Tag: salt

September 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh emails in combative Supreme Court hearing
https://abc7chicago.com/booker-releases-confidential-kavanaugh-emails-in-combative-supreme-court–hearing/4162898/

 

NBC5
— Bruce Rauner’s Wife Diana Appears in New TV Ad – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-wife-diana-ad-492606531.html
— Chicago’s Next Mayor Will Be Leading a Deeply Divided City While Emanuel’s efforts have improved the city’s financial situation there is a feeling, particularly among the African-American community, that much of it occurred at their expense – Sara Burnett and Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicagos-next-mayor-will-be-leading-a-deeply-divided-city-492580611.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois first lady Diana Rauner appears in campaign TV ad, in nod to the importance of the female vote – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-diana-rauner-ad-20180905-story.html
— Emanuel and Rauner: A squandered relationship that cost the city and the state – David Greising
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-rahm-rauner-war-0907-story.html
— Chaos and disloyalty in Trump’s White House – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-official-anonymous-op-ed-20180906-story.html
— Don’t burn your Nikes! Give them to charity. – Sonny Bunch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nike-colin-kaepernick-ad-campaign-0907-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watchdog clears Lang of sex harassment — but accuser blasts probe as ‘a joke’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-state-rep-lou-lang-cleared-sex-harassment-allegations-inspector-general-maryann-loncar/
— Trump is a disaster, but the ‘resistance within’ is undemocratic – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-white-house-resistance/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Chicago biz ready for the post-Emanuel storm? With the mayor’s job soon to be vacant and the City Council turning populist, a generally positive era is ending for local business. If leaders don’t get their act together fast, the economic climate could get worse. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-biz-ready-post-emanuel-storm
— Roskam doubles down on tax cut plan The Wheaton congressman backs a move to make individual tax cuts permanent, including the controversial $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/roskam-doubles-down-tax-cut-plan

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election officials deny records request – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/dupage-election-officials-deny-records-request
— Wauconda cracking down on vaping – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/wauconda-cracking-down-on-vaping
— Meet GOP candidates for state comptroller, treasurer Sept. 13
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/meet-gop-candidates-for-state-comptroller-treasurer-sept-13
— Coffee with McConchie September 8, 10, & 15
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180906/coffee-with-mcconchie

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois one of 5 states that will decide the House majority – Nathan L. Gonzales
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/analysis-illinois-one-of-states-that-will-decide-the-house/article_d4debcda-eb3f-5805-b6c1-c6bca66ca0e8.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Republican? Democrat? How about neither – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-republican-democrat-how-about-neither/article_d86a3920-b11d-11e8-8e38-8f6b60618906.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Fenton gun store burglary was the latest example of a troubling nationwide trend – Jack Suntrup
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fenton-gun-store-burglary-was-the-latest-example-of-a/article_1fffcde2-024f-5423-bf83-51925adc5d9a.html

 

WREX
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren says if President Donald Trump’s cabinet thinks he is unfit for office, they should remove him.
https://wrex.com/category/2018/09/06/warren-if-cabinet-thinks-trumps-unfit-they-should-oust-him/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Casten and Roskam Release New TV Ads, New York Times Poll
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/06/casten-and-roskam-release-new-tv-ads/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists Redefine Bullying
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-leftists-redefine-bullying/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP central committeemen term limits, approved seven years ago, have only now kicked in
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/06/gop-central-committeemen-term-limits-approved-seven-years-ago-have-only-now-kicked-in/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer reportedly used alias ‘John Budd’ at work – Elizabeth Zwirz
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/05/mollie-tibbetts-suspected-killer-reportedly-used-alias-john-budd-at-work.html

 

GOPUSA
— Unisex changing rooms ‘magnets’ for 90% of attacks
http://www.gopusa.com/unisex-changing-rooms-magnets-for-90-of-attacks/

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Congress must grow to check the administrative state – James C. Capretta (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank in either absolute or relative terms. The agency is just a shell of what it once was.)
http://www.aei.org/publication/congress-must-grow-to-check-the-administrative-state/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress could begin to reassert itself by building stronger institutional support for the development of specific legislative responses to emerging issues and problems. The existing congressional support agencies — the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Medpac) — have real strengths and expertise. They provide regular, highly valuable reports to Congress, and, in the cases of GAO and Medpac, make relevant recommendations for legislation to Congress. But because these agencies are designed to provide nonpartisan support to Congress, neither party relies on them heavily to develop new policy initiatives that could serve as the basis for legislation. When Republicans and Democrats write bills to address emerging issues, they want ideas that are technically sound, of course, but they also want to champion changes that conform to their philosophical approaches to governing. Congress shouldn’t breach the political independence of the traditional support agencies; they provide objective analysis and should be above the partisan fray. Instead, Congress should look to expand support for their legislative efforts by building new pockets of institutional support that combine technical expertise in key issue areas with a policy development mission.)

 

CNS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Critics of federal pay and benefits would never seek or take a federal job because a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/daniel-mitchell/federal-bureaucrats-are-overpaid-shrinking-size-govt-answer

 

THE HILL
— Twitter permanently suspends Alex Jones, InfoWars – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/405446-twitter-permanently-suspends-alex-jones-infowar?userid=3526
— Agriculture lobbyists are once again standing in the way of E-Verify – DAN STEIN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/405172-agriculture-lobbyists-are-once-again-standing-in-the-way-of-e-verify
— Trump Cabinet officials rush to distance themselves from anonymous op-ed – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405352-trump-cabinet-officials-rush-to-distance-themselves-from-anonymous-op

 

POLITICO
— White House aides turn on each other in hunt for op-ed author The president headed out West for a campaign swing, leaving behind a West Wing seized by paranoia and finger-pointing. – NANCY COOK and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/06/trump-white-house-aids-leaks-809481

 

REUTERS
— Republicans could limit SALT impact in new tax legislation – David Morgan (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax/republicans-could-limit-salt-impact-in-new-tax-legislation-idUSKCN1LM2NW?il=0

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “hunger around the U.S. remains high.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-food-insecurity-still-worse-than-in-2007/

 

CNN
— The story behind the New York Times’ anonymous op-ed blasting Trump – Brian Stelter
https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/05/media/new-york-times-resistance-oped-jim-dao/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Twitter says it has permanently banned conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars site
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/06/twitter-says-it-has-permanently-banned-conservative-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-and-his-infowars-site/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Cox says “Statements about immigrants and the Holocaust trip up John Cox’s campaign for California governor.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-john-cox-california-governor-candidate-gaffes-20180906-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones After New Violations Twitter said the right-wing provocateur had violated its ‘abusive-behavior policy’ – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-permanently-bans-alex-jones-after-new-violations-1536269663

 

BLOOMBERG
— Paul Ryan Says Vote on New Tax Cuts Still Planned, Despite SALT Hangups – Laura Davison, Kaustuv Basu, and Allyson Versprille (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-05/ryan-says-tax-cut-2-0-vote-still-planned-despite-salt-hangups

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Live-work-play? More employees opting to live closer to workplaces (DIERSEN: I walked to/from work and to/from night classes 1974-1978.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article217905145.html

 

BIRMINGHAM TIMES
— The White House War against federal workers – Dr. Julianne Malveaux
https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/09/malveaux-the-white-house-war-against-federal-workers/

 

FOX 40
— California: Voter Survey Shows Cox Closing the Gap in Gubernatorial Race Against Newsom’
https://fox40.com/2018/09/06/voter-survey-shows-cox-closing-the-gap-in-gubernatorial-race-against-newsom/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Going up: Pay, COLAs, and health insurance premiums — what are the odds? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: At a minimum, my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Trump a) to cut/kill COLAs for Civil Service Retirement System pensions and b) to cut/kill health insurance premium subsidies for federal retirees.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/09/going-up-pay-pensions-and-premiums-what-are-the-odds/

September 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rahm Emanuel announces he’s not running for Chicago mayor re-election – Craig Wall and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-announces-hes-not-running-for-re-election/4143941/
— Pot at the end of Rahm’s rainbow filled with cash – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pot-at-the-end-of-rahms-rainbow-filled-with-cash/4146465/
— Who is running for mayor of Chicago? Election Day is Feb. 26, 2019 – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/who-is-running-for-mayor-of-chicago/4146783/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election Before becoming mayor in 2011, the 58-year-old Emanuel was a Democratic congressman and White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-not-running-for-re-election-492400201.html
— Obama, Clinton Among Politicians Reacting to Emanuel’s Decision to Not Seek Re-Election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-statement-on-emanuel-not-running-for-reelection-492406491.html

 

CBS2
— Rahm Emanuel Won’t Seek Re-Election; Chicago Political World Reacts
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/04/rahm-emanuel-reaction-not-running-reelection/
— Naperville’s Longest-Serving Mayor, George Pradel, Has Died
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/04/george-pradel-naperville-death/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won’t seek 3rd term
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/mayor-rahm-emanuel-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election as mayor of Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-not-seeking-re-election/
— Rahm insists to-do list is full — even if mayoral (and prez) runs aren’t on it – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-interview-mayor-third-term-president/
— Durbin asks Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh: ‘Is Trump above the law?’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/dick-durbin-brett-kavanaugh-senate-hearing-is-trump-above-law/
— CTU takes credit for decision by ‘Mayor 1 Percent’ not to seek third term – Jane Recker
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-chicago-teachers-union-takes-credit-mayor-rahm-emanual-not-seeking-third-term/
— Woodward book says Trump aide privately called him ‘idiot’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/bob-woodward-book-donald-trump-john-kelly-idiot-crazytown/
— Was Rahm Emanuel too cocky for Chicago? – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mayor-rahm-emanuel-decision-re-election-run-third-term-no-shocker/
— Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nominee-donald-trump-senate-confirmation-hearing/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel not running for third term
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-not-running-third-term-20180904-storygallery.html
— What does Rahm Emanuel’s decision mean for the Chicago mayor’s race? Who’s in so far, and who’s out. – John Byrne and Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayoral-candidates-20180904-story.html
— Dear Tennessee: Sorry about the ‘Illinois Exodus’ – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-exodus-taxes-illinois-20180904-story.html
— Sorry, candidates, you aren’t running against Emanuel. Make a case for yourself. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mayor-campaign-race-emanuel-20180904-story.html
— Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-call-trump-woodward-20180904-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville’s longest-serving mayor, George Pradel, dies at 80 – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/napervilles-longest-serving-mayor-george-pradel-dies-at-80
— Naperville remembers George Pradel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/naperville-remembers-george-pradel
— Remembering George Pradel: What community leaders are saying
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/remembering-george-pradel-what-community-leaders-are-saying
— DuPage trying to recruit more election judges – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/dupage-trying-to-recruit-more-election-judges
— Chaos marks start of Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS confirmation hearing – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/chaos-marks-start-of-kavanaughs-scotus-confirmation-hearing
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Suburban Jewel-Osco stores collecting donations to help feed hungry kids – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180904/suburban-jewel-osco-stores-collecting-donations-to-help-feed-hungry-kids
— What Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s departure means for suburbs – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180904/what-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuels-departure-means-for-suburbs–

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Emanuel’s hanging it up—in his own words “I love this job,” the soon-to-be-ex-mayor told Crain’s. But, “I know what this job demands. I have to be honest with the public as to whether I have everything this job takes.”- GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-emanuels-hanging-it-his-own-words
— City Hall stunner: Emanuel won’t run for third term The mayor’s move sparks immediate and intense speculation on two questions: why he did it, and who else will get in the race now. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-hall-stunner-emanuel-wont-run-third-term
— Republicans consider dropping second phase of tax cuts after SALT backlash House Republicans had planned to use a second phase of tax cuts to force Democrats into a difficult vote ahead of midterm elections. Now they fear such a move could backfire. Here’s why. – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/republicans-consider-dropping-second-phase-tax-cuts-after-salt-backlash

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— $250 million settlement reached in State Farm lawsuit – EDITH BRADY-LUNNY
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/million-settlement-reached-in-state-farm-lawsuit/article_020c5940-65dd-5724-9d4d-e03a09b42b55.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly: We defeated Rahm but now the real work begins
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-we-defeated-rahm-but-now-the-real-work-begins

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION WATCHDOG JEAN KACZMAREK GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUE – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/09/dupage-county-election-watchdog-jean-kaczmarek-gives-notice-of-intent-to-sue/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner stays on message when asked about Emanuel not running again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/04/rauner-stays-on-message-when-asked-about-emanuel-not-running-again/

 

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel Pulls Out of Mayoral Race Amid Rising Chicago Body Count – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/04/rahm-emanuel-pulls-out-of-mayoral-race-amid-rising-chicago-body-count/
— Dick Durbin Admits: Democrats Plotted to Disrupt Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/04/dick-durbin-admits-democrats-plotted-to-disrupt-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearing/
— Nike Shares Drop As Kaepernick Ad Triggers Calls for Boycott – John Carney
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/04/nike-shares-drop-as-kaepernick-ad-triggers-calls-for-boycott/
— Harris to Kavanaugh: ‘I’m Concerned Whether You Would Treat Every American Equally’ – Pam Key (DIERSEN: Democrats give preference to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/09/04/harris-to-kavanaugh-im-concerned-whether-you-would-treat-every-american-equally/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP SAYS BOB WOODWARD HAS ‘A LOT OF CREDIBILITY PROBLEMS’ – Vince Coglianese and Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/04/trump-woodward-credibility-problems/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberals’ evil nonsense on parade
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53811
— GOP candidates pressure Donald Trump to abandon pay freeze for federal workers (DIERSEN: How many voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in your congressional district, and in Illinois are federal employees?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53875

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Left-Wing Activists Are Pushing Restroom-Sharing Policies on Everyone Else Buckle up, moms and dads, as a new school year starts — administrators are letting ‘gender-dysphoric’ students use opposite-sex spaces – Elizabeth M. Economou
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/left-wing-activists-are-pushing-restroom-sharing-policies-on-everyone-else/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— WHY MARIJUANA MAY BE THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUG
http://www.poppot.org/2018/09/04/why-marijuana-may-be-the-most-dangerous-drug/

 

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Civil Service Opportunity School
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/school.cfm?schoolID=37808&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careers&utm_content=september2018_civil_service_school

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Nike sent ‘terrible message’ with Kaepernick deal – MICHAEL BURKE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405032-trump-on-nike-ad-featuring-kaepernick-its-a-terrible-message

 

MARIJUANA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Allows Marijuana to Kick Opioid Habit
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/09/this-weed-in-news-illinois-allows-marijuana-to-kick-opioid-habit-nevadas-in-the-money-trump-takes-a-nixonian-turn/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Looking for a job? VA has over 45,000 openings – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/09/looking-for-a-job-va-has-over-45000-openings/

August 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs bill legalizing medical marijuana as opioid alternative – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/rauner-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/4080820/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana Now Possible Pain Alternative to Addictive Opioids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-pain-alternative-491928851.html
— Chicago Aldermen Have Millions in Campaign War Chests, State Records Show – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-aldermen-have-millions-in-campaign-war-chests-state-records-show-491883101.html

 

CBS2
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Attends Campaign Luncheon For Congressman Randy Hultgren
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/28/house-speaker-paul-ryan-attends-campaign-luncheon-for-congressman-randy-hultgren/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana now pain alternative to addictive opioids in Illinois – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/marijuana-now-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, more than a number in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jesse-white-jason-helland-secretary-of-state-20180827-story.html
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-google-searches-regulation-20180828-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner OKs medical marijuana to replace opioids – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-medical-marijuana-alternative-opioids-bruce-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico says a) it will never stop sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and b) it will never stop keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally. Constructively Mexico reaffirms its constructive declaration of war against America. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and side with all the other countries of the world that have constructively declared war on America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/luis-videgaray-caso-donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico-border-wall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote the advantages of legal pot over illegal pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-toxic-pesticides-illegal-california-pot-farms/
— Trump-endorsed DeSantis wins Florida GOP gubernatorial primary – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-gubernatorial-primary-rick-scott/
— Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/social-media-conservative-voices-donald-trump-larry-kudlow-google/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Many Americans struggling to get by despite strong economy.” What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Anyone should be able to do what I did because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. But out of the other side of their crooked mouths they shout that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life including that I was born a White male, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government, that I got married, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/americans-struggle-basic-needs-strong-economy-urban-institute-survey/
— And what’s your share, folks, of our local public debt? $126,000 – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/and-whats-your-share-folks-of-our-local-public-debt-126000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner effectively kills bill targeting Lake County chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/rauner-effectively-kills-bill-targeting-lake-county-chief-assessment-officer
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Brian Fung
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/trumps-economic-adviser-were-taking-a-look-at-whether-google-searches-should-be-regulated
— DuPage sheriff’s officials change reason for canceling J.U.S.T. program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-sheriffs-officials-change-reason-for-canceling-just-program
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want women and everyone else to hate Trump. How should Trump respond?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/roberts-women-hold-key-to-democrats-bid-to-rein-in-trump
— DuPage County Board agrees to spend $260,000 on lobbyists – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-county-board-agrees-to-spend-260000-on-lobbyists

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— People’s Resource Center revamps food pantry to better serve clients – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, more and more and more people a) depend on government, b) depend on charity, and c) are getting charity and/or are handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/22/peoples-resource-center-revamps-food-pantry-to-better-serve-clients/doil4i8/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township: Illegal loans, advance pays – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/dupage-township-illegal-loans-advance-pays/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS MOVES TO BLOCK ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS’ TAX CREDIT WORKAROUND SCHEME New IRS rules make clear that lowering the actual tax burden, not complicated workarounds, is the correct way to respond to tighter federal restrictions on SALT deductions. – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-moves-to-block-illinois-lawmakers-tax-credit-workaround-scheme/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner finally comes around a little on medical marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/rauner-finally-comes-around-a-little-on-medical-marijuana/#comments
— Casten is first candidate out of the gate with Metra response
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/casten-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate-with-metra-response/
— Illinois Policy Institute begins mailing public employees about Janus
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/illinois-policy-institute-begins-mailing-public-employees-about-janus/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS BILL TO SEIZE LAND FROM WHITE FARMERS — FOR NOW – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/south-africa-land-white-farmers/

 

BREITBART
— Google Responds to Trump: ‘No Political Bias in Google Search’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/google-responds-to-trump-no-political-bias-in-google-search/
— Gavin Newsom Vows Universal Healthcare for All of California’s Illegal Immigrants – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/gavin-newsom-california-illegal-immigrants-universal-healthcare/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Michael Steele says “You Get a First Class Ride to Stupidland on the Trump Train.”
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/28/michael-steele-you-get-a-first-class-ride-to-stupidland-on-the-trump-train/

 

GOPUSA
— Americans mostly unsatisfied with K-12 education
http://www.gopusa.com/americans-mostly-unsatisfied-with-k-12-education/
— Rate of home ownership among black and Latino millennials is strikingly low, study finds
http://www.gopusa.com/rate-of-home-ownership-among-black-and-latino-millennials-is-strikingly-low-study-finds/
— Jacksonville gunman has mental history, took anti-psychotic drugs
http://www.gopusa.com/court-records-jacksonville-gunman-has-mental-history-took-anti-psychotic-drugs/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Judge Invalidates Parts of Executive Order That Made It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/judge-invalidates-parts-of-executive-order-that-made-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— The Media Properly Honor John McCain After His Death. Their Scorn For Him In 2008 Helped Make Trump. – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35076/media-properly-honor-john-mccain-after-his-death-ben-shapiro

 

CHECK YOUR FACT
— FACT CHECK: ARE ONLY HALF OF 30-YEAR-OLDS DOING BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS AT THE SAME AGE? – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: When you were 30, were you doing better financially than your father was doing when he was 30? I was, but my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. While he had earned a high school diploma, none of his ancestors had done that. While I have never had children, he and my mother had the financial burden of raising me.)
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/08/28/fact-check-millennials-income-mobility/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Google suppressing conservative voices, hiding ‘good’ news and information – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403905-trump-google-suppressing-conservative-voices-hiding-good-news-and
— Google responds to Trump: Denies favoring ideologies in search results – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/403950-google-responds-to-trump-denies-favoring-ideologies-in-search-results

 

CBS NEWS
— “We’re taking a look at it,” says WH econ advisor Larry Kudlow, asked if the Administration thinks Google searches should be regulated, following @POTUS complaint today that it’s rigged against him.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1034429503911677953

 

NEWSWEEK
— WILL POPE FRANCIS RESIGN? – JAKUB LEWANDOWSKI
https://www.newsweek.com/will-pope-francis-resign-1091787

 

FED WEEK
— Planning to Retire – Social Security Reductions for CSRS Retirees
https://www.fedweek.com/reg-jones-experts-view/planning-to-retire-social-security-reductions-for-csrs-retirees/

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Protections Still Exist for Disabled Employees in the Federal Workplace – Eric Pines (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/28/strong-protections-still-exist-disabled-employees-federal-workplace/

August 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states like Illinois from skirting $10K cap – AP (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-acts-to-stop-high-tax-states-from-skirting-$10k-cap/4041456/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Pritzker Face Off in Southern Illinois Forum – Michelle Relerford
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Prtizker-Face-Off-in-Southern-Illinois-Forum-491512961.html
— VERY SAD: Ex-Governor, Once Against Casinos, Now Favors One in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ex-governor-once-against-casinos-now-favors-one-in-chicago-491530661.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man shot, killed while stopped at red light near University of Chicago campus
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-while-stopped-at-red-light-near-university-of-chicago-campus

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Alderman ‘lukewarm’ as they are briefed that pension borrowing could top $10B – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/10-billion-pension-borrowing-plan-chicago-aldermen-lukewarm-rahm-emanuel/
— Trump and Sessions trade slaps over Justice Department, politics, loyalty – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/trump-sessions-trade-slaps-justice-politics-loyalty/
— Former Ford Heights mayor Charles Griffin charged with stealing from the village
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charles-griffin-tom-dart-ford-heights-mayor-corruption/
— DNC now say hacking attempt was test from within – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-democratic-national-committee-hacking-bob-lord/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago aldermen briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan: “We said ‘What?'” – Gregory Pratt and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-pension-bonds-aldermen-20180823-story.html
— Medical GoFundMe campaigns are a symptom of a sick health insurance system – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal employees and their spouses have subsidized health insurance for life helped me endure tremendous efforts from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-gofundme-medical-health-shame-0824-20180823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff sends jail volunteers packing, has new plan to rehabilitate inmates – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/dupage-sheriff-sends-jail-volunteers-packing-has-new-plan-to-rehabilitate-inmates
— Antioch governor candidate given another 30 days to pay back child support – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/antioch-governor-candidate-given-another-30-days-to-pay-back-child-support
— Undocumented immigrant charged in Iowa woman’s slaying was a hardworking farmhand – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/undocumented-immigrant-charged-in-iowa-womans-slaying-was-a-hardworking-farmhand
— Democrats seek to keep focus on corruption, not impeachment – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want to focus on Trump and not on anything else.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180823/news/308239986/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. Chamber sees $4.3 billion Illinois hit from Trump’s tariffs The big business group argues that what America is losing is far greater than what it’s getting as a new wave of China tariffs sets in. – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-chamber-sees-43-billion-illinois-hit-trumps-tariffs

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Chicago-based federal judge to handle the Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180823/chicago-based-federal-judge-to-handle-aaron-schock-case

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Interest builds in possible replacement for State’s Attorney Milhiser – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180823/interest-builds-in-possible-replacement-for-states-attorney-milhiser

 

WSPY NEWS
— VERY SAD: Sandwich Tattoo Parlor Wants to Expand, Serve Alcohol and Offer Video Gambling – James Wyman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/sandwich-tattoo-parlor-wants-to-expand-serve-alcohol-and-offer/article_f89f4dd4-a4e8-11e8-bf22-67d8adc471cf.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Illinois Horse Racing Looks To Past Races To Secure Future – MARY HANSEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-horse-racing-looks-past-races-secure-future#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Smolenksi says 1-percent property tax cap an answer to exodus – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511542154-smolenksi-says-1-percent-property-tax-cap-an-answer-to-exodus

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Warrenville District 200 halts construction on school replacement, will let voters decide – Randy Tucker
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540586-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-halts-construction-on-school-replacement-will-let-voters-decide

 

CAPITOL FAX
— I don’t think this Rauner claim is true
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/i-dont-think-this-rauner-claim-is-true/

 

GOPUSA
— Farm that hired illegal alien accused in death of Tibbetts did not use E-Verify
http://www.gopusa.com/farm-that-hired-illegal-alien-accused-in-death-of-tibbetts-did-not-use-e-verify/
— Oprah Winfrey’s despicable ‘ShoutYourAbortion’ advocacy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53110
— Cuomo pardons 34th illegal alien to prevent deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats put those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time ahead of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/cuomo-pardons-34th-illegal-alien-to-prevent-deportation/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Warren On Mollie Tibbetts: Yeah, It Sucks She’s Dead, But Illegals At The Border Are More Important – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/23/sen-warren-on-mollie-tibbetts-yeah-it-sucks-shes-dead-but-illegals-at-the-b-n2512193

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA SHOCKED AFTER TRUMP DINGS COUNTRY FOR SEIZING WHITE FARMERS’ LAND – Chris White (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Whites in America what want government to seize everything that Whites own and turn it over to minorities. Anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have. Anti-Whites, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites. They promote hatred against those who are White, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/south-africa-donald-trump-zimbabwe-farmers/

 

THE HILL
— Sessions fires back at Trump Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Federal employment should not be improperly influenced by political considerations, but of course, it is. If I had been a Democrat, the federal government a) would not have taken any  adverse actions against me and b) would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403285-sessions-fires-back-at-trump-justice-will-not-be-improperly

 

ATLANTIC
— America’s Invisible Pot Addicts More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead. – ANNIE LOWREY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/americas-invisible-pot-addicts/567886/

June 19 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

June 17 Evening Edition

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/17/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-13/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds of children wait in cages at Border Patrol warehouse in Texas.” Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-of-children-wait-in-cages-at-border-patrol-warehouse-in-texas
— 5 killed when packed SUV fleeing Border Patrol agents crashes in South Texas – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/5-killed-when-packed-suv-fleeing-border-patrol-agents-crashes-in-south-texas

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gutierrez slams Trump’s child separation, compares fear tactics to Nazi Germany – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Republicans as being Nazis and paint illegals as being Jews.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/gutierrez-slams-trumps-child-separation-immigration/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/parkland-students-make-political-point-in-naperville-tweeting-isnt-enough/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and b) use those illegals against Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-family-separation-20180617-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote? One could compare and contrast how the Chicago Tribune reports on LGBTQ parades with how it reports on Wheaton Independence Day parades.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-pride-parade-st-0618-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote? One could compare and contrast how the Daily Herald reports on LGBTQ parades with how it reports on Wheaton Independence Day parades.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180617/aurora-hosts-inaugural-lgbtq-pride-parade
— Teens face a gender pay gap, too. Here’s how to help them navigate it. – Joanna Nesbit (DIERSEN: When you were a teen, what jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180617/teens-face-a-gender-pay-gap-too-heres-how-to-help-them-navigate-it
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180616/news/306169922/

 

WGN RADIO
— Governor Bruce Rauner is up against more than just the State Budget in order to have a chance at re-election
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/17/governor-bruce-rauner-is-up-against-more-than-just-the-state-budget-in-order-to-have-a-chance-at-re-election/
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/17/18
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/17/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-6-17-18/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Next, Rick chats with Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady of Bloomington about the return to a feeling of normalcy with the bi-partisan state budget in the midst of a big political election year. Bill also touches on the fall campaigns and what aspects of the budget he believes will heavily influence the candidates’ strategies.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois to fund Medicaid preventive dental services for adults – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180617/illinois-to-fund-medicaid-preventive-dental-services-for-adults

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those in Illinois who reject the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform are hopeful.
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bipartisan-work-yields-illinois-gun-bills-fate-rests-with-rauner/article_c3d46821-18ee-54cd-9c5e-58e3695d823b.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
– DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213189849.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://nprillinois.org/post/hundreds-march-texas-tent-city-holding-detained-immigrant-kids#stream/0

 

NEWSMAX
— Parkland Students, Activists Registering Voters in Chicago – AP
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/parkland-student-voter-registration/2018/06/17/id/866646/

 

FOX NEWS
— Peter Strzok, FBI agent pulled from Mueller probe over anti-Trump texts, open to testify to Congress – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/17/peter-strzok-fbi-agent-pulled-from-mueller-probe-over-anti-trump-texts-reportedly-open-to-testify-to-congress.html

 

BLAZE
— Liberal media push narrative that child immigration detention centers are ‘concentration camps’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder. Laura Ingraham says “Criminals are separated from their children all the time.”)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/17/liberal-media-push-narrative-that-child-immigration-detention-centers-are-concentration-camps
— Anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok willing to testify before Congress — and leave no stone unturned – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/17/anti-trump-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-willing-to-testify-before-congress-and-leave-no-stone-unturned
— Some say child detention centers are ‘concentration camps.’ But the truth paints much different picture. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/17/some-say-child-detention-centers-are-concentration-camps-but-the-truth-paints-different-picture

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— NBC Panel Debates How Often Media Should Call President Trump a Liar – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/nbc-panel-debates-how-often-media-should-call-president-trump-liar

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint themselves as being pro-family and use “migrant family policies” to blast Trump.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392701-white-house-faces-growing-outcry-over-migrant-family-policies?rnd=1529268137

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The myth of the all-powerful Trump.” QUESTIONS FOR REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN/CAPTAINS: Are you going to help elect/reelect Republican candidates who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? Do Republican candidates who paint themselves as being anti-Trump want you to help elect/reelect them?
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/17/opinions/republican-election-campaign-matter-heye/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Not necessary to justify separating kids, parents at border, ‘it’s zero tolerance’: Bannon – QUINN SCANLAN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps paint themselves as being pro-family and use “migrant family policies” to blast Trump.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/justify-separating-kids-parents-border-tolerance-bannon/story?id=55946718

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trumpism Finds a Safe Space at Conservative Women’s Conference – ASTEAD W. HERNDON (DIERSEN: Where does Trumpism find a safe place in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Where does Trumpism find a safe place in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/politics/women-conservative-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— FBI agent removed from Russia probe for sending anti-Trump texts says he would testify before House Judiciary Committee
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/17/fbi-agent-removed-from-russia-probe-for-sending-anti-trump-texts-says-he-would-testify-before-house-judiciary-committee/

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? The aforesaid see precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, congressional districts, and states in which Clinton got way more votes than Trump got as being “fertile ground.” They would see my precinct as being “fertile ground.” In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 primary election, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich. However, in the 2018 primary election, 68 voted for Ives, while only 43 voted for Rauner.)
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/06/15/jennifer-rubin-departing-republicans-confess-they-have-been-part-of-a-cult/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Is Orange County fertile ground for the left? California Dems are counting on it – John Wildermuth (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? The aforesaid see precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, congressional districts, and states in which Clinton got way more votes than Trump got as being “fertile ground.” They would see my precinct as being “fertile ground.” In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 primary election, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich. However, in the 2018 primary election, 68 voted for Ives, while only 43 voted for Rauner.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Is-Orange-County-fertile-ground-for-the-left-12981913.php

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner marches with Democrats to promote LGBTQ activity in Aurora. I should write a book about those who promote LGBTQ activity a) who reject the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, b) who falsely claim to be Republican, and/or c) who work the hardest to destroy the IRP.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Auroras-1st-Pride-Parade-draws-thousands-/63230.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin walked the parade route and greeted parade-goers. Gov. Bruce Rauner marched, as did representatives from Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker’s campaign. Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster marched alongside Democratic congressional candidates Sean Casten (running in the 6th District) and Lauren Underwood (running in the 14th) as well as other elected officials and candidates. “Today is a great day in the city of Aurora,” said Irvin. “There is so much energy and excitement. This parade truly represents what Aurora is by including everyone.” “I am delighted to be here,” said Casten. “I think this will be the most fun parade this year. I just wish I did not have to wear long pants.” “I am so excited to be here,” said Underwood. “How could we not participate in this inaugural parade. We got all of our friends in the community to walk with us, to show we are inclusive, welcoming and celebrating love. It is hot out here but our hearts are warm.”)

June 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Legislature presents Gov. Rauner with over 600 bills to sign – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-legislature-presents-gov-rauner-with-over-600-bills-to-sign/3521255/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama’s silky lie and FBI bias in the Clinton investigation – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-james-comey-report-kass-0617-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder. Laura Ingraham says “Criminals are separated from their children all the time.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-shelter-immigrant-children-20180616-story.html
— For the biggest group of American workers, wages aren’t flat. They’re falling. – Jeff Stein and Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: Between 1966 and 1997, in today’s dollars, my salary increased from $15.85/hour to $60.25/hour. That would not have happened if I had not earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-workers-wages-20180616-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For workers in “production and nonsupervisory” positions, the value of the average paycheck has actually declined in the past year. For those workers, average “real wages” – a measure of pay that takes inflation into account – fell from $22.62 in May 2017 to $22.59 in May 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.)
— Pack of stray dogs that attacked couple on Elgin trail a first for cops in at least 14 years, officers say – Mike Danahey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-dog-reports-st-0617-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/parkland-students-head-to-naperville-first-stop-on-road-to-change-tour/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans risking conservative backlash over immigration – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180616/news/306169960/
— Trump cites as a negotiating tool his policy of separating immigrant children from parents – Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: Laura Ingraham says “Criminals are separated from their children all the time.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180616/trump-cites-as-a-negotiating-tool-his-policy-of-separating-immigrant-children-from-parents
— Elon Musk has been missing deadlines since he was a kid – Peter Holley (DIERSEN: What if Musk had become a federal employee? For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non/veteran, the deadline for getting promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) is age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) is age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) is age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) is age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines. But nevertheless, those who are anti-federal employee and/or anti-federal retiree use the aforesaid to viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who did not meet the aforesaid deadlines as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180616/elon-musk-has-been-missing-deadlines-since-he-was-a-kid
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180616/west-suburban-students-support-gun-control-cause-at-parkland-students-town-hall

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner owns Sangamon farmland — with somebody – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180616/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-owns-sangamon-farmland—with-somebody
— Bipartisan work yields gun bills, fate rests with Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180616/bipartisan-work-yields-gun-bills-fate-rests-with-rauner
— Illinois second to Missouri again – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180616/statehouse-insider-illinois-second-to-missouri-again

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Retiring state senator James Clayborne gets unwelcomed parting gift from #MeToo victim – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213094504.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois state Sen. James Clayborne’s plan to leave the statehouse and rely on his law license and connections to build a lucrative retirement may have just received a wrinkle. Or maybe a dose of karma. Clayborne is one of the lawmakers with a law license being targeted by Denise Rotheimer for failing to do anything about her sexual harassment complaint. Her recent complaint to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission includes Clayborne, state Senate President John Cullerton, House Speaker Michael Madigan and other law-license-holding lawmakers on the Legislative Ethics Commission.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article213323699.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Why Illinois counties are getting $13.2 million to safeguard your voting information from hackers – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/why-illinois-counties-are-getting-million-to-safeguard-your-voting/article_1089b113-fac7-5079-9ef1-a721ab8ed79e.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri to host meet-and-greet at Fiora’s on June 28 – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511457558-khouri-to-host-meet-and-greet-at-fiora-s-on-june-28
— Khouri calls for change in ‘Springfield’s toxic culture’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511457623-khouri-calls-for-change-in-springfield-s-toxic-culture

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Trump supporter Sen. Sam McCann accuses Rauner of buying the Illinois GOP
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/06/15/mccann-slams-rauner-on-trump-buying-the-the-illinois-republican-party/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Clarke, former Milwaukee sheriff, keeps degree after fixing plagiarized thesis: Report – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) dismiss/belittle/badmouth the universities that I earned graduate degrees from – Loyola, DePaul, and IIT and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that the courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/16/david-clarke-former-milwaukee-sheriff-keeps-naval-/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama Presidential Center to cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $200 million – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-presidential-center-to-cost-illinois-taxpayers-nearly-200-million

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— I Went to DC’s Gay Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw. – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/11/i-went-to-dcs-gay-pride-parade-here-are-9-things-i-saw/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘An Insult Below the Belt’: Herman Cain Slams FBI Staffer Who Called Trump Voters ‘Lazy’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/16/inspector-general-report-herman-cain-slams-fbi-staffer-who-called-trump-voters-lazy

 

THE HILL
— Ingraham defends migrant kid camps: ‘Criminals are separated from their children all the time’ – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/392593-ingraham-defends-migrant-kid-camps-criminals-are-separated-from-their-children
— Congress faces rising pressure to fix tax law – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/391731-congress-faces-rising-pressure-to-fix-tax-law
— Director Rob Reiner denounced Robert De Niro and other celebrities for their remarks against President Trump, saying it only helps the president. – TESS BONN
http://thehill.com/media/392574-rob-reiner-denounces-robert-de-niro-and-other-celebrities-for-anti-trump-remarks
— Anti-Trump Republicans better look out — voters might send you packing – LARRY HART (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who plan on running as anti-Trumps to get elected/reelected? One could argue that instead, they should become Democrats.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/392490-anti-trump-republicans-better-look-out-voters-might-send-you-packing

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Trump Came to Enforce a Practice of Separating Migrant Families – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: Laura Ingraham says “Criminals are separated from their children all the time.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/politics/family-separation-trump.html

 

ATLANTIC
— ‘Cult’ or Not, Trump’s Grasp on the Republican Party Is Stronger Than Ever- DAVID A. GRAHAM
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/cult-or-not-trumps-grasp-on-the-republican-party-is-stronger-than-ever/562991/

June 10 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

THE DAY
— Too much news? Not for everyone – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? They want you read only what they publish or they bless. More than just being overjoyed about, they played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.theday.com/article/20180610/OP04/180619985
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pew Research Center is out with a fascinating poll on “news fatigue.” The poll finds: “Almost seven-in-ten Americans (68%) feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days, compared with only three-in-ten who say they like the amount of news they get,” according to the report. “The portion expressing feelings of information overload is in line with how Americans felt during the 2016 presidential election, when a majority expressed feelings of exhaustion from election coverage.” On one hand, this is understandable given the constant drumbeat of scandal and outrage. On the other hand, no one forces Americans to watch or read the news. It is a choice whether to consume it or not, and judging from those stunning poll results (e.g. only 43 percent polled last year could name a single Supreme Court justice), many people do a fine job of being uninformed. Nevertheless, to the degree one attempts to be a diligent citizen, it seems to many that they are drinking out of the proverbial firehose. Looking a little closer, we see an interesting phenomenon. Distaste for President Donald Trump — and perhaps glee at his failures — makes Democrats more eager to ingest as much news as they can. “While majorities of both Republicans and Democrats express news fatigue, Republicans are feeling it more,” according the Pew’s findings. “Roughly three-quarters (77%) of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel worn out over how much news there is, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (61%). This elevated fatigue among Republicans tracks with them having less enthusiasm than Democrats for the 2018 elections. The lack of interest in the news and in the election suggests that an outsize segment of Republicans don’t want to hear that much about, or take stock of, the president and Congress they elected. Yes, we can sympathize that it is stressful to see someone you were warned not to vote for display just about every rotten trait you chose to overlook during the campaign (e.g. dishonesty, vulgarity, racism). Ironically, the less-informed people feel the most overwhelmed, even if they don’t actually consume a whole lot of news. (“While a majority of those who follow the news most of the time (62%) are feeling worn out by the news, a substantially higher portion (78%) of those who less frequently get news say they are fatigued by the amount of it that they see.”) There may be a strong segment of the electorate that is trying to hide from the news — but just can’t. The demographic groups that most strongly supported Trump are now the most exhausted by the news. “Some demographic groups — most notably white Americans — are more likely than others to feel exhausted by the news,” the poll finds. “Nearly three-quarters (73%) of white Americans express fatigue with the amount of news, much higher than among both Hispanic (55%) and black Americans (55%). Women are also somewhat more likely than men to feel worn out (71% vs. 64%, respectively).” There is some good news in this for the anti-Trump forces. It seems they are more energized (perhaps by a sense of vindication or by a desire to stop the Trump madness) than Republicans, who, gosh, just don’t seem to want to be reminded of what and whom they voted for. They are not “tired of winning.”)

May 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner backs his hand-picked Republican Party chairman for re-election as leadership battle brews – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have opposed my using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to draw attention to Illinois Republican Party (IRP) issues and Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association (IRCCA) issues. They especially oppose my drawing attention to IRP State Central Committee (SCC) and IRCCA elections, meetings, votes, etc. They want the IRP SCC and the IRCCA to operate under the radar and in smoke-filled back rooms. They do not want Illinois Republicans to know the time, location, or agenda of the May 19 SCC and IRCCA meetings in Springfield. They do not want Illinois Republicans to know about a) potential litigation against the IRP, b) who all the IRP chairman candidates are (what about dark horse candidates?), c) if Ives will be allowed to speak in favor of Shaw at the May 19 IRP SCC meeting, d) how many chairs will be set up for observers at the IRP SCC meeting (100, 200, 300, 400, 500+?), e) who IRP SCC members have nominated to serve as their deputies, f) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-republicans-20180507-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Monday, Rauner tried to make light of the party leadership issue, saying: “I really don’t spend much time thinking about it.” When pressed on whom he would support as chairman, the governor reiterated his backing of Schneider, saying he has been effectively running the Illinois GOP since 2014. “I support Tim Schneider, I put him in place,” Rauner said. . .Rauner said Monday that he’s not paying attention to the infighting within the party, pointing out that “there have been fights and disagreements and challenges many times over the years. It’s part of the process.”)
— Morrison talks tax deductions, redistricting at town hall – Steve Sadin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-morrison-town-hall-tl-0510-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the Internal Revenue Code was amended Dec. 22 limiting state and local tax deductions to $10,000, it meant Illinois residents who pay more than $10,000 in state income tax and local property tax could no longer deduct the entire amount, according to Morrison. “We have so many people in my district who rely on the state and local tax deduction,” said Morrison, who is the chief senate sponsor of the bill. Less than three weeks after the federal tax overhaul became law, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook) introduced his SALT Deduction Act Jan. 11. He said the law would create an Illinois Education Excellence Fund. When people pay their state and local taxes, Carroll said the money will go into the fund. They will then get a tax credit they can use as a charitable donation restoring the full deduction they have had in the past. Similar action is under consideration in other states. “The new (federal) law was a punch in the gut to a lot of folks,” Carroll said in a separate interview. “This will keep them from being double taxed.” Morrison said using the charitable deduction as part of taxpayers’ planning is completely voluntary. It is her hope it will be passed by the Senate and sent to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk before the current legislative session is set to end May 31.)
— Rauner’s only shot? Fight the graduated income tax argument – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-rauner-pritzker-taxes-0508-20180507-story.html
— Evanston may consider city service cuts, eliminations as FY19 deficit could top $9M – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-budget-cuts-survey-tl-0510-story.html
— Limiting golden parachutes in Illinois – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension as being a golden parachute? They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a privileged non-veteran White male and because I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, a) IRS should have fired me in 1973 when I did not make GS-13, b) IRS should have fired me in 1978 when I did not make GS-14, c) GAO should have fired me in 1983 when I did not make GS-15, and d) GAO should have fired me in 1988 when I did not make Senior Executive Service.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-severance-legislation-golden-parachutes-20180503-story.html
— For blacks and Latinos, record low unemployment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jobs-trump-unemployment-illinois-20180507-story.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Ives’ endorsed Mark Shaw worse than Rauner on illegal immigration
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-illinois-gop-chair-candidate-mark-shaw-worse-than-rauner-on-illegal-immig

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls federal approval of mental health money a historic health victory – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/rauner-heralds-new-federal-money-for-mental-health-as-historic-public-health-win/
— Illinois to use $2B in Medicaid funds for pilot programs – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-medicaid-money-pilot-projects-rauner/
— Trump’s ‘new deal for blacks’ was dealt from the bottom of the deck – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who make it clear that they believe a) that all government employees are lazy, stupid, and even worse things, b) that minorities and females are inferior and therefore need preferential treatment, c) that government is the “employer of last resort,” and therefore, d) that all government employees should be minorities and/or females.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trumps-new-deal-for-blacks-was-dealt-from-the-bottom-of-the-deck/  (FROM THE ARTICLE: The big problem, however, is that most of the jobs are simply lousy. Virtually all of the new jobs aren’t secure — they are part-time, short-term contract jobs, with variable hours, few benefits and low wages. Not surprisingly, African Americans are more likely to be caught in these kinds of jobs than whites are.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam rival attacks on taxes – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180507/BLOGS02/180509881/roskam-rival-attacks-on-taxes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among other specifics, Casten is calling for full restoration of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, commonly known as SALT, which the new tax law caps at a maximum of $10,000 per year. The Downers Grove businessman also wants to restore the previous top rate for millionaires, reverse the cut in rates on pass-through income and eliminate the cap on taxes for Social Security to better preserve that program.)
— Rauner wins Medicaid flexibility under Trump – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180507/NEWS03/180509877/rauner-wins-medicaid-flexibility-under-trump

 

ABC7
— Feds approve Illinois’ plan to help opioid crisis – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/health/feds-approve-illinois-plan-to-help-opioid-crisis/3440259/
— Oliver North set to become the next NRA president – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/oliver-north-set-to-become-the-next-nra-president/3439623/
— Poodle attacked by dog who jumped out of truck in Addison – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/poodle-attacked-by-dog-who-jumped-out-of-truck-in-addison/3440503/
— Gov. Rauner visits ATF agent shot in face in Back of the Yards – John Garcia
http://abc7chicago.com/gov-rauner-visits-atf-agent-shot-in-face-in-back-of-the-yards/3440815/

 

CBS2
— DHS To Prosecute All Illegal Border Crossings, Potentially Separating Families
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/07/illegal-border-crossings-homeland-security/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP lawmakers question tax implications of creating urban agriculture zones – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511404859-gop-lawmakers-question-tax-implications-of-creating-urban-agriculture-zones

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FAIR MAPS AMENDMENT DEADLINE PASSES FOR 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/fair-maps-amendment-deadline-passes-for-2018.html
— SCHLAFLY’S DAUGHTER TO LOBBY AGAINST ERA WEDNESDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/schlaflys-daughter-to-lobby-against-era-wednesday-.html
— BLACK CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR END TO JIM CROW ERA REGULATIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/black-conservatives-call-for-policy-changes.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Should the state establish a minimum wage for public school teachers? (DIERSEN: Should there be a minimum wage for those who have a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) 1, 2, 3 job-related master’s degrees, c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 job-related professional certifications, d) a job-related professional license, and/or e) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30+ years of job-related work experience?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/question-of-the-day-2668/
— Awkward moments
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/awkward-moments/

 

FOX NEWS RADIO
— GOP Candidate For CA Governor John Cox Blasts Dems on Immigration
https://radio.foxnews.com/2018/05/07/gop-candidate-for-ca-governor-blasts-dems-on-immigration/

 

GOPUSA
— Get married in sanctuary court to avoid deportation
http://www.gopusa.com/get-married-in-sanctuary-court-to-avoid-deportation/
— Bitter McCain: I want Obama at my funeral, but not Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=45348

 

BREITBART
— California School Mural Depicts Aztec Warrior Holding Trump’s Severed Head, Heart – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Mexico and its citizens, many millions of whom are in America legally or illegally, to officially declare war on America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/05/07/student-mural-california-school-shows-aztec-impaling-trumps-severed-head/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Heinous and violent’: MS-13’s appeal to girls grows as gang becomes ‘Americanized’ – Michael E. Miller and Justin
Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/heinous-and-violent-ms-13s-appeal-to-girls-grows-as-gang-becomes-americanized/2018/05/04/a4132e94-40bf-11e8-bba2-0976a82b05a2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration to Step Up Prosecution of Border-Crossing Parents Policy would separate adults from their children to deter crossings – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and future Democrats use children as cannon fodder.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-step-up-prosecution-of-border-crossing-parents-1525708761

 

FED SMITH
— OPM Proposes Changes to Bring Federal Benefits Closer to Private Sector – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1993, when I was 45 years old, they have been furious that I had the option to take early retirement. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, they have been especially furious that I started getting a CSRS pension. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are earning credits toward a pension or b) are getting a pension; they are filled with envy and hatred.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/05/07/opm-proposes-changes-bring-federal-benefits-closer-private-sector/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Proposes Legislation to Cut Retirement Benefits for Current and Former Feds – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1993, when I was 45 years, old, they have been furious that I had the option to take early retirement. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, they have been especially furious that I started getting a CSRS pension. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are earning credits toward a pension or b) are getting a pension; they are filled with envy and hatred.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/05/opm-proposes-legislation-cut-benefits-current-and-former-feds/148022/

 

CANDIDATE CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot big time.
http://candidchronicle.com/alcohol-pain-medication-sleep-aids-used-less-in-legal-cannabis-states/

April 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–school-shooting-student-protests-20180420-story.html
— Chicago sues 2 south suburban towns (Dolton and Robbins), claiming they diverted millions designated to pay past due water bills – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-unpaid-water-bills-lawsuit-st-0415-story.html
— 10 charged in fight at Kane County jail involving members of rival gangs – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-jail-fight-charges-st-0423-story.html
— Pot politics: Schumer joins politicians rethinking marijuana – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-schumer-20180420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBT crow about their success in promoting LGBT.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–lgbt-rights-20180417-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane back up among the healthiest counties – James fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180420/kane-back-up-among-the-healthiest-counties

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Government consolidation efforts gain traction in General Assembly – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180421/government-consolidation-efforts-gain-traction-in-general-assembly

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sports betting could be the key to a Rockford casino – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180421/our-view-sports-betting-could-be-key-to-rockford-casino

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— An unwritten rule in Springfield: Never give ground to a political opponent, even when you agree. – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/david-giuliani-an-unwritten-rule-in-springfield/article_bef55e4e-41a0-11e8-8c67-2bd250a795cb.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State and Local Tax Fight – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Democrats could hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans imposed the $10,000 SALT cap a) to discourage marriage and to punish married people and b) to discourage homeownership and to punish homeowners. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are a) furious that I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I deducted the real estate tax that I paid and b) furious that my wife and I paid less federal income tax 1978-2017 because we deducted the real estate taxes that we paid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are overjoyed that my wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since 1978.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263853#.Wtt-1Xly-M8

 

WSIL
— Accepting rights award, Kaepernick decries ‘lawful lynching’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38010199/accepting-rights-award-kaepernick-decries-lawful-lynching

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly: I stepped aside for Ives but I’m not stepping aside for Rauner
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-i-stepped-aside-aside-for-ives-but-im-not-stepping-aside-for-rauner

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— How GOP Committeemen Voted in the County Convention
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/gop-committeemen-voted-county-convention/
— NorWest Republican Organization Picks Mike McCleary as Leader
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/norwest-republican-organization-picks-mike-mccleary-leader/
— Nunda Township Selects Joe Gottemoller as GOP Leader Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/nunda-township-selects-joe-gottemoller-gop-leader/
— John Jung to Lead Dorr Township GOP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/20/john-jung-lead-dorr-township-gop/
— Bob Grogan and Stan Bond to Represent McHenry County on GOP State Central Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/19/bob-grogan-stan-bond-represent-mchenry-county-gop-state-central-committee/
— The Cap the Democrats Didn’t Like
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/20/terry-kappel-comments-obervers-not-allowed-democratic-party-convention/

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— VIDEO: American Pravda: My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News – James O’Keefe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3qpwVWKe4

 

BRETBART
— 7th Circuit Sides with Sanctuary Cities, Keeps Federal Money Flowing Nationwide – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/21/7th-circuit-sides-with-sanctuary-cities-keeps-federal-money-flowing-nationwide/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Changes That Made California Become a Liberal Fiasco – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/17/the-changes-that-made-california-become-a-liberal-fiasco/

 

FEDERALIST
— The Comey Memos Read Like The Diary Entries Of A Young Teenager ‘He said Mattis said great things about me, as did Sessions. He explained he had asked a lot of people about me and heard great things.’ – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/20/the-comey-memos-read-like-the-diary-entries-of-a-young-teenager/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christian group protects kids from LGBT propaganda – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/04/21/christian-group-protects-kids-from-lgbt-propaganda

 

GOPUSA
— Latest Wave of Student Gun Control Walkouts Garners Little Participation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44238

 

REUTERS
— Illinois general obligation bonds, hovering above ‘junk’ credit, among prominent deals next week – Laila Kearney, Karen Pierog
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-municipals-deals/illinois-go-hovering-above-junk-credit-among-prominent-deals-next-week-idUKKBN1HR2TZ

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Countries Are Tinderboxes and Facebook Is a Match False rumors set Buddhist against Muslim in Sri Lanka, the most recent in a global spate of violence fanned by social media. – AMANDA TAUB and MAX FISHER (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I spread false rumors with my GOPUSA Illinois emails? According to them, everything is false except for what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/world/asia/facebook-sri-lanka-riots.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say looser marijuana laws attract young voters, and some Republicans are catching on – Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-favor-looser-restrictions-on-marijuana–and-some-in-gop-join-them/2018/04/21/235cdd50-44b5-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Syracuse frat says racist oath was satire — of a Republican – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky; Alinsky’s fifth rule promotes ridicule.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/04/20/syracuse-frat-says-racist-oath-was-satire-republican/hREWwNG8obtUVsbK7OscNP/story.html

 

FORBES
— It’s Official: Millennials Are Going Into Debt Over Their Social Lives – Christine Aebischer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2018/04/17/its-official-millennials-are-going-into-debt-over-their-social-lives/

 

SIDNEY MORNING HERALD
— The more you have, the more you think you need – Matt Wade (DIERSEN: How much money does your standard of living require? My Civil Service Retirement System pension of $51,864 is only 41% of what my 1997 salary was in today’s dollars – $125,325.)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-more-you-have-the-more-you-think-you-need-20180420-p4zatb.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, the opposite is true – those on higher incomes felt they needed much more to alleviate their cost pressures than those on low incomes. Respondents who earned less than $35,000 a year (a little less than Australia’s full-time minimum wage) said they needed an extra $183 a week to alleviate cost of living pressures. But for those in the $75,000-100,000 income bracket that figure rose to $220 a week. And people taking home $100,000 or more a year required even more. That well-paid cohort said they needed $239 extra each week to ease the pressure, more than any other income group. But the responses to NAB’s “how much extra money do you need” question shows that for those on higher incomes the problem is a desire for a certain standard of living rather than a cost of living crisis.)