Tag: retirement

September 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bears lock arms, Steelers remain inside for national anthem amid President Trump’s comments – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/bears-players-lock-arms-during-national-anthem/2449051/
— Mismanaged money, jeopardized living conditions for Chicago seniors
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-mismanaged-money-jeopardized-living-conditions-for-chicago-seniors/2443451/

 

NBC5
— Bears Lock Arms, Steelers Stay in Locker Room for National Anthem – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/national-anthem-protest-steelers-bears-447405503.html

 

CBS2
— Sign At Former Vietnamese Restaurant Spark Wheaton Protest  (DIERSEN: According to this article, dozens are fighting back to sternly show that “Wheaton welcomes all.”  I should write a book about those in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn who do not welcome those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/24/sign-at-former-vietnamese-restaurant-spark-wheaton-protest/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago Bears link arms, Pittsburgh Steelers stay in locker room during national anthem
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-bears-link-arms-pittsburgh-steelers-stay-in-locker-room-during-national-anthem

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 9/24/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/24/the-sunday-spin-poltiics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-92417/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bears issue statement on President Trump’s comments; Steelers remain in locker room during anthem – Dan Wiederer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-bears-steelers-trump-national-anthem-20170924-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-football-trump-nfl-protest-20170924-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-nfl-protests-colin-kaepernick-ryan-spt-0925-20170924-column.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-nfl-national-anthem-kneeling-20170924-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner plays it safe on likely doomed GOP Senate Obamacare bill – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-rauner-plays-it-safe-on-likely-doomed-gop-senate-obamacare-bill/
— Bannon to conservatives: Fear ‘corrupt’ GOP establishment – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have had the most success in destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. These destroyers a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bannon-to-conservatives-fear-corrupt-gop-establishment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told conservatives Sunday at a rally that they needn’t worry about Democrats but instead should focus on the “corrupt and incompetent Republican establishment.” Bannon spoke to about 400 people at a St. Louis hotel during the rally hosted by Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, a spinoff of the conservative think tank Eagle Forum that Schlafly founded and led until her death last year at age 92. The rally came at a tense time in St. Louis, where nearly 200 people have been arrested in protest since Sept. 15, when a judge acquitted a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black suspect. A small group of protesters stood outside the hotel with signs, including large letters that spelled out “Racist.”)
— Lisa Madigan’s bailing out may have had more to do with father – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-lisa-madigans-bailing-out-may-have-had-more-to-do-with-father/
— Steelers stay in locker room for anthem; Bears link arms – Patrick Finley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/steelers-will-stay-in-locker-room-for-anthem-bears-release-statement/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries side with the protestors?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-if-youre-allowed-to-stand-youre-allowed-to-kneel/
— Northbrook pols, businesses out of step on minimum wage – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-northbrook-pols-businesses-out-of-step-on-minimum-wage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trumps-meddling-may-spark-more-athletes-to-protest/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates scramble in unexpected open attorney general race – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170924/candidates-scramble-in-unexpected-open-attorney-general-race
— Steelers stay in locker room for anthem before Bears game – Bob LeGere
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170924/steelers-stay-in-locker-room-for-anthem-before-bears-game
— Why it’s so hard for Americans to save for retirement – Jonnelle Marte (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I could and did save more for my retirement a) because I avoided the draft, b) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, c) because of my wife’s income, d) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and e) because I do not give lots of money to churches like they do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170924/why-its-so-hard-for-americans-to-save-for-retirement

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Why Illinois Republicans are rooting for Wisconsin Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-24/jim-dey-why-illinois-republicans-are-rooting-wisconsin-democrats.html
— Capital plan in the works? – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-09-24/rich-millercapitol-fax-capital-plan-the-works.html

 

TIMES
— Madigan reigns and remains — why? – Austin Berg
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/statewise-madigan-reigns-and-remains-why/article_68110100-351f-56d9-bd04-b217a4a03f89.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pro-Trump media goes on offense for President in NFL controversy  Some ‘creative’ responses to critics – OLIVER DARCY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/protrump-media-goes-on-offense-for-president-in-nfl-controversy/817580999
— Trump on protests: ‘Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable’  President tweets on NFL controversy again – CAROLINE KENNY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-on-protests-standing-with-locked-arms-is-good-kneeling-is-not-acceptable/817616866

 

WQAD
— Governor’s ride to Springfield raises money for Honor Flight – RYAN JENKINS
http://wqad.com/2017/09/24/governors-ride-to-springfield-raises-money-for-honor-flight/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Bannon tells St. Louis crowd that taking down ‘liberal’ GOP establishment is first goal – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bannon-tells-st-louis-crowd-that-taking-down-liberal-gop/article_cba07c56-f126-59ea-ad78-38fa005375d1.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: Steve Bannon, the alt-right internet provocateur and former adviser to President Donald Trump, on Sunday told a cheering St. Louis-area crowd of several hundred conservative activists that the Republican establishment needs to be vanquished even before the Democrats. “The Democrats . . . we’ll get to them, and we’ll beat them like we beat Hillary Clinton,” Bannon said in a brief but fiery speech at an event at the St. Louis Airport Marriott. “But the first thing we have to get through is a corrupt and incompetent Republican establishment.”)

 

BREITBART
— Tea Party Patriots ‘Keep Your Promises’ Rally Calls for Republican Majority to Act – MICHELLE MOONS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” elected officials in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton and how they failed/refused to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their party’s platform.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/24/tea-party-patriots-keep-promises-rally-calls-republican-majority-act/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Tweet, NFL Response Escalate Drama of Sunday Games
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/FBN-Trump-NFL-Owners/2017/09/24/id/815388/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ravens And Jaguars Kneel For US Anthem In London – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/24/ravens-and-jaguars-kneel-for-u-s-anthem-in-london-video/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Pittsburgh Steelers Stayed in the Locker Room While the National Anthem Played. – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/982057-pittsburgh-steelers-stayed-locker-room-national-anthem-played-except/

 

POLITICO
— NFL player protests increase after Trump’s attacks  More players kneel, lock arms or even stay in the locker room. – DAVID COHEN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/24/trump-attacks-nfl-again-243062

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Pittsburgh Steelers Stay Off Field During Anthem, Crowd Boos Them When They Return  One player broke with the team and stood on the sidelines. – Daniel Marans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pittsburgh-steelers-booed-national-anthem_us_59c7e68ee4b0cdc77331ed41

 

CBS NEWS
— NFL players kneel, raise fists, lock arms during national anthem – JUSTIN CARISSIMO
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nfl-players-protest-national-anthem-donald-trump-latest/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/sports/trump-national-anthem-nfl.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Richard Petty among NASCAR owners saying anthem protests will get employees fired – Des Bieler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/24/richard-petty-among-nascar-owners-saying-anthem-protests-will-get-employees-fired/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/24/these-nfl-owners-gave-trump-millions-but-when-he-attacked-their-sport-they-hit-back/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-nfl-week-3-live-updates-20170924-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2017/09/24/protest-unity-president-trump/698520001/

 

FED SMITH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who argue that federal employees are overpaid would never seek a federal job a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/24/80-differential-federal-private-sector-compensation/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Take a knee: Dozens of NFL players stage biggest protest yet in response to Donald Trump comments  The President has engaged in a weekend-long rant about players who take a knee during the American national anthem – Samuel Osborne and Alexandra Wilts
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/take-a-knee-donald-trump-nfl-baltimore-ravens-jacksonville-jaguars-national-anthem-wembley-stadium-a7964611.html

 

DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS
— Former Congressman Joe Walsh Calls Stevie Wonder ‘Another Ungrateful Black Multi-Millionaire’ – Paul Resnikoff
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/09/24/stevie-wonder-kneel-trump-racist/

September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘All Lives Splatter’: South Dakota lawmaker shares meme depicting protesters hit by vehicle – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/all-lives-splatter-lawmaker-shares-meme-depicting-protesters-hit-by-vehicle/2435750/

 

CBS2
— Next Dem Announcing For Illinois Attorney General: Sen. Kwame Raoul
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/20/kwame-raoul-illinois-attorney-general/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Twitter Wednesday: touts GOP healthcare bill, slams Rand Paul – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-tweets-pushing-gop-healthcare-bill-rand-paul-negative-force/
— City falling short on ensuring language access, IG says – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Who pays for “ensuring language access.” Should Chicago bill those foreign countries that the illegals came from?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-falling-short-on-ensuring-language-access-ig-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has positioned himself as the defender of illegal immigrants ever since Donald Trump campaigned for president on a promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, order mass deportations and cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities. But it’s another story when it comes to implementing the city program tailor-made to ensure that Chicago’s nearly 400,000 “limited English proficient” residents can access city services.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say that Rauner is doing more than Emanuel to promote illegal immigration.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mayor-emanuel-falls-behind-gov-rauner-in-protecting-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want teachers to do even more to “crank out good little Democrats.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-get-voter-registration-going-in-high-school-civics-classes/
— One way the rich could get richer under Trump – ROBERT REICH  (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America be required to disclose how much money a) their parents have given them and b) how much money they are in line to get from their parents?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/robert-reich-one-way-the-rich-could-get-richer-under-trump/
— Ben Stiller says Chicago goes easy on the envy – BILL ZWECKER (DIERSEN: All my critic/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always been filled with envy.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ben-stiller-says-chicago-goes-easy-on-the-envy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The whole point of Ben Stiller’s new film “Brad’s Status,” the actor said, is how many of us spend “way too much time worrying about being less successful than our peer group. “You can be happily driving down the street or something, and if you’re an actor — especially in Hollywood where they have those huge billboards up on Sunset Boulevard — you can be easily hit in the face with a huge one-upmanship comparison. You look up and see that huge billboard for someone’s latest film, and think, ‘What?! What’s that?! How did he get that? Nobody told me about that!’ ” The entertainment business is rife with people making those kinds of comparisons, he said, but “no matter what you do, I know people are comparing their lives and levels of success to others, whether they be lawyers, hedge-fund guys, retailers or salesmen.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-dreamers-rally-st-0921-20170920-story.html
— Entire island of Puerto Rico without power after Hurricane Maria; at least 9 dead – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-20170919-story.html
— Chicago dreams of Amazon – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-chicago-illinois-debt-20170920-story.html
— The Vietnam syndrome: How we lost it and why we need it – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: How did Vietnam impact you? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and everyone else a) that to avoid being sent to Vietnam, I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971; b) that the aforesaid proved that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things; and c) that aforesaid proves why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Because I am not a veteran, and therefore I did not get the veterans preference, a) some if not many federal jobs were not offered me, b) the job offer that IRS gave me in 1971 and that I immediately accepted was delayed, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO had a written agreement with its employees who were veterans that they would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts or downsizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-vietnam-syndrome-afghanistan-20170921-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schneider speaks to Schaumburg Township GOP Sept. 23
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170919/schneider-speaks-to-schaumburg-township-gop-sept-23
— No sales tax increase in Naperville, but property tax hike looms – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170920/no-sales-tax-increase-in-naperville-but-property-tax-hike-looms

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As other guvs rail against Obamacare repeal, Rauner clears his throat – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929988/as-other-guvs-rail-against-obamacare-repeal-rauner-clears-his-throat
— Rauner should be Team Chicago—not St. Louis—in Amazon race – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS10/170929999/rauner-should-be-team-chicago-not-st-louis-8212-in-amazon-race
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: You’re not imagining it, Cook County: Property values still lag here – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929992/in-cook-county-property-values-struggle

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raoul enters AG race, apologizes for ‘Miss America’ comment – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170920/raoul-enters-ag-race-apologizes-for-miss-america-comment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, who says he will run for attorney general in 2018, on Wednesday apologized for how he referred to Republican candidate Erika Harold when discussing the office last week. “I’ve seen the reaction to the comment that I made, and I don’t blame anybody for being offended,” Raoul told The State Journal-Register. “If I read them without the full context of our full conversation, I would have the same reaction. … I take full responsibility for the bad characterization.” Raoul told the newspaper on Friday, after Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she would not seek another term, that “I think Lisa would have acquitted herself well against Miss America. I don’t know what’s behind the attorney general’s decision … but I doubt seriously it was any fear of Erika Harold.” Harold, of Urbana, was the 2003 Miss America, and is also a graduate of Harvard Law School, and now practices law. The story yielded a statement from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, calling Raoul’s statement “blatant and belittling sexism.” “As a cadet at West Point and a woman in the political arena, I have spent much of my career fighting the dismissive, condescending sexism Senator Raoul so brazenly exhibited in his attempt to frame Ms. Harold as ‘just a pretty face,’” Ives said. “I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold, because … I don’t think it’s a small accomplishment to be Miss America,” Raoul said Wednesday. “In addition, her academic credentials are exceptional.” He said the point he was making in the full conversation last week was that he didn’t think Madigan was scared out of the race. “I think my record and people who know me demonstrates that I’m not a sexist,” Raoul said. “But I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold and to anybody else who took my comments to be intended to be demeaning to Miss Harold.”)

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Undocumented students say other Illinois universities are being more supportive than SIU – MARNIE LEONARD
https://dailyegyptian.com/72189/showcase/undocumented-students-say-other-illinois-universities-are-being-more-supportive-than-siu/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Seventh Circuit affirms Emerald casino executives liable for $272 million – David Hutton
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210911-seventh-circuit-affirms-emerald-casino-executives-liable-for-272-million
— Judge lets suit continue vs casino tech biz Scientific Games over patent fraud, antitrust claims – John Sammon
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511215791-judge-lets-suit-continue-vs-casino-tech-biz-scientific-games-over-patent-fraud-antitrust-claims

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ex-Rauner aide Trover teams up with Blago’s deputy governor
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511221620-ex-rauner-aide-trover-teams-up-with-blago-s-deputy-governor

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISCUSSION: SHOULD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES UPHOLD THE IL GOP PLATFORM? (DIERSEN: I served on the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you have not and/or if you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican. In Illinois, when Republican elected officials and/or party leaders fail or refuse to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should censure them or remove them from the office(s) that they hold. In Illinois, when Republican candidates fail or refuse to commit to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should have the power to remove them from the ballot.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/should-republican-candidates-uphold-the-il-gop-platform-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Delegates representing the party’s rank and file at the 2016 Illinois Republican Convention resoundingly embraced the Platform Committee’s recommended planks. Last year’s most controversial plank was the party’s view on upholding traditional marriage. Observers counted nearly 85 percent of the delegates supporting one-man, one-woman marriage. A subsequent vote on the whole platform confirmed the delegates support for the platform. But since that time, there has been a growing discussion about just how important – or unimportant – a political party’s platform is. . .How important is the IL GOP’s party platform? Do you think candidates should hold to the planks if they are elected? Or is it merely a suggestion and irrelevant as a whole? Please comment either here on Illinois Review’s website or on Illinois Review’s Facebook page. Your ideas matter.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Backlogged bills hit a new high this week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/backlogged-bills-hit-a-new-high-this-week/
— Do you consider yourself “happy”? Explain. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not happy enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be happy that they have not harmed me more than they already have. If you were me, how would you deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/question-of-the-day-2552/
— Raoul takes “full responsibility” for “bad” Erika Harold comment, Maze Jackson apologizes to listeners
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/raoul-takes-full-responsibility-for-bad-erika-harold-comment-maze-jackson-apologizes-to-listeners/

 

FOX NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Cahokia Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/20/youth-football-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-kaepernick-inspired-protest
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN AMERICA TIGHTENS: Nearly 1 in 5 Undergrads Support Violence to Shut Down Speakers
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/19/new-poll-shows-one-fifth-supports-using-violence-political-tool

 

BREITBART
— Muhammad Is Top English Baby Name for Fifth Year Running – OLIVER JJ LANE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/20/muhammad-top-english-baby-name-fifth-year-running/

 

BLAZE
— Life is so easy now that teens aren’t growing up as fast – Aaron Colen  (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32?  Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought a new Corvette when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31.  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32.  I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/19/life-is-so-easy-now-that-teens-arent-growing-up-as-fast-study-shows/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO blasts Education Department’s financial oversight of colleges – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/20/government-watchdog-blasts-education-departments-financial-oversight-of-colleges/

 

FED SMITH
— Debating the Role of Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years in three different agencies, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/20/debating-role-federal-employees/

September 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 9 killed in Chicago weekend shootings – Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/9-killed-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/2425730/
— St. Louis sees second night of protests over ex-cop’s acquittal; 9 arrested – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/9-arrested-after-2nd-night-of-st-louis-protests/2425776/
— Police: 33 arrests in St. Louis protests over ex-cop’s acquittal – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/police-33-arrests-in-st-louis-protests-over-ex-cops-acquittal/2424720/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Across US, lawmakers chip away at public’s access to records – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170917/news/309179999/
— New secrecy tactic: suing people who seek public records – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170917/news/309179996/
— Ending pension donations for DuPage forest board – Mary Lou Wehrli  (DIERSEN: What do you have to prove the hours that you worked? I have saved all the time sheets from when I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997, both I and my employers paid 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170917/ending-pension-donations-for-dupage-forest-board

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Running mates help balance governor tickets – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Ever-increasingly, according to the anti-Trumps, those who have the following demographics are popular: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170916/bernard-schoenburg-running-mates-help-balance-governor-tickets

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trust Act goes too far – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/15/our-view-trust-act-goes-too-far/add9g2d/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AFSCME contract suit may not be heard until next year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170916/statehouse-insider-afscme-contract-suit-may-not-be-heard-until-next-year

 

WASHINGTON Examiner
— VA only filling half of its medical appointments while veterans wait for weeks – Eric Hannel
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/va-only-filling-half-of-its-medical-appointments-while-veterans-wait-for-weeks/article/2634652

 

UNIVERSITY STAR
— Debunking the myth of white majority – Tafari Robertson
https://star.txstate.edu/2017/09/16/debunking-the-myth-of-white-majority/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— SPLC won’t label Antifa a hate group  To the SPLC, targeting conservatives and giving Antifa a pass is good for business – Chace Paulson
http://canadafreepress.com/article/splc-wont-label-antifa-a-hate-group

 

POLITICO
— California tears into Trump  The finale of the state’s legislative session was a primal scream aimed at the president. –  DAVID SIDERS  (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run California succeed in getting California secede from the United States of American and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/17/california-tears-into-trump-242801

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote hatred: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/welcome-to-the-country-of-hate-i_us_59bd196de4b02c642e4a16ce

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bump in U.S. Incomes Doesn’t Erase 50 Years of Pain – PATRICIA COHEN  (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 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/2017/09/16/business/economy/bump-in-us-incomes-doesnt-erase-50-years-of-pain.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want socialism, communism, and/or dictatorship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/opinion/sunday/constitution-economy.html
— Ellen Pao: Has Anything Really Changed for Women in Tech? – ELLEN PAO
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/opinion/sunday/ellen-pao-sexism-tech.html
— Juggalos on the Mall? Just Another Weekend of Washington Protests – EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/us/politics/juggalos-washington-march.html

 

TIME
— ‘He’s Making Things Happen.’ Trump Fans Rally in Washington, D.C. – Nash Jenkins
http://time.com/4945077/donald-trump-rally-washington/

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND MEMBERS OF GROUP B ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.standard.net/TX/2017/09/17/Charlottesville-shows-racism-still-strong-in-America.html

 

ARIZONA DAILY STAR
— Jonathan Rothschild: Being a citizen means standing up for American values – Jonathan Rothschild  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, to be American is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://tucson.com/opinion/local/jonathan-rothschild-being-a-citizen-means-standing-up-for-american/article_0fe59803-27ec-542a-a19f-7e228432d559.html
— Religious leaders frustrated by lack of progress on DREAM Act – Andrew Nicla  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://tucson.com/news/local/religious-leaders-frustrated-by-lack-of-progress-on-dream-act/article_3afb812e-abf8-5403-a29c-7bae40be5029.html

 

VENTURA COUNTY STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, it seems that Mexico and its citizens love individuals, love organizations, love companies, love governments, and love countries that are anti-American.
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2017/09/16/how-do-mexicans-feel-u-s-survey-says/668612001/

 

SAN DIEGO 7
— “Sanctuary State” Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk  The bill passed by the state senate 27 to 11 – Brie Stimson and Alex Presha (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run California succeed in getting California secede from the United States of American and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Sanctuary-City-Bill-Heads-to-Governors-Desk–444981413.html

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— People Of Color More Likely To Be Exposed To Pollution Than Whites – DENISSE MORENO  (DIERSEN: My father worked in what is now a toxic site (Stauffer Chemical Company in Chicago Heights) for 28 years 1941-1969. SEE: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/184309.pdf)
http://www.ibtimes.com/people-color-more-likely-be-exposed-pollution-whites-2590548

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, anti-American, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/17/stop-acting-surprised-america-donald-trump-is-a-white-supremacist/

 

GUARDIAN
— Media should reflect all society, not just a typically male ruling class – Jane Martinson  (DIERSEN: In America, the Democrat Party is the ruling class.)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2017/sep/17/the-media-should-reflect-the-whole-of-society-not-just-one-ruling-class-jane-martinson
— In a society too short of common goals, identity politics are an imperfect answer – Kenan Malik  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, politicians promote, glorify, praise, and pander to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/16/no-common-goals-fragmented-society-identity-politics

September 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Potential Attorney General Candidates Respond to Speculation Over Madigan’s Departure – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lisa-madigan-candidates-replacement-illinois-attorney-general-444858933.html
— TRAGIC: Video Gaming Revenues Continue to Rise in Illinois
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-gambling-revenues-continue-to-rise-in-illinois-444923043.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— St. Louis cop’s acquittal triggers second day of protests – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/st-louis-cops-acquittal-triggers-second-day-of-protests/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Lincoln-Way chief Wyllie could lose $321,000 annual pension if convicted – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-wyllie-lincoln-way-retirement-st-0917-20170915-story.html
— Aurora forum examines impact of Trump DACA immigration decision – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-immigration-st-0917-20170916-story.html
— Comptroller Mendoza confronts Chicago tough guy leaving crash scene with 2 magic words: Say cheese! – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, when I attempt to deliver precinct letters and campaign literature to Republican voters in my precinct, Democrats treat me in a nasty/rude/threatening manner.  To better document their nasty/rude/threatening manner, can/should I wear a body camera when I attempt to deliver precinct letters and campaign literature to Republican voters in my precinct?  Many of these nasty/rude/threatening Democrats cast Republican primary ballots to harm the Republican Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-susana-mendoza-quarters-boyle-met-0917-20170915-column.html
— As Lisa Madigan leaves office, few woman ready to take her place – Mary Schmich  (DIERSEN: Erika Harold is ready to take her place.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-lisa-madigan-mary-schmich-met-20170915-story.html
— Trump tweets misspelled endorsement of Schuette for Michigan governor – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-endorsement-michigan-schuette-20170916-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— The flaws in the Electoral College – Editorial (DIERSEN: What if Clinton had won?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170916/editorial-the-flaws-in-the-electoral-college
— Military convoy sets history in motion Saturday at DuPage County Fairgrounds – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170916/military-convoy-sets-history-in-motion-saturday-at-dupage-county-fairgrounds

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What the ‘lite-guv’ picks tell us about the candidates—and the party – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170916/ISSUE11/170919912/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-line-up-running-mates
— Are Illinoisans paying for sins of other states’ drivers? – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170916/ISSUE01/170919910/are-illinoisans-paying-for-sins-of-other-states-drivers

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Kennedy said when his family immigrated to America, they faced the same racism and discrimination now facing Arabs and Muslims – Ray Hanania  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a White male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, and therefore, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2017/09/16/kennedy-will-respect-arabs-muslims-illinois-governor/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TRAGIC: Illinois video gambling revenue continues to grow – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article173700746.html

 

WGLT
— ERA Rally In Normal Draws Broad Support – BAYLEE STEELMAN (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a White male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, and therefore, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://wglt.org/post/photos-era-rally-normal-draws-broad-support#stream/0

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/2017/09/16/legalize-medical-marijuana-campus/

 

NEBRASKA TV
— Warren Buffett’s son becomes interim sheriff in Illinois – AP
http://nebraska.tv/news/local/warren-buffetts-son-becomes-interim-sheriff-in-illinois

 

TOWNHALL
— ESPN Employee: ‘I Pretend I’m A Democrat So I Can Keep My Job Here’ – Matt Vespa  (DIERSEN: If I had pretended to be a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/09/16/espn-employee-im-tired-of-pretending-this-company-is-not-full-of-st-n2382428

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Tucker Carlson Warns Republicans of the Party’s Demise  “Collapse of GOP.” – Tracy Mastaler
https://www.westernjournalism.com/fox-news-host-just-predicted-the-end-of-the-republican-party/

 

POLITICUSUSA
— Defying Trump, California lawmakers vote to become ‘sanctuary state’ – Reuters
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/09/16/defying-trump-california-lawmakers-vote-sanctuary-state.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In the nation’s capital of rallies, a day full of them featured Trump sentiments and Juggalos  The day seemed almost designed to test Americans’ ability to disagree peaceably – Peter Jamison, Perry Stein, Kelyn Soong and Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-the-nations-capital-of-rallies-a-day-full-of-them-begins-featuring-trump-sentiments-and-juggalos/2017/09/16/f04a7a9c-9a57-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html
— With little to lose, Democrats cautiously share the driver’s seat with Trump – Paul Kane, Ed O’Keefe and Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/with-little-to-lose-democrats-cautiously-share-the-drivers-seat-with-trump/2017/09/16/09eb2fca-9a47-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP SUPPORTERS DON’T REALLY CARE IF HE IS IMPEACHED.”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-impeachment-civil-war-president-666177

September 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan not running for re-election – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/lisa-madigan-not-running-for-re-election/2420111/
— Judge: AG Sessions can’t deny grant money for Chicago, other sanctuary cities – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-ag-sessions-cant-deny-grant-money-for-chicago-other-sanctuary-cities/2420917/

 

NBC5
— Madigan Replacements Begin to Emerge After Stunning Announcement – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/potential-madigan-replacements-line-up-after-stunning-announcement-444762943.html
— Judge: Attorney General Can’t Withhold Money From ‘Sanctuary Cities’ – Don Babwin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Judge-Attorney-General-Cant-Withhold-Money-From-Sanctuary-Cities-444731993.html

 

CBS2
— New U.S. Citizens Look Forward To Voting – Mai Martinez  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at new U.S. citizens and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/15/new-u-s-citizens-look-forward-to-voting/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Attorney General Lisa Madigan won’t seek re-election in 2018 – Kim Geiger, Rick Pearson and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-reelection-2018-met-0916-20170915-story.html
— Lisa Madigan’s departure sets off scramble for attorney general’s seat – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-replacement-race-met-0916-20170915-story.html
— Judge rules in city’s favor on sanctuary cities, grants nationwide injunction – Jason Meisner and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit-met-20170915-story.html
— To be Lisa Madigan, liberated – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lisa-madigan-retire-michael-speaker-0917-20170915-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— General confusion: Pols jockey for position after Lisa Madigan stunner – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/general-confusion-pols-jockey-for-position-after-lisa-madigan-stunner/
— Chicago scores legal victory in sanctuary city battle with Sessions  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially secede from the United States of America?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-scores-legal-victory-in-sanctuary-city-battle-with-sessions/
— Illinois AG Lisa Madigan says she will not seek re-election – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lisa-madigan-says-she-will-not-seek-reelection/
— McCarthy mayoral exploratory committee formed; Emanuel camp yawns – Sam Charles  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel call McCarthy a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/garry-mccarthy-mayoral-exploratory-committee-formed/
— Mayoral run not behind Lisa Madigan’s stunning decision, sources say – Fran Spielman and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lisa-madigan-says-she-will-not-seek-reelection/
— Deputy Gov. Munger is state’s ‘point person’ luring Amazon here – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/deputy-gov-munger-is-states-point-person-luring-amazon-here/
— J.B. Pritzker firms got over $1.9M in state tax credits in four years – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-firms-got-over-1-9m-in-state-tax-credits-in-four-years-mihalopoulos/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Attorney General Lisa Madigan won’t seek new term in 2018
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170915/attorney-general-lisa-madigan-wont-seek-new-term-in-2018

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lisa Madigan will not run for re-election – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170915/NEWS02/170919923/lisa-madigan-will-not-run-for-re-election
— Here’s a rescue plan for Chicago’s declining suburbs – AARON RENN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170915/OPINION/170919919/heres-a-rescue-plan-for-chicagos-declining-suburbs
— Judge hands Chicago a win on sanctuary city status – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially secede from the United States of America?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170915/NEWS02/170919915/judge-hands-chicago-a-win-on-sanctuary-city-status

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Rep. Dan Brady to run for re-election – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/state-rep-dan-brady-to-run-for-reelection/article_dd6c8414-203f-584e-8f5c-590ff48ddef0.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND TRAGIC: Video gambling sucks millions of dollars out the region.
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/113851/video-gaming-pumping-millions-into-region

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The stark reality is there are fewer of us, and we make less money – CASEY BISCHEL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois make it clear that they do not want individuals, organizations, or companies that are members of the following groups to come to Illinois or to stay in Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article173286731.html
— Former legislator Dwight Kay wants to go back to Springfield. His own party wants someone else. – JOSEPH BUSTOS  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office in Illinois as a Republican, would the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, etc. support you?)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article173506921.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Dwight is a friend. We’ve supported him in the past, but the fact is on Nov. 8, 2016 … he fell short where we picked up five other seats, so we’re going to go in a new direction for the 112th and we feel the voters have spoken,” said Joe Woodward, political director for the House Republican Organization.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Currie’s decision not to run again is sign of coming doom for Democrats, GOP says – Angela Underwood
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511217959-currie-s-decision-not-to-run-again-is-sign-of-coming-doom-for-democrats-gop-says

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – Now $15,681,199,932 Billion in vendor debt! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/illinois-now-15681199932-billion-in-vendor-debt/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JUDGE RULES AGAINST SESSIONS’ ATTEMPT TO WITHHOLD CHICAGO FUNDING OVER SANCTUARY STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/judge-rules-against-sessions-attempt-to-withhold-chicago-funding-over-immigration-law-enforcement.html
— GOP AG CANDIDATE ERIKA HAROLD RESPONDS TO AG MADIGAN RETIREMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/gop-ag-candidate-erika-harold-responds-to-ag-madigan-retirement.html
— SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN DIST 210 FORMER SUPERINTENDENT FACES FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/southwest-suburban-dist-210-former-superintendent-faces-federal-fraud-charges.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Lisa Madigan will not run for reelection  Speaker Madigan responds
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/15/exclusive-lisa-madigan-will-not-run-for-reelection/
— House Republicans explain why they’re not backing Dwight Kay again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/15/house-republicans-explain-why-theyre-not-backing-dwight-kay-again/
— RAGA gives Erika Harold credit for pushing Lisa Madigan out of the race
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/15/raga-gives-erika-harold-credit-for-pushing-lisa-madigan-out-of-the-race/
— ILGOP claims Leader Currie, AG Madigan retirements proof that “the Madigan brand is toxic”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/15/ilgop-claims-leader-currie-ag-madigan-retirements-proof-that-the-madigan-brand-is-toxic/
— Another Rauner staff reorg
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/15/another-rauner-staff-reorg/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Enrollments, budgets fall short at universities known for ‘social justice warfare’ – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Those who promote “social justice” paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/14/enrollment-drops-at-schools-known-for-social-justi/

 

GOPUSA
— Safety concerns spur more black women in Chicago to get concealed-carry gun permits
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30181
— Democrats have no interest in fixing voter fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30236
— Conservatives Have to Become the Resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/conservatives-have-to-become-the-resistance/
— President warns do-nothing GOP: Get your act together
http://www.gopusa.com/president-warns-do-nothing-gop-get-your-act-together/
— Google systematically pays women less than men: Lawsuit
http://www.gopusa.com/google-systematically-pays-women-less-than-men-lawsuit/
— School Fears ‘USA’ Chant Could be Intolerant and Offensive  (DIERSEN: What percent of the students, teachers, and administrators in this school are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30229

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Is he a slick negotiator or a Dem in disguise? – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/09/15/is-he-a-slick-negotiator-or-a-dem-in-disguise
— There’s nothing ‘poor’ about the Southern Poverty Law Center – Abraham Hamilton III
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/guest-commentary/2017/09/15/theres-nothing-poor-about-the-southern-poverty-law-center

 

NEWSMAX
— Ad Targets Dems Who Questioned Nominee’s Catholic Faith – Jeffrey Rodack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/judicial-crisis-network-amy-coney-barrett-ad-catholic/2017/09/15/id/813825/

 

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: ‘No Reason to Be Optimistic’ About Trump’s Deal on DACA – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/14/tucker-carlson-no-reason-optimistic-trumps-deal-daca/

 

BLAZE
— Here’s what’s happening to illegal alien crossings after a historic decrease – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/15/illegal-alien-crossings-are-surging-again-after-a-historic-decrease/

 

HILL
— Federal judge blocks Trump from denying funds to sanctuary cities – BRANDON CARTER
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/350937-federal-judge-blocks-trump-from-defunding-sanctuary-cities
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: McCain backs bill to block transgender troops ban – REBECCA KHEEL (DIERSEN: Will McCain change his name to “anti-Republican?”)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/350919-mccain-backs-bill-to-block-transgender-troops-ban

 

POLITICO
— Madigan stuns Illinois by announcing she won’t seek reelection – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/15/lisa-madigan-illinois-no-reelection-242776

 

CBS NEWS
— Journalist from Mexico denied entry to U.S. for D.C. press event
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martin-mendez-pineda-mexican-journalist-denied-entry-united-states-press-event/

 

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Clinton should accept full responsibility for 2016 loss – JOHN PERUGINI, WAXHAW  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want me to accept responsibility for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are scapegoaters supreme.)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article173464541.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— REPLACING DACA: FUTURE DREAMERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED TOO – MICHAEL C. DORF  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans want all the children in the world to be brought into America either legally or illegally. They know that Democrat teachers will turn them into “good little Democrats” who will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsweek.com/replacing-daca-future-dreamers-should-be-protected-too-665763

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Best date to retire? How about never? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/09/best-date-to-retire-how-about-never/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Experts: veterans should ‘get out in the streets’ to protest government’s handling of ‘bad paper’ – NIKKI WENTLING  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me “bad paper.”)
https://www.stripes.com/news/experts-veterans-should-get-out-in-the-streets-to-protest-government-s-handling-of-bad-paper-1.488001

 

RAUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— 52% Not Confident Medicare Will Pay Them All Promised Benefits
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_security_medicare/medicare

September 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 5 killed, 31 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://abc7chicago.com/5-killed-31-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/2403225/

 

NBC5
— Mike Ditka warns NFL players, they better not take a knee on 9/11
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/mike-ditka-warns-nfl-players-they-better-not-take-a-knee-on-911

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mike Ditka: ‘Malcontents’ should hold off anthem protests on 9/11 – Phil Thompson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-mike-ditka-sept-11-national-anthem-protests-20170911-story.html
— Rauner’s re-election problems are his own — not Trump’s – Ron Panozzo, Orland Park
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-rauner-trump-reelection-20170911-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote DACA recipients.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-knowles-column-st-0912-20170911-story.html
— Nearly 40 shot in Chicago over weekend as city nears 500 homicides – Elvia Malagon and Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-39-wounded-6-fatally-in-weekend-shootings-20170911-story.html
— Pope Francis: If Trump is ‘pro-life,’ he should extend DACA – Julie Zauzmer  (DIERSEN: Aren’t abortions much easier to get in America than in foreign countries?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-pope-francis-trump-daca-20170911-story.html
— Key Rauner education aide Beth Purvis latest to leave administration – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-beth-purvis-leaves-met-0912-20170911-story.html
— City: Immigration rules could lead to other strings from Trump to get federal money – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-jeff-sessions-federal-grant-lawsuit-met-20170911-story.html
— Don’t expect Trump and Congress to do anything – Albert R. Hunt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-trump-ryan-mcconnell-congress-20170911-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In court, city blasts Jeff Sessions’ ‘unprecedented seizure of power’ – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-feds-back-in-court-in-lawsuit-over-grant-money-sanctuary-cities/
— Poll: Residents not swallowing ads tying pop tax to health concerns – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/poll-residents-not-swallowing-ads-tying-pop-tax-to-health-concerns/
— Rauner’s education czar Purvis latest ‘superstar’ to seek new orbit – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-education-czar-purvis-latest-superstar-to-seek-new-orbit/
— Chicago CEOs on how 9/11 changed their career paths – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: In my opinion, Nixon changed my career path. In my opinion, because of what came out about Nixon in 1974, my IRS superiors decided to not only stop promoting Republicans beyond GS-12, but to get rid of Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-chicago-ceos-on-how-911-changed-their-career-paths/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Currier School bilingual teacher encourages culture (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.  In my opinion, if they had not been stuck in the German culture, they, and therefore me, would have been much more successful. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170911/currier-school-bilingual-teacher-encourages-culture
— Flags foster Sept. 11 remembrance at Wheaton, North Central colleges – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170911/flags-foster-sept-11-remembrance-at-wheaton-north-central-colleges

 

WIREPOINTS
— Is Illinois’ New Budget Balanced? Oh, Please. – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/is-illinois-new-budget-balanced-oh-please-wirepoints-original/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP precinct committeemen hopefuls: Start your petitions – Claudia Balthazar  (DIERSEN: In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9, my goal, as it has been for Republican primary elections since 2000, is to get at least 30 petition signatures for myself and for each of the Republican candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct including:
U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; William Kelly, Governor and Ray Tranchant, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly, Senator
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives, Representative
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick, Sheriff; Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511190470-gop-precinct-committeemen-hopefuls-start-your-petitions

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdogs on Chicago’s Morning Answer
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/video-watchdogs-on-chicagos-morning-answer-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— U.S. Senate Democrats Grill Appointee Over Catholic Faith – Michael Gryboski
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/the-dogma-lives-loudly-within-you-senate-democrats-grill-appointee-over-catholic-faith/

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary: Trump inaugural speech was ‘cry from the white nationalist gut’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30036
— Media should not rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29983

 

DAILY CALLER
— There’s A Huge Hole In Hillary Clinton’s Defense Of Her ‘Deplorables’ Comment – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/theres-a-huge-hole-in-hillary-clintons-defense-of-her-deplorables-comment/
— Steve Bannon Hijacks White House Press Briefing – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/steve-bannon-hijacks-white-house-press-briefing/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Intimidation Tactics Against Conservative Opinion – Dennis Prager
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/05/lefts-intimidation-tactics-conservative-opinion/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur – ADAM LIPTAK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/politics/judge-richard-posner-retirement.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Donald Trump Is Free to Show Independence From GOP  The president’s backers know he didn’t run as a traditional Republican – Gerald F. Seib  (DIERSEN: Trump did not run as an Independent, he ran as a Republican. That obligates Trump to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-donald-trump-is-free-to-show-independence-from-gop-1505140356

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Take an active role in protecting your retirement benefits – Randy Silvey
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/09/take-an-active-role-in-protecting-your-retirement-benefits/

September 9 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Embarks on Trip to Japan and China – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-asia-trip-443456883.html
— Cook County Employees Padded Time Cards, Now Face Termination: Sheriff
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-sheriffs-office-employees-padded-time-cards-443459653.html
— Illinois Law to Require Schools to Help Breast-Feeding Moms
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-law-schools-breastfeeding-443458193.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Offers Assistance To Current, Future Irma Victims
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/illinois-offers-assistance-to-current-future-irma-victims/
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-5/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were illegally brought to America illegally and those who illegally brought them to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-daca-react-st-0910-20170908-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, anti-Trumps are overjoyed when members of the following groups leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-leaving-chicago-dahleen-glanton-met-20170930-column.html
— Man calls 911 after downtown Naperville bar refuses to let him in, police say – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-bogus-911-call-st-0910-20170909-story.html
— 3 charged in Naperville prostitution investigation – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-prostitution-arrests-blotter-st-0910-20170909-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Board likely to consider job cuts to balance budget – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/kane-county-board-likely-to-consider-job-cuts-to-balance-budget
— Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170909/business/309099969/

 

WBEZ
— Cook County Sheriff Disciplines 48 Officers For Time Fraud – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cook-county-sheriff-disciplines-48-officers-for-time-fraud/057fc9a7-1b80-4ab7-8ecb-b060a8130738

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Bill would require protesters show their face – Scot Bertram  (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents show their face.  They have their operatives and the dupes do their dirty work.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/113649/bill-would-require-protesters-show-their-face

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats help workers – Jerry Ryberg, Galesburg  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a worker 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed but overpaid worker. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, 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.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20170909/letter-democrats-help-workers

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Change Your Gender? Option Now Available for Birth Certificates – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/change-gender-option-now-birth-certificates/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Chicago’s got 99 problems, but Trump ain’t one  IN 2016 ALONE, THE CITY SAW 762 MURDERS AND 4,331 SHOOTING VICTIMS. – Jon Miller
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chicagos-got-99-problems-but-trump-aint-one

 

DAILY CALLER
— Notre Dame President Smites Dianne Feinstein For ‘Chilling’ Questions About Nominee’s Faith – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/09/notre-dame-president-smites-dianne-feinstein-for-chilling-questions-about-nominees-faith/

 

TOWNHALL
— Top Republican Slams DOJ’s ‘Terrible Decision’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/09/top-republican-slams-dojs-terrible-decision-n2379041
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I have the utmost respect for Attorney General [Jeff] Sessions, but I’m troubled by his Department’s lack of action to fully respond to our request and deliver accountability,” Brady said in a statement. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) was just as peeved, calling the DOJ’s decision a “miscarriage of justice.” This is the second time Lerner has escaped accountability for the Tea Party-targeting scandal. Back in 2015, she was cleared of charges. An investigation found rampant “mismanagement” within the IRS, but no evidence of criminal activity.)

 

GOPUSA
— Obama raised ‘Dreamers’ hopes with unconstitutional executive order (DIERSEN: What raised your hopes? For me, it was federal civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29931

 

BREITBART
— Trump Hoped for Elites’ Approval with Democrat Debt Deal — and They’re Giving It, for Now – Adam Shaw
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/09/axios-trump-hoped-for-elites-approval-with-democrat-debt-deal-and-theyre-giving-it-for-now/

 

BLAZE
— Colin Kaepernick donates to organization that sends DREAMers to protest at Trump hotel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/08/colin-kaepernick-donates-to-organization-that-sends-dreamers-to-protest-at-trump-hotel/

 

THE HILL
— Gutierrez: We’ll shut down the government if House doesn’t pass Dream Act – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/349940-house-dem-well-shut-down-the-government-if-house-doesnt-pass-dream-act
— Trump puts the GOP on notice – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349894-the-memo-trump-puts-the-gop-on-notice

 

POLITICO
— How the Dreamers Learned to Play Politics  Ten years ago, there was no movement. Today, it just might be strong enough to make Donald Trump change his mind. – JULIA PRESTON
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/09/dreamers-daca-learned-to-play-politics-215588

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/politics/trump-republicans-third-parties.html
— Can Dreamers Trust Anyone? – JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, YOU SHOULD NOT TRUST ANYONE WHO IS anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/opinion/sunday/can-dreamers-trust-anyone.html

 

WASHINGINTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump betrays everyone ” and he “has a long record as an unpredictable ally.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-betrays-everyone-the-president-has-a-long-record-as-an-unpredictable-ally/2017/09/08/9cf64768-94a8-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The clock is ticking on DACA. Here’s how young immigrants and their advocates are fighting back.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/the-clock-is-ticking-on-daca-heres-how-young-immigrants-and-their-advocates-are-fighting-back/2017/09/09/da5fa9ac-93cf-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

 

FORBES
— How Employers Are Helping Their Employees Retire – Mark Avallone  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me retire, they forced me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when was 49 years old.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markavallone/2017/09/09/how-corporations-are-helping-their-employees-retire/#2f0c20f072aa

September 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/daca-med-student-i-woke-up-and-realized-this-wasnt-a-bad-dream/2392078/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-hate-map-st-0909-20170908-story.html
— Brookins to pay $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on convicted ex-chief of staff, other employees – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a wage earner?  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Have you kept all your time sheets? I have. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ethics-board-brookins-fine-met-0909-20170908-story.html
— School concussion numbers depend in part on parents’ reporting, Fox Valley districts say – Rafael Guerrero and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-elgin-concussions-st-0911-20170908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Some GOP reps whine about politics of Harvey aid, but that’s DC.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-some-gop-reps-whine-about-politics-of-harvey-aid-but-thats-dc/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trust Act put to the test for 2nd McHenry County family – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/08/trust-act-put-to-the-test-for-2nd-mchenry-county-family/aikwuwe/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— University of Illinois begins $60M faculty recruiting effort – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, candidates will have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170907/university-of-illinois-begins-60m-faculty-recruiting-effort
— McCann says SUV a needed campaign purchase – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170908/mccann-says-suv-needed-campaign-purchase
— Assessing the Damage: How the state budget impasse hurt our public colleges and universities – Frank Manzo IV  (DIERSEN: When will the damage to GAO caused by budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s be assessed?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170908/assessing-damage-how-state-budget-impasse-hurt-our-public-colleges-and-universities

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Spotlight falls on city salaries as Peoria looks to cut budget – Steve Tarter
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170907/spotlight-falls-on-city-salaries-as-peoria-looks-to-cut-budget

 

TIMES
— SB1 creates a budgetary time bomb – Scott Reeder
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-sb-creates-a-budgetary-time-bomb/article_878d2b25-356d-50c6-bd2b-fa408d98f94c.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Once A Blue-Collar Powerhouse, Harvey Now Faces A Dim Future – CHERYL CORLEY  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/545794591/once-a-blue-collar-powerhouse-a-chicago-suburb-now-faces-a-dim-future

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— October promises to be busy for Will County Republicans – Caitlin Nordahl
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511210443-october-promises-to-be-busy-for-will-county-republicans

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jenner & Block Law Firm Files 93-Page Brief in Support of Release of Niceforo Macedo-Hernandez from McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/08/jenner-block-law-firm-files-93-page-brief-in-support-of-release-of-niceforo-macedo-hernandez-from-mchenry-county-jail/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park: Show your face at protests – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-show-your-face-at-protests/article_fd2c449a-9339-11e7-aead-2bc53d6b9b2c.html
— Following announced borrowing, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, wants bill backlog audit – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/following-announced-borrowing-state-lawmaker-wants-bill-backlog-audit/article_92e5ca1a-93fd-11e7-8c4f-8f078f4a55c9.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Darkened Minds of Feticide Cheerleaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/darkened-minds-feticide-cheerleaders/

 

FOX NEWS
— DACA media coverage is a nightmare of bias – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/09/daca-media-coverage-is-nightmare-bias-and-other-journalism-horror-stories-this-week.html

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Southern Poverty Law Center’s Fundraising Practices Called Into Question  ‘…direct mail scam…’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.westernjournalism.com/southern-poverty-law-centers-fundraising-practices-called-into-question/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student blasts affirmative action as ‘disservice to diversity’ – Toni Airaksinen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9733

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats on Rise After Cutting Funding Deal With Trump – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/09/us/politics/ap-us-trump-democrats.html
— Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses – SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/facebook-wins-democracy-loses.html
— At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/technology/google-salaries-gender-disparity.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-medical-marijuana-20170909-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Entitlements Keep Growing, and Growing, and . . . Once granted, benefits always multiply and are nearly impossible to repeal, John Cogan says. Only three presidents have been able to rein them in. – Tunku Varadarajan  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security as being unearned, undeserved, and excessive entitlements.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-entitlements-keep-growing-and-growing-and-1504908795
— We’re Richer Than We Realize  The official economic statistics fail to account for quality improvements and new products. – Martin Feldstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-richer-than-we-realize-1504900310
— How to Plan for an Unexpectedly Early Retirement  Steps on insurance, severance and other areas to prepare for a premature exit from the workforce – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-plan-for-an-unexpectedly-early-retirement-1504868400
— Your Confidence About Your Retirement Planning Is Probably Misplaced – Anne Tergesen
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/09/07/your-confidence-about-your-retirement-planning-is-probably-misplaced/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats activate deep cover agent Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/08/week-onpolitics-democrats-activate-deep-cover-agent-trump/647774001/

 

WPXI
— Microsoft pledges to protect ‘dreamer’ employees – Theresa Seiger  (DIERSEN: As GAO faced budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO protected its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That meant GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran were gotten rid of.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/microsoft-pledges-to-protect-dreamer-employees/603621980

 

WORKERS WORLD
— Will labor purchase of Sun-Times make it working-class? – Jeff Sorel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who look down on wage earners like I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/09/08/will-labor-purchase-of-sun-times-make-it-working-class/

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHAT’S BEHIND TRUMP’S SHOCKING DEAL WITH CHUCK AND NANCY?  Five theories are beginning to take hold. – T.A. FRANK
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/whats-behind-trumps-shocking-deal-with-chuck-and-nancy

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Southern Poverty Law Center calls on Fox to correct “inaccurate” and “irresponsible” segment about the organization
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/09/08/southern-poverty-law-center-calls-fox-correct-inaccurate-and-irresponsible-segment-about/217891

September 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois joins 14 states, DC in lawsuit to stop Trump plan to end DACA – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-joins-14-states-dc-in-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-plan-to-end-daca/amp/
— Emanuel accuses Trump of breaking his word on Dreamers – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-accuses-trump-of-breaking-his-word-on-dreamers/
— Gov. Rauner, AG Lisa Madigan at odds over Trump-DACA lawsuit – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-joins-14-states-dc-in-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-plan-to-end-daca/
— Biss dumps alderman as running mate over Israel remarks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-hopeful-biss-dumps-alderman-as-running-mate-after-israel-remarks/amp/
— Trump’s personal $1 million Hurricane Harvey donations: The list – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trumps-personal-hurricane-harvey-donations-the-list/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump sides with Democrats on debt ceiling, throwing Republican plans into chaos – Mike Debonis, Kelsey Snell, Philip Rucker and Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-harvey-relief-bill-20170906-story.html
— Rauner says immigration reform up to Congress; Emanuel wants state bill of rights for immigrants – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-daca-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— $1 million VFW raffle game to resume after local leaders make it legal – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-vfw-raffle-morris-met-20170906-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The anti-gambling crusader who complained about the raffle to the state gaming board, Kathy Gilroy, of suburban Villa Park, said that by law the raffle proceeds that were previously collected illegally should be forfeited to the county, but club officials have no plans to do that. Gilroy said she was the target of more than 600 comments on the Morris VFW Facebook page calling her “every name in the book,” and one saying commenters should “shut her down.” Gilroy also maintained that the Queen of Hearts game does not fit in the framework of the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act, which requires license applicants to name the prize amount, length of ticket sales and date to determine winners. “Those running a Queen of Hearts game or other progressive raffles have no way of predicting how much money will be won or when,” she wrote.)
— Ex-Downers Grove library official Art Jaros to argue for reinstatement after alleged homophobic comments – Matthew Walberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonstrate the ever-increasing power to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-downers-grove-library-court-hearing-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is turning America the beautiful into America the cruel.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-huppke-mean-america-20170906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump governs the way any white racist would.” Ever-increasingly, in America today, constructively, to call someone like Trump who is Protestant like me, conservative like me, Republican like me, American like me, White like me, male like me, older like me, non-poor like me, a gun owner like me, German national origin like me, a draft avoider like me, and someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time like me a racist, is to call for that person to be killed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-donald-trump-white-racist-20170907-story.html
— Gutierrez doubles down after calling John Kelly a ‘disgrace to the uniform’ over DACA – David Weigel and Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-luis-gutierrez-john-kelly-20170906-story.html
— Home health care workers sue Rauner for withholding 48-cent-an-hour pay hike – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-sued-home-health-care-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— Aldermen want a ban on weapons at Chicago rallies after Charlottesville violence – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-rally-weapons-ban-met-0907-20170906-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County creates automatic punishment for officials who blow budgets – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were punished by their Democrat superiors because they a) hired me, b) gave me opportunities, c) promoted me, d) failed/refused to turn me into a Democrat, e) failed/refused to get rid of me, f) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/kane-county-creates-automatic-punishment-for-officials-who-blow-budgets
— After tough talk on immigration, Trump waffles – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/analysis-after-tough-talk-on-immigration-trump-waffles
— Wheaton woman ‘surprisingly calm’ when she hit $7.25 million Lottery jackpot – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/wheaton-woman-surprisingly-calm-when-she-hit-725-million-lottery-jackpot
— Naperville sales tax talk turns to internet sales – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170906/naperville-sales-tax-talk-turns-to-internet-sales

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois sues Trump administration over ending DACA – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/NEWS02/170909945/illinois-sues-trump-administration-over-ending-daca
— See who’s owed the most by deadbeat Illinois – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/NEWS02/170909943/see-whos-owed-the-most-by-deadbeat-illinois

 

CBS2
— Governor Bruce Rauner Plans 8-Day Trade Mission To Japan, China
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/bruce-rauner-trade-mission-japan-china/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s ‘Immigrant’ Grandparents Were Actually Born in Wisconsin, BGA Finds – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-immigrant-grandparents-bga-442910023.html
— Biss Drops Ramirez-Rosa From Ticket in Bid for Illinois Governor – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/daniel-biss-carlos-ramirez-rosa-illinois-governor-442930773.html

 

ABC7
— Feds blast ‘naked claims’ by ex-Rep. Aaron Schock – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/feds-blast-naked-claims-by-ex-rep-aaron-schock/2384665/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner Resists Emanuel’s Call For ‘Illinois Dreamers’ Bill Of Rights’  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to have a Bill of Rights except those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-immigrants-daca/

 

WLS AM
— Mayor and Governor clash on Dreamers – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/06/mayor-and-governor-clash-on-dreamers/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Legislature hears pros, cons on marijuana legalization – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/article171599192.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Chicago clout, private schools win in new Illinois school law – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-chicago-clout-private-schools-win-in-new-illinois-school/article_4f9e13e4-5226-5bac-b737-49dd6676802c.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston representatives, University employees join hundreds marching for union rights, higher wage – Kristina Karisch
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/09/06/city/evanston-representatives-university-employees-join-hundreds-marching-union-rights-higher-wage/

 

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Posner says friction on 7th Circuit bench led to his retirement – Patricia Manson
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/09/06/Posner-bench-friction-9-6-17

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Dan Proft-funded Sen. Dan McConchie voted to make Illinois a sanctuary state
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/09/06/dan-proft-funded-sen-dan-mcconchie-voted-make-illinois-sanctuary-state/

 

CHICAGO DAILY WIRE
— Republicans voice shock, anger over sanctuary bill signing – W.J. Kennedy
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511208870-republicans-voice-shock-anger-over-sanctuary-bill-signing

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP chair Brian Krajewski says get busy on primary petitions – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511207247-dupage-gop-chair-says-get-busy-on-primary-petitions

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The SPLC and JP Morgan Chase: Willful Ignorance in the Information Age – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/the-splc-and-jpmorgan-chase-willful-ignorance-in-the-information-age/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS: ILLINOIS AG SIGNS ONTO LAWSUIT DEFENDING 42,000 STATE RESIDENTS IN DACA PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-ag-signs-onto-lawsuit-defending-42000-state-residents-in-daca-program.html
— OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN SWING STATES SUPPORT NO SANCTUARY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/overwhelming-majority-in-swing-states-support-no-sanctuary-for-illegal-immigrants.html

 

BREITBART
— Trump to Congress: Legalize DACA! (or I Will Revisit) – ADAM SHAW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/ttrump-to-congress-legalize-daca-or-i-will-revisit/
— White Christians Now Minority in United States  (DIERSEN: If you are happy about this, you are anti-White and/or anti-Christian.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/06/survey-white-christians-comprise-29-percent-democratic-party/
— Kasich Offers Sanctuary to DACA Recipients: ‘Come to Ohio’ – TONY LEE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Kasich makes it clear that he is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/06/kasich-offers-sanctuary-to-daca-recipients-come-to-ohio/

 

DAILY CALLER
— How Trump Caved To Dems Over Debt Ceiling, Govt. Funding – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/06/how-trump-caved-to-dems-over-debt-ceiling-govt-funding/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Graham: Gutierrez’s Gen. Kelly Comments ‘Deplorable’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/daca-lindsey-graham-john-kelly-luis-gutierrez/2017/09/06/id/812079/

 

GOPUSA
— Minnesota businesses lament loss of cheap foreign labor  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap and/or foreign labor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29792

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Loyalists Fume as WH Sway Diminishes – Rebecca Berg
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/09/06/trump_loyalists_fume_as_outsiders_gain_sway_at_wh_134921.html

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham says that Jeff Sessions ‘is wrong’ on Dreamers taking jobs from Americans. I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans.  From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/06/daca-dreamers-reaction-lindsey-graham-242370

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Illinois legislature hears pros, cons on marijuana legalization – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-il-xgr–illinois-legislature-marijuana-legalization-20170906-story.html

 

FORBES
— Did Trump Just Become A Democrat? – Stan Collender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stancollender/2017/09/06/did-trump-just-become-a-democrat/#3c437b131156

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Rauner to lose want him to “Stand up to President Trump.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/will-rauner-finally-stand-up-to-president-trump/

September 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE IL GOP PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT IMMIGRATION  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/what-the-il-gop-platform-says-about-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the Illinois Republican Party’s 2016 Convention, the state’s GOP delegates overwhelmingly supported a platform that contained this strong plank on the issue of immigration. It emphasized a “front door” policy. The issue plank concluded with these words that rank and file Republicans are saying has been totally ignored by the IL GOP leadership – including Governor Rauner – despite Republicans throughout the state supporting this position: “We call on the Illinois government to assist our federal government in the mission of protecting our homeland. We therefore urge reversal of “sanctuary city” policies, which bar our law enforcement officers from aiding Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Border control is a national security and public safety issue. We further call on the federal government to secure and protect our borders and vigorously enforce the law of the land. We further call on the federal and Illinois government to abandon all incentives that encourage illegal immigrants to settle in Illinois, as these incentives put a strain on our already struggling economy and is insulting to those who immigrated here legally.” Does the Illinois Republican Party’s platform mean anything at all?  Should IL GOP demand their party officials adhere to the platform rather than ignore it? The platform plank as accepted in 2016:)
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GRIEVE OVER RAUNER’S SNUB AND NEW SANCTUARY LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/victims-families-grieve-over-rauners-snub-and-new-sanctuary-law-in-illinois.html
— NO: TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T SUBSIDIZE OVERPRICED TESLAS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/no-taxpayers-shouldnt-subsidize-overpriced-teslas.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-let-grandma-from-berwyn-and-dreamers-stay-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-supremacist-threats-20170902-story.html
— Last Fling a Naperville ‘must-do,’ attendees say – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-last-fling-naperville-st-0903-20170902-story.html
— Are Labor Day parades floating into the past? – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-labor-parades-st-0904-20170902-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Providing salary history should be history – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs in the federal government, 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE07/170909989/providing-salary-history-should-be-history
— Bridging Springfield’s partisan divide—literally – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE11/170909987/how-infrastructure-can-bring-partisans-in-springfield-together

 

WTTW
— Fracking Permit is First to Be Approved in Illinois – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/01/fracking-permit-first-be-approved-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What’s still pending at Illinois’ Statehouse – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/unfinished-business-whats-still-pending-at-illinois-statehouse

 

WGLT
— Unions Fight To Hold Illinois As Labor Day Parade Nears – COLLEEN REYNOLDS
http://wglt.org/post/unions-fight-hold-illinois-labor-day-parade-nears#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: Trump ‘poorly informed,’ Congress ‘not his subordinates’  McCain writs op-ed as Congress returns from recess – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-trump-poorly-informed-congress-not-his-subordinates/803398884

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511204614-rauner-tax-credit-program-called-silver-lining-in-tarnished-school-funding-bill

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Abandon Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/02/republicans-abandon-lake-in-the-hillswalz-lith-mothe/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen cheers K-12 funding bill ‘no one was happy about’ – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204486-breen-cheers-k-12-funding-bill-no-one-was-happy-about

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Even without $15 an-hour, Illinois’ minimum wage is still higher – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money?  I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/even-without-an-hour-illinois-minimum-wage-is-still-higher/article_22bb56ac-8f1f-11e7-b499-331c0ec2f86a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STACKED DECK: OF ALL NEIGHBORING STATES, ONLY ILLINOIS GIVES STRIKE POWERS TO GOVERNMENT UNIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/stacked-deck-of-all-neighboring-states-only-illinois-gives-strike-powers-to-government-unions/

 

BREITBART
— Media Pushes Skewed DACA Polls, Hides Public’s Priorities – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/daca-polls-conceal-public-opposition-cheap-labor-amnesty/
— OUTRAGEOUS: 18 Republicans Fall in Line to Oppose Trump’s Elimination of DACA – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/it-begins-18-republicans-fall-in-line-to-oppose-trumps-elimination-of-daca/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘NO-GO ZONES’ BREWING IN U.S., AUTHOR WARNS  Outsiders greeted with cold stares as mosques preach hatred of West – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/no-go-zones-brewing-in-u-s-author-warns/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson Tees Off on GOP DACA Backers: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/964321-tucker-carlson-tees-off-gop-daca-backers-campaign-pledges-lies/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-article-1.3463391

 

THE STANDARD
— Retirement, Delayed – Suzanne Woolley
http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/246028/retirement-delayed.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Downers Grove pol moves to oust Library Board member after anti-gay remarks – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Downers-Grove-pol-moves-to-oust-Library-Board-member-after-anti-gay-remarks-/60265.html