December 17 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 10,765 new cases, 52 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-vaccine-booster-shots-side-effects/11352548/

— UIC, City Colleges of Chicago announce program to address nursing shortage, diversity – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/nursing-shortage-bs-in-uic-university-of-illinois-at-chicago/11353232/

CBS2
— Groups Rally Outside Daley Plaza For Immigration Provision To Social Spending Bill
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/17/immigration-provision-to-social-spending-bill/
— 3 Evanston Township High School Students Charged In Connection With Lockdown After 2 Guns Found
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/17/evanston-township-high-school-lockdown-students-charged-gun-found/

FOX32
— Illinois reports 59,312 coronavirus cases, 316 deaths in the past week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-59312-coronavirus-cases-316-deaths-in-the-past-week
— New law says parents in Illinois no longer have to be notified before girls under 18 get abortions
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-law-says-parents-in-illinois-no-longer-have-to-be-notified-before-minor-children-get-abortions

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Prof. Glenn Loury explores how woke policies are driving violent crime in urban America and crushing Black America
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-prof-glenn-loury-explores-how-woke-policies-are-driving-violent-crime-in-urban-america-crushing-black-america/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Immigration activists in Chicago urge Democrats to disregard Senate parliamentarian, move forward with reform. Advocates plan to join a rally Saturday outside of the Thompson Center to push for immigration, climate and labor reforms in the “Build Back Better” bill. – Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/17/22841465/chicago-illinois-immigration-build-back-better-reform-undocumented-daca-green-card-durbin-biden
— Illinois’ COVID surge rages on: ‘This is setting up to be a very deadly COVID Christmas’ “Our key message here continues to be: get the vaccine, and if vaccinated and eligible, get the booster,” Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/17/22841747/illinois-coronavirus-surge-holidays-cases-deaths-hospital-vaccine
— Pritzker signs repeal of Parental Notification of Abortion law. The legislation also creates an advisory group for youth health and safety issues that will identify laws and policies that affect parenting and pregnant people under age 18. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/12/17/22841847/pritzker-repeal-parental-notification-abortion-law-illinois
— Text messages between Lightfoot and state leaders reveal weird interactions, moments of tension. Most of the conversations were innocuous or polite. But some of the conversations are revealing. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/17/22843007/text-messages-lightfoot-chicago-pritzker-illinois-column-rich-miller

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Space in Illinois hospitals is at an all-time pandemic low, as patients flood in and workers burn out. – JOE MAHR, LISA SCHENCKER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-hospital-capacity-covid-surge-20211217-hnkjacf5vbbepbo3xyl7x24ymu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 10,765 new cases, 52 additional deaths, 3,783 hospitalizations – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211217/covid-19-update-10765-new-cases-52-additional-deaths-3783-hospitalizations

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ hot marijuana market chills out. Why strong growth has turned to no growth in the newly legalized weed business. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/legalized-marijuana-sales-have-flatlined-illinois-summer

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— New law grants five-part victory for evil in Illinois – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
https://www.thetelegraph.com/insider/article/New-law-grants-five-part-victory-for-evil-in-16710794.php

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Blending Social Justice Into Math Curriculum Stirs Debate In U.S.
https://chicagodefender.com/blending-social-justice-into-math-curriculum-stirs-debate-in-u-s/

STATELINE
— Girls in Illinois can get abortion without telling parents – WTVO
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/girls-in-illinois-can-get-abortion-without-telling-parents/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Bailey continues statewide tour with fundraiser in Swansea – Emily Bevard
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/614720626-bailey-continues-statewide-tour-with-fundraiser-in-swansea

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: IS AMAZON REALLY KILLING BRICK-AND-MORTAR RETAIL?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/by-john-f-di-leo-amazon-is-killing-brick-and-mortar-retail-well-no-but-amazon-wish-and-all-those-other-online-o.html
— THE PREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OF ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/the-predictable-consequences-of-defund-the-police.html
— MERIT VS. WOKENESS: UNIVERSITIES MUST CHOOSE
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, universities choose wokeness over merit.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/merit-vs-wokeness-universities-must-choose.html
— WHY DOESN’T BLM’S ‘BLACK XMAS’ WHITE BUSINESS BOYCOTT EXTEND TO LOOTING WHITE BUSINESSES?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/why-doesnt-blms-black-xmas-white-business-boycott-extend-to-looting-white-businesses.html
— THORNER: IS COMPLIANCE A WAY OUT OF TYRANNY?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/thorner-is-compliance-a-way-out-of-tyranny.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker signs repeal of Parental Notification Act into law
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/17/pritzker-signs-repeal-of-parental-notification-act-into-law/
— Cases, deaths, ICU usage all increased 19% in past week, hospitalizations up 16%
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/17/cases-deaths-icu-usage-all-increased-19-in-past-week-hospitalizations-up-16/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Federal complaints filed against Colorado, Illinois schools for holding allegedly segregated events – James Varney
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/17/federal-complaints-filed-against-colorado-illinois/
— GOP state lawmakers introduce 12 new bills to ban critical race theory – Sean Salai
(COMMENT: What about Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/17/gop-state-lawmakers-introduce-12-new-bills-ban-cri/
— From defund to refund: Liberal mayors reverse course on police as crime surges. San Francisco Mayor London Breed calls for more aggressive law enforcement. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/17/liberal-mayors-reverse-course-defund-police-crime-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A preacher dressed in drag led a sermon for children on Sunday in Chicago. Aaron Musser, the preacher at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Logan Square, said that instead of telling people how they should be joyful, he was showing them what makes him joyful, arguing his attire served as a dress rehearsal for the ultimate joy experienced upon the return of Jesus Christ. – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lutheran-church-offers-drag-queen-prayer-time-to-children

FOX NEWS
— Why DeSantis’ bold critical race theory move matters to all of us. DeSantis has emerged one of the most articulate political spokesmen for the anti–critical race theory movement. – Christopher F. Rufo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/desantis-critical-race-theory-christopher-rufo

GOPUSA
— Childless Mayor (Lightfoot) Takes Aim At Your Pudgy Children
https://www.gopusa.com/childless-mayor-takes-aim-at-your-pudgy-children/
— It Appears Socialists Are Winning The War To Destroy The Family
https://www.gopusa.com/it-appears-socialists-are-winning-the-war-to-destroy-the-family/

BREITBART
— Illinois governor repeals parental notification of abortion – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/news/illinois-governor-repeals-parental-notification-of-abortion/

FEDERALIST
— Pulitzer Center Helps 1619 Project Teachers Subvert Laws Banning Racism. The nonprofit, leftwing billionaire-funded center hosted a webinar for educators and librarians offering tips on how to use their 1619 Project material and skirt laws banning its use. – Mary Grabar
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/17/pulitzer-center-helps-1619-project-teachers-subvert-laws-banning-racism/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Colorado, Illinois School Districts Sued for Racially Segregating Students – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/colorado-illinois-school-districts-sued-for-racially-segregating-students/

EPOCH TIMES
— Schools Across US Tighten Security, Increase Police Presence After TikTok Shooting Threats – Katabella Roberts
https://www.theepochtimes.com/schools-across-us-tighten-security-increase-police-presence-after-tiktok-shooting-threats_4161468.html

THE HILL
— ‘Allies’ China and Russia are ganging up on America – GORDON G. CHANG
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/586142-allies-china-and-russia-are-ganging-up-on-america

HUFFINGTON POST
— Senate Confirmed White Nominees More Quickly Than Nominees Of Color This Year. GOP senators have slowed down the confirmation process, and nominees of color have been disproportionately affected. – Amanda Terkel
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-white-nominees-people-of-color_n_61bcc947e4b040edce94fb4c

WASHINGTON POST
— The malicious, historically illiterate 1619 Project keeps rolling on – George F. Will
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/17/new-york-times-1619-project-historical-illiteracy-rolls-on/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In a Texas Border Town, Armed Groups Arrive to Look for Migrants. State law that allows migrants to be arrested for trespassing draws armed citizens, in some cases welcomed by county officials. – Elizabeth Findell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-texas-border-town-armed-groups-arrive-to-look-for-migrants-11639668989
— Inflation Is Near a 40-Year High. Here’s What It Looks Like. Price increases for fuel, cars, food, apparel and medical care vary widely. – Peter Santilli and Gwynn Guilford
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-is-near-a-40-year-high-heres-what-it-looks-like-11639737004

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Rep. Steve Scalise and 15 other Republicans lay out their plan to use controversies over the teaching of race and gender in schools to beat Democrats in 2022. – Nicole Gaudiano
https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-2022-elections-critical-race-theory-education-culture-wars-scalise-2021-12

LGBTQ NATION
— Why are some LGBTQ people Republicans? Why do they vote against their own community? One of the enduring mysteries in politics is why the existence of LGBTQ Republicans. – John Gallagher
(COMMENT: I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoting RINOs. I would focus on LGBTQ-promoting RINOs who got downtown Wheaton to promote LGBTQ big time last year and who got Wheaton to stop Republicans from helping sponsor its Independence Day parade and fireworks this year.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/lgbtq-people-republicans-vote-community/

December 15 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Governor JB Pritzker announces plans to sell Thompson Center for $70M
https://abc7chicago.com/thompson-center-chicago-james-jb-pritzker-governor/11343961/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 9,784 new cases, 79 deaths. Suburban Cook County reports omicron case.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-vaccine-booster/11343720/

CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Announces $70 Million Plan To Sell Thompson Center To Developer Who Plans To Preserve Building
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/15/gov-jb-pritzker-thompson-center-sale-michael-reschke-prime-group-preservation/

WGN RADIO
— Dems, GOP at odds over Islamophobia bill. If House passes, bill has a tough time ahead with Senate Republicans. – Alexandra Limon
https://wgnradio.com/news/dems-gop-at-odds-over-islamophobia-bill/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lightfoot: Northwest Side affordable housing vote a win against ‘grip of segregation’ – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-affordable-housing-chicago-city-council-vote-20211215-4e5vvpuag5ho5jnhbjxzw5pwa4-story.html
— State in talks to sell Thompson Center for $70 million — but would buy back office space for $148 million – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-thompson-center-chicago-illinois-buyer-20211215-fx5qon5dvjaa5bzrbu4b6dvpzu-story.html
— In the City Council, finally a win for affordable housing and a defeat for segregation – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-affordable-housing-aldermanic-privilege-anthony-napolitano-20211215-tos23wjvxzff7czhhk5njhfb2q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— A first-time Republican congressional candidate from Winfield has announced he’s switching districts. Justin Burau said he’ll now run for the 3rd District seat. He had been a candidate in the 6th District. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211215/gop-candidate-from-winfield-to-switch-congressional-races
— Texas men plead guilty to burglarizing Wheaton Chick-fil-A restaurant – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211215/texas-men-plead-guilty-to-burglarizing-wheaton-chick-fil-a-restaurant

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— See what the buyer has in mind for a reconfigured Thompson Center. The state has entered into exclusive negotiations with Prime Group to sell the Helmut Jahn-designed building. Prime aims to preserve the basic structure—but has extensive rehab plans. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/thompson-center-be-sold-michael-reschkes-prime-group

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Change.org plays politics with truth and censors GOP. The Chicago Republican Organization blasted the leftwing extremist group Change.org accusing it of playing politics with information and distorting truth. – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/12/15/change-org-plays-politics-with-truth-and-censors-gop/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Most Republicans want Trump to run again despite investigations, poll says – STEPHEN LOIACONI
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/amid-investigations-poll-finds-most-republicans-want-trump-to-run-again

CENTER SQUARE
— Another watchdog vacancy means complaints against lawmakers won’t be addressed – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/another-watchdog-vacancy-means-complaints-against-lawmakers-won-t-be-addressed/article_fc299942-5d26-11ec-86cd-3b781b7a04d0.html

JUSTIN BURAU
— Justin Burau 3rd Congressional District Candidate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9l-6zdKi9c

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Trussell: ‘We need real common-sense policy solutions’ – David Beasley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/614702437-republican-candidate-for-lieutenant-governor-trussell-we-need-real-common-sense-policy-solutions

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Border Crisis Leading to Human Trafficking and Other Disasters – Kristi Shaffer
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/border-crisis-leading-to-human-trafficking-and-other-disasters/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/15/covid-19-roundup-133/

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis takes aim at CRT training in schools and corporate America. DeSantis’ administration moved against critical race theory in schools; now the governor is broadening his efforts. – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-critical-race-theory-training-schools-corporate-america

GOPUSA
— Denver Elementary School Promotes ‘Families Of Color Playground Night’
(COMMENT: Expect that under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, Democrat, citizens of foreign countries, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time will be given more and more and more preference over those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, conservative, Republican, citizens of America, those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/denver-elementary-school-promotes-families-of-color-playground-night/

BREITBART
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Goes on Offense Against Critical Race Theory, Proposes the Stop WOKE Act – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/15/gov-ron-desantis-offense-against-critical-race-theory-proposes-stop-woke-act/
— Districts Have ‘Unprecedented’ Funds to Teach CRT Via ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/12/15/districts-have-unprecedented-funds-to-teach-crt-via-social-and-emotional-learning/

CNS NEWS
— Arizona Sheriff on Illegal Immigration: ‘This Is the Worst We’ve Ever Seen It’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/melanie-arter/arizona-sheriff-illegal-immigration-worst-weve-ever-seen-it

DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis Moves To Codify Florida’s CRT Ban, Empowers Parents To Sue Schools – CHRISSY CLARK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/15/desantis-stop-woke-act-crt-florida/
— Biden Admin Proposes Bonuses For Doctors Who Implement ‘Anti-Racism’ Plans – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/15/anti-racism-medicare-bonus-critical-race-theory/

DAILY WIRE
— Ron DeSantis: Biden Running ‘Mass Human Smuggling Operation’ Flying Illegals To Florida – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-biden-running-mass-human-smuggling-operation-flying-illegals-to-florida

TOWNHALL
— Will Blacks Survive the Racial Reckoning? – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2021/12/15/will-blacks-survive-the-racial-reckoning-n2600644

PJ MEDIA
— DeSantis Freezes Licenses For Florida Daycare Facilities Paid By The Biden Admin To House Illegal Immigrants – JEFF REYNOLDS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jeff-reynolds/2021/12/15/desantis-freezes-licenses-for-florida-daycare-facilities-paid-by-the-biden-admin-to-house-illegal-immigrants-n1541468

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DeSantis Introduces Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Public Schools, Private Company Staff Trainings – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/desantis-introduces-bill-banning-critical-race-theory-in-public-schools-private-company-staff-trainings/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NFL funding far-left ‘defund the police’ radicals via ‘Inspire Change’ social justice program – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/15/nfl-funding-far-left-defund-the-police-radicals-via-inspire-change-social-justice-program-report-1176151/

EPOCH TIMES
— Florida’s DeSantis Proposes Legislation to Allow Parents to Sue Schools Teaching Critical Race Theory – Nanette Holt
https://www.theepochtimes.com/floridas-desantis-announces-push-for-legislation-to-allow-parents-to-sue-schools-teaching-critical-race-theory_4158862.html
— Pandemic Lockdowns Fueled Massive Rise in Gaming and Addiction, Experts Say – JACKSON ELLIOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/pandemic-lockdowns-fueled-massive-rise-in-gaming-and-addiction-experts-say_4156008.html

THE HILL
— Rittenhouse to speak at Turning Point USA event – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/586001-rittenhouse-to-speak-at-turning-point-usa-event

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Only Republican to Vote with House Democrats to Raise Debt Ceiling – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/senate-house-debt-ceiling-kinzinger-biden-build-back-better-1659549
— Progressives Are Using Black Americans to Experiment With Communism – ADAM B. COLEMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/progressives-are-using-black-americans-experiment-communism-opinion-1659774

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Big Business paints itself as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2021/12/15/bad-for-business-how-critical-race-theory-bans-are-limiting-american-progress/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Crime: 68% Of Voters Say It’s Getting Worse
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2021/crime_68_of_voters_say_it_s_getting_worse

December 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 7 Evening Edition

ABC7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 5 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole dies at age 98. The former GOP leader will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of military veterans.
https://abc7chicago.com/senator-bob-dole-robert-death-dies/11303230/
— Chicago shootings: 25 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11302887/

NBC5
— ‘An Honor to Call Him a Friend:’ Illinois Political Leaders React to Bob Dole’s Death
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/an-honor-to-call-him-a-friend-illinois-political-leaders-react-to-bob-doles-death/2700546/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield, Sangamon County only beginning to spend $72 million from American Rescue Plan – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/12/05/springfield-sangamon-county-just-starting-spend-arpa-aid/8848022002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A path forward for Kinzinger – Jim Nowlan
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-a-path-forward-for-kinzinger/article_348cf1e3-00f8-50b5-acc3-e60cd1c79920.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Race, Ethnicity and Partisan Politics Dominate State and City Redistricting Battles – Eric Krol
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/race-ethnicity-and-partisan-politics-dominate-state-and-city-redistricting-battles

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bob Dole, ex-Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, dies at 98 – James Varney
(DIERSEN: Dole walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade with Edgar and Dole spoke at a rally in Wheaton’s Memorial Park right after the parade. I camcorded his speech. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have always vehemently opposed Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. I should write a book about that vehement opposition since 1978. I would focus on those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/5/bob-dole-ex-kansas-senator-senate-republican-leade/

DAILY WIRE
— FEC Data Show Twitter Employees Made 99% Of Online Political Donations To Democrats – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fec-data-show-twitter-employees-made-99-of-online-political-donations-to-democrats-report
— Republicans, Business Leaders Slam AOC For ‘Tone-Deaf’ Remark About Smash-And-Grab Robberies – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-business-leaders-slam-aoc-for-tone-deaf-remark-about-smash-and-grab-robberies

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Science’ Went Woke – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/05/how-science-went-woke/

EPOCH TIMES
— Critical Race Theory Serves to Usher in Communist Agenda in America, Says Philosophy Professor – Terri Wu and Jan Jekielek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/critical-race-theory-used-to-usher-in-communist-agenda-says-philosophy-professor_4126930.html

THE HILL
— The Big Quit — and what Americans want from a job after COVID-19 – BRUNO V. MANNO
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/584156-the-big-quit-and-what-americans-want-from-a-job-after-covid-19

NBC NEWS
— Democracy is ‘failed’ or ‘in trouble’ among young voters, a new poll shows. The largest segment of this block of Americans is the non-college segment and they’re not fans of the Biden White House. – Dante Chinni
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/democracy-failed-or-trouble-among-young-voters-n1285373

NEW YORK TIMES
— JUNE 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: Stop and Acknowledge How Much Luck Has to Do With Your Success – Carl Richards
(COMMENT: What do you assert was bad luck and not your fault? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing my GAO mentor to retire; he had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year in 1986. In 1981, Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years. Under Bowsher, GAO shrank dramatically and is now just a shell of what it once was. I suffered a 21% ($20,361/year) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in forcing my IRS mentor to transfer to Texas; he had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $85,935/year, in 1974. Republican losses in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton increased dramatically since I a) became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, b) served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, c) served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering member 2003-2007, d) served as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and f) raised funds from DuPage Republicans 2005-2019 so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. Ever-increasingly those who move into my precinct are Democrats. My wife and I have fertility problems serious enough to stop us from having children.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/your-money/stop-and-acknowledge-how-much-luck-has-to-do-with-your-success.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Conservative-haters crow  that “Mr. Dole was often critical of the Republican Party after leaving office, telling audiences that it had become too conservative, with far-right positions that recalled those of his former rival Patrick J. Buchanan.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-dole-dead/2021/12/05/3b90ed00-0e55-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Jr. Backs Father’s Latest General Milley Broadside – ANDERS ANGLESEY
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-backs-fathers-latest-general-milley-broadside-1656182

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Park River Forest High School cancels all activities through winter break due to uptick in COVID cases
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-covid-19-oak-park-river-forest-high-school-cases/11300964/

DAILY HERALD
— With Kinzinger out, candidates bow out of 16th District race, plan to run elsewhere – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211204/with-kinzinger-out-candidates-bow-out-of-16th-district-race-plan-to-run-elsewhere

WGLT
— Conservative central Illinois blogger’s website suspended – Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-04/conservative-central-illinois-bloggers-website-suspended

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Francis warns of global ‘retreat from democracy,’ blasts nationalism – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/pope-francis-warns-global-retreat-democracy-blasts/
— Elon Musk calls for age cap on running for political office – Mica Soellner
(COMMENT: Musk would approve of the federal government’s up-or-out policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran: GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/elon-musk-says-people-over-70-should-be-barred-run/

FOX NEWS
— Former Illinois State University football coach fired for removing Black Lives Matter poster alleges First Amendment rights violated. Suit alleges coach was fired because ‘he did not toe the party line’ regarding BLM. – Kyle Morris |
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/football-coach-black-lives-matter-first-amendment-violated
— GAO struggles to identify how 20% of federal grants for 2020 voting were spent. House Republicans first flagged concerns about the election grants in September 2020. – Fred Lucas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gao-federal-grants-2020-voting

GOPUSA
— They Won’t Even Protect The Pot Shops In Lawless SF
https://www.gopusa.com/they-wont-even-protect-the-pot-shops-in-lawless-sf/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s top aide Ron Klain complains press coverage is too negative – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/bidens-top-aide-ron-klain-complains-press-coverage-too-negative/
— Why more young black Americans are calling themselves ‘conservative’ – Dennis Richmond, Jr.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of the following who are conservative decreases even further: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/why-more-young-black-americans-call-themselves-conservative/

BREITBART
— Democrats: Let’s Curb Inflation by Using Migrants to Cut American Wages – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/democrats-lets-curb-inflation-using-migrants-cut-american-wages/
— Illinois’ Esther Joy King After ‘Wild Wild West’ Afghanistan Rescue Effort: I Know People Who Are Still in Kabul – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/exclusive-illinois-esther-joy-king-after-wild-wild-west-afghanistan-rescue-effort-i-know-people-who-are-still-in-kabul/
— Pope Francis: Barbed Wire Blocking Migrants Is a ‘Form of Hatred’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/pope-francis-barbed-wire-blocking-migrants-is-a-form-of-hatred/

BLAZE
— Oregon drafting rule to make wearing masks permanent – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mask-mandate-oregon-indefinite-permanent

THE HILL
— Alarm grows over smash-and-grab robberies amid holiday season – CAROLINE VAKIL AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/584057-smash-and-grab-crimes-raise-alarms
— Trump social media startup receives commitment of $1 billion from unidentified ‘diverse group’ of investors – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/584365-trump-social-media-startup-receives-commitment-of-1-billion-from
— Democrats livid over GOP’s COVID-19 attacks on Biden – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/584313-democrats-livid-over-gops-covid-19-attacks-on-biden

CNN
— Meadows doubles down on debunked election fraud claims and whitewashes January 6 riot in new book – Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Gabby Orr
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/politics/meadows-book-january-6/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rudeness Is On the Rise. – Jennifer Finney Boylan
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/opinion/rudeness-stress-culture.html

EDUCATION WEEK
— Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools – Larry Ferlazzo
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the fewer minorities that you went school with, the more racist that you are.)
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-anti-racist-teaching-strategies-for-predominantly-white-schools/2021/12

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use minority graduates of American military academies to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/04/us-military-academies-racism-graduates-of-color

December 3 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases today: IL reports 7,558 new cases, 36 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-vaccine-booster/11297774/

NBC5
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 42,559 New Cases, 182 Deaths, 380K Vaccinations Since Friday. More than 17.5 million vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois since vaccinations began.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-42559-new-cases-182-deaths-380k-vaccinations-since-friday/2699551/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Patrick Daley Thompson labels move to create city’s first Asian American-majority ward ‘racism’ ‘Dividing areas or neighborhoods based on race is indeed racism,’ the Chicago City Council member representing Bridgeport says in a letter to his ‘11th Ward family.’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/3/22815418/chinatown-racism-patrick-daley-thompson-bridgeport-canaryville-asian-ward-remap-chicago-city-council
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/12/3/22816284/house-majority-leader-greg-harris-legalize-gay-marriage-illinois-reflections
— Illinois COVID-19 cases spike nearly 50% in a week, 150% since last month. Coronavirus positivity rates and hospitalizations have also more than doubled over the past month during the fifth surge of the pandemic. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/3/22816346/illinois-coronavirus-case-spike-omicron-covid-vaccine-mask
— Battles over new state legislative map get weird and unsettling. You gotta do what you gotta do in cases like these. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/3/22816636/illinois-battle-state-legislative-map-harmon-welch-column-rich-miller

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican governor candidates attempt to use violent crime increase as path toward regaining suburban voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-governors-race-republicans-crime-20211203-4t2wcf4p6ncovarrhci3wqsr34-story.html
— The remap turf war is ridiculous. When will Chicago’s aldermen put voters before themselves? – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-city-council-ward-remap-peoples-map-20211203-b3g2maodyvaybdghhs4ypuuskq-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use CRT, 1619, reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, etc. to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-crt-book-banning-black-history-month-page-20211203-6dz4izrdk5gs7hele7mf4raewu-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-abortion-supreme-court-mississippi-chapman-20211203-cluatdtgxvhohpvu5whfzeii4e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting cases – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211203/oral-arguments-to-begin-tuesday-in-redistricting-cases
— Feds investigating whether Itasca broke anti-discrimination laws in Haymarket decision – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211202/feds-investigating-whether-itasca-broke-anti-discrimination-laws-in-haymarket-decision

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— The question is can Pritzker beat anyone – Mark Cavers
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/613921939-the-question-is-can-pritzker-beat-anyone

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: WILLIE HORTON AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S GREATEST FEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/willie-horton-and-the-democratic-partys-greatest-fear.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Downstate vs. Chicagoland
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/03/downstate-vs-chicagoland/
— Itasca probed by feds over NIMBY vote
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/03/itasca-probed-by-feds-over-nimby-vote/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Black conservatives rip Barnes & Noble for hyping only ‘victimization’ books by Black authors. Woodson, Rowe call on bookseller to feature diversity of Black authors. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/3/black-conservatives-rip-barnes-noble-hyping-only-v/

FOX NEWS
— BLM’s radical Christmas wish list. Black Lives Matter wants to fundamentally transform Christmas as part of its larger war ‘to disrupt white-supremacist-capitalism’ – Justin Haskins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/blms-radical-christmas-wish-list
— Education freedom is a political winner in 2022. Time to give parents school choice. Congress now has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to supercharge school choice. – Eli Nachmany
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/school-choice-education-freedom-betsy-devos-ted-cruz-virginia

GOPUSA
— Suspect’s Parents Charged In Michigan School Shooting
https://www.gopusa.com/suspects-parents-charged-in-michigan-school-shooting/

BREITBART
— Blagojevich: ‘The Democrat Political Establishment Very Fearful of What I Know and What I Can Say’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/exclusive-blagojevich-the-democrat-political-establishment-very-fearful-of-what-i-know-and-what-i-can-say/

BLAZE
— Bank employees in NYC told to ‘dress down’ to avoid becoming a target for crime – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrat-run-nyc-workers-told-to-dress-down-to-avoid-becoming-a-target-for-crime-report

FEDERALIST
— My Twitter Ban Proves Twitter Manipulates Its Platform to Silence Conservatives. Twitter’s ‘rules’ are purposefully ambiguous, so its technocrats can freely delete ideas they dislike while promoting those they prefer. – Tom Elliott
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/03/my-twitter-ban-proves-twitter-manipulates-its-platform-to-silence-conservatives/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: How Did Anyone Fall For Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Hoax? – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/03/tucker_carlson_how_did_anyone_fall_for_jussie_smolletts_hate_crime_hoax.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke CEOs Will Wallow in Regret After Hateful BLM Issues Demand That Could Wreck Their Companies – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-ceos-will-wallow-regret-hateful-blm-issues-demand-wreck-companies/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Duke University Researchers: Farmer’s Markets and Food Charity Belong to White Supremacy Culture. “Everyone in the United States is impacted by White Supremacy Culture” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/duke-university-researchers-farmers-markets-and-food-charity-belong-to-white-supremacy-culture/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News Host Won’t Glorify Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘He’s Not A Hero Here’ – Curtis M. Wong
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who glorify and praise, pander to, serve as operatives or dupes for, cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or give money to those who have taken adverse actions against me. They stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. They gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011. They ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. They ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-kyle-rittenhouse-gillian-turner_n_619c0fa6e4b025be1adfdf0d

POLITICO
— ‘She’s going to lose’: Dems brag redistricting dooms conservative Illinois freshman. First-term Rep. Mary Miller says she’s running for reelection, even though Democrats in the state legislature gutted her district and forced her to consider challenging two of her GOP colleagues. – ALLY MUTNICK and OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/03/mary-miller-illinois-redistricting-523739

November 27 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO

— Spoiled generation: 4 in 5 parents say children aren’t thankful for what they have – Chris Melore
https://wgnradio.com/news/spoiled-generation-4-in-5-parents-say-children-arent-thankful-for-what-they-have/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jewish leaders worry about rising antisemitism from the left – Kery Murakami
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/26/jewish-leaders-worry-about-rising-antisemitism-lef/
— Tea Party Patriots go local with candidate-training classes for school board, county council races – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/25/tea-party-patriots-go-local-candidate-training-cla/

FOX NEWS
— Los Angeles-area looters target Home Depot, Bottega Veneta stores on Black Friday Tools stolen Friday from a Home Depot store — such as crowbars, mallets and sledgehammers — will likely be used in future crimes, authorities fear – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-looters-home-depot-bottega-veneta-black-friday-smash-grab-flash-mob-robberies
— Best Buy store in Minnesota looted by 20-30 suspects; all get away It was not immediately clear how much merchandise was taken, police said – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/us/best-buy-minnesota-looters-suspects-burnsville
— California Apple store hit in latest smash-and-grab in broad daylight Incident follows similar burglaries involving dozens of suspects that have ransacked numerous stores in Bay Area and Los Angeles – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-apple-smash-grab
— How can America survive three more years of Joe Biden? Biden has made living in this country much more difficult for millions of Americans. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-america-joe-biden
— Indiana critical race theory whistleblower: Classes founded with ‘racial equity priority’ Tony Kinnett: ‘Quite horrifying’ students have to view classes through racial lens. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/media/indiana-critical-race-theory-whistleblower-classes-racial-equity-priority
— BLM condemns Americans for celebrating Thanksgiving on ‘stolen land’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics
— California ‘encourages’ shoplifting and crimes: Tammy Bruce
https://www.foxnews.com/politics

FOX BUSINESS
— Salvation Army’s racism guide tells White Americans racism is ‘systemic’ and colorblindness is harmful. The guide also says Christians need to ‘evaluate’ racist attitudes and practices. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/salvation-armys-woke-racism-guide-tells-white-americans-racism-is-systemic-and-colorblindness-is-harmful

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hillary bemoans lack of media ‘gatekeepers’ and spread of ‘disinformation’ – Thomas Lifson
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they want the following to punish me: a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past and present conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/hillary_bemoans_lack_of_media_gatekeepers_and_spread_of_disinformation.html
— Celebrating the Rittenhouse Verdict… for America – Kevin McGary
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/celebrating_the_rittenhouse_verdict_for_america.html
— The Smug Party – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/the_smug_party.html
— School board refuses to allow students to hear from ISIS survivor because it might encourage ‘Islamophobia’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/school_board_refuses_to_allow_students_to_hear_from_isis_survivor_because_it_might_encourage_islamophobia.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Critical Race Theory Destroys American Justice. Although Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted, none of us is safe, so long as “critical race theory” and other Marxist ideas pollute our law schools, our judges’ minds, and our legal system. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/26/critical-race-theory-destroys-american-justice-2/

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: Biden Unpopularity Attributable to Making Country ‘Much More Difficult’ for Millions – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/27/fncs-carlson-biden-unpopularity-attributable-to-making-country-much-more-difficult-for-millions/

DAILY CALLER
— Salvation Army Wants People To ‘Lament, Repent And Apologize’ For Racism – HAROLD HUTCHISON
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing their problems, for causing your problems, for causing my problems, and for causing everyone’s problems. They blame me for causing all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/26/salvation-army-racism-white-privilege/

NEWSMAX
— Woke Yoke Will Weigh Heavily on Democrat Midterm Election Outcomes – Larry Bell
(COMMENT: To vote for Democrats is to promote hatred against those who are American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, law enforcement officers, conservative, Republican, patriotic, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/woke-democrats-midterms/2021/11/26/id/1046282/

PJ MEDIA
— Former WH Physician Suggests Biden’s Cognitive Issues Are Being Covered Up – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/11/26/former-wh-physician-suggests-bidens-cognitive-issues-are-being-covered-up-n1536657

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Unite and Get Ready to Fight – MARIO LOYOLA
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/unite-and-get-ready-to-fight/
— Salvation Army Peddles Critical Race Theory, Urges Members to Confront Their Racism – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/salvation-army-peddles-critical-race-theory-urges-members-to-confront-their-racism/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Salvation Army Embraces Critical Race Theory: White People Must ‘Sincerely Apologize’ For Racism
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing their problems, for causing your problems, for causing my problems, and for causing everyone’s problems. They blame me for causing all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/salvation-army-embraces-critical-race-theory-white-people-must-sincerely-apologize-for-white-racism/

EPOCH TIMES
— University of California Dumps SAT Test in Favor of ‘Equity’ – James Breslo
https://www.theepochtimes.com/university-of-california-dumps-sat-test-in-favor-of-equity_4125929.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades the University of California (UC) relied upon SAT test, as well as grades, to admit the highest achieving students into California’s best universities. Such standardized tests are ubiquitous in society, used in primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as for obtaining a license for most professions, or simply to drive a car. But the UC determined after much study that, as a group, whites and Asians score higher on the tests than “black and brown communities” (as the left calls them). It thus concluded that the test is inherently discriminatory and must be abandoned for the UC to achieve the goal of “equity” in its admission process. The UC faculty, through the “Academic Senate,” oversees the admissions process. It explained: “This decision, which is part of the ongoing effort by the university to advance educational opportunity and equity, was based on the view that these tests are biased because they systematically and unfairly reduce the likelihood that underrepresented and low-income high school students will be accepted to the university.” Yes, University professors, whom one would expect to be among America’s smartest people, concluded that a standardized test must be to blame for a community’s poor performance, rather than members of the community being less prepared. But the truth is, these professors are predominantly leftists, and this is the same flawed logic the left uses to argue that criminal laws are discriminatory when they are more often violated by a minority group. The UC ignores the most obvious explanation for the poor performance. African Americans (only 5.8 percent of California’s population), are far more likely to have been raised in a single parent home. As Senator Barack Obama noted, children who grow up without a father are nine times more likely to drop out of school. Latinos (39 percent of California’s population) are far more likely to have been raised by recent, legal or illegal, immigrants with less education and English as their second language. Further evidencing that it is not the test but the test-takers, the Academic Senate considered another test as a replacement. However, it determined that the so-called “Smarter Balanced” test resulted in the same “discriminatory” results! The truth is, the professors know the test is fair, they just do not care about the qualifications of the applicants. All they care about is “equity,” i.e., that racial and ethnic groups are represented in equal proportion. This leftist thinking ignores the individual in favor of the group. It shows no concern for the underlying reasons children from these groups are not doing better on the test. And, it ignores that not everyone in these groups are underprivileged, e.g., LeBron James’ kids, and that not everyone in white and Asian communities are privileged. Equity requires the end to Martin Luther King’s dream of equal treatment regardless of race. Equity requires that we look at race to ensure an “equal” outcome.)

THE HILL
— Plain truths don’t matter to the woke folks who now rule America – BERNARD GOLDBERG
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/582284-plain-truths-dont-matter-to-the-woke-folks-who-now-rule-america

CNBC
— Trump and his allies have embraced, promoted and counseled Kyle Rittenhouse since his acquittal – Brian Schwartz
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/26/kyle-rittenhouse-becomes-key-figure-in-trump-world.html

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Charlottesville verdict to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/charlottesville-verdict-another-missed-opportunity-republicans-disavow-hate-n1284587

YAHOO NEWS
— COMMENT: Ruben Navarrette Jr. promotes hatred against Whites and especially against Whites who are not poor.
https://news.yahoo.com/harvard-admissions-data-shows-america-030249515.html

USA TODAY
— Will any Republicans challenge Trump in 2024? DeSantis, Pence and the other top contenders to know – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/26/2024-presidential-election-republicans-who-could-challenge-trump/8723353002/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Attacks ‘Craggy Smug Face’ Bob Woodward, ‘Lapdog’ Robert Costa Over China Claims – FATMA KHALED
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-attacks-craggy-smug-face-bob-woodward-lapdog-robert-costa-over-china-claims-1653661
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls for GOP Leaders to Oust ‘Traitors’ Katko, Kinzinger and Cheney – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-gop-leaders-oust-traitors-katko-kinzinger-cheney-1653655

FORBES
— Republicans Deny That Older Job Applicants Need Protection From Age Discrimination – Sheila Callaham
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discriminations, and/or national origin discrimination. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past and present conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/11/26/republicans-deny-that-older-job-applicants-need-protection-from-age-discrimination/

ARLINGTON
— Board supports more-extensive reprecincting map
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.yourarlington.com/arlington-archives/town-school/selectboard/19679-precincts-112621.html

GUARDIAN
— Why Republicans are embracing Kyle Rittenhouse as their mascot. Congress members float the idea of offering the 18-year-old internships as experts say their use of him is ‘a very dangerous thing’ – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/27/kyle-rittenhouse-republican-party-trump

SPECTATOR
— How Thomas Jefferson became ‘problematic’ – Jeremy Black
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-war-on-thomas-jefferson

November 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Naperville ranks second in Illinois for most electric cars, trucks and SUVs, and federal infrastructure dollars could drive up those numbers – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-electric-vehicles-st-1121-20211126-upqzwbjk2fevxo7y6wzz5fhi4u-story.html
— Another way to fight violent hate groups? Take ’em to court – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-heather-heyer-unite-the-right-richard-spencer-page-20211124-frdtczqtvjhyriv6mctlvr4xh4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Foxconned’ into harming the environment. Gaining a few jobs in the short term is not worth paying an environmental price. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/26/22800959/foxconn-environment-wisconsin-racine-foxconned-lake-michigan-great-lakes-editorial

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Niemerg says he wants to ‘speak up’ for downstate Illinois – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/niemerg-says-he-wants-to-speak-up-for-downstate-illinois/article_5e38bede-4c91-11ec-963f-63a724a73fec.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Thousands of Afghan refugees to U.S. weren’t properly vetted – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-admin-let-thousands-of-unqualified-afghans-into-country-gop-memo-reportedly-says

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Politico Spends Campaign Cash On Own Firms More than 40 percent of Pete DiCianni’s political contributions go to his two companies. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-politico-spends-campaign-cash-own-businesses

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Man Filed False Police Report In Downers Grove: Cops Junies D. Henry-Caldwell was charged with disorderly conduct after police say he made a false report saying he was an armed robbery victim. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/wheaton-man-filed-false-police-report-downers-grove-cops

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Administrator banned from school grounds after exposing critical race theory ideology – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/administrator-banned-from-school-grounds-after-exposing-critical-race-theory-ideology

FOX NEWS
— Illinois gubernatorial candidate: Chicago has become a ‘corrupt war zone’ because of failed leadership. Jesse Sullivan: ‘Our political leaders need to step up and quit prioritizing criminals and putting them before victims and police’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-chicago-war-zone

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump torches Biden admin over COVID, inflation, the border, Afghanistan, and other crises. The former president says if he decides to run for president again, he believes he would win. – Breck Dumas
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-says-biden-admin-disaster-covid-response-inflation-border-crisis

BLAZE
— Salvation Army goes woke with​ new anti-racist message, asks white donors to apologize for their ‘unconscious bias’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/salvation-army-woke-anti-racist-message

BREITBART
— Woke Salvation Army Asks Donors to Offer ‘Sincere Apology’ for Whiteness: Christians Must ‘Evaluate Racist Attitudes’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/26/woke-salvation-army-asks-donors-to-offer-sincere-apology-for-whiteness-christians-must-evaluate-racist-attitudes/
— Republicans Sound Alarm: Claim ATF Moving Toward Gun Registry – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/26/republicans-sound-alarm-claim-atf-moving-toward-gun-registry/
— Joe Biden Slammed for Calling Trump’s Travel Restrictions Racist, Xenophobic After Enacting His Own – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/26/joe-biden-slammed-for-calling-trumps-travel-restrictions-racist-xenophobic-after-enacting-his-own/

PJ MEDIA
— Whose Land Did Native Americans Steal Before Europeans Stole It From Them? – BY RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/11/26/whose-land-did-native-americans-steal-before-europeans-stole-it-from-them-n1536645
— Biden Imposes Travel Bans He Called Trump Racist for Imposing – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/11/26/biden-imposes-travel-bans-he-called-trump-racist-for-imposing-n1536732

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams ‘Con Man’ Bob Woodward, False Claims of War With China – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-woodward-china-fake-news/2021/11/26/id/1046304/

THE HILL
— Kinzinger Slams Lauren Boebert As ‘Trash’ For Her Anti-Muslim Tale. Her Republican primary challenger, Marina Zimmerman, then tweeted: “Help me take out the trash.” – Mary Papenfuss
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-adam-kinzinger-ilhan-omar-trash-muslim_n_61a1615de4b044a1cc14fcbc

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Kinzinger Calls McCarthy a ‘Living Example’ of Trying To ‘Hug a Skunk’ in Response to Greene’s Remarks – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/kinzinger-mccarthy-living-example-trying-hug-skunk-greene/
— Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: Being ‘Anti-Police’ Starting to ‘Undermine the Fabric of Our Civilization’ – Savannah Rychcik
https://ijr.com/former-house-speaker-anti-police-undermine-fabric/

FORBES
— COMMENT: Democrats want immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2021/11/26/immigration-a-solution-to-labor-shortages/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kinzinger retweets Lauren Boebert’s primary challenger after calling the Colorado lawmaker ‘TRASH’ for her Islamophobic story about Ilhan Omar – Bryan Metzger
https://www.businessinsider.com/kinzinger-boebert-trash-primary-challenger-anti-muslim-tale-ilhan-omar-2021-11
— Trump says top US general should be ‘tried for treason’ for intervening to prevent a war with China – Sonam Sheth
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-milley-should-be-tried-for-treason-china-calls-2021-11

CALIFORNIAN NEWS TIMES
— As many as 29% of junior level service members struggle with food insecurity
(COMMENT: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was a GS-4 (military equivalent: Corporal). In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I was a GS-7 (military equivalent: Master Sargent). In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a GS-12 (military equivalent: Captain). In 1986, when I was 38 years old, I was a GS-13 (military equivalent: Major). In 1997, when I was 38 years old, I was a GS-13 Step 10 (military pay equitant: Lieutenant Colonel).)
https://californianewstimes.com/as-many-as-29-of-junior-level-service-members-struggle-with-food-insecurity/604706/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says He Will Easily Win 2024 GOP Nomination If He Runs Again – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-he-will-easily-win-2024-gop-nomination-republicans-1653562
— Stop Dividing Children By Race. It’s Harmful and Divisive – DAVID BERNSTEIN, YE ZHANG POGUE & BRANDY SHUFUTINSKY
https://www.newsweek.com/stop-dividing-children-race-its-harmful-divisive-opinion-1653608

RAW STORY
— Adam Kinzinger is on a roll: Calls Lauren Boebert ‘trash’ and says Kevin McCarthy tried to ‘hug a skunk’ – Ray Hartmann
https://www.rawstory.com/adam-kinzinger-is-on-a-roll-calls-lauren-boebert-trash-and-says-kevin-mccarthy-tried-to-hug-a-skunk/

November 25 Evening Edition

WTTW

— Illinois Surpasses Delta Variant Surge Before the Holidays – Leslie Hurtado
https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/24/illinois-surpasses-delta-variant-surge-holidays

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicagoans must have a voice in ward remap process. Starting last June, Change Illinois created an open, transparent, and resident-driven process to produce a new ward map. This people-centered remap process contrasts with the official process we have seen thus far from City Council. – Helene D. Gayle
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/25/22800725/chicagoans-ward-remap-change-illinois-chicago-community-trust-helene-gayle
— City hits vaccination rate goal of 77% for residents 12 or older. The city reached that goal a month early, but many neighborhoods on the South and West sides still lag behind. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/11/25/22802535/chicago-coronavirus-vaccinated-77-percent-covid-boosters-covid-vaccine-englewood-south-shore

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Second-chance hiring gains momentum in Illinois but barriers remain – JADE YAN
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/second-chance-hiring-gains-momentum-in-illinois-but-barriers-remain/article_1c6ebc5e-c2c3-5aa8-adb6-f2ec55f4d88b.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Some Illinois House Republicans propose $200-400 tax credit – Jakob Emerson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/some-illinois-house-republicans-propose-200-400-tax-credit

NEW YORK POST
— If critical race theory can creep into the classrooms of Missouri, it’s likely in yours – Carrie Sheffield
https://nypost.com/2021/11/25/if-critical-race-theory-is-in-missouri-classrooms-its-likely-in-yours/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Rejection of Communism on Thanksgiving Day – Carole Hornsby Haynes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/the_rejection_of_communism_on_thanksgiving_day.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Losing Confidence in the Pillars of Our Civilization. Conservatives now have lost their former traditional confidence in many of the pillars of our civilization. And with good reason. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/24/losing-confidence-in-the-pillars-of-our-civilization/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— In The Name of ‘Diversity’: Norwegian Pro-LGBT Postal Service Ad Features Santa Claus Kissing a Man – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14044/20211125/in-the-name-of-diversity-norwegian-pro-lgbt-postal-service-ad-features-santa-claus-kissing-a-man.htm

EPOCH TIMES
— California Sued Over Law Forcing Appointment of Minorities and LGBT to Corporate Boards – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/california-sued-over-law-forcing-appointment-of-minorities-and-lgbt-to-corporate-boards_4121767.html
— Retailers Under Pressure as ‘Organized Looting’ Eats Into Profits – ANDREW MORAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/retailers-under-pressure-as-organized-looting-eats-into-profits_4124274.html

CNN
— Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out demands for GOP House speaker vote if Republicans retake majority in 2022 – Melanie Zanona and Chandelis Duster,
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-kevin-mccarthy/index.html
— AUGUST 16, 2021 FLASHBACK: The Census shows the GOP base is shrinking fast. – Justin Gest
(COMMENT: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican Party leaders say the party should look like the voters and use that to get rid of those who are White, male, older, married, conservative, patriotic, Trump-supporters, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/opinions/us-census-republican-party-power-gest/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Cements Hold on Legislatures in Battleground States – Nick Corasaniti
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/us/politics/republican-redistricting-swing-states.html
— Where Should You Live? – Gus Wezerek and Yaryna Serkez
(COMMENT: My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. Tragically, as Democrats have moved in, Wheaton is far less religious, conservative, and Republican today.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/23/opinion/sunday/best-places-live-usa-quiz.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Picking a place to live is one of life’s most consequential decisions. As the urban studies theorist Richard Florida wrote, the place we choose to live “can determine the income we earn, the people we meet, the friends we make, the partners we choose and the options available to our children and families.” To make that decision easier, we created a quiz using data for almost 17,000 places across more than 30 metrics. Realtor.com shared housing prices with us; Yelp contributed tallies of restaurants, music venues and gay bars; and AccuWeather helped us collect statistics on temperature, sunshine and snowfall, to name just a few of our sources.)
— How Liberals Can Be Happier – Brad Wilcox, Hal Boyd and Wendy Wang
(COMMENT: In Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, everyone should expect liberals and moderates to be happier because of their success in destroying conservatives.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/opinion/liberals-happiness-thanksgiving.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Covid Death Milestone. More Americans have died of the virus in 2021 than in all of 2020. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-covid-death-milestone-biden-administration-trump-11637708781
— Democrats Have a Waukesha Problem. The massacre at a Christmas parade reveals the dangers of their crime policies. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-waukesha-aoc-progressive-prosecutors-crime-wisconsin-bail-reform-11637796347

WBUR
— Indigenous people face challenges to keeping culture alive – Alice Daniel
(COMMENT: The indigenous voters in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton were Republicans.)
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/11/25/national-day-of-mourning

NEWSWEEK
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Have ‘Full Support to be Speaker’ – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-kevin-mccarthy-doesnt-have-full-support-speaker-1653439

INQUISITR
— Smash & Grab Wave Reaches Cannabis Dispensaries – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/6499099/smash-grab-wave-reaches-cannabis-dispensaries

GUARDIAN
— West Virginia textbook battle shows how GOP turned its image from ‘blue blood to blue collar’ – Kyle Vass
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/west-virginia-textbook-battle-gop-blue-collar