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/
Tag: retirement
October 31, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Democrats Pass Bill Targeting ICE, but the Supremacy Clause Makes It Unconstitutional
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/opinion-illinois-democrats-pass-bill-targeting-ice-but-the-supremacy-clause-makes-it-unconstitutional.html
— Illinois Democrats Declare War on ICE — New Law Shields Illegal Aliens, Not Citizens
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/illinois-democrats-declare-war-on-ice-new-law-shields-illegal-aliens-not-citizens.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the early hours of Friday morning, Illinois Democrats pushed through one of the most extreme immigration bills in the country – a sweeping measure designed to block federal immigration enforcement and further cement Illinois’ status as a sanctuary state. The bill, House Bill 1312, passed after hours of emotional speeches according to Politico, from Democratic lawmakers, many of whom compared federal immigration agents to kidnappers and slave catchers. The legislation, which Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign, designates “safe zones” around schools, hospitals, and courthouses, and allows individuals to sue immigration officers for alleged violations of their “constitutional rights,” including false imprisonment or unlawful detention. “This bill is a statement on behalf of the legislature to say that what ICE is doing is unacceptable,” declared State Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago), one of the bill’s lead sponsors. Under the new law, federal immigration officers will face punitive damages if they conceal their identities, fail to wear body cameras, or use unmarked or out-of-state vehicles while conducting enforcement operations. It also prohibits civil immigration arrests inside courthouses or within 1,000 feet of them – effectively creating sanctuary zones where federal law cannot be enforced. Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) delivered a dramatic speech before the final vote, claiming to be “distraught and frightened” by federal enforcement actions. “I never thought I’d live in a world where masked federal employees, brandishing military-style weapons, would jump out of unmarked vans to kidnap and disappear people — U.S. citizens,” Harmon said. He alleged that federal agents are “targeting residents who look like” several Hispanic senators. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) went even further, comparing the legislation to the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. “History will judge our actions in this moment, just as it did our predecessors,” he said. While Democrats framed the bill as a moral stand, critics say it is an outrageous attack on federal law enforcement and a dangerous invitation for lawlessness. By turning schools, hospitals, and courthouses into “safe zones” for illegal immigrants, Illinois Democrats have essentially declared that federal immigration law doesn’t apply here. For the last few years, Illinois families have watched as Democrats diverted billions of taxpayer dollars toward programs for illegal aliens – including free health care for noncitizens – while law-abiding residents struggle to pay their bills and access quality care. Under Gov. Pritzker, Illinois became the first state in the nation to offer free health insurance to undocumented immigrants aged 42 and older – a program that has ballooned in cost to more than a billion dollars. Now, with HB 1312, Democrats are doubling down on policies that reward those who break the law and punish those who enforce it. At a time when violent crime and drug trafficking are surging across the state, Illinois lawmakers are focused not on protecting citizens, but on shielding illegal immigrants from federal agents. With this legislation, Illinois Democrats have made their priorities clear: illegal aliens first, law-abiding citizens last. The message to working families could not be clearer – if you play by the rules, you’re on your own. But if you break the law, the state will protect you, fund you, and even help you sue the federal agents trying to uphold justice. As Gov. Pritzker prepares to sign HB 1312, Illinois continues to lead the nation not in economic growth, education, or public safety – but in radical policies that undermine the rule of law and reward illegal behavior. For a party that claims to defend democracy, Democrats in Illinois seem determined to dismantle it, one sanctuary bill at a time.)
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Passes Suicide Bill at 3 AM
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-senate-passes-suicide-bill-at-2-am/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Motorists Get the Shaft in Democrats’ Mass Transit Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/motorists-get-the-shaft-in-democrats/
— GOP State Reps. Draw Opposition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/gop-state-reps-draw-opposition/
— What Is the Tribune Missing in This Headline about the Middle of the Night Passage of a Mass Transit Bailout?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/what-is-the-tribune-missing-in-this-headline-about-the-middle-of-the-night-passage-of-a-mass-transit-bailout/
— Soy Bean Farmers Probably Pleased with Trump’s Deal with China
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/soy-bean-farmers-probably-pleased-with-trumps-deal-with-china/
— Sue Ness Reveals Number of Petition Signatures
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/sue-ness-reveals-number-of-petition-signatures/
— Cheaper Phone Calls for Prisoners
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/cheaper-phone-calls-for-prisoners/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Evanston mayor Biss’ message to ICE: ‘Get the hell out’
https://wgntv.com/evanston/evanston-leaders-to-address-recent-federal-agent-activity/
FOX32
— Biss tells ICE to ‘get the hell out of our city’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-border-patrol-activity-evanston-sparks-crash-arrests-outrage-from-city-leaders
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-judge-rules-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form
— Lawsuit alleges disturbing conditions at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lawsuit-details-disturbing-conditions-at-broadview-ice-facility
— Durbin meets with Little Village students
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/durbin-meets-little-village-students-after-peaceful-protest
ABC7
— Federal agents detain 2 after allegedly causing crash near Evanston elementary school
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-evanston-today-news-cook-county-officials-speak-federal-immigration-agents-reportedly-area-halloween/18095995/
— Federal agents detain multiple people on Northwest Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-federal-agents-detain-people-irving-park-albany-push-ald-rossana-rodriguez-sanchez-halloween-2025/18096451/
— USPS worker pushed to ground trying to intervene in suburban immigration arrest
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-postal-service-worker-pushed-ground-trying-intervene-arlington-heights-immigration-arrest-landscaper-video/18096836/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-snap-benefits-november-halt-paying-forward-founder-determined-provide-free-food-despite-own-struggles/18096717/
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voting form
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form-judge-rules/18096450/
NBC5
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-to-find-food-assistance-amid-pause-in-federal-food-aid-snap-benefits/3846079/
CBS2
— Little Village hosts safe space for trick-or-treaters amid immigration raids in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/little-village-halloween-safe-space-trick-or-treating-immigration-raids/
WTTW
— Chicago Must Regulate Intoxicating Hemp to Protect Kids
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/31/chicago-must-regulate-intoxicating-hemp-protect-kids-city-s-top-doctor
WBEZ
— Immigrants power kitchens, chefs say. So a Chicago group is raising money for their protection. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who held that job.
https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2025/10/31/tiger-moon-market-fundraiser-immigrants-chicago-restaurants-kitchens
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lakeview resident calls on CPD to investigate federal agents for immigration raid on his property
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/lakeview-resident-cpd-arrest-federal-agents-immigration-raid/
— Legislature sets stage for Illinois to become a ‘right-to-die’ state as bill narrowly passes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/illinois-doctor-assisted-death-legislation/
— DD: Democrat leaders always promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/new-pentagon-policy-trans-troops-military/
— Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/air-traffic-controller-shortages-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker makes a Halloween stop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The governor passed out candy to children to allay fears trick-or-treating children might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/10/31/gov-jb-pritzker-halloween-stop-little-village-ice-operation-midway-blitz
— Bovino’s daily meetings with judge would infringe on separation of powers, appeals court says. The appellate court only undid an order requiring Greg Bovino to appear in court every weeknight. It left intact other orders, including that he obtain a body-worn camera.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/bovinos-daily-meetings-with-judge-would-infringe-on-separation-of-powers-appeals-court-says
— Broadview ICE facility a ‘black box’ where immigrants denied access to lawyers, medicine, lawsuit claims. The ACLU of Illinois and others ask a federal judge to intervene against “inhumane” conditions. Federal immigration officials say claims that there are “subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/advocates-allege-inhumane-conditions-at-chicago-area-ice-facility-in-new-lawsuit
— ICE’s powerful facial recognition tech
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/10/31/border-patrol-ice-illinois-chicago-trump-johnson-pritzker-bovino
— ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/31/ice-trump-facial-recognition-clearview-police-oversight
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/30/south-suburban-food-pantry-draws-hundreds-as-snap-cutoff-looms
DAILY HERALD
— Lawmakers approve $1.5 billion transit funding package with 45 cent toll increase
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/transportation/lawmakers-approve-1-5-billion-transit-funding-package-with-45-cent-toll-increase/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/news/overwhelmed-already-food-banks-pantries-carry-on-with-snap-emergency-plans/
STATELINE
— Cannabis use boosts tobacco addiction risk in young Americans
https://www.mystateline.com/news/cannabis-use-may-boost-tobacco-addiction-risk-in-young-americans-study-finds/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views. DD: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I invited speakers at 78 of its events during that time. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-heritage-foundation-head-defends-tucker-carlson-for-hosting-white-nationalist-with-antisemitic-views/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— ICE comes to southern Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/they-are-literally-targeting-people-ice-comes-to-southern-illinois/amp/
ILLINOIS
— Candidate List
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateList.aspx?ElectionID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d&Status=P2wRQXkiFoo%3d&BallotGroup=4HJalchPb4g%3d&QueryType=xF443FTCAJbIL3atac%2fUjEg7Y4yklgT1
DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Prepares SNAP Response. Beginning on Nov. 1, more than 67,000 DuPage County residents who rely on SNAP to buy groceries could be affected.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_board/dupage_county_snap_response_1560.php
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As ICE Targets Home Depot Stores, Advocates Say Company Is Failing To Protect Day Laborers. Federal agents have frequently detained people around Home Depot stores in the Chicago area. Organizers and neighbors are calling on the company to “keep ICE out” with planned vigils and calls for a boycott.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/why-is-ice-targeting-so-many-home-depots-advocates-say-store-is-failing-to-protect-day-laborers/
— ‘Terrified’ Chicagoans Join Illinois Dems In Calling For Probe Into Homeland Security’s Tactics. During a Friday news conference at City Hall, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said federal immigration agents have “blatantly violated the rights of Chicagoans since they arrived in our city.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/terrified-chicagoans-join-illinois-dems-in-calling-for-investigation-into-homeland-securitys-tactics-here/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-415/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— No Substitute for Defeating Evil
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/no_substitute_for_defeating_evil.html
— Today’s Democrats are as dangerous as 1861’s Copperhead Democrats
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/today_s_democrats_are_as_dangerous_as_1861_s_copperhead_democrats.html
BREITBART
— FBI Begins Arresting and Charging Violent Anti-ICE Harassers
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/10/30/fbi-begins-arresting-and-charging-violent-anti-ice-harassers/
— Democrats Have Become the Party of the Rich, Elites
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/31/exclusive-realignment-in-depth-analysis-reveals-how-democrats-have-become-the-party-of-the-rich-elites/
— Shutdown Has Already Cost Nearly $10 Billion in Pay for Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home. DD: So far, my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to retire has cost the Civil Service Retirement System $1.9 million in today’s dollars.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/30/exclusive-ernst-shutdown-has-already-cost-nearly-10-billion-in-pay-for-non-essential-workers-to-stay-home/
FEDERALIST
— California, D.C., Illinois, Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Handed Out $1.4B In Federal Medicaid Funding To Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/31/5-states-handed-out-1-4b-in-federal-medicaid-funding-to-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— Former acting ICE director blasts Pritzker’s ‘irresponsible’ move, says Dems’ ‘safe zones’ are a federal felony
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384374993112
NEWSMAX
— Noem Denies Pritzker: ICE Will Be Out on Halloween
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kristi-noem-jb-pritzker-ice/2025/10/30/id/1232620/
— Democrats Put Illegals Before Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/us/joe-gruters-gop-shutdown/2025/10/31/id/1232748/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker, US lawmakers condemn ‘Broadview 6’ indictment over ICE protest
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5582331-pritzker-johnson-defend-broadview-six/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-ice-immigration-broadview-lawsuit-4d9b14a2ed8e28d7a4b75e42bdd7ca8a
NEW YORK TIMES
— Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween. The state’s governor had called for a pause in the federal immigration crackdown over the Halloween weekend, citing concerns for children’s safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/chicago-ice-immigration-agents.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advocates Sue Feds Over ‘Dire’ Conditions at Chicago-Area Immigration Facility. Broadview facility is a ‘black hole’ where federal officials act with impunity, advocates allege.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-administration-sued-over-dire-conditions-at-chicago-area-immigration-facility-bfa708d5
October 24, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DOJ appealing dismissal of sanctuary city policy lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/united-states-department-justice-appealing-dismissal-sanctuary-city-policy-lawsuit-illinois-cook-county-chicago/18066785/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-demonstrators-broadview-facility-dhs-defends-apparent-tear-gas-use-little-village-protesters/18066452/
— Federal workers are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown, with more than 1 million of them going unpaid while Democrats and Republicans in Congress argue over funding federal agencies for the current fiscal year. DD: I was a federal worker for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid and that my benefits were far too generous.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/heres-getting-paid-isnt-during-federal-government-shutdown/18065522/
— US House subcommittee hosts ‘shadow hearing’ in Chicago on immigration enforcement tactics
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-democrats-us-house-subcommittee-hosts-shadow-hearing-chicago-immigration-enforcement-tactics/18067828/
NBC5
— Elementary school in Chicago on soft lockdown amid reports of ICE agents in area. “Together, we will look out for one another and make sure everyone is protected.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/elementary-school-in-chicago-on-soft-lockdown-amid-reports-of-ice-agents-in-area/3843138/
CBS2
— Federal agents on North, Northwest Sides prompt soft lockdowns at schools; tear gas fired in Lakeview
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ice-lakeview-tear-gas-wicker-park-school-lockdown/
WGN9
— Federal agents reported in multiple North Side neighborhoods as Chicago schools tighten safety protocols
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/federal-agents-reported-in-multiple-north-side-neighborhoods-as-chicago-schools-tighten-safety-protocols/
FOX32
— Federal agents targeted during violent ICE raids across Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-agents-targeted-ice-raids-chicago-officials-say
WTTW
— State Senator Terri Bryant said she gave a list of undocumented individuals currently being held in Illinois state prisons to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/24/illinois-lawmaker-wants-help-federal-immigration-officials-id-undocumented-people-state
WBEZ
— Cicero, Berwyn students demand more school district support as immigration enforcement escalates. They are sitting out this week’s homecoming events and protesting after they say their concerns have been dismissed. The leader of the heavily Latino Morton High School District says they are there to support every student.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/24/cicero-berwyn-students-demand-more-morton-school-district-201-support-ice-immigration-enforcement-escalates
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal immigration agents tear-gas Lakeview, raid Lincoln Park as feds focus on city’s affluent North Side
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/federal-immigration-agents-chicago-north-side/
— DD: To keep up with political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans from a conservative perspective, read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/opinion-news-cycle-information-mental-health/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds make arrests across North and Near West sides, deploy tear gas on residential street in Lake View. “It was terrifying,” said one woman, who witnessed the arrest of a soon-to-be father outside the Erie Family Health Center in West Town.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/24/immigration-agents-arrest-lake-view-protest-tear-gas
— Federal judge orders Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino into her courtroom. The order came one day after Bovino was accused of tossing tear gas into a crowd in Little Village without justification.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/24/federal-judge-orders-border-patrol-commander-greg-bovino-into-her-courtroom
— Durbin and Duckworth blast Trump for playing ‘political games’ in denying Illinois disaster assistance. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always played political games with their Republican employees. That is, they gave them bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisals. They ranked them in the bottom half of their coworkers for pay-for-performance. They delayed their promotions and rarely if ever promoted them beyond GS-12. They forced them to retire as soon as they were eligible. I never would have made GS-13 and survived until I was 49 years old in 1997, which was 4 years after I became eligible for early retirement, if I had not a) earned three job-related master’s degrees, earned six job-related professional certifications, and earned a job-related professional license.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/24/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-donald-trump-denial-illinois-disaster-assistance
— CPS investigator claims in lawsuit she was fired for digging into politically and racially charged cases. The CPS law department investigator says she refused to bow to pressure to change her reports. The principals association’s former leader criticized her work as subpar. DD: To hint/imply/argue/shout that my work was subpar, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay for performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign and disallowed my sick leave requests. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/10/23/cps-investigator-claims-fired-politically-racially-charged-cases-lawsuit-racist-dunbar-lindblom
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former Illinois GOP leader Lee Daniels’ $7 million New Buffalo home sells in under a week
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/illinois-gop-leader-lee-daniels-new-buffalo-home-sells-fast
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PUBLISHING
— Ray Hanania: Can Conforti overcome GOP problems to unseat Casten?
https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2025/10/24/ray-hanania-can-conforti-overcome-gop-problems-to-unseat-casten/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-410/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Dabrowski Calls for Audit of CDL Licenses Issued in Illinois and All Sanctuary States After Crash in CA That Killed Three.. DD: This harkens back to George Ryan.
https://mailchi.mp/tedforillinois/dabrowski-calls-for-audit-of-cdl-licenses-issued-in-il-and-all-sanctuary-states-after-crash-in-ca-that-killed-three?e=c4ad197eda
DON TRACY
— Krishnamoorthi Doubles Down on Dems’ Position: Shutdown is “Our Leverage”
https://dontracyforil.com/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Does the McHenry County Republican Party Have a Death Wish?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/24/does-the-mchenry-county-republican-party-have-a-death-wish/
— Bruce Johnson Proposes County Efficiency Task Force Committee for McHenry County To Avoid 13% Tax Levy Hike
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/24/bruce-johnson-proposes-county-efficiency-task-force-committee-for-mchenry-county-to-avoid-13-tax-levy-hike/
— Fundraising Results in Democrat’s Bradley Schneider’s 10th Congressional District
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/24/fundraising-results-in-democrats-bradley-schneiders-10th-congressional-district/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pensions make homeownership unaffordable in Illinois. DD: I began earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997. My critics/opponents use that against me. According to them, CSRS pensions are much too generous. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS and I might still be paying into the CSRS if my Democrat superiors had not forced me to retire.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pensions-make-homeownership-unaffordable-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dabrowski Changes Campaign Plans After Mendrick Pauses to Honor Bailey Family
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/dabrowski-changes-campaign-plans-after-mendrick-pauses-to-honor-bailey-family.html
— As Bailey Mourns, Dabrowski Moves Into His Southern Illinois Backyard
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/as-bailey-mourns-dabrowski-moves-into-his-southern-illinois-backyard.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. conducts its 10th strike on drug boat, killing six
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/24/us-conducts-10th-strike-alleged-drug-boat-killing-six/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The ick of immigration law enforcement
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3859636/charleroi-pennsylvania-mass-migration-immigration-law-enforcement/
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Washington still requires ‘diversity statements’ for wide range of positions. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They waste the careers of their Republican employees and get rid of them, and especially those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/-university-washington-still-requires-diversity-statements-wide-range-positions/28838
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois won’t accept any more race, sex-based scholarships under new policy. DD: My critics/opponents have always used my not getting any scholarships against me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-illinois-wont-accept-any-more-race-sex-based-scholarships-under-new-policy/
FEDERALIST
— Radical Dogma Being Taught At The No. 1 Elementary Teaching School
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/24/heres-an-inside-look-at-the-radical-dogma-being-taught-at-the-no-1-elementary-teaching-school/
— NBC Is Helping Run Anti-ICE Ops For Dems
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/24/nbc-is-helping-run-anti-ice-ops-for-dems/
FOX NEWS
— Dems urged to ‘stop siding with illegal aliens’ after activist rams agents in sanctuary city
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-urged-stop-siding-illegal-aliens-after-activist-rams-agents-sanctuary-city
NEWSMAX
— Trump Ended Immigration Caravans, Democrats Can’t Handle It
https://www.newsmax.com/kenbuck/biden-newsom-sanctuary/2025/10/23/id/1231635/
PATRIOT POST
— DD: It Is Racist to Draw Congressional Districts Based Upon Race
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/122046-is-it-racist-to-draw-congressional-districts-based-upon-race-2025-10-24
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/politics/dhs-ice-guantanamo.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Asylum seekers face deportation over failure to pay new fees
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-24/new-fees-for-asylum-seekers-leave-many-panicked-over-when-how-to-pay
AMERICAN REFORMER
— Baby Boomer Generation. DD: I am a Baby Boomer. My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Baby Boomer Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://americanreformer.org/2025/10/the-boomers-world/
(GOOGLE AI: The Vietnam War profoundly impacted the Baby Boomer generation, leading to widespread military service, draft evasion, and a massive counter-culture movement that challenged the establishment. Over 10 million baby boomers served in the military, with many facing the draft, while others changed their life trajectories to avoid it, creating deep societal divisions. The conflict also fostered a lasting distrust in government, a critical reassessment of patriotism, and the emotional and psychological trauma for returning veterans who sometimes faced public hostility.)
HUFFINGTON POST
— Pritzker Says Trump Will 100% Try To ‘Steal’ 2026 Election
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jb-pritzker-trump-steal-2026-election_n_68fa9b16e4b071f32a279d37
October 14, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Medal of Freedom ceremony for Charlie Kirk held at White House
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-set-posthumously-award-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-freedom/18003731/
— ICE has until Tuesday night to remove fence around Broadview facility to meet judge’s deadline
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-has-tuesday-night-remove-fence-around-broadview-facility-meet-judges-deadline/18003437/
NBC5
— Armed federal agents reported in Chicago neighborhood as crowd gathers. The footage, taken by NBC Chicago photographers and Sky 5 helicopter around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, showed the situation near 105th Street and Avenue N.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heavy-ice-presence-reported-in-chicago-neighborhood-as-crowd-gathers/3838342/
— Chicago airports refuse to air DHS video blaming Democrats for gov’t shutdown. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem released a video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, with numerous airports refusing to show it to travelers.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-airports-refuse-to-air-dhs-video-blaming-democrats-for-govt-shutdown/3838545/
— Chicago air traffic controllers receive partial paycheck amid government shutdown. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association passed out pamphlets to travelers Tuesday detailing shutdown impact.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-air-traffic-controllers-receive-partial-paycheck-amid-government-shutdown/3838435/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats, poverty, crime, and demands on food pantries will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-food-pantries-deal-with-increased-demand-even-as-potential-cuts-loom/3838520/
CBS2
— Federal agents fire tear gas during standoff with crowd in East Side, Chicago, after car crash
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-agents-east-side-chicago-105th-avenue-n/
FOX32
— Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield, discuss tributes to Charlie Kirk, George Floyd. Despite needing to tackle big issues like transit funding during their fall veto session, Illinois state lawmakers return to Springfield this week and started with resolutions to honor Charlie Kirk and George Floyd. DD: Democrats promote George Floyd. Republicans promote Charlie Kirk.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1724065
WBEZ
— Feds ‘ram’ SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd. The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago’s East Side.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/14/feds-ram-suv-in-chase-down-residential-street-in-chicago-then-tear-gas-crowd
— Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request. The group ICE Sighting-Chicagoland has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/14/facebook-suspends-popular-chicago-ice-sightings-group-at-trump-administrations-request
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Everyone is welcome, except I.C.E.’ Cafes, restaurants across Chicago put up signs barring immigration agents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/chicago-restaurants-ice-agents/
— What to do if ICE stops you
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/what-to-do-if-ice-stops-you/
— Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/ice-deploys-tear-gas-after-crash/
— Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/facebook-removes-chicago-ice-watch-page/
— Aurora Mayor John Laesch condemns federal immigration enforcement activity after protest at City Hall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/aurora-mayor-john-laesch-condemns-federal-immigration-enforcement-activity-after-protest-at-city-hall/
— US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/us-revokes-visas-charlie-kirk-speech-2/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd. The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago’s East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/crash-involving-immigration-agents-in-east-side-leads-to-tear-gas-detentions
DAILY HERALD
— We see the ICE arrests. But what happens next for detainees?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251014/news/we-see-the-ice-arrests-but-what-happens-next-for-detainees/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/illinois-sues-state-farm-blocking-insurance-examination
— Stellantis announces it will make Jeep SUVs again in Belvidere
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing-logistics/stellantis-will-make-jeep-suvs-again-belvidere
SHAW LOCAL
— ‘The government came down with a hammer’ – Immigration crackdown fears impacting Illinois restaurant industry. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage for the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who did that.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/10/14/the-government-came-down-with-a-hammer-immigration-crackdown-fears-impacting-illinois-restaurant-industry/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests on Saturday, October 18
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/no-kings-protests-planned-weekend-across-il-what-know
AURORA PATCH
— ‘No Kings’ Protests Planned This Weekend In Aurora. The “No Kings” protest is planned in opposition to the Trump administration.
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/no-kings-protests-planned-weekend-auroraORA PATCHPATC
DAILY ILLINI
— Federal activation of National Guard in Chicago includes UI students
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/world-news/state-news/2025/10/14/federal-guard-chicago-ui-students/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-402/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-610/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Overspends by $547 Million on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens – Total Cost to Taxpayers Tops $2.5 Billion
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/pritzker-overspends-by-547-million-on-free-health-care-for-illegal-aliens-total-cost-to-taxpayers-tops-2-5-billion.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senate vote fails for the eighth time to break Democrats’ filibuster of stopgap spending bill
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/senate-vote-fails-eighth-time-break-democrats-filibuster-stopgap/
— Trump to release list of ‘socialist’ government programs he’s canceling because of shutdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/trump-release-list-socialist-government-programs-hes-canceling/
— Abortion is not health care and never will be. Instead, it’s a recipe for lifelong trauma.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/abortion-health-care-never/
BREITBART
— Pritzker Suggests Democrats May Try to Prosecute ICE Agents. DD: While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never prosecuted me, they took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/14/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-suggests-democrats-may-try-to-prosecute-ice-agents-dhs-officials/amp/
— Dem-Led Oregon on Track to Spend $500 Million More for Healthcare Program that Includes Illegals than for State Police. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/14/report-dem-led-oregon-on-track-to-spend-500-million-more-for-health-care-program-includes-illegals-than-for-state-police/
DAILY WIRE
— Mexican Cartels Place Bounties On Federal Agents In Chicago
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexican-cartels-place-bounties-on-federal-agents-in-chicago
FOX NEWS
— Texas National Guard members removed from 60-day Illinois deployment for failing ‘mission requirements’ 7 service members failed to meet mission requirements during pre-deployment validation process.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-national-guard-members-removed-from-60-day-illinois-deployment-failing-mission-requirements
— Democratic lawmakers celebrate order to remove fence at Illinois ICE facility
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382737125112
— Trump floats using Insurrection Act to combat Chicago crime, says Pritzker should ‘beg’ for his help. Trump wants to curb crime in big cities by deploying the National Guard.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-floats-using-insurrection-act-combat-chicago-crime-says-pritzker-should-beg-his-help
NEWSMAX
— Left-Wing Group Instructs How to Fight ICE in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/us/chicago-ice-dhs/2025/10/14/id/1230254/
PJ MEDIA
— Oregon Will Spend $700M+ More on Illegals’ Healthcare Than Police
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/10/14/oregon-will-spend-700m-more-on-illegals-healthcare-than-police-n4944833
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump awards Charlie Kirk with posthumous Medal of Freedom
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5554911-trump-presents-medal-charlie-kirk/
CBS NEWS
— Trump awards Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-awards-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
— Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-boat-drugs/
— CBS News, other media outlets, won’t sign on to new Pentagon press restrictions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-media-outlets-pentagon-press-restrictions/
NEWSWEEK
— Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago. DD: While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never prosecuted me, they took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-looking-at-prosecuting-ice-agents-in-chicago-10877062
CATO
— Federal Government Wastes 59 Cents on the Dollar. 89 Percent Favor Auditing All Government Spending to Root Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors wasted what I learned delivering mail for almost 3 years while I completed courses in management at UIC and NIU. They forced me to resign falsely arguing that I was not available to work enough part-time hours. My Democrat IRS superiors wasted what I learned collecting delinquent taxes for almost 9 years while I completed graduate evening business and accounting courses at Loyola and DePaul and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. They refused to promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted what I learned auditing federal agencies for almost 18 years while I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, and completed graduate evening finance courses. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They refused to promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. So far, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-say-federal-govt-wastes-59-cents-dollar
October 13, 2025 Evening Edition
Democrat leaders ever-increasing make it clear that they always have done and that they always will do everything that they can to flood America with their illegals.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
https://abc7chicago.com/post/vice-president-jd-vance-warns-deeper-cuts-ahead-federal-workers-shutdown-continues/17997267/
— Democrat leaders call for fence around Broadview ICE facility to be torn down
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-fencing-around-broadview-facility-set-removed-live/17997242/
— Columbus Day parade marches through downtown Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/abc7-broadcast-2025-christopher-columbus-day-parade-downtown-chicago-monday-indigenous-peoples/17998220/
NBC5
— Northwestern University ranked 10th and University of Chicago ranked 17th. DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless. That is, my degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT are worthless.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-illinois-universities-make-list-of-best-in-u-s-for-2026/3837894/
CBS2
— Broadview, Illinois shrinks area where protests are allowed outside ICE facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-illinois-shrinks-area-protests-ice-facility/
WGN9
— Suspicious device with anti-ICE message found at Chicago’s Midway Airport
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/suspicious-package-with-anti-ice-message-found-at-chicagos-midway-airport/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protest-returns-chicago-saturday
— Chicagoans celebrate Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1723444
WTTW
— Broadview Mayor Shrinks Designated Protest Area Outside ICE Facility
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/13/broadview-mayor-shrinks-designated-protest-area-outside-ice-facility
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal immigration agents step up activity in Lake County.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/lake-county-federal-agents-arrests/
— ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him. Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/ice-fines-chicago-man-for-not-having-papers-on-him/
— Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girls.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/michelle-obamas-girls-opportunity-alliance-pledges-2-5-million-for-grassroots-education-for-girls/
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with China against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/ev-electric-vehicles-china-detroit-automakers-manufacturing/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/13/poll-chicagoans-national-guard-policing-deportation-campaign-norc-university-of-chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/12/arrival-national-guard-troops-chicago-area-what-readers-say
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County clerk goes to court to get two election vendors paid
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251013/news/dupage-county-clerk-goes-to-court-to-get-two-election-vendors-paid/
— Glenbard school board president appointed to state House seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251013/news/glenbard-school-board-president-appointed-to-state-house-seat/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/cardinal-cupich-raps-trumps-immigration-raids-chicago
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— ‘No Kings’ protests return Oct. 18 to ‘fight dictatorship.’
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/13/no-kings-rallies-oct-18-list-of-illinois-protests-times-locations-near-me-chicago/86624492007/
SOUTHERN
— Bailey, Del Mar bring campaign stop to Marion
https://thesouthern.com/news/bailey-del-mar-bring-campaign-stop-to-marion/article_ff61b34b-55a3-57a8-a0e9-15893a3f6b49.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FREEDOM CAUSUS
— Veto Session This Week In Springfield
https://substack.com/home/post/p-176045108
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Don Tracy Celebrates Historic Gaza Hostage Release and Calls for Continued Peace
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/13/republican-candidate-for-u-s-senate-celebrates-trumps-peace-victory/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Budget gimmicks, pension debt and late financial reports are leaving Illinois taxpayers in the dark, according to Truth in Accounting which gives Illinois another “F” grade.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1aeb5bba-eeea-4b1e-b745-f8befe9ab6bd.html
— Illinois House Speaker: ‘Mr. Trump, tear down this fence!’ DD: Back then, East Germany stopped its citizens from leaving. Today, foreign countries dump their unwanted citizens on America.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_011592ec-68c1-4e1c-a696-9165b9bab8d5.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois checks, balances? Not under Pritzker.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-checks-balances-not-under-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Leftists refuse to help ICE and then blame murderous illegals on Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/13/leftists-refuse-help-ice-blame-murderous-illegals-trump/
— Legislation seeks to save Columbus Day from being replaced by Indigenous Peoples’ Day
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/13/legislation-seeks-save-columbus-day-replaced-indigenous-peoples-day/
— Speaker Johnson says no quick fix to Obamacare subsidy ‘boondoggle’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/13/speaker-mike-johnson-says-no-quick-fix-obamacare-subsidy-boondoggle/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Broadview, Illinois reduces ICE protest zone after ‘chaos,’ 15 arrests
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3848374/broadview-illinois-reduces-ice-protest-zone-after-chaos-arrests/
— Virginia’s proposed abortion ‘right’ would take power from parents
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3848533/virginia-abortion-fundamental-right-to-protective-freedom-takes-power-from-parents/
— ‘We’re back, Italians,’ Trump proclaims in recognition of ‘hero’ Christopher Columbus
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/3847895/were-back-italians-trump-proclaims-in-recognition-of-hero-christopher-columbus/
BREITBART
— Illinois State Police Arrest Unlawful Anti-ICE Protesters
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/10/12/illinois-state-police-arrest-unlawful-anti-ice-protesters/
— ‘Incompatible Ideology’: Rep. Chip Roy’s Bill Aims to Protect U.S. from Illegals Who Observe Sharia Law
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2025/10/13/incompatible-ideology-rep-chip-roy-aims-to-protect-u-s-from-illegals-who-observe-sharia-law/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Trinity Washington University hosts event honoring convicted cop killer Assata Shakur
https://www.campusreform.org/article/trinity-washington-university-hosts-event-honoring-convicted-cop-killer-assata-shakur/28757
CHRISTIAN POST
— A day of remembrance for assassinated conservative Christian figure Charlie Kirk is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, which would have been the political activist’s 32nd birthday.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/charlie-kirk-national-day-of-remembrance-to-be-held-this-week.html
DAILY WIRE
— Portland Protesters Stage Nude ‘Die-In’ To Stop Trump’s Deportations
https://www.dailywire.com/news/portland-protesters-stage-nude-die-in-to-stop-trumps-deportations
FOX BUSINESS
— Billionaire Ken Griffin says Citadel’s Chicago exodus was ‘not hard,’ cites crime, taxes. Ken Griffin’s hedge fund relocated global headquarters to Miami in 2022 citing crime and tax concerns
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/billionaire-ken-griffin-says-citadels-chicago-exodus-not-hard-crime-taxes-drove-workers-away
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Evanston Has Doled Out Millions in Housing Reparations
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/this-illinois-town-has-doled-out-millions-in-housing-reparations-but-ownership-remains-out-of-reach/amp/
TPUSA
— Left-Wing University of Minnesota Club to Honor George Floyd in Protest of Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. DD: Democrats promote George Floyd. Republicans promote Charlie Kirk.
https://tpusa.com/live/left-wing-university-of-minnesota-club-to-honor-george-floyd-in-protest-of-charlie-kirk-day-of-remembrance/
TOWNHALL
— During the Schumer Shutdown, Democrats Are Using Americans As Pawns
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/10/13/schumer-says-trump-and-russell-vought-using-americans-as-pawns-n2664864
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hegseth touts push to replace heavyset National Guard troops in Illinois
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5553001-hegeseth-emphasizes-military-fitness/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Vance warns of deeper cuts ahead for federal workers
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-vance-trump-furlough-congress-fired-6179d3359c0d6f547e963822d67c28b4
CBS NEWS
— Newsom signs law banning new Glock sales in California
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newsom-to-decide-bill-glock-sales-california/
— Pain for federal workers as government shutdown continues. DD: Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid. Since September of 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, no one has had any sympathy for my losing 56% of my annual income. In today’s dollars a loss of $86,371/year ($153,151/year salary minus $66,780/year Civil Service Retirement System pension. They have always stressed my wife’s income, our not having any dependents, our being debt-free, our retirement and other savings, the federal government paying 72% of our health insurance, our home in Wheaton, our cars, etc.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pain-for-federal-workers-as-government-shutdown-continues/
WASHINGTON POST
— Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government. Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration’s latest layoffs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/13/retirements-buyouts-federal-government-trump/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts abolished federal Civil Service protections and gave the federal government the power to force its employees to retire, that is, to fire them. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.aol.com/news/opinion-trump-wants-supreme-court-110028479.html
BALTIMORE SUN
— Trump to award Charlie Kirk Medal of Freedom on what would’ve been his 32nd birthday
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/13/trump-to-award-charlie-kirk-medal-of-freedom-on-what-wouldve-been-his-32nd-birthday/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Furloughed Federal Workers Turn to Side Hustles to Survive Shutdown. Gig jobs for Lyft and others are helping employees across the government stay afloat until paychecks resume. DD: Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid. Since September of 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, no one has had any sympathy for my losing 56% of my annual income. In today’s dollars a loss of $86,371/year ($153,151/year salary minus $66,780/year Civil Service Retirement System pension. They have always stressed my wife’s income, our not having any dependents, our being debt-free, our retirement and other savings, the federal government paying 72% of our health insurance, our home in Wheaton, our cars, etc.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/federal-worker-side-hustles-government-shutdown-bd55612c
CEO TODAY
— DD: For Democrats, government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Virtually all government employees are Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and an earning a job-related bachelor’s degree. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning a job-related master’s degree and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2025/10/trump-federal-purge-washington-civil-service-collapse-2025/
FED SMITH
— Going for Broke? This Shutdown is Different, May Last Longer and Reshape the Federal Government.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/10/13/shutdown-is-different-may-last-longer-and-reshape-federal-government/
PBS
— Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone as Trump focuses on Columbus
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/some-indigenous-peoples-day-events-strike-conciliatory-tone-as-trump-focuses-on-columbus
ATLANTIC
— Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service. The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce. DD: Needless-to-say, I have never been viewed as being one of the best and the brightest federal employees. My critics/opponents stress the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me. They stress that my IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. They stress that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 even though I earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, earned four more job-related professional certifications, and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/worst-way-cut-government-spending/684478/
October 11, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump admin. from deploying National Guard in Illinois. DD: Democrat leaders and their criminals and their illegals are overjoyed.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/protest-chicago-area-broadview-ice-facility-faith-march-expected-saturday-trump-admin-appeals-national-guard-ruling/17985076/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, another federal judge ruled the metal fence outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility must come down by early next week. On Saturday morning, faith leaders marched to the facility. At 10 a.m. Saturday, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said one person has been arrested near the facility. They are charged with Criminal Damage to Government Property. The Department of Justice says the National Guard is needed to protect federal officers from violent attacks and called Judge April Perry’s move to grant the temporary restraining order “extraordinary.”)
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their Saturday October 18 NO KINGS protests
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/what-to-know-about-upcoming-no-kings-protests/
— Chicago city leaders hand out ‘ICE-free zone’ signs to local businesses, residents
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/chicago-city-leaders-hand-out-ice-free-zone-signs/
FOX32
— Sweeping layoffs ‘have begun’ as government shutdown drags on. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, GAO shrank from over 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees because of Gingrich-led budget cuts. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. They took their fury out on me.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sweeping-layoffs-have-begun-government-shutdown-drags
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Hispanic religious leaders to hate Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/procession-to-broadview-ice-facility/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/trumps-indictment-letitia-james/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Broadview’s mayor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/refusing-position-of-fear-broadviews-mayor-deals-with-ice-and-a-national-spotlight/
— Civic leaders: State lawmakers should reject massive pension benefit sweetener. DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, condemned my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my and my wife’s 72% federal health insurance subsidy as being much too generous. My critics/opponents either a) would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) failed/refused to qualify themselves for federal jobs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/opinion-illinois-pension-benefit-bill/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democrats call for investigation of Chicago ICE raids. After a chaotic month of federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago area, Democratic leaders asked top federal watchdogs to review actions by the Department of Homeland Security.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/10/ice-investigation-chicago-illinois-congressional-democrats-robin-kelly
— Democrat leaders crow that “National Guard deployment still blocked in Illinois after federal appeals court steps in Saturday.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/10/trump-asks-appeals-court-to-intervene-after-judge-blocks-national-guard-deployment-to-illinois
— Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility. Meanwhile, two days after a judge ordered the removal of a fence erected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, barricades were being put up in front of the fence on Saturday. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Hispanic religious leaders to hate Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/11/broadview-detention-immigration-enforcement-ice-religious-leaders-communion-fence-protests
NPR ILLINOIS
— India is forcibly deporting Muslims, including its own citizens, after Kashmir violence
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-11/india-is-forcibly-deporting-muslims-including-its-own-citizens-after-kashmir-violence
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Pritzker Reports From ‘War-Torn Chicago’ On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The Illinois governor said, “there is no hellscape I’d rather be in” during a Kimmel segment mocking Trump’s latest attacks on Chicago. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly downplay crime in Chicago.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/10/jb-pritzker-reports-from-war-torn-chicago-on-jimmy-kimmel/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois has among highest-paid state employees
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_347479b5-0797-49b2-b45f-04cbd2d28423.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Armed Alleged Antifa Northeastern Illinois Professor Arrested, Homeland Security Press Release
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/11/armed-alleged-antifa-professor-arrested/
— Why the Property Tax Will Not Be Abolished
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/11/why-the-property-tax-will-not-be-abolished/
— Huntley Police Reports Twelve Months of Enhanced Enforcement Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/10/huntley-police-reports-twelve-months-of-enhanced-enforcement-results/
— Best Parade in the County in Marengo Sunday at 2PM
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/10/best-parade-in-the-county-in-marengo-sunday-at-2pm/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The deadly danger of marijuana legalization
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/10/deadly-danger-marijuana-legalization/
— DHS reveals grand plan for border: 1,422 miles of wall along Mexico boundary. The $4.5 billion in new contracts issued in September covers 10 projects.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/10/dhs-reveals-grand-plan-border-1422-miles-wall-along-mexico-boundary/
BLAZE
— From West Point to Woke Point: The long march through the ranks
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/from-west-point-to-woke-point-the-long-march-through-the-ranks
FOX NEWS
— Blagojevich says Chicago crime issues are ‘life or death,’ Democrats need new leadership, and gives his thoughts on how to handle crime in Chicago.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382599395112
— One month after Charlie Kirk’s murder, key questions remain unanswered
https://www.foxnews.com/us/one-month-after-charlie-kirks-murder-key-questions-remain-unanswered
— Leftist club smears Charlie Kirk on campus flyers spotted ahead of their event honoring George Floyd instead
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/leftist-club-smears-charlie-kirk-campus-flyers-spotted-ahead-event-honoring-george-floyd
— Charlie Kirk’s friends debunk out-of-context clips about slain conservative icon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-friends-feel-moral-120015873.html
— Erika Kirk posts tribute to Charlie Kirk one month after his assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382593867112
— Steak ‘n Shake’s giant flag initiative meets growing appetite for patriotic displays. Flags will be ‘tallest and biggest’ that local governments allow, Steak ‘n Shake says, even as some object. DD: I displayed an 18′ X 12’ – foot American flag in my first and second Iron Gate Motor Condo units in Naperville, but not in my third unit because of lack of wall space.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/steak-n-shakes-giant-flag-initiative-meets-growing-appetite-patriotic-displays
— Democrats are ‘afraid of the far-Left’ amid government shutdown
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382626469112
NEWSMAX
— Blagojevich: Senators ‘Pandering for Cameras’ With ICE Protest
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rod-blagojevich-dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth/2025/10/11/id/1229951/
REAL CLEAR HEALTH
— Free Healthcare for Illegals Would End America
https://www.realclearhealth.com/2025/10/11/free_healthcare_for_illegals_would_end_america_1140408.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5549251-gop-trump-media-challenge/
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/chicago-ice-raids-national-guard-troops-prompt-new-school-leaflets-know-your-2025-10-10/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote poverty and crime
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/opinion/ice-trump-safety-crisis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/nyregion/schools-immigrant-children-deportation.html
— DD: What have you done that your critics/opponents use to justify their having their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against you? I have always promoted conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. I fought the installation of a stoplight hat Harrison and President in Wheaton. I filed lawsuits against them. I brought Fox News Channel on Comcast to Wheaton. I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I backed Republican candidates who ran against them. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer. I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman. I promoted Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades. I fought the sale of booze in Wheaton. I stopped video gambling in Wheaton. I stopped the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/politics/trump-letitia-james-comey-revenge.html
DESERET NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/10/11/better-stories-about-immigrants/
KRIS
— Charlie Kirk memorial billboard goes up in Corpus Christi. Local Republican groups fund $5,000 billboard honoring late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on busy Corpus Christi highway. DD: How successful would fundraising be for billboards honoring Kirk in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/charlie-kirk-memorial-billboard-goes-up-in-corpus-christi-to-promote-unity
KTXS
— Trump to award Charlie Kirk Medal of Freedom on what would’ve been his 32nd birthday
https://ktxs.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-award-charlie-kirk-medal-of-freedom-on-what-wouldve-been-his-32nd-birthday-political-activist-shot-killed-deadly-shooting-murdered-assassinated-homicide-investigation-fbi-tyler-robinson-guns-turning-point-usa-president-donald-trump
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote poverty and crime and b) protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5567987
BILLBOARD
— Turning Point USA Announces MAGA-Approved Super Bowl Halftime Show to Protest Bad Bunny
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/turning-point-usa-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1236085982/
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DD: Socialists side with Democrats
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/11/tecb-o11.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/charlie-kirk-trump-maga-allies
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote poverty and crime and b) protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/deploying-troops-would-add-fuel-to-fire-judge-blocks-trump-national-guard-plan-in-illinois/videoshow/124443827.cms
October 9, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Troops arrive at Broadview ICE facility as federal court to weigh Trump’s National Guard deployment
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-guard-chicago-area-thursday-federal-court-weigh-trumps-deployment-troops-protect-ice-officers-broadview/17970024/
— Hammond city officials shut down ICE staging at police department
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-hammond-indiana-mayor-thomas-mcdermott-jr-says-city-officials-shut-down-staging-police-department-thursday/17971934/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get the Pope a) to not promote personal responsibility, b) to promote dependency on government and charity, and c) to get people to blame their problems on those who have more money than they have.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/vatican-document-news-pope-leo-xiv-condemns-economies-marginalize-poor-wealthy-live-bubble-luxury/17973300/
NBC5
— Federal officials to buy Chicago buildings in immigration enforcement operations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the purchases indicate the resolve of federal agents to continue immigration enforcement actions.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/federal-officials-to-buy-chicago-buildings-in-immigration-enforcement-operations/3836191/
— Judge orders new guidelines for agent encounters with protesters and press. Just Sara Ellis said the order goes into effect immediately and will be in force for 14 days while arguments in the overall complaint continue.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/judge-orders-new-guidelines-for-agent-encounters-with-protesters-and-press/3836141/
CBS2
— U.S. District Court chief judge says National Guard not needed at Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u-s-district-court-chief-judge-national-guard-dirksen-federal-building/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly urge the Pope to advance the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pope-meets-chicago-union-leaders-urges-migrant-welcome-crackdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/09/trump-national-guard-restraining-order/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly urge the Pope to advance the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/09/pope-leo-chicago-union-migrant/
— Will County puts off immigration resolution vote as leaders seek compromise
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/09/will-county-immigration-resolution-delay/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their criminals and their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/09/immigrant-crime-donald-trump-deportation-campaign-chicago-national-guard
— Bally’s warns video gambling in Chicago would cost the city $74M in yearly revenue and up to 1,050 jobs
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/10/09/ballys-casino-anthony-beale-video-gambling-proposal-chicago-lost-revenue
DAILY HERALD
— Security increased around National Guard base in Elwood as activity draws public’s attention
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251009/news/security-increased-around-national-guard-base-in-elwood-as-activity-draws-publics-attention/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251009/news/community-leaders-in-speak-out-on-ice-activity-in-will-county/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Trump puts America first even if that harms his personal finances.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/trumps-chicago-crackdown-hurts-business-chipparoni
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pat Brady against Trump.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-i-dont-know-what-the-end-game-is/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Iowa Gov. Reynolds orders E-Verify checks for state hires, licenses
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_954518ec-03a5-42fa-bb04-f00d8074b419.html
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Durbin Join Schatz, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families During Shutdown. New legislation aims to shield federal employees from eviction, defaults amid ongoing government shutdown. DD: So far, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 has cost me $86,371/year or $2.9 million. That is, $153,151/year salary minus $66,780/year Civil Service Retirement System pension. To paint my wife and I as being filthy rich, my Democrat GAO superiors stressed my wife’s income, that we had no dependents, that we had no debts, that had retirement savings, that we owned a 13-year-old home in Wheaton, that we owned a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1990 Thunderbird LX, 1972 Corvette, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, and 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-durbin-join-schatz-colleagues-in-introducing-legislation-to-protect-federal-workers-and-their-families-during-shutdown-87063.cfm?
WQAD
— Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs executive order requiring state departments to use E-Verify
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/politics/iowa-politics/kim-reynolds-signs-executive-order-requiring-state-departments-to-use-e-verify/526-b3dbb4fb-2f48-43fa-8aad-5f2630c3005c
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more mass/illegal immigration. To promote mass/illegal immigration is to destroy the world.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-09/pope-leo-says-faith-and-love-for-migrants-are-connected
AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly create more poverty and crime.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/10/09/trumps-chicago-jail-pritzker-johnson-illinois-ice-police-agents
CAPITOL FAX
— Mendrick: ‘These ICE raids are JB Pritzker’s raids’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/09/mendrick-these-ice-raids-are-jb-pritzkers-raids/
— Feds handed third court loss in a row
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/09/feds-handed-third-court-loss-in-a-row/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-400/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f3859f5a-bd8d-4710-8ac2-a49725120b69.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Congressman Mike Bost’s Suit against Accepting Ballots after Election Day – Transcript Linked
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/09/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-congressman-mike-bosts-suit-against-accepting-ballots-after-election-day/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Without reforms, pension insolvency will eat Chicago alive
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/without-reforms-pension-insolvency-will-eat-chicago-alive/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judiciary chairman says impeachment is ‘on the table’ for anti-Trump judges
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/9/jim-jordan-judiciary-chairman-says-impeachment-table-anti-trump/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DHS eyeing buildings in Chicago and Portland for immigration operations
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3844754/dhs-eyeing-buildings-chicago-portland-immigration-operations/
— Chicago has no sovereign right to its own immigration policy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3842691/chicago-no-sovereign-right-immigration-policy/
— Donald Trump Jr. swears off ‘RINO network’ Fox News
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/3841171/donald-trump-jr-rino-network-fox-news/
NEW YORK POST
— Turning Point USA to air its own ‘All American’ Super Bowl LX halftime show to compete with NFL’s Bad Bunny
https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/us-news/turning-point-usa-to-air-its-own-all-american-super-bowl-lx-halftime-show-to-compete-with-nfls-bad-bunny/
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
— Shutdown Costs Americans Jobs, Services, and Economic Security
https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/shutdown-costs-americans-jobs-services-and-economic-security
BREITBART
— Confederate Mayor Brandon Johnson Won’t Say He’d Deport Someone Who Raped His Wife
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/09/nolte-confederate-mayor-brandon-johnson-wont-say-hed-deport-illegal-if-wife-raped/amp/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Rebelling Against Trump Resurrect Confederate Talking Points
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/09/dems-rebelling-against-trump-resurrect-confederate-talking-points/
— Democrats Are Holding The Government Hostage To Get Taxpayer-Funded Health Care For Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/09/democrats-are-holding-the-government-hostage-to-get-taxpayer-funded-health-care-for-illegals/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— America’s Adversaries are Exploiting U.S. Immigration Policies
https://www.fairus.org/two-new-fair-reports-expose-how-americas-adversaries-are-exploiting-us-immigration-policies
FOX NEWS
— ‘Pritzker is a joke’: Texas Gov. Abbott mocks sanctuary governor for opposing National Guard troops. Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday, tasked with protecting federal personnel and property amid anti-immigration protests
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pritzker-joke-texas-gov-abbott-mocks-sanctuary-governor-opposing-national-guard-troops
— ‘Operation Midway Blitz’: Inside DOJ’s push to tackle crime, illegal immigration in Chicago. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche visit field office during massive immigration operation.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/operation-midway-blitz-inside-dojs-push-tackle-crime-illegal-immigration-chicago
–DD: Trump is fighting big problems that Democrats created.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-tammy-duckworth-trumps-domestic-troop-deployments-betray-military-nation
HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY
— ICE and Oklahoma Highway Patrol Arrests 91 Illegal Aliens Driving 18-Wheelers in I-40 Operation
https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/border-security/ice-and-oklahoma-highway-patrol-arrests-91-illegal-aliens-driving-18-wheelers-in-i-40-operation/
ISSUES & INSIGHTS
— Democrats, Call Off Your Animals
https://issuesinsights.com/2025/10/08/democrats-call-off-your-animals/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Is Letting Democrats Win the Shutdown
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-gop-is-letting-democrats-win-the-shutdown/
NEWSMAX
— Federal Judge: Chicago’s Warrantless ICE Arrests Unlawful
https://www.newsmax.com/us/chicago-ice-dhs/2025/10/09/id/1229686/
— GOP Govs Must Back Trump on Census, Redistricting
https://www.newsmax.com/us/david-bossie-gop-governors/2025/10/08/id/1229536/
ZERO HEDGE
— Democrat Claims Trump Crime Crackdown Is “The Very Same Thing” As The Rise Of Third Reich
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrat-claims-trump-crime-crackdown-very-same-thing-rise-third-reich
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5548128-gop-senators-rfk-jr-medication-abortion/
MSN
— The 20 best conservative places to live in the US. DD: Buyer beware. Republicans create prosperity and safety. Democrats create poverty and crime. When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-20-best-conservative-places-to-live-in-the-us-according-to-data/ss-AA1O6vC4
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ICE to Expand Footprint in Chicagoland, Homeland Secretary Noem Pledges. Illinois Gov. Pritzker says feds ‘just looking for ways to provoke people.’
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ice-to-expand-footprint-in-chicagoland-homeland-secretary-noem-pledges-c057b08b
POLITICO
— Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/chicago-journalists-ice-lawsuit-00600209
October 8, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-jb-pritzker-says-president-233400557.html
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters dominate Illinois. Anticipate/expect that they will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/opinion-fired-social-media-posts-charlie-kirk-cancel-culture/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/column-charles-selle-banned-booksrevolutionary-act/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Lake County Democrats ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251007/news/great-fear-and-uncertainty-lake-county-leaders-speak-out-against-escalating-ice-operations/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251007/editorials/daily-herald-editorial-a-war-of-words-we-need-leaders-to-tone-down-the-rhetoric-before-things-get/
ABC7
— Insurrection Act explained: How 1807 law could be used as Trump deploys National Guard in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-is-insurrection-act-1807-us-president-donald-trump-threatens-law-heres-how-been-used-could-work-2025/17959363/
FOX32
— Trump says Johnson, Pritzker ‘should be in jail’ for not protecting ICE
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-brandon-johnson-pritzker-ice
GO PRIDE CHICAGO
— Protest planned Oct. 8 downtown Chicago as Texas troops enter Illinois
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/139873329
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-607/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Confederate Chaos in Chicago
https://johnkassnews.com/confederate-chaos-in-chicago/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Cuban-led caravan en route to Mexico City as Trump policies deter migrants from US
https://nypost.com/2025/10/07/world-news/cuban-led-caravan-en-route-to-mexico-city-as-trump-policies-deter-migrants-from-us/
— Parents flex their power with anti-woke ‘Cancel Netflix’ boycott
https://nypost.com/2025/10/07/opinion/parents-flex-their-power-with-anti-woke-cancel-netflix-boycott/
AMAC
— HIJACKED: The Radical Left Takeover of the Democrat Party
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/hijacked-the-radical-left-takeover-of-the-democrat-party-amac-magazine-exclusive/
— Charlie Kirk: America Must Choose: MAGA or Mamdani-ism
https://publication.amac.us/view/864872783/8/
— Netflix in Crisis as Subscribers Flee Over Woke Kids Shows
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/netflix-in-crisis-as-subscribers-flee-over-woke-kids-shows/
BLAZE
— 8 things Chicago has done to put illegal immigrants first
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-helping-illegal-aliens-history
BREITBART
— Speaker Johnson Shows What Democrats Are Demanding in Order to Reopen Government: Taxpayer-Funded Illegal Alien Health Care, $1.5 Trillion in Partisan Spending
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/07/speaker-johnson-shows-what-democrats-are-demanding-to-reopen-government-taxpayer-funded-illegal-alien-health-care-1-5-trillion-partisan-spending/
— Democrat Spending Proposal Funds Woke Programs, Upends Trump Executive Order to End Crime, Fix Homeless Crisis
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/07/democrat-spending-proposal-funds-woke-programs-upends-trump-executive-order-to-end-crime-fix-homeless-crisis/
FOX NEWS
— Trump drives the shutdown coverage, but leaderless Democrats have broken through with healthcare message. White House stays above the fray as congressional leadership dukes it out.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-drives-shutdown-coverage-leaderless-democrats-have-broken-through-healthcare-message
— You never see the left fight this hard for Americans
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382230908112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump Calls for Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor to Be Jailed
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-10-08/trump-calls-for-chicago-mayor-illinois-governor-to-be-jailed
ASSOCIAED PRESS
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly side with their criminals and with their illegals against America.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/national-guard-deployment-portland-chicago-084e526027510d3f7501f475f737bc81
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal drugs.
https://apnews.com/article/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-strikes-fishing-fcd24c441f58162b811a24b247334fc5
REUTERS
— Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-threat-invoke-insurrection-act-escalates-showdown-with-democratic-cities-2025-10-07/
CNN
— Trump compares Democrats to ‘insurrectionists’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCZMMIp4IQ
— India has a festival where a Hindu goddess slays a demon. This year the demon is Trump. DD: In WWIII, will India side with China and Russia or with America?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/india/india-hindu-festival-demon-trump-intl-hnk-dst
MSNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Neighbors push back as Trump’s ICE army terrorizes Chicago suburbs.” Those who run the mainstream news media are Democrat leaders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dx266qOOic
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Chicago Democrats ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/fear-ice-chicago.html
— National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits. Troops from Texas arrived in Illinois and are expected to deploy in the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. Officials there and in Portland, Ore., are trying to block the deployments in court.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/07/us/trump-national-guard-illinois-texas
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/trump-h-1b-visa-fee-universities.html
— Supreme Court to Consider Illinois Mail-In Balloting Lawsuit. The case, one of several challenges to mail-in ballot rules lodged by allies of President Trump, involves an effort to exclude votes received after Election Day.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/supreme-court-mail-ballots-illinois.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/politics/texas-lgbtq-schools.html
— Shutdown Politics Has G.O.P. Singing Government’s Praises. As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/shutdown-republicans-trump-government.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump declares English the official language
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/08/trump-univision-youtube/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration and abortion
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/09/16/trump-immigration-14th-amendment-supreme-court/85977588007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: $1.5M is a retirement ‘magic number.’ Here’s how long it lasts in every state. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the deferral government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/06/retirement-savings-social-security-florida-arizona/86550681007/
BOSTON HERALD
— Democrats’ dream, America’s nightmare
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/08/howie-carr-democrats-dream-americas-nightmare/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Oct. 7 Warning for the U.S. on China. Israel got complacent, thinking war would never come. Are we doing the same with Taiwan?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-oct-7-warning-for-the-u-s-on-china-5a60023a
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— 6 Red Flags That Keep Good Candidates from Getting Hired. DD: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who had been in America for a lone time. I should write about that.
https://hbr.org/2025/10/6-red-flags-that-keep-good-candidates-from-getting-hired
INC.
— DD: What did you do that your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not do? Mine did not earn job-related master’s degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license like I did. Instead. they focused on helping their superiors get rid of their employees like me who were conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a lone time. I should write about that. I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.inc.com/roy-dekel/stop-caring-about-college-degrees-when-youre-hiring/91249033
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Trump Officials Reportedly Discussing Selling Off Student Loans. DD: If you got a student loan, a) you did not work your way through college, b) your GPA should have been higher, c) you should have gotten a job that required a college degree faster, and d) your pay should have been higher. I did not get a student loan. My GPA was lower because I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying. I did not get a job that required a college degree until 10 months after I graduated and my salary was only $55,850/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/10/08/trump-officials-reportedly-discussing-selling-student-loans
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), b) three job related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and d) a job-related professional license (CPA).
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2025/10/08/how-trumps-compact-threatens-higher-ed-funding
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Republicans advance plan to undermine civil service protections. DD: If you are a federal employee, the more of the following that you are, the fewer protections that you have: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The Democrats who run the federal government get rid of federal employees who are the aforesaid because they vote for Republicans.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/04/house-republicans-advance-plan-cut-federal-worker-benefits-and-undermine-civil-service-protections/404969/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that conservatives cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/7/2347210/-Black-Kos-It-doesn-t-have-to-be-Black-History-month-to-learn-and-celebrate-Black-History
AXIOS
— DD: Do you know any past or present federal employees or retirees? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for 28 years. I should write about the attitude that people have toward federal employees and retirees. Overwhelmingly, they believe that federal employees are overpaid, their benefits are too generous, and that federal pensions are too generous. In my defense, while I was a federal employee, 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 today’s dollars, my federal salary increased from $19.37/hour to $153,151/year. My Civil Service Retirement System Pension is $66,780/year.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/government-shutdown-federal-workers
October 6, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 5 dead, 25 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-oct-3-to-6/
NBC5
— Trump to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-to-deploy-texas-national-guard-troops-to-chicago-pritzker-says/3833957/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois Democratic lawmakers take on activist role amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote and protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/illinois-democratic-lawmakers-activist-role-immigration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote and protect their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/05/congress-members-rally-south-shore-apartment-ice-raid
DAILY HERALD
— Scholarship brunch supports Latinx students at Elgin Community College. DD: Did you get any scholarships? My critics/opponents have always used my not getting any scholarships against me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251006/submitted-content/scholarship-brunch-supports-latinx-students-at-elgin-community-college/
— DD: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/business/prairie-food-co-op-countys-first-community-owned-grocer-opens-in-lombard/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s largest accounting firms buck a national trend as layoffs sweep the industry. DD: The accounting profession had no use for me when I became a licensed CPA in 1981 because I was too old, I was 32 years old, and because I was not a minority or a female. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had worked for GAO since 1980. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/data-center/chicagos-largest-accounting-firms-deloitte-pwc-ey-kpmg
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly blasts Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-trumps-immigration-policies-offer-pritzker-a-platform/article_1e7ce828-2525-4060-9dad-848b70efb1c4.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump’s power. DD: How gerrymandered is your congressional district?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-voting-is-underway-in-california-on-new-maps-that-could-swing-us-house-control-check-trumps-power/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders use Bad Bunny to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-05/snl-roasts-trump-in-season-premiere-as-bad-bunny-addresses-super-bowl-criticism
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans are criticizing Democrats’ opposition to the deployments. State Rep. John Cabello, who’s also a retired Rockford Police detective, said the governor is “more interested in protecting his personal political interests than protecting Illinois families.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/10/06/trump-orders-up-hundreds-of-troops-to-illinois-00594616
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-605/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— U of I scrutinized over perceived preference for international students
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_bba03ae6-e5c7-4e6b-82a5-44f2c63b89cc.html
WHEATON RECORD
— Campus Community Grapples With Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/10/05/campus-community-grapples-with-charlie-kirk-assassination/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Police Ordered to ‘Stand Down’ as ICE Agent Surrounded – Legal Experts Warn of Criminal Liability
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/chicago-police-ordered-to-stand-down-as-ice-agent-surrounded-legal-experts-warn-of-criminal-liability.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Merit-based advancement is key to military excellence. DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly dumped merit to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. It all culminated when I was 49 in 1997 when they forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my minority subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like I did.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3836027/merit-based-advancement-key-military-excellence/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump to send 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as anti-ICE protests continue to rage
https://nypost.com/2025/10/06/us-news/trump-sending-400-texas-national-guard-troops-to-illinois-as-anti-ice-protests-continue-to-rage-pritzker/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Legal Discrimination in the Aloha State Under Attack
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/legal-discrimination-in-the-aloha-state-under-attack/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago a war zone over ICE raids, and Illinois’s governor doesn’t think there’s a problem
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/chicago_a_war_zone_over_ice_raids_and_illinois_s_governor_doesn_t_think_there_s_a_problem.html
— The Two-Tiered Justice Sham
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/the_two_tiered_justice_sham.html
BLAZE
— Woke CEOs mocked conservatives. Now the joke’s on them.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/woke-ceos-mocked-conservatives-now-the-jokes-on-them
BREITBART
— Hegseth Blasts Woke Diversity at Navy’s 250th Anniversary
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/10/05/pete-hegseth-blasts-woke-diversity-at-navys-250th-anniversary/
COLLEGE FIX
— National teachers’ union leftism draws federal scrutiny, calls to revisit charter
https://www.thecollegefix.com/national-teachers-union-leftism-draws-federal-scrutiny-calls-to-revisit-charter/
DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Police Told Not To Help Border Patrol Agents In Distress
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/05/chicago-police-told-not-to-help-border-patrol-agents-in-distress/
FOX NEWS
— Trump is protecting the American people from ‘terrorist states in our own hemisphere’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382079453112
— Trump ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pritzker-says-trump-ordering-400-members-texas-national-guard-illinois-oregon-other-locations
HOMELAND SECURITY
— Discord, Extremism, and the Charlie Kirk Assassination: A Homeland Security Wake-Up Call
https://www.hstoday.us/perspective/perspective-discord-extremism-and-the-charlie-kirk-assassination-a-homeland-security-wake-up-call/
WESTERN JORNALISM
— Illegal Alien Who Served as School Superintendent Was Registered to Vote and Has Extensive Criminal Record
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-alien-served-school-superintendent-registered-vote-extensive-criminal-record/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker says Trump officials ‘want to create the war zone.’ DD: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5539424-chicago-warzone-pritzker-trump/
CNN
— DD: ‘It’s frankly evil’: Casten rips Trump’s plan to lay off employees during shutdown.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/politics/video/layoffs-government-shutdown-trump-blame-democrats-sean-casten-intv-nrtf
AOL
— Georgia Steak ’n Shake Owner’s Charlie Kirk Billboard Sparks National Attention
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/georgia-steak-n-shake-owner-171030026.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.aol.com/news/concerns-grow-over-continued-restriction-004400211.html
https://www.aol.com/news/durbin-overwhelmed-pope-leo-support-180707754.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-targets-virginia-schools-over-132607509.html
REUTERS
— White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-says-layoffs-will-start-if-trump-sees-shutdown-talks-going-nowhere-2025-10-05/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal drugs.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-appears-reveal-strike-alleged-cartel-drug-boat/story?id=126237676
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders continue their government shutdown. Trump is starting to use it against them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14V_9ERBqm8
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/politics/trump-caribbean-strikes-drugs-kindness.html
–DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/politics/texas-lgbtq-schools.html
— Push for Military Coverage of IVF Faces Challenge in Congress. A proposal to expand the Defense Department’s health care plan to include in vitro fertilization is moving through Congress but could die behind closed doors, again. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors used my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without trying IVF against me big time. They punished me in 1989 by throwing me off audits of IRS, by giving me a bad job assignment, by giving me unfair performance expectations, by giving me an unfair performance appraisal, and by ranking me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/politics/military-ivf-congress.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push LGBTQ in schools. How successful have Democrat leaders been pushing LGBTQ in your school district?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/politics/texas-lgbtq-schools.html
— White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes. The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify. DD: Because I was one of their very few if not only Republican employee and because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly punished me. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/us/politics/white-house-shutdown-punishment.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: I should write about those who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect, but who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/05/national-guard-takeover-oregon-trump-immergut/
USA TODAY
— DD: From the beginning, Democrat and RINO leaders have done everything they could to destroy Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/04/trump-political-enemies-comey-indictment/86451565007/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote resistance to Trump. What if Republican leaders had promoted resistance to Biden?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/trump-resistance-ice-noncooperation-21081574.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— False Charges of ‘Hate’ Encourage Violence. The ADL withdrew its smear of Charlie Kirk. The SPLC should follow its example. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC officer 2003-2007.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/false-charges-of-hate-encourage-violence-d5e07919
— Hegseth Focuses on Fitness. DD: When I was 18 years old in 1966, I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft even though I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. My ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. What if I had tried to enlist?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-focuses-on-fitness-even-as-pentagon-goes-high-tech-723eadfb
— Federal-Worker Buyouts Are Kicking In, Darkening the U.S. Employment Picture. About 100,000 federal workers came off the payroll this week, adding strain to an already weakening labor market. DD: I became eligible for a $25,000 early retirement buyout when I was 45 years old in 1993 because of Gingrich GAO budget cuts. The $25,000 expired in 1994 and the early retirement expired in 1997. I would not be eligible for regular retirement until 2003. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997. I should write about that.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/federal-worker-buyouts-are-kicking-in-darkening-the-u-s-employment-picture-4c3f044b
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SPECTATOR WORLD
— The shocking state of the American left. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Democratic lawmakers and commentators found themselves in a quandary.
https://thespectator.com/topic/the-shocking-state-of-the-american-left/
DAILY MAIL
— Pritzker says Trump to deploy 400 National Guard troops from Texas to ‘invade’ liberal states
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15165203/Illinois-Governor-JB-Pritzker-Trump-National-Guard.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— How Trump’s 10-point memo directs US universities to ban race and sex in hiring and admissions
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/explained-how-trumps-10-point-memo-pushes-us-universities-to-take-race-and-sex-out-of-hiring-and-admissions/articleshow/124316871.cms
INDEPENDENT
— Trump looking to ban transgender people from having a gun and declaring them ‘mentally ill’
https://www.aol.com/trump-looking-ban-transgender-people-183556531.html
October 4, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker says Donald Trump is calling up 300 Illinois National Guard members against his objections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/04/pritzker-donald-trump-national-guard/
— Broadview challenges ICE security fence in federal court
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/04/broadview-ice-fence-in-federal-court/
DAILY HERALD
— After spending millions on Bailey in 2022, GOP megadonor Uihlein backs Dabrowski for governor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251004/illinois-state-politics/after-spending-millions-on-bailey-in-2022-gop-megadonor-uihlein-backs-dabrowski-for-governor/
— Pritzker rejects Trump’s ultimatum to call up Illinois National Guard
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251004/illinois-state-politics/gov-pritzker-rejects-trumps-ultimatum-to-call-up-illinois-national-guard/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251004/news/you-are-not-alone-more-than-100-people-rally-in-west-chicago-protesting-ice-raids/
ABC7
— Federal agents shoot, injure armed woman in Brighton Park during alleged vehicle ramming, DHS says. Border Patrol agents ‘boxed in’ by 10 vehicles, DHS says; 2 taken into custody, US Attorney’s Office says
https://abc7chicago.com/post/armed-woman-injured-brighton-park-chicago-shooting-today-39th-kedzie-involving-federal-agents-dhs-says/17938577/
— Kash Patel fires FBI trainee who displayed pride flag
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kash-patel-fires-fbi-trainee-displayed-pride-flag-sources-tell-abc-news/17938961/
NBC5
— Officials restrict Chicago airspace, citing ‘credible threat’ of attacks on agents. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a temporary flight restriction was put in place “at the request of the Department of Homeland Security.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-airspace-restricted-threats-agents-faa-homeland-security-rcna235482
— Trump to nationalize 300 Illinois National Guard members, Pritzker says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-to-nationalize-300-illinois-national-guard-members-pritzker-says/3833653/
CBS2
— Federal agents shoot woman in Broadview after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-shoot-woman-broadview-ice-facility/
WGN9
— Protesters rally at ICE facility in Broadview amid growing tensions
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/protesters-rally-at-ice-facility-in-broadview-amid-growing-tensions/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROf4s0LlZWM
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
–Evanston pastor pushed by agents at Broadview protest
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/10/04/evanston-pastor-pushed-broadview-protest/
OAK PARK
— Muñoz, Oak Park township trustee and participant in Friday protest at ICE’s Broadview facility, detained and released by ICE
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/10/04/munoz-op-township-trustee-detained-and-released-by-ice/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— For the US military, the standard is excellence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrat minorities and more Democrat females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license. All the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3836851/for-military-standard-is-excellence/
NEW YORK POST
— Hegseth’s demand that troops be fit — not fat — is essential to US military readiness
https://nypost.com/2025/10/03/opinion/pete-hegseths-demand-that-troops-be-fit-not-fat-is-key-to-military-readiness/
FOX NEWS
— DHS says ICE agents in Broadview ‘boxed in by 10 cars’ as tensions escalate. One of the drivers was reportedly armed, and officers fired defensive shots.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dhs-says-ice-agents-chicago-suburb-boxed-10-cars-tensions-escalate
HOT AIR
— Hegseth Restores Warrior Ethos After Years of Woke Pentagon Rot
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/10/03/hegseth-restores-warrior-ethos-after-years-of-woke-pentagon-rot-n3807442
PJ MEDIA
— ICE Agents Ambushed, Fired Upon in Chicago Suburb
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/10/04/breaking-ice-agents-boxed-in-fired-upon-in-chicago-suburb-n4944472
TOWNHALL
— Gunfire Erupts in Broadview: Armed Woman Targets DHS Agents
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/10/04/immigration-officers-rammed-near-chicago-n2664481
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Oklahoma Governor Warns Illegals with Sanctuary State Trucking Licenses After State Teams Up with ICE to Arrest 125
https://www.westernjournal.com/oklahoma-governor-warns-illegals-sanctuary-state-trucking-licenses-state-teams-ice-arrest-125/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— To what extent are Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district dependent on federal spending?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/65-year-old-furloughed-by-government-shutdown-i-could-lose-the-house-i-could-lose-my-car-i-could-lose-everything/ar-AA1NQQVU
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/federal-job-cuts-add-strain-to-weakening-labor-market-in-u-s/ar-AA1NQYAt
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/government-shutdown-leaves-federal-workers-torn/ar-AA1NJ8KI
FORBES
— Protestors Demonstrate Outside Broadview ICE Facility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HRB2aKk0l0
FEDWEEK
— Most Federal Workers Say Finances Are One of Their Top Day-to-Day Stressors. DD: According to my critics/opponents, federal employees are grossly overpaid and federal retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/new-survey-shows-most-federal-workers-say-finances-are-one-of-their-top-day-to-day-stressors/
POLITICO
— Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says. “This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum,” Pritzker said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/04/trump-national-guard-illinois-00594266