October 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Orland Park Village Board votes unanimously to ban weed sales
https://abc7chicago.com/business/orland-park-village-board-votes-unanimously-to-ban-weed-sales/5613906/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois’ automatic voter registration delays worry experts – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-automatic-voter-registration-delays-worry-experts

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dems, Muslims rip Trump attack on Somalis; rue GOP silence – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–election-2020-trump-somalis-20191011-story.html
— Video gambling owner pitching racetrack casino is in business with family whose financial ties to mob figures sunk Rosemont casino – DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-rick-heidner-gold-rush-suspenzi-parkway-bank-racino-20191012-aahndaqodvcdrgnow4a5g25yoy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Orland Park Village Board votes unanimously to ban weed sales The vote was passed Monday, citing “the importance of sustaining Orland Park’s family values and public safety.” – Sam Kelly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/12/20911330/orland-park-weed-sales-ban-pot-marijuana-cannabis

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Republican lawmaker David McSweeney files bill to reinstate death penalty – Rebecca Anzel 
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20191012/republican-lawmaker-files-bill-to-reinstate-death-penalty

QUAD CITY TIMES
— ‘Stop the Madness’: Anti-impeachment protestors turn out in Quad-Cities – Tom Loewy
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/stop-the-madness-anti-impeachment-protestors-turn-out-in-quad/article_c0572d7d-f34b-52bf-8a3b-ee2d1d2bec4e.html

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Voters must ‘cut through the outrageous attacks’ and focus on policy positions, Rep. Morrison says – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/514795658-voters-must-cut-through-the-outrageous-attacks-and-focus-on-policy-positions-rep-morrison-says

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Sixth District candidate Kinzler condemns ‘dirty politics’ but concedes that GOP ‘infighting’ is alive and well – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/514795687-sixth-district-candidate-kinzler-condemns-dirty-politics-but-concedes-that-gop-infighting-is-alive-and-well

FOX NEWS
— Trump has improved lives of black Americans and deserves their support – Charlie Kirk 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-black-americans-great

AMERICAN THINKER
— Julian Castro late to the party, claiming he wants to help gays – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/julian_castro_late_to_the_party_claiming_he_wants_to_help_gays.html
— No fool like an old fool: Hanoi Jane Fonda makes another comeback – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/no_fool_like_an_old_fool_hanoi_jane_fonda_is_back.html
— Republican Versus Democratic Occupations – Noel S. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/republican_versus_democratic_occupations.html
— Shep Smith is out at Fox News: Conservatives agree that it’s about time – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/shep_smith_is_out_at_fox_news_conservatives_agree_that_its_about_time.html

DAILY WIRE
— Surrendering To SPLC’s Lazy Media Lemmings – Michelle Malkin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/malkin-surrendering-to-splcs-lazy-media-lemmings

TOWNHALL
— The Left Has Gone Mad – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/10/12/the-left-has-gone-mad-n2554619

ONE NEWS NOW
— The Values Voter Summit continues to preserve faith, family, and freedom in 2019 – J.M. Phelps
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/10/12/the-values-voter-summit-continues-to-preserve-faith-family-and-freedom-in-2019

June 20 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 2 More Illinois Democrats Call for Impeachment Inquiry Casten and Schakowsky bring the total number of Illinois representatives supporting an impeachment inquiry to seven – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-jan-schakowsky-impeachment-inquiry-511580021.html

ABC7
— University Park residents’ frustration grows over high lead levels in water (DIERSEN: I drank University Park water 1972-1976.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/university-park-residents-frustration-grows-over-high-lead-levels-in-water/5355805/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten backs Trump impeachment inquiry, sparking campaign issue in once strongly Republican district – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sean-casten-donald-trump-impeachment-20190620-cle5i6byj5cjlkxb3pegoc3tpu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten was one of two Democrats to flip traditionally Republican seats in 2018, defeating six-term Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton 54 percent to 46 percent, a margin of 22,556 votes out of more than 315,000 ballots cast in the 6th Congressional District. The district includes what once was the heart of suburban Republicanism. But GOP support in DuPage County has been gradually eroding — in 2016 a majority of DuPage voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, and in 2018 they supported Democrat J.B. Pritzker for governor. Casten becomes the third House Democrat from a competitive district to back an impeachment inquiry in recent days, joining U.S. Reps. Katie Porter of California and Tom Malinowski of New Jersey. They are among 44 legislators the DCCC says represent districts that are key to maintaining a House majority in 2020. U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville, the other Democrat who flipped an Illinois suburban seat in 2018 by defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano, has supported the House leadership efforts to further investigations into Trump in lieu of opening impeachment proceedings.)
— Gov. Pritzker creates office, advisory panel dedicated to 2020 census outreach – ELVIA MALAGÓN (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-2020-census-pritzker-office-20190620-oxy2tpuqzjellemjqqddeital4-story.html
— Illinois politicians have school choice. But they want to curb it for other people’s kids. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-charter-school-commission-choice-pritzker-20190620-y5xflhc7x5brxmcgqucycfrnz4-story.html
— Own property on Chicago’s North Side or central core? Expect a big tax hike – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-property-tax-rates-20190620-bfitrcrzj5aqfp3ebglqp4s2l4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker details census battle plan, warning ‘billions of dollars in federal funding are on the line’ With the state losing population, and a potential citizenship question that could scare off immigrant communities, Illinois stands to lose U.S. House seats and about $120 million a year if just a 1% drop is recorded. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/20/18693224/pritzker-census-battle-plan-billions-dollars-federal-funding-congressional-seats
— Property tax pinch: Average North Sider’s bill to rise by $536, South Sider’s by $23 Across the county, bills increased by 3.7 percent from 2017 to 2018. The assessor’s office divides the county into northern, central and southern areas; the northern area had the highest average increase of the three. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/20/18693340/property-tax-bills-cook-county-increase-north-side

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky, Casten join calls for Trump impeachment – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/schakowsky-casten-join-calls-for-trump-impeachment
— More elections are not the answer – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190620/editorial-more-elections-are-not-the-answer
— OUTSTANDING: DuPage may require background checks, inspections for adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/dupage-may-require-background-checks-inspections-for-adult-businesses
— Democrats, Lauzen relationship hits new low over Longmeadow Parkway funding – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190620/democrats-lauzen-relationship-hits-new-low-over-longmeadow-parkway-funding

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Expected to Sign Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Week – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/pritzker-expected-sign-marijuana-legalization-bill-next-week
— Remembering ‘Chicago Tonight’ Founder John Callaway
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/20/remembering-chicago-tonight-founder-john-callaway

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Donald Tracy resigns as gaming board chairman – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190620/tracy-resigns-as-gaming-board-chairman

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Casten in support of Trump impeachment inquiry
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/20/casten-in-support-of-trump-impeachment-inquiry/acc27dj/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker says Illinois will pull out all stops to ensure accurate census count in 2020 – KAVAHN MANSOURI (DIERSEN: One could expect that Illinois Democrats are ramping up their efforts to get illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois for the census count.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article231787323.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County clerk recruiting election judges for 2020
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/19/will-county-clerk-recruiting-election-judges-for-2020/aaz6hof/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Truck drivers held to high standards when it comes to marijuana – Leslie Moreno (DIERSEN: Who do you have to depend on? How much THC should those who you have to depend on be allowed to have in their system?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/truck-drivers-held-to-high-standards-when-it-comes-to-marijuana

NPR ILLINOIS
— Legal Weed Is A Danger To Dogs. Here’s How To Know If Your Pup Got Into Pot
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/legal-weed-danger-dogs-heres-how-know-if-your-pup-got-pot#stream/0

WISH TV
— How Indiana is keeping marijuana out of the state – David Williams
https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/how-indiana-is-keeping-marijuana-out-of-the-state/2088829659

MCHENRY COUNTY
— Casten Calls for Trump Impeachment Inquiry, Sanguinetti Says He’s “Extreme”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/casten-calls-for-trump-impeachment-inquiry-sanguinetti/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Meeting Again to Appoint Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-meeting-again-to-appoint-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Pay $1,562.50 Lukasik Legal Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-pay-1562-50-lukasik-legal-bill/ 
— Algonquin Township Clerk Lukasik Exit Strategy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/lukasik-exit-strategy/ 
— Oberweis Announces Official Opening of Crystal Lake Campaign Office Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/oberweis-announces-official-opening-of-crystal-lake-campaign-office/ 
— Turnover in the Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/20/turnover-in-the-algonquin-township-road-district/ 
— Must All Algonquin Township Board Votes Now Be Unanimous?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/must-all-algonquin-township-board-votes-now-be-unanimous/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Appoints Supervisor Chuck Lutzow’s Wife Darlene as Temporary Deputy Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/algonquin-township-board-appoints-supervisor-chuck-lutzows-wife-darlene-as-temporary-deputy-supervisor/ 
— Skillicorn Plans End-of-Session Report for June 20th in Algonquin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/19/skillicorn-plans-end-of-session-report-for-june-20th-in-algonquin/

CAPITOL FAX
— Chairman Donald Tracy steps down from Gaming Board
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/20/chairman-tracy-steps-down-from-gaming-board/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gov. Kate Brown deploys Oregon State Police after Republicans flee Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats, Illinois Libertarians, and Illinois Greens want Illinois Republicans to flee the state.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/20/kate-brown-oregon-governor-deploys-state-police-af/
— Nancy Pelosi prefers border chaos – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/19/nancy-pelosi-prefers-border-chaos/

TOWNHALL
— Conservative Group Explains Why, Despite Disliking Trump, They Are Working to Re-elect Him – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/06/20/conservative-group-explains-why-despite-disliking-trump-they-are-working-to-reelect-him-n2548638

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigrants from 52 countries crossed US-Mexico border this year – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-from-52-countries-crossed-u-s-mexico-border-this-year-top-official-says

DAILY CALLER
— 2020 DEMOCRAT CALLS ICE ACTIONS ‘NO DIFFERENT’ THAN NAZI TREATMENT OF JEWS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/williamson-compares-ice-nazi-germany/
— HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CARRY CRIMINAL HISTORIES, DHS INVESTIGATION FINDS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/migrant-caravans-carried-criminal-history/
— WHY WONT LEFT-WING SANCTUARY CITIES WELCOME THE DIVERSITY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS? – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/20/illegal-immigrants-leftist-cities/

BREITBART
— Michael Savage Warns: Stalled Immigration Agenda Leaves Trump Vulnerable – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/20/michael-savage-warns-stalled-immigration-agenda-leaves-trump-vulnerable/

PJ MEDIA
— If Biden Is a Racist, Why Did the Media and Other Dems Let Him Stand Next to Obama for Eight Years? – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/if-biden-is-a-racist-why-did-the-media-and-other-dems-let-him-stand-next-to-obama-for-eight-years/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftists Love Irritating Us
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/20/leftists-love-irritating-us/

GOPUSA
— Donald Trump Jr. blasts Teen Vogue for op-ed declaring that ‘sex work is real work’ (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and the Libertarians officially promote prostitution?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71277
— Ilhan Omar calls for federal ban on free lunch shaming (DIERSEN: To pay the family’s bills, my outstanding father almost always worked second jobs including playing music, fast food, and delivering eggs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71274

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1,500 CARAVAN MEMBERS HAD U.S. CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS DHS data refutes Dem claims about Central American migrants
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/1500-caravan-members-had-u-s-criminal-convictions/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois’ Legalization of Marijuana May Change the Drug-Free Workplace Landscape (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-legalization-marijuana-may-change-drug-free-workplace-landscape

JD SUPRA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Poised to Protect Marijuana Users from Adverse Employment Actions as Part of Marijuana Legalization Legislation (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-poised-to-protect-marijuana-76364/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/courts-are-siding-with-employees-who-37883/?

HUFFINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hundreds Of Civil Rights Groups Ask Congress To Decriminalize Migration – Roque Planas
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hundreds-of-civil-rights-groups-ask-congress-to-decriminalize-migration_n_5d0b9f34e4b06ad4d25c98d4

BOSTON HERALD
— How Democrats are hurting immigrants at the border – JAY AMBROSE
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/20/how-democrats-are-hurting-immigrants-at-the-border/

June 14 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recreational marijuana use a bad idea in Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-speak-out-st-0616-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says no summer vacations for Chicago police brass, but one leader still took a trip – Gregory Pratt and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-no-police-brass-summer-vacations-20190614-story.html
— Marijuana dispensary rolls out its own credit card as weed industry works to go beyond cash-only sales – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-credit-card-20190614-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces limited options to fill deep city budget hole – John Byrne and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-springfield-revenue-20190613-story.html
— SALT and the ‘Pritzker Tax’: One more reason for Illinois taxpayers to rebel – Editorial (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-taxes-treasury-illinois-pritzker-20190616-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lori Lightfoot going on Stephen Colbert show, speaking at Democratic LGBTQ fundraiser In New York trip, mayor will debut on Colbert, mine the high-roller gay Democratic community and meet with former and present Mayors Bloomberg and de Blasio. – Fran Spielman and Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/6/14/18679120/lori-lightfoot-stephen-colbert-lgbtq-fundraising-new-york
— Take a stand for vigilance and untainted elections No one should try to gain political advantage by looking the other way when hostile powers try to undermine American independence by tilting our electoral playing field. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/14/18679382/trump-russians-election-integrity-politics
— Illinois is far from competitive with states that poach our college students In 2002, about 23 percent of high school students chose out-of-state colleges. By 2017, that was up to almost 50 percent. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/14/18679522/illinois-higher-education-budget-universities

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County mayors pleased by what just came out of Springfield – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190614/dupage-county-mayors-pleased-by-what-just-came-out-of-springfield

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s really in charge in Springfield? This giveaway to teachers unions is the strongest sign yet that the Democrats who control both houses of the General Assembly as well as the Governor’s Mansion work for them and no one else. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/whos-really-charge-springfield
— Here’s what Pritzker offered the state’s biggest union The details of a proposed eight-year contract with AFSCME finally leaked, and critics are charging that the Illinois governor gave his union allies too good of a deal. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-what-pritzker-offered-states-biggest-union

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— No, Aaron Schock is not running for Congress right now – Chris Kaergard 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190614/no-aaron-schock-is-not-running-for-congress-right-now

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Legislators made statements about issues ahead of session. Did they follow through? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article231262058.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— First Santa, Now Drag Queens: Macy’s Celebrates “Pride” Month – Wendy Wilson 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/first-santa-now-drag-queens-macys-celebrates-pride-month/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER SOUTH SUBURBAN VILLAGE PRESIDENT ADMITS EMBEZZLING FUNDS TO GAMBLE AT JOLIET CASINOS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/former-south-suburban-village-president-admits-embezzling-funds-to-gamble-at-joliet-casinos.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Oberweis praises sponsors for making tax hike “happen,” then blasts opponent who voted for it
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/14/congressional-candidate-praises-tax-hike-sponsors-for-their-work-blasts-opponent-who-voted-for-it/

GOPUSA
— 12 white male cops sue San Francisco for discrimination
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71025

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger blames Iran for oil tanker attacks: ‘They’re lashing out, no doubt’ – Bailey Vogt 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/14/adam-kinzinger-blames-iran-for-oil-tanker-attacks-/
— Feds to warn immigrants about welfare use USCIS chief says sponsors will pay back ‘every dollar’ immigrants use – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals need/want welfare – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/14/feds-warn-immigrants-about-welfare-use/

DAILY CALLER
— SCOTUS FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES PROMPT CRITICISM OVER TRIPS, STOCK HOLDINGS – Kevin Daley 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/14/supreme-court-financial-disclosure/
— EMPLOYEES TURN THEIR BACKS ON AG SECRETARY IN SILENT PROTEST – Shelby Talcott
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/14/sonny-perdue-silent-protest-kansas-city/

BLAZE
— Florida GOP governor signs law banning sanctuary cities He said that this bill was in the interest of ‘public safety’ – Mike Ciandella
https://www.theblaze.com/news/florida-gop-governor-signs-law-banning-sanctuary-cities

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Will Trump Voters Run Out of Patience on Immigration?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/14/will-trump-voters-run-out-patience-on-immigration/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steadfast Trump Fan, Never Wavered – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/business/media/sarah-sanders-trump.html
— The Case for Gay Reparation Other countries are taking steps to atone for their shameful past treatment of L.G.B.T. people. The United States should too. – Omar G. Encarnación
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/opinion/gay-reparation-stonewall.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Juneteenth celebrates end of slavery in the US – AP (DIERSEN: While all my ancestors immigrated before the Civil War, they always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ap-explains-juneteenth-celebrates-end-of-slavery-in-the-us/2019/06/14/c7342f4a-8ed9-11e9-b6f4-033356502dce_story.html
— Democratic contenders bash Fox News on Fox News – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/democratic-contenders-bash-fox-news-on-fox-news/2019/06/14/1c12dc44-8ee6-11e9-b6f4-033356502dce_story.html

June 11 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-judicial-nominees-3/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: John F. Kness of Illinois, to serve as Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. John Kness is the General Counsel of the College of DuPage, where he oversees all legal matters at the second-largest institution of higher learning in the State of Illinois. Prior to becoming General Counsel, Mr. Kness served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, with stints in the National Security and Cybercrimes, Narcotics, and General Crimes Sections. Mr. Kness served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Kness earned his B.A. and J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University. Mr. Kness also has experience in law enforcement, having served as a patrol officer for the Oak Park Police Department prior to law school.)

ABC7
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weed-legalization-guide/5337346/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— South suburban towns are jockeying for a casino. ‘We all believe we have the best site.’ – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-slowik-south-suburban-casino-locations-st-0612-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps Kness for federal bench: College of DuPage top lawyer  Before law school, Kness was a patrol officer for the Oak Park Police Department. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/6/11/18662122/donald-trump-taps-john-kness-federal-bench-college-of-dupage-top-lawyer
— New Illinois doesn’t sound any better than the old one Something you should probably understand is that a lot of people are serious about this separation business, even if most of us regard it as kooky. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/11/18662061/new-illinois-doesnt-sound-any-better-brad-halbrook-separatists
— What’s legal weed gonna cost in Illinois? A lot Both taxes and an expected supply shortage could result in pricy recreational pot products when the drug is fully legalized in Illinois at the start of next year. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/6/11/18660607/how-much-legal-pot-marijuana-cost-prices-recreational-prices-illinois

DAILY HERALD
— Top Kane prosecutor disappointed in recreational pot vote – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/top-kane-prosecutor-disappointed-in-recreational-pot-vote
— Fairgrounds supporters: Don’t ban circuses, animal shows – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/fairgrounds-supporters-dont-ban-circuses-animal-shows
— Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190611/news/306119895/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gas tax hike will hurt Illinois families – Allen Skillicorn 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/11/skillicorn-gas-tax-hike-will-hurt-illinois-families/a9m4upz/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Taxpayers left out of lawmakers’ celebration – Editorial
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/05/taxpayers-left-out-of-lawmakers-celebration/a5kncc6/

WSPY
— Grundy County Could Become a Sanctuary Gun County
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/grundy-county-could-become-a-sanctuary-gun-county/article_4345ed70-8c60-11e9-8e40-c791d90de03f.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— CEOs Becoming More Active On Political Issues, Including Abortion – YUKI NOGUCHI 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ceos-becoming-more-active-political-issues-including-abortion#stream/0

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-cannabis-industry-to-create-thousands-of-new-jobs/article_05e64747-8ef1-5fd2-adcc-829276c1d95a.html

CITY OF WHEATON
— Draft Wheaton City Council Session Minutes RE: May 28, 2019 Comprehensive Plan/Market Study/Zoning Ordinance Update for the East Roosevelt Road Corridor
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102019-1189?packet=true

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger at Sanguinetti Meet & Greet in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 26, 2019. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gay Pride Day in Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/10/gay-pride-day-in-woodstock/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Voter rolls: Which precincts are Republican strongholds in DuPage County? (DIERSEN: 10 of the top 25 are in Milton Township.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512579133-voter-rolls-which-precincts-are-republican-strongholds-in-dupage-county

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune editorial board member compares Republican legislative leaders to Nazi collaborators
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/11/tribune-editorial-board-member-compares-republican-legislative-leaders-to-nazi-collaborators/
— Ideas Illinois poll shows support slipping for graduated income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/11/ideas-illinois-poll-shows-support-slipping-for-graduated-income-tax/

FOX NEWS
— GOP Rep clashes with House Dem after she reads letter calling Trump supporters ‘racist,’ ‘dumb’ – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-clashes-with-house-dem-after-she-reads-letter-calling-trump-supporters-racist-dumb

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s Mexico ‘deal’ isn’t an immigration fix, it’s a temporary Band-Aid
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-mexico-deal-isnt-an-immigration-fix-its-a-temporary-band-aid
— Gillibrand equates anti-abortion beliefs to racism – Grayce McCormick
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gillibrand-equates-anti-abortion-beliefs-to-racism

DAILY CALLER
— REVEALED: TWO MORE GOOGLE BLACKLISTS DESIGNED TO REMOVE ‘FRINGE DOMAINS’ AND OP-EDS FROM SPECIAL SEARCH RESULTS – J. Arthur Bloom 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/11/revealed-two-google-blacklists-fringe-domains-special-search-results/

GOPUSA
— Majority of women still charmed by socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/majority-of-women-still-charmed-by-socialism/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— K-12 Education Has Become Progressive Sunday School – Hezekiah Kantor
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/11/k-12-education-has-become-progressive-sunday-school/

FEDERALIST
— Mixing Kids With Drag Queens Sets Gay Rights Back Decades Promoting adolescent boys as drag queens and setting up events in which adult entertainers perform before children has reignited fears the LGBT community spent 30 years fighting. – Chad Felix Greene
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/11/putting-drag-queens-front-children-sets-cause-gay-rights-back-decades/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— What if Mitch McConnell cared as much about the border as about pork projects? – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-cared-much-border-pork-projects/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Twitter CEO, 180 other company leaders claim abortion bans are ‘bad for business’ – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/twitter-ceo-180-other-company-leaders-claim-abortion-bans-are-bad-for-business.html

LIFE NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand Says Opposing Abortion is Like Being a Racist – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/06/11/kirsten-gillibrand-says-opposing-abortion-is-like-being-a-racist/

NEWSMAX
— Our D.C. Overlords Couldn’t Care Less About Stopping Illegal Immigration – Michael Reagan and Michael R. Shannon
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/maryland-illegal-immigration/2019/06/11/id/919841/
— Gay Movement Should Separate From Extremist Fringe – Chris Freind 
https://www.newsmax.com/freind/gay-rights-movement-pride-month-trans/2019/06/11/id/919897/

THE HILL
— Lawmakers clash after Dem reads letter on House floor calling Trump supporters ‘racist,’ ‘dumb’ – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/447977-lawmakers-clash-after-dem-reads-letter-on-house-floor-calling-trump-supporters
— Gillibrand compares limiting abortion rights to racism – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447956-gillibrand-compares-limiting-abortion-rights-to-racism

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call Steve King a “White Supremacist.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-king-donald-trump_n_5cffd66ee4b00a4c6abf952b
— Activists Want Baby Trump Blimp To Crash President’s July 4th Address Code Pink organizers plan to bring a giant diaper-clad Trump to the president’s Fourth of July rally in DC — but would rather the entire event gets canceled. – David Moye
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-baby-blimp-code-pink-july-4_n_5d000404e4b011df123c083a

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Rep. King’s ‘Diamond and Silk Act’ gets ripped by conservative pundits.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/conservatives-bashing-rep-steve-king-for-diamond-and-silk-act-gambit

WASHINGTON POST
— The New York Times cuts all political cartoons, and cartoonists are not happy – Michael Cavna
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/06/11/new-york-times-cuts-all-political-cartoons-cartoonists-are-not-happy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Jersey Avoids Veto Override on PAC Transparency Bill Gov. Phil Murphy will sign legislation requiring sources of contributions but asks for companion measure – Joseph De Avila (DIERSEN: How transparent are a) your municipality, b) your township/ward, and c) your county? When leadership vacancies occur, are you given a) the applicants’ names, b) copies of what they submitted, and c) the finalists’ names? What opportunity are you given to comment on the applicants? Is your input sought on the applicants?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-avoids-veto-override-on-pac-transparency-bill-11560209589

DALLAS NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott – Rebekah Allen and Lauren McGaughy
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/05/20/save-chick-fil-abill-approved-texas-house-despite-emotional-pleas-lgbt-members

HELEN INDEPENDENT RECORD
— Transparency and respect lacking in Helena’s city government – Amy Teegarden and Gery Carpenter (DIERSEN: How transparent are a) your municipality, b) your township/ward, and c) your county? When leadership vacancies occur, are you given a) the applicants’ names, b) copies of what they submitted, and c) the finalists’ names? What opportunity are you given to comment on the applicants? Is your input sought on the applicants?) 
https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/transparency-and-respect-lacking-in-helena-s-city-government/article_06f5b3d3-88c2-5b44-a3f7-2d0cf5ee557b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Where is the transparency? Where is the respect? In less than six months, the Helena City Commission has been able to weaken Helena’s city departments, processes and strategic partnerships, resulting in a culture of distrust by hiring their handpicked city manager to implement their agendas and clean house. We are retired city employees who care about current employees and community groups that we had the honor of serving with in a productive and respectful environment. We retired before the new city manager was hired, and while it may appear we have an “ax to grind,” we simply care about the future of this city and staff. This letter strives to raise awareness and encourage Helena citizens to get involved and stay engaged. The 2019 City Commission election filing deadline is Monday. There are plenty of facts and documentation to support these concerns. However, for the protection of staff, details will not be disclosed in this format. Where is the community conversation? There appears to be a lack of public process and participation related to recent recommendations and decisions. City advisory boards are “informed” of decisions rather than consulted in a collaborative effort, and their recommendations are ignored. Longstanding and effective partnerships are dismissed and dismantled while priority is given to the rhetoric of entitled special interest groups and disgruntled individuals without any regard to the greater community benefit and other legitimate user groups. Research and you will find that decisions are made outside the framework of city ordinance and that contracts are being awarded without following a competitive process. We are concerned there is a total disregard for city code and legal processes. Is this transparency?)

WRAL
— Steve King not allowed on Air Force One for Trump’s trip to Iowa Tuesday – CNN
https://www.wral.com/steve-king-not-allowed-on-air-force-one-for-trumps-trip-to-iowa-tuesday/18445564/

FED WEEK
— Discrimination, Retaliation Top List of Violations
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/discrimination-retaliation-top-list-of-violations/

June 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— How Will Legal Weed Work in the Workplace? Illinois’ Pot Q&A With recreational marijuana becoming legal next year, there are a growing number of questions still to be answered. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports. (DIERSEN: To drink booze and to smoke pot is to impair yourself. Why would any employer hire, retain, or promote those who impair themselves? Pot stays in your system far longer than booze. One reason why IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986 is that unlike many of my coworkers, I did not drink booze.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/How-Will-Legal-Pot-Work-in-the-Workplace-Your-Questions-Answered–510778202.html
— Here’s What You’ll Pay More For as Lawmakers Approve New Taxes The state construction plan aims to bring billions of dollars in new taxes and fees to fund it
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/new-taxes-illinois-springfield-lawmakers-510774341.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND Tragic: Recreational marijuana goes on sale Jan. 1 in Illinois. Dispensaries are already getting ready. – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-where-to-buy-marijuana-in-illinois-20190603-story.html
— Pritzker said ‘Think big.’ Lawmakers taxed big and spent big. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-foid-taxes-dcfs-casino-20190603-story.html
— If you own a car, smoke or buy gas in Illinois you will be paying more: A look at what fees and taxes state lawmakers hiked – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-tax-fee-hikes-20190603-story.html
— Ties between lawmakers and the gambling industry? The IG should investigate. – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-brady-video-gambling-ethics-20190603-story.html
— Rep. Grant Wehrli Points to Flawed Process when Rejecting Fiscal Year 2020 Budget
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-rep-grant-wehrli-points-to-flawed-process-wh-2019-06-03-story.html
— General Assembly OKs $100 million for proposed Metra extension into Kendall County – Linda Girardi
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kendall-metra-extension-st-0604-story.html
— Waukegan casino OK’d by General Assembly would be ‘big shot in the arm’ to area towns, Lake County – Emily K. Coleman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-casino-next-st-0604-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Student loan debts could be wiped out through Durbin’s bankruptcy relief bill The Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 would allow the loans to be treated like nearly all other forms of consumer debt. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18650697/student-borrower-bankruptcy-relief-act-college-loans-dick-durbin
— Legal pot, Chicago casino still on horizon — but gas tax just around the bend Just in time for summer road trips, the 19-cent bump in the gas tax will be enacted July 1 — the same day that state lawmakers will see a $1,600-a-year salary increase. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651159/legal-pot-chicago-casino-gas-tax-pritzker-july-1-summer

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana growers plan hiring binge – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-marijuana-growers-plan-hiring-binge

WGN RADIO
— Representative Jim Durkin (R-82) on fighting the good Springfield fight
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/03/representative-jim-durkin-r-82-on-fighting-the-good-springfield-fight/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local dispensary already planning expand with legalization of marijuana in Illinois – Kelley Bowles
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-dispensary-already-planning-expand-with-legalization-of-marijuana-in-illinois/2049874314

WREX
— $275 million set aside for Rockford passenger rail in state capital spending plan
https://wrex.com/category/2019/06/03/275-million-set-aside-for-rockford-passenger-rail-in-state-capital-spending-plan/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP chairman: ‘fair tax’ punishes taxpayers – Jenna Lyons 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512602150-gop-chairman-fair-tax-punishes-taxpayers
— Illinois Policy Institute CEO says voters may reject ‘fair tax’ in 2020 – Jenna Lyons
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512602164-illinois-policy-institute-ceo-says-voters-may-reject-fair-tax-in-2020

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Budget ‘does nothing to stem the tide’ of those wanting to flee Illinois, Rep. Batinick cautions – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512601662-budget-does-nothing-to-stem-the-tide-of-those-wanting-to-flee-illinois-rep-batinick-cautions

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE GOV HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE 101ST SESSION’S “PROGRESS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/what-the-gov-had-to-say-about-the-101st-sessions-progress.html
— IL GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS 101ST SESSION – AND HISTORY WAS MADE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/il-general-assembly-adjourns-101st-session-and-history-was-made.html
— IL GUN OWNERS ESCAPE MORE FEES, REGS AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/il-gun-owners-escape-more-fees-and-regulations-as-general-assembly-adjourns.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis legalization to create “hiring boom” with unionized workers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/03/cannabis-legalization-to-create-hiring-boom-with-unionized-workers/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gaming roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/03/gaming-roundup/

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— AFA statement on President Trump and the LGBT agenda
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/afa-statement-on-president-trump-and-the-lgbt-agenda/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Victims’ Rights Laws Are a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing A billionaire’s emotional crusade to amend every state constitution could have disastrous consequences. – MATTHEW HARWOOD
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-victims-rights-laws-are-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/
— The Dictatorship of the Young Youth is everything in today’s culture, while the wisdom of our elders is being pushed aside. – DAVID MASCIOTRA
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-dictatorship-of-the-young/

BREITBART
— Virginia Tech Offers 10 Different Graduation Ceremonies for Black, LGBT, Asian Students – TOM CICCOTTA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/03/virginia-tech-offers-10-different-graduation-ceremonies-for-black-lgbtq-asian-students/

May 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Violent Memorial Day weekend leaves 27 shot, 5 killed
https://abc7chicago.com/27-shot-5-killed-in-memorial-day-weekend-gun-violence/5317857/

NBC5
— States Move to Outlaw ‘Prison Gerrymandering’: Where Do Inmates Really Live? Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, signed a bill to make his state the latest to require that prisoners be counted at their pre-incarceration addresses — instead of where they’re serving time
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/States-Outlaw-Prison-Gerrymandering-Inmates-510454311.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gillibrand suggests Trump’s only accomplishments are ‘hurting people,’ only motivation is ‘cruelty’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/gillibrand-suggests-trump-s-only-accomplishments-are-hurting-people-only-motivation-is-cruelty-

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Harriet Tubman is unwelcomed on Donald Trump’s $20 bills.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/26/18638906/harriet-tubman-20-bill-andrew-jackson-laura-washington

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Graduated tax amendment heads to House floor
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/CAPITOL-RECAP-Graduated-tax-amendment-heads-to-13898132.php
— ‘Never seen anything like it’: Illinois farmers facing a challenging year for planting, markets – Rosalind Essig
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/8216-Never-seen-anything-like-it-8217-13898089.php

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Dead People Can’t Collect Fat Pensions – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, everyone who is in line to get a pension or is getting a pension is demonized, denigrated, and condemned. I am not happy at all that for the rest of my life, I will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned for getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension.) 
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/dead-people-cant-collect-pensions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The writer threatened mass assassinations for pretty much everyone who receives a state government pension, including survivors and heirs. To avoid this fate, the author demanded in the form letter that the pension actuarial tables be changed and the state’s constitution be amended to remove the pension protection clause before instituting a graduated income tax. The writer also demanded unspecified “cap$ and clawback$ for outrageous$ pension payout$” and local government consolidation. He or she also demanded the end of pension double-dipping and “playing salary games at career’s end to max out your take.”)

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters say: Trump pushes the myth of social-media persecution against conservatives.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-pushes-the-myth-of-social-media-persecution-against/article_913213e2-b606-510e-a85e-71dd474e9c29.html

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep. Skillicorn suggests waiting for ‘Feds’ before moving on – and taxing for – infrastructure plan – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512565646-rep-skillicorn-suggests-waiting-for-feds-before-moving-on-and-taxing-for-infrastructure-plan

CITY OF WHEATON
— CITY COUNCIL PLANNING SESSION AGENDA Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 7 P.M.
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282019-1184
(FROM THE AGENDA: East Roosevelt Road Corridor)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 Democrats working to better connect with LGBTQ voters – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/2020-democrats-working-to-better-connect-with-lgbt/
— How to deal with the media and its biases – John R. Coyne Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/book-review-unfreedom-of-the-press-mark-r-levin/
— Nine Klansmen met by 350 officers, 600 counter-protesters at Ohio KKK rally – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: This sends a strong message that sooner or later, those who defend Whites will be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/26/nine-klansmen-met-350-officers-600-counter-protest/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Former pro-Trump contributors say CNN is out to get Trump – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-pro-trump-contributors-say-cnn-is-out-to-get-trump

CBS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke says migrant families “pose no threat or danger” to the U.S. – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beto-orourke-on-face-the-nation-migrant-families-pose-no-threat-or-danger-to-us/

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Migrant Family Takes a Greyhound Across America – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise those who come to America illegally and who stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/26/us/greyhound-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump falls short on infrastructure after promising to build roads, bridges and consensus – Toluse Olorunnipa and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-falls-short-on-infrastructure-after-promising-to-build-roads-bridges-and-consensus/2019/05/26/1027446e-7c9f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html

TIME
— Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps Rolling Back Protections for Them – ABBY VESOULIS (DIERSEN: Who should be protected from who? According to Democrats, a) LGBTQers, b) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, c) liberals and moderates, d) those who have less money, e) minorities, f) females, g) veterans, h) non-Protestants, i) non-German Americans, j) non-citizens, k) non-gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time NEED PROTECTION FROM a) heterosexuals, b) Republicans, c) conservatives, d) those who have more money, e) Whites, f) males, g) non-veterans, h) Protestants, i) German Americans, j) U.S. citizens, k) gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://time.com/5595474/donald-trump-roll-back-transgender-protections/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit. Chicago Fitness Club Tolerated Sexual Harassment of Restaurant Employees and Fired Complainant, Federal Agency Charged. (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lakeshore-sport-and-fitness-to-pay-45000-to-settle-eeoc-harassment-and-retaliation

NASDAQ
— Don’t Expect Quick U.S. Marijuana Legalization Based on Polls Showing Support: There’s a Big Gotcha – Keith Speights
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/dont-expect-quick-us-marijuana-legalization-based-on-polls-showing-support-theres-a-big-gotcha-cm1154640

MEDIAITE
— Kinzinger Hits Trump Hard on Twitter for Teaming Up With Kim Jong Un to Bash Biden – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/republican-congressman-hits-trump-hard-on-twitter-for-teaming-up-with-kim-jong-un-to-bash-biden/

REASON
— Beto O’Rourke Wants To Legalize Weed and Expunge Records, Too Anti-prohibitionists are now trying to help those still impacted by old drug convictions. – ZURI DAVIS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should disclose anything that they have had expunged from their records. Your past predicts your future. Those who seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should be held to much higher standards.) 
https://reason.com/2019/05/22/beto-orourke-wants-to-legalize-weed-and-expunge-records-too/

May 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— New tax on beer, wine, spirits on the table in Illinois – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-tax-on-beer-wine-spirits-on-the-table-in-illinois/5315995/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois lawmakers propose tax hike on alcohol to balance budget – Natalie Bomke
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-propose-tax-hike-on-alcohol-to-balance-budget

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House committee advances graduated-rate income tax plan approved earlier by Senate – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-graduated-tax-rates-house-20190524-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to ‘think big’ as a candidate, but is his agenda too big? Lawmakers will decide this week. – Rick Pearson, Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
— When taxpayers trust Springfield … Part 3: ‘Honest, we’ll only soak the 3%!’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-income-tax-illinois-constitution-20190523-story.html
— Yearbook controversies and the bungled responses from Chicago-area high schools – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-highland-oak-park-yearbook-controversies-big-lie-racism-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use illegals to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/24/18636132/donald-trump-immigration-abuses-public-outrage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who encourage students to take out loans? 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/24/18638866/college-loan-debt-elizabeth-warren-tuition-jesse-jackson-robert-f-smith

DAILY HERALD
— In wake of Sterigenics emissions, tighter controls clear Illinois House – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190524/in-wake-of-sterigenics-emissions-tighter-controls-clear-illinois-house
— After 2 suburban Democrats replaced, House committee advances tax rate bill – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190524/after-2-suburban-democrats-replaced-house-committee-advances-tax-rate-bill

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what you’d pay if Pritzker’s graduated income tax is enacted While nothing yet is final, Senate action today gives taxpayers their best indication yet. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-what-youd-pay-if-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-enacted
— This huge Hinsdale contemporary sold for about the cost of the land The 10,000-square-footer designed by an eminent Swedish architect sold this week for about $2.97 million. It’s estimated the sellers had invested at least $5 million in the pondside home. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/huge-hinsdale-contemporary-sold-about-cost-land

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Are you ready to be fingerprinted and pay $50 to get a FOID card? – LINDSEY SALVATELLI 
https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article230792404.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE INSKEEP & STEVE MULLIS (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have no merit. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/juli-n-castro-wants-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit#stream/0

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Downstate Fights for Coal It’s a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2019/Why-Downstate-Fights-for-Coal/

COD COURIER
— Brian Caputo named next president of College of DuPage – Joey Weslo
https://codcourier.org/11815/news/breaking-news-brian-caputo-named-next-president-of-college-of-dupage/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAND OF 1,000 SHRINKING COMMUNITIES Illinois’ lost people problem spreads to more than 1,000 communities in 2018 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/land-of-1000-shrinking-communities/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “IT ISN’T YOUR GRANDPA’S WEED,” FORMER ADDICT SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/it-isnt-your-grandpas-weed-former-addict-says.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois separatist Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) interviewed on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/24/illinois-separatist-interviewed-on-fox-news-show/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Sexist trash’: Hillary Clinton goes off on doctored Pelosi video – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sexist-trash-hillary-clinton-goes-off-on-doctored-pelosi-video

GOPUSA
— Is journalism dead? CNN’s Acosta pens anti-Trump book; Most Dems believe AOC’s biggest lie! – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70021

BREITBART
— DHS: ‘100 %’ Border Crossers with Children Being Released into U.S., Given Work Permits – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/24/dhs-100-border-crossers-with-children-being-released-into-u-s-given-work-permits/
— Eurocrat Attacks ‘Stupid Nationalists in Love with Their Own Countries’ – VICTORIA FRIEDMAN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats officially a) condemn Independence Day, b) stop municipalities like Wheaton from having Independence Day fireworks and parades, c) stop Republicans from participating and sponsoring Independence Day fireworks and parades, and d) stop people from watching the fireworks and parades?)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/24/eurocrat-attacks-stupid-nationalists-love-their-own-countries/
— Democrats Refuse to Block Gun Offenders from Amnesty Status – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/24/democrats-refuse-to-block-gun-offenders-from-amnesty-status/

DAILY CALLER
— DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CHICK-FIL-A BANS – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/dot-investigate-chick-fil-a-ban/
— TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY LINKED TO DECLINE IN RACIAL PREJUDICE – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/trump-presidency-decline-racial-prejudice/
— MEDIA SEIZE ON DECLINE IN RACIAL PREJUDICE AS MORE EVIDENCE TRUMP IS RACIST – Rachel Stoltzfoos 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/media-decline-racial-prejudice-trump-racist/

CNS NEWS
— Trump to Enforce Clinton-Era Law Requiring Sponsors to Pay Back Welfare Benefits of Immigrants – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/melanie-arter/trump-enforce-clinton-era-law-requiring-sponsors-pay-back-welfare-benefits

AMERICAN THINKER
— Another faded entertainer (John Cusack) insults the military because Donald J. Trump is president – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/another_faded_entertainer_insults_the_military_because_donald_j_trump_is_president.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE WAR ON TRUMP IS A WAR ON AMERICA Scott Lively urges, ‘prevent our common enemies from taking him down’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-war-on-trump-is-a-war-on-america/

PJ MEDIA
— Herman Cain: Trump ‘Wasn’t Racist Before He Became President and He’s Not Racist Now’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/trending/herman-cain-trump-wasnt-racist-before-he-became-president-and-hes-not-racist-now/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Transgender Protections – Abby Goodnough, Erica L. Green and Margot Sanger-Katz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/us/politics/donald-trump-transgender-protections.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is now using E-Verify in his golf courses. The result: more firings of undocumented workers – Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-now-using-e-verify-in-his-golf-courses-the-result-more-firings-of-undocumented-workers/2019/05/24/4284bf30-7d81-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html
— American Jewish voters still despise Trump – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about the many Jewish superiors and supervisors who I worked for while I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Those Democrats stressed to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was a) Republican, b) conservative, c) 100% German national origin, and d) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Those Democrats succeeded in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many adverse actions against me.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/24/jews-still-despise-trump/
— How Democratic presidential candidates are trying to win over LGBT voters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/24/how-democratic-presidential-candidates-are-trying-win-over-lgbt-voters/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump wants to make America gay again — and he’s offering 20% off his rainbow T-shirt to prove it – Muri Assunção
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-trump-lgbtq-pride-shirt-the-nerve-20190524-k2lnqitkojf4djihcqbwnnysam-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Didn’t Earn Slavery Reparations, and I Don’t Want Them My ancestor Silas Burgess came to America in chains. But even he was able to live the American Dream. – Burgess Owens
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-didnt-earn-slavery-reparations-and-i-dont-want-them-11558732429

BLOOMBERG
— A Wise Pause on Marijuana Legalization New Jersey and New York are right to be wary of unintended consequences – Editorial
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-19/marijuana-legalization-new-york-and-new-jersey-are-wise-to-pause

FORBES
— Time Warner Cable Loses Marathon Bid To Thwart Age Discrimination Plaintiff – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/24/time-warner-cable-loses-marathon-bid-to-thwart-age-discrimination-plaintiff/#16115e6f1005

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-weld-claims-trump-prefer-aryan-nation-1435247

HR DRIVE
— Tech workers’ promotion chances decline rapidly after age 36 – Valerie Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your chances of getting promotions decline rapidly if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/tech-workers-promotion-chances-decline-rapidly-after-age-36/555416/

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— AFGE: Trump’s killing of government personnel agency would politicize civil service – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Personnel was my area of concentration for both my bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and my MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/afge-trumps-killing-of-government-personnel-agency-would-politicize-civil-service/

May 8 Evening Edition

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— Marijuana Legalization Impact On Naperville (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/nctv17-news-update/marijuana-legalization-impact-on-naperville-heroes-honored-10-years-of-naperville-news-17/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/top-10-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: LEGAL POT – THE LAST NAIL IN ILLINOIS’ COFFIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/legal-pot-last-nail-in-illinois-coffin.html
— THORNER: THE SO-CALLED “EQUALITY ACT” IS REALLY AN “ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-the-so-called-equality-act-is-really-an-anti-christian-act.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Westchester chief of police Steve Stelter spoke at an anti-cannabis legalization press conference today
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/08/todays-quotable-154/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Opposition to Recreational Marijuana Grows – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284063#.XNMZO45KiM8

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A bill that does more harm than good is the wrong way to legalize marijuana – Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Addiction Services, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-marijuana-bill-illinois-marijuana-legalization/
— Take a deep dive into the facts and reject marijuana legalization – Kevin Sabet, President and co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-marijuana-legalization-opponents-pritzker-democrats/
— Trump calls massive tax write offs for real estate losses ‘sport’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-billion-dollar-real-estate-loss-tax-write-off/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gas taxes and driver’s license fees would go up dramatically under Illinois Senate proposal – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-senate-gas-tax-hike-20190508-story.html
— Region makes renewed push for state to fund South Suburban Airport – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-airport-update-st-0320-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, you can end the excuses at DCFS – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dcfs-audit-caseloads-pritzker-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville opposes countywide hotel tax proposed in DuPage – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190508/naperville-opposes-countywide-hotel-tax-proposed-in-dupage

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress – Gabrielle Moreira
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-judiciary-committee-votes-to-hold-attorney-general-william-barr-in-contempt-of-congress

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump administration’s relentless attacks on Obamacare are shameful.”
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/07/underwood-trump-administrations-relentless-attacks-on-obamacare-are-shameful/ar3p6f3/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Ups Another Legislator’s Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/pritzker-ups-another-legislators-pension/ 
— State Police Report of Steve Reick DUI Arrest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/state-police-report-of-steve-reick-dui-arrest/ 
— GOP Invites Applications for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/gop-invites-applications-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— May 30th Deadline to Apply for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/may-30th-deadline-to-apply-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— Assessment Appeals Way Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/assessment-appeals-way-down/
— Dems Propose 44 Cent State Gas Tax, Up To 8 Cents County MFT, Plus 3 Cents for Municipalities Passing a “Responsible Bid Ordinance,” To Be Raised Annually by Any Increase in the “Transportation Fee Index,” License Plate Fees to Be Hiked, Too, Cars from $90 to $148, Electric Cars to Pay $1,000 Annual Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/dems-prooiose-44-cent-gas-tax-to-be-raised-annually-by-any-increase-in-the-transportation-fee-index/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar calls herself Trump’s ‘biggest nemesis’ and his ‘nightmare’
http://www.gopusa.com/ilhan-omar-calls-herself-trumps-biggest-nemesis-and-his-nightmare/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Unprecedented Volumes of Aliens Continue to Arrive as Thousands Enter Deep South Texas – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/unprecedented-volumes-of-aliens-continue-to-arrive-as-thousands-enter-deep-south-texas/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s ‘credible fear’ directive restores some integrity to asylum process
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-credible-fear-directive-restores-some-integrity-to-asylum-process
— The federal bill that would sexualize your kids, like it or not – Emilie Kao
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-federal-bill-that-would-sexualize-your-kids-like-it-or-not

DAILY CALLER
— MONTHLY APPREHENSION NUMBERS TOP 100,000 FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/monthly-apprehension-april-dhs/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Twitter Suspends Account That Tracks Violence Against MAGA Supporters – Alexander Hall 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/05/08/twitter-suspends-account-tracks-violence-against-maga

PJ MEDIA
— Muslim Workers Sue Amazon for Failing to Accommodate Their ‘Religious Needs’ – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/amazon-sued-for-discriminating-against-muslim-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1 COLORADO SCHOOL-SHOOTING SUSPECT HATED CHRISTIANS, TRUMP Other is juvenile ‘transitioning from female to male’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/juvenile-shooting-suspect-in-colorado-identified-as-transgender/

LIFEZETTE
— Note to Ocasio-Cortez: If You Want Higher Wages, Forget Open Borders and Mass Migration Much of the American Left in the Trump era must realize this – Pawel Styrna
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/note-to-ocasio-cortez-if-you-want-higher-wages-forget-open-borders-and-mass-migration/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver becomes the first U.S. city to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, outlawed by the U.S. government since 1970
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/05/08/denver-becomes-the-first-u-s-city-to-effectively-decriminalize-psilocybin-mushrooms-outlawed-by-the-u-s-government-since-1970/
— Where’s the pot? California tracking system unlikely to know – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/wheres-the-pot-california-tracking-system-unlikely-to-know/2019/05/08/8de78d10-71b8-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can an Employer Legally Withdraw a Job Offer after It’s Been Made? (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employer-legally-withdraw-job-offer-after-it-s-been-made

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias – Miranda Bogen
https://hbr.org/2019/05/all-the-ways-hiring-algorithms-can-introduce-bias

FEDWEEK
— Annual Employee Survey about to Start
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/annual-employee-survey-about-to-start/
— GAO Examines Issues, Trends Affecting Federal Employment
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/gao-examines-issues-trends-affecting-federal-employment/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Chicago Pride Parade will be a bit different this year
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/102423456/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-a-bit-different-this-year

May 5 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden labels Trump a ‘clown’ during campaign stop – Andrew O’Reilly
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/biden-labels-trump-a-clown-during-campaign-stop

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps, anti-conservatives, and anti-Americans encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-lt–mexico-migrants-long-route-20190428-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Facebook is right to boot abusers such as Farrakhan, Jones and Yiannopoulos.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-facebook-louis-farrakhan-alex-jones-milo-yiannopoulos-20190503-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, and anti-Americans promote Islam.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ramadan-faq-muslim-holy-month/
— Fact-check: Downstate Republican wrong about wage hike costing 50,000 jobs – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-downstate-republican-wrong-righter-politifact-minimum-wage-hike-costing-50000-jobs-pritzker/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker, lawmakers attempt high-wire act with weed legalization “There is an opportunity for Illinois to be the leader, the way they did in medical. Are they going to get it done?” – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pritzker-lawmakers-attempt-high-wire-act-weed-legalization

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
– TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Legal cannabis on front burner in Springfield – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-05/jim-dey-legal-cannabis-front-burner-springfield.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— More people turning to Champaign County refugee center – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article230049874.html

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Batinick speaks out against HB 2685 – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512479766-rep-batinick-speaks-out-against-hb-2685

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Blacks, Hispanics give little credit to Trump for record-low unemployment, higher wages – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/5/donald-trump-gets-little-jobs-credit-from-blacks-h/

BREITBART
— Durbin: Trump ‘Loses It, Gets all Googly Eyed’ over Putin – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/05/durbin-trump-loses-it-gets-all-googly-eyed-over-putin/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN WROTE OVER 20 ARTICLES ON COVINGTON CATHOLIC STUDENTS, IGNORES PHILLY MUSLIM CHILDREN CHANTING ABOUT CHOPPING OFF HEADS – Scott Morefield 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/04/cnn-covington-catholic-muslim-students-chopping-heads/

WORLD NET DAILY
— HOW MANY CENTRAL AMERICANS DESERVE ASYLUM? ZERO! Barry Farber draws on history to explain why current system is a ‘disgrace’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/how-many-central-americans-deserve-asylum-zero/
— ALL DECENT PEOPLE SHOULD #WALKAWAY FROM LIBERALISM Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson rips progressive culture of victimhood
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/all-decent-people-should-walkaway-from-liberalism/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Media Lament Tiger Woods Getting Medal of Freedom from ‘White Nationalist’ President – Jay Maxson 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2019/05/04/president-giving-tiger-woods-presidential-medal-freedom-and-btw

— New York Times, Part of the Anti-Semitism Problem – Cal Thomas 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2019/05/04/new-york-times-part-anti-semitism-problem

THE HILL
— Documents provide glimpse into Buttigieg’s military service – JONATHAN EASLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442082-documents-provide-glimpse-into-buttigiegs-military-service

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why the Rich Don’t Get Audited The I.R.S. doesn’t have the resources it needs to chase offshore accounts and tax cheats. – Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/sunday-review/tax-rich-irs.html
— Men Invented ‘Likability.’ Guess Who Benefits. It was pushed by Madison Avenue and preached by self-help gurus. Then it entered politics. – Claire Bond Potter
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/opinion/sunday/likeable-elizabeth-warren-2020.html?searchResultPosition=1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree. – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/opinion/sunday/men-parenting.html
— Fair Play Is No Match for Foul After getting dissed by Barr, will Mueller man up? – Maureen Dowd
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/opinion/sunday/mueller-barr-dowd.html
— The Trip I Hope All African-Americans Can Take I saw the sense of connection that Birthright nurtured in my Jewish friends and planned my own life-changing journey. – Mercedes Bent
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/opinion/sunday/travel-blacks-africa.html
— Over 60: Why Own When You Can Rent? Older renters in New York City outnumber millennial renters. They also outnumber homeowners in their age range. – Joanne Kaufman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/realestate/over-60-renters.html
— Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What? – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply that if your degree is not from an Ivy League University, it is worthless.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/magazine/almost-all-the-colleges-i-wanted-to-go-to-rejected-me-now-what.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A capitalism-hater says “Debt-plagued millennials have good reasons to favor socialism.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-millennials-like-socialism-not-capitalism-20190505-story.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Failing Europe Is Eclipsed As Trump Gains – CONRAD BLACK 
https://www.nysun.com/foreign/europe-failing-as-its-eclipsed-by-trump/90673/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Tells Bulgaria to Welcome Migrants Balkan land has closed its borders as part of EU policy – Francis X. Rocca
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-tells-bulgaria-to-welcome-migrants-11557073800
— Trump Administration Backs Plan for More H-2B Visas, Irking Critics of Immigrant Labor Rules Landscapers, resorts and other small businesses are clamoring for more temp workers; opponents say policies lower U.S. wages – Louise Radnofsky and Lalita Clozel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-backs-plan-for-more-h-2b-visas-irking-critics-of-immigrant-labor-rules-11557048600
— ‘A Horrible Culture of Machismo’: Women Struggle With Violence in Mexico Violence against women has been met with indifference and impunity, rights groups say, as the problem only gets worse – Robbie Whelan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-horrible-culture-of-machismo-woman-struggle-with-violence-in-mexico-11556978401
— Music Superstars Are the New One Percenters Huge stars like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are dominating the concert-tour business like never before, as music’s top 1% takes home an increasingly large share of the pie – Neil Shah
https://www.wsj.com/articles/music-superstars-are-the-new-one-percenters-11556962200
— Racial Spoils in Washington State Democrats overrule voters to impose racial and gender preferences. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who determines who will pay the price of racial and gender preference? What criteria will they use?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-spoils-in-washington-state-11557091027

24/7 WALL STREET
— Black Unemployment 86% Higher Than U.S. Average – Douglas A. McIntyre
https://247wallst.com/jobs/2019/05/05/black-unemployment-86-higher-than-u-s-average/

MOTLEY FOOL
— 11% of Employees Have Experienced Ageism on the Job – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: 100% of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran will experience ageism and far worse things if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-employees-experienced-ageism-job-143600215.html

May 4 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ADULT USE CANNABIS SUMMARY (DIERSEN: If/when this becomes law, my goal is for Wheaton to be the first city in the state to pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing. If/when this becomes law, please encourage your municipality to ASAP pass an “opt out” ordinance and zoning restrictions for growing.) 
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5988612/Cannabis-bill-summary-from-Gov-Pritzker-s-office.pdf
(FROM THE DOCUMENT: LOCAL ORDINANCES Municipalities may pass ordinances prohibiting the establishments of dispensaries in their jurisdiction. Local units of government must adopt ‘opt out’ ordinances within one year of the effective date of the statute or they are limited to adopting ‘opt out’ provisions via local referendum. Municipalities may enact reasonable zoning restrictions pertaining to licensed cultivation centers, craft growers, processing organizations, and dispensaries.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization bill would allow possession up to 30 grams, 5 plants grown at home – Robert McCoppin and Jennifer Smith Richards
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-new-marijuana-bill-proposal-20190504-story.html
— Number of milligrams of THC, expungement of which crimes? Read the fine print of Pritzker’s proposed legal marijuana bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pritzker-marijuana-bill-20190504-htmlstory.html
— Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans a number of extremist figures – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-social-media-facebook-bans-20190504-story.html
— ‘Heartbeat bills’ are wholesome provocations in abortion debate – George Will
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-abortion-heartbeat-bills-viability-george-will-20190503-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker, Dems introduce bill to legalize marijuana statewide
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-introduces-bill-marijuana-legalization/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois governor announces plan to legalize marijuana – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-announces-plan-to-legalize-marijuana-1

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. JB Pritzker Announces ‘Step Forward’ In Illinois Marijuana Legalization
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/04/gov-jb-pritzker-announces-step-forward-in-illinois-marijuana-legalization/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker aiming to legalize weed in Illinois by January 1, 2020 The Illinois governor today unveiled details of his plan to allow residents 21 and over to legally purchase cannabis for recreational use. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-aiming-legalize-weed-illinois-january-1-2020

ABC7
— ‘Natural hair’ bill could change workplace standards – Leslie Brinkley
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/natural-hair-bill-could-change-workplace-standards/5284772/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Large Attendance at McConchie Seminar on Adoption and Foster Care
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/04/large-attendance-at-mcconchie-seminar-on-adoption-and-foster-care/ 
— Skillicorn Polls 8th Grade Students in Algonquin on Progressive vs. Flat Rate Income Tax and Finds Little Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/04/skillicorn-polls-8th-grade-students-in-algonquin-on-progressive-vs-flat-rate-income-tax/

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker unveils cannabis legalization bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/04/pritzker-unveils-cannabis-legalization-bill/

BREITBART
— ICE Agents Confirm Migrant ‘Child Recycling’ Case in El Paso Sector – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/04/ice-agents-confirm-migrant-child-recycling-case-in-el-paso-sector/
— Donald Trump Revives National Program to Exclude Illegals from Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/04/donald-trump-revives-national-program-to-exclude-illegals-from-jobs/

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE USA Bill Federer recounts history of southern neighbor’s government – BILL FEDERER
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-difference-between-mexico-and-the-usa/
— DEMOCRATS PREPARING ULTIMATUM FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH ‘Change your … practices or face government punishment’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/democrats-preparing-ultimatum-for-people-of-faith/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Accusing Trump of Anti-Semitism, Democrats Play the Projection Game – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/democrats-anti-semitism-accusations-trump-projection/

ABC NEWS
— President Trump amplifies far-right voices in protest of Facebook ban – MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-amplified-voices-protest-facebook-ban/story?id=62825821

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots Local newspapers are failing to make the digital transition larger players did — and are in danger of vanishing – Keach Hagey, Lukas I. Alpert and Yaryna Serkez
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/local-newspapers-stark-divide/
— Can a Doorbell Camera Actually Make You Safer? The smart security devices help ensure our packages are in the right hands, but they may open the door to a more nefarious element: hackers – Jesse Will
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-a-doorbell-camera-actually-make-you-safer-11556648995
— Why Women Live Longer Than Men – Heidi Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-women-live-longer-than-men-11556590021

FORBES     
— Why Trump Should Not Hand Over His Tax Returns – Robert W. Wood
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2019/05/04/why-trump-should-not-hand-over-his-tax-returns/#70ca8ee65208
— How To Overcome Islamophobia In Your Workplace – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who hinted/implied that they disapproved of Missouri Synod Lutherans.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/04/how-to-overcome-islamophobia-in-your-workplace/#7cc3d2122870