June 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Handicapping the field in Illinois’ unprecedented governor’s race – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-look-at-the-early-and-expensive-battle-to-unseat-gov-bruce-rauner/
— Chicago Riverwalk and Lawndale shootings part of violent, hot weekend
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2-killed-2-wounded-in-shootings-to-start-weekend-in-chicago/
— Trump Tower? Not me, I live at 401 N. Wabash – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-tower-not-me-i-live-at-401-n-wabash/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Puerto Rico says ‘yes’ to statehood; now it’s up to Congress – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-puerto-rico-referendum-20170611-story.html
— A mix of pride and anger at LGBT rights marches across U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pride-lgbt-rights-marches-20170611-story.html
— Balmoral Park’s big leap from horse racing to show jumping – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-park-open-st-0612-20170611-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump fundraiser for NJ congressman nets more than $800,000 – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be Republican, but who bar me from their events.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119901/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Members of the media traveling with Trump have been barred from attending.)
— A challenging time for LGBT activists in US and abroad – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170611/news/306119955/

 

WGN RADIO
— Democratic governor candidate Ameya Pawar uses “strong words” to describe Gov Rauner’s language describing issues in Chicago – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/11/democratic-governor-candidate-ameya-pawar-uses-strong-words-to-describe-gov-rauners-language-describing-issues-in-chicago/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/11/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/11/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-61117/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is there enough money for all the nonprofit news outlets? – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170610/ISSUE01/170609859

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— State-run media service seen as $3 million–a-year necessity – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170611/state-run-media-service-seen-as-3-million–a-year-necessity
— Isn’t it easier to declare victory with a compromise property tax freeze? – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170611/word-on-street-isnt-it-easier-to-declare-victory-with-compromise-property-tax-freeze

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Rural areas share in Illinois’ overall declining population – NAT WILLIAMS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rural-areas-share-in-illinois-overall-declining-population/article_a018a725-e8a4-5c2d-960b-acc096835cae.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: L.A. pride parade renamed ‘ResistMarch’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155590499.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Paying for the sins of politicians – Dan Tackett
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170611/paying-for-sins-of-politicians

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Watchdog urges landline legislation veto
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/309008

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conservatives say they’re losing health care bill fight  Policy goals are on shaky ground – LAUREN FOX
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/conservatives-say-theyre-losing-health-care-bill-fight/737933632

 

WIRE POINTS
— Why You Shouldn’t Believe The Illinois Budget Deficit Numbers Released This Week – Mark Glennon  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, many government/political news outlets in Illinois have come and gone, but GOPUSA ILLINOIS carries on.  Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.  Those emails have included links to almost 272,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/why-the-illinois-budget-deficit-numbers-released-this-week-are-junk-you-shouldnt-believe-wirepoints-original/

 

FOX NEWS
— RNC chair on how Comey’s testimony impacts GOP agenda
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/06/11/rnc-chair-on-how-comeys-testimony-impacts-gop-agenda.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Gave The FBI New Life After Removing Comey, Now It’s Time To Do The Same At The IRS – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/10/trump-gave-the-fbi-new-life-after-removing-comey-now-its-time-to-do-the-same-at-the-irs-video/
— More Footage Leaks Of CNN’s ‘Staged’ Muslim Anti-Terror Protest – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/10/more-footage-leaks-of-cnns-staged-muslim-anti-terror-protest-video/

 

THE BLAZE
— New footage released of CNN allegedly staging pro-Muslim protest — and it’s incredibly damming – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/11/more-footage-released-of-cnn-allegedly-staging-pro-muslim-protest-and-its-incredibly-damming/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund: Nearly $200 in Payouts for Every $1 Earnings – Bob Williams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-teachers-pension-fund-nearly-200-in-payouts_us_593b13f5e4b0b65670e56a4f

 

NEWSMAX
— NYT: Far-Left Bernie-Wing a Risk for Democrats Who Want to Win –  Eric Mack (DIERSEN: The following paint me as being far-right: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/far-left-risk-democratic-wave/2017/06/11/id/795394/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
–HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE MUST PAY WHITE PROF $5 MILLION  ‘Flagrant prejudice should not be tolerated or accepted’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/historically-black-college-must-pay-white-prof-5-million/

 

CNN
— Illinois Rep. Guttierez says Donald Trump is ‘a con artist’  President is calculating, not inexperienced – Alexandra King
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/illinois-rep-guttierez-says-donald-trump-is-a-con-artist
— Democrats, take your cues from Bernie Sanders – Julian E. Zelizer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/11/opinions/democrats-listen-sanders-opinion-zelizer/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A MIX OF PRIDE AND ANGER AT LGBT RIGHTS MARCHES ACROSS U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170611/AP/306119967

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Drug crisis is pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans – Joel Achenbach and Dan Keating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-drug-crisis-is-now-pushing-up-death-rates-for-almost-all-groups-of-americans/2017/06/09/971d8424-4aa1-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html
— Obama granted her clemency. Less than a year later, she’s going back to prison. – Amy B. Wang  (DIERSEN Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/10/obama-granted-her-clemency-less-than-a-year-later-shes-going-back-to-prison/
— Institutional loyalty isn’t what it used to be. – Malcolm Harris  (DIERSEN: What type of institutional loyalty does/did your employer(s) want?  Democrats run the federal government. They loyalty to the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/06/09/why-do-millennials-keep-leaking-government-secrets/

 

DENVER POST
— Sounds of silence greet Colorado employers looking for summer help – ALDO SVALDI  (DIERSEN: How many in Denver would rather smoke pot all summer rather than work?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/11/seasonal-employment-summer-colorado/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Puerto Ricans Vote for Statehood  Turnout of about 23% reflects success of boycott effort led by opponents – Jennifer Levitz and Arian Campo-Flores
https://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-rican-voters-head-to-polls-in-statehood-vote-1497182403

 

THE BLAZE
— ‘TRUMP DOOMS NATION’: LGBTQ Protesters March On Washington  Many LGBTQ Americans thought that marriage meant the end of political protests, but Donald Trump’s policies have brought tens of thousands to the streets of the nation’s capital. – ANDREW DESIDERIO and SCOTT BIXBY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-dooms-nation-lgbtq-protesters-march-on-washington
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kellyanne Conway is leaking White House information.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leak a) their information, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee information, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee information, d) Illinois Republican Party information, and e) etc. information.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/11/report-kellyanne-conway-is-leaking-white-house-information/

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Sanders: Trump has betrayed his voters; “The political revolution is on!” – JOHN WOJCIK
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-trump-has-betrayed-his-voters-the-political-revolution-is-on/

June 10 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTRAGEOUS: GAMBLING IS A VICE: DuPage County Finance Committee will revisit the county’s ban on video gaming in unincorporated areas. Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, in favor of keeping the ban on video gambling in unincorporated DuPage County.  Based on the minutes of the May 23, 2017 DuPage County Board meeting, a motion will be made at this meeting to refer the matter to another committee. If you are in DuPage County, please urge DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district, to vote to keep the ban. Needless-to-say, before any vote is taken to lift the ban, public hearings should be held in each of the county’s six districts. In 2009, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unanimously passed a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County. Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obamacare, Medicaid and Illinois: Springfield, what’s your plan? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-trump-republicans-senate-edit-0612-jm-20170611-story.html
— Gianforte to plead guilty to assaulting reporter before his election to Congress – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gianforte-guilty-plea-reporter-assault-20170609-story.html
— Indiana canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–voting-investigations-indiana-20170609-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF COCHRAN: Court records in Ald. Cochran case detail alleged kickbacks, spending spree with ward charity cash – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-willie-cochran-bribery-court-filings-met-20170609-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A grand opportunity for the ‘education governor’ of Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-grand-opportunity-for-the-education-governor-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/nationalists-take-a-beating-in-britain-and-could-be-in-decline-here/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans, Democrats united to keep Argonne, Fermilab jobs – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: If during the 1980s and 1990s Republicans and Democrats were united to keep GAO jobs, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/republicans-democrats-united-to-keep-argonne-fermilab-jobs
— Former Kane Co. Board member’s new job may pose ethical question – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170609/former-kane-co-board-members-new-job-may-pose-ethical-question
— Why you can’t tune out the next state election – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170608/why-you-cant-tune-out-the-next-state-election

 

NBC5
— Bernie Sanders Returns to Chicago – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-bernie-sanders-returns-to-chicago-saturday-427547173.html

 

WGN TV
— Political duo (Marj Halperin and Chris Robling) on Comey’s testimony and investigation
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/09/political-duo-on-comey-trial-and-investigation/

 

WMIX
— RAUNER THREATENS SPECIAL BUDGET SESSION
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/06/09/rauner-threatens-special-budget-session/

 

WSIL TV
— Voters speak out against politician-edited social media accounts – Tia Rinehart
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35633314/voters-speak-out-against-politician-edited-social-media-accounts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property taxes and the bloated elephant in the room – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-taxes-and-the-bloated-elephant-in-the-room/article_78130f8d-54bd-5825-af1b-75380e22958f.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Vietnam vet carries PTSD in silence for 35 years – MATT DUTTON  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government have used my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, even worse things, and a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article155137554.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Munger calls out state’s lack of budget at Downers Grove business luncheon – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/06/munger-calls-out-states-lack-of-budget-at-downers-grove-business-luncheon/ah4q8f9/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Andersson hosts town hall on Illinois budget crisis
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/06/09/rep-andersson-hosts-town-hall-on-illinois-budget-crisis/a2xtljy/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Cook County’s Property Taxes: Uneven, Unequal  But how bad is it compared to other states and counties? – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2017/Cook-Countys-Property-Taxes-Uneven-Unequal/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2017/Welcome-to-Refugee-High/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 2012 Disneyland Tickets Put on Bob Miller’s Algonquin Township Road District Credit Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/2012-disneyland-tickets-put-on-bob-millers-township-credit-card/
— GOP Recommends Either Dave Stieper or Ralph Sasso to Replace Andrew Gasser on County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/gop-recommends-either-dave-stieper-or-ralph-sasso-to-replace-andrew-gasser-on-county-board/
— McHenry Township Board Refuses to Endorse Prevailing Wage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/09/mchenry-township-board-refuses-to-endorse-prevailing-wage/
— Judge Michael Caldwell Orders Current and Former Algonquin Township Road Commissions & Wife, Township Clerk and Supervisor Not to Destroy Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/judge-michael-caldwell-orders-current-and-former-algonquin-township-road-commissions-wife-township-clerk-and-supervisor-not-to-destroy-records/
— A Strategy for Eliminating Township Government in Municipalities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/08/a-strategy-for-eliminating-township-government-in-municipalities/
— Orville Brettman Announces County Board Candidacy by Robo-Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/06/orville-brettman-announces-county-board-candidacy-by-robo-call/
— Republican Orville Brettman Running for McHenry County Board in District 6
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/republican-orville-brettman-running-for-mchenry-county-board-in-district-6/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125950-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats
— All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511125917-all-play-and-no-work-yet-legislators-still-draw-paychecks-policy-pro-argues

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU refuses to produce records OEIG says exist – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/niu-refuses-to-produce-records-oeig-says-exist/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago: A CITY OF CASUALTIES – THE RESULTS OF RAMPANT CRIME – John F. Di Leo
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/a-city-of-casualties-the-results-of-rampant-crime.html
— DESPITE SEN. MANAR’S PLEA, SB 1 IS A CHICAGO BAILOUT, REP. REICK SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/despite-sen-manars-plea-sb-1-is-a-chicago-bailout-rep-reick-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner contributes $1.5 million to the ILGOP
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/rauner-contributes-15-million-to-the-ilgop/
— Republican Party tries to connect the property tax assessment dots
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/republican-party-tries-to-connect-the-property-tax-assessment-dots/
— Chicago paid $32 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits and $20 million on attorneys
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/09/chicago-paid-32-million-last-year-to-settle-police-misconduct-lawsuits-and-20-million-on-attorneys/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT community celebrates 8-year-old drag queen. Critics call it child abuse – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-community-celebrates-8-year-old-drag-queen.-critics-call-it-child-abus

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Republican Future – WILLIAM KRISTOL  (DIERSEN: Will Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs succeed in using Trump to destroy the Republican Party?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-republican-future/article/2008406

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Comey a ‘Leaker.’ What Does That Mean? – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to provide “confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization.” My critics/opponents want me to get their “authorization” before I do anything.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/us/politics/trump-comey-leak.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The word “leak” has no official legal definition. But the term usually refers to the act of providing confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization. That is a neutral description, but Mr. Trump on Friday used the term in a way that was clearly intended to carry pejorative connotations: “He’s a leaker,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Comey at a news conference.)

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— TRAGIC: Veterans’ groups seek OK to use video-gaming terminals  Facing fundraising dips, membership drops, posts hope to land video-gaming terminals – Brendan J. Lyons  (DIERSEN: Gambling is an extremely destructive and addictive vice.)
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Veterans-groups-seek-OK-to-use-video-gaming-11194307.php

 

LANSING DAILY TELEGRAM
— Michigan House passes package of bills to punish female genital mutilation
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170609/house-passes-package-of-bills-to-punish-female-genital-mutilation

June 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois bonds fall as budget impasse pushes rating toward junk – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-bonds-prices-20170609-story.html
— Rauner signs law to change rules for paying cash to get out of jail – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bail-bill-met-0610-20170609-story.html
— Trump accuses Comey of lying to Congress, won’t say if conversations were taped – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-comey-testimony-trump-20170609-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s jailhouse strip club — and feds say they can’t shut it down – Frank Main and Maria Cardona
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-federal-jailhouse-strip-club-that-officials-say-they-cant-shut-down-metropolitan-correctional-center-the-watchdogs/
— Springfield in need of a woman’s touch – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/springfield-in-need-of-a-womans-touch/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s credibility is Comey’s primary target – AP  (DIERSEN: Who targets your credibility?  My credibility has always been targeted by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170609/news/306099974/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— One’s heartless, the other soulless—with a troubled city in the middle – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170609/NEWS02/170609855/ones-heartless-the-other-soulless-x2014-with-a-troubled-city-in-the
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago leads the nation in underwater homes – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170609/CRED0701/170609872/chicago-leads-the-nation-in-underwater-homes
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois bonds fall as budget impasse pushes rating toward junk – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170609/NEWS01/170609867/illinois-bonds-fall-as-budget-impasse-pushes-rating-toward-junk

 

ABC7
— Rauner signs bail relief legislation in Chicago – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/gov-rauner-signs-bail-relief-legislation-in-chicago/2077029/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  Islam is more like political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/09/durbin-trump-crossed-the-line/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Pat Brady.
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/09/gop-strategist-comey-testimony-shows-obstruction-of-justice/

 

WPSD
— Sen. Durbin pushes HUD secretary for action on Cairo, Illinois, housing – Logan Gay
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/35624334/dick-durbin-pushes-hud-secretary-ben-carson-for-action-on-cairo-illinois-housing

 

WSIL TV
— GOP shrugs off Comey revelations, sticks with Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35631652/gop-shrugs-off-comey-revelations-sticks-with-trump
— Indiana canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35629089/canvassers-charged-in-fake-fraudulent-voter-registrations

 

PROJECT 6
— Uncompetitive: Northern Illinois University broke hiring laws to pay administrative consultants more than $1 million – Orlando Ortiz
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/06/07/uncompetitive-northern-illinois-university-broke-hiring-laws-to-pay-administrative-consultants-more-than-1-million/

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Trump flag at center of neighbors’ dispute – Kaitlyn Connolly
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/trump-flag-at-center-of-neighbors-dispute/736779527

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS, IGNORE COST OF BILLS THEY PASS – Mindy Ruckman  (DIERSEN: On the national level, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion has cost America many trillions of dollars.  The careers of many millions of Whites and men, including my career, have been wasted.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-pass-legislation-requiring-financial-impact-statements-on-executive-orders-ignore-cost-of-bills-they-pass/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Big Illinois Government’s Insatiable and Impossible Demands from Taxpayers – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/big-illinois-governments-insatiable-and-impossible-demands-from-taxpayers/

 

GOPUSA
— Tolerance: Pro-Trump Gays Banned From Pride Parade
http://www.gopusa.com/tolerance-pro-trump-gays-banned-from-pride-parade/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Bernie Sanders Attacks Christian Nominee For Saying Jesus Christ is the Only Way – LEAH BARKOUKIS
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/06/09/bernie-sanders-attacks-christian-nominee-for-saying-jesus-christ-is-the-only-way/

 

FEDERALIST
— This Is How College Bureaucrats Pettily Tyrannize A Professor Who Crosses Them  Even at a small New England college of modest reputation, one voice of dissent is one too many, and the entire apparatus of the college administration moves to silence him. – Peter W. Wood
http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/08/this-is-how-college-bureaucrats-tyrannize-professor-who-crosses-them/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White House Aide Violated Hatch Act, Feds Say – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I was under the Hatch Act  SEE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/09/white-house-aide-violated-hatch-act-feds-say/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ‘WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT, WE WORSHIP GOD’ – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/09/we-dont-worship-government-we-worship-god/

 

BREITBART
— The ‘Yoof’ What Swung It? 70 Per Cent of Young People Vote – LIAM DEACON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/09/the-yoof-what-swung-it-72-per-cent-of-young-people-vote/
— John McCain Blames DBacks-Padres Game for His Insensible Performance at Comey Hearing – WARNER TODD HUSTON  (DIERSEN: McCain has lots more free time than I do. What do you do with your free time? I have very little free time because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/06/08/john-mccain-blames-dbacks-padres-game-insensible-performance-comey-hearing/

 

NEWSMAX
— O’Reilly: I Should Have Fought Back Like Sean Hannity –  Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: What if I had not succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/liberal-resistance-Sean-Hannity-Bill-OReilly/2017/06/08/id/795022/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Chicago considers student demand for segregated orientation – MATTHEW STEIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32964/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Official Violated Law Banning Political Activity, Agency Says – ERIC LIPTON  (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I was under the Hatch Act  SEE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/us/politics/dan-scavino-hatch-act-amash.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dan Scavino Jr., the White House director of social media, violated a federal law that prohibits political activity by government employees, the federal agency empowered to enforce the law has concluded, citing the tweet Mr. Scavino sent in April calling for the defeat of a Republican member of Congress who has been critical of President Trump. The United States Office of Special Counsel took no official action to punish Mr. Scavino, but it issued a warning that became public on Friday that “if in the future he engages in prohibited political activity while employed in a position covered by the Hatch Act,” it could move to enforce the 78-year-old law.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pollsters Survey What’s Wrong With the Polls  Effort follows flawed predictions leading up to 2015 vote in the U.K. and 2016 U.S. presidential election – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved major nationwide surveys.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pollsters-survey-whats-wrong-with-the-polls-1497009601

 

FORBES
— The ‘Most American’ Cars And Trucks For 2017 – Jim Gorzelany
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2017/06/09/domesticated-the-most-american-cars-and-trucks-for-2017/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Trump’s War on Oversight  James Comey isn’t the only watchdog casualty in the president’s efforts to avoid scrutiny. – LAURA RESTON  (DIERSEN: GAO is a watchdog.  I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/142979/trump-war-oversight-comey-watchdog-casualty

June 6 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Fallout Over Pritzker, Blagojevich FBI Recordings Continues – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Fallout-Over-Pritzker-FBI-Recordings-Continues-426629461.html

 

ABC7
— Tio Hardiman enters Illinois governor’s race
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/tio-hardiman-enters-illinois-governors-race-/2067051/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s private public works investment plan ‘fairy dust,’ Rahm warns – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trumps-private-public-works-investment-plan-fairy-dust-rahm-warns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Illinois is poised to strengthen the right to vote.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-is-poised-to-strengthen-the-right-to-vote/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top Illinois union group to consider endorsing Democrat to take on Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afl-cio-endorsement-vote-20170606-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump, not Democrats, to blame for slow pace of government posts being filled.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-trump-government-jobs-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot.  If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-african-americans-marijuana-industry-20170605-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–minorities-in-marijuana-20170531-story.html
— Pence visit to Palos Heights requires hefty local police involvement – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-pence-in-palos-heights-st-0606-20170605-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Des Plaines opts to follow minimum wage, sick day law – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170605/des-plaines-opts-to-follow-minimum-wage-sick-day-law
— GOP congressman on Islamic terror suspects: ‘Kill them all’ – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170605/news/306059866/
— Strict controls needed on who enters U.S. – Kevin Carlson
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170606/strict-controls-needed-on-who-enters-us

 

WTTW
— The Illinois Senate Passed a Budget. Will the House Follow Suit? – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/05/illinois-senate-passed-budget-will-house-follow-suit

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Crackdown on government abuse worth the cost – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20170605/crackdown-on-government-abuse-worth-the-cost#

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Advocates of state funding reform bill say it would give more to Joliet, Plainfield districts – FELIX SARVER
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/05/advocates-of-state-funding-reform-bill-say-it-would-give-more-to-joliet-plainfield-districts/ah1rv6r/

 

TAYLORVILLE NEWS
— Rauner Roommates Relocate
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/308031

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— ‘Student Loan Bill Of Rights’ Headed To Governor’s Desk
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/student-loan-bill-rights-headed-governors-desk

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Education Insiders Oppose Property Tax Freeze – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/education-insiders-oppose-property-tax-freeze#stream/0

 

WQLZ
— Rep. Tim Butler Believes Rauner Must Spell Out What is Needed for Budget Deal
http://www.wqlz.com/2017/06/05/rep-tim-butler-believes-rauner-must-spell-out-what-is-needed-for-budget-deal/

 

BGA
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE ON PACE TO BE MOST EXPENSIVE IN U.S. HISTORY – Tim Jones
http://www.bettergov.org/news/illinois-governors-race-on-pace-to-be-most-expensive-in-us-history

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP says Pritzker fib makes mansion matters worse – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117706-gop-says-pritzker-fib-makes-mansion-matters-worse

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Governor’s Turnaround Agenda seeing behind-the-scenes successes – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/governor-s-turnaround-agenda-seeing-behind-the-scenes-successes/article_8dfd8b90-49fd-11e7-9370-672a6d0c8a46.html
— Suburban lawmaker Emily McAsey who resigned missed hundreds of votes over several months – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/suburban-lawmaker-who-resigned-missed-hundreds-of-votes-over-several/article_452af480-4a1a-11e7-bb31-8bacf4e95bf6.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegal Aliens Defraud State of Millions in Unemployment Benefits
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/illegal-aliens-defraud-state-of-millions-in-unemployment-benefits/
— Senator Dan McConchie Hosting Cary Town Hall Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/05/senator-dan-mcconchie-hosting-cary-town-hall-meeting/
— Ted Cruz Headlining August Family PAC Cruise
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/02/ted-cruz-headlining-august-family-pac-cruise/
— Rep. Steve Andersson Only Local Legislator to Vote for Transgender Birth Certificate Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/02/rep-steve-andersson-only-local-legislator-to-vote-for-transgender-birth-certificate-bill/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Settlement reached in DuPage college lawsuit, group says – John Revak
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122343-settlement-reached-in-dupage-college-lawsuit-group-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Keep The Pressure On Gov. Rauner – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/keep-pressure-gov-rauner/
— Study Reveals Cuts to Sex Education and Birth Control Lead to LOWER Teen Pregnancy Rates – Carly Hoilman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/study-reveals-cuts-sex-education-birth-control-lead-lower-teen-pregnancy-rates/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: All hands needed on deck to defend Trump from the leftist fringe – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  They stress those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who could have come to my defense, but did hot.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/25802-outsiders-vs-insiders-all-hands-needed-deck-defend-trump-leftist-fringe

 

BREITBART
— Poland: Refusing to Import Muslims is Only Proven Counter-Terror Method – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/05/poland-importing-muslims-terror/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/should_the_gop_ban_online_gambling.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois revenue down $955 mln 11 months into FY 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget-idUSL1N1J20ZH

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s approval rating plummets, inches closer to all-time low.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/05/poll-trump-approval-rating-plummet/22125229/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reince Priebus’ job security comes from few wanting his job.” 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.  One reason why the Democrats who ran GAO did not get rid of me sooner than they did in 1997 was that the agency was almost always under hiring freezes.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/05/report-reince-priebus-job-security-comes-from-few-wanting-his/22127462/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Elites Hate – William McGurn  (DIERSEN: Who are the elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they hate?  What reasons do they give to justify their hatred?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-elites-hate-1496702030
— Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: Obviously, far too many colleges focus on cranking out good little Democrats who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exclusive-test-data-many-colleges-fail-to-improve-critical-thinking-skills-1496686662

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENT
— Reince Priebus still clinging to White House post, Politico reports  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/05/reince-priebus-still-clinging-white-house-post-politico-reports/372381001/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— In Seattle, is it now taboo to be friends with a Republican? – Danny Westneat  (DIERSEN: To what extent is the aforesaid true in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/in-seattle-is-it-now-taboo-to-be-friends-with-a-republican/

 

INSIDER
— Millennials have developed destructive financial habits, and Baby Boomers are to blame – Kate Taylor
http://www.thisisinsider.com/baby-boomers-caused-millennials-destructive-spending-habits-2017-6

June 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 7 killed in London attack, 12 suspects arrested – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/7-killed-in-london-attack-12-suspects-arrested/2064777/

 

NBC5
— Police Arrest 12 After Night of Terror in Heart of London  The assault began Saturday night when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on busy London Bridge – Gregory Katz, Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/12-People-Arrested-in-Connection-to-London-Attack-UK-Police-426283771.html
— Prosecutors Want Judge to Deny Schock Dismissal Requests
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/aaron-schock-dismissal-requests-426305281.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/04/nada-nada-ringtone-campaign-immigrants-rights/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— UK leader: Islamic extremism must be contained after attack – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258706539-story
— Cost of imprisoning one inmate in California: $75,560; cost of one guard’s salary: $70,020 – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258840485-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump criticizes London mayor in tweets after attack on city – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-london-mayor-20170604-story.html
— Kennedy says Pritzker doesn’t ‘deserve’ to be governor, cites FBI recordings with Blagojevich – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: What positions do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you don’t “deserve?”  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I don’t deserve any of the positions that I hold or have held. They want their operatives or their dupes to hold those positions, and if they can’t have that, they want to abolish those positions.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I did not deserve to be a) hired by the Post Office in 1966 or allowed to work there for almost 3 years, b) hired by IRS in 1971 or allowed to work there for almost 9 years, c) promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) hired by GAO in 1980 or allowed to work there for almost 18 years, and e) promoted by GAO in 1986.  According to them, Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, poor people, and veterans should have gotten what I got.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-pritzker-blagojevich-met-0605-20170604-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you are not welcome.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-north-shore-pride-fest-st-0605-20170604-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump criticizes London mayor after latest attack on city – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-london-attacks-trump-blasts-political-correctness-on-twitter/
— School board elections likely in Chicago’s future; more seats, too – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FItzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/school-board-elections-likely-in-chicagos-future-more-seats-too/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-weapon-to-fight-deportation-a-ringtone/

 

WGN RADIO
— Chris Kennedy on Gov. Rauner’s approach to the state budget crisis: “The chaos needs to end” – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/04/democrat-chris-kennedy-on-rauners-approach-to-the-state-budget-the-chaos-needs-to-end/
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/4/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/06/04/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-6417/

 

WLS AM
— Illinois lawmakers OK plan to ditch landlines, hike 911 fees – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/04/illinois-lawmakers-ok-plan-to-ditch-landlines-hike-911-fees/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Springfield impasse: Illinois gets nothing – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-06-04/rich-millercapitol-fax-springfield-impasse-illinois-gets-nothing.html
— Another heapin’ helping of failure – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-04/another-heapin-helping-failure.html

 

WAND
— Former township assessor sentenced to probation
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35581882/former-township-assessor-sentenced-to-probation

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump criticized for tweet about London Mayor after attack.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-touts-travel-ban-pledges-support-to-britain-in-wake-of-london-incidents/730940705

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Martwick trying to save face with Pritzker by killing his own bill, GOP contends – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511120941-martwick-trying-to-save-face-with-pritzker-by-killing-his-own-bill-gop-contends
— Moylan, Mussman abortion bill support described as flawed thinking – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511120938-moylan-mussman-abortion-bill-support-described-as-flawed-thinking

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Scheidler finds hypocrisy in Democrats, women supporting abortion measure – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511120898-scheidler-finds-hypocrisy-in-democrats-women-supporting-abortion-measure

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Quad City group argues abortion bill meant to attract votes, not support women
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511120929-quad-city-group-argues-abortion-bill-meant-to-attract-votes-not-support-women

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Workers’ comp a tiny piece of puzzling priorities in Illinois, law firm argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511118696-workers-comp-a-tiny-piece-of-puzzling-priorities-in-illinois-law-firm-argues

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— More “Internal Controls” issues for Dr. Douglas Baker of NIU – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/more-internal-controls-issues-for-dr-douglas-baker-of-niu/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Tax Hike Bill Illustrates Who Democrats Serve – By Matthew Besler
http://illinoisopportunity.org/tax-hike-bill-illustrates-who-democrats-serve/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy on Pritzker/Blagojevich FBI tapes: “Completely sick behavior”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/04/kennedy-on-pritzkerblagojevich-fbi-tapes-completely-sick-behavior/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Learns What Happens When You Let Democrats Control The Pursestrings – Robert Gehl
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/illinois-learns-what-happens-when-you-let-democrats-control-the-pursestrings

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump bashes political correctness, gun control and London’s mayor in wake of UK terror attack – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/04/trump-bashes-political-correctness-gun-control-and-londons-mayor-in-wake-of-uk-terror-attack/

 

BREITBART
— 5,000 Canadians March in Support of Trump, Against Liberal Trudeau Administration – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/03/5000-canadians-march-in-support-of-trump-against-liberal-trudeau-administration/

 

TOWNHALL
— Madness: Campus Leftists Target Professor Who Objected to Demands That White People Leave Campus – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/05/30/madness-seeking-safe-space-oregon-students-of-color-demand-white-peers-faculty-leave-campus-n2332877

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— A REAL LOOK AT CAMPUS ‘HYSTERIA AND INDOCTRINATION’ COMING IN 2018  Carolla, Prager crowdfund ‘No Safe Spaces’ documentary on college snowflakes – PAUL BREMMER
http://mobile.wnd.com/2017/06/a-real-look-at-campus-hysteria-and-indoctrination-coming-in-2018/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Black Evergreen State prof’s profanity-laced tirade against white colleagues
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32977/

 

THE HILL
— Trump reignites debate over travel ban – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336284-trump-reignites-debate-over-travel-ban
— Trump warns after London attack: ‘We must stop being politically correct’ – KYLE BALLUCK
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336252-trump-after-london-attack-we-must-stop-being-politically-correct

 

CNN
— The many extremes of Portland collide in protest
http://fox61.com/2017/06/04/the-many-extremes-of-portland-collide-in-protest/

 

REUTERS
— Trump supporters confront counter-protests in Portland, Oregon
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/trump-supporters-confront-counterprotests-in-portland-oregon-20170604-00043

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ISIS has claimed the London attack. The prime minister declared earlier, “Enough is enough,” vowing to intensify counterterror efforts. – STEVEN ERLANGER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/world/europe/uk-london-attacks.html

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— What Do Broke Illinois And Bankrupt Puerto Rico Have In Common? Big, Bad Government
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/what-do-broke-illinois-and-bankrupt-puerto-rico-have-in-common-big-bad-government/

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees: You’re Not Going Anywhere This Year – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: This article hints/implies/argues/shouts that if federal employees quit, they can easily get a comparable or better job in the private sector.  However, that might be true only if the employee is a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, and/or a veteran.  Just like the federal government, private sector employers have always been under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.  Another words, the more of the following that a federal employee is, the more likely that they are not going anywhere: Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/04/federal-employees-youre-not-going-anywhere-this-year/

 

GAO
— JOB OPENING: Student Trainee  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  To transfer, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326. Many, if not most, if not virtually all for my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should have been forced to suffer a $57,808 (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-4 Step 1, currently $32,365.  They demonized, denigrated, and condemned  a)  my IRS work experience and that much of it was similar to what GAO employees do, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c)  my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, d) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, e) etc.  They never would have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/470886000

June 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Budget failure repercussions – Jose Sanchez
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-budget-failure-repercussions-/2062692/

 

NBC5
— Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Set Up Committee to Vet US Attorney Candidates – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates-426179231.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago ‘March For Truth’ Draws Hundreds Of Trump Protesters – Mike Krauser (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters. Overwhelmingly, anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/03/chicago-march-for-truth-draws-hundreds-of-trump-protesters/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg will make the US’s $15 million Paris climate deal payment to UN  (DIERSEN: Usually, Democrats want Republicans to pay for everything.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/258708037-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump ‘March for Truth’ protest draws hundreds to Federal Plaza – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-draws-hundred-to-federal-plaza-20170603-story.html
— State budget impasse leaves Naperville schools, agencies worrying about future – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-impasse-effects-st-0604-20170603-story.html
— Wheaton mansion set for demolition despite objections from preservationists – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-building-preservation-met-20170602-story.html
— Baby boomers, planning to work past retirement? Here’s why that idea could be a bust. – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, members of the aforesaid groups are persona non grata.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-baby-boomer-retirement-rescue-trouble-column-marksjarvis-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over Paris accord? Money, what else? – David Pierson and Ivan Penn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-businesses-climate-change-20170603-story.html
— The Blagojevich-Pritzker tango – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-jb-pritzker-blagojevich-edit-md-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for “investigation into Trump/Russia ties.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagoans-call-for-investigation-into-trumprussia-ties/
— Still no state budget, but it’s there if you look – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/still-no-state-budget-but-its-there-if-you-look/
— City’s dramatic drop in black population exposes lingering inequities – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citys-dramatic-drop-in-black-population-exposes-lingering-inequities/

 

DAILY HERALD
— School funding equity loses out to Chicago greed – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170603/editorial-school-funding-equity-loses-out-to-chicago-greed
— COD president expects school to be off probation – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: My superiors in GAO’s Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s acted like GAO’s Chicago office was always on probation for not doing enough to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, leaders of political and other organizations, companies, and governments act like they are on probation because they have not done enough to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/cod-president-expects-school-to-be-off-probation
— Ex-legislator Noland from Elgin sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/ex-legislator-from-elgin-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin and Duckworth set up committee to vet US attorney candidates – AP  (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.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates/article_8ba5daa3-013e-579f-8d0b-4bbd8b309445.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s early, yes, but Pritzker off to a rough start – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170603/its-early-yes-but-pritzker-off-to-rough-start
— Ex-state legislator Nolan sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170602/ex-state-legislator-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Now Illinois is really in a pickle – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170603/chuck-sweeny-now-illinois-is-really-in-pickle

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— National Democratic Party targets seats held by Bost, Davis – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154203289.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU needs new, open leaders – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/05/31/our-view-niu-needs-new-open-leaders/ahqktrg/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has filed for an extension of his 2016 tax return  President still refuses to release returns – DAN MERICA AND MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-has-filed-for-an-extension-of-his-2016-tax-return/730826242

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511123466-budget-breakdown-lands-illinois-one-step-from-junk-bond-rating

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing – Walter E. Williams
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/overpopulation-fears-hoax-heres-higher-populations-actually-good-thing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Need for a Middle America News Network – Bruce Walker (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/the-need-for-a-middle-america-news-network/
(DIERSEN: The decline and lurch to the left of the Fox News Network provides an opening for any astute conservative billionaire: create a news network specifically intended to provide news from the viewpoint of most of America, which is to say the seventy-five percent of Americans who live in Flyover Country.  While the geographic concentration of political power in America is appalling, the geographic concentration of media power is much worse. Because the media defy elections and, in fact, determine elections, having almost all national news pass through the tiny channel of the New York-to-Washington Beltway is toxic to our national life. This is not an ideological monopoly, but rather a geographical monopoly.  But because the environment between Washington and New York is so utterly artificial and so completely leftist, what has happened to Fox News – a constant drift to the left – is an unrelenting and corrosive force that isolates the media and the government of America from the overwhelming majority who live in Middle America. Consider a neutral and fair political site like RealClearPolitics.  It is not uncommon to have one third of the stories from New York media outlets and one third of the stories from Washington media outlets and the rest from national outlets without a particular geographical designation but situated in the Beltway.  On those rare instances in which another city’s media has stories in RealClearPolitics, the city is usually Boston or Los Angeles. What that means is that the vast majority of Americans are utterly disenfranchised politically in the only area that really counts in a nation as large and media-driven as America.  What this also means is that as Fox News declines into irrelevance, as it will, there is a gaping hole for those with the money, the guts, and the vision to create a television network specifically focused on Middle America. This network should include a news network located in the center of America and dedicated to presenting stories that inform Americans what is happening in this majority of our nation.  There is vast ignorance within the Beltway media about how the energy industry works or how wheat and cotton are grown and cattle raised and ores mined. While Fox News periodically had stories presented from its Beltway offices about the plight of the timber industry in Washington State or the small oil producers in Oklahoma, stories from the Middle America News Network would be produced by those who actually live in these areas and presented to Americans by newscasters whose home is in Omaha or Knoxville or Salt Lake City or Little Rock.  This new network would also have a much easier time breaking into the cable news lineup than Fox News did because it would overtly be representing the perspective of local listeners in cities around the nation. Fox News rightly picked the target audience to make it grow: those millions of Americans disgusted by the ideological monopoly of the leftist establishment media.  The Middle America News Network would represent not just the ideologically disempowered, but the culturally disempowered, who find their beliefs and lives treated as weird curiosities.  The market share for this news network could skyrocket fast, particularly among the tens of millions of Americans who simply never watch network news any longer. This new network could also introduce a whole new way of interviewing members of Congress.  Instead of having these members show up at a studio in Washington or New York, the network could invite them to be interviewed for national television in their home states.  Those who decline an interview might find their likely rivals in the next election interviewed instead with the tag “The Middle America News Network invited Senator Mugwump to discuss the impact of environmental regulations on business here, but he was too busy in Washington to come here for the interview.” The idea would be to shift always, always, always the focus of attention and interest away from that micron of America that is the Beltway and back to the huge expanse from Alaska to Minnesota to Florida to Arizona that is America.  The idea would also be to force both political parties, which is to say Washington Party A and Washington Party B, to actually notice forty or so states that may be called “Flyover Country” if they wish their political parties to have a chance at gaining or holding power. This network could transform politics in America by forcing the parties to turn from Washington (“The Swamp”) and back to the American people spread all across this land.)

 

GOPUSA
— Kathy Griffin: President Trump is ‘trying to ruin my life’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25270

 

NEW AMERICAN
— European Officials Commandeer Private Property to House Migrants – Alex Newman  (DIERSEN: What property in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois would/will Democrats commandeer to house immigrants?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/26145-european-officials-commandeer-private-property-to-house-migrants

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps heap scorn on Trump for Paris exit.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336176-globe-heaps-scorn-on-trump-for-paris-exit

 

CNS NEWS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Don’t Blame Muslims for Terror Done By … Muslims – Dan Gainor
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/dan-gainor/alt-left-insanity-dont-blame-muslims-terror-done-muslims

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all CEOs to be anti-Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-paris-climate-reacts-advisors.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-paris-decision-was-an-accidental-call-to-action/2017/06/02/a9d3630e-47cc-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paris-decision-underscores-the-visceral-expression-of-trumps-worldview/2017/06/02/69adf632-47b7-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-the-caricature-of-the-ugly-american-demeans-us-all/2017/06/02/d2043a70-478a-11e7-bcde-624ad94170ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps would love to force everyone in America to speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/02/americas-number-one-song-isnt-in-english-that-doesnt-happen-often/

June 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel to Rauner: Education funding bill ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-school-funding-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Illinois’ insane credit-rating slide is accelerating under Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bond-rating-rauner-ringless-voicemail-zorn-perspec-0604-ml-20170602-column.html
— State lawmakers vote to hang up on landline phones – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-legislature-approves-att-landline-end-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Kathy Griffin predicts career is over, says Trump ‘broke me’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
— Former Illinois senator Nolan wants money from pay increases he missed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-pay-raise-lawsuit-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Chicago Tribune: 170 years of bringing you the news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-tribune-170-years-edit-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm slams Trump on Paris pullout, joins pledge to meet climate goals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-slams-trump-on-paris-pullout-joins-pledge-to-meet-climate-goals/
— Kathy Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Donald Trump, fears career is over – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-not-laying-down-for-donald-trump-fears-career-is-over/
— NIU president’s alleged ethical lapses too serious to overlook – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/niu-presidents-alleged-ethical-lapses-too-serious-to-overlook/
— Chris Kennedy sends message to minority communities on property taxes – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chris-kennedy-sends-message-to-minority-communities-on-property-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky to stand in for Roskam at town-hall meeting in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/schakowsky-to-stand-in-for-roskam-at-town-hall-meeting-in-palatine

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner blew his chance to put Madigan on the hot seat – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE11/170609967/in-rauner-madigan-showdown-the-governor-whiffed
— I blame Rauner for the state’s budget failure – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/BLOGS10/170609952/rauner-puts-2018-re-election-ahead-of-a-state-budget-compromise
— Where is Emanuel in the budget fight? – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE01/170609965/chicago-mayor-emanuel-missing-in-illinois-budget-fight

 

NBC5
— It’s Groundhog Day for Illinois Lawmakers – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Web-chicago-deep-dish-its-groundhog-day-over-budget-stalemate-426014334.html

 

CBS2
— Protesters Blast Trump Pullout Of Paris Accord – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/protesters-blast-trump-pullout-of-paris-accord/
— Key Lawmakers Believe A State Budget Agreement Is Still Possible – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/at-issue-lawmakers-budget-agreement-possible/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton says “Trump unleashed ‘dangerous’ level of hate.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/258369038-story

 

WLS AM
— Rauner vows to fight steps to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-vows-to-fight-steps-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Says Elected School Board Bill is ‘Political Spin’ – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-elected-school-board-bill-political-spin

 

DNA INFO
— Stabbing, Fights Rock DePaul After Anti-Feminist Speaker Canceled – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170601/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-depaul-stabbing-protest-rally

 

WBEZ
— Cullerton Calls On GOP To Break With Rauner To End Budget Fight
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/cullerton-blasts-rauner-house-gop/c3114fc6-851e-4f1d-aa86-a7e89e776329

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner expects Illinois’ credit problems to get worse with no budget  Credit rating services reduced state’s bond rating to step above junk – Ryan Jaster
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauner-expects-illinois-credit-problems-to-get-worse-with-no-budget/730259807

 

PROJECT 6
— Patronage play: Chicago mayors have appointed 28 aldermen in the past 28 years
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/05/31/patronage-play-chicago-mayors-have-appointed-28-aldermen-in-the-past-28-years/

 

WIRE POINTS
— VIdeo: Terrific, Emotional Speech By Rep. Jeanne Ives On ‘Union Thugs’ Vandalizing Construction Site of a State Rep. They Don’t Like – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/video-terrific-emotional-speech-by-rep-jeanne-ives-on-union-thugs-vandalizing-construction-site-of-state-rep-they-dont-like-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator suggests racism may be behind tough questioning on borrowing bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-suggests-racism-may-be-behind-tough-questioning-on-borrowing/article_37728e56-46fb-11e7-953e-bf6bd128b9bd.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is – Jody Patterson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/backlash-appropriate-only-when-the-liberals-and-media-say-it-is/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Illinois is on “a good path to change the system”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-illinois-is-on-a-good-path-to-change-the-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Making California a Sanctuary for the Deserving  (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25232

 

P.J. MEDIA
— Alien Invasion: Thousands of Foreigners Registered to Vote (and Voting) in Virginia – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— At the New York Times, a Public Execution  The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. – KYLE SMITH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448196/new-york-times-public-editor-liz-spayd-fired-media-bias

 

NEWSWEEK
— CAR SCAMS: CROOKED DEALERS ROLLING BACK ODOMETERS COST BUYERS $1 BILLION A YEAR – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-odometer-scam-latest-case-crooks-rolling-back-miles-crime-costs-buyers-619796

June 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner responds to state lawmakers failing to pass state budget – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-responds-to-state-lawmakers-failing-to-pass-state-budget/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Blown Deadline: What’s Next For Budgetless Illinois? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Blown-Deadline-Whats-Next-For-Budgetless-Illinois-425803984.html
— President Trump to Visit Wisconsin, Appear at Walker Fundraiser
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-to-visit-wisconsin-appear-at-scott-walker-fundraiser-425793704.html
— First Negative Campaign Ad of Illinois Governor’s Race Set to Air – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/First-Negative-Campaign-Ad-of-Illinois-Governors-Race-Set-to-Air-425746283.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Surprised At Bond Rating Drop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/gov-rauner-not-surprised-at-bond-rating-drop/

 

CLTV
— Rauner not ruling out signing stopgap budget
http://cltv.com/2017/06/01/rauner-not-ruling-out-signing-stopgap-budget/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area Republican congressmen (Roskam, Hultgren, and Kinzinger) recommended U.S. attorney candidates to Trump – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-us-attorney-selection-politics-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— How Rauner stopped a tax hike from landing on his desk – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-spring-session-tax-hike-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Illinois cut near junk by Moody’s and S&P, lowest ever for a U.S. state – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-bond-rating-20170601-story.html
— Facing questions about Blagojevich wiretaps, Pritzker airs ad attacking Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-attack-ad-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Why Rauner should sign the minimum wage bill: It’s good for business – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-minimum-wage-robert-reed-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— ‘Ridiculous’: Lake County legislators vent on lack of state budget, leadership flaws – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-state-budget-react-st-0602-20170601-story.html
— Don’t dare applaud Illinois lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-credit-downgrade-budget-edit-0602-md-20170601-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest possible tax hike: 911 phone fees – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-phone-fee-increase-met-0602-20170601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner won’t sign ed funding reform bill with $300 million for CPS – Tina Sfondeles, Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-wont-sign-ed-funding-reform-bill-with-300-million-for-cps/
— Let’s understand why Illinois has the highest property taxes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lets-understand-why-illinois-has-the-highest-property-taxes/
— Chicago phone tax could rise by 28 percent to save pension fund – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-phone-tax-could-rise-by-28-percent-to-save-pension-fund/
— Something is robbing our young people of happiness – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/something-is-robbing-our-young-people-of-happiness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Robert Reich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/seven-reasons-trumps-corporate-tax-cut-is-completely-nuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam speaks on tax reform, AHCA and Trump
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/NEWS02/170609988/roskam-speaks-on-tax-reform-ahca-and-trump
— Illinois’ credit rating slashed to a cut above junk – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/illinois-credit-rating-slashed-to-a-cut-above-junk

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner should sign automatic motor-voter bill – Editorial  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who favors the bill?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170601/our-view-gov-bruce-rauner-should-sign-automatic-motor-voter-bill

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Adjourned – for now: Local lawmakers expect to be called back to work  Lack of movement on budget comes as surprise to some, but not to others – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/01/adjourned-for-now-local-lawmakers-expect-to-be-called-back-to-work/as39ctx/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADKINE: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/01/illinois_launches_know_your_rights.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Officials Wage War Against Hate – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-officials-wage-war-against-hate#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Gov. Rauner has failed Illinois taxpayers again
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-gov-rauner-has-failed-illinois-once-again

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Analysis: State taxpayers spending $108K per Northeastern Illinois U. graduate
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511122061-analysis-state-taxpayers-spending-108k-per-northeastern-illinois-u-graduate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues workers’ comp bill should make things better, not worse – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122731-ives-argues-workers-comp-bill-should-make-things-better-not-worse

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122412-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan, Cullerton will hit the pension lottery – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-madigan-cullerton-will-hit-the-pension-lottery/article_5954c49c-46d5-11e7-9367-ebafae44f9da.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Senate Doubles Bets on Slots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/illinois-senate-doubles-bets-on-slots/
— McSweeney Goes After Questionable State Leases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcsweeney-goes-after-questionable-state-leases/
— McConchie Calls Out Madigan for Refusal to Allow Budget Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcconchie-calls-out-madigan-for-refusal-to-allow-budget-vote/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 1.8 MILLION ILLINOISANS ARE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-8-million-illinoisans-are-dependent-on-food-stamps/#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— In response to budget meltdown, Pritzker airs new ad, Biss slams Madigan and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/in-response-to-budget-meltdown-pritzker-airs-new-ad-biss-slams-madigan-and-rauner/

 

AMERICAN INTEREST
— Congress Should Hire More People
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/01/congress-should-hire-more-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Notably, the staffs of three support agencies – the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, have lost 45 percent of their combined staffs from 1975 to 2015.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cullerton wanted budget on Rauner’s desk – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-lawmakers-adjourn-without-passing-budget/2017/06/01/2c7aff98-4682-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking Taxes: What’s Your Fair Share?  Breaking down the U.S. tax code, how it works and who’s paying what – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-taxes-whats-your-fair-share-1496309401

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/cable_news_watchers_now_turning_to_cnn_not_fox_news
— Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/america_s_best_days
— Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/most_think_americans_should_be_proud_of_u_s_history

May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (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.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (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/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents

May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters stage sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/
— Comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo with replica of Trump’s bloody, decapitated head – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kathy-griffin-sorry-for-photo-holding-replica-of-trumps-bloody-head/2056319/

 

NBC5
— Protesters Dragged From Capitol as Illinois Approaches 700 Days Without a Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/protesters-removed-illinois-house-springfield-425408464.html
— ‘For Me, There’s No Justice’: Latest Alleged Hastert Victim Told Police  Man identified in a recent lawsuit as “Richard Doe” said he was assaulted by Hastert in a public restroom in the summer of what he believes was either 1973 or 1974. – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alleged-hastert-victim-police-report-425392744.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Discusses Resolving Budget Stalemate, Puts Down Rauner – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Who puts you down?  I should write a book about those who put me down.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/pritzker-budget-stalemate-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Illinois a big-spending state? Evidence says ‘no’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in Illinois are each of the following: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent?  What percent of Illinois personal income taxes are paid by each of the following: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-zorn-spending-illinois-rauner-budget-crisis-perspec-0531-jm-20170530-column.html
— Property tax freeze has merit, but not without other tax reforms – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-property-tax-freeze-st-0531-20170530-story.html
— Kennedy calls property tax system ‘extortion’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-democratic-governor-speech-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— House advances plan to allow Illinois to sell the Thompson Center; Rauner objects – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-sale-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? – Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-women-dropping-out-of-the-workforce-20170530-story.html
— Stopping Chicago’s population loss – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-population-loss-chicago-census-edit-0531-jm-20170530-story.html
— Plan to tax, regulate fantasy sports industry emerges in Springfield – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-fantasy-sports-met-0531-20170530-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth escalate battle over federal appointments – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/
— CPS will ‘do whatever’s necessary’ to open come fall: Forrest Claypool – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-cps-will-do-whatevers-necessary-to-open-come-fall-forrest-claypool-says/
— Godzilla never seems to care about Tokyo being crushed beneath him – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/godzilla-never-seems-to-care-about-tokyo-being-crushed-beneath-him/
— Kennedy rips ‘corrupt’ property tax system in shot at Dem leaders – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kennedy-rips-corrupt-property-tax-system-in-shot-at-dem-leaders/
— That $12,000 in wasted taxpayer money just the norm in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/that-12000-in-wasted-taxpayer-money-just-the-norm-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Senate passes 2-year property tax freeze, with exceptions – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/state-senate-passes-2-year-property-tax-freeze-with-exceptions
— Tentative deal reached in COD lawsuit by fired administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/tentative-deal-reached-in-cod-lawsuit-by-fired-administrators
— Schools chiefs to urge state lawmakers Wednesday to end budget impasse – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/schools-chiefs-to-urge-state-lawmakers-wednesday-to-end-budget-impasse
— After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-illinois-refugee-arrivals-met-20170530-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves $15-an-hour minimum wage hike – AP  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/NEWS02/170539977/illinois-house-approves-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-hike
— Durbin, Duckworth flex muscle on judicial, U.S. attorney picks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/BLOGS02/170539975/durbin-duckworth-flex-muscle-on-judicial-u-s-attorney-picks

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Backs CPS Head Claypool, Who Says State Funding A ‘Cancer’ On Schools – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170530/bridgeport/rahm-backs-cps-head-claypool-after-teachers-vote-of-no-confidence

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters disrupt legislative proceedings at Statehouse – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/protesters-disrupt-legislative-proceedings-at-statehouse
— Senate approves property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/senate-approves-property-tax-freeze

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood unite to save Peoria ag lab from Trump budget – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170530/cheri-bustos-darin-lahood-unite-to-save-peoria-ag-lab-from-trump-budget

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Legislature, governor set national futility record with budget drought – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-legislature-governor-set-national-futility-record-with-budget-drought/article_bec528ba-91c9-5095-b26e-4abe071b1248.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Hate Crime Bill Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Desk  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN AS BEING HATERS THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/hate-crime-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— March to Springfield Leaders Block Doors to Gov. Rauner’s Office – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office-05-30-2017
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Fundraising campaign underway to preserve 1897 Wheaton mansion  Wheaton Park District estimates cost to move, restore building at $1 million – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/30/fundraising-campaign-underway-to-preserve-1897-wheaton-mansion/agwbvq3/

 

WAND
— Police pulling protesters blocking access to Rauner’s office
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35548734/police-arresting-protesters-blocking-access-to-rauners-office

 

WYMG
— Rauner rips Senate property tax freeze
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-rips-senate-property-tax-freeze/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Hastings attacks Rauner for misleading school funding data – John Myers
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511119116-hastings-attacks-rauner-for-misleading-school-funding-data

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Trotter: ‘Misinformation’ surrounding school funding formula prevents forward motion on budget deal – Glenn Minnis
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511118968-trotter-misinformation-surrounding-school-funding-formula-prevents-forward-motion-on-budget-deal

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois’ Income tax hike: which Chicagoland communities will pay the most?  (DIERSEN: How much more would the taxpayers in your zip code pay?  Wheaton South (60189) is ranked 45th with 15,132 taxpayers and an average state income tax increase of $1,341 for a total increase of $20,292,012.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511121347-illinois-income-tax-hike-which-chicagoland-communities-will-pay-the-most#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TREASONOUS: State House passes bill barring state, local authorities from holding person based on some federal immigration laws – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-house-passes-bill-barring-state-local-authorities-from-holding/article_fe186b52-4499-11e7-93cb-bf50e5b7e39f.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before – Richard Jones
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121474-ives-rips-new-school-funding-formula-as-worse-than-before
— No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121576-no-accountability-no-money-make-college-grant-program-a-mistake-ives-says

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pastor Grantee Under Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering Concerning Summer Food Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/pastor-grantee-under-blagojevich-and-quinn-administrations-plead-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-concerning-summer-food-program/
— Robo-Calls Asks for Calls to Althoff Against “False Birth Certificate” Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/robo-calls-asks-for-calls-to-althoff-against-false-birth-certificate-bill/
— Tobin Blasts Senate Democrats for Retroactive Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/tobin-blsts-senate-democrats-for-retroactive-tax-hike/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes end of session robocalls against House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/ilgop-unleashes-end-of-session-robocalls-against-house-democrats/
— Rauner responds *** Claypool: “Racially discriminatory state funding is a cancer upon CPS” (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/claypool-racially-discriminatory-state-funding-is-a-cancer-upon-cps/
— Durkin responds – Madigan responds *** Rauner slams House’s Thompson Center sale legislation (DIERSEN: Who slams what you do?  I should write a book about those who slam what I do. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/rauner-slams-houses-thompson-center-sale-legislation/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CHAOS AT TEXAS STATE HOUSE! Democrat Attacks Republican After He Calls ICE on Illegals in Building
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/democrat-threatens-shoot-gop-lawmaker-texas-house-floor-calls-ice-illegal-protesters/

 

GOPUSA
— After turn to leftwing politics, 10M subscribers drop ESPN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25010
— San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25045

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois House Blocks Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants, Makes Voter Registration Automatic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/illinois-house-blocks-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-makes-voter-registration-automatic/
— Spicer Ends First Press Briefing In 15 Days By Criticizing ‘Fake News’ And ‘False Narratives’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents the ONLY news that is not fake and the ONLY news that is worth reading is the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/spicer-ends-first-press-briefing-in-15-days-by-criticizing-fake-news-and-false-narratives/
— With A Tweet, Trump Undercuts His Criticism Of Articles Based On Anonymous Sources – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/with-a-tweet-trump-undercuts-his-criticism-of-articles-based-on-anonymous-sources/

 

BREITBART
— Texas State Rep. Claims Death Threats, Assault from Fellow House Members – BOB PRICE AND ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/29/texas-state-rep-claims-death-threats-assault-fellow-house-members/
— Majority of Swedes Think Media Lies About the Impact of Mass Migration – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/30/majority-swedes-media-lies-mass-migration/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Son, Don’t Marry a Feminist – SUZANNE VENKER
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/05/24/son-dont-marry-a-feminist/

 

NEWSMAX
— World Retirement Savings Gap Seen Reaching $400 Trillion by 2050
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/World-Retirement-Savings-trillion/2017/05/29/id/792967/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153374209.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Grants Anonymity to Latest Hastert Sex Abuse Accuser  A county judge has ruled that an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House Speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-30/judge-grants-anonymity-to-latest-hastert-sex-abuse-accuser

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP DOESN’T READ HIS DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS; PREFERS BIG PICTURES INSTEAD.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-does-not-read-white-house-top-secret-intelligence-briefings-big-617515

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills  Bills would increase LGBT appointees, eliminate “gay panic” defense, and allow trans people to amend their vital records – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-pushing-slate-pro-lgbtq-bills/