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May 10 Evening Edition

NPR ILLINOIS & PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Pro-Choice Advocates Want Written Pledge From Gubernatorial Candidates – DAISY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Illinois Republicans want a written pledge from Rauner that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/pro-choice-advocates-want-written-pledge-gubernatorial-candidates#stream/0
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/pro-choice-pac-seeks-pledges-rauner-pritzker-endorse-new-abortion-law#stream/0

 

ABC7
— Supporters line Elkhart streets ahead of Trump, Pence appearance at rally – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supporters-line-elkhart-streets-ahead-of-trump-pence-appearance-at-rally/3456513/

 

NBC5
— President Trump Set to Hold Indiana Rally
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-president-trump-preparing-to-speak-in-elkhart-482323501.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-pence-rally-indiana-elkhart-482288631.html

 

WGN TV
— CPD: More than 100 ‘high-powered assault rifles’ removed from Chicago streets – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/10/cpd-more-than-100-high-powered-assault-rifles-removed-from-chicago-streets/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The president just made America safer – John Bolton (DIERSEN: I remember speaking with Bolton at the Illinois Republican Party’s February 5, 2011 fundraiser at the Hilton in Chicago. I remember hearing him speak at several CPACs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-safer-trump-iran-deal-bolton-0511-20180510-story.html
— Split over plan to expand food stamp work requirements: ‘A good thing’ or ‘a recipe for disaster’ – Greg Trotter and Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-welfare-work-requirements-20180417-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers weigh ban on all formulas of synthetic pot after deaths – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-synthetic-marijuana-20180510-story.html
— On his 200th birthday, wouldn’t Karl Marx be surprised? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What would Marx think of you? What would Marx think of me? Would he agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I owe everything that I have (education, financial assets, pension, real estate, automobiles, etc.) to my parents’, my grandparents’, my great grandparents’, and the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women and b) that because of the aforesaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marx-statue-germany-china-20180507-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If write something against tradition, those who are anti-tradition will publish it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-scouts-boy-mormons-church-0511-20180510-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Asian Americans turn angst for Trump into political activism – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/asian-americans-turn-angst-for-trump-into-political-activism/
— Blame the sexual revolution for abuse committed by men today – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/blame-sexual-revolution-abuse-eric-schneiderman-mona-charen/
— The ‘Dreamers’ Trump would deport are greatest asset of the restaurant industry – Cisely Simpson (DIERSEN: Did you work in the restaurant industry? I did. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966. In all likelihood, if there had been as many illegal immigrants back then as there are now, an illegal immigrant would have had that job instead of me. I used the money that I earned from that job to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I used to commute to/from classes at UIC from parents’ home in Crete.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/dreamers-daca-restaurant-industry/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Retirement of DuPage’s chief investigator leads to shake-up in state’s attorney’s office – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180510/retirement-of-dupages-chief-investigator-leads-to-shake-up-in-states-attorneys-office
— Asian Americans turn angst for Trump into political activism – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180510/news/305109868/

 

WTTW
— Chicago Police Seize 100th Assault Weapon This Year – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/10/chicago-police-seize-100th-assault-weapon-year

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Democratic Machine’s New Monarch How J.B. Pritzker’s bottomless pockets could spell business as usual in state politics – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2018/JB-Pritzker-Democratic-Machine/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Illinois could learn from its neighbor to the north about pensions – JUSTIN FOX
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180509/OPINION/180509828/what-illinois-could-learn-from-its-neighbor-to-the-north-about

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lincoln library foundation says it may have to sell artifacts to pay debt – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180510/lincoln-library-foundation-says-it-may-have-to-sell-artifacts-to-pay-debt

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Term limits? Dead. Fair maps? Dead. Higher taxes? Thriving. – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article210769304.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Harold refuse to be drawn into ERA debate
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/rauner-harold-refuse-to-be-drawn-into-era-debate/
— Sheriff won’t enforce any new laws “that infringe on Second Amendment rights”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/sheriff-wont-enforce-any-new-laws-that-infringe-on-second-amendment-rights/

 

BREITBART
— 2.2 Million Fewer People on Food Stamps Under Donald Trump – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/10/2-2-million-fewer-people-food-stamps-trump/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— As Trump Delivers Jobs, Biden & Sanders Talk Inequality – HUNT LAWRENCE AND DANIEL J. FLYNN
https://spectator.org/as-trump-delivers-jobs-biden-sanders-talk-inequality/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Meadows to seek GAO audit of Mueller investigation – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/mark-meadows-to-seek-gao-audit-of-mueller-investigation

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to an anti-White, if politicians want the anti-White vote, they will have to work for it.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-escalante-latino-vote-spanish-ads_us_5af1bc57e4b041fd2d2b6dc9

 

NBC NEWS
— Lawmakers inquire about ‘troubling’ removal of SBA’s LGBTQ resources  More than a year after content was removed, there are still no resources on the Small Business Administration’s “LGBT Outreach” page. – Brooke Sopelsa (DIERSEN: What about heterosexual resources?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lawmakers-inquire-about-troubling-removal-sba-s-lgbtq-resources-n873096

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s aides defend pay freeze and retirement cuts, but raise questions – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/10/trumps-aides-defend-pay-freeze-and-retirement-cuts-but-raise-questions/

 

SACRAMENT BEE
— Republican John Cox regrets not voting for Donald Trump – ANGELA HART
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article210783159.html

 

FED WEEK
— Court Rules on Forced Retirement Standards (DIERSEN: Outrageously, I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/court-rules-on-forced-retirement-standards/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent federal appeals court decision could make it easier for federal retirees to succeed in a claim that they were forced into retirement, by holding that the evidence they cite in support of their argument should be viewed as a whole. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit noted that federal retirements (and resignations) are presumed to be voluntary, but that presumption can be overcome if the employee proves that he or she “had no realistic alternative but to resign or retire, and the employee’s resignation or retirement was the result of improper acts by the agency.” That should be determined by examining “the surrounding circumstances to test the ability of the employee to exercise free choice.” The court sent back to the MSPB a case in which a retiree argued that his retirement was involuntary, saying that the MSPB improperly viewed his evidence as a series of separate developments, none of which it found was sufficient to support that claim. The court cited the employee’s evidence that he was afraid to meet personally with certain supervisors after “multiple instances of hostility” from them, his request to be transferred away from them, and the worsening of a health problem. The court said that they should have been considered “as a series of escalating incidents” and viewing them “collectively, rather than dismissing them one by one, as the Board did, we find that a person in like circumstances could reasonably feel unable to exercise free choice and compelled to retire.”)
— Guidance Sent on Recording Resignations ahead of Possible Discipline (DIERSEN: Outrageously, I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/guidance-sent-on-recording-resignations-ahead-of-possible-discipline/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: OPM has told agencies to record in the official personnel file of an employee who resigns during an investigation that could lead to disciplinary the results of that investigation if the agency concludes that action would have been warranted. The guidance carries out a 2016 change in law resulting from concerns that by resigning, those employees could later return to the government without consequences because their personnel records would not reflect it. That same law also required agencies to review those records when considering hiring a former federal employee. OPM’s memo says that before putting that information in an individual’s official personnel file, an agency must provide notice of the adverse finding and an opportunity to respond and receive a final agency decision. That could be appealed to the MSPB. “While the statute prescribes the process for making the required permanent notation, an agency may use its own discretion for determining the format for making the notation. Agencies may wish to consult with their legal counsel,” OPM said. The guidance includes a sample for documenting the notation, and further recommends that agencies place the document and any supporting materials on the permanent side of the employee’s OPF, subject to removal if the employee prevails in an appeal at the MSPB.)

May 8 Morning Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Questions for your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member:

 

– What are the times, locations, and agendas of the May 19 IRP SCC and Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association meetings in Springfield?
– Do the agendas include public comment periods, and if so, how long and how many minutes will each speaker be limited to?
– What is the status of potential Winchester litigation against the IRP?
– If the 15th Congressional District (CD) IRP SCC position is still in dispute on May 19, will the vote for IRP chairman be postponed or will the vote be taken without the 12.1% 15th CD weighted vote?
– Do you agree with those who believe that if Rose casts the 15th CD weighted vote, Schneider will be reelected and if the vote is taken without the 15th CD weighted vote, or if Winchester casts it, Shaw will be elected?
– In the past, especially in 2005 and 2013, many have sought the IRP chairman position. Why are only two seeking the position now?
– Will the IRP allow Ives to speak in favor of Shaw at the May 19 IRP SCC meeting?
– Who does Schneider want the IRP Executive Director to be? Who does Shaw want the IRP Executive Director to be?
– Would it be correct to say that you will only vote for an IRP chairman candidate who can and will defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the IRP platform, including their traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?
– What is your weighted vote and which IRP chairman candidate are you going to vote for and why?
– How many chairs will the IRP set up for observers at the IRP SCC meeting: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500+?
– Who has asked you to nominate them to serve as your deputy?
– Who has asked you to appoint them to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee?)

 

https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511408731-ives-mcsweeney-endorse-shaw-for-gop-chairman

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— REPUBLICAN DISUNITY WATCH – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/05/08/lightfoot-mayoral-intrigue-rahms-big-fundraising-ives-rauner-disunity-watch-governors-opioid-win-268448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During an interview with CLTV’s Paul Lisnek on Monday, state Rep. Jeanne Ives went on a tear against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman the governor is backing. Ives, who narrowly lost to Rauner in the March primary, is supporting Schneider’s opponent Mark Shaw in a heated fight over the GOP throne. Among the reasons Ives is backing Shaw: she blames Schneider for the Nazi candidate running as a Republican in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district. “So he’s alienating the base by propping up Schneider again, and Schneider has failed. Look we have 37 state reps, Democrats, unopposed in this coming up election. It is the party chairman’s responsibility to find opponents. We have an avowed Nazi sitting as a Republican in a congressional race, and that’s wrong too. And then on top of it, the entire emphasis from Tim Schneider and Rauner et al over the last campaign cycle is simply to get Rauner elected, and so much of what they did in terms of data collection and everything else did not support our state reps. We need a whole new vision for our party, and a whole new way to attract voters.” And then there’s this exchange. Ouch: Lisnek: “If polls look close come November and it looks like Pritzker could pull it out, would that be enough of a scare for you to look at your supporters and say it’s ok, vote Rauner?” Ives: “I can’t predict what the future’s going to look like, umm, in a few months, so we’ll just see what’s going on.”)

 

WTTW
— Illinois Cleared for New Mental Health, Addiction Pilot Programs – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/07/illinois-cleared-new-mental-health-addiction-pilot-programs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As is the question over who will be the party’s next leader. Rauner’s hand-selected chairman, Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider, faces a challenge from Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw, who has won the endorsement of state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who narrowly lost the gubernatorial nomination to Rauner. Ives in a statement said Schneider’s “tenure has been an unmitigated disgrace” and lauds Shaw’s credentials as a “common sense conservative.” Rauner on Monday said Schneider is a “great chairman” and that he supports his re-election by the Republican State Central Committee on May 19. But the governor said, “I also don’t spend any time really thinking about that.” Rauner pushed back against the suggestion that the intra-party divide is a reflection of his own leadership. “Going back as far as I know, and I’ve lived in Illinois my whole life … there have been fights and disagreement and challenges many times over the years. It’s … part of the process,” Rauner said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Spoiler Alert! Equal Rights Amendment fight following script from earlier ERA – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/spoiler-alert-equal-rights-amendment-fight-following-script-from-earlier-era/
— Does Lori Lightfoot have a path to victory in crowded race for mayor? – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What victory do you seek? Do you have a path to that victory? The victory that my critics/opponents have sought since 2000 has been to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They have not had a path to victory. They do not have a path to victory. They will never have a path to victory.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/does-lori-lightfoot-have-a-path-to-victory-in-crowded-race-for-mayor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Debate over decades-old Equal Rights Amendment will continue in Illinois this month – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-equal-rights-amendment-20180508-story.html
— Trump hotel in Chicago sued for alleged ADA violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-hotel-chicago-ada-lawsuit-20180507-story.html

 

ABC7
— How to spot fake products online – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone (DIERSEN: What about fake news? According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://abc7chicago.com/shopping/how-to-spot-fake-products-online/3441116/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180507/illinois-counties-declare-sanctuary-status-for-gun-owners

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois is running in place – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-05-08/editorial-illinois-running-place.html
— Separating politics, policy in progressive-tax plan – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-05-08/jim-dey-separating-politics-policy-progressive-tax-plan.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Some candidates aren’t bought and sold by big money – John Keck, Troy (DIERSEN: If you are/were a candidate in Illinois running as a Republican who needs/needed money, did/would you take money from individuals, from organizations, and/or from companies that wanted you to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/some-candidates-aren-t-bought-and-sold-by-big-money/article_3860105a-efec-5314-af47-81a7f8aa01b4.html

 

SOUTHERN
— As SIU Carbondale lost its party school rap, did enrollment suffer? – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/as-siu-carbondale-lost-its-party-school-rap-did-enrollment/article_24dc00de-6e9a-56ca-aadc-8559f40270b5.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Likely 2020 Democratic Candidates Want To Guarantee A Job To Every American – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Will the guaranteed job be a “good” job, that is, one that has a salary, benefits, promotional opportunities, etc. appropriate for one’s a) work experience, b) education, c) professional certifications, d) professional license, e) etc.?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/likely-2020-democratic-candidates-want-guarantee-job-every-american#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What’s different about the job guarantee is that it is universal and it’s permanent. So it’s an option that would exist not only in times of massive unemployment but it also would exist in times where the unemployment rate is lower,” Darity said. “But we still have large numbers of bad jobs. It’s not just an emergency.” . . . “The idea is that we would then drive bad jobs out of existence,” said Darity, “because no one would be obligated to take those jobs since they would have a superior option.”)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Beyond Harvey: Many Illinois municipalities running out of options – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/beyond-harvey-many-illinois-municipalities-running-out-of-options-wirepoints-special-report/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Northwest Indiana officials campaign for Illinoisans to move across the border – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/northwest-indiana-officials-campaign-for-illinoisans-to-move-across-the/article_32f67290-4fa9-11e8-aa72-0f5ab6cdf549.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives: “You don’t blame-shift when you had 13 deaths”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/08/ives-you-don%E2%80%99t-blame-shift-when-you-had-13-deaths/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republicans learn from Illinois Democrats that “Four leaders to meet with Gov. Rauner today.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/08/four-leaders-to-meet-with-gov-rauner-today/
— Editorial board slammed for calling Mendoza a “lapdog” (DIERSEN: For who/what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you are a lapdog for? They would say that I am a lapdog for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and/or b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling. Rather than try to change/dump the aforesaid, they focus on destroying me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/editorial-board-slammed-for-calling-mendoza-a-lapdog/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to demand Congress cut $15B in spending ‘rescission’ package – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/rescission-package-donald-trump-demand-congress-cu/
— White House bashes report that first lady and president sleep apart – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/white-house-bashes-report-first-lady-and-president/

 

CNN
— John McCain has the right to despise Donald Trump – Scott Jennings (DIERSEN: Who despises you and why? I should write a book about those who despise me and why they despise me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/opinions/john-mccain-donald-trump-jennings/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Markets Regulator Considers Buyouts, Extension of Hiring Freeze Stuck with a flat budget, CFTC also asks other government agencies for help with its work – Gabriel T. Rubin (DIERSEN: What pressures were your employers under? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes. It suffered very large budget cuts during the mid-1990s. Further, it was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-markets-regulator-considers-buyouts-extension-of-hiring-freeze-1525771800

 

BLOOMBERG
— Every Illinoisan Owes $11,000 for Pensions With No Fix in Sight – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-08/every-illinoisan-owes-11-000-for-pensions-with-no-fix-in-sight

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM is out to cut retirement benefits – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1993, when I was 45 years, old, they have been furious that I had the option to take early retirement. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, they have been especially furious that I started getting a CSRS pension. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are earning credits toward a pension or b) are getting a pension; they are filled with envy and hatred.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/05/07/opm-is-out-to-cut-retirement-benefits/

May 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner backs his hand-picked Republican Party chairman for re-election as leadership battle brews – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have opposed my using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to draw attention to Illinois Republican Party (IRP) issues and Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association (IRCCA) issues. They especially oppose my drawing attention to IRP State Central Committee (SCC) and IRCCA elections, meetings, votes, etc. They want the IRP SCC and the IRCCA to operate under the radar and in smoke-filled back rooms. They do not want Illinois Republicans to know the time, location, or agenda of the May 19 SCC and IRCCA meetings in Springfield. They do not want Illinois Republicans to know about a) potential litigation against the IRP, b) who all the IRP chairman candidates are (what about dark horse candidates?), c) if Ives will be allowed to speak in favor of Shaw at the May 19 IRP SCC meeting, d) how many chairs will be set up for observers at the IRP SCC meeting (100, 200, 300, 400, 500+?), e) who IRP SCC members have nominated to serve as their deputies, f) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-republicans-20180507-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Monday, Rauner tried to make light of the party leadership issue, saying: “I really don’t spend much time thinking about it.” When pressed on whom he would support as chairman, the governor reiterated his backing of Schneider, saying he has been effectively running the Illinois GOP since 2014. “I support Tim Schneider, I put him in place,” Rauner said. . .Rauner said Monday that he’s not paying attention to the infighting within the party, pointing out that “there have been fights and disagreements and challenges many times over the years. It’s part of the process.”)
— Morrison talks tax deductions, redistricting at town hall – Steve Sadin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-morrison-town-hall-tl-0510-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the Internal Revenue Code was amended Dec. 22 limiting state and local tax deductions to $10,000, it meant Illinois residents who pay more than $10,000 in state income tax and local property tax could no longer deduct the entire amount, according to Morrison. “We have so many people in my district who rely on the state and local tax deduction,” said Morrison, who is the chief senate sponsor of the bill. Less than three weeks after the federal tax overhaul became law, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook) introduced his SALT Deduction Act Jan. 11. He said the law would create an Illinois Education Excellence Fund. When people pay their state and local taxes, Carroll said the money will go into the fund. They will then get a tax credit they can use as a charitable donation restoring the full deduction they have had in the past. Similar action is under consideration in other states. “The new (federal) law was a punch in the gut to a lot of folks,” Carroll said in a separate interview. “This will keep them from being double taxed.” Morrison said using the charitable deduction as part of taxpayers’ planning is completely voluntary. It is her hope it will be passed by the Senate and sent to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk before the current legislative session is set to end May 31.)
— Rauner’s only shot? Fight the graduated income tax argument – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-rauner-pritzker-taxes-0508-20180507-story.html
— Evanston may consider city service cuts, eliminations as FY19 deficit could top $9M – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-budget-cuts-survey-tl-0510-story.html
— Limiting golden parachutes in Illinois – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension as being a golden parachute? They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a privileged non-veteran White male and because I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, a) IRS should have fired me in 1973 when I did not make GS-13, b) IRS should have fired me in 1978 when I did not make GS-14, c) GAO should have fired me in 1983 when I did not make GS-15, and d) GAO should have fired me in 1988 when I did not make Senior Executive Service.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-severance-legislation-golden-parachutes-20180503-story.html
— For blacks and Latinos, record low unemployment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jobs-trump-unemployment-illinois-20180507-story.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Ives’ endorsed Mark Shaw worse than Rauner on illegal immigration
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-illinois-gop-chair-candidate-mark-shaw-worse-than-rauner-on-illegal-immig

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls federal approval of mental health money a historic health victory – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/rauner-heralds-new-federal-money-for-mental-health-as-historic-public-health-win/
— Illinois to use $2B in Medicaid funds for pilot programs – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-medicaid-money-pilot-projects-rauner/
— Trump’s ‘new deal for blacks’ was dealt from the bottom of the deck – Jesse Jackson (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who make it clear that they believe a) that all government employees are lazy, stupid, and even worse things, b) that minorities and females are inferior and therefore need preferential treatment, c) that government is the “employer of last resort,” and therefore, d) that all government employees should be minorities and/or females.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trumps-new-deal-for-blacks-was-dealt-from-the-bottom-of-the-deck/  (FROM THE ARTICLE: The big problem, however, is that most of the jobs are simply lousy. Virtually all of the new jobs aren’t secure — they are part-time, short-term contract jobs, with variable hours, few benefits and low wages. Not surprisingly, African Americans are more likely to be caught in these kinds of jobs than whites are.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam rival attacks on taxes – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180507/BLOGS02/180509881/roskam-rival-attacks-on-taxes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among other specifics, Casten is calling for full restoration of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, commonly known as SALT, which the new tax law caps at a maximum of $10,000 per year. The Downers Grove businessman also wants to restore the previous top rate for millionaires, reverse the cut in rates on pass-through income and eliminate the cap on taxes for Social Security to better preserve that program.)
— Rauner wins Medicaid flexibility under Trump – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180507/NEWS03/180509877/rauner-wins-medicaid-flexibility-under-trump

 

ABC7
— Feds approve Illinois’ plan to help opioid crisis – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/health/feds-approve-illinois-plan-to-help-opioid-crisis/3440259/
— Oliver North set to become the next NRA president – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/oliver-north-set-to-become-the-next-nra-president/3439623/
— Poodle attacked by dog who jumped out of truck in Addison – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/poodle-attacked-by-dog-who-jumped-out-of-truck-in-addison/3440503/
— Gov. Rauner visits ATF agent shot in face in Back of the Yards – John Garcia
http://abc7chicago.com/gov-rauner-visits-atf-agent-shot-in-face-in-back-of-the-yards/3440815/

 

CBS2
— DHS To Prosecute All Illegal Border Crossings, Potentially Separating Families
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/07/illegal-border-crossings-homeland-security/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP lawmakers question tax implications of creating urban agriculture zones – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511404859-gop-lawmakers-question-tax-implications-of-creating-urban-agriculture-zones

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FAIR MAPS AMENDMENT DEADLINE PASSES FOR 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/fair-maps-amendment-deadline-passes-for-2018.html
— SCHLAFLY’S DAUGHTER TO LOBBY AGAINST ERA WEDNESDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/schlaflys-daughter-to-lobby-against-era-wednesday-.html
— BLACK CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR END TO JIM CROW ERA REGULATIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/black-conservatives-call-for-policy-changes.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Should the state establish a minimum wage for public school teachers? (DIERSEN: Should there be a minimum wage for those who have a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) 1, 2, 3 job-related master’s degrees, c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 job-related professional certifications, d) a job-related professional license, and/or e) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30+ years of job-related work experience?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/question-of-the-day-2668/
— Awkward moments
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/07/awkward-moments/

 

FOX NEWS RADIO
— GOP Candidate For CA Governor John Cox Blasts Dems on Immigration
https://radio.foxnews.com/2018/05/07/gop-candidate-for-ca-governor-blasts-dems-on-immigration/

 

GOPUSA
— Get married in sanctuary court to avoid deportation
http://www.gopusa.com/get-married-in-sanctuary-court-to-avoid-deportation/
— Bitter McCain: I want Obama at my funeral, but not Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=45348

 

BREITBART
— California School Mural Depicts Aztec Warrior Holding Trump’s Severed Head, Heart – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Mexico and its citizens, many millions of whom are in America legally or illegally, to officially declare war on America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/05/07/student-mural-california-school-shows-aztec-impaling-trumps-severed-head/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Heinous and violent’: MS-13’s appeal to girls grows as gang becomes ‘Americanized’ – Michael E. Miller and Justin
Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/heinous-and-violent-ms-13s-appeal-to-girls-grows-as-gang-becomes-americanized/2018/05/04/a4132e94-40bf-11e8-bba2-0976a82b05a2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration to Step Up Prosecution of Border-Crossing Parents Policy would separate adults from their children to deter crossings – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and future Democrats use children as cannon fodder.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-step-up-prosecution-of-border-crossing-parents-1525708761

 

FED SMITH
— OPM Proposes Changes to Bring Federal Benefits Closer to Private Sector – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1993, when I was 45 years old, they have been furious that I had the option to take early retirement. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, they have been especially furious that I started getting a CSRS pension. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are earning credits toward a pension or b) are getting a pension; they are filled with envy and hatred.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/05/07/opm-proposes-changes-bring-federal-benefits-closer-private-sector/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Proposes Legislation to Cut Retirement Benefits for Current and Former Feds – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1993, when I was 45 years, old, they have been furious that I had the option to take early retirement. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, they have been especially furious that I started getting a CSRS pension. Few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are earning credits toward a pension or b) are getting a pension; they are filled with envy and hatred.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/05/opm-proposes-legislation-cut-benefits-current-and-former-feds/148022/

 

CANDIDATE CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot big time.
http://candidchronicle.com/alcohol-pain-medication-sleep-aids-used-less-in-legal-cannabis-states/

May 6 Evening Edition

JEANNE IVES
— Ives, McSweeney Endorse Shaw For ILGOP Chairman
https://mailchi.mp/619817ea37f1/ives-mcsweeney-endorse-shaw-for-ilgop-chairman
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: “Mark Shaw has a record as a commonsense conservative who is unafraid to stand up for our party platform and take on the political ruling class in Illinois,” said Ives. “He will work with all members of our party to win races so we can pull this state back from the brink of financial disaster. The current chair has demonstrated neither the willingness or ability to advance our party in such a direction.” “Simply put, Chairman Schneider has failed as our state party chairman. Under his leadership dozens of Democrats went unchallenged in state legislative seats, he alienated the conservative ILGOP base in the gubernatorial race by choosing sides in a primary, and under Schneider’s leadership a man who proudly associates with the Nazi party is on the ballot as a Republican. His tenure has been an unmitigated disgrace,” Ives continued. After the disastrous 2017 legislative year, during which 15 legislative Republicans joined Democrats to enact the largest permanent tax increase in the history of the state, McSweeney said, “if we cannot agree on no new taxes as Republicans, then we cannot agree on anything. Tim Schneider failed to unite our party against a massive tax increase.” McSweeney went on to say, “Mark Shaw is a solid conservative who will work to expand the Republican Party. Tim Schneider, Chairman of the Illinois Rauner Party, is an inept insider who has badly damaged the party of Lincoln and Reagan.” Both legislators have served in the Illinois General Assembly since 2013 and have led on issues of tax cuts, government accountability and spending reform. Ives plans to attend the ILGOP State Central Committee meeting on May 19th in Springfield where the election for state party chairman is scheduled to take place.)

 

NBC5
— President Trump, VP Pence Move Indiana Rally Site
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence-indiana-visit-481871701.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Five Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/five-illinois-counties-declare-sanctuary-status-for-gun-owners
— 34% of young adults not sure if Earth is round
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/34-of-young-adults-not-sure-if-earth-is-round

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-gun-sanctuary-counties-20180506-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stormy Daniels plays Stormy Daniels on latest ‘SNL’ mockery of Trump scandals – Darel Jevens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/stormy-daniels-plays-stormy-daniels-on-latest-snl-mockery-of-trump-scandals/

— My mother’s dream was for me to become a journalist – Linda Yu
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/linda-yu-mothers-dream-become-journalist/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s northern Indiana rally moving to larger venue – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180506/news/305069938/
— Schools try ticketing, education to get students to stop vaping on campus Ticketing, education being attempted to get students to stop doing it on premises – Chacour Koop (DIERSEN: What percent of vaping students a) want to smoke pot or b) smoke pot?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180506/schools-try-ticketing-education-to-get-students-to-stop-vaping-on-campus

BLOOMINTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Pritzker at odds over legalizing pot – RYAN VOYLES
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/rauner-pritzker-at-odds-over-legalizing-pot/article_22d59cd7-35e7-5586-8328-ac38b5b2f918.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Barickman helps lead fight vs. governor slush fund – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180506/word-on-street-barickman-helps-lead-fight-vs-governor-slush-fund

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois companies disclose CEO-to-worker pay difference
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article210584319.html

 

97.1 TALK RADIO
— Jeanne Ives Marc Cox Morning Show Podcast
https://971talk.radio.com/media/audio-channel/jeanne-ivesmp3-1

 

SHARON BRANNIGAN
— Palos Township May 2018 Meeting
https://mailchi.mp/01a6b56d8978/may-2018-township-update?e=5bf5816ff2

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Real Estate Tax Bills Coming Monday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/06/real-estate-tax-bills-coming-monday/
— Bill Passes State Senate Mandates 8th Graders Must Have “Comprehensive Knowledge” of “Roles and Contributions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/06/bill-passes-state-senate-mandating-teachers-include-roles-contributions-folks-identifying-lgbt/
— Kentucky Immigrant’s Take on Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/05/kentucky-immigrants-take-township-government/
— Governor Names Official Bicentennial Tequila
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/05/governor-names-official-bicentennial-tequila/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Bickus: ‘The state is so corrupt. I’m stepping out on a leap of faith’ – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511406882-candidate-bickus-the-state-is-so-corrupt-i-m-stepping-out-on-a-leap-of-faith

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Big Government Poses a Threat to Faith in God – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/big-government-poses-a-threat-to-faith-in-god/

 

BREITBART
— Rosie O’Donnell Made Several Illegally Over-Sized Campaign Donations to Democrats – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/05/06/rosie-odonnell-made-several-illegally-sized-campaign-donations-democrats/

 

NEW YORK POST
— ‘I can’t afford an apartment’: Congressmen sleeping in offices cry poverty – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2018/05/01/these-politicians-are-sleeping-in-their-dc-offices-to-save-money/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— California Democratic governor candidates vow to hire equal numbers of men and women if elected – Casey Tolan (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had with the federal government were universally viewed as being bad jobs, my superiors had a very hard time hiring and retaining qualified women and qualified minorities. They could always get better jobs in the private sector.)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/06/california-governor-democrats-gender-equity-hiring-pledge/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— California Republican activists favor John Cox for governor but remain divided – ALEXEI KOSEFF
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article210584474.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman instead
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5697057/John-McCain-reveals-regrets-choosing-Sarah-Palin-running-mate.html

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— $100k-a-year Chicago tree trimmers – BGA (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-$100k-a-year-chicago-tree-trimmers/3429335/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Nightclub Institutes Criminal Background Checks at Door
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peoria-nightclub-institutes-criminal-background-checks-at-door-481839911.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump promotes ‘America First’ in Ohio ahead of primaries – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-meets-ohio-supporters-highlights-tax-law

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally rally in Aurora.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-immigration-rally-st-0506-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois legislators snub voters on fair maps again – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180505/editorial-illinois-legislators-snub-voters-on-fair-maps-again
— Trump suggests US ‘close up’ to stop immigrants – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180505/news/305059930/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ dilemma: Billions in capital needs, but prospects dim for funding plan – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/illinois-dilemma-billions-in-capital-needs-but-prospects-dim-for-funding-plan
— Legionnaires’ outbreaks prompt bills to mandate faster notifications – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/legionnaires-outbreaks-prompt-bills-to-mandate-faster-notifications

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Sorry, no amendments this year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180505/statehouse-insider-sorry-no-amendments-this-year

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Neighboring towns subsidize Bradley – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-neighboring-towns-subsidize-bradley/article_3761e278-39ca-11e8-af16-4f248bf95341.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill – SASHA INGBER
http://nprillinois.org/post/iowa-bans-most-abortions-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill#stream/0

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Immigrant workers protest on May Day, insist policy change – Savannah Eadens
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_f77c1aaa-4ff1-11e8-8e55-2705b1a02d1d.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Flashback: Kelly exposes Rauner’s sanctuary state bill
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/flashback-kelly-exposes-rauners-sanctuary-state-bill

 

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2005/01/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During Chicago Left in Review’s episode a week before the Republican State Central Committee (“SCC”) election of a new Republican State GOP Chairman in Springfield on January 15, 2005 and during its shows that followed over the last two weeks after the election—the host and his panel chose to ignore the event. Not a mention– nothing, nada, zero, zip. The event attracted about 500 Republican activists, operatives, party functionaries, office holders and wannabees– including more than 150 County, Ward and Township Committeemen; State GOP Chairman candidates Andy McKenna, Jr., Steve McGlynn, Jim Oberweis, John Cox and Jim Nalepa. Andy McKenna, Jr., who is known for his father’s and perhaps his own fundraising prowess and business contacts and who ran in the Republican U. S. Senate Primary in 2004, garnering 14% and a 4th out of 7 candidates finish, won the State GOP chairmanship vote, primarily because of the backing of the Illinois Republican Party Finance Committee, i.e., in large part the Chicago Metropolitan Republican Business Interests and Donors. McGlynn, who had campaigned vigorously for the position, withdrew prior to the vote when he saw he could not get a majority of the SCC weighted vote. Nalepa, who drew acclaim and cheers from the assembled for his stirring speech, came in a very distant second to McKenna– who, in addition to the aforementioned money interests, had the New Republican Establishment behind him– Lahood-Kirk, for sure, and most likely Cross. Of course, the New Republican Establishment and money interests go together like ham and cheese.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Local Illinois Pension Funding Woes Raise Credit Concerns
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/illinois-pension-funding-credit/2018/05/05/id/858532/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— 39% of colleges have 0 Republican professors – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/05/05/39-of-colleges-have-0-republican-professors

 

HUMAN EVENTS
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Gizzi report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://humanevents.com/2005/01/28/politics-2005-week-of-january-31/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McKenna Takes ‘The Titanic’ There really was no surprise when the State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party met in Springfield January (15) to elect a new party chairman. Although more than 500 county party leaders, GOP activists, and reporters jammed the Renaissance Hotel, the chairmanship was being decided by just the 19 SCC members–all of whom had weighted votes–in executive session. Thus, while Chicago businessman and onetime GOP U.S. House hopeful Jim Nalepa held the crowd spellbound with his presentation and his call for beginning the meeting with the under-attack Pledge of Allegiance, the SCC gave 86% of its votes to rival Andy McKenna, Jr. and made him chairman. (Two other contenders, state Vice Chairman Steve McGlynn and Cook County GOP Chairman Gary Skoien, withdrew before the vote). The chief executive officer of the Schwarz Paper Co. and third-place finisher in the Republican Senate primary last year, McKenna is considered a strong conservative who makes no bones about his pro-life stance. His position is in sharp contrast to that of the outgoing chairman (and lone GOPer in statewide office), Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, long criticized by party conservatives. A successful businessman and proven fund-raiser (he raised more than $2 million for his Senate bid), McKenna is also light years removed from the old statehouse gang of Republicans who are presently targets of corruption probes. Asked by reporters about how the Illinois GOP–which lost both a Senate and U.S. House seat last fall as well as the state’s electoral votes–could withstand the racketeering trial of former Republican Gov. (1998-2002) George Ryan, the chairman-elect replied: “The people in the Ryan trial are not part of this party.” Although many conservatives praised McKenna as a fresh leader, others were critical of his failure so far to denounce the Democratic machine of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley or to hint that he would fire any of the Topinka staff at state party headquarters. Many conservatives do not like the selective, back-room mechanism for choosing a chairman, convinced that had a new state convention been called with delegates more representative of the party grass-roots, Nalepa and his magnetic speaking style would have carried the day. Jack Roeser, head of the conservative Renew Illinois group, led a delegation to Springfield to demand that the SCC refuse to elect a chairman and that a new convention be called for this task. Prior to the vote, Roeser hinted to me that he and his allies on the right might well pursue a change of the party rules to permit such a convention and a vote on party officers–especially on Roeser’s longtime arch-enemy, Republican National Committeeman Robert Kjellander. As for Nalepa, Chicago political strategist Bill Pascoe told me that Nalepa’s remarks “wowed the crowd” and that his “moving around the room with a microphone, Elizabeth Dole-style, was visually riveting.” Pascoe noted that the former U.S. Army ranger was unrecognized by most Republicans two months ago. “But after this campaign for chairman,” he added, “there are a number of leading Republicans trying to figure out how to put Jim Nalepa to good use for a party in desperate need of new leadership.” Hinting strongly that the runner-up would yet have his day in the sun, Illinois political blogger par excellence Jeff Berkowitz concluded: “Andy McKenna, Jr., was elected this afternoon. … Jim Nalepa, who won the hearts and minds of many in the one hour or so public portion of the Republican State Central Committee meeting, came in second. …”)

 

THE HILL
— Younger lawmakers ignite new push for term limits – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Term limits are similar to “up-or-out.” Were you faced with “up-or-out?” Non-veteran White male federal employees are “out” if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/386283-younger-lawmakers-ignite-new-push-for-term-limits

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice – Michael C. Bender and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-turns-to-outsiders-not-white-house-staff-for-key-advice-1525476592

 

FORBES
— Sure, Unemployment Went Down – Because More People Left The Workforce, Erik Sherman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/05/05/sure-unemployment-went-down-because-the-number-of-people-working-did/#24af27af408b

May 2 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Senate votes to teach LGBT history in school (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-senate-votes-to-teach-lgbt-history-in-school-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans blast Democratic income tax resolution as election-year politics – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-graduated-income-tax-hearing-20180502-story.html
— Vaping may lead to pot smoking among teens, new study shows – Dennis Thompson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-hlth-teen-vaping-pot-use-0425-story.html
— Facebook wants me to rat out my friends? No thanks. – Lara Weber (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be accused by a Democrat of posting hate speech is like being accused of being a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-facebook-hate-speech-china-social-credit-0502-20180501-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Facebook users were alarmed Tuesday to see a new feature in their news feeds. Under many posts, Facebook had added this question: “Does this post contain hate speech?” along with two buttons, “Yes” and “No.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups what America to give asylum to anyone and everyone who asks for it: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, members of the aforesaid groups make it clear that they want to destroy America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-0502-story.html
— How porn is affecting kids – Darcel Rockett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-fam-porn-addiction-in-youth-0417-story.html
— In the era of legalization, how do you discuss marijuana with your kids? – Nara Schoenberg (DIERSEN: To promote pot is to promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-marijuana-talk-legalization-03202018-story.html
— Trump escalates GOP’s clash with Justice Department – Devlin Barrett and Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-clash-justice-department-20180502-story.html
— Northwestern University trustees to consider rescinding Bill Cosby’s honorary degree – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-bill-cosby-northwestern-honorary-degree-20180502-story.html
— Kanye’s ignorant comments are just the latest to diminish slavery’s atrocities – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-slavery-kanye-west-20180502-story.html
— Illinois Senate approves plan that would allow police to monitor large crowds with drones – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-drones-20180502-story.html
— Trump hires lawyer who represented Clinton in impeachment – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-lawyer-ty-cobb-retiring-20180502-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth: Rauner’s ideas on Quincy vets home ‘not new or revolutionary’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-rauners-ideas-on-quincy-vets-home-not-new-or-revolutionary/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/aunt-jemima-welcomes-us-into-an-1893-worlds-fair-thats-not-so-fun-to-recall/
— Illinois Senate votes to teach LGBT history in school – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/illinois-senate-votes-to-teach-lgbt-history-in-school/
— Voters stuck in middle as Dems, GOP spar over ‘fair’ (or ‘terrible’?) tax shift – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/voters-stuck-in-middle-as-dems-gop-spar-over-fair-or-terrible-tax-shift/
— First lady Melania Trump’s parents appear with immigration attorney – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/first-lady-melania-trump-parents-viktor-amalija-knavs-immigration-attorney-citizenship-permanent-residents/
— Give Trump the credit he deserves for progress in Korea – Georgie Anne Geyer
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/give-trump-the-credit-he-deserves-for-progress-in-korea/
— A big factory gets to pollute, and you get to wheeze – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/foxconn-wisconsin-factory-pollute-lake-michigan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP nominee Dino Gavanes tapped to fill DuPage board vacancy – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180502/gop-nominee-tapped-to-fill-dupage-board-vacancy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180502/business/305029876/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— LGBT history requirement for public schools passes Illinois Senate – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180502/lgbt-history-requirement-for-public-schools-passes-illinois-senate

 

CHAMPAIGN URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis: No need to meet with politically opposed – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time always want Republicans to meet with them and to listen to them.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-05-02/davis-no-need-meet-with-politically-opposed.html

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Madigan return as party chief make Rauner re-election more important, Ugaste says – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511402059-madigan-return-as-party-chief-make-rauner-re-election-more-important-ugaste-says

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “TAX CUTS WORK!” HOLDS RALLY IN WAUCONDA, AFTER CANCELING IN WEST CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/tax-cuts-work-hold-rally-in-wauconda-after-canceling-in-west-chicago.html
— FEDERAL PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS WORK TO END TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/federal-pro-life-lawmakers-work-to-end-taxpayer-funding-of-abortions.html
— ATTENTION IL GOP HOUSE MEMBERS: IF YOU SUPPORT ERA, THE PRICE WILL BE PRO-LIFE GROUP ENDORSEMENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/attention-il-gop-house-members-if-you-support-era-the-price-will-be-pro-life-group-endorsements.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A look at Sam McCann’s federal lawsuit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/02/a-look-at-sam-mccanns-federal-lawsuit/
— Rauner admin contradicted on revenue estimate claim
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/02/rauner-admin-contradicted-on-revenue-estimate-claim/

 

GOPUSA
— ACLU steps into bra policy in schools
http://www.gopusa.com/aclu-steps-into-bra-policy-in-schools/
— DC ‘unity’ rally featured speaker who called Jews ‘termites’
http://www.gopusa.com/dc-unity-rally-featured-speaker-who-called-jews-termites/
— How one 7-Eleven is combating panhandlers, loitering kids
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=45061

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Boy Scouts to drop ‘boy’ from program name, launches new ‘inclusiveness’ campaign – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/boy-scouts-to-drop-boy-from-its-name-launches-new-inclusiveness-campaign

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Creepy or Not? Your Privacy Concerns Probably Reflect Your Politics A new study on surveillance finds that Republicans tend to feel pleased about tracking, both online and in real life, while Democrats often feel bad about it. – Natasha Singer (DIERSEN: The more skeletons that you have in your closet, the more that you want privacy. Those who have ever done anything that subjects them to blackmail or to prosecution should not seek of hold any kind of government or political job or office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/technology/privacy-concerns-politics.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Bad Is It for House Republicans? It’s not great. But the Democrats’ frequently touted fundraising edge is overstated. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bad-is-it-for-house-republicans-1525302958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The real trend in fundraising strength for these campaigns won’t be revealed until the quarter after each state’s primary. If races like Rep. Peter Roskam’s in the Sixth District of Illinois are any example, the advantage for GOP incumbents seems likely to grow. Mr. Roskam has more than $2.4 million in cash after the March 20 primary, while the winning Democrat was forced by the primary to spend down his funds to just $192,000.)

 

USA TODAY
— In midterm elections, Republicans are running against … Hillary Clinton. Still. – Chrissie Thompson and Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/01/midterm-elections-republicans-hillary-clinton-political-ads-congress-ohio-governor/565800002/

 

POLITICAL INSIDER
— Actual Descendant of Pocahontas Challenges Elizabeth Warren to Take DNA Test  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to Jewish people a) that I am 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stress a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany a long time ago, during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, d) that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F, and e) that according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/elizabeth-warren-pocahontas-descendant-challenges/

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Millennial Money: Gambling via apps drains my friends’ finances More than one-fifth of 18 to 24-year-olds confessed to gambling at work last year – KATE BEIOLEY
https://www.ft.com/content/d4842ac4-325f-11e8-ac48-10c6fdc22f03

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Illinois Senate passes LGBTQ inclusive curriculum bill (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/93908596/illinois-senate-passes-lgbtq-inclusive-curriculum-bill-

April 30 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— The caravan of migrants has reached the US-Mexico border. So what’s next? – CNN
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/30/the-caravan-of-migrants-has-reached-the-us-mexico-border-so-whats-next/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois working to get more election judges amid shortage – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-working-to-get-more-election-judges-amid-shortage-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Central American asylum seekers denied U.S. entry for 2nd day – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-central-american-asylum-seekers-20180430-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Central American asylum seekers denied US entry for 2nd day – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/border-crossing-caravan-asylum-seekers/
— Porn star Stormy Daniels sues President Trump for defamation – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/porn-star-stormy-daniels-lawsuit-president-donald-trump-defamation-tweet-sketch/
— No guns allowed at NRA convention when Trump, Pence speak – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-nra-national-rifle-association-convention-dallas/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers may combine police, fire pension boards – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180430/news/304309933/
— Woman who forged petitions for college board seat sentenced – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180430/news/304309879/
— Lake in the Hills blocks video gambling at Speedway gas station – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180430/lake-in-the-hills-blocks-video-gambling-at-speedway-gas-station

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Steve Scalise headlining Rodney Davis fundraiser in Springfield – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180430/rep-steve-scalise-headlining-rodney-davis-fundraiser-in-springfield
— Group says progressive tax could cut most taxes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180430/group-says-progressive-tax-could-cut-most-taxes

 

WQAD
— Migrants who traveled with caravan vow to wait at border until they are granted asylum – CNN
http://wqad.com/2018/04/30/migrants-who-traveled-with-caravan-vow-to-wait-at-border-until-they-are-granted-asylum/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After governor abolishes 19, critics question value of government commissions – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-governor-abolishes-critics-question-value-of-government-commissions/article_72b89eea-4a49-11e8-8f61-d327da291a97.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Michelle Wolf’s Lewd Lupine Pasquinade – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/michelle-wolfs-lewd-lupine-pasquinade/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIBERTARIAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE HOPES TO OFFER ALTERNATIVE IN NOVEMBER ELECTION (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-hopes-to-offer-alternative-in-november-election.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tillman: Uihlein “likes to give people a chance no one else would”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/tillman-uihlein-likes-to-give-people-a-chance-no-one-else-would/
— Pritzker calls lack of Democratic candidates a “failure, county by county”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/pritzker-calls-lack-of-democratic-candidates-a-failure-county-by-county/
— Pritzker points to pot as possible capital bill funding source (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/pritzker-points-to-pot-as-possible-capital-bill-funding-source/
— Mendoza calls Rauner a “madman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/mendoza-calls-rauner-a-madman/
— Sanguinetti warns of GOP’s “extinction”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/30/sanguinetti-warns-of-gops-extinction/

 

GOPUSA
— Hogg demands Mike Pence cancel NRA speech (DIERSEN: What next will Hogg demand? Has Hogg been elected to any kind of government or political office?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44819
— Term Limits and Corrupt Swamp Creatures (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed about the following if not take credit for the following: I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc. They stress how much better off the aforesaid organizations are without me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=44877

 

TOWN HALL
— Media Paint it As Cruel that Immigrants from Caravan Are Being Detained at Border – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/04/30/media-paint-it-as-cruel-that-immigrants-from-caravan-are-being-detained-at-border-n2476061

 

DAILY CALLER
— Migrant Caravan Shows Up At The Border — Mike Pence Sends Them A Message That They Won’t Forget – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/30/migrant-caravan-pence-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Left-Wing Activists Force Job Creators Network to Cancel ‘Tax Cuts Work’ Rally – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/30/job-creators-network-illinois-rally-canceled-left-wing-activists-planned-crash/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job Creators Network, one of the nation’s largest pro-jobs grassroots organizations, announced on Sunday that its scheduled rally near Chicago, Illinois, was postponed after “opposition” activists ambushed the event. “We are a small business advocacy group that simply wants to discuss the impact that the Tax Cuts and Job Act is having on both the small business community and the American economy overall. Unfortunately, leading up to today’s event it became apparent that the opposition was willing to go to great lengths to distract from the goal of our bus tour by disrupting our West Chicago stop by making it as volatile as possible,” Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of Job Creators Network, said of his organization’s decision to cancel a bus tour stop in West Chicago. “Crash the Tax Cuts Bus Tour” reads the Facebook page, an event hosted by a group called The Coalition for a Better Illinois 6th, which, according to its about page, “is a network of grassroots groups in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois who believe that everyone deserves equal and fair treatment regardless of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status and that a successful democracy requires an informed and engaged public.”)

 

BLAZE
— Canada wants US to better enforce immigration laws to help combat the Canadian refugee problem – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/30/canada-wants-us-to-better-enforce-immigration-laws-to-help-combat-the-canadian-refugee-problem

 

FOX NEWS
— Malkin: ‘Filthy’ WHCD Routine Will Inspire Young Women to Stand Up for Conservative Values
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/30/michelle-malkin-rips-michelle-wolf-over-white-house-correspondents-dinner-routine
— ‘He’s Not Doing Anything’: Coulter Says Trump Must Act on Caravan, Immigration Promises
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/30/ann-coulter-migrant-caravan-says-trump-must-act-immigration-wall

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, South Korea’s Moon says Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday pledged to end hostilities between the two countries. – Reuters
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-should-win-nobel-peace-prize-says-south-korea-s-n870036

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The immigrant ‘caravan’ is a test. Trump wants us to fail. – Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-immigrant-caravan-is-a-test-trump-wants-us-to-fail/2018/04/30/124b975c-4cb4-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Caravan of Central American Migrants Turned Away at U.S. Border for Second Day Group that began in southern Mexico has dwindled to about 180 people from an initial 1,000 – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-have-faith-central-american-migrants-wait-to-apply-for-u-s-asylum-1525109931

 

GOVERNING
— Talking Trash: Why Politics Has Gotten Nastier Negative partisanship has reached new depths, with candidates increasingly willing to insult one another directly. – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-why-politics-has-gotten-nastier.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— For the Sake of Journalism, Stop the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Margaret Sullivan
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/sullivan-for-the-sake-of-journalism-stop-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner/

April 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Buses carrying Central American migrants roll to US border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/buses-carrying-central-american-migrants-roll-to-us-border/3406469/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet have been tracking the caravan of migrants, calling it a threat to the U.S. since it started March 25 in the Mexican city of Tapachula, near the Guatemala border. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the caravan “a deliberate attempt to undermine our laws and overwhelm our system,” pledging to send more immigration judges to the border to resolve cases if needed. Trump administration officials have railed against what they call “catch-and-release” policies that allow people requesting asylum to be released from custody into the U.S. while their claims make their way through the courts in a process that can last a year.)
— ‘Am I missing something?’ Parkland community shocked over weapons ban during Pence appearance at NRA event
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nra-bans-weapons-during-pence-appearance/3406086/
— Trump targets Democrats, media during Michigan rally – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-targets-democrats-media-during-michigan-rally/3403793/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Police Department Adds Over 100 New Officers, Patrol Vehicles to Combat Carjackings (DIERSEN: How many cars have you had stolen from you in Chicago? In 1971, I had my 1969 Dodge Charger SE stolen from me while I worked for IRS in Chicago. In 1973, I had my 1962 Chevy BelAir stolen from me while I worked for IRS in Chicago.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cpd-adds-over-100-new-officers-patrol-vehicles-to-combat-carjackings-481187081.html
— Governor Rauner’s Veterans’ Affairs Director Steps Down 13 residents have died at a downstate veterans’ home amid the outbreak
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-erica-jeffries-veterans-affairs-step-down-legionnaires-481188971.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-should-be-an-accepted-drug-to-combat-opioid-addiction-in-illinois/
— Chicago Police Department adds over 100 new officers, patrol vehicles designed to stop carjackings – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: How many cars have you had stolen from you in Chicago? In 1971, I had my 1969 Dodge Charger SE stolen from me while I worked for IRS in Chicago. In 1973, I had my 1962 Chevy BelAir stolen from me while I worked for IRS in Chicago.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-adds-over-100-new-officers-patrol-vehicles-designed-to-stop-carjackings/
— Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/health-care-new-front-for-transgender-rights-under-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Chicago Sun-Times knows full-well that most, if not virtually all Republicans refuse to read the Chicago Sun-Times, let alone subscribe to the Chicago Sun-Times, because the Chicago Sun-Times acts as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/working-newspaper-represents-american-dream-support-sun-times-digital-subscription/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-migrant-caravan-primer-20180429-story.html
— U.S. says crossing is full before caravan tries to seek asylum – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-central-american-migrant-caravan-20180429-story.html
— Piper’s Alley, ‘2001’ and other trips back to Chicago in 1968 – Rick Kogan (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-1968-chicago-kogan-sidewalks-0429-story.html
— The harshest jokes from Michelle Wolf’s correspondents’ dinner speech – Abby Ohlheiser and Emily Yahr (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky promotes ridicule.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-house-correspondents-dinner-michelle-wolf-20180429-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hopefully, next choice at VA will be better – Martin Dettmer, Wheaton (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that Edward J. Derwinski, who served as VA Secretary 1989 – 1993, spoke at a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois breakfast meeting.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180429/hopefully-next-choice-at-va-will-be-better
— Elk Grove Township hiring paid summer interns
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180429/elk-grove-township-hiring-paid-summer-interns

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Medicaid managed-care reboot pinching pharmacies, advocates say – Dean Olsen
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180429/medicaid-managed-care-reboot-pinching-pharmacies-advocates-say

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LaHood’s challenger.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rodriguez-talks-about-challenge-of-toppling-lahood/1147319895

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rauner, Pritzker afraid to talk about Tiffany Thrasher
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-pritzker-refuse-tiffany-thrasher-murder

 

BLAZE
— Mike Huckabee responds to the ‘vicious vile’ attacks on his daughter — and he is not happy – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/29/mike-huckabee-responds-to-the-vicious-vile-attacks-on-his-daughter-and-he-is-not-happy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, he lamented that the dinner is supposed to celebrate the First Amendment, but said it only represented “bullying,” “vulgarity” and “hate” on Saturday. He then thanked New York Times star reporter Maggie Haberman, who defended Sanders from Wolf’s “intense criticism.”)
— Trump tells supporters Republicans must retain House majority or he could face impeachment – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: What percent of the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want Trump to be impeached?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/29/trump-tells-supporters-republicans-must-retain-house-majority-or-he-could-face-impeachment

 

POLITICO
— Journalists distance themselves from Correspondents’ Dinner after Wolf routine The comedian’s scorching routine generates some discomfort. – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS and MICHAEL CALDERONE
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/29/wolf-correspondents-dinner-journalists-559292

 

ABC NEWS
— Asylum seekers climb US border wall as migrant caravan gathers on Mexican side (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/migrant-caravan-gathers-on-us-mexico-border/9709848

 

NBC NEWS
— Border fills to capacity as caravan of migrants arrives, officials say The statement offered the first glimpse of a showdown the roughly 400 migrants had been preparing for with the Trump Administration. – Dennis Romero and Annie Rose Ramos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/caravan-migrants-has-reached-border-braces-cross-despite-trump-s-n869821
— Caravan of migrants readies for immigration showdown at U.S. border The group of Central Americans was met at the U.S. border by supporters and protesters as they waited to turn themselves in and seek asylum. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/caravan-of-migrants-readies-for-immigration-showdown-at-u-s-border-1222035523750
— Safe seats? Anti-Trump wave may wash out some Democrats, too Some long-serving Democrats are facing primary challenges for the first time ever as the party looks to counter President Donald Trump. – Alex Seitz-Wald and Leigh Ann Caldwell
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/safe-seats-anti-trump-wave-may-wash-out-some-democrats-n869466

 

CBS NEWS
— Why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college Now universities around the country are forming a new, color-blind, Affirmative Action, aiming to close the gap between rich and poor – Scott Pelley
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-tuition-why-bill-and-melinda-gates-put-20000-students-through-college/

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Migrant Caravan Reaches U.S. – Mexico Border, Many Already In U.S. Illegally (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
http://www.oann.com/migrant-caravan-reaches-u-s-mexico-border-many-already-in-u-s-illegally/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Caravan of Migrants, After Arduous Trip, Begins Final Push to Border – KIRK SEMPLEAPRI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/world/americas/mexico-caravan-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Some caravan backers climb border wall at rally – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to generate future Democrats, anti-Trumps encourage everyone from the world to seek asylum in America, but especially those who have little or no education or job skills and who need massive government assistance.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-latest-us-may-tell-asylum-seekers-to-wait-in-mexico/2018/04/28/e2646276-4b46-11e8-8082-105a446d19b8_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 15 richest US politicians in office – Brett Forman
http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-politicians-in-the-us-2018-4
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 10. Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois Net worth: Just under $1 billion Rauner made his fortune as a private equity investor.)

 

FORTUNE
— Is the Michelle Wolf White House Correspondents’ Dinner Backlash All About Gender? – DAVID Z. MORRIS
http://fortune.com/2018/04/29/michelle-wolf-whcd-backlash/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump Attacks Familiar Enemies, Adds New Targets President Donald Trump is attacking familiar enemies and adding fresh targets for his scorn during a campaign-style speech in Michigan. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-04-28/the-latest-trump-attacks-familiar-enemies-adds-new-targets

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees Underpaid: What About 2019 Raise? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/29/federal-employees-underpaid-2019-raise/

April 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— White House corps toasts press freedom; Trump a no-show – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-corps-toasts-press-freedom;-trump-a-no-show/3403793/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump, however, has had a notably contentious relationship with the media. The President routinely argues that he receives unfair media coverage and denounces “fake news.” He has even labeled the media the “enemy of the American people.” Earlier this month, the White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents the White House press corps, put out a statement saying that the White House had informed the association that the President would not be attending the dinner in 2018. The statement said, however, that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will attend the event to represent the administration and that the President “will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment.)

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/28/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-11/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump hosting rally with ‘favorite deplorables’ in Michigan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-hosting-rally-with-favorite-deplorables-in-michigan

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional town halls: Old-fashioned and inefficient or vital to the fabric of democracy? – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, at town halls, Democrats make it clear that they want Republicans to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-town-hall-constituent-meetings-st-0429-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam found himself in the national spotlight last year after critics said he refused to meet with constituents and dodged requests to hold a town-hall style public meeting. Roskam, however, dismissed the traditional in-person format as unproductive and boasted of his ability to reach far more people via convenient telephone town halls, which are arranged by his campaign. As election season returns. so does the debate over the way candidates communicate with voters. . .Roskam, of Wheaton, has been in office since 2007 and conducts tele-town halls once a month. The system auto-dials people in the district and invites them to join the call to listen or get in a queue for the chance to ask a question. While there is generally a specific topic assigned for each event, Roskam does not limit the questions to the theme. In a typical call, about a dozen people get the chance to ask questions. The calls allow Roskam’s office to “reach people where they are, in their homes, while maintaining the one-on-one, personal interactions,” according to Roskam’s office. Roskam has taken calls from both supporters and critics during the forums, which are arranged via his campaign website, roskamforcongress.com. “In these meetings, we engage in open dialogue where they share their perspective,” Roskam said. “Reasonable people can disagree, and I’ve met with people from all different walks of life holding many different views on any number of issues.” Roskam’s challenger in the November election, Democrat Sean Casten, a businessman from Downers Grove, is pushing the sitting congressman to engage in more public in-person forums. Instead, Roskam quickly called for a series of debates the day after Casten was declared winner of the March Democratic primary. . .U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren has conducted meetings with veterans and other town halls, including one in St. Charles last year that attracted about 750 supporters and opponents. But Cindy Mundell, a 67-year-old Naperville resident, has lobbied Hultgren of Plano, to hold more in-person town halls. “He is supposed to be listening to and representing us,” Mundell said. “He claims the majority of his constituents approve the way he votes, and I feel that is unlikely.” Democrat Lauren Underwood is challenging Hultgren in the general election.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— The expensive risk College of DuPage has placed on taxpayers – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad do your critics/opponents paint you as being? My critics/opponents paint me as being far worse than Breuder. Of course, they side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government and all the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat superiors in the federal government spent far more taxpayer dollars than $527,600 to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180428/editorial-the-expensive-risk-college-of-dupage-has-placed-on-taxpayers-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was almost three years ago that we warned that the College of DuPage Board was risking the public’s money in what we described as its “obsessive and oddly venomous” fixation with the destruction of onetime-president Robert Breuder. While allowing that reasonable people could disagree with Breuder’s style and performance, we also noted that his successor Joseph Collins conceded the controversies that enveloped him were “exaggerated” and his board nemesis Kathy Hamilton acknowledged they were “political.” . . .The legal case has yet to play out so theoretically, we suppose, the college could still win that gamble. But as of our latest tabulation in January, the college’s legal bills in the case had already reached $527,600 and who knows if that’s all of it. Transparency, thy name has not been COD when it comes to all the costs. What we do know is that those bills are going to climb considerably higher. And if the college loses, it not only would be on the hook for whatever damages Breuder wins but most likely also his legal bills as well as the college’s. It’s possible the college’s insurance will pay much of the legal bills. Comforting, although if so, it undoubtedly would affect its future premiums. But it’s also possible its insurer could end up challenging its responsibility if it’s found that the college egregiously mistreated Breuder.)
— Illinois debates effectiveness of racial profile data – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289925
— Suburban firm has history of mishandled searches for school superintendents – Christopher Placek and Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/suburban-firm-has-history-of-mishandled-searches-for-school-superintendents
— Islamic Relief volunteers join to pack meals for the hungry in Addison
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180428/islamic-relief-volunteers-join-to-pack-meals-for-the-hungry-in-addison
— As states consider taxing opioids, drugmakers push back – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180428/news/304289946/
— Facebook’s handpicked watchdogs gave it high marks for privacy – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. One would expect that my Democrat IRS superiors did not want GAO to assign me to audits of IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180428/analysis-facebooks-handpicked-watchdogs-gave-it-high-marks-for-privacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook’s mishandling of its users’ personal information prompted stiff penalties from the U.S. government in 2011 — including a requirement that the social giant submit to regular privacy checkups for the next two decades. However, Facebook got to handpick its own reviewers, global accounting firm PwC, which didn’t appear to catch marketers, political consultants and malicious actors as they tapped public and private profile data on Facebook without users’ permission or knowledge, even years after the social giant’s first major privacy mishap.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun bills have seen mixed success in General Assembly – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180428/gun-bills-have-seen-mixed-success-in-general-assembly

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Colored Boys Who’ve Considered Career Suicide When Good Music Wasn’t Enough – RODNEY CARMICHAEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/colored-boys-whove-considered-career-suicide-when-good-music-wasnt-enough#stream/0

 

WPSD
— Illinois House OKs amended plan adding school therapists
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/04/27/illinois-house-oks-amended-plan-adding-school-therapists/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Precinct Committeeman Sees Bias in NWH Reporting of Republican Party Leadership Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/gop-precinct-committeeman-sees-bias-nwh-reporting-republican-party-leadership-elections/
— Skillicorn Praises LITH Village Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/skillicorn-praises-lith-village-board/
— McHenry County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Sues to Find Who’s Behind Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/mchenry-county-clerk-candidate-joe-tirio-sues-find-whos-behind-illinois-integrity-sic-fund/
— Bob Miller Charged a Second Wisconsin Hooters’ Meal to Algonquin Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/bob-miller-charged-second-wisconsin-hooters-meal-algonquin-townshjip/
— Madigan Introduces Progressive Income Tax Resolution, But Not a Constitutional Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/28/madigan-introduces-progressive-income-tax-resolution-not-constitutional-amendment/
— McSweeney’s Bill Is Not About Township Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/mcsweeneys-bill-not-township-consolidation/
— Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence Says She Didn’t Go to Springfield to Lobby
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/27/algonquin-township-trustee-rachael-lawrence-says-didnt-go-springfield-lobby/
— Algonquin Township Officials Fear for Their Jobs
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/algonquin-township-officials-fear-jobs/
— Third Document on Bob Miller’s Enormous Back Sick Time Payment Surfaces
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/26/third-document-bob-millers-enormous-back-sick-time-payment-surfaces/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor and Highway Commissioner Feed Election Judges on Taxpayer’s Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-highway-commissioner-feed-election-judges-taxpayers-back/

 

BREIBART
— Kanye West Condemns Black America’s Allegiance to the Democrat ‘Plantation’ in Song ‘Ye vs. the People’ – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/04/28/kanye-west-condemns-black-americas-allegiance-democrat-plantation-song-ye-vs-people/

 

NEWSMAX
— Dershowitz: Dems Ignoring Civil Liberties to Get ‘Devil’ Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alan-dershowitz-donald-trump-civil-liberties-law/2018/04/28/id/857195/

April 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For elected officials in Northwest Indiana, social media serves as a help line and a sounding board – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: How friendly/accessible is your Republican State Representative? This afternoon is one example of my Republican State Representative Jeanne Ives’ outstanding friendliness and accessibility. She saw me going door to door in the part of my precinct that had been part of her precinct before the 2015 gerrymandering. I was delivering election results (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) to the 112 voters who had cast Republican ballots. She stopped her SUV and we talked for about 15 minutes about many current issues of the day.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-social-media-mayors-st-0422-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I try to make myself very accessible so people can get to know Tom McDermott, not only Mayor McDermott,” he said.)
— Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting still at large and possibly armed, police say – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-waffle-house-shooting-nashville-20180422-story.html
— Confederate group, activists hold competing ceremonies at Oak Woods Cemetery – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-ida-b-wells-confederate-mound-20180422-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity say “Your entire career can be derailed” and “For gay teachers, coming out remains risky.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-gay-teachers-coming-out-0418-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ex-Illinois man sought after 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180422/ex-illinois-man-sought-after-4-dead-in-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee
— Aurora library apologizes for display criticized as Islamophobic – Charles Keeshan
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180422/aurora-library-apologizes-for-display-criticized-as-islamophobic
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting protests.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180422/news/304229911/

 

ABC7
— Man wanted in deadly Waffle House shooting in Tennessee had delusions about Taylor Swift, arrested at White House – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/man-wanted-in-deadly-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee-had-delusions-about-taylor-swift-arrested-at-white-house/3377973/
— Aurora mayor apologizes after library displays poem some call anti-Muslim
http://abc7chicago.com/society/aurora-mayor-apologizes-after-library-displays-poem-some-call-anti-muslim/3379404/
— ‘Were you admitted on merit or quota?’ Former education official questions student’s Harvard acceptance – Danny Clemens (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://abc7chicago.com/education/merit-or-quota-fmr-official-questions-teens-harvard-acceptance/3379020/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Waffle House suspect had previous bizarre interactions with police
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/waffle-house-suspect-had-previous-bizarre-interactions-with-police

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposal would let more voters try to cut property taxes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180422/proposal-would-let-more-voters-try-to-cut-property-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It just keeps getting weirder – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-22/rich-millercapitol-fax-it-just-keeps-getting-weirder.html

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Proposed LGBT history bill triggers controversy – Blaise Mesa
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_c62dbf4e-44d9-11e8-8417-0b4a98d0b033.html

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— GOP Misfits in Illinois Undermine President Trump’s Minority Outreach – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14460
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What do you have to lose by trying something new?” – Donald J. Trump That was a question then-candidate Donald Trump regularly repeated on the campaign trail. It was part of a message he regularly directed specifically to African Americans. The obvious point being that black voters were being betrayed and taken for granted by politicians of the past like Hillary Clinton. This President is serious about rebuilding America and restoring economic opportunity to all, regardless of race or creed. And it’s not just rhetoric. We’re witnessing the results on a daily basis. Donald Trump is a man of his word. I wish we could stop there and declare to black citizens in Illinois that everything is fine. Just hold on, help is on the way. Unfortunately, we can’t. While our President is literally working night and day to make us proud again of Republican leadership, some local yokels in Illinois – actually let’s call them what they are, failed misfits – are actively undermining our President’s positive work and destroying the Republican brand in Illinois. I’ll give you just the latest illustration by telling the story of what I witnessed at a GOP event last week in Chicago. Last Wednesday, April 18, each of the 102 counties in Illinois held a Republican county convention. Every two years this is where the county GOP chair and other county party officers are picked. And every 4 years, this being one of those years, the county conventions are also the place where under the easily rigged system only the Illinois Republican Party uses, the 18 members of the state central committee (“SCC”) are picked. One member is selected from each of the state’s U.S. congressional districts. The SCC is the State GOP’s senior governing board and its members pick the state party chairman. The current state chair is Governor Rauner flunky, Tim Schneider of suburban Cook County.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Selects Erik Sivertsen as GOP Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/22/mchenry-township-selects-erik-sivertsen-gop-chairman/
— County Board Members’ Compensation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/22/county-board-members-compensation/
— Saturday Afternoon Polling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/saturday-afternoon-polling/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Southern Poverty Law Center Cashes In On Trump Era; Controversial Nonprofit Nears Half BILLION In Assets – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/21/splc-nonprofit-assets/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee; suspect sought – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/4-dead-in-waffle-house-shooting-in-tennessee-suspect-sought/2018/04/22/fbed1d02-468a-11e8-8082-105a446d19b8_story.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Think it’s harmless? Now nine in ten teens at drug clinics are being treated for marijuana use Cannabis is responsible for 91% of drug addiction cases involving teenagers Skunk – high-potency herbal cannabis – causing more people to seek treatment Backs up research that skunk is having detrimental impact on mental health – Stephen Adams and Martin Beckford
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5642917/Nine-ten-teens-drug-clinics-treated-marijuana-use.html