April 25 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion bill clears Illinois House despite Rauner vow to veto – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-clears-illinois-house-despite-rauner-vow-to-veto/
— Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city funding – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/us-judge-blocks-trump-order-to-cut-funding-to-sanctuary-cities/amp/
— Emanuel says Rauner’s word no good — on abortion, budget, energy – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-says-rauners-word-no-good-on-abortion-budget-energy/
— Cullerton will seek re-election, urges gov to start budget talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-will-seek-re-election-urges-gov-to-start-budget-talks/
— Democrats pull trigger on abortion, now Rauner has target on back – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-clears-illinois-house-despite-rauner-vow-to-veto/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps harass Roskam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are-peter-roskam/
— Money woes for Illinois schools turn allies into foes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/money-woes-for-illinois-schools-turn-allies-into-foes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House advances controversial abortion proposal – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-law-rauner-democrats-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Cullerton: Illinois Senate will vote on stopgap budget Rauner opposes – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-president-john-cullerton-2018-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Federal judge blocks Trump order to withhold sanctuary city money – Sudhin Thanawala
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-judge-blocks-order-sanctuary-money-20170425-story.html
— Sorry, Trump voters, you got scammed. You’re never getting your wall. – Paul Waldman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-mexico-border-wall-scam-20170425-story.html
— Women’s March on Springfield
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-womens-march-on-springfield-photos-20170425-photogallery.html
— Call it Denny Hastert’s legacy: End the statute of limitations on sex abuse crimes – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sexual-abuse-statute-limitations-hastert-edit-20170425-story.html
— Illinois Democrats turn up heat on Rauner with bill that would expand taxpayer-funded abortions – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-law-rauner-democrats-met-0426-20170425-story.html
— Bill would identify Illinois lawmakers who fail to file tax returns – Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-workers-late-tax-returns-bill-met-20170425-story.html
— Trump can climb down from the wall. He’s already succeeding without it. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-mexico-wall-budget-edit-0426-20170425-story.html
— GOP drops border wall demands as spending talks advance  GOP drops border wall demands as spending talks advance – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-border-wall-demands-spending-bill-20170425-story.html
— Trump races to show victories as 100-day mark nears – Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-100-days-20170425-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “hail second Trump loss on border control.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170425/NEWS02/170429915/trumps-sanctuary-cities-order-blocked-by-federal-judge
— As women rally in Springfield, Rauner tours beer nut factory – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170425/BLOGS02/170429921/as-women-rally-in-springfield-rauner-tours-beer-nut-factory

 

ABC7
— JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ORDER TO CUT SANCTUARY CITY FUNDING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-order-to-cut-sanctuary-city-funding/1916162/
— ILLINOIS HOUSE APPROVES PUBLIC FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-approves-public-funding-for-abortions/1916140/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Praises Judge’s Decision to Block Trump Order on Sanctuary City Funding – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-sanctuary-cities-420424474.html
— Bill to Expand Abortion Coverage Passes Illinois House  House Bill 40 will now head to the Senate for consideration, despite Gov. Bruce Rauner’s pledge to veto the measure – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmaker-seeks-abortion-bill-vote-as-women-march-on-capitol–420385633.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Gather In Springfield To Promote Abortion
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/25/activists-gather-in-springfield-to-protect-abortion-rights/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democratic Illinois House OKs public funding for abortions – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250549798-story

 

WGN TV
— Man arrested in Illinois Prairie Path attack
http://wgntv.com/2017/04/25/man-arrested-in-illinois-prairie-path-attack/

 

WLS AM
— Emanuel on the Attack Against Rauner in Budget Battle – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/04/25/emanuel-on-the-attack-against-rauner-in-budget-battle/
— Congressman Roskam hopes for no government shutdown – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/04/25/congressman-roskam-hopes-for-no-government-shutdown/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Women’s march rally continues around Capitol – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/womens-march-rally-continues-around-capitol
— Illinois House narrowly OKs abortion-rights bill – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/illinois-house-narrowly-oks-abortion-rights-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Trump approval even worse with millennials  48 percent align with Democratic Party – ELISSA NUNEZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-trump-approval-even-worse-with-millennials/699429302

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Real estate broker Muzammil “Matt” Kader Lashkariya chosen as 50th Ward GOP committeeman – Matt Smith
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511108169-real-estate-broker-chosen-as-50th-ward-gop-committeeman

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Rauner’s campaign flush with cash, if not contributors
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511108201-rauner-s-campaign-flush-with-cash-if-not-contributors

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives mocks bill: Wants out of Illinois? It’ll cost you – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511107905-ives-mocks-bill-wants-out-of-illinois-it-ll-cost-you

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO ALDERMEN PROPOSE $33 PER EMPLOYEE ‘HEAD TAX’ ON CITY EMPLOYERS – Chris Lentino  (DIERSEN: I worked in Chicago during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermen-propose-33-per-employee-head-tax-on-city-employers/
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASSED 938 BILLS THAT BECAME LAW FROM 2015 TO 2017 – JUST 3% HAD A PRICE TAG – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws and regulations have cost American taxpayers many trillions of dollars.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-passed-938-bills-that-became-law-from-2015-to-2017-just-3-had-a-price-tag/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino implicated by Federal Special Master Report to the Federal Courts – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/auditor-general-frank-mautino-implicated-by-federal-special-master-report-to-the-federal-courts/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Shadowy Extremist Group Behind the Anti-Trump Riots – Edmund Kozak
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/the-shadowy-extremist-group-behind-the-anti-trump-riots/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— The Publius Forum Top 100 Conservative Websites – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Critics/opponents of GOPUSA and of GOPUSA ILLINOIS hint/imply/argue/shout that the websites have little or “original content.” I should write a book about how websites unethically make work that others have done look like it was their work.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/04/24/publius-forum-top-100-conservative-websites/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Limbaugh Is ‘Not Happy’ About Trump ‘Caving’ On Border Wall – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/limbaugh-is-not-happy-about-trump-caving-on-border-wall/
— Conservative White House Gathering Leaves Some Jeering, Others Cheering – Betsy Rothstein
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/conservative-white-house-gathering-leaves-some-jeering-others-cheering/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago nearing 1,000 gunshot victims this year
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23422
— SF: BART Passengers Unprotected from Mob of Attackers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23444

 

BREITBART
— Speaker Paul Ryan’s Approval Rating Plummets as He Fails to Deliver for President Trump – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/25/speaker-paul-ryans-approval-rating-plummets-fails-deliver-president-trump/

 

THE BLAZE
— The number of millennials living with their parents is on a shocking rise – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.  I accepted the first and only job offer that received because my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother and brother needed financial support, and I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment.  I started working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in August of 1970.  I lived with my mother and brother in Crete until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/24/the-number-of-millennials-living-with-their-parents-is-on-a-shocking-rise/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Report: Ivy League Schools Did Not Disclose $246 Million in Taxpayer Funding, Violating Law  Senators ask watchdog to investigate –  Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: I have four college degrees, but my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of my degrees are from Ivy League schools.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-ivy-league-schools-not-disclose-246-million-taxpayer-funding-violating-law/

 

POLITICO
— The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think  We crunched the data on where journalists work and how fast it’s changing. The results should worry you. – JACK SHAFER and TUCKER DOHERTY
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/25/media-bubble-real-journalism-jobs-east-coast-215048

 

WASHINGTON POST
— UC-Berkeley readies police as Ann Coulter plans to speak in public plaza on campus – Susan Svrluga and William Wan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being nasty, crude, rude, disgusting, vile, vicious, violent, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/25/uc-berkeley-readies-police-as-ann-coulter-plans-to-speak-in-public-plaza-on-campus/
— Trump is caving on border wall funding after showing his base that he tried – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/04/25/daily-202-trump-is-caving-on-border-wall-funding-after-showing-his-base-that-he-tried/58fea413e9b69b3a72331ec4/
— Federal employee pay, benefits ahead of private sector on average, CBO concludes – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/25/federal-employee-pay-benefits-ahead-of-private-sector-on-average-cbo-concludes/

 

FORBES
— Why Are So Many Millennials Become Tamprenuers? – Larissa Faw  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larissafaw/2017/04/25/why-are-so-many-millennials-become-tamprenuers/#1b6aff8b626e

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Chief of Staff Blames Democrats for Record-Slow Hiring Pace – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/04/trump-chief-staff-blames-democrats-record-slow-hiring-pace/137258/

 

BBC
— Take time to find a job, students urged – Katherine Sellgren (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.  I accepted the first and only job offer that received because my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother and brother needed financial support, and I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment.  I started working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in August of 1970.)
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-39704603

 

DAILY MAIL
— White House invites conservative journalists to private Trump meeting and makes them hand over their cell phones – NIKKI SCHWAB
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4444656/Right-wing-scribes-told-meeting-quote-Trump.html

April 24 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) Suggests Fund Sweeps To Bail Out CPS, Avoid Early Closing
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/24/state-rep-la-shawn-ford-fund-sweeps-chicago-public-schools/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ease the rules on gun ranges: Chicago aldermen, stop fighting federal judges – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-gun-ranges-rules-edit-0425-20170424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for Aurora City Council to act on immigrant rights.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-rally-st-0425-20170424-story.html
— The real O’Reilly factor — boorish entitlement — endures – Mary Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-O’Reilly make it clear that they are also 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/opinion/commentary/ct-bill-oreilly-factor-sexist-20170424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A better way to make sure voters know what’s on the ballot – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-better-way-to-make-sure-voters-know-whats-on-the-ballot/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AG Madigan protests Trump’s student loan move – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170424/BLOGS02/170429937/lisa-madigan-protests-trumps-student-loan-move

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers return from spring break; ‘bargain’ remains unresolved – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-from-spring-break-bargain-remains-unresolved

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois farmers welcome ag secretary confirmation – TONY REID
http://herald-review.com/business/agriculture/central-illinois-farmers-welcome-ag-secretary-confirmation/article_75b0e390-b422-5408-bf78-639e6653be77.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois tech chief’s memberships cost $208K – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article146489534.html

 

KWQC
— Illinois Lt. Governor tours Robert Young Center in Rock island
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Lt-Governor-tours-Robert-Young-Center-in-Rock-island-420283614.html

 

COLUNBIA CHRONICLE
— Illinois lawmakers say recreational weed could fix state budget – Jackie Murray  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_062192ac-26e4-11e7-8d11-b3b9184c287d.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners and want-to-be stoners promote pot.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2017/04/illinois-is-ready-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ST. REP. BATINICK SETS DOWN FOOT: BUDGET BILLS OR FORGET MY VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/st-rep-batinick-sets-down-foot-budget-bills-or-forget-my-vote.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MEETING PROTESTERS TALKING “RESISTANCE” IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/wheres-weyermuller-meeting-protesters-talking-resistance-in-chicago-.html
— IMMIGRATION GROUP RELEASES VIDEO COUNSELING ILLEGAL FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/immigration-group-releases-video-counseling-illegal-families-about-their-rights.html
— DOJ THREATENS CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY WITH LOSING $2B IN CRIME FIGHTING FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/doj-threatens-chicago-cook-county-with-losing-2-b-in-crime-assistance-funds.html
— RAUNER AND BUDS ROCK WITH ALICE COOPER IN SPRINGFIELD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/rauner-and-buds-rock-with-alice-cooper-in-springfield.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Caption contest!  From left, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Alice Cooper
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/24/caption-contest-338/

 

FOX NEWS
— Citing Racial Strife, Students at Wealthy Colleges Demand Reparations – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/citing-racial-strife-students-wealthy-colleges-demand-reparations

 

GOPUSA
— Despite Reports, Fmr Fox Guest Now Claims She Was Never Sexually Harassed by Sean Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23403

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why The Rich Need Racism: Prejudice As Social Control  Why do white people need racism? The short version would be this: because it’s useful. – Steven Singer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-the-rich-need-racists-prejudice-as-social-control_us_58fe4b1ee4b0f02c3870ed48

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Is Holding On to His Base — But He’s Losing Nearly Everyone Else – CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY and CARRIE DANN
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-holding-his-base-he-s-losing-nearly-everyone-else-n750071

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Speaker Paul Ryan, Congress Overall Is Growing, Poll Finds  Nearly three-quarters disapprove of Congress’s job performance, up 12 points since February – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-dissatisfaction-with-speaker-paul-ryan-congress-overall-is-growing-poll-finds-1493067612
— Trump Wants Tax Plan to Cut Corporate Rate to 15%  President tells staff he wants to prioritize reductions over deficit concerns – Michael C. Bender,  Richard Rubin and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wants-tax-plan-to-cut-corporate-rate-to-15-1493057898

 

WSAU
— UC Berkeley sued over Ann Coulter’s planned visit – Reuters
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2017/apr/24/uc-berkeley-sued-over-ann-coulters-planned-visit/

April 24 Morning Edition

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: REAL GOP ILLINOIS has absolutely no connection with Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and his website at
www.gopillinois.com  SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely for Bernard Schoenburg’s article titled “Will ‘Real GOP of Illinois’ stand up? Unlikely.”
http://realgopillinois.com/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say that Rauner’s “Balanced budget without tax hike” fundraising pitch is “improbable.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-campaign-budget-no-tax-hike-story.html
— How will you pay for college? – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? For me, it came from money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-how-will-you-pay-for-college-20170418-story.html
— How our health care system falls short compared with those in other countries – Lauren Marks  (DIERSEN: What about the many millions who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally to take advantage of America’s health care system?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cheaper-health-care-costs-america-abroad-perspec-0424-md-20170421-story.html
— Mayor’s use of village gas for personal car fuels debate in Shorewood – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-shorewood-mayor-gas-20170423-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also 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/columnists/glanton/ct-sanctuary-city-chicago-glanton-20170422-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Border wall plan ignores those who arrive on visas, stay – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/987211/border-plan-overlooks-driver-of-illegal-immigration-visas.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Mental muscle  Successful people don’t do these things – Amy Morin
https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/13-things-mentally-strong-people-dont-do.html

 

CHICAGO SUIN-TIMES
— Obama talks about violence with young men on Chicago’s South Side – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: How much time have you spent in Chicago’s South side?  In 1973, I worked for IRS’s Collection Division in its office at 63rd and Halsted.  While I was working in that office, my 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen out of the office’s parking lot.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-hosts-dinner-in-chicago-for-obama-center/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Alderman: No reservations about reporting firm’s job offers – Dan Mihalopoulos  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage big time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-clout-rich-janitor-firm-accused-of-job-offer-mess/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a report released Monday, Inspector General Joe Ferguson leveled the patronage accusation against an unnamed contractor, and he called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration to prohibit the company from doing business with the city, saying it broke city rules and violated its contract with the Chicago’ Aviation Department.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg murder suspect’s prior crimes deportable under new Trump policy – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170422/schaumburg-murder-suspectx2019s-prior-crimes-deportable-under-new-trump-policy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Munoz’s biggest challenge at United: fixing a ‘toxic culture’ – JOHN PLETZ  (DIERSEN: What is/was the culture where you work/worked?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the culture was toxic for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE01/170429952
— Meet the rebuilders of the Chicago Southland – Dennis Rodkin (DIERSEN: How much time have you spent in the Chicago Southland? I spend 28 years there 1948-1976. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976.  I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Harvey 1972-1973, Joliet 1973-1974, Park Forest 1966-1969, and Chicago at 63rd and Halsted in 1973.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE01/170429960
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/rebuilders

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois is heading for financial disaster — fast – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170423/our-view-illinois-is-heading-for-financial-disaster—fast

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers return from spring break; ‘bargain’ remains unresolved – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-from-spring-break-bargain-remains-unresolved

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 5 Benefits of Delaying Retirement – Christy Bieber  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the negatives of being forced to take early retirement.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/benefits-of-delaying-retirement/article_bedaa041-12f5-554d-afac-0a9fb6dd89f9.html

 

KBIA
— Illinois Democrats guard district-drawing privileges – JASON ROSENBAUM
http://kbia.org/post/trail-illinois-democrats-guard-district-drawing-privileges#stream/0

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— TOP 10 KANE COUNTY TAXPAYERS — WHO’S ON THIS YEAR’S LIST?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/top-10-kane-county-taxpayers-whos-on-this-years-list/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Mautino investigation: Who is Joe? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/who-is-joe/
— Mautino investigation: Who’s Harry? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/whos-harry/
— Mautino investigation: Cashed Checks? Loan Payments? Fraudulent reporting? Do the Federal authorities know the truth? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/cashed-checks-loan-payments-fraudulent-reporting-do-the-federal-authorities-know-the-truth/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 10 Reasons to Reject the Equal Rights Amendment – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/10-reasons-reject-equal-rights-amendment/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARCHING SCIENTISTS ARE “AN EMBARRASSMENT,” HEARTLAND INSTITUTE PHD SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/marching-scientists-are-an-embarrassment-heartland-institute-phd-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The business case for legalizing pot (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/24/the-business-case-for-legalizing-pot/

 

GOPUSA
— Jesse Jackson Consoled Shattered Democrats with ‘Healing Time’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23395

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Opening Months Are A Mixed Bag When It Comes To Immigration – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/trumps-opening-months-are-a-mixed-bag-when-it-comes-to-immigration/
— Dick Durbin, Tom Perez To 28 Percent Of Dems Who Oppose Abortion: Get In Line Or Get Out – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” elected officials, party leaders, and major donors in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County and in Illinois who have for decades focused on destroying those like me who oppose abortion. Needless-to-say, the aforesaid have done tremendous damage to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/dick-durbin-tom-perez-to-28-percent-of-dems-who-oppose-abortion-get-in-line-or-get-out/

 

THE BLAZE
— “LET ME BE CLEAR”: Sean Hannity’s stern response to sexual harassment allegation – Mike Opelka  (DIERSEN: My history of filing lawsuits discourages slander and libel by my critics/opponents. Because of that, they have their operatives and their dupes who have severe financial, health, and other problems slander and libel me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/23/let-me-be-clear-sean-hannitys-stern-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegation/
(FROM THE ARTICE: My patience with this individual is over. I have retained a team of some of the finest and toughest lawyers in the country who are now in the process of laying out the legal course of action we will be taking against this individual. In this fiercely divided & vindictive political climate, I will no longer allow slander and lies about me to go unchallenged, as I see a coordinated effort afoot to now silence those with conservative views. I will fight every single lie about me by all legal means available to me as an American.”)
— New poll shows utterly demoralizing news for Democrats and Clinton supporters – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/23/new-poll-shows-utterly-demoralizing-news-for-democrats-and-clinton-supporters/

 

THE HILL
— The truth about crime, illegal immigrants and sanctuary cities – RON MARTINELLI
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/329589-the-truth-about-crime-illegal-immigrants-and-sanctuary-cities

 

CNBC
— Facebook doesn’t want to be the ‘arbiter of the truth’, top exec Sheryl Sandberg says, amid fake news criticism – Arjun Kharpal
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/24/facebook-fake-news-sheryl-sanberg.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Machismo Is Entrenched, Focus Moves to the Trenches – PAULINA VILLEGAS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-Americans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those who do not glorify and praise and pander to Mexico and its citizens. They talk and act like they are paid agents for Mexican drug lords.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/world/americas/where-machismo-is-entrenched-focus-moves-to-the-trenches.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Machismo has long been widespread in Mexican society. Male entitlement — reflected in telenovelas, movies, work settings, families and romantic relationships — has been tolerated, even celebrated. But times are changing for the Mexican macho man, or “machista.” Soaring crime rates against women in recent years, and a strengthening women’s rights movement, have forced Mexicans to begin addressing machismo and the harm it does through sexism, misogyny and violence. The effort got a boost on International Women’s Day last month, when President Enrique Peña Nieto called on Mexico “to launch a frontal assault against all expressions of machismo.” He urged the eradication of “a deeply rooted machista culture,” one that “ultimately and truly generates violence against women.” While women’s rights advocates view the public acknowledgment of the problem — as well as some political and legislative gains for women — as a good start, they are skeptical about societal change. They say that can happen only by confronting the entrenched ideas fueling machismo.)
— Resilience of the Resistance – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are confident that they will succeed in destroying not only Trump and his supporters, but that they will also succeed in destroying all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is a major reason why members of the aforesaid groups have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/opinion/resilience-of-the-resistance-donald-trump.html
— Alisyn Camerota Accuses Roger Ailes of Harassment at Fox News – LIAM STACK  (DIERSEN: I led a group that succeeded in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton other western suburbs in 2002.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/alisyn-camerota-accuses-roger-ailes-of-harassment-at-fox-news.html
— With Bill O’Reilly Out, Fox Rivals See a Chance to Move In – JOHN KOBLIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/media/with-bill-oreilly-out-fox-rivals-see-a-chance-to-move-in.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE:  Advocate For Press Isn’t Fazed By Trump – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are confident that they will succeed in destroying not only Trump and his supporters, but that they will also succeed in destroying all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is a major reason why members of the aforesaid groups have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/business/media/floyd-abrams-sees-trumps-anti-media-tweets-as-double-edged-swords.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and his aides take hard line on border wall, as threat of government shutdown looms – Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/23/white-house-budget-director-takes-hard-line-on-border-wall-as-threat-of-government-shutdown-looms/
— Showdown looms as Trump demands funding for wall on U.S.-Mexico border – Kelsey Snell and Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/showdown-looms-as-trump-demands-funding-for-wall-on-us-mexico-border/2017/04/23/5e0a2840-276a-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/by-trashing-mexico-trump-hurts-the-u-s-1492983840
— The Mental Mistakes We Make With Retirement Spending  The same mind-set that works so well when people are building their nest egg can damage their quality of life in retirement – Meir Statman  (DIERSEN: How old are you and how many years do you have left?  I am 68 and according to Social Security, I have only 17 years left.  How big is your retirement nest egg?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my wife and I have a big retirement nest egg a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I have always been overpaid, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and f) because Civil Service Retirement System pensions are too generous.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mental-mistakes-we-make-with-retirement-spending-1492999921
— The Delicate Question of Sharing Medical Information With Adult Children – Lisa Ward  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 years old and I was 21 years old.  Notwithstanding that, Firestone Stores hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile offered me a job in 1971, IRS hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.  Of course, my father’s health problems were a major reason for employers to not hire me, to not retain me, to not promote me, and to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-delicate-question-of-sharing-medical-information-with-adult-children-1493003221
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When ‘Enough’ Doesn’t Have to Mean ‘More’  In retirement, I’ve learned to be happy with what I have. – Robbie Shell  (DIERSEN: I have a lot less money because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  I have not learned to be happy with that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-enough-doesnt-have-to-mean-more-1492999680
— Is There Really a Retirement-Savings Crisis?  Two experts look at the same data—and come to very different conclusions – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-there-really-a-retirement-savings-crisis-1492999861

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Fearless Girl’ artist shirks spotlight – Margie Fishman  (DIERSEN: The Fearless Girl promotes hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/04/21/fearless-girl-artist-shirks-spotlight/100746236/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Should the definition of infertility be more inclusive? – Mary Bowerman, Ashley May and Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/22/same-sex-couples-covered-infertility-insurance/100644092/
— Adoption proves no less exhausting for couple who tried it all – Ashley May  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/22/adoption-proves-no-less-exhausting-couple-who-tried-all/100469306/

 

KQED
— Meet the Republican John Cox Who Wants to Be California’s Next Governor – Scott Shafer
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/04/24/meet-the-republican-who-wants-to-be-californias-next-governor/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Day Fox News Blacklisted Me  Seven years ago, a Fox News PR person wanted me to write a certain kind of piece. I didn’t—and funny coincidence, I didn’t appear on their air for a long time after. – Matt Lewis
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/24/no-i-wasn-t-sexually-harassed-but-fox-news-did-blacklist-me.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Mexico will ‘eventually’ pay for the border wall ‘in some form’ Trump pledges – as he bashes Democrats for not wanting to pay for his campaign promise as government shutdown looms – NIKKI SCHWAB  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose the border wall?  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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437590/Mexico-eventually-pay-border-wall-Trump-says.html

April 23 Evening Edition

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage voter registrations don’t add up, group alleges – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: Are you a DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 1999?  If so, how much deadwood is on the election rolls in your precinct?)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511107328-dupage-voter-registrations-don-t-add-up-group-alleges
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County’s voter registration logs are incorrect and possibly illegal, a transparency organization alleged in a letter it sent to the state recently. The county is one of 24 in Illinois that has more registered voters than voting-age residents, Judicial Watch said, and if the problem isn’t fixed within 90 days, a lawsuit could follow. “Dirty election rolls can mean dirty elections,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.  “These 11 states face possible Judicial Watch lawsuits unless they follow the law and take reasonable steps to clean up their voting rolls of dead, moved, and non-citizen voters.” Judicial Watch compared data from the Election Assistance Commission and the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. It accused Illinois with not fulfilling requirements under the National Voter Registration and Help America Vote acts that charge states with ensuring voter rolls are up to date. States must have a program in place to remove registered voters who have died, moved or been convicted of a crime that removes their right to vote. Further, they must ensure that no non-citizens are registered to vote.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Parents arrested, accused of allowing teen son to smoke pot – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/250239247-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SPANISH FORK, Utah – A couple has been arrested after allegedly telling police they allow their 14-year-old son to smoke a joint or two of marijuana at night if he goes to class and makes good grades. The parents were arrested Tuesday after police served a search warrant at the home. Officers had been investigating drug activity at the house for months. Reports say the parents were booked into Utah County Jail while police investigate possible felony child endangerment and misdemeanor charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor, marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession. Police say the parents believe the marijuana helped their son concentrate in school.)

 

NBC5
— Wide-Ranging Issues Await Illinois Lawmakers’ Return to Springfield – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-return-to-springfield-420190904.html

 

CBS2
— 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race Is Already In a Class By Itself – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/23/2018-illinois-governors-race-is-already-in-a-class-by-itself/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Dems aim high with minimum wage proposals – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250223060-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bill O’Reilly to return with new podcast episode Monday
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bill-oreilly-to-return-with-new-podcast-episode-monday/
— Abortion bill could be thorny issue for Rauner campaign – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-bill-could-be-thorny-issue-for-rauner-campaign/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jan Goldberg of Riverside promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gov-bruce-rauner-caving-to-ultraconservatives-on-abortion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-on-sanctuary-chicago-cops-not-immigration-officials/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes hard line on border wall as threat of government shutdown looms – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-spending-bill-20170423-story.html
— Construction slated for permanent housing for homeless in La Grange – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/news/ct-dlg-beds-plus-update-tl-0427-20170421-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ecos donates $500,000 to Roosevelt, encourages immigrant dream – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170422/ecos-donates-500000-to-roosevelt-encourages-immigrant-dream
— What would Paul Ryan’s tax cut mean for middle-class families? – Max Ehrenfreund
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170423/what-would-paul-ryanx2019s-tax-cut-mean-for-middle-class-families
— Family, Wheaton College community lean on faith after student’s death – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170423/family-wheaton-college-community-lean-on-faith-after-studentx2019s-death

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Civil town hall meetings good for democracy – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170423/our-view-civil-town-hall-meetings-good-for-democracy
— Lawmakers return to unresolved issues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-to-unresolved-issues

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Dear Jane’: Let’s not profess to be quite so naive – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-23/jim-dey-dear-jane-lets-not-profess-be-quite-so-naive.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger, constituents disagree on health care, agree on Trump’s tax returns at town hall – Adam Poulisse
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170422/kinzinger-constituents-disagree-on-health-care-agree-on-trumps-tax-returns-at-town-hall

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Trump, Democrats and GOP all unpopular – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-trump-democrats-and-gop-all-unpopular/697769206

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Representatives Ives, Wehrli discuss the Frank Mautino Hearing with ECWD – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/video-representatives-ives-wehrli-discuss-the-frank-mautino-hearing-with-ecwd/
— NIU’s Overpriced Dorm Rooms – Ripping off the students? – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/nius-overpriced-dorm-rooms-ripping-off-the-students/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “53 percent of Illinoisans disapprove of Trump, 64 percent say Rauner should act to protect the reproductive health care of all women in Illinois.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/23/poll-53-percent-of-illinoisans-disapprove-of-trump-64-percent-say-rauner-should-act-to-protect-the-reproductive-health-care-of-all-women-in-illinois/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sanders: Democratic Party’s Model Is ‘Failing’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/bernie-sanders-democrats-failing-grassroots/2017/04/23/id/785880/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: 67% Of Americans Say The Democrats Are Out Of Touch With Their Concerns – DEREK DRAPLIN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/23/poll-67-of-americans-say-the-democrats-are-out-of-touch-with-their-concerns/

 

THE HILL
— Top Trump officials push border wall as government shutdown looms – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/330128-top-trump-officials-talk-up-importance-of-border-wall-as-government

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s Fake War on the Fake News  The president puts on a big show of assaulting his “opposition” in the news media. But inside the White House, it’s a different story. – BEN SCHRECKINGER and HADAS GOLD
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/23/trump-loves-media-reporters-white-house-215043

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Dreamers’ Are Not Target of Immigrant Crackdown, Cabinets Officials Say – NOAH WEILAND
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/us/politics/cabinet-officials-seem-to-back-off-trump-vow-to-end-order-on-dreamers.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— TRAGIC: Cannabis workers, once facing legal peril, get the California seal of approval – Robin Abcarian
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-marijuana-technician-20170423-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Indiana Supreme Court Set to Be All-White, All-GOP Appointed – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2017-04-23/indiana-supreme-court-set-to-be-all-white-all-gop-appointed
— Illinois Democrats Aim High With Minimum Wage Proposals  Illinois Democrats are pushing an ambitious minimum wage hike despite opposition from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-23/illinois-democrats-aim-high-with-minimum-wage-proposals

April 22 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON TIMES
— March for (Political) Science: Earth Day rally doubles as latest anti-Trump protest – Valerie Richardson and Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/22/march-political-science-earth-day-rally-doubles-la/?

 

ABC7
— WEEKEND WATCH: STATE BUDGET CRISIS – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-state-budget-crisis/1900666/
— THOUSANDS RALLY AT CHICAGO’S ‘MARCH FOR SCIENCE’ – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/science/thousands-rally-at-chicagos-march-for-science/1902949/

 

NBC5
— Thousands Join ‘March for Science’ in Chicago  Crowds grew so large that by 12 p.m., Chicago police requested that anyone planning to attend, but had not yet arrived, refrain from joining the event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/march-for-science-chicago-420155254.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s ‘March For Science’ – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/22/chicagos-march-for-science/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250109763-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to hold 100th day rally on same night as White House Correspondents’ Dinner – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-100th-day-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170422-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s anti-science agenda gives us protesting scientists.” Clinton’s 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time agenda elected Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-march-for-science-huppke-20170421-story.html
— March for Science Chicago draws 40,000 people to ‘defend the basic facts of science’ – Marwa Eltagouri and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-earth-day-march-to-defend-science-20170422-story.html
— City inspector general subpoenas tollway after sex-for-favors allegations surface about airport official – Ray Long and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aviation-tollway-subpoena-met-20170421-story.html
— Naperville residents join thousands in Chicago’s March for Science – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-for-science-naperville-chicago-st-0423-20170422-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the march was supposed to be nonpartisan, many posters raised questions about policies promoted by President Donald Trump and his cabinet. Another target was U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, with one marcher calling on others to call the congressman Monday.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Advocates fan out in global show of support for science – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/advocates-fan-out-in-global-show-of-support-for-science/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller promotes pot in Illinois.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE11/170429956/the-business-case-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois
— The baffler in chief unsettles Illinois pols – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170422/ISSUE05/170429957/trump-unsettles-rauner-durbin-and-illinois-house-reps

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Next year’s governor’s race likely to be most expensive ever – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170422/next-years-governors-race-likely-to-be-most-expensive-ever

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage anti-Trump women to run for government offices.  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.sj-r.com/news/20170421/springfield-group-seeks-to-help-progressive-women-candidates

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Tribune Editor Says Facebook’s Anti-Fake News Algorithm is Killing Their Traffic – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/19/chicago-tribune-accuses-facebook-fake-news-killing-web-traffic/
— Donald Trump Hits New York Times For Botching Patriots Photos – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/20/donald-trump-hits-new-york-times-for-botching-patriots-photos/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands Across The U.S. And The Globe March For Science In Defiance Of Donald Trump  An estimated 600 marches are taking place across the world.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thousands-across-the-us-march-for-science-in-defiance-of-trump_us_58fb5a62e4b018a9ce5bb1e2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Earth Day Statement Is Shameful.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-earth-day_us_58fb9b9ee4b06b9cb91759d6
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Happy Earth Day! Here Are All The Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done So Far. Here are some of the major ways President Trump has changed climate and environmental policy in his first 100 days.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-100-days-environment-earth-day_us_58f87b68e4b0cb086d7e3175

 

CBS NEWS
— March for Science global rally takes aim at Trump, environmental cuts – JONATHAN LAPOOK
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-for-science-earth-day-2017-rallies-protesters-environment/
— Marching for science against Trump, GOP policies
http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/earth-day-march-for-science-anti-trump-gop-protests/

 

NBC NEWS
— March for Science Demonstrators Say They’re the Real Patriots – MAGGIE FOX
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/march-science-demonstrators-say-they-re-real-patriots-n749686

 

DALLAS NEWS
— This Day in Trump, Day 93: March for Science highlights Trump policies – Katie Leslie
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/04/22/day-trump-day-93-march-science-highlights-trump-policies-pence-amps-pressure-china

 

FORTUNE
— President Trump Defends Environmental Record on Earth Day – Jennifer Calfas
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/donald-trump-science-earth-day/
— Trump Tells ‘Dreamers’ to Rest Easy, Targets Criminals – AP
http://fortune.com/2017/04/22/trump-immigration-dream-act/
— The Model Minority Myth – Ellen McGirt  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible, just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider.  My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I am a retired federal employee. I am childless and pet-less. I have only owned American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://fortune.com/2017/04/17/the-model-minority-myth/

April 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “march for science.”
http://abc7chicago.com/science/thousands-expected-downtown-at-march-for-science/1902949/

 

NBC5
— The Latest Political Headlines – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-420120963.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— First lady Diana Rauner ready to take on critics – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-first-lady-diana-rauner-ready-to-take-on-critics/
— Message to Democrats in governor’s race: Listen to black community – Laura Washington  (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. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/message-to-dems-in-governors-race-listen-to-black-community/
— Emanuel shoots down stripping aldermen of control over menu money – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-shoots-down-stripping-aldermen-of-control-over-menu-money/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawyer to UC Berkeley: Let Ann Coulter speak next week or else – Tom Lochner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-cmp-berkeley-coulter-20170421-story.html
— Battle for Berkeley: Will Ann Coulter spark another clash? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–battle-for-berkeley-20170421-story.html
— Inundated with gunshot victims, Chicago doctors and nurses face ‘compassion fatigue’ – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hospitals-compassion-fatigue-gun-violence-met-20170421-story.html
— ‘Fearless Girl’ sets off a storm of debate – Renae Merle  (DIERSEN: The ‘Fearless Girl’ statue promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-fearless-girl-statue-debate-20170421-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “march for science.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-science-march-met-20170421-story.html
— Listen more, talk less to understand Naperville student’s call for change – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-editorial-petition-naperville-st-0423-20170421-story.html
— U46 school board race expensive, Q1 reports show – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-area-campaign-reports-st-0423-20170421-story.html
— American Dental Association to pay $1.95 million in discrimination case – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-dental-discrimination-0422-biz-20170421-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Drain the swamp’ more a Trump slogan than a practice so far – AP  (DIERSEN: One could say that during the 1980s and 1990s, Charles Bowsher drained the GAO swamp.  He had great success in getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170422/news/304229986/
— Keep churches out of politics – Karen Wagner, Rolling Meadows  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.  Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn talk and act like they run the churches in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170422/keep-churches-out-of-politics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Illinois be the first junk-bond state? – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170421/NEWS01/170429969/will-illinois-be-the-first-junk-bond-state

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Bruce Rauner answers questions about his stance on abortion during an appearance in Chicago on Friday, April 21, 2017. State of Illinois video.
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20170421/VIDEO/304219981
— Hearing probes Illinois auditor general’s campaign spending – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170421/hearing-probes-illinois-auditor-generals-campaign-spending

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ISU retains credit rating; 6 other Ill. schools downgraded – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-retains-credit-rating-other-ill-schools-downgraded/article_3ff07c63-2cb1-5c1f-96e1-8ef6d7aa3754.html

 

WSIL TV
— Voters hear Pritzker’s plan to improve Illinois – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35215646/voters-hear-pritzkers-plan-to-improve-illinois

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sanctuary mayors fire back at Trump administration over immigration  Federal officials threaten to withhold funding – JAY CROFT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sanctuary-mayors-fire-back-at-trump-administration-over-immigration/696951106
— Manchin: Trump has the ‘fortitude’ to push background checks for gun purchases  Gun purchase easier under Trump? – ASHLEY KILLOUGH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/manchin-trump-has-the-fortitude-to-push-background-checks-for-gun-purchases/697104322

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— Oberweis’ bill imperils public’s right to know  Legislation to allow the dissemination of public notices only on the Internet in Illinois is a radical departure from the proven public notice system that all other states use. As a result, the public’s right to know would suffer. The bill should be defeated. – Editorial
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/04/20/oberweis-bill-imperils-publics-right-to-know/ajnuojh/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— To Explain Change On Abortion, Rauner Cites Economic Agenda – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/explain-change-abortion-rauner-cites-economic-agenda#stream/0
— Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Biss Criticizes State Flat Tax And Speaker Madigan’s Tenure
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-criticizes-state-flat-tax-and-speaker-madigans-tenure#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Convicted of Felony, Indicted by Grand Jury for Felony Vote Buying, Elected Mayor of Alorton, IL. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/convicted-of-felony-indicted-by-grand-jury-for-felony-vote-buying-elected-mayor-of-alorton-il/
— NIU slammed by State Auditor for FOIA and Records Retention Noncompliance – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/niu-slammed-by-state-auditor-for-foia-and-records-retention-noncompliance/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS IS LOSING ITS CORE INCOME TAX BASE  High-income earners provide the majority of Illinois’ income tax revenue, and IRS data show that Illinois is losing these taxpayers to out-migration. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-is-losing-its-core-income-tax-base/
— WHAT ILLINOISANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR TAXES – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-illinoisans-should-know-about-their-taxes/
— ILLINOIS LOSES NEARLY 9,000 JOBS ON NET IN MARCH; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-nearly-9000-jobs-on-net-in-march-unemployment-rate-drops/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ivanka Trump’s LGBT activism contradicts her Jewish faith – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ivanka-trumps-lgbt-activism-contradicts-her-jewish-faith

 

BREITBART
— Berkeley Mayor Is Member of Antifa Facebook Group that Organized Riots – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/21/berkeley-mayor-is-member-of-antifa-facebook-group-that-organized-riots/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is warned that he can’t just do what he wants – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/04/trump_is_warned_that_he_cant_just_do_what_he_wants.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Professional Class Strikes Back  Jon Ossoff, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and the future of American politics – MATTHEW CONTINETTI
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446954/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-future-american-politics
— How Tuition-Free College Education Hurts Young People – JULIAN ADORNEY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446924/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-tuition-free-college-proposal-hurts-students

 

CNN
— What sanctuary cities stand to lose if feds have their way – Ray Sanchez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/sanctuary-cities-federal-funding/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Power of Day Care  Government spending is linked to an economic boon to families that can last decades – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: When you were young, what earning potential did your mother have? My outstanding mother had very little earning potential.  She was raised on a farm in Grant Park and she never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/upshot/how-child-care-enriches-mothers-and-especially-the-sons-they-raise.html

 

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— California GOP head demands governor act on UC, Coulter situation – Beau Yarbrough
http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20170421/california-gop-head-demands-governor-act-on-uc-coulter-situation

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retirees Show Success in Replacing Pre-Retirement Income – Anne Tergesen  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my pre-retirement income was $122,991. My post-retirement is a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028 Social Security, or only 43% of my pre-retirement income. My hate-filled critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything.  Should I write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents and why they hate me?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-show-success-in-replacing-pre-retirement-income-1492606801
— Republicans, Learn the Limits of Loyalty  Make clear you want to work with Trump on policy but don’t defend his bad behavior. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-learn-the-limits-of-loyalty-1492727591
— Those ‘Snowflakes’ Have Chilling Effects Even Beyond the Campus  Academic intolerance is the product of ideological aggression, not a psychological disorder. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-snowflakes-have-chilling-effects-even-beyond-the-campus-1492800913

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Bill to ‘Audit the Fed’ Would Cost $6 Million – Charles S. Clark  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 of those years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. For almost 9 of those 18 years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators including the Fed.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/04/house-bill-audit-fed-would-cost-6-million/137222/

 

DAILY STAR
— DISGUSTING: Get stoned with Kim K: star’s drug goods ‘encourage’ fans to smoke weed  REALITY star Kim Kardashian is “encouraging” fans to take drugs with her cannabis-themed goods, critics claim. – Kate Nelson
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/607730/Kim-Kardashian-cannabis-drugs-goods-encourages-fans

April 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO READER
— VERY SAD: Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement – Lee V. Gaines
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/04/21/pot-smokers-toke-up-in-public-to-make-a-political-statement

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— VERY SAD: Students in College Debt Likely Smoking More Weed, Wall Street Analysts Say – Lucinda Shen
http://time.com/money/4750206/marijuana-student-debt-link/

 

CBS2
— Rauner Defends Stance On Expanded Abortion Funding; ‘We Need To Focus’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/21/bruce-rauner-defends-abortion-funding-veto-threat/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner: Expanding abortion coverage too controversial – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/249959334-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Justice Dept. demands proof ‘sanctuary cities’ such as Chicago are complying with immigration enforcement – Joseph Tanfani and Jeff Coen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-sanctuary-cities-immigration-20170421-story.html
— How Illinois can learn more about legalizing marijuana – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-marijuana-legalization-illinois-edit-0423-md-20170421-story.html
— Big money donors unduly influence elections – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-editorial-election-financing-st-0422-20170421-story.html
— Rauner won’t say why he changed position on expanded abortion funding – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-met-0422-20170421-story.html
— Irvin transition team to generate recommendations for new administration – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-irvin-transition-team-st-0420-20170420-story.html
— Can Bruce Rauner save himself? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-bruce-rauner-john-kass-0423-20170421-column.html
— Did Donald Trump have a role in Bill O’Reilly’s downfall? – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-bill-oreilly-downfall-trump-perspec-20170421-column.html
— Ann Coulter and the un-free speech movement at Berkeley – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-berkeley-free-speech-ann-coulter-perspec-0424-md-20170421-column.html
— Naperville to fight suit alleging cops allowed woman to molest boy in squad car – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-police-lawsuit-st-0423-20170421-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Justice Department moves against Chicago, other sanctuary cities – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/justice-department-moves-against-chicago-other-sanctuary-cities/
— Rauner: Put budget, jobs, schools before ‘divisive’ abortion bill – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-calls-expanding-abortion-coverage-divisive/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/eliminate-the-threat-against-abortion-rights-in-illinois/
— Big business doesn’t buy into ‘Buy American’ – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/big-business-doesnt-buy-into-buy-american/
— Trump cozies up to Wall Street and working Americans pay – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-cozies-up-to-wall-street-and-working-americans-pay/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Justice Department threatens Chicago, sanctuary cities in immigration fight – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170421/NEWS02/170429966/justice-department-threatens-chicago-sanctuary-cities-in-immigration
— Pols fiddle as our kids’ future burns away – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170421/BLOGS02/170429968/pols-fiddle-as-our-kids-future-burns-away
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Rauner for Illinois’ problems.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170421/NEWS02/170429954/financial-kneecapping-of-state-universities-means-rauner-must-act

 

WTTW
— Rauner Says About-Face on Abortion Due to ‘Focus’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/21/rauner-says-about-face-abortion-due-focus

 

WSIL TV
— Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to ‘rest easy’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35206652/trump-raps-iran-as-violating-spirit-of-nuclear-deal

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170421/AP/304219705

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage faculty member seeking Democratic nomination for 6th Congressional District  Suzyn Price wants to face Roskam in 2018 general election –  ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/04/21/college-of-dupage-faculty-member-seeking-democratic-nomination-for-6th-congressional-district/ab4hcd2/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Town Hall in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/town-hall-in-naperville/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Ashbury Homeowners Association recently held a town hall featuring two state legislators.  State Senator Michael Connelly (R-Naperville) and State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) came out to the Ashbury Clubhouse to speak with residents about the need to take action to stop the budget crisis in Springfield.)
— Naperville Police Warn of Carjackings
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-police-warn-of-carjackings/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Illinois’ Financial Grade: F
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/illinois-financial-grade-f

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino campaign treasure testified in criminal Grand Jury! – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/illinois-auditor-general-frank-mautino-campaign-treasure-testified-in-criminal-grand-jury/
— SBE Hearing on Mautino Campaign Expenditure Complaint – Mautino invokes the 5th – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/sbe-hearing-on-mautino-campaign-expendature-complaint/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Using Every Social Media Tool to Defend Conservatism and Inform You! – Tami Jackson
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/using-every-social-media-tool-defend-conservatism-inform/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANGRY LEFTISTS TO PROTEST NORTHWEST CHICAGO GOP FUNDRAISER FRIDAY NIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/angry-leftists-to-protest-northwest-chicago-gop-fundraiser-friday-night.html

 

TOWNHALL
— DOJ Sends a Letter to Nine Sanctuary Cities (INCLUDING CHICAGO): Comply With Federal Immigration Laws or Lose Your Grant Money – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/04/21/doj-sends-letter-to-nine-cities-demanding-proof-they-are-complying-with-federal-immigration-laws-n2316528

 

DAILY CALLER
— Candidate Trump Promised To Terminate DACA. President Trump Says DREAMers Should ‘Rest Easy’ – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/21/candidate-trump-promised-to-terminate-daca-president-trump-says-dreamers-should-rest-easy/

 

FOX NEWS
— Study Finds Mainstream Media Coverage of Trump 89% Negative
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/21/study-finds-mainstream-media-coverage-trump-89-negative

 

GOPUSA
— Bannon on Megyn Kelly: She’s the devil and she will turn on you
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23343

 

BREITBART
— Republican National Committee Raises Record $41.5 Million in 2017 – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/republican-national-committee-raises-record-41-5-million-in-2017/
— VERY SAD: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Could Reunite Over Shared Hatred of Trump – DANIEL NUSSBAUM
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/04/20/crosby-stills-nash-young-reunite-mutual-hatred-trump/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Howard Dean: Ann Coulter’s ‘hate speech is not protected by the first amendment’ – Ariella Phillips
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/howard-dean-ann-coulters-hate-speech-is-not-protected-by-the-first-amendment/article/2620863

 

CBS NEWS
— Private meetings at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago raise questions about access – MARGARET BRENNAN
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-meetings-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-raise-questions-about-access/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The curious political effect of men losing their breadwinner role – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/04/21/the-curious-political-effect-of-men-losing-their-breadwinners-role/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “RIDICULOUS STANDARD: TRUMP PANICS AS 100-DAY DEADLINE APPROACHES  The president is already blaming the media for holding him to his own expectations.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/04/donald-trump-100-days-accomplishments

April 19 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Does Illinois Want to be Like Colorado? – David E. Smith
http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/2666912358.html
https://jwcdaily.com/2017/04/19/opinion-does-illinois-want-to-be-like-colorado/

 

ABC7
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS HEAR TESTIMONY ABOUT LEGAL MARIJUANA FROM COLORADO – John Garcia
http://abc7chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-hear-testimony-about-legal-marijuana-from-colorado/1893210/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They shouldn’t be going to make illegal narcotics legal just to balance the budget,” said Chief Tom Weitzel, Riverside Police. The police chiefs said potential problems an increase in impaired driving, higher health care expenses, even an increase in homelessness.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers ponder proposal to legalize marijuana – Robert McCoppin  (DIERSEN: Those who oppose legalization who attended the hearing included Peter Bensinger, Kathy Gilroy, Judy Kreamer, Ralph Rivera, Thomas Weitzel, and myself.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-marijuana-legalization-bill-hearing-met-20170419-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The hearing generated some hard feelings by marijuana opponents who weren’t allowed to testify. Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel represented the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, which opposes the measure. “I don’t know why they didn’t reach out before this and ask us for our opinion and see if there’s some compromise,” he said, “because our officers are the ones doing the enforcement.” . . . Some Republican lawmakers on the panel expressed concerns about public safety and how the industry operates largely with cash, because federal regulations discourage normal banking and credit card use. Peter Bensinger, a former administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, cited federal statistics showing marijuana use among teenagers initially increased 20 percent in the first two years after legalization in Colorado, compared to the two years prior. Bensinger also cited a near-doubling of emergency department visits and an increase in traffic death related to marijuana.)
— Boeing gives $1 million to Trump inauguration committee, among many Illinois donors – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-trump-inaugural-donors-illinois-met-0419-20170419-story.html
— Rauner’s abortion bill veto pledge puts issue at early forefront of governor’s race – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-issue-illinois-governor-race-0420-20170419-story.html
— Bill O’Reilly fired by Fox News after 20 years over sexual harassment claims – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-bill-oreilly-fired-20170419-story.html
— Democrats turn to Bernie Sanders and his star power to rebuild the party – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-bernie-sanders-20170419-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Safety, homelessness come up during discussion on legal pot – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/safety-homelessness-come-up-during-discussion-on-legal-pot/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dale A. Righter (R-Mattoon), noting that “there’s a price” in social ills that would accompany an increase in tax revenue, asked about a news report that attributed marijuana legalization with an increase in homelessness in Denver.)
— Cubs’ Todd Ricketts withdraws name for Trump’s Cabinet – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cubs-todd-ricketts-withdraws-name-for-trumps-cabinet/amp/
— Abortion rights group says Gov. Rauner and first lady ‘lied’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-rights-group-dubs-gov-rauner-and-first-lady-liars/
— OUTRAGEOUS, TREASONOUS: City Council approves municipal ID after emotional debate – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-council-approves-municipal-id-after-emotional-debate/
— Bill O’Reilly and sexual harassment in the workplace – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bill-oreilly-and-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
— Mayor’s high school plan defies soft bigotry of low expectations – Dennis Byrne
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mayors-high-school-plan-defies-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations/

 

WGN TV
— First hearing held on legalizing marijuana in Illinois  (FROM THE ARTICLE: But not everyone is convinced.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/04/19/first-hearing-held-on-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois/

 

DNA INFO
— Can Legal Marijuana Fund CPS? Lawmakers Learn How It’s Done In Colorado – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170419/downtown/can-legal-weed-help-fund-cps-lawmakers-learn-how-its-done-colorado
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The lawmakers were met with a crowd, including suburban police and other Illinoisans, mostly against legalizing marijuana. One opponent of the measure is Judy Kreamer of Naperville, who said she has a friend with a son in rehab after ingesting marijuana edibles. “Primarily, I’m worried about children and what will happen to them,” Kreamer said.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— State lawmakers hold hearing on recreational marijuana. Where does your legislator stand? – BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article145435754.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon: “Medical marijuana, owned by lobbyists, became decriminalization last year, and now it’s legalizing pot for recreation under the guise of a budget solution. I will not lead Illinois on this radical path to exchange good sense and morality for pain, suffering and corruption.”)

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— Illinois Lawmakers Get Advice on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/04/19/illinois-lawmakers-get-advice-on-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s Plan to Veto Abortion Protection Bill in Illinois Draws Support, Criticism – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Plans-to-Veto-Abortion-Protection-Bill-in-Illinois-419903924.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Most of 2016 Increase in Murder Rate Came From Chicago: Study  “Chicago alone was responsible for 43.7 percent of the rise in urban murders in 2016,” the study finds.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-murder-rate-study-419726093.html

 

CBS2
— Personal PAC Makes Announcement On Gov. Rauner’s Position On Abortion Rights – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/19/personal-pac-rauner-abortion-rights/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/04/19/rahm-whacks-trump-rauner-over-immigrants/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner to suburban business group: State ‘very close’ to budget deal – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/rauner-to-suburban-business-group-state-x2018very-closex2019-to-budget-deal
— We must make lawmakers accountable to the public ahead of their party leaders – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170419/editorial-we-must-make-lawmakers-accountable-to-the-public-ahead-of-their-party-leaders
— Attorney general: Lisle library complied with open meetings law – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/attorney-general-lisle-library-complied-with-open-meetings-law
— Suburban counties rate well in health rankings – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/suburban-counties-rate-well-in-health-rankings

 

CRAIN’s CHICAGO BUSINISS
— Caterpillar picks Deerfield for HQ – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170419/NEWS05/170419835/caterpillar-picks-deerfield-for-hq

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNERS GIVE $50,000 TO CELEBRATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/rauners-give-50000-to-planned-parenthood.html
— THORNER: AUSTRALIAN LAWMAKER TALKS LIBERTARIANISM AT HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/thorner-australian-lawmaker-talks-libertarianism-at-heartland-institute.html

 

GOPUSA
— Universities Requiring Professors to be Left Wing Activists?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23222
— Police: Fresno shooter had posted online of ‘white devils’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23233

 

BREITBART
— Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner $50K Sponsor of Planned Parenthood – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/19/illinois-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-50k-sponsor-of-planned-parenthood/
— Fox News Parting with Bill O’Reilly – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/19/report-fox-news-parting-with-bill-oreilly/
— UC Berkeley Bans Ann Coulter – But She Plans to Speak Anyway! – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/19/uc-berkeley-bans-ann-coulter/

 

DAILY CALLER
— KILLING O’Reilly: Fox News Tells Host He’s Done – Betsy Rothstein
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/19/killing-oreilly-fox-news-tells-host-hes-done/

 

NEWSMAX
— Fox News Fires Bill O’Reilly Amid Sexual Harassment Storm
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/fox-oreilly-fired/2017/04/19/id/785262/

 

THE HILL
— O’Reilly out at Fox News – ELLIOT SMILOWITZ AND JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/media/329541-oreilly-out-at-fox-news

 

CNN
— New court filing: Government denies misconduct in Aaron Schock investigation – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/19/politics/aaron-schock-court-filing/
— Bill O’Reilly out at Fox News – Alex Koppelman, Dylan Byers, and Brian Stelter
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/19/media/bill-oreilly-out-fox-news/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News – EMILY STEEL and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Berkeley cancels conservative firebrand Ann Coulter’s speech over fears of more violent protests – William Wan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are getting more violent.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/04/19/berkeley-cancels-ann-coulter-speech-over-fears-of-more-violent-protests/
— EPA plans to offer buyouts as part of Trump push to shrink workforce – Brady Dennis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/19/epa-plans-to-offer-buyouts-as-part-of-trump-push-to-shrink-workforce/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bill O’Reilly Won’t Return to Fox News, Company Says  Tucker Carlson is moving up one hour into Mr. O’Reilly’s time slot – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/21st-century-fox-bill-oreilly-wont-be-returning-to-fox-news-channel-1492627732

 

PALM BEACH POST
— Trump spends too much time at Mar-a-Lago, says GOP senator; 20 percent of presidency – George Bennett  (DIERSEN: I did not take any vacation days during my first 2 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1973.)
http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/04/19/trump-spends-too-much-time-at-mar-a-lago-says-gop-senator-20-percent-of-presidency/

April 19 Morning Edition

NBC NEWS
— Homeland Secretary John Kelly: Marijuana is a ‘Dangerous Gateway Drug’ – ANDREW RAFFERTY
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/homeland-sec-kelly-marijuana-dangerous-gateway-drug-n747901
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly Tuesday called marijuana a “gateway drug” and vowed his agency will uphold federal laws against its possession, a sterner message than he delivered on the topic just last week. “Let me be clear about marijuana. It is a potentially dangerous gateway drug that frequently leads to the use of harder drugs,” Kelly said during a speech about his agency’s mission at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “Its use and possession is against federal law and until the law is changed by the United States Congress, we in DHS, along with the rest of the federal government, are sworn to uphold all the laws that are on the books,” he added.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago law firms cultivate marijuana practices – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-lawyers-0420-biz-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-canada-legal-marijuana-investments-20170418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TESSA NEWMAN IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Teen hopeful Naperville North petition will bring change – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Students should be advised that if you are a Republican, or if you become a Republican — Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will use against you everything that you did or did not do while you were a student.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-naperville-petition-writer-st-0419-20170418-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the essay, Tessa said students often are pushed to take college-prep and Advance Placement courses and to participate in multiple extracurricular activities in leadership roles to improve their chances of getting into the best colleges. Students who don’t follow that path or who don’t excel are often looked down upon, and Tessa called out the school community to “stop paving the one true path to success.”)
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ plan short on particulars – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to ‘buy foreign, hire foreign.’)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170419/281517930997077

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar holds on for 9th term after Trump backlash – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bolingbrook-mayor-holds-on-for-9th-term-after-trump-backlash/
— Aldermen vent at CPS as June 1 closing date draws closer – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-vent-at-cps-as-june-1-closing-date-draws-closer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rep. Randy Hultgren gets jeers, cheers at St. Charles forum – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/rep-randy-hultgren-gets-jeers-cheers-at-st-charles-forum
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Spending per student ranges from $8,500 to $32,000 in suburbs – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I wonder how much the Crete-Monee School District spent per student while my brother and I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest during the 1950s and 1960s.  If it was the suburban average of $14,456 in today’s dollars, my parents saved the Crete-Monee School District $260,208 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/spending-per-student-ranges-from-8500-to-32000-in-suburbs
— Suit claims Kane County clerk unlawfully collected fees – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170416/news/170419034/
— Worse than racists – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170419/worse-than-racists

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin to Trump: it takes two to tango – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170419/BLOGS02/170419848

 

ABC7
— HEARING ON CPS LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS, RAUNER COULD DETERMINE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/hearing-on-cps-lawsuit-against-illinois-rauner-could-determine-last-day-of-school/1891278/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/melissa-etheridge-smokes-weed-with-her-adult-kids/693755413

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti honors McHenry County for service-sharing cost saving – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/18/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-honors-mchenry-county-for-service-sharing-cost-saving/auyc9w0/
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks says life threatened on blog post comments
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/07/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-says-life-threatened-on-blog-post-comments/ay0bmx6/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blast Rauner.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-flies-white-flag-in-q-c/article_c80028b1-8671-5153-9e98-f6da45384ca8.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— DIRERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Bring back Jim Edgar.”
http://www.pekintimes.com/opinion/20170419/nowlan-bring-back-jim-edgar

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNM-HJVrwYQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
http://nprillinois.org/post/sen-elizabeth-warrens-call-action-fight-will-take-everybody#stream/0

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners call for tax increases.  “Get a budget done” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-time-s-up-get-a-budget/article_515cb515-0f80-552a-bd6a-f6dc791a8322.html

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— Rauner plays to local crowd in Peoria – Ruth de Jauregui
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511104828-rauner-plays-to-local-crowd-in-peoria

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Stop the Anemic Responses to School Indoctrination Days – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/stop-anemic-responses-glsens-day-silence/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/18/83-percent-americans-favor-legalizing-medical-weed/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nevada Sec. State: DMV Instructed Employees To Register Non-Citizens To Vote – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/nevada-sec-state-dmv-instructed-employees-to-register-non-citizens-to-vote/

 

THE BLAZE
— Black separatist kills three in Fresno, yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ at police – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/black-separatist-kills-three-in-fresno-yells-allahu-akbar-at-police/
— Bill O’Reilly statement blasts far-left ‘brutal campaign of character assassination’ – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: Who are the lead character assassinators in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/bill-oreilly-statement-blasts-far-left-brutal-campaign-of-character-assassination/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Taxpayers Potentially Paid Thousands of Union Officials  New bill would prevent full-time union workers from getting taxpayer-funded bonuses, pensions – Bill McMorris  (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-taxpayers-potentially-paid-thousands-union-officials/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Estimated 700 federal employees do only union work – Sean Higgins (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/estimated-700-federal-employees-do-only-union-work/article/2620611

 

CNN
— CNN Completely Ignores Anti-White Fresno Murders – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CNN acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/cnn-completely-ignores-anti-white-fresno-murders/
— Kinzinger calls on Trump to release tax returns – Elissa Nunez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/kinzinger-trump-tax-returns-cnntv/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/19/11-charts-that-show-marijuana-has-truly-gone-mainstream/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Bill O’Reilly’s Future at Fox Grows Dim as the Murdochs’ Support Erode.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/business/media/fox-bill-oreilly.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise DREAMers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/first-protected-dreamer-deported-under-trump/100583274/
— Liberals went off the deep end on immigration  Loose rhetoric from advocates and the left distorted the debate during the Obama years. – Saritha Prabhu
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/04/17/liberals-went-off-deep-end-immigration-column/100548156/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: The USA can learn from these foreign health care systems – Jane Onyanga-Omara
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/foreign-health-care-systems-united-states/100115642/
— How to fix America’s broken retirement system – Michael Molinski
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/04/19/how-fix-americas-broken-retirement-system/100185208/

 

DENVER POST
— Hating the IRS this Tax Day? Blame Abe Lincoln (and maybe the New York Times)  Many don’t remember recall Lincoln’s seminal role in creating the country’s most despised and vilified government agency: The IRS – MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD  (DIERSEN: To encourage everyone to hate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/19/tax-day-internal-revenue-service-abraham-lincoln/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Pushes Link Between Immigrants and Crime – Beth Reinhard and  Aruna Viswanatha  (DIERSEN: Unless you glorify and praise immigrants, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.  I should write a book about anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-pushes-link-between-immigrants-and-crime-1492552420
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-O’Reilly says “Fox Is Preparing to Cut Ties With Bill O’Reilly.  Popular host has been implicated in a sexual-harassment scandal.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-is-preparing-to-cut-ties-with-bill-oreilly-1492566611
— How the GOP Could Nudge the Uninsured Toward Coverage  Automatically enroll many Americans in no-premium, high-deductible policies unless they opt out. – James C. Capretta and Lanhee J. Chen  (DIERSEN: I have paid health insurance premiums since 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-gop-could-nudge-the-uninsured-toward-coverage-1492555423

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in Ameruca, you promote the destruction of America.
http://time.com/4745692/marijuana-drive-through-parachute-colorado-weed/

 

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201705/maria-aspan/flying-high.html

 

FISCAL TIMES
— Here’s Why Trump Should Forget the Wall and Push for E-Verify – Liz Peek
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2017/04/19/Here-s-Why-Trump-Should-Forget-Wall-and-Push-E-Verify

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I hate white people’: What man screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ told police after he was arrested for randomly shooting dead three people on the streets of Fresno, California – ANNA HOPKINS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4422714/1-killed-2-hurt-shooting-downtown-Fresno-California.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Be Allowed to Participate in Political Events If They Aren’t Covering Them? – Sean Stroh (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Yes, but only if they are a member of a political party.  I am a member of the Republican Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-be-allowed-to-participate-in-political-events-if-they-arent-covering-them/

April 18 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information a) to help defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and b) to help elect and reelect Republican candidates. If you promote pot, you should not claim to be religious, conservative, or Republican. If you promote pot, feel free to unsubscribe to this email. If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, please join Anita Bedell, Robert Berlin, Ralph Rivera, Kathleen Valente, me, and others and file a opposition witness slip to the hearing at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in room C-600, 6th Floor, Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. Instructions for filing a witness slip are at:
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/lawmakers-want-put-pot-shops-neighborhood/  If at all possible, please attend the hearing.  I will be there. Further, please join me in encouraging the 18 members of the DuPage County Board to pass a resolution ASAP in opposition to legalizing pot for recreational use in Illinois, SB 316 and HB 2353, and especially the 12 members of its Judicial & Public Safety Committee: Grant Eckhoff, Chair, Robert L. Larsen, Vice Chair, John Curran, Peter DiCianni, Amy L. Grant, Gary Grasso, James D. Healy, Tonia Khouri, Sean T. Noonan, Donald E. Puchalski, Sam Tornatore, and James F. Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CBS2
— Trump Signs ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Order In Wisconsin – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/18/trump-signs-buy-american-hire-american-order-in-wisconsin/

 

NBC5
— Trump Discusses Manufacturing, Signs Executive Order in Wisconsin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-to-Travel-to-Wisconsin-Tuesday-419621073.html
— California Secession Bid Dies With Leader Moving to Russia  Louis Marinelli’s ties to Russia “prevented Yes California from getting any serious money,” a board member of another group said – Don Thompson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Calexit-Backers-Withdraw-2018-California-Independence-Bid-419654134.html

 

ABC7
— TRUMP SIGNS IMMIGRATION LABOR ORDER DURING WISCONSIN VISIT – Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-signs-immigration-labor-order-during-wisconsin-visit/1887211/
— RAUNERS MOVE OUT OF ILL. EXECUTIVE MANSION DURING RENOVATIONS – Judy Hsu
http://abc7chicago.com/home/rauners-move-out-of-ill-executive-mansion-during-renovations/1889272/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ethics chief blasts aldermen for pushing ‘unhealthy secrecy’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ethics-chief-blasts-aldermen-for-pushing-unhealthy-secrecy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists promote socialists.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/for-illinois-a-better-way-than-paying-more-for-less/
— Trump targets visa program for highly skilled workers – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-targets-visas-program-for-highly-skilled-workers/
— Mike Madigan shells out big money for Cubs tickets – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-mike-madigan-shells-out-big-money-for-cubs-tickets/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Challenger concedes to Bolingbrook incumbent mayor Roger Claar in race where Trump was issue – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-bolingbrook-vote-count-0419-20170418-story.html
— Trump returns to ‘America first’ message in Kenosha speech – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-kenosha-visit-met-0419-20170418-story.html
— While Rauner picks at workers’ comp, 2 grand bargains fade – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-workers-comp-grand-bargain-budget-perspec-0419-md-20170418-column.html
— Obama legacy means increased early childhood options in south suburbs — for now – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: What early childhood options did your parents have?  Because my father earned enough money during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and I and send us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.  We lived in Crete.  Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My mother never attended high school.  My father worked in the office of a chemical factory and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills.  When he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 years old, he was earning about $40,000/year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-early-childhood-st-0419-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump to blame for violence at his rallies?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-rally-violence-lawsuit-bamberger-page-perspec-0419-md-20170418-story.html
— Moody’s downgrades NEIU, warns of credit declines for 6 schools – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-universities-credit-rating-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Fearless Girl statute promotes hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fearless-girl-statue-bull-new-york-edit-0419-md-20170418-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 things to know about Illinois abortion bill HB40 – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170418/NEWS03/170419866/5-things-to-know-about-illinois-abortion-bill-hb40

 

DAILY HERALD
— Narrow margin stands as voters approve District 41 construction plan – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/narrow-margin-stands-as-voters-approve-district-41-construction-plan

 

DNA INFO
— Meet Conservative Firebrand Joe Walsh At A GOP Club Fundraiser Friday – Alex Nitkin
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170418/jefferson-park/joe-walsh-northwest-side-gop-club-fundraiser-chicago-republicans

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Executive Mansion restoration campaign nears $15M goal – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170418/executive-mansion-restoration-campaign-nears-15m-goal

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus, Davis both sitting on hefty war chests for 2018 – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-18/shimkus-davis-both-sitting-hefty-war-chests-2018.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Davis declines Illinois Wesleyan town hall invitation – LENORE SOBOTA
http://herald-review.com/news/local/education/davis-declines-illinois-wesleyan-town-hall-invitation/article_900d8ccb-6498-5051-a046-0dbd05201f0e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump shatters fundraising record with $107 million for inauguration  Money paid for 20 events during extravaganza – THEODORE SCHLEIFER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-shatters-fundraising-record-with-107-million-for-inauguration/693897202
— The president always gets audited (and the veep too)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/the-president-always-gets-audited-and-the-veep-too/693441004

 

ALTON TRELEGRAPH
— Trump breaks another promise – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/100457/dunphy-trump-breaks-another-promise

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in polarizing the Ivanka Trump brand
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35172636/retailers-try-to-grapple-with-polarizing-ivanka-trump-brand

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-issues-lgbt-time-trump-1

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— After Trump-Focused Bolingbrook Election, Challenger Concedes to Roger Claar  Will County Board member Jackie Traynere admitted defeat on Tuesday. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/after-trump-focused-bolingbrook-election-challenger-concedes-claar

 

WUWM
— Hundreds Protest, Support Trump Outside Kenosha Appearance – MARTI MIKKELSON
http://wuwm.com/post/hundreds-protest-support-trump-outside-kenosha-appearance#stream/0

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Trump on the right track with this executive order – Editorial
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/04/18/editorial-trump-right-track-executive-order/100610120/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Students at Northeastern pay the price for Illinois’s budget failures  The state university is the latest victim of the two-year budget stalemate. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/northeastern-university-illinois-budget-impasse-rauner/Content?oid=26245287

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— LIVE VIDEO: Legalization of Marijuana Hearing at noon, Wednesday, April 19
http://www.ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp#

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAX DAY 2017: WHERE DOES ILLINOIS’ $38.1 BILLION IN TAX REVENUE COME FROM? – Craig Lesner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/tax-day-2017-where-does-illinois-38-1-billion-in-tax-revenue-come-from/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cultural Marxism Explained in 7 Minutes – Josephy T. Salerno
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/cultural-marxism-explained-7-minutes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner and his wife give big to Planned Parenthood as Rauner threatens abortion bill veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/18/rauner-and-his-wife-give-big-to-planned-parenthood-as-rauner-threatens-abortion-bill-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border wall could stretch 1,827 miles, cost nearly $70 billion: Democrats – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/18/border-wall-could-stretch-1827-miles-dems/

 

FOX NEWS
— Where your taxes will go in 2017 – Brian Riedl  (DIERSEN. Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently, $50,856/year.  For 2017, they will stress that 3.6% of what the federal government will spend will be for federal pensions.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/18/where-your-taxes-will-go-in-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Washington will spend this year’s $31,154 per household as follows: . . . Federal employee retirement benefits: $1,120.)

 

GOPUSA
— How the Media Try to Lay Waste to the Trump Administration
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-media-try-to-lay-waste-to-the-trump-administration/
— NY Times Gives Platform to Imprisoned Killer to Attack Israel, Conceals Background
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23202

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Fallacy of ‘Openness and Tolerance’ – Paul Pauker
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/the_fallacy_of_openness_and_tolerance.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Napolitano: ‘It Shouldn’t Be Newsworthy’ That Gov. Is Enforcing Immigration Laws – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/napolitano-it-shouldnt-be-newsworthy-that-gov-is-enforcing-immigration-laws-video/
— Donald Trump’s Latest Executive Order Aims To Make Companies ‘Hire American’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/donald-trumps-latest-executive-order-aims-to-make-companies-hire-american/
— American Totalitarianism Wears A Black Mask – Moses Apostaticus
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/american-totalitarianism-wears-a-black-mask/

 

BREITBART
— Tax Day Justice: DOJ Investigation of Lois Lerner Called for by Ways and Means Chairman – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/18/tax-day-justice-doj-investigation-lois-lerner-called-ways-means-chairman/
— Washington Post: Trump Voters ‘Motivated by Racism’ in November Elections – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supports more strongly than Hitler demonized, denigrated, and condemned the Jews.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/18/washpo-accuses-trump-voters-of-racism-in-november-elections/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A fragile hope in Ford Heights – Salena Zito
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-fragile-hope-in-ford-heights/article/2620167

 

ABC NEWS
— President Trump signs executive order targeting foreign work visas – KATHERINE FAULDERS and ADAM KELSEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-sign-executive-order-targeting-foreign-work/story?id=46852992

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Suburban Chicago Trump Backer Beats Challenger by 151 Vote  Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar whose support for Donald Trump ignited a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign has narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-18/suburban-chicago-trump-backer-beats-challenger-by-151-votes

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois’s Seven Universities Face Downgrades Over Budget Morass – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-18/illinois-s-seven-universities-face-downgrades-over-budget-morass

 

FED SMITH
— Tax Freedom Day is April 23rd – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/18/tax-freedom-day-april-23rd/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump to overhaul H-1B visa program that admits foreign workers  Temporary worker visa that brings tens of thousands to US annually will be revamped to address alleged abuses, as Trump plays to American working-class – David Smith  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that the jobs that I held 1962-1997 were so bad that neither they nor any citizen of a foreign country would take them.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/17/donald-trump-temporary-worker-h1b-visa-executive-order