May 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— No vote Wednesday on Illinois budget, impasse continues – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-vote-wednesday-on-illinois-budget-impasse-continues/2058529/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Lawmakers Fail To Reach Agreement On State Budget
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/illinois-state-budget-vote-house-senate/
— Forrest Claypool Says Rauner Administration Treatment To CPS Is Discriminatory – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, Democrats will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and even worse things.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/forrest-claypool-rauner-administration-treatment-cps-discriminatory/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is no way to sugarcoat this,” Claypool said. “As the lawyers representing CPS and five parent plaintiffs in the ongoing civil rights lawsuit against Governor Rauner, and the state of Illinois have written, although the state has not installed signs on schoolhouse doors that say ‘whites only’ and ‘colored,’ the state has used its check book to accomplish exactly that.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan: No budget vote on lawmakers’ last scheduled meeting day – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-final-day-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— City watchdog offers Emanuel cost-saving ideas as dozens of union contracts to expire – Hal Dardick and Dan Hinkel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-union-contracts-expiring-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— Judge to Trump’s top Illinois donor, Ron Gidwitz: Fork over $5.7M in damages – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-0601-chicago-inc-20170531-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker sought political office from Blagojevich, 2008 FBI wiretaps show – Todd Lighty, Jeff Coen and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-rod-blagojevich-fbi-wiretap-recordings-met-0601-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fundraiser Gidwitz ordered to pay $5.7 million in legal fees – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-fundraiser-gidwitz-ordered-to-pay-5-7-million-in-legal-fees/
— Illinois House won’t take up budget bills on last day of session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/amp/
— Obamas buys D.C. home for $8.1 million; keeping house in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-buys-d-c-home-keeping-house-in-chicago/
— Feeling insulted, Mexican to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feeling-insulted-mexican-to-market-trump-toilet-paper/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Feds send O’Hare bypass feud between tollway, railroad to mediators – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/feds-send-ohare-bypass-feud-between-tollway-railroad-to-mediators

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lawmakers will miss budget deadline – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539945/lawmakers-will-miss-budget-deadline
— Biz groups blast lawmakers as budget clock runs out – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539950/biz-groups-blast-lawmakers-as-budget-clock-runs-out
— Illinois’ budget crisis is about to get even harder to resolve – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/NEWS02/170539962/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve
— Cash-strapped Chicago has a window to save millions, inspector says – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539968/cash-strapped-chicago-has-a-window-to-save-millions-inspector-says

 

WBEZ
— CPS Chief Makes Plea To Save District From ‘Brink Of Insolvency’ – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-chief-makes-plea-to-save-district-from-brink-of-insolvency/c4d28dc4-c396-4021-b337-fbb633cbb287

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— FBI wiretap records Pritzker, Blagojevich talking state jobs – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/fbi-wiretap-records-pritzker-blagojevich-talking-state-jobs

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House rule: ‘Continuous session’ – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/house-rule-continuous-session.html
— Ammons speaks up for protesters at Illinois House – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: What do you speak up for?  I speak up for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/ammons-speaks-protesters-illinois-house.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three public jobs no problem for local Wonder Woman, or are they? – Editorial (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job, a political job, or any other kind of job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, a $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and $2,028 Social Security and b) that I worked part-time for Firestone Stores during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article153431759.html

 

WMAY
— Rep McSweeney Calls For Audit of Rauner Administration Leases
http://www.wmay.com/2017/05/31/rep-mcsweeney-calls-for-audit-of-rauner-administration-leases/

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Illinois Democrat’s Dilemma – DON ROSE
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/illinois-democrats-dilemma/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Better Government Association Could Use Some Better Pension Research – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/better-government-association-could-use-some-better-pension-research-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Most Illinois high school students will graduate, few are ready for college – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/most-illinois-high-school-students-will-graduate-few-are-ready/article_e1b5bc88-4568-11e7-8d8c-2b25eb866b01.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS INCOME TAX HIKE TO 5% OPENS DOOR FOR A PROGRESSIVE TAX HIKE – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-tax-hike-to-5-opens-door-for-a-progressive-tax-hike/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE SEN. KYLE MCCARTER SAYS SPRINGFIELD WASTING TIME
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/state-sen-kyle-mccarter-says-springfield-wasting-time-video.html
— ILLINOIS DEMS MOVE LEFT MORE THAN EVER DURING SESSION’S LAST DAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/illinois-dems-move-left-more-than-ever-during-last-days-of-session.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Radogno, Durkin to hold press conference to blast the Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/rauner-radogno-durkin-to-hold-press-conference-to-blast-the-democrats/
— ILGOP follows up robocalls with online ads
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/ilgop-follows-up-robocalls-with-online-ads/
— Madigan lists “accomplishments,” lashes out at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/madigan-lists-accomplishments-lashes-out-at-rauner/
— Moody’s analyst: Backlog threatens “financial foundations of the state”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/moodys-analyst-backlog-threatens-financial-foundations-of-the-state/
— Another Pritzker response *** More to Pritzker’s Blagojevich wiretap conversations than first believed
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/more-to-pritzkers-blagojevich-wiretap-conversations-than-first-believed/
— NIU president “routinely circumvented state laws and regulations to reward friends and associates”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/niu-president-routinely-circumvented-state-laws-and-regulations-to-reward-friends-and-associates/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 5,500 illegals registered to vote in Virginia in last decade; 1,852 actually cast ballots  Critics say McAuliffe kept key facts hidden – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/30/illegals-in-virginia-registered-vote-in-elections/

 

GOPUSA
— 52 shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25144
— U.S. Supreme Court protects Mexican citizen from US deportation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25112
— Battle of the Wall Street sculptures continues
http://www.gopusa.com/battle-of-the-wall-street-sculptures-continues/
— Zero students in 6 Baltimore schools tested proficient
http://www.gopusa.com/zero-students-in-6-baltimore-schools-tested-proficient/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Top Mexican Official: Don’t Worry, Trump Is Deporting Fewer Mexicans Than Obama – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/31/top-mexican-official-dont-worry-trump-is-deporting-fewer-mexicans-than-obama/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you insult Trump, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-staff-crazy-618444

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security diminishes because COLAs are far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— One-term Trump? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/05/one-term-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If President Donald Trump wants to: 1) Avoid any possible impeachment action, or 2) Help Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in 2018, or 3) Score another electoral vote win in 2020, then, He might want to back off his plan to put millions of current and future federal retirees on a zero-calorie COLA (as in cost-of-living-adjustment) diet for life. Why? Because federal retirees and their families are a major factor — both in finances and voting — in most states and many communities.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 53% Say Media Leaks Are Act of Treason  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs. They also blame Republican losses on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/53_say_media_leaks_are_act_of_treason

May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

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

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents

May 30 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 29 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 28 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering heads to the U.S. Supreme Court. Will Madigan map-making survive? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gerrymander-supreme-court-wisconsin-edit-0528-jm-20170527-story.html
— Chicago’s teen birth rate further declines to historic low – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-chicago-teen-birth-rates-decline-met-20170526-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Corvette Grand Sport will lead “500” field – Jeff Taylor
http://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/corvette-grand-sport-will-lead-500-field/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, lawmakers will most likely not pass budget for 3rd straight year – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257298691-story

 

DAILY HERALD
— Straight From the Source: Chicago violence follows student to Elgin – Mary Abbott
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170526/news/170529129/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate approves workers’ comp changes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170526/senate-approves-workers-comp-changes

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Lawmakers to remain in Springfield over Memorial Day weekend  It may be a holiday weekend, but Illinois Lawmakers will be working – Gretta Patrick
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/lawmakers-to-remain-in-springfield-over-memorial-day-weekend/723748233

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner faces uncertain future in next election.”
http://jg-tc.com/news/rauner-faces-uncertain-future-in-next-election/article_9cc8d04c-a481-5893-82c1-e461bf7b1f3b.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pritzker, Democratic candidate for governor, picks up support in Peoria – Pam Adams
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170526/pritzker-democratic-candidate-for-governor-picks-up-support-in-peoria

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Nearing Session End With No Budget – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244912#.WSlMd2jyuM8
— Minority Unemployment High in Illinois – Benjamin Yount  (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://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244858#.WSlMt2jyuM8

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Senator Durbin says “Trumpcare Would Inflame Opioid Crisis in DuPage County.”
https://enewspf.com/2017/05/26/senator-durbin-trumpcare-inflame-opioid-crisis-dupage-county/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Senate Passes Workers’ Compensation Bills — Most Republicans Reject It – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/senate-passes-workers-compensation-bills-most-republicans-reject-it#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Bickering over state budget picks up as deadline looms – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35529150/bickering-over-state-budget-picks-up-as-deadline-looms
— Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt attack – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35530998/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-egypt-attack

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House off Saturday with end-of-month budget deadline looming – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-off-saturday-with-end-of-month-budget-deadline/article_8ada2f1e-4227-11e7-ba3b-cf91dcac9017.html
— State’s leading manufacturers’ group urges governor to veto work comp bills characterized as fake reforms – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-s-leading-manufacturers-group-urges-governor-to-veto-work/article_5bb8ef7a-424c-11e7-a9b2-c7a82f2c3dbc.html

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511120787-rauner-says-end-run-around-madigan-only-way-forward-for-illinois

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Birth Certificates and the Cultural Extinction of Biological Sex – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/birth-certificates-cultural-extinction-biological-sex/

 

GOPUSA
— Stoners lose right to 4-20 party in Denver
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24817

 

THE BLAZE
— Students demand firing of college professor who objected to event that kicks white people off campus – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/26/students-demand-firing-of-college-professor-who-objected-to-event-that-kicks-white-people-off-campus/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Many hint/imply/argue/shout that government should be the employer of “last resort.” 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 poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/trump-budget-food-stamps-wages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton’s remarkably aggressive anti-Trump speech, annotated – Peter Holley and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/26/hillary-clintons-remarkably-aggressive-anti-trump-speech-annotated/
— How today’s college students infantilize themselves – Valerie Strauss  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use students as cannon fodder.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/27/how-todays-college-students-infantilize-themselves/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois’s ‘Privilege Tax’ Proposal Forgets Citizens’ Right to Leave  The state can’t even pass a budget, but it wants to put a new 20% levy on fees to financial professionals. – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-privilege-tax-proposal-forgets-citizens-right-to-leave-1495834522
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Fox News Star Hannity Stands Firm Amid Criticism – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-hannity-loses-some-advertisers-after-advancing-conspiracy-theory-1495757644
— Does Facebook Make Us Unhappy and Unhealthy?  A look at new research covering thousands of adults – Susan Pinker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-facebook-make-us-unhappy-and-unhealthy-1495729227

 

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Study: Employers Are Less Likely to Hire a Woman Who Wears a Headscarf – Sarah Green Carmichael  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers are far less likely to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://hbr.org/2017/05/study-employers-are-less-likely-to-hire-a-woman-who-wears-a-headscarf

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Tough-Love Approach to Career Guidance – ELISHA BROWN  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what career advice, if you had taken it, would have helped you move up the ladder?  For me, that advice includes, become a veteran, become a Democrat, paint yourself as being a yes-man, and help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/tough-love-career-guidance/528318/

 

HAMILTON SPECTATOR
— Corvette sets the pace for Indy 500 – Tom Jansen
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-hamilton-spectator/20170526/282312500018628

 

FORBES
— Luxury Lineage: A Brief History of the Corvette
https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2017/05/23/corvette-65th-anniversay-history-of-the-corvette/

 

MONEY
— Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Rich People Should Give Everybody Free Money – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4795625/mark-zuckerberg-harvard-speech-universal-basic-income/

May 25 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— State budget impasse continues as legislative session nears end – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-budget-impasse-continues-as-legislative-session-nears-end/2031168/
— McDonald’s workers demand higher pay in Oak Brook – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mcdonalds-workers-demand-higher-pay-in-oak-brook/2030499/
— Family sues Naperville high school, police after student’s suicide – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/naperville-student-commits-suicide-after-school-discipline-family-says/2032422/

 

NBC5
— 23 Million More Uninsured With GOP Health Bill, Analysts Say  Trump and Republicans celebrated House passage of the bill earlier this month – Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/AHCA-Health-Care-Overhaul-CBO-Score-424048234.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Urges A Focus On Governor Rauner To Fund CPS, Resolve Budget – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/24/emanuel-rauner-cps-budget/

 

WGN TV
— The bill is due: CPS owes staggering amount on teachers’ pension fund – BEN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/24/the-bill-is-due-cps-owes-staggering-amount-on-teachers-pension-fund/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s budget plan includes cuts to food assistance programs – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/256601399-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans go on the attack after Democrats’ tax vote – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0525-20170524-story.html
— The Pritzker property tax ‘Oops!’ — An embarrassing twist in the race for Illinois governor – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-pritzker-taxes-madigan-rauner-berrios-edit-0524-20170524-story.html
— Family of Naperville teen who committed suicide sues school, police – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-naperville-north-suicide-lawsuit-20170524-story.html
— Chicago in epicenter of charter school teacher contract disputes – Diane Rado and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-charter-school-strike-20170529-story.html
— Chicago-based Cars.com to stop advertising on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all my critics/opponents, a list of all their operatives, and a list of all their dupes?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sean-hannity-sponsors-20170524-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, Hannity sent a steady stream of tweets that targeted Media Matters for America, the liberal lobbyists who a day earlier had posted a list of his show’s advertisers on its web site. Targeting a show’s advertisers is a potent line of attack in television; the swift abandonment of Bill O’Reilly’s advertisers last month after the revelation of settlements paid to women to quiet harassment charges was widely considered a factor in his firing by Fox. Media Matters is “targeting my advertisers to silence my voice,” Hannity tweeted. “They hope to get me fired. Rush (Limbaugh), O’Reilly, (Glenn) Beck, (Don) Imus and now me.” He posted a series of links to articles about Media Matters’ funding, and ties to figures reviled by many conservatives, like George Soros and Bill Clinton. Media Matters denied that it was mounting a pressure campaign focusing on Hannity’s advertisers. The organization’s president Angelo Carusone said he hadn’t spoken to any sponsors. He said he wanted advertisers to be aware of Hannity’s “volatility” as part of a general Media Matters campaign to get them to think about advertising on Fox; Media Matters hasn’t posted a list of sponsors for any other specific show. Saying there’s no boycott campaign may be a distinction without a difference, however. Media Matters listed on its website more than 150 companies that had run commercials on “Hannity” in May, ranging from Lexus to Reddi-wip to Comedy Central. Hannity tweeted Wednesday that he’d spoken to several of his advertisers and they said they’d been “inundated” with emails urging them to stop running commercials on his show. Cars.com said in a statement that its decision to advertise on a show doesn’t mean it agrees or disagrees with its content. “We don’t have the ability to influence content at the time we make our advertising purchase,” the company said. “In this case, we’ve been watching closely and have recently made the decision to pull our advertising from Hannity.” The company did not make clear when it made that decision or what about Hannity’s content influenced its executives. A company representative did not immediately return a call seeking comment. By alerting his supporters about the list of advertisers, Hannity has played into his critics’ hands, Carusone said. “He has demonstrated that he’s totally volatile and out of control,” he said. “Hannity has done more to create pressure for his advertisers than I have.” Carusone suggested that Hannity is “acting out of fear and anxiety over the future of Fox News by preying on the fears and anxieties of his audience.” “We’re not running a campaign to get him fired right now,” he said.)
— Illinois dismisses three football players arrested in dormitory incident
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-dismisses-three-football-players-spt-0525-20170524-story.html
— McDonald’s shareholder meeting brings roar of protests but few surprises – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-annual-meeting-0525-biz-20170524-story.html
— Zillow looks to crowdsourcing to improve ‘Zestimates’ – Mary Ellen Podmolik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-zillow-zestimates-competition-0525-biz-20170524-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s budget: A slow boat to disaster.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-budget-disaster-chapman-perspec-20170524-story.html
— Illinois Democrats condemn Republican health care plan again after new estimates emerge – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-congress-illinois-health-care-cbo-met-0524-20170524-story.html
— New gun range rules approved by City Council – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-gun-ranges-met-0525-story.html
— African-American aldermen praise, remind Emanuel on black hiring issue – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-black-aldermen-rahm-emanuel-praise-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote pot.  If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sessions-mandatory-minimum-sentences-edit-0525-md-20170524-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— $3 million program would help police, fire, paramedics buy city homes – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who work in your municipality say that they do not live in your municipality because it is too expensive?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-million-program-would-help-police-fire-paramedics-buy-city-homes/
— Trump-Ryan health care bill creates 23 million losers – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial, health, and/or other problems.  To motivate their operatives and their dupes to hate me, my critics/opponents stress to them that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I have subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life.  We pay only $5,763 a year for coverage that they would have to pay $23,051 a year for.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-ryan-health-care-bill-creates-23-million-losers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Unacceptable – Citizens must again press lawmakers for budget – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170524/editorial-unacceptable—citizens-must-again-press-lawmakers-for-budget
— Lawsuit claims ‘excessive’ questioning led to Naperville North student’s death – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170524/lawsuit-claims-x2018excessivex2019-questioning-led-to-naperville-north-studentx2019s-death
— Kane County agrees to severance package for ex-employee who accused Lauzen of harassment – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170524/kane-county-agrees-to-severance-package-for-ex-employee-who-accused-lauzen-of-harassment

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois budget spotlight shifts to Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170524/BLOGS02/170529950/illinois-budget-spotlight-shifts-to-madigan
— Health insurers stiffed by budgetless Illinois take plea to federal court – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170524/NEWS03/170529960/health-insurers-take-state-of-illinois-to-federal-court

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: County cops against loosening pot laws  Pending bills would legalize pot sales of 28 grams or fewer – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/05/18/county-cops-against-loosening-pot-laws/aioe6o1/

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Casino bills taking billions from state – John Kindt
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/109816/commentary-casino-bills-taking-billions-from-state

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Must Be Nice – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.journal-topics.com/opinion/article_45919aee-40c1-11e7-8685-0b3488464c30.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Property taxes a matter of locale – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-24/tom-kacich-property-taxes-matter-locale.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— House Republican Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, Who’s Against Tax Increases Sponsors Bill That Would Increase Taxes – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/house-republican-whos-against-tax-increases-sponsors-bill-that-would-increase-taxes-05-24-2017

 

WJBD RADIO
— McCarter Votes ‘No’ on Tax Increases  McCarter Says Taxpayers Are Being Punished for a Problem They Didn’t Create  (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion punishes those who did not create the problem.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/05/24/mccarter-votes-no-on-tax-increases

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage -Glaser & Sapyta – Parties reported that this case has settled – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-glaser-sapyta-parties-reported-that-this-case-has-settled/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes robocalls in wake of Senate tax hike vote
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/24/ilgop-unleashes-robocalls-in-wake-of-senate-tax-hike-vote/
— It’s not 4.95 percent, it’s 5.81 percent for the rest of this year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/24/its-not-495-percent-its-581-percent-for-the-rest-of-this-year/

 

COMSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— QUESTIONING ‘DIVERSITY’ IS THE NEW BLASPHEMY  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/24/questioning-diversity-is-the-new-blasphemy/

 

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary Cities Defined by DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24777
— North Carolina teen not sorry for ‘Build the wall’ quote that caused school to pull yearbook
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24814

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY REPORT
— Despite Record Reporting Bias, Trump’s Base Remains Solid – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/Despite_Record_Reporting_Bias,_Trump%E2%80%99s_Base_Remains_Solid

 

DAILY CALLER
— Members Of Manchester Attacker’s Mosque Knew He Had A Problem – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/24/manchester-bomber-showed-multiple-red-flags-traveled-to-syria-and-libya/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with terrorists.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/24/sen-murphy-trumps-rhetoric-makes-us-vulnerable-to-terrorism-video/

 

USA TODAY
— How liberal cities, states are trying to thwart Trump’s border wall – Rafael Carranza and Gustavo Solis
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/24/trumps-border-wall-targeted-liberal-cities-states/344281001/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— White House Taps Civil Service Reform Veteran to Lead OPM – Katherine McIntire Peters  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or claim to be Republican BUT WHO SIDE WITH THE DEMOCRATS WHO WASTED MY CAREER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT AND FORCED ME TO TAKE THEIR EARLY RETIREMENT “OFFER” IN 1997 WHEN I WAS 49 YEARS OLD? The aforesaid have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/05/white-house-taps-civil-service-reform-veteran-lead-opm/138112/

May 22 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Durbin Pens Letter To Jeff Sessions Asking for Chicago Resources  In a letter sent to Sessions, Durbin asked that the attorney general answer questions regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s commitment to resources for Chicago and gave him a deadline of June 2 to respond. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/durbin-letter-sessions-chicago-resources-423715634.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on the Chicago area tightens, more and more and more people are on food stamps.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/22/president-donald-trump-food-stamps-cuts-greater-chicago-food-depository/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House adopts a Chicago tradition — backroom secrecy – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/white-house-adopts-a-chicago-tradition-backroom-secrecy/
— Roskam calls proposed cuts to Great Lakes project ‘a serious error’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/roskam-calls-proposed-cuts-to-great-lakes-project-a-serious-error/
— Board of Ed to consider $215M more in borrowing for next school year – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/board-of-ed-to-consider-215m-more-in-borrowing-for-next-school-year/
— Red-light cameras reap suburbs millions: Sun-Times/ABC7 special report – Dan Mihalopoulos and Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/red-light-cameras-reap-millions-for-chicago-suburbs-safespeed-the-watchdogs-abc7/
— Frank Mautino hides in ‘cone of silence’ from campaign fund questions – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/frank-mautino-hides-in-cone-of-silence-from-campaign-fund-questions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/match-your-acts-with-your-words-on-islam-mr-president/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers should focus not just on taxes but on major spending reforms – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-civic-budget-illinois-rauner-edit-0523-md-20170522-story.html
— Tollway committee advances $25 million study of Illinois 53 extension – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tollway-committee-approves-25million-study-route-53-20170522-story.html
— Northwest Side development reignites interest in program aimed at preventing white flight – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-northwest-side-housing-program-met-20170522-story.html
— Ford falls behind. But never give up on American ingenuity. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-ford-motors-ceo-tesla-edit-jm-20170522-story.html
— Chicago school board to consider up to $500 million more long-term borrowing – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-bond-plan-met-20170522-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage celebrates 50th commencement
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170522/college-of-dupage-celebrates-50th-commencement
— Suburban home prices up, sale times decrease
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170522/report-suburban-home-prices-up-sale-times-decrease
— Former Daily Herald executive editor Doubek lands with Better Government Association – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170522/feder-former-daily-herald-executive-editor-doubek-lands-with-better-government-association

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Class-action suit aims to halt Zestimates in Illinois – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170522/CRED0701/170529993/class-action-suit-aims-to-halt-zestimates-in-illinois

 

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/22/17): Proof of media’s lopsided coverage of President Trump, IL school funding problems, and Kasso’s hot dogs – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/22/the-chicago-way-wjohn-kass-052217-proof-of-medias-lopsided-coverage-of-president-trump-il-school-funding-problems-and-kassos-hot-dogs/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Developer Stone pushing for casino in downtown Springfield – Mary Hansen  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Springfield is to promote the destruction of Springfield.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170522/developer-stone-pushing-for-casino-in-downtown-springfield

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sounding the Alarm: Entrenched politics require real reforms in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170522/sounding-alarm-entrenched-politics-require-real-reforms-in-illinois

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “Rauner attacks social safety net in Illinois, Trump takes it National.”
http://thetelegraph.com/news/102527/rauner-attacks-social-safety-net-in-illinois-trump-takes-it-national

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Biss: flat tax in Illinois unfair – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20170522/bill-knight-biss-flat-tax-in-illinois-unfair

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run Chicago put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city-05-22-2017

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— ProPublica Illinois Builds News Staff with Three Noted Journalists – Cynthia Gordy
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/item/propublica-illinois-builds-news-staff-with-three-noted-journalists

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wehrli derides election board for not pursuing Mautino probe – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117456-wehrli-derides-election-board-for-not-pursuing-mautino-probe
— Roskam cites Obamacare costs, limits in voting for change – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511115608-roskam-cites-obamacare-costs-limits-in-voting-for-change

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Madigan can’t see property tax reality from his pedestal, Steffen argues
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511115894-madigan-can-t-see-property-tax-reality-from-his-pedestal-steffen-argues
— Rock Island County voter numbers are solid, clerk contends  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If so, how much deadwood is there in the voter role for your precinct?)
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511116082-rock-island-county-voter-numbers-are-solid-clerk-contends

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117397-rauner-says-end-run-around-madigan-only-way-forward-for-illinois
— College costs already outrageous without hiring ‘hack’ to regurgitate words, Pat Hughes says – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511112683-college-costs-already-outrageous-without-hiring-hack-to-regurgitate-words-pundit-says

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APPLE IS NEARLY 40% MORE VALUABLE THAN THE CITY OF CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/apple-is-nearly-40-more-valuable-than-the-city-of-chicago.html
— WELL-CONNECTED STATE LOBBYIST PUSHES FOR CAPITAL CITY CASINO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/well-connected-state-lobbyist-pushes-for-capital-city-casino.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS, NBC Go to Bat for Illegals Against ‘Evil’ ‘Injustice’ of Trump WH; Hail Liberal Churches – Curtis Houck
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/05/22/cbs-nbc-go-bat-illegals-against-evil-injustice-trump-wh-hail

 

GOPUSA
— Blinded by their own ignorance about Islam
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24610
— Pence tells Notre Dame grads to rely on ‘integrity and values’ as dozens of snowflakes walk out
http://www.gopusa.com/pence-tells-notre-dame-grads-to-rely-on-integrity-and-values-as-dozens-of-snowflakes-walk-out/
— Religious defense planned in Detroit genital mutilation case
http://www.gopusa.com/religious-defense-planned-in-detroit-genital-mutilation-case/

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Blasts Silencing of Conservatives on Campuses in Commencement Address – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/05/22/cnns-fareed-zakaria-blasts-silencing-of-conservatives-on-campuses-in-commencement-address/
— Zuckerberg’s Open Borders Group: Enforcing Immigration Law ‘Hurts Public Safety’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/22/zuckerbergs-open-borders-group-enforcing-immigration-law-hurts-public-safety/
— Coulter: If Trump Does Not Keep His Promises in 2018, GOP Will Be Wiped Out, Dems Will Impeach – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/05/22/coulter-trump-not-keep-promises-2018-gop-will-wiped-dems-will-impeach/
— Clint Eastwood Warns Political Correctness ‘Killing’ Country: ‘We’ve Lost Our Sense of Humor’ – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/22/clinton-eastwood-political-correctness-is-ruining-america/
— Sweden: Men of Foreign Origin Responsible for 90 Per Cent of Shootings – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/22/sweden-foreign-origin-90-shootings/

 

THE BLAZE
— First they tore down Confederate monuments. Next they’ll come for the Founders. – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats a) blame you for past discrimination against minorities and against women, b) say that you benefited from past discrimination against minorities and against women, c) want you to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and d) want to get rid of you.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-first-they-tore-down-confederate-monuments-next-theyll-come-for-the-founders/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The art of the Trump take-down – Cheryl K. Chumley  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they can take down any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that they want to.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/20/art-trump-take-down/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LGBT TEACHER CALLED OUT FOR ‘BULLYING’ STUDENTS  School told fix it or lawyers ‘will take further action to prevent irreparable harm to our clients’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/lgbt-teacher-called-out-for-bullying-students/

 

USA TODAY
— UNACCEOTABLE: More than 600K foreigners overstayed visas in 2016 – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/22/more-than-600k-foreigners-overstayed-visas-2016-department-of-homeland-security-report/102006956/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run Chicago step up their efforts to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-22/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For Democrats in California, a generational shift pulls the party left, with danger and opportunity ahead – Cathleen Decker  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run California banish individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-democrats-analysis-20170522-story.html

 

LAVOZ DE ANZA NEWS
— Students learn about dangers of marijuana – Kunal Mehta
http://lavozdeanza.com/news/2017/05/22/students-learn-about-dangers-of-marijuana/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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.cato.org/blog/trump-budget-cut-federal-pensions

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Ford CEO Mark Fields Pocketed $60 Million in 3 Years—While the Company’s Stock Plunged – Rob Wile
http://time.com/money/4788160/ford-ceo-pay-mark-fields-jim-hackett/

 

FED SMITH
— Shrinking the Workforce at EPA – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: The first employees that will be gotten rid of will be those who are non-Democrat, older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/22/shrinking-workforce-epa/

 

INDEPENDENT
— UK workers do not feel rich unless they earn at least £370,000 a year, finds study  Early in their career – defined as up to five years’ experience –  employees need to earn ‘as little as’ £93,000 annually to feel wealthy – Zlata Rodionova  (DIERSEN: Because the cost of living is so high in DuPage County, you need to earn lots more money to feel rich.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-workers-rich-feel-370000-a-year-wealthy-british-employees-income-emolument-a7748776.html

May 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 4 dead, 34 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings –
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-men-shot-across-chicago-in-3-hours-overnight/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those who promote illegal immigration, including those who run Chicago, make it clear that they are also 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://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/one-chicago-pro-immigrant-campaign-promotes-city-3-million-stories/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Obama Back On World Stage – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps declare Obama to be the real President of the United States and that everyone should follow Obama and not Trump?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/scheduled/
— Trump urges Mideast nations to drive out ‘Islamic extremism’ – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being extremists those like me who support the Republican Party platform and b) who focus on driving Republicans like me out of the Republican Party.  These “Republican” party leaders are really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-gears-up-for-address-to-muslim-world/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Durbin compares Trump to attention-seeking Blagojevich.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dick-durbin-donald-trump-20170522-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump could cost Republicans a generation of voters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-hurt-republicans-20170522-story.html
— Sheriff David Clarke, extremist for hire – Mary Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Who calls you an extremist?  Members of the following groups call me an extremist: 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 as well as those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-sheriff-david-clarke-trump-20170519-story.html
— You’re fired! How to deal with it – Steve Rosen  (DIERSEN: Constructively, to be forced to retire, is the same as being fired.  In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1998, I dealt with that by having my attorney, Walter T. Charlton (https://www.martindale.com/arlington/virginia/walter-t-charlton-1728803-a/), file a lawsuit against GAO in Washington, DC.  In 2000, that lawsuit was transferred to Chicago.  SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-201705080004–tms–kidmoneyctnsr-a20170508-20170508-story.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When ‘culture fit’ is really a bias cover – Mark Newman  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.inc.com/mark-newman/is-company-culture-a-cover-for-unconscious-bias.html
— Engage to win – Marcel Schwantes  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, those who “won” had the most success in getting rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170522/281861528444347

WGN RADIO

— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/21/17 – JASMINE COOPER (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/21/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-52117/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Graduates walk out on Pence at Notre Dame commencement – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, those who walked out have already received many job offers from employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170521/news/305219958/
— Each classic car owner has a story to share – Matt Avery  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, b) hate General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, c) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, d) hate unions, and e) hate past, present, and future union members.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170522/each-classic-car-owner-has-a-story-to-share

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: The doctor is out – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170520/ISSUE01/170519811
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why so many young Chicago men pull the trigger – ARTHUR J. LURIGIO AND SIDNEY H. WEISSMAN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/ISSUE07/170519818

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Former Chief Deputy Stan Bond to run for Kane County clerk – Editorial
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/05/18/former-chief-deputy-stan-bond-to-run-for-kane-county-clerk/axcslbk/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-consider-medical-marijuanas-effect-opioid-addiction

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump budget: $800 billion in Medicaid cuts  GOP program would cut Medicaid by 25% by 2026 – MJ LEE & TAMI LUHBY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-budget-800-billion-in-medicaid-cuts/718308132

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Criminals take advantage of ‘sanctuary’ cities, legal pro says – Chandra Lye
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511112644-criminals-take-advantage-of-sanctuary-cities-legal-pro-says
— Like the vets it honors, DuPage foundation reaches its goals – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511113795-like-the-vets-it-honors-dupage-foundation-reaches-its-goals
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Approximately 100 local veterans of World War II and the Korean War got their due and the Honor Flight Chicago got its financial backing at the DuPage Veterans Foundation’s sixth annual fundraiser recently. Richard Jorgensen, the president of the foundation, told the DuPage Policy Journal that the event met its goals with flying colors. “We considered it to be a very successful event,” he said. “Our event is really two things: one, to honor World War I and Korea War-era veterans for their service, and second, it is a fundraiser to donate the money to Honor Flight Chicago. Those were the two goals of our event.” Jorgensen said the fundraiser drew more than 1,000 attendees, including Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago radio talk show host Dan Proft. Proft is a principal of Local Government Information Services, which owns this publication. Jorgensen said he estimated the fundraiser garnered approximately $55,000 this year, adding to the more than $200,000 it has raised through past events.)

 

CRISIS CREATIN RAUNER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says that Rauner said “Crisis creates opportunity. Crisis creates leverage to change … and we’ve got to use that leverage of the crisis to force structural change.”  During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used budget cuts to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.crisiscreatinrauner.com/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS SING STATE SONG WHILE ILLINOIS BURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-sing-state-song-while-illinois-burns-videos.html
— THORNER: SEN. MCCONCHIE REVIEWS ILLINOIS’ BUDGET CRISIS WITH GOP WOMEN’S GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-senator-mcconchie-reviews-illinois-budget-crisis-with-gop-womens-group.html
— KNIGHT: ACLU EMPLOYS EX-CONS TO CANVASS VOTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/knight-aclu-employs-ex-cons-to-canvass-voters.html
— STATE REP. JEANNE IVES “WE NEED TO REMOVE FRANK MAUTINO”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/state-rep-jeanne-ives-we-need-to-remove-frank-mautino-video.html
— DOES THE MINIMUM WAGE PREVENT POVERTY? (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned at the minimum wage?  I used the money that I earned working part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint to use to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/does-the-minimum-wage-prevent-poverty-video.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Push is on for Springfield casino  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Springfield is to promote the destruction of Springfield.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/22/push-is-on-for-springfield-casino/

 

NEWSMAX
— The Alt-Left Opposing Trump Are Deplorable Freeloaders – Denis Kleinfeld
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Kleinfeld/Alt-Left-Deplorable-Freeloaders-trump/2017/05/22/id/791498/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Journalists Spread Fake News About Ivanka Trump – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have charged me with using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news.  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the only “real” news is news that they approve of.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/21/journalists-spread-fake-news-about-ivanka-trump/
— U.S. Allots $200K In Europe To Promote ‘Positive Narratives’ About Refugees – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump television stations, anti-Trump newspapers, anti-Trump radio stations, anti-Trump websites, anti-Trump etc. act like they get lots of money from Democrats, from Libertarians, and from Greens to promote a) positive narratives about Democrats, about Libertarians, about Greens, about the Democrat Party platform, about the Libertarian Party platform, and about the Green Party platform and b) promote negative narratives about Republicans and about the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/21/us-plans-to-spend-200k-in-europe-to-promote-positive-narratives-about-refugees/

 

THE BLAZE
— What has happened to Fox News’ ratings since O’Reilly’s departure? The answer is shocking – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: It seems like those who have taken over Fox News want to destroy Fox News.  Those who took over TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois destroyed TAPROOT.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise those who took over TAPROOT.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/21/what-has-happened-to-fox-news-ratings-since-oreillys-departure-the-answer-is-shocking/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About one month later, Fox News has a completely different news lineup, and the results thus far have been nothing short of disastrous. On Thursday, TV Newser reported Fox News, which once dominated its competitors in virtually every timeslot, is now losing across the board in the key 25-54 demographic. The results are most notable in primetime, which used to carry Fox News’ most reliable audience. Now, Fox News is running a distant third to hosts who previously drew audiences half the size of O’Reilly’s.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— As usual, liberals dominate college commencement addresses – Lonny Leitner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/as_usual_liberals_dominate_college_commencement_addresses.html

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Showing Compassion – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes show compassion for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes show compassion for those who they manipulate/dominate.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/22/showing-compassion/

 

THE HILL
— Republicans fearing for their safety as anger, threats mount – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: Who are the most hate-filled anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the most hate-filled anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/334333-republicans-fearing-for-their-safety-as-anger-threats-mount

 

POLITICO
— Tillerson holds a press conference without U.S. media – HADAS GOLD and ANNIE KARNI  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO politicians who do not want me to a) know about their events or other activities, b) promote their events or other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/05/21/tillerson-no-reporters-press-238658

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote cheap labor and mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/us/politics/utah-economy-jobs.html
— It Was Hard This Year to Keep Politics Out of High School Yearbooks – DANA GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: If there had been anything in my 1966 Crete-Monee High School yearbbok that indicated that I was a Republican, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/us/politics/high-school-yearbooks-presidential-election.html
— Plotting an O’Reilly Comeback With an Eye on Fox – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/business/media/rivals-see-chance-to-challenge-fox-news.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Whites. Ever-increasingly, for their self-defense, Whites are buying firearms and ammunition.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/opinion/white-supremacist-confederate-monuments-nazi.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— From ‘Nut job’ to ‘Wacko,’ Trump’s history of using insulting words mocks mental health – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: From what I can tell, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call me far worse things than “nut job.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes count on me keeping my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/20/from-nut-job-to-wacko-trump-has-a-history-of-insulting-others-mental-health/
— Trump, Hill Republicans target ‘overly generous compensation’ for federal employees – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) want “cheap labor,” b) do not want the federal government to be a “model employer,” and c) hate federal employees and hate federal retirees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/22/trump-hill-republicans-target-overly-generous-compensation-for-feds/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Trump targeting federal employees’ retirement programs and House Republicans taking aim at their compensation generally, Uncle Sam’s goal of being a model employer looks shaky. The administration’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal, scheduled for release Tuesday, includes a series of cuts to retirement programs, as The Washington Post reported last week. Then, amid a torrent of reports denoting Trump as unfit, unprepared and unbecoming, Republicans took time for a hearing to promote the notion that feds are overpaid. Together, the White House and congressional actions are a clear indication of Republican intent to extract savings at the expense of the workforce. At Thursday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the government operations subcommittee, complained “taxpayers are stuck paying for overly generous compensation” that “rewards tenure rather than performance.” Meadows, chairman of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, always makes a point of praising “an incredibly dedicated federal workforce” and visiting their workplaces. That he is not a fed-basher demonstrates how pervasive his position is among Republicans who control Congress. With Republican Trump running the White House, Democrats are outnumbered in their attempt to protect workers from further incursions into their pocketbooks.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Anti-Trump Democrats Invite Chaos  If they succeed in bouncing the president from office, they may find that what comes next is even worse. –  Ted Van Dyk
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-trump-democrats-invite-chaos-1495403069

 

USA TODAY
— In protest, students walk out on Mike Pence’s Notre Dame commencement speech – Laken Litman  (DIERSEN: Of course, those who walked out have already received many job offers from employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/21/mike-pence-notre-dame-speech/335083001/
— Here’s the new retirement goal: Love your job and keep working – Darla Mercado  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, few, if any of my Democrat coworkers “loved” their jobs.  They focused on helping their supervisors and superiors meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, they helped their supervisors and superiors get rid of Post Office, IRS, and GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. By way of contrast, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  In addition, I served on the executive committee of a job-related professional association 1983-1996.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/05/22/retirement-love-your-job-keep-working/335023001/

 

AAUW
— Student loan debt is now a $1.3-trillion problem burdening 44 million borrowers. Experts are talking about the effects of student debt on the economy, but they aren’t talking about its disproportionate effects on women.  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, employers have been under tremendous pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote women, that is, to not hire, retain, or promote men.  To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://www.aauw.org/research/deeper-in-debt/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Federal Improper Payments Reached $144B in Fiscal 2016 – Jane Edwards
http://www.executivegov.com/2017/05/gao-federal-improper-payments-reached-144b-in-fiscal-2016/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump and trickle-down press persecution – Jonathan Peters  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on delegitimizing you and delegitimizing what you do? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on delegitimizing me and delegitimizing my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Should I retaliate?)
https://www.cjr.org/local_news/trump-and-trickle-down-press-persecution.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: IT’S BECOME CLEAR IN RECENT MONTHS that Donald Trump’s growling at the national press has, in many ways, backfired. The New York Times and The Washington Post are producing exceptional and indignant stories about the new administration. Subscriptions have surged. Cable news ratings are hitting record highs. And nonprofit outlets like Mother Jones and ProPublica have seen a major increase in donations. Times Editor Dean Baquet put it this way in late February: “There was a long time when the press wondered about its place in society. . . What’s happened in the last couple of months, I have to say, has been tremendous for news organizations. Our mission is clearer than it’s ever been.” I’m excited about the press’s reinvigoration, too, but I’m also worried about Trump’s anti-press words and deeds—and their trickle-down consequences for state and local journalists. I contacted 16 editors or publishers of state and local newspapers in California, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas to ask if their papers had seen post-election bumps in subscriptions or readership. Their circulations range from 8,000 to 200,000 daily. Seven responded, and only one reported growth. The others didn’t know why they hadn’t seen growth or said their local focus might be to blame. I don’t want to lean too heavily on these results, which are anecdotal. But they only add to my concern that Trump’s anti-press antics will inspire unprecedented attempts to delegitimize the state and local press.)