October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CITING KIRK’S HEALTH, TRIBUNE ENDORSES DUCKWORTH FOR U.S. SENATE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/citing-kirks-health-tribune-endorses-duckworth-for-us-senate/1555617/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Sun-Times Endorses Duckworth’s U.S. Senate Bid  The Chicago Sun-Times editorial board endorsed Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s bid to unseat incumbent Republican Mark Kirk in the U.S. Senate Friday. The news comes just hours after the Chicago Tribune editorial board endorsed Duckworth. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Sun-Times-Endorses-Duckworths-US-Senate-Bid-397136121.html
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate  In a bit of a twist, the traditionally right-leaning Chicago Tribune editorial board has endorsed Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth in her bid unseat incumbent Republican Mark Kirk in the U.S. Senate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Tribune-Endorses-Tammy-Duckworth-397096151.html
— Illinois Lawmakers ‘Get Out The Vote’ In Front of Trump Tower – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Lawmakers-Get-Out-The-Vote-In-Front-of-Trump-Tower-397047741.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Endorsement: Leslie Munger for comptroller, to help manage an Illinois drowning in debt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-comptroller-endorsement-leslie-munger-mendoza-edit-20161014-story.html
— Questions linger for Clinton, Trump on retirement issues – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marksjarvis-clinton-trump-retirement-1016-biz-20161014-column.html
— Orland Park mayor’s pay raise would spike pension – Gregory Pratt and Mike Nolan  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 and they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-pension-st-1016-20161014-story.html
— The pro-life movement’s fatal attraction to Trump – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-pro-life-abortion-trump-clinton-perspec-1016-jm-20161014-column.html
— The Republican Party after Trump – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-donald-trump-republicans-ryan-kemp-reagan-future-edit-1016-jm-20161014-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner gives $3 million to Durkin’s campaign committee – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-gives-3-million-to-durkins-campaign-committee/
— Endorsement: Duckworth the better choice for U.S. Senate
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-duckworth-the-better-choice-for-u-s-senate/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hastert wants hush money case tossed out of Kendall County court – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/161019249/
— Police group’s endorsement of Trump stirs debate among ranks – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161014/news/310149947/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk blasts Trib’s Duckworth endorsement – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/BLOGS02/161019873/kirk-blasts-tribs-duckworth-endorsement
— Metra board plans fare hike, replaces chairman
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/NEWS10/161019866/metra-board-plans-fare-hike-replaces-chairman
— Will Trump’s implosion help Illinois Dems down ballot? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161014/NEWS02/161019859/will-trumps-implosion-help-illinois-dems-down-ballot

 

WSIL TV
— Ginsburg: Sorry for criticizing Kaepernick anthem protest – AP  (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats run America, if you criticize America, you criticize Democrats.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33394517/ginsburg-sorry-for-criticizing-kaepernick-anthem-protest

 

MADIGAN POWER, PRIVILEGE, POLITICS
— New Showtimes
https://www.michaelmadigan.com/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Global Jihad Continues – Robert Spencer
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/10/global-jihad-continues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOWARD FOSTER: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, HILLARY CLINTON IS FOR OPEN BORDERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/foster-in-case-you-missed-it-hillary-clinton-is-for-open-borders.html
— GUTIERREZ GETS READY TO MOVE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM  (DIERSEN: “Immigration reform” is code for giving U.S. citizenship to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats or to work for less money than U.S. citizens will work for.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/gutierrez-gets-ready-to-move-on-immigration-reform.html
— THORNER: “GUN CROWD’S GURU” JOHN LOTT WARNS OF “GUN FREE ZONE” DANGER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/thorner-gun-crowds-guru-john-lott-decries-danger-of-gun-free-zones.html

 

GOPUSA
— A ‘basket of deplorables’ to Hillary, a ‘swamp of crazy’ to Obama
http://www.gopusa.com/a-basket-of-deplorables-to-hillary-a-swamp-of-crazy-to-obama/
— Woman who was never proud of her country is ‘shaken to her core’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=16007
— Since 1990, the Immigrant Population Has Doubled in the US
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15984
— Walmart: ‘All Lives Matter’ Bumper Sticker is Offensive
http://www.gopusa.com/walmart-all-lives-matter-bumper-sticker-is-offensive/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LEAKED SPEECHES: Hillary Told Room Of Businessmen That More Food Stamps Will Fix The Economy – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/13/leaked-speeches-hillary-told-room-of-businessmen-that-more-food-stamps-will-fix-the-economy/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— New Mike Madigan Documentary Interesting, But Not Authoritative – Matthew Dietrich
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-dietrich/new-mike-madigan-document_b_12490070.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Clinton brings out the political heavyweights to fight Trump
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-hillary-clinton-brings-out-political-heavyweights-against-trump-michelle-obama-biden/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Duckworth, Cites Kirk’s Health – AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/14/us/politics/ap-us-senate-2016-illinois.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is setting the stage to never concede the 2016 election – Chris Cillizza  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use the false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/14/donald-trump-is-setting-the-stage-to-never-concede-the-2016-election/
— Chicago Tribune offers an awfully blunt reason for not endorsing Sen. Mark Kirk: His stroke – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/14/chicago-tribune-offers-an-awfully-blunt-reason-for-not-endorsing-sen-mark-kirk-his-stroke/
— Woman says Trump reached under her skirt and groped her in early 1990s – Karen Tumulty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/woman-says-trump-reached-under-her-skirt-and-groped-her-in-early-1990s/2016/10/14/67e8ff5e-917d-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RNC Ended September With $26 Million Less on Hand Than in 2012  Party chairman says voter outreach operation is ‘fully funded’ – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/14/rnc-ended-september-with-26-million-less-on-hand-than-in-2012/
— Algorithms Aren’t Biased, But the People Who Write Them May Be  Mathematical models that create rankings often use proxies to stand in for things the modelers wish to measure but can’t – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/algorithms-arent-biased-but-the-people-who-write-them-may-be-1476466555

October 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Speakers at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Liam Brennan, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Jeanne Ives, Chris Kachiroubas, Gary Muehlfelt, Ken Popejoy, Peter Roskam, Jan Shaw, Dave Tornga, and Jim Zay.  Attendees included Ron Almiron, Jean Austin, Bob Berlin, Lori Carlson, Jeff Copper, Lynn Crane, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Suzanne Fitch, Amy Grant, Art Grant, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Bob Krzyzewski, Bob Larsen, Chris LeVan, Carl Lofgren, Bobby McNeily, David Molitor, Yaday Nathwani, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, B.J. Slinger, Mark Thomas, Tim Whelan, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— IL DEMOCRATICS, REPUBLICANS SPAR WITH COMPETING TV AD, DOCUMENTARY – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-democratics-republicans-spar-with-competing-tv-ad-documentary/1552298/
— 2 WOMEN TELL PAPER TRUMP TOUCHED THEM INAPPROPRIATELY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-women-tell-paper-trump-touched-them-inappropriately/1552539/
— IN ILLINOIS, NEITHER GENDER WOULD ELECT TRUMP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/in-illinois-neither-gender-would-elect-trump/1552570/

 

NBC5
— Munger Hits Mendoza On Madigan Ties – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/campaign-round-up-munger-hits-mendoza-on-madigan-ties-396856861.html
— Leaked Clinton Campaign Email Cites Kirk Quote on Iran Deal – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Leaked-Clinton-Campaign-E-Mail-References-Kirk-Quote-on-Iran-Deal-396874011.html
— Ad Attempts to Link Rauner to Incendiary Trump Comments – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ad-attempts-to-link-rauner-to-incendiary-trump-comments-396862221.html
— Chicago Teachers’ Contract Includes Retirement Incentive for Experienced Educators – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sources-Chicago-Teachers-Contract-Includes-Retire-Incentive-for-Experience-Educators-396816051.html

 

CBS2
— Duckworth Calls New Kirk Attack Ad ‘Karl Rove’ Tactic In Race For Senate – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/12/duckworth-calls-new-kirk-attack-ad-karl-rove-tactic-in-race-for-senate/

 

WLS AM
— Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele still thinks Trump can win. – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/10/12/former-rnc-chairman-still-thinks-trump-can-win/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam backs Trump as ‘a wild card’ – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-trump-roskam-st-1014-20161012-story.html
— Pro-Rauner group’s ‘Madigan’ movie illustrates influx of big money into Illinois politics – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-movie-met-1013-20161012-story.html
— 4 women accuse Donald Trump of forcibly groping, kissing them – Sean Sullivan, Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-women-trump-20161012-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Escalating rhetoric, Trump says Clinton ‘has to go to jail’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-email-server-jail/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans urge Trump to quit; then back him – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129862/
— Duckworth: Ease political polarization by improving local economy – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019517/
— In one day, Roskam goes from planning to vote for Donald Trump to undecided – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: At the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, Roskam not only said that he would be voting for Trump, but urged everyone in the room to help elect Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161011/news/161019760/
— 44th District hopefuls debate term limits for speaker – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019523/
— Newspaper or politicking? FEC gets complaint on Proft paper – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129891/
— DuPage teens back Clinton in mock election – Robert Sanchez and Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: High school teachers a) are overwhelmingly Democrat and b) have tremendous power over their students.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/161019540/
— Alaska’s two U.S. senators resigned leadership posts in the state Republican party after denouncing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and saying he should step aside. – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129907/
— Election campaign sparks more chatter, anger in workplaces – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/business/310129815/
— Donald Trump’s campaign called Wednesday for Hillary Clinton to apologize and fire senior campaign officials involved in an email exchange that Republicans condemned as “breathtaking anti-Catholic bigotry.” – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161012/news/310129813/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What budget woes? Illinois voters not feeling the pain yet – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: That is because there have been no tax increases or significant budget cuts.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161012/BLOGS02/161019940/what-budget-woes-illinois-voters-not-feeling-the-pain-yet

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Going Out Of His Way To Avoid Using Trump’s Name
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/275044

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Kirk: Trump could cost Republicans the Senate – Ed Tibbetts  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/kirk-trump-could-cost-republicans-the-senate/article_ff8dc564-587c-5a12-a733-12516fc6e9e7.html

 

STATELINE
— GOP Upset with Speaker Ryan
http://www.mystateline.com/news/gop-upset-with-speaker-ryan

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Dropping support of Trump a ‘family’ decision – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: How many in Davis’ congressional district voted for Trump in the March 15, 2016 Republican primary?)
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/10/12/rep-davis-dropping-support-of-trump-a-family-decision/

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Don’t eliminate townships, school districts – Paul Gorski
http://rockrivertimes.com/2016/10/12/commentary-dont-eliminate-townships-school-districts/

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Majority of voters say budget impasse doesn’t affect their families – DAN PETRELLA  (DIERSEN: That is because there have been no tax increases or significant budget cuts.)
http://thesouthern.com/elections/majority-of-voters-say-budget-impasse-doesn-t-affect-their/article_6fa66ea0-3815-5b0e-9a30-e5bc02c6ad0e.html

 

DAILY EGYPTION
— Attack ad seeks to link Rauner with Trump’s comments on women, immigrants – Kim Geiger
http://dailyegyptian.com/60255/state/attack-ad-seeks-link-rauner-trumps-comments-women-immigrants/

 

UIS JOURNAL
— College Republicans, College Democrats square off for the first time – Jeff Burnett
http://uisjournal.com/features/2016/10/12/college-republicans-college-democrats-square-off-for-the-first-time/

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— AUGUST 17, 2016 FLASHBACK: Municipal Election Petitions for Candidacy
http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9577#.V_6wDxHxZZJ

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT CLINTON, YOU MAY BE A REDNECK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/10/if-you-dont-support-clinton-you-may-be-a-redneck.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— FEC complaint filed against Proft newspapers
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/12/fec-complaint-filed-against-proft-newspapers/
— Illinois African-American Republican teen blamed for huge national poll skew
http://capitolfax.com/2016/10/12/illinois-african-american-republican-teen-blamed-for-huge-national-poll-skew/

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— Congressman Roskam Undecided On Whether He’ll Vote For Trump (DIERSEN: At the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016, Roskam not only said that he would be voting for Trump, but urged everyone in the room to help elect Trump.)
http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2016/10/12/congressman-roskam-undecided-whether-hell-vote-trump

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NO AMNESTY FOR 2 ‘TREASONOUS’ OPEN-BORDERS REPUBLICANS (Ryan and McCain)  Immigration watchdog makes 1st-ever Dem endorsement against those ‘undermining Trump’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/immigration-watchdog-makes-1st-ever-democrat-endorsement-for-congress/

 

HOT AIR
— Coalition of over 50 conservative groups calls on Congress to block Obamacare bailouts – JOHN SEXTON  (DIERSEN: What “conservative groups” are based in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  Who coordinates the efforts made these groups?  I should write a book about Democrat plants and Libertarian plants who have had great success in harming conservative groups in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/12/coalition-50-conservative-groups-call-gop-block-obamacare-bailouts/

 

GOPUSA
— Leaked Emails Show Clinton Camp Mocking Catholics
http://www.gopusa.com/leaked-emails-show-clinton-camp-mocking-catholics/
— Hillary’s ‘Open Borders’ Mean More Heroin and Death
http://www.gopusa.com/hillarys-open-borders-mean-more-heroin-and-death/
— Press sells soul at the altar of Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/press-sells-soul-at-the-altar-of-hillary-clinton/
— Will the Supreme Court allow claims of racial bias to violate secrecy of the jury room?
http://www.gopusa.com/will-the-supreme-court-allow-claims-of-racial-bias-to-violate-secrecy-of-the-jury-room/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Who’s with Trump? Senate Republicans deeply split in wake of tape controversy – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/12/whos-with-trump-senate-republicans-deeply-split-in-wake-tape-controversy.html
— Former teen beauty queens: Donald Trump barged in on us changing
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/10/12/former-teen-beauty-queens-donald-trump-barged-in-on-us-changing.html

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Trump Takes Charge – John Schlafly and Andy Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/column/trump-takes-charge.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Former Miss Teen USA Contestants: Trump Walked Into Our Dressing Rooms – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/miss-teen-usa-donald-trump-dressing-rooms-walked-in/2016/10/12/id/752995/

 

FEDERALIST
— Here’s What Will Happen To The GOP If Trump Loses – Ben Domenech  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://thefederalist.com/2016/10/12/likely-happen-gop/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Who will be to blame when the Trump experiment fails? – KRISTEN SOLTIS ANDERSON  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/who-will-be-to-blame-when-the-trump-experiment-fails/article/2604306

 

THE HILL
— Trump hints that Ryan is part of ‘sinister deal’ – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300649-trump-hints-ryan-a-part-of-sinister-deal
— Women, independents flee Trump, propelling Clinton in polls – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/300715-women-independents-flee-trump-propelling-clinton-in-polls

 

POLITICO
— Republicans who swore off Trump pledge to still vote for him – Seung Min Kim
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/gop-lawmakers-trump-problem-229676

 

REUTERS
— Illinois lays out plan to reduce risk on variable-rate bonds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKCN12C2LU

 

ABC NEWS
— A Splintered Republican Party Stumbles Down Homestretch – RYAN STRUYK
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/analysis-splintered-republican-party-stumbles-home-stretch/story?id=42756992

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately – MEGAN TWOHEY and MICHAEL BARBARO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html
— How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages – Nate Cohn
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/upshot/how-one-19-year-old-illinois-man-is-distorting-national-polling-averages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Video fallout: Republican lawmakers abandon Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/video-fallout-republican-lawmakers-abandon-trump/2016/10/12/ef9e86de-908e-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html
— If Donald Trump has done anything, he has snuffed out the Religious Right – Russell Moore
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/09/if-donald-trump-has-done-anything-he-has-snuffed-out-the-religious-right/

 

USA TODAY
— GOP leaders, it’s time to dump Trump – Editorial
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/donald-trump-richard-nixon-republicans-editorials-debates/91951736/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Party of One  Donald Trump is right where he wants to be—alone, and at the center of it all. – DANIEL HENNINGER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-party-of-one-1476313703

 

BLOOMBERG
— Rubio continues to back Trump – Greg Giroux & Kim Chapman
https://about.bgov.com/blog/rubio-continues-back-trump/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Federal election agency gets complaint on DuPage Policy Journal – AP
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article107700547.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of several startup newspapers tied to a conservative Illinois activist has been challenged in a federal complaint as a Republican mouthpiece, meaning it should count as a campaign contribution. Kim Savage, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Darien, argues in a Federal Election Commission filing that the DuPage Policy Journal is not an independent newspaper, but controlled by businessman and radio talk-show host Dan Proft through his political action committee, Liberty Principles PAC, which got a $2.5 million contribution last June from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The paper is one of 14 co-owned by Proft that appeared last spring before the state’s primary elections. The complaint, filed last week in Washington, maintains the DuPage Policy Journal is illegally coordinating with GOP congressional candidate Tonia Khouri and that its publication costs should be reported as political contributions in her race to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Bill Foster. The PAC, Proft, Khouri for Congress and the Khouri campaign treasurer are named in the FEC document. It contends the DuPage paper is not entitled to a press exemption from campaign finance laws because it’s run by a political organization, is not published regularly, is sent to doorsteps or left in high traffic areas for free and includes “coordinated communications” with a candidate that the law bars for so-called independent expenditure committees. “I’m really concerned about all the dark money from special interest groups and their influence on elections,” said Savage, a former College of DuPage board member. She said she thought the newspaper “was a local, grassroots thing and I was kind of appalled when I found out it was a special interest group that publishes it.” Proft called the FEC complaint “factually incorrect in every possible way,” primarily because the papers are now owned by a private company called Local Government Information Services. According to records filed with the secretary of state’s office, Local Government Information Services incorporated on Aug. 15. “It’s a legitimate newspaper just like any other newspaper,” Proft told The Associated Press. “I’ll put the stories we do on politics and policy up against any other newspaper in the state.” The FEC must seek a response from the targets of the complaints within 15 days, then review those and decide whether to investigate further. There’s no expedited process despite the Nov. 8 election. Proft, a drive-time AM radio talk show host in Chicago who ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, began publishing the newspapers last spring. According to the complaint, they are distributed in 14 areas, including DuPage County; Springfield; Chicago’s north, northwest, and south suburbs; the Quad Cities and the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. Liberty Principles PAC, which Proft says is not participating in any federal races, was named in complaints about three of the newspapers — two in Chicago’s northern suburbs and one in downstate Cumberland County — filed during the primary election with the Illinois State Board of Elections. The papers were alleged to have improperly engaged in coordinating messages with legislative candidates and had not attributed their funding source. Documents indicate the board found the “coordinated communications” complaints were filed on “justifiable grounds” but took no action. In two cases, it ordered Liberty Principles PAC to include a “paid for by” disclaimer in future issues. Khouri campaign manager John Cooney issued a statement calling the federal complaint “a desperate attempt by Bill Foster and his cronies to divert attention” from issues such as protecting Social Security and Medicare and creating good-paying jobs. Foster, running for his fourth nonconsecutive term, declined comment.)

 

THE NATION
— Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time  Fierce battles over trade, labor rights, and executive compensation will determine whether we can really narrow the gap. – Robert L. Borosage  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/inequality-is-still-the-defining-issue-of-our-time/

 

FED SMITH
— Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – Randy Silvey
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/12/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/

 

GUARDIAN
— Congress the next battle as Republicans drop support for Trump campaign – David Smith, Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/12/republicans-focus-congress-battle-trump-campaign

October 3 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF KIRK AND DUCKWORTH: Kirk, Duckworth raising big money from special interests – BGA
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009783/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HOSE AND OLSEN: How 81st House candidates differ on school funding – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009792/
— Elgin Area League of Women Voters to host candidate forum Oct. 6
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160926/submitted/160929002/
— 8th Congressional District candidates tout experience – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161003/news/161009785/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Focus should be on saving more for college – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: Who paid for your college education? I paid for my bachelors degree and three masters degrees with money that I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  But that was back in the “good old days” when college expenses were much lower.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161003/282020441791728
— Money and happiness  Maximizing financial independence can ensure pleasant retirement – Elliot Raphaelson  (DIERSEN: How happy are you?  I would be much happier if my Civil Service Retirement System pension had not been dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201609201830–tms–savingsgctnzy-a20160920-20160920-story.html

 

WSIL TV
— Term limits in Illinois have bipartisan support – Tia Rinehart (DIERSEN: Constructively, non-veteran White male federal employees are term limited.  The federal government wastes their careers gets rid of them if they do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40. It is caller reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33298895/term-limits-in-illinois-have-bipartisan-support

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Strick asserts Chicago Teachers Union should stop asking more from taxpayers
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014587-strick-asserts-chicago-teachers-union-should-stop-asking-more-from-taxpayers

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 4 REFERENDUMS ON NOV. 8 BALLOTS IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/09/4-referendums-on-nov-8-ballots-in-kane-county/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Reports note Tammy Duckworth coordinated VA’s wasteful ‘Golden Age Games’ – M.D. Kittle
http://watchdog.org/277540/tammy-duckworth-wasteful-va/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Madigan’s army: power through patronage – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: Are/were a patronage hire?  I was not. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/29/madigans-army-power-patronage/
— These are the 25 Lowest-Paying Jobs in Illinois – Kevin Hoffman  (DIERSEN: This list includes dishwasher. I was a part-time dishwasher during my Junior and Senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and a full-time dishwasher during the summer of 1965.  I was able to earn/save enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/28/lowest-paying-jobs-illinois/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Hillary’s Treatment Of Women – Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/hillarys-treatment-of-women

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— Liberal Media Fraud
http://teriobrien.com/liberal-media-fraud-show-notes-teri-obrien-show-10-2-2016/

 

BREITBART
— The New York Times Paid No Taxes in 2014 – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/10/02/new-york-times-paid-no-taxes-2014/

 

THE BLAZE
— Several newspapers that endorsed Hillary Clinton for president have taken huge subscriber hits – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS has taken subscription hits from those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and from those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/02/several-newspapers-that-endorsed-hillary-clinton-for-president-have-taken-huge-subscriber-hits/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hacked Audio: Clinton Calls Bernie Fans Frustrated Basement-Dwellers – ELENA WEISSMANN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/01/hacked-audio-clinton-calls-bernie-fans-frustrated-basement-dwellers/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race breaking Clinton’s way.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/298793-race-breaking-clintons-way

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Donald Trump Turned the Tax Code Into a Giant Tax Shelter – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of taking?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/business/how-donald-trump-turned-the-tax-code-into-a-giant-tax-shelter.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/campaign-stops/donald-trump-terroristic-man-toddler.html
— The Case for Bureaucracy – PAUL R. VERKUIL (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/opinion/the-case-for-bureaucracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service, for example, offers a compelling case for adding professionals. Mr. Trump talks about raising revenue by collecting unpaid taxes, and according to the I.R.S., the “tax gap” of unpaid but owed taxes is some $400 billion. If only 20 percent of that could be collected, it would yield substantial funds. But we need agents to collect these owed taxes and to perform audits. Historically, I.R.S. employees have returned many times the dollar amount invested in their salaries and benefits. The audit rate is now at a record low, however, and the I.R.S. relies increasingly on a tradition of voluntary taxpayer compliance, which is waning. (We can only imagine what a President Trump, who seems to boast about not paying taxes, would do to that tradition.) Moreover, another of Mr. Trump’s proposed revenue sources, stopping improper payments, would also be aided by more I.R.S. agents. The Government Accountability Office has shown that billions of dollars are paid to those who hack into taxpayers’ accounts and divert refunds. Existing staff members simply can’t keep up with these technologically sophisticated perpetrators of fraud. More professionals, schooled in cybersecurity, are called for. There is a common misconception that our bureaucracy has grown out of control. The federal civilian work force (excepting Postal Service employees) is about two million, roughly the same size it was during the Kennedy administration. In effect, the Civil Service has drastically shrunk since then, for the gross domestic product has multiplied five times, and numerous new agencies (like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security) have added significant and complicated missions to the federal agenda. Because of a shortage of federal positions, the only way these agencies could be staffed was by adding contractors, who, according to one estimate, now exceed the number of federal workers by a factor of four. These contractors, who are often more costly than a government counterpart would be, operate under increasingly thin federal management and scrutiny. The political scientist John J. DiIulio Jr. calls this “leviathan by proxy.” There are not only constitutional concerns but also management problems with contractors performing what are deemed by statute and regulations to be “inherent government functions.” These are functions that should not be outsourced. But when they are, it leads to further inefficiencies.)
— President Obama, the Ultimate Tourist, Ticks Down His Bucket List – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/obama-travel.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Taxes Pose New Setback.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-tax-numbers-tighten-focus-on-treatment-of-losses-1475415294
— How Facebook Is Dominating the 2016 Election  Social network’s vast reach and micro-targeting tools are manna for political advertisers – CHRISTOPHER MIMS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-facebook-is-dominating-the-2016-election-1475429365
— Gun-Show Customers’ License Plates Come Under Scrutiny  Federal agents enlisted local police to scan cars’ plates at shows’ parking lots – DEVLIN BARRETT (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats are far more suspicious of those who drive American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-show-customers-license-plates-come-under-scrutiny-1475451302

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Non-voters: Sign of protest or apathy? – Susan Page
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/02/sharpened-debate-ethical-not-vote-president-obama-clinton-trump/91336286/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why we embrace Trump as a businessman.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/10/02/wolff-why-we-embrace-trump-businessman/91314600/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump risks watching his backers flee a sinking ship.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/03/trump-risks-watching-his-backers-flee-a-sinking-sh/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Work it out  There are ways to make a bad job bearable – Matthew Jones  (DIERSEN: How bad were the jobs that you had?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the jobs that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that because they are vastly superior to me, they never had to take such bad jobs and that they never would take such bad jobs. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have an extremely high opinion of themselves and an extremely low opinion of everyone else.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20161002/282668981851844

 

NARFE
— Who makes the grade for NARFE’s congressional scorecard? – Meredith Somers
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2016/10/makes-grade-narfes-congressional-scorecard/

September 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Chicago Sun-Times endorses the anti-Trump Clinton.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-for-clinton-and-avert-a-train-wreck/
— Police say Sandack report includes screenshot of Skype video – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/police-say-sandack-report-includes-screenshot-of-skype-video/
— Trump threatens Clinton over Lewinsky — really? – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mona-charen-trump-threatens-clinton-over-lewinsky-really/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Seth Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENORSEMENT: 23rd District: The remap of legislative districts in Democrats’ favor helped nudge Sen. Tom Cullerton, former Villa Park mayor and a cousin of Senate President John Cullerton, into this seat in 2012. Cullerton has done some things we like. He was lead sponsor of a bill blocked by Republicans to get rid of the unnecessary lieutenant governor’s office. But he doesn’t wander far off his party’s script and should have voted against a budget this spring that was $7 billion out of balance. He voted “present.” Our nod goes to Republican Seth Lewis, an insurance agent from Bartlett, who as a Bartlett Fire Protection District trustee hasn’t been afraid to vote against more spending. He also isn’t afraid to speak against generous pension packages that taxpayers subsidize — including that of his wife, who is a school superintendent. Ouch. We wouldn’t want to be at the dinner table for that discussion.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Dan McConchie
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 26th District: This northwest suburban seat opened in April when incumbent Dan Duffy resigned early. Local GOP leaders rallied to Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods, who won the March Republican primary. McConchie didn’t get our endorsement in that race, but he’s getting it this time. He has shown a willingness to work across the aisle and dig into policy, including school funding reform and anti-sex trafficking efforts. His opponent, Democrat Kelly Mazeski of Barrington, is an impressive candidate who has been involved in her local government. She characterizes McConchie as “a one-issue” lobbyist who is too socially conservative for the district. We’re not convinced. McConchie left his job with an anti-abortion organization and has shown he is not a one-issue legislator. Let’s give him a chance. McConchie is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Mel Thillens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 28th District: We like Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines, because she is direct and outspoken. As a former member of the Des Plaines City Council, she advocated canceling a contract with a group opposing O’Hare airport expansion because taxpayers weren’t getting enough for their money. But so far in Springfield, she has stuck to the Democratic playbook, including voting for piecemeal budget bills that expanded government programs but had no real funding attached to them. She also supported a bill at the behest of the state’s largest employee union that was anti-taxpayer. This is a race where taxpayers could say “Enough!” with the budget games. We’re endorsing Republican Mel Thillens of Park Ridge, whose view of government’s role is less, less and less.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Michael Amrozowicz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 31st District: Let’s get one thing out the way: Republican candidate Michael Amrozowicz’s name is pronounced “Am-RO-zo-wits.” The Gurnee resident and former Lake County Republican Party chairman is running against incumbent Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, who was elected in 2012 and buoyed by a new, favorable district map. Bush voted against most versions of pension reform and supported a union-backed bill that most editorial boards from Rockford to Carbondale criticized as irresponsible and anti-taxpayer. The state is broke. Taxpayers are tired of shouldering all the promises. Amrozowicz would bring more fiscal sanity to the Senate. He is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Pamela Althoff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 32nd District: Sen. Pamela Althoff, R-McHenry, is running for a two-year term and says if re-elected, it will be her last: “I believe in term limits.” Appointed to the seat in 2003, she has represented the northwest suburbs ever since. She has been successful at passing legislation because she lobbies her colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers. She knows Democrat staff just as well as Republican staff. Not many legislators can say that. We disagreed with her handling of a government consolidation bill this spring — she watered it down — but she still got the bill passed and signed into law. Althoff is endorsed over Democrat Melissa Coyne, a small business owner and community activist from Fox Lake.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Sue Rezin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 38th District: A rematch is underway between Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Christine Benson, D-Ottawa. Benson lost to Rezin 46 percent to 54 percent when they faced off in 2012. Benson retired that year as superintendent of Streator Elementary School District 44, which has been struggling with a budget deficit due in part to the state’s inability to make full school payments. But Streator-area voters signaled they are taxed out. They rejected a school referendum to raise property taxes. Rezin would be a stronger advocate for those tax-weary residents. She is a consistent advocate for government consolidation and financial stability. We doubt Benson, who retired with a generous pension and is backed by organized labor, would be as prudent. With Democrats holding their 39-20 advantage over Republicans in the Senate, taxpayers can’t afford to lose another seat. Rezin is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Michelle Smith
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 49th District: In this southwest suburban district, Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, is facing Michelle Smith, R-Plainfield, who is the board president in Plainfield School District 202. On the school board, Smith has tried to keep the property tax levy steady while dealing with unpredictability from the state. “Attempting to build a budget every year is like throwing darts blindfolded,” Smith says. Incumbent Bertino-Tarrant should understand the pressure the state’s financial chaos creates in her district — yet she couldn’t bring herself to vote against House Speaker Michael Madigan’s budget, which was $7 billion out of balance. She voted “present.” Votes like that are the reason the state’s finances are a disaster. Smith is strongly endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Paul Schimpf
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 58th District: We know both Republican Paul Schimpf of Waterloo and Democrat Sheila Simon of Carbondale to be dedicated public servants. Schimpf served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an adviser to Iraqi prosecutors during the trial of Saddam Hussein. Simon was lieutenant governor under Pat Quinn. But here’s a case where voters in Southern Illinois can demand change. The economy in this part of the state is desperate for revitalization. Democratic policies have not worked. Schimpf supports workers’ comp changes to make Illinois more business-friendly. He also supports tort reform and term limits. Schimpf is endorsed.)
— Illinois Senate endorsement: Dale Fowler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: 59th District: It’s strange that Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, claims to be a fiscal steward, often proclaiming that the state should retire its massive pile of unpaid bills. Then he voted in May for House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spending plan, which everyone knew was $7 billion short. He didn’t have to vote for it. Most Democratic senators did not. Remember that, voters of this district, when you show up to cast a ballot on Nov. 8. A better choice is Dale Fowler, mayor of Harrisburg, who knows what “reckless spending” actually means. Fowler is endorsed.)
— FROM THE ARTICLE: 22nd District: Tracy Smodilla of Bartlett, didn’t run in the primary but managed to ward off a Democratic challenge as a last-minute slated Republican. She’s smart, outspoken and fiscally conservative. She is not afraid to stand up to, well, anyone. She successfully fought an unnecessary tax increment financing district in her hometown. We hope to see her name on future ballots.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-senate-endorsements-madigan-rauner-cullerton-edit-20161003-story.html
— June 3, 1969: When the Chicago Tribune scolded a ‘girl’ named Hillary Rodham – Mark Jacob  (DIERSEN: What were you doing during June of 1969?  I was on summer break between my Junior and Senior years at NIU.  I delivered mail full-time for the Park Forest Post Office, lived with my parents and brother in Crete, and drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-clinton-trump-tribune-archives-met-20160930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s fat fetish.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-fat-fetish-alicia-machado-perspec-1002-20160930-column.html
— State undermines its future by shortchanging higher education funding – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-higher-ed-st-1002-20160930-story.html
— Alabama justice Roy Moore off bench for defying feds on gay marriage – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–alabama-chief-justice-20160930-story.html
— Newest state senator Tom Rooney brings classroom energy at West Leyden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-rooney-tl-1006-20160930-story.html
— Naperville to consider greater support for housing vouchers – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-income-city-council-st-0930-20160930-story.html
— Record number of early voters seen for November election – David Sharos and Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-early-voting-st-1002-20160930-story.html
— Early voting drawing hundreds in DuPage County – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-early-voting-st-1002-20160930-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Early voting  Early voting started Thursday in the DuPage County, and has already drawn hundreds of residents eager to cast ballots in a presidential election expected to draw 80 percent of the county’s registered voters. “Early voting has started! We can vote for Hillary today! Then we’ll get a glass of wine,” said Maureen Quirk, of Wheaton, who joined co-worker Debbie Szydlo, of Carol Stream, at the Wheaton-based election commission office Friday afternoon to make official their votes for the Democratic presidential candidate. “She needs suburban white women. Well, here we are,” Quirk said. About 160 voters Thursday and nearly 200 Friday filled out ballots to vote for president, U.S. Senate, DuPage County offices and other races at the 421 N. County Farm Road office, said Joseph Sobecki, assistant executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission. The site is the first early polling place in DuPage County. Nearly a dozen more are scheduled to open around the county Oct. 24 and will operate through Nov. 7. Election Day is Nov. 8. The crowd Friday wasn’t exclusively made up of Democrats or Clinton supporters. Voters Bob and Carole Rutan, both 74, of Wheaton, said they are registered Republicans although they declined to name their candidate of choice. “I don’t like either one of them that much,” Carole Rutan said. The couple said they wanted to vote before heading to Florida later in October. Sobecki said he and his staff are preparing for record voter turnout — expected to be as high as 80 percent — in this year’s general election. The spring primary election drew a record number of DuPage County voters, with nearly 290,000 ballots cast. “It was the highest total number we’ve had since we recorded primaries,” Sobecki said. “We expect that trend to continue for the general election.”)
— Calamos investment firm hit with whistleblower suit – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-calamos-whistleblower-lawsuit-1001-biz-20160930-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Expect few debates between Kirk and Duckworth – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939932/
— Does the value of your home affect how you vote? – Ken Harney
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/entlife/160939990/
— Mexico raises interest rates, cites Trump as risk – AP (DIERSEN: For many decades, Democrats and RINOs have put Mexico’s interests ahead of America’s interests.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/business/309309842/
— Kelly Mazeski v. Dan McConchie: State Senate candidates dispute where blame for pension inaction lies – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939909/
— Downtown Wheaton Association hosting new Halloween event for women – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160930/news/160939929/

 

ABC7
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ENDORSES LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT – Charles Thomas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes pot in America. If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-tribune-endorses-libertarian-gary-johnson-for-president/1533498/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Kirks say “Kirk Ads Attacking Duckworth’s Work at VA Omit Key Facts.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Ads-Attacking-Duckworths-Work-at-VA-Omit-Key-Facts-395463811.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago State University Faculty Asks Rauner To Replace Trustees
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/chicago-state-university-faculty-asks-rauner-to-replace-trustees/
— Poll: 2016 Presidential Race Caused 7 Percent Of Voters To Lose Friends  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/poll-2016-presidential-race-caused-7-percent-of-voters-to-lose-friends/
— Cubs-Cardinals Bet Doesn’t Pay Off For Downstate Court Clerk – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/30/cubs-cardinals-bet-doesnt-pay-off-for-downstate-court-clerk/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A downstate public official who put her money on the Cardinals over the Cubs in 2016 paid up Friday in DuPage County. Early in the season, Moultrie County Circuit Court Clerk Cindy Braden bet DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas the Cardinals would beat the Cubs for the National League Central title. The Cubs ran away with the division, so Braden showed up in Wheaton on Friday to pay up and do Kachiroubas’ job for a day.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman charged with mailing ‘granular substance’ to tollway
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/208844831-story

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Why did the Tribune endorse Gary Johnson?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/BLOGS02/160939997/why-did-the-tribune-endorse-gary-johnson
— Obscure court case could hold key to schools funding reform – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160930/NEWS02/160939984/obscure-court-case-could-hold-key-to-schools-funding-reform

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Mark Kirk for Senate – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-09-30/mark-kirk-senate.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump quintuples down  Tweet: ‘Crooked Hillary was duped and used by my worst Miss U’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tweeting-overnight-trump-digs-in-on-controversy

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Smiddy, GOP spar over ads – Ed Tibbetts
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/smiddy-gop-spar-over-ads/article_e50063fc-ff99-5eec-aed0-f99f553d689c.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— WWII vet ‘outraged’ over being used on local campaign fliers – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160930/wwii-vet-outraged-over-being-used-on-local-campaign-fliers

 

SAUK VALLEY
— TRAGIC: Illinois pockets $785 million video gambling payout  Cities’ cut soars since 2012 – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/09/30/illinois-pockets-785-million-video-gambling-payout/a2juaxi/

 

JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois crisis pregnancy centers sue Gov. Rauner – AP
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160930/illinois-crisis-pregnancy-centers-sue-gov-rauner

 

WSIL TV
— Trump urges supporters to monitor polling places; Donald Trump is demanding President Barack Obama make a pledge not to pardon Hillary Clinton, who has not been charged with nor convicted of any kind of crime; Donald Trump is raising questions about his microphone problems during Monday’s debate with Hillary Clinton; Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s doctor is calling the candidate “extremely physically fit;” The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates says there was indeed a problem with Donald Trump’s microphone during Monday night’s first general election debate. – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33286421/the-latest-clinton-promotes-public-service-plan

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— State Workers Will Appeal Dismissal Of Lawsuit To End Mandatory Union Dues – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-workers-will-appeal-dismissal-lawsuit-end-mandatory-union-dues

 

CHICAGO READER
— Inside the Chicago Police Department’s secret budget  Every year, police take millions of dollars from ordinary Chicagoans and spend it behind closed doors. – Joel Handley , Jennifer Helsby and Freddy Martinez
http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/police-department-civil-forfeiture-investigation/Content?oid=23728922

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pro-life pregnancy centers, doctors challenge IL mandatory abortion referral rules – Scott Holland
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511014504-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-doctors-challenge-il-mandatory-abortion-referral-rules
— Judge dismisses ‘fair share’ fee suit vs state worker unions; SCOTUS deadlock means precedent stands – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511014500-judge-dismisses-fair-share-fee-suit-vs-state-worker-unions-scotus-deadlock-means-precedent-stands

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois, Chicago should declare bankruptcy to fix fiscal woes, ex-FDIC chief says
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014391-illinois-chicago-should-declare-bankruptcy-to-fix-fiscal-woes-ex-fdic-chief-says
— Rauner calls for political reform, referendums on fair maps, term limits
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014420-rauner-calls-for-political-reform-referendums-on-fair-maps-term-limits
— 5.69 percent of people in Aurora receive food stamps
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511011753-5-69-percent-of-people-in-aurora-receive-food-stamps
— Report questions link between Illinois lawyers and politicians
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511014337-report-questions-link-between-illinois-lawyers-and-politicians

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— College of DuPage Audit Results
http://www.nctv17.com/college-of-dupage-audit-results/
— DuPage County’s Recent Achievements
http://www.nctv17.com/dupage-countys-recent-achievements/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are a registered voter in DuPage County, you can view and print out a copy of the ballot for your precinct by clicking on the link below.
https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CPS pensions: From retirement security to political slush fund – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/cps-pensions-from-retirement-security-to-political-slush-fund/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CATHOLICS REJECTING TRUMP CAN’T SUPPORT CLINTON, EITHER  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/catholics-rejecting-trump-cant-support-clinton-either.html
— MORRISON WARNS: COOK COUNTY EMPLOYERS COULD SOON FACE MANDATORY PAID SICK DAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/morrison-warns-cook-county-employers-could-soon-face-mandatory-paid-sick-days.html
— HULTGREN ADDRESSES VETERAN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/hultgren-addresses-veteran-depression-and-suicide-prevention.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WATCHING HILLARY’S AMERICA IN PARK RIDGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/wheres-weyermuller-watching-hillarys-america-in-park-ridge.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pals give $5 million to Munger
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/rauner-pals-give-5-million-to-munger/
— CTBA: Deficit is far higher than both Rauner and COGFA projections
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/ctba-deficit-is-far-higher-than-both-rauner-and-cogfa-projections/
— Fair share suit initiated by Rauner dismissed by federal judge
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/30/fair-share-suit-initiated-by-rauner-dismissed-by-federal-judge/

 

BREITBART
— Notre Dame Prez Tells NCAA It Can’t Decide Morals for Schools – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/09/29/notre-dame-prez-tells-ncaa-cant-decide-schools-morals/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump to Obama: Do Not Pardon Hillary Clinton “Or Her Co-Conspirators” – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/09/30/trump_to_obama_do_not_pardon_hillary_clinton_or_her_co-conspirators.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump sex tape comments frustrate GOP supporters.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298753-trump-sex-tape-comments-frustrate-gop-supporters

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Appeared In A Playboy Softcore Porn Video  The video shows women with little clothing and Trump with a lot more hair.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-playboy-porn_us_57eee2fbe4b0c2407cde0fd2

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Roy Moore, Alabama Chief Justice, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Order – CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/roy-moore-alabama-chief-justice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As America Sleeps, Donald Trump Seethes on Twitter.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-alicia-machado.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans fear Trump’s playing into Clinton’s hands by lashing out on infidelity, impeachment.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-20160930-snap-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why your next job depends on mastering the six ‘Qs’ – Jeffrey Kudisch  (DIERSEN: What is your “cultural quotient?”  From what I see, as employers become increasingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, you will not be hired if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2016/09/30/why-your-next-job-depends-on-mastering-the-six-qs/

 

USA TODAY
— White House wants to add new racial category for Middle Eastern people – Gregory Korte  (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want this “racial category” to get preference over Americans.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/30/white-house-wants-add-new-racial-category-middle-eastern-people/91322064/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Is a Useful Idiot for Dangerous People.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/137333/donald-trump-useful-idiot-dangerous-people

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican say “As Hyde Amendment Turns 40, Poll Shows Support for Its Repeal.”
http://prospect.org/blog/tapped/hyde-amendment-turns-40-poll-shows-support-its-repeal

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Media Fact-Checking  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the main stream media acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/voters_don_t_trust_media_fact_checking