Tag: trump

March 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Lightfoot questions Preckwinkle’s intent over sexual orientation response – Sarah J. Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-questions-preckwinkles-intent-over-sexual-orientation-response/5184348/

 

NBC5
— ‘I Didn’t Have It’: Hastert Explains Why He Didn’t Pay Hush Money All at Once “I told him I couldn’t pay 3 and a half million dollars,” Hastert said in a sworn deposition – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/I-Didnt-Have-It-Hastert-Explains-Why-He-Didnt-Pay-Hush-Money-All-at-Once-506997081.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Looking for centrist Democrats in Springfield (or why I miss Pat Quinn) – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-springfield-centrist-democrats-0312-20190311-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot questions why Toni Preckwinkle brought up sexual orientation in debate – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-toni-preckwinkle-openly-gay-comment-20190311-story.html
— Illinois income tax calculator: How would Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax affect you? – Kyle Bentle, Jonathon Berlin and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-viz-graduated-income-tax-calculator-htmlstory.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s boldness makes her a constant in the news cycle – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-boldness-makes-her-a-constant-news-cycle/
— Was Preckwinkle complimenting Lightfoot or reminding voters she’s a lesbian? – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lori-lightfoot-toni-preckwinkle-dog-whistle-lesbian-lgbtq/
— Trump throws support behind move to make daylight saving time ‘permanent’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-daylight-saving-time-permanent-spring-forward/
— Democrats to target ‘forgotten places’ in rural America – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-to-target-forgotten-places-in-rural-america/

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD board candidates suggest ways to increase enrollment – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190311/cod-board-candidates-suggest-ways-to-increase-enrollment
— Wall redux: Trump’s budget sets up another border battle – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190311/news/303119993/
— David S. Olsen: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190311/david-s-olsen-candidate-profile
— Suzanne Fitch: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190311/suzanne-fitch-candidate-profile
— Ronald Almiron: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190311/ronald-almiron-candidate-profile
— Phil Suess: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190311/phil-suess-candidate-profile

 

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal weed in Illinois is closer than you think – BRODY WOODDELL
https://wqad.com/2019/03/11/legal-weed-in-illinois-is-closer-than-you-think/

 

WGLT
— Illinois Farm Bureau Slams Trump Budget Cuts – Eric Stock
https://www.wglt.org/post/illinois-farm-bureau-slams-trump-budget-cuts#stream/0

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Thanks to Trump: “Illinois Payrolls at Record High in January.”
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/19780-Illinois_Payrolls_at_Record_High_in_January_.pdf

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wehrli speaks out against abortion bills, says Pritzker being ‘pushed by the hard left’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512279441-wehrli-speaks-out-against-abortion-bills-says-pritzker-being-pushed-by-the-hard-left
— GOP Rep. Wehrli claims Pritzker ‘has turned his back’ on teachers outside of Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512270733-gop-rep-wehrli-claims-pritzker-has-turned-his-back-on-teachers-outside-of-chicago

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers target e-cigarettes, vaping with array of measures – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-lawmakers-target-e-cigarettes-vaping-with-array-of-measures/article_4810d2ce-442c-11e9-9784-ef33baf4c3cf.html
— Bill to cut tax on diapers, condoms moves ahead in Springfield – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/bill-to-cut-tax-on-diapers-condoms-moves-ahead-in/article_65cbd88e-4424-11e9-b213-db3996b915a7.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Buyouts offered at SJ-R, which has just 5 news reporters on staff (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered a $25,000 early retirement buyout to all its employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/11/report-buyouts-offered-at-sj-r-which-has-just-5-news-reporters-on-staff/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Facebook takes down Elizabeth Warren’s ads vowing to breakup social media giant – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/11/facebook-says-elizabeth-warren-ad-pulled-violating/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ann Coulter hits back at Trump for ‘wacky nut job’ taunt – Diana Stancy Correll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ann-coulter-hits-back-at-trump-for-wacky-nut-job-taunt

 

BREITBART
— Google Manager Said Company Must Stop ‘Fake News’ Because ‘That’s How Trump Won’ – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/11/google-manager-said-company-must-stop-fake-news-because-thats-how-trump-won/
— Foreign Workers Outpace Native-Born Americans in Job Growth for Six Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/10/february-job-growth-foreign-workers/
— DHS Continues Busing Border Crossers, Illegal Aliens into U.S. for Release – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/11/dhs-continues-busing-border-crossers-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-for-release/

 

TOWNHALL
— AOC: We Must Overhaul America’s ‘Garbage’ Status Quo, Which is Enslaved to ‘Irredeemable’ Capitalism
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/03/11/aoc-capitalism-is-irredeemable-and-america-is-garbage-so-we-need-massive-change-n2542890
— It’s Official: Democrats Want Illegal Aliens Voting in U.S. Elections – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/03/11/icyni-democrats-voted-against-legislation-banning-illegal-aliens-from-voting-n2542913

 

NEWSMAX
— Democrats’ Socialist Extremism Will Help Trump in 2020 – Tom Borelli
https://www.newsmax.com/tomborelli/democratic-party-presidential-election-socialism/2019/03/11/id/906375/

 

FEDERALIST
— 7 Arguments For Legalizing Marijuana That No One Should Believe There may be good reasons to legalize marijuana. But if there are, the following arguments shouldn’t be considered to be among them. – Timothy Hsiao
http://thefederalist.com/2019/03/07/7-arguments-legalizing-marijuana-no-one-believe/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OPINION: LET’S STOP PROMOTING MIGRATION UNDER THE PRETENSE OF ANY ‘SHORTAGE’ IN THE LABOR MARKET – Pawel Styrna
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/11/styrna-labor-market/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Another Fatally Flawed Study on Illegal Alien Crime from the Cato Institute – SPENCER RALEY
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/03/11/another-fatally-flawed-study-on-illegal-alien-crime-from-the-cato-institute-immigrationreform-com/

 

THE HILL
— Trump releases budget calling for 5 percent cuts in domestic spending – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/433492-trump-releases-budget-calling-for-5-percent-cuts-in-domestic-spending
— New app to help Trump supporters find MAGA-friendly restaurants – AVERY ANAPOL
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/433459-new-app-helps-trump-supporters-find-maga-friendly-restaurants

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal workers would pay more toward retirement with Trump budget – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-workers-would-pay-more-toward-retirement-with-trump-budget/2019/03/11/ddf3d850-4412-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html

 

DENVER POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana industry would no longer be cash-only if this bill passes. And this time, it has a better chance. In a Democratic House, Perlmutter’s years-long effort stands a much better chance of success – JUSTIN WINGERTER
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/09/marijuana-banking-cash-only-colorado/

March 10 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump expected to seek $8.6B for border wall in new budget – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-expected-to-seek-86b-for-border-wall-in-new-budget

 

DAILY HERALD
— State and local taxes are making rich richer – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190310/analysis-state-and-local-taxes-are-making-rich-richer
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State and local taxes effectively redistribute national income from the poor to the very rich, according to data released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a progressive think tank. Many state and local governments are heavily reliant on sales taxes, rather than income taxes. Lower-income households tend to spend a greater fraction of their earnings on purchases, including necessities like food and transportation, than higher-income households do. As a result, sales taxes take a bigger bite, percentagewise, from the paychecks of low-income households than high-income ones.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Details aside, Pritzker’s tax plan will appeal to many – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Many believe that the more money that you earn/have, the more taxes that you should pay. What do you say to those who believe that the more of the following that you are, the more taxes that you should pay: married, childless, healthy, Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-03-10/jim-dey-details-aside-pritzkers-tax-plan-will-appeal-many.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois should not become an abortion destination – Anne Marty, Ohlma
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190310/letter-illinois-should-not-become-abortion-destination

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liz Cheney: Democrats covering up Ilhan Omar’s ‘bigotry and anti-Semitism by refusing to name her’ – John Siciliano
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/liz-cheney-democrats-covering-up-ilhan-omars-bigotry-and-anti-semitism-by-refusing-to-name-her
— Pelosi, Schumer warn of another government shutdown over Trump’s $8.6B wall proposal – John Siciliano
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pelosi-schumer-warn-of-another-government-shutdown-over-trumps-8-6b-wall-proposal

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How illegal aliens can use state legislatures to wreck the country – Allan J. Favish
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/how_illegal_aliens_can_use_state_legislatures_to_wreck_the_country.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— OCASIO-CORTEZ SAYS ‘WHERE WE ARE’ AS AMERICANS IS ‘GARBAGE’ – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/10/ocasio-cortez-where-we-are-america-garbage/

NEWSMAX
— Schumer, Pelosi: Hope Trump Has ‘Learned His Lesson’ on Border Funding – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/schumer-pelosi-trump/2019/03/10/id/906265/

 

BLAZE
— 2020 Democratic candidate sorry about being a white male It’s a point against him, they say, but he assures he’s making amends. – CALEB HOWE (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, Trump-haters demonize, denigrate and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/inslee-sorry-white-male-2020
— Pelosi, Schumer threaten another gov’t shutdown over President Trump’s request for border wall funds ‘President Trump hurt millions of Americans…’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pelosi-schumer-another-shutdown-border-wall

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Transparency in Government Spending? There’s an App for That An interview with OpenTheBooks.com’s Adam Andrzejewski – Jan Jekielek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/transparency-in-government-spending-theres-an-app-for-that-openthebooks-coms-adam-andrzejewski_2832080.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/433396-why-are-trump-and-congress-avoiding-comprehensive-immigration
— Most 2020 Democrats reject socialism label – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433399-2020-dems-push-away-socialist-label

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump invites a new fight with Democrats over 2020 budget; seeks $8.6 billion for wall.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/politics/white-house-budget-deficit-fight/index.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— GOP leader Liz Cheney accuses Dems of ‘enabling anti-Semitism’ by defending Ilhan Omar – Marisa Schultz March
https://nypost.com/2019/03/10/gop-leader-accuses-dems-of-enabling-anti-semitism-by-defending-ilhan-omar/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Request $8.6 Billion for Border Wall in 2020 Budget White House budget would provide $8.6 Billion to complete 722 miles of new barriers – Kate Davidson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-request-8-6-billion-for-border-wall-in-2020-budget-11552235243
— Rural Sheriffs Defy New Gun Measures Second Amendment sanctuary’ counties say they won’t enforce background checks, other gun-control proposals – Jacob Gershman and Dan Frosch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-sheriffs-defy-new-gun-measures-11552230000

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet about workers being paid ‘less than the value they create’ is essentially a restatement of Marx’s Labour Theory of Value — here’s why that’s interesting – Jim Edwards (DIERSEN: Those who hate government employees hint/imply/argue/shout that government employees either create nothing or create things that are worthless.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-tweet-workers-paid-far-less-than-the-value-they-create-2019-3

 

NEWSWEEK
— KATRINA PIERSON DEFENDS LACK OF DIVERSITY IN TRUMP WHITE HOUSE, ASKS MSNBC HOST TO NAME BLACKS IN LINCOLN WEST WING – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are filled with hatred. Ever-increasing, Trump-haters that are minority and/or female make it clear that they will do everything that they can to destroy any minority and/or female that might work for Trump.)
https://www.newsweek.com/katrina-pierson-black-staffers-trump-abraham-lincoln-administration-racism-1357621

 

HERALD TRIBUNE
— The left’s latest demand: Race-based reparations – Pat Buchanan
https://www.heraldtribune.com/opinion/20190310/buchanan-lefts-latest-demand-race-based-reparations

 

DAILY MAIL
— School’s out! TSA braces itself for Spring Break CHAOS as a record 107 million passengers are set to take to the skies in the next month – LUKE KENTON (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) stressed that I avoided the draft and b) stressed that while I was taking spring breaks in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6791455/TSA-braces-Spring-Break-chaos-107-million-passengers-set-sky.html

March 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Governor Pritzker’s plan to fix state money problems
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-pritzkers-plan-to-fix-state-money-problems/5179590/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump opts for shock-jock politics.”
https://abc7chicago.com/fact-check-friday-trump-opts-for-shock-jock-politics/5178395/

 

NBC5
— Trump signed Bibles. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no Signing Bibles is an old tradition, particularly in southern churches – Jennifer McDermott
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-signed-Bibles-Heresy-Many-religious-leaders-say-no-506932821.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Judge: Trump administration may have to reunite thousands of additional families separated at border – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/judge-trump-administration-may-have-to-reunite-thousands-of-additional-families-separated-at-border

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot have gone negative to gain support in Chicago mayor’s race – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: Who has gone negative against you? I should write a book about those who have gone negative against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-attacks-20190308-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-marijuana-legalization-20190309-story.html
— As budget deficit balloons, few in Washington seem to care – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-budget-deficit-20190309-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Maine Township property owners get $1.25 million tax break – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190308/maine-township-property-owners-get-125-million-tax-break
— Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190309/news/303099993/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190309/news/303099942/
— Green is everywhere during Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190309/green-is-everywhere-during-elmhurst-st-patricks-day-parade
— Suburban voters see more options in local elections this year – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190309/suburban-voters-see-more-options-in-local-elections-this-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the first time in a decade, more local races will be contested this year than in the previous municipal election. In some cases, there are more contested races this year than in 2015 as well. On average, nearly 37 percent of the suburban races will be contested in those counties this election, according to a Daily Herald analysis of election data. “There’s a lot more activism and a lot more youthful activism,” said David Orr, the former Cook County clerk who retired last year. “Part of it is that people just want to get out there and make a difference. There’s also (President Donald) Trump motivating some, but not in a favorable way.” In suburban Cook County, voters will have a choice in 35.9 percent of the races this year, up from 30 percent in 2017. In DuPage County, voters have options in 37 percent of the races, versus the 31.1 percent of contested races in 2017.)
— Single mother receives key to Wheaton home from DuPage Habitat – Carolina Nicholson
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190226/single-mother-receives-key-to-wheaton-home-from-dupage-habitat
— Hernandez succeeds mentor Chapa LaVia as new 83rd District state Rep. – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190309/hernandez-succeeds-mentor-chapa-lavia-as-new-83rd-district-state-rep

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Graduated income tax plan: Now the sales job begins – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190309/statehouse-insider-now-sales-job-begins

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Aaron Schock won’t eschew another run, but don’t expect him on a ballot soon
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190309/aaron-schock-wont-eschew-another-run-but-dont-expect-him-on-ballot-soon

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Poll finds Illinois voters have higher approval of Trump than Pritzker – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/poll-finds-illinois-voters-have-higher-approval-of-trump-than/article_e4a14c3c-40de-11e9-ad22-7397b3ffd3fa.html
— Are things getting worse, or better? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-are-things-getting-worse-or-better/article_7593e938-4018-11e9-879e-a7792c0c8b1c.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because the Democrats who run Illinois ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to drive members of the following groups out of Illinois, it is ever-increasingly difficult for them to be optimistic about Illinois’ future: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gov-pritzker-is-optimistic-about-illinois-future/article_528a5c71-a062-5503-aaf7-73df22a2054d.html

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— White Supremacists Target Illinois In Record Year For Propaganda – Shannon Antinori (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of those who do not hate Trump.)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/white-supremacists-target-illinois-record-year-propaganda

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden’s 1975 comments slamming slavery reparations, school busing resurfaced by Washington Post – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/8/joe-bidens-1975-comments-slamming-slavery-reparati/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— There would be no better ‘reparations’ for blacks than to end policies promoting reckless behavior
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/there-would-be-no-better-reparations-for-blacks-than-to-end-policies-promoting-reckless-behavior

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS CAVE TO RADICALS, CONDEMN EVERYTHING – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/08/democrats-radicals-condemn-everything-anti-semitism-resolution-podcast/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Kamala Harris Is Wrong. Keep the World’s Oldest Profession Illegal. – Scott Yenor
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/02/kamala-harris-is-wrong-keep-the-worlds-oldest-profession-illegal/

 

BREITBART
— Virginia High School Increases Security After ‘MAGA’ Flag Video Goes Viral – Alana Mastrangelo
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/07/virginia-high-school-increases-security-after-maga-flag-video-goes-viral/

 

FOX NEWS
— Cher honors Nancy Pelosi, slams Donald Trump and ‘old white men’ at VH1’s ‘Trailblazer Honors’ – Tyler McCarthy
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cher-honors-nancy-pelosi-slams-donald-trump-and-old-white-men-at-vh1s-trailblazer-honors
— As residents flee New York’s high taxes, state uses intrusive audits to get cash from defectors – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-goes-after-residents-fleeing-overtaxed-blue-state-for-low-tax-states-with-intrusive-audits

 

PJ MEDIA
— High School Student Suspended for Posing With Pro-Trump MAGA Flag and Sweatshirt – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/high-school-student-suspended-for-posing-with-pro-trump-maga-flag-and-sweatshirt/

 

CNS NEWS
— Rio Grande Valley Border Chief: We Have Intercepted Migrants from Bangladesh, Turkey, Romania and China – Terence P. Jeffrey
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/rio-grande-valley-border-chief-we-have-intercepted-migrants

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Radical LGBT ‘Equality Act’ to be introduced in US House next week, Nancy Pelosi announces – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/radical-lgbt-equality-act-to-be-introduced-in-house-next-week-nancy-pelosi-announces

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— WINNING! President Trump Polls HIGHER In Democrat Controlled Illinois Than Local Democrats
https://canadafreepress.com/article/winning-president-trump-polls-higher-in-democrat-controlled-illinois-than-l

 

POLITICO
— Trump slams ‘grandstanding’ California governor on asylum shelters – CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/09/trump-newsom-asylum-shelters-1214719

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Congress Is Weaponizing a Series of Hot-Button Votes – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/us/politics/congress-symbolic-votes.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Yes, the Republican Party has changed since 2016. You think the Democratic Party hasn’t? – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/yes-the-republican-party-has-changed-since-2016-you-think-the-democratic-party-hasnt/2019/03/09/b3a8f376-41da-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The military has a white-power problem.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-military-has-a-white-power-problem/2019/03/08/e5ba3f92-41a7-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html

 

24/7 WALL STREET
— The Real Unemployment Rate Is Nearly Double What You Think – Douglas A. McIntyre
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2019/03/09/the-real-unemployment-rate-is-nearly-double-what-you-think/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/democrats-have-moved-with-the-country-on-cultural-issues.html

 

TRUTHOUT
— White Supremacists Are Infiltrating the GOP From the Ground Up – William Rivers Pitt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of those who do not hate Trump.)
https://truthout.org/articles/white-supremacists-are-infiltrating-the-gop-from-the-ground-up/

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump attacks ‘Wacky Nut Job’ Ann Coulter over border wall criticism – AP
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/09/trump-ann-coulter-wacky-nut-job-border-wall

February 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After deployment to U.S. border, Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he backs Trump’s emergency declaration for wall – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-adam-kinzinger-supports-trump-border-emergency-20190224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Checking the resumes in mayor’s race – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-resume-recap-mayors-race/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mazzochi steps down from College of DuPage board; replacement Heidi Holan appointed – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190224/mazzochi-steps-down-from-college-of-dupage-board-replacement-appointed
— Big life changes bring big financial challenges – SEAN PYLES
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190224/big-life-changes-bring-big-financial-challenges

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal wheels keep turning in Schock saga – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-24/jim-dey-legal-wheels-keep-turning-schock-saga.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for Illinois’ fiscal problems
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-fiscal-crisis-isn-t-over-but-its-self/article_9c27c1fc-b5a5-5d6e-b7ca-63bf09fc191d.html

 

CITY COUNCIL WATCHDOG
— How About A Standing Ovation For Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne
https://citycouncilwatchdog.com/2019/02/how-about-a-standing-ovation-for-naperville-councilman-kevin-coyne

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, doesn’t want Chicago policies to spread – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/southern-illinois-state-representative-doesn-t-want-chicago-policies-to/article_867329a3-774c-5096-a064-0692f367fa15.html
— Measure filed to prohibit gun sanctuary counties in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/measure-filed-to-prohibit-gun-sanctuary-counties-in-illinois/article_4a8a9aec-1026-5038-a8ed-dc02dc706d42.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Seeing red: Trump opponents say the MAGA hat is much more ominous than a show of support – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/24/donald-trump-maga-hat-powerful-political-symbol/

 

FOX NEWS
— DNC chair: GOP concerns over socialism are a ‘trick’ to distract from ‘real’ issues – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dnc-chair-says-gop-concerns-over-socialism-are-a-trick-to-distract-from-real-issues
— Microsoft employees slam $480M HoloLens military contract, refuse to create tech for ‘warfare and oppression’ – Christopher Carbone
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/microsoft-employees-slam-480m-hololens-military-contract-demand-its-cancellation

 

NEWSMAX
— Hispanic Vote Key to Trump’s Re-election – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/hispanicvote-2020-borderwall-illegals/2019/02/24/id/904094/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media blitz foiled: conservatives outnumber liberals in far more states, since Trump’s election – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/gallup_liberals_outnumber_conservatives_in_only_6_states.html
— Ocasio-Cortez and Newsom: Stupid-East Meets Stupid-West – Scott Mayer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/ocasiocortez_and_newsom_stupideast_meets_stupidwest.html
— Medicare for all? How about paying for the Medicare we have now? – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/medicare_for_all_how_about_paying_for_the_medicare_we_have_now.html

 

BREITBART
— Gang Members, Sex Offenders Continue Crossing Unsecured Border – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/02/24/gang-members-sex-offenders-continue-crossing-unsecured-border/
— Dem New Mexico Gov: Trump’s Wall Is ‘Sowing Fear, Racism, Hate and Discrimination’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/24/dem-new-mexico-gov-trumps-wall-is-sowing-fear-racism-hate-and-discrimination/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE CATASTROPHE OF FAKE NEWS Joseph Farah outlines most important battle this nation has ever faced
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-catastrophe-of-fake-news/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— No Dreamin’ Anymore: California Nightmare – Daniel Wiseman
https://canadafreepress.com/article/no-dreamin-anymore-california-nightmare
— Nearly Half of New Mexico’s Counties Declared ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries’
https://canadafreepress.com/article/nearly-half-of-new-mexicos-counties-declared-2nd-amendment-sanctuaries

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Iowa Targets Employers Of Illegal Aliens Making sure no more Mollie Tibbetts are killed for cheap labor. – Joe Schaeffer
https://www.libertynation.com/iowa-targets-employers-of-illegal-aliens/
— Child Fanatics: The Left’s Contribution To The Future Reigns of terror begin when clueless children castigate their elders for being disrespectful for not bowing to the orders they bark. – Graham J Noble
https://www.libertynation.com/child-fanatics-the-lefts-contribution-to-the-future/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump books Lincoln Memorial for July 4th gala he’ll host – CATHERINE LUCEY
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/trump-books-lincoln-memorial-for-july-4th-gala-hell-host
— California’s hurting Republicans pick insider to lead party – KATHLEEN RONAYNE
https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/californias-hurting-republicans-pick-insider-to-lead-party

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump and his supporters are extremists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/history-will-mark-how-many-republicans-shy-from-trumps-extremism/2019/02/24/e8e21514-36e4-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For victims of hate crimes, Jussie Smollett case is a giant betrayal – JAWEED KALEEM, SARAH PARVINI and MARISA GERBER
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-20190224-story.html

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— The 5 Expenses Derailing Americans’ Retirement Savings Are these expenses affecting your ability to save for the future? – Christy Bieber (DIERSEN: What helped you save for your retirement? For me, according to my critics/opponents, it was a) my good health, b) my avoiding the draft, c) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, e) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, e) our not adopting, f) our not becoming foster parents, and g) my not giving money to churches.)
https://www.fool.com/personal-finance/2019/02/24/the-5-expenses-derailing-americans-retirement-savi.aspx

 

BARRONS
— Everything You Need to Do Before You Retire – Alessandra Malito
https://www.barrons.com/articles/everything-to-do-before-you-retire-51550768594

 

LIVE MINT
— The art of managing the first 90 days in a new job – Charu Sabnavis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the first 90 days that I worked for GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and coworkers focused on getting information about me and from me to use against me. They focused on confirming that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, that I opposed reverse discrimination, that I opposed age discrimination, that I was old (born in 1948), a draft dodger, conservative, Republican, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German national origin, lived in Crete 1948-1972, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, my wife and I owned a home in Wheaton, she had a good job, we had no children, I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971, I was renting out a town home in University Park, GAO had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, my IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they got rid of my mentor in 1975, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, etc.)
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/the-art-of-managing-the-first-90-days-in-a-new-job-1551030496221.html

 

EBONY
— Dem. Presidential Candidate Calls for $100B in Slavery Reparations “We need a moral and spiritual awakening in the country.” – Christina Santi (DIERSEN: How much of that $100B do the Democrats want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that the Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ebony.com/news/dem-presidential-candidate-calls-100b-slavery-reparations/

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— ‘Tolerant’ Left inciting hatred against those wearing MAGA hats
https://www.worldtribune.com/columnist-tolerant-left-inciting-hatred-against-those-wearing-maga-hats/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I believe in white supremacy!’ Calls for John Wayne Airport to be renamed after screen legend’s 1971 Playboy interview resurfaces sparking outrage over his racist and homophobic views – JAMES GORDON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6739597/John-Wayne-Airport-renamed-screen-legends-1971-Playboy-interview-sparks-controversy.html

February 23 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher pushes pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmaker-stresses-importance-of-marijuana-bills-1
— Bernie Sanders holding rally in Chicago next Saturday
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/bernie-sanders-holding-rally-in-chicago-next-saturday

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against America and especially against its citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-elizabeth-warren-20190223-story.html
— Smollett reactions epitomize polarized state of US politics
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–empire-cast-member-discourse-20190221-story.html
— Manhattan luxury condo owners vote to strip Trump’s name – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ny–trump-name-stripped-20190222-story.html
— Numbers released after Aurora mass shooting reveal systemic flaws in Illinois gun laws. Fix them now. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-editorial-illinois-gun-laws-st-0224-story.html
— Jussie Smollett recently hosted documentary on lynching, filmmaker talks ‘coincidence’ – Will Thorne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jussie-smollett-documentary-lynching-20190223-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Skillicorn proposes cars only have one license plate – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190222/lawmaker-proposes-cars-only-have-one-license-plate

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Time to address reducing some governing layers in Illinois – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-time-to-address-reducing-some-governing-layers-in/article_8e5b81a6-a219-5b40-aa4f-f014be200d46.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— How Affordable Housing Works
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/23/how-affordable-housing-works/
— Oligopoly Sought for Marijuana Distribution
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/23/oligopoly-sought-for-marijuana-distribution/
— Former County Board Candidates Orville Brettman & Ersel Schuster Sue Jack Franks, Illinois Integrity Fund, Breaker Press, Michael Noonan, Sean Renner & Associated Firms. plus Persons Unknown
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/22/former-county-board-candidates-orville-brettman-ersel-schuster-sue-jack-franks-illinois-integrity-fund-breaker-press-michael-noonan-sean-renner-associated-firms-plus-persons-unknown/
— Com Ed Seeking Still Another Rate Increase
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/22/com-ed-seeking-still-another-rate-increase/
— Steve Reick’s Arguments Against David McSweeney’s Township Abolition by Referendum Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/21/steve-reicks-arguments-against-david-mcsweeneys-township-abolition-by-referendum-bill/
— Jack Franks on His Naked Power Grab in His Own Words
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/21/jack-franks-on-his-naked-power-grab-in-his-own-words/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Melting the racial glaciers in America – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/23/melting-racial-glaciers-america/

 

TOWNHALL
— Millennials: Quit Demanding Socialism, We’re Already Footing The $22 Trillion Debt – Lindsey Stroud
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindseystroud/2019/02/20/millennials-quit-demanding-socialism-were-already-footing-the-22-trillion-debt-n2541948

 

BLAZE
— 2020 Dems calling for race-based reparations — and Warren says don’t forget Native Americans One progressive presidential hopeful has offered a detailed plan – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-2020-reparations

 

BREITBART
— George W. Bush Center Slams Trump’s Plan to Boost Jobs for U.S. Graduates – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/23/george-w-bush-center-slams-trumps-plan-boost-jobs-u-s-graduates/
— Police Unlawfully Rejected ‘Exceptional’ Recruit for Being Straight White Male, Tribunal Finds – Jack Montgomery
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/23/police-unlawfully-rejected-recruit-being-straight-white-male/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN FLOATS REPARATIONS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/23/warren-reparations-native-americans/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— KAMALA’S DAD: FAMILY DESCENDED FROM JAMAICAN SLAVE OWNER Presidential candidate has been demanding America pay reparations to blacks
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/kamalas-dad-family-descended-from-jamaican-slave-owner/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Selling Mass Delusion..Again – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/selling-mass-delusion..again

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Racial Reparations: No Amount Of Money Can Undo Slavery The idea that there is any moral justification to distribute funds to certain communities – based on who was implicated in the slave trade – is simply indefensible. – Graham J Noble
https://www.libertynation.com/racial-reparations-no-amount-of-money-can-undo-slavery/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Christopher Hasson to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/431266-ex-rnc-chair-condemns-trumps-silence-on-alleged-domestic-terrorist
— It’s not just the Oscars — Congress needs a representation reboot – SANGITA SIGDYAL (DIERSEN: Why stop at gender and race? What about IQ, ACT score, political affiliation, age, marital status, veteran status, national origin, religion, length of time your ancestors have been in America, income, net worth, education, professional certifications, professional licenses, height, BMI, attractiveness/handsomeness, hair color, eye color, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/430486-its-not-just-the-oscars-congress-needs-a-representation-reboot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That’s not so different than our Congress, which despite the much-celebrated diversity of the newest class, remains a far cry from the gender and racial makeup of its electorate. Women represent nearly a quarter of the 116th Congress, while racial minority representation stands at about 22 percent. How does this fare with the national demographics, you might ask? The latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau: 13 percent African-American, 18 percent Hispanic or Latino, and half female. So why isn’t #CongressSoWhite (and male) trending on Twitter?)

 

NBC LOS ANGELES
— California GOP Gathers to Chart Course After 2018 Defeats Last year, state Republicans were left in rough shape that required a bounce-back. – Kathleen Ronayne
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/California-Republicans-Looking-to-Bounce-Back-506244501.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against America and especially against its citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/23/sen-warren-every-family-deserves-high-quality-child-care/

 

FORTUNE
— How Trump’s Could-Be Rivals Aim to Hit the Super-Rich – LAURA DAVISON and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/23/raise-taxes-rich-wealth-tax/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Christopher Hasson to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-refuses-condemn-hasson-those-are-his-people-michael-steele-says-1341543

February 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett’s character to be removed from ‘Empire’, producers say; actor charged with felony out on bond
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smolletts-character-to-be-removed-from-empire-producers-say/5150777/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 75 percent revoked Illinois gun licenses ignored
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/records-75-percent-revoked-illinois-gun-licenses-ignored-1
— House Democrats introduce resolution to revoke Trump’s emergency order to fund border wall – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-border-security-democrats-resolution

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sheriff Dart says law should require cops to seize guns from owners with revoked licenses, blames current ‘dangerous’ system on NRA – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sheriff-dart-gun-law-legislation-20190222-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker’s tax-and-spend plan will drive employers out of Illinois – Greg Baise
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-jobs-exodus-0225-20190221-story.html
— Chicago’s reputation held up just fine under the weight of Jussie Smollett, thank you very much – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-jussie-smollett-chicago-reputation-0222-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker wants more than $1 billion in new revenue. Here’s how that might affect you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-budget-revenue-box-20190221-story.html
— A change to libel law could backfire on President Trump – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-clarence-thomas-donald-trump-sullivan-libel-0224-20190222-story.html
— ‘I have nothing to apologize for’: Iowa’s Steve King blames media for troubles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-steve-king-iowa-racist-remarks-reelection-20190222-story.html
— Early voting under way in DuPage County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A three-month sprint to a fairer tax for Illinois – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/j-b-pritzker-progressive-income-tax-fair-illinois-budget/
— Chicago’s new mayor will have to succeed in Springfield immediately – Thom Serafin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-election-illinois-politics-springfield-thom-serafin/

 

DAILY HERALD
— House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190222/news/302229927/
— Our political identity needs to be American first – Kathleen Parker
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190222/our-political-identity-needs-to-be-american-first
— U-46 school board hopefuls discuss taxes, school funding – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190222/u-46-school-board-hopefuls-discuss-taxes-school-funding

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Next money ‘crop’ for Illinois farmers? Solar panels. – Genevieve Bookwalter
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/02/22/next-money-crop-for-illinois-farmers-solar-panels/avv9nwh/

 

DEWITT OBSERVER
— OUTSTANDING: E-verify mandate advances in Iowa Senate – Erin Murphy
https://www.dewittobserver.com/news/state/e-verify-mandate-advances-in-iowa-senate/article_5358c2ca-f135-5589-985c-77cdc204b47a.html

 

SOUTHERN
— How has the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ affected Illinois? The state hasn’t bothered to check. Since video gambling went live in 2012, more than 30,000 video slot and poker machines have been installed in the state and gamblers have lost more than $5 billion. Yet Illinois has failed to address the issue of gambling addiction in any meaningful way. – JASON GROTTO AND SANDHYA KAMBHAMPATI AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/how-has-the-crack-cocaine-of-gambling-affected-illinois-the/article_837a7e4c-2993-543f-b17a-d85fea3a2227.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— #MeToo Bills Turn Toward Business – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/metoo-bills-turn-toward-business#stream/0

 

WQAD
— Illinois legislators address minimum wage hike during QC Chamber event – RYAN JENKIN
https://wqad.com/2019/02/22/illinois-legislators-address-minimum-wage-hike-during-qc-chamber-event/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ILGOP Chairman Schneider laments new governor’s ‘meaningless words’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511779911-ilgop-chairman-schneider-laments-new-governor-s-meaningless-words

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— ‘Go-Along-To-Get-Along’ Makes a Springfield Comeback
http://illinoisopportunity.org/iop-budget-vote-statement-go-along-to-get-along-makes-a-comeback/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRATS PUSH TO MAKE ILLINOIS MOST RADICAL PRO-ABORTION STATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/democrats-push-to-make-illinois-most-radical-pro-abortion-state-.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: DON’T BE FOOLED BY FAKE HEADLINES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/thorneringold-dont-be-fooled-by-fake-headlines.html
— THE TOXIC WARREN WEALTH TAX
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/the-toxic-warren-wealth-tax.html
— ELECTRIC CARS ARE STILL TOYS FOR THE WEALTHY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/electric-cars-are-still-toys-for-the-wealthy.html
— WHY “MEDICARE FOR ALL” WOULD MEAN QUALITY CARE FOR NONE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/why-medicare-for-all-would-mean-quality-care-for-none.html
— HOW ‘LIBERALISM’ CAME TO MEAN ITS OPPOSITE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/how-liberalism-came-to-mean-its-opposite.html
— TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS ON THE RISE IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/new-taxpayer-funded-abortions-on-the-rise-in-illinois-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois turns a blind eye to criminals with FOID cards
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/22/illinois-turns-a-blind-eye-to-criminals-with-foid-cards/
— The downside to making the pension buyout program permanent (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use buyouts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called up-or-out, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/22/the-downside-to-making-the-pension-buyout-program-permanent/
— College Republican leader alleges Krupa “easily and consistently” lies about his background
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/22/college-republican-leader-alleges-krupa-easily-and-consistently-lies-about-his-background/
— Baise, Brady and Durkin speak out against progressive income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/22/baise-brady-and-durkin-speak-out-against-progressive-income-tax/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois is the test case for Democrat economic and tax policies – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/illinois_is_the_test_case_for_democrat_economic_and_tax_policies.html
— Democratic and Republican Résumé-Enhancers – Mark Deutschle
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/democratic_and_republican_rsumenhancers.html

 

NRCC
— Lauren Underwood refuses to condemn infanticide – CARLY ATCHISON
https://www.nrcc.org/2019/02/20/lauren-underwood-refuses-condemn-infanticide/

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP Congressman by day, National Guard pilot at night: Kinzinger says he ‘loves’ border deployment – Maggie Kerkman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-congressman-by-day-national-guard-pilot-at-night-kinzinger-loves-work-at-work
— New migrant caravan forms as Mexican cities that border US keep swelling with asylum seekers – Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-caravan-forms-as-mexican-cities-that-border-us-keep-swelling-with-migrants

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Move To Disapprove Trump Wall Emergency
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29737

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Car Culture and Suburbia in the American Psyche – ADDISON DEL MASTRO (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-car.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/urbs/car-culture-and-suburbia-in-the-american-psyche/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Hundreds to attend ‘God’s Voice’ conference aimed at stopping LGBT agenda in churches – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hundreds-to-attend-gods-voice-conference-aimed-at-stopping-lgbt-agenda-in-churches.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump gets food stamp usage down 12 mos. straight
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65492

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Journalists Believe in Diversity in Everything But Politics – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/journalists-believe-in-diversity-in-everything-but-politics/

 

THE HILL
— Chicago media teaches master class with careful coverage of Smollett story – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/431163-chicago-media-teaches-master-class-with-careful-coverage-of-smollett

 

CNN
— Trump’s national emergency, Trump vows to veto – Alex Rogers
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/22/politics/house-democrats-trump-national-emergency-vote/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pelosi Begins Drive to Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/politics/national-emergency-pelosi.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats set Tuesday vote on overturning Trump emergency declaration – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democrats-set-tuesday-vote-on-overturning-trump-emergency-declaration/2019/02/22/89824eaa-36b1-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html

 

FORBES
— Are Illinois Public Retirement Systems Pension Funds Or Pyramid Schemes? – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/22/are-illinois-public-retirement-systems-pension-funds-or-pyramid-schemes/#47c70aec17a4

 

CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO
— California Republicans Are At Historic Low. This Weekend In Sacramento, The Party Seeks A Path Forward – Ben Adler
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/02/22/california-republicans-are-at-historic-low-this-weekend-in-sacramento-the-party-seeks-a-path-forward/

February 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett attack: Smollett in custody after being charged with disorderly conduct
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-in-custody-after-being-charged-with-disorderly-conduct/5148577/
— Growing concerns about how Illinois enforces gun laws – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/growing-concerns-about-how-illinois-enforces-gun-laws/5148258/

 

NBC5
— Jussie Smollett Turns Himself in on Disorderly Conduct Charge: CPD
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/jussie-smollett-charged-filing-false-police-report-506146501.html

 

WGN TV
— Jussie Smollett charged with disorderly conduct for filing false police report – MELISSA ESPANA, JULIAN CREWS, TOM NEGOVAN
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/20/jussie-smollett-officially-a-suspect-for-filing-false-police-report-police/

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Allowed Video Gambling And Left Addicts With A Losing Hand Video gambling has been described as “electronic morphine” and “the crack cocaine of gambling.” Yet the state hasn’t addressed gambling addiction in any meaningful way. – Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://interactive.wbez.org/2019/il-gambling-addiction/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— If Jussie Smollett lied, look at the harm he caused Chicago — and America – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jussie-smollett-chicago-police-charged-felony-20190220-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Billionaire Ken Griffin doubles up on Bill Daley’s campaign
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/billionaire-ken-griffin-1-million-bill-daleys-campaign-mayor-billionaire/
— Jussie Smollett charged with felony disorderly conduct, prosecutors say – Andy Grimm and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-suspect-criminal-investigation-chicago-police-department/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/rise-in-white-supremacy-hits-20-year-high-report-finds/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites who pander to those who hate Whites?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190215/white-supremacy-built-into-society
— Federal spending pushes the limits of nation’s moral sense – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want government a) to take more and more and more money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190221/federal-spending-pushes-the-limits-of-nations-moral-sense
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We enthusiastically demand that the U.S. Congress forcibly use one American to serve the purposes of another American. You say: “Williams, that’s insulting. It’s no less than saying that we Americans support a form of slavery!” What then should we call it when two-thirds to three-quarters of a $4 trillion-plus federal budget can be described as Congress taking the property of one American and giving it to another to whom it does not belong? Where do you think Congress gets the billions upon billions of dollars for business and farmer handouts? What about the billions handed out for Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, housing allowances and thousands of other handouts? There’s no Santa Claus or tooth fairy giving Congress the money, and members of Congress are not spending their own money. The only way Congress can give one American $1 is to first take it from another American. What if I privately took the property of one American to give to another American to help him out? I’m guessing and hoping you’d call it theft and seek to jail me. When Congress does the same thing, it’s still theft. The only difference is that it’s legalized theft. However, legality alone does not establish morality. Slavery was legal; was it moral? Nazi, Stalinist and Maoist purges were legal, but were they moral?)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Early voting has arrived for the April 2 election. Here’s how you can cast your ballot now. – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/early-voting-has-arrived-for-the-april-election-here-s/article_6cf38e6d-298f-5a50-aa2e-1898d8a440c0.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: E-verify mandate advances in Iowa Senate – Erin Murphy
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/e-verify-mandate-advances-in-iowa-senate/article_3a779559-2518-532f-8b5b-3899aa70886b.html

 

RADIO IOWA
— OUTSTANDING: E-Verify check mandatory for all Iowa businesses under senate bill – O. KAY HENDERSON
https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/02/20/e-verify-check-mandatory-for-all-iowa-businesses-under-senate-bill/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N lawmakers: Budget address doubles down on state’s mistakes – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/b-n-lawmakers-budget-address-doubles-down-on-state-s/article_c245a08a-d8d5-531e-bd80-72767db6edd1.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Electioneering or free speech? Springfield council wrangles over public comment – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190220/electioneering-or-free-speech-springfield-councill-wrangles-over-public-comment

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— More, better funding for mental health services proposed – Grant Morgan
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190219/more-better-funding-for-mental-health-services-proposed

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Outlines First Budget; GOP Questions Revenue – ERIC STOCK, CHARLIE SCHLENKER & MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/pritzker-outlines-first-budget-gop-questions-revenue#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC, a group that promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, says “U.S. Hate Groups Rose 30 Percent In Recent Years.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/us-hate-groups-rose-30-percent-recent-years-watchdog-group-reports#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman LaHood introduces new bills to support families in need (DIERSEN: Democrats promote dependency on government and dependency on charity. Republicans promote individual responsibility.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/congressman-lahood-introduces-new-bills-to-support-families-in-need
— Lawmakers introduce Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned into a lactation room.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-introduce-fairness-for-breastfeeding-mothers-act

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will Democrats here have the guts to charge Jussie Smollett with a felony? – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/02/will-democrats-here-have-the-guts-to-charge-jussie-smollet-with-a-felony/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sample ballots for the April 2, 2019 election are available at: https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/
https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois House Republican Caucus Elects State Rep. Tony McCombie as House Republican Organization Chairman Rep. McCombie is the first female Republican lawmaker to lead HRO
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s 2020 budget: A broken bridge to nowhere
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-2020-budget-a-broken-bridge-to-nowhere/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Gun rights group urges turnout for Deerfield forum – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511779224-gun-rights-group-urges-turnout-for-deerfield-forum

 

FOX NEWS
— Jussie Smollett controversy a result of ‘victimhood chic’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jussie-smollett-controversy-a-result-of-victimhood-chic-ben-domenech

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s short-lived triumph over the naysayers – Allan H. Ryskind
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/20/trumps-short-lived-triumph-over-the-naysayers/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bookies still favor Trump re-election even after 12 challengers enter 2020 race – Paul Bedar
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/bookies-still-favor-trump-reelection-even-after-12-challengers-enter-2020-race

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Earth to liberals: You are all Jussie Smollett – Eric Golub
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/earth-to-liberals-you-are-all-jussie-smollett-114000/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The Number Of Illegals Caught At The Southwest Border Nearly Doubles, DHS Reports – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/the-number-of-illegals-caught-at-the-southwest-border-nearly-doubles-dhs-reports/

 

TOWNHALL
— Game Over, Jussie: Smollett Formally Charged For Planning Fake Hate Crime – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/20/game-over-jussie-smollett-formally-charged-for-planning-fake-hate-crime-n2541971
— God’s Word Holds All the Answers on Immigration and Borders – Sam Rohrer
https://townhall.com/columnists/samrohrer/2019/02/21/gods-word-holds-all-the-answers-on-immigration-and-borders-n2541978
— Changing Reality With Words – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2019/02/21/changing-reality-with-words-n2541927
— Keep Hate Alive! – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/02/21/keep-hate-alive-n2541966
— Jussie Smollett Supporters: Rooting for a ‘Modern Lynching’ – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/02/21/jussie-smollett-supporters-rooting-for-a-modern-lynching-n2541955

 

NEW AMERICAN
— 16-State Lawsuit Against Trump Twists Data — and Truth – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31530-16-state-lawsuit-against-trump-twists-data-and-truth

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Left-wing media will say anything and destroy anyone to topple Trump – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/leftwing_media_will_say_anything_and_destroy_anyone_to_topple_trump.html
— Jussie Smollett’s Hate – E.W. Jackson
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/jussie_smolletts_hate.html
— Trump has a Winning Hand, but is the Deficit a Looming Disaster? – Frank Hawkins
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trump_has_a_winning_hand_but_is_the_deficit_a_looming_disaster.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Sad Decline of the House Freedom Caucus Once a powerful voice against executive overreach, they’re perfectly fine with big deficits and the ends justifying the means. – BARBARA BOLAND
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-sad-decline-of-the-house-freedom-caucus/

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s Failing. Don’t Ask Me to Lie About it – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/02/20/ann-coulter-trumps-failing-dont-ask-me-to-lie-about-it/
— Billionaire Kochs Fight Trump’s Economic Nationalist Agenda Ahead of 2020 Election – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/20/billionaire-kochs-fight-trumps-economic-nationalist-agenda-ahead-of-2020-election/
— Beto O’Rourke Immigration Plan: No Walls; Amnesty for Dreamers, Parents, ‘Millions More’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/20/beto-orourke-immigration-plan-no-walls-amnesty-for-dreamers-parents-millions-more/
— GOP/Dem Spending Bill Is ‘Open-Ended Amnesty’ – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/20/exclusive-daniel-horowitz-gop-dem-spending-bill-is-open-ended-amnesty/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LAWYER FOR COVINGTON CATHOLIC STUDENT CONDEMNS MEDIA – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/20/covington-catholic-hannity-lawyer-sandmann/
— SPLC WHITEWASHES DEMOCRATS’ TIES TO ANTI-SEMITE FARRAKHAN, NATION OF ISLAM – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/20/splc-louis-farrakhan-democrat-ties/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Smollett Case Highlights Reasons for Skepticism About Hate Crime Statistics – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/20/smollett-case-highlights-reasons-for-skepticism-about-hate-crime-statistics/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WHAT TAXING THE RICH DID TO ELIZABETH WARREN AND ALEXANDRIA OCASIO CORTEZ’S STATES They wrecked Massachusetts and New York, now they want to wreck America. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272867/what-taxing-rich-did-elizabeth-warren-and-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WILL JUSSIE SMOLLETT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? Erik Rush offers possible reasons ‘a spoiled, middle-class puke’ staged attack
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/will-jussie-smollett-be-held-accountable/
— WHY MEDIA BURIED THE NEWARK SCHOOLYARD MASSACRE Jack Cashill tells of 3 blacks murdered by killer belonging to ‘protected class’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/why-media-buried-the-newark-schoolyard-massacre/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Smollett Hate Crime Hoax Has a ‘Toxic, Poisonous Effect’ on the Nation ‘The Ingraham Angle’ explained why the ‘Empire’ actor who’s been indicted ‘owes everybody in Chicago an apology’ – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/smollett-hate-crime-hoax-has-a-toxic-poisonous-effect-on-the-nation/
— Trump admin announces global push to decriminalize homosexuality – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-admin-announces-global-push-to-decriminalize-homosexuality-report
— Pro-life student makes stand against harassment, assaults on campus by filing human rights complaint – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-student-makes-stand-against-harassment-assaults-on-campus-by-filin

 

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/trump-represents-nadir-identity-politics/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters Duckworth, Hirono, and Takano introduce a bill to prohibit internment like that of Japanese Americans during World War II. How many citizens of Mexico are in America illegally? What if Mexico officially declares war on America?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/politics/japanese-internment-law-trnd/index.html

 

CBS NEWS & ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-poverty-law-center-new-hate-map-data-group-increase-splc-intelligence-report-today-2019-02-20/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/number-hate-groups-us-hits-time-high-report/story?id=61186850

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/hate-groups-rise.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/opinion/trump-border-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett arrested on felony charge over false police report – Bethonie Butler, Sonia Rao and Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/20/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-is-suspected-filing-false-police-report/
— Barack Obama criticizes pop culture for promoting the wrong values to young men – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/02/20/daily-202-barack-obama-criticizes-pop-culture-for-promoting-the-wrong-values-to-young-men/5c6c39961b326b71858c6bd6/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES: Blackface, KKK hoods and mock lynchings: Review of 900 yearbooks finds blatant racism In one of the most extensive searches of college yearbooks ever, we found blackface and Ku Klux Klan photos like Ralph Northam’s far beyond Virginia. – Brett Murphy
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/02/20/blackface-racist-photos-yearbooks-colleges-kkk-lynching-mockery-fraternities-black-70-s-80-s/2858921002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/20/hate-groups-white-power-supremacists-southern-poverty-law-center/2918416002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mexican Meth Fuels an American Crisis Greater border security and funding for treatment are necessary to arrest the surge in deaths. – Charles Fain Lehman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexican-meth-fuels-an-american-crisis-11550706032
— ‘Every Billionaire Is a Policy Mistake’ The new Democratic Party wants to tear down the wealthy, not raise up the poor. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/every-billionaire-is-a-policy-mistake-11550705682
— The Democrats’ Socialist Gene Kamala Harris says, “I am not a democratic socialist.” She should take a DNA test. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-socialist-gene-11550705712

 

FORBES
— How To Minimize Unconscious Bias During Recruitment – Dr. Pragya Agarwal (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2019/02/20/how-to-minimize-unconscious-bias-during-recruitment/#47f1925c5fd9

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— There are more people older than 65 than younger than 5 for the first time – here’s how that’s changing the world – Rebecca Ungarino
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/aging-demographics-impact-on-economy-growth-markets-2019-2-1027968236

 

PHYS.ORG
— 5 things to know about the future U.S. demographics – Whitelaw Reid (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois a) do more to drive out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) do more to bring into Illinois those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://phys.org/news/2019-02-future-demographics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 5. Illinois, Vermont and West Virginia are losing population. “In Vermont, more than 25 percent of the state is expected to be over 65 by 2030, and an aging population base contributes to a shrinking population in the future,” Sen said. “West Virginia may also witness a consistently decreasing population from 2010 onwards, due to out-migration and aging. The population growth in Illinois plateaued out earlier in this decade, and it, too, is expected to see a decline in its population in the years ahead.”)

 

LEBANON DEMOCRAT
— Trump’s failing; don’t ask me to lie about it – Ann Coulter
https://www.lebanondemocrat.com/columns/2019/02/20/opinion-trumps-failing-dont-ask-me-to-lie-about-it/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— ‘Empire’ Actor Goes From Victim to Accused Felon in 3 Weeks – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2019-02-21/empire-actor-goes-from-victim-to-accused-felon-in-3-weeks

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/hate-group-activity-is-rising-civil-rights-group-says.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— FERS retirees: Treading water or under it? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/02/fers-retirees-treading-water-or-under-it/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— JUNE 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: George P. Bush and Bruce Rauner spoke at an outstanding DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) Lincoln Day Dinner Wednesday evening, June 6, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel in Oak Brook. DCRCC Chairman Brian Krajewski served as Master of Ceremonies. Jay Kinzler led the Pledge of Allegiance. Robyn Vitson sang the National Anthem. Tonia Khouri gave the Invocation. Dan Goodwin introduced George P. Bush. James Mendrick recognized the sponsors and the elected officials in the audience. The 500+ attendees included state party leaders Claar, Grogan, Higgins, Schneider, and Shaw; past and present Illinois candidates and officials Bellock, B. Brady, Connelly, Curran, Dillard, Durkin, Helland, Holan, Ives, Lewis, Olsen, Robeletti, and Senger; past and present DuPage County candidates and officials Anderson, Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Eckhoff, Elloitt, Gavanes, Gustin, Hanselin, Hart, Henry, Hinds, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, McGowen, A. Murphy, Nero, Painter, Puchalski, Ruscitti, Schultz, Tully, Wiley, and C. Zaruba; past and present township candidates and officials Boltz, Cuzzone, Czernek, Dabrowski, Donner, Falbo, Ferguson, Grimsby, Hundhausen, Keller, Kelly, LeVan, Leventis, Monino, Moretti, Morrissey, Musson, Nathwani, Nowak, Prater, Santucci, Schroeder, Trowbridge, Valle, and Wilkins; past and present party leaders Carlyle, Fisher, A. LeVan, Marchese, Minor, B. Murphy, Pacilli, Ruhl, and Veenstra; judges Brennan, Burke, Chapman, Guerin, Hayes, Jacobs, Jorgensen, Kleeman, Mackay, Rome, Russo, Walsh, and Wilson; and many others including Caruso, Furstenau, Hogan, Kmiecik, Kubinski, Lofgren, McNeily, and Wagner. Event sponsors included the Republican township party organizations, DuPage County Assessors, Berlin, Claar, Durkin, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Inland Real Estate Group, Kachiroubas, Krajewski, Larsen, Mackay, McMahon, Mendrick, Nero, Olsen, Romano, and Roskam. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/june-7-morning-edition-2/

February 20 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— A national emergency in plain sight
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett attack: Smollett officially a suspect in criminal investigation for filing false police report, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-a-suspect-in-criminal-investigation-for-filing-false-police-report-police-say/5147410/
— Trump administration demands California return billions doled out for high-speed rail – TESSA WEINBERG
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-administration-demands-california-return-billions-doled-out-for-high-speed-rail/5147502/

 

NBC5
— ‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett Now Considered a Suspect in Chicago Case: Police Smollett’s attorneys spoke with prosecutors Wednesday morning as the saga surrounding the actor’s alleged attack in Chicago continues to shift, police said earlier
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Lawyers-for-Smollett-Spoke-With-Prosecutors-Police-506116471.html

 

CBS2
— Video Shows Brothers Linked To Jussie Smollett Attack Buying Items Allegedly Worn In Assault
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/20/jussie-smollett-video-shows-brothers-red-hat-ski-mask/
— Governor Pritzker: ‘I Choose A Fair Tax System To Get Us Out Of This Mess’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/20/governor-pritzker/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Officials: Jussie Smollett now a suspect for filing a false police report
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/officials-jussie-smollett-now-a-suspect-for-filing-a-false-police-report
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker’s $39B budget relies on taxing marijuana, betting – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pritzker-to-unveil-state-budget-proposal-facing-3b-deficit-1

 

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker proposes legalizing marijuana, sports betting in budget address – AP
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/20/gov-pritzker-to-unveil-state-budget-proposal-facing-3b-deficit/

 

WTTW
— Pritkzer’s ‘Austere’ Budget Relies on Pension Plan, New Taxes – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/20/pritkzer-s-austere-budget-relies-pension-plan-new-taxes

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker vows ‘honest’ budget, with big push for progressive income tax – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-budget-address-pensions-progressive-income-tax-marijuana-sports-betting/
— Congress gave the green light to presidents declaring phony national emergencies – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/congress-gave-the-green-light-to-presidents-declaring-phony-national-emergencies/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker likens state’s plight to that faced by a long-ago predecessor – So who was Henry Horner?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pritzker-budget-henry-horner-20190220-story.html
— Invoking the Great Depression, Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers first budget proposal amid $3.2 billion deficit – Dan Petrella and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-state-budget-preview-20190219-story.html
— Chicago police say Jussie Smollett suspected of filing false report about attack in Streeterville – Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, William Lee, Tracy Swartz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-suspect-20190220-story.html
— New ‘dark money’ ad against Bill Daley invokes comparison to ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dark-money-ad-bill-daley-20190220-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Concerned viewers urge Aurora police chief to see a doctor – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190220/concerned-viewers-urge-aurora-police-chief-to-see-a-doctor
— Prompted by large crowds after police shooting, Elgin mayor to enforce time limit on public comments – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190220/prompted-by-large-crowds-after-police-shooting-elgin-mayor-to-enforce-time-limit-on-public-comments
— Local GOP hosts forum for Schaumburg trustee candidates Feb. 23
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190220/local-gop-hosts-forum-for-schaumburg-trustee-candidates-feb-23

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s first budget: Cut and paste now, ‘fair tax’ later As the new governor lays out his $39 billion spending plan for fiscal 2020, he’s really looking forward to approval of a graduated income tax 18 months from now. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-first-budget-cut-and-paste-now-fair-tax-later

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker’s $39B budget relies on taxing marijuana, betting – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/invoking-the-great-depression-gov-j-b-pritzker-delivers-first/article_b07582ab-c5fc-5882-b488-e4d013e38bbc.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Stephenson County Republican Committee announces Lincoln Dinner speakers
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190220/stephenson-county-republican-committee-announces-lincoln-dinner-speakers

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker: Legalize marijuana, sports betting – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pritzker-to-unveil-state-budget-proposal-facing-3b-deficit

 

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker’s $39 billion budget relies on taxing marijuana, betting
https://wqad.com/2019/02/20/pritzkers-39-billion-budget-relies-on-taxing-marijuana-betting/

 

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Marijuana Tax Would Fund Pritzker’s Budget – Shannon Antinori (DIERSEN: To encourage everyone in Illinois to buy and smoke lots of pot, how much pot will Pritzker himself buy and smoke per year, per month, per week, and per day?)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gmmwf/marijuana-tax-would-fund-pritzkers-budget-patchpm

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— The Windy State? Illinois State Rep Proposes a 51st State — Chicago, USA – Madison Savedra
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/02/the-windy-state-illinois-state-rep-proposes-a-51st-state-chicago-usa/

 

AARP
— AARP Illinois applauds Gov. Pritzker for protecting retirement income
https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/19/02/r13212526/aarp-illinois-applauds-gov-pritzker-for-protecting-retirement-income-a

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— J.B. Pritzker’s Unbalanced Budget Proposal: Pritzker Is The New Blagojevich
https://illinois.gop/j-b-pritzkers-unbalanced-budget-proposal-pritzker-new-blagojevich/

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Jackson County GOP chair Chris Grissom: Increasing minimum wage is a mistake – Glenn Minnis
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511779215-jackson-county-gop-chair-increasing-minimum-wage-is-a-mistake

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton mayoral candidate Suess focusing on fiscal responsibility – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511779250-mayoral-candidate-suess-focusing-on-fiscal-responsibility
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton City Council member Phil Suess is being saluted by his supporters as the antithesis of fellow council member John Prendiville in their run to replace Mayor Michael Gresk, who is not seeking re-election. At a Feb. 17 fundraiser to formally kick off his campaign held at the DuPage County Historical Museum, Suess’ “experience, background and principles” were touted as what Wheaton now needs most. A longtime local businessman who has served on the council since 2005, the 61-year-old Seuss is credited in the campaign flyer with often being the voice of reason on the panel, especially when it came to matters such as keeping property tax rates in order. “Phil has led the city financially and focused on paying down debt and making reasonable affordable investments in core infrastructure (sewers, water, roads, sidewalks, and trees) without taking on risky projects,” detailed the invite to his Feb. 17 event. “He has literally saved the residents millions of dollars by being prudent and demanding better bids on projects. He voted against unnecessary property tax increases.“ In contrast, Prendiville is tagged in the flyer as a “big taxes and big government” legislator who has “voted for every tax increase.” The flyer adss, “As a city councilman, Prendiville advocated against Wheaton’s families and businesses and wanted the city to take on debt and incur annual subsidies to operate a private theater that was not (and is still not) able to attract sufficient private investment. Prendiville argued against private development of Mariano’s which brings in $700,000 worth of sales tax a year. Prendiville argued against the development of DuPage Medical Group… Prendiville’s tendency is always to suggest more government and higher taxes and government overreach on private property.” Finally, Seuss supporters in the advertisement urged voters to know exactly who they are casting their ballot in favor of. ”Your City Council has enormous power over your property,” the flyer added.)
— Greg Hart is committed to improving DuPage County – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511775191-greg-hart-is-committed-to-improving-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Pritzker proposes ‘austere budget’ with more taxes, spending, borrowing – Benjamin Yount
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/pritzker-proposes-austere-budget-with-more-taxes-spending-borrowing/article_29aa84b3-0d48-5736-9349-875377820558.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Local Government – Social Media and FOIA – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/02/local-government-social-media-and-foia/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX MODEL WOULD HIKE TAXES ON TYPICAL ILLINOIS FAMILY – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-progressive-income-tax-model-would-hike-taxes-on-typical-illinois-family/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER’S PLAN: BALANCE BUDGET ON BACKS OF ILLINOIS’ RICH, GAMBLERS AND POTHEADS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/pritzkers-plan-balance-budget-on-backs-of-illinois-rich-gamblers-and-potheads.html
— SMOLLETT AND BURKE: WILL THE CHICAGO WAY FINALLY COME TO LIGHT?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/smollett-and-burke-will-the-chicago-way-finally-come-to-light.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: INDOCTRINATION, NOT EDUCATION, STANDARD THROUGH COLLEGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/thorneroneil-indoctrination-not-education-standard-through-college.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Budget: It wasn’t all praise
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/20/it-wasnt-all-praise/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NYT publisher blasts Trump’s ‘dangerous’ rhetoric used by ‘dictators,’ ‘tyrants’ – Katelyn Caralle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-york-times-publisher-blasts-trumps-dangerous-rhetoric-used-by-dictators-tyrants
— GOP hauls in record $15.7 million, arming up for Trump 2020 reelection – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/gop-hauls-in-record-15-7-million-arming-up-for-trump-2020-reelection

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump: New York Times Is a ‘True Enemy of the People’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/trump-new-york-times-true-enemy-people

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Another Crop of Illegals Moves North – Michael R Shannon
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/another-crop-of-illegals-moves-north/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— When Did Social Media Become a Prison? With more real-world social rules, we can make Twitter and Facebook work for us if we try. – RACHEL LU
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/when-did-social-media-become-a-prison/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams Media: ‘Never More Dishonest’ Than Today – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-twitter-media-sandmann/2019/02/20/id/903472/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jussie Smollett Now Considered a Suspect for Allegedly Filing a False Hate-Crime Report – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jussie-smollett-considered-a-suspect-for-allegedly-filing-false-hate-crime-report/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “59 percent oppose Trump’s emergency declaration.”
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/430797-hill-harrisx-poll-59-percent-oppose-trumps-emergency
— Trump praises Covington student suing Washington Post: ‘Go get them Nick’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: When I sued GAO in 1998, the following did not side with me: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/430707-trump-praises-covington-student-suing-washington-post-go-get-them

 

CNN
— Actor Jussie Smollett now a suspect in criminal investigation – Ray Sanchez, Ryan Young, Bill Kirkos and Brad Parks
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/entertainment/jussie-smollett-attack/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett is suspected of filing a false police report – Bethonie Butler and Sonia Rao
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/20/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-is-suspected-filing-false-police-report/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for “rise in hate groups to record high.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-hate-groups-us-record-high-20190220-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Police Seek Charges Against Actor Jussie Smollett Empire star could be indicted for filing a false report, a class 4 felony – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-police-seek-charges-against-actor-jussie-smollett-11550703632

 

RECODE
— Google and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff Silicon Valley has compromised our autonomy, Zuboff says: “They can take hold of our behavior and shift it and modify it in ways that we don’t know.” – Eric Johnson
https://www.recode.net/2019/2/20/18232469/shoshana-zuboff-age-surveillance-capitalism-book-google-facebook-privacy-data-kara-swisher

 

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Covington student’s legal team drops first lawsuit on WaPo over smears and it’s a staggering amount – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: When I sued GAO in 1998, the following did not side with me: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/02/20/covington-students-legal-team-drops-first-lawsuit-on-wapo-over-smears-and-its-a-staggering-amount-725596

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A federal employee’s ethics guide during future government shutdowns – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/02/a-federal-employees-ethics-guide-during-future-government-shutdowns/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal agencies will begin meeting with the Office of Personnel Management in two months to share success stories and challenges of their respective workforces – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: At any such meeting with GAO after September 30, 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would have stressed the success that they had in forcing me to retire on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/02/19/opm-reminds-agencies-to-prepare-for-upcoming-workforce-reviews/

 

AUTO BLOG
— Seven months worth of Chevy Corvettes are sitting unsold on dealer lots That’s about 9,000 unsold models – REESE COUNTS
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/02/20/chevy-corvette-unsold-seven-months-supply/

February 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Governor JB Pritzker signs minimum wage increase into law
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-pritzker-signs–minimum-wage-increase-into-law-/5144972/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Minimum Wage: Pritzker Signs Bill Hiking it to $15 by 2025 “Make no mistake, this did not happen overnight,” Pritzker said at a news conference
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-minimum-wage-pritzker-506043151.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Signs Law Raising Illinois Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour By 2025
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/19/jb-pritzker-illinois-minimum-wage-15-dollars-an-hour/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hillary Clinton slams Trump’s national emergency declaration in tweet
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hillary-clinton-slams-trump-s-national-emergency-declaration-in-tweet
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compares Trump’s border wall to Berlin Wall
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-compares-trump-s-border-wall-to-berlin-wall

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker signs bill to increase minimum hourly wage to $15 by 2025 – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pritzker-signs-bill-increase-minimum-wage-15-hour-2025/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-jussie-smollett-attack-investigation-streeterville/
— Keep township government, and save taxpayers money – Bryan Smith, executive director, Township Officials of Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-township-government-saves-taxpayers-money/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane County state’s attorney says his probe into Aurora shooting to cover all aspects of case, including why gun wasn’t confiscated – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-states-attorney-news-conference-st-0220-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law raising Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-minimum-wage-pritzker-signs-bill-20190219-story.html
— Supreme Court won’t take case of ex-Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, who challenged his indictment for misusing government funds – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-aaron-schock-supreme-court-20190219-story.html
— Jussie Smollett and the next hate crime reported in Chicago – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jussie-smollett-chicago-hate-crime-empire-20190218-story.html
— In wake of Aurora shooting, U.S. Reps. Bill Foster and Sean Casten push for stricter gun laws – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-aurora-mass-shooting-sean-casten-bill-foster-20190219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-open-letter-donald-trump-st-0220-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bill Daley collecting 2nd million from Griffin The mayoral candidate confirms Crain’s report that the donation is on the way from the billionaire hedge fund chief. And Daley says the money comes without strings. “Ken Griffin doesn’t want anything from me. I can’t do anything for him.” – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/bill-daley-collecting-2nd-million-griffin
— The depressing message in Pritzker’s payroll-padding plan Of all the strange things that I have ever seen in government, the new governor’s plan to double 20 underlings’ salaries with his own funds is the one with the most potential to spark serious corruption. – MARILYN KATZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/depressing-message-pritzkers-payroll-padding-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/how-screw-illinois-burgeoning-cannabis-business

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Republicans call for Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser’s resignation – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/19/mchenry-county-republicans-call-for-highway-commissioner-andrew-gassers-resignation/axwfgz1/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Democratic leader seeks more candidates to ride ‘blue wave’ – LENORE SOBOTA
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-democratic-leader-seeks-more-candidates-to-ride-blue-wave/article_482f3b15-1967-537c-ad4c-6202e787c4d3.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-02-19/lets-face-it-probably-going-happen.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Will diversity doom Democrats? – Pat Buchanan
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/buchanan-will-diversity-doom-democrats/article_cd06f2ce-ecf5-5a48-9099-18f024151a3d.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Dark Money Group Will “Shine The Light” On Donors, Despite Problems – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-dark-money-group-will-shine-light-donors-despite-problems#stream/0

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Underwood engages with Batavia crowd at town hall meeting Congresswoman touts health care, gun control bills – MARK FOSTER
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/02/15/underwood-engages-with-batavia-crowd-at-town-hall-meeting/av14p8t/

 

OAK PARK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/2-19-2019/Lightford-looks-to-include-minorities-in-marijuana-biz/

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Candidate forums address local issues prior to 2019 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/02/19/organizations-plan-public-forums-to-address-local-issues-prior-to-consolidated-election/95907

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Trump’s Party Hopes To Influence Mayor Race By Endorsing Vallas Chicago GOP chairman says Republican Trump supporters have opportunity to decide which Democrat win. They’re backing Vallas. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/trumps-party-hopes-influence-mayor-race-endorsing-vallas

 

LAGRANGE PATCH
— Police Chief Opposes Pot Legalization, Pens Letter To Pritzker Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel shared his concerns about marijuana legalization in a letter addressed to Governor J.B. Pritzker. – Tim Moran
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/police-chief-opposes-pot-legalization-pens-letter-pritzker

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis considering 2021 U.S. House run – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511779305-oberweis-considering-2021-u-s-house-run

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S FIRST YEAR DEFICIT $440 MILLION LARGER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE HE PLANS TO SPEND $440 MILLION MORE – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-first-year-deficit-440-million-larger-than-expected-because-he-plans-to-spend-440-million-more/
— COSTELLO STANDS WITH ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS, AGAINST PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/costello-stands-with-illinois-taxpayers-against-progressive-income-tax/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mainstream media, Hollywood A-listers and liberals increasingly fall for hoaxes of white hatred – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/18/media-politicians-increasingly-duped-by-trend-of-h/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Poor people not allowed in AOC’s luxury apartment complex – Alana Goodman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/poor-people-not-allowed-in-aocs-luxury-apartment-complex

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Rush To Criminalize Gun Ownership
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29710

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— LARGE NEW STUDY SHOWS TEEN CANNABIS USE RISK FOR LATER DEPRESSION
http://www.poppot.org/2019/02/18/large-new-study-shows-teen-cannabis-use-risk-for-later-depression/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LEADS EFFORT TO DECRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY AROUND THE WORLD – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/trump-administration-richard-grenell-homosexuality-decriminalize/
— AMERICA’S FIRST TWO MUSLIM CONGRESSWOMEN WILL BOTH BE FUNDRAISING FOR HAMAS-LINKED ORGANIZATION – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/tlaib-omar-cair-banquet/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: ‘Radical Left’ States Challenging State of Emergency Declaration on the Border – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/donald-trump-radical-left-states-challenging-state-emergency-declaration-border/
— Who’s Behind the Green New Deal? Big Money Backs Ocasio-Cortez Socialist Dream Project – Aaron Klein
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/whos-behind-the-green-new-deal-big-money-backs-ocasio-cortez-socialist-dream-project/

 

GOPUSA
— McCarthy-McConnell Republicans betrayed Trump, killed the wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65240
— New Attorney General Needs To Clean House (DIERSEN: Have you been a target of “house cleaning?” I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997. Each time that the Democrats who ran GAO back then sent a new manager to run their Chicago office, they gave that manager a “house cleaning” list, that is, a list of employees in the office who they were to get rid of. Of course, because I was Republican, White, male, old, and non-veteran, I was always on all those “house cleaning” lists.)
http://www.gopusa.com/new-attorney-general-needs-to-clean-house/
— Hoaxes Have Become A Common Tactic of Leftist Politicians and Media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65348

 

YAHOO
— Illinois “honor system” in question after deadly workplace shooting – CBS
https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-honor-system-deadly-workplace-235500316.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Jussie Smollett was convicted of providing false information to law enforcement in 2007 – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/jussie-smollett-was-convicted-providing-false-info/
— Bring on the Green New Deal vote – Katrina vanden Heuvel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bring-on-the-green-new-deal-vote/2019/02/19/ad2d40c6-339b-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is the Campus Free-Speech Crisis Overblown? Students assess the state of free expression in the university.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-campus-free-speech-crisis-overblown-11550619718

 

BARRONS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/marijuana-stocks-investing-advice-51550428581

 

WTVR
— 2020 Democrats embrace populist message against corporations and the wealthy – CNN
https://wtvr.com/2019/02/18/2020-democrats-embrace-populist-message-against-corporations-and-the-wealthy/

 

NEWS ONE
— Clarence Thomas Calls For Review Of Libel Ruling That Would Help Trump President Trump has also called for changes to libel laws. – Nigel Roberts
https://newsone.com/3846660/clarence-thomas-libel-times-v-sullivan/

 

ELON NEWS NETWORK
— Former Congressmen Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Glenn English (D-OK) sit down with Elon News Network – Baylor Rodman
http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2019/02/from-congress-to-elons-campus

 

FORTUNE
— What Happens Next in the Case of Trump vs. 16 U.S. States – GRACE DOBUSH
http://fortune.com/2019/02/19/16-states-file-lawsuit-suing-trump/

 

FED SMITH
— True Leaders Protect Their Employees: The Plight of Federal Workers – Harroll Ingram (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They do everything that they can to protect their employees who are Democrats, and especially those who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That means they get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/02/19/true-leaders-protect-employees-plight-federal-workers/

 

FED WEEK
— 80 Percent of Pre-Retirement Income Means Saving a Lot (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my GAO salary was $125,325/year in today’s dollars. 80% of that is $100,260/year. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $53,316/year and my Social Security is only $2,118/year, or together, $55,434/year, or only 44% of $125,325. My RMD is only about $10,000/year.)
https://www.fedweek.com/tsp/80-percent-of-pre-retirement-income-means-saving-a-lot/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP ‘BOASTED’ YEARS AGO THAT IMMIGRANTS KEPT HIS GOLF COURSES ‘BEAUTIFUL’ AND ‘GREEN,’ ADVOCATE SAYS – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-boasted-years-agoimmigrants-kept-golf-courses-beautiful-green-advocate-1334818

February 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett attack: Brothers tell police that actor staged attacked after threatening letter did not get enough attention
https://abc7chicago.com/brothers-told-police-smollett-was-upset-threatening-letter-didnt-get-enough-attention-staged-attack/5143364/

 

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Case: Clues Into Potential Motive Behind The Attack – Charlie De Mar, Brad Edwards, Suzanne LeMignot
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/18/jussie-smollet-motive-staged-attack/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— We could have taken Gary Martin’s gun away – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many gun owners with revoked FOIDs are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/aurora-shooting-gun-control-foid-card-gary-martin/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/loop-rally-immigrants-trumps-emergency-declaration-lawsuit-wall-funding/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/national-emergency-autocracy-donald-trump-jesse-jackson/
— Trump calls diversity visas a ‘horror show’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/ap-fact-check-trump-calls-diversity-visas-a-horror-show/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dairy magnate Jim Oberweis launching GOP challenge to first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused all of Oberweis’ defeats?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jim-oberweis-lauren-underwood-20190218-story.html
— ‘I don’t want people to die’: Congressmen Bill Foster and Sean Casten address crowd gathered to remember Aurora shooting victims – Linda Girardi
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-mass-shooting-downtown-vigil-st-0219-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot gets in shouting match with Preckwinkle ally over proposal to appoint county assessor – John Byrne (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to get me in shouting match with them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lightfoot-martwick-assessor-shouting-match-20190218-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-aurora-shooting-trump-wall-national-emergency-huppke-20190218-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters protest Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190218/news/302189915/
— Indiana Senate panel hearing state hate crimes bill – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190218/news/302189960/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Repeated efforts for an Indiana law have failed amid fierce opposition from conservatives who maintain it would unfairly create specially-protected classes of victims and wrongly restrict free speech. Business leaders argue state law needs to send a clear message that Indiana respects diversity so the state can attract talented workers.)

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Austin Berg: Illinois government has a lot of problems, revenue isn’t one of them – Austin Berg
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/austin-berg-illinois-government-has-a-lot-of-problems-revenue/article_d3253c9a-4277-5a27-a856-a68136b6e7b4.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Trump’s Base Is Responding To Emergency Declaration
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-trumps-base-responding-emergency-declaration#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray and Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne off to rocky start – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511776094-stava-murray-and-naperville-councilman-off-to-rocky-start

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— Pritzker’s compromise claim likely due to inexperience, Champaign GOP chair says – Karen Kidd
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511778803-pritzker-s-compromise-claim-likely-due-to-inexperience-champaign-gop-chair-says

 

WIREPOINTS
— 4 reasons why Pritzker should abandon his progressive tax plan – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/4-facts-that-should-crush-pritzkers-progressive-tax-push/
— “Politicians are running out of options on pensions. They’re desperate. Now they want to give state assets away”
https://wirepoints.org/politicians-are-running-out-of-options-on-pensions/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Duckworth says Presidential emergency not the way to handle border disagreement – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/duckworth-says-presidential-emergency-not-the-way-to-handle-border/article_73740902-337b-11e9-b497-370bb721686b.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT STATE REP CALLS FOR HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES TO BE INVESTIGATED BY DCFS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/democrat-state-rep-calls-for-homeschool-families-to-be-investigated-by-dcfs.html
— IL LOSES GUN MANUFACTURER, 120 JOBS TO IOWA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/il-loses-gun-manufacturer-120-jobs-to-iowa.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump administration officials are obligated to invoke 25th Amendment – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/18/elizabeth-warren-trump-administration-officials-ar/

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Don’t Want ICE Notified When Illegal Aliens Try to Purchase Guns – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/02/18/democrats-dont-want-ice-notified-when-illegal-aliens-try-to-purchase-guns-n2541642

 

GOPUSA
— Media: Bring us your Anti-Trump stories; Facts are optional – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/media-bring-us-your-anti-trump-stories-facts-are-optional/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE 2 THINGS THAT HOLD BACK BLACKS Mychal Massie notes community’s problems grew after 1960s legislation
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-2-things-that-hold-back-blacks/

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Decadent behavior: Drag queens and public libraries
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/decadent-behavior-drag-queens-and-public-libraries/

 

THE HILL
— As debt hits $22 trillion, our day of fiscal reckoning nears – BERT ELY
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/430450-as-debt-hits-22-trillion-our-day-of-fiscal-reckoning-nears

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/protests-trump-national-emergency-border-wall_n_5c6b0de1e4b0b9cc78ff4308

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall – Charlie Savage and Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/us/politics/national-emergency-lawsuits-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— States file federal lawsuit claiming Trump’s national emergency declaration is unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/02/18/states-file-federal-lawsuit-claiming-trumps-national-emergency-declaration-is-unconstitutional/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— New York, 15 other states sue over Trump’s ‘illegal’ emergency declaration, blast his ‘immoral’ attempt to build border wall – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-ags-sue-trump-emergency-declaration-20190218-story.html

 

FORBES
— Blue State Lawmakers Target Wealthy With Progressive Income Tax Hikes That Would Hit Small Business – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2019/02/18/blue-state-democrats-target-wealthy-with-progressive-income-tax-hike-that-would-hit-small-business/

 

WPLG
— 2020 Democrats embrace populist message against corporations and the wealthy Confronting special interests key to securing nod
https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2020-dems-embrace-populist-message-against-corporations-wealthy

 

GAZETTE
— University of Iowa student died of hypothermia, had THC in system
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/report-university-of-iowa-student-gerald-belz-died-of-hypothermia-had-thc-in-system-polar-vortex-20190215

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 404 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $369,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447957_zpid/