Tag: union

September 16, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats close roadways in central business district ahead of Mexican Independence Day.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-friday-night-road-closures-20230916-zjt7mdc2ivcm7lfyllplwtzs2m-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-caravans-downtown-chicago-20230916-22x3aannnrf35k5cypavbkprxa-story.html
— Democrats say “UAW strike bypasses Illinois plants for now, but state’s auto industry has a lot riding on negotiations.” I have owned only American nameplate cars since I bought my first one in 1964. I currently own eight. I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. In early 1970, I was a UAW member while I worked part-time for Chrysler in its Belvidere plant and was a full-time NIU student. My critics/opponents have always disapprove of/hated unions and American nameplate cars. Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been overpaid because I was a union member. In today’s dollars, while I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-uaw-strike-illinois-auto-plants-20230915-c7vdqtqfbjavrovq4b3ogs772m-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people to blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-climate-change-youth-protest-20230916-ghyf2ym4sjadfmgwmv6eqtid4e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Mexican Independence Day celebrations fill streets in downtown Chicago and beyond” and acknowledge that “The flood of car caravans caused traffic jams in the Loop and beyond, leading officials to close off some streets in the city center.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/9/15/23876039/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-chicago-downtown-loop-traffic-jams
— Democrats say “Parents worry as day care centers face funding crisis.” My father made enough money that my mother, who never attended high school, could stay home and raise me and my brother. My critics/opponents have always used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my parents as having been undeservedly filthy rich. In my father’s defense, he never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. In my defense, because of that, to buy cars and to pay for college expenses, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/14/23863074/illinois-child-care-centers-closed-american-rescue-plan-funding-expiring

ABC7
— Democrats close large downtown area to traffic as Mexican Independence Day celebrations kick off in Chicago.
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-independence-day-chicago-traffic/13787950/
— Democrats say “Chicago’s newest migrant shelter opens in Greektown; 200 single men capacity. North Park neighborhood Marine Corp reserve center will be converted into shelter.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-shelter-greektown-north-park/13788146/

NBC5
— Democrats issue a warning ahead of Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications issued an alert Thursday warning that “car caravans that create a threat to public safety will not be tolerated.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-warns-of-potential-traffic-ahead-mexican-independence-day-celebrations/3228902/
— Democrats close downtown Chicago to incoming traffic due to Mexican Independence Day car caravans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/downtown-chicago-closed-to-incoming-traffic-due-to-mexican-independence-day-car-caravans/3229467/
— Democrats say “Mexican Independence Day celebrations begin ahead of Saturday’s parade.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-begin-ahead-of-saturdays-highly-anticipated-parade/3229474/
— Democrats say that “Trump says he’s pleased by Putin’s praise: ‘I like that he said that’ Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said he was “happy” to hear Trump’s promise to “resolve all burning issues within several days” — including the war in Ukraine.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-says-hes-pleased-by-putins-praise-i-like-that-he-said-that/3229308/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threats against libraries to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-denounces-threats-targeting-chicago-area-libraries-as-abhorrent-and-disgusting/3229251/

CBS2
— Democrats close downtown streets to incoming traffic amid Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-prepare-for-busy-weekend/
— Democrats say “Ford workers in Chicago prepared to join national UAW strike against “Big 3″ automakers.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ford-assembly-plant-workers-uaw-strike/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of crimes against females and LGBTQers to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-features-enhance-safety-for-chicago-female-nonbinary-rideshare-drivers-passengers/
— Democrats say “UAW strike impacting Chicago’s South Deering plant. The union is asking for a 40% pay hike, a shorter week for workers, and the return of pension plans for hourly employees.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/uaw-strike-impacting-chicagos-south-deering-plant/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Mexican Independence celebrations.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/excitement-abound-in-chicago-for-mexican-independence-celebrations/

FOX32
— Democrats close roads as crowds flock downtown for Mexican Independence Day.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-roads-close-mexican-independence-day

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threats against libraries to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-libraries-continue-to-face-threats/ed297c11-2218-47ce-b427-20cf4badaf7a
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1280646
https://www.wbez.org/stories/secretary-of-state-giannoulias-responds-to-bomb-threats-at-chicago-area-libraries/99cfc08f-a73c-4fcd-b4db-d7155f1966f9

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/chicago-bears-former-quarterback-jim-mcmahon-launch-cannabis-line-illinois
— Democrats say “Best Places to Work in Chicago for 2023.” Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, of course, the federal government is a best place to work for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. The federal government gives tremendous preference to its employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/best-places-work-chicago-2023

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/15/isabels-afternoon-roundup-9/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Hundreds of “Migrants” Line Up at Chicago Park to Get a Free “CityKey” – Mark Weyermuller
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/weyermuller-hundreds-of-migrants-line-up-at-chicago-park-to-get-a-free-citykey.html
— The Fate of our Country Hangs in the Balance, Nothing is More Important Than Electing Donald J. Trump President in 2024 – Mark Vargas And Scott Kaspar
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/opinion-the-fate-of-our-country-hangs-in-the-balance-nothing-is-more-important-than-electing-donald-j-trump-president-in-2024.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Catholic and parochial schools must hold the line on ‘woke’ indoctrination – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/15/catholic-and-parochial-schools-must-hold-line-on-w/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC shouted down while speaking to New Yorkers about illegal immigrants flooding their city – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-shouted-down-illegal-immigrants-new-york

NEW YORK POST
— 9,100 migrants cross from Mexico to Arizona in one day: ‘cartels control the border’ – MaryAnn Martinez
https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/9100-migrants-a-day-flood-across-the-border-in-arizona-source/
— A shockingly small number of migrants — less than 2% — have filed for work visas in NYC in bureaucratic bungle that’s cost taxpayers millions – Craig McCarthy, Nolan Hicks and Georgett Roberts
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/only-800-migrants-have-filed-for-work-visas/
— Chaos erupts as furious protesters heckle AOC during Dems’ press conference for NYC’s escalating migrant crisis – Emily Crane and Jack Morphet
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/nyc-chaos-erupts-as-protesters-heckle-aoc-amid-escalating-migrant-crisis/
— Work permits for NYC migrants – Letters to the Editor
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/eric-adams-push-for-nyc-migrant-work-permits-letters/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Red Chinese. Pritzker is Funding Our Adversaries for His Green Energy Fantasy. – Jeanne Ives
https://amgreatness.com/2023/09/15/rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-the-red-chinese/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat from Illinois (Eric Sorensen) loves to tweet about how stupid the electorate is, including his own voters – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/democrat_from_illinois_loves_to_tweet_about_how_stupid_the_electorate_is_including_his_own_voters.html
— Texas and Woke Sex Education – Carole Hornsby Haynes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/09/texas_and_woke_sex_education.html
— Coast Guard called in to battle woke Oakland’s sea pirate problem – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/coast_guard_called_in_to_battle_woke_oaklands_sea_pirates.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Furious New Yorkers shout down AOC as migrant presser goes off the rails: ‘Close the border!’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://americanwirenews.com/furious-new-yorkers-shout-down-aoc-dem-presser-on-migrants-goes-off-the-rails-close-the-border/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Furious New Yorkers shout down AOC as migrant presser goes off the rails: ‘Close the border!’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/15/furious-new-yorkers-shout-down-aoc-dem-presser-on-migrants-goes-off-the-rails-close-the-border-1396333/
— ‘Is this what comes after woke?!’ Troubling 5th-grade schoolwork exposed. – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/15/is-this-what-comes-after-woke-troubling-5th-grade-schoolwork-exposed-1396297/

BREITBART
— Sanctuary City Chicago Faces $538M Budget Deficit Over Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/15/sanctuary-city-chicago-faces-538m-budget-deficit-over-illegal-immigration/
— Squad Member AOC Shouted Down by Protesters in NYC Chanting ‘Close the Border!’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/15/squad-member-aoc-shouted-down-by-protesters-chanting-close-the-border/

CENTER FOR FAMILY & HUMAN RIGHTS
— Gay Protestors Invade, Occupy, Shut Down U.S. House Office – Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.
https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/gay-protestors-invade-occupy-shut-down-u-s-house-office/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Where Do All the Migrants Go? A review of the factors governing where migrants settle within the U.S. – David North
https://cis.org/North/Where-Do-All-Migrants-Go
— Work Authorization Expansion Is the Problem — Not the Solution to Cities’ Migrant Issues – Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Work-Authorization-Expansion-Problem-Not-Solution-Cities-Migrant-Issues

DAILY SIGNAL
— Post-Postmodern America, Meet Mao’s Cultural Revolution – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/15/post-postmodern-america/

DAILY WIRE
— 2024 DHS Threat Assessment Highlights Biden’s Failures – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/2024-dhs-threat-assessment-highlights-bidens-failures
— Woke Corporations Are Now Pushing ‘Fat Liberation’ – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1223-woke-corporations-are-now-pushing-fat-liberation-33

FOX NEWS
— LA mayor ‘fearful’ that planes of illegal aliens might arrive in city that ‘welcomes immigrants’ LA boasts the label of ‘sanctuary city’ for illegal immigrants. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayor-fearful-planes-illegal-aliens-might-arrive-city-welcomes-immigrants
— California bill’s passage requires foster parents to ‘demonstrate’ support of a child’s LGBTQ expression. The bill heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-bills-passage-requires-foster-parents-demonstrate-support-childs-lgbtq-expression

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago Mayor Johnson Moves Toward City-Run Grocery Stores
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/09/15/chicago-mayor-johnson-moves-toward-city-run-grocery-stores/

MRC TV
— ‘Sexual Deviancy’: Candace Owens Slams ‘Alphabet Mafia’ During Podcast – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/sexual-deviancy-candace-owens-slams-alphabet-mafia-during-podcast

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Dove Facing Boycott Calls Over Partnership with Controversial BLM Activist Promoting ‘Fat Liberation’ – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dove-facing-boycott-calls-over-partnership-with-controversial-blm-activist-promoting-fat-liberation/

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Overwhelm Border Facility, Released Onto Streets – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/migrants-overwhelm-border-facility-released-onto-streets/
— NYC Mayor Says Migrant Crisis Contributing to Rise in Prostitution – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/nyc-mayor-says-migrant-crisis-contributing-to-rise-in-prostitution/

NEWSMAX
— Andrew Cuomo: Migrant Crisis ‘Federal Responsibility’ – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/andrew-cuomo-migrants-crisis/2023/09/15/id/1134613/

PJ MEDIA
— New Yorkers Explode at Democrats Over Illegals – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2023/09/15/new-yorkers-explode-at-democrats-over-illegals-n1727341

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Immigrant Crisis Is Devastating Chicago’s Budget – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2023/09/15/illegal-immigrant-crisis-is-devastating-chicagos-budget-n2628487
— Biden Makes Another Racist Comment Toward Ethnic Groups – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/15/biden-links-hispanic-black-people-to-those-without-high-school-diplomas-n2628519

TURNING POINT USA
— ‘Close the Border’ Rep. AOC Shouted Down by Protesters at Press Conference in New York City – MORGAN ZEGERS
https://www.tpusa.com/live/close-the-border-rep-aoc-shouted-down-at-press-conference-in-new-york-city
— Chicago Mayor Considers Opening City-Owned Grocery Stores in High-Crime Food Deserts – Stephen Davis
https://www.tpusa.com/live/chicago-mayor-considers-opening-city-owned-grocery-stores-in-high-crime-food-deserts

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge “Suing. Heckling. Cursing. N.Y.C. Protests Against Migrants Escalate. After migrants were sheltered at a defunct school, neighbors on Staten Island turned on a loudspeaker and put up signs to drive them away.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyregion/migrant-protests-nyc.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ask “A Ticket to Disney?” and acknowledge that “Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S” and “The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/migrant-business-darien-gap.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “House Democrats Visit a Migrant Hotel as Political Tensions Erupt. After New York City’s mayor begged for help from the federal government, Congressional Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, came to visit the city’s main migrant shelter.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyregion/migrant-shelter-roosevelt-hotel-aoc.html
— Democrats say “Facing Off in Washington, DeSantis Tries to Shake Trump’s Hold on Christian Right. During dueling appearances, Gov. Ron DeSantis cast himself as a warrior for the religious right, while the former president used familiar attack lines against his rival.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/us/politics/trump-desantis-events-washington.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats acknowledge that “A migrant crisis is straining New York, dividing Democrats” and say “Here’s why.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/15/migrant-crisis-new-york-eric-adams/

NEW YORK SUN
— Democrats acknowledge that “Trump’s Lead Over GOP Rivals Widens” and say that puts Republicans in an “electability conundrum.”
https://www.nysun.com/article/trumps-lead-over-gop-rivals-widens-as-republicans-are-caught-in-electability-conundrum-poll

MSN
— Democrats acknowledge that “Hundreds of migrants line up daily at NYC fed building desperate for services and benefits.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-migrants-line-up-daily-at-nyc-fed-building-desperate-for-services-and-benefits/ar-AA1gJF9H

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/border-patrol-releases-migrants-city-streets-arizona-california-rcna105308

ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats acknowledge that “Protesters voice concerns as New York officials give update on migrant crisis.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://abc7ny.com/nyc-asylum-seeker-crisis-migrants-protests/13787761/

NBC NEW YORK
— Democrats acknowledge that “Migrants overwhelm Mexico’s borders as asylum applications prepare to set new record. On Thursday, National Guard troops in riot gear stood outside the agency’s office in Tapachula, which in recent weeks has been taking about 2,000 asylum applications daily.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/migrants-overwhelm-mexicos-borders-as-asylum-applications-prepare-to-set-new-record/4680702/

FORTUNE
— Democrats acknowledge that “US Soccer Federation leaves Chicago over public safety concerns as frustration with violence mounts.”
https://fortune.com/2023/09/15/us-soccer-federation-leaves-chicago-violence-public-safety-concerns/

PBS
— Democrats acknowledge that “1,600 Migrants Are Now Living at Chicago Police Stations.”
https://www.pbs.org/video/1600-migrants-are-now-living-at-chicago-police-stations-choe/

January 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
–Chicago shootings: 19 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-violence-weekend-police/11474962/

JOHN KASS
— Like “Thelma & Louise,” Biden and Schumer drive the Democrats off the cliff
https://johnkassnews.com/like-thelma-and-louise-biden-and-schumer-drive-america-off-the-racial-cliff/

WIREPOINTS
— To override Kim Foxx’s failure to prosecute violent criminals, why isn’t Illinois copying Virginia?
https://wirepoints.org/to-override-kim-foxxs-failure-to-prosecute-violent-criminals-why-isnt-illinois-copying-virginia-wirepoints-quickpoint/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Joe Biden owes half of America an apology for calling them racists – David Thomas Murphy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/joe_biden_owes_half_of_america_an_apology_for_calling_them_racists.html

HOT AIR
— DeSantis uses conservative lifeline as Trump sours on him
https://hotair.com/headlines/2022/01/15/desantis-uses-conservative-lifeline-as-trump-sours-on-him-n441738

CBS NEWS
— Trump holds first 2022 rally in Arizona as heated GOP Senate primary is underway – ADAM BREWSTER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-arizona-republican-senate-primary/

NBC NEWS
— A Washington Post investigation suggests accounting for slavery’s influence on American life requires extensive political and chronological range. Between 1789 and 1819, even as some states ended slavery or provided for its gradual abolition, five new slave states entered the Union. – Joshua D. Rothman (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Democrats and RINOs will force White male Republicans to disclose a) the year that their ancestors first came to America b) where they have lived in America since then, c) etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/1-700-racist-lawmakers-highlight-ubiquity-slaveholding-congress-ncna1287551

January 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Class expected to resume Monday after Chicago Public Schools students hold walkout over COVID safety. – Tre Ward, Jessica D’Onofrio, Rob Elgas and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-student-protest-chicago-public-schools-news-headquarters/11471357/
— Illinois COVID: IL reports 29,639 new cases, 153 deaths. Chicago pastors push vaccines in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-today-cases-peak-test-near-me/11468118/

NBC5
— ‘This Is Not Chicago, This Is New York:’ NYC Mayor Takes Dig at City’s Handling of CTU Negotiations. The school district and Chicago Teachers Union had been at odds over the past two weeks regarding issues around COVID-19 metrics that will lead to individual school closures and compensation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-is-not-chicago-this-is-new-york-nyc-mayor-takes-dig-at-citys-handling-of-ctu-negotiations/2728442/

FOX32
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago poll: Less than 25% of city residents feel safe in their neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-poll-less-than-25-of-city-residents-feel-safe-in-their-neighborhoods?taid=61e0cb4ab73271000151eb02&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
— Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-pushes-back-against-criticism-regarding-federal-loan-he-received

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Palatine school clarifies confusion over ‘Satan Club’ at Moline school with same name – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220114/palatine-school-clarifies-confusion-over-satan-club-at-moline-school-with-same-name

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day. Upcoming week canceled after slew of scrapped virtual hearings. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-may-not-return-to-springfield-until-groundhog-day/article_f835e5fe-7566-11ec-93a2-d71a7be14d3f.html

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out. – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

BREITBART
— Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/14/illegals-refusing-vaccine-americans-get-mandates/

DAILY CALLER
— School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/14/oregon-school-district-crt-high-school-presentation-pyramid-of-white-supremacy/

COLLEGE FIX
— Catholic DePaul University now offers students nine different gender identity options – LOGAN DUBIL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/catholic-depaul-university-now-offers-students-nine-different-gender-identity-options/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elementary School Children in Illinois Invited to After-School ‘Satan Club’. “Some parents are angry about their children’s exposure to information about the club” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/elementary-school-children-in-illinois-invited-to-after-school-satan-club/

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Isn’t Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form. – Alex McElroy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/toxic-masculinity.html
— Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism. The horse-drawn coach, a gift from the city of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, has long been the target of critics. – Claire Moses (COMMENT: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Independence Day parades and fireworks promote slavery?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/world/europe/netherlands-golden-coach.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gops-midterm-dilemma-how-closely-to-align-with-trump/2022/01/15/b9093070-7615-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants. It can strike and ignore children because Illinois lawmakers give it extraordinary power. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-gets-what-it-wants-strike-students-covid-teaching-education-omicron-collective-bargianing-11642199401
— New Maps Pit Republicans vs. Republicans and Democrats vs. Democrats. Roughly a dozen current House members are set to face off against colleagues from the same party due to redistricting. – liza Collins and Brian McGill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-maps-pit-republicans-vs-republicans-and-democrats-vs-democrats-11642242607
— Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse? Voters have the sense to resist notions like critical race theory. A generation from now, they may not. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-politics-get-better-higher-ed-college-university-education-crt-defund-police-radical-progressives-11642174342

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Students Stage Walkout, Say COVID Protocols Lacking. Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2022-01-14/chicago-students-stage-walkout-say-covid-protocols-lacking

HR DRIVE
— Employers must prioritize equity to thrive in 2022, sources say. – Carla Bell (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) not hiring and b) getting rid of employees who are the following are the top priorities: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2022-dei-recruiting-trends/617114/

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— 2022 IL General Assembly session shorter due to COVID-19 surge; BGA lists bills to watch – Ramona Meadors
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-2022-illinois-general-assembly-session-surge-covid-legislators/11437500/

NBC5
— CTU Details Proposal as Negotiations with CPS Continue; Classes Canceled Monday. CPS has pushed back against CTU, saying that they have spent millions of dollars on safety, and a full return to remote learning is unnecessary.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/ctu-to-detail-proposal-as-negotiations-with-cps-continue-classes-canceled-monday/2724198/

WGN9
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot/

FOX32
— CPS, Lightfoot respond to latest CTU proposals: ‘We will not relent’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cps-lightfoot-respond-to-latest-ctu-proposals-we-will-not-relent
— Why can CTU get away with telling members not to report to classrooms? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/why-can-ctu-get-away-with-telling-members-not-to-report-to-classrooms

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but mayor rejects it: ‘We will not relent’ – TRACY SWARTZ, ALICE YIN, PAIGE FRY and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-new-deal-proposal-20220108-vsbil4f5fvdqxcx6rnq3acxw4i-story.html
— COVID-19 school shutdowns across Chicago area pose steep hardships for families: ‘Parents are between a rock and a hard place’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-school-shutdowns-child-care-20220108-isu6tyvt4jdyvk43twfsexxw54-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools and Lightfoot should have seen school closures coming, not sought normalcy in abnormal times – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-cps-chicago-schools-covid-closed-union-teachers-omicron-huppke-20220107-xrxj74m5vffyziqkbrrwrtoj3m-story.html
— Chicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps city: ‘We will all get through these challenges’ – JASON MEISNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-federal-court-operations-omicron-covid-surge-20220107-7jrdb5srtfhp5f3kgudkpchi3m-story.html
— Latest sign of hospitals’ COVID crisis: Patients kept waiting in ERs for beds – JOE MAHR and LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-hospitals-boarding-emergency-rooms-20220107-7av65zhpp5gwriiqiiixxwfnhu-story.html
— Across the US, hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-hospitalizations-kids-20220107-6wowxuw7o5es3ase5gqchg7y7a-story.html
— Chicago-area children’s hospitals see dramatic spikes in kids admitted with COVID-19, amid latest surge – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-children-hospitalized-covid-advocate-20220106-xij5tr7jv5ghnhch2sz4ske7aa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Casten, 50, said he’s fully vaccinated and received a booster dose. He described his symptoms as ‘mild.’ – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2022/1/8/22873882/sean-casten-covid-illinois-congressman

FOX ILLINOIS
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot

WSIL TV
— Chicago teachers back keeping kids remote until Jan. 18 – KATHLEEN FOODY
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/chicago-teachers-back-keeping-kids-remote-until-jan-18/article_747d9cdc-d1de-521f-ad46-c3c4c96d5cb6.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Second Round of Endorsements
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-second-round-of-endorsements/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘The View’ struggles to find conservative co-host the others don’t hate – Dana Kennedy and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host/

BREITBART
— By denouncing Trump, old guard Republicans get a rebrand – AFP (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, “old guard Republicans” will not only denounce Trump, they will denounce conservatives, that is, they will denounce platform Republicans, that is, they will denounce Republicans, that is, they will denounce the Republican Party. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present candidates on ballots in my precinct, their campaign managers, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have denounced me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/by-denouncing-trump-old-guard-republicans-get-a-rebrand/
— James Lindsay: Critical Race Theory Activists’ Goal Is to Dismantle U.S., Establish Total Dictatorship – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/08/exclusive-james-lindsay-critical-race-theory-activists-goal-is-to-dismantle-u-s-establish-total-dictatorship/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— A Pandemic of The Uneducated: COVID “Logic” From the left – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2022/01/08/a-pandemic-of-the-uneducated-covid-logic-from-the-left-n1547985

THE HILL
— Far-right extremists shift online strategies – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/588804-far-right-extremists-shift-online-strategies

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs despise conservatives, if not hate conservatives, and especially conservatives who are minority or White, female or male, younger or older, heterosexual or LGBTQ, Republican, patriotic, veteran or non-veteran, married or non-married, poor or non-poor, gun owner or non-gun owner, Christian or non-Christian, Protestant or non-Protestant, Italian American or non-Italian American, German American or non-German American, Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, and/or those whose ancestors have or have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/why-crowd-storming-capitol-january-6th-last-year-included-black-n1287204

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the capitol riot to promote hatred against those who do not share their hatred against Trump. Last year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/podcasts/america-decline-capitol-riot.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: The more that you oppose anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican policies, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a “far-right extremist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/08/far-right-school-boards/

January 7 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID: IL reports 42,903 new cases, 101 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-near-me-test/11437885/
— 1 year after insurrection, concerns remain about homegrown anti-government groups – Alan Krashesky and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner and Adriana
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-captiol-riot-dc-riots-insurrection/11434967/

NBC5
— With Republicans Absent, Liz and Dick Cheney Join Democrats to Mark Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary – Christina Wilkie
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/with-republicans-absent-liz-and-dick-cheney-join-democrats-to-mark-jan-6-attack-anniversary/2723084/

WGN9
— Republicans have winnowed down their list of potential host cities for the 2024 Republican National Convention, picking Milwaukee, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Pittsburgh as the finalists. – Max Greenwood
https://wgntv.com/news/republicans-narrow-search-for-2024-convention-site-to-four-cities/

FOX32
— Illinois reports 201,428 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 444 deaths in past week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-201428-new-confirmed-covid-19-cases-444-deaths-in-past-week
— Chicago Teachers Union speaks after parents group sues over work stoppage – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-speaks-after-parents-group-sues-over-work-stoppage

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top Republicans mark Jan. 6 anniversary with silence, deflection – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-republicans-jan-6-reaction-20220107-5uf6lpxakvhqpbfi2vbod75spi-story.html
— Civil war over Trump? Not likely. Regarding American politics, most of this loose talk about an impending civil war is just that: talk. – Gene Lyons (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/1/7/22871049/trump-civil-war-election-lies-presidents-america-column-gene-lyons
— 4th day of classes canceled at some Chicago schools Monday as standoff with teachers union appears headed into 2nd week. “Based on extremely limited staffing we are unable to open our school for instruction or activities on Monday, January 10. We are hopeful this impasse will be resolved in the near future,” one principal told families.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/1/7/22872574/cps-ctu-public-schools-teachers-union-classes-cancel-monday-covid-testing-concerns-walkout

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville mayor concerned about pop-up COVID-19 testing sites in the city – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220107/naperville-mayor-concerned-about-pop-up-covid-19-testing-sites-in-the-city

WSPY
— DeKalb County Treasurer Seeking To Keep the Job
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/dekalb-county-treasurer-seeking-to-keep-the-job/article_64db9e8a-6fbb-11ec-9f4f-af7c4f6a5e27.html

WSIL
— More than 7,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois as cases surge – Andrew Carrigan
https://www.wsiltv.com/coronavirus/more-than-7-000-people-hospitalized-with-covid-19-in-illinois-as-cases-surge/article_6da000a8-ae45-5fa1-a1e5-52652847e4f8.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— University, Ivy League release statements supporting trans swimmer following backlash – ZACHARY ROGERS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/university-ivy-league-release-statements-supporting-trans-swimmer-following-backlash-pennsylvania-upenn-penn-lia-thomas-transgender-swim-women-womens-team-ncaa-transphobia-discrimination

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-07/the-immovable-republican-party-and-ink-blot-politics

CITY OF WHEATON
— Updated Draft of Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan Now Available
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=679

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Choice of ‘discredited activist’ Hannah-Jones as MLK Day speaker sows dissention at Union League Club of Chicago
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/617938977-choice-of-discredited-activist-hannah-jones-as-mlk-day-speaker-sows-dissention-at-union-league-club-of-chicago

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Fighter Jim Tobin, R.I.P.
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/tax-fighter-jim-tobin-r-i-p/
— Vaccine Mandate Case Rabine Filed in Supreme Court Today
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/vaccine-mandate-case-rabine-filed-in-supreme-court-today/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Christian Conservatives Candidates Wanted, Needed – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/christian-conservatives-candidates-wanted-needed/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS 2022 GOP CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY RACES TO WATCH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-2022-gop-congressional-primary-races-to-watch-.html
— ILLINOIS ATTRACTS NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH RADICAL PRO-ABORTION REPEAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-attracts-national-attention-with-radical-pro-abortion-repeal-.html
— DO EMPLOYERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO QUESTION SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/do-employers-have-the-right-to-question-sincerely-held-beliefs.html
— State accumulating interest on unemployment insurance debt at about $2 million a week
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/07/state-accumulating-interest-on-unemployment-insurance-debt-at-about-2-million-a-week/
— JUSTICES GRILL BIDEN ATTORNEYS OVER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF VACCINE MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/justices-grill-biden-attorneys-over-constitutionality-of-vaccine-mandates.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/07/covid-19-roundup-134/

FOX NEWS
— Google, Twitter employees flood Democrats with donations as companies are accused of censoring conservatives. Tech employees have showered Democrats with cash for the 2022 elections. – Joe Schoffstall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/google-twitter-employees-donations-democrats

GOPUSA
— Cheneys Join Democrats For January 6 Inquisition; Liz Appears On Fox News
https://www.gopusa.com/cheneys-join-democrats-for-january-6-inquisition-liz-appears-on-fox-news/

BREITBART
— ‘Woke’ New Yorkers Told to ‘Leave Florida’ in Notices: ‘You Will Be Happier Elsewhere’ – AMY FURR (COMMENT: Constructively, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs tell religious people, conservatives, and Republicans in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to leave.)
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2022/01/06/woke-new-yorkers-told-leave-florida-notices-you-will-happier-elsewhere/
— Biden Frees Record Number of Illegal Aliens into U.S. via ‘Catch and Release’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/07/biden-frees-record-number-of-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-via-catch-and-release/
— Liz Cheney Claims She is ‘Ranking Member’ of January 6 Committee – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/07/liz-cheney-claims-she-is-ranking-member-of-january-6-committee/

FEDERALIST
— For Assisting The Jan. 6 Witch Hunt, Cheney And Kinzinger Should Be Booted Out Of The GOP – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/cheney-kinzingers-participation-in-j6-witch-hunt-warrants-booting-them-out-of-gop/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs|Pos
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— 5 Ways Joe Biden Made the COVID Pandemic Worse – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/01/07/5-ways-joe-biden-made-the-covid-pandemic-worse-n1547697
— Berkeley Professor of ‘Islamophobia’ Claims ‘the Muslim Is Presumed Guilty’ on U.S. Campuses – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2022/01/07/berkeley-professor-of-islamophobia-claims-the-muslim-is-presumed-guilty-on-u-s-campuses-n1547720

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— One Year After Jan. 6, Elites Remind Us Their Lives Are More Valuable Than Yours – JENNA STOCKER
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/one-year-after-jan-6-elites-remind-us-their-lives-are-more-valuable-than-yours/
— Emory Law Journal Abandons Scholarship in Favor of Wokeism. “withdrawing its publication offer, finding Professor Alexander’s writing to be “hurtful and unnecessarily divisive” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/emory-law-journal-abandons-scholarship-in-favor-of-wokeism/

THE HILL
— Illinois schools no longer able to ban hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity. “For us, it is bigger than just hair,” Ida Nelson, whose son, Jett Hawkins, was forced by his private preschool to take out his braids last year, said in August. – Brooke Migdon
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/588751-illinois-schools-no-longer-able-to-ban

MSNBC
— Kinzinger: Select Committee ‘wants to gather all the facts’ before saying Pres. Trump is criminally responsible for Jan 6th
https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/congressman-adam-kinzinger-select-committee-wants-to-gather-all-the-facts-before-saying-pres-trump-is-criminally-responsible-for-jan-6th-130387525766

CBS NEWS
— Biden denounces Trump’s “web of lies” while Congress marks one year since January 6 attack – CAROLINE LINTON, KATHRYN WATSON, MELISSA QUINN
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/january-6-aniversary-biden-democracy-capitol-riot/

YAHOO NEWS
— Kinzinger says Republicans have a ‘truth crisis’ and ‘got their head in the sand because they want to win reelection’ – Oma Seddiq
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-221704650.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For Winsome Sears, Education Is the Key to Black Success. America hasn’t always been perfect, says Virginia’s lieutenant governor-elect, but it isn’t 1963 anymore. – Tunku Varadarajan (COMMENT: To qualify myself 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.wsj.com/articles/winsome-sears-education-key-black-success-virginia-governor-charter-school-choice-crt-critical-race-theory-11641574129

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Warns Self-Governance ‘Can’t Survive’ if Trump Lies Persist – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-adam-kinzinger-warns-self-governance-cant-survive-if-trump-lies-persist-1666976

DAILY MAIL
— Striking Chicago Teachers Union stooges and their Socialist-hypocrite boss Jesse Sharkey are committing systemic racism against the minority children of Chicago’s public schools – KIRA DAVIS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10380383/Striking-Chicago-Teachers-Union-stooges-committing-systemic-racism-KIRA-DAVIS.html

January 6 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID: IL reports record-high 44,089 new cases, 104 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11433246/
— CPS school canceled for 3rd day amid impasse over Chicago Teachers Union vote for remote learning. CTU vote follows COVID surge; district says only Illinois Board of Education can make remote learning decision. – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-news-chicago-public-schools-ctu-teachers-union/11432035/

NBC5
— These Are the 19 People From Illinois Charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/these-are-the-19-people-from-illinois-charged-in-connection-with-the-jan-6-attack-on-the-us-capitol/2723018/

CBS2
— More Than A Dozen People From Chicago Area Have Been Arrested In Connection With Capitol Insurrection, But Only One Has Been Sentenced To Jail Time – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/06/chicago-area-capitol-riot-defendants/
— College Of DuPage Moves To Remote Learning Following Surge Of COVID Cases
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/06/college-of-dupage-moves-to-remote-learning/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden accuses Trump and supporters of holding ‘dagger at the throat’ of US democracy – MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, will the organizations that you are a member of, and will the governments that you are under officially get rid of you if you do not hate Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-capitol-riot-anniversary-20220106-al32zfytsvfdxgmv6gfqq6m6u4-story.html
— Partisan dispute leaves Illinois legislature’s watchdog office vacant – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-vacancy-20220106-volso25b7vbt3nuwjj6ytvtaxa-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools cancels Friday classes amid ongoing teacher union standoff, record COVID-19 cases – TRACY SWARTZ, GREGORY PRATT, DAN PETRELLA and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-teachers-union-20220106-7fttwx7zbzb2hfvsaefg2nxn7m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats, Republicans blame each other for vacant watchdog post – BETH HUNDSDORFER
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220106/democrats-republicans-blame-each-other-for-vacant-watchdog-post
— State lawmakers approve follow-up measure on criminal justice reform – GRACE KINNICUTT
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220106/state-lawmakers-approve-follow-up-measure-on-criminal-justice-reform

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A year after Jan. 6, the United States is anything but. From election policy to fighting COVID, Illinoisans, like other Americans, are putting tribe first. – GREG HINZ (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on Illinois tightens. Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to drive those who are the following out of Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/jan-6-anniversary-shows-divided-illinois-united-states

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dallas welcomes refugees from Afghanistan with an authentic Afghan meal – Michelle Aslam
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-06/dallas-welcomes-refugees-from-afghanistan-with-an-authentic-afghan-meal

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin says governor should take unspecified action to reopen Chicago schools
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/durkin-says-governor-should-take-unspecified-action-to-reopen-chicago-schools/
— Another record day for hospitalizations
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/another-record-day-for-hospitalizations/
— Last day in office for LIG Carol Pope, who still has no replacement
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/last-day-in-office-for-lig-carol-pope-who-still-has-no-replacement/
— Subcircuit remap coverage roundup: “Certainly partisanship is a component”
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/subcircuit-remap-coverage-roundup-certainly-partisanship-is-a-component/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats are making a mistake focusing on Jan. 6. The left is using U.S. Capitol incident to wage war against the right. – Newt Gingrich
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/6/democrats-are-making-a-mistake-focusing-on-jan-6/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A glimpse of 45 as Trump fans bring ‘MAGA’ energy to Mar-a-Lago on Capitol riot anniversary – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/a-glimpse-of-45-as-trump-fans-bring-maga-energy-to-mar-a-lago-on-capitol-riot-anniversary

FOX NEWS
— Adam Kinzinger rips Trump, has no regrets standing alone with Liz Cheney. If Trump ‘pulled a Grover Cleveland’ in 2024, I won’t support him, Illinois Republican lawmaker says. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/adam-kinzinger-rips-trump-gop-now-fears-their-base-no-regrets-on-standing-alone-with-cheney

GOPUSA
— Time For A Mass Exodus From Facebook And Twitter
https://www.gopusa.com/time-for-a-mass-exodus-from-facebook-and-twitter/
— Supporting Media Attacks A Woman Shot To Death A Year Ago Today – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/supporting-media-attacks-a-woman-shot-to-death-a-year-ago-today/
— Political Farce: Kamala Harris Compares January 6 To Pearl Harbor And 9/11
https://www.gopusa.com/political-farce-kamala-harris-compares-january-6-to-pearl-harbor-and-9-11/
— Huckabee: Personality Aside, Trump’s Policies ‘Exactly What The Country Needed’
https://www.gopusa.com/huckabee-personality-aside-trumps-policies-exactly-what-the-country-needed/
— The Democrats’ Exploitation Of January 6 Gives Away Their Game
https://www.gopusa.com/the-democrats-exploitation-of-january-6-gives-away-their-game/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis: I’ll Invest In Microchip, Semiconductor Manufacturing So Chinese ‘Cannot Hold Our Supply Chain Hostage’ – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-ill-invest-in-microchip-semiconductor-manufacturing-so-chinese-cannot-hold-our-supply-chain-hostage

FEDERALIST
— Why Are Democrats Ignoring The Failures By Capitol Police On Jan. 6? – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/06/why-are-democrats-ignoring-the-failures-by-capitol-police-on-jan-6/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The 1619 False-History Project – WILFRED REILLY
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/01/24/the-1619-false-history-project/

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats Are Making a Mistake Focusing on Jan. 6 – Newt Gingrich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-are-making-a-mistake-focusing-on-jan-6_4197086.html
— Prime Age Mortality up 40 Percent, Majority of Deaths Not From COVID-19 – Petr Svab
https://www.theepochtimes.com/prime-age-mortality-up-40-percent-majority-not-covid-19_4196936.html

CBS NEWS
— Floor fights. Outraged outbursts. Shouting matches. Congress’ “toxic” culture after January 6 attack – NIKOLE KILLION
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-toxic-adam-kinzinger-cheri-bustos/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What the Jan. 6 Panel Won’t Probe. Members look in vain for a coup plot but ignore Congress’s own security failures. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jan-6-panel-wont-probe-anniversary-pelosi-cheney-protest-trump-riot-storming-capitol-police-11641506377

DAILY MAIL
— Unions shut record 4,783 schools across US this week despite assurances classrooms are safe – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10376871/Unions-shut-record-4-783-schools-week-despite-assurances-classrooms-safe.html

January 5 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID: IL reports record high 32,279 new cases, 80 deaths. Previous record was set on New Year’s Eve 2021.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11428977/

NBC5
— When Rioters Took Over the US Capitol: A Look Back Over the Last Year. A timeline of events since the violent storming of U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 – Noreen O’Donnell (COMMENT: Those who invaded the Capitol had to know that would harm Trump tremendously.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/when-rioters-took-over-the-us-capitol-a-look-back-over-the-last-year/2721518/

FOX32
— Lightfoot locks teachers out of online classrooms after union votes against in-person classes, CTU says – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-locks-teachers-out-of-online-classrooms-after-union-votes-against-in-person-classes-ctu-says
— Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger won’t run governor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-rep-adam-kinzinger-wont-run-for-office

WGN RADIO
— Could we see Safe Injection Sites across the state of Illinois?
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/could-we-see-safe-injection-sites-across-the-state-of-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Chicago Public Schools’ stalemate with teachers union continues, Trump and Biden press secretary each weigh in – TRACY SWARTZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-class-cancel-covid-chicago-teachers-union-20220105-xnlsdz5vobafdao5n5cnqnhexq-story.html
— Lake County’s congressmen call for accountability and unity a year after insurrection; ‘The threat to our representative democracy is just as serious today’ – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-insurrection-anniversary-st-0106-20220105-lsd67xb7dnhbpkxplam5ibbdnu-story.html
— Gary, Indiana guaranteed Income program recipient calls it a ‘blessing’ as director looks for more funding – CARRIE NAPOLEON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-gift-program-st-0102-20211231-a7e3jcv3cfh5rhga6qhuccerm4-story.html
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The damage to the 2024 election has already been done.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-trump-republicans-2024-election-chapman-20220105-f4obw26635cvbjsjvvlakn3one-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Government consolidation must be a top priority in 2022. Shrinking the number of units of government is about saving Illinois through property tax relief. – Bob Anderson, Wonder Lake
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/4/22866818/illinois-government-consolidation-priority-2022-marijuana-police-shootings-letters
— Rep. Kinzinger to focus on fighting right-wing extremism, won’t run for governor or Senate. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., is a member of the Jan. 6 panel probing the Capitol attack. He earlier announced he will not seek another term in the House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/1/5/22868350/kinzinger-will-not-run-senator-governor-congress-january-6-capitol-attack-right-wing-extremism-trump

DAILY HERALD
— Fewer than 10% of suburban ICU hospital beds are available – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220105/fewer-than-10-of-suburban-icu-hospital-beds-are-available
— Apparently, it’s up to the legislature to clarify roles in township government – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20220105/editorial-apparently-its-up-to-the-legislature-to-clarify-roles-in-township-government
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220105/it-has-no-place-how-a-mundelein-area-woman-is-deleting-a-painful-relic-of-race-and-housing
— Kinzinger to focus on fighting right-wing extremism, won’t run for governor or Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220105/kinzinger-to-focus-on-fighting-right-wing-extremism-wont-run-for-governor-or-senate
— Most Kane County court business to be done remotely the next four weeks – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220105/most-kane-county-court-business-to-be-done-remotely-the-next-four-weeks

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Reflecting on a dark anniversary: The latest D.C. Memo. Crain’s asked members of the Illinois congressional delegation to reflect on the upcoming anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. No Republicans responded.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/jan-6-capitol-riot-democrats-illinois-delegation-reflect-anniversary

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— County board trims 34 precincts. State-required change will save election costs. – Scott Cousins (COMMENT: I only learned of precinct consolidation in Illinois this morning. I erroneously relied on the following to advise me of such things: the DuPage County Election Division (DCED), my representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization. I understand that at its January 11, 2022 meeting, the DuPage County Board will vote to consolidate DuPage County’s 930 precincts into just 607, a loss of 323 precincts. That includes consolidating Milton Township’s 130 precincts into just 83, a loss of 47 precincts. I have asked DCED to email me the new map for Milton Township and the map for the new precinct that I am in. I should write a book about the 2015 Gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Board-reduces-precincts-in-response-to-new-state-16729105.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Madison County Board has approved a new precinct map that reduces the number of precincts to 191 from the current 225. The board took the action after new state laws were signed in mid-November by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The changes were approved at a special Madison County Board meeting Thursday night. The new map was approved unanimously 21-0, with seven members absent, two participating remotely and one open seat. The changes are the last to be completed as part of the decennial census. In November the board approved a new Madison County Board district map cutting the board size by three to 26 members. “Reducing the total number of election precincts by consolidating 225 into 191 will save taxpayers 15 percent on every election held in Madison County,” said Madison County Board Member Chris Guy, R-Maryville, who chairs the Government Relations Committee. “Not only will a reduction result in cost-savings to the taxpayers, a reduction will also bring more efficiency and integrity to the election process.” The new law requires precincts to be “as near as may be practicable, 1,200 registered voters,” according to information provided by Guy. Prior to that the number was 500 registered voters per precinct. The new state law also requires precinct maps to be approved by Jan. 14, the day after candidates are allowed to begin collecting signatures to get on the 2022 ballot. The full county board took the precinct action after a special meeting by the Government Relations Committee, which approved the new precinct maps.)

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Batavia students, parents and faculty share candid stories of racism, homophobia in school – Jonah Nink
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/education/2022/01/05/batavia-students-parents-and-faculty-share-candid-stories-of-racism-homophobia-in-school/

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “People who believe Trump’s election lies are running for offices that control voting.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-05/people-who-believe-trumps-election-lies-are-running-for-offices-that-control-voting

WIREPOINTS
— Running out of hospital beds is the biggest danger of Omicron? Then why has the Pritzker administration let the supply of ICU beds collapse by nearly 1,000? – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/running-out-of-hospital-beds-is-the-biggest-danger-of-omicron-then-why-has-the-pritzker-administration-let-the-icu-supply-collapse-by-nearly-1000-beds-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— They’ve bastardized both the prosecution process and policing
https://wirepoints.org/theyve-bastardized-both-the-prosecution-process-and-policing-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Benet graduate Proft slams alma mater: ‘Apparently the monks weren’t up for the fight’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/617927951-benet-graduate-proft-slams-alma-mater-apparently-the-monks-weren-t-up-for-the-fight

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Public Schools Battle Plague of Violence, Sexual Abuse – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-public-schools-battle-plague-of-violence-sexual-abuse/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ALVEDA KING: VIRGINIA REJECTED CRITICAL RACE THEORY. WHAT WILL 2022 VOTERS DO?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/alveda-king-virginia-rejected-critical-race-theory-what-will-2022-voters-do-.html
— WEYERMULLER: MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO 2022 SATURDAY AT FEDERAL PLAZA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/weyermuller-march-for-life-chicago-2022-saturday-at-federal-plaza-.html
— FACEBOOK IS A SYMPTOM OF A MUCH DEEPER BIG TECH PROBLEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/facebook-changing-its-name-to-meta-will-not-change-the-fact-that-all-social-media-platforms-make-promises-they-cant-k.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ahead of January 6 anniversary, SGOP Leader McConchie again pleads for reconciliation
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/05/ahead-of-january-6-anniversary-sgop-leader-mcconchie-again-pleads-for-reconciliation/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— AG Garland: DOJ has ‘no higher priority’ than charging, prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters – Emily Zantow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/5/merrick-garland-justice-dept-has-no-higher-priorit/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Survey shows Illinois businesses recovering slower than rest of U.S. – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/survey-shows-illinois-businesses-recovering-slower-than-rest-of-u-s
— Social media employees should not be arbiters of truth – Washington Examiner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/social-media-employees-should-not-be-arbiters-of-truth

FOX NEWS
— Former Trump adviser suing New York state for racialized coronavirus priorities: ‘This is racist fascism’ US could become a ‘fallen civilization,’ he says. – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/stephen-miller-suing-new-york-racialized-coronavirus-priorities
— New year, same failed Biden policies at our southern border—and things will only get worse in 2022. All Americans are facing escalating hazards from illegal drugs & dangerous criminals entering our communities. – Mark Brnovich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-southern-border-arizona-drugs-illegal-immigration

FOX BUSINESS
— 2022 is the year of the raise and workers getting the ‘upper hand,’ personal finance expert says. Companies reportedly allocating 3.9% of payroll capital for employee raises this year
Facebook. – Kristen Altus
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/2022-year-of-the-raise-workers-upper-hand-dan-roccato

GOPUSA
— After Violent 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot And Police Leaders Look To Hit The Reset Button – Again
https://www.gopusa.com/after-violent-2021-mayor-lori-lightfoot-and-police-leaders-look-to-hit-the-reset-button-again/
— Educators Called Out For ‘Ideological Grooming’ Of Student
https://www.gopusa.com/educators-called-out-for-ideological-grooming-of-student/

BREITBART
— James Lindsay: Bill Gates, George Soros Use Critical Race Theory Advocates as ‘Useful Idiots’ to Co-Opt America for Their Own Purposes – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/05/exclusive-james-lindsay-bill-gates-george-soros-use-critical-race-theory-advocates-useful-idiots-co-opt-america-their-own-purposes/

FREEDOM WORKS
— FreedomWorks for America Endorses Mary Miller in Illinois’ 15th Congressional District
https://freedomworksforamerica.org/press-releases/freedomworks-for-america-endorses-mary-miller-in-illinois-15th-congressional-district-2/

NEWSMAX
— Twitter Team Reviewing Harmful Content Related to Capitol Attack Riles Conservative Critics – Fran Beyer
https://www.newsmax.com/us/twitter-content-review-january-6-conservatives/2022/01/05/id/1051145/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Fiscal Conservatives Should Care about Abortion – BOBBY JINDAL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/why-fiscal-conservatives-should-care-about-abortion/#slide-1

CNN
— Republicans seek to avoid Trump talk as party grapples with January 6 anniversary. Anchor Muted BackgroundCNN Digital Expansion DC Manu Raju. – Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/politics/gop-reaction-january-6-anniversary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Midterms and 2024 Loom, Trump Political Operation Revs Up – Kenneth P. Vogel and Shane Goldmacher (COMMENT: Who heads the Trump campaign in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/us/politics/donald-trump-midterm-elections.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois child welfare worker fatally stabbed during visit – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-child-welfare-worker-fatally-stabbed-during-visit/2022/01/05/07760e0a-6e72-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
— Suspect in slaying of Illinois police officer denied bond – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/suspect-in-slaying-of-illinois-police-officer-denied-bond/2022/01/05/6f634588-6e71-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
— Florida activist handcuffed while trying to attend DeSantis news conference – Lori Rozsa (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have done the most to stop me from attending their press conferences, and failing that, who have done the most to stop me from asking any questions at those press conferences.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/04/florida-news-conference-handcuffs/

December 23 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Brook mall shooting: Shots fired inside mall, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/oak-brook-mall-shooting-center-news/11378018/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 18,942 new cases, highest since pandemic began, and 78 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-test-chicago/11376632/
— COVID cancelling Christmas, families opting for virtual holiday: ‘Life does not go as planned’ – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-christmas-cancels-surge-omicron/11377801/

NBC5
— Large Police Presence Responds to Incident at Oakbrook Center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-police-presence-responds-to-incident-at-oakbrook-center/2714762/

CBS2
— Active Shooter Reported At Oakbrook Center Mall
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/23/breaking-active-shooter-reported-at-oakbrook-center-mall/

FOX32
— Illinois reports 77,246 new COVID-19 cases this week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-77246-new-covid-19-cases-this-past-week-idph
— Illinois state senator who was carjacked: ‘It was like I was in a scene from a movie’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-senator-who-was-carjacked-it-was-like-i-was-in-a-scene-from-a-movie
— Orland Park mayor calls new Cook County COVID-19 restrictions ‘unlawful’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/orland-park-mayor-calls-new-cook-county-covid-19-restrictions-unlawful
— Illinois state representative Mary Flowers criticizes Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate: ‘a bad idea’ – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-representative-criticizes-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate-a-bad-idea

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In 2021, violence spread into Chicago neighborhoods that normally enjoy a sense of security, rattling nerves and putting city leaders on the defensive – ANNIE SWEENEY and PAIGE FRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-2021-gun-violence-20211223-ojymqhxao5czzi33rh5mc4bdvq-htmlstory.html
— State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s husband exchanged gunfire with at least one suspect during carjacking earlier this week, police say – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kimberly-lightford-carjacking-husband-gun-20211223-w4rinvrssbhtlhu4eqs6npjdji-story.html
— Does Mayor Lightfoot have fresh solutions for Chicago’s violence? – David Greising, President and CEO, Better Government Association.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-violence-lightfoot-20211223-4kppqmroxzct7e7vb6n4cmv2ue-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate majority leader says husband fired shots after they were carjacked. Sen. Kimberly Lightford and her husband, Eric McKennie, were robbed of a Mercedes SUV on Tuesday night in Broadview. – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/23/22851976/kimberly-lightford-carjacking-husband-fired-shots-gun-concealed-carry-permit-broadview
— ‘They made a promise,’ but CPS slow to act on changing slaveholder school names. A top schools official vowed to make changes after the Sun-Times revealed 30 Chicago schools were named for slaveholders. A year later, one school has been renamed. – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/23/22850165/cps-slaveholder-school-names-maurice-swinney-chicago-public-schools-name-change-hancock-college-prep

DAILY HERALD
— 4 people hurt, 1 in custody after shots fired inside Oakbrook Center mall, police say
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211223/shots-fired-inside-oakbrook-center-mall-police-say
— Congratulating Trump on his embrace of COVID-19 vaccines – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211223/editorial-congratulating-trump-on-his-embrace-of-covid-19-vaccines

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The revolving door spins at the Statehouse. Even before the first nominating petition is filed or ballot is cast, 2022 will bring turnover in the Illinois General Assembly. Here’s a rundown of who’s heading for the exits.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/statehouse-turnover-entering-2022-latest-juice-springfield-memo

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Carjacked Pennsylvania Democrat lawmaker backed replacing police with mental health professionals – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/23/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-pa-lawmaker-championed-/

FOX BUSINESS
— Big government socialism is not the America we love. Trump left Biden a ‘silver platter’ that he has tarnished ‘beyond recognition’ – Larry Kudlow
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/kudlow-big-government-socialism-is-not-the-america-we-love

GOPUSA
— Joe Caves To Radical Left; Extends Student Debt To May
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-caves-to-radical-left-extends-student-debt-to-may/
— Biden Says He’s Making 500 Million COVID Test Kits Available For Free But Hasn’t Even Signed A Contract To Buy Them
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-says-hes-making-500-million-covid-test-kits-available-for-free-but-hasnt-even-signed-a-contract-to-buy-them/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Did two Democrat politicians just get mugged by reality? – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/did_two_democrat_politicians_just_get_mugged_by_reality.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Morning Greatness: Biden Says He Will Run Again if He’s in ‘Good Health’ – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/23/morning-greatness-biden-says-he-will-run-again-if-hes-in-good-health/

BREITBART
— Illinois Rep. Schakowsky Contracts Coronavirus: I’m ‘Vaccinated and Received the Booster’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/23/illinois-rep-schalowsky-contracts-coronavirus-im-vaccinated-and-received-the-booster/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— DeSantis Moves To Oust Red China From Florida Retirement Investments – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/desantis-moves-to-oust-red-china-from-florida-retirement-investments

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Christians Protest Against Satanic Display Satanists Placed Beside Nativity Scene In Illinois Capitol – ANTON CARILLO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14379/20211223/christians-protest-against-satanic-display-satanists-placed-beside-nativity-scene-in-illinois-capitol.htm

DAILY SIGNAL
— 12 People Canceled by the Left After Expressing Conservative Views – Douglas Blair (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel me and cancel my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for my conservative views. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/19/12-people-canceled-by-the-left-after-expressing-conservative-views/

HOT AIR
— Illinois state senator supports defund the police efforts, then karma struck – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2021/12/23/illinois-state-senator-supports-defund-the-police-efforts-then-karma-struck-n437312

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Nobody Wants This Crap’: DeSantis Champions Bill Allowing Parents, Employees to Sue Over CRT Harm – ATHENA THORNE (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of you if you do not promote CRT.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2021/12/23/nobody-wants-this-crap-desantis-champions-bill-allowing-parents-employees-to-sue-over-crt-harm-n1543944

EPOCH TIMES
— Antifa Threatens Downers Grove Dad Who Opposes Sexually Explicit Books at Schools – Cara Ding
https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-threatens-illinois-dad-who-opposes-sexually-explicit-books-at-schools_4175415.html
— ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Act: DeSantis Gives Florida Parents Another Tool ‘To Fight Back Against Woke Indoctrination’ – Patricia Tolson (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being woke and who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/stop-w-o-k-e-act-desantis-gives-florida-parents-another-tool-to-fight-back-against-woke-indoctrination_4163761.html
— US Secret Service Investigating Hundreds of Fraud Cases Linked to Funds for Pandemic Relief – Naveen Athrappully
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-secret-service-investigating-hundreds-of-fraud-cases-linked-to-funds-for-pandemic-relief_4174188.html

THE HILL
— Taking aim at critical race theory, Ron DeSantis grabs reins of the conservative movement – MIKE GONZALEZ
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/587098-taking-aim-at-critical-race-theory-ron-desantis-grabs-reins-of-the

NEWSWEEK
— ‘The Great Exodus’: Superintendents Resigned in Droves as Culture Wars Hit Schools in 2021 – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/great-exodus-superintendents-resigned-droves-culture-wars-hit-schools-2021-1662382
— Vaccine Mandate Protesters Turned Away From Trump Tower Restaurant Requiring COVID Shots – MEGHAN ROOS
https://www.newsweek.com/vaccine-mandate-protesters-turned-away-trump-tower-restaurant-requiring-covid-shots-1662872

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unions, States and Parents Fight Over New Laws on History Lessons, Books. Teachers fret as hundreds of books are pulled from school libraries; union pledges to challenge every new law. – Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unions-states-and-parents-fight-over-new-laws-on-history-lessons-books-11640268001

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Low-Level Pot Crime No Cause for Deportation, Appeals Court Says. Trafficking small quantities doesn’t show ‘moral turpitude’ Dissent says ‘nothing more depraved’ than drug trafficking – Mike Leonard
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/low-level-pot-crime-no-cause-for-deportation-appeals-court-says

NEWS ONE
— GOP Candidate Mellissa Carone Says Government Wants To ‘Eliminate The White People’ Critical Race Theory – Zack Linly (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use CRT to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://newsone.com/4264939/mellissa-carone-crt-white-people-conspiracy-theory/

NATION WORLD NEWS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally with their children.
https://nationworldnews.com/us-reunites-100-children-taken-from-their-parents-under-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Against ‘Zuckerbucks’ Influencing Elections (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I negatively influence elections. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have lost since 2000. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I have done since as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and what I did raising funds from DuPage County Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and my serving as a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2000-2004.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2021/voters_against_zuckerbucks_influencing_elections

December 19 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 19 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence across city. Chicago police said boy, 14, among those wounded this weekend.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11358122/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COVID-19 hardships fuel increase in violent student behavior and threats in K-12 schools: ‘It breaks our hearts to see them in crisis.’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-student-behavior-crisis-20211219-a264agtu5nfa7loavg3y6pizoi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry Co. Board wants repeal of township dissolution law – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211219/mchenry-co-board-wants-repeal-of-township-dissolution-law

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/From-masks-to-book-banning-conservatives-take-on-16713867.php

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Expect GOP to seize on Pritzker’s potential presidential aspirations – Linda Cook, Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/expect-gop-to-seize-on-pritzkers-potential-presidential-aspirations/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sunday Funny: President JB Pritzker?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/12/19/pritzker121921/
— TIF Money – Municipalities Have to Spend It All
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/12/19/tif-money-municipalities-have-to-spend-it-all/
— IL-11: Mike Pierce Launches Website with Broad Outline of Platform
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/12/19/pierce121821/
— IL-11: Catalina Lauf’s Speech at Three Headed Eagle Alliance in Geneva
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/12/19/lauf121821/
— Kyle Rittenhouse to Speak Sunday at Turning Point USA AmericaFest in Phoenix
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/12/18/rittenhouse121821/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump demands China pay $60T in ‘reparations’ for the coronavirus pandemic – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/19/trump-demands-china-pay-60t-reparations-pandemic/

NEW YORK POST
— Private preschools are teaching the future elite to be racist – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2021/12/19/private-preschools-teaching-the-future-elite-to-be-racist/

FOX NEWS
— Oxford University blasted for considering hiring based on ‘woke score’ of academics. ‘You have to go out your way to show you have tried to virtue signal,’ one professor complained. – Jessica Chasmar (COMMENT: This year, virtue signalers stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Last year, they got downtown Wheaton to promote LGBTQ big time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oxford-university-woke-score-academics-report

AMERICAN THINKER
— Spite: Joe Biden would rather let border wall materials rot on the ground than sell them to Texas – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/spite_joe_biden_would_rather_let_border_wall_materials_rot_on_the_ground_than_sell_them_to_texas_to_build_its_own.html

BREITBART
–A civil rights complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education against Downers Grove South High School after it advertised an allegedly racially-segregated “students of color field trip opportunity.” – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/19/federal-civil-rights-complaint-filed-against-illinois-school-over-racial-segregation/
— Biden’s Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, Limitless Immigration for Corporations in Tailspin with Manchin Opposition – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/19/bidens-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-limitless-immigration-for-corporations-in-tailspin-with-manchin-opposition/

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: Inflation Isn’t a ‘High-Class Problem’ – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/19/we-hear-you-inflation-isnt-a-high-class-problem/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Victims of Cancel Culture Fight Back – KENIN M. SPIVAK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/victims-of-cancel-culture-fight-back/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems look for way to weasel around parliamentarian, include immigration in stalled Build Back Better bill – Ashley Hill
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/19/dems-look-for-way-to-weasel-around-parliamentarian-include-immigration-in-stalled-build-back-better-bill-1177926/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Fury From The Left After George Will Calls 1619 Project “Historical Illiteracy” and “Not Innocent Ignorance” And he did it at WaPo, leftists’ safe space. Race card played: “Will should’ve just written Hannah-Jones was ‘uppity’” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/fury-from-the-left-after-george-will-calls-1619-project-historical-illiteracy-and-not-innocent-ignorance/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— As Biden’s Border Crisis Rages, Armed Texans Arrive to Round Up Illegal Aliens – Jack Gist
https://ijr.com/as-bidens-border-crisis-rages-armed-texans-arrive-to-round-up-illegal-aliens/

POLITICO
— Kinzinger on McCarthy: ‘I don’t think history books are going to be kind to him’ The Illinois Republican contrasted Kevin McCarthy with Mitch McConnell. – DAVID COHEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/19/kinzinger-mccarthy-mcconnell-trump-525531
— Biden’s H-1B Conundrum. The administration’s efforts to reform the visa program could put him at loggerheads with key factions of his own party. – RIKHA SHARMA RANI
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/19/biden-h-1b-visa-conundrum-524254
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I spoke with current and former H-1B holders, U.S. workers, union reps, academics, lobbyists, recruiters and immigration lawyers on both sides of the political spectrum. While they differed on the specifics, many said that the program is used not to fill labor shortages, as corporations insist, but to cut costs. Critics say that businesses regularly game the system to pay H-1B visa holders below market wages, both exploiting foreign workers and stacking the deck against American job seekers.)
— Black lawmakers threaten to cut off K St unless it diversifies. Years of frustration with the racial composition of the political influence industry have begun to boil over. – HAILEY FUCHS and LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/19/black-lawmakers-diversity-lobbying-firms-525362

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Fight Against Violence, Asian and Black Activists Struggle to Agree. Calls for unity have ebbed over disagreements on one main issue: policing. – Kellen Browning and Brian X. Chen
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/us/black-asian-activists-policing-disagreement.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— San Francisco mayor declares state of emergency in troubled neighborhood – AP
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article256720442.html

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Says GOP Lawmakers May Be Targeted in 1/6 Probe: ‘There Are More Texts’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-gop-lawmakers-may-targeted-1-6-probe-there-are-more-texts-1660944

DAILY KOS
— Special Privilege in Admission to Elite U.S. Colleges – Lawrence S Wittner
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/19/2070141/-Special-Privilege-in-Admission-to-Elite-U-S-Colleges

DAILY MAIL
— Trump rips Mitch McConnell as a ‘disaster’ and urges Republican voters to elect ‘tougher people’ in 2022 midterm elections – ELIZABETH ELKIND
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10326773/Trump-rips-McConnell-disaster-urges-GOP-voters-elect-tougher-people-2022-midterms.html

December 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— CTA workers march in Loop after spate of violence against bus drivers: ‘Give us safety for Christmas’ “We’re getting ready to shut down the street. Next time we’re going to shut down the city,” the president of the union that represents CTA bus drivers said. – Katie Anthony
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/11/22829546/bus-driver-safety-cta-downtown-violence-chicago

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Deadly Amazon warehouse collapse puts spotlight on phone ban, safety protocols. “After these deaths, there is no way in hell I am relying on Amazon to keep me safe,” said one worker from a neighboring Amazon facility in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/deadly-collapse-amazon-warehouse-puts-spotlight-phone-ban

SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS NEWS
— Severin seeks another term in Illinois House, touts ‘long conservative legislative record’ – David Beasley
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/614314051-severin-seeks-another-term-in-illinois-house-touts-long-conservative-legislative-record

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 230 teachers in Chicago pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/614238878-230-teachers-in-chicago-pledge-to-teach-controversial-critical-race-theory-by-week-ending-nov-27

WIREPOINTS
— Prof. Jason Hill: What do white Americans owe black people?
https://wirepoints.org/prof-jason-hill-what-do-white-americans-owe-black-people-video-fair-illinois/

FOX NEWS
— First lady Jill Biden dismisses concerns about president’s mental fitness: ‘Ridiculous’ A recent poll found that a majority of Americans disagree that Biden is ‘mentally fit’ – Jon Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first-lady-jill-biden-dismisses-concerns-about-presidents-mental-fitness-ridiculous
— Why targeting Trump by going easy on Biden is insane for journalists. A more serious debate about whether the media needs to go easier on Biden is actually pretty troubling. – Howard Kurtz (COMMENT: What do you say to those who punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like? Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/targeting-trump-easy-biden-insane-journalists-media-buzz-kurtz

AMERICAN THINKER
— Decades of Communist Pushing Will Get You a Communist America – E. Jeffrey Ludwig
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/decades_of_communist_pushing_will_get_you_a_communist_america.html
— Being Pro-Palestinian Actually Means Being Anti-Israel – Richard L. Cravatts
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/being_propalestinian_actually_means_being_antiisrael.html

BREITBART
— 20 People Shot Friday into Sunday Morning in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/20-people-shot-friday-into-sunday-morning-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago/
— Iowa Republican Nicole Hasso: ‘Critical Race Theory Wants to Divide Us’ – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/exclusive-iowa-republican-nicole-hasso-critical-race-theory-wants-divide-us/
— Chris Christie: Trump Would Not Concede — January 6 Riot Was ‘Driven from the Top’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/12/chris-christie-trump-would-not-concede-january-6-riot-was-driven-from-the-top/
— IRS Record Tax Collection: $565,135,000,000 in First Two Months of FY 2022 – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/irs-record-tax-collection-565135000000-first-two-months-fy-2022/

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Activists Tell Students Misogyny, White Supremacy And Capitalism Are To Blame For Their Problems – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/12/black-lives-matter-activists-indianapolis-school-misogyny-capitalism/

PJ MEDIA
— Calls Grow For Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to Resign After Smollett Verdict – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/12/calls-grow-for-chicago-states-attorney-kim-foxx-to-resign-after-smollett-verdict-n1540984
— Illegal Migrants Are Allowed to Fly Without ID – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/12/12/good-news-illegal-migrants-are-allowed-to-fly-without-id-n1540994
— It’s Not a Weather Tragedy Until the Left Blames It On Climate Change – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/12/its-not-a-weather-tragedy-until-the-left-blames-it-on-climate-change-n1540953

BILL O’REILLY
— The Covid Hidden Agenda
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/The-Covid-Hidden-Agenda/422669439478689832.html

RUMBLE
— Reince Priebus tells Illinois GOP that Illinois Can Flip Just Like Virginia – Bobby Piton
https://rumble.com/vqkcfe-reince-priebus-tells-illinois-gop-that-illinois-can-flip-just-like-virginia.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— How Parents Can Frame The Media Narrative And Counter False Messaging – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/how-parents-can-frame-the-media-narrative-and-counter-false-messaging/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Puts Union Support at Center of Agenda President has filled his agenda with pro-labor provisions as Democrats try to keep rank-and-file union members from gravitating toward GOP. – Alex Leary (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-puts-union-support-at-center-of-agenda-11639231201

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
— Ask the Builder: Build anything anytime, anywhere, in any weather – Tim Carter (COMMENT: When my and my wife’s home was built during the winter of 1983/1984, the concrete foundation footings cracked before the concrete foundation walls were poured because they were not adequately protected from below-zero freezing temperatures. Rather than replacing the footings, the builder put steel reinforcement in the foundation walls.)
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/ask-the-builder-build-anything-anytime-anywhere-in-any-weather/