Tag: retirement

November 15 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers OK Greater Lobbyist Disclosure Over GOP Complaints – John O’Connor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-OK-greater-lobbyist-disclosure-over-GOP-complaints-564973692.html
— Pot Luck: City of Chicago Holds Lottery For Dispensary Sites Medical dispensaries have been given the opportunity to locate a secondary site within their state district – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pot-Luck–City-Holds-Lottery-For-Dispensary-Sites-564996882.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pot lottery winners chosen — and downtown tops their choices for weed shops Cresco Labs and PharmaCann were among the pot companies able to choose the most lucrative locations to sell cannabis when recreational pot becomes legal next year. – Mitch Dudek 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/11/15/20966931/pot-lottery-winners-recreational-marijuana-illinois-sales-downtown
— Here are some of the contenders to replace Illinois Senate President John Cullerton Kimberly Lightford, Heather Steans, Tony Munoz and others are among the candidates. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/15/20967315/illinois-senate-president-john-cullerton-kimberly-lightford-heather-steans-tony-munoz-rich-miller

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To pay for new union contracts, Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools relying on duct tape — and risky assumptions about the future – HAL DARDICK and HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chicago-public-schools-teacher-contract-costs-20191115-o5ixqpj25vfwpj7u7m7llb7pqa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-daca-small-business-owners-economic-impact-20191115-u4fqdqymbzhltpj5atbm5u7w6i-story.html
— Northwestern University, the cancel culture and ‘Whatsoever things are true’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-northwestern-university-journalism-kass-20191115-cpp2jencufderhrl7vqngeepda-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Senators Link and Holmes say they were surprised by Cullerton’s retirement announcement – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191115/senators-link-and-holmes-say-they-were-surprised-by-cullertons-retirement-announcement
— Aurora group aims to turn Buffalo Wild Wings incident into ‘teachable moment’ – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191115/aurora-group-aims-to-turn-buffalo-wild-wings-incident-into-teachable-moment

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who won and lost in city’s weed lottery PharmaCann won big, while GTI got shut of out downtown in a lottery with the jackpot of a lifetime for the marijuana industry. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/who-won-and-lost-citys-weed-lottery

SOUTHERN
— Murphysboro mayor enters race for state rep in 115th District – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/murphysboro-mayor-enters-race-for-state-rep-in-th-district/article_296c4257-db91-5fe0-8811-963519fa7312.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Paints Unflattering Picture of John Cullerton’s Career
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/jeanne-ives-paints-unflattering-picture-of-john-cullertons-career/ 
— McConchie Slams Democrats Efforts at Ethics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/mcconchie-slams-democrats-efforts-at-ethics/ 
— Rachael Lawrence Resigns as Algonquin Township Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/rachael-lawrence-resigns-as-algonquin-township-trustee/ 
— Headless Duck Day at the Courthouse
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/headless-duck-day-at-the-courthouse/
— State GOP’s Take on First Week on Trump Impeachment Hearings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/state-gops-take-on-first-week-on-trump-impeachment-hearings/ 
— DeWitte Trashes Dem Ethics Work
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/15/dewitte-trashes-dem-ethics-work/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: ILLINOIS POLITICAL OLIGARCH RETIRES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/ives-illinois-political-oligarch-retires.html
— ILLINOIS COLLEGE REPUBLICAN FEDERATION STATEMENT ON NORTHWESTERN UNIV. SCANDAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/illinois-college-republican-federation-statement-on-the-northwestern-university-scandal.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans object to ethics commission
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/15/republicans-object-to-ethics-commission/

GOPUSA
— Demands for tampons in men’s restrooms raises lunacy to new heights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79376

BLAZE
— Salvation Army answers critics after singer threatens to cancel performance unless Christian group bows to LGBTQ demands – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/salvation-army-answers-critics-after-singer-threatens-to-cancel-performance-unless-christian-group-bows-to-lgbtq-demands

CNS NEWS
— Ann Coulter Opposes Impeachment But Explains Why She Said: ‘Trump Must Go’ – Craig Bannister
https://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/ann-coulter-opposes-impeachment-then-explains-why-she-said-trump-must-go
— Pope: “When I Hear Some Speech, Some Person in Charge of the Order or Government, I am Reminded of Hitler’s Speeches…Today’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://cnsnews.com/article/international/michael-w-chapman/pope-nazi-actions-being-reborn-today-compares-anti-semitism

DAILY WIRE
— Journalists Who Exposed Planned Parenthood’s ‘Baby Body Parts’ Trade Found Guilty – Phelim McAleer
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-journalists-who-exposed-planned-parenthoods-baby-body-parts-trade-found-guilty
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peter Breen, a lawyer for Mr. Daleiden, said the judgement is a direct threat to undercover journalism in California and across the country. “Undercover Journalism now comes with a $2 million price tag,” he said. Mr. Breen blamed Judge William Orrick’s directions to the jury for the verdict. “The judge should have told them that Mr. Daleiden’s filming was protected by the First Amendment. Instead, he told them the First Amendment is no defense, which is outrageous and not the law. When you have a series of unfair rulings, you can’t expect a fair verdict,” Breen said.)

THOMAS MOORE SOCIETY
— Thomas More Society Will Fight Multimillion Dollar RICO Judgment in David Daleiden’s Baby Body Parts Exposé Trial
http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/4991215836.html
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: “This lawsuit is payback for David Daleiden exposing Planned Parenthood’s dirty business of buying and selling fetal parts and organs,” declared lead Thomas More Society defense attorney Peter Breen. “We intend to seek vindication for David on appeal. His investigation into criminal activity by America’s largest abortion provider utilized standard investigative journalism techniques, those applied regularly by news outlets across the country.” “David’s findings revealed practices so abhorrent that the United States Congress issued criminal referrals for Planned Parenthood, and numerous states and elected officials have moved to strip it of funding,” continued Breen. “Rather than face up to its heinous doings, Planned Parenthood chose to persecute the person who exposed it. I am fully confident that when this case has run its course, justice will prevail, and David will be vindicated.”)

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pro-Life Investigators Found Guilty in Lawsuit After Filming Planned Parenthood Execs Discussing Sale of Fetal Body Parts – ZACHARY EVANS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pro-life-investigators-found-guilty-in-lawsuit-after-filming-planned-parenthood-execs-discussing-sale-of-fetal-body-parts/
— Elite Law Schools Shortchange Students by Veering Left – ELI NACHMANY & JACOB RICHARDS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/elite-law-schools-shortchange-students-by-veering-left/
— Twitter Rolls Out Ban on Political Ads Covering Candidates, Elections and Legislation – ZACHARY EVANS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-rolls-out-ban-on-political-ads-covering-candidates-elections-and-legislation/
— Google Changes Algorithms Under Pressure From Business, Government – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/google-changes-algorithms-under-pressure-from-business-government/

PJ MEDIA
— Google Manipulates Search Results to Control Outcomes – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/report-google-manipulates-search-results-to-control-outcomes/
— Trump Jacks Up Price Tag for Keeping U.S. Troops in Korea by 400% – RICK MORAN 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trumps-jacks-up-price-tag-for-keeping-u-s-troops-in-korea-by-400-percent/
— ‘Slave Wages’: Union Leader Says SPLC Retaliates Against Unionizing Employees – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/slave-wages-union-leader-says-splc-retaliates-against-unionizing-employees/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Jury rules against Daleiden, pro-lifers who exposed Planned Parenthood’s sale of baby body parts – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-jury-rules-against-daleiden-pro-lifers-who-exposed-planned-parenthoods-sale-of-baby-body-parts

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Ads Are Political? Twitter Struggles With a Definition Twitter has said it will ban all political ads. But what is or isn’t a political message is often in the eye of the beholder. – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/technology/twitter-political-ad-policy.html
— Bloomberg Will Spend $100 Million on Anti-Trump Online Ad Blitz Ahead of a possible 2020 bid of his own, the billionaire and former mayor of New York City is dipping into his fortune to target President Trump with digital ads. – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-2020-ads.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results The internet giant uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and an army of contractors to shape what you see – Kirsten Grind, Sam Schechner, Robert McMillan and John West
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-interferes-with-its-search-algorithms-and-changes-your-results-11573823753
— Candidates, Voters Raise Questions About Pete Buttigieg’s Experience The 37-year-old South Bend mayor says Americans want president with ‘new perspective’ – Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/candidates-voters-raise-questions-about-pete-buttigiegs-experience-11573822800
— Political Ads Are Flourishing Online. Few Agree How to Regulate Them. Tech companies and states redraw rules as vacancies and disagreement paralyze FEC – Emily Glazer and Patience Haggin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-political-ad-spending-balloons-online-consensus-on-regulation-is-elusive-11573813803

FORBES
— Here Are 5 Movies Disney Plus Put ‘Cultural’ Warnings On – Lisette Voytko
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/11/13/here-are-5-movies-disney-plus-put-cultural-warnings-on/
— How Getting Sued For Workplace Discrimination Can Lead To More Diverse Teams – Elana Lyn Gross (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors can stress Diersen v. GAO to help them a) hire and retain young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/11/15/how-getting-sued-for-workplace-discrimination-can-lead-to-more-diverse-teams/

METRO TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Detroit bans recreational marijuana sales, joining 79% of Michigan municipalities – Steve Neavling
https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/detroit-bans-recreational-marijuana-joining-79-of-michigan-municipalities/Content

November 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Firms owned by Hazel Crest woman with criminal past collected $1.8 million consulting for suburbs, even while she faced federal indictment – ZAK KOESKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-hazel-crest-financial-consultant-st-1110-20191109-j4vkhievmrb7vagq7t2kb7jlym-story.html
— Nearly half of Naperville North seniors are registered to vote in 2020 election thanks to social media experiment – SUZANNE BAKER DIERSEN: What percent of students have teachers who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-voting-pilot-naperville-north-st-1110-20191109-4j447kszwzdrzht2c7uznje6y4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Springfield is abuzz with talk of clamp down on lobbyists — if only it were that simple Gov. Pritzker and others have publicly floated a plan to force Statehouse lobbyists to disclose how much their clients pay them. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/8/20955930/illinois-ethics-reform-springfield-j-b-pritzker-lobbyists-luis-arroyo-rich-miller

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs blame Republicans for bad weather and homelessness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/9/20956947/chicago-weather-homeless-affected-by-arctic-blast

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Now it’s the ethics veto session – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191110/statehouse-insider-now-its-ethics-veto-session
— Group says Davis should hold Trump accountable – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191110/bernard-schoenburg-group-says-davis-should-hold-trump-accountable

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Launches Digital Attack Ad on Sean Casten Calling Dan Crenshaw Racist 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/09/il-06-jeanne-ives-launches-digital-attack-ad-on-sean-casten-calling-dan-crenshaw-racist/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s electability pitch for 2020 stokes ire of progressive voters: ‘It is sexist. It is ageist.’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, Trump-haters promote hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, heterosexual, married, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, his ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. How many demographics do you share with Trump?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/9/bidens-slippage-polls-reflects-democratic-voters-w/

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump vs. the Media – Trevor Thomas
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/11/president_trump_vs_the_media.html

BLAZE
— Facebook takes down the page of author David Harris Jr., and targets other conservatives ‘This is solely because I support President Trump’ – Giancarlo Sopo (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google, Facebook, etc. shadow ban www.gopillinois.com. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed about that.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-censors-conservatives-whistleblower

TOWNHALL
— And Now A Word From ‘Anonymous’ – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/11/10/and-now-a-word-from-anonymous-n2556216

NEW YORK TIMES
— Warren Would Take Billionaires Down a Few Billion Pegs – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” my Democrat GAO superiors took me down thousands of pegs. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $127,654. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of that, or $53,316.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/business/economy/warren-billionaires-wealth-tax.html
— As Bloomberg’s New York Prospered, Inequality Flourished Too Critics and supporters discuss the legacy of a mayor who may now run for president. – Emily Badger and Luis Ferré-Sadurní
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/upshot/bloomberg-new-york-prosperity-inequality.html
— Republicans, Do You Really Want Trump at Your Rally? Matt Bevin’s fate in Kentucky might be a warning sign for senators running for re-election next year. – Liz Mair (DIERSEN: Which Republican candidates in Illinois want Trump’s support?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/sunday/republicans-2020-senate.html
— If People Were Paid by Ability, Inequality Would Plummet – Jonathan Rothwell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/upshot/inequality-paying-by-ability.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In California, anti-Americans and anti-Whites unite against Americans and against Whites.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-09/prop-187-anniversary-commemoration

BLOOMBERG
— Children Die at Record Speed on U.S. Border While Coyotes Get Rich Deaths of women and children trying to cross into U.S. set record in first nine months of the year, UN research project finds – Nacha Cattan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-19/a-smuggler-describes-how-children-die-and-he-gets-rich-on-border

BOSTON HERALD
— Reducing refugees gives America much-needed break – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/reducing-refugees-gives-america-much-needed-break/

UNION LEADER
— Will ‘sexist’ white males derail Warren? – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I worked for one its few female supervisors. My GAO coworkers did not want to work for her because she was female, Jewish, wealthy, younger, she had more professional certifications then they did, she had a degree from an Ivy League university while they did not, she was demanding, etc.) 
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/pat-buchanan-will-sexist-white-males-derail-warren/article_9170e846-1107-59c8-a036-829cc908b569.html

CITIZENS VOICE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will force employers to hire, retain, and promote stoners. 
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/smokers-need-not-apply-for-jobs-at-geisinger-1.2557595

GUARDIAN
— Cruel jokes about the old are everywhere. When will we face our ageism epidemic? We tolerate mockery of the elderly that we’d never allow if it targeted another group. But we’ll all be old one day. – Francine Prose (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/10/ok-boomer-jokes-ageism-francine-prose

November 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana banned from Chicago public housing – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/marijuana-banned-from-public-housing-despite-new-law-taking-effect-january/5679213/
— Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson announces retirement – Craig Wall, Sarah Schulte and Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cpd-supt-eddie-johnson-announces-retirement-/5678497/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Michael Bloomberg opens door to 2020 presidential campaign – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/michael-bloomberg-opens-door-to-2020-presidential-campaign

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson retiring says it’s ‘time for someone else to pin these four stars to their shoulders’ “I know this city. I grew up surrounded by blue-collar families that are the lifeblood of this blue-collar town,” said Johnson, who will serve through the end of the year. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/11/7/20953230/chicago-police-superintendent-eddie-johnson-announce-retirement

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wheaton College student evangelist and a radio host testify in First Amendment case, saying city of Chicago keeps them from spreading their messages in Millennium Park – Dan Hinkel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-met-millennium-park-hearing-20191107-l6uci5xqbncg7hfkzo2j55i6xe-story.html
— Democrats set to fill Senate seat vacated by Hutchinson for pot czar post – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-state-senate-40th-district-st-1108-20191107-rcha5dwu75hrpip3y7tjdl5eg4-story.html
— Illinois House Republicans push ethics proposals in response to ongoing federal corruption probe – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-republicans-ethics-proposals-20191107-wnpo3ntppvfwbf3kajw3uaigna-story.html
— Chicago teachers can bank a lot more sick days in their new contract. Why? Because they were absent much more under the old plan. – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-sick-pay-teachers-ctu-zorn-20191108-l5x4a76pfvhdfdomrwxbnt2tvm-story.html

WBBM 780
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/school-revokes-author-invitation-over-homophobia

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Republicans push for tighter ethics laws, reduced majority control over bills – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-republicans-push-for-tighter-ethics-laws-reduced-majority-control/article_87cf1cb2-018d-11ea-9584-d3283c8b92f7.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate, Congress and County Board Chairman Appearing in Huntley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/07/republican-candidates-for-u-s-senate-congress-and-county-board-chairman-appearing-in-huntley/
— Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate, Congress and County Board Chairman Appearing in Huntley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/07/republican-candidates-for-u-s-senate-congress-and-county-board-chairman-appearing-in-huntley/ 
— Want to Control Township Government Where There Are More Than 5,000 People
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/07/want-to-control-township-government-in-algonquin-dorr-grafton-mchenry-and-nunda-townships/

CAPITOL FAX
— While Chicago hotels boomed, one (Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago) suffered a steep decline
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/07/while-chicago-hotels-boomed-one-suffered-a-steep-decline/
— Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/07/corruption-roundup-5/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/07/cannabis-roundup-15/
— Pritzker again talks about forcing lobbyists to disclose what they’re being paid
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/07/pritzker-again-talks-about-forcing-lobbyists-to-disclose-what-theyre-being-paid/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella was Biden guest at State Department banquet – Daniel Chaitin & Jerry Dunleavy (DIERSEN: I was a GS-13 Step 1-10 GAO employee 1986-1997, currently $98,198-$127,654. Technically, I was a “Band II” GAO employee 1989-1997 because in 1989, GAO merged its GS-13 and GS-14 employees into a “Band II.”)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alleged-whistleblower-eric-ciaramella-was-biden-guest-at-state-department-banquet
(FROM THE ARTICLE: RealClearInvestigations named Ciaramella as the whistleblower last week. The report cites U.S. officials who said the invite to Ciaramella, “a relatively low-level GS-13 federal employee, was unusual and signaled he was politically connected inside the Obama White House.”)

GOPUSA
— What Michelle Obama Leaves Out About ‘White Flight’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79019

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Nancy Pelosi’s Party: Billionaires and Drag Queens The life-long pol espouses a combination of economic neoliberalism and progressive radicalism. But she also knows what wins. – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/nancy-pelosis-party-billionaires-and-drag-queens/

BREITBART
— Bernie Immigration Plan: Stop ‘Racist and Ineffective’ Wall, Freeze Deportations, Extend Entitlement Benefits to Illegal Aliens – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/07/bernie-immigration-plan-stop-racist-and-ineffective-wall-freeze-deportations-extend-entitlement-benefits-to-illegal-aliens/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Fuels Rise Of Black Conservatives – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31355

NEWSMAX
— President Trump Should Declare War on the Mexican Drug Cartels – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.newsmax.com/wayneallynroot/trump-mexico-cartels-mormon-family/2019/11/07/id/940645/
— Sanders Calls for Decriminalizing Illegal Border Crossings
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/sanders-decriminalize-illegal-immigration/2019/11/07/id/940540/

PJ MEDIA
— White Suburban Women: Get Over Trump’s Rough Edges, America Needs Him – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/white-suburban-college-educated-women-listen-up/
— Democrats’ Huge Wins in Philly Suburbs Should Set Off GOP Alarm Bells – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/democrats-huge-wins-in-philly-suburbs-should-set-off-gop-alarm-bells/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Frets: Trump Success Keeping Illegal Immigrants in Mexico – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/11/07/cnn-frets-trump-success-keeping-illegal-immigrants-mexico

PATRIOT POST
— Media Malfeasance – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/66638-media-malfeasance-2019-11-07

HOT AIR
— Sick: Boston Hospital Staff Protest Melania Trump’s Visit – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2019/11/07/sick-boston-hospital-staff-protest-melania-trumps-visit/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘All You Americans Are Fired’ — Blacks First? – PETER KIRSANOW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/all-you-americans-are-fired-blacks-first/

FORBES
— 6 Ways To Be The Ideal Worker Employers Want To Hire – Robin Ryan (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/11/07/6-tips-on-how-to-be-the-ideal-worker-employers-want-to-hire/
— A Federal Appeals Court Rejects Evidence of Age Discrimination By U.S. Army – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/11/07/a-federal-appeals-court-rejects-evidence-of-age-discrimination-by-us-army/

November 5 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— Victims of racist incident at Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings speak out – NANCY LOO (DIERSEN: Why hasn’t the Democrat news media published information on the banned customer? Of course, Trump-haters want everyone to assume that the banned customer is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/11/05/victims-of-racist-incident-at-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-to-speak-out-tuesday/

ABC7
— Victims of alleged racist incident at Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings speak out: ‘We could tell that he did not want us there’ – Diane Pathieu and Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/society/we-could-tell-that-he-did-not-want-us-there-victims-of-alleged-racist-incident-at-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-speak-out/5672983/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As they took their seats near the alleged racist customer and Vahl alerted the rest of the group what was going on. “That racist customer continued to look back at us and give us some dirty looks. We did not speak with him but we could tell that he did not want us there, us being a black, biracial, just a very unique and diverse and happy group, and obviously this bigot of a customer did not want us sitting there in a public establishment,” Vahl said.)
— Buffalo Wild Wings incident: Victims of alleged racism at Naperville restaurant speak out
https://abc7chicago.com/society/victims-of-alleged-racist-incident-at-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-speak-out/5672983/
— ABC News/Washington Post poll: Democrats extend lead vs. President Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/abc-news-washington-post-poll-dems-extend-lead-vs-trump/5673846/
— Lightfoot already considering replacements for CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson, sources say – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-already-considering-replacements-for-cpd-supt-johnson-sources/5674421/
— Lawyer numbers to top 96K in Illinois after oaths this week – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawyer-numbers-to-top-96k-in-ill-after-oaths-this-week/5673855/
— Illinois ramps up education campaign on 2020 Census – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-ramps-up-education-campaign-on-2020-census/5671713/

NBC5
— Group Speaks Out After Racist Incident at Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/family-asked-to-move-buffalo-wild-wings-naperville-564499401.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vahl said he responded by asking “What does it matter?” at which point he said the host told him, “Well, we have a regular customer here who doesn’t want to sit around black people.” . . . “We realized there was some tension in the room because that racist customer continued to look back at us and give us dirty looks,” Vahl said. “We did not speak with them but we could tell that he did not want us there, us being blacks, biracial, just a very unique and diverse and happy group.” . . . “I’ve been informed by your staff that this man is racist – that this couple, not just this man, this couple are racist – and I will refuse to move because of the color of my skin,” Riley said he told the manager.)

CBS2
— Victims Of Racist Incident At Buffalo Wild Wings In Naperville Demand Restaurant Establish Clear ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/05/coaches-parents-to-address-media-following-racially-charged-incident-at-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There was a customer that was there that was a regular, and that he was racist and he did not want to sit by black people,” Vahl said.)
— Cook County Democratic Party Leaders Urge Ald. Ed Burke, Former Rep. Luis Arroyo To Resign From Party Seats
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/05/former-rep-luis-arroyo-cook-county-democratic-party-committeeman/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Families demand Buffalo Wild Wings to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ policies after racist incident at Naperville restaurant; customer banned for life – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-buffalo-wild-wings-naperville-st-1106-20191105-5ox5bqscf5hcdjurlhonqrhnqa-story.html
— Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson expected this week to announce his retirement, sources say – GREGORY PRATT and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-eddie-johnson-retiring-20191106-wibbjyauazfnvodone76dg2jh4-story.html
— Donald Trump Jr., who has accused Joe Biden’s son of profiting off his father’s office, blasts Democrats in tour for new book — which his father urged everyone to buy – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-donald-trump-jr-book-20191105-ahp5anawmngsvfqrbvxpjjzfwm-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker shouldn’t squander $205 million on the flight of fancy known as the Peotone airport – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-pritzker-peotone-ohare-airport-taxpayers-midway-20191105-royk66oyivdhrfbgwx4x4zprii-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Attorney urges Buffalo Wild Wings ‘to stand up to racism’ – Robert Sanchez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/5/20949994/buffalo-wild-wings-racism-change-tables
— Concessions, compromise, compassion mark fair housing fight for people with criminal histories The Cook County Commission on Human Rights also agreed to study the effect of the amendment after it’s implemented to make sure those with criminal records aren’t being discriminated against when seeking housing. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/5/20950476/concessions-compromise-compassion-fair-housing-criminal-history-cook-county
— Chicago teachers’ abuse of sick days should leave us all feeling ill The teachers’ excessive use of sick days has created a problem for the schools at a time when it is increasingly difficult to line up substitute teachers. (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates used far more sick days than I did.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/5/20950090/cps-teacher-sick-days-abuse-contract-strike-editorial
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/11/5/20950301/best-pot-weed-leafly-illinois-recreational-cannabis

— Radio host William Kelly claims former Lake Co. Sheriff Mark Curran committed ‘battery’ at U.S. Senate endorsement event  In a video shared by Kelly, Curran is seen attempting to ignore Kelly’s remarks before eventually grabbing his shoulders and leading him to the door. – Sam Kelly

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/5/20949472/william-kelly-lake-county-sheriff-mark-curran-battery-u-s-senate-republican-grayslake

DAILY HERALD
— Attorney urges Buffalo Wild Wings ‘to stand up to racism’ – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191105/attorney-urges-buffalo-wild-wings-to-stand-up-to-racism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They said they were part of a multiracial party of 18 diners, most of them black, that was asked to move because two other customers didn’t want to sit near them. The Vahls said a host at the restaurant asked “What race are you guys?” before seating the group. They said the group left after two managers later asked them to move. “My husband asked him why it mattered and the host responded that a table with 2 of their ‘regular customers’ were next to where we were to be seated and he didn’t want us sitting there because (the customer is) ‘racist,'” Mary Vahl wrote in a now-viral Facebook post. . .The chain said the customer who made the complaint has been permanently banned from every Buffalo Wild Wings location nationwide and the company will hold additional sensitivity and diversity training at all Chicago-area locations.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the main stream media promotes Islam.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191104/islamic-center-of-wheaton-spreads-message-of-hope-peace-and-faith-solidarity-at-open-mosque-day

DAILY EASTERN NEWS
— Rich Miller talks state government, corruption – Corryn Brock
https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2019/11/04/rich-miller-talks-state-government-corruption/

CAPITOL FAX
— Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/05/corruption-roundup-4/
— US appellate court upholds ruling against Janus back dues claim
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/05/us-appellate-court-upholds-ruling-against-janus-back-dues-claim/

BREITBART
— Sen. Dick Durbin to India’s Visa Workers: ‘It Is Good that You Come to America’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers hint/imply/argue/shout that they prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/11/04/watch-sen-dick-durbin-to-indias-visa-workers-it-is-good-that-you-come-to-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of India’s H-1B contract workers surrounded Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to demand he support Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) S.386 bill, which gives citizenship to more Indian graduates if they take jobs from Americans. When confronted in Illinois, Durbin told the Indian contract workers on Sunday that he wants more foreign workers hired in American workplaces:)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Attorney: Buffalo Wild Wings needs to revamp training
https://apnews.com/999aac0ff262434297c3e468d85203b4

OXFORD EAGLE
— Suspect in Buffalo Wild Wings shooting officially charged – Jake Thompson
https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2019/11/05/suspect-in-buffalo-wild-wings-shooting-officially-charged/

November 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson says he’s ‘toying’ with retirement – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/society/cpd-supt-eddie-johnson-toying-with-idea-of-retirement-/5671231/

CBS2
— Cook County Democratic Party Leaders Urge Former Rep. Luis Arroyo To Resign From Party Seat With Influence Over Choosing Successor
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/04/former-rep-luis-arroyo-cook-county-democratic-party-committeeman/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Fox News Poll: Biden leads nomination race, tops Trump by 12 points in matchup – Dana Blanton
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fox-news-poll-biden-leads-nomination-race-tops-trump-by-12-points-in-matchup

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politicians have no business blocking critics on Twitter and Facebook An elected official who blocks dissenting views on social media is guilty of government censorship. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I do not block anyone, including my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, from getting/reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who a) get/read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) focus on stopping me from sending the emails out, and c) focus on stopping everyone from reading the emails.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/4/20948264/social-media-block-aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-first-amendment-free-speech-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County Democratic leaders want former Rep. Luis Arroyo to quit party post that would give him say in naming his replacement – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-luis-arroyo-democratic-committeeman-20191104-5qpzxvoc75dbdgffxalat3jfia-story.html
— Buffalo Wild Wings and the right way to handle racist customers – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want everyone to assume that the “customer who allegedly complained” is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-buffalo-wild-wings-african-american-20191104-yo27vzgeyrg4ti2kpxwtfly6ny-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The customer who allegedly complained about the group has not come forward, and the staffers have not given their versions.)

DAILY HERALD
— Responses call for action after black diners asked to move at Naperville restaurant – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the “racist” customer is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191104/responses-call-for-action-after-black-diners-asked-to-move-at-naperville-restaurant
— Progressive group to spend $70M targeting Trump online – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191104/business/311049912/
— From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg on outs with Democrats – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191104/from-toast-of-town-to-toxic-facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-on-outs-with-democrats

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what ousted McDonald’s CEO Easterbrook gets Documents detail Steve Easterbrook’s separation agreement in a package worth millions. Also today, McDonald’s head of HR resigned. – DALTON BARKER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/heres-what-ousted-mcdonalds-ceo-easterbrook-gets

WTTW
— Driving While Stoned: Police Still Lack Reliable Test – Paul Caine (DIERSEN: As January 1, 2020 approaches, it is time to ask everyone around you how much pot will they use, that is, how stoned will they be.)
https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/04/driving-while-stoned-police-still-lack-reliable-test

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Two Sides: Democrats, Republicans weigh in on today’s divided America – Jeff D’Alessio
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/two-sides-democrats-republicans-weigh-in-on-today-s-divided/article_40d71dac-31f2-5844-9ae3-add4b1c907f8.html

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wglt.org/post/revolution-global-sees-bright-future-cannabis-illinois#stream/0

GRAYSLAKE PATCH
— William Kelly Files Battery Complaint Against Mark Curran: Video The conservative radio host and Republican U.S. Senate candidate filed the criminal complaint against opponent and ex-sheriff Curran. – Rebecca Bream
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/william-kelly-files-battery-complaint-against-mark-curran-video

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBERWEIS WINS LAKE CO GOP ENDORSEMENT IN 14TH CD PRIMARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/oberweis-wins-lake-co-gop-endorsement-in-14th-cd-primary.html
— CHICAGO TEACHERS’ DEAL TO COST $627 MILLION OVER NEXT 5 YEARS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/chicago-teachers-deal-to-cost-627-million-over-next-5-years.html
— THORNER: BEWARE: US GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BRAINWASH CHILDREN WITH ANTI-AMERICAN LIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/11/thorner-beware-us-government-schools-brainwash-children-with-anti-american-lies.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Shimkus decides to retire after all
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/04/shimkus-decides-to-retire-after-all/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As January 1, 2020 approaches, it is time to ask everyone around you how much pot will they use, that is, how stoned will they be. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/04/cannabis-roundup-14/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/04/corruption-roundup-3/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Everyone in Illinois sees how Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. glorify and praise and pander to Rich Miller. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/04/caption-contest-448/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michelle Obama: ‘Barack’s presidential library could have been anywhere in the world’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Those who promote Obama are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/4/michelle-obama-baracks-presidential-library-could-/
— New York has 18,000 fewer active GOP voters than it did on eve of Trump’s 2016 win Democrats on state rolls up 270,000 in same time period – AP (DIERSEN: Has the number Republican voters in your precinct increased or decreased? On what do you blame that on?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/4/new-york-sees-18000-fewer-republican-voters-regist/
— Saving Americans from layoffs and lower wages Kudos to Trump for cracking down on H-1B visa abuse – Ryan Girdusky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/4/saving-americans-from-layoffs-and-lower-wages/

GOPUSA
— 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls still have little chance of defeating Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78841

AMERICAN THINKER
— Katie Hill Affair and its Aftermath are Signs of America’s Decline – Selwyn Duke
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/11/katie_hill_affair_and_its_aftermath_are_signs_of_americas_decline.html
— Only 18% of Americans approve of Mitt Romney in new Gallup Poll – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/only_18_of_americans_approve_of_mitt_romney_in_new_gallup_poll.html

BREITBART
— GOP State Lawmakers Craft Bills to Ban Child Gender Transition Treatment – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/04/gop-state-lawmakers-craft-bills-to-ban-child-gender-transition-treatment/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Campaign’s New 2020 Ad Promotes Misleading Claim About Immigration – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/04/trump-campaign-2020-ad-commercial-misleading-claim-immigration-half-cut/

NEWSMAX
— John Shimkus Will Continue With Plans to Retire From the House – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/shimkus-retirement-congress-house/2019/11/04/id/940133/

COLLEGE REFORM
— As aid to illegal students increases, American students pay more for college – Eduardo Neret
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13951

THE HILL
— Buffalo Wild Wings fires employees after alleged racist incident at Illinois restaurant – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want everyone to assume that the “alleged racist” customer is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/468807-buffalo-wild-wings-fires-employees-at-indiana-store-after-group

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “It’s time to throw the kitchen sink at Trump, and the cutlery too.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/02/its-time-to-throw-the-kitchen-sink-at-trump-impeachment

November 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH COLOR PICTURE: Customers at Naperville restaurant say their group was asked to move because another customer ‘doesn’t want black people sitting near him’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want everyone to assume that this “regular customer” is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-st-1103-20191102-3cl76kisdjcbvi3cotqgqahfj4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He said the host explained that one of the restaurant’s regular customers seated nearby “doesn’t want black people sitting near him.”)
— Donald Trump Jr. has a few grievances to air in upcoming book – JENNIFER JACOBS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-trumpjr-book-20191103-story.html
— Dear millennials, now is the time to invest in your unexpected future – JERRY DAVICH (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who saved far less for their retirement than I did, I was able to do save more for my retirement because I avoided the draft, the federal government grossly overpaid me, I had good health, I paid less federal income tax by itemizing, my wife had a good job, we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, I did not give lots of money to churches like they did, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-saving-for-retirement-while-young-st-1030-20191029-ljhsqft2drg2veqxg2zxbmmpmy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One hundred dollars a month. This was how much money my financial adviser told me to save, back when I was in my 20s and 30s. “Damn it, Jerry, if you do this you’ll have a retirement nest egg waiting for you 30 years from now,” George Wilson told me sternly. He was one of my father’s poker buddies who once sold me a life insurance policy. He was intimidating and outspoken. He also was 100% right. Wilson tried slipping me a proverbial ace in the hole for my losing hand of cards in life. I was too stupid and shortsighted to accept it. After a few years of scraping together $100 each month to pay into this seemingly mythical retirement fund, I stopped contributing. I eventually cashed it in to pay off some credit card bills, telling myself that I couldn’t afford it any longer. It was the cheapest rationalization I could afford back then. At that point in my life, I was earning a meager income in a family food business, I had two young children, and I was already thinking of cashing in my marriage. Putting away $100 a month, every month for 30-plus years, seemed impossible. My wiser self in the future has never forgiven my stupid self from the past. In my younger days, I likely spent $100 a month on “must have” purchases – my Coca-Cola addiction, drive-through junk food, weekend entertainment in Chicago, a massive collection of music cassettes and CDs, you name it. These unnecessary expenditures, in hindsight, have only compounded my anger toward myself. I try to keep this in mind when I now hear about millennials who believe retirement savings is a myth or a rumor they’ve been told by gray-haired geezers like me. What do we know, right? In my 20s, I thought the same thing about “old man Wilson,” who was only in his 40s at the time. He seemed to be in his 70s or 80s. (He’s still around. Please don’t tell him.) Youth has a way of distorting our perception of life. We had more answers than questions. We had more time than money. We had more reasons to not think about getting older, getting unhealthy, or getting prepared for retirement. It all seemed so… impossible, or at least improbable. As if it would never happen.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago teachers can save 244 unused sick days, retire early under new contract The tentative agreement raises the cap on accrued sick days from 40 to 244; some longtime teachers could use those days to retire a year early and still collect their full pension. – Matthew Hendrickson (DIERSEN: Almost all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government took many more sick days than I did. Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, they made it very clear that they did NOT want me to take any sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should NOT get that benefit for many reasons including I avoided the draft, had good health, was non-poor, had more education, professional certifications and/or licenses than they did, was Republican, was conservative, was Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), was 100% German American, my wife had a good job, we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, and/or my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Nevertheless, they are furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is higher because of my many used sick days.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/11/1/20944495/chicago-teachers-union-public-school-strike-contract-sick-days-pension-retirement

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump, graduated tax could drive high turnout in 2020 – DEREK BEIGH (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that to punish Trump, they should vote for Democrats.) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/experts-trump-graduated-tax-could-drive-high-turnout-in/article_801a048f-d492-565c-a71e-b7c8e36fe2af.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pressure on property taxes mounts for towns across Illinois amid pension burden – BGA
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191102/pressure-on-property-taxes-mounts-for-towns-across-illinois-amid-pension-burden

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— N.Y. Justice Dem: White Male Terrorism Is ‘Biggest Issue’ in US House candidate Jamaal Bowman adds ‘99.9%’ of immigrants ‘come here looking for asylum’ – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/issues/n-y-justice-dem-white-male-terrorism-is-biggest-issue-in-us/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will Mitt Romney be the man to knock out Donald Trump? – Taylor Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/will_mitt_romney_be_the_man_to_knock_out_donald_trump.html
— Decoding Trump Derangement Syndrome – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/decoding_trump_derangement_syndrome.html
— Envy is a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/envy_is_a_symptom_of_trump_derangement_syndrome.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dennis Prager: America “Least Racist Multicultural, Multiethnic Country In The History Of The World” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats who run Illinois, ever-increasingly, Illinois is more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/11/03/dennis_prager_america_least_racist_multicultural_multiethnic_country_in_the_history_of_the_world.html

CNBC
— Both Facebook and Twitter are getting it wrong when it comes to political ads – Lauren Feiner
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/03/facebook-and-twitter-get-it-wrong-when-it-comes-to-political-ads.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets – MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MAGGIE HABERMAN, NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, KAREN YOURISH, LARRY BUCHANAN and KEITH COLLINS – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from the following, Democrats promise to give them “free stuff:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/02/us/politics/trump-twitter-presidency.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trillion-Dollar Pledges Cement Democrats’ Bet on Taxing Rich – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/business/elizabeth-warren-health-care-plan.html

COLUMBIAN
— Take responsibility for ads – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demand that I “take responsibility” for everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, everything on the internet is false except for what they post or bless.)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/nov/03/other-papers-say-take-responsibility-for-ads/

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Aides Considered Asking Twitter for 15-Minute Delay on His Tweets: NYT – Anna Kaplan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-aides-considered-asking-twitter-for-15-minute-delay-on-his-account-nyt

AXIOS
— Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has never dipped below 79%
https://www.axios.com/trumps-approval-rating-republicans-partisan-a57662f1-b81d-493e-be90-48a3eeced360.html
— Tweet by tweet: Trump praises Trump 2,026 times
https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-new-york-times-analysis-fc884b99-cb69-4b96-af16-b67b6a421457.html

GUARDIAN
— How key Republicans inside Facebook are shifting its politics to the right Company has been accused of pro-Republican bias, in both policy and personnel, amid fears it could be broken up if a Democrat wins in 2020 – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/03/facebook-politics-republicans-right

October 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Hours After Slamming Trump, Lightfoot Meets With Obama
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lightfoot-obama-foundation-summit-564039401.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Democrats unveil impeachment resolution that authorizes next phase of inquiry of Trump; GOP calls process unfair – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-inquiry-resolution-house-20191029-mjcyarko4bedvbs22yaxdhjpoy-story.html
— Illinois Senate advances measure capping insulin prices at $100 per month – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: My father had type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had far less money.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-senate-insulin-price-cap-20191029-ymxb36oap5hcphxhjkg42o7yii-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-marijuana-business-black-equity-20191029-h27khmwkq5gnhjuexpkupwoyki-story.html
— Michelle Obama discusses why presidential center fits Jackson Park, and how white flight hurt her South Side community – LOLLY BOWEAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michelle-obama-summit-talk-20191029-lcpuuqauqreapkienjftnxp54m-story.html
— By refusing to be bullied by protesters — ‘Thou shalt not call ICE!’ — The Harvard Crimson does journalism proud. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-harvard-crimson-ice-protest-immigration-journalism-20191029-zicxzxhperbenhafclyzy5hwsi-story.html
— Chicago threw a great protest rally for Donald Trump. Unfortunately, he didn’t get to see it. – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-protest-chicago-20191029-xrjxvgtxcza27alb7ob6t3fcsu-story.html
— Shimkus ‘reconsidering’ retirement after top GOP committee post opens up – MARY ELLEN MCINTIRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-congress-shimkus-20191029-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— County needs Rx for more than half a billion dollars in unpaid charity health care down the road The Cook County Health chief said for 2019, the system spent $1 million a day in expenses such as salaries, equipment and supplies linked to providing that charity care. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/29/20938931/cook-county-unpaid-charity-health-care-uncompensated-hospital-budget
— Lightfoot says Springfield agenda on track, despite corruption scandal and demand for more funding to combat homelessness Thirteen Democratic lawmakers are threatening not to support Lightfoot’s graduated transfer tax proposal unless at least 60 percent of the annual funding is dedicated by law to combat homelessness. The mayor is standing her ground. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/10/29/20938668/lightfoot-springfield-city-budget-transfer-tax-homelessness-corruption
— Michelle Obama talks about South Side Chicago ‘white flight’ at Obama Summit Boosting the Obama Presidential Center, to be built in Jackson Park, Michelle Obama said, “Barack and I wouldn’t bring some crap up in our neighborhood.” – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/29/20938718/michelle-obama-south-side-chicago-white-flight-obama-summit
— When teachers strike so they can teach kids less, something is wrong Chicago finally got a longer school day in 2012. There can be no going back. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/29/20938255/chicago-teachers-strike-ctu-cps-lori-lightfoot-longer-school-day-union-rahm-emanuel

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— No end in sight to teachers strike Despite new concessions from CPS and Mayor Lightfoot, the union says it’s not enough, and appears to be set on continuing its strike into a 10th day. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/no-end-sight-teachers-strike

WREX
— City of Belvidere ask resident to take his Trump sign down
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/29/city-of-belvidere-ask-resident-to-take-his-trump-sign-down/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McConchie, Oberweis Break with Majority on Insulin Price Fixing Bill, Roll Call (DIERSEN: My father had type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had far less money.) 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/29/mcconchie-oberweis-break-with-majority-on-insulin-price-fixing-bill/
— IL-06: Extended Interview with Jeanne Ives from Last Week
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/29/il-06-extended-interview-with-jeanne-ives-from-last-week/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Update
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/29/il-14-jim-oberweis-update/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Thomas More Society charges that Illinois’ new abortion measure violates federal law – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515943762-thomas-more-society-charges-that-illinois-new-abortion-measure-violates-federal-law

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS RECOVER PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS 5 MONTHS INTO RETIREMENT – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-recover-pension-contributions-5-months-into-retirement/

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov. Pritzker claps back at President Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/gov-pritzker-claps-back-at-president-trump/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: CPS strike updates
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/cps-strike-updates/
— Cullerton says state/city owned casino off table, Fix the FOID still stalled in Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/cullerton-says-statecity-owned-casino-off-table-fix-the-foid-still-stalled-in-senate/
— NCAA switches course on athletes benefiting from their names (DIERSEN: Were you ever an athlete? I was not.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/ncaa-switches-course-on-athletes-benefiting-from-their-names/
— Madigan files paperwork to initiate process of removing Arroyo from office
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/madigan-files-paperwork-to-initiate-process-of-removing-arroyo-from-office/
— Cullerton wants legislator lobbying addressed, wants two-chamber solution, talks about expulsion, addresses Link questions
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/cullerton-wants-legislator-lobbying-addressed-wants-two-chamber-solution-talks-about-expulsion-addresses-link-questions/
— DIERSEN QUESTION: What percent of the joint filers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county are in the $250,001 to $500,000 tax bracket, $500,001 to $1 million bracket, and the more than $1 million bracket?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/29/unclear-on-the-concept-116/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google Millionaire Begs Bernie Sanders: ‘Tax the Hell Out of Me’ – Corinne Weaver 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/10/29/google-millionaire-begs-bernie-sanders-tax-hell-out-me

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in turning suburban voters against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/467944-trump-faces-severe-suburban-slump

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Facebook Pressure Campaign Zuckerberg faces criticism for remaining politically neutral. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-pressure-campaign-11572391241
— Not Everything Is Facebook’s Fault Congress wants to hold Zuckerberg accountable for sex trafficking, white supremacy and more. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-everything-is-facebooks-fault-11572389480

FORTUNE
— More Employers Offer Workers Help Paying Off Student Loans – AP (DIERSEN: I would not have been able to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE if had not worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969 and if my parents had not provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.) 
https://fortune.com/2019/10/29/employers-help-paying-student-loans/

October 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Taxing retirement income
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-taxing-retirement-income/5628662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois may be one of the best places to retire because of its tax policies for older citizens, but this could mean negative consequences for the younger generations. According to the BGA, of 41 states that have an income tax, only three – Illinois, Pennsylvania and Mississippi – do not tax retirement income. Many states exempt some retirement income, such as pension or Social Security benefits, the BGA reported.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Three Elgin residents charged with hiring undocumented workers, Elgin employment agency raid tied to arrests – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-business-illegal-immigrants-st-1020-20191019-igq5z6rl25an7mecsafhgdooai-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 375,000 obtain new state Real IDs Real IDs or a passport will be required to board domestic flights beginning in October 2020. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/19/20917089/real-id-illinois-domestic-flights-air-travel-october-2020-deadline

DAILY HERALD
— March for Life draws hundreds along Northwest Highway in Palatine – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191019/march-for-life-draws-hundreds-along-northwest-highway-in-palatine

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis task force favors allowing sales in Bloomington
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191019/cannabis-task-force-favors-allowing-sales-in-bloomington

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Municipal League: pension system forcing mayors to sell city assets, cut services, and raise taxes – Mark Maxwell
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-municipal-league-pension-system-forcing-mayors-to-sell-city-assets-cut-services-and-raise-taxes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Be in their faces’: CNN bigwig calls for hounding ‘delusional’ Senate Republicans at work, home Project Veritas undercover audio spurs threat of lawsuit from President Trump – Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/19/cnn-bigwig-calls-hounding-delusional-senate-republ/

GOPUSA
— Mainstream ‘journalists’ are the media branch of the Democrat party
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77986

AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal investigators reportedly going after political corruption involving huge Chicago electric utility Commonwealth Edison – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/federal_investigators_reportedly_going_after_political_corruption_involving_huge_chicago_electric_utility_commonwealth_edison.html
— Whom do our politicians really serve in our country? – K.S. Guardiola
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/whom_do_our_politicians_really_serve_in_our_country.html
— Is ‘Hate Speech’ Dangerous? – H.K. Rivera
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/is_hate_speech_dangerous.html
— Democrats call for repeal of HIV disclosure laws – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/democrats_call_for_repeal_of_hiv_disclosure_laws.html
— Biased press, woke universities — no wonder China’s students here are big fans of Beijing – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/biased_press_woke_universities__no_wonder_chinas_students_here_are_big_fans_of_beijing.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— San Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say – Jackson Elliott (DIERSEN: I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/10/19/san-franciscos-blacklist-of-pro-life-states-a-pr-tactic-activists-say/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Decides Which Groups Are ‘Islamophobic,’ Shouldn’t Meet at Mar-a-Lago – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/10/19/new-york-times-decides-which-groups-are-islamophobic-shouldnt-meet

THE HILL
— The challenge of a graying America – JOHN M. DEMAGGIO
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/466580-the-challenge-of-a-graying-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Escalates Attack on Facebook Over False Political Ads Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign sent Facebook a letter about a false video ad that a super PAC ran on the social network. – Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/technology/biden-facebook-ad.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First Chick-fil-A in U.K. to Close in 6 Months Amid Protests A local L.G.B.T.Q. group called for a boycott of the restaurant soon after it opened at a mall in Reading, England. – Derrick Bryson Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/europe/chik-fil-a-uk-lgbtg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-united-states.html
— Proclaiming ‘I Am Back,’ Bernie Sanders Accepts Ocasio-Cortez Endorsement – Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-aoc-queensbridge-park.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes back against Bernie Sanders’s call to abolish billionaires – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/19/facebooks-zuckerberg-pushes-back-against-bernie-sanderss-call-abolish-billionaires/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Days after opening its first U.K. restaurant, Chick-fil-A announces the location will close – Brittany Shammas 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/19/days-after-opening-its-first-uk-restaurant-chick-fil-a-announces-location-will-close/

NEWSWEEK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: CHICK-FIL-A’S FIRST U.K. RESTAURANT TOLD TO ‘CLUCK OFF’, WILL CLOSE AFTER PROTESTS OVER LGBT RIGHTS – TUFAYEL AHMED 
https://www.newsweek.com/chick-fil-first-uk-restaurant-close-cluck-off-lgbt-pride-1466423

BLOOMBERG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chick-fil-A Shuts U.K. Shop Amid Anti-Gay Backlash, Mail Says – Viren Vaghela
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-19/chick-fil-a-shuts-u-k-shop-amid-anti-gay-backlash-mail-says

GULF TODAY
— America’s starving seniors hunger for attention – Editorial
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2019/10/19/america-starving-seniors-hunger-for-attention

September 26 Evening Edition

ABC7 & NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-joins-immigrant-rights-rally-against-recent-ice-raids/5571646/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Lightfoot-Joins-Protesters-Outside-ICE-Press-Conference-in-Chicago-561465631.html

NBC5
— Senators Urge Review After Mumps Cases at Immigrant Center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Senators-urge-review-after-mumps-cases-at-immigrant-center-561416391.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump raises $13M after Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-raises-13m-after-pelosi-announces-impeachment-inquiry

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois GOP congressional delegation mostly silent in wake of Trump whistleblower allegations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gop-trump-whistleblower-congress-20190926-5ck6citkwnff7l74ihj7y4rdny-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats promote gambling.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-cb-sports-gambling-how-to-wager-20190926-4heuphacfjdfbiqpku55vebkca-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker taps state Sen. Toi Hutchinson to oversee pot rollout – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-toi-hutchinson-pot-chief-20190926-faoqmthvfzet5pj2ms3keuqn4q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Barrington Hills village president running for McSweeney’s House seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190926/barrington-hills-village-president-running-for-mcsweeneys-house-seat
— Advocates fault Facebook over misleading posts by politicos – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190926/news/309269864/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois has a new ‘cannabis czar’ State Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, is resigning to oversee implementation of the new cannabis legalization law. – RICH MILLER 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-has-new-cannabis-czar

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Jobless rate falls in Rockford, across Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190926/jobless-rate-falls-in-rockford-across-illinois

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Anxious and wary, voters buckle up for impeachment ride – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/voters-are-anxious-and-wary-as-democrats-pursue-impeachment/article_cead73ce-73fb-5c12-becb-37405dbd108b.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Kinzinger: We must stand up to ‘radical socialists’ Rep says far left is undermining democracy with impeachment inquiry – DEREK BARICHELLO
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/09/25/kinzinger-we-must-stand-up-to-radical-socialists/arisffi/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Jim Oberweis Is Trying to Dog-Whistle His Way Into Congress Again.”
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/September-2019/Jim-Oberweis-Is-Trying-to-Dog-Whistle-His-Way-Into-Congress-Again/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Other Media Pick Up on Sanguinetti Poll’s Repeat of Rauner Accusation that Ives Is Madigan’s “Favorite”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/26/other-media-pick-up-on-sangruinetti-polls-repeat-of-rauner-accusation-that-ives-is-madigans-favorite/ 
— Martin McLaughlin Announces State Representative Candidacy in McSweeney’s District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/26/martin-mclaughlin-announces-state-representative-candidacy/ 
— Judge Justin Hansen Holds Veteran Acres Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/26/judge-justin-hansen-holds-veteran-acres-fundraiser/ 
— State Senator Don DeWitte Discusses His Immediate Plans in Springfield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/26/state-senator-don-dewitte-discusses-his-immediate-plans-in-springfield/ 
— Cary Mayor Mark Kownick Passing Petitions for State Representative in McSweeney’s District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/26/cary-mayor-mark-kownick-passing-petitions-for-state-representative/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Media Calls Out “Madigan’s Favorite Republican” Lie (Again)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513899949-icymi-media-calls-out-madigan-s-favorite-republican-lie-again
— Bloomingdale leans against allowing recreational marijuana sales
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513841567-bloomingdale-leans-against-allowing-recreational-marijuana-sales

CAPITOL FAX
— Sen. Toi Hutchinson to step down, become “cannabis czar”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/26/sen-toi-hutchinson-to-step-down-become-cannabis-czar/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to cut refugees to 18,000, give localities veto over resettlement New plan will prioritize religious minorities, reduce role of U.N. – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/26/donald-trump-cut-refugees-18000-give-localities-ve/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The stark Democratic Party generational divide – Kristen Soltis Anderson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-stark-democratic-party-generational-divide
— ‘The squad’ smears the NRA as ‘mass murderers’ and ‘white supremacists’ – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-squad-smears-the-nra-as-mass-murderers-and-white-supremacists

GOPUSA
— NYC’s Commission on Human Rights criminalizes speech about illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76693
— Trump 2020 campaign raises $5 million in 24 hours after impeachment inquiry
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76661
— News media has pushed impeachment since 2016
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76707
— ‘Where the hell are the Republicans in the Senate’ as House Dems try to ‘destroy’ Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/where-the-hell-are-the-republicans-in-the-senate-as-house-dems-try-to-destroy-trump/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How Much More Christian Blood Must Our Interventions Spill? Our wars in Iraq, Libya—even Vietnam—have been devastating for Christians. So why won’t we stop? – CASEY CHALK 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-much-more-christian-blood-must-our-interventions-spill/

BREITBART
— Trump Supporters Crash Impeachment Protest in D.C. – AMANDA HOUSE
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/09/26/watch-trump-supporters-crash-impeachment-protest-in-d-c/

NEW YORK POST
— City bans calling someone an ‘illegal alien’ out of hate – Rich Calder, Julia Marsh and Aaron Feis
https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/city-bans-calling-someone-an-illegal-alien-out-of-hate/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-in-new-york-city-amid-impeachment-furor-20190926-pekvmqu6trfm7irtdkdo3fkyae-story.html

FORBES
— 5 Expenses that Could Derail Your Retirement Plans – and How to Keep on Track – Angela Antonelli
https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelaantonelli/2019/09/26/5-expenses-that-could-derail-your-retirement-plans–and-how-to-keep-on-track/

September 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dangerous week leaves Chicago police officers besieged by violence, loss – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/dangerous-week-leaves-chicago-police-besieged-by-violence-loss/5558749/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Free marijuana conviction expungement clinic, job fair happening Sunday
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/today-free-marijuana-expungement-clinic-job-fair/5559104/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–alaska-no-gop-2020-primary-20190922-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-mexico-whitesupremacy-20190921-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state’s wagering – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: What percent of those who spend money on booze, gambling, pot, and other vices become public charges and wards of the state? It should be illegal to spend money on booze, gambling, pot, or other vices unless you can prove that you are on track to having at least $1 million saved for your retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190921/casino-revenues-fall-but-video-gambling-bolsters-states-wagering-

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Stop pot sales – Kathy Valente, Illinois Family Institute, Tinley Park
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letter-stop-pot-sales/article_c6b13f32-dbc2-11e9-882e-a373bd0179db.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Cambell offers lateral hires, drops college requirement – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190921/cambell-offers-lateral-hires-drops-college-requirement

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left seeks to homogenize education in pursuit of equality over excellence – Kelly Sloan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-left-seeks-to-homogenize-education-in-pursuit-of-equality-over-excellence

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat Censured for Voting with Trump 19% of the Time. Bipartisanship Is Dead. – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/democrat_censured_for_voting_with_trump_19_of_the_time_bipartisanship_is_dead.html

DAILY CALLER
— Only Nine Students Show Up To White Privilege Workshop At School Of 30,000 – BEN MCDONALD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/21/nine-students-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-white-privilege-workshop/

POLITICO
— Trump sets sights on Indian American voters ahead of 2020 The president hopes to appeal to Indian Americans at massive ‘Howdy Modi’ rally with popular Indian leader. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/22/trump-indian-american-voters-2020-1507266

ABC NEWS
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/alaska-gop-scraps-2020-presidential-primary-helping-trump-65773870

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Trust Police More Than Congress, Study Finds – Heather Murphy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/trust-congress-military-police.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans trust police officers, military leaders and local public officials more than members of Congress, tech leaders and journalists, according to a study published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday. . .Trust in journalists varied depending on the question and the respondent’s political affiliation. Roughly half of Americans said journalists care about people like them, whereas nearly as many — 46 percent — said journalists rarely care. Republicans’ belief that journalists would fairly cover all sides of an issue (31 percent) was dramatically lower than Democrats’ (74 percent). Two-thirds of Americans think that journalists behave unethically some or most of the time.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Obama is more popular than ever. So why are the Democratic candidates running so far to his left? – MATT WELCH
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/election-2020-democratic-candidates-obama-left

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Social media giants discriminate against conservative views  There are hundreds of instances where conservatives have been unfairly banned or suppressed based on their political beliefs. – Ryan Moore
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2019/09/22/op-ed-social-media-giants-discriminate-against-conservative-views/2391463001/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/mexico/2019/09/21/mexico-plans-summit-to-target-rise-of-white-supremacy/

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Candace Owens tells R.I. crowd that Democrats ‘brainwash’ blacks – Madeleine List 
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190921/candace-owens-tells-ri-crowd-that-democrats-brainwash-blacks

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-=hater says “Trump cruelty not welcome in New Mexico.”
https://www.abqjournal.com/1369375/trump-cruelty-not-welcome-in-new-mexico-ex-the-land-of-enchantment-has-a-long-history-of-welcoming-immigrants-into-our-state-and-society.html

DAILY MAIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 1 in 25 US adults uses marijuana EVERY DAY, study finds – NATALIE RAHHAL 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7486579/Nearly-1-25-adults-uses-marijuana-DAY-study-finds.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/22/donald-trump-general-motors-strike

STRAITS TIMES
— Securing the future of quality journalism – Warren Fernandez
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/securing-the-future-of-quality-journalism