOS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/muslims-invade-u-s-in-the-name-of-allah/

 

POLITICO
— White House tries to avoid ‘paralysis’ amid investigation – JOSH DAWSEY, ALEX ISENSTADT and ELIANA JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Constructively, all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors had me under investigation.  Nevertheless, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/25/russia-white-house-staff-238802
— Trump ditches his feud in gracious visit with the pope – LOUIS NELSON and GIADA ZAMPANO  (DIERSEN: The term “feud” hints/implies/argues/shouts that the parties have equal power.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  What do you say those who say that I have a “feud” with my critics/opponents, that is, that I have equal power with them?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/24/trump-meets-with-pope-francis-238752

 

AOL NEWS
— Chicago’s “March on McDonald’s” takes aim at “the Donald Trump of employers” – ERIC LUTZ
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/05/24/chicagos-march-on-mcdonalds-takes-aim-at-the-donald-trump-o/22107382/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, YOU ARE A DISCRIMINATOR IF YOU DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/us/politics/betsy-devos-refuses-to-rule-out-giving-funds-to-schools-that-discriminate.html
— Fox News Pushes Back Against Claim It Tried to Silence Ex-Host – NIRAJ CHOKSHI  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book or should I file lawsuits against those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on silencing me?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/business/media/fox-news-sexual-harassment-lawsuit.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: All It Takes Is a Story and Someone to Believe It – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who immediately believe anything and everything that is negative that is said or written about me. They immediately believe anything and everything that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say or write about me.  Because of that, they are filled with hatred against me. How should I deal with that?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/business/media/seth-rich-fox-news-sean-hannity.html

 

DENVER POST
— Study finds signs of brain changes in pot smokers – AP  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot and/or b) they want to smoke pot legally.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/15/study-finds-signs-of-brain-changes-in-pot-smokers/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Leads Efforts to Pass State Laws It Says Protect Free Speech  Moves follows high-profile demonstrations against conservative speakers – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despised if not hated those who spoke at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events while I was its chairman 2005-2012.  Then again, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate just about everyone and everything.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-leads-efforts-to-pass-state-laws-it-says-protect-free-speech-1495633943

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Toxic Budget Is a Cheap Win With the Right People  “We know the president’s budget isn’t going to be passed as it is.” – Peter Coy  (DIERSEN: Of course, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that hate federal employees and hate federal retirees are overjoyed about anything that harms federal employees and/or federal retirees.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are the most filled with hatred of federal employees and of federal retirees?  On what do they base their hatred?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-25/trump-s-toxic-budget-is-a-cheap-win-with-the-right-people

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— 17% of Americans Are at Risk of ‘Unaffordable’ Insurance Under GOP Healthcare Bill – Elizabeth O’Brien  (DIERSEN: Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I have subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life.  We pay only $5,763/year for coverage that others would have to pay $23,051/year for.  Obviously, to get that $17,288/year subsidy, we have to pay $5,763/year.)
http://time.com/money/4792626/cbo-how-many-left-uninsured/
— Financial independence ‘a hell of a lot easier if you target a basic lifestyle’ – Paul Clitheroe (DIERSEN: Since we got married in 1978, my wife and I have a) tried to limit our spending as though only one of us had income and b) tried to save the most we can for our retirement.  My critics/opponents stress that we would have far less money today if I had not avoided the draft and if we a) had children, b) had adopted, and/or c) had become foster parents.  My critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
http://moneymag.com.au/paul-clitheroe-financial-independence/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s firm GTCR losing millions of dollars for Illinois
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/05/25/rauners-gtcr-losing-millions-for-illinois/