December 25 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With opioid suit, Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim takes jab at Abbott Labs – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-opioid-lawsuit-st-1226-20171225-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm’s 2017: Embarrassments, accomplishments — and a few lucky breaks – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahms-2017-embarrassments-accomplishments-and-a-few-lucky-breaks/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Nonprofits worry tax changes will curb donations in 2018 – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171225/nonprofits-worry-tax-changes-will-curb-donations-in-2018

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rays of hope are emerging: Small gains made locally in war on heroin Small gains made in war on heroin – Steve Horrell
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/114878/rays-of-hope-are-emerging-small-gains-made-locally-in-war-on-heroin

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Corrections watchdog: More needs to be done for criminal justice reform – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/corrections-watchdog-more-needs-to-be-done-for-criminal-justice/article_071f11dc-e694-11e7-8d19-cff75c4244f0.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHRISTMAS WISH LIST: 12 GIFTS FOR ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS IN 2018 – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/christmas-wish-list-12-gifts-for-illinois-taxpayers-in-2018/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Not-so-beautiful Dreamers: The reality behind the media airbrushing – Hans A. von Spakovsky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/25/daca-demographics-show-less-ideal-dreamers-media-i/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— KARL ROVE AND THE DESPICABLE GOP ELITE Mychal Massie rips RNC for using the people’s money to undermine Trump
http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/karl-rove-and-the-despicable-gop-elite/

 

GOPUSA
— Jeff Flake: Some GOP rallies look like ‘spasms of a dying party’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35913

 

FOX BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Big labor sees growth potential in California pot workers – SCOTT SMITH
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/12/25/big-labor-sees-growth-potential-in-california-pot-workers.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: People ‘Proud’ to Say ‘Merry Christmas Again’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-merry-christmas-tweet/2017/12/25/id/833606/

 

POLITICO
— The top 10 House races to watch in 2018 Key districts around the country that will define next year’s battle for control of the House. – ELENA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: Social progressives want Roskam to pander to them. What do you say to those who advise Roskam to pander to social progressives? To be “socially progressive” is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/25/house-races-2018-midterms-republicans-democrats-316207
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ 6th District: Revenge of the suburbs GOP Rep. Peter Roskam won reelection handily in 2016, but his Chicagoland district saw a big shift, with President Donald Trump losing it by 7 points after Mitt Romney carried the seat by 8 points in 2012. And since Trump took office, elections in Virginia, New Jersey and a handful of congressional special elections around the country have seen local candidates fall to or even below Trump’s levels in the suburbs. That’s a big warning sign for Roskam and other Republicans in suburbs of New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Kansas City and more heading into 2018. Democrats have to wade through a crowded primary before they face Roskam. Kelly Mazeski, who picked up an EMILY’s List endorsement and raised the most money last quarter, is leading the pack, though anything can happen in a field of seven candidates. But even a bruised Democratic opponent may not stem the tide against Roskam and other suburban congressmen. “Increasingly socially progressive, suburban voters have been drifting away from the GOP for years,” said Ian Russell, former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee deputy executive director. “Trump dramatically accelerated this movement, and the tax bill will only further alienate them.”)

 

NEWSWEEK
— WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION THINKS VIDEO GAMES ARE CAUSING A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER – MELISSA MATTHEWS
http://www.newsweek.com/world-health-organization-thinks-video-games-are-causing-mental-health-758555

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— You’ll Lose Some of Your Retirement Income to the IRS — Here’s How Much When you draw up your retirement budget, don’t forget about tax expenses — or you could end up with far less income than you expect. – Wendy Connick
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/12/25/youll-lose-some-of-your-retirement-income-to-the-i.aspx

December 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 3 dead, 21 wounded in Christmas weekend shootings across Chicago
http://abc7chicago.com/3-dead-21-wounded-in-christmas-weekend-shootings-across-chicago/2822656/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump takes note of who’s naughty and nice at Christmas – AP (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines who is naughty and nice? What criteria do they use?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171225/news/312259980/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Chicago and Illinois failed the people in 2017 – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chicago-illinois-failed-people-2017-doubek/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joy to the weed! Marijuana legalization comes bearing gifts – AP (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy someone, you give them pot.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–marijuana-high-holidays-20171222-story.html
— How can you be Christian without caring for the poor? – James Martin (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents care for the poor? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes  have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-poor-jesus-poor-mary-joseph-christmas-syrian-refugees-1225-story.html
— New state law treats pets more like children in custody cases – Leonor Vivanco-Prengaman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pet-custody-law-20171218-story.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Reciprocity Bill Heads to U.S. Senate – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=257374#.WkDdLN-nGM8

 

WSIL TV
— Bost: Trump can fire Mueller, FBI answers to president – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37136078/bost-fbi-answers-to-president-trump-can-fire-mueller

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois LGBTQ+ Advocates Say 2017 Saw Progress – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-lgbtq-advocates-say-2017-saw-progress#stream/0

 

WIREPOINTS
— Turmoil Grows Over Disparity In Rules For Prepayment Of Property Taxes – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/turmoil-grows-over-disparity-in-rules-for-prepayment-of-property-taxes-story-developing-wirepoints-original/
— Finally, a college ranking that means something. Two extremes in IL – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/finally-a-college-ranking-that-means-something-quicktake/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Democrats hope to use tax overhaul as a club against GOP – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/democrats-hope-to-use-tax-overhaul-as-a-club-against/article_bd087114-ce7b-5f85-a980-838ed5efe196.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— North Korea calls U.N. sanctions ‘an act of war,’ says it’s ‘pipe dream’ that it will give up nukes – AP (DIERSEN: Acts of war include a) a country sending its citizens into another country illegally, b) a country keeping its citizens in another country illegally, and c) a country sending illegal drugs into another country illegally. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/25/north-korea-calls-un-sanctions-act-war-says-its-pi/?

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans leave for Christmas break believing they can govern – Al Weaver
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republicans-leave-for-christmas-break-believing-they-can-govern/article/2644220

 

PJ MEDIA
— New Illinois Abortion Law Fires Up Pro-Lifers, Inspires Challenge to GOP Governor – ROD KACKLEY DEC
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/new-illinois-abortion-law-fires-pro-lifers-inspires-challenge-gop-governor/

 

TOWNHALL
— Every Vote Really Does Count – Ken Blackwell
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2017/12/25/every-vote-really-does-count-n2426842

 

NEWSMAX
— AT&T Said to Fire Hundreds at Christmas Amid Trump Tax Bonuses
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/at-t-fire-christmas-trump/2017/12/24/id/833583/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP will suffer for tax giveaway.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/366398-juan-williams-gop-will-suffer-for-tax-giveaway

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Using Billions in Government Cash, Mexico Controls News Media – Azam Ahmed (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have been beyond furious that I have enough time and enough money to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I do not have to ask them or ask anyone else for money. My critics/opponents want people who they can manipulate/dominate, that is, people who need money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/world/americas/mexico-press-government-advertising.html
— As Trump Rages About Immigrants, They Go to the Ivy League – Tariro Mzezewa (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League university? I should write a book about those who stress that none of my four degrees (B.S. Management NIU 1970, MBA Loyola 1976, M.S. accounting DePaul 1980, and M.S. financial markets and trading IIT 1997) are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/opinion/trump-african-immigrants-ivy-league.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/exactly-how-cruel-is-homeland-security/2017/12/23/6ecdf1c2-e74d-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in turning “White college graduates” against Trump.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-nevada-trump-suburbs-20171225-story.html
— In hopes of getting around federal law, immigrants seek governors’ pardons to block deportation – Kurtis Lee
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-pardons-20171225-story.html

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— U.S. charities fear big drop in donations from middle classes
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/us-charities-fear-big-drop-in-donations-from-middle-classes

 

CHEAT SHEET
— Why Older Americans Should Be Terrified by the GOP Tax Plan – Eric Schaal
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/older-americans-should-be-terrified-by-gop-tax-plan.html/

December 24 Evening Edition

WLS AM
— RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard welcomes Trump infrastructure bill for roads and mass transit – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/24/rta-chairman-welcomes-trump-infrastructure-bill-for-roads-and-mass-transit/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump retweets image depicting ‘CNN’ squashed beneath his shoe – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-retweets-cnn-20171224-story.html
— Departing GOP lawmakers warn that their party could lose majorities in 2018 – Karoun Demirjian
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-lose-majorities-20171224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Tumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-immigrants-refugees-the-poor-and-the-birth-of-jesus/
— Sen. Flake dangles possibility of running against Trump – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jeff-flake-donald-trump-presidential-election-challenge/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois residents strugglings with Christmas overspending issues – DaLaun Dillard
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-residents-strugglings-with-christmas-overspending-issues/887601276

 

BREITBART
— GOP Rep Dent: Trump Does Not ‘Inspire Party Loyalty’ — He Is ‘Nominally’ a Republican – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/12/24/gop-rep-dent-trump-not-inspire-party-loyalty-nominally-republican/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Tax Overhaul Leads to End-of-year Rush to Pre-Pay Property Bills
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/trump-tax-overhaul-property/2017/12/24/id/833534/

 

THE HILL
— Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh warns Trump: FBI attacks are ‘gonna bite you in the ass’ – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366343-ex-gop-lawmaker-warns-trump-fbi-attacks-are-gonna-bite-you-in-the-ass

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Leave Few Seats Unchallenged in Quest for House Control – RACHEL SHOREY and LILIA CHANG
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/us/democrats-house-control-2018-midterms.html
— After a Chaotic Start, Congress Has Made a Conservative Mark – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/us/politics/congress-2017-conservative-courts-taxes-trump.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are fooling themselves about how the tax cut will play out – David Harsanyi
https://nypost.com/2017/12/24/democrats-are-fooling-themselves-about-how-the-tax-cut-will-play-out/

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Minnesota nonprofits, foundations decry federal tax law, fear more pain with new federal budget The groups worry that as fewer taxpayers itemize, donations will plummet. – Shannon Prather
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-nonprofits-foundations-decry-tax-bill-fear-more-pain-with-new-federal-budget/466169183/

 

FORBES
— 10 Relatively Stress-Free Year-End Moves To Make To Save On Taxes After Tax Reform – Kelly Phillips
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/12/23/10-relatively-stress-free-year-end-moves-to-make-to-save-on-taxes-after-tax-refor/#650bf6276244

December 24 Morning Edition

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ives’ candidacy a thorn in Rauner’s side – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-12-24/tom-kacich-ives-candidacy-thorn-rauners-side.html

 

ABC7
— Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-partially-lifts-trump-administration-ban-on-refugees/2817496/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump criticizes FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe as he plans retirement – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always wanted to replace me with a Democrat, and especially with a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or younger. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-reacts-to-reports-of-fbi-deputy-directors-retirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McCabe plans to retire in about 90 days, when he becomes fully eligible for pension benefits, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation. Trump and his Republican allies have made it clear that they want McCabe out of the FBI. But McCabe is a civil service employee who cannot be fired without clear evidence of wrongdoing.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an all-of-the-front page editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/maria-no-documents-no-health-insurance-cancer-fight-angels-rush/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mexico’s leftist presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador puts country first, resists Trump comparison – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America. If elected, will Obrador a) stop Mexico from sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally; b) bring back to Mexico its many millions of citizens who are in America illegally, and c) stop Mexico from sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mexico-leftist-presidential-front-runner-20171223-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Answers must be provided in Quincy Veterans Home outbreaks – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171223/our-view-answers-must-be-provided-in-quincy-veterans-home-outbreaks

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Thumbs-down to obstacles to letting the public decide size of their government – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/12/22/our-view-thumbs-down-to-obstacles-to-letting-the-public-decide-size-of-their-government/a51me3n/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thumbs-down: To state Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock. Reick has filed a bill in Springfield that would make it harder for residents to decide the size and scope of their local government. Reick’s proposal, House Bill 4190, would require township trustees to pay an independent contractor for a cost study before they could ask voters about whether to eliminate township road districts. Reick apparently thinks that an independent contractor needs to give the OK before residents can have a voice in shaping their government. That’s nonsense. This proposal is a transparent attempt to make it more difficult to pare down township government, likely at the behest of officials who work in township government and their political allies. Here’s the truth: Those Illinoisans who haven’t already fled this state are tired of paying high property taxes to support the most units of local government of any state in the nation. We need officials to remove the roadblocks and allow us to decide how many people govern us, and what they are paid to do it. Voters will not approve a ballot initiative that they do not believe will benefit them.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois drops to No. 6 among most populous states – Chris Coates
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/illinois-drops-to-no-among-most-populous-states/article_f3720c93-4e93-523e-af48-224cff74fa71.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Minooka village levy to increase for funding pension plans – KRIS STADALSKY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/12/20/minooka-village-levy-to-increase-for-funding-pension-plans/a23efvv/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Republican congressmen differ on national concealed carry reciprocity – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-republican-congressmen-differ-on-national-concealed-carry-reciprocity/article_01f0e068-e686-11e7-b192-4bb6a92ab262.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Coalition Letter Urges Trump Administration to Resist Courts on “Transgenders” in Military – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/coalition-letter-urges-trump-administration-resist-courts-transgenders-military/

 

BREITBART
— Amnesty: GOP ‘Gang of 33’ Silent on Required Tax Increases, Budget Cuts – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/23/amnesty-gop-gang-34-silent-required-tax-increases-budget-cuts/

 

NBC NEWS
— Liberal or Conservative? Where you shop reveals how you vote – DANTE CHINNI
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/business-of-the-holidays/liberal-or-conservative-where-you-shop-reveals-how-you-vote-n831536

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Life, Death and Taxes in Inequality City – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/nyregion/life-death-and-taxes-in-inequality-city.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Protesters head to Chuck Schumer’s house to blast failure on Dream Act – DALE W. EISINGER and RICH SCHAPIRO
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/protesters-blast-chuck-schumer-failure-safeguard-dream-act-article-1.3718108

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats aim to turn tax plan into cudgel in 2018 midterms – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dems-aim-to-turn-tax-plan-into-cudgel-in-2018-midterms/2017/12/24/2d0a7b72-e8ae-11e7-956e-baea358f9725_story.html
— Most federal employees in D.C.-Baltimore area to receive 2.3 percent raise in January – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/23/most-federal-employees-in-d-c-baltimore-area-to-receive-2-3-percent-raise-in-january/?utm_term=.e8ca8d7b0493
— Washington careerists work to undermine Trump’s agenda – Christopher Flavelle and Benjamin Bain (DIERSEN: Because I have always opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/washington-careerists-work-to-undermine-trump-s-agenda/article_4e69fbf6-1fc2-5770-afdc-693af7b2c9a6.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the long run, career staff can face consequences for resisting presidential policy. While it’s hard to outright fire a civil servant, congressional Republicans in January gave themselves the ability to reduce the annual pay for any individual federal employee to $1. An administration can also punish bureaucrats through punitive reassignments, designed to make them quit. Joel Clement, a senior policy manager at the Department of Interior, was moved to the accounting office in June — retaliation, he alleged, for speaking out about the risks of climate change.)

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— The Insane Amount of Money Millionaires Say They Need to be Happy – KRISTEN BAHLER (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you have less money than you have now? For me, it was my Democrat superiors who wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://time.com/money/5071182/money-happiness-million/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Money Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Retirement If you make this mistake, you face almost a 60% chance of running out of cash during retirement. – Christy Bieber
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/12/24/3-money-mistakes-that-could-ruin-your-retirement.aspx

(FROM THE ARTICLE: 3. Retiring too early Because of historically low bond rates and Americans’ longer life spans, many longstanding ideas about retirement — like the assumption that you can withdraw 4% or more from your retirement accounts each year without running out of money — no longer apply. In fact, in 2013 researchers from The American College and Morningstar found that a senior following the 4% rule stood a 57% chance of running out of cash when returns were calculated based on current rates. Retiree spending falls into predictable patterns. Retirees spend more during early retirement, when they’re healthy enough to travel and indulge their hobbies. They spend less during the middle of retirement as their health declines and energy wane, and in the late stage of retirement they spend more as costly health issues arise. This means that if you exhaust your savings, you’re likely to be short on cash at a time when you’re too old to work. To avoid this predicament, it’s imperative you accurately calculate how much you’ll need for retirement and how much you can safely withdraw without putting your future at risk. If your projected withdrawals don’t provide enough money to cover your expected costs, think about working longer or lowering your costs of living.)

December 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Lax oversight of Ill. nuclear power plants – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-lax-oversight-of-ill-nuclear-power-plants/2812679/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Miss America leadership resigns in email shaming scandal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-miss-america-leadership-resigns-email-scandal-20171223-story.html
— 10 things you might not know about fingerpointing – Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-10things-1231-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 Miss America officials resign, 1 apologizes to ex-winner – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-miss-america-officials-resign-1-apologizes-to-ex-winner/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s top 2017 achievement is school funding reform? Really? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171223/statehouse-insider-rauners-top-2017-achievement-is-school-funding-reform-really
— Will the 2018 elections be about Trump or peace and prosperity? – Ed Rogers
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171222/ed-rogers-will-2018-elections-be-about-trump-or-peace-and-prosperity
— Tax bill will be big issue in 2018 elections – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171223/bernard-schoenburg-tax-bill-will-be-big-issue-in-2018-elections

 

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Twas the night before public pension reform, when we sold our house – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article190896499.html

 

TIMES
— We need more talk about school consolidation – Scott Reeder
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-we-need-more-talk-about-school-consolidation/article_03c6fd10-879f-5b2a-9ba1-9f854100e2d3.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Statewide test results: 90 percent of Whittier students failed math
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511290167-statewide-test-results-90-percent-of-whittier-students-failed-math
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Statewide test results: 80 percent of Whittier failed English language arts
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511288811-statewide-test-results-80-percent-of-whittier-failed-english-language-arts
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Analysis: 85 percent of Whittier students fail annual tests
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511292755-analysis-85-percent-of-whittier-students-fail-annual-tests

 

WIREPOINTS
— Bridgeview, Like Chicago, Sells Its Future To Back Bonds. Many More Will Follow. – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/bridgeview-like-chicago-sells-its-future-to-back-bonds-many-more-will-follow-wirepoints-original/

 

FOX NEWS
— Media warn about a tax apocalypse and other outlandish journalistic offenses – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/12/23/media-warn-about-tax-apocalypse-and-other-outlandish-journalistic-offenses.html

 

GOPUSA
— Patriotism in U.S. driven by faith, politics
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35799

 

DAILY CALLER
— After Close Elections, Why Isn’t Meticulous Scrutiny Of The Vote Routine? – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/23/after-close-elections-why-isnt-meticulous-scrutiny-of-the-vote-routine/

 

NEWSMAX
— Wealthy Americans Flood Advisers to Take Advantage of Tax Law
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/wealthy-americans-tax-law/2017/12/22/id/833414/

 

TOWNHALL
— WSJ: The Democratic Party Is Rooting Against The American Worker And Our Country’s Success – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/12/22/wsj-the-democratic-party-is-rooting-against-the-american-worker-and-our-countrys-success-n2426254

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Border Hawks Scoff at Durbin’s ‘Compromise’ on DACA Democrat DREAM Act sponsor from Illinois hopes opponents accept token provisions of proposed immigration security law – Brendan Kirby
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/border-hawks-blast-durbins-compromise-on-daca/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s tax law creates new challenges for IRS – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/366252-trumps-tax-law-creates-new-challenges-for-irs
— Republicans, fearing midterm disaster, seek course correction – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366229-republicans-fearing-midterm-disaster-seek-course-correction
— Democrats see tax bill as giving them midterm advantage – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/366152-dems-see-tax-bill-as-giving-them-midterm-advantage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/366175-give-me-your-tired-your-poorand-they-will-create-jobs

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Could Save More Than $11 Million Under the New Tax Plan – JESSE DRUCKER and AUDREY CARLSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/22/us/politics/trump-tax-savings.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A preview of the U.S. without pensions – Peter Whoriskey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/i-hope-i-can-quit-working-in-a-few-years-a-preview-of-the-us-without-pensions/2017/12/22/5cc9fdf6-cf09-11e7-81bc-c55a220c8cbe_story.html
— Extreme poverty returns to America The U.N. finds growing numbers of Americans are living in the most impoverished circumstances. How did we get here? – Premilla Nadasen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/12/21/extreme-poverty-returns-to-america/
— Will Americans punish Republicans for cutting taxes for the rich? Maybe not: Voters often hope to become rich themselves. – Stephanie Leiser
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/12/22/will-americans-punish-republicans-for-cutting-taxes-for-the-rich/

 

FORBES
— Mass Exodus From States Run By Top Democratic Governors Continues – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2017/12/23/mass-exodus-from-states-run-by-democratic-machines-continues/#5488a7456d6a

 

BLOOMBERG
— Wealthy Americans Are Already Trying to Exploit the New Tax Law The legislation changes incentives on homeownership, commuting, and even marriage and divorce. – Ben Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-22/wealthy-americans-are-already-trying-to-exploit-the-new-tax-law

December 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats who supported spending bill face angry backlash over immigration – David Weigel and Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-daca-democrats-spending-bill-20171222-story.html
— Proposed bill would ban sale of commercially bred pets in Will, DuPage counties – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-commercial-pet-sale-ban-bill-st-1224-20171222-story.html
— How to know when holiday drinking is hurting your brain – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-holiday-drinking-brain-health-20171219-story.html
— Carpentersville doubles video gaming fee – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-carpentersville-gaming-machine-fees-st-1227-20171226-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A month-by-month look at what you should expect from the Republican tax bill – Philip Bump
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171223/a-month-by-month-look-at-what-you-should-expect-from-the-republican-tax-bill
— New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171223/news/312239976/

 

ABC7
— Miss America suspends CEO in email flap – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/miss-america-suspends-ceo-in-email-flap/2815659/

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger: Trump has done ‘great job’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-kinzinger-trump-has-done-great-job/article_49d55ebf-1cf3-519c-a795-49448d475d6b.html
— Kinzinger and Marter disagree on DACA – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/congressman-rival-disagree-on-daca/article_2ba5ffe5-4963-5021-beda-faa623b484ce.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Federal Tax Plan Hits Illinois – Benjamin Yount
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=257293#.Wj5TO4zR-M8

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Justice Department rolls back guidance on fining poor defendants – DAVID SHORTELL AND JESSICA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: One could look at it this way: Since September 30, 1997, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have been fining me $198 a day or $1,387 a week or $6,011 a month or $72,135 a year for my opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. On September 30, 1997, to punish me for the aforesaid opposition, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” of $50,856 a year, or only 41% of my $122,991 a year salary in today’s dollars. So far, in today’s dollars, I have been fined $1,460,673 or $6,011 X 243 months.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/justice-department-rolls-back-guidance-on-fining-poor-defendants/886728546

 

WSIL TV
— Congressman Bost predicts tax law will become more popular – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37130399/congressman-bost-predicts-tax-law-will-become-more-popular

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE BOARD CHAIRMAN: UNFUNDED STATE PENSION LIABILITIES ARE ‘FISCAL CALAMITY’
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/12/kane-board-chairman-unfunded-state-pension-liabilities-are-fiscal-calamity/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— What The Tax Bill Could Mean For Lawmakers During The Midterms
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-tax-bill-could-mean-lawmakers-during-midterms#stream/0
— Why Mental Health Is A Poor Measure Of A President – JON HAMILTON (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats paint all non-Democrats as being mentally ill.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-mental-health-poor-measure-president#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives proposes constitutional amendment to address pension reform – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511301761-ives-proposes-constitutional-amendment-to-address-pension-reform

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey vows to reverse trend of taxpayers fleeing the state – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511301836-bailey-vows-to-reverse-trend-of-taxpayers-fleeing-the-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Batinick: More than 200 new laws adopted, none tackle Illinois’ major issues – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-more-than-new-laws-adopted-none-tackle-illinois-major/article_50ac2fc4-e680-11e7-99fa-4b0ef07a8c8c.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Berrios spox says Tribune story “extremely unbalanced and, typically, unfair” *** ILGOP, Kaegi react to new Tribune story on Berrios
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/ilgop-kaegi-react-to-new-tribune-story-on-berrios/

 

BREITBART
— Cardinal Cupich: ‘It Would Be a Horrible Injustice’ Not to Give Amnesty to DACA Illegal Aliens at Americans’ Expense – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: It appears that the overwhelming majority of those who are in America state that they are Catholic. What if Cupich proposed that the Catholic Church would support the illegals, that is, provide them with medical care, food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, jobs, etc.? But, of course, very soon, the Catholic Church would be bankrupt.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/22/cardinal-cupich-horrible-injustice-not-to-give-amnesty-to-daca-illegal-aliens/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Enough with race-based admissions
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/enough-race-based-admissions/

 

THE HILL
— Karl Rove: ‘Bad idea’ for Trump to hold a lot of rallies in 2018 – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/366273-karl-rove-a-very-bad-idea-for-trump-to-hold-a-lot-of-rallies-in-2018

 

ABC NEWS
— Tax overhaul leads to end-of-year rush to pay property bills – GEOFF MULVIHILL (DIERSEN: Are you a homeowner? How much will the “GOP tax overhaul” harm you? The more that you have paid in real estate tax and/or state income tax over $10,000 a year, the more that you will be harmed. How much of your estimated real estate tax bill due next year can you afford to pre-pay by the end of this year?)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-overhaul-leads-end-year-rush-pay-property-51957744

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tax Bill Is Great for Accountants — Unless They Have Holiday Plans – Tiffany Hsu and Julie Creswell
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/business/republican-tax-plan-accountants-auditors-holidays.html
— Homeowners Rush to Soften Tax Bill’s Impact – Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/nyregion/cuomo-assist-as-homeowners-rush-to-prepay-property-tax-bill.html
— E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves – Lisa Friedman, Marina Affo and Derek Kravitz (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which GAO employees left GAO in drovers during the 1980s and 1990s? ANSWER: Those who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, and/or accounting degree holders. WHY? Democrat politicians wanted to replace them with employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or public policy degree holders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/climate/epa-buyouts-pruitt.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: VERY SAD: Households Are Spending Rather Than Saving – Harriet Torry and Suzanne Kapner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-shop-more-save-less-this-holiday-season-1513978732

 

NEWSWEEK
— MISS AMERICA CEO SAM HASKELL’S WEBSITE IS LITTERED WITH VIAGRA ADS – EMILY GAUDETTE
http://www.newsweek.com/miss-america-2018-sam-haskell-emails-viagra-756975

 

FED SMITH
— Order Issued on 2018 Pay Raise for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If was still working for GAO at the GS-13 Step 10 level, my 2018 salary would increase by $2,334 or by 1.9% to $125,325.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/12/22/order-issued-2018-pay-raise-federal-employees/

December 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— And now, folks, let’s hear it for Illinois Governor Money! – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/and-now-folks-lets-hear-it-for-illinois-governor-money/
— How Chicago sausage is made when progressives take on regulars – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/miller-how-chicago-sausage-is-made-when-progressives-take-on-regulars/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois has too many school districts – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-1224-20171221-story.html
— The top 10 Chicago political stories of 2017
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-politics-top-10-stories-20171222-story.html
— AT&T hands out bonuses to some workers, pink slips to others – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-att-layoffs-20171222-story.html
— Syverson says proposed Wisconsin casino would ‘devastate’ Rockford – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wisconsin-casino-rockford-concerns-20171222-story.html
— Two Chicago-area residents sue Apple over its practice of slowing older iPhones – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-apple-iphone-slowdown-lawsuit-1223-story.html
— Will tax cuts help Republicans in 2018? – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-tax-cuts-mcconnell-ryan-20171224-story.html
— Illinois Supreme Court grants Dorothy Brown’s request to delay e-filing in Cook County – Steve Schmadeke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-supreme-court-e-filing-20171222-story.html
— Comptroller calls for hearing on food stamp computer contract in wake of problems – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-snap-system-hearing-20171222-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Maine Township highway commissioner says trustees broke law – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171222/maine-township-highway-commissioner-says-trustees-broke-law

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171222/OPINION/171229997/daca-recipients-dreamers-good-for-gdp

 

ABC7
— Trump signs, lauds $1.5 trillion tax overhaul; off to Florida for holidays – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-signs-lauds-$15-trillion-tax-overhaul/2811909/
— Officials in Will, DuPage counties call for ban on sale of commercially bred pets – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/officials-in-will-dupage-counties-call-for-ban-on-sale-of-commercially-bred-pets/2813018/
— Gubernatorial candidate Kennedy highlights Chicago gun violence to call for change – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kennedy-highlights-chicago-gun-violence-to-call-for-change/2812483/

 

NBC5
— Trump Signs Tax Cut in ‘Rush Job’ Oval Office Signing Event Asked if he had any regrets, Trump shook his head and said, “No” – Laurie Kellman and Jonathan Lemire
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Signs-1-Trillion-Tax-Overhaul-Package-465927733.html
— Chris Kennedy Discusses Different Approach to Combating Gun Violence – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/kennedy-takes-different-approach-to-combating-gun-violence-466000553.html

 

CBS2
— Chris Kennedy Hopes 2018 Brings New Life — And Cash — To Campaign – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/22/chris-kennedy-hopes-2018-brings-new-life-and-cash-to-campaign/

 

WLS AM
— Bill Cameron sits down with the Chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors, Kirk Dillard.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/22/connected-to-chicago-12-24-2017/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will, DuPage County officials to propose banning sale of commercially-bred pets in stores
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/12/22/will-dupage-county-officials-to-propose-banning-sale-of-commercially-bred-pets-in-stores/ax568z7/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State looks to control dog, cat sales at DuPage, Will pet shops – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171222/state-looks-to-control-dog-cat-sales-at-dupage-will-pet-shops

 

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-evelyn-sanguinetti/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps a) want women to see heterosexual Republican men as being sexual harassers, if not rapists and b) want women to vote only for Democrat women or for Democrat men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn heterosexual Republican men and/or who are gay, transsexual, or queer.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-7-in-10-americans-say-sexual-harassment-is-a-very-serious-problem/886512273
— Hundreds of EPA employees leave under Trump Scientists out, political appointees in – SOPHIE TATUM (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, overwhelmingly, a) GAO employees who were pushed out were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, and/or accounting degree holders and b) those who replaced them were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or public policy degree holders.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/report-hundreds-of-epa-employees-leave-under-trump/886369616

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Pot is the Republican boogeyman. Or so says governor candidate Jeanne Ives – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/12/pot-is-republican-boogeyman-or-so-says.html

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Ives Statement on WBEZ Report, ‘Beginning of an Epidemic: Email Shows State Wanted to Wait 6 Days to Publicize Legionnaires’ Outbreak’ – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/12/21/ives-statement-on-wbez-report-beginning-of-an-epidemic-email-shows-state-wanted-to-wait-6-days-to-publicize-legionnaires-outbreak/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE BLUE UN HELMETS PROTECTING VIOLENT CHICAGOANS FROM THEMSELVES?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/can-we-expect-to-see-blue-un-helmets-protecting-violent-chicagoans-from-themselves.html
— U OF I URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SEEKS ADMIN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ‘ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM’ (DIERSEN: To promote social justice is 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, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/u-of-i-urbana-champaign-seeks-admin-for-social-justice-advocacy-and-activism.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holidays I’ll be back in the new year. (DIERSEN: Since 2004, I have sent a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too free of charge and without any advertising. Those emails have included links to more than 289,600 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/22/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holidays-7/

 

BREITBART
— Liberals Celebrate Christmas with ‘I Am So Sick of White Guys’ Coloring Book – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/22/liberals-celebrate-christmas-sick-white-guys-coloring-book/

December 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 5 Counties File Suit Against Pharmaceuticals Over Opioid Crisis – Ash-Har Quraishi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-counties-file-lawsuit-against-pharmaceuticals-over-opioid-crisis-465782123.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 4 reasons why Rauner says things will be different next time, honest – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-unions-campaign-1222-20171221-story.html
— Ford CEO apologizes for harassment cases at Chicago plant – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ford-harassment-chicago-plant-20171221-story.html
— Chicago police say Facebook did not cooperate in drug and gun-running probe – Peter Nickeas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-facebook-drugs-guns-20171221-story.html
— 5 suburban counties suing drug companies over opioid epidemic – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-suburban-counties-sue-opioid-makers-20171221-story.html
— Legislature’s new watchdog to keep looking into 10 cases, drops 17 others – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-watchdog-update-20171221-story.html
— Dorothy Brown’s 17 years of broken promises – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dorothy-brown-clerk-delay-20171220-story.html
— Pritzker has a Berrios problem, and he won’t touch it – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-pritzker-berrios-kass-1222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New legislative inspector to look into 10 ethics cases – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-legislative-inspector-to-look-into-10-ethics-cases/
— Year of the Woman? Apparently not in county politics – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-year-of-the-woman-apparently-not-in-county-politics/
— Fact check: Trump’s ‘middle-class miracle’ favors wealthy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-trumps-middle-class-miracle-favors-wealthy/
— Dozens arrested after sting of Facebook groups selling guns, drugs – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dozens-caught-in-sting-of-facebook-groups-selling-guns-drugs/
— Trump’s phony postcard tax return – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sullum-trumps-phony-postcard-tax-return/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban counties sue opioid drug manufacturers over overdose deaths – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171221/suburban-counties-sue-opioid-drug-manufacturers-over-overdose-deaths
— Facebook changing how it identifies ‘fake news’ stories – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171221/facebook-changing-how-it-identifies-fake-news-stories
— District 94 teachers vote ‘no confidence’ in school board president Gary Saake – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171221/district-94-teachers-vote-no-confidence-in-school-board-president
— How to prepay property taxes in the suburbs
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171221/how-to-prepay-property-taxes-in-the-suburbs

 

WGN RADIO
— Rep. Peter Roskam on the GOP tax bill – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2017/12/21/rep-peter-roskam-on-the-gop-tax-bill/
— The Business of Campaigning – IL’s Gubernatorial Race – BENNETT WAKENIGHT
http://wgnradio.com/2017/12/20/the-opening-bell-12-20-17-the-business-of-campaigning-ils-gubernatorial-race/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Counties sue drug companies over opioids – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171221/NEWS03/171229965/counties-sue-drug-companies-over-opioids
— The rush is on—to pay taxes before cap kicks in – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171221/NEWS02/171229977/the-rush-is-on-to-pay-taxes-before-cap-kicks-in

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. David McSweeney opposes Rep. Steve Reick’s consolidation bill requiring cost study – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/12/21/rep-david-mcsweeney-opposes-rep-steve-reicks-consolidation-bill-requiring-cost-study/anoji4a/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner: No one will buy Normal auto plant (it’s already been sold and re-opened) – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171221/rauner-no-one-will-buy-normal-auto-plant-its-already-been-sold-and-re-opened

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Governor candidates should follow Ives’ lead – Scott Reeder
http://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/114713/reeder-governor-candidates-should-follow-ives-lead

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s why some candidates may be kept off the 2018 ballot – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article191119469.html

 

WMAY
— Rauner Thinks GOP Tax Overhaul Bill Could Have Been Better
http://www.wmay.com/2017/12/21/rauner-thinks-gop-tax-overhaul-bill-could-have-been-better/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP Circular firing squad holiday battles
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/circular-firing-squad-holiday-battles/
— Lipinski to speak at annual March for Life in midst of Democratic primary
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/lipinski-to-speak-at-annual-march-for-life-in-midst-of-democratic-primary/
— Legislative Inspector General finds 10 of 27 backlogged complaints “warrant further consideration”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/legislative-inspector-general-finds-10-of-27-backlogged-complaints-warrant-further-consideration/
— Sun-Times wants Rauner apology to WBEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Main Stream Media (MSM) a) promotes news that it can spin to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and b) downplays if not censures news that shows the Republican Party platform is the way to go. Ever-increasingly, the MSM publishes editorials that are unethically made to look like news articles.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/sun-times-wants-rauner-apology-to-wbez/
— Accelerated population loss could mean Illinois loses two congressional seats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/accelerated-population-loss-could-mean-illinois-loses-two-congressional-seats/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Michigan training session devoted to ‘unpacking Whiteness’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear that they want to manipulate/dominate Whites if not get rid of Whites.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35614
— ‘Dreamers’ say Democrats have broken promises to protect them (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which organizations, companies, governments, and countries have promised to protect you and protect those who share your demographics?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35755

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigrants Stage Second DACA Protest At US Capitol After Release From Jail – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/21/illegal-immigrants-stage-second-daca-protest-at-us-capitol-after-release-from-jail/

 

CBS NEWS
— Top 6 ways the GOP tax bill affects average Americans – LARRY LIGHT (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-biggest-tax-changes-for-average-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State and local tax deductions are reduced. Dwellers in blue-leaning states on the coasts have long benefited from being able to write off their high state income taxes, as well as their hefty local property taxes. But the new bill lets them deduct these only up to $10,000 per year. Currently, nearly half of US homes are worth itemizing — but under the legislation, that would shrink to 14 percent because of the lost tax breaks, a study by real estate company Zillow said.)

 

CNN
— Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump’s Jerusalem decision – Nicole Gaouette
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/politics/haley-un-jerusalem/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— 10 reasons Democrats think the tax bill will be a political loser for Trump’s GOP in the midterms – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/12/21/daily-202-10-reasons-democrats-think-the-tax-bill-will-be-a-political-loser-for-trump-s-gop-in-the-midterms/5a3b0db430fb0469e883fd41/
— Forget what they say — House Democrats are readying for impeachment – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/forget-what-they-say–house-democrats-are-readying-for-impeachment/2017/12/20/c9ad6548-e5c5-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.N. Vote Rebukes U.S. for Jerusalem Move General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favor of resolution despite Trump’s threats of consequences – Farnaz Fassihi
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-n-vote-rebukes-u-s-for-jerusalem-move-1513878035

December 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP on verge of huge tax overhaul — with one hiccup Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-bill-20171219-story.html
— Illinois Republicans, Democrats in Congress stick with their parties on tax vote – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-congress-taxes-20171219-story.html
— Tax plan a windfall for companies, but will anything trickle down to the rank and file? – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-tax-plan-wages-jobs-robert-reed-1220-story.html
— When people wouldn’t believe two dogs killed their owner, the sheriff described the horror – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dogs-maul-owner-virginia-20171219-story.html
— Suicide expert says rampant stress not a new problem for Naperville students – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-suicide-expert-st-1220-20171219-story.html
— The toughest job in state government – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dcfs-walker-rauner-abuse-20171219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-marijuana-legalization-st-1220-20171219-story.html
— Why doesn’t Trump get credit for revving up the economy? – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-economy-trump-gross-domestic-product-ed-rogers-1220-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Illinois lawmakers voted on House tax bill. But there is a snag. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/how-illinois-lawmakers-and-others-voted-on-house-tax-bill/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora Election Commission could be on chopping block in March vote – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171219/aurora-election-commission-could-be-on-chopping-block-in-march-vote

 

ABC7
— Senate expected to pass massive tax reform bill after hiccup – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-expected-to-pass-massive-tax-reform-bill-after-hiccup/2799415/
— Mauled by dogs: Sheriff offers gruesome details about death of woman killed by her own pets – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/mauled-by-dogs-sheriff-offers-gruesome-details-about-death-of-woman-killed-by-her-own-pets/2799855/

 

NBC5
— House Needs to Vote Again on $1.5T GOP Tax Bill Democrats called the bill a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy – Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/GOP-Roll-Trillion-Final-Tax-Bill-House-Senate-465150303.html

 

CBS2
— Palatine Township Board Delays Vote On Hiring Parliamentarian – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/19/palatine-township-parliamentarian/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP on the verge of huge tax overhaul — with one hiccup – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/congress-tax-vote

 

WLS AM
— Ives out with a rescue plan for state’s pension problem – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/19/ives-out-with-a-rescue-plan-for-states-pension-problem/
— Chicago area Congressmen on WLS to debate tax bill – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/19/chicago-area-congressmen-on-wls-to-debate-tax-bill/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says nobody will buy plant that state helped sell – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171219/schoenburg-rauner-says-nobody-will-buy-plant-that-state-helped-sell

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Teen arrested trying bring pot into Peoria County courthouse – Phil Luciano
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171218/teen-arrested-trying-bring-pot-into-peoria-county-courthouse

 

TIMES
— High school journalists should not be censored – Liza Buhr
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/youth/buhr-high-school-journalists-should-not-be-censored/article_89269742-8887-51ee-a00d-7ef52119ebec.html

 

WSIL TV
— Political expert weighs in on “Rauner’s Top 10 Accomplishments” – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37104258/political-expert-weighs-in-on-rauners-top-10-accomplishments

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey sees flight from Illinois as another Rauner failure – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511300724-bailey-sees-flight-from-illinois-as-another-rauner-failure

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Straub notes Durkin role in aiding taxpayer flight from state – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511301030-straub-notes-durkin-role-in-aiding-taxpayer-flight-from-state

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Shades of Rauner’s nursing home scandal in Quincy veterans death case
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/12/18/shades-rauners-nursing-scandal-quincy-veterans-home-case/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Ives for Governor “Meet and Greet” – Coles County – December 20, 2017 – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/12/ives-for-governor-meet-and-greet-coles-county-december-20-2017/
— John Clough, Illinois Prisoner Review Board Member Electioneering with State Vehicle – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/12/john-clough-illinois-prisoner-review-board-member-electioneering-with-state-vehicle/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner claims WBEZ canceled monthly show for political reasons
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/rauner-claims-wbez-canceled-monthly-show-for-political-reasons/
— ILGOP weighs in against Straub *** Oppo dump!
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/oppo-dump-10/
— Ives proposes pension changes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/ives-proposes-pension-changes/
— Rauner touts his top 10 accomplishments
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/rauner-touts-his-top-10-accomplishments/
— The most negative campaign ever
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/the-most-negative-campaign-ever/
— Rauner talks up contributions to pro-life candidates while campaign highlights Dems’ worst moments of 2017
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/19/rauner-talks-up-contributions-to-pro-life-candidates-while-campaign-highlights-dems-worst-moments-of-2017/

 

CNS NEWS
— Rep. Roskam: ‘Low Expectations’ on Tax Plan Will Work in Republicans’ Favor – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/rep-roskam-low-expectations-tax-plan-will-work-republicans-favor

 

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner: Pro-Life People Should Vote for Me Even Though I Forced Them to Fund Abortions – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/12/19/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-pro-life-people-should-vote-for-me-even-though-i-forced-them-to-fund-abortions/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Virginia stonewalls conservative club for restricting membership to conservatives (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but a) who do lots of anti-conservative and/or anti-Republican things and/or b) focus on destroying those who are conservative and/or Republican. They really are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, and patronage.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35538

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump cheers on a stock market he once called a ‘big, fat, ugly bubble’ – Michael Scherer and Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cheers-on-a-stock-market-he-once-called-a-big-fat-ugly-bubble/2017/12/19/811cce82-e4de-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Democrats’ Risky Pursuit of Suburban Republicans The strategy threatens to alienate the party’s base in the age of Trump. – JEET HEER
https://newrepublic.com/article/146345/democrats-risky-pursuit-suburban-republicans

December 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner reminds abortion foes he’s got deep pockets to help them – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-abortion-campaign-contributions-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facing a primary challenge amid Republican unrest over his expansion of taxpayer-funded abortions, Gov. Bruce Rauner is offering a new answer to why abortion opponents should support him: Look at what his wallet has done. “I am the strongest supporter of candidates for office who are pro-life. Nobody has worked harder to elect pro-life Republicans than I have and I remind everybody of that. I have fought hard,” Rauner said Friday on WJPF 1340-AM in Herrin when asked what he was telling angry social conservatives. “I supported Bill Brady when he ran. I’m supporting Erika Harold,” the governor said of the unsuccessful 2010 GOP candidate for governor and current Republican contender for attorney general, respectively. “I’m supporting legislators who are pro-life. I am a strong ally and strong supporter for pro-life candidates.” During his interview with the radio station, which bills itself as “The Voice of Southern Illinois,” Rauner did not explain his reasons for signing the legislation or his personal values in support of abortion rights — a motivating factor behind the Republican primary challenge he now faces from state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. When Rauner signed the controversial abortion measure in September, he acknowledged he had “voted for and supported public officials and public servants who are pro-life.” But the governor also said by signing the measure, he was “being true to my values and my views. I have always been true to those.” David Yepsen, the former director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said he doubts Rauner’s latest explanation will satisfy social conservatives — particularly Downstate. “I don’t think this is going to wash with pro-life Republicans. Rauner’s just coming off as being all over the map on this, trying to have it both ways and it’s already earned him a primary. He needs to come up with a better answer,” Yepsen said. To be sure, Rauner, a wealthy former private equity investor, has a history of giving to Republican candidates who oppose abortion rights, including Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty in the 2012 battle for the GOP presidential nomination. But Rauner also has given money to GOP candidates who support abortion rights, including Carl DeMaio of San Deigo, a gay Republican who unsuccessfully ran for Congress, and, closer to home, former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former North Shore congressman Robert Dold. Previously, Rauner contributed to Democratic candidates and causes backing abortion rights, including the Democratic National Committee in 2000 and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2003. In 2001, Rauner gave to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s congressional fund, and then-Montana Sen. Max Baucus. The governor and wife Diana Rauner also were listed as $50,000 sponsors of a Planned Parenthood Illinois fundraiser in April. At the time, Gov. Rauner had vowed to veto the abortion-expansion legislation. State Rep. David McSweeney, a frequent critic of Rauner who has endorsed Ives for governor, said that in the southern Illinois interview, it sounded to an uninformed listener that Rauner was opposed to abortion rights. “He happened to be on a very popular southern Illinois radio station and of course down there he told everybody he’s pro-life. That’s what you would actually think if you didn’t know the real story,” said McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican. “It’s another example of him going into different places and saying different things. Do you think he would ever say that to a Planned Parenthood meeting?” McSweeney asked. The lawmaker also said it’s another sign that for Rauner, “the issue is that it’s all about the money again.” Rauner pumped millions of dollars into GOP legislative campaigns last year, in part earning the allegiance of rank-and-file Republican lawmakers until earlier this year. Ives’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday.)
— Will Rauner’s re-election campaign be, ‘Negative, negative, negative, negative?’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-miller-rauner-1219-chicago-inc-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner touted his top 10 accomplishments of 2017 in a news release Monday. But not everyone was buying the spin. Veteran Springfield journalist and Capitol Fax Publisher Rich Miller brought down the house at a City Club of Chicago downtown where he was asked by an audience member how Rauner can win re-election in 2018. “In a wave like this, he’s not going to win by touting his accomplishments,” Miller said to widespread laughter in a packed room of business and civic leaders that it’s fair to say tilted heavily Democratic. “He has to run the most negative campaign anyone in this room has ever seen, period. He has to drive down the black turnout, the woman turnout, Latino turnout, young people turnout — he’s got to drive them all down,” he said of discouraging voters most likely to cast a ballot for the Democrat running against Rauner. “The only way to do that — the only way to do that — is to be unbelievably negative, so negative that you just gasp at the TV ads.” Short of Twitter going out of business and “solving a lot of Republican problems” by silencing President Donald Trump’s social media output, “that’s what (Rauner) has to do,” Miller said, citing the higher than expected black voter turnout in Alabama’s recent special election as evidence of an energized Democratic base. “Negative, negative, negative, negative … what Rod (Blagojevich) did to Judy (Baar Topinka) times 50,” Miller said, referring to the expensive 2006 campaign ads in which Blagojevich painted the late Topinka as irresponsible by repeating the phrase “What’s she thinking?” over and over again. Rauner’s office didn’t respond to Miller’s comments. For the record, the list of Rauner accomplishments it was touting included passing education funding, the scholarship tax credit program, the Clean Energy Jobs Act, pushing EDGE tax credits, the state’s opioid task force, vetoing a “Madigan Tax Hike” and “ethical government and fighting corruption.”)
— No more valedictorian, class ranks at Kankakee High School – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–class-rankings-kankakee-20171217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Education funding, Amazon touted in Rauner’s top 10 ‘accomplishments’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/education-funding-amazon-touted-in-rauners-top-10-accomplishments/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING: Why Prospect Heights wagered $500,000 on a sports bar – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171218/why-prospect-heights-wagered-500000-on-a-sports-bar
— Heroin found near Elmhurst middle school
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171218/heroin-found-near-elmhurst-middle-school

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How City Colleges manipulated graduation rates and won a national award – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171218/NEWS02/171219913#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20171218

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Eat, drink and be merry? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-12-18/eat-drink-and-be-merry.html

 

WTAX
— Rich Miller is on the loose
http://wtax.com/news/101101-rich-miller-is-on-the-loose/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The people following state politics and government the closest read the Capitol Fax web site, and the people at the City Club heard from the man behind that one-man operation Monday. Rich Miller knows not to make predictions, but he has seen enough Illinois government and politics to say this: “(Gov. Bruce) Rauner or whomever the Democrat is will be left with another mess,” Miller said before raising his voice. “We really suck at this governing thing in Illinois!” And in the Republican primary, where’s the money? “We don’t know yet where (Republican uberdonor) Richard Uihlein is going to stand on this,” Miller said. “You pretty much can’t take any more money from him now, because (as a donor to (the U.S. Senate campaign of Alabama’s Roy Moore) he’s kind of tainted. He put a lot of money behind an alleged pedophile.” Miller, whose annual holiday address to the City Club is also a toy drive for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, says so far Gov. Rauner is ignoring his March 20 challenger, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).)

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Rahm Emanuel’s jealousy of President Trump is killing Chicago, literally – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14401

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeannie Ives Plays to Those Who Don’t Know How Salary Costs Would Increase If Dual Districts Became Unit Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/18/jeannie-ives-plays-to-those-who-dont-know-how-salary-costs-would-increase-if-dual-districts-became-unit-districts/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub accuses Durkin of creating fake groups and using GOP to spread lies – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511299048-straub-accuses-durkin-of-creating-fake-groups-and-using-gop-to-spread-lies

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Mercer County GOP hopes to flip two courthouse positions, fill board seats, vice chair says
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511296626-mercer-county-gop-taking-aim-at-capturing-two-county-posts

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney backing Ives in bid to unseat ‘failed governor’ – Robert Hadley
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511286623-mcsweeney-backing-ives-in-bid-to-unseat-failed-governor

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER BOASTS HIS TOP 10 BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/rauner-boasts-his-top-10-biggest-accomplishments-in-2017-.html
— REPUBLICANS NEED A BETTER SALES PITCH FOR TAX REFORM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/republicans-need-a-better-sales-pitch-for-tax-reform.html
— TRUMP NEEDS HIS OWN PEOPLE RUNNING FEDERAL BUREAUCRACIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/trump-needs-his-own-people-running-federal-bureaucracies.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago Bears co-owner Patrick McCaskey to speak at March for Life – Bradford Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/chicago-bears-co-owner-speak-march-for-life/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The co-owner of the NFL’s Chicago Bears will address tens of thousands of pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Chicago next month. Patrick McCaskey, grandson of legendary Bears founder George Halas, is one of several high-profile speakers slated to address what is expected to be the largest pro-life rally ever held in the Midwest. Other speakers include U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican, former Planned Parenthood director Ramona Trevino and Sarah Storto, vice president of Loyola Students for Life. Dawn Fitzpatrick, president of the March for Life Chicago board of directors, called on “religious, civic and community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation and culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage and eliminating the violence of abortion.” “Thousands of individuals and groups will come together on January 14 to proclaim that our women, men, children and families deserve better than abortion,” Ms. Fitzpatrick said in a statement.)

 

BREITBART
— WSJ: The Tax Cuts Will Grow the Economy by Much More than Expected – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/wsj-the-tax-cuts-will-grow-the-economy-by-much-more-than-expected/
— American Economic Optimism Soars, Breaks CNBC Survey Record – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/american-economic-optimism-soars-breaks-cnbc-survey-record/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats’ Favored DACA Amnesty Bill Would Cost $26 Billion – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/18/democrats-favored-daca-amnesty-bill-would-cost-26-billion/
— Flawed Heritage Report On Refugee Resettlement Misses The Mark – Jim Simpson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/17/analysis-flawed-heritage-report-on-refugee-resettlement-misses-the-mark/

 

TOWNHALL
— Left Eats Left: Progressives Go After One of Few Remaining Moderate Democrats (Lipinski) – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/12/18/dems-go-after-their-own-rep-dan-lipinski-n2424128

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— John Skipper Resigns as ESPN President, Citing Substance Addiction Former president George Bodenheimer will oversee transition at sports network over 90 days – Joe Flint
http://www.wsj.com/articles/john-skipper-resigns-as-espn-president-citing-substance-addiction-1513615590