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December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Donald Trump’s 2024 tease creates potential campaign woes for Republican contenders. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Rick Scott and Kristi Noem are seen as several key favorites to lead the Republican party. – Brittany Shepherd
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-running-in-2024-ron-desantis-election/11326250/
— Smash and Grab: Thieves target Gold Coast Exotic Motors dealership. Suspects used hammer to break display case.
https://abc7chicago.com/smash-and-grab-robbery-rolls-royce-store-hit-roll-royce-motor-cars-gold-coast-dealership/11326586/

NBC5
— ‘Somebody Has to Protect Us:’ CTA Bus Drivers Demand Increased Safety Amid Violence Surge. Union leaders and bus drivers say they’re concerned the trend of violence against transit employees will continue to rise without added security. – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/somebody-has-to-protect-us-cta-bus-drivers-demand-increased-safety-amid-violence-surge/2705557/

FOX32
— Man smashes glass case at Chicago Lamborghini showroom, runs out with $1 million in watches
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-smashes-glass-case-at-ritzy-chicago-business-runs-out-with-merchandise

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rising crime scaring some visitors away from Michigan Avenue and other Chicago destinations during crucial holiday shopping season – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-downtown-chicago-crime-holiday-shopping-20211211-jpjij34llffifk6cu5av5bnfkq-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Blacks make up a larger share of defendants in Cook County – JOSH McGHEE
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/blacks-make-up-a-larger-share-of-defendants-in-cook-county/article_923d02fd-aa4f-50dc-8bdd-19f3bfa3c092.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Soaring inflation clouds Americans’ views on economy, Biden – STEPHEN LOIACONI
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/soaring-inflation-clouds-americans-views-on-economy-biden

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 3 more Naperville teachers pledge to teach Critical Race Theory
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/614165389-3-more-naperville-teachers-pledge-to-teach-critical-race-theory-in-october-despite-controversy

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rubio proposal would ban federal funds for cities that allow noncitizen voting. New York City becomes latest city to allow noncitizen voting in local elections. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/11/rubio-bring-bill-barring-federal-funds-cities-allo/

NEW YORK POST
— Asian women’s success disproves claims of ‘white male supremacy’ – Rav Arora
https://nypost.com/2021/12/11/asian-womens-success-disproves-of-white-male-supremacy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ron DeSantis comes out with a five-point workable plan to get around Biden on illegal immigration – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/ron_desantis_comes_out_with_a_fivepoint_workable_plan_to_get_around_biden_on_illegal_immigation.html

BREITBART
— Former President Donald Trump: U.S. ‘Much Weaker Now’ Under Joe Biden; ‘We’re Not Respected Anymore’ – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/11/former-president-donald-trump-us-much-weaker-now-under-joe-biden-not-respected-anymore/
— Poll: Trump leads 2024 Republican Primary by 58 Points – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/11/poll-trump-leads-2024-republican-primary-by-58-points/
— DeSantis: ‘We Can’t Just Have People Who Are from Foreign Countries Displacing the Needs of Our Own People’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/11/desantis-we-cant-just-have-people-who-are-from-foreign-countries-displacing-the-needs-of-our-own-people/
— Nearly 2K Migrants Apprehended in Two Days in Single Texas Border Sector – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/12/11/nearly-2k-migrants-apprehended-in-two-days-in-single-texas-border-sector/
— BLM Leader Newsome to FNC’s MacCallum: ‘You Come From a Place of White Privilege’ — PAM KEY (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint Crete as having been a place of White privilege when I lived there 1948-1972.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/10/blm-leader-newsome-to-fncs-maccallum-you-come-from-a-place-of-white-privilege/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Thousands Of Illegals Rush Border In Yuma, Ariz.
https://www.oann.com/thousands-of-illegals-rush-border-in-yuma-ariz/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Dan Crenshaw Caught Defending RINO Adam Kinzinger, Savaging GOP Freedom Caucus – Mike Landry
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-dan-crenshaw-caught-defending-rino-adam-kinzinger-savaging-gop-freedom-caucus/
— Fiery Matt Gaetz Reveals When the Era of RINOs and Weak Republicans Will Finally End – Isa Cox Dec
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-fiery-matt-gaetz-reveals-era-rinos-weak-republicans-will-finally-end/

EPOCH TIMES
— DeSantis Proposes $8 Million in Budget to Relocate Illegal Immigrants to Delaware, Martha’s Vineyard – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/desantis-proposes-8-million-in-budget-to-relocate-illegal-immigrants-to-delaware-marthas-vineyard_4152010.html
— Mayor Declares State of Emergency in Arizona City Rocked by Illegal Immigration – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-in-arizona-city-rocked-by-illegal-immigration_4151592.html

RT
— Diversity and inclusion are bad for people’s health – R. M. Huffman
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/542444-doctors-us-diversity-inclusion-woke/

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Bank Regulators Are Trying to Oust a Trump Holdover – Emily Flitter (COMMENT: I was a William J. Schad holdover. Schad a) got GAO to allow me to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) got GAO to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986, and c) promoted me to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) in 1986. My Democrat GAO superiors ousted him in 1987 and ousted me in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/business/jelena-mcwilliams-fdic-bank-regulation-trump.html

December 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois Gaming Board picks casino proposals in Waukegan, Homewood/East Hazel Crest – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-casino-gaming-board-waukegan-east-hazel-crest/11312972/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 6,658 new cases, 14 deaths – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11312015/

FOX32
— Lightfoot under fire for suggesting retail stores increase security to prevent smash-and-grabs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-under-fire-for-suggesting-retail-stores-increase-security-to-prevent-smash-and-grabs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic congressional primary in new heavily Latino district starts to take shape with entry of state Rep. Delia Ramirez – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-delia-martinez-congressional-campaign-20211208-n4eqovc5hfb5ppdfq6slxihxsm-story.html
— State regulators give initial OK for two suburban casino proposals as 2019 gambling expansion plan crawls forward – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gaming-board-suburban-casinos-20211208-4mo2wvmkwjdz3duad7nlzzanhq-story.html
— Chicago now has the worst traffic in the country. Where are the big new ideas? – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-traffic-delays-ideas-20211208-zk6jwdtaxjflfowc5nszv6jqki-story.html
— Illinois moves to prohibit ‘dark money’ in judicial races, but it’s unclear what effect that will have on state’s free-spending campaigns – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-judicial-campaigns-dark-money-20211208-rn7incfg4vg6larzy7wt57iip4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Homewood-East Hazel Crest aces out south suburban casino rivals, Las Vegas-based developer wins hand in Waukegan. State regulators rejected bids from Matteson, as well as a Waukegan proposal from a former state senator who poured thousands of dollars into local elections. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/8/22824053/illinois-casino-waukegan-south-suburbs-selected-north-point-full-house-wind-creek-choctaw

DAILY HERALD
— Republican Catalina Lauf to run for 11th Congressional District seat, not 16th – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211208/republican-catalina-lauf-to-run-for-11th-congressional-district-seat-not-16thZach Jewell
— State lawsuit alleges Wheaton history group gave $300,000 illegally to board member – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211208/state-lawsuit-alleges-wheaton-history-group-gave-300000-illegally-to-board-member

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting – Beth Hundsdorfer
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/illinois-supreme-court-lifts-hold-on-judicial-redistricting/article_ddde4d79-22fc-5294-a940-579ddb6ebbfb.html

WILL
— Rodney Davis on reelection, infrastructure and civility – Brian Mackey
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/rodney-davis-on-reelection-infrastructure-and-civility

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Dozens of educators sue governor, 22 districts over vaccine, mask mandates – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/dozens-of-educators-sue-governor-22-districts-over-vaccine-mask-mandates/article_50875404-5861-11ec-bdfd-176332e871da.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARTER BOASTS NATIONAL TAXPAYER UNION ENDORSEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/marter-boasts-national-taxpayer-union-endorsement.html
— PEORIA MAYOR ON PENSIONS: ‘WE’LL NEVER CATCH UP, NOT IN OUR LIFETIMES’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/peoria-mayor-on-pensions-well-never-catch-up-not-in-our-lifetimes-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Poll finds border wall is popular again now that Trump is gone, bipartisan support emerges – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/building-border-wall-popular-again/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP leaders dodge idea of Trump as House speaker while Gaetz supports it – Emily Brooks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/gop-leaders-dodge-idea-of-trump-as-house-speaker-while-gaetz-supports-it
— Study finds university diversity officials tend to criticize Israel and praise China – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/study-finds-university-diversity-officials-tend-to-criticize-israel-and-praise-china

NEW YORK POST
— Retired Chicago restaurateur shot dead walking to buy newspaper after lunch – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/retired-chicago-restaurateur-shot-dead-walking-to-newstand/

FOX NEWS
— Hispanic voters shift toward Republicans, now split evenly between both parties: poll Hispanics ‘becoming swing voters,’ Democratic pollster warns – Timothy Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hispanic-voters-poll-split-republicans-democrats
— Smash-and-grab robberies plague cities with liberal district attorneys. California leaders recently started a task force and alliance of district attorneys to address the problem. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/smash-grab-robberies-cities-liberal-district-attorneys
— Ted Cruz: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden’s fault after Afghanistan ‘surrender’ Cruz tells ‘Faulkner Focucs’ Biden also surrendered to Putin on crucial pipeline
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ted-cruz-russian-invastion-troops-ukraine-biden-pipeline-afghanistan

GOPUSA
— Why Looting Turned San Francisco Into A Ghost Town
https://www.gopusa.com/why-looting-turned-san-francisco-into-a-ghost-town/

AMERICAN THINKER
— As convenience store closes due to theft, desperate Chicago residents launch letter campaign asking political leaders to punish offenders – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/as_convenience_store_closes_due_to_theft_desperate_chicago_residents_launch_letter_campaign_asking_political_leaders_to_punish_offenders.html
— Christianity: The #1 Recipient of Hate Crimes – Raymond Ibrahim
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/christianity_the_1_recipient_of_hate_crimes.html

DAILY WIRE
— Republican Congressman Warns, ‘China Is Using Our Own Technology Against Us’ –
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-congressman-warns-china-is-using-our-own-technology-against-us

PJ MEDIA
— Young Democrats Have Been Taught To Hate – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/12/08/young-democrats-have-been-taught-to-hate-n1539919

December 7 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 7,068 new cases, 78 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11308392/

WGN9
— Illinois’ Covid numbers rise to levels not seen in nearly a year. Illinois Covid case counts, hospitalizations and deaths highest since December 2020.
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-covid-numbers-rise-to-levels-not-seen-in-nearly-a-year/

WGN RADIO
— More voters would pick Trump over Biden if election were held today: poll
https://wgnradio.com/news/more-voters-would-pick-trump-over-biden-if-election-were-held-today-poll/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawsuit that sought to keep McHenry, Kankakee county jails for immigration detainees is dismissed – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-immigration-mchenry-kankakee-jails-20211207-eefehzgq35ddpctvmct47yqqcq-story.html
— COMMENT: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-minority-ownership-20211207-gtosbd6pkvc7hgwvu3zpzftypi-story.html
— Naperville has more Christmas spirit than even towns with names like Santa Claus and North Pole, new online ranking says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperille-festive-town-list-st-1208-20211208-szorjkqzjzgkdp2ujke7atbhl4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 claims 78 more Illinois lives, most in a day since February: ‘Things are not looking that great’ Average daily case counts have more than tripled across the state over the past month, and now coronavirus deaths are back on the rise. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/7/22823000/illinois-coronavirus-deaths-increase-cases-covid-vaccine

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois sees large single-day surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/illinois-sees-large-single-day-surge-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-deaths
— Judges question lawyers in redistricting suits – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/judges-question-lawyers-in-redistricting-suits

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Redistricting arguments focus on racial impact of new legislative maps – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.whig.com/news/redistricting-arguments-focus-on-racial-impact-of-new-legislative-maps/article_387f6058-57bd-11ec-80bb-0b16743bac1a.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Redistricting fights runs from Springfield up to Chicago – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-redistricting-fights-runs-from-springfield-up-to-chicago/article_0f2d0b82-0dee-5868-9b49-c86800ebcfb9.html

WTAX
— The Sangamon County Republican Central Committee is announcing the opportunity for a Republican to be appointed to fill the vacancy in the office of Representative in the General Assembly for the 99th District, following the resignation of Mike Murphy from this office.
https://wtax.com/news/101101-republican-99th-district-opportunity/

CWB CHICAGO
— Mayor claims every crime category is down this year except murders. She’s lying. Big time.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/12/mayor-claims-every-crime-category-is-down-this-year-except-murders-shes-lying-big.html

WHEATON PATCH
— JUSTICE LIAM C. BRENNAN ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO SEEK ELECTION TO THIRD DISTRICT APPELLATE COURT – Daniel Szczesny
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Catalina Lauf, a Trump supporter who has billed herself as the anti-AOC, is running for Congress in Illinois’ 11th District against Democratic Rep. Bill Foster. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/07/trump-ally-aims-for-rep-bill-fosters-seat-495352
— The Cook County Democratic Party is demanding that candidates slated next week for the upcoming primary sign an “agreement, promise and pledge” that they won’t endorse anyone who is not backed by the party.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/07/trump-ally-aims-for-rep-bill-fosters-seat-495352

JOHN BIVER
— CONFERENCES, RALLIES, MARCHES, TALK RADIO, ETC., ARE NOT REAL ELECTION WORK
https://johnbiver.com/conferences-rallies-marches-talk-radio-etc-are-not-real-election-work/
— TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN TAKE THE REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TO SCHOOL
https://johnbiver.com/two-local-organizations-that-can-take-the-republican-conservative-industrial-complex-to-school/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MARIJUANA TAX SUSPENDED TO CUT SAN FRANCISCO CRIME SURGE – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/marijuana-tax-suspended-to-cut-san-francisco-crime-surge/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/07/covid-19-roundup-129/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The U.S. border challenge accelerates – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/inside-beltway-us-border-challenge-accelerates/
— Senate Judiciary Republicans demand Garland withdraw school-board memo. Letter asks: ‘Are concerned parents domestic terrorists or not?’ – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/senate-judiciary-republicans-demand-garland-withdr/
— Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/ruben-gallego-rips-dems-using-latinx-says-it-shows/
— Inclusion of women in military draft dropped from defense bill as Congress scrambles to pass NDAA – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/inclusion-women-military-draft-dropped-defense-bil/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elon Musk slams federal subsidies for electric vehicles – Ryan King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elon-musk-slams-federal-subsidies-for-electric-vehicles
— AOC says Democrats should use full control of government to force through path to citizenship in spending bill – Kate Scanlon,
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-says-democrats-should-use-full-control-of-government-to-force-through-path-to-citizenship-in-spending-bill

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says Putin ‘not worried’ by Biden threats, points to Afghanistan chaos – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/trump-says-putin-not-threatened-by-president-biden/
— Greene decries treatment of Capitol riot defendants, urges Jan 6. panel to tour DC jail – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/greene-decries-treatment-of-capitol-riot-defendants-urges-panel-to-tour-jail/

FOX NEWS
— Left-wing Shutdown DC protest blocks traffic around nation’s capital. Demonstrators’ causes include climate change, immigration, voting rights, health care and racial justice. – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/left-wing-shutdown-dc-protest-blocks-traffic-around-nations-capital

GOPUSA
— Msg To AOC: ‘Organized Retail Theft’ Is Real Thanks To Leftists Like You
https://www.gopusa.com/msg-to-aoc-organized-retail-theft-is-real-thanks-to-leftists-like-you/
— MSM Silent About Waukesha
https://www.gopusa.com/msm-silent-about-waukesha/

BREITBART
— AOC Claims American Workers Rely on Illegal Aliens ‘to Survive,’ Demands Amnesty – WENDELL HUSEBØ (COMMENT: Those who want to destroy America want to make America dependent on foreign countries and on their citizens.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/07/aoc-claims-american-workers-rely-on-illegal-aliens-to-survive-demands-amnesty/
— FACT CHECK: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Claims Most Crime is Down in Chicago – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/07/fact-check-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-claims-most-crime-is-down-in-chicago/
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all. As Democrats invade DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, RINO leaders a) welcome them with open arms and b) curry favor with them by getting rid of Republicans. This year, RINO leaders of Wheaton stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/07/murphy-gop-wants-to-destroy-u-s-supporting-individuals-arming-against-government/
— Catholic League Slams Salvation Army’s Embrace of Critical Race Theory
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2021/12/07/catholic-league-slams-salvation-armys-embrace-of-critical-race-theory/

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Vying To Prevent United Nations From Giving Money To Migrants Illegally Entering US – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/lance-gooden-republicans-bill-united-nations-money-illegal-immigration/
— Teachers, Parents In Fairfax County Devise Plan To Combat ‘Phantom Problem’ Of Critical Race Theory – CHRISSY CLARK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/teachers-parents-fairfax-county-plan-combat-critical-race-theory/

TOWNHALL
— President Joe Biden participated in a video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday morning as tensions with the Kremlin increase over a possible invasion of Ukraine. The call lasted for two hours. While the White House press pool wasn’t allowed into the meeting, reporters for Russian state media were and released footage of the call. – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/12/07/white-house-denied-reporters-access-to-biden-putin-call-guess-who-got-in-n2600258

FEDERALIST
— If You Don’t Know What Time It Is, Get Out Of Politics Now. If you don’t understand the stakes, and how fraught the situation is — that the ruling class seeks total power, is closing in on it, and will stop at nothing to achieve it — you are unfit to lead. – Ben Weingarten
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/01/if-you-dont-know-what-time-it-is-get-out-of-politics-now/
— White House Secretly Meets With Corrupt Press To Spin Sympathetic Coverage Of Biden’s Economic Nightmare – Jordan Boyd
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/07/white-house-secretly-meets-with-corrupt-press-to-spin-sympathetic-coverage-of-bidens-economic-nightmare/

HANNITY
— CALIFORNIA CHAOS: Business Owners Forced to Shut Down Because of ‘Smash and Grab’ Robberies
https://hannity.com/media-room/cali-chaos-business-owners-forced-to-shut-down-because-of-smash-and-grab-robberies/

EPOCH TIMES
— Deportations Drop to New Lows Under Biden – Zachary Stieber
https://www.theepochtimes.com/deportations-drop-to-new-lows-under-biden_4143198.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote more gun control.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/584506-masks-vaccines-and-critical-race-theory-dont-harm-children-guns-do

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote CRT.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2021/12/07/black-parents-crt-race/

FORBES
— ‘Delete It’: Elon Musk Once Again Opposes Biden’s Proposed Subsidies For Electric Vehicles Built By Union Workers – Siladitya Ray
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/12/07/delete-it-elon-musk-once-again-opposes-bidens-proposed-subsidies-for-electric-vehicles-built-by-union-workers/

December 2 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 11,524 cases, 40 deaths – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11293735/
— US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/us-news-politics-remain-in-mexico-policy-immigration/11294146/

NBC5
— Biden Administration to Restart Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy The program will start again in border towns as soon as next week, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-administration-to-restart-trump-era-remain-in-mexico-policy/2698365/

CBS2
— City Council Latino Caucus Moves To Put Proposed Ward Map On 2022 Ballot For Voter Referendum
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/02/latino-caucus-proposed-ward-map-referendum-petition-city-council-remapping/

FOX32
— Academic proficiency across Illinois declines since pandemic began
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/academic-proficiency-across-illinois-declines-since-pandemic-began

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois releases district-level data for school report cards showing declines across all demographics. Many students didn’t take the test. – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-report-cards-school-district-student-test-scores-decline-20211202-4a3trq6pevadrmik6witr46hni-story.html
— Chicago’s Art Institute fired its volunteer docents and caused a furor heard nationwide. The fight is really about the future of museums. – CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, under the Libertarians, under the Greens, under the Independents, and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-docents-art-institute-diversity-20211202-imwkcqnd3bghbn2smhpc7252wy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 11,000 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, most in a year — with Omicron still looming. Thursday’s caseload is nearly twice as high as any other day over the past 10 months. Officials say it’s critical for more residents to get vaccinated. – Mitchell Armentrout and Jason Beeferman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/2/22814414/illinois-coronavirus-omicron-cases-highest-year-pritzker-covid-vaccine-chicago
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/2/22813961/abortion-rights-roe-wade-supreme-court-illinois-suicide-girl-dunne-cook-county-hospital-steinberg
— COMMENT: Mona Charen demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Dr. Oz.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/2/22814695/dr-oz-quacks-the-code-of-republican-politics-fox-news-mona-charen-column
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/2/22810045/illinois-undocumented-healthcare-seniors-nursing-homes-christina-manheimer-rush-hospital-op-ed

WBEZ
— Bailey distances his Illinois gubernatorial campaign from accused insurrectionist – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/bailey-distances-campaign-from-accused-insurrectionist/cc126c58-4389-4b5e-9582-233e36e3820d

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois report card’s district-level data shows steep declines – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/illinois-report-cards-district-level-data-shows-steep-declines/article_f3f4b18d-725f-51ea-b78c-b7062c1a2b80.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Peril at the top of Illinois GOP ticket – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-peril-at-the-top-of-illinois-gop-ticket/article_c2ed2e9e-53b4-11ec-84fc-bf03acd0f7ed.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Top Sen. Republicans launch bill blocking payments to immigrants who unlawfully entered US – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/top-sen-republicans-launch-bill-blocking-payments-to-immigrants-who-unlawfully-entered-us
— Olbermann slammed for connecting school shooting to suspect’s parent’s support for Trump – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/olbermann-slammed-for-connecting-school-shooting-to-suspects-parents-support-for-trump

WSIL TV
— Facebook lifts Kyle Rittenhouse restrictions, including searches and praise – Brian Fung
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/facebook-lifts-kyle-rittenhouse-restrictions-including-searches-and-praise/article_426e09bb-30bf-52d0-8324-0f9a9e9d72fc.html

WREX
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.wrex.com/news/national/democrats-hope-threat-to-abortion-rights-will-rouse-voters/article_2dc188b0-f691-551d-a48a-5f22956be884.html

WGLT
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens crow about their success in getting students to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-02/normal-students-push-for-curriculum-reform-say-state-diversity-bills-are-not-enough

CITIES 92.9
— Report ranks Illinois in bottom half of states for freedom – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2021/12/02/report-ranks-illinois-in-bottom-half-of-states-for-freedom/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Catholics: Catholic politicians who support abortion should be denied communion – U.S. Rep. Marie Newman
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/613745944-illinois-catholics-catholic-politicians-who-support-abortion-should-be-denied-communion

CAPITOL FAX
— Rabine, Kinzinger respond to Bailey’s ties to man arrested in January 6 investigation
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/02/rabine-kinzinger-respond-to-baileys-ties-to-man-arrested-in-january-6-investigation/
— ILGOP jumps on Pritzker’s “governor of Chicago” quip
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/02/ilgop-jumps-on-pritzkers-governor-of-chicago-quip/
— District-level school test results released
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/02/district-level-school-test-results-released/

NEW YORK POST
— Team Biden’s ‘it’s all free’ shtick and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/12/01/team-bidens-its-all-free-shtick-and-other-commentary/

FOX NEWS
— Biden-Harris ‘unusable’ for Democrats on campaign trail amid White House ‘meltdown’: Reince Priebus VP’s office sees key departure as pair’s approval ratings sink
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-harris-democrats-campaign-trail-reince-priebus

GOPUSA
— Trump Vs. Biden On Covid Travel Bans: Which One Is Racist? – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-vs-biden-on-covid-travel-bans-which-one-is-racist/
— Dems Renew Push For Gun-Control Bills After Oxford Shooting
https://www.gopusa.com/dems-renew-push-for-gun-control-bills-after-oxford-shooting/
— Leftists’ Worst Fear: Americans Rallying To The Fight
https://www.gopusa.com/leftists-worst-fear-americans-rallying-to-the-fight/

BREATBART
— Biden Administration’s New HIV/AIDS Strategy: Racism Is ‘Serious Public Health Threat’ – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/02/biden-administrations-new-hiv-aids-strategy-racism-is-serious-public-health-threat/

BLAZE
— 2021 saw the most police officers shot and killed in US history, according to Fraternal Order of Police – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/most-police-officers-shot-killed-history

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Is Becoming a Safe Space for Women Seeking Abortions – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-abortions-roe-v-wade/2021/12/02/id/1047123/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Evening Nets Ignore Racist Black Lives Matter Call to Boycott White Businesses for 4 Days – Joseph Vazquez
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2021/12/02/evening-nets-ignore-racist-black-lives-matter-call-boycott

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Parents Have Every Right to Be Involved in Their Children’s Education
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/parents-have-every-right-be-involved-their-childrens-education

TOWNHALL
— GOP Senators Intro Bill to Stop Biden’s Plan to Pay Illegals – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/12/02/gop-senators-intro-bill-to-stop-biden-plan-to-pay-illegals-n2599991

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Using “CARES” Cash to Flood US With Illegals – Alex Newman
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-02/normal-students-push-for-curriculum-reform-say-state-diversity-bills-are-not-enough

CENTER SQUARE
— Taxpayer-funded critical race theory training program draws criticism – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/taxpayer-funded-critical-race-theory-training-program-draws-criticism/article_74ec846e-5388-11ec-819d-5bbdfdfbb37a.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Citizens Continue to Exit High-Tax US States – Andrew Wilford
https://www.theepochtimes.com/citizens-continue-to-exit-high-tax-us-states_4135255.html
— Tackling Critical Race Theory: What It Is and Where It Is Being Banned – GQ Pan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/tackling-critical-race-theory-what-it-is-and-where-it-is-being-banned_4108055.html
— Where Have All the Liberals Gone? – Walter Block
https://www.theepochtimes.com/where-have-all-the-liberals-gone_4131987.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs encourage minorities to hate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/584067-politics-must-accept-the-reality-of-multiracial-america-and-disavow-racial

NBC NEWS
— Harvard adds caste bias protections for graduate student workers. After months of negotiations, the Ivy League school added protections for caste-oppressed students to its graduate student union contract. – Sakshi Venkatraman
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/harvard-adds-caste-bias-protections-graduate-student-workers-rcna7279

CBS NEWS
— More states considering bans on gas-powered lawn equipment – KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-powered-lawnmowers-california-environment-pollution/

NEWSWEEK
— Univ. of Florida Accused of Renaming ‘Critical Race’ Study Over Fear of Offending Lawmakers – ERIN BRADY
https://www.newsweek.com/univ-florida-accused-renaming-critical-race-study-over-fear-offending-lawmakers-1655565

November 19 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Jury reaches not guilty verdict in Kenosha shooting case. – Liz Nagy, Jesse Kirsch and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-live-verdict-kenosha-shooting-video/11252677/
— Kenosha, WI, protests over Kyle Rittenhouse verdict don’t materialize; 2 planned in Chicago – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-wi-protests-shooting-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-verdict/11254394/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 5,720 cases, 37 deaths. US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+ – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11254082/

FOX32
— Lightfoot says ‘we must respect the jury’s decision’ after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-says-we-must-respect-the-jurys-decision-after-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal reflects nation’s polarized politics: Republicans claim 2nd Amendment victory, progressives call it a miscarriage of justice – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict-political-reaction-20211119-3qsgdtnf7na5xklkmzeukceq74-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board passes budget without inflationary property tax increase – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211119/mchenry-county-board-passes-budget-without-inflationary-property-tax-increase

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Representative democracy? Nope. You’ve been locked out so your votes are locked in, right where the ruling party wants them. – MADELEINE DOUBEK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/legislative-remap-anti-democratic-madeleine-doubek

WGLT
— Sen. Barickman contests Chris Christie’s verdict on Illinois – Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-11-19/senator-barickman-contests-chris-christies-verdict-on-illinois

WREX
— COMMENT: Rockford gives more preference to LGBTQ+ers.
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/rockford-sees-increase-in-equality-ranking-for-lgbtq-inclusiveness/article_5cafe22c-494e-11ec-80f8-cf75e33c4107.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Odor of cannabis no longer provides basis for vehicle search in Illinois – Andrew Carrigan
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/odor-of-cannabis-no-longer-provides-basis-for-vehicle-search-in-illinois/article_c8e008a6-497a-11ec-924c-53ff9fee74d1.html

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois’ new congressional maps may favor Democrats, but they carve up cities like O’Fallon – Kelsey Landis
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-11-19/illinois-new-congressional-maps-may-favor-democrats-but-they-carve-up-cities-like-ofallon

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Warn Your Children About the Religion of Wokeism – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/warn-your-children-about-the-religion-of-wokeism/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEMOCRATS’ BUILD BACK BETTER BILL WILL WRECK AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/thorner-democrats-build-back-better-bill-will-wreck-america.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-charges-homicide-tr/
— GOP demands probe of federal grants to Dem operatives to boost voting ahead of 2020 – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/19/gop-demands-probe-federal-grants-democratic-operat/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Union conference encourages teachers to recruit students for gay and transgender clubs – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/union-conference-encourages-teachers-to-recruit-students-for-gay-and-transgender-clubs

GOPUSA
— Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty On All Counts! – AP
https://www.gopusa.com/kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-on-all-counts/
— New Migrant Caravan Sets Off From Southern Mexico Border For The US
https://www.gopusa.com/new-migrant-caravan-sets-off-from-southern-mexico-border-for-the-us/

BREITBART
— Verdict: Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Charges – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2021/11/19/verdict-kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges/

BLAZE
— Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-on-all-counts

DAILY CALLER
— Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted On All Charges – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-charges/
— The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Was A Victory For The American Legal System Against The Woke Mob – HAYDEN DANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/19/daniel-the-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict-was-a-victory-for-the-american-legal-system-against-the-woke-mob/

FEDERALIST
— Google Is Now Censoring American Journalists On Behalf Of Communist China – Elle Reynolds (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc., and f) those who I have sued.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/19/google-is-now-censoring-american-journalists-on-behalf-of-communist-china/

TOWNHALL
— t’s IN: We Have a Verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial. It’s over. It’s unanimous. Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty of all charges. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/11/19/rittenhouse-verdict-n2599154

EPOCH TIMES
— Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on All Counts – JACKSON ELLIOTT AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-on-all-counts_4113953.html
— White House ‘Completely Disconnected’ from Americans’ Plight: GOP Leader – Jill McLaughlin
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-completely-disconnected-from-americans-plight-gop-leader_4112159.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— RITTENHOUSE VERDICT: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS! – Andrew Branca
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-verdict-not-guilty-all-counts/

THE HILL
— Trump congratulates Rittenhouse on acquittal – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/582455-trump-congratulates-rittenhouse-on-acquittal
— Historic immigration reform included in House-passed spending bill – RAFAEL BERNAL AND REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/latino/582254-historic-immigration-reform-included-in-house-passed-spending-bill

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Has America Been Overtaken by Creeping Credentialism? Library-science degrees, hotel management degrees, journalism degrees: Is a college degree necessary for nearly every white-collar job these days? – Thomas Bonnett, University of Minnesota, English
https://www.wsj.com/articles/has-america-been-overtaken-by-creeping-credentialism-college-jobs-requirements-11635282885

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Take More Negative View of Job Market (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/americans_take_more_negative_view_of_job_market

November 17 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,989 cases, 23 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11246308/
— IL schools produce ‘unprecedented’ number of reports of harassment of LGBTQ students: advocates (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois schools.)
https://abc7chicago.com/lgbtq-illinois-schools-students-il/11246624/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in getting Illinois students to be LGBTQers.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/17/illinois-students-rally-defend-lgbtq-book-school-board-hears-objections-over-its-content

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Dan Brady becomes 1st Republican to announce bid for secretary of state – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-secretary-of-state-dan-brady-20211117-arbj7pmmdnaujo2sxldsjhodua-story.html
— Kyle Rittenhouse defense team seeks mistrial, claiming prosecutorial misconduct – STACY ST. CLAIR and CHRISTY GUTOWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-defense-mistrial-prosecutorial-misconduct-20211116-awjig565ynf3xknzhavdxdh7tm-story.html
— Could the governor be laying the groundwork for a bid to become President Pritzker? – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pritzker-st-1118-20211117-vjzerxokk5dy5ilzhhthdxllhi-story.html
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-liz-cheney-republicans-wyoming-chapman-20211117-dm3t3m6nyvbp5bzhbwykkw4ogm-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ridicules FOP president’s potential run against her: ‘It would be a gift’ – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-mayor-reelection-catanzara-chicago-20211117-dadlwog36rhf5bedidpoxxfjy4-story.html
— Waukegan casino vote postponed after rejected bidder alleges city officials ‘rigged’ process to favor former state lawmaker – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-waukegan-casino-lawsuit-20211117-6oltpypykjeyxg7bdk2pc4ucem-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Unprecedented’ reports of bullying, bias seen against LGBTQ students. – (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois schools.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211117/unprecedented-reports-of-bullying-bias-seen-against-lgbtq-students
— Republican state rep launches bid for Illinois Secretary of State. Dan Brady announced his candidacy at the Union League Club Wednesday and featured early supporters including House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/11/17/22787929/illinois-secretary-state-dan-brady-jesse-white-republican-election-democrat-giannoulias-valencia

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry regional superintendent removed from office – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211117/mchenry-regional-superintendent-removed-from-office
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters promote hatred against Charlie Kirk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20211117/news/311179897

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP rivals rip Pritzker on pensions. Their answer? Well . . . . All four Republicans gather to talk about huge state shortfalls, but only one even partially offers a way out. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-gop-rivals-criticize-him-illinois-pensions
— Republican jumps into race for secretary of state. Bloomington state Rep. Dan Brady joins four Democrats seeking to succeed the retiring Jesse White. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dan-brady-jumps-race-illinois-secretary-state

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats’ disdain has alienated rural voters – Scott Reeder
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/scott-reeder-democrats-disdain-has-alienated-rural-voters/article_d23a255e-ca19-52aa-81c0-59efc15193c0.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Impressive List of First Round Endorsements. “This list shows James is well positioned to replace Lauren Underwood and he’ll be able to do the job once he gets there. A mainstay of his campaign is to bring representation in Congress back to Illinois.”
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-impressive-list-of-first-round-endorsements/

WSIL
— Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge for mistrial for the third time – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/rittenhouse-lawyers-ask-judge-for-mistrial-for-the-third-time/article_fed90490-333a-57c5-89ff-6b9b428904ed.html

WLDS
— Davis, LaHood Have Qualms Over $1T Infrastructure Bill – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/davis-lahood-have-qualms-over-1t-infrastructure-bill/

WREX
— COMMENT: To promote legal pot is to promote illegal pot.
https://www.wrex.com/news/national/legal-pot-growers-frustrated-by-illegal-operations-in-oregon/article_e3f5e242-284a-5da1-8a2b-b366059fe3bd.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS ELECTIONS BOARD GIVES STATE LEADER’S CAMPAIGN A PASS FOR $225K SPENT ON CARS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-elections-board-gives-state-leaders-campaign-a-pass-for-225k-spent-on-cars/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: UNFOUNDED WAR AGAINST OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND COAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/thorner-unfounded-war-against-oil-natural-gas-and-coal.html
— BECKMAN: THE DEMOCRATS REAL AGENDA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/beckman-the-democrats-real-agenda.html
— MALKIN: OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT CHATTEL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/malkin-our-children-are-not-chattel.html
— STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS LEAVE NATIONAL GROUP OVER INVESTIGATION OF PARENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/state-school-board-associations-leave-national-group-over-investigation-of-parents.html
— NIEMERG: FAR LEFT INDOCTRINATION IN SCHOOLS A FRIGHTENING REALITY PARENTS MUST COMBAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/niemerg-far-left-indoctrination-in-schools-a-frightening-reality-parents-must-combat.html
— AOC’S INFLATION SOLUTION: MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/aocs-inflation-solution-more-government-spending.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. Since 2004, those newsletters have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, those newsletters have included links to more than 414,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/17/youre-on-your-own-for-a-while/

FOX NEWS
— Missouri AG sues Springfield for allegedly hiding critical race theory training for teachers. The school district told teachers that ‘Celebration of Columbus Day,’ and ‘Make America Great Again’ are examples of ‘covert White supremacy’ – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: How much diversity training have you taken? I have taken a lot of diversity training because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and the Democrats who run the federal government require all their employees to take lots of diversity training. Of course, the training hints/implies/argues/shouts that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-ag-sues-springfield-for-allegedly-hiding-critical-race-theory-training-for-teachers

BREITBART
— Hawley: Advocates of Critical Race Theory Live in an Alternate Universe, Alternate America – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/17/hawley-advocates-of-critical-race-theory-live-in-an-alternate-universe-alternate-america/
— Hannah-Jones: Thomas Jefferson ‘Failed to Live Up to’ His ‘Majestic Ideals’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/17/hannah-jones-thomas-jefferson-failed-to-live-up-to-his-majestic-ideals/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Public Education: Factories Producing Compliant Global Village Idiots – Tom DeWeese
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/public-education-factories-producing-compliant-global-village-idiots

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in getting Illinois students to be LGBTQers.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/582037-illinois-high-school-students-show-up-to-school-board
— Conservative group targeting House Democrats over SALT positions – LEXI LONAS (COMMENT: The SALT cap should be raised from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581912-conservative-group-targeting-house-democrats-over-salt-positions
— Despite Democrats’ pledges, an expanded IRS will harass the middle class – ALEX HENDRIE (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have harassed me the most for my having worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/581927-despite-democrats-pledges-an-expanded-irs-will-harass-the-middle-class
— Schools cancel ‘Grease’ after show is called sexist. Several students at two Australian schools questioned whether the musical was “appropriate in modern times.” – Brooke Migdon
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/582034-schools-cancel-grease-after-show-is-called-sexist
— COMMENT: Democrats use Gosar to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582063-the-memo-gosar-censured-but-toxic-culture-grows

REUTERS
— News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook – Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts repeatedly send me to old non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/news-corp-chairman-rupert-murdoch-takes-swings-google-facebook-2021-11-17/

NEW YORK TIMES
— House, Mostly Along Party Lines, Censures Gosar for Violent Video. The Arizona Republican is the first member of the House to be formally rebuked in more than a decade. He was also removed from two committees. – Jonathan Weisman and Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/paul-gosar-video.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats run government. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats force employers to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/transgender-discrimination-claims-continue-to-evolve-employers-should-take-note

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Gun Owners Oppose Federal Tracking, Fear Confiscation
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/gun_owners_oppose_federal_tracking_fear_confiscation

November 10 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Murder case thrown into jeopardy by mistrial bid; Rittenhouse testifies – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-live-drone-video-shooting-news/11218930/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 5,044 cases, 20 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11220291/

NBC5
— Business Executives and Wealthy Republican Donors Helped Fund Attacks on Critical Race Theory During Campaigns – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/business-executives-and-wealthy-republican-donors-helped-fund-attacks-on-critical-race-theory-during-campaigns/2680535/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No hedging this time? Richest Illinoisan vows to go ‘all in’ to beat Pritzker — Dems see Griffin financing ‘Rauner 2.0’ “I’m going to make sure that if he runs again, that I am all in to support the candidate who will beat him,” Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin reportedly said. “He doesn’t deserve to be the governor of our state.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/11/10/22775144/ken-griffin-jb-pritzker-richest-illinoisan-campaign-finance-governor-2022-rauner
— ‘Stay tuned,’ Republicans: GOP on verge of getting candidate for Illinois secretary of state. State Rep. Dan Brady signaled on Wednesday that he plans to make a run for the office, filing updated campaign committee documents with the state’s board of elections that show he’s seeking the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/11/10/22775268/republican-illinois-secretary-state-dan-brady-democrat-jesse-white-giannoulias-valencia-dowell-moore
— Illinois COVID-19 cases top 5,000 for first time in two months — and it’s time to get vaccinated ‘right now,’ officials say. Average daily cases have shot up in Chicago by 24% since last week, underscoring the importance of getting vaccinated, officials say. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/11/10/22775264/illinois-coronavirus-cases-rising-5000-covid-chicago-masks-cold

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Battle of the billionaires rages on as Ken Griffin vows to go ‘all in’ to defeat Gov. J.B. Pritzker – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-ken-griffin-jb-pritzker-money-politics-20211110-inphzn2c5rawbkmjsti562xmgu-story.html
— Ald. Gilbert Villegas launches congressional bid in new, heavily Latino district that stretches from NW Side to west suburbs – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-gil-villegas-congress-20211110-7xmlb5hqrvc7xlq3dlfqoi3q4y-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Repeal of notification law defies wishes of voters – Eileen McGleam, Downers Grove
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211110/repeal-of-notification-law-defies-wishes-of-voters

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Griffin promises to bankroll a Pritzker challenger. “I’m going to make sure that if he runs again, that I am all in to support the candidate who will beat him,” the Citadel founder said at a New York Times event today. – KATHERINE DAVIS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/ken-griffin-says-hes-still-mulling-moving-citadel-out-chicago

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Sullivan accuses Pritzker of pushing “divisive social issues” – Mark Maxwell
https://fox2now.com/news/politics/sullivan-accuses-pritzker-of-pushing-divisive-social-issues/

WSIL TV
— Survey: Majority of CFOs prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs make it illegal to invest in companies that do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/survey-majority-of-cfos-prioritizing-esg-investment/article_4929fd93-a37f-57a0-8a24-2e0d87c9141d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LESSON FROM VIRGINIA ELECTION: EDUCATION CAN BE WINNING ISSUE FOR REPUBLICANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/lesson-from-virginia-election-education-can-be-winning-issue-for-republicans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP Rep. Dan Brady files paperwork to run for secretary of state
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/10/gop-rep-dan-brady-files-paperwork-to-run-for-secretary-of-state/
— Ken Griffin says he will go all-in against Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/10/ken-griffin-says-he-will-go-all-in-against-pritzker/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The streets are paved in gold … for illegals – Tim Constantine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/10/streets-are-paved-gold-illegals/
— 76% of Americans think Facebook making society worse, CNN poll says – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who promote Facebook, b) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) discourage everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/10/76-americans-think-facebook-making-society-worse-c/

FOX NEWS
— History teacher says parents being ‘gaslit’ with lies that critical race theory isn’t taught. CRT is not ‘explicitly taught’ but acts as a ‘lens’ through which lesson are filtered, says McCormick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/teacher-history-parents-gaslit-lies-critical-race-theory-classrooms

GOPUSA
— 23 More Labor Unions File New Legal Challenge To Chicago’s Vaccine Mandate Deadline
https://www.gopusa.com/23-more-labor-unions-file-new-legal-challenge-to-chicagos-vaccine-mandate-deadline/
— Parents Go After Union Stranglehold On School Boards
https://www.gopusa.com/parents-go-after-union-stranglehold-on-school-boards/
— The So-Called Meritocracy Isn’t The Problem – Ben Shapiro (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious when I did the following because it frustrated their efforts to promote their lessor qualified Democrat employees over me: 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.gopusa.com/the-so-called-meritocracy-isnt-the-problem/

BREITBART
— Biden’s ‘Build Back Better Act’ Gives $800M in Cash Payments to Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/10/biden-budget-gives-800m-to-illegal-aliens/

FEDERALIST
— Denying Schools Are Teaching Critical Race Theory Won’t Make It Popular With Parents. Those pushing a top-down cultural revolution do not want a label, because that makes it harder to delegitimize opposition to their agenda. – Nathanael Blake
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/10/leftists-deny-critical-race-theory-exists-because-they-dont-want-parents-to-have-a-target/

TOWNHALL
— You Can’t Ignore Them: Here’s the Bloc of Voters That Inflicted Sweet Revenge on Democrats in 2021 – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/11/10/you-cant-ignore-them-heres-the-bloc-of-voters-that-inflicted-sweet-revenge-on-n2598694

WASHINGTON POST
— 4 in 10 Republicans don’t like schools teaching about history of racism. The new survey and others reinforce the slippery slope of the GOP’s anti-critical race theory push. – Aaron Blake (COMMENT: Democrats blame Republicans for racism. Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/10/4-10-republicans-dont-like-schools-teaching-about-history-racism/

NEW YORK POST
— American Medical Association language guide pushes critical race theory – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2021/11/10/american-medical-association-issues-critical-race-theory-language-guide/

November 6 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/federal-appeals-court-vaccine-mandates-biden-administration-occupational-safety-and-health/11205785/
— Jim Banks, Indiana rep., deletes Twitter post ‘misgendering’ Dr. Rachel Levine, regains access – AP (COMMENT: I should ask my critics/opponents a) what they want me to delete on www.gopillinois.com and why, b) which websites they want me to blacklist and why, c) which authors they want me to blacklist and why, and d) which planks in the Republican Party platform they want me to blacklist and why. According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://abc7chicago.com/jim-banks-twitter-indiana-congressman/11205529/

NBC5
— Local Democrats Warn Party: Growing Republican Wave Is Real – Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/local-democrats-warn-party-growing-republican-wave-is-real/2674403/
— Republican Appointed Judges Temporarily Halt Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses – Spencer Kimball (COMMENT: In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/federal-appeals-court-temporarily-halts-bidens-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-private-businesses/2674824/
— Appeals Court Stays Vaccine Mandate on Larger Businesses. At least 27 states filed lawsuits challenging the rule in several circuits, some of which were made more conservative by the judicial appointments of former Republican President Donald Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/appeals-court-stays-vaccine-mandate-on-larger-businesses/2674786/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 4 dead, at least 14 others, including a 4-year-old boy, wounded in city shootings since late Friday afternoon, police say – DEANESE WILLIAMS-HARRIS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-shootings-violence-chicago-20211106-7rditi5bxvcc5hqgsb3g6us2ai-story.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Davis, LaHood voice dissent on passing of infrastructure bill – BRENDAN DENISON
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/davis-lahood-voice-dissent-on-passing-of-infrastructure-bill/article_69b16907-b69c-53b9-beaf-6ee234d45ee7.html

ILLINOIS CENTER SQUARE
— Review panel to consider funding ‘implicit bias’ and ‘antiracism’ training in schools – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2021/11/05/review-panel-to-consider-funding-implicit-bias-and-antiracism-training-in-schools/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Will Illinois voters grant government union bosses more power than elected officials? – Mailee Smith
https://www.cities929.com/2021/11/06/op-ed-will-illinois-voters-grant-government-union-bosses-more-power-than-elected-officials/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden: Migrant families separated at border deserve compensation – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/6/biden-migrant-families-separated-border-deserve-co/
— Biden crusade against ‘domestic extremism’ spurs thousands of FBI probes, fears of a police state – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/6/biden-crusade-against-domestic-extremism-spurs-tho/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden sent 70 secret night flights of migrants from border to Florida – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/biden-sent-70-secret-night-flights-of-migrants-from-border-to-florida

PJ MEDIA
— Boy Scouts of America Embraces Critical Race Theory – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/11/06/boy-scouts-of-america-embraces-critical-race-theory-n1530297

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It’s a socialist takeover’: Scalice rips Dems for ‘dark of night’ passage of $1.75T bill – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/06/its-a-socialist-takeover-scalice-rips-dems-for-dark-of-night-passage-of-1-75t-bill-1159462/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Gov. DeSantis Slams Biden Admin Over Illegal “Dumped” In Florida And Alleged To Commit Murder. “These flights are ‘secret and stealth’ and the state of Florida has no warning that they (illegal immigrants) are being resettled here, because private non-profit, sometimes religious agencies, are being utilized—and are paid in grants funded by the federal government—to take the immigrants and resettle them throughout the state of Florida.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/gov-desantis-slams-biden-admin-over-illegal-dumped-in-florida-and-alleged-to-commit-murder/

EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Private Business COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/federal-court-blocks-biden-administrations-private-business-covid-19-vaccine-mandate_4089942.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Republicans Update Their Race-Coded Strategy To Mobilize The Trump Base.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/glenn-youngkin-crt-covid-turnout_n_618584d0e4b087e2ef976655

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Thought They Bottomed Out in Rural, White America. It Wasn’t the Bottom. – Astead W. Herndon and Shane Goldmacher (COMMENT: To vote for Democrats is not only to be anti-White, it is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/us/rural-vote-democrats-virginia.html

USA TODAY
— A Tale Of Two Priorities In Two Far-Different States (Illinois and Texas)
https://www.gopusa.com/a-tale-of-two-priorities-in-two-far-different-states/
— Hamtramck City Council Will Be All Muslim, Likely First In U.S., In January
https://www.gopusa.com/hamtramck-city-council-will-be-all-muslim-likely-first-in-u-s-in-january/

NEWSWEEK
— Nikki Haley Joins Trump, Ronny Jackson in Call for Cognitive Tests for Older Politicians – JON JACKSON
https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-joins-trump-ronny-jackson-call-cognitive-tests-older-politicians-1646376
— ‘Must Be Eliminated’: Trump Republicans Vow to Oust GOP Members Who Voted for Infrastructure – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/must-eliminated-trump-republicans-vow-oust-gop-members-who-voted-infrastructure-1646725
— Kinzinger Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene for Calling Infrastructure Communism – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-mocks-marjorie-taylor-greene-calling-infrastructure-communism-1646675

November 3 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,746 cases, 41 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11194293/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House Republican floor leader won’t seek another term in Legislature: ‘I’m choosing to move out’ State Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, announced his plans Wednesday on 1340 WJOL. After the radio show, Batinick told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter he “just felt it was time.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/11/3/22761920/illinois-house-republican-floor-leader-mark-batinick-plainfield-legislature-reelection-2022
— FOP president urges new level of resistance to vaccine mandate. Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said he “tried to negotiate or mediate a settlement” with the city that would have allowed roughly 30 officers already on no-pay status to “go back to work for the time being.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/11/3/22761661/chicago-police-covid-vaccine-union-fop-president-catanzara-mandate-resistance-court-ruling

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police union head renews call for thousands of officers to disobey vaccine reporting mandate, but department compliance jumps to 76% – ALICE YIN and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-union-vaccine-mandate-lightfoot-20211103-xlhnoay5q5h3ph4pc2pt7svjne-story.html
— When will Illinois’ mask mandate end? COVID-19 cases are no longer dropping, leaving endgame uncertain – JOE MAHR, LISA SCHENCKER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-hospitalizations-masks-20211102-4lgybc5kizfm7dunkong7w6y2a-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers consider watchdog candidates amid GOP complaints that delays could leave the post vacant – JEREMY GORNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-search-20211103-ddibwtdhfjcglg4tgca5mjn4fu-story.html
— Tuesday’s elections reveal a road map for the GOP and a lesson for Democrats – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-mcauliffe-youngkin-virginia-trump-page-20211103-cwk3af6cejcrlodizxfu32ywqe-story.html
— Democratic map for Will County Board approved on party-line vote – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-map-approved-1104-20211103-5edeeqeh6rchzilm2yasx5fz7q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve approves its own district map – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211103/dupage-forest-preserve-approves-its-own-district-map

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s grip on GOP hurting more than conservative causes.”
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2021/11/03/trumps-grip-gop-hurting-more-than-conservative-causes/6265683001/

WILL
— What’s next for Adam Kinzinger? – Brian Mackey
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/whats-next-for-adam-kinzinger

CHICAGO PATCH
— Republican Judge Suggests He Should Rule On All Vax-Mandate Cases. Lawyers for Chicago and Cook County say U.S. District Judge John Blakey shouldn’t reassign jab mandate cases to himself. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/republican-judge-suggests-he-should-rule-all-vax-mandate-cases

ELMHURST PATCH
— ‘Inappropriate’ Bias At York High: Rep. Deanne Mazzochi The lawmaker says she has seen a failure to comply with the school board’s policies. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/inappropriate-bias-york-high-state-lawmaker

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates for Illinois governor hope for momentum after Youngkin’s win – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republican-candidates-for-illinois-governor-hope-for-momentum-after-youngkin-s-win/article_4c8a448e-3cdb-11ec-aeb2-bb39866e4d03.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/03/covid-19-roundup-124/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Give Trump credit for pioneering the effort against critical race theory – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/give-trump-credit-for-pioneering-the-effort-against-critical-race-theory

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s vaccine mandate is killing our economy and hurting our workers. We should not damage America’s economy by forcing citizens to choose between their jobs and their personal freedom – Sen. Bill Hagerty
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-economy-killing-vaccine-mandate-workers-freedom-sen-bill-hagerty
— PBS correspondent at Biden presser: GOP is ‘successfully’ running on ‘false claims’ about critical race theory. Yamiche Alcindor also accused Republicans of ‘lying’ about the divisive ideology. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/pbs-yamiche-alcindor-republicans-critical-race-theory-biden-presser

GOPUSA
— Detroit Voters OK Launching Reparations Commission
https://www.gopusa.com/detroit-voters-ok-launching-reparations-commission/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Virginia Election Proves That Americans Reject Critical Race Theory – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/node/24835023/print-display

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans Win Back Virginia House of Delegates in Historic Sweep – CHRISTOPHER BURROUGHS N
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/republicans-win-back-virginia-house-of-delegates-in-historic-sweep_4084073.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Wants to Work With the Pentagon Again, Despite Employee Concerns – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Kate Conger (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/technology/google-pentagon-artificial-intelligence.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 72% Say ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Out of Control (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout and who a) cancel members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) cancel residents of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/october_2021/72_say_cancel_culture_is_out_of_control

October 28 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REDISTRICTING OFFICE

— Congressional Draft 4 10/28/2021
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1qfnRiuOZ3yok6WGvBHZ9P6u3EMy_LwRv&ll=39.79510521942542%2C-89.50414500000001&z=7

ABC7
— Illinois House gives final approval to repeal abortion parental notification for girls under 18. The repeal of the so-called parental notification law now heads to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk – Sarah Schulte and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-abortion-law-parental-notification-house/11175926/
— DHS issues guidelines limiting immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/immigration-enforcement-ice-schools-hospitals/11174661/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To keep Chicago safe, law and order must be restored – JIM DURKIN AND JOHN CURRAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-gun-violence-law-order-prevention-20211028-m6yoa4y3o5dszeeojsupuetkla-story.html
— Democrats’ latest congressional map draws internal dissent from suburban and Latino lawmakers – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-congressional-map-20211028-wnmdd45i4nfnxlypkibvrvmini-story.html
— Vaccine mandate refusal sidelines 2 dozen Chicago Fire Department personnel; judge hears police union bid to pause shot reporting rule – ALICE YIN and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-vaccine-mandate-police-fop-lawsuit-chicago-20211028-lgt7vi5pznc6hjxxymbtkmtj3m-story.html
— Illinois legislators send repeal of parental notification law on abortions to Pritzker; Democrats unveil third try at congressional map – JEREMY GORNER, DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-20211028-qfbwdnifv5csfkebeblphsso7i-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that policemen are racists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-traffic-stops-stop-frisk-chicago-racial-profiling-20211028-iemhzqbfh5c57cda36clyeunxu-story.html
— Redistricting is personal: How we ensured the 9th District included all of Diversey Avenue – MICHAEL C. DORF AND GEORGE VAN DUSEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-redistricting-voting-census-1991-20211028-vaj7izocs5gctjoykwi4s2v72y-story.html
— Issues including measure to eliminate potential loophole on COVID-19 vaccination mandates remain as Illinois legislature’s fall session draws to close – JEREMY GORNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-right-of-conscience-20211029-rj733ubgabehxoxbklttvhrq2i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘An especially important step?’ Or “a dark day for Illinois?’ Lawmakers’ repeal of parental notification of abortion law rekindles divide. Legislators in the state House voted to repeal the notification law, sending the measure to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk. Pritzker is expected to sign the measure into law, but his office did not respond to a request for comment after the Legislature passed the repeal. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/28/22751249/abortion-parental-notification-repeal-illinois-springfield-pritzker-house-senate
— Transfers to private schools, suburban districts, home schooling spur latest CPS enrollment drop. The school system suffered its 10th consecutive year of falling enrollment, now down to 330,000 from last year’s 341,000, according to a tally on the 20th day of this school year. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/10/27/22748428/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-declines-fewer-students-funding-implications-pedro-martinez
— Repeal of abortion parental notification law sent to Pritzker, House advances ban on using moral beliefs for COVID-19 vaccine refusal
In a night of high emotions, House Democrats voted to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act and change the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act relating to COVID-19 — two measures opposed by Republicans, and a few Democrats. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/10/27/22749917/moral-coronavirus-vaccine-abortion-parental-notification-conscience-house-veto-session-pritzker
— Parents were fine with school vaccine mandates in the past, but COVID-19 may be a different story. COVID-19 vaccination has become politicized in a way that is unprecedented. Vaccinating school-aged children will be critical to controlling COVID-19, and lawmakers will need to proceed with caution. – James Colgrove
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/28/22750917/covid-19-school-vaccine-mandates-parental-rights-history-james-colgrove-column

DAILY HERALD
— Future of new congressional maps uncertain on final day of veto session – PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211028/future-of-new-congressional-maps-uncertain-on-final-day-of-veto-session
— First installment of new fuel tax in Lake County brought in $945,000 – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211028/first-installment-of-new-fuel-tax-in-lake-county-brought-in-945000–

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that those involved in home refinancing are racists.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/illinois-realtors-study-finds-racial-bias-home-refinancing

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Future of new congressional maps uncertain on final day of veto session
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/future-of-new-congressional-maps-uncertain-on-final-day-of-veto-session

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Maskless Mayor Lightfoot attacks reporter William J. Kelly for not wearing a mask, calls Fox News racist after bad poll question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV3wZsoGJbc

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— UPDATEDx2: Crain’s Reporting Illinois Congressional Remap in Trouble and a Sean Casten Rant a Reason
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/10/28/congres102821/
— Republicans Should Claim Juneteenth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/10/28/republicans-should-claim-juneteenth/
— Bob Anderson Broadens Crusade for Fewer Local Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/10/28/bob-anderson-broadens-crusade-for-fewer-local-governments/
— Former County Board Member & Algonquin Township Supervisor Bob Vorisek, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/10/27/former-county-board-member-algonquin-township-supervisor-bob-vorisek-r-i-p/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois State Lawmakers Rescind Parental Rights, Conscience Rights – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-state-lawmakers-rescind-parental-rights-conscience-rights/

CAPITOL FAX
— New congressional remap proposal posted online
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/28/new-congressional-remap-proposal-posted-online/
— Dale Righter leaving SGOP, will be replaced as chief of staff by Jenna Mitchell
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/28/dale-righter-leaving-sgop-will-be-replaced-as-chief-of-staff-by-jenna-mitchell/
— After vote on nominees is stalled, Sen. Tracy warns that state could be without a legislative inspector general soon
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/28/after-vote-on-nominees-is-stalled-sen-tracy-warns-that-state-could-be-without-a-legislative-inspector-general-soon/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How a woke agenda infiltrated your local school board – Jenny Beth Martin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/28/how-woke-agenda-infiltrated-your-local-school-boar/
— Subsidizing failure and mediocrity in America Free stuff isn’t free – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/27/subsidizing-failure-and-mediocrity-in-america/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden administration weighing $450K-a-person compensation to migrant families separated by Trump – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-administration-weighing-450k-a-person-compensation-to-migrant-families-separated-by-trump

BREITBART
— Democrats Push ‘Plan D’ Amnesty, Hide Migration Expansions – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/27/democrat-migration-expansions/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Wants to Give Illegals $450K – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/10/28/biden-wants-to-give-450k-to-each-illegal-immigrant-separated-at-border-n2598210

THE HILL
— Biden looks to spend $100B on immigration as House explores legalization pathways – REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/578995-biden-looks-to-spend-100b-on-immigration-as-house-explores
— Pavlich: Democrats’ weaponization of the DOJ is back – KATIE PAVLICH (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, by defending the Democrats who ran GAO, Bush made it clear a) that he rejects the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, b) that he promotes political discrimination, c) that he promotes reverse discrimination, d) that he promotes age discrimination, and e) that he promotes retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/578622-pavlich-democrats-weaponization-of-the-doj-is-back

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— JPMorgan’s $30 Billion Racial Equity Pledge, One Year Later The bank says it has committed $13 billion in loans and spending, with the bulk going to affordable housing. – David Benoit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgans-30-billion-racial-equity-pledge-one-year-later-11635267290