October 17, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/no-kings-protest-chicago-demonstrators-preparing-gather-downtown-grant-park-saturday/18028201/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-know-no-kings-protests-around-us/18027964/
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Chicago area
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-allow-national-guard-deployment-chicago-area/18027494/
— Chicago healthcare institutions claim large no-show rates due to federal immigration crackdown. Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes speaks out after being handcuffed by agents at Humboldt Park Hospital.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ald-fuentes-speaks-being-handcuffed-hospitals-claim-large-no-show-rates-due-immigration-crackdown/18028540/
— Trump: George Santos’ prison sentence commuted, to be released ‘immediately’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/george-santos-prison-sentence-commuted-released-immediately-trump/18028212/

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-are-no-kings-protests-planned-in-chicago-area-this-weekend/3839975/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-chicago-protest-grant-park-saturday/

WGN9
— 15 arrested as protesters demonstrate outside Broadview ICE facility again
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/at-least-15-detained-as-protesters-demonstrate-outside-broadview-ice-facility-again/
— 5,500 truckers fail English skills test, lose driving privileges in US. DD: All my employers would have citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.
https://wgntv.com/news/5500-truckers-fail-english-skills-test-lose-driving-privileges-in-us-industry-leader-says/
— Fear of ICE raids devastating Little Village restaurants and small businesses
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/fear-of-ice-raids-devastating-little-village-restaurants-and-small-businesses/

FOX32
— Chicago ICE Field Director addresses Hanover Park officer’s arrest, Broadview facility access
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/exclusive-chicago-ice-field-director-speaks-out-on-hanover-park-officers-arrest-broadview-facility-access

WBEZ
— From California to Chicago, a Border Patrol boss sparks accusations of race-based arrests. Gregory Bovino led aggressive immigration operations in California, leading to lawsuits questioning his agents’ tactics. The same tactics are being used in his “Operation Midway Blitz” mission in Chicago. DD: What percent of illegals are non-White?
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/10/17/gregory-bovino-border-customs-enforcement-deportation-trump-california-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/trump-supreme-court-national-guard-chicago/
— A timeline of George Santos’ journey from Congress to prison to grant of clemency by Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/timeline-george-santos-trump-clemency/
— Congressional candidates loan themselves large sums trying to stand out in competitive Illinois races
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/illinois-fundraising-congressional-races/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 11 arrested at Broadview ICE facility during latest protests. Several people were detained, including a Rogers Park faith leader, at the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning as protests began.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/17/broadview-protests-arrests
— From California to Chicago, a Border Patrol boss sparks accusations of race-based arrests. Gregory Bovino led aggressive immigration operations in California, leading to lawsuits questioning his agents’ tactics. The same tactics are being used in his “Operation Midway Blitz” mission in Chicago. DD: What percent of illegals are non-White?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/17/gregory-bovino-border-customs-enforcement-deportation-trump-california-chicago
— Immigration rights group’s hospital proposal raises concerns of state-run facilities. The bill ensures hospitals are taking steps to protect private spaces and sensitive information at a time when the Trump administration is attempting to bar people accessing care, per the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/17/immigration-rights-ice-hospital-privacy-protection-rich-miller

DAILY HERALD
— Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseries
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/news/border-patrol-agents-step-up-enforcement-efforts-in-lake-county-with-raids-at-car-washes-nurseries/
— Dabrowski the top fundraiser among GOP gubernatorial candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/illinois-state-politics/dabrowski-the-top-fundraiser-among-gop-gubernatorial-candidates/
— U.S. Rep. Bill Foster to donate salary during shutdown
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/us-congress-politics/u-s-rep-bill-foster-to-donate-salary-during-shutdown/
— Downers Grove Township residents seek referendum to fund mental health, disability services
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/submitted-content/downers-grove-township-residents-seek-referendum-to-fund-mental-health-disability-services/

CRAIN’S CHICAO BUSINESS
— Trump asks Supreme Court to let him deploy National Guard troops to Chicago immediately
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-asks-supreme-court-allow-chicago-troop-deployment

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/10/17/snap-benefits-government-shutdown-trump-illinois

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-slams-hegseths-unamerican-restrictions-on-freedom-of-speech-attempt-to-silence-the-free-press—87312.cfm?
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzker-demands-trump–congressional-republicans-preserve-snap-benefits-87326.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— As tensions rise in Chicago, volunteers patrol neighborhoods to oppose ICE and help migrants escape. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and that illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5575533

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Barrington PAC funds Bailey gov campaign launch
https://northcooknews.com/stories/675795501-barrington-pac-funds-bailey-gov-campaign-launch

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Belmont Cragin Business Owners Beg For Support As ICE Fears Devastate Sales And Closures Loom. Despite fear and uncertainty in the area, business owners are trying to stay positive: “One less dinner in Roscoe Village and Wrigley and out in this neighborhood that needs help will make a huge difference.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/belmont-cragin-business-owners-beg-for-support-as-ice-fears-devastate-sales-and-closures-loom/
— Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE. Cycling x Solidarity’s latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They pass out the food to people in need.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/chicago-cyclists-are-buying-out-tamale-carts-to-keep-vendors-home-and-safe-from-ice/

WHEATON PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests at Roosevelt Road intersections in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, and Lombard.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/33091898/no-kings-protests-on-roosevelt-road-10-rallies-planned

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-405/
— Pritzker has ‘more in common’ with ‘terrorist drug cartels than he does with American citizens’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/17/chief-us-border-patrol-agent-pritzker-has-more-in-common-with-terrorist-drug-cartels-than-he-does-with-american-citizens/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DON TRACY
— Democrats Are Betraying Those Who Defend Our Country
https://mailchi.mp/58cbe39fa42a/don-tracy-democrats-are-betraying-those-who-defend-our-country?e=bb81f0fe1e

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Elburn Village Trustee Chris Hansen Withdraws from GOP Race to Replace Don DeWitte
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/elburn-village-president-chris-hansen-withdraws-from-gop-race-to-replace-don-dewitte/
— Where the Jan Schakowsky Replacement Hopefuls Stand Financially
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/where-the-jan-schakowsky-replacement-hopefuls-stand-financially/
— Can You Identify the Villages and Cities That Did Not Reimpose the Grocery Tax State Legislators Abolished?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/12879/
— Homeland Security Reveals Hanover Park Policeman Is Illegal Alien, Another Press Release You Won’t See Anywhere Else
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/homeland-security-reveals-hanover-park-policeman-is-illegal-alien-another-press-release-you-wont-see-anywhere-else/
— Republican Party Executive Committee Calls on Republican-Dominated County Board Not to Raise Property Taxes, To Fulfill Last Year’s Promise to Cut Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/republican-party-executive-committee-calls-on-republican-dominated-county-board-not-to-raise-property-taxes-to-fulfill-last-years-promise-to-cut-taxes/
— McHenry County’s 2050 Draft Comprehensive Plan Ignores City and Village Parks in Its Open Space Map
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/mchenry-countys-2050-draft-comprehensive-plan-ignore-city-and-village-parks-in-its-open-space-map/
— Indivisible McHenry County Plans Saturday McHenry “No Kings II” Demonstrations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/indivisible-mchenry-county-plans-saturday-mchenry-no-kings-ii-demonstration/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘No Kings’ protests embolden shutdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/17/no-kings-protests-embolden-shutdown-republican-leaders-say/
— Botched census count ‘accidentally’ handed Democrats 6 extra House votes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/17/editorial-botched-census-count-accidentally-handed-democrats-6-extra/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Are America’s Teachers Unions Backing the ‘No Kings’ Protests?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/17/why-americas-teachers-unions-backing-no-kings-protests/

FOX NEWS
— Two illegal immigrant police officers busted in just 3 months have one thing in common. Both departments defend hiring practices after officers from Jamaica and Montenegro found to have overstayed visas.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-illegal-immigrant-police-officers-busted-just-3-months-have-one-thing-common

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-commuted-sentence-former-221303406.html

CBS NEWS
— Government shutdown becomes third-longest in history with no end in sight on Day 17
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-2025-latest-senate-day-17/

USA TODAY
— In Illinois, 40% approve of Trump’s job performance. DD: What is Trump’s approval rating in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/16/donald-trump-approval-rating-by-state/86704135007/

MIAMI HERALD
— Female Veterans Slams Hegseth. DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I did, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.newsbreak.com/miami-herald-1592483/4298056953557-not-qualified-female-veteran-slams-hegseth

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unemployment Claims Filed by Federal Workers Shoot Higher. DD: What is the attitude toward federal employees and toward federal retirees in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/unemployment-claims-filed-by-federal-workers-shoot-higher-8d7313c1

October 15, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Crews dismantle fence surrounding Broadview ICE facility to meet judge’s order
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-crews-dismantle-fence-surrounding-broadview-facility-meet-judges-order/18010395/
— Agents tackle US citizen after East Side operation leads to crash, spills into Walgreens. Federal agents deployed tear gas into a crowd of people protesting two immigration-related arrests, exposing 13 CPD officers.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crash-massive-law-enforcement-presence-south-avenue-east-side-live/18005825/

NBC5
— Fencing outside Broadview ICE processing facility removed just before deadline
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/deadline-nears-for-removal-of-fencing-outside-broadview-ice-processing-facility/3838747/
— Tear gas released on Chicago crowd as Border Patrol describes chase, crash and arrests. Chicago police said they were attempting to de-escalate the situation when “individuals then began throwing objects at the federal agents.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/tear-gas-released-on-chicago-crowd-as-border-patrol-describes-chase-crash-and-arrests/3838716/

CBS2
— Former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti to run for Illinois Attorney General
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-chicago-ald-bob-fioretti-run-illinois-attorney-general/
— Broadview ICE facility fence taken down within hour of deadline
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/broadview-ice-facility-fence-taken-down-within-hour-of-deadline/
— Illinois Drivers Alliance working with Mayor Johnson to keep federal agents away from O’Hare rideshare lot
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-drivers-alliance-brandon-johnson-ohare-rideshare-lot/

WTTW
— Trump Administration Continues Crackdown on Press, Critics Following Federal Judge’s Ruling in Illinois
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/14/trump-administration-continues-crackdown-press-critics-following-federal-judge-s-ruling

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Controversial security fence around Broadview ICE facility comes down shortly ahead of court-ordered deadline
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/broadview-ice-fence-removed/
— Elections board hearing officer recommends Illinois Senate President Don Harmon pay nearly $10 million fine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/don-harmon-10-million-fine-upheld-hearing-officer/
— DD: Hundreds in Waukegan side with illegals against America
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/waukegan-peace-march/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ICE facility fence in Broadview has been removed, in compliance with federal judge’s order. U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt of the Northern District of Illinois had set a deadline for 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for the removal after finding that ICE had placed the fence on city property without permission, exceeding its authority.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/ice-facility-fence-in-broadview-removed
— DD: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are solders in the Democrat Army.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/10/15/trump-ice-1968-chicago-protests-judy-gumbo-frank-joyce-abe-peck-don-rose-lee-weiner
— Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/top-cook-county-judge-bars-civil-arrests-at-courthouses-citing-chilling-effect
— Federal immigration agents to continue to use Naval Station Great Lakes until at least December
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/federal-immigration-agents-to-continue-to-use-naval-station-great-lakes-until-at-least-december

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/patients-fear-ice-pressures-chicago-health-centers

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DD: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2025/10/15/illinois-community-colleges-feed-the-need-campus-food-drive-2025/86581956007/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene? DD: No judge intervened when Gingrich gutted GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-15/thousands-of-federal-employees-are-getting-laid-off-will-a-judge-intervene

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-611/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— McCombie and Norine Hammond Face Growing Backlash Over Taxpayer Spending and Political Favoritism
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/pillowgate-mccombie-and-norine-hammond-face-growing-backlash-over-taxpayer-spending-and-political-favoritism.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Delay-prone F-35 program was led by DEI advocates, rewarded by Biden for late deliveries
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3849654/delay-prone-f-35-program-led-by-dei-advocates/

NEW YORK POST
— Stubborn Columbia now the last Ivy League holdout to not require SAT or ACT scores — but why? DD: If I had not gotten an ACT score of 24, UIC would not have admitted me in 1966. UIC would have admitted a minority, female, and/or veteran instead of me.
https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/opinion/princeton-reinstates-sat-requirement-making-stubborn-columbia-the-last-test-optional-ivy/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fired library director wins $700K settlement after dispute over LGBTQ children’s books. DD: How successful have Democrats been making the children in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/14/fired-library-director-wins-700k-settlement-after-dispute-over-lgbtq-childrens-books-1592463/
— U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended herself against criticism from within her own party, with a direct rebuke of “weak Republican men.”
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/14/marjorie-taylor-greene-continues-media-blitz-from-hell-by-bashing-republican-men-1592487/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Oakland student required to attend DEI networking event to graduate. DD: I should write about the Affirmative Action and DEI training that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors required their employees to take.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/exclusive-oakland-student-required-attend-dei-networking-event-graduate-/28768
— Auburn University promoted DEI grading rubric despite state ban
https://www.campusreform.org/article/auburn-university-promoted-dei-grading-rubric-despite-state-ban/28763

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Are at the Heart of L.A., Chicago, Portland Stand-Offs. If states and localities really believe only a small minority of immigrants are criminals, give ICE access to the criminals and watch the ‘at large’ arrests plummet.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Sanctuary-Policies-Are-Heart-LA-Chicago-Portland-StandOffs

COLLEGE FIX
— 22 states (including Illinois) still offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrant students
https://www.thecollegefix.com/22-states-still-offer-in-state-tuition-to-illegal-immigrant-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As part of a string of recent lawsuits seeking to enforce the 1996 law, President Trump’s Department of Justice recently sued the state of Illinois, which offers illegal immigrants comprehensive access to in-state tuition. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is fighting the lawsuit. “While the Trump Administration strips away federal resources from all Americans, Illinois provides consistent and inclusive educational pathways for all students,” a spokesperson for the governor said, according to Axios.)

DAILY SIGNAL
— Newsom Forces Schools to Promote Radical Trans Group’s LGBTQ ‘Hotline’ on Student IDs. DD: How successful have Democrats been making the children in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/14/newsom-forces-schools-to-promote-radical-trans-groups-lgbtq-hotline-on-student-ids/

DAILY WIRE
— Rioters In Chicago Hurl Rocks At Feds After Illegal Immigrant Rams Border Patrol Car. “This incident is not isolated.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/rioters-in-chicago-hurl-rocks-at-feds-after-illegal-immigrant-rams-border-patrol-car

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigrants arrested after ramming Border Patrol in Chicago amid violent clash with protesters
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrants-arrested-after-ramming-border-patrol-chicago-amid-violent-clash-protesters

NEW AMERICAN
— ICE Data on Oklahoma Busts: 120 Illegals Captured, 91 Had Commercial Driver Licenses
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/ice-data-on-oklahoma-busts-120-illegals-captured-91-had-cdl/

NEWSMAX
— Pritzker Broke Law Threatening ICE
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/markwayne-mullin-jb-pritzker-threats/2025/10/14/id/1230356/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Greene: ‘There’s a lot of weak Republican men’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5554265-greene-republican-men-criticism/amp/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats Unveil Plans to Reign in ICE Agents If They Win Midterms
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-ice-oversight-midterms-10870867
— Los Angeles County Declares State of Emergency Over ICE Raids
https://www.newsweek.com/los-angeles-county-declares-state-of-emergency-over-ice-raids-10880807

ABC NEWS
— Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents
https://abcnews.go.com/US/cartels-issuing-bounties-50000-hits-ice-cbp-agents/story?id=126521867

CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly downplay crime in their Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-chicago-dangerous-city-data/

NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigrants-detained-denied-bond-ice-self-deportation-rcna237505

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/15/pritzker-trump-democrats-national-guard/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/10/15/chicago-war-ice-national-guard-protests/86606913007/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/14/miss-major-transgender-activist-stonewall-death/86570840007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Since 1965, Democrat leaders have used to Civil Rights Act to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/13/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-black-louisiana-redistrict/86659491007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Racial Gerrymandering Is a Bad Idea Whose Time Has Gone
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/racial-gerrymandering-is-a-bad-idea-whose-time-has-gone-05b55106

FORBES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/10/14/with-the-new-eeoc-set-will-an-end-dei-mentality-eliminate-eeo-1-reporting-for-business/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 10 occupations that are still dominated by men. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Because the federal jobs that I had were bad jobs, my federal superiors had great difficulty hiring and retaining qualified minorities and females to take and keep those jobs. Qualified minorities and females could always get better jobs in the private sector. Consequently, all the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.businessinsider.com/male-jobs-women-underrepresented-numbers-2019-8

ADVISORY BOARD
— Do you have a ‘good’ job? DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Because the federal jobs that I had were bad jobs, my federal superiors had great difficulty hiring and retaining qualified minorities and females to take and keep those jobs. Qualified minorities and females could always get better jobs in the private sector. Consequently, all the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/10/06/good-jobs

BRITANNICA
— DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have ever-increasingly hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that men who are conservative, Republican, White, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time cause all the problems that women have who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, younger, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/feminism/The-second-wave-of-feminism

COUTHOUSE NEWS
— DD: How successful have Democrats been making the children in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://courthousenews.com/parents-who-claim-school-lgbtq-club-turned-their-kids-trans-denied-supreme-court-redo/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/15/grls-o15.html

SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.socialistalternative.org/2025/10/14/shut-down-trumps-invasion-of-chicago/

October 14, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Medal of Freedom ceremony for Charlie Kirk held at White House
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-set-posthumously-award-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-freedom/18003731/
— ICE has until Tuesday night to remove fence around Broadview facility to meet judge’s deadline
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-has-tuesday-night-remove-fence-around-broadview-facility-meet-judges-deadline/18003437/

NBC5
— Armed federal agents reported in Chicago neighborhood as crowd gathers. The footage, taken by NBC Chicago photographers and Sky 5 helicopter around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, showed the situation near 105th Street and Avenue N.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heavy-ice-presence-reported-in-chicago-neighborhood-as-crowd-gathers/3838342/
— Chicago airports refuse to air DHS video blaming Democrats for gov’t shutdown. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem released a video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, with numerous airports refusing to show it to travelers.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-airports-refuse-to-air-dhs-video-blaming-democrats-for-govt-shutdown/3838545/
— Chicago air traffic controllers receive partial paycheck amid government shutdown. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association passed out pamphlets to travelers Tuesday detailing shutdown impact.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-air-traffic-controllers-receive-partial-paycheck-amid-government-shutdown/3838435/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats, poverty, crime, and demands on food pantries will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-food-pantries-deal-with-increased-demand-even-as-potential-cuts-loom/3838520/

CBS2
— Federal agents fire tear gas during standoff with crowd in East Side, Chicago, after car crash
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-agents-east-side-chicago-105th-avenue-n/

FOX32
— Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield, discuss tributes to Charlie Kirk, George Floyd. Despite needing to tackle big issues like transit funding during their fall veto session, Illinois state lawmakers return to Springfield this week and started with resolutions to honor Charlie Kirk and George Floyd. DD: Democrats promote George Floyd. Republicans promote Charlie Kirk.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1724065

WBEZ
— Feds ‘ram’ SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd. The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago’s East Side.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/14/feds-ram-suv-in-chase-down-residential-street-in-chicago-then-tear-gas-crowd
— Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request. The group ICE Sighting-Chicagoland has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/14/facebook-suspends-popular-chicago-ice-sightings-group-at-trump-administrations-request

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Everyone is welcome, except I.C.E.’  Cafes, restaurants across Chicago put up signs barring immigration agents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/chicago-restaurants-ice-agents/
— What to do if ICE stops you
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/what-to-do-if-ice-stops-you/
— Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/ice-deploys-tear-gas-after-crash/
— Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/facebook-removes-chicago-ice-watch-page/
— Aurora Mayor John Laesch condemns federal immigration enforcement activity after protest at City Hall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/aurora-mayor-john-laesch-condemns-federal-immigration-enforcement-activity-after-protest-at-city-hall/
— US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/us-revokes-visas-charlie-kirk-speech-2/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd. The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago’s East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/14/crash-involving-immigration-agents-in-east-side-leads-to-tear-gas-detentions

DAILY HERALD
— We see the ICE arrests. But what happens next for detainees?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251014/news/we-see-the-ice-arrests-but-what-happens-next-for-detainees/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/illinois-sues-state-farm-blocking-insurance-examination
— Stellantis announces it will make Jeep SUVs again in Belvidere
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing-logistics/stellantis-will-make-jeep-suvs-again-belvidere

SHAW LOCAL
— ‘The government came down with a hammer’ – Immigration crackdown fears impacting Illinois restaurant industry. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage for the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who did that.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/10/14/the-government-came-down-with-a-hammer-immigration-crackdown-fears-impacting-illinois-restaurant-industry/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests on Saturday, October 18
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/no-kings-protests-planned-weekend-across-il-what-know

AURORA PATCH
— ‘No Kings’ Protests Planned This Weekend In Aurora. The “No Kings” protest is planned in opposition to the Trump administration.
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/no-kings-protests-planned-weekend-auroraORA PATCHPATC

DAILY ILLINI
— Federal activation of National Guard in Chicago includes UI students
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/world-news/state-news/2025/10/14/federal-guard-chicago-ui-students/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-402/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-610/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Overspends by $547 Million on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens – Total Cost to Taxpayers Tops $2.5 Billion
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/pritzker-overspends-by-547-million-on-free-health-care-for-illegal-aliens-total-cost-to-taxpayers-tops-2-5-billion.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senate vote fails for the eighth time to break Democrats’ filibuster of stopgap spending bill
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/senate-vote-fails-eighth-time-break-democrats-filibuster-stopgap/
— Trump to release list of ‘socialist’ government programs he’s canceling because of shutdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/trump-release-list-socialist-government-programs-hes-canceling/
— Abortion is not health care and never will be. Instead, it’s a recipe for lifelong trauma.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/14/abortion-health-care-never/

BREITBART
— Pritzker Suggests Democrats May Try to Prosecute ICE Agents. DD: While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never prosecuted me, they took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/14/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-suggests-democrats-may-try-to-prosecute-ice-agents-dhs-officials/amp/
— Dem-Led Oregon on Track to Spend $500 Million More for Healthcare Program that Includes Illegals than for State Police. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/14/report-dem-led-oregon-on-track-to-spend-500-million-more-for-health-care-program-includes-illegals-than-for-state-police/

DAILY WIRE
— Mexican Cartels Place Bounties On Federal Agents In Chicago
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexican-cartels-place-bounties-on-federal-agents-in-chicago

FOX NEWS
— Texas National Guard members removed from 60-day Illinois deployment for failing ‘mission requirements’  7 service members failed to meet mission requirements during pre-deployment validation process.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-national-guard-members-removed-from-60-day-illinois-deployment-failing-mission-requirements
— Democratic lawmakers celebrate order to remove fence at Illinois ICE facility
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382737125112
— Trump floats using Insurrection Act to combat Chicago crime, says Pritzker should ‘beg’ for his help. Trump wants to curb crime in big cities by deploying the National Guard.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-floats-using-insurrection-act-combat-chicago-crime-says-pritzker-should-beg-his-help

NEWSMAX
— Left-Wing Group Instructs How to Fight ICE in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/us/chicago-ice-dhs/2025/10/14/id/1230254/

PJ MEDIA
— Oregon Will Spend $700M+ More on Illegals’ Healthcare Than Police
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/10/14/oregon-will-spend-700m-more-on-illegals-healthcare-than-police-n4944833

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump awards Charlie Kirk with posthumous Medal of Freedom
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5554911-trump-presents-medal-charlie-kirk/

CBS NEWS
— Trump awards Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-awards-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
— Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-boat-drugs/
— CBS News, other media outlets, won’t sign on to new Pentagon press restrictions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-media-outlets-pentagon-press-restrictions/

NEWSWEEK
— Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago. DD: While my Democrat superiors in the federal government never prosecuted me, they took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-looking-at-prosecuting-ice-agents-in-chicago-10877062

CATO
— Federal Government Wastes 59 Cents on the Dollar. 89 Percent Favor Auditing All Government Spending to Root Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors wasted what I learned delivering mail for almost 3 years while I completed courses in management at UIC and NIU. They forced me to resign falsely arguing that I was not available to work enough part-time hours. My Democrat IRS superiors wasted what I learned collecting delinquent taxes for almost 9 years while I completed graduate evening business and accounting courses at Loyola and DePaul and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. They refused to promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted what I learned auditing federal agencies for almost 18 years while I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, and completed graduate evening finance courses. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They refused to promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. So far, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-say-federal-govt-wastes-59-cents-dollar

September 30, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump directs generals to defend US from ‘war from within.’ DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-directs-generals-defend-us-war/17912017/
— Hegseth rails against ‘woke,’ lays out standards in speech to top generals, admirals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-know-pentagons-mystery-meeting-top-ranking-generals/17909098/
— Federal agents surround South Shore apartment building as DHS requests military deployment
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-agents-surround-south-shore-apartment-building-dhs-requests-military-deployment-illinois/17908911/
— Food Security for Life initiative seeks to end hunger among City Colleges students. DD: My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-celebrate-launch-food-security-life-initiative-city-colleges/17911862/

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/30/it-all-has-stop-broadview-officials-call-ice-end-use-chemical-munitions-rubber-bullets

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/30/editorial-donald-trump-military-speech-enemy-within-chicago/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/30/editorial-ice-downtown-immigration-agents-weekend/
— Pritzker likens Trump to Putin for suggesting military use Chicago, other ‘dangerous cities’ as training grounds. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/30/president-donald-trump-pete-hegseth-military-training/
— President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declare an end to ‘politically correct’ leadership in the US military
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/30/trump-hegseth-us-military/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/30/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-chicago-military-training-ground-national-guard-operation-midway-blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2025/09/29/broadview-businesses-ice-immigration-protest-suburbs
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/30/south-shore-immigration-operation-border-patrol-fbi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/29/youth-survey-better-chicago-immigration-mental-health-absenteeism-safe-spaces-beth-swanson
— DD: My critics/opponents blacklist those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents who are still have lots of clout and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. Most commonly, they reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform. They want more and more and more preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/30/colbert-kimmel-martin-luther-king-jr-1960s-blacklist-era-ben-jealous

DAILY HERALD
— DD: What percent of generals are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250930/nation-and-world/trump-tells-a-roomful-of-silent-generals-to-join-a-war-from-within/
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250929/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-calls-federal-deployment-an-attack-on-the-constitution/
— A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at DePaul. DD: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly destroying religion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250930/education/a-student-womb-service-works-covertly-to-deliver-contraception-at-depaul/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/29/standing-up-to-ice-in-suburban-chicago-the-peoples-patrol-puts-its-faith-in-resistance

WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/rep-krishnamoorthi-ice-is-acting-with-impunity-right-now/

STATELINE
—  Pritzker’s actions heighten tensions with Chicago law enforcement
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-gop-claims-pritzkers-actions-heighten-tensions-with-chicago-law-enforcement/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Illinois reparations hearing set for Oct. 4 in Urbana. DD: Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Illinois Democrats will make you pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.galesburg.com/story/news/local/2025/09/30/illinois-reparations-hearing-set-for-oct-4-in-urbana/86421993007/

OAK PARK
— Welcome to Woke Park, neighbor!
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/09/30/welcome-to-woke-park-neighbor/

X RADIO
— Bailey Says Pritzker “Complete Incompetence, Refusal to Protect Communities” is Why Troops Being Sent to Protect ICE Agents
https://www.thexradio.com/news/local-news/19569-bailey-says-pritzker-complete-incompetence/

WSPY
— During visit to Yorkville, Bailey and Del Mar talk taxes, power shifts as they begin campaign for governor’s race
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/during-visit-to-yorkville-bailey-and-del-mar-talk-taxes-power-shifts-as-they-begin/article_3b4143b6-bce9-46a8-8131-5db50b80bd5b.html

CITIES 92.9
— Illinois students struggle with academic proficiency. DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.cities929.com/2025/09/30/watch-illinois-student-struggles-continue-as-enrollments-decline/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump floats using Chicago, other Democrat-led cities as military training ground, troops coming ‘very soon’
https://www.nprillinois.org/chicago-il/2025-09-30/trump-floats-using-chicago-other-democrat-led-cities-as-military-training-ground-troops-coming-very-soon

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-393/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

AM 870 THE ANSWER
— Illegal Des Moines Superintendent Proves ‘Replacement Theory’
https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/charlie-kirk/video/68dc1a08b389e81a75fe3087

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dabrowski’s Campaign Bankrolled by Democrat Donors Tied to Johnson and Pritzker Allies
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/dabrowskis-campaign-bankrolled-by-democrat-donors-tied-to-johnson-and-pritzker-allies.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump, Hegseth present troops with new marching orders: Shape up
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/30/pete-hegseth-slams-fat-generals-admirals-racial-quotas-announces-new/
— Feds to probe Des Moines schools on diversity hiring in wake of illegal immigrant schools chief
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/30/feds-probe-des-moines-schools-diversity-hiring-wake-illegal-immigrant/
— Judge calls for public to ‘stand up’ to Trump, compares ICE to KKK
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/30/judge-calls-public-stand-trump-compares-ice-kkk/
— Trump says he’ll lay off ‘a lot’ of federal workers in a government shutdown. DD: In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran the Post Office hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran IRS hired.  In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/30/trump-says-hell-lay-lot-federal-workers-government-shuts/
— How the U.S. military went woke: DEI offices, women in combat and drag shows.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/30/us-military-went-woke/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Portland has refused to enforce the law for five years
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3831005/portland-refused-enforce-law-five-years/

NEW YORK POST
— Hegseth demands troops meet ‘male-level’ physical standards, rails against ‘fat troops’ in military
https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/pete-hegseth-demands-troops-meet-male-level-physical-standards-rails-against-woke-garbage-and-fat-troops-in-military/

BREITBART
— Trump Vows to ‘Straighten Out’ Dangerous Sanctuary Cities ‘One by One’
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/30/trump-vows-to-straighten-out-dangerous-sanctuary-cities-one-by-one/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump warns Mamdani: No federal funds for a ‘communist’ mayor |
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-warns-mamdani-no-federal-funds-for-a-communist-mayor.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Bondi Directs FBI, DEA, Other DOJ Agencies to Guard ICE Facilities. The attorney general also announced the formation of a task force to protect ICE agents.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/bondi-directs-fbi-dea-other-doj-agencies-to-guard-ice-facilities-5922385

FOX NEWS
— Hegseth tells troops to resign if they oppose his plan to scrap ‘woke’ policies and restore warrior ethos. War secretary announced new personnel standards during Quantico speech.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-tells-troops-resign-oppose-his-plan-scrap-woke-policies-restore-warrior-ethos?lid=q6jfds3fnzv5

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Hyde Amendment Turns 49
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-hyde-amendment-turns-49/

NEWSMAX
— Pritzker Asks Illinois Residents to Post Photos of ICE Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/us/jb-pritzker-chicago-ice/2025/09/30/id/1228420/

September 29, 2025 Evening Edition

Attacking federal facilities is an act of war. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DHS requests military deployment to Illinois to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and facilities.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speak-monday-border-patrol-federal-agents-detain-people-downtown/17902579/
— 4 protesters charged after clash at Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-protesters-expected-return-broadview-facility-weekend-clashes/17902425/
— YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
https://abc7chicago.com/post/youtube-pay-245-million-settle-president-donald-trump-lawsuit/17906003/

NBC5
— DHS requests 100 military personnel be sent to Illinois for ICE protection.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dhs-requests-100-military-personnel-be-sent-to-illinois-for-ice-protection-pritzker-says-ice-pritzker-trump/3831059/

CBS2
— Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to protect ICE in Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-pritzker-address-deployment-federal-agents-chicago/

WTTW
— Trump administration intends to deploy 100 “military troops” to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/broadview-police-investigating-report-ice-agent-firing-chemical-munition-reporter-least

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Pres. Trump lawsuit
— Five people facing federal charges stemming from Broadview immigration protests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/four-charged-broadview-immigration-protests/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump administration asks for 100 ‘military troops’ to deploy in Illinois to protect ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/29/pritzker-dhs-will-deploy-100-military-troops-to-illinois-citing-need-to-protect-ice-officers
— Judge detains man caught with gun outside ICE facility: ‘Who brings a loaded firearm to an ICE protest?’
The feds have used the arrest of Ray Collins and Jocelyne Robledo to argue that ICE agents have been endangered by the ongoing protests.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/29/feds-charge-four-following-ice-protests-in-broadview-including-2-carrying-guns-with-lawful-permits

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats announce plan to fill state House 42 vacancy
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250929/local-politics/democrats-announce-plan-to-fill-state-house-42-vacancy/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DHS aims to deploy 100 military troops to guard ICE operations here.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-says-dhs-requested-troops-deployed-illinois
— Medicaid cuts will deepen a growing strain on ERs treating gunshots. DD: The Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more poverty and more crime.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/medicaid-cuts-deepen-strain-ers-treating-gunshots-study

WBBM
— GOP gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski criticizes Pritzker while backing federal operations in Chicago
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-while-backing-feds-in-chicago
https://www.audacy.com/wxrt/news/local/dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-while-backing-feds-in-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski is voicing support for federal immigration enforcement in Chicago, while taking aim at Governor JB Pritzker’s handling of the issue. At a press conference in DuPage County, where he also picked up endorsements from former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, and former state Rep. Tom Morrison, Dabrowski was asked about armed federal agents patrolling downtown as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” Dabrowski said he believes state leaders should work with federal authorities instead of opposing them. “I really wish the governor would cooperate with the federal authorities so that we don’t have to have federal authorities running around chasing people,” Dabrowski said. “By not cooperating with the federal authorities, we’re creating more of a mess.” He also accused Pritzker of inflaming tensions around the federal presence. “I think the governor’s words have been fomenting violence and fomenting these agitators to get even more fired up. I wish Governor Pritz would come out and say, stop, we do not want violence. We will not attack our federal authorities. They’re doing their work,” Dabrowski said. The Wilmette Republican tied his criticism to his campaign pledge to repeal Illinois’ sanctuary state law, arguing the state should prioritize residents over what he called “billions of welcoming dollars” for new arrivals. Dabrowski, president of the conservative policy group Wirepoints, entered the 2026 GOP primary earlier this month as the early fundraising leader. He faces a likely challenge from former state Sen. Darren Bailey, the GOP’s 2022 nominee, along with DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick and Lake Forest resident Joe Severino.)

WBEZ
— Trump administration asks for 100 ‘military troops’ to deploy in Illinois to protect ICE
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/29/gov-pritzker-dhs-100-national-guard-troops-illinois-ice-agents

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, everything that Trump does in harmful.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/southern-illinois-democratic-county-chairs-association-convene-to-address-harmful-impacts-of-trump-administration-on-rural-communities-86682.cfm

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://chicagocrusader.com/a-requiem-for-free-speech/

CITIES 92.9
— Former state lawmakers endorse, donors support GOP candidate Dabrowski
https://www.cities929.com/2025/09/29/watch-former-state-lawmakers-endorse-donors-support-gop-candidate-dabrowski/

WSPY
— Hundreds remember Charlie Kirk at Yorkville memorial
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/hundreds-remember-charlie-kirk-at-yorkville-memorial/article_1f8c2509-ae55-4046-8e81-eec4671ecaca.html

WAND TV
— Pritzker says that the Trump administration is arresting people ‘simply for the way they look’
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-furious-trump-administration-is-arresting-people-simply-for-the-way-they-look/article_a0ac44f4-b679-4fad-8ddb-bfa4248161fd.html
— YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension after Jan. 6 attack. Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/googles-youtube-to-pay-24-5-million-to-settle-2021-lawsuit-by-donald-trump-over/article_5fa75a98-ac54-5b95-ac53-12c76b035254.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Homeland Security Wants 100 Troops To Help Protect ICE Agents In Illinois.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/29/feds-want-to-send-in-troops-to-protect-ice-agents-in-illinois-pritzker-says/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-392/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/what-the-state-ag-could-do-about-recalcitrant-sheriffs-if-he-was-so-inclined/
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/ice-coverage-roundup/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-600/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

TED DABROWSKI
— Business donor base supporting Dabrowski campaign
https://mailchi.mp/tedforillinois/tedannouncement-293?e=8d00c38215

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Former state lawmakers endorse, donors support GOP candidate Dabrowski. DD: Even though I did not get a media advisory, I attended this event.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b482fae5-201c-45e1-8c50-5908933dce3c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Gov. J.B. Pritzker remains unchallenged in the 2026 Democratic Party primary, Republican candidates for governor are lining up support. Former state Reps. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and Tom Morrison, R-Palatine, announced their endorsements of former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski on Monday. Ives supported former state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, in 2022 but said there is a better option in 2026. “No one knows the issues better than Ted, and subsequently, nobody is better positioned to attract independent suburban voters on the merits of who can do better for Illinois families,” Ives said. Morrison said Dabrowski is the candidate who can win. “For the past 15 years I’ve known Ted, and whether I was in office or out, I’ve been so grateful for his insights and understanding and how to get Illinois on the new and better path that we’re capable of and that we deserve if we get the right leadership,” Morrison said. Ives, Morrison and former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan endorsed Dabrowski at a press conference in Wheaton. Dabrowski also announced several six-figure donors to his campaign. Uline CEO Richard Uihlein and Madison Dearborn co-founder James Perry donated $250,000 each to Ted for Illinois. Investor Noel Moore gave $125,000 and five others gave $100,000 each. The Republican nominee will likely face a significant financial disadvantage against incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Ives said she believes Dabrowski can win his first attempt at public office, even though Pritzker is a billionaire with the political infrastructure and backing of the Democratic Party of Illinois, which was built by former Illinois House Speaker and DPI Chairman Michael Madigan. “Madigan’s headed to prison. We know it’s a David vs. Goliath fight, but we’re already meeting with people around the state that have had it with Governor Pritzker,” Ives said, pointing out that “David won!” In 2018, Ives challenged incumbent Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary and lost. Bailey launched his second gubernatorial run last week after falling to Pritzker in the 2022 general election. Concerned Parents of Illinois founder Kristina McCloy said she is supporting Bailey and his running mate, Cook County Republican chairman Aaron Del Mar. “If you are tired of watching Illinois sink under radical ideologies and leadership, then this is your team. Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar are the fighters that Illinois family needs,” McCloy said. DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Lake Forest businessman Joe Severino are also seeking the GOP nomination. Mendrick is endorsed by sheriffs in Iroquois, Jefferson and Macon counties as well as by Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino. Mendrick’s running mate is U.S. Army veteran Robert Renteria.)

MCHENRY CPOUNTY BLOG
— Uihlein and Other Large Donors Backing Ted Dabrowski for Governor over Darin Bailey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/29/uihlein-and-other-large-donors-backing-ted-dabrowski-for-governor-over-darin-bailey/
— McHenry County Board Member Carl Kamienski Absolutely Against Reinstating the Ten Million in Real Estate Taxes Eliminated by Shifting Mental Health Financing to Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/29/mchenry-county-board-member-carl-kamienski-absolutely-against-reinstating-the-ten-million-in-real-estate-taxes-eliminated-by-shifting-mental-health-financing-to-sales-tax/
— One-Word Descriptions of Illinois and Other States
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/28/one-word-descriptions-of-illinois-and-other-states/
— Honoring Charlie Kirk in Fox River Grove
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/28/honoring-charlie-kirk-in-fox-river-grove/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents ever-increasingly do not want me to promote their events, to attend their events, and to report on their events. Ever-increasingly they have their operatives and their dupes try to stop me from speaking with anyone at their events. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all of their problems, for all of my problems, for all of your problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DD: Illinois Review blasts Proft, Ives, Dabrowski, Bailey, and Keyes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/uihleins-250k-bet-on-dabrowski-follows-costly-losses-that-ushered-in-pritzker-era.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHJINGTON TIMES
— NYC Mayor Adams’ exit from race puts sharper focus on Democrats’ Mamdani conundrum
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/29/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-exit-race-puts-sharper-focus-democrats-mamdani/

AMERICAN NEWS WIRE
— Federal troops arrive in downtown Chicago as racist mayor rages
https://americanwirenews.com/federal-troops-arrive-in-downtown-chicago-as-racist-mayor-rages/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flexes with Show of Force in Chicago, Facing Protests & Democrat Rhetoric Fomenting Violence Against ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/29/border-patrol-flexes-with-show-of-force-in-chicago-facing-protests-democrat-rhetoric-fomenting-violence-against-ice/amp/
— ICE Names 30 Politicians on ‘Unhinged Crusade’ to Protect Illegal Aliens, Including Govs Walz, Pritzker, Newsom
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/29/ice-names-30-politicians-on-unhinged-crusade-to-protect-illegal-aliens-including-govs-walz-pritzker-newsom/
— Trump’s Administration Invests $625 Million in U.S. Coal Industry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/29/president-trumps-administration-invests-625-million-in-critical-u-s-coal-industry/amp/

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Omar said Charlie Kirk’ has no legacy to honor, accuses him of spouting White supremacy
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380309752112
— Zohran Mamdani commits to more than $100M for immigrant legal defense services
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380258017112
— Chicago anti-ICE agitator faces federal charges after threatening to ‘kill’ agent. Paul Ivery allegedly participated in protests outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill., over the weekend.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-anti-ice-agitator-faces-federal-charges-after-threatening-kill-agent

NEWSMAX
— Dem Sens Blast Hegseth Over ‘Risky’ Meet With Top Brass
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pete-hegseth-tammy-duckworth-maziehirono/2025/09/29/id/1228349/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/miami-suburbs-once-vibrant-housing-scene-is-hit-by-exodus-of-migrants-0a2064bf

POLITICO
— Pritzker blasts plan for National Guard deployment to Chicago. Illinois officials condemn “militarized force” as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/29/jackbooted-thugs-pritzker-blasts-plan-for-national-guard-deployment-00585709

DAILY KOS
— DD: The hate-filled Trump-hating Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/29/2346096/-JB-Pritzker-isn-t-mincing-words-on-Trump-s-Chicago-invasion

September 25, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Darren Bailey announces second run for Illinois governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-announces-second-run-for-illinois-governor/3829430/

CBS2
— Tamale vendor arrested by ICE on Southwest Side of Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tamale-vendor-arrested-ice-agents-back-of-the-yards/

FOX32
— Man arrested for spray-painting anti-Trump, anti-Israel graffiti on Carol Stream police station, businesses
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-arrested-spray-painting-anti-trump-anti-israel-graffiti-carol-stream-police-station-businesses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican Darren Bailey launches second bid for governor with strategy to connect better with Chicago voters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/darren-bailey-launches-second-bid-for-governor/
— People giving up pets for financial reasons need help, DuPage officials say
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/dupage-pets-financial-animals-legislation-money-afford/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over Medicaid cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2025/09/25/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-abortion-pause-illinois-patients
— Border Patrol spotted with guns on Chicago River in Trump’s latest deportation push
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/25/border-patrol-chicago-river-immigration-enforcement-greg-bovino-deportation

DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream man faces hate crime charges after painting profane graffiti on police station
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/news/carol-stream-man-faces-hate-crime-charges-after-painting-profane-graffiti-on-police-station/
— Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents ‘real terror,’ FBI says
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/crime/man-who-opened-fire-on-ice-facility-hoped-attack-would-give-agents-real-terror-fbi-says/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Abortion burden shifts to Illinois as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses services
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/wisconsin-abortion-pause-prompts-illinois-prepare-influx

WBEZ
— Trump administration pulls millions in funding from Chicago Public Schools
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/25/trump-administration-pulls-millions-in-funding-from-chicago-public-schools
— Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over Medicaid cuts
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/09/25/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-abortion-pause-illinois-patients

SOUTHERN
— Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/25/trump-vance-direct-blame-at-democrats-for-dallas-ice-shooting/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Republicans Darren Bailey, Aaron Del Mar in Bloomington
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_145f0114-ba1e-49c6-96eb-7f75a35ce98a.html
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/video_5a555312-6ef7-521f-8334-b200ee2c65dd.html

WAND TV
— Darren Bailey announces second run for Illinois governor in 2026
https://www.wandtv.com/news/darren-bailey-announces-second-run-for-illinois-governor-in-2026/article_c8be4305-de7b-4f15-9093-4c52e0706a53.html

WMIX
— Darren Bailey Announces Campaign for Governor of Illinois: Putting Families First, Ending Pritzker’s Failure
https://www.wmix94.com/2025/09/25/darren-bailey-announces-campaign-for-governor-of-illinois-putting-families-first-ending-pritzkers-failure/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-390/
(FROM THE REPORT: DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tina Tyson-Dunne is running for Rep. Terra Costa Howard’s House seat…We told you this morning DuPage County Board member Lynn LaPlante has thrown her hat in the ring for the 42nd House District. Glen Ellyn Trustee Sonia Bhagwakar has also applied for the replacement appointment and is prepared to run for the seat.)
— Bailey launches 2026 campaign for governor. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders call you an extremist. Democrat and RINO leaders have lots in common.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/bailey-launches-2026-campaign-for-governor-dpi-labels-him-%e2%80%98extreme-maga-republican%e2%80%99/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Residents hold tribute to Charlie Kirk after Downers Grove council declines formal moment of silence
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/675505309-residents-hold-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-after-downers-grove-council-declines-formal-moment-of-silence

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Budget Meeting Leading Toward Recapturing Tax Levy Supposedly Given Up with Shift of Mental Health Board Financing from Real Estate Tax to Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/county-board-budget-meeting-leading-toward-recapturing-tax-levy-supposedly-given-up-with-shift-of-mental-health-board-financing-from-real-estate-tax-to-sales-tax/
— Don’t Show Up for Five Criminal Court Dates, “No Problem,” Says Illinois Supreme Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/dont-show-up-for-five-criminal-court-dates-no-problem-says-illinois-supreme-court/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Inside the Pentagon’s crackdown on journalists; experts say restrictions likely face court defeat
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/inside-pentagons-crackdown-journalists-experts-say-restrictions/
— RFK Jr. tells governors he’s reviewing abortion pill’s safety
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/robert-f-kennedy-jr-tells-governors-hes-reviewing-abortion-pills/
— Radicals in Washington are trying to revoke the new employment requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults. They seem to want more Americans to be dependent on the government.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/democrats-infantilize-able-bodied-adults-taxpayers-expense/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Christian nationalism, Charlie Kirk, and the useful idiots of left-wing hate
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3824059/christian-nationalism-charlie-kirk-and-the-useful-idiots-of-left-wing-hate/

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-ICE shooter Joshua Jahn used Nazi battle rifle in deadly Dallas attack
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/anti-ice-shooter-joshua-jahn-used-nazi-battle-rifle-in-attack-experts/
— Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/former-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress/
— How the teachers union uses pet politicians to smear charter schools
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/opinion/how-teachers-union-uses-pet-politicians-to-smear-charter-schools/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/25/exclusive-border-patrol-swarms-chicago-home-depot-in-dawn-immigration-raid-under-operation-midway-blitz/amp/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Public Schools Offer ‘Family Planning,’ Condoms, Abortion Information to Students
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/25/chicago-public-schools-offer-family-planning-condoms-abortion-information-to-students/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Joy Reid bashes Vance, says Yale accepted him due to affirmative action. UIC accepted me in 1966 because my ACT score was 24 and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://thehill.com/video/joy-reid-bashes-jd-vance-says-yale-accepted-him-due-to-affirmative-action-rising/11108997/
— Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-trump-officials-urge-nations-to-join-global-effort-to-restrict-the-asylum-system/

WASHINGTON POST
— White House begins plan for mass firings if there’s a government shutdown. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of GAO’s employees like me who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$195,200/year and were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I was all of the aforesaid plus they had only promoted me to GS-13 even though I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I had thee job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), I had six job-related professional certifications (accounting, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and I had a job-related professional license (CPA).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/25/government-shutdown-omb-firings-trump/

FROM OTHER SOURCES

KIPLINGER
— If you are working for a Democrat or RINO employer, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you will be forced you to retire early: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/what-to-do-if-you-are-forced-into-early-retirement

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— There are few Black CPAs. GAO employs very few Black CPAs. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with my Black CPA subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He was not a licensed CPA like I was. Of course, my critics/opponents have no problem with that.
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/topics/career-management/black-cpa-centennial/

September 24, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders oppose fence around Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-fence-around-broadview-facility-raises-concerns-residents-fire-department/17876429/

NBC5
— GOP candidates for governor call for repeal of Illinois TRUST Act
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gop-candidates-for-governor-call-for-repeal-of-illinois-trust-act/3829038/

CBS2
— Democrat officials demand DHS take down fence surrounding ICE facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-officials-demand-dhstake-down-fence-ice-facility/

WGN9
— Dabrowski criticizes Pritzker during presser outside Broadview ICE facility
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/candidate-for-il-governor-ted-dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-during-presser-outside-broadview-ice-facility/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Hispanic culture
https://wgntv.com/hispanic-heritage-month/lane-tech-students-explore-hispanic-culture-with-pinata-crafting/#/questions/5662210

FOX32
— Dabrowski pushes to end sanctuary status
2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator
— ‘ANTI-ICE’ written on bullets found at scene of Dallas ICE shooting
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anti-ice-engravings-shells-casings-found-scene-dallas-ice
— Chicago residents demand action on alleged prostitution surge near Midway
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-residents-demand-action-prostitution-surge-near-midway
— Trump replaces Biden portrait with autopen in Presidential Walk of Fame
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-biden-portrait-autopen
— Trump administration rehires federal employees laid off by DOGE. Maybe I will get rehired.  Would I get backpay?  Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-administration-rehires-federal-employees-doge
— Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlie-kirk-coin-house-proposal

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly oppose gentrification
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/24/key-city-panel-oks-plan-designed-stop-gentrification-sparked-obama-presidential-center

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders demand ICE take down new fencing around detention center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/broadview-ice-fence-detention/
— Artists claim anti-Trump display at Chicago library was ‘censored’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/artists-anti-trump-display-chicago-library-censored/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting Black pastors to hate Kirk. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/charlie-kirk-black-pastors/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders order removal of fencing erected outside ICE facility in Broadview
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/23/fence-blocks-access-to-broadview-ice-facility

DAILY HERALD
— Democratic congressional candidate Bethany Johnson mocked Charlie Kirk after assassination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/democratic-congressional-candidate-mocked-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/
— Oath Keepers founder, Jan. 6 planner Stewart Rhodes speaks at Elgin church after 3 other venues cancel amid outcry
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/oath-keepers-founder-jan-6-planner-speaks-at-elgin-church-after-3-other-venues-cancel-amid-outcry/
— ‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media Kirk post
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/news/i-will-not-apologize-district-300-school-board-president-defiant-amid-backlash-over-social-media/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/24/chicago-immigration-president-donald-trump-dhs-ice

STATELINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-democrats-demand-end-to-dangerous-ice-operations-in-chicago/
— Illinois House Minority Leader: Pritzker’s budget executive order is way to raise taxes
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-house-minority-leader-pritzkers-budget-executive-order-is-way-to-raise-taxes/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-389/
— Dabrowski holds press conference outside ICE facility, says Pritzker should ‘hand over criminals in handcuffs from local and state police directly to federal authorities’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/dabrowski-holds-press-conference-outside-ice-facility-says-pritzker-should-hand-over-criminals-in-handcuffs-from-local-and-state-police-directly-to-federal-authorities/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Hispanics
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/the-crackdown-is-bad-for-business-and-bad-for-state-and-local-revenues/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Dabrowski says repealing the TRUST Act to end the state’s sanctuary status is his top legislative priority.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c5857634-21b3-45dd-9f1f-1a4cc07dc4ab.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s guest-worker H-1B visas sought in some unexpected fields like journalism. Trump’s crackdown targets ‘H-1B mills’ and other abuses.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/americas-guest-worker-h-1b-visas-sought-unexpected-fields-like/
— Former General Services Administration employees receive reinstatement offers. Maybe I will get a reinstatement offer from the next Comptroller General.  Would it include backpay?  Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/former-general-services-administration-employees-receive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GSA wasn’t the only agency targeted by DOGE. According to the Partnership for Public Service, there have been over 200,000 federal workforce reductions. The departments of Defense, Treasury and Agriculture have seen the largest reductions, while other agencies were shuttered nearly completely. Other agencies that have brought back employees include the Internal Revenue Service, Labor Department, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Park Service.)
— Democrats in off-year races strive to put boogeyman Trump on the ballot
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/democrats-year-races-strive-put-boogeyman-trump-ballot/
— Hate speech does not exist in law, only in the minds of bureaucrats. How landmark rulings set the standard that government may not punish offensive words.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/hate-speech-exist-law-minds-bureaucrats/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ rhetoric endangers ICE officers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3821714/democratic-rhetoric-endangers-ice-officers/
— Democratic Party isolation is getting worse
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3822995/democratic-party-isolation-is-getting-worse-political-violence/
— Left-wing donors push for woke education agenda as scores hit all time low
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3821791/left-wing-donors-push-for-woke-education-agenda/
— Voters don’t trust Democrats to run a lemonade stand
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3822559/voters-dont-trust-democrats-to-run-a-lemonade-stand/

NEW YORK POST
— Dallas sniper had anti-ICE messages written on ammo; 1 dead, 2 wounded
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/dallas-sniper-had-anti-ice-messages-written-on-ammo-fbi/
— Excellence over wokeness: New rankings reveal the REAL top medical schools
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/excellence-over-wokeness-new-rankings-reveal-the-real-top-medical-schools/
— Vance tears into Democrats, calls out Gavin Newsom after Dallas ICE shooting: ‘You can go straight to hell’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/vance-tears-into-democrats-calls-out-gavin-newsom-after-dallas-ice-shooting/
— Democrat ‘Nazi’ rhetoric about ICE has inspired tragic violence
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/democrat-nazi-rhetoric-about-ice-has-inspired-tragic-violence/
— Google gives fresh proof the Biden admin was a censorship machine
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/google-gives-fresh-proof-biden-admin-was-a-censorship-machine/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The lesbian sorority gets a crack at governing America
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/the_lesbian_sorority_gets_a_crack_at_governing_america.html

CATHOLIC VOTE
— 2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator Durbin
https://catholicvote.org/2-more-bishops-call-on-cardinal-cupich-cancel-award-pro-abortion-senator/

LIFE NEWS
— Catholic Bishop Blasts Award for Dick Durbin: “Goes Against Catholic Moral Principles”
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/09/23/catholic-bishop-blasts-award-for-dick-durbin-goes-against-catholic-moral-principles/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Employers want immigrants because employers want cheap labor.
https://finance-commerce.com/2025/09/americans-poll-legal-immigration-benefits/

CBS NEWS
— Judge won’t reinstate 8 Inspector Generals (IG) fired by Trump. While worked for GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with IG employees.  While served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, I often worked with IG employees.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-government-watchdogs-inspector-generals-fired-by-trump/

POLITICO
— White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for the shutdown. In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction in Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs. Democrats run federal agencies. They use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of their employees who are Republican and then their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909

FROM OTHER SOURCES

REMAX
— FOR SALE: 821 Plamondon Road, Wheaton – $899,900
https://ronlewis.remax.com/holp/listing/103/12462951

September 22, 2025 Evening Edition

Democrats, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives boycott Kirk events.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders decry that federal agents fire pepper balls at their protesters as buses transport people at Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-chaplain-calls-calm-outside-broadview-facility-amid-protests/17865967/
— Supreme Court allows Trump firing of FTC commissioner without cause. In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 for cause. They had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I had worked for GAO. They had forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. In my defense, I stressed that I had a) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1981, and 1976, b) earned job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979., and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-allows-trump-firing-ftc-commissioner/17866977/

NBC5
— Durbin’s abortion stance sparks backlash ahead of Archdiocese award
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/durbins-abortion-stance-sparks-backlash-ahead-of-archdiocese-award/3827850/

CBS2
— Protests continue after heated clashes outside Broadview ICE facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protests-continue-heated-clashes-broadview-illinois-ice-facility/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders charge ICE with using excessive force
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/22/ice-denies-using-excessive-force-agency-broadens-immigration-arrests-chicago-area

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s budget crisis is a spending problem, not a revenue problem
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/opinion-chicago-budget-crisis-cps/
— Protesters gather in Loop Monday to demand Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs divest state investments from Israel bonds
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/illinois-treasurer-michael-frerichs-protest/
— Police make gun-related arrest No. 16 near Naperville Topgolf
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/topgolf-gun-arrests-naperville-police/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders have their protesters clash with ICE agents at Broadview facility
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/21/immigration-ice-arrest-broadview
— Democrat leaders have their operatives promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/20/charlie-kirk-gun-violence-farrakhan-kanye-muslims-mamdani-rummana-hussain

DAILY HERALD
— Some admirers of Charlie Kirk hope response to his death signals start of a religious revival. Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on the Kirk event Sunday Evening in Wheaton?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250922/nation-and-world/some-admirers-of-charlie-kirk-hope-response-to-his-death-signals-start-of-a-religious-revival/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250922/marijuana/cook-county-launches-cannabiz-pathways-program-to-support-entrepreneurs-in-cannabis-industry/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot in Crystal Lake
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/09/22/new-marijuana-dispensary-cleared-to-open-in-crystal-lake/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Which Illinois companies have the most H-1B workers? About Trump’s executive order, visa program. Needless to say, J.P. Morgan and Chase Company had no interest in me when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for the previous 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $108,978-$153,151/year, b) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT that year, c) became a Certified Forensic Accountant that year and a Certified Financial Services Auditor a year before, a Certified Government Financial Manager 3 years before, and a Certified Fraud Examiner 7 years before, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt 16 years before and the CPA examination on my first attempt 18 years before, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting 17 years before, e) earned an MBA 21 years before, and f) worked on audits of IRS for 3 years and worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. J.P. Morgan and Chase Company would have offered me a job in 1997 if I had been a citizen of a foreign country, Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/how-many-h-1b-visas-issued-in-illinois-trump-100000-application-fee-companies-with-most-recipients/86292648007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The UCIS reported that 2,064 Illinois businesses petitioned for H-1B visas, with 14,929 of 15,136 applications being approved. Here are the top recipients: J.P. Morgan and Chase Co: 2,422)

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Cardinal Timothy Dolan, former Milwaukee archbishop, calls slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk a ‘modern-day St. Paul’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cardinal-timothy-dolan-former-milwaukee-215914935.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Hastings introduces bill to protect consumers in insurance rate setting. Of course, my critics/opponents would argue that I am unfairly benefiting from non-driving factors.
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2025/09/22/hastings-introduces-bill-to-protect-consumers-in-insurance-rate-setting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The measure, known as the Non-Driving Factors in Insurance Rate Setting Study Act, directs the Illinois Department of Insurance to conduct a thorough review of how insurers use criteria such as credit scores, occupations, education levels and other socioeconomic factors to determine automobile and homeowners insurance rates. . .Review whether reliance on such factors disproportionately harms low-income families, communities of color, veterans or seniors.)

DAILY LINE
— Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on case asking for Certificate of Innocence to be awarded. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action (AA) to waste my career, to take adverse actions against me, and to force me retire when I was 49 in 1997. Because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on AA, I should be awarded a Certificate of Innocence.
https://www.thedailyline.com/illinois-supreme-court-hears-arguments-case-asking-certificate-innocence-posthumously

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-387/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois library staff to be trained with overdose antidotes under new law
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a6e25a32-c3d7-41da-af5f-6958dd47a5cd.html

CHARLIE KIM FOR CONGRESS
— I spoke with Kim and members of his team at the Iron Gate Motor Condo Car Show last Saturday.
https://www.charlieincongress.us/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hundreds in Woodstock Watch Charlie Kirk Memorial at McHenry County GOPAC sponsored a gathering
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/22/hundreds-in-woodstock-to-watch-charlie-kirk-memorial/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Charlie Kirk’s supporters trounce opponents in crowdfunding battle
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/22/charlie-kirks-supporters-trounce-opponents-crowdfunding-battle/
— What a would-be assassin’s internet history looks like. Online life of man who targeted Kavanaugh, man accused in Kirk killing renew talk of nixing liability shield for internet sites.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/21/would-assassins-internet-history-looks-like/

NEW YORK POST
— Turning Point USA announces star-studded lineup of campus speaking dates after Charlie Kirk’s murder — with guests including Megyn Kelly, Vivek Ramaswamy
https://nypost.com/2025/09/22/us-news/turning-point-usa-announces-star-studded-lineup-of-campus-speaking-dates-after-charlie-kirks-murder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Exposes The Vast Chasm Dividing American Society. Democrats, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives boycotted Kirk events.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/charlie_kirk_s_assassination_exposes_the_vast_chasm_dividing_american_society.html

BREITBART
— Sanctuary Illinois: Left-Wing Activists Riot on Behalf of Illegal Aliens Convicted of Domestic Abuse, Dealing Fentanyl, Drunk Driving
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/22/sanctuary-illinois-left-wing-activists-riot-on-behalf-of-illegal-aliens-convicted-of-domestic-abuse-dealing-fentanyl-drunk-driving/

DAILY CALLER
— Catholic Bishops Urge Cardinal To Cancel Award Honoring Pro-Abortion Durbin
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/22/catholic-bishops-urge-cardinal-to-cancel-award-honoring-pro-abortion-democrat/

FOX NEWS
— Violence erupts between ICE agents, protesters in Broadview
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379924048112

LIFE NEWS
— Catholic Bishops Tell Cardinal Cupich to Cancel Award for Dick Durbin
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/09/22/catholic-bishops-tell-cardinal-cupich-to-cancel-award-for-pro-abortion-senator-dick-durbin/

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
— Charlie Kirk Was ‘This Close’ to Becoming Catholic Just Prior to His Death
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/report-charlie-kirk-was-this-close-to-becoming-catholic-just-prior-to-his-death

PATRIOT POST
— Hillary Clinton Promotes Book Labeling Conservatives ‘Fascists’ One Week After Charlie Kirk Assassination. Anticipate/expect that Democrats, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives will ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://pjnewsletter.com/hillary-clinton-conservatives-kirk/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— How dependent is your county, township, municipality, and school district on federal spending?
https://thehill.com/opinion/5515124-king-county-fights-trump-funding-cuts/

CBS NEWS
— “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to air Tuesday, Disney says, nearly a week after it was pulled
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-live-return-tuesday-disney-abc/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kimmel’s Late-Night Show to Return to ABC Tuesday
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/kimmels-late-night-show-will-return-to-air-tuesday-7450ea40
— The Supreme Court on Monday said it would formally reconsider a 90-year-old precedent that has barred presidents from removing officials of independent agencies absent misconduct or other cause.  In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they forced me to retire for cause. They had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I had worked for GAO. They had forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-trump-ftc-rebecca-kelly-slaughter-cb69e8f3
— Democrats and RINOs prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/international-student-enrollment-decline-college-ad13f943
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/will-the-100-000-visa-fee-create-more-u-s-jobs-economists-arent-so-sure-8693001d

September 12, 2025

FOX NEWS
— LIVE: President Trump on Fox & Friends: We have Kirk suspect in custody
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001

FBI
— The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news/reward-of-up-to-100000-for-information-leading-to-the-identification-arrest-of-individuals-in-murder-of-charlie-kirk

ABC NEWS
— JD Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket home to Arizona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN4guDpJQGI
— What we know about Charlie Kirk’s shooter as the manhunt continues
https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirks-shooter-manhunt-continues/story?id=125474359

NBC NEWS
— JD Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk’s casket
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/vp-jd-vance-arrives-in-arizona-with-charlie-kirk-s-casket-247431237587
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/charlie-kirk-assassination-tests-trumps-ability-help-nation-heal-rcna230563

CNN
— Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket aboard Air Force Two
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/us/video/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-casket-air-force-two-digvid

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Charlie Kirk’s casket arrives in Arizona aboard Air Force Two
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/12/charlie-kirks-casket-arrives-in-arizona-aboard-air-force-two/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk’s casket arrived in his home state of Arizona aboard Air Force Two on Thursday as Vice President JD Vance honored the conservative activist with a final flight. Vance’s wife, Usha, stepped off the plane with Kirk’s widow, Erika. Both women wore black and sunglasses. The vice president was a few steps behind in a dark suit. Air Force Two arrived in Phoenix after a short flight from Salt Lake City, about 64km from Orem, Utah, where Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University. Vance helped carry Kirk’s casket with a group of uniformed service members as it was loaded onto the plane. On Wednesday night, Vance wrote on social media that his relationship with Vance began several years ago after he appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. Kirk reached out to compliment him, “and that moment of kindness began a friendship” Last year, Kirk advocated for Vance to be Donald Trump’s choice for vice president and frequently checked in on his family. Vance described him as “a true friend”. Kirk was co-founder and CEO of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, based in Phoenix.)
— The Utah Valley University campus is closed until next week, following the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Authorities appealed to the public for help, as the suspect remained at large on Thursday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOzdLVKils

NEWSWEEK
— Charlie Kirk’s Wife Erika Holds Up Rosary As Body Arrives in Arizona
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-holds-rosary-body-arrives-arizona-utah-shooting-jd-vance-2128740
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk’s wife held up a rosary to supporters after she arrived in Arizona following the shooting of her husband in Utah. Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday, accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha. Kirk’s casket was transported on the government plane from Utah to Arizona, where his funeral will be held. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday in front of thousands of people during an event outside the Utah Valley University campus in Orem. He collapsed and was later pronounced dead in hospital. The FBI has released footage of a suspect fleeing from a rooftop following the shooting, before jumping to the ground and escaping on foot. Authorities previously released two images of a suspect wearing dark clothing, sunglasses and a baseball cap. The person of interest’s identity has not been released.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s Team Tightens Security After Kirk Shooting. President and aides were reeling Thursday as shock reverberated through the White House.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/angry-and-in-mourning-trumps-team-tightens-security-after-kirk-shooting-2dab1edd
— Authorities Ask Public for Clues in Hunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer. The FBI released a new video of the suspected shooter’s escape and offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information while the manhunt entered a third day.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot
— The Campus Vigils for Charlie Kirk. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-vigils-college-campus-students-12bf52d3
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/why-hyundai-raid-wont-crush-the-korean-carmaker-0a4a0e4a

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Vigil for Kirk held in Mount Greenwood. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-death-turning-point-usa-founder-wheeling-hs-grad-built-conservative-brand-chicago-area-native-maga-movement/17795489/

CBS2
— Vigils for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk held in Chicago and suburbs.  If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/charlie-kirk-vigil-mount-greenwood-lemont/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Vallas: The Federal Reserve’s century-long power grab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/opinion-federal-reserve-power-grab/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/column-donald-trump-jb-pritzker-greising/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Miller blames political violence on ‘corrupt’ media, ‘radical left’ as Illinois GOP honors Charlie Kirk. In a resolution introduced Thursday, the three GOP members of the Illinois delegation wrote that Kirk’s death “must be a Turning Point for the Nation and be proof that Charlie Kirk did not die in vain.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/11/mary-miller-mike-bost-darin-lahood-charlie-kirk-assassination-illinois-gop-react
— Chicago-area college students call for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing. The authors of this article viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk. For alleged balance, they quote Wheaton College students Susanna Brink and Zach Johnson and Illinois State University student Ross Vancil.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/11/chicago-area-college-students-call-for-end-to-political-violence-after-charlie-kirks-killing
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly increases poverty and crime
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/11/volunteers-pack-more-than-500-000-meals-for-food-pantries-in-chicago-meal-pack-for-9-11
— Texts reveal dialogue between Mayor Johnson, controversial frontrunner in NYC’s mayoral race. A campaign spokesman for Johnson says he and Zohran Mamdani connected so Johnson could congratulate him on his primary win. But questions remain about whether an endorsement might be in the works — or whether it’d even be desired given Johnson’s lack of popularity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/11/texts-mayor-brandon-johnson-new-york-mayoral-candidate-zohran-mamdani

WBEZ
— Chicago-area college students call for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing. A day after activist and Illinois native Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a Utah campus event, conservative students say they want a climate where people can talk through their differences. The authors of this article viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk. For alleged balance, they quote Wheaton College students Susanna Brink and Zach Johnson and Illinois State University student Ross Vancil.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/11/chicago-area-college-students-call-for-end-to-political-violence-after-charlie-kirks-killing

JOURNAL COURIER
— Trump announces he’ll posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/alert-trump-announces-he-ll-posthumously-award-21042665.php

25 NEWS NOW
— Republicans hold vigil in Normal for Charlie Kirk. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/09/12/republicans-hold-vigil-normal-charlie-kirk/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump vows to hunt down ‘radical-left’ after Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-vows-to-hunt-down-radical-left-after-charlie-kirks-shocking-assassination

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/pritzker-won-t-call-trump-for-help-with-public-safety-amid-ice-operation/article_e0f72892-cdea-450f-8794-9c4d04064cea.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Charlie Kirk assassination puts conservative youth movement at a turning point
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3804469/charlie-kirk-assassination-conservative-youth-movement-turning-point/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Respond to Republican Charlie Kirk’s Murder By Denouncing Republicans
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/watch-democrats-respond-to-republican-charlie-kirks-murder-by-denouncing-republicans/

NEW YORK POST
— Gun recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination revealed — and ammo bore pro-trans, anti-fascist messages
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/gun-charlie-kirk-shot-with-revealed/
— Secret Service employee who called Charlie Kirk racist, blamed karma for assassination put on leave
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/secret-service-employee-who-called-charlie-kirk-racist-blamed-karma-for-assassination-put-on-leave/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservatives in Blue States: Realistically, What Can They Get Done? I am one of the few remaining conservative activists remaining in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Congressman Peter Roskam in Wheaton’s 2007’s Independence Day parade.  Democrat and RINO leaders have had tremendous success using their operatives and their dupes a) to drive conservatives out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and b) to take adverse actions against me. I should write about RINO leaders..
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/10/conservatives-blue-states-what-can-they-get-done/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois  Despite Republicans lacking control of the levers of power in Illinois, the Illinois Freedom Caucus is a fierce group. State Rep. Chris Miller, the husband of the U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., whose Southern Illinois district overlaps with his, is the chairman of the caucus and has few kind words for Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker. “He’s got the worst case of Trump Derangement Syndrome I think that I’ve ever seen exhibited, and the only thing is going to fix this thing is for him to have an ICR,” Chris Miller told The Daily Signal. “I don’t know if you know what that is or not, but it’s an inter-cranial rectal removal. In other words, what we would say down on the farm is, he needs to get his head out of his a– and start governing and doing what’s right for the people of Illinois.” As in Maryland, Illinois Freedom Caucus members are keenly focused on messaging what they view as failures of the Democrat-dominated state government. Illinois Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour told The Daily Signal that spreading the word about Democrat policies and Republican shortcomings is at the center of his work. “It’s all about accountability. We’re governed terribly, led by Republicans as well that don’t stand up for our values,” said Wilhour, adding: When conservatives don’t push back on terrible policies that inflict harm, both socially and economically, then that window moves all the time. And that’s what happens in states like Illinois. That’s how you get governed so liberally in states that aren’t crazy and liberal like that. It’s because good Republicans, good conservatives don’t push back. He accused members of his own party of not sufficiently standing up to the Democrats, saying, “We got Republicans in Illinois that think it’s all right to vote for tax increases, both on the income side and on the gas tax side. They vote for Big Government, which is increasing property taxes exponentially … . These people need accountability.” Roth praised the work of these blue state Freedom Caucus members, saying that some blue state Republicans “know that they have no power, so they are willing to take the crumbs that the Democrats give them. So, if Maryland or Illinois passed a huge, irresponsible budget, they won’t make a lot of noise about it.” Freedom Caucus members, Roth said, “will not only vote no, but they’ll tell everybody that they’re doing it to the point where those non-Freedom Caucus members are getting calls from their voters … . So, not only are we fighting the Democrats, but we’re exposing weak-kneed Republicans.”)

FOX BUSINESS
— Charlie Kirk ‘opened the eyes’ of a lot of young people
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6379189325112

FOX NEWS
— LIVE: President Trump on Fox & Friends
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001
— Students supporting Charlie Kirk say they ‘are not afraid’ after assassination, vow to defend free speech. Utah students say Kirk’s emphasis on free speech, family values inspired them.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/students-supporting-charlie-kirk-say-they-are-not-afraid-after-assassination-vow-defend-free-speech
— Charlie Kirk would have been president one day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPSQDMWcuJc
— Charlie Kirk lived what he preached
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQTN3Rl_PbI
–What Kirk put ‘front and center’ in his life
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379189198112

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination uncovers new clues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflcfCckBfo

REUTERS
— What we know about weapon used by suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-we-know-about-weapon-used-by-suspect-charlie-kirks-fatal-shooting-2025-09-12/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/right-wing-anger-surges-kirks-killing-fuels-calls-vengeance-2025-09-12/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do what they can to discredit Kirk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-men.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/charlie-kirk-dead.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-martyr-conservative-christians.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-question-utah-kozak.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/politics/fbi-patel-kirk-shooting.html
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/technology/charlie-kirk-shooting-civil-war.html
— Charlie Kirk’s Widow, Erika, Promoted Conservative Values at His Side. Mr. Kirk often pointed to his marriage as an example of a loving, conservative partnership. The pair married in 2021 and had two children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-children-family.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/11/trump-kirk-consequences-gop-conservative/

USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do what they can to discredit Kirk
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-wheeling-cookies-career-activism/86092837007/
— How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders try to outlaw bolt-action rifles?
https://www.galesburg.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/11/what-is-a-bolt-action-rifle-what-gun-was-used-to-shoot-charlie-kirk/86096433007/
— Ousted FBI leaders file lawsuit against Director Kash Patel, Trump administration. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 gave all the managers who they sent to run their Chicago office lists of employees to oust. Of course, I was on all those lists. The more of the following that employees were, the higher that they were on those lists: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/10/fbi-director-kash-patel-lawsuit-trump-firings/86079479007/

ATLANA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a watershed for Gen Z
https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/charlie-kirks-assassination-is-a-watershed-for-gen-z/

COEUR d’ALENE / POST FALLS PRESS
— About 1,000 people attend candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk at McEuen Park. If a candlelight vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://cdapress.com/news/2025/sep/12/about-1000-people-attend-candlelight-vigil-for-charlie-kirk-at-mceuen-park/

LUFKIN DAILY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk remembered at vigil in Orem, Utah. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://lufkindailynews.com/ap_video/conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-remembered-at-vigil-in-orem-utah/video_3ed6433d-1991-552a-a22e-b634c86aa06e.html

DAILY BEAST & FORWARD
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-tears-into-donald-trumps-charlie-kirk-response/
https://forward.com/news/768604/charlie-kirk-nazi-rhetoric-trump/

PBS & NEW YORKER
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-charlie-kirk-helped-shape-a-conservative-force-for-a-new-generation
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/maga-reacts-to-the-assassination-of-charlie-kirk

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Charlie Kirk killer engraved chilling messages in the bullet
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/charlie-kirk-killer-engraved-chilling-messages-in-the-bullet-heres-what-we-know/articleshow/123846269.cms

TIMES OF INDIA
— ‘Sniper’s nest’: New pictures show Charlie Kirk’s shooter’s POV; key traces found
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/snipers-nest-new-pictures-show-charlie-kirks-shooters-pov-key-traces-found/articleshow/123846796.cms
— Viral post on Charlie Kirk’s death claims Tesla employee called him Hitler; Elon Musk responds
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/social/viral-post-on-charlie-kirks-death-claims-tesla-employee-called-him-hitler-elon-musk-responds/articleshow/123844413.cms

OTHER

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September 7, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/07/column-immigrants-us-opinion-page/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/29/heidi-stevens-chicago-violence-pritzker-trump/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Student enrollment at Illinois’ regional universities is plummeting. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, demographics trump everything. I earned a) a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 46, and 48, and d) a professional license when I was 32  I spent a tremendous amount of time and money doing the aforesaid. But could I find the motivation to do the aforesaid if I was young today? From what I see, fewer and fewer and fewer of those share demographics seek college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses. From what I see, it is because of ever-increasing Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, it is because of ever-increasing race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Young people with my demographics ever-increasingly believe that it is not only not worth the effort, but that it is impossible. From what I see, ever-increasingly, America is up-or-out for those who share my demographics. If you share my demographics, you are written off and gotten rid of if you are not making say $150,000+/year by age 25, $200,000+/year by age 30, $250,000+/year by age 35, $400,000+/year by age 40, etc. In the federal government, the earnings deadlines are $117,807 by age 25, $139,211 by age 30, $163,749 by age 35, and $195,200 by age 40. Extremely few of those who share my demographics are able to meet those earnings deadlines. Because of my demographics and because I did not make any of the aforesaid earnings deadlines, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and got rid of me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/06/illinois-regional-universities-student-enrollment-plummeting/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with China
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/cyr-china-summit/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/06/ice-raids-chicago-immigration-saturday-trump

DAILY HERALD
— Want to retire early? Ask yourself 4 questions. I did not want to retire early. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Being forced to retire early is devastating. I should write about that. Your critics/opponents use it against you big time. You have far less money for the rest of your life.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250906/business/want-to-retire-early-ask-yourself-these-4-questions/

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-federal-intervention-latest-president-trumps-immigration-enforcement-possible-national-guard-deployment-live-updates/17758521/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqWdV5Ok4I

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protest-against-deployment-of-federal-troops-to-chicago-takes-over-michigan-avenue/3820529/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protestors-rally-march-against-ice-operations-outside-naval-stations-great-lakes/3820498/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkI2jO_-GZo

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/protestors-fill-downtown-chicago-streets-to-oppose-trumps-immigration-crackdown/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1703641

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/06/chicago-s-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-shadowed-donald-trump-s-threats

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.rrstar.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/09/06/rockford-residents-protest-trump-troops-in-chicago-see-photos/86022065007/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Illinois House and Senate Republicans sue over general assembly three readings rule.
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/miller-ill-house-and-senate-republicans-sue-over-general-assembly-procedure/20250907080952/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vices and addictions
https://muddyrivernews.com/business/sponsored-content/best-delta-9-gummies-in-2025-top-hemp-derived-thc-edibles/20250906135257/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Illinois Republicans slam crime challenges in Chicago and region
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2025/09/07/illinois-republicans-slam-crime-challenges-in-chicago-and-region/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders side with South Korea against America
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-06/ice-arrests-at-a-georgia-hyundai-plant-create-new-tension-with-south-korea

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/06/thousands-march-downtown-to-protest-trumps-deportation-threats/

POSITIVELY Naperville
— As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2025/09/06/loaves-fishes-take-action-against-hunger-meeting-the-need-together/152874

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Higher ed spending up as enrollment plummets at Illinois universities
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_617b76b1-8f89-4bb4-9233-592971e44066.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BLAZE
— Trump’s DOJ cracks down on defiant sanctuary city mayor shielding illegal aliens
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trumps-doj-cracks-down-on-defiant-sanctuary-city-mayor-shielding-illegal-aliens

DAILY SIGNAL
— El Paso Streets Empty After Years of Chaos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGf95Uj3joc

DAILY WIRE
— For The First Time In 40 Years, The Federal Government Can Judge Applicants By Merit. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and by earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and by earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA, by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, by almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-the-federal-government-can-judge-applicants-by-merit

FOX NEWS
— Trump roils Chicago Democrats with ‘Apocalypse Now’ meme hinting at National Guard deployment
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-roils-chicago-democrats-apocalypse-now-meme-hinting-national-guard-deployment
— Gianno Caldwell: Dems know Trump will ‘put their incompetence on full display’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378668738112
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-mayor-calls-trumps-federalization-threats-beneath-honor-our-nation-protests-planned

NEWSMAX
— Trump Takes Aim at Chicago, Warns of ‘Chipocalypse Now’
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-jd-vance-chicago/2025/09/06/id/1225374/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Declares ‘Chipocalypse Now’ — Here’s Why He Wants to Clear the Illegals Out of Chicago
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/06/heres-why-trump-wants-chipocalypse-to-clear-illegals-out-of-chicago-n4943411

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden Promised This Plant Would Create Jobs: Trump’s DHS Just Caught Hundreds of Illegals Working There
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-promised-plant-create-jobs-trumps-dhs-just-caught-hundreds-illegals-working/

TOWNHALL
— Trump: Chicago To See ‘Department of War’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/09/06/trump-chicago-will-find-out-why-its-called-the-department-of-war-n2662864

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5490496-democrats-blast-trump-for-war-threats-on-us-cities/

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/06/politics/video/we-are-all-dc-protest-vrtc

REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-protesters-defiant-face-trumps-deportation-threats-2025-09-06/
— Democrat leaders side with South Korea against America
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/south-korea-says-us-release-video-showing-workers-arrest-was-regrettable-2025-09-06/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHmVol4wHg
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/chicago-protest-photos-ab99f57029057aa9919be802f85876c2

UPI
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2025-09-06/photos-capture-chicagoans-protest-against-ice-and-trumps-intervention-plans

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/thousands-rally-against-trump-s-troop-deployment-in-d-c-246952517617
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/d-c-rallies-in-protest-of-trump-s-federal-troops-246951493890
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/sen-durbin-calls-trump-post-about-chicago-disgusting-246948421851

CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/chicago-residents-protest-as-trump-threatens-to-send-in-national-guard/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opinion/trump-senate-democrats-shutdown.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/politics/trump-congresss-power.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/trump-chicago-ice-raids-immigration.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery against Republicans. They ever-increasingly a) paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederates and b) paint today’s Democrats as being yesterday’s Union Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/opinion/slavery-trump-burgum-history.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Sanders and Mamdani
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/06/mamdani-sanders-nyc-mayor-race/400938f2-8b95-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/09/06/we-are-all-dc-march/
— West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/06/tom-hanks-west-point/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-06/chicagos-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-shadowed-by-trumps-threats-for-the-city
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-06/ice-recruitment-law-enforcement-commercial
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-06/lgbtq-catholics-make-holy-year-pilgrimage-to-rome-and-celebrate-a-new-feeling-of-welcome

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/09/06/dc-march-protest-trumps-troops-photos/86014322007/

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if those who are White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American succeed, it is because they have benefitted from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/reverse-discrimination-data-shows-white-americans-still-advantaged/article_1d739c0f-f756-41ff-aaa4-a0837e04f1a5.html

DETROIT NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/06/chicagos-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-shadowed-by-trumps-threats-for-the-city/86023096007/

FORBES
— Hegseth And Trump Tout Military Recruitment Numbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNtN5HLqb1A
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqH-GKudZiA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpbq-SiorRc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rY8QfGt_KA
— ‘It Was Called Department Of War—And Then We Went Woke’: Trump Explains Department Of War Renaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBGsmAJp_g

FED SMITH
— The New Federal Hiring Process Explained: What Changed in 2025?  OPM’s new Merit Hiring Plan dramatically changes the federal hiring process. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and by earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and by earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA, by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, by almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/07/30/new-federal-hiring-process-explained-what-changed-in-2025/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.aol.com/trump-revokes-workplace-discrimination-rules-203613130.html

INDIAN EXPRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/illinois-gov-calls-trump-dictator-trump-threatens-chicago-apocalyptic-force-10234744/

BBC
— Seoul holds emergency meeting after citizens detained in US Hyundai raid
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvjnp295xo