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January 11 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Attendees at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Almiron, Austin, Bennet, Bolds, Chirchirillo, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fenne, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Grant, Henry, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lowe, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Zaruba, and Zay.)

ABC7
— TRUMP DENOUNCES ‘DISGRACE’ OF REPORTS OF RUSSIAN TIES TO HIM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-denounces-disgrace-of-reports-of-russian-ties-to-him/1697045/
— ILLINOIS’ 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SWORN IN – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-100th-general-assembly-sworn-in/1697115/

NBC5
— Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Sends Message at Inauguration – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-minority-leader-jim-durkin-sends-message-410461835.html
— Inaugural Parade Performers Include Midwest Groups – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/midwest-performers-trump-inauguration-410449195.html
— Localize It: Illinois Communities Set Their Own Marijuana Fines (DIERSEN: The lower that you set fines for pot, the more that you promote pot.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-fines-local-410447715.html

CBS2
— Trump Rails Against ‘Fake News,’ Previews His White House Agenda – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/trump-rails-against-fake-news-previews-his-white-house-agenda/
— DuPage Looking To Merge Election Commission With County Clerk – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/dupage-looking-to-merge-election-commission-with-county-clerk/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Madigan re-elected Illinois speaker, nears US tenure record – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/228565212-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Ron Sandack is Springfield’s newest lobbyist – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/former-state-rep-ron-sandack-is-springfields-newest-lobbyist/
— Madigan starts record-setting term hoping ‘to end the acrimony’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— Chicago, Illinois scored big projects during Obama terms – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-chicago-illinois-scored-big-projects-during-obama-terms/
— CPS watchdog launches data unit, hires investigative reporters – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-watchdog-launches-data-unit-hires-investigative-reporters/

DAILY HERALD
— Trump news spreads faster than reporters can verify – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119740/
— Districts hoping state legislation will keep referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119703/
— New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/301119928/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Budget peace looms—and biz groups check their wallets – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119968/illinois-budget-deal-looms-and-business-groups-assess-damage
— Underwater homeownership more common in minority neighborhoods – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170111/CRED0701/170119974/underwater-homeownership-more-common-in-minority-neighborhoods

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy dives into new role in Illinois Senate – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170111/jil-tracy-dives-into-new-role-in-illinois-senate

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New McHenry County lawmakers take seats in Springfield, face hard battles ahead – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/11/new-mchenry-county-lawmakers-take-seats-in-springfield-face-hard-battles-ahead/a8i642n/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Michael Madigan elected to 17th term as Illinois House Speaker
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170111/michael-madigan-elected-to-17th-term-as-illinois-house-speaker

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Area Reps Start Congressional Session With Republicans In Lead Dems Say They’ll Search For Common Ground, But Stand Against Trump, GOP Where They Must – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_2ff63d52-d82f-11e6-9d86-034f04aa2c62.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage Election Commission to consider 7 candidacies in challenge hearing – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/09/dupage-election-commission-to-consider-7-candidacies-in-challenge-hearing/abuatft/
— Public responds to proposed DuPage County Election Commission, clerk consolidation – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/public-responds-to-proposed-dupage-county-election-commission-clerk-consolidation/awz0jun/
— Breen says he won’t keep stipend for leadership post – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/breen-says-he-wont-keep-stipend-for-leadership-post/af08ie1/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— UIC Study Busts Stereotype That Liberals Don’t Hold Anything Sacred People on both sides of the political spectrum take stances that defend the sacred—depending on the topic. – BETTINA CHANG
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Moral-Sanctity-Study/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Native Found Fatally Shot in Still-Running Car Near Chicago School He Worked At A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family of Jason Goodfriend, who was the business manager at Chicago Tech Academy. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-native-found-fatally-shot-still-running-car-near-chicago-school-he-worked

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Feds Are Simply Out-of-Touch – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/feds-simply-touch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently claimed in a press release that the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven children, let me say that this is utter nonsense. Moreover, the USDA fails to identify the multiple benefits of raising children, such as the physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional advantages. These benefits are not just unquantifiable, but inestimable. The value of raising, nurturing and training children far surpass the outlandish financial estimates of Washington D.C. bureaucrats. With the USDA’s exaggerated estimates, how do we expect to encourage married couples to return to the healthy birth rate of more than 2.1 in the United States? We’re shortsighted if we fail to see that the current U.S. trend is unsustainable and portends economic trouble, including lower living standards for most citizens. We simply have to look at Japan, Greece or Italy for a lesson in the detriments of low birth rates. Federal officials are simply out-of-touch with Middle America. Most of us don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a hammer and we spend far less than they estimate to raise our each child every year. Maybe the federal government can learn something from working families?)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NAPERVILLE AND LISLE TOWNSHIPS TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATING ROAD DISTRICTS Voters in Naperville and Lisle townships will have the chance to vote on government consolidation after the success of a similar referendum in the November elections. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/naperville-and-lisle-townships-to-vote-on-consolidating-road-districts/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WOOD: OBAMA GIVES FAREWELL SPEECH AS AMERICANS SAY FAREWELL TO DEMOCRAT PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wood-obama-gives-farewell-speech-as-americans-say-farewell-to-democrat-party.html
— ILLINOIS 100TH SENATE SWORN IN WITH 37 DEMOCRATS, 22 REPUBLICANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-100th-senate-sworn-in-with-37-democrats-22-republicans.html
— PROPERTY TAX FREEZE PASSES ONE CHAMBER AS SESSION ADJOURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-house-passes-permanent-property-tax-freeze.html
— DEMOCRAT FRANKS SPOTLIGHTS ILLINOIS’ PROPERTY TAX DEVASTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-franks-spotlights-illinois-property-tax-devastation.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP says HDems “ignored the will of the people”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/ilgop-says-hdems-ignored-the-will-of-the-people/
— Senate imposes term limits on its leaders via rule change
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/senate-imposes-term-limits-on-its-leaders-via-rule-change/

GOPUSA
— Trump Blasts CNN, BuzzFeed for Fake News; CNN Reporter Throws Fit at Press Conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19120

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Refuses to Take Question From ‘Fake News’ CNN, Calls BuzzFeed: ‘Failing Pile of Garbage’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2017/01/775536-trump-goes-toe-to-toe-with-buzzfeed-cnn/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Va. Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Only Pro-LGBT Groups to Receive State Contracts – MICHAEL GRYBOSKI
http://www.christianpost.com/news/virginia-governor-executive-order-lgbt-state-contracts-nondiscrimination-religious-freedom-172798/

ANDY MARTIN
— The Failed Presidency of Barack Obama
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/andy-martin-the-failed-presidency-of-barack-obama/

RUSS STEWART
— DEMOCRATIC-TRENDING DEMOGRAPHICS CAUSE DOLD’S DEFEAT IN 10TH DISTRICT
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html

BREITBART
— Trans Jenner to Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/11/caitlyn-jenner-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration/

DAILY CALLER
— Why The Trump Presidency Will Bring A New Era For Racial Equality – Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/why-the-trump-presidency-will-bring-a-new-era-for-racial-equality/

THE HILL
— Trump’s frustration with press, intelligence community explodes – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313813-trumps-frustration-with-press-intelligence-community-explodes
— Federal ethics chief blasts ‘meaningless’ Trump business plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/313864-government-ethics-chief-blasts-trump-business-plan

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t divest from his business while president – Andy Sullivan, Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-finance-idUSKBN14V21I

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Key Moments and More From Trump’s News Conference – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-news-conference-highlights.html
— In First Trump News Conference, Sound, Fury and a New Plan – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/obama-trump-transition.html

WASHINGTON POST
— If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too – José A. Cabranes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-colleges-keep-killing-academic-freedom-civilization-will-die-too/2017/01/10/74b6fcc2-d2c3-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump to Place Business Holdings in a Trust Run by Adult Sons Some ethics experts say the trust and other measures don’t create the firewall needed to fully insulate him from his holdings – PETER NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA BERZON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-place-business-holdings-in-a-trust-run-by-adult-sons-1484152201

DALLAS NEWS
— Students want universities to act as parents, but they won’t like the results – Mark Yudof
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/01/11/students-want-universities-act-asparents-like-results

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Target Tax Delinquent Federal Employees – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/11/legislation-introduced-to-target-tax-delinquent-federal-employees/

FED WEEK
— Civil Service System ‘Long Overdue’ for Reform, Says OPM (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/civil-service-system-long-overdue-reform-says-opm/

DAILY MAIL
— Transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner accepts invitation to attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4109944/Transgender-reality-star-Caitlyn-Jenner-accepts-invitation-attend-Donald-Trump-s-Inauguration.html

GM AUTHORITY
— Vice President Joe Biden Plans To Purchase A Corvette Upon Leaving Office – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/01/vice-president-joe-biden-plans-to-purchase-a-corvette-upon-leaving-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We all know Vice President Joe Biden’s love affair with Corvettes; it’s a very well-documented obsession. In fact, he still owns a C2 Corvette given to him as a wedding gift decades ago.
However, Biden has big automotive plans upon leaving office. During VP Biden’s visit to the 2017 North American International Auto Show, he told reporters one of his first actions after exiting his current role will be to “Buy a Corvette.” Biden was seen checking out numerous vehicle during the show and was greeted by Fiat-Chrysler Vice President Brian Harlow, Ford President and CEO Mark Fields and GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss. But, it was Reuss’ team Biden was loving up on. The VP was seen sitting in numerous C7 Corvettes on the show floor, likely doing some window shopping at the same time.)

January 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Pundits Respond to Trump, Streep Beef at City Club Event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Pundits-Respond-to-Trump-Streep-Beef-410188475.html
— In Final Speech, Obama Must Reconcile His Hopes with Trump’s
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/In-Final-Speech-Obama-Must-Reconcile-His-Hopes-with-Trumps-410233035.html

ABC7
— Mother, son followed 28 miles from casino, violently robbed – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/news/mother-son-followed-28-miles-from-casino-violently-robbed/1685113/

WGN RADIO
— What will President Barack Obama’s legacy be? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/09/what-will-president-barack-obamas-legacy-be/
(FROM THE POSTING: Are you ready for another spirited political debate? As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his farewell address in Chicago tomorrow, Republican analyst Chris Robling and Democratic analyst Dave Lundy join Justin to debate the legacy of President Barack Obama.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to appeal ruling forcing public input at Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-to-appeal-ruling-forcing-public-input-at-council-meetings/

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn District 41 will ask voters for $24.2 million – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119968/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to make it “harder to sell a Trump condo.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170110/CRED0701/170109876
— As Trump eyes Dodd-Frank, Chicago’s trading interests gear up for a battle – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps? In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO. GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps. In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997. GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997. GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE01/301079996/as-trump-eyes-dodd-frank-chicago-derivatives-biz-gears-up-for-fight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For all the Trump team talk about gutting President Barack Obama’s landmark financial law, Chicago’s trading community is wagering that at least part of it will stick: swaps reform. Swaps were a villain in the Great Recession, and Obama’s 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act pushed them from clubby, private bank transactions onto public platforms. There they became a welcome addition to the Chicago trading world. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming team has vowed to dismantle the law, but Chicago’s trading interests won’t easily give up the companies, products and venues created after Wall Street banks’ grip on the swaps market was loosened. Financial exchanges like CME Group and trading firms such as Citadel have generated tens of millions of dollars in new swaps business, and they’ll be reluctant to let go of the new infrastructure built on Dodd-Frank’s Title VII, which set up a framework for the regulation of swaps markets. “People now are getting used to the standards,” says Brian Liston, co-founder and president of Seed CX, which launched a new Chicago swaps trading platform. “They should really change Title VII slowly if they have to, and ultimately I don’t think they’re going to.” Swaps are financial shorthand for arrangements in which parties agree to swap the risk associated with financial contracts tied to underlying values, like interest rates. In the 2008 financial crisis, those privately negotiated deals in the subprime mortgage market blew up and swamped major institutions with defaults.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AFSCME to accept wage freeze, higher health costs – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients have always accepted a) COLAs that are far below inflation and b) higher health insurance costs.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170109/afscme-to-accept-wage-freeze-higher-health-costs

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate’s budget plan to end deadlock stalls – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/10/illinois-senates-budget-plan-to-end-deadlock-stalls/aj7f9g6/

FOX ILLINOIS
— AFSCME Sends Letter To Rauner Administration In Hope To Restart Negotiations
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/afscme-sends-letter-to-rauner-administration-in-hope-to-restart-negotiations

TIMES
— Legislation would require Illinois schools to test for lead
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/legislation-would-require-illinois-schools-to-test-for-lead/article_55750a09-f8e2-52f4-a4da-baca0fa95f5b.html

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayors Formally Object to Naperville Annexation Petition Naperville and three nearby towns oppose the petition, which was circulated by an unknown entity – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayors-formally-object-naperville-annexation-petition

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Patlak to explain property tax appeal procedures in Schaumburg – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070577-patlak-to-explain-property-tax-appeal-procedures-in-schaumburg

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Halpin added to GOP website’s list of Madigan allies
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511060956-halpin-added-to-gop-website-s-list-of-madigan-allies

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/orland-park-public-library-board-still-hates-the-public/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School Avoids Diversity Like the Plague – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-school-avoids-diversity-like-the-plague/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM NAMED WAYS & MEANS TAX POLICY CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-named-ways-means-tax-policy-chairman.html

BREITBART
— Archbishop of Chicago Calls for Amnesty Ahead of Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/archbishop-chicago-calls-amnesty-ahead-trump-inauguration/

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19029

FOX NEWS
— Get ready for Dems to play race card to ‘Bork’ Trump nominees – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/10/sean-hannity-get-ready-for-dems-to-play-race-card-to-bork-trump-nominees.html
— The Meryl Streep performance: Why Hollywood hates Trump playing the presidential role – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/10/meryl-streep-performance-why-hollywood-hates-trump-playing-presidential-role.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making good on the promise Trump must build the border wall because he said he would – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/9/editorial-making-good-on-the-promise/

TOWNHALL
— As Gun Violence Rages, Chicago Pols Play Politics – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2017/01/10/as-gun-violence-rages-chicago-pols-play-politics-n2269197

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— President Trump’s Opportunity to Gut Regulations That Harm Effective Drug Policy A special series on the real problem: drug addiction – MAIA SZALAVITZ (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Libertarian plants who talk and act like they smoke pot or want to smoke pot legally.)
https://spectator.org/bumpy-term-ahead/

THE HILL
— Meghan McCain: ‘This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313294-meghan-mccain-this-meryl-streep-speech-is-why-trump-won

POLITICO
— White House win provides a stimulus for the Trump brand The Trump brand is worth more since his election than ever before, adding to his portfolio and raising questions about conflicts of interest. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-brand-business-233385

CNN
— Sessions defends himself against allegations of racism – Tal Kopan and Phil Mattingly
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing-expectations/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s first attempt to ignore the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/donald-trumps-first-attempt-to-ignore-the-law/

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders heaps praise on Donald Trump – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/10/bernie-sanders-heaps-praise-on-donald-trump/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sessions-immigration-20170109-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Legacy A Presidency of great promise ends in rancor and disappointment. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-legacy-1484006700
— Firing Richard Cordray Trump will have ample cause to fire the rogue financial regulator. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/firing-richard-cordray-1484007098

FED SMITH
— Planning to Resign on Inauguration Day? Here’s What Will Happen to Your Pay – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/planning-to-resign-on-inauguration-day-heres-what-will-happen-to-your-pay/

FED WEEK
— Limits on Agency Regulatory Authority Advance
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/limits-agency-regulatory-authority-advance/

GUARDIAN
— Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local. – Aliza Aufrichtig, Lois Beckett, Jan Diehm and Jamiles Lartey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/09/special-report-fixing-gun-violence-in-america

January 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NAACP President Arrested Protesting Sessions’ Nomination – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/naacp-president-arrested-protesting-sessions-nomination/1685036/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Tammy-Duckworth-Sworn-In-Senate-409568965.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If Trump won’t lead, there’s always Pope Francis – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-if-trump-wont-lead-theres-always-pope-francis/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago’s shootings ‘contagious’ like a disease, new study says – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-shootings-contagious-like-a-disease-new-study-says/
— Ty Warner’s turnaround year – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ty-warners-turnaround-year/
— Sailing away from Trumpland – Roger Simon (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America and rest of the world to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-sailing-away-from-trumpland/
— House GOP bawling like Old Chicago aldermen – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-house-gop-bawling-like-old-chicago-aldermen/

DAILY HERALD
— 911 calls released in case of teen shot by DuPage deputy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109822/

WTTW
— Illinois Delegation Split on Repeal of Obamacare – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/03/illinois-delegation-split-repeal-obamacare

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Republican majority in Congress stumbles with ethics gaffe – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170103/our-view-new-republican-majority-in-congress-stumbles-with-ethics-gaffe
— Springfield friends making their marks at top colleges – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: Did you get accepted by an Ivy League university? I did not. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would use Eric Mason, Alexa Brown, and Kanicia Green to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a complete and utter failure and b) would stress that unlike Mason, Brown, and Green, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170101/springfield-friends-making-their-marks-at-top-colleges

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House Democrats getting nervous – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-04/house-democrats-getting-nervous.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Democrats express concerns, but see chance to work with Trump – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170103/illinois-democrats-express-concerns-but-see-chance-to-work-with-trump

HERALD & REVIEW
— Blagojevich undeserving of a pardon – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to be pardoned either. They want me to admit that my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my being a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, my being a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, my being an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, my being an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, my being etc. caused all of their problems, caused all of your problems, caused all of my problems, and caused all of everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate, had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any defeats in Illinois since 2000.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-blagojevich-undeserving-of-a-pardon/article_63e2208a-b902-5041-8bc0-ba665d865952.html

SOUTHERN
— State Rep. John Bradley retires from 117th District seat – NEFETERIA BREWSTER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-rep-john-bradley-retires-from-th-district-seat/article_df35af26-d72a-57b8-8850-3daa4b155096.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Chuck Schumer: Trump opposition leader ‘We’ll be holding his feet to the fire’ – CNN (DIERSEN: Who are the Trump opposition leaders in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What will they do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/chuck-schumer-trump-opposition-leader/635706142

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & QUAD CITIES ONLINE & BURLINGTON HAWK EYE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bustos.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/representative-bustos-considering-run-governor
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/bustos-busy-on-opening-day-of-th-congress/article_72f82fc8-2724-5b99-b0f6-70cf0bfc408b.html
http://www.thehawkeye.com/news/local/bustos-recognized-as-rising-star-as-new-congress-is-sworn/article_0bae6c03-89f8-5c99-8bcb-853c82d49b84.html

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Gun Sales Slow in Illinois Since Trump’s Election
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-04/criminal-justice/gun-sales-slow-in-illinois-since-trumps-election/a55726-1

FOX ILLINOIS
— Outgoing Lawmaker Mike Smiddy Frustrated With Top Illinois Leaders
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/outgoing-lawmaker-frustrated-with-top-illinois-leaders

TIMES
— Mautino pension hike smaller than thought – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-pension-hike-smaller-than-thought/article_eacfa857-d033-5ead-ba43-bb3dcdc821d8.html

GOPUSA
— How the Electoral College kept four California counties from dictating to the entire nation!
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-electoral-college-kept-four-california-counties-from-dictating-to-the-entire-nation/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LIBERAL STRUGGLE AGAINST REALITY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/liberal-struggle-against-reality/

FOX NEWS
— Media to Trump and the GOP: Put up or shut up – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/04/media-to-trump-and-gop-put-up-or-shut-up.html

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Chance to Revamp Govt Historic – Conrad Black
http://www.newsmax.com/ConradBlack/government-obamacare/2017/01/03/id/766626/

BREITBART
— Cuba’s Military Celebrates Anti-Trump ‘Fighting People’s March’ – Frances Martel
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/03/cuba-military-parade-scare-trump/
— Rep. Gohmert: Speaker Ryan Promised Hastert Rule, No Amnesty, No Trade Deals – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/03/gohmert-ryan-amnesty-trade-hastert/
— Democratic Party Is Losing Its Moderate Members, Says Gallup – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/03/moderates-lose-share-democratic-party/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Addressing Chicago Violence – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/addressing_chicago_violence.html
— Guess what the NAACP thinks of Trump’s AG pick – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/guess_what_the_naacp_thinks_of_trumps_ag_pick.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How successful is Trump in targeting companies? – JOSEPH LAWLER (DIERSEN: Will Trump target the many companies that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-successful-is-trump-in-targeting-companies/article/2610816
— Federal workers eye $40,000 ‘buyout’ to duck Trump jobs freeze, cuts – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-workers-eye-40000-buyout-to-duck-trump-jobs-freeze-cuts/article/2610737

THE HILL
— Trump flexes power over GOP – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312591-trump-flexes-power-over-gop
— Schumer: Trump ‘really dumb’ for attacking intelligence agencies – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/312605-schumer-trump-being-really-dumb-by-going-after-intelligence-community

REUTERS
— Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-naacp-idUSKBN14N1TL

NEW YORK TIMES
— California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump – ADAM NAGOURNEY (DIERSEN: Who will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hire to be their “Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump?”)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/california-eric-holder-donald-trump.html
— House Fires at Ethics and Shoots Self – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/opinion/house-fires-at-ethics-and-shoots-self.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Megyn Kelly’s move to NBC could change the cable news landscape – Callum Borchers (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Kelly to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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. Will Kelly do that?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/03/how-megyn-kellys-move-to-nbc-could-change-the-cable-news-landscape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The myth and reality of Donald Trump’s job claims.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/03/trump-reiterates-threat-of-a-border-tax-this-time-general-motors-is-in-the-crosshairs/

BOSTON HERALD
— Obama appears unlikely to go quietly into the sunset – Chris Cassidy
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/obama_appears_unlikely_to_go_quietly_into_the_sunset

USA TODAY
— Petitions aim to stop bands from performing in Inaugural Parade – Rachel Ohm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/03/petitions-bands-trump-inaugural-parade/96138548/
— Survey finds Congress more Christian than the rest of America – Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or give money to a church demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. They determine which activities, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. should be promoted and which should be destroyed.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/03/survey-finds-congress-more-christian-than-rest-america/96106898/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake Ethics Reform Fiasco The House GOP shows it will too easily bend to liberals—and Trump. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-ethics-reform-fiasco-1483488727
— Trump Knocks U.S. Intelligence Agencies Over Russia Hacking Review Briefing to be held on Friday; ‘very strange!’ Trump says – DAMIAN PALETTA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-mocks-u-s-intelligence-agencies-over-russia-hacking-review-1483500978
— The Growing Threat of ‘Illiberal Democracy’ What happens when rule by the people conflicts with individual rights? – WILLIAM A. GALSTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-growing-threat-of-illiberal-democracy-1483488245
— More Chinese Are Sending Younger Children to Schools in U.S. Trend follows surging Chinese enrollment in U.S. colleges; a Jiangxi father says, ‘U.S. education is better’ – MIRIAM JORDAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-chinese-are-sending-younger-children-to-schools-in-u-s-1483485315
http://www.wsj.com/video/chinese-families-send-younger-students-to-us-schools/57364F76-DDEA-461E-9358-35C40F08B245.html

FORBES
— How To Avoid Burnout When The Internet Is Your Job – Morra Aarons-Mele
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morraaaronsmele/2017/01/03/avoiding-burnout-when-the-internet-is-your-job/#8d23ecd90d16

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— The Solution to Fake News – Nu Yang (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/editorial-the-solution-to-fake-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office this month, newspapers at major publications like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have seen a major bump in subscriptions. In a span of a few weeks after the election, the Times confirmed it had about 132,000 paid print and digital subscriptions while the Journal reported it saw a 300 percent increase in new subscribers a day after Trump was elected. Publishers should take this news as an encouraging sign that the public does want accurate and truthful reporting. Newspapers remain an important and powerful brand, and they should be the solution for fake news. Let’s not forget that before social media and algorithms dictated to us what was considered news, newspapers were our source of information. Despite many journalists operating with leaner newsrooms and resources, they still put in the same time and energy while covering this election. But when we look back at 2016, there were certainly some media lessons that had we all had to learn, but now we need to move forward and pick ourselves up because there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done.)

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Disclosing the Costs of Corporate Welfare A new government database will soon spotlight the true costs of corporate tax breaks. – GREG LEROY
http://prospect.org/article/disclosing-costs-corporate-welfare

ROYALE GAZETTE
— No morally better than we were 100 years ago – Nicholas Pell
http://www.royalgazette.com/opinion/article/20170104/no-morally-better-than-we-were-100-years-ago

January 3 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to Rahm: Get Chicago violence under control or feds will step in
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/226818820-story

ABC7
— AMEYA PAWAR, 47TH WARD ALDERMAN, TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018 – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-alderman-ameya-pawar-to-run-for-governor-in-2018/1683989/
— MONIQUE DAVIS, LONGTIME CHICAGO STATE REPRESENTATIVE, RETIRES
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/monique-davis-longtime-chicago-state-representative-retires/1684937/
— RETREATING AFTER TRUMP TWEET, GOP WON’T GUT ETHICS OFFICE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/retreating-after-trump-tweet-gop-wont-gut-ethics-office/1684007/

NBC5
— Illinois GOP Calls Pawar a ‘Tax-Hiking Politician,’ Pawar Fires Back – Carol Marin (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call you?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-GOP-Calls-Pawar-a-Tax-Hiking-Politician-Pawar-Fires-Back-409571325.html

CBS2
— Trump Wants Chicago To Use Stop-And-Frisk Practices To Curb Crime
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/03/trump-wants-chicago-to-use-stop-and-frisk-practices-to-curb-crime/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats stress that Duckworth and Krishnamoorthi and Mah and Pawar are Asian-American.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/03/duckworth-other-asian-american-politicians-making-mark-in-illinois/

WGN RADIO
— One reporter’s tale of covering Donald Trump’s campaign for over a year – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/03/one-reporters-tale-of-covering-donald-trumps-campaign-for-over-a-year/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Ameya Pawar says he’s running for governor – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-ameya-pawar-says-hes-running-for-governor/
— Dems need good ideas, competitive vision more than wealth – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, that is, what is your income and what is your net worth? All my critics/opponents have lots of money. Therefore, as you would expect, their operatives and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you have, the more credible that you are. For example, on a scale of 1 to 5, your credibility is 1 if your net worth is more than $10 million, 2 if it is more than $20 million, 3 if it is more than $40 million, 4 if it is more than $80 million, and 5 if it is more than $160 million.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-dems-need-good-ideas-competitive-vision-more-than-wealth/
— City retirees outraged by Emanuel’s bragging health care email – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: I expect that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will focus on getting Trump a) to cut if not eliminate Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and b) to cut if not eliminate federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for CSRS retirees.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-retirees-outraged-by-emanuels-bragging-health-care-email/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retired city employees are furious about what they call a “heartless” 2015 email written by Mayor Rahm Emanuel bragging about the now-completed, three-year phase-out of the city’s retiree health care program, including a 55 percent subsidy.)
— Kudos to Megyn Kelly after a nasty year for women – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-kudos-to-megyn-kelly-in-a-nasty-year-for-women/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois in danger of becoming a failed state – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0104-20170103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago booze and Detroit wheels: What Trump doesn’t get about global trade.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trade-trump-tpp-ford-gm-illinois-midwest-edit-0104-md-20170103-story.html
— Ald. Pawar says he’s running for Illinois governor – Hal Dardick and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-governor-race-met-0104-20170103-story.html
— Resignation of D112 board member draws attention to racist online remarks – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-d112-board-vacancy-tl-0105-20170103-story.html
— NAACP holds sit-in at Jeff Sessions’ Alabama office to protest attorney general nomination
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-naacp-jeff-sessions-protest-20170103-story.html
— More than 1,100 law school professors oppose Jeff Sessions’s nomination as attorney general – Sari Horwitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-law-professors-20170103-story.html
— Obama’s legacy: Uniter or divider? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Obama focused dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-president-obama-legacy-uniter-perspec-0104-20170103-story.html
— A Trump tweet that doesn’t spark outrage in Chicago – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-tweets-kass-0104-20170103-column.html
— Chicago’s crime epidemic: How you can help – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-mentor-emanuel-chicago-crime-homicide-murder-edit-0104-jm-20170103-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Family: Two sides to story of teen shot by DuPage deputy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109822/
— After brawl, Fox Valley Mall says it will enforce rule for teen shoppers – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/business/170109777/
— Three candidates knocked off ballot in Lombard; board races now uncontested – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109738/
— Gilberts trustee tossed off ballot – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/news/170109757/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s Roskam’s role in House ethics meltdown? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109985/whats-roskams-role-in-house-ethics-meltdown
— Ford, under pressure, cancels $1.6 billion Mexico factory – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/NEWS05/170109986/ford-under-pressure-cancels-1-6-billion-mexico-factory
— Rauner names Democrats, Cubs star as Order of Lincoln honorees – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109979/rauner-names-former-cubs-star-ryne-sandberg-others-as-order-of

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam among those supporting effort to gut independent ethics office – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/03/u-s-rep-peter-roskam-among-those-supporting-effort-to-gut-independent-ethics-office/ahj1mco/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Despite Trump tweet, anti-violence options for feds limited – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/despite-trump-tweet-anti-violence-options-for-feds-limited/article_ee35d079-22fb-5e87-bfbf-35d05482e9b3.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Stocks storm into 2017 as Trump rally resumes New year starts with a bang – MATT EGAN (DIERSEN: Democrats want a Trump crash. Is the Democrat Party’s ability to manipulate stocks in trouble?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/stocks-storm-into-2017-as-trump-rally-resumes/635418766
— Ford cancels Mexico plant. Will create 700 U.S. jobs in ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump CEO: Investment is ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump – HEATHER LONG AND POPPY HARLOW
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ford-announces-plan-to-create-700-us-jobs/635246377
— George W. Bush, Laura Bush, to attend Trump inauguration Bill Clinton not yet scheduled to attend – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/george-w-bush-laura-bush-to-attend-trump-inauguration/635318753

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump’s Win in 18th District Means High Demand for Inauguration Tickets – TANYA KOONCE (DIERSEN: How high is the demand for inauguration tickets in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/trumps-win-18th-district-means-high-demand-inauguration-tickets#stream/0

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus favors changes in ethics office – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-03/shimkus-favors-changes-ethics-office.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When Illinois turns you into a chump chasing chump change – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article124318414.html

DUQUOIN EVENING CALL
— Pricey, but exciting: Southern Illinois couple are inaugural-bound Attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington D.C. will take some financial fortitude, but Linda and Jerry Goforth – long time members of the GOP’s inner circle – say it’s a chance to be part of history. – John Croessman
http://www.duquoin.com/news/20170103/pricey-but-exciting-southern-illinois-couple-are-inaugural-bound

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— New Illinois Sen. Duckworth raises questions about Trump’s Pentagon nominee – Chuck Raasch (DIERSEN: If you were asked what experience do you have to raise questions about government decisions and/or about government activities, what would you say? I would stress that GAO audits federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $92,632-$120,427). For almost 9 of those years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators; for almost 6 years, on audits of many other federal agencies; and for 3 years, on audits of IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286. I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/new-illinois-sen-duckworth-raises-questions-about-trump-s-pentagon/article_6cb7e78c-e0c0-5849-86be-50ebc1ff259f.html

CHICAGO READER
— — AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The economic causes of Chicago’s violence The city continues to pursue policies that advance inequity. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gun-violence-economics-tifs-2016/Content?oid=24910934

CHICAGO PATCH
— Anti-Donald Trump Rally Planned in Chicago for Inauguration Day Organizers describe the protest at Daley Plaza as “a shot across the bow” at Trump’s incoming political agenda. – Joe Vince (DIERSEN: How many from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, and from your county will participate in this protest?)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/anti-donald-trump-rally-planned-chicago-inauguration-day

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Shelbyville Township Electoral Board Disqualified Themselves From Petition Objection Hearing – John Kraft and Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/shelbyville-township-electoral-board-disqualified-themselves-from-petition-objection-hearing/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: DURKIN APPOINTS BREEN ASSISTANT HOUSE GOP LEADER, WHEELER GOP CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-breen-assistant-house-gop-leader.html
— DEMOCRAT CHICAGO ALDERMAN AMEYA PAWAR TOSSES FIRST HAT INTO RING TO OUST RAUNER IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-alderman-tosses-first-hat-into-ring-to-oust-rauner-in-2018.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Do the Democrats need a self-funder for 2018? (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, that is, what is your income and what is your net worth? All my critics/opponents have lots of money. Therefore, as you would expect, their operatives and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more money that you have, the more credible that you are. For example, on a scale of 1 to 5, your credibility is 1 if your net worth is more than $10 million, 2 if it is more than $20 million, 3 if it is more than $40 million, 4 if it is more than $80 million, and 5 if it is more than $160 million.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/03/do-the-democrats-need-a-self-funder-for-2018/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump looms over ceremonial day on Capitol Hill Democratic leaders pledge to look for common ground with president-elect – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/3/donald-trump-looms-over-115th-congress/

GOPUSA
— Christmas Market Slaughter Intensifies Trump’s Resolve to Reconsider Refugee Resettlement
http://www.gopusa.com/christmas-market-slaughter-intensifies-trumps-resolve-to-reconsider-refugee-resettlement/
— GOP House drops weakening of ‘Ethics’ office following Trump criticism
http://www.gopusa.com/gop-house-drops-weakening-of-ethics-office-following-trump-criticism/

THE BLAZE
— New Yorker cartoon sums up anti-elite national mood, angers many – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/02/new-yorker-cartoon-sums-up-anti-elite-national-mood-angers-many/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The “pilot” cartoon will appear in the New Yorker and depicts an angry mob on an airplane voting for a man to take over flight duties from the “smug pilots” who have lost touch with the “regular passengers.”)
— White? Christian? Male?: ‘Privilege cards’ let you ‘check everyone in your life’ for their speech – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors. Will Trump stop that?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/white-christian-male-privilege-cards-let-you-check-everyone-in-your-life-for-their-speech/
— Nancy Pelosi vows to protect Obamacare and DREAMers on first day of new Congress – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What federal assistance programs are you benefiting from? What do you need to be protected from?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/nancy-pelosi-vows-to-protect-obamacare-and-dreamers-on-first-day-of-new-congress/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For His Border Wall Behind The Scenes – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/03/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-for-his-border-wall-behind-the-scenes/

THE HILL
— Dems’ best strategy is to hold Trump to his better campaign promises – DAVID RUSSELL (DIERSEN: When I became the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005, I promised a) to assure that TAPROOT would hold a breakfast meeting the third Saturday each month except August and December, b) to assure that TAPROOT held a picnic each August and a Christmas party each December, and c) to focus on recruiting the best possible Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to speak at those events. I kept those promises, but that was not good enough for my critics/opponents, for their operatives, or for their dupes.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/312588-dems-best-strategy-is-holding-trump-to-his-better
— House passes rules aimed at preventing lawmaker protests – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/312578-house-gop-passes-rules-aimed-at-preventing-lawmaker-sit-ins-protests

ABC NEWS
— Donald Trump Casts Doubt on Intelligence Community Over ‘So-Called’ Russian Hacking – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-casts-doubt-intelligence-community-called-russian/story?id=44537501

NEW YORK TIMES
— Megyn Kelly Is Leaving Fox News for NBC – JIM RUTENBERG
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/business/media/megyn-kelly-nbc-fox-news.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan is easily reelected House speaker – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/03/paul-ryan-is-easily-re-elected-house-speaker/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Hillary and Bill Clinton will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-hillary-and-bill-clinton-will-attend-1483474957-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House GOP Drops Bid to Undercut Ethics Board Move follows a backlash to a proposal to leave lawmakers policing themselves – KRISTINA PETERSON and SIOBHAN HUGHES
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-questions-timing-of-gop-move-on-ethics-board-1483459804

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Blast from the past: House reinstates rule targeting agency spending, employee salaries – Nicole Ogrysko
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/01/blast-past-house-reinstates-rule-targeting-agency-spending-employee-salaries/

FED WEEK
— Ethics Office Issues Reminder Ahead of Inauguration
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/66860/

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Have Reprimands Remain Permanently on VA Employees’ Records – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My federal personnel records document the following: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/03/house-votes-to-have-reprimands-remain-permanently-on-va-employees-records/

January 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEWSVIEWS: NEW ILLINOIS LAWS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-new-illinois-laws/1680607/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The New Year means nearly 200 new laws are now in effect here in Illinois. They impact everything from hair stylists to police dogs and even social media accounts. Discussing some of them are Illinois State Senators Republican Michael Connelly and Democrat Tom Cullerton.)
— 762 MURDERED IN CHICAGO IN 2016 – Michelle Gallardo and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/news/762-murdered-in-chicago-in-2016/1681356/
— Trump’s Incoming Press Secretary Questions if Russia Sanctions Are Out of ‘Proportion’ – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trumps-incoming-spokesman-questions-if-russia-sanctions-are-out-of-proportion/1681655/

NBC5
— Chicago’s 2016 Was One of Bloodiest Years in Decades In total there were 762 murders, 3,550 shooting incidents, and 4,331 shooting victims in 2016, police said
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-violence-plan-409169355.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican dominance hits mark not seen in half century (DIERSEN: Yes, but did the majority vote for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-legislature-gop-dominance-20170101-story.html
— Trump to continue making news, policy via Twitter, spokesman says – Alan Levin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-twitter-20170101-story.html
— Vandalized Hollywood sign now reads ‘Hollyweed’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weird/ct-hollywood-sign-hollyweed-20170101-story.html
— Democrats plan to target eight Trump Cabinet nominees – Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-democrats-trump-cabinet-nominees-20170101-story.html
— Mariah Carey bungles New Year’s Eve show, stops singing on live TV
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-mariah-carey-new-years-eve-20170101-story.html
— Mexican town whose chief earners are in the U.S. worries what happens if they’re sent home – Patrick J. McDonnell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mexican-town-deportations-20170101-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plenty of Illinois Dems in the mix to challenge Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-democrats-challenge-gov-bruce-rauner/
— Trump expected to embrace bold use of Twitter – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-expected-to-embrace-bold-use-of-twitter/
— Can presidency shape a man? Not Trump – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-can-presidency-shape-a-man-not-trump/
— Illinois State Museum: Another long-term casualty of state budget crisis – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-another-long-term-casualty-of-state-budget-crisis/
— DIERSENL HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Jesse Jackson says “Civil rights at risk under Sessions.” Democrats focus on taking civil rights away from those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-at-risk-under-sessions/
— What’s so wrong with giving parents school choices? – John Stossel (DIERSEN: My parents had school choice. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/john-stossel-whats-so-wrong-with-giving-parents-school-choices/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois held ‘auction’ of residents while closing facility – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/ap/state/illinois-held-auction-of-residents-while-closing-facility/article_6e071352-252d-5ded-9fbf-b7c379909cf2.html
— Here’s a 2017 wish — lawmakers do your job – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-here-s-a-wish—-lawmakers-do/article_db12d7d2-47e8-5005-a5cf-81ab2651b8ad.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Jacksonville Developmental Center Auction Preceded Move To Group Homes In Illinois – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-jdc-auction-preceded-move-to-group-homes-in-illinois

FOX NEWS
— Obama’s Petty Attempts To Sabotage Trump Are Bound To Fail – F. H. Buckley
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/01/01/obama-s-petty-attempts-sabotage-trump-are-bound-fail

NEWSMAX
— WSJ Won’t Refer to Trump’s ‘Lies’ as Lies – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/wall-street-journal-wont-use-lie-trump-falsehoods/2017/01/01/id/766348/

BLAZE
— Incoming press secretary: We should be talking about ‘punishing’ Clinton for manipulating election – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/01/incoming-press-secretary-we-should-be-talking-about-punishing-clinton-for-manipulating-election/

BREITBART
— Former Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy Blames Black Lives Matter for Rise in Violent Crime – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/01/former-chicago-police-chief-blames-black-lives-matter-rise-violent-crime/
— Michele Norris: Make a America Great Again Is Trump’s Deeply Encoded Promise of ‘White Prosperity’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would say that they fought “White Prosperity” when they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would say that they fought “White Prosperity” when they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would say that they fought “White Prosperity” when they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/01/michele-norris-make-a-america-great-again-is-trumps-deeply-encoded-promise-of-white-prosperity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” radio journalist and former host of the National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” Michele Norris said President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “Make America Great Again,” is a “deeply encoded,” slogan meant as a “promise of white prosperity above everything else.” Norris said, “In the phrase ‘Make America Great Again,’ there’s one word that if you are a person of color, that you sort of stumble over, and it’s the word ‘again.’ Because you’re talking about going back to a time that was not very comfortable for people of color. They did not have opportunities, they were relegated to the back of the line.” “And this was a country that — to be honest — was built on the promise of white prosperity above everything else. And for a lot of people, when they hear that message, ‘Make America Great Again,’ deeply encoded in that message is a return to a time where white Americans can assume a certain amount of prosperity,” she added.)

WORLD NET DAILY
— GINGRICH’S BIGGEST FEAR ABOUT TRUMP AGENDA Will his team ‘lose their nerve’ and capitulate to Dem naysayers?
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/gingrichs-biggest-fear-about-trump-agenda/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Gingrich: My Biggest Fear Is That Trump Will Lose His Nerve – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/01/gingrich_my_biggest_fear_is_that_trump_will_lose_his_nerve.html
— Donna Brazile: Trump “Has An Enormous Opportunity” To Find Common Ground With Democrats – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/01/donna_brazile_trump_has_an_enormous_opportunity_to_find_common_ground_with_democrats.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Is ‘Absolutely’ Going To Keep Tweeting Hoo boy. – Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-twitter-sean-spicer_us_58695a64e4b0d9a5945be130

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Priebus faces daunting task bringing order to White House that will feed off chaos.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/priebus-faces-daunting-task-bringing-order-to-white-house-that-will-feed-off-chaos/2017/01/01/5a2ba9e4-cd31-11e6-a87f-b917067331bb_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Newt Gingrich worries Trump’s incoming administration will ‘lose their nerve’ in the White House – Adam Edelman
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gingrich-worries-trump-administration-lose-nerve-article-1.2930871

USA TODAY
— Traveling abroad in the age of Trump – Christopher Elliott (DIERSEN: Foreign countries and their citizens want U.S. Presidents who put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2017/01/01/traveling-abroad-donald-trump-administration/95999452/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How should Americans travel abroad in the age of Donald Trump? No matter how you voted in the last election, the answer is the same: carefully. But also, definitely. As the president-elect prepares to take office Jan. 20, travelers have expressed worries about how they’ll be perceived internationally after a lengthy campaign that tested the limits of civility. “A potentially controversial president means you have to prepare,” says Colby Martin, an intelligence director for Pinkerton. “Americans traveling abroad need to have a comprehensive plan for staying safe.” Reality check: Most international trips abroad will probably — hopefully — be uneventful, regardless who’s in the White House. That’s because our most popular destinations are Mexico and Canada, in that order. And they’re used to the ups and downs of our political system and accustomed to American visitors. Roughly the same number of Americans visit Canada as they do all of Europe. But wander outside the well-trodden areas, and things could get interesting, say experts.)

PALM BEACH POST
— After whirlwind week at winter White House, Trump leaves town – Jeff Ostrowski
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/update-after-whirlwind-week-winter-white-house-trump-leaves-town/6N7FulQpozA0SnTw7FTDDI/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump ROBERT REICH says “TIME FOR TRUMP TO START BEHAVING LIKE A PRESIDENT.”
http://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-time-trump-start-behaving-president-537627

TRUTHOUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Bad Year Ends, a Worse One Begins” and ask “What Will You Do With 2017?”
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38914-a-bad-year-ends-a-worse-one-begins-what-will-you-do-with-2017
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “How Do Republicans Get Away With Voter Suppression?” Anti-Trumps were not suppressed in my precinct: 211 voted for Clinton and only 137 voted for Trump.)
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38936-how-do-republicans-get-away-with-voter-suppression

ALTERNET
— Former Employee Sues Google, Claims It Maintained an Internal Spy Network That Encouraged Workers to Snitch on Each Other Did Google illegally monitor its workers’ electronic devices? – Michael Arria (DIERSEN: Federal employees know that their superiors want help in meeting their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, that their superiors want help in getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.alternet.org/labor/former-google-employee-files-lawsuit-against-company-claims-they-maintained-internal-spy

December 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— MIKE PENCE SPEAKING IN CHICAGO FRIDAY
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mike-pence-speaking-in-chicago-friday/1678382/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be in Chicago on Friday. He’ll be attending a fundraiser at the Chicago Club on West Van Buren. Pence will be greeted by protesters. Several groups opposed to the Trump/Pence administration plan to be there. An official confirmed that Illinois governor Bruce Rauner will not be in attendance.)

NBC5
— Sandi Jackson Says She’s Borrowing Cash, Selling Belongings Jackson is currently seeking a divorce from the former Congressman. The couple pleaded guilty to a list of felonies in 2013 and subsequently served staggered jail sentences. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sandi-Jackson-Selling-Personal-Items-During-Divorce-report-408649525.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama imposes sanctions on Russia over hack, expels 35 diplomats; Trump says time ‘to move on’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-russia-hacking-us-response-20161229-story.html
— Despite budget inaction, about 190 new state laws take effect Jan. 1 – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-new-laws-2017-met-20161228-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Obama mastered his demons. Trump nurtures his.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-trump-insults-temper-20161229-story.html
— Trump to focus on ‘peace through strength’ over Obama’s ‘soft power’ approach – David Nakamura and Juliet Eilperin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-foreign-policy-20161229-story.html
— Chicago’s violence worst in nearly 20 years – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-2016-met-20161229-story.html
— Our regrettable shrinking state – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1230-20161229-story.html
— Politicians pressure CTA unions over jobs program for felons – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cta-second-chance-12-29-17-20161229-story.html
— A taxing year ahead: Expect to pay more for your home, parking, water and more – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-new-taxes-fees-2017-met-20161228-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McCarthy sees ‘crisis’ in Chicago’s murder rate – Curt Wagner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mccarthy-sees-crisis-in-chicagos-murder-rate/
— Prosecutors don’t oppose delaying Aaron Schock’s trial – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/prosecutors-dont-oppose-delaying-aaron-schocks-trial/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— C’mon, Dems: Throw Rauner a bone before everyone leaves Illinois – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161229/NEWS02/161229899/cmon-dems-throw-rauner-a-bone-before-everyone-leaves-illinois
— Chicago tax rates begin to catch up with the burbs – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161229/BLOGS02/161229909/chicago-tax-rates-begin-to-catch-up-with-the-burbs
— Burr Ridge home sells for almost $3.7 million, the year’s highest there – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161229/CRED0701/161229905/burr-ridge-home-sells-for-almost-3-7-million
— Former OfficeMax HQ in Naperville faces loan default – RYAN ORI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161229/CRED03/161229920/officemaxs-former-naperville-hq-faces-loan-default

WTTW
— Term Limits: Would They Help or Hurt Illinois? – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/28/term-limits-would-they-help-or-hurt-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump says U.S. will buy, hire American – AP (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like they are anti-American. Most commonly, they hate unions, they hate current and former union members, they hate General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, they hate vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and they hate those who own vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/nationworld/2016-12-29/llatest-trump-says-us-will-buy-hire-american.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Partial budget ends with new year; Illinois deal not near – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/partial-budget-ends-with-new-year-illinois-deal-not-near/article_c05f6bc4-ce17-11e6-b338-d7dc7306bea0.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner steeling for conflict to continue – Scott Reeder
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/94447/reeder-rauner-steeling-for-conflict-to-continue

WSIL TV
— U.S. punishes Russia for hacking presidential campaign – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34145820/us-punishes-russia-for-hacking-presidential-campaign

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump, the computer and email skeptic-in-chief Obama uses laptops, has iPad – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-the-computer-and-email-skepticinchief/633431398
— White House: Trump reversal of sanctions would be ‘highly unusual’ Official says Trump could reverse sanctions – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/white-house-trump-reversal-of-sanctions-would-be-highly-unusual/633419118

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBAMA ORDERS 35 RUSSIAN PERSONNEL TO LEAVE U.S.; SHUTS DOWN TWO RUSSIAN COMPOUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/obama-orders-35-russian-personnel-to-leave-us-shuts-down-two-russian-compounds.html
— DI LEO: SABOTAGE: THE US-ISRAEL ALLIANCE UNDER ASSAULT FROM WITHIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/sabotage-the-us-israel-alliance-under-assault-from-within.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— George Soros: U.S. elected ‘con artist and would-be dictator’ in Donald Trump – Andrew Blake
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/29/george-soros-us-elected-con-artist-and-would-be-di/

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Tweets Out His Two Rules: ‘Buy American, Hire American’ – Alicia Powe
http://www.westernjournalism.com/trump-tweets-out-his-two-rules-buy-american-hire-american/

DAILY CALLER
— Sean Spicer: Donald Trump Isn’t Afraid Of Anyone — Including The Media – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they fear the Democrat news media, b) they are operatives for the Democrat news media, or c) they are dupes for the Democrat news media.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/29/sean-spicer-donald-trump-isnt-afraid-of-anyone-including-the-media/
— Kellyanne Conway Struggling To Find Private School In D.C. For Her Children – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, the same grade school that my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather attended.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/29/report-kellyanne-conway-struggling-to-find-private-school-in-d-c-for-her-children/

TOWNHALL
— Obama Orders New Sanctions Against Russian Officials In Retaliation For Various Hacks – Christine Rousselle
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/12/29/breaking-obama-orders-new-sanctions-against-russian-officials-in-retaliation-for-hacking-n2264654

NEWSMAX
— Charlie Sheen Begs God to Take Donald Trump Too in Wake of Celeb Deaths (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponent, their churchgoing operatives, and their churchgoing dupes beg God to take me, but so far, God has said no.)
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/charlie-sheen-donald-trump-die-tweet/2016/12/29/id/766103/
— Herman Cain: Obama ‘Trying to Go Out With Some Hyperbole’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/herman-cain-obama-term-hyperbole/2016/12/29/id/766046/

NEWS BUSTERS
— MRC’s Dan Gainor: Trump’s Twitter is a ‘Threat’ to Liberal Media – Alatheia Nielsen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/alatheia-nielsen/2016/12/29/mrcs-dan-gainor-trumps-twitter-threat-liberal-media

BREITBART
— Employee Agrees to Deliver Pizzas to Dangerous Georgia Neighborhood, Gets Shot – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: How many dangerous neighborhoods are there in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/28/employee-agrees-deliver-pizzas-dangerous-georgia-shot/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE ILLINOIS DEATH SPIRAL – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/29/the-illinois-death-spiral/
— KERRY ECHOES NEO NAZI CONSPIRACY THEORY IN SHOCK ATTACK ON ISRAEL
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/28/kerry-echoes-neo-nazi-conspiracy-theory-in-shock-attack-on-israel/
— IS COLLEGE A SCAM? – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: How successful were you in putting your college degree to work? In August of 1970, I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and started working for Firestone in its Chicago Heights Store as its Retail Sales Manager. In early 1971, because I was not putting my college degree to work, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile to be a Factory Representative. The Firestone Store manager immediately fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $43,914) Revenue Officer.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/29/is-college-a-scam/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College graduates are finding themselves unable to put their degrees to work, LeAndre Martinez of the Huffington Post explains that “I am 23 years old. I’ve got $60,000 in debt from student loans. I make around $10 an hour working as a cook, and I live off of about $20 a week after I cover rent and other expenses. Since I graduated, my degree has been pretty much useless. When people see that I have a degree, it’s like it doesn’t even mean anything. Every job that I’ve done, it’s kind of been by personal relation or word of mouth.” Martinez is not a lazy millennial, but a product of a weak economy and a diminishing labor force. Investors Business Daily of Dec. 2016 explains, “40 percent of [Millennials] still live with their parents, a 75-year high. They can’t afford to live on their own… This may well be the challenge of the coming decade — to re-skill and retrain younger workers so that they can find better, higher paying jobs and move out of their mom and dad’s house and into their own digs. They’re just bearing the brunt of decades of failed economic policies that have cut U.S. economic growth from 3 percent-plus to below 2 percent, and caused family incomes to stagnate.”)

THE HILL
— George Soros: Trump a ‘would-be dictator’ – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312109-george-soros-trump-a-would-be-dictator

HUFFINGTON POST
— White House Dares Trump To Roll Back Sanctions Against Russia “We don’t think it makes much sense to invite back in Russian intelligence agents.” – Sam Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-russia-sanctions-gop_us_58657996e4b0de3a08f7c19e
— These Government Watchdogs May Be Our Best Hope Of Keeping A Trump Administration In Check Inspectors general, many of them Obama appointees, will keep an eye on federal agencies during the Trump administration. If he keeps them around. – Ryan J. Reilly (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, and while I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years, I often worked with Inspector General employees including those from the federal Financial regulatory agencies, RRB, IRS, DOD, EPA, DOE, DOT, INS, GSA, VA, HUD, HHS, and ED.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inspectors-general-trump-obama_us_585ad361e4b0eb586484f1ab

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is the Recent Spike in Marriages a Trump Bump? – EMILY S. RUEB
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/nyregion/marriages-since-trump-election.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Charlie Sheen sarcastically defends tweet wishing death on Donald Trump – DAN GUNDERMAN
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/charlie-sheen-tweets-death-president-elect-donald-trump-article-1.2927883

DAILY PIONEER
— The perils of being a ‘useful idiot’ (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who regularly read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) who consider me to their ‘useful idiot’ because I send my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to them free of charge and without any advertising?)
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/oped/the-perils-of-being-a-useful-idiot.html

MONEY MAGAZINE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Marijuana Deliveries Are Expected To Spike on New Year’s – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4619554/marijuana-delivery-new-years-eve/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How to make a federal employee nervous – Tom Temin
http://federalnewsradio.com/tom-temin-commentary/2016/12/make-federal-employee-nervous/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Melania Trump, currently suing a publication for defamation, says her goal is to protect the First Amendment The first lady to be wants to fight against censorship and cyberbullying, two things her husband is guilty of.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/29/melania-trump-currently-suing-a-publication-for-defamation-says-her-goal-is-to-protect-the-first-amendment/

DAILY MAIL
— Donald Trump supporter ‘films barrage of abuse he receives for wearing a #buildthewall T-shirt’ INSIDE his California apartment building – LIAM QUINN (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps do to you if you wore anything that was pro-Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois?)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4074742/Donald-Trump-supporter-abused-wearing-one-president-elect-s-shirts.html
— Bookings ‘dropped by over 50% at Trump’s hotels as he campaigned for president’ with celebrities in New York ‘checking in at Robert De Niro’s Greenwich lodgings instead’ – CAROLINE MCGUIRE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4073148/Bookings-dropped-50-Trump-s-hotels-campaigned-president-celebrities-New-York-checking-Robert-Niro-s-Greenwich-lodgings-instead.html

December 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is being handed a great economy” and ask “What happens when it starts tanking?” Anti-Trumps want the economy to tank so that they can blame it on him.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-booming-economy-stock-market-20161227-story.html
— South suburbs boast fair share of biggest, best and other honors – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-superlatives-st-1228-20161227-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: West Chicago reviews objection to mayoral candidate – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229196/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: The fight against fake news Only you can stop its proliferation, through critical thinking and not sharing – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents want you to get permission from? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should get specific permission from all of the following before I include anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, executive committee members, and employees, c) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee officers, members, and deputies, d) IRP officers and employees, e) the IRP National Committeeman, f) the IRP National Committeewoman, and g) all the Republican elected officials who represent my precinct. While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should have gotten specific permission from the past and present officers of the aforesaid organizations before I included anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161228/discuss/161229120/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: The demonization of the press The news media isn’t just under criticism, its’s under a dangerous assault – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of news media serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, members of the news media promote Democrats and promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/discuss/161229233/
— Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S. – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/312279933/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why the General Assembly must reform workers’ compensation – BRUCE RAUNER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161228/OPINION/161229933/why-illinois-must-reform-workers-compensation-gov-rauner

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Federal regulations not always a burden – Dick Durbin (DIERSEN: Because minorities and women who have problems vote overwhelmingly for Democrats, Democrats promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161227/dick-durbin-federal-regulations-not-always-burden
— Real budget could help keep people in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161227/their-view-real-budget-could-help-keep-people-in-illinois

JOURNAL COURIER
— Arrogance is betraying AFSCME members – Austin Berg
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104009/commentary-arrogance-is-betraying-the-members

HERALD NEWS
— All I want for Christmas is a new speaker – Austin Berg
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/12/23/berg-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-speaker/afzi83a/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Student government: Make SIU a sanctuary for immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: This indicates that many, if not most, if not virtually all SIU students are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors. Democrat professors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article123270689.html

SAUK VALLEY
— ‘School choice’ has failed elsewhere; don’t try it here New Education Dept. chief might weaken traditional public schools – Sarah Bingaman Dixon (DIERSEN: My father could afford to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich, that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and that I have always been privileged. I should write a book about how much money the parents of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have/had.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/22/guest-column-school-choice-has-failed-elsewhere-dont-try-it-here/ajqxlxs/

TIMES
— Conservative paper plagiarized – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/conservative-paper-plagiarized/article_30d2a752-90fa-59fa-8804-63301459dc54.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A co-owner of a chain of conservative papers said late last week a writer and an editor were “terminated” after The Times identified instances of plagiarism. In November, the Illinois Valley Times ran two stories that contained passages from Times stories without proper attribution. The chain of Illinois papers is run by Local Government Information Services Inc.; the Illinois Valley Times has no local presence, with its writers from elsewhere, including the Philippines. Dan Proft, one of the company’s owners, said plagiarism is against his company’s policy. “(W)e take proper attribution and substantiation of sources and content seriously and instruct our people accordingly,” he said in an email late last week. “The hundreds of stories we’ve done across all our properties speak very clearly to the veracity of my statement of policy.” On Nov. 19, the Illinois Valley Times posted a story to its website about Republican Karen Donnelly’s victory over Democrat Brian Towne in the state’s attorney race 11 days before. The story included a series of direct quotes from the two candidates that were from The Times’ election night story. The conservative paper attributed none of the quotes to The Times. Other paragraphs were paraphrased from The Times’ story. In his email, Proft said the lack of attribution was a “major problem and should’ve been caught by our editor.” In a Nov. 9 story, the Illinois Valley Times reported Republican state representative candidate Jerry Long’s victory over Democratic Rep. Andy Skoog. The story contained a direct quote from the director of a think tank based at Southern Illinois University, saying the director made the comment to the Illinois Valley Times in September. In fact, the director, David Yepsen, had given the quote to The Times in September. Proft said an editor mistakenly changed “Times” to “Illinois Valley Times,” thinking it was a typo. For both stories, Proft said, it appeared speed was chosen over accuracy. “These are our mistakes, and we take accountability for them,” Proft said in his email. “Both the writer and the editor in question have been terminated as a result of this sloppy work.” Soon after Proft’s response to The Times, both stories were corrected to include proper attributions. Editors added notations at the end of the stories indicating the previous problems. Proft couldn’t be reached for a phone interview.)

KANE COUNTY NOW
— Fewer out of work now in DeKalb County
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/12/22/fewer-out-of-work-now-in-dekalb-county/a9kqr7d/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crete rail yard revived, CSX makes request – Keith Benman
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/crete-rail-yard-revived-csx-makes-request/article_945e9a4c-438f-547d-8b37-8644368df30c.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FOOD STAMPS FOR CHRISTMAS: 2 MILLION ILLINOISANS STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/food-stamps-for-christmas-2-million-illinoisans-struggle-to-put-food-on-their-tables/?linkId=32791814

TOWNHALL
— Why Wait 100 Days? Trump’s First 30 Days. – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2016/12/28/why-wait-100-days–trumps-first-30-days-n2264072
— The Newspapers Bully Sen. Sessions – Brent Bozell
http://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/2016/12/28/the-newspapers-bully-sen-sessions-n2264080
— Alan Dershowitz: Obama Will Go Down As One Of The Worst Foreign Policy Presidents Ever. He Stabbed Israel In The Back – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/27/alan-dershowitz-obama-will-go-down-as-on-the-worst-foreign-policy-presidents-ever-he-stabbed-israel-in-the-back-n2263931
— The Obama Era Has Wiped Out An Entire Generation Of New Democratic Talent – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/27/the-obama-era-has-wiped-out-an-entire-generation-of-new-democratic-talent-n2263997

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Would Have Beaten Delusional Obama – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/trump_would_have_beaten_delusional_obama.html

LIFEZETTE
— Why ‘Legacy’ Admissions Value Ancestry Over Merit Students battle for college slots while family ties assist a select few — fair or foul? – Daniel Riseman (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/legacy-admissions-value-ancestry-merit/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— HOW BLACK LIVES MATTER IS TAKING OVER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – Carly Hoilman
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/how-black-lives-matter-is-taking-over-the-public-school-system

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Obama Despises Israel Because He Despises the West A religious leftist, he breaks down Bible believers into two categories: fools and liars. – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443371/obama-anti-israel-jewish-jerusalem-judeo-christian-western-civilization

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Trump Nixes Pet Projects of Liberal and Conservative Elites – MICHAEL BARONE
https://spectator.org/trump-nixes-pet-projects-of-liberal-and-conservative-elites/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WEALTH, POVERTY AND POLITICS – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/wealth-poverty-and-politics/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Inauguration Security Planners Brace for Wave of Protesters – NICHOLAS FANDOSD (DIERSEN: How many from Illinois, from your county, from your township/ward, from your municipality, and from your precinct a) will attend the inauguration in support of Trump/Pence and b) will protest the inauguration?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-security.html
— Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries – LAURIE GOODSTEIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/houses-of-worship-poised-to-serve-as-trump-era-immigrant-sanctuaries.html
— Fix Immigration. It’s What Voters Want. – TOM COTTON, Republican senator from Arkansas
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/opinion/tom-cotton-fix-immigration-its-what-voters-want.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t Let Trump Speak for Workers.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/opinion/dont-let-trump-speak-for-workers.html?ref=opinion
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For the Trumps, ‘Made in U.S.A.’ May Be a Tricky Label to Stitch – LAURA M. HOLSON and RACHEL ABRAMS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me a hypocrite for buying a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max because its engine was built in Mexico, its transmission was built in Germany, and the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/donald-trump-ivanka-clothes-global-trade-overseas-manufacturing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that teens commit crime because they are bored?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/mall-fights-brawls.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump rewards major donors with high-ranking positions and political access – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-major-donors-high-ranking-positions-political-access-article-1.2926090
— Thousands sign petition demanding Hunter College fire professor whose husband criticized Ivanka Trump – Denis Slattery
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/thousands-professor-fired-husband-heckles-ivanka-trump-article-1.2926072

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Housing Gains Highlight Economic Divide Coastal areas see home values surge while rural regions miss out on the boom – LAURA KUSISTO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/housing-gains-highlight-economic-divide-1482881929
— TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mexico Edges Closer to legalizing Marijuana – DUDLEY ALTHAUS and SANTIAGO PEREZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-path-on-legal-marijuana-forces-rethink-in-mexico-1482834602

USA TODAY
— Police suspect social media spurred mall violence – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/27/police-suspect-social-media-spurred-mall-violence/95886724/
— More than 40 shot in Chicago over the weekend – Melanie Eversley
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/26/40-shot-chicago-over-weekend/95860972/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Latinos in tech prepare for resistance as Trump takes office – Marissa Lang
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Latinos-in-tech-prepare-for-resistance-as-Trump-10820939.php

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana supporters worried by Trump’s attorney general pick – Jessica Wehrman (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who talk and/or act like they smoke pot and/or like they want to smoke pot legally? Sooner or later, they all will be “wards of the state.”)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/28/backers-of-legal-pot-worried.html

STAR BEACON
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.starbeacon.com/opinion/columns/obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/article_e7922213-7838-557a-8e37-fe2ba629d1d0.html

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-males say “Anti-affirmative Action Foes Continue with Fake Conclusions.” What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
http://diverseeducation.com/article/90682/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Obama White House spurns appeal to shield “DREAMers” and green-card holders – Zaida Green
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/28/immi-d28.html

December 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois’ State Budget Impasse Will Likely Stretch Into 2017 – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-state-budget-impasse-will-likely-stretch-into-2017-408426115.html
— Billionaire Asked Emanuel to Close Downtown Street for Daughter’s Wedding – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/billionaire-asked-emanuel-close-downtown-street-wedding-408431645.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner shows how his mind works in emails – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-1228-20161227-story.html
— Will popular tax break for homeowners survive in 2017? – Kenneth R. Harney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0101-kenneth-harney-column-20161229-column.html
— Billionaire asked Rahm to close Monroe Street for daughter’s wedding – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-billionaire-wedding-road-closure-rahm-1229-chicago-inc-20161227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Could Trump start a nuclear war with a single tweet?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-nuclear-weapons-twitter-20161227-story.html
— Deerfield and Northbrook Chamber of Commerce members deliver supplies to homeless in Chicago – Denys Bucksten
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-dfr-chamber-homeless-christmas-drive-tl-1229-20161227-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Dear Leader’ Trump’s favorite targets are Republicans – Froma Harrop
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-dear-leader-trumps-favorite-targets-are-republicans/
— We will fight any rollback of rights for LGBTQ Americans – Brian C. Johnson (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats, their operatives, and their dupes demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-we-will-fight-any-rollback-of-rights-for-lgbtq-americans/

DAILY HERALD
— 8 teens charged in large fight at Fox Valley Mall – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229228/
— Buffalo Grove maintains Aaa bond rating
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229192/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Women still need men to help us climb the corporate ladder – ANDEE HARRIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161227/OPINION/161229944/women-still-need-men-to-help-us-climb-the-corporate-ladder

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New Year’s wish: A New House speaker in Illinois – Austin Berg
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/27/new-years-wish-a-new-house-speaker-in-illinois/ak740m9/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Eight juveniles charged in mall disturbance in Aurora
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2016/12/27/eight-juveniles-charged-in-mall-disturbance-in-aurora/ajahbdi/

WQAD
— Questions arise concerning new Illinois law to help hairdressers recognize abuse – ELIZABETH WADAS
http://wqad.com/2016/12/27/questions-arise-concerning-new-illinois-law-to-help-hairdressers-recognize-abuse/

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Dissolve or consolidate? Not happening in La Salle Township – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/news/dissolve-or-consolidate-not-happening-in-la-salle-township/article_7ab00fe4-cc40-11e6-b278-479322849fd2.html

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Chicago Elections Board must pay share of local GOP’s costs for fight over committeeman rules – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511063246-judge-chicago-elections-board-must-pay-share-of-local-gop-s-costs-for-fight-over-commiteeman-rules

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Rauner calls $50M ‘first installment’ – AP
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2016/12/27/Rauner-campaign-50M-12-27-16.aspx

CHICAGOIST
— Mike Pence Is Speaking In Chicago Friday & Some Chicagoans Plan To Protest – RACHEL CROMIDAS
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/27/mike_pence_is_speaking_in_chicago_f.php

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Rahm’s Emails: Billionaire Friends, Curt Replies, and Plenty of Loopholes – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/December-2016/Rahm-Email-Dump/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Demand That Congress Preserve the Electoral College – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/demand-u-s-representatives-preserve-electoral-college/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HUMPHREY: IMMIGRATION GROUPS – EVEN RELIGIOUS ONES – PROMOTE LAWLESSNESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/immigration-groups-promote-more-burdens-on-taxpayers.html
— REEDER: ILLINOIS VOTERS WEARY OF ONGOING WAR BETWEEN RAUNER AND MADIGAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/reeder-illinois-voters-weary-of-ongoing-war-between-rauner-and-madigan.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s ‘true’ friends on Capitol Hill – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/27/inside-the-beltway-trumps-true-friends-on-capitol-/

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary Supporter Warren Buffett Is $8 BILLION Richer Since Trump’s Election – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/hillary-supporter-is-8-billion-richer-since-trumps-election/
— The United Nations Gets KRAUTHAMMERED: Trump Should ‘Turn It Into Condos’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/the-united-nations-gets-krauthammered-trump-should-turn-it-into-condos-video/
— New York Times’ John Harwood Says Democrats Lost Because Of ‘White Fear’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/new-york-times-reporter-says-democrats-lost-because-of-white-fear/

BLAZE
— Reid: Group of potential 2020 Democratic candidates looks like an ‘old folks’ home’ – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/27/reid-group-of-potential-2020-democratic-candidates-looks-like-an-old-folks-home/
— Megyn Kelly criticizes ‘scared’ Hillary Clinton for using her on the campaign trail, but refusing to come on her show – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/27/megyn-kelly-criticizes-scared-hillary-clinton-for-using-her-on-the-campaign-trail-but-refusing-to-come-on-her-show/

BREITBART
— New York County Ends ‘Sanctuary’ Policy Before Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/27/county-ends-sanctuary-policy-trump-inauguration/

HOT AIR
— Maxine Waters: The problem with my party is that “when we’re in power we’re nice”
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/27/maxine-waters-the-problem-with-my-party-is-that-when-were-in-power-were-nice/

NEWSMAX
— NY Times: Chris Christie ‘Abandoned by Virtually Everyone’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/US/Chris-Christie-Abandoned/2016/12/27/id/765720/

COLLEGE FIX
— Law professors agree: University of Oregon can’t legally punish prof for Halloween costume – GREG PIPER
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30507/

FOX NEWS
— ‘You cannot eat here’: Hawaii café riles residents with ban on Trump voters – Malia Zimmerman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/cannot-eat-here-hawaii-caf-riles-residents-with-ban-on-trump-voters.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Rebuking Trump, Obama Channels His Native Hawaii At Pearl Harbor, the president embraces his state’s world view. – Howard Fineman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-hawaii-trump_us_58628e8de4b0d9a59459171f

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ‘STAR WARS’ ACTRESS CARRIE FISHER DIES AT 60
http://abc7news.com/entertainment/star-wars-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-at-60/1674973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fisher long battled drug addiction and mental illness. She said she smoked pot at age 13, used LSD by 21 and was first diagnosed as bipolar at age 24. She was treated with electroconvulsive therapy and medication.)

AOL NEWS
— Man refuses to help Trump supporter stuck in snow
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/12/27/man-refuses-to-help-trump-supporter-stuck-in-snow/21642690/

MSN
— Inauguration performer Jackie Evancho’s album sales skyrocket – NICOLE BITETTE
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/inauguration-performer-jackie-evancho%E2%80%99s-album-sales-skyrocket/ar-BBxAasB

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— After Trump Tower evacuation, de Blasio spokesman says incidents ‘will be a common occurrence’ – JOHN ANNESE
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/suspicious-package-report-prompts-trump-tower-evacuation-article-1.2925879

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls U.N. ‘just a club for people’ to ‘have a good time’ – Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/26/trump-calls-u-n-just-a-club-for-people-to-have-a-good-time/
— Professor keeps job after ‘white genocide’ tweet, but conservative media continues to go after liberal targets – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/27/professor-keeps-job-after-white-genocide-tweet-but-conservatives-seek-out-more-academic-and-media-controversy/
— A professor called Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism.’ Then she became the victim of terror. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/27/a-professor-called-trumps-election-an-act-of-terrorism-then-she-became-the-victim-of-terror/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Budget Woes Stir Businesses to Action Group starts campaign urging lawmakers and governor to reach compromise as state approaches another year without a budget – WILL CONNORS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-budget-woes-stir-businesses-to-action-1482877882
— Malls Across U.S. Beef Up Security After Brawls Moves follow string of disturbances the day after Christmas – DOUGLAS BELKIN and PAUL ZIOBRO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/malls-across-u-s-beef-up-security-after-brawls-1482870457
— Trump Poses New Reputation Concerns for Companies – BEN DIPIETRO
http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/12/27/trump-poses-new-reputation-concerns-for-companies/
— Time to Reform the Kangaroo Courts on Campus The Education Department should raise standards for campus courts—protecting victims and the accused. – ROBERT SHIBLEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-to-reform-the-kangaroo-courts-on-campus-1482882574

THE WEEK
— Angela Merkel is destroying Europe – Michael Brendan Dougherty
http://theweek.com/articles/669030/angela-merkel-destroying-europe

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The invention of the white working class: The phrase of the year is racist hogwash It is a dog whistle, not a demographic.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/27/the-invention-of-the-white-working-class-the-phrase-of-the-year-is-racist-hogwash_partner/

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Expert Who Has Studied White Supremacy for Almost 50 Years Explains Why Racists Flock to Trump’s Rhetoric.”
http://challengewww.alternet.org/right-wing/expert-who-has-studied-white-supremacy-almost-50-years-explains-why-racists-flock-trumps

JEZEBEL
— The Majority of Low-Wage Workers in the U.S. Are Women – Madeleine Davies (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://jezebel.com/the-majority-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-u-s-are-women-1790534038

FED SMITH
— Retirement Ideas for Federal Employees – Jason Kay
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/27/retirement-ideas-for-federal-employees/

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OBAMA’S EXIT INTERVIEW: I COULD’VE WON AGAIN IN 2016 – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/obamas-exit-interview-i-couldve-won-again-in-2016/1673774/

NBC5
— Emanuel Emails Detail Secret Plans for South Side Golf Courses – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-emails-chicago-south-side-golf-course-408341915.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police: Majority of holiday weekend violence is gang-related – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/225633607-story
— Aurora mayor’s race takes shape – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/225617154-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why does nobody challenge Madigan to be Speaker? – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-why-does-nobody-challenge-madigan-to-be-speaker/
— As Obama departs, we owe him our thanks – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-as-obama-departs-we-owe-him-our-thanks/
— Step on toes and get rid of silly little governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-step-on-toes-and-get-rid-of-silly-little-governments/
— 2016 was Rahm Emanuel’s comeback year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2016-was-rahm-emanuels-comeback-year/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump fans owe Obama a debt of gratitude.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-obama-trump-grossman-20161227-story.html
— GOP push to kill key consumer-protection agency poses risks – Elizabeth Dexheimer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-consumer-protection-agency-risks-20161223-story.html
— Obama recalls his ‘wildly pretentious’ college years – Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: What did you do during your college years? I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-pretentious-college-years-20161226-story.html
— Finding reasons to be cheerful gets easier with time – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-joy-aging-wisniewski-column-20161226-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Four Democrats (Bustos, Kennedy, Manar and Pritzker) who could challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 – AP (DIERSEN: Do you hold a government office and/or a political office? Who are your critics/opponents trying to get to run against you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229325/
— How ‘Saturday Night Live’ turned 2016’s chaos into TV gold – Elahe Izadi (DIERSEN: Saul Alinsky’s fifth rule is to use ridicule.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/entlife/161229509/
— Niles Township contributes $46,500 for Oakton scholarships
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161225/news/161229356/

NORTHERN PUBIC RADIO
— New Law Will Increase Efforts To Restrict Firearm Access For Residents With Revoked Gun License – JAMEY DUNN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/new-law-will-increase-efforts-restrict-firearm-access-residents-revoked-gun-license

WAND TV
— Stopgap Budget Coming To An End – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34132394/stopgap-budget-coming-to-an-end

WSIL TV
— As Gov. Haley joins Trump, a Trump supporter succeeds Haley – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34131043/as-gov-haley-joins-trump-a-trump-supporter-succeeds-haley

WJBC
— Top Stories 2016: Trump visits Bloomington
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/12/26/top-stories-2016-trump-visits-bloomington/

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Sullivan formally resigns from Illinois House seat
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511063046-sullivan-formally-resigns-from-illinois-house-seat

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Year-over-year jobless rate falls in every Illinois metro area except Chicago – Jeff Gantt
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511050353-report-year-over-year-jobless-rate-falls-in-every-illinois-metro-area-except-chicago

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STATE’S RECORD-BREAKING BUDGETS MAKE ILLINOISANS POORER – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/states-record-breaking-budgets-make-illinoisans-poorer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO FORMER MUNGER/TOPINKA STAFFERS (Brad Hahn and Phillip Rodriquez) LAND JOBS IN GOV’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/two-former-mungertopinka-staffers-land-jobs-in-govs-office.html
— LEGAL GROUP CHALLENGES OBAMACARE’S DEMAND FOR SEX CHANGE SURGERIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/legal-group-challenges-obamacares-demand-for-sex-change-surgeries.html

PJ MEDIA
— Obama’s Israel Vendetta Opens the Door for Trump to Defund the UN – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2016/12/25/obamas-israel-vendetta-opens-teh-door-for-trump-todefund-the-un/
— NBC Anchor Says Trump Hotels Are Terrorist Targets
https://pjmedia.com/video/nbc-anchor-says-trump-hotels-are-terrorist-targets/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberal hysterics over Trump a windfall for activist causes – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/liberal_hysterics_over_trump_a_windfall_for_activist_causes.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NETANYAHU: OBAMA COORDINATED ANTI-ISRAEL UN RESOLUTION, DEMANDED IT BE PASSED – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/265256/netanyahu-obama-coordinated-anti-israel-un-daniel-greenfield

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA CREATES NEW GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO CONTROL NEWS CONTENT
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/26/obama-creates-new-government-scheme-to-control-news-content/

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Blames The Media For Trump’s Landslide Win In Rural America – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: Whenever a Republican candidate is defeated in a primary election or a general election in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at that candidate that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused his/her defeat. Previously, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I did a the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member CAUSED THEIR DEFEAT.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-blames-the-media-for-trumps-landslide-win-in-rural-america/
— Lessons For The Left: How China Handles Fake News And Cuts Off 700 Million Web Users From The World – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/lessons-for-the-left-how-china-handles-fake-news-and-cuts-off-700-million-web-users-from-the-world/
— Obama To Muster Organizers, Journos, Pols For Next Generation Of Progressive Leaders – Caroline May (DIERSEN: Who will Obama pick in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-to-muster-organizers-journos-pols-for-next-generation-of-progressive-leaders/

BREITBART
— Tapper: A Lot of the Media Thinks a Lot of Trump Supporters Are ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Racist’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/tapper-a-lot-of-the-media-thinks-a-lot-of-trump-supporters-are-deplorable-racist/
— David Gregory: Obama Has ‘Elitist’ View of Media, Sees It as ‘Silly’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/25/david-gregory-obama-elitist-view-media-see-silly/
— Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution – ALI WAKED
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/12/26/hamas-islamic-jihad-terror-factions-praise-un-anti-israel-resolution/
— Obama: I Could Have Won if I Had Run for President Again – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/obama-won-run-president/
— Religiously-Ignorant Liberals Mistake ‘New King’ at Christmas for Donald Trump – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/religiously-ignorant-liberals-mistake-new-king-at-christmas-for-donald-trump/
— ABC News Worries Hate Hoaxes ‘Discredit’ Muslims – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/26/abc-news-worries-hate-hoaxes-discredit-muslims/
— CNN’s Bash: Hillary’s Deplorables Comment Cost Her the ‘Traditional Democratic Base’ – PAM KEY26
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/cnns-bash-hillarys-deplorables-comment-cost-her-the-traditional-democratic-base/

BLAZE
— Trump: ‘NO WAY’ Obama would have beaten me – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/trump-no-way-obama-would-have-beaten-me/
— Chicago area police investigate after this threatening message is found on hundreds of cars – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/chicago-area-police-investigate-after-this-threatening-message-is-found-on-hundreds-of-cars/

THE HILL
— Poll: Americans hopeful for better 2017 – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/311840-ap-poll-americans-hopeful-for-better-2017
— Anti-abortion groups expect quick action from Trump – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/311579-anti-abortion-groups-expect-quick-action-from-trump
— Sanders to Dems: We must change our strategy to regain power – JENNIFER CALFAS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311833-sanders-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-to-regain-power

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Gives a Whole New Meaning to the Phrase, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.”” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, and therefore, that they are racists.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-forseter/trump-gives-a-whole-new-m_b_13859640.html

NBC NEWS
— Illinois’ First Indian-American Representative Is Ready to Work ‘Across the Aisle’ – FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/illinois-first-indian-american-representative-ready-work-across-aisle-n699656

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sorry, Liberals. Bigotry Didn’t Elect Donald Trump. – DAVID PAUL KUHN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/sorry-liberals-bigotry-didnt-elect-donald-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Schools warn of increased student fears due to immigration arrests, Trump election – Donna St. George (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/schools-warn-of-increased-student-fears-due-to-immigration-arrests-trump-election/2016/12/26/a4b2b732-c0a7-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html

LOS ANGELES
— Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-professor-white-genocide-tweet-20161226-story.html

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP (DIERSEN: My outstanding 86-year-old aunt never attended college, never married, never had children, had low-paid data entry jobs, lived frugally, and saved more than $600,000 for her retirement.)
http://www.expressnews.com/business/national/article/Easy-retirement-Only-for-a-privileged-few-10819650.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One group doesn’t have to worry as much: the richest 10 percent of households. They typically have more than $413,000 in a retirement account, according to the analysis of the Fed’s latest data, which is from 2013.)

DAILY COURIER
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/26/column-obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/

THE BEAST
— Frank, Uncompromising, and Tons of Fun: What Makes George Michael an LGBT Hero How George Michael inspired us, turning a 1998 arrest for lewd behavior into a big FU to the authorities, and a public declaration of his sexuality. – Tim Teeman
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/26/frank-uncompromising-and-tons-of-fun-what-makes-george-michael-an-lgbt-hero.html

FED SMITH
— Congress Curbs Misuse of Administrative Leave – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who run GAO have had me on reduced (42%) administrative leave since 1997. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720, or 42% of the GS-13 Step 10 salary (currently $120,427) that GAO paid me in 1997.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/26/congress-curbs-misuse-of-administrative-leave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senator also noted that this figure might be too low because of imprecise calculations provided by some agencies. His report also noted that tens of thousands of federal employees were on paid leave for at least one month. Several hundred employees were on paid leave for nine months to three years over a three-year period. Senator Grassley succinctly stated his opinion this way: “Paid leave shouldn’t be a crutch for management to avoid making tough personnel decisions or a club for wrongdoers to use against whistleblowers.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has also concluded that about $775 million was spent on more than 57,000 employees on paid administrative leave for more than a month.)

December 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blagojevich asks for presidential commutation – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blagojevich-asks-for-presidential-commutation/amp/
— Ex-Ill. rep John Anthony fired from govt. job for groping women at Xmas party – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-ill-rep-fired-from-govt-job-for-groping-women-at-xmas-party/

DAILY HERALD
— Audit: No documentation Elk Grove Village trustees qualify for IMRF pension plan – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229471/
— Aurora police: Messages on cryptic cards pose ‘no threat’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229523/

ABC7
— ROCKETTES TO PERFORM AT TRUMP INAUGURATION, A-LIST CELEBS TURN IT DOWN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rockettes-to-perform-at-trump-inauguration-a-list-celebs-turn-it-down/1670339/

NBC5
— Donald Trump’s NY Co-Chair Wishes Death on Obama Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls Carl Paladino’s remarks “racist, ugly and reprehensible” -Chris Carola
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-Campaign-Co-Chair-Carl-Paladino-Racist-Remarks-Barack-Obama-First-Lady-408069325.html

WAND
— Nearly 30 homeless programs in Illinois to receive total of $6.5 million
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34123470/nearly-30-homeless-programs-in-illinois-to-receive-total-of-65-million

WSIL TV
— Putin praises Trump’s judgment, rejects hacking claims – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment. I could stress their how their horrific judgment harms not only me, but harms many others.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34120228/putin-praises-trumps-judgment-rejects-hacking-claims

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Five file as Moline mayor write-ins after Acri, Vogelbaugh kept off ballot – Anthony Watt
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/candidates-booted-from-ballot-in-moline/article_ba4db7b2-9050-56c8-8449-e45d28f6b7f0.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner Announces New Budget Chief, Insurance Director – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-announces-new-budget-chief-insurance-director

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Illinois nearly 6 months behind in education funding for transportation, special ed, other expenses – AP
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/illinois-nearly-months-behind-in-education-funding-for-transportation-special/article_f041cd41-7cc8-5454-86ae-70986ad8cc2b.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 3 Illinois group home residents found, 3 remain missing – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article122667529.html

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Relics, retreads, rookies, top 2018 governor field – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/12/23/relics-retreads-rookies-top-2018-governor-field/

CHICAGO READER
— Records dump reveals Rahm’s millionaires – only email club – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/12/23/records-dump-reveals-rahms-millionaires-only-e-mail-club

CHICAGOIST
— Rahm’s Email Dump Pulls Back The Curtain On Top Donor Interests
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/22/emanuels_emails_reveal_interests_of.php

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061727-ives-slams-safe-spaces-crying-sessions-for-college-students-after-election
— Pro-growth reforms called for to stem exodus of millennials
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061645-pro-growth-reforms-called-for-to-stem-exodus-of-millennials

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— African-American unemployment rate soars in Illinois (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-Americans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://ilnews.org/11470/african-american-unemployment-rate-soars-illinois/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DOES HAVE A BUDGET, AND IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER Due to existing law, Illinois already pays 90 percent of what it would if there were an appropriations agreement, meaning Illinois already operates with a de facto budget – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-does-have-a-budget-and-its-no-laughing-matter/

FOX NEWS
— Trump Received a ‘Very Nice’ Christmas Letter From Putin
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/23/donald-trump-received-very-nice-christmas-letter-vladimir-putin
— Putin reaches out to Trump, while thumping Dems
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/23/putin-reaches-out-to-trump-while-thumping-dems.html

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Races To Destroy Anti-Terror Program So Trump Can’t Use It – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/obama-races-to-destroy-anti-terror-program-so-trump-cant-use-it/
— First They Came For The Homophobes – Robert Oscar Lopez
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/first-they-came-for-the-homophobes/

BLAZE
— Let’s start calling them ‘biology deniers’ – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity. That is enough reason to not send any child to any school run by Democrats.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/matt-walsh-lets-start-calling-them-biology-deniers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier in the week National Geographic unveiled its January cover story. They are profiling a confused and abused young boy who thinks he’s a girl. Of course, he isn’t presented as someone who is confused and abused. Rather he’s presented as a boy who is actually a girl, which is like presenting a triangle that’s actually a circle. There was a time when National Geographic was considered a science magazine. But the publication, along with liberalism more generally, has abandoned science. Indeed, anyone who suggests that a boy can be a girl is not only guilty of perpetuating abuse, but also guilty of rejecting the entire field of science known as biology. That is why I propose a new name for those who believe in the “transgender” superstition. They are biology deniers. They are people who fundamentally deny the existence of biological sex. They may say that they accept biological sex and proceed to draw a false and fabricated distinction between that and “gender,” but the fact remains that if you will call a boy anything other than a boy, you have denied his biology. You are a biology denier. And that’s what you ought to be called.)

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN WHEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS BREATHING ROOM TO FUNCTION – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: What if Oldsmobile had breathing room in 1971? In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my becoming an IRS employee.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/23/wonderful-things-happen-when-the-private-sector-has-breathing-room-to-function/

THE HILL
— Pressure grows on Mormon choir over Trump inauguration – JUDY KURTZ
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/311676-pressure-grows-on-mormon-choir-over-trump-inauguration

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stress that they are anti-American.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-nevel/in-25-cities-communities-_b_13812326.html

CBS NEWS
— Illinois governor donates $50 million to his 2018 campaign fund
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-donates-50-million-to-his-2018-campaign-fund/

AOL NEWS
— Jimmy Carter is the only former president to RSVP to Trump’s inauguration – Jose Sepulveda/Veuer
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/23/jimmy-carter-is-the-only-former-president-to-rsvp-to-trumps-ina/21641137/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rockettes Won’t Be Forced to Dance at Trump Inauguration – KATIE ROGERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/arts/rockettes-wont-be-forced-to-play-trump-inauguration-company-says.html

NEW YORK POST
— Rockettes allowed to skip Trump’s inauguration – AP
http://nypost.com/2016/12/23/rockettes-allowed-to-skip-trumps-inauguration/

USA TODAY
— Trump v. the ‘swamp:’ Odds favor swamp – Donovan Slack
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/23/trump-v-swamp-odds-favor-swamp/95768438/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Nonprofit Aims to Bolster Trump in Fights With Both Parties Great America Alliance ‘will aggressively promote Trump’s agenda and help make sure the promises made to the American people during the campaign are kept by Congress’ – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-nonprofit-aims-to-bolster-trump-in-fights-with-both-parties-1482517079
— Racial Quotas at the Texas Bar Are Illegal and Unwise No white males need apply for an opening on the state bar’s board. Those seats are reserved for minorities. – MARK PULLIAM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-quotas-at-the-texas-bar-are-illegal-and-unwise-1482526400

FORBES
— 10 Ways Donald Trump Can Cut Waste – Our Advice From OpenTheBooks.com – Adam Andrzejewski
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/12/23/10-ways-donald-trump-can-cut-waste-our-advice-from-openthebooks-com/#1479360a52b9

CHIEF LEADER
— Key Federal Worker Protections May Be in Jeopardy Under Trump Regime – BOB HENNELLY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote patronage, b) reject the Pendleton Act, and c) reject merit hiring. They side with Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
http://thechiefleader.com/news/open_articles/key-federal-worker-protections-may-be-in-jeopardy-under-trump/article_9d30c750-a5e1-11e6-aa10-cb626479a302.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tradition at a Crossroads For more than 130 years, Federal civil-service employees have enjoyed legal protection from partisan politics, but in recent years the partisan standoff in Washington has led to the lapsing of the authorizations for the agencies that enforce these laws. In the case of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which polices the entire civil service system, the failure to act on a nominee made by President Obama in 2015 will mean that just a few months into Mr. Trump’s term, it is likely that board will cease to have a quorum. As a consequence of the Senate’s failure to act, the incoming President will be able to appoint two of the three MSPB members. Currently the two million plus Federal workers who report to the 4,000 political appointees selected by the President enjoy civil service protections that were first put on the books in the 1880s in homage to President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated by a disgruntled office-seeker who felt slighted that his political work for Mr. Garfield’s Republican Party had gone unrewarded with a patronage position. Mr. Garfield had been a fierce opponent of the spoils system, cracked down on corruption in the U.S. Post Office and said in his inaugural address that “the civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.” Required Merit Hiring The Pendleton Act, passed in 1883, two years after Mr. Garfield’s death, required that Federal employees be hired on merit and selected based on the results of competitive exams they would be required to take. This was a radical departure from the patronage system that mushroomed in the first 100 years of the nation. “When Garfield was assassinated, it was sort of a galvanizing event and it made a lot of policymakers scrutinize the spoils system—and there had been dissatisfaction with it,” said James Read, the Director of Policy and Evaluation for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB is a bipartisan quasi – judicial agency that has 228 employees and an annual budget of close to $47 million. It hears, on average, several thousand cases a year brought by Federal employees who believe their treatment by superiors violated the statutes and regulations that govern the Federal workforce. With the recent budget battles that produced furloughs, a government shutdown, and budget cuts due to sequester, the number of cases swelled to 33,000 in 2013.)

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Even Trump-Friendly Artists Won’t Perform at His Inauguration.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-even-trump-friendly-artists-wont-perform-at-his-inauguration-w457677