May 17 Morning Edition

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Resolution calling for Ford Heights library audit sparks contentious debate in House – Angela Underwood (DIERSEN: What do you know about Ford Heights and the south suburbs? Rep.  William Davis (D-Homewood)
says that Ives sits “in her ivory tower in Wheaton where they have a ton of businesses and a lot of opportunity” and that Ives “has no idea of the true problems that exist” in his district and that Ives “has never even been to the communities” in his district and that Ives should “leave my communities out of her mouth” and that until Ives is ready to come to the table and talk about helping his district, she should remain silent and that “Can you do that, I don’t think you can?” I lived in the south suburbs 1948-1976. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972. I worked in Park Forest 1966-1969. I worked in Harvey and Joliet 1972-1974. In addition to Ford Heights, Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D-Calumet City) represents Crete where I lived 1948-1972 and where my brother continues to live in a home that I have half ownership in. The real estate taxes on that home are about 10% of market value. I delivered major appliances to homes in Ford Heights for Firestone Stores 1970-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes in Ford Heights 1972-1973.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511416297-resolution-calling-for-ford-heights-library-audit-sparks-contentious-debate-in-house
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A debate over a resolution directing the auditor general to perform an assessment of the Ford Heights Public Library District brought harsh words during House debate May 10. “This will allow the current board to have a health audit,” Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D-Calumet City) said of the resolution, HR843. However, the discussion for a clean audit turned ugly after Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) shared her particular concern for the south suburbs and Cook County, where property taxes are reaching up to 5 and 10 percent in property values. “You are seeing a continuing decline in services including police and fire protection,” Ives said. Rep. William Davis (D-Homewood) did not like Ives talking about his turf and noted their inability to make payments and continue needed programs is because representatives like Ives don’t vote to help fund better breaks in the south suburbs. “She can sit in her ivory tower in Wheaton where they have a ton of businesses and a lot of opportunity,” Davis said. He said all Ives does is talk about how bad his district is but she has no idea of the true problems that exist. “She has never even been to the communities,” Davis said. “So, I wish she would leave my communities out of her mouth.” Davis said until Ives is ready to come to the table and talk about helping his district she should remain silent. “Can you do that, I don’t think you can?” Davis said.)

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate OKs New Gun Dealer Licensing Plan
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-oks-new-gun-dealer-licensing-plan-482901931.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner spends another night at Quincy veterans home – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-quincy-veterans-20180516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose fighting welfare fraud.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-welfare-queen-20180516-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Public bathrooms become clandestine epicenter of opioid crisis – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-public-bathrooms-opioid-overdose-20180510-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting pot promoters promote disgusting pot promoters. If you want to destroy a person, you encourage that person to use pot.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180517/ISSUE01/180519917
— To save the state, Illinois needs to amend its constitution – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, those who dominate Illinois want to amend its constitution to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180517/ISSUE10/180519892

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner again claims no company would take car plant – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180516/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-again-claims-no-company-would-take-car-plant

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men and those who pander to those who are anti-men promote the ERA.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/support-for-era-ratification-gains-momentum-house-to-vote/article_8dc86c72-d158-5587-b964-c8830a71dbbc.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner weaponized his veto pen Gov. Bruce Rauner was more concerned with shoring up his base than legitimate policy on Monday when he grabbed his veto pen and all but executed right-minded gun legislation. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What is Rauner’s base? 342,906 voted for Ives in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. 305,120 voted for Dillard in the 2014 primary, 123,708 voted for Brady, and 61,848 voted for Rutherford.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-weaponized-his-veto-pen/article_370ab8cd-286f-5009-9d6f-1a2ac11c995a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Whistleblower: Cambridge Analytica Aimed To Trigger Paranoia And Racial Biases – LAURA SYDELL (DIERSEN: If the charges are true, Cambridge Analytica failed miserably in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Obviously, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that promote hatred against members of the following groups have been very successful: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/whistleblower-cambridge-analytica-aimed-trigger-paranoia-and-racial-biases#stream/0

 

BEYOND THE BELTWAY
— Rosanna Pulido on May 13, 2018 Program
http://www.beyondthebeltway.com/

 

NRA-ILA
— Illinois: Senate Passes Another Bill to Shut Down Your Gun Store Despite Veto of Previous Two
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180516/illinois-senate-passes-another-bill-to-shut-down-your-gun-store-despite-veto-of-previous-two

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois pension trustees’ failure to request intercepts exposes ugly reality – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-pension-trustees-failure-to-request-intercepts-exposes-ugly-reality-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Realtors: Proposed statewide property tax “untenable” – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-realtors-proposed-statewide-property-tax-untenable/article_ac594e68-5883-11e8-a35e-6fc31fc0a68a.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Disrupter for governor Sam McCann’s third-party long shot – David Blanchette (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I invited to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events. West Suburban Patriots invited Sam McCann to speak at its May 12, 2018 meeting. SEE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUtDerTU934 I was still the TAPROOT chairman, I would not have invited McCann to speak because he is not running as a Republican.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19992-disrupter-for-governor.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ARTICLE ON ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CEO RIDDLED WITH ERRORS, MISCHARACTERIZATIONS In a changing media landscape, it’s important that legacy media players like the Sun-Times live up to the tradition of journalistic excellence. Sadly, they failed in this article.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-sun-times-article-on-illinois-policy-institute-ceo-riddled-with-errors-mischaracterizations/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tillman slams Sun-Times: “We will not be silenced”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/16/tillman-slams-sun-times-we-will-not-be-silenced/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— FAKE RUSSIAN ADS STOKED RACIAL TENSIONS — RACE-HUSTLING DEMOCRATS ‘COLLUDED’ – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: In my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, anti-Trumps have had great success in promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/fake-russian-ads-stoked-racial-tensions-race-hustling-democrats-colluded/

 

GOPUSA
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Tech industry aligns with Southern Poverty Law Center to attack free speech (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC a) will get rid of you, b) will get rid of any organizations that you are a member of, c) will get rid of any employer that you work for, d) will get rid of etc.)
http://www.gopusa.com/tech-industry-aligns-with-left-wing-group-to-attack-free-speech/

 

BREITBART
— Ryan Sketches Plan for Amnesty Bill to Mollify Business-First GOP – John Binder and Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Are you a RINO? RINOs want cheap labor. RINOs despise Republicans, hate Republicans, and want to get rid of Republicans. Who are the leading RINOs in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. RINOs despise me, hate me, and want to get rid of me. Should I write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/16/ryan-mccarthy-sketch-plan-for-amnesty-bill-mollify-business-first-gop/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘It’s Not Their Country’: Tucker Battles GOP Rep Leading ‘Petition’ Charge to Force Amnesty Vote (DIERSEN: Democrats want to give illegals U.S. citizenship and U.S. voting rights immediately because they overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. Democrats want to use them to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/16/tucker-debates-republican-who-supports-amnesty-discharge-petition-illegal-immigration

 

POLITICAL NEWS
— GOV. BRUCE RAUNER’S REPUBLICAN PARTY SPREADS ITS WINGS TO EMBRACE CONSERVATIVES (DIERSEN: Who will political reporters in Illinois ask to see if this is happening? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will tell political reporters in Illinois to NOT ASK ME BECAUSE I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://politicsofhope.com/gov-bruce-rauners-republican-party-spreads-its-wings-to-embrace-conservatives.html

 

REUTERS
— Vatican says ‘amoral’ financial system needs infusion of ethics, more regulation – Philip Pullell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-economy-ethics/vatican-says-amoral-financial-system-needs-infusion-of-ethics-more-regulation-idUSKCN1II1F1

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump rails against California for its immigration policies
https://apnews.com/28b6d377fe0a411ca164977dcd21424d/Trump-rails-against-California-for-its-sanctuary-policies

 

CNN
— Koch-backed group gives boost to Democrats on immigration – Tal Kopan (DIERSEN: RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/politics/immigration-koch-brothers-libre-democrats/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Fertility Rate Fell to a Record Low, for a Second Straight Year – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run education in the United States, to send your children to public schools is to turn them into “good little Democrats” who will be full of hatred against 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/fertility-rate-decline-united-states.html
— College May Not Be Worth It Anymore – Ellen Ruppel Shell (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/opinion/college-useful-cost-jobs.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RINOs push immigration bills. RINOs want to a) get rid of Republicans and b) destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-bills-split-house-republicans-1526510473
— Trump Says Mexico ‘Does Nothing for Us’ President made his remarks during meeting with local California officials devoted to illegal immigration – Peter Nicholas (DIERSEN: Mexico illegally sends many millions of its citizens into America illegally, illegally keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and illegally sends mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-mexico-does-nothing-for-us-1526516094
— Facebook’s 10,000 New Editors Will they approve of your posts? – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-10-000-new-editors-1526491169
— U.S. Births Hit Lowest Number Since 1987 Last year’s fertility-rate drop was the largest one-year decline since 2010 – Janet Adamy (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run education in the United States, to send your children to public schools is to turn them into “good little Democrats” who will be full of hatred against 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-births-hit-lowest-number-since-1987-1526529661
— Kasich Could Be Trump’s Best Hope An independent candidacy could split voters who dislike the Democrats but can’t abide the president. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kasich-could-be-trumps-best-hope-1526511656
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Teaching Tolerance – Jonathan Marks (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who promote “tolerance” 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.wsj.com/articles/speak-freely-and-hate-reviews-teaching-tolerance-1526511306
— Don’t Get Too Used to Your Own Desk Group workspaces at the office are going mainstream, but employers must work to make the transition from assigned seats a smooth one – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were the most furious when I an office when GAO moved into new space in a new building in 1990. I would not have gotten an office if GAO had not promoted me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-get-too-used-to-your-own-desk-1526390258

May 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sanders: Aide’s McCain Comment Shouldn’t Have Been Leaked Sarah Sanders declined to condemn Sadler’s comments during a White House briefing on Friday, saying she wouldn’t “validate a leak out of an internal staff meeting” – Ken Thomas
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Sanders-White-House-Aide-McCain-Comment-Leaked-482483981.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump advisers hail McCain but offer no apology for aide’s crude remark – Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-advisers-mccain-remark-20180513-story.html
— Trump, Schneiderman, Greitens and the changing shape of sex scandals – Marc Fisher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-politician-sex-scandals-20180513-story.html

 

WAND TV
— Moms on the range
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38178972/moms-on-the-range

 

WBEZ
— Indiana Joins Lawsuit Against Sanctuary City Ordinance – AP (DIERSEN: A sanctuary city is one that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/indiana-joins-lawsuit-against-sanctuary-city-ordinance/d1c24ccd-8663-4c30-97a7-df3376d6138a

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP SOS nominee Helland talks race against White – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/gop-sos-nominee-talks-race-against-white/1174245510

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— GOP Boss Hogs 4 Titles But Says Black Trump Supporters Can’t Have 1 – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14478
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I strongly suspect one big reason that neither Sean Morrison nor Tim Schneider lifts a finger for President Trump is they look at polls saying Trump is unpopular in Cook County and they fear standing-up for the President would hurt their prospects of keeping their cushy County Board positions. In my opinion they have a serious conflict of interest. In any case, it’s at least a reasonable question they should have to address. But on one point there can be no disagreement. Donald Trump is the best thing the GOP has going for it. It’s not even close. Trump is where all the energy is and he’s pretty much the only Republican who is getting things done, anywhere. Trump is also making politics fun again and is bringing in new people like never before. It’s a shame we are burdened with so many Republican officials in Illinois who will never get it, but the fact is President Trump has completely changed the game, on multiple levels. As just one example there is a major paradigm shift going on in the black community where black folks who never, ever would have considered supporting a Republican president are supporting this one. Kanye West is just one high profile example.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump reshaping GOP by breaking away from traditional conservative policies – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Those who want to destroy the Republican Party want it to dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and many other planks in its platform.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/13/donald-trump-breaks-conservative-policies-reshapes/

 

TOWNHALL
— April Gun Sales Set A New Record, Thanks Anti-Gun Activists – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: Those who want to kill the Second Amendment 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.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/05/13/icymi-april-gun-sales-set-a-new-record-thanks-antigun-activists-n2480222

 

BREITBART
— AG’s Decision to Join Lawsuit Puts Indiana at Center of Fight to Stop Spread of Sanctuary Cities – IAN MASON (DIERSEN: A sanctuary city is one that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/11/ags-decision-to-join-lawsuit-puts-indiana-at-center-of-fight-to-stop-spread-of-sanctuary-cities/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Rutgers Student Going Public Against Financial Aid for Illegals – Jack Davis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-American politicians, educators, employers, etc. make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/rutgers-student-going-public-against-financial-aid-for-illegals/
— New Political Ad Urges Mothers To Warn Children On The Dangers Of The GOP – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/new-political-ad-urges-mothers-to-warn-children-on-the-dangers-of-the-gop/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ryan: Trump Will Help Us Win The 2018 Midterms – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/13/paul-ryan-trump-2018-midterms/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ryan: Trump will be an ‘asset’ in midterms – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/ryan_trump_will_be_an_asset_in_midterms.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that everyone involved in law enforcement is racist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/nyregion/marijuana-arrests-nyc-race.html

 

MEMPHIS DAILY NEWS
— Starbucks Tells Employees: Let Anyone Use the Restroom – AP
https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2018/may/14/starbucks-tells-employees-let-anyone-use-the-restroom/

 

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
— Percentage Of Americans Professing “No Religion” On The Rise The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications. – DOUG MATACONIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/percentage-of-americans-professing-no-religion-on-the-rise/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Here’s some good news: The religious right is shrinking – John Gallagher (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you? Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work the hardest against me.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/05/heres-good-news-religious-right-shrinking/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Party promoters speak about lesbian spaces at Center in Halsted – Melissa Wasserman
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Party-promoters-speak-about-lesbian-spaces-at-Center-in-Halsted/62854.html

May 10 Evening Edition

NPR ILLINOIS & PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Pro-Choice Advocates Want Written Pledge From Gubernatorial Candidates – DAISY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Illinois Republicans want a written pledge from Rauner that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/pro-choice-advocates-want-written-pledge-gubernatorial-candidates#stream/0
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/pro-choice-pac-seeks-pledges-rauner-pritzker-endorse-new-abortion-law#stream/0

 

ABC7
— Supporters line Elkhart streets ahead of Trump, Pence appearance at rally – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supporters-line-elkhart-streets-ahead-of-trump-pence-appearance-at-rally/3456513/

 

NBC5
— President Trump Set to Hold Indiana Rally
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-president-trump-preparing-to-speak-in-elkhart-482323501.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-pence-rally-indiana-elkhart-482288631.html

 

WGN TV
— CPD: More than 100 ‘high-powered assault rifles’ removed from Chicago streets – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/10/cpd-more-than-100-high-powered-assault-rifles-removed-from-chicago-streets/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The president just made America safer – John Bolton (DIERSEN: I remember speaking with Bolton at the Illinois Republican Party’s February 5, 2011 fundraiser at the Hilton in Chicago. I remember hearing him speak at several CPACs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-safer-trump-iran-deal-bolton-0511-20180510-story.html
— Split over plan to expand food stamp work requirements: ‘A good thing’ or ‘a recipe for disaster’ – Greg Trotter and Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-welfare-work-requirements-20180417-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers weigh ban on all formulas of synthetic pot after deaths – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-synthetic-marijuana-20180510-story.html
— On his 200th birthday, wouldn’t Karl Marx be surprised? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What would Marx think of you? What would Marx think of me? Would he agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I owe everything that I have (education, financial assets, pension, real estate, automobiles, etc.) to my parents’, my grandparents’, my great grandparents’, and the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women and b) that because of the aforesaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marx-statue-germany-china-20180507-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If write something against tradition, those who are anti-tradition will publish it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-scouts-boy-mormons-church-0511-20180510-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Asian Americans turn angst for Trump into political activism – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/asian-americans-turn-angst-for-trump-into-political-activism/
— Blame the sexual revolution for abuse committed by men today – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/blame-sexual-revolution-abuse-eric-schneiderman-mona-charen/
— The ‘Dreamers’ Trump would deport are greatest asset of the restaurant industry – Cisely Simpson (DIERSEN: Did you work in the restaurant industry? I did. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966. In all likelihood, if there had been as many illegal immigrants back then as there are now, an illegal immigrant would have had that job instead of me. I used the money that I earned from that job to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I used to commute to/from classes at UIC from parents’ home in Crete.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/dreamers-daca-restaurant-industry/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Retirement of DuPage’s chief investigator leads to shake-up in state’s attorney’s office – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180510/retirement-of-dupages-chief-investigator-leads-to-shake-up-in-states-attorneys-office
— Asian Americans turn angst for Trump into political activism – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180510/news/305109868/

 

WTTW
— Chicago Police Seize 100th Assault Weapon This Year – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/10/chicago-police-seize-100th-assault-weapon-year

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Democratic Machine’s New Monarch How J.B. Pritzker’s bottomless pockets could spell business as usual in state politics – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2018/JB-Pritzker-Democratic-Machine/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Illinois could learn from its neighbor to the north about pensions – JUSTIN FOX
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180509/OPINION/180509828/what-illinois-could-learn-from-its-neighbor-to-the-north-about

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lincoln library foundation says it may have to sell artifacts to pay debt – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180510/lincoln-library-foundation-says-it-may-have-to-sell-artifacts-to-pay-debt

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Term limits? Dead. Fair maps? Dead. Higher taxes? Thriving. – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article210769304.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Harold refuse to be drawn into ERA debate
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/rauner-harold-refuse-to-be-drawn-into-era-debate/
— Sheriff won’t enforce any new laws “that infringe on Second Amendment rights”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/sheriff-wont-enforce-any-new-laws-that-infringe-on-second-amendment-rights/

 

BREITBART
— 2.2 Million Fewer People on Food Stamps Under Donald Trump – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/10/2-2-million-fewer-people-food-stamps-trump/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— As Trump Delivers Jobs, Biden & Sanders Talk Inequality – HUNT LAWRENCE AND DANIEL J. FLYNN
https://spectator.org/as-trump-delivers-jobs-biden-sanders-talk-inequality/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Meadows to seek GAO audit of Mueller investigation – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/mark-meadows-to-seek-gao-audit-of-mueller-investigation

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to an anti-White, if politicians want the anti-White vote, they will have to work for it.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-escalante-latino-vote-spanish-ads_us_5af1bc57e4b041fd2d2b6dc9

 

NBC NEWS
— Lawmakers inquire about ‘troubling’ removal of SBA’s LGBTQ resources  More than a year after content was removed, there are still no resources on the Small Business Administration’s “LGBT Outreach” page. – Brooke Sopelsa (DIERSEN: What about heterosexual resources?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lawmakers-inquire-about-troubling-removal-sba-s-lgbtq-resources-n873096

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s aides defend pay freeze and retirement cuts, but raise questions – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/10/trumps-aides-defend-pay-freeze-and-retirement-cuts-but-raise-questions/

 

SACRAMENT BEE
— Republican John Cox regrets not voting for Donald Trump – ANGELA HART
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article210783159.html

 

FED WEEK
— Court Rules on Forced Retirement Standards (DIERSEN: Outrageously, I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/court-rules-on-forced-retirement-standards/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent federal appeals court decision could make it easier for federal retirees to succeed in a claim that they were forced into retirement, by holding that the evidence they cite in support of their argument should be viewed as a whole. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit noted that federal retirements (and resignations) are presumed to be voluntary, but that presumption can be overcome if the employee proves that he or she “had no realistic alternative but to resign or retire, and the employee’s resignation or retirement was the result of improper acts by the agency.” That should be determined by examining “the surrounding circumstances to test the ability of the employee to exercise free choice.” The court sent back to the MSPB a case in which a retiree argued that his retirement was involuntary, saying that the MSPB improperly viewed his evidence as a series of separate developments, none of which it found was sufficient to support that claim. The court cited the employee’s evidence that he was afraid to meet personally with certain supervisors after “multiple instances of hostility” from them, his request to be transferred away from them, and the worsening of a health problem. The court said that they should have been considered “as a series of escalating incidents” and viewing them “collectively, rather than dismissing them one by one, as the Board did, we find that a person in like circumstances could reasonably feel unable to exercise free choice and compelled to retire.”)
— Guidance Sent on Recording Resignations ahead of Possible Discipline (DIERSEN: Outrageously, I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/guidance-sent-on-recording-resignations-ahead-of-possible-discipline/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: OPM has told agencies to record in the official personnel file of an employee who resigns during an investigation that could lead to disciplinary the results of that investigation if the agency concludes that action would have been warranted. The guidance carries out a 2016 change in law resulting from concerns that by resigning, those employees could later return to the government without consequences because their personnel records would not reflect it. That same law also required agencies to review those records when considering hiring a former federal employee. OPM’s memo says that before putting that information in an individual’s official personnel file, an agency must provide notice of the adverse finding and an opportunity to respond and receive a final agency decision. That could be appealed to the MSPB. “While the statute prescribes the process for making the required permanent notation, an agency may use its own discretion for determining the format for making the notation. Agencies may wish to consult with their legal counsel,” OPM said. The guidance includes a sample for documenting the notation, and further recommends that agencies place the document and any supporting materials on the permanent side of the employee’s OPF, subject to removal if the employee prevails in an appeal at the MSPB.)

May 8 Morning Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Questions for your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member:

 

– What are the times, locations, and agendas of the May 19 IRP SCC and Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association meetings in Springfield?
– Do the agendas include public comment periods, and if so, how long and how many minutes will each speaker be limited to?
– What is the status of potential Winchester litigation against the IRP?
– If the 15th Congressional District (CD) IRP SCC position is still in dispute on May 19, will the vote for IRP chairman be postponed or will the vote be taken without the 12.1% 15th CD weighted vote?
– Do you agree with those who believe that if Rose casts the 15th CD weighted vote, Schneider will be reelected and if the vote is taken without the 15th CD weighted vote, or if Winchester casts it, Shaw will be elected?
– In the past, especially in 2005 and 2013, many have sought the IRP chairman position. Why are only two seeking the position now?
– Will the IRP allow Ives to speak in favor of Shaw at the May 19 IRP SCC meeting?
– Who does Schneider want the IRP Executive Director to be? Who does Shaw want the IRP Executive Director to be?
– Would it be correct to say that you will only vote for an IRP chairman candidate who can and will defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the IRP platform, including their traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?
– What is your weighted vote and which IRP chairman candidate are you going to vote for and why?
– How many chairs will the IRP set up for observers at the IRP SCC meeting: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500+?
– Who has asked you to nominate them to serve as your deputy?
– Who has asked you to appoint them to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee?)

 

https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511408731-ives-mcsweeney-endorse-shaw-for-gop-chairman

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— REPUBLICAN DISUNITY WATCH – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/05/08/lightfoot-mayoral-intrigue-rahms-big-fundraising-ives-rauner-disunity-watch-governors-opioid-win-268448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During an interview with CLTV’s Paul Lisnek on Monday, state Rep. Jeanne Ives went on a tear against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman the governor is backing. Ives, who narrowly lost to Rauner in the March primary, is supporting Schneider’s opponent Mark Shaw in a heated fight over the GOP throne. Among the reasons Ives is backing Shaw: she blames Schneider for the Nazi candidate running as a Republican in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district. “So he’s alienating the base by propping up Schneider again, and Schneider has failed. Look we have 37 state reps, Democrats, unopposed in this coming up election. It is the party chairman’s responsibility to find opponents. We have an avowed Nazi sitting as a Republican in a congressional race, and that’s wrong too. And then on top of it, the entire emphasis from Tim Schneider and Rauner et al over the last campaign cycle is simply to get Rauner elected, and so much of what they did in terms of data collection and everything else did not support our state reps. We need a whole new vision for our party, and a whole new way to attract voters.” And then there’s this exchange. Ouch: Lisnek: “If polls look close come November and it looks like Pritzker could pull it out, would that be enough of a scare for you to look at your supporters and say it’s ok, vote Rauner?” Ives: “I can’t predict what the future’s going to look like, umm, in a few months, so we’ll just see what’s going on.”)

 

WTTW
— Illinois Cleared for New Mental Health, Addiction Pilot Programs – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/07/illinois-cleared-new-mental-health-addiction-pilot-programs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As is the question over who will be the party’s next leader. Rauner’s hand-selected chairman, Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider, faces a challenge from Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw, who has won the endorsement of state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who narrowly lost the gubernatorial nomination to Rauner. Ives in a statement said Schneider’s “tenure has been an unmitigated disgrace” and lauds Shaw’s credentials as a “common sense conservative.” Rauner on Monday said Schneider is a “great chairman” and that he supports his re-election by the Republican State Central Committee on May 19. But the governor said, “I also don’t spend any time really thinking about that.” Rauner pushed back against the suggestion that the intra-party divide is a reflection of his own leadership. “Going back as far as I know, and I’ve lived in Illinois my whole life … there have been fights and disagreement and challenges many times over the years. It’s … part of the process,” Rauner said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Spoiler Alert! Equal Rights Amendment fight following script from earlier ERA – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/spoiler-alert-equal-rights-amendment-fight-following-script-from-earlier-era/
— Does Lori Lightfoot have a path to victory in crowded race for mayor? – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What victory do you seek? Do you have a path to that victory? The victory that my critics/opponents have sought since 2000 has been to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They have not had a path to victory. They do not have a path to victory. They will never have a path to victory.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/does-lori-lightfoot-have-a-path-to-victory-in-crowded-race-for-mayor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Debate over decades-old Equal Rights Amendment will continue in Illinois this month – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-equal-rights-amendment-20180508-story.html
— Trump hotel in Chicago sued for alleged ADA violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-hotel-chicago-ada-lawsuit-20180507-story.html

 

ABC7
— How to spot fake products online – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone (DIERSEN: What about fake news? According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://abc7chicago.com/shopping/how-to-spot-fake-products-online/3441116/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180507/illinois-counties-declare-sanctuary-status-for-gun-owners

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois is running in place – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-05-08/editorial-illinois-running-place.html
— Separating politics, policy in progressive-tax plan – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-05-08/jim-dey-separating-politics-policy-progressive-tax-plan.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Some candidates aren’t bought and sold by big money – John Keck, Troy (DIERSEN: If you are/were a candidate in Illinois running as a Republican who needs/needed money, did/would you take money from individuals, from organizations, and/or from companies that wanted you to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/some-candidates-aren-t-bought-and-sold-by-big-money/article_3860105a-efec-5314-af47-81a7f8aa01b4.html

 

SOUTHERN
— As SIU Carbondale lost its party school rap, did enrollment suffer? – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/as-siu-carbondale-lost-its-party-school-rap-did-enrollment/article_24dc00de-6e9a-56ca-aadc-8559f40270b5.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Likely 2020 Democratic Candidates Want To Guarantee A Job To Every American – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Will the guaranteed job be a “good” job, that is, one that has a salary, benefits, promotional opportunities, etc. appropriate for one’s a) work experience, b) education, c) professional certifications, d) professional license, e) etc.?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/likely-2020-democratic-candidates-want-guarantee-job-every-american#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What’s different about the job guarantee is that it is universal and it’s permanent. So it’s an option that would exist not only in times of massive unemployment but it also would exist in times where the unemployment rate is lower,” Darity said. “But we still have large numbers of bad jobs. It’s not just an emergency.” . . . “The idea is that we would then drive bad jobs out of existence,” said Darity, “because no one would be obligated to take those jobs since they would have a superior option.”)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Beyond Harvey: Many Illinois municipalities running out of options – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/beyond-harvey-many-illinois-municipalities-running-out-of-options-wirepoints-special-report/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Northwest Indiana officials campaign for Illinoisans to move across the border – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/northwest-indiana-officials-campaign-for-illinoisans-to-move-across-the/article_32f67290-4fa9-11e8-aa72-0f5ab6cdf549.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives: “You don’t blame-shift when you had 13 deaths”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/08/ives-you-don%E2%80%99t-blame-shift-when-you-had-13-deaths/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republicans learn from Illinois Democrats that “Four leaders to meet with Gov. Rauner today.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/08/four-leaders-to-meet-with-gov-rauner-today/
— Editorial board slammed for calling Mendoza a “lapdog” (DIERSEN: For who/what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you are a lapdog for? They would say that I am a lapdog for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and/or b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling. Rather than try to change/dump the aforesaid, they focus on destroying me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/editorial-board-slammed-for-calling-mendoza-a-lapdog/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to demand Congress cut $15B in spending ‘rescission’ package – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/rescission-package-donald-trump-demand-congress-cu/
— White House bashes report that first lady and president sleep apart – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/white-house-bashes-report-first-lady-and-president/

 

CNN
— John McCain has the right to despise Donald Trump – Scott Jennings (DIERSEN: Who despises you and why? I should write a book about those who despise me and why they despise me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/opinions/john-mccain-donald-trump-jennings/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Markets Regulator Considers Buyouts, Extension of Hiring Freeze Stuck with a flat budget, CFTC also asks other government agencies for help with its work – Gabriel T. Rubin (DIERSEN: What pressures were your employers under? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes. It suffered very large budget cuts during the mid-1990s. Further, it was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-markets-regulator-considers-buyouts-extension-of-hiring-freeze-1525771800

 

BLOOMBERG
— Every Illinoisan Owes $11,000 for Pensions With No Fix in Sight – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-08/every-illinoisan-owes-11-000-for-pensions-with-no-fix-in-sight

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM is out to cut retirement benefits – Jessie Bur (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.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/05/07/opm-is-out-to-cut-retirement-benefits/

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— $100k-a-year Chicago tree trimmers – BGA (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-$100k-a-year-chicago-tree-trimmers/3429335/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Nightclub Institutes Criminal Background Checks at Door
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peoria-nightclub-institutes-criminal-background-checks-at-door-481839911.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump promotes ‘America First’ in Ohio ahead of primaries – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-meets-ohio-supporters-highlights-tax-law

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally rally in Aurora.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-immigration-rally-st-0506-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois legislators snub voters on fair maps again – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180505/editorial-illinois-legislators-snub-voters-on-fair-maps-again
— Trump suggests US ‘close up’ to stop immigrants – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180505/news/305059930/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ dilemma: Billions in capital needs, but prospects dim for funding plan – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/illinois-dilemma-billions-in-capital-needs-but-prospects-dim-for-funding-plan
— Legionnaires’ outbreaks prompt bills to mandate faster notifications – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/legionnaires-outbreaks-prompt-bills-to-mandate-faster-notifications

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Sorry, no amendments this year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180505/statehouse-insider-sorry-no-amendments-this-year

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Neighboring towns subsidize Bradley – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-neighboring-towns-subsidize-bradley/article_3761e278-39ca-11e8-af16-4f248bf95341.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill – SASHA INGBER
http://nprillinois.org/post/iowa-bans-most-abortions-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill#stream/0

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Immigrant workers protest on May Day, insist policy change – Savannah Eadens
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_f77c1aaa-4ff1-11e8-8e55-2705b1a02d1d.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Flashback: Kelly exposes Rauner’s sanctuary state bill
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/flashback-kelly-exposes-rauners-sanctuary-state-bill

 

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2005/01/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During Chicago Left in Review’s episode a week before the Republican State Central Committee (“SCC”) election of a new Republican State GOP Chairman in Springfield on January 15, 2005 and during its shows that followed over the last two weeks after the election—the host and his panel chose to ignore the event. Not a mention– nothing, nada, zero, zip. The event attracted about 500 Republican activists, operatives, party functionaries, office holders and wannabees– including more than 150 County, Ward and Township Committeemen; State GOP Chairman candidates Andy McKenna, Jr., Steve McGlynn, Jim Oberweis, John Cox and Jim Nalepa. Andy McKenna, Jr., who is known for his father’s and perhaps his own fundraising prowess and business contacts and who ran in the Republican U. S. Senate Primary in 2004, garnering 14% and a 4th out of 7 candidates finish, won the State GOP chairmanship vote, primarily because of the backing of the Illinois Republican Party Finance Committee, i.e., in large part the Chicago Metropolitan Republican Business Interests and Donors. McGlynn, who had campaigned vigorously for the position, withdrew prior to the vote when he saw he could not get a majority of the SCC weighted vote. Nalepa, who drew acclaim and cheers from the assembled for his stirring speech, came in a very distant second to McKenna– who, in addition to the aforementioned money interests, had the New Republican Establishment behind him– Lahood-Kirk, for sure, and most likely Cross. Of course, the New Republican Establishment and money interests go together like ham and cheese.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Local Illinois Pension Funding Woes Raise Credit Concerns
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/illinois-pension-funding-credit/2018/05/05/id/858532/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— 39% of colleges have 0 Republican professors – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/05/05/39-of-colleges-have-0-republican-professors

 

HUMAN EVENTS
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Gizzi report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://humanevents.com/2005/01/28/politics-2005-week-of-january-31/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McKenna Takes ‘The Titanic’ There really was no surprise when the State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party met in Springfield January (15) to elect a new party chairman. Although more than 500 county party leaders, GOP activists, and reporters jammed the Renaissance Hotel, the chairmanship was being decided by just the 19 SCC members–all of whom had weighted votes–in executive session. Thus, while Chicago businessman and onetime GOP U.S. House hopeful Jim Nalepa held the crowd spellbound with his presentation and his call for beginning the meeting with the under-attack Pledge of Allegiance, the SCC gave 86% of its votes to rival Andy McKenna, Jr. and made him chairman. (Two other contenders, state Vice Chairman Steve McGlynn and Cook County GOP Chairman Gary Skoien, withdrew before the vote). The chief executive officer of the Schwarz Paper Co. and third-place finisher in the Republican Senate primary last year, McKenna is considered a strong conservative who makes no bones about his pro-life stance. His position is in sharp contrast to that of the outgoing chairman (and lone GOPer in statewide office), Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, long criticized by party conservatives. A successful businessman and proven fund-raiser (he raised more than $2 million for his Senate bid), McKenna is also light years removed from the old statehouse gang of Republicans who are presently targets of corruption probes. Asked by reporters about how the Illinois GOP–which lost both a Senate and U.S. House seat last fall as well as the state’s electoral votes–could withstand the racketeering trial of former Republican Gov. (1998-2002) George Ryan, the chairman-elect replied: “The people in the Ryan trial are not part of this party.” Although many conservatives praised McKenna as a fresh leader, others were critical of his failure so far to denounce the Democratic machine of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley or to hint that he would fire any of the Topinka staff at state party headquarters. Many conservatives do not like the selective, back-room mechanism for choosing a chairman, convinced that had a new state convention been called with delegates more representative of the party grass-roots, Nalepa and his magnetic speaking style would have carried the day. Jack Roeser, head of the conservative Renew Illinois group, led a delegation to Springfield to demand that the SCC refuse to elect a chairman and that a new convention be called for this task. Prior to the vote, Roeser hinted to me that he and his allies on the right might well pursue a change of the party rules to permit such a convention and a vote on party officers–especially on Roeser’s longtime arch-enemy, Republican National Committeeman Robert Kjellander. As for Nalepa, Chicago political strategist Bill Pascoe told me that Nalepa’s remarks “wowed the crowd” and that his “moving around the room with a microphone, Elizabeth Dole-style, was visually riveting.” Pascoe noted that the former U.S. Army ranger was unrecognized by most Republicans two months ago. “But after this campaign for chairman,” he added, “there are a number of leading Republicans trying to figure out how to put Jim Nalepa to good use for a party in desperate need of new leadership.” Hinting strongly that the runner-up would yet have his day in the sun, Illinois political blogger par excellence Jeff Berkowitz concluded: “Andy McKenna, Jr., was elected this afternoon. … Jim Nalepa, who won the hearts and minds of many in the one hour or so public portion of the Republican State Central Committee meeting, came in second. …”)

 

THE HILL
— Younger lawmakers ignite new push for term limits – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Term limits are similar to “up-or-out.” Were you faced with “up-or-out?” Non-veteran White male federal employees are “out” if they do 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.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/386283-younger-lawmakers-ignite-new-push-for-term-limits

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice – Michael C. Bender and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-turns-to-outsiders-not-white-house-staff-for-key-advice-1525476592

 

FORBES
— Sure, Unemployment Went Down – Because More People Left The Workforce, Erik Sherman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/05/05/sure-unemployment-went-down-because-the-number-of-people-working-did/#24af27af408b

April 30 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— The caravan of migrants has reached the US-Mexico border. So what’s next? – CNN
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/30/the-caravan-of-migrants-has-reached-the-us-mexico-border-so-whats-next/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois working to get more election judges amid shortage – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-working-to-get-more-election-judges-amid-shortage-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Central American asylum seekers denied U.S. entry for 2nd day – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-central-american-asylum-seekers-20180430-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Central American asylum seekers denied US entry for 2nd day – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/border-crossing-caravan-asylum-seekers/
— Porn star Stormy Daniels sues President Trump for defamation – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/porn-star-stormy-daniels-lawsuit-president-donald-trump-defamation-tweet-sketch/
— No guns allowed at NRA convention when Trump, Pence speak – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-nra-national-rifle-association-convention-dallas/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers may combine police, fire pension boards – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180430/news/304309933/
— Woman who forged petitions for college board seat sentenced – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180430/news/304309879/
— Lake in the Hills blocks video gambling at Speedway gas station – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180430/lake-in-the-hills-blocks-video-gambling-at-speedway-gas-station

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Steve Scalise headlining Rodney Davis fundraiser in Springfield – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180430/rep-steve-scalise-headlining-rodney-davis-fundraiser-in-springfield
— Group says progressive tax could cut most taxes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180430/group-says-progressive-tax-could-cut-most-taxes

 

WQAD
— Migrants who traveled with caravan vow to wait at border until they are granted asylum – CNN
http://wqad.com/2018/04/30/migrants-who-traveled-with-caravan-vow-to-wait-at-border-until-they-are-granted-asylum/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After governor abolishes 19, critics question value of government commissions – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-governor-abolishes-critics-question-value-of-government-commissions/article_72b89eea-4a49-11e8-8f61-d327da291a97.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Michelle Wolf’s Lewd Lupine Pasquinade – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/michelle-wolfs-lewd-lupine-pasquinade/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIBERTARIAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE HOPES TO OFFER ALTERNATIVE IN NOVEMBER ELECTION (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-hopes-to-offer-alternative-in-november-election.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tillman: Uihlein “likes to give people a chance no one else would”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/tillman-uihlein-likes-to-give-people-a-chance-no-one-else-would/
— Pritzker calls lack of Democratic candidates a “failure, county by county”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/pritzker-calls-lack-of-democratic-candidates-a-failure-county-by-county/
— Pritzker points to pot as possible capital bill funding source (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/pritzker-points-to-pot-as-possible-capital-bill-funding-source/
— Mendoza calls Rauner a “madman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/mendoza-calls-rauner-a-madman/
— Sanguinetti warns of GOP’s “extinction”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/sanguinetti-warns-of-gops-extinction/

 

GOPUSA
— Hogg demands Mike Pence cancel NRA speech (DIERSEN: What next will Hogg demand? Has Hogg been elected to any kind of government or political office?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44819
— Term Limits and Corrupt Swamp Creatures (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed about the following if not take credit for the following: I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc. They stress how much better off the aforesaid organizations are without me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44877

 

TOWN HALL
— Media Paint it As Cruel that Immigrants from Caravan Are Being Detained at Border – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/04/30/media-paint-it-as-cruel-that-immigrants-from-caravan-are-being-detained-at-border-n2476061

 

DAILY CALLER
— Migrant Caravan Shows Up At The Border — Mike Pence Sends Them A Message That They Won’t Forget – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/30/migrant-caravan-pence-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Left-Wing Activists Force Job Creators Network to Cancel ‘Tax Cuts Work’ Rally – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/30/job-creators-network-illinois-rally-canceled-left-wing-activists-planned-crash/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job Creators Network, one of the nation’s largest pro-jobs grassroots organizations, announced on Sunday that its scheduled rally near Chicago, Illinois, was postponed after “opposition” activists ambushed the event. “We are a small business advocacy group that simply wants to discuss the impact that the Tax Cuts and Job Act is having on both the small business community and the American economy overall. Unfortunately, leading up to today’s event it became apparent that the opposition was willing to go to great lengths to distract from the goal of our bus tour by disrupting our West Chicago stop by making it as volatile as possible,” Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of Job Creators Network, said of his organization’s decision to cancel a bus tour stop in West Chicago. “Crash the Tax Cuts Bus Tour” reads the Facebook page, an event hosted by a group called The Coalition for a Better Illinois 6th, which, according to its about page, “is a network of grassroots groups in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois who believe that everyone deserves equal and fair treatment regardless of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status and that a successful democracy requires an informed and engaged public.”)

 

BLAZE
— Canada wants US to better enforce immigration laws to help combat the Canadian refugee problem – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/30/canada-wants-us-to-better-enforce-immigration-laws-to-help-combat-the-canadian-refugee-problem

 

FOX NEWS
— Malkin: ‘Filthy’ WHCD Routine Will Inspire Young Women to Stand Up for Conservative Values
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/30/michelle-malkin-rips-michelle-wolf-over-white-house-correspondents-dinner-routine
— ‘He’s Not Doing Anything’: Coulter Says Trump Must Act on Caravan, Immigration Promises
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/30/ann-coulter-migrant-caravan-says-trump-must-act-immigration-wall

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, South Korea’s Moon says Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday pledged to end hostilities between the two countries. – Reuters
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-should-win-nobel-peace-prize-says-south-korea-s-n870036

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The immigrant ‘caravan’ is a test. Trump wants us to fail. – Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-immigrant-caravan-is-a-test-trump-wants-us-to-fail/2018/04/30/124b975c-4cb4-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Caravan of Central American Migrants Turned Away at U.S. Border for Second Day Group that began in southern Mexico has dwindled to about 180 people from an initial 1,000 – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-have-faith-central-american-migrants-wait-to-apply-for-u-s-asylum-1525109931

 

GOVERNING
— Talking Trash: Why Politics Has Gotten Nastier Negative partisanship has reached new depths, with candidates increasingly willing to insult one another directly. – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-why-politics-has-gotten-nastier.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— For the Sake of Journalism, Stop the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Margaret Sullivan
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/sullivan-for-the-sake-of-journalism-stop-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner/

April 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— White House corps toasts press freedom; Trump a no-show – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-corps-toasts-press-freedom;-trump-a-no-show/3403793/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump, however, has had a notably contentious relationship with the media. The President routinely argues that he receives unfair media coverage and denounces “fake news.” He has even labeled the media the “enemy of the American people.” Earlier this month, the White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents the White House press corps, put out a statement saying that the White House had informed the association that the President would not be attending the dinner in 2018. The statement said, however, that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will attend the event to represent the administration and that the President “will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment.)

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/28/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-11/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump hosting rally with ‘favorite deplorables’ in Michigan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-hosting-rally-with-favorite-deplorables-in-michigan

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional town halls: Old-fashioned and inefficient or vital to the fabric of democracy? – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, at town halls, Democrats make it clear that they want Republicans to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-town-hall-constituent-meetings-st-0429-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam found himself in the national spotlight last year after critics said he refused to meet with constituents and dodged requests to hold a town-hall style public meeting. Roskam, however, dismissed the traditional in-person format as unproductive and boasted of his ability to reach far more people via convenient telephone town halls, which are arranged by his campaign. As election season returns. so does the debate over the way candidates communicate with voters. . .Roskam, of Wheaton, has been in office since 2007 and conducts tele-town halls once a month. The system auto-dials people in the district and invites them to join the call to listen or get in a queue for the chance to ask a question. While there is generally a specific topic assigned for each event, Roskam does not limit the questions to the theme. In a typical call, about a dozen people get the chance to ask questions. The calls allow Roskam’s office to “reach people where they are, in their homes, while maintaining the one-on-one, personal interactions,” according to Roskam’s office. Roskam has taken calls from both supporters and critics during the forums, which are arranged via his campaign website, roskamforcongress.com. “In these meetings, we engage in open dialogue where they share their perspective,” Roskam said. “Reasonable people can disagree, and I’ve met with people from all different walks of life holding many different views on any number of issues.” Roskam’s challenger in the November election, Democrat Sean Casten, a businessman from Downers Grove, is pushing the sitting congressman to engage in more public in-person forums. Instead, Roskam quickly called for a series of debates the day after Casten was declared winner of the March Democratic primary. . .U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren has conducted meetings with veterans and other town halls, including one in St. Charles last year that attracted about 750 supporters and opponents. But Cindy Mundell, a 67-year-old Naperville resident, has lobbied Hultgren of Plano, to hold more in-person town halls. “He is supposed to be listening to and representing us,” Mundell said. “He claims the majority of his constituents approve the way he votes, and I feel that is unlikely.” Democrat Lauren Underwood is challenging Hultgren in the general election.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— The expensive risk College of DuPage has placed on taxpayers – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad do your critics/opponents paint you as being? My critics/opponents paint me as being far worse than Breuder. Of course, they side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government and all the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat superiors in the federal government spent far more taxpayer dollars than $527,600 to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180428/editorial-the-expensive-risk-college-of-dupage-has-placed-on-taxpayers-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was almost three years ago that we warned that the College of DuPage Board was risking the public’s money in what we described as its “obsessive and oddly venomous” fixation with the destruction of onetime-president Robert Breuder. While allowing that reasonable people could disagree with Breuder’s style and performance, we also noted that his successor Joseph Collins conceded the controversies that enveloped him were “exaggerated” and his board nemesis Kathy Hamilton acknowledged they were “political.” . . .The legal case has yet to play out so theoretically, we suppose, the college could still win that gamble. But as of our latest tabulation in January, the college’s legal bills in the case had already reached $527,600 and who knows if that’s all of it. Transparency, thy name has not been COD when it comes to all the costs. What we do know is that those bills are going to climb considerably higher. And if the college loses, it not only would be on the hook for whatever damages Breuder wins but most likely also his legal bills as well as the college’s. It’s possible the college’s insurance will pay much of the legal bills. Comforting, although if so, it undoubtedly would affect its future premiums. But it’s also possible its insurer could end up challenging its responsibility if it’s found that the college egregiously mistreated Breuder.)
— Illinois debates effectiveness of racial profile data – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289925
— Suburban firm has history of mishandled searches for school superintendents – Christopher Placek and Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/suburban-firm-has-history-of-mishandled-searches-for-school-superintendents
— Islamic Relief volunteers join to pack meals for the hungry in Addison
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/islamic-relief-volunteers-join-to-pack-meals-for-the-hungry-in-addison
— As states consider taxing opioids, drugmakers push back – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289946/
— Facebook’s handpicked watchdogs gave it high marks for privacy – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. One would expect that my Democrat IRS superiors did not want GAO to assign me to audits of IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180428/analysis-facebooks-handpicked-watchdogs-gave-it-high-marks-for-privacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook’s mishandling of its users’ personal information prompted stiff penalties from the U.S. government in 2011 — including a requirement that the social giant submit to regular privacy checkups for the next two decades. However, Facebook got to handpick its own reviewers, global accounting firm PwC, which didn’t appear to catch marketers, political consultants and malicious actors as they tapped public and private profile data on Facebook without users’ permission or knowledge, even years after the social giant’s first major privacy mishap.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun bills have seen mixed success in General Assembly – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180428/gun-bills-have-seen-mixed-success-in-general-assembly

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Colored Boys Who’ve Considered Career Suicide When Good Music Wasn’t Enough – RODNEY CARMICHAEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/colored-boys-whove-considered-career-suicide-when-good-music-wasnt-enough#stream/0

 

WPSD
— Illinois House OKs amended plan adding school therapists
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/04/27/illinois-house-oks-amended-plan-adding-school-therapists/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Precinct Committeeman Sees Bias in NWH Reporting of Republican Party Leadership Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/gop-precinct-committeeman-sees-bias-nwh-reporting-republican-party-leadership-elections/
— Skillicorn Praises LITH Village Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/skillicorn-praises-lith-village-board/
— McHenry County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Sues to Find Who’s Behind Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/mchenry-county-clerk-candidate-joe-tirio-sues-find-whos-behind-illinois-integrity-sic-fund/
— Bob Miller Charged a Second Wisconsin Hooters’ Meal to Algonquin Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/bob-miller-charged-second-wisconsin-hooters-meal-algonquin-townshjip/
— Madigan Introduces Progressive Income Tax Resolution, But Not a Constitutional Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/madigan-introduces-progressive-income-tax-resolution-not-constitutional-amendment/
— McSweeney’s Bill Is Not About Township Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/mcsweeneys-bill-not-township-consolidation/
— Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence Says She Didn’t Go to Springfield to Lobby
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/algonquin-township-trustee-rachael-lawrence-says-didnt-go-springfield-lobby/
— Algonquin Township Officials Fear for Their Jobs
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/algonquin-township-officials-fear-jobs/
— Third Document on Bob Miller’s Enormous Back Sick Time Payment Surfaces
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/third-document-bob-millers-enormous-back-sick-time-payment-surfaces/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor and Highway Commissioner Feed Election Judges on Taxpayer’s Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-highway-commissioner-feed-election-judges-taxpayers-back/

 

BREIBART
— Kanye West Condemns Black America’s Allegiance to the Democrat ‘Plantation’ in Song ‘Ye vs. the People’ – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/28/kanye-west-condemns-black-americas-allegiance-democrat-plantation-song-ye-vs-people/

 

NEWSMAX
— Dershowitz: Dems Ignoring Civil Liberties to Get ‘Devil’ Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alan-dershowitz-donald-trump-civil-liberties-law/2018/04/28/id/857195/

April 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/students-across-chicago-area-take-part-in-walkout-on-columbine-anniversary/3369794/

 

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: On 4/20, Sen. Schumer Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/20/chuck-schumer-marijuana-decriminalization/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING: TRAGIC: Pritzker pushes pot agenda on 4/20, Schumer backs decriminalization – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-pritzker-pushes-pot-agenda-on-4-20-schumer-backs-decriminalization/
— How Mike Madigan smoothed the way for a conservative challenger to Gov. Rauner – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-mike-madigan-smoothed-the-way-for-a-conservative-challenger-to-gov-rauner/
— Nonprofit watchdog group Project Six closing down – Dan Mihalopoulos and Mick Dumke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nonprofit-watchdog-group-project-six-closing-down/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In February, the Chicago Sun-Times and ProPublica Illinois revealed that the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute gave Project Six 98 percent of its first-year budget — a total of nearly $624,000 — in 2016. The Illinois Policy Institute has received extensive support from foundations tied to some of the country’s biggest Republican supporters, including the Koch, Mercer and Uihlein families, as well as Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner’s charitable foundation. Khan and Project Six board members did not return numerous messages this week or declined comment when contacted by the Sun-Times and ProPublica Illinois.)
— After losing assessor’s race amid ballot confusion, Raila wants court action – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/election-cook-county-assessor-ballot-confusion-orr-raila-court-action-berrios-kaegi/
— In Ida B. Wells’ name, anti-racism groups to protest Confederate monument – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-ida-b-wells-name-anti-racism-groups-to-protest-confederate-monument/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lgbt-curriculum-schools-illinois-history-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who have more money who oppose COLAs for those who have less money?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/automatic-pay-hikes-legislators-illinois-house-senate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use children to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-senate-bill-kids-access-medical-pot-schools/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-student-walkouts-columbine-0421-20180420-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-school-walkouts-columbine-anniversary-20180420-story.html
— Early voting in Illinois: Good idea, poor execution – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-early-voting-illinois-raila-drury-20180419-story.html
— Will County rejects appointment of former Joliet mayor to Metra board – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-no-metra-appointment-st-0422-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180420/protesting-students-theres-no-reason-kids-should-be-dying
— Assessor candidate says Cook County clerk, others violated court order – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180420/assessor-candidate-says-cook-county-clerk-others-violated-court-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam at COD
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180420/college-of-dupage-celebrates-islamic-culture-around-the-world

 

WBEZ
— Casino Sale Raises Questions About A Windfall – Or A Conflict – For Pritzker – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/casino-sale-raises-questions-about-a-windfall-or-a-conflict-for-pritzker/a0857ecc-c177-44b2-8e4a-2a8b1c5bc79e

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Will New Gambling Bill Spell Relief For City? Legislator Wants To End Sharing With South Suburbs – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/will-new-gambling-bill-spell-relief-for-city/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois in free fall, one last hope – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180419/editorial-illinois-in-free-fall-one-last-hope

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 50,000 Illinois firearm owner ID cards due for renewal – AP (DIERSEN: My card is one of them.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article209448799.html

 

WAND TV
— Election hacking danger in 2018 – Doug Wolf
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38006387/election-hacking-danger-in-2018

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Curran withstands ribbing from both sides of the aisle during debate of his first bill – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511396163-curran-withstands-ribbing-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle-during-debate-of-his-first-bill
— Nybo speaks out against bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act measure – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511395517-nybo-speaks-out-against-bipartisan-marketplace-fairness-act-measure

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Illinois House unanimously approves truth-in-hiring plan for governor’s office – Benjamin Yount
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-house-unanimously-approves-truth-in-hiring-plan-for-governor/article_3b07dfbe-9cdd-57c3-8152-9588528b69e1.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Clark County fined $10,350 by IRS for Clerk’s failure – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/clark-county-fined-10350-by-irs-for-clerks-failure/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Guns or Family Dysfunction Cause of Mass Killings?
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-guns-or-family-dysfunction-cause-of-mass-killings/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Task force on sexual harassment gets heated as lawmakers grapple with process accuser says is corrupt – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/task-force-on-sexual-harassment-gets-heated-as-lawmakers-grapple/article_911c582a-441f-11e8-adb4-4b7a56f87935.html
— State lawmakers approve tax reform sidestep Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: 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. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. 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.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-lawmakers-approve-tax-reform-sidestep/article_824635e2-4419-11e8-af98-db02f789127b.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS COUNTIES STAND FOR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/effingham-co-declares-itself-sanctuary-for-gun-owners.html
— TURNING POINT USA ILLINOIS CONFERENCE CRASHED BY ANTIFA GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/tpusa-illinois-conference-crashed-by-antifa-group.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: DAVID HOGG: A HERO OR A CONVENIENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE LEFT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorneringold-david-hogg-a-hero-or-a-convenient-spokesman-for-the-left.html
— PRITZKER-ENDORSING UNION WRITES $50K CHECK TO MCCANN JUST BEFORE ANNOUNCING GOV BID
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mccann-to-run-independent-bid-for-gov.html

 

GOPUSA
— Half of Californians support deportations, Muslim travel ban, survey finds
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44150
— ACLU sues Los Alamitos over city’s move to exempt itself from California sanctuary laws
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44148
— Democrats claim that ‘women are dying’ because they are losing elections
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-claim-that-women-are-dying-because-they-are-losing-elections/

 

BREITBART
— Chuck Schumer Backs Effort to Decriminalize Marijuana: My Position ‘Has Evolved’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: In my opinion, tragically, people who a) smoke pot or b) want to smoke legally have very serious mental problems.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/20/chuck-schumer-backs-effort-to-decriminalize-marijuana-my-position-has-evolved/
— People Are Less Religious in Places with More Government – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/20/study-people-less-religious-places-government/

 

DAILY CALLER
— In Private, Hillary Would Always Say That Trump Supporters Were ‘Deplorable’ During The Campaign – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Who calls you deplorable? In my precinct, 211 voted for Clinton and only 137 for Trump.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/20/hillary-deplorables-trump-supporters/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Amnesty, Abortion, and Big Spending: Inside the Left’s Policy Playbook Analysis: Left-leaning policy group’s proposal gives far-out ideas to Democratic leaders – Charles Fain Lehman
http://freebeacon.com/politics/amnesty-abortion-big-spending-inside-lefts-policy-playbook/

 

CNN
— Comey writes in memo he laughed after Trump floated the idea of jailing journalists – Oliver Darcy
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/20/media/james-comey-trump-jail-journalists/index.html

 

DENVER POST
— Colorado CEOs earn in three days what the typical worker earns in a year, new disclosures show New CEO pay ratio now part of company disclosures – ALDO SVALDI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees as being over paid, but who have no problem with “Colorado CEOs earn in three days what the typical worker earns in a year.”)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/20/colorado-ceo-worker-pay-gap/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Sue Trump Campaign, Russia, WikiLeaks Over 2016 Election Lawsuit seeks damages over alleged hack into the DNC’s computer network –
Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-national-committee-sues-trump-campaign-russia-wikileaks-over-2016-election-1524240273

 

FORBES
— The $173 Million IRS Tech Team #Failed – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/04/20/the-173-million-irs-tech-team-failed/#7d1ad935970b

 

SALON
— Illinois gets it: Schools need therapists, not more armed guards Democratic lawmakers propose a plan to make schools safer and help curb the school-to-prison pipeline – RACHEL LEAH (DIERSEN: Democrats a) run education in America, b) focus on cranking out students who are “good little Democrats,” and c) focus on destroying the traditional family. One could argue that is why a) students need more therapy and b) there is more gun violence.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/20/illinois-gets-it-schools-need-therapists-not-more-armed-guards/

April 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jeb Bush talks about mom at Elmhurst College forum: “I’m so blessed to be her son” – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeb-bush-talks-about-mom-at-elmhurst-college-forum-im-so-blessed-to-be-her-son/3361838/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Court hears arguments in appeal by former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock on corruption charges – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-aaron-schock-appeal-charges-20180418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting teens to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-gen-z-civic-engage-st-0415-story.html
— Pedal pubs banned citywide in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-pedal-pub-ban-naperville-st-0420-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment say “A ‘sanctuary county’ in Illinois for paranoid gun owners? I’ll help you move!”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-effingham-county-gun-sanctuary-huppke-20180418-story.html
— Bill that would ban tackle football for kids under 12 in Illinois won’t be called for vote, likely is dead – Steve Sadin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-tackle-football-ban-bill-illinois-20180418-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Now it’s Madame Chairman: ‘Proud’ Democrat Preckwinkle makes party history – Rachel Hinton email and Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/now-its-madame-chairman-preckwinkle-makes-history-as-new-cook-county-dem-chief/
— Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock asks appellate court in Chicago to toss his indictment – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aaron-schock-federal-appeals-court-argument-charges-dismissed/
— When you can buy a sports team and live on a yacht, why run for governor? – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/when-you-can-buy-a-sports-team-and-live-on-a-yacht-why-run-for-governor/
— What about kids trapped in cars? Aldermen want to protect them by fining parents – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/what-about-kids-trapped-in-cars-aldermen-want-to-protect-them-by-fining-parents/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves Trump tax-cap workaround – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180418/BLOGS02/180419842/illinois-house-approves-trump-tax-cap-workaround
— A new effort to bring remap reform to Illinois – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180418/BLOGS02/180419845/a-new-effort-to-bring-remap-reform-to-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives and their dupes.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180417/cardinal-cupich-to-illinois-lawmakers-show-moral-courage-override-gun-law-veto

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. David McSweeney’s township bill passes Illinois House, 80-22
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/17/rep-david-mcsweeneys-township-bill-passes-illinois-house-80-22/alvz9ky/

 

WAND
— Disability caregivers rally for living wage
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37985435/disability-caregivers-rally-for-living-wage
— Volunteers rally for override of Governor’s Gun Dealer Licensing Act veto
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37984537/volunteers-rally-for-override-of-governors-gun-dealer-licensing-act-veto

 

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County To Hold Discovery Recount Of Some Primary Results The April 25 recount will include votes from the Fox River and Countryside Fire and Rescue Districts. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-hold-discovery-recount-some-primary-results

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— AUDIO: Governor Rauner Discuss Trade Mission on WLS Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhUIxihxLM&feature=youtu.be

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Relying on Rauner, Illinois GOP, House Republicans had just 2 individual donations in 1st quarter
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511394195-relying-on-rauner-illinois-gop-house-republicans-had-just-2-individual-donations-in-1st-quarter

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Republican State Senator McCann expected to challenge Rauner, on Conservative Party line
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-republican-state-senator-mccann-expected-to-challenge-rauner-on-conservative-party-line/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17TH CD STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEWOMAN JAN WEBER RE-ASSERTS HER DESIRE FOR RE-ELECTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/17th-cd-state-central-committeewoman-jan-weber-re-asserts-her-desire-for-re-election-.html
— PRECKWINKLE ELECTED NEW CHAIRMAN OF COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS; BERRIOS OUSTED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/preckwinkle-elected-new-chairman-of-cook-county-democrats-berrios-ousted.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: BIASED, PROGRESSIVE MEDIA IS UPROOTING THE NATION’S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorner-oneil-biased-progressive-media-is-uprooting-the-nations-founding-principles.html
— WHO’S AFFECTING CHANGE IN YOUR STATE CAPITOL? THIS WEEK IN ILLINOIS, IT’S PLANNED PARENTHOOD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/whos-affecting-change-in-your-state-capitol-.html
— MCCANN’S NOTHING BURGER COULD NOW BE APPEARING THURSDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mccanns-nothing-burger-could-now-be-appearing-thursday-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker hit yet again on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/18/pritzker-hit-yet-again-on-taxes/

 

GOPUSA
— Dick’s destroying all the guns it pulled from its shelves (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America are overjoyed about that.)
http://www.gopusa.com/dicks-destroying-all-the-guns-it-pulled-from-its-shelves/
— France’s futile hope to ‘reform’ Islam
http://www.gopusa.com/frances-futile-hope-to-reform-islam/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Evangelical Leaders’ Wheaton College Meeting Was Not Anti-Trump, Organizer Clarifies – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leaders-wheaton-college-meeting-was-not-anti-trump-organizer-clarifies-223070/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Evangelical Leaders Critical of Trump Strategize at “Invitation Only” Meeting – Dave Bohon
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/28782-evangelical-leaders-critical-of-trump-strategize-at-invitation-only-meeting

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Wages of Tax Reform Are Going to America’s Workers In a dynamic, competitive economy, what’s good for companies is good for their employees. – Kevin Hassett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wages-of-tax-reform-are-going-to-americas-workers-1524005516

 

BROOKINGS
— Trump voters in Democratic primaries? A closer look at Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District – Elaine Kamarck, Alexander Podkul, and Nicholas W. Zeppos (DIERSEN: 219 voted in the March 20, 2018 primary in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. 62 (28%) changed their party affiliation. 23 (10%) changed from Republican to Democrat. 21 (10%) changed from Independent to Democrat. 16 (7%) changed from Independent to Republican. 2 (1%) changed from Democrat to Republican.)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/04/18/trump-voters-in-democratic-primaries-a-closer-look-at-illinoiss-3rd-congressional-district/

 

FED WEEK
— New Document Spells Our Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Workplace Policy
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/administration-stresses-focus-on-federal-employee-performance/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Log Cabin Republicans claims to be locally reactivated – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Log-Cabin-Republicans-claims-to-be-locally-reactivated/62630.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 13, 2016 FLASHBACK: 241 of DuPage County’s 539 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen attended the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) biannual county convention Wednesday evening, April 13, 2016, at the Jack Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton, and unanimously elected Brian Krajewski as DCRCC Chairman and Chris Kachiroubas as DCRCC Secretary. Attendees include Abbate, Anderson, Atkinson, Berlin, Blass, Boltz, Bond, Brennan, Bucholz, Canzolino, Carlson, Carlyle, Caruso, Crane, Cronin, Dabrowski, Dangelo, DiCianni, Dillard, Durante, Eckhoff, Elliott, Fawell, Fichtner, Fisher, Given, Grasso, Grant, Grimsby, Grogan, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Hois, Holan, Hundhausen, Keller, Khouri, Kmiecik, Kovacevic, Krzyzewski, Kubinski, Larsen, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, Loftus, Lowe, Malm, Marchese, Martinez, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Minor, Muehlfelt, Murphy, Nathawani, Noonan, Olsen, Painter, Pollastrini, Puchalski, Redick, Reboletti, Ryan, Santucci, Schultz, Shaw, Slinger, Stern, Straub, Tornatore, Tornga, Valle, Veenstra, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Winger, Wozniak, Wurster, Yurgaitis, and Zay. Addison township had the best turnout of elected committeeman – 40 of 54 (74%), then Downers Grove with 53 of 105 (51%), then Lisle with 19 of 39 (49%), then Milton with 40 of 89 (45%), then Wayne with 21 of 49 (43%), then Naperville with 11 of 26 (43%), then York with 27 of 79 (34%), then Bloomingdale with 23 of 70 (33%), and then Winfield with 7 of 28 (25%). – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party to post on its website www.weareillinois.com the following information from the 102 Republican county conventions held Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
— The names of the 102 county party chairmen and other officers who were elected.
— The weighted vote that each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts has.
— The names of the 18 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member who were elected.
— For each of the 18 IRP SCC races, the number of votes that each of candidates received broken out by county, township, and ward.
— The number of elected precinct committeemen who attended each of the 101 county conventions outside of Cook County broken out by townships

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: Ruscitti and Fawell reelected to lead the DuPage County Republican Party; 284 Republican Precinct Committeemen attend; Attendees include Bellock, Biggert, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlin, Cerne, Connelly, Cronin, Dillard, Fichtner, Grasso, Grant, Grogan, Hamilton, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Holan, Hultgren, Ives, Kachiroubas, King, Kleeman, Krajewski, Larsen, Lewis, Murphy, Noonan, Painter, Schillerstrom, Tornatore, Whelan, Wiley, Winger, Wozniak, Zannis, and Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

284 of DuPage County’s 517 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen attended the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) biannual county convention Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014, at the Jack Knuepfer Administration Building in Wheaton, and unanimously reelected Darlene Ruscitti as DCRCC Chairman and Jeff Fawell as DCRCC Secretary.

– 59 of the 104 elected Republican Precinct Committeemen in Downers Grove Township attended including Bellock, Biggert, Dillard, Grogan, Krajewski, Olsen, and Painter
– 48 of the 90 in Milton Township attended including Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Crane, Falbo, Fawell, Galvin, Grasso, Grant, Heidorn, Hinkle, Ives, Jacobsen, Keller, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Levan, Lofgren, McGowen, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Wagner, Wehling, and Zaruba
– 40 of the 64 in Bloomingdale Township attended including Dabrowski, Hundhausen, Levato, Ruscitti, and Tornatore
– 33 of the 55 in Addison Township attended including Durante, Kachiroubas, Moretti, Veenstra, and Winger
– 30 of the 67 in York Township attended including Breen, Cantore, Cronin, Fichtner, Hinds, Kordik, Ledonne, Stern, and Valle
– 25 of the 45 in Lisle Township attended including Carlin, Connelly, Loftus, Martinez, and Wozniak
– 23 of the 40 in Wayne Township attended including Marchese, Murphy, Pollastrini, Ramey, and Wiley
– 14 of the 34 in Naperville Township attended including Carlyle, Dixon, Fee, Furstenau, Healy, Schillerstrom, Vician, and Yurgaitis
– 12 of the 18 in Winfield Township attended including Brown, Hultgren, Johnson, Tornga, and Zegel

Attendees also included Anderson, Bond, Cattoni, Cerne, Colgan, Dorgan, Dusza, Filipello, Hamilton, Henry, Holan, Jatczak, Kain, King, Kmiecik, Lewis, Morrissey, Noonan, Puchalski, Salerno, Schroeder, Trowbridge, Whelan, Wilkins, and Zannis.

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— APRIL 17, 2014 FLASHBACK: DuPage County Republicans anxiously await the DuPage County Republican Party to post on its website http://www.dupagegop.com/ a) the weighted vote that each Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidate received and the number of committeemen who voted for them broken out by township and b) the names of the newly elected township party officers. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

March 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— State Central Committee Candidates (DIERSEN: The contested races are:

 

Congressional District 1
• Shawn Murphy, Evergreen Park
• David Smith, Frankfort
Congressional District 2
• Judy Diekelman, Thornton
• George Pearson, Monee
Congressional District 5
• Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
• Chris Cleveland, Chicago
Congressional District 6
• Brian Colgan, Naperville
• Seth Lewis, Bartlett
• Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
Congressional District 7
• Carol Smith Donovan, Chicago
• Adrian Wright, Chicago
• Mark Hosty, River Forest
Congressional District 8
• Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
• Paul Hinds, Villa Park
Congressional District 9
• Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
• Sallie Nyhan Davis, Glenview
Congressional District 13
• Fred Floreth, Springfield
• Dustin Peterson, Clinton
Congressional District 15
• Bob Winchester, Rosiclare
• Chapin Rose, Mahomet
Congressional District 16
• John McGlasson, Pontiac
• Tom Demmer, Dixon
Congressional District 17
• Jan Weber, Geneseo
• Patrick Harlan, Galesburg)
https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/29451496_10211895664246819_7843211693881556992_n.pdf/2018-SCC-Applicants.pdf?_nc_cat=0&oh=5a946698998223a60b99375c4b9af61a&oe=5AC1A2D3&dl=1


CBS2
— CTA Assaults And Robberies Upset Riders And Workers – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/cta-assaults-and-robberies-upset-riders-and-workers/

— Pot Confiscated In Skokie Worth Three Million
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/pot-confiscated-in-skokie-worth-three-million/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning young people against Trump. Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/young-people-run-from-trump-poll/
— Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally voting in 2016 election – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-illegally-voting-in-2016-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crete Township swingers club is ‘disrupting the community,’ according to Will County prosecutors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-swingers-club-st-0401-20180330-story.html
— ‘Angry one minute … full of sorrow the next’: Aurora area residents remember MLK assassination – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-king-assassination-st-0401-20180330-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 303 proposes $1M in security upgrades to school entrances – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/district-303-proposes-1m-in-security-upgrades-to-school-entrances
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Washington D.C., is claiming Carpentersville’s practice of electing its six trustees at-large contributes to vote dilution of the Latino community — a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How is the vote diluted for those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, those who represent me dump those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, those who others have elected to represent me 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/nonprofit-carpentersville-could-do-more-to-engage-latino-residents-in-politics

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner-Pritzker a classic capital-labor fight Fundamental conflict of history flares up anew – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-labor. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner – I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/30/rauner-pritzker-a-classic-capital-labor-fight/a3hbjvi/

 

TIMES
— Streator Elementary district gets raw deal – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/study-streator-district-gets-raw-deal/article_5ec46bae-b13d-5ed0-859f-09b65305b523.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Unhappy with Trump Tweet
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262695#.Wr9Y48uKSM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some state legislatures push for hike in gas tax – Cymphanie Sherman
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-state-legislatures-push-for-hike-in-gas-tax
— Illinois Lieutenant Governor hopes to break cycle of opioid addiction – Lauren Kostiuk
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-lieutenant-governor-hopes-to-break-cycle-of-opioid-addiction

 

WTKR
— Trump designates April ‘Second Chance Month’ for people with criminal records – CNN (DIERSEN: What is in your record that discourages employers from hiring you, from retaining you, and/or from promoting you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that employers DO NOT WANT YOU: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://wtkr.com/2018/03/30/trump-designates-april-second-chance-month-for-people-with-criminal-records/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proclamation states that during the month of April, the United States will emphasize the need “to provide opportunities for people with criminal records to earn an honest second chance.” A bipartisan group of senators, including Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, introduced a resolution last year to make April 2017 “Second Chance Month” to honor efforts to help those with criminal records become productive members of society. The Senate passed the resolution in April of last year. A similar resolution was introduced by Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California last week. “Affording those who have been held accountable for their crimes an opportunity to become contributing members of society is a critical element of criminal justice that can reduce our crime rates and prison populations, decrease burdens to the American taxpayer, and make America safer,” Trump said in his proclamation. The President goes on to urge the implementation of “evidence-based programs” in prison systems at the federal, state and local level that focus on job training, mentoring and treatment for drug and mental health issues. Trump made promises to crack down on crime a prominent part of his 2016 campaign for the White House. In a speech at the Republican National Convention after winning the Republican presidential nomination, Trump vowed that under his leadership the US would “be a country of law and order.”)

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses state’s response to opioid crisis
https://dailyillini.com/news/2018/03/30/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-addresses-states-response-to-opioid-crisis/

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay concerned that report on state’s drop in net worth could trigger call for another tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511373180-kay-concerned-that-report-on-state-s-drop-in-net-worth-could-trigger-call-for-another-tax-hike

 

FOX NEWS
— University students in Georgia forced to confess their white privilege – Todd Starnes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/university-students-in-georgia-forced-to-confess-their-white-privilege.html

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status Many low-income students who are the first generation in their families to go to college feel pressure to succeed and grapple with one of the most difficult transitions in a modern, developed society – moving from one socioeconomic class to another. – Laura Pappano (DIERSEN: What socioeconomic class were you born into? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom-of-the-line two-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2018/0330/Ivy-degree-now-what-Low-income-grads-struggle-with-careers-status

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html
— Ann Coulter Says President Trump Is ‘Failing’ – MATTEEN MOKALLA, TAIGE JENSEN and JONAH M. KESSEL
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/columnists/100000005824758/ann-coulter-says-president-trump-is-failing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How ‘Roseanne’ reinforces a myth about Trump supporters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/30/why-roseanne-reinforces-a-myth-about-trump-supporters/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Australia today, USA tomorrow. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-privilege-for-white-coats-1522451475
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Americans think they have a progressive political correctness problem, but the politicization of everything runs across the Western democracies. Witness the new code of conduct issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, which oversees more than 389,000 health-care providers. The new code, published this month, requires nurses and midwives to uphold “culturally safe and respectful practices.” The board defines this as a “de-colonising model of practice” focused on “systemic and structural issues” and “challeng[ing] racism at personal and institutional levels.” Most controversially, the glossary states that “the acknowledgment of white privilege” is part of culturally safe practice. The implication is that nurses must confess their sins of being born white and having learned how to care for patients as a kind of political expiation before they can treat someone.)
— Businesses Beg for More Low-Skill Visas, Putting White House in a Bind Congress leaves administration to decide whether to honor business requests or save jobs for American workers, as demand for H-2B visas outstrips supply – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being high-skill and me as being low-skill. In my defense, 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-dilemma-give-businesses-more-low-skilled-work-visas-or-not-1522407601

 

FORTUNE
— Intel’s 2017 Diversity Report Shows Progress Is Slowest With African American Employees – GRACE DONNELLY (DIERSEN: Will Intel bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He wasted the careers of and got rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who ran GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://fortune.com/2018/03/30/intel-diversity-report-2017/

 

FORBES
— When Do I Need To Start Worrying About Age Discrimination? – Liz Ryan (DIERSEN: How much were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are/were a federal employee and if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you should start worrying about age discrimination if you are not on track to make to 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.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/03/30/when-do-i-need-to-start-worrying-about-age-discrimination/#7b408826226e

 

BUILDER
— MEDIAN-PRICED HOMES NOT AFFORDABLE IN 68% OF U.S. MARKETS 73% of markets less affordable than a year ago. (DIERSEN: Since 1972 when I was 24 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious a) that I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) that my wife and I could afford to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.builderonline.com/money/affordability/median-priced-homes-not-affordable-in-68-of-us-markets_o

 

THE NEXT WEB
— AI is better than you at hiring diversely – GUÐRUN Í JÁKUPSSTOVU (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/03/30/ai-better-hiring-diversely/

 

SALON
— Why can’t we talk about reparations? A congressional candidate broaches an unmentionable topic I’m running for Congress in Indiana, and I’ve been warned to stay away from “radical” issues. This shouldn’t be one – DAN CANON (DIERSEN: Who should pay reparations? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/31/why-cant-we-talk-about-reparations-a-congressional-candidate-broaches-an-unmentionable-topic/

 

DAILY MAIL
— The VERY White House: West Wing releases photo of spring interns posing with Trump showing only FIVE out of 91 are ethnic minorities (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5564127/White-House-draws-criticism-white-spring-intern-class.html