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May 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 38 shot, 6 dead, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/31-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence-/10569165/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,860 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1860-new-covid-19-cases-27-deaths/10569837/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Void FOID? State’s top court asked to decide if it’s time to shoot down Firearm Owner Identification cards. The Illinois attorney general’s appeal of a downstate judge’s ruling sets up a battle over whether the state can require residents to hold an ID card in order to own a firearm. First enacted in 1968, the state’s Firearm Owner Identification Act does just that. But a southern Illinois judge said that makes residents’ Second Amendment rights a “façade.” – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/2/22413297/foid-firearm-owner-identification-cards-illinois-supreme-court-downstate-webb-white-county
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/30/22413035/160-years-since-the-emancipation-proclamation-the-negro-still-is-not-free

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Caitlyn Jenner, who is running for California governor, says letting transgender girls play girls’ sports ‘just isn’t fair’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-caitlyn-jenner-transgender-girls-sports-20210502-o6g6exv4vbh3bbosshbjbbmp4i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township moving to form voter-approved mental health board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210502/milton-township-moving-to-form-voter-approved-mental-health-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John Monino — Milton’s first new township supervisor in 20 years — will appoint the seven members to the mental health board. Monino will be sworn in on May 14. Under state law, the township has 60 days from his swearing-in to seat the 708 board. Monino said he hopes to make the first mental health board appointments at a township trustee meeting in June. The panel could include doctors, parents, and representatives of schools or social service agencies. “We will do everything in the township to support and grow that and outreach,” Monino said. Township trustees also will get the final say on the amount residents would pay in additional taxes each year. But the request that was approved by voters caps the tax levy for the mental health board at 0.15% of the assessed value of taxable property. When asked about the tax increase, Monino said the levy is “not going to be touching at that top end” of the cap. He’s hoping to have the levy adopted in October or early November. “We’re going to be researching and looking at all aspects so everybody is comfortable,” Monino said.)
— McHenry approves $52.7 million 2021-22 budget, with ‘extremely conservative’ revenue estimates – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210502/mchenry-approves-527-million-2021-22-budget-with-extremely-conservative-revenue-estimates

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Spin it how you want, but Illinois’ census numbers are horrible
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-spin-it-how-you-want-but-illinois-census-numbers-are-horrible/article_d0c7c033-175e-5c9a-8c28-ab6c41815395.html

NORTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Chesney against bill requiring landlords accept Section 8: This is a ‘failed Rauner-Sanguinetti policy’ – Savannah Howe
https://nwillinoisnews.com/stories/593924193-chesney-against-bill-requiring-landlords-accept-section-8-this-is-a-failed-rauner-sanguinetti-policy

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters say “County Republicans flirt with disaster over gender-neutral bathrooms.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-county-republicans-flirt-with-disaster-over-gender-neutral-bathrooms/article_38d82f6d-021f-5d9d-9519-da5f4a0a3a79.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Lack of Census Data for Redistricting Poses Problems for Democratic Legislators – Daniel C. Vock
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/lack-of-census-data-for-redistricting-poses-problems-for-democratic-legislators

FOX NEWS
— Tim Scott slams ‘Uncle Tim’ label as hypocritical bigotry – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-scott-uncle-tim-trends-fighting-bigotry-with-bigotry-is-hypocrisy
— GOP’s ‘Pennant Porch’ in 2022 could shape House control. In baseball, games are won on the field. But in politics – unlike Finley’s Pennant Porch – how they set up the field of play sometimes determines the winner. – Chad Pergram
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-2022-house-control

FEDERALIST
— Kinzinger-Backed Candidate Places Ninth In Texas House Race – Tristan Justice (DIERSEN: Which of the candidates on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in Illinois a) will seek/get Trump’s endorsement or b) will seek/get Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/02/kinzinger-backed-candidate-places-ninth-in-texas-house-race/

BREITBART
— Wisconsin City Uses Mark Zuckerberg Money to Buy ‘Mobile Voting Precinct’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/02/wisconsin-city-uses-zuckerberg-money-to-buy-mobile-voting-precinct/

BLAZE
— MSNBC host suggests Tim Scott is slave to GOP, claims Harriet Tubman ‘would have left’ Scott enslaved – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tiffany-scott-rebukes-tim-scott-america-not-racist
— Black Lives Matter Minnesota says Derek Chauvin ‘guilty’ verdict not enough, calls for reparations – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-lives-matter-reparations-after-chauvin-verdict

TOWNHALL
— Here Is What Republican Voters Really Believe in. It’s a Shame the GOP Has No Idea – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/05/02/here-is-what-republican-voters-really-believe-in-its-a-shame-the-gop-has-no-idea-n2588815

THE HILL
— GOP ramps up attacks on Biden’s border wall freeze – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/551278-gop-ramps-up-attacks-on-bidens-border-wall-freeze
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP wrestles with role of culture wars in party’s future.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the Republican Party to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/551331-gop-wrestles-with-role-of-culture-wars-in-partys-future

POLITICO
— Trump tightens his grip on the GOP – TARA PALMERI
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/05/02/trump-tightens-his-grip-on-the-gop-492681

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/opinion/america-racism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not say that Biden won fair and square.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-trump-election-falsehood/2021/05/01/7bd380a0-a921-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Sen. Hawley calls Big Tech ‘greatest threat,’ slams its ‘woke’ agenda – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2021/05/02/sen-hawley-slams-big-tech-for-imposing-woke-agenda/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “democracy” to get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/trumps-delegitimization-of-democracy-isnt-wearing-off.html

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— COURSE: The IRS Collection Process (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I could have taught this course. I had worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. I filed many tax liens and tax levies.  I had worked as an IRS Special Procedures Staff Advisor during my last 3 1/2 years with IRS. Special Procedures Staff Advisors confer with IRS Attorneys, Revenue Officers, Revenue Agents and Special Agents as well as taxpayers and their representatives to resolve complex tax issues and determine a course of action designed to protect the Government’s interests and expedite payment of taxes due. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. In 1986, the GAO manager who had hired me finally succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and promoting me to GS-13. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire in 1987, and starting in 1989, they succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of GAO career. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.icpas.org/eventscalendar/EventDetail?id=33255
(FROM THE POSTING: After attending this presentation you will be able to…Understand how the IRS Collection Process works, Explain the impact of the ten-year collection statute on collection alternatives, Describe how tax liens work, Understand the mechanics of a tax levy, Describe what the four collection alternatives are and when to select one over the other. Highlights  The major topics that will be covered in this class include: Review of the IRS collection process, IRS enforcement, Collection alternatives to resolve an outstanding tax debt.)

April 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois loses 1 seat in Congress after 2020 census, will have 17 instead of 18 in House of Representatives
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-loses-1-congressional-seat-after-2020-census/10550084/
— Texas Gains Congress Seats, Calif. Loses Seat for First Time: Census The Census Bureau released the first data from its 2020 headcount – Mike Schneider and Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/census-bureau-to-release-state-population-data-used-to-determine-house-seats/2495162/
— 1st census numbers released, setting up contentious redistricting cycle – KENDALL KARSON
https://abc7chicago.com/1st-census-numbers-released-setting-up-contentious-redistricting-cycle/10550205/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,137 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2137-new-covid-19-cases-10-deaths/10549665/

CBS2
— Illinois To Lose Congressional Seat Following 2020 Census
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/26/illinois-losing-congressional-seat-2020-census/
— ‘The More Convenient The Better’: DuPage Leads The Area With The Most COVID Vaccinations – Marie Saavedra
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/26/dupage-leads-area-most-covid-vaccinations/

WGN TV
— Some Illinois community colleges not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/some-illinois-community-colleges-not-requiring-covid-19-vaccinations/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois to lose one seat in Congress due to population shifts found in the new Census. The U.S. Constitution requires an apportionment of representatives among the states every 10 years. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/26/22403917/illinois-congress-seats-house-representatives-reapportionment-census-population
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote race-based politics.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/26/22404146/washington-d-c-statehood-hr51-jesse-jackson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Illinois Exodus continues. We’re losing a congressional seat. – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest during the last 20 years to drive out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have the following demographics: conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-prem-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-20210426-7phjrhb4g5cz7ejmkuz4elmwmi-story.html
— Illinois to lose congressional seat over population drop | Former congressman Gutiérrez blasts Kim Foxx | Lightfoot touts economic development in struggling neighborhoods as critics hammer her over crime – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gutierrez-foxx-lightfoot-economic-development-crime-spin-20210426-d2usn2au3ja6be7a6u3b2lmfhi-story.html
— Illinois will lose one congressional seat as a result of latest US census, which shows state was 1 of 3 to see population drop in last decade – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congress-redistricting-census-20210426-6sxfzcxhmfe2dpokhg5qqnnv4u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Census shows Indiana grows, retains all 9 US House seats – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210426/news/304269908/
— Earmarks return to Illinois politics, and so does the debate – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210426/earmarks-return-to-illinois-politics-and-so-does-the-debate
— Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020 – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210426/illinois-opioid-deaths-increased-32-in-2020
— General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session’s end approaches – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210426/general-assembly-passes-hundreds-of-bills-as-sessions-end-approaches
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP.” Republicans should sue those who call them racists.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210426/news/304269994/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill to create more elected positions in Capital Township passes Senate, pending in House – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/26/more-elected-positions-capital-township-approved-illinois-senate/7388628002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘We’ve got to turn that around,’ Pritzker says of declining population that will cost Illinois a congressional seat – TIM KIRSININKAS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest during the last 20 years to drive out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have the following demographics: conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/we-ve-got-to-turn-that-around-pritzker-says-of-declining-population-that-will-cost/article_2354e2ba-28f0-574a-8a18-57a206164322.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session end approaches – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-illinois-general-assembly-passes-hundreds-of-bills-as-session-end-approaches/article_9a5e7c37-b7d7-5961-ac46-c0476ece4b1b.html

MY RADIO LINK
— Congresswoman Miller Issues a Statement of Support for Effingham County’s Second Amendment Preservation Act
https://www.myradiolink.com/2021/04/26/congresswoman-miller-issues-a-statement-of-support-for-effingham-countys-second-amendment-preservation-act/

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Coronavirus Update: 1,420 New Cases In 1 Week. In total, there have been 87,807 coronavirus cases and 1,257 deaths in DuPage County as of Sunday, according to IDPH. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-coronavirus-update-1-420-new-cases-1-week

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Evanston to promote reparations nationwide. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/evanston-reparations-law-breaks-new-ground-sets-stage-for-national-debate

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TEACHERS’ UNION LEADS EFFORT FOR STATE TO CONTROL NON-PUBLIC, HOME SCHOOLS DURING HEALTH EMERGENCIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/teachers-union-lead-effort-for-state-to-control-non-public-home-schools-during-health-emergencies.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,137 new confirmed and probable cases; 10 additional deaths; 2,083 hospitalized; 506 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 105,873 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/26/2137-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-10-additional-deaths-2083-hospitalized-506-in-icu-35-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-41-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-105873-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrants take to trains to jump border, get around highway checkpoints. El Paso reports 62% jump in illegal immigrants nabbed on trains at ports of entry. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/26/migrants-take-trains-jump-border-get-around-highwa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Texas and Florida to get new House seats, boosting GOP 2022 chances for majority – David Mark
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-and-florida-get-new-house-seats-boosting-gop-2022-chances-for-majority

GOPUSA
— The Destructive & Arrogant Ignorance Of The Black Lives Matter Movement
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=109448
— Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Plan To Disenfranchise American Workers
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=109441

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Afforded Special Treatment’ — GOP Congressmen (including Rodney Davis) Send Letter To Acting Sergeant At Arms Over Pelosi And Metal Detector Fines – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/26/republicans-rodney-davis-loudermilk-steil-nancy-pelosi-metal-detector-fines-letter-sergeant-arms/

PJ MEDIA
— The Census Results May Give Republicans an Edge in the 2022 Election – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/04/26/will-the-census-results-give-republicans-an-edge-in-the-2022-election-n1442868

THE HILL
— Six states to gain House seats as population growth slows – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/550327-six-states-to-gain-house-seats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Uninvited Trump is specter at GOP retreat.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/550338-uninvited-trump-is-specter-at-gop-retreat

CNN
— Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats – Dan Merica
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/politics/us-census-2020-results/index.html

NEW YOUR TIMES
— U.S. Population Over Last Decade Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s – Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/us-census-numbers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— New census numbers shift political power south to Republican strongholds – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/census-politics-house-electoral-votes/2021/04/26/1d1c28f6-a439-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html
— 2020 Census shows U.S. population grew at slowest pace since the 1930s – Tara Bahrampour, Harry Stevens and Adrian Blanco
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/2020-census-us-population-results/

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Gets Big Win in Census Redistricting Battle, As 3 Republican-Held States Gain Seats in Congress – GRAHAM MCNALLY
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-gets-big-win-census-redistricting-battle-gaining-control-3-swing-states-1586563

April 25 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Airline Bans Alaska State Senator for Violating Mask Rules. The senator has opposed COVID-19 mitigation measures.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/airline-bans-alaska-state-senator-for-violating-mask-rules/2494772/
— COVID in Illinois: 2,035 New Coronavirus Cases, 24 Deaths, 74K Vaccinations
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/covid-in-illinois-2035-new-coronavirus-cases-24-deaths-74k-vaccinations/2494740/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alaska Airlines bans Republican State Sen. Lora Reinbold for not wearing a mask
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/alaska-airlines-bans-republican-state-sen-lora-reinbold-for-not-wearing-a-mask

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Community colleges hope to bring students back to campus this fall. Although no community colleges have implemented vaccination requirements so far, they are actively encouraging students, faculty and staff to get shots. – Zinya Salfiti
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/4/25/22394117/illinois-city-colleges-lake-oakton-university-illinois-community-vaccines-learning

DAILY HERALD
— New cases and hospitalizations fall for second consecutive day
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210425/new-cases-and-hospitalizations-fall-for-second-consecutive-day

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Redistricting process has politicians praying
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-redistricting-process-has-politicans-praying/article_8831b348-5186-5e62-b1c7-c130448e37fd.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/despite-racial-reckoning-state-efforts-stall-on-reparations

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Another Former Democratic State Legislator Gotten by Feds
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/25/another-former-democratic-state-legislator-indicated/
— Judges Making Bloomington, Illinois, Rioters Pay for Damage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/25/judges-making-bloomington-illinois-rioters-pay-for-damage/
— UPDATE: Another McHenry Anti-ICE Rally Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/25/another-mchenry-anti-ice-rally-saturday/
— Filling Vacant Legislative Seats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/25/filling-vacant-legislative-seats/
— Union Contracts Rule
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/25/union-contracts-rule/
— Reader Captures Images of Saturday Black Lives Matter Demonstration in Elgin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/reader-captures-images-of-saturday-demonstration-in-elgin/
— DeWitte Bill Modifies Tax Cap
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/dewitte-bill-modifies-tax-cap/
— Biden Ends Fines for Illegal Aliens
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/biden-ends-fines-for-illegal-aliens/
— Champaign Columnist Continues Crusade to Consolidate Local Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/champaign-columnist-continues-crusade-to-consolidate-local-governments/
— Adam Andrzejewski Asks, “Can Illinois Be Saved?”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/adam-andrzejewski-asks-can-illinois-be-saved/
— Integration of Schools, Then and Now
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/24/integration-of-schools-then-and-now/
— New June State Holiday Passes Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/new-june-state-holiday-passes/
— Higher Electric User Subsidy for Profitable Corrupt ComEd?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/higher-electric-user-subsidy-for-profitable-corrupt-comed/
— Washington, Douglass Commonwealth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/washington-douglass-commonwealth/
— New House Speaker Accused of “Putting Thumb on” Bill to Allow Referendum to Consolidate Springfield Township with Sangamon County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/new-house-speaker-accused-of-putting-thumb-on-bill-to-allow-referendum-to-consolidate-springfield-township-with-sangamon-county/
— Another Illinois Bye-Bye
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/message-of-the-day-bye-bye/
— Connection of Phil Stephan Campaign Contributions to Lakewood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/23/connection-of-phil-stephan-campaign-contributions-to-lakewood/
— GOP Not Happy about Drug Penalty Reductions by House Democrats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/gop-not-happy-about-drug-penalty-reductions-by-house-democrats/
— Term Limits for Legislative Leaders Passes Illinois House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/term-limits-for-legislative-leaders-passes-illinois-house/
— Dundee Township Approves Pursuit of “Minimal Legal Action” to Force Kane County Clerk to Extend Tax Levy for 708 Mental Health Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/dundee042221/
— Another School Mandate on House Floor: Menstrual Products in Boys Bathrooms
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/another-school-mandate-on-house-floor/
— Naperville State Senate Wants Another Holiday to Celebrate Muslim Culture
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/naperville-state-senate-wants-another-holiday/
— Which Types of McHenry County Governmental Units Raised and Which Lowered Real Estate Taxes This Year?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/22/which-types-of-governmental-units-raised-and-which-lowered-real-estate-taxes-for-this-spring/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How much farther to go before woke Coke hits rock bottom? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/how_much_farther_to_go_before_woke_coke_hits_rock_bottom.html
— Kellogg’s continues its quest to be America’s most woke corporation – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/kelloggs_continues_its_quest_to_be_americas_most_woke_corporation.html

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Socialist Dems Praise Biden Policies, Measures
https://www.oann.com/socialist-dems-praise-biden-policies-measures/

EPOCH TIMES
— Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Traffic on Brooklyn Bridge, Clash With Police – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/black-lives-matter-protesters-block-traffic-on-brooklyn-bridge-clash-with-police_3790115.html
— Why the District of Columbia Should Not Be a State – Rob Natelson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/why-the-district-of-columbia-should-not-be-a-state_3788893.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Minority Leader McCarthy defends Trump’s response to Jan. 6 insurrection – Amy B Wang and Marianna Sotomayor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/mccarthy-defends-trump-january-6-insurrection/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Donor Disclosure’ Chills Free Speech. California seeks to force advocacy groups to reveal who gives the money. The justices should say no. – Allen Dickerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donor-disclosure-chills-free-speech-11619383972

BLOOMBERG
— Once-A-Decade Census Numbers to Redraw U.S. Political Landscape – Gregory Korte
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-congress-reapportionment/

April 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses social media rumors saying she will “continue to serve” Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was trending on social media for part of the weekend over what she called “homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors” on Twitter.
https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-lightfoot-addresses-resignation-rumors-/10525589/

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Slams ‘Rumors’ as ‘Trash,’ Saying She ‘Will Continue to Lead’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will “continue to lead” the city, following online comments circulating Saturday night
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-slams-rumors-as-trash-saying-she-will-continue-to-lead/2489393/
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,666 New COVID Cases, 10 Deaths, 115K Vaccinations As of Sunday, the state has administered over 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2666-new-covid-cases-10-deaths-115k-vaccinations/2489418/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning faith leaders into operatives and dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/faith-leaders-across-us-join-in-decrying-voting-restrictions/2489518/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot dispels lascivious ‘rumors’ about her resignation: ‘I will continue to serve today, tomorrow and into the future’ The claim that Mayor Lori Lightfoot planned to step down Sunday was apparently fueled by a now-deleted tweet sent by Ja’Mal Green, an activist and former mayoral candidate who continues to call for her resignation. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/18/22390685/mayor-lori-lightfoot-rumors-resignation-chicago
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/18/22360644/windy-city-times-tracy-baim-lgbtq-history-chicago-gay-rights-glaad-barbara-gittings-award

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls Twitter rumors ‘homophobic, racist and misogynistic,’ indicates she is not resigning – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-responds-twitter-20210418-6hqriwl3yrexpitmgzf2jwj4v4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning faith leaders into operatives and dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210418/news/304189957/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ruling gives politicians leverage in controlling access – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-ruling-gives-politicians-leverage-in-controlling-access/article_70ff8071-d20d-50e8-b65f-d494a7b999ab.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can elected public officials discriminate from among the reporters who cover their activities based on who they like and don’t like? Obviously not, according to legal interpretations of the media’s First Amendment rights. More narrowly, can public officials pick and choose among news outlets, allowing some to cover their events while barring others? A federal appeals court in Chicago just answered the latter question in the affirmative. But it qualified its decision by asserting that the official picking and choosing must be based on neutral factors applied across the board.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run – AP (DIERSEN: Which candidate will the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger endorse or will he run himself?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-white-house-hopefuls-move-forward-as-trump-considers-run/

CHICAGO NOW
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president? Early frontrunners often fade; Democrats will work make sure he does. So will Trump – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/04/florida-gov-ron-desantis-for-president/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Illinois Democrats are Trouncing Republicans with Campaign Cash – Wagner Acerbi Horta
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/illinois-democrats-are-trouncing-republicans-with-campaign-cash

FOX NEWS
— Biden created ‘catastrophe’ at southern border by ‘dismantling’ Trump’s policies: Florida Gov. DeSantis. ‘Biden has failed on dealing with illegal immigration and rule of law,’ DeSantis says. – Talia Kaplan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-created-catastrophe-at-southern-border-by-dismantling-trumps-policies-florida-gov-desantis

AMERICAN THINKER
— The tyrannical transformation of America – David Zukerman
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/the_tyrannical_transformation_of_america.html

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating George W. Bush says “Trump Lacked the Humility Necessary to be an Effective Leader.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/18/george-w-bush-trump-lacked-the-humility-necessary-to-be-an-effective-leader/

BLAZE
— Maxine Waters tells protesters to ‘get more confrontational’ and she is ‘hopeful protests continue’ ‘You got to make sure that they know we mean business’ and is ‘hopeful protests continue’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/maxine-waters-protesters-confrontational-chauvin-trial
— Chris Cuomo says police reform will happen only after ‘white people’s kids start getting killed’ ‘If it were people like me whose kids were getting shot by cops, this would have ended a long time ago’ – CHRIS ENLOE

https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-cuomo-police-reform-white-kids

THE HILL
— Trump looms over Senate’s anti-Asian hate crimes battle – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. During the mid-1990s, Newt Gingrich loomed large over the decisions that GAO made to deal with Gingrich’s tremendous GAO budget cuts. Gingrich let the Democrats who ran GAO deal with his budget cuts by getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/548781-trump-looms-over-senates-anti-asian-hate-crimes-battle

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “GOP struggles with how to handle Trumpism — and Trump.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/04/18/gop-struggles-with-how-to-handle-trumpism-and-trump-492508

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/opinions/confronting-hate-in-institutions-people-v-klan-jones/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say America First Caucus “Has No Place in the Republican Party.”
https://www.newsweek.com/john-boehner-says-america-first-caucus-has-no-place-republican-party-1584507

SIERRA SUN TIMES
— President Joe Biden Proclaims April 17 Through April 25, 2021 as National Park Week (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, while my wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, we took four short vacations every year following her business trips, most commonly to luxury golf resorts across America. Most commonly, we rented a car and visited nearby national parks. Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that, and especially those whose spouse had little or no income and those who were not married.)
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/29145-president-joe-biden-proclaims-april-17-through-april-25-2021-as-national-park-week

NEWS TALK
— Exactly What Is A Journalist’s Job, Not Everyone Agrees – Dave Ettl (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my job is to do what they tell me to do, no more, and no less.)
https://newstalkkit.com/exactly-what-is-a-journalists-job-not-everyone-agrees/

COMMON DREAMS
— ‘Divisive’: How Corporate Media Dismiss Ideas Unpopular With Elites. The next time you hear your favorite political proposals being labeled as too “divisive,” “contentious,” or “polarizing” to work, check the polls first. – Alan MacLeod (DIERSEN: According to my RINO critics/opponents, articles that promote the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform are TOO DIVISIVE and because of that, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that promote those planks.)
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/04/18/divisive-how-corporate-media-dismiss-ideas-unpopular-elites

April 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,433 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2433-new-covid-cases-18-deaths/10509792/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/12/2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? At some colleges, events and workplaces, it already is. – DAVID R. BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-vaccine-passport-required-20210412-a6nftaeweng5ldlucrmbgksooa-story.html
— Maybe Lake County needs to hand out marijuana coupons to increase Election Day turnout – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-voter-turnout-st-0413-20210412-jo3lbo2xyfe55eb46ixnn5bvku-story.html
— Coronavirus metrics in Illinois continue to move in wrong direction, stressing hospital ICU capacity in some regions – JENNY WHIDDEN and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-metrics-0412-20210412-xlwjna5kvbcv5mczbuwco3gdhq-story.html
— Chicago aldermen move to condemn Downstate Republican congresswoman for Adolf Hitler remark she made during January speech in Washington – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-condemn-congresswoman-for-hitler-comment-20210412-z46fzolct5eylpwi4q4o3iwgtu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Fair cancels July dates – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210412/dupage-county-fair-cancels-july-dates
— Eyes to the Skies in Lisle canceled for second year in a row – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210412/eyes-to-the-skies-in-lisle-canceled-for-second-year-in-a-row

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers hear from Springfield community on redistricting process – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/12/illinois-house-hold-public-redistricting-hearing-springfield/7193001002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poll Finds Republicans Particularly Opposed To ‘Vaccine Passport’ Messaging – STEVE INSKEEP
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/poll-finds-republicans-particularly-opposed-vaccine-passport-messaging#stream/0

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Congressman joins Statehouse GOP in calling for redistricting commission Rodney Davis urges Pritzker to honor campaign pledge – Peter Hancock
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/congressman-joins-statehouse-gop-in-calling-for-redistricting-commission

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trafficking Expert and Survivor Speaks Out Against Repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act – Christine Misner
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/trafficking-survivor-speaks-out-against-parental-notice-repeal/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UPSET GLENDALE HEIGHTS VOTERS PLAN PROTEST TUESDAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/upset-glendale-heights-voters-plan-protest-tuesday-.html
— ROSSI: HEARTBREAKING VOTER APATHY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/rossi-heartbreaking-voter-apathy.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans want to hear Pritzker’s remap thoughts while Democrats push back against GOP plans
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/12/republicans-want-to-hear-pritzkers-remap-thoughts-while-democrats-push-back-against-gop-plans/
— 2,433 new confirmed and probable cases; 18 additional deaths; 1,998 hospitalized; 418 in the ICU; 4.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 132,188 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/12/2433-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-18-additional-deaths-1998-hospitalized-418-in-the-icu-44-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-49-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-132188-average-daily-doses/
— Center Square network gets grant to offer “an alternate perspective to legacy media’s unfair coverage of individuals who disagree with state shutdowns”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/12/center-square-network-gets-grant-to-offer-an-alternate-perspective-to-legacy-media%E2%80%99s-unfair-coverage-of-individuals-who-disagree-with-state-shutdowns/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tom Cotton leads push to bar federal funding to localities financing illegal immigrants – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cotton-seeks-ending-federal-funding-to-cities-giving-benefits-to-illegals

GOPUSA
— Rioting And Looting Follows Police Shooting In Minneapolis Suburb As Chauvin Trial Continues
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108782
— Michigan Redistricting Commission Votes Down Measure To Recite Pledge Of Allegiance
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108751
— Antifa Protesters In Gas Masks And Waving Black Umbrellas Torch ICE Building In Portland
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108779

BLAZE
— Massive crowd riots after officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Civil unrest erupts once more. – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/massive-crowd-riots-after-officer-involved-shooting-of-a-black-man-takes-place-just-miles-from-where-george-floyd-died

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— America’s Corporate Enemy #1 Coca-Cola
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/america-s-corporate-enemy-1-coca-cola

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Section 230 Reform: Left and Right Want It, for Very Different Reasons – Daren Bakst
https://www.heritage.org/technology/commentary/section-230-reform-left-and-right-want-it-very-different-reasons
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big Tech, including social media platforms, are now under the microscope, and legislators have very different ideas on what, if anything, needs to be done. Some want to reduce the chilling of speech by social media companies. And some want to use Section 230 reform as a way to chill speech still further. There should be wariness of getting on board with “230 reform” without recognizing that many on the left have a completely different view of what reform looks like.)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican hater says “ The GOP is now the party of grifters and kooks.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/547615-juan-williams-the-gop-is-now-the-party-of-grifters-and-kooks

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. government spent $660 billion more in March than it collected in revenue, the third-largest monthly deficit on record. Stimulus plan and $1,400 checks drove spending much higher as the White House and Republicans clash over where to spend money next. – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/12/deficit-stimulus-biden-spending/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The rise of domestic extremism in America. Data shows a surge in homegrown attacks not seen in a quarter-century.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/domestic-terrorism-data/
— DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Republicans to join them in hating Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/12/time-any-sane-republicans-get-off-fence/

April 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL Rep. Adam Kinzinger becomes 1st House Republican to call for Rep. Matt Gaetz’ resignation – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/rep-kinzinger-becomes-1st-house-republican-to-call-for-matt-gaetz-resignation-/10502591/

NBC5
— Italian-American Group Calls for City of Chicago to Return Columbus Statues – Patrick Fazio
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/italian-american-group-calls-for-city-of-chicago-to-return-columbus-statues/2482647/
— How Vaccine Passports Went From Public Health Tool to Political Wedge. Supporters of vaccine passports argue they are similar to other safety measures for schools and overseas travel that require proof of immunization against various diseases. Critics have another take. – Eric Hinton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use vaccine passport requirements to destroy non-Democrats.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/how-vaccine-passports-went-from-public-health-tool-to-political-wedge/2482134/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Evanston school board candidate slams Illinois district’s curriculum on White supremacy – Stephanie Giang-Paunon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call you a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/school-board-candidate-slams-illinois-districts-curriculum-on-white-supremacy

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Adam Kinzinger versus Matt Gaetz | South Side bakery visited by Harris pulled into ‘border’ controversy | Judge sides with lawmakers who sued to collect pay increases they voted against- By LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-gaetz-kamala-harris-brown-sugar-bakery-lightfoot-biden-spin-20210409-da2wv3rzhvedpme2zk3maetyru-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: New daily record of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered for the 2nd day in a row as state reports 4,004 new cases and 21 additional deaths
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210409-3f4a3kopnjd53g2xc44tyjkp3u-story.html
— After Kamala Harris’ visit sparks ‘bakery vs. border’ debate, Brown Sugar Bakery gets caught in the crossfire – LOUISA CHU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-kamala-harris-brown-sugar-bakery-border-20210409-bzekagfcwbefbcwu4pg3g3wecm-story.html
— Italian American group calls for restoring Columbus statue in Chicago’s Arrigo Park – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-columbus-statue-park-district-20210409-2v6ccv5v6rh2liqahjxwpo4hgu-story.html
— Democratic trustee candidates declare victory in Northfield Township as Republican incumbent in tight supervisor race now trails as mail-in votes counted – KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-northfield-township-leadership-early-election-results-tl-0415-20210409-4ekx3ymqazao5hymykdj3ajylu-story.html
— Election was a good day for write-in candidates in Aurora – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-election-folo-st-0411-20210410-qvonc6abknby3efsa3pyxrhv64-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats shout at Asians that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/9/22372260/asian-americans-mental-health-covid-pandemic-violence-chicago-atlanta

DAILY HERALD
— The McHenry County clerk releases new, corrected election results – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210409/the-mchenry-county-clerk-releases-new-corrected-election-results
— ‘False sense of security’: DuPage County warns residents pandemic isn’t over despite vaccine availability
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/false-sense-of-security-dupage-county-warns-residents-pandemic-isnt-over-despite-vaccine-availability
— DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation adds three new board members
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210409/dupage-county-historical-museum-foundation-adds-three-new-board-members
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Daniel Wagner, senior vice president of government relations for The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC serves on numerous real estate industry and government boards and committees and is familiar with the vital role the DuPage County Historical Museum plays in the county. In 2014, the museum received a $200,000 donation to replace the museum’s roof from The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC CEO Daniel Goodwin. “I am honored to be on the DuPage Historical Museum Board of Directors,” commented Dan Wagner, senior vice president of government relations for The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC. “I look forward to continuing to help preserve history for the future generations of DuPage County citizens.”)
— College of DuPage will host a virtual presentation, “The History of Sexuality and Religion: Exploring Lutherans and Sex in the 1960s and 1970s,” from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 19, as part of the annual Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Awards ceremony. (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. I should write a book about the Wisconsin Synod’s ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod ) success in defeating the Missouri Synod ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_Church%E2%80%93Missouri_Synod ) in the Trinity Lutheran Church and School ( https://www.trinitycrete.org/trinitycrete/ ) in Crete in 1961 when I was in the middle of my 8th grade. That had a tremendous impact on my parents, me, and my brother. The defeated Missouri Synod Lutherans, including my parents, me, and my brother, went to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-Lutheran-Church/142202365812738 ) to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210408/learn-about-the-history-of-sexuality-and-religion-april-19-at-college-of-dupage

WSIL TV
— METTAWA – Voters in a small Illinois town have reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation. Casey Urlacher, the brother of former Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher, defeated Jess Ray in Mettawa. Casey Urlacher was charged by federal authorities in a gambling investigation, accused of recruiting bettors in exchange for a cut of their losses. He had pleaded not guilty and was pardoned by Trump before the president left office in January. – AP
https://wsiltv.com/2021/04/09/mayor-pardoned-by-trump-wins-another-term-in-illinois-town/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the hate-filled Republican-hating Boehner to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-speaker-john-boehners-memoir-serves-reflection-life-crazytown#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Whites are blamed for all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-racism-health-threat-consider-phrase-so-called-race#stream/0

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois lawmakers push to make Juneteenth a state holiday – Sydney Dorner
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-push-to-make-juneteenth-a-state-holiday

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— TRAGIC: DuPage County Fair Canceled This Summer
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-fair-canceled-this-summer/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Updated results show the Milton Township Mental Health Facilities Proposition receiving 8,477 YES votes and 8,271 NO votes
https://www.dupageresults.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RESEGREGATION OF AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/the-resegregation-of-america-1.html
— BECKMAN: WHO’S HATING ASIANS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/beckman-whos-hating-asians.html
— THORNER: PART 2 – BIG TECH CURATORS OF CONTENT, NOT PUBLISHERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/thorner-part-2-big-tech-curators-of-content-not-publishers.html

FOX NEWS
— Chicagoland prep school Loyola may have violated civil rights of conservative students, Army vet. Loyola Academy accepted $4.87M under Paycheck Protection Program, meaning it must oblige by First Amendment. – Jonathan Garber
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loyola-academy-civil-rights-conservative-students-veteran
— Biden border crisis comes at ‘massive cost’ to American people: Former Trump adviser. US government reportedly spending $60M per week to house a record number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border. (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-border-crisis-comes-at-massive-cost-to-american-people-former-trump-adviser

BLAZE
— School board candidate in Evanston, Illinois, criticizes radical BLM curriculum – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-board-candidate-in-evanston-illinois-criticizes-radical-blm-curriculum

CNS NEWS
— Border Patrol Council President: ‘The Cartels Control the Border Now’ – Melanie Arter (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/border-patrol-council-president-cartels-control-border-now

NEW AMERICAN
— It’s an Invasion: 170K Illegals Caught at Border. Thousands More Roam Heartland. Crisis Continues – R. Cort Kirkwood (DIERSEN The first and foremost responsibility of the federal government is to stop invasions. Refusal to do that is treasonous. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://thenewamerican.com/its-an-invasion-170k-illegals-caught-at-border-thousands-more-roam-heartland-crisis-continues/

CBS NEWS
— Bill that could lead to slavery reparations proposals may be nearing consideration on House floor – RODNEY HAWKINS AND NIKOLE KILLION (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-that-could-lead-to-slavery-reparations-proposals-may-be-nearing-debate-on-house-floor/

YAHOO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Duckworth to get Asian-Americans to hate Republicans.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sen-duckworth-anti-asian-hate-crimes-notoriously-underreported-152929640.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Tucker Carlson-hating Trucker Carlson-hater promotes hated against Tucker Carlson.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/09/how-do-immigrants-who-run-fox-feel-about-tucker-carlsons-anti-immigrant-rants/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 60% of Democrats Support Moving Baseball All-Star Game From Atlanta (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats support getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2021/60_of_democrats_support_moving_baseball_all_star_game_from_atlanta

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/evangelical-leader-tony-perkins-decries-cancel-culture-urging-boycotts-coke-skittles/

DAILY MAIL
— Matt Gaetz ‘tried to recruit and pay a “ghost” candidate to funnel votes from a Democrat opponent and help his Republican associate win a Florida Senate race’ – EMILY GOODIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about ghost candidates who have run in Republican primary races on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9453619/Matt-Gatez-tried-recruit-party-candidate-boost-buddy.html
— Republicans share videos of migrants brazenly crossing the border behind them and claim ICE is ‘too busy changing diapers’ to guard it: Arizona AG says Kamala has refused his invite to visit – KATELYN CARALLE (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9453561/Arizona-AG-says-Kamala-REFUSES-visit-border-Republicans-share-videos-migrants-crossing.html

March 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Biden Says States Should Reinstate Mask Mandates and Wait to Reopen Businesses as Covid Cases Rise – Noah Higgins-Dunn
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-says-states-should-reinstate-mask-mandates-and-wait-to-reopen-businesses-as-covid-cases-rise/2473803/
— Chicago Airports Seeing Pre-Pandemic Levels of Traffic, Data Shows. With the vaccine rollout speeding up, demand for travel is increasing. – Chris Hush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/chicago-airports-seeing-pre-pandemic-levels-of-traffic-data-shows/2473934/

CBS2
— DuPage County: Bond Set At $150,000 For Marcus Jenkins, Who Resisted And Struck Officers In His Arrest
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/bond-set-at-150000-for-marcus-jenkins-who-resisted-and-struck-officers-in-his-arrest/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth’s ‘disappointment’ over not being Biden’s VP | Biden, Lightfoot plead with public as COVID-19 cases rise | School board elections and the pandemic – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-biden-disappointing-vp-covid-uptick-warning-spin-20210329-4x5rcz7aongg3gmvfwxg4sf5am-story.html
— Cancel proof? Activists are trying to get Nick Fuentes, a far-right video streamer from the western suburbs, kicked off the internet. It might be impossible. – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-nick-fuentes-deplatforming-internet-trump-20210329-phpu7a2dgbaflnnxhuyxi3cp7y-story.html
— Get fired up, Illinois. Redistricting is underway. Your future depends on it. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-doubek-20210329-mdgpbzuk6rc2ffl4qzagcy2lrm-story.html
— Chicago-based marijuana giant part of federal pay-to-play investigation – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-green-thumb-industries-chicago-marijuana-federal-investigation-20210329-kaccpshrgjakhdkovp7mmwklgi-story.html
— ‘Sleepy race’ in Orland Township highlighted by attack ads, Blagojevich video – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-township-election-preview-st-0330-20210329-rf643ptj3bbplir66i2hlva7ge-story.html
— Illinois close to having 70% of residents 65 and older vaccinated, but rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases will prevent state from opening up further – JENNY WHIDDEN, DAN PETRELLA and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-prem-coronavirus-illinois-hospitalizations-20210329-dketmiz43raqtcrm554e7qukty-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/29/22357020/atlanta-spa-massacre-misogyny-femicide-hate-crimes-marilyn-katz

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Duckworth weighs run for president: ‘If it’s good for the country’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth paints herself as being vehemently anti-Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-weighs-run-for-president-if-its-good-for-the-country

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Kinzinger supports recent immigration legislation passed in House – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-kinzinger-supports-recent-immigration-legislation-passed-in-house/
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Congressman Kinzinger on state of GOP: ‘in a bad place’
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-congressman-kinzinger-on-state-of-gop-in-a-bad-place/

BUGLE NEWSPAPERS
— Bond set at $150,000 for man charged with striking Sheriff’s deputies in courtroom
https://www.buglenewspapers.com/story/2021/03/24/news/bond-set-at-150000-for-man-charged-with-striking-sheriffs-deputies-in-courtroom/1694.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s first press conference tests the media’s treatment of post-Trump president – Leandra Bernstein (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bidens-first-press-conference-tests-the-medias-treatment-of-post-trump-president

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sen. Darren Bailey looks to become Illinois’ next governor – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-sen-darren-bailey-looks-to-become-illinois-next-governor/

WJOL
— U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas Filing Defamation Charges Against Opponent Peggy Hubbard
https://www.wjol.com/u-s-senate-candidate-filing-defamation-charges-against-opponent/

WIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT*QAs promote LGBT*QAs
http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=17781

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Meet Mark Senak: Glen Ellyn Village President Candidate. Mark Senak is running for Glen Ellyn Village President in the April 6, 2021 election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/meet-mark-senak-glen-ellyn-village-president-candidate

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Woman Racks Up 6 Figure Bond for Sixth DUI: Police. The 52-year-old Chicago native Wanda Richardson was arrested in Naperville on Friday night. – Eileen O’Gorman
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/woman-racks-6-figure-bond-sixth-dui-police

NEW LENOX PATCH
— Keep Your Republican New Lenox Township Board Officers On April 6. Your Republican officers and trustees have consistently provided exceptional township services without increasing tax rates. – Brand Partner
https://patch.com/illinois/newlenox/keep-your-republican-new-lenox-township-board-officers-april-6

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/GOP GOV Candidate, Rabine, Part 2, making IL a jobs, safe streets & destination state again?
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/watch-berkowitz-w-gop-gov-candidate-rabine-part-2-making-il-a-jobs-safe-streets-destination-state-again-tonight-in-chicago-cable-web/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NO, TRUMP DIDN’T CREATE THE BORDER CRISIS. DEMOCRATS DID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/no-trump-didnt-create-the-border-crisis-democrats-did.html

BREITBART
— Heritage Foundation Refuses Big Tech Donations – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, and RINO organizations that act like they take big donations from those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those RINOs who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/29/heritage-foundation-refuses-big-tech-donations/

BLAZE
— Lindsey Graham defends AR-15 ownership: ‘My house will be the last one that the gang will come to’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lindsey-graham-ar-15-gangs-gun-control
— Academic researchers claim gun rights advocates have anti-black racial biases. University of Illinois at Chicago academics say ‘racially conservative Whites’ view gun ownership as a sign of good citizenship. – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/researchers-gun-rights-advocates-have-anti-black-racial-biases-and-mass-shootings-may-be-linked-to-racism

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— We Will Suffer For Failing To Weigh Risks. Anti-lockdowners were opposed in promoting cost-benefit analysis, now everyone else will suffer the consequences. – BILL WIRTZ
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/we-will-suffer-for-failing-to-weigh-risks/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS’s Contempt for Gun Owners: Republicans ‘Don’t Have a Conscience’ on Guns – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/03/29/pbss-contempt-gun-owners-republicans-dont-have-conscience-guns

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden Is Clueless — as American Sovereignty Is Lost – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/american-sovereignty/2021/03/29/id/1015560/
— Biden Pressed on Border Problems – They’re Trump’s Fault! – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-mexico/2021/03/29/id/1015579/

FEDERALIST
— The Right Isn’t Serious About Stopping Big Tech Censorship Until It Starts Taking Action. Conservative thinkers need to move beyond bromides about the free market and start doing real research on the landscape of new technology and communications media. – Aaron M. Renn
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/29/the-right-isnt-serious-about-stopping-big-tech-censorship-until-it-starts-taking-action/

TOWNHALL
— Biden & Democrats: ‘American Lives Don’t Matter’ – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/03/29/biden–democrats-american-lives-dont-matter-n2587028

EPOCH TIMES
— My Experience With ‘Woke’ Corporations – Dinesh D’Souza
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/my-experience-with-woke-corporations_3753411.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Majority of Americans Believe ‘Cancel Culture’ Threatens Their Freedom: Poll – Bradley Cortright (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel me because I include links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://ijr.com/majority-americans-believe-cancel-culture-threatens-freedom/

THE HILL
— Overnight Defense: Duckworth calls for examination of service members’ social media | Biden’s Afghan withdrawal timeline raises doubts | Suez Canal reopened after nearly a week. – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/545481-overnight-defense-duckworth-calls-for-examination-of-service-members-social

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden calls for states to reinstate their mask mandates as the C.D.C. director warns of an ‘impending doom’ of possible more virus cases. – Sharon LaFraniere and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/covid-cases-vaccines-eligible.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump returns fire, trashes ‘self-promoters’ Fauci and Birx – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/03/29/trump-returns-fire-trashes-self-promoters-fauci-and-birx/

KGOU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://www.kgou.org/post/sen-tammy-duckworth-new-memoir-every-day-gift

March 28 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump rips Biden for halting border wall construction, says countries are losing respect for US
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-rips-biden-for-halting-border-wall-construction-says-countries-are-losing-respect-for-us

ABC7
— Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn lead senate tour to Rio Grande Valley in response to immigration crisis – Miya Shay, Jeff Ehlin
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-tour-border-in-midst-of-migrant-surge/10449896/
— Biden receives high marks on COVID-19, lags on immigration, guns: POLL – Kendall Karson (DIERSEN: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents gave me low marks for the speakers who I recruited for TAPROOT events. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they, or if anyone who they manipulated/dominated, had been the TAPROOT chairman, they would have recruited high-profile nationally-known speakers.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-receives-high-marks-on-covid-19-lags-on-immigration-guns-poll/10454455/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,250 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2250-new-covid-cases-23-deaths/10454275/

WGN RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/new-york-lawmakers-agree-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-book-20210328-mgp5hzihcvbilcrrtsnlzdnixy-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 110,211 vaccine doses, 2,250 COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths reported Sunday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210327-z3u5resyn5ev3l4hxtgzz6hwby-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2021/3/27/22354397/chinatown-rally-stop-aaip-hate-march
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to flood America with citizens of foreign countries. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/28/22352957/republicans-dont-want-vice-president-kamala-harris-to-succeed-on-immigration-laura-washington

DAILY HERALD
— Willowbrook man charged with injuring three officers in courtroom
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210327/willowbrook-man-charged-with-injuring-three-officers-in-courtroom

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Senator gets her money’s worth – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-senator-gets-her-moneys-worth/article_cca38a41-02e7-5f0a-81a4-f8ab42ca6850.html

ALGONQUIN PATCH
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in McHenry County. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://patch.com/illinois/algonquin/pot-dispensarys-first-day-sales-will-be-donated

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Under New Party Chair, IL Republicans Seek to Unite, Regroup and Rebuild. Former Gov. Edgar, US Rep. Kinzinger, State Rep. Demmer, GOP Chair Tracy speak out. – Derrick Blakley
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/under-new-party-chair-il-republicans-seek-to-unite-regroup-and-rebuild

FOX NEWS
— Duckworth to speak on GWU alumni panel after saying ‘we should listen to the argument’ for taking down statues. Advocates for the removal of George Washington statues have argued his ownership of enslaved people is “problematic”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/duckworth-to-speak-on-gwu-alumni-panel-statues

BREITBART
— Catalina Lauf: ‘Our Voices Are Going to Be Lost’ if True Republicans Not Elected – KYLE MORRIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO elected officials and RINO party leaders who not only reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform, but who destroy those like me who support those planks: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/28/catalina-lauf-our-voices-are-going-be-lost-true-republicans-not-elected/
— Mike Braun: Democrats Hope Illegal Aliens Become ‘Voters’ Through Open Borders – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/28/mike-braun-democrats-hope-illegal-aliens-become-voters-through-open-borders/

BLAZE
— Trump says he will go to the border, hammers Biden admin for migrant crisis: ‘They don’t know what they’re doing’ ‘It’s a very, very dangerous situation’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-biden-border-crisis-visit

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats targeting red states
https://nypost.com/2021/03/28/democrats-targeting-red-states-and-other-commentary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats are alarmed by the number of residents fleeing blue states, but “instead of trying to fix the policies” that push people away, liberal lawmakers “want to impose those unpopular mandates nationwide,” observes Liz Peek at The Hill. To “eliminate the competition between states that they are losing,” lefties are “pushing bills that would put the federal government in charge of states’ labor laws, fiscal policies and voting rules” — from stimulus funds that prohibit state-level tax cuts to ballot-box “reforms” intended to enhance blue turnout in red places. These “egregious power-grabs” are “downright authoritarian.”)

USA TODAY & NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Duckworth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/03/28/tammy-duckworths-journey-poverty-combat-us-senate/6937121002/
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/28/982120929/sen-tammy-duckworth-on-new-memoir-every-day-is-a-gift

March 26 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— Sen. Dick Durbin, state legislators call for more gun control in wake of mass shootings – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/sen-dick-durbin-state-legislators-call-for-more-gun-control-in-wake-of-mass-shootings/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot earned more than $350K from law firm during first year in office, tax return shows – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-tax-returns-20210326-4lpflwtm4ffdnjktxyh2uxrrgy-story.html
— Rise in COVID-19 cases could be early sign of ‘a possible resurgence’ as state says local health departments with waning vaccination demand can expand eligibility – DAN PETRELLA and JENNY WHIDDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-coronavirus-vaccines-illinois-20210326-wxzjz2htojholdku4zooxhergy-story.html
— A third surge in Illinois? It’s a race between COVID-19 vaccinations and variants, and experts are concerned – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-coronavirus-illinois-chicago-third-surge-fears-20210326-cw6znfnepnhw7hmvzyx2bwk5ya-htmlstory.html
— City vs. suburbs on enforcing state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders, restrictions | Arrest in Ald. Brendan Reilly attack | Pandemic’s toll on CTA revenue – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-vs-suburbs-fines-covid-pritzker-expands-vaccine-concerned-uptick-spin-20210326-vmhwqcnb4rgs7nwssd7e5wfrpa-story.html
— Second Wall Street agency upgrades Illinois financial outlook to stable, citing federal aid, performance during pandemic – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-finances-stable-outlook-20210326-s4nmakfymjdkddlu2k5ovox7ve-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-asian-american-discrimination-20210326-c24tczwurff7fng5pqtjnzamsu-story.html
— Banning assault weapons is unlikely to stop mass shootings – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-mass-shooting-boulder-assault-weapons-chapman-20210326-d3ywz5earbh2nj2cbeot2ou2gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/26/22340749/asian-american-hate-crimes-inhe-cho-atlanta

DAILY HERALD
— League of Women Voters decries party politics in Barrington local elections – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210326/league-of-women-voters-decries-party-politics-in-barrington-local-elections

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use the pandemic to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/why-pandemics-give-birth-hate-bubonic-plague-covid-19#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Slain Boulder officer’s dad says son would be ‘deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control’ – Dara Bitler
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/slain-boulder-officers-dad-says-son-would-be-deeply-offended-to-know-his-death-would-be-used-to-promote-gun-control/
— Romney to receive Profile in Courage Award for vote in Trump’s first impeachment trial – AP (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters love it when politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican take adverse actions against Trump.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/romney-to-receive-profile-in-courage-award-for-vote-in-trumps-first-impeachment-trial/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Sues Petition Objector, Seeks ‘Real Culprit’ Grasso beat back the challenge, but wants resident sanctioned by court. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-sues-petition-objector-seeks-real-culprit

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-congress-members-say-residents-favor-gun-control-laws-own-more-guns/article_e1b6f9ae-8e75-11eb-8a85-ef02dda47d5d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DUCKWORTH PUSHES TO OVERTURN HYDE AMENDMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/duckworth-pushes-to-overturn-hyde-amendment-.html
— RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE WILL DEFINITELY COST JOBS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/raising-the-minimum-wage-will-definitely-cost-jobs.html
— PHYSICIANS FACE PRESSURE TO BE WOKE (DIERSEN: Physicians should discourage drinking booze, smoking, using pot, and otherwise harming your body.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/physicians-face-pressure-to-be-woke.html

CAPITOL FAX
— To address new spike, Illinois expands eligibility and vaccines in targeted areas – Ezike warns state can’t move forward “if our metrics are going backward” – 3,002 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 1,302 hospitalized; 264 in ICU; 2.9 percent average test positivity rate; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 99,449 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/26/to-address-rising-cases-to-address-new-spike-illinois-expands-eligibility-and-vaccines-in-targeted-areas-ezike-warns-state-cant-move-forward-if-our-metrics-are-going-backward/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional Democrats ‘silent’ as Biden border surge spirals – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/25/democrats-silent-joe-biden-border-surge-spirals/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Racist or woke? – T.D. ADLER
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/racist-or-woke-march-26-2021-edition

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s stunning dishonesty about immigration – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/bidens_stunning_dishonesty_about_immigration.html
— What Trump Derangement Syndrome Has Wrought – Lauri B. Regan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/what_trump_derangement_syndrome_has_wrought.html

BREITBART
— Biden Policies Are ‘Primary Cause’ of Illegal Immigration Surge – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/03/26/analysis-biden-policies-are-primary-cause-illegal-immigration-surge/
— Wikipedia Plagued by Controversy, Bias in 20th Year
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/26/wikipedia-plagued-by-controversy-bias-in-20th-year/
— Oakland to Give $500 per Month to ‘BIPOC Families’ to ‘Eliminate Racial Disparities’ The Mayor of Oakland, California, is rolling out a program that awards low-income black families, foreign nationals, and the homeless $500 a month — and apparently excluding white households living in equivalent poverty. – WENDELL HUSEBO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/26/oakland-to-give-500-per-month-to-bipoc-families-to-eliminate-racial-disparities/

BLAZE
— Biden used ‘cheat sheet’ during first press conference; Fox News host Chris Wallace knocks president for ‘reading talking points’ ‘Biden appears to be calling on reporters from a prepared list,’ one White House reporter said – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-press-conference-cheat-sheet

DAILY CALLER
— Vince Coglianese: ‘Disinformation’ Is Just A Pretext To Censor Average American Citizens – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/25/vince-coglianese-tucker-carlson-big-tech-censorship/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Violence Is Out of Control in Portland. Maybe Defunding Police Wasn’t Such a Great Idea. – Jarrett Stepman (DIERSEN: If/when rioters attack your municipality this summer, which buildings, neighborhoods, precincts, etc. will they take over and destroy?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/violence-is-out-of-control-in-portland-maybe-defunding-police-wasnt-such-a-great-idea/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The city of Portland, Oregon, is a mess. This week, the city witnessed a telling, if predictable, incident. Police had removed a fence erected around the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse because it became a “symbol of divide” between law enforcement and the community, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Rioters then descended on the federal courthouse and vandalized it.)

NEWSMAX
— The Left Is Weaponizing ‘Disinformation’ To Silence Conservatives – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/censorship-free-speech-online-hate-speech/2021/03/26/id/1015298/

PJ MEDIA
— Administration Mulls Mileage Tax to Fund $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: I drive very few miles every year.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/26/administration-mulls-mileage-tax-to-fund-3-trillion-infrastructure-bill-n1435290

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Evanston to promote reparations. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/evanston-s-reparations-plan-noble-start-complicated-process-experts-say-n1262096

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Partisan Investment Funds Grow Out of Political Divides. Conservatives take a page from liberal investors when it comes to their escalating criticism of technology companies. – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/partisan-investment-funds-grow-out-of-political-divides-11616751000

LEADER & TIMES
— Democrats look to replace Black votes with illegal immigrants – Larry Phillips, Kismet
https://liberalfirst.com/opinion/8297-democrats-look-to-replace-black-votes-with-illegal-immigrants

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Don’t Think Gun Control Can Prevent Mass Shootings
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/most_voters_don_t_think_gun_control_can_prevent_mass_shootings

March 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker dumps $35M in campaign fund, still won’t say if he’s seeking reelection; Karl Rove to headline Rep. Adam Kinzinger fundraiser; Lightfoot says Loretto Hospital not getting more vaccines amid controversy – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-campaign-money-karl-rove-fundraiser-kinzinger-spin-20210322-ba6mjgd24fccjmk6o4sh64j4vi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-asian-americans-20210322-h4i52os7w5egvgypjj4fq2o4zy-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-asian-american-women-racism-misogyny-atlanta-shootings-20210322-nu6joavsg5byjnnl6337fztmd4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210322/pritzker-expresses-solidarity-with-asian-americans-in-illinois

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/rep-theresa-mah-on-addressing-anti-asian-hate-at-the-state-and-federal-levels/8eb643cc-fac2-471a-8deb-6e4e7473c706

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/03/22/gov-jb-pritzker-support-asian-americans-illinois/6955976002/

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/ed-shew-by-not-speaking-out-about-anti-asian-racism-we-help-perpetuate-it/article_2042eed4-722b-51fb-9fcc-160516940837.html

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/gov-pritzker-stands-with-asian-american-community-urges-people-to-report-hate-incidents/

NIU TODAY
— NIU’s Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series welcomes Rep. Adam Kinzinger March 30
https://www.niutoday.info/2021/03/22/nius-rebuilding-democracy-lecture-series-welcomes-rep-adam-kinzinger-march-30/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHEATON COLLEGE JOINS THE CANCEL CULTURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/wheaton-college-joins-the-cancel-culture.html
— MILLER: RADICAL LEFT SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/miller-radical-left-setting-their-sights-on-our-second-amendment-rights.html
— THORNER: WASHINGTON D.C. UNDER MILITARY OCCUPATION?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/thorner-washington-dc-under-military-occupation.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Kinzinger’s “show of political strength” knocked by Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/22/kinzingers-show-of-political-strength-knocked-by-democrats/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From Kristina Zahorik, President of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association…“Let us not forget that Adam Kinzinger is a tried and true Republican who voted with Donald Trump more than 90% of the time and repeatedly voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And now, Adam Kinzinger is teaming up with Karl Rove, one of the architects of the war in Iraq, who helped elect George W. Bush — someone who, after Trump, is one of the worst Presidents in modern history — and to this day still defends the Bush administration’s use of torture.” “Adam Kinzinger is attempting to rebrand his image so people will forget how extreme his voting record is. But even while Adam Kinzinger is now throwing Donald Trump under the bus, he continues to align him himself with some of the worst members of his party. We can acknowledge Kinzinger for standing up and impeaching Trump, but we can’t forget who he has always been — an extreme Republican.” Karl Rove has a history of incorrigible behavior and practices, including just last year his use of racially loaded language when he attacked President Obama for speaking at a historically black college and, in Rove’s words, committing a “political drive-by shooting.”)
— 1,220 new confirmed and probable cases; 22 additional deaths; 1,182 hospitalized; 233 in ICU; 2.6 percent average case positivity rate; 2.9 percent average test positivity rate; 92,148 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/22/1220-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-22-additional-deaths-1182-hospitalized-233-in-icu-26-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-29-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-92148-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Army pulls the pin on ‘gender neutral’ combat fitness test; creates separate tiers for men, women – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/22/army-pulls-pin-gender-neutral-combat-fitness-test-/

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump says China ‘laughs’ at Dr. Seuss controversy: ‘They think our country is stupid’ ‘When China looks at woke, they see the biggest problem we have is Dr. Seuss,’ Trump said – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-says-china-laughs-at-dr-seuss-controversy-they-think-our-country-is-stupid

DAILY CALLER
— Newsmax Reporter Presses Psaki To ‘Square’ National Guard Sleeping In Parking Garage While Illegal Immigrants Get Hotel Rooms – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/jen-psaki-national-guard-parking-garage-illegal-immigrants-hotel-rooms/
— China Wants Men To Be Men. Woke America Says Men Can Be Women. Are We Losing The Fight? – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/china-men-traditional-masculinity-america-woke-military-tucker-carlson/
— Here Are The 5 Republicans That Could Be Trump’s Running Mate In 2024 – HAYDEN DANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/analysis-here-are-the-5-republicans-that-could-be-trumps-running-mate-in-2024/
— ‘The Republican Party Is Stacked’: Here’s Who Trump Is Picking As The Future Of The GOP – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/donald-trump-republican-party-future-lisa-marie-boothe-podcast-interview/

CBN NEWS
— ‘If They Can Do It to Trump, They Can Do It to All of Us’: Big Tech Cracks Down on Conservatives and Christians – Paul Strand
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/march/if-they-can-do-it-to-trump-they-can-do-it-to-all-of-us-big-tech-cracks-down-on-conservatives-and-christians

GOPUSA
— NYC School Directs Students To Stop Referring To Parents As ‘Mom,’ ‘Dad’ To Be More ‘Inclusive’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107529

ONE NEWS NOW
— Media finds motive behind Atlanta killings: ‘China virus’ Trump – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/03/22/media-finds-motive-behind-atlanta-killings-china-virus-trump

EPOCH TIMES
— Leaked Photos Show Children Packed in ‘Terrible Conditions’ in Border Patrol Facility – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/terrible-conditions-texas-congressman-releases-photos-of-border-patrol-tent-facility_3743932.html

THE HILL
— Trump ramps up activities, asserts power within GOP – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/544382-trump-ramps-up-activities-asserts-power-within-gop

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/us/metro-atlanta-shootings-monday/index.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/03/21/dozens-gather-at-stop-asian-hate-vigil-at-claremont-church/

CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/03/21/asian-american-attacks-a-guide-for-parents-struggling-to-explain-hate-crimes-to-their-children/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/nyregion/nyc-asian-hate-crimes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if Biden does not legalize pot, pot pushers will get rid of him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/us/politics/white-house-marijuana-biden.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump claims ‘bigger than ever’ support after Twitter ban – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-twitter-ban-social-media-platform-20210322-ytjcbizj2fbopgnlz5mqn5si4m-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-22/man-shouting-anti-chinese-insults-disrupts-stop-asian-hate-protest-in-diamond-bar

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/03/22/anti-asian-attacks-racist-sexist-xenophobic-deadly-column/4800523001/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/2021/0322/Overcoming-anti-Asian-hate-Can-the-US-learn-from-its-past