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September 28 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DuPage judge yanked from bench for claims of harassment, retaliation and lying to police Patrick J. O’Shea lied to detectives after he accidentally fired a gun through a wall and into his neighbor’s apartment, according to the Illinois Courts Commission. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/28/20888550/dupage-judge-removed-patrick-oshea-lying-sexual-harassment-retaliation-lying-police-shooting

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Impeachment action effect in swing districts to be determined – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190928/bernard-schoenburg-impeachment-action-effect-in-swing-districts-to-be-determined
— Legalizing recreational marijuana is not a smart move – Beth A. Rogers, Springfield
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190928/letter-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-is-not-smart-move

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reparations for all – Rick Dime, Richmond
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/27/letter-reparations-for-all/akco80u/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Predict Speedy Impeachment Inquiry Lasting Weeks, Not ‘Months’ – CARRIE FEIBEL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-predict-speedy-impeachment-inquiry-lasting-weeks-not-months#stream/0
— Kids Of Color In Illinois More Likely To Live In Impoverished Areas – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/kids-color-illinois-more-likely-live-impoverished-areas#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Commends Mark Green, Jim Oberweis FD Available for Public View, Underwood Introduces More Mandates on Health Care
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/28/il-14-catalina-lauf-commends-mark-green-jim-oberweis-fd-available-for-public-view-underwood-introduces-more-mandates-on-health-care/ 
— Possible Hanky-Panky in Springfield…Oh, No
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/27/134016/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Congressional candidate Gradel speaks out against ‘radical base’ behind impeachment inquiry – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/513875445-congressional-candidate-gradel-speaks-out-against-radical-base-behind-impeachment-inquiry

FOX NEWS
— Trump slams Democrats, whistleblower over ‘witch hunt’ impeachment inquiry: ‘Others ended in ashes!’ – Melissa Leon 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-democrats-impeachment-inquiry
— Trump calls AOC, Schiff and Nadler ‘Democrat Savages’ as impeachment calls intensify – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-aoc-schiff-nadler-savages

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat governor of Illinois fires truth-seeking museum director as hat-gate scandal grows – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/dem_governor_of_illinois_fires_truthseeking_museum_director_as_hatgate_scandal_grows.html

BLAZE
— Trump’s re-election campaign rakes in staggering donation haul over Democrat impeachment inquiry – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trumps-re-election-campaign-raises-staggering-amount-of-donations-after-pelosi-impeachment-news

FOX BUSINESS
— Republicans rake in $15 million of donations over Trump impeachment threat – Megan Henney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republicans-rake-in-15-million-off-trump-impeachment-threat
— Comcast accused by NAACP of attacking civil rights protections – Ann Schmidt
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/comcast-accused-by-naacp-civil-rights

TOWNHALL
— So Stupid: NYC Wants To Slap People With Massive Fines For ‘Discriminating’ Against Illegal Aliens – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/09/28/so-stupid-nyc-wants-to-slap-people-with-massive-fines-for-discriminating-again-n2553860

EPOCH TIMES
— NYC Bans Calling Someone an ‘Illegal Alien,’ Threatening to Call ICE ‘When Motivated by Discrimination’ – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nyc-bans-calling-someone-an-illegal-alien-threatening-to-call-ice-when-motivated-by-discrimination_3099636.html

CNN
— The Trump impeachment drama has world riveted and wary – Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood, Richard Roth and Carolyn Sung
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/trump-impeachment-saga-diplomats-world/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/staring-down-impeachment-trump-sees-himself-as-a-victim-of-historic-proportions/2019/09/28/815fbbea-e14c-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html

DALLAS NEWS
— Behind the Texas firewall, suburban shifts leave Trump vulnerable. Can strongholds save him? Texas suburbs have evolved from conservative strongholds to purple battlegrounds, but pockets of GOP loyalty could keep the party’s Texas firewall intact for 2020. – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/28/behind-the-texas-firewall-suburban-shifts-leave-trump-vulnerable-can-strongholds-save-him/

PBS
— For Trump, a high-velocity threat like none he’s ever faced
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/for-trump-a-high-velocity-threat-like-none-hes-ever-faced

NEW YORKER
— The Democrats Are Looking to Strike Quickly in the Impeachment Inquiry – John Cassidy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-democrats-are-looking-to-strike-quickly-in-the-impeachment-inquiry

September 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot keeps up Twitter spat with Sen. Ted Cruz over Chicago crime – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: What percent of those who commit crime in Chicago were not raised in a traditional family?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoots-twitter-spat-with-sen-cruz-over-chicago-crime-continues/5515938/
— San Francisco supervisors call National Rifle Association a ‘domestic terrorist organization’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/san-francisco-calls-nra-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/5515415/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal grass offers Lake County the potential for tourism highs – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-legal-marijuana-st-0905-20190904-xdzh2zxiirag5jhecmatwfmro4-story.html
— Schock’s off the hook – and he can run for office again – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-schock-fbi-chicago-corruption-naperville-pot-casten-spin-20190904-qsufpzphbrdqfcfi2m73dpea6q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-chicago-ted-cruz-lori-lightfoot-20190904-wcxitnynrrcmtekldly3g3tnki-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville bans recreational pot sales
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/4/20849148/naperville-bans-recreational-marijuana-pot-sales
— On Facebook, Illinois prison guards, accused of abuses by transgender inmates, mocked LGBTQ community The officers who posted the offensive and explicit memes and other posts all identified themselves as Department of Corrections employees. – Emily Hoerner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/4/20849134/facebook-transgender-illinois-correctional-officers-abuses-strawberry-hampton-lgbtq-mocked-memes
— Pfleger announces anti-gun rally in nation’s capital, slams ‘ignorant’ Ted Cruz “It’s sad when you see somebody who holds an elected office be so ignorant and uninformed,” Pfleger said of the Republican Senator from Texas. – Mitch Dudek 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/4/20849654/pfleger-announces-anti-gun-rally-nations-capital-slams-ted-cruz
— Advocates shine light on homeless CPS students, turn up heat on Lightfoot There were 16,451 homeless Chicago Public Schools students during the 2018-19 school year. Half of them were concentrated in 10 South and West Side wards. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/9/4/20849881/advocates-shine-light-homeless-cps-students-turn-up-heat-lightfoot

— Where Walmart leads on guns, will others follow? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/4/20849409/walmart-el-paso-gun-control-background-checks-doug-mcmillon-sun-times-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville bans recreational pot sales – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190904/naperville-bans-recreational-pot-sales-but-plans-to-seek-voter-input

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Casten raises eyebrows with ‘impeachment town hall’ A congressman facing a tough re-election fight decides to spotlight one provocative issue—opening a Trump impeachment inquiry—in tonight’s Downers Grove session. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/casten-raises-eyebrows-impeachment-town-hall
— Mayor Lightfoot vs. Sen. Cruz gun control spat, Day 3: ‘Do your job’ “If you want to come to Chicago and learn about the root causes of gun violence, I’ll be glad to show you around,” the mayor said in her latest back-and-forth with the Texas senator.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/mayor-lightfoot-vs-sen-cruz-gun-control-spat-day-3-do-your-job

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s ‘Summer of Winning’ video is a loser.”
http://www.wlsam.com/news/donald-trumps-summer-of-winning-video-is-a-loser/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood calls student loans ‘predatory’ – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/09/03/u-s-rep-lauren-underwood-calls-student-loans-predatory/as662sv/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY BECAME ILLINOIS’ MOST FEARED POLITICAL FORCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/how-the-lgbtq-community-became-illinois-most-feared-political-force.html
— ANOTHER ILGOP US SENATE CANDIDATE TOM TARTER ANNOUNCES PRIMARY BID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/another-ilgop-us-senate-candidate-announces-primary-bid.html
— FEDS OFFICIALLY DROP CHARGES AGAINST PROVOCATIVE FORMER IL CONGRESSMAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/feds-officially-drop-charges-against-provocative-former-il-congressman.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/04/reefer-sanity-starting-to-prevail/
— Schock officially cleared of all charges
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/04/schock-officially-cleared-of-all-charges/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— San Francisco Labels NRA a ‘Domestic Terrorism Organization’ – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/san-francisco-labels-nra-a-domestic-terrorism-organization/

DAILY CALLER
— NRA Rips Walmart For Banning Some Ammunition Sales – WILLIAM DAVIS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/04/nra-rips-walmart-banning-some-ammunition-sales/

NEWSMAX
— Pope Stacks College of Cardinals With Leftist Prelates – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/cardinals-pope-catholic-church/2019/09/04/id/931234/

TOWNHALL
— Michelle Malkin Announces National ‘Sanctuary City Tour’ – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/09/04/michelle-malkin-announces-national-sanctuary-city-tour-n2552594
— We Don’t Trust You – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2019/09/04/we-dont-trust-you-n2552621

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Bernie Sanders: Federal Workers Should Have the Right to Strike But allowing the most secure employees in the country to walk off the job is a bad idea. – ROSS MARCHAND (DIERSEN: Federal jobs are secure only for those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/bernie-sanders-wants-federal-workers-to-have-the-right-to-strike/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Target: journalists. Will personal probes undermine media? A new conservative group is investigating the social media backgrounds of mainstream media journalists. Is turnabout fair play – or an attempt at intimidation? – Sarah Matusek
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/0904/Target-journalists.-Will-personal-probes-undermine-media

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s ‘Summer of Winning’ video is a loser.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/donald-trump-summer-2020/index.html

FORBES
— How The ‘Best Companies To Work For’ Engage Employees And Retain Top Talent – Dana Brownlee (DIERSEN: The federal government’s top priority is not to engage and retain top talent. The federal government’s top priority is to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2019/09/04/how-the-best-companies-to-work-for-engage-employees-and-retain-top-talent/
— Is The EEOC Protecting Workers Or Discriminatory Employers? – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Do not expect EEOC to side with workers who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, or German American.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/09/04/is-the-eeoc-protecting-workers-or-discriminatory-employers/