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September 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Judge Brett Kavanaugh accuser comes forward to Washington Post – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/washington-post-kavanaugh-accuser-comes-forward/4260753/

 

CBS2
— Dems Want Delay Of Kavanaugh Vote After Accuser Comes Forward – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/16/dems-want-delay-kavanaugh-vote-after-accuser-comes-forward/

 

WGN RADIO
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin on the importance of the governor’s race
https://wgnradio.com/2018/09/16/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-on-the-importance-of-the-governors-race/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: We found no ‘scheme’ to raise your taxes as Erika Harold’s ad claims – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/erika-harold-claim-against-kwame-raoul-scheme-mike-madigan-raise-property-taxes-fact-check-attorney-general/
— Bill Daley climbs aboard wild ride to replace Rahm Emanuel – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bill-daley-joins-crowded-chicago-mayoral-race-analysis-key-players/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican senators rush to Kavanaugh’s defense after woman publicly accuses him of sexual misconduct – Sean Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-reaction-20180916-story.html
— Writer of confidential Kavanaugh letter says he groped her and tried to pull off her clothes – Emma Brown
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-letter-20180916-story.html
— Black female Democrats call for changes in party – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks, at women, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2018-black-female-candidates-20180915-story.html
— U.S. household incomes grew in 2017, yet inequality worsens – AP (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–economy-household-income-20180912-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The fleecing of a food pantry: Records detail suburban family’s extensive theft – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180916/the-fleecing-of-a-food-pantry-records-detail-suburban-familys-extensive-theft

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner has a tough sales job – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-09-16/editorial-rauner-has-tough-sales-job.html
— Rauner’s sorry, so sorry — but do the voters care anymore? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-09-16/jim-dey-rauners-sorry-so-sorry-%E2%80%94-do-the-voters-care-anymore.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton mayor confident of city’s future as he prepares for life after office – Eric Schelkopf
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/07/wheaton-mayor-confident-of-citys-future-as-he-prepares-for-life-after-office/a99f5xq/
— Lawsuit against Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 dropped – Eric Schelkopf
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/14/lawsuit-against-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-dropped/asb1tvm/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Call To Delay Kavanaugh Vote After His Accuser Goes Public – SASHA INGBER & JASON BRESLOW
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-calls-delay-kavanaugh-vote-after-his-accuser-goes-public#stream/0

 

POLITIFACT
— Republican AG candidate misleads in attacking opponent over property taxes – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/sep/16/erika-harold/republican-ag-candidate-misleads-attacking-opponen/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Casten to work with Speaker Madigan to raise Washington funds – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511563577-casten-to-work-with-speaker-madigan-to-raise-washington-funds

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Puts $98,000 Inspector General in Supplemental Budget for Tuesday Night Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/16/jack-franks-puts-98000-inspector-general-in-supplemental-budget-for-tuesday-night-meeting/
— Democratic McHenry County Board Member Paula Yensen Uses “Slush Fund” to Criticize Joe Tirio, the Same Way the Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund Did in Anonymous Hit Primary Hit Pieces
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/16/democratic-mchenry-county-board-member-paula-yensen-uses-slush-fund-to-criticize-joe-tirio-the-same-way-the-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-did-in-anonymous-hit-primary-hit-pieces/
— Jack Franks’ Cats Paw Election Board Complaints On Monday Agenda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/16/jack-franks-cats-paw-election-board-complaints-on-monday-agenda/
— Roskam Finds Casten Link to Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/15/roskam-finds-casten-link-to-madigan/
— Bob Anderson’s Argument for a “Yes” Vote on Consolidating the McHenry Township Road District With the Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/14/bob-andersons-argument-for-a-yes-vote-on-consolidating-the-mchenry-township-road-district-with-the-township/
— Algonquin Township Tax Protest Records Sought
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/14/119864/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner operatives shut down free speech at “new” GOP clubs
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/09/15/rauner-operatives-shut-down-free-speech-at-new-gop-clubs/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE:  Anti-Trumps say “Allegations throw Kavanaugh confirmation into turmoil.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/406938-allegations-throw-kavanaugh-confirmation-into-turmoil

September 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Bruce Rauner’s Reluctant Embrace of Trump a Re-Election Tightrope
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-reluctant-embrace-of-trump-a-re-election-tight-rope-493396211.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Falling for fake news a ‘human issue’ – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake, except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. Should I publish a) a list of the aforesaid blacklisters and b) the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they blacklist?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-bogus-news-st-0914-story.html

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stephanie Trussell promotes Sam McCann. Every vote that McCann gets is a vote that Rauner will not get.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/15/today-stephanie-speaks-in-studio-with-state-senator-sam-mccann-is-the-only-conservative-candidate-running-for-governor-in-illinois-is-working-to-repeal-rauners-abortion-funding-law/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What voters ought to hear in the home stretch – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180915/our-view-what-voters-ought-to-hear-in-home-stretch
— Local teens consider options outside of college – Ella Unal (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” When was in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180915/local-teens-consider-options-outside-of-college

 

FOX 43
— Tenant says the landlord threatened eviction over political yard signs – CNN
https://fox43.com/2018/09/15/tenant-says-the-landlord-threatened-eviction-over-political-yard-signs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: LYNDON, Illinois — A woman living in Lyndon said her landlord took down her political sign and replaced it with his own. Melissa Denning had a sign up in the yard, supporting Kris Schmidt for sheriff. “Instead of coming and talking to me about the sign, [my landlord] knocked the sign down and ran it over,” Denning said. Denning said the landlord, John Crady, told her she should vote for all Democrats. Denning decided to put up a smaller “Kris Schmidt for sheriff” sign in the window of her house. But she said the landlord stopped by Thursday night and said that sign had to come down, too. “I should be able to hang the sign in my house because I do not support Booker,” Denning said. “I don’t want Booker for sheriff.”)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— I feel isolated from the ideas being expressed by either political party – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511568958-reeder-i-feel-isolated-from-the-ideas-being-expressed-by-either-political-party

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new anti-Pritzker TV ad is a Downstate hot-button smorgasbord
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/15/rauners-new-anti-pritzker-tv-ad-is-a-downstate-hot-button-smorgasbord/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Joe Biden: Trump uses White House as ‘a literal bully pulpit’ – Allison Elyse Gualtieri
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-biden-trump-uses-white-house-as-a-literal-bully-pulpit

 

DAILY CALLER
— POPE FRANCIS MAKES THINLY VEILED ATTACK ON ACCUSATIONS IN BID FOR CHRISTIAN POPULISM – Joshua Gill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/pope-accusation-christian-populism/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— U.S. Immigration Numbers Close To Shattering 108-Year-Old Record – Jack Davis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasing, Democrats count on immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/us-immigration-numbers-close-shattering-108-year-old-record/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even as President Donald Trump seeks to reform the nation’s immigration laws and policies, the face of immigration has changed to the point where immigrants make up the largest share of the U.S. population since 1910. The shift that took place between 2010 and 2017 saw Asian immigrant populations on the rise and small states far from major immigration magnets logging double-digit increases in immigrants. Overall, 44.5 million Americans were foreign-born, according to the data. Census Bureau numbers from its American Community Survey, a computer-generated statistical model based on demographic information from around the nation, show that in 2017, 13.7 percent of Americans were born abroad, according to Breitbart. The record is 14.7 percent in 1910. In 2016, the final year of the Obama administration, 13.5 percent of Americans were foreign-born. The Census Bureau projects that despite efforts by the Trump administration to curb immigration and adopt a merit-based system, immigration numbers will keep rising.)

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Requiem for the Pro-Life Movement – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2018/09/15/requiem-for-the-pro-life-movement/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Democrats’ confidence swells with midterms fast approaching.” How successful have the Democrats been in a) promoting hatred against Trump and promoting hatred against those who do not hate Trump in your precinct and b) getting the voters in your precinct to punish Trump and to punish those who do not hate Trump by voting for all the Democrats on the November 6, 2018 ballot?
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406816-dems-confidence-swells-with-midterms-fast-approaching?userid=3526
— Trump: ‘Republican leadership being ‘played like a fiddle’ by Dems on border security – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/406873-trump-republican-leadership-being-played-like-a-fiddle-by-dems-on
— GOP: The economy will shield us from blue wave – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406805-gop-the-economy-will-shield-us-from-blue-wave

 

POLITICO
— THIS DAY IN POLITICS: Ford issues partial amnesty to Vietnam deserters, Sept. 16, 1974 – ANDREW GLASS (DIERSEN: As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed since 1966 when I was 18 years old, I avoided the draft by seeking and obtaining four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. What were you doing on September 16, 1974? I was working for the Democrats who ran IRS as a newly-promoted GS-12 Step 1 Revenue Officer in IRS’s new office in the Loop. Virtually all my superiors and coworkers were Democrat veterans. In 1974, to turn my IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me, my Democrat IRS critics/opponents stressed to them that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, d) buy a new Corvette in 1971, e) take graduate business courses at Loyola, f) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, g) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, h) get promoted to GS-12 in 1974, i) etc.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/16/ford-amnesty-vietnam-deserters-815747

 

CNN
— Joe Biden attacks Trump’s use of power during LGBTQ dinner speech – Arlette Saenz
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/15/politics/joe-biden-hrc-dinner-2020/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “The Economy Is Humming, but Trump Is Tweeting. Republicans Are Worried.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/us/politics/trump-republicans-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/immigration-laws-jose-antonio-vargas.html
— Democrats’ Top-Secret Formula for Victory Stop obsessing over ideology. It’s about personality. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Anti-Republicans are nasty. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-Republicans demonize, denigrate, and condemn your personality. I should write a book about the leading past and present anti-Republicans in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/democrats-candidates-victory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns churchgoers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/conservatism-after-christianity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/14/us/women-primaries-house-senate-governor.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Cuomo is blatantly setting himself up for 2020 – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/cuomo-is-blatantly-setting-himself-up-for-2020/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote mass/illegal immigration: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/09/15/data-shows-illegal-immigration-not-lead-crime

 

WEAU
— Block party seen as way for students, neighbors to connect – Jesse Horne (DIERSEN: What do you say to block party organizers who make it clear the Republicans are not welcome? In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.weau.com/content/news/Block-party-seen-as-way-for-students-neighbors-to-connect-493221381.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT IS LOOKING TO PUTIN’S RUSSIA TO SAVE CHRISTIANITY FROM THE GODLESS WEST – TOM PORTER
https://www.newsweek.com/how-evangelicals-are-looking-putins-russia-save-christianity-godless-west-1115164

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT advocates say Trump is a bully and a bigot because he has not done enough to promote LGBT activity.
http://time.com/5397382/human-rights-campaign-dinner-trump/

 

VOX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because Trump won the Electoral College, anti-Trumps want to abolish the Electoral College. In what ways are you a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? In the aforesaid jurisdictions, what percent share your race, your age group, your marital status, your education level, your past/present occupation, your national origin, your political affiliation, your religion, your income group, your net worth group, your gun ownership status, your veteran status, the length of time that you have lived in your municipality, the length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.?
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/12/17850980/democracy-tyranny-minority-mob-rule-james-madison

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “I don’t hate Trump; I hate what he is doing.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-bloomberg-interview-i-dont-hate-trump-i-hate-what-he-is-doing-5lskjvk9t

September 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-weed-cannabis-blackhawks-jimmy-buffet/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Backs, at females, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ayanna-pressley-terri-sewell-jahana-haynes-kamala-harris-maxine-waters-congressional-black-caucus-democrats-democratic-party-future-black/
— Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico discloses cannabis investments – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/gary-johnson-libertarian-senate-candidate-discloses-cannabis-investments/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner has a revelation – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180915/statehouse-insider-rauner-has-revelation

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauners-reluctant-embrace-of-trump

 

ABC7
— Woman claims she was denied service at Taco Bell for speaking English
https://abc7chicago.com/society/woman-claims-she-was-denied-service-at-taco-bell-for-speaking-english/4251302/

 

CBS2
— GOP Lawmaker (Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana) Wants Members Of Congress To Be Drug Tested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/15/gop-lawmaker-wants-members-of-congress-to-be-drug-tested/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Why Are Fact Checkers Singling Out California’s Republican Underdog? – Tim Graham (DIERSEN: The higher the government/political office that you seek/hold, the more that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn you. What are the highest government/political offices that have you have sought/held? I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned me a) because I was a GS-12 at IRS and a GS-13 at GAO, b) because I sought GS-13 jobs at IRS and GS-14 jobs at GAO, c) because I was a American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, d) because I am a GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and e) because I ran to be MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/09/15/fact-checkers-or-cox-blockers

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump and Birthright Citizenship – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/trump_and_birthright_citizenship.html

 

HOT AIR
— Obama Demonizing Trump And Republican Voters Coast To Coast – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/15/obama-demonizing-trump-republican-voters-coast-coast/

 

THE HILL
— Primary turnout soars in 2018 with Dems leading charge – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406779-primary-turnout-soars-in-2018-with-dems-leading-charge

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Couldn’t Get Mexico To Pay For His Wall. Now Americans Won’t Pay Either.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-no-border-wall_us_5b9c1ee4e4b013b0977abbdd

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump a re-election tightrope
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Rauner-s-reluctant-embrace-of-Trump-a-re-election-13232056.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Money Talks. Will the G.O.P. Listen? Seth Klarman was once the biggest donor to the Republican Party in New England. This year he’s giving some $20 million to Democrats. – Bari Weiss (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who state that they are Republican, but who talk and/or act like they are taking lots of money from Democrats, from Libertarians, and/or from Greens to destroy conservative individuals like me and to destroy conservative organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/seth-klarman-donations-trump-democrats.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— We are entering the ‘age of bewilderment’ – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/we-are-entering-the-age-of-bewilderment/

September 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Pritzker ‘utterly lacking in the integrity and character’ to be governor – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-utterly-lacking-integrity-character-governor-frame-election/
— Prepared Text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s ‘Remarks Framing the Election’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prepared-text-gov-bruce-rauners-remarks-framing-election-pritzker-lacking-integrity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/joe-biden-drops-huge-tip-rush-street-rosebud-barack-obama/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Election Day nears, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s ‘learned on the job,’ offers mea culpa – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-election-speech-20180913-story.html
— U. of I. panel: Consider new mascot, expansion of Native American history education after Chief Illiniwek controversy – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-illiniwek-university-mascot-20180913-story.html
— Teens who vape: Will a new craze invite a health crisis? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vaping-nicotine-schools-health-20180403-story.html
— Congress seeks to postpone funding fight over Trump’s border wall until after midterms to avert shutdown – Erica Werner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-trump-border-wall-midterms-government-shutdown-20180913-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180913/trump-falsely-says-democrats-inflated-puerto-rico-death-toll
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Harvest Against Hunger event raises funds for food-insecure families
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180912/harvest-against-hunger-event-raises-funds-for-food-insecure-families

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage foreign countries to dump their children in America so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/feds-holding-12800-migrant-children-in-detention-centers/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
http://www.newstrib.com/free/women-in-cannabis-are-planning-to-vote-on-nov-and/article_18541150-b754-11e8-b218-4b96c451a9d2.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Auditor Shannon Teresi Attacks Jack Franks’ Inspector General Proposal as Duplicative, Waste of Taxpayers Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/county-auditor-shannon-teresi-attacks-jack-franks-inspector-general-proposal-as-duplicativ-waste-of-taxpayers-money/
— Can Elected Officials Talk about What Goes on in Secret Meetings??
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/can-elected-officials-talk-about-what-goes-on-in-secret-meetings/
— Senate Craig Wilcox Holding Cary Corn/Pig Roast Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/13/craig-wilcox-holding-free-corn-roast/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— In an inexplicable move, Republican primary loser Roger Orozco endorses Madigan loyalist Deb Conroy – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: If you do anything to help elect a Democrat, you shout that you are not a Republican and that you never were a Republican.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511561323-in-an-inexplicable-move-republican-primary-loser-endorses-madigan-loyalist-deb-conroy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Facebook spends more than $250K on political contributions in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/facebook-spends-more-than-k-on-political-contributions-in-illinois/article_a7ebe506-b6ad-11e8-9560-db2884f7304f.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
– Rauner says he’s “grown,” says he’s now willing to “accept incremental improvements,” bashes Madigan and unloads on Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/rauner-says-hes-grown-says-hes-now-willing-to-accept-incremental-improvements-bashes-madigan-and-unloads-on-pritzker/
— Ives says candidates need to make “real arguments,” claims ever-present Madigan angle is “just ridiculous”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/ives-says-candidates-need-to-make-real-arguments-claims-ever-present-madigan-angle-is-just-ridiculous/
— Hultgren’s first TV ad is unusual and emotional
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/hultgrens-first-tv-ad-is-unusual-and-emotional/
— House Republicans pull all resources from Rep. Jerry Long’s campaign after harassment investigation, urge him to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/house-republicans-pull-all-resources-from-rep-jerry-longs-campaign-after-harassment-investigation-urge-him-to-resign/
— Cullerton pulls TV ads touting “term limits for leaders like Mike Madigan” as Batinick calls for special session on “no budget, no pay”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/cullerton-pulls-tv-ads-touting-term-limits-for-leaders-like-mike-madigan-as-batinick-calls-for-special-session-on-no-budget-no-pay/
— Metra complaints called “hot garbage” by Dem legislator
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/13/metra-complaints-called-hot-garbage-by-dem-legislator/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Cruz: Chinese Want Mexico Radio for Propaganda – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/cruz-chinese-want-mexico-radio-propaganda/

 

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54526

 

THE HILL
— Paul Ryan, lawmakers call on Catholic Church leaders to come clean – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406583-ryan-lawmakers-call-on-catholic-church-leaders-to-come-clean

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “House GOP ‘screwed’ as bad political numbers pile on Trump Analysis: The pre-midterms mood in the majority ranks is grim with President Donald Trump’s approval ratings slipping and the poll edge for Democrats increasing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-gop-screwed-bad-political-numbers-pile-trump-n909326

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Campaigns for 2nd Chance: ‘I’m a Better Governor Now’ A humbled Gov. Bruce Rauner is promising a different kind of governor in a second term. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-09-13/rauner-campaigns-for-2nd-chance-im-a-better-governor-now

 

FOX 40
— John Cox Picks Up Endorsement from Condoleezza Rice – NIKKI LAURENZO
https://fox40.com/2018/09/13/john-cox-picks-up-endorsement-from-condoleezza-rice/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— IRS warns some retirees at risk of tax penalty: What to know – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/irs-warns-some-retirees-at-risk-of-tax-penalty-what-to-know

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Chris Hill (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have punished me because I tried to help them. They attribute bad judgment and/or evil motive to everything I say and do.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/09/12/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-for-social-media-gian.aspx

September 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Downtown hotel workers strike continues, guests feel impact – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/business/downtown-hotel-workers-strike-continues-guests-feel-impact/4207841/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama hides his cynicism behind a silky tongue – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-barack-obama-maxine-waters-kass-20180911-story.html
— Obama’s return sure to fire up voters from both political parties – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-obama-return-to-politics-st-0912-story.html
— Reince Priebus defends President Trump at state House GOP fundraiser; mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy attends – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-reince-priebus-chicago-republican-fundraiser-20180911-story.html
— Batavia residents to vote on city’s home rule status – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-batavia-home-rule-st-0912-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration wants to tax protests” and ask “What happened to free speech?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-speech-trump-tax-demonstrators-washington-parks-sidewalks-20180912-story.html
— How to reduce the absurdity of premature political petition drives – Erc Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-chicago-mayor-petition-rules-0912-20180911-story.html
— The importance of a college education – Mark A. Heckler
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-heckler-guest-column-st-0912-story.html
— Today is the first day someone born after Sept. 11, 2001, can enlist to serve in the war that was launched in response to the terrorist attacks.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1039875140887162881

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump greasing Chicago pols, Durbin’s immigration meetings recounted in ‘Fear’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bob-woodward-fear-trump-white-house-president-donald-dick-durbin/
— A growing body of evidence favors raising the minimum wage – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/minimum-wage-increase-chicago-employment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What makes a candidate credible?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayors-race-focus-chicagos-problems-and-not-clown-candidates/

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP Fall Rally set for Sept. 16 at Geneva ballpark
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180911/gop-fall-rally-set-for-sept-16-at-geneva-ballpark
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Fundraiser launched to expand Wayne Township food pantry – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be receiving charity and/or handing out charity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180911/fundraiser-launched-to-expand-wayne-township-food-pantry
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Voters in 18 local schools could force tax-cut referendums It’s possible, thanks to referendums on next April’s ballot – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180912/voters-in-18-local-schools-could-force-tax-cut-referendums

 

SOUTHERN
— GOP leaders blast Pritzker on progressive tax at campaign stop in Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/gop-leaders-blast-prtizker-on-progressive-tax-at-campaign-stop/article_4931b19d-7f97-57a2-b2d9-7c17ee32fc2b.html

 

WSIL TV
— GOP lawmakers rally against Pritzker tax plan – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39071981/gop-lawmakers-rally-against-pritzker-tax-plan

 

JEANNE IVES
— Ives Calls on Legislators to Reject Political Pork Spending Hidden in New State Budget
https://mailchi.mp/0441d45f6958/ives-calls-on-legislators-to-reject-political-pork-spending-hidden-in-new-budget

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler files police report over theft of his campaign signs; points finger at Conroy campaign – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511559604-kinzler-files-police-report-over-theft-of-his-campaign-signs-points-finger-at-conroy-campaign

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wesley Township Trustee resigned during meeting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/09/wesley-township-trustee-resigned-during-meeting/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Alert: Three webinars will be live streamed this week at Facebook.com/noweedillinois
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/marijuana-alert/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Open thread Woke up early this morning with a sore throat. Went back to bed. Woke up again with a sore throat. Had some tea. Didn’t feel much better. Checked my e-mail and various news sites for anything major. Saw nothing important. Going back to bed. Be nice to each other and keep it Illinois-centric, please. Thanks. (DIERSEN: What is important? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, only what they say is important is important. They have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my judgment as to what is important.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/12/open-thread-33/

 

GOPUSA
— Newt Gingrich, Republicans float new Contract with America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54443

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who say that federal employees are overpaid would never seek or take a federal job because the pay is too low.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/11/trumps-public-employee-pay-freeze-doesnt-go-far-en/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Once ‘Golden State’ Is Badly Tarnished – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/the_once_golden_state_is_badly_tarnished.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Patrol and ICE Agents Face Increasingly Violent Illegal Immigrants – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30039-border-patrol-and-ice-agents-face-increasingly-violent-illegal-immigrants

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CALIFORNIA DMV GIVES ILLEGAL VOTERS A SURGE “New” and “underrepresented” voters could spell victory for leftist Democrats in November.
– Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271289/california-dmv-gives-illegal-voters-surge-lloyd-billingsley

 

FOX NEWS
— Border Patrol in Texas nabs more than 130 illegals in just over 24 hours – Paulina Dedaj
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/11/border-patrol-in-texas-nabs-more-than-130-illegals-in-just-over-24-hours.html

 

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Are Now the Party of Rage, and Maxine Waters Is Their Only Honest Face – Robert Laurie
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertlaurie/2018/09/12/the-democrats-are-now-the-party-of-rage-and-maxine-waters-is-their-only-honest-face-n2517915

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Confirmed again: Journalists don’t understand firearms – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/confirmed-again-journalists-dont-understand-firearms

 

LEGAL INTELLIGENCER
— Court Sides With Employee in Anti-American Bias Discrimination Case National origin discrimination claims typically involve allegations of discrimination based on an employee’s non-American country of origin. Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Civ. A. No. 17-412 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 31, 2018) involved the atypical claim of alleged national origin discrimination based on anti-American bias. – Sid Steinberg
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2018/09/11/court-sides-with-employee-in-anti-american-bias-discrimination-case/?slreturn=20180812060517

 

THE HILL
— GOP warns crime, immigration will spike if Dems win – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/406187-gop-warns-crime-immigration-will-spike-if-dems-win
— Conservatives who don’t own guns still support gun rights, says pollster
http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/406164-non-gun-owning-conservatives-still-support-gun-rights-says
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women wield sizable power in ‘Me Too’ midterms.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/406183-women-wield-sizable-power-in-me-too-midterms

 

NEW YOUR TIMES
— In an Increasingly Diverse House, Aides Remain Remarkably White – Nicholas Fandos (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/us/politics/diversity-congress-house-republicans-democrats.html
— F.D.A. Cracks Down on Juul and E-Cigarette Retailers – Sheila Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/health/juul-fda-vaping-ecigarettes.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Anatomy of a Trump rally: 68 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/12/anatomy-trump-rally-percent-claims-are-false-misleading-or-lacking-evidence/
— Middle-class income hit an all-time high of $61,372 last year, U.S. Census says – Heather Long and Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/12/middle-class-income-hit-an-all-time-high-last-year-us-census-says/
— FDA chief calls youth use of Juul, other e-cigarettes an ‘epidemic’ – Laurie McGinley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-chief-calls-youth-use-of-juul-other-e-cigarettes-an-epidemic/2018/09/12/ddaa6612-b5c8-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Rare Workers Who Thrive on Negative Feedback – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: I had lots trouble accepting feedback from my superiors in the federal government because I knew they were all under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rare-workers-who-thrive-on-negative-feedback-1536672180
— What’s the Best Way to Store a Car for a Long Time? – Heidi Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-best-way-to-store-a-car-for-a-long-time-1536672600

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 5 myths people have about early retirement that aren’t true, according to a guy who retired at 35 – Steve Adcock (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? My main purpose in life is to promote the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject planks in the aforesaid platforms work against me.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/early-retirement-myths-not-true-2018-9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here, I debunk the top 5 myths of early retirement: 1. You will completely lose your purpose in life)

 

USA TODAY
— Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom – Brad Parscale
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/10/trump-google-youtube-search-results-biased-against-republicans-conservatives-column/1248099002/
— Google, Twitter and Facebook should just be honest if they don’t like conservatives – Matt Lamb
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/12/social-media-facebook-twitter-google-youtube-bias-conservatives-republicans-column/1250893002/
— Are you middle class? This calculator by Pew Research Center aims to tell you – Ashley May
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/11/pew-research-calculator-determines-americans-middle-class/1264305002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/2018/09/11/you-middle-class-calculator-tell-you/1269225002/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Why 300,000 feds may soon face retraining – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/09/11/why-300000-feds-may-soon-face-retraining/

September 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Remembrance ceremony at WTC site marks 17th anniversary of 9/11 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/remembrance-ceremony-marks-17th-anniversary-of-9-11/4210199/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana use up among Deerfield and Highland Park teens, according to survey – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-marijuana-use-up-among-deerfield-highland-park-teens-tl-0913-story.html
— Trump hails ‘brave patriots’ aboard Pennsylvania 9/11 flight – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sept-11-anniversary-trump-20180911-story.html
— Hillary Clinton to help Democrat Lauren Underwood, other women, with New York City fundraiser – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-hillary-clinton-lauren-underwood-fundraiser-illinois-14th20180911-story.html
— DuPage jail inmate’s courthouse wedding hits snag — bride is no-show – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dupage-jail-inmate-courthouse-wedding-20180910-story.html
— Task force will study whether Chicago should impose a universal basic income plan to help struggling families – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-universal-basic-income-pawar-20180911-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— As Lawlor’s absence continues, Calabresa named interim chair of Lake County Board – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180911/as-lawlors-absence-continues-calabresa-named-interim-chair-of-lake-county-board

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sen. McCann files bill to repeal abortion funding law – Rick Pearson
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180911/sen-mccann-files-bill-to-repeal-abortion-funding-law

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Judge’s Uncertainly of Dillon’s Rule Impact on Cancelling McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Referendum Leads to Hail Mary Oral Motion by Opponents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/11/judges-uncertainly-of-dillons-rule-impact-on-cancelling-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-referendum-leads-to-hail-mary-oral-motion/
— Sean Casten Steps into Another Cow Pie
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/11/sean-casten-steps-into-another-cow-pie/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton donors gave $569,331.43 to candidates since last major state elections
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511535327-wheaton-donors-gave-569-331-43-to-candidates-since-last-major-state-elections

 

CAPITOL FAX
— RSLC busts the contribution caps for Leader Durkin
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/11/rslc-busts-the-contribution-caps-for-leader-durkin/
— You can’t say you’ve “put forward a plan” when you clearly have not
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/11/you-can%E2%80%99t-say-you%E2%80%99ve-put-forward-a-plan-when-you-clearly-have-not-part-2/
— Pritzker revenue need “guesstimate” revised to $10.7 billion
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/11/pritzker-revenue-need-guesstimate-revised-to-107-billion/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Obama overlooks own actions, cherry-picks survey results in Trump attacks, AP fact check finds – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/11/obama-overlooks-own-actions-cherry-picks-survey-re/

 

GOPUSA
— NRA ‘School Shield’ program awards $600,000 in grants for school security projects
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54343

 

BREITBART
— 100 Bangladeshi Nationals Apprehended near Texas Border in 3 Weeks – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/09/10/100-bangladeshi-nationals-apprehended-near-texas-border-in-3-weeks/

 

ROLL CALL
— GOP Rep. Roskam Accuses Democratic Opponent of ‘Channeling’ Trump Democrat Sean Casten using ‘politics of ridicule’ in race against vulnerable Illinois Republican
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/gop-rep-roskam-accuses-democratic-opponent-channeling-trump

 

POLITICO
— Trump doesn’t drink booze. D.C. weighs whether to let him serve it. A group of residents complained that the owner of the Trump International Hotel fails the “good character” test required of anyone who wants to sell wine, beer or spirits in the city. – LORRAINE WOELLERT (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/11/trump-international-washington-liquor-815560

 

THE HILL
— Graham: Obama, not Trump, politicized DOJ and FBI – MICHAEL BURKE
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/406150-graham-obama-not-trump-politicized-doj-and-fbi

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, America will forever be increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/11/politics/brett-kavanaugh-changing-america-supreme-court/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats like to talk about Trump breaking norms. Now Obama is. – Marc A. Thiessen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-like-to-talk-about-trump-breaking-norms-now-obama-is/2018/09/11/3cb66ef4-b5ff-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html
— Lying to buy a gun? Fear not the feds. Prosecutions are almost nonexistent. – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/11/lying-buy-gun-fear-not-feds/?utm_term=.bd4ac69f6d2e

 

USA TODAY
— Trump may hate Bob Woodward today, but 5 years ago he was one of his biggest fans – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/11/donald-trump-loved-bob-woodward-fear-book/1268139002/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Rogue billionaires are giving Republicans and Democrats a migraine – ADAM WOLLNER
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sns-tns-bc-politics-billionaires-20180911-story.html

 

MARKET WATCH
— Retirees across America are facing a fiscal crisis – Angela Moore
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/retirees-across-america-are-facing-a-fiscal-crisis-2018-09-11

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS Improves Its Performance During Tax Season Despite Staff and Budget Cuts – Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/09/irs-manages-improve-its-performance-during-tax-season-despite-staff-and-budget-cuts/151177/

September 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump colors the fall campaign landscape: He’s been the only thing that matters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-midterm-election-focus-20180908-story.html
— Audit finds $14 million in ‘questionable’ TIF transfers, University Park manager says – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-university-park-forensic-audit-st-0907-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George Ryan making return trip to Cuba – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/george-ryan-cuba-trip-return-castro-raoul-havana/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-campaign-swing-warns-push-pull-hope-fear/
— Illinois should go all out on election cybersecurity – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/election-security-illinois-cook-county-chicago/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Choice of schools important for Illinois families – Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/09/07/sanguinetti-choice-of-schools-important-for-illinois-families/a1guhgk/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals emboldened and getting more violent as judges thwart Trump – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/illegals_emboldened_and_growing_more_violent_as_judges_thwart_trump.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Immigration Moves Europeans Right – Christopher Gage
https://amgreatness.com/2018/09/09/immigration-moves-europeans-right/

 

HOT AIR
— White House Zeroing In On Author Of NYT “Resistance” Op-Ed?
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/08/reports-white-house-zeroing-author-nyt-resistance-op-ed/

 

BREITBART
— Federal Judge Calls Catholic Church a ‘Sect,’ Denies Higher Court’s Authority – Ken Klukowski
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/08/federal-judge-calls-catholic-church-a-sect-denies-higher-courts-authority/

 

THE HILL
— GOP turns its fire on Google – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/405667-gop-turns-its-fire-on-google
— Pence: Trump a ‘tough,’ ‘demanding’ president who ‘wants things yesterday’ – KYLE BALLUCK
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405741-pence-trump-a-tough-demanding-president-who-wants-things-yesterday

 

POLITICO
— Behind Trump’s obsession with social media suppression Advisers have encouraged the president’s view that Silicon Valley giants are part of a wide-ranging liberal campaign to undermine his presidency. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA, NANCY SCOLA and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: What percent of tech employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/08/trump-obsession-social-media-technology-811132

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kellyanne Conway: Trump Believes Op-Ed Writer Is In National Security “Come forward … or resign,” White House counselor tells Christiane Amanpour. – Mary Papenfuss
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kellyanne-conwar-says-trump-believes-op-ed-writer-is-in-national-security_us_5b94540ae4b0162f472dcb85

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Post-‘Rahmbo’ Chicago and the Death of Triangulation The centrist mayor will no longer seek re-election, leaving a power vacuum in the city. – Kim Bellware
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/rahm-emanuel-chicago-mayor.html
— VERY SAD, TRAGIC: Democrats Embrace Liberal Insurgents, Demanding New Face for Party – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/us/politics/democratic-party-midterms.html
— Twitter’s Flawed Solution to Political Polarization On social media, encountering opposing views can make people become even more wedded to their own. – Christopher A. Bail
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/twitter-political-polarization.html
— What Teachers Are Doing to Pay Their Bills Educators across the country are taking second jobs to make a living. – (DIERSEN: My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My working a second job during 1971 and 1972 helped me a) to buy a new Corvette in 1971, b) to pay for job-related graduate courses in 1972, and c) to buy a new town home in 1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/06/magazine/teachers-america-second-jobs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/voter-fraud-lie-missouri.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Destructive Politics of Pseudo-Boycotts From Nike to In-N-Out Burger, companies are being targeted for political reasons. But what is really at stake? – Adam Kirsch (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who boycott GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) those who call for others to boycott GOPUSA ILLINOIS, and c) why the aforesaid do the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-destructive-politics-of-pseudo-boycotts-1536332350?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=17
— Trump Presses Apple to Shift Production to U.S. President’s tweet follows company’s disclosure that China tariffs would hit its products – Tripp Mickle
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-presses-apple-to-shift-production-to-u-s-1536432033
— White House Budget Chief Questions Likability of Sen. Ted Cruz The incumbent Republican senator from Texas is in a close race with his Democratic challenger – Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: Who determines who is likeable in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-budget-chief-questions-likability-of-sen-ted-cruz-1536456461

 

USA TODAY
— Property values: How to size up your home’s tax assessment to see if it’s fair – Hal Bundrick
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/09/09/property-values-how-size-up-your-home-tax-assessment/1160216002/
— Good luck to Serena Williams as she chases record held by homophobe – Josh Peter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, USA Today makes it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, it despises you, if not hates you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/josh-peter/2018/09/08/serena-williams-chasing-record-held-homophobe/1224884002/

 

IDAHO STATESMAN
— ‘We aren’t comfortable being sitting ducks’: Gun owners march in Downtown Boise – MICHAEL KATZ
https://www.idahostatesman.com/latest-news/article218058650.html

 

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote resentment of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/sns-bc-us–obama-midterms-20180907-story.html

 

JAPAN TODAY
— Trump tells Apple to make products in U.S. to avoid China tariffs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-tells-apple-to-make-products-in-u.s.-to-avoid-china-tariffs

September 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Thousands of downtown hotel workers go on strike Friday – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/business/thousands-of-downtown-hotel-workers-go-on-strike-friday/4171084/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/were-supposed-to-stand-up-to-bullies-not-follow-them-obama-delivers-speech-at-u-of-i–/4171828/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-speech-university-of-illinois-492694981.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-university-of-illinois-full-speech-492719531.html
— Trump Says He Watched, Fell Asleep During Obama’s U of I Speech In a speech in North Dakota, Trump responded to what was arguably the most direct comments Obama has made about Trump since the start of his presidency
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Says-He-Watched-Fell-Asleep-During-Obamas-U-of-I-Speech-492713491.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/07/former-president-obama-dives-into-midterm-election-campaign-what-happened-to-republican-party/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/obama-to-step-into-midterms-campaign-for-democrats-1

 

WLS AM
— Rep. Jeanne Ives: “Neither one has addressed the $10 billion pension borrowing scam” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/07/rep-jeanne-ives-neither-one-has-addressed-the-10-billion-pension-borrowing-scam/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/barrack-obama-university-illinois-speech-live-updates-2018/
— Obama, Pritzker sip tea at Urbana coffee shop, warn gov race not in the bag – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/president-barack-obama-j-b-pritzker-democrat-governor-illinois-election-coffee-shop/
— Bishop who didn’t alert police on abuser-priests is living at cardinal’s mansion – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-catholic-bishop-raymond-goedert-didnt-report-priest-child-sex-abuse-living-cardinal-blase-cupich-mansion-vincent-mccaffrey-religion/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-obama-speech-illinois-20180907-story.html
— Tesla stock falls after Elon Musk appears to smoke marijuana on Joe Rogan podcast – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want everyone to be a stoner.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-elon-musk-marijuana-joe-rogan-20180907-story.html
— When I challenge the president, I do it directly – Nikki Haley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-haley-nikki-trump-anonymous-new-york-times-0910-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-anonymous-woodward-oped-20180909-story.html
— Why is J.B. Pritzker ducking this debate? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-rauner-governor-illinois-mccann-jackson-20180906-story.html
— Barack Obama surprises cafe patrons during campaign stop with Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governors-race-obama-pritzker-20180907-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Our party is united, up and down the ticket,” Pritzker said. “Everywhere we go, local Democratic officials come.” He then took a swipe at his opponent, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. “On the Republican side here in Illinois, Gov. Rauner just barely won his own primary. His primary opponent still has not endorsed him,” Pritzker said, referring to state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. “There are an awful lot of other Republicans that have not joined together with him. “I think we’re seeing that Democrats are fired up. Democrats are ready to go.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180907/obama-to-u-of-i-students-you-cannot-wait-for-a-savior

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/obama-delivers-rebuke-trump-he-re-enters-political-fight
— How Trump is helping Chicago distilleries Craft distilleries are having the time of their lives, thanks to consumers’ ever-increasing thirst for small-batch liquor—and President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax bill. – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/how-trump-helping-chicago-distilleries

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/09/07/obama-takes-aim-trump-republican-party-elites

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rock Island County GOP holds annual barbeque – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qctimes.com/news/local/ri-co-gop-holds-annual-barbeque/article_73f3edd6-072f-5ad8-9b6f-bee1edcd508f.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-09-07/updated-obama-trump-symptom-not-the-cause.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Business connections nag Rauner, Pritzker in race for governor – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/business-connections-nag-rauner-pritzker-in-race-for-governor/article_7b68e66e-b20c-11e8-8fe6-43d752463185.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER CAMPAIGN CALLS ON FIRST LADY FOR RE-ELECTION BOOST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/rauner-campaign-calls-on-first-lady-for-re-election-boost.html
— NEW YORK TIMES TELLS US WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW: THE 6TH CD RACE WILL BE CLOSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/new-york-times-tells-us-what-we-already-know-the-6th-cd-race-will-be-close.html
— FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS FOR RETURN TO LEFTIST IDEALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/former-president-obama-calls-for-return-to-leftist-ideals-.html
— TRUMP’S ULTIMATE HATE CRIME: OBSTRUCTION OF LIBERALISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/trumps-ultimate-hate-crime-obstruction-of-liberalism.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Assaults on ICE, Border Patrol surge as illegal immigrants get more violent – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/7/assaults-ice-border-patrol-surge/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Angel Families’, Trump aides rally against illegal immigrant crime – Alex Pappas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/07/angel-families-trump-aides-rally-against-illegal-immigrant-crime.html

 

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Obama’s Speech Attacking Trump at University of Illinois – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/fact-check-obamas-speech-university-of-illinois/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama rails against Trump, Republicans in fiery return to campaign trail
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54172
— The New York Times enabled an attempted coup
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54120

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— 4.5K Christian leaders reject churches’ ‘social justice’ agenda – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2018/09/07/45k-christian-leaders-reject-churches-social-justice-agenda

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Discovers Many Hispanics Don’t Side With Illegals Bringing Children – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/09/07/msnbc-discovered-many-hispanics-dont-side-illegals-bringing

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WATCH: 25 STRAIGHT MINUTES OF ILLEGALS CROSSING INTO U.S. Border rancher documents stream of human smugglers, drug mules, aliens
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/watch-25-straight-minutes-of-illegals-crossing-into-u-s/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Mocks Trump’s ‘Economic Miracle’: Don’t Forget When the Recovery Started – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/07/obama-speech-n2516820
— Stanford Study Finds Conservative Professors Shunned by Law Schools – Brianna Heldt (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that shun conservatives like me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/briannaheldt/2018/09/07/stanford-study-finds-conservative-professors-shunned-by-law-schools-n2516882

 

DAILY CALLER
— OBAMA BRINGS UP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S HISTORY OF RACISM – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/07/obama-speech-democratic-party-racism/
— SCALISE WARNS: ‘SOME ON THE LEFT’ ARE ‘INCITING’ VIOLENCE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/07/steve-scalise-democrats-inciting-violence/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/obama-says-trump-has-pushed-america-to-a-pivotal-moment-810650

 

THE HILL
— Obama condemns Trump in fiery address – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/405592-obama-condemns-trump-in-fiery-address
— 7 times Obama hit Trump in speech – MAX GREENWOOD AND PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/405615-7-times-obama-hit-trump-in-speech

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/politics/barack-obama-illinois-midterms-speech/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Black, progressive, insurgent: Is this the future of the Democratic Party? African-Americans running on the left have notched a string of victories this year. Here’s why. – Alex Seitz-Wald (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat candidate is to vote for a candidate who if elected would use government to get rid individuals organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/black-progressive-insurgent-future-democratic-party-n906841

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says Justice Department should investigate who wrote anonymous New York Times op-ed, citing national security.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/07/trump-says-justice-department-should-investigate-who-wrote-anonymous-new-york-times-op-ed-citing-national-security-ap-reports/
— Former president Barack Obama, saying President Trump is capitalizing on ‘fear and anger,’ calls on Americans to vote in November (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-president-obama-to-warn-of-voter-apathy-ahead-of-the-november-elections/2018/09/07/fad28508-b28f-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/07/barack-obama-preview-midterm-elections-message-chicago-speech/1218153002/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-hits-trump-how-hard-can-it-be-say-nazis-are-bad-1112190

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Trump.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/obama-calls-trump-product-of-a-republican-party-gone-mad.html

 

GOVERNING
— 3 Ways Blue States Could Still Get Around Tax Reform The IRS has moved to block high-tax states from circumventing GOP limits on tax deductions — but not in every way possible. – LIZ FARMER (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-blue-states-get-around-tax-reform.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $499,000 (DIERSEN: This house sold for $759,000 in 2006.)
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/

September 4 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump cancels pay raises for most federal employees, citing budget – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-cancels-pay-raises-for-most-federal-employees/4100351/

 

NBC5
— Challenger Jason Helland Doubts Jesse White’s Ability to Finish 6th Term
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/challenger-doubts-jesse-whites-ability-to-finish-6th-term-492067251.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— STDs hit all-time highs in US for fourth straight year, CDC reports
http://www.fox32chicago.com/health/stds-hit-all-time-highs-in-us-for-fourth-straight-year-cdc-reports
— Former Vice President Al Gore has a message for President Trump: Resign! – Elex Michaelson
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/al-gores-message-to-pres-trump-resign-

 

CLTV
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives on race for Illinois Governor
https://cltv.com/2018/08/30/state-rep-jeanne-ives-on-race-for-illinois-governor/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Roskam camp calls Democrat’s comparing Trump to bin Laden ‘hateful,’ ‘vicious’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/roskam-democrats-casten-comparing-trump-osama-bin-laden-hateful-vicious/
— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s corruption case moving to another district – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aaron-schock-corruption-trial-moving-federal-districts/
— City Haul: More than a third of Chicago city workers make $100K-plus – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-haul-more-than-a-third-of-chicago-city-workers-make-100k/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-donald-trump-aretha-franklin-hate-luftschlossmoddermude-politics-president/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/richard-russell-white-nationalists-john-mccain-trump/
— London mayor gets own balloon after OK’ing Trump baby blimp – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/london-mayor-bikini-blimp-trump-baby-balloon/
— Trump administration backs Asian-Americans in Harvard discrimination case – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/harvard-university-admissions-asian-american-students-discrimination-justice-department/
— Fifteen ways Democrats can lose the November elections – Ralph Nader
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/democrats-november-elections-political-corruption-ralph-nader/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recording: 6th District Democrat Sean Casten says President Trump, bin Laden ‘have a tremendous amount in common’ – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-casten-trump-bin-laden-20180830-story.html
— GOP treasurer candidate admits mistake over how his proposal to combine treasurer, comptroller jobs would go on ballot – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-treasurer-meeting-20180829-story.html
— ‘A perfect tax storm in the south suburbs’: Property tax breaks backfire on some homeowners – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-south-suburbs-tax-storm-20180813-story.html
— Accountability for abuse can’t stop at the Vatican’s gates – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-catholic-pope-francis-scandal-20180829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Who’s a ‘miserable failure on jobs’ now, governor?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-quinn-jobs-record-failure-0831-20180830-story.html
— New prevailing wage rules take effect Saturday. One group deserves blame if business costs rise and blight worsens. – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-prevailing-wage-deadline-st-0831-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Absolutely not over’: Discord remains over sexual harassment complaints in Maine Township – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180830/absolutely-not-over-discord-remains-over-sexual-harassment-complaints-in-maine-township
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump claims, without evidence, that NBC was ‘caught fudging’ TV interview with him.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180830/trump-claims-without-evidence-that-nbc-was-caught-fudging-tv-interview-with-him

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN CHICAGO BUSINESS (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these powerful women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want these powerful women to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/html-page/806961
Amazon owner’s paper whacks Chicago over shooting wave
— As Chicago awaits word on HQ2, the Washington Post reports on the city’s horrid record of catching those responsible for murders and other shootings. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/amazon-owners-paper-whacks-chicago-over-shooting-wave
— Black students lag at even Oak Park and River Forest High School. Here’s why The solution could be personalized learning, which allows students to progress at their own pace, moving forward as they master content. – PHYLLIS LOCKETT
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/black-students-lag-even-america-me-high-school-heres-why

 

TIMES
— Candidates tally more than $150K combined from state parties Long, Yednock vying for 76th District seat – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/29/candidates-tally-more-than-150k-combined-from-state-parties/awq0hlx/

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— New law ensures lunch for all students – Kennedy Nolen
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/new-law-ensures-lunch-for-all-students/article_de0ea518-16b2-5feb-8b97-aa93371b36bd.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new state law requires that schools provide a lunch to all students, regardless of their ability to pay. Area school officials say that just underscores what they’ve already been doing – but they appreciate the emphasis it puts on nutrition. The lunches are reimbursable with federal funds. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the bill into law this week. It provides that a school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a lunch or who owes money on their account balance.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pam Althoff and Chuck Wheeler Get Free Ride to McHenry County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/30/pam-althoff-chuck-wheeler-get-free-ride-mchenry-county-board/
— Algonquin Township Attorney Leads Ethics Session
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/30/algonquin-township-attorney-leaks-ethics-session/
— Tips from Illinois Leaks Scheduled at Mid-Month Springfield Conservative Grassroots Conference
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/30/tips-illinois-leaks-scheduled-mid-month-springfield-conservative-grassroots-conference/
— Incumbents Given Odds at Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/30/incumbents-given-odds-re-election/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen warns against Pritzker corruption, ‘bad faith’ actions – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546912-breen-warns-against-pritzker-corruption-bad-faith-actions

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— ECWd asked to moderate panel at Illinois Conservative Union -3rd Annual Grass Roots Activist Conference – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/ecwd-asked-to-moderate-panel-at-illinois-conservative-union-3rd-annual-grass-roots-activist-conference/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY JOURNAL
— Lawmakers plan a ‘Changing Illinois from the Inside Out’ press conference to address state issues – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511549590-lawmakers-plan-a-changing-illinois-from-the-inside-out-press-conference-to-address-state-issues

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Repugnant and disqualifying” *** Casten “regrets” saying President Trump has “tremendous amount in common” with Osama Bin Laden
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/30/casten-regrets-saying-president-trump-has-tremendous-amount-in-common-with-osama-bin-laden/
— Rauner campaign trolls Pritzker ahead of Indivisible Chicago event
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/30/rauner-campaign-trolls-pritzker-ahead-of-indivisible-chicago-event/

 

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh supported by most GOP governors in letter: A look at who didn’t sign it – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/30/supreme-court-pick-brett-kavanaugh-supported-by-most-gop-governors-in-letter-look-at-who-didnt-sign-it.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, three Republican governors did not sign the letter. The three are from blue states and all are facing re-election this year. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner initially indicated that he would not sign the letter, but eventually did so.)

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Washington Post: Trump Doesn’t Appreciate the Need to Lawyer Up – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/washington-post-trump-lawyer/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEM CANDIDATE SEAN CASTEN COMPARES TRUMP TO OSAMA BIN LADEN – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/democrat-sean-casten-trump-bin-laden/
— CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR CALLS FOR IN-N-OUT BOYCOTT AFTER BURGER JOINT DONATES TO REPUBLICANS – Evie Fordham (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, and companies are the Democrats boycotting in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/california-in-n-out-boycott-gop/

 

BREITBART
— University of Illinois to Honor Obama with ‘Ethics in Government’ Award – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/30/university-of-illinois-to-honor-obama-with-ethics-in-government-award/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— HORRIBLE CHILD ABUSE DEATH IN TEXAS HIGHLIGHTS LINKS TO MARIJUANA
http://www.poppot.org/2018/08/29/texas-child-abuse-death-highlights-links-marijuana/

 

AOL
— Video of young kids smoking pot on Facebook leads to arrests
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/08/29/video-of-young-kids-smoking-pot-on-facebook-leads-to-arrests/23512097/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He’ll Eliminate Pay Raises for Civilian Federal Employees Next Year The president says federal agency budgets cannot sustain 2019 pay increases – Kate Davidson (DIERSEN: During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO, I suffered under my Democrat GAO superiors’ pay-for-performance (PFP) system. They used that system a) to recruit, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Of course, they always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for PFP purposes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-hell-eliminate-pay-raises-for-civilian-federal-employees-next-year-1535652233
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump said employee pay “must be performance-based, and aligned strategically toward recruiting, retaining, and rewarding high-performing federal employees and those with critical skill sets.”)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Schock Corruption Case Being Moved, Possibly to Chicago – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-30/schock-corruption-case-being-moved-possibly-to-chicago