January 30, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrats participate in Democrat-led nationwide strike against immigration crackdown. Across the U.S. they call for a national shutdown that includes ‘no shopping, no school, and no work’ on Friday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/demonstrators-chicago-protest-ice-border-patrol-shootings-immigration-crackdown-businesses-participate-general-strike/18508608/
— IL Accountability Commission on Midway Blitz calls for rogue federal officers to face prosecution
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-operation-midway-blitz-illinois-accountability-commission-report-calls-rogue-federal-officers-face-prosecution/18510463/

CBS2
— DD: Democrats participate in Democrat-led nationwide “ICE Out” strike day opposing Trump immigration crackdown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/general-strike-ice-out-chicago-business-donations/
— FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-fbi-investigation/

FOX32
— Chicago early voting opens soon as voters choose Durbin’s successor. Early voting in the 2026 midterms starts in Chicago in two weeks. Among the choices on your ballet, selecting a replacement for longtime Illinois Senator Dick Durbin.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-12ncwirt13bcshej

WTTW
— Park District Asks Chicagoans to Decide What Statue Should Replace Columbus in Little Italy
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/30/park-district-asks-chicagoans-decide-what-statue-should-replace-columbus-little-italy

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Experts describe overreach from federal immigration agents at Illinois commission hearing
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/pritzker-illinois-accountability-commission-border-patrol/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump backs down when there’s resistance. So keep fighting.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/30/trump-resistance-minneapolis-ice-border-patrol-republicans-mona-charen
— Suburban teen brothers on ICE watch in Minneapolis: ‘This is nothing like Chicago. This is so much worse.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/30/suburban-teen-brothers-on-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-this-is-nothing-like-chicago-this-is-so-much-worse
— Democratic Senate candidates use debates to rev engines in race
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/30/democratic-senate-debates-krishnamoorthi-stratton-kelly-rich-miller

DAILY HERALD
— Judge: GOP candidate shouldn’t be on 11th District ballots due to signature shortage
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260130/us-congress-politics/judge-gop-candidate-shouldnt-be-on-11th-district-ballots-due-to-signature-shortage/
— ‘He knows what our interests are in Washington’: DuPage County to pay D.C. lobbyist up to $96K
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260130/local-politics/he-knows-what-our-interests-are-in-washington-dupage-county-to-pay-d-c-lobbyist-up-to-96k/

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/illinois-accountability-commission-should-probe-senior-trump-administration-officials

SOUTHERN
— GOP gubernatorial hopefuls outline priorities at forum.  DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://thesouthern.com/news/gop-gubernatorial-hopefuls-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_68543cbe-b4c8-5019-b69a-86a18a358558.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Homan plans to pull agents from Minnesota. DD: That encourages more citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-30/homan-plans-to-pull-agents-from-minnesota-and-senate-strikes-short-term-funding-deal
— When a college degree isn’t enough. DD: My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 helped me get hired by GAO in 1980. My earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981 helped me get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-01-30/statewide-when-a-college-degree-isnt-enough

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I did not even try to get one. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/student-loan-borrowers-in-illinois-could-face-federal-state-tax-bomb-in-2026/

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— DD: The Democrat Party platform causes homelessness.
https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/publications/idph/data-and-statistics/homelessness/hmmr-2.pdf

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-459/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What career limiting decisions have you made? I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I refused to become a Democrat. I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I become an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago homelessness on rise
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2daebf6c-4295-4335-96a8-9f46f5020a08.html
— IL Accountability Commission chair: “People need to be prosecuted”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b8ef049e-107a-4071-8aac-ee6cf5931089.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— SAVE America Act would require voter ID to vote
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/30/save-america-act-would-require-voter-id-vote/
— Leftists sought violence in Minneapolis, and they got it. Frey, Walz invited and directly contributed to heightened danger.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/29/leftists-sought-violence-minneapolis-got/

NEW YORK POST
— ICE officers in Minnesota told not to interact with ‘agitators’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/us-news/ice-officers-in-minnesota-told-not-to-interact-with-agitators/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illinois Sanctuary Law Before Seventh Circuit. FAIR shows TRUST Act interferes with federal law enforcement.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/illinois-sanctuary-law-seventh-circuit

NEWSMAX
— Noem Shares Video of Victims Killed by Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kristi-noem-ice-illegal-aliens/2026/01/30/id/1244281/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— West Chicago Teacher Under Investigation, Put on Leave for Pro-ICE Post
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402

WILMINGTON BIZ
— Chances Or Choices? DD: Life is a series of choices. What are the biggest workplace choices that you made? Mine include a) my not becoming a Democrat, b) my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) my becoming an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/insights/tommy_taylor/chances_or_choices/2816

FLORIDA POLITICS
— Oberweis starts 2026 with nearly $3M cash on hand for CD 19 race
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777050-jim-oberweis-starts-2026-with-almost-3m-cash-on-hand-for-cd-19-race/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DAILY MAIL
— West Chicago teacher suspended for writing ‘Go ICE’… months after woke educator in Windy City went unpunished for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15505483/Chicago-teacher-suspended-ICE-support-Facebook-Gary.html

January 28, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago nurses join labor, faith leaders in vigil for Alex Pretti, killed by Border Patrol in MN.  DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-chicago-nurses-join-labor-faith-leaders-prayer-vigil-jesse-brown-va-hospital/18488293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vigil brought together health care workers at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago alongside many others who may have never met Pretti but who, through their work, see themselves in him.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Anti-transgender Democrats sue Illinois over law requiring political party approval for nonprofit names
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-political-party-names-lawsuit/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/letters-012826-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s killing highlights the complex intersection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/opinion-alex-pretti-border-patrol-ice-concealed-carry-second-amendment-free-assembly/
— DD: Democrats promote race-based voting. According to Democrats, you are a racist if you do not vote for Democrat candidates who are minority.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/column-chicago-danny-davis-jason-freidman-congress-primary-black-politics-washington/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: West Chicago teacher put on leave over pro-ICE comment. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/news/west-chicago-teacher-put-on-leave-over-pro-ice-comment/
— After Minneapolis shootings, GOP governor candidates talk about police, protester divide
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/illinois-state-politics/after-minneapolis-shootings-gop-governor-candidates-talk-about-police-protester-divide/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois’ Democratic US Senate primary heats up over ICE
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/28/illinois-democratic-us-senate-primary-heats-up-over-ice/88382530007/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Wisconsin gun owners slam Trump, Noem over comments on Pretti’s shooting
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/28/gun-owners-slam-trump-officials-over-saying-alex-prettwho-say-someone-cannot-come-to-a-protest-armed/88382762007/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-administration-s-trust-and-credibility-21317178.php

WAND TV
— Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester. President Donald Trump says a “big investigation” is underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-federal-judge-orders-ice-chief-to-court-to-explain-why-detainees-are-denied/article_58a0377a-3b23-5f39-8def-1cfbd7ccef9c.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-judge-finds-virginia-democrats-redistricting-resolution-illegal/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-28/trump-tried-to-turn-attention-back-to-the-economy-in-iowa-did-it-work

WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders report on their success in promoting hatred against Trump. How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-27/conservative-minnesota-pastor-on-how-he-went-from-trump-supporter-to-member-of-the-resistance

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso To Battle Ex-Hinsdale D86 Law Firm. He has been hired to defend the district against its former attorney’s lawsuit.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-battle-ex-hinsdale-d86-law-firm

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Jesse Jackson Jr. testing voters
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/28/jesse-jackson-jr-testing-voters-00751677

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-668/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois GOP Accused of Illegal Postage Scheme to Protect Norine Hammond From Conservative Challenger
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-gop-accused-of-illegal-postage-scheme-to-protect-norine-hammond-from-conservative-challenger.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4435956/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good/

NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was ‘known’ to feds, and had rib broken in anti-ICE protest a week before he was killed by Border Patrol
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/alex-pretti-known-to-feds-had-rib-broken-in-anti-ice-protest-a-week-before-he-was-killed-by-border-patrol/
— Minnesota cop union boss slams local officials for blocking cooperation with ICE: ‘There would have been no loss of life’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/police-union-head-slams-minn-as-gov-walz-agrees-to-have-top-cop-work-with-border-czar/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Trump Administration’s NEH Agenda. Having failed to dismantle the endowment, the administration is now seeing whether it can be used to promote its own ideological projects.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-trump-administrations-neh-agenda/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Look to Virginia to see what the Democrats could win in 2028. Virginia defines trends in American politics, and it would behoove Republicans to consider this a warning.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/look_to_virginia_to_see_what_the_democrats_could_win_in_2028.html
— Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States. For decades, Europe has pursued economic, social, and environmental policies that have degraded its material and human capacity, possibly beyond recovery.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/europe_cannot_and_never_will_be_able_to_compete_with_the_united_states.html
— Britain and the Crisis of National Identity. Britain is committing suicide before the eyes of the world—the nation that once produced the culture and institutions to support a worldwide empire.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/britain_and_the_crisis_of_national_identity.html

BLAZE
— More than 100 outraged Democrat West Chicago community members denounce elementary school teacher over 2-word post about ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/two-word-ice-post-teacher

BREITBART
— Minnesota Jails Refuse to Hand Over Hundreds of Illegal Aliens to ICE Agents Every Year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their foreign criminals over Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/27/fact-check-minnesota-jails-refuse-to-hand-over-hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-to-ice-agents-every-year/

CAL COAST NEWS
— With open borders, there can be no welfare
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/01/with-open-borders-there-can-be-no-welfare/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: History has demonstrated that many countries have had problems with immigration. I am briefly describing one example. In about 376 Common Era, when The Roman Empire was divided into the Western and Eastern Empires, Goths (Germans) were trying to cross the river on the northern border of the Roman Empire. Huns were chasing and slaughtering the Goths. They wanted Roman protection. Valens, the Roman Emperor, didn’t want to let the Goths in, but he finally made a bargain with the leader of the Goths. The deal was in return for admission into the empire, the Goths would provide soldiers for the Roman army, which was fighting a war in the East of the Empire. The Romans would provide welfare to the Goths. After about 40 years, the Goths wanted to keep their own culture and stopped providing soldiers. The Romans cut off welfare. The Visigoths, one the Goth tribes, sacked Rome in 410 Common Era. This act effectively destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Quoting Milton Friedman in 1776: “A country can have open borders with no welfare. A country can have closed borders with welfare. If a country has open borders and welfare the country will disappear.” This history is a good lesson for our time. I got this information from “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” written by Edward Gibbon in 1776.)

CENTER SQUARE
— K-12 schools, higher ed institutions prevail in diversity litigation. DD: To send your child to a public school is to make your child a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_efd1d11f-a036-43aa-b299-d7a4498b8565.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Law school rejects petition to remove ICE from career fair, employers withdraw. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/law-school-rejects-petition-to-remove-ice-as-employers-withdraw-from-career-fair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Student petition signed by 1,200 calls ICE ‘fascist organization’  George Washington University Law School refused to disinvite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from its career fair Friday after over 1,200 students and organizations signed a petition to have the federal agency removed.  The petition called on GW Law and the Georgetown University Law Center to remove ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from “all current components and future renditions” of the law schools’ joint event.  “ICE is a fascist organization, tasked with carrying out ethnic cleansing, family separation, and extreme brutality and violence,” the petition states.  It also states that “The government created ICE only 23 years ago to violently remove people from the United States, violating the human rights of immigrant communities and obfuscating the fact that the United States is a country stolen from Indigenous communities and built by enslaving Black people.” The students added that “Working for DHS or ICE is antithetical to what it means to be a lawyer serving the public interest.” Further, they stated that other law schools, such as New York University and American University’s Washington College of Law, have blocked “recruitment efforts” by DHS and ICE. “We remain adamant that regardless of immigration status, ICE’s actions grossly violate human rights, and we stand with immigrant communities everywhere in the fight against state violence,” the petition states.  Dean Dayna Matthew met with the students who spearheaded the petition to discuss their concerns, and later sent an email stating the GW Law administrators decided not to rescind ICE’s invitation, The GW Hatchet reported. The dean cited free expression and university policy. The university is “committed to principles that protect all students’ right to ideological expression,” she stated. Matthew added that recruitment programs must remain open to all employers, even if some view their actions as objectionable. “In my view, providing PSRP access to an employer does not signal endorsement or support of that employer’s work or values,” Matthew stated. “My decision does support and endorse GW Law students’ right to express opposition to an employer consistent with the university’s freedom of expression policy,” she stated. After administrators declined to remove ICE, at least 20 employers pulled out of the career fair. However, the petition did have some impact. ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor withdrew from the event while the agency’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center remained involved. Still, students were disappointed. “To bring an organization whose sole mission is to divide people, make people feel unwelcome, remove people from spaces and create a sense of unsafety and unrest into that space — a space that so many people in this community have worked so hard to curate — was very insulting to the people who have tried to make this such a welcoming place,” said student Anapaula Pérez-Gaitan, who is the program manager at the school’s public interest center. Last week, ICE withdrew from participating in an Arizona State University Law School event following a student-led petition, The College Fix reported. ICE had planned to host a table at the Government and Public Interest Table Talks event until 650 people signed a petition to protest the federal law enforcement agency’s participation.)

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Can Use Federal Authority in Minneapolis as Eisenhower Once Did in Little Rock
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/01/26/trump-can-use-federal-authority-in-minneapolis-as-eisenhower-once-did-in-little-rock

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Wants to De-escalate in Minnesota. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino was replaced by White House border czar Tom Homan this week to lead the ongoing illegal immigration enforcement. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows

FOX NEWS
— You can never have law and order in sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388412186112
— Trump laments shooting deaths of Good and Pretti, insists Minnesota personnel shuffle is not a ‘pullback’  President calls Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings ‘terrible,’ vows to ‘de-escalate’ operations in Minnesota. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-laments-shooting-deaths-good-pretti-insists-minnesota-personnel-shuffle-not-pullback
— Trump’s anti-DEI wins are temporary as colleges ‘wait out’ admin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ivy-league-watchdog-warns-trumps-anti-dei-wins-temporary-colleges-wait-him-out.print

JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Go ICE”: West Chicago Teacher Put on Leave for Two Words Posted on Facebook.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/27/go-ice-chicago-area-teacher-put-on-leave-for-two-words-posted-on-facebook/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/higher-ed-dei-is-in-hunker-down-mode-trying-to-wait-out-the-trump-administration/

SALEM NEWS
— Leftists Don’t Care About The Crimes Illegals Commit
https://salemnewschannel.com/watch/leftists-dont-care-about-the-crimes-illegals-commit-697963412b5a24ee6ac90c2c

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— DD: As long as Democrats run education in America, they will use education to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2026/01/28/race-conscious_admissions_may_not_be_totally_dead_1161361.html

TOWNHALL
— Philly’s Woke Prosecutor Says He Will ‘Hunt Down’ ICE Agents Like ‘Nazis’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/27/phillys-woke-prosecutor-says-he-will-hunt-down-ice-agents-like-nazis-n2670190

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump says he didn’t hear officials call Alex Pretti ‘a domestic terrorist’
https://thehill.com/homenews/5709270-trump-comments-pretti-shooting/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Shift Tone After Killings, Criticizing Trump’s Immigration Push. With the president signaling a pivot in his crackdown, G.O.P. lawmakers have felt freer to express concern. But it’s not clear what they are willing to do about it. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/republicans-shift-tone-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Denmark against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/mette-frederiksen-greenland-us-ally.html
— FRONT PAGE DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/minnesota-politics-immigration-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, everything that Republicans say or do is “far right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/27/gun-rights-alex-pretti-nra-minneapolis/

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/27/pretti-shooting-trump-clash-of-first-second-amendments/88375843007/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/26/ice-detained-us-citizens-minnesota-arrests/88304880007/

CBS NEWS
— Former law enforcement trainer sees “unanswered questions” in Alex Pretti’s shooting. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-unanswered-questions/

NEWSWEEK
— A teacher from a West Chicago elementary school has been put on administrative leave over a social media post in support of ICE.  DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402
— Donald Trump Signals Minnesota Climbdown: ‘We’re Going To De-escalate’  DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-signals-minnesota-climbdown-de-escalate-alex-pretti-11428294
https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-policing-loses-humanity-opinion-11419577

REUTERS
— Northwestern law school defeats lawsuit alleging anti-white faculty hiring. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1980, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt they would admit today because under the Democrats, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination has gotten much worse.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/northwestern-law-school-defeats-lawsuit-alleging-anti-white-faculty-hiring-2026-01-22/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Northwestern University’s law school has persuaded a federal judge in Chicago to reject claims by a conservative group that the school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Wednesday agreed to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a nonprofit organization called Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP). The group is represented by prominent conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell and by America First Legal, which was co-founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller. FASORP first sued the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in July 2024, alleging it refused to consider hiring white male faculty candidates with “stellar credentials” while hiring other “mediocre” candidates from diverse racial and gender backgrounds. Ellis did not explain her reasons for dismissing the case. Northwestern had argued that FASORP did not have grounds to sue because the members it says were passed over for faculty jobs lacked the necessary credentials and had not actually applied. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three unnamed FASORP members who alleged they are ready and willing to apply for faculty posts at Northwestern’s law school but cannot compete because they are white men. The suit also accused Northwestern’s flagship law review of discriminating against white men in the selection of articles that appear in its pages. FASORP in court papers called hiring at American universities a “cesspool of corruption and lawlessness” that flouts anti-discrimination law in favor of women and minorities. The decision is the latest in a series of court setbacks for conservative legal groups targeting law schools, including unsuccessful discrimination cases against the Harvard Law Review in 2018 and the NYU Law Review in 2023.
FASORP also sued the Michigan Law Review for discrimination in June but voluntarily dismissed the case in October. Mitchell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday, nor did a Northwestern spokesperson.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP AND FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrats and RINOs want Trump to stop deporting their illegals. Trump got elected to deport their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/fallout-from-minnesota-citizen-watchdog-claims-of-ice-retaliation-98ed9cf9
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-quit-while-hes-ahead-on-immigration-6ceb14ca
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-immigration-population-census-bureau-46dfac4a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-regression-to-the-mean-011c8056

BLOOMBERG
— The New Rules of Finding a Job in 2026. DD: My peers failed/refused to take jobs like the ones I took. I did yard work in Crete 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1966. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag in Chicago Heights in 1966. I pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances Chicago Heights in 1971 and 1972. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/explainers/how-to-get-a-job-ai-tips-us-labor-market

KFVS
— Largest federal employee union calls for Kristi Noem’s firing after Alex Pretti’s death. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/01/28/largest-federal-employee-union-calls-kristi-noems-firing-after-alex-prettis-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  A federal employee union is calling for an independent investigation and for the resignation of prominent government leaders after a deadly shooting of a nurse in Minneapolis involving Border Patrol. Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said that following the killing of a fellow member, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the group is calling for accountability.)

FED MANAGER
— OPM Rolls Out Guidance for “Rule of Many”- Promising More Flexible and Competitive Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-rolls-out-guidance-for-rule-of-many-promising-more-flexible-and-competitive-federal-hiring

NARFE
— NARFE mourns the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a federal employee who served as an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Federal employees like Pretti retain their constitutional rights as private citizens to observe and protest their government when off duty, within the confines of the law. At the same time, all federal employees — including Border Patrol agents and other federal law enforcement personnel — are required to act within the law and the U.S. Constitution in the performance of their official duties. NARFE calls for an independent and unbiased investigation into the circumstances of Pretti’s death to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld and that federal employees remain accountable to the oath of office they take. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://narfe.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzUzNzY4MCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTI4MzExMjM1

COMMON DREAMS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/are-we-already-in-a-civil-war

PBS
— Minnesota confrontations mirror simulation of how civil war begins. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/minnesota-confrontations-mirror-simulation-of-how-civil-war-begins-law-professor-says

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DD: What percent of those who come to America do so to get the tremendous benefits and preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them?
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/keeping_illegals_from_getting_benefits_important_voters_believe

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE
— Spain To Legalize More Than Half a Million Immigrants. DD: Of course, the next Democrat or RINO president will give citizenship, that is, official voting rights, to all illegals.
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/spain-to-legalize-more-than-half-a-million-immigrants/

TIMES OF INDIA
— Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/zuckerbergs-meta-blocks-info-on-ice-agents-instagram-facebook-threads-censor-links-as-backlash-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing/articleshow/127691118.cms

HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Pritzker: Noem, you will be fired next; Pritzker reacts to Greg Bovino’s removal a as Border Patrol commander-at-large. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kristi-noem-you-will-be-fired-next-il-gov-reacts-to-greg-bovino-s-removal-as-border-patrol-commander-at-large/ar-AA1V2Wh8

HALIFAX EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/is-the-u-s-on-a-slow-march-to-civil-war/

January 17, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Large crowds return to Broadview ICE facility, protesting against immigration enforcement operations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/

NBC5
— Protesters stage demonstration against federal agents outside Broadview ICE facility. Among the speakers was a young woman from Miami who told NBC Chicago her father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-stage-demonstration-against-federal-agents-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3877638/

CBS2
— “No Kings” protest held near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/

FOX32
— Greenland latest: Trump charging tariff to 8 European countries
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/greenland-trump-control-us-tariff-european-countries-oppose

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds return to Broadview to denounce federal agents’ killings in Minneapolis, Chicago area
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/hundreds-return-to-broadview-to-denounce-federal-agents-killings-in-minneapolis-chicago-area/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds brave freezing temps at protest outside Broadview ICE facility. Protesters called for an end to immigration enforcement actions that have sparked protests nationwide, including over the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/17/broadview-protest-ice-renee-good
— Illinois Democrats join growing calls to ‘Abolish ICE’  Once a dicey political proposition, an increasing number of established Democrats are calling for a dissolution of the federal Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agency.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/17/abolish-ice-movement-illinois-democrats-delia-ramirez-juliana-stratton-patty-garcia

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) criticizes Trump’s ICE tactics, compares them to Nazi raids and slave patrols
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/crockett-criticizes-trumps-ice-tactics-compares-them-to-nazi-raids-and-slave-patrols-ice-renee-good-trump-administration

NEW CHANNEL 20
— House Republicans launch investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-rep-ilhan-omars-finances-wealth-money-probe-report-minnesota-fraud-somali-community-ethics-house-oversight-committee-gop-republicans-democrats-politicians

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats bent on destruction pivot from ‘defund police’ to ‘defund ICE’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/16/democrats-bent-destruction-pivot-defund-police-defund-ice/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden-Appointed Judge Limits ICE Tactics To Avoid ‘Retaliating’ Against Minnesota Protestors
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/17/joe-biden-appointed-federal-judge-limits-immigration-customs-enforcement-tactics-avoid-retaliating-minnesota-protestors/

EPOCH TIMES
— $4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud in California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbn0sONnd_E

PJ MEDIA
— This Is How the Minneapolis Sanctuary City Policy Is Getting People Shot
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/17/this-is-how-minneapolis-sanctuary-city-policy-is-getting-people-shot-n4948417

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Since the Civil War, to get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693043-trump-reversing-mlk-legacy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Help Wanted at the Obama Presidential Center. Here are some jobs the center should offer to provide a more complete picture of the Obama administration’s record.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/help-wanted-at-the-obama-presidential-center-6bbbe42c

FORBES
— Career success. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what could you have done, but you did not do, to avoid career setbacks? I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I could have enlisted, but I did not. I could have become a Democrat, but I did not. I could have given even more preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, but I did not. I could have not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, but I did. I could have not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988, but I did. Consequently, my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I could have become a RINO, but I did not. I could nave not become the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, but I did. I could have supported in Republican primaries only those candidates who my Republican leaders endorsed, but I did not. I could have not served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, but I did. I could have not served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, but I did. I could have not served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, but I did.  Consequently, I have never been asked to serve as an officer of the Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2025/03/06/why-career-success-depends-on-embracing-failure/

BUSINESS INSIDER
—  DD: AFL-CIO sides with illegals against Americans.
https://www.businessinsider.com/afl-cio-ice-raids-minnesota-day-truth-freedom-homeland-security-2026-1

POLITICO
— ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests sweep Denmark as Trump escalates takeover threat. DD: Of course, when Putin invades Denmark, Denmark expects Trump to drive Putin out. In WWIII, will Denmark side with Russia or America?
https://www.politico.eu/article/hands-off-greenland-protests-sweep-denmark-donald-trump-escalates-takeover-threat/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

TIMES OF INDIA
— Minneapolis IN FLAMES: Anti-ICE Protests Directly Challenge Trump’s Federal Power | Streets On Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ls1COOuxM

January 3, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of country
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-venezuela-news-strikes-country-says-venezuelan-president-nicols-maduro-captured-wife/18346121/

CBS2
— U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US strikes Venezuela and says leader Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/us-strikes-venezuela-nicolas-maduro/

DAILY HERALD
— New laws: Illinois expands job-protected leave for parents with a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260102/business/new-laws-illinois-expands-job-protected-leave-for-parents-with-newborns-in-nicu/
— Illinois’ electric grids may soon face power shortages and further price increases as fossil fuel plants go offline and data centers fueling the rise of artificial intelligence demand ever-increasing amounts of power.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260102/business/as-state-regulators-warn-of-impending-energy-shortfalls-capacity-prices-rise-again/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Morgan Republicans plan meet-and-greet with gubernatorial candidate. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-republicans-set-gathering-gubernatorial-21272921.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Naps, bruising, cognitive tests: Trump addresses aging questions. DD: How old are you? I am 77. What do you stress to defend your age? I stress the GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out. Putting those newsletters together and sending them out takes lots of time and focus.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-02/naps-bruising-cognitive-tests-trump-addresses-aging-questions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump tries to beat back questions about health: Key takeaways.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-tries-to-beat-back-questions-about-health-key-takeaways/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 9th Congressional District Democratic Party Hopeful Bushra Amiwala Joins Others in Attacking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/03/9th-congressional-district-democratic-party-hopeful-bushra-amiwala-joins-others-in-attacking-the-american-israel-public-affairs-committee/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois local governments lose out on $10.9B in state taxes
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-local-governments-lose-out-on-10-9b-in-state-taxes/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BREITBART
— 41 Percent of Netflix Shows for Children Contain LGBTQ+ Content in 2025
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/01/02/report-says-41-percent-of-netflix-shows-for-children-contain-lgbtq-content-in-2025/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Mamdani’s inaugural address: ‘Godless, rancid ideology’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/top-responses-zohran-mamdani-inaugural-address.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California Ban on Open Carry of Firearms
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-california-ban-on-open-carry-of-firearms-5965490

FOX NEWS
— Mamdani ignites fierce backlash on day one in office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdL7ph03298
— Mamdani’s inauguration fuels debate over Gen Z shift toward socialism, away from free markets. Zohran Mamdani’s first moments in office embraced ‘collectivism’ as Republicans warn Gen Z is rejecting free markets.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdanis-inauguration-fuels-debate-over-gen-z-shift-toward-socialism-away-from-free-markets.amp
— Redistricting battles brewing across the country as parties compete for power ahead of 2026 midterms
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/redistricting-battles-brewing-across-country-parties-compete-power-ahead-2026-midterms.print

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Horse Therapy, Gender-Neutral Bathrooms, and Hate Crime Work Leave: The Wild Blue State Laws of 2025
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/horse-therapy-gender-neutral-bathrooms-and-hate-crime-work-leave-the-wild-blue-state-laws-of-2025/amp/
— Mamdani to Establish New ‘Office of Mass Engagement’ Led by Veteran Socialist Organizer
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mamdani-to-establish-new-office-of-mass-engagement-led-by-veteran-socialist-organizer/
— Let’s Hire Professors Purely on Merit. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed the following tests because standardized tests are biased in favor of those who share my demographics: a) the postal employment test when I was 17 in 1966, b) the ACT test with a score of 24 in 1966, c) all the tests that I needed to pass to graduate in the upper 20% of my high school class in 1966, d) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, e) all the tests that I needed to pass to earn a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and master’s degrees from Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997, f) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. and g) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/lets-hire-professors-purely-on-merit/

TOWNHALL
— Socialism in the City
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/01/03/socialism-in-the-city-n2668789
— Pritzker’s Pretzels
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2026/01/02/pritzkers-pretzels-n2668747

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump insults Pritzker with AI-generated social media post
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5670567-trump-pritzker-ai-image-feud/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani Acts on Vow to Protect Renters With Move Against a Big Landlord. DD: Have you been a landlord? I was  reluctant landlord 1976-1984 because I could not sell my University Park townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) unless I took a big loss.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/nyregion/mamdani-pinnacle-housing.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/business/us-immigration-trump-1920s.html

YAHOO
— Nobody Cares About Your Career. DD: During my federal career working for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, 1997, only two of my superiors cared about my career. I should write the IRS manager who promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. Because he did that, my Democrat IRS superiors forced him to transfer to Dallas. I should write about the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and who was finally able to assign me to audits or IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986. Because he did that, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me to GS-13. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer, b) delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) never promoted me to GS-14, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is less that what my IRS salary was when I was 23 in 1972.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nobody-cares-career-mcdonalds-ceo-000116698.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Corruption of the Welfare State
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/minnesota-welfare-fraud-immigrants-government-handouts-8076eb83
— Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring. DD: My critics/opponents want everyone to ignore my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus those who were/are a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) elected Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/critical-ignoring-social-media-7e236f52

FORBES
— Should An Experienced Professionals Take Internships To Change Careers? DD: Have you changed careers? Have you wanted to change careers? I have not. Due to circumstances, I have wanted to be a career federal employee since I was 18 years old in 1966. However, to waste my federal career and get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically panted a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) my earning job-related masters degrees when I was 27 in 1976, 31, and 48, c) my earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) my earning a job-related professional license when I was 32 a) as being efforts by me to change my career and get a job in the private sector, b) as being justification to disallow my job-related education deductions in 1978, and c) to force me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. I should write about the aforesaid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2025/06/25/should-an-experienced-professional-take-internships-to-change-careers/

EDUCATION
— Professional Certifications Worth It in 2026. DD: What is your position on professional certifications? I sought and obtained professional certifications to defend/advance my federal career. I became a CPA when I was 30 in 1979, a Certified Internal Auditor when I was 32, a licensed CPA when I was 32, a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, a Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, a Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and a Certified Forensic Accountant when I was 48. But my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled that a) because I was a Republican who complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://vocal.media/education/is-investing-in-professional-certifications-worth-it-in-2026

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DAILY MAIL
— Karoline Leavitt calls out Mamdani’s wife as White House quits playing nice with ‘communist’ mayor
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/karoline-leavitt-calls-out-mamdani-s-wife-as-white-house-quits-playing-nice-with-communist-mayor/ar-AA1Ttrwy
— Mamdani unveils plan conservatives claim will usher in communism
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15429711/amp/zohran-mamdani-warmth-collectivism-socialist.html

BUSINESS STANDARD
— Mamdani takes action against Israel with his oath?
https://www.tbsnews.net/videos/tbs-stories/mamdani-takes-action-against-israel-his-oath-1325186

NDTV
— “Antisemitic Gasoline On Open Fire”: Israel vs Mamdani Over Revoked Orders
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/zohran-mamdani-vs-israel-over-revoked-order-on-antisemitism-definition-10237972

TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Anti-Zionism Was Never Harmless. Now It Governs. DD: Have your critics/opponents painted you as being an antisemite? Democrats have always painted Republicans as being antisemites. Because of my demographics, Democrats have especially painted me as being an antisemite.  Needless-to-say, my Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors’ efforts to paint me as being an antisemite were stymied when I volunteered to work for their only Jewish group manager in late 1989. In 1989, to get rid of me because in late 1988, I had become the office’s only active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, they had a) thrown me off the group that audited IRS, b) gave me a very bad job assignment, c) gave me unfair performance expectations, d) gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, and e) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. She managed the office’s group that audited federal financial industry regulators. She reluctantly had to accept me a) because very few of my coworkers would work for her because she was Jewish, b) because I had previously worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators, c) because I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) because I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) because I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and d) because I had earned an MBA in 1976. She was very demanding. But beyond that, my coworkers were intimidated a) by her having an MBA from the University of Chicago, b) by her having passed the CPA examination on her first attempt, c) by her being wealthy, d) by her being younger, and e) by her being attractive. Because she demanded that her subordinates have master’s degrees in finance, I started taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. I succeeded in making her a member of IIT’s advisory group for that graduate program. Further, I became certified fraud examiner in 1990, government financial manager in 1994, financial Services Auditor in 1996, and forensic accountant in 1997. I was her only defender/promoter in the office. But nevertheless, when my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors decided to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, she took the lead in doing that. I should write about the foresaid.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionism-was-never-harmless-now-it-governs/

December 17, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Apparent arrest made by federal agents in Chicago area amid concerns of Bovino’s return
https://abc7chicago.com/post/border-patrol-chicago-today-little-village-business-concerned-amid-immigration-arrests-greg-bovino-returns-area/18295179/
— Communities on edge amid apparent immigration-related arrests, Bovino’s return to Chicago area
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7dtqITqHlY
— Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-writes-partisan-plaques-predecessors-newly-installed-presidential-walk-fame/18295678/

NBC5
— Judge blocks ICE from requiring members of Congress to provide prior notice before detention center visits
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-ice-congress-prior-notice-detention-center-visits/
— House passes GOP health care bill without ACA extension
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-health-care-vote-republicans-congress/

CBS2
— Bovino and agents return to Chicago area
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/border-patrol-cmdr-gregory-bovino-and-agents-return-to-chicago-area/

WGN9
— Border Patrol Commander Bovino back in Chicago
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/border-patrol-commander-greg-bovino-back-in-chicago/

FOX32
— Evanston mayor Biss confronts Border Patrol chief amid rising immigration fears
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/evanston-mayor-confronts-border-patrol-chief-amid-rising-immigration-fears
— Bovino ramps up immigration raids in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-j23iafl6hbu6nunz
— Chicago groups vow resistance as Border Patrol chief, agents return to area
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-groups-vow-resistance-border-patrol-chief-agents-return
— Chicago vote-by-mail applications open for 2026 primary election
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-vote-by-mail-applications-open-2026-primary-election

WTTW
— Biss Confronts Bovino as Immigration Enforcement Continues
https://news.wttw.com/2025/12/17/evanston-mayor-daniel-biss-confronts-border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-immigration
— 4 Republicans Defy Speaker Johnson to Force House Vote on Extending ACA Subsidies
https://news.wttw.com/2025/12/17/4-republicans-defy-speaker-johnson-force-house-vote-extending-aca-subsidies

WBEZ
— Bovino’s Border Patrol caravan hits Chicago area for second day, making arrests in Evanston. Bovino had a tense standoff with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss after federal agents arrested a man at a gas station Wednesday. Later, agents broke out the window of a pickup truck to detain two men outside of a Home Depot.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/12/17/chicago-immigration-ice-border-patrol-bovino-president-donald-trump-deport-midway-blitz

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bovino praises police assistance in immigration enforcement as CPD denies support
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/bovino-praises-local-police-assistance-in-immigration-enforcement-argues-with-evanston-mayor-daniel-biss/
— Bovino in Evanston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_lQWyqU0Xs
— Trump keeping 300 Illinois National Guard troops federalized until April despite no missions
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/illinois-national-guard-federalized-april/
— Illinois Republicans in Congress urge President Donald Trump not to pardon ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/gop-illinois-congress-madigan-pardon-trump/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bovino’s Border Patrol caravan hits Chicago area for second day, making arrests in Evanston. Bovino had a tense standoff with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss after federal agents arrested a man at a gas station on Wednesday. Later, agents broke out the window of a pickup truck to detain two men outside of a Home Depot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/17/chicago-immigration-ice-border-patrol-bovino-president-donald-trump-deport-midway-blitz
— Illinois Republicans tell President Trump to reject Michael Madigan pardon request. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, Mary Miller and Mike Bost, staunch Trump allies, penned the request on Tuesday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/michael-madigan/2025/12/17/illinois-republican-congress-members-president-trump-michael-madigan-pardon-request

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/border-patrol-returns-haunt-chicago-economy-holidays

EVANSTON NOW
— Immigration raids return to Evanston
https://evanstonnow.com/immigration-raids-return-to-evanston/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-s-white-house-adds-partisan-plaques-to-21248405.php

WAND TV
— Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government chilled my dissent big time. I ever-increasingly dissented their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They ever-increasingly wasted my career, took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and then forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/sen-mark-kelly-calls-pentagon-investigation-into-his-remarks-a-move-to-chill-military-dissent/article_dbddfc77-3bfc-5fa7-834f-9f52554bf9b4.html

WIFR
— Trump will sign executive order to reclassify marijuana, loosen federal restrictions. DD: Pot is poison. I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019.
https://www.wifr.com/2025/12/17/trump-will-sign-executive-order-reclassify-marijuana-loosen-federal-restrictions/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Woman sues IRS to have pets classified as dependents
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/woman-sues-irs-to-have-pets-classified-as-dependents/amp/

CITIES 92.9
— Amid continued enforcement, Pritzker tells ICE protesters: ‘Do as you have’
https://www.cities929.com/2025/12/17/watch-amid-continued-enforcement-pritzker-tells-ice-protesters-do-as-you-have/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Bovino Leads Caravan Through Chicago Before Clashing With Evanston Mayor. Wednesday marked Bovino’s second day back on the job in the Chicago area after he left in November.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/17/bovino-leads-caravan-through-chicago-and-suburbs-clashes-with-evanston-mayor/

DURBIN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly charge Trump with abusing his powers. The courts in Diersen v. GAO ruled that my Democrat GAO superiors had the power to force me to retire, that is, to fire me, when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit since I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reversed discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-highlights-the-senates-responsibility-to-hold-the-executive-branch-accountable-amid-president-trumps-abuses-of-powers

CHALKBEAT
— Illinois quietly changes scholarship for teachers of color amid lawsuit, threats from federal government
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/12/17/illinois-teacher-diversity-scholarship-changes/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-438/
— Bovino: ‘We’re here for the taxpayer’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/17/bovino-were-here-for-the-taxpayer/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Biss Calls for Repeal of Second Amendment
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/17/biss-calls-for-repeal-of-second-amendment/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump owes America — and the Reiner family — an apology
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/17/donald-trump-owes-america-reiner-family-apology/
— Trump wounds MAGA brand with inhuman rant on Rob Reiner. Polls show once-fierce supporters are bailing in droves.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/17/trump-wounds-maga-brand-inhuman-rant-rob-reiner/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump rips predecessors Biden, Obama and Bush with new plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’
https://nypost.com/2025/12/17/us-news/trump-rips-predecessors-biden-obama-and-bush-with-new-plaques-on-presidential-walk-of-fame/

COLLEGE FIX
— Illinois amends ‘minority teachers’ scholarship to end federal lawsuit
https://www.thecollegefix.com/illinois-amends-minority-teachers-scholarship-to-end-federal-lawsuit/

FOX NEWS
— Protesters CONFRONT federal immigration agents in Chicago. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino details street arrests of illegal immigrants in Chicago as residents protest immigration agents.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6386612177112
— ICE chief fires back at ‘100% false’ sanctuary city ‘harassment’ claims. Todd Lyons says sanctuary cities force agents into communities by releasing convicted criminals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ice-chief-fires-back-sanctuary-city-harassment-claims-100-false

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-are-more-dissatisfied-with-trumps-handling-of-the-economy-than-ever-poll-shows

WORKERS WORLD
— Young workers reject capitalism’s dead-end future. DD: Under socialism, everyone is a government employee. Ever since I became a government employee when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had been a private sector employee, I never would have had the career successes that I had. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that career advancement in government is much easier than it is in the private sector, but nevertheless, I never earned more than $153, 151/year in today’s dollars notwithstanding the fact that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. How successful in the private sector would someone with my qualifications have been?
https://www.workers.org/2025/12/89607/

November 14, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— 21 arrested outside Broadview ICE detention center as protesters clash with police; 4 officers hurt
https://abc7chicago.com/post/village-broadview-il-protest-several-detained-outside-ice-facility-protesters-push-designated-area-live/18154986/
— Trump calls for DOJ probe into other Epstein ties, including Clinton
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-calls-doj-probe-other-epstein-ties-including-clinton/18155350/

CBS2
— 21 arrested, 4 officers injured as protesters, police clash outside Broadview ICE facility during faith vigil Friday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-facility-protesters-clash-police/
— Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino leaves Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-commander-gregory-bovino-leaves-chicago/
— DD: Democrats do not want any of their illegals to be deported, and especially those who do not have criminal records.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-ice-arrests-600-criminal-histories-high-public-safety-risk/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jeffrey-epstein-trump-emails-texts-inner-circle/

WGN9
— 4 law enforcement officers injured, 21 protestors arrested during clash outside Broadview ICE facility
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/at-least-10-detained-amid-protests-outside-broadview-ice-facility/

FOX32
— Syverson blasts Pritzker’s immigration and healthcare policies
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1741155
— More Americans living paycheck to paycheck. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. To pay for the aforesaid, I took bad jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1971-1972. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was grossly overpaid for those jobs and my pension and retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-americans-living-paycheck-paycheck-data-bank-america

WBEZ
— Tear gas, car crashes, chokeholds: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz.’  Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/11/14/ice-bovino-border-patrol-homeland-security-chicago-police-department

WGN RADIO
— USDA head says ‘everyone’ on SNAP will now have to reapply
https://wgnradio.com/news/usda-head-says-everyone-on-snap-will-now-have-to-reapply/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 21 arrested, police officers injured at protest outside ICE processing center in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/broadview-protest-arrests/
— Illinois Democratic Senate hopefuls target Trump’s immigration policies at labor forum
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/us-senate-race-illinois-union-forum/
— Chicago police release redacted video of ICE Brighton Park shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/chicago-police-release-redacted-video-of-ice-brighton-park-shooting/
— Durbin says controversial shutdown vote could highlight partisan divisions on health care. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance helped me endure my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/dick-durbin-shutdown-vote-highlight-health-care/
— DD: Democrats do not want any of their illegals to be deported, and especially those who do not have criminal records.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/only-2-5-on-list-of-614-operation-midway-blitz-arrestees-had-criminal-histories-doj-records-show/
— Spas, suites, safaris and shopping: Who wouldn’t want to work at CPS?  CPS’s travel tab reads like a vacation brochure — Hawaii, Vegas, Egypt — all on the taxpayer’s dime. The district must freeze the perks and enforce accountability.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/cps-chicago-public-schools-travel-abuse-oig-inspector-general-expenses/
— On dangerous synthetic hemp, Washington comes to Illinois’ rescue.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/editorial-hemp-congress-federal-shutdown-brandon-johnson-pritzker/
— Activists rally outside Morton Grove board meeting, calling for ICE-free rules in town.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/indivisible-wants-ice-free-zone-witko-says-no/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cops, protesters injured and 21 arrested after scuffles erupt during Broadview ICE facility protest. Yelling and shoving broke out an hour after the protest began Friday against immigration “abductions” in the Chicago area.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/14/scuffles-erupt-during-broadview-protest-several-arrested
— Tear gas, car crashes, chokeholds: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz.’  Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/11/14/ice-bovino-border-patrol-homeland-security-chicago-police-department
— World Diabetes Day. DD: My ever-increasingly doing more to help elect Republican candidates contributed to my coming down with type 2 diabetes, if not caused it. I have ever-increasingly spent more time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out instead of paying attention to my health.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/11/14/ald-emma-mitts-tough-love-message-healthy-eating-world-diabetes-day

DAILY HERALD
— Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251114/chicago/protesters-arrested-after-clashing-with-police-outside-chicago-area-immigration-facility/
— ‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisis. DD: Under DuPage County Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251113/news/we-need-to-act-now-dupage-county-to-shift-funds-to-help-food-pantries-amid-snap-crisis/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrats push pot in Elburn
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/11/14/cannabis-dispensary-coming-to-elburn/

NPR ILLINOIS
— She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she’s been put on leave. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-14/she-criticized-president-trump-during-the-shutdown-now-shes-been-put-on-leave

WCIA
— DD: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/new-gun-legislation-looking-to-make-a-difference-in-illinois/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly push intoxicating hemp
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/14/federal-bill-banning-intoxicating-hemp-a-death-sentence-for-many-chicago-businesses/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roudnup/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dog Sex Arrests in Huntley
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/dog-sex-arrests-in-huntley/
— U.S. Attorney Reports on Approach to Violent Crime
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/u-s-attorney-reports-on-approach-to-violent-crime/
— Fox River Grove Apartment Building Being Demolished Near Train Station May Be Reason for the Rat in Town
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/fox-river-grove-apartment-building-being-demolished-near-train-station-may-be-reason-for-the-rat-in-town/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Anti-Trump bluster hides Illinois vulnerability to federal control
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/anti-trump-bluster-hides-illinois-vulnerability-to-federal-control/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bondi taps acting U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to probe Democrats’ ties to Epstein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/14/bondi-taps-acting-us-attorney-jay-clayton-probe-democrats-ties/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats are less likely to be friends with Republicans
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/3887330/republicans-more-likely-than-democrats-close-friends-other-party-poll/
— Failing cities turn to failed socialism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3887542/failing-cities-turn-failed-socialism/

NEW YORK POST
— Border Patrol gets shot at, rammed with cars and hit with bricks in Chicago: ‘Violence here is off the charts’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/14/us-news/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-says-chicago-violence-is-off-the-charts/
— College kids’ math skills worse than ever — blame our pass-the-buck public schools
https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/opinion/college-kids-math-skills-worse-than-ever-blame-pass-the-buck-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani, Pied Piper of the Big Apple
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/zohran_mamdani_pied_piper_of_the_big_apple.html

BRIETBART
— Vance: Young Americans Can’t Afford Homes Because Joe Biden Flooded the Country with Millions of Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/14/jd-vance-young-americans-cant-afford-homes-because-joe-biden-flooded-the-country-with-millions-of-illegal-aliens/

TOWNHALL
— Chaos Breaks Out in Broadview After Anti-ICE Protesters Clash With Police
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/11/14/chaos-breaks-out-in-this-city-after-anti-ice-protesters-clash-with-police-n2666478

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

AOL
— Nearly Two Dozen Arrested As Faith Leaders Protest Outside Chicago-Area ICE Facility
https://www.aol.com/articles/nearly-two-dozen-arrested-faith-003502397.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/trump-deportations-families.html

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, dependency on government and charity ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispatch/2025/11/14/the-government-shutdown-has-ended-but-americas-hunger-crisis-continues/

HR DRIVE
— Front-line workers are more difficult to find, train and retain. Employers’ previous assumptions about how easily workers can be hired or replaced have become increasingly unreliable. DD: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/front-line-workers-more-difficult-to-find-train-and-retain/805408/

November 2, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Local restaurants offering free meals to SNAP recipients who’ve lost their benefits
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-snap-benefits-november-wooden-paddle-lemont-la-grange-locations-offering-free-pizza-lost/18101012/
— Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike as sign-ups begin: ‘This will devastate us’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/affordable-care-act-obamacare-enrollee-sees-health-premium-spike-sign-ups-begin-during-government-shutdown-2025/18100578/

CBS2
— With SNAP benefits up in the air, Chicago charities and businesses step in to help
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snap-benefits-up-in-the-air-chicago-charities-businesses-help/

WGN9
— What salary is considered ‘upper class’ in 2025? It depends on who you ask. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. In today’s dollars, when I was 49 years old in 1997, my GAO GS-13 Step 10 salary was $153,151/year. But to get that salary, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I had earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I had earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://wgntv.com/news/what-salary-is-considered-upper-class-in-2025-it-depends-on-who-you-ask/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Boomers, or those born after World War II and through 1964, were most likely to say a salary between $100,001 and $250,000 is considered “upper class.” Thirty-five percent of the boomers surveyed, who are all at or near retirement age, said surpassing six figures was enough. Twenty percent thought you needed far more than that, deeming only a salary above $500,000 an “upper class” wage. Millennials’ answers weren’t too different from boomers’ opinions. About 37 percent of millennials surveyed (or people born between 1981 and 1996) said earning between $100,001 and $250,000 would make for an upper-class household. Meanwhile, the youngest generation surveyed had more modest opinions on what constitutes wealth. More than a third of Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, many of whom are just entering the workforce, said earning between $75,001 and $200,000 qualified as “upper class.”)

WBEZ
— In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594866/chicago-evanston-ice-border-patrol-protest-immigration-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border Patrol’s strong-arm tactics are the new norm in Chicago as Trump moves to sideline ICE leadership
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/border-patrol-chicago-trump-ice/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget pitch blames ‘Trump Deficit,’ but Chicago’s money woes found elsewhere
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-trump-chicago-money-woes/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-pitch-110000518.html
— Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/government-shutdown-home-heating-aid/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker dropped an F-bomb in his criticism of Trump administration education policies last month before Illinois’ largest teachers union. DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/11/02/pritzker-trump-f-off-video

DAILY HERALD
— Wheeling board could ban ICE operations on village property
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251102/local-politics/wheeling-board-could-ban-ice-operations-on-village-property/

HERALD
— Will County schools receive 1500 Spanish-language books to promote literacy and inclusion. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage assimilation.
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/10/31/will-county-schools-receive-1500-spanish-language-books-to-promote-literacy-and-inclusion/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar return to Somalia after her video praising her homeland. DD: What percent come America to turn America into their motherland? What percent come to America to destroy America?
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-suggests-rep-ilhan-omar-return-to-somalia-after-her-video-praising-her-homeland

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois Dems’ Halloween Trick: Ghoulish Suicide Bill
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/10/31/illinois-dems-halloween-trick-ghoulish-suicide-bill

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘No Kings’ protests mock democracy, not defend it. Having lost at the ballot box, Democrats now try to win through noise, lawsuits and street theater.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/no-kings-protests-mock-democracy-defend/
— Gerrymandering, migration and political violence set the stage for America’s great unraveling. Political tribes redraw maps, rewrite morals and remove opponents until ballots no longer matter.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/gerrymandering-migration-political-violence-set-stage-americas-great/
— Christian colleges betray the faith they once defended. Liberal theology and woke politics have replaced prayer, repentance and fidelity to God.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/christian-colleges-betray-faith-defended/
— SNAP benefits in jeopardy as government shutdown drags into fifth week
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/snap-benefits-jeopardy-government-shutdown-drags-fifth-week/

NEW YORK POST
— Pervasive social-emotional learning brings Big Brother to the classroom
https://nypost.com/2025/11/02/opinion/pervasive-social-emotional-learning-brings-big-brother-to-the-classroom/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk’s Vision Is Needed In Our Public Schools
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/kirk_s_vision_is_needed_in_our_public_schools.html
— How ‘Racist’ Was Pre-Civil-Rights-Era America?
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/beyond_the_cotton_field_how_racist_was_pre_civil_rights_era_america_really.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Michelle Obama: From Princeton to the White House — and Still No Gratitude. DD: Things that I am grateful for include my being able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/michelle-obama-victim/

PJ MEDIA
— The Twin Problems of Illegal Aliens and Unqualified Truck Drivers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2025/11/02/the-twin-problems-of-illegal-aliens-and-unqualified-truck-drivers-part-two-n4945513

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

REUTERS
— DD: Chicago Democrat leaders ever increasingly protect their illegals and their criminals.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/were-not-violent-city-chicago-locals-take-ice-block-by-block-2025-11-02/

CBS NEWS
— Trump says ICE raids “haven’t gone far enough”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-ice-raids-havent-gone-far-enough-60-minutes/
— Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says airport delays are “going to get worse” as shutdown drags on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-duffy-transportation-secretary-delays-shutdown-air-traffic-controllers/
— Rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-shutdown-impact-economy-personal/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees. The practice of ‘labor hoarding’—holding on to employees for fear of not being able to get them back later—has reached its end. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted to get rid of me because I failed/refused to become a Democrat. They wanted to get rid of me more when I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They really wanted to get rid of me when I became an active member in class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/layoffs-labor-market-92a069c6
— Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads. Tech company offers 22 teens a chance to skip college for its fellowship, which includes a four-week seminar on Western civilization. DD: If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS in 1971. If I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/business/palantir-thinks-college-might-be-a-waste-so-its-hiring-high-school-grads-aed267d5
— The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition. More gay people are speaking out against the gender ideology of trans and queer activists. DD: My critics/opponents promote LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-growing-divide-in-the-rainbow-coalition-1128015b

FORBES
— Trump Immigration Rule Could Make H-1B Visa Holders Too Costly To Hire. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/11/02/trump-immigration-rule-could-make-h-1b-visa-holders-too-costly-to-hire/

September 18, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Kirk
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-killing-discourse-sparks-freedom-speech-debate-university-chicago-law-professor-explain-first-amendment-rights/17836614/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-advocates-concerned-tactics-man-allegedly-taken-montclare-home-depot-naperville-roofers-incident/17842434/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/student-taken-ice-custody-parking-lot-main-campus-elgin-community-college-says/17843338/
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-federal-intervention-latest-president-trumps-immigration-enforcement-possible-national-guard-deployment-live-updates/17758521/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/group-of-chicagoans-say-theyre-working-to-protect-neighbors-from-ice-actions/3826317/
— Kimmel suspension raises First Amendment questions. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal employee for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly spoke out against their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. When I was 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of that, they ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kimmel-suspension-raises-first-amendment-questions-legal-scholars-say/3826308/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/immigrant-rights-groups-in-chicago-say-ice-agents-now-targeting-home-depot-stores/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-operations-live-updates/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/elgin-community-college-federal-immigration-agents/

WGN9
—  Pritzker slams ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show: ‘An attack on free speech’ For Democrats, free speech exists to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-slams-abcs-indefinite-suspension-of-jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-an-attack-on-free-speech/
— Chicago Police Department asked to come up with $98M in cuts amid city budget crisis
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-department-superintendent-larry-snelling-asked-come-98-million-cuts-amid-city-budget-crisis/17836121/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/cook-county-commissioners-to-denounce-ice-immigration-raids/
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/ice-arrests-met-with-growing-resistance-from-chicagoland-residents/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elgin-community-college-student-taken-custody-federal-immigration-agents
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ice-raids-northwest-side

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker urges boycott, protest against outlets tied to Jimmy Kimmel suspension, including WGN and ABC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/jb-pritzker-urges-boycott-protest-against-outlets-jimmy-kimmel-wgn-wls/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/ice-agents-naperville-menards-arrest-montgomery-detain/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/day-laborers-chicago-ice/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/mexico-president-claudia-sheinbaum-investigation-ice/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hate speech against conservatives
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/editorial-that-was-a-lousy-bit-jimmy-kimmel-but-theres-no-role-here-for-government-intervention/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker likens Trump White House to ‘authoritarian regime,’ urges Americans to protest Kimmel suspension. Appearing on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” the Democratic governor accused President Donald Trump of following an authoritarian playbook by silencing his opponents and urged Americans to “write letters, write e-mails, post online, speak up [and] protest” ABC’s decision.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/09/18/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-authoritarian-regime-jimmy-kimmel-suspension
— Supreme Court allowed controversial immigration stops in L.A. What does the ruling mean for Chicago?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-supreme-court/2025/09/16/chicago-los-angeles-immigration-ice-supreme-court-sotomayor-brett-kavanaugh
— We need grocery stores, pharmacies more than a quantum campus, Southeast Siders say
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/09/17/south-side-activists-residents-elected-officials-quantum-computing-campus
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hate speech against conservatives
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-abc-show-suspension-charlie-kirk-donald-trump
— Pritzker posed for photo with anti-violence worker later charged in fatal Mag Mile smash-and-grab
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/18/jb-pritzker-photo-kellen-mcmiller-mag-mile-robbery

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250918/education/ice-arrests-student-at-elgin-community-college/
— Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250918/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-pads-sites-are-a-lifeline-and-everyone-has-a-role-to-play/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker urges boycotts, protests after Jimmy Kimmel suspension
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-calls-protests-over-jimmy-kimmels-suspension

WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-as-immigration-arrests-spike-in-chicago-activists-escalate-tactics-to-fight-back/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Pritzker likens Trump White House to ‘authoritarian regime,’ urges Americans to protest Kimmel suspension
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2025-09-18/pritzker-likens-trump-white-house-to-authoritarian-regime-urges-americans-to-protest-kimmel-suspension

DURBIN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime and more illegal immigration
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-calls-out-trump-administrations-misguided-partisan-approach-to-immigration

BLOOK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/in-little-village-residents-are-blowing-actual-whistles-to-warn-neighbors-about-ice/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-385/
— Poll shows why people flee Democrat-run Chicago
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/18/poll-shows-broad-chicago-opposition-to-ice-national-guard/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Charlie Kim Holds Event in Woodstock Wednesday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kim-holds-event-in-woodstock-wednesday/
— Petition Party
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/18/petition-party/
— Critiquing Crystal Lake Grade School Board Member Lea Grover’s Electronic Comments about Charlie Kirk- Part 1
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/18/critiquing-crystal-lake-grade-school-board-member-lea-grovers-electronic-comments-part-1/
— $50,000 Statue Planned for Congress Parkway Roundabout in Crystal Lake
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/18/50000-statue-planned-for-congress-parkway-roundabout/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller OK withholding federal tax funds to change state policy
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_17305584-bd77-4f67-ae15-6f04b8c9d2d6.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Who Controls What School Children Are Taught? The Battle Begins. What my Missouri Synod Lutheran teachers taught me put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/who-controls-what-school-children-are-taught-the-battle-begins/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Nuclear energy gives Illinois economic power, if it will allow new plants
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nuclear-energy-gives-illinois-economic-power-if-it-will-allow-new-plants/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Children’s gaming site Roblox under scrutiny over disturbing Kirk ‘assassination simulator’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/18/childrens-gaming-site-roblox-scrutiny-disturbing-kirk-assassination/
— The tragedies of Charlie Kirk
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/18/tragedies-charlie-kirk/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Left’s hateful rhetoric must stop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3812586/after-charlie-kirks-murder-the-lefts-hateful-rhetoric-must-stop/

ANGELUS NEWS
— Charlie Kirk to a California bishop: ‘I’m this close’ to becoming Catholic
https://angelusnews.com/voices/kirk-conversion/

FOX NEWS
— Operation Midway Blitz commander rebuts Pritzker’s ‘crazy rhetoric,’ warns it could lead to violence. Gregory Bovino hits back at Illinois governor, says Chicago-area operations targeting criminals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/operation-midway-blitz-commander-rebuts-pritzkers-crazy-rhetoric-warns-could-lead-violence

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump on critical TV coverage: ‘maybe’ licenses should be revoked
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5510784-trump-jimmy-kimmel-criticism/

CBS NEWS
— Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, named new CEO of Turning Point USA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk-widow-turning-point-usa-ceo/

SALON
— Democrats defend Kimmel
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/18/democrats-defend-kimmel-say-fcc-chair-disgraced-his-office/

September 18, 2025

The more anti-conservative that you are, the more that you oppose Kirk tributes.

QUESTION: What message did Kirk’s assassin send? ANSWER: The more conservative principles that you promote, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the sooner that you will be gotten rid of.

Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.

NEW YORK POST
— How to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral in Arizona
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/how-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral-in-arizona/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kirk’s funeral, an American-themed celebration with a red, white and blue dress code, will be held at the State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday. Doors are set to open at 8 a.m. local time, but the program itself won’t begin until 11 a.m., according to the funeral website: https://www.fightforcharlie.com/ How to attend the memorial service  Attendance is free, but fans should register online to get a ticket in order to attend, according to the website. Organizers encouraged fans of Kirk to arrive early and carpool if possible. They noted that admission inside the stadium will be on a “first come, first served” basis, but that overflow will be available at the nearby Desert Diamond Arena. The State Farm Stadium typically holds a whopping 63,400 people, but can stretch to accommodate more than 73,000 for larger events, according to the venue. The Desert Diamond Arena, which is less than a mile away from the megadome, can fit around 20,000 people. Organizers said further event guidance and instructions will be sent to attendees the evening before the service. How to watch the memorial service  Beyond the stadiums, mourners near and far will be able to watch the funeral live online through multiple news networks, including many Fox and CBS affiliates. It will also likely be streamed by Turning Point USA, given that the organization has livestreamed previous memorial services for its founder. What to expect  Security will be tight between both stadiums. The speakers set to deliver remarks feature a laundry list of White House officials, including President Trump and Vice President Vance, who was a close friend of Kirk. Kirk’s widow, Erika, will also deliver remarks. Just yesterday, a pre-trial protective order was filed on her behalf while her husband’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, is behind bars. The rest of the speakers primarily come from the Trump Administration’s cabinet, including Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who both spoke at Kirk’s memorial at the Kennedy Center. Fox News alums Tucker Carlson, who organized a fundraiser for the Kirk family through his nicotine pouch company, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will also speak at the funeral.)
— Tyler Robinson trained for Charlie Kirk assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/how-tyler-robinson-could-have-trained-for-charlie-kirk-assassination/
— What did Jimmy Kimmel say? ABC star’s controversial Charlie Kirk comment in full.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/entertainment/jimmy-kimmels-full-controversial-comments-on-charlie-kirk-that-led-to-abc-pulling-jimmy-kimmel-live/
— UCLA’s DEI head placed on leave for saying it’s ‘OKAY to be happy’ over Charlie Kirk’s death — but then cries victim
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/uclas-dei-head-on-leave-for-celebrating-charlie-kirk-death/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mote hate speech against Kirk.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-killing-discourse-sparks-freedom-speech-debate-university-chicago-law-professor-explain-first-amendment-rights/17836614/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cook-county-leaders-denounce-presence-ice-agents-chicago-amid-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-crackdown/17833103/

NBC5
— ICE posts “Help Wanted” sign in Chicago aimed to lure peeved police. TV advertisement by the controversial immigration enforcement agency stirs up City Hall and Mayor Brandon Johnson. ICE employees enforce immigration laws. IRS employees enforces tax laws. I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years. Which were, are, and will be hated the most, ICE employees or IRS employees?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-posts-help-wanted-sign-in-chicago-aimed-to-lure-peeved-police/3825853/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals in Elgin
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/elgin-ice-raid-vigil/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals in Naperville
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/federal-agents-target-roofers-naperville/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: A debate reflective of the country’s political divide is unfolding at Wheeling High School, where groups are clashing over efforts to honor slain political firebrand Charlie Kirk, arguably its most famous graduate. Students, parents and community members have begun signing dueling petitions on how to best memorialize Kirk. What positions do the students in the high schools and colleges in your area have on Kirk?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-honored/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A day after the petition appeared on Change.org, an opposing appeal was launched. It expressed condolences to Kirk’s family, then called his legacy “divisive, not unifying,” and said Turning Point chapters would not be “educationally neutral.” It also said a “day of honor” would be “divisive and inappropriate.” “While his achievements are notable to some, honoring him at this level would send a message to many students, families, and staff — especially those who have been targeted or alienated by Kirk’s rhetoric — that their concerns and lived experiences are secondary,” the petition said. As of Wednesday afternoon, the pro-Kirk petition had about 3,600 signatures and its opposition had 2,600. . .According to Change.org, the opposing petition was started by a person named “April Mahoney.” Efforts to reach Mahoney were not successful.
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-campus-students/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/elgin-ice-raid-noem-video/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/editorial-ice-kristi-noem-elgin-immigration-raids/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/17/chicago-arrest-immigration-ice-dhs-homeland-security-kristi-noem-donald-trump-operation-midway-blitz

DAILY HERALD
— Amid dueling petitions, District 214 mulls whether to recognize Kirk as distinguished alumnus
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/news/amid-dueling-petitions-district-214-mulls-whether-to-recognize-kirk-as-distinguished-alumnus/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/news/this-is-about-our-humanity-prayer-vigil-in-elgin-draws-supporters-of-the-immigrant-community/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Far too many nonprofits exist to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/macarthur-joyce-foundations-join-nonprofits-open-letter
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote destructive drugs
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/buckbee-weed-company-owners-straddle-cannabis-hemp-industries

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— More names, familiar faces: See the updated list of Republican candidates for Illinois governor
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/09/18/updated-list-of-republican-candidates-for-illinois-governor-in-2026/86119840007/
— WICS-TV Channel 20 denies forcing Beni Harmony to resign for airing a non-partisan tribute to Charlie Kirk. My Democrat GAO superiors denied forcing me to retire for my being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/09/18/news-station-denies-suspending-beni-harmony-over-charlie-kirk-comments/86208103007/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats leaders decry that Madison County Board approves Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/madison-county-charlie-kirk-remembrance-illinois-21054082.php

WKOW
— Charlie Kirk’s death increases interest in GOP student groups. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student 1966-1980 the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1981, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.wkow.com/news/politics/charlie-kirks-death-increases-interest-in-gop-student-groups/article_c26fd8c8-91a0-4843-a40c-53688c92f9a8.html

CWB CHICAGO
— ‘Law enforcement is a sickness’ to be ‘eradicated,’ says enraged Chicago mayor. I was a law enforcement officer. As an IRS Revenue Officer. I enforced tax laws for almost 9 years.
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/law-enforcement-is-a-sickness-to-be-eradicated-says-enraged-chicago-mayor.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker condemns canceling Kimmel
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/18/pritzker-condemns-canceling-kimmel-00570613

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Lots of random left-wingers with little preexisting notoriety took to Bluesky, TikTok, and Reddit to celebrate Kirk’s murder or ridicule his grieving widow, receiving a nontrivial number of pageviews in the process.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/cancel-culture-and-the-kirk-murder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Too Many Republicans are capitulating in the wake of Charlie Kirk
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/too_many_republicans_are_capitulating_in_the_wake_of_charlie_kirk.html

BREITBART
— Charlie Kirk’s Record on Migration and Young Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/charlie-kirks-record-on-migration-and-young-americans/amp/
— Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Such a Great Champion for ICE’
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2025/09/17/exclusive-acting-ice-director-todd-lyons-charlie-kirk-was-such-a-great-champion-for-ice/amp/
— Trump Deputies Shrink Asylum Loophole by 65 Percent
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/trump-deputies-shrink-asylum-loophole-by-66-percent/
— ICE Announces Arrests of ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/ice-announces-arrests-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminal-illegals/
— Obama Defends His Mass Migration ‘Experiment’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly flood America with foreigners who have demographics that vote for Democrats.  RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with foreigners who work for less money than Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/17/obama-defends-his-mass-migration-experiment-after-charlie-kirk-shooting/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN MMIGRATION STUDIES
— Driver’s license given to deadly illegal migrant trucker shows how blue states undermine border security
https://cis.org/Oped/Drivers-license-given-deadly-illegal-migrant-trucker-shows-how-blue-states-undermine-border

DAILY SIGNAL
— Inquiries About Starting Turning Point USA Chapters Surge in Wake of Kirk’s Slaying
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirks-assassination-is-mobilizing-republicans/
— Trump Blames Biden Admin Open Borders for Texas Beheading
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/16/trump-blames-biden-admin-open-borders-texas-beheading/
— The Left Can’t Handle Cancel Culture After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/17/the-lefts-cancel-culture-frankenstein-turns-on-it-after-charlie-kirks-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’ve had a culture of about five years of what I would call cancel culture, deplatforming, doxing, blacklisting, using all sorts of methods to suppress free speech. That was one of the reasons why Elon Musk paid such an exorbitant sum for the old Twitter: to allow free speech. And cancel culture said that if you voice something that was considered illiberal, you were gonna lose your job. We saw that through #MeToo, when a number of Hollywood luminaries and professors were fired because they had said or done something considered sexist or ill-advised. We saw that on matters of race after George Floyd. But what’s happened now is the death of Charlie Kirk has kind of turned the tables. People who are using that death to comment in criticism of him before he is even buried are now facing, not censorship, but certain platforms, media platforms especially, are saying, “We just don’t want you to be here anymore. It’s not that we don’t like you. We’re not trying to censor you. We’re just giving you the Joy Reid treatment.”)
— The Left’s Cancel Culture Frankenstein Turns on It After Charlie Kirk’s Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1v8NK8gW1A

FEDERALIST
— The Same Top Schools That Went Nuts After George Floyd Now Largely Silent After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/did-top-schools-offer-resources-to-grieving-students-for-kirk-like-george-floyd-many-wont-say/
— Anyone Who Blames ‘Both Sides’ After Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is A Liar And Coward
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/anyone-who-blames-both-sides-after-charlie-kirks-murder-is-a-liar-and-coward/
— Can We Finally Admit The T In LGBT Stands For Terrorism?
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/can-we-finally-admit-the-t-in-lgbt-stands-for-terrorism/

FOX NEWS
— House clears path for vote honoring Charlie Kirk, denouncing ‘political extremism’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-clears-path-vote-honoring-charlie-kirk-denouncing-political-extremism
— Dozens of ABC stations to air Charlie Kirk tribute special during Jimmy Kimmel’s timeslot. Sinclair Broadcast Group called Kimmel’s comments ‘inappropriate and deeply insensitive.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dozens-abc-stations-air-charlie-kirk-tribute-special-during-jimmy-kimmels-timeslot
— Crockett dismisses critics who think ‘Hitler’ and ‘fascist’ comparisons contribute to political violence. Anticipate/expect that if you are a conservative, that is, if you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially German American and Protestant, the more that Democrats and RINOs will promote more hatred against you.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crockett-dismisses-critics-who-think-hitler-fascist-comparisons-contribute-political-violence
— Vance describes Kirk’s impact on his life, the country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsy5MkscDA
— Vance blames Kirk assassination on ‘left-wing political radicalization’ of shooter
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jd-vance-blames-kirk-assassination-attempt-left-wing-political-radicalization-shooter
— Charlie Kirk supporters petition Starbucks to memorialize him with his go-to drink order
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/charlie-kirk-supporters-petition-starbucks-memorialize-him-his-go-to-drink-order
— Obama’s excuse for ‘troubled young man’ assassinating Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Sm6YUE9Wk
— Celebratory, dismissive reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death putting educators under scrutiny
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-spurs-concerning-trend-educators-celebrating-dismissing-murder
— DHS blames political rhetoric for surge in assaults on ICE agents after Charlie Kirk murder
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-blames-political-rhetoric-surge-assaults-ice-agents-after-charlie-kirk-murder

NEWSMAX
— Political commentator Megyn Kelly blasted Fox News for claiming Charlie Kirk was “theirs” while it effectively banned him from the network because of his support for Tucker Carlson.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/megyn-kelly-fox-news-charlie-kirk/2025/09/17/id/1226819/

STUDENT LIFE
— Students hold vigil commemorating the life of Charlie Kirk
https://www.studlife.com/news/2025/09/18/students-hold-vigil-commemorating-the-life-of-charlie-kirk

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Obama enters post-Charlie Kirk debate with ‘crisis’ warning
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5509020-obama-trump-rhetoric-violence-democracy/

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/vance-first-amendment-charlie-kirk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-motive

MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tributes-charlie-kirk-white-christians-black-ones-divided-rcna231382

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders want the military to hate Trump and Kirk.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/military-personnel-suspended-social-media-posts-tied-charlie/story?id=125678845

NBC NEWS
— Far too many tax-exempt organizations exist to promote hatred against conservatives
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-plans-take-action-targeting-left-wing-groups-early-month-rcna231998

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/russia-china-iran-charlie-kirk-conspiracy-theories.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk.html
— College Graduates Facing Blow Of Long-Term Unemployment. I graduated from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait. Because I had to have a job, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/business/long-term-unemployment-college-grads.html
— American-haters decry Europe’s promotion of Trump and Kirk
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk-trump-uk-state-visit.html?searchResultPosition=1

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/17/trump-immigration-family-separations-children/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/17/effort-censure-rep-ilhan-omar-over-charlie-kirk-comments-fails/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Far too many nonprofits exist to destroy conservatism
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/17/nonprofits-lettertrump-crackdown-liberals-charlie-kirk/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— People closest to Tyler Robinson made horrifying discoveries in hours after Charlie Kirk killing. What did people closest to Robinson know and when did they know it?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/those-closest-tyler-robinson-made-162203221.html

USA TODAY
— Speakers announced for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/17/speakers-charlie-kirk-memorial-service/86207878007/
— Religious Americans are divided over Charlie Kirk. Kirk was Catholic.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/09/16/faith-communities-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/86119352007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/50-states/2025/09/07/senior-activists-protest-trump-immigration/85757268007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: What we know about Tyler Robinson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/16/tyler-robinson-what-we-know-new-revelations-in-charlie-kirk-murder/86188463007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He had been planning an attack for a week. He used a weapon he described as “grandpa’s rifle.” And after shooting and killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, he messaged his roommate, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, according to court documents. Told to look under a keyboard, Tyler Robinson’s roommate discovered a note reading, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.” “You weren’t the one who did it right????” the roommate asked. “I am, I’m sorry,” Robinson replied.)

DETROIT NEWS
— America is fighting a virtual civil war. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are solders in the Democrat Army.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2025/09/17/finley-america-is-fighting-a-virtual-civil-war/86164539007/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Texas mural of Charlie Kirk defaced
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/09/17/texas-mural-of-charlie-kirk-defaced-with-conservative-activists-own-words/

FOX PHOENIX
— Mom of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin describes radical shift in last year: ‘More pro-gay and trans rights’
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mom-charlie-kirks-alleged-assassin-describes-radical-shift-last-year-more-pro-gay-trans-rights

FOX MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL
— Vigils honoring Charlie Kirk held across Twin Cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yrNrzPIK4

DESERET NEWS
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/09/17/department-justice-pam-bondi-hate-speech-kirk-shooting/

WRSP
— Death penalty for alleged Kirk assassin: Who will have to testify?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TegZxin2-nI

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tyler Robinson is a direct result of Democrat hate speech
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/they-didnt-kill-charlie-kirk-b161409b
— The Left’s Vast Lack of Knowledge. Charlie Kirk’s murder demonstrates how the credentialed class keeps itself ignorant.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-lefts-vast-lack-of-knowledge-2fccc475

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders want the military to hate Trump and Kirk.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/dod-kirk-pentagon-speech-00569926
— Democrat leaders decry that Republicans fold Charlie Kirk into their midterm messaging
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/republicans-are-folding-charlie-kirk-into-their-midterm-messaging-00570007

NEW YORKER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/charlie-kirk-and-tyler-robinson-came-from-the-same-warped-online-worlds

FOREIGN SOURCES

NTD
— Rep. Mary Miller Honors Charlie Kirk With Poster Outside Her Office
https://www.ntd.com/rep-mary-miller-honors-charlie-kirk-with-poster-outside-her-office_1091327.html

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.ft.com/content/336c171c-f49e-41e5-81c1-9018a6949d2c

September 7, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago deploys salt trucks as safety precaution at protest and Taste of Chicago. Rumors circulating on social media over the weekend suggested the fleet of trucks had been deployed to block off federal immigration activity as the city prepares for a sweeping crackdown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/07/chicago-salt-trucks-protest-taste/
— After ‘Chipocalypse Now’ post, President Trump says he’s ‘not going to war’ with Chicago but Democrats dubious
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/07/trump-war-chicago-chipocalypse-democrats-dubious/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE. The salt trucks were positioned in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago festival and weekend protests. Several social media posts are erroneously claiming Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago’s expressways to create a block ICE operations.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/09/07/chicago-salt-trucks-ice-protest

DAILY HERALD
— Antioch mayor Scott Gartner mulling GOP run for governor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250907/illinois-state-politics/antioch-mayor-mulling-gop-run-for-governor/

ABC7
— ‘We’re not going to war’ with Chicago, Trump says, after sharing ominous meme. Aurora hosts Mexican Independence Day Parade; Anti-immigration enforcement protest held in Downers Grove.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-chicago-meme-were-not-going-war-president-says-post-referencing-department/17765102/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-immigration-raids-could-ramp-saturday-agents-set-naval-station-great-lakes-north-il/17755715/

NBC5
— Trump vows to ‘clean up’ Chicago day after threatening to use Department of War. The president was pressed about a meme he posted Saturday threatening to use the Department of War in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-vows-to-clean-up-chicago-day-after-threatening-to-use-department-of-war/3820687/

CBS2
— Trump appears to again threaten sending troops to Chicago for immigration enforcement
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-troops-chicago-immigration-enforcement/
— South Korea says it reached a deal with U.S. to release workers detained by ICE in Georgia Hyundai raid
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-korea-reached-deal-us-release-workers-detained-ice/
— Duckworth says Trump “essentially just declared war” on Chicago, but there’s no “indications” of deployment
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tammy-duckworth-chicago-trump-national-guard/

FOX32
— Trump says sending help to Chicago is ‘common sense,’ not ‘war’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-sending-help-chicago-common-sense-not-war
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-chicago-war-post-folo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1703797

LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner “strongly considering” run for Illinois Governor
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/09/07/antioch-mayor-strongly-considering-run-for-illinois-governor/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chipocalypse Now’: Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/chipocalypse-trump-zeroes-chicago-part-sanctuary-city-clean/
— Duckworth ever-increasingly protects criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3796463/tammy-duckworth-us-strike-venezuelan-boat-american-threat/
— Ed chief seeks to ease concerns over Trump’s call to admit more Chinese students to U.S. colleges
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-seeks-ease-concerns-trumps-call/
— Why parents are abandoning public schools — by the millions. Tired of sexual indoctrination, evil.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/parents-abandoning-public-schools-millions/
— Fired Federal Trade Commission member asks Supreme Court to keep her on the job. In Diersen v. GAO, the federal judges and justices ruled that federal agencies can force their employees to retire, that is, to fire them, because they are active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. So far, because of that ruling, GAO has forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/rebecca-slaughter-fired-federal-trade-commission-member-asks-supreme/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump goes off on reporter for asking if he’s going to war with Chicago: ‘Darling, that’s fake news’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/07/us-news/trump-goes-off-on-reporter-for-asking-if-hes-going-to-war-with-chicago/
— Hochul claims kids are better off without phones during school shootings, emergencies
https://nypost.com/2025/09/07/us-news/hochul-claims-kids-are-better-off-without-phones-during-school-shootings-emergencies/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘National Conservatism’ Has Changed the Right. Pritzker speaks for liberals in Illinois. Who speaks for conservatives in Illinois?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/07/how-national-conservatism-has-changed-right/

FOX NEWS
— Trump clashes with reporters after Chicago ‘war’ meme: ‘That’s not war, that’s common sense’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-clashes-reporters-after-chicago-war-meme-thats-not-war-thats-common-sense

PJ MEDIA
— Pritzker Calls U.S. Troops ‘Invaders’ — and Invading Illegal Aliens ‘Our Neighbors and Friends’
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/09/07/gov-pritzker-calls-us-troops-invaders-and-invading-illegal-aliens-our-neighbors-and-friends-n4943422

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Pritzker recently signed a bill that would “implement annual mental health screenings” in Illinois public schools beginning in third grade, starting during the 2027-28 school year. Parents can opt out — and they all should.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5489333-dont-let-illinois-schools-pathologize-children/

BARRON’S
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on driving Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/sundayshows0907