FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Gunman charges White House Correspondents’ Dinner checkpoint with Trump inside. The suspect in the shooting incident is in custody.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-first-lady-removed-security-incident-correspondents-dinner/18967739/
— DD: Democrat leaders shout that economy is getting worse.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/americans-are-unhappy-economy-reeling-high-prices-polls-say/18966050/
— DD: Democrat leaders promote SPLC
https://abc7chicago.com/post/splc-indictment-alabama-civil-rights-groups-respond-southern-poverty-law-center-funding-allegations/18960110/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
— FRONT PAGE: Many hold dim view of Johnson. Mayor may face uphill reelection climb as 44% view him unfavorably.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/26/brandon-johnson-suffolk-tribune-poll/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/legal-providers-try-to-bridge-the-gap-touting-the-benefits-of-counsel-for-immigrants-fighting-removal/
— Will County Republicans choose Frankfort Township Trustee Hillary Kurzawa to lead party. DD: I should about why I was drafted to serve as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/will-county-republicans-hillary-kurzawa-chair/
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD hates Trump, and therefore, DOD hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/26/opinion-pete-hegseth-christian-nationalism/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Immigration raids upending Chicago’s construction industry. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/work/2026/04/25/ice-raids-construction-industry-worker-shortage-border-patrol
— DD: The more that you support Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/25/christianity-catholics-pope-vance-trump-hegseth-hannity-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Anticipate/expect that soon, the Democrats who run Illinois will use gerrymandering to assure that no Republican will ever be elected in Illinois again. Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly destroy Republicans in Illinois who are conservative, White, male, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260425/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-things-to-be-said-on-redistricting-at-its-worst-houses-proposed-amendment-i/
— ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260425/nation-and-world-politics/a-sudden-shift-ice-arrests-drop-nearly-12-after-minneapolis-killings-and-immigration-shake-up/
STATELINE
— Illinois lawmaker proposes removing citizenship requirement for professional licenses. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-lawmaker-proposes-removing-citizenship-requirement-for-professional-licenses/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Region teens join dangerous street ‘takeovers’ in Chicago
https://nwitimes.com/opinion/columnists/jerry-davich/article_82bab291-5ac3-465d-a0ae-de5ae11d0235.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says dinner shooting suspect was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by Secret Service
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-dinner-shooting-suspect-was-armed-with-multiple-weapons-before-being-stopped-by-secret/article_50b30b99-fd42-55f8-a12d-82bd8e3289a9.html
— Video posted by Trump shows suspect running past security barricade as Secret Service agents run toward him.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/video-posted-by-trump-shows-suspect-running-past-security-barricade-as-secret-service-agents-run/article_885745b7-5b69-57c2-9b4c-e1544edb1c69.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump posts video of man running past security during Correspondents’ dinner.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-posts-video-of-man-running-past-secuirty-during-correspondents-dinner/
25 NEWS NOW
— Top Illinois Dems, GOP condemn political violence after shots fired near Trump
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/26/top-illinois-dems-gop-condemn-political-violence-after-shots-fired-near-trump/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Republican AG candidate Fioretti seeks to reform SAFE-T Act
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/ag-candidate-seeks-to-reform-safe-t-act/article_4f2cf2e9-c9c1-4823-90b6-d36be43b8277.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrats and RINOs destroy conservatives. QUESTION: What helps/enables people to fight for conservative principles? ANSWER: Substantial guaranteed income for life. Substantial financial, real estate, and other assets. Limited fixed expenses. No debts. No dependents. Relevant education, career, and/or professional successes. Lots of available time. Lots of motivation. Life history of not only following conservative principles, but promoting them. Ability to suffer adverse actions from Democrats and from RINOs. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs who run Illinois, there are ever-increasingly fewer and fewer and fewer who have the aforesaid in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— A World Without Billionaires
https://johnkassnews.com/a-world-without-billionaires/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Middle-Class Families Are Leaving
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/quiet-exodus-chicago-middle-class-families-leaving
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Southern Poverty Law Center: An Empire Built on Fear
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-southern-poverty-law-center-an-empire-built-on-fear/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— East St. Louis Township paid $550 to a politician, who had previously spent four years in federal prison for tax evasion, to clear an inch of snow from the township’s parking lot – a task he didn’t even complete.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/east-st-louis-township-hires-politician-to-shovel-inch-of-snow/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— House GOP Leader Tony McCombie Loses Control as Republicans Break Ranks to Back Pritzker Bailout Bill
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/house-gop-leader-tony-mccombie-loses-control-as-republicans-break-ranks-to-back-pritzker-bailout-bill.html
— AFP Award Winners Among Republicans Backing Pritzker-Bears Bailout – A Stunning Reversal on Taxpayer Promises. https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/afp-award-winners-among-republicans-backing-pritzker-bears-bailout-a-stunning-reversal-on-taxpayer-promises.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump rushed from the stage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/shots-fired-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-rushed-stage/
— ‘Quite an evening’: Trump ready for round two after gunshots force dinner cancellation
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/quite-evening-trump-ready-round-two-gunshots-force-dinner/
— SPLC’s troubles mount as Republicans probe Biden administration ties
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/splcs-troubles-mount-republicans-probe-biden-administration-ties/
— Socialism for thee, heck not for me
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/socialism-thee-heck-not/
— Hegseth slams Europeans for ‘free riding,’ says they have long benefited from U.S. protection
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/pete-hegseth-slams-europeans-free-riding-says-long-benefited-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Shocking scenes from LA’s homeless apocalypse — as filthy camps overrun kids’ playgrounds
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/homeless-encampments-overtake-kids-parks-across-la-in-disturbing-scenes/
— Pro-Palestine protesters swarm outside glitzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-live-updates-news-trump-speech/
— Mamdani releases propaganda video promoting Soviet-style city-run grocery stores
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/mamdani-releases-propaganda-video-promoting-soviet-style-city-run-grocery-stores/
BLAZE
— One soldier’s fight against creeping Marxism in the military
https://www.theblaze.com/align/call-sign-courage-one-soldier-s-fight-against-creeping-marxism-in-the-military
BREITBART
— SHOOTING AT CORRESPONDENTS DINNER, PRESIDENT TRUMP WHISKED OUT OF ROOM
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/25/livewire-shooting-at-correspondents-dinner-president-trump-whisked-out-of-room/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Has There Been a ‘Minneapolis Effect’ on Immigration Enforcement? ICE ‘interior arrests’ decrease 21.7 percent between December and March.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Has-There-Been-Minneapolis-Effect-Immigration-Enforcement
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump, Vance Evacuated and Safe After Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/25/shots-fired-trump-cabinet-officials-evacuated-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
EPOCH TIMES
— Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump Evacuated, Suspect Detained. The president later confirmed that one Secret Service agent had been shot during the incident, but is ‘doing great.’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-president-evacuated-6017151
— Suspect Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner. The suspect will be arraigned on Monday, the Justice Department said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/suspect-facing-multiple-charges-after-shooting-at-wh-correspondents-dinner-doj-6017219
FOX NEWS
— Networks downplay Southern Poverty Law Center funding KKK, Nazis
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/broadcast-bias-networks-downplay-southern-poverty-law-center-funding-kkk-nazis.amp
— Southern Poverty Law Center: A tale of a racism scam
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/southern-poverty-law-center-tale-racism-scam
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Racial Profiling” or Race Baiting? Tom Steyer’s Illiterate Take on English Proficiency.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/04/25/racial-profiling-or-race-baiting-tom-steyers-illiterate-take-on-english-proficiency/comment-page-1/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DEI Industrial Complex Survival Guide: “hide it and conceal it and mask it”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/dei-industrial-complex-survival-guide-hide-it-and-conceal-it-and-mask-it/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dems ‘White Supremacy’ Tactics All About Political Power
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/04/25/dems_lsquowhite_supremacyrsquo_tactics_all_about_political_power_697927.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Trump and Epstein photos projected onto the hotel before correspondents’ dinner
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-epstein-photos-projected-onto-the-hotel-before-correspondents-dinner/ar-AA21HBT6
MSN
— DeSantis bans local governments from supporting Pride events & DEI initiatives
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ron-desantis-bans-local-governments-from-supporting-pride-events-dei-initiatives/ar-AA21yNGJ
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Describes Gunman’s Attack at Washington Hotel. Trump was rushed from the stage of a dinner hosted by the White House reporters’ association. Trump said a Secret Service agent was shot at but “saved” by his bulletproof vest. The F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooting
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more age discrimination. Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more age discrimination that you will face: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/ageism-gerontacracy-america.html
WEEK
— How did gunman Cole Tomas Allen reach White House Correspondents’ dinner venue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd3JMB0Bha8
WION
— Trump: Suspect Lone Wolf, Would-Be-Assassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DnKRLj7XfQ
FORBES
— 4 Ways To Overcome A Lack of ‘Relevant’ Work Experience. DD: GAO audits IRS. To force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically deemed my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, as being not “relevant.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. If I had been any of the aforesaid, they would have offered me a promotion to GS-13, currently $118,984/year, to transfer. Further, they ignored/dismissed/belittled a) that much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would do for GAO, b) that I had earned an MBA when I was 27, b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, and c) that I earned master’s degree in accounting when I was 31.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2015/03/26/4-ways-to-overcome-a-lack-of-relevant-work-experience/
KIPLINGER’S
— Healthiest retirees target 95 years-plus in planning.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/new-65-why-the-healthiest-retirees-are-planning-for-30-more-years
BANKRATE
— How rising car prices present one more hurdle for homebuyers. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 even though I was still paying off a new car loan because a) I had worked for IRS for 15 months and b) I had worked part-time for a Firestone Store for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/car-loan-effect-on-mortgage-application/
BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Five ways to distinguish meaningful certifications from vanity credentials. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that my IRS and GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and b) that my GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, my becoming a licensed CAP when I was 32, and my becoming a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2026/04/certifications-credentials-career-advancement-plan.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Employer recognition. . .Accreditation and standards. . .Career impact)
SCHLESINGER
— Can I – or will I ever – retire? DD: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you will be forced to retire: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/20/jill-on-money-can-i-or-will-i-ever-retire/
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL
— How will you fund your MBA degree? DD: I used my Post Office salary pay for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree in management form NIU when I was 21 in 1970. I used my IRS salary to pay for tuition and books for 16 courses to earn an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. I used my IRS and GAO salary to pay for tuition and books for 12 courses to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31 in 1980. I used my GAO salary to pay for tuition and books for 14 courses to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT when I was 48 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that if I had any potential, I would have gotten scholarships and a) that if my Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors saw any potential in me, they would have had their agencies pay what I paid to earn the aforesaid.
https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/scholarships-financing/mba-finance-unique-ways-fund-degree
Tag: retirement
April 25, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Morris mom is pushing for tougher child grooming laws in Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/morris-mom-is-pushing-for-tougher-child-grooming-laws-in-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The less death penalty, the more murders.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/24/pope-leo-affirms-support-illinois-death-penalty-ban-2011-quinn-ryan-trump-firing-squads
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois Democrats pass redistricting amendment
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/dems-pass-redistricting-amendment/article_b129fa30-b330-432b-9d34-29d2c36df89a.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/will-trumps-reclassifying-of-medical-marijuana-have-any-impact-on-criminal-justice-reform/article_dee2f674-2547-58dd-8039-5954afb6d6b5.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use veterans to promote Iran.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-24/at-a-veteran-led-protest-on-capitol-hill-grief-and-dismay-reverberate-over-iran-war
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders use veterans to push more pot.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-24/why-veterans-want-looser-research-restrictions-on-psychedelics-and-marijuana
WCIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wcia.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-reclassifying-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-might-only-be-the-first-step-for-trump/
KWQC
— Illinois House approves redistricting amendment
https://www.kwqc.com/2026/04/24/house-approves-redistricting-amendment-fearing-federal-voting-rights-act-will-be-eliminated/
EFFINGHAM RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2026/04/25/governor-pritzker-awards-95-loans-to-licensed-social-equity-cannabis-businesses-across-all-license-types/
NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Which Chicago schools will be sending students to May Day rallies? CPS says it’s up to each principal.
https://nadignewspapers.com/which-chicago-schools-will-be-sending-students-to-may-day-rallies-cps-says-its-up-to-each-principal/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Return on investment questioned as Chicago Red Line construction begins. DD: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. If commuter rail service had existed for Crete, Steger, or Chicago Heights, my entire life would be different. Commuter rail service for University Park was a big reason why I bought a new townhome there in 1972.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5ea5f86a-28ec-4841-8609-f79db7aac72b.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Ferrari drivers on food stamps — how states help scammers game welfare.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/ferraris-and-food-stamps-states-help-scammers-game-welfare/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why (Traditional) Marriage Matters
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Voters in Virginia narrowly passed a gerrymander Tuesday that could eliminate up to four GOP congressional seats. Democrats are thrilled. They need only three seats to win control of the House of Representatives this November.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/virginias-gerrymander-is-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-democrats/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago schools reward protest while students can’t read. Some of the sentiments expressed in Chicago could have been ripped from Mao’s Little Red Book and speeches.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-chicago-schools-reward-protest-students-cant-read
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/new-hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-public-housing-heres-really-benefits
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— SPLC – The Racial Arsonist Fundraised Off The Fire. “This has got to be just the tip of the iceberg, not just for SPLC but for a lot of left-wing movements.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/splc-the-racial-arsonist-fundraised-off-the-fire/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats, not Trump, started the gerrymander fight
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5846155-democrats-responsible-gerrymandering/
WASHINGTON POST
— Generous Federal Retirement System. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have gotten a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. Currently, it is $68,640/year. In addition, the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978. My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious about that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/10/18/generous-federal-retirement-system/3a9ef61d-0601-4bc7-a967-708c3a0a2c33/
BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: What demonstrates your mental capacity? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/24/opinion/president-trump-mentally-unfit-debate/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Obama’s Gerrymandering Pivot Opened a New Strategic Front for Democrats
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/obama-democrats-congressional-map-redistricting-97e39b4c
KIPLINGER
— States That Won’t Tax Your Retirement Income in 2026
https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/states-that-dont-tax-retirement-income
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois has a flat income tax rate of 4.95%. However, the state doesn’t tax retirement income, meaning Social Security benefits, pensions, IRA, and 401(k) distributions are state tax-exempt. But Illinois does tax: Investment income. Gas (Illinois has one of the highest gas taxes in the U.S.). Estates worth more than $8 million (in 2026).)
WEEK
— Gerrymandering warps the balance of minority and majority rights. DD: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, under the Democrats, those who are the following are in the minority or will soon to be in the minority: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-gerrymandering-texas-cuba-hospitals-tech
MEDIA MATTERS
— DD: What demonstrates your mental capacity? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.mediamatters.org/ms-now-msnbc/deadline-white-house-angelo-carusone-discusses-mainstream-media-ignoring-donald-trumps
FROM OTHER SOURCES
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— Sitting for the CPA examination. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the examination or b) had taken it, but failed it.
https://www.icpas.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/future-cpa/cpa-candidates/cpaexam-faq.pdf
— CPA License Requirements. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not applied to be licensed or b) had applied, but had been rejected.
https://www.icpas.org/information/licensing-registration/initial-license-requirements
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Become a Certified Internal Auditor. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the CIA examination on my first attempt when I was 32 years old in 1981 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the examination or b) had taken it, but failed it.
https://www.theiia.org/en/certifications/cia/
April 24, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS parents deliver legal letter over May Day agreement as Chicago Board of Education meets
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-board-education-meet-thursday-cps-parents-voice-may-day-concerns/18949132/
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/millions-americans-may-now-considered-canadian-new-law/18959387/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://wgntv.com/news/some-medical-marijuana-to-be-reclassified-will-that-make-cannabis-legal-nationwide/
FOX32
— Bailey courts Chicago voters, addresses policy divides in governor’s race
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-gemsgrkkex0mhew0
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-law-makes-canadian-citizenship-easier-americans
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/reuters-americans-blame-trump-rising-gas-prices
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/trump-asylum-ban-ruled-illegal/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use SPLC to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/24/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-justice-hate-civil-rights-trump-marc-morial
— Some Chicagoans aren’t paying federal taxes in protest of Trump policies. President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, his administration’s deportation efforts and U.S. support of Israel’s attacks in Gaza have turned the tax season’s familiar 1040 into a new form of civil disobedience. DD: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$126,917/year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/24/tax-protest-civil-disobedience-tax-avoidance-trump-israel-iran-gaza
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/23/psychedelics-ibogaine-medicinal-use-ptsd-trump-executive-order-jacob-sullum
DAIL HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260424/business/illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
WGLT
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-24/trumps-week-of-battles-and-losses
25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois House passes redistricting amendment, Central Illinois lawmakers react
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/24/illinois-house-passes-redistricting-amendment-central-illinois-lawmakers-react/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-will-trumps-reclassifying-of-medical-marijuana-have-any-impact-on-criminal-justice-reform/
NORTHER PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly use veterans to push more pot.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-04-24/why-veterans-want-looser-research-restrictions-on-psychedelics-and-marijuana
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/cps-teachers-social-justice-dei-education/
UIC
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://today.uic.edu/research-participants-wanted-for-study-on-adults-age-60-or-older-and-cannabis-use/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-511/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The manufactured boogeyman of White supremacy. Leftist group found and funded Biden’s race-based agenda.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/23/manufactured-boogeyman-white-supremacy/
— Texas law cracking down on illegal immigrant ‘invasion’ prevails in court challenge.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/texas-law-cracking-illegal-immigrant-invasion-prevails-court/
— Feds bust network that smuggled migrants from Iran into U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/feds-bust-network-smuggled-migrants-iran-us/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Congress Has Established That People Here Illegally Are Not Residents
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/congress_has_established_that_people_here_illegally_are_not_residents.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Case for Denaturalization. How to make citizenship great again.
https://cis.org/Krikorian/Excerpt-Case-Denaturalization
DAILY WIRE
— Hospital System That Laid Off 1,000 Staff Gave $1.3 Million To ‘Anti-Racist’ Theatre Group
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hospital-system-that-laid-off-1000-staff-gave-1-3-million-to-anti-racist-theatre-group
FOX NEWS
— California gubernatorial candidates say police checking truck drivers’ English during highway stops is racist
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393751139112
NEWSMAX
— RINOs undermining Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rinos-undermining-trump-lets-check-our-egos-at-the-door/ar-AA1ZKTTD
PJ MEDIA
— Does the Mayor of Chicago Really Need a 150-Member, $30 Million Security Detail?
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/24/does-the-mayor-of-chicago-really-need-a-150-member-30-million-security-detail-n4952152
RED STATE
— Et Tu, Illinois? Prairie State Moves to Rewrite Redistricting As All Eyes Are on Virginia.
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/23/et-tu-illinois-prairie-state-moves-to-rewrite-redistricting-as-all-eyes-are-on-virginia-n2201597
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/5-reasons-you-might-be-forced-to-unretire-in-2026-even-with-savings/ar-AA21ttQ2
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly 1 in 3 American retirees (31%) have considered going back to work either part- or full-time as a means to earn or save more money during retirement. That’s likely in response to a decrease in their standard of living, which a vast majority say they’ve had to adjust due to their retirement income.)
— The cost of raising a child has surged 28% in just 3 years — and it’s not slowing down. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/the-cost-of-raising-a-child-has-surged-28-in-just-3-years-and-it-s-not-slowing-down-new-report-finds/ar-AA20VuYP
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-asylum-claims.html
— Microsoft Targets About 7% of Its U.S. Workers With Buyout Offer. DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, they had my supervisors do everything that they could to get rid of me. They were furious when I refused to take their $25,000 buyout and early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993. The buyout expired in 1994. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” just before it expired on September 30, 1997. They had my supervisors make it clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would make the next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. They made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me and that they would give me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/microsoft-layoffs-artificial-intelligence.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Appeals court clears way for U.S. to reopen border for asylum seekers. A federal appeals court found Trump’s declaration of an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal, effectively reopening the U.S. to migrants seeking asylum. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/24/court-border-asylum-trump/
BLOOMBERG
— It’s harder to hide from a bad job market in grad school. DD: When I started my senior year at NIU when I was 21 in 1969, my plan was to get an MBA at NIU. But that all changed when my father died suddenly. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. So I accepted the only job offer that I got, applied for a financial hardship draft deferment, moved in with them in Crete, and helped support them. Because of all that, I did not earn an MBA until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was too late.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/it-s-harder-to-hide-from-a-bad-job-market-in-grad-school/ar-AA21gsUu
FORTUNE
— With entry-level jobs vanishing, Gen Z grads are ditching corporate America. DD: When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that really did not require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/gen-z-entrepreneurship-gig-work-freelance-entry-level-jobs-corporate-america/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Appeals court says Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-04-24/appeals-court-says-trumps-asylum-ban-at-border-is-illegal-agreeing-with-lower-court
CITY LIMITS
— Federal Proposal Would Make It Nearly Impossible for Immigrants Seeking Asylum to Work Legally. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://citylimits.org/federal-proposal-would-make-it-nearly-impossible-for-immigrants-seeking-asylum-to-work-legally-advocates-say/
FROM FOREIGN SOURSES
WORLD TRIBUNE
— Newsom spent $1B in taxpayer funds to import illegals as activist ‘pawns.’ DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://worldtribune.com/report-californias-newsom-spent-1b-in-taxpayer-funds-to-import-illegals-as-activist-pawns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom spent $1 billion in taxpayer funds to import 400,000 illegal aliens from poor countries to essentially serve as activists for the state’s Democrat political machine and elite-dominated economy,)
March 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— These are 8 races to watch in the 2026 Illinois primary election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-8-races-to-watch-in-the-2026-illinois-primary-election-2/3908065/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly push more vice. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/15/here-in-evanston-marijuana-vs-hemp/
LAST WARD
— What happened to Chicago’s Irish machine?
https://www.thelastward.org/p/what-happened-to-chicagos-irish-machine
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois State Bar Association evaluates candidates and makes recommendations. What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) did that and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have came to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does it mean to follow conservative principles? it means holding yourself personally responsible to make the most of your potential, to be a contributing member of society, to take care of your health, to avoid vices, to follow the rule of law, to get an education, to get jobs, to qualify yourself for better paying jobs, to live within your means, to get married and have children, to keep your marriage vows, to be financially prepared for retirement, to promote conservative principles, etc.
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight. DD: I hope that all the Republican candidates in contested primary races will attend the Illinois Republican Party Unity Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 AM, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hollywood trades faith, family and heroism for violence, sex and despair. Today’s movies should be excoriated not celebrated.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/15/hollywood-trades-faith-family-heroism-violence-sex-despair/
NEW YORK POST
— Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett makes $740K
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/obama-presidential-center-wants-100-unpaid-volunteers-as-valerie-jarrett-makes-740k/
— The far-left media sympathizes with extremists who come to the US to cause chaos
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/opinion/the-far-left-media-sympathizes-with-extremists-who-come-to-the-us-to-cause-chaos/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani defends wife when confronted on work with anti-Israel author, decries rhetoric. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-work-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— 2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help hundreds of others
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-former-federal-workers-turned-their-firings-into-movement-to-help-hundreds-of-others/
WFMD
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his wife, Rama Duwaji, on Friday during a press conference when confronted about her work with an author who called the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, “spectacular,” and described Jewish Israelis as “rootless, soulless ghouls.” DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/15/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-on-work-with-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Erika Kirk and young White men.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirk-facing-backlash-her-152325616.html
SAVING ADVICE
— Why Nearly 40% of U.S. Homeowners Are Mortgage‑Free — And Boomers Lead the Way
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/15/10725793_why-nearly-40-of-u-s-homeowners-are-mortgage-free-and-boomers-lead-the-way.html
PUBLIC INTEREST NETWORK
— Telling your personal story for a cause. How to use your personal experiences to connect and inspire action. DD: Obviously, I use my personal story to promote the conservative principles in the Republican Party platform. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) work my way through college, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, c) buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. d) buy a new townhome when I was 24, condos when I was 25 and 27, a home when I was 29, and have one built when I was 35, d) get married when I was 29, e) earn a Civil Service Retirement System pension, f) etc.
https://publicinterestnetwork.org/resources/telling-your-personal-story-for-a-cause/
March 7, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois proposal to raise minimum wage to $27/hour sparks concern from small businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-proposal-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-27-sparks-concern-from-small-businesses/article_39e9c213-2654-4d5e-8f0b-ea92e5631721.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Amid a proposed record budget, lawmakers should put price tags on their bills
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-a-proposed-record-budget-lawmakers-should-put-price-tags-on-their-bills/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Iranian Americans send message to White House: ‘Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran’ DD: To come to America is to come under America’s elected leaders. How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/7/iranian-americans-send-message-white-house-regime-change-iran-people/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How our enemies are dividing US college campuses
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4483543/how-enemies-dividing-american-college-campuses/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The mainstream media is obsessed with hoping Trump fails in Iran. Their hypocrisy is showing.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/the_mainstream_media_is_obsessed_with_hoping_trump_fails_in_iran.html
— Democrat party leaders make an ugly spectacle of themselves at Jesse Jackson’s funeral.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/democrat_party_leaders_make_an_ugly_spectacle_of_themselves_at_jesse_jackson_s_funeral.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Hiring Illegals Is a Crime. DOJ is guilty of a pattern and practice of failing to seek criminal penalties for employers who knowingly employ illegal aliens.
https://cis.org/Report/Hiring-Illegals-Crime
FEDERALIST
— What’s Next In The Fight To Stop Schools From Transing Kids After SCOTUS Victory
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/whats-next-in-the-fight-to-stop-schools-from-transing-kids-after-scotus-victory/
— Blue State Failure Is Destroying Federalism And The Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/blue-state-failure-is-destroying-federalism-and-the-constitution/
— Why Islam Seeks Shelter Under The Banner Of The Left
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/why-islam-seeks-shelter-under-the-banner-of-the-left/
FOX NEWS
— Biden opened our border to Iranian terrorism threats. Border Patrol data shows massive increase in Iranian nationals entering US as immigration enforcement weakened. DD: How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ken-cuccinelli-biden-opened-our-border-iranian-terrorism-threats
— Parents, not bureaucrats, raise America’s children and the Supreme Court agrees. Parents have a Constitutional right to parent their children. DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-not-bureaucrats-raise-americas-children-supreme-court-agrees
LEGAL INSURECTION
— DePaul University Launches ‘Racial Justice’ Media Institute Aligned With Lori Lightfoot Anti-ICE Initiative
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/depaul-university-launches-racial-justice-media-institute-aligned-with-lori-lightfoot-anti-ice-initiative/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— How a Nebraska immigration raid tied to an identity theft investigation unfolded. DD: How many illegals are using their false identifications in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ice-omaha-worksite-immigration-raid-investigation-rcna214490
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One. Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval. DD: Since the 1960s, Democrats have ever-increasingly united to blame Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. Democrats especially blame 1-A Republicans like me who avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/democrats-divided-middle-east-wars.html
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Target sued for checking arrest records of new hires: Class action
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/target-sued-for-checking-arrest-records-of-new-hires-class-action/article_2af7d7bf-d506-44ea-8e81-a5d3320252a0.html
LAW AND THE WORPLACE
— DD: How many of the following protected groups are you a member of: Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.lawandtheworkplace.com/2025/03/eeoc-and-doj-release-guidance-on-dei-and-workplace-discrimination/
ADVOCATE
— How a united message of ‘Tax the Rich’ could make life more affordable, and win elections. DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics can and should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.advocate.com/voices/tax-the-rich
PEW RESEARCH
— Dual income, no kids: What we know about ‘DINKs’ in the U.S. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were DINK-haters. Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a filthy rich disgusting DINK. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or d) become a licensed CPA when I was 32. None of them had as many job-related master’s degrees or professional certifications as I had. None of them was a licensed CPA like I was. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. My Democrat GAO superiors complained about the time and cost needed to raise children. They decried their spouses having little or no income.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/11/03/dual-income-no-kids-what-we-know-about-dinks-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data. This group, often referred to as “DINKs,” has grown slightly over the past decade. In 2013, 8% of married couples in the same age range were DINKs.)
MONEYWISE
— Chicago ranks 1st for the most people in financial distress. DD: Democrats run Chicago. They shout at those in financial stress in Chicago that Republicans cause their financial distress.
https://moneywise.com/managing-money/debt/report-reveals-us-city-with-the-most-people-in-financial-distress
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades.’ DD: Democrats fight ICE. Who trains them in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-guardian-usa/20260307/281767045720614
February 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Republican Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Jeannie Evans shares her agenda
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/republican-illinois-u-s-senate-candidate-jeannie-evans-shares-her-agenda/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/22/japanese-americans-incarceration-broadview/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville D203 to offer teacher retirement incentives as $12.4M deficit looms. DD: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to deal with Gingrich’s ever-increasing budget cuts, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” its employees like me who had 25 years or more of federal service a $25,000 ($56,000 in today’s dollars) buyout and early retirement. Virtually all my coworkers who took that “offer” were White males who had not made GS-15 ($165,386-$197,200/year in today’s dollars). Their buyout “offer” expired September 30, 1994 and their early retirement “offer” expired September 30, 1997. They led me to believe they would let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement. But in August of 1997, they made it clear that they were going to force me to retire by September 30, 1997 and they succeeded in doing that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, female, or veteran. By forcing me to retire, they flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels ($118,984-$154,682/year in today’s dollars), b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels ($100,069-$113,402/year in today’s dollars), c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license. By forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors forced the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to pay me a $68,640/year pension in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work. So far, that has been $1.95 million in today’s dollars. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/teacher-retirement-incentives-naperville-203-deficit/
— Illinois lawmakers push university funding overhaul amid regional enrollment drops and U. of I. opposition
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/22/illinois-lawmakers-push-university-funding-overhaul-amid-regional-enrollment-drops-and-u-of-i-opposition/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/20/operation-midway-blitz-effects-latino-neighborhoods-pilsen-little-village-southeast-side
— As Stratton airs ad with anti-Trump expletive, Krishnamoorthi launches first negative TV ad attacking her
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/21/us-senate-democratic-primary-stratton-krishnamoorthi-negative-tv-ads
— DD: What do you stress in defense of your ancestors? I stress that my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/21/black-artists-express-complicated-relationship-with-u-s-flag-in-show-honoring-nations-250th-anniversary
— Unions demand more from Pritzker for education
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/20/pritzker-state-budget-proposal-education-evidence-based-funding-rich-miller
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sanctuary cities and the New Confederacy. Sanctuary cities were always a bad idea. The notion that city or state leadership can declare a jurisdiction exempt from federal law is antithetical to core American principles.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4439839/sanctuary-cities-and-the-new-confederacy/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Omar shows up to ‘support’ detainees but ICE deported them first
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/21/rope-a-dope-rep-ilhan-omar-shows-up-to-support-detainees-but-ice-deported-them-first-1623546/
FOX NEWS
— Bureaucrats hide true price of Obama Presidential Center as taxpayers hit with infrastructure bill
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bureaucrats-hide-true-price-obama-presidential-center-taxpayers-hit-infrastructure-bill
— Scrapping SAT/ACT in name of ‘inclusivity’ is leaving students unprepared
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cal-state-prof-warns-scrapping-sat-name-inclusivity-leaving-students-unprepared
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Arizona State University Dean Admits to Rebranding DEI in Undercover Video. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. That is why those who have demographics that vote for Republicans are ever-increasingly leaving Illinois.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/arizona-state-u-dean-admits-to-rebranding-dei-in-undercover-video/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— D.C. Water Chief Said DEI Was a Top Priority – Now City Faces Historic Sewage Spill. DD: Since the 1960s, Affirmative Action and DEI has been the top priority for those above me. That ever-increasingly have 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.
https://www.westernjournal.com/flashback-d-c-water-chief-said-dei-top-priority-now-city-faces-historic-sewage-spill/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in making people LGBTQ, that is, their success in destroying traditional marriage and family. How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/twice-as-many-lgbtq-people-in-us-than-in-2012-study-shows/ar-AA1Wxequ
WASHINGTON POST
— Why it’s becoming so expensive to buy a car in America. Prices are at record highs. More loans are going bad. It’s not an easy time to afford a new car in America. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to earn enough money to a) pay for my undergraduate and graduate college expenses, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., and c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/17/new-cars-high-prices/
PAXTON MEDIA
— Early voting continues. DD: The DuPage County Election Division (DCED) should highlight early voting data on its website. That data should include how many votes have been cast the day before, the week before, and cumulatively broken out by the number of Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots that were cast. Further, voters should be able to easily see the aforesaid data for their township and for their precinct. Voters should be able to see and analyze trends. According the DCED website, 2,406 have voted as of 2/21/26.
https://www.paxtonmedia.com/news/jonesboro_sun/early-voting-continues/article_542f3a10-3938-5265-bc98-1172c8fd68a9.html
FORTUNE
— 40% of Stanford undergrads receive disability accommodations—but it’s become a college-wide phenomenon as Gen Z try to succeed in the current climate
https://fortune.com/article/rise-in-elite-students-seeking-accomodation-gen-z-phenomenon-find-success-in-competitive-job-market-stanford-university-skills-based-hiring/
FAST COMPANY
— Careers aren’t ladders, they’re quilts. Why traditional career maps miss the real shape of growth, and what to do instead. DD: The Democrats who run the federal government use “up-or-out” to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91486024/careers-arent-ladders-theyre-quilts
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION & SLATE & AMERICAN EDUCATOR
— College material. DD: When I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, no one thought that I was college material. Nevertheless, to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, I took college preparatory courses, got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and got accepted by UIC. I did yard work 1962-1964 and delivered newspapers 1962-1966 and used the money I earned to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and a minimum wage job washing dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I used the money I earned to buy a new 1966 Pontic Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. I used that car to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC 1966-1968. I got a part-time job working for the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 and used the money I earned to pay for my UIC expenses, to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and to pay for my NIU expenses. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning that Charger in August of 1970.
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/04/12/colleges-should-reimagine-what-it-means-be-college-material-and-be-force-equity
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/not-college-material
https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/03/college-isnt-for-everyone-lets-stop-pretending-it-is.html
https://www.aft.org/ae/fall2007/cushman
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— ICE recruits are showing up for training with disqualifying criminal backgrounds. DD: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Since then, to hire Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they have lowered standards. If I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-recruits-showing-training-disqualifying-160752475.html
February 18, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/18/pritzker-illinois-2026-state-of-the-state/
— League of Women Voters of Central Kane County urges early mail-in voting amid USPS changes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/18/league-of-women-voters-of-central-kane-county-urges-early-mail-in-voting-amid-usps-changes/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Arrigo Park’s Columbus statue to be replaced by one of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. A statue of Cabrini, the first American saint, will stand upon a pedestal left vacant since 2020, when the city removed the park’s Christopher Columbus statue.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/18/arrigo-parks-columbus-statue-saint-frances-xavier-cabrini
DAILY HERALD
— Three of the four Republicans running for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat have expressed doubts that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/us-congress-politics/gop-congressional-candidates-express-doubts-about-bidens-2020-white-house-win/
— GOP candidates in 6th Congressional District differ on immigration; one says close borders to all
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/us-congress-politics/gop-candidates-in-6th-congressional-district-differ-on-immigration-one-says-close-borders-to-all/\\
— Woman’s hospitalization following Bailey campaign launch stirs questions within GOP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/illinois-state-politics/womans-hospitalization-following-bailey-campaign-launch-stirs-questions-within-gop/
ABC7
— Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies. State faces challenging financial future amid federal funding cuts and new mandates.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-deliver-budget-address-springfield/18615380/
NBC5
— Pritzker: Trump ‘illegally confiscating’ federal money from Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/pritzker-trump-illegally-confiscating-federal-money-from-illinois/3895916/
FOX32
— Illinois given 30 days to fix CDL violations or risk $128M in funding
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-klu0fo3j5euq3c92
— US Senate candidates spar over $25 minimum wage. DD: I did not start earning $25/hour in today’s dollars until after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. My critics/opponents have always painted me as being overpaid.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-g35txz1b449jg0cu
— Illinois bill would lower legal blood alcohol limit for drivers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-bill-lower-legal-blood-alcohol-limit-drivers
— Bill would guarantee paid sick leave for all US workers if passed. DD: I had paid sick leave all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is higher because I got credit for my many unused sick days like I had worked them. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. According to those on the right, the benefit was too generous. According to those on the left, federal jobs and their benefits should only be given to Democrats.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/guaranteed-paid-sick-leave-bill-healthy-families-act-bernie-sanders
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly treat Pat Brady like he is still the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-jb-pritzkers-budget-address/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rick Heidner touts Trump ties in bid to unseat Pritzker
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/article_643b216f-62e7-4082-8718-187d90b12eb8.html
STATELINE
— Pritzker criticizes ICE raids; Republicans say governor encourages illegal immigration
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-criticizes-ice-raids-republicans-say-governor-encourages-illegal-immigration/
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrats praise Pritzker’s ‘roadmap,’ Republicans call budget ‘empty promises’ in partisan split
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/18/democrats-praise-pritzkers-roadmap-republicans-call-budget-empty-promises-partisan-split/
CWB CHICAGO
— 14-year-old boy shot as teen gathering turns violent in the Loop
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/14-year-old-boy-shot-as-teen-gathering-turns-violent-in-the-loop.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric. Reactions largely fell along partisan lines, though there were some mixed feelings all around.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/democrats-offer-muted-praise-of-pritzkers-speech-republicans-dismiss-campaign-rhetoric/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-470/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ increased revenue because of federal economy, not state lawmakers
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-increased-revenue-because-of-federal-economy-not-state-lawmakers/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In your opinion, is it fair to stress the political positions that candidates’ spouses have? I have seen many cases in which once candidates are elected, they push their spouses’ political positions.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(GOOGLE AI: Spouses of political candidates often serve as influential, strategic partners who shape campaign narratives, engage voters, and expand outreach. While many spouses share aligned political views, they are not monoliths; they can hold independent opinions or, in some cases, bring diverse perspectives that create internal or public conflict.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump celebrates Black History Month at the White House. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors rudely replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. 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 the one I had.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/18/trump-celebrates-black-history-month-white-house/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump endorsement tracker: Here’s who the president has picked in GOP midterm election primaries. DD: There are six U.S. Senate candidates in Illinois.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4460164/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois will hold a Senate race this election cycle, though the field mainly consists of Democratic candidates. Trump has not endorsed the lone Republican, Don Tracy. Trump has endorsed Reps. Mike Bost, Mary Miller, and Darin LaHood for reelection. The three incumbents represent Illinois’ three Republican voting districts, which are primarily south of Chicago.)
— The canonization of Jesse Jackson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4462248/the-canonization-of-jesse-jackson/
— Jesse Jackson was not controversial, or liberal, according to the obituaries
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4460851/jesse-jackson-death-obituary-nbc-controversial/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Teachers Are Fomenting Anti-ICE Hysteria. Alleged ICE activity at schools is being used as a pretext to indoctrinate children.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/17/teachers-are-fomenting-anti-ice-hysteria/
BREITBART
— Illinois Illegally Issued One-in-Five Trucker Licenses to Non-Residents
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/18/report-illinois-illegally-issued-one-in-five-trucker-licenses-to-non-residents/
DAILY CALLER
— Professors Furious Over Being Told Not To Indoctrinate Students
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/18/professors-furious-told-not-to-indoctrinate-students-out-of-control/
EPOCH TIMES
— More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools to Close After Checks
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/more-than-550-commercial-driving-schools-to-close-after-checks-transportation-department-5987313
FEDERALIST
— While Democrats’ Anti-ICE Fury Escalates, Americans Show They Want Immigration Laws Enforced
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/18/while-democrats-anti-ice-fury-escalates-americans-show-they-want-immigration-laws-enforced/
— Affluent White Female Liberals Are Living In A Made-Up World
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/18/affluent-white-female-liberals-are-living-in-a-made-up-world/
FOX NEWS
— Duffy gives Illinois 30-day ultimatum after audit finds 1 in 5 noncitizen truck licenses issued illegally. Transportation secretary gives Pritzker 30-day ultimatum after audit finds drivers from El Salvador to Ukraine received improper commercial licenses.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/duffy-gives-illinois-30-day-ultimatum-after-audit-finds-1-5-noncitizen-truck-licenses-issued-illegally
NEW YORK POST
— Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/education-department-scraps-biden-era-race-based-rules-for-doctoral-degree-grants/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— Vance pledges anti-abortion policies after White House deemed soft. DD: I should write about those abortion advocates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because I oppose abortion. I would focus on those who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/23/vance-pledges-anti-abortion-policies-after-white-house-deemed-soft/
MOTLEY FOOL
— What causes unemployment? DD: QUESTION: Why have I been unemployed since I was 49 in 1997? ANSWER: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. QUESTION: Why did they take those adverse actions against me? ANSWER: Because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, and their age discrimination. I became an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.fool.com/terms/u/unemployment/
OKLAHOMAN
— Schools discipline over 100 students for anti-ICE walkout. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their high school students to promote more hatred against Republicans. Have Democrat leaders already or will they promise high school students free rides in Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/18/over-100-mustang-public-schools-students-given-in-school-suspension-for-anti-ice-walkout/88738114007/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers eyeing changes to federal benefits, hiring, pay. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, who ran IRS for almost 9 years, and who ran the Post Office for almost 3 years. You had to commit to promoting Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI big time to get promoted to GS-14 at GAO, to GS-13 at IRS, and to GS-5 at the Post Office. To promote AA and DEI is to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/02/lawmakers-eyeing-changes-to-federal-benefits-hiring-pay/
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
— How to Judge a Candidate. DD: If you ran for a government office, which of your qualifications would you stress. I would stress a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) that before that, I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) that I became a CPA and a certified internal auditor (CIA), fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) that I passed the CPA and CIA examinations on my first attempt, e) that I became a licensed CPA, and f) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.lwv.org/blog/how-judge-candidate
February 9, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— Should U.S. nationalize elections? GOP governor candidates speak up. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/illinois-state-politics/should-u-s-nationalize-elections-gop-governor-candidates-speak-up/
— Early voting to begin Tuesday in DuPage County after delay
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/news/early-voting-to-begin-tuesday-in-dupage-county-after-delay/
— Virtual forum Tuesday for GOP candidates in 11th U.S. House District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/us-congress-politics/virtual-forum-tuesday-for-gop-candidates-in-11th-u-s-house-district/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Tribune offers 30% premium to buy Daily Herald suburban newspaper
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/09/chicago-tribune-daily-herald/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/cook-county-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-19-arrested-during-clergy-led-protest-broadview-ice-facility
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
— Cardinal Blase Cupich calls for White House to apologize for racist video depicting Obamas as primates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/09/cardinal-blase-cupich-white-house-obama-racist-video-apology
ABC7
— Leadership exodus continues at Chicago’s US Attorney’s Office. DD: My critics/opponents stress that GAO works for Congress and that while Diersen v. GAO was pending a) the Chicago US Attorney’s Office was run by Republican Patrick Fitzgerald under Republican President Bush and Republican US Attorney General Ashcroft, b) Republican Gingrich and Republican Hastert were the Speakers of the House, c) Republican Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and d) Republican Hyde was my Congressman. According to my critics/opponents, Patrick Fitzgerald’s defending GAO and his success in getting the US Appellate Court for the 7th Circuit to deny me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial proves a) that the aforesaid Republicans reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and/or b) that they reject me personally. To reject the equal opportunity plank is to curry favor with minorities and with females. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northern-district-illinois-us-attorneys-office-leadership-exodus-continues-andrew-boutros-donald-trump-administration/18575999/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bad-bunnys-halftime-show-sparks-pride-across-humboldt-park/
FOX32
— Chicago archbishop calls for Trump to apologize for “racist” video of Obamas. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich called on President Donald Trump to apologize for sharing what he called a “racist” video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-3m7ahb91ctyoq0pv
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders have no problem with their protesters bringing their loaded guns to their protests.
https://northernstar.info/132817/opinion/opinion-the-death-of-alex-pretti-shows-trump-ublicans-true-colors/
CHICAGO TODAY
— Chicago Businesses Reject Calls to Relocate to Florida. Billionaire Ken Griffin’s pitch for Florida falls flat with Chicago’s business community. DD: What percent of Chicago businesses are run by Democrats?
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/09/chicago-businesses-reject-calls-to-relocate-to-florida/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announces that five early voting sites in DuPage County will open on Tuesday, Feb. 10th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to noon Saturdays. Early voting sites will be open on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 16th.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/EaryVoting_1637.php
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-465/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Waukegan HS Failure Factory. Waukegan High School Student Protest February 6, 2026.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/02/09/the-waukegan-hs-failure-factory
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House sends counteroffer to Democrats’ immigration enforcement demands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/republicans-prepare-counteroffer-democrats-immigration-enforcement/
— Trump administration to make it harder for federal workers to appeal firing. DD: My critics/opponents stand with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents stand with the following who had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me since 2000: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/trump-administration-make-harder-federal-workers-appeal-firing/
— Ford worker who heckled Trump won’t be disciplined or lose job. DD: I never heckled my Democrat GAO superiors, but I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of that, they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/ford-worker-heckled-trump-wont-disciplined-lose-job/
— How states can fix America’s retirement access shortfall. DD: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 in 1966. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They got more furious when my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” me early retirement when I was 45 in 1993 and that I took it when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/states-fix-americas-retirement-access-shortfall/
NEW YORK POST
— Bad Bunny slammed for controversial Super Bowl halftime show decision that ‘encourages’ division. He made no effort in his Spanish-only performance to include the 78% of American households that speak only English. He previously taunted that anyone annoyed with his selection as halftime performer had “four months to learn Spanish.”
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/bad-bunny-slammed-for-controversial-super-bowl-halftime-show-decision-that-encourages-division/
— How voters fleeing California turn other states blue. DD: Democrats fleeing the Democrat Chicago and Democrat Cook County turned DuPage County blue.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/opinion/how-california-refugees-turn-other-states-blue/
FEDERALIST
— If SCOTUS Bans Illegals From The Census, Dems Could Lose Power For Years
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/09/if-scotus-bans-illegals-from-the-census-dems-could-lose-power-for-years/
FOX NEWS
— Trump administration pushes back on CBS claim very few arrested illegal aliens have ‘violent criminal records.’ DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said CBS’ report was an inaccurate reading of the numbers, pointing out that the article downplayed several serious crimes.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-administration-pushes-back-cbs-claim-very-few-arrested-illegal-aliens-have-violent-criminal-records
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy. Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. They wanted cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-immigration-raids-economy-87e23e2e
FLORIDIAN PRESS
— Oberweis Donation to Hillary Clinton
https://floridianpress.com/2026/02/james-oberweis-donation-to-hillary-clinton-had-brush-with-illegal-immigration/
February 3, 2026 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH, 2026 DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/national-black-history-month-2026/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Suspect charged in mother’s ‘execution-style’ killing at Momence bar she owned: sheriff. The sheriff’s office said Courtney Drysdale complied when Julius Burkes Jr. demanded money, but he still shot her.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kankakee-sheriffs-office-released-images-person-interest-homicide-momence-bar-owner-courtney-drysdale/18534545/
— Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jill-bidens-first-husband-charged-killing-wife-domestic-dispute-delaware-home/18535620/
— Chicago’s DuSable museum has special schedule for Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dusable-black-history-museum-education-center-chicagos-hyde-park-has-special-schedule-2026-month/18537199/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-county-medical-examiner-lists-alex-prettis-death-homicide/18528885/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Marimar Martinez to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/marimar-martinez-testifies-on-capitol-hill-after-being-shot-by-immigration-agents/3886052/
CBS2
— Suspect in custody for fatal shooting of Momence bar owner Courtney Drysdale
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/owner-of-bar-near-momence-illinois-shot-killed-robbery/
— Judge restricts federal agents from using tear gas, projectile munitions at Portland immigration protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-restricts-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-projectile-munitions-portland-immigration-protests/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Turning Point USA plans Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny with Kid Rock
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/tpusa-super-bowl-turning-point-usa-kid-rock-bad-bunny/
— East Aurora students walk out from class Tuesday to protest against ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to get students to do their bidding. What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/east-aurora-students-ice-walkout/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Marimar Martinez to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/border-patrol-bodycam-video-marimar-martinez/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Marimar Martinez to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/03/marimar-martinez-goes-to-washington-wants-trump-officials-to-admit-not-a-domestic-terrorist
— Mayor Johnson defends executive order aimed at holding ICE accountable for alleged abuses
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/02/03/mayor-brandon-johnson-executive-order-accountability-ice-agents-operation-midway-blitz-states-attorney-eileen-oneill-burke
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their protesters to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/03/ice-deportation-campaign-facial-recognition-global-entry-cards-protesters-punishment
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Blacks to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/03/black-history-month-democracy-civil-voting-rights-politics-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— Voting by mail? Don’t wait until the last minute
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260203/news/voting-by-mail-dont-wait-until-the-last-minute/
— GOP state House candidate says he’s not a Holocaust denier
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260203/news/lapinski-denies-holding-holocaust-denying-views/
— Republican candidate for 8th Congressional District hammers opponents over their religious beliefs
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260203/us-congress-politics/republican-candidate-for-8th-congressional-district-hammers-opponents-over-their-religious-beliefs/
— League hosts forum for Republican primary hopefuls for 11th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260203/submitted-content/league-hosts-forum-for-republican-primary-hopefuls-for-11th-congressional-district/
STATELINE
— Teachers union urges delay of Turning Point USA assembly at Genoa High School
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/teachers-union-urges-delay-of-turning-point-usa-assembly-at-genoa-high-school/
SHAW LOCAL
— Your guide to the March 2026 primary in DuPage County
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/02/03/your-guide-to-the-march-2026-primary-in-dupage-county/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin, LaHood to kick off ‘Democracy Dialogues’ series at Illinois State
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/article_d571a098-c50d-4c06-bc87-42504b75e530.html
WSJD
— New “Still a DUI” Campaign Targets Rising Misconceptions on Cannabis-Impaired Driving Among Youth
https://wsjd.fm/new-blog-1/2026/2/3/new-still-a-dui-campaign-targets-rising-misconceptions-on-cannabis-impaired-driving-among-youth
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
— WIU Celebrates Black History Month with a Month-Long Series of Events. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=21127
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-child-care-funding-freeze-could-worsen-shortage-in-illinois-providers-say/
CHICAGO TREACHERS UNION
— Our union stands with the people of Minnesota, #ICEOutNow
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/ctu-stands-with-mn-iceoutnow/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Due to unresolved candidate objections currently pending before the Appellate Court, early voting and vote-by-mail in DuPage County is expected to begin early next week. The commencement date will be updated on the County Clerk’s website upon receipt of the court rulings and finalization of the ballot.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/county_clerk/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-461/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP candidates for Illinois governor challenge Pritzker on state finances
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_17ea3557-8c1f-4186-bc7e-f79ad6f3a165.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s Ever-Growing Passion. When it comes to abortion, Governor J.B. Pritzker has only one goal: expand. In Illinois, he has consistently removed commonsense barriers to abortion.
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pritzkers-ever-growing-passion/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans launch caucus to stop spread of shariah in U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/3/republicans-launch-caucus-stop-spread-shariah-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Crazed agitators attacking DHS vehicles at an alarming rate: ‘Incited violence’
https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/crazed-agitators-attacking-dhs-vehicles-at-an-alarming-rate-incited-violence/
— Vance explodes at NY Dem Rep. Jerry Nadler ‘openly calling’ for shooting ICE agents
https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/jd-vance-explodes-at-ny-dem-rep-jerry-nadler-openly-calling-for-shooting-ice-agents/
— Stop demonizing ICE; you’re hurting innocent people
https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/opinion/stop-demonizing-ice-youre-hurting-innocents/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Teacher proudly forces kindergartners to participate in anti-ICE rally in their classroom. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/03/teacher-proudly-forces-kindergartners-to-participate-in-anti-ice-rally-in-their-classroom-2-1619860/
NEWSMAX
— No Peace, Love, or Understanding from Minneapolis ICE Haters
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/good-king-pretti/2026/02/02/id/1244547/
TOWNHALL
— How You Know Chicago Isn’t That Worried About ‘Gun Violence’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/tomknighton/2026/02/03/how-you-know-chicago-isnt-that-worried-about-gun-violence-n2670587
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Turning Point USA announces rival Super Bowl halftime show
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/entertainment/video/turning-point-usa-kid-rock-halftime-show-bad-bunny-nfl-digvid-vrtc
ABC LOS ANGELES
— 11 must-read children’s books by black authors in honor of Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://abc7.com/post/black-history-month-2026-11-childrens-books-tell-stories-americans/18524737/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote chaos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/technology/minneapolis-ai-disinformation-misinformation-truth.html
— 10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/movies/black-history-month-movies-streaming.html
HOUSTON CHRONNICLE
— Texas Education Agency warns it will discipline teachers who help students protest ICE. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/teachers-ice-protests-tea-21332079.php
FLORIDA TODAY
— Brevard students will be disciplined for ICE walkouts despite state guidance. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2026/02/03/florida-education-commissioner-gives-guidance-on-student-ice-protests/88495396007/
USA TODAY
— Turning Point USA unveils alternative Super Bowl halftime show lineup with Kid Rock. Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert and Lee Brice will headline Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show, airing as Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl halftime show stage Sunday.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/02/super-bowl-turning-point-usa-alternative-halftime-show-lineup/88414387007/
— Student walkouts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to get students to do their bidding. What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/03/student-walkouts-protests-ice-videos-photos/88492929007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Parents Must Take Back School Boards. Too many fail to serve children. Unless parents commit, nothing will improve. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/parents-must-take-back-school-boards-e867047d
INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY
— Why Should States and Localities Have Progressive Tax Systems? DD: How much real estate tax do you pay? My critics/opponents are furious that my wife and I pay only $12.493.96/year for our Wheaton home and only $8,592.96/year for our Naperville car condo. According to them, my wife and I can and should pay much more a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics and can pay more taxes should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://itep.org/why-should-states-and-localities-have-progressive-tax-systems/
REASON
— OUTRAGEOUS: The NRA and NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users. Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court. DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/
January 28, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker speaks on growing calls to reform or abolish ICE after Pretti killing
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speaks-growing-calls-reform-abolish-ice-killing-alex-pretti/18495453/
WGN9
— Arlington Heights GOP office vandalized again, second incident in 2 months
https://wgntv.com/news/arlington-heights/arlington-heights-gop-office-vandalized-again-second-incident-in-2-months/
FOX32
— Duckworth clashes with Rubio in tense Senate hearing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-clashes-rubio-tense-senate-hearing
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders use Pretti to get nurses and veterans a) to promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/27/chicago-area-nurses-and-veterans-honor-alex-pretti-who-was-killed-federal-agents
— DD: Democrat leaders get faith leaders to do their bidding.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/27/cardinal-blase-cupich-us-foreign-policy-uplifting-dignity-immigrants
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson tells DC crowd he will ‘set up a pathway’ to prosecute Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their illegals against Americans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-hold-bovino-accountable/
— DD: Per IPI: 44K international migrants offset 40K Illinoisans leaving last year. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-population-census/
— Illinois’ universities graduate a workforce that still sets the state apart. DD: I have graduate degrees from Loyola (busuness-1976), DePaul (accounting 1980), and IIT (finance-1997). According to my Democrat GAO superiors, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-illinois-universities-graduate-workforce-110000597.html
— No need for a mandatory retirement age in Washington. The voters can do what’s needed. DD: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran do not oppose their superiors using “up-or-out” for federal employees because they use it only to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/editorial-age-limit-washington-eleanor-holmes-norton-nancy-pelosi-rahm-emanuel/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Mayor Johnson ever-increasingly calls ICE employees criminals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-agents-accountability-criminal-conduct-minneapolis-alex-pretti-renee-good
— Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vance for likening senator to ‘Forrest Gump’ Vance wrote on X, “Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest Gump argue with Isaac Newton.” Illinois Democrats are calling the comparison an “ableist insult.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/01/28/tammy-duckworth-marco-rubio-jd-vance-forrest-gump-remark-illinois-democrats
— Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most. Paywalls create a two-tiered citizenry — one that can afford to be informed, and one that cannot. DD: www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled, and it never will be. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and with no advertising or donation requests, and they always will be. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, Social Security, and retirement savings. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/28/ice-raids-government-crackdowns-news-paywall-free-immigrants-low-income-first-amendment-john-cusack
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get those who are the following to protest: anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/27/minneapolis-shootings-america-250-birthday-freedom-ben-jealous
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Russia and China against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/22/donald-trump-greenland-ambitions-scorn-allies-could-wreck-20th-century-pacts-heflin-tufts
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Russia and China against America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260128/syndicated-columnists/as-president-disses-our-allies-smith-offers-a-recap/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/immigration-decline-slows-illinois-population-growth-census
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat mayors ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/mayors-warn-that-trump-s-hardline-immigration-21320812.php
DAILY LINE
— Bailey increases fundraising in fourth quarter, still trails behind Dabrowski, Heidner
https://www.thedailyline.com/bailey-increases-fundraising-fourth-quarter-trails-behind-dabrowski-heidner
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Pritzker expands abortion access with Prairie State Access Fund. Fund is described as a philanthropic public-private partnership.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-guv-expands-abortion-access-with-prairie-state-access-fund/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting hatred against ICE, that is, against Trump.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/abolish-ice-submitted-9200-times-for-chicago-snowplow-naming-contest-records-show/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-457/
— Republican organizations respond to Lapinski Holocaust denier story
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/only-one-republican-organization-responds-to-holocaust-denier-story/
(FROM THE POSTING: Isabel reached out to both Cook County party and state party organizations, legislative leaders in both parties, all the major gubernatorial and US Senate candidates, etc. for comment on our Ed Lapinski Holocaust denialism story. Lapinski is an Illinois House candidate, a Cook County Republican township committeeperson and sits on the county party’s executive committee. Isabel reached out to both Cook County party and state party organizations, legislative leaders in both parties, all the major gubernatorial and US Senate candidates, etc. for comment on our Ed Lapinski Holocaust denialism story. Lapinski is an Illinois House candidate, a Cook County Republican township committeeperson and sits on the county party’s executive committee.)
— IPI dumps Republican candidate after Holocaust denial evidence surfaces. The Illinois Policy Institute confirmed this week it no longer supports 56th House District Republican candidate Ed Lapinski.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/ipi-dumps-republican-candidate-after-holocaust-denial-evidence-surfaces/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ‘GO ICE’ social media post sparks GOP-Dem clash in West Chicago
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90589712-6565-4297-af67-f04867d9b5b6.html
— State rep questions Pritzker move to ‘expand and expand and expand’ on abortion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3b7e4f11-7cc1-498d-88ea-28705977caa1.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 44K international migrants offset 40K Illinoisans leaving last year
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/44k-international-migrants-offset-40k-illinoisans-leaving-last-year/
— Waste watch: Illinois spends $700K on decolonization activism
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-spends-700k-on-decolonization-activism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun rights advocates counter Trump team’s shot at Alex Pretti’s pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/28/gun-rights-advocates-counter-trump-teams-shot-alex-prettis-pistol/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Duckworth Claims Trump Admin Is Torturing and Deporting ‘Innocent People’ in Heated Exchange With Rubio
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/28/duckworth-claims-trump-admin-is-torturing-and-deporting-innocent-people-in-heated-exchange-with-rubio/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Want To Keep Illegals In America To Rig The Census And Congressional Apportionment
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/28/democrats-want-to-keep-illegals-in-america-to-rig-the-census-and-congressional-apportionment/
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Majority of Americans want illegals to be deported, despite the onslaught of biased media coverage
https://yellowhammernews.com/a-majority-of-americans-want-illegals-to-be-deported-despite-the-onslaught-of-biased-media-coverage/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Duckworth fires back at Vance over Forrest Gump quip
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711910-duckworth-responds-to-vance/
CBS NEWS
— Video appears to show Pretti in scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-alex-pretti-scuffle-federal-agents-minneapolis-11-days-before-his-death/
NEW YORK TIMES
— 2 Agents Who Shot Pretti Are on Leave
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/28/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly sue Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/trump-administration-lawsuits.html