ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,989 cases, 23 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11246308/
— IL schools produce ‘unprecedented’ number of reports of harassment of LGBTQ students: advocates (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois schools.)
https://abc7chicago.com/lgbtq-illinois-schools-students-il/11246624/
WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in getting Illinois students to be LGBTQers.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/17/illinois-students-rally-defend-lgbtq-book-school-board-hears-objections-over-its-content
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Dan Brady becomes 1st Republican to announce bid for secretary of state – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-secretary-of-state-dan-brady-20211117-arbj7pmmdnaujo2sxldsjhodua-story.html
— Kyle Rittenhouse defense team seeks mistrial, claiming prosecutorial misconduct – STACY ST. CLAIR and CHRISTY GUTOWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-defense-mistrial-prosecutorial-misconduct-20211116-awjig565ynf3xknzhavdxdh7tm-story.html
— Could the governor be laying the groundwork for a bid to become President Pritzker? – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pritzker-st-1118-20211117-vjzerxokk5dy5ilzhhthdxllhi-story.html
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-liz-cheney-republicans-wyoming-chapman-20211117-dm3t3m6nyvbp5bzhbwykkw4ogm-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ridicules FOP president’s potential run against her: ‘It would be a gift’ – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-mayor-reelection-catanzara-chicago-20211117-dadlwog36rhf5bedidpoxxfjy4-story.html
— Waukegan casino vote postponed after rejected bidder alleges city officials ‘rigged’ process to favor former state lawmaker – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-waukegan-casino-lawsuit-20211117-6oltpypykjeyxg7bdk2pc4ucem-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Unprecedented’ reports of bullying, bias seen against LGBTQ students. – (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois schools.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211117/unprecedented-reports-of-bullying-bias-seen-against-lgbtq-students
— Republican state rep launches bid for Illinois Secretary of State. Dan Brady announced his candidacy at the Union League Club Wednesday and featured early supporters including House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/11/17/22787929/illinois-secretary-state-dan-brady-jesse-white-republican-election-democrat-giannoulias-valencia
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry regional superintendent removed from office – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211117/mchenry-regional-superintendent-removed-from-office
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters promote hatred against Charlie Kirk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20211117/news/311179897
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP rivals rip Pritzker on pensions. Their answer? Well . . . . All four Republicans gather to talk about huge state shortfalls, but only one even partially offers a way out. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-gop-rivals-criticize-him-illinois-pensions
— Republican jumps into race for secretary of state. Bloomington state Rep. Dan Brady joins four Democrats seeking to succeed the retiring Jesse White. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dan-brady-jumps-race-illinois-secretary-state
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats’ disdain has alienated rural voters – Scott Reeder
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/scott-reeder-democrats-disdain-has-alienated-rural-voters/article_d23a255e-ca19-52aa-81c0-59efc15193c0.html
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Impressive List of First Round Endorsements. “This list shows James is well positioned to replace Lauren Underwood and he’ll be able to do the job once he gets there. A mainstay of his campaign is to bring representation in Congress back to Illinois.”
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-impressive-list-of-first-round-endorsements/
WSIL
— Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge for mistrial for the third time – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/rittenhouse-lawyers-ask-judge-for-mistrial-for-the-third-time/article_fed90490-333a-57c5-89ff-6b9b428904ed.html
WLDS
— Davis, LaHood Have Qualms Over $1T Infrastructure Bill – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/davis-lahood-have-qualms-over-1t-infrastructure-bill/
WREX
— COMMENT: To promote legal pot is to promote illegal pot.
https://www.wrex.com/news/national/legal-pot-growers-frustrated-by-illegal-operations-in-oregon/article_e3f5e242-284a-5da1-8a2b-b366059fe3bd.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS ELECTIONS BOARD GIVES STATE LEADER’S CAMPAIGN A PASS FOR $225K SPENT ON CARS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-elections-board-gives-state-leaders-campaign-a-pass-for-225k-spent-on-cars/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: UNFOUNDED WAR AGAINST OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND COAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/thorner-unfounded-war-against-oil-natural-gas-and-coal.html
— BECKMAN: THE DEMOCRATS REAL AGENDA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/beckman-the-democrats-real-agenda.html
— MALKIN: OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT CHATTEL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/malkin-our-children-are-not-chattel.html
— STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS LEAVE NATIONAL GROUP OVER INVESTIGATION OF PARENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/state-school-board-associations-leave-national-group-over-investigation-of-parents.html
— NIEMERG: FAR LEFT INDOCTRINATION IN SCHOOLS A FRIGHTENING REALITY PARENTS MUST COMBAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/niemerg-far-left-indoctrination-in-schools-a-frightening-reality-parents-must-combat.html
— AOC’S INFLATION SOLUTION: MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/aocs-inflation-solution-more-government-spending.html
CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. Since 2004, those newsletters have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, those newsletters have included links to more than 414,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/17/youre-on-your-own-for-a-while/
FOX NEWS
— Missouri AG sues Springfield for allegedly hiding critical race theory training for teachers. The school district told teachers that ‘Celebration of Columbus Day,’ and ‘Make America Great Again’ are examples of ‘covert White supremacy’ – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: How much diversity training have you taken? I have taken a lot of diversity training because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and the Democrats who run the federal government require all their employees to take lots of diversity training. Of course, the training hints/implies/argues/shouts that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-ag-sues-springfield-for-allegedly-hiding-critical-race-theory-training-for-teachers
BREITBART
— Hawley: Advocates of Critical Race Theory Live in an Alternate Universe, Alternate America – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/17/hawley-advocates-of-critical-race-theory-live-in-an-alternate-universe-alternate-america/
— Hannah-Jones: Thomas Jefferson ‘Failed to Live Up to’ His ‘Majestic Ideals’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/17/hannah-jones-thomas-jefferson-failed-to-live-up-to-his-majestic-ideals/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Public Education: Factories Producing Compliant Global Village Idiots – Tom DeWeese
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/public-education-factories-producing-compliant-global-village-idiots
THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in getting Illinois students to be LGBTQers.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/582037-illinois-high-school-students-show-up-to-school-board
— Conservative group targeting House Democrats over SALT positions – LEXI LONAS (COMMENT: The SALT cap should be raised from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581912-conservative-group-targeting-house-democrats-over-salt-positions
— Despite Democrats’ pledges, an expanded IRS will harass the middle class – ALEX HENDRIE (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have harassed me the most for my having worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/581927-despite-democrats-pledges-an-expanded-irs-will-harass-the-middle-class
— Schools cancel ‘Grease’ after show is called sexist. Several students at two Australian schools questioned whether the musical was “appropriate in modern times.” – Brooke Migdon
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/582034-schools-cancel-grease-after-show-is-called-sexist
— COMMENT: Democrats use Gosar to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582063-the-memo-gosar-censured-but-toxic-culture-grows
REUTERS
— News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook – Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts repeatedly send me to old non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/news-corp-chairman-rupert-murdoch-takes-swings-google-facebook-2021-11-17/
NEW YORK TIMES
— House, Mostly Along Party Lines, Censures Gosar for Violent Video. The Arizona Republican is the first member of the House to be formally rebuked in more than a decade. He was also removed from two committees. – Jonathan Weisman and Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/paul-gosar-video.html
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats run government. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats force employers to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/transgender-discrimination-claims-continue-to-evolve-employers-should-take-note
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Gun Owners Oppose Federal Tracking, Fear Confiscation
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/gun_owners_oppose_federal_tracking_fear_confiscation