June 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner has Janus victory, but not clear it will translate to votes – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-has-janus-victory-but-not-clear-it-will-translate-to-votes/
— Working people must stand with unions against political attacks – Phil Cisneros (DIERSEN: Are/were you a working people? I was a working people 1962-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-working people. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/working-people-must-stand-with-unions-against-political-attacks/
— Under assault from a politicized court, unions must keep proving their worth – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/janus-supreme-court-labor-unions-public-assault-workers/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel hits Rauner over Supreme Court decision, gets hit by Chicago Teachers Union – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180627-story.html
— It’s a bad week to be a Democratic boss – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-kass-janus-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-durbin-migrant-children-border-heartland-alliance-chicago-0628-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Muslims to help Democrats get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-travel-ban-trump-huppke-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote Maxine Waters: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-glanton-column-waters-20180627-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining fees
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180628/reaction-to-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-collective-bargaining-fees

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lakeview homeowners to hold public meeting on tax assessments – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Are homes selling at or near the amount that your assessor says they are worth?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180628/CRED0701/180629849

 

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Black Communities Hit Hardest In Opioid Overdoses – Lakeidra Chavis
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-black-communities-hit-hardest-in-opioid-overdoses/6b27bf86-aaf7-4969-ae6c-b6bc851ed8e4

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Supreme Court’s Janus ruling puts onus on unions to recruit – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-28/jim-dey-supreme-courts-janus-ruling-puts-onus-unions-recruit.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Frerichs defends downstate after Rauner’s comments – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180627/bernard-schoenburg-frerichs-defends-downstate-after-rauners-comments

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritchard to resign from Illinois House July 1 Cites pending appointment to another board – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/27/pritchard-to-resign-from-illinois-house-july-1/a1vj4uz/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— It ain’t free speech when you’re forced to pay for a union’s megaphone – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213920214.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Top court’s decision rocks Illinois politics and also workplaces – Editorial
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Top-court-8217-s-decision-rocks-13032631.php
— High court ruling leaves unions reeling Supreme Court says government workers can’t be forced to pay fees – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/High-court-ruling-leaves-unions-reeling-13033118.php

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD approves $354.3M budget – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: GAO’s fiscal year 2019 budget request is for only $614.8M. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-448T)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/06/27/cod-approves-354-3m-budget/al815e5/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Teachers Unions Respond To Janus Ruling – DUSTY RHODES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/teachers-unions-respond-janus-ruling

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Taking Power Away from Citizens in Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/18/taking-power-away-citizens-township-government/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker ‘appalled’ by U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus case; Trump, Rauner cheer – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/pritzker-appalled-by-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-janus/article_a6e94aaa-7a34-11e8-a9d0-470863c276c1.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, NOT RACISM, EXPLAINS ‘RACIAL DISPARITIES’ IN CRIME STATS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and to RINOs, Republicans cause minorities to commit crimes.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/criminal-behavior-not-racism-explains-racial-disparities-in-crime-stats/

 

DAILY CALLER
— IN ITS ANTI-TRUMP HYSTERIA, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BECOME THE PARTY OF VIOLENCE – Anthony Scaramucci
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/28/anti-trump-hysteria-has-led-democratic-party-to-violence/

 

BLAZE
— HUD: Households earning $117,000 a year now considered ‘low income’ in San Francisco – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: What household income does HUD consider to be “low income” in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/27/hud-households-earning-117000-a-year-now-considered-low-income-in-this-city

 

CHUCK GRASSLEY
— Grassley, Smith op-ed: It’s Time for Action on E-Verify
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-smith-op-ed-it-s-time-action-e-verify

 

NEWSMAX
— FBI’s Strzok Denies Anti-Trump Texts Showed Plot, Lawmakers Say (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were always very careful to NOT put things in writing that might get them in trouble. Further, they always put into writing things that would make it look like they did things for valid reasons.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/strzok-fbi-testimony-trump/2018/06/27/id/868772/

 

POLITICO
— ‘I thought you were my friend’: Immigration meltdown exposes GOP hostilities A seven-week effort to pass immigration reform ends in anger and distrust across the House Republican Conference. – RACHAEL BADE
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/this-is-bull-inside-the-gops-immigration-meltdown-680106
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Moderates frantically called “gettable” lawmakers on their list, trying to lure them over. They were rebuffed by Reps. Dan Newhouse of Washington and Dennis Ross of Florida. They phoned Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, but he was out of town. They leaned on Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican known for bucking leadership, but he also refused.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Leave My Husband Alone’: Elaine Chao Confronts Immigration Protesters – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/politics/elaine-chao-protesters-mitch-mcconnell.html
— As Jobs Go Unfilled, U.S. Employers Vie to Hire Foreign Laborers – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/business/economy/visas-usa-foreign-labor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/opinion/nikki-haley-united-states-extreme-poverty.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teeing Off on Trump When voters have to choose between left and right incivility, Democrats will lose. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teeing-off-on-trump-1530140634
— Outside the Red Hen, fire and ire on social media come to life – Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/outside-the-red-hen-america-vents/2018/06/26/81a991a6-7998-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html
— Upset of Joseph Crowley Sends a Message to House Democrats’ Aging White Leaders The party gets political energy and a growing share of its votes from millennials and people of color – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who “aging” and/or “White.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/upset-of-joseph-crowley-sends-a-message-to-house-democrats-aging-white-leaders-1530136679
— The New 1040 Tax Form: It’s Shorter. But There Are More Forms to Fill Out Deductions and other items that once appeared on the main form are now relegated to schedules – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-1040-tax-form-its-shorter-but-there-are-more-forms-to-fill-out-1530178201
— Are You Retired or Semi-Retired? Check Your Tax Withholding Now Tax overhaul risks leaving pension recipients underwithheld when it comes time to file for 2018 – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-retired-or-semi-retired-check-your-tax-withholding-now-1529659802
— As Foxconn Breaks Ground in Wisconsin, the Costs to Taxpayers Go Up State, municipalities have pledged nearly $1 billion in sweeteners on top of initial $3 billion incentive package to lure manufacturer – Shayndi Raice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-foxconn-breaks-ground-in-wisconsin-the-costs-to-taxpayers-go-up-1530091800
— Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs Why leaving the workforce after having kids is an unexpected, reluctant choice for some – Lauren Weber
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-women-often-underestimate-motherhood-costs-1530024789
— Harley-Davidson Defends Plans to Make Hogs Abroad Motorcycle brand explains to dealers its plans for more foreign manufacturing – Andrew Tangel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harley-davidson-defends-plans-to-make-hogs-abroad-1530122440

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump crows as Supreme Court crushes government unions’ right to take mandatory fees from non-members – blowing a hole in the coffers they use to fund Democrats – EMILY GOODIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5892631/Trump-crows-Supreme-Court-ends-government-unions-right-mandatory-fees-non-members.html

June 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— US Supreme Court strikes down union fees with Janus v. AFSCME ruling – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/scotus-strikes-down-union-fees-with-janus-v-afscme-ruling/3662484/
— Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says he’s retiring; Trump to get 2nd high-court pick – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-justice-anthony-kennedy-says-hes-retiring;-trump-to-get-2nd-high-court-pick/3663611/
— Aaron Schock: “government violated my rights,” staged “cover-up” – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff and Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-government-violated-my-rights-staged-cover-up–/3665382/
— Supreme Court nomination process: How a new justice gets on the bench
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-a-new-supreme-court-justice-gets-on-the-bench/3664435/

 

NBC5
— Supreme Court Deals Big Setback to Labor Unions – Mark Sherman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/supreme-court-deals-big-setback-to-labor-unions-486690221.html
— Appeals Court Limits Sanctuary Cities Injunction to Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/appeals-court-limits-sanctuary-cities-injunction-to-chicago-486670531.html

 

CBS2
— Justice Anthony Kennedy To Retire From Supreme Court
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/27/anthony-kennedy-retiring-supreme-court/
— GOP Compromise Immigration Bill Fails In House
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/27/gop-immigration-compromise-fails-house-vote/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Supreme Court gives Rauner major victory over labor, in ruling that could undercut public worker unions nationwide – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia, Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180604-story.html
— Rauner: State will stop withholding union fees from nonmembers; workers will be ‘given an opportunity to modify their union status’ – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-comments-20180627-story.html
— Gov. Rauner’s legacy rests with the U.S. Supreme Court – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-kass-0624-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union leader says its mission will continue, ‘the Supreme Court be damned’ – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ctu-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180627-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls Janus ruling ‘victory’ for public sector workers and taxpayers – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/rauner-janus-victory-us-supreme-court-steps/
— In a blow to unions, government workers no longer have to pay ‘fair share’ fees – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ruling-mark-janus-afscme-council-31-supreme-court-unions-fair-share-fees-collective-bargaining-bruce-rauner/
— Nation reacts to Supreme Court ruling in favor of Janus – Alice Bazerghi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/janus-supreme-court-elected-officials-react/
— Trump heading to Wisconsin for groundbreaking of controversial Foxconn factory – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-thursday-racine-foxconn-groundbreaking-lisa-madigan-lawsuit-epa-pollution-standards/
— Rauner administration spreads word on internet about how to change union status – Tina Sfondeles, Fran Spielman, Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-administration-spreads-word-change-union-status/
— Labor coalition vows ‘Janus will not stop us’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/labor-leaders-reaction-janus-will-not-stop-us-afscme-nea-aft-seiu/
— Illinois governors invited back to Springfield for reconstructed mansion – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governors-invited-back-to-springfield-for-reconstructed-mansion/
— Janus decision biggest victory for workers’ rights in a generation – Pat Hughes
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/janus-decision-biggest-victory-for-workers-rights-in-a-generation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner calls Janus ruling ‘victory’ for public sector workers and taxpayers
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/rauner-calls-janus-ruling-victory-for-public-sector-workers-and-taxpayers
— Lt. Governor welcomes students from 18 nations to International Student Science Fair at IMSA – Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180627/lt-governor-welcomes-students-from-18-nations-to-international-student-science-fair-at-imsa

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago-area House GOPers back losing immigration bill – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180627/BLOGS02/180629859/chicago-area-house-gopers-back-losing-immigration-bill
— Durbin: Wait until after midterms for Kennedy replacement – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180627/NEWS02/180629860/durbin-wait-until-after-midterms-for-kennedy-replacement
— Janus decision was about politics—not free speech – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180627/BLOGS02/180629863/janus-decision-was-about-politics-not-free-speech

 

WLS AM
— Jeanne Ives: I ran to hold [Rauner] accountable for his policy positions – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/27/jeanne-ives-i-ran-to-hold-rauner-accountable-for-his-policy-positions/
— Emanuel on Janus Victor: Rauner should have worked with unions – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/27/emanuel-on-janus-victor-rauner-should-have-worked-with-unions/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Janus decision could help Rauner in November – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180627/analyst-janus-decision-could-help-rauner-in-november
— Rauner administration to workers: You can opt out of union – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180627/rauner-administration-to-workers-you-can-opt-out-of-union

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-27/legislature-hoping-pot-right-prescription-fight-opioid-addiction.html

 

TIMES
— La Salle County Tea Party disbands Co-founder Art Havenhill frustrated with primaries – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/06/26/la-salle-county-tea-party-disbands/ar5q7qp/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner’s Reaction to Supreme Court’s Union Kneecapping
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/27/rauners-reaction-supreme-courts-union-kneecapping/
— Skillicorn Applauds End to Forced Union Dues
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/27/skillicorn-applauds-end-forced-union-dues/
— Algonquin Township Attorney Jim Kelly Has Billing Irregularities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/27/algonquin-township-attorney-jim-kelly-billing-irregularities/
— Sklllicorn Decries Legislative Pensions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/27/sklllicorn-decries-legislative-pensions/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— On eve of sexual harassment allegations, Lou Lang fought for ERA ratification – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511467171-on-eve-of-sexual-harassment-allegations-lou-lang-fought-for-era-ratification

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jeanne Ives opposes tax money for Obama Center – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511465902-jeanne-ives-opposes-tax-money-for-obama-center

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV RAUNER LAUDS JANUS DECISION; SAYS STATE WILL STOP WITHHOLDING $900 IN UNION FEES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/gov-rauner-lauds-janus-decision-says-state-will-stop-withholding-900-in-union-fees.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner & Tillman: From staunch allies, to bitter enemies, then back again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/from-staunch-allies-to-bitter-enemies-then-back-again/
— Both candidates in 12th CD race oppose Janus decision
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/both-candidates-in-12th-cd-race-oppose-janus-decision/
— AFSCME claims CMS e-mail is “misleading” and designed to “weaken unions”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/afscme-claims-cms-e-mail-is-misleading-and-designed-to-weaken-unions/
— Who is helped more politically by the Janus decision – Pritzker or Rauner?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/question-of-the-day-2694/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Abolish ICE’ Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48957
— Maxine Waters finally slapped with House call to censure, resign
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48948
— Red Hen protests lead to street closure, arrest in Lexington, VA
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49004
— Rauner apologizes, says remarks taken out of context
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/27/rauner-apologizes-says-remarks-taken-out-of-context/

 

BLAZE
— Recent DHS assaults taken directly out of radical leftist ‘playbook’ – Glenn Beck
https://www.theblaze.com/video/chilling-recent-dhs-assaults-taken-directly-out-of-radical-leftist-playbook

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Winner of Last Night’s Big Primary… Wants to Abolish ICE! – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrat-abolish-ice-platform/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Some Dreamers Reject Amnesty — Because It Excludes Their Parents Mass open borders immigration advocates demand full legal status for the entire family — not just the young – Brendan Kirby
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/some-dreamers-reject-amnesty-because-it-excludes-their-parents/

 

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Supreme Court Delivers “Major Victory” For Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner In Janus Decision
https://www.rga.org/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-janus-decision/

 

THE HILL
— Congress shouldn’t silence American workers at the behest of corporate interests – GARY RETELNY
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/394347-congress-shouldnt-silence-american-workers-at-the-behest-of
— House rejects second GOP immigration bill – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/394437-house-rejects-second-gop-immigration-bill
— Trump list of candidates to replace Justice Kennedy – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/394453-read-trump-list-of-candidates-to-replace-justice-kennedy
— Kennedy exit gives Trump chance to reshape court for decades – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/394532-kennedy-exit-gives-trump-chance-to-reshape-court-for-decades

 

POLITICO
— Organized labor readies scorched earth assault on Rauner The Illinois Republican governor who sparked the Janus ruling faces political blowback. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/bruce-rauner-janus-supreme-court-680624

 

NBC NEWS
— Supreme Court ruling deals major blow to public worker unions A recent nonpartisan study predicted that a court defeat would eventually cause public employee unions to lose 726,000 members. – Pete Williams
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-ruling-major-blow-public-worker-unions-n872971

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Rejects Immigration Overhaul Despite Trump’s Late Plea – Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/politics/trump-immigration-house-vote.html
— Justice Anthony Kennedy to Retire From Supreme Court – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/politics/anthony-kennedy-retire-supreme-court.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Sets Rules to Curtail Employee Debates Internet giant bans ‘trolling’ on internal message boards and ad hominem attacks against co-workers – Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-sets-rules-to-curtail-employee-debates-1530115201

 

BLOOMBERG
— Congress Has the Tool to Stop Illegal Immigration Making the E-Verify system mandatory would protect American workers and deter document fraud. – Chuck Grassley and Lamar Smith
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-27/congress-can-stop-illegal-immigration-with-e-verify

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Supreme Court Union Ruling Could Energize Both Sides in Fight Over Civil Service Reform – Erich Wagne
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/06/janus-decision-could-energize-both-sides-partisan-fight-over-civil-service/149342/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 31% Think U.S. Civil War Likely Soon (DIERSEN: Constructively, already, members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B. Because of that, members of Group B continue to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. Needless-to-say, if Group A officially declares war, Group A will lose. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2018/31_think_u_s_civil_war_likely_soon

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Gov. Rauner joins ‘Getting to Zero’ session – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Gov-Rauner-joins-Getting-to-Zero-session/63360.html

June 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Source for Trump’s specious claim of 63,000 immigrant killings? A congressman’s blog.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-63000-immigrants-trump–20180623-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Arnovis Guidos Portillo to glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-father-separated-deported-el-salvador-20180623-story.html
— Trump administration says it has plan to reunite 2,053 separated children still in custody – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-separated-children-plan-20180623-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Lucero Estrada to glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/for-dreamers-senior-year-of-high-school-meant-added-hurdles-to-face/
— VERY SAD: Metra to add extra trains for Pride Parade – Taylor Hartz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-to-add-extra-trains-for-pride-parade/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump protests.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180623/news/306239996/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes LGBTQ activity. Because Democrats run Chicago, run Cook County, and run Illinois, how soon, if not already, will it be illegal to educate, hire, retain, promote, tolerate, etc. those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-pride-parade-to-step-off-on-north-side-sunday/3645576/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who promotes you? Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
http://abc7chicago.com/realestate/housing-project-in-logan-square-honors-lgbtq-activist-john-pennycuff/3644042/

 

NBC5
— VERY SAD: Final Pride Parade Preparations Underway on North Side Up to a million people are expected to line the parade route – Chris Hush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/final-preparations-pride-parade-security-police-cta-train-metra-486363541.html
— VERY SAD: CPD Gets in Pride Spirit With Rainbow Decal on Cruiser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-pride-parade-cruiser-486332871.html
— Illinois Election Officials Finalize Plans to Prevent Another Russian Election Hack The state is receiving nearly $14 million from the federal government
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-finalizes-plans-to-prevent-another-russian-election-hack-486372241.html

 

WLS AM
— Government details how separated families will be reunited — eventually
http://www.wlsam.com/news/government-details-how-separated-families-will-be-reunited-eventually/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trump administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention – AMY TAXIN
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/23/trump-administration-seeks-to-expand-immigrant-family-detention/a5rkfvo/
— Blue states should follow President Trump’s lead on deregulation – David McSweeney
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/23/mcsweeney-blue-states-should-follow-president-trumps-lead-on-deregulation/aluzzg4/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local election officials finalize its plans to prevent another Russian hack – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180623/illinois-finalizes-its-plans-to-prevent-another-russian-hack
— Rauner budget a shaky platform for campaign – David Greising, President, BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180623/bga-president-rauner-budget-shaky-platform-for-campaign

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Weapons of mass manipulation – Michelle Malkin
http://www.daily-journal.com/editorials/think/michelle-malkin-weapons-of-mass-manipulation/article_0510e722-7432-11e8-894c-2b83f11a7716.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Rauner or Madigan: Who’s Less Popular? – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who tell Rauner that he will be more popular if he completely dumps all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauner-madigan-whos-less-popular

 

DECATUR DAILY
— Ten Commandments, rights of unborn on November ballot – Mary Sell Montgomery
http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/ten-commandments-rights-of-unborn-on-november-ballot/article_be3f952b-22e6-5f85-9ab0-e90e20b1e438.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting Champaign protesters to rally against ICE separating families.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/champaign-protesters-rally-against-ice-separating-families-06-24-2018
— Illinois to receive millions to prevent hack at elections
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-to-receive-millions-to-prevent-hack-at-elections

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Young Libertarian plants crow about their success in destroying the Republican Party.
http://nprillinois.org/post/political-counterculture-young-republicans-hold-unique-space-trump-era#stream/0

 

NEWSBUSTERS
— Washington Post Plays the Race Card on Trump – Jeffery Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/06/23/washington-post-plays-race-card-trump
— Eight Times Hollywood Used Melania to Attack President Trump – Christian Toto
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/christian-toto/2018/06/23/eight-times-hollywood-used-melania-attack-president-trump

 

FOX NEWS
— Immigration policy gives Trump-hating media a new reason to go overboard demonizing him and his team – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/24/immigration-policy-gives-trump-hating-media-new-reason-to-go-overboard-demonizing-him-and-his-team.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The biblical case for closed borders – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: By coming into a country illegally, by staying in a country illegally, and/or by bringing others to a country illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect that country, b) that you disrespect that country’s citizens, and c) that you disrespect the rule of law.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/23/biblical-case-closed-borders/

 

BREITBART
— WSJ’s Sad Story About Migrant Family Reveals Abuse of System – Joel B. Pollak
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/06/23/wsj-sad-story-about-migrant-family-reveals-abuse-of-system/
— Reuters ‘Fake News’ Spins Pope Against Trump – Thomas D. Williams
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/23/reuters-fake-news-spins-pope-against-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Top Mexican presidential candidate calls for mass immigration to US to protest, claim ‘human right’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: When will Mexico and other anti-American countries officially declare war on America? Constructively, a county declares war on another country a) by illegally sending millions of its citizens into that country illegally, b) by illegally keeping millions of its citizens in that country illegally, and c) by sending mountains of illegal drugs into that country illegally.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/23/top-mexican-presidential-candidate-calls-for-mass-immigration-to-us-to-protest-claim-human-right
— Restaurant owner who booted Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks out — and she’s not backing down – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/23/restaurant-owner-who-booted-sarah-huckabee-sanders-speaks-out-and-shes-not-backing-down

 

DAILY CALLER
— THOUSANDS PROTEST IN DEFENSE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ACROSS THE US – Ryan Pickrell
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/23/protests-defense-illegal-immigrant-families/
— MIKE HUCKABEE FIRES BACK AGAINST RACISM ALLEGATIONS AFTER PELOSI TWEET — ‘MS-13 IS NOT A RACE’ – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/23/mike-huckabee-pelosi-tweet-ms-13-not-a-race/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHITE HOUSE SPOKESWOMAN KICKED OUT OF RESTAURANT BY TRUMP HATER
http://www.wnd.com/2018/06/white-house-spokeswoman-kicked-out-of-restaurant-by-trump-hater/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Many Preaching Immigration Morality are Acting Unethically – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/many_preaching_immigration_morality_are_acting_unethically.html

 

TOWNHALL & AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Separation Anxiety – Debra J. Saunders
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2018/06/24/separation-anxiety-n2493564
https://spectator.org/separation-anxiety/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rubio: Most Illegals Not Criminals, But Trump Keeping Campaign Vow on Border – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: By coming into a country illegally, by staying in a country illegally, and/or by bringing others to a country illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect that country, b) that you disrespect that country’s citizens, and c) that you disrespect the rule of law.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rubio-trump-border-illegal-immigrants/2018/06/23/id/867946/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Almost 1,000 People Injured, Killed in Terrorist Attacks By Refugees One-in-three chance Germany will be target country in future plots – Natalie Johnson
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/almost-1000-people-injured-killed-terrorist-attacks-refugees/
— Harvard Hospital Taking Down Portraits of White Men Portraits of medical legends moved because they ‘reinforce white men are in charge’- Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/issues/harvard-hospital-taking-portraits-white-men/
— Southern Poverty Law Center Has More Than $90 Million In Offshore Funds Left-wing group has come under fire from both the left and right for its ‘hate’ designations – Joe Schoffstall
http://freebeacon.com/politics/southern-poverty-law-center-90-million-offshore-funds/

 

HOT AIR
— Young Trump Admin Staffers Having Trouble Finding Love In Anti-Trump D.C. (DIERSEN: My outstanding wife worked for the FBI 1968-1970.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/06/young-trump-admin-staffers-trouble-finding-love-anti-trump-d-c/

 

CBS NEWS
— Homeland Security employees warned of increased threats amid immigration uproar
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-memo-today-increased-threats-2018-06-23/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/us/politics/republican-voters-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. What do you say to RINOs who increasingly side with anti-Trumps?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-gop-immigration-cages.html
— Why Mexico Is Swinging Left – Ioan Grillo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/opinion/mexico-presidential-election-obrador.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/arts/lgbtq-literature-teens-and-younger.html
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Marijuana: The Signature Olfactory Experience of New York – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/nyregion/marijuana-the-signature-olfactory-experience-of-new-york.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want the U.S. to give U.S. citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/us/migrant-children-federal-agency-border.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) bring others to America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/violence-keeps-central-americans-coming-to-us-despite-trump/2018/06/21/c9530fc0-7554-11e8-bda1-18e53a448a14_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Minnesota GOP chair says she’s faced racism, sexism from party leaders and Trump supporters – AP
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-minnesota-gop-chairwoman-racism-sexism-20180623-story.html

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Huckabee criticized for ‘bigotry’ over tweet aimed at Dems showing Latino MS-13 gang members – Angela Forburger
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/06/23/representative-ruben-gallego-responds-mike-huckabee-controversial-tweet/728489002/

 

DAILY BEAST
— There’s a Lot of Money at Pride, but Not Necessarily in LGBT Pockets Don’t let the sea of big-name corporate floats at a Pride parade and glossy advertisements in magazines fool you into thinking the LGBT world is one of unfettered affluence. – Samantha Allen
https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-a-lot-of-money-at-pride-but-not-necessarily-in-lgbt-pockets

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘Our country is not a safe place’: why Salvadorans will still head for the US Poverty and gang violence are driving an exodus, regardless of US asylum reforms – Anna-Catherine Brigida and Heather Gies (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform brings forth poverty and crime. The Republican Party platform brings forth prosperity and safety. Democrats unethically a) flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety in Republican areas, b) focus on driving Republicans out of Republican areas, and c) focus on bringing poverty and crime to Republican areas.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/24/salvadorans-deported-from-us-facing-violence-fleeing-poverty

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— VERY SAD: Justice Department To Host LGBT Pride Event – CARLOS SANTOSCOY
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/44855/Justice_Department_To_Host_LGBT_Pride_Event

June 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-says-she-was-told-to-leave-virginia-restaurant/3642498/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Crow That They Got Chicagoans to Rally For Border Children To Reunite With Parents
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/23/chicagoans-rally-for-border-children-parents/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump touts tough stance on immigration at Nevada GOP Convention – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trump-in-vegas-to-speak-at-nevada-gop-convention-support-campaign-for-sen-dean-heller
— Trump administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-seeks-to-expand-immigrant-family-detention

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump pushes back against border separation uproar – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-immigration-casting-doubt-20180622-story.html
— Trump, stumping in Nevada, pushes immigration as central issue for GOP in midterms – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-arrives-nevada-20180623-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Congress’ record on immigration is repeated failures.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-congress-immigration-record-analysis-20180623-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New Hampshire Democrats make marijuana legalization part of party platform – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-nh–democratic-convention-new-hampshire-20180623-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “This November, cast your vote against the GOP.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-gop-republicans-trump-vote-against-0625-20180621-story.html
— Minnesota GOP chair says she faced racist and sexist attacks from within party – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-minnesota-gop-20180623-story.html
— A restaurant owner quietly asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. It went viral. But she’d do it again. – Kevin Freking
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sarah-huckabee-sanders-restaurant-20180623-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump: “I got elected largely because we are strong on the border” – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/trump-i-got-elected-largely-because-we-are-strong-on-the-border/
— Restaurant owner kicked out Sanders over her defense of transgender military ban – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sanders-says-she-was-kicked-out-of-virginia-restaurant/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Border controversy inflames GOP’s split with Latinos.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/border-contresversy-latinos-gop/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ existential problem: Shrinking number of young people – Hilary Gowins
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180622/ISSUE07/180629930/illinois-existential-problem-shrinking-number-of-young-people
— Why Chicago owns a piece of the southern border crisis – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180622/ISSUE07/180629954/demand-for-drugs-in-u-s-fuels-refugees-from-latin-america

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that they got 200 to protest at Champaign hotel where ICE agents said to stay.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-23/update-200-protest-champaign-hotel-where-ice-agents-said-stay.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— It’s just one poll in June – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-it-s-just-one-poll-in-june/article_7b8cff98-b469-5196-bd43-18233f705e0a.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— LGBT-friendly affordable housing units to open in Chicago – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article213730849.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sarah Sanders Joins List Of Top Trump Aides Confronted At Restaurants – GABRIELA SALDIVIA
http://nprillinois.org/post/sarah-sanders-joins-list-top-trump-aides-confronted-restaurants#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House approves Roskam’s bill to restrict opioid abuse among seniors – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511463241-house-approves-roskam-s-bill-to-restrict-opioid-abuse-among-seniors

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison says there’s no room in budget to pay for AFSCME step increases – Carrie Bradon
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511459912-morrison-says-there-s-no-room-in-budget-to-pay-for-afscme-step-increases

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders & Family Kicked Out of Restaurant – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/red-hen_restaurant-teachers-of-tolerance/

 

BREITBART
— Ryan Amnesty ‘Has Far Less Support’ than Goodlatte Bill – Sean Moran
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/22/exclusive-lou-barletta-ryan-amnesty-has-far-less-support-than-goodlatte-bill/

 

BLAZE
— Virginia restaurant owner kicks out Sarah Huckabee Sanders over ‘moral conviction.’ Backlash ensues. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/23/virginia-restaurant-owner-kicks-out-sarah-huckabee-sanders-over-moral-conviction-backlash-ensues

 

NEW YORK TIMES
–As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/us/politics/republican-voters-trump.html
— Confronting Asian-American Stereotypes – Adeel Hassan (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps stereotype Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/us/confronting-asian-american-stereotypes.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Tests His Appeal in Nevada, a State Clinton Won – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tests-his-appeal-in-nevada-a-state-clinton-won-1529798836

June 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump signs executive order to keep families together at border, says ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-to-keep-families-together-at-border/3626085/
— Children separated from families at the border being cared for in Chicago – Mark Rivera
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/children-separated-from-families-at-the-border-being-cared-for-in-chicago/3628229/

 

NBC5
— In Reversal, Trump Signs Order Temporarily Stopping Family Separations He said his order would not end the “zero-tolerance” policy that criminally prosecutes all adults caught crossing the border illegally – Jill Colvin and Colleen Long
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Family-Separation-Border-Homeland-Security-486035941.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Signs Executive Order To End Family Separation But Says ‘Zero Tolerance’ To Stay
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/20/trump-executive-order-ends-family-separations/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump signs executive order stopping family separations at border
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/white-house-considering-executive-action-to-prevent-family-separations-at-border-fox-news-reports

 

WGN TV
— Black lawmakers slam Rauner for bragging about helping black businesses – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/20/black-lawmakers-slam-rauner-for-bragging-about-helping-black-businesses/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago activists decry Trump move that will keep families together but still in detention – Tony Briscoe and Tessa Weinberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-immigration-family-separation-chicago-20180620-story.html
— Trump signs order stopping family separation at border but families won’t be immediately reunited – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-migrant-family-border-separation-20180620-story.html
— Lake County’s congressional leaders weigh next steps after Trump signs order ending family separations – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-border-st-0621-story.html
— Illinois coroner who withheld remains until relatives could pay $1,000 resigns – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-quincy-illinois-coroner-resigns-20180620-story.html
— How bad is teacher pay? Nearly 1 in 5 teachers works a second job, report says – Moriah Balingit
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-teacher-pay-second-job-report-20180620-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Gutierrez brings children to House floor to dramatize Trump border policy – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-democrats-next-surprise-move-to-protest-trump-children-separation-policy/
— Some children taken from parents at U.S.-Mexico border are being held in Chicago – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/children-family-separation-border-chicago/
— South suburban homeowners see their property taxes go north – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/south-suburban-homeowners-see-their-property-taxes-go-north/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Canadian lawmakers legalize pot, NYC to stop arresting public tokers – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-canadian-lawmakers-legalize-pot-nyc-to-stop-arresting-public-tokers/
— Trump caves: Using kids as pawns, triggered crisis of his own making – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-caves-using-kids-as-pawns-triggered-crisis-of-his-own-making/
— Text of President Trump’s executive order on family separation – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/text-of-president-trumps-executive-order-on-family-separation/
— Civil rights leaders: Trump Order ending family separation doesn’t go far enough – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/civil-rights-leaders-trump-order-ending-family-separation-doesnt-go-far-enough/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United and American airlines side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Ever-increasingly, companies make it clear that they are not in business to make a profit, but that they exist to defend and advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180620/NEWS02/180629985/united-american-airlines-to-feds-do-not-put-detained-immigrant-kids-on-our-flights
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180619/BLOGS02/180619862/mexican-border-policy-explodes-as-illinois-campaign-issue

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner calls for action on discrimination complaints backlog – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180620/rauner-calls-for-action-on-discrimination-complaints-backlog

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Raises for teachers capped at 3 percent in last four years on the job – Lyndsay Jones (DIERSEN: Because of step increases, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary increased about 3% a year between 1986 and 1997, from $96,403/year to $125,325/year. When GAO dumped the General Schedule (GS) system in 1989 and when to “Bands,” it promised its employees GS employees that they would get pay increases at least equal to what their step increases would have been.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-20/raises-teachers-capped-3-percent-last-four-years-the-job.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— She embezzled $230,000 from SIUE. Now she’s entitled to a state pension – GEORGE PAWLACZYK AND BETH HUNDSDORFER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article213247509.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Important Reasons Why Longevity Plan Should Be in Place Prior to Retirement (DIERSEN: My father’s sister, my mother’s sister, and my wife’s sister are all paying more than $200/day out of their life savings for long-term health care.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/sponsored/articles/2018/06/20/32310081/index.xml

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Needs New Family Policy At Border.”
http://www.vandaliaradio.com/2018/06/20/governor-rauner-says-president-needs-new-family-policy-at-border/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois lags nation, neighbors in getting residents off food stamps – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-lags-nation-neighbors-in-getting-residents-off-food-stamps-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— School district leaders ask Rauner to veto $40,000 teacher pay mandate – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/school-district-leaders-ask-rauner-to-veto-teacher-pay-mandate/article_181cc0de-73e7-11e8-8ebf-8798f3a36862.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Minority groups disagree about Rauner’s success – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/minority-groups-disagree-about-rauner-s-success/1252087273

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sanguinetti says she’s not ruling out run for governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/20/sanguinetti-says-she%E2%80%99s-not-ruling-out-run-for-governor/
— What can actually be extracted from Gov. Rauner’s comments on President Trump’s zero-tolerance policy?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/20/did-he-actually-say-anything/
— Black Caucus strikes back at Rauner for yesterday’s claims on WVON
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/20/black-caucus-strikes-back-at-rauner-for-yesterday%E2%80%99s-claims-on-wvon/
— Lawmakers eviscerate CPS for sexual abuse of students at hands of teachers, staff
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/20/lawmakers-eviscerate-cps-for-sexual-abuse-of-students-at-hands-of-teachers-staff/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Stop Separating Families – Charlie Spiering
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/20/donald-trump-signs-executive-order-to-stop-separating-families/
— Twitter Takes 20 Hours to Remove Tweet Advocating Murder of ICE Agents – Allum Bokhari (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will members of Group A a) publish lists of members of Group B and b) call for all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries to get rid of members of Group B? Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, members of Group B are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/06/20/twitter-takes-no-action-against-tweet-advocating-murder-of-ice-agents/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Fund The Wall Before Any Other Immigration Legislation
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28197

 

TOWNHALL
— The Left Goes Full Nazi Railing About Immigration Enforcement – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/20/never-go-full-nazi-when-talking-about-immigration-enforcement-n2491827
— Leftist Group Shows Activists How to Kill an ICE Agent, Pledges to Go After Their Families – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/06/20/left-shows-activists-how-to-kill-an-ice-agent-pledges-to-go-after-their-families-n2492637
— Melania Trump Calls Secret Service After Actor Peter Fonda Suggests Kidnapping Barron Trump – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/06/20/actor-peter-fonda-promotes-violence-against-dhs-secretary-nielsen-barron-trump-in-series-of-tweets-n2492744

 

DAILY CALLER
— PETER FONDA APOLOGIZES FOR SAYING BARRON TRUMP SHOULD BE KIDNAPPED, CAGED WITH PEDOPHILES – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/20/peter-fonda-apologizes-for-saying-barron-trump-should-be-kidnapped-caged-raped/

 

GOPUSA
— Who’s behind the ‘immigration’ protests?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48426
— Trump and the Invasion of the West
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-and-the-invasion-of-the-west/
— Canada’s Supreme Court rules against the Bible
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48397

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Starbucks Gets Million$ from U.S. Govt., Picks Soros-Funded Group to Lead Anti-Bias Training
https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/06/starbucks-gets-million-from-u-s-govt-picks-soros-funded-group-to-lead-anti-bias-training/

 

THE HILL
— Trump signs executive order to keep undocumented families together – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Of course, this will encourage millions of citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393303-trump-signs-executive-order-to-keep-undocumented-families-together

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/mike-bloomberg-democrats-election.html
— Trump Plans Executive Order to Allow Detaining Families Together Indefinitely – Maggie Haberman and Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: Of course, that would encourage many more “families” to come to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/trump-immigration-children-executive-order.html

 

NEWS ONE
— Illinois’ Racially Tone Deaf Governor Claims He’s Done More For Blacks Than ‘Any Other Governor’ He presided over a state with the highest Black unemployment rate. – Nigel Roberts
https://newsone.com/3811740/illinois-governor-rauner-african-americans/

 

NEW YORK POST
— House Dems call for Trump to end ‘psychological torture’ of immigration policy – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2018/06/20/house-dems-call-for-trump-to-end-psychological-torture-of-immigration-policy/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— A List of ICE Employees Scraped From LinkedIn Was Removed by Medium and GitHub – Brian Feldman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will members of Group A a) publish lists of members of Group B and b) call for all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries to get rid of members of Group B? Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, members of Group B are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/06/linkedin-list-of-ice-employees-removed-by-medium-and-github.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Employees, Newsroom Editors Emphasize They Are Separate From Editorial Pages – Joyce Gannon (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/pittsburgh-post-gazette-employees-newsroom-editors-emphasize-they-are-separate-from-editorial-pages/
— Americans Believe Two-Thirds of News on Social Media is Misinformation Americans believe 39 percent of news in newspapers, on TV or on the radio is misinformation — but their views of social media are even worse. They believe 65 percent of news on social media is made up or can’t be verified as accurate. – Taylor Blatchford (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/americans-believe-two-thirds-of-news-on-social-media-is-misinformation/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Senate subcommittee passes pay raise for federal employees – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/06/19/senate-subcommittee-passes-pay-raise-for-feds/

 

RAUMUSSEN REPORTS
— Those Closely Following Trump Choose TV News (DIERSEN: Virtually every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email includes links to postings on Illinois TV news websites.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/june_2018/those_closely_following_trump_choose_tv_news

 

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— Legislative Black Caucus: Rauner no friend to black communities (DIERSEN: Those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform would not say that Rauner is their friend.)
http://illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/feature-story-archive/6498-legislative-black-caucus-rauner-no-friend-to-black-communities?platform=hootsuite

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Gay commissioner candidate Kevin B. Morrison holds Pride fundraiser – Carrie Maxwell
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Gay-commissioner-candidate-holds-Pride-fundraiser/63265.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kevin B. Morrison, the gay democratic Cook County Commissioner candidate for the 15th district, held a Pride month fundraiser June 13 at Sidetrack. Morrison is running against incumbent and Illinois Republican Party Chair Timothy Schneider. Illinois state Rep. Greg Harris said this night will be remembered because Morrison “is going places” politically. Harris noted that the 15th county commissioner race is important because he is running against one of the most prominent Republicans in Illinois.)

June 19 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDINGLY, 19 REPUBLICANS HELP SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND FIREWORKS! Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has pledged $500, Judge Jeff MacKay has pledged $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan has pledged $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson have each pledged $100.

 

As a $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands in the parade. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the Republican entries in the parade, the Republican sponsors, and the amount that they contributed. The flyers will be printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics and I plan on delivering them on Thursday, June 21.

 

So far, Republican entries in the parade are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen/Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elloitt/Chris Zaruba, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6 ballots in Wheaton to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade. Those candidates include Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, Gwen Henry, Kevin Wiley, Jim Zay, Al Murphy, and Joseph Cantore. The deadline for parade entries has been extended to June 20 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting “outcry against separation of families at border.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-outcry-against-separation-of-families-at-border-grows-trump-defends-policy/3618266/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rauner to be more anti-Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-blast-zero-tolerance-border-policy-but-only-one-blames-trump/
— New Rauner TV ad seeks to flush Pritzker out on property taxes – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-rauner-tv-ad-seeks-to-flush-pritzker-out-on-property-taxes/
— Cook County faces $177 million in deficits over next two budget years – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-faces-177-million-in-deficits-over-next-two-budget-years/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Unacceptable and frustrating’: Chicago sees most violent weekend of the year – Madeline Buckley, Hannah Leone and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-weekend-violence-20180618-story.html
— Preckwinkle: Cook County facing ‘difficult and challenging’ $82 million budget shortfall – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-budget-forecast-20180618-story.html
— Chicago iPhone users soon will automatically share location on 911 calls – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-iphone-911-location-20180618-story.html
— Rauner toilet ad — Pritzker earns “royal flush” for tax avoidance – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-state-house-federal-prosecutor-20180618-story.html
— Rauner looks to unify Downstate GOP in new web testimonials – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, rejecting the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform destroys the IRP base.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-state-house-federal-prosecutor-20180618-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the three testimonials that are featured are an indication of Rauner’s continued effort to try to unify a Republican base focused on Downstate Illinois. Featured are video testimonials from Beth Montfort of Saline County, a city commissioner in Harrisburg; Scott Preston of Normal, a town council member; and Wendy Erhart of Madison County, a businesswoman in Maryville. “He understood Southern Illinois values were a lot different,” Montfort says in her testimonial.)
— Video shows Tesla bursting into flames on Los Angeles street ‘out of the blue’ – Peter Holley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fuelefficient/ct-tesla-fire-video-20180618-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bypass gets boost from bipartisanship – Robert Schillerstrom and Raja Krishnamoorthi
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180619/bypass-gets-boost-from-bipartisanship
— Geneva 2nd Ward Alderman Cummings resigns – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180618/geneva-2nd-ward-alderman-cummings-resigns

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— VERY SAD: We’re tapping home equity as much as we did a decade ago – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180619/CRED0701/180619876/more-home-equity-loans-issued-in-chicago

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/lifestyles/health-med-fit/rauner-to-consider-allowing-medical-cannabis-for-opioid-patients/article_d7f885c4-4625-561c-9e75-3446bcbc8a73.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DETHRONING PRITZKER – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Have you appealed your property taxes? I did during the 1980s and 1990s. I won a reduction from the Property Tax Appeal Board. I should write a book about it and about how I have been punished for it ever since.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/06/19/immigration-debate-roils-gop-pritzker-places-1m-behind-separation-ads-jbs-toilets-vs-rauners-9-homes-280517
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Finally! We have a campaign ad out of Team Rauner that focuses on something other than imprisoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Instead, it zooms in on Pritzker’s Cook County property tax appeal that involved pulling toilets from a mansion abutting his own Chicago mansion. This was from a 2017 Tim Novak special that reported Pritzker disconnected toilets from an Astor street property abutting his Chicago home to classify it as “vacant and uninhabitable.” Pritzker ended up with a $230,000 property tax break. Watch “Porcelain Prince” Pritzker quickly retaliated in his own new TV ad taking a shot at Rauner’s wealth, his nine homes and past property tax appeals. But what’s likely to be even more controversial is the ad’s assertion that Rauner wanted to raise local property taxes. “Bruce Rauner owns nine homes and he’s appealed his property taxes 22 times. But now he’s attacking somebody else for the same thing? Now that’s bad. But you know what’s worse? Bruce Rauner wants to raise your property taxes. That’s right, Rauner’s budget cost taxpayers more than $1 billion.”)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Illinois, other high tax states, seeking ways around deduction cap; IRS warns it decides proper deductions In the wake of the new nationwide tax law, states, including Illinois, which are setting up workarounds to state and local tax deduction caps, have been warned by the Internal Revenue Service that federal law controls deductions. – John Breslin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511446534-il-other-high-tax-states-seeking-ways-around-deduction-cap-irs-warns-it-decides-proper-deductions

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Gubernatorial Election: What to Do, What to Do… – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: To vote for Pritzker is to vote for pot and to vote for even worse things.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/06/gubernatorial-election-what-to-do-what-to-do-_-docx/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maybe Illinois conservatives, beaten down by Illinois politics and bad governance, badgered by fellow Republicans, and panicking because they focus too much on the short-term nightmarish picture they see before their eyes, will at the last moment fold and vote for Bruce Rauner. That would be a huge mistake. The long-term health of the party, the state, and the nation depends not solely or even centrally on tax rates for businesses but on issues related to respect for human life, marriage, and sexuality. The fact that so many Republicans don’t see that bodes ill for Illinois and America. Having Pinocchio Rauner at the helm of the Republican Party will exacerbate the ignorance on these issues, and the GOP will continue to rot from within. We don’t need any more evidence of Rauner’s unfitness for office, but here goes. On Father’s Day, Rauner chose to demonstrate his contempt—again—for conservative voters by marching in the shameful homosexual “pride” parade in Aurora, Illinois. On the day that commemorates fathers, he marched in a parade that celebrates the intrinsically sterile unions of people who are acquiring children like commodities and intentionally depriving children of fathers (and mothers).)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner goes statewide with “Porcelain Prince” ad buy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/19/rauner-goes-statewide-with-%e2%80%9cporcelain-prince%e2%80%9d-ad-buy/
— Sean Morrison defends his handling of Anthony Martin arrested twice for child sex crimes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/18/morrison-defends-his-handling-of-svp-arrested-twice-for-child-sex-crimes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LEFTISTS ARE USING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KIDS AS POLITICAL PAWNS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/18/leftists-illegal-immigrant-kids-pawns/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— House ‘Compromise’ Immigration Bill Fails to Adequately Address Broken System – David Inserra
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/18/house-compromise-immigration-bill-fails-to-adequately-address-broken-immigration-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago: 9 killed, 46 wounded by gunfire
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-9-killed-46-wounded-by-gunfire/
— 5 dead after van carrying illegal aliens crashes in TX
http://www.gopusa.com/5-dead-after-van-carrying-illegal-aliens-crashes-in-tx/

 

BLAZE
— White House fires right back at former first lady Laura Bush over family separation – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/18/white-house-fires-right-back-at-former-first-lady-laura-bush-over-family-separation

 

NEWSMAX
— Harvard’s Microaggressions Incessant Against Asian-Americans – Rich Lowry
https://www.newsmax.com/richlowry/harvard-asian-admissions-school/2018/06/18/id/866894/

 

THE HILL
— Trump digs in amid uproar on zero tolerance policy – RAFAEL BERNAL AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/latino/392912-trump-digs-in-amid-uproar-on-zero-tolerance-policy
— Women speak of pervasive harassment in DC lobbying culture – MEGAN R. WILSON
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/k-street-insiders/392913-women-speak-of-pervasive-harassment-in-dc-lobbying

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-centam/honduras-el-salvador-decry-us-border-separations-impact-on-kids-idUSKBN1JF0DP

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things unless you a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage others to bring people, especially children, to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/immigration-children-sessions-miller.html (front page)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/opinion/child-separation-border-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/opinion/trump-children-border-immigration-nielsen.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/trump-immigration-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Unapologetic Trump digs in on immigration despite outrage – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/unapologetic-trump-digs-in-on-immigration-despite-outrage/2018/06/18/862f8712-7367-11e8-bda1-18e53a448a14_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trust in Social Media Falls – Suzanne Vranica (DIERSEN: Who does NOT want anyone to a) trust you and/or b) trust what you do? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest a) that no one should trust me and/or b) that no one should trust my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trust-in-social-media-fallsraising-concerns-for-marketers-1529312580
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With regard to government intervention, 62% of those polled agreed that governments should do more to regulate social media.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs a) reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform and b) want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-immigration-meltdown-1529364334
— Harvard Is Too Discriminating A lawsuit may eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to clarify its view of racial preferences. – Ilya Shapiro (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League university? I do not. I should write a book about those who a) stress that none of my degrees are from Ivy League universities and b) belittle, dismiss, and badmouth NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-is-too-discriminating-1529363694

 

USA TODAY
— Google says it will focus diversity efforts on black, Hispanic women – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Google should bring in Charles Bowsher. Bowsher had great success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of the agency’s non-veteran White male employees who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/06/14/google-says-focus-diversity-efforts-black-hispanic-women/703003002/

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Court Filings Reveal Academic Strength of Asian-American Applicants to Harvard – CAROLINE S. ENGELMAYER (DIERSEN: How much academic strength do those who share your demographics have?)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/6/19/asian-american-academics/
— Revelations in Harvard Admissions Suit Unlikely to Prove Discrimination, Experts Say – ANGELA N. FU and LUCY WANG
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/6/19/admissions-lawsuit-analysis/

June 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— President Trump to Return to Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-president-trump-heads-back-to-wisconsin-485713011.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans rally against gun violence. Anti-Republicans blame Republicans for gun violence.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/parkland-survivors-chance-the-rapper-and-hundreds-more-rally-against-gun-violence-in-chicago

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When employers join ‘The Illinois Exodus’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois only want employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-hoistruck-indiana-20180614-story.html
— Is Father’s Day outdated? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents paint your father? My critics/opponents have always painted my father as having been undeservedly filthy rich because he earned enough money to send me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But in defense of my outstanding parents, neither of them attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old, a bottom of the line Chevy 2-door, and died suddenly of heart failure when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-fathers-day-20180615-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: LGBTQ promoters use Orlando Cruz to promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-orlando-cruz-pride-puerto-rican-parades-20180615-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats side with criminals. Republicans side with the victims of crime.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-concealed-carry-shooting-victim-20180523-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-border-shelter-policy-20180615-story.html

 

CHICAGO Sun-Times
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 10,000 families experienced homelessness in Chicago last year – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/homeless-cps-families-study-10000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parkland-chicago-violence-never-again-road-to-change-gun-control/
— Rahm sends message to mayoral rivals — adding another $850,000-plus to war chest – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rahm-sends-message-to-mayoral-rivals-adding-another-850000-plus-to-war-chest/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/black-religious-leaders-criticize-sessions-use-of-scripture/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Feds bringing terror preparation workshop to Aurora, Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180615/feds-bringing-terror-preparation-workshop-to-aurora-naperville

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Effingham County will be an unborn sanctuary
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/effingham-county-will-be-an-unborn-sanctuary

 

WVIK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://wvik.org/post/lawmakers-illinois-embrace-medical-marijuana-opioid-alternative#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Think Blago Got a Bad Rap? Check out This Pol’s Punishment – Aaron M. Renn
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511459332-renn-think-blago-got-a-bad-rap-check-out-this-pol-s-punishment

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Clark County Board approves “2nd Amendment Support” Resolution – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/clark-county-board-approves-2nd-amendment-support-resolution/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump, GOP need to keep promises on immigration – Lou Dobbs
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-gop-need-to-keep-promises-on-immigration-dobbs

 

BLAZE
— Joe Scarborough compared the Trump Administration to Nazis. The White House responds – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/15/joe-scarborough-compared-trump-administration-to-nazis-the-white-house-responds

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The hypocrisy of the illegal immigrant lobby’s howls about family separation – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/the_hypocrisy_of_the_illegal_immigrant_lobbys_howls_about_family_separation.html
— Reparations: Who Should Pay? – Tom Trinko
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/reparations_who_should_pay.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Motion for Summary Judgment Filed against Harvard – ROGER CLEGG (DIERSEN: My 7th Amendment rights were denied in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/motion-for-summary-judgment-filed-against-harvard/

 

AMMOLAND
— Mayors Scapegoating Guns for Failed ‘Progressive’ Policies and Own Criminality
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/06/mayors-scapegoating-guns-for-failed-progressive-policies-and-own-criminality/#axzz5IalWRz5e

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Feeling Good About the Economy? You’re Probably a Republican – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: The status of the economy is more important for those who are looking for a job. The better that the economy is, the better the chances that you will find a job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/business/economy/survey-trump-economy.html
— A Guiding Hand From College to Not Just a Job, but a Career – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: When you were in college, what industry did you want your career to be in? For me, it was the automotive industry. By the time I graduated from NIU in 1970, I had bought three new cars – a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE. In 1970, I accepted a job offer from Firestone Stores. In 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/your-money/college-graduation-career-advice.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ms. Golinkin promotes herself as a mix of ad hoc therapist, master networker, recruiter and job whisperer. She draws on her experience in publishing, where, she said, she hired more than 200 young adults. “I managed them and coached them and brought them on to some really great careers,” she said. “I helped them realize their full potential.” On the surface, college graduates have it good. The unemployment rate for adults 25 and older with a college degree dropped to 2.0 percent in May, compared with 3.9 percent for those in the same age group with a high school diploma and 5.4 percent for those who did not graduate from high school, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall unemployment was 3.8 percent in May, an 18-year low. But what those statistics do not show is how workers feel about the quality of their jobs and whether the jobs are leading to a career. They also do not dip into the pressure graduates can feel to find a job that is meaningful.)
— College Admission Is Not a Personality Contest. Or Is It? – Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: The more subjective that a criteria is, the more that it is abused.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-universities-personality-criteria-admissions.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Paul Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges – Spencer S. Hsu, Ellen Nakashima and Devlin Barrett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat GAO superiors tampered with witnesses. My Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates that they would get rid anyone who came to my defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/manafort-ordered-to-jail-after-witness-tampering-charges/2018/06/15/ccc526cc-6e68-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html

 

FORBES
— Why People Still Want An MBA Degree – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Did you earn an MBA? I should write a book about the costs and benefits of my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses and the CPA and CIA examination review courses that I took 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.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/poetsandquants/2018/06/15/why-people-still-want-an-mba-degree/#3d1d935f288e

 

FORTUNE
— MAY 31, 2018 FLASHBACK: The Supreme Court Tried to End #MeToo. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back. – Gretchen Carlson (DIERSEN: My 7th Amendment rights were denied in Diersen v. GAO.)
http://fortune.com/2018/05/31/gretchen-carlson-supreme-court-ruling-arbitration-metoo/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was with immense pride that I joined legislators from both parties in December to introduce the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act,” which restores victims’ constitutional 7th Amendment right to a jury trial. Sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the bill now has 17 cosponsors. With the Supreme Court’s decision, my mission is to get it through Congress and down to the president’s desk for signature this year.)

 

AMERITECH FINANCIAL
— Carefully Consider the Cost of Going Back to School as an Adult, Suggests Ameritech Financial (DIERSEN: Did you earn a master’s degree, professional certification, and/or professional license? I should write a book about the costs and benefits of my a) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses and the CPA and CIA examination review courses that I took 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.)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carefully-consider-the-cost-of-going-back-to-school-as-an-adult-suggests-ameritech-financial-300666889.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is a very personal decision to see if the advantages of learning new skills offset the cost of returning to education.” And the cost can be high. Graduate courses at public universities can be up to $700 per credit, while a single course at a private college can cost more than $3,300. That means that it can cost anywhere from $20,000 to more than $100,000 to earn an advanced degree. A certificate program can cost from $3,000 if done online up to $12,000 if taken on campus, and this does not include textbooks.)

 

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS
— Want an Easy Fix for Expense Reimbursement Fraud? Read This – Rob Starr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors’ efforts to get rid of me by painting my partial day per diem requests as being fraudulent. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/100895)
https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/06/expense-reimbursement-fraud-small-business.html

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— Trust me, I’m your boss – VIVIEN SHIAO (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for me to trust my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure to get rid of those who shared my demographics.)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/life-culture/cubicle-files/trust-me-im-your-boss

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 515 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $899,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/515-west-park-avenue/pid_25431500/

June 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House takes up fight against ‘back-stabbing’ Trudeau – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-g7-statement-justin-trudeau/
— Sex abuse scandal is latest CPS fiasco under Rahm Emanuel’s watch – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sex-abuse-scandal-cps-dirty-schools-strike-teachers-rahm-emanuel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-pride-2018-guide-celebrations-events-things-to-do/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats blame all gun violence on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-all-31-ways-you-can-fight-gun-violence/
— Chicago’s potty-mouthed mayor was once a preschool teacher – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-preschool-teacher-fact-check/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— European leaders are indignant and defiant over Trump’s G-7 statement, but they’re not surprised – Griff Witte and James McAuley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-g7-summit-reaction-20180610-story.html
— Fox News host calls President Trump a dictator, then apologizes – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fox-news-trump-dictator-20180610-story.html
— Waukegan partners with Lake County Coalition for Homeless in wake of PADS Lake County complaints – Emily K. Coleman (DIERSEN: Democrats blame homelessness on Republicans. In your municipality, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries take the lead in attracting homeless people to your municipality? Democrats blame homelessness on Republicans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-pads-st-0611-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Seven shot at child’s birthday party in Aurora
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180610/seven-shot-at-childs-birthday-party-in-aurora

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Day picks Pat Brady and Jim Thacker to talk about John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-10/jim-dey-perennial-illinois-office-seeker-finds-more-success-out-west.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those who recall Cox’s political activities in Illinois have watched with amazement as he’s made his run in California. “He was one of those guys who was always kind of out there running,” said Chicago lawyer and former state GOP Chairman Pat Brady. Rockford political consultant Jim Thacker, who worked both for and against Cox, described him as a “self-made guy” who “always had the credentials and the smarts” to be a credible candidate. “The circumstances were never right for him,” Thacker said. “I didn’t know he had even moved to California. But he’s sure getting his 15 minutes of fame now.” Cox’s endless runs for public office here created an image as that of a political gadfly, someone not to be taken seriously by the news media or the political establishment.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Expanded use of HIV prevention faces stigma, lack of awareness – Dean Olsen
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180609/expanded-use-of-hiv-prevention-faces-stigma-lack-of-awareness

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Trump Campaign Launches Brilliant New Tool – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14494

 

EVERGREEN PARK PATCH
— New D124 Principal Banned From Contact With Staff At Old Job A letter from an attorney for NSSD-112 also asked on-leave “principal on special assignment” Matt Eriksen to stay off district property. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evergreenpark/new-d124-principal-banned-contact-staff-old-job

 

BREITBART
— May 2018 the Third Consecutive Month of Record Background Checks – Awr Hawkins
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/10/may-2018-the-third-consecutive-month-of-record-background-checks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There were 19 consecutive months of record background checks under Barack Obama. Those began in May 2015 and lasted through November 2016. They were driven by a non-stop assault on the Second Amendment, characterized by attempts to secure all-out bans on certain types of weapons and “high capacity” magazines, as well as efforts to implement universal background checks and other controls. Such fears largely vanished under the Trump administration and record levels of background checks faded. Then came the February 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting, which was immediately followed by leftist celebrities, student gun control activists, and the establishment media relentlessly pushing for all-out bans on certain types of weapons and “high capacity” magazines, as well as efforts to implement universal background checks and other controls. Now background checks for gun sales are surging, NRA membership is up to 6 million, and donations to gun rights’ groups are increasing.)

 

BLAZE
— Mayors across nation form coalition to support transgender anti-discrimination law – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/10/mayors-across-nation-form-coalition-to-support-transgender-anti-discrimination-law

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Counties Declare Themselves ‘Gun Sanctuaries’; Oregon Voters Could be Next – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/illinois-counties-declare-themselves-gun-sanctuaries-oregon-voters-could-be-next/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump vs. the Media – Timothy Philen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/trump_vs_the_media.html

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Will Stormy Daniels, Russia Collusion Claims Lower Evangelical Turnout in Midterms? Ralph Reed Answers – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/will-stormy-daniels-russia-collusion-claims-lower-evangelical-turnout-midterms-ralph-reed-224803/

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/best-buy-and-eeoc-reach-agreement-to-resolve-discrimination-charge

 

NEWSWEEK
— KRISHNAMOORTHI SIDES WITH DONALD TRUMP IN FEUD WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU – WILLIAM MANSELL
http://www.newsweek.com/raja-krishnamoorthi-justin-trudeau-sides-donald-trump-trade-negotiation-968715

 

FED SMITH
— Pay Parity and a 2019 Pay Raise for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/06/10/pay-parity-2019-pay-raise-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The other potential factor is politics. Federal employee unions are often the public face and out in front on articulating arguments on behalf of federal employees. The unions are often supporting one political party (Democrats) over the other (Republicans). While Republicans are often thought of as the strong supporters for higher military spending, etc., there are no unions in front of the public spending time and money on behalf of one political party. That may be a conundrum for federal employees and their representatives. It can work out well, particularly for unions as an institution, when Democrats occupy the White House and one or both Houses of Congress. At other times, it can be a disadvantage if the federal workforce is perceived as a political force instead of a politically neutral, professional cadre of people supporting the current administration in power. We do not know, of course, what the final pay raise will be for military or civilian employees in 2019. If I were betting on the outcome, I would feel secure in assuming that whatever the percentage, it will be higher for military than for civilians.)

 

NEW STRAITS TIMES
— Can our retirement funds sustain our golden years? – Rajen Devadason (DIERSEN: Have you slashed your lifestyle expectations? Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, my income, and therefore, my lifestyle has been dramatically slashed. Since 1997, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only 41% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars, that is, only $51,864 instead of $125,325.)
https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2018/06/378452/can-our-retirement-funds-sustain-our-golden-years

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aspiring to improve Most of us, however, don’t wish to maintain our lifestyle. We aspire to improve it year by year! This desired escalation in lifestyle tacks on a few percentage points to the appropriate inflation rate for our lives every year. So by way of illustration, if our long run national inflation rate is 3.6 per cent a year, and your specific desired escalation of lifestyle is 2.4 per cent a year, then your annual personal inflation rate = 3.6 per cent + 2.4 per cent = 6 per cent. Then, using the Rule of 72, we find that you’ll need twice as much money in 12 years (= 72 / 6) to live the life you want in 2030. So, if you’re 25 years old and spending RM2,500 a month in 2018, it is straightforward to work out, using our Rule of 72, that in 12 years (age 37 in 2030), you’ll need RM5,000 a month. What is staggering to comprehend though is 12 years after that in 2042, you won’t be able to comfortably get by on RM5,000 + RM2,500 = RM7,500. No. You’ll need twice your needed amount at age 37 at age 49, which is RM5,000 x 2 = RM10,000 a month! Then at 61, you’ll want RM20,000, and so on. The longer you live, the more money you’ll need unless you choose (or more likely are forced) to slash your lifestyle expectations.)

June 10 Morning Edition

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner trails Pritzker in latest poll – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: What has Rauner done so far to encourage those who voted for Trump and/or for Ives to help reelect him on November 6, 2018? For example, has he offered to sign a pledge that he will not take any action against Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? For example, has he offered to attend a summit meeting with those who endorsed Trump, those who endorsed Ives, and the conservative leaders in Illinois? What does Rauner say to those who increasingly conclude that he does NOT want those who voted for Trump and/or for Ives to help reelect him on November 6, 2018? Increasingly, it looks like Rauner is running against those who support Trump and against those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform, that is, it increasing looks like he is running as an anti-conservative, that is, it increasing looks like he is running as anti-Republican.)
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-trails-pritzker-in-latest-poll/article_56b6e274-50c5-50bb-913f-c2b8b775c864.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner is trailing Democratic gubernatorial rival J.B. Pritzker by at least 15 points, according to the May edition of The Illinois Poll. The telephone survey contacted 1,208 voters May 22-24. While Rauner holds narrow leads in northern and central Illinois, he has surged in the southern part of the state, with a 46-to-30 percent lead over Pritzker. Predictably, Pritzker is leading Rauner 76 to 11 percent in Democratic Chicago and suburban Cook County. The poll also asked residents whether they believe Rauner deserves to be re-elected to a second term in office. Thirty four percent of respondents said yes, while 53 percent said no.)
— Madigan must lead to change locker room culture – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/editorial-madigan-must-lead-to-change-locker-room-culture/article_39a9674e-5bcb-50a1-a8ba-2c923307f191.html
— Time to end state pension COLAs – Jim Turner, Fenton (DIERSEN: In my defense, federal COLAs average much less than 3% a year.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-time-to-end-state-pension-colas/article_4a7c17cd-9703-575b-b105-a441fbe25cea.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 600 bills will land on Rauner’s desk as he seeks re-election – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-legislature-20180607-story.html
— Under attack, billionaire George Soros plans to redouble his efforts – Michael Kranish
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-george-soros-interview-20180609-story.html
— How many millions do you need to run for governor? – Alene L. Fishbein, Glencoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-illinois-governor-race-rich-20180608-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 people dead, 7 wounded Saturday in Chicago shootings
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-people-dead-7-wounded-saturday-in-chicago-shootings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Let’s build on bipartisan momentum for change in budget – Gov. Bruce Rauner (DIERSEN: Historically and ever-increasingly, “bipartisan” is code for anti-conservative.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180610/rauner-lets-build-on-bipartisan-momentum-for-change-in-budget

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Imbalance deciding policies – Editorial
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-imbalance-deciding-policies/article_e0c176a7-ec5a-5027-a08f-a3a5effa887d.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Food pantries, co-op experiencing increase in need – PAUL SWIECH (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be either a) getting welfare or b) giving out welfare.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/food-pantries-co-op-experiencing-increase-in-need/article_ebed5c09-c4d4-5609-9ffe-d254da9d0dca.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Cheering that new Illinois budget? Not so fast – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/07/our-view-cheering-that-new-illinois-budget-not-so-fast/amign4e/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s going to be a long campaign season – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180609/statehouse-insider-its-going-to-be-long-campaign-season

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
– Miss Illinois crowned; will be among first to forgo swimsuit contest at Miss America – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/article212909354.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Roundup of food pantries in Will and Grundy counties (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be either a) getting welfare or b) giving out welfare.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/11/roundup-of-food-pantries-in-will-and-grundy-counties/ae82fg9/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New Plan Would Add Administrative Spending to State Report Card – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=266555#.Wx0eLopKiM8

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps get dozens to chant for immigration reform during Friday rally in DeKalb
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/09/dozens-chant-for-immigration-reform-during-friday-rally-in-dekalb/arfdlof/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Smartphones are doing to websites what Amazon did to the mall – Kyle Stock
    https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/fashion-and-style/smartphones-are-doing-to-websites-what-amazon-did-to-the/article_70f30ba9-1b44-5591-84e2-bfe97ae89b25.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Free concealed carry course offered to Illinois teachers – Nikki McGee
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/free-concealed-carry-course-offered-to-illinois-teachers

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— At G7 Summit, Trump Demands Changes To ‘Unfair’ Trade Policies – Bill Lukitsch
http://nprillinois.org/post/g7-summit-trump-demands-changes-unfair-trade-policies#stream/0
— California: High School Valedictorian’s Mic Cut When She Talks About Campus Sexual Assault
http://nprillinois.org/post/high-school-valedictorians-mic-cut-when-she-talks-about-campus-sexual-assault#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
http://nprillinois.org/post/judge-halts-deportation-detained-new-york-pizza-delivery-man#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon in Cahoots w/SPLC – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: If you are in cahoots with SPLC, you shout that you want to get rid of the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform and all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support that plank.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/facebook-twitter-google-amazon-in-cahoots-w-splc/

 

THE HILL
— Trump economic adviser: Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’ – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391535-kudlow-trudeau-stabbed-us-in-the-back

 

POLITICO
— Blue states find ways to undercut GOP tax law In states like New York, taxpayers would be better off than they were before Republicans changed the tax law. – BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Democrats can/will use the cap to shout that Republicans want to discourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/10/blue-states-gop-tax-law-634991
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Residents of some blue states may get a surprisingly big tax cut thanks to workarounds state lawmakers are crafting to subvert a controversial new cap on deductions for state and local taxes. In places like New York, taxpayers will not only be able to claim the same break as before Republicans imposed a new $10,000 cap on the deduction, but they will also be able to sidestep longstanding federal rules on exactly when the deduction may be taken.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/african-americans-national-anthem-protests.html
— Turning Affluent Suburbs Blue Isn’t Worth the Cost – Lily Geismer and Matthew D. Lassiter (DIERSEN: How affluent is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois? What percent have “money to burn” and want government a) to take more money away from those who have more money and b) give that money to those who have less money?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/sunday/affluent-suburbs-democrats.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Meet John Cox and Gavin Newsom, the candidates for California governor – PHIL WILLON
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-governor-candidates-john-cox-gavin-newsom-2018-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers are overjoyed that “Jeff Sessions Struggles to Get Planned Marijuana Crackdown Going.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-sessions-struggles-to-get-planned-marijuana-crackdown-going-1528628400

 

THE DAY
— Too much news? Not for everyone – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? They want you read only what they publish or they bless. More than just being overjoyed about, they played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.theday.com/article/20180610/OP04/180619985

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pew Research Center is out with a fascinating poll on “news fatigue.” The poll finds: “Almost seven-in-ten Americans (68%) feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days, compared with only three-in-ten who say they like the amount of news they get,” according to the report. “The portion expressing feelings of information overload is in line with how Americans felt during the 2016 presidential election, when a majority expressed feelings of exhaustion from election coverage.” On one hand, this is understandable given the constant drumbeat of scandal and outrage. On the other hand, no one forces Americans to watch or read the news. It is a choice whether to consume it or not, and judging from those stunning poll results (e.g. only 43 percent polled last year could name a single Supreme Court justice), many people do a fine job of being uninformed. Nevertheless, to the degree one attempts to be a diligent citizen, it seems to many that they are drinking out of the proverbial firehose. Looking a little closer, we see an interesting phenomenon. Distaste for President Donald Trump — and perhaps glee at his failures — makes Democrats more eager to ingest as much news as they can. “While majorities of both Republicans and Democrats express news fatigue, Republicans are feeling it more,” according the Pew’s findings. “Roughly three-quarters (77%) of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel worn out over how much news there is, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (61%). This elevated fatigue among Republicans tracks with them having less enthusiasm than Democrats for the 2018 elections. The lack of interest in the news and in the election suggests that an outsize segment of Republicans don’t want to hear that much about, or take stock of, the president and Congress they elected. Yes, we can sympathize that it is stressful to see someone you were warned not to vote for display just about every rotten trait you chose to overlook during the campaign (e.g. dishonesty, vulgarity, racism). Ironically, the less-informed people feel the most overwhelmed, even if they don’t actually consume a whole lot of news. (“While a majority of those who follow the news most of the time (62%) are feeling worn out by the news, a substantially higher portion (78%) of those who less frequently get news say they are fatigued by the amount of it that they see.”) There may be a strong segment of the electorate that is trying to hide from the news — but just can’t. The demographic groups that most strongly supported Trump are now the most exhausted by the news. “Some demographic groups — most notably white Americans — are more likely than others to feel exhausted by the news,” the poll finds. “Nearly three-quarters (73%) of white Americans express fatigue with the amount of news, much higher than among both Hispanic (55%) and black Americans (55%). Women are also somewhat more likely than men to feel worn out (71% vs. 64%, respectively).” There is some good news in this for the anti-Trump forces. It seems they are more energized (perhaps by a sense of vindication or by a desire to stop the Trump madness) than Republicans, who, gosh, just don’t seem to want to be reminded of what and whom they voted for. They are not “tired of winning.”)

June 9 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— WHEATON INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND FIREWORKS: So far, Republican entries are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elloitt/Chris Zaruba, Jeff Mckay, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in Wheaton a) to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and b) to help sponsor the parade. Those candidates include Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Amy Grant, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, Gwen Henry, Kevin Wiley, Jim Zay, Al Murphy, Joseph Cantore, and Karen Wilson. The deadline for parade entries is June 11, 2018 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 This year again, for the 13th year in a row, DuPage Republicans will help sponsor the parade and the fireworks the evening before. So far, outstandingly, Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500, Judge Jeff Mackay has contribute $250, and DuPage County Clerk Paul Hinds has contributed $100 toward the $2,500 sponsorship pledge. DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the sponsors and the amount that they contributed. Please urge the candidates to phone me at 630-653-0462 about sponsorship and mail a check made out to the Wheaton Park District for $100 or more to me ASAP at 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326. Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Indiana Republicans reaffirm commitment to man-woman marriage as preferred family structure for Hoosiers – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-republicans-reaffirm-commitment-to-man-woman-marriage-as-preferred/article_7afe6435-0c01-5e5a-b90d-de612e630b12.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indiana Republican Party, by an overwhelming margin, reaffirmed Saturday its commitment to marriage “between a man and a woman” as the preferred structure for Hoosier families. In so doing, the 1,494 GOP delegates attending the party’s biennial state convention turned aside a revised “strong families” platform plank, proposed by Gov. Eric Holcomb’s party leadership, that expressed support for all adults raising children, in favor of renewing explicit support for opposite-sex marriage that first was inserted in the platform in 2014 by marriage equality opponents. The platform debate was the sole controversy at the half-day convention that also saw Secretary of State Connie Lawson, State Auditor Tera Klutz and State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell nominated as the party’s candidates for the November elections. Most delegates applauded and cheered following the voice vote that preserved the Gov. Mike Pence-era endorsement of what backers describe as “traditional” marriage.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 10 cities to avoid if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-top-lgbtq-pride-cities-20180605-photogallery.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In reversal, Trump doesn’t endorse G-7 statement – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delivers-warning-on-trade-as-he-leaves-g-7-summit/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Runners dash around the lake in Mundelein – Steve Lundy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180609/runners-dash-around-the-lake-in-mundelein
— 5 Barrington-area girls become some of the first female Boy Scouts – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180609/5-barrington-area-girls-become-some-of-the-first-female-boy-scouts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Western Illinois enrollment continues to decline – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/education/western-illinois-enrollment-continues-to-decline/article_5a1b7059-46b0-5dd6-89e2-e1141cd91176.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Huntley Police Find Park District’s Pinecrest Golf Club Selling Alcohol to Minor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/09/huntley-police-find-park-districts-pinecrest-golf-club-selling-alcohol-minor/
— Karen McConnaughay Applauds Signing of Ethics Bill, Outlines Additional Needed Reforms
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/09/karen-mcconnaughay-applauds-signing-ethics-bill-outlines-additional-needed-reforms/
— Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Resigns as Freedom of Information Officer, Sheds Tape Recording Responsibility
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/08/algonquin-township-clerk-karen-lukasik-resigns-freedom-information-officer-sheds-tape-recording-responsibility/
— Spending Algonquin Township Road District Money in Lake County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/08/spending-algonquin-township-road-district-money-lake-county/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Kessem calls on Martwick to urge Madigan to resign due to widening sexual harassment scandal – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511449932-kessem-calls-on-martwick-to-urge-madigan-to-resign-due-to-widening-sexual-harassment-scandal

 

BREITBART
— Steve King: GOP Leadership Hell-Bent on DACA Amnesty, Listening to What the Donors Want – John Binder (DIERSEN: RINOs a) want cheap labor, b) despise if not hate Republicans, and c) want to destroy the Republican Party if they cannot manipulate/dominate it.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/06/09/exclusive-steve-king/

 

THE HILL
— Trump refuses to endorse G-7 communique, threatens Canada with more tariffs – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391516-trump-refuses-to-endorse-g7-communique

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Iowa GOP blasts Democratic candidate for being successful – Barbara Rodriguez
https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Iowa-GOP-blasts-Democratic-candidate-for-being-12981452.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The issue isn’t that Fred Hubbell has been rich his entire life, it’s that he has no idea what it’s like not to be,” said Reynolds during her election night speech. “He has no idea what it’s like to balance a family checkbook or to make the tough decisions most of us make each and every day when we’re trying to make ends meet.” Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann has chimed in by repeatedly referring to Hubbell, 67, as “Prince Frederick.” On election night, the party posted an image of Hubbell on its Facebook page as the Monopoly board game mascot with bags of money surrounding him.)

 

RE/MAX
— FOR SALE: 913 James Court, Wheaton – $949,000
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